PHIL. Assuredly, Lisardo, you have my entire forgiveness and I exult a little in the hope that

printed in royal 8vo, upon fine stout VELLUM PAPER; of which the Rt. Hon. T. Grenville has a beautiful uncut copy in six volumes. See also Cat. de Loménie [1797] no. 2666. The last publication of 1788 was put forth by Nyon l'aîné; and although the bibliographical observations are but few in comparison to those in the preceding catalogue, and no index is subjoined, yet it is most carefully executed; and presents us with such a copious collection of French topography, and old French and Italian poetry and romances, as never has been, and perhaps never will be, equalled. It contains 26,587 árticles. The Count D'Artois purchased this collection en masse;' and it is now deposited in the bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.' See Dictionn. Bibliographique, vol. iv. 133. It was once offered for purchase, to a gentleman of this country-highly distinguished for his love of Virtù. Mr. Grenville has also a similar large paper copy of this latter edition, of the date of 1784. VIENNA. Codices Manuscripti Theologici. Bibl. Palat. Vindob. Latini aliarumque Occidentis Linguarum, vol. i. [in tribus partibus.] Recens. &c. Michael Denis. Vindob. 1793, folio. Some mention of this work has been made at page 86, ante. It may be here necessary to remark that, from the preface, it would appear to contain a ninth additional book to Lambecius's well-known Commentaries, (vide p. 54, ante) which Kollarius had · left unpublished at his death. The preface is well worth perusal, as it evinces the great pains which Denis has taken; and the noble, if not matchless, munificence of his patron- qui præter augustam Bibliothecæ fabricam in ipsos libros centenis plura Rhenensium expendit millia.'— This catalogue is confined to a description of Latin, with some few notices of Oriental Manuscripts; as the preceding work of Lambecius and Kollarius contained an account of the Greek MSS. These three parts, forming one volume, are closed by an excellent index. The second volume was published in 1801. Upon the whole, it is a noble and highly useful publication; and places its author in the foremost rank of bibliographers.

VOLPI. Catalogo della Libreria de Volpi, &c. Opera di Don Gaetano Volpi. Padova, 1756, 8vo. The Crevenna library was enriched with a great number of valuable books which came from the library of the cele brated Vulpii; of which the present is a well-arranged and uncommon catalogue. Annexed to it there is an account of the press of the Comini, which belonged to the owners of this collection. The reader may consult Bibl. Crevenn. vol. v. p, 309-3; and Dr. Clarke's Bibliogr. Miscell. vol. ii. 72.

VOYAGE

you will prove yourself to be a sincere convert to the cause, by losing no opportunity of enriching

VOYAGE de deux Français dans le nord de l'Europe, en 1790-92, (par M. de Fortia) Paris 1796, 8vo, 5 vols. That the collector of catalogues may not scold me for this apparent deviation from the subject discussed in this note, I must inform him, upon the authority of Peignot, that these interesting volumes contain some account of the most beautiful and curious books contained in the Libraries of the North, and in those of Italy, Spain, Holland, &c.' Curiosités Bibliographiques, p. lviii. DE WITT.

Catalogus Bibliotheca Joannis De Witt. Dordraci, 1701, 12mo. The preface to this catalogue, [from which an extract was given in the first edition of my Introduction to the Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics, 1802, 8vo,] gives us a pleasing account of an ardent and elegant young man in the pursuit of every thing connected with Virtù. De Witt seems to have been in books and statues, &c. what his great ancestor was in politics' paucis comparandus.'. A catalogue of the library of a collector of the same name was published at Brussels, in 1752, by De Vos, See Cat. de Santander, vol. iv. n°. 6334. ZURICH. Catalogus librorum Bibliothecæ Tigurinæ. Tiguri, 1744, 8vo, 4 vols. Although the last, this is not the most despicable, catalogue of collections here enumerated. A reading man, who happens to winter in Switzerland, may know, upon throwing his eyes over this catalogue, that he can have access to good books at Zurich-the native place of many an illustrious author!

The following, which had escaped me, may probably be thought worthy of forming an

APPENDIX TO THE PRECEDING NOTE. BERN. Cat. Codd. MSS. Bibl. Bernensis. Cum annotationibus, &c. Curante Sinner. Bernæ, 1760, 8vo. A very curious and elegantly printed Catalogue; with three plates of fac similes.

PARKER [ABP.] Catalog. Libror. MSS. in Bibl. Coll. Corporis Christi in Cantab. quos legavit M. Parkerus Archiepiscop. Cant. Lond. 1722, fol: Eorundem Libror. MSS. Catalogus. Edidit J. Nasmith: Cantab. 1777, 4to. Of these catalogues of the curious and valuable MSS. which were bequeathed to Corpus College [or Bennet College, as it is sometimes called] by the immortal Archbishop Parker, the first is the more elegantly printed, but the latter is the more copious and correct impression. My copy of it has a fac-simile etching prefixed, by Tyson, of the rare print of the Archbishop, which will be noticed in PART V. post. ROYAL INSTITUTION. A Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. &c. By William Harris, Keeper of the Library, Lond. 1809, 8vo. If a lucid order, minute and correct description of the vo

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your bibliographical stores. Already I see you mounted, as a book-chevalier, and hurrying from the country to London-from London again to the country-seeking adventures in which your prowess may be displayed-and yielding to no competitor who brandishes a lance of equal weight with your own!

LIS. 'Tis well. At to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armor-and caparison my courser. Till then adieu !

Here the conversation, in a connected form, ceased; and it was resolved that Philemon and myself should accompany Lisardo on the morrow.

lumes of an admirably chosen library, accompanied with a copious and faithful alphabetical index, be recommendations with the bibliographer, the present volume will not be found wanting upon his shelf. It is the most useful book of its kind ever published in this country. Let the bibliomaniac hasten to seize one of the five remaining copies only (out of the fifty which were printed) upon LARGE PAPER!

WOOD (ANTHONY) A Catalogue of Antony-a-Wood's Manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum; by W. Huddersford, Oxon, 1761, 8vo. The very name of old Anthony (as it delights some facetious book-collectors yet to call him!) will secure respect for this volume. It is not of common occur.

PART III.

The Auction Room.

CHARACTER OF ORLANDO. OF ANCIENT PRICES OF BOOKS, AND BOOK-BINDING.

LIOMANIACS.

BOOK-AUCTION BIB

"As to the late method used in selling books BY AUCTION in London, I suppose that many have paid dear for their experience in this way-it being apparent that most books bought in an auction may be had cheaper in booksellers' shops."

CLAVEL: Cat. of Books for 1680, Pref.