the persevering book-spirit of Mr.
EDWARD WYNNE, as Lysander above intimates, that these
notorious modern bibliomaniacs are indebted for the
preservation of most of the choicest relics of the
_Bibliotheca Luttrelliana_. Mr. Wynne lived at Little
Chelsea; and built his library in a room which had the
reputation of having been LOCKE'S _study_. Here he used to
sit, surrounded by innumerable books--a "great part being
formed by an eminent and curious collector in the last
century"--viz. the aforesaid Narcissus Luttrell. (See the
title to the Catalogue of his Library.) His books were sold
by auction in 1786; and, that the reader may have some faint
idea of the treasures contained in the _Bibliotheca
Wynniana_, he is presented with the following extracts:

LOT 2 A parcel of pamphlets on poetry, 8vo. L2 0_s._ 0_d._

3 Do. Tragedies and Comedies, 4to. and 8vo. 3 13 6

4 Do. Historical and Miscellaneous, 4to. and 8vo. 1 1 0

5 Poetical, Historical, and Miscellaneous, folio 1 4 0

11 Do. giving an account of horrid Murders, Storms,
Prodigies, Tempests, Witchcraft, Ghosts, Earthquakes, &c.,
_with frontispieces_ and _cuts_, 4to. and 8vo. 1606 1 14 0

12 Do. Historical and Political, English and Foreign, from
1580 to 1707 2 0 0

13 Do. consisting of Petitions, Remonstrances, Declarations,
and other political matters, from 1638 to 1660, during the
great Rebellion, and the whole of the Protectorate: _a very
large parcel, many of them with cuts_. Purchased by the
present Marquis of Bute 7 7 0

14 Do. of single sheets, giving an account of the various
sieges in Ireland in 1695-6; and consisting likewise of
Elegies, Old Ballads, accounts of Murders, Storms, Political
Squibs, &c. &c., _many of them with curious plates_, from
1695 to 1706. Purchased by the same 6 16 6

Lots 23-4 comprised a great number of "_Old Poetry and
Romances_," which were purchased by Mr. Baynes for 7_l._
9_s._ Lot 376 comprehended a "_Collection of Old
Plays--Gascoigne, White, Windet, Decker, &c._," 21 vols.:
which were sold for 38_l._ 17_s._ Never, to be sure, was a
precious collection of English History and Poetry so
wretchedly detailed to the public, in an auction catalogue!
It should be noticed that a great number of poetical tracts
was disposed