nd of the
catalogue we are told that the books were "in general of the
best editions, and in the finest condition, many of them in
_large paper_, bound in morocco, gilt leaves," &c. This was
a very choice collection of books; consisting almost
entirely of French, Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish. The
number of articles did not exceed 3082; and of volumes,
probably not 7000. The catalogue is neatly printed, and
copies of it on _large paper_ are exceedingly scarce. Among
the most curious and valuable articles are the
following:----no. 599. Les Glorieuses Conquestes de Louis
le Grand, par Pontault, _en maroquin_. Paris, 1678. ("_N.B.
In this copy many very fine and rare portraits are added,
engraved by the most eminent masters._")----no. 604.
Recueil des Maisons Royales, fort bien graves par Sylvestre,
&c. (N.B. In the book was the following note. "_Ce recueil
des Maisons Royales n'est pas seulement complet, en toutes
manieres, mais on y a ajoute plusieurs plans, que l'on ne
trouvent que tres rarement._")----no. 731. Fabian's
Chronicle, 1559.----752, Hall's ditto. 1548.----751.
Higden's Polychronicon. 1527. (I suspect that Dr. Askew
purchased the large paper Hutchinson's Xenophon, and
Hudson's Thucydides. nos. 2246, 2585.)----no. 2249.
Don Quixote, por Cervantes. Madr., 4to., 1605. In hoc libro
haec nota est. "_Cecy est l'edition originale; il y a une
autre du mesme annee, imprimee en quarto a Madrid, mais
imprimee apres cecy. J'ay veu l'autre, et je les ay comparez
avec deux autres editions du mesme annee, 1605; une imprimee
a Lisbonne, en 4to., l'autre en Valentia, en_
8vo."----no. 2590. Thuanus by Buckley, on _large paper_,
in 14 volumes, folio; a magnificent copy, illustrated with
many beautiful and rare portraits of eminent characters,
mentioned by De Thou. (N.B. This very copy was recently sold
for 74_l._)----From no. 2680 to the end of the Catalogue
(401 articles) there appears a choice collection of Italian
and Spanish books.]

We have before noticed the celebrated diplomatic character, CONSUL
SMITH, and have spoken with due respect of his library: let us here,
therefore, pass by him,[387] in order to take a full and complete
view of a _Non-Pareil_ Collector: the first who, after the days of
Richard Smith, succeeded in reviving the love