specimens of the prices given. The reader is now presented
with copious specimens, selected according to their
numerical order: the addenda, between inverted commas, being
copied from the said newspaper.
1888. Webbe's Discourse of English Poetrie, 1586, 4to. L3
5_s._ 0_d._
"Bought by Mr. Steevens versus Mr. Malone."
1889. Puttenham's Art of English Poesie, 1589, 4to. 1 12 0
1900. The fyrst Boke of the Introduction to Knowledge, &c.;
_Printed by W. Copland_, no date, 4to. 4 15 0
"By the Rev. Mr. Brand versus Lord Charlemont."
1910. The Castell of Laboure; _Emprynted by Pynson_, 4to.,
_no date_. 2 2 0
1926. Dekker's Miscellaneous Pieces, 1604, &c., 4to. 2 2 0
1932. A curious collection of sundry rare pieces, 4to. 3 4 0
1951. Drollery's (eleven) 1661, &c., 8vo. 5 6 6
These droll pieces are now much coveted by knowing
bibliomaniacs. Mr. Heber and Mr. Hill have each a copious
collection of them; and Mr. Gutch of Bristol, a bookseller
of great spirit in his trade, and of equal love of general
literature, recently gratified the curious by exhibiting, in
his catalogue of 1810, a number of "_Garlands_;" which ere
now, have, in all probability, proved a successful bait for
some hungry book fish.
2035. Sir John Harrington's most elegant and witty Epigrams,
with portrait, 1618, 8vo. 2 3 0
2090. Flowers of Epigrammes, &c. _Impr. by Shepperd_, 1577,
12mo. 1 14 0
2130. The Paradise of Dainty Devises, &c., _printed for E.
White_, 1600, 4to. The workes of a Young Wit, by N.B. b.l.
_printed by Thomas Dawson, no date_. Watson's Mistresse,
&c., and Sonnets, b.l. _imperf._ Diana, by the Earl and
Countess of Oxenford, _printed for J. Roberts_, wanting
title, 4to. 9 12 6
"Bought by Mr. Steevens versus Mr. Malone."
2131. England's Helicon, 1600, 4to. 5 10 0
"By ditto versus ditto."
2147. The Example of Vertu; _printed by W. de Worde_, 4to.
"Bought by Mr. Mason versus Mr. Malone."
2162. A Mirrour of Mysterie; _finely written upon, vellum,
with two very neat drawings with pen and ink_, 1557, 4to. 2
0 0
2186. Manley's Affliction and Deliverance of Saints, portr.
1652, 8vo. 1 12 0
2190. Tragedie of Sir Richard Grenvile, Knt. printed by J.
Roberts, 1595, 8vo. 0 15 6
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