Lowndes, is the last of any value in the estimation of collectors. The Beckford copy, which had frontispieces to the first and third parts only, sold for £35. 256. Massinger (Philip). THREE NEW PLAYES, viz., Bashful Lover; The Guardian; The Very Woman. Portrait. Small 8vo., maroon morocco extra, by Rivière. London: Humphrey Moseley, 1655. £15 ¶ First edition. Fine large copy of this excessively rare volume. The portrait of Massinger, by Cross, is the only original portrait of this well-known dramatist, and from it all subsequent portraits have been copied. From the Perkins collection. 257. Milton (John). POEMS. Both English and Latin, Composed at several Times, Printed by his true Copies. The Songs set in Musick by Mr. Henry Lawes, Gentleman of the King's Chappel, and one of His Majesties Private Musick. Small 8vo., morocco extra, doublé, by P. Ruban, Paris. With brilliant impression of the very fine portrait by W. Marshall. In slip case. London: Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, 1645.

£74 ¶ First edition, and extremely rare, especially when in fine condition, as in this case, the copy being much taller than the average. This is the first book bearing Milton's name. This copy measures 64 by 3 in. full.

258. Milton (John). PARADISE LOST. 4to., morocco extra, by Alfred Matthews. In slip case. London: Peter Parker, 1667. £105 ¶ First edition, first title. Extremely rare. Fine large copy, measuring 7 by 54 in. Contains Vertue's own copy of one of his engravings of Milton, with autograph note on back, as follows: "This picture of Milton was painted in oyl and had been in the family till the death of Milton's third wife who kept it with great regard. She lived to a great age and died at Nantwich in Cheshire. This was bought by a Gent, who brought it to London and sold it to the Honbl. Arthur Onslow, Speaker, from whence I engraved it. G. V." On lower margin of print in same handwriting is the following: "This was done from the original print engraved by W. Faithorne." A copy of this first issue sold recently in London for £120.

259. Milton (John). PARADISE REGAINED. 8vo., morocco, by Stikeman. Printed by J. M. for John Starkey, 1671.

London: £15

¶ First edition. Has the leaf preceding title containing "Licensed July 2, 1670,' as well as the leaf of "errata.

260. Milton (John). POEMS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 8vo., morocco, by Rivière. London: Printed for Tho. Dring, 1673. £6 45. An unusually tall and clean copy. Second edition of his poems, with additions and the last published during his lifetime. The additional sonnets contained in this volume make it desirable to collectors. The title-page has been slightly torn at the bottom, but is neatly repaired without affecting in any way the lettering of the same.

£7 85. Small 12mo., full crushed London, 1675.

261. Milton (John). LETTERS OF STATE. 12mo., full crushed Levant morocco, by Stikeman. First edition. London, 1694. 262. Phillips (Edward). THEATRUM POETARUM, etc. levant morocco, by Stikeman. In slip case. £18 First edition. Edward Phillips was a nephew of John Milton, and it is believed that he was aided by Milton in revising some of the lives of the Poets, notably that of Shakespeare.

Inserted in pocket of slip case is the following autograph letter from Lamb, addressed to Mrs. Dyer, Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, bearing the postmark "Edmonton Mg. De. 22, 1834," and referring to a copy of this work.

"DEAR MRS. DYER:

I am very uneasy about a Book which I either have lost, or left at your house on Thursday. It was the Book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffams, while the tripe

was frying. It is called 'Phillips's Theatrum Poetarum,' but it is an English Book. I think I left it in the Parlour. It is Mr. Cary's book, and I would not lose it for the world. Pray, if you find it, book it at the Swan, Snow Hill, by an Edmonton Stage immediately, directed to Mr. Lamb, Church Street, Edmonton, or write to say you cannot find it. I am quite anxious about it. If it is lost, I shall never like Tripe again. With kindest love to Mr. Dyer and all.

Yours Truly,

CH. LAMB."

263. Pope and Swift. EPISTOLÆ OBSCURORUM VIRORUM ad. Dn. M. Ortuinum Gratium. Nova et accurata Editio. 12mo., old calf, enclosed in a levant morocco pull-off case by Zaehnsdorf. Francofurti ad Mænum, 1643. £5 16s. This copy of "the great Satire of Germany" formerly belonged to the two great English Satirists, Pope and Swift, who must keenly have appreciated its wonderful, caustic, unscrupulous and often not too delicate wit.

It bears on fly-leaves the following AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTIONS:

The "Epistolæ Obscurorum Virorum" were first published in 1516; "and," as Herder justly observes, “effected for Germany incomparably more than Hudibras for England, or Gargantua for France, or the Knight of La Mancha for Spain. It gave the victory to Reuchlin over the Begging Friar, and to Luther over the Court of Rome." SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON.

264. Pope (Alexander). THE DUNCIAD. With Notes Variorum, and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. 4to., old calf. London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver, 1729. £4

First edition, with both the "Ass" and the "Owl" frontispieces.

265. Prior (Matthew). POEMS. Frontispiece. 8vo., full crushed levant morocco extra, by Ruban, of Paris. In slip case. London, 1709. £7 105.

¶ First authorized edition. Has book-plate of Matthew Prior.

266. Ramsay (Allan). THE EVER GREEN, a Collection of Scots Poems. 2 vols. 8vo., green morocco extra, gilt over marble, by Pagnant, of Paris. Edinburgh: T. Ruddiman, 1724. £12

This is the first edition of this celebrated collection. It was the Author's intention to continue the series, but only these two volumes were published. Inserted is a Receipt for subscription to the two volumes, with the Author's autograph signature, as follows:

Received from Brian Fairfax, Esq., Half-a-Crown, as the half price of Two Volumes of Scots Poems, to be printed with all possible speed, and to be delivered in sheets (on paying another Half-Crown with this Receipt)."

to

(Signed)

ALLAN RAMSAY. 8vo., morocco, by Stikeman.

£4

£8

267. Ramsay (Allan). THE GENTLE SHepherd. First edition, rare. Edinburgh, 1725. 268. Randolph (Thomas). POEMS, with the MUSES LOOKING-GLASSE, and AMYNTAS, Small 4to., calf. First edition, very rare.

Oxford, 1638.

269. Rump (The); or, A COLLECTION OF SONGS AND BALLADS, made upon those who would be a Parliament and were but the Rump of an House of Commons, five times dissolved. 8vo., choice green morocco, by Herring, elaborately tooled, with inner linings of leather, extra gilt, fine copy, from the Perkins' Collection, with bookplate. Fine impression of the curious frontispiece. London, 1660. £14

Of extraordinary rarity, and much more so than the edition of 1662, particularly in such fine state. As is always the case, sig. G is wanting. The difficulty of obtaining the work is very great, the songs having been issued separately and afterwards published in volume form.

Mr. Perkins has written on fly-leaf of book, 32 lines in reference to this copy, in which he refers to it as the "First edition of the greatest rarity," and upon comparing it with two other copies of same date, finds this to be the only perfect one and believes it to be unique.

270. Sanderson (Cobden). THE DEFENCE OF GUENEVERE, and other Poems, by William Morris. 12mo. First edition. In slip case. London, 1858. £37 Elegantly bound by Mr. Cobden Sanderson in smooth terra-cotta coloured morocco, the sides covered with figures of interlaced roses in gold; inside morocco borders, delicately tooled with sprays, gauffered gilt edges, with the binder's stamp, dated 1888.

271. Shenstone (W.). POEMS UPON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, written for the entertain ment of the Author and printed for the Amusement of a few Friends, prejudiced in his Favour. 8vo., morocco, gilt edges. Oxford, 1737. £3 125. First edition. Privately printed and excessively rare, as subsequently the author bought up all the copies he could recall and destroyed them.

272. Smollett (Tobias). HISTORY OF AN ATOM. 2 vols. 12mo., calf by De Coverly. First edition, rare. London, 1749. £3

273. Smollett (Tobias). PEregrine Pickle. First edition, scarce. London, 1751.

4 vols. 12mo., calf, by De Coverly

274. Stanley (Thomas). POEMS. Svo., morocco, by Lewis. London, 1651. £2 First edition of a very rare volume.

This copy is from the Jolley and Gaisford collections, and is fine and large. This is one of the privately printed issues of this volume. Copies occur dated 1652, with imprint of Humphrey Moseley.

Included in the volume is the second edition of Aurora, Ismenia and the Prince, etc., by T. Stanley, 1650.

275. Stapylton (Sir Robert). MUSEUS, ON THE LOVES OF HERO AND Leander, with Annotations upon the originall, by Sir Robert Stapylton, Knight, Gentleman of the Privie Chamber to the Prince. Engraved frontispiece by William Marshall, with the "Argument" opposite. 12mo., calf, gilt edges. London: Humphrey Moseley, 1647. £7 105. A very scarce little volume, with both the engraved and printed titles. Copies with the engraved title are very rare. No sales by auction of this rare book have been reported for the past ten years.

276. Sterline (William, Earle of). RECREATIONS WITH THE MUSES. Large paper, very scarce portrait and title neatly inlaid, and top margin of one page restored, else a fine sound copy in russia extra, gilt edges, folio. London: Printed by Tho. Harper, 1637. £30

First collected edition. J. Fuller Russell's copy, at whose sale in 1885 it brought £39.

Copies on large paper are excessively rare. The portrait by Marshall is considered his chef-d'œuvre, and is an exceedingly brilliant impression.

Very few copies contain this portrait, and it is presumed that it was only added to presentation copies.

The Bibliotheca Poetica in 1815 prices a copy, with portrait, at £50, and states that it is doubtful if there are more than three or four copies with portrait in existence.

277. Sterne (Laurence). A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. 2 vols. Small 8vo., morocco, by Stikeman. First edition. London, 1768. £3 45.

278. Stevenson (Matthew). OCCASION'S OFFSPRING, or POEMS UPON SEVERALL OCCASIONS. 12mo., calf extra, by Rivière. London: Henry Twyford, 1654.

£2 ¶ First edition, but lacks the portrait by Gaywood, usually wanting. Closely trimmed, as is the case with all copies I have seen.

279. Suckling (Sir John). FRAGMENTA AUREA.

Tall copy, and very brilliant impression of the portrait by Marshall. 8vo., morocco, by Lewis. First edition, rare. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1646. £10

280. Swift (Jonathan). A TALE OF A TUB. 8vo., morocco, by Stikeman. London, 1704. £6 10s. First edition of this rare volume, and an unusually large copy, almost uncut. 281. Swift (Jonathan). A POEM ON THE EVER LAMENTED LOSS OF THE TWO YEW TREES, in the Parish of Chilthorne, together with Mrs. Harris's Earnest Petition : and an Admirable Recipe. By the Author of "The Tale of a Tub." 8vo., calf, by Zaehnsdorf. First edition. Rare. London, 1710. £2 282. Swift (Jonathan). GULLIVER'S TRAVELS INTO Several Remote NATIONS OF THE WORLD. In Four Parts. 2 vols. 8vo., calf, by Rivière. London: Printed for Benj. Motte, 1726. £17 ¶ A very large and clean copy of the first edition of this very rare book, with separate pagination to each part.

283. Tennyson (Alfred and Charles).

POEMS BY TWO BROTHERS. 8vo., full levant morocco, uncut, by Alfred Matthews. Large paper. London, 1827. £34 This, the first publication of Tennyson, is very scarce, and especially so on large paper. A small paper copy, offered recently by a New York bookseller, was priced at $135.

Inserted in this copy is an autograph letter from Tennyson to Edward Moxon, his publisher. 284. Tennyson (A., of Trinity College). TIMBUCTOO: a Poem which obtained the Chancellor's Medal at the Cambridge Commencement, MDCCCXXIX. 8vo., half morocco, uncut. First edition. Scarce. Cambridge, 1829. £7

285. Tennyson (Alfred). POEMS, chiefly Lyrical. 12mo., morocco extra, uncut, by Matthews. (A beautiful specimen of Alfred Matthews' binding.) In slip case. London, 1830. £23

¶ First edition, and of great rarity.

286. Tennyson (Alfred). POEMS. Small 8vo., full levant morocco, uncut, by Matthews. First edition. Very rare. London, 1833. £19 287. Tennyson (Alfred). POEMS. 2 vols. Small 8vo., full levant morocco, uncut, by Matthews. First edition. Very scarce. London, 1842. £28 288. Tennyson (Alfred). THE PRINCESS: a Medley. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. First edition. London, 1847. 289. Tennyson (Alfred). IN MEMORIAM. Small 8vo., full morocco extra, uncut. First edition. In slip case. London, 1850.

£4 10s.

£16

290. Tennyson (Alfred). MAUD, and other Poems. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut. First edition. London, 1855. £4

291. Tennyson (Alfred). IDYLLS OF THE KING. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. First edition. London, 1859. £7

292. Tennyson (Alfred). POEMS, 1830-33. Square 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. Very rare. Privately printed, 1862. £6 293. Tennyson (Alfred). A WELCOME. 2 leaves. First edition. Rare. London, 1863. £3 294. Tennyson (Alfred). ENOCH ARDEN, etc. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. London, 1864. £7 First edition. Inserted is an autograph letter dated Farringford, I.W., Dec. 18, '60. Signed, Yours ever Truly,

A. TENNYSON.

295. Tennyson (Alfred). IDYLLS OF THE HEARTH. 8vo., morocco extra, uncut, by P. Ruban, Paris. In slip case. London, 1864. £45 Author's proof sheets, with corrections in his handwriting. The title of the volume was apparently cancelled, and that of “Enoch Arden" substituted.

The text varies materially in many places from that of the published volume, and in "The Voyage," page 149, Verses X. and XI. appear in "Enoch Arden (somewhat altered) as Verses XI. and X. respectively.

296. Tennyson (Alfred). THE HOLY GRAIL, and other Poems. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. London, 1870.

£285.

297. Tennyson (Alfred). GARETH AND LYNETTE, etc. Small 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. London, 1872.

First edition. Inserted is an autograph letter, signed, Ever yours,

A. TENNYSON.

£5

298. Tennyson (Alfred). QUEEN MARY. 8vo., morocco, uncut, by Stikeman. London, 1875. £7 ¶ First edition. Inserted is an autograph letter from Tennyson, declining a very liberal offer, as his own publisher wants something quite new for a fresh edition he is about to publish.

299. Tennyson (Alfred). HAROLD: a Drama. London, 1877.

8vo., morocco, by Stikeman.

£5 10s.

¶ First edition. Inserted in volume is an autograph letter from Tennyson as follows:

"DEAR SIR,

Nov. 14th, 1876. "The title of the new work is 'Harold, a Drama.' The sheets shall be sent off as soon as possible. "Yours Truly, "Á. TENNYSON." 300. Tennyson (Alfred). THE LOVER'S TALE. 8vo., morocco, by Stikeman. First edition. London, 1879. £2 45. Small 8vo., morocco, by

301. Tennyson (Alfred). BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS. Stikeman. First edition. London, 1880.

£2

302. Tennyson (Alfred). THE PASSING OF ARTHUR. 12mo. Clean copy, in original wrapper. In slip case. London, 1884.

£5

The prices realized for most of these "Tennyson's" are ridiculously high. This can only be accounted for by the almost absolute mania Americans have for anything of Tennyson's.