by John
Sudbury and George Humble. _Most brilliant impression of a
print of the greatest rarity._ 34 2 6

90. The true Portraicture of Richard Whitington, thrise Lord
Mayor of London, a vertuous and godly man, full of good
workes (and those famous) &c. R. Elstracke sculp. Are to be
sold by Compton Holland over against the Exchange: _First
impression with the hand on a skull. Extra fine and rare._
10 10 0

152. Mull'd Sack; a fantastic and humourous Chimney-Sweeper,
so called: with cap, feather, and lace band: cloak tuck'd
up; coat ragged; scarf on his arm; left leg in a fashionable
boot, with a spur; on his right foot a shoe with a rose;
sword by his side, and a holly bush and pole on his
shoulder; in his left hand, another pole with a horn on it;
a pipe, out of which issues smoke, is in his right hand; at
the bottom are eight verses (as given in Granger, vol. ii.,
p. 61). Are to be sold by Compton Holland over against the
Exchange, with further manuscript account by a provost of
Eton. _Considered Unique_ [but not so]. 42 10 6]

LIS. Perhaps, Three Hundred Guineas?

LYSAND. Just double the sum, I believe.

LIS. O rare JAMES GRANGER--thy immortality is secured! But we forget
our symptoms of the Bibliomania.

BELIN. As I am the examiner, I here demand of you, Sir, what may be
the meaning of the _fourth symptom_ of the bibliomaniacal disease,
which you call UNIQUE COPIES?

LYSAND. A passion for a book of which only one copy was printed, or
which has any peculiarity about it[441] by either, or both, of the
foregoing methods of illustration--or which is remarkable for its
size, beauty, and condition--or has any embellishment, rare, precious
and invaluable--which the researches of the most sedulous
bibliomaniac, for three and thirty long years, would not be able to
produce--is indicative of a rage for _unique copies_; and is
unquestionably a strong prevailing symptom of the Bibliomania. Let me
therefore urge every sober and cautious collector not to be fascinated
by the terms "_Curious and rare_;" which 'in slim italics' (to copy
Dr. Ferriar's happy expression[442]) are studiously introduced into
Booksellers' catalogues to lead the unwary astray. Such a Collector
may fancy himself proof against the temptation; and will, in
consequence, call _only to look at_ this unique book, or set of books;
but--led away by the passion