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Autograph Letters, Documents, Manuscripts and Bindings are sold as they are, without recourse. The utmost care is taken to authenticate and correctly describe items of this character, but this Company will not be responsible for errors, omissions, or defects of any kind. BIDS. We make no charge for executing orders for our customers and use all bids competitively, buying at the lowest price permitted by other bids. Priced Copy of this Catalogue may be secured for fifty cents for each session of the sa'e. SALE MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER THIRTEENTH, AT 2:30 THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE WILLIAM H. PEEK MR. WILLIAM H. PEEK was one of the old-time book-buyers, and was for many years a customer of The Anderson Galleries. His purchases embraced a wide range in both literature and art, as a perusal of the catalogue will show. A number of early and important works on Numismatics in his library, indicate his interest in rare coins. FIRST SESSION NUMBERS 1-319 ¶ Unless otherwise described, all books are in original cloth binding and in good, second-hand condition. 1. A'BECKETT (GILBERT ABBOTT). The Comic History of England. Colored plates, by Leech. London, 1894; Caricature History of the Georges (Wright), London, n. d.; Some Account of London (Pennant), London, 1793; and others. 22 vols., various sizes and bindings. 2. ADAMS (W. H. D.). Witch, Warlock and Magician. 8vo, uncut. Remarks on London, 1889 3. ADDISON (JOSEPH). several Parts of Italy, &c. In the Years 1701, 1702, 1703. 12mo, calf (hinges cracked). London, 1745 4. ESOP. Les Fables d'Esope, & de plusieurs autres excellens Mythologistes, accompagnées du sens Moral & des Réflexions de Mons. le Chevalier Lestrange. With fine copperplate engravings. Small 4to, vellum. 5. Amsterdam, 1714 Fables. London, 1714; Works of Cornelius Tacitus, London, 1829; Comœdiæ (Plautus), Amstelodami, 1684; Ovid's Metamorphosis. Englished by Sandys, London, 1632; and others. 6 vols., various sizes and bindings. 6. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). The Tower of London. A Historical Romance. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. 8vo, tree calf, gilt top. London, 1844 7. Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague Illustrations by John Franklin and H. K. Browne. calf, gilt top (hinges cracked). FIRST OCTAVO EDITION. and the Fire. 8vo, polished London, 1847 8. Ovingdean Grange. A Tale of the South Downs. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne. 8vo, uncut and unopened. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy, scarce in this state. London, 1860 9. Historical Romances. Comprising: The Manchester Rebels; Cardinal Pole; Rookwood; Talbot Harland; John Law. Numerous etchings. 5 vols., 8vo, red morocco, gilt backs and sides, gilt edges. Philadelphia: Barrie & Son, n. d. Astral Edition, one of 250 copies printed on Japan paper, for subscribers only, and with the plates in two states. 10. — The Miser's Daughter; Windsor Castle; Jack Sheppard; Rookwood; The Flitch of Bacon; Cardinal Pole; Mervyn Clitheroe, and two duplicates. Numerous illustrations. 9 vols., Svo, various bindings. 11. ALDINE PRESS. Macrobii Insomnivm Scipionis ex Ciceronis VI libro de rep. ervditissima explanatio. Aldine device on title. 12mo, vellum. Venetiis, 1528 12. Lettere Volgari di diversi Nobilissimi Huomini et Eccellentissimi ingegni scritte in diverse materie. Libro Primo. Small 8vo, old morocco, rebacked. In Vinegia, 1543 13. ALEXANDER (WILLIAM). The History of Women, from the Earliest Antiquity to the Present Time: Giving some account of almost every interesting Particular concerning that Sex, among all Nations, Ancient and Modern. 2 vols., 4to, calf (hinges cracked). London, 1779 FIRST EDITION of this scarce work. Embraces the amusements of women, customs observed only by themselves, models of rendering themselves agreeable to men; etc. 14. ALLASON (THOMAS). Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of Pola, in Istria. Plates engraved by W. B. Cook, George Cook, Henry Moses, and Cosmo Armstrong. Folio, boards, calf back, uncut (slightly rubbed). London, 1819 15. ALLIBONE (S. AUSTIN). A Critical Dictionary of the English Language, 3 vols.; Chambers's Cyclopedia of English Literature, 2 vols. Together 5 vols., royal 8vo, half calf and cloth. 16. AMERICAN AUTHORS. Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (Holmes), Boston, 1858; Septimius Felton (Hawthorne), Boston, 1872; My Farm of Edgewood (Mitchell), N. Y., 1863; and others. FIRST EDITIONS. 6 vols. 17. AMOURS. Les Plaisirs de l'Amour ou recueil de Contes, Histoires & Poèmes galans. 12mo, crudely rebound, uncut (corner torn from title). Chez Apollon au Mont-Parnasse, 1782 18. ANTICHITA DI ERCOLANO, esposte con qualche Spiegazione (da O. A. Bajardi). Numerous fine plates and vignettes, beautiful impressions. 8 vols., atlas folio, calf (hinges weak, and bindings rubbed). Napoli, 1762-92 vol. Comprises: Pitture, 5 vols.; Bronzi, 2 vols.; Lucerne e Candelabri, 1 19. APICIAN MORSELS, London, 1829; Varieties of Litera- ture (Brady), London, 1826; Historical View of the Literature of the South of Europe (Sismondi), 2 vols.; The Guardian, 2 vols, 20. ARABIAN NIGHTS. Continuation des Mille et Une Nuits, contes Arabes; traduits littéralement en François par Dom Denis Hole (Richard). Remarks on the Arabian Nights' En- tertainments; in which the origin of Sindbad's Voyages, and other Oriental Fictions is particularly considered. 12mo, calf 22. The Adventures of Hunch-Back, and the Stories con- nected with it (from the Arabian Nights Entertainments). With illustrative prints engraved by William Daniel, from pictures painted by Robert Smirke. Imp. 4to, original boards (rebacked Large Paper, with proof impression of all the fine stipple-engravings 23. The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A new translation Fine copy of this noted translation. London, 1841 24. vols.; Tales from the Arabic, 3 vols.; Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp, 1 vol. Now first completely done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne. Etchings by Lalauze. 13 vols., 8vo, gilt Limited Edition, printed for Subscribers only. A fine set. 25. - A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, now entituled the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Vols. 3, 5, 7 and 8; Supplementary Nights. Vols. 1 to 3. With Introduction, Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society for private 26. Letchford (A.). A series of Seventy Original Illustra- tions to Captain Sir R. F. Burton's "Arabian Nights" and a por- Choice Edition de Luxe, one of 250 copies, printed on plate paper, 27. A Plain and Literal Translation, with Introductory Explanatory Notes, etc., by Richard F. Burton. With the series of Letchford plates in proof state on Japan paper. 10 vols. Supplemental Nights, 6 vols. Together 16 vols., 8vo (one back damaged). Denver, 1899 FACSIMILE OF THE ORIGINAL BENARES EDITION. In addition to the Letchford plates, there are a number of illustrations after Smirke, Stothard, Lalauze, etc., inserted. 28. A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, now entituled, the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, 10 vols.; Supplementary Nights, 6 vols. By Richard F. Burton. Illustrations on Japan paper. 17 vols., one vol. in cloth and the remainder in three-quarter half red morocco, gilt tops, N. p., n. d. uncut. Limited Edition. issued by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers only. It contains the unexpurgated text of Burton's translation and the illustrations which were made later. 29. ARABIAN TALES. Scott (Jonathan). Tales, Anecdotes, and Letters. Translated from the Arabic and Persian. 12mo, half parchment and boards, uncut (back torn). Shrewsbury, 1800 FIRST EDITION. 30. The Thousand and One Days. Persian Tales. Edited by Justin McCarthy. Frontispiece by Stanley Wood. 2 vols., 12mo, original boards, parchment backs, uncut. FIRST EDITION. London, 1892 31. ARCHITECTURE. A Book of Ornaments in the Palmyrene Taste containing upwards of Sixty new designs for Ceilings, Panels, Pateras, etc., with the Raffle Leaves at Large. By N. Wallis. London, 1771; The Complete Modern Joiner. By N. Wallis. With 36 plates. London, n. d. In one vol., oblong 4to, calf. London, v. d. 32. ARMSTRONG (SIR WALTER). Sir Joshua Reynolds, First President of the Royal Academy. With 78 photogravures and 6 lithographic facsimiles in colour. Folio, uncut. London, 1900 33. ART. Bonaparte Gallery. Choix de Gravures d'après les Peintures originales et les marbres de la Galerie de Lucien Bonaparte. 142 full-page plates. 4to, olive morocco, gilt back and sides, gilt edges (slightly rubbed). Londres, 1812 34. Raccolta de Monumenti pui interessanti del R1. Museo Borbonico e di varie Collezioni private. 160 plates. 4to. With index in manuscript at end. Napoli, 1825 35. Masterpieces of Flemish Art, including examples of the early German and the Dutch Schools. With Memoirs of the Artists. By Mrs. Charles Heaton. With 26 photographs. Imp. 8vo, half roan and boards (slightly worn). London, 1869 |