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90 BRIGHT'S (T.) Treatise of Melancholy, contayning the Causes thereof, &c. 12mo. blue morocco, gilt leaves, rare, 148 Lond. J. Windet, 1586

77 Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalter or Psalms of David, also The Whole Book of Psalms in English Meeter by Sternhold and Hopkins, with the Musical Notes, folio, original blue morocco, gilt leaves, the Arms of the City of London embossed on the sides, £2. 15 1669

A CHOICE PERFECTLY CLEAN COPY of this handsomely printed and early edition of the "Sealed Book" or present version, quite free from the usual finger marks in the services.

78 BOOKE of Christian Praiers, called Q. ELIZABETH'S PRAYER Book, Pickering's Beautiful Reprint, with portrait of the Queen, woodcut borders, and all the illustrations of ALBERT DURER and HOLBEIN, thick post 8vo. new antique morocco, tooled sides, gilt and embossed leaves, fine copy, £1. 108 Pickering, 1853

This elegant and interesting volume contains the prayers suited to the present reign. It was got up regardless of expense by the late Mr. Pickering. Many of the Designs with which it is illustrated appear for the first time.

79 BOOK of GEMS, or the Poets and Artists of Great Britain, edited by S. C. Hall, finely printed on thick paper, and illustrated with 150 exquisitely beautiful engravings after Turner, Eastlake, Collins, &c. 3 vols. 8vo. extra bds. scarce, £2.88

1836-8

Fine early copy of this beautiful work: the impressions of the plates superior to those usually seen.

68 6d

80 BORGET (A.) LA CHINE et les Chinois, 32 large and beautiful tinted plates of Chinese Scenery, Buildings, Manners and Customs, &c. drawn from Nature, with Descriptions, impl. folio, hf. morocco, £1. 10s (pub. about £4. 48) Paris, 1842 81 BOSWELL'S Life of Dr. Johnson, with their Tour to the Hebrides, greatly enlarged with Notes by the Rt. Hon. J. Wilson Cróker, fine portraits by Finden, BEST EDITION, 5 vols. 8vo. cloth, scarce, £2. 12s 1831 82 [BOTFIELD'S (B.)] Journal of a Tour through the Highlands of Scotland, frontispiece and vignette, post 8vo. bds. Norton Hall, 1830 Privately Printed for Presents only. 83 BRACE'S (C. L.) The Norse-Folk; or a Visit to the Homes of Norway and Sweden, post 8vo. cloth, 38 6d (pub. 10s 6d) 1857 84 BRAND'S (J.) Observations on Popular Antiquities, illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, revised and enlarged by Sir Henry Ellis, BEST EDITION, LArge paper, 2 vols. royal 4to. russia, very neat, £2. 28 "A very entertaining and instructive work." 85 BRANTOME, ses Mémoires contenant les Vies des Hommes Illustres et Grands Capitaines François, &c. 7 vols. 18mo. calf gilt, 78 6d Leyde, avec la Sphère, 1699 86 BRAY'S (Mrs.) Description of Devonshire, bordering on the Tamar and the Tavy, its Natural History, Manners, Customs, Superstitions, Antiquities, &c. 3 vols. post 8vo. bds. 78 6d (pub. £1. 11s 6d) 1836 87 BREWSTER'S (Sir D.) Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 18 (pub. £1. 88) 1855

1813

The Appendixes contain a copious selection of original letters and papers by Newton's eminent contemporaries. 88 BRIDGEWATER GALLERY; the Magnificent Collection of Pictures of the Marquis of Stafford, now the Bridgewater Gallery, with Descriptions by Ottley and Tomkins, 300 splendid engravings after celebrated Pictures by the GREAT MASTERS, INDIA PROOFS, LARGE PAPER, 4 vols. impl. folio, bds. UNCUT, £5. 15s (pub. £71. 8s) 1818 This celebrated Gallery contains many of the grandest Pictures by the Old Masters. The above is one of the very few subscription Proof Copies on large paper.

89 BRIGGS' (J.) History of the Mahomedan Power in India till A.D. 1612, translated from the Persian of Kasim Ferishta, Genealogical Tables, 4 thick vols. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, very scarce, £3. 38 1829

This curious work is said to have supplied materials and given the incentive to Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. 91 BRITTON'S (J.) Salisbury Cathedral, History and Antiquities of, with biographical Notices, 26 fine engravings by Le Keux, original impressions, large paper, roy. 4to. hf. russia gilt, uncut, £1. 58 (pub. £4. 48)

1814

92 BRITTON and PUGIN's Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London, with 144 highly finished engravings by Le Keux, &c. ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS, LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, scarce, £1. 88 (pub. £8. 88) 1825

Amongst the contributors are J. Gwilt, E. W. Brayley, J. Soane, Nash, Smirke, Leeds, &c.

93 Broadsides, Proclamations and other Original Papers, temp. Charles I. II. Cromwell, James II. &c. upwards of 30 scarce and curious Historical Pieces, chiefly folio, a parcel, 168 1641-1733

94 BRONGNIART et Desmarest, Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés Fossiles, with 11 plates, containing many figures, 4to. bds. 68 Paris, 1822 95 BROUGHAM'S (Lord) Historical Sketches of Statesmen of the Time of George III. with Remarks on the French Revolution,THE THREE SERIES COMPLETE, numerous highly finished portraits, 3 vols. roy. 8vo. cloth, £1. 18s 1839-43 96 BROUGHAM'S (Lord) Speeches, with historical Introductions, and Critical Dissertation on the Eloquence of the Ancients, 4 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 158 (pub. £2. 8s)

1838

97 BROWNING'S History of the Huguenots, during the XVIth Century, BEST EDITION, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d (pub. £1. 18) Pickering, 1829

A masterly sketch of one of the most interesting periods of European

history. 98 BRYAN'S Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, with Lists of their Works, their Cyphers, Monograms, and Marks, portrait and engravings, 2 vols. roy. 4to. hf. russia gill, £2. 58

1816

LARGE AND THICK PAPER, only a few so printed. Dowdeswell's copy sold for 11 guineas. 99 BRYANT'S Observations on the Passages of Scripture which the Enemies to Religion have thought most Obnoxious and attended with Difficulties not to be Surmounted, folding 100 BUCHANAN'S (W.) Memoirs of Painting, with a chroplates, roy. 8vo. bds. 48 nological history of the importation of Pictures into England since the French Revolution, 2 vols. 8vo. bds. 88 6d (pub. £1.68)

1803

1824

101 BUCKINGHAM'S (J. S.) Travels in the East, BEST EDITIONS, engravings and maps, 3 vols. 4to. new, hf, russia, £2. 28 (pub. £11. 08 6d)

1825-9

Syria and Palestine; Assyria, Media, and Persia, &c. 104 BUCKLAND'S (Dean) Reliquiæ Diluviane; or Evidences of a Universal Deluge, with 27 coloured and other plates of Fossils, &c. with interesting AUTOGRAPH LETTERS by the author inserted, 2 vols. 4to. bds. £1. 18 1823

Comprises Travels in Mesopotamia; among the Arab Tribes east of

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110 BUNYAN'S Pilgrim's Progress, with original Notes by the Rev. T. Scott, with 40 beautiful engravings on steel by Goodall, &c. from Drawings by Stothard, sqr. roy. 8vo. cloth, 6s (pub. £1. 18) 1840 111 BUNYAN'S (J.) Holy War, made by Christ upon the Devil for the regaining of Man, or the Losing and Taking again of the Town of Mansoul, 12mo. original binding, 38 6d

1684

Second Edition, very scarce; the above wants the last one or two leaves after p. 308, and otherwise slightly imperfect.

1819

112 BURCKHARDT'S Travels in Nubia and Egypt, with Memoir of his Life and Travels, portrait and maps, 4to. new hf. russia, scarce, £1. 1s (pub. £2.88) 113 BURKE'S Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, with many hundred engravings of Arms, thick impl. 8vo. cl. 10s 1849 114 BURKE'S Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, with the Supplement, 3 thick vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, £1. 148 (pub. £2.28)

1847

115 BURNET'S (J.) Practical Hints on Light and Shade in Painting, illustrated by Examples from the Italian, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, numerous engravings after G. Dow, Cuyp, Titian, Rembrandt, &c. 4to. bds. 10s 6d 1834 116 BURNET'S (Bp.) History of the Reformation of the Church of England, original large type edition, with the fine series of portraits of the Reformers and Statesmen, 3 vols. folio, calf gilt, 168

1730-33

This copy contains the Supplement and the Collection of Original Records.

117 BURTON'S (R.) Wars in England, Scotland, and Ireland during the Reign of Charles I., with his Tryal and Execution, portrait and woodcuts, 18mo. neatly bound, scarce, 58

1718

118 BUTLER'S (S.) Hudibras, with large Annotations by Grey, humourous engravings by Ridley from Hogarth's designs, and woodcuts in the style of Bewick, 2 vols. 8vo. russia, 128 1806

119 BUTLER'S (C.) Historical Memoirs of the English, Irish, and Scottish Catholics since the Reformation, BEST EDITION, 4 vols. 8vo. newly bound hf. calf gilt, £1.88 1822 120 C(ALDERON) de la B(arca)'s Life in Mexico during a two Years' Residence, with Preface by W. Prescott, 8vo. cloth, 38 (pub. 11s) 1843

121 CALLCOTT'S (Lady) Scripture Herbal, finely printed in large type within ruled margins, and illustrated with upwards of 100 engravings on wood, sqr. impl. 8vo. cloth, 14s (pub. £1. 11s 6d)

1842 122 CAMPBELL'S (T.) Specimens of the British Poets, with biographical and critical Notices and an Essay on English Poetry, 7 vols. post 8vo. hf. morocco, gilt tops, scarce, £2. 23 1819

plete from the commencement, comprising new and original translations of the writings of Calvin, 52 vols. 8vo. cloth, nearly as good as new, £9. 98

Comprises:

Commentary on the Romans. Tracts on the Reformation, 3 vols. Commentary on the Acts, 2 vols. Harmony of the Evangelists, 3 vols. Commentary on the Psalms, 5 vols. - Twelve Minor Prophets, 5 vols.

Gospel of St. John, 2 vols.
Genesis, 2 vols.
Corinthians, 2 vols.
Ezekiel, 2 vols.
Romans

1813-56

Commentaries on Isaiah, 4 vols. Jeremiah and Lamentations, 5 vols

Philippians, &c. Joshua.

Hebrews.

Galatians, Ephesians. Timothy, Titus, Philemon. Catholic Epistles, &c. Institutes of the Christian Religion, 3 vols.

Harmony of the Pentateuch, 4 vols. Prophecies of Daniel, 2 vols.

124 CAMPBELL'S (Lord) Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements considered, printed on thick paper, 8vo. cloth, 38 (pub. 58 6d)

1859

125 CANTOR'S (Dr.) Catalogue and Description of MALAYAN FISHES, with 14 coloured and other engravings, 8vo. sewed, scarce, 188 CALCUTTA, 1850

126 Caric's (W.) Farewell to Physicke, first pub

lished in the Yeere 1587 and now in 1611 reviewed and augmented, the VIth Edition, 12mo. original vellum wrapper, rare, 128 (cost its late possessor £1. 11s 6d) 1611

At the end is added, Carie's Hammer for the Stone, with curious front. of a Goat's Head, 1611.

127 CARTWRIGHT'S (Mrs.) Christabelle, or Angel-Foot128 CATALOGUE of a Collection of 1000 Autograph Letsteps, a Novel, 3 vols. p. 8vo. cl. 78 (pub. £1. 118 6d) 1852 ters addressed by T. Moore, the Poet, to Power, his Publisher, and many other curious Documents, 8vo. sd. 5s 1853 Withdrawn from circulation; this copy includes a Catalogue of several Musical Properties including those of T. Moore, 1853. 129 CATLIN'S Eight Years' Travels and Adventures among the North American Indians, with 360 engravings illustrative of the Manners, Customs, &c. of the most Remarkable Tribes now existing, 2 vols. royal 8vo. cloth, 18s (autograph letter by the author inserted) (pub. £2. 12s 6d)

1851

130 CAVE'S (Capt.) The French in Africa, with an Account of the Conquest of Algeria, &c. maps, 8vo. cloth, 58 6d (pub. 10s 6d)

1859

131 CERVANTES, Don Quixote, con Notas y Vida por Pellicer, numerous spirited engravings, original impressions, 5 vols. 8vo. hf. calf gill, £1. 18 Madrid, 1797-8

1842

A scarce and valuable edition. The Notes of Pellicer, which are here first printed, are highly esteemed. 132 CERVANTES' Don Quixote, Pictorial Edition, translated by Jarvis, with Life, upwards of 820 beautiful wood engravings, after the celebrated designs of Tony Johannot, 2 vols. royal 8vo. cloth, £1. 18 (pub. £2. 10s) 133 CHALAMEL et Tenint, Les Français sous la Révolution, with 40 finely coloured engravings representing the Costumes of all the various Classes connected with the First French Revolution, impl. 8vo. hf. morocco gill, 108 6d Paris, (1846)

134 CHALLAMEL (A.) Histoire Musée de la République Française depuis l'Assemblée des Notables jusqu'à l'Empire, (1770-1804) ILLUSTRATED COPY, with upwards of 200 portrails and plates of Revolutionary Scenes, 2 thick vols. impl. 8vo. blue morocco, gilt leaves, £1. 88 Paris, 1842 This copy is illustrated with numerous extra portraits of the most famous persons of the Revolution and early career of Napoleon. 135 CHAMBERS' (R.) Cyclopædia of English Literature, a History of British Authors from the earliest to the present time, with copious selections from their writings, portraits and engravings, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. newly bound hf, morocco, 158

184

136 CHAMBERS' (R.) Biographical Dictionary of eminent | 151 COLERIDGE'S (S. T.) Literary Remains, collected and Scotsmen, with numerous finely engraved authentic portraits, edited by H. Nelson Coleridge, 4 vols. 8vo. bds, scarce, 4 vols. 8vo. new hf. cf. gt. £1. 48 (pub. £3. 38) Glasg. 1835 £2.88 Pickering, 1836 137 CHAMBERS' Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining 152 COLERIDGE'S (S. T.) Letters, Conversations, and ReTracts, numerous portraits and engravings, 20 vols. post collections, 2 vols. post 8vo. in one, new hf. calf gill, 64 6d 8vo. hf. calf, 188 1844-7 (pub. £1. 18) Moxon, 1836 153 COLLINS' (A.) English Baronetage, containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English Baronets, numerous engravings of arms, BEST EDITION, 5 vols. 8vo. calf, £1. 58

138 CHAMBERS' (Sir W.) Treatise on Civil Architecture, with Notes, and an Examination of Greek Architecture by Gwilt, 66 fine plates, original impressions, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. new half morocco, gilt top, £2. 28 (pub. £4. 48) 1825 139 CHANNING'S (Dr.) Works complete, (Reviews, Discourses, Essays, Miscellanies, &c.) portrait, 6 vols. post 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, £1. 88 1840 140 CHAPMAN'S (B.) History of Gustavus Adolphus, and of the Thirty Years' War, plans of Battles, &c. 8vo. cloth, 78 6d (pub. 12s 6d) Longmans, 1856 141 CHATHAM'S (Earl of) Correspondence, edited from the original MSS. by his Son, the Earl of Chatham, facsimile autographs, 4 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 18 (pub. £3. 12s) 1838 142 CHRISTMASTIDE, it History, Festivities, and Carols, by W. Sandys, with the music and numerous engravings, 8vo. cloth, 78 6d (pub. 148) (1854) 143 Chronicon Nurembergense, (Auctore Hartmanno Schedel), FIRST EDITION, above 2000 fine and spirited woodcuts by Wohlgemuth (Albert Durer's master) and Pleydenwurff, BRILLIANT IMPRESSIONS, thick folio, VERY

FINE LARGE AND PERFECT COPY, WHOLE BOUND IN MO

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144 CHURTON'S (W. Ralph) Remains, (Sacred Thoughts, Athens under Pericles, and Rome under Augustus, Poems, &c.) 8vo. cloth, scarce, 88 6d

1830 Privately Printed for Presents only. 145 CIBBER'S (Colley) Apology for his Own Life, with History of the Stage during his Time, numerous extra portraits of Dramatic Writers inserted, 8vo. calf, 48 6d 1740 146 CICERO de Officiis, de Amicitia, de Senectute et Paradoxa, cum exactissima Explicatione P. Marsi, the Annotations very copious printed in a smaller type surrounding the text, 4to. original calf gilt, rare, £1. 158 J. B. Ascentius, 1502 A curious and interesting copy to a collector, it having passed through the hands of the celebrated book collectors, T. Clutterbuck, T. Rawlinson, J. Bindley, and Dawson Turner, all of whom have left notes in their own handwriting. On the first page is written " This booke is myne, Prince Henry," which, in the opinion of a former possessor, is in the handwriting of K. Henry VIII.

147 CIVIL ENGINEERS and ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL, complete from its commencement 1837 to 1857 inclusive, with many hundred engravings of Public and Private Buildings and Works, 20 vols. 4to. new hf. calf, £14. 10s 1837-57

This valuable work comprises the most complete register and description of all the great Works in every branch of Engineering and Architecture in all parts of the Kingdom, with full accounts of all the New Inventions, Patents, and Improvements during the last 20 years, besides an immerse quantity of the most useful practical information

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A valuable and most instructive little work, containing more information on the actual state of the world than perhaps any other in exist

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161 COOPER'S (F.) The Crisis in the Punjah from the 10th of May until the Fall of Delhi, map, post 8vo. cloth, 23 6d (pub. 78 6d)

1858

162 COPPING'S (E.) Aspects of Paris, post 8vo. cloth, 3s (pub. 78 6d) Longmans, 1858 163 CORY'S (J. P.) Chronological Inquiry into the Ancient History of Egypt, fcap. 8vo. cloth, 3s 6d Pickering, 1837 164 COSTUME.-Lens (A., Peintre) Costume des Peuples de l'Antiquité, prouvé par les Monuments, 57 engravings, fine impressions, BEST EDITION, thick 4to. calf gilt, 188 Dresd., 1785 165 COSTUME.-Smith's Ancient Costume of Gt. Britain and Ireland from the VIIth to the XVIth Century with Descriptions, 60 FINELY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, folio, half russia gilt, £1. 148 (pub. £8. 88) 1814

166 COWPER'S Poetical Works complete, handsomely printed in large antique type, by C. Whittingham, fiske portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 188 Pickering, 1833

Only 350 copies of this beautiful edition were printed.

167 CRAIK'S ROMANCE of the PEERAGE, or Curiosities of Family History, portraits, 4 vols. post 8vo. new half ca. gill, £1. 18 (pub. £2. 28) 1848-30

A most interesting work, containing many curious histories ar! anecdotes of our great families for the last three centuries, from authestic documents.

168 CROKE'S (Sir A.) Essay on the Origin, Progress and Decline of Rhyming Latin Verse, with many Specimens, LARGE PAPER, post 8vo. cloth, 38 6d Oxf., Talboys, 1828

169 CRESSWELL'S (Lieut.) Sketches in the Arctic Regions, during the Discovery of the North West Passage in H.M.S. Investigator (Capt. M'Clure), 8 LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL COLOURED PLATES of the grandest Arctic Scenery, and Chart of the Route, impl. folio, cloth, £1.88 (pub. £2. 28) 1854

170 CRIMES CÉLÈBRES par A. Dumas, Arnould, Fournier, Fiorentino, et Mallefille, avec des NOUVELLES CRIMES CELÈBRES, ou Fastes du Crime, BоTH WORKS COMPLETE, with numerous engravings, 11 vols. impl. 8vo. in 5, half green calf gilt, £2.88 Paris, 1841-2 Includes, The Cenci, Marchioness de Brinvilliers, Mary Q. of Scots, The Borgias, Massacres du Midi, Joanna of Naples, Man with the Iron Mask, and many others.

171 CROKER'S (Crofton) Popular Songs of Ireland, collected and edited with Introductions and Notes, post 8vo. newly bd. calf gilt, scarce, 78 6d

1839

172 Cromwell.—Acts, Declarations, Petitions, &c. a collection of 28 original Pieces, folio, original binding, neat, 158, Hills and Field, printers to his Highness 1656-7 Several are curious and important, as "The Humble Petition," which describes the state of religion; the "Act for the Lord's Day;" "The Declaration for a Fast;"the "Order for Thanksgiving;" "For Blake's Success;" and "A Declaration for a Thanksgiving," to be held on a Friday, a day chosen in opposition to the Church.

173 CULPEPER'S (N.) Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, or the London Dispensatory, with rare and curious portrait of the author (probably by T. Cross), fine impression, 12mo. calf neat, 58

1654 174 CURIOUS TRACTS.-Guthrie's Life and Heroick Actions of the Eighth Champion of Christendom, front. 1739, and others as under, 8vo. half morocco, 128 1739, &c. Includes, Mary Toft; Narrative of an Extraordinary_Delivery of

Rabbits, with MS. Extracts, 1727; A Century of eminent Presbyterian

Preachers; Collection of Choice Sayings from public Sermons from 1640 to 1648; and various others.

175 CURLING'S (Capt.) Frank Beresford or Life in the Army, post 8vo. cloth, 48 (pub. 108 6d) 1858 176 CURTIS'S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE, or Flower Garden Displayed, complete from its commencement, with 1641 FINELY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, 40 vols. roy. 8vo. in 22, calf neat, £3. 10s

1787-1814

The complete series of this valuable work for the first 20 years: the portion most difficult to procure.

177 CUVIER'S ANIMAL KINGDOM, arranged according to its Organization, being a Description of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Shells, &c. by CUVIER and LATREILLE, translated from the last French edition, with 4000 figures, mostly COLOURED, on 800 plates, 8 vols. 8vo. half russia gilt, £4. 10s (pub. £8. 88) 1834

This is the most scientific and general work on the subject, and the only one upon Natural History suitable for a "Home Library."

178 DAILLE'S Treatise concerning the Right Use of the Fathers in the Decision of Controversies in Religion, small 4to. old calf neat, 48

1675

179 DANA'S Manual of Mineralogy, including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the applications of Science to the Arts, 260 engravings, post 8vo. cloth, 58 (pub. 78 6d) 1853

180 DANIEL'S (S.) Panegyrike Congratulatorie delivered to the Kings (James I.) most excellent Majestie at Burleigh Harrington, Rutlandshire, &c. (in Verse) sm. 8vo. cf. neat, 188

1603

Rare; priced in the Bib. Ang. Poetica, £6. 68. The Prose Tract at the end is "A Defence of Ryme against a Pamphlet entituled Observations in the Art of English Poesie."

181 DANIELL'S Sketches of Native Tribes, Animals and Scenery of Southern Africa, with Descriptions, 48 beautiful engravings, including portraits of the Hottentot, Bosjemans, and other tribes, Quadrupeds, &c. oblong 4to. bds. 148 (pub. £3. 38)

1820

182 DANIELL'S ORIENTAL SCENERY and ANTIQUITIES, THE ORIGINAL MAGNIFICENT EDITION, comprising upwards of 100 SPLENDID COLoured Views ON THE LARGEST SCALE, of the Architecture, Antiquities and Landscape Scenery of Hindostan (including the Hindoo Excavations) &c. drawn and engraved by T. and W. Daniell, 5 vols. atlas folio, whole bound in old russia, yellow edges, genuine original edition, £12. 128 1795-1804

This grand and extraordinary work was published at upwards of £150. It is without exception the most magnificent series of views of

Oriental Scenery.

183 DANIEL'S RURAL SPORTS, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Shooting, Angling, &c. with the SUPPLEMENT, nearly 100 very beautiful engravings of Animals of the Chase, Game, &c. by J. SCOTT and LANDSEER, fine impressions, 4 vols. 4to. bds. uncut, £2. 10s

1807-13 184 DAVIES' Mythology and Rites of the British Druids ascertained by National Documents, &c. with Appendix of Ancient Poems and Extracts, thick 8vo. bds. 128 1809 This copy contains some curious additions and illustrative Notes in MS. on the margins at the time of publication by G. Scott. 185 DAVIES' (E.) Celtic Researches on the Origin, Traditions and Language of the Ancient Celts, with Sketches on Primitive Society, roy. 8vo. bds. scarce, 128

1804

186 DAVIES' (Rev. E.) Algiers in 1857; its Accessibility, Climate and Resources described with especial reference to English Invalids, &c. tinted plates, post 8vo. cloth, 3s 1858 187 DAVIES' (T.) Dramatic Miscellanies, including critical Observations on the Plays of Shakspeare, Anecdotes of Dramatic Poets, Actors, &c. portrait, vols. post 8vo. bds. uncut, 68 6d

1785

188 DAVIES' (T.) Life of Garrick, with Characters and Anecdotes of his Theatrical Contemporaries and History of the Stage, portrait, BEST EDITION, 2 vols. post 8vo. calf gilt, 68 1808 189 DAVIS' (A., Poughkeepsie Seer and Clairvoyant) Principles of Nature, Her Divine Revelations and a Voice to Mankind, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 78

1847

190 DAVY'S (Sir Humphry) Life, with Anecdotes of his Contemporaries by Dr. Paris, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. newly bound pink calf gilt, 10s 6d

1831

191 DEATH'S Doings, compositions in Prose and Verse, with 30 clever engravings in the manner of Holbein, by R. Dagley, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. morocco gill, 88

1827

192 DEFOE'S Robinson Crusoe, FINE EDITION, printed in large type, with 23 beautiful engravings by Heath, from PICTURES by STOTHARD, LARGE paper, 2 vols. roy. 8vo. hf. morocco, gilt copy, uncut, fine copy, scarce, £1. 18s

Cadell, 1820 193 DEFOE'S Memoirs of a Cavalier (Col. Andrew Newport), or Military Memoirs of the Wars in Germany and in England from 1632 to 1648, FIRST EDITION, 8vo. calf neat, scarce, 88 6d (1724) 194 DE LA BECHE'S (H.) Geological Phenomena, Sections and Views illustrative of, with Descriptions, 40 coloured and other plates, 4to. cloth, 128 (pub. £2. 2s) 195 D'ENGHIEN (Le Duc) Discours Funèbre prononcé dans la Chapelle Catholique de St. Patrick de Londres 1804 au Service solennel célébré pour le repos de l'âme du Duc d'Enghien, 8vo. yellow morocco, gilt leaves, 48 6d 1804 Includes also Oraison Funèbre de très-vénérable M. Edgeworth de Firmont, Confesseur de Louis XVI. 1807.

1830

196 DENS (P.) Theologia Moralis et Dogmatica, editio nova et absolutissima, 8 vols. post 8vo. sewed, 188 Dublin, 1832 This is the famous text book used by the Roman Catholic Clergy. 197 DE QUINCEY'S Confessions of an English Opium Eater, new edition, fcap. 8vo. cloth, 28 1853

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Maestricht, 1776 "A treasure of useful and ornamental knowledge: it has done more to draw the attention of Europeans to the writings of the Asiatics than all other works published on the same subject."

200 DIALECT.-Gradus ad Cantabrigiam, or Dictionary of

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1803

201 DIBDIN'S Songs, including all his famous Sea Songs,

1814

&c. 2 vols. 12mo. calf, neatly gilt, 58 6d 202 DICKENS' Master Humphrey's Clock, The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge, with humourous engravings by Cattermole and Phiz, 3 vols. impl. 8vo. newly bound calf, gilt leaves, £1. 10s

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1842

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208 [DILLWYN'S (L. W.)] Coleopterous Insects found in the neighbourhood of Swansea, 1829-Hortus Collinsonianus, a Catalogue of Plants cultivated by the late Peter Collinson, 1843-together 2 vols. royal 8vo. sewed, 78 6d

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1845

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1854

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1856

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222

1858

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1811

Privately Printed; Presentation copy with the author's inscription. 224 DRURY'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF FOREIGN ENTOMOLOGY, (new and much improved edition), by J. O. Westwood, with 150 plates exhibiting nearly 1000 figures of Exotic Insects, FINELY COLOURED, 3 vols. 4to. hf. morocco, uncut, £4. 48 (pub. £15. 158) 1837

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1767

A valuable work on this particular subject; the above is apparently a Large Paper Copy. 226 DUGDALE'S History of Imbanking and Draining of divers Fens and Marshes both abroad and at home, second edition, with additions by C. N. Cole, folding plates, folio, hf. russia neat, £2. 88

1772

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