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1676 This Elizabethan translation is styled by Warton, "Shakespeare's Storehouse of learned history." See also Dr. Drake's Shakespeare and his Times.

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1813

680 REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua) LIFE and TIMES of, (1723-1792) with Notices of some of his Contemporaries, by C. R. LESLIE, R.A. and Toм TAYLOR, portraits and illustrations, 2 thick vols. 8vo. cloth, 188 6d Murray, 1865 681 RICHARDSON'S (C. J.) STUDIES from OLD ENGLISH MANSIONS, with their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate, &c. the four series complete, 140 large tinted plates of old existing Examples, with details, many finely colourel, 4 vols. roy. folio, hf. morocco, £6.68

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689 RITSON'S (J.) ROBIN HOOD, a collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads extant relating to this celebrated Outlaw, with Anecdotes of his Life, 58 woodcuts by BEWICK, 2 vols. post 8vo. fine tall copy, calf neat, scarce, £2. 12s 699 ROBERTS' (D.) SKETCHES in the HOLY LAND. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, upwards of 250 very beautiful plates in double tints, executed in the highest style of the art by Louis Haghe, with Descriptions by Dr. Croly, 6 vols. large impl. 8vo. bound in three, hf. morocco extra, gilt leaves, £4. 4s

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1852

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1846

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1847

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1819

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1858

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1814

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1707

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1861

SÄMMTLICHE WERKE, nicely printed in a readable type, and illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, 12 vols. cr. 8vo. in 6, ornamental cloth binding, £1. 1s Berlin, 1870 722 SCOTLAND. -BANNATYNE'S (R. Secretary to John Knox) JOURNAL of the TRANSACTIONS in SCOTLAND (1570-1573) during the Contest between the Adherents of Queen Mary and those of her Son, edited with preface by J. G. Dalyell, 8vo. new hf. morocco extra, gilt top, rough edges, 12s 6d Edin. 1806 Contains in addition, Letters from Secretary Maitland and the Earl of Mortoun, 1572; an Account of the Death of the Earl of Huntly, 1576; Confession of the Earl of Mortoun, 1581; and, Mutual Aggressions by the Contending Factions, 1570.

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1850

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1839

733 SCROPE'S (W.) ART of DEER STALKING, with an Account of the Nature and Habits of the Red Deer, and Description of the Scotch Forests, numer, ous tinted plates after Sir E. and C. Landseer, royal -1838 8vo. new hf. morocco extra, gilt edges, £1. 18 734 SEAMAN'S New Guide and COASTER'S COMPANION, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d 1862, &c. Containing Sailing Directions for the River Thames, North Sea, Cattegat, Baltic Sea, Gulfs of Finland and Bothuia, the White Sea, British Channel, Bristol and St. George's Channels, the South, West, and North Coasts of Ireland, the Hebrides, and the West

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1803

740 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, from the correct edition of I. REED, with Life, Dr. Johnson's Preface, and Farmer's Essay, portrait and numerous woodcuts from Thurston's designs, 12 vols. 12mo. calf, very neat, 188

1809 741 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS and POEMS, PICKERING's favourite LARGE TYPE EDITION, beautifully printed, portrait, 11 vols. post 8vo. half calf, contents lettered, £3. 38 Pickering, 1825 742 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, with Notes, original and selected, by S. W. SINGER, and Life by Symmons, printed by Whittingham, with 60 engravings on wood from Drawings by STOTHARD, CORBOULD, HARVEY, &c. 10 vols. 12mo. calf gilt, £2. 108 Chiswick, 1826

"Mr. Singer has produced a text, the accuracy of which cannot be surpa-sed in the present state of antiquarian and philological knowledge."

743 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, including his Doubtful Plays and Poems, C. KNIGHT'S LIBRARY EDITION, illustrated with numerous engravings, 12 vols. 8vo. calf extra, gilt leaves, contents lettered, nice copy, scarce, £5. 5s C. Knight, 1842 744 SHAKESPEARE'S TWENTY PLAYS, being the whole printed in Quarto during his Life, collated and published from the originals by G. Steevens, Vols. 1 and 2 only, containing I Plays, 8vo. hf. calf, 10s 1766 745 SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS Complete, from its Commencement to its Termination in 1853; the Contents Classified, 47 vols. 8vo. bound in 19, new hf. morocco, very neat, top edges gilt, £12. 128

1841-53

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Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners, with Dissertations on the Clowns, Fools, Morris Dancers, &c. many woodcuts, 2 thick vols. 8vo. good copy, calf gilt, £1.58

1807

748 SHAW (G.) and NODDER'S NATURALIST'S MISCELLANY, with general Indices, 828 FINELY COLOURED PLATES of Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shells, &c. with Descriptions in English and Latin, Vols. 1 to 19, roy. 8vo. hf. russia, £3. 3s-a cheap series 1790, &c. Justly esteemed for the accuracy displayed in the colouring of the plates. 749 SHERIDAN'S (R. Brinsley) SPEECHES, (17801808) with a Sketch of his Life, edited by a Constitutional Friend, handsome library edition, with portrait, 3 vols. 8vo. bright hf. calf gilt, 188 1842

750 SHERIDAN (R. Brinsley) MEMOIRS of the Life of, (1751-1816) by T. MOORE, with portrait and faosimile of writing, vols. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 10s 6d

1829

1825 751 SHIPP'S (Lieut. J.) MEMOIRS of his EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY CAREER in various parts of the Globe, port. 3 vols. post 8vo. boards, uncut, scarce, 98 752 SIDNEY'S (Hon. H.) DIARY and TIMES of K. CHARLES II. including his Correspondence with the Countess of Sunderland, &c. edited with Notes by Blencowe, portraits, and facsimiles of Autographs, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 78 (pub. £1. 8s)

1843

753 SIMEON'S (Rev. C.) WORKS complete, including his Hora Homileticæ, or Skeletons of Sermons, &c. best edition, with copious Index, by the REV. HARTWELL HORNE, 21 vols. 8vo. cloth, £2. 18s 1845

This excellent work, digested into one continued series forms a commentary upon every book in the Old and New Testament.

754 SINCLAIR on GRASSES:-HORTUS GRAMINEUS WOBURNENSIS ; An Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and Plants, 45 coloured engravings, roy. 8vo. boards, 158

1826

755 SISMONDI (G. C. de) STORIA delle REPUBLICHE ITALIANE, numerous portraits, 10 vols. 8vo. a beautiful copy in vellum gilt, in Hayday's best style, £2. 18s Capolago, 1844 756 SKELTON'S (Rev. P.) COMPLETE WORKS, with Life by Burdy, edited by the Rev. R. Lynam, 6 vols. 8vo. calf gilt, only 188

1824

LARGE PAPER COPY INTERLEAVED. 757 SLANG DICTIONARY (The), or the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "Fast" Expressions of High and Low Society, many with their Etymology, and a few with their History traced, front. LARGE PAPER, INTERLEAVED, 4to. hf. Roxburghe binding, top edge gilt, £1. 18 1869

Only 100 copies printed on this size of paper. 758 SLEIGH'S (J.) HISTORY of the ancient Parish of LEEK, Staffordshire, with a chapter on the Geology of the Neighbourhood, by T. Wardle, numerous engravings on wood, 8vo. cloth, 6s 6d Leek, 1862 759 SMEATON'S (J.) REPORTS, Estimates, and Treatises on Canals, Rivers, Harbours, Bridges, Lighthouses, Mills, Draining, &c. with portrait and 72 plates, 2 vols. 4to. in one, cloth, £2. 28 (pub., £3. 38)

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