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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS of Charlotte Brunte, George Borrow, Elizabeth Barn'tt Browning, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard

Kipling, WaIter Pater, 1>. G. Rossetti, A . C. Swinbul'ne and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

PRESENTATION COPIES of Works by Sir J. M . Barrie, Joseph Conrad, VV. De la Mare, Austin Dobson, Thomas Hardy, OliveI' Wendell Holmes, Hellry James, Rlldyard Kipling, F. Lockel'-Lampson, .John Masefield,

George Moore, D. G. Rossetti, A. C. f)winburnc, H. G. Wells, 'iV. B. l 'eats and others, M any wit h very fine and intimate Inscriptio1lS , 01' havi1lg A 1ttograph L ette1'S inserted.

FIRST EDITIONS of Ohatterton, Execution of Sir Charles Bawdin, 1772; Collins, Ori ental Eclogues, 1757; Fielding, Joseph Andrews, 1742, Tom .Tones, 1749, and Amelia, 1752; Fitzgerald, Omar Khayyam, 1859; Gay, The Fan, 1714; Goldsmith, The Traveller, 1765, and The Deserted Village, 1770; Gray, Odes, 1757; .Tohnson, London, 1738, The Vanity of Hllm,tn Wishes, 1749, and Rasselas, 1759; Keats, Endymion, uncut, 1818; Lamb, Elia, 1823; Landor (v'iT. S.) Poems, 1795, and. Gebir, 1798; Richardson, Clarissa, J748; f)mollett, Roderick Random, 1748, Regicide, 1749, Peregrine Pickle, 1751, Oount Fathom, 1753, Sir Laullcelot G-re:wes, 1762, The Adventures of an Atom, 1769, Humphrey Olinker, 1771; Spenser, Fael'ie Queene, 1590-96; Steme, Senti­ment!,j J onrney, 1768; f)tevenson, Father Damien, 1890; Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1855; etc.

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PART I.

CATALOGUE OF

VALUABLE PRINTEr) BOOI{S~ ~hnpllrtaltt littrarJl j$taltllZrriptz,

AUTOGRAPH IJETTERS, &c. SIC::"EOTED FROM THE LIBRARY OF THIl; LATE

SIR EDMUND GOSSE, C.B., Litt.D.,

AND SOLD BY OIWER OF HIS EXfi:OUTORS.

P?'atically all tIle Books catalogued below bem' Si?' lj}dmund Gosse's Boo ":plate.

Monday,· July 30th, 1928.

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LOT 1.

Rl"OLD (MATTHEW)] Alaric at Rome. A Prize Poem, recited in l{ugby School, June XCII, l\1DOOOXL, FIRST EDITION, Iwlf morocco ~vo. Rugby: Gombe and Cross {ey, 1840 '

* * * Inserted is an .. 1. L. s. from the Author to Mr. Gosse, I page, dated l;eby. 9th, 1888, in which he says:

I think it [Alaric at Rome] is better than my Oxford one "Oromwell," only you will see that I had been very much reading" Ohilde Harold."

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2 [Aytoun (W. K) and Sjr T. Martjn] The Book of Ballads: Edited by Bon Gaultjer, and j}}ustrated by Alfred Clowquill, FIHST EDITION, £lluminated frontisp£ece and titre, o'l"iginal clotli, g. e. A FINE COPY

12mo. Wm. S. Orr and 00. 1845

3 BARIUn: (SIR J. M.) The Little Minister, PRll:SF.NTATION COPY, £nscr~p-tion in tIle handw1'iting of the autluw " Edmund Gosse with all new grreet£ngs from h,is friend, J. ~f. Ba?Tie, 26 Jan. '98," pOTt1'ait, original clotli, a fine copy cr. 8'IJ0. New YOTk, 1 t) 91

4 BAlmm (SIR J. M.) 'l'OMMY AND GR1ZEL, FIRST EDITION, PHESENTA-TION COPY, insc1"iption ifY/, the Ilandwriting (If tIle auth01' "Dear Bdmund Gosse, Tommyand G'l"izel and I will feel proud if you can find rroomfor us on yO'Zw shelf-the shelf fm"friends. YOU1'S J. ~f. Ba Trr£e, Nov. 1902," original buckram, g. t. a fine copy

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CT. 8vo. Cassell and Company" 1900

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!) Benson (Arthur c.) The Professor, and other Poems, FIRST ElHTION, PRESE!,;TATION COPY, with insc1"iption £n the handwriting 0/ tlze autho;- " To Edmund Gosse from Arthur O. Benson, Oct. 18, 1900, Efrm.·' oi'iginallntckram f'cap 8vo. 1900

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6 BORROW (GEORGE) Romantic Ballads, translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces, FIRST EDITION, original boa1'ds, rebacked. in a folder. tlw whole enclosed in a cloth case, lettered

8vo. Nm'wich: S. Wilkin, 182C

7 Borrm'v (G.) The Sleeping Bard; or Visions of the World, Death and Hell by I~lis \V yn; translated from the Cambrian British by George 'Borrow, FIRST IWITION, inserted a few lines of veTse in the hand­w friting of B01TOW, llalf clotli" slightly frayed

8vo. Jolm Murray, 1860

8 Borrow (G.) The Turkish Jester; or The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi; translated by George Borrow, one of 150 copies, inseTted a few lines of vm'se in the lwndw1'iting of Bor'row, m'iginal wrappeTS, veTY sliglltly stained, in afo/dm', tlw whole enclosed in a cloth case, lettm'ed CiJ·. 8vo. Ipswid, 1894

9 BORROW (G,) The Gold Horns; translated by George Borrow from the Danish of A dam Gottlob OehlenschHiger, edited by Edmund Gosse, one of 30 copies, AND INSEltTED BORROW'S HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE TRANSLATION, crushed dm'k g1een moncco, inside dentelles, original u-rappe1'S pr'eseiJ'1Jed, by De Coverly

4to. P1·inteil. fo!), pri1)ate ciiJ'culation, 1913

10 BORROW (G.) Grimhild's Vengeance: Three Ballads; edited with an I ntroduction by Edmund Gosse, one of 30 cOln'es, and inseiJ·ted tIle hologTaph man'llscr'ipt of the fiTst Ballad, dar'k giJ'een mm'occo, inside dentelles, original W1'appe1'S p1'eseTved, by De Covel'ly

-t to. Printed faT private ciiJ'culation, 1!:J 10

II BOSWELL (JAMES) THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL,D., FIRST EDl­TLON, FIRST ISSUE, 2 vol. po'rtTa1't, and facsimiles, slightly cut intv at upper corner', and a small hole in lower mal'gin of R 1, vol. II, calf 4to. PTinted by Henry BaldwinfoT Clza1'les Dilly, 17!h

l2 Bridges (Robert) Poems, FIRST EDITION, m'iginal clotlt cr'. 8vo. B. M. PickeTing, 187 j

13 BRONTR (CHARLOTTE) FRIENDSHIP'S OFFJWING FOR J 829, HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT on paper, 2 It. one blank, wr'itten in a minute hand, comprising four SfWTt c1'it£ques on engravings, by I fTinden, lYIar·tin, Romney and another, the first two dated Sept. 28, ] 830 and initialled C. B., the last two dated Sept. 29, 1800 and signed " C. Br'ontif" and" Clzarlotte Bronle'" respectively, enclosed in an envelope si in. by 2} in. 1830

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14 BROWNING (Elizabeth Barrett) AUTOGRAPH POEM, 3 pp. 4to, 66 lines, "To U vedale Price, Esq. on his completing his 80th year."-A. L s. to Sir Uvedale Pri~e, 5~ pp. 4to, closely written, Hope End, Dec. 30, 1826, an interesting lette1'

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On the subjcct of the correct pronunciation of the classics, and the benefit of the reformed system in use at Chartcrhouse, about which she has corres­ponded with Dr. Russell. She quotes from Shakespeare, Chatterton and others as to the effect of a thunderstorm; also quotes Hesiod, Petronius and the Supplementa Lucani. •

-Sir Uvedale Price, A. L. s. :~k pp. 4to, Fo:dey, Dec. 20th, 1826, being the letter which provoked that of Mrs. Browning; on the question of classical accent

Refcrs to a wonderful description of a thunderstorm in "The Subaltern." Mentions Shakespeare's observations on the stilling effect of an approaching thunderstorm on cattle.

According to a pencil note by Sir Edmund G osse, these MSS. are all "Unprinted and undescribed"; from the Browning sale, May, 1913

Handsornely bound in one 1.:olurne, dark blue cIJ'ushed rn01'OCCO 4to

[See ILLUSTRATION.]

BROWNING (Eliza,beth Barrett) AUTOGRAPH MS. POE]\l, 6 pp. 4to, "Epistle to a Canary," 1837, with Auto. MS. signed introduction by Sir Edmund Gosse, '2 pp. 4to, bound witlt the printed edition edited by Gosse, and p7'inted f01' Th,ornas J. liVise f01' p1'ivate ciT­culation in an edition lirnited to 30 copies, 191:-l ; also included in the volume ~loosc), the reprint of this hitter in the Cornhill Mag­azine, June, 1914 ; at the beginning of the volume is the pencil note by Gosse, "This volume is the kind gift to me of my friend Thos. J. vVise, October 1913. E. G." ; aU inlaid and handsornely b011;11,d in crushed 1'ed rnm'occo with gilt letten'ng 4to

BTJTLEH. (SAMUEL) Hudibras, the First Part, with Impn'rnatU1' Nov. 11, 166:2, 'lcithout tIle list of e1'1'ata at foot of last page, 5k in. by 3 in., J. G. f01' Richard hja1Tiot, 1663-Hudibras. The Second Part, with Imprirnatur;' ;Nov. fltk 166:~, U'1~tllOut tIle list q/ e?Tata on last page, has thc original blank lea1:es /07 'rning A I and H 8, the head­line on A 5 slightly dpfective, 5i in. by 3i in., T. R. for John jJiaTtyn, and James A lies try, 1 ()64-Hudibras. The Third and last Part, witll the fh.:e-Nne e1"Tata leaf at end, 7! in. by 4iin., Simon jJ£iller, 167 8; togetller 3 yo1. FIRST EDITIONS, tIle t'tco /o1'rne?' in red m01'OCCO plain, inside dentelll's, g. e. by Rivie1'e, and the latte1' in 07"iginal cal); with a lettering piece added

16mo and sm. 8vo. 1663-78

CHATTERTON (THOMAS) THE EXECUTION OF SIR CHARLES BAWDlN, FIRST EDITION, 16 1I., c1'ushed blue rnorocco, g. e. by RivieTe, A

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Lot 17 -contin.ued. F. N ewbery and W. Goldsmith, and a separate title-page was printed to go with the sheets supplied to each. The only variation between these title-pages is the publisher's imprint at foot; see the Ashley Catalogue.

1) Chikamatsu Monzaemor. Eboshi-ori, "The Hatter": an historical Drama in five Acts, FlitS'!' EDITION, 01'iginal W1'appe1'S, enclosed in a half morocco case, by Saug01'ski and SutcNffe 4 to, Osaka [1699]

*** An Autograph Note by \V. G. Aston inserted,

19 COLLINS (W I LL1AM:) ORIElS TAL ECLOGUES. vVritten originally for the Entertainment of the Ladies of Tauris, And now translated, FIRST ED ITI ON under this title, 16 It,, c1,'ttshed?'ed 17WJ'OCCO plain, inside dentel1es, lettel'ed on back and side, g, t, the remaining edges untrimmed, by Rivie1'e, meaSU1'es 8 -~ in. by fj ~ in., VEH.Y llARF.

P1'intedfor J. Payne, at Pope's Head, in PateT-nostm' Row, 17 f>7 * * * The work was first issued in 1742 with the title of "Persian

Eclogues ." Mr, Wise in a note inserted in t1:e abuve copy says, ., I quite believe that you [Sir Edml.lnd Gos~e 1 and I own the only untrimmed examples,"

20 CONHAD (JOSI~PH) YOUTH: A Narrative, pnd tw r. other Stories,

F ll{ST EDITION, u'itlt 16 It, of publishp1~'~ advP'l'tisements at end, PltESICNTATION COPY, witlt insc'ription ill, tilb llanduTiting nf the autllOT " lJ11', E, Gosse gratpfully j1'om the AutlwT, 20 N01.'. 1902," and inserted A DEFENCE OF ., NOSTROMO," BY Co~·mAD. in lettm' fm'm, on tlu'ee qua1'to sheets, typewritten on botlt sides, with cor­rections and the last pw'ag1'aph in tIle auth01"S own hand, signed and dated June 11 tit, 1918, original cloth

Cl'. 8vo. Edinburg/~: TiVilliam BLackwood and Sons, 1902

21 CON l{AD (J,) Typhoon, and other Stories, FIRST EDlTION, with one leaf of Pl'ess opinions at tIle front and I 6 It. of advertisements at end, PIUCSEr\TATlON COPY, witlt inscTipt1'on in tlte lzandwl'iting of tile autllOT "lJIr, Edmund Gosse with the author's kind l'egaTds 1903," and inserted A, L, s, from Idm, 3 pp, dated 2 jJ1ay, 1903, oTiginal cloth cr. 8vo, TV. Heinemann, 1903

22 Conrad (J.) N ostromo, PH,lC8ENTATTON COPY, 1.Vit1~ insC1'iption in tile handwriting of tIle author .. Edmund Gosse with [J1'eat regard fTom Joseph Com'ad, June 191 8," 'l'ed 17W1'OCCO, pallfilea gilt back, inside bm,den) , g, p, 1:1', 8'w, 1918

2:~ Conrad (J, ) The Rescue, FlltST PUBLIRIIIW Et\GLlSI(EDITIO~, m'iginal ell/th, a. little dull C1', 8'1-'0. J. lJ1: Del/t d'; Sons, 1 ~20

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24 [Craigi e (Pearl M.) ] The School for Saints. By John OliveI' Hobbes, FIRST EDITIO , PltE~ENTATION COPY, with the A. L. s. I p. from the author, orig/nal cll)tll, g. t. CT. 8vo, T. l?islzer' Unwin, ] 897

25 Davidson (John) In a Music-Ha1l, and other Poems, FIRST EDITION,

P]{IJ:SENTATION COPY and insm·ted the A. L. s. 2 pp. from tIle a'ltthor' original clotlt cr. 8~·0. TVar'd and Downey, 1891

26 De la Mare (WaIter) The Return, FIRST EDITION, inser"ted an A. L. s. 2 pp. from Si?' !lem'y Newbolt to Si?· Edmund Gosse "On the awar"d of £ 100 to tlte autlwr of TIle Ret'lwn," or'1'ginal cloth, a fine copy cr. 81.'0. Edward Arnold, 1910

27 De la Mare C\V.) Songs of Childhood, PRESENTATION COPY, inscript£on in tIle autlwr's handwriting " To I~Tdmund Gosse, with gratefullest '1'emembTances from rValtel' de la frIare, 1916," Q?'iginal cloth gilt, g. t. 12mo. 1916

28 De la Mare nV.) Memoirs of a Midget, FIRST EDITION, Pl{,ESrcNTATION

COPY, inscr'iption in the Izandw'riting of tlte a'uthor "Edmund Gosse, witlz best wishes & Izappiest r'emembr'ances from WaIter de la lIIare July, 1921," alld inseTted an A. L. s. 1. p. dated July 11, 1921, O1'iginal cloth, a fine copy

Cl". 8vo. TV. Oollins Sons & 00. 1921

29 Dobson (A ustin) "The Drama of the Doctor's Window." A brief Statemellt concerning that Poem since its appearance in "St. Panl's Magazine" for February, 1870, A. L. s. 1 ~ pp. from the a'ltth01' insm·ted, half mor'oeeo, g. t. [1872J-Goldsmith (OliveI') Selected Poems; edited by Austin Dobson, a verse on "Grub Street" hz tIle editor's Iwnriwriting, signed, and an A. L. s. 1 p. hISe1·ted, original 'l'el/um, O:rfor'd, 1~ 87 8vo and./'cap 81.'0. (2)

30 Dobson (A.) Fielding, FIRST EDITION, pQ?'trait, witlt a shor·t Poem by the aZttlz01' written on the .fly-lea.l: and an A uto. Note inserted, Q?'iginal cloth Cl". 8~·0. lIIacmillan and Go. 1883

31 Dobson (A.) At the Sign of The Lyre, LARGE PAPl£H, one of 75 copies signed by thR author and a PRlCSENTATIOr>: COpy with an inscription in verse, signed, ji'ontispiece, -inser-ted A. L. s. ] p. gr'een m01'OCCO, g. t. by Rivier'e cr'. 8'1:0. Kegan Pmtl, Tr'ench (C; Go. ] 885

32 DobsOll (A.) Proverbs in Porcelain, to which is added" A u Revoir," a I )ramatic vignette, ili'llstr'ations by B er-nar'd Par·tr·idge, with an O1'iginal '/:erse, signed, on the half-title, and inset"ted an A . L. s. 1 p. or-iginal cloth gilt, g. t.

sm. 4to. Kegan Paul, Tr'enclt, Tdibner & Go. 1893

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3:3 DobsOll (A.) A Postscript to Dr. Goldsmith's l{etaliation, being an Epitaph 011 Samuel .Johnson. LL.D. ~ ll. one blank, one of 5:2 cl/pies signed, inse7'tea A. L. s. :2 liP. lla/f morocco 4to. 1896

34 DOBSON (A.) A Paladin of Philanthropy and other Papers, PltESENTA-

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TIO~ COpy to Edmu7Id Gosse, to 1Oh07n it £s dedicated, inse1·ted A. L. s. :) pp. dated 1 :~, ii, ; I j, in wllich tIle autlz01' states "1 am working at Aa ron Hill," c1'uslzed c1'imson mm'oeco, hlside dentelles, g. t. by Riviere cr. 8vo. Chatto (C; JVindus, 1899

., The first copy which came from the press, and contains besides the frontispiece in three states, a plan of Whitehall ",rhich is different from that fOl.lnd ill the publisher's edition. E. G."

On an inserted leaf, in the author's handwriting, these lines: This is, in Truth, It change or scene:

Less hardened men harl hlushed : " Pressed in vVhitehall" l've often been;

N e'er in " .:\10rocco crushed! " For E. G. Austin Dobson.

30. VI. 99.

35 DONNE (JOHN) THE FAMOUS \VU;STMORELANl> MA0JUSClUPT OF HIS POE~IS P1WBA I~LY PRI!.:SENTEDRY DONNE TO IfIS r"RIKND, l{o\VLAND ",VOODWARD. In Sir Edmund Gosse's opinion this MS. is the only trustworthy source for the order of his Holy i::)ollnets, besides being very reliabl"e and often the only evidence for the text of It portion of his other 'york, especially the Epistles and Epigrams.

The MS. consists of 50 folio leaves, of which the first and the last four are blank except for inscriptions. One blank leaf has had three-quarters of it removed; othenvise the MS. is in a remark­ably fine state of preservation. The writing is neat and legible,. and almost without corrections, c. 1625.

It contains in order fj Satires, 13 Elegies, Epithalamium (Is: stanzas), 20 Epistles, 19 Holy ~onnets, La Corona (7 verses), 1 (} Paradoxes (Prose), 20 Epigrams. .

It is bonnd in almost unstained original cream vellum', lettered on the back in MS. ,. Manuscript Poems~ " ,

It is conjectured that it passed from the hands of Woodward. to whom no less than five of the I(pistles concained in it are addressed. into the hands of Donne's disciple Mildmay, second Earl of Westmoreland; at the sale of the Westmoreland Library (where it was found with a copy of the" PseudomcLrtyr " presented by Donne to Woodward, it was acquired by Sir Edmund Gosse. It bean a MS. label "The Earl of Wcstmoreland," 1856," and the signature" Edmund Gosse."

Sir Edmund regarded this splendid MS. as the greatest treasure, in his library, It ranks as one of the most important litera.ry MS. of the early XVII century which has come down to us intact.

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36 D[ONNE] (D I£AN) J[OHN]) POEMS. By J. D. VVITH ELEGl1l:S ON THE AUTHOR'S DEATH, FIRST EDITION, the title and a few leaves at end a little stained, a few marginal notes, also following the work are ;)9 ll. of "Additions to Dr. Donne in ye Edition, 1669," both in an old hand, p1'obably by H. JJfapletoft, wlwse name appea'J"s on the ti tie, ca if

(7i -in. by 5i in.) P1'inted by M. F. for Iohn Man'iot, 1633

:37 Eliot (George) The Mill on the Floss, FInST EDITION, 3 vol. o'riginal cloth, d~tll

Cl'. 8vo. Edinbu1'gl~: Wilfiam Blacku'ood and Sons, 1860

38 Essex House Press. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur, PRJNTlm ON VI~LLUM, one of 17 so done, frontispiece, limp morocco, with ties 4to. 1905

39 [[~'IELDING (HIi:NRY)] TIIl£ HfSTOltY OF THE ADVENTURER OF JOSEPH ANDR[WR, Fl itSI' EDITION, 2 vol. witl/' the two leaves of Books pl'inted ./01' A. 1Jfilla'J' at the end of vol. I, and similar' one-leaf lists at the front ar.d end of vol. 11, polished calf

(6i in. by 3i in.) A . Millar, 1742

40 FucLDlNG (H.) THE HISTOltY OF TOM JONES, FIRST F.DlTJON, 6 vol. leaf of en'ata in vol. I, a fm'mer owne1"s name on titles, a minute hole in A 2, vol. I, a few slight fox-m«-1'ks and D 4-5, '1':01. VI, a little stained, half calf (6~ in. by 3i in.) A. Millar, 1749

41 FIICLlHi\G (H.: Al\fl~ L1A, FmST EDITION, Ll vol. witl/' the ad'l;e'l'tisement leaf in vol. If, a name and a stamp on titles, ot'ig1'nal calf, some Joints alld corneTS slightly broken

(6i in. 'by ::3i in.) A . Milia?", 1752

42 FITZGEHALD (EDWAIW) Salaman and Ahsal. An Allegory. Translated from the Persian of Jami [by Edward Fitzgerald], FIRST EDITION, PltESICNTATJ()N COPY, inscription in the lzandwriting of the t'rans­lato'/' " JiV. If. Thompson f1"Om the Translator l!}. F. G." and with two pen c01"J'ections by ltim, frontispiece, and inserted 1~tzgel'ald' s bookplate, eng'J'aved by r-V. M Tlzacke1'ay, m'iginal clotlt

sm. 4to. J. W. Pm'km', 1856

43 FITZGElt,\l.D (E.) THE Two GENRRA LS [Lucius Paullus and Sir Charles Napier, being two compositions in blank Verse], FIHST lWITION, 4 ll. the last a blank, inse1'ted an A. L. s. from W. Aldis W lright to Sir Edmund Gosse referring to the U'm'k, blue morocco, g. t. by De Cove1'ley, RARE sm. 4to. P1'ivately p1'inted [c. 1868J

44 F[LICTCHEH,] (P[HINI\:AS]) The Purple Island, or The Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and other Poetical Miscellanies, FIRST ImITION, title in 1'ed and black within a type-metal bm'del',

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LOT 44-eonthwed. two sides of tIle title re-ma1'g£ned, a tiny rust-hole in Q 3, red mor'oeco, panelled gilt back, by Riviere

sm. 4to. Pn:nted by the Pr'inter's to the Univer'sitie of Cambridge, 1633

45 GAY (JOHN) THE FAN. A POEM, FIRST EDITION, tiny holes and slits in title r'epair'ed, and slight stains on last lea/, J. Tonson, 1714-Rural Sports, second edition, smalllwles 1'n title and last two leaves a./fect?:ng letters, lower' cor'ner's q/ title and two 01' tlwee leaves r'e­newed, a few slight stains, 1713, 2 vol. in J, lzalJ calf, slightly broken, both, 1 ~ k in. by B ~ in,

46 THE GERM [edited by W, M, Rossetti], 4 parts, FlJ{ST EDITION, etchings, original wrapper's, no, I has the amended title (Art and Poetry) pasted oveT the original t£tle (The Germ), in a clotll,folder', the whole enclosed in a morocco dr'op case

8vo. Aylott & Jones (parts I and 2), Dickinson & Co, and Aylott & Jones (paTts 3 and 4), 1850

* * * Part I carries an A. L, s, 1 p, from D, G, Rossetti; Part Il, an A. L. s. I ~ pp, from Christina G, Rossetti; Part Ill, an A, L, s. from W. M, Rossetti, 5 pp., and Part IV, a List of Writers,

47 GOLDSMITH (OLIVER) THE TRAVELLER, or a Prospect of Society, lacks llalJ~titte and leaf of adver·tisements at end, a tear in title skilfully r'epaired, and small llOLe in last leaf repaired affecting nume1'als, polished calf gilt, g, e. by Riviere

10 in, by 7~ in. P1'I:ntedfor J, NewbuTY, 1765 * * * This is Mr. 1010 A. Williams' Ordinary First Edition.

48 GOLDSMITH (0,) THE DESERTIW VTLLAGI~: a Poem, FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION, lacks halJ~title, some inneT C01'neT margins 1'enewed, slight repaiTs on B 2 and last leaf affecting a letter and page numerals, polished calf, g, e. by Rivim'e

I 0 k in. by 7 i in. P1'inted fOT W Griffin, at Garn'ck's Head, in Gathafrine-street, SM'and, 1770

49 GRAY (THOMAS) ODI1:S, FIHST EDITION, llll., polished calf, g. e. by Riviere, A FINE AND A REMARKABLY TALL COPY, measuring 9* 1'n. by 8 in.

Printed at Strawberry Hill, f01' R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall­Mall, 1757

50 HARDY (THOMAS) A UTOGRAl'H MS, ROUGH DJtAFT, "VVESSEX FOLK," 21 4to pp. and 9 other pp. of varying sizes, PRIJ:SI~NTATION TO SIR EOMUND GOSSI1:, headed in red ink, "l~'irst Rough Draft of some of the tales, afterwards called ' A Group of Noble Dames,'" contains the stories entitled" Wessex Folk," "Tony Kytes, the Arch D eceiveI'," "Incident at a'Vedding Party," .. The Super­stitious Man's Story," and" The Story of the Palson and Clerk,:'

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LOT 50 -continued. with numerous corrections and erasures in pen and pencil, some of the pages have on the reverse side notes and alterations, and on the last page there are a large number of names jotted down, apparently as suggestions for local place-names in Wessex, with A. L. s. (lightly mounted) to Gosse, kIax Gate, 18: 7: 1913:

You think too much of those MSS., the" W essex Folk," one is a rongh draft merely-all I had. I will find out when it was written.

"What a stupid thing I did when sending it. In my hurry I put on it that it was afterwards published" A Group of Noble Dames "-when I meant " A Few Crusted Characters." Please make the correotion.

The other, "God'g Funeral," would have been enough in itself to damn me for t.he Laureateship, even if I had tried for or thought of it., which of course I did not ... Swinburne told me that he read in some paper: "Swin­burne planteth, and Hardy watereth, and Satan giveth the increase."

with add1'essed en'celope, handsomely bound in cTuslled dark red m01'OCCO 4to

51 HAHDY (T.) AUTO. MS. POEM, "Gon'F:; FUNERAL," 17 Stanzas of 4 lines, 4 pp. 4to, PRESENTAT10N TO SIR EnMUN]) GOSSE (" To indulge his fancy that these sheets have value, July, 1913," in the author's hand) with ,nF;criptions, "Begun 1908: finished 1910,"

~4.~L .. C

O ;"J...y<-- t..:... (_~ <4- u....-<-~ /..~ .)

and in red ink (" Original MS.") and ('. First published in the Fortnightly Review from a typewritten copy"), very beautifully and carefully written on fine paper; enclosed (loose) is an A. L. s. of Hatdy to Gosse, 2 pp. 8vo, kIax Gate, 1 9 : 6 : 13 :

I wish I had thought sooner about a manuscript for you, but years ago it

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LOT 51-cnntinlled. must have seemed, as to tell the truth it does now, setting a yalue on the valueless. H8wever, your fancy shall be indulged. I wish I had seen Henry James. I am sorry to hear of his angina pectoris.

with addressed envelope, handsomely bcund in crUi Iled red morocco 4to

52 HARDY (T.) FAR FROM THE MADDlNG CROWD, FIHST EDlTlON, 2 vol. 12 illustrations, A. L. s. 4 pp. from tIle author, 1'pfe'l"lJ'ing to the illust1'ator of the w01'k, and to part III of" The Dynasts," original cloth, dull cr. 8vo. Smith, Elder & Co. 1874-

53 HARDY (T.) THE TRUMPET-MAJOR, FIRST EDITlON, ;) vol. A. L. s, 2 pp. from tlte author, rpfen'ing to the design on the upper cove1', etc. inse1'ted, original cloth, (co l. 11 loose in covm's

cr. 8vo, Smith, ELder & Co, 1880

5! HAIWY (T.) THE WOODLANDERH, FIHST iDITION, ~ yol. u;itll 2 pages of adve1,tisements of flew ~.Novels at end of vol. I, "Edm~tnd Gosse, from Thomas Hm'dy, JJla1'cll, 1887" in tile author's Iwndw1'iting on the half-title of vol. I, and an A. L. s. from him" I! pp. dated 5-12-01 inserted in vol. III, the titles of vol, II and III bea1' the publishers' "Compliments" stamp mark, or'iginal cloth, A F INE COpy Cl', 8vo, JJIacmillan and Co, 1887

55 Hardy (T.) Desperate Remedies, new edition, frontispiece, A . L. s. 1 p. from the author inse1·ted, O1'iginal cloth 1889

56 HARDY (T.) A Group of Noble Dames, F IRST ED1TlON, PRESENTATION COPY, with inscription in the ltandw1'ith'l,g of the autIlO1', " To Ed­mund Gosse,from Thomas Ha1'dy," and an A. L. s. ( ~'nitialsonly), 1 p . ji'om the authO'l' £nserted, original cloth

C1'. 8~'0. J ames R. Osgood, JJlcllvaine and Co. 1 S 91

57 HARDY (T.) Two ON A TOWER, FIRST EDITION, 3 vol. PRESENTA-TION COPY FI:Wl\1 THE A UTHOH, with h1,sclript~'on ~'n his hand­writing, " Edmund fV. Gosse, from Thomas Ifa1'dy, 'Dec. 1882,' original cloth, A FIN 11; COpy

cr. 8vo. Sampson Low, ~Iarston, etc. 1892

58 HARDY (T.) TESS OF THE D'URBll:RVILLES, 3 vol. an A. L . s. from the autltOl' inserted in each vol. the one in vol. I (3 pp.) refers to the book and its cl'itics, 4 pp. at tlze end of vol. III stained, O'I'iginal clotll, a little dull

Cl'. 8vo. James R . Osgood, l.1Icllvaine and Co. ) t;92

59 H ARDY (T. ) T ESS OF THE D'URB ICRVILLES, PRESENTATION COPY :FROM THE AUTHOR, witll ~'nscl'iption in Ms handwTiting, " To Edmund Gosse: From 1'Iwmas HaTdy, Septembe1', 1892 ," pm'trait, original clotll Cl·. 8vo. 18 9 ~

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60 HARDY (T.) Life's Little Ironies: a Set of Tales, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, with inscr'iption in tIle author's handwriting, " To E'dmund Gosse: from TllOmas Ita?'dy, Febr. 1894," O1'iginal cloth, A FINE COpy C'/". 8'L'o. Osgood, lIIcIlvaine and Co. 1894

6l HAltDY (T.) The Return of the Native, Plmf)E~TATION COPY, witll inscription in the auth01"S lwndw?'iting, " To B-'dmund Gosse, from Thomas H a?'dy, August, 1895," and an A utograph Note from him inserted, frontispiece, O1'iginal clotlz, very slightly 1--oate"'-stained, g. t. C"·. 8vo. 1895

62 HARDY (T.) Desperate Remedies, PRESENTATION COPY, with inscrip-tion in the handwriting of the autlwr, ., To Bdmund Gosse, this cTude W01'k of the past ~'s sent by tlw Auth01', April, 1896," A. L. s. 1 k vp. fi'om him inse?·ted, fi'onMspiece and a sketclt map, O1'iginal cloth, g. t. C'l'. 8w. 1896

63 HARDY (T.) Jude the Obscure, FIRST lCDIT10N, PREf)ENTATION COPY, with insc'l'iption in the lzandw'l'iting of the auth01', .. To Bdmund Gnsse: fi'om Tlwmas Hm"dy, NovembeT, 1 S95," fi'ontispiece and sketclt map, original clotlz, g. t. apaTt fi'om a slight stain on the lower cove?', a fine copy cr.8vo. Osgood, 1I1cIlvaine and Co. 1896

64 Hardy (T.) The Well-beloved, PRESE:KTATIO COPY, witlt inscription in the IwndwTiting of the autho,,', " To Edmund Gosse, from Thomas Ha1'dy, lIfarch,: 1897," frontispiece and a sketch map, O'I'iginal cloth, g. t. cr. 8vo. 1897

65 HARDY (T.) WI~SSEX POEMS, AND OTHER VERSES, FJRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROl\I THE A UTHOR, with inscription in llis handwriting, "Edmund Gosse, Vrom llis 1J.~old acquaintance, Thomas Ba,,'dy," 30 illustrations by the autl101', o'l'iginal cloth, g. t. A 11'lNE COpy C'l". 8vo. Harpm' & Brothe'l's, 1898

66 Hardy ('1'.) Wessex Poems and other Verses; Poems of the Past and the Present, india pape'l" edition, PRESI£NTATION COpy witlt inscrip­tion in the handw1'iting of the autlw,,' " To Edmund Gosse from Tlwmas Ha1'dy, June. 1907," attached to inside of cover" a photo­g'l'aplz of Ha'rdy and The Prince of Wales, original cloth

fcap. 8vo. 1907'

67 HARDY ('1'.) Poems of the Past and the Present, FIRST EDITION with 2 pp, of Extracts fi'om Reviews and the blank leaf at end, PHE­SENTATlON COPY witll inscription in the lwndw'l"iting qf tIle auth01' "To BdmU1~d Gosse j1'om Tlwmas Hardy, November, 1901," o'ri­ginal da1·k g?'een clotll, g. t. a fine copy

cr. 8vo. Ha'lper &: B1'otllers, 1902

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68 HARDY (T.) THE l)YNAl::iTS, 3 vol. ffol. 11 and 111 FIBS'!' EDITlONS. and also PRESENTATION COPIES witlt 1'nscl'iptions in the lzand­'Writing qf tIle authO?' [vol. IIJ " To my longtime friend Bdmund Gosse, 1 homas Hardy, 8 Feb. 1906," [vol. IllJ "To Edmund Gosse from Tlwmas Har'dy: in long remembl'ance, " ffo l. I and II calTY A. L. s. from tIle autllO?', 2 pp. and 1 p. 1':!spectircely, the former r(felTing to par·t 1 of the wOTk, original cloth

cr. 8vo. Macmillan and Co. 1904-8

69 Hardy (T.) Times Laughingstocks and other Verses, FIHST EDITION, witlt ,1 pp. of adveTtisements and pl'ess opinions at end, presentation copy with inscription in the handwl'iting of the author "To 1j)dmund Gosse from Tlwmas Hardy, Decembel': 1909," and an autograph note attached to inside of CfJVe?', a fine copy

cr. Hvo. ~Iacmillan and Go. 1909

70 Hardy (T.) A Changed Man, The 'Vaiting Supper, and other Tales, FIRST EDITION witlt 2pp. of advm'tisements at end, PRESENTATION COpy witll inscl'iption in tIle lzandw1'iting of tIle autltO?· " Edm'ltnd 'Gosse from Thomas IIar'dy, October: 1913," frontispiece and a ~Iap of We ss ex of the Novels and Poems, oTiginal cloth, g. t. a fine copy cr. 8vo. ~Iacmillan and Co. 1913

71 Hardy (T.) Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries with mis-cellaneous Pieces, FIRST EDITION, witlt 2 pp. ofpublishe?'s' adveT­tisements at end, PIUCSENTATION COpy with inscription -in tile hand­writing of the author" To Edmund Gosse: the mixture as befoTe oj unstable fancies, conjectures & cont?'adictiolls: j1'om Thomas HaTdy, Nov: 1914," o?'iginal cloth, a fine copy

cr. 8vo. MacmiLlan and Co. 1914

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72 HARDV (THOl\rA~) To SHAKRSPEARE AFTEH THHRE HUNDHED YEAHS,

4 ll. the first a blank, one Qf 50 copies p'rinted /01' Florence Emily Hardy at the Ohiswick PTess, £nse1·ted two A. L. s. from the auth07', 3 pp. and 1 ~ pp. 'respectively, original ~l''rappeTS 4to. 1916

73 HARDY (T.) Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses, \i IRST EDI-TION, PRESRNTATION COpy witlt insc1'iption on an inseTted leaf, £n the ha7ldw1'iting of the author' " To Edmund Gosse, tllese late notes of a WOTn-mtt lyre, from Thomas ]fa1'dy, No'Cember: 1917," ori­ginal cloth, a fine copy C1'. 8'/.:0. jJfacmillan and 00. 1917

74 Hardy (T.) Late Lyrics and Earlier, FIRST EDITION, p'ltblishel"s em­bossed }Jl'esentat£on stamp on t~'tle, also the r'emm'ns of a pn'nted note sent with book, inserted an A. L. s. from tlw author 2 pp. dated 29 : 10: ] 912, 1'pj'ening to Gosse's Lije Ql Swinbu1'ne, 01'7'­

ginal cloth CT. 8'1,,'0. .L~:facmillan and 00. 1922

75 Hardy (1'.) The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at TintaRel in Lyonesse, FmST EDITION, PRRSlmTATION COpy with inscription in tIle ltandwriting of the auth01' ,. To Edmund Gosse from Tlwmas Hm'dy, jYovember : 1923," /1 'on tispiece, original cloth sm. 4to. lJ;JacmiUan and Co. 1923

76 Hardy (1'.) Human Shows and Fantasies, Songs and Trifles, FI]{ST ED1TION, uppe1' margin 0/ title beal's traces of a publisher's note sent with the book, inseTted an A, L. s. from the autho'r, 2 pp. dated Wimborne, June 12, 1883, re/erring to ltis removal/Tom tlzere, original cloth CT. 8vo, Macmillan and 00. 1925

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77 Hardy (T.) Selected Poems inserted an A. L. s. 2 pp. undated, in which tIle atttlwr says "I suppose I must make up my mind to be [an un-Holy vegetable"- ... to the pnd 0/ the chapter," polished ca{f, frame sides with a 'I'ed inlay, g. e. by Riviere (Golden Treasu1'y Se'ries) 12mo. jJIacmillan and Co. 1925

78 Hardyana. Hedgcock (F. A.) Thomas Hardy: Penseur et Artiste, port1'ait, PHESENTATION COPY insc1'ibed by the autll07', and inserted A. L. s. ~ pp. from him, and two azttographpostcards from Thomas Hardy to Edmund Gosse, botll initialled, half nw'l'OCCO, g. t.

8v(). Paris [19U]

79 Hardyana. Johnson (Lionel) The Art of Thomas Hardy, with a por-- trait etched from l,ife by William Strang and a Bibliography by John Lane, PRESE!,;TAT10N COl' y with, an insc'J"iption ~'n rcerse by the a'lttho1", and attaclwd an autog'J"aph postca'l'd from Thomas Hm'dy to Edmund Gasse initialled, original vuck'l'am

cr. 8~'o. 1894

80 HAWTHORNE (NATHANIEr,) THE SrJARLET LRTTEJ:, a Homance, FlRST EDJTION, FIRST ISSUE, witll the wOTd "Reduplicate" on p. 21 line 20, one end-paper torn-out and witllOut the publisheT's List of Books, 4 pp. original cloth

cr. 8vo. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850

8l Hewlett (Maurice) The Forest Lovers: a Romance, original clotll

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C'l'. 8vo. 1899 On the fly-leaf in the handwriting of the author: "To my friend, Edmund Gosse ;

The truth is so, albeit the rhyme is had: I gave you not this book, but wish I had. Here is a better truth than rhyme, believe it : I wish you had it not, that I might give it.

29 June, 1899. Maurice Hewlett.

also inserted A. L. s. 1 p. referring to the inscription.

82 Holmes (Oliver 'Yendell) The School-Boy, FIRST EDITION, PRESEI\TA-TION COPY, inscription 1'n the handwn'ting of tIle auth01' .~ Edmund Gosse, with the kindest regards of Ibis fr'iend, Oli~'e'l' fVendell Holmes, Boston, Dec. 19th, 18tH," illustrations, odg2nal cloth, g. e. a fine copy 8vo, Boston, 1879

83 Holmes (Oliver Wendell) Illustrated Poems, PRIi:SENTATION COPY with A.. L. s. 1 p. from the a'ltthoT inserted, pO'l't'l'ait and illustra­tions, original cloth, g. e.

imp. 8~'o. Boston: Houghton, jJIffflin and Company, 1885

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84 Holmes (Oliver Wendell) Over the Teacups, FIRST EDITION, PRESEN-TATION COPY, inscr'iption in the handw?'iting of tIle autho'J' "Edmund Gosse, vVitll tIle kind ?'egar'ds and ai/'ectiona te rempmbrances of Olive?' VVendell11olmes, J..~orfernber 27th, It)90 ,"on'g£nalcloth, a fine copy cr. t)'/.,·o. Boston and 1{e.w Ym'k, 1891

85 James {Henry) Portraits of Places, FIRST RJ)ITJON, PRESENTAT]ON

COPY with insc?'iption in tile autlzor's Iwndw1'iting " To Edmuna W. Gosse, from his friend, Henry James, " Jan. 27t/~, 1884," O'J'i­ginal cloth, a fine copy cr'. 8vo. AIacmillrm and Co. 1883

86 James (Henry ) The Bostonians, FIRST RDITION, 3 vol. Pltl{SEWJ'AT]ON

COPY witlt inscnption in tlze lzandwr'iting of tIle autlla?' " l!.~dmuJ7d Gosse jrom Ms friend et; confrt,re Henr'y James, A1m'ch 21st, 1 t:86," Q?'iginal clotll, a fine copy

cr. 8'/.,'0. llIacmillan and Co. 1886

87 J ames (H.) Partial Portraits, :FJRST E1>ITION, PHESEI\TATION COpy

wit/~ inscription in tlze author's llandu'1'itillg " Edmund Gosse jl'om flenry James, ~lay, ] 888," original cloth, a fine copy

cr. 8vo. AIacmillan and Co. 1888

88 James (H.) The Private Life, etc. l~lltST EDITION, PRESENTATION

COpy with il1SC?'iption in tIle a~tthO?"S Itandwl'iting "To lldmuna Gosse, Hem'y James," 1893, and inser'ted an A. L. s. 2 1)P. dated 10. 10. 1903, original cloth, a fine copy .

cr. 8vo. James B. Osgood, AIcIlt-aine et; Co. ) ~93

89 James (H.) Theatricals, both series, FIRST EDlTJ()N, 2 vol. PRES]CNTA-

TION COPJES witlt inscriptions in tlze autlwr's lzanduTiting, O1'iginal buckrarn CT. 1) '/:0. Osgood, AIcl/vaine et; Co. 1894-5

90 James (Henry) The Other House, ]'JHST EDITION, 2 yol. a blind p 'l'e-sentat1'on stamp on title of rcol. I with insc?'iption in tI,e autlzor's lzandw?'iting "Edmund Go'sse from Hem'y James ManJz: 12 : 11)97," original cloth cr. 8vo. William Heinemann, 1896

91 James (H.) Embarrassments, FJRST ]J:DITIOI\, PRESENTA'!lON COpy 'Wit/~ inscription in thp a-uthor's Iland1,V?'iting ,. To Edrnund Gosse: Hem"y James, Point Hill, Sunday, J~tly ] 2t11, 1896," an A. L. s. 4 pp. from the rlutlzm' inserted, on'ginal cloth. a fine CullY

cr. 8vo. W. Heinemann, 1896

92 James (H.) The Soft Side, FIBST AMEHlCAN EDITION, PREfi](NTATION

COPY, with inscr'iption in tile lzandwrit£ng of tlze a-utlwT, " Edm-und Gosse j1'om Henry James, Lamb House, Sept. 30, 1900," o?'1'ginal clotll, a firw copy

C1'. 8'1:0. J.Vew Y01'k: The frIacmillan Company, 1900

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93 James (H.) The Better Sort, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, witl~ insc1'iption in the handwriting of the au,thor, " To Edmu,nd Gosse, H enry James, Apr: 19t1t, 1903," O1'iginal clotli, a fine copy

Cl'. 8vo. jJletllllen & Co. 1903

94 James (H,) The American Scene, FIRST F.DITION, PRESENTATION COPY, witll inscription in the lzandw?'iting of tIle au,thm', " To Edmund G08se,-fJenry Jarnes, Jan: 29th, 1907," o?'£ginal buck1'am, g. t. a fine copy • 8vo. Chapman & Hall, 1907

95 James (11.) The Outcry, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATIO COPY, witlt insc?'iption in the autlwl"S lwn du;riting, " To Edmund Gosse,­}-Iem'y James, Lamb House, Octobe?' 8th, 1911." o1"igillal clotll, a fine copy C?·. 8vo. AIetltuen & Co. 1911

96 JAl\:[Ii:S (H.) A Small Boy and others, FIRST EDITION, PltESENTATION COPY, 1,()itl~ insc1'iption -in the author's lzanduTiting, " To lj)dmund Gosse, all faitlifitLly, Henry J ames, jJlay, 1913," and a c01Tection by llim onp. 2~1, also inserted an A. L.s. (initials), 2 pp. dated Dec. 16tl~, 1903, pm·tl'ait, original clotl~, a fine copy

8vo. jJIacmillan & Co. 1913

97 JAl\lES (H.) Notes of a Son and Brother, FIRST ]W1TION, PRESENTA-TION COPY, with insc?'iption in tlze attthm"s lzandw?'iting, " To Edmund Gosse, his all faithful old friend, ]fenry James, Marcll 1 fitlz, 1914," and inserted an A. L. s. from him, 2 pp. dated ~Tovember 24th, 1903, p01·t1·aits, a facL-imile, etc. m'iginal cloth, a fine copy 8vo. jJIacmitlan & Co. 19 14

98 James (H.) Notes on Novelists, with some other Notes, FIR~T EDlTION, PB.E~ENTATlON COPY, inscnption in the autl101"S handu)l'iting, " To Edmund Gosse .. ,Ot'el' tIle Abyss-Henl'y James, Octobm' 1914," O1'iginal clotlz, a fine copy 8t'0. 1 91 i

99 [JOHNSON (SAMUEL)] LONDON: A POEM. IN IMTfATJON OF THE THIRD SATIRle OF JUV!i:NAL, FJI{ST EDlTION, inner ma?-gins of title and tlwee last leat'es t'8]'y slightly ?'epai?'ed, half ?'oan, s£ze of title 131'12. by 8i in. size of leat'es 13~ in. by 8i in.

P'rintedfo}' R. Doddesley, at Tully's Head in Pall-jJIall, 1738

100 Johnson (S.) Ir'ene: a Tragedy, FIRST DUBLIN IWITlON, name on ltalj~title, 2 ll. at end sliglltly stained, lwlf mOl'OCCO

1 '3mo. Dublin: P?'inted by S. Powell, 1749

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101 JOHNSON (S.) THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHl1:S. The Tenth Satire of Juvenal, imitated, FIRST EDITION, 14 It. (A-D 2 £n low's), black fJ7W1'OCCO, g. e. by Bedfm'd, A FIN I ~ COPY, measures 9i in. by 7 i in.

pfJ'inted for R. Dodsley .. .' 1749

102 JOR SON (S.) TJTT~ RA1fBLRR [conducted by Dr. Johnson] from

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March 20, 1749-50,toM~rch 17,1752, being nos. 1-'W8 witlt a general title, contents and mottoes of tIle P--:irst (and Second) vol in­

. scrription on title, "TIle gift qf Dr. Chas. Burney, Jum" to A. & if'. d'AfJ'blay" ; no. 1 is a reprint, title slightly repaired and

mounted, a leaf of JJlottoes tm'n and carelessly 1'epah'ed, one lea.! onlJJ of tIle last no. (208), and that slightly defective, a few slight stains, ha~f calf

sm. folio. Printed/m' J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1751

On the fly-leaf a pencil note by Sir Edmund Gosse: This volume is stated by family tradition to have been given by Dr. J ohnson to Dr. Chas. Burney, and by him to his sister Fanny, author of "Evelina"

103 JOHNSON (S.) TIIIC PRINCE OF ABISSINIA. A Tale [Rasselas], FIRST JWITION, two slits in contents A 2, and a tearinE:2, (vol. I), neatly fJ'ejJaifJ'ed, othe1'wise a fine copy, polislled calf, g. e. by Riv£efJ'e

6 in. by 3i in, R. & J. Dodsley, 1759

104: KI~ATS (JOHN) ENDYMION: A POETIC ROMANCE, FIRST EVlT10N, with a single e1'J"atum on p. Xl and the 5-line efJ'rata leaf and 2 ll. of advertisements dated )J,Iay 1, 1818 at the end, a few slight f(n] mafJ'ks, otlle1'u'ise A FINE COPY, wit/~ tlze fore and lower margins Ui'\CUT, and some leaves unopened, polished calf gilt, g. t. by Pratt, measu}l'es 8} fr in. by 51 in. Taylor and Hessey, 181 S

105 Kent (Henry\V.) Bibliographical Notes on One Hundred Books famous in English Literatnre, one of 305 copies, half p(J1'chment

imp. 8vo. The Grolie1' Club 0/ th,e City of ]{ew York, 1903

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106 KIPLI],;G (RllDYAlm) Departmental Ditties, Barrack-Room Ballads and other Verses, PRESEJSTATION COPY, insc?'ipt1'on in tlze Iwnd­writing oj the autlw?', " Edm~tnd Gosse f?'orn RudYa1'd ]{ipling, 9 A ug: 9 I," o?'iginal cloth, g. t. a fine copy

C?·. 8vo. .LVew Ym'k, 1890

107 KIPLIJSG (H.) A Collection of Thirteen Magazine Articles and Poems

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publIshed in English periodicals from 1 e89 to 1891, Iwll calf evo

Inserted an A. L. s. from Mr. Kipling containing poem of 16 lines. commencing:

Men say 'tis wondrous strange to see Their chiHren stand about their knee, But sLranger 'tis for such as rise Uncomforted by baby-eyes To see in stately order spread The lawless offspring of their head.

Also inserted " The National Observer" version of "The Blind Bug," with corrections, and variations in the handwriting of the author, with pen drawings on the margins.

108 [LAMB (CHAHLES)] ELJA. Essays which have appeared under that signature in the London Magazine, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, Lacks adve?·tisement leal:es at end, IwU' cloth, with a pope?' label, a fine copy, measures 7 i in. by 4~- in.

. Taylm' and Hessey, Fleet St'J'eet, 1823

109 LANDOR (W ALTEI{ SAVAGE) POK1V[~, FIRST EI.'ITION, c?'ushed blue mOTOcco, a two-line fillet ?'ound edges 0/ sides, witlt a centre panel of rectaugula1' and diamond-shaJied fillets, with corner jleu']'ons, panelled back, by Root, A FINE COpy

Cl', Rvo. T. Cadell, junr, and W. Davies, 1795

11 0 Landor (W. S.) Moral Epistle respectfully dedicated to Earl Stan-hope, FI HST EDITION, ] 0 It. cruslled blue nw?'occo, a two-line fillet

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LOT 110-cuntinued.. round edges of sides, 'With a cent1'e panel of 1'ectangula1' and diamond-shaped fillets witll co'rneTjleUl'O?:s, panelled back, by Root, A FI NE COpy C1·. 8vo. T Gadell, jUn?'. and liV. Davies, 1795

III LANDOR ('V. S.) GICBIH.; A POEM:, IN SJ£VJl:N BOOKFi, FIRST EDlTION, small hole Oil title Tepai1'ed, inseTted A. Nllte s. addTessed to Lady Blessington, and two P01't1'aits of the autl101', cl'uslzed mOTOCCO, panelled gilt back, g. e. 1 'Jmo. Sold by Rivingtons, 1798

112 Landor (W. S,) Idyllia Heroica decem, FIHST JJ:DITJON,. ,1J1'esentation copy, inscnption on title, Robe1't BTowning, 111'om his friend the AuthoT'sfl'iend, J. ~P" original bom'ds, dull CT 8vo. Pisis, 1820

113 LAN DOlt (W. ~U Letter from ¥/. S. Landor to H. W. Ernerson, FIHST EDITION, 11 ll. uppeT fO?'e-mm 'gil1s nf the last 3 ll. a little stained, the 1'everse of last leaf bear's an addTess, stamp and post-mad,; dated Taunton, Dec, 10, lSf>6, inse1'ted an A. L. s. from the author to ..iJ1;'·s. 01'OSS(1, 2 pp. and a short poem (4 verses), " To Time," wTitten on ]Jp. :1 and 4 of tIle letter', yellow mO?'occo, g. t. by Riviere RARF. CT. St'O. Bath: Publislled by B. lVilliams [1856 ..

114 Landor (W. S.) Garibaldi and the President of the Sicilian Senate, 191 7; A n Address to the Fellows of Trinity Co lIege, Oxford, on the A larrn of Invasion, 1917; A Modern Greek Idy 1, 1 91 7, eac1l one of 30 copies p1'inted for Thomas J. Wise, o1'1'gillal U'1'a}Jpe1'S, iu a foldm'. the whole enclosed in a cloth case 4to. (3)

115 Lang (Andrew) XXII Ballades in Blue China, FIRST EDITION, 1880; XXXII Ballades in Blue China, third edition, witll tIle etching bJ/ St1'ang, lS81 ; both PH.ESI~NTATION COPJES, witlt inscnptions by tIle author, original wrappers, in a folder, tIle wlwle enclosed in a clotll case 1 '2mo. (2)

116 Locker[-LampsonJ (Frederick) London Lyrics. PRESlmTAT ION COPY, witll insc1'iption in tIle handu)1'iting of the auth01' ., A 'rllm1' P. Stanley from F1'ede?,ick Locke1', 1 874," and then follows a pencil note by Mr. Gosse "given by l!'. L. to .l!.7. G. Oramel', Aug. 12, ] 893," ins(wted a slip showing tIle book was 'retu1'ned aj'teT Dean Stanley's death, also an Invitation Ga1·d to dine at the Deauery, O?'iginal boar'ds f'cap 8vo. H$74

117 Locker{-LarnpsonJ (F.) London Lyrics, l)RI~SENTATION COPY, witlz inscTiption in the Ilandwriting of the autlw?' "Bdmund Gosse, ~ESq1·. witlz F LockeT's kind 1·egm·ds. I B'eb1'ua'l'y 1 tltl2," and inse1·ted an A. L. s. I p. dated 4 JUly, 1882, original b'uckram

fcap 8t'o. 1881

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118 Locker[-LampsonJ (F.) London Lyrics, LARGE PAPER) one of 50 copies, f1'ontispiece by R. Oaldecott in huo states) and an illus­tration by I{ate Greenav/ay .. inserted as A. L. s. 3 pp. fTom the author) original pa1'chment 8vo. privately printed, 1881

119 }\fandeville (Bernard de) The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits, FIRST EDITION) da1'k 1'e d morocco) plain, ins'ide dentelles) g. t. by Riviere 12mo. J. Roberts) 1714

120 MARVELL (ANDREW) Miscellaneou s Poems, FIRST EDITION) with pp. 117-130 missing as usual) portrait) a few slight stains) mottled calf) g. e. by BedfoTd sm. folio. Robert Boulter) 1681

121 l\fasefield (John) The Everlasting Mercy, FIRST EDITION) PRESEN-TATION COpy) inscription in the author's handwriting (( E dmund Gosse) from John Masefield) Nov. 28, 1911," original cloth) a fine copy cr. 8vo. Sidgwick & J ackson) 1911

122 Masefield (John) rrhe 'Widow in the Bye Street, FIRST EDITION) PRESENTATION COpy) inscription in the handwriting of the author (( E dmund Gosse) from John Masefield) Dec. 6, 1912," and with eight lines of verse by him) commencing « ]lan with his burning soul/) original cloth) a fine copy

cr. 8vo . Sidgwick J: J ackson) 1912

123 Masefield (J.) The Widow in the Bye Street, extracted from The English Review) Feburary) 1912, with a poTirait by Strang) bound in cloth) on the fly-leaf the authoT has written the last verse of the poem an,d signed it under date) 19 A.pril) 1912 8vo

124 Moore (George) and Bernard Lopez. l\fartin Luther: a Tragedy, in Five Acts, FIRST EDITION) PRESENTATION COpy) inscription in the handwriting of Moore) (( To E. Gosse) with much admi1'a­tion) George Moore) Octr. 1879," 01'iginal cloth) dull

cr. 8vo. Remington and 00 . 1879

125 Moore (G.eorge) The Strike at Arlingford: Play in three Act.::, FIRST EDITION) PRESENTATION COpy) inscription on title in the handwriting of the author) (( To Edmund Gosse from his friend George Moore) July) 3, 1893/) original cloth) a fine copy

cr. 8vo. WaZtet· ScoU) Limited) 1893

126 MOORE (G.) The Bending of the Bough. A Comedy in Five Acts, FIRST EDITION) PRESENTATION COpy) with inscription in the handwriting of the author, (( For my dear F1,iend E dmund Gosse) Always Since1'ely Yours) George M oo're) March 20th._ 1900/' original cloth cr. 8vo. T. Fisher Unwin) 1900

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127 NEW NUMBERS. Vol. I in 4 numbers (all published), inserted an holograph dedication, 2 pp. to Sir Edmund Gosse by John D1'inlcwater, signed and dated December 25th, 1915, A .. L. s. It pp. f1'om Rupert Brooke, dated February 19 [1915J, and two A. L. s. from W. W. Gibson, half morocco, original wrappers preserved, g. t. by De Coverly

4to. Ryton, Dymoc7c, Gloucester, 1914

128 Newbolt (Sir Henry) St. George's Day and other Poems, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 1918; The Hippolytus of Euripides; translated into English rhyming Verse with Notes by Gilbert Murray, inserted an A. L. s. one page from the translator, cloth, 1904 fcp, 8vo, and C1·. 8vo. (2)

129 Nonesuch Press (The). The 'Writings of William Blake, edited by Geoffrey Keynes, 3 vol. portrait and plates, half vellum

imp. 8vo. 1925

130 Noyes (Alfred) The Elfin Artist and other Poems, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscription in the author's handw1'iting, U For Edmund Gosse from his affectionately Alf1'ed N oyes/' and inserted A. L. s. 2t pp. original cloth cr. 8vo. Edinb~lrgh, 1920

131 OMAlt KIIAyyilM: RUBAIYAT; translated into English verse [by Edward Fitzgerald], FIRST EDITION, Bernard Quaritch, 1859; the sa.me, second edition, with Sir E dmund Gosse's autog1'aph signature on title, Bernard Quaritch, 1868, 2 vol. in 1, inserted at front specimen of the handwriting of E dward Fitzgemld, apparently notes for Polonius, half red morocco, padded with blanks sm. 4to. 1859-68

=;~:' Sir Edmund Gosse inserted a note, which commences (( This Volume is the saddest in my library, for when I bought these two pamphlets, they had their covers and were absolutely uncu~. I knew no better than to have them bound by an ignorant binder, who stripped off the priceless brown-paper cO\Ters and cropped the virgin pages, I bought them in 1869 fr r)m Mr. W ilson," etc.

132 PATER (Vv ALTER) AUTOGRAPH MS. OF HIS UNFINISHED WORK (( PASCAL/' 81 4to pp. with a number of smaller scraps contain­ing notes and corrections, a note initialled (( E. G." in Sir Edmund Gosse's hand states:

This box contains the original MS. of WaIter Pater's last composition, the" Pascal," on which he was engaged when he was taken ill in.J une 1894. The last sentence, the latest he wrote, were put on paper not many days before he died, tTuly 30, 1894. This MS. wab giyen to me to deciphered, and from my collation it was published in the" ContempOl'll!'y Review." After the publication of the "Miscellaneous Essays," it was presented to me by Miss Rester and Miss Clare Pater ... Jan. 18, 1896.

together with two letters from Miss Clara Pater, presenting and

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LOT 132 -crmti111lPf1. sending the MS.; also a rare early photographic Portrait of Pater; and the first page of the publication in the" Contem­porary Review," enclosed in a case bearing Sir Edmund Gosse) bookplate 4to

133 Patmore (Coventry) Amelia, ,fJlacf! letter) illuminated title on 'vellum) PRESENTATION COPY (and one of 20), inscription in the handwriting of the author) « Edmund Gosse) From Coventry Patmore) Jan. 26, 1890/) green morocco) inside dentelles) g. e. by Riviere 4to. 1878

134 Pennell (Elizabeth Robin ) My Cookery Books, p1'esentcdion copy) inscription by the author) « To Edmund Gosse f1'om his friend Elizabeth Robins Pennell) Februa1'y) 1904," facsimiles ) original boards) buck1'am back) 'uncut., in a cardboard case

4to. Boston and New York) 190:3

135 [Quiller-Couch (Sir Arthur)] la. By Q. FIRST EDITION) presen-tation copy) insc1'iption in the handwriting of the author. (( Edmund Gosse) Esq. with ~ Q)s) compliments/) illustrations) original cloth) a fine copy

cr. 8vo. Cassell and Company) 1896

136 [RICHARD SON (SA:1WEL)] CLARISSA) OR THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG LADY: Comprehending The most important Concerns ot Private Life, and particularly shewing, The Distresses that may attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, in Rela­tion to :M:arriage. Published by the Editor of Pamela, FIRST EDITIO_) 7 vol. half roan) 1'eproduced from the 01'iginal covers by Riviere

rcap. 8vo. Printed f01' S. Richardson: And Sold by A. M illar) oV81'-against Catharine-st1'eet in the Sb'and. J. and Ja. Rivington) in St. Paurs Church-Yard: John Osborn in Pater-noster Row)' And by J. Leake,

at Bath. 174H

137 Ro EBERY (A. P. PRIl\fRO E) FIFTH EARL OF) THE SCOTS GREY)S : an Addres delivered in Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the 16th of November, 1906, no. 12 of 50 copies printed and PRESENTA­TION COPY) inscribed in the auth01·J s handwriti'ng « E. Gosse from the astonished and gra,teful speakeT) R.) March) 1907," red morocco) gilt) inside denteZZes) original wrappers preserved) g. e. by Riviere 4to. privately printed for E. C. and E. G. 1907

~~:I: A note by Sir Edmund Gosse on the fly-leaf reads: "The pamphlet was printed for Evan Charteri. and myself in February, 1907, with Lord Rosebery's consent. The present Volume consists of (1) my own copy with Lord R's inscription:

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LOT 137-continued. (2) The Copy which he had set up to read from, which he sent to me to give to the Chiswick printers; (3) The proof which I sent him, the corrections on which are in Lord R's handwriting; (4) A copy of a letter from him to me; (5) A Letter to Evan on the subject. E. G. May, 1907."

138 ROSSETTI (Dante Gabriel) "Relics Of," A Volume containing: 1. Auto. MS. Sonnet, signed, 1 p. srn. 4to, "Czar Alexander the

Second," the ending differs curiously from the printed version 2. Hand & Soul, proof, 11 pp, with many auto. corrections and

additions 3. Auto. Postscript, li- pp. srn. 8vo, with regard to Gosse's choice

of a paper cover for his book, with directions for a vignette on the cover

4. On the Site of a Mulberry Tree, Planted by V\Tm. Shakespeare : feUed by the Rev. F. Gastrell. Proof of Sonnet with auto. corrections and directions to the printer

5. Dennis Shand. Galley Proof, with one auto. correction, loosely enclosed is a typewritten letter from Frederick Page to Sir Edmund Gosse:

I shonld have 1 eminded yon that yonL' MS. of the Sonnet on Czar Alexan­deL'II has an entirely different and very curious ending from that of t.he printed version, and that yonr galley proof of "Dennis Shancl" has tvl'O

Stanzas (the eighth and ninth) entit'ely different from ,V. M. R.'s lJrinted yersion, which agrees (unless my collation was at fault) with the page-proofs that Mr. ,Vise showed me.

all inlaid to 4to size and handsomely boun,d in darlc gree.n crushed m01'OCCO, g. e. by Riviere

[See ILLUSTRATIO .1

139 Rossetti (D. G.) The Early Italian Poets, FIRST EDITION, PRES-ENTATIO COpy with inscription in Rossetti's handwritVng «lV. S. Williams, Esq. with sincere regards D. G. Rossetti. Xmas 18'31," original cloth, dull

cr. 8vo. Smith, Elder and Co. 1861

140 Rossetti (D. G.) Poems, FIRST EDITION, original cloth gilt, UNCUT cr. 8vo. F. S . Ellis, 1870

141 ROSSETTI (D. G.) Ballads and Sonnets, FIRST EDITION, PRESENT-ATION COpy, with inscriptio.n in the handwriting of the author, (( Edmund l¥. Gosse, Esq. with best regards. D. G. Rossetti, 1881," original cloth gilt cr. 8vo. Ellis and Wh'ite, 1881

142 Rothenstein (Will) English Portraits, part XII only, PRESENT-ATION COPY from the artist, signed (initials), containing por­traits of Mr. R. B. Cun,ningham Grahame and Mr. Henry

L()c 138.

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LOT I! 2 -cfiutimlNl. J ames, the letter-press accompanying the port1'ait of J ames io8 signed in. pencil U E. G.'" and inserted two quarto pages in the handwriting of Bir Edmund Gosse describing a visit to Broadway, ~Vorcestershire, with Edwin Abbey, Alfred Parsons, Pr'ank },lillet and Henry J ames, 01'iginal wrappers

foliO'. n. d.

143 [Sa soon (Siegfried)] Orpheus in Dilceryum, FIRST EDITION, presentation copy, inscription in the handwrit·ing of the author, U To 1111'. Gosse. From Biegfried Bassoon, March, 08," half vellum, g. t. 8vo. Privately printed, 1908

144 Sassoon (S.) Counter-attack, and other Poems, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscription in the handwriting of the author, original wrappers

fscap. 8vo. W. Fleineman.n, 1918

145 Sassoon (S.) Picture Show, FIRST EDITION, one of 200 copies and a PRESENTATION COPY, inscription in the handw1'·i,ting of the author U To Edmund Gosse f1'om Biegfried Bassoon} July} 1919," original boa1'ds, a fine copy

sm. 4to. Privately printed} 1919

146 Scott (William Bell) Poems, FIRST EDITION} frontispiece by the author, PRESENTATION COpy} with in.scrpition in the hand­w1'iting of the auth01', U E. TV. Gosse, affectionately} from W. B. B." original boards

fscap. 8vo. Smith, Elder & Co. 1854

147 Seaman (Sir Owen) Horace at Cambridge, PRESENTATION COpy} inscription in the handwriting of the author U To Edmund Gosse, with the author's kindest regards (and a hint as to reciprocity), Nov. 1901," 01'iginal cloth fscap. 8vo. 1902

148 SlvWLLETT (DR. T.) THE ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM:} FIRST EDITION} 2 vol. original calf, new lettering pieces

6-1 in. by 3i in. Printed f01' J. Osborn} 1748

149 [Smollett (Dr. T.)] rrhe Regicide: or, James the First of Scot-land. A Tragedy, FIRST EDITION, title and two or three leaves slightly stained, calf gilt cr.8vo. J. Osborn, 1749

150 [SMOLLETT (DR. T.)] THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE, FIRST EDITION} 4 vol. original calf

6! in. by 3i in. Printed for the Author} 1751

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151 [S~IOLLETT cr. G.)] The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, FIRST EDITION) 2 vo1. original sheepskin) rebac7ced

6-i in. by 3 7 in. T. J ohnson) 1753

152 [Smollett (T. G.)] The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, FIRST EDITION) 2 vol. a few leaves slightly foxed) old calf gilt

6i in. by 3 in. J . Ooote, 1762

153 [SMOLLETT (T. G.)] THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF A~ ATOM) FIRST EDITION) second issue 'With the corrected date, 2 vo1. original half sheepslcin) backs repaired

6i in. by 3I in. Robinson and Roberts) 1769

154 [SMOLLE'IT (T. G.)] THE EXPEDITION OF HUMPHREY CLINKER" FIRST EDITION) 3 vo1. title of vol. I torn and neatly 'repaired) lower corner margin of title to vol. 11 renewed) othen,uise (t

FINE COPY) polished mottled calf) g. e. by De Oovedy i3i in. by 4 in. ~V. J ohnston) 1771

"~t First issue with date of vo1. I misprinted 1671.

155 [ SPENSER (EDMUND)] THE FAERIE QVEENE, Disposed into twelve books, f.ashioning XII Moral Vertues; The Second Part of the Faerie Qveene. Containing the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Bookes, 2 vo1. FIRST EDITIONS) FIRST ISSUES) 'With the blank spaces at p. 332, vol. I lacks PP 6-'7, and PP 8 i.' misplaced) a rust-hole in T 4 affecting letters (vol. I), a minute hole in the blank margin of X 7, and two or three head-lines touched (vol. 11), crushed dark red morocco) inside dentelles) g. e. by De Coverly) vol. I measures 7% in. by 51 in.) vol. 11) 7i in. by 5-k in. stilted to correspond' with vol. I

Printed for William Ponsonbie) 1590-G

156 [STERNE (LAURENCE)J A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY. By Mr. Yorick, FIRST EDITION) 2 vo1. red morocco) three-line fillet round edges of sides) panelled gilt backs) inside dentelles) g. e. by A. Ouzin) A FINE COpy) measures 6 in. by 3~ in. T . Becket and P . A. De 1-Iondt) 1768

157 STEVENSON (R. L.) FATHER DAMIEN : An open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of Honolulu [with] Mr. R. L . Stevenson's Compliments [at top of title], FIRST EDITION) one of 25 copies. privately printed inserted A . L . s. 4 pp. from R . L . S. to Gosse) 'Written from La Solitude) Hyeres-les-Palmiers) VaT) undated) refeTring at length in cvppreciative terms to {( Seventeen Oentury Studies/) by Gosse) issued in 1883, crushed green morocco) plain inside borders) g . t . by Riviere; VERY RARE

cr. 8vo. Sydney) 1890

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158 [Swift (Dean J onathan)] A Tale of a Tub, Second Edition Cor·· rected, mottled calf) g. e. by De OOVe1'Zy

cr. 8vo. John Nutt) 1704

159 SWINBURr E (A. C.) and SEY~lO:JR KIRKUP (artist) discoverer of Giotto) s portTait of Dante) taught by Blalce). Fuseli and Flaxman). Correspondence of the greatest interest, consisting of an A. L. s. of Swinburne, 8 pp. 4to, 22,DoTset St. Aug. 11 (1864) and two fragments, one signed, 4 pp. 8vo, 1864 and 1868 (one torn), and four signed autograph letters from Kirkup, in all 18 pp. 8vo, 1865-1873; together with the partial reprint of the Correspondence and the memoir of Kirkup, printed in the "London Mercury," by Sir Edmund Gosse, the letters are full of information on all the artists and writers of the day, Swinburne wanted Kirkup's memories of vVilliam Blake, and Kirkup replies to these enquiries, mentioning Shelley, Byron. Trelawny, Browning, Landor, the Rossettis, Hunt, Fuseli and lnaxman, etc. Kirkup was an able and witty correspondent, who in his long residence in Florence had entertained all the cele­hrated Englishmen who passed through: Swinburne writes of his book on Blake :

Rotton, the publisher of my book, intends to issue copies done by hand, of Blake's mystic works from the first to the last, Iof course encourage him in the entcl'prise-thol1gh I doubt if it will pay in this" ultima Thule" of England. If, like Shakespeare's Richard Ill, , . I were myself alone," would not I live out my life in Italy? Bnt there are ties ...

inserted is a letter from M. Carmichael from the Consulate at Leghorn to Gosse, sending him the Swinburne letters, which he had bought with a number of others at a sale in Leghorn fol' five lire, all in 1 vol. hcmdso'mely bound in dark red crushed morocco large 8vu

160 SWINBURNE (A. C.) STUDIES IN SONG) FIRST EDITION) PRESENTA-TION COpy) inscription in the handwriting of the author) U E .dmund W. Gosse from his friend A.. O. Swinburne) J an> 1881,') original cloth) A FI E COpy

cr. 8vo. Ohatto & Windus} 1880

161 SWINBURNE (A. C.) A Swimmer's Dream, the proof sheets with corrections in the poet's handwriting} the receipts for serial rights in U The New Review/} signed by him) and a cheqUf~ drawn by Sir Edmund Gosse made payable to SwinbU1'ne and endorsed by him) c1'ushed red m01"OCCO plain) inside dentelles) g. t. by Riviere srn. 4to. 1889

**~ Inserted A. Note s. one page, referring to the above and to the purchase of the original MS.

162 SWINBURNE (A. C.) The Marriage of Monna Lisa, one of 7 copies) printed in the first week of August} 1909; The Portrait, orw of 20 copies) printed in August} 1909; The Chronicle of Queen

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LOT 162--continued. Fredegond, one of 20 copies) printed September 15, 1909) with preface signed « Edmund Gosse)) in his handwriting) all in original WTappe1's) printed for private circulation) in a cloth folder) the whole enclosed in an olive morocco drop case) lettered « The Triameron)) by Zaehnsdorf

~~~ Mr. vVise in his Ashley catalogue states : "About the years 1858-1859 S"vinburne projected a work to be entitled 'The Triam:eron.' This was to consist of a series of Stories in prose, and there still exists upon the back of one of the leave~ of the original manuscript of 'Chastelard,' a list of the 19 stories he proposed to write. But only four were completed. One of these, 'Dead Love,' he published in 1864; the other three remained in manuscript until, in conjunction with Sir Edmund Gosse, I printed them privately in 1909."

163 SWINBURNE (A. C.) LETTERS TO EDMUND GOSSE) 1867-1907, in 5 series, 20 copies of each printed) inserted at the front of each vol. THE HOLOGRAPH ORIGINAL OF ONE OF THE LETTERS INCLUDED IN THE WORK) in a silk-lined folder) the whole en­closed in an oli'l'e morocco d1'op case) lettered) by Zaehnsdorf

cr. 8vo. Privately printed) 1910-11

16,:1: Symonds (J. A.) Many Moods: a Volume of Verse, FIRST EDI­TION) PRESENTATION COpy) (( From the All,thor/) original cloth) a fine copy cr. 8vo. Smith) Elder) & 00. 18'18

165 SYMONDS (J. A.) Vagabunduli Libellus, FIRST EDITION) inserted at front) the manuscript veTsion of three Juvenilia Poems in this w01'7c) shewing slight variations from the printed text) and signed in pencil) « John Addington Symo.nds) 1867," original cloth) a fine copy

cr. 8vo. Kegan Paul) Trench & 00. 1884

166 Symons (Arthur) London Nights, FIRST EDITION) PRESENTATION COpy) inscription in the author)s handwriting) (( To Edmund Gosse) f1'om Arthur Symons) June 15th) 1895," oTiginal cloth) a fine copy 8vo. Leonard O. Smithers) 1895

167 TAYLOR (JOHN) the rVater Poet) VVESTMINSTER FAYRE) NEWLY PROCLAIMED) in verse) 4 ll. crushed red morocco) lettered on back and sides) A FINE COPY) RARE

7 in. by 5! in. Printed in Kings-street) 22 Sept. 1647

168 TENNYSON (Alfred, Lord) Auto. 1\18. Poem, signed, "The Throstle," four stanzas of four lines, on Farringford note­paper (black-edged), 1 p. 8vo, bound with apparently a Proof

Lot 168.

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LOT 168-continued. Copy of the Poem, Macmillan, 1889; and three Letters from Macmillan & Co .1889, with regard to the publication, serial rights, etc., for the poem, handed to Sir Edmund Gosse for the Associated Literary Press, handsom,ely bound in crushed red fltorocco 8vo

[See ILLUSTRATION.]

169 TENNYSON (Alfred, Lord) PORMS, CHIEFLY LYIUCAL, FIRST EDI­TION, with the leaf of Book Announcements, name on title, errata corrected with the pen) original boards and paper label, in a folder, the whole enclosed in a cloth case, lettered, UNCUT

cr. 8vo. Effingham Wilson, 1830

170 Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Poems, FIRST EDITION, with the adver­tiseme.nt leaf at front , forming A 1, upper blanh~ margins of half-title, and five or six leaves very slightly defective, 01'iginal boards, rebacked Gff/.id a label supplied

12mo. Edward ]loxon, 1833

171 rrennyson( Alfred, Lord) Poems, FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, 2 vol. lacks half-titles, and the advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 1. Barry CornwaU's (Bryan Walle1" Proctor) copy with his auto­graph signature' on titles, and c01-rections in u Loc7csley Hall" in his handwriting, dark blue morocco gilt, g. e.

12mo. Edward lrloxon, 184:~

172 Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) In Memoriam, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the publisher's book list, dated February, 1850, placed at front, original cloth, a little dull

12mo. Edward Moxon, 1850

173 Thackeray (W. M.) History of Henry Esmond, Esq. FIRST EDITION. 3 vol. with eight leaves of advertisements at the end. (vol. I) or·iginal cloth, paper labels

cr. 8vo. Smith, Elde1' &: Company, 1852

174 Thackeray (W. M.) The English Humourists of the Eighteen Century, FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION, with errata leaf and 38 pages of advertise'ments and opinions of the press, 01-iginal cloth,

cr. 8vo. Smith, Elder &: Co. 1853

175 Wells (H. G.) Tono-Bungay, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on the half-title « Presc1-iption f01-E dmund Gosse, from H. G. Wells [here a sketch of a decanter 1 To be taken as requi1'ed," original cloth, a fine copy

cr. 8vo. ;Ylacmillan a'n,d Co. 1914

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176 Wells (H. G.) The 'Wife of Sir Isaac Harman, :FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATIO COPY, inscription in the author's handwritinp .. a To Edmund Gosse in toleen of a Divine F01'giveness from JI. G. Wells/' original cloth, a fine copy

cr. 8vo. Mac117,illan and Co . 1914

177 [WHIT~lAN ('VALT.)] LEAVES OF GRA , FIRST EDITIO , original cloth sm. folio. Broole7yn, New Yorlc, 1855

178 Wise (Thomas J.) A Bibliography of the vVritings in Prose and Verse of \Villiam Wordsworth, PRE ENTATION COPY, with in­cription, and one of 100 privately printed, O1'iginal boards

4to. 191()

J 79 Yeats (W. B.) Fairy and Folk Tales of Irish Peasantry, editerl. and selected by ,V. B. Yeats, FIR T EDITIO~, original cloth. d1.tJ f (The Camelot Series) fcap. 8vo . 1888

180 YEATS (W. B.) POEMS, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY from Lionel J ohnson, with insc1'iption in ve1'se, commenc'ing :

« To Edmund Gosse. Poet and friend, ] send To you my poet friend : Whose perfect poems are

Star upon sta1'," signed and dated G1'ay's ]nn: 1895, origina7 cloth gilt, a fine copy C1'. 8vo . T . Fisher Unwin, 1895

181 YEATS (W. B.) Poems : Second Series, PIRST EDITIO~, portrait, presentation copy, inscription in the author's handwriting, a To Edmund Gosse from W . B . Yeats, April 17, 1910," and with corrected lines by him on p. 85, original cloth gilt, a fine copy

cr. 8vo. A . H . Bullen, 1909

182 Yeats (W. B.) Plays for an Irish r:Iheatre, with designs by Gordoll Craig, inserted an A . L. s. f1'om E1'nest Rhys, 2 pp. 01'iginal half linen 8vo. A . JI. Bullen, 1911

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