IOI ELIZABETH.-ANNO PRIMO REGINA ELIZABETHE. At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the XXIII. of Januarye in the fyrste yeare of the raygne of oure Soueraigne Ladye, Elizabeth and there proroged tyll the XXV. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kepte, and continued vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eyght day of May then next ensuing. Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Quenes Maiestie, 1559. Sm. folio, black letter, long lines, text in English, woodcut border to title in 6 compartments, 4 representing the four Evangelists, Cawood's mark (McKerrow 126) beneath title, pictorial and ornamental woodcut initials, 2 or 3 tiny worm-holes at end, FINE AND VERY LARGE COPY, half mottled calf, £10 108

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* EXTREMELY RARE. The Acts include that for "restoringe to the Crowne the auncient Jurisdiction ouer the State Ecclesiasticall and Spyrytuall, and abolyshynge all forayne power repugnaunt to the same,' for the vniformitie of common prayer, and Seruyce in the Churche," conueying of Horsses &c. into Scotland," touchinge Shoemakers and Curryors,' "deceytfull vsyng of lynnen cloth,' 'shipping in English Botomes," "makyng of Wollen Clothe in dyuers townes in the Countie of Essex," "tymber shall not be felled to makes cooles for the burnynge of Iron," "agaynste rebellyous assembles, "preseruation of spawne and fry of fish," "subsedy of Tonnage and Pondage," &c. Collation A to E in 6s, F 8 leaves, A to C 4 in 6s. Foliation: title none, then II. to XXXVIII., second signature A none, then VII. to XVI. except C II. and III. none. On folios IX. and X. are three marginal notes in the handwriting of the famous Roger, second Lord North.

102 EGERTON (Mark) AIRY NOTHINGS; or, Scraps and Naughts, and Oddcum-Shorts; in a circumbendibus Hop, Step, and Jump, by Olio Rigmaroll. London: Pyall and Hunt, 1825. 4to., WITH BRILLIANT IMPRESSIONS OF THE 23 FINE HUMOROUS COLOURED AQUATINTS, ENGRAVED BY CHARLES HUNT AFTER EGERTON'S DESIGNS, half red morocco, g.e., £10 10s

*The plates depict scenes in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Ulswater, Dublin and North Wales, with Steam Packets, Coaches, &c.

103 EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS.-HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA latine interpr. Ruffino. Mantua, Johann Schall, July, 1479. 171 leaves, wants final blank, making 172 leaves, sm. folio, roman letter, long lines, 34 to a full page (Proctor type 2), rubricated throughout, initials supplied by hand in blue and red, several insignificant worm-holes at the beginning and end, and occasionally in the blank margins elsewhere, lower inner blank margin of first leaf repaired, A REMARKABLY FINE, TALL, AND

UNPRESSED COPY IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING OF WOODEN BOARDS WITH

STAMPED PIGSKIN BACK, r. e., clasps gone, £21

*The first and apparently the only book from Schall's second press. He began printing at Mantua in 1475, and only four books from his press are known, all of them very rare. His types are a mixture of those used at the early Milan and Parma presses, being, however, taller and more beautiful than either of them. Schall was also a physician, and signs his dedication to Prince Frederick Gonzage, "Johannes Schallus Herosfeldensis physicus." At the foot of the dedication is a contemporary coat of arms: gules, a dog rampant, argent. Hain-Copinger *6711; Proctor 6908; Pellechet 4638.

104 FASHION PLATES.-LE MONITEUR DE LA MODE, Journal du Grand Monde. Paris, 10 Avril, 1846, a 30 Mars, 1847. Imp. 8vo., WITH 48 FINE FULL-PAGE COLOURED PLATES OF COSTUME, full-length figures in appropriate surroundings, including a few plates of costume details, no title, FINELY BOUND IN VELLUM, back and sides ornamentally gilt, inside borders enclosing a doublure of purple watered silk and similar linings, each with a narrow gold border, g. e., £6 6s

105 FALCONRY.-FOUILLOUX (JACQUES DU, Gentil-Homme du Pays de Gastine, en Poictou) LA VENERIE. De nouveau reveué, ET AUGMENTEE DU MIROIR DE FAUCONNERIE (par Pierre Harmont dit Mercure, Fauconnier de la Chambre). A Paris, Chez Pierre Billaine, 1635-34, 2 parts in 1 vol., sm. 4to., title to La Venerie printed in red and black, fine hawking woodcut on recto, large woodcut of the author presenting his book to Charles IX. on verso, small woodcut repeated on title to Le Miroir, NUMEROUS SPIRITED OUTLINE WOODCUTS OF DOGS, BEASTS OF CHASE, HUNTING SCENES, FALCONS, &c., 9 PAGES OF MUSICAL NOTES, slight stain on top of leaves 5 to 45, LARGE COPY, old vellum, r. e., £16 *A fine edition of this famous sporting work, which in France occupied the same position as did the similar work of Dame Juliana Berners in England. Like all the early editions of her work, it is extremely rare, and, for the same reason, most copies having been thumbed out of existence. P. Harmont's work on Falconry is added to this edition, and, though named on the first title, is in reality a separate work, with its own title, signatures, and pagination, and is dated 1634.

MELANCHTHON'S COPY, WITH 15 MANUSCRIPT NOTES BY HIM. 106 FELICIANUS.-INCIPIT TRACTATUS FRATRIS FELICIANI ORDINIS PREDICATORUM DOCTORIS EXIMII DE DIUINA PREDESTINATIONE INTITULATUS.

Impressus Memmingae per Albertum Kunne, 1486. Sm. 4to., gothic letter, long lines, 36 to a full page, OUTLINE WOODCUT OF THE FATHER AND SON ON RECTO OF A 1, initials supplied by hand in red, rubricated throughout, blank margin cut off foot of a 1, else fine large copy, old half calf, with the Kloss book label, £18 188

*Hain *6593. Very rare and a most interesting copy, having belonged to the famous Melanchthon, and has 15 notes or corrections in his autograph. No. 1630 in the Kloss Sale Catalogue, Sotheby and Son, 1835. Albert Kunne was the first Memminge printer, and he printed there from 1482 to 1519. Collation: a and b 6 leaves each.

107 FIELDING (Henry) AMELIA, in Four Volumes.

London: A. Millar, 1752. FIRST EDITION, 4 vols., sm. 8vo., paper age-discoloured, and traces of use in places, TALL COPY WITH SEVERAL LOWER MARGINS UNCUT, contemporary mottled calf, worn, £35

*Vol. 2 contains the leaf with advertisements of The Universal-Register-Office " at the end.

108 FLETCHER (Phineas) THE PURPLE ISLAND, or The Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and other Poeticall Miscellanies, by P. F. Printed by the Printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1633. FIRST EDITION, sm. 4to., title in red and black within a border of printer's ornaments, with printer's device upon ii, water-stain on many leaves, and top blank corners of three ll. neatly repaired, LARGE COPY WITH ALL THE RULES UNTOUCHED, old boards, calf back, £10 10s

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* Contains the rare leaf with Quarles' poem To my deare friend, the Spencer of this age.' There are two more poems by Quarles, and one each by E. and W. Benlowes among the complimentary poems at the beginning. P. Fletcher's most important work. Cited by Dyce in his edition of The Tempest, and Drake in "Shakespeare and his Times," says that although not printed until 1633, these poems were certainly written before 1610.

109 FRANCOIS I., King of France, 1494-1547 (King, 1515-47). LETTER SIGNED "FRANCOYS," I page, folio, dated "a Saint Germain en Laye," 11 July (1523), to his aunt the Duchess de Nemours, mentions his uncle, the Duke of Savoy, £5 5s

* A very fine example of the rare signature of one of the most distinguished Sovereigns who ever swayed the sceptre of France. In 1520 took place the famous interview between him and Henry VIII., best known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold."

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110 FRENCH ART TO THE END OF THE XIXth CENTURY.-MOLINIER (E.), MARX (R.), ET MARCOU (F.) L'ART FRANCAIS DES ORIGINES A LA FIN DU XIX. SIECLE. Paris (1900). 2 vols., folio, WITH 201 FINE HELIOGRAVURES OF ANTIQUITIES, TAPESTRY, BRONZES, SCULPTURE, ENAMELS, METAL WORK, &c., INCLUDING 100 REPRODUCTIONS OF PICTURES BY FAMOUS XIXTH CENTURY FRENCH ARTISTS, and numerous illustrations in the text, SPLENDIDLY BOUND IN FRENCH BLUE CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, the sides tooled in gold with an outer border of four fillets, an inner border of the same number, one dotted, with corner vase ornaments, and top, foot, and side fleurons, back gilt in compartments, very deep inside borders tooled in gold in the style of Padeloup, with a panel of silk flowered tapestry to each, and linings of similar material, g. e., BY DUPRE, preserved in 2 wool-lined cases, £20

III FRENCH COLOURED LITHOGRAPHS.-CRIS DE PARIS dessinés d'apres nature par C. VERNET. Paris, chez Delpech, N.D. (c. 1830). Folio, THE COMPLETE SET OF 100 FINE COLOURED LITHOGRAPHS, depicting the costume and wares of the itinerant vendors of Paris, old half red morocco, £40

* Odd plates of this series are occasionally met with, but a complete set rarely occurs for sale.

112 FRENCH COLOURED LITHOGRAPHS.-RECUEIL DE SCENES DE SOCIETE. A Paris, Chez Martinet et Gihaut, S.D. (1830), WITH 50 HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES AFTER DESIGNS BY PIGAL (wants Nos. 2, 26, and 38) - RECUEIL DE SCENES POPULAIRES. Ibid. S.D. (1830), WITH 50 HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES AFTER DESIGNS BY PIGAL (wants No. 21) ANOTHER WORK WITHOUT TITLE, BUT SIMILAR IN CHARACTER TO THE ABOVE. Paris, Noel et Dautry, S.D. (1830), WITH 50 HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES AFTER DESIGNS BY PIGAL, ARAGO, AND SAJOU (wants title and plate No. 2, water-stain on No. 38). The three works in 1 vol., folio, THE WHOLE LITHOGRAPHED IN COLOURS BY LANGLUME, old half red morocco, £25

* A very rare series of 145 fine large coloured lithographs, depicting humorous incidents in Parisian every-day life about 1830.

113 FRENCH XVIIIth CENTURY ENGRAVINGS. DORAT (C. J.) LES BAISERS, précédés du Mois de Mai, Poëme. A la Haye, Et se trouve à Paris, Chez Lambert et Delalain, 1720. PRINTED ON THICK HOLLAND PAPER, 8vo., with engraved title, full-page plate, and 45 exquisite vignettes and culs-de-lampe, AFTER THE DELIGHTFUL DESIGNS BY EISEN, BY THE MOST EMINENT FRENCH ENGRAVERS OF THE XVIIITH CENTURY, BRILLIANT IMPRESSIONS, VERY FINE COPY, red levant morocco, broad dentelle tooling in gold on the sides, back tooled in compartments with the "bird" ornament, inside borders, with a doublure and linings of white watered silk, g.e., by Riviere, £75

*A beautiful copy of the choice first issue, with the printed title in red and black, the inscription on page 3 Le Mois de Mai in red, and the misprinted pages in the same piece, and having those superb impressions of the engravings which are found only when the book is in this state. It undoubtedly ranks first among the many productions of Eisen's genius, and is worthily styled by Cohen the chef-d'oeuvre of the XVIIIth century. The binding, in Derome's style, is a very fine example of Riviere's skill.

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