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BELOE'S (W.) ANECDOTES OF LITERATURE AND SCARCE BOOKS, 6 vols. 8vo. half calf, neat, a clean uncut copy of a very interesting book, 1l. 4s. 1807-1812.

BILLING'S (ROBERT WILLIAM) ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND ACCOUNT OF THE TEMPLE CHURCH. London, 4to., half bound, neat, illustrated with 30 fine plates, 12s. 6d. 1838.

BOSWELL'S (J.) LIFE OF DR. JOHNSON, including his Tour to the Hebrides, to which are added Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Tyres, Reynolds, Stevens, &c., edited by J.W. Croker, 10 vols. fcap. 8vo. cloth, 50 plates, 1l. 1s. 1835.

BROOKES' (RALPH, York Herald) CATALOGUE of the Succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Earls, &c. of this Realm, since the Norman Conquest. Folio, calf, neat, numerous Engravings of Arms; a good clean copy. 12s. 6d. 1619.

BROWN (TOM) THE WORKS OF, Serious and Comical, in Prose and Verse, with his Remains, the Life and Character of Mr. Brown, by Dr. J. Drake and a Key to the Whole, 4 vols, small 8vo. calf, neat, plates, a good, clean copy. 12s. 6d. 1720.

BRUNET, MANUEL DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES. 4 vols. 8vo., half calf, very neat, 10s. 6d. Paris, 1814.

BUCHANAN'S (WM.) HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL ESSAY UPON THE FAMILY AND SURNAME OF BUCHANAN, with a Brief Inquiry into the Genealogy and Present State of Ancient Scottish Surnames, and more particularly of the Highland Clans. Small 4to., front., calf, neat, scarce. 10s. 6d. Glasgow, 1723.

BUCKINGHAM'S ORIENTAL HERALD AND COLONIAL REVIEW, comprising a Mass of Valuable Writings on the Colonies and their Government. Complete in 23 vols. 8vo. Half calf, very neat, 1l., 10s. 1824-1829.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.—BRYANT'S MAP OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, elegantly Coloured and Mounted, and enclosed in a 4to. case; handsomely bound in russia, 10s. 6d. 1824.

BUCKLAND'S RELIQULÆ DILUVIANÆ; or Observations on the Organic Remains contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and of other Geological Phenomena, 4to., fine plates, some coloured, scarce, 1l. 1s. 1824.

BUCKLER'S ENDOWED GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, from Original Drawings with Letterpress Descriptions. 4to., half bound morocco, edges uncut, 60 fine plates, proofs on India paper. 10s. 6d. 1827.

BURKE'S (J.R.) BEAUTIES OF THE COURT OF GEORGE IV. AND WILLIAM IV., being the Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Females, with Memoirs. Imp. 8vo., 36 fine plates. 10s. 6d. 1831.

BURTON'S (T.) CROMWELLIAN DIARY, from 1656 to 1659, published from the Manuscript, with an Introduction, containing an Account of the Parliament of 1654, edited and illustrated with Notes. By J.T. Rutt. 4 vols. 8vo., front., neatly bound in half calf, gilt. 16s. 1828.

BYRON'S (LORD) LETTERS AND JOURNALS, with Notices of his Life, by Thomas Moore, 3 vols. 8vo., illustrated with 44 Engravings by the Findens, from Designs by Turner, Stanfield, &c., elegantly half bound morocco, marbled edges, in the best style, by Hayday, 1l. 8s. 1833.

CARTER'S (MATT.) HONOR REDIVIVUS, or the Analysis of Honor and Armory, reprinted with many Useful and Necessary Additions. Small 8vo., best edition, elegantly bound in russia, extra, marble edges, fine front., and engraved title, with numerous other engravings, a very choice copy, 10s. 6d. 1673.

CICERONIS OPERA OMNIA QUÆ EXTANT IN LECTIONES A LAMBINI. 4 vols., in 2., thick folio; calf, very neat. 10s. 6d. Coloniæ, 1616.

CICERO'S WORKS, consisting of his Letters to his Familiars and Friends by Melmoth. Two Last Pleadings Against Verres, by Kelsal, Epistles to Atticus, Essay on Old Age, Essay on Friendship, with Middleton's Life of Cicero. 3 thick vols. royal 8vo., half calf, new, and very neat. 12s. 6d. 1816.

CLARENDON'S (EDWARD EARL OF) HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND, begun in the year 1641, 3 vols. folio, calf, very neat, port, 1l. 1s. Oxford, 1702.

COPPER-PLATE MAGAZINE.—A Monthly Treasure for the Admirers of the Imitative Arts, 4to., half bound, uncut, embellished with 125 fine portraits of Eminent English Authors, and celebrated Views of Scenes from Ancient and Modern History, and Men, Antiquities, Public Buildings, and Gentlemen's Seats. 18s. 6d. 1778.

DE REAL (M.) LA SCIENCE DU GOUVERNEMENT, Ouvrage de Morale, de Droit, et de Politique, qui contient les principes du commandment et de l'obéissance. 8 vols. 4to. French calf, gilt., 15s. Aix-la-Chapelle.

DISSERTATION SUR LES STATUES Appartenantes à la Fable de Nôbe. Imp. 4to. 18 fine Plates. 10s. 6d. Florence, 1779.

DOW'S HISTORY OF HINDOSTAN, from the Earliest Times to the Death of Akbar, translated from the Persian of Mahommed Casim Perishta, of Delhi, with a Dissertation on the Brahmins. 3 vols, 4to. Map and Plates. Calf, gilt, very neat. 10s. 6d. 1770-72.

DUBOIS (J.P.L.), VIES DES GOUVERNEURS GENERAUX, avec L'Abrège de L'Histoire des Establissements Hollandois, aux Indes Orientales. 4to. Calf, neat, illustrated with nearly 30 Vignette Portraits of Governors of Batavia, and 34 maps and Plans, finely executed; a very scarce Work. 12s. 6d. La Laye, 1763.

DUNLOP'S (J.) HISTORY OF FICTION, being a Critical Account of the most Celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the Earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the Present Day. 3 vols. crown 8vo. Calf, gilt, marble edges. 15s. 1815.

EDEN'S (THE HONORABLE MISS) PORTRAITS OF THE PRINCES AND PEOPLE OF INDIA. Drawn on Stone by L. Dickenson, Folio. Half-bound morocco. 24 fine Engravings. 1l. 5s.

FOY'S GENERAL HISTORY OF THE WARS IN THE PENINSULA UNDER NAPOLEON, to which is prefixed a View of the Political and Military State of the four Belligerent Powers. Published by the Countess Foy. 2 vols. 8vo., half calf, extra, marble edges, fine portrait, 10s. 6d. 1827.

FREEMASONS' (THE) QUARTERLY REVIEW, from its commencement in 1834, to the Year 1847, inclusive. 14 vols. 8vo. Newly and elegantly half bound, purple calf, backs emblematically tooled, only 3l. 10s. 1834-47.

GALLERY OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PORTRAITS, with Memoirs by various distinguished Writers. 7 vols. imp. 8vo., cloth, uncut, top edges gilt. 168 fine Portraits. An early copy. 3l. 13s. 6d. Knight, 1833-7.

GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, from its Commencement in 1833 to 1843. 12 vols. 8vo. Half calf, gilt, maps, charts, and plans. 3l. 3s. 1833-43.

HALL'S (Mrs. S.C.) MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S EVE, a Fairy Tale of Love. 8vo., bound in richly gilt cloth, elegantly printed, and illustrated by numerous very beautiful engravings, from designs by Maclise, Stanfield, Chreswich, Ward, Frost, Paton, Topham, Kenny Meadows, Fairbolt, Franklin, and other celebrated artists. 14s. 4d. 1848.

HARLEIAN (THE) COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, consisting of Authentic English Writers which have not been collected before. 2 vols. folio. Many Plates. Calf, very neat. 18s. 6d. 1745.

HISTOIRE GENEALOGIQUE DE LA MAISON DE BEAUVAU JUSTIFIEE PAR TILTRES HISTOIRES ET AUTRES BONNES PREUVES, PAR SCEVOLE ET LOUYS DE SAINCTE MARKE. Folio, calf, neat. Engravings of arms, and a long MS. note by Sir Egerton Brydges. 10s. 6s. Paris, 1626.

LA LANDE (M. DE) DES CANEUX DE NAVIGATION, et Specialement du Canal de Languedoc, large folio; numerous plates, half bound, uncut. 12s. 6d. Paris, 1778.

LOUTHERBOURG'S (J. DE) ROMANTIC AND PICTURESQUE SCENERY OF ENGLAND AND WALES, with Historical and Descriptive Accounts in French and English of the several Places of which Views are given. Large folio. 18 Engravings, beautifully coloured in imitation of Water Colour drawings. 1l. 1s. 1805.

MACKINTOSH (SIR JAMES) MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF. Edited by Robert James Mackintosh, Esq. 2 vols. 8vo.; fine port., calf, gilt, very neat. 16s. 1836.

MARKHAM'S (F.) BOOK OF HONOUR, or Five Decades of Epistles of Honour. Folio; half calf, very neat, and curious. 10s. 6d. 1625.

MILLE'S (T.) NOBILITAS POLITICA VEL CIVILIS PERSONAS SCILICET DISTINGUENDI ET AB ORIGINE INTER GENTES EX PRINCIPUM GRATIA NOBILITANDI FORMA. Folio, half calf, neat, fine plates by Hollar. 12s. 6d. 1608.

MORGAN'S (SYLVANUS) ARMILOGIA SIVE ARS CHROMOCRITICA—The Language of Arms by the Colours and Metals. Small 4to. Numerous plates of arms. Calf, neat. 10s. 6d. 1666.

NICOLAS' (SIR N. HARRIS) HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT, AND OF THE EXPEDITION OF HENRY THE FIFTH INTO FRANCE, to which is added the Roll of the Men at Arms in the English Army. 8vo.; first edition, scarce; coloured Frontispiece of Banners borne at the Battle of Agincourt. 15s. 1827.

NICOLAS' (SIR N. HARRIS) TESTMENTA VETUSTA, being Illustrations from Wills of Ancient Manners, Customs, Dresses, &c., from the Reign of Henry the Second to the Accession of Queen Elizabeth. 2 vols. royal 8vo., front, &c. 15s. 1826.

NISBET'S ESSAY ON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN USE OF ARMORIES, showing their Origin, the Method of Composing them, with an Index explaining Terms of Blazon. Small 4to., calf, neat, plates. 10s. 6d. 1718.

NOTTINGHAM:—DICKINSON'S (W.) Antiquities, Historical, Architectural, Chorographical and Itinerary in Nottinghamshire and the adjacent Counties, containing the History of Southwell. 4to., half calf, gilt, map, 23 plates, and tables of pedigrees. 12s. 6d. 1801.

OCKLEY'S (SIMON) HISTORY OF THE SARACENS, illustrating the Religion, Rites, Customs, and Manner of Living of that Warlike People. 2 vols. royal 8vo., large and thick paper, old calf, gilt. 12s. 6d. 1718.

 

This copy appears to have belonged to the Author's family; a note states it to be "Mary Ockley's Book."

SHAKESPEARE ALBUM; a Series of One Hundred and Seventy Illustrations from the Plates to Boydell's Edition of Shakespeare, as published to the Edition edited by Valpy. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, gilt, 12s. 6d.; or elegantly bound in morocco, gilt edges, richly tooled back and sides. 16s. 1834.

But a very small number of copies were printed for sale in this form.

TAYLOR (WM., of Norwich), MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF, containing his correspondence of many Years with R. Southey, Esq. Edited by J. W. Roberts, Esq. 2 thick vols. 8vo., fine port. 10s. 6d. 1843.

Valuable material in aid of the literary history of the nineteenth century.

THIERRY'S (A.) HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS, with its Causes from the Earliest Period, and its Consequences to the Present Time. 3 vols. 8vo., half calf, very neat. 10s. 6d. 1825.

WALSH (R.) WHITELAW, &c., HISTORY OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, its Annals, Antiquities, Ecclesiastical History, and Charters, with Biographical Notices of its Eminent Men. 2 vols. 4to. Half-calf, gilt. Map, and numerous fine Plates. 15s. 1818.

WELLESLEY (RICHARD, MARQUIS OF), MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF, comprising numerous Letters and Documents now first published from Original MSS. By R. R. Pearce, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo., half calf, full gilt, new, and neat, fine portrait. 16s. 6d. 1845.

WHITE'S (GILBERT) NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, with the Naturalist's Calendar, and Notes by Capt. Brown. 12mo. Very neatly bound, calf, extra marble edges, numerous Engravings. 4s. 6d. 1845.

WILBERFORCE (WILLIAM), THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF, edited and arranged by his Sons, the Rev. R. T. Wilberforce and the Rev. Sam. Wilberforce. 5 vols. crown 8vo. Portraits, &c. Half calf, neat, full gilt. 1l. 4s. 1838.

WILLIAM III., LETTERS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE REIGN OF, from 1696 to 1708, addressed to the Duke of Shrewsbury, by James Vernon, Esq., Secretary of State, now first published from the Originals, edited by G.P.R. James, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo. New half calf, full gilt, very handsome copy, fine portrait. 16s. 1841.

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