BÉRANGER, JEAN PIERRE DE. Ma Biographie écrite par Béranger, avec un appendice et des notes; ornée d'un portrait en pied dessiné par Charlet, d'une photographie d'après le marbre de M. GeoffroyDechaume, et de huit gravures d'après Daubigny, Sandoz et Wattier. PARIS, Perrotin, 1860.

I vol. 8vo, half morocco.

BERKELEY, EVERARD. The World's Laconics; or the Best Thoughts of the Best Authors. In Prose and Poetry. With an introduction by Wm. B. Sprague. NEW YORK, 1853.

I vol. 12mo, cloth.

BERNARD, AUGUSTE. Geofroy Tory, peintre et graveur, premier imprimeur royal, reformateur de l'orthographe et de la typographie sous François 1er. Deuxième édition entièrement refondue. PARIS, Tross, 1865.

I vol. 8vo, printed upon vellum, woodcuts, red levant morocco with rich dentelle borders upon the exterior and interior. (Hardy-Mennil.)

BERNARD, PIERRE JOSEPH. Oeuvres de P. J. Bernard, ornées de gravures d'après les dessins de Prud'hon; la dernière estampe gravée par lui-même. PARIS, Didot l'aîné, 1797.

I vol. 4to, red morocco gilt.

BERNARDUS, S. De honestate vite. See ISIDORUS, S.

Sermoni vulgari devotissimi di sancto Bernardo, ridocti in lingua toscana. FIRENZE, impr. per L. Morgiani & G. di Maganza, 1495.

I vol. 4to, 120 leaves, half russia.

BERNI, FRANCESCO. Orlando Innamorato; translated into Prose, and interspersed with Extracts in the same stanza as the original, by W. S. Rose. EDINBURGH, 1823.

I vol. 8vo, tree calf.

BERQUIN, ARNOLD. Idylles. PARIS, 1775.

2 vols. 16mo, large paper, with 25 plates, calf.

BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM. Private Thoughts on Religion, and a Christian Life; with the Necessity and Advantage of frequent Communion. In two parts. New Edition, carefully revised. LONDON,

1853.

2 vols. in 1, 16mo, dark calf.

BEWICK, THOMAS. History of British Birds. The Figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. NEWCASTLE, 1797-1804.

2 vols. 8vo, red morocco.

First edition.

Select Fables; with Cuts, designed and engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and others, previous to the year 1784; together with a Memoir; and a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick. NEWCASTLE, 1820.

I vol. 8vo, large paper, half red morocco.

BEZA, THEODORE DE. Icones, id est veræ imagines virorum doctrina simul et pietate illustrium, ... quibus adjectæ sunt nonnullæ picturæ quas Emblemata vocant. GENEVE, J. Laonium, 1580. I vol. 4to, green levant morocco. (Chambolle-Duru.)

BIBLE. BIBLIA SACRA POLYGLOTTA, complectentia textus originales, hebraicum cum pentateucho samaritano, chaldaicum, græcum; versionumque antiquarum, samaritanæ, græce LXXII. interp., chaldaicæ, syriacæ, arabicæ, æthiopicæ, persicæ, vulg. lat. quicquid comparari poterat. Cum textuum et versionum orientalium translationibus latinis. Cum apparatu appendicibus, tabulis, variis lectionibus, annotationibus, etc. Edidit Brianus Waltonus. LONDINI, impr. Thom. Roycroft, 1657.

6 vols. folio, ruled, portrait by Lombart and plates by Hollar, blue morocco extra. (Bedford.)

A loyal copy of this valuable Polyglot.

Lexicon heptaglotton, hebraicum, chaldaicum, syriacum, samaritanum, æthiopicum, arabicum conjunctim; et persicum, separatim. Cui accessit brevis et harmonica grammaticæ omnium præcedentium linguarum delineatio. Authore Edmundo Castello. LONDINI, impr. Thom. Roycroft, 1669.

2 vols. folio, ruled, portrait by Faithorne, blue morocco extra. (Bedford.)

"This Lexicon embraces all the oriental languages in Walton's Polyglot, and is designed to complete it."- Lowndes.

BIBLIA SACRA POLYGLOTTA textus archetypos versionesque præcipuas ab ecclesia antiquitus receptas necnon versiones recentiores anglicanam, germanicam, italicam, gallicam, et hispanicam complectentia. Accedunt prolegomena in textuum archetyporum, ver

sionumque antiquarum crisin literalem auctore Samuele Lee. LONDINI, S. Bagster, 1831.

I vol. folio, brown morocco.

BIBLE. BIBLIA SACRA LATINA e translatione et cum præfationibus S. Hieronymi. (In fine:) Explicit biblia ipressa VENETIIS p Fraāciscu de hailbrun et Nicolau de frankfordia socios. M. CCCC. LXXVI.

1 vol. folio, 454 leaves, in 2 columns of 51 lines, original binding, with brass bosses and corners.

A perfect copy.

This rare edition has neither pagination nor catchwords, but the signatures are complete, and a running title designates the different books of the Bible. Following the colophon are 33 leaves containing a full table of Hebrew words.

BIBLIA SACRA LATINA e translatione et cum præfationibus S. Hieronymi. (In fine:) Explicit biblia impressa VENETIIS per Franciscum de hailbrun. M. CCCC. LXXX.

I vol. 4to, 469 leaves in 2 columns of 51 lines, brown levant mo

rocco.

Edition like the preceding in respect to pagination, catchwords, signatures, etc. This copy is beautifully printed upon vellum, and enriched with several borders and miniatures, painted in delicate colors heightened with gold. More than 200 initial capitals are also illuminated. Only one other copy upon vellum is known to exist, — that of the Bibliothèque impériale de Paris, described in Van Praet's Catalogue, Vol. I. p. 30.

BIBLIA INTEGRA: summata: distincta: supemēdata: utriusq: testamēti concordātiis illustrata. (In fine:) Explicita est biblia psens BASILEE suma lucubratione: per Johanem froben de Hammelburck. Anno nonagesimo-primo supra Millesimu quaterq cente-simū die vero vicesimaseptima Junii. [1491.]

1 vol. 8vo, 489 leaves in 2 columns of 56 lines, old calf. "La plus ancienne Bible qui ait paru en petit format est, je croix, celle de Bâle, par Jean Froben de Hammelburck, 1491, le 27 juin." — Brunet.

BIBLIA CU CONCORDANTIIS Veteris et Novi testamēti. Sanctus Hieronymus interpres Biblie. (In fine:) Per Anthoniu Koberger Nuremberge impssa. Anno post xpi nativitatē primo supra Millesimū et quingetesimü. (1501.)

1 vol. 4to, 434 leaves, in 2 columns, vellum.

BIBLIA CUM CONCORDANTIIS Veteris et Novi testamenti et sacroru canonum. (In fine:) Venetiis mādato et expēsis nobilis viri Luce antonii de giunta Floretini diligenter impressa anno dni 1519.

I vol. 8vo, with woodcuts, vellum.

BIBLE. BIBLIA SACRA, integru utriusq testamēti corpus cōplectes, diligēter recognita et emēdata. Cū concordātiis simul et argumētis. PARISIIS, ex off. Thielmanni Kerver, 1546.

I vol. 8vo, brown levant morocco, gilt and marbled edges.

BIBLIA SACRA ad optima quæque veteris, ut vocant, tralationis exemplaria summa diligentia, pariq fide castigata. LUGDUNI, apud Sebastianum Gryphium, anno a Christo nato MDL.

3 vols. folio, red morocco, gilt and gauffered edges. (Italian bind-
ing, old and rich.)

"Exemplaire du cardinal FARNÈSE, avec ses armes sur les plats." (Y.)
From the library of M. YEMENIZ, No. 3.

BIBLIA R. Stephanus lectori en tibi Bibliorū vulgata editio, in qua juxta Hebraicorum versuum rationem singula capita versibus distincta sunt ... Oliva Roberti Stephani, 1555.

I vol. 8vo, morocco in colors, gilt and gauffered edges. (Early
French binding.)

BIBLIA SACRA, ad optima quæque veteris, et vulgatæ translationis exemplaria summa diligentia, parique fide castigata. Cum hebraicorum, caldæorum et græcorum nominum interpretatione ; accesserunt indices copiosissimi. LUGDUNI, apud G. Rovillium, 1566.

I vol. folio, with woodcuts, old calf.

BIBLIA ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata. VENETIIS, apud hæred. N. Beuilaquæ, 1583.

I vol. with woodcuts, vellum.

BIBLIA SACRA vulgatæ editionis Sixti Quinti pont. max. jussu recognita atque edita. (Clementis VIII. auctoritate iterum revisa.) ROME, ex typog. apost. Vaticana, 1592.

I vol. folio, large paper, vellum.

Known as the Bible of Clement VIII.; it has 6 leaves of preliminary matter, 1131 pages, and an appendix containing the Prayer of Manasseh, and the Third and Fourth Books of Esdras.

BIBLIORUM SACRORUM vulgatæ versionis editio, jussu Christianissimi Regis ad institutionem serenissimi Delphini. PARISIIS, excudebat Fr. Amb. Didot natu maj., 1785.

2 vols. in 4, 4to, morocco mosaic in special design, lined with red morocco richly gilt, enclosed in chamois-lined cases. (Chambolle-Duru.)

One of 2 copies printed upon vellum.

From the library of M. YEMENIZ, No. 6.

BIBLE. SACRE SCRIPTURÆ veteris novæque omnia (græce). VENETIIS,

in adib. Aldi et Andrea soceri, 1518.

I vol. folio, large paper, dark blue morocco. (Simier.)

"Édition belle et très-rare de la version des Septante." — Renouard.
From the library of M. YEMENIZ, No. 2.

THE BYBLE IN ENGLYSHE, that is to saye the content of all the holy scrypture, bothe of ye olde and newe testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by ye dylygent studye of dyverse excellent learned men, expert in the forsayde tonges. Prynted by Rychard Grafton & Edward Whitchurch. [PARIS & LONDON,] 1539.

I vol. folio, with woodcuts, brown morocco. (Bedford.)

Fine copy of the First Edition of the Great Bible brought out under the superintendence of Thomas Crumwell, Earl of Essex. The first title-page is a facsimile from a later edition, as the Arms of Crumwell are effaced; but in all other respects this copy is perfect, agreeing in every particular with FRY'S collation.

THE BYBLE IN ENGLYSHE of the largest and greatest volume, auctorysed and apoynted by the commaundemente of oure moost redoubted Prynce, and soveraygne Lorde Kynge Henrye VIII. supreme heade of this his churche and Realme of Englande: to be frequented and used in every churche win this his sayd realme, accordynge to the tenour of his former Injunctions geven in that behalfe. Oversene and perused at the cōmaundemēt of the kynges hyghnes, by the ryghte reverende fathers in God Cuthbert bysshop of Duresme, and Nicolas bisshop of Rochester. LONDON, E. Whitchurch, 1541.

I vol. folio, with woodcuts, brown morocco. (Bedford.)

Cranmer's Bible issued in November, 1541.

This is a complete and genuine copy of the November issue, with the exception of the Prologue (3 leaves) which, according to FRY, is a reprint.

THE BYBLE, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are cōtayned the Olde and New Testamente, truly & purely trāslated into English, & nowe lately with greate industry & diligece recognised. LONDON, J. Daye and W. Seres, 1549.

I vol. folio, brown morocco.

Matthew's translation revised by Edmund Becke.

THE WHOLE BYBLE, that is the holye Scripture, of the olde and new Testament, faithfullye translated into Englyshe by Myles Cover