Part 29

'The work is always learned, and (what is not so easy) always light. Everybody who is the least of a book-hunter ought to read it at once, or rather, ought to hunt for it first; and then, to show that it is a better sort of book than many that are hunted, read it.'--_Scotsman._

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

Characters superscripted in the original are inclosed in {} brackets.

Variations in spelling have been left as in the original. Examples include the following:

Crede Creede Creside Cressida Faerie Faërie Magliabecchi Magliabechi Polychronicon Policronicon Schoeffer's Schoëffer Schoeffer with an oe ligature Sweynheim Sweynheym Troilus Troylus Zarothum Zarothus

The following words used an oe ligature in the original:

d'oeuvre Foedera Oeconomiques oeuvre Oeuvres Phoebum Phoenix Schoeffer Tragoedie

The following words appear with and without hyphens. They have been left as in the original.

book-buyer bookbuyer book-buying bookbuying book-case bookcase book-plate bookplate book-selling bookselling Coffee-house Coffeehouse sale-room saleroom waste-paper wastepaper

The following corrections have been made to the text:

page xiv: Purcell (p. 165)[original has 164]

page xv: necessarily a learned man.[original is missing period]

page 24: 1 Peers pennylesse supplication[original has supplicati[=o] to indicate there wasn't room for the final n]

[=o] is equivalent to o with a macron over it

page 33: the '[opening quote is missing in original]Godfrey of Bulloigne' selling for 18s.

page 40: early age of forty-four[original has fourty-four]

page 74: duplicate of my wooden leg."[original has extraneous single quote]

page 81: the MSS. of Gray, in their perfect calligraphy[original has caligraphy]

page 142: Rowfant[original has Rowfont] Library

page 146: where a sale of books was in progress[original has progess]

page 147: on the Banks of Lake Liman, near Geneva,"[ending quotation mark missing in original]

page 194: For Billingsgate, quit Flexney, and be wise.'[ending quotation mark missing in original]

page 232: like another Magliabecchi,[removed extraneous quotation mark after Magliabecchi]

page 260: Countess of Westmoreland[original has Westmorland]

page 264: We give facsimiles[original has facsimilies]

page 294: '[quotation mark missing in original]Jokely, very interesting

page 295: 'The Rose and the Ring by R. Browing.'[original has comma]

page 303: catalogue raisonné[original has raisonnée]

page 310: 'The Death Wake' (1831),[original has period]

page 322: Princess Marie Liechtenstein[original has Leichtenstein]

page 323: Arch, J. and A.[original has J.]

page 323: Bannatyne[original has Bannantyne] Club, the

page 324: under Bibles and New Testaments--

Fust and Schoeffer (1462) was out of alphabetical order in the original in the Gutenberg sub-entry, the pages numbers were out of order in the original

page 324: Brooke[original has Brook], Lord Warwick, 100

page 325: under Caxton--

'Book of Good Manners,'[comma missing in original] Godfrey of Bulloigne[original has Bulloyne] Higden's 'Polychronicon[original has Polycronicon] History of Blanchardyn[original has Blanchardin] 'Troylus and Creside,'[ending quote missing in original and spelling is Cressid] Virgil's 'Æneid'[original has Ænid]

page 326: Drummond's 'Forth[original has Fourth] Fasting,' 86

page 327: Finsbury Square, 177, 179-183[removed extraneous period]

page 327: Glashier,[comma missing in original] George, 202

page 327: Guilford[original has Guildford], Earl of

page 327: Guilford[original has Guildford], Francis, Baron

page 328: Johnson, Joseph[original has John], 214, 215

page 328: Johnston[original has Johnstone], William

page 328: Kempis, Thomas à[original has á]

page 330: Nornaville[original has Nornanville] and Fell

page 330: Nourse[original has Nowise], John, 236

page 331: Rewiczki[original has Rewicski], Count

page 331: Loyalty[original has Royalty--entry has been moved to maintain alphabetical order], the 'repository' of, 250

page 332: Stibbs[original has Stibbes], E. W.

page 332: Thackeray, W. M., 83[out of alphabetical order in original]

page 332: Tyndale[original has Tyndall], John, 16

page 332: Tyson, Dr. E., 176[out of alphabetical order in original]

page 333: Vérard[original has Verard], Antoine

page 333: entries for Walford, Cornelius, Walford, Mr. E., Walker, John, Warde, Roger, and Ward, Mr. W., were out of alphabetical order in the original

page 333: Weskett,[comma missing in original] 'On Insurances,' 151

In the index on page 328, there is an entry for Thomas à Kempis. His name is not mentioned in the book, but he is the author of "Imitatio Christi" which is discussed in the text on the referenced pages.

In the index, many of the page references were incorrect. Corrections have been made as indicated in the following table.

Original Correct Entry Page # Page #

Aldine editions, 128-131 129-131 Aldus, 128 129 Alfred, 2 3 Anacreon, Stephen edition, 128 129 Anthologia Græca' (1494), 129 130 Archaica Club, 78 79 'Aristophanes' (1498), 128 129 Aristotle (1495-98), 129 130 Askew Sale, the, 127, et seq. 128, et seq.

Bannatyne Club, the, 62 62 note Baptist Library at Bristol, 137 138 Barbican, the, 175, 176 176, 177 Batemans of Little Britain, 170 171 Becket, Thomas, 175 note 176 note Bernard, Dr. Francis, 131 132 Bibles and New Testaments Coverdale's (1535), 113 138 Græca Septuaginta, 192 192 note St. Jerome's MS., 139, 140 140 Bishopsgate Churchyard, 160 161 Black-letter books, 135 136 Blandford, Marquis of, 61 61 note Bloomfield, R., 153 154 'Boke of St. Albans,' 135, 136 136 Book-ghouls, 159 160 Bookstalls and bookstalling, 148-166 149-167 Brabourne, Lord, 106 107 Britten, Mr. James, 150 151 Britton, Thomas, 171, 172 172, 173 Brown, 'Old,' 156 157 Bruscambille on 'Long Noses,' 151 152 Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress,' 144, 145 145, 146 Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, 140, 141 141, 142 Butterworth, Henry, 217 217 note

Campbell, Mr. Dykes, 106 107 Caxton, W. 131 132 'Arthur, King,' 132 133 'Book called Cathon,' 131, 132 132, 133 'Book of Chivalry,' 135 136 'Chastising of God's Children,' 131 132 Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales,' 135 136 'Chronicles of England,' 131, 132 132, 133 Cicero ('De Senectute'), 'Of Old Age,' 90, 131, 132 132, 133 'Dictes and Sayings,' 131 132 'Doctrinal of Sapience,' 131, 132 132, 133 'Game and Playe of Chesse,' 131, 132, 134 132, 133, 135 'Godfrey of Bulloigne,' 131 132 'Golden Legend,' 132 133 Gower's 'Confessio Amantis,' 132 133 Higden's 'Description of Britayn' 132 ? Higden's 'Polychronicon,' 80 89 'Historyes of Troy,' 131 132 'History of Blanchardyn and Eglantine,' 132 133 'History of Jason,' 131, 132 132, 133 'Mirrour of the World,' 132 133 Russell's 'Propositio,' 133 134 'Troylus and Creside,' 132 133 Virgil's 'Æneid,' 132 133 Caxton, the highest paid for a, 132 133 Caxtons, the Althorp, 133 134 Chained books at Hereford, 274 ? Chandler, Dr., 287 289 Clarke, W., 134 135

Daniel, G., 140-142 141-143 Daniell, Mr. E., 106 107 Day's circulating library, 207, 208 208 Defoe, Daniel, 155 156 Devonshire, Dukes of, } 61, 132 61 note, 133 } 140, 141, 172 141, 142, 173 Diodorus Siculus (1539), 129 130 Dobell, Mr. B., 106 107 Dorset, Earl of, 169 170 Drayton, M., 157 158 Duck Lane, 174, 175 175, 176 Duke Street, Little Britain, 174, 175 175, 176

East End, book-hunting in, 154, et seq. 155, et seq. Editiones Principes, 127-131 128-131 Ellis, Mr. G. I., 106 107 Elyot's 'Castell of Helth,' 165 166 Euripides (1503), 128 129 Exeter 'Change, 153, 154 154, 155 Extra-illustrating, 164 165

Farringdon Road, 157, 158 158, 159 Finsbury Square, 177 178 Foote, Samuel, 162 163 Franklin, B., 174 175 Fuller's 'David's Hainous Sinne,' 150 151 Funnibus, L., 146 147

Garnett, Dr. R., 165 166 Garth, Samuel, 175 176 George III., 129, 134, 140 130, 135, 141 Gifford, Dr., 138, 139 139, 140 Glasse's 'Art of Cookery,' 149 150 Goldsmith's 'Vicar of Wakefield,' 145 146 Gomme, Mr. G. L., 150 151 Grangerizing, 164 165 Gray's MSS., 145 146 Gwillim's 'Display of Heraldry,' 155 156

Harleian Library, The, 193 192 Harvey, Mr. F., 164 165 Harwood, Dr., 127-130 128-131 Hatchards, 253, 254 252-254 Heliconia Club, 78 79 Herodotus (1502), 128 129 Hindley, Mr. C., 106 107 Hodge, Mr. E. Grose, 106 107 Hodgson and Co., 145, 161-163 146, 162-164 Holford, Captain, 145 146 Holywell Street, 152, 153 153, 154 Homer, the Foulis edition, 128 129 Horace, editio princeps, 129 130 Hunter, Mr., 129 130 Hunt, Leigh, 148 149

Islington, cattle market at, 163 164 Isocrates (1493), 128 129

Jeffrey, Edward, 112 113 Jersey, Earl of, 132 133 Johnson, Dr., 257 237 Jolley, Thomas, 142 note 143 note Juvenal and Persius (1469), 130 131

King, John, 177 178 King, Thomas, 177 178 Knock-outs, 163 164

Lamb, Charles, 175, 176 176, 177 Lamb's 'Beauty and the Beast,' 149 150 Langford, auctioneer, 138 139 Leighton, Mr., 106 107 Lemoine, Henry, 160 161 Lisburne, Lord, 128 129 Locker-Lampson, F., 106 107 London House, Aldersgate Street, 40 39 Longman and Co., 79, 80 80 Lovelace's 'Lucasta,' 144 145 Lytton, Lord, 149 150

Macaulay, Lord, 148 149 Manuscript, the textual value of a, 127 128 Martial's 'Epigrammata,' 131 132 Mather, Increase, 150 151 Mayhew, Henry, 160 161 Millington, E. 169 170 Milton's 'Paradise Lost,' 144, 169 145, 170 Molini, Mr., 106 107 Moorfields, 167, 176-179 168, 177-179 Murray, John of Sacomb, 137, 138 138, 139 Musæus (1494), 129 130

Neligan, Dr., 106 107 New Cut, the, 156, 157 157 Newton, W., 173 174 Nicol, George, 127 126 North, Francis, 169 170 North, Roger, 169 170 Novimagus, Society of, 82 83

Ovid (1471), 130 131 Oxford, Edward, Earl of, 138, 172 139, 173

Pamphlet shops, 154 155 Passavant, Speyr, 139 140 Pellet, Thomas, 154 155 Pembroke, Lord, 172 173 Pepys, Samuel, 249 248 Perry, James, 132 133 Plato, 129 130 Pliny, 'Historia Naturalis,' 130 131 Poetry, old English, 144 145 Pope, Alexander, 150 151 Purcell, of Red Lion Passage, 164 165 Puttenham's 'Art of English Poesie,' 144 145

Quaritch, Mr. B., 106, 281 107, 280

Railton, Mr., 106 107 Ratcliffe, John, 131 132 Rawlinson, T. and R., 135 136 Reed, Isaac, 144 145 Reeves, Mr. W., 106 107 Richardson's 'Remarks on Paradise Lost,' 169 170 Rimell, Mr. J., 106 107 Robinson's 'Handefull of Pleasant Delites,' 144 145 Robson, Mr., 106 107 Roche, Mr. J., 106 107 Rogers, Samuel, 79-82 80-82 Roxburghe, John, Duke of, 140 141 Rubric posts, 175 176 Rylands, Mrs., 145 146

Sacheverell, Dr. Henry, 257 251 Sala, Mr. G. A., 149, 156 150, 157 Salisbury, Mr. J., 209, 211 211 Sanderson, Bishop, 170 171 Scott, R., 172 173 Scott's 'Vision of Don Roderick,' 149 150 Scriptorium, 1, 2 2 Selsey, Lord, 132 133 Seneca, 'Tragoediæ' (1475), 130 131 Sewell, John, 175 176 note Shakespeare, W., 140-142 141-143 First Folio (1623), 140 141 Second Folio (1632), 140-142 141-143 Third Folio (1664), 140-142 141-143 Fourth Folio (1685), 140-142 141-143 Quarto editions 'Hamlet,' 142 143 '2 Henry IV.,' 142 143 'Henry V.,' 142 143 'Henry VI.,' 142 143 'Lear,' 142 143 'Love's Labour Lost,' 142 143 'Merchant of Venice,' 142 143 'Merry Wives of Windsor, 142 143 'Midsummer Night's Dream' 142 143 'Much Ado About Nothing,' 142 143 'Othello,' 142 143 'Pericles,' 142 143 'Poems,' 142 143 'Rape of Lucrece,' 142 143 'Richard II.,' 142 143 'Richard III.,' 142 143 'Romeo and Juliet,' 142 143 'Sonnets,' 142, 143 note 143 and note 'Troilus and Cressida,' 142 143 'Venus and Adonis,' 142, 143 note 143 and note Shandy, Mr., 151 152 Sherley's 'Wits New Dyall,' 166 167 Shoreditch, 154 155 Silius Italicus, 130 131 Slater, Mr. J. H., 149 150 Sloane, Sir Hans, 171 172 'Snuffy Davy,' 134 135 Solly, Edward, 47 46 Somers, Lord, 171 172 Snowden, Mr. G. S., 106 107 Sophocles (1502), 128 129 Sotheran, Mr. H., 106 107 Spectator, the, 174 175 Spenser's 'Faërie Queene,' 144 145 St. Albans, books printed at, 135, 136 136, 137 St. Paul's Churchyard, 152 153 Stevens, Henry, 106 107 Staple Inn, 43 42 Stibbs, E. W., 106 107 Strand, the, 152 153 Sunderland, Earl of, 172 173 Swift, Jonathan, 171, 175 172, 176 Sydenham Tusculum, Hill's, 78 79 Sydney, Sir Robert, 141 142 Sykes, Sir M. M., 61 61 note

Taylor, Watson, 132 133 Theocritus (1495), 129 130 Thoms, W. J., 155, 156 156 Thoresby, Ralph, 177 178 Toovey, J., 106, 141, 145 107, 142 Tyson, Dr. E., 175 176

Valerius Maximus (1471), 130 131 Vérard, Antoine, 12 13

Walford, Mr. E., 106 107 Walton, Izaak, 170 171 Walton's 'Compleat Angler,' 143, 144 144, 145 Walford, Cornelius, 150, 151 151, 152 Walker, John, 114 113 Ward, Mr. W., 106 107 Warwick, Earl of, 106 107 Weskett, 'On Insurances,' 151 152 Westell, Mr. J., 106 107 Whitechapel, 154 155 Winchelsea, Earl of, 172 173 Women as book-thieves, 278-280 279-280 Wynkyn de Worde, 118 111

Ellipsis are represented as in the original.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Book-Hunter in London, by William Roberts