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308 VIRGIL. THE WHOLE XII. BOOKES OF THE ÆNEIDOS OF VIRGILL. Whereof the first IX. and part of the tenth were conuerted into English Meeter by THOMAS PHAER, ESQUIER, and the residue supplied, and the whole worke together newly set forth, by THOMAS TWYNE, GENTLEMAN. There is added moreouer to this edition, Virgils life out of Donatus, and the Argument before euery booke. Imprinted at London by Wyllyam How, for Abraham Veale, dwelling in Paules Churchyearde, at the Signe of the Lambe, 1573. Sm. 4to., mostly in black letter, border of printer's ornaments to title, top corner margin of a few leaves frayed, slight water-stain on some leaves, many underlinings by an early owner, FINE LARGE COPY, original limp vellum, worn, and back and lower cover slightly defective, £45

* EXTREMELY RARE. The first complete translation into English of Virgil's Eneid by Phaër and Twyne. Dedicated to Sir Nicholas Bacon. This translation, in fourteensyllable rhyming ballad metre, is often spirited and fairly faithful, and is the work by which Phaër is best known. He was the first Englishman to attempt a translation of the whole Æneid, and his version was deservedly popular during the Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods. A. Hall, when dedicating his Homer to Sir T. Cecil in 1581, laments the inferiority of his efforts to Phaër's Virgilian English." Stanihurst's clumsy version of the first four books, 1582, was derided by Nash as of small account beside Phaër's efforts, while Puttenham, in his English Poesie," bestows great praise on him. An early owner has added a manuscript index on the fly-leaves. Referred to by Douce in his Illustrations of Shakespeare, Vol. I., pp. 22 and 134.

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309 WALES.-HARRY (GEORGE OWEN) THE GENEALOGY OF THE HIGH AND MIGHTY MONARCH, JAMES, by the grace of God, King of great Brittayne, &c., with his lineall descent from Noah, by diuers direct lynes to Brutus, first Inhabiter of this Ile of Brittayne; and from him to Cadwalader, the last King of the Brittish bloud; and from thence, sundry wayes to his Maiesty: wherein is playnly shewed his rightfull Title, by lawfull descent from the said Cadwalader, as well to the Kingdome of Brittayne, as to the Principalities of Northwales and Southwales: together with a briefe Cronologie of the memorable Acts of the famous men touched in this Genealogy, and what time they were. Where also is handled the worthy descent of his Maiesties ancestour Owen Tudyr, and his affinity with most of the greatest Princes of Christendome: With many other matters worthy of note. Gathered by George Owen Harry, Parson of Whitchurch in Kemeis, at the request of M. Robert Holland. London, Imprinted by Simon Stafford for Thomas Salisbury, 1604. Sm. 4to., with the 9 genealogical tables engraved on copper, and most of the shields of arms coloured by a skilful heraldic artist, the double-page table of Owen Tudyr cut into, and several of the shields rubbed, BUT A FINE LARGE COPY, WITH THE FINAL BLANK LEAF, morocco, £36

* EXTREMELY RARE. Two or three copies are known with a dedicatory epistle by Robert Holland inserted, but it is not called for in the signatures, and most of the known copies are without it. Collation: a to h in fours, h4 a blank leaf.

310 WALLER (Edmund) A POEM ON ST. JAMES'S PARK as lately improved by His Majesty. Written by Edmund Waller, Esq. Printed for G. Bedel and T. Collins at the Middle-Temple Gate, 1661. Folio, unbound, preserved in a specially made cloth case, £20

*THE EXCESSIVELY RARE FIRST GENUINE EDITION ON LARGE PAPER of St. James's Park, with the end note referring to the surreptitious edition, "The Reader is desired to take notice, that a false copy of these verses on St. James's Park was surreptitiously and very imperfectly printed in one sheet, without the author's knowledge and consent, several lines being there left out." The poem on St. James's Park ends on C1: the rest of the work (C 2 to D 2) is occupied by some verses "Of our late War with Spaine, and first Victory at Sea near St. Lugar." A VERY FINE CLEAN COPY,

WITH ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, AND ALTERATIONS IN WALTON'S

AUTOGRAPH.

311 WALTON (Izaak) THE LIVES OF DR. JOHN DONNE, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert. The Fourth Edition. London, Printed by Tho. Roycroft for Richard Marriot. Sold by most Booksellers, 1675. Sm. 8vo., with the 4 portraits by Lombart, Dolle, and White, autograph signature of T. Willughby on title, fine copy, dark blue morocco extra, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, £45

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*A most interesting copy, containing a number of additions, corrections or alterations in Izaak Walton's own handwriting. He has crossed out the errata on the last page and corrected it in every instance, amounting in all to 12 alterations. On page 31 is an addition of 15 words. On the blank leaf before the Life of Wotton he has added 4 lines ending the lamp of his life wanting oyle and burnt out." On the blank leaf before the Life of Hooker, Walton has written "whipt them out of the temple with a divine indignation." On page 261 he has added eleven words. The notice of Herbert's Temple refers to the two so much noted verses Religion stands a Tip-toe in our Land, Ready to pass to the American Strand."

312 WILDE (Oscar) THE SPHINX.

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London, Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894. FIRST EDITION, 4to., with illustrative designs in brown and decorative initials in green, all by Charles Ricketts, original vellum, with a different design in gold on each cover, uncut, £10 10s

* Only 200 copies were printed, and the present one is as clean as new.

313 WARNER (William) ALBIONS ENGLAND. A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Original of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth ... First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England. London, Printed by Edm. Bollifant for George Potter. 1602, slightly soiled in places by usage-A CONTINVANCE OF ALBIONS ENGLAND: By the first Author, W. W., London, Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for George Potter . 1606, printer's device on title, has the blank leaf marked A1, slight water-stain in places. Together 2 vols., sm. 4to., good sound copies, polished red morocco, £40

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* FIRST COMPLETE EDITION and an Elizabethan poetical work of great rarity. Five editions of Albions England containing less material had already appeared. In this edition there are 13 books and a prose epitome. To it is added the Continvance," also in verse, containing the first appearance of Books XIV. to XVI., and making A COMPLETE SET IN FIRST EDITION. Albions England is a long historical poem, carried down from the Flood to the author's own period, including an account of Mary Queen of Scots and her execution and the Spanish Armada. In it Warner also sings of Willoughby, Chancellor, Jenkinson, Hawkins, Drake, Gilbert, Frobisher, and others, and of their exploits. Meres, in his "Palladis Tamia," 1598, calls Warner one of the two chief English heroic poets, and as a lyric poet he classes him with Spenser, Daniel, Drayton, and Breton. THE TWO VOLUMES ALSO POSSESS GREAT HAKESPEARIAN INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH KING LEAR AND MACBETH. See Warner's account of King Lear at p. 65 of Albions England, and Macbeth at p. 375 of the "Continvance." Whether this account of Macbeth precedes or follows the production of the play is uncertain, but either alternative favours the probability of the date of 1606 as that of the tragedy. See the New Shakespeare Society's Fresh Allusions, 1886, pp. 43-44.

314 WILKIE (Sir David) EMINENT SCOTTISH PAINTER of Domestic Subjects. Born in 1785 and died in 1841. He is portrayed seated in plain dress holding a palette. A CHOICE IMPRESSION OF JOHN YOUNG'S MEZZOTINT, from the painting by SIR WM. BEECHEY. Open letter proof. Pubd. in 1810. Rare and in fine condition. Size of engraved surface, 13 by 10%, £10 10s

TheDeuils Law-case.

OR,

When Women goe to Law, the
Deuill is full of Businesse.

A new Tragecomady.

The true and perfect Copie from the Originall. As it was approouedly well Acted by her Maiefties Seruants..

Written by IoHN WEBSTER.

Non quam diu, fed quam bene.

LONDON,

Printed by A. M. for Iolm Grifmand, and are to be fold at his Shop in Pauls Alley at the Signe of the Gunne. 1623.

No. 315. WEBSTER.

315 WEBSTER (John) THE DEUILS LAW-CASE. Or, When Women goe to Law, the Deuill is full of Businesse. A New Tragecomody. The true and perfect Copie from the Originall. As it was approouedly well Acted by her Maiesties Seruants. Written by Iohn Webster. London, Printed by A. M. for Iohn Grismand, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Alley at the Signe of the Gunne, 1623. FIRST EDITION, sm. 4to., several headlines and 2 signatures very slightly cut into, BUT A FINE COPY, red morocco extra, g. e., by Bedford, £54 * VERY RARE. The Rowfant copy, with the jester bookplate of Frederick Locker. "Charles Lamb first recognised Webster's surpassing genius as a writer of tragedy. Subsequently Hazlitt, and at a later period Swinburne, bore powerful testimony to Lamb's justness of view. Webster is obviously a disciple of Shakespeare, and of all his contemporaries he approaches Shakespeare nearest in tragic power."-D.N.B. Dedicated to Sir Thomas Finch. Collation: A to L in 4s. The printer was Augustine Matthews.

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316 WILLIS (Thomas, of Thistleworth (Isleworth), in Middlesex) VESTIBULUM LINGUÆ LATINE. A Dictionarie for Children, consisting of Two Parts, containing near ten thousand words, besides thrice. that number derived from, or known by them: being the fruit of above forty years' experience in teaching School. London, R. Cotes, for P. Stephens, 1651. Sm. 8vo., FINE CLEAN COPY, with the blank leaf for Ai, orginal sheep, £10 10s

* Very rare, most copies having been thumbed out of existence. The only other copy we can trace is that in the British Museum. Unknown to Hazlitt or Lowndes. The author was the son of Richard Willis, of Fenny Compton, co. Warwick, and was Schoolmaster at Isleworth for about fifty years.

317 WINE. BACCIUS (ANDR.) DE NATVRALI VINORVM HISTORIA DE VINIS ITALIÆ ET DE CONUIUIIS ANTIQUORUM LIBRI SEPTEM. Accessit de Factitiis ac Cervisiis de quibus Rheni Galliæ, Hispaniæ et de totius Europa Vinis et de omni Vinorum usu Compendiaria Tractatio. Romæ, ex officina Nicholai Mutii, 1596 (colophon at end dated 1597). PREMIERE EDITION, folio, fine engraved title, with portrait, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN OLD FRENCH RED MOROCCO, the sides richly tooled in gold with a double and two single borders composed of different ornaments, divided by triple and double fillets, enclosing a centre panel CONTAINING THE ROYAL ARMS OF FRANCE, within a border of leafy sprays, the fleur-de-lys at each corner, back gilt in compartmenis, inside borders, marbled gilt edges, IN A VERY FINE STATE OF PRESERVATION,

£75

* A superb copy of an extremely rare work on the wines of Italy, France and Spain, in a remarkably rich example of royal French binding. Conforms exactly to Brunet's description. Autograph of the Duke of Grafton, 1776, and other old MS. notes on title.

318 WYCHERLEY (William) MISCELLANY POEMS AS SATYRS, EPISTLES, LOVE-VERSES, SONGS, SONNETS, ETC., London, Printed for C. Brome, J. Taylor and B. Tooke, 1704. FIRST EDITION, folio, WITH A

BRILLIANT IMPRESSION OF THE BEAUTIFUL MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT AFTER LELY BY I. SMITH, FINE LARGE COPY, panelled calf extra, by Riviere, £25 *Very rarely met with containing the portrait, which, being an unusually fine example of the mezzotinter's art, is nearly always abstracted.

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