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The Chronicle of 



reprint, by Bagfter in 1808. This is the " talleft" edition we 

 have feen hitherto, overtopping, as it does, by a whole head 

 and moulders, its little duodecimo anceftor of 1653. But 

 the pigmy, as our readers are aware, was deftined to become 

 gigantic in its later growth. 



Bagfter's prefent verfion was alfo printed in royal octavo 

 and quarto, 1 and was, in all its forms, of a very comely prefence. 

 It is Hawkins redivivus as regards the notes and biographies, 

 but the new editor (Bagfter himfelf, we believe,) revifed and 

 made fome additions to the former. The engravings are ftill 

 thofe of Ryland from Wale, but executed afrefh from the origi- 

 nal drawings, by Audinet, and in a very creditable ftyle. The 

 plates of fifh are finely finifhed, and faithful, and are the beft 

 aflbciated, hitherto, with the work. Dr. Bethune, indeed, doubts 

 whether they have fince been furpafted ; but this is an injuftice 

 both to the feries that illuftrated the following edition, and to 

 the very fine fet by Infkipp in Pickering's edition of 1836. 



Portraits of Walton, Cotton, and Hawkins, as well as of 

 Sanderfon, Hooker, Wotton, Herbert, and Donne, were given 

 in this re-iffue, for the firft time. 



Much enthufiafm has been lavifhed on Bagfter's firft edition. 

 Mr. Symonds Higgs' quarto copy was illuftrated with above 

 two hundred and feventy prints and drawings, confifting of 

 copies of rare portraits, proof impreftions of plates of fifh, 

 topographical prints, monuments, &c. It was bound for him 

 by Gofden, as we learn from a note in Higgs' fale-catalogue, 



1 The quarto copies were publifhed at five guineas, and are now very rare, 

 great part of the flock having perifhed in the fire at Bagfter's warehoufe. 



