458 459 460 461 462 463 464 ROGERS, SAMUEL. Poems. (FRONTISPIECE PORTRAITS AND OTHER İLLUSTRATIONS.) 2 vols., 12mo, black morocco extra, g. e., by Hayday. London: Edward Moxon, 1852. $37.50 PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed: “To Antoine de Cetta from the Author, Samuel Rogers, 1852." A FINE COPY OF ROSSETTI'S "THE GERM" IN THE [ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL.] The Germ; Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art. (Continued as) Art and Poetry, Bring Thoughts towards Nature. ETCHINGS BY HOLMAN HUNT, MADOX-BROWN AND OTHERS. 4 original numbers, 8vo, in original wrappers, UNCUT (some leaves unopened), enclosed in cloth case. London: 1850. $450.00 THE ORIGINAL ISSUE IN PARTS, with the leaf announcing change of name inserted. Clean and in remarkable condition. THE ONLY COPY KNOWN OF ROSSETTI'S POEMS WITH ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL. Poems. Privately $500.00 UNIQUE. This book was privately printed for Rossetti and from it he prepared the 1870 Edition of his Poems. It is printed on side only and although it contains the same subject matter, the pagination and arrangement are different. THE ONLY COPY KNOWN AND THE MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL ROSSETTI BOOKS. ROSSETTI, DANTE G. Sister Helen; a ballad by Dante Oxford: $75.00 The rare first privately-printed edition. This copy is in the original sheets, entirely uncut. INSCRIBED COPIES OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI ROSSETTI, DANTE G. Poems. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London: 1870. $250.00 PRESENTATION COPY inscribed: "To Theodore Martin, Esq., with D. G. Rossetti's friendly regards, April, 1870." ROSSETTI, DANTE G. Ballads and Sonnets. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London: 1881. THE FIRST EDITION. $50.00 PRESENTATION COPY inscribed on sheet laid in: "To Sir Noe Paton, with warmest regards. D. G. Rossetti, Nov., 1881." ROSSETTI, DANTE G. Verses. By Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 12mo, original wrappers, uncut. London: Privately Printed, 1881. $35.00 465 466 467 468 469 470 A SUPERB SERIES OF ROWLANDSON BOOKS ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, shortly before the Revolution; EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN COLORED ENGRAVINGS FROM DESIGNS BY T. ROWLANDSON, ESQ. 8vo, ORIGINAL BOARDS, with printed label, entirely uncut. London: R. Ackermann, 1821. $275.00 A remarkably fine copy, as fresh as on the day of issue. THE "DANCE OF LIFE" IN THE ORIGINAL BOARDS ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. The Dance of Life, a Poem, by the author of Dr. Syntax. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS BY THOMAS ROWLANDSON. 8vo, ORIGINAL BOARDS, with_printed label, entirely uncut. London: R. Ackermann, 1817. $250.00 An immaculate copy of The First Edition. IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS! ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Rowlandson's World in Miniature: consisting of Groups of Figures for the Illustration of Landscape Scenery. DRAWN AND ETCHED BY T. 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ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Advice to Sportsmen Selected from the Original Notes, &c. of Marmaduke Markwell, Esq. (COLORED PLATES BY THOMAS ROWLANDSON.) 12mo, boards, uncut. London: Thomas Tegg, 1809. $82.50 NOTE: WE HAVE MANY OTHER ROWLANDSON BOOKS IN STOCK. WE 471 472 473 474 475 RUMP; OR, AN EXACT COLLECTION OF THE CHOYCEST POEMS AND SONGS RELATING TO THE LATE TIMES. By the most Eminent Wits, from Anno 1639 to Anno 1661. (Both parts.) FRONTISPIECE AND ENGRAVED TITLE. 8vo, red morocco super extra, gilt edges, by Bedford. London: Printed for Henry Brome, 1662. $57.50 THE ORIGINAL WATER COLORS BY JOHN RUSKIN FOR RUSKIN, JOHN. A Collection of SEVEN LARGE These Beautiful Water Colors are all large, ranging in size from 101⁄2 x 16 inches to 141⁄2 x 201⁄2 inches. THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF "THE GIPSIES" RUSKIN, JOHN. THE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF "THE GIPSIES." 4 pp., quarto (all that now exists in Ruskin's handwriting). 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