6 AINSWORTH, WILLIAM HARRISON. A collection of Association Items relating to a Banquet given to Ainsworth by his Fellow-townsmen at Manchester, Sept. 15, 1881.

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1. A Beautiful Booklet of 8 pages containing Portrait, Biography and a Chronological List of Works. (This was given to each Guest.)

2. Menu Card of the occasion.

3. Invitation Card.

4. A. L. S. of 2 pp., 8vo, by Ainsworth, relating to the banquet and praising the merit and artistic beauty of "The Brochure" (No. 6).

6. A Brochure, entitled: "Banquet to William Harrison Ainsworth, Esq.," by James Crossley, F. S. A., and John Evans. Printed for private circulation (and limited to 40 copies).

All bound together in red morocco, 8vo.

$85.00

AKENSIDE, MARK. The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem. In three Books (ENGRAVED VIGNETTE). 4to, polished calf extra, gilt edges. London: R. Dodsley, 1744.

The First Edition. With the rare half-title.

$25.00

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THE FINEST COPY KNOWN OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS

OF GREAT BRITAIN

ALKEN, HENRY. The National Sports of Great Britain. [ENGRAVED TITLE-PAGES AND 50 COLOR PLATES BY HENRY ALKEN.] With Descriptions in English and French. Folio, preserved in THE ORIGINAL GREEN MOROCCO BINDING with emblematic Designs in gilt, g. e. London: Thomas McLean, 1820-21. $650.00

A SUPERB COPY in the original Binding with the two engraved title-pages (colored) dated 1820 and 1821. Probably unique in this wonderful state.

WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY ALKEN

ALKEN, HENRY. An Album, containing TEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND TWO ETCHINGS BY HENRY ALKEN FOR ILLUSTRATING JORROCK'S JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES. Laid in to 4to, and bound in full morocco extra, gilt edges. $500.00

ALKEN, HENRY. Alken's Characteristic Sketches of Shooting with Caricatures of Cockney Sporting. [TWELVE COLOR PLATES BY HENRY ALKEN.] Oblong, 8vo, original covers. London: J. Dickinson, 1826. $125.00

Extremely rare.

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ALKEN, HENRY. Fore's Hunting Sketches. A SERIES OF SIX COLORED PLATES DRAWN BY HENRY ALKEN AND ENGRAVED BY J. HARRIS. Oblong folio, original boards. London: Messrs. Fores, 1859.

$225.00

A BEAUTIFUL ALKEN BOOK WITH TWO ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

ALKEN, HENRY. Sporting Anecdotes. [A SERIES OF SIXTEEN COLOR PLATES BY HENRY ALKEN, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO ORIGINAL DRAWINGS (ONE COLORED). Oblong 4to, full margins, paper wrappers. London: R. Ackermann, 1833-37.

SOLD

The rarest of all Alken books. NOTE: A list of many Alken items not here mentioned will be sent on request.

AMARYLLIS. Consisting of such songs as are sung at the Public Theatres or Gardens, adapted for the Voice, Violin, Hauboy, etc., with a figured Bass for the Harpsichord, ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT. 2 vols. in one, 4to, with vignettes on titles and charming head-pieces to nearly every song, morocco extra, by F. Bedford. About 1750. $65.00

Very rare.

"THE LIFE OF A SPORTSMAN," IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING

[APPERLEY, C. J.] The Life of a Sportsman, by Nimrod. WITH THIRTY-SIX COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY HENRY ALKEN. 8vo, original blue cloth. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1842. $385.00

There are only a few copies known in the original blue cloth.

ANOTHER COPY. Full red levant morocco extra, with the original covers bound in, by Riviere. The plates in beautiful condition. London: 1842. $225.00

[APPERLEY, C. J.] Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. WITH NUMEROUS (COLORED) ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. ALKEN AND T. J. RAWLINS. 8vo, original cloth, g. e. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. $140.00

A beautiful copy in the original green cloth containing 18 colored plates.

ARNOLD, MATTHEW. Essays in criticism. 12mo, original cloth, uncut. London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1865. $35.00 PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "To Miss Faithfull with the author's thanks-Feb. 11th, 1865."

18 ARNOLD, MATTHEW. A French Eton; or, Middle Class Education and the State. 12mo, original cloth, uncut. London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1864.

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PRESENTATION COPY of the First Edition, inscribed: "From the

Author."

ARNOLD'S CHRONICLE OF LONDON, 1521

ARNOLD, RICHARD. Arnold's Chronicle or the Customs of London. In this boke is conteined ye names of the baylyfs Custose mayers and sherefs of ye cyte of london from the tyme of kynge Richard the fyrst & also the artycles of ye Chartour & Lybartyes of the same Cyte. And of the chartour and lybartyes of England with other dyuers maters good and necessary for euery cytezen to vnderstond and knowe.. [No place, date, or printer's name, but printed by Treveris, 1521.] Folio, black letter, bound by De Coverly in olive crushed levant morocco extra, gilt edges.

$325.00

*A perfect copy, and in fine condition, of this very rare book. This is the second edition, the first having been printed in Antwerp in 1503. There is no title page, and the book is printed in double columns. Size, 934 by 7 inches. Not in the Hoe sale.

AYRES, PHILIP. Emblemata Amatoria, Emblems of Love, etc. In four Languages. Dedicated to the Ladys. At the top of the engraved title: Cupids addresse to the Ladies. FINE IMPRESSIONS OF THE FORTY-FOUR COPPERPLATES, THE TEXT IS ALSO ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT ON COPPER. 12mo, brown crushed levant morocco extra, gold borders on sides, gilt edges by Ramage. London: R. Bently, 1683. $37.50

BACON, FRANCIS. Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable, Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. Published by William Rawley. Small 4to, purple levant morocco, with blind tooled centrepiece on sides, g. e. by Riviere. London: Printed by I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, 1629. $50.00

BACON, FRANCIS. The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon, One of her Majesties learned Counsell at Law, upon the Statute of Uses. Small 4to, olive levant morocco, g. e. by Riviere. London: Printed for Mathew Walbancke, and Laurence Chapman, 1642. $50.00

BAKER, SIR RICHARD. A Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Romans Government unto the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles [FINE IMPRESSION OF THE TITLE ENGRAVED BY WILLIAM MARSHALL AND OF THE PORTRAIT OF PRINCE CHARLES. Folio, crushed levant_morocco extra, gilt borders and centre decorations, gilt edges. London: Daniel Frere, 1643. $100.00

The First Edition, including many interesting particulars that were omitted from later editions. It contains a famous allusion to SHAKESPEARE. Halliwell-Phillipps could only obtain an imperfect copy.

BALE, JOHN. The Ymage of both Churches after the reuelacion of Saincte John the Euangelyst (BLACK LETTER) Small 4to, full levant morocco, gilt g. e. by De Coverly. (Colophon). Imprynted at London In Fletestrete By me John Wyer 1550.

$65.00

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AN EARLY ENGLISH BLACK LETTER BALLAD BALLADS. CROWLEY, ROBERT. The Confutation of the mishapen answer to the misnamed, wicked BALLADE, called the abuse of the blessed Sacrament of the Aultare piled by Robert Crowley, Anno 1548. Small 8vo, full brown levant morocco, g. e. by Francis Bedford. (Colophon) Imprinted at London by John Day and William Seres. (1548). $365.00 An additional interest is attached to this EXCESSIVELY RARE VOLUME by the circumstances that Hoggard's ballad, not otherwise known, is reprinted for the purpose of confuting it.

BALLADS. A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the best and most Ancient Copies Extant. ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER PLATES. 3 vols., brown morocco extra, gilt edges. London: 1725-7. $55.00

This copy contains the plate of the "Swimming Lady" which is usually wanting.

THE FIRST EDITION OF SALLUST IN ENGLISH,
PRINTED BY PYNSON IN 1519

BARCLAY, ALEXANDER

Here Begynneth the Famous Cronycle of the Warre which the Romayns had agaynst Iugurth Vrusper of the Kingdome on Numidy, whiche Cronycle is compyled in Latyn by the renowned Romayn Salust, and Translated into Englysshe by Syr Alexander Barclay, Preest, at the commandment of the right hye and mighty prince: Thomas Duke of Northfolke. (PRINTED IN TWO TYPES, BLACK LETTER AND MINUTE ROMAN, WITH WOOD CUT INITIALS, 45 LINES TO EACH FULL-PAGE OF THE ENGLISH AND 48 TO THE LATIN; THE ARMS OF SCOTLAND ON TITLE, AND A LARGE WOODCUT REPRESENTING BARCLAY GIVING HIS WORK TO THE DUKE OF NORFOLK. Small folio, green morocco extra, interlaced gold lines of the Grolier style on sides, g. e. Enclosed in case by Riviere. Richarde Pynson, printer unto the kynges noble grace n. d. (Circa 1519). $850.00

Barclay's greatest work. Dedicated to the Duke of Norfolk, in which the author speaks of the "understanding of latyn" as being "at this time almost contemned by gentylmen." NOT IN THE HOE OR HUTH SALES AND ONE OF THREE COPIES KNOWN.

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BARCLAY'S SHIP OF FOOLS, 1570

BARCLAY, ALEXANDER. An. Do. 1570 (Woodcut) THE SHIP OF FOOLS wherein is shewed the folly of all States with diuers other workes adionyed unto the same, very profitable and fruitfull for all men. Translated out of Latin into Englishe by Alexander Barclay Priest. (Colophon) Imprinted at London in Paules Church-Yarde by Iohn Cavvood Printer to the Queenes Maiestie (1570). Sm. folio, 340 leaves (12), 259, and (69) partly in black letter, with numerous interesting woodcuts; full brown levant morocco, gilt, g. e. by Francis Bedford.

$250.00

The Second Edition, the first having been printed by Pynson in 1509. The work is a translation of Jacob Locher's Latin version of Sebastian Brandt's celebrated Narrenschiff.

TWO EXCESSIVELY RARE BOOKS BY BARNABY BARNES, THE FRIEND OF SHAKESPEARE

BARNES, BARNABY. Four Bookes of Offices: Enabling Privat Persons for the Special service of all good Princes and Policies, made and devised by Barnabe Barnes. First Edition, small folio, a remarkably fine and clean copy in the original vellum. Printed at the charges of G. Bishop, T. Adams, and C. Burbie, 1606. $375.00

In this very rare and interesting book we find at page 113 a reference which undoubtedly is meant for SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDY OF RICHARD THE THIRD. For a notice of the work see Sir Egerton Bridges' Restituta, Vol. IV. The present copy, which is a very fine one, contains the preliminary poems by Thomas Campion, John Ford (the first printed work of this Author) and others; these are not found in all copies. Not in the Hoe or Huth collections.

A PLAY READ BY SHAKESPEARE AND NOW OF EXCESSIVE

RARITY

BARNES, BARNABY. The Divils Charter: A TRAGÆDIE Conteining the Life and Death of Pope Alexander the Sixt. As it was plaide before the Kings Maiestie, vpon Candlemasse night last: by his Maiesties Seruants. But more exactly renewed, corrected and augmented . . Small 4to, full levant At London: Printed by G. E. for Iohn Wright $850.00

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1607. Excessively Rare, only a few copies being known. Not in the Hoe or Huth sales. "Barnes is best known by his Parthenophil and Parthenope Sonnettes, Madrigals, Elegies, and Odes; a work which gives him a claim to high rank among the minor Elizabethans as a sonnetteer and lyrist.

The play is of Shakespearean interest. Mr. A. H. Bullen says: "Dyce thought that from one scene Shakespeare drew a hint for stage business in the Tempest. Shakespearean commentators have pointed out a striking parallelism between a passage of Barnes' play and the 'pitiful mummery' (by whomsoever introduced) in Cymbeline, V. 4."