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NOTES AND QUERIES.

[US. X. Ocr.3,1914.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. OCTOBER.

WE are glad to report that, despite the War, we are receiving a number of Booksellers' Cata- logues.

Our old friend Mr. Bertram Dobell sends us two, and they are, as usual, scholarly and charac- teristic. He seems to know the contents of every book on his shelves, and he devotes space to descriptions of books, irrespective of price. The Catalogues before us, Nos. 233 and 234, show many instances of this.

The former contains the first collected edition -of Keats, 1840, Is. 6d. ; and several of Charles Lloyd's works, including ' Edmund Oliver,' inscribed to Lamb, 2 vols., II. 5s. ; ' The Duke d'Ormond,' 8s. 6d. ; and ' Poetical Essays,' "7. 6d. Mr. Dobell reminds us that " Uoyd was one of Lamb's most intimate friends," and that the best account of him is to be found in Mr. E. V. Lucas's ' Charles Lamb and the Lloyds.' " The first book mentioned above was the cause of an estrangement between Lloyd and Cole- ridge." Under Blake is an uncut copv of Young's ' Night Thoughts,' 1797, 16Z. With this is an original handbill advertising " Edwards's Mag- nificent Edition of Young's ' Night Thoughts.' " A note says : " The advertisement is of excessive Tarity, and possibly unique." Hale White's copy (with his book-plate) of Coleridge's ' Biographia Literaria ' is offered for 6s. There are first editions of Dickens, Andrew Lang, and Richard Jefferies ; and works on America and the Drama. The first -edition of ' Rasselas,' fine clean copy, 2 vols., in the original calf, with old book-plate of Thos. Jones in each volume, in fine condition, Dodsley, 1759, is 81. 8*.

In the second Catalogue are Michelet's, ' The Bird ' and ' The Insect," followed by Madame Michelet's ' Nature ; or, The Poetry of Earth.' These are full of illustrations, and are only 3s. 6d. each. Mr. Dobell's note says : " It is curious that these beautiful books should be so little valued or sought after." Among the more expensive books are the first edition of Browning's ' Para- celsus,' 1835, 21. 18s. ; ' The Three Tours of Dr. Syntax,' Ackermann, 1819-20-21, 61. ; and 'Swinburne's ' Blake,' first edition, 31. 3s.

MR. FRANCIS EDWARDS sends us a short Cata- logue, ' The Great War : Books to be Read Now.' This is a small selection from his large stock of military books and prints, and a fuller catalogue will be sent by him on application. This list includes Major Adams's ' Great Campaigns,' being an account of military operations in Europe from 1796 to 1870, 27.; Alison's 'Europe,' 23 vols., and -the Atlas, 1849-59, 3Z. 15s.; Blume's 'German Armies in France,' translated by Major Jones, 1872, 4*.; ' Deutsch-Franzosische Krieg, 1870-71,' the official history, 10 vols., royal 8vo, and 5 cases of maps and plans, 1874-81, 4Z. 10s. ; and Clowes's 'The Royal Navy,' 1897-1903, 7 vols., royal 8vo, '.51. 10s. There are also works on the Russo-Japanese War, including the German official account ; and a number of regimental histories.

MR. P. METCALFE-MORTON'S Brighton Cata- logue XV. contains many works on America. Under Archaeology are Bruce's ' Roman Wall,' a presentation copy, 21. ; and Tanswell's ' Anti- quities of Lambeth,' 15s. There are works on Art and Botany. Under Classics is the first

edition of Grote's ' Plato,' 3 vols., 17s. 6d. A fine example of Cunningham's ' Nell Gwyn,' one of 750 copies, 1892, is 18s. 6d. Other Court memoirs include Stoddart's ' Life of the Empress Eugenie,' 3s. 6d. ; Evans's ' Second Empire,' 6s. ; and Wilkins's ' Mrs. Fitzherbert,' 7s. Or/. Under Egypt is a fine series of the works of the Egypt Exploration Fund. There are many works on Freemasonry, and some early Juvenile Books. Works on London include Lottie's ' London City ' and Longman's ' St. Paul's.' Other headings are Old Travels and Scottish. Mr. Metralfe- Morton has a special list of books on Napoleon which he sends on application.

MR. C. RICHARDSON'S Manchester Catalogue 75 is a miscellaneous list of books, ancient and modern. Under America is a very scarce work, Jeffreys's ' Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America,' the 2 parts complete in one folio volume, original rough calf, edges uncut, fine copy, London, 1760, 101. 10s. Another scarce work published by Colburn & Bentley in 1829, ' Tales of an Indian Camp,' is offered for 31. Under American Poetry is the first edition of Oliver Wendell Holmes's ' The Iron Gate,' a presentation copy to " E. J. Broadfield, with the kind remembrance of Oliver Wendell Holmes," 21. 5s. There is also a copy of Whittier's ' Vision of Echard,' " To E. J. Broad- field from his friend John G. Whittier, Oak Knole, Danver, 5 mo. 5, 1880," 11. 15s. Under Robert Browning is " ' A Miniature,' four-page pamphlet, issued by F. J. Furnivall, with a note, ' A genuine poem of Robert Browning's, almost unknown, is here reprinted from " The Sibyl," edited by members of Rugby School,' where a prefatory notice states that the poem is believed to have been written in the Album of a Virginian lady," 1Z. 15s. It also carries the following inscription on the top of the first page : " Given to me by F. J. Furnivall at the British Academy, 24 Feb., 1904. T. \V. Rhys Davids." [Notices of other Catalogues held over.]

INDICATION OF HOUSES OF HISTORICAL IN- TEREST. The London County Council have recently had bronze tablets affixed to 39, Montagu Square, W. ; 225, Hampstead Road, N.W. ; and 75, Great Dover Street, S.E., to commemorate the residence at these houses, respectively, of Anthony Trollope, Lord Tennyson, and Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

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