45 DANCING.-The Dancing-Master: or, Directions for Dancing Country Dances, with the Tunes to each Dance for the Treble-Violin. The Twelfth Edition, containing above 350 of the choicest Old and New Tunes now used at Court, and other Publick Places. The whole Work Revised and much more Correct than any former Edition. [London,] Printed by J. Heptinstall for H. Playford, 1703. Oblong 8vo, engraving of" The Dancing Schoole on title, the music printed, last leaf slightly defective, but a clean copy, in the original sheepskin binding, very scarce, £18 18s. 46 DANISH BIBLE.-Biblia, det er der Ganske Heilige Scrifft unsæt paa Danske. Prentit i KOBENHAFFN, aff LUDOWICH DIETZ, 1550. Folio, FIRST EDITION OF THE BIBLE IN DANISH, with woodcut borders to the 3 titles, a portrait of King Christian III and full-page woodcut of his arms, also 80 woodcuts illustrating the Bible (two of which are full-page), the margins of several leaves mended, and a few letters defective, but a tall copy, in a black leather binding, EXTREMELY RARE, £50. 47 DICKENS (Charles), Oliver Twist. London, 1838. 3 vols. 8vo, with 24 plates by George Cruikshank, original cloth, £12 128. A fine fresh copy of the second issue of the FIRST EDITION with altered title. 48 DRAYTON (Michael), [Polyolbion.] A Chorographicall Description of all the Tracts, Rivers, Mountains, Forests, and other parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britain. With intermixture of the most Remarkable Stories, Antiquities, Wonders, Rarities, Pleasures, and Commodities of the same. Diuded into two Bookes; the latter containing twelve Songs, neuer before Imprinted. London, Printed for John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, 1622. Two parts in 1 vol. folio, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, with engraved title-page and portrait of Prince Henry by Wm. Hole, and all the interesting engraved maps of the Counties, no printed. title to first part, but a fine copy, polished calf gilt, £28. 49 ENGLISH PLAYS.-Behn (Mrs. Aphra), The Rover: or, The Banish't Cavaliers. A Comedy: Acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre. London, Printed for John Amery, 1677. 4to, FIRST EDITION, CHARLES II'S COPY, contemporary red morocco, gilt tooled panel on sides, with the royal arms and the initials C.R. in gilt in the centre, gilt edges, rebacked, £15 158. The scene of this comedy is laid at Naples during the time of the Carnival; four years later (in 1681) the authoress wrote another comedy called "The Rover," Part II, the scene of which is at Madrid. 50 ENGLISH PLAYS.-Cartwright (George, of Fullham), The Heroick-Lover, or, the Infanta of Spain: [a Play]. London, Printed by R. W. for John Symmes, 1661. Sm. 8vo, fine copy, original calf gilt, some rough leaves, RARE, £18 18s. 51 ENGLISH PLAYS.-[Cavendish (Margaret], Duchess of Newcastle), Plays, Never before Printed. London, Printed by A. Maxwell, 1668. Folio, with fine portrait by Van Schuppen after Dieppenneke [inlaid], plain margin of title skilfully repaired at foot, otherwise a good copy in the original calf, £25. Horace Walpole's copy with his bookplate inside the cover. 52 ENGLISH SONGS.-An extraordinary and unique Collection of 1250 Broadside Ballads and Popular Songs of the 17th and 18th Centuries, with the Music, mostly engraved on one side only of separate sheets and half-sheets, by T. Cross, J. Walsh, D. Wright, and other well-known music publishers. Accurately arranged in alphabetical order of the first lines of each song, and contained in 3 solander cases, £95. This remarkable collection of ephemeral and popular Songs was mainly formed by the late Mr. Julian Marshall as the result of many years' careful and assiduous labour and research among the many and various operatic and musical publications of the period from the Restoration to the Regency. The whole of the musical compositions in this series are ANONYMOUS, hence their arrangement under the first words of the songs, of many of which various editions have been collected, but no actual duplicates have been admitted. The language of the songs naturally reflects the somewhat lax humour and conviviality of the age, but the music is invaluable as showing the level attained by the popular taste during the period. 53 ENGLISH SONGS.-Musica Oxoniensis. A Collection of Songs: for One and Two Voices, with the ThoroughBass. Published by Francis Smith, and Peter de Walperen, Letter-Founder, by whom 'twas Cut on Steel, and Cast, by the Directions of the former. Oxford: Printed by Leon. Lichfield: And are to be sold by John Walsh, and John Hare, London, 1698. Folio, a very fine uncut copy, sewed, £14 148. This excessively rare work appears to be unrecorded in Musical bibliographies, nor can we find any account of the publishers, Francis Smith and Peter de Walparen. They dedicate the book to Thomas Hinxman, Esq., of Trinity College in Oxford, and add an address "To all Lovers of Musick," in which they announce their new method of musicprinting, and explain the use of the character called a Natural. The Songs printed are by Mr. John Welldon and Mr. Richard Goodson, the latter being taken from "The Mask of Orpheus and Euridice: perform'd at the Boarding-School at Besselsleigh, in October, 1697." 54 ENGLISH SONGS.-Thesaurus Musicus. A Collection of two, three, and four Part Songs, Several of them never before Printed. To which are added some choice Dialogues Set to Musick by the most Eminent Masters, viz. Dr. Blow, H. Purcell, Handel, Dr. Green, Dl. Purcell, Eccles, Weldon, Leveridge, Lampe, Carey, &c. The Whole revis'd, carefully corrected and figur'd by a Judicious Master. London, Printed for and sold by John Simpson at the Bass Viol and Flute in Sweeting's Alley opposite the East Door of the Royal Exchange, [1743-5]. 2 vols. in 1, folio, the words and music engraved, a fine tall copy, boards, £12 12s. Inside the front cover is the autograph signature of Jos. Corfe. On page 22 occurs our National Anthem under the title of A Loyal Song sung at the Theatres Royal." 55 ENGLISH VERSE.-Adam Bel, Clim of the Clough and William of Cloudesle. Sm. 4to, Black Letter, wanting the title-page, but having the text complete on ten leaves, half red morocco, gilt edges, by Bedford, £45. A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY EDITION OF THIS FINE OLD POEM, OF WHICH WE CAN DISCOVER NO OTHER COPY. The Bodleian Library contains two editions of 1605 and one each of 1610 and 1628 respectively, and the British Museum has one of 1632, but this differs from them all. 56 ENGLISH VERSE.-Blackmore (Sir Richard, M.D.), King Arthur, an Heroick Poem. To which is Annexed, an Index, explaining the Names of Countrys, Citys, and Rivers, etc. London, Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil, 1697. Folio, LARGE PAPER, ruled in red throughout, A MATCHLESS COPY, in a BEAUTIFUL BINDING of contemporary dark blue morocco, gilt panelled sides, decorated with gilt and blind tooled ornaments of leaves, sprays, etc., gilt back, gilt edges, £21. 57 ENGLISH VERSE.-Buck (Sir George, Master of the Revels), ΛΑΦΝΙΣ ΠΟΛΥΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ. An Eclog treat- ing of Crownes, and of garlandes, and to whom of right they appertaine. Addressed, and consecrated to the Kings maiestie. By G. B. Knight. London, Printed by G. Eld for Thomas Adams, 1605. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, Narcissus Luttrell's copy, pale green calf, VERY RARE, £12 128. The Huth copy contained a folded genealogical table and a leaf or errata which are not in this copy. A second edition 58 ENGLISH VERSE.-Order and Disorder: or, the World Made and Undone. Being Meditations upon the Creation and the Fall; As it is recorded in the beginning of Genesis. [In verse.] London, Printed by Margaret White, 1679. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, with the License leaf, an uncut copy, blue morocco extra, top edges gilt, £30. A remarkable poem in rhymed heroic verse, of excessive rarity. Since it deals with a subject so closely connected with that of Milton's great epic it is strange that it seems to 59 ENGLISH VERSE.-[Ellison (Dr.)], A most Pleasant Description of Benwell Village, in the County of Northum- berland. Intermix'd with several diverting Incidents, both Serious and Comical. By Q. Z. late Commoner of Oxon. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Printed and Sold by John White, 1727. 2 parts in 1 vol. 12mo, fine copy, red morocco gilt, gilt edges, £10 10s. This very rare and interesting work consists of 2,790 six- 60 ENGLISH JAMES BOSWELL'S COPY VERSE.ΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ. Musarum Edi nensium in Caroli Regis, Musarum Tutani, ingressu in Scotiam. Edinburgi excudebant Haeredes Andreæ Hart, 1633.— Scotland's Welcome to Her dread Soveraigne K. Charles. [In Verse.] By David Primrose.-Grampius Gratulation to his high and mightie Monarch, King Charles. [In Verse.] By William Douglas. In 1 vol., sm. 4to, in a fine CONTEMPORARY BINDING OF CRIMSON VELVET, stamped with gilt blocks, gilt edges, EXTREMELY RARE, £36. The two poems in English by David Primrose and William Douglas have separate title-pages and signatures, but are without imprint. Primroses's poem occupies ten, and Douglas's poem seven leaves. 66 The earlier portion of the volume consists of a series of Latin verses welcoming Charles I to Edinburgh. One of the writers signs himself Io. Armorius, and an early MS. note tells us This man at the beginning of the trobles being a Regent of St. Andrews when the comon prayer book was to be read in the great Church ther the mob endeavoured to disturb it, and this man beatt them all off singly by himselfe and afterwards went abroad to some place in or near Guiny wher he was chosen a King and Liv'd and dy'd a King." The fact that this charming volume once belonged to Johnson's biographer, Boswell, and bears his autograph, “James Boswell, Edinburgh, 1778," enhances its interest. 61 ENGLISH VERSE.-Spencer (R.), A Congratulatory Line to the Right Honourable [William] The Lord North and Grey; being made a Collonel of a Regiment; for his great Gallantry and Valorous Conduct. Humbly Presented by Ri. Spencer. [Without place, printer's name or date, but 1703.] Sm. 4to, boards, £15 15s. An excessively rare privately printed poem of 4 pages and title, on the Lord North who played so successful a part in the Campaigns under Marlborough. This copy is of exceptional interest as it has remained in the possession of the North family until recently. 62 ENGLISH VERSE.-Rump; or an exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs relating to the late Times. By the most eminent Wits, from 1639 to 1661. London, 1662. 2 parts in 1 vol. Sm. 8vo, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, curious engraved title-page, and frontispiece of the roasting of the rump, purple morocco, gilt edges, £11 11s. |