gilt sides with circle and corner ornaments, morocco guards, gilt edges, by H. Walther, with his ticket.

London, printed by William Stansby, for Iacob Bloome, 1634.

* This edition is founded on Caxton's "Morte D'Arthur," used by Haslewood for his reprint, also by Wright for the • Library of Old Authors." The Stanley and White-Knight copy. 121. ARTUS DE BRETAGNE. Histoire des Merveilleux faicts du preux & vaillant Cheualier Artus de Bretaigne. Et des grandes aduentures ou il s'est trouué en son temps. 6 woodcuts. 4to, red levant morocco, gilt edges, by TrautzBauzonnet. Paris: Par Nicolas Bonfans, 1584

122. ASCHAM (ROGER). A Report and Discourse written by Roger Ascham, of the affaires and state of Germany and the Emperour Charles his court, duryng certaine yeares while the sayd Roger was there. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, red levant morocco, gilt edges by Riviere.

London: Printed by Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate [1552].

123. ASCHAM (ROGER). Toxophilvs, The Schole, or partitions of shooting contained in ij bookes, writte by Roger Ascham. 1544. And now newlye perused. Second Edition. Woodcut title. Small 4to, red levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Rivière.

Imprinted at London in Fletestreate neare to Saint Dunstones Churche by Thomas Marshe [1571]

124. ASCHAM (ROGER). The Scholemaster Or plaine and perfite way of teaching children, to understand, write, and speake, the Latin tong, etc. Third Edition. Small 4to, red levant morocco, gilt edges, by Riviere.

At London: Printed by John Daye, [1573]

125. ASCHAM (ROGER). The Whole Works of Roger Ascham, now first collected and revised with a life of the author; by the Rev. Dr. Giles. Large Paper. 8vo, 3 vols. in 4 [Library of Old Authors], brown levant morocco, gilt, gilt top, uncut edges, by Riviere. London, 1865

126. ASHMOLE (ELIAS). Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, containing Severall Poetical Pieces of our Famous English Philosophers, who have written the Hermetique Mysteries in their owne Ancient Language. The First Part (no second was printed). Frontispiece by T. Cross, six full-page plates by R. Vaughan and two folding tables. Small 4to, green levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery.

London: Printed by T. Grismond for Natg. Brooke, 1652 * First Edition, with the table at p. 117 frequently missing. George Chalmers' copy, rebound, with bookplate reinserted, with manuscript note at p. 476 and two leaves of manuscript inserted, apparently by the author.

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127. ASSENSIO Y MEJORADA (FRANCISCO). Geometria de la letra romana mayuscula y minuscula. Engraved title and 28 plates of penmanship. 8vo, full polished calf gilt, gilt edges. Madrid, 1780

128. ASTLE (THOMAS). The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern (some in colors); also some account of the origin and progress of printing. Second Edition, with additions. Folio, russia, richly tooled. London, 1803

*Large Paper copy in a contemporary binding.

129. AUBERT (CHARLES). Les Nouvelles Amoureuses. With 20 full-page etchings by Jul. Hanriot. Twenty parts in 2 vols. Thick 12mo, full red crushed levant morocco, gilt panelled backs, wide ornate gilt borders on sides, gilt tops, uncut, with two of the original pictorial covers bound in. Paris: Chez tous les librairies, 1883-1884

130. AUBERY (ANTOINE). L'Histoire du CardinalDuc de Richelieu. Title ruled with red ink. 2 vols. 12mo, full old English red morocco gilt, gilt edges.

Cologne: Pierre du Marteau [Daniel Elzevier], 1666

131. [AUCOURT (GODART D'.).] Thémidore. Titlepages rubricated, within an engraved border, with vignette. Two volumes in one. Small 8vo, red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by Chambolle-Duru. La Haye, 1760

*This work, which contains the history of President Dubois, the non-conformist, caused the bookseller Mérigot to be sent to the Bastille. It was condemned May 19, 1815, and again November 16, 1816.

132. AUCOURT (GODART D'.). Thémidore; ou, Mon Histoire et Celle de ma Maitresse. With etchings by Albert Bessé, after Alfred Plauzeau. Royal 8vo, original wrappers, Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908

uncut.

* One of 50 copies printed on Japan paper, with the etchings in three states.

133. AUGIER (ÉMILE). Les Effrontés comédie en cinq 8vo, blue levant morocco, gilt back, gilt over uncut edges, by Thibaron. Paris, 1861

actes.

*Thick paper copy of the First Edition, with autograph inscription by the author, à mon bon ami Georges Moreau Chaslon."

134. AUGIER (ÉMILE). Le Fils de Giboyer. FIRST EDITION. Svo, half cloth, uncut, original covers bound in. Paris, 1863 135. AUGIER (ÉMILE). Maitre Guérin comédie en cinq actes. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, brown levant morocco, blindtooled fillets, gilt top, uncut. Paris, 1865

136. AUGIER (ÉMILE). Paul Forestier comédie en quatre actes. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, half cloth, uncut, original covers bound in.

Paris, 1868

138. AUGIER (ÉMILE). Les Fourchambault comédie en cinq actes. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, half green levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Pousetoun. Paris, 1878

139. AUGIER (ÉMILE) ET SANDEAU (JULES). Le Gendre de M. Poirier, comédie en quatre actes. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, red levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, original rappers (dated 1855), bound in, by Cuzin. Paris, 1854

140. AUGURELLUS (JOANNES AURELIUS). 8vo, old French red morocco, the sides richly tooled and gilt to an interlaced ornamental geometrical pattern, gilt tooled back, gilt edges, by Nicolas Eve.

Venetiis, in aedibvs Aldi, 1505

* From the library of Prince Eugène of Savoy, the Hof Bibliothek of Vienna, and the library of Baron von Hohendorf.

141. AUGUSTINUS (S.). De doctrina christiana, sive 22 unnumbered leaves, without signatures and catchwords; 40 lines to the page. Small folio, full red straight-grained morocco, panelled sides, blind tooled borders, gilt edges.

de arte predicandi. Gothic letter.

Mentz: Peter Schoeffer and Johann Fust [1460-65] *EDITIO PRINCEPS. Although without place and printer's name the prologue indicates that the printing of the volume was consigned to "discreto viro Johanni Fust incole moguntinensi impressorie artis magistro." First leaf has been mended with damage of a word, otherwise a fine and large copy of this rare book from the White-Knight, Heber and Bateman libraries. Hain, 1957; Proctor, 70.

142. AUGUSTINUS (S.). DE CIVITATE DEI. Roman character. 271 unnumbered leaves, without signatures and catchwords; 50 lines to the page (the table printed in double columns). FIRST PAGE OF THE TEXT WITHIN A LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL BORDER IN THE INTERLACED STYLE painted in white, picked out with green, red and gold on a dark blue spotted ground, and RICHLY ILLUMINATED IN GOLD BY A CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN ARTIST, as are also with the same design the 23 LARGE INITIALS which occur at the head of the introduction and the beginning of each book: the headings of the books and sections are written in with red ink. Fol. 271

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: Qui docuit Venetos excribi posse Joannes | Mense

fere trino Centena uolumina plini Et totidem Magni Ciceronis Spira libellos: | Ceperat Aureli: subita sed morte perentus Non potuit Ceptum Venetis finire uolumen | Vindelinus adest eiusdem frater: & arte Non minor: hadriacuqz morabitur urbe | .M.CCCC.LXX. Fol. 271 v. blank. Folio brown crushed levant morocco, doublure of vellum, gilt inside border, vellum fly-leaves, by MARIUS MICHEL.

Venetiis: Joannes et Vindelinus de Spira, 1470

* PRINTED ON VELLUM (ONLY 8 COPIES

STATE).

KNOWN IN THIS

THE FOURTH BOOK PRINTED AT VENICE. It was begun by John of Speier, who introduced the art of printing into that city, and was finished by his brother Wendelin, John having died before the completion of the volume, as stated in the colophon. Marginal notes by a contemporary hand, and last 4 leaves slightly wormed, otherwise a large copy of this early monument of Venetian printing. From the Sunderland library (afterward rebound) and the Seillière library. Hain, 2048 (gives only 267 leaves); Proctor, 4019.

143. AULUS GELLIUS. Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti (ex recensione J. B. Egnatii). 8vo, old French blue straight-grained morocco, gilt ornamental borders on the sides, gilt back and inside borders, gilt edges (by Bozerian). Venetiis: in ædibus Aldi et Andreæ Soceri, 1515 *The first of the two Aldine editions issued under this date, with the word "duerniorem" on last leaf, afterwards corrected to "duernionem."

144. AUSONIUS. Epigrammata et alia opuscula. Rubricated throughout and initials painted in red and blue. 8vo, full green crushed levant morocco, blind panelled sides, with gilt tooled borders of leaves and scrolls, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by Trautz-Bauzonnet

Venetiis: in ædibus Aldi et Andreæ Soceri, 1517

145. AUSONIUS Opera. Engraved frontispiece. 8vo, old French red morocco gilt, gilt tooled back, doublure of red morocco with dentelle borders, gilt edges (probably by Boyet). From the library of Baron Pichon.

Amstelodami: T. Blaev, 1671 146. [AUSTEN (JANE)] Pride and Prejudice: a Novel by the author of "Sense and Sensibility." FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo, half green levant morocco, gilt tops, uncut, by Riviere. London: T. Egerton, 1813

* A fine copy of the author's most important work seldom found uncut.

147. [AUSTEN (JANE).] Emma: a Novel. By the author of "Pride and Prejudice," &c. The rare FIRST EDITION, with the half-titles. 3 vols. 12mo, blue levant morocco, gilt back, ENTIRELY UNCUT, by The Club Bindery. London, 1816

148. [AUSTEN (JANE).] Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. By the author of "Pride and Prejudice," etc. With a biographical notice of the author. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols. in 2, 12mo (vol. 4 lacks half-title), blue levant morocco, gilt back, side borders, gilt top, UNCUT, by The Club Bindery. London: John Murray, 1818

149. AUSTIN (SAMUEL-the Younger). Naps upon Parnassus. A sleepy Muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened Such Voluntary and Jovial Copies of Verses, as were lately receiv'd from some of the Wits of the Universities, in a Frolick, dedicated to Gondibert's Mistress by Captain Jones and others. Whereunto is added the Authors Epistle to one of the Universities, with the Answer; together with two Satyrical Characters of his Own, of a Temporizer, and an Antiquary, with Marginal Notes by a friend to the Reader. 12mo, general title and two special titles, brown morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Murton.

London, Printed by Express Order from the Wits, for N. Brook, at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658.

150. AUVIGNY (DU CASTRE D'). Anecdotes galantes et tragiques de la Cour de Neron. Title in red and black, with vignette. 12mo, three-quarter red morocco gilt, gilt top, other edges uncut, by Allô. Amsterdam, 1735

151. AYLET (ROBERT). Susanna; or, the Arraignment of the Two Unjust Elders. 16mo, calf, gilt back, gilt edges, by C. Lewis. London: Printed for John Teage, 1622

* Dr. Farmer's copy, and later Richard Heber's. Extremely

rare.

152. AYLET (ROBERT). A Wife, not ready made, but bespoken, by Dicus the Batchelor, and made up for him by his fellow Shepheard Titurus. In four Pastorall Eglogues. The second Edition: Wherein are some things added but nothing amended. 12mo, brown levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Rivière (author's name written on the title in a Contemporary hand). London: Printed for A. R., 1653 At the end is an unpaged leaf "Christmas Carol, 1645," that seems either to have been inserted from another book by the same author, or is a separately printed leaflet.

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153. AZEVEDO (EMANUELE DE). Fasti Antoniani. Frontispiece, title vignette and 6 copperplates. Inserted is an original pen-and-ink drawing by Figueira. 8vo. Venetiis: Sebastianus Coletus, 1786

*The Bedford copy, bound in red straight-grain morocco, broad gilt borders, richly tooled on sides, gilt edges, by KALTHOEBER, with binder's ticket.