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NOTES AND QUERIES. ms.iv. JULY 22, 1911.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. JULY.

MR. P. M. BARNARD'S Tunbridge Wells Cata- logue 44 contains Old Scientific and Occult Books, including Medicine, Mathematics, Cookery, and Witchcraft. There is the first edition of ' Religio Medici,' which was published surrep- titiously, 1642, 8Z. 8s. Among works treating of witchcraft are Cooper's ' Mystery of Witchcraft, 1617, 31- 3s. ; Darrell's ' Strange and grievous Vexation by the Devil of 7 persons in Lancashire,' 1600 4Z. 5s. ; and one of the most interesting early books on Demonology, Henricus Institoris, ' Malleus Maleficarum,' 1494, morocco, by Clarke & Bedford, 4Z. 4s. The author was one of the inquisitors appointed to stamp out the heresy with which the book deals. Cases of witchcraft of the most extraordinary character are related, j Under Philadelphian Society are Nos. I. and II., for March and April, 1697, of Theosophical \ Transactions, 31. 3s. This was the organ of the I early sect of Theosophists who gathered round the famous Mrs. Jane Lead and Francis Lee. Mr Barnard says that it is of great rarity, and that he cannot discover whether any further numbers were published. There are scarce items under Euclid. There is much that is curious -among the old works on astrology, astronomy, medicine, and cookery ; but in the last there is no hint of cooking in bags.

Mr Bertram Dobell's Catalogue 197 contains works from the libraries of Sir Thomas Phillipps, and the late Charles Butler. The Phillipps manuscripts include the Herald's Visitation of London in 1634 and the Commonplace Book of Thomas Machell. The general list includes the second edition of Barclay's translation of ' The Ship of Fools,' 1570, 10Z. 10s. ; the rare first edition of Collins's ' Odes,' 1747, 51. 5s. ; and Durfey's ' Pills to Purge Melancholy,' 6 vols., -morocco, 1719, a fine copy, 11. 10s. A large and fine copy of Hawkins's 'Voyage to the South 'Sea ' 1622, is 12Z. There is also a large copy of the first edition of Pope's ' Temple of Fame,' 1715, 51. 5s. Other first editions include ' Hum- phry Clinker,' Swinburne's ' Under the Micro- scope,' Blake's ' Songs of Innocence,' and Kos- setti's ' Italian Poets.' There are collections of pamphlets on various subjects, 1679-1768 ; and lists under Autographs, Scotland, and Shake- speare. Under Ballads is a large collection of broadsides and chapbooks, with thousands of curious woodcuts, issued in sheets, ' Seven Dials Art and Literature," 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, 13 vols., 4to, half-morocco, 151. 15s.

Messrs. James Fawn & Son's Bristol Catalogue 42, New Series, contains a good miscellaneous collection. Works under Art include the ' Munich Gallery ; or, Collection of the Principal Pictures -of the Pinacothek,' upwards of 200 large plates, -elephant folio, half -morocco, Munich, 1817-36, 10Z. 10s. ; and Wedmore's ' Turner and Buskin,' 2 vols, folio, 51. 10s. The Clarendon Press Chaucer, edited by Skeat, 6 vols., original cloth, is 31. 10s. There are first editions of Coleridge. A clean copy of the Dore Bible, 2 vols., folio, is 1Z. 18s. ; and the edition of Junius's Letters published by Woodfall, 1812, 3 vols., half-calf, 10s. 6d. Library editions include Macaulay .and Motley. Under Buskin is the Uniform Edition of his Life, Letters, and Works, besides

the second edition of ' The Seven Lamps.' Under Shakespeare is the Payne Collier edition. Under Kelmscott Press is Morris's ' Guinevere,' small 4to, with title up the back in bold mediaeval letters (the only volume so lettered), 1892, 61. 6s. Works under Bristol include the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 14 vols., 8vo, half-calf, 1876-90, 61. 10s. Under Somerset is Collinson's ' History,' 3 vols., 4to, half-calf, fine copy, Bath, 1791, SI. 8s.

Mr. Alexander W. Macphail's Edinburgh Catalogue 108 contains the first Edinburgh edition of Burns, new half calf, 1787, 31. 3s. ; and under Scott the first edition of ' Guy Manner- ing,' with the six bastard titles generally wanting, 3 vols., crushed levant, Ballantyne, 1815, 10Z. 10s. Under Charles I. are curious pamphlets. Cruik- shank items include a cheap copy of 'The Universal Songster.' There is an old work on witchcraft by John Webster, practitioner in physic, 1677, 20s. Drama includes Lady Martha's Life, Doran's ' Annals,' edited by Lowe and Boaden's ' Memoirs of John P. Kemble.' Under Edinburgh is ' Edinburgh in the Olden Time,' large folio, 12s. Qd. (published at 51. 5s.). There are items under Glasgow and Forfarshire. Under Baeburn is Armstrong's life of the artist, 21. 10s. The Catalogue also contains a portrait of Lord Newton after Kaeburn, in mezzotint, by Charles Turner, 11. Is. ; and an ivory miniature of Shelley, 4Z. 10s.

[Notices of other Catalogues held over.]

OUR readers will be glad to learn that ' Frederick James Furnivall : a Volume of Personal Record,' is about to be published by Mr. Frowde. It contains a biography by Mr. J. J. Munro, and contributions from a host of scholars at home and abroad. The proceeds of the volume are to go to the Furnivall Sculling Club.

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