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101 BOURNE'S (J. C.) The GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY; a History and Description of, including its Geology, 50 large tinted drawings on stone of Viaducts, Bridges, Scenery, &c. impl. folio, hf. morocco, gilt edges, £1. 58 (pub. £4. 14s 6d) 1846 102 BOUTELL'S (Rev. C.) MONUMENTAL BRASSES of England; a series of 149 Engravings upon Wood from valuable Memorials, with Descriptive Notices, LARGE PAPER, printed in FOLIO, (a very handsome book, ranging in size with Dugdale, &c.) hf. morocco,

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The amount of information conveyed in moderate compass, in the above attractive work, renders this collection of examples of Costume, of Decorative Design, and of Heraldry, highly acceptable. They are marked by minute and faithful exactness, and their variety is striking."-Archaeol. Journal.

103 BOWRING'S (Sir J.) KINGDOM and PEOPLE of SIAM, with a Narrative of the Mission to that country in 1855, with map, coloured plates, and engravings on steel, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, scarce, 16s 6d 1857 104 BRAGGE'S (Francis) WORKS, complete, new edition, 5 vols. thick 8vo. boards, 12s 6d Oxford, 1833 105 BRAND'S (J.) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE; History and Antiquities of, with an Account of the Coal Trade, large map and numerous fine engravings of buildings, monuments, coins, &c. by Fittler and others, 2 vols. roy. 4to. half calf neat, £1. 8s 106 BRANDE (W. T.) and Cox's DICTIONARY of SCIENCE, Literature, and Art, BEST EDITION, 3 thick vols. 8vo. new hf. russia, £2. 18s 1865-7 107 BRANDON'S (R. and J. A.) ANALYSIS of GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, with 700 Examples of Doorways, Windows, &c. and Remarks on the several Details of an Ecclesiastical Edifice, 2 vols. royal 4to. cloth, £2. 15s

1789

1860 108 BRANDON'S (R. and J. A.) ENGLISH PARISH CHURCHES, illustrated in 160 fine plates of Plans and Elevations of the most admired specimens, with Descriptions, 2 large vols. roy. 8vo. cloth, £1. 10s 1858 109 BRANDON'S (R. and J. A.) OPEN TIMBER Roors of the Middle Ages, Perspective and Working Drawings of the best varieties of Church Roofs, with Descriptions, roy. 4to. cloth, £l. 88 1860 110 BRENTON'S (Capt.) NAVAL HISTORY of Great BRITAIN, greatly enlarged edition, with numerous portraits of distinguished Officers, Plans of Battles, fe. 2 thick vols. 8vo. cloth, 98

1837

A standard and esteemed chronicle of the triumphant exploits of the British Navy.

111 BRIGHT'S (Right Hon. J.) SPEECHES on Questions of Public Policy, edited by J. E. T. Rogers, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 14s (pub. £1. 5s) 1868 112 BRITISH MUSEUM MARBLES; Illustrations and Descriptions of the Ancient Marbles by TAYLOR COMB, parts 1 and 2 in one vol. 4to. with 62 fine engravings, hf. russia gilt, 12s 6d

1812-15

113 BRITISH POETS, from CHAUCER to CoWPER, including Translations, edited with Dr. Johnson's Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, and Additional Lives by A. CHALMERS, 21 large and closely printed vols. roy. 8vo. & FINE COPY, calf gilt, marbled leaves, contents lettered, £6. 158 1810 114 BRITISH POETS from JONSON to BEATTIE; Select Works of the, with Biographical and Critical Prefaces by Dr. Aikin, 8vo. bright hf. calf gilt, 9s 6d (1831) 115 BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW, complete from its commencement in Feb. 1845 to Oct. 1855, 22 vols. 8vo, hf. calf neat, £3. 10s 1845-55

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The examples in this work are arranged chronologically, thus shewing the progressive and almost imperceptible changes of the styles. 117 BRITTON (J.) and PUGIN'S PUBLIC BUILDINGS of LONDON; Illustrations of the, nearly 150 fine engravings by Le Keux, &c. with Historical and Descriptive Accounts, 2 vols. rǝy. 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, £1. 4s 1825-3 Includes the most ample illustrations and descriptions of St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the late Houses of Parliament, Carlton Palace, Buckingham Palace, &c. 118 BROCKETT (J. T.) GLOSSARY of NORTH COUNTRY WORDS, with their Etymologies and Affinities, and Notices of Local Customs and Superstitions, post 8vo. calf gilt, scarce, 10s 6d

Newcastle, 1825 119 BROGDEN'S (J.) LITURGY and RITUAL of the Church of England and Ireland; Illustrations of the, selected from the Works of Eminent Divines who lived during the XVIIth Century, 3 vols. post 8vo. calf antique, 16s (pub. £1. 78)

1842

120 BROOK'S (B.) LIVES of the PURITANS, from the Reformation under Q. Elizabeth to 1662, 3 vols. 8vo. boards, 15s

1813

121 BROOKE'S (R.) DISCOVERIE of CERTAINE ERROURS published in CAMDEN'S BRITANNIA, 1594, with Camden's answer, and Brooke's Reply, edited by J. ANSTIS, Garter King at Arms, plate, sm. 4to. calf gilt, 88 6d

1724

122 BROUGHAM'S (Lord) Inquiry into the COLONIAL POLICY of the European Powers, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 10s 6d Edinb. 1803

A large portion of this very scarce work relates to America, and contains an elaborate resumé of the policy of the Spanish, English, French, and Colonial Governments.

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1837

124 BRYDGES' (Sir E.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries, portraits, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. calf neat, 98 6d

1834

125 BRYDGES' (Sir H. J.) Account of the MISSION to PERSIA in 1807-11; with a brief History of the Wahauby, plates on India paper, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth,

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This work contains a great deal of curious information on the Agriculture. Arts, Commerce, Superstitions, &c. of the Hindoo8. 127 BUCKLE'S (H. T.) History of CIVILIZATION in ENGLAND, large type edition, 2 vols. 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, £1. 158

1858-61

One of the most remarkable, valuable, and interesting works of the present age.

128 BUFFON (G. L.) et DAUBENTON, HISTOIRE NATURELLE, génerale et particulière, with portrait and illustrated by maps, and SEVERAL HUNDRED COLOURED PLATES of Birds, Quadrupeds, Serpents, &c. 19 vols. 4to. hf. russia, (a cheap set) £3. 15s

Amst. et Dord. 1766-99 129 BULWER'S (Sir H. L.) HISTORICAL CHARACTERS; Talleyrand, Cobbett, Mackintosh, and Canning, fourth edition, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d (pub. £1. 10s)

1868

130 BUNN'S (A.) OLD ENGLAND and NEW ENGLAND, in a Series of Views taken on the Spot, fronts. 2 vols. post 8vo. in one, cloth, 4s 6d 1853

131 BUNYAN'S (John) WHOLE WORKS, with Introductions, Notes, and Life by G. OFFOR, portrait and steel engravings, 3 large vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, £1. 5s

1857

The first complete edition, carefully collated and printed from the Author's own editions.

132 BURGON'S (J. W.) LIFE and TIMES of Sir THOMAS GRESHAM, including Notices of many of his Contemporaries, with fine portrait and engravings on INDIA PAPER, numerous woodcuts and facsimile of writing, LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. roy. 8vo. morocco, gilt leaves, 148 1839 133 BURGHLEY (W. Cecil, Lord) MEMOIRS of the LIFE and ADMINISTRATION of, and View of the Times in which he lived, by Dr. Nares, portraits and facsimiles of Writing, 3 vols. 4to. cloth, uncut, 10s 6d

1828-31

"A publication of the highest national interest, and a great and valuable accession to our knowledge of English History, at a period when that history is most important."-Athenæum. 134 BURKE'S (Right Hon. E.) WORKS COMPLETE, with Biographical and Critical Introduction by Henry Rogers, portrait after Sir J. Reynolds, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. bright calf gilt, £1. 5s

1842 Burke's Speeches are read with just as much interest now, and will be throughout all time, as when they were first given to the world."

135 BURKE'S (J. B.) ANECDOTES of the ARISTOCRACY, and Episodes in Ancestral Story, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d

1849

136 BURN'S (J. H.) Descriptive Catalogue of the LONDON TRADERS, TAVERN, and COFFEE-HOUSE TOKENS, current in the Seventeenth Century; presented to the Library of the Corporation of London, by H. Beaufoy, portrait and plate, 8vo. cloth, 7s 1853 Printed for the use of the Members of the Corporation of the City of London.

1846

137 BURN'S (J. S.) HISTORY of HENLEY-ON-THAMES, in the County of Oxford, with tinted plates, woodcuts and pedigrees, 8vo. cloth, 9s 6d 1861 138 BURN'S (J. S.) History of the French, Walloon, Dutch, and other FOREIGN PROTESTANT REFUGEES settled in England from the Reign of Hen. VIII. to the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, with Appendix of Charters, woodcuts, 8vo. cloth, 9s 6d 139 BURNET'S (Bp.) MEMOIRES of the LIVES and ACTIONS of James and William, DUKES of HAMIL TON and CASTLEHERALD, with portraits of both Dukes by White, and of K. Charles I. by Faithorne, fine impressions, folio, recently bound in morocco antique, bevelled boards, gilt edges, (some leaves slightly discoloured at one corner), £1. 1s

1677

In this work will be found an account of the Civil Wars of Scotland, 1625-52, with many letters, instructions and other papers written by K. Charles I.

140 BURNEY'S (Dr. C.) HISTORY of MUSIC, from the Earliest Ages, with a Dissertation on the Music of the Ancients. beautiful engravings by Bartolozzi, from designs by Cipriani, 4 vols. 4to. a fine copy, newly bound in hf. crimson morocco extra, top edges gilt, SCARCE IN THIS STATE, £7. 78 141 BURNS' (R.) POETICAL WORKS, Correspondence, &c. with Life by ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, portrait and vignettes, 8 vols. fcap. 8vo. cloth, £1. Is 1834

1779

Uniforin with the portable editions, in good readable type, of Byron, Cowper, Southey, &c.

142 BURNS (R.) POEMS, LETTERS, and LAND of, with a Memoir, and Notices critical and biographical, by Allan Cunningham, with numerous engravings after Bartlett and Allom, 2 vols. 4to. hf. calf neat, (some of the plates slightly foxed), £1. 5s (1840) 143 BURTON'S (R.) ANATOMY of MELANCHOLY, with the Satyrical Preface and Life, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 12s 6d

1827

"A storehouse of learning, interspersed with quaint observations and witty illustrations."

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145 BURTON'S (Capt. R. F.) MISSION to the KING of DAHOME, with Notices of the so-called "Amazons." the Grand Customs, Human Sacrifices, &c. fronts. 2 vols. post svo. cloth, 8s 6d 1864

146 BURTON'S (W.) LEICESTERSHIRE; its History, Antiquities, Armoury, and Genealogy, enlarged edition, map and engravings of arms, folio, calf, good copy, £1. 6s Lynn, 1777 147 BURY (Baroness B. de) GERMANY AS IT IS; or Personal Experiences of its Courts, Camps, and People, in Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Hungary, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 5s 6 (pub. £1. 8s) 1851 A work that will be found very interesting at the present time.

148 BUTLER'S (S.) HUDIBRAS, with annotations by Grey, BALDWYN'S FINE EDITION, printed in large type, numerous beautiful vignettes, 3 vols. 1819Genuine POETICAL REMAINS, with Select Characters in Prose, Notes by Thyer, portraits and humourous engravings, 1827-together 4 vols. 8vo. new hj. morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, £1. 18s

1819-27

149 BYRON'S (Lord) WORKS, including the suppressed Poems, a beautifully printed edition, with portrait and facsimile letter, roy. 8vo. green Turkey morocco, gilt edges, 10s 6d Paris, 1828

150 BYRON'S (Lord) POETICAL WORKS, with Lafe and illustrative Notes, by W. Anderson, and an extensive series of highly finished portraits and Views after C. Stanfield, Turner, Harding, &c. 2 vols. royal 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 188 Fullarton & Co. n.d. 151 CALAMY'S (Dr. E.) CONTINUATION of the AcCOUNT of the Ministers, Lecturers, Masters, and Fellows of Colleges, and Schoolmasters, who were ejected and silenced after the Restoration in 1660, by or before the ACT of UNIFORMITY, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, scarce, 10s 6d

1727

152 CALLIMACHI HYMNI et EPIGRAMMATA, Gr. recensuit et cum Notarum Delectu edidit C. J. Blomfield, 8vo. russia extra, gilt leaves, 6s 6d Lond. 1815 153 CALVIN'S (J.) HARMONIE upon the EVANGELISTS, with the Commentarie, translated by Paget, very thick sm. 4to. old calf, 8s 6d

1584

154 CAMBRIAN JOURNAL; published under the auspices of the Cambrian Institute, complete from the commencement to Sept. 1865, engravings, 10 vols. 1854-65 8vo. hf. calf, and 3 parts, £4. 15s

155 CAMPBELL'S (Lord) LIVES of the CHIEF JUsTICES of England, from the Norman Conquest, 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, 12. 2s 1849-58

156 CANNING'S (Rt. Hon. G.) SPEECHES, edited with Life, by Therry, portrait, 6 vols. 8vo. hf. russia, £2. 10s 1828 157 CANOVA (Ant.) OPERE DI SCULTURA e di Plastica, descritte da Isabella ALBRIZZI, with above 100 engravings illustrating the works of this master, 4 vols. 8vo. in wrappers, 10s 6d Pisa, 1822

1854

158 CARDAN (Jerome) The LIFE of GIROLAMO CARDANO, of Milan, Physician, by Henry Morley, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 6s 6d (pub. 18s) 159 CARLETON'S (W.) TRAITS and STORIES of the IRISH PEASANTRY, with Autobiographical Introduction and Explanatory Notes, embellished with numerous spirited etchings and woodcuts, 2 vols. in one, thick 8vo. cloth, 9s 6d

1860

"Admirably, truly, intensely Irish; never were the outrageous whimsicalities of that strange, wild, imaginative people so characteristically described."-BLACKWOOD,

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162 CARTIER'S (E.) LIFE of BEATO ANGELICO DA FIESOLE (the "Artist Saint"), of the Order of FriarPreachers, with Introduction on the Principles of Christian Art, translated from the French, front. post 8vo. cloth, 7s 6d

FULLY

1865 163 CASSIN'S (J.) MAMMALIA and ORNITHOLOGY of the United States Exploring Expedition, roy. 4to. cloth, with impl. folio Atlas of 53 large and BEAUTICOLOURED ENGRAVINGS of Mammals and Birds, bound in half morocco, 2 vols. £7. 10s (pub. £18. 18s) Philadelphia, 1858 A most beautiful and interesting book; most of the plates eontin two or more figures of Mammals and Birds chiefly in their fall natural size.

164 CATALOGUE of HIBBERT's extensive and valu

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1829

added in MS. 8vo. boards, 6s 6d 165 CATALOGUE of Dr. KLOSS' (of Frankfort) extensive LIBRARY (very rich in Fifteeners and early Literature and MSS.) many of the books containing annotations by P. Melancthon, with facsimiles of his writing. (20 days' sale) 8vo. calf gilt, (formerly belonging to Beriah Botfield, Esq. with his autograph)

1835

43 6d 166 CAVENDISH'S (G.) LIFE of CARDINAL WOLSEY, edited from the original MS. with Notes and Illustrations by S. W. SINGER, with facsimile of writing. plates, and fine portraits after Holbein, 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 98 6d

1827 167 CAXTON.-THE STATUTES OF HENRY VII. an exact facsimile, from the very rare original, printed by Caxton in 1489, edited with Notes and Introduction by John Rae, 4to. hf. Roxburghe binding, £1. 6s 6d

1869

Both as regards the subject matter and the typography of this

werk, a considerable amount of interest attaches to it. The statutes are those which were enacted in the first three Parliaments of ilenry VII. and form the carliest collection of English laws eter printed, while the work is supposed to be one of the last published by Caxton. Only three complete copies are known to exist. 168 CAYLUS (Comte de) RECUEIL D'ANTIQUITÉS Egyptiennes, Etrusques, Grecques et Romaines, avec Supplément, with upwards of 600 engravings, exhibiting several thousand figures, 7 vols. 4to. a very nice copy in old mottled calf extra, gilt edges, £3. 15s Paris, 1761, etc. "L'Ouvrage du Comte de Caylus est précieux par le Grand nombre des monuments qu'il reproduit "-Brunet. 169 CAYLUS (Comte de) ses ŒUVRES BADINES Complettes, portrait and engravings, 12 vols. 8vo. neatly bound, gilt, £1. 10s Amst. 1787 170 CERVANTES' DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA, nueva Edicion corregida por la REAL ACADEMIA ESPANOLA, with many fine engravings, 4 vols. royal 4to. sewed, CLEAN AND UNCUT, £3. 3s Madrid, Ibarra, 1780 "Cette édition est un vrai chef-d'œuvre typographique." 171 CERVANTES' DON QUIXOTE, translated by MorTEUX, with Notes and Life by J. G. LOCKHART, 5 vols. post 8vo. hf. calf neat, £1. 108 Edin. 1822

Brunet.

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A Satirical Poem on Print Collectors, written in ridicule of Caulfield's Calcographiana. 174 CHALMERS' (A.) GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, with an Account of the Lives and Writings of the most Eminent Persons in every Nation, 32 vols. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, only £3. 15s-very cheap 1812-17 "No good library can possibly be considered complete without the excellent Biographical Dictionary of Chalmers." 175 CHALMERS' (G.) CALEDONIA or an Account, Historical and Topographical, of North Britain from the most ancient times, with a Dictionary of Places Chorographical and Philological, large map, 3 thick vols. 4to. newly bound in polished calf extra, gilt tops, edges uncut, £8. 108

1807-24

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Bannatyne Club, Edinb. 1817-41-45

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The work was edited and presented (in 1836) by T. Thomson, Esq., President of the Club.

177 CHAMBERS' (Sir W.) Treatise on CIVIL ARCHITECTURE, with Notes and an Examination of Grecian Architecture by Gwilt, portrait and 66 fine engravings, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, £1. 48

1825

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197 CLEGG'S (S., C. E.) MANUFACTURE and Distribution of COAL GAS; a Practical and Mechanical Treatise on the, illustrated by numerous woodcuts and 19 large plates from the working drawings, 4to. cloth, 128 6d

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1833

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192 CHURCHILL'S (Sir W.) DIVI BRITANNICI, being Remarks upon the LIVES OF ALL THE KINGS of this Isle from the Year of the World 2855 to A.D. 1660, plates of the Arms of the Britons, Romans, Sarons, Danes, &c. fol. hf. morocco, 78 6d

1675

This work was written by the father of the great Duke of Marlborough.

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196 CLARENDON and ROCHESTER Correspondence, with the Diary of Lord Clarendon, from 1687 to 1690, edited from the Original MSS. with Notes, by S. W. SINGER, portraits, engravings, and numerous facsimiles of autographs, 2 vols. 4to. hf. calf neat, 16s 6d

1828

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1841

198 CLEVELAND'S (Mr., Natural Son of Oliver Cromwell) LIFE and ENTERTAINING ADVENTURES, written by himself, third edition. 4 vols. 12mo. sprinkled calf extra, marbled and gilt leaves, old style, by Riviere, 1. 108 1760

Gives a particular account of his unhappiness in love, marriage, friendship, &c., and his great sufferings in Europe and America; also some curious particulars of Oliver's history and amours, and several remarkable passages in the reign of K. Charles II never before made public.

199 CLIVE (Lord) LIFE of, collected from the Family Papers, by SIR J. MALCOLM, with portrait and map, 3 vols. 8vo. hf. calf neat, 188

1836

200 CODE NAPOLEON, verbally translated by Bryant Barrett, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, very scarce, £1. 1s 1811

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1733

1831

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1820

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1804

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1807

215 CORNEILLE (P.) ŒŒUVRES COMPLÈTES, avec les Notes de tous les Commentateurs, (édition rédigée par Parelle) handsomely printed, with portrait, 12 vols. 8vo. maroon morocco, gilt leaves, BEST EDITION, £2. 108 Paris, 1824 216 CORNWALL; ASSESSIONABLE MANORS in the Duchy of.-AWARDS of COMMISSIONERS under the Act, 7th and 8th of Victoria, cap. 105, thick obl. impl. folio, accompanied by the elaborate LARGE COLOURED AWARD MAPS, comprised in 75 sheets, bound in an atlas folio volume-together 2 vols. hf. morocco, gilt edges, £3. 3s

(1845-6) 217 COSTELLO'S (L. S.) PILGRIMAGE to AUVERGNE, from Picardy to Le Velay, with tinted plates, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 68 1842 218 COSTUMES, MANNERS and CUSTOMS; a Collection of Works illustrating various Countries, and containing a Series of 295 Engravings ACCURATELY COLOURED, with Descriptions in English and French, 6 vols. folio, uniformly whole bound in grained maroon morocco extra, gilt leaves and borders, £6. 68 1800-18

Comprising:-Costume of China, with 60 engravings; the Punishments of China, with 22 plates; Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by 73 engravings; Costume of Turkey, 60 plates; Military Costume of Turkey, with 30 engravings; Costume of the States of the House of Austria, illustrated by 50 engravings. 219 COSTUMES of CHINA, 60 FINELY COLOURED engravings from Drawings by Native Artists, of the Chinese in their habits and occupations, with Descriptions in English and French, by G. H. Mason, folio, russia gilt, 16s

1800 220 COSTUMES of HINDOSTAN, by B. Solvyns, 60 FINELY COLOURED engravings exhibiting Costumes, Amusements, Employments, &c. with Descrip.ions in English and French, folio, morocco, gilt leaves, £1. Is

1805

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224 COWPER'S (W.) LIFE and Letters, with Remarks on Epistolary Writers by W. HAYLEY, portrait, 4 vols. 8vo. nice copy in green morocco, gilt leaves, (presentation copy from the author, with inscription), 158

1812

225 COXE'S (P.) SOCIAL DAY, a Poem, with 32 beautiful line engravings, chiefly by J. Scott, roy. 8vo. calf gilt, 158 1823 This handsome volume contains engravings after Wilkie, Stothard, Smirke, Cooper, Hill, and others. The exquisite plate of the "Broken Jar." by Wilkie, "the first plate executed on steel," has alone been sold for £3. 38.

226 COXE'S (W.) MEMOIRS of the DUKE of MARLBOROUGH, with his Original Correspondence, portraits, maps and military plans, 3 vols. 4to. boards, uncut, 128 6d

818

227 COXE'S (W.) MONMOUTHSHIRE; Historica Tour in, with large map, and above 80 engravings, comprising Plans, Portraits, and Views after the Drawings of SIR R. COLT HOARE, by W. Byrne, Harding, &c. fine impressions, 2 vols. 4to. calf gilt, £1. 188 1801 228 COXES (W.) SHREWSBURY CORRESPONDENCE ; Private and Original Correspondence of the Duke of Shrewsbury with King William, the Leaders of the Whig Party and other distinguished Statesmen (1689171) illustrated with Narratives, historical and biographical, from Original MSS. portrait, 4to. boards, 1821 229 CRABBE'S (G.) POETICAL WORKS, (Borough, Tales of the Hall, Tales, &c.) portrait, roy. 8vo. boards, 5s Paris, 1829 230 CRAIK'S (G. L.) ROMANCE of the PEERAGE, or Curiosities of Family History, ports. 4 vols. post 8vo. cloth, fl. 1s (pub. £2. 2s)

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233 CROWE (J. A) and CAVALCASELLE'S EARLY FLEMISH PAINTERS; Notices of their Lives and Works, with numerous illustrations, post 8vo. cloth, 98 1857

234 CUNNINGHAM'S (Allan) TRADITIONAL TALES of the English and Scottish Peasantry, 2 vols. fcap. 8vo. new hf. morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, scarce, 12s 6d

1822

235 CUNNINGHAM'S (P.) STORY of NELL GWYN, and the Sayings of Charles the Second, woodcuts, post 8vo. cloth, scarce, 5s d

1852 236 CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE; comprising "COCKS" or "CATCHPENNIES," Street Drolleries, Squibs, Broadsides on the Royal Family, Poetical Litanies. Dying Speeches, and Confessions, &c. &c. illustrated with the original woodcuts, 410. (ONLY 250 COPIES SO PRINTED) hf. roan, gilt to, £1. 1s; or, printed on toned paper, on one side only, and bound hf. morocco, gilt top, (ONLY 100 COPIES SO PRINTED) £1. 5s

1871

This curious volume comprises nearly 250 different publications, all of which are printed verbatim et lit ratim, in order to show in the most genuine state the character and quality of the literature produced expressly for the amusement of the lower The collection is arranged in four diviorders by street-authors. sions, which may be briefly described as-I. "Cocks" or "Catchpennies." II. Royalty and Political. III. Ballads on a Subject. IV. Dying Speeches and Confessional Papers.

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