Volume I contains an advertisement of the third edition of "A General

History of Quadrupeds," 1792, "Lately was published," etc. In some issues of this edition the last page is blank, in some the fourth edition of "Quadrupeds" is advertised.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--History of British Birds. 1797-1804. _Royal 8vo, two volumes, green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by David._

Another copy of the first issue, printed on large and thick paper, with inserted portrait of Bewick by Summerfield after Murphy.

Bound at the end of Volume II is the Supplement, 1821, also printed on large and thick paper.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--History of British Birds. 1797-1804. _8vo, two volumes, green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford._

Second issue of the first edition, printed upon thick paper. The misprint "13_s_" above the date is corrected to "15_s_," and Volume II is priced 18_s_. The last page of Volume I contains an advertisement of the fourth edition of "A General History of Quadrupeds," 1800, "In the Press, and speedily will be published," etc.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--A History of British Birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick . . . containing the History and Description of Land [and Water] Birds Newcastle . . . Edward Walker . . . 1805. _Royal 8vo, two volumes, green levant morocco, gilt back and side panels in the manner of Roger Payne, gilt edges with many rough leaves, by Bedford._

Large paper copy of the second edition, with inserted portrait engraved by T. Ranson after a painting by W. Nicholson.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--A History of British Birds. 1805. _Imperial 8vo, two volumes, red levant morocco, gilt back, side corners, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford._

Another copy, uncut, printed upon largest paper.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--A Supplement to the History of British Birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Part I. containing the history and description of land birds. [Part II. containing the history and description of water birds.] [cut] Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker, . . . for T. Bewick . . . 1821. _8vo, green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford._

Thick paper copy of the first edition, with final leaf of advertisement of "History of Quadrupeds" and "Fables of AEsop."

BEWICK, THOMAS.--A Supplement to the History of British Birds. 1821. _8vo, green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford._

Another copy, printed upon somewhat thinner paper.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--A Supplement to the History of British Birds. 1821. _Royal 8vo, bound with Volume II of "British Birds," on page 47._

Another copy, printed upon large paper.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--Select Fables: with cuts, designed and engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and others, previous to the year 1784: together with a Memoir; and a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Messrs. Bewick. Newcastle: printed by S. Hodgson . . . M.DCCC.XX. _Royal 8vo, red levant morocco, gilt back and sides, gilt top, uncut edges, by Matthews._

Large paper copy, with a portrait of Thomas Bewick, proof on India paper.

BEWICK, THOMAS.--Select Fables; 1820. _Imperial 8vo, green levant morocco, gilt back and side panels in the manner of Roger Payne, gilt edges, by Bedford._

Another copy, printed upon largest paper, with proof portrait of Bewick added.

BEWICK, WILLIAM.--See Landseer, Thomas.

BIBLIOGRAPHICA Volume I [23 plates] London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner & Co. . . . 1895. _Imperial 8vo, four parts, paper, uncut edges._

BICKERDYKE, JOHN.--The Book of the All-Round Angler. A comprehensive treatise on angling in both fresh and salt water. By John Bickerdyke. With over 150 engravings. London: L. Upcott Gill . . . 1888. _8vo, half brown Roxburghe morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

Large paper copy, two hundred and one printed.

BICKERSTAFFE, ISAAC.--The Romp. A musical entertainment in two acts. Altered from Love in the City, By Mr. Bickerstaff. As it has been acted at The Theatres Royal in Dublin and York, and now performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. London: Printed for W. Lowndes, . . . and J. Barker, . . . 1786. [Price One Shilling.] _8vo, half blue levant morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

First edition. A-D in fours, title on A1. Portrait of Dora Jordan in the character of Priscilla Tomboy, engraved by Angus after a drawing from life by Stothard.

"Love in a City" was printed in 8vo, 1767.

BIERSTADT, OSCAR A.--The Library of Robert Hoe a contribution to the history of Bibliophilism in America by O. A. Bierstadt . . . with one hundred and ten illustrations taken from manuscripts in the collection. New York Duprat & Co, . . . 1895. _8vo, citron levant morocco, back and sides elaborately tooled in fleurs-de-lys ornaments, etc., gilt top, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._

No. 322 of three hundred and fifty copies printed on Japan paper. Extra plates and facsimiles added.

BIERSTADT, OSCAR A.--The Library of Robert Hoe. 1895. _8vo, green levant morocco, back and sides richly tooled, an original design with monogram, doubled with red morocco, floral border, gilt top, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._

Another copy. No. 100 of three hundred and fifty printed on Japan paper.

BIGELOW, JOHN.--Some Recollections of the late Edouard Laboulaye by John Bigelow Privately printed [New York, 1889]. _16mo, cloth, uncut edges._

Presentation copy from the author.

BIJOU.--The Bijou; or Annual of Literature and the Arts. London William Pickering, . . . 1828--MDCCCXXIX MDCCCXXX. _Post 8vo, three volumes, red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Riviere._

Proof copies, with the plates on India paper. See CAMEO.

BINNS, R. W.--A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester being the history of the Royal Porcelain Works, from 1751 to 1851, to which is added A short account of the Celtic, Roman, and Mediaeval Pottery of Worcester. By R. W. Binns, . . . second edition. Illustrated. London: Bernard Quaritch, . . . MDCCCLXXVII. _8vo, half olive morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

BINNY, JOHN.--See Mayhew and Binny.

BIOGRAPHICAL MIRROR.--The Biographical Mirrour, comprising a series of ancient and modern English Portraits, of eminent and distinguished persons, from original pictures and drawings. [vignette] London: Published by S. and E. Harding, . . . 1795-98. _4to, three volumes in one, half russia, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges._

One hundred and fifty-one portraits. Volume III was printed for Silvester Harding, n. d.

BIRCH, JONATHAN.--Fifty-One Original Fables, with Morals and Ethical Index, written by J. C. [Job Crithannoh, anagram of Jonathan Birch] Embellished with eighty-five Original designs by R. Cruikshank, engraved on wood by Slader, D. Dodd, S. Williams, Bonner, and others. Also a Translation of Plutarch's Banquet of the Seven Ages, revised for this work London: printed for Hamilton, Adams and C^{o}. . . . M.DCCC.XXXIII. _8vo, blue levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by Louise Reymann._

BIRCH, SAMUEL.--History of Ancient Pottery. By Samuel Birch . . . Egyptian, Assyrian, and Greek [Etruscan and Roman] Illustrated with coloured plates [12] and numerous engravings [207] London: John Murray . . . 1858. _8vo, two volumes, cloth._

Autograph letter of the author inserted.

BIRCH, SAMUEL.--History of Ancient Pottery, Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. By Samuel Birch, . . . new and revised edition. With coloured plates and woodcuts. London: John Murray, . . . 1873. _8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

BIRCH, WALTER DE GRAY.--The History, Art and Palaeography of the manuscript styled the Utrecht Psalter: by Walter de Gray Birch, . . . [3 folded plates] London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, . . . M.DCCC.LXXVI. _8vo, cloth._

BIRDWOOD, GEORGE C M.--The Industrial Arts of India. By George C. M. Birdwood, . . . with maps and woodcuts. . . . Published for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman and Hall, . . . [1880]. _Post 8vo, two volumes in one, cloth, uncut edges._

BIRRELL, AUGUSTINE.--Life of Charlotte Bronte by Augustine Birrell London Walter Scott . . . 1887. _Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut edges._

BLACK, CHARLES CHRISTOPHER.--. . . Michael Angelo Buonarroti Sculptor, Painter, Architect the Story of his Life and Labours by Charles Christopher Black, . . . [20 plates] London Macmillan and Co. 1875. _Royal 8vo, decorated cloth, gilt edges._

BLACKBURN, CHARLES F.--Rambles in Books by Charles F. Blackburn [portrait] . . . London: Sampson Low Marston & Company . . . M DCCC XCIII. _Post 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut edges._

No. 282 of five hundred copies printed.

BLACKER, WILLIAM.--Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c, comprising Angling & Dyeing of Colours, with engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies, shewing the process of the gentle craft as taught in the pages. With Descriptions of Flies for the Season of the Year as they come out on the water. Rewritten and revised by the author Blacker, himself, fishing tackle maker of 54 Dean St. Soho, London 1855. _18mo, green levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Trioullier._

Frontispiece, engraved title, seventeen coloured plates of artificial flies, and three plates of tackle.

BLACKIE, JOHN STUART.--On Self-Culture. Intellectual, Physical, and Moral . . . by John Stuart Blackie . . . Second edition. Edinburgh Edmonston and Douglas 1874. _Post 8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

BLACKIE, JOHN STUART.--Life of Robert Burns by John Stuart Blackie London Walter Scott . . . 1888. _Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut edges._

BLACKMORE, RICHARD D.--Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. By R. D. Blackmore, . . . London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, . . . 1869. . . . _Crown 8vo, three volumes, blue cloth, uncut edges._

First edition. Blackmore's own copy.

BLADEN, MARTIN.--Solon: or, Philosophy No Defence against Love. A tragi-comedy. With the Masque of Orpheus and Euridice. Written by Captain Martin Bladen. . . . London: Printed for R. Smith, . . . and sold by J. Nutt . . . 1705. . . . _4to, blue morocco, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery._

Never acted, and printed without the author's knowledge.

BLADES, WILLIAM.--The Life and Typography of William Caxton, England's first printer, with evidence of his typographical connection with Colard Mansion, the printer at Bruges. Compiled from original sources by William Blades. Published by Joseph Lilly . . . London 1861 [-1863]. _4to, two volumes, green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by Bedford._

Fifty-seven plates, specimens of Caxton's types, etc.

BLADES, WILLIAM.--The Life and Typography of William Caxton. 1861-63. _4to, two volumes, half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

Another copy, with portrait and fifty-nine facsimile plates on India paper.

BLADES, WILLIAM.--A List of Medals, Jettons, Tokens, &c. in connection with Printers and the Art of Printing by William Blades. London. 1869. _Foolscap 8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

Ninety-three plates, including three double ones.

One of one hundred copies printed. Presentation copy from the author.

BLADES, WILLIAM.--How to tell a Caxton with some hints where and how the same might be found. By William Blades, . . . [16 plates] London: Henry Sotheran & Co., . . . 1870. _Foolscap 8vo, boards, uncut edges._

BLADES, WILLIAM.--The Enemies of Books. By William Blades, Typograph. . . . Truebner & Co., . . . 1880. _Post 8vo, green levant morocco, gilt back, side corners, centre ornaments, gilt over uncut edges, by Katherine Adams._

Frontispiece portrait of John Bagford and six other plates.

BLADES, WILLIAM.--The Pentateuch of Printing, with a Chapter on Judges. By William Blades. With a Memoir of the Author, and List of his Works, by Talbot B. Reed. [59 illustrations] London: Elliot Stock, . . . 1891. _4to, half brown morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

Large paper copy.

BLAIR, ROBERT.--The Grave, a poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by Twelve Etchings executed [by Louis Schiavonetti] from Original Designs, [by William Blake] London: printed by T. Bensley, . . . 1808. _Folio, brown levant morocco, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._

Proof copy of the first edition, most of which was printed in quarto. Besides the twelve designs are a portrait on India paper after T. Phillips, and an engraved title.

BLAIR, ROBERT.--The Grave, a poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by Twelve Etchings [by Lewis Schiavonetti] executed from original designs, [by William Blake] To which is added a Life of the Author. [also Biographical Sketches of Schiavonneti and Robert Hartley Cromek.] London: printed by T. Bensley, . . . for the proprietor, R. Ackermann, . . . &c . . . 1813. _Royal 4to, half brown levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Allo._

Portrait by Schiavonetti after T. Phillips.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Songs of Innocence 1789 The Author & Printer W Blake _Post 8vo, light brown levant morocco, gilt and mosaic back, side borders in floral mosaic design of citron, blue and green morocco on a red ground, doubled with red morocco, corner ornaments in floral mosaic, gilt over uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._

Coloured by Blake and presented by him to his physician.

The plates are arranged as follows, by pages:

Page 1. Blank. 2. Frontispiece of Piper. 3. Title of "Songs of Innocence," as above. 4. Blank. 5. Introduction, "Piping down the valleys wild," etc. 6. Blank. 7. The Shepherd. 8. Infant Joy. 9-10. Cradle Song. 11. Laughing Song. 12-13. The Little Black Boy. 14. The Voice of the Ancient Bard. 15-16. The Ecchoing Green. 17. Nurses Song, "When the voices of children are heard on the green, And laughing is heard on the hill." 18. Holy Thursday, "'T was on a Holy Thursday." 19. On Anothers Sorrow. 20-21. Spring. 22. The School Boy. 23. A Dream. 24-25. The Little Girl Lost, "In Futurity I prophetic see." 25-26. The Little Girl Found, "All the night in woe." 27. The Blossom. 28. The Lamb. 29. The Little Boy lost. 30. The Little Boy found. 31-32. Night. 33. The Chimney Sweeper, "When my mother died," etc. 34. The Divine Image.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Songs of Innocence. 1789. _Post 8vo, original calf, gilt back, side borders, centre ornaments._

Another copy, also coloured by Blake, and more delicately than the preceding, pale green and blue predominating.

The plates are the same as in the preceding copy. On the basis of the numbers in that copy, their arrangement is as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12-13, 14, 9-10, 27, 24-25, 25-26, 28, 17, 8, 19, 29, 30, 33, 20-21, 22, 11, 23, 18, 34, 15-16, 31-32.

John Linnell's copy.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. [1790] _Royal 8vo, Spanish calf, gilt back, side borders._

The arrangement is as follows, by pages:--

1. Title-page. 2. Blank. 3. The Argument. 4. Blank. 5. "As a new heaven is begun," with two drawings. 6. The voice of the Devil, with one drawing. 7-8. "Those who restrain desire," with one drawing. 8-9. A Memorable Fancy, "As I was walking among the fires of hell." 9-12. Proverbs of Hell, one drawing. 13. "The ancient Poets," etc., two drawings. 14-15. A Memorable Fancy, "The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel." 16. "The ancient tradition," etc., one drawing. 17. A Memorable Fancy, "I was in a Printing house in Hell," one drawing. 18-19. "The Giants who formed this world," one drawing. 19-22. A Memorable Fancy, "An Angel came to me," one drawing. 23-24. "I have always found," etc., one drawing. 24-26. A Memorable Fancy, "Once I saw a Devil," one drawing. 27-29. A Song of Liberty. 30. Blank.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. _4to, half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges._

One hundred copies reproduced from the original in the collection of Lord Houghton.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Songs of Experience 1794 The Author & Printer W Blake. _Post 8vo, maroon straight-grain morocco, gilt back, side panels, corner ornaments, gilt edges._

The plates are arranged as follows, by leaves, the versos being blank:

1. Title-page. 2. Introduction. 3. Earth's Answer. 4. The Clod & the Pebble. 5. The Chimney Sweeper, "A little black thing among the snow." 6. A Poison Tree. 7. Infant Sorrow. 8. The Tyger. 9. The Fly. 10. The Sick Rose. 11. The Human Abstract. 12. A Little Girl Lost, "Children of the Future Age." 13-14. The Little Girl Lost, "In futurity I prophetic see" [found also in both copies of "Songs of Innocence"]. 14-15. The Little Girl Found, "All the night in woe" [found in "Songs of Innocence"]. 16. The Garden of Love. 17. The Angel. 18. My Pretty Rose Tree, Ah! Sunflower, and The Lilly. 19. A Little Boy Lost, "Nought loves another as itself." 20. To Tirzah. 21. London. 22. The Little Vagabond. 23. Holy Thursday, "Is this a holy thing to see." 24. Nurses Song, "when the voices of children are heard on the green, And whisperings are in the dale" [a different version from that in "Songs of Innocence"]. 25. The School Boy, "I love to rise in a summer morn."

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake London: R. Brimley Johnson. Guildford: A. C. Curtis. M DCCC I. _Square 16mo, red levant morocco, side border of mosaic in green and blue morocco, doubled with red morocco, wide floral borders of gilt and green mosaic, the intervals filled with dots, vellum guards, gauffred gilt top, uncut edges, by the Guild of Women-Binders._

Aquatint frontispiece after Blake.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Songs of Innocence and Experience with other poems By W Blake London Basil Montagu Pickering . . . 1866 _Foolscap 8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

First issue, printed without the name of the Editor, Richard Herne Shepherd. Fifty copies were printed containing the cancelled lines on pages 89 and 100, where the asterisks occur in this copy.

"Long John Brown and Little Mary Bell" is here printed for the first time. It was omitted in the Appendix to Gilchrist's "Life of Blake," for the reasons stated there.

The present copy was the Editor's, and contains the substance of the preceding notes, in his handwriting.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Milton, a Poem in 12 Books. The Author & Printer W. Blake 1804. To Justify the Ways of God to Men. _4to, original calf binding._

Forty-five pages, ten being entirely illustration, thirteen partly so, and the rest in script text with background in many colours.

In all probability the best of three copies of this book known to exist, though it is said that Blake made twelve copies in all. The other known copies are in the British Museum and Lenox Library. Mr. Muir, who reproduced the copy in the British Museum, places this example as better than either of the others, the scheme of colour being more perfect.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Illustrations of The Book of Job Invented & Engraved by William Blake 1825 London Published . . . March 8: 1825, by William Blake. . . . _Folio, half red morocco, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._

Large paper copy. Engraved title and twenty-one proof plates on India paper.

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Poetical Sketches By William Blake now first reprinted from the original edition of 1783 edited and prefaced by Richard Herne Shepherd London Basil Montagu Pickering . . . 1868. _Post 8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--The Poems of William Blake comprising Songs of Innocence and of Experience together with poetical sketches and some copyright poems not in any other edition London Basil Montagu Pickering . . . 1874. _Post 8vo, cloth, uncut edges._

BLAKE, WILLIAM.--Volume I. (I.) Number 31 Songs of Innocence. W. Blake 1789 [rep. 1885] (II.) Number 6. Songs of Experience. W^{m} Blake 1794 [rep. 1885] (III.) Number 33. The Book of Thel. W^{m} Blake 1789 [rep. 1885] (IV.) Number 35. Visions of the Daughters of Albion. W Blake 1793 [repr. 1885] (V.) Number 12. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Will^{m} Blake. 1790 [rep. 1885]