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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. ix. MAE. u, uu.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. MARCH.

MESSRS. BROWNE & BROWNE of Newcastle have sent us their Catalogue No. 108. They have a good copy of Ackermann's ' Public Schools,' 1816, 307. ; the first folio edition of Burton's Curious Treatise of the Nature and Quality of Chocolate, written in Spanish by Antonio Col-
 * Anatomy of Melancholy,' 1624, 11. 7s. ; " A

menero and put into English by Don Diego

de Vades-forte," a small quarto of 27 pp., " Im- printed at London by J. Okes, 1640, " 51. ; a copy in good state, save that a leaf or two is wanting, of the Coburger * Chronicon Nurem- burgense,' 151. ; a copy of the rare, privately printed translations from Calderon 'The Mighty Magician ' and ' Such Stuff as Dreams are made of done by FitzGerald, bearing a few MS. corrections in his hand, and the inscrip- tion " From Edward FitzGerald " on the wrapper, 151. ; and a collection of 67 portraits after Van Dyck, selected for their state, each portrait hinged on a sheet of cardboard, 301.

MR. FRANCIS EDWARDS'S short list' of Re- mainders includes Morrison's ' Painters of Japan,' containing about 120 reproductions in collotype .and colours, 2 vols., folio, 21. 10s. (less than half its original price). Another work of Japanese interest is Joly's ' Legend in Japanese Art,' reduced from 4Z. 4s. to 21. 2s. A good bargain is the Furniss Centenary Thackeray, with all the original illustrations (over 1,500, and in addition .500 by Furniss), Edition de Luxe, 20 vols. (only 1,000 copies printed), 51. 5s. (published at 10Z. 10s. net). There are choice works on Birds. Other items include Johnson's Works, 16 vols., 1903 >(the only complete uniform edition, including all his reviews, pamphlets, lives, journals, &c.), 31. 3s. (published at SI.) ; Mortimer's * Burial- Grounds of East Yorkshire,' 11. 2s. ; and Hak- iluyt, 20 vols., 1905-7, 51. (published at 12Z. 10s.). There is a special offer of the few remaining copies of Sowerby's ' Botany,' third edition, 13 vols., including the Supplement, 121. (published at 25Z.).

MESSRS. E. PARSONS & SONS' Catalogue 31 contains a fine collection of engravings and etchings, and original drawings by Old Masters. At the head of Americana is a set of four rare mezzotints, full-length portraits of American Indian Kings, from the Morrison Collection, 45 guineas. Under Canada is a set of four- large lithographic views, very rare, 12 in. by 18 in., 18Z. 18s. There are a number of Sporting Prints. Under Caricatures, English and French, .are many items, including ' Cries of Paris,' by Carle Vernet, 4Z. 15s. Among the general entries are Singleton's * Peasants' Wedding ' and ' The Benediction,' a pair of charming stipples, brilliantly printed in colours, 12 in. by 10 in., 10Z. 10s. Choice specimens of J. R. Smith's work are ' Black, Brown, and Fair ' and ' The Three Frail Sisters,' oval coloured stipples, 8 in. by 8 in., 40Z. Among Fancy Mezzo- tints are Northcote and W. Ward's * A Young Lady encouraging a Low Comedian,' 48 guineas, and Hoppner and S. W. Reynolds's ' Rusticity,' very scarce, 351. Among Old Etchings are Blake's illustrations to Hayley's ' Ballads on

Animals,' very scarce, 10Z. 10s. Under Row- landson are original drawings and aquatints. There are in addition Military Prints, Naval Prints, and Views of London. The Catalogue, which is illustrated, is an interesting one.

ONE of the chief features of Mr. Frank Redway's Catalogue No. 15 is a collection of original MSS. of Andrew Lang's, together with a number of autograph letters of which he and his works form the subject. The best item for which 20Z. is asked is the MS. of a humorous article (un- published) on ' Cricket : Authors v. Publishers,' of which the extracts given in the Catalogue are certainly entertaining. Among the " Association " books which figure here Coleridge's own copy of his ' Poems on Various Subjects,' with MS. alterations and a note, offered for 10Z., is perhaps the most interesting. In this class we noticed also Mr. Yeats's Prompt Copy of ' Countess Cathleen,' bearing the alterations, additions, and remarks made by the poet and Miss Florence Farr, a work which does not seem expensive at 4:1. 4:8. Another treasure, which may be had for the comparatively small sum of 4Z. 17s. 6d., is a complete set of the first issues of Caldecott's Picture-Books, 16 vols., in their original wrappers. A complete set of Surtees first editions, including the ' Analysis of the Hunting Field ' and the first complete edition (the fourth of the main body of the work) of ' Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities,' 9 vols. in all, costs 781. A smaller item which may interest some of our readers is The Toma- haick from June, 1867 (No. 6), to January, 1870 (No. 142), 21s. Another valuable set is that of first editions of Borrow 22 vols. for QSL We may also mention several first editions of Hardy (the best, ' Under the Greenwood Tree,' 2 vols., bound by Root, 8Z. 10s.); a first edition of Richard Jefferies's ' The Scarlet Shawl,' 1874, 51. 5s. ; a game called ' The Game of Human Life,' with rules a large folding sheet mounted on linen, having 67 good coloured pictures, with case, of c. 1800 21. 2s. ; another similar game, called ' The Panorama of London,' also 22. 2s. ; and a large number of Kate Greenaway items. Last, but not least, Mr. Red way has a first edi- tion of the ' Fragmenta Aurea ' of Suckling, with the portrait by Marshall, 1646, 35Z.

[Notices of other Catalogues held over.]

ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith.

E. R. Forwarded.

T. F. H. See 11 S. v. 488 ; vi. 136.

MR. ARCHIBALD SPARKE. HERTHA HAMILTON supplies the reference for "Anger which," &c. 4 Iliad,' xviii. 108-10.

S. T. MR. ROBERTS CROW writes that he has a list of Locke wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from 1785 to 1810 (65 in all) and seven extracts, which he would be pleased to show you if you would like to see them.

CORRIGENDUM. Ante, p. 190, col. 1, 1. 6 from foot for 1888 read 1896.