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America: SMITH'S GENERAL HISTORY OF VIRGINIA, small folio, Facsimiles of the 4 maps and the portrait of the Duchess of Richmond, each £1. 1s (1624)

It is very seldom indeed that a copy of Smilh's Virginia contalns all the maps and portraits. The two portraits indeed are so rare that bibliographers disagree whether they were issued with the book or not. The compiler of the Catalogue of Mr. Huth's Library says of his copy, that "it evidently never possessed the portraits of the Duchess of Richmond and Motoaka, which are inserted in some copies, but were not originally issued with the book."

Annals and Magazine

OF NATURAL HISTORY a

complete set from the beginning (including its Fore-runners) in 1829 down to June, 1867, inclusive-in all 74 vols. 8vo. numerous fine plates, some coloured, sixty-seven vols. in hf. calf, the rest uncut, RARE, £50.

The following are the titles and dates of the various series :

1829-67

The Magazine of Natural History, by Loudon, 9 vols. 1829-36-Magazine of Natural History, by Dr. Edward Charlesworth, 4 vols. 1837-40-Magazine of Zoology and Botany, by Sir W. Jardine, P. J. Selby, and Dr. Johnston, 2 vols. 1837-38-Annals and Magazine of Natural History, conducted by Sir W. Jardine, P. J. Selby, Sir W. J. Hooker, and others. Series I, 20 vols. 1838-47; Series II, 20 vols. 1848-57; Series III, vol. I-XIX, 1858-67

Antiquaries (Society of) of London: LAYAMON'S

BRUT: or Chronicle of Britain, a Poetical Semi-Saxon Paraphrase of the Brut of Wace, with literal translation, notes, and Grammatical Glossary by Sir Frederick Madden, 3 vols. roy. 8vo. facsimiles, bds. £2. 2s 1847 "A highly important publication. The entire Poem is now placed within reach of those who have neither opportunity nor inclination to grapple with the obscurities of MSS.; and this has now been done under a very careful eye, and with a rich accompaniment of elucidations."-Garnett's Essays, p. 128.

CODEX EXONIENSIS: a collection of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, from a MS. in the Library of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, with an English translation by Thorpe, roy. 8vo. XIV and 536 pp. cloth, 20s 1842 Arabic Dictionary: AN ARABIC-ENGLISH AND ENG

LISH-ARABIC DICTIONARY, by JOSEPH CATAFAGO, of Aleppo, Syria, 2 vols. in 1, sm. 8vo. vi and 1096 pp. double columns, much matter compressed into a small space, all the Arabic words with the pronunciation in Roman letters (pub. at £2.), cloth, reduced to 25s 1873

The work comprises nearly 1100 pp., compressed into a portable volume, and representing the only Arabic-English and English-Arabic Dictionary now in existence.

"On the whole the work is a most acceptable contribution to Oriental literature; and the English and Arabic part especially will be an invaluable aid to travellers in the East, and to all Englishmen who have occasion to study Arabic.”—Athenæum, Jan. 29, '59.

Arabic Grammar, new edition: FARIS Ash-Shidyâq's

PRACTICAL GRAMMAR OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE, with Interlineal Reading Lessons, Dialogues and Vocabulary. Third Edition revised from the Second Edition, by the Rev. H. A. Williams, 12mo. pp. ii and 242, cloth, 78 6d 1883

The best and cheapest method of acquiring the Language spoken in Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and by the Arabs in all parts of the World.

"This ingenious little book deserves the favour with which it has been received; for the Author has made a bold attempt to simplify that very complex subject, Arabic Grammar. The book is strong in Dialogues, to which forty-four pages are given. This is the part of the book which has found favour with the public; and the Syrian author is here quite at home. The Dialogues are decidedly good, consisting simply of colloquial sentences on various subjects, to be learnt by heart, and used as needed. Faris Ash-Shidyaq ends his book with a vocabulary containing about 3000 very common, and therefore very useful, words. We can certainly say of Fâris that his book is good, as far as it goes."-Allen's Indian Mail.

Badger's (G. P.) English-Arabic Lexicon,

in which the equivalents for English words and sentences are rendered into LITERARY and COLLOQUIAL Arabic, imp. 4to xii, 1248 pp. double columns (published at £9. 98) cloth, £4. 4s

This is the counterpart to Lane's great Arabic-English Lexicon.

1881

Archæologia Cambrensis, a record of the Antiquities of

Wales and its Marches, and the Journal of the CAMBRIAN ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, complete from its commencement in 1846 to April, 1877, with the Supplement to the First Series and 2 vols. of Extra publications as described below;-- together 35 vols. and 2 parts, 8vo. many hundred plates, in cloth and parts, £32. 1846-77

COLLATION: FIRST SERIES, 4 vols. 1846-49-Supplement to the First Series, 1 vol. 1850— SECOND SERIES, 5 vols. 1851-54-THIRD SERIES, 15 vols. 1855-69-FOURTH SERIES, 7 vols. and Vol. VIII parts 1 and 2.

The extra publications are: The Lordship of Gower in the Marches of Wales, edited by Grant, Francis and Baker, 3 pts. forming 1 vol. 1861-70-Brut y Tywysogion, the Gwentian Chronicle of Caradoc of Lancarvan, 1863.

another set, from the beginning to 1877 inclusive;-33 vols. the first four in hf. green roan, the rest uniformly hf. bound in calf gilt, £27. 1846-77 This set includes the "Brut y Tywysogion" and the "Lordship of Gower" (first two parts) bound up with the vol. for 1864.

Armorial China:

No work has yet appeared giving in colour an illustrated account of the specimens of Armorial China which still remain in the possession of many of the Nobility and Gentry of this Country. It has been suggested that a work containing coloured Facsimiles of some of the finest examples, would be of interest to many. Several of these have already been placed at my disposal by Miss ffarington, G. Leveson Gower, Esq., F.S.A., A. W. Franks, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., and J. J. Howard, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A.

The first series will consist of six parts, containing Four Plates each, with a short description of each example. The number of copies will be strictly limited to one hundred and ten, one hundred only of which will be for sale, at 68 per part.

The work will be numbered and registered.

Subscribers' names received by BERNARD QUARITCH.

Armour: HEWITT'S (JOHN) Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe, from the Iron period of the Northern Nations, to the end of the 17th century, 3 vols. 8vo. with 238 woodcuts of Ancient Armour, cloth, scarce, £1. 11s 6d

Oxford, 1860

The cuts are after designs in manuscripts, from Brasses and the original armour in Europe.

ASTLE ON WRITING: The ORIGIN and PROGRESS of WRITING, as well

Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings taken from Marbles, Manuscripts, and Charters, Ancient and Modern; also some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing. By THOMAS ASTLE, F.R.S., F.A.S., late Keeper of Records in the Tower of London, royal 4to. with 33 plates (some coloured), half-Roxburghe, 20s 1876

BERNARD QUARITCII'S GENERAL CATALOGUE.

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Ars Moriendi: FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE BLOCK BOOK. THE ARS MORIENDI (editio princeps, circa 1450), a reproduction of the copy in the British Museum, edited by W. H. Rylands; with an introduction by G. BULLEN, Keeper of the Printed Books in the British Museum, 4to., 24 artistically reproduced facsimiles, eleven of them exquisite full-page designs, of the original Block Book, by F. C. Price (pub. at £1. 11s 6d), cloth, 148 Holbein Society, 1881

"This Block Book consists of twelve separate sheets of two leaves each, printed on the inner side only, so that the recto of folios 1, 3, 5, etc., and the verso of folios 2, 4, 6, etc., are left blank, and folios 2 and 3, 4 and 5, etc., could be pasted together to form respectively a single leaf. The impression was taken in pale brown ink, by rubbing. There are eleven illustrations, each occupying a whole page, on the verso of folios 3, 5, 7, etc.; the explanatory letterpress being given on the recto of folios 4, 6, 8, etc. Folio 1 verso and 2 recto contain the introduction, in 30 and 29 lines respectively. Every leaf is surrounded by a border of lines, of which the top and right sides are shaded on folios 1-13, 15, 17, 19-23, the bottom and left on folios 14, 16, 18, and the top and left on folio 24. Without title-page or pagination. Folio 13 verso has in the corner the sign 7. which is the only signature occurring in the book. On folios 14, 16, 18, 24 (text) the letter u is always written u. This edition is believed by Weigel and others to be the first edition of this often-repeated work, by reason of the beauty and originality of the designs, and the sharpness of outline, which proves the impression to be an early one."

The above is a reproduction of Block this Book, executed in facsimile with the pen, by Mr. F. C. Price, and transferred to the stones, from which it has been printed. As a specimen of facsimile art it is a perfect marvel, and shows at once the superiority of this kind of reproduction to the photographic process; as any one may see by comparing it with the photographic reproduction of the present work, published by Weigel himself in 1869.

Among the treasures acquired by the British Museum at the Weigel Sale, at Leipsic, in 1872, by far the most important was this celebrated copy of the " Ars Moriendi," a Block Book executed in the best style of art prevalent at the time of its production, perfect as to the number of its leaves, and in a marvellous state of preservation.

For this remarkable production the trustees paid the sum of £1072. 10s, exclusive of commission, being the highest price ever paid by them for any single xylographic or printed work.

Bartsch (C.) le Peintre-graveur, 21 vols. 8vo. the early

volumes reprinted at Leipzig, with numerous plates, with the text and
the oblong 4to. Atlas of 16 EXTRA PLATES, half morocco gilt, £12. 128
Vienna and Leipsic, 1803-71

This is the best Hand-book for Print-collectors. Copies are getting scarce.
The oblong 4to. Atlas of 16 extra plates, separately, 10s

WEIGEL (R.) Suppléments au Peinture-graveur, Tome I: Peintres et
Dessinateurs Néerlandais, sm. 8vo. sd. 7s 6d

Just out.

Leipzig, 1843

Beddoe's (John) Races of Britain: a contribution to

the Anthropology of Western Europe, 8vo. VIII, 276 pp. numerous Ethnological map and tables (pub. at 21s), cloth, 168

Bristol, 1885

Beechey's (Capt. F. W.) Zoology of his Voyage

TO THE PACIFIC: MAMMALIA, edited by Dr. RICHARDSON; ORNI-
THOLOGY, by N. A. VIGORS; FISHES, by G. S. LAY and E. T
BENNETT; CRUSTACEA, by Professor R. OWEN; REPTILES, by J.
EDWARD GRAY; SHELLS, by W. SOWERBY; and GEOLOGY, by Dr.
BUCKLAND 4to. 47 plates, containing many hundred figures beautifully
coloured by Sowerby (pub. at £5. 58 in cloth), half morocco extra, £2. 28

Barrett's the Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer; being a complete system of Occult Philosophy; in three Books; containing the Ancient and Modern Practice of the Cabalistic Art, Natural and Celestial Magic, &c.; showing the wonderful Effects that may be performed by a Knowledge of the Celestial Influences, the occult Properties of Metals, Herbs and Stones, and the application of Active to Passive Principles. Exhibiting the Sciences of Natural Magic; Alchymy, or Hermetic Philosophy; also the Nature, Creation, and Fall of Man; his natural and supernatural Gifts; the magical Power inherent in the Soul, &c.: with a great variety of rare Experiments in Natural Magic: the Constellatory Practice, or Talismanic Magic; the Nature of the Elements, Stars, Planets, &c. ; the Construction and Composition of all Sorts of Magic Seals, Images, Rings, Glasses, &c.; the Virtue and Efficacy of Numbers, Characters, and Figures, of goodand evil Spirits; all kinds of Cabalistic Figures, Tables, Seals, and Names, with their Use, &c. The Times, Bonds, Offices, and Conjuration of Spirits. To which is added Biographia Antiqua, or the Lives of the most eminent Philosophers, Magi, &c. By Francis Barrett, F.R.C., Professor of Chemistry, Natural and Occult Philosophy, the Cabala, &c. &c. 4to. with 23 curious engravings, comprising coloured portraits of Apollyon, Belial, Ophis, Antichrist, Asmodeus, Astaroth, Abaddon, and other diabolical Spirits, magical and cabalistical figures, &c. hf. morocco, Roxburghe style, gilt top,

1801

An absolutely necessary book or all who believe or think they believe in a communication between the spiritual and material worlds.

"In the eighteenth century books of magic are few and unimportant, and we have probably said enough to give an idea of their contents in the preceding period, which changed little, and to be able to pass on to a very notable contribution to the literature of the subject, which appeared in the first year of the nineteenth century. This was The Magus or Celestial Intelligencer,' by Francis Barret (London, 1801). Written in the true spirit and style of the magician, it is a resumé of all that has preceded it in the occult sciences. It is curious to see in comparatively modern type, all the old familiar signs and phrases, for none are wanting. It gives the system of alchemy, with its array of chemical and metallurgical terms, of astrology and cabalistic magic, and even of magnetism, which was then in its infancy and still partook of the miraculous. The work is illustrated with plates giving various formula, and with coloured portraits of fallen angels, such as Apollyon and Belial, evil spirits such as Ophis, Antichrist, Ashta10th, Abaddon and Mammon, all of whom were conjured by witches. It is a monument

to the ingenuity of mankind in building up a science to suit the desire after foresight which is inherent in it. If any one were seized with a wish to make himself acquainted with the whole study (for the occult sciences are not acquired without much labour), no better work could be recommended to him. The book ranges over a wide field: it shows that natural magic is Divine character, it teaches the power of talismans, and the way and the times in which they are to be used, showing that the spirit of a human being is the real agent in imparting virtue to an inanimate object.

"It describes all the instruments used by the old magicians, and sets forth the power of numbers when arranged mathematically. It illustrates the mysteries of the Cabala, by which a man may be a recipient of Divine light and knowledge and be able to heal diseases.

"At the end there is a 'Magical Biography,' which gives, in an exaggerated form the lives of a few celebrated philosophers. This, we believe, is the last work of its kind."-The Bibliographer, March, 1884.

Now ready Vols. I. and II. of

The Memorial Edition of the Works of THOMAS BEWICK, in five volumes, royal 8vo.

The appearance of this edition, first announced in 1882, has been unavoidedly delayed by the deaths, successively, of Mr. ROBERT WARD, the printer, and Miss ISABELLA BEWICK, Bewick's only surviving daughter. The original blocks, which were sold recently, have been purchased by Mr. Ward's sons and successors, who will now proceed with the work. Paper expressly prepared for the reception of woodcuts will be used; and all the modern improvements of typography will be enlisted in order to secure brilliant and effective impressions.

The set will consist of 5 volumes, royal 8vo. :

Vols. I. II. History of British Birds; Land Birds and Water Birds, with the woodcuts of the Supplements incorporated Vol. III. History of Quadrupeds

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Vol. V. Memoir of Thomas Bewick, written by himself, with numerous woodcuts prepared for a projected History of British Fishes

Vol. IV. Esop's Fables

1 vol.

The last volume will be prefaced and annotated by Mr. AUSTIN DOBSON, in whose hands Bewick's papers and correspondence, together with the original MS. of the "Memoir," have been placed by the late Miss Isabella Bewick's Executors. The "Memoir," which was edited by Miss Jane Bewick in 1862, will now be printed more completely.

This edition will be issued to Subscribers only; and is limited to 750 copies. No volume will be sold separately.

The name of Bewick is, and has been, a household-word in English Homes since the beginning of the present century. Next to the Bible and the Common Prayer, no books have been handled with greater veneration than those illustrated with woodcuts by Bewick. His Birds, Quadrupeds, and Fables have been affectionately studied and admired by four generations of English men and women.

As the original editions have become very scarce and very dear this new MEMORIAL EDITION—the first one in a collective form-will, at a comparatively moderate cost, give to the present generation a delightful opportunity of enjoying the artistic truth and vigour of Bewick's famous cuts in all their original beauty.

Intending Subscribers can either pay the price of £2. 10s per volume as each volume is delivered, or secure the complete work on more advantageous terms by prepaying the sum of Ten Guineas. "While speaking of the English school, I must not omit to notice a truly original original genius, who, though not a painter, was an artist of the highest order in his wayThomas Bewick,the admirable designer and engraver on wood. His works, indeed, are of the smallest dimensions, but this makes it only the more surprising that so much interest could be comprised within such little spaces. The woodcuts that illustrate his books of natural history may be studied with advantage by the most ambitious votary of the highest classes of art -filled as they are by the truest feeling for

nature, and though often representing the most ordinary objects, yet never, in a single instance, degenerating into common-place. The charming vignettes that ornament these books abound in incidents from real life diversified by genuine humour, as well as by the truest pathos-of which the single figure of a shipwrecked sailor saying his prayers on a rock, with the waves rising round him, is an instance. There is often in these little things a deep meaning that places his art on a level with styles which the world is apt to consider as greatly above it, in proof of which I would

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