3392. VOLTAIRE (JEAN F. AROUET DE). Euvres poétiques. Portrait engraved by Pourvoyeur, after Latour, proof on India paper. 8vo, contemporary French red straight-grain morocco, central panels in mosaic compartments of blue, citron, and green morocco, with gold ornaments on the sides, gilt back, gilt edges, by Germain-Simier, in a case. Paris, 1824

3393. VORAGINE (JACOBUS DE). Legenda Sanctorum. Gothic character, double columns, 371 leaves without signatures or catchwords; 40 lines to the page. Rubricated throughout, and initials painted in red. Folio, brown morocco, blind-tooled sides in the manner of the 15th century German bindings, gilt edges.

[Coloniæ]: Conradus Winters de Hoem borch, 1476

* A FINE COPY OF THIS RARE EDITION. Copinger III, 6410; Proctor, 1161.

3394. VOSMAER (C.).

Rembrandt, sa Vie et ses Euvres. Seconde édition, entièrement refondue et augmentée. Imp. 8vo, half green levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf.

La Haye, 1877

* Large Holland Paper Copy, with proofs of the etchings on India paper.

3395. VOSSIO (MARTIN FRIDERICH). Alleralteste Nachricht von der Neuen Welt welche deren erfinder Americus Vesputius Florentinus ehemahls ertheilet. 8vo, blue calf, gilt back, side borders, gilt edges, by Pratt. Berlin: Nicolai, 1722

* From the collection of Henry Stevens of Vermont.

3396. VRIES (DAVID PIETERSZ DE). Korte Historiael van verscheyden voyagiens in Europa, Africa, Asia ende Amerika. Portrait of the author, his coat of arms and 18 copper-plate engravings. 4to, vellum.

Ackmær: Symon Cornelisz, 1655

*The engravings illustrate the habits and life of the natives of New Netherlands. De Vries was the first historian of the Colony and, with the exception of Hudson, the only navigator who published a narrative of his voyages to New Netherland during the Dutch possession. The Brinley copy.

3397. W. [.]. Balaams Reply to the Asse, or the Clergies Answer to the Countreys Complaint. By H. W. Printer's ornament on title. Small 4to, brown levant morocco, gilt and blind tooled sides, gilt top, by Rivière. (Upper margins of 2 leaves supplied.)

London: Printed by J. B., 1661

* A reply to Lewis Griffin's "Doctrine of the Asse," published the same year.

3398. W. [J.]. The Valiant Scot. By J. W., gent. Printer's ornament on title. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, orange levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf. London: Printed by Thomas Harper, 1637

*This play is founded on the history of Sir William Wallace. The dedication is signed William Bowyer.

3399. [WALKER (HENRY).] An Answer to a foolish pamphlet entitvled A swarme of Sectaries & Schismaticks. Put forth by John Taylor the Water-Poet. 4to, red morocco, gilt sides, gilt edges, by Mackenzie.

Printed in the Yeare 1641

3400. WALKER (THOMAS). The Wit of a Woman. As it now Acted at the New Theatre in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields, By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. FIRST EDITION, with half-title and leaf of Advertisement. 4to, citron levant morocco, ornate borders, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf.

London: Printed for Richard Bassett, 1705

3401. WALKER (WILLIAM). Victorious Love: A Tragedy, As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drewry-Lane. FIRST EDITION. 4to, blue levant morocco, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf (wormed and a few words erased).

London: Printed for Ralph Smith, 1698

3402. WALLACE (SIR WILLIAM). The Life and Acts of the most Famous and valiant Champion, Sir William Wallace, Maintainer of the Liberty of Scotland. Black Letter, with the final leaf "The Conclusion of this Book." Niger morocco, richly tooled panels on sides, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery. Edinburgh: Printed by Gedeon Lithgovv, 1661

3403. WALLHAUSEN (J. J. DE). Art de Cheualerie. comprenant, apres un advertissement nécessaire, touchant l'estat doulereux de la Chrestienté, l'instruction de touts auantages & dexteritez, necessaires a chascun Cheualier. Engraved title, and 13 folding plates of battle scenes and cavalry exercises engraved by Eberhard Kieser. 4to, original vellum gilt, gilt edges. Francfort, 1616

3404. WALPOLE (HORACE). A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, with Lists of their Works. The Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. With frontispiece by C. Grignion. 2 vols. post 8vo, contemporary red morocco, gilt backs, thistle borders on the sides.

London, 1759

* From Horace Walpole's own Library at Strawberry Hill, with his bookplate.

3405. WALPOLE (HORACE). The Castle of Otranto, a story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. From the Original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto. 8vo, red levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by The Club Bindery. London, 1765

* FIRST EDITION, which consisted of very few copies.

3406. WALPOLE (HORACE). The Mysterious Mother. A Tragedy. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, full citron straight-grain morocco, large centre panel on each side, within which is a large diamond shaped ornament with interlaced floral and pointillé tooling, floral ornaments outside panels, back tooled to match, broad dentelle borders, pale yellow watered silk linings, gilt edges, by ROGER PAYNE, in morocco case.

Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1768

* A splendid copy (of which only 50 were printed) in a fine ROGER PAYNE binding.

3407. WALPOLE (HORACE). The Mysterious Mother. A Tragedy. 8vo, brown levant morocco, gilt edges, by SmithMansell. London: J. Dodsley, 1781

* PRESENTATION COPY, with "From the Author" in Walpole's autograph on title, and five original water-color drawings (unsigned but cleverly executed) inserted.

Bound up with the above is Ton and Antiquity, a Comedy in two Acts, Oxford, The Road to Ridicule, Oxford and Prologues and Epilogues, Oxford (1797-9) (all by Thos. Streatfeild). Inserted in this collection are three original water-color drawings, by the same artist (one being a portrait of the author), also a mezzotint portrait of the author.

3408. WALPOLE (HORACE). Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp. small 4to, Berkeley Square, April 22, 1789. Addressed "Dear Madam."

* A very fine and amusing letter criticising Darwin's Botanic Garden, mentioning Mrs. Garrick whom he met at a play of Conway's, and concluding by ridiculing a writer who criticised his "Royal and Noble Authors."

WALPOLE (HORACE). See under Wood (Robert).

3409. WALTON AND COTTON. (I.) The Complete Angler, 1823. (II.) The Life of Isaac Walton; including notices of his contemporaries. By Thomas Zouch. Both illustrated. 2 vols. in 1. 8vo, green morocco, gilt back, side panel, gilt edges, by Lewis.

London: John Major and Septimus Prowett, 1823

* Printed on large paper with proofs of the illustrations. In addition there are two water-color drawings of angling scenes, and it is further EXTRA ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of many choice proof plates. From the collection of George Daniel.

3410. WALTON AND COTTON. The Complete Angler. Hawkins's seventh edition, printed upon largest paper, with plates and woodcuts. 4to, one volume extended to four, brown levant morocco, gilt back and sides, uncut, by The Club Bindery. [London], 1808

* A presentation copy to Benjamin Bagster, from Samuel Bagster, his father, with the autograph of the latter on a fly-leaf. John Bagster extra-illustrated the book, and suppressed the

original title, substituting four drawn in colors, dated 1838. Some of the poor and undesirable prints were rejected when the book was rebound.

It is now EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BY THE INSERTION OF NEARLY 100 ORIGINAL WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS, landscapes, fish, etc., by Shepherd, Wale and others, in addition to NUMEROUS VIGNETTES PAINTED IN THE TEXT, the woodcuts being colored throughout; the other extra illustrations, over 200, comprise proofs, sometimes in four or five states, rare old copper-plate portraits by Hollar, Faithorne, Hole, etc., and such original embellishments as would naturally come into the possession of the publisher.

3411. WALTON AND COTTON. The Complete Angler. 2 vols. extended to 10, royal 8vo, green levant morocco, gilt backs, side borders and ornaments, gilt over uncut edges, by Matthews. London: William Pickering, 1836

* A SPLENDID EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED COPY, EXTENDED TO TEN VOLUMES BY THE INSERTION OF OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED ILLUSTRA

TIONS, CONTAINING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, some on vellum (14), PORTRAITS AND OTHER WATER-COLOUR ENGRAVINGS by Hollar, Marshall, White, Vertue, etc., a large number of steel plates on India paper and other proof states, and numerous engravings of Fish, some heightened with color, WITH SPECIALLY PRINTED TITLES TO EACH VOLUME.

The autograph of "Robert Hoe Jr. 1867'' on fly-leaf.

3412. [WARD (EDWARD).] Nuptial Dialogues and Debates: or, An Useful Prospect of the Felicities and Discomforts of a Marry'd Life, incident to all Degrees, from the Throne to the Cottage. Containing many great Examples of Love, Piety, Prudence, Justice, and all the excellent Vertues that largely contribute to the true Happiness of Wedlock. Eight plates drawn and engraved by J. Pine. 2 vols. 12mo, citron levant morocco, gold tooled and mosaic backs, gilt edges, by Bedford. London Printed for T. Norris, 1723

3413. [WARD (NATHANIEL).] The Simple Cobler of Aggavvam in America. Willing To help mend his native Country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper-Leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take. And as willing never to be paid for his work, by Old English wonted pay. It is his Trade to patch all the year long, gratis. Therefore I pray Gentlemen Keep your Purses. By Theodore de la Guard. 4to, green levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Pratt.

London: Printed by John Dever & Robert Ibbitson, for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes HeadAlley, 1647.

*A fine copy, from the collection of Henry Stevens, of Ver

mont.

3414. WARNER (WILLIAM). Albions England. Or Historical Map of the same Island: prosecuted from the liues, Actes, and Labors of Saturne, Iupiter, Hercules,and Æneas: Originalles of the Brutons, and English-men, and Occasion of the Brutons their first aryuall in Albion. Continuing the

same Historie vnto the Tribute to the Romaines, Entrie of the Saxones, Inuasion by the Danes, and Conquest by the Normaines. With Historicall Intermixtures, Inuention, and Varietie: proffitably, briefly, and pleasantly, performed in Verse and Prose by William Warner. FIRST EDITION. 4to, old English red morocco, gilt extra, gilt edges.

Imprinted at London by George Robinson for Thomas Cadman, dwelling at the great Northdoore of S. Paules Church at the signe of the Byble, 1586.

*A magnificent copy of this very rare volume. From the Ratcliffe-Dent, Heber, Corser and Addington Libraries.

3415. WARNING. A Warning for Faire Women. Containing, The most tragicall and lamentable murther of Master George Sanders of London Marchant, nigh Shooters hill. Consented vnto By his owne wife, acted by M. Browne, Mistris Drewry and Trusty Roger agents therein: with their seuerall ends. As it hath beene lately diuerse times acted by the right Honorable, the Lord Chamberlaine his Seruantes. FIRST EDITION. Black letter. Small 4to, blue levant morocco, gilt edges, by Bedford (last blank leaf missing and a few leaves repaired).

Printed at London by Valentine Sims for William Aspley, 1599.

*The Huth Catalogue in describing this very rare volume states;It has been strenuously asserted by some writers that Shakespeare must have had some hand in the composition of this remarkable old play, but the proposition has been as strenuously denied by others."

3416. WARREN (ARTHUR). The Charles Whittinghams, printers. Portraits and numerous facsimiles. 8vo, blue levant morocco, gilt back and side borders in a design of scrolls, flowers, and birds, gilt top, uncut, by The Club BindNew York: The Grolier Club, 1896 *ONE OF THREE COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM.

ery.

3417. WARREN (SAMUEL). Passages from the Diary of a late Physician. 3 vols. 12mo, half red morocco, gilt top, uncut. Edinburgh, 1838

3418. WARREN (SAMUEL). Ten Thousand a-Year. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 3 vols. 12mo, half dark green crushed levant morocco, striped silk sides, uncut, by The Club Bindery. Edinburgh, 1841

3419. WARREN (SAMUEL). Miscellanies, Critical, Imaginative, and Juridical, contributed to Blackwood's Magazine. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. 2 vols. post 8vo, original cloth, uncut. Edinburgh, 1855

3420. WASHINGTON, (GEORGE). A Message of the President of the United States, to Congress, relative to France and Great Britain: delivered, December 5, 1793. With the papers therein referred to. 8vo, brown levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery. Philadelphia, 1795