curate taste in Italian Belles Lettres:
and here and there you will find, throughout the catalogue, some
interesting bibliographical memoranda by the Doctor himself.

[Footnote 405: "_Bibliotheca Elegantissima Monroiana: A
Catalogue of the elegant and valuable library of_ JOHN
MUNRO, M.D., _Physician to Bethelem Hospital, lately
deceased. Sold by auction by Leigh and Sotherby
[Transcriber's Note: Sotheby], &c. April 23d, 1792_, 8vo."
As usual I subjoin a few specimens of the collector's
literary treasures in confirmation of the accuracy of
Lysander's eulogy upon the collection----No. 709,
Cowell's Interpreter; or, Booke containing the signification
of words, _first edition_, ("rare to be met with.") _Camb.
by Legate_, 1607, 4to.----No. 1951. Cent (Les) Nouvelles
Nouvelles, ou pour mieux dire, Nouveaux Comptes a plaisance,
par maniere de Joyeusete.----_Lettres Gothiques, fig. et
bois et titre MSS. feuilles dorees, en maroquin, Paris, par
Ant. Verard_, 1475, fol.----No. 1963, Heide Beschryving
der nieuevlyks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde
Slang-Brand-Spuiten, en Haare wijze van Brand-Blussen,
Tegenwoordig binnen _Amsterdam in gebruik zynde. Wyze
figuurs Amst._ 1690, fol. "_Note in this book: Paris_, 1736.
Paid for this book for his Grace the Duke of Kingston, by
Mr. Hickman, 24_l._" A great sum for a book about a "newly
discovered fire engine!"----No. 2105, Vivre (Le livre
intitule l'art de bein) et de bien mourir, lettres
gothiques, avec fig. en maroquin dorees sur tranches.
_Imprime a Paris_, 1543, 4to. Note by Dr. Munro: "It is a
very scarce book, more so than generally thought." With a
long account of the book on separate papers.----No. 2121,
Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, con figure da Porro, foglio dorat.
Venet. 1584, 4to. N.B. In this copy the true print is
replaced _with a fine head of Ariosto_, and _elegantly
inlaid with morocco and calf_.----No. 2147, Boccacio
(Nimpale Fiesolano: composto par il Clarissimo Poeta Misser
Joanni) Fiorentino, &c. rigato. Senza data, 4to. See in this
book a long account of this poem from Dom. Maria Manni, in
the Istoria del Decamerone, p. 55. "From what Manni says in
the above account, I suppose this to be the first edition he
makes mention of, as there is no place or date to be found.
J.M."----No. 2