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NOTES AND QUERIES. [9* s. xn. NOV. 21, iocs.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. MESSRS. MAGGS BROTHERS give us what is appa- rently the first of three portions, A I, of the kind of works most in demand. A copy of ' Le Nez d'un Notaire' of About has the original designs of M. A. Sonnier, the illustrator. ' Le Mirouer Exem- plaire' of ^Egidius Romanus is printed fur G. Eustace, in black-letter, 1517. An ' Pappus Morali- satus ' is an inclinable. An English edition of ^Esop and Gay, with illustrations by Blake and others, is in 4 vols. An Aristophanes, Aldus, 1498, very rare, is priced '221. 10*. It is a splendidly printed editio princeps, which used to be in great demand, and its colophon bears the date MUD. Apperley's ' Memoirs of Mytton ' has coloured plates by Alken and Raw- lins. Scarce books on America follow. Those on angling include a fourth Walton and Cotton. Matthew Arnold's ' Empedocles on Etna,' first edition, is very scarce, and early Bacons are much sought after. The Mrs. Behn reprint fetches now a stiff price. Beulowes's ' Theophila,' 1652, wants, as usual, many plates. Some fine Bewicks follow. Dante, 1544, in an early Venetian binding, is 38/., and an 'Atalanta in Calydon,' bound by Sir E. Sullivan, is 30/. A black-letter English translation, R. Tottell, 1,554, of Boccaccio's * Falls of Princes ' is 16/. 16-s. ; and a Cawood's Barclay's ' Ship of Fools,' 321. 10*. We once had a Pynson's edition of the work, and wonder what it would now fetch. A collection of Fanny Burney's works is in L'6 vols. A ' Hudibras,' all three parts first editions, is priced 357. Byron is a conspicuous heading. Carlyle, first editions, in 55 vols., also arrests attention. A 1532 Chaucer is cheap, 57^. 10*. Many books of costume, mostly well known, follow. A 'Cuer de Philo- sophic,' 1514, in a Cape binding, is 24A Dibdin's ' Bibliotheca Spenceriana ' is 22/ 10*., the * Biblio- graphical Decameron,' 13/. 13*. The Monthly Mirror, 29 vols (should be 31 with New Series), is very cheap at 1L 10*. A St. Augustine, Rome, 1470, by Sweynheiru & Pannartz, is a complete rarity. A large number of incunabula appear under 'Early Printing.' A 'Speculum Human;? Vitas' has the very early date of 1408. A collection of works on English history follows, and is succeeded by Fitz- Gerald's 'Six Dramas of Calderon,' first edition, uncut, and a collection of Freeman. There are many illustrated French books, chiefly of the eigh- teenth century. A Viollet-le-Duc, ' Mobilier,' and a 'Stafford Gallery' follow. There are some early Goldsmiths and a Granger's 'Biographical Dic- tionary,' grangerized to 18 vols., 300/. We note also a Gerard's ' Herbal,' some fine Books of Hours a splendid Heywood's ' Hierarchic of the Angells ' and a hornbook.

In the catalogue of Messrs. H. Young & Sons, of Liverpool, is '11 Filocopo' of Boccaccio, Venice 1554, from Battle Abbey. We note a copy of 'The Fairfax Correspondence'; a Pickering's Tyrwhitt's Chaucer; Jesse's 'Court Memoirs' (pronounce Jews, not Jesse's); a De Bry. bound by David- a Dionysius ' De Situ Orbis,' 1512, c.dltio prim-* ' Prof. Rogers s 'History of Prices' ; some fine Albert Durer plates and early Venetian woodcuts- a curious Elizabethan school-book ; a set of plates to Scott's Waverley Novels, 50/. ; Bartsch's ' Le Pemtre Graveur '; Deuchar's ' Etchings ' ; Fabian's 'Chronicle'; a Voltaire's 'Pucelle,' 1761, 13 plates (and, we suppose a frontispiece), bound by Lortic a Cabinet des Fees,' 41 vols., small 8vo (the large 8vo edition is better), 151.; Gray's 'Elegy,' second

edition ; a folio Hogarth ; the * Earl of Northum- berland's Household Books,' by Madden ; a portrait and autograph letter of Nelson ; a Persian MS. of the eighteenth century ; a Heyne's * Virgil,' extra- illustrated. Under Ruskin and Walpole are works well worth attention.

In the catalogue of Mr. Thomas Thorne, of New- castle-on-Tyne, a Payne's ' Arabian Nights,' 13 vols., is 14. 14*. It is much more pleasant to read than Burton's, which brings twice the price. Napoleon's great work on Egypt is 37/., published at 1601. The 'Encyclopaedia Britannica,' Time* edition, is 10/. lO*., which is cheap. Lawrence & Bullen's edition de, luxe of Italian novelists is 101. 10s. Dickens's 'Tale of Two Cities,' first edition, is rare. The recently published "International Library of Famous Literature" is reduced from 8/. 10-s 1. to 21. 18*. " Oh, what a falling-off was there !" Under local headings, such as Northumberland, Durham, Roman Wall, &c., books of much interest are chronicled. Familiar headings, such as Archaeology, Heraldry, &c., will naturally be consulted by book-lovers.

Messrs. Parsons, of Brompton Road, have pub- lished two most interesting catalogues of books and engraved portraits. In the former we find Blake's illustrations, coloured by his own hand, price (50 guineas. It will be remembered that Earl Crewe's copy recently sold for 1701. Ackerrnann's ' Tours ' is 20 guineas ; ' Public Schools,' 701. ; and ' The Repository of Arts,' 12 guineas. There are many works on costume, including Planche's ' Cyclo- paedia,' 67. 15*. The art works comprise the Cata- logues of the Royal Academy, 1769 to 1894, 19/. There are also works on Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales, &c., natural history, and bio- graphy.

Mr. Salkeld's mid-November catalogue includes a good miscellaneous collection of works recently purchased.

Messrs. Heffer & Sons, of Cambridge, have two fresh catalogues, one devoted to theology, and the other to mathematical works from the library of the late Prof. Stokes.

Messrs. Sotheran's catalogue for Nov. 13th has just been received, and will be noticed later.

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