Sales catalogue 343: William Ridler

Date:
December 1899
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/45/7
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 343: William Ridler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    346 DICKENS (C.) Sketches of Youna Lapis; 359 DICTIONARY.—Coles (E.) English Diction- and YounG GENTLEMEN, both FIRST EDITIONS, in 1 vol, cr. 8vo, ILLUSTRATED with droll plates by Puiz, half mor. nt., gilt top edges, 10s 6d 1837 347 DICTIONAIRE Francois-Latine, sm. folio, pp. 668 closely printed, of GREAT VALUE FOR THE EARLY FRENCH Worps, original calf binding, 7s 6d Paris, 1549 348 DICTIONARY, French and English, com- piled by R. Cotgrave, with another in English and French, by R. Sherwood, Brst Eprrion, containing all the OBSOLETE WorDs, 2 vols in 1, thick sm. folio, woodcut titles, FINE copy, old brown calf nt., SCARCE, £2 88 A. Islip, 1632 One of the most useful Dictionaries for explaining the Obsolete Words used by the English and French Drama- tists and Poets of the Period of Queen Elizabeth and Jaines I. See Douce’s Illustrations to Shakespeare. G. Smith’s copy sold for £5 10s—Crossley’s £5. 349 DICTIONARY. — Florio (J.) Wortp of Worpbgs, a most copious Dictionarie in Italian and English, sm. folio, 1st Eprrion of this Dvc- tionary made use of by SHAKESPEARE, one leaf, few lines after Zirra, wanting, otherwise a GOOD Copy, calf very nt., £1 1s 1598 The first edition is much more rare than the succeeding edition of 1611. Hirst copy sold for £6 6s. 356 DICTIONARY.—Minsheu (John) Guide into Tongues, Dictionary of Nine Lancuacss, Lng- lish, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, etc., folio, calf very nt., 10s 6d 1627 The English part is in Black Letter. The storehouse of all subsequent Lexicographers. 351 DICTIONARY.—Jacob (J.) Law Dictionary, Interpretation of Words and Terms used in the Law, folio, partly in Black Wetter, old calf nt., 10s 6d 1750 A most useful book, as the title says for Chronicles, His- tories, Charters, Old Manners. Solly’s copy sold for £2 2s, letter, FINE copy, old calf, 8s 6d 1670 Of great, use to readers of old Charters, Ancient Deeds, &c. 353 DICTIONARY.—Percival (R.) Dictionary in SPANISH and ENGLISH, sm. folio, partly printed in black letter, slightly defective, half vellum nt., 10s 6d 1623 Also a Spanish Grammar with Proverbs, black letter, Dialogues in English and Spanish, etc. 354 DICTIONARY. --Walker (Wm., of Louth) Treatise on English Particles, cuntous ENGLISH OssoLeTE Worps, in black letter, thick 8vo, half calf nt., 6s 1706 355 DICTIONARY.—Phillips (E.) New World of Words, a Dictionary of ENeLtiIsH Harp Worps, sm. folio, clean in old calf, 8s 6d 1706 Of great value to English Philologists. 356 DICTIONARY.—Ash (Dr. J.) Complete English Dictionary, with SUPPLEMENT, FIRST EDITION, 2 vols in 1, thick 8vo, old russia, with clasp, 5s 1775 Replete with obsolete vulgar and cant words. 357 DICTIONARY.—Arnoux (G.) Parallels of the Sounds aud Syllables of the FRENcH and ENGLIsH LANnGuaGEs, a Dictionary suited to all Capacities, 4to, FINE Copy, old gilt blue morocco extra, broad border of gold on sides, gilt edges, ASTON copy, 10s 6d 1730 358 DICTIONARY.—OColes (E.) English Diction- ary of Difficult Terms and Harp Worps, 8vo, clean in old calf nt., 58 6d 1701 ary of Difficult Terms, containing many thou- sand Harp Worps, 8vo, FIRST EDITION, old calf neat, RARE, 6s 6d 1685 360 DIGGES Famity—Roll of Arms ofthe DiccEs Famity, from 1 Edw. I. to 1721, large vellum roll (2 ft. 3 by 4 ft.) with nearly 200 coaTs OF ARMS EMBLAZONED IN GOLD AND COLOURS, from the ASTON LipraRY, £1 10s 1721 361 DISNEY (John) View of the Ancient Laws against IMmoraLity and Profaneness, STAGE PLays aND PuayeErs, Gaming, Idleness, Va- grancy, Begging, &c., folio, Fine Copy, bds., uncut, 10s 6d 1729 362 DOMESDAY BOOK of ENGLAND, ORIGINAL Epition, CoMPLETE, with the large and MOST EXTENSIVE INDEX by ELLIs, 3 vols, folio, FINE copy, old calf nt., from the AsTON LIBRARY, £3 3s 1783-—1811 The Domesday Book is the most valuable piece of anti- quity possessed by any nation, contains the only authentic account of the state of property in England immediately after the conquest. 363 DONI (A. F.) Marmi, 4 parts in 1 vol, thick sm. 4to, many curtous spirited woodcuts after TTTIAN’S DESIGNS, FINE COPY, rich old gilt blue morocco extra, gilt edges, by ROGER PAYNE, RARE, £1 11s 6d Vinegia, 1552 These conversations are really delightful, full of spirit, with curious anecdotes, and contains several Novelles. Stanley’s copy sold for £8 8s. 364 DONNE (J.) Paradoxe, or Thesis that Self homicide is not so naturally sin, sm. 4to, FINE Cory, First Eprrion, old calf nt., Tiaall book- plate, 8s 6d 1648 365 DONNE (John) Letters to several Persons of Honour, sm. 4to, clean in old calf binding, FIRST EDITION, Zixall bookplate, 9s 1651 366 DON QUIXOTE.—History of the Valorous and Witty Knight Errant Don Quixote, trans- lated from the Spanish by T. SHELTON, 2 vols in 1, sm. folio, calf very neat, RARE, £1 1s - 1675 This edition is quite as rare as the 4to which has been selling for £40 and £50, and contains all the uncastrated passages left out in all after editions. 367 DON QUIXOTE.—Pleasant and Festivous Notes on, by Edm.’ Gayton, sm. folio, First Epition, front margin of leaves little stained, Large Copy, in old calf binding, RARE, Tiaall boskplate, 9s 1654 368 DOUGLAS (Gawin, Bp. of Dunkeld) THE ZENEID of Virait, translated into Scottish Verse, 2 vols, thick 4to, FINE COPY, neat original bds., uncut, ONLY 100 COPIES PRIVATELY PRINTED, £1 5s Edinb., 1839 Copies have sold for £10 10s. Cutting ofa copy priced £7 17s 6d, one is priced in a recent Edinburgh Bookseller's Catalogue, same state, £6 6s. 369 DRAKE (Sir Francis) Life of, 4to, LARGE PAPER, only 6 copies printed, beautiful portrait, FINE COPY, neat original bds., uncut, 786d 1828 370 DRAKE (Sir F.) Lipert of SpanisH Ligs, discoursing the fight in the West Indies twixt the EnctisH Navig, and King of Spaine, death of Sir Francis DRAKE, 1596, 8vo, UNCUT, only 100 copies printed, 4s 6d Reprint, N.D. The original has sold for £10 10s. 371 DRAMATIC WORKS of Ben Jonson, with Notes by P. Whalley, 7 vols, 8vo, portrait by VertvuE, and full page plates by Dy Guernter, clean in old calf, £1 1s : 1756