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Table, with fantastic Designs for Fruit and Pastry, 4to. consisting of coats of
arms and 31 plates, calf, very rare, £2. 5s
(? Lyon, Arnoullet, 1541)

The author of this very curious book was the "Cuoco secreto di Papa Pio V."

"Ouvrage peu commun."-BRUNET.

"Livre fort excellent de Cuisine, très utile et profitable, contenant en soy la manière d'habiller touttes Viandes, avec la manière de servir Banquets et Festins, par le grand Escuyer de Cuisine, Lyon, Olivier Arnouillet, 1541. Très rare et presque introuvable. V. Catal. de Filheul, 1779, p. 107."- MS, note. 2088 SCAPPI (Bartolemeo) Opera, in sei libri, sm. 4to. numerous curious illustrations of Kitchen utensils, Cooking operations, etc. vellum, £2. 2s Venetia, 1598 2089 HORSEMANSHIP. ALESANDRO (Giuseppe, Duca di Peschio Canciano) Pietra Paragone de' Cavalieri, con regole di Cavalcare, norme circa la professione di Spada, insegnamenti d'altri esercizii d'Armi e Cavalereschi, il modo di curare l'infermità de' Cavalli, etc. folio, 26 portraits, and about 100 plates of Bridles, Bits, Equestrian exercises, Animals of the Chase, etc. vellum, £2. 10s Napoli, 1711 2090 FIASCHI, la Singolar Maniera dell' imbrigliare, atteggiare e ferrare Cavalli, infermità de' Cavalli e rimedii, sm. 4to. upwards of 60 curious Woodcuts, nearly all the full size of the page, representing Bridles, Bits, Horseshoes, and Horsetraining, with the Music of the movements, limp vell. rare, 20s Venezia, 1598 2091 GREY (Thomas de) Compleat Horse-Man and expert Ferrier, sm. 4to. equestrian portrait of James, Marquis Hamilton, calf, 14s 2092 NEWCASTLE (Duke of) Méthode et Invention nouvelle de dresser les Chevaux, royal folio, frontispiece dated 1658, and 42 large and beautiful engravings after Diepenbeke of Horsemanship, portraits, etc. very slightly stained, old calf gilt, £2. 1737 2092*SAUNIER (Gaspard de) L'ART DE LA CAVALERIE, ou la manière de devenir bon Ecuyer, par des règles à dresser les Chevaux pour le Manège, la Guerre, la Chasse, la Promenade, le Tournois, etc. folio, 27 large plates of Equestrian Exercises, Bridles, etc. calf, 25s Paris, 1756

1670

2093 HUNTING, FALCONRY, etc. ARGOTE DE MOLINA, libro de la Monteria, que mando escrevir el Rey Don Alonso de Castillo y de Leon, ultimo deste nombre, folio, numerous woodcuts of hunting, hf. calf, £3.5s Sevilla, 1582 Salva marks a copy of this book £4. 4s, 1824; Thorpe, £8. 18s 6d; 1830, Payne and Foss, £4. 4s; 1861, Ford's copy I sold for £5. 2094 CARCANO (Sforzino) tre libri degli Uccelli da Preda, con la vera cognitione dell' Arte de' Struccieri et il modo d'ammaestrare tutti gli Augelli di rapina, et un Trattato de' Cani, 12mo. woodcut initials, limp vellum, rare, 36s Venetia, 1586 2095 DICTIONNAIRE théorique et pratique de CHASSE et de Pesche, 2 vols. 12mo. hf. bd. gilt, 12s Paris, 1769 2096 FOUILLOUX (Jacques du) La Venerie, précédée de Notes Biographiques, et une Notice Bibliographique, roy. 8vo. with about 50 curious woodcuts, facsimiles of those that appeared in the early editions, the Music of the Hunting Cries, and a Glossary of terms, calf gilt, gauffred edges, 21s Angers, 1844 2097 FREEMAN and SALVIN'S FALCONRY, its claims, history and practice, with remarks on training the Otter and Cormorant, post 8vo. woodcuts, cloth, 9s 1859 2098 LATHAM (Symon), LATHAM'S FALCONRY, or the Faulcon's Lure and Cure, in two Books, 2 parts in 1 vol. smallest 4to. curious woodcuts, green morocco extra, by Bedford, rare, £3. 15s Lond. Tho. Harper, 1633 2099 RAIMONDI (Eugenio) delle Caccie libri IV, col libro vo della Villa, sm. 4to. plates, limp vell. somewhat stained, very rare, £2. 10s (Napoli, Scoriggio, 1626)

Copies of this edition, which is the best and most complete, are found to differ from each other. The above is of the rare issue in which there is no date on the title, and the last page is blank.

2100 SCHLEGEL (H.) et VERSTER VAN WULVERHORST, Traité de Fauconnerie, atlas

folio, 92 pp. of text, with 17 large plates of the noble Sport of Falconry, designed by the celebrated Sonderland and M. Wolf, consisting of frontispiece, two grand Views, two plates of Instruments and Implements, COLOURED, and 12 large splendidly COLOURED plates of Falcons, (pub. at £8. 8s) in a portfolio, a splendid work, £5. Leyden, 1853

With a very carefully made CATALOGUE RAISONNé of all the works relating to Falconry in Greek, Latin, French, the Romance Dialects, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish. 2101 SEBRIGHT (Sir J. S.) On Hawking, 8vo. inserted are Extracts from Strutt's

Sports and Pastimes, MS. Poem on Hawking, plates, and a drawing, hf. bd. 12s

1828 2102 SPORTSMAN'S CABINET, or a Delineation of the Dogs used in the Sports of the Field, and the Canine Race in general, 2 vols. 4to. 28 engravings of every breed by JOHN SCOTT, vignettes by Bewick, &c. fine impressions, (pub. at £7. 7s) calf,

12s

1803-4

2103 THUANUS. Il Falconiere di Tuano, con Ucellatura a Vischio di BARGEO, Latino ed Italiano da Bergantini, 4to. printed on coarse tinted paper, vellum, scarce, 188 Venezia, 1735 2104 TURBERVILLE'S (George) THE NOBLE ART OF VENERIE OR HUNTING, collected for the pleasure of all Noblemen and Gentlemen, out of the best Authors, reduced into such termes as are used in this noble Realme, slightly imperfect at the end-Booke of Falconrie, or Hawking, for the delight of all Noblemen and Gentlemen, collected out of the best Authors, Italians and Frenchmen ; and some English Practises concerning Falconrie, no title-2 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. black letter, fine large woodcuts of animals and hunting groups, the latter curious for the costume; the margins cut close, and in some places slightly injured, old calf, £2. London, Purfoot, 1611

Priced, 1826, Baynes, vell. £6. 6s; 1828, Thorpe, mor. £4. 14s 6d; 1834-40, Thorpe, with other prints, mor. £4. 4s; 1840, Jas. Bohn, mor. £4. 14s 6d. Fetched, 1856, Bland's, mor. ext. £4. 12s; 1857, Utterson's, mor. £4. 16s; 1858, Haward's, mor. ext. £5 10s. The Booke of Hunting contains a good deal of Turberville's Poetry. The Booke of Falconrie has the Commendation of Hawking, and the Epilogue in verse.

2105 VYNER'S Notitia Venatica; a treatise on Fox Hunting, roy. 8vo. lithographs, cloth, 5s 1841

2106 WILLIAMSON'S (Capt. Thos.) ORIENTAL FIELD SPORTS, a complete description of the Wild Sports of the East, exhibiting the Natural History of the Elephant, Tiger, Wolf, &c., feathered Game, Fishes, and Serpents, 2 vols. roy. 4to. 40 coloured plates, (pub. at £10. 10s) red mor. extra, gilt edges, 32s 1819 2107 Swimming. DYGBEIUS (Everardns) de Arte Natandi, sm. 4to. many curious woodcuts of Swimming and Diving, limp vellum, 32s Lond. 1587 2108 Sword Exercise and Fencing: HOPE's New Method of Fencing, the Art of Fighting with Back-Sword, Sheering-Sword, Small Sword, and Sword and Pistol, sm. 4to. calf, 78

2109

Edinb. 1714

1729

Vindication of the Art of Self-Defence, with proposal for a Court of Honour, 12mo. large plate, calf, 5s 2110 [PUTEO (Paris de)] Duello, libro de Re, Imperatori, Principi, Signori, Gentil❜homini, continente Disfide, Cōcordie, Pace, Casi accadenti, etc. 12mo. vellum,

14s

Venetia, 1525

2111 RADA (F. L. de) Nobleza de la ESPADA, cuyo esplendor se espresa en tres libros, segun Ciencia, Arte y Esperiencia, 3 vols. in 2, folio, engraved title-page, and more than 60 plates, fine copy, vellum, £2. 16s

RARE: not mentioued by Brunet nor Salva.

The most ample and elaborate work on fencing and sword play which has appeared.

Madrid, 1705

2112 Wrestling and Leaping. PETTER (N. Ringmeister) der Künstliche Ringer, oder Anleitung zu der fürtrefflichen Ringe-Kunst, 4to. upwards of 70 spirited engravings of every kind of Wrestling, engraved by Romeyn de Hooge, vellum, 278 Amsterdam, 1674 2113 TUCCARO, Trois Dialogues de l'Exercice de Sauter et Voltiger en l'Air, 4to. with upwards of 80 curious woodcuts of Vaulting and Tumbling, fine copy, red morocco extra, £2. 12s

"Livre assez rare; vend. 70 frs. Mac-Carthy."-BRUNET.
MUSIC AND SONGS.

Paris, 1599

2114 ANTIPHONARIUM et GRADUALE ROMANUM, juxta Brev. Concilii Trid. et Pii V. authoritate editum, cum Cantu Gregoriano accuratè notato, 2 vols. 8vo. calf, 20s Lut. Paris, 1723-34 2115 BAÏNI, Memorie della Vita e delle Opere di PALESTRINA, Il Principe della Musica, 2 vols. 4to. portrait, hf. calf, 20s 2116 BASQUE SONGS. IZTUETA (De F.) Eus caldon anciña ancinaco ta are lenda

Roma, 1828

bibico etorquien Dantza on iritci pozcarri gaitzic gabecoen Soñu gogoangarriac beren itz neurtu edo VERSOAQUIN, sm. folio, title, dedication, part of preface, and 35 pages of engraved music, with the words, the inner margins of which have been mended, hf. bd. extremely rare, £2. 10s Donostian, 1826

2117 a neatly written Manuscript copy of the above, with all the preface, quite perfect throughout, sm. folio, hf. bd. 25s 2118 ANCIENT CONCERTS, Word Books for the Years 1785 to 1845, some wanting, 37 vols. 12mo. bound, the early volumes are very scarce, 20s 1785-1845 2119 BURNEY, General History of Music from the earliest Ages, 4 vols. 4to. plates after Bartolozzi, very fine copy in the original gilt russia, backs emblematically tooled, £4. 15s 1776 "Dr. Burney gave dignity to the character of the musician by joining with it that of the scholar and philosopher."-SIR W. JONES.

2120 ESTWICK, Usefulness of Church Music, a sermon, sq. 8vo. 22 pp. sd. very rare, 78 6d

1696

2121 EXIMENO, Origine e Regole della Musica, 4to. hf. bd. uncut, 6s Roma, 1774 2122 FERRIOL Y BOXERAUS, Reglas utiles para los aficionados a DANZAR, provechoso divertimiento de los que gustan tocar instrumentos, y polyticas advertencias a todo genero de personas, 18mo. rude woodcuts of the figures and steps, with the Music, very fine copy in limp vellum, scarce, £2. Capoa, 1745 Collation: Title; Dedication, 2 leaves; Carta de Aprobacion, 1 leaf; Prologo, Erratas, etc. 6 leaves; Reglas a danzar, pp. 1-264; Music and steps, 8 folding woodcut leaves; Text contd. pp. 281-294; Contradanza, wrongly paged, pp. 87-90; Tabla, pp. 299-302. 2123 FETIS, BIOGRAPHIE universelle des MUSICIENS et Bibliographie générale de la Musique, 8 vols. roy. 8vo. with a historical introduction and several plates of Music, containing Ancient Melodies of all nations, etc. original edition, hf. bd. £2.; or hf. green mor. gilt top, uncut, contents lettered, £2. 12s Brux. 1837-44 A very excellent work; both the Lives and Lists of Works of the Musicians are extensive and elaborate. 2124 FEUILLET et DEZAIS, Chorégraphie, ou l'Art de Décrire la Dance, par figures, etc. 1763-Recueils de Dances composées par Feuillet et Pecour, 1709-3 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. 247 pages, engraved throughout, showing the figures of the Dances, with the Tunes, a scarce book, bds. 18s Paris, 1709-63 2125 Fux (Jo. Jos.) Gradus ad Parnassum, Manuductio ad Compositionem, folio, original and best edition, frontispiece, calf gilt, 9s Vienna Aust. 1725 2126 GEORGE, Crown Prince (now King) of HANOVER. Ideen über die Eigenschaften der Musik, the Author's signature on title-page, an interesting autograph letter from Rev. R. W. Jelf (the Prince's former tutor) to Dr. Hawtrey inserted, blue morocco, gilt edges, 7s 6d Hannover, 1839 2127 GERBERTUS (Mart.) de Cantu et Musica sacra, a primâ ecclesiæ ætate usque ad praesens tempus, 2 vols. 4to. plates of facsimiles of old Music, calf gilt, £2. 14s San-Blas, 1774 Ouvrage recherché et tres-important pour l'histoire de la musique au moyen-âge. 2128 GERBERTI SCRIPTORES Ecclesiastici de MUSICA SACRA, ex variis Italiae, Galliae et Germaniae Codd. MSS. collecti, 3 vols. 4to. calf, very neat, £3. 10s 2129 GOETHE'S Lieder, Oden, Balladen und Romanzen, mit Musik von Reichardt, 4 parts in 1 vol. oblong 4to. hf. morocco, 12s 2130 GUNN's Historical Enquiry respecting the Harp in the Highlands, from the earliest times, 4to. Large Paper, plates, russia gilt, 10s 6d Edinb. 1807 2131 HAWKINS' (Sir John) General History of the Science and Practice of Music, 5 vols. 4to. with 51 portraits, and numerous engravings of Musical Instruments, many pieces of old Music, &c. a beautiful copy in old English calf gilt, £5. 5s 1776 A very esteemed work. Harward's copy fetched, 1858, at Sotheby's, £6. 7s 6d.

San-Blas, 1784

Leipzig, 1809

2132 JONES (Edw.) Musical and Poetical Relicks of the WELSH BARDS, and History of the Bards and Druids, with an account of their Music, Poetry and musical Instruments, Welsh and English, with the Music, impl. 4to. fronts. bds. 20s 1794

2133

the Bardic Museum of primitive British literature, impl. 4to. Welsh and English, with 26 engraved pp. of Music, frontispiece, hf. bd. rare, 20s 1802 "Forming a second volume to the Musical and Poetical Relicks." 2134 HAGEN (F. H. von der) MINNESINGER, DEUTSCHE LIEDERDICHTER des XII, XIII und XIV Jahrhunderts, aus allen bekannten Handschriften und früheren Drucken gesammelt und berichtigt, 4 vols. in 3, 4to. with the Music, bds. 30s; or, FINE PAPER, bds. £2. Leipzig, 1838

2135 the same, VELLUM PAPER, 4 vols. in 3, 4to. calf extra, gilt edges, £4. 10s 2136 HANDEL'S (G. F.) Works; Oratorios, Duettos, Cantatas, &c. Dr. Arnold's edition, IN FULL SCORE, 24 vols. folio, beautiful portraits, a fine set in calf, gilt backs, contents lettered, £7.

1789

CONTENTS:-Vol. 1, Athalia; Vol. 2, Theodora; Vol. 3, Messiah; Vol. 4, Te Deums; Vol. 5, Jubilate, Te Deum laudamus; Vol. 6, Sosarme, Water Music, &c.; Vol. 7, Semele; Vol. 8, Acis and Galatea; Vol. 9, Teseo; Vol. 10, Hercules; Vol. 11, Triumph of Time and Truth; Vol. 12, Deborah; Vol 13, Jephthah; Vol. 14, Esther and Susanna; Vol. 15, Letters and Sonatas; Vol. 16, Concertos; Vol. 17, Masque and Alexander Balus; Vol. 18, Trios, Cantatas, and La Resurrezione; Vol. 19, Anthems; Vol. 20, Anthems; Vol. 21, Agrippina; Vol. 22, L'Allegro il Penseroso, ed il Moderato; Vol. 23, Concertos, &c. for the Organ, Hautboy, &c.; Vol. 24, Thirteen Chamber Duettos, and Twelve Cantatas.

2137 HARDIMAN'S Irish Minstrelsy, or Bardic Remains of Ireland, in Irish, with English poetical translations, and extensive notes, 2 vols. 8vo. portrait of Carolan, hf. morocco, £2. 2s

1831

2138 HEINICHEN, der General-Bass in der Composition, sm. 4to. 980 pp. Music, hf. vellum, 6s 6d Dresd. 1728

2139 HOGG'S JACOBITE RELICS OF SCOTLAND, being the Songs, Airs, and Legends of the Adherents of the House of Stuart, with the Music, BOTH SERIES, COMPLETE, 2 vols. 8vo. bds. £2. 10s; or, CALF EXTRA, gilt edges, very scarce, £2. 16s Edinb. 1819-21 2140 the same, FIRST SERIES, 1 vol. 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 25s 1819 The Second Series is not so scarce as this the FIRST. "James Hogg, miraculous James Hogg, with his bright fancies, and quaint thoughts, his genial humour, and his true-souled naturalness."—Irish Quarterly.

2141 JACOB'S National Psalmody, harmonized, with chants, etc. impl. 8vo. 200 pp. of engraved Music, bds. 7s 6d P 1830

2142 KIRCHERI (Athanasii) Musurgia sive Ars magna Consoni et Dissoni, quâ universa sonorum doctrina et musicæ scientia traditur, et admirandae vires Consoni et Dissoni in Mundo, Natura et omni pene facultate demonstrantur, 2 vols. in 1, very stout folio, with frontispieces and upwards of 30 large plates and cuts of Music, Machinery, Mathematics, etc. vellum, very fine copy, 328 Roma, 1650

This work, says Dr. Burney, which undoubtedly contains many curious and amusing portions, is however disgraced by the author's credulity and ill-founded assertions. The author has been truly called "Vir immensae quidem, sed indigestae eruditionis." Yet with all its imperfections, the Musurgia contains much curious and useful information.

Priced, 1831, H. Bohn, £5. 15s.

2143 LA BORDE, Essai sur la Musique, 4 vols. 4to. upwards of 200 very fine PLATES of Musical Instruments and Performances, many engraved pages of Songs with the Music, and celebrated Airs of all Countries, superb copy in the original French red MOROCCO extra, gilt backs and sides, a beautiful copy, £4. 10s Paris, 1780 2144 LAMBRANZI (G.) Delicia Theatrales: Nuova e Curiosa Scuola de' BALLI THEATRALI, sm. folio, a series of fifty plates, illustrative of the Pantomimic Dances of different Nations, with the Postures, Music, &c.; also a frontispiece containing a portrait of Lambranzi, FINE IMPRESSIONS, fine copy, beautifully bound in red morocco, gilt edges by Petit, very scarce, £3. 3s Norimb. 1716

Fetched, at Bernal's sale, £3. 10s.

2145 MACE (Tho.) Musick's Monument, or a Remembrancer of the best Practical Musick, both Divine and Civil, that has ever been known to have been in the World, sm. folio, with a fine impression of the rare portrait by Faithorne, old calf rebacked, fine copy, from Miss Currer's library, 32s Priced, 1856, £2. 2s. A most delectable book."-BURNEY.

66

1676

1762-97

2146 MANFREDINI, Difesa della Musica Moderna, Bologna, 1788-Regole Armoniche Venez. 1797-Riccati sopra il Contrappunto, Castel Franco, 1762-in 1 vol. 8vo. hf. bd. 12s 2147 MARTINI Storia della Musica, 3 vols. 4to. folding plates and tables, very neat in calf, rare, £2. 6s; or, hf. morocco, uncut, £2. 2s Bologna, 1757-81

A classical and very elaborate work.

2148 Esemplare o sia saggio practico di Contrappunto sopra il Canto Fermo, 2 vols. in 1, sm. folio, vellum, 18s Bologna, 1774-75 2149 MARX, Musikalische Kompositionslehre praktisch-theoretisch, 4 vols. 8vo. sd. 24s Leipzig, 1847-52 2150 MEIBOMIUS, Antiquae Musicae Auctores septem, et Martianus Capella de Musica, Graece et Latine, 2 vols. in 1, 4to. folding diagrams, £2.10s Amstel. 1652 2151 PENNA (Lorenzo) li Primi Albori Musicali per li Principianti della Musica Figurata: Canto Figurato, Contrapunto e l'Organo ò Clavicembalo, sm. 4to. portrait, large woodcut of the hand and scale at p. 9, bds. uncut, 32s; or, calf extra, gilt edges, the Duke of Marlborough's copy, 368 Bologna, 1696

Best edition of this rare and curious work, containing the author's last additions. See Burney's History, iii. 539. 2152 Psalter, or Psalms of David, printed as they are to be sung in Churches, sm. 4to. Black letter, rubric initials, with the Music noted in black on red lines, each page surrounded by a woodcut border, bds. uncut, 7s 6d 1843 2153 RANZ DE VACHES. Recueil de Ranz de Vaches et Chansons nationales de la Suisse, oblong 4to. Preface, Index, frontispiece, and 100 pp. of engraved Music, the Songs chiefly in Swiss German patois, half calf neat, 18s Bern, 1826 2154 RECUEIL de CANTATES, Françoises et Italiennes, Airs Serieux et à Boire, oblong 4to. with the musical notes, calf, good sound copy, 7s Amst. 1726 2155 RIMBAULT's Bibliotheca Madrigaliana; Musical and Poetical Works (1600-1700), in England, 8vo. cloth, 3s

1847

K

2156 STADEN. Operum Musicorum Posthumorum pars I. Cantus I. II. III. IV. Tenor I, II, Bassus et Bassus generalis, five parts complete, folio, vellum, rare,

258

Norimb. 1643

A valuable and interesting memorial of old Instrumental music, of rich harmony and peculiar modulation. This work is not mentioned by Fétis.

2157 TARTINI, Principj dell' Armonia Musicale, sm. 4to. sd. 5s Padova, 1767 2158 THOMSON, (W.) Orpheus Caledonius, or a Collection of the best Scotch Songs, set to Musick, folio, engraved, fine copy in old calf, gilt edges, 15s ? 1725 2159 TIBALDI, Sonate a tre, due Violini e Violone ò Organo, 6 parts bound in 1 vol. 4to. engraved titles, original gilt vellum, 20s

Roma, 1704

I believe the above work to be the only example where engraved plates and the moveable type have been used conjointly. 2160 TOMMASEO, Canti Popolari Toscani, Corsi, Illirici, Greci, con opuscolo originale, 4 vols. 8vo. plates, half calf neat, 36s Venezia, 1841-42 2161 UHLAND'S Alte Hoch- und Niederdeutsche Volkslieder, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. calf, neat, 18s Stutt. und Tübing. 1844-45 2162 VILLOTEAU, Recherches sur l'analogie de la Musique, avec les arts qui ont pour objet l'imitation du langage, 2 vols. royal 8vo. 2 plates and 4 folding tables, VELLUM PAPER, fine copy, hf. mor. uncut, very scarce, 32s Paris, Impr. Imp. 1807 "Renouard purchased the whole of the remaining copies of this book in 1812, and destroyed ali but 163 copies, including 33 on vellum paper, of which class this is the copy he reserved for himself. He justly observes that the book is not one which is succeptible of extensive sale, and that it is probably as little read by Musicians as Meibomius's curious collection of Antiquæ Musicæ Auctores."-W. S. Singer's MS. Note, 1840.

2163 VOCAL MUSIC, or the Songster's Companion, a new and choice collection of Songs, Cantatas, with the Music, 2 vols. 16mo. old calf, 7s 6d

ca. 1720

2164 WILLEM'S (J. F.) Oude Vlaemsche Liederen: Flemish Songs, with the Music, royal 8vo. hf. morocco, 12s

Gent, 1848 the same, impl. 8vo. Large and thick Paper, half calf uncut, a handsome book, 36s 1834 Only a few copies were printed on Thick paper. 2165 ZARLINO (G.) tutte l'Opere: Istitutioni e Dimostrationi Harmoniche; con Sopplimenti Musicali, 4 vols. in 2, folio, cuts, fine copy in limp vellum, rare, £2. 10s Venetia, 1588-89

2166

There appears to have been no title published to the second volume. Fetched, 1858, Puttick, £4. 10s. Istitutioni Harmoniche, Venetia, 1558-ARON, Toscanello in Musica, con la gionta, Vineggia, 1539–2 vols. in 1, sm. folio, Music and Diagrams, vellum, gilt edges, £2. 10s 1539-58

POLITICAL ECONOMY, JURISPRUDENCE, DIPLOMACY.

2167 ALDRIDGE's Goldsmith's Repository, on the Assaying of Metals, Rules for finding the value of Bullion, 8vo. half calf, rare, 10s 1789

2168 ASSIZE OF BREAD. Here beginneth the Booke, named the Assise of Breade, what it ought to weygh, after the price of a Quarter of Wheate. And also the Assyse of Ale, with all maner of Woode and Cole, Lath, Boord, and Tymber, and the Weyght of Butter and Cheese, very small 4to. Black letter, 4 very curious woodcuts on the title, and 4 small woodcuts of loaves of bread on nearly every page, a very fine copy in RED MOROCCO EXTRA by Bedford, VERY RARE, £4. 15s London, Hugh Jackson, s. a. (? 1605) Collation: Title, I leaf; The Ordinance of the Realme, and Assize of Breade, A. II to D. 4, in all 16 pages.

2169 POWEL (John) Assize of Bread and other Assizes of Weights and Measures, sm. 4to. 64 small curious woodcuts in squares, four at the head of each page in the table of weights, with quaint couplets over each, hf. bd. uncnt, 25s 1714 2170 AZUNI, Dizionario della Giurisprudenza Mercantile, 4 vols. 4to. hf. bd. 7s 6d Nizza, 1786-88 2171 BALDASSERONI, delle Assicurazioni Maritime, 5 vols. 4to. sd. 20s Fir. 1801-4 2172 BANKRUPT REGISTERS. The Merchant and Traders Magazine, and Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, from January 1826 to December 1855, with Indexes to each volume, 30 vols. 12mo. hf. bd. £5. 15s 1826-55 2173 PERRY'S Bankrupt and Insolvent Weekly Gazette, a complete Register of English, Scotch, and Irish Bankrupts, etc. from 1852 to 1858 inclusive, 7 vols. 4to. half bd. £2. 16s

1852-58 2174 BAUDRILLART, Bodin et son temps, théories politiques au XV. Siec. 8vo. sd. 5s Paris, 1853

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