was abandoned. Mr. Bulmer preserved the whole of the
proof-sheets of this partial Colombier impression; and to
form a '_unique_ edition' (these are his own words) he bound
them up in the exact order in which the plays were printed.
On the margins of many of the sheets, besides the various
corrections, emendations, and notes to the printer, by Mr.
Steevens, there are some original sonnets, a scene for a
burlesque tragedy, and other happy effusions from the pen of
the same elegant and learned editor. Need I ask the reader,
whether he would have the _barbouille_ (unique) copy of
Telemaque of the young Princesse Wilhelmine Auguste de
Saxe-Weimar (like the Vicar of Wakefield, I like to give the
full name) or Mr. Bulmer's similar copy of Shakspeare? The
difference would soon be found in King Street or the Strand!
I must mention one more example--of a nature different from
both the preceding--of what Lysander has above, elaborately,
and perhaps, a little confusedly, described as unique
copies. It is Colonel Stanley's copy of _De Bry_ (see a
superb one before noticed) which is bound in seven folio
volumes, in blue morocco, by Padaloup, and is considered
superior to every known copy. It contains all the maps and
prints, with their variations, according to the
_Bibliographie Instructive_, no. 4230, _Cat. de Paris de
Meyzieu_, 1790; no. 486, _Cat. de Santander_, no.
3690; and _Camus sur les Collections des Grands et Petits
Voyages_, 1802, 4to.: with both editions of the first nine
parts of the West Indies, and duplicates of parts x. and xi.
It has also a considerable number of duplicate plates, where
a superior impression could be procured at any expense. The
owner of this unique copy, of a work unrivalled for its
utility and elegance, is distinguished for a noble
collection, bound by our choicest binders, in whatever is
splendid and precious in the Belles Lettres, Voyages, and
Travels. Take two more illustrations, kind-hearted
reader!----_Goldsmith's Deserted Village_, 1802. Mr. Bulmer
printed a single copy of this beautiful poem, in quarto,
UPON SATIN--picked and prepared in a very curious manner. It
was purchased by a foreigner. His impressions UPON VELLUM
are noticed, post.----_Falconer's Shipwreck_, 1804, 8vo. Mr.
Miller caused _