38 BONIFACIUS VIII.-SEXTI LIBRI DECRETALIUM cum certis additionibus Joh. Andree (Lectura arboris consanguinitatis et Lectura arboris affinitatis)-CLEMENS V. CONSTITUTIONES, vna cum profundo apparatu Joh. Andree JOHANNES XXII. Extravagantes XX.-EXTRAVAGANTES COMMUNES, Expensis Udalrici Gering et Majister Berchtoldi Rembolt Sociorum in regalia achademia Parisiensi cormorantium ad Solis Aurei signum vici Sorbonici, 1503. The four parts in one vol., folio, text in large, gloss. in small gothic letter, double columns, finely printed in red and black, SPIRITED LARGE OUTLINE WOODCUT OF J. ANDREAS PRESENTING HIS WORK TO THE POPE, repeated on verso of title to Clement V., LARGE WOODCUT OF GENEALOGICAL TREE ON CRIBLE GROUND, A VERY FINE ORNAMENTAL BORDER TO FIRST PAGE OF BONIFACIUS VIII., repeated on first page of Johannes XXII., both on a criblé ground, REMBOLT'S PRINTER'S DEVICE WITH HIS INITIALS, and also the name "M. Rembolt," on titles to the last 3 parts, numerous fine ornamental initials, white on crible grounds, many historiated, outer blank margins of first and last few leaves frayed, small tear in I leaf, first blank leaf wanting, VERY FINE LARGE COPY, WITH 2 BLANK LEAVES, ORIGINAL WOODEN BOARDS, COVERED WITH LEATHER, stamped with a border composed of wyverns, rabbits, foliage, acorns and fruit, INTERSPERSED WITH THE BINDER'S MARK AND HIS INITIALS "L.L.," enclosing a large centre panel, divided into lozenges by diagonal lines, in each lozenge a foliated ornament, rebacked, remnant of one clasp, lower cover repaired where the claps were, £17 10s

* Extremely rare, not in the British Museum or Bodleian Libraries, nor has a copy been recorded in the auction records for the last 35 years. It is a splendid example of early Paris printing, remarkable for its fine outline woodcuts and those on crible grounds. U. Gering was one of the band of three printers who introduced the art of printing into France. He printed by himself from 1478 to 1492, joined Rem bolt about 1494, and remained in partnership with him until 1510.

* The fine stamped sides of the binding, in good preservation, with the binder's mark, are also of great interest. This mark is not in Weale, nor can we trace another example of it.

39 BOORDE (Andrew) THE BREVIARIE OF HEALTH: wherin doth folow Remedies, for all maner of sicknesses and diseases, the which may be in Man or Woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Barbary, and English, concerning Phisick and Chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Phisicke: an English-man. Now newly corrected and amended, with some approued medicines that neuer were in Print before this impression, and are aptly placed in their proper Chapters, by men skilfull in Phisicke and Chirugerie. Imprinted at London by Thomas East, 1587.-IBID., THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE BREUIARY OF HEALTH: named the Extrauagantes. IBID., 1587. The two parts in I vol., sm. 4to., black letter, border of printer's ornaments to each title, small worm-hole through back margin of the second part, FINE COPIES, morocco, £35

*An extremely rare edition of this popular 16th century medical work, most copies of which have long ago been thumbed out of existence. Dr. Boorde was a very notable man during the reign of Henry VIII. To him we owe the first printed specimen of the Gypsy language, and he anticipated Shakespeare in his description of the English people, and also in his treatment of another of Shakespeare's topics-Englishmen's fantasticality in dress.-Dr. Furnivall in D.N.B. Collation: Part I., A to Q 8; Part II., A to C 8, D 4 leaves.

40 BOITEL DE GAUBERTIN (P.) LE TABLEAU DES MERVEILLES DU MONDE, divisé en trois parties, contenant les Stratagemes et rares leçons des Hommes Illustres, et autres personnes signaleés de l'Univers. Paris, 1617, sm. 8vo., orig. limp vellum, upper cover slightly torn, £7 78

* A scarce compilation dealing with the military stratagems of famous captains, chiefly Greek and Roman, the discoveries in Science and Art of the first inventors, musicians, sculptors, painters, &c., mentioning Vespucci's travels to America, the roads built by Atahualpa, the last Inca of Peru, and with interesting anecdotes of celebrated persons of all nations.

ARCHBISHOP LAUD'S OWN PRAYER BOOK.

41 BOOK (THE) of COMMON PRAYER and Administration of the Sacraments: and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1638. Sin. folio, title printed in red and black, with handsome woodcut border and royal arms at top, text in bold black letter, numerous large ornamental initials, in the original calf, with the large arms in gold of the famous Archbishop on the sides, joints of binding cleverly repaired, holes for tie-strings, £24

* A unique relic of the celebrated William Laud. His own Prayer Book, showing signs of his own diligent handling. Bound with it is a copy of the whole Book of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter by T. Sternhold, J. Hopkins, and others, London, printed by I. H., for the Company of Stationers, 1638, with woodcut border to title and musical notation. It is very rarely indeed that an item of such historical interest occurs for sale. As an association book it is a volume that cannot be surpassed. A fine large copy.

42 BRANDT (Seb.).-STULTIFERA NAUIS.

Narragonice pfectionis nunqz satis laudata Nauis, &c.: Atque iampridem per Iacobum Locher, cognomento Philomusum, &c., In laudatissima Germanie vrbe Basiliensi, nuper opera et promotione Iohannis Bergman de Olpe, 1497. Kalendis Martiis. EDITIO PRINCEPS, sm. 4to., roman letter, long lines, ARMORIAL PRINTER'S DEVICE ON VERSO OF FOLIO 145, AND 117 (2 REPEATED) FINE SPIRITED OUTLINE WOODCUTS, slightly soiled in places, VERY FINE LARGE COPY, olive morocco, back and sides gold tooled,

* THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS FAMOUS BOOK, which, owing to its extraordinary popularity, passed through many editions in divers languages during the next few years, including an English translation printed by R. Pynson in 1509, and another by Wynkyn de Worde in 1517. Bergman himself issued no fewer than three editions in 1497-the present, one in gothic letter, and another in August. IT IS ALSO A VOLUME OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE TO THE AMERICAN COLLECTOR, FOR ON THE VERSO OF FOLIO 76 IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST REFERENCES TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COLUMBUS LETTERS. Formerly belonged to Cornelius a Veen and Heber.

43 BROME (R.) THE ANTIPODES: a Comedie.

Acted in the year 1638

by the Queenes Majesties Servants, at Salisbury Court in Fleet-street, London: Printed by J. Okes, for Francis Constable, 1640. FIRST EDITION, one line of text, seven headlines, and one catchword cut into and last page a little rubbed, age-discoloured, arms and crest of the Duke of Roxburgh stamped on back of title, a very good copy, mottled calf extra, g. l., £15

* MENTIONS SHAKESPEARE'S CHRONICLED HISTORIES." account of the references to the Theatre, and very rare.

Of great literary interest on

I love the quality of Playing I, I love a Play withall
My heart, a good one; .

There is no call for a blank before title.

44 BRATHWAIT (Richard) THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, containing Sundry Excellent Rules or Exquisite Observations, tending to Direction of every Gentleman, of selector ranke and qualitie; How to demeane or accommodate himselfe in the manage of publike or private affaires. London, Printed by Iohn Haviland, and are to be sold by Robert Bostock, 1630. FIRST EDITION, sm. 4to., with the engraved title in ten compartments, the centre occupied by a full-length portrait of the author, by R. Vaughan, BRILLIANT IMPRESSION, folding explanation of the engraved title opposite (slightly worn in folds, tiny worm-hole in back margin of many leaves), increasing in size from pages 247 to 264 and from 285 to 322, occasionally injuring a letter or two of the text, small worm-hole in lower margin of last two leaves, Nnn2 and 3, has not final blank leaf, LARGE COPY IN THE ORIGINAL LIMP VELLUM, holes for tie strings, £10 10s

Rarely found with the engraved title and leaf of explanation. Agrees in collation with the Huth copy On p. 28 will be found the interesting reference to Shakespeare's Venu and Adonis.

45 BREVIARY OF SARUM USE.-PORTIFORIUM SEU BREUIARIUM AD VSUM ECCLESIE SARISBURIENSIS castigatum .. PARS HYEMALIS ET PARS ESTIUALIS. Londini, 1555. [London: Robert Caly], 1555. 2 vols., sm. 4to., black letter, printed in double columns in red and black, with notes in long lines, 2 small woodcuts and numerous large and small pictorial or ornamental woodcut initials, woodcut border to each title with printer's device (Mckerrow 92), title to Pars Hyemalis backed and top blank corner slightly defective, flaw in outer margin of L6 injuring a few letters, small hole in i2, lower corner of ng defective, injuring signature, beginning of Pars Estiualis very slightly wormed, 2 of the holes extending to Ff6, FINE, CLEAN, LARGE COPIES, old calf, rebacked, £45

* Amongst early English liturgical books there are none rarer than those printed for the use of the diocese of Salisbury during the reign of Queen Mary I. At the accession of Queen Elizabeth in 1558 every available copy was seized and destroyed, consequently it is a matter of the utmost difficulty to find both parts perfect, as is the case with the present volumes, save for the trifling defects mentioned above. Even the British Museum copy is made up from an earlier edition of 1535. The office in Pars Estivalis for St. Thomas of Canterbury is undefaced, which is most unusual.

46 BROWNING (Robert) BELLS AND POMEGRANATES, London, E. Moxon, 1841-46. FIRST EDITION, except Part 5, which, as usual, is second, the eight parts complete in 1 vol., 8vo., fine copy, polished calf extra, t. e. g., £10 10s

* A complete set of Bells and Pomegranates is one of the most difficult of Browning's works to procure.

46* BURNS (Robert) POEMS CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT, the Third Edition, London, A Strahan, T. Cadell and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1787. 8vo., with portrait after Nasmyth, translation of some Scottish works added in MS., FINE COPY, old half calf, £5 58

*The rare first London Edition, with list of Subscribers.

BURTON (Robert, Author of "The Anatomy of Melancholy") See his copy of Sidney's ARCADIA.

47 CALLIGRAPHY.-CURIONE (LODOVICO) LA NOTOMIA DELLE CANCELLARESCHE CORSIUE et altre Maniere di Lettere. Libro Secundo, Roma, 1588. Fine engraved title with figures, blank leaf and 48 finely engraved calligraphic plates, within ornamental borders. IL TEATRO DELLE CANCELLARESCHE CORSIUE per Secretari et altre maniere di Lettre. Libro Terzo, Roma, 1593, with fine engraved title, portrait of Curione, 4 leaves of text (first wanting), and 42 finely engraved calligraphic plates, mostly within scroll borders. Both parts in one vol., oblong 4to., VERY FINE LARGE COPIES, original limp vellum, £9 10s *Two exceedingly rare XVIth century writing books. The present are apparently the only copies that have occurred for sale.

48 CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD.—[CAIUS OR Kay (John)] De AntiquiTATE CANTABRIGIENSIS ACADEMIE LIBRI DUO. In quorum secundo de Oxoniensis quoque Gymnasii antiquitate differitur, & Cantabrigiense longe es antiquitatus esse definitur. Londinensi Authore. Adiunximus assertionem antiquitatis Oxoniensis Academiæ, ab Oxoniensi quodam annis iam elapsis duobus ad Reginam conscriptam in qua docere conatur, Oxoniense Gymnasium Cantabrigiensi antiquius esse. Ut ex collatione facile intelligas, utra sit antiquior, Excusum Londini, Per H. Bynneman, 1568. FIRST EDITION, sm. 8vo., printer's device on last leaf, old writing on title and last page, FINE LARGE COPY, old russia extra, g. e., with the fine early armorial bookplate of Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, dated 1701, on back of title, £9 9s

*The very rare first edition of a notable and very curious controversy respecting the comparative antiquity of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Strangely enough, J. Caius's treatise was answered by a writer who bore the same surname, one Thomas Caius, a fellow of All Souls, Oxford, and his small treatise was, without permission, added by J. Caius to his own, with a separate title and set of signatures. Both were reprinted by John Day in 1574.

CAMPBELLS OF GLENORCHY, GENEALOGY, MS. 1597.-See SCOTLAND. 49 CANADA, CALIFORNIA, &c.-TANNER (MATHIA, Soc. Jes.) SOCIETAS JESU USQUE AD SANGUINIS ET VITÆ PROFUSIONEM MILITANS IN EUROPA, AFRICA, ASIA, ET AMERICA, contra Gentiles, Mahometanos, Judæos, Hæreticos, Impios. pro Deo, fide, ecclesia, pietate. Sive vita, et mors eorum, qui Ex Societate Jesu in causa Fidei, & Virtutis propugnatæ, violenta morte toto Orbe sublati sunt, Praga, Typis Universitatis Carolo-Ferdinandaa, in Collegio Societatis Jesu ad S. Clementum per J. N. Hampel Factorem, 1675. Folio, WITH FRONT.

AND 174 FINE AND LARGE COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS OF SCENES OF SUFFERING AND MARTYRDOM, BY MELCHIOR KUSELL, FINE LARGE COPY, original vellum, £31 10s

* VERY RARE. The Huth is the only other copy to occur in recent years. The fourth part occupying the last 116 pages contains the " Societas Jesu America," full of interesting and valuable information respecting New Spain, Mexico, California, New Granada, Florida, Virginia, New France, New Sweden, the Iroquois, Hurons, and other Indian Tribes, Brazil, Peru, Chili, and other parts of South America and the West Indies. Pages 510-543 contain the long accounts of the doings of Father Jogves, Daniel, De Brebeuf, Lallemant, and Garnier among the Hurons and the Iroquois, with Notices of Quebec, Montreal, the St. Lawrence, &c., from 1636 to 1649.

50 CASANOVA.—THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA, written by himself now for the first time translated into English. Privately printed, 1894. ORIGINAL EDITION, 12 vols., sq. 8vo., vellum gilt, uncut, £18

* Only a strictly limited issue of this original edition was published.

51 CANADIAN EXPEDITION OF 1709. - CONTEMPORARY OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, PENNSYLVANIA, AND RHODE ISLAND, FROM COLONELS S. VETCH AND F. NICHOLSON, 6 pages, folio, dated Boston, 30 April, 1709, relating to the expedition against Canada, £15

*The long letter to Lord Lovelace, Governor of New York, occupying over 2 pages, is important for the history of this little-known early attempt to conquer Canada. Her Majtie having agreed to send a Squadron of Men of War, with five Regiments of Regular Troops besides ye Marriners aboard under the command of Major Gen. McKartny, who with Bomb Vessels, Hospitall Ships, Enginiers, a Traine of Artillery, and everything suitable, were to Saile after us about the 10th of April directly for Boston, where they are to be Joyned by 1200 of their best men (for whom I have brought over Arms) and saile directly from thence to Quibeck, while a Body of 1500 Men and all the Indians in alegience with the Crown, Marching by way of Albany directly to Montreal, the said 1500 men to be Rais'd as follows, New York Including the four Regular Companies 800, Connecticutt 350, Jersies 200, and Pensilvania 150." Also asking his Lordship "to Dispatch an express to Albany to Col. Schuyler and Mr. Livingston Sen. ordering them Imediatly to find out two Sober Trusty and Sencible Indians, who are acquainted at Montreal and Quibeck, and will be least suspected." Your Lordship would alsoe please to order the above named two gentlemen and whom else they shall think fitting (though with the greatest Security Imaginable) to go as far as the Wood Creek, there to look out for the most Convenient place for Embarkation of Provisions upon the Lake," &c. The letters to the other governors are of a very similar nature, but point out the great benefits their colonies would receive from driving the French entirely out of America. This attempt, however, was a complete failure.

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52 CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND.-CONTEMPORARY OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT COPY OF COL. VETCH'S INSTRUCTIONS TO CAPT. PICKERING FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND TO THE TWO INDIANS TO BE SENT TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC, 1 pages, folio, dated Boston, 3 May, 1709, £8 88 *Begins with Col. Vetch's instructions to Capt. Pickering, When you arrive at Newfound Land, you are to Enquire with all possible Dilligence after the state of the two Garrisons of St. Johns and Placentia, and what Expectation they have of Reinforcement either from France or Canada. Observe the above Order it is mine Sam: Vetch." Followed by a copy of a note to Joseph Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, relating to the same matter, together with the instructions to be given to the two Indians to be sent to Montreal and Quebec, who are to "observe if there be any additionall Fortifications made to the Town lately. 2d. If they goe from thence by way of Trois Riviels to take notice what number of Troops are Quartered in that place, and if there be any late improvements made as to the Fortifications of it. 3d. When they come to Quibeck they are to take Exact notice of the Fortifications of that place, how many Guns are mounted about it, and particularly if the Stone Wall which they were drawing around the Towne towards the Land Side of it be finished or not, what number of Troops are in it, how many they sent to Newfound Land last fall, who took St. Johns from the English, and if there be any more gon or agoing thither this Sumer," &c.

53 CATECHISME OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Appointed to be printed for the vse of the Kirk of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Printed by Andro Hart, anno dom. 1615. Sm. sq. 8vo., border of printer's ornaments to title, printed within rules throughout, 6 lower rules nearly or entirely cut away and several cut into, writing on back of title, BUT A VERY GOOD COPY, dark blue levant morocco extra, g. e., by De Coverly, £12 128

* Extremely rare, and apparently the only copy that has occurred for sale. Unknown to Hazlitt or Lowndes, and there is no copy in the British Museum. Included in Aldis's list of Scottish printed books before 1700, but he was unable to give the location of a copy. Based on Knox's Prayer Book.

54 CELLINI BENVENUTO CELLINI, ORFEVRE, MEDAILLEUR, SCULPTEUR : Recherches sur sa vie, sur son oeuvre et sur les pièces qui lui sont attribuees, par Eugène Plon, Paris, 1883, 2 vols., roy. folio, ONE OF 30 COPIES ON JAPANESE VELLUM, with 82 FINE FULL-PAGE PLATES, IN 3 STATES, OF HIS CHEFS D'OEUVRES, and 18 illustrations in the text, half olive levant morocco extra, t. e. g., uncut, VERY FINE COPY, £9

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