cONTiNENTAl BOOkS AND MANUScRiPTS

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258* (ARABIAN NIGHTS) Arabian Tales; or, A Continuation of the Arabian Nights... Translated by Denis Chaves and Jaques Cazotte. London: Printed for Faulder, and Hookham and Carpenter, et al., 1794.

3 vols. 8vo, full calf. Wear to boards with loss to spine ends and corners; hinges cracked; scattered brownspotting. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $200-400

259 (ARABIAN NIGHTS) LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM The Thousand and One Nights. London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1865.

3 vols. 8vo, rebound in full red morocco decorated and lettered in gilt. New edition. Corners bumped; otherwise good. $200-400

260* CHANCELLOR, E. BERESFORD Lives of the Rakes. London: Philip Allan, 1924-1925.

6 vols. 8vo, bound in full levant morocco, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. With numerous color and black and white plates. Limited edition, one of 300 sets signed by the author. Light rubbing to boards; interiors tight and clean. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $100-200 261 (CLASSICS) AESOP Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author. London: printed for John Stockdale, 1793.

2 vols. 8vo, full mottled calf, gilt spine, title in gilt to red leather spine labels, t.e.g. Two engraved titles and 107 (of 110) engraved plates. Hinges cracked on vol. 1; offsetting from plates; otherwise good. $100-200

262 (CLASSICS) HOMER The Iliad. Translated by Alexander Pope. London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, 1718.

6 vols. 4to, contemporary calf, gilt-lettered spines. First edition translated by Alexander Pope. With fold-out map. Wear to boards; spines chipped; front board detached from three vols.; bookplates tipped to front pastedowns; foxing; scattered marginalia; dampstaining affecting some leaves. $600-800

263 (CLASSICS) OVID Metamorphoses in Latin and English, Translated by the Most Eminent Hands. With Historical Explications of the Fables, Written in French by the Abbot Banier ... Adorned with Sculptures, by B. Picart, and other able Masters. Amsterdam: Wetsteins and Smith, 1732.

2 vols. in one. Folio, quarter calf over marbled boards, title in gilt to spine, title in red and black with engraved vignette. With engraved frontispiece and 130 half-page engraved illustrations. Front board and first 5 leaves detached but present; rubbing to boards; ends chipped; offsetting from engravings; intermittent light foxing. $1,000-2,000

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264 (CABINET DU ROY) TAPISSERIES DU ROY Tapisseries du Roy, ou sont representez les quatre elements et les quatre saisons de l’annee. [Paris:] [Sebastien MabreCramoisy pour l’impremierie royale], [1679].

Folio, contemporary mottled calf, with arms of Louis XIV stamped in gilt to upper cover, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Second edition, with additional engraved title, three subtitles, eight double-page engravings, extra-illustrated with four additional double-page engravings and 32 emblems on 16 sheets. Plates only, no text. Lacking printed title page with engraved vignette, but with additional sectional title; some light brownspotting; crease to first double-page plate; hinges cracked and wear to board; light marginal dampstain on a few plates. $2,000-4,000

265 (COSTUME) RACINET, AUGUSTE Le Costume historique. Paris: Librarie de Firmin-Didot, 1888.

6 vols. Oblong 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. First edition, octavo issue, of Racinet’s masterwork on historic dress in the world. Profusely illustrated with 300 chromolithographs and 200 duotone lithographs (27 plates counting as “double-plates,” as issued). Rubbing to boards; manuscript ex-libris to title pages; otherwise pages are bright and interior is in very good condition. $600-800

266 (COSTUME) TUER, ANDREW W. The Follies and Fashions of Our Grandfathers. London: Field and Tuer, 1886-87.

4to, original 3/4 suede over decorative boards, contemporary embroidered labels to upper cover and spine, page marker. Limited, one of 250 large paper copies, signed by the author and publisher, illustrated with 36 plates. Hinges tender; some light rubbing to boards. $300-500

267* DEFOE, DANIEL The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. London: Harrison, 1791.

2 vols. in one. 8vo, contemporary tree calf. [Bound with:] The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom. By Tobias Smollett. London: Harrison, 1792. 2 vols. in one. 12 engraved plates, total. Lacking map; wear to boards; text block cracked; front board beginning to detach; dampstaining affecting majority of plates. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $200-400

268* DENT, ARTHUR The Ruine of Rome. London: Printed for T.H. & I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644.

Small 8vo, early calf. Rare, with no records of sale at auction. Boards detached and worn; repaired tears to corner of title page and p. 341; light dampstaining to pp. 338; previous owner’s pencil inscription to f.f.e.p. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $100-200

269 (DICTIONARY) BAILEY, NATHAN An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. London: Printed for R. Ware, 1755.

8vo, rebound in full maroon calf, title in gilt to black leather spine label. Intermittent light foxing and brownspotting; otherwise good. [Together with:] The Same, 1753. 8vo, rebound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards, title in gilt to red leather spine label. Light scattered foxing; ex-library copy with stamp to title page; bookplate tipped in front pastedown. Dictionary of the English Language. By Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for T. T. and J. Tegg, 1833. 2 vols. 4to, rebound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. Minimal light foxing; otherwise fine. $100-200

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270* (DICTIONARY) WEBSTER, NOAH A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Hartford & New Haven: Sidney’s Press, 1806.

8vo, contemporary tree calf, leather spine label lettered in gilt, marbled slipcase. First edition. Wear to boards; evidence of hinge repair; renewed endpapers; repaired tear to title page; intermittent soiling; minor marginal dampstaining. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $400-600 271 DONNE, JOHN Poems, &c. With Elegies on the Author’s Death. To which is added Divers copies under his own hand, Never before Printed. In the Savoy: Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman, 1669.

[i-viii], 1-414pp. 16mo, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full blue crushed morocco, renewed endpapers, a.e.g., cloth slipcase. First edition thus, actually the fifth edition, enlarged by the addition of five new poems, including the elegy “To His Mistress Going to Bed” and “O My America! My New-found-land.” Top edge trimmed; small wormhole in bottom margin of a few pages; small hole to A4; some light soiling; lacks first and last blanks; otherwise near fine in fine binding. Literature: Keynes 84 Wing D1871 $1,000-2,000

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273* ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA. Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences compiled upon a New Plan. In which the Different Sciences and Arts are digested into Distinct Treaties or Systems; and the Various Technical Terms, &c. are explained as they occur in the Order of the Alphabet ... by a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland. Edinburgh: for A. Bell & C. Macfarquhar, 1771.

3 vols. 4to, full contemporary calf, gilt-lettered spines. First edition of “The most famous of all encyclopaedias in the English language,” (PMM) diverging from the alphabetical models of predecessors by arranging entries under subject matter. Probably compiled by the editor and antiquarian William Smellie, the engraver Andrew Bell, and the printer Colin Macfarquhar. With 157 (of 160) engraved plates (one fold-out, musical plates printed on both sides), and one folding grammatical table in volume 2, errata at the end of vol. 2. Lacking chemistry tables and three plates; hinges cracked and boards worn on all vols.; minor intermittent brownspotting and a few small tears; plate 106 partially detached.

The present set was owned by the publisher and advertising executive William Benton (1900-1973), who was President and Chairman of Encyclopaedia Britannica from 1943-1973 and U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1949-1953). He also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Vice President of the University of Chicago. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois

Literature: Printing and the Mind of Man, 218

Provenance: William Benton, business cards tipped in each vol., TLS laid in David Hill, February 10, 1828, presentation slip tipped in $10,000-15,000

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274 GAY, JOHN Fables. London: For John Stockdale, 1793.

2 vols. 8vo, rebound in mottled calf, spines gilt, titles in gilt to red leather spine labels, t.e.g. First edition. With engraved titles, frontispieces, and 66 plates, 12 by William Blake. Hinges starting; ends chipped vol.1; offsetting from plates; otherwise fine. $200-400

275 GAY, JOHN Fables. London: Darton & Harvey, 1793.

8vo, bound by Bayntun in full calf, spine gilt, slipcase. With frontispiece, engraved title, and 34 engraved plates. Hinges slightly cracked; offsetting from plates; scattered light foxing; wear to slipcase; otherwise good. $100-200

276 GODOLPHIN, JOHN The Orphan’s Legacy: or, A Testamentary Abridgment. London: Richard and Edward Atkins for Robert Vincent, 1701.

4to, contemporary calf. Second English edition. Rubbing to boards; corners bumped; light foxing; intermittent brownspotting; scattered marginalia. $100-200

277* (ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT) A large historiated initial “I”, in gilt and blue, from an antiphonal, on vellum, framed. 2 3/4 x 3 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 278 (ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT) An illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours, month of May, on vellum, France, c. 1550, with foliate border and one large initial incorporating gilt, blue, red, and green. 7 x 5 inches. $100-200

279 JOHNSON, SAMUEL Dictionary of the English Language. London: W. Strahan, 1773.

2 vols. Folio, full calf, titles in red and black. Fourth edition. Boards detached and worn; text block split, vol. 1; intermittent foxing; marginal dampstaining affecting both vols. ex-libris to f.f.e.p. both vols. $1,500-2,500

280 JOHNSON, SAMUEL Lives of the Poets. London: C. Bathurst et al., 1781.

4 vols. 8vo, rebound in tree calf, spines gilt, red leather spine labels. New edition. Corners bumped; light intermittent foxing; otherwise fine. $100-200

281 JOHNSON, SAMUEL Dictionary of the English Language. London: Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, 1785.

One volume expanded to two. Folio, rebound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards, renewed endpapers, each with custom felt-lined cloth clamshell cases with gilt-lettered leather spine labels by Scott Keller. The Seventh edition, first one-volume edition, here expanded to two, with engraved portrait frontispiece. A very fine set. $800-1,200

282 JOHNSON, SAMUEL Dictionary of the English Language. Harrison’s Edition, with His Life of the Author. London: Harrison, 1785.

Folio, full calf rebacked retaining portions of original gilt-lettered spine, renewed endpapers, title in red and black. Title page soiled and laid down on thick paper with some loss; scattered foxing. $600-800

283 JOHNSON, SAMUEL Dictionary of the English Language. London: Printed and Sold by John Jarvis, 1786.

2 vols. 4to, full calf, title in gilt to red leather spine labels, frontispiece to vol. 1. Eighth edition. Wear to boards; spines chipped and calf cracked with some loss to both vols.; text block split, vol. 2; intermittent foxing. $100-200

284 (JOHNSON, SAMUEL) HAWKINS, SIR JOHN The Life of Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for J. Buckland et al., 1787.

8vo, rebound in quarter cloth, title in gilt to red leather spine label. First edition. Wear to boards; intermittent foxing. [Together with:] Dr. Johnson’s Table Talk. London: Printed for J. Mawman, et. al., 1807. 12mo, full calf, spines tooled and lettered in gilt. Ends chipped; scattered brownspotting. $100-200 285 (JOHNSON, SAMUEL) ANDERSON, ROBERT The Life of Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for J. and A. Arch et al., 1795.

8vo, quarter vellum over marbled boards. First edition. Boards worn and soiled; marbling cracked; ends bumped; intermittent foxing; pen ex-libris to title page. $100-200

286 (JOHNSON, SAMUEL) The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986.

16 vols. 8vo, publisher’s blue cloth lettered in gilt, six with dust jackets. Light wear to boards and dust jackets; otherwise fine. $100-200

287 (JOHNSON, SAMUEL) KORSHIN, PAUL The Age of Johnson. New York: AMS, 1987-2011.

A near complete run, vols. 1-20 (vol. 21 published in 2012). 8vo, red cloth stamped in gilt, titles in gilt to spines, seven with dust jackets. Light wear and soiling to boards; ends bumped; otherwise fine. [Together with:] Johnsonian Gleanings. New York: Octagon, 1968. 11 vols. in 10. 8vo, red cloth stamped in gilt, titles in gilt to spines. Light wear to boards; ends bumped; otherwise fine. $200-400

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290 288 JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS Histoire des Juifs. Paris: Pierre le Petit, 1667.

Folio, full contemporary calf, rebacked, title page in red and black, numerous engraved vignettes, head- and tail-pieces. Title page trimmed down significantly; wear to edges of pages with minor dampstaining, a few small tears. $200-400

289 MACLEAN, JOHN The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor, in the County of Cornwall. London: Nichols & Sons, 1873.

3 vols. 4to, 3/4 calf , titles in gilt to spine. Complete with fold-out map and 65 plates, many tinted lithographs. First edition. Wear to boards; corners bumped; scattered foxing; bookplates tipped to front pastedowns; otherwise good. $400-600

290* (NAPOLEON) NEY, (MARSHAL MICHEL) Autographed document signed (“Ney”), 1 page, rest of contents achieved in a secretarial hand, 1er Fructidor An 12 [August 29, 1804], to the Quarter General at Boulogne.

[Laid into:] Memoirs of Marshal Ney. London: Bull and Churton, 1833. 2 vols. 8vo, publisher’s plain boards, pastedown spine label. First edition. Boards split at spines and detached, worn; spine label in pieces (retained). Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $400-600

291* (NAPOLEON) Napoleon et l’Empire. Hachette, (1968). 2 vols. 4to, red morocco. [Together with:] The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Hartford, 1822. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois $200-400

292 PARNELL, THOMAS The Poetical Works. Edited by Andrew Foulis. Glasgow: By the Editor, 1786.

Folio, 3/4 morocco over marbled boards, title in gilt to red leather spine label. With contents and 4-page subscriber’s list at rear. Wear to boards with rubbing to edges; darkening to some leaves; scattered foxing. $150-250

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293 PHILOSTRATUS, FLAVIUS De vita Apollonii Tyanei libri octo. Iidem libri latini interprete Alemano Rinuccino florentino. Eusebius contra Hieroclem qui Tyaneum Christo conferre conatus fuerit. Idem latinus interprete Zenobio Acciolo florentino ordinis praedicatorum. Venice: Aldus Manutius, March 1501.

[74], [1]; (a-g8, h10). Folio, full calf, gilt-lettered and tooled spine, with anchor and dolphin device on title page. Text in Greek. First edition and first use of the Aldine device. Without the Latin translation, published in 1504. Light wear to boards; title page toned; bookplates tipped in front pastedown. Provenance: Eton College Library (duplicate); Charles Ford, bookplates. $4,000-6,000

294 294* (RELIGION) BIBLE, ARABIC Biblia Sacra Arabica. Rome: Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, 1671.

3 vols. Folio, early calf, half-titles and engraved title pages to each vol., errata leaf to vol. 3. Arabic text and Latin Vulgate in parallel columns. Significant fire damage to center spine of vol. 3, affecting approx. 50 pp., the entire upper fore edge of vol. 2, affecting all leaves but mainly marginally, and a portion of the spine on vol. 1; some leaves creased; overall wear to binding, although the hinges are sturdy and the pages are overall in good condition, save damage noted above. Property from the Collection of Marjorie and Charles Benton, Evanston, Illinois Literature: Darlow & Moule, 1652 $1,000-2,000

295 (RELIGION, SWEDENBORG) CLOWES, JOHN A group of three books, comprising Sermons Preached at the Parish Church of St. John, Manchester. London: A Society of Gentlemen, 1790. The Gospel According to Luke. Manchester: W.D. Varey, 1823. A Memoir of the Late Rev. John Clowes. Manchester: J. Gleave, 1834.

All 8vo, two rebound in cloth, one quarter leather. Clowes was the main trumpeter for Swedenborg in the Anglican Church. Wear to boards; foxing and scattered brownspotting to all vols. $100-200

296 (RELIGION) KNOX, JOHN Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland Containing Five Bookes: Together with some treatises Conducing to the Historie. London: G.T. and O.P.; Edinburgh: Robert Bryson, 1644.

8vo, 3/4 blue calf over cloth, title in gilt to red leather spine label. Rubbing to boards at edges and hinges; title and first 2 pages repaired; some leaves darkened; light soiling; repaired tear to final text page; scattered brownspotting. Literature: Wing 739 $300-500

297 (RELIGION) MARLORAT, AUGUSTIN A Catholike and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the Holy Gospell after S. John. London: Thomas Marshe, 1575.

4to, quarter calf over marbled boards. First edition. Text block split; ends chipped; boards rubbed; lacking title page; first few pages darkened; hinges starting. $300-500

298 (RELIGION) MISSALE FRANCISCUM Missale Franciscum ad usum fratrum minorum Sancti P. Francisci ... S. Pii V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum, Clementis VIII. & Urbani VIII. auctoritate recognitum. Venice: Balleoniana, 1759.

Folio, contemporary Italian red morocco gilt, cover with foliate borders with side and corner floral sprays, small centerpiece on both covers of St. Francis receiving the stigmata and Christ on the cross, two foliate silver clasps present, gilt and gauffered edges. Light brownspotting; Brentano’s of New York blind-stamp lower right corner f.f.e.p.; very light darkening to boards; else near fine in beautifully elaborate binding. $1,000-2,000

300 299 (RELIGION) MISSALE MONSASTICUM Missale Monasticum. Pauli V. Pontificis Max. Auctoritate Recognitum. Venice: Balleoniana, 1765.

Folio, contemporary maroon Italian morocco gilt, with foliate panels and centerpieces, two spade-form brass clasps present, page marker. Printed in red and black throughout, engraved title page vignette, four full-page engravings. Tape repair to first two pages; darkening to boards and fading to gauffered edges; dampstain to upper portion of first few pages. $200-400

300* (RELIGION) SCHATZGER, CASPER Omnia opera. Ingolstadt: Weissenhorn, 1543.

4to, contemporary vellum, one brass clasp present, manuscript title to spine, engraved printer’s device and initials. Bookplate tipped in front pastedown; penned date on title page; some soiling to boards. Property from the Collection of Herman Blum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $100-200

301 (RELIGION) SWEDENBORG, EMMANUEL A group of 12 books by or related to Swedenborg. $200-400 302* (RELIGION) VAN VEEN, OTTO Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis. Orthonis Vaeni ingenio et manu delineata. Brussels: Ant. Collaert, 1778.

Complete collection of 31 engravings (in 15 mats), including an engraved title page, by E. van Panderen, G. Swanenberg, and Cornelis Galle after Otto van Veen. Comprising the pictorial life of Saint Thomas Aquinas accompanied by short descriptions in Latin. Loose as issued. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

303 (RELIGION) A group of 12 books pertaining to religion. $200-400

304 ROMAN STORIES Roman Stories: or, The History of the Seven Wise Mistresses of Rome: Containing Seven Days Entertainment, In many Pleasant and Witty Tales, or Stories. London: Printed for J. Hodges, 1748.

Small 8vo, bound in full morocco by Niedree, spine lettered in gilt, a.e.g. With engraved title page and numerous in-text woodcut illustrations. Light intermittent foxing; otherwise good. $400-600

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305 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM A group of ten leaves from the Third Folio, London, 1663, comprising leaves from King Henry IV (part 1), King Henry V, King Henry VI (parts 1, 2 and 3), King Henry VIII, Richard III, King John, Coriolanus, and Winter’s Tale. $800-1,200 306 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; A Tragedy. London: Printed by J. Darby, for A. Bettesworth, 1723.

12mo, later quarter parchment over marbled boards, untrimmed. Second edition of John Hughes’ revised text, first issued in London, 1718, lacking initial blank but with advertisements on verso of last leaf for books printed by M. Poulson. Jaggard 308 cites only 6 known copies of this edition; in its untrimmed, full margined condition it may be unique. Without frontispiece, which has been noted in one copy and with questionable authenticity. Ex-libris bibliographer Percival F. Hinton; pencilled bibliographical notes on front free endpaper; otherwise fine. $100-200 307 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Plays of William Shakespeare in Miniature. London: C. Whittingham, 1803.

9 vols. 16mo, full straight-grained morocco, giltlettered spines, frontispiece portrait to vol. 1. Fore edge paintings to each volume depicting scenes from the life of William Shakespeare and his plays, including the Globe Theater, the Temple of Minerva in Athens, the Realto Bridge in Venice, Shakespeare’s home, his birthplace, and the Pantheon in Rome. Light soiling to boards. [Together with:] A Thousand and One Fore-Edge Paintings. By Carl J. Weber. Waterville, Maine: Colby College Press, 1949. $1,000-2,000

308 (SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM) BOYDELL, JOHN The Gallery of Illustrations for Shakespeare’s Dramatic Works. Edited by J. Parker Norris. Philadelphia: Gebbie & Barrie, 1874.

4to, fully embossed brown morocco, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Illustrated with 100 black and white plates. Bound for Henry C. Ely, with his signature to the title page dated 1875. Very light dampstain to upper edge of first few pages. $200-400

309 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Poems of Shakespeare. London: Essex House, 1899.

8vo, contemporary vellum, ties. Number 145 of 450 copies, printed in red and black, with woodcut plates and initials. Ties lightly worn; light soiling to boards. $600-800

310 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Being a Reproduction in Facsimile of the First Folio Edition, 1623, from the Chatsworth Copy in the Possession of the Duke of Devonshire. Introduction by Sidney Lee. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1902.

Folio, original reversed calf, ties, custom folding case with gilt-lettered leather spine labels, supplement bound separately in cloth with pastedown label to upper board. Limited edition, one of 1000 signed by Sidney Lee. $100-200 311 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Works. Stratford-on-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1904-1908.

10 vols. 8vo, publisher’s red gilt-stamped cloth, portrait frontispiece to each, untrimmed. Limited edition, number 41 of 1000 sets printed on handmade paper. Light fading to cloth; otherwise a very good set. $200-400

312 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Venus and Adonis; The Passionate Pilgrim; Pericles; Lucrece; Sonnets. Edited by Sidney Lee. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1905.

5 vols. 4to, original vellum panelled and lettered in gilt, with suede ties. Facsimiles of the first editions reproduced from Britwell and Bodleian libraries, comprising the five works printed in Shakespeare’s lifetime excluded from the 1623 edition of The First Folio, published by Oxford as a supplement to its 1902 facsimile edition. Limited to 1,000 copies, of which Venus and Adonis is signed by the editor. A few ties broken; very light soiling to boards; otherwise generally very good. $200-400

313 (SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM) KENT, ROCKWELL, illus. Venus and Adonis. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Rochester, NY: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931.

Folio, publisher’s maroon smooth calf over tan cloth, gilt-lettered spine, slipcase. First edition, limited to 1,250 copies signed by Kent on the limitation page. Fine. $100-200 314 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Poems and Sonnets. Edited by Gwyn Jones. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960.

Folio, full brown calf with gilt-stamped cockerel design to upper cover, by Hiscox, slipcase. Limited edition, number 42 of 100 specially-bound copies from an edition limited to 475. Fine. $400-600

315 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Poems and Sonnets. Edited by Gwyn Jones. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960.

Folio, publisher’s red cloth stamped in gilt, slipcase. Limited edition, one of 470 copies printed. Fine. [Together with:] The First Part of Henry the Fourth. Illustrated by Mary Grabhorn. San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press, November 1961. Thin folio, quarter linen over decorative boards. Limited edition, one of 180 copies. $100-200

316 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Norton Facsimile. The First Folio of Shakespeare. Prepared by Charlton Hinman. New York: W.W. Norton, 1968.

Folio, quarter red morocco over red cloth, giltlettered spine, decorative endpapers, matching slipcase. First edition thus. With prospectus laid in. Fine. $100-200

317 (SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM) TOWNE, ROSA M. Plant Lore of Shakespeare. Louisville, KY: The Frame House Gallery, (1974).

Folio, half orange morocco over marbled boards, title in gilt to spine, a.e.g., slipcase. With color plates by Rosa Towne after paintings in the Botanical Museum of Hawaii. Light wear to slipcase; otherwise fine. $100-200

318 (SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM) TOWNE, ROSA M. Plant Lore of Shakespeare. Louisville, KY: The Frame House Gallery, (1974).

Folio, half orange morocco over marbled boards, title in gilt to spine, a.e.g., slipcase. With color plates by Rosa Towne after paintings in the Botanical Museum of Hawaii. Light wear to slipcase; hinges starting; otherwise fine. $100-200

319 319 SPENCER, EDMUND The Faerie Queen: The Shepheards Calendar. Together with the Other Works of England’s Arch-Poet, ... Collected into one Volume, and carefully corrected. [London:] Printed by H.L. for Mathew Lownes, 16111613.

[i-iv], 363, [xvi]; [x], 56, 16, [xxvi], [iv], [xxvi], [vi], [xvi], [x], [xii], [xxviii], [xviii], [iv]. Folio, contemporary black sheep, top and bottom covers with diamond-shaped gilt decoration, modern rebacking and deacidification by William Minter retaining most of original spine and vintage red morocco spine label, raised bands, linen clamshell case. Reissue of the 1609 edition: Part 1 has the 1611 title-page; the catchword on R3r is “She,” the colophon is dated 1609, and the first line of text of the “Letter of the Author” ends in “Alle-”. The Shepheards Calendar is dated 1611. This volume does not include the Prosopopoia; or Mother Hubberds Tale. It does include 12 other pieces by Virgil, Petrarch and Du Bellay. Some paper repair to Colin Clouts title page; smudges pp. 19, 206, 209; some spots in signature C, and in the Pastoral Aeglogue, An Elegie; otherwise very good. Literature: Pforzheimer, 972 Johnson, Spenser, 12, 19 STC (second edition), 23083.3, .5 $1,000-2,000

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320 STRAPAROLA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO The Nights of Straparola. Translated by W.G. Waters. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1894.

2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 blue calf over marbled boards, gilt spines, red leather spine labels, t.e.g. With frontispieces and 17 engraved plates by E.R. Hughes. Limited to 210 copies printed on Japanese vellum, this number 160. Rubbing to boards; chipping to edges; offsetting from plates to tissue guards. $100-200

321 STUART, GILBERT A View of Society in Europe, In Its Progress From Rudeness to Refinement: or, Inquiries Concerning the History of Law, Government, and Manners. Edinburgh: John Bell and J. Murray, 1778.

4to, full contemporary calf, title in gilt to red leather spine label. First edition, with half-title, contents and errata leaf at end. Light wear to boards; hinges cracked; intermittent light foxing; otherwise good. $200-400

322* THOMSON, JAMES The Seasons. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1794.

8vo, contemporary calf, later spine label. First Stockdale edition, complete with engraved title page and 12 plates. Hinges cracked; rear hinge starting to separate; previous owner’s ex-libris to f.f.e.p. [Together with:] Another copy of the same. Chiswick: Whittingham, 1820. 8vo, contemporary calf rebacked retaining portion of the spine. Property from the Collection of Dr. Ernest Pick, Atlanta, Georgia $100-200 323 VENDERVELL, H. E. AND T. MAXWELL WITHAM A System of Figure Skating. London: Macmillan, 1869.

8vo, rebound in quarter calf over marbled boards, pastedown labels to spine and upper board. With four plates. Wear to boards; light soiling; bookplate tipped to front pastedown; ephemera pasted to rear endpapers; otherwise good. $100-200

324 VIZETELLY, HENRY A History of Champagne with Notes on the Other Sparkling Wines of France. London: Henry Sotheran, 1882.

4to, bound by Bayntun in 3/4 green crushed morocco over matching cloth, gilt grape design to four compartments on spine, marbled endpapers, publisher’s pictorial gilt cloth bound at rear, t.e.g. First edition, with wood-engraved frontispiece, five plates, and fold-out color map. Minor wear to hinges; otherwise fine. $500-700

325 WARD, SAMUEL The Wonders of the Load-Stone; or, The Load-Stone newly reduc’t into a Divine and Morall Use. London: Printed by E.P. for Peter Cole, 1640.

Small 8vo, contemporary calf, frontispiece detached but present. First edition in English. Wear to boards; hinges cracked; bookplates tipped to front pastedown. $600-800