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71 DICKENS (Charles) The LIFE and ADVENTURES of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, London, 



Chapman c" If all t 1839, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, with portrait of the Author after D. 

 Afaclise, A.R.A., and 39 full-page etchings by Phiz (Habelot K. Browne}, fine copy 

 in the original greeen cloth, uncut, 3 IDS 



FROM THE NEWDIGATE FAMILY LIBRARY, WITH BOOKPLATE. 



72 D'AVENANT (Sr. William) THE WORKS, consisting of those which were formerly 



Printed, and those which he design'd for the Press ; now published out of the 

 Authors Originall Copies, London, T. N. for H. Herringman, 1672 3, FIRST 

 COLLECTED EDITION, large paper, folio, WITH THE FINE PORTRAIT OF D'AVKNANT 

 ENGRAVED BY W. FAiTHORNE, brilliant impression, REMARKABLY FINE COPY, original 

 calf, back tooled in gold in compartments in the Mearne style, m.t., some joints 

 cracked, and top oj back slightly broken, "] IDS 



THE DESCRIPTION OF THE HUTH LARGE PAPER COPY SAYS " No other copy on largt paper has 

 been noticed."' That one measured 12> by 7 5^ -in. The present one exceeds it, measuring 

 12# by 7#-in. 



A COMPANION VOLUMI TO THB FOLIO EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE, BEN JONSON AND BEAUMONT 

 AND FLETCHER. The historical and literary importance of this first collected folio edition of 

 D'Avenant is thus described by his friend and publisher, Henry Herringman, in a brief notice 

 to the Reader " / here present you with a collection o/ all those pieces Sir \V. D'Avenant 

 ever design' d for the Press ; In his Life-time he often expressed to me his great desire to see them in 



One Volume In this Work you have Gondibert, Madagascar, etc., to -which is added 



several Poems, and Copies of Verses, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED ; .... In this volume you 

 have likewise SIXTEEN PLAYS, whereof Six WERE NEVER BEFORE PRINTED." Contains 

 commendatory verses by Waller, Cowley, Suckling, Carew and others, ALSO D'AvENANT's 

 ODE. " IN REMEMBRANCIOF MASTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE." 



ONLY TWO PERFECT COPIES KNOWN. 



73 ELIZABETH (Queen) O[CKLAND] (C.) The VALIANT ACTES and VICTORIUS 



BATTAILES of the ENGLISH NATION : from the yeere of our Lord 1 327, to the yeere 

 1558. ALSO, OF THE PEACEABLE AND QUIET STATE OF ENGLAND UNDER THE 

 BLESSED GOVERNEMENT OF THE MOST EXCELLENT AND VERTUOUS PRINCESSE 

 ELIZABETH. A compendious declaration written by C. O[ckland], AND NEWLY 



TRANSLATED OUT OF LATINE VERSE INTO ENGLISH MEETER BY I. [OHNJ 



S.[HARROCK], at London, Printed l>y Robert Walde-^rave, n.d. (1584?). Followed 

 by a fresh title "ELIZABETH QUEENE," OR A SHORT AND COMPENDIOUS 

 DECLARATION, etc. Whereunto is added a briefe Catalogue or rehearsall of all the 

 noble men which being nowe dead, have been, or yet livyng, are of her Maiesties 

 Counsaile. WRITTEN IN LATIN VERSE BY CO. DONE INTO ENGLISH (VERSE) BY 

 JOHN SHARROCK, at London, R. Walde-grave, anno 1585. Both portions in i vol, 

 sm. 410, blHCrt ICttCd titles, prefatory matter, headlines and side notes in roman, 

 latter cut into, a few leaves skilfully mended, good sound copy, red morocco extra, old 

 style, g-c-, by Sangorski and Sutcli/e, $o 



ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF OUR ELIZABETHAN POETRY EXTANT AND ALMOST UNKNOWN TO 

 BIBLIOGRAPHERS. The British Museum only possesses the last portion of the work " Elizabeth 

 Queene," bought by Thomas Grenville at Heber's sale, part IV. early last century, and 

 catalogued as a complete work and believed to be unique. An imperfect copy of both portions 

 is in the library of Lord Robartes, a perfect one was in Maurice Johnson of Spalding's library, 

 while the present perfect example completes the list of known copies. The ' ' Elizabeth Queene ' ' 

 contains laudatory lines on BACON, W. CECIL LORD BURGHLEY, ROBERT DUDLEY EARL OF 

 LEICESTER, SIR C. HATTON AND OTHERS. Collation : general title, dedication poem to Sir 

 William Mohun, poem by W. Bluett in praise of the work and author, and a poem to Queen 

 Elizabeth, signed C.O., 4 leaves ; then A to L 2 in 4s; followed by the separate title, dated 

 1585, to " Elizabeth Queene," forming Signature Al of a fresh set of signatures ; then A2 to 

 E2 in 4s, last leaf E2, a blank, wanting in this copy. This last part has a dedication in verse 

 to the Lady Myldred, wife to Lord Burghley. Ockland was probably identical with the 

 Okeland who contributed to the anthems in a music book published by John Day in 1565. 

 Bishop Hall alludes to him in his Satires " Or cite old Ocland's verses," etc. 



[See Illustration.] 



