5442 TOWN (The): a Journal of original Essays, characteristic of the Manners, social, domestic, and superficial, of London and the Londoners, from the beginning, June 3rd, 1837, to June 8th, 1839, numbers 1 to 106, in 2 vols. folio, numerous woodcuts, one vol. hf. morocco, and one in bds. £6. 1837-9 Nos. 97, 104 and 105 are wanting, and there is a slight defect on the last leaf of No. 106. This periodical in any state is very scarce. Most of the copies were no doubt destroyed directly after being read. 5443 WEST Country Intelligence, containing the News both at home and abroad, 33 nos. (between No. 25 and 67) in 1 vol. sm. 4to. sd. £5. 5s Glasgow, 1716 Very rare and curious. Number 41 wants the last two leaves. 5443*FIGARO in London, numbers 325 and 370 to 402, in 1 vol. 4to. cuts, cloth, 12s 1839 A facetious paper containing contributions by Douglas Jerrold, and several notices of the drama. Scottish Historical and Archæological Abbotsford Club: 5444 ANCIENT Mysteries from the Digby MSS. preserved in the Bodleian Library (with an Introductory Essay, and a Glossary by Mr. Sharpe of Coventry) 1835 PRESENTATION in the Temple, a Pageant originally represented by the Corporation of Weavers in Coventry, now first printed, with prefatory notice Presented by John Black Gracie. 1836 COMPOTA Domestica Familiarum de Buckingham et d'Angouleme, 1443, '52, '63, quibus annexæ Expense cujusdam Comitis in itinere Presented by William B. D. D. Turnbull. 1836 - together 3 vols. 4to. PRINTED UPON VELLUM, UNIQUE in this state, bound in green velvet, gilt edges, £25. Edinburgh, 1835-36 5445 ARCHEOLOGIA SCOTIA; or TRANSACTIONS and Historical Account of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1780 to 1873, Vols. I-IV and V pt. 1, 4to. maps and plates of Ancient Remains, Inscriptions, four vols. in hf. calf, very neat, the last part in cloth, £7. 10s Edinburgh, 1792-1873 5445* the same, Vol. V pt. 1, 4to. 29 plates, cloth, 20s 1873 5446 PROCEEDINGS of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a complete set from the beginning in 1851 to 1877, being Vols. I-XII pt. 1, 27 thick parts, small 4to. profusely illustrated throughout with fine plates, portraits and woodcuts, some of the plates coloured, sd. £10. Edin. 1852-77 5447 the same, Vols. I-IX part 1, XI pt. 2, and XII pt. 1 (without VI pt. 2, and VIII pt. 2), one vol. calf, the rest in parts, £4. 10s Both sets have the Appendix to the sixth volume. 1852-77 5448 RECORDS of the Priory of the Isle of May, edited by John Stuart, sm. 4to. front. and plates of facsimiles, 16s 1868 SOCIETY OF ANT. OF SCOTLAND—continued. 5449 RECORDS of the Monastery of Kinloss, ed. by Stuart, 4to. photos. of architectural remains, cloth, 16s 1872 No society can claim so much of the national gratitude as this for the careful and patient investigation of the charming historic and archæological remains of Scotland. Only a limited number of their publications was issued to the members, consequently complete sets have become very scarce. Auchinleck Press : 5450 FRONDES CADUCE, complete in 7 vols. and another as described below, together 8 vols. 4to. hf. morocco, £10. 1816-18 CONTENTS: 1. Whetstone's Remembraunces of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Sir Philip Sidney, Dier, etc. 2. A Fig for Momus, by Lodge 1578-86 5. Lawder's Scottish Soldier, etc. Edinb. 1629 6. Ane Tractat of a part of ye Yngliss Cronikle (from Asloan's MSS.) 7. The Buke of ye Chess 8. Dialogi duo: inter Deum et Evam, et Salomonis et Marcolphi Argent. s. a. 3, 4. Churchyard's Mirror of Man and Manners of Men, Praise of Poetry, Court and Wars, etc. in 2 vols. 1594-96 The Auchinleck Press, for reprinting rare books, was founded by Sir Alexander Boswell, son of James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson, at Auchinleck House, near Cunnock, Dumfriesshire. The impression of these publications was limited to 40 copies. Fifteen volumes appeared in all, besides nine single leaves and some fugitive pieces without imprint or date. Bannatyne Club: All the Books are in 4to. uncut, unless otherwise described. 5451 CLERK (J. of Edinb.) ETCHINGS, chiefly of Views of Scotland, 1773-79, folio, 28 plates on India paper, half morocco, uncut, rare, 1855 £12. 1825 5452 CLERK (J. of Edinb.) Series of Etchings, chiefly of Views in Scotland, with additional Etchings and facsimiles from his Drawings, with Life, royal folio, portraits and 55 plates, uncut, £12. 12s 5453 BANNATYNE MISCELLANY, edited by Sir W. Scott, 3 vols. hf. morocco, one in bds. £4. 10s 1827-55 5454 HISTORY of the HOUSE of SEYTOUN, by Sir R. Maitland, with the Continuation, by Alexander Kingston, to 1687, 2 portraits, hf. morocco, 32s Only 140 copies printed. 1829 1831 5455 BUIK of the most noble and vailzeand Conquerour AlEXANDER THE GREAT, £2. 2s 5456 the same, Utterson's copy, having the title and initials illuminated in gold and colours, hf. morocco, £3. 3s 1831 5457 HYMNS and Sacred SONGS, by A. Hume, reprinted from the edition of Waldegrave, 1599, hf. morocco, 22s 1832 5458 COLLECTION of Ancient Scottish Prophecies, in alliterative verse, reprinted from Waldegrave's edition of 1603, hf. morocco, £2. 16s 1833 5959 ANCIENT SCOTTISH MELODIES, from a Manuscript of the Reign of King James the VI, with Introductory Inquiry illustrative of the History of the Music of Scotland, by W. Daney, with engraved music to the Airs, £4. 4s 1838 The above is one of the 101 copies printed on Club Paper. BANNATYNE CLUB-continued. 5460 VIRGIL'S Æneid, translated into Scottish Verse, by Gawin Douglas, edited by G. Dundas, 2 vols. bds. £4. 10s 1839 5461 NAPERI (J.) de Arte Logistica Libri qui supersunt, edited by M. Napier, portrait and view of Merchiston Castle, hf. mor. 24s 1839 5462 CATALOGUE of the Library at ABBOTSFORD [by J. G. Cochrane], bds. £2. 10s 1839 5463 DARIEN PAPERS (The): a Selection of Letters and Documents relating to the Scotch Colony at Darien, 1695-1700 (edited by J. H. Burton), plan, cloth, £4. 18s 1849 5464 LAING'S (H.) Catalogue of Impressions from ANCIENT SCOTTISH SEALS, 29 plates, cloth, £4. 10s 1850 5465 VITA SANCTI COLUMBE; auctore ADAMNANO, map, plates, and Genealogical Tables, £6. Dublinii, 1857 5466 INUENTAIRES de la ROYNE DESCOSSE, Douairiere de France; Catalogue of the Jewels, Dresses, Furniture, Books, and Paintings of Mary Queen of Scots, edited by J. Robertson, £7. 7s 1860 5467 TEULET (A.) Papiers d'Etat, Pièces et Documents inédits ou peu connus relatifs à l'Histoire de l'Ecosse au XVI Siècle, 4 vols. sd. £6. Paris, s. d. 5468 CHRONICLES of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots and other early memorials of Scottish history, edited by W. F. SKENE, roy. 8vo. 4pp. of facsimiles, hf. bound, 10s 6d Edin. 1867 With a preface of 195 pp. by the editor, on the legends and early history of Scotland. 5469 SCOTTISH SESSIONS PAPERS OF THE LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION, A.D. 1761-1770: A Collection of Privately Printed Papers, relating to Peerage Cases, Family Disputes, Estates, Legal, Mercantile, and Local Matters, and a variety of other subjects:-the whole comprising several hundred pieces, with manuscript remarks, opinions, decisions, etc.-bound in 25 thick vols. 4to. hf. calf, chiefly uncut, £60. 1761-70 This very remarkable collection is probably UNIQUE, as the documents were evidently printed only for the use of the Court of Session, and it is likely that only half a dozen copies of each were struck off. To the Scottish genealogist and family historian it is altogether invaluable for the information relative to the domestic history of former times. 5470-5495 Spalding Club. A complete set of the volumes issued to the members only by the Spalding Club, 36 vols. 4to. and 2 vols. folio, facsimiles and plates, cloth, £38. Aberdeen and Edin. 1841-71 The following is a list of the works: 1 Gordon (J.) History of Scots Affairs, 1637-1641, ed. Robertson and Grub, 3 vols. 2 Miscellany of the Club, ed. John Stuart, facsimiles of autographs, 5 vols. 1841-52 3 Gordon's Touns of Aberdeene, ed. Cosmo Innes, map and 4 plates 1812 4 Extracts from the Presbytery Booke of Strathbogie, 1631-54, ed. John Stuart 5 Fragment of a Memoir of Field Mareschal Keith, 1714-34, written by himself 1843 6 Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, ed. Joseph Robertson 7 Gordon (P.) Short 1843-62 Abridgement of Britane's Distemper, from 1639 to 1649, ed. John Dunn 1844 SPALDING CLUB-continued. 8 Blakhal (G.) Brieffe Narration of the Services done to three noble Ladayes, 1631-49, ed. John Stuart 1844 9 Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1398-1625, 2 vols. ed. John Stuart 1844-48 10 Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, ed. Cosmo Innes, 2 vols. illuminated plates and facsimiles 1845 11 Selections from the Records of the Kirk-Sessions, Presbytery, and Synod of Aberdeen, 1562-1681, ed. John Stuart 1846 12 A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilvarock, ed. Cosmo Innes, facsimiles and views 1848 13 Spalding (John) Memorialls of the Trubles in Scotland and in England, 1624-1645, ed. John Stuart, 2 vols. 1850-51 14 Letters illustrative of Public Affairs in Scotland, addressed by contemporary Statesmen to George, Earl of Aberdeen, 1681-84, ed. John Dunn 1851 15 Innes (T.) Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, 80-818, ed. Geo. Grub 16 Fasti Aberdonenses; Selections from the Records of the University of King's College of Aberdeen, 1494-1854, ed. Cosmo Innes, frontispiece 1854 Scotch Record Publications: 17 Barbour (Johne) The Brus: from a Collation of the Cambridge and Edinburgh Manuscripts, ed. Cosmo Innes 1856 18 Passages from the Diary of Genl. Patrick Gordon, 1635-1699, ed. Joseph Robertson 1859 20 19 The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor, 1236-1742, ed. Cosmo Innes, plates, vignettes, facsimiles, and genealogical tables, 20s 1859 Diary of Alexr. Brodie of Brodie, and of his Son, 1651-1685, ed. David Laing 21 Forbes (D.) Account of the Familie of Innes, 1698, ed. C. Innes 1864 22 SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, ed JOHN STUART, 2 vols. folio, 306 plates, hf. bd. rare, £24. 1855-67 23 Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff, ed. 1847-69 Robertson, 4 vols. 24 The Book of Deer, ed. with valuable historical Preface and Notes by John Stuart, 22 carefully and beautifully executed facsimiles of the Original Illuminations, etc. £2. 1869 25 Notices of the Club, annual Reports, list of Members and Works published, port. of John Stuart 1871 5496 CHRONICLES of the Picts and Scots, and other Early Memorials of Scottish History, ed. by W. F. Skene, royal 8vo. half bound, 10s 1867 5497 LEDGER of Andrew Halyburton, Conservator of the Privileges of the Scotch Nation in the Netherlands (1492-1503); together with the Book of Customs and Valuation of Merchandise in Scotland, royal 8vo. half bound, 10s 1867 5498 DOCUMENTS illustrative of the History of Scotland from the Death of King Alexander the Third to the Accession of Robert Bruce, from original and authentic copies in London, Paris, Brussels, Lille, and Ghent, ed. by Rev. J. Stevenson, 2 vols. royal 8vo. half bound, 20s 1870 5499 ACCOUNTS of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, ed. by T. Dickson, Vol. I, A.D. 1473-1498, 10s 1877 5500 REGISTER of the Privy Council of Scotland, ed. by J. H. Burton and D. Masson, Vol. I, 1545-1585, 3 vols. £2. 5s 1877-80 5501 ROTULI Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, ed. by J. Stuart and George Burnett, 1264-1406, 3 vols. 30s ?-1880 d. Welsh Historical and Archæological Publications. 5502 ARCHEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS, a record of the Antiquities of Wales and its Marches, and the Journal of the Cambrian Archæological Association, complete from its commencement in 1846 to July, 1878, with the Supplement to the First Series and 3 vols. of Extra publications as described below;-together 36 vols. and 3 parts, 8vo. many hundred plates, cloth and parts, two in hf. morocco, UNCUT throughout, £37. 10s 1846-78 5503 ARCHEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS, from the beginning to January, 1877 (without the Supplement to the First Series and the extra publications)-31 vols. and 1 part, bd. not uniformly, and in parts, 1846-77 £25. The extra publications are: The Lordship of Gower in the Marches of A publication of the highest importance and interest, throwing great light upon the history of Wales, by the discovery of early MSS. Antiquities, etc. "Scarce, and containing most valuable matter the interest in Cambrian Antiquities is steadily increasing, and a work of the above kind will become very scarce in course of time."-Extract from a Private Letter from a Welsh Clergyman. 5504 CAMBRIAN JOURNAL (The) published under the auspices of the CAMBRIAN INSTITUTE, from the beginning in 1854 to its close in 1864, 11 vols. 8vo. bds. uncut, £2. 10s Tenby, 1854-64 Very scarce. This Journal contains papers on the Archæology and history of Wales, unedited legendary records of the ancient Cymry, the poetical and musical compositions of their bards, with music noted, etc. 5505 CAMBRIAN QUARTERLY MAGAZINE and Celtic Repository, 5 vols. 8vo. with pieces of music, bds. £2. 10s 5506 5507 5508 the same, 5 vols. 8vo. half calf, £2. 5s the same, Vol. I, 8vo. half calf, 10s 1829-33 1829-33 1829 1833 5509 CAMBRIAN REGISTER, complete, 1795-1818, 3 vols. 8vo. front. and maps, half calf, not uniform, £2. 5s 1795-1818 A rare and valuable periodical, full of important contributions illustrating the Language, Literature, Antiquities, and History of Wales. 5510 CAMBRO-BRITON and General Celtic Repository, complete from Sept. 1819 to June, 1822, 3 vols. 8vo. half calf, 368 Cymmrodorion: 1820-22 5511 TRANSACTIONS of the Cymmrodorion, or Metropolitan Cambrian Institution, 2 vols. 8vo. half calf, 25s 1822-43 Contents of Vol. I: Essay on the Antiquity of the Welsh Tongue; On the general cultivation of the Welsh Language; Historical Essay on Wales ; Essay on the Harp; Law Trials of the Ancient Britons; Catalogue of Welsh |