A SMALL, BUT SELECT COLLECTION OF BOOKS; CONSISTING CHIEFLY OF REPRINTS OF OUR EARLIER ENGLISH POETS AND DRAMATISTS, (OF THE ELIZABETHAN PERIOD TO THE TIME OF CHARLES THE FIRST INCLUSIVE,) WITH THEIR LIVES, AND HISTORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH POETIC AND DRAMATIC LITERATURE-COLLECTIONS OF ENGLISH POETRY--SELECTIONS FROM THE POETS-OLD ROMANCERS AND CHRONICLERS, SPANISH, PROVENÇAL, ITALIAN, &C.——-OLD SCOTTISH, IRISH, AND WELSH SONGS, BALLADS, &c.—VARIOUS INTRODUCTIONS TO THE READIng of poetry—— AND ESSAYS, &c. ON THE POETS AND FOETRY. "Blessings be with them, and eternal praise, Wordsworth, quoted by Sir James Mackintosh. "A perfect collection of all the English Poetry published in the XVI. and XVII. centuries, 1 AIKIN'S (Dr. John) Essays on Song-Writing, with a Collection of such English Songs as are most Eminent for Poetical Merit; added, are some Original Pieces, 8vo. first edition, calf, neat, scarce, 6s 6d 3 4 5 1772 a new edition, with additions and corrections, and a supplement, by - R. H. Evans, 8vo. calf, gilt, extra, 10s 6d 1810 "The different Essays and critical Pieces of Dr. Aikin, particularly his elegant Essay on Song-writing, deserve an honourable place, and will amply repay the reader's at tention."-Beloe's Anecdotes, vol. 1, p. 240. Letters to a Young Lady on a Course of English Poetry, 12mo. boards, 1807 2s 6d "It is a handsome octavo volume, professing to be a work entirely new, comprising 6 AMADIS OF GAUL, by Vasco Lobeira, from the Spanish Version of Garciordonez de Montalvo, by Robert Southey, 4 vol. 12mo. boards, 15s 1803 "An esteemed translation."-Lowndes. For a character of this favourite old Romance. see the note to " Palmerin of England." 7 AMADIS DE GAUL, a Poem, freely translated from the Sieur Nicholas de Herberay, by William Stewart Rose, small 8vo. boards, scarce, 5s 1803 "The fame of Amadis, the delight of the Spaniards and French, soon spread (after 1540) to the surrounding countries, and the correct taste of Tasso did not hesitate to prefer it to all the provençal romances."-Preface. "I have subjoined to my translation a body of notes in imitation of the plan followed in Mr. Way's very happy translation of the Fabliaux."-Rose. 8 ANCIENT CHRISTMAS CAROLS, including the most Popular in the West of England, and the Airs to which they are Sung, with Introduction and Notes by William Sandys, Esq., 8vo. hoards, 6s 6d (pub. at 12s) 1828 The Introduction to this curious book is drawn up with peculiar care, and is extremely interesting-here are specimens also of French Provincial Carols. 9 ANCIENT CRITICAL ESSAYS upon ENGLISH POETS and POESY, edited by Joseph Haslewood, 4to. boards, (only 220 copies printed) SCARCE, 1/ 5s 1815 This curious volume contains reprints of the following rare books, 1. Certayne notes of Instruction concerning the making of Verse or Ryme in English, by George Gascoigne, 1575. -2. A discourse of English Poetry, by William Webbe, 1586,-3. A Treatise of the art of Scottis Poesy, by King James. A division in the Essayes of a Prentise (K. James) in the divine art of Poesy, 1584 --4. An apologie of Poetry by Sir John Harington, 1591.-5. A comparative discourse of our English Poets, by Francis Meres, 1598.-6. Observations on the art of English Poesie, by Thomas Campion, 1602.-7. A defense of Ryme, by Sam. Daniel, 1603.-8. Hypercritica; or, a Rule of Judgment for writing or reading our Histories, by Edmund Bolton, 1722.-9. Three proper and wittie familiar letters lately passed between two Universitie men (Edmund Spenser and Gabriel Harvey) 157010. Two other very commendable letters of the same men's writing, 1580. 10 ANCIENT SPANISH BALLADS, relating to the twelve Peers of France mentioned in Don Quixote, with English Metrical Versions by Thomas Rodd, preceded by a History of Charles the Great and Orlando, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 16s 11 1821 The History of Charles the Great and Orlando is ascribed to Abp. Turpin, his friend and secretary; he often fought hand to hand with the Saracens by the Emperor's side, and could well therefore recount his acts and deeds; he flourished until about 830, when we lose sight of him. the same book, without the Spanish, 8vo. boards, 7s 6d 1812 12 ANDERSON's (Dr. Rob.) Works of the British Poets, with Preface, Biographical and Critical, 13 vols. royal 8vo. half russia, very neat, 7l 17s 6d Edinb., 1793-1807 "To good old Anderson the Poets and the Literature of our country are deeply beholden." Quarterly Review. 13 ARIOSTO'S ORLANDO FURIOSO in English Heroical Verse, by SIR JOHN HARINGTON, of Bathe Knight, now thirdly revised and amended, with (for the first time) the addition of the author's EPIGRAMMES, portrait and curious plates, folio, old calf, neat, 16s 1634 "An abridgement of considerable merit, written in sterling English."-Quarterly Review. Sir John Harington's translation of the Orlando Furioso is the second work which is illustrated with plates cut in brass. Broughton on the Revelations is the first. translated into English by W. S. Rose, 8 vols. small 8vo. half calf, very neat, 21 8s (cost 5l) 1825-30 15 ARNOLD'S CHRONICLE, otherwise called the Customs of London; containing, among other divers matters, the original of the poem of the Nut Brown Maid, 4to. boards, 1l 4s 14 "A spirited translation."-Moore the poet. 1822 Edited by Francis Douce, Esq., with an extremely interesting introduction. Only 250 copies printed. 16 ARTHUR. The Byrth, Lyf, and Actes of Kyng Arthur; of his noble Knyghts of the Rounde Table, theyr marveyllous Enquestes and Adventures. I ha chyeuyng of the Sanc Greal; and in the end Le Mort D'Arthur, with the dolourous Deth and Departyng out of thys worlde of them al, with an introduction and notes by Robert Southey, 2 vols. 4to. boards, scarce, 1l 16s (pub. at 6l 6s) Reprinted from Caxton's edition of 1485. "This is goode stuffe for wise men to laugh at, or for honest men to take pleasure at."- - Roger Ascham. "Sir Thomas Malory compiled from various French authorities his celebrated Morte d'Arthur,' indisputably the best prose romance the language can boast of."Sir Walter Scott. 1817 17 [BAKER'S (David Erskine)] Companion to the Play-House; an Historical Account of all the Dramatic Writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, 2 vols. 12mo. calf, neat, 5s 6d 18 1764 Biographia Dramatica; a new edition of the Companion to the PlayHouse, containing Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes of British and Irish Dramatic Writers, with a view of the Rise and Progress of the British Stage, continued by Reed and Jones, 4 vols. 8vo. boards, 18s-half calf, gilt, very neat, 1/4s 1812 "To these add the last and best edition of Baker's Biographia Dramatica, by Mr. Stephen Jones, 1812; a book, which, whatever be its deficiencies, is doubtless the best edition of what has always been considered the best production on the subject, extant.”—Dr. Dibdin. 19 BANNATYNE MS. Ancient Scottish Poems, published from the MS. of George Bannatyne, of the date of 1568, 12mo. neat, scarce, 15s Edinb., 1770 21 Edited by Sir David Dalrymple, afterwards Lord Hailes. 1790 20 BARBOUR'S (John) BRUCE; or the History of Robert I. King of Scotland, written in Scottish Verse by Jolm Barbour, the first genuine edition, published from a MS. dated 1489, with notes and a glossary, by J. Pinkerton, 3 vols. 12mo. boards, 15s The Bruce, a new edition, with notes, and a Life of the Author by J. W. Jamieson, 4to. boards, scarce, 21 8s Edinb., 1820 Only 250 copies printed. "Barbour seems to have been acquainted with those finer springs of the human heart which elude vulgar observation: he catches the shades of character with a delicate eye, and sometimes presents us with instances of nice discri mination. His work is not a mere narrative of events; it contains specimens of that minute and skilful delineation which marks the hand of a poet."-Irving's Scottish Poets. 22 BAXTER'S (Richard) Poetical Fragments, fine portrait, 18mo. blue morocco, gilt edges, 78 6d A very beautiful little volume, now, entirely out of print. 1821 23 BEATTIE's (Dr. James) Essays on Poetry and Music as they affect the Mind; on the Utility of Classical Learuing, &c.; fine portrait of Socrates by Bartolozzi, 8vo. boards, uncut, 7s 6d-neat, 6s Edinb., 1778 24 BEAUMONT and FLETCHER'S DRAMATIC WORKS, carefully collated with all former editions, with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by WEBER, 14 vols. 8vo. boards, 4l 14s 6d (puh. at 81 8s) ib., 1812 25 BEOWULF, an Anglo-Saxon Poem, edited with a glossary and an Historical preface by J. M. Kemble, Esq., small 8vo. boards, 15s 1830 26 BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-POETICA; or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a rare and rich Collection of Early English Poetry, in the possession of Messrs. Longman and Co., illustrated by occasional extracts and remarks, critical and biographical, royal 8vo. boards, 1l 4s—-LARGE PAPER, the portraits on India paper, beautifully bound in russia, extra, with joints, and embossed, with gilt edges to the leaves, by HERING, 33s 1815 Only 50 copies printed in this size, with the beautifully coloured duplicate plate, containing portraits of Guido de Colonna, Dares Phrygius, and Dictes Cretensis. "This extremely useful catalogue, made by Acton Fred Griffith, is deserving of a place in every good library, from the interesting information which it affords of the works of our early poets."-Lowndes. 27 BLOUNT'S (Sir Thomas Pope) Remarks upon Poetry, with Characters and Censures of the most considerable Poets, ancient and modern, 4to. calf, neat, scarce, 6s 1694 This vol. is priced 1 5s in the Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica. 28 BOUTERWEK's (Ered.) History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature, translated from the German, by Thomasina Ross, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 14s (pub, at 1l 4s) 1823 A most learned work, which has procured for the fair translator considerable praise. 29 BRATHWAIT's (Richard) Barnabæ Itinerarium, or Drunken Barnabee's Journal, Latin and English, plates, 12mo. boards, scarce, 7s 1818 This edition, of which there were but 250 copies printed, was edited by Mr. Haslewood, who has prefixed an account of Brathwait, a bibliographical history of the former editions of the Journal, and illustrative notes. 30 BRITISH DRAMA, (ANCIENT,) containing the Old Plays published in Dodsley's Collection, with additional ones, edited by SIR WALTER Scorr, Frontispieces, 3 vols. royal 8vo. boards, scarce, 31 3s 31 1810 (Modern) containing nearly all the best Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, in the English Language, (excepting Shakspeare) edited by Sir Walter Scott, Frontispieces, 5 vols. royal 8vo. half bound, 2l 12s 6d (pub. at 5l 10s) Miller, 1811 32 BRITISH POETS, containing the Works of Peter Pindar, Canning, Cowper, Henry K. White, with his Letters; Burns, with Life by Currie, and Letters; Mrs. Mary Robinson; Byron's Don Juan, and Darwin's Botanic Garden, portraits and plates, 3 vols. 8vo. boards, 18s (pub. at 2l 10s) 1/ 10s 1825 33 BROOKE'S (MISS CHARLOTTE) Reliques of Irish Poetry; consisting of Heroic Poems, Odes, Elegies and Songs, translated into English Verse; with notes, explanatory and historical; and the originals in the Irish Character, 4to. calf, very neat, scarce, Dublin, 1789 A highly esteemed work, 34 BROWNE'S (William) Works, containing Britannia's Pastorals, Shepherd's Pipe, &c. never published before, with other Poems, and an account of his Life, 3 vols. 12mo. neat, 18s 1772 This edition was edited by T. Davies. "We are not, indeed, aware of any book, which contains more original and accurate images, drawn from rural life and scenery, than are to be found in the Britannia's Pastorals." "The Poems of Browne are above all remarkable for their opulence, richness, and propriety of phrase.”— -Retrospective Review, vol. 2. 35 BRYDGES'S (Sir Egerton) CENSURA LITERARIA; containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English Books, with original Disquisitions, Articles of Biography, and other Literary Antiquities, SECOND and BEST EDITION, with the articles classed in chronological order, under the separate heads, 10 vols. 8vo, beards, scarce, 5l 15s 6d (pub. at 10l 10s) 1815 36 37 Of this second edition there were only 100 copies printed. "These volumes deal principally with that kind of literature which is of all others the most interesting and delightful. Poetry forms the principal head of the works here registered."Introduction. BRITISH BIBLIOGRAPHER, portraits, 4 vols. 8vo. fine copy, in calf, scarce, 41 4s 1810-14 This, and the following article, "Restituta," were intended as continuations of the "Censura Literaria." This, besides containing large extracts from the rarest of our Poets, has reprints of the whole of "Tusser's hundreth good pointes of Husbandrie, 1557;" of the Paradise of dainty Devices, 1576;" of "England's Helicon, 1614;" and of the "Mirrour for Magistrates, 1587." RESTITUTA; or Titles, Extracts and Characters of old Books, in English Literature revived, 4 vols. 8vo. boards, 1l 18s 1814 38 BUCHAN'S Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland, portrait, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 10s 6d 1828 39 BUTLER'S (Samuel) HUDIBRAS, with large Annotations, and a Preface by Dr. ZACHARY GREY, plates, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, neat, 1l 4s Cambridge, 1744 40 41 Best Cambridge edition. The cuts are beautifully engraved, and Hogarth is much indebted to the designer of them, but who he was does not appear. HUDIBRAS, with DR. ZACHARY GREY'S annotations, and new notes, Baldwyn's elegant edition, with 8 fine engravings, and 29 humorous Wood Cuts, by Cruikshank, 3 vols. 8vo. calf extra, borders of gold on the sides, marbled leaves, 31 5s 1819 The best edition of Grey's Hudibras. "There is one English poem, the title whereof is Hudibras; it is Don Quixote; it is our Satire Mennippee blended together; I never met with so much wit in one single book as in this.". Voltaire. HUDIBRAS, with notes by DR. T. R. NASH, portrait and plates, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 1l 4s Murray, 1835 Mr. Nash's edition of Hudibras, in three large vols. 4to. first published in 1793, and not since then, until now reprinted-had become so scarce that Mr. Nicol resolved to give a new impression. It contains all Dr. Nash's notes, with a few others by the editor, chiefly derived from the Dictionary of Archdeacon Todd; and the Glossary of Archdeacon Nares. 42 BUTLER (Samuel) HUDIBRAS. Poeme ecrit dans le tems des Troubles d'Angleterre ; et traduit en vers François avec des remarques et des Figures, portrait, 3 tom. 12mo. fine copy in calf, very neat, RARE, 2l 12s 6d Londres [Paris.] 1757 This masterly translation, (of which there were but 250 copies printed,) was made by Mr. John Towneley. The publication of it was superintended by the Abbe Tuberville Needham, and the remarks were written by Larcher; the original English text is preserved, and it is illustrated with engravings after the designs of Hogarth. The French version of Towneley, the most surprising, and perhaps the happiest effort of its kind known, has been known to sell as high as 7. 17s. 6d. in morocco."-Dibdin. Sir H. Inglis's copy produced 81. 10s. 6d. 43 44 Genuine Remains, in Verse and Prose, published with notes, by R. Thyer, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, neat, 12s 1759 Genuine Poetical and Prose Remains, selected, with notes by Thyer, portraits of Butler and Thyer, and some exquisite wood cuts, 8vo. boards, 7s 6d 1827 45 BYSSHE'S (Edw.) Art of English Poetry, containing-I. Rules for making Verses. II. A Collection of Sublime Thoughts, selected from the English Poets. A Dictionary of Rhymes, 3rd edit., 8vo. neat, 3s 6d another copy, the 9th edit., 2 vols. 12mo. neat, 4s 46 47 III. 1708 1762 sixth edit., with the addition of two other volumes, making a complete Common-Place Book of English Poetry, 4 vols. 12mo. neat, 7s 6d 1718 Vols. 3 and 4 of this set are sometimes found under the title of "The English Parnassus;" but they are supplemental to the "Art of English Poetry." The 4 vols. are not often found together. 48 CÆDMON's Metrical Paraphrase of Parts of the Holy Scriptures, in Anglo-Saxon, with an English translation, notes, and a verbal index, by Benj. Thorpe, 8vo. boards, 15s 1832 49 CAMOENS' (Luis de) Lusiad, or the Discovery of India, an Epic Poem, translated into English, with a large Historical Introduction, and notes, by William Julius Mickle, 4to. fine copy in calf, 12s Oxford, 1776 30 51 "It is not the province of the translator (Lord Strangford) to offer any remarks on the Poems, translated from the Portuguese, with Remarks on his Life and writings, and notes by Lord Viscount Strangford, portrait, 12mo. boards, 3s 1803 "The late ingenious translator of the Lusiad (Mickle) has pourtrayed the character, and narrated the misfortunes of our Poet, in a manner more honourable to his feelings as a man, than to his accuracy in point of biographical detail. The real circumstances of the Life of Camoens are mostly to be found in his own minor compositions (here translated) with which Mr. Mickle was unacquainted."-Strangford. Memoirs of the Life, and Writings of Luis de Camoens, by John Adamson, portraits, 2 vols. small 8vo. boards, 15s (pub. at 1l 4s) 1820 "An elegant, amusing, and elaborate performance, for which the author was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Portugal."-Lowndes. The entire second volume is occupied by an " Essay on the Lusiad," of "Translations of the Lusiad," and of the "Various Editions of the Works of the Poet." 52 CAMPBELL'S (Thos.) Specimens of the BRITISH POETS; with Biographical and Critical Notices, and an Essay on English Poetry, 7 vols. 8vo. calf, very neat, -- 1819 41 4s "I consider the Essay, which occupies the first volume, as among the happiest specimens of didactic criticism, it is a sketch only, but the sketch of an experienced master. The specimens of our earlier Poets by Ellis, and Campbell, and of our later ones by Mr. Southey, should be the young man's constant library companions."-Dr. Dibdin. 53 [CAPEL'S (Edward)] Prolusions; or Select Pieces of Ancient Poetry, with a preface, 8vo. fine copy, rare, 16s 1760 "A volume of Ancient Poems, which has never fallen in my way."-Sir Egerton B |