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THE MOST FAMOUS CORRESPONDENCE OF THE XVIII

CENTURY

THE ORIGINAL LETTERS OF DR. JOHNSON TO

MRS. THRALE

JOHNSON, DR. SAMUEL. A Most Important and Extremely Interesting collection of TWENTY-EIGHT AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, SIGNED BY DR. JOHNSON, and addressed to Mrs. Thrale (with the exception of one to Miss Boothy, and another to Miss Cottrell). They vary in length from 1 p., 8vo, to 7 pp., 4to, and were written during the years from 1755 to 1783.

$2500.00

The contents of the letters refer to Johnson's journey to the Hebrides, and the personal affairs of Mr. and Mrs. Thrale, Mr. Thrale's death, and also Johnson's own ill health. Mrs. Thrale is perhaps better known as Mrs. Piozzi. MANY of these letters, apparently, HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED. A remarkable series of letters forming one of the finest Johnson items ever offered for sale.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL (DOCTOR). A. L. S. 1 p., 4to, April 8th, 1775, to Dr. Edward Bentham, Canon of Christ Church and Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford; acknowledging the "benevolent eloquence" in which the Canon had borne testimony in favor of his writings.

Dr. Johnson's Taxation no Tyranny appeared in March, 1775. $95.00

A very interesting UNPUBLISHED LETTER.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL (DOCTOR). A. L. S. 2 pp., 4to, n. p., Apr. 16th, 1763 (received by the Rev. Dr. Strahan while a student at college).

An interesting dissertation on the study of Latin.

$90.00

"You are angry that a theme on which you took so much pains was at last a kind of English Latin. What could you expect more? If at the end of seven years you write good Latin, you will excel most of your contemporaries.

(Signed) SAM. JOHNSON."

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THE FIRST EDITION OF "RARE" BEN JONSON IN

THE ORIGINAL BINDING

JONSON, BEN. The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. Engraved title. Two RARE PORTRAITS INSERTED (BY ROBERT VAUGHN). 2 vols., 4to, original calf, London: 1616 1631-40. $425.00

A fine and large copy from the library of Sir Bryan Broughton. Extremely rare in the original binding. The French copy in modern binding sold for $540.00.

~ tanquam Explorator.

CERTAINE

LEARNED

AND

ELEGANT

WORKES

OF THE

RIGHT HONORABLE

FVLKE

LORD BROOKE,
Written in his Youth, and familiar
Exercife with

SIR

PHILIP SIDNEY.

The feuerall Names of which Workes the following page doth declare.

LONDON,

Printed by E. P. for Henry Seyle, and are to be fold at his fhop at the figne of the Tygers head in St. Paules Church-yard. 1633.

Facsimile of title page of No. 331

~Bien: Jonsonly.

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JONSON, BEN. Q. Horatius Flaccus: His Art of Poetry. Englished by Ben. Jonson. With other workes of the author, never printed before [ENGRAVED TITLE BY W. MARSHALL]. 12mo, beautifully bound in purple levant morocco, gilt, g. e., by Riviere, London: Printed by J. Okes for John Benson, 1640. $150.00

A FINE COPY of Jonson's Horace.

BEN JONSON'S COPY WITH AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION
ONE OF THE RAREST OF ASSOCIATION BOOKS
GREVILLE, FULKE (Lord Brook). Certain Learned and
Elegant Works (consisting of Poems, Plays, Sonnets, and Let-
ters) of the Right Honorable Fulke Lord Brooke, written in
his Youth, and Familiar Exercise with Sir Philip Sidney.
Small 4to, olive levant morocco, g. e., by Francis Bedford. London:
Printed by E. P. for Henry Seyle, 1633.
$750.00

BEN. JONSON'S OWN COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, inscribed with his
motto and autograph "tanquam explorator, Ben Jonson."
See Illustration.

THE FIRST EDITIONS OF JOHN KEATS KEATS, JOHN. Poems. 12mo, green levant morocco, t. e. g., UNCUT, by Bedford. London: Printed for C. & J. Ollier, 1817. $500.00 THE FIRST EDITION, with all the half-titles. Extremely rare; in uncut condition.

See Illustration.

KEATS, JOHN. Endymion: a Poetic Romance. 8vo, original boards, with original printed paper label, ENTIRELY UNCUT, enclosed in a green levant morocco solander case. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1818. $375.00

THE FIRST EDITION, with the slip containing 5 lines of errata, and the two leaves of advertisements. EXCESSIVELY RARE IN THIS STATE.

ANOTHER COPY. 8vo, beautifully bound in full maroon levant morocco, with elaborate Grolieresque tooling on sides, and double with morocco of the same color, UNCUT, t. e. g., by Zaehnsdorf, enclosed in morocco solander case. $250.00

This copy also contains the rare slip of errata.

KEATS, JOHN. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and other Poems. 12mo, original boards, with original printed paper label, ENTIRELY UNCUT, enclosed in an olive levant morocco solander case. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1820. $425.00

THE FIRST EDITION. A superb copy.

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ANOTHER COPY. First Edition. 12mo, green morocco, gilt, UNCUT, by Francis Bedford. $265.00

A fine and clean copy.

KEBLE, JOHN. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR; Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year. 2 vols., small 8vo, a remarkably fine copy in blue morocco extra, top edges gilt, TOTALLY UNCUT, by W. Pratt. Oxford: 1827. $65.00 The Exceedingly Rare First Edition.

KILLIGREW, WILLIAM. Fovr New Playes, viz: The Seege of Vrbin. Selindra. Love and Frendship . . Pandora: Small folio, half morocco, by the Club Bindery. Oxford: Printed by Hen: Hall for Ric: Davis, 1666.

THE FIRST EDITION.

From the Lefferts Collection, with book-plate.

$37.50

WITH THE FINE MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS KIT-CAT CLUB, THE. Done from the Original Paintings of Sir Godfrey Kneller by Mr. (John) Faber (Jr.). Folio, old calf. London: 1735.

$250.00

This work consists of 48 beautiful Mezzotint Portraits of the members of this celebrated club, which included Addison, Congreve and Steele: all brilliant impressions. There is also an engraved title page, and page of dedication to the Duke of Somerset.

The Hollingsworth copy brought $350.00 at auction in 1910.

ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN EDITIONS OF THE

SPANISH TRAGEDIE

[KYD, THOMAS.] The Spanish Tragedie; or Hieronimo is mad againe . (WOODCUT.) Small 4to, full blue morocco. London: Printed by John White for T. Langley, 1618. $375.00

There is no record of the sale of any edition as early as this one. A copy dated 1623 brought £40 at auction in 1904. Not in the Hoe, Huth or any of the great private libraries of English Literature.

THOMAS KYD'S "SOLIMON AND PERSEDA," 1599 ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES IN ENGLISH DRAMATIC LITERATURE

KYD, THOMAS, Solimon and Perseda. The Tragedie of Solimon and Perseda. Wherein is laide open, Loues constancie, Fortunes inconstancie, and Deaths Triumphs. Newly corrected and amended. Small 4to, full levant morocco extra. At London: Printed by Edward Allde, for Edward White. (Colophon.) Imprinted at London for Edward White, 1599.

$850.00

*This play is attributed to Thomas Kyd. One of the rarest Elizabethan plays and one of the most important to the student. It was not in the Hoe or Huth collections and ONLY A FEW COPIES HAVE SURVIVED, PERHAPS NOT FIVE IN ALL.