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RICHMONDSHIRE, with Descriptions by Whitaker, 32 large and very fine engravings of the ancient Castles, Abbeys, Churches, and most interesting Views, INDIA PROOFS, LARGE PAPER, roy. fol. hf. morocco, £4. 48

659 TABERNACLE in the Wilderness, the Shadow of Hea- | 679 TURNER'S (J. M. W.) and BUCKLER'S VIEWS in venly Things, illustrated with 4 large engravings, coloured and inlaid with gold, silver and brass, with explanatory Notes by Rhind, folio, cloth, 78 6d 1842 660 TACITUS, cum Notis Variorum et Gronovii, fine frontispiece, 2 vols. 4to. calf, very neat, 10s 6d Traj. Bat. 1721 "A very ample and excellent edition, containing the notes and observations of almost all the old and best commentators."'-Dibdin.

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662 THEATRE of God's Judgements against all notorious Sinners, collected out of Sacred, Ecclesiastical and Pagan writers, by Beard and Taylor, BOTH PARTS, title mounted, folio, calf, neatly gilt, 128

1648

663 THIERRY (A.) Histoire de la Conquéte de l'Angleterre par les Normands, 4 vols. 8vo. calf gilt, fine copy, with 4to. ATLAS, 168 Paris, 1826 664 THOMSON'S Seasons, with an essay by Dr. Aikin, MURRAY'S FINE EDITION, beautifully printed and illustrated with engravings by Heath, &c. from designs by Metz, roy. 8vo. calf neatly gilt, 68 6d

1794 665 THOMSON'S SEASONS, with Life by Murdoch, edited by

Bolton Corney, elegantly printed, with 77 exquisite wood

cuts after drawings by the Etching Club, sq. 8vo. bound in while vellum, finely gilt on back and sides, gilt leaves, £1. 1s 1842

666 THOMPSON'S (G.) Description of the Escurial, or Royal Palace in Spain, translated from the Spanish of F. de los Santos, numerous fine engravings, 4to. hf. russia, neat, 10s 6d

1760 667 TOONE'S (W.) Chronological Historian, a Record of Events principally illustrative of the History of Gt. Britain and its Dependencies, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, 2 vols. 8vo. bds. 4s

1826 668 TRACTS.-A Collection of Twenty-three Scarce Tracts and Pieces, folio, calf gilt, 148 1679, &c. Including, Tragical History of Jetzer, 1679-Narrative of Popish Cruelties, the Spanish Inquisition, &c. 1681- Speeches of Algernon SidBey, Lord Russell, Pembroke, Stafford, &c. at their Executions-Day Fatality, written by K. James II. 1686–Various pieces in Verse, &c. 669 TSCHUDI'S (Dr. Von) Travels in Peru during the Years from 1838 to 1842, translated from the German by Ross, 8vo. cloth, 68

1847

1818

670 TUCKEY'S (Capt.) Expedition. to the River Zaire, or Congo, in South Africa, including Prof. Smith's Journal and Appendix of Natural History, &c. 14 coloured and other engravings, 4to. cloth, 5s 6d (pub. at £2. 28) 671 TUPPER'S Proverbial Philosophy, a Book of Thoughts and Arguments, post 8vo. cloth, 48 1838 672 TUPPER'S Modern Pyramid to commemorate a Septuagint of Worthies, post 8vo. cloth, 3s 1839 673 TUPPER'S Geraldine, a Sequel to Coleridge's Christabel, with other Poems, post 8vo. cloth, 28 6d 1838 674 TUPPER'S An Author's Mind, the Book of Title Pages, post 8vo. cloth, 38 6d

1831

675 TUPPER'S Ballads for the Times; Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Hactenus, and other Poems, thick fcap. 8vo. cloth, 4s 6d 1840

676 TUPPER'S The Twins, a Domestic Novel, post 8vo. cloth, 38 1844 677 TURNER'S (Dawson) Muscologia Hibernicæ Spicilegium, 15 plates, comprising numerous coloured figures, 8vo. bds. 98 Yarmouth, 1804 Privately Printed, with MS. note by Dawson Turner inserted. 678 TURNER'S (Dawson) Picturesque, Architectural and Antiquarian Tour in Normandy, 50 engravings, etched by Mrs. Turner and J. S. Cotman, 2 vols. imp. 8vo. cloth, 188 (pub. at £2. 12s 6d)

1820

1820

A VERY BEAUTIFUL WORK; the engravings are executed in the first style of art, by Heath, Landseer, Le Keux, Scott, Middiman, &c. 680 TURNER'S (Sharon) History of the ANGLO-SAXONS, and HISTORY OF ENGLAND, to the Death of Elizabeth, 12 vols. 8vo. bds. scarce, £5. 58 1829, &c. "A most valuable work, in which almost every particular that can illustrate our early Annals will be found."'—Prof. Smyth.

681 TUSSER'S Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, also Book of Huswifery, with illustrative Notes and Glossary, by W. Mavor, 8vo, calf neat, 68 6d 1812

The curious old Poems of Tusser, which more than any other we possess throw light upon the mauners and customs of the Elizabethan Age. 682 TYPES of Mankind, or Ethnological Researches, based upon the ancient Monuments, Paintings, Sculptures and Crania of Races, by Dr. Nott, and Gliddon, numerous engravings, thick imp. 8vo. cloth, 188 Philadelphia, 1854 Among the contributors are Dr. S. G. Morton, Prof. Agassiz, Dr. Usher, and Prof. Patterson.

683 USHER'S (Abp.) Answer to a Jesuit on the Question of Antiquity, &c. also a Discourse of the Religion anciently professed by the Irish and British, sm. 4to. calf, 58 1786

684 Utino (Leonardi de) Sermones aurei de

Sanctis, the capitals rubricated, thick 4to. hf. vellum, the first capital letter cut out, 78 6d Ven. F. Hailbrun, MCCCCLXXIII.

No edition is known of an earlier date than this.

685 VALPY'S CLASSICAL JOURNAL, complete from its commencement, 40 vols. 8vo. new hf. cf. gilt, £7. 10s 1810-28 This valuable journal contains contributions from the most learned men of the day, including Bps. Blomfield, Maltby, Monk, Hare, Drummond, Elmsley, &c. &c.

686 VASARI (G) Vite de piu eccellenti Pittori, Scultori e Architetti, numerous portraits of the Great Masters, 16 vols. 8vo. hf. vellum, (an excellent edition) £2. 158 Milano, 1807 687 VATICINIA sive Prophetiæ Abbatis Joachimi et Anselmi Episc. Marsicani; quibus Rota et Oraculum Turcicum maxime considerationis adjecta sunt, cum Præf. et Adnot. Paschalini Regiselmi, with many curious engravings typical of the Future of the PAPACY and the TUKISH EMPIRE, sm. 4to. hf. antique calf, 12s Ven. 1600 688 VERDIZOTTI (G. M.) CENTO FAVOLE Morali dei piu illustri antichi e moderni Autori greci e Latini, scielte e trattate in varie maniere di Versi volgari, with 100 spirited wood engravings, some after the designs of TITIAN, 4to. antique calf, £1. 1s Ven. 1577

"Ouvrage recherché à cause des figures fort joliment gravées en bois."- Brunet.

689 VERSTEGAN'S Restitution of Decayed Intelligence, in Antiquities concerning Britain, numerous engravings, sm. 4to. bound, scarce, 10s

1634

A curious work, treating of the surnames of our Ancient Families, the Antiquity of the English Tongue, of Saxon Etymologies, &c.

690 VIDOCQ (Chef de la Police de Sureté), Ses Mémoires, 4 vols. 8vo. half calf neat, 12s Paris, 1828 691 VILLANI (G.) Cronica, portrait, 8 vols. royal 8vo. elegantly bound calf extra gilt, gilt leaves, fine copy, £2. 10s Firenze, 1823

"G. Villani écrivit son histoire avec beaucoup d'etendue de talent et avec une sorte de dignité, quoique dans son style naif et simple."

Ginguené.

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694 Vita Sancti Kannechi, edited by the Marquis of Ormonde, large gothic type, sm. 4to. cloth, 8s 6d 1853 Privately printed, and presented by the Marquis of Ormonde to Crofton Croker.

695 VOSSII (G. J.) Theologia Gentilia, et Physiologia Christiana, sive de Origine ac progressu Idolatriæ, 2 thick vols. sm. 4to. vellum, 68 Amst., 1642 "The works of Vossius will be esteemed as long as there are any learned men, or persons of good judgment in the world.”

Works of the Learned. 695*VON Orlich's Travels in India, including Sinde and the Punjab, translated by H. E. Lloyd, engravings, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 58

A MAGNIFICENT WORK.

1845

696 VOYAGES PITTORESQUES ET ROMANTIQUES DE L'ANCIENNE FRANCE, PAR LE BARON TAYLOR, CH. NODIER ET ALPH. DE CAILLEUX ANCIENNE NORMANDIE, containing 232 very beautiful lithographic engravings of Scenery, Ancient Castles, Churches, Antiquities and Curiosities, on India paper, 2 vols. £9.98

FRANCHE-COMTE, 148 splendid lithographs, of the same description, on India paper, 1 vol. £4. 4s

AUVERGNE, 207 large plates, of the same beautiful description, on India paper, 2 vols. £7. 78

LANGUEDOC, 331 large plates of the same description, on India paper, the whole of the letter-press printed within borders of the most beautiful and unique design, being copied from Ancient Charters, Missal Illuminations, Architectural and other remains of Ancient Art, 4 vols. £21. PICARDIE, 300 large plates, as before, on India paper, the text also printed within fine borders, 3 vols. hf. calf, £28. BRETAGNE, 350 large plates, as before on India paper, 2 vols. half calf, £22. 108

Together 14 vols. finely bound in calf gilt, A VERY FINE
SET OF BOOKS, £82. (cost UPWARDS OF £200.)
Paris, 1820-46
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT AND EXTENSIVE WORK EVER PUBLISHED

ON THE SCENERY AND ANTIQUITIES, Monumental as well as Historical, of any Country in the World.

The large plates amount in number to upwards of TWELVE HUNDRED, and consist of accurate and beautiful Views of Old Abbeys, Monasteries, Castles, &c. with Architectural details, all engraved in the first style of lithographic art, and worked off on india paper.

The whole series is further adorned with several hundred pleasing vignettes, while every page of the text to the department of PICARDY and LANGUEDOC is printed within borders of beautiful and unique design, being copied from ancient examples in Charters, Missals, and other Manuscripts, Architectural and Monumental Remains, &c. &c. by eminent Artists, French and English, as Villeneuve, Fragonard, Vernet, Athalin, Duboit, Balan, J. D. Harding, T. Boys, &c.

697 VOYAGE PITTORESQUE de CONSTANTINOPLE et des Rives de Bosphore, par MELLING (complete with the letterpress), 48 very large and splendid views, in the finest style of line engraving, 2 vols. atlas folio, hf. russia gilt, with cf. sides, gilt leaves, £6. 158 Paris, 1809-19

The grandest and most beautiful of all the Picturesque Voyages. CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, himself a traveller over the same ground, and Vivant Denon, are lavish in their praise of this extraordinary work, and describe it as no less remarkable for the accuracy of its delineations than for the singular splendour of their execution. PUBLISHED AT 91 GUINEAS. 698 VOYAGE Pittoresque aux Pays Bas, 200 beautiful lithographic Drawings of the principal buildings in HoLLAND and BELGIUM, 2 vols. oblong 4to. hf. morocco, £1. 48 1830

699 WALES ILLUSTRATED, with nearly 200 highly finished engravings of Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats, Antiquities, &c. with Descriptions, 2 vols. 4to. in 1, hf. morocco, gilt leaves, £1.58

1830

701 WALLER'S (Edm.) Workes, Poems, and Speeche FIRST EDITION, sm. 8vo. russia, gilt leaves, fine copy, 14 164

Rare, priced in the Bib. Ang. Poetica at £2. 28. The above beautifu copy is from J. Haslewood's library, with his book plate. 702 WALPÒLE'S (Horace) Historic Doubts, on the Life an Reign of K. Richard, curious portraits, 4to. hf. morocco gilt, 68 176

703 WALPOLE'S (Hon. F.) Ansayrii and the Assassins, with Travels in the Further East in 1850-51, including a Visit t Nineveh, portrait and plates, 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, 158 (pub at £I. 168)

185

704 WALPOLE'S (Hon. F.) Four Years in the Pacific, from 1844 to 1848, engravings, 2 vols. 8vo. newly bound, ht calf, 108 6d (pub. at £1. 8s in bds.) 1849 705 WALPOLE.-Travels and Memoirs relating to Europear and Asiatick Turkey, and Travels in various Countries of the East, edited from MS. Journals by the Rev. R. Walpole plates, 2 vols. 4to. bds. 16s (pub. at £6. 68) 1818

Among the contributors to these valuable volumes are Mr. Morritt Dr. Sibthorp, Professor Carlyle, Mr. Davidson, Capt. Light, Dr. Hume Col. Leake, Mr. Wilkins, Dr. E. D. Clarke, Lord Aberdeen, and other equally intellectual travellers.

706 WALTERS' English and Welsh Dictionary, wherein not only the Words but also the Idioms and Phraseology are carefully rendered, 2 thick vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, £1. 148 (pub. at £3. 38)

1828

707 [WALSH (W.)] Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex, with Preface by DRYDEN the Poet, 8vo. hf. calf, scarce, 48

1691

708 WALTON'S Compleat Angler, FOURTH EDITION, to which is added the Laws of Angling, numerous engravings, said to be on silver plates, 12mo. calf gilt, very scarce,

£1. 48

1668 709 WALTON'S (Izaak) Life of Bp. Sanderson, to which is added Cases of Conscience and a Sermon by Rich. Hooker, sm. 8vo. calf, scarce, 58 1678

710 WARBURTON'S (Bp.) Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated, with Life by Bp. Hurd, 3 vols. 8vo. new treemarbled calf gilt, by Riviere,

1846

711 WARBURTON'S (E.) Memoirs of Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers, including their Private Correspondence, numerous fine portraits, 3 vols. 8vo. hf. calf, 15s (pub. at £2. 28)

1849 712 WARD'S (T.) England's Reformation (in Hudibrastic Verse), from the time of Henry VIII. to the end of Oates' Plot, with the engravings, SCARCE, 2 vols. sm. 8vo. neatly bound, 98 1747

713 WARE'S (Sir J.) History and Antiquities of Ireland, portrait and engravings, folio, calf, 128

1705

This work includes a history of the Bishops and Ecclesiastical Affairs, two Books of Irish Writers, Historical Relations by Sir J. Davies, &c. 714 WARNER'S (R.) History of the Abbey of Glaston and of the Town of Glastonbury, 20 fine engravings of Antiquities, and numerous woodcuts, roy. 4to. bds. £2. 28 Bath, 1826 Private Impression of 250 Copies, to Subscribers at 4 guineas each; the plates and wood-blocks are destroyed.

715 WARREN'S (S., author of "Ten Thousand a Year") MISCELLANIES, critical, imaginative, and judicial, contributed to Blackwood's Magazine, 2 thick vols. post 8vo. new 1854 cloth, £1. 28

These are two delightful volumes, comprising Biographical Memoirs of Celebrated Characters, varions papers which might be entitled the

"Romance of Crime," Tales, Essays, &c.

716 WASHINGTON'S (Gen.) Accounts with the United States from June 1775 to June 1783, lithographed in exact facsimile of his original writing, sm. folio, red morocco, 68

700 WALKER'S (Sir E.) Historical Discourses upon the most important Transactions in the Rebellion and Civil Wars of England, folio, calf, 68 1705 1833 this work may be seen the State Papers of the Presbyterians in wn ridiculous cant and phraseology; the work is valuable." These interesting national documents are ecpled from the originals in Prof. Smyth. his own bandwriting.

Yorkshire, BEST EDITIONS, numerous fine engravings, genealogical tables, 2 thick vols. royal 4to. calf gilt, fine uniform copies of these valuable historical works, £7.78

717 WARWICKSHIRE.-Radcliffe's Graphic Illustrations | 735 WHITAKER'S (T. D.) Histories of Craven and Whalley, of Warwickshire, with Descriptions, 28 highly finished and beautiful engravings from drawings by Westall, Harding, Mackenzie, &c. roy. 4to. hf. russia, uncut, £1. 48 1829 718 WATELET, Dictionnaire des Arts de Peinture, Sculpture et Gravure, 5 vols. 8vo. calf gilt, 128 Paris, 1792 A very comprehensive work, full of practical as well as historical information on all subjects connected with Art.

719 WATKINS' Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Gt. Britain and Ireland, during the last three Centuries, 8vo. hf. calf, 58

1808 720 WATSON'S (Rev. A.) Sermons on Doctrine, Discipline, and Practice, 8vo. cloth, 3s (pub. at 10s 6d) 1843 721 WATSON (Bp. of Llandaff) Anecdotes of the Life of, written by himself, revised by his Son, fine portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, neatly gilt, 58 1818

722 WATTEAU'S ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS, drawn from the Originals by W. Nichol, fine portrait and 80 large and beautiful plates of Decorative Subjects, the frontispiece illuminated, imperial folio, hf. morocco gilt, gilt leaves, £3. 108 (pub at £5. 58) Edin., 1841

723 WATTS'S (Alaric A.) Lyrics of the Heart, with other Poems, finely printed on extra thick hot pressed paper, with 41 exquisite engravings after drawings by Stothard, Westall, &c. PROOFS, square 8vo. cloth, £1. 1s (pub. at £1. 11s 6d) 1851 724 WEBER (J.) Mémoires concernant Marie Antoinette et sur plusieurs Epoques importantes de la Révolution Française, fine portraits, 3 vols. royal 8vo. morocco, gilt leaves, 168 1804-9

725 WEBSTER'S (J.) Metallographia, or a History of Metals, also the Discussion of the most Difficult Questions belonging to Mystical Chemistry, the Philosopher's Gold, &c. sm. 4to. bds. 58 1671

168

726 WEEVER'S Ancient Funeral Monuments, with the Index, front. by Cecill, and 18 curious woodcuts,, fol. calf, 1631 "This miscellany of epitaphs and inscriptions collected in various parts, is of great utility to Antiquarians and Historians."-LOWNDES. 727 WEISMANNI (C.) Historia Ecclesiastica Novi Testamenti, fine portrait, 2 vols. thick 4to. vellum, 98

Stuttg. 1718 "A vast body of information by a pious writer."-Bickersteth. 728 WELD'S (C. R.) History of the Royal Society, with Memoirs of the Presidents, compiled from Authentic Documents, engravings, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 18$ (pub. at £1. 10s) 1848 729 WELLSTED'S Travels to the City of the Caliphs, along the Shores of the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, including a Voyage to the Coast of Arabia, &c. plates, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 6s 6d (pub. at £1. 88) 1840 730 WELWOOD'S Memoirs of the most material Transactions in England for the last Hundred Years preceding the Revolution in 1688, fine portrait inserted, 8vo. calf, 38

1700

731 WELZL DE WELLENHEIM, Catalogue de la Grande Collection de Monnaies et Médailles, antiques et modernes, 3 vols. 8vo. newly bound, hf. calf, 188 Vienna, 1844-5 732 WERNER, BERTHOUT et STRUVE, Principes de Minéralogie, ou Exposition des Caractères extérieurs des Fossiles, plates-STRUVE, Méthode Analytique des Fossiles, coloured plates, 2 vols. 8vo. in 1, calf, neatly gilt, 48 1798 733 WESTMINSTER ABBEY.-Ackermann's History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's, Westminster, its Antiquities and Monuments, &c. upwards of 70 fine coloured engravings from Drawings by Pugin, Mackenzie, &c. 2 vols. imp. 4to. hf. calf, fine original copy, £1. 10s (pub. at £15.) 1812 734 WHEWELL'S (Dr.) Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, founded upon their History; new edition, with Corrections 1847 and Additions, 2 thick vols. 8vo. hf. cloth, El. Is

1812-18 736 WHITE'S (G.) Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, with the Naturalist's Calendar, Observations on Nature, and Poems, numerous engravings, best edition, 4to. 1813 737 WHITWORTH'S (Lord) Account of Russia, as it was hf. morocco, uncut, 188 in 1710, sm. 8vo. green morocco, gilt leaves, fine copy, 10s STRAWBERRY HILL, 1758 738 WHOWELL'S Analogy of the Old and New Testaments systematically Classified, 2 vols. roy. 4to. cloth, 148 (pub. at £3. 38)

1843

The design of this work is to bring together those passages of the Scriptures which have connexion and analogy, and thus to furnish the reader with data for information on any given point.

739 WHYTE'S (J. C.) History of the British Turf from the earliest Period to the Present day, engravings, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 78 6d (pub. at £1. 88) 1840

740 WILD'S (C.) Worcester Cathedral, illustrations of the Architecture and Sculpture of, 12 large and fine engravings, INDIA PROOFS ON LARGE PAPER, with Descriptions, imp. folio, bds. 148 (pub. at £8. 88)

1823

741 WILFORD'S Memorials and Characters, together with the Lives of Eminent and Worthy Persons, and Appendix of Monumental Inscriptions, in Latin and English, folio, calf, 88

1741

This volume is a perfect storehouse of Biographical matter, containing Memoirs of upwards of 400 of the most eminent individuals who flourished from 1000 to the date of publication.

742 WILKINS' Mercury, or the Secret and Swift Messenger, shewing how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a Friend at any Distance, sm. 8vo. calf, gilt leaves, scarce, 4s 6d

1641 743 WILKINSON'S (Sir G.) Topography of Thebes, and General View of Egypt; with Remarks on the Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, with numerous plates, thick 8vo. cloth, scarce, 188

1742

1835 744 WILLIS' (Browne) Survey of the Cathedrals, complete, also the PAROCHIALE ANGLICANUM, numerous folding engravings, 4 vols. 4to. calf gilt, fine original copy, scarce, £3. 38 This work includes the 23 Cathedrals, also the Churches and Chapels within the Dioceses of Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Salisbury, Wells, Landaff, St. Asaph, &c. 745 WILLOUGHBY'S (Lady) Diary relating to her Domestic History, and to the Eventful Period of the Reign of Charles I. finely printed in large antique type, sm. 4to. bds. 98 6d Longmans, 1844 746 WILLUGHBY'S Ornithology, enlarged by Ray, to which are added three Discourses, viz. The Art of Fowling, of the Ordering of Singing Birds, and of Falconry, 78 fine plates, containing many hundred figures of birds, and the 2 scarce plates of bird-netting, folio, calf gilt, very fine copy, £1. 48 747 WILSON'S (Sir T.) Art of Rhetorique, for the use of all such as are Studious of Eloquence, sm. 4to. limp vellum, scarce, 68 6d 1585

1778

Dedicated to the Earl of Warwick, Lords Dudley and Lisle the author was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth; it is most probably the work used by Shakspeare.

748 WILSON'S Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, with illustrative Glossary by Capt. T. Brown, complete, 6 vols. 4to. in 3, hf. calf gill, €2. 28 1835-45

749 WINCKELMANN, Monumenti Antichi Inediti spiegati ed illustrati, numerous fine engravings, 3 vols. in 2, royal folio, (including the additional Treatises by Raffei, h Ruma morocco, uncut, top edges gill, £3. 38

1837

of 50 large Engravings, comprising specimens of Wood
Printing after Paintings of the Great Masters, Mantegna'
Triumphal Processions, &c. by Jackson, Kirkall, and others
also Facsimiles of choice Drawings by Ploos van Amstel, etc.
laid down in a large vol. atlas folio, hf. calf, £2. 108
v. y.

750 WINKLES' French Cathedrals, with Historical Descrip- | 767 WOODCUTS in Chiaro Scuro, a Collection of upwards tions, 50 highly finished engravings of the magnificent architecture of the Cathedrals of Amiens, Notre Dame, Chartres, Beauvais, Rouen, &c. 4to. cloth, 16s 751 WIT.-The New Foundling Hospital for Wit, comprising elegant Pieces in Prose and Verse, many never before printed, 6 vols. 8vo. calf, 98 752 WITHERING'S Systematic Arrangement of British Plants, enlarged and corrected by W. Withering, with numerous engravings, 4 vols. 8vo. hf. calf, neatly gilt, 10s 6d 1812

1784

753 WOLFII (Jo.) Lectionum Memorabilium et Reconditarum Centenarii XVI. WITH CURIOUS PLATES, 2 vols. folio, extra bds. sound copy, 188 Francof. 1671

"A common-place book of as many curious and extraordinary occurrences, as were ever introduced into two ponderous folios, containing all the Anecdotes, Historiettes, Memorable Events, Biographical Sketches, Epigrams, Remarkable Prophecies, &c. which seemed worthy of insertion."-Dibdin.

754 WOLFII (J. C.) Curæ philologicæ et criticæ in Novum Testamentum, best edition, 5 vols. 4to. calf, 188 Basil. 1741 755 WOLLASTON'S Religion of Nature Delineated, with Life, fine portrait by Vertue, 4to. calf, 38 6d 1738 756 WOOLNOTH and HASTINGS' Graphic Illustrations of Canterbury Cathedral, with a History and Description of the Edifice, Lives of the Archbps. and Deans, &c. 20 fine engravings, 4to. hf. morocco, gilt leaves, 10s 6d 1816 757 WOOD'S (Anthony à) Athenæ Oxonienses, an exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education at Oxford; with the Fasti, or Annals of the said University, LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. folio, calf gilt, £1. 48 1721

758 WOOD'S (Ant. à) ATHENE OXONIENSES; or History of Oxford Writers, with the Fasti, or Annals of the University, enlarged by Bliss, 4 vols. 4to. hf. russia, scarce, £6. 108 (pub. at £15. 158)

1813-20

This valuable body of English biography contains upwards of two Thousand two Hundred Lives; the present edition is enriched with a vast number of Notes by Bishops Humphries, Kennett, and Tanner; Sir P. Sydenham, Dr. Rawlinson, Baker, Gray, Morant, Peck, Wanley, Whalley, &c.

759 WOOD'S (Ant. à) History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford, enlarged and continued by J. Gutch, 4 vols. 4to. calf, neatly gilt, £3. 108 1786-92

This fine set contains the Fasti Oxonienses, and the additional volume of the History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls. 760 WOOD'S (J.) Origin of Building, or the Plagiarism of the Heathens detected, numerous folding engravings, folio, calf neat, 78 6d

1828

1740 761 WOOD'S (Joseph) Letters of an Architect from France, Italy, and Greece, illustrated by fine views of the most remarkable ancient buildings, with plans, details, &c. 2 vols. 4to. bds. 16s (pub. at £4. 48) 762 WOOD'S (W.) INDEX TESTACEOLOGICUS, or a Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, arranged according to the Linnean System, with the Latin and English Names, References to Authors, and Places where found, with 2300 COLOURED FIGURES; also the Supplement, with 480 coloured figures, 2 vols. 8vo. bds. 44. 48 (pub. at £6. 178 Gd) 1828 763 WOOD'S (W.) General Conchology, or a Description of Shells, arranged according to the Linnean System, (coutaining the Univalves and Bivalves), with 59 plates, containing 260 figures, BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED, royal 8vo. calf gilt, 188 (pub. at £4. 188)

1815

764 WOOD'S (J. G.) Illustrated Natural History, with 450 beautiful engravings on wood by Harvey and Dalziel, thick post 8vo. new cloth, 78 1853 765 WORDSWORTH'S (W.) Prelude, or Growth of a Poet's lind, an Autobiographical Poem, 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, Moxon, 1850 ORDSWORTH'S (C.) Discourses on Public Education, o. cloth, 38 6d (pub, at 98 6d)

1844

This is a very interesting volume. The woodents in colours are unusually large and bold; a woodcut of Abraham about to slay his son Isaac

is

in two sheets. Some of the prints are marked as having cost £1. each. 768 WOTTON'S English Baronetage, containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of all the English Baronets, numerous engravings of coats of arms, 5 vols. 8vo. catf, £1. 18 1741

769 WREN'S (Sir Christopher) Life and Works, Memoirs
of, with a View of the Progress of Architecture in England,
by J. Elmes, fine portrait, and numerous engravings, royal
4to. LARGE PAPER, hf. calf neat, 158 (pub. at £3. 3s)
1823

770 WRITING.-Description and Explanation of a "UNI-
VERSAL CHARACTER," or Manner of Writing that may be
Intelligible to the Inhabitants of every Country, 38 illustra-
tive engravings, 4to. sewed, 28
Bath, (1839)

This method, founded on a simple and easy mode of classifying our ideas, can be learnt with facility.

771 WRIGHT'S History and Topography of Essex, its Physical Character, Productions, Agricultural Condition, Statistics, &c. 2 thick vols. 4to. large map, and 100 beautiful engravings, cloth, £1. Is (pub. at £4. 4s)

1836

772 WRIGHT'S Solutions of the Cambridge Problems from 1800 to 1820, 2 thick vols. 8vo. bds. 168 (pub. at £3. 3s) 1825

773 WRIGHT'S (T.) Essay on the Literature, Popular Superstitions and History of England in the Middle Ages, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 88 6d

1846

774 WYLD'S Maps and Plans, shewing the principal Movements, Battles and Sieges in which the British Army was engaged during the War from 1808 to 1814, in the Spanish Peninsula and the South of France, a series of 37 very large engravings, all executed from original surveys, the greater part by LT.-COL. SIR T. L. MITCHELL, who was especially employed on that service; enclosed in a capital portfolio, elephant folio size, and accompanied by a MEMOIR of the War, illustrative of the Maps and Plans, by SIR G. MURRAY, 4to. hf. bd. £8. 10s (pub. at £12. 128, and now very scarce)

1841

"Those who study Wellington's campaigns are in an especial manner

referred to the splendid Atlas of his victories, published by Wyld-a work so graphic and accurate as to bring the inequalities of the ground, and the positions of the troops, with all the vividness of reality before the mind of the reader."-Alison's Europe.

1843

775 YATES' Monastic History and Antiquities of the Town
and Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury, numerous fine engravings,
royal 4to. hf. morocco, gilt top, uncut, 128
776 YORK.-Eboracum, or History and Antiquities of the
City of York, with an Account of the Ainsty or County,
History and Description of the Cathedral, &c. engravings,
2 vols. 8vo. calf, neatly gilt, 78 6d

1788

777 YORKE (C.) and Leake's Remarks on some Egyptian Monuments in England, 20 engravings, roy. 4to. bds. 10s 6d 1826

PRIVATELY PRINTED; presentation copy to the Rev. Dr. Butler, with C. Yorke's inscription,

778 YOUNG'S (A.) Travels during 1787-8 and 9, to ascertain
the Cultivation, Wealth, Resources and National Prosperity
of France, maps, 4to. bds. 78 6d
Bury, 1792

A most valuable and us ful work: it abounds in well drawn pictures of manners and national character, and derives additional interest from baving been performed at the commencement of the Revolution.

779 ZIMMERMANNI (J.) Opuscula Theologici, Historici, et Philosophici Argumenti, 4 vols. 4to. in 2, vellum, 108 Tiguri, 1751-9

"Oue of the most engaging writers I ever read, equal in good sense to any of his illustriou Helvetic brethren."-Harwood.

WORDSWORTH'S (DR. C.) CHRISTIAN INSTITUTES, a Series of Discourses and Tracts by the most eminent Divines of the English Church, selected, arranged systematically, and illustrated with Notes. Last Edition, 4 large vols. 8vo. new cloth, £1. 14s-The same, 4 vols. new calf gilt, £2. 5s (pub. at £3. 38)

Rivingtons, 1842 “These volumes, in sober verity, constitute a thesaurus, and almost a library of sound religious instruction, in conformity with the Word of God, and the tenets and usages of the first and best ages of Christianity; and they must be invaluable to all who, being without leisure to read, or money to purchase any extensive collection of authors, would yet lay a broad and solid foundation for their theological and ecclesiastical opinions." British Critic. PICTORIAL FAMILY BIBLE, containing the Old and New Testaments, with numerous Original Notes, chiefly explanatory of the History, Geography, Natural History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Scriptures, by DR. KITTO, embellished with MANY HUNDRED WOODCUTS, 2 thick vols. 4to. new cloth, £1. 10s-The same, 2 vols. new calf gilt, £2. 2s—Also, in purple morocco extra, £2. 10s

1852

PENNY CYCLOPÆDIA of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, the articles contributed by the most eminent Authors, complete with the Supplement, 29 vols. folio, in 16, containing 14,000 pages, and many hundred woodcuts, bound in cloth, new, £5. 5s-The same, 29 vols. bound in 16, new half russia, £7. 10s C. Knight, 1840 Invasion of the Romans Fifth and last Edition, same, 10 vols. new calf

LINGARD'S (DR.) HISTORY OF ENGLAND, from the first to the Accession of William and Mary, in the year 1688. Library Edition. with considerable Additions, portrait, 10 vols. 8vo. new cloth, £3. 19s-The gilt, £4. 158 (pub. at £6.)

1849

"Dr. Lingard's History is the fruit of great industry, learning, and acuteness, directed by no ordinary talents, and written in a clear and agreeable manner. He possesses what he claims, the rare merit of having collected his materials from original historians and records. To one desirous of making a study, and not a mere amusement of the history of his country, we know no general history of England that we should sooner recommend than this."-- Edinburgh Review. LINGARD'S (DR.) HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE ANGLO

SAXON CHURCH, containing an Account of its Origin, Government, Doctrines, Worship, Revenues, and Clerical and Monastic Institutions. Third and enlarged Edition, 2 vols. 8vo. new cloth, 148-The same, 2 vols. new calf gilt, 188 (pub. at £1. 48)

1845

"This work is the result of great labour and research. We recommend it for the curious matter it contains, and the agreeable style in which it is written."-Edinburgh Review. SMEATON (J.) ON CIVIL ENGINEEING, being Reports, Estimates, and Treatises on Canals, Rivers, Harbours, Bridges, Lighthouses, &c. 72 plates, 2 vols. 4to. in one, new cloth, £2. 28 (pub. at £3. 3s)

1837

"John Smeaton will long be remembered as one of the most laborious and most successful Civil Engineers whom Britain has produced. The variety and extent of his employments may be best estimated from his Reports, of which a complete collection has been published by the Society of Civil Engineers. They constitute a most interesting and valuable series of treatises on every branch of Engineering; as Draining, Bridge Building, making and improving Canals and navigable Rivers, planning Docks and Harbours, the improvement of Mill-work, and the application of mechanical improvements to different manu

factures."

1853

HAZLITT'S LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, new edition, revised by his
Son, W. Hazlitt, portrait and vignettes, 4 vols. post 8vo. new cloth, 9s (pub. at 128)
This work, by the celebrated William Hazlitt, is one of the best Lives of Napoleon ever written.
MARTENS'S LAW OF NATIONS, translated by Cobbett, 8vo. new cloth, 7s 6d (pub. at 17s)
The above is a work of established reputation.

The best pocket edition of Shakspere ever published.

1829

KNIGHT'S CABINET EDITION OF SHAKSPERE'S DRAMATIC AND POETICAL WORKS, with Life, Notes, and Introductory Volume, comprising Studies of Shakspere, Chronology of his Plays, &c. with numerous portraits and illustrations, 12 vols. 18mo. new cloth elegant, 148-The same, new half morocco, £1. 18 C. Knight, 1851 TICKNOR'S (G.) HISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE, with Criticisms on particular Works, and Biographical Notices of prominent Writers, 3 vols. 8vo. new cloth, £1. 48 (originally pub. at £2. 28) Murray, 1854 This is a most valuable and interesting work, the best of its class ever published. SCOTT'S (W. B.) ANTIQUARIAN GLEANINGS in the North of England, being Examples of Antique Furniture, Plate, Church Decorations, &c. 38 interesting etched plates, royal 4to. hf. morocco, 128 (pub. at £1. 11s 6d)

The same, with the PLATES COLOURED, hf. morocco, £1. 1s (pub. at £2, 2s) "These subjects possess considerable interest, and are pourtrayed by a very competent hand. All are drawn wit distinctness which makes them available for the Antiquarian, for the Artist who is studying Costume, and for the

1851

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