MYERS & Co., 59, High Holbom, London, W.C. 35 



RARE EARLY QUEBEC PRINT. 



158 QUEBEC TAKING OF QUEBEC BY GENERAL WOLFE, September >3th, 1759. 

 Showing the manner of debarking the English Forces, and of the resolute 

 scrambling of the Light Infantry up a woody precipice to dislodge the Captain's 

 post, which defended a small entrenched path through which the troops were to 

 pass. Also a view of the signal Victory obtained over the French Regulars, 

 Canadians, and Indians, which produced the surrender of Quebec. Very rare 

 line engraving in COLOURS, Pub. by Laurie & Whittle, nj by i8A, ^7 155 



159 RADCLIFFE (Sir Thomas, THIRD EARL OF SUSSEX) i526?-i583. Famous 

 Elizabethan Statesman, and Lord Deputy of Ireland. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 

 "T. SUSSEX," i p. folio, dated "/row the Co ri 20 July, 1578. To Sir Henry 

 Nevill, asking him to let William Backer and William Mallorie " my very f rends 

 and Afarchants of London who have showed me great frendshipp in divers my causes 

 beyonde the seas, etc.," kill a brace of bucks in Windsor Forest " and to take order that 

 they and their companie maye at the killing of them have as good sport as conveniently 

 yo maye wherein yo shall do me a very great pleasure w ch - I will gladly requite /'* 

 the lyke to any frende ofyo rs -<" b 6s 



A FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF THE FAMOUS EARL OF SUSSEX, ONE OF Qt'EEN ELIZABETH'S 



MOST TRUSTED ADVISERS, who took n distinguished part in all the leading events of the reigns 

 of Edward VI., Mary I., and Elizabeth. Commanded at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. 

 Helped to suppress Wyatt's rebellion in 1554. Assisted in the marriage negotiations with 

 Phillip II. Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1556, which office he resigned in 1564, leaving behind 

 him a reputation for statesmanship which grew with succeeding years. As Lord President of 

 the North he successfully dealt with the rebellion of 1569, and supported the project of a French 

 match for Queen Elizabeth both in 1571 and 1578, in opposition to Leicester. 



160 RECORD (Robert) THE GROUND OF ARTS. Teaching the perfect worke and 

 practise of Arithmeticke, AUGMENTED BY MR. JOHN DEE, enlarged with a Third 

 part of Rules by John Mellis, corrected, etc., by Robert Hartwell, Philomathemat, 

 London, T. Harper, for f. Harrison, n.d. (1646), sm. thick 8vo, partly printed in 

 blacfc letter, fine large copy, contemporary panelled calf, worn, 255 



A rare edition of one of the earliest English mathematical books, so popular in the XVIth and 

 xvnth centuries that from 154o to 1699 very many editions were published. Dee who 

 augmented the work was the famous astrologer of Queen Elizabeth's time, and warden of 

 Manchester College, now the Chetham's Hospital and Library. 



161 RESTORATION DRAMATISTS URYDEN (John) and LEE (Nat.) OEDIPUS : A 

 TRAGEDY. As it is acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre, London, R. 

 Bently and M. Magnes, 1679, FIRST EDITION, 4^0, few leaves cut into at bottom, else 

 good copy, half stained calf, t.e.g., 305 



A scarce play, with list of the performers and their parts. The general plan and the 1st and 3rd 

 Acts arc assigned to Dry den, the rest to Lee. 



162 RESTORATION DRAMATISTS LEE (Nat.) MITHRIDATES, KING OF PONTUS, A 

 TRAGEDY : Acted at the Theatre Royal, by their Majesties Servants, London, R. E. 

 for f. Magnes and R, Bentley, 1678, FIRST EDITION, 4to, piece torn out of fore- 

 margin of dedication injuring 5 or 6 letters, some catchzvords and signatures cut into t 

 else a good copy, half stained calf, t.e.g., 2 los 



Or SHAKESPEARIAN INTEREST, as the author in his dedication states " I have endeavoured in this 

 Tragedy to mix SHAKESPEAR with FLETCHER ; the thoughts of the former, for MAJESTY AND 

 TRUE ROMAN GREATNESS, and the SOFTNESS AND PASSIONATE EXPRESSIONS of the latter, which 

 makes up half the Beauties, arc never to be match'd." Contains a list of the actors and their 

 parts. THE EPILOGUE is BY JOHN DRYDEN. 



163 RESTORATION DRAMATISTS OTWAY (T.) DON CARLOS, PRINCE OF SPAIN. 

 A Tragedy, acted at the Duke's Theatre, London, for R. Tonson, 1676, FIRST 

 EDITION, 4to,/0 leaves slightly cut into at bottom, else good copy, half stained ca/f, 

 t.e.g., 305 



ONE OF THE SCARCEST OF OTWAY'S FIRST EDITIONS. The play itself gained him his greatest 

 success. Contains n list of the performers and their parts. Adapted from the Abbe St. Real's 

 Historical Romance of the same name. Schiller's play of the same name is drawn from the 

 same source and the many close resemblances between the English and German plays have 

 offered a suggestive field for criticism. 



