CLAHVALOGATE THE LIBRARY OF HENRY HOWARD, ESQ. OF 4 LANCASTER TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK (Who is giving up hie Residence), Comprising several FINE EXTRA ILLUSTRATED WORKS, Editions de Luxe, and Best Editions of Esteemed Authors, including many fine specimens of the works of Dickens, Thackeray, Lever, &c. ; Fine Library Sets of the British Poets, Dramatists and Classic Writers, and an almost unrivalled Series of Sporting and Illustrated Humorous Works, by Aiken, Rowlandson, Theodore Lane, Cruikshank, Sneyd, &c., including some fine Original Collections of Water-colour Drawings (Unpublished) and many other choice items, the books in every instance being most sumptuously bound in levant morocco bindings, with specially designed artistic toolings, and the end leaves to all the principal works from original designs prepared by the late William Morris : WHICH be £ol& by auction by Messrs. CHRISTIE, MAN SON & WOODS, AT THEIR GREAT BOOMS , S KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1898, AND FOLLOWIN G- 33 A. Y, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. -oojeloo- May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street , St James's Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. ]. TIIE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. HI. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Bnrchase-Money, if required ; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. 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Books.— The books are presumed to be perfect, unless otherwise expressed ; but if, upon collating, any should prove defective, the same may be returned within a week, or an allowance made thereon. IX. Books. —The Sale of any book or books is not to be set aside on account of any stained or short, leaves of text or plates, want of list of plates, or on account of the publication of any subsequent volume, supplement,"appendix, or plates. All the manuscripts and autographs, all periodicals, transactions, magazines and reviews, all books in Lots and tracts in Lots or volumes, will bo sold with all faults, imperfections and errors of description. The Sale of any Lot of piints or drawings is not to bo set aside on account of any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, or errors of description. CATALOGUE. — ■ ■ •<>« First Day’s Sale, - On WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. OCTAVO ET INFRA. 1 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Crichton, with 18 spirited steel plates, 0 „ & by Phiz, and fine portrait of Crichton inserted, royal 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut, cloth covers preserved, fine copy 1849 2 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Windsor Castle, first octavo edition, with // 19 spirited steel plates, by George Cruikshank and Tony Jobannot, and woodcuts, and duplicate set of proof plates inserted, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, covers preserved, fine copy 1844 3 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Tower of London, first edition, with 0 40 spirited steel plates by George Cruikshank, royal 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut, cloth covers preserved, fine copy 1840 Presentation copy to Sir John Barrow, with autograph inscription by Ainsworth, and a letter verifying same, signed Edward Batty, inserted. B 2 4 r7 4 Ainswortli’s (Harrison) Rookwood, first illustrated edition, 6 with engraved title, portrait, and 11 spirited steel plates by- George Cruiksbank, post 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut Sf Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Crichton,- first edition, with fine portrait of Crichton, and a series of illustrations by Phiz inserted, 3 voh post 8 vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, Cjf A/ir- 7 O gilt tops, uncut Bentley, 1837' 6 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Jack Sheppard, first edition, with spirited steel plates by George Cruiksbank, 3 vol. post 8vo, / whole hound morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Bentley, 1839 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Old Saint Paul’s, first edition,- with plates by Franklin, and additionally illustrated by a duplicate series of the plates in proof state, from Miss Ainsworth’s collection, 3 vol. post 8vo, ivhole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops 1841 A 8 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) Guy Fawkes, first edition, with spirited o steel plates by George Cruiksbank, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops , uncut, original covers preserved 1841 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) The Miser’s Daughter, first- edition, with numerous steel plates by George Cruikshank, and addi¬ tionally illustrated by a duplicate series of the plates in proof state, from Miss Ainsworth’s collection, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished morocco extra, gilt tops 1842 10 Ainsworth’s (Harrison) James the Second, or the Revolution of 1688, first edition, with frontispieces by Buss, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polishea levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Colburn, 1848 11 Aiken, &c. Real Life in London; or the Further Rambles and J Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and the Hon. Tom Daskall through the Metropolis, by an Amateur, numerous fine /) coloured plates by Alken, Rowlandson, Heath, &c. first /z^T edition, large paper, 2 vol. royal 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt tops 1821-2 5 tf , <7 12 Aiken’s (Henry) Military Duties, Occurrences, &c., by Henry Aiken, collected and published by Henry Aiken, a series op 53 spirited coloured illustrations by Aiken, all neatly inlaid on stout paper within engraved borders, with Title and Inscriptions in MS. royal 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco extra, gilt leaves, lettered on side. Original Drawings hj Henry Allcen 1827 13 Aiken’s (Henry) Touch at the Fine Arts, 12 humorous coloured " 7 . J plates, with descriptions, imperial 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, fine copy McLean, 1824 14 Aiken. The Sporting Repository: Horse Racing, Hunting, ^ €> Coursing, Shooting, Pugilism, &c. with Anecdotes, illustrated with 19 spirited coloured plates by Henry Alken, royal 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, fine copy McLean, 1822 One of the rarest of the Aiken series of sporting books. 15 Aiken’s (Henry) National Sports of Great Britain, with 50 spirited ' ^ coloured plates, royal 8vo, whole hound polished red levant morocco gilt, gilt leaves, rare 1825 16 Aiken. Apperley’s Memoirs of John Mytton, second and best /»- edition, with 18 spirited coloured plates by Aiken and Raw¬ lins, royal 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt leaves, original covers preserved 1837 One of the finest copies ever offered. 17 Aiken. Apperley’s Life of a Sportsman, with 36 fine coloured plates by Henry Aiken, first edition, royal 8vo, whole hound polished red levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, original blue cloth cover preserved 1842 18 Aiken (Henry) The Analysis of the Hunting Field, with 7 ’/— spirited coloured plates by Henry Aiken, and 43 woodcuts, 0 ^ First Edition, royal 8vo, handsomely whole hound polished crimson levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, original cloth covers preserved, fine copy 1846 Jr 6 t/ - /^ / /- / / 0 19 Andersen’s (Hans Christian) Stories, with illustrations by ^7 J. Gaskin, finely printed on hand-made paper, large paper, 2 vol. imperial 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, floral tooling on sides, gilt tops, uncut 20 Anstey’s (C.) New Bath Guide, illustrated edition, with numerous charming plates by Eginton, 12mo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut Bath, 1807 21 Basse’s (William) Poetical Works, now for the first time collected 0 and edited with Introduction and Notes, by B. Warwick Bond, M.A. LARGE PAPER, OF WHICH ONLY 25 COPIES WERE PRINTED, thick royal 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco, superfrjfft extra, finely tooled sides, gilt top, uncut 1893 22 Beckford’s (William) Yathek, edited by Dr. Garnett, with Notes / /by William Healey, with illustrations by Herbert Nye, finely * / printed on Japanese vellum, 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, only 70 copies issued in this superior manner 1893 4 / /7 /o 23 Bibliograpliica, 1895-1897, vol. 1 to 4, numerous illustrations, ^ 4 thick vol. columbier 8vo, three-quarter levant morocco, full gilt, gilt tops, uncut 5-££^ 23a Boswell’s Life of Johnson, Johnson’s Lives of the Poets, and Johnsoniana, a remarkably choice extra illustrated CorY, large type library editions, 9 vol. extended to 14 vol. and most elaborately and tastefully illustrated with 735 extremely rare portraits (many proofs) and views, all beauti¬ fully inlaid on fine Whatman paper in the very best style, newly and elegantly hound in polished levant morocco super extra, by Mordl 1 It would be impossible in the limited space allotted to a catalogue description to adequately describe the rich and varied contents of this remarkably handsome set. It occupied the owner many years of unremitting labour. Every portrait and view has been selected with considerable care without regard to cost; and, considering the demand of recent years for por¬ traits and engravings, it can be safely accepted that it would be almost an impossibility in the present day to collect the materials comprised in the above. J ) 7 24 Books about Books. Comprising Great Book Collectors, Book 7 0 Plates, Books in MS. Early Printed Books, Early Illustrated Books, Binding of Books, Numerous Plates, large paper, only 150 copies printed, 6 vol. whole bouud polished levant fy . morocco extra , uncut 1893-94 f y'Mi Bourke’s (Bon. Algernon) History of White’s, 2 vol. 4to, three- quarter levant morocco full gilt } gilt tops, uncut n.d. 26 Brewer’s (J. S.) Beign of Henry VIII., edited by James Gairdner, portrait, 2 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Murray, 1884 27 British Poets. Chaucer’s (Geoffrey) Complete Works, edited by & the Rev. W. W. Skeat, LL.D. portrait and facsimiles, 7 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops , uncut 1894-97 28 British Poets. Milton’s (John) Poetical Works, edited with Notes & by David Masson, portraits, 3 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Macmillan, 1890 29 British Dramatists. Peele’s (George) Dramatic Works, edited by A. H. Ballon, 2 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Nimmo, 1888, 30 British Dramatists. The Dramatists of the Restoration, edited S jftr- 0 /ft o /r y yz / 0 with Prefatory Memoirs, Introductions and Notes, complete set, 14 vol. post 8 vo, bright half crimson morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut 1873-79 Contains the works of Davenant, Crowne, Campion, Lacy, Wilson, Tatkain, Skaekerley, Marmion and Cokain. 31 British Dramatists. Dodsley’s Select Collection of Old English /o, a Plays, Fourth Edition, now first chronologically arranged, re¬ vised and enlarged, with the Notes of all the Commentators, and New Notes by W. Carew Hazlitt, 15 vol. post 8vo, half crimson morocco full gilt, gilt tops, uncut, flat baclcs 1874 ^32 British Dramatists. Middleton’s (T.) Works, edited by A. H. Bullen, large paper, portrait, 8 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uucut Nimmo, 1S85 33 British Dramatists. Marston’s (John) Works, edited by A. H. O Ballon, large paper, 3 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Nimmo, 1887 — o 8 /, * a /tf 4 34 British Dramatists. Carew’s (T.) Poems and Masque, edited by J. W. Ebsworth, portrait, 8vo, half levant 'morocco extra, gilt top, uncut /s' f 1893 Only 105 copies printed. / 35 British Dramatists. Jonson’s (Ben) Works, with Notes and Memoir by Gifford, and Introduction by Cunningham, portrait, best large ttpe library ebition, 9 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut ^>£^^>1875 36 British Dramatists. Etheredge’s (Sir George) Plays and Poems, edited with Notes by Wilson Verity, 1 vol. half red levant j/f morocco extra, gilt top, uncut Nimmo, 1888/^2'^' 37 British Dramatists. Beaumont and Fletcher’s Works, edited with Notes by the Eev. Alexander Dyce, best large type library edition, 11 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, yfj Moxon, 1843- /, uncut 38 British Dramatists. Farquhar’s (George) Dramatic Works, edited with Life and Notes by A. C. Ewald, F.S.A., 2 vol 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops uncut l A Nimmo, 189^5 y/ 1^9 British Dramatists. Vanbrugh’s Dramatic Works, edited by W. 2 * < 5*7 < 5 > C. Ward, portrait, 2 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Latvrence and Pullen, 1893 40 British Dramatists. Congreve’s (William) Comedies, finely printed on Japanese vellum, only 25 copies printed, 2 voL 8vo, half-bound crimson morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut A 1895 /#• /* /■ /o. 0 0 41 British Dramatists, comprising Brome, 3 vol. Heywood, 6 vol. - Dekker, 4 vol. Chapman, 3 vol. Mrs. Behn, 6 vol.—together 22 vol. post 8vo, half-bound crimson morocco, gilt tops, uncut, uniform series Pearson’s Reprints, 1873, &c. 42 British Dramatists. Ford’s Dramatic Works, edited by Gifford, 3 vol. post 8vo, half crimson morocco, gilt tops, uncut 1895 43 British Dramatists. Shakespeare’s Works, edited by William Aid is Wright, finely printed by Clay, 9 vol. 8vo, half-bound red morocco gilt, gilt tops, uncut J7 9 / 44 British Dramatists. Marlowe’s (Christopher) Works, edited by , 0 A. H. Bullen, large paper, 3 yol. 8vo, half-bound red morocco gilt, gilt tops, uncut Nimmo, 1885 Only 120 copies printed. 45 British Classics. Sharpe’s Elegant Edition, large paper, finely PRINTED BY WHITTINGHAM AT THE CHISWICK PRESS, portraits and plates, 29 vol. post 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut 1803, &c. Comprises : The Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Adventurer, Gleaner, Idler, Rambler, Drake’s Essays, &c. 46 Browne’s (Sir T.) Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial, with Introduction and Notes by Sir John Evans, portrait, post 8vo, boards Chiswick Press, 1893 A 'shed /l (T~ o 47 Bullen’s (A. H.) Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, More Lyrics, Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Eliza¬ bethan Age, Lyrics from the Romances of the Elizabethan Age, Davison’s Poetical Rhapsody, and England’s Helicon, the entire series, edited by A. H. Bullen, printed at the Chiswick Press, large paper, 7 vol. 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut 1887- Only 250 copies printed. 48 Bullen’s (A. H.) Musa Proterva ; Love Poems of the Restoration, large paper— Speculum Amantis, Love Poems from Rare Song Books of the XVIIth Century, large paper— 2 vol. sq. 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Privately printed, 1889 49 Burton’s (Sir R. F.) II Pentamerone, large paper, finely printed, 2 vols, royal 8vo, whole bound polished morocco gilt, gilt tops, uncut 1893 Only 165 copies printed. 50 Burton’s (Sir R. F.) Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights, with Introduction and Notes, 10 vol.—also The Supplemental Nights, 6 vol. Original Issue—together 16 vo jhr~ id i h royal 8vo, whole bound polished blue levant morocco extra, gilt tops , uncut, original covers preserved, fine set 1885-88 10 £ t J 51 Butler’s (Samuel) Hudibras, with Grey’s Annotations, large • ^ paper, with Cooper’s series of portraits, proofs on india paper, 3 vol. royal 8vo, whole hound polished red levant // . / morocco extra, gilt leaves Baldwyn, 1819 / 52 Byron’s (Lord) Complete Works, best Library Edition, extra ///. /* *■ & illustrated with numerous fine steel portraits and engravings, 8 vol. 8vo, handsomely whole hound, polished crimson morocco // elegant, gilt tops, uncut Murray, 1839 /./£/, Campbell’s (T.) Specimens of the British Poets, 7 vol. post 8vo, whole hound morocco, gilt leaves 1819 54 Casanova (Jacques) Memoirs of, written by himself, translated 0 *. * into English, finely printed on large paper, only 50 copies issued, 12 vol. 8vo, whole hound polished hlue morocco extra, * gilt tops, uncut „ 55 Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Done into English, with Notes, Original i) • , ^ ' and Selected, and a New Life of the Author, by H. E. Watts, 5 vol. square 8vo, three-quarter levant morocco extra, gilt tops, sj / uncut 1888 /r* , 5fi Coaching Days and Coaching Ways, by W. Outram Tristram, with numerous illustrations by Hugh Thomson, &c. imperial 8vo, A "7 whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut y 57 Coloured Illustrations. Gamonia, on the Art of Preserving Game, by Lawrence Bawstorne, illustrated with 15 spirited colouked plates by Pawlins, royal 8vo, whole hound polishes crimson levant morocco extra , gilt top, uncut , fine copy Aclcermann, 1837 58 Coloured Illustrations. Dr. Syntax’s Tour through London, I f illustrated with 19 humorous coloured plates, royal 8vo, fO wr extra, gilt / whole hound, polished crimson levant morocco super top, uncut, fine copy 1820 59 Coloured Illustrations. The Adventures of Johnny Newcome £ 0 2J i n the Navy, by John Mitford, Esq., B.N. first edition, ILLUSTRATED WITH 13 EXCEEDINGLY CLEVER HUMOROUS COLOURED plates by Williams, royal 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut 1819 11 60 Coloured Illustrations. Tom Raw, the Griffin, a Burlesque Poem, descriptive of the Adventures of a Cadet, illustrated WITH 25 HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES IN THE STYLE OF RoW- landson, royal 8vo, whole hound, polished morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, fine copy 1828 61 Coloured Illustrations. Life in Ireland by a Real Paddy, being a Sequel to Egan’s Life in London, with 19 humorous coloured plates, royal 8vo, original pictorial hoards, uncut > enclosed in handsome polished red levant morocco case 1821 One of the finest copies ever offered. 0 ~. /o 62 Coloured Illustrations. The Old English Squire, a Poem in Ten Cantos by John Careless, Esq. with upwards of 20 humorous coloured plates in the style of Rowlandson, imperial 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, label preserved McLean, 1821 63 Coloured Illustrations. Surprising Adventures of Baron Mun- t 0 chausen, and Munchausen at the Pole, with humorous coloured plates, 2 vol. 12mo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt tops uncut 1824-6 1 f? a v< 64 Cruikshank. Savillon’s Elegies, first edition, with plates by J. R. Cruikshank, post 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut 1795 t/ 65 Cruikshank (G.) Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem, by the & Author of ‘ Dr. Syntax,’ with 30 spirited coloured plates, by George Cruikshank, first edition, royal 8vo, whole hound, polished calf extra, gilt top 1815 *$7/ -' -/A 66 Cruikshank. Pierce Egan’s Life in London, or the Day and 0 Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in/^,^^, - their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis, illustrated WITH 37 EXCEEDINGLY HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES, in George Cruikshank’s best style, first edition, royal 8vo, ivhole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, original label preserved 1821 iTK 12 67 Cruikshank (Robert) The Commercial Tourist, or Gentleman Traveller, with 4 clever humorous coloured plates by Robert Cruikshank, 8vo, whole bound pojdshed levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut &- , 0 Cruikshank. The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman, First Edition, with 11 humorous plates by George Cruikshank, 12mo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, covers preserved, fine copy 1839 Jz^ 80 Cruikshank (Robert) The Playfair Papers, or Brother Jonathan, FIRST EDITION, with HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES by Robert J Cruikshank, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt tops, uncut 1841 81 t> < 0 Cruikshank’s (George) Omnibus, edited by Laman Blanchard, first edition, humorous steel plates and woodcuts by George /rW Cruikshank, royal 8vo, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut, cloth covers preserved, fine copy 1842 14 82 Cruikshank’s (George) Table Book, edited by Gilbert Abbot a 0 Beckett, first edition, humorous steel plates and woodcuts by George Cruikshank, royal 8vo, whole hound polished lypnt y morocco extra , gilt top, uncut, original covers preserved / Punch Office, 1845 Cruikshank. Raymond’s Memoirs of Robert William Elliston, Comedian, with portrait and humorous steel plates by George Cruikshank and Phiz, 2 vol. 8vo. whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut 1846 /' /£> * 84 Cruikshank (George) Clemeut Lorimer, by Angus B. Reach, with 12 steel plates by George Cruikshank, first edition, post 8vo, * whole hound polished levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, original covers preserved Pogue, 1849 r , 6 85 Cruikshank’s (George) Fairy Library, comprising Jack and the Bean Stalk, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Hop o’ my Thumb first editions, with all the original humorous steel plates by George Cruikshank, 4 vol. post 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt Ups, uncut, with the original wrappers preserved, fine copies * — . 86 Cruikshank’s (George) Bachelor’s Own Book, being the Progress 1 ^ ^ • & of Mr. Lambkin, 24 fine and humorous coloured illustra¬ tions on 12 prates, oblong 12mo, whole hound crimson morocco extra, gilt leaves / 1844 0 87 Cunningham’s (Peter) Story of Nell Gwynn, first edition, post 8vo, whole hound levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut 1852^^^ 88 Cruikshank’s (George) Life of Sir John Falstaff, by R. B. Brough, f/ ( / 0 -/a > 0 with 20 humorous steel plates by George Cruikshank, first edition, royal 8vo, hound from the parts, full polished crimson morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, with all the original wrappers /Is preserved 1858' Cruikshank’s (George) The Greatest Plague of Life, edited by the Brothers Mayhew, with humorous plates by George Cruik- shank, first edition, post 8vo, whole hound polished levant cZfi morocco , gilt top, uncut n,d. 15 90 Days with Sir Roger tie Coverley, a Reprint from the Spectator, with illustrations by Hugh Thomson, large paper, royal 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, 4L uncut LS'jty' 91 Defoe’s (Daniel) Works, Talboys’ Oxford edition, edited by Sir Walter Scott, portrait, 20 vol. post 8vo, ivliole hound polished levant morocco, gilt tops, uncut 1840 92 Dickens (Charles) Pickwick Papers, first edition, with all the ^ q original illustrations by Seymour, Phiz and Buss, 8vo, hound * from the original parts, with all the original wrappers and the / addresses preserved, extended to 3 vol. 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut 1831 Probably the finest copy of ‘ Pickwick ’ ever submitted. In addition to the peculiarities only to be found in the first issues of the numbers, this copy has been enriched by the following remarkable and rare series of EXTRA ILLUSTRATIONS : — 10 Plates by Sibson. 32 Plates by Sam Weller. Ditto Coloured Set. 12 Coloured Plates by Onwhvn. 2 Original Drawings by Pailthorpc. 20 Plates by Heath. 24 Coloured Plates by Pailthorpe. 1 Extra Plate (unsigned). 40 Plates by Crowquill. Portrait of R. Seymour, and Pamphlet, Tho Beauties of Pickwick. 93 Dickens (Charles) The Library of Fiction, with plates by Robert / 0 Seymour and others, 2 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished y'O ^ y levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, original covers preserved ' ' x 1837 To this publication Dickens contributed The Tuggs at Ramsgate; and a Little Talk about Spring and the Sweeps. 94 Dickens (Charles) Memoirs of Grimaldi, first edition, humorous ^■"7 plates by George Cruikshank, 2 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, original covers, preserved 1838 Probably the Onest copy ever offered. j 95 Dickens (Charles) Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, with 39 steel ,/f ' & plates by Phiz, 8vo, whole hound polished calf, gilt top, uncut, > fine copy 1839 16 /if tr /f 0 96 Dickens (Charles) Master Humphrey’s Clock, Old Curiosity Shop, and Barnaby Budge, first editions, with all the original illus¬ trations by Cattermole and Phiz, and extba illustbated with the babe SEEiEs of 72 plates by Sibson, 3 vol. royal 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant vnorccc<± extra, gilt tops, uncut 1840-41 /' 97 Dickens (Charles) Pic-Nic Papers, by Various Hands, edited by Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank and others, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole hound polished green levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, original covers preserved Colburn, 184 98 Dickens (Charles) American Notes, fibst edition (before the A correction of the pagination) 2 vol. post 8vo, whole bound polished green levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, original covers preserved 1842 99 Dickens (Charles) Christmas Books, all first editions, comprising Christmas Carol, Haunted Man, Cricket on the Hearth, Battle of Life, The Chimes, with fine impressions of all the plates by Leech, Doyle, &c. 5 vol. 12mo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt leaves, all covers preserved 1843—48 Exceptionally fine series, with all the peculiarities necessary to verify the first issues of each vol. viz.:—The Carol has green end leaves pre¬ served and commences Stave I. The Battle of Life has publisher’s name feinted on engraved title, and “ A Love Story ” printed in a simple scroll. ^ 100 Dickens (Charles) Martin Chuzzlewit, fibst edition, with 39 steel plates by Phiz, 8vo, whole bound polished calf, gilt top, uncut , original cloth covers preserved 1844 A ~ , -2? edition, with 32 charming illustrations by Mulready, and ADDITIONALLY ILLUSTRATED BY THE INSERTION OF 51 RARE AND interesting engravings, 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncid, original cloth covers pre¬ served 1843 The extra illustrations include 2 plates by Westall, 24 coloured plates by Rowlandsou, 2 plates by Clennell, 6 plates by Corbould, and 17 unsigned engravings. y — ^20 Green’s (J. R.) History of the English People, 4 vol.—Conquest ^ / ' °1 England, 1 vol.—Making of England, 1 vol.— best library editions, 6 vol. 8vo, whole bound polished calf extraj uncut, gilt t0 P* /*/ Zr / 1881-86 19 121 Gronow’s (Captain) Reminiscences and Recollections, large — 0 PAPER, WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN TWO STATES, PLAIN AND coloured, 2 vol. royal 8vo, whole hound polished green morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut Nimmo, 1889 \22 Hazlitt’s (W. Carew) History of the Venetian Republic, map, ^ 4 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut 1860 123 Heptameron (The) of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, newly trans- 0 ^ lated into English, with an Essay by Saintsbury, finely printed on hand-made paper, and illustrated with Freuden- berg’s plates on Japanese paper, &c. 5 vol. 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut 1894 124 Hervey’s (Lord) Memoirs of the Reign of George II. edited by Croker, portrait, 2 vol. 8vo, half red levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut Murray, 1855 125 Holmes (Oliver Wendell) Works, complete, large paper set of . / y, / o */; a? 130 Irving’s (Washington) Tales of a Traveller, Largo Paper, finely ’ ~ printed within ornamental borders, with numerous charming plates and ivoodcuts, 2 vol. royal 8vo, handsomely whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut, sides beautifully decorated with floral tooling J Putnam, 1895 131 Irving’s (Washington) Knickerbocker’s History of New York, , O large paper, finely printed within ornamental borders, with numerous charming plates and woodcuts, 2 vol. royal 8vo, hand¬ somely whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut, sides beautifully decorated with floral tooling — 'Putnam, 1894 , /o / / So 132 Irving’s (Washington) Bracebridge Hall, large paper copy of Putnam’s illustrated edition, with proof impressions of the plates, 2 vol. 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, artistic floral tooling, a climbing pattern of roses on sides, gilt tops, uncut 1896 Only 50 copies printed. 133 Irving’s (Washington) Old Christmas, with illustrations by Randolph Caldecott, royal 8vo, whole bound polished, levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut 1892 134 Jerrold’s (Douglas) Cakes and Ale, first edition, with humorous J steel plates by Ocorge Cruikshank, 2 vol. post 8vo, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt tops, unmt, original covers preserved 1842 135 Jerrold’s (Douglas) Men of Character, first edition, with O humorous plates, from designs by W. M. Thackeray, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole bound polished calf gilt, gilt tops, uncut /Ja<^> Golhlrn ' 1838 21 ('/a. 13G Jerrold’s (Douglas) A Man Made of Money, first edition, with sy 12 humorous steel plates by John Leech, post 8vo, whole bound levant morocco, gilt tops, uncut, bound by Zaehnsdorf, from the original parts, with all the wrappers preserved Punch Office, 1849 137 Kavanagli’s (Julia) Woman in France during the XVIIIth f ffi 1 ' ~77 Century, large paper, with numerous fine proof portraits, 2 vol. royal 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops 1893 Only 35 copies were issued for sale in Great Britain. 138 Lane (Theodore) Illustrations by. Pierce Egan’s Anecdotes of ^ the Turf, the Chase, the Bing, and the Stage, first edition, with 13 exceedingly clever coloured plates by Theodore Lane, royal 8vo, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, fine copy, original pictorial covers preserved 1827 Hooton’s Colin Clink, with 8 plates by Leech, first edition, 3 vol. post 8vo, whole bound calf gilt, uncut, covers preserved Bentley, 184 140 Leech. A Little Tour in Ireland,, by an Oxonian, folding coloured frontispiece and woodcuts by John Leech, post 8vo, whole bound polished green levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, original covers preserved 1859 141 Lever’s (Charles) Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, first edition • 0 with 22 steel plates by Phiz, 8vo, whole bound polished calf, gilt top, uncut, original cloth cover preserved 1839 142 Leveies (Charles) Charles O’Malley, the Irish Dragoon, edited / by Harry Lorrequer, first edition, with all the original steel plates by Phiz, 2 vol. 8vo, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt tops, uncut, fine copy 1841 143 Lever’s (Charles) Our Mess; comprising Tom Burke, 2 vol. and £ ^ Jack Hinton, 1 vol. with all the original steel plates by Phiz, 'dt*j J- 139 Leech’s Illustrations. 0 Z'iip: A’’*? *' .JL /CcrAjJu Jr~ bound from the original parts, with all the covers preserved — 3 vol. 8vo, ivhole bound polished calf extra, gilt tops, uncut, fine copies 1843-44 J> - 22 f>r /*./ 4/ - 1 / - /-/■ /*/ y / 836 i f 1893 Rabelais. Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds, and Sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, translated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Antony Motteux, with Introduction by Anatole de Montaiglon, numerous fine plates hy Louis Chalon, finely printed on Japanese vellum, 2 vol. columbier 8vo, whole hound polished crimson levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut * 1892 Only 216 copies printed. Rowlandson. Ackermann’s Poetical Magazine, with numerous fine coloured illustrations, including the first issue of the illustrations by Rowlandson to the First Series of Dr. Syntax, 4 vol. 8vo, whole hound polished green morocco super extra, gilt tops 0 & 7 /— 1809-11 v, 172 Rowlandson. Combe’s English Dance of Life, 1 vol.—and * : 7 * ^ English Dance of Death, 2 vol. First Editions, illustrated with 92 grotesque coloured plates by Rowlandson— 3 vol. royal 8vo, whole hound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, fine copies 1815-17 173 Rowlandson. Combe’s Three Tours of Dr. Syntax, Ackermann’s miniature edition, with humorous coloured plates hy Thomas Rowlandson, 3 vol. 12mo, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut ^23 171 if f r & /c? 4 if • & 27 V- /f 174 Rump Songs, by the most eminent Wits from 1639 to 1661, 2 yoI. post 8vo, half crimson morocco, gilt tops, uncut Reprint, n.d %x y/ / /'r^A 175 Scarron’s (Paul) The Comical Romance, and other Tales, done into English by Tom Brown, John Savage, and others, with , O Introduction by Jusserand^ne plates by Oudry, finely printed on Japanese vellum, 2 vol. 8vo, whole bound polished levant q! morocco gilt, gilt tops, uncut Only 150 copies printed. Laurence und Bullen, 1892 176 / 1 b , O 177 0-7 178 v; * 179 180 */ „ a 181 Scott’s (Sir Walter) Ivanhoe, first edition, 3 vol. post 8vo. whole bound crimson morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut, fine copy 1820 Scott’s (Sir Walter) Novels, the Abbotsford Edition, with nume¬ rous fine steel plates and woodcuts, 12 vol. royal 8vo, half green levant morocco, full gilt, gilt tops, uncut 1842-7 Seymour’s Illustrations. Hervey’s Book of Christmas, first edition, with humorous illustrations by Robert Seymour, 12mo, whole bound polished calf gilt y^?1836 Seymour’s (Robert) New Readings of Old Authors, 260 humorous plates by Robert Seymour, 26 vol. 12mo, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt tops, original covers preserved, fine set Tilt, circa 1840 Complete set of this scarce little work. Seymour’s (Robert) Humorous Sketches, illustrated in Prose and Verse by Alfred Crowquill, with upwards of 80 plates, 2 vol. —also Sketches by Seymour, 92 plates, with Descriptions by Peake, 1 vol.—together 3 vol. royal 8vo, uniformly whole bound polished red levant morocco super extra, gilt leaves, fine copies 1846 Shakespeare’s (William) Works, edited by William Aldis Wright, LARGE PAPER SET OF THE ELEGANT CAMBRIDGE EDITION, 40 vol. in 20, royal 8vo, handsomely bound three-quarter polished levant morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut 1893 X — 182 t/7 V , 0 183 l / r & 184 it ' it'* tt 85 186 ' /0 , & 187 188 it > /o, 0 189 j t f / O , o J. / «/' i/ • /J oJ, J /A 7 250 Coloured Copy. Tim Bobbins, The Passions Humorously Illus- trated, with Poetical Descriptions, portrait and 26 humorous coloured plates, 4to, whole bound polistyd blue levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut / 1810 251 Coloured Illustrations by M. Egerton. Airy Nothings, or £? Scraps and Naughts and Odd-cum-Shorts, 23 very clever coloured plates engraved by Hunt, from Drawings by M. Egerton, 4to, ivhole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, label preserved — ’McLean, 1825 252 Comic Illustrations to Moore’s Irish Melodies, by Sir C. E. S. ? 42 humorous plates, oblong 4to, whole bound polished green levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, sides elegantly tooled with device of shamroclts at each corner, lettered on side ,$7; -- Circa 1850 253 Cruikshank. Woodward’s Eccentiic Excursions, or Literary o—. v and Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character, and Country in different parts of England and South Wales, illustrated with 100 humorous coloured illustrations, engraved by Cruikshank, from Drawings by G. M. Woodward, 4to, whole bound blue morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut 1807 The folding plates in the above have been carefully mounted on liuen. /o 254 Cruikshank’s (George) The Queen’s Alphabet, Horrida' Bella, ° LARGE PAPER, with 30 FINE COLOURED PLATES by G. C. 4to ivhole bound polished levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side y 1820 Very scarce, having been suppressed. 0 255 Cruikshank’s (Gforge) Greenwich Hospital, with 12 humorous coloured plates by George Cruikshank, First Edition, 4to, whole bound polished blue levant morocco extra , gilt top 1826 Bound from the boards, with the original pictorial covers preserved. 256 Cruikshank’s (George) My Sketch Book, First Edition, with 38 ,& HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES, COMPLETE IN THE 9 PARTS, with Jr- all the original wrappers preserved, oblong 4to, whole bound crimson morocco, gilt top, uncut, fine copy Tilt, 1834-6 257 Cruikshank. Fine Series of Plates from Bentley’s Miscellany 0 1836-42, comprising fine portrait of Bichard Bentley, and 34 fine plates, mostly proofs on India paper, but some few plain proofs, special title in red and black, 4to, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gill leaves 1836-42 258 Cruikshank’s (George) Comic Alphabet, the plates in 2 states, coloured and proofs in unique early state, before many of the etchings were finished (the latter from the Dew Col¬ lection), the wrappers undivided and in proof state before J the letters above and below Tilt’s portrait, both sets inlaid, oblong 4to, whole bound crimson morocco super extra, gilt leaves, very rare 1837 259 Cruikshank. Harrison Ainsworth’s Jack Sheppard, Complete '* /0 . & Set of the Illustrations to, proofs on india paper, after the letters were engraved, No. 1998 being in the first state, with a duplicate etchiug showing the alteration, and No. 1997 also in both states, the first having the title written by G. C. with 1 Proof of the Author’s portrait, on India Paper, and specially / printed title in red and black, 4to, whole bound polished green morocco super extra, gilt leaves 1839 260 Rowlandson’s (T.) Loyal Volunteers of London and its Environs, 0 - Infantry and Cavalry in their respective Uniforms, repre¬ senting the whole of the Manual, Platoon and Funeral Exercises, 87 fine coloured plates, heightened with gold, by Thomas Rowlandson, 4to, whole bound polished crimson X/ X aimer nvirn nili inn unrut And CO OH ' levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, fine copy AcJccrmann , 1798 42 261 Rowlandson. Matrimonial Comforts, 6 humorous coloured plates, engraved by Rowlandson from Drawings by Wood¬ ward, first edition, 4to, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut Ackermann, 1799 262 Rowlandson. Petticoat Loose, and fragmentary Tale of a Castle, & wdth humorous coloured plates by Rowlandson, 4to, ivhole bound polished morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side 1812 A 263 Sneyd’s (Rev. Ralph) Series of 46 clever original water « & ~ z? colour drawings, illustrating Fielding’s Tom Jones, all neatly mounted on stout cartridge paper, 4to, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, sides fully tooled, gilt top Circa 1815 Unique. These clever drawings were apparently prepared for pub¬ lication, but never issued. 264 Sneyd’s Original Drawings. Edgeworth (Miss) Castle Rack- A? . a rent, Text Inlaid, and the story illustrated by the insertion of 14 remarkably clever original water colour drawings by the Rev. Ralph Sneyd, 4to, handsomely whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, sides fully tooled, gilt top, uncut 1815 These drawings exhibit considerable humour and ability, and are executed much in the style of Bunbury. FOLIO. /O 265 Aiken’s (Henry) Drivin plates in Aiken’s best crimson levant morocco g Discoveries, 7 spirited coloured style, oblong folio, wholefmmd polished extra, lettered on ^AeA Q 1817 266 Aiken’s (Henry) How to Qualify for a Meltonian, addressed to p all would-be Meltonians, 6 large and spirited coloured plates, oblong folio, whole bound polished green levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, original ivrapper pre¬ served jflir- Fuller, 1819 43 267 Aiken’s (Henry) Military Discoveries, or the Miseries of Cam- paigning, 7 exceedingly clever coloured plates, oblong folio, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers preserved /J Fuller, 1819 - 1 ? _ 268 Aiken’s (Henry) Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, en- ^ graved title, and 7 humorous coloured plates of sporting incidents, oblong folio, whole hound polished crimson morocco extra, gilt leaves :? /Fuller, 1821 269 Aiken’s (Henry) Symptoms of being Amused, upwards of 40 ex- , o ceedingly clever coloured plates, crowded with humorous incidents, oblong folio, whole hound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut jean , 1822 270 Aiken’s (Henry) Moments of Fancy, 13 plates, crowded with /j : c> humorous coloured illustrations, complete set, oblong folio, whole hound crimson morocco extra, lettered on side, gilt leaves McLean. 1822 271 Aiken’s (Henry) Shooting, or One Day’s Sport of Three Real C7 ~7 27 Good Ones, a Series of 6 clever spirited coloured plates in Alken’s best style, oblong folio, whole hound crimson morocco extra, gilt leaves, lettered on side McJjean, 1823 ^7 V 272 Aiken’s (Henry) National Sports of Great Britain, with De¬ scription in English and French, 50 large and finely coloured plates of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, &c. first edition, a large vol. royal folio, magnificently whole hound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, sides and hach finely finished with Sporting and Floral devices, and Ackermann’s original red morocco binding, with Aiken’s device in centre, preserved /2-» 1823. . 273 Aiken’s (Henry) Tutor’s Assistant, 6 humorous coloured plates, * C? oblong folio, xvhole hound polished blue levant morocco super extra, sides emblematically tooled with sprays of rose leaves 823 274 Original Water-Colour Drawings. Alken. The Meltmian, or the Pleasures of the Chase developed : elucidating a system of Fox Hunting, as followed by the Members of the famed Quorn Hunt, by the Author of ‘ The Deccanite,’ illus¬ trated Title-page in sepia, and 31 spirited original water- colodr drawings, size of each 18 by 16, square royal folio, whole bound 'polished red levant morocco super extra, fine bold Sporting tooling on sides, unique design specially prepared for this work Unpublished, 1833 Au unpublished sporting work. The title-page to this remarkabie volume is somewhat misleading; at the first glance it would appear these clever drawings are the work of the author of ‘ The Deccanite,’ but upon closer inspection there can be but little doubt they reveal the work of Aiken’s facile hand; each drawing bristles with the dash and freedom this artist alone achieved. The book was probably prepared for publication, but never issued; the author of ‘The Deccanite ’ supplying the necessary descriptive inscriptions to these inimitable / drawings. The work was dedicated to Sir Edward Smytlie, Bart., and the Shropshire Hunt, in which it is described as a burlesque characteristic book of amusement for the sporting community. 275 Aiken’s (Henry) Sporting Scrap Book, 49 plates, comprising ^7 0 SPIRITED COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS of SHOOTING, FOX HUNTING, coursing, racing, &c. oblong folio, whole bound polishes crimson levant morocco super extra , lettered on side McLean, 1824 ishM, /o 276 Aiken’s (Henry) Drawing Books, 6 exceedingly clever plates, CROWDED WIIH COLOURED HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, obloilg > folio, whole bound polished blue levant morocco super extra, floral tooling lettered on side McLean, 1824 277 Aiken’s (Her.ry) Involuntary Thoughts, 8 exceedingly clever z> PLATES, CROWDED WITH HUMOROUS COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS, oblong folio, whole bound polished blue levant morocco super extra, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut, interlaced pattern of rose leaves on sides McLean, 1824 278 Aiken’s (Henry) and Egerton’s Melange of Humour, and Col- p lection of Humorous Sketches from Designs by eminent Artists, 30 spirited coloured tlates from designs by H. Aiken and M. Egerton, folio, whole bound polished green JL levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side McLean, 1824 p & 45 279 Aiken’s (Henry) British Proverbs, 6 coloured plates, crowded ~ C ? with humorous illustrations, oblong folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered n . on side, original wrapper preserved McLean, 182 280 Aiken’s (Henry) Flowers from Nature, &c. 6 exceedingly clever , 0 PLATES CROWDED WITH HUMOROUS COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS, oblong folio, whole bound polished blue levant morocco super / extra, floral tooling, gilt top, uncut McLean, 1824 281 Aiken’s (Henry) Illustrations of Popular Songs, a series of /•t" ° 43 coloured plates, crowded with humorous incidents, oblong folio, whole bound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, fine copy McLean, 1825 282 Aiken’s (Henry) Sporting Etchings, 68 spirited illustrations on 17 plates, embracing Hunting, Driving, Coaching and Racing Incidents, Bull Baiting, Ac. oblong folio, whole bound polished morocco super extra., sporting tooling, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut 1826 283 Aiken’s (Henry) Complete Set of the Ideas, 42 exceedingly humorous coloured plates in Aiken’s best style, oblong folio, whole bound polished crimson levant morocco super extra, sport¬ ing tooling , lettered on side, gilt top, uncut 1826 The ‘ Ideas’ and the ‘ Notions ’ are the rarest of the entire range of Aiken's sporting works. 284 Buck’s Illustrations to Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Tristram /0 , & Shandy, 10 beautiful plates in colours, folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, tooled sides, gilt top, uncut 1801 285 Bunbury. A series of 6 clever humorous original water- ' COLOUR DRAWINGS, by THIS CELEBRATED ARTIST, all neatly laid down on tine Whatman paper, folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt tap, lettered on side 17 286 Coloured Caricature Portraits by High ton, a fine series of 78 /, consisting of 19 FULL-PAGE PLATES BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, ALSO PORTRAIT of George Cruikshank, and 2 other portraits, printed upon LARGE FOLIO PAPER, AND PROOFS UPON INDIA PAPER BEFORE LETTERS, AND 80 WOODCUTS PRINTED UPON INDIA PAPER, from the original wood blocks, woodcut title signed by author, and proof of Artist’s portrait touched by himself inserted, folio, handsomely whole bound polished crimson morocco super extra, gilt leaves 1842 305 Cruikshank’s (Ueorge) Illustrations to the Table Book, being THE 12 FULL-PAGE PLATES TAKEN OFF ON LARGE PAPER, INDIA PROOFS, ALSO THE 133 WOOD ENGRAVINGS, ON INDIA PAPER, the woodcut title being signed by the Artist, with the original signed sketch for the Folly of Crime, and two sketches of “ Sic Transit ” inserted, folio, whole bound polished blue levant morocco super extra, gilt leaves Ihr - 1845 Very rare. From the Howell Collection, sold at Sotheby’s, Dec. 16, 1871. 306 Egerton’s (D. T.) Necessary Qualifications for a Man of Fashion, 12 EXCEEDINGLY CLEVER COLOURED HUMOROUS PLATES, oblong folio, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, sides decorated with spray of leaves at each corner 1823/ ^307 Egerton’s (D. 4'.) Fashionable Bores, or Coolers in High Life, ILLUSTRATED TITLE AND 12 CLEVER HUMOROUS COLOURED TLATES by this talented artist, oblong folio, whole bound polished jkr~ levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, rare McLean, 1824 308 Gillray’s Coloured Caricatures. A series of 90 exceedingly HUMOROUS COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS, ON 86 PLATES, BY THIS celebated artist, with 1'escriptive Text, oblong folio, whole bound polished morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut Circa 1800 All the folding plates in the above have been carefully mounted on linen. / - 312 Heath’s (William) Parish Characters, by Paul Pry, 10 exceed¬ ingly clever coloured plates, royal folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, wrapper s^/^ 'a preserved, rare 182 313 Heath’s (Henry) Tit-Bits, a series of 6 humorous coloured # ** PLATES, CONTAINING NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, oblong folio, ivhole bound polished levant morocco extra, gilt top, lettered on side, original wrapper preserved Ackermann, 1830 314 Heath’s Caricature Scrap Book, First Edition, a series of 50 * ^ plates by Heath, the celebrated caricaturist, containing hundreds of highly humorous coloured illustrations, oblong folio, ivhole bound polished maroon morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, original cover preserved . Tilt (circa 1830) 315 Heath’s (William) Fashion and Folly, or the Buck’s Pilgrimage Jr- - (being an Extra Series of Plates to Life in London) 23 EXCEEDINGLY CLEVER HUMOROUS COLOURED PLATES by Heath, folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut 1832 Although these plates are attributed to Heath, they strangely resemble the work of Robert Cruikshank, whose portrait and that cf his friend Pierce Egan are reproduced in several of the illustrations. E 50 316 J * J , Heath’s (William) Fashion and Folly, another copy, with 23 HUMOROUS coloured plates, accompanied with descriptive verses at foot of each plate, oblong folio, while bound crimson morocco extra, gilt top, lettered on side /1832 jo * 6,0 317 £ * 0 * 0 318 £ * P . 319 Heath’s (William) Household Servants, 10 exceedingly clever coloured plates, royal folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers preserv< d McLean, 1829 Heath’s (William) Theatrical Characters, 10 exceedingly clever coloured plates, royal folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers preserved l ^ 1829 Uniform with the preceding. Lane’s (Theodore) Scraps for Albums, 6 plates, crowded with clever humorous coloured illustrations, folio, whole bound polished calf extra <7? 1 1826 Rare. Theodore Lane is best known for his illustrations to Pierce Egan’s ‘ Life of an Actor.’ /£ i / . 320 321 /^74 ^ Rowlandson’s (T.) Hungarian and Highland Broad Sword Exercise, 24 large and spirited plates , finely printed in colour, from Rowlandson s masterly designs, oblong folio, whole bound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, RARE^fl798^^ Rowlandson’s (T.) A Trip to Town, 12 oblong coloured plates, crowded with humorous grotesque incidents in this artist’s best manner, with descriptive virse printed within coloured floral bordeus as headings to each plate, and the original label preserved, a large volume, royal folio, oblong, whole bound polished crimson levant morocco super/? extra, sides beautifully tooled, gilt top, uncut /l/s v * William Sams, 1822 Seymour (Robert) Heath, and Phillips, Coloured Carricature by, comprising Much Ado About Nothing, 5 coloured plates, Good Dinners, illustrated title and 9 coloured plates, Search after the Comfortable, &c. 11 coloured plates, all neatly inlaid, oblong folio, whole bound polished calf extra , gilt leaves, lettered on side 1824- extra, i 51 323 Seymour’s (Robert) Living Made Easy, 12 humorous coloured ✓ s — £ plates, oblong folio, whole bound polished levant morocco extra, * lettered on side, gilt top, uncut, original wrapper preserved McLean, 1830 J The rarest of the entire range of Seymour’s works; unknown to most collectors. 324 Seymour and Heath’s Illustrations, comprising The Trip to Margate, 6 plates, with many humorous coloured illus¬ trations, The Heiress, 6 plates, numerous coloured illus¬ trations, and The Omnibus, both Series, 10 plates, with numerous illustrations, 3 vol. in 1, oblong folio, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt edges, lettered on sides McLean, 1830^ 325 Seymour’s (Robert) The School Master Abroad, illustrated title, and 9 clever humorous plates, with Descriptive Text, oblong folio, whole hound polished calf extra , lettered on side McLean, 1832 One of the rarest of the Seymour series. 326 Sneyd’s Original Drawings. Anstey’s New Bath Guide, a Series of 63 clever humorous original water-colour ^ drawings illustrating this Poem, admirably executed by the Rev. Ralph Sneyd, all finely inlaid on Whatman paper, royal folio, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, fully^ tooled sides, gilt top Circa 1815 Probably prepared for publication, but never issued. MS. descrip¬ tions accompany each drawing, apparently written in by the artist. 327 Sporting. Gooch’s (T.) Life of a Race Horse, 6 fine old plates £) in brown, oblong folio, whole hound polished levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, floral tooling s' 1790 ^ ^ FINIS. London : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.