acts by various
authors, relative to Shakspeare, neatly bound in 9 vols.
8vo. 23 0 0

8561. Stillingfleet (Benj.) Plays, never either finished or
published. _The only copy ever seen by Mr. Reed._ 3 13 6

8676. A volume of unpublished and unprinted Fables, by John
Ellis, scrivener and translator of Maphaeus. _Note by Mr.
Reed:_ 'It was given to me by Mr. John Sewell, bookseller,
to whom Mr. Ellis bequeathed his Manuscripts. See my account
of Mr. Ellis in the European Magazine, Jan. 1792: large
4to.' The volume is enriched with fine engravings,
appropriate to each Fable. 6 0 0

8833. Notitia Dramatica, both printed and manuscript;
containing a Chronological Account of the chief Incidents
relating to the English Theatres, from Nov. 1734, to 31st
Dec. 1785. "Collected from various sources, but chiefly the
Public Advertisers, which were lent me by Mr. Woodfall for
the purpose. This volume contains the most material facts
relating to the Theatres for the last fifty years, and will
be useful to any person who may wish to compile a History of
the Stage." Isaac Reed, Staple's Inn, Aug. 6. 1784. 41 0 0

Of this Catalogue, there are _only twelve copies_ printed
upon LARGE PAPER; which were all distributed previous to the
sale of the books. The common paper copies are very
indifferently executed. The late Mr. George Baker had the
completest _l.p._ copy of this catalogue in existence.
Before we proceed to give an account of subsequent
book-sales, it may be as well to pause for a few
minutes--and to take a retrospective view of the busy scene
which has been, in part, described: or rather, it may be no
incurious thing to lay before the reader for a future
century (when the ashes of the author shall have long
mouldered into their native dust) a statement of the
principal book-sales which took place from November, 1806,
to November, 1807--at Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby's King and
Lochee's, and Mr. Stewart's. The minor ones carried on under
Covent-Garden Piazza, Tom's Coffee-house, &c., are not
necessary to be noticed. In calculating the number of
volumes, I have considered one article, or lot, with the
other, to comprehend three volumes. The result is as
follows.

_Book-Sales by Messrs._ LEIGH _and_ SOTHEBY.