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tates, first issues, engravings by T. de Bry, 6 vol. in 3, old mor., with monogram on sides, 1597-1602, folio (445), April 6, Sotheby Weyhe, £15 Boissardus (J. J.) Vitæ et Icones Sultanorum Turcicorum, etc., first ed., ports. by T. de Bry, mor. super ex., Francf.ad-moen, Ao 1596, sm. 4to. (70), Nov. 24, Sotheby Ellis, £5 Bojardo. See Boiardo. Boke (A) of Presidentes exactlye written in maner of a register newly Imprinted, etc., black letter, old sheep, R. Totyll, 1562, 8vo. (234), March 30, Sotheby Harding, £1 6s. Bolingbroke (Henry). Voyage to the Demerary, folding map, old cf. gt., 1807, 4to. (506), Oct. 15, Sotheby Cave, 10s. Bollandus (J. F.) Motus Monasteriensis libri decem, mor., g.e., Coloniæ, 1546, 8vo. (55), Nov. 3, Sotheby

Barnard, £1 Bollanus (Dom.) Tractatus. . de Conceptione Gloriosissime Dei Genitricis Virginis Marie, lit. goth. [Proctor 9890], woodcut of S. Anne on title and 3 small woodcuts on reverse, gothic initials, bds., Per Joannē Grüniger M.CCCCc. Quarto Salvatoris Anno, in die Blasii [1504], sm. 4to. (174), May 12, Sotheby Bull, 18s. [Bolton (E.)] Nero Cæsar, or Monarchie Depraved, first ed., cf., 1624, folio (252), Dec. 18, Puttick Long, £1 8s. Bolzanus (Urbanus). Institutiones Graecae Grammatices, vell., Venice, Aldus, 1497, 4to. (101), Feb. 13, Sotheby

Tregaskis, £7 5s. Bonanni (F.) Catalogo degli ordini Equestri e Militari, plates, 4 vol., old cf. gt., Roma, 1741, 4to. (397), April 6, Sotheby Davis & Orioli, £1 5s. Bonaparte (Lucien). Charlemagne, ou L'Église Délivrée, Poëme, orig. ed., 2 vol. in 1, contemp. French mor., doublé, g.e., an autograph letter of Lucien Bonaparte inserted, 1814, 4to. (304), Oct. 15, Sotheby Rolandi, £I Bonaventura (S.), Libellus qui ab eodem Centiloquiù sive Centilogium intitulatur, lit. goth. [Hain 3496, Campbell *333, Proctor 9125], initials and capitals painted, [colophon] Explicit dni Bonaventure Centiloquium opus putile Zwollis impressum, deo grās [Peter van Os, 1479-80]-" Casus per modum questionis proponitur & estalis," lit. goth. [Hain 7614, Proctor 967], Absque nota [sed Colonia, A. Therhoeren, s.a.]" Incipit Tractatus de fraterna correctione," lit. goth. [Hain *5760, Proctor 972], initials and capitals painted [Absque nota], [sed ut supra, c. 1474], in 1 vol., contemp. Dülman binding of oak bds. and leather, with small stamps, sm. 4to. (866), Feb. 2, Sotheby Ellis, £14 IOS. Bonaventura (S.) Libri (II.) Profectuum Religiosorum, lit. goth. [Campbell *1442, Proctor 8967], rubricated throughout, MS. notes in red, contemp. Buxheim oak bds. and leather, with clasp, Finitur hic liber Secüdus Profect. reli." absque nota [sed Daventriae R. Pafraet, c. 1486], sm. 4to. (867), Feb. 2, Sotheby Quaritch, £4 10S. Bonaventura (S.) Perlustratio in lib. sententiarum, gothic

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letter, vell. (little wormed), Absque nota [? Nuremberg, 1491], folio (309), Nov. 13, Puttick Barnard, £2 Bonaventura (S.) Sermones de Tempore et de Sanctis, lit. goth. parva (8 leaves supplied from a shorter copy and 8 leaves in MS.), painted initials, contemp. oak bds. and leather, with small stamps, clasp catches (rebacked), [Campbell *336, Proctor 9122], from Wm. Morris's library (£2 178. in Dec., 1898), Opus Zwollis impressum (P. van Os), 1479 (868), Feb. 2, Sotheby Leighton, £4 IOS. Bonaventure des Periers (Valet de Chambre to Margaret de Valois). Cymbalum Mundi, or Satyrical Dialogues upon several Subjects . . . first ed., hf. cf., 1712, 8vo. (256), Oct. 15, Sotheby Cave, 8s. Bongars (J. de). Lettres de Monsieur de B. Resident et Ambassadeur sous le Roy Henry IV., mor., g.e., La Haye, 1681, 8vo. (56), Nov. 3, Sotheby Fosse, 8s. Bonifacius VIII. (Papa). Liber Sextus Decretalium, lit. goth. (two types) [Hain *3594, Proctor 7480], illuminated initial, marginal decorations, initials and capitals painted, old cf., [colophon in red]. . In preclarissima Urbe basiliensi ingenio & arte Mihahelis (sic) Wenszlers Impressum feliciter est finitum Anno domini Septuagesimo sexto post millesimum et quadringentesimum octavo ydus Julii (with shields in red), [1476], folio (876), Feb. 2, Sotheby Leighton, £17 Book Auction Records, ed. by Karslake, illustrations, Vol. i.-ix. in 10, 1903-12, 8vo. (26), Dec. 22, Sotheby £4 17s. 6d. Book Auction Records, ed. by Karslake, illustrations, Vol. vi. to x., 5 vol., as issued, 1909-13, 8vo. (61), March 30, Sotheby Eliot, £I 12S.

Book (A) of the Names of all Parishes, Market-Towns, Villages, Hamblets and Smallest Places in England and Wales, maps, hf. cf. gt., Printed by S. S. for John Garret, 1677, sm. 4to. (178), May 12, Sotheby Sotheran, £5 IOS. Book of Beauty, ed. by Mrs. F. H. Williamson, first ed. de luxe, No. 210 of 300 copies, orig. bds., uncut, 1896 super imp. 4to. (848), Feb. 17, Sotheby

Book of Common Order (Knox's Liturgy).

E. Parsons, 175.
The Psalmes in

metre, Imprinted at Edinburgh be Johne Ros, 1575 [im-
perfect], ending on p. 144,
Of the Articles of Faith,"
begins on p. 3 (s 4, 5, v i. in the psalms, A a i. and all after
I i. 8 wanted, and several leaves badly wormed), new pig-
skin, with a fragment of the sides of the orig. stamped
leather and a clasp catch preserved, Edinb., John Ros,
1575, 8vo. (570), April 6, Sotheby
Higham, £5 5S.

This ed. of Knox's Liturgy with the Ross imprint appears to be the only one at present known. This Ross edition is fully described in Wm. Cowan's Bibliography, in which it is No. 13.-Catalogue.]

Book of Common Praier noted, orig. cf., Richard Grafton, 1550, sm. 4to. (438), Dec. 11, Sotheby Bryant, £170

By John Marbecke, organist of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and author of the Concordance to the Bible.

The Ellis copy sold for £202 in November, 1901. See BOOK-PRICES Current, Vol. xvi., No. 367.—ED.] Book of Common Prayer, black letter, 2 woodcut titles (the first cut down and mounted), woodcut capitals, with the rare leaf of prices of the volume, the second issue of the second prayer book of Edward VI., old mor., gilt tooled, g.e. (a few leaves wormed), In officina Edovard Whitchurche, 1552, folio (3701), Feb. 25, Sotheby Purcell, £48 Book of Common Prayer, Robert Barker, 1604-The Psalter, or Psalmes of David, Robert Barker, 1604—The whole Booke of Psalmes, by Sternhold and Hopkins, Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1604, in 1 vol., black letter, mor. ex., doublure formed from the sides of the original binding, which bore the name of Sir Jhon Savill (1545-1607), g.e., by Rivière, 1604, folio (137), Dec. 2, Sotheby

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J. Deane, £20

[The first issue of the Authorised Prayer Book of James I. as revised at the Hampton Court Conference, held January, 160. This copy is of the first issue, as proved by the word all being retained in the rubric respecting ornaments (on A 1).—Catalogue.]

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Booke of Christian Praiers, black letter, Queen Elizabeth's prayer-book, port. on verso of title (some leaves stained), old russ., from Aldenham Abbey Library, 1608, 4to. (765), July 15; Sotheby G. D. Smith, £9 Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalmes in Meeter, by Sternhold and Hopkins, black letter, engraved titles, old cf., g.e., 1620-24, 4to. (402), March 16, Sotheby Young, £2 8s. Book of Common Prayer, Edinburgh, printed by Robert Young, M.D.C.XXXVII.-The Psalter, ib., anno M.D.C.XXXVI., black letter, ornamental initials, in 1 vol., orig. English (Lyonnese) cf., gt. ornaments, arms of Charles I., Edinb., 1637-36, folio

[The first issue of the first ed. Sign. hh 3 in the Psalter is the wrongly printed leaf in which a line in the 30th verse and the whole of the 31st is omitted, and ends with the catchword Yea." The Psalter ends with the word Certaine."-Catalogue.]

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(b) Booke of Common Prayer, etc., (as above), with the Psalter, Edinburgh, Robert Young, 1637-6—The Psalms, trans. by King James, London, printed by Thomas Harper, 1636, black letter, in 1 vol., cf. ex., g.e., by Rivière, folio

[Another copy, on small paper, of the first issue, with the wrongly printed leaf for hh 3 in the Psalter. The front fly-leaf contains " A Prayer for ye Kings Majesty out of the Liber Regalis in a contemp. hand. Catalogue.] (c) Booke of Common Prayer, etc. (as above), with the Psalter, Edinburgh, R. Young, 1637-[36]-The Psalmes, trans. by King James, Lond., Thos. Harper, 1636, black letter (title defective), in 1 vol., old cf. gt., crest of the Earl of Bridgewater, Edinb., 1637-36, folio

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Another copy, with the corrected

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leaf for hh 3, and the omission of the catchword certaine" at the end of the Psalter, which ends with " FINIS above the ornament.-Catalogue.]

(d) The Booke of Common Prayer, etc. (as above), with the Psalter, Edinburgh, Rob. Young, 1637-[36]-The Psalmes, trans. by King James, black letter, in i vol., orig. cf. (worn), Edinb., 1637-36, folio

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[The second issue, with leaf hh 3 corrected and its proper catchword "Dixit.' The Psalter ends with the catchword “certaine."—Catalogue.]

Dec. 11, Sotheby

Potter, £32 Book of Common Prayer for the use of the Church of Scotland (first ed. of Laud's Prayer Book), Edinb., printed by Robert Young, 1637-The Psalter, ib., 1636, black letter, ornamental initials, in 1 vol., mor. ex. gilt tooled, g. gauffred edges, by Tarrant, Edinb., 1637-1636, folio (83), March 16, Sotheby G. Smith, £12

[Fine copy of the first issue of the first edition. Sign. hh 3 in the Psalter is the wrongly printed leaf in which a line in the 30th verse and the whole of the 31st is omitted, and ends with the catchword "Yea." The Psalter ends with the word "Certaine."-Catalogue.]

Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalter, Edinb., Robert Young, 1637-36, black letter, woodcut titles and initials, in I vol., mor., g.e., by Zaehnsdorf, Edinb., 1637-1636, folio (84), March 16, Sotheby G. Smith, £7 15s.

[Copy of the first issue with the wrongly printed leaf for hh 3 in the Psalter, which ends with the catchword " Certaine." Catalogue.]

Book of Common Prayer, Edinb., Robert Young, 1637-36-The Psalmes of King David, trans. by King James, London, printed by Thomas Harper, 1636, black letter, woodcut title and initials, in 1 vol., cf. (broken), 1637-1636, folio (85), March 16, Sotheby G. Smith, £8 5s.

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[With the corrected leaf for hh 3, but which has at the end of the Psalter the catchword Certaine."-Catalogue.] Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalms in metre, black letter, orig. cf., with arms, Barker, 1638, folio (1241), Feb. 17, Sotheby Ellis, £2 16s. Book of Common Prayer, black letter, red ruled, mor., blind stamped, g.e., 1662, folio (139), Dec. 2, Sotheby Leighton, £3 5s. The "Sealed Book" of Charles II., and the first ed. of the Common Prayer Book as now in use.-Catalogue.] Book of Common Prayer, port. of Charles II. and plates, red ruled throughout, contemp. mor., with silver cornerpieces and clasps, 1685, 8vo. (785), March 30, Sotheby Tregaskis, 75.

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Book of Common Prayer, black letter, LARGE PAPER, Contemp. mor., Harleian," arms of the Harley Family, g.e., 1687, folio (796), Oct. 22, Sotheby Leighton, 1 13S.

Book of Common Prayer, black letter, cf., g.e., 1687, folio (355), June 30, Sotheby Barnard, £2 2s. [Supposed to have been the property of King James the Second. He, being a Catholic, had no use for a Protestant Prayer Book, which accounts for its very fine preservation. Catalogue.]

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Book of Common Prayer, port. and plates, mor. ex., in the Cottage" style, g.e., Oxford, 1700, 8vo. (156), Dec. 1, Christie Leighton, £5 Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalms in metre, ports., engravings by Sturt, old mor., g.e., J. Baskett, 1717, 8vo. (403), March 16, Sotheby Young, £3 12S. Book of Common Prayer, Sturt's ed., 2 ports. and numerous vignettes, engraved throughout, old mor., the sides tooled all over, g.e., J. Sturt, 1717, 8vo. (79), Jan. 28, Sotheby B. F. Stevens, £21

[Fine specimen of old English binding in good preservation. This copy had the Dial often wanting, but not the Pointer. See illustration of the binding in the Catalogue. Another copy, in old mor. (loose), realised I 18s. at Sotheby's on Jan. 14, Lot 669. It had the volvelle.-ED.] Book of Common Prayer, LARGE PAPER, front. of St. Paul's, old mor., g.e., arms of George I., J. Baskett, 1739, folio (797), Oct. 22, Sotheby Howell, £6 2s. 6d. Book of Common Prayer, old mor., g.e., T. Baskett, 1753, 4to. (749), Oct. 22, Sotheby Edwards, 1 IIS. Book of Common Prayer, Baskerville's ed., mor. gt., g.e., Cambridge, J. Baskerville, 1761, 8vo. (343), June 15, Sotheby Merton, 16s. Book of Common Prayer, mor., richly gt. and the name Eliz. Hodson, 1778" in gt. on the cover, modern back, g.e., Cambridge, John Baskerville, 1762, 8vo. (786), March 30, Sotheby Ellis, IOS.

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[148., mor., ornamented, g.e., March 30, Sotheby, Lot 815.] Book of Common Prayer, according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, together with the Psalter, orig. cf., New York, printed by Hugh Gaine, by direction of the General Convention, 1793, 8vo. (1050), Feb. 17, Sotheby B. F. Stevens, £I 12s. Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalter or Psalms of David, contemp. English mor., gilt tooling, g.e. (by C. Lewis in Roger Payne style), 1802, 8vo. (578), Oct. 22, Sotheby Young, Li Is.

Book of Common Prayer, woodcut borders, etc. from designs of A. Dürer, H. Holbein, etc., mor., g.e., Pickering, 1855, 8vo. (404), March 16, Sotheby Hopkins, 15s. Book of Common Prayer, with the Psalter, printed within borders, some illuminated by hand, mor., g.e., 1886, 8vo. (582), Oct. 22, Sotheby Watkins, LI Book of Common Prayer, bd. in sealskin, silver corners, bosses and clasps, with initials and date, "J. S., D.D., A.D.

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