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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. iv. DEC. 9, 1911.

No. 201 contains books on the Drama, Draughts, Scottish History and Literature, and belles- lettres in general.

Mr. W. Downing of Birmingham opens his Catalogue 508 with ' The Great Masters in the Louvre Gallery,' containing 24 large plates in colours and 240 other illustrations, 12 parts, folio, 20Z. net (published at 96Z. net). Another important illustrated work is Hassell's ' Pictur- esque Rides and Walks,' 120 plates, 2 vols., 1817, 12Z. 12s. ' The Newgate Calendar,' illustrated by Cruikshank, 4 vols., 1824, is 61. Qs. There are lists under Egyptian and Chaldean Antiquities and under Facetiae, besides books printed by Pickering and at the Riccardi Press.

Messrs. Drayton & Sons of Exeter send two Catalogues. No. 231 includes Burgoyne's ' Ex- pedition from Canada,' 1780, 21. 2s. ; ' Sublime Views of Great Britain and Ireland,' 241 plates, complete in 5 vols., 31. 3s. ; and Punch, first 39 vols. in 20, 21. 10s. There is also a list of over 50 works on American Indians, including volumes with coloured plates.

No. 232 is a short list of Books for Sermon- Makers and Students, and comprises Hastings's ' Bible Dictionary,' 5 vols. ; ' Encyclopedia Biblica,' 4 vols. ; and books by Faber, Liddon, Lightfoot, Joseph Parker, and others.

Mr. H. G. Gadney of Oxford includes in his Catalogue XXXV, ' Bibliotheca Classica Latina,' 143 vols., boards, 1819-26, SI. 8s. ; Wilkes's ' English Moths,' 1773, 21. 10s. ; Hakluyt's ' Principal Navigation, Voyages,' &c., 16 vols. in 17, cloth, 1885-90, 61. 6s. ; Morris's ' British Birds,' 6 vols., cloth, 1870, 31. 15s. ; and Blake's ' Marriage of Heaven and Hell,' Muir's coloured reprint, 1885, 31. 15s.

The Christmas Catalogue of Mr. William Glaisher contains a collection of books illustrated in colours. We mention a few, putting the price at publication in parentheses : ' The Assisi of St. Francis ' (20s. net), 7s. ; Prof. Margoliouth's ' Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus ' (42s. net), 15s. ; Liddell's 'China: its Marvel and Mystery' (21s. net), 6s. 6d. ; ' Kent,' by Teignmouth Shore (20s. net), 6s. 6d. ; ' London to the Nore,' by W. L. Wyllie (20s. net), 6s. Qd. ; ' The Rhine,' by H. J. Mackinder (20s. net), 7s. ; ' Switzerland : the Country and its People,' by Clarence Rook (20s. net), 7s. ; and 'Hampshire,' with coloured plates by Wilfrid Ball (20s. net), 6s. Qd. The Catalogue also contains biographies and general literature.

Mr. John Grant of Edinburgh makes his Cata- logue of Second-Hand Books easy of reference by introducing many sub-headings, such as Alpine and Climbing Literature, Bibles and Prayer-Books, Chess Books, Fine Arts, Genea- logy and Heraldry, Natural History, Occult Literature, and Sporting Literature. The section devoted to Scottish Literature is naturally im- portant, and includes Sir William Eraser's

Elphinstone Family Book,' 2 vols., 51. 5s. ; ' Memorials of the Earls of Haddington,' 2 vols., 51. 5s. ; and ' Earls of Leven,' 3 vols., 61., all privately printed. Among the general entries we note a complete set of the English Dialect Society's Publications, bound in 34 vols., 111. lls. ; a set of the ' International Scientific Series,' 98 vols., 51. 10s. ; a set of Paxton's Magazine of Botany, 16 vols., 1834-49, 4Z. 4s. ; and the third edition of Sowerby's ' English Botany,' 13 vols., with 2,000 coloured plates^ 1863-73, 14L 14s.

Messrs. Maggs Brothers' December Catalogue of Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, &c., contains many literary entries of interest. Under Bronte are several unpublished poems by Charlotte, 14 pp., 1837-8, bound in levant morocco by Riviere, 125Z. ; three autograph poems by Anne, 1846-7, similarly bound, 75Z. ; and some poetical pieces by Emily, 1836-7, bound in morocco by Zaehnsdorf, 75Z. A long letter from Mrs. Browning in 1859 to the Rev. W. J. Fox, with half a page added by her husband, is 18Z. 18s.; and one from Byron to W. J. Bankes the traveller, mentioning the sale of Newstead, 30Z. There is an autograph article by Dickens, entitled ' Eccle- siastical Registries,' attacking the abuses that formerly existed in connexion with diocesan registries of wills, and bound in levant morocco by Riviere, 315Z. Malone's original draft pro- spectus of his ' Third Variorum Shakespeare ' is 10Z. 10s. Swinburne's autograph of a poem on Shakespeare entitled ' An Autumn Vision,' 8 pp. folio, is 105Z. By Thackeray is a pencil sketch of George IV. as a baby in* his mother's arms, an illustration for one of the articles on ' The Four Georges,' 38Z. Perhaps the most important historical document is the log kept by Capt. Bligh, apparently for his private use, while commander of the Bounty, the last entries being made only four days before the mutiny, 185Z. A collection of 40 letters from Lady Caroline Lamb, the friend of Byron, is 85Z.

Messrs. B. & J. F. Meehan send us their Cata- logue 69, ' Rare, Valuable, and Useful Books.' This forms the first part of a new series of cata- logues, for although it comprises nearly a thou- sand items, it extends only to the letter H. Its most noticeable feature is a valuable collection of armorial and other book-plates, and book-plate and heraldic literature.

The Winter Catalogue of Mr. J. Thomson of Portobello, Edinburgh, comprises sections devoted to America, Botany, Sport, Pamphlets, &c.

Messrs. Henry Young & Sons of Liverpool include in their December Catalogue several important items, such as a collection of books with beautifully painted edges ; an illuminated Persian MS. ; the first edition of Lamb's ' Essays of Elia,' both series, uncut ; and Brandt's ' Ship of Fools,' 1570. There are also the first edition of Syntax's ' Tours ' ; ' The Analysis of the Hunting Field ' ; ' Life of a Sportsman ' ; ' Life of John Mytton ' ; Egan's ' Life in London ' ; Mudford's 'Waterloo,' and other books illustrated by Rowlandson, Cruikshank, Alken, and Leech. Collectors of specimens of early printing, early wood engraving, and modern binding will find much that appeals to them.

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