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376 HARRIS' (Sir W. C.) ILLUSTRATIONS of the HIGHLANDS of ETHIOPIA, portrait, and 26 finely executed tinted lithographic plates of portraits of the Natives, Views, &c. with Descriptions, folio, hf, morocco, gilt edges. £1. 10s

1845 377 HASKOLL'S (W. D. Civil Engineer) RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION: from the Setting Out of the Centre Line to the Completion of the Works, illustrated by 341 folding plates and diagrams of executed Works, BOTH SERIES, 4 vols. impl. 8vo. new cloth, £1. 88 (pub. £5. 15s 6d) 1857-64

A WORK OF ACTUAL PRACTICE, containing instructions for ranging curves and setting out lines and levels in earthworks, permanent way, bridges and viaducts on the square, on the skew, and on curves. A Treatise on Taking Borings; with practical rules for designing works, and getting out working drawings of masonry and brickwork, timber, wrought and cast iron. And examples of specifications, and tables for earthwork. The second series comprises- Railways in the East and all high Thermometrical Regions: a practical treatise on their establishment, the direction of works, material and labour, earthworks, works of art, and secondary works" (with 91 folding plates, the scales in English and French).

37 HASTINGS (Warren) MEMOIRS of the LIFE of, including his Letters, compiled from Original Papers by the REV. G. GLEIG, portraits, 3 vols. 8vo. cloth,

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379 HAYWARD'S (A., Q.C.) Biographical and Critical ESSAYS reprinted from Reviews, with additions and corrections, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 8s 6d (pub. £1. 4s) 1858 380 HAZLITT'S (W.) ELOQUENCE of the BRITISH SENATE, a selection of the best Speeches of distinguished Parliamentary Speakers, with biographical and explanatory Notes, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. calf, los 6d 381 HEARNE (T.) and BYRNE'S ANTIQUITIES of GREAT BRITAIN, 84 admirably executed line engravings of Monasteries, Castles, and Churches in England and Scotland, FINE IMPRESSIONS, with Antiquarian Notices in English and French, 2 vols. oblong folio, crimson morocco extra, gilt edges, A BEAUTIFUL COPY, £2.168

1807

1807

These engravings contain the most accurate delineations of the ancient architectural grandeur of Great Britain. 382 HEATH'S PICTURESQUE ANNUAL, for 1832 to 1836, with upwards of 100 highly finished engravings on steel, after C. STANFIELD and G. CATTERMOLE, with Descriptions by Leitch Ritchie, 5 vols. sm. 8vo. morocco, gilt edges, £1. 58

1832-36

383 HEMINGWAY'S (J.) History of the CITY of CHESTER, from its Foundation, with an Account of its Antiquities, Curiosities, Local Customs, &c. numerous plates and maps, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 168 Chester, 1831 384 HENRY the EIGHTH'S SCHEME of BISHOPRICKS, with Illustrations of his Assumption of Church Property, its amount and appropriation, edited from the original MSS. in the British Museum, etc. by H. COLE, with facsimile, 8vo. cloth, (only 250 copies printed) 5s

1838 335 HENRY VIII.-ASSERTION of the SEVEN SACRAMENTS against Martin Luther, with the King's Epistle to the Pope, Mr. J. Clark's Oration, the Pope's Answer, Bull, &c. translated from the Latin, by T. W. sm. 4to. hf. calf neat (title mounted), 8s 6d

1687

The work that gained for K. Hen. VIII. the title of "Defender of the Faith," bestowed by Pope Leo X.

386 HERBERT'S (Lord, of Cherbury) Life, written by himself, with folding plate, containing full length portrait, sm. 4to. old calf gilt, 58 6d

1792

387 HEWITT'S (W.) Essay on the Encroachments of the German Ocean along the NORFOLK COAST, 2 plates, thin 8vo. cloth. 48 Norwich, 1844

388 HIGGINS' (G.) CELTIC DRUIDS; an attempt to shew that the Druids were the Priests of Oriental Colonies, who emigrated from India, 45 fine plates of Druidical Remains, and numerous vignettes, 410. original edition, cloth, £2. 28

1829

389 HOFLAND'S (T.) BRITISH ANGLER'S MANUAL, or the Art of Angling in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, with 14 highly finished steel engravings on India paper, and numerous beautiful woodcuts, 8vo. cloth, £1. 1s 1839

Includes some account of the principal Rivers, Lakes, and Trout Streams, in the United Kingdom; with instructions in FlyFishing, Trolling, and Angling at the bottom, and more particularly for the Trout. Hofland's Angler's Manual is second to none as a book of practical information, and in its account of fishing localities, is superior to all."

390 HOLBEIN'S (Hans) PORTRAITS of the ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES of the COURT of K. HENRY VIII. a series of 84 BEAUTIFUL PORTRAITS IN COLOURS, including the additional ones of Holbein and his wife, and the miniatures of the Dukes of Suffolk, with Biographical and Historical Memoirs by Lodge, edited by J. Chamberlaine, roy. 4to. hf. red morocco extra, gilt leaves, £4. 48 Bulmer, 1812

This fine work was published under the patronage of K. George IV., with whom it was an especial favourite.

391 HOLLAND (Major T. J.) and HOZIER'S (Capt. H.) RECORD of the EXPEDITION to ABYSSINIA, with maps and tinted plates, 2 vols. roy. 4to. hf. red morocco extra, gilt edges, and 5 LARGE COLOURED MAPS, mounted on linen, enclosed in a case, with morocco back, uniform, £2. 188

Compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War.

1870

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"The most critical edition of Homer which the University of Oxford has published. It is formed on the basis of Clarke's, though the editions of Ernesti and Villoison have been carefully consulted, and the text of the Iliad much improved."-DIвDIN.

BRILLIANT IMPRESSIONS ON INDIA PAPER. FIFTY COPIES ONLY PRINTED FOR PRESENTATION. 393 HOOD'S (T.) MISS KILMANSEGG and HER PRECIOUS LEG, a Golden Legend, illustrated by 60 most beautiful drawings by Capt. Seccombe, engraved in outline by F. Joubert, the TEXT of the work ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT, and printed with the utmost care on INDIA PAPER, folio, an elegant volume, in characteristic cloth binding, gilt edges, £4. 4s (pub. £10. 108) Moxon & Co. 1870

"The poem has passed from criticism into universal regard as one of the noblest combinations of wit and christian ethics ever contained in an allegory."

"Never before, perhaps, has a writer, and in a single sample of his great quality, been so nobly presented to the world." 394 HOOD'S (T.) QUIPS and CRANKS, with cuts by the author, post 8vo. cloth, 5s 6d 1861

395 HOOKER'S (Sir W.) BOTANICAL MISCELLANY, or Figures and Descriptions of Rare, New, and Useful Plants, upwards of 150 FINELY COLOURED and other engravings, 3 vols. roy. 8vo. hf. russia, £2. 12s 1830-3

This valuable and interesting work includes the Indian Botany. 396 HORNE'S (T. H.) INTRODUCTION to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the HOLY SCRIPTURES, with maps and facsimiles, 4 vols. 8vo. hf. morocco, nice copy, 188

1828

397 HUC'S (Abbé) TRAVELS in TARTARY, Thibet, and China, in 1844-6, translated from the French by W. Hazlitt, with 50 wood engravings and map, 2 vols. post 8vo cloth, 7s od (1852)

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401 HUNT'S (Leigh) POETICAL WORKS, and Translations, 8vo boards, 6s Moxon, 1832 402 HUNTINGDON'S (Selina, Countess of) LIFE and TIMES, with much curious matter relating to the Wesleyans, &c. portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d

1839 403 HUTTON'S (W.) COURTS OF REQUESTS; their Nature, Utility, and Powers, with Cases determined in that of Birmingham, svo. old calf, 68 Birmingham, 1787 404 HUTTON'S (W.) HISTORY OF DERBY, from the remote Ages of Antiquity to the year 1791, numerous engravings and plans, 8vo. calf, 58 6d 1791 405 IL VATICANO, DESCRITTO ed ILLUSTRATO da E. PISTOLESI, with upwards of 850 large and beautiful engravings of all the Paintings, Frescoes, Statues, Ornaments, and other Works of Art in the Vatican, including all the Architecture and Details. 8 large and handsome volumes, folio, hf. Italian vellum, gilt, £27. 10s Roma, 1829, &c. This magnificent work is very geneally known to the lovers of the Fine Arts as one of the most interesting and finely executed publications of the kind ever produced.

406 IMHOFFII (J. W.) Historia GENEALOGICA REGUM PARIUMQUE MAGNE BRITANNIA, plates of arms, folio, old calf gilt, £1. Is Norimberga, 1690 407 INGLIS (H.) CHANNEL ISLANDS: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, &c. (the result of a Two Years' Residence.) engravings, fcap. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 6s 6d 1838 408 INMAN'S (Dr. T.) ANCIENT FAITHS embodied in Ancient Names; or an attempt to Trace the Religious Belief, Sacred Rites, and Holy Emblems of certain Nations, with plates and numerous woodcuts, 2 very thick vols. 8vo. cloth, £?. 10s

"Printed for the Author," 1868-9 409 IRELAND; A LITTLE TOUR in, being a Visit to Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Killarney, &c. by an Oxonian. coloured frontispiece, and numerous woodcuts by JOHN LEECH, sq. post 8vo. cloth, gilt edges,

58

1859

410 IRVING'S (W.) History of the Life and Voyages of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, map, 4 vols. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 168

1828

411 ITALIAN DIALECTS. BALESTRIERI (D.) OPERE, in the Milanese Dialect, LARGE PAPER, 4 vols. 12mo. morocco elegant, gilt leaves, by Mackenzie, VERY RARE, £2. 188 Milano, 1816 Probably the only copy on this sized paper in this country. The work itself is very rarely met with in any state. But few copies are believed to have been printed.

412 JACOB'S (W.) The PRECIOUS METALS; an Historical Inquiry into the Production and Consumption of, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, scarce, 8s 6d

1831

Gipsy.

Robbers.

Brigand. Huguenot. Henry of Guise. Arabella Stuart.

mance.

Gowrie, or the King's Plot.
Thirty Years Since,
Castleneau, or the Ancient Ré
gime.

Philip Angustus.
Morley Ernstein.
Darnley.

Forest Days.

One in a Thousand.
Mary of Burgundy.
Agincourt.

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421 JEVONS' (W. S.) The COAL QUESTION; an Inquiry concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of our Coal Mines, 8vo. cloth, 58 6d

1865

422 Joannis Salesveriensis Policratici Contenta. sive de Nugis curialium et Vestigiis philosophorum libri VIII. title printed in red and black, sm. 4to. French calf gilt, FINE LARGE COPY, in capital preser vation, £1. 5s Parisiis, (Rembolt et Parvus). 1513

"John of Salisbury was the intimate friend of Thomas a Becket; he appears to have been an unsparing and just censurer of Courtiers and Philosophers."-CLARKE. of both friends and foes: his Policraticus is a work on the Follies

423 JOE MILLER'S JESTS; or the Wit's Vade-Mecum; being a collection of the most Brilliant Jests, the Politest Repartees, the most Elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant Short Stories in the English Language, LARGE AND THICK PAPER COPY, 8vo. hf. Roxburghe binding, 9s 6d 1739, Reprint (1869) 424 JOHNSON'S (Dr. S.) ENGLISH DICTIONARY, greatly enlarged and improved with the addition of several thousand words by H. J. Todd, best edition, portrait, 3 thick vols. 4to. calf gilt, £1. 18s

1827

425 JOHNSON'S (Dr. S.) Journey to the WESTERN ISLANDS of SCOTLAND, first edition, cloth, 8vo. 58 6

1773

426 JOHNSTONE'S (Chev. de) MEMOIRS of the RE- | 439 KIRK'S (J. F.) HISTORY of CHARLES the BOLD, BELLION in 1745 and 1746, second edition, with additional notes, &c. portrait and map, 8vo. hf. calf, 58 6d

1821

427 JOHNSTONE'S (Rev. T.) History of BERWICKUPON-TWEED, and its Vicinity, with a copy of the Borough's Charter, plan, 12mo. cloth, 6s 6d

Berwick, 1817 428 JONES' (W, of Nayland) THEOLOGICAL and MISCELLANEOUS WORKS, BEST EDITION, portrait and engravings, 6 vols. 8vo, hf. calf neat, £1. 5s 1826

"A man of quick penetration, extensive learning, and the soundest piety; he had, beyond any other man I ever knew, the talent of writing upon the deepest subjects to the plainest understanding."-BP. HORNE.

429 JONES' (Rev. W. H.) DOMESDAY for WILTSHIRE, extracted from accurate copies of the Original Records, accompanied with Translations, Illustrative Notes, Analysis of Contents, and General Introduction, 4to. cloth, 18s (pub. £1. 11s 6d)

1865

430 JUVENALIS et PERSII SATIRE, the rare edition
printed by Philip Junta, 12mo. in the original old gilt
red morocco, 9s 6d Florent. P. de Giunta, 1513
This edition was unknown to Bandini.
+31 KÆMPFER'S (Dr. E.) HistoORY of JAPAN; its
Government, Temples, Palaces, Castles, Natural His-
tory, Customs, Manufactures, &c. and Description of
SIAM, translated by Scheuchzer, with Life and Appen-
dix, numerous maps and curious engravings, 2 vols.
folio in one, calf gilt, £2. 28

1727

"This work, highly valued for its accuracy and fidelity, continues to be the best account extant of Japan."

Duke of Burgundy, (1433-1477), with portraits, 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 48 Murray, 1863-8 An excellent and interesting history. This Author is highly commended by Mr. Prescott, the historian. 440 KIT-CAT CLUB.-PORTRAITS of the celebrated Political and Literary Persons composing the KITCAT CLUB, comprised in 48 fine engravings from the original paintings by SIR GODFREY KNELLER; with Memoirs and an Account of the Origin of the Association (by James Caulfield), folio, hf. red morocco, gilt top, rough edges, £3. 38

1821

"The Kit-Cat Club, consisting of about 30 noblemen and gentlemen, was instituted in 1703, to promote the Protestant succession of the House of Hanover. Addison, Steele, and Dr. Garth were members, and made several epigrams upon the toasts of the Club. It took its name from Christopher Kat, a pastry-cook" (at whose house the meetings of the club were first held).-BOYER'S Life of Q. Anne.

The Kit-Cat Club, generally mentioned as a set of wits, were, in reality, the patriots that saved Britain."-HORACE WALPOLE. 441 KNIGHT'S (C.) POPULAR HISTORY of ENGLAND' an illustrated History of Society and Government from the earliest Period to 1861, with many hundred woodcuts and steel engravings, 8 vols. 8vo. (complete with extensive Index), cloth, £2. 28 1856-62

So observes Mr. Charles Knight in his admirably comprehensive Popular History of England, from which no topic that concerns Mr. Knight's being, let us say here by the way, the best History the History of the English people has been omitted: that book of extant, not only for, but also of, the people."-C. DICKENS. 442 KORAN of MOHAMMED, translated from the Arabic, with explanatory Notes, by SALE, 8vo. cloth, 58 1850 LABORDE'S (Léon de) JOURNEY through ARABIA PETREA, to Mount Sinai, and the Excavated City of Petra, with map and upwards of 60 interesting en444 LAIRESSE'S (G. de) ART of PAINTING, exemgravings, 8vo. cloth, 5s 6d plified by Remarks on the Paintings of the best Masters, with 71 illustrative plates, 4to. new hf. morocco, gilt top, uncut, 168

432 KANE'S (Dr. E.) ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS of 1853-443
55, in search of Sir John Franklin, with portrait,
maps, and upwards of 300 graphic illustrations on
steel and wood from sketches by the author, 2 large
vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 48
Philadelphia, 1856
433 KAY'S (J.) PORTRAITS and CARICATURE ETCH-
INGS, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes, up-
wards of 300 very curious copper-plate engravings of
portraits and caricatures of the principal celebrated
and notorious characters, chiefly of Edinburgh, who
lived during the latter part of the last and beginning
of the present century, 2 vols. roy. 8vo. in 4 divisions,
cloth, scarce, £5. 10s

1842 No city in the Empire can boast of so curious a chronicle as this extraordinary series of engravings exhibits.

434 KAYE'S (J. W.) History of the WAR in AFGHANISTAN from the unpublished Letters and Journals of Political and Military Officers, 3 vols. post 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, 188 6d

1857-8

435 KEITH'S (Rev. R.) HISTORICAL CATALOGUE of the SCOTTISH BISHOPS, to 1688; also an Account of the Religious Houses of Scotland at the Time of the Reformation, by J. Spottiswoode, new edition, with Continuation, and Life of the Author, by Dr. M. RUSSELL, plate of arms, 8vo. hf. calf neat, 88

Edin. 1824

436 KEPPEL'S (Admiral Henry) BORNEO and other Islands of the Indian Archipelago, with narrative of the Voyage of the Meander and part of the Journal of RAJAH BROOKE, tinted plates and maps, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, 7s (pub. £1. 168)

1853

437 KIDDER'S (D.) Sketches of RESIDENCE and TRAVELS in Brazil, embracing Historical and Geographical Notices of the Empire, plates, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 98 6d

1845 438 KING, FITZROY, and DARWIN'S Voyage of Discovery round the World, in the ADVENTURE and BEAGLE, including the GEOLOGY and NATURAL HISTORY, large maps and charts, and upwards of 60 fine engravings by Landseer, 4 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1.16s 1839

1836

1778

1846

445 LAL'S (Mohan) Life of the Amir DOST MOHAM-
MED, KHAN of CABUL, with his Political Proceedings
towards the English, Russian, and Persian Govern-
446 LAMBERT'S (A. B.) DESCRIPTION of the GENUS
ments, port. 2 vols. 8vo. calf extra, 10s 6d
PINUS; with Directions as to its Cultivation, &c. ;
also, descriptions of many other new Species of the
FAMILY of CONIFERÆ, fine port. and 75 BEAUTIFULLY
COLOURED ENGRavings, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. hf. morocco,
uncut, £4. 48

1832

447 LANDOR'S (W. S.) IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS of Literary Men and Statesmen, Library Edition, 3 vols. 8vo. boards, 188

1826-8

448 LANDSCAPE ANNUALS, complete series from
1830 to 1839 inclusive, with upwards of 200 highly
finished engravings by the best Artists, from DRAW-
INGS by DAVID ROBERTS, PROUT, HARDING, &c. 10
vols. 8vo. morocco, gilt leaves, £2. 58
1830-39
ROBERTS, and other eminent painters; it comprises Roscoe's
Tourist in Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Granada,
Andalusia, Castiles, Biscay, Spain, Morocco, Oporto, &c.
449 LANGDALE (Lord, Master of the Rolls) MEMOIRS
of, by T. Duffus Hardy, fine portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. half
calf gilt. 8s 6d (pub. £1. 8s)
1852

This beautiful work preserves the best Pictures of DAVID

450 LANZI'S (A. L.) HISTORY of PAINTING in ITALY, from the revival of the Fine ARTS, translated by T. RoscoE, portraits, 3 vols. post 8vo. vellum gilt, red edges, 188

1852

451 LATHAM'S (Dr.) The ENGLISH LANGUAGE, third and enlarged edition, thick 8vo. cloth, 88 6d 1850 452 LAUD (Archbp.) LIFE and TIMES of (1573-1645), by J. P. LAWSON, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. calf gilt, 7s 6d

1829

453 LAWTON'S (G.) Collections Relative to Churches | 465 LIEBIG and Kopp's Annual Reports on the PROand Chapels within the DIOCESES of YORK and RIPON, with copious Appendix, thick roy. 8vo. cloth, 9s 6d (pub. 168)

1842

454 LEE'S (Principal) Lectures on the History of the CHURCH of SCOTLAND, from the Reformation to the Revolution Settlement, edited by his Son, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 158

1860

455 LEIGHTON'S (J. M.) HISTORY of the COUNTY of FIFE, from the earliest period, with 50 steel engravings on India paper, from drawings by J. Stewart, executed by Swan, 3 vols. 4to. in two, £1. 6s

Glasgow, 1840 456 LELAND'S (Dr. T.) HISTORY of IRELAND from the Invasion of Henry II. with a Discourse on the Ancient State of the Kingdom, 3 vols. 4to. hf. calf gilt, 16s 6d 1773 457 LE ROUX, DICTIONNAIRE COMIQUE, Satyrique, Critique, Burlesque, Libre et Proverbial, BEST EDITION, 2 vols. 8vo. calf extra, by F. Bedford, £1. 8s Pampelune, 1781 This edition is enlarged with eighteen hundred articles. 458 LE SAGE, Les Avantures de GIL BLAS de Santillane, a nice little edition, with pretty engravings, 4 vols. 18mo. well bound in brown morocco, gilt leaves, 16s Lond. 1749 459 LESINA.-DELLA FAMOSISSIMA COMPAGNIA della LESINA, Dialogo, Capitoli, Ragionamenti; con l'Assotigliamento in tredici Punture della Punta d'essa Lesina, 8vo. fine copy in hf. russia, uncut, 6s

1815

Venetia, 1664 460 LEWIS and CLARKE'S (Capts.) TRAVELS to the SOURCE of the MISSOURI RIVER and across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean, maps, 3 vols. 8vo. boards, 15s 461 LEWIS' (F. C.) SCENERY on the DEVONSHIRE RIVERS, 26 beautiful copper-plate" PAINTERS' ETCHINGS," from the Pictures painted by himself, in the Collections of the Duke of Bedford, Sir T. Acland, &c. with Introductory Remarks, folio, hf. bound, neat, 16s 6d 1845 "These Etchings are altogether the most beautiful and instructive of their kind we have yet seen. Some are mellow and beautiful Etchings; others amount in value of execution to effective and finished engravings."—Art Journal.

462 LEWIS' (S.) TOPOGRAPHICAL WORKS, complete, viz. :-DICTIONARY of ENGLAND and WALES, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND, with several hundred engravings of Arms and Seals, the THREE ATLASES of above 90 COLOURED MAPS, and the PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY, containing 116 coloured plans, LARGE PAPER, 14 vols. roy. 4to. cloth, £4. 4s (pub. at upwards of £30.)

1846, &c.

ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORKS OF THE KIND EVER PUBLISHED; embracing a description,,historical, antiquarian, &c. of each county, city, town, parish, and township in the United Kingdom, together with notices of the islands of Man, Guernsey, and Jersey; the whole illustrated by maps from the best authorities, and the arms and seals of the several cities, boroughs, corporate towns, colleges, &c. Complete copies as the above are difficult to procure at such greatly reduced prices.

463 LIAIS (E.) L'ESPACE CÉLESTE et la Nature Tropicale, description physique de l'Univers d'après des observations personnelles faites dans les deux Hémisphères, illustrated by many woodcuts and plates, some coloured, impl. 8vo. sewed, 148

1866 464 LIBRARY of ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE; History, Biography, Natural History, Antiquities, &c. pub. for the Society of Useful Knowledge by CHARLES KNIGHT, with nearly 2000 engravings on steel and wood, 43 vols. 12mo. cloth gilt, A COMPLETE SET, £3. 58

N. D.

As mall library of most instructive and reliable works by celebrated authors in the several classes of literature included in the series.

GRESS of CHEMISTRY, and the allied Sciences, Physics, Mineralogy, and Geology, edited by Hofman and De La Rue, 4 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 1s (pub. £3. 38) 1849 Most important and valuable volumes, comprising an account of the researches and discoveries of the most eminent scientific 466 LINDLEY (Prof. J.) and PAXTON'S (Sir J.) men of the present day. FLOWER GARDEN of New and Remarkable Plants, with 108 beautifully COLOURED PLATES, and 314 wood engravings, illustrating Stove, Greenhouse and Hardy Plants, 3 vols. 4to. lf. calf gilt, £2. 58

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474 LODGE'S (E.) ILLUSTRATIONS of BRITISH HISTORY, Biography, and Manners, in the Reigns of Henry VIII. Edward VI. Mary, Elizabeth, and James I. 3 vols. 8vo. half calf gilt, 15s

1838

475 LODGE'S (E.) PORTRAITS of ILLUSTRIOUS PEESONAGES of Great Britain, 240 portraits from authentic pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and in public Collections, FINE ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS, with Biographical and Historical Memoirs, 12 vols. impl. 8vo. hf. morocco, rough edges, (a desirable copy), £6. 10s Another copy in 80 parts, as published, £4. 15s Harding and Lepard, 1835 476 LONDON in the XIXth CENTURY; the METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS displayed in a series of upwards of 150 highly finished engravings from draw ings by T. H. SHEPHERD, with descriptions by JAMES ELMES, 4to. half calf gilt, 12s 6d

1827

477 LONDON and its ENVIRONS; 72 Select Views of, fine impressions by STORER and GREIG, with descriptions, 4to. russia extra, gold borders, marbled leaves, 168 6d

1804

478 LONDON POST OFFICE DIRECTORY, for 1870, comprising the Official, Street, Commercial, Trades, Law, Court, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance and Banking Directory, very thick royal 8vo. cloth, 128 6d

1870

479 LONGCROFT'S (C.) TOPOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT of the HUNDRED of BOSMERE, in the COUNTY of SOUTHAMPTON, including the Parishes of Havant, Warblington, and Hayling, with map and numerous engravings, impl. 8vo. half morocco, gilt top, uncut, 1857

148

492 LYTTON'S (Lord) KING ARTHUR, second edition post 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 4s 6d 1851

COLOURED COPY. 480 LOUDON'S (J. C.) ARBORETUM et FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM, or the Trees and Shrubs of Britain, with above 400 plates of Trees, and upwards of 2500 woodcuts of trees and shrubs, MANY COLOURED, 8 vols. Svo. cloth, SCARCE, £9. 10s

1838

This valuable work, of which only 25 sets were coloured, was published to subscribers at £25. 481 LOUDON'S (J. C.) ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINE, complete, with upwards of 2000 engravings on wood, 5 vols. 8vo. calf, very neat, £1. 88 (pub. £6. 68)1834-9 A valuable series of original articles on the improvement of Architecture, Building, Furnishing, &c, by eminent practical men. 482 LOUDON (J. C.) and CHARLESWORTH'S, Magazine of NATURAL HISTORY, and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology, BOTH SERIES Complete, with several hundred engravings, 13 vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 10s (pub. £15.) 1829-40 Includes original articles by Audubon, Vigors, Bell, Forbes, Waterton, and other eminent naturalists.

483 LUCANI (M. A.) PHARSALLÆ libri X, handsomely printed in very large type on 117 leaves, sm. folio, limp vellum, (somewhat stained and wormed.) 12s 6d Venetiis, per Juvenem Guerinum, 1477 Described by Brunet as "belle édition en caractères ronds." The copy in the La Vallière sale fetched 147 frcs., that in the Pinelli sale, £5. 58, and that in Heber's sale £4. 1s. The two leaves containing a Life of Lucan, generally prefixed to this edition, are wanting in the present copy.

484 LUCIANI OPERA Gr. et Lat. ad Edit. HEMSTERHUSII et REITZII expressa, cum Scholiis, varietate Lectionis et Annotationibus, 10 vols. 8vo. russia grained, only £1. 10s Biponti, 1789-93

"A beautiful and justly popular edition."-Dibdin. 485 LUDEWIG'S (H. E.) The LITERATURE of AMERICAN ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES, with additions by Prof. W. TURNER, edited by N. Trübner, 8vo. cloth, 108 6d 1838 486 LUDOLPHI de SAXONIA (A.D. 1330) VITA JESU CHRISTI ex fecundissimis Evangeliorum Sententiis et approbatis ab Ecclesiæ Doctoribus excerpta, accedit Vita S. Anne, sm. thick 8vo. of 460 pages, 14 of which are MS., nice copy, newly bound in antique russia, gilt leaves, 148 Parisiis, F. Regnault, 1529

In the infancy of printing and up to the time of the Reformaflon, the Vita Christi" of Ludolphi of Saxony, was one of the most popular books in Europe.

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1847

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