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While  1  nodded,  nearly  napping "—Edgar  Allan  Poe. 

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"  Livres  nouveaulx,  livres  vielz  et  antiques."— Etienne  Dolet.    , 
Gilles  Menage  somewhere  wrote  over  two  hundred  years  ago;— "Les 
livres  ont  toujours  ete  la  passion  des  honnStes  gens." 

And  that  is  the  reason,  I  suppose,'  why  Me.  Henet  de  Pbnb  dtj  Bois  is 
so  popular  in  New  York  as  a  Bibliophile  and  Grolierite.  I  presume  further, 
that  it  is  also  the  reason  why  he  gave  to  literature  his  interesting  volunie  on 
the  ' '  Art  of  Bookbinding, " — is  why  he  has  been  chosen  as  the  American  cor- 
respoiident  of  that  fascinating  Parisiail  magazine,  "Le  Livre,"  whose  des- 
tinies are  superintended  by  Octave  TJzanne,  the  author  of  some  of  the  most 
delightful  works  in  the  French  language— and' is  why  Me.  Pbnb  du  Bois 
has  been  engaged  for  so  long  a  time  on  the  compilation  of  his  volume  on 
American  book-collectors  entitled — "New  York  Bibliophile,"  and  which 
will  be  shortly  issued  from  the  Paris  press. 

The  Library  and  Art  Collection  of  Mb.  Pene  dtj  Bois  has  been  his  sole, 
hobby  during  many  years,  and  he  daily  could  truly  repeat  the  wordspenned 
by  old  Pynson  in  the  sixteenth  century: — 

"  Styll  am  I  besy  bookes  assemblyBge,  ^         ^ 

For  to  have  plenty  it  is  a  pleasaunt  thynge." 
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His  Collection  had  great  newspaper  notoriety  before  he  contemplated 
putting  it  on  the  market  in  consequence  of  his  intention  of  living  altogether 
in  Paris  after  September  of  this .  year.  The  Collection  of  this  Louisianian 
Creole — for  Me.  Pbnb  du  Bois  is  a  native  of  New  Orleans — has  long  been, 
in  the  words  of  "Town  Topics" — "the  envy  of  brother  enthusiasts,"  and 
"To-Day"  two  years  ago,  spoke  of  his— " noteworthy  assemblage  of 
French  classics  and  fine  bindings,"  adding,  "Me.  Pbnb  du  Bois  isanephew 
of  the  French  author  Hbnei  db  Pbne  and  a  collector  of  decided  inherited 
taste." 

Any  number  of  extracts  might  be  reprinted  in  regard  to  the  value  of  the 
Library  of  Me.  Pbnb  du  Bois,  whom  the  "  Art  Amateur"  styled— "con- 
noisseur in  the  arts  of  the  bibliophile,"  but  two  more  and  those  from  the 
",New  York  Tribune  "  will  suffice.  On  the  third  of  June,  1883,  that  jour- 
nal said: — 

"  A  gjood  book-collector  here  is  Hbnetde  Pbnb  du  Bois.  He  is  said  to 
be  of  Huguenot  extraction  and  is  the  New  York  contributor  to  '  Le  Livre ' 
of  Paris.     He  has  an  Immense  Libkaby,  in  Brooklyn,  strong  in  the  French 


PROEM.  iii 

classics,  in  fine  editions,   and   in   old  Gothic    books Mr.   Penb   du 

Bois,  it  is  said,  can  tell  a  Durer  by  merely  feeling  the  paper,  and  he  owns 
a  copy  of  the  '  Roman  de  la  Rose,'  which  cost  six  hundred  dollars." 

The  "New  York  Tribune  "  six  months  ago,  when  a  rumor  of  the  dis- 
persal of  the  Collection  had  been  bruited  around,  stated  further : — 

" the  Library  of  Hbnbt  Penb  du  Bois,  a  well  known  member  of 

the  Grolier  Club.  Mb.  Penb  dd  Bois  has  lived  in  New  York  for  many 
years,  but  has  decided  to  return  to  his  own  country  and,  as  a  preliminary 
step,  is  going  to  dispose  of  his  entire  Library.  As  the  author  of  the  well- 
known  'Essay  on  the  Art  of  Bookbinding,'  his  Collection  is  naturally  rich 
in  specimens  of  that  art.  On  the  bindings  of  some  of  these  volumes  are 
such  names  as  Trautz-Bauzonnet,  Derome,  ChamboUe-Duru,  Rousselle,  and 
well-known  American  and  English  binders.  These  gorgeously-tooled  cov- 
ers guard  treasures  such  as  vellum  manuscripts,  black  letters,  examples 
of  Aldus,  Elzevir,  Hardouyn,  Galliot  du  Pre  and  other  master  printers. 
Modern  examples  include  first  and  limited  editions,  classics  and  biblio- 
graphical works.  Some  fine  prints  and  water-colors,  as  well  as  some  inter- 
esting autographs,  complete  the  collection." 

"  Good  wine  needs  no  bush"  may  be  all  very  well,  but  the  endorsement 
of  the  results  of  years  of  book-finding  and  book-hunting  by  the  newspapers 
quoted  above,  is  almost  a  necessity  in  the  face  of  the  cynical  scepticism 
which  seems  to  environ  everything  in  association  with  the  sumptuous 
hoards  of  the  bibliophilistic  amateur,  who  devotes  his  life  to  collecting  and 
who  believes  in  the  suggestions  of  the  eminent  poet  and  book-connoisseur 
Frederick  Locker-Lampson: — 

"  It  is  a  good  thing  to  read  books,  and  it  need  not  be  a  bad  thing  to  write 
them;  but  it  is  a  pious  thing  to  preserve  those  that  have  been  sometime  writ- 
ten; the  collecting,  and  mending,  and  binding,  and  cataloguing  of  books 
are  all  means  to  such  an  end," 

*      * 

The  "Penb  du  Bois  Catalogue"  has  been  arranged  in  Ten  Divisions 
as  follows: — 

I.  Art,  comprising  Painting,  Sculpture,  Architecture,  Costume,  Her- 
aldry, Choice  Bindings,  etc. ;  also.  Illustrated  Books,  many  of  which  are 
Unique Numbers  1  to  352 

II.  Vellum  Manuscripts,  including  Illuminated  Treasures  and  Later 
Manuscripts,  etc Numbers  353  to  888 

III.  Original  Autographs .  Numbers  389  to  532 

IV.  Early  Typogbapht,  consisting  of  Incunabula,  Black  Letters,  and 
other  Rare  Books  printed  before  the  year  1600 — -also  splendid  Aldine  and 
Elzevirian  Imprints Numbers  523  to  693 

V.  BiBLiOGRAPHy,  and  Authorities  on  Literature,  Binding,  Book-plates, 
etc.,  also  Rare  Book  Catalogues Numbers  694  to  866 

VI.  CuRiosA  and  Faceti^,  including  Rare  Illustrated  French  Erotica, 
Books  of  Emblems,  the  Dance  of  Death,  etc.,  etc Numbers  867  to  1821 

VII.  Poetry  and  Drama Numbers  1332  to  1565 

VIII.  Varia  LiTBBARiA,  including  History,  Americana,  Biography,  Fic- 
tion, Travels,  etc. ;  also  some  Addenda,  mostly  duplicates,  and  consigned 
from  another  source Numbers  1566  to  1883 


iv  PROEM. 

IX.  Peints  and  Aquakblles Numbers  1883  to  3457 

X.  CuBios  AHD  LrBBAKT  FuKNiTUKB Numbers  2458  to  2496 

*       * 
* 

The  "Pene  du  Bois  Catalogue,"  the  first  auction  bibliography  issued 
in  America  with  page  illustrations,  begins  with  the  Division  devoted 
entirely  to  "Abt,  Uniquely  Illtjstkateu  Booe:s,  Bindings,  etc."  This 
section  is  arranged  alphabetically  and  numbers  1-352.  It  comprises  the 
best  French,  Gennan,  American  and  English  authorities  on  the  Fine  Arts.  ' 
It  makes  in  itself  a  nearly  perfect  library  for  general  reference  purposes  on 
the  various  subjects  incorporated  in  the  department. 

Pre-eminent  among  the  gems  of  the  First  Division  are  two  of  the  vellum 
volumes,  issued  by  the  Grolier  Club.  "A  Decree  of  Star  Chamber," 
one  of  two  copies  on  vellum,  and  the  only  example  that  can  ever  be  sold, 
as  the  other  is  preserved  in  the  safe  of  the  Grolier  Club  to  -be  owned  for- 
ever by  that  organization.  Mk.  Pens  dtj  Bois  had  his<:opy  most  superbly 
bound  in  Paris  byLortib,  with  the  arms  of  Jean  Grolier  in  colored  leathers 
on  the  sides.  He  is  also  the  owner  of  one  of  the  two  vellum  copies  of  the 
Grolier  Club's  reprint  of  the  "Kubaiyat"  of  Omar  Khayyam.  Two  other 
Grolier  Club  books  are  in  the  Catalogue — Robert  Hoe's  work  on  "Book- 
binding," a  limited  edition  of  two  hundred  copies,  and  "  Knickerbocker's 
History  of  New  York,"  limited  to  one  hundred  and  seventy-seven  copies. 
Quite  a  number  of  unique  books  are  in  this  Division: — Sir  Walter 
Scott's  "Works  and  Life" — a  magnificent  copy  illustrated  with  additions 
making  three  thousand  engravings  in  all,  and  splendidly  bound  in  sev- 
enteen volumes  by  Tout;  an  extra-illustrated  Bryan's  "Painters  and 
Engravers,"  the  London  edition  of  1821  extended  from  two  volumes  to 
fourteen  by  the  insertion  of  many  hundreds  of  prints,  embracing  portraits 
of  the  artists  mentioned  or  specimens  of  their  work ;  Robert  Hoe's  edition 
of  Maberly's  "Print  Collector,"  a  large  paper  copy  extra-illustrated  with 
eighty  extremely  rare  and  original  prints  by  Durer,  Beham,  Rembrandt, 
Hollar,  Raphael-Morghen,  and  other  masters  of  the  burin ;  Pepys's  "  Diary," 
ten  volumes  extra-illustrated  with  portraits  and  views;  the  "Cambridge 
Portfolio,"  with  numerous  additional  illustrations;  Durand's  "Souve- 
nirs" of  the  great  French  General  Hoche,  extra-illustrated;  Le  Roy  de  St. 
Croix  on  the  "  Marseillaise  Hymn, "  uniquejy  extended;  proofs  before  let- 
ters on  India  paper  of  many  of  the  gems  of  the  " London  Art  Journal,"  in 
square  large  folio;  etc. 

It  is  but  to  be  expected  thdt  we  shall  find  many  grand  reliures  in  the 
library,  of  an  authority  on  book-binding.  Mb.  Pene  du  Bois's  own  book  on 
"  Bookbinding  "  is  presented  in  a. form  as  handsome  as  it  is  possible  to  have 
it.  The  author's  own  copy  is  a  limited  edition  of  one,  is  printed  entirely  on 
Japan  paper,  is  uniquely  extra-illustrated  with  rare  engravings,  and  is  su- 
perbly bound  in  doubll  by  Bradstreets,  who  printed  the  book.  A  volume 
that  cannot  fail  to  attract  attention  Is  a  copy  of  De  Thou's  "  History,"  pre- 
sented by  its  author  to  King  Henry  the  Fourth  of  France,  dedicated  to 
that  monarch,  printed  by  Bstienne,  and  bound  under  the  supervision  of  De 
Thou,  by  Clovis  Eve,  for  Henry  of  Navarre.  Another  royal  binding  of  im- 
portance must  have  special  mention.  It  is  King  Louis  the  Thirteenth's 
copy  of  the  "True  Points  of  the  Catholic  Faith,"  and  is  a  presentation 
one  from  the  author,  Cardinal  Richelieu,  to  his  master.    Needless  to  say 


PROEM.  ,  V 

the  covers  are  one  mass  of  fleurs-de-lys,  which  also  decorate  handsomely 
bound  volumes  formerly  helongingto  King  Louis  Philippe.  Among  other 
historical  bindings  are  tomes  that  were  the  property  of  Napoleon  the  Third, 
Madame  de  Pompadour,  Prince  Demidofl,  the  Duke  of  Marlborough  and 
other  eminent  personages.  Eeliures  of  interest  by  Derome,  Du  Seuil,  etc. ; 
examples  of  alto-relievo  silver  bindings;  hand-painted  eighteenth  century 
specimens;  volumes  stamped  with  the  royal  arms  of  France  and  an  artistic 
engraved  papier-mache  binding,  are  in  this  Division  of  the  Catalogue. 

In  tbis  galaxy  of  art,  literature  and  illustration  are  editions-de-luxe 
and  volumes  illustrated  with  the  best  etchings.  There  are: — a  set  of 
"  Original  Etchings  by  American  Artists,"  India  paper  proofs,  with  dupli- 
cates on  Japan  paper;  the  etchings  of  the  "  New  York  Etching  Club," 
signed  artists"proofs  on  India  paper;  Koehler's  luxurious  work  on  "Etch- 
ing, "  with  proofs  on  Japan  paper;  a  limited  edition  of  fifty  impressions, 
and  one  of  the  choicest  sets  of  "  Poets  and  Etchers,"  published  at  Boston, 
1883;  "A  Score  of  Etchings,"  brilliant  proofs  before  letters;  the  very 
scarce  Young's  "  Leicester  Gallery,"  a  large  paper  copy  with  proofs  on 
India  paper;  a  Holland  paper  example  of  the  "  One  Hundred  Chefs- 
d'CEuvres  in  Parisian  Collections";  Jutsum's  "  Mastei-pieces  of  German, 
French  and  Dutch  Art,"  proofs  before  letters  and  mostly  on  Japan  paper; 
and  John  Kay's  "  Caricature  Portraits,"  a  fine  copy  of  the  best  edition, 
and  published  in  1838  in  "  Edinbro'  town." 

Some  really  magnificent  galleries  of  engravings  are  in  this  section, 
viz. : — the  "  LeBrun  Gallery,"  three  volumes,  Paris,  1792-96,  and  with  two 
hundred  and  one  copperplates;  "Art  Treasures  of  America,"  limited 
edition  and  India  proofs;  an  original  subscriber's  copy  of  the  "  Gallery 
of  Contemporilry  Art  ";  "  the  French  Aquarellists,"  limited  edition,  heavy 
vellum  paper;  the  "  Italian  School  of  Design,"  with  masterpieces  of  illus- 
tration engraved  by  Bartolbzzi  and  others;  the  "  Luxembourg  Gallery," 
Paris  1710,  with  magnificent  plates  after  Rubens  by  Edelinck,  Audran, 
etc. ;  "  Masterpieces  of  French  Art,"  limited  edition,  India  proofs  before 
letters;  and  the  " New  Gallery  of  British  Art,"  the  edition  deluxe,  with 
proofs  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

Quite  a  number  of  works  on  costume,  such  as  Guillaumot  and  Planche, 
are  in  this  Division,  including  a  handsome  copy  of  Pyne's  "  Costume  of 
Great  Britain,"  the  plates  of  which  are  colored  by  hand. 

The  somewhat  kindred  subject  of  heraldry  has  a  few  representatives : — 
the  "  Blason  des  Couleurs,"  the  limited  reprint  and  uniquely  colored; 
GuiUim's  "Display  of  Heraldry,"  1677-79;  and  the  rare  French  heraldic 
and  genealogical  authorities  of  De  Milleville,  JoufEroy  des  Eschavaunes 
and  the  Marquis  de  Magny. 

A  large  number  of  volumes  are  devoted  to  Biblical  illustration,  among 
them  being  those  of  Kraus,  La  Trobe,  Martin,  Royaumont  and  Stimmer, 
also  Curmer's  beautiful  edition  of  the  "New  Testament,"' and  a  large 
paper  copy  of  Bida's  "  Gospels,"  proofs  before  all  letters  and  in  a  magnifi- 
cent reliure  of  David. 

Nearly  the  whole  of  the  First  Division  warrants  particular  attention 
being  called  to  it  in  entirety,  number  by  number.  In  addition  to  those  I 
have  already  specified,  I  pick  out  alphabetically  some  extremely  choice 
books  of  beauty  and  luSury : — "  L'Art,"  the  gr,eat  French  art  magazine  for 
the  years  ,1878-83,  inclusive;  limited  subscription  edition  of  "  Les  Arts 


vi  PROEM. 

Somptuaires,"  with  colored  plates  by  Ciappori;   Bartlett  and  Seattle's 
"Switzerland,"   large  paper,  with  open  letter  proofs;    Batty's   "Select 
Views  of  Europe,"  an  almost  unique  copy,  with  the  plates  in  three  states,: 
and  another  work  by  Batty,  his  "French  Scenery,"  with  the  plates  in  two 
states;  Dante  Gabriel  Rossetti's  copy  of  Hans  Burgkmair,  fifty-two  folio 
wood  engravings;  many  works  illustrated  by  Gustave  Dore;  the  privately 
printed   "  Monuments  of  Design,"  by  Baron   Vivant  Denon;    the  1633 
Arnheim  edition  of  Albert  Durer's  "  Human  Proportion";  a  collection  of 
nearly  one  hundred  engravers'  proofs — an  unique,  large  paper  and   India 
paper  assemblage,  mostly  proofs  before  letters,  lyith  the  artists'  autograph 
signatures  thereon;     Schmidt's    beautifully    Illustrated    edition    of    the 
"Poems"  and  "  House  of  Brandenburg,"  by  the  warrior  monarch  Fred- 
erick the  Great;   subscription  edition  of  the  "  Gazette  des  Beaux-Arts," 
in  fifty -four  volumes,  from  the  commencement  in  1859  to  1883  inclusive; 
largest  paper    copy  of    Gell  and  Gaudy's   "Pompeiana,"    with    dupli- 
cate   India    proofs    before    letters;    Gonse's  "Japanese  Art,"  also   the 
French  edition  of  Audsley  and  Bowes's  work  on  the  same  subject ;  edition- 
de-luxe  of  "Great Modern  Painters,"  with  proofs  on  India  paper;  Hamer- 
ton's  art  works,  including  large  paper  copies  and  original  editions  of  his 
"Landscape"  and  "Graphic    Arts";    "Labyrinthe  Royal,"  printed  at 
Avignon  in  1601,  bemg  a  very  rare,  contemporary  work  on  Henry  of  Na- 
varre and  Marie  de  Medicis,  his  Queen;  Ars6ne  Houssaye's  splendid  folio 
volume  on  Molifire,  limited  edition;  large  paper  copy  of  Ireland's  "Views 
on  the  River  Thames  ";  the  original  edition  in  forty  volumes  of  Jardine's 
"  Naturalist's  Library  ";  Kueller  and  Wauters'  splendid  work  on  "Ancient 
Historic  Tapestries";  many  of  Paul  Lacroix's  charming  works  of  an  art 
character;  original  subscriber's  copy  of   Lodge's  "Portraits"  in  parts,  as 
issued;   Mayer's   "Oriental   Views,"  with    delightfully  colored  plates; 
Michaud's  "Crusades,"  illustrated  by  Dore,  and  splendidly  bound  by  Dupre; 
largepapercopy  of  "Paradise  Lost,  "with  John  Martin's  plates,  London, 
1827;  Perrot  and  Chipiez's  "  History  of  Art,"  in  six  volumes;  a  large  paper 
copy  of  the  Du  Bois  edition  of  Plutarch,  with  duplicate  sets  on  India  paper 
and  proofs  of  the  plates  in  two  states ;  largest  paper  copy  of  Pugin  and 
Heath's  "Paris,"  with  India  proofs  before  all  letters;  Rapin's  "English 
History,"  with  Vertue  and  Houbraken's  plates;    Renouvier's  privately 
printed  work  on  engraving,  a  presentation  copy  from  Charles  Sumner; 
Rossetti's   "Blessed   Damozel,"  one  of    a  limited  edition  of  thirty-five 
copies,  with  India  proofs;  a  splendidly  illustrated  work  by  Peter  Paul 
Rubens,  published  at   Antwerp  in  1642;  original    edition  of   Ruskin's 
"  Seven  Lamps  of  Architecture,"  as  well  as  a  large  paper  copy  of  the  last 
edition  of  the  same;  limited  "  Jouaust "  edition  of  ■'  Paul  and  Virginia," 
elegantly  bound  by  Smeers ;  large  paper  copy  of  the  "  Picturesque  Tour 
of  the  Seine,"  published  by  Ackermann  in  1821;  "Romeo  and  Juliet," 
limited  edition  on  Japan  paper  of  Dicksee's  charming  designs;  Sotheby's 
"Principia   Typographica,"  three  volumes,  limited  edition;  the  "Anti- 
quarian Itinerary,"  large  paper  and  profusely  illustrated;    signed  artist's 
proofs  of  Barnard's  "  Sketches  "  to  Thackeray;  and  "  Lives  of  the  Archi- 
tects and  Sculptors,"  bound  by  the  famous  bibliopegistic  house  of  Cham- 
boUe-Duru. 

These  are  a  few  samples  of  what  the  Art  Division"  of  the  "Pene  du 
Bois  Catalogxtb  "  is  composed,    There,  is   hardly  a  great,  engraver  or 


PROEM.  vii 

master  in  painting  and  sculpture,  of  ancient  and  modern  times,  l)ut  who  is 
found  in  some  form  or  another  in  the  department,  and  there  are  volumes 
entirely  devoted  to  narrating  and  illustrating  the  lives  and  art  work  of  the 
great  painters,  but  more  particularly — Cellini,  Boucher,  Jean  Bologne, 
Raffaello  Sanzio,  Claude  LoiTaine,  Kaulbach,  Millet,  Rembrandt,  Rey- 
nolds, Sal  vat  or  Rosa  and  Van  Dyck. 

*       * 
* 

The  "  Manuscript  Division,"  Numbers  353-388,  of  the  "Penb  du 
Bois  Collection."  has  as  fine  an  exhibit  of  choiceness  of  vellum  exam- 
ples and  loveliness  of  illumination  as  were  brought  together  in  either  the 
Trivulzio,  Rushton  M.  Dorman  or  Rush  C.  Hawkins  MSS.— all  of  which 
were  sold  by  the  Lbavitts,  within  the  last  thirteen  months. 

The  human  mind  can  conceive  of  nothing  of  greater  beauty  in  hand- 
painted  missal  work  than  the  glorious  "  Pirmin-Didot  Hours  "  in  this  Col- 
lection, and  which  I  have  no  doubt  belonged  to  King  Charles  the  Sixth  of 
Prance.  Here,  among  the  Pbnb  du  Bois  treasures  is  this  fifteenth 
century  vellum  manuscript  of  foimer  royal  ownership,  dazzling  the  eyes 
with  forty-three  pavnted  miniatures,  three  hundred  and  Ihirty-eight  pages, 
upon  which  are  ten  thousand  inches  of  illuminated  border,  and  with 
thousands  of  illuminated  capitals  and  sentence  finials  in  colors  heightened 
with  gold.  Such  a  volume  can  only  be  seen  in  the  Bibliothfique  Nation- 
ale,  the  British  Museum  or  the  libraries  of  the  extremely  wealthy. 

Vying  in  importance  with  the  last  named  is  the  "  Golden  Legend  "  of 
James  de  Voraigne,  a  fourteenth  century  codex  with  one  hundred  and 
two  miniatures,  and  thousands  of  illuminated  initials  on  the  seven  hundred 
and  fifty-six  large-quarto  pages  of  vellum.  This  manuscript  of  Italian 
workmanship,  has  been  valued  at  two  thousand  dollars. 

Of  a  different  school  and  of  equal  literary  value  is  the  magnificent  four- 
teenth century  "  Testament  de  Jehan  de  Meung,"  which,  charming  as  it  is 
in  illuminated  work,  is  equally  so  in  the  reliure,  which  is  by  the  famous 
Petit  of  Paris. 

Devotional  illuminated  vellum  manuscripts  make  up  a  good  quota  of 
the  Second  Division. 

The  different  schools  of  medieval  miniaturists  are  all  in  this  section. 
Thus  we  have — an  early  fourteenth  century  Anglo-Norman  "  Missale 
Romanum,"  with  thirteen  miniatures  and  hundreds  of  capitals  in  gold  and 
colors,  on  the  last  page  being  over  twenty  lines  of  ancient  English  verse 
written  about  the  time  of  Chaucer;  a  splendid  Fifteenth  century  "  Horse" 
of  Flemish  execution,  with  thirty  miniature  paintings  and  hundreds  of 
capitals,  all  in  gold  and  colors  so  exquisitely  finished  that  it  may  have  been 
the  Xvork  of  John  Van  Eyck;  a  handsome  "  Getydenboek,"  or  Dutch 
missal  of  the  fifteenth  century  with  beautifully  illuminated  miniatures, 
borders  and  capitals ;  and  an  early  fifteenth  century  "  Heures  de  la  Vierge  " 
of  French  workmanship,  on  vellum,  with  ten  miniatures,  capitals  and 
borders,  forming  full-page  illuminations  in  colors  heightened  with  gold, 
and  hundreds  of  other  lovelily  decorated  initial  letters  that  exhibit  all  the 
scrupulous  care  and  patient  detail,  so  peculiar  to  French  manuscripts  of 
that  date. 

Some  her^dic  drawings  and  MSS.  will  interest  genealogists;  an  early 
seventeenth  century  diploma  of  the  University  of  Padua  will  delight 
Shakespearean  collectors ;  an  erotic  volume  on  vellum  in  French  script 


viii  PROEM. 

will  titillate  the  senses  of  amateurs  who  gather  f acetise ;  and  a  beautifully 
written  "History  of  Belle  Isle  en-Mer  "  will  charm  bibliopegists  as  well  as 
antiquaries,  it  being  in  a  reliure  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet. 

Some  authorities  on  illumination,  including  a  manuscript  volume  that 
tells  the  secrets  of  the  almost  lost  art  of  the  preparation  of  gold  and 
colors  for  manuscript  work;  two  framed  paintings  on  vellum  some  centuries 
old;  and  some  of  the  beautiful  chromolithographic  reproductions  of  the 
Arundel  Society,  are  in  this  department. 

Three  printed  tomes  made  unique  by  hand  illumination  must  be  called 
attention  to.  These  are  two  "  Horse,", printed  by  the  Hardouyns,  one 
being  In  a  Grolier  binding,  was  issued  from  the  press  in  1499,  and  has 
forty-six  painted  miniatures  in  colors,  heightened  with  gold;  and  an — 

Unique  large  paper  copy  of  the  "  Eomau  de  la  Violette,"  with  two  sets 
of  plates,  one  deliciously  illuminated  in  a  manner  fully  equal  to  that  of  the 
best  monastic  miniaturists  of  the  middle  ages.  This  handsome  volume 
was  the  property  of  King  Louis  Pliilippe's  son,  the  Due  d'Aumale,  who 
has  recently  given  to  the  French  nation,  as  a  museum,  the  Palace  of  Chan- 
tilly  and  its  famous  library. 

'   *      * 

"Okiginal  Autographs"  is  the  title  of  the  Third  Division,  and  it 
includes  nearly  one  hundred  and  forty  numbers  of  rare  and  interesting 
documents  or  signatures  of  historical  and  eminent  personages. 

Me.  Pene  dtj  Bois  some  years  ago  was  left  by  the  will  of  its  owner  the 
"Russell  Collection  of  Autographs  "  of  United  States  presidents,  states- 
men, authors,  etc.  This  will  be  found  in  the  catalogue  as  an  unit,  and  is 
number  518.  It  comprises  a  collection  of  over  two  hundred  and  twenty 
letters,  wholly  in  the  caligraphy  of  the  various  writers,  or  sei^arate  signa- 
tures, some  of  the  last  mentioned  with  MSS.  above  them.  This  unique, 
most  valuable  and  interesting  gathering  contains  signatures  or  handwriting 
of  ten  of  the  United  States  presidents,  commencing  with  Washington, 
The  "  Russell  Collection  "  has  also  letters  or  signatures  of  governors  of 
states,  pofets,  artists,  singers,  historians,  philanthropists,  actors,  etc.  A 
notable  feature  of  the  Collection  is  an  addition  by  Longfellow  to  the 
"  Psalm  of  Life,"  and  a  letter  in  which  Edward  Everett  tells  the  story  of 
his  association  with  Jenny  Lind. 

The  next  number  to  the  last  named  is  the  "  Comedie  Franpalse  Tom- 
bola" of  autographs  of  distinguished  members  of  the  French  stage, 
authors,  critics,  etc.  This  album,  which  the  "New  York  Tribune" 
priced  at  one  thousand  dollars,  is  full  of  fascinating  reading  matter  in  the 
handwriting  of  some  of  the  most  prominent  people  associated  with  French 
literature  and  the  Paris  stage.  It  includes  among  other  valuable  MSS.  an 
original  quatrain  entitled  "Liberty  and  Love,"  one  of  the  last  productions 
of  the  pen  of  the  great  novelist  Alexander  Dumas. 

The  Autograph  Division  has  some  extremely  important  documents 
and  letters  outside  of  numbers  518  and  519. 

Among  them  are  three  quarto  pages  entirely  in  the  handwriting  of  Vol- 
taire, in  which  he  writes  fully  to  Tauler,  respecting  his  "  Sificle  de 
Louis  XIV." 

Equally  desirable  from  the  amateur's  standpoint  are  the  following 
letters:— one  from  Henry  the  Fourth  of  France  and  Navarre  to  the  Count 
of  Viereville,  in  which  the  "white  plumed  king  "  requests  that  nobleman 


PJROEM.  ix 

-to  devote  all  his  attention  to  the  counteracting  of  plots  of  assassins; 
another  from  Louis  the  Thirteenth,  at  the  dictation  of  his  master,  Car- 
dinal Richelieu,  in  relation  to  the  Due  de  Guise  and  his  fellow  conspira- 
tors; one  from  that  despicable  sensualist  King  Louis  Quinze  to  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Parliament,  at  Paris:  and  another  with  the  signature  of 
Caulaincourt,  Duke  of  Vicenza,  to  the  American  Minister  at  the  Court  of 
the  Tuileries  and  on  behalf  of  the  Great  Napoleon,  who  on  his  return  from 
Elba  desired  to  continue  the  friendly  relations  that  had  existed  between 
France  and  the  United  States. 

There  are  also  other  historical  papers  of  equal  consideration  written 
by,  or  dictated,  or  with  the  signatures  of: — Anne  of  Austria;  Abd-el- 
Kader;  Admiral  de  Bourbon,  Count  of  Toulouse;  the  Due  de  Choiseul; 
General  Dumoulin;  Foucquet,  Duke  of  Belleisle;  Citizen  Henriot;  Napo- 
leon the  First;  Necker;  Prince  Talleyrand;  and  Cardinal  de  Bemis,  who 
orders  the  arrest  of  an  aristocratic  brace  of  elopers,  on  behalf  of  the  Pope. 
,  Mr.  Penb  du  Boib  purchased  some  years  ago  from  the  "  Alfred  Bovet 
Collection  "  quite  a  number  of  letters,  some  combined  with  sketches,  by 
eminent  artists.  These  will  be  found  in  this  Division,  and  are  of: — 
"Cham,"  Chardin,  Corot,  Couture,  Daumier,  Delacroix,  Delaroche, 
Dor§,  Girome,  Baron  Gros,  Jacque ,  Meissonier,  RafiEet,  Regnault,  etc. 

Sardou,  Augier,  Scribe  and  Ponsard  are  among  those  who  represent  the 
dramatists,  and  Adam,  Auber,  Berlioz,  Carafa,  Cherubini,  Gounod, 
Halevy,  Masse,  Meyerbeer,  Offenbach,  Poniatowski,  Reyer,  Rossini, 
Thomas  and  Verdi,  the  musical  composers. 

As  a  litterateur  of  distinction,  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  had  a  strong  penchant 
for  letters  written  by  the  authors  of  France.  He  has  examples  of: — 
About,  Juliette  Lamber  Adam,  BSranger,  Berat,  Bourgoing,  Capefigue, 
Copp§e,  Courcelles,  Cuvier,  Droz,  both  the  elder  and  younger  Dumas, 
Q'uizot,  Hugo,  Humboldt,  Janin,  Lamartine,  Lammenais,  Lecureux, 
Legendre,  LittrS,  Martin,  Merimee,  Mignet,  Morellet,  Peignot,  RSmusat, 
Sainte-Beuve,  Sandeau,  Barcey,  Simon,  Sully-Prudhomme,  Thiers,  Tocque- 

ville,  Topffer,  Vernet,  Villemain,  Werdet  and  Uzanne. 

*      # 
« 

"Division  the  Fourth — Early  Typography"  is  arranged  chronologi- 
cally. It  commences  with  number  533,  ends  with  693,  and  is  arranged  in 
three  sections: — I.  Tomes  printed  between  1470  and  1600;  II.  Aldine 
Imprints ;  and  III.  Elzevirian  Imprints. 

The  Incunables  range  from  1470  to  1500,  the  first  book  in  the  depart- 
ment being  printed  with  the  types  of  Qunther  Zainer,  at  Augsburg,  about 
the  first  named  date.  They  also  comprise  examples  of  the  presses  of 
Venice,  Strasburg,  Cologne,  Leipsic,  Milan,  etc. ,  including  likewise,  one  of 
the  tallest  copies  in  this  country,  of  the  first  edition  of  the  "Nuremberg 
Chronicle"  printed  by  Koberger  in  1493,  and  illustrated  with  over  two 
thousand  wood  engravings  by  PleydenwurfE  and  Michael  Wolgemuth,  the 
Master  of  Albert  Durer.  In  contrast  with  this  "  editio  princeps  "  can  be 
compared  the  second  edition  of  the  same  grand  work,  published  at  Augs- 
burg in  1497. 

Mr.  Pbne  du  Bois  has  made  a  specialty  of  collecting  ihe  most  beautiful 
and  expensive  imprints  of  the  Parisian  press.  His  "Meschinot,"one  of 
the  most  desirable  volumes  published  by  the  famous  Galliot  du  Pre,  whose 
books  are  rising  higher  in  the  estimation  of  bibliophiles  every  year,  is  the 


X  PROEM. 

1528  edition.  When  displayed  at  the  Grolier  Club,  last  year,  it  was  asserted 
by  the  press,  to  be  the  grandest  piece  of  Trautz-Bauzonnet's  reliure  m  the 
exhibition.  A  fac-simile  of  the  double  of  this  bibelot,  will  be  found  on 
page  155  of  the  Catalogue  an^  through  the  kindness  of  my  friend  IngersoU 
Lockwood,  who  chose  it  for  his  "  Bookmaker"  articles  on  bindings,  as 
the  choicest  example  of  the  tooling  of  Trautz-Bauzonnet  in  A.merica.  Gal- 
liot du  Pre  is  also  shown  to  excellent  advantage  by  three  other  volumes- 
one  of  which  is  a  "  Jehan  Le  Maire  "  imprinted  in  1531,  with  numerous 
woodcuts,  also  charmingly  bound  by  Bauzonnet;  two  delightful  bibe- 
lots, the  "Ordonnances"  of  1^3  and  1534  respectively,  both  demonstrating 
the  typographical  beauty  of  Galliot  du  Pre's  issues.  They  are  bound  by 
Thibaron-Echaubard. 

The  Parisian  Sixteenth  Century  Typothetse  are  well  exemplified  in 
the  Library  and  proved  by  volume  after  volume,  to  have  infused  that  true 
sesthetic  taste  into  book  publishing,  which  they  hold  to  this  day.  When  we 
turn  over  the  pages  of  these  lovely  bibelots  with  Kenaissaijce  initials  and 
beauteous  fleurons,  we  can  immediately  recognize  the  part  "Lutetia'' 
played  in  the  art  typographic,  by  changing  the  rough,  crude  harshness  of 
the  Teutonic  Influence  into  what  became  the  cultured  apotheosis  of  the 
highest  recognition,  by  the  printery,  of  the  love  of  the  true  and  the  beau- 
tiful. 

The  earliest  example  of  the  press  of  Paris  is  the  "editio  princeps"of 
"St.  Hilary,"  printed  by  Jodocus  Badius  in  1510.  Then  follow  Regnault's 
1518  "Breviarium  Eomanum"  illustrated  with  very  beautifully  exe- 
cuted wood-engravings  and  the  text  rubricated  throughout;  "Le  Jardin  de 
Plaisaunce" — extremely  rare,  with  curious  wood-block  illustrations  and 
printed  by  Philip  Lenoir  in  1537;  Jean  Marot's  "Poems,"  the  original 
edition  of  1533,  printed  by  Geoffrey  Tory  and  bound  by  Duru  in  red 
crushed  levant;  a  fine  example  of  Maioli  reliure  ona  "  Greek  Testament" 
by  Robert  Bstienne,  1549,  and  another  specimen  of  the  same  genre  of 
binding,  the  "  Chronicle  of  Philip  de  Comines,"  imprinted  by  Groulleau  in 
1551;  Sorbin's  "  Allegresse  de  la  France  "  bound  by  Thibaron-Echaubard ' 
and  printed  by  Chaudiere  in  1569;  the  remarkably  rare  work  of  Coppier 
de  Valley  on  the  "  Massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew  "  printed  in  the  year  of 
that  outrage  on  humanity  and  bound  &  la  Jansen  by  Duru;  "  La  Puce  de 
Madame  Des  Roches  " — excessively  rare,  printed  by  Angelier  in  1573  and 
bound  by  Simier;  the  extremely  rare  Estienne  and  1573  original  edition 
of  the  ' '  Poems  "  of  Des  Portes,  bound  by  Chambolle-Duru ;  the  1573  edition 
of  Joachim  du  Bellay's  poetical  works,  printed  by  Morel  and  bound  by 
Thibaron-Echaubard  in  the  Jansenist  style ;  a  very  rare  bibelot  on  the  offen- 
sive King  Henry  the  Third  of  France,  from  the  press  of  Chesneau  in  1574 
and  bound  by  Cape;  an  extremely  rare  work  by  the  unfortunate  scholar 
and  bibliopole  Henry  Estienne,  printed  in  1579;  the  1581  edition  of  Pel- 
letier's  "  Poems  "  elegantly  bound  by  Niedree;  the  remarkably  rare  and 
excessively  curious  collection  of  four  bibelots  on  Henry  the  Third  of  Prance, 
issued  in  1589  and  bound  by  Thibaron;  and  an  extremely  scarce  and  charm- 
ingly bound  volume  on  the ' '  Peace  between  France  and  Spain,"  Paris,  1598. 

Two  of  the  grandest  works,  however,  in    this  superb  collection  of 
sixteenth  century  imprints    are — the  1573,    and    best    edition    of     the 


PROEM.  xi 

"Chronicles    of     Monstrelet,"     published    by     Pierre    rHulUier,    and 
splendidly  bound  by  Bertrand  ;  and — 

The  magnificent  and  exceedingly  rare  "  Montaigne  "  of  1595,  superbly 
bound  by  Belz-Niedree  in  lemon  levant  mojocco,  double  with  crushed  red 
levant  morocco,  and  edges  gilt  on  marble,  an  edition  that  Brunet  says  "is 
perfectly  and  correctly  executed,  and  so  continues  until  the  present  day  for 
the  authenticity  of  text."  • 

Nothing  like  the  collection  of  Aldine  Imprints  in  this  Catalogue  has 
ever  been  offered  at  public  auction  in  America.  There  are  over  fifty 
numbers  running  from  607  to  658,  and  which  are  chronologically  arranged 
from  1501  to  1593,  inclusive,  to  which  are  added  some  Aldine  bibliography 
and  Manutian  literature.  Most  of  these  volumes  came  from  the  Syston 
Park  Library.  They  exhibit  not  only  aU  the  changes  of  imprints,  but  of 
types,  such  as  Italic,  over  which  the  Aldi  had  a  monopoly,  and  improve- 
ments in  the  Greek  and  Roman  fonts. 

Hardly  a  volume  of  these  fifty  lacks  the  famous  "Anchor  and  Dolphin'' 
stamp  in  gold  upon  the  sides  by  Duru,  Lewis,  Bozerian,  or  Roger  Payne. 
One,  however,  a  1566  "  Caesar,"  edited  by  Paulus  Manutius,  is  the  finest 
piece  of  Grolieresque  tooling  in  the  entire  Collection. 

Where  the  Aldi  leave  off,  the  Elzevirs  begin. 

There  are  some  forty  numbers  with  the  Elzevirian  Imprints  of 
Leyden,  Amsterdam,  and  even  Utrecht,  attesting  the  prolific  work  of  their 
presses.  The  dates  of  issue  run  from  1624  to  1689.  Nearly  every  one  is 
bound  by  Roger  Payne,  and  in  red  crinkled  morocco.  They  include  the 
first  duodecimo  recorded  by  Berard,  the  best  Elzevir  "Terence,''  and 
numerous  popular  volumes  on  jurisprudence,  medicine,  classics,  etc. 
There  is  hardly  one,  but  what  has  the  delightfully  engraved  titles,  which 
make  Elzevirs  so  desirable.  Many  editions  are  not  mentioned  by  Berard, 
they  ai'e  so  rare,  and  all  are  the  "  ne  plus  ultra  "  of  Elzeviriana. 

Besides  the  early  typography,  with  Illustrations  already  named, 
attention  should  be  called  to: — the  1514  "Passion  of  Christ,"  with  its 
quaint  engravings  on  wood;  the  numismatically  illustrated  "Lives  of 
Emperors,"  printed  at  Lyons  in  1550;  a  "Vulgate  Testament  "of  1560, 
with  curious  woodcuts;  the  1591  Venice  edition  of  the  work  on  "Human 
Proportion,"  of  Albert  Durer;  Luther's  "  New  Testament,"  printed  at 
Nuremberg,  1594 — 1606,  with  curious  illustrations;  Speckle's  "Archi- 
tecture," Strasburg,  1599;  and  the  "Brabant  Chronicle,"  of  1600, 
illustrated  with  admirably  executed  page  portraits. 

The  German  and  Swiss  Reformations  have  many  numbers  in  this  depart- 
ment. The  earliest  is  a  Luther  tract  printed  at  Leipsic  in  1519;  two  were 
illustrated  by  Hans  Holbein  in  his  earlier  days  at  Basle  and  Zurich;  and 
Lucas  Cranach  also  adorned  some  brochures  of  the  reformers  with  wood- 
cuts.   The  1523  tractate  of  Erasmus  antedates  Panzer  as  a  Zurich  imprint. 

The  following  volumes  of  particular  interest  are  also  in  the  Fourth 
Division: — the  extraordinarily  rare  and  original  edition  of  Dionysius 
Afer's  "  Description  of  the  Earth,'' and  printed  at  Perrara  in  1512;  the 
1521  "Pliny,"  printed  by  Cratander  at  Basle;  the  "Flanders  Chronicle," 
most  curiously  illustrated  with  wood-block  engravings,  and  printed  in 
1531,  at  Antwerp,  by  Wm.  Vosterman ;  Dante,  an  edition  issued  at  Venice, 
in  1536,  with  numerous  wood-block  cuts,  and  bound  by  Tout,  a  la  Jansen; 
Sebastian  Munster's  work  on  "  Navigation,"  printed  in  1587  at  Basle,  and 


xii  PROEM. 

illustrated  with  many  wood  engravings;  Boccaccio's  "  Genealogy  of  the 
Gods  "Venice,  1581,  and  the  Giunta  "Decameron,  of  1587;  Koccas 
"  Bibliotheca  Vaticana,"  printed  at  the  Vatican,  1591 ;  aid- 

President  deThou's  copy  oi^the  Lyons  "  Herodian."  of  1559,  with  that 
grand  old  bibliophile's  autograph  signature. 

"Bibi-iogkaphtaotAuthObitibs  on  Literature,  BmDiKGS,  etc  " 

constitute  the  Fifth  Division.    There  are  over  one  hundred  and  seventy 

numbers,  ranging  from  694  to  866.  .„  ,     j.  j 

Many  limited  editions  of  rare  works  on  these  subjects,  will  be  discovered 

in  the  bibliographical  department.  ,  ,,-d-ui- 

The  Dibdiniana  include-a  portion  of  the  page  proofs  of  the  Biblio- 
theca Spenceriana,"  covered  with  the  good  bibliophile's  interlineations  and 
corrections— they  are  so  diffuse  as  to  be  as  bewildering  as  a  maze;  a  large  , 
paper  copy  of  the  1843  and  best  edition  of  the  "  Bibliomania ;"  and-an 
unusually  tall  copy  of  the  "^des  Althoi-pianse."  There  are  also  large 
paper  copies  of-Brissard-Binet's  "  Lif e  and  Editions  of  Cazin";  Lang's 
"  Books  and  Bookmen;''  Auguste  de  Reume's  "  Varietes  Bibliographiques 
etLitteraires;"  Wynne's  "Private  Libraries  of  New  York;"  Johnson's 
"  Typographia;"  and  Home's  "  Bibliography." 

Bauchart's  "Women  Bibliophiles  of  France  "is  one  of  fifty  copies  on 
China  paper. 

I  should  also  notice:— the  Peignotiana,  twenty  numbers,  mostly  limited 
editions  and  unique;  Bigmore  and  Wyman's  "Bibliography  of  Print- 
ing;" Leypoldt's  "American  Catalogue,"  three  large_quarto  volumes  bound 
by  Bradstreets;  the  facetious  "Bibliotheca  Scatologica;"  Barbier  on 
"Anonymous  Works;"  the  bibliogi-aphical  volumes  of  Paul  Lacroix, 
Nisard and  Querard ;  Marius-Michel's  "History  of  Bookbinding,"  profusely 
illustrated  and  in  two  volumes;  Max  Eooses's  Christopher  Plantin  and  his 
editions;  the  " Fontaine  Catalogue "  1875-1879,  bound  by  Bertrand;  and 
"  Le  Bibliophile  Francais,"  seven  volumes  bound  by  Belz-Niedree. 

Among  the  library  book  catalogues  of  rarity  are  those  of— J.  C. 
Brunei;  Pirmip-Didot,  twelve  volumes;  Charles  Nodier,  an  unique  copy; 
Guilbert  de  Pixergcourt,  large  paper,  with  notes  by  Nodier  and  Paul 
Lacroix ;  Baron  James  de  Eothschild;  the  Rowf  ant  Library,  with  frontispiece 
by  George  Cruikshank;  and— the  bogus  Count  deFortsas  Library  by  Eenier 
Hubert  Ghislain  Chalon,  of  Mons,  the  king  of  bibliographical  hoaxers. 
Before  leaving  this  section,  it  is  a  duty  to  advert  to  the  most  striking 
feature  in  it,  and  which  is — 

The  "Pbnb  Dtr  Bois  Collection  of  Book-Plates,  Early  Typographical 
Devices  and  Later  Printers' Marks,"  one  of  the  finest  "ex-libris"  gather- 
ings in  this  country,  and  containing  six  hundred  and  fourteen  examples 
dating  from  the  beginning  of  the  sixteenth  century.  Of  these,  nearly  one 
hundred  and  fifty  are  printers'  marks,  and  the  balance,  over  four  hundred 
and  sixty  are  book-plates,  mostly  heraldic  and  of  distinguished  personages 
and  blue-blood  families,  such  as  the  Bonapartes  and  Bourbons. 

*     * 
* 

The  Sixth  Division   is  the   "Ctjeiosa  and   Faceti^."    It  embraces 

867  to  1321,   over  four  hundred  and  fifty  numbers  alphabetized,   a  larger 


PROEM.  xiii 

quantity  than  Las  ever  been  sold  before  in  this  country  at  auction,  in  one 
collection. 

Nearly  the  whole  of  the  numbers  in  the  Division  are  either  large  paper, 
limited,  suppressed,  or  choice  paper  editions,  or  have  some  peculiar 
bibliographical  excellence,  or  desirable  feature  about  them. 

Many  are  unique.  For  instance,  we  have  a  copy  of  the  "  Lady  of  the 
Camelias  "  with  original  unpublished  verses  in  the  handwriting  of  Alex- 
ander Dumas  flls,  ar(d  there  are  five  pages  of  his  own  good  round  hand  on 
the  ill-fated  heroine  of  his  romance,  who  in  real  life,  was  Marie  Duplessis 
—  while  mentioning  this,  I  should  also  speak  of  a  limited  edition-deluxe 
of  the  same  work  in  large  octavo  and  bound  by  Rousselle.  Cazotte's 
"Amorous  Devil,"  bound  by  Trioullier,  is  also  unique.  It  is  a  copy  of 
the  rare  1845  edition  having,  in  addition  to  Beaumont's  charming  wood- 
cuts, another  set  of  illustrations  in  two  states.  Huart's  facetious  mili- 
tary work  is  colored  by  hand.  The  very  beautiful  edition  of  Curmer's 
"Perrault,"  printed  from  engraved  plates,  has  added  to  its  own  fine  illus- 
trations a  set  of  India  proofs,  mounted  on  Japan  paper,  of  etchings  by 
Lalauze.  An  early  edition  of  Voltaire's  "Pucelle"  extra  illustrated,  is 
bound  by  Derome.  The  Guizot  edition  of  "Abelard  and  Eloisa"  is  large 
paper  and  is  made  unique  by  the  addition  of  nearly  thirty  plates.  And  a 
rare  volume  "  La  France  Libre"  has  some  inserted  original  MSS.,  in  the 
handwriting  of  its  author,  the  celebrated  French  Revolutionist,  Camille 
Desmoulins. 

The  following  editions-de-luxe,  printed  entirely  on  either  China,  What- 
man or  Japan  papers,  etc.,  add  to  the  bibliophilistic interest  of  the  extraor- 
dinar}'  and  erotic  books  in  this  section : — 

"The  Amours  of  Henri  Quatre"  is  one  of  twelve  copies  entirely  on 
Japan  paper,  with  the  portraits  of  himself  and  mistresses,  in  two  states;  the 
"Chants  Historiques  et  Populaires,"  bound  by  Champs,  is  printed  on  blue 
paper  and  is  one  of  twelve  copies;  Daudet's  amusing  volume  "  Tgrtarin 
sur  les  Alpes  "  illustrated  with  aquarelles,  is  a  heavy  Japan  paper  example, 
and  the  same  author's  "  Prodigious  Adventures  of  Tarrascon, ''  is  large 
paper;  Dondey's  satirical  work  on  the  French  Romantic  School,  is  one  of 
ten  copies  on  Japan ;  the  "Amorous  Life  "  of  the  libidinous  Du  Barry,  the 
mistress  of  that  senSualistic  Minotaur,  Louis  the  Fifteenth,  is  bound  by 
Rousselle,  and  is  a  China  paper  copy,  with  the  portraits  in  two  states,  both 
Holland  and  China;  a  handsome  reliure  of  Pagnant  covers  a  Japan  paper 
copy  of  Du  Buisson's  "Tableau  de  la  Volupte,"  illustrated  with  Eisen's 
erotic  plates  ;  Gaultier  Gargville's  salacious  poems  is  one  of  ten  on  China 
paper;  Marie  Garcia's  "Confessions  d'Antonine"  is  one  of  seven  on 
China;  a  thick  Japan  paper  copy  of  the  magnificent  edition-de-luxe  of 
Juliette  Lamber  Adam's  "Song  of  the  Newly  Wed,"  with  splendid  por- 
trait and  erotic  etchings,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  specimens  of  French 
typography  belonging  to  Mb.  Penb  dtj  Bois;  Legouve's  "Meritedes  Fern 
mes,"  a  Whatman  paper  example,  is  bound  by  Rousselle,  and  has  Lalauze's 
frontispiece  in  three  slates;  Pezay's  "Zelis  au  Bain  "  is  one  of  ten  copies  on 
Japan  paper,  bound  by  Pagnant,  as  is  also  the  "  Toilette  des  Dames,"  pub- 
lislied  in  the  same  series;  Saint  Albin's  "Salle  d'Armes"  is  a  China  paper 
copy,  of  a  limited  issue  of  twenty;  Quantin's  "Ovide"  with  tinted  vig- 
nettes, bound  by  Rousselle,  is  a  China  paper  issue,  and  the  "Anacreon 
and  Sappho,"  the  "Bucolics"  of  Virgil  and  the  "Lucien,"in  the  same 


xiv  PROEM. 

series,  are  not  only  superbly  bound  by  Amand,  but  are  on  Japan  paper; 
"  Son  Altesse  la  Femme,"  by  Octave  Uzanne,  tie  friend  of  Mr.  Pbnb  dtj 
Bois,  is  on  Japan  paper,  and  among  other  erotic  works  of  his,  is  a  magnificent 
copy  on  China  paper  of  "Moeurs  Secretes,"  charmingly  illustrated  by 
Avril  and  luxuriously  bound  with  double  by  Bradstreets. 

An  unique  collection  of  satirical  cartoons,  broadsides,  etc.,  principally 
issued  during  the  Paris  Commune,  is  one  of  the  features  of  the  Curiosa 
Division.  It  includes  nearly  nine  hundred  pieces,  all  of  great  historical 
interest,  and  illustrates  a  most  eventful  period  in  the  annals  of  the  centre 
of  civilization. 

The  delightful  novel  of  "  Manon  Lescaut  "  is  represented  by  four  dif- 
ferent editions—  the  Glady,  Jouaust,  Lemerre  and  Bourdin.  All  are  "  de- 
luxe.'' The  first-named  is  on  China  paper,  and  is  in  a  beautiful  reliure, 
copied  after  a  volume  belonging  to  Queen  Margaret,  and  has  a  superb 
double.  The  Jouaust  copy  is  unique,  extra-illustrated,  one  of  twenty 
copies  on  China  paper,  is  bound  by  Bertrand  and  formerly  belonged  td 
Jules  Janin,  who  edited  another  edition  of  the  work.  Marius  Michel's 
binding  on  the  Lemerre  edition  is  a  beautiful  example  of  inlaid  work  and 
tooling;  the  Bourdin  is  a  large  paper. 

The  Collection  boasts  the  possession  of  Madame  de  Pompadour's  copy 
of  "  Rabelais."  There  are  also  three  other  editions: — that  edited  by  Paul 
Lacroix  and  in  a  devotional  binding;  an  origiijal  issue  of  Dore's  illustrated 
edition;  and  the  Lemerre,  handsomely  printed  and  a  limited  issue  on 
Holland  paper. 

There  are  seven  numbers  of  Restif  de  la  Bretonne,  including  some  orig- 
inals, and  a  magnificent  volume  in  folio  with  his  text  to  Preudenberg  and 
Moreau's  erotic  plates. 

The  Curiosa  and  Pacetise  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  cen- 
turies in  the  Division,  include  some  extremely  rare  and  valuable  works, 
such  as: — Alkmar's  "  Eeynard  the  Fox,"  with  Ewerdingen's  illustrations, 
Leipsic,  1752;  the  suppressed  and  excessively  rare  "Amours  of  Anne  of 
Austria";  Boileau's  "  Satires,'"  one  of  the  earliest  editions  and  bound  by 
Hardy-Menil;  the  "  Amorous  History  of  the  Gauls,"  the  extremely  rare 
original  edition;  the  Chevalier  d'  Aceilly's  "Poems,"  the  original  issue  of 
1667,  bound  by  Hardy-Menil;  the  "Memoires  de  Montmartre,"  1786, 
bound  by  Chainbolle-Duru;  two  of  the  erotic  works  of  the  younger  Crebil- 
lon,  one  of  which  is  his  "Moral  Sopha";  the  1616  "  New  Recreations " 
of  Bonaventure  des  Periers,  very  rare  and  bound  by  Duru,  also  the  1711 
and  1753  editions  of  his  "  Cymbalum  Mundi,"  the  last-named  in  a  binding 
by  Capi;  the  extremely  rare  and  early  satirical  work  on  the  French 
Academy,  by  Antoine  Furetifire  and  bound  by  Bauzonnet;  the  original 
edition  of  the  "Leviathan,"  of  Hobbes  of  Malmesbury;  a  very  rare,  sup- 
pressed and  erotic  work  on  the  Jesuits  with  facetious  title-page,  printed  at 
Cologne  in  1725  and  superbly  bound  in  mosaiced  morocco  by  Chatelin- 
Dr.  William  King's  privately  printed  and  suppressed  "Toast,"  1736,  and 
of  the  greatest  rarity;  the  "Liaisons  Dangereuses, "  with  erotic  plates  and 
the  original  edition  ;  a  magnificent  copy  of  the  ' '  Farmers'  General  " 
edition  of  La  Fontaine,  bound  by  Chambolle-Duru;  also  other  editions  of 
the  "  Tales,"  illustrations  by  Fragonard  and  others,  and  a  large  paper  copy 
of  the  1796  edition  of  the  "Fables"  of  La  Fontaine;  seven  splendid 
editions  of  Le  Sage's  works,  among  them  the  1747  "Gil  Bias,"  bound  by 


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David,  and  tie  extremely  rare  edition  of  his  "Turcarct,"  bound  by  Cham- 
bolle-Duru;  the  Marshal  Dulie  of  Luxembourg's  "Amours,"  Cologne, 
1694;  the  excessively  rare  and  original  French  edition  of  "Lazarillode 
Tormes,"  Brussels,  1699,  bound  by  Rousselle;  the  original  edition  of 
Merimee's  "  La  Guzla,"  in  a  Marius-Michel  reliure;  Mlrabeau's,  "Errotika 
Biblion,"  the  very  rare  original  edition  of  1783;  the  "  True  Falconer"  of 
the  Chevalier  de  Morals,  Paris,  1683;  the  "New  Founding  Hospital  for 
Wit,"  1698;  the  magnificently  illustrated  "Metamorphoses"  of  Ovid, 
Paris,  1767,  in  a  handsome  reliure;  the  original  edition  of  the  "Confes- 
sions" of  Jean  Jacques  Rousseau ;  the  extraordinary  "  Parthenologia  "  of 
Dr.  Schurig,  Dresden,  1729-33;  Voltaire's  "Henriade,"  the  1770  edition 

and  with  Eisen's  plates,  in  a  Derome  binding;  and 

Francois  Barrfime's  "Grand  Banquier  de  France,'"  the  original  edition, 
bound  by  Parisot,  and  almost  unique,  the  only  other  copy  known  being  in 
the  "  Bibliothfique  Nationale." 

Limited  editions  of  great  rarity,  some  of  which  have  been  already  speci- 
fied, are  in  the  department.  To  these  should  be  added: — Aretino,  in  both 
Italian  and  Latin;  Beaumont's  "Women  and  the  Sword,"  illustrated  by 
Meissonier  and  bound  by  Amand;  the  Jouaust  "  VarietSs  Historiques  et 
Litteraires'' of  Fournier;  Blondeau's  "Erotic  Dictionary,"  also  Delvan's, 
bound  by  Rousselle;  the  Lemonnyer  "  Baisers,"  of  Dorat,  large  paper  and 
superbly  bound  in  red  levant;  Arsfine  Houssaye's  "Sonnets,"  bound  by 
Rousselle  and  magnificently  illustrated ;  the  Orso  series  of  bibelots,  erotic 
reprints  from  rare  originals;  the  first  edition  of  the  "  Nineteenth  Century 
Satyrical  Parnassus,"  very  erotic;  Poggio,  both  in  French  and  English; 
Sauval's  "  Scandalous  Chronicle,"  large  paper;  Tillier's  large  paper  "  Mon 
Oncle  Benjamin";  "Gamiani,'*  the  erotic  masterpiece  of  "George  Sand" 
and  Alfred  de  Musset;  Jesse's  "Beau  Brummell ";  Pisanus-Fraxi's  erotic 
bibliographies;  and  the  Sieur  Theopliile's  "Parnasse  Satyrique,"  for  the 
writing  of  which  the  author  was  condemned  to  be  burnt  alive. 
'  Among  other  notable  books  in  the  Facetious  Division  are: — the  original 
editions  of  Balzac's  "  Physiology  of  Marriage  "and  "Cesar  Birotteau;" 
Tony  Johannot's  "Don  Quixote;"  large  paper  copy  of  the  "Contes 
Remois, "  illustrated  by  Meissonier;  the  Didot  minimos — Hamilton,  Vol- 
taire, etc.,  bound  by  Niedree;  a  large  paper  "  Songe  du  Poliphile,"  bound 
by  Rameau;  a  large  paper  "  Contes  etNouvelles,"  illustrated  by  Duplessis- 
Berteaux ;  Coran's  "  Rimes  Galantes,"  large  paper  ;  Cunningham's 
"Nell  Gwyn,"  large  paper;  Vivant  Denon's  etchings,  limited  edition, 
including  the  Priapic  series;  Dinaux's  "Societes  Badines,"  very  scarce, 
erotic  and  curious;  the  "Antiquities  of  Herculaneum  and  Pompeii,"  in 
French,  with  the  "  Secret  Museum-"  and  eight  framed  water-colors  after 
the  same;  large  paper  copy  of  Jules  Janin's  "L'Ane  Mort;"  the  "  Ananga 
Ranga,"  of  Kalyana  Malla;  the  Didot  edition  of  Legouve's  "Merit  of 
Women,"  large  paper;  "  Faublas,"  with  plates;  Marmontel's  "Contes 
Moraux,"  Paris,  1765;  quite  a  number  of  Marc  de  Montifaud's  facetious 
works,  with  etchings;  "Histoire  des  Papes,"  ten  volumes,  and  wickedly 
illustrated;  Topffer's  humorous  albums,  very  scarce;  the  Marquis  de  Sade's 
"  Justine,"  one  of  a  hundred  and  fifty,  and  an  exceptionally  fine  copy  of 
the  rare,  original  edition  of  his  "  Crimes  of  Love,"  bound  by  Hardy;  and 
a  large  paper  copy  of  the  "Utopia"  of  Sir  Thomas  More,  edited  by 
Dibdin,  printed  by  Bulmer,  and  bound  by  Bedford. 


xvi  PROEM. 

The  books  on  Emblems  and  the  "Dance  of  Death  " have  been  placed  in 
this  department.  Of  the  first  named  there  are:— the  1653  Cats;  the  1630 
Cramer;  the  1648  and  1659  Saavedra-Faxardo;  the  1698  Boria;  the  1710-11 
Conlin;  the  1614  Beza;  and  the  excessively  rare,  original  edition  of  George 
Wither's  "  Emblemes,  Ancient  and  Moderne,"  printed  at  London  in  1635. 

Full  as  this  section  is,  like  the  rest  of  the  Collection,  of  handsome  reliures, 
the  following  ought  not  to  be  forgotten :—Anquetil's  "Intrigue  du  Cab- 
inet," the  Hamilton  Palace  copy  bound  byDerome;  the  "Melusine"  of 
Jehan  d' Arras,  limited  edition,  and  bound  in  red  crushed  levant  by  Hardy; 
the  "  Avantvres  dv  Baron  de  Fseneste,"  in  a  binding  by  Cape;  Barbey 
D'Aurevilly's  exceedingly  rare  work  on  "Beau  Brummell;"  and  the 
original  edition  of  t.he  "  Chansons  "  of  Beranger,  in  a  splendid  reliure  of 

Thouvenin. 

»     * 

"  PoetEt  and  Dbama,"  the  Seventh  Division,  takes  in  numbers  1323  to 
1565  inclusive. 

Dramatic  literature  has  its  rarest  volume  in  this  section,  in  an  unique 
copy,  luxuriously  bound,  of  the  original  edition  of  the  "Figaro  "  of  Beau- 
marchais,  of  whose  works  there  are  other  first  editions.  "  Molifere,  the 
Shakespeare  of  France,"  is  done  honor  to,  in  ten  numbers,  among  them, 
being  the  very  rare  Elzevir  MoliSre  of  Amsterdam,  1683-1689;  a  large 
paper  copy  of  Van  Laun's  translation  with  Lalauze's  etchings-;  the  Utrecht 
edition,  in-French,  of  1713*  and  the  Paris  of  1823,  1834-26,  and  1843;  a 
China  paper  copy  of  Houssaye's  "  Comediennes  de  Moli^re,"  with  the 
portraits  in  three  states,  and  Coquelin  on  Molifere's  "  Misanthrope,"  on 
China  paper— both  handsomely  bound  by  Bradstreets. 

There  are: — a  beautiful  edition  of  the  1717  Terence,  in  French,  with 
plates,  and  bound  byRousselle;  the  "British  Theatiical  Gralleiy,"  London, 
1835;  a  collection  of  eighty  photographs  of  French  members  of  the  stage; 
the  "  Galerie  Theatrale,"  one  hundred  and  forty-four  full-length  portraits, 
and  limited  to  ninety-nine  copies;  Houssaye's  "History  of  the  ComfediS 
Frangaise,"  1680-1880;  and  several  volumes  from  the  library,  and  stamped 
with  the  initial,  of  the  great  French  tragedienne,  Bachel. 

The  English  stage  is  shown  in  the  following  editions:  Beaumont  and 
Fletcher,  the  first  collected  edition  of  1647;  the  Baskerville  1671  edition  of 
Congreve,  bound  by  Belz-Niedree;  Mrs.  Centlivre's  "  Dramatip  Works,'' 
an  exceedingly  fine  copy  of  the  first  edition  of  1760-71,  bound  by  Derome; 
Henry  Sotheran's  limited  edition  of  the  "  Dramatists  of  the  Restoration," 
fourteen  volumes;  large  paper  copy  of  Ford's  "Dramatic  Works,"  edited 
by  Gifford  and  Dyce;  Greene's  "  Plays,"  edited  by  Dyce,  and  a  limited 
edition  printed  by  Whittingham;  limited  Chiswick  Press  and  best  edition 
of  Marlowe;  large  paper  copy  of  Massinger,  printed  by  Bulmer;  a  large 
paper  copy  of  Middletou's  "  Dramatic  Works,"  bound  by  Rivifire,  excess- 
ively rare;  large  paper  copy  of  Pickering's  edition  of  "  Peele,"  bound  by 
Bedford;  Sheridan,  limited  edition,  and  printed  by  De  Vinne;  large  paper 
copy  of  Webster's  "Dramatic  Works,"  published  by  Pickering;  and 

Important  Sliakespeareana,  first  and  foremost  of  which  is  John  Payne 
Collier's  privately  printed  "Shakespeare,''  limited  to  fifty-eight  sets  of 
eight  volumes  each,  and  for  subscribers  only;  also — edition-de-luxe  of 
Shakespeare,  with  Monzies's  etchings;  minimo  Corrall  edition,  by  Picker- 
ing; Ballantyne's  "  Shakespeare,"  large  paper;  Hudson's  handy  edition 
of  Shakespeare ;  and  Parker  Norris's  portraits  of  the  ' '  Bard  of  Avon. " 


PROEM.  xvii 

French  Poetry  has  many  more  numbers  than  those  already  mentioned, 
belonging  to  the  previous  Divisions.  There  are — the  "  Anciens  Poetes  de 
France,"  printed  b3'Jouau8t  and  edited  by  Guessardin  ten  volumes;  the 
extremely  raTe"Tragiqves,"  of  D'Aubigny,  printed  at  Geneva  in  1616; 
Boileau,  the  1747  edition  in  five  volumes;'  Qombauld's  " Epigrammes," 
original  edition,  Paris,  1657;  large  paper  copy  of  the  Abbe  De  La  Bue's 
great  work  on  the  troubadours;  Barbey  d'Aurevilly's  "Poesies,"'  large 
paper,  privately  printed  and  bound  by  ChamboUe-Duru;  the 
"Poems  "  of  Clotilde  de  Surville,  bound  by  Thouvenin,  and  the  plates  in 
five  states;  nine  numbers  of  TheophUe  Gautier's  works,  some  originals, 
one,  a  limited  edition,  and  another  printed  on  China  paper;  Delphine 
Gay's  "Last  Day  of  Pompeii,"  bound  by  Belz-Niedree  and  a  presenta- 
tion copy  to  Madame  Recamier;  Guizot's  copy  of  Merimee's  "  La 
Jaquerie  " ;  Alfred  de  Musset's  complete  works,  an  elegant  copy  in  eleven 
volumes,  and  bound  by  Smeers;  and— 

Victor  Hugo's  "  Works,"  some  original,  limited  editions  on  China  and 
other  papers,  and  some  splendidly  bound  by  Amand  and  Maritis-Michel. 

English  and  American  poetry  have  some  desirable  editions  for 
book-lovers: — Aytoun's  "Lays  of  the  Scottish  Cavaliers,"  handsomely 
bound;  Mrs".  Browning's  "Poems,"  large  paper  and  limited  edition  on 
Holland;  large  paper  "  Burns  "  in  six  volumes;  Keats,  a  Whatman  paper 
copy  of  the  Buxton-Forman  edition,  only  thirty  printed,  also  the  limited 
edition  of  the  same  poet,  printed  by  De  Vinne;  Nicholas  Rowe's  "  Phar- 
salia  "  of  Lucan,  large  paper;  beautiful  copy  of  the  first  edition  of  Henry 
More's  "Platonica,"  Cambridge,  1642;  Longfellow's  "Works,"  large 
paper  copy  of  the  Riverside  edition,  in  eleven  volumes;  the  "  Amon- 
tillado "  Poe,  with  India  proofs;  Pope's  Works  in  French,  and  illustrated 
by  Marillier;  Hoole's  "  Tasso,"  large  paper,  printed  by  Bensley,  1803,  and 
two  other  editions  in  French,  one  with  Cochin's,  and  the  other  with  the 
Gravelot  plates;  Tom  Taylor's  "Songs  of  Brittany,"  superbly  bound  by 
Alfred  Matthews  in  elegant  morocco  double;  original  edition  of  Dore's 
"Vivien"  and  "Guinevere,"  of  Tennyson,  engraver's  proofs  on  India 
paper;  edition -de-luxe  of  Wordsworth  in  eight  volumes;  and — the  "Percy 
Society's  Publications"  in  thirty  volumes,  with  the  suppressed  brochures. 

Some    unique,  large  paper  and  rare  gems  for  the  bibliomaniac  have 

to  be  mentioned : — Ariosto,  Paris,  1795,  large  paper,  unique,  and  with  two 

sets  of  proofs  before  letters  of  the  superb  engravings;  a  splendid  example 

of 'the  typography  of  Bodoni,  printed  at  Parma  in  1793;    the  Lemerre 

edition  of  Dante,  on  China  paper,  and  bound  by  Cuzin;  the  charmingly 

illustrated  Didot  "Homfire,"' a  large  paper  copy;  a  beautiful  large  paper 

example  of  Care's  "  Virgil,"  with  the  plates  of  Lempereur,   Tardieu,  etc. ; 

and  a  delightful  copy  of  the  "  Psalms,"  translated  into  French  by  Clement 

Marot  and  Theodore  Beza,  a  fine  specimen  of  the'  reliure   of  the  genre   Le 

Gascon. 

#         * 
* 

"  Division  VIII. — Varia  Literakm.,"  beginning  with  number  1566, 
and  ending  with  1882,  concludes  the  whole  of  the  books  and  MSS.  of  the 
Pbne  Do  Bois  Collection. 

Among  the  rarities  of  this  Division,  are: — the  editio  princeps  of  Pas- 
cal's "  Provinciales,"  printed  at  Cologne  in  1657,  a  volume  of  excessive 
scarcity,  bound  by  Cape,  and  a  magnificent  copy;  also  one  of  the  equally 


xviii  PEOEM. 

excessively  rare  original  edition  of  the  "PensSes"  of  Pascal,  Paris,  IGfO, 
a  superb  copy,  bound  by  Lortic;  extremely  rare  Funeral  Orations  by  Bos- 
suet,  Bourdaloue  and  Flecbier,  original  editions,  and  bound  by  TrautZr 
Bauzonnet  and  Chambolle-Duru;  Saint  Keal's  "Conjuration  des  Es- 
pagnols,"  Paris,  1674,,  very  rare,  and  bound  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet;  original 
edition  of  Thackeray's  "  Vanity  Fair  " ;  the  very  rare  "  Oliver  Cromwell 
Memoirs,"  London,  1740,  with  plates  by  Audran,  Faber,  etc. ;  Terence^ 
printed  by  Baskerville,  1773;  "  Napoleoniana,"  which  belonged  to  the  late 
Prince  Demidoff,  also  a  relic  of  the  Second  Empire,  stamped  with  the 
arms  of  ISTapoleon  III. ;  Citizen  Gregoire's  volume  on  "  Trees  of  Liberty", 
Unique,  and  bound  by  Duru;  a  most  extraordinary  collection  of  two  hundred 
and  four  original  caricatures  of  Isaac,  Eobert  and  George  Cruikshank,  Kow- 
landson.  Woodward  and  Gillray,  all  etched  on  copper,  published  1807-19, 
and  colored  by  hand;  Prince  Paul  DemidofE's  copy  of  Xavier  de  Maistre; 
the  1827  Montesquieu,  bound  by  Purgold  and  tooled  by  Bauzonnet  ; 
Sainctyon's  "Grand  Tamerlan,"  Amsterdam,  1678,  and  bound  by  Thou- 
venin;  and  the  "  Contes"  of  Charles  Nodier,  original  edition  and 
unique. 

The  Americana  include— the  1685  chap-book  life  of  Columbus,  by 
his  son;  Hennepin's  "Louisiana,"  the  first  edition  of  Paris,  1683;  a  copy 
of  the  "  Massachusetts  Indian  Psalter  "  of  1709,  extremely  rare,  but  incom- 
plete; excessively  rare,  and  early  "Laws  of  New  York,"  printed  in  1763, 
1765-83,  and  1789;  also  the  "Natural  History  of  New  York,"  eighteen 
volumes;  Schoolcraft's  "Indians'!;  "Presidential  Messages  of  "Washing- 
ton," 1793-97;  Noah  Webster's  "English  Language,"  Boston,  1789,  and 
bound  by  Eousselle;  and  that  valuable  recently  published  authority,  the 
"America  Heraldica  "  of  Count  de  Valcour- Vermont. 

History  embraces  good  editions  of  the  works  of  Lingard,  Milman, 
Burnet  and  Prescott,  the  two  last  named  large  paper  copies.  ' 

Notable  books  also  in  this  Eighth  Division  are — a  large  paper  copy 
of  "Jane  Eyre"  with  duplicate  signed  proofs,  on  Japan  paper;  Thomas 
Carlyle,  edition-de-luxe,  in  twenty  volumes;  Fenelon's  "Telemaque," 
Paris,  1834,  and  bound  by  Simier;  Washington  Irving's  "Sketch  Book," 
edition-de-luxe  and  large  paper;  also  the  same  of  the  works  of  Nathaniel 
Hawthorne  in  thirteen' volumes;  Littre's  "  French  Dictionary,"  five  thick, 
large  quarto  volumes ;  Mercator's  Atlas,  Amsterdam,  1628 ;  Saint  Pierre's 
"Paul  and  Virginia,"  with  India  proof  illustrations,  and  a  large  paper 
copy  in  French,  with  Chodowiecki's  beautiful  etchings  of  the  "  Clarissa 
Harlowe,"  of  the  old  London  bookseller-novelist,  Samuel  Richardson,  and 
the  limited  edition-de-luxe  of  the  same  author,  in  twelve  volumes,  and 
published  by  Henry  Sotheran. 

To  this  Division  have  been  joined  some  volumes  from  the  private  library 
of  the  late  Josiah  Sutherland,  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York, 
and  from  other  sources,  some  duplicate  copies  of  works  already  catalogued 
in  the  preceding  seven  Divisions.  Among  these  are: — "the  French 
Aquarellists";  Gonse's  "  Japanese  Art ;"  " Grands  Peintres  Franpaises  "; 
Hamerton's  "  Graphic  Arts,"  large  paper  ;  limited  edition  of  Keats, 
Sheridan  and  Pe'pys;  Van  Laun's Moliere,  with  Lalauze's  etchings;  Pisanus 
Fraxi's  erotic  bibliographies;  and  Koehler's  "  OriginallEtchings  by  Ameri- 
can Artists,"  proofs  in  two  states,  or  India  and  Japan.         ,   ■ 


PROEM.  xix 

"PBnjTS  AND  Aquarelles  "  is  the  title  of  the  Ninth  Division,  compris- 
ing numbers  1883—3457. 

The  original  water-colors,  crayons  and  other  sketches  are  all  by  emi- 
nent masters.  About  the  most  important  of  these  art  works  belonging  to 
Mb.  Pbnb  dtt  Bois  is  the  "  Queen  Esther  and  Haman"  of  the  eighteenth 
century  artist  Fragonard.  There  are  two  Chodowieckis,  one  of  a  "  Peda- 
gogue," the  other  of  a  "  Girl  and  her  Brother."  An  oU  painting  by  Hob- 
bema  has  been  executed  on  ancient  copper,  the  verso  of  which  has  a 
medieval  "  Madonna  and  Child,"  probably  some  four  hundred  years  old. 

Felix  O.  C.  Barley's  painting  of  "  Washington  Irving  and  His  Friends  at 
Sunnyside,"  will  be  found  in  this  Division.  Its  purchaser  will  receive  an 
autograph  letter  of  the  artist  relating  a  curious  circumstance  in  connection 
with  this  design,  for  which  Darley  was  paid  seven  hundred  dollars. 

Among  the  other  originals  are: — "Sunday  Morning,"  by  Bellows; 
"Going  to  the  Colonies,"  by  the  inimitable  Kowlandson;  "A  Japanese 
Study,"  by  Somm;  Horace  Velrnefs  "  Napolieon  the  Third  at  the  Battle 
of  Solferino;"  Gavarni's  "Beautiful  Equestrians"  and  " Mother Pipelot," 
two  characteristic  water-colors;  the  "Martyrdom  of  St.  Ovide,"  by  Joiive- 
net;  "  Ye  Bibliophile,"  the  original  black  and  white  made  by  Meeker  for 
the  frontispiece  of  the  forthcoming  volume  of  Mr.  Penb  du  Bois; 
"  Tasso  "  by  Stothard;  an  aquarelle  by  W.  Lloyd;  the  "  Spirit  of  the  Cru 
sades,"  an  oil  study  painted  for  Mb.  Pene  dtj  Bois  by  Victor  Naegle;  an 
"  Italian  Beggar,"  by  Ceccia;  "  Portrait  of  a  Yoimg  Girl,"  by  C.  J.  Bridg- 
man;  "  A  Cavalry  Engagement,"  by  Dietrich  the  Younger;  four  Bacchan- 
alian subjects  by  Deschanelli  and  Dhoult;  "Dutch  Peasant,"  by  Picart; 
"Marshal  Turenne  at  the  Siege  of  Turin,"  charcoal  study  by  Lerigue; 
"the  Soldier's  Promenade"  and  "the  Devotees,"  by  Caffi;  and  "Bel 
shazzar's  Feast,"  an  ancient  painting  on  parchment  attributed  to  Hemskirk. 

There  are  many  engravings  by  the  Old  Masters,  nearly  all  of  which  are 
fine,  original,  excellent  impressions.  Albert  Durer's  well-known  "  Virgin 
with  the  Monkey,"  plates  from  his  "  Little  Passion,"  and  original  wood- 
cuts by  him  are  of  importance.  The  masterpiece  of  Lucas  Van  Leyden, 
the  "  Ecce  Homo,'' as  well  as  his  "  Crucifixion,"  are  excellent  examples . - 
Sebald  Beham's  "Pacientia,"  of  which  a  facsimile  will  be  found  at  the 
commencement  of  the  "Print  Division,"  Wolgemuth's  "Knight  in 
Armor"  and  a  number  of  Incunabulic  wood  engi-avlngs  should  all  be 
carefully  inspected  by  amateurs. 

Bega,  Berghem,  Claude  Lorraine,  Dietrich,  Dujardin,  Hollar,  Rem- 
brandt, Van  Dyck  and  "Waterloo  are  among  the  Old  Masters  represented 
by  original  etchings  from  their  burins. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that,  with  the  exception  of  one  notable  sale,  there  has 
never  been  congregated  together  at  auction  in  the  United  States  so  remark- 
able and  valuable  a  collection  of  engravings  as  those  described  in  the 
"Pene  du  Bois  Catalogue,"  and  by  the  aid  of  one  of  the  best  experts 
on  prints 'in  America,  and  whose  decision  on  mooted  questions  is  generally 
regarded  as  authoritative. 

It  is  impossible  to  particularize  in  this  Proem  on  the  merits  and  beauties 
of  all  these  brilliant  prints.  I  shall  content  myself  with  indicating  the 
more  important  specimens.     These  are:  — 

Raphael  Morghen's  " Transfiguration "  and  "Madonna"  after Raffaello- 
Sanzio;    "Apollo  and  the  Muses"  after  Mengs,  and  the   "Repose  in 


XX  PROEM. 

Egypt " after  Poussin;  Mandel's  "Madonna  della  Sedia,"  after  Baffaello,  a 
grand  open  letter  proof;  Richomme's  "Triumph  of  Galatea"  after 
Raffaello  and  "Thetis"  after  Gerard:  H.  C.  MuUer's  "Psyche"  after 
Prudhon;  Laugier's  •"  Sappho"  after  Gros,  a  proof  before  letters  on  India 
paper;  Massard's  "Atala"  after  Girodet;  Nanteuil's  "Louis  Quatorze " 
and  "Pierre  de  Coislin,"  portraits  by  St.  Aubin;  Strangers  "Venus"  after 
Guido  and  his  "Venus  and  Adonis";  Anderloni's  "Holy  FamUy"; 
Audran's  "  Portrait  of  Colbert";  several  worthy  of  more  attention  by  Bar- 
tolozzi,  Beauvarlet  and  De  Launay,  among  which,  by  the  last  named,  is  the 
erotic  "  Too  Inquisitive  Wife  "  and  "  I  Will  Pass;  "  Bervic's  "  Education 
of  Achilles  "  and  "  Louis  Seize,"  the  last  an  impression  before  the  plate 
was  broken;  "  St.  John  "  and  "  St.  Sophia,"  both  proofs  before  letters  by 
Bettelini;  Bouillard's  "  Daphne  and  Apollo,"  open  letter  proof;  Calamat- 
ta's  "  Portrait  of  Dante,"  proof  before  letters;  "  MUe.  Clairon  as  Medea  " 
by  Laurent  Cars  and  Beauvarlet;  Drevet's  "Louis  Quatorze,"  "Boileau," 
etc.;  Edelinck's  masterpiece  "Philip  de  Champagne,"  also  his  "Ducde 
Berry"  and  "Due  d'Anjou";  Ficquet's  "La  Fontaine";  Forster's"La 
Vierge  a  la  Legende  "  after  Baffaello,  the  engraver's  tenth  proof,  and  an 
open  letter  proof  of  his  "Three  Graces";  Francois's  "Birth  of  Venus," 
after  Cabanel;  remarque  proof  of  Hollyer's  "Portrait  of  Napoleon"  alfter 
David;  Jacquemart's  "Moses,"  after  Michael  Angelo,  proof  on  parchment; 
Le  Bus's  "  Daphnis  and  Chloe,"  after  Boucher;  Longhi's  "Bonaparte"; 
Eyland's ' '  Triumph  of  Ventis, "  after  Angelica  KaufEmann  and  his  "  Jupiter 
and  Leda";  Schuppen's  "Portrait  of  Louis  the  Dauphin";  proof  of 
Scriven's  Portrait  of  "Nell  Gwynne  ";  "  Vidal's  " Confidential Soubrette," 
and  "the  Toilette  Merchant"  after  Laurens;  Aristide  Louis's  "Portrait 
of  Napoleon"  known  as  the  "snuff-box,"  after  Delaroche,  a  trial 
proof;  Wille's  "Little  Physician"  after  Netscher,  his  "Jean  Baptiste 
Masse"  and  other  portraits;  and  Lalauze's  " Entry  of  Charles  the  Fifth 
into  Antwerp  "  after  Hans  Makart,  a  subscriber's  proof  on  Japan  paper.  , 
Modern  Etching,  which  has  had  such  great  popularity  of  late  years,  is 
most  admirably  exemplified  in  original  impressions  by: — 

"Appian;  Bastien-Lepage;  Bocourt,  an  artist's  proof  signed  of  his 
"Reply  of  Mirabeau  ";  Bracquemond;  Brunet-Debaines;  Casanova;  Cham- 
poUion;  Corot;  Courtry;  Coutil;  Daubigny;  Delacroix;  Denon;  Delaille, 
a  remarque  proof;  Fey  en-Perrin ;  Flameng;  Forluny;  Birket  Foster ;  Gail- 
lard;  Gaucherel;  Gautier;  Girodet;  Gravier,  his  "Lady  Teazle,"  "Rosa- 
lind" and  "Faithful,"  all  remarque  proofs;  Guerard;  Seymour-Haden, 
his  "Cowdray,"  "Egham  Lock,"  first  state,  "Old  Chelsea,"  "Brig  at 
Anchor,"  and  "Twickenham";  Hedouin ;  ^Charles  Jacque;  Jacquemart; 
Angelica  Kauffmann;  Lalauze;  Lansyer;  David  Law;  Le  Gros;  L'Hullier; 
Leloir;  Louis;  Meryon;  Marshall;  Millet;  CO.  Murray;  Waltner;  Whistler, 
his  "Boats  at  Mooring,"  "Chelsea,"  etc.,  and  last,  but  not  least,  Meis- 
sonier,  of  whose  own  etched  work  there  is  his  "Rapport,"  a  proof,  and 
"  Punchinello." 

The  American  school  of  etching,  acknowledged  by  European  con- 
noisseurs to  be  one  of  the  best  in  the  world,  is  proved  to  be  so  by  examples 
of  Coleman,  Ferris,  Swain-Giflord,  Hamilton,  William  Hart,  Hopkins,  and 
Peter  Moraii .  These  are  ' '  de  luxe, "  being  on  either  Satin,  or  India  and  Japan 
papers. 

In  this  Collection  of  Prints  but  few  of  the  greater  ancient  and  modern 
painters  are  unrepresented  by  engraved  or  etched  work  after  their  master- 


PROEM.  xxi 

pieces.  The  graver  has  done  honor  and  paid  tribute  to  the  brush  of — 
Boucher,  Meissonier,  Fortuny,  Dupre,  Fragonard,  Gerome,  Millet,  Murillo, 
Guido,  Huet,  Le  Brun,  Greuze,  Claude,  Cabanel,  Benjamin  Constant,  Ary 
ScheflEer,  Ostade,  Raffaello  Sanzio,  Turner,  Chaplin,  Gavarni,  Tissot, 
David,  Hals,  Makart,  Morris,  Troyon,  Correggio,  Eisen,  Domenichino, 
Veronese,  Bonaat,  Titian,  Mengs,  Barbarelli,  Delaroche,  Laurens,  Netscher 
and  Du  Bois. 


The  Tenth  Division,  and  last,  consists  of  some  forty  numbers  of 
"  CuKios  AND  Library  Furniture." 

There  are  a  few  ceramic  specimens,  such  as  a  Royal  Dresden  plaque 
painted  after  Wouvermann,  for  King  Augustus  the  First,  of  Poland,  at 
the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century — and  pieces  of  SSvres  porcelain, 
■which  belonged  to  the  Emperor  Napoleon  the  Third,  and  came  from  the 
palaces  of  St.  Cloud  and  the  Tuileries. 

Some  objects  in  bronze  and  other  metals  are  in  the  section,  viz.  : — statu- 
ettes of  John  Gutenberg,  Napoleon  the  First  and  Frederick  the  Great;  a 
clock  and  pendants  belonging  to  the  De  Penb  family,  and  which  Theophile 
Gautier  described  in  his  "Capitaine  Fracasse";  an  ancient  bronze  relievo, 
the  "Blind  Beggars"  ;  also  another — "Satyrs  Toying  with  a  Nymph"; 
and  a  medieval  guild  insignia,  a  massive  iron  key  two  feet  high,  carried  in 
procession  by  a  "  moyen-age  "  trades-union  of  locksmiths  at  Nuremberg, 
four  hundred  years  ago. 

A  Hindoo  and  phallic  carved  ivory;  a  seventeenth  century  Venetian 
ivory  wedding  casket;  and  a  cameo  portrait  of  the  Great  Napoleon,  sculp- 
tured from  a  piece  of  his  monolith  in  the  "  Invalides,"  at  Paris,  by  the  de- 
signer of  the  sarcophagus  of  the  "  Little  Corporal,"  will  all  be  found  in  this 
department,  as  well  as  two  remarkable  specimens  of  ancient,  transparent, 
painted  glass,  one  of  early  English  origin,  made  of  pot-metal  glass,  and  the 
other  attributed  to  the  brush  of  Albert  Durer,  and  so  described  in  the  San 
Donato  Palace  Catalogue,  and  which  was  purchased  at  the  auction  sale  of 
the  Art  Collection  of  Prince  Demidoif . 


The  mode  of  distribution  among  other  collectors  was  decided  by  Mr. 
Pene  du  Bois  in  favor  of  the  only  rational  method  by  which  a  connoisseur, 
who  desires  to  sell  his  treasures,  can  do  so  in  the  easiest  and  most  profitable 
manner.  He  sent  them  to  auction.  He  sent  them,  like  a  sensible  man,  to 
George  A.  Lbavitt  and  Co.,  the  oldest  and  best  auction  house  in  Amer- , 
ica ;  one  which  was  founded  over  half  a  century  ago,  and  has  gone  through 
various  mutations  of  firm  name  from  the  time  when  it  had  two  separate 
heads,  who  united.  These  were  the  celebrated  book-auctioneer  Kebsb 
and  the  late  Senator  James  E.  Coolet,  the  father-in-law  of  Mr.  George 
A.  Leavitt,  who  came  from  an  old  family  of  New  York  booksellers  and 
publishers. 

It  is  the  same  old  reliable  house  of  business  it  ever  was,  and  it  may  not  be 
out  of  place  here  to  give  a  list  of  a  few  of  the  names  and  figures  of  some  of 
the  Art  Sales  of  ,Paintings,  Statuary,  etc.,  which  aggregated  over  110,000 
each,  conducted  by  George  A.  Lbavitt  and  Co.,  between  January,  1873, 
and  May,  1887  : 

J.  H.  Sherwood,  $127,069  for  two  sales  iu  1873  and  1880;  John  Wolfe, 
$117,715;  S.  P.  Avery,  $113,503.50  for  four  sales  in  1876,  1878,  1880  and 


xxii  PROEM. 

1881;  Thomas  Reid,  $105,744  for  two  sales  in  1881   and  1885;  J.  Abner 
'     Harper,  $105,490;  Milton  S.  Lathom,  $101,305;  Adolf  Kohn,  $93,242.50  for 
four  sales  ln'1874,  1877,  1882  and  1883;  H.  T.  Chapman,  Jr.,  $87,359.50 
for  two  sales  in  1873  and  1875;  H.  L.  Dousman,  $82,655;  Albert  Spencer, 
$82,530;  J.  Strieker  Jenkins,  $74,338.04  for  two  sales  in  1876  and  1879;  S.  , 
A.  Ooale,  Jr.,  $71,477;  J.  C.  Runkle,  $66,195;  R.  E.  Moore,  $54,298.70  for 
five  sales  in  1874, 1875, 1876, 1877 and  1878;  Knoedler  &  Co.,  $51,344  for  two 
sales  in  1879  and  1880;  Levi  P.  Morton  and  Robert  Hoe,  $50,687.50;  Beriah 
"Wall,  $47,570;  John  Pondir,  $46,208;  Benj.  Nathan  Estate,  $39,117;  Le 
Grand  Lockwood,  $84,361.29;  "William  Henry  Hurlburt,  $31,955.85;  Judge 
C.  H.  Truax,  $31,750 ;  "A  "Well-known  Philadelphia   Connoisseur,"  $30,- 
943:50;  George  H.  Andrews,  $80,601;  Cottier  &"  Co. ,  P0,580;  J.  P.  Beau- 
mont, $30,417.50;  A.  D.  Morgan,  $39,148.50;  "William  Libbey,  $37,550;  B. 
F.  Carver,  $26,393;  "W.  B.  Duncan  Estate,  $24,847.15;  A.  D.  Huyvetter, 
$23,668;  Stephen  Harris,  $31,970;  Stewart  Brown,  $30,830;  R.  H.  "Witt- 
haus,  $19,244.65;  Thomas  "Walsh,  $17,480;  G.  H.  Kensett,  $17,165.41;  R. 
B.   Livermore,    $17,060;    J.    L.  Graham,     $17,003.34;    A.    L.   Vouros, 
$16,765.55;  Hannah  Stiner,  $16,752.50;  M.  G.  Murphy,   $16,493.88  ;  J.  F., 
Henry,  $16,330;  P.  L.  Everard  &Co.,  $15,857.50;  Isaac  Walker,  $15,656; 
Richard  R.  Haines,  $15,571.47;  S.  H.  Godkin,  $14,830.50;  Thomas  Gilbert, 
$14,204;  Carlton  Gates  Estate,  $13,942.90;    Eugene  "Weeks,    $13,833.50; 
Artists' Fund  Society,  $13,707.49;  Davis  Jones  Estate,  $13,375;  "W.  Manton, 
$13,126;    T.  P.   Rossiter  Estate,   $12,923.89;  "W.  R.   "Williams,  $13,694; 
Benj.  Fitch,  $13,097.50;  Mary  E.  Feyh,  $11,758.17;  T.  J.  Taylor,  $11,471; 
"W.  S.  Macy,  $11,358;  "W.  J.  Kerr.  $11,237;  S.  Michelena,  $10,903;  George 
Longman,     $10,685.55;     J.  H.   Dolph,     $10,620.69;    Louis    J.   Jordan, 
$10,375.49;  Susan  Paulmier,  $10,335.45;  "W.  P.  Shaw,   $10,381.47;  Eugene 
Boban,  $10,325.88;  John  LaFarge,  $10,000. 

Sales  of  Paintings,  etc.,  running  up  into  thousands  of  dollars  each  have 
also  been  conducted  by  the  Lbavitts.  I  extract  from  a  schedule  of  only 
notable  sales,  which  foots  up  to  over  three  millions  of  dollars,  such  names 
as:— J.  R.  Brevoort,  Joseph  Mozier,  James  Boylan,  J.  O.  Eaton,  P.  Viani, 
"William  Powell,  Jr.,  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  Francis  Tomes,  J.  C.  Brevoort,  Prof. 
Bossi,  R.~E.  Moore,  L.  H.  Tasker,  "W.  D.  Paterson,  D.  E.  "V"an  Valkenberg, 
C.  A.  Falk,  J.  N.  Balestier,  J.  M  Crapo,  C.  L.  Frost,  J.  Milbank,  J. 
McCormick,  J.  M.  Patterson,  S.  B.  "Wright,  Louis  Durr,  Governor  Caleb 
Lyon  and  B.  Homer  Dixon. 

Millions  upon  millions  of  dollars  worth  of  books  have  been  sold  on  behalf 
of  the  publishers  of  this  country  at  the  "Leavitt  Book  Tbade  Sales" 
and  in  accordance  with  the  system  originated  by  Senator  Cooley  about 
1835,  and  continued  for  over  sixty  years  since  by  himself  and  his  succes- 
sors down  to  the  auction  house  now  represented  by  Mr.  Eugene  O'Connor, 
who  preserves  the  old  trade  name  of  the  business  inherited  by  his  prede- 
cessor, Mr.  George  A.  Leavitt. 

And  this  firm  of  George  A.  Leavitt  and  Co.  have  charge  of  the 
"  Pekb  Du  Bois  Collection." 

Of  the  same  character  of  Library  Auction  Sales  as  thai  to  take  place 
next  month  have  been  the  few  following  out  of  over  a  thousand  others, 

which  have  been  held  under  the  Leavitt  aegis  since  1876: 

The  Brinley  Library,  $113,494.37,  parts  one  to  four,  inclusive  with 
the  fifth  part  still  to  be  sold;  Joseph  J.  Cooke,  $69,904.73;  Henry  6- 


PROEM.  xxiii 

Murphy,  $50,278.63;  William  Menzies,  $49,860.68;  Rushton  M.  Dorman, 
$24,310.00;  CharlesTracy,  $19,138;01;  Charles  Fiske  Harris,  $16,610  65; 
J.  H.  V.  Arnold,  $16,421.38;  Eben  Tasker,  $14,677.56;  Alexander  Far- 
num,  $14,423,75;  General  Rush  C.  Hawkins,  $13,163.08;  Dr.  David  King, 
$13,484.01;  Almon  W.  Griswold,  $12,325.13;  S.  H.  Remsen,  $9,059.14; 
Bartholomew  Skaats,  $8,114.43 ;  W.  C.  Prescott,  $7,991.79  ;  Harrison 
Library,  $7,667.84;  Charles  O'Conor,  $7,481.63;  S.  F.  Olney,  $6,950.98; 
Senator  Matt.  H.  Carpenter,  $6,864.69;  Governor  William  Beach  Law- 
rence, $6,772.39;  Charles  Storrs,  $5,943.84;  Senator  H.  B.  Anthony, 
$4,939.17;  and  James  L.  Claghorn,  $4,763.82. 

The  above  named  twenty-four  Library  Sales  make  up  by  themselves  a 
total  of  $503,630.59! 

*,* 

I  would  not  have  entered  upon  these  details  in  this  place,  but  for  the 
fact  that  the  well-known  bibliopole,  Mr.  E.  F.  Bonaventure,  has  lately 
printed  a,  brief  essay  on  "Books  and  Book  CoUectiiig.''  No  one  is  more 
willing  than  myself  to  acknowledge  that  he  has  done  as  much,  if  not  more, 
good  than  any  one  of  his  business  rivals,  in  the  spread  of  the  knowledge  and 
recognition  of  what  are  good  bindings,  what  authors  should  be  collected, 
./  and  what  editions  should  be  chosen  for  the  shelves  of  the  collector,  but,  I 
am  not  willing  to  endorse  his  advice  to  book  amateurs  in  respect  to  the 
where,  when  and  how  they  should  only  buy.  It  may  be  all  very  well  for 
him  to  personally  object  to  book  auction  sales,  but  he  has  no  right  to  try 
and  dissuade  connoisseurs  from  purchasing  at  them. 

How  is  the  library  of  a  living  collector,  or  the  estate  of  a  dead  one  to  be 
realized  to  its  uttermost  value  unless  by  the  book  auction?  It  might  suit 
Mr.  Bonaventure,  the  bookdealer,  and  his  confreres  to  buy  libraries  "en 
bloc  "  for  the  minimum  amount  possible,  but  it  would  be  manifestly  im- 
possible for  him  to  give  as  much  with  a  due  regard  to  the  modest  profits  of 
his  business  as  could  be  obtained  in  the  open  competition  of  every  book 
collector  and  bookdealer  in  the  United  States,  on  every  lot,  by  itself,  at 
a  library  auction  sale.  There  may  be  occasional  bargains,  and  there  may 
be  prices  paid  far  more  than  what  some  booksellers  might  charge,  but,  after  ■ 
all,  the  book,  auction  is  the  crucial  test  of  normal  market  book  values. 
Since  reference  has  been  made  to  Mr.  Bonaventure,  I  will  now  finish  with 
him,  by  quoting  from  him: — 

"  The  cost  of  rare  books,  at  sales,  is  invariably  much  higher  than  the 
same  works  would  command  at  stores.  The  demand  in  all  cases  where 
real  rarities  are  involved  is  always  so  great  as  to  put  an  excessive  premium 
on  the  object  of  competition." 

If  American  book  auction  sales  depended  upon  dealers  alone.  Heaven 
help  literary  property.  In  London  and  Paris  the  book  auctioneer  is  the 
best  friend  of  the  bookseller,  and  he  is  always  regarded  as  such.  It  is 
about  the  only  mart  now-a-days  where  purchases  can  be  made  for  the 
shelves  of  the  bookdealer,  and  it  is  a  well-known  fact  that  at  a  recent  sale 
in  London,  one  bibliopolist's  bill  amounted  to  over  a  million  of  dollars, 
and  for  which  he  was  given  credit. 

I  am  confident  with  such  societies  in  our  midst  as  the  Grolier  Club, 
which  is  doing  good  missionary  work,  and  with  magazines  devoted  to  the 
exploitation  of  old  books,  that  the  collecting  of  private  libraries  will  be  more 
popular  than  ever,  and  with  the  corresponding  increase  in  the  number  of 


xxiv  PHOBM. 

amateurs  will  also  come  greater  knowledge  of  prices,  not  only  among  book- 
dbalers,  but  among  bookbuyers.  The  last  named,  it  has  been  my  experi- 
ence to  discover,  know  the  commercial  as  well  as  the  literary  value  of 
books  better  than  the  majority  of  American  booksellers.  In  fact,  most 
bookdealers  have  learned  more  from  their  customers,  than  they  have 
from  their  books  pf  reference.     ' '  Experien  tia  docet. " 

*     * 
* 

The " Pbne  DTJ  Bois  Collection, "from  which  I  have  wandered  very 
considerably,  is,  however,  the  real  matter  with  which  we  have  to  do.  It 
can  be  safely  asserted  that  no  such  Collection  of  Fine  Bindings,  Good 
Editions,  Modern  Standard  "Works  of  Real  Merit,  Ancient  Book  Nuggets, 
Beautiful  Manuscripts  and  Bare  Prints  have  been  sold  in  New  York  for 
many  years  back.  In  purchasing  from  this  Collection,  connoisseurs  and 
dealers  will  have  the  beneflt  of  the  ripe  experience  of  a  master,  who  has 
proyed  his  being  a  true  Bibllognoste  in  cold  type,  as  well  as  by  his  book- 
shelves. The  dispersion  of  such  a  Library  and  such  Prints  is  a  positive 
public  benefit.  It  gives  an  opportunity  for  the  exhibition  of  treasures  of 
literature  and  art.  It  spreads  the  knowledge  which  is  requisite  for  both 
the  bibliophile  and  the  bibliopole  who,  in  purchasing  from  the  "  Penbdtj 
Bois  Collection,"  will  do  so  in  the  interests  of  wisdom  and  culture. 

The  truest  friends  a  man  can  have  are  his  books.  They  are  not  only 
useful  but  ornamental,  not  only  exhilarating  but  thoughtful  aud  restful. 
Quaint  old  Thomas  Puller  pointed  out  their  real  value  when  he  wrote  in 
the  old  long  ago : 

"To  divert  at  anytime  a  troublesome  fancy,  run  to  thy  books;  they 
presently  fix  thee  to  them  and  drive  the  other  out  of  thy  thoughts,  they 
always  receive  thee  with  the  same  kindness." 

CHARLES  SOTHERAN. 
New  York  Press.  Club, 
May  13,  1887. 


[Frontispiece  to  "  Terentius,"  Lyons,  1493.] 
of  the 


The  sizes  of  books  in  this  catalogue  are  defined  relatively  to  signatures  and 
according  to  the  following  page,  height  and  inch  measurements  : 

Large  Folio,  over  18  inches  ;  Folio,  below  18  and  over  13  ;  Small  Folio, 
below  13  and  over  11, 

Large  Quarto,  below  15  and  over  11  ;  Quarto,  below  11  and  over  8  ; 
Small  Quarto,  below  8  and  over  6. 

Large  Octavo,  below  11  and  over  9  ;  Octavo,  below  9  and  over  8  ;  Small 
Octavo  and  Twelvemo,  below  8  and  over  6.     Minimo,  below  6  inches. 

These  eleven  designations  preserve  the  important  part  of  the  nomenclature 
formsriy  used,  and  do  away  with  the  old  technical  paper  prefixes,  such  as 
"  Royal,"  "  Fpolscap,"  "  Crown,"  etc.,  as  well  as  the  confusing  smaller  sizes 
of  the  past.  These  represented  in  all,  both  big  and  little,  some  two  hundred 
possible  book  sizes,  ranging  from  an  "Antiquarian  Folio,"  to  a  "Pot 
i28mo." 

As  the  old  specific  definitions  are  now  gradually  becoming  almost  obsolete, 
this  new  schedule  was  formulated.  It  was  wisely  recognized  that  the  present 
time  is  inopportune  for  the  measurement  of  books  by  the  metric  system. 

C.  S. 


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COMPRISING 

Painting,  Sculpture,  Architecture,  Postume,  Heraldry, 
Choice  Bindings,  etc.;  also  Illustrated  Books,  Many  of 
WHICH  ARE  Unique. 

"  Ars  est  celare  artem." 

ESOPI  Phrygis  Fabvlse.     [Greek  and  Latin  Text 

in  parallel  columns.]     Square  minimo,  veUum. 

Cologne,  apvd  loannem  Tornaesivm,  1619 

Rare.     With  curious  wood-block  cuts,  Jncluding  portrait 
of  ^sop  on  title. 

CURMER'S  BEAUTIFUL  EDITION  OF  THOMAS  A'KEMPIS. 

2  A'KEMPIS  (Thomas).     LTmitation  de  Jfisus  Christ,  Tra- 

duction Nouvelle  de  M.  L'Abb^  Dassance.  Illuminated 
frontispiece  and  title  in  gold  and  colors — also  every  page  sur- 
rounded with  an  elegant  woodcut  border, — tiumerous  vignettes, 
fancy  initial  letters,  etc.  Large  8vo,  fresh  half  blue  mo- 
rocco gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1835-42 
Chrmer's  beautifully  illustrated  edition  of  the  ' '  Imitation  of  Christ,"  in  splen- 
did condition,  with  margins  equal  to  large  paper. 

3  ALBUM,  containing  a  large  number  of  vignette  illustrations  by 

Campiglia,    Pazzi,    Gregorij,  De    Ghende,'   Moreau 
le  jeune,  Simonet,  etc".,  some  of  nudes.     Large  4to,  fine 
red  morocco  gilt,  blue  watered  silk,  ends,  edges  gilt. 
With  heraldic  book-plate  of  the  Earl  Grosvenor. 

4  ALDINE   (The),    a  Typographic  Art  Journal.     Profusely 

illustrated  with  charming  wood  engravings,  etc.     Vols.  5,  6 
and  7  in  3  vols.     Folio,  half  morocco  (Vol.  7  lacks  title). 

N.Y.,  1873-74 


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5  ALLESSON  (L.  E.).     Abbildungen  der  Rindvieh  und  An- 

dem  Hansthier — Racen  mit  Text  von  Weckherlin.  30 
tinted  lithographed  plates  of  cattle.     Oblong  large  folio. 

Stuttgart,  1827 

ORIGINAL  ETCHINGS  BY  AMERICAN  ARTISTS— EDITION- 
DE-LUXE— WITH  INDIA  PROOFS  AND  SEPARATE 
ARTISTS'    PROOFS  ON  JAPAN   PAPER. 

6  AMERICAN  ETCHINGS.— ORIGINAL  ETCHINGS  by 

AMERICAN  ARTISTS.  With  an  Introduction  and  De- 
scriptions by  S.  R.  KoEHLER.  20  etchings — Proofs  on 
India  paper,  Whatman  paper  cover,  in  cloth  case;  also 
another  set  of  Artists'  Proofs  of  the  same  on  Japan 
paper,  Signed,  mounted  on  cardboard  with  heavy  plate 
mats  in  portfolio,  fresh  half  morocco,  cloth  sides,  nickel 
lock  and  key.     Together  2  vols.     Square  large  folio. 

N.  Y.,  1883 

EDITION-DE-LUXE,  limited  to  203  impressions,  each  numbered  and 
signed  by  the  editor  S.  R.  Koehlef,  of  which  this  is  No.  166.  This  is  a  series 
of  twenty  original  etchings,  of  greater  merit  and  artistic  excellence  than  has  ever 
before  been  offered  in  book  form.  The  work  is  a  purely  original  one  in  concep- 
tion and  execution.  It  is  truly  representative  not  only  of  American  art,  but  of 
the  individual  excellence  of  each  of  the  twenty  artists  who  have  contributed  to 
its  pages.   ,  The  following  is  a  list  of  subjects  and  etchers: — 

■^^inter  Evening,  .  .  .  Henry  Farrer. 

His  Own  Doctor,  .  .  .  T.  W.  Wood,  V.P.N. A. 

The  Inner  Harbor,  Gloucester,  .  Stephen  Parrish. 

A  Tower  of  Cortes,  .  Thomas  Moran,  A.N.A. 

The  Ponte  Vecchio,      ....  Joseph  Pennell. 

The  Lion  in  Love,  .  .  F.  S.  Church,  A.N.A. 

An  Old  New  England  Orchard,  .  .  George  H.  Smillie,  N.  A. 

"  'Tween  the  Gloamin'  and  the  Mirk,  When  the 

Kye  Come  Hame,"     .  .  .  Mrs.  M.  Nimmo  MoRAN. 

The  Three  Cows,        .  .  .  .J.  Foxcroft  Cole. 

Canal  Boats  on  the  Thames,  .  .  Chas.  A.   Platt. 

"  And  Drive  Dull  Care  Away,"  .  I.  M.  Gaugengigl. 

The  Deserted  Mill,  .  .  .  Kruseman  VanElten,  N.A. 

Harvest  at  San  Juan,  New  Mexico,       .  .  Peter  Moran. 

A  Cloudy  Day  in  Venice,  .  .  Samuel  Colman,  N.A. 

The  Mora  Players,       ....  Frederick  Dielman,  N.A. 

The  Mouth  of  the  Apponigansett,  .  R.   Swain  Gifford,  N.A. 

Fishing  Boats  on  the  Beach  at  Scheveningen,  M.  F.  H.  De  Haas,  N.A. 

At  Marblehead  Neck,  .  .  .  Jas.  D.  Smillie,  N.A. 

The  Smugglers'  Landing-Place,     .  .  J.   C.  Nicoll,  A. N.A. 

Twilight,  .  .  .  .  .  J.  A.  S.  Monks. 

'  ''The  great  variety  of  these  subjects  by  twenty  representative  American  etchers 
will  be  noticeable  at  a  glance.  Europe  and  America  have  both  furnished 
themes,  and  the  time-honored  glories  of  Florence  and  Venice  are  found  side  by 
'side  with  the  almost  tropical  .splendor  of  Mexico  and  the  simpler,  but  not  less 
poetical,  scenery  of  the  coast  of  New  England,  while  the  Indian  and  the  negro 
stand  upon  the  same  basis,  as  regards  their  artistic  usefulness,  with  the  cavalier 
of  the  seventeenth  century.  Nor  is  the  ideal  note  wanting,  although  the  prevail- 
ing key  is  decidedly  realistic." — Introduction. 


4  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF    TWENTY    ORIGINAL  AMERICAN 
ETCHINGS. 

7  AMERICAN       ETCHINGS.— TWENTY       ORIGINAL 

AMERICAN  ETCHINGS,  Published  under  the 
AUSPICES  OF  THE  "  Ncw  York  Etching  Club."  Edition- 
DE-LuxE,  Numbered  and  Signed  Artists'  Proofs  on 
India  paper,  Introduction  and  description  of  each  etch- 
ing by  S.  R.  KoEHLER.  Square  large  folio,  fresh  three- 
quarter  russia  gilt,  beveled  sides,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  1884 

No.  13  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  IQS  coples,  with  impressions  on  India  paper. 
These  etchings  are  truly  characteristic  not  only  of  American  art  and  of  the 
individual  excellence  of  each  artist  who  contributes  a  sketch,  but  also  in  the 
minor  details  of  paper,  printing  and  typography. 

The  following  artists  and  subjects  are  represented: — "  The  Olive  Trees  of  the 
Riviera,"  by  Samuel  Colman;  "Rye,  England,"  by  Charles  A.  Platt; 
"Business  Neglected,"  by  J.  G.  Brown;  "The  Pool,"  by  Peter  Moran; 
"Evening,  New  York  Harbor,"  by  Henry  Farrer;  "  An  Interesting  Chap- 
ter," by  Percy  Moran;  "The  Thames  at  Limehouse,"  by  C.  A.  Vanderhoff; 
"A  Summer  Afternoon,"  by  Ellis  F.  Miller;  "  Thinking  It  Over,"  by  T. 
W.  Wood;  "Solitude,"  by  E.  L.  Peirce;  "The  Castle  of  San  Juan  de  Ulva, 
Vera  Cruz,"  by  Thomas  Moran;  "  Bellissima,"  by  I.  M.  Gaugengigl;  "Gar- 
diner's Bay,  L.  I.,"  by  Mrs.  M.  N.  Moran;  "  Harbor  Scene,"  by  J.  C.  Nicoll; 
"A  Symphony,  Nineteenth  Century,"  by  F.  S.  Church;  "  The  Cottage  by  the 
Sea,"  by  Kruseman  Van  Elten;  "  The  First  Needlework,"  by  Seymour  J. 
Guy;  "  Mills  at  Mispek,"  by  Stephen  Parrish;  "  A  Japanese  Fantasy, "  by 
Leon  Moran,"  and  "  Below  Chestnut  Street  Bridge,  Philadelphia,"  by  Joseph 
Pennell. 

8  American  Historical  and  Literary  Curiosities.     First 

and  Second  Series  (complete).  Collected  and  edited  by 
J.  Jay  Smith  and  John  F.  Watson.  Consisting  of  fac. 
similes  of  original  documents  relating  to  the  events  of  the 
Revolution,  etc.,  etc. — with  a  variety  of  reliques,  antiquities 
and  modern  autpgraphs.     Large  4to,  cloth,  gilt  (foxed). 

Phila.,  1847 

This  valuable  and  interesting  publication  is  entirely  out  of  print  and  difficult 
to  find. 

9  Amsterdam  Exhibition. — Catalogue  Illustre  Officiel  de  la 

Section  des  Beaux- Arts  de  I'Exposition  Universelle  d' Am- 
sterdam,  1883.      Illustrated  with  some  200    reproductions, 
after    the    original   designs    of   the    artists.      8vo,    fresh 
crushed  levant  morocco,  ,top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1883 


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THE     MAGNIFICENT     SERIES    OF    FRENCH    AQUAREL- 
LISTS. 

10  AQUARELLES.— SOCIETY  OF  FRENCH  AQUAREL- 
LISTS. Text  by  the  best  French  Critics.  Illustrated 
with  plates  in  photogravure — printed  in  tint,  and  with 
designs  in  fac-simile  by   Louis    Leloir,    Edouard  De- 

TAILLE,     GUSTAVE      Dor6,      JULIEN      Le      BLANT,      JuLES 

Worms,  Eugene  Lambert,  Edouard  De  Beaumont, 
Mme.  La  Baronne  N.  De  Rothschild,  Ferdinand 
Heilbuth,  a.  De  Neuville,  Georges  Vibert,  Eu- 
gene Lami,  Jules  Jacquemart,  Charles  Delort, 
James  Tissot,  and  others.  2  vols,  in  i.  Large  folio,  half 
morocco,  silk  sides  and  ties,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Goupil  &"  Co.,  1883 

Out  of  print  and  scarce.  No.  7  of  Limited  Edition,  on  very  heavy 
French  vellum  paper. 

This  volume,  representing  the  best  art  work  of  the  "  Society  des  Aquarel- 
listes,"  or  French  Society  of  Water  Colorists,  is  printed  on  magnificent  vellum 
paper  from  the  mills  of  Marais.  The  work  of  each  artist  in  the  volume  or 
Hude  is  composed  of  five  subjects  in  color  both  in  text  and  separate  plate.  There 
are  twenty- four  in  all  of  these  dtudes  or  studies.  They  each  form  a  delightful 
series  of  illustrations,  and  include  a  frontispiece,  vignettes  and  plates  inde- 
pendent of  the  text.  A  number  of  pen- designs,  studies  and  crayon  sketches 
profusely  illustrate  the  text,  which  is  thus  collaborated  by  the  artist  whose  water- 
colors  are  given. 

The  artists  represented  and  described  in  this  magnificent  work  are — Louis 
Leloir,  Edouard  Detaille,  Gustave  Dore,  Ernest  Duez,  F.  Louis  Fran9ais,  Mau- 
rice Leloir,  Ferdinand  Heilbuth,  Mme.  Madelaine  Lemaire,  A.  de  Neuville, 
Georges  Vibert,  Eugene  Lami,  Roger  Jourdain,  L.  Eugene  Lambert,  Jules 
Worms,  Julian  Le  Blant,  Jules  Jacquemart,  Charles  Delort,  James  Tissot,  Henri 
Harpignies,  Edouard  de  Beaumont,  Baronne  Nathaniel  de  Rothschild,  Henri 
Baron,  Eugene  Isabey  and  Gustave  Jacquet. 

11  Art  Age  (The),   a   Monthly  Illustrated   Newspaper,  from 

the  Commencement,  April,  1883,  to  March,  1886,  inclu- 
sive (Part  15,  October,  1884,  lacking);  also — Art  Journal, 
L'Art  Moderne  and  Art  Amateur.  Together  40  parts. 
Square  folio,  in  cloth  portfolio.  N.  Y.,  etc.,  1877-87 

GRAND  WORK  ON  ANCIENT  ART,   WITH   ETCHINGS. 

12  ART  ANCIEN  d  I'Exposition  de  1878  par  MM.  ,Ed.  de 

Beaumont,  Th.  Biais,  Edmond  Bonnaffe,  Frederic 
Darcel,  Henri  Darcel,  Duranty,  H.  Ephrussi,  Ben- 
jamin FiLLON,  P.  Gasnault,  Henri  Lavoix,  Paul 
Mantz,  Eug.  Piot,  a.  R.  de  Liesville,  O.  Rayet, 
Arthur  Rhone,  et  Mme.  Germaine  de  Poligny,  sous 
la  Direction  de  M.  Louis  GolsrsE,  Redacteur  en  chef  de 
la  "  Gazette  des  Beaux-Arts."  Profusely  illustrated  with 
etchings  and  other  illustrations — some  on  India  paper. 
Thick  large  4to,  sewed,  uncut.         Paris, ^.  Quantin,  1879 

Among  the  etchers  whose  work  will  be  found  in  the  above  are — Jacquemart, 
Gaillard,  Le  Rat,  Gaujean,  Gaucherel,  Dujardin,  ChampoUion,  Gilbert,  etc. 


6  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

"L'ART"— THE      SPLENDIDLY      PRINTED    AND     ILLUS- 
TRATED  FRENCH   MAGAZINE. 

13  ART.— L'ART,    Revue    Hebdomad  aire   Illustr^e,   for 

the  years  1879-80  inclusive  [each  year  in  4  vols.].  To- 
gether 8  vols.  With  numerous  full-page  etchings,  wood 
engravings,  etc.,  after  or  by  the  best  modern  masters.  Folio, 
half  red  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1879-80 

Thick  paper  edition.  Thig  magnificent  art  work  has  no  rival  in  its  pecu- 
liar excellencies.  The  best  etchers  and  artists  of  Europe  have  been  united  to 
make  this  splendid  magazine,  with  its  charming  typography,  the  superior  of 
either  the  "  Portfolio"  or  the  "  Art  Journal." 

' '  There  has,  up  to  the  present  time,  been  no  such  spirited  venture  as.  the 
art  journal  established  in  Paris  at  the  beginning  of  the  present  year  (1875), 
under  the  laconic  name  of  '  L'Art.'  It  has  defects,  but  it  has  the  great  merit 
of  being  full  of  life  and  energy.  The  wonder  is  how  a  journal  on  such  an  im- 
portant scale  can  find  the  degree  of  public  support  which  must  be  necessary  to  ■ 
its  existence.  The  proprietors  of  '  Z.'y4?-^' do  not  rest  satisfied  with  an  appeal 
to  their  own  fellow-citizens  or  even  fellow-countrymen;  they  have  agents  all 
the  world  over,  even  at  such  places  as  Bucharest  and  Constantinople..  The 
proprietors  of  '  L'Art '  evidently  intend  to  give  it  as  cosmopolitan  a  character 
as  they  possibly  can.  The  list  of  writers  includes  men  of  three  or  four  differ- 
ent nations,  and  the  subjects  treated  comprise  everything  of  artistic  interest  in 
the  world.  It  is  evident  that  the  proprietors  of  'L'Art'  are  doing  their. best 
to  improve  it.  .  .  .  The  publication  is  always  lively  and  interesting,  though  not 
governed  by  much  severity  of  taste.  It  is  full  of  what  the  French  call  actuality. 
The  proprietors  seem  determined  to  spare  no  effort,  and  we  cordially  wish  them 
success." — Philip  Gilbert  Hamerton. 

14  ART. — L'ART,    Revue    Hebdomadaire    Illustree,    for 

the  years  1881-83  inclusive  [each  year  in  4  vols.].  To- 
gether 12  vols.     Folio,  red  cloth,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  1881-83 

MAGNIFICENT  WORK  ON  ALL  THE  ARTS. 

IS'  ARTS  SOMPTUAIRES  (Les),  Histoire  du  Costume  et  de 
I'Ameublement  et  des  Arts  et  Industries  qui  s'y  Ratta- 
chent  sous  la  direction  de  HaugardMauge,  Dessins  de 
Clus.  Ciappori — Introduction  G^n^rale  et  Texte  Explica- 
tif  par  Ch.  Louandre.  Illustrated  with  several  hundred 
beautiful  plates  in  rich  colors  designed  by  Ciappori.  3 
vols.  4to,  half  red  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  chez  Pauteur,  1852-58 
Very  scarce.  Issued  by  subscription  at  400  francs  unbound.  This  is  a 
superb  work  and  the  handsomely  executed  chromolithographic  plates  in  gold  and 
colors  embrace  a  multitude  of  subjects — armor,  missal  work,  costume,  stained 
glass,  heraldry,  painting,  sculpture,  jewelry,  etc.— exhibiting  the.  manners,  cus- 
toms, beliefs,  superstitions  of  the  peoples  of  Europe  from '  the  Fifth  to  the 
Seventeenth  Century  inclusive. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


"ART  TREASURES  OF  AMERICA"— INDIA  PROOFS. 

i6  ART  TREASURES  OF  AMERICA.  Illustrated  with  about 
1 60  photogravures.  Proofs  on  India  taper,  and  several 
hundred  engravings  on  wood.  10  sections  folio  (complete) 
and  each  in  a  silk-covered  portfolio.  Phila.,  1883 

Limited  edition,  of  which  this  is  No.  127,  and  is  an  original  subscriber's 
copy  complete.  This  work  gives  a  description  and  a  list  of  the  contents  of  the 
principal  picture  galleries  of  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Brooklyn,  Chi- 
cago, Providence,  St.  Louis,  Cincinnati,  San  Francisco,  Louisville,  Washington, 
Montreal,  Fall  River,  Cleveland,  Taunton,  New  Haven,  Rochester,  Pittsburgh, 
etc.,  etc. 

FOUR  EARLY  VOLUMES  OF  "  L' ARTISTE." 

17  ARTISTE   (L'j,  Nouvelle  S^rie.     Vols,    i    to  4   inclusive. 

Profusely  illustrated  with  engravings,  lithographs  and  etch- 
ings after  the  great  old  and  modern  masters.  Large  4to, 
half  red  morocco,  cloth  sides  (binding  rubbed  and  a  cover 
loose).  Paris,  1857-58 

The  admirable  art  magazine,  "  L'Artiste,"  contains  most  excellent  prints  by 
Veyrassat,  Masson,  Gavarni,  Metzmacher,  Bracquemond,  C.  Nanteuil,  etc. 
Some  are  on  India  paper  and  the  descriptive  text  is  by  the  best  art  critics  of 
France.  > 

THE    FRENCH     EDITION    OF     THE    KERAMIC     ART    OF 

JAPAN. 

18  AUDSLEY   (G.   A.)  et  BOWES  (J.  L.).     La  C6ramique 

Japonaise.  Containing  2>'2'  full-page  plates  (17  of  which  are 
in  gold  and  colors')  and  descriptive  text,  with  numerous  wood 
engravings  printed  in  colors  y  produced  from  original 
Japanese  works  of  the  greatest  beauty,  representing  the  entire 
range  of  Japanese  Keramic  Art,  ancient  and  modern.  Large 
8vo,  illuminated  cloth,  beveled  sides,  gilt  top  edge,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Firmin  Didot,  1881 

This -is  the  French  edition  of  the  splendid  work  on  "Japanese  Ceramics  "  of 
Audsley  and  Bowes.  The  plates  are  exactly  the  same  as  those  published  in  the 
London  edition  of  Henry  Sotheran.  The  translation  was  made  by  Louisy,  and 
the  work  was  printed  under  the  direction  of  Racinet. 

"  The  glory  of  this  book  is  the  chromolithography  ;  for  which,  indeed,  some 
new  name  ought  to  be  invented,  so  unlike  is  it  to  anything  which  has  been  called 
chromolithography  before.  No  one  who  has  not  seen  them,  or  others  resem- 
bling them,  can  form  any  conception  of  the  powers  of  Japanese  artists." 

AKER  (W.  S.).  Medallic  Portraits  of  Wash- 
ington. Portrait.  4to,  half  morocco,  cloth 
sides,  totally  uncut.  Phila.,  1884 


Beautifully  printed  on  heavy  paper.  Containing  all  the  known  Washington 
pieces,  to  the  extent  of  six  hundred  and  fifty-one  numbers,  accurately 
described  and  arranged  into  appropriate  groups,  each  group  being  preceded  by 
historical  and  critical  notices;  the  whole  supplemented  by  a  copious  index,  care- 
fully prepared  with  a  view  to  its  use  as  a  means  of  reference. 


8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LARGE    PAPER    COPY    OF    BARTLETT    AND    BEATTIE'S 
SWITZERLAND-WITH   OPEN  LETTER  PROOFS. 

20  BARTLETT  (W.  H.).     109  illustrations  to  William  Beat- 

tie's  "  Switzerland." — Open  Letter  Proofs  on  India 
PAPER.     Folio,  half  red  morocco,  cloth  sides  (rubbed). 

London,  1836 

Large  paper,  and  brilliant  impressions  of  these  beautiful  plates,  with  the  in- 
serted book-plate  of  James  L.  Claghoru.  A  few  of  the  mounts  are  foxed 
slightly. 

William  Henry  Bartlett  was  the  most  eminent  of  the  pupils  educated  by  John 
Britton,  the  architectural  antiquary.  He  traveled  extensively  through  America, 
Europe,  Asia  and  Africa. 

21  BARBER  (Mrs.  Mary).     Some  Drawings   of   Ancient  Em- 

broidery. 30  specimens  on  30  large  plates,  executed  in  the 
first  style  of  chromolithography.  Large  4to,  cloth  gilt 
extra,  gilt  edges. 

London  and  Manchester,  Henry  Sotheran  6^  Co.,  1880 

' '  This  most  beautiful  series  of  illustrations  of  fine  old  embroidery  was  the 
work,  we  believe,  of  many  years'  careful  study  on  the  part  of  the  lady  author, 
who  prepared  it  as  her  contribution  to  the  work  of  Church  restoration,  at  the 
suggestion  of  one  of  our  greatest  and  universally  respected  architects,  Mr, 
Butterfield.  Mrs.  Barber  having  died  before  her  laborious  work  was  pub- 
lished, Mr.  Butterfield  undertook,  at  her  request,  to  superintend  its  issue;  and 
a  superb  book  it  is,  and  most  instructive  to  all  who  are  interested  in  the  wide 
subject  of  Church  embroidery,  and  the  worthy  production  of  Church  vest- 
ments."— Literary  Churchman. 

TUER'S  BEAUTIFUL  WORK  ON  BART0L02ZL 

22  BARTOLOZZI  and  his  Works  Illustrated.      Biograph- 

ical, Anecdotal  and  Descriptive.  By  Andrew  W.  Tuer. 
Being  an  Account  of  the  Ljfe  and  Career  of  FRAN- 
CESCO BARTOLOZZI,  R.  A.;  with  remarks  on  his 
Prints:  Why  sought  after  ;  increasing  rise  in  value  ;  modern 
reprints  from  worn-out  plates,  and  how  to  distinguish; 
falsely  tinted,  and  how  to  distinguish ;  a  list  of  copper- 
plates known  to  be  still  in  existence  ;  Bartolozzi's  Pupils; 
Sketches  of  their  Lives  ;  Collecting  Prints  as  a  hobby,  and 
as  a  profitable  hobby;  How  to  judge  Prints  ;  Proofs  and 
"  states "  of  Prints ;  How  to  handle  Prints  ;  Deceptions 
'  with  Prints  ;  Stipple  Engraving,  with  Descriptions  and  Il- 
lustrations ;  Print  Sales ;  Art  Auction  Rooms,  general 
gossip,  and  including  the  most  extensive  list  of  this  great 
master's  works  yet  compiled.     Finely  printed  .in  old-face 


THE  PENE  DU  BOtS  COLLECTION.  5 

type,  with  1^  fine  plates  in  red  and  bistre,  by  Bartolozzi.  2 
vols,  large  4to,  antique  vellum  binding,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut,  and  interleaved  for  additions. 

London,  Field  and  Tuer,  n.  d. 
Mr.  Tuer  has  succeeded  in  cataloguing  upward  of  2,000  examples  of  these 
fashionable  prints;  the  largest  list  hitherto  compiled — Le  Blanc's — contained 
only  700.  Among  the  illustrations  are  a  pair  of  beautiful  and  exquisitely  fin- 
ished fancy  subjects  in  stipple,  from  copper-plates  engraved  by  Bartolozzi  in 
1783,  in  brilliant  condition,  entitled:  "A  St.  James's  Beauty,"  and  "A  St. 
Giles's  Beauty,"  painted  in  red  on  old  paper;  and  a  pair  of  highly  finished  por- 
traits, from  the  original  copper-plates,  of  Sarah,  Countess  of  Kinnoul,  and 
Robert  Auriol,  Earl  of  Kinnoul,  engraved  by  CaroHne  Watson  in  1799,  also  in 
brilliant  condition,  printed  on  old  paper  in  brown  ink;  a  charming  vignette  of 
Cupid  printed  in  red;  a  ticket  for  the  Mansion  House  ball,  1773,  etc.,  all  printed 
direct  from  the  plates. 

BATTY'S  SELECT  VIEWS— WITH  THE  PLATES  IN  THREE 

STATES. 

23  BATTY  (Robert,  Lieut.-Col.,  F.R.S).    Select  Views  of  Some 

of  the  Principal  Cities  of  Europe,  with  Descriptive  Text. 
92  fine  plates  engraved  from  original  paintings  by  R.  Graves, 
F.  B.  Becker,  E.  Goodall,  W.  R.  Smith,  R.  Batty,  H. 
Le  Keux  and  others.  Large  4to,  old  half  morocco  gilt, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut  (a  few  plates  foxed  slightly). 

London,  Moon,  Boys  is"  Graves,  1832 

Excessively  rare.  This  almost  unique  book  has  the  thirty  fine  plates  in 
three  states — Finished  India  Proofs,  Unfinished  Etchings  on  India  and  Outline 
Key  Plates.  The  vignette  title  is  in  two  states,  both  on  India  paper;  one 
finished  and  the  other  Etched  and  unfinished. 

A  very  limited  number  were  published  in  this  manner  at  ;^36,  i.e.,  $180,  and 
the  fact  that  any  impressions  were  taken  of  the  etched  plates  is  unknown  to 
both  AUibone  and  Lowndes. 

LARGEST  PAPER  COPY  OF  BATTY'S  FRENCH  SCENERY 
—WITH  THE  PLATES  IN  TWO  STATES. 

24  BATTY.     French  Scenery.     Illustrated  with  117  fine  plates 

— Proofs  on  India  paper — from  original  drawings  by  the 
author,  engraved  by  Heath,  Finden,  Wallis  atid  other 
e7ninent  engravers.  Large  4to,  half  morocco,  cloth  sides, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  Rodwell  &•  Martin,  1822 

Largest  paper  and  very  scarce.  Published  at  ;f3i  los.,  i.e.,  $157,  with 
PLATES  IN  two  STATES,  finished  engravings  and  unfinished  etchings — both 
states  on  India  paper. 

25  BAURENSEIND    (Michael).     Schreib   Kiinst.      With  nu- 

merous  plates  of  caligraphy  and  engraved  title  by  Christo- 
pher Weigel.     Oblong  4to,  vellum.         Nuremberg,  17 16 

Rare.  Weigel  is  best  known  as  an  engraver  of  Scripture  prints.  He  also 
engraved  in  mezzotint. 


10  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

26  BAXTER    (Thomas).      An   Illustration  of   the   Egyptian, 

Grecian  and  Roman  Costume,  with  Descriptions.  Eronf. 
and  40  fine  outlines,  some  of  nudes,  selected,  drq,mn^  and 
engraved  by  the  author  {foxed  slightly  and  front,  stained). 
-4to,  boards,  uncut.  London,  1810 

Very  scarce  and  exceedingly  valuable  to  artists,  sculptors  and  collectors  on 
account  of  its  faithful  delineation  of  the  antique. 

27  Bayet  (C).     Prdcis  d'Histoire  de  I'Art.     Hundreds  of  fac- 

similes from  paintings,  bronzes,  sculptures,  etc.  Small  8vo, 
paper.  Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 

28  Bazinghen  Collection  Catalogue,   partially  priced  ;  also — 

HuRLBERT  Collection  Catalogue.     2  pieces.    Sewed. 

29  BEHMEN  (Jacob),  FEHLAUEN  (George),  etc.     Neuein- 

gerichteter  Vielvermehrter  Geistlicher  Frauen  Zimer 
Spiegel.  Engraved  front.,  title  and  numerous  plates  of 
women,  commencing  with  "  Eve,"  an  apple  in  her  hand  and 
a  tiger  skin  around  her  middle.  Thick  minimo,  black 
morocco,  gilt,  one  brass  clasp.  Nuremberg,  1666 

Rare.     Stamped  on  the  side  in  gold  with  "V.  M.,  1673." 

30  BELINA   (A.   M.   de).      Nos  Peintres  Dessin^s  par  Eux- 

memes.  Notes  Humoristiques  et  Esquisses  Biographiques. 
Numerous  portraits  of  great  modern  artists,  sketched  by  them- 
selves.    Syo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

31  BERGERAT    (Emile).        Theophile    Gautier,  Peintre- 

Etude,  suivie  du  Catalogue  de  son  CEuvre  peint  dessin^ 
et  gravd.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1877 

Limited  edition  of  10  copies  on  China  paper  and  100  on  "papier  verge," 
of  vv'hich  the  above  is  one  of  the  last  named  of  this  interesting  volume  on  Theo- 
phile Gautier. 

32  Bernatz  und  Schubert.     Bilder  aus  dem  Heiligen  Lande, 

mit  erlauterndem  Texte.  Engraved  title  and  numerous 
plates  on  India  paper  after  the  original  pictures  of  Ber- 
natz.   Oblong  4to,  I  vol.  (complete  and  in  4  parts),  sewed. 

Stuttgart,  1839 

33  BERND  (C.  S.  T.).     Die  Allgemeine  Wappenwissenschaft. 

Engraved  heraldic  plates.  Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 
(2  copies.)  Bonn,  1849 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  ILLUSTRATED  BEURNON- 
VILLE  CATALOGUE. 

34  BEURNONVILLE.— Catalogue  des  Tableaux  Anciens 

DE  Tous  les  Ecoles  composant  la.  Tres  Importante  Col- 
lection de  M.  le  Baron  de  Beurnonville.     Illustrated 
.with  full-page  engravings  and  etchings  after  works  of  the 
most  celebrated  masters,  some  erotic.      Thick  large  4to 
cloth,  totally  uncut.  Paj-is,  1881 

Large  paper  and  limited  edition.  Handsomely  printed  on  heavy  toned 
paper,  and  with  beautiful  impressions  of  the  plates. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.         .     ii 

35  BIBLISCHE   GESCHICHTE  Erzahlt  nach  den   Worten 

der   Schrift.      IVM  numerous  illustrations  on  wood  after 

SCHNORR,     DiETHE,     ElsTER,     RiTTER,    GrOSSE,    JaEGER, 

NiEPER  a«(/  Seitz  — a/j-(?  rubricated  title  and  capitals — and 
red  line  borders.     Large  4to,  paper,  uncut.      Leipzig,  n.  d. 

MAGNIFICENT  LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  BIDA'S  GOSPELS 
BOUND  BY  DAVID— PROOFS  BEFORE  LETTERS. 

36  BIDA.— LES    SAINTS    EVANGILES.'    Traduction    da 

BossuET,  tir^e  des  CEuvres  de  Bossuet,  par  M.  H. 
Wallon,  Membre  de  ITnstitut.  Magnificent  plates,  wood 
engravings,  etc.  2  vols,  square  large  folio,  superbly  bound 
by  DAVID  and  in  fresh  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  extra 
gilt,  rounded  corners,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt  on 
marble,  and  in  drop  leather  lined  cases.  Paris,  1873 

LARGE  PAPER  PROOFS  BEFORE  ALL  LETTERS.  No.  69  of 
limited  edition. 

These  splendid  volumes  can  be  counted  among  the  grandest  works  ever  issued 
by  the  French  press.  The  plates  were  designed  by  Bida,  and  engraved  under 
the  direction  of  Ed.  Hedouin  by  Henriette  Browne,  Bida,  Bodmer,  Bracque- 
mond,  Chaplin,  Deblois,'  Flameng,  Gaucherel,  Gilbert,  Girardet,  Haussoulier, 
Hedouin,  Massard,  Mouilleron,  Nanteuil  and  Veyrassat.  The  ornaments  in 
the  text  —titles,  chapter  heads,  initial  letters,  head  and  tail  pieces — were  designed 
by  Ch.  Rossigneux  and  engraved  on  steel  by  Gaucherel.  The  "  caract^res 
typographiques  "  were  specially  engraved  by  F.  Viel-Castel  after  thedesigns  of 
Ch.  Rossigneux.  The  etchings  were  printed  by  Salmon  and  the  text  with  red 
borders  and  occasional  rubrications  by  Claye.  The  paper  was  specially  manu- 
fadtured  for  the  work  by  C.  and  J.  Honig-Breet  at  Zaandyle,  Holland. 

Alexander  Bida,  the  celebrated  French  artist,  according  to  Clement  and  Hut- 
ton's  "Artists  of  the  Nineteenth  Century,"  was — "born  at  Toulouse,  1813. 
Officer  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  the  Order  of  Leopold.  Pupil  of  Delacroix. 
Water-color  artist  and  designer.  Has  visited  the  East.  The  following  pencil- 
drawings  are  at  the  Luxembourg:  '  Refectory  of  Greek  Monks '(1857);  '  Evening 
Call  in  the  Crimea '  (1857);  '  The  Field  of  Boaz,  Bethlehem '  (1861);  '  Massacre 
of  Mamelukes  '  (1861);  and  '  Prayer  in  a  Mosque.'  Bida  has  sometimes  painted 
portraits.  His  exquisite  designs  for  the  Gospels  are  well  known  by  their  exhibi- 
tion in- 1867  and  at  other  times  since  then.  This  artist  has  made  many  designs 
for  '  Le  Tour  du  Monde.'  At  the  Walters  Gallery,  Baltimore,  are  three  pic- 
tures by  Bida, — '  The  Prayer  upon  the  House-Top,'  'Moses  on  a  Mountain, 
resting  on  a  Rock,'  and  a  representation  of  the  custom  in  some  Eastern  country 
where  annually  the  people  prostrate  themselves  for  a  horse  and  rider  to  pass 
over  their  bodies.  This  artist  represents  with  wonderful  power  the  life  and 
scenery  of  Oriental  countries,  and  his  scriptural  scenes  are  not  surpassed  in  force 
and  directness  by  any  other  painters  of  like  motives." 

P.  G.  Hamerton,  writing  in  "  Etching  and  Etchers"  of  utility  in  etching  as 
a  mode  of  illustrating  fine  books,  says: — "  The  most  noteworthy  instance  of 
this  i^  its  employment  by  M.  Hachette  for  his  unprecedented  edition  of  the 
'  Four  Gospels,'  illustrated  by  Bida  with  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight  pictorial 
compositions,  which  were  etched  by  Bida  himself,  and  fifteen  other  etchers.  The 
enormous  sum  of  money  lavished  on  the  production  of  this  work  would  never 
have  been  risked  twenty  years  ago  on  an  enterprise  which  depended  upon  etch- 
ing for  its  success.  At  that  time  a  publisher  determined  to  invest  fifty  thousand 
pounds  in  a  monumental  enterprise  would  have  selected  line  engraving  as  a 
matter  of  course,  and  the  intensity  of  the  general  prejudice  against  etching, 
both  in  the  trade  and  out  of  it,  would  have  prevented  him  from  even  taking  it 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


into  consideration  as  an  admissible  kind  of  art.  Times  are  changed,  however. 
The  fame  and  splendor  of  this  great  publication,  of  which  a  hundred  and  forty 
proof  copies  on  Dutch  paper  were  sold  at  ;^85  apiece,  whilst  £1^  was  the  price 
of  an  ordinary  one,  ought  not  entirely  to  eclipse  many  minor  publications,  which 
have  been  illustrated  with  a  few  plates." 

37  BIDA. — L'HisToiRE  de  Joseph  traduite  de  la  Sainte  Bible 

par  Lemaistre  de  Sacy.  With  beautifully  executed  plates 
after  the  magnificent  designs  of  Bida,  also  other  illustrations 
in  the  text  and  every  page  surrounded  by  red-line  borders. 
Square  large  folio  (loose).  Paris,  Hachette,  1878 

Splendid  edition,  on  vellum  paper. 

38  BIGOT    (Charles).      Raphael  and   the   Villa    Farnesina. 

Translated  from  the  French  by  Mary  Healey.  With  15 
engravings  of  Raphael's  masterpieces  by  Tiburce  de 
Mare.     4to,  fresh  paper,  uncut.  London,  1884' 

This  edition  was  limited  to  150  copies,  all  numbered  and  signed,  of  which  the 
above  is  No.  4. 


["  The  Bookbinder,"  a  Sixteenth  Century  cut  by  Jost  Amman.] 

iitxaitxfls  0f  %xiXtxts\  atrd  IHaXuje. 

SPLENDIDLY  BOUND  COPY  OF  "THE  ART  OF  BOOK- 
BINDING "-LIMITED  EDITION  OF  ONE  AND  EXTRA 
ILLUSTATED. 

39  PENE  DU  BOIS  (Henry  de,  U.  S.  Editor  of  Le  Livre\ 
HISTORICAL  ESSAY  on  the  ART  of  BOOKBIND- 
ING. 4to,  superbly  bound  by  Bradstreet,  in  crushed  blue 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  13 

levant  morocco,  double  with  crushed  red  levant  morocco 
ends,  pointille  lace-work  borders  tooled  in  gilt,  with  the 
corners  mosaiced  in  blue  morocco  gilt,  also  white  silk  ends, 
tooled  gilt  borders,  leather  joints,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 

N.  Y.,  Bradstreet  Press,  1883 
UNIQUE  AND  author's  own  Copy,  of  limited  edition  on  thin  Japan 

PAPER  OF  one  copy. 

EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  with  engravings  mostly  on  India  and  mounted 
on  THICK  Japan  paper.  Among  these  are — •'  Chiffonier  Discovering  Rats 
Eating  a  Book  ";  "  Incasing  a  book  ";  fine  portraits  of  Napoleon  by  Racinet, 
of  President  De  Thou,  of  Amyot  by  Scriven  after  Laguiche;  of  Charlemagne, 
and  of  Charles  V. ;  Lalauze's  title  to  "  Caprices  d'un  Bibliophile." 

The  volume  is  arranged  in  the  following  order — Preface,  Bibliopegia,  the 
Catenati,  of  Morocco  Leather  Binding,  Grolierii  et  Amicorum,  Jacques  Auguste 
de  Thou,  of  Bookbinders  and  Bibliography. 

Mr.  Du  Bois  seems  to  have  explored  the  dark  ages,  by  the  aid  of  a  pretty 
clear  light  from  intelligent  sources,  and  succeeded  in  gathering  much  information 
about  celebrated  books  of  great  value,  in  elaborate  and  jeweled  bindings,"  etc. 
—  The  Paper  World. 

ROBERT  HOE'S  WORK  ON  BOOKBINDING— THE  GROLIER 
CLUB  LIMITED   EDITION. 

40  HOE  (Robert).     A  Lecture  on  Bookbinding  as  a  Fine  Art, 

delivered  before  the  Grolier  Club,  February  26,  1885. 
With  63  plates,  page  reproductions  of  bindings.  4to,  half 
cloth,  top  edge  gilt,  others  rough. 

N.  Y., published  by  the  Grolier  Club,  1886 

Limited  edition.  "  The  Publication  Committee  of  the  Grolier  Club  certify 
that  this  is  one  of  two  hundred  copies  of  a  special  edition  of  '  Bookbinding  as  a 
Fine  Art,'  printed  in  the  form  of  demy  quarto  on  Holland  paper,  in  the  month 
of  November,  1886." — Printed  note  on  end  paper  preceding  half-title. 

HENRY  THE  FOURTH'S  COPY  OF  DE  THOU— A  PRESEN- 
TATION VOLUME  AND  PROBABLY  BOUND  BY  CLOVIS 
EVE. 

41  JSintlinfl.—  I   lAC.    AVGVSTII  I   THVANII  |  Histor- 

lARVM  I  svi  Temporis  |  .      With  large  printer  s  mark  of 
the  EsTiENNES  on  the  title.     Thick  folio.     Original  royal 
binding   of  vellum    gilt,    edges   gilt,    with    outer    cover 
'       of  vellum,  with  flaps,  also  drop  case. 

I  Parisiis,  |  apud  Viduam  Mamerti  Patissonii 

typographi  Regij.  \     In  officina  Roberti 

Stephani.  \    M.DCIIII.  |  [1604J 

MAGNIFICENTLY  BOUND  COPY  of  PRESIDENT  de  THOU'S 
"  History  of  his  Own  Time,"  and  belonging  to  KING  HENRY  the 
FOURTH  of  France  and  Navarre,  to  whom  it  is  dedicated. ' 

The  reliure  is  doubtless  that  of  Clovis  Eve.  It  is  of  vellum  and  each  of  the 
four  corners  of  both  sides  has  the  royal  crown  and  the  letter  ''  H,"  below  which 
is  "  IIII."  The  back  has  no  bands  and  is  alternately  tooled  with  a  royal  crown 
above  the  letter  "  H,"  and  a  regal  crown  above  a  "  fleur-de-lys. "     On  each 


14  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION.. 

side  is  stamped  in  gold  an  heraldic  achievement,  five  and  a  half  inches  tall— at  .the 
top  of  which  is  a  large  royal  crown  from  which  proceed  in  circular  shape 
a  collar  of  "  SS."  and  the  collar  of  the  "  Saint  Esprit  and  depending 
therefrom  the  Cross  with  dove  in  the  centre,  or  badge  of  the  order.  The  middle 
is  taken  up  with  three  distant  cognizances,  each  surmounted  with  a  regal  crown 
—a  shield  charged  with  the  royal  lilies  of  France  to  the  dexter— a  shield  bear- 
ing the  arms  of  Navarre  "  de  geules,  k  une  chaine  d'or  (na  vara),  posee  seloil 
toutes  les  partitions  c'est-a-dire  en  double  arle,  en  Sautoir,  et  en  ecartele  to 
the  sinister— and  below  two  sprays  of  laurel,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  the  letter 
"  W  '* 

The  relationship  of  Henry  the  Fourth,  the  owner  of  this  volume ;  De  Thou,  the 
author  of  it,  by  whom  it  was  presented  to  the  King;  and  Clovis  Eve,  the  reheur 
who  probably  bound  it,  is  told  in  the  following  extracts  from  Cundall  s  "  Book- 
bindings Ancient  and  Modern, "  pp.  67-68  and  72-73 : — 

"The  most  celebrated  amateur  and  patron  of  bookbinding,  at  the  end  of  the 
sixteenth  century,  was  Jacques  Auguste  De  Thou  (better  known  to  bibliographers 
by  his  Latinized  name,  Thuanus).  He  was  President  of  the  Parliament  of 
Paris  under  Henry  IV.  and  distinguished  as  a  great,  historian.  He  was  also  an 
intimate  friend  of  Grolier.  It  was  his  son  who,  was  executed  by  Richelieu  with 
Cinq  Mars  at  Lyons  in  1642.  Pere  Jacob  in  his  '  Traite  des  plus  belles  Biblio- 
theques,'  speaks  of  the  large  number  of  books  possessed  by  the  President,  all  of 
which  are  bound  in  morocco  or  gilded  calf  skin,  which  is  another  extravagance 
in  this  Parnassus  of  the  Muses. 

'•  In  a  letter  to  M.  Pauline,  Paris,  M.  Jerome  Pichon  gives  precise  details  as 
to  the  bindings  of  these  books.  From  him  we  learn  how  many  kinds  of  bind- 
ings Auguste  de  Thou  had  adopted;  red,  green  and  lemon  morocco— the  last 
more  especially  for  books  relating  to  the  exact  sciences — fawn-colored  calf  with 
gold  lines — a  solid  and  rich  style  of  binding  afterwards  adopted  by  the  President 
de  Longueil,  and  also  by  Du  Fay — and  lastly  white  vellum.  In  this  last  class 
of  bindings  De  Thou  imitated  the  style  of  the  Elzevirs,  with  the  difference  that 
he  had  his  arms  stamped  upon  them,  and  had  them  embellished  with  gold  lines 
in  spite  of  the  difficulty  of  wprk  upon  vellum.  The  edges  of  these  books  were 
gilt 

"In  1593,  in  the  reign  of  Henry  IV.,  De  Thou  was  appointed  keeper  of  the 
Royal  Library  in  place  of  D'Amyot.  He  then  employed  Clovis  Eve,  whose 
shop  was  at  iVlont  St.  Hilaire,  close  to  the  Royal  Library,  to  bind  the  King's 
books,  and  in  all  probability  availed  himself  of  his  services  for  his  own  library. 
This  Clovis  Eve  was  both  a  bookseller  and  a  bookbinder,  which,  as  we  have 
already  seen,  was  a  necessary  combination.  '  Some  even,'  as  we  read  in  the 
Guide  des  Corps  Marchands,  in  the  chapter  upon  bookbinders  and  gilders,  '  some 
even  possessed  a  printing-office.'  These  were  the  privileged  few,  who  in  Paris 
possessed  the  same  right  of  uniting  all  the  industries  of  a  book  as  Aldus  did  in 
Venice.  Those  who  confined  themselves  solely  to  the  industry  of  bookbinding 
were  usually  in  the  employ  of  some  rich  amateur,  and  formed  part  of  his  house- 
hold, like  those  employed,  by  Grolier.  We  know  that  Malherbe,  by  the  recom- 
mendation of  his  bookbinder,  Provence,  sent  a  youth  to  Pieresc,  who  was  a  great 
lover  of  well-bound  books.  Clbvis  Eve  is  little  known  as  a  bookseller,  prob- 
ably because  the  exigencies  of  his  duty  as  the  King's  bookbinder  occupied 
him  completely.  In  1605  he  was  still  in  ofiice,  but  five  years  later  his  son 
Nicholas  had  succeeded  him.  He,  in  his  turn  was  succeeded  by  his  son 
Clovis,  who  was  King's  bookbinder  up  to  1631.  We  also  hear  of  Louis  Le 
Due  as  binder  to  Henry  IV.  in  1598. 

' '  The  Eves  were  almost  the  only  binders  who  succeeded  in  making  two  sides 
of  a  book  and  its  back  the  three  parts  of  one  congruous  whole.  The  backs  are 
WITHOUT  BANDS  and  the  square  lettering  is  in  pleasing  contrast  to  the  flowing 
beauty  of  the  ornament.  To  Clovis  Eve  are  probably  due  the  beautiful  volumes 
in  green  morocco,  with  the  fleur-de-luce  bearing  the  royal  arms  of  Louis  XIII. 
Many  of  them,  following  the  fashion  of  using  Greek  letters,  have  a  lambda 
'  a'  at  each  corner;  on  those  bound  for  Henry  IV.  occurs  sometimes  the  letter 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  iS 


H,  with  or  without  the  number  IIII.  following  it.     A  few  had  the  inscription 
'  Henrici  IIII.,  patris  patriae  virtutum  restitutoris.'  " 

This  volume  is  noticeable  outside  of  its  binding  and  historical  associations  as 
a  magnificent  example  of  typography.  It  is  in  splendid  condition,  with  margins 
between  three  and  four  inches  in 'width,  and  is  a  grand  specimen  of  one  of  the 
best  Parisian  presses,  it  having  been  printed  by  a  member  of  the  Stephanus  or 
Estienne  family.  From  Bigmore  and  Wyman's  ' '  Bibliography  of  Printing  " 
we  learn  that  Henry  Estienne,  the  first  printer  of  that  name,  was  a  man  of  noble 
birth,  but  little  is  known  of  his  early  history.  He  alienated  himself  from  his 
family  and  abandoned  his  title,  preferring  to  win  distinction  in  promoting  the 
then  comparatively  new  Art  of  Printing,  and  thus  throwing  open  the  sources  of 
learning  to  students  generally.  He  had  three  sons-^Francis,^  Robert  and  Charles 
— all  printers  of  distinction.  The  youngest  son,  a  printer  of  Paris,  was  even  a 
finer  scholar  than  his  brothers.  During  his  youth  he  traveled  much  thrpughout 
Europe,  increasing  the  vast  stores  of  his  learning  upon  scientific  and  artistic 
subjects.  On  his  return  to  Paris  he  became  a  physician.  About  the  time 
(1556)  his  brother  Robert  fled,  to  Geneva,  Charles,  impelled  by  his  inherited 
tastes,  abandoned  the  profession  he  was  adorning,  and  established  himself  as  a 
printer.  He  produced  a  very  large  number  of  books,  which  appeared  with  extra- 
ordinary rapidity.  His  great  merit  won  him  the  title  of  *'  King's  Printer, "  which 
was  never  granted  to  Henry.  He  remained  "  Rex  typographus  "  from  1551  to 
1561.  He  also  wrote  a  number  of  works  upon  scientific  subjects,  and  others 
on  grammar  and  criticism.  He  died  in  affluent  circumstances.  For  nearly  two 
hundred  years  some  member  of  his  family  was  carrying  on  the  art  typographic 
in  France  and  Switzerland  with  the  greatest  distinction.  The  above  was  exe- 
cuted by  Robert  Estienne,  one  of  the  most  celebrated  of  the  Parisian  typothets. 

The  dedication  reads — "  Christianissimo  Franc,  et  Navar.  Regi  Henrico 
IIII."  and  the  above,  as  stated,  was  the  presentation  copy  of  its  famous  biblio- 
philistic  author  to  the  Monarch  who  Macaulay  has  made  the  hero  of  his  "  Battle 
of  Ivry  " — 

"  Oh!  was  there  ever  such  a  knight,  in  friendship  or  in  war. 
As  our  sovereign  lord.  King  Henry,  the  soldier  of  Navarre.''    . 

After  various  mutations  it  came  into  the  possession  of  John,  Baron  Carteret  of 
Hawnes — whose  heraldic  book-plate  adorns  one  of  its  end  papers — and  thence  to 
New  York,  where  it  now  shine's  as  one  of  the  brightest  gems  of  the  Pene  duBois 
Collection. 

KING  LOUIS  THE  THIRTEENTH'S  COPY  OF  THE  "PRIN- 
CIPAL POINTS  OF  THE  FAITH,"  AND  PRESENTATION 
COPY  OF  THE  AUTHOR.  CARDINAL  RICHELIEU. 

42  33tnt(tn£. — RICHELIEU.  Les  Principavx  Poincts  de 
LA  FoY  Catholiqve  Defendvs  contre  lescrit  Ad- 
DRESSE  Av  Roy  p^r  les  Ministres  de  Charenton  par 
MoNSEiGNEVR  l'Eminentissime  CARDINAL  DVC  DE 
RICHELIEV.  Fine  engraved  title  by  M.Y.\A.^.^,  fine  her- 
aldic head-pieces,  engraved  initials,  etc.  Large  4to,  hand- 
somely bound  in  red  morocco,  extra  gilt,  broad  gold  bor- 
ders,-coat- of-arms  on  the  sides,  gold  dentelle  borders,  gilt 
edges.  Paris,  de  V  Imprimerie  Roy  ale  dv  Lovre,  1642 

VERY  RARE  and  a  grand  copy  of  Richelieu's  defence  of  the  Catholic 
Faith,  with  broad  margins,  and  dedicated  to  King  Louis  the  Thirteenth,  whose 
copy  it  was,  and  to  whom  it  was  presented  by  the  great  Cardinal.  It  afterwards 
came  into  the  "  Bibliotheca  Lamoniana "  and  still  later  into  that  of  "John 
Townley,  Esq."     It  has  both  the  book-plates  of  those  collections.     On  page 


1 6  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

three,  it  is  stamped  with  the  royal  library  mark ,  and  on  the   back  and  title  is 
the  shelf  number,  "D4g. "  v     i    •     w 

The  volume  is  a  regal  example  of  binding.  The  tooling  on  the  back  is  a 
crown  above  a  fleur  de  lys,"  repeated  several  times.  In  the  centre  of  the  cover 
are  the  arms  of  Louis  the  Thirteenth,  surrounded  by  the  grand  collars  and 
crosses  of  the  Orders  of  Saint  Esprit  and  of  Saint  Louis— these  are  surmounted 
by  a  crown— and  the  whole  is  encircled  by  a  wreath.  The  broad  wide  gold 
borders  are  composed  principally  of  fleurs-de-lys. 

KING  LOUIS  PHILIPPE'S  COPY  OF  BAILLY. 

43  iStnlrCnfl.— BAILLY  (M.  a.).     Expose  de  1' Administration 

Generate  et  Locale  des  Finances  du  Royaume  Uni  de  la 
Grande  Bretagne  et  d'Irlande.  2  vols.  8vo,  red  crinkled 
morocco  extra,  inside  tooled  borders,  leather  joints,  gilt 
edges.  Paris,  Firmin  Didot,  1837 

Very  Scarce.  King  Louis  Philippe's  copy  and  stamped  on  both  the  back 
and  sides  of  both  volumes  with  crown  and  monogram  "L.  P.  O."  The  false 
titles  are  stamped  with  ducal  coronet,  monogram  and — "  Eibliotheque  de  S.  A. 
R.  Mgr.  Le  Due  D'Orleans." 

KING  LOUIS  PHILIPPE— A  VOLUME  WITH  HIS  ARMS. 

44  JSintlinfl.— BONNELLIER    (Hippolyte).      Guy    Eder— 

Tome  Troisifeme.     Red  morocco  extra.  Paris,  1830 

Formerly  the  property  of  King  Louis  Philippe  and  stamped  on  the  sides 
with  his  coat  of-arms  ("  the  lilies  of  France  with  Orleans  label"),  crown,  the 
grand  collars  and  insignias  of  various  orders,  standards,  etc.  Stamped  on  the 
title-v"  Eibliotheque  du  Roi,  Palais  Royal." 

THE  EMPEROR   NAPOLEON   THE  THIRD'S   COPY  OF  AN 
OPERA  OF  BELLINI. 

45  JSluTflUfl.— BELLINI  et  ROMANI.     Les  Capulets  et  Les  . 

Montaigus,  Trag6die  Lyrique,  Paroles  de  Felix  Romani, 
Musique  de  Vincent  Bellini.  Small  8vo,  green  watered 
silk,  gilt  inside  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt.         Paris,  /1849 

This  volume,  the  libretto  of  Bellini's  opera  based  upon  "  Romeo  and  Juliet," 
came  from  the  Library  of  the  Emperor  Napoleon  the  Third.  It  is  bound  in  green 
watered  silk,  and  is  profusely  gilt.  The,  borders  are  principally  composed  of 
pansies.  On  the  front  cover  is  an  imperial  crown  above  the  letter  "  N,"  and 
the  back  is  decorated  with  t)ie  Napoleonic  crown  and  eagle. 

MADAME  DE  POMPADOUR'S  COPY  OF  THE  "HISTORY 
OF  CHARLES  THE  FIFTH,"  WITH  HER  COAT  ARMOR 
STAMPED  ON  THE  SIDES. 

46  JBintrtltfl.— VERA  ET  FIGUEROA  (Don  Jean   Antoine 

de,    Comte  de  la  Rocca,  etc.).     Histoire   de   I'Empereur 
Charles  V.,  traduite  d'Espagnol  en  Francois  par  le  Sieur 
DU  Perron  Le  Hayer,  etc.     i  vol.  in  2.     Minimo,  mot- 
tled calf  gilt,  red  edges.     Brussels,  Francois  Foppens,  1663 
Rare,  evidently  from  the  press  of  the  Elzevirs,  as  their  well-known  cut  of  the 
buffalo's  head  appears  over  the  dedication.     For  the  purpose  of  making  this 
minimo  into  two  volumes  a  second  title  was  carefully  added  in  MS.  to  what  is 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  17 


changed  into  Vol.  2,  and  the  last  two  lines  of  page  159  have  been  also  written  in 
at  the  end  of  Vol.  i. 

The  coat  armor  of  Madame  de  Pompadour  is  stamped  in  gold  on  both  sides 
of  both  volumes.  The  bearings  are  "three  towers,  two  and  one,"  the  shield  is 
surmounted  by  a  coronet  and  rests  upon  a  mantle  lined  with  ermine,  the  exterior 
of  which  is  decorated  with  "towers.  The  stamp  on  these  volumes  is  a  varia- 
tion of  that  reproduced  in  Bauchart's  "  Les  Femmes  Bibliophiles."  who  says 
that  the  Marquise  gathered  a  library  together  at  great  cost.  After  her  death  a 
catalogue  was  made  of  her  books  by  the  Parisian  bookseller  Jean  Th.  Herissant, 
from  the  cards  furnished  by  her  librarian,  the  Abbe  de  la  Garde.  Most  of  her 
books,  like  the  above,  were  bound  by  Derome  le  Jeune. 

PRINCE  DEMIDOFF'S  COPY  OF  AN  EXCESSIVELY  RARE 
PIECE  OF  NAPOLEONIANA— WITH  THE  ARMS  OF  THE 
KING  OF  ROME. 

47  35ttltJinfl.— BUTTURA  (Antonio).     Nascendo  il  Primo 

FiGLio  A  NAPOLEONE  IL  GRANDE  ode,  recata  in  un' 
Ode  Francese  da  Gianbattista  Chaussard.  Small  8vo, 
red  crinkled  morocco  gilt,  stamped  on  the  sides  in  gold 
with  large  heraldic  achievement,  gold  dentelle  borders, 
blue  watered  silk  ends,  gilt  edges.  [Paris],  181 1 

MOST  RARE  and  limited  edition,  printed  without  place  of  publication  or 
printer's  name.  It  is  the  original  text  of  Buttura,  and  French  translation  by 
Chaussard  on  opposite  pages  of  the  ode  of  the  former  on  the  birth  of  the  King 
of  Rome,  son  of  the  great  Napoleon  and  Maria  Louisa. 

It  is  stamped  on  the  sides  with  the  arms  of  Napoleon's  heir  and  exhibits  the 
heraldry  of  Rome,  France,  Milan,  Lombardy,  Venice  and  Savoy.  On  an  end 
paper  is  the  stamp — "  Bibliotheque  de  San  Donato,"  showing  it  came  from  the 
Library  of  Prince  Demidoff,  a  relative  of  the  Bonapartes. 

THE    DUKE   OF   MARLBOROUGH'S    COPY    OF   A    SEVEN- 
TEENTH  CENTURY   NEW  TESTAMENT. 

48  33fn^tnfl.— Le    NOUVEAU   testament   de    Nostra 

Seigneur  Jesus  Christ,  Traduit  en  Frangois,  selon  I'Edi- 
tion  Vulgate,  avec  les  Differences  du  Grec.  Engraved 
title  by  Van  Schuppen  after  De  Champagne.  Small  8vo, 
crushed  sage  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Mons,  Gaspard  Migeot,  1667 

Rare,  and  every  page  is  carefully  ruled  with  red  ink.  On  the  sides  are 
stamped  in  gold  a  cor9net,  coat-of  arms  and  supporters.  The  styl^  of  the  tool- 
ing on  back  is  that  of  Derome — a  bunch  of  flowers  springing  from  a  vase  being 
the  most  frequent  tool  used.  On  an  end  paper  is  a  label  bearing  the  arms  of 
the  Duke  of  Marlborough  and  below  the  inscription — ''from  the  Sunderland 
Library,  Blenheim  Palace.  Purchased,  March,  1883,  by  Bernard  Quaritch,  15 
Piccadilly,  London." 

GERMAN   BINDING,  WITH   SILVER  ALTO-RELIEVO 
ORNAMENTS. 

49  iStlltltnfi. — Andachtsbuch  fur  Gebildete  Katholiken. 

Engraved  front.,  vignette  title  and  plates.     Small  8vo,  red 

mor.,  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt,  silver  clasps.       Bamberg,  1798 

Rare.     Very  fine  example  of  German  binding  of  the  last  century,  with  large 

silver  clasp  on  which   are  depicted  fruits  in  alto-relievo,  also  large   attach- 


1 8  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  'COLLECTION. 

ments  to  the  clasp,  measuring  four  inches  by  three  and  three.eighths  and  repre- 
senting on  one  side  ' '  The  Fall  of  Manna  in  the  Wilderness,"  and  on  the  other— 
' '  The  Spies  returning  from  the  Promised  Land  with  Grapes. "  Above  these  two 
subjects  are  the  heads  of  cherubs. 

EIGHTEENTH   CENTURY   GERMAN   BINDING,   WITH 
SILVER  CHAIN,  ETC. 

50  JStntfllTB.— Christelyk  Onderwys  en  Gebeden  Getrok- 

ken.     Front.      Small  8vo,  bound  in  shagreen,  with  silver 

corners,  two  clasps,  etc.,  gilt  edges  tooled.     Venlo,  [1775] 

Rare.     This -curious  specimen  of  eighteenth  century  binding  has  two  clasps, 

which  with  the  attachments  are  floriated  and  with  birds  thereon.     The  eight 

corners  are  similarly  ornamented,  also  the  two  attachments,  to  which  is  joined  a 

long  link  chain,  to  enable  the  owner  to  allow  it  to  swing  from  the  arm. 

51  IStnlltnS. — Nakateni  (Wilhelm,  i?./".  5./.).     Himmlisch 

Palm-Gartlein.  Drey  und  zwanzigster  druck.  Plates  and 
front.     Minimo,  black  morocco  gilt,  clasps,  edges  gilt. 

Cologne,  1778 

Rare.  Curious  eighteenth  century  binding  with  metal  rims,  clasps  and  twelve 
bosses  on  each  side. 

HAND-PAINTED  GERMAN  BINDINGS  OF  THE  LAST 
CENTURY. 

52  JSintriUfi.— REGENSBURGISCHES  LIEDER.    Manual 

mit  Alten  und  Neuen  Evangelischen  Psalmen  und  Lobge- 
sangen  vermehret  nibst  einer  bequemen  Lieder  Concor- 
danz.    Minimo,  painted  vellum  gilt,  edges  gilt  and  paneled. 

n.  p.,  H.  G.  Zunkel,  1742 

UNIQUE  EXAMPLE  of  eighteenth  century  hand-painted  binding.  The 
body  of  this  reliure  is  white  vellum.  On  the  back,  painted  by  hand,  are  groups 
of  flowers.  On  the  foreside  is  represented,  also  painted  by  hand,  Mary  Magdalene 
at  the  foot  of  the  cross  upon  which  is. the  dying  Saviour,  and  on  the  back  of  the 
cover  is  King  David  seated  with  the  harp  on  his  knees.  The  borders  of  both 
sides  are  stamped  in  gold.  The  edges  are  gilt,  upon  which  are  roses  painted  by 
hand. 

53  JSiUlrinfl.— LUTKENRAM  (J.).    Der  Vorschmack  Gott- 

licher  Gute  durch  Ottes  Knade.  Portrait  of  author  and 
plate.  '  izmo,  painted  vellum,  gilt  edges. 

Braunschweig,  1712 

Unique  specimen  of  ornamental  vellum  binding  painted  by  hand.     The  back 

and  sides  are  original  paintings  of  tulips.    The  borders  are  also  painted  in  various 

colors  by  hand  and  finished  by  gold  tooling,  giving  a  most  admirable  result  in 

illuminational  effect. 

ARTISTIC   PAPIER   MACHE   AND   ENGRAVED   BINDING. 

54  JStntriUfl.— SALM   (Madame   la   Comtesse   de).     Poesies. 

Small   8vo,   half  morocco   gilt,   papier   mach6  sides,  gilt 

edges.,  Paris,  F.  Didot,  181 1 

Rare.     This  very  curious  binding  was  e.Kecuted  by  F.  Levervre.     The  back 

is  half  red  morocco  gilt,  with  tooling  of  Cupid,  roses,  etc.     The  ends  are  green 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  19 


watered  silk.  The  sides  are  papier  mache  lacquered.  Before  the  lacquer  work 
was  put  on  the  borders  were  tooled  and  emblematic  designs  were  engraved 
thereon  and  gilded.  That  on  the  front  side  represents  two  Cupids — one  is 
happily  flying;  the  other  is  dejectedly  seated,  on  a  rock,  beside  a  bush,  bis 
quiver  and  arrows  on  the  ground.  The  artist  who  thus  employed  the  burin 
has  signed  the  design  and  in  the  left  corner — "Callier,  nee  Foxon."  The 
engraving  on  the  back-side  is  of  a  grape  vine,  on  three  of  the  leaves  of  which 
has  been  engraved  the  words — "  J'aime  jusqu'i  I'ivresse,"  which  may  be  trans- 
lated— "  I  love  almost  to  madness." 

RARE    EIGHTEENTH    CENTURY    BINDING    STAMPED 
WITH  THE  ROYAL  ARMS  OF  FRANCE. 

55  15 tntr  1110.— LOUIS     XVI.— SACRE    ET    COURONNE- 

MENT  DE  LOUIS  XVI.  Roi  de  France  et  de  Navarre  a 
Rheims  le  II.  Juin  1775,  Precede  de  Recherches  sur  le 
Sacre  des  Rois  de  France  depuis  Clovis  jusqu'a  Louis 
XV.,  et  suivi  d'un  Journal  Historique  de  ce  qui  c'est  pass6 
a  cette  Auguste  C^remonie.  Enriched  with  a  very  large 
number  of  plates,  head  and  tail-pieces,  etc.,  engraved  by  Le 
SiEUR  Patas — also  folding  map.  Thick  8vo,  handsomely 
bound  in  fine  old  original  Spanish  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt  on 
red.  Paris,  1775 

Very  rare  and  with  handsome  binding,  on  the  back  and  corners  of  which  are 
fleurs-de-lys  and  stamped  on  the  sides  with  the  royal  arms  of  France,  crown, 
collar  of  the  "  Saint  Esprit,"  etc. 

56  J5inttinfl.— ALMANACK     ROYALE    Annee   Bissextile, 

MDCCLXXXVIII.  Thick  small  8vo,  fine  old  red  crushed 
morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt.     Paris,  1788 

Rare.  A  good  example  of  late  eighteenth  century  French  binding.  It  is 
tooled  in  the  style  of  Dusseuil.  On  the  sides  are  stamped  in  gold  the  monogram 
"  H.  D.,"  between  the  fleurons,  immediately  above  the  tower  being  a  serpent. 
A  sans  culotte  has  been  at  work  on  the  label  at  the  back.  He  has  erased  the 
word  "  Royal "  thereon,  also  on  the  title  with  ink  the  words — "  Royal,"  "  a  sa 
Majeste,"  "Monseigneur  le  Due  d'Orleans  "  and  "  Roi,"  also  the  royal  arms 
and  crown  on  the  title  vignette. 

57  JSintflltfl.— ALMANACK     ROYAL  ■  Annee    Commune 

MDCCXCI.  pr^sent6  a  Sa  Majesty  pour  la  premiere 
fois  en  1699,  par  Laurent  D'Houry,  editeur.  Thick 
small  8vo,  fine  old  stamped  red  morocco  extra  gilt,  fan- 
farre  pattern,  blue  raw  silk  ends,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  la  veuve  d'Houry,  1791 
Fine  eighteenth  century  example  of  stamped  binding. 

58  JBinttinfl.— ALMANACK        IMPERIAL       pour      I'an 

M.DCCC.VI.  Thick  small  8vo,  red  crinkled  morocco 
gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt.         Paris,  Testu,  1806 

Scarce.  Handsomely  bound,  with  the  Imperial  eagle  and  grand  cross  of 
the  Legion  of  Honor  on  the  back,  and  the  letter  "D"  between  a  chaplet 
and  two  branches. 


20  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

59  JSinirillfl.— ALMANACH    ROYAL    pour    I'an    MDCCC- 

XVIII.  Thick  small  8vo,  green  crinkled  morocco  gilt, 
inside  gold  tooled  borders,  edges  gilt.     Paris,  Testu,  1818 

Very  Scarce.  The  back  is  tooled  with  fleurs-de-Iys,  and  on  the  sides  are 
stamped  the  royal  arms  and  crown  of  France,  etc. 

60  iSfnttlltfl. — ^NOTICE   DES    Tableaux    Exposes    dans    la 

Galerie  du  Musee  Royal.     Small  8vo,  red  crinkled  mo- 
'  rocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1816 

Stamped  on  the  sides  in  gold,  with  the  crown  and  royal  arms  of  France,  with 
the  grand  collar  and  cross  of  the  Order  of  Saint  Esprit.  The  tooling  on  the 
back  and  the  dentelle  borders  are  composed  almost  entirely  of  fienrs-de-lys. 

61  iStntfttlg. — Lectiones  TheologiCvE  de  Sacramento  Ordinis 

et  de  SS.  Trinitate.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  fine  old  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  edges  gilt.  Rouen,  1781-82 

These  charming  examples  of  Derome's  reliure  are  dedicated  to  Cardinal  La 
Rochefoucauld  and  have  his  coat  armor  above  the  dedications. 

62  jlStntfttlQ. — La   Constitution    Francaise,    decretie    par 

I'Assemblee  Nationale  Constituante,  aux  Annies  1789, 
1790  et  1791.  Colored  maps.  Minimo,  morocco  gilt, 
edges  gilt  on  red.  Paris,  1791 

A  good  example  of  the  typography  of  "Didot  jeune,''  in  an  eighteenth 
century  red  morocco  reliure. 

LIMITED   EDITION  OF  TWO  COPIES   OF  A  CURIOUS 

WORK. 

63  SStntlttlQ. — Recueil  de  Quelques   Pieces   Curieuses  sur 

rOrigine  des  Etrennes  et  Diverses  Particularit^s  de  cette 
Coutume  chez  las  Franpais.  8vo,  red  crinkled  morocco, 
watered  silk  ends  gilt  tooled,  leather  joints,  totally  uncut, 
8vo.  '  Paris,  Dentu,  n.  d. 

Almost  unique,  being  No.  2  of  a  limited  edition  of  two  copies. 

FRENCH  PATRIOTIC  RELIURE— ILLUSTRATIVE  OF  THE 

TRICOLOR. 

64  iJintrinfl.—CLARETIE  (Jules).  Le  Drapeau— Edition  Illus- 

tr^e.  With  page  engravings  by  A.  de  Neuville,  en- 
gravings on  wood  after  the  designs  of  Edmond  Morin,  and 
an  etched  portrait  of  the  author  by  A.  Gilbert,  with  colored 
borders  in  red,  white  and  blue.  4to,  citron  crushed  levant 
morocco  gilt,  inlaid  with  colored  leathers,  blue  and  red 
silk  ends,  with  vellum  joints,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  1879 

Limited  edition  printed  on  vellum  paper  by  Quantin. 

This  work  on  the  "  French  Flag"  is  what  may  be  called  patriotically  bound 
by  BOULINEAU,  of  Paris.  The  back  is  inlaid  with  red,  white  and  blue  leathers 
on  the  citron  morocco.  The  front  side  is  paneled  gilt — at  the  four  corners  are 
small  squares  of  inlaid  red,  white  and  blue— and  the  centre  is  similarly  inlaid 
with  the  tricolor. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  21 

65  J3fntr(nfl.— PLINIJ    SECVNDI    Historic    Mvndi   Libri 

XXXVII.  ed.  Iacobvs  Dalecampivs,  variis  Qvoqve 
'  SiGiSM.  Gelenii,  Fredenandi  Pintiani  et  aliorum 
Lectionibus.  Vignette  on  title,  which  is  rubricated.  Thick 
folio,  fine  stamped  old  pigskin,  on  wooden  boards,  two 
brass  clasps  (MS.  name  of  former  owner  on  title). 

[Geneva,]  Svmptibvs  lacobi  Crispini,  163 1 

Rare.  Dibdin  says  this  is — "  A  work  beyond  all  praise;  but  in  no  subse- 
quent edition  has  its  merits  been  sufficiently  appreciated."  James  Crespin  was 
a  descendant  of  John  Crespin.  who  left  France  for  Geneva  at  the  beginning  of 
the  sixteenth  century,  on  account  of  religious  difficulties.  After  having  been  a 
lawyer  he  became  a  printer. 

66  JSiUttinfl.— CHRISTIADOS  LIBELLUS  Denno  Recog- 

nitus  et  locupletus  ab  autore  Ioachimo  a  Beust.  Numer- 
ous very  curious  woodcuts.   1 2  mo,  vellum .     Wittenberg,  1 6 1 6 

Rare.  Bound  in  vellum  and  a  portion  of  ancient  manuscript  with  red  and 
black  script.  The  text  of  the  volume  is  polyglot — Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew  and 
German. 

{[^"BINDING.  The  above  are  a  few  bindings  of  interest,  but  those  exe- 
cuted by  the  great  relieurs  will  be  found  under  the  names  of  those  authors,  etc. , 
whose  works  they  beautify. 

67  BLANC  (Charles,  Member  of  the  Institute).     Grammaire  des 

Arts  du  Dessin — Architecture,  Sculpture,  Peinture,  Jar- 
dins,  Gravures  en  Pierres  Fines,  Gravure  en  Medailles, 
Gravure  en  Taille-Douce,  Eau  Forte,  Mani^re  Noire, 
Aquatinte,  Gravure  en  Bois,  Camaien,  Gravure  en  Couleurs, 
Lithographic.  Profusely  illustrated  with  wood  engravings, 
many  full-page.  4to,  half  calf  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Renouard,  1870 

Handsomely  printed  by  J.  Claye. 

68  BOLOGNE  (Jean).     La  Vie  et  I'CEuvre  de,  par  Abel  Des- 

jardins  d'apres  les  Manuscrits  Inddits  recuellis  par  M. 
Foucques  de  Vagnouville.  Profusely  illustrated  with 
numerous  full-page  plates  and  other  illustrations  in  the  text. 
Folio,  fresh  cloth,  edges  uncut.  Paris,  Quantin,  1883 

The  celebrated  sculptor  Jean  de  Bologne  was  bom  1524  and  died  1605.  His 
style  was  founded  on  that  of  Michael  Angelo.  His  best-known  work  is  the 
equestrian  statue  of  Henri  IV.  on  the  Pont  Neuf  at  Paris. 

69  BONNAFFE    (Edmond.)     Les  collectioneurs  de  I'Ancienne 

France,  Notes  d'un  Amateur.      Small  8vo,  sfewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1873 
Limited  edition  of  6  copies  on  parchment  and  600  on  papier  vergi,  of  which 
the  above  is  one  of  the  last  named. 

70  [BONNAFF!^.]     Les  Collectioneurs  de  I'Ancienne  Rome. 

Rubricated  title,  with  border.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1867 
No.  13  of  a  limited  issue  of  45  copies  on  "  papier  velin,"  with  wide  margins. 


22  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

7 1  •  BOSC  (Ernest,  Architect).     Dictionnaire  de  I'Art,  de  la  Curi- 

osity et  du  Bibelot.  Profusely  illustrated  with  wood  engrav- 
ings, many  full-page,  also  many  plates  illuminated  m  metals 
and  colors.  Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  three-quarters  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top  edge,  others  uncut.  ; 

Paris,  Firmin-JJtdot,  1883 

A  most  valuable  dictionary  of  art,  archEeology,  antiques,  curios,  jewelry,  books, 
etc.,  and  most  articles  of  bijouterie  and  vertu. 

72  BOUCHER  (Fran9ois).     iZp^aie^  designed  by  Boucher  to 

illustrate  the  works  of  MOLIERE,  reduced  and  etched  by 

T.  De  M.A.KE— also  three  portraits,  two  vignettes  and  vignette 

title.     Large  4to,  in  portfolio.  Paris,  Lefilleul,  188.1 

No  221  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  6oo  copies,  of  which  60  are  on  Japan  paper 

like  the  above,  which  is  also  a  copy  with  artist's  signed  proofs  as  well  as  on 

Japan  paper. 

73  BouTON  (V.  M,,  Engraver).  Traits  Elementaire  et  Pratique 

pour  Appendre  a  Graver  sans  Maitre.     Small  8vo,  cloth. 

Paris,  n.  d. 

Limited  edition,  all  copies  signed  by  the  author  like  the  above.  With 
engraved  title  facsimile  of  Grolier  binding,  cuts,  fancy  initials,  etc. 

EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  COPY  OF  BRYAN'S  PAINTERS 
AND  ENGRAVERS— AND  EXTENDED  FROM  TWO 
VOLUMES  TO  FOURTEEN. 

74  BRYAN  (Michael).     A  BIOGRAPHICAL    and    CRITI- 

CAL DICTIONARY  of  PAINTERS  and  ENGRAV- 
ERS, from  the  Revival  of  the  Art  under  CIMABUE,  and 
the  alleged  Discovery  of  Engraving  by  Finiguerra  to  the 
Present  Time  ;  with  the  Ciphers,  Monograms  and  Marks 
used  by  each  Engraver;  and  an  ample  list  of  their  works. 
Together  with  two  Indexes,  Alphabetical  and  Chronologi- 
cal :  to  which  is  prefixed  an  Introduction  containing  a 
brief  account  of  the  Painters  of  Antiquity.  Fine  original 
impression  of  the  portrait  of  ^'s.xKTti.  2  vols,  extended  to 
14  iJy  the  insertion  of  nearly  800  prints — portraits  of  the 
Artists  and  specimens  of  their  Works,  many  of  which  are 
rare  and  valuable,  with  a  set  of  14  extra,  titlerpages,  especially 
printed  for  this  copy.     Thick  4to,  half  russia  extra,  uncut. 

London,  1821 

UNIQUE  AND  SPLENDIDLY  EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED  WORK. 
This  copy  of  Bryan's  great  book  contains  a  collection  of  prints  that,  at  this  day, 
it  would  be  difficult  to  duplicate.  It  comprises  portraits  of  nearly  all  the  most 
distinguished  artists  of  the  past,  with  engravings  and  etchings  after  their  works, 
also  original  etchings  by  the  artists  themselves.  ' 

This  is  the  only  edition  of  Bryan  that  can  be  illustrated  with  any  degree  of 
perfection,  it  being  of  quarto  size  and  the  type  large  and  clear.  Well  illustrated 
as  this  copy  is,  it  can  be  further  embellished  by  the  addition  of  other  engravings 
without  rebinding,  as  it  is  interleaved  with  old-fashioned  hand-made  paper  for 


THE  FENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  23 

that  purpose.     The  following  is  an  analysis  of  the  portraits  and  subjects  in  the 
different  volumes  : 

Vol.  I.— Portraits  of  Van  Achen,  Aikman,  Albani,  Albertinelli,  Aldegrever 
(2,  one  very  fine  and  rare),  Correggio  (2),  Allori  (2),  Altdotfer,  M.  Angelo  (2), 
Colonna,  Cerquozzi.  Sofonisba  Angosciola,  Artois  (2),  Asselyn,  Backer,  Bagli- 
oni,  Bagnacavallo,  Baillu,  Baker,  Baldovinetti,  Van  Balen,  etc.  Specimens  or 
subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Abati,  Correggio;  Appleman  (a  Landscape  proof 
before  letter)  Cecchi,  Freeman,  Kilian,  Rossi,  Battaglia,  Zentner,  de  lode.  Mays- 
sens,  Van  Asch,  Bailey,  Backhuysen,  Hollar,  Bannerman,  etc. 

Vol.  2. — Portraits  of  Barry,  iJauer,  Mrs.  Beale  and  her  son  Charles,  Becca- 
fumi,  Beham,  Delia  Bella  (2,  one  engraved  by  Hollar),  Bellini,  Berghem,  De  Bie 
(2),  Bloemaert  (2),  Le  Blon,  Boccaccino,  Bonvicino,  Vander  Borcht,  Bordoni, 
Boscoli,  Bosschaert,  Both  (2),  Botticelli,  etc.  Specimens  or  subjects  engraved 
by  Romney,  Chambers,  Mary  Beale,  Bega,  Delia  Bella  (2  original  etchings), 
Beich,  Van  Bemmell,  Rembrandt,  Schiavonetti,  Berghem,  Vostermanns,  Blank- 
hof,  Bloemaert,  Evedi,  Betti,  Richeton,  Bonvicino,  W.  Hollar,  Bordone,  Collin, 
Comer,  etc. 

Vol.  3. — Portraits  of  Boucher,  Bramer,  Brueghel  (3),  Brongino,  Bronkhorst, 
Brower  (2),  Le  Brun,  Burgkmair,  Buffaimacco,  Bugiardini,  Cagliari,  Calcar, 
,Callot(3),  Cambiasco,  Carapi,  Annibale  Caracci,  Agostino  Caracci,  Lodovico 
Caracci,  Caravaggio  (2),  Cigoli,  Carloni,  Carpaccio,  Carpi,  Castagno,  Castelli, 
Carallini,  etc.  Specimens  or  subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Cochin,  Cars. 
Vander  Does,  Breenberg,  Vandyck,  Brill,  Brongino,  Jenkins,  Bronkhorst,  Larg- 
illiere,  CoVner,  Paul  Veronese,  Femell,  Canaletti,  Heath,  Ferretti,  Caracci, 
Nicholson,  Varrall,  Caravaggio,  Casanova,  Godefroy,  Castiglione  (2,  original 
etchings),  etc. 

Vol.  4. — Portraits  of  Caredone,  Aepino,  Cimabue,  Van  Cleeve,  De  Cleyn, 
Clovis,  Comode,  Cotes,  Samuel  Cooper,  Coques,  Corte,  Cortona,  Cosiers,  Costa, 
Coypel,  Cranach  (2),  De  Grayer,  Currado,  Dandini,  Danckert,  Delmont, 
Deynum,  Deutsch,  Dow,  Dicpenbeck,  Vandiest,  Le  Piper,  Dobson,  Domeni- 
chino,  etc.  Specimens  or  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Cheron,  Cecchi, 
Miller,  Evedi,  Cooper,  Coques,  Borgognone,  Ferretti,  Campana,  Cortona,  De 
lode.  Falconet,  Menabusni,  Neefs,  Vandyck,  Cuyp  (7  examples),  Dahl,  Batta, 
Decker,  Waumans,  Collin,  Paul  Pontius,  Van  Diest,  Bannerman,  Domenichino 
(5  examples),  Dow  (5  examples),  etc. 

Vol.  5. — Portraits  of  Albert  Durer  (3),  Elsheimer  (2),  Empoli,  Van  Es,  Hu- 
bert and  John  Van  Eyck,  Fabriano,  Faithorne,  Farinato,  Ferrari,  Le  Fevre, 
John  Hayles,  Fiesole,  Floris  (2),  Fontana,  La  Fage,  Francesca,  Franco,  Fran- 
cois, Fatter,  Farini,  Gaddi,  Del  Garbo,  Garofalo,  etc.  Specimens  and  Subjects 
engraved  or  painted  by  Albert  Durer  (2,  the  Death  of  the  Virgin  and  St. 
Veronica's  handkerchief,  both  scarce),  Frei,  Ferretti,  Elsheimer,  Betti,  Hollar, 
Everdingen,  Ferg,  Major,  Ferri,  Chambers,  Feti,  Waumans,  Franchoys,  Fuller, 
Fyt,  Gainsborough  (3  examples),  Lightfoot,  Shaw,  W.  R.  Smith,  Garbiere, 
Boutrois,  Garofalo,  Rolls,  etc. 

Vol.  6. — Portraits  of  Genga,  Artemesia  Gentileschi,  Horatio  Gentileschi  (2), 
Mascall,  Gerbier,  Ghirlandajo,  Gibson,  Mrs.  Gibson,  Gimignani,  Giorgione, 
Goltzius,  Granacci,  Greenhill,  Van  Belcamp,  Geldorp,  Garrard,  Guercino, 
Hannemann,  Hayman,  Van  Heck,  Daniel  Van  Heil,  John  Van  Heil,  Leo  Van 
Heil,  Heraskerk,  Hilliard,  Hodges,  Van  Hoeck,  Hoefnagel  (2),  Hogarth, 
Holbein  (4,  all  scarce),  Hollar,  Henry  Hondius,  Abraham  Hondius,  Honthorst 
(2),  etc.  Specimens  and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Gessi,  Walker, 
Giorgione,  Corner,  Goldberg,  Van  Goyen  (2  examples),  Pariset,  Falconet,  Van 
Heck,  De  Hiem,  Van  Heil,  De  Bourdonay,  De  Heusch,  Van  Heyden,  Dance, 
Daniell,  Hobbema  (2  examples),  Coques,  Hogarth,  Hundecooter,  Hondius, 
Meyssens,  etc. 

Vol.  7. — Portraits  of  Jamesone,  Jansen,  De  lode  (3),  Jordaens,  Van  Kessel, 
Ketel,  Kilian,  Klocker,  Kneller,  Knufer,  Koeck,  Laer  (2),  Lairesse,  Lambert, 
Lanfranco  (2),  Laniere,  Largilliere,  Lely,  Leoni,  Luca,  Van  Leyden  (2),  Liber- 
ale,  Pordenone,  Ligozzi,  Van  Lirt,   Lippo,  Lippi,  Lombard  (2),  Claude  Lor- 


24  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

rain  (2,  one  engraved  by  J.  Boydell,  very  fine  and  rare),  Lotto,  etc.  Speci- 
mens and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Hutenberg  (2),  Van  Huysum  (2 
examples),  Huysman  (2  examples),  Jamesone,  Janson,  Jansen,  Du  Jardm,  De 
lode,  Jordaens,  Kalf,  Quellinus,  Kierings,  Knufper,  De  lode,  Koning,  Lyvyus, 
Vander  I,eeuw,  Leoni  Lingelback  (2  examples),  J.  Boydell,  Claude  Lorram 
(5  examples).  Lotto,  etc. 

Vol.  8.— Portraits  of  Mabuse  (2),  Maganza,  Mannozzi,  Mantegna  (2),  Man- 
zuoli,  Masse,  Matham,  Quintin,  Matsys,  Parmigiano  (2),  Medina,  Mehus, 
Memmi,  Mercier,  Merian,  Messina,  Vander  Meulen,  Meyer,  Meyers,  Meyssens, 
Miel,  Mieris  (mezzotint  by  Bathon,  very  fine  and  rare),  Mignard,  Mirevelt  (2, 
one  engraved  by  Delphius  after  Vandyck,  very  fine  and  scarce),  Momper 
(engraved  by  Vosterman  after  Van  Dyck,  fine),  Monamy,  Monoyer,  etc.  Speci- 
mens and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Sandrart,  Mariani  (2  examples), 
Cochin,  Vander  Does,  Medina,  Mercier,  Metzu  (2  examples).  Van  der  Meulen, 
Meyssens,  Pariset,  Falconet,  Miel,  Hibbart,  Francis  Mile  (2  examples),  Mire- 
velt, Pellegrino,  Mola,  Molenaer,  Momper,  Bretfaerton,  Kneller,  etc. 

Vol.  9.— Portraits  of  Perugino,  Charles  Moor,  Antonio  More,  Morland, 
Moroni,  Morto,  Murray,  Mytens,  Naldini,  Nienlant,  I.  Oliver,  Peter  Oliver, 
Adam  Van  Dort,  Opie,  Orley,  Orcagna,  Pagani,  Paggi,  Palma  (2),  Passignano, 
etc.  Specimens  and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  F.  Moucheron,  I. 
Moucheron,  Murillo,  Vandyck,  Betti,  Vander  Neer  (3  examples),  Zetner, 
Meyssens,  Maria  di  Fiori,  I.  Oliver,  Opie,  Ridley,  Ostade  (3  examples),  Pagani, 
Ceechirs,  etc. 

Vol.  10.— Portraits  of  Penni  (2),  Peruzzi,  Pesello,  B.  Peters,  Poelemburg  (2, 
one  engraved  by  De  lode  after  Vandyck,  fine),  PoUajuolo,  Da  Ponte  (Bassano), 
Pontormo,  Porbus,  Fra  BartoUomeo,  Salviati,  Paul  Potter,  Poussin,  Prestel, 
Primaticcio,  Procaccini,  Provenzale,  Puligo,  Quellinus  (3),  Raphael  (2),  Bra- 
mante,  Francesco  Fracia,  Marc  Antonio,  Raggi,  Rembrandt,  Guido,  Sir  Joshua 
Reynolds  (engraved  by  Facius  alter  Gilbert,  open  letter  proof,  very  fine  and 
rare),  Ricci  (2),  Jonathan  Richardson  (rare),  Riccio,  etc.  Specimens  and 
Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Peruzzi,  Hollar,  Vostermans,  Lips,  Del 
Piombo,  De  lode.  Van  Dyck,  Bessano,  Ferretti,  Claussin,  Potter  (2  examples), 
Poussin,  (7  examples),  Zetner,  Prestel  (rare  etching  of  himself),  Sandrart, 
Pynacker  (2  examples)  Quellinus,  Lauwersj  Raphael,  Rembrandt  (3  examples), 
Guido,  Stuart,  Reynolds  (2  examples),  Bretherton,  etc. 

Vol.  II. — Portraits  of  Ricke,  Rigaud  (2),  Riley,  Riminaldi,  Roestraten, 
Romano,  Rombouts,  Roncalli,  Roselli,  Rosso  (2),  Rubens  (2),  Prince  Rupert, 
Rustici,  Ryckaert,  Sacchi,  Sadeler  (4),  Salini,  Salimberi,  Salviati,  Del  Sarto  (3), 
Savery  (2),  Schalcken,  Schiavone,  Schoen,  Schorel,  Schurmans,  Schut, 
Schwartz,  Scorza,  Segers  (2),  Snayers,  Snyders,  Soest,  Sogliani,  Van  Son,  etc. 
Specimens  and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Ricke,  Dance,  Bannerman, 
Phelps,  Julio  Romano,  Romeyn,  Roos,  Salvator  Rosa  (3  examples),  Kilian, 
Vandyck,  Rubens,  Garner,  Dobson,  Chambers,  Ruysdael  (4  examples),  Ryckert, 
Bouttats,  Chapelet,  l,anglois,  Del  Sarto,  Freeman,  Mongin,  Schagen,  Schalcken, 
Schidoni,  Vosterman,  De  lode,  Israel  Sylvestre  (2  examples),  A.  Stock,  Corner, 
Sneyders,  etc. 

Vol.  12.— Portraits  of  Ribera,  Sprangher  (2),  Stalbemt,  Stamina,  Steenwyck 
(2),  Stimmer,  Stevens,  Stone,  Strada,  Streater,  Strozzi,  Stubbs,  Subtermans, 
Le  Sueur,  Sybrecht,  Tempesta,  Teniers,  Testa,  Theodore,  Thielen,  Tiarini, 
Tibaldi,  Tillemans,  Tintoretto  (2),  Titi,  Titian,  Trevigi,  De  Troy,  Del  Vaga, 
Vandyck  (2),  Vanloo,  Vanni,  Vaniiini,  Vansomer,  Vasari,  Uccello,  Udine,  etc. 
Specimens  and  Subjects  engraved  or  painted  by  Boulonois,  Jan  Steen,  Steen- 
wyck, Vosterman,  Stoop,  Lely,  Bretherton,  Francin,  Ferretti,  Swanefeld  (2 
examples),  Teniers  (6  examples),  Terburg,  Bouttats,  Collin,  Van  Thulden, 
Tilborgh,  Hissings,  Tintoretto  (5  examples),  Titian  (3  examples).  Van  Tol 
(2  examples),  Turchi,  Valentin,  Vandyck  (4  examples).  Chambers,  De  Vargas, 
Vecchia,  etc. 

Vol.  13.— Portraits  of  Van  Veen,  Velasquez  (rare),  Vande  Velde,  Veneziano, 
Verhaecht,  Verrio,  Vignali,  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Visscher,  Volterra,  De  Vos, 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  zS 


Vosterman,  Vouet  (2),  Vroom.  Waegman,  Watteau,  Vander  Werf,  Vander' 
Weyde,  White,  Willaerts,  Willemans,  Wissing,  Winstanley,  De  Wit,  Wolge- 
mut  (rare  portrait  of  this  early  wood-engraver,  master  of  Albert  Durer,  and 
designer  and  engraver  of  the  cuts  in  the  celebrated  Nuremberg  Chronicle), 
Worlidge,  Wouters,  Wouvermans,  Wyck,  Zeloti,  etc.  Specimens  and  Sub- 
jects engraved  or  painted  by  Vander  Velde  (7  examples),  Kneller,  Van 
Caukercken,  Vernet  (2  examples),  Victovis,  da  Vinci,  Sandrart,  Vivares, 
VIeiger,  Di  Voltei;re,  Boulonois,  Vandyck,  De  Voys  (2  subjects),  De  Vries, 
Waterloo  (2  subjects),  Hibbart,  Watteau,  Bourne,  Weeninx,  Van  Steen, 
Wildens,  Heckenuer,  Wilson,  (3  examples),  Collin,  Wouters,  Wouvermans  (5 
examples),  Wyck,  Wjnants  (6  examples),  etc. 

Vol.  14. — Portraits  of  Zucchero  (Taddeo),  Frederick  Zucchero,  Sir  H.  Bacon, 
Sir  F.  Bourgeois,  Flatman,  Gyles,  Hoppner,  Ozias  Humphrey  (rare),  Ann 
Killigrew,  Edward  Pierce,  Paul  Sanby,  Tilson,  etc.  Specimens  and  Subjects 
engraved  or  painted  by  Zorg,  Zucchero,  Zucherelli,  Bacon,  Chambers,  Ridley, 
Colloppy,  Kamp,  Flatman,  Godefroy,  Dance,  Daniell,  Bannerman,'  Falconet, 
Pariset,  Tilson,  Chambers,  etc. 

75  BRYAN  (Michael).     Dictionary  of  Painters  and  Engravers, 

Biograpliical  and  Critical.  New  Edition  Revised  and 
Enlarged,  edited  by  Robert  Edmund  Graves,  B.A.;  of 
the  British  Museum.  Vol.  i  (A-K— all  published).  Thick 
large  Svo,  fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut.  London,  1886 

"Since  the  appearance  of  the  last  edition  of  Bryan's  '  Dictionary  of  Painters 
and  Engravers,'  which  was  issued  in  1849,  the  publication  of  many  valuable 
works  on  art  and  monographs  on  artists,  some  of  them  embodying  the  results 
of  careful  researches  among  city  records,  guild  books  and  church  registers,  par- 
ticularly in  Italy  and  in  the  Netherlands,  has  furnished  many  new  sources  from 
which  material  has  been  derived  for  the  correction  and  enlargement  of  this 
work.  Most  especially  is  the  editor  indebted  to  the  invaluable  works  of  Messrs. 
Crowe  &  Cavalcaselle,  Burckhardt,  Milanesi  and  Morelli  on  the  Italian  painters, 
of  Messrs.  Crowe  &  Cavalcaselle,  Weale  and  Kramm  on  Flemish  and  Dutch 
art,  and  of  the  late  Sir  William  Stirling-Maxwell  on  the  artists  of  Spain. 

"  Besides  the  addition  of  a  large  number  of  names  which  were  not  included 
in  the  former  edition  or  its  supplement,  new  authority  has  been  given  to  every 
one  of  the  old  entries  by  a  careful  revision,  and  in  most  instances  by  important 
changes.  In  several  cases  the  notices  have  been  supplied  by  contributors 
specially  qualified  for  the  task,  such  as  Mr.  W.  B.  Scott,  Dr.  J.  P.  Richter,  the 
late  Mrs.  Heaton  and  others.  These  will  be  distinguished  by  the  writer's 
initials.  It  is  anticipated  that  the  new  matter  introduced  will  enlarge  the  work 
to  double  its  former  size." — From  the  Preface. 

DANTE  GABRIEL  ROSSETTI'S  COPY  OF  HANS  BURGK- 

MAIR. 

76  BURGKMAIR  (Hans).     A  collection  of  52  large  woodcuts 

by  this  Master ;  representing  Scenes  in  the  Life  of  the 
Emperor  Maximilian.     Folio,  morocco  extra,  uncut. 

Circa  1520 

Very  rare  and  curious.  Brilliant  original  impressions  in  fine  condition, 
from  the  collection  of  Dante  Gabriel  Rossetti,  the  poet-painter,  and  with  his 
autograph  on  a  fly-leaf.  They  are  very  curious,  showing,  with  a  fidelity  ob- 
tained from  but  few  other  sources,  the  domestic  and  military  habits  and 
customs,  architecture,  and  costumes  of  the  middle  ages,  by  a  remarkable  and 
eminent  artist  of  that  period.     The  binding  of  the  above  is  rubbed  somewhat. 

"  Hans  Burgkmair  was  born  at  Augsburg  in  1472,  and  died  1559.  It  has 
been  supposed  that  he  studied  under  Durer,  but  there  is  only  a  difference  of  one 


2  6  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

year  in  their  ases,  and  Burgkraair's  style  differs  materially  from  that  of  Durer; 
he  was  rather  a  founder  of  a  school  of  his  own.  Several  of  his  pictures  are  pre- 
served at  Augsburg,  and  possess  considerable  merit.  "—Spooner. 

"The  work  as  a  whole  bears  the  stamp  of  Burgkmair's  genius.  The  subjects 
from  the  youth  and  the  education  of  the  hero  are  clearly  and  vividly  treated,  and 
the  political  and  domestic  scenes,  by  which  they  are  followed,  afford  us  an  in- 
sight into  the  court  life  of  those  days.  Stately  and  dignified  personages  are 
paraded  before  us  with  all  their  brilliant  surroundings,  and  there  is  especially 
one  charmingly  artless  picture  of  the  young  king  with  his  consort,  Mary  of 
Burgundy,  seated  together  and  engaged  in  sweet  converse  in  the  garden,  '  each 
the  other's  speech  acquiring,'  as  runs  the  pretty  legend  beneath.  The  battle 
scenes  also,  with  the  combats  of  the  pikemen,  display  great  excellence  and  a 
direct  study  of  nature." — Woltmann. 

1 
ACCIA    (F.):      Jerusalem,    seu   Palsestina    Nova 
[with  German  Text] .    Engraved  title,  map  and 
numerous  plates.     4to,  old  calf.         Vienna,  1706  ^ 

Stamped  on  sides  with  coronet  and  coat-of-arms  of  former  owner. 
UNIQUE  COPY  OF  THE  CAMBRIDGE  PORTFOLIO. 

78  CAMBRIDGE  PORTFOLIO   (The),   edited  by  the  Rev. 

T.  Smith,  M.A.,  Fellow  and  Tutor  of  Gonville  and  Caius 

College.     Illustrated  with  many  portraits,  etchings  of  the 

colleges,  halls,  churches  and  principal  objects  of  antiquity  at 

Cambridge,  wood-carvings,  etc.,  a?id  many  woodcuts.     2  vols. 

large  4to,  half  olive  morocco,  gilt  edges.     Cambridge,  1840 

Unique  and  extra-illustrated  copy,  with  many  choice  prints  on   India 

paper,  portraits;  also  Bruin's  very  large  bird's-eye  view  of  Cambridge  in  1575  in 

the   finest   state,    and   which   the    catalogue    cutting    inserted  says   is   worth 

£,\  IIS.  6d.     The  same  cutting  also  prices  the  above  at  ^^4  4s. 

HANDSOME  VOLUME   ON   ECCLESIASTICAL  ARCHITEC- 
TURE. 

79  CATHEDRAL    CHURCHES    of     England    and    Wales, 

Descriptive,  Historical,  Pictorial.  Eight  fine  plates  on 
India  paper,  and  numerous  wood  engravings.  Large  4to, 
fresh  cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  1885 

The  text  is  written  by  those  best  acquainted  with  the  various  cathedrals,  every 
one  of  which  have  their  distinctive  features  illustrated. 

80  Catlin    (George).     Manners,   Customs  and   Condition   of 

the  North  American  Indians.  Vol.  2.  Map  and  numer- 
ous plates  from  Catlin's  own  drawings.  Large  8vo,  cloth, 
uncut.  London,  1845 

81  CATTERMOLE.— Evenings  at  Haddon  Hall,  edited  by  the 

Baroness  de  Calabrella.  With  24  steel  plates  after 
George  Cattermole,  engraved  by  Stocks,  Goodyear, 
C.  and  H.  Rolls,  Bentley,  Brandard,  Cousen,  Grif- 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  27 

FiTHS,  Fisher,   Radcliffe,    Englehart,    Higham   and 

Allen  {some  foxed  slightly).     Thick  large  8vo,  old  cloth, 

gilt  edges.  London,  Henry  Colburn,  1846 

There  are  signs  in  George  Cattermole's  works  of  very  peculiar  gifts,  and 

I  perhaps  also  of  peculiar  genius The  antiquarian  feeling  of  Cattertnole 

is  pure,  earnest  and  natural;  and  I  think  his  imagination  originally  vigorous; 
certainly  his  fancy,  his  grasp  of  momentary  passion,  considerable;  his  sense  of 
action  in  the  human  body,  vivid  and  ready." — Ruskin. 

THE  LIFE  OF  CELLINI,  BOUND  IN  JANSEN  STYLE. 

82  CELLINI  (Benvenuto).    Vie,  Ecrite  par  lui-meme.    Traduc- 

tion de  Leopold  Leclanche.  Notes  et  Index  de  M. 
Franco.  Illustrated  with  9  etchings  by  F.  Laguillermie, 
and  reproductions  of  the  works  of  Cellini,  some  in  metal. 
Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  crushed  levant  morocco,  a  la  Jansen, 
inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1 88 1 
Handsomely  printed  by  Quantin  on  superfine  paper. 

HOLLAND  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  "ONE  HUNDRED  CHEFS 

D'CEUVRE." 

83  CENT    CHEFS-D'CEUVRE     COLLECTIONS     PARIS- 

lENNES.  Text  by  Albert  Wolff.  100  superb  etchings, 
executed  by  the  best  living  French  etchers  expressly  for  this 
work,  the  subjects  embracing  100  of  the  greatest  modern  paint- 
ings— Text  and  plates  all  printed  throughout  upon  fine  Hol- 
land PAPER.  Complete  in  12  parts.  Folio,  satin  port- 
folio, with  silk  ties.  Paris,  1885 

No  142  OF  EDITION  LIMITED  TO  675  NUMBERED  COPIES.  Undoubtedly  the 
most  beautiful  book  of  modem  etchings  extant,  any  description  of  which  must 
fall  short  of  doing  it  justice.  Every  etching  is  by  an  eminent  French  etcher,  and 
is  done  expressly  for  this  work.  It  is  very  different  from  the  general  ' '  book  of 
etchings  "  made  up  of  old  plates. 

The  painters  represented  are  Boucher,  Greuze,  Hals,  Hobbema,  Leys,  Metzu, 
Francesco  Raibolini,  Rembrandt,  Teniers,  Terburg,  Vande  Velde,  Corot,  Dau- 
bigny,  Decampes,  Delacroix,  Diaz,  Duprd,  Fortuny,  Fromentin,  Gericault, 
Isabey,  Marilhat,  Meissonier,  Millet,  Rousseau,  Scheffer  and  Troyon;  the  en- 
gravers by  Toussaint,  Gery-Bichard,  Lefort,  Lalauze,  Boulard  fils,  Courtry, 
ChampoUion,  Greux,  R.  de  Los  Rios,  Rajon,  Bracquemond,  Kratke,  Mordant, 
Chauvel,  and  others. 

84  CHAMPFLEURY  (Jules  Fleury  Husson,  dit  Champfleury). 

Le  Violon  de  Faience — Nouvelle  edition,  avant  Propos  de 
I'Auteur.  With  34  etchings  by  Jules  Adeline,  and  rubri- 
cated title.     Small  4to,  sewed.  Paris,  L.  Conquet,  1885 

No.  78  of  a  LIMITED  EDITION  of  150  copies  on  Imperial  Japan  paper — and 
the  whole  work  limited  to  500  copies  in  all,  of  which  350  were  on  "  papier  velin 
du  Marais." 

This  is  a  very  beautiful  volume,  and  the  etchings  (of  which  the  plates  were 
destroyed)  are  most  delightful  and  brilliant.  Like  the  text,  which  was  printed 
by  Lahure,  they  were  struck  off  on  heavy  Japan  paper,  and  by  Chardon  Aine. 


28  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

85  CHARLES  v.,  Roi  de  France.     Eloge  Historique  de, 

par  M.  de  Villette.  Fine  engraved  portrait  of  King 
Charles  the  Fifth  by  Le  Vasseur,  vignette  title  with 
head  and  tail  pieces  by  Eisen  and  Simonet.  4to,  half  calf, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Petit-Simier.     Paris,  1767 

Rare,  with  dedicatory  letter  to  Voltaire  from  the  author.  The  head-piece 
over  the  second  part  contains  a  fine  portrait  by  Eisen  of  Bertrand  du  Guesclin. 

The  Marquis  de  Villette,  author  of  the  above,  married — "  une  jeune  personne 
charmante "  who  had  been  brought  up  by  Voltaire  and  Madame  Denis.  He 
bought  the  Chateau  of  Ferney  after  the  death  of  Voltaire  and  conserved  the 
philosopher's  heart. 

86  CHATTO  (W.  A.).     Treatise  on  Wood  Engraving.      With 

upwards  of  400  wood  engravings  by  John  Jackson.  Thick 
4to,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

N.  Y.  [London],  n.  d. 

87  Chauvigne    (A.   A.,  fils).      Decoration   sur   Porcelaine   et 

Faience  pr^c^d6  d'une.  Notice  Historique  sur  I'Art  C^ra- 
mique.     Small  8vo,  sewe'd,  uncut. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1880 

88  CLAUDE  LORRAIN.  Sa  Vie  et  ses  CEuvres  d'apres  des 

Documents  In^dits,  par  Mme.  Mark  Pattison,  auteur  de 
"  The  Renaissance  in   France,"  suivi  d'un  Catalogue  des 
CEuvres  de  Claude  Lorrain,  conserv6es  dans  les  Musees 
et  dans  les  Collections  Particulieres  de  I'Europe.     Pro- 
fusely illustrated.     Large  4to,  sewpd,  uncut.       Paris,  1884 
"  The  landscapes  of  other  great  artists,  as  Gaspar  Poussin  and  Salvator  Rosa, 
engage  little  of  our  time  and  contemplation  to  run  over  the  scanty  confines  of 
their  scenery  compared  with  the  august   and  boundless  expanse  of   Claude." — 
Spooner. 

89  COHEN  (Henry).     Guide  de  I'Amateur  de  Livres  a  Vig- 

nettes du  XVni=  Siecle.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco,  top 
edge  citron,,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1870 

Limited  edition  of  550  copies  printed  by  Jouaust  on  China,  Whatman  and 
Holland  papers,  of  which  the  above  is  No.  386.  This  work  contains  the  descrip- 
tion of  more  than  450  works  illustrated  by  Boucher,  Cochin,  Gravelot,  Eisen, 
Moreau,  Marillier,  Monnet,  Le  Barbier,  etc.,  with  plates,  vignettes,  head  and 
tail  pieces,  and  the  names  of  the  artists  who  have  cooperated  as  designers  or 
engravers. 

90  COLLECTION  de  VIGNETTES.     Scrap  Book,  contain- 

ing a  large  number  of  Vignette  Illustrations  by  Moreau 
LE  jeune  and  CampiglIa,  many  of  Nudes,  etc.  Oblong 
4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt,  cloth  sides. 

91  COLLIGNON  (Maxime).     Manuel  d'Archdologie  Grecque 

Profusely  illustrated  with  objects  of  Greek  art  and  archce- 
ology.  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in.  ' 

Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 


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92  COSTUMES  MILITAIRES,  with  Text  by  A.  Guillaumot 

fils.  A  series  <?/  50  plates  in  colors  of  military  costumes  from 
1789  to  1815  designed  by  Charlet.  Large  4to,  loose  in 
portfolio.  Paris,  1886 

No.  40  of  limited  edition. 

93  CROWE  (J.  A.)  ««(/ CAVALCASELLE  (G.  B.).     The  Life 

of  TITIAN,  with  some  Account  of  His  Family.  With 
portrait  and  illustrations.  2  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  calf  gilt, 
marbled  edges.  London,  1881 

'  Second  edition.  ' '  No  such  gap  has  existed  in  the  history  of  art  as  that 
which  is  filled  by  the  present  volumes.  Everything  on  the  subject  is  now  super- 
seded. Here  will  be  found  in  a  digested  and  orderly  form  all  the  materials 
gathered  by  Jacobi,  Cadorin,  Bermudez,  Sandrart,  Hume,  Gachard,  Pungileoni, 
Morelli,  Lorenzi,  Campori,  and  others,  and  additional  information  of  great 
value  derived  from  the  letters  found  at  Simancas,  letters  from  Titian,  Charles 
the  Fifth,  Philip  the  Second,  and  others." — London  Athenaum. 

94  CRUIKSHANK  (Robert).— Chronicles  of  the   Bastille- 

First  Series — The  Bertaudifere,  an  Historical  Romance. 
With  the  admirably  executed  plates  of  Robert  Cruikshank. 
8vo,  fres"h  half  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

London,  T.  C.  Newby,  1845 
Very  scarce.    A  fine  copy,  with  good  impressions  of  the  plates.    It  has  been 
believed  that  Miss  Emma  Robinson  was  the  author  of  "  Whitef riars, "  the  above 
and  "other  historical  novels  of  the  Harrison  Ainsworth  breed." 

95  CRUIKSHANK    (George).— The     Horseshoe,    the    True 

Legend  of  St.  Dunstan  and  the  Devil,  by  Edward  G. 
Flight.  With  illustrations  drawn  by  George  Cruik- 
shank and  engraved  by  John  Thompson.  4to,  half  calf 
gilt,  edges  gilt.  London,  Z>.  Bogue,  n.  d. 

This  copy  has  the  text  and  plates  mounted  on  drawing  paper  and  ruled  with 
lines  in  red  ink. 


lANTE  ALIGHIERI.  The  Vision  of  Hell,  Pur- 
gatory and  Paradise,  translated  by  Cary.  Illus- 
trated with  the  marvellous  designs  of  Gustave 
Dor6.  2  vols,  in  7.  Very  thick  large  4to,  fresh 
half  morocco  gilt,  beveled  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 
Scarce  and  out  of  print.  Full  of  the  loftiest  imaginative  insight — the  tenderest 
gaze  of  fancy.     "  The  most  Dantesque  work  on  Dante  that  was  ever  produced." 
— London  Times. 

97  DAVILLIER  (C,  Baron).  Spain,  translated  by  J.  Thom- 
son. Profusely  illustrated  by  Gustave  Dor£.  Thick 
large  4to,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges. 

N.  Y.  (London),  1876 
"  With  us  Dore  is  better  known  as  a  designer  on  wood,  an  illustrator  with  an 
imagination  grotesque  and  prolific  beyond  all  precedent — a  mind  Teutonic  rather 
than  French  in  its  character,  looking  not  so  much  on  the  surface  of  things  as  at 
what  is  hidden  underneath,  studying  the  moral  of  life;  a  French  Albert  Durer, 
to  whom  existence  is  less  a  comedy  than  a  tragedy." — S.  G.  W.  Benjamin. 


30  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

98  DELABORDE   (Henri,   Viscount).     La  Gravure  en  Italie. 

Avant  Marc-Antoine  (1452-1505).  Profusely  illustrated. 
Large  4to,  fresh  illuminated  cloth,  beveled  sides,  top  gilt 
edge,  others  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

The  author  of  this  most  important  volume  on  primitive  engraving  commences 
with  a  description  of  the  Florentine  Niellos.  The  work  is  exhaustive  and 
is  full  of  fac-similes  of  the  most  noteworthy  early  Italian  prints. 

99  Delff  (Willem  Jacobszoon).     L'CEuvre  de,   D^crit  par  D. 

Franken.  Fine  portrait  by  J.  Taanman  and  facsimile 
painter's  marks.     4to,  fresh  cloth.  Amsterdam,  1872 

DENON'S  ARTS  OF  DESIGN— PRIVATELY  PRINTED. 

100  DENON  (Vivant,  Baroti).  Monuments  des  Arts  ilu 
Dessin  CHEZ  LES  Peuples  tant  Anciens  que  Modernes, 
recueillis  par  le  Baron  Denon,  Ancien  Directeur-G6n- 
6ral  des  Musses  de  France,  pour  Servir  a  I'Histoire  des 
Arts;  lithographies  par  ses  soins  et  sousses  yeux.  Decrits 
et  expliques  par  Armaury  Duval.  310  plates.  4  vols, 
large  folio,  half  green  morocco,  gilt,  top  edges  gilt  (some 
pp.  slightly  foxed).  Paris,  Firmin  Didot,  1829 

Privately  printed.  A  monumental  work.  Vol.  i  contains  "  Origine, 
progres  et  decadence  des  Arts  du  dessin  leur  Renaissance  en  Europe  " ;  Vol.  2, 
"  Ecoles  de  peinture,  depuis  la  Renaissance  des  Arts,  Ecoles  Italiques  ";  Vol.  3, 
the  same;  Vol.  4,  Ecoles  Fran9aises.  The  whole  comprising  Denon 's  Catalogue 
of  his  own  extraoi*dinary  collection  of  Antiquities,  Curiosities,  Paintings,  Draw- 
ings and  Works  of  Art.  It  was  printed  at  his  private  expense  for  presentation 
only.  Copies  have  been  sold  abroad  for  large  sums,  and  but  few  have  reached 
this  country.  Brunet,  in  speaking  of  this  fine  work,  says — "  Recueil  interessant, 
tire  a  250  exemplaires  seulement.  Le  premier  volume  est  specialement  consacre 
a  I'histoire  des  Arts  du  Dessin  chez  les  differens  peuples  du  monde;  les  trois 
autres  se  rapportent  k  I'histoire  de  la  Peinture  en  Europe,  depuis  I'epoque  de  la  - 
renaissance  des  Arts. " 

loi  Descriptions  Pittoresques  de  Jardins  du  Gout  le  Plus 
Moderne.  With  some  30  plates.  4to,  half  mottled  sheep 
gilt,  citron  edges  (foxed  slightly). 

Very  scarce.  Leipzig,  1802 

102  DICKENS  (Charles).     A  Series  of  Character  Sketches  from 

Dickens  from  Original  Drawings  by  Frederick  Barnard. 

d  plates.     Large  folio,  loose  in  portfolio.         London,  1884 

Proofs  on  India  paper.     These  sketches  are  of—"  Mr.  Pecksniff,"  "  Mr. 

Peggotty,"  "Rogue   Riderhood,"   "Little  Nell  and  her  Grandfather,"  "Mr. 

Weller,  Sen.,  and  Mr.  Weller,  Jun.,"  and  "Caleb  Plummer  and  his  Blind 

Daughter." 

103  D0R6.    The  Legend  of  the  Wandering  Jew.     Poem, 

with  Prologue  and  Epilogue,  by  Pierre  Dupont;  Biblio- 
graphical Notice  by  Paul  Lacroix  (Bibliophile  Jacob); 
with  The  Complaint  and  Beranger's  Ballad  set  to  Music 
by  Ernest  DoRi.  Translated  with  Critical  Remarks  by 
George  W.  Thornbury.     Illustrated  with  12  large  draw- 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  31 

ings  on  wood  by  Gustave  Dor£,  engraved  by  Gauchard, 
RouGET  and  Jahyer.  Large  square  folio,  half  roan,  gilt 
edges.  London,  Addey  (^  Co.,  1857 

First  and  best  edition,  with  brilliant  impressions  of  the  celebrated  plates. 
"  M.  Dore,  the  well-known  illustrator  of  the  sublime  pantomime  of  Rabelais, 
that  clown  Luther  of  Satirists,  has  presented  to  the  art-world  the  Legend  of  the 
Wandering  Jew,  in  a  series  of  grotesque  yet  epical  pictures,  truthful  as  Holbein, 
exact  as  Durer,  broadly  humorous  as  Hogarth.  Of  Dore's  genius,  it  seems 
almost  a  work  of  supererogation  to  say  much.  Every  one  who  turns  over  these 
pages  will  at  once  acknowledge  the  profundity  and  versatility  of  his  infagination, 
the  brilliancy  of  his  fancy,  the  power  of  his  pathos,  the  richness  of  his  poetry. 
His  figures  are  as  individualized  as  Sterne's  wise  buffooneries.  His  landscape 
is  luminous  with  picturesque  beauty,  and  radiant  with  local  truth." — George 
W.  Thornbury. 

104  DULAURE  (J.  A.).     Histoire  Physique,  Civile  et  Morale 

de  Paris  depuis  les  Premiers  Temps  Historiques  jusqu'^ 
nos  Jours.  Illustrated  with  numerous  steel  engravings  of 
views,  etc.,  of  Paris.  8  vols.  8vo,  half  russia,  uncut,  by 
KoEHLER.  Paris,  Ledentu,  1834 

A  most  valuable  history  of  Paris,  with  a  description  of  all  its  monuments  and 
buildings,  its  manners,  customs,  etc.,  etc. 

"Get  ouvrage  est  le  fruit  de  longues  recherches;  mais  malheuresement  en  le 
composant  I'auteur  a  ete  trop  preoccupe  de  sa  haine  centre  les  pretres,  les  rois 
et  les  nobles,  pour  conserver  toute  I'impartialite  qu'on  est  en  droit  d'attendre 
d'un  historien.  Ge  defaut,  qui  nuira  sans  doutes  beaucoup  au  succes  futur  de 
r  Histoire  de  Paris,  a  ete  cependant,  la  cause  principale  de  la  vogue  momentanee 
qu'elle  a  obtenue." — Brunet. 

105  DUNLAP  (William).     History  of  the  Rise  and  Progress  of 

the  Arts  of  Design  in  the  United  States.  2  vols,  large  8vo, 
boards  (foxed  slightly).  Rare.  N.  Y.,  1834 

106  Dumas   (F.    G.).     Paris   Salon   Catalogues,    1879   to    1882 

inclusive.     Illustrated  with  hundreds  of  original  designs  by 

the  artists  themselves.     4  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco,  top 

edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1881-82 

DURER'S  CELEBRATED  WORK  ON  HUMAN  PROPORTION 

—THE  ARNHEIM   EDITION   OF   1622   IN  DUTCH. 

106*  DURER. — Beschryvinghe  van  Albrecht  Dvrer,  van  de 
Menschelijcke  Proportion,  etc.  In't  Latijn  ende  Hoogh- 
duytsch  tot  Nurenbergh  ghedruct  tot  koste  van  syne  nae- 
ghelaten  Wednvve,  In't  laer  ons  Heeren,  1527.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated  with  plates,  many  folding,  diagrams,  tables, 
etc.     Small  folio,  vellum  foxed  and  title  mended). 

Arnhem,  Ian  lansz  Boeckverhooper,  1622 

Rare.     This  work  of  Durer  on  proportion  is  said  to  have  resulted  from  his 

studies  of  his  picture  of  Adam  and  Eve.     His  works  were  written  in  German, 

and  after  his  death  translated  into  Latin.     The  above  has  been  retranslated 

into  Dutch.     The  figures  illustrating  it  were  executed  by  Durer  in  a  most 

^  admirable  manner. 

"  He  [Durer]  was  the  first  artist  in  Germany  who  practised  and  taught  the 
rules  of  perspective,  and  of  the  proportions  of  the  human  figure  according  to 
mathematical  principles." — Spooner. 


32  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

107  DuRER  (Albrecht).     In  seiner  Bedentung  fur  die  Moderne 

Befestigungiskunst,  dargestellt  von    G. -V.    Imhof.     Nu- 
merous folding  plates.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Nordlingen,  187 1 

108  Duval  (Mathias).  Precis  d'Anatomie  a  I'Usage  des  Artistes. 

Profusely  illustrated.     Small  8vo,  half  crushed  red  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.    Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 


BERHARD  (H.  W.).  Catalonien  in  Malerischer, 
Architectonischer  und  Antiquarischer  Beziehung. 
^opiates  of  Spanish  views,  subjects,  and  architec- 
ture.    Large  folio,  half  vellum,  cloth  sides. 

Leipzig,  n.  d. 

no  EIGHTEEN  ETCHINGS  by  English,  French  and  German 
Artists.  With  Notes  by  Philip  Gilbert  Hamerton. 
Folio,  cloth,  gilt  edges.  London,  1877 

r 

The  original  etchings,  not  process  reproductions,  in  the  above  are  by  Abel 
Lurat,  W.  Wise,  Francis  Seymour-Haden,  BrunetDebaines,  A.  Legros,  C. 
Beyer,  P.  G.  Hamerton,  Ernest  George,  A.  Briend,  J.  D.  Watson,  L.  Friedrich 
and  A.  Queyroy. 

UNIQUE    AND    FINE    COLLECTION    OF    ENGRAVERS' 
PROOFS. 

Ill  ENGRAVINGS.  A  Collection  of  nearly  150  En- 
gravings    ON     STEEL,    EXECUTED,   MOSTLY     IN     LINE,   IN 

the  highest  style  of  the  art,  for  the  "  book  of 
Beauty,"  "  Keepsake,"  "  Book  of  Gems,"  "  Landscape 
Annual,"  "  Lyrics  of  the  Heart,"  Turner's 
"  Tours,"  and  other  Annuals — by  the  following  dis- 
tinguished engravers :  Lumb  Stocks,  R.  Wallis,  J.  T. 
Wilmore,  J.  B.  Allen,  John  Pye,  R.  Brandard,  W. 
Miller,  E.  J.  Roberts,  J.  Goodyear,  C.  Heath,  and 
J.  Cousin;  after  paintings  or  drawings  by  M.  A.  Shee,  J. 
West,  J.  M.  W.  Turner,  D.  Roberts,  J.  D.  Harding, 
C.  Stanfield,  R.  Smirke,  G.  R.  Lewis,  T.  Uwins,  S. 
Prout,  T.  Stothard,  W.  Harvey,  G.  Cattermole, 
R.  P.  Bonnington,  E.  Landseer,  D.  Maclise,  Sir  W. 
Beechey,  J.  M.  Wright,  etc.  2  vols,  folio,  old  half  mo- 
rocco extra,  gilt  edges  (not  uniform  in  color). 

London,  v.  d. 

UNIQUE.  The  whole  of  the  exquisite  engravings  in  these  volumes  are 
choice  large  paper  proofs,  on  India  paper,  mostly  before  letters,  and  a  large  pro- 
portion are  presentation  impressions  with  the  autographs  of  th^e  artists.  They 
embrace  a  great  variety  of  subjects,  and  if  any  Grangerite  wishes  to  break  up 
such  a  collection  matter  will  be  found  suitable  for  insertion  in  Shakespeare, 
Scott,  Byron,  Cowper,  Don  Quixote,  Walton's  Angler,  Edgeworth's  Tales,  etc.', 
etc.     Among  the   gems  will  be  found  the  rare  portrait  of  Shakespeare'  after 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  33 

Boaden;  the  beautiful  portraits  of  Cowper  and  Lingard,  both  engraved  by 
Lumb Stocks;  "  Byron's  Dream,"  after  Harding:  "  The  Falls  of  the  Rhine" 
and  "  Virginia  Water,"  after  Turner;  "  Windsor  Castle,"  after  Harding;  "The 
Escurial,"  after  Roberts;  ''Venice,"  after  Prout;  "Interior  at  Abbotsford," 
after  Roberts;  "  Pike  Pool,"  after  Inskipp,  and  a  "  Bull  Fight  at  Seville,"  after 
Roberts.  All  of  these  are  the  choicest  selected  proofs  on  India  paper,  before 
letters,  and  most  of  them  are  signed  by  the  engravers.  Many  others  equally 
deserve  mention,  but  space  forbids. 

112  EuDEL   (Paul).     Le  Truquage — les  Contrefafons  D6voildes. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

113  EuDEL.     Collections  et  Collectioneurs.     Small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1885 

114  EuDEL.     Le  Hotel  Drouot  et  la  Curiosity  en  1881  et  1882. 

2  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882-83 

Most  interesting  volumes  on  the  great  auction  sales  of  Paris. 

115  -EVANGILES  (Les),  de  Notre  Seigneur  Jesus  Christ,  selon 

S.  Matthew,  S.  Marc,  S.  Luc,  S.  Jean,  traduction  de 
Le  Maistre  de  Sacy.  With  numerous  illustrations,  vig- 
nettes by  Theophile  Fragonard — the  text  printed  within 
ornamental  borders — illuminated  front,  and  title.  Large 
8vo,  crimson  calf,  extra  gilt,  marbled  edges.       Paris,  1837 

The  vignettes  of  Fragonard  are  ably  supplemented  by  the  typography  of 
Everat. 

116  Evelyn  (John).      Sculptura;   or,   the   History  and   Art  of 

Chalcography,  and  Engraving  on  Copper.  Plate  and  copy 
of  a  mezzotinto portrait  engraved  by  Prince  Rupert,  also 
inserted  portrait  of  Evelyn  after  Worlidge.  Small  8vo, 
old  calf.  London,  1769 

117  EXPOSITION  DES  BEAUX  ARTS,  Salon  de  1881.     40 

fine  photogravures  on  India  paper,  of  the  principal  pic- 
tures of  the  year  and  150  other  illustrations,  with  ^20 pages 
of  letterpress.     Large  8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  1881 

No.  527  of  limited  edition  of  550  numbered  copies  on  Holland  paper.  The 
text  by  Bernard,  Goetschy,  Montrosier,  Saint  Juirs,  Schefer,  StouUig,  Vachon, 
Volabregne  and  De  Veyran. 

118  EXPOSITION   DES   BEAUX-ARTS,  Salon  de   1882.     40 

fine  photogravures  of  the  principal  pictures  of  the  year  and 
180  other  illustrations,  %vith  ^20  pages  of  letterpress.  Large 
8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  other  uncut. 

Paris,  1882 

No.  206  of  581  numbered  copies.  The  text  by  Burty,  Bernard,  Champier, 
Drumont,  Fleurichamp,  Goetschy,  CatuUe  Mendes,  Montrosier  and  Schefer. 


34  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

ETIS  (F.  J.).  La  Musique  raise  a  la  Portde  de 
tout  le  Monde.  Small  8vo,  half  calf  (covers 
loose  and  stained).  Paris,  1830 

Fetis,  the  Belgian  composer  and  writer  on  music,  is  best  known  by  his 
"  Universal  Biography  of  Music  and  Bibliography  of  Music." 

THE  LAST  EDITION  OF   FERGUSSON'S  ARCHITECTURE. 

120  FERGUSSON   (James).     History  of  Architecture;  in 

all  Countries,  from  the  Earliest  Time  to  the  Present  Day. 
With  hundreds  of  engravings.  2  vols,  thick  square  8vo, 
fresh  cloth,  top  edges  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1883 

"  Mr.  Fergusson's  beautiful  and  most  popular  books  have  superseded  all  other 
Histories  of  Architecture.  It  is  not  only  that  the  extraordinary  abundance  of 
his  illustrations  gives  him  a  special  advantage  over  all  his  rivals  or  predecessors, 
but  no  other  writer  has  ever  had  so  firm  a  grasp  of  his  subject,  or  has  been  so 
well  qualified  to  deal  with  it  in  all  its  branches." — Saturday  Review. 

121  FIRMIN-DIDOT,  (Ambroise).    Catalogue  Illustrd  des  Des- 

sins  et  Estampes  Composant  la  Collection  de,  precdd^ 
d'Introductions  par*  M.  Charles  Blanc  et  M.  Georges 
DuPLESSis.  Facsimile  plates  at  the  end  of  celebrated  en- 
gravings in  the  Firmin-Didot  collection.  Thick  4to,  half 
morocco  gilt.  Paris,  1877 

No.  99  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  200  copies  On  Holland  Paper.  The  Firmin- 
Didot  Collection  of  Prints  was  one  of  the  most  famous  in  Europe.  It  was  sold 
by  auction  at  the  Hotel  Drouot,  Paris,  in  May,  1877. 

122  FIRMIN  DIDOT.      Essai    Typographique    et    Bibliogra- 

phique  sur  I'Histoire  de  la  Gravure  sur  Bois,  pour  faire 
suite  aux  Costumes  Anciens  et.  Modernes  de  CiSsar  Ve- 
CELLio.  8vo,  fresh  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  inside 
dentelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble,  by  Thibaron- 
EcHAURARD.  Paris,  1863 

Presentation  copy,  with  the  original  signature  of  the  author. 

123  FiRMiN-DiDOT.     Another  copy  of  the  same.     Sewed,  uncut. 

124  Fisher's  Drawing- Room  Scrap-Book,  with  Poetical  Illustra- 

tions by  L.  E.  L[andon].  Numerous  steel  plates  (some  foxed 
slightly).     4to,  half  morocco,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

London,  1833 

125  Fifty  Cartoons  of  Eminent  Personages  from  the  Whitehall 

Review.    Large  4to,  cloth.  [London],  1880 

Includes  portraits  of  Prince  of  Wales,  Gladstone,  Disraeli,  Queen  of  Spain, 
Pope  Leo  XIII.,  etc.,  also  a  number  of  Empresses,  Princesses,  Duchesses, 
Countesses  and  Mrs.  Langtry. 

126  FLAXMAN  (John).    39  outline  plates  illustrative  of  Homer. 

Large  4to,  paper.  Carlsruhe,  1829 

127  Flaxman.       33  outline  plates  to  the  "Iliad''' of  YiouE.^,  en- 

graved by  Scnao^^.     Small  4to.  Leipzig,  1859 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  35 

128  FORREST  (C.  ^.,Lieut.-Col.).     Picturesque  Tour  along  the 

Rivers  Ganges  and  Jumna  in  India.  With  map,  24 
highly  finished  views  and  2  vignettes  in  aquatint,  l-arge  4to, 
old  cloth,  gilt  edges  (map  stained). 

London,  R.  Ackermann,  1824 
Rare  and  beautifully  colored  plates. 

' '  This  beautiful  work  presents  the  most  picturesque  scenes  of  the  valleys  of 
these  most  celebrated  rivers.  With  the  description  much  history  is  interspersed. " 
— Allibone. 

129  FOSTER  (Birket).    Gems  of  Art.     Chromo-Lithographed 

by  Thomas  Kell.  12  exquisite  facsimiles  of  the  original 
water-color  drawings,  mounted  in  passe-partouts.  Large 
square  folio  in  portfolio.  London,  McQueen,  1874 

Very  scarce,  on  account  of  the  sets  having  been  broken  up  for  framing. 
Birket  Foster  was  elected  an  associate  of  the  Society  of  Painters  in  Water- 
Colors  in  1859  and  a  full  member  three  years  after.  His  pleasant  rural 
scenes,  devoted  almost  exclusively  to  the  portrayal  of  child-life,  have  always  been 
most  popular  This  series  comprises: — "  The  Blackbird  " ;  "The  Ride  on  the 
Donkey";  "  The  Pet  Calf  " ;  "  Blowing  Bubbles" ;  "  Returning  from  Market " : 
"Feeding  Pigeons";  "  Children  Catching  Butterflies  ";  "  Going  to  the  Spring  " ; 
"Shrimping";  "Filling  the  Pitcher";  "Come  Baby!"  and  "  Birdnesting." 
S.  C.  Hall  wrote  in  the  London  A  rt  Journal: — ' '  Birket  Foster's  pictures  recall 
to  our  memory  the  dear  remembrance  of  our  own  childhood,  it  has  done  us  more 
good  to  gaze  upon  them  than  to  have  placed  before  our  eyes  the  grandest  piece 
of  historical  painting,  or  the  finest  example  of  mural  decoration  ever  conceived 
by  the  subtlest  artist." 

FREDERIC  THE  GREAT'S  HISTORY  OF  THE  HOUSE 
OF  BRANDENBURG  AND  POEMS,  ILLUSTRATED  BY 
SCHMIDT. 

129*  [FREDERIC    THE    Great.] — M^moires   pour    Servir    a 

I'Histoire  de  la  Maison  de  Brandebourg.     Illustrated  with 

engraved  title,  12  portraits  of  Prussian  rulers  and  some  35 

vignettes,  all  engraved  by  the  celebrated  master  G.  F.  Schmidt. 

4  vols,  in  2.     4to,  old  mottled  sheep  gilt,  marbled  sides  and 

edges.  Berlin,  Chretien  Frederic  Voss,  1767 

VERY  RARE.     The  third  volume  of  the  above  is  bound  up  with  Frederic 

the  Great's  "  Poesies  Diverses,"  imprinted  at  Berlin  by  Chretien  Frederic  Voss 

in  1760,  which  is  also  illustrated  with  vignettes  and  engraved  initials. 

George  Frederic  Schmidt,  who  illustrated  the  above,  was  a  Prussian  engraver 
who  studied  in  Paris  under  Nicholas  Larmessin.  Spooner  says: — "  He  acquired 
a  skill  in  haildling  the  graver,  with  a  neatness  and  firmness  seldom  surpassed. 
In  1742  he  was  received  into  the  Academy  at  Paris,  and  engraved  for  his  recep- 
tion-piece his  fine  portrait  of  P.  Mignard.  In  1744  he  returned  to  Berlin,  and 
was  soon  after  appointed  engraver  to  the  King.  In  1757  he  went  to  St.  Peters- 
burg at  the  invitation  of  the  Empress  Elizabeth,  and  executed  several  portraits 
and  other  plates  with  great  success.  In  1762  he  returned.to  Berlin,  where  he 
discovered  a  new  talent  in  etching  and  engraved  several  plates  in  the  manner  of 
Rembrandt,  which  were  greatly  admired;  he  also  engraved  in  the  manner  of 
Delia  Bella  and  Benedetto  Castiglione  with  equal  success." 

130  Frommel  (C.,  Professor).     Baden  und  Seine  Umgebungen 

in  Malerische  Ansichten,  mit  Beschreibung  von  Schreiber. 
Numerous  steel  engravings  of  views,  i  vol.  in  4  parts. 
4to,  sewed.  Carlsruhe,  1825 


36  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

131  FRENCH  REVOLUTION.^Tafereelen  van  de  Staatsom- 
wenteling  in  Fraurijk.  With  hundreds  of  plates  illustrative 
of  the  French  Revolution— portraits  of  distinguished  char- 
acters, generals,  orators,  statesmen,  etc.,  under  the  Revolution, 
ConsuM  and  Empire — views,  battles,  scenes,  executions,  etc., 
etc.  [many  folded).     2  vols.  8vo,  boards. 

Amsterdam,  1794-1827 

Very  scarce  and  excellent  collection  for  the  purpose  of  extra  illustrating  the 
stirring  times  of  the  First  Republic  and  the  First  Empire  of  France. 


132  ij^^^^ALERIE  des  Belvedere  in  Wien  in  ihren  Meister- 
werhen.  Illustrated  with  steel  plates  in  the  Vienna 
Gallery  fl//^r  Raffaelo.Del  Sarto,Correggio, 
Parmigiano,  Titian,  Carracci,  Guido,  Hol- 
bein, Cranach,  Van  Eyck,  Rubens,  Van  Dyck, 

Teniers,  Murillo,  Rembrandt,  Dow,  etc.  Large  4to, 
paper,  uncut. 

133  GALLERIE    Lebender    Britischer    Kunstler.     [With 

German  Text.]  2?>  steel  plates  after  the  original  paintings 
of  Turner,  Roberts,  Harding,  Clennel,  Dewint, 
Austin,  Stanfield,  Bonnington,  Prout,  CatteriJiole, 
Fielding,  Cox,  etc.     4to,  boards.  Berlin,  n.  d. 

ORIGINAL  SUBSCRIBER'S   COPY   OF  THE  "  GALLERY  OF 
CONTEMPORARY    ART." 

134  GALLERY  of  CONTEMPORARY  ART,  an  Illustrated 

Review  of  the  Recent  Art  Productions  of  all  Nations  by 
Armand  Silvestre  and  others,  edited  by  J.  Eugene 
Reed,  do  fine  photogravures,  proof s  on  India  paper,  and 
nearly  150  wood  engravings  in  text.  6  sections,  folio  in 
cloth  portfolios  with  ties.  Phila.,  1884 

No.  125  of  Imperial  Edition,  limited  to  1,000  copies,  of  which  this  is  an 
original  subscriber's  copy. 

The  following  artists  are  represented  in  this  magnificent  series  of  photograv- 
ures:— C.  E.  Armand-Dumaresq,  Albert  Aublet,  Henry  Bacon,  J.  F.  Balla- 
voine,  G.  Becker,  Jan  Van  Beers,  Jean  Banner,  B.  Beyschlag,  J.  A.  Breton, 
F.  A.  Bridgeman,  J.  Caraud,  A.  Casanova,  C.  A.  Coessin  de  la  Fosse,  P.  C. 
Comte,  Benjamin  Constant,  J.  Coomans,  P.  A.  Cot,  ,G.  Courbet,  L.  L.  Cou- 
turier, J.  E.  Danton,  H.  A.  Diffenbach,  Madame  A.  Enault,  G.  Ferrier,  Louis 
Gallait,  Jean  Geoffroy,  Victor  Giraud,  Alfred  Gues,  G.  Haquette,  F.  Heilbuth, 
P.  G.  Jeanniot,  L.  Jimenez,  J.  Jimenez-Aranda,  Marcellin  Laporte,  Henri 
LeroUe,  Hector  Le  Roux,  Chester  Loomis,  A.  Maignan,  E.  Manet,  B.  Masson, 
E.  Medard,  L.  Melingue,  G.  Moreau  de  Tours,  H.  Moster,  C.  L.  Muller,  J. 
de  Nittis,  F.  Pelez,  L.  Perrault,  E.  Pinchart,  P.  A.  Protuis,  E.  Richter,  J. 
Rongier,  A.  Schreyer,  A.  Stevens,  J.  G.  Vibert,  G.  Werthemer,  Florent  Wil- 
lems  and  Felix  Ziem. 

In  addition  to  the  above  nearly  every  artist  and  sculptor  of  note  referred  to  in 
the  text  is,  where  practicable,  illustrated  by  a  wood  engraving. 


7'HE  PE.NE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  37 

SUBSCRIPTION  EDITION  OF  THE  "  GAZETTE  DES 
BEAUX-ARTS,"  COMPLETE  FROM  1859  TO  1883,  in  54 
VOLUMES. 

135  GAZETTE    DES    BEAUX-ARTS,  Courrier   Europ^en   de 

I'Art  et  de  la  Curiosity — R^dacteur  en  Chef,  M.  Charles 
Blanc,  from  the  commencement  in  1859  to  1883,  inclusive. 
50  vols.,  including  the  "  Exposition  Catalogue,  1878,"  half 
red  morocco,  not  quite  uniform,  and  4  vols,  in  parts  as 
issued.  Together  54  vols.  4to  (a  few  pp.  in  some  vols, 
slightly  foxed).  Paris,  1859  to  1883 

Complete  set  and  very  scarce  subscription  edition  in  perfect  con- 
dition. The  text  is  by  tiie  best  European  Art  Critics  and  Experts,  and  is  pro- 
fusely illustrated  with  beautiful  woodcuts,  steel  engravings  and  etchings,  many 
on  India  paper  and  proofs  before  letters  by  or  after — Flameng,  Geffroy,  Nilson, 
Lehmann,  Dien,  Gainsborough,  Rembrandt,  Blanc,  Delacroix,  Curzon,  Dau- 
bigny,  Raphael,  Bracquemond,  Le  Vieux,  Jacquemart,  Poussin,  Rosotte,  O'Con- 
nell,  Hauser,  Albert  Durer,  Millet,  Greuze,  Goya,  Watteau,  Hedouin,  Degroux, 
Gaucherel,  Delanne,  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Jacque,  Ingres,  Gerome,  Fromentin, 
Meissonier,  Hemling,  Flandrin,  Appian,  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  Velasquez, 
Cabanel,  Baudry,  Carey,  Gigoux,  Chardin,  Guillermie,  Rubens.  Didier,  Scheffer, 
Lalanne,  Brion,  La  Guillermie,  Achard,  Campagnola,  Hals,  Bronzino,Deveaux, 
Fragonard,  Goncourt.  Popelin,  Schreyer,  Durand,  Leys,  Paul  Potter,  Schenck, 
Lambert,  Van  de  Meer,  Valentin  Hedouin,  Van  Eyck,  Van  Goyen,  Lopez, 
Lalauze,  Legros,  Madrazo,  Sant,  Gaujean,  Gubl,  Kaulbach,  ChampoUion,  Gil- 
bert, Menze,  Lenbach,  Unger,  Montefiore,  Rajon,  Adrien  Brauwer,T.  de  Marc, 
Prudhon,  Menzel,  Munkacsy,  Mongin,  Amberger,  and  others,  including  all 
the  most  distinguished  etchers  and  engravers  in  Europe. 

136  Gazette  des  Beaux-Arts,  Courrier  Europ^en  de  I'Art  et 

de  la  Curiosite  for  the  Year  1881.  With  numerous  beauti- 
ful etchings  and  illustrations.  Large  Svo,  i  vol.  (complete 
and  in  12  parts),  sewed.  Paris,  1881 

137  Gleichnisse  des  Herrn  nach  denWorten  der  Schrift.     16 

illustrations  after  Schnorr,  Fuhrich,  Grosse,  Jaeger, 
Nieper,  Pletsch,  Seitz  ««</ Wislicenns — also  vignettes, 
ornamental  borders  and  initials.     4to,  boards. 

Leipzig,  Alphons  Durr,  1869 

LARGEST    PAPER    EDITION     OF    "  POMPEIANA"— WITH 
DUPLICATE   PROOFS. 

138  GELL  (Sir  Wm.)  a;z(/ GANDY  (John  P.).  Pompeiana.  The 

Topography,  Edifices,  and  Ornaments  of  Pompeii,  with 
beautiful  line  engravings  by  Goodall,  Cooke,  Heath, 
Pye,  etc.  Proofs  on  India  paper,  with  a  duplicate  set 
PROOFS  before  letters  also  on  India  paper.  Thick 
4to,  fine  old  morocco  grit,  broad  inside  gold  border,  leather 
joints,  gilt  edges  (binding  rubbed). 

London,  Rodwell  and  Martin,  181 7-19 

LARGEST  PAPER,  vdth  duplicate  set  of  India  proofs  as  stated  above.  The 
proofs  and  etchings  alone  of  this  edition  were  published  at  £\%  i8s.     With 


38  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

heraldic  book-plate  of  "  Charles  Beckford  Long, "  containing  thirteen  quarter- 
ings,  crest  and  motto. 

This  is  the  most  satisfactory  work  ever  published  on  Pompeii.  It  gives  in  a 
small  compass  the  result  of  the  excavations  for  mayy  years,  from  the  commence- 
ment of  operations  in  1748. 

"  I  leave  Topography  to  classic  Gell." — Byron's  "English  Bards." 

139  GELL  a«(/GANDY.  Pompeiana:  the  Topography,  Edifices 

and  Ornaments  of  Pompeii.  Numerous  plates,  other  illus- 
trations and  vignettes.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco^  top  edge 
gilt,  by  R.  W.  Smith.  London,  1875 

140  GERNING  (J.  J.  Von,  Baron).     Picturesque  Tour  along 

the  Rhine  from  Mentz  to  Cologne,  with  Illustrations  of 
the  Scenes  of  Remarkable  Events  and  Popular  Traditions 
Translated  by  John  Black.  Embellished  with  map  and  24 
BEAUTIFULLY  COLORED  engravings  from  original  drawings 
by  M.  ScHULTZ,  engraved  by  T.  Sutherland  and  others. 
Large  4to,  old  cloth,  gilt  edges. 

London,  R.  Acker mann,  1820 
Very  rare  and  beautifully  colored  plates. 

141  Gerspach.     La  Mosaique.      With  numerous  illustrations  of 

ancient  mosaics.  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  mo- 
rocco, top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 

GOLDSMITH'S  VICAR  OF  WAKEFIELD  IN  FRENCH,  WITH 
AQUARELLE  ILLUSTRATIONS. 

142  GOLDSMITH  (Oliver).      Le  Vicaire  de  Wakefield.— Tra- 

duction Nouvelle  et  Complete  par  B.  H.  Causseron. 
Illustrated  with  numerous  colored  illustrations  "d  l' aquar- 
elle "  and  in  the  text — vignettes,  etc.  Thick  large  8vo,  fresh 
cloth,  beveled  sides,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  n.  d. 
'  One  of  the  beautifully  illustrated  editions  from  the  Quantin  press. 

143  GOLDSMITH.     Der  Landprediger  von  Wakefield.     Illus- 

trated with  woodcuts  by  Ludwig  Richter  and  J.  G.  Ful- 
haas.     Small  4to,  cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Leipzig,  n.  d. 

The  "  Vicar  of  Wakefield,"  translated  into  German  by  Ernst  Susemihl,  with 
life  and  essay  on  Goldsmith  by  Otto  Roquette. 

GONSE'S  MAGNIFICENT  WORK  ON  JAPANESE  ART- 
LIMITED  EDITION. 

144  GONSE   (Louis,   Directeur  de  la  Gazette  des  Beaux  Arts). 

L'ART  JAPONOIS.  Illustrated  by  64  full-page  engrav- 
ings, 30  of  which  are  colored;  there  are  in  addition  13  etch- 
ings, 21  plates  in  heliogravure  by  the  BvjARum process,  and 
over  700  other  engravings,  exclusive  of  facsimiles  of  seals, 


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39 


autographs,  etc.  2  vols,  large  4to,  fresh  illuminated  satin, 
edges  uncut.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1883 

No.  74  of  limited  edition  on  Japan  paper.  The  imported  price  of  the  above 
is  120  dollars.  This  magnificent  work,  of  which  but  a  limited  edition  was 
published,  met  with  a  ready  sale  among  all  interested  in  Japanese  art.  The 
work  was  the  first  published  giving  a  general  history  of  art  in  Japan.  The 
author,  M.  Gonse,  himself  a  well-known  collector,  had  unusually  fine  facilities 
for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  work.  The  period  reaches  from  the  ninth 
to  the  nineteenth  century. 

145  GOYA  (Francisco).     Etude  Biographique  et  Critique  suivie 

de  I'Essai  d'un  Catalogue  Raisonn6  de  son  CEuvre  Grav6 
et  Lithographic.     Portrait.     Large  8vo,  half  cloth. 

Paris,  Renouard,  1877 

THE   GREAT  MODERN   PAINTERS. 

146  GRANDS  PEINTRES  FRANCA  IS  et  Etrangers,  Ouvrage 

d'Art,  Public  avec  le  Concours  Artistique  des  Maitres — 
Texte  par  les  Principaux  Critiques  d'Art.  Profusely 
illustrated  with  450  photograimres  and  woodcuts. — Proofs 
ON  India  paper.  2  vols,  in  8  parts,  folio,  in  portfolios 
(complete  as  published).  Paris,  Goupil  and  Co.,  1884 

This  exquisite  book  is  one  of  the  most  magnificent  specimens  of  book-making 
of  ancient  or  modem  times.  The  text  (pp.  384)  and  plates  throughout  are 
printed  on  heavy  paper.  The  reproductions  on  steel  and  wood  consist  of  the 
best  examples  of  twenty-four  of  the  leading  artists  of  the  present  day,  viz. : — 
BouGUEREAU,  Alma-Tadema,  Munkacsy,  Bonheur,  Henner,  Baudry, 
Lefebvre,  Bridgman,  Knaus,  Breton,  Bonnat,  Millais,  Israels, 
Jacque,  Laurens,  Van  Marcke,  De  Nittis,  Herkomer,  Meissonier, 
BoHLANGER,  Chavannes,  Madrazo,  Me.sdag  and  Gerome. 

Of  the  450  illustrations,  24  are  on  India  paper.  But  one  of  the  most  impor- 
tant features  of  this  grand  exhibit  is  the  reproduction  in  the  text  of  the  sketches 
or  studies  of  those  masters  of  all  that  is  greatest  in  art.  Such  an  insight  is  sel- 
dom vouchsafed  to  the  uninitiated,  and  the  originals  are  unattainable,  even  by 
the  wealthiest. 

THE  GROLIER  CLUB'S  "  DECREE  OF  STAR  CHAMBER," 
ON  VELLUM— ALMOST  UNIQUE,  AND  MAGNIFICENTLY 
BOUND  BY  LORTIC,  OF  PARIS. 

147  GROLIER  CLUB.— A  DECREE   of   STAR  CHAMBER 

Concerning  Printing — Made  July  11,  1637,  Reprinted 
by  the  Grolier  Club,  from  the  First  Edition  by  Robert 
Barker,  1637,  with  Preface  and  Appendix.  Fac- 
simile coat-of-arms,  head-pieces,  etc. — also  illuminated 
coat-of-arms  of  Grolier  Club  on  title — and  covers  (which 
are  bound  in  the  volume)  printed  in  gold.  8vo,  magnificently 
bound  by  Lortic  freres,  of  Paris,  in  crushed  brown  lev- 
ant morocco  gilt,  and  blind  tooled,  paneled,  in  the  centre  of 
which  is  let  in  the  heraldic  bearings  of  the  Grolier  Club 
-  in   colored   and  mosaiced   leathers,   the   proper   heraldic 


40  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

tiilctures.  doubl6  with  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
tooled  borders,  leather  joints,  and  watered  crimson  silk 
ends,  gilt   edges,  in    leather-lined  cloth  case. 

[N.  Y.,  1884] 

ALMOST  UNIQUE,  being  one  of  Two  privately  prinjed  vellum 
COPIES  only,  of  which  the  other  is  conserved  in  the  safe  of  the  Grolier  Club,  and 
of  a  limited  edition  in  all  of—"  one  hundred  and  fifty  copies  printed  from  type, 
in  the  month  of  December,  1884,"  and  by  Theo.  L.  De  Vmne  &  Co.  Ihe 
circumstances  of  the  acquisition  of  this  copy  by  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  is  thus  told 
in  "Town  Topics ":—"  The  first  book  published  by  the  Club,  entitled  'A 
Decree  of  Starre  Chamber  Concerning  Printing,'  consisted  of  150  copies,  two 
being  printed  on  vellum.  These  vellum  copies  were  sold  at  auction  by  Mr. 
William  L.  Andrews  on  Monday  evening,  after  Mr.  Hoe  had  finished  his 
address,  and  brought  $81.  The  first  choice  went  for  $45  to  Mr.  Henri  P.  du 
Bois,  who  is  the  New  York  correspondent  of  '  Le  Livre,'  and  the  second  for 
$36,  to  Mr.  George  A.  Armour,  of  Chicago,  who  generously  presented  the  copy 
to  the  Club." 

After  Mr.  du  Bois  purchased  the  copy  in  gilt  vellum  covers,  as  stated  above, 
he  sent  it  to  Paris  to  be  bound,  the  reliure  costing  him  over  $60,  making  a  total, 
with  duty,  of  nearly  $125. 

THE  GROLIER  CLUB'S  RUBAIYAT  OF  OMAR  KHAYYAM- 
ONE  OF  A  LIMITED  ISSUE  OF  TWO  COPIES  ON  VEL- 
LUM. 
148  GROLIER   CLUB.  —  RUBAIYAT    of    OMAR    KHAY- 
YAM,  the   Astronomer   Poet  of   Persia,   Rendered  into 
English  Verse  by  Edward  Fitzgerald   [Reprinted  from 
the  edition  of  Bernard  Quaritch,   London,  1879].     Il- 
luminated device  of  the  Grolier  Club  in  colors  on  the 
title — and  illuminated  head-bands  from  examples  in  Owen 
Jones's    "  Grammar  of  Ornament.^'     8vo,   vellum  cover 
illuminated  after  an  example  in  Audsley's  "  Outlines  of 
Ornament,"  totally  uncut.     N.  Y.,  The  Grolier  Club,  1885 

ALMOST  UNIQUE,  being  one  of  two  privately  printed  copies  only 
on  vellum.  The  volume  was  one,  as  the  end  paper  before  the  title  states,  of — 
"  One  hundred  and  fifty  copies  on  Japan  paper,  and  two  copies  on  vellum,  printed 
from  type,  for  the  Grolier  Club  of  New  York,  in  the  month  of  May,  1885." 
This  was  executed  at  the  press  of  Theo.  L.  De  Vinne  &  Co. 

The  sale  of  the  two  vellum  copies  of  the  "Rubaiyat"  is  narrated  in  the 
"  Book  Mart  "  of  December,  1885,  as  follows  : — "  The  feature  of  the  evening 
was  an  amateur  auction  in  which  General  Rush  C.  Hawkins  displayed  an 
adaptability  and  versatility  of  description  that  would  put  to  shame  the  average 
book  auctioneer  who,  as  a  rule,  thumps  and  hammers,  and  bangs  away  without 
any  regard  to  consequences.  A  limited  edition  of  only  two  vellum  copies  of 
Fitzgerald's  translation  of  '  Khayyam '  were  disposed  of.  The  first  was 
purchased  after  very  lively  competition  for  the  sum  of  eighty  dollars  by  Henri 
P6ne  du  Bois,  the  American  correspondent  of  Le  Livre,  who  thus  put  to  shame 
the  millionaires  present,  and  proved  that  the  leavening  of  the  Club  fey  a  French 
bibliophile  was  just  what  was  necessary.  The  other  copy  was  bought  by  the 
father  of  Seth  Low,  Mayor  of  Brooklyn." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  41 

THE  GROLIER  CLUB'S  EDITION  OF  WASHINGTON 
IRVING'S  KNICKERBOCKER— LIMITED  EDITION  OF 
177  COPIES  IN  ALL. 

149  GROLIER  CLUB.— IRVING  (Washington).      A  History 

of  New  York  from  the  Beginning  of  the  World  to  the  End 
of  the  Dutch  Dynasty;  containing  among  Many  Surprising 
and  Curious  Matters  the  Unutterable  Ponderings  of 
William  the  Doubter,  and  the  Chivalric  Achievements  of 
Peter  the  Headstrong — the  Three  Dutch  Governors  of 
New  Amsterdam;  being  the  only  Authentic  History  of  the 
Times  that  Ever  Hath  Been  or  Ever  Will  be.  Published 
by  "  DiEDRiCH  Knickerbocker."  A  New  Edition,  con- 
taining unpublished  corrections  of  the  Author,  with  illus- 
trations by  Geo.  H.  Boughton,  Will.  H.  Drake  and 
Howard  Pyle,  and  etchings  by  Henry  C.  Eno  and  F. 
Raubicheck.     2  vols.  8vo,  boards,  rough  edges. 

N.  Y .,  printed  for  the  Grolier  Club,  1886 

Privately  printed  for  the  members  of  the  Grolier  Club  with  the  following 
statement  on  the  end  paper  preceding  the  title  : — "  The  Publication  Committee 
of  the  Grolier  Club  certify  that  this  copy  is  one  of  an  edition  of  175  copies  on 
Holland  paper  and  2  copies  on  vellum,  all  of  which  were  printed  in  the  month 
of  May,  1886.  The  printed  list  of  subscribers  and  the  summary  of  contents  will 
be  found  at  the  end  of  the  second  volume." 

Boughton's  etchings  to  the  above  are  in  three  states,  two  of  which  are  on 
Japan  before  letters  and  one  on  handmade  paper.  The  vignettes,  head  and 
tail  pieces,  are  in  various  shades  of  bistre  and  sepia.  The  printing  is  by  De 
Vinne. 

150  GROLIER  CLUB.      Transactions  of  the  Grolier  Club, 

from  its  Foundation,  January,  1884,  to  July,  1885.  Part 
I.     4to,  boards,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  Grolier  Club,  1885 

With  the  above  is  a  separate  Catalogue  of  the  Grolier  Exhibition  of  "  Modem 
Book-bindings."  The  transactions  commence  with  an  account  of  Jean  Grolier 
— an  account  of  Exhibitions  of  MSS.,  Etchings,  Book  Illustrations,  etc.  It 
also  contains  addresses  of  Robert  Hoe,  Theodore  L.  De  Vinne,  William 
Matthews,  etc. 

151  GROLIER. — Recherches  sur  Jean  Grolier,  sur  sa  Vie  at 

sa  Bibliothfeque,  suivies  d'un  Catalogue  des  Livres  qui  lui 
ont  Appartenu  par  M.  Le  Roux  de  Lincy.  Thick  large 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  L.  Potier,  1866 

This  splendid  work  by  the  Secretary  of  the  "  Societe  des  Bibliophiles  Fran^ais'' 
was  printed  by  Jouaust  on  thick  hand-made  paper.  It  should  more  properly  go 
under  Bibliography  in  this  catalogue  on  account  of  its  admirable  subject-matter 
and  careful  catalogue  of  the  library  of  the  great  bibliophile,  but  as  the  publica- 
tions of  the  Grolier  Club  are  justly  put  in  the  "Art  Division  "  this  keeps  them 
company. 

GROSE'S  MILITARY  ANTIQUITIES. 

152  GROSE  (Francis,  E.S.A.).     Military  Antiquities,  Respect- 

ing a  History  of  the  English  Army  from  the  Conquest  to 
the  Present  Time,  including  a  Treatise  on  Ancient  Arms 


42  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

and  Armour.     Numerous  fine  copper-plates  of  arms,  armor, 
weapons,  horse  accoutrements,  etc.     2   vols,  thick  4to,  calf, 
gilt  (titles  cut  slightly  and  joints  broken).      London,  181 2 
Very  scarce.     This  work  is  particularly  valuable  to  collectors  of  ancient 
arms  and  armor,  as  it  contains  much  information  that  cannot  be  obtained  in  any 
other  authority,  as  the  writer  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Heralds'  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  resigned.     He  was  Adjutant  and  Paymaster  of  the  Surrey 
Militia,  but  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  travehng  through  England,  Scotland 
and  Wales  sketching  for  the  valuable  works  which  he  subsequently  gave  to  the 
world.     Grose's  habits,  especially  in  early  life,  were  of  too  convivial  a  character 
for  either  his  purse  or  his  reputation,  and  many  a  jolly  circle  of  "good  fellows " 
could  answer  in  the  affirmative  the  query  of  Burns — 

' '  Ken  ye  auglit  of  Captain  Grose  ?  " 
Noble's  sketch  of  his  iSgure  and  character  is  truly  graphic. 

153  GuiCHARD  (E.).     De   rAmeublement  et  de  la   Decoration 

Intdrieure  de  nos  Appartements.     Small  8V0,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1 880 
Limited  edition  of  sixty  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  cine  on  Seychall  Mill 
paper. 

GUILLAUMOT'S  EIGHTEENTH   CENTURY  COSTUMES. 

154  GUILLAUMOT    (A.,   Fils).     Costumes  du  XVIII=  Siecle 

d'aprfes  les  Dessins  de  Watteau  Fils,  Desrais,  Leclere, 
Cochin,  etc.,  tir^s  de  Collections  Particulieres.  60  etchings 
by  GuiLLAUMOT,  after  Watteau,  Cochin,  etc.  Large  4to, 
cloth.  Paris,  H.  Cagnon,  n.  d. , 

Limited  edition  printed  on  thick  paper. 

155  GUILLAUMOT.      Costumes   du   XVIII=  Siecle   tires  des 

Pres-Saint  Gervais  avec  I'Autorisation  de  MM.  V.  Sardc/u, 
Ph.  Gille  et  Ch.  Lecocq.  20  etchings  by  A.  Guillau- 
MOT  Fils,  after  the  designs  of  Drauer.  Large  4to,  loose 
in  cover.  Paris,  1874 

Impressions  on  India  printed  on  thick  paper. 

156  GuiLLAUMOT.     Anbther  copy  of  the  preceding  but  ordinary 

edition  on  thick  paper. 


AMERTON    (Philip   Gilbert).      Thoughts    about 
Art.     Small  8vo,  cloth.  Boston,  1882 


HAMERTON'S  "GRAPHIC  ARTS  "—ORIGINAL  EDITION. 
158  HAMERTON.  THE  GRAPHICARTS.  A  Treatise  on 
the  Varieties  of  Drawing,  Painting  and  Engraving,  in  com- 
parison with  each  other  and  with  Nature.  With  54  illus- 
trations after  ancient  and  modern  masters — Raphael,  Mac- 
lise,  Turner,  Leigh,  Mulready,  Harding,  Holbein, 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  43 


DuRER,  Bewick,  Titian,  Hollar,  Rembrandt,  Holt, 

Hurst,  Delanne,  Visscher,  Strange,  etc.,  reproduced  in 

facsimile.     Thick  folio,  fresh  vellum,  gilt,  uncut,  by  Fawn. 

London,  Seeley,  Jackson  6-  Halliday,  1882 

Large  paper  copy  and  limited  edition  of  350  copies,  with  proofs  of  the 
plates  on  India  paper. 

Mr.  Hamerton  has  enjoyed  exceptional  opportunities  for  gathering  the  ex- 
perience and  information  necessary  to  a  work  like  the  above.  Aided  by  the 
confidence  of  the  most  distinguished  artists  of  his  time,  Mr.  Hamerton  does 
not  write  from  the  limited  experience  of  one  man,  but  expresses  what  may  be 
fairly  considered  to  be  the  state  of  existing  knowledge.  Besides  this,  his  pecu- 
liar work  as  Editor  of  The  Portfolio  has  brought  him  into  the  closest  contact 
with  black  and  white  art  in  all  its  reproducible  forms,  and  made  him  minutely 
acquainted  with  various  processes  of  reproduction,  and  their  respective  merits. 
Such  a  work  as  "  The  Graphic  Arts  "  necessarily  required  illustration.  The 
publishers  spared  neither  trouble  nor  expense  in  illustrating  it  as  completely  as 
the  present  very  advanced  state  of  the  printed  arts  would  permit.  All  kinds  of 
engraving,  and  most  kinds  of  drawing,  are  represented,  either  by  the  best  living 
masters  or  by  the  most  able  of  their  younger  brethren;  and  with  regard  to  the 
dead,  their  best  works  are  reproduced  in  very  close  facsimile . 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  HAMERTON  ON  LANDSCAPE. 

159  HAMERTON.    Landscape.    With  original  etchings  and  many 

illustrations  and  drawings.  Thick  folio,  fresh  half  morocco, 
totally  uncut.  London,  1885 

Large  paper.  Limited  edition  of  525  copies  on  superfine  laid  paper.  The 
above  is  the  first  edition  and  has  briUiant  impressions  of  the  etchings,  etc. ,  by  or 
after  Palmer,  Paris,  Masse,  Moore,  Claude,  Brandard,  Yon,  Courbet,  Dameron, 
Graham,  Turner,  Corot,  Thomas,  Girtin,  Reynolds,  Brunet-Debaines,  Dawson, 
Titian,  Linnell,  Hunt,  Landseer,  Murray,  M'CuUoch,  Cox,  Parrish,  Lalanne, 
Daubigny,  Harp-gnies,  Greux,  Slocombe,  Hobbema,  Huysmans,  Guillaumet, 
Durer,  Hardy,  Reid,  Van  Eyck,  Pennell,  etc.  Many  of  these  are  original 
etchings. 

160  HAMERTON.      Etching  and  Etchers.     35  etchings  by 

Haden,  Palmer,  Jacquemart,  Chauvel,  Jongkind,  etc. 
.  Large  Bvo,  illuminated  cloth,  top  edge  gilt.     London,  1876 

The  original  edition  of  the  above  work  is  now  rare  and  expensive.  Copies 
frequently  sell  for  $75  to  $100.    With  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  William  Miller. 

161  HAMERTON.      Examples  of  Modern  Etching,  with  Notes 

by  Philip  Gilbert  Hamerton.  With  20  etchings  by 
Balfourier,  Bodmer,  Bracquemond,  Chattock,  Fla- 
meng,  Feyen-Perrin,  Seymour-H^den,  Hamerton, 
Heseltine,  Laguillermie,  Lalanne,  Legros,  Lucas, 
Palmer,  Rajon  and  Veyrassat.  Large  4to,  cloth,  gilt 
edges.  London,  1876 

Hamerton's  purpose  in  getting  these  plates  together  was  to  show  the  various 
directions  which  the  art  of  etching  is  tjJdng  in  the  practice  of  skillful  contem- 
poraries, who  have  little  in  common  beyond  the  employment  of  the  same  tech- 
nical methods. 

162  Hamerton.     The  Intellectual  Life.     Portrait  of  Da  Vinci 

etched  by  Yi.Kws.i!iG.     i2mo,  cloth.  Boston,  1883 


44  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

163  Hamerton.     Chapters  on  Animals.     Small  8vo,  cloth. 

Boston,  1882 

164  HAVARD  (Henry).    L'Art  k  travers  las  Moeurs.    Illustratea 

with  numerous  fine  plates  by  Goutzwiller.  Thick  large 
4to,  cloth,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  1882 

Handsomely  printed  on  thick  paper. 

165  HAVARD.     Histoire   de   la   Peinture  HoUandaise.      With 

numerous  illustrations  after  the  great  painters  of  Hollqrid. 
8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  Quantin,  1882 

166  HAVARD.     La  Hollande  h.  Vol  d'Oiseau.      Illustrated  with 

etchings  by  Maxime  Lalanne,  and  other  illustrations  after 
the  same.  Large  4to,  silver  cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt 
edges.  Paris,  1881 

167  Hefner  (J.  von).     Trachten   des  Christlichen  Mittelalters. 

Vols.  I  to  3  inclusive.  Illustrated  with  over  200  plates  of 
armor,  medieval  scenes,  coats-of-arms,  etc.  Folded  and  uncut 
(not  complete).  Mannheim,  [1840] 

VERY    RARE     CONTEMPORARY    WORK    ON    HENRY    OF 

NAVARRE. 

168  HENRI  QUATRE.— LABYRINTHE  ROYAL  de  l'Her- 

CVLE  Gavlois  Triomphant  svr  le  Sviect  des  Fortunes, 
Batailles,  Victoires,  Trophees,  Triomphes,  Mariage  et 
autre  faicts  Heroiques  et  Memorables  de  Tres-Auguste  et 
tres  Chrestien  Prince  Henry  IIII  Roy  de  Ffance  et  de 
Nauarre.  Represent^  a  I'entree  Triomphante  de  la  Royne 
en  la  c\\.i  d'Auignon  le  19  Nouembre  I'an  MDC  ou  sont 
contenues  les  Magnificences  et  Triomphes  dressez  k  cet 
effect  par  la  dite  ville.  Engraved  title,  portraits  and  plates. 
4to,  calf  gilt,  red  edges.  Avignon,  laques  Bramereau,  1601 

VERY  RARE.     With  fine  contemporary  portraits  of  Henry  the  Fourth  and 
Marie  de  Medicis,  his  Queen.     Both  have  anagrams  beneath  them  as  follows: 
' '  Henry  de  Bovrbon 

Roy  ne  de  Bonhevr." 
"  Marie  de  Medicis  Royne 
le  me  dis  ia  mere  d'vn  Roy." 
Preceding  the  last-named  is  the  bookseller's  permission  to  publish,  and  signed 
by  Ferriol  Gay,  Vicar  of  the  Inquisitor  General  of  Avignon. 

HERALDIC  WORKS   OF  RARITY. 

169  HERALDRY.— BLASON   (Le)    des    Couleurs  en  Armas, 

Livr^es  at  Devises  par  Sicille  Herault  d'Alphonse  V., 
Roi  d'Arragon — Publi6  et  Annote  par  Hippolyte  Coch- 
eries.  Small  4to,  folded  ready  for  binding  and  in  cloth 
cover.  '^2x\%.  Auguste  Aubry,  x^dri 

Unique.     Limited  Edition,  of  350  copies  of  which  310  were  on    "papier 
verge,"  20  on  vellum  paper,  9  on  "papier  chamois,"  8  on  China  paper  and  3  on 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION  45 

vellum.  The  above  is  carefully  ruled  in  red  throughout  and  under  every  line,  as 
well  as  on  the  borders.  Many  of  the  margins  are  three  and  a  quarter  inches  in 
width  to  a  text  of  two  and  five-eighths  wide.  There  are  fac-similes  of  printers' 
marks,  head  and  tail  pieces,  and  the  shields  descriptive  of  tinctures  are  colored 
by  hand  in  colors  and  metals. 

The  work  was  compiled  between  the  years  1425  and  1458,  and  the  above  is 
edited  from  the  editions  printed  at  the  end  of  the  fifteenth  and  beginning  of  the 
sixteenth  centuries. 

170  HERALDRY — GMWAAU  {1o\m,  Pursuivant  ai-Arms).    A 

DISPLAY  OF  HERALDRY:  Manifesting  a  more  Easie 
Access  to  tlje  Knowledge  thereof  than  hath  been  Hitherto 
published  by  any,  through  the  Benefit  of  Method;  where- 
unto  is  now  Reduced  by  the  Study  and  Industry  of  JOHN 
GUILLIM,  to  which  is  added  a  Treatise  of  Honour  Mil- 
itary and  Civil,  according  to  the  Laws  and  Customs  of 
England,  collected  out  of  the  most  Authentick  Authors, 
both  Ancient  and  Modern  by  Capt.  J  OH  N  LOGAN ;  Illus- 
trated with  a  Variety  of  Scvlptvres  suitable  to  the  several 
subjects;  to  which  is  added  a  Catalogue  of  the  Atchieve- 
ments  of  the  Nobility  of  England,  with  divers  of  the  Gen- 
try for  examples  of  Bearings.  IVitA  loe,  plates  of  heraldic 
bearings,  mostly  4  to  the  page,  numerous  armorial  cuts  in  the 
text  and  i(>  page  portraits — rubricated  title  {mounted).  3  vols, 
in  I.  Thick  folio,  sheep  (a  few  pp.  holed  and  torn  with- 
out interference  with  the  text  generally).    London,  1677-79 

Very  rare.  The  portraits  are  of — King  Charles  the  Second ;  King  James 
the  Second,  as  Duke  of  York;  George,  Earl  of  Torrington;  Anthony,  Earl  of 
Shaftesbury;  Heneage,  Lord  Finch;  Charles,  Earl  of  Carlisle,  mended ;  George, 
Duke  of  Buckingham;  Charles,  Marquis  of  Winchester;  William,  Earl  of  Cra- 
ven; Bertram,  Earl  of  Ashburnham;  Robert,  Earl  of  Ailesbury;  Thomas  Belasyse, 
Viscount  Falconberg  (Cromwell's  son-in-law);  Cacily,  Baron  Baltimore;  Henry 
Somerset,  Marquis  of  Worcester;  Henry,  Earl  of  Arlington,  Sir  William  De  la 
More. 

Richard  Blome,  the  editor  and  publisher  of  the  above,  was — ' '  originally^  ruler 
of  books  and  paper,  who  hath  since  practised,  for  divers  years,  progging  tricks  in 
employing  necessitous  persons  to  write  in  several  arts." 

171  HERALDRY.— COLLECTANEA  HERALDIC^.    Small 

4to,  calf,  gilt  edges.  v.  p.,  v.  d. 

Very  rare  collection  of  works  on  heraldry,  from  the  libraries  of  and  with  the 
heraldic  book-plates  of  James  Maldment  and  William  Bentham. 

It  includes  the  following  : — Storm  (J.  J.),  "  Theses  des  ^Principes  dv  Blason, 
ou  I'Art  Heraldiqve,"  armorial  cuts,  Le  Mans,  1600;  MoUer  (D.  G.),  "  Pro- 
mulsis  Artis  HeraldiciE,"  Altdorf,  n.  d. ;  Schmerzel  (M.),  "  De  Natvra  et  Indvle 
Artis  Heraldicse,"  Halle,  1740;  "  De  Artis  Heraldicae  Exercitatio  II.  in  Alma 
Philursea,"  Leipsic,  i68g;  "  De  Jure  Insignium,"  large  engraved  shield,  Wurtz 
hurg,  1723;  Linchivs  (I.  T.),  "  De  Probatione  per  Insignia  et  anna  Gentilitia," 
Altdorf,  1716;  Waldshmidt  (W.),  "  De  Milatione  Insignivm  et  Sigillorvm," 
Leipsic,  1746;  Fichtner  (I.  G.),  "  De  Fractione  Insignivm,  Altdorf,  1751. 

172  HERALDRY —ESCHAVAUNES     (Jouffroy    de).       Ar- 

morial Universel  precede  d'un  Trait6  Complet  de  la 
Science  du  Blason  et  suivi  d'un  Supplement.     Engraved 


46  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

fronts.,  heraldic  wood  engravings,  page  illustrations  and 
numerous  coats-of-arms  in  GOLD  and  COLORS.  2  vols, 
large  8vo,  cloth,  gilt  edges  (slightly  foxed). 

Very  rare.  Paris,  Curmer,  1844-48 

173  HERALDRY.— MAGNY    (Claude     Drigon,  Marquis  de). 

Nouveau  Traits  Historique  et  Arch^ologique  de  la  Vraie 
et  Parfaite  Science  des  Armoires.  Over  i,o plates  in  gold 
AND  COLORS,  containing  more  than  a  thousand  illuminated 
coats-of-arms,  also  vignettes  and  fancy  initial  letters.  Thick 
large  4to,  half  russia,  uncut.  Paris,  1856 

Very  scarce.  The  author  of  the  above  and  other  heraldic  works  was  made 
a  Marquis  by  the  Pope.  He  founded  an  heraldic  college  in  Paris  in  1841  and 
did  a  thriving  trade.  After  his  death  in  1879,  his  two  sons  continued  the  gene- 
alogical business. 

174  HERALDRY.— MILLEVILLE    (Henri  J,    G.    de).      Ar- 

morial Historique  de  la  Noblesse  de  France.  Illuminated 
front,  and  numeroiis  coats-of-arms,  views  of  castles,  etc. 
Large  8vo,  cloth,  gilt  edges. 

Very  scarce.  Paris,  Amyot,  n.  d. 


17s  Herzogthum  Nassau.   Numerous  plates.    Large  8vo,  boards 
(stained).  Wiesbaden,  1846 

176  HISTOIRE  DES  QUATRE  Fils  AYMON  tres  Nobles  et 

tres  Vaillans  Chevaliers,  introduction  et  Notes  par 
CHARLES  MARCILLY.  Every  page  illustrated  through- 
out the  text  and  over  the  text  with  designs  in  colors  by 
Eugene  Gr  asset — "  gravure  et  impression  par  CnA.^i,^s 
GiLLOT."  4to,  fancy  cloth  binding  in  gold  and  color, 
beveled  sides,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

Limited  edition  on  Japan  paper,  of  which  100  copies  were  printed  on  paper 
from  the  Imperial  manufactories  of  Japan,  and  100  on  "  papier  de  Chine." 

UNIQUE  LIFE  OF  GENERAL  HOCHE. 

177  HOCHE    (Lazare,    General).      SOUVENIRS    et    COR- 

RESPONDENCE, par  HYPPOLITE  DURAND.  Pro- 
fusely EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED.  8vo,  frcsh  half  crushed  levant 
morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Ad.  Berthaud. 

Paris,  1832 

UNIQUE,  CURIOUS  and  very  exact  life  of  the  great  French  Republican 
General  Lazare  Hoche. 

This  copy  is  extra-illustrated  by  original  autograph  of  Hoche  to  military 
docurnent  dated  the  Third  year  of  the  French  Republic;  Assignat  of  "cinq 
livres";  21  portraits  and  three  other  plates,  among  these  are  four  of  Hoche  by 
Pregot,  Le  Pachez,  Lambert  and  Bonneville;  portraits  of  Revelliere-Lepeaux, 
Rembell  and  Paul  Barras,  members  of  the  Directory,  by  J.  B.  Compagnie;  por- 
traits of  Napoleon,  2  and  proofs  before  all  letters,  and  another  by  Jaubert;  also 
portraits  of  Houchard,  Pichegru,  St.  Just,  Montaigne,  Bertrand  du  Guesclin, 
William  Pitt,  Marquis  de  Bonchamp,  Charette,  Cadoudal,  Voltaire  and  Chenier. 
Likewise  plates  of  events  in  Heche's  career  by  Duplessis-Bertaux,  R.  Vinheles, 
D.  Vrydag  and  S.  Fisher. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  47 

178  HOLBEIN  (Hans),  par  Paul  Mantz.      With  21  fine  large 

etchings  and  50  engravings  on  wood.  Square  folio,  cloth, 
uncut.  Paris,  1879 

Handsomely  printed  on  thick  paper,  and  engraved  under  the  direction  of 
Edouard  Li^vre.  Some  of  the  prints  are  on  Holland  paper  and  others  on  India. 
The  text  is  full  of  illustratibns,  including  "  The  Dance  of  Death." 

179  HOLLAR. — A  Description  of  the  Works  of  the  Ingenious 

Delineator  and  Engraver  WENCESLAUS  HOLLAR, 
disposed  into  Classes  of  Different  Sorts;  with  some  Account 
of  His  Life.  2  vignette  portraits,  1  on  title,  and  views.  4to, 
half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  by  E.  Rous- 

SELLE. 

London,  printed  for  the    Editor    G[eorge]  V\ertue],  a 
Member  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries,  1745 

Very  rare.  Wenceslaus  Hollar  was  born  at  Prague  in  1607  and  died  in 
1677 — "in  the  deepest  poverty  and  distress,  under  the  most  afflicting  circum- 
stances." Spooner  writes  as  follows  of  engravings  by  Hollar: — "There  are 
about  2,400  prints  by  this  artist,  executed  with  great  lightness,  freedom  and 
spirit,  but  in  a  firm  and  finished  style.  Some  of  his  prints  possess  considerable 
merit,  and  his  subjects  comprise  portraits,  Jandscapes,  animals,  insects,  still 
life,  ruins,  furs,  shells,  etc.  Large  prices  have  been  obtained  for  a  few  of  his 
,  prints,  which  have  become  extremely  rare." 

GUSTAVE   DORE'S   BIBLE— ELEGANTLY   BOUND. 

180  HOLY  BIBLE,  containing  Old  and  New  Testaments  accord- 

ing to  the  Authorized  Version.  Profusely  illustrated  by 
GusTAVE  Dor£.  2  vols,  thick  large  4to,  magnificently 
bound  in  fresh  brown  morocco,  raised  beveled  panels, 
extra  gilt  and  inlaid  with  blue  morocco  on  backs  and  sides, 
with  broad  inside  gold  borders,  watered  silk  ends,  gilt 
edges.  London,  n.  d. 

A  splendidly  bound  copy  of  the  "  Holy  Bible,"  illustrated  with  the  wonderful 
and  characteristic  designs  of  the  great  modem  master  Gustave  Dore. 

LIMITED  EDITION  OF  HOUSSAYE'S  WORK  ON  MOLIERE. 

181  HOUSSAYE  (Arsene,  ancien  directeur  de  la  ConMie  Fran- 

(aise).  MoLiBRE,  sa  Femme  et  sa  Fille.  Magnificently 
-•  illusirated  with  full-page  etchings,  wood  engravings,  etc.,  vig- 
nettes, head  and  tail  pieces — portraits,  scenes  in  the  life  of 
MoLifeRE,  scenes  in  his  plays — numerous  rubrications  through- 
out the  work,  rubricated  title,  etc.,  etc.,  also  many  illustrations 
in  red.  Square  folio,  fresh  three-quarters  red  crushed 
levant  morocco,  extra  gilt,  green  morocco  mosaic  let  into 
the  back,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.     Paris,  Dentu,  1880 

No.  1 50  of  a  limited  edition  of  500  copies  in  all,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of 
the  Holland  paper  copies  printed  by  Fran9ois  Dehons,  and  sealed  with  the 
' '  cachet  de  Moli^re  "  in  red  wax.  The  above  copy  has  the  parchment  paper 
covers  bound  in. 


48  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

182  HOUSSAYE.     Histoire  de  I'Art  Fran?ais  au  Dix  Huitifeme 

Sifecle — CousTON,  Bouchardon,  Houdon,  PigAlle,  Clo- 
DioN,  RiGAUD,  Largilliere,  Watteau,  Lancret,  San- 
TERRE,  Van  Loo,  La  Tour,  Chardin,  Greuze,  Vernet, 
Boucher,  Fragonard,  David,  Prudhon,  Campra, 
Rameau,  Gr^try,  etc.  Front,  of  portraits  on  India 
paper.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  YdiXVS,,  Henri  Plan,  \i()0 

183  HULME  (F.  Edward).     Suggestions  in  Floral  Design.     52 

fine  plates  in  gold  and  colors.  Large  4to,  fresh  illuminated 
cloth,  beveled  sides.  London,  n.  d. 

These  Floral  Designs  have  all  been  kept  bold  in  form,  simple  in  color,  and 
of  a  size  that  should  present  no  difficulties  in  reproduction.  The  volume  is  full 
of  suggestive  ornamental  decoration  that  cannot  fail  to  be  of  the  greatest  value 
to  both  manufacturer  and  designer. 


184  I^^SnlLLUSTRATION  NOUVELLE  par  une  Soci^t6 
de  Peintres-Graveurs  ^  I'Eau-Forte  1868-75.  7 
vols  in  2.  .A  collection  of  over  300  etchings  by  the 
best  modern  French  artists.  Thick  large  folio, 
half  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  A  Cadart,  1868-75 

The  earlier  volumes  of  these  charming  series  of  etchings  are  very  scarce  in  a 
complete  form,  almost  all  the  sets  having  been  broken  up  and  the  separate 
prints  peddled  out  at  so  much  a-piece. 

LARGE    PAPER   COPY   OF   IRELAND'S    THAMES    VIEWS. 

185  IRELAND    (Samuel).      Picturesque  Views   on   the   River 

Thames,  from  its  Source  in  Gloucestershire  to  the  Nore, 
with  Observations  on  Public  Buildings  and  Other  Works 
of  Art  in  its  Vicinity,  c^d  fine  copper-plates  printed  in  sepia 
and  woodcuts  in  text.  2  vols.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  yellow 
edges  (stained  slightly  and  i  vol.  rebacked).  London,  1792 

LARGE  PAPER,  and  with  very  fine  impressions  of  the  plates.  A  similar 
copy  to  the  above  sold  at  the  Beckford  sale  for  £,i^  5s. 

BARTOLOZZI  AND  OTHER  ENGRAVERS'  PLATES,  AFTER 
THE  OLD  ITALIAN  MASTERS. 

186  ITALIAN   SCHOOL  OF  DESIGN.     A   Series  of  Select 

Studies,  from  the  Original  Drawings  of  the  most  Eminent 
Masters.  A  series  of  ^\  beautifully  executed  plates,  en- 
graved by  F.  Bartolozzi  and  others.  4to,  half  morocco, 
gilt  edges.         ,  London,  1842 

Very  scarce.  Includes  choice  examples  by  Guercino,  Michael  Angelo, 
Domenichino,  Annibale,  Ludovico  and  Agostino  Carracci,  P.  da  Cortona^ 
Carlo  Maratti,  Elisabetta  Sirani,  Pellegrino,  Tibaldi,  Franceschino,  etc.  etc! 
Published  at  ;^io  IDS.  '' 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  49 

187  ITALIAN  MASTERS,  Drawings  by,  with  Critical  Notes 
by  J.  CoMYNS  Carr.  With  mounted  facsimiles  reproduced 
by  the  autotype  process  from  the  originals  in  the  collec- 
tion at  the  British  Museum,  Square  large  folio,  half 
morocco,  cloth   and  beveled  sides.  London,  1877 

The  masters  illustrated  in  these  beautiful  reproductions  are — Andrea  Man- 
tegna,  Pietro  Perugino,  Francesco  Francia,  Raphael,  Leonardo  da  Vinci, 
Lorenzo  di  Credi,  Michael  Angelo  Buonarotti,  Titian,  Paul  Veronese, 
Andrea  del  Sarto,  Giulio  Pippi,  called  Romano,  Benvenuto  Tissio  da  Garofalo 
and  Jacopo  Liozzi. 


AMESON  (Anna).  History  of  our  Lord,  as 
exemplified  in  Works  of  Art  with  that  of  His 
Types;  St.  John  Baptist  and  other  Persons  of 
the  Old  and  New  Testament.  Continued  and 
Completed  by  Lady  Eastlake.  With  31  etch- 
ings and  281  wood  engravings  from  paintings,  mosaics  and 
ancient  ivory  carvings.  2  vols,  fresh  tree-marbled  calf  gilt 
extra,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt.         London,  1864-72 

Best  EDITION.  "One  of  the  most  eloquent  of  our  female  writers;  full  of 
feeling  and  fancy;  a  true  enthusiast,  with  a  glowing  soul." — Christopher 
North. 

Eastlake,  in  his  preface  to  "  Kugler's  Hand-book  of  Italian  Painting,"  truly 
remarks: — "  Some  acquaintance  with  the  legends  and  superstitions  of  the 
Middle  Ages  is  necessary  to  the  intelligence  of  many  of  the  Italian  and  German 
works  of  art  as  the  knowledge  of  heathen  mythology  is  to  explain  the  subjects 
of  Greek  vases  and  marbles.  By  a  fortunate  combination  of  artistic  talent  and 
appreciation  with  precision  of  thought,  and  a  power  of  setting  forth  the  older 
legends  in  poetical  language,  Mrs.  Jameson  was  singularly  qualified  for  the  task 
she  had  undertaken.  She  at  once  succeeded  in  arousing  an  interest,  and  in  sup- 
plying information  in  a  condensed  and  agreeable  form." 

"  Mrs.  Jameson's  work  would  deserve  a  high  place  regarded  only  as  a  book 
of  antiquarian  inquiry.  With  admirable  taste  and  judgment,  both  of  pen  and 
pencil,  she  has  opened  a  curious  branch  of  learning  well-nigh  forgotten  among 
us — the  vestiges  of  which,  nevertheless,  surround  us  on  every  side." — 
Edinburgh  Review. 

189  Janin  (Jules).  Voyage  en  Italie.  With  engraved  title  and 
views  by,  or  after  J.  D.  Harding,  W.  R.  Smith,  E. 
Challis,  W.  Radclyffe,"  J.  B.  Allen,  James  Redaway, 
E.  Goodhall,  Samuel  Prout,  Charles  Heath,  J.  T. 
WiLLMORE,  W.  Wallis,  Thomas  Higham,  W.  H.  Bart- 
lett,  F.  W.  Topham,  and  fine  portrait  of  Raffaelo 
Sanzio,  engraved  by  W.  Holl.  Large  Svo,  half  smooth 
red  morocco,  gilt  (a  few  pages  slightly  spotted  and  one 
margin  torn).  Paris,  1839 

The  margins  are  equal  to  large  paper. 


so  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

ORIGINAL       EDITION      OF     JARDINE'S      NATURALIST'S 

LIBRARY. 

190  JARDINE   (Sir  William,  ^«r/. ).     The   NATURALIST'S 

LIBRARY.  \, 200  fine  plates,  mostly  colored  by  hand. 
40  vols,  uniform,  fresh  half  green  calf,  gilt  top,  edges  gilt. 

Edinburgh,  1833-44 

Very  scarce  and  the  original  Edinburgh  edition  with  the  impressions  of  the 
plates  much  brighter  and  more  carefully  colored  by  hand  than  in  the  1844-55 
reissue  of  H.G.  Bohn.  The  volumes  were  published  at  six  shillings  each  in 
boards.  The  new  and  handsome  binding  of  this  copy  is  worth  at  least  one 
dollar  and  a  quarter  a  volume. 

'  In  the  preparation  of  this  valuable  series  Sir  Wm.  Jardine  was  assisted  by  ' 
Swainson,  Waterhouse,  MacGillivray,  Bushman,  Selby,  Scombur^,  Hamilton, 
Smith,  Hamilton  and  James  Duncan.  Each  volume  contains  a  memoir  of  a 
celebrated  Naturalist.  "  Blackwood's  Magazine  "  styles  its  editor  "  an  excellent 
practical  observer,"  and  the  "  London  Athenaeum "  pays  that — "This  book  is 
perhaps  the  most  interesting,  the  most  beautiful  and  the  cheapest  series  ever 
offered  to  the  public." 

It  is  divided  into  four  series — "  Mammalia,"  "  Ornithology,"  ''  Entomology  " 
and  "Ichthyology."  There  are  13  volumes  of  "Mammalia"  containing  an 
introduction  in  one  volume,  and  the  following  separate  volumes — Lions  and 
Tigers;  British  Quadrupeds;  Horses;  Elephants,  etc.;  Marsupialia;  Seals,  etc.; 
Whales,  etc.;  Monkeys.  "Dogs"  are  in  two  volumes,  as  are  the  ruminating 
animals — Deer,  Antelopes,  Goats,  Sheep,  Oxen,  etc.  The  "  Entomology  "  is  in 
14  vols. — British  Birds,  4  vols.;  Sun  Birds;  Humming  Birds,  2  vols.;  Game 
Birds;  Pigeons;  Parrots;  Birds  of  Western  Africa,  2  vols. ;  Fly  Catchers;  Pheas- 
ants, Peacocks,  etc.  There  are  seven  volumes  of  "  Entomology" — Introduction; 
British  Butterflies;  British  Moths,  etc.;  Foreign  Butterflies;  Foreign  Moths; 
Beetles;  Bees.  The  "  Ichthyology"  is  in  six  volumes— Introduction  and  Foreign 
Fishes;  British  Fishes,  2  vols.;  Perch,  etc.;  Fishes  of  Guiana,  etc.,  2  vols. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  THE  MASTERPIECES  OF  GERMAN, 
FLEMISH   AND   DUTCH   ART. 

191  JUTSUM  (Carl  T.).    MEISTERWERKE  OF   GERMAN 

ART.  Part  i,  Early  German,  Flemish  and  Dutch  Painters. 
Part  2,  Contemporary  German  Art.  Illustrated  with  113 
etchings,  line  engravings  and  "  lichtdrucks,"  proofs  before 
LETTER,  mostly  ON  Japan  PAPER,  and  with  over  200 
engravings  on  wood  and  facsimiles  of  artists'  sketches.  2  vols, 
in  10  sections  as  published.  Folio,  contained  in  two  satin 
covered  portfolios  with  ties)  N.  Y.,  1883 

Limited  etition,  of  which  this  is  number  314.  The  text  throughout  is  beau- 
tifully printed  on  fine  Holland  paper,  and  is  a  masterly  and  comprehensive 
illustrated  review  of  German,  Flemish  and  Dutch  art,  from  Albert  Durer  to 
Hans  Makart;  including  Cranach,  Cornelius,  Claude,  Chodowicki,  Cuyp,  Burg- 
mair,  Breughel,  Both,  Berghem,  Becker,  Balen,  Dow,  Dietz,  Van  Eyck,  Goltzius, 
Hals,  Hobbema,  Holbein,  Jansen,  Kauffman,  Kaulbach,  Knaus,  Leutze,  Lucas 
Van  Leyden,  Matsys,  Max,  Metger,  Mieris,  MuUer,  Ostade,  Perugino,  Piloty, 
Rembrandt,  Rubens,  Ruysdael,  Schongauer,  Steen,  Steinla,  Teniers,  T^rberg, 
Unger,  Vandyck,  Wohlgemuth,  Wouverman,  and  many  others  too  numerous  to 
mention  here. 

The  illustrations  are  worthy  of  the  text ;  the  etchings  are  all  by  celebrities  of 
the  modern  school — many  being;  original  painters'  etchings;  the  line  engravings 
are  the  most  superb  efforts  that  the  masters  of  the  burin  are  capable  of  producing 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  51 


— both  etchings  and  engravings  are  proofs  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.  The 
' '  lichtdrucks  "  are  beautiful  fac-simile  reproductions  in  color  of  chalk  and  water- 
color  drawings.  The  engravings  on  wood  interspersed  throughout  the  text  are 
most  interesting,  in  many  cases  being  fac-similes  of  sketches,  and  studies  by  the 
principal  artists  which  have  never  before  been  engraved. 


^^^^lALIDASA.  Sakoontala,  or  the  Lost  Ring,  an 
jM^V^'-'.  Indian  Drama,  translated  into  English  Prose  and 
'S^^r:;  Verse  from  the  Sanskrit  of  Kalidasa,  by  Monier 
agl(^B^':-  Williams.  Beautifully  illuminated  borders  and 
=^=^^^=^  head-pieces  by  Owen  Jones.  4to,  illuminated 
cover,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1885 

No.  103  of  Limited  Large  Paper  edition  of  about  120  copies  on  Japan  paper, 
with  head-pieces  and  borders  in  color  by  De  Vinne. 

Several  editions  of  this  great  Indian  drama  have  appeared  abroad,  but  this  is, 
we  think,  the  first  attempt  to  bring  it  to  the  notice  of  American  readers-     The 
best  evidence  of  its  appreciation  by  scholars  is  perhaps  shown  in  Goethe's  lines: 
"  Would'st  thou  the  young  year's  blossoms  and  the  fruits  of  its  decline. 
And  all  by  which  the  soul  is  charmed,  enraptured,  feasted,  fed  ? 
Would'st  thou  the  earth  and  heaven  itself  in  one  sole  name  combine  ? 
I  name  thee,  O  Sakoontala  !  and  all  at  once  is  said. " 
The  pictorial  borders  to  the  illustrations,  as  well  as  the  other  illuminations,  are 
taken   from  MSS.  in   the   British   Museum.     The  Sakoontala  was   first  made 
known  to  the  .world,  by  the  translation  of  Sir  William  Jones,  in  1789,  and  until 
this  event  Sanskrit  dramatic  literature  was  unknown.     Of  all  the  Indian  poets 
the  most  celebrated  was  Kalidasa,  who  flourished  in  the  middle  of  the  century 
preceding  the  Christian  era.     The  translation  by  Monier  Williams  has  long  been 
a  favorite  with  Oriental  scholars .     Says  Humboldt:  "The  Poems  of   Kalidasa 
contain  charming  descriptions  of  nature,  and  his  tenderness  of  feeling  and  rich- 
ness of  creative  fancy  entitle  him  to  a  high  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  Poets  of 
Nations." 

193  KAULBACH  (Wilhelmvon).     Kaulbach  Album,  text  von 

Dr.  Julius  Grosse.  Illustrated  with  many  plates  of  a 
humorous  character  after  Kaulbach,  and  engraved  by  J.  G. 
Flegel.     Oblong  4to,  old  cloth  (foxed  somewhat). 

Stuttgart,  n.  d. 
Scarce  and  with  good  impressions  of  the  plates  on  India  paper. 

KAY'S  PORTRAITS— FINE  COPY  OF  THE  BEST  EDITION. 

194  KAY   (John).     A  Series  of   Original  Portraits   and 

Caricature  Etchings,  by  the  late  John  Kay,  Minia- 
ture Painter,  Edinburgh  ;  with  Biographical  Sketches 
and  Illustrative  Anecdotes.  [Edited  by  H.  Pat6n.]  357 
portraits  and  etchings.     2  vols,  thick  4to,  half  morocco. 

Edinburgh,  1837-38 

Very  rare.  An  unusually  fine  and  perfect  copy  of  the  first  and  best  edition 
of  this  rare  collection.  John  Kay,  the  author  of  these  prints,  was  born  in  1742, 
near  Dalkeith,  Scotland,  and  very  early  gave  strong  proofs  of  natural  artistic 
ability.  He  was,  however,  when  in  his  thirteenth  year,  apprenticed  by  his  relatives 
to  a  barber  in  Edinburgh,  which  "profession  "  he  carried  on  formany  years.  In 
1785,  when  in  his  forty-third  year,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  attempting  to  etch  on 
copper.     Some  prints  which  he  published  met  with  such  unexpected  success, 


52  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

that  he  resolved  to  shave  no  more,  and  to  devote  himself  entirely  to  art.  He 
started  a  small  print  shop  in  Parliament  Square,  Edinburgh,  where  he  sold  his 
productions,  and  the  windows  of  which  being  always  filled  with  his  most  recent 
works,  used  to  be  a  great  attraction  to  the  loungers  of  the  time ;  and  to  almost 
the  year  of  his  death  {1826)  at  the  age  of  84  he  continued  to  delight  and  amuse 
his  patrons  with  the  productions  of  his  needle.  For  a  period  of  half  a  century 
few  persons  of  any  notoriety  who  figured  in  the  Scottish  capital  escaped  his 
notice,  and  he  occasionally  indulged  in  caricaturing  such  local  incidents  as  might 
amuse  the  public.  In  this  way  he  formed  a  collection  altogether  unique.  Indeed, 
Chambers  in  his  "  Lives  of  Illustrious  Scotchmen,"  says:  "that  no  city  in  the 
empire  can  boast  of  so  curious  a  chronicle  "  It  may  be  added  that  his  etchings 
were  universally  admitted  to  possess  one  merit,  which  of  itself  at  this  day  stamps 
them  as  of  great  value,  namely,  that  of  being  exact  and  faithful  likenesses  of  the 
persons  intended  to  be  represented. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  KOEHLER'S  GREAT  WORK  ON 
ETCHING— WITH   PROOFS   ON  JAPAN   PAPER. 

iQS  KOEHLER  (S.  R.).  Etching,  an  Outline  of  its  Technical 
Processes  and  its  History,  with  some  remarks  on  Collec- 
tions and  Collecting.  The  text  illustrated  by  numerous 
reproductions  and  accompanied  by  Tp  fine  plates  by  old  and 
modern  etchers i  proof s  on  Japan  paper  mounted  on  card- 
board, with  heavy  mats,  loose  in  portfolio.  Together  2  vols. 
Large  4to  and  square  large  folio,  uniform  fresh  half  russia 
gilt,  cloth  sides.  N.  Y.,  1885 

EDITION-DE-LUXE,  limited  to  sixty  copies,  with  the  plates  all  numbered 
and  signed  by  the  author,  of  which  this  is  No.  12,  and  published  at  $100  to 
subscribers  only. 

The  following  subjects  and  etchers  are  represented: — "  Evening, "  by  R.  S. 
Gifford,  N.  A.;  "  Summer,"  by  J.  M.  Gangengigl ;  "  Twilight  in  Arizona,"  by 
T.  Moran,  N.  A. ;  "  The  Fisherman's  Home,  by  C.  A.  Vanderhoof;  "Charles 
V.  and  his  Brother  Ferdinand, "  byC  B.  Hofer;  "The  Sudarium,"  after  Dttrer; 
"Hunter  and  Dogs,"  after  Pieter  de  Laer;  "Mother  with  the  Black  Veil," 
after  Rembrandt;  "The  Man  Riding  a  Donkey,"  after  Nicholas  Berghem 
"  The  Mountebank,"  by  Dietricy;  "  Peasant  Woman  driving  Pigs  into  a  Stable," 
byjacque;  "  La  Rue  des  Toiles,  Bourges,"  after  Meryon;  "  View  in  Amsterdam," 
by  Lalanne;  "  Tripod,"  after  Gouthiere,  by  Jacquemart;  "TheFallsof  Tivoli," 
byG.  L.  Brown;  "Sweet  is  the  Hour  of  Rest,"  by  Henry  Farrer;  "  Annes- 
quam,"  by  S.  Parrish;  "A  Fallow  Field,"  by  J.  D.  Smillie,  N.  A.;  "Rue  du 
Mont  Cenis,  Montmartre,"  by  C.  A.  Piatt;  "  The  Home  of  the  Muskrat,"  by 
Mrs.  M.  N.  Moran;  "  Church  of  San  Miguel  and  Pueblo  House,  at  Santa  Fe, 
N.  M.,"  by  Peter  Moran;  "  A  Street  in  London,"  by  J.  M'N.  Whistler;  "  View 
in  Venice,"  by  Otto  H.  Bacher;  "Scene  in  Venice,"  by  C.  Corwin;  "Portrait 
of  a  Man  (Le  Doreur),"  by  Flameng,  after  Rembrandt;  "  Soldier  and  Laughing 
Girl,"  by  Jacquemart,  after  Van  der  Meer  van  Delft;  "Hen  Defending  her 
Brood,"  by  Unger,  after  Snyders;  "Landscape  and  Sheep,"  by  J.  D.  Smillie, 
after  Jacque;  Trial  plate  to  illustrate  technical  points;  "Portrait  of  an  Old 
Lady,"  by  Rajon,  after  Rembrandt,  in  two  states. 

SPLENDID  WORK  ON  ANCIENT  HISTORIC  TAPESTRIES. 

196  KUELLER  ««^WAUTERS.  Historic  Tapestries  at  the 
National  Exposition  of  Belgium,  j88o,  with  French  text 
byALPHONSEWAUTERS.  Illustrated  with  12^,  reproductions, 


THE  PENE  JDU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  53 


some  COLORED  in  fac-simile  of  the  most  ancient  tapestries 
of  Flanders,  Gobelin  and  other  sources,  mostly  executed  after 
the  drawings  of  H.  F.  Kueller,  '■'■Artiste  Feintre,"  and 
from  the  originals  themselves.  One  volume  (complete  and 
in  II  parts),  in  fresh  half  morocco  portfolio,  with  cloth 
sides,  flaps  and  ties.  Brussels,  1881-82 

Limited  edition.  This  is  one  of  the  grandest  works  ever  published  on 
ancient  European  Tapestry.  There  is  a  good  general  index  and  separate  indices 
to  the  various  parts,  the  examples  were  loaned  by  many  of  the  European  monarchs 
and  from  the  collections  of  the  best  museums,  nobility,  churches  and  other 
sources  wherever  available.  The  subjects  of  the  tapestries  are  historical,  classical, 
legendary,  erotic  and  scriptural,  many  being  taken  from  the  works  of  the  great 
mediaeval  masters.  Such  an  united  collection  can  probably  never  be  gathered 
together  again,  and  the  form  in  which  it  is  now  presented  is  of  incalculable  ser- 
vice to  painters,  designers,  art  decorators,  and  all  those  who  are  now  aiding  the 
nineteenth  century  Renaissance,  whether  as  workers,  patrons  or  connoisseurs. 

The  work  is  dedicated  to  the  King  of  the  Belgians. 

197  KRAUS  (John  Ulric).     HISTORISCHE  BILDER  BIBEL. 

188  admirably  executed  plates,  four  to  the  page.     Folio,  old 
half  sheep.  Augsburg,  1702 

Very  scarce.  This  eminent  engraver,  Spooner  says,  was — "  bom  at  Augs- 
burg in  1645  and  died  there  in  1719.  He  imitated  in  engraving  the  manner  of 
J.  Le  Clerc.  He  also  copied  several  of  the  prints  of  Albert  Durer  and  Lucas 
Van  Leyden.  He  engraved  some  landscapes  and  perspective  views,  and  many 
biblical  subjects  from  his  own  designs  for  the  booksellers." 

198  KRAUS.     SiGNORUM  Veterum  Icones.     a  collection  of  t^o 

plates  of  ancient  statuary — mostly  of  nudes.      Small  folio, 
cloth.  Rare.  Augsburg,  n.  d. 


ACROIX  (Paul,  Bibliophile  Jacob).  Louis  XII. 
et  Anne  de  Bretagne.  Chronique  de  I'Histoire 
de  France.  Illustrated  with  \^  chromolithographs, 
1 15  page  engravings  and  about  200  wood  engravings 
in  the  text  after  original  designs  of  the  period  de- 
scribed in  the  text  of  the  volume.  Thick  4to,  fresh  half  red 
morocco,  cloth  sides  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Georges  Hurtel,  1882 

This  splendid  work  was  illustrated  by — Lalauze,  etcher;  Garcia,  Thiercy, 
Piret  and  Tissot,  aquarellists;  Goutzwiller,  Thadee,  Garcia,  Kreutzberger, 
Hurtel,  etc.,  designers;  Nordmann,  Chataignon,  Danne,  Levie,  Garcia-Mincia, 
Cottelot  and  Benard,  chromolithographers;  etc. 

200  LACROIX.  XVIIe  Siecle :  Lettres,  Sciences  et  Arts- 
France,  1590-1700.  Illustrated  with  17  fine  colored  plates 
and  300  woodcuts.  Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1882 

Beautiful  and  instructive,  Lacroix's  books  have  no  equal  in  the  annals  of  art 
and  literature. 


54  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

201  LACROIX.     XVIIIe  Siecle:  Institutions,   Usages   et  Cos- 

tumes— France,  1 700-1 789.  Illustrated  with  2 1  fine  colored 
plates  and  350  woodcuts.  Thick  large  8vo,  fre,sh  half  red 
morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1878 

The  illustrations  are  after  Watteau,  Vanloo,  Rigaud,  Boucher,  Lancret,  J. 
Vernet,  Chardin,  Jeanrat,  Bouchardon,  Saint  Aubin,  Eisen,  Gravelot,  Moreati, 
Cochin,  Wille,  Debucour,  etc. 

202  LACROIX.     Sciences  et  Lettres  au  Moyen  Age  et  h.  I'epoque 

de  la  Renaissance.  With  ij,  fine  colored  plates  executed  by 
Compere,-  Daumont,  Pralou  a^w^f  Werner,  and  /i^oo  wood- 
cuts. Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  edges 
gilt.  Paris,  1877 

The  plates  in  this  volume  are  taken  from  the  best  manuscripts,  miniatures  and 
books  in  the  principal  public  and  private  libraries  of  Europe;  the  Louvre, 
Musee  de  Du  Sommerard,  Bibliothique  Mazarin,  etc. ;  from  the  great  collections 
of  Belgium,  Germany,  England,  Italy,  etc.;  the  private  collections  of  M. 
Rothschild,  the  Brothers  Boisseree,  Due  de  Luynes,  etc.  No  pains  have  been 
spared  to  make  the  work  an  universal  gallery  of  the  Middle  Ages  and  the  Re- 
naissance. The  letter-press  also  is  extremely  valuable,  as  it  reunites  in  a  com- 
pendious form  the  information  comprised  in  many  expensive  works;  and  places 
at  the  disposal  of  the  ordinary  reader  information  which  hitherto  has  been  the 
sole  property  of  the  rich  and  the  learned. 

203  LACROIX.     The  XVIIIth  Century,  its  Institutions,  Cus- 

toms and  Costumes — France,  1700-89.  Illustrated  with 
21  chromolithographs  and  350  wood  engravings  after  "^ kt- 
TEAu,  Vanloo,  Rigaud,  Boucher,  Lancret,  J.  Vernet, 
Chardin,  Jeanrat,  Bouchardon,  Saint-Aubin,  Eisen, 
Gravelot,  Moreau,  Cochin,  Wille,  Debucour,  etc. 
Thick  large  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  gilt.  London,  n.  d. 

204  [LACROIX.]     Curiosites  de  I'Histoire  des  Arts  par  "  P.  L. 

Jacob,  Bibliophile."  Small  8vo,  old  half  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt.  Paris,  1858 

Very  scarce.  Containing  articles  on  parchment  and  paper,  playing  cards, 
origin  of  printing,  book-binding,  jewelry  and  medieval  music. 

205  LALANNE. — Chez  Victor  Hugo  par  "Un  Passant."  Illus- 

trated with  12  etchings  by  Maxime  Lalanne.     Large  8vo, 

half  morocco,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  1864 

An  interesting  volume  on  Victor  Hugo,  illustrated  with  etchings  by  Lalanne. 

206  LANDON  (C.  P.).     Annales  du   Mus^e  et  de  I'Ecole  Mod- 

erne  des  Beaux-Arts.  Nunierous  plates  and  portraits. 
Vols.  I  and  2.     Small  8vo,  half  roan  (not  uniform). 

Paris,  1805 

207  LANDON.     Annales  du   Musde — Salon  de  1817.     Outline 

plates,  some  folded  and  of  nudes.     Small  8vo,  half  roan. 

Paris,  1 81 7 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  55 

208  Landscape    Franqais    (Le) — France.     Engraved  title  and 

charming  steel  plates  of  views.  Small  8vo,  calf  gilt,  inside 
gold  border,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1834 

With  broad  margins  equal  to  large  paper  and  beautifully  illustrated.  The 
text  is  by  Hugo,  Nodier,  Laraartine,  Saint-Beuve  and  others. 

209  LANGE"NDYK   (P.).       De  Graaven  van  Holland  in  Jaar- 

^ichten.  Illustrated  with  vignette  titles,  engraved  false  title 
and  T,2  portraits  of  the  rulers  of  Holland  from  the  earliest 
times.     2  vols,  small  4to,  vellum. 

Very  scarce.  Haarlem,  /.  Bosch,  1745 

210  LA  TROBE   (J.    A.).      Scripture  Illustrations,  Geography 

and  Topography  of  the  Bible.  Numerous  engravings  on 
steel  and  wood — also  maps.  Large  4to,  half  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt.  London,  1838 

211  LAURENT-RICHARD   Collection.      Catalogue  de  Tab- 

leaux Modernes  et  de  Tableaux  Anciens  [with  preface  by 
Emile  Bergerat]-.     Numerous  charming  etchings  after  or 
by   Gaujean,    Courbet,    Couture,  Lefort,   Massard, 
-  Delacroix,  Hedouin,  etc.     Large  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  1878 

FINE   UNCUT  COPY  OF  THE    LEBRUN   GALLERY. 

212  LEBRUN  (T.  P.  P.)     Gal^rie  des  Peintres  Flamands, 

HoLLANDAis  ET  Allemands.  Ouvrage  enrichi  de  Deux 
Cent  une  Planches  gravies  d'aprls  les  meilleurs  Tableaux  de 
ces  Maitres,  par  les  plus  habiles  Artistes  de  France,  de  Hol- 
lande  et  d'Allemagne.     3  vols,  folio,  boards,  uncut. 

Paris,  1792-96 

An  unusually  fine  and  perfect  copy  of  this  rare  Gallery,  which  contains  201 
fine  copper-plates  after  the  Old  Masters  of  the  Flemish,  Dutch  and  German 
Schools,  including  examples  of  Rembrandt,  Durer,  Holbein,  Rubens,  Vandyck. 
Potter,  Teniers,  Ostade,  Hals,  Dow,  Bol,  Mieris,  Terburg,  Metzu,  Waterloo, 
Netscher,  Bergen,  etc.,  etc.,  engraved  by  Houbraken,  Deguevanviller,  Vinkles, 
Zancher,  Le  Bas,  Guttenberg  and  others  of  the  best  engravers  of  the  period. 

This  fine  work,  which  was  twenty  years  in  publishing,  is  one  of  the  most 
interesting  of  its  class,  and  exhibits  nearly  all  the  best  pictures  of  the  Flemish 
School,  with  the  history,  description  and  mercantile  value  of  each,  written  by  a 
painter  whose  whole  life  was  devoted  to  this  particular  department. 

The  picture  dealers  in  all  countries  refer  to  the  opinion  of  Lebrun  as  of  the 
first  authority. 

212*  LENCKER  (John).  Perspectiva  in  welcher  ein  seichter 
Weg  allerley  ding  es  Seyen  Corpora  Gebew  vnd  was  muglich 
in  Grund  Zulegen  ist  versuckt  oder  vnversuckt  dauch  gar 
geringe  Instrument  in  die  Perspective,  etc.,  etc.  Engraved 
title, portrait  by  Lucas  Killian,  diagrams,  etc. {title  mended). 
Small  folio,  old  boards.  Nuremberg,  [1616] 

VERY  RARE  and  early  work  on  perspective.      The  dedication  is  dated 

"  Numberg  den   14  Novembris  Anno  1571."     Hans  Lencker  was  a  famous 

engraver  on  precious  metals,  as  well  as  on  copper,  some  engravings  from  the 

last  named,  and  dated  1573,  bear  his  mark. 


56  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

213  LEROY  (Louis).     Les  Pensionnaires  du  Louvre.     Numer- 

ous illustrations  by  Paul  Renouard.  Large  4to,  fresh 
cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1880 

UNIQUE  WORK    ON   THE   MARSEILLAISE   HYMN. 

214  LE  ROY  DE  SAINT  CROIX.     Le  Chant  de  Guerre  pour 

I'Arm^e  du  Rhin,  ou  la  Marseillaise— Paroles  et  Musique 
de  la  Marseillaise,  Son  Histoire,  contestations  a  propos  de 
son  Auteur,  Imitations  et  Parodies  de  ce'  Chant  National 
Franpais.  Extra  illustrated  with  nearly  40  plates,  some  of 
■which  are  inlaid,  or  are  proofs,  or  on  Japan  on  India  pa- 
per, etc.  '  Large  8vo,  bound  by  "Trigullier  sr.  de 
Petit-Simier"  in  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
extra  gilt  back,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  covers 
bound  in.  Strasbourg,  1880 

UNIQUE  and  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED.  Bound  up  with  the  above 
are — "  Encore  la  Marseillaise  et  Rouget  de  Lisle  par  Le  Roy  de  Sainte  Croix," 
Strasburg,  1880,  and  "La  Marseillaise  and  Rouget  de  Lisle  par  Le  Roy  de 
Sainte  Croix,"  Strasburg,  1880. 

Among  the  plates  in  the  above  are — "  The  Siege  of  the  Bastille,"  "  Rouget 
de  Lisle  Singing  the  Marseillaise,"  views  of  Strasburg  and  the  Champ  de  Mars, 
also  portraits  of  Michael  Angelo,  Victor  Hugo,  Beranger.,  De  Musset,  Rachel, 
Vernet,Pichegru,  Rouget  de  Lisle,  Madame  Roland,  Byron,  Kleber,  Henry  IV., 
Kotzebue,  Napoleon  I.,  St.  Cyr,  etc.,  etc. 

215  Leroy  (Charles).     Ramollot  au   Salon.      With  etched  front. 

by  Felix  R^gamey.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

216  LETTRES  (Les)  et  les  ARTS— REVUE  ILLUSTREE. 

With  numerous  etchings,  engravings,  facsimiles  and  other 
illustrations,  mostly  full  page  and  many  in  the  text.  Vols,  i 
to  4  inclusive  (complete,  and  in  12  parts),  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Boussod  Valadon  et  Cie,  1886 

Included  with  the  above  lot  is  a  morocco  extra  gilt  reading  portfolio  for  the 
same. 

Among  the  contributors  to  these  volumes  were — MM.  E.  Caro,  F.  Coppee, 
Maxime  du  Camp,  Alexander  Dumas,  Ludovic  Halevy,  Leconte  de  Lisle, 
Desire  Nisard,  iSdouard  Pailleron,  and  Jules  Simon  of  the  ' '  Academic  Fran- 
'9aise":  and  MM.  Jules  Zeller,  Jules  Breton,  Leo  Delibes,  Charles  Gounod  and 
Ernest  Reyer  of  the  "  Institut";  also  MM.  Aderer,  Marcel  Ballot,  Camille 
Benoit,  Barbev  d'Aurevilly,  Th.  Bentzon,  Rene  de  Boisdeflre,  Paul  Bourget, 
Maurice  Bouchor,  Henri  Bouchot,  Anton,  Briickner,  Ignaz  BrilU,  Fernand 
Calmettes,  F.  de  Carpegna,  Henri  Cazalis,  Chabouillet,  Henri  Cochin,  James 
Darmesteter,  Auguste  Dorchain,  Dr.  Dujardin-Beaumetz,  Anatole  France,  Louis 
Ganderax,  Theophile  Gautier  fils,  Mme!  Judith  Gautier,  MM.  Gerspach, 
Edouard  Grenier,  Maurice  Hamel,  Jose- Maria  de  Heredia,  Paul  Hervieu, 
Henry  Houssaye,  Paria  Korigan,  Capitaine  Kudelka,  Leopold  Lacour,  Octave 
Lacroix,  Henri  Laujol,  Jules  Lemaitre,  Andre  Lemoyne,  Achille  Luchaire, 
Frederic  Masson,  Guy  de  Maupassant,  F.  de  Mely,  Eugene  Milntz,  Pierre  de 
Nolhac,  Jacques  Normand,  Georges  Ohnet,  E.  Paladilhe,  Armand  de  Pont- 
martin,  Claudius  Poppelin,  Emile  Pouvillon,  Adolphe  Racot,  Dr.  Renaut,  Victor 
Roger,  Charles  Salomon,  Francisque  Sarcey,  Jacques  Sauge,  A.  de  Saint-Albin, 
Armand  Silvestre,  Andre  Theuriet,  Maurice  Tourneux,  Antony  Valabr^gue, 
Vicomte  E.-M.  de  Vogile,  Ch.-M.  Widor,  Charles  Yriarte,  Mile.  Helen  Zim- 
mem,  etc.,  etc. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  57 

THOMAS  DE  LEU— VERY  RARE  AND  CURIOUS  COLLEC- 
TION OF  EARLY  SEVENTEENTH  CENTURY  ENGRAV- 
INGS. 

216*  LEU  (Thomas  de).  Beatse  semperqz  Virgini.  Marie,  6i 
plates;  Quindecim  Misteria  Rosarii  B.  Mari^  Virginis, 
Paris,  chez  Pierre  Firens,  1616,  3  plates ;  Les  Sainctes 
Images  de  Diev  le  P^re  et  Diev  le  Fils,  Auecques  les 
representations  des  Neuf  Anges,  etc.,  Paris,  chez  Nicolas 
de  Mathoniere,  1608,  12  plates  j  Le  Christ  et  les  12 
Apotres,  i/^  plates  j  Septem  Vrbis  Ecclesias  primariae  Indvl- 
gentiarvm,  I.:  le  Clerc  excud.,  T plates ;  S.  Vvo,  S.  Leo- 
NARDvs,  S.  Franciscvs  DE  Pavla,  SS.  Ignatii  Loyola 
et  Fr.  Xaverii.  Together  loi  very  rare  and  beautiful 
plates.  4to,  maroon  colored  morocco  extra,  gilt  back, 
sides  and  edges,  by  De  Watines.  Paris,  1608,  etc. 

Very  RARE.     Priced  $75;  see  inserted  catalogue  cutting. 

217  LIEVRE  (Edouard).     Works  of  Art  in  the  Collections  of 

England,  with  Descriptions.  50  plates,  drawn  by  Lievre, 
and  etched  by  Bracquemond,  Courtry,  Flameng,  Greux, 
Le  Rat,  Lhermitte,  T.  Lievre,  Muzelle,  'Rajon, 
Randell  a«(/ Valentin.  Square  large  folio,  loose  in 
cover.  London,  n.  d. 

Limited  edition  of  500  copies  only  printed  on  Holland  paper  by  T.  Claye, 
of  Paris. 

This  beautiful  work  contains  fifty  admirably  executed  etchings  of  some  of  the 
most  chaste  objects  of  art  selected  from  the  best  English  collections— carvings, 
ceramics,  bronzes,  armor,  jewels,  plate,  etc.,  etc. 

218  LINTON  (W.  J.).     The  History  of  WOOD  ENGRAV- 

ING IN  AMERICA.  With  numerous  illustrations,  some 
full-page,  after  or  by  Anderson,  Adams,  Jonnard,  Linton, 
Closson,  etc.  Large  4to,  half  cloth,  veneer  sides,  edges 
uncut.  London,  1882 

Limited  edition,  and  each  signed  with  the  original  autograph  of  the  author. 

AN    ORIGINAL    SUBSCRIBER'S    COPY  OF   LODGE'S  POR- 
TRAITS. 

219  LODGE  (Edmund).     Portraits  of  Illustrious  Person- 

ages OF  Great  Britain,  with  Biographical  and  Historical 
Memoirs.  Third  edition.  With  an  entirely  new  set  of 
plates  and  60  additional  subjects,  in  all  240  fine  portraits. 
12  vols,  [complete  in  80  parts,  as  published]  large  8vo, 
paper.  London,  1829-35 

An  original  Subscriber's  copy,  and  cost  £y)  unbound,  i.e.,  $150. 

"  It  is  impossible  to  conceive  a  work  which  ought  to  be  more  interesting  to 
the  present  age  than  that  which  exhibits  before  our  eyes  our  '  fathers  as  they 
lived,'  accompanied  with  such  memorials  of  their  lives  and  characters  as  enable 
us  to  compare  their  persons  and  countenances  with  their  sentiments  and 
actions."— Sir  Walter  Scott. 

"  These  volumes  contain  not  fewer  than  240  portraits  by  the  most  celebrated 
artists,  from  original  paintings  in  the  possession  of  the  nobility  and  gentry  of 


58  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

this  country.  The  plan  was  admirable,  and  the  execution  of  it  throughout  is 
entitled  to  equal  praise.  .  .  .  Such  a  union  of  various  talents,  such  a  gallery 
of  illustrious  dead,  was  scarcely  ever  before  presented  to  the  public,  its  colors 
almost  as  vivid  and  sparkling  as  if  the  originals  occupied  the  canvas  whence 
their  copies  were  taken. " — DiBDiN. 

PROOFS  BEFORE  LETTERS  ON  INDIA  PAPER  OF  MANY 
OF  THE  BEST  "ART  JOURNAL"  PLATES. 

220  LONDON  ART  JOURNAL.  37  plates,  proofs  befork 
LETTERS  ON  India  PAPER,  mounted  Oil  thin  card,  with  extra 
wide  margins.  Square  large  folio,  half  morocco,  beveled 
cloth  sides,  gilt  edges  (rubbed).  London,  n.  d. 

This  magntficent  volume  contains  fine  impressions  of  many  of  the  prin- 
cipal plates  issued  in  the  "  London  Art  Journal.'' 

The  subjects,  painters,  sculptors  and  engravers  represented  are: — "  The  Case- 
ment," by  J.  Stephenson,  after  G.  Newton,  R.  A.;  "Landing  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange,"  by  W.  Miller,  after  J.  M.  W.  Turner,  R.  A.;  "The  Newspaper," 
byC.  W.  Sharpe,  after  T.  S.  Good;  "The  Dangerous  Plavmate,"  by  E.  J. 
Portbury,  after  W.  Etty,  R.  A.;  "Cavalier's  Pets,"  by  J.  O'utrim,  after  Sir  E. 
Landseer,  R.  A.;  "The  Fisherman's  House,"  by  A.  Willimore,  after  F. 
Danby,  A.  R.  A.;  "  Yorick  and  the  Grisette,"  by  H.  Bourne,  after  G.  S.  New- 
ton, R.  A.;  "Ruins  in  Italy,"  by  T.  A.  Prior,  after  R.  Wilson,  R.  A.; 
"  Florimel  and  the  Witch,"  by  G.  A.  Periam,  after  F.  R.  Pickersgill,  A.  R.  A.; 
"  The  Installation,"  by  W.  Taylor,  after  B.  West,  P.  R.  A. ;  "  Hebe,"  by  W. 
H.  Mote,  from  the  Statue  by  Canova;  "  The  Tambourine,"  by  C.  Rolls,  after 
P.  Williams;  "  The  Filatrice,"  engraved  by  E.  Roffe,  from  the  Statue  in  pos- 
session of  the  Duke  of  Devonshire;  "  The  Stolen  Bow,"  by  P.  Lightfoot,  after 
W.  Hilton,  R.  A.;  "  Protecting  Angels,"  by  E.  Roffe,  from  the  Bas-Relief  by 
Ernest  Rietschel;  "Morning"  and  "Night,"  by  Roose,  from  Bas-Reliefs  by 
Thorwaldsen;  "  Rest  in  the  Desert,"  by  J.  Cousen,  after,  W.  Miller;  "Musi- 
dora,"  by  J.  H.  Baker,  from  Statue  by  R.  J.  Wyatt;  "Crossing  the  Ford,"  by 
L.  Stocks,  after  W.  Mulready,  R.  A.;  "Juliet  and  the  Nurse,"  by  S.  Sangster, 
after  H.  Briggs,  R.  A.;  "Sea-Shore  in  Holland,"  by  J.  C.  Bentley,  after  Sir 
A.  W.  Callcott,  R.  A.;  "The  Mother,"  from  the  Group  by  J.  H.  Foley, 
A.  R.  A.;  "The  Bagpiper,"  by  R.  C,  Bell,  after  Sir  David  Wilkie,  R.  A.; 
"  The  Son  of  Niobe,''  by  J.  H.  Baker,  after  J.  Leeb;  "The  RafHe  for  the 
Watch,"  by  G.  Greatbach,  after  W.  Bird,  R.  A.;  "The  Infant  Bacchus,"  by 
T.  Vernon,  after  Sir  M.  A.  Shee,  P.  R.  A.;  "  Napoleonis  Mater,"  by  W,  H. 
Mote,  from  the  Statue  by  Canova;  "Highland  Mary,"  by  Edwin  Roffe,  from 
the  Statue  by  B.  E.  Spence;  "  Persian  Warrior,"  by  C.  Cousen,  after  W.  Etty, 
R.  A.;  "Lady  Godiva,"  by  J.  B.  Allen,  after  G.  Jones,  R.  A.;  "The  Farm 
Yard,"  by  J.  Godfrey,  after  T.  S.  Cooper,  A.  R.  A.;  "The  Bashful  Beggar," 
by  W.  H.  Mote,  from  Group  by  M.  Gandolphi,  of  Milan;  "  Council  of  Horses, " 
by  T.  A.  Prior,  after  J.  Ward,  R.  A.;  "The  Faithful  Messenger,"  by  E. 
Roffe,  from  Statue  by  J.  Geefs,  of  Antwerp;  "Cupid  Bound,"  by  E.  R.  Whit- 
field, after  T.  Stothard,  R.  A.;  "The  Tired  Soldier,"  by  F.  Croll,'  after  F. 
Goodall. 

221  LUBKE  (Wilhelm).  Ecclesiastical  Art  in  Germany 
during  the  Middle  Ages,  translated  with  Appendix  by  L. 
A.  Wheatley.  Illustrated  with  184  engravings.  Large 
8vo,  cloth.  Edinburgh,  1877 

"  To  all  interested  in  the  study  of  ecclesiastical  art,  the  appearance  of  this 
volume  will  be  welcome,  both  on  account  of  the  vast  research  which  it  exhibits, 
and  the  number  and  evident  utility  of  the  illustrations." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  59 

ABERLY  (J.).  The  Print  Collector.  An  Intro- 
duction to  the  Knowledge  of  Ancient  Prints, 
with  Suggestions  as  to  the  Mode  of  Collecting. 
Edited  with  an  Introduction  and  Notes  by 
Robert  Hoe,-  Jr.  With  illustrations.  Thick 
large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges 
gilt.  ,  N.  Y.,  1880 

"  The  book  commends  itself  alone  without  comment  to  all  collectors  and 
lovers  of  prints,  and  it  is  so  wholly  without  rivals  in  its  comprehensiveness  and 
accuracy  that  its  publication  makes  it  at  once  a  necessary  part  of  every  collector's 
library,  while  as  a  history  of  engraving  and  kindred  arts  it  is  invaluable  to  all 
classes  of  intelligent  readers. " — N.   V.  Evening  Post. 

EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  AND  LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF 
ROBERT  HOE'S  EDITION  OF  MABERLY'S  PRINT  COL- 
LECTOR. 

223  MABERLY.  The  PRINT  COLLECTOR— An  Introduc- 
tion to  the  Knowledge  necessary  for  forming  a  Collection 
of  Ancient  Prints,  with  an  Appendix  containing  Field- 
ing's Treatise  on  the  Practice  of  Engraving.  Edited  with 
Notes,  an  Account  of  Contemporary  Etching  and  Etchers, 
and  a  Bibliography  of  Engraving  by  ROBERT  HOE,  Jr. 
Thick  4to.  Elegantly  bound  by  R.  W.  Smith  in  full  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  extra  tooled,  gilt  back,  paneled 
sides  in  gilt,  double  with  red  crushed  levant  morocco, 
lace-work  pointille  and  dentelle  tooled  gilt  borders,  leather 
joints,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  and  in  drop  cloth  case. 

N.  Y.,  1880 

UNIQUE  AND  LARGE  PAPER,  limited  to  50  copies,  printed  on  What- 
man's hand-made  paper  and  one  copy  printed  on  vellum,  of  which  this  is  No.  45. 

This  copy  has  been  enriched  by  the  insertion  of  upwards  of  80  extra  illustra- 
tions, including  fine  specimens  of  almost  every  style  of  engraving  described  in 
the  volume,  with  some  portraits  and  examples  of  the  work  of  most  of  the  famous 
engravers  and  etchers  mentioned. 

Among  the  rare  originals  will  be  found  the  famous  ' '  Great  Horse  "  of  Albert 
Durer;  "St.  Bartholomew,"  "St.  Thomas,"  "St.  Matthew  "  and  "  St.  Philip," 
all  engraved  by  Hans  Sebald  Beham;  Allegorical  Subject,  by  Henry  Aldegrever; 
"St.  Peter,"  by  Henry  Goltzius;  "Jesus  and  the  Samaritan  Woman,  "by  Rem- 
brandt; Landscape,  by  John  Both;  "  Dogs,"  by  W.  Hollar;  "  Lady  Boyd,"  by  J. 
McArdell;  "Portrait  of  Raphael  Morghen,"  engraved  by  himself;  "Female 
Head,"  etched  by  Bartolozzi;  "The  Laughing  Audience,"  by  W.  Hogarth; 
also  original  etchings  by  Seymour  Haden,  J.  A.  M.  Whistler,  C.  Meryon,  L. 
Flameng,  C.  Jacque,  J.  Jacquemart,  A.  Appian,  Henry  Farrer  and  a  complete 
proof  set  of  Daubigny's  "Voyage  de  Bateaux." 

Where  it  has  been  difficult  to  obtain  fine,  original  impressions  of  the  early 
Masters,  such  as  Martin  Schoen,  Albert  Durer,  Marc  Antonio,  Lucas  Van 
Leyden,  Paul  Potter,  Claude,  Rembrandt,  Berghem,  Callot,  etc.,  the  want  has 
been  supplied  by  the  famous  reproductions  of  Armand  Durand.  These  prints, 
copied  from  the  finest  impressions  in  existence,  are  of  such  wonderful  fidelity 
that  it  is  sometimes  difficult  for  even  experts  to  detect  a  difference  between  the 
copy  and  the  original.  Among  them  will  Jje  found  the  world-famed  "Knight 
and  Death,"  ' '  St.  George,"  and  "  Crest  with  a  Skull,"  of  Albert  Durer;  "Adam 
and  Eve,"  "Venus"  and  "Poetry,"  of  Marc  Antonio;  "St.  Veronica's  Veil" 


6o  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

and  the  "  Nativity,"  of  Martin  Schoen;  "  Christ  and  Mary  Magdalen,"  of  Lucas 
Van  Leyden ;  ' '  Burgomaster  Six, "  "  Jewish  Bride, "  "  The  Mill  and  the  Beg- 
gars," of  Rembrandt,  etc.,  etc.  The  whole  forms  a  valuable,  curious  and 
instructive  collection  which  commends  itself  to  all  those  interested  m  the  beau- 
tiful art  of  engraving. 

224  MAQUET  (Auguste).    Paris  sous  Louis  XIV.— Monuments 

et  Vues.  Numerous  illustrations.,  portraits,  views,  etc. 
Large  4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Laplace  Sanchez  et  Cie,  1883 

A  grand  work  printed  in  large  type  on  thick  paper. 

225  MARIE   (Adrien).      Une  Journ^e  d'Enfant  Compositions 

Inddites  par  Adrien  Marie  [with  English  Text].  20 
plates  in  colored  heliogravure  of  Dujardin.  Large  4to. 
Illuminated  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1884 

Adrien  Marie  is  one  of  those  inordinately  successful  illustrators  whom  pub- 
lishers try  to  keep  at  the  work  of  book-decoration,  but  who  are  pushed  by  an 
invincible  impulse  towards  oil-painting  and  canvas.  The  above  consists  of 
numerous  charming  drawings  printed  in  various  shades  of  ink.  It  has  been  pro- 
nounced by  all  the  press  as  one  of  the  most  delightful  records  of  child-life  ever 
published. 

"  '  Une  Journee  d'Enfant '  here  you  see. 
In  twenty  drawings  by  Marie — 

Supremely  Skilful. 

The  clever  Artist  here  unfurls. 
The  hopes  and  fears  of  little  girls 

Short-frocked  and  Frillful ! 

In  bed,  in  bath,  at  dinner,  tea, 
At  lessons,  music,  romping.  We, 
A  Baby  Beauty  clearly  see. 

Divinely  Wilful !" 

— London  Punch. 

226  Marlborough  (Duke  of).     Catalogue  of  Collection  of  Pic- 

tures of,  from  Blenheim  Palace — First  Portion.  Large 
8vo,  sewed.  London,  1886 

227  MARTIAL   ACHIEVEMENTS  of  Great  Britain  and  her 

Allies  from  1799  to  1815.  Vignette  titles  and  52  fine  plates 
engraved  in  aquatint  by  Sutherland,  Clark,  Du- 
BOURG  and  others  from  desigfis  by  W.  Heath.  Large  4to, 
old  half  morocco,  totally  uncut. 

London,  J.  Jenkins,  1814 

228  MARTIN  (John).    Illustrations  of  the  Bible.     20  fine  plates 

engraved  in  mezzotinto.     Folio,  old  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  Charles  Tilt,  1838 

Rake.  By  the  famous  illustrator  of  Milton,  who  not  only  made  these  grand 
designs,  but  engraved  them  with  his  own  hand. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  6i 

MASTERPIECES  OF  FRENCH   ART— THE   SPLENDID   IM- 
PERIAL  EDITION. 

229  MASTERPIECES  of  FRENCH  ART  ILLUSTRATED: 

being  a  Biographical  History  of  Art  in  France  from  the 
Earliest  Period  to  and  Including  the  Salon  of  1882.  By 
Louis  ViARDOT  and  other  Writers,  edited  by  Wm.  A. 
Armstrong.  Illustrated  with  the  choicest  works  of  the  best 
French  Artists,  Ancient  and  Modern,  and  consisting  of  100 
photogravure  plates,  India  paper  proofs  before  letters, 
and  over  100  wood  engravings  by  French  Artists.  2  vols, 
folio,  and  done  up  in  ten  sections  (or  parts),  each  in  a 
loose  fresh  cloth  portfolio.  Phila.,  Gebbie  6^  Co.,  1882 

Imperial  Edition,  and  issued  in  ten  sections,  at  $12.50  each,  to  subscribers 
only.  .  Each  section  contains  10  photogravure  plates,  India  proofs  before  let- 
ters with  about  forty  pages  of  tejtf,  India  proofs,  and  wood  engravings,  and  en- 
closed in  a  cloth  portfolio. 

The  Imperial  Edition  was  limited  to  one  thousand  copies,  and  no  more  will 
be  printed.     The  above  is  No.  g6. 

MAYER'S  ORIENTAL  VIEWS— COLORED   PLATES. 

230  MAYER  (LuiGi).     ORIENTAL  VIEWS,  i.  e.:— 

I.  Views  in  Egypt  from  Original  Drawings  in  the  Posses- 
sion of  Sir  Robert  Ainslie,  taken  During  His  Embassy 
to  Constantinople.  With  Historical  Observations  on  the 
Manners  and  Customs  of  the  Natives.     49  finely  colored 

plates    engraved  by  and  under   the   direction   of  Thomas 
Milton. 

II.  Views  in  the  Ottoman  Dominions  in  Europe  and 
Some  of  the  Mediterranean  Islands  from  the  Original 
Drawings  taken  for  Sir  Robert  Ainslie.  With  Histori- 
cal and  Descriptive  Text  in  French  and  English.  35 
finely  colored  plates. 

III.  Views  in  the  Ottoman  Empire,  chiefly  in  Caramania, 
a  Part  of  Asia  Minor  Hitherto  Unexplored  with  Some 
Curious  Selections  from  the  Islands  of  Rhodes  and  Cyprus 
and  the  Celebrated  Cities  of  Corinth,  Carthage  and  Tripoli. 
With  Historical  and  Descriptive  Text  in  French  and  Eng- 
lish.    2i,  finely  colored  plates. 

Together  3  vols.  Folio,  fine  old  russia,  extra  gilt  (re- 
backed  and  a  few  pages  foxed). 

'LondiOn,  printed  by  T.  Bensley,  1801-10 
A  very  fine  collection  of  Oriental  views,  and  which  are  colored  equal  to  water- 
color  drawing^. 

231  MAYNARD    (L'Abbd    U.).     La  Sainte  Vierge.      With   14 

beautiful  plates  in  colors  and  metals,   3  photogravures  and 

200  woodcuts  by  Huyot.     Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half  red 

morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1877 

In  this  superb  volume  are  reproduced  many  of  the  grandest  works  of  Durer, 

Holbein,  Raffaelo,  Cranach,  Correggio,  Van   Eyck,  Michael  Angelo,  Rubens, 

Titian,  Paul  Veronese,  etc. 


62  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

232  MENARD  (Rend).     I,' Art  en  Alsace-Lorraine.     Illustrated 

with  numerous  fine  etchings  on  Holland  paper,  woodcuts  and 
facsimiles.     Thick  large  8vo,  paper,  uncut.         Paris,  1876 
The  hundreds  of  illustrations  in   this  handsomely  printed  and  superb  work 
were  executed  under  the  direction  of  Leon  Gaucherel. 

233  MERIAN  (Matthew).     Florilegivm  Renovatvm  et  Avctvm 

Variorvm  Maximeqve  Rariorvm  Germinvm,  Florvm  ac 
Plantarvm.  Engraved  front.,  vignette  title  and  nearly  180 
botanical  and  horticultural  plates — with  MS.  index  at  the 

end.     Small  folio,  boards,  uncut. 

Frankfort,  apud  Matthaeum  Merianum,  1641 
Rare.  There  were  two  Matthew  Merians,  one,  the  eminent  Swiss  designer 
and  engraver,  married  the  daughter  of  Theodore  De  Bry,  and  was  the  instructor 
of  the  celebrated  Hollar.  He  died  at  Frankfort  in  1651.  Matthew  Merian, 
the  younger,  is  said  to  have  studied  painting  successively  under  Sandrart,  Rubens 
and  Van  Dyck.  He  was  famous  for  his  equestrian  portraits  and  etched  a  few 
plates. 

234  MERIMEE  (Prosper) — ses  Portraits,  ses  Dessins,  sa  Biblio- 

theque.  Etude  par  Maurice  Tourneux.  Portraits  on 
India  paper,  cuts  and  vignettes.  Small  4to,  fresh  half 
crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  and 
with  the  covers  bound  in  by  Bradstreets. 

Paris,  Charavay  frer£s,  1879 
Limited  edition,  printed  on  heavy  laid  paper. 

235  MEYE    (Heinrich).     The  Stone  Sculptures  of  Copan  and 

Quirigua.  With  Historical  and  Descriptive  Text  by  Dr. 
Julius  Schmidt.  Translated  from  the  German  by  A.  D. 
Savage,  late  of  the  New  York  Metropolitan  Museum. 
With  20  plates  drawn  by  Meye.  Square  large  folio,  fresh 
half  morocco,  cloth  sides,  top  edge  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1883 

Published  at  twenty  dollars.  The  sculptured  monoliths  of  Copan  and  Quiri- 
gua, reproduced  in  the  plates,  rank  indisputably  with  the  most  interesting  and 
noteworthy  monuments  of  tropical  America.  They  clearly  betray  the  end  for 
which  they  were  produced — to  display,  embodied  in  stone,  to  the  population 
settled  in  these  regions,  and  to  hand  down  to  after-generations,  the  religious 
ideas  ind  traditions  which  reigned  in  the  spiritual  life  of  these  people.  The 
number  of  places  in  Central  America  which  at  the  present  day  attract  attention 
by  the  presence  of  these  monolith  statues  is  by  no  means  large — that  is,  if  we 
look  for  an  assemblage  of  many  such  statues  on  one  spot.  In  most  of  the  better- 
known  collections  of  ruins,  the  statues  occur  singly,  or  else,  as  in  the  case  of 
Santa  Lucia  Cosumalhualpa,  the  sculptured  figures  are  represented  exclusively 
by  reliefs. 

236  MEYER  (Julius).    Geschichte  der  Modernen  Franzosichen 

Melerei  seit,  1789.  Profusely  illustrated  with  page  wood- 
engravings.     2  vols,  large  8vo,  paper,  uncut 

Leipzig,  1866-67 


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SPLENDID  COPY  OF  MICHAUD'S  CRUSADES  AND  ILLUS- 
TRATED BY  DORE. 

237  MICHAUD  (Joseph).    HISTOIRE  des  CROISADES  par 

MICHAUD,  de  TAcadeinie  Fran9aise.  Illustrated  with 
100  grand  plates,  after  the  magnificent  and  characteristic 
original  designs  of  Gustave   Dor£,  and  engraved  by '&^1.- 

LENGER,    DOMS,   GUSMAN,   JOUNARD,   PaNNEMAKER, 

PiSAN  and  Quesnel — also  vignette  portraits  on   titles   of 

Dor£   and  Michaud.     2  vols,  square    folio,   splendidly 

bound  by  Dupr^   in   crimson   crushed   levant  morocco, 

elegantly  tooled  on  the  backs  and  sides,  rounded  corners, 

also  broad  inside  gilt  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Furne  Jouvet  et  Cie.,  1877 

A  splendid  edition  of  Michaud's  grand  "  History  of  the  Crusades,''  splendidly 
printed  by  Corbeil,  splendidly  illustrated  by  Dore,  and  splendidly  bound  by 
Dupre. 

238  MIELOT  (Jean).     Vie  de  Sainte  Catherine  d'Alexan- 

DRiE,  Texte  Revu  et  Rapprochd  du  Fran^ais  Moderne, 
par  Marius  Sepet  de  la  Bibliothfeque  Nationale.  Numer- 
ous exquisite  chromolithographs  by  Urrabieta,  Daumont 
and  Leveil,  wood  engravings  and  initial  letters,  photogra- 
vures, etc.,  and  every  page  surrounded  with  charming  tinted 
borders.  Thick  large  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  extra  gilt, 
cloth  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  Georges  Hurtrel,  i88r 

Jean  Mielot,  the  author  of  this  work,  was  one  of  the  secretaries  of  Philip  the 
Good,  Duke  of  Burgundy. 

THE  LIFE  AND  ART  WORK  OF  THE   FRENCH  PAINTER, 

MILLET. 

239  MILLET  (J.  F.).     La  Vie  et  I'CEuvre  de,  par  Alfred  Sen- 

*  siER— Manuscrit  public  par  Paul  Mantz,  avec  de  Nom- 
breuses  Illustrations.  Profusely  illustrated  with  portraits  of 
Millet,  heliogravures  and  other  page  illustrations  after  his 
works,  atid  numerous  others  in  the  text.  Large  4to,  fresh 
half  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Quantin,  1881 

This  is  a  complete  biography  and  thorough  account  of  the  art  work  of  the 
great  French  painter,  Jean  Francois  Millet.     It  is  admirably  illustrated. 

"  The  late  M.  Millet,  besides  being  a  landscape-painter,  was  a  great  figure- 
painter.  In  the  opinion  of  many,  and  those  not  the  admirers  of  the  newest 
phase  of  French  art,  the  Courbet-Manet-Corot  school,  he  was  the  first  French 
painter  of  his  time.  Certainly,  the  French  school  has  never  produced  an  artist 
with  such  thorough  devotion  to  nature,  or  who  has  so  truthfully  rendered  scenes 
and  emotions  of  natural  life,  his  works  having  nothing  theatrical  or  cynical 
about  them."— Theophile  Gautier. 


64  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LARGE   PAPER  COPY  OF  MARTIN'S   MILTON. 

240  MILTON.      PARADISE    LOST.       Splendid     Edition. 

Handsomely  printed  in  large  type  and  illustrated  with  the 
celebrated  series  of  engravings  by  John  Martin.  2  vols. 
4to,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut  (foxed 
sHghtly).  London,  Septimus  Prowett,  1827 

Large  paper  copy,  original  edition  and  brilliant  impressions  of  the  plates.  The 
finest  edition  both  in  illustration  and  typography  of  Paradise  Lost. 

"  It  may  be  doubted  whether  the  Creator  ever  created  one  altogether  so  great 
as  Milton,  taking  into  one  view  at  once  his  manly  virtues,  his  superhuman 
genius,  his  zeal  for  truth,  for  true  piety,  for  freedom,  his  eloquence  in  display.- 
ing  it,  his  contempt  of  personal  power,  his  glory  and  exultation  in  his  country." 
— W.  S.  Landor. 

241  MITCHELL  (L.  M.)      A  History  of    Ancient    Sculpture. 

Numerous  fine  woodcuts  and  six  plates  iti  phototype.  Thick 
large  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  1383 

242  MONTROSIER  (Eugene).    Les  Artistes  Modernes — Qua- 

trieme  Partie — Peintres  Divers.  With  40  biographies  illus- 
trated -with  designs  and  sketches,  ornamental  letters,  and  head- 
pieces by  G.  Fraipont — also  40  photogravures  on  India 
PAPER,  and  the  whole  of  the  text  tinted  and  with  borders. 
Large  8vo,  cloth,  top  edge  gilt.  -  Paris,  1884 

243  MOREAU    LE  Jeune.       18  plates,  engraved   title  and  por- 

trait engraved  by  Dubouchet,  after  the  engravings  designed 
by  MoREAU  LE  Jeune  in  1776-83,  and  to  serve  as  a  history  of 
eighteenth  century  manners  and  costume.  Large  4to,  loose 
in  cloth  gilt  portfolio,  with  cloth  flaps.  Paris,  1881 

Limited  edition  of  490  impressions  only  of  these  plates  were  issued. 

244  MoRiTZ  (K.  P.)  Gotterlehre  oder  Mythologische   Dichtun- 

gen  der  Alten.  Numerous  outline  mythological  plates, 
i2mo,  half  sheep.  Berlin,  n.  d. 

245  MUSSET   (Alfred  de).     Etchings  to  illustrate  the  works  of 

Alfred  de  Musset — Four  Series.  42  etchings  designed  by 
Henry  Pill£,  and  engraved  by  Louis  Monzies.  4  port- 
folios.    Small  4to,  boards.  Paris,  1878 

246  MVSAEVM  HISTORICVM  et  Physicvm  Ioannis  Imperi- 

AUS  Phil,  et  Med.  Vicentini,  etc.  Engraved  title  and  nu- 
merous copper-plate  portraits.     4to,  marbled  boards. 

Yemce,  apud  Juntas,  16^0 

Rare  and  a  good  example  from  the  celebrated  press  of  the  great  Florentine 
printers — the  Giunti  or  Juntse.  On  the  last  page  is  the  Giunta  printer's  mark 
"  a  fleur-de-lys  and  Cupids."  Among  the  more  important  portraits  in  the  above 
volume  are  those  of  Arnold  of  Villanova,  Alciatus,  Cardinal  Baronius,  Heinsius, 
Guiccardini,  Strada,  Davila,  Grotius,  Scaliger,  Porta,  Paulus  Manutius,  Ray- 
mond LuUi,  Cardinal  Pole,  Bellarraine,  Tasso,  etc. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  65 

THE  MUSEE  NAPOLEON— WITH  GOOD  IMPRESSIONS  OF 
THE  PLATES. 

247  MUSEE  NAPOLEON.  Les  Monumens  Antiques  du  Mus^e 
Napoleon,  avec  explications  par  J.  G.  Schweighaeuser  et 
Louis  Petit  Radel.  With  numerous  plates  designed  and 
engraved  by  Thomas  Piroli  and  published  by  F.  and  P. 
PiRANESi.     4  vols.  4to,  old  Spanish  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Panckoucke,  1804-6 

With  excellent  impressions  of  the  plates  of  the  sculpture  of  ancient  Greece 
and  Rome. 

W^wJlAPOLEON  EN  EGYPTE,  Waterloo  et  le  Fils  de 
J]!^&||:  rHomme  par  Barth]£l£my  et  M^ry,  prdc6d6s 
^^^^ti  d'une  Notice  Litt6raire  par  M.  Tissot,  de  I'Acad- 
'ijjP^SLS:  6mie  Frangaise.  With  numerous  illustrations  by 
i^^^=^=^^^^^     Horace   Vernet  and  Hte.   Bellange,   those 

which  are  full  page  being  on  Ivi'DiA.-vA.'e'E.K  and  slightly  foxed. 

Large  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  (rubbed).  Paris_.  n.  d. 

Very  scarce  and  India-paper  proofs. 

THE  NATIONAL  GALLERY— FIRST  EDITION. 

249  NATIONAL  GALLERY  of  Pictures  by  the  Great  Masters. 

Presented  by  Individuals  or  Purchased  by  Grant  of  Parlia- 
ment. 114  fine  engravings  on  steel,  with  descriptions.  2 
vols.  4to,  roan,  gilt  edges. 

London,  Jones's  Temple  of  the  Muses,  n.  d. 

First  and  best  edition.  This  collection  contains  engravings  on  steel  in 
stipple  and  line  of  the  most  famous  paintings  in  the  British  National  Gallery — 
subjects  by  Hogarth,  West,  Wilson,  Copley,  Beaumont,  Reynolds,  Gainsbor- 
ough, Wilkie,  Jackson,  Beechey,  Opie,  Poussin,  Canaletta,  Correggio,  Velas- 
quez, Caracci,  Tintoretto,  Vandyck,  Giorgione,  Claude  Titian,  Rubens,  Guido, 
Domenichino,  Rembrandt,  Murillo,  Raphael,  etc.,  etc.,     A  few  are  foxed. 

250  NATIONAL     GALLERY    (The).       Etchings   from,  with 

Notes  by  R.  N.  Wornum.  18  fine  plates.  Large  4to, 
cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt.  London,  1876 

These  plates  after  Masaccio,  Bellini,  Giorgione,  Moroni,  Mantegna,  Velas- 
quez, Rembrandt,  Cuyp,  Maes,  Hobbema,  Reynolds,  Gainsborough,  Turner 
and  Landseer  were  etched  by  Flameng,  Le  Rat,  Rajon,  Wise,  Waltner,  Brunet- 
Debaines,  Gaucherel,  Richeton,  and  Chattock. 

251  NATIONAL  PORTRAIT  GALLERY   of  Illustrious  and 
'         Eminent   Personages   of  the    Nineteenth    Century,   with 

Memoirs.  About  150  portraits  finely  engraved  on  steel  after 
Reynolds,  Lawrence,  Shee,  Phillips,  Pickersgill, 
Hoppner,  etc.,  etc.  .Vols,  i,  2,  3  and  4.  Large  8vo,  half 
russia.  London,  1834 

First  and  best  edition  with  fine  impressions  of  the  plates.     Uniformly 

printed  with  and  forming  a  most  admirable  continuation  to  Lodge's  portraits. 

A  very  desirable  set   for  illustrators,  containing,  as  it  does,  all  the  important 

celebrities — literary,  legal,   naval,  military,  theological,  political — of  the  present 

century. 


66  THEPENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

252  NATIONAL    PORTRAIT    GALLERY  of   Distinguished 

Americans,  with  Biographical  Sketches.  With  supplement- 
ary volume.  Profusely  illustrated  with  steel  portraits.  5 
vols,  large  8vo,  cloth.  Phila.,  1852-67 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  THE  GALLERY  OF   BRITISH  ART 
—PROOFS   BEFORE   LETTERS   ON   INDIA   PAPER. 

253  NEW  GALLERY  of  BRITISH    ART,  with    Descriptive 

Text.     Consisting  of  loo  engravings  on  steel  from  the  works 

of  distinguished  British  painters — Proofs  before  letters 

ON  India  paper.      10  Sections  (complete  with  title  and 

index).     Large   square  folio,   loose  in  morocco  portfolio, 

with  flaps  and  silk  ties.  N.  Y.,  1883 

No.  461  of  Limited  edition-de  luxe  sold  to  subscribers  only. 

The  artists  represented  in  this  beautiful  series  are: — H.  Dawson,  F.  Goodall, 

Erskine  NicoU,   F.  HoU,  J.  Phillip,   T.  Creswick,   Sir  Edwin  Landseer,  Daniel 

Maclise,    P.    H.    Calderon,   R.    Ansdell,   J.    S.    Copley,    W.  Mulready,,Sir  T. 

Lawrence,   Sir  J.   Reynolds,   Sir  A.    Callcott,    Marcus    Stone,    T.    B'aed,    D. 

Roberts,    W.    Collins,-    Mrs.    E.    M.   Wood,   G.   J.    Pinwell,    G.  Romney,    J. 

Linnell,  G.   H.  Fripp,   C.  W.  Cope,  J.   F.   Herring,  P.  Williams,  T.  Unwins, 

E.    M.   Ward,    G.   E.   Herring,    Sir   M.   A.   Shee,    J.   S.   Raven,    F.  Tayler, 

T.   Gainsborough,    B.   W.   Leader,    S.   L.   Fildes,    J.  C.  Loutherbourg,  C.  S. 

Lidderdale,   W.   F.  Witherington,    Miss  R.   Solomon,  A.  Solomon,  G.  Jones, 

G.  Smith,  F.  R.  Lee,  T.  S.  Cooper,  Frederick  Leighton,  J.  Nash,  E.  J.  Poynter, 

R.  Wilson,    H.  P.  Briggs,    C.  Stanfield,    L.  J.  Pott,   W.  Callow,   J.  Pettie,  S. 

Bough,   A.  Cooper,   T.  M.  Richardson,   Sir  David  Wilkie,   F.  R.  Lee,  Sir  W. 

Allan,  W.  Evans,    E.  Davis,   T.  S.  Goode,   J.  A.  Hammersley,  W.  P.  Frith, 

Vicot  Cole,  R.  A.  Hfllingford,  J.  Tennant,  R.  Rothwell,  J.  D.  Harding,  R.  P. 

Bonnington,  H.  T.  Dawson,  Joseph  Clark,  Holman  Hunt,  G.  Lance,  Sir  C.  L. 

Eastlake,   W.  Hogarth,   Birket  Foster,  Jacob  Thompson,   C.   W.  NichoUs,  J. 

Constable,  H.  Le  Jeune,  A.  Clint,   D.  W.  Wynfield,   J.  A.  Bell,  J.  E.  Millais, 

C.  J.  Lewis,  A.  H.  Burr,  C.  R.  Leslie,  G.  Chambers,  H.  Jutsum,  J.  V.  Gibson, 

J.   C.    Hook,    H.   Wyatt,    J.   W.   Inchbold,    C.  Landseer,  T.   Graham  and  P. 

Nasmyth. 

The  beautiful  plates  were  engraved  by  L.  Stocks,  J.  C.  Bentley,  C.  Cousen,  J. 
Redway,  F.  Joubert,  W.  Greatbach,  W.  Richardson,  E.  Challis,  H.  Bourne,  C. 
W.  Sharpe,  F.  A.  I-Ieath,  R.  Graves,  E.  Goodall,  W.  Finden  and  other  well- 
known  engravers. 

254  NEWTE  (Thomas).    Prospects  and  Observations  on  a  Tour 

in  England  and  Scotland.  Natural,  Economical  and 
Literary.  Map  and  numerous  plates  engraved  by  F.  Gary 
fro7n  designs  of  A.  Grant.  4to,  old  mottled  calf,  extra 
gilt,  marbled  edges.  London,  1791 

' '  Newte's  Tour  is  a  work  replete  with  profound  research  and  useful  infor- 
mation.    It  was  written  by  Dr.  Wm.  Thompson. " — Dr.  Parr. 

255  NUMISMATIC— Zepernick  (C.   F.).     Die   Munzen  und 

Medaillen  der  Ehemaligen  Capitel  und  Sedisvacanzen  bei 
den  Cathedralen  und  Kirchen  der  Deutschen  Erz-,  Hoch- 
und  Unmittelbaren  Reichs-Stifter.  Numerous  numismatic 
plates  of  coins  and  medals,  descriptive  MS.  on  some.  4to, 
boards.  Rare.  Halle,  1848 


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jgSgplPPENHEIM  (Ancel,  expert).  Connaissances 
i^^^  Necessaries  a  un  Amateur  d'Objets  d'Art  et  de 
a^^  Curiosity.  Small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant 
1^^^:     morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Rouveyre,  1879 
Limited  edition  of   100  copies  on  parchment,  Japan,   China,   tinted  and 
Whatman  paper,   of  which  the  above  is  one  of  the  last  named.     Many  of  the 
lines  in  the  text,  the  fleurons,  printer's  marks,  etc.,  are  printed  in  sepia. 

This  work  contains  an  alphabetical  list  of  objects,  the  date  of  their  manu- 
facture, the  commercial  price,  etc.  The  volume  is  invaluable  to  a  collector  of 
curios  or  objects  of  art. 

257  ORTELIUS  (Hieronymus).  Schone  Bildnus  in  Kupferge- 
stochen,  etc.  Numerous  plates  of  biblical  women,  com- 
mencing with  Eve  spinning  from  an  impromptu  distaff, 
Susannah,  the  woman  taken  in  adultery,  etc.  Small  4to, 
cloth  (title  mounted  and  some  pp.  stained).  Augusta,  16 10 
Very  rare  and  curious  17th  century  engravings,  some  of  nudes. 


HJARIS  SALON.— Catalogue  Illustre  du  Salon, 
publie  sous  la  Direction  de  F.  G.  Dumas,  1880 
to  1886  inclusive.  With  several  thousands  of 
reproductions  from  the  original  designs  of  the 
artists.  7  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  red  crushed  levant 
morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  other  uncut.  Paris,  i88c3-86 

259  PATTISON    (Mrs.    Mark).     The   Renaissance   of    Art  in 

France.  With  19  illustrations  on  steel.  2  vols.  8vo,  fresh 
half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.    London,  1879 

Written  by  the  present  wife  of  Sir  Charles  Dilke.  "This  is  the  first  complete 
account  that  has  appeared  of  one  of  the  most  important,  and  at  the  same  time 
difficult,  periods  in  the  history  of  French  art.  ...  In  any  case  Mrs.  Pattison's 
work  even  now  is  an  indispensable  guide  to  its  subject.  No  reader  will  lay  down 
the  work,  carefully  thought  out  and  attractively  written,  without  a  feeling  of 
satisfaction,  and  there  is  probably  no  map  in  this  special  branch  of  art  who 
would  not  have  been  glad  to  have  written  such  a  work." — London  Athenirum. 

260  PEIGNOT  (Gabriel).     De  la  Maison  Royale  de  France,  ou 

Precis  Genealogique  et  Anecdotique  sur  la  Famille  de 
Bourbon  et  sur  les  Illustres  Aieux,  depuis  Saint  Arnoul, 
en  596;  etc.     Portraits.     Small  8vo,  half  morocco. 

Paris,  1815 
Very  rare,  and  No.  66  of  a  hmited  edition. 

HENRY  DE  PENE'S  LIFE  OF  THE  COUNT  DE  CHAMBORD. 

261  PfeNE    (Henri   de).     HENRI   de   FRANCE.     Illustrated 

with  numerous  portraits  and  other  illustrations,  including 
etchings,  line  engravings,  facsimile  aquarelles,  fusains,  etc., 
etc.     Large  4to,  half  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  Oudin,  1884 

This  volume,  written  by  the  uncle  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois,  is  a  biography  of  the 
late  Count  de  Chambord,  the  soi-disant  King  Henri  V.  of  France. 


68  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

262  PENNANT  (Thomas).     Some  Account  of  London.     Map, 

portraits,  folding  plates   of    views,   antiquities,    etc.,    some 
engraved  by  Heath  and  mostly  proofs  before  letters. 
Small  8vo,  fresh  half  calf  gilt,  citron  edges.     London,  1813 
Very  scarce  in  this  fine  state.    "This  work  is  one  of  the  most  pleasing  topo- 
graphical performances  that  has  ever  appeared." — Lowndes. 

EXTRA   ILLUSTRATED   COPY  OF  PEPYS"   DIARY. 

263  PEPYS  (Samuel).     Diary  and  Correspondence  of,  from  his 

MS.  Cypher  in  the  Pepysian  Library,  with  a  Life  and  Notes 
by  Richard  Lord  Braybrooke,  deciphered  with  Addi- 
tional Notes  by  Rev.  Mynors  Bright,  M.A.  Facsimiles, 
etc.  10  vols:  8vo,  half  levant  morocco,  by  R.  W.  Smith, 
top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1884 

Unique.  No.  79  of  a  limited  edition  of  169  copies  of  which  the  above  is  on 
Holland  paper. 

This  copy  is  illustrated  by  the  addition  of  about  100  portraits  and  views,  some 
of  which  are  very  fine  and  scarce,  including  some  splendid  proofs  on  India  paper, 
including  Pepys  after  Hales,  NellGwyn  after  Lely,  Wilmot  after  Lely,  Sir  Isaac 
Newton  after  Kneller,  Duchess  of  Cleveland  after  Lely,  Sir  C.  Wren  after 
Kneller,  the  Earl  of  Clarendon  after  Lely,  Countess  of  Rochester  after  Lely, 
Inigo  Jones  after  Vandyck,  Mrs.  Pepys  after  Hales,  etc. ,  etc. 

"  The  best  book  of  its  kind  in  the  English  language.  Pepys  is  marvellously 
entertaining:  the  times  and  the  man  peep  out  in  a  thousand  odd  circumstances 
and  amusing  expressions.  The  ablest  picture  of  the  age  in  which  the  writer 
lived,  and  a  work  of  standard  importance  in  English  literature." — London  Athe- 
naum. 

THE   HISTORY  OF  ART   BY   PERROT  AND  CHIPIEZ. 

264  PERROT  (Georges)  and  CHIPIEZ  (Charles).     History  of 

Art.     Translated  and   Edited  by  Walter  Armstrong, 
/.  e.: — 

I.  History  of  Art  in  Phoenicia  and  its  Dependencies,  from 
the  French.  Illustrated  with  644  engravings  in  the  text  and 
\o  steel  and  colored  plates.     2  vols. 

II.  History  of  Art  in  Ancient  Egypt.  Illustrated  with  598 
engravings  in  the  text  and  14  steel  and  colored  plates.  2 
vols. 

III.  History  of  Art  in  Chaldsea  and  Assyria.  Illustrated 
with  452  engravings  in  the  text  and  15  steel  and  colored  plates. 
2  vols. 

Together  6  vols.  4to,  fresh  half  red  levant  morocco,  top 
edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  London,  1883-85 

"  M.  Perrot's  name  as  a  classical  scholar  and  archjeologist,  and  M.  Chipiez's 
as  a  penetrating  critic  of  architecture,  stand  so  high  that  any  work  from  their 
pens  is  sure  of  a  warm  welcome  from  all  students  of  the  material  remains  of 
antiquity.  These  volumes  are  the  first  instalment  of  an  undertaking  which  has 
for  its  aim  the  history  and  critical  analysis  of  that  great  organic  growth  which, 
beginning  with  the  Pharaohs  and  ending  vrith  the  Roman  Emperors,  forms  what 
is  called  Antique  Art." — Preface. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  69 

265  PERSIUS.— AvLi   Persii   Flacci   Satyras   Sex   ad   Fidem 

Optimarvm  Editionvm,  etc.,  edidit  G.  F.  Sebaldvs. 
Every  page  of  the  text  and  numerous  charming  illustrations 
engraved  by  J.  M.  Schmidt.  8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  marbled 
edges.  Rare.  Nuremberg,  1765 

266  PICTURESQUE  AMERICA,  or  the  Land  We  Live  In,  ed 

ited  by  William  Cullen  Bryant.  Numerous  engravings 
on  steel  and  wood  by  American  artists.  Parts  i  to  19  inclu- 
sive.    Large  4to,  sewed.  N.  Y.,  n.  d. 

267  PICTURESQUE  SKETCHES,  comprising  Architectural 

Sculpture,  Statues,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Fountains,  Capi- 
tals, Cathedrals,  Iron-Work,  Details  of  Ornament,  etc.  26 
plates.     Oblong  4to.  Boston,  1885 

268  PLANCHE    (J.    R.).      Cyclopaedia  of  Costume,   including 

Notices  of  Contemporaneous  Fashions  on  the  Continent 
of  Europe.  Profusely  illustrated  with  colored  and  metal 
plates,  mostly  from  MSS.,  and  woodcuts.  Thick  4to,  fresh 
half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

N.  Y.  [London],  1877 

THE  DU  BOIS  EDITION  OF  PLUTARCH-LARGE  PAPER— 
WITH  DUPLICATE  SETS  OF  INDIA  PROOFS  OF  THE 
PLATES  AND   IN  TWO   STATES. 

269  PLUTARCH. — Vies  des   Hommes   Illustres   de    PLU- 

TARQUE  traduites  du  Grec  par  D.  Ricard.  Illustrated 
with  plates  and  portraits  from  statues,  bas-reliefs,  etc. — the 
plates  IN  TWO  states  on  India  paper — one  before  let- 
ters— also  maps,  some  colored.  15  vols,  in  27  (all  with 
separate  titles).  Large  8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco 
(slightly  foxed  in  some  vols.,  etc.) 
Paris,  chez  F.  Aug.  du  Bois,  ^diteur-proprietairc,  1837-41 

LARGE  PAPER,  with  double  set  of  India  proofs  as  stated  above. 

Dominic  Ricard  devoted  almost  his  entire  life  to  his' translation  and  edition  of 
Plutarch.  He  interpreted  this  grand  old  author  from  the  most  correct  texts, 
and  with  an  exactitude  of  historic  truth  that  entirely  put  into  the  shade  the  labors 
of  his  predecessors  Amyot,  Tallemant  and  Dacier.  His  version  is  clear,  and 
reads  easily  and  agreeably. 

The  beautiful  plates  and  carefully  executed  maps  were  taken  from  the  most 
authentic  sources. 

269*  POE.  LeCorbeau  [The  Raven],  Poeme,  par  Edgar  Poe. 
Traduction  Francaise  de  St^phane  Mallarm£.  Avec 
illustrations  par  Edouard  Manet.     Folio,  paper. 

Paris,  1875 

No.  102  of  an  edition  limited  to  240  copies,  each  signed,  like  the  above,  by 
the  translator  and  the  artist,  the  celebrated  Manet,  the  leader  of  the  realistic 
school  of  painting  in  France. 


70  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

270  POETISCHER  BILDERSCHATZ  der  Vornhemsten  Bib- 

lischen  Geschichte  des  Alten  und  Neuen  Testamentes. 
Illustrated  with  300  half-page  engravings.  2  vols,  in  i. 
8vo,  marbled  calf  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt  and  tooled. 

Leipzig,  1758 

Rare.  Fine  old  eighteenth  century  binding,  with  admirably  executed 
prints  and  two  vignettes  on  titles. 

LIMITED  EDITION    OF    POETS   AND    ETCHERS— SIGNED 

PROOFS. 

271  POETS   AND  ETCHERS.— Poems  by  T.  B.  Aldrich,  W. 

C.  Bryant,  R.  W.  Emerson,  J.  R.  Lowell,  H.  W.  Long- 
fellow and  J.  G.  Whittier. — Etchings  by  K.  F.  Bel- 
lows, Samuel  Colman,  Henry  Farrer,  R.  Swain-Gif- 
FORD  and  J.  D.  Smillie.  Square  large  folio,  loose  in  cloth 
portfolio,  with  inside  leather  joints.  Boston,  1882 

Limited  edition  of  fifty  impressions,  the  above  being  No.  2. 
These  charming  etchings,  illustrating  the  works  of  our  greatest  American 
poets,  are  all,  to  the  number  of  twenty,  signed  by  the  etchers  themselves.  They 
are  in  cut  cardboard  mounts  and  are  China  paper  proofs  before  letters.  The 
text  is  illustrated  further  by  a  number  of  vignettes  by  Smillie,  Bellows,  Colman, 
Farrer  and  Swain-Gifford. 

272  PORTFOLIO  (The).     An  Artistic  Periodical,  edited  by  P. 

G.  Hamerton.  Profusely  illustrated  with  fine  large 
etchings  and  photogravures.  Folio,  half  morocco,  gilt  top 
edge.  London,  1876" 

Probably  no  fine  art  periodical  has  enjoyed  so  well-deserved  a  reputation  as 
Hamerton's  Portfolio ;  and  as  it  is  now  universally  conceded  that  by  etchings 
alone  can  the  colors  of  painting  be  presented  to  the  imagination,  the  earlier  por- 
tions of  this  famous  periodical  will  increase  in  value  daily. 

LARGEST  PAPER  COPY  OF  PUGIN  AND  HEATH'S  PARIS 
—WITH  INDIA  PROOFS  BEFORE  ALL  LETTERS. 

273  PUGIN  and  HEATH.     Paris  and  its  Environs  Displayed, 

with  Topographical  and  Historical  Descriptions  by  L.  T. 
Ventouij-Lac.  a  series  of  200  picturesque  views  from 
drawings  by  Augustus  Pugin  and  engraved  by  C.  Heath. 
2  vols,  in  I.  Thick  large  4to,  morocco  extra  gilt,  edges 
gilt  (foxed  slightly  and  binding  rubbed).       London,  1833 

LARGEST  PAPER  INDIA  PROOFS  BEFORE  ALL  LETTERS,  and 
pubhshed  at  £,%  8s.    With  both  English  and  French  texts. 

"  The  works  of  Mr.  Pugin  are  invaluable  to  the  antiquary,  as  well  as  to  the 
artist  and  architect." — Allibone. 

274  PusCHNER  (J.    G.).      Blumen  Buch.     Nearly  50  plates  of 

flowers.     Large  4to,  sewed,  uncut.  n.  p.,  n.  d. 

Rare.  Puschner  flourished  at  Nuremburg  from  about  1670  to  1720.  He  is 
best  known  as  an  engraver  of  portraits. 


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PYNE'S  COSTUME— WITH  PLATES  COLORED    BY   HAND. 

275  PYNE  (W.  H.).  The  COSTUME  of  GREAT  BRITAIN. 
60  fine  plates  beautifully  colored  by  hand  in  facsimile  of  the 
original  drawings.  Folio,  half  roan,  uncut  (binding 
rubbed).  London,  William  Miller,  1808 

An  UNUSUALLY  FINE  copy  of  this  rare  and  valuable  book,  of  which  a  very 
limited  number  were  issued.  It  was  never  reprinted  on  account  of  the  great 
expense  attending  its  publication.  The  text  was  printed  at  the  celebrated  Press 
of  W.  BULMER,  and  each  print  engraved  in  aquatint  on  copper,  and  exquisitely 
colored  by  hand  in  fac-simile  of  Pyne's  very  clever  and  artistic  drawings.  This 
artist  is  well  and  favorably  known  as  the  author  of  "  The  Microcosm,"  a  work 
to  which  many  artists  (Turner  included),  are  indebted  fpr  the  spirited  figures  in 
many  of  their  foregrounds.  He  is  also  the  author  of  that  magnificent  publica- 
tion, "  The  History  of  Royal  Residences  in  Great  Britain,"  and  many  other 
works  issued  by  the  celebrated  publisher;  Ackermann. 

AFFAELO  (Sanzio).  The  Book  of  Raphael's 
Cartoons,  by  R.  Cattermole.  Portrait,  vig- 
nette title  and  fine  steel  plates  ejigraved  by  A.  W. 
Warren.     8vo,  cloth  gilt,  uncut.    London,  1845 

"  The  engravings  by  Warren  are  gems  of  themselves." — Monthly  Review. 

277  RAMBOSSON  (J.).     Les  Harmonies  du  Son   at  I'Histoire 

des  Instruments  de  Musique.  Illustrated  with  200  wood 
engravings  and  5  chromolithographic  plates.  Thick  large 
8vo,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  Eirmin-Didot,  1878 
One  of  the  most  important  works  on  music  published  in  this  century. 

RAPIN'S  ENGLAND,  WITH  VERTUE  AND  HOUBRAKEN'S 

PLATES. 

278  RAPIN  DE  THOYRAS.     History  of  England,  translated 

by  Tindal.  Maps  and  the  series  of  heads  .and  tfionuments 
by  Vertue  and  Houbraken;  also  numismatic  plates.  5 
vols,  thick  folio,  old  calf,  gilt.  London,  i-] ^■^-/ii.i 

Fine  clean  copy,  with  good  impressions  of  the  plates. 

"  Rapin  and  Hume  are  our  two  great  historians.  Rapin  is  important,  and 
always  unaffected  and  laborious — a  work  which  may  readily  and  ought  always  to 
be  compared  with  Huilrie.  It  is  full,  valuable,  and  a  sort  of  substitute  in  the 
absence  of  all  other  writers.  Tindal  is  not  unworthy  to  be  the  successor  of 
Rapin;  equally  diligent  and  copious,  with  the  same  attachment  of  the  best 
interests  of  Englishmen,  and,  like  his  predecessor,  a  sort  of  general  substitute 
in  the  absence  of  other  writers. " — Professor  Smyth. 

279  REMBRANDT  (Paul).    L'OEuvre  Complet  de  Rembrandt, 

decrit  et  comment^  par  M.  Charles  Blanc.    2  vols.  8vo, 

fresh  half  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,. 

others  uncut,  by  Ad.  Bertrand.  Paris,  n.  d. 

The  best  authority  on  Rembrandt,  with  a  "catalogue  raisonne  "  of  all  the 

etchings  of  the  master  and  of  his  paintings.     There  are  no  illustrations  to  this 

issue,  the  text  being  left  blank  in  places  for  the  insertion  of  cuts  or  etchings. 

' '  Rembrandt  van  Rhyn  holds  a  distinguished  place  among  the  most  popular 
engravers  of  his  country.     This  extraordinary  artist,  who  owed  everything  to 


72  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

nature,  has  established  an  epoch  in  engraving  more  than  any  other  master.  He 
was  the  inventor  of  a  process,  for  which  he  was  entirely  indebted  to  his  genius, 
and  which  has  thrown  a  charm  over  his  prints  that  is  indescribable.  His  plates 
are  partly  etched,  frequently  much  assisted  with  the  dry  point,  and  occasionally, 
though  rarely,  finished  with  the  graver  They  evince  the  most  extraordinary 
facility  of  hand,  and  display  the  most  consummate  intelligence  of  the  effect  of 
light  and  shadow.  His  point,  playful  and  free,  sports,  if  the  expression  may  be 
allowed,  in  picturesque  disorder,  and,  by  an  enchanting  negligence,  produces, 
as  if  by  accident,  the  most  surprising  effects,  which  are,  however,  always  regu- 
lated by  his  perfect  acquaintance  with  the  principles  of  chiar-oscuro." — 
Bryan. 

280  Renouard  (J.).     Croquis  d'Animaux. ,    16  humorous  colored 

page  plates.     4to,  boards,  red  edges.  [Paris,  n.  d.] 

RENOUVIER  ON  ENGRAVING  —  PRIVATELY  PRINTED 
AND  WITH  INSERTED  LETTER  OF  CHARLES  SUM- 
NER. 

281  RENOUVIER  (Jules).     Des  Types  et  des   Mani&res  des 

Maitres  Graveurs  pour  Servir  k  I'Histoire  de  la  Gravure 

en  Italic,  en  Allemagne,  dans  les  Pays-Bays  et  en  France — 

XVe  Siecle.     Large  4to,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt, 

others  uncut.  Montpelier,  1853 

Very  scarce,  privately  printed  and  presentation  copy  with  autograph 

letter  inserted  of  Charles  Sumner,  who  writes: — "At  Mr.  Furness's,  3d  Dec.  'sg. 

Dear  Mr.  Hammersley.     Here  is  a  copy  of  Renouvier's  unpublished  work  on 

Engravers,  which  I  hope  may  interest  you.    I  beg  you  to  accept  it  as  a  Souvenii' 

of  the  pleasant  hours  which  I   passed  in  examining-  your  collections.     Believe 

me.  My  dear  Sir,  with  much  regard.  Sincerely  yours,  Charles  Sumner." 

282  RENOUVIER.     Des  Gravures  sur  Bois  dans  les  Livres  de 

Simon  VosTRE,Libraire  d'Heures — avec  un  Avant — Propos 
par  Georges  Duplessis.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Auguste  Aubry,  1862 
Limited  edition,  with  illustrations  in  fac-simile  of  the  wood  engravings 
printed  in  the  fifteenth  century  in  Books  of   Hours  by  the  famous  typographer, 
Simon  Vostre. 

283  RENOUVIER.     Des  Gravures   en  Bois   dans   les   Livres 

d'Anthoine  Verard,  Maitre  Libraire,  Imprimeur,  En- 
lumineur  et  Tailleur  sur  Bois  de  Paris,  1485-1512.  8vo, 
fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  by  Niedri^e.  Paris,  1859 

_  Limited  edition  of  200  copies  and  with  fac-simile  illustrations  of  the 
Dance  of  Death,"  in  the  works  printed  by  the  great  French  printer,  Anthoine 

Verard,  1485-1512. 

284  Revue  de  l'Art  Chretien.     Profusely  illustrated,  many  full- 

page  plates,  and  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors — every  page 
■with  carmine  border.  Jany.,  April  and  October,  1884; 
Jan.,  April  and  October,  1885;  April,  July  and  October, 
1886.     Together  9  parts.     Large  4to,  sewed. 

Lille,  1884-86 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  73 

285  REYNOLDS  (Sir  Joshua,  P.R.A).     Works.     Vols.  2  and 

3.     8vo,  fine  old  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges.      London,  1809 
Presentation  copy.     With  inscription  on  sides:— "Presented  to  Mr.  Rob- 
ert Ball  Hughes  by  the  Royal  Academy  of  Art  for  the  best  basso-relievo .    Lon- 
don, December  10,  1823." 

286  Rhine  (The),  from  Mayence   to   Cologne    [with   German 

text].  Engraved  title  and  numerous  plates  of  scenery.  Ob- 
long small  4to,  cloth.  London,  n.  d. 

287  RiEDEL  (G.  F.).     A  collection  of  over  750  separate  engravings 

of  natural  history  on  some  ^o  plates.     Folio,  half  sheep. 

288  RIGOLLET.    Histoire  des  Arts  du  Dessin  depuis  I'Epoque 

Romaine  jusqu'a  la  Fin  du  XlVe  Sifecle.  With  separate 
volume  of  engraved  plates  of  antiquities,  paintings,  statuary, 
etc.,  etc.     Together  3  vols.     4to  (i),  and  8vo  (2). 

Paris,  1863-64 

289  RIS  (L.  Clement  de,   Conservateur  du  Musie  de  Versailles). 

Les  Amateurs  d'Autrefois.  With  8  etched  portraits.  Thick 
large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  crimson  levant  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  covers  bound  in  and  by  Brad- 
streets.  Paris,  Plan,  1877 

Limited  edition  and  on  thick  hand-made  paper.  The  connoisseurs  whose 
collections  and  lives  are  narrated  in  this  handsomely  printed  volume  are — Jean 
Grolier,  Jacques  Auguste  de  Thou,  Claude  Magis,  Cardinal  Mazarin,  Michael 
de  MaroUes,  Evrard  Jabach,  Countess  de  Verrue,  Pierre  Croyat,  Antoine  de  la 
Roque,  Leon  de  Madaillan,  Count  de  Lassay,  Count  de  Caylus,  Jean  de 
Julienne,  Pierre  Jean  Mariette,  Auguste  Blondel  de  Gagny,  Paul  Randon  de 
Boisset,  Laurent  de  la  Live  de  JuUy  and  Vivant  Denon.  The  eight  etched  por- 
traits are  of  the  more  important  of  these  collectors.  There  is  a  good  biblio- 
graphical index  in  addition  to  the  general  and  alphabetical  one. 

290  Robert  (Karl).     Le  Fusian  sans  Maitre,  Trait6  Pratique  et 

Complet  sur  I'Etude  du  Paysage  et  Fusain.  Plates. 
Large  8vo,  boards,  uncut.  Paris,  1874 

Printed  on  heavy  paper.  An  important  work  on  art,  being  a  treatise  on 
crayon  work  with  the  fusain. 

291  Romberg  (J.  A.)  and  Steger   (F.).     Geschichte  der  Bau- 

kunst  bei  den  Assyrien,  Medern,  Babyloniern,  Persern, 
Phoniciern,  Israeliten  und  Indern.  With  numerous  plates 
illustrating  the  architecture  of  ancient  Asia.  Large  4to, 
boards.  Leipzig,  1844 

292  Rosa  (Salvator).     Life  and  Times  of,  by  Lady  Morgan. 

Portrait  and  inserted  front.     2  vols.  8vo,  half  russia  gilt. 
'  LondiOn,  Henry  Colburn,  1824 

' '  Lady  Morgan  has  produced  two  of  the  most  amusing  octavos  we  have  met 
with,  even  in  this  biographical  age." — Edinburgh  Magazine, 


74  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THE   BLESSED   DAMOZEL— LIMITED   EDITION  OF 
THIRTY-FIVE   COPIES,   WITH   INDIA   PROOFS. 

293  ROSSETTI     (Dante    Gabriel).       The    Blessed    Damozel. 

Illustrated  with  i-eproductions  after  the  designs  of  Kenyon 
Cox.  Large  4to,  vellum  gilt,  beveled  sides,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1886 

The  above  is  one  of  the  edition  with  proof  impressions  on  India  paper,  limited 
to  thirty-iive  copies.     The  appendix  is  by  Mrs.. Schuyler  Van  Rensselaer. 

294  Roth  (J.  M.).     Augsburgsches  Friedens  Gedachtuns,  das 

ist  Friedens  Vemahlde  welche  seit  Anno  1650,  etc.  With 
numerous  historical  and  allegorical  plates  relating  to  the 
antials  of  Augsburg.  Oblong  large  4to,  boards  (last  few 
pages  mounted).  •      Augsburg,  circa  1741 

29s  ROYAUMONT  {Sieux  &e,  feu  Monsieur  Le  Maitre  de  Sacy 
et  Prieur  de  Sombreval).  L'Histoire  du  Vieux  et  du 
Nouveau  Testament,  avec  des  Explications  Edifiantes, 
Tiroes  des  Saints  Peres,  pour  R^gler  les  Moeurs  dans  toutes 
Sortes  de  Conditions.  Illustrated  with  over  260  copper- 
plate engravings  by  De  Vel — some  plates  of  nudes,  etc. 
Thick  small  8vo,  vellum  (MS.  on  title,  stained  and  some 
pages  torn).  Brussels,  1747 

A  Rare  copy  of   Royaumont      Priced  £,\t   i6s.  in  a  London  bookseller's 
recent  catalogue. 

SPLENDID  ILLUSTRATIONS  BY  PETER  PAUL  RUBENS- 
ANTWERP,  1642. 

296  RUBENS    (Peter   Paul).     Pompa   introitus   Ferdinandi 

AusTRiACi,  Hispaniar.  Infantis,  etc.,  in  Urbem  Antwerpiam, 
Iconibus  a  P.  P.  RUBENIS  delineatis  et  comment.. G. 
Gevartii  illustrata.  With  40  superb  f'ull-page  engravings, 
and  many  of  them  large  folded  plates  designed  by  Peter  Paul 
Rubens,  and  engraved  by  Paulus  Pontius  and  Th.  a 
Thulden,  and  hundreds  of  numismatic  and medalli'c plates  in 
text.     Square  large  folio,  old  calf  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

A.nt^ex'g,  loannes  Meursius,  1641  [1642] 

Rare,  with  remarkably  fine  impressions  of  the  plates.     It  contains  the 

very  rare  portrait  of  Prince  Ferdinand  designed  by  Rubens  and  engraved  by 

Paulus  Pontius,  fine  views  of  Antwerp,  and  is  an  extremely  useful  book  for  a 

decorative  artist  or  architect. 

THE  LUXEMBOURG  GALLERY-PARIS,  1710. 

297  RUBENS.     La   GALLERIE   dv  PALAIS  dv  LUXEM- 

BOURG, peinte  par  Rubens.  Magnificent  portrait  of 
Rubens  after  Van  Dyck  and  engraved  by  Audran,  dedica- 
tory plate  with  portrait  of  Ma-ri^  de  MediciS^  engraved  by 
M.ASSF.,  portraits  of  Francis  and  Jeanue  de  Medicis  ^jk 
Rubens    engraved  by  Edelinck,  and  20  are  plates,  some 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  75 

double  size,  after  the  paintings  of  YLvB^as  drawn  by  Nattier 
and  engraved  by  Chastellon,  Duchange,  Loir,  Audran, 
Trouvain,  Pic  art,  Simonneau  a«(/ Vermeulen.    Large 
.      folio,  half  roan.       Paris,  Duchange,  Graveur  du  Roy,  17 10 
A  splendid  copy,  with  brilliant  impressions  of  the  plates  after  the  grand  paint- 
ings of  Rubens  in  the  Luxembourg. 

298  RUSKIN  (John).    The  Seven  Lamps  of  Architecture.    With 

the  original  illustrations  drawn  and  engraved  by  the  author. 
Large  8vo,  original  cloth,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  Smith,  Elder  is'  Co.,  1849 
Very  scarce  and  original  edition.     This  is  one  of  the  rarest  of  Ruskin's 
works. 

"  To  Mr.  Ruskin  art  has  a  deep  moral  and  religious  significance,  both  in  its 
uses  and  in  its  connection  with  the  character  and  condition  of  the  artist.  Every 
touch  is,  for  him,  the  thought  of  a  human  intellect  and  the  voice  of  a  human 
heart.  "  He  seems  to  kiss  the  very  footsteps  of  that  art  of  which  he  is  the  great 
expositor. " — London  Times. 

299  RUSKIN.     The  Seven  Lamps  of  Architecture.     With  illus- 

trations drawn  by  the  author.   Thick   4to,  fresh   boards, 
totally  uncut. 

Sunnyside,  Orpington.  Kent,  George  Allen,  1880 
Large  paper  and  printed  at  the  Chiswick  Press  on  heavy  Whatman  paper. 


3°°  |::><a^ai::|AINT  ARROMAN  (Raoul  de).  La  Gravure  a 
I'Eau-Forte,  Essai  Historique;  also — Comment 
Je  Deviens  Graveur  k  I'Eau-Forte,  par  le  Comte 
Lepic.  Etched  portrait.  Svo,  boards,  totally 
uncut.  Paris,  Vve.  Cadart,  1876 

Limited  edition  on  thick  paper  and  with  charming  head  and  tail  pieces,  and 
initial  letters. 

THE   HOLY   BIBLE,  SPLENDIDLY   ILLUSTRATED. 

361  SAINTE  BIBLE  (La),  Traduite  par  Lemaistre  de  Sacy. 
Illustrated  with  numerous  steel  engravings  by  or  after  Raf- 
faelo,  Francois,  Horace  Vernet,  Lecomte,  Girodet, 
Prudhon,  Murillo  and  the  other  great  masters  of  ancient 
and  modern  times.  4  vols,  large  Svo,  green  morocco,  inside 
gold  dentelle  borders,  green  watered  silk  ends,  leather 
joints  and  gilt  edges.  Paris,  Fume  et  Cie.,  1841-45 

A  splendid  copy  of  this  beautifully  illustrated  French  translation  of  the  Holy 
Bible. 

302  SAINTE  BIBLE  (La),  Ancien  et  Nouveau  Testament, 
Recit  et  Commentaire  par  L'Abbe  F.  R.  Salmon,  du 
Diocese  de  Paris,  Chanoine  Honoraire  de  Chalons.  Illus- 
trated with  24  wood  engravings  by  ScHi^ORR.  Red  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Firmiti-Didot,  1878 


76  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LIMITED    EDITION    OF    "  PAUL    AND   VIRGINIA,"    ELE- 
GANTLY BOUND  BY  SMEERS. 

303  SAINT    PIERRE    (Bernardin  de).      PAUL    ET    VIR- 

GINIE,  pR]5cfo£  d'une  Preface  par  JULES  JANIN. 
Illustrated  with  etchings  on  India  paper  by  V.  Foulquier. 
Large  8vo,  elegantly  bound  by  Smeers  in  crushed  dark 
green  levant  morocco,  most  beautifully  tooled  in  gold, 
with  floriation  and  geometrical  designs  on  the  sides  and 
back,  inside  gold  tooled  borders  and  edges  gilt  on 
marble.  Paris,  Jouaust,  1869 

No.  122  of  a  LIMITED  EDITION  of  342  numbered  copies  in  all,  on  parch- 
ment, Whatman,  China  and  papier  vergS,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of  the 
last  named.  This  charmingly  printed  edition  is  dedicated  by  Jouaust  to  his 
master  and  friend,  Leon  Curmer,  to  the  artist  whose  name  is  inseparable  from 
that  of  Bernardin  de  Saint  Pierre. 

CURMER'S    BEAUTIFUL    EDITION    OF    THE    NEW  TES- 
TAMENT. 

304  SAINTS   EVANGILES    (Les).      Traduits  de  la  Vulgate, 

par  M.  L'AsBfi  Dassance,  Vicaire  G^ndral  de  Mont- 
pellier.  Illustrated  with  plates  by  Tony  Johannot,  Cave- 
lier,  G^rard-Seguin  and  Breviere — also  every  page  sur- 
rounded with  woodcut  border.  2  vols,  large  8vo,  purple 
crinkled  morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  leather  joints, 
covers  bound  in,  edges  gilt,  by  E.  H.  Schaefer. 

Paris,  1836 

A  handsome  copy  of  Curmer's  beautiful  edition,  which  is  now  very  scarce 
and  high  priced.  The  above  has  illuminated  frontispiece,  the  maps  colored  and 
many  of  the  plates  on  India  paper. 

THE     PARIS    SALON— FOLIO    AND    SUPERBLY    ILLUS- 
TRATED. 

305  SALON  DE  PARIS  ILLUSTRE— 1885.  Texte  par  Maurice 

de  Seigneur.  Illustrated  with  130  photogravures — some 
tinted.  Square  folio,  fresh  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut.  Paris,  Jules  Lemonnyer,  1885 

This  splendidly  illustrated  volume,  containing  reproductions  of  the  works  of 
the  great  contemporary  French  artists,  was  superbly  printed  by  Pillet  and 
Dumoulin.  It  is  entirely  out  of  print  and  scarce,  although  not  two  years  old. 
The  hst  of  the  painters  and  sculptors  whose  works  are  given  in  this  volume  shows 
that  not  a  master  has  been  overlooked. 

306  SALVARDI    (Natale).      Collezione  Scelta  dei  Monumenti 

Sepolcrali  del  Comune  Cimitero  di  Bologna.  With  numer- 
ous plates  of  monuments,  statuary,  etc.  Square  folio  half 
green  morocco,  cloth  sides  (rubbed).  Bologna,' 1825 

Prince  Demidoff's  copy  and  from  the  library  of  San  Donate. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  77 

LARGE   PAPER   COPY  OF   THE    PICTURESQUE  TOUR  OF 
THE  SEINE. 

307  SAUVAN  (M.)     Picturesque  Tour  of  the  Seine  from  Paris 

to  the  Sea,  with  Particulars,  Historical  and  Descriptive. 
Map.  vignette  title,  tail-piece,  and  24  finely  colored  engrav- 
ings by  Sutherland,  Haveli:  and  others,  from  original 
drawings  by  A.  Pugin  and  J.  Gendall.  Square  folio, 
fresh  half  green  morocco  gilt,  beveled  cloth  sides,  gilt 
edges.  London,  R.  Ackermann,  1821 

Large  paper  and  fine  copy,  with  splendid  impressions  of  the  magnificent 
plates.     Published  at  ;£^  6  6s .,  in  boards. 

308  SCHEVCHZER  (J.   J.).      Kupfer  Bibel   in  welcher  die 

Physica  Sacra,  Beheiligte  Natur  Wissenschafft.  Numerous 
handsomely  executed  plates.     4  vols,  thick  folio,  vellum. 

Augsburg,  1731-35 

Rare.  This  splendid  work  is  illustrated  with  some  750  beautiful  engravings, 
remarkably  fine  impressions. 

309  SCHMOLZE  (Carl  Heinrich).     An  Artist's  Poems.    Trans- 

lated by  C.  G.  Leland.  With  7  facsimile  illustrations 
from  the  original  lead  pencil  drawings  of  the  author. 
Large  4to,  half  calf  (front,  stained).  Phila.,  1864 

Published  exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the  Great  Central  Fair  for  the 
U.  S.  Sanitary  Commission. 

310  Schreiber    (Alois).        Teutschland    und   die   Teutschen. 

Numerous  plates  illustrative  of  the  history  of  Germany  en- 
graved by  Oberthur  after  the  original  designs  of  Metten- 
LEITER,  also  four  engraved  titles.     4to,  half  calf,  gilt. 

Carlsruhe,  1823 

"A  SCORE  OF  ETCHINGS"— PROOFS   BEFORE  LETTERS. 

311  SCORE   OF   ETCHINGS    (A),    with  text   by  ROGER 

RIORDAN.  Square  folio,  fresh  cloth,  beveled  sides,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  N.  Y.,  n.  d. 

Brilliant  proofs  before  letters  and  printed  on  fine  heavy  plate 
paper.  The  subjects  and  etchers  represented  are:  —  "Birthplace  of 
Jfean  Cousin,''  by  P.  G.  Hamerton  ;  "Rundhurst,"  by  J.  P.  Hazel- 
tine;  "  When  Rosy  Plumelets  Tuft  the  Larch,"  by  R.  S.  Chattock; 
"The  Parish  Clerk,"  by  C.  Waltner,  after  Gainsborough;  "Purfleet," 
by  F.  S.  Haden;  "Edward  J.  Poynter,"  by  Alphonse  Legros;  "Edin- 
burgh from  the  Moors,"  by  A.  Brunet-Debaines  ;  "A  Ground  Swell,"  by 
G.  S.  Ferrier;  "Whitby  Harbour,"  by  Leon  Richeton,  after  David  Law; 
"  Jedburgh,"by  C.  O.  Murray,  after  G.  Reid,  R.S.A.;  "Shaking  the  Nets,"by 
Colin  Hunter;  "The  Messenger,"  by  Hubert  Herkomer;  "The  Ferry, "  by 
K.  W.  Macbeth;  "  Coniston,"  by  David  Law;  "Chelsea,"  by  C.  J.  Watson; 
"Fish  Market  at  St.  Malo,"  by  Leon  L'Hermitte;  "Roxana,"  by  Thomas 
Riley;  "  Cellardyke  Harbor,"  by  T.  Chauvel,  after  Samuel  Bough,  R.S.A.; 
"Lane  near  Tenby,"  by  T.  S.  Townsend;  "West  Highlanders,"  by  C.  O. 
Murray,  after  J-  MacWhirter,  A.R.A. 


78  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

UNIQUE,  MAGNIFICENT  AND  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  SET 
OF  THE  WORKS  AND  LIFE  OF  SIR  WALTER  SCOTT. 

312  SCOTT  (Sir  Walter).  The  Waverley  Novels,  the  Splen- 
did Abbotsford  Edition,  with  the  finest  possible  impres- 
sions of  the  2,000  woodcuts  and  120  steel  plates  executed  pur- 
posely for  this  edition,  10  vols. ;  Poetical  Works,  with  por- 
trait after  Raeburn,  and  the  series  of  beautiful  views  drawn 
especially  for  this  edition  by  J.  M.  W.  Turner,  i  vol.;  Mis- 
cellaneous Prose  Works,  with  portraits  of  Dryden, 
Swift,  Smollett,  Mackenzie,  Gifford,  Jeffrey,  Home, 
Napoleon,  etc.,  and  a  series  of  exquisite  views  drawn 
especially  for  this  edition  by  J.  M.  W.  Turner,  3  vols.; 
Lockhart's  Life  of  the  Author,  with  a  series  of  por- 
traits of  the  Scott  family,  brilliant  proofs  on  India- 
paper,  and  views  of  Abbotsford,  etc.,  some  of  which  are 
drawn  by  J.  M.  W.  Turner  i  vol. 

The  whole  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  by  the  inser- 
tion OF  528  Portraits,  Views,  etc.,  123  of  which  are 
proofs  ON  India-paper  and  50  are  proofs  before  let- 
ter, making  an  aggregate  of  nearly  3,000  engrav- 
ings IN  all. 

TOGETHER  17  vols,  thick  large  8vo,  uniformly 
bound  as  a  set  in  polished  calf  extra,  gilt  tooled  backs  and 
sides,  contents  lettered,  broad  inside  gold  tooling,  top 
edges  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Tout.        Edinburgh,  1842-47 

UNIQUE  AND  SPLENDID  SET  of  SCOTT. 

The  Abbotsford  Edition  of  the  Waverley  Novels,  the  largest  and  handsomest 
in 'existence,  has  now  become  scarce.  The  illustrations  comprise  engravings  on 
steel  and  wood  by  the  most  notable  artists  of  the  day,  including,  Stanfield,  Wil- 
kie,  Turner.  Martin,  Landseer,  Roberts,  Maclise,  Allan,  Harvey,  Mac  Ian, 
K.  Meadows,  Phiz,  Fairholt,  Miller,  Goodall,  Horsburgh,  Wilmore,  Bran- 
dard,  etc. 

This  copy  has  been  further  enriched  by  the  insertion  of  528  extra  plates. 
Below  will  be  found  an  analysis  of  all  the  engravings  on  steel  in  each  volume: — 

Vol.  I  of  the  "Abbotsford  Waverley"  contains  58  steel  engravings,  includ- 
ing the  inserted  plates.  12  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4  before  letter; 
II  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Gordon,  Leslie,  Chalon,  Letocque,  Briggs, 
Insiiipp,  etc.;  26  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Stanfield,  Turner,  Roberts, 
Barrett,  Harding,  Cattermole;  AUom,  Westall,  De  Wint,  Fielding,  etc.,  and  21 
illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Faed,  B.  Foster,  Stejjhanoff, 
Landseer,  Maclise,  Melville,  Cooper,  George  Cruikshank,  etc. 

Vol.  2.  contains  50  steel  engravings.  12  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper, 
4  before  letter;  g  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Wright,  Catterraole,  Cook, 
Parris,  Lely,  Cooper,-  Shaw,  etc. ;  ig  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Miller,  Stan- 
field, Turner,  Finden,  Melville,  Bentley,  Wilson,  Purser,  Brandard,  Armitage, 
Nasmyth,  Forrest,  Goodall,  Daniell,  Richardson,  Allen,  Thomson,  Miller, 
Reinagle,  Engleheart,  etc.;  and  20  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or 
after  Selous,  Foster,  Landseer,  Cruikshank,  Cooper,  Warren,  Chisholm.  Engle- 
heart, Phillips,  Sharpe,  Harvey,  Stephenson,  Davis,  Carter,  etc. 

Vol.  3.  contains  58  steel  engravings.  II  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper, 
4  before  letter;  6  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Cooper,  Ryall,  Boxall,  Medina, 
Aikman,  Leslie,  Mote,  etc. ;  32  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Horsburgh,  Sands, 
Barrett,  Alloni,   Taylor,  Westall,   Finden,   Robson,   Miller,  Nasmyth,  W.  B. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  79 

Smith,  Lizars,  Tingle,  Staines,  De  Wint,  Sadler,  Forrest,  Murdock,  Roberts, 
Goodall,  Skene,  Daniell,  etc. ;  and  20  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or 
after  Stokes,  Horsley,  Mclan,  Melville,  Chalon,  Shenton,  Harvey,  Staines, 
Cruikshank,  A,  Cooper,  Phillips,  Faed,  Goodall,  Fraser,  Linnell,  Presbury, 
Stephanoff,  Rolls,  etc. 

Vol.  4  contains  63  steel  engravings.  15  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper, 
6  before  letter;  9  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Etty,  Robinson,  Lely,  Cooper, 
Vandyck,  Shaw,  Edmonston,  Cochran,  Stone,  Freeman,  Hart,  Vertue,  West, 
etc. ;  37  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Thomson,  Prout,  Melville,  Finden,  Field- 
ing, Turner,  Kernot,  Stanfield,  Nasipyth,  Miller,  Fisher,  Robson,  Leitch, 
Fraser,  Aikman,  Presbury,  Wilkie,  Whittock,  Lambert,  De  Wint,  Hart,  AUom, 
Cattermole,  Goodyear,  Le  Keux,  Mansel,  Bentley,  Nash,  etc. ;  and  17  illustra- 
tions of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Frith,  Lumb  Stocks,  George  Cruikshank, 
Duncan,  Sangster,  Stone,  Stephenson,  Faed,  Cawse,  Taylor,  Hart,  Lightfoot, 
Goodyear,  Davenport,  etc. 

Vol.  5  contains  53  steel  engravings.  8  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4  ' 
before  letter;  13  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Howard,  Scriven,  Prentiss, 
Adcock,  Faulkner,  Cook,  Shaw,  Cooper,  Landseer,  Lewis,  Zucchero,  Lizars, 
etc.;  23  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Stanfield,  Brandard,  Forrest,  Melville, 
Presbury,  Allom,  Le  Petit,  Lacey,  Roberts,  Finden,  Staines,  Miller,  Prout, 
Stothard,  Radclyffe,  Lizars,  Gastineau,  Turner,  Allen,  Cousen,  J.  Smith,  Copley, 
Fielding,  etc.;  and  15  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Landseer, 
Portbury,  Chisholm,  Engleheart,  Cruikshank,  Amald,  Floyd,  Fraser,  Faed, 
Croll,  Watt,  Hill,  Miller,  etc. 

Vol.  6  contains  48  steel  engravings.  15  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4 
before  letter ;  13  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Stump,  Meyer,  Carpenter, 
Scriven,  Cooper,  Oliver,  Garrard,  Shaw,  Zucchero,  Etty,  Ryall,  Leslie,  Mote, 
etc. ;  13  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Cousen,  Constable,  Stanfield,  Miller, 
Barrett,  De  Wint,  AUom,  Collins,  Brandard,  Horsburgh,  Richardson,  Purser, 
etc. ,  and  16  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Horsley,  Stephenson, 
Melville,  Cruikshank,  Shenton,  Leslie,  Watt,  Fraser,  Engleheart,  Chisholm, 
Allom,  Prior,  Faed,  Lumb  Stocks,  Frank  Stone,  Sangster,  Bentley,  Cooper, 
Freebaim,  etc. 

Vol  7  contains  44  steel  engravings.  10  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4 
before  letter;  13  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Shaw,  Scougal,  Cooper,  Pass, 
Boxall,  Robinson,  Deleram,  Mulready,  Ryall,  Howard,  Cook,  Jansen,  Kneller, 
etc. ;  1 8  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Roberts,  Skene,  Leitch,  Cousen,  Topham, 
Horsburgh,  Richardson,  Allom,  Clark,  I^owry,  Gastineau,  Forrest,  Austin, 
Finden,  etc. ;  and  14  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Egg, 
Stephenson,  Wright,  Cruikshank,  Adlard,  Franklin,  Boxall,  Fox,  Chisholm, 
Staines,  Ward,  Sharpe,  Webster,  Bacon,  Wilkie,  Hart,  etc. 

Vol.  8  contains  30  steel  engravings.  7  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4 
before  letter;  3  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Shaw,  Rochard,  Robinson,  etc. ; 
13  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Stanfield,  Miller,  Prout,  Finden,  Brandard, 
Brockedon,  Westall,  Baton,  Terry,  etc.;  and  15  illustrations  of  incidents, 
engraved  by  or  after  Elmore,  Stephenson,  Wright,  Allom,  Presbury,  Cruik- 
shank, Franklin,  Portbury,  Landseer,  Graves,  Sofomon,  Radclyffe,  Walker, 
Leslie.  Goodyear, , Topham,  Lightfoot,  etc. 

Vol.  9  contains  37  steel  engravings.  8  of  these  are  proofs  on  India  paper, 
4  before  letter;  3  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Parris,  Inskipp,  Hart,  etc.;  21 
views,  engraved  by  or  after  Chisholm,  Finden,  Copley  Fielding,  Stanfield, 
Horsburgh,  Cattermole,  David  Roberts,  Miller,  Cousen,  Barret,  Petit  Penson, 
Lucy  Clive,  Penson,  Barber,  David  Wilkie,  Goodall,  etc. ;  and  13  illustrations 
of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Taylor,  Lemon,  Inskipp,  Graves,  Franklin, 
Bentley,  Cruikshank,  Topham,  Elmore,  Pickersgill,  Lumb  Stocks,  etc. 

Vol.  10  contains  29  steel  engravings.  8  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  3  before 
letter;  6  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Greenshields,  Chalon,  Robinson, 
Sharpe,  Vandyck,  etc.;  12  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Westall,  Finden,  Cres- 
wick,  Evans,  Forrest,  McCuUoch,  Copley  Fielding,  Paton,  Miller,  etc. ;  10  illus- 


8o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


trations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Stephenson,  Frith,  Cruikshank,  Chis- 
holm,  Franklin,  Presbnry,  Topham,  Bentley,  Windus,  Radclyffe,  etc. 

Vol.  1 1  contains  30  steel  engravings.  7  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  4  before 
letter;  4  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Corbould,  Landseer,  Wagstaff,  Scriven, 
etc.;  13  views,  engraved  by  or  after  Cousen.  Stanfield,  Forrest,  Brandard, 
Goodall,  Robson,  Allen,  Prout,  Sands,  etc. ;  and  14  illustrations  of  incidents, 
engraved  by  or  after  Faed,  Stephenson,  Hill,  Miller,  Cruikshank,  Franklin, 
Bell,  Hook,  Capone,  etc. 

Vol.  12  contains  16  steel  engravings,  4  are  proofs  on  India  paper,  2  before 
letter;  3  portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Wilkie,  Cooper,  Wright,  etc.;  7  views, 
engraved  by  or  after  AUom,  Miller,  Forrest,  Richardson,  Brown,  McCuUoch, 
etc. ;  and  5  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Absolon,  Bell,  Cruik- 
shank, Topham,  etc. 

The  "Poetical  Works  "  contain  66  steel  engravings.  8  portraits,  engraved  by 
or  after  Raeburn,  Horsburgh,  Kneller,  Chalon,  Phillips,  Robinson,  Hart,  etc. ; 
and  58  views  and  illustrations  of  incidents,  engraved  by  or  after  Turner,  Miller, 
Roberts,  Jeavons,  Copley  Fielding,  Nixon,  Barret,  Goodall,  W.  R.  Smith, 
Cooke,  Horsburgh,  Dewint,  Callcott,  Cotman,  Varrall,  Stanley,  Higham,  Rob- 
son,  Adlard,  Bentley,  Cattermole,  Wilkinson,  Bolmer,  John  Pye.  Fisher,  Webb, 
Lewis,  Hart,  WaUis,  Willmore,  Le  Keux,  Kernot,  Harding,  Radclyffe,  A. 
Cooper,  Brandard,  Creswick,  Austin,  Armytage,  etc. 

The  "  Miscellaneous  Prose  Works,"  Vol.  i,  contains  20  steel  engravings.  '  7 
portraits,  engraved  by  or  after  Kneller,  Horsburgh,  Bindon,  Colvin  Smith, 
Hoppner,  Shaw,  Gordon,  Lizars,  Raeburn,  etc. ;  and  13  views,  engraved  by  or 
after  Turner,  Miller,  Allan,  Hill,  Richardson,  Forrest,  etc. 

"  Prose  Works,"  Vol.  2,  contains  20  steel  engravings.  2  portraits  of  Napo- 
leon after  Isabey  and  Steuben,  and  18  exquisite  views  drawn  by  J.  M.  W.  Tur- 
ner, including  The  Simplon,  Paris,  Hotel  de  Ville,  Mayence,  Brienne,  Placenza, 
Verona,  Venice,  Quai  Conti,  St.  Clpud,  Rouen,  Vincennes,  Milan,  Fontain- 
bleau,  Brussels.  Malmaison  and  The  Belerophon. 

"  Prose  Works, "  Vol.  3,  contains  11  steel  engravings.  Views  drawn  by  J. 
M.  W.  Turner  purposely  for  this  work,  including  Stirling,  Dunfermline,  Nor- 
ham  Castle,  Linlithgow,  Craigmillar  Castle,  Dunstaffnage,  Killiecrankie,  Glen- 
coe.  Loch  Ness,  Edinburgh  and  Inverness. 

Lockhart's  "  Life  of  Scott"  contains  13  steel  engravings.  8  portraits  of  the 
Scott  family,  viz. :  "  Beardie ''  Scott,  Walter  Scott  (father  of  Sir  Walter),  Anne 
(mother  of  Sir  Walter),  Lady  Scott,  Sir  Walter  Scott,  after  Raeburn,  Anne 
Scott  (daughter  of  Sir  Walter),  Mrs.  Lockhart  (daughter  of  Sir  Walter),  and  J. 
G.  Lockhart.  All  of  these,  except  the  last,  are  brilliant  proofs  on  India  paper; 
also  view  of  Abbotsf ord,  engraved  by  Miller,  after  Turner  (proof) ;  the  Library 
at  Abbotsf  ord,  engraved  by  Bell,  after  Allan;  Entrance  Hall,  Abbotsf  ord, 
engraved  by  Douglas,  after  Allan  (proof),  and  Chiefswood,  near  Abbotsford, 
engraved  by  W.  Miller,  after  J.  M.  W.  Turner. 

LIMITED    EDITION    ON    JAPAN    PAPER    OF    DICKSEE'S 

DESIGNS  TO  "  ROMEO  AND  JULIET." 
313  SHAKESPEARE. — Twelve  supers  Photogravures  of 
Scenes  in  "  ROMEO  and  JULIET  ''—from  the  original 
drawings  by  Frank  Dicksee,  A.R.A. — Proofs  on  Japan 
PAPER — mounted  on  cardboard  with  heavy  plate  mats 
enclosed  in  handsome  old  gold  colored  silk  plush  casket,  lined 
with  white  satin.  Paris,  Goupil  ^  Co.,  n.  d. 

Limited  Edition-de-Luxe. 

The  subjects  in  Shakespeare's  immortal  play  represented  in  this  set  are  as 
follows:— "  Street  Fray  between  Montagues  and  Capulets";  "The  Balcony 
Scene";  Friar  Laurence";  "The  Secret  Marriage — leaving  the  Friar's  Cell"; 
"  Death  of  Tybalt";  "Juliet  and  Nurse";  "  Romeo  and  JuUet  in  the  Hall  of 
the  Capulets";  "  Romeo  in  Friar  Laurence's  Cell" ;  "  The  Message" ;  "Romeo 
and  the  Apothecary";  "  Juliet  in  Trance,"  and  "Romeo  at  Juliet's  Tomb." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  8i 

THE  CRIES  OF  LONDON— THIRTY  FINE  ETCHINGS. 

314  SMITH  (John   Thomas,  late  Keeper   of  the  Prints  in  the 

British  Museum).  The  Cries  of  London,  Exhibiting 
Several  of  the  Itinerant  Traders  of  Ancient  and  Modern 
Times,  with  Memoir  by  J.  B.  Nichols.  30  fine  etchings, 
copied  from  rare  engravings,  or  drawn  from  life  by  the 
author,  also  portrait  by  Skelton,  from  original  drawing 
by  J.  Jackson,  R.A.  4to,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Very.scarce.     London,  J.  B.  Nichols  &>  Son,  1839 

LIMITED    EDITION   OF    "THE   OLD    ENGLISH   POTTER." 

315  SOLON  (L.  M.).     Art  of  the  Old  English  Potter  [an 

account  of  the  Progress  of  the  Craft  in  England].  Illus- 
trated by  50  beautiful  etchings  by  the  author.  Square  folio, 
fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut.  London,  1883 

260  copies  only  printed,  and  sumptuously,  on  hand-made  paper,  of  which  the 
above  is  number  71,  and  signed. 

THE    PRINCIPIA    TYPOGRAPHICA    OF    S.    LEIGH 
SOTHEBY. 

316  SOTHEBY    (S.    Leigh).     Principia    Typographica:   the 

Block-Books,  or  Xylographic  Delineations  of  Scripture 
History  issued  in  Holland,  Flanders  and  Germany  during 
The  Fifteenth  Century,  exemplified  in  connection 
with  the  Origin  of  Printing,  with  Notices  on  the  Paper- 
Marks  of  the  Period.  Illustrated  with  120  large  en- 
gravings, some  in  colors,  in  exact  similitude  of  the  very  rare 
Original  Block-Books.  3  vols,  large  4to,  half  morgcco,  un- 
cut. 'London,  printed  for  the  Author,  1858 

Only  215  copies  of  this  work  ont  of  the  250  printed  were  sold.  The  re- 
mainder were  presented  to  public  libraries  and  otherwise  specially  reserved,  but 
not  for  sale. 

The  above  copy  has  the  inserted  heraldic  book-plate  of  Major  Grylls,  and 
was  "  collated  and  bound  by  Charles  Tuckett,  Jr.,  British  Museum,  1858."  It 
is  but  slightly  foxed. 

One  of  the  most  important  works  ever  produced  upon  the  history  of  early 
printing,  on  which  it  throws  great  additional  light.  It  contains  an  extended 
examination  of  the  various"  editions  of  the  block-books  (or  books  printed  from 
wooden  blocks),  the  earliest  productions  of  the  art,  issued  in  Holland,  Flanders, 
and  Germany,  such  as  the  Apocalypsis  S.  Johannis,  Biblia  Pauperum,  Ars 
Moriendi,  Cantica  Canticorum,  Liber  Regum,  Temptationes  Dsemonum,  Ars 
Memorandi,  Endkrist,  Quindecim  Signa,  De  Generalione  Christi,  Miribilia 
IlomEe,  etc. 

It  is  not,  however,  confined  to  a  history  of  block-books,  for  it  gives  minute 
accounts,  accompanied  by  exact  fac-similes,  of  some  of  the  most  interesting  and 
rare  works  printed  with  movable  type  in  the  infancy  of  the  art.  such  as  the 
Donatusis,  Doctrinale,  Catonis  Disticha,  Horarium,  Faceti^  Morales,  Speculum 
HumauEe  Salvationis,  Bartolomseus  van  de  Proprietaten  der  Dinghen,  Exhor- 
tatio  contra  Turcos,  Literse  Indulgentiarum,  etc.  An  essay  upon  early  paper 
marks,  illustrated  by  numerous  cuts,  concludes  the  work,  which  contains  up- 
wards of  120  plates,  many  of  them  colored,  and  more  than  200  engravings  on 
wood. 


82  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

SPLENDID  SPORTING  WORK,  PUBLISHED  BY  "THE 
CENTURY"— WITH  JAPAN  PROOFS. 

317  SPORT  WITH  GUN  AND  ROD  in  American  Woods  and 

Waters,  edited  by  Alfred^  M.  Mayer,  Professor  in  the 
Stevens  Institute  of  Technology.  Profusely  illustrated 
with  Japan  proofs,  full-page  illustrations  and  numerous 
cuts  in  the  text.  Thick  4to,  cloth,  beveled  sides,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  N.  Y.,  The  Century  Co.,  1883 

A  beautifully  printed  volume  on  plate  paper  from  the  press  of  Theo.  L.  De 
Vinne. 

There  are  iten  charming  Japan  proofs  from  the  drawings  of  Mills,  Gary, 
Beard  and  Trumbull,  and  engraved  by  Kingsley,  MuUer,  Whitney,  Davidson, 
etc. 

There  are  nearly  30  page  plates  after  Foote,  Gifford,  Ward,  Beard,  Rix, 
Parrish,  etc.,  and  engraved  by  some  of  the  best  modern  American  engravers, 
as  are  the  hundreds  of  other  illustrations  in  the  text. 

The  letter-press  is  from  the  pens  of  Alfred  M.  Mayer,  Charles  C.  Ward, 
James  Gordon,  Rowland  E.  Robinson,  Lew  Wallace,  George  Bird  Gunnell, 
Lord  Dunraven,  W.  M.  Laffan,  J.  Harrison  Mills,  John  Muir,  Frederick 
Schwatka,  Barnet  Phillips,  Edward  Seymour,  James  A.  Henshall,  Maurice 
Thompson,  A.  G.  Wilkinson,  Francis  Endicott,  Thaddeus  Norris,  A.  R.  Mac- 
donough,  Charles  Dudley  Warner,  etc. 

318  STIMMER.— Neue   Kunstliche  Figuren   Biblischer  Histo- 

rien,  Gruntlich  von  Tobia  Stimmer  gerissen  und  zu  Gotts- 
,  forchtiger  ergetzung  und   achtiger   hertzen   mit   artigen 

Reimen  begriffen  durch  "J.  F.  G.  M."  Every  page  illus- 
trated with  facsimile  wood  engravings  and  borders.  Small 
4to,  light  brown  morocco,  stamped  with  antique  design, 
red  edges.  Basle,  1576 

L1.MITED  FAC-siMiLE  REPRINT  by  George  Hirth,  of  Munich  and  Leipzig, 
1881.  These  religious  cuts  by  Tobias  Stimmer  were  commended  by  Rubens, 
who  declared  that  he  had  studied  them  with  attention,  and  derived  much  in- 
struction from  them. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  PROFUSELY  ILLUSTRATED 
"ANTIQUARIAN  ITINERARY." 

319  [STORER  (James).]     Antiquarian  Itinerary,  compris- 

ing Specimens  of  Architecture,  Monastic,  Castellated  and 
Domestic;  with  other  Vestiges  of  Antiquity  in  Great 
Britain.  Illustrated  with  nearly  350  fine  copper-plates  and 
numerous  woodcuts  in  text.  7  vols.  8vo,  smooth  red  morocco 
elegant,  gilt  edges  (not  quite  uniform  in  tooling,  and 
rubbed  slightly).  London,  1815-18 

Large  paper,  and  with  beautiful  and  early  impressions  of  the  copper-plates 

and  wood  engravings.     The  above  was  James  Comerford's  copy,  and  contains 

his  inserted  heraldic  book-plate. 

320  STOTHERT    (James).       French    and    Spanish    Painters. 

Portrait  and  numerous  fine  steel  plates,  engraved  by  Hous- 
SOULLIER,  Morgan, 'BoiLviN  and  others  from  famous 
pictures.     Thick  4to,  cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Phila.  (London),  n.  d. 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  83 

321  STURT  (J.).  The  Orthodox  Communicant.  With  en- 
graved borders  and  vignettes  to  the  text,  the  whole  of  which 
is  also  printed  from  engraved  text.     Small  8vo,  old  calf. 

London,  172 1 

Rare  and  fine  example  of  an  entirely  engraved  work.  With  the  imprint — 
"  London,  engraven  and  sold  by  J.  Sturt  in  Golden  Lion  Court  in  Aldersgate 
Street,  MDCCXXI."  John  Sturt  is  noticed  in  Spooner  as  an  engraver,  whose 
chief  excellence  consisted  in  engraving  ornamental  letters  and  scriptural 
vignettes. 


HACKERAY  (William  Makepeace).  The  Ma- 
hogany Tree.  With  24  illustrations  by  Frank 
T.  Merrill,  some  on  Japan  paper,  and  mounted 
on  cardboard.  Square  folio,  fresh  half  morocco, 
in  imitation  of  mahogany,  cloth  sides,  top  edge 
gilt.  Boston,  1887 

Limited  Japanese  paper  edition  of  100  copies,  of  which  the  above  is 
No.  31. 

"The  literary  history  of  'The  Mahogany  Tree, '  like  that  of  happy  nations, 
is  exceedingly  meagre.  It  was  published  anonymously  in  '  Punch.'  The  author 
omitted  the  second  stanza  when  reprinting  it  among  the  first  collections  of  his 
poems,  more  wisely  restoring  it  in  a  later  edition." — J.  J.  Roche. 

SIGNED  AI?TIST'S  PROOFS  OF  BARNARD'S  "CHARACTER 
SKETCHES"  TO  THACKERAY. 

323  THACKERAY. — Character  Sketches  from,  in  six  illustra- 

tions by  Frederick  Barnard,  artist's  signed  proofs  on 
Japan  paper,  mounted  on  cardboard,  with  heavy  plate 
mats  in  portfolio,  with  ties.    Square  large  folio. 

London,  n,  d. 

Limited  Edition-de-Luxe,  of  which  this  copy  is  No.  69. 

The  characters  represented  in  this  magnificent  series  are: — "  Major  Pen- 
dennis";  "Dobbin";  "  The  Little  Sister  "  ;  "Captain  Costigan";  "Colonel 
Newcome ''  ;  and  "  Lady  Gaunt. " 

324  THAMES  (The).     75  fine  engravings  by  W.  B.  and  George 

CooYiEyfrom  designs  ^t/'Dewint,  Hughes,  Owen,  Arnold, 
Barrett,  Clennel  and  others.     4to,  old  half  roan. 

London,  W.  B.  Cooke,  1822 

325  THOMSON  (Stephen).     Masterpieces  of  Antique  Art,  with 

Descriptive  Text.  25  examples  in  permanent  photography 
from  the  celebrated  collections  in  the  Vatican,  The  Louvre, 
and  the  British  Museum.  Large  4to,  cloth  extra  gilt, 
edges  gilt  (a  few  plates  loose).  London,  1878 

Printed  at  the  Elzevir  Press. 

326  THORNBURY  (Walter).     Historical  and  Legendary  Bal- 

lads and  Songs.  With  illustrations  by  Whistler,  Walker, 
Tenniel,  Watson,  Small,  Sandys,  Pinwell,  Morten, 


84  THE  PENE  JDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Lawless  and  many  others.  4to,  fresh  cloth,  gilt,  beveled 
sides,  gilt  edges.  London,  1876 

Walter  Thornbury  says  in  his  Preface  to  the  above: — "  To  this  volume  the 
author  has  devoted  the  pleasantest  and  sunniest  hours  of  the  last  twenty  five 
years.  The  classified  index  which  he  subjoins  will  show  that  his  verses  are 
bound  together  in  a  certain  sequence,  and  that  they  have  sprung  spontaneously 
out  of  various  lines  of  study  and  of  thought." 

327  Tiffin   (W.  F.).     Gossip   about   Portraits,   principally   En- 

graved Portraits.     Small  8vo,  cloth.    ,  London,  1866 

A  charming  volume,  brimful  of  interest  to  collectors  of  prints,  and  particularly 
to  portrait  collectors,  interspersed  with  varied  biographical,  anecdotal  and  liter- 
ary memoranda. 

Contents: — Introductory;  Portrait  Collections;  Remarks  on  Plagiarisms; 
Portraits  and  Portrait  Painters;  Portraits  and  Poets;  Portraits  Wanted;  False, 
Unsatisfactory,  and  Altered  Portraits;  Collectors  and  Collections;  Prints  and 
Print-sellers;  with  General  Index,  etc. 

328  TOMBLESON'S  Rheinansichten.      Numerous  steel  plates — 

views  of  the  Rhine.  Parts  i  to  22  in  11  pieces.  Large  8 vo, 
sewed. 

TOPFFER'S  CHARMINGLY  ILLUSTRATED  WORKS. 

329  TOPFFER  (R.).  Premiers  Voyages  en  Zigzag  ou  Excursions 

d'un  Pensionnat  en  Vacances  dans  les  Cantons  Suisses  et 
sur  le  Revers  Italien  des  Alpes,  illustrated  with  54  page 
illustrations  and  a  large  number  of  vignettes  in  the  text  after 
the  designs  of  the  author;  also — 

TOPFFER,  Nouveaux  Voyages  en  Zigzag  a  la  Grande 
Chartreuse  autour  du  Mont  Blanc  dans  les  Valines 
d'Herens,  de  Zermatt,  au  Grimsel,  a  Genes  et  a  la  Cor- 
niche,  pr^cddds  d'une  notice  de  Topffer  par  M.  Sainte- 
Beuve,  de  I'Acaddmie  Fran^aise.  Illustrated  after  the 
original  designs  of  Topffer  by  Calame,  Karl  Girardet, 
Francais,  D'Aubigny,  deBar,  Gagnet  and  Forest. 

TOGETHER  2  vols.  Large  8vo,  half  morocco  gilt, 
cloth  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  1870-74 

These  charming  works  of  Topffer,  who  died  in  1846,  show  his  artistic  genius 
and  the  Joss  to  art  caused  by  the  malady  of  his  eyes,  which  forced  him  to  relin- 
quish the  profession  of  a  painter. 

330  TOPFFER.      Reflexions  et  Menus— Propos  d'un  Peintre 

Genevois,  ou  Essai  sur  le  Beau  dans  les  Arts.  2  vols, 
small  8vo,  folded  (ready  for  binding).  Paris,  1848 

With  notice  of  the  life  and  works  of  the  author  by  Albert  Aubert. 

331  TURENNE:    sa  Vie,  les   Institutions,   Militaires   de   son 

temps   par   Jules   Roy.        With  fine  chroma-lithographs 

and  several  hundred  other  illustrations.     Large  8vo,  fresh 

half  red  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1884 

Handsomely  printed  by  Pillet  and  Dumoulin.      The  following  artists  and 

engravers  participated  in  this  work: — I-ix,  Adrien  Marie,  Lep^re,  Goutzwiller, 

Nordmann,  Huyot,  Baude,  MoUer,  Jeaugeon,  Petit.  Gillot,  etc. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  85 

332  TURNER  (J.  M.  W.).  Annual  Tour:  Wanderings  by 
the  Loire,  by  Leitch  Ritchie.  With  21  highly  finished 
line  engravings  of  the  most  beautiful  scenery,  from  draw- 
ings by  J.  M.  W.  Turner  {some  foxed').  Large  8vo,  in 
the  original  morocco  gilt  binding,  edges  gilt. 

London,  1833 

Large  paper  and  original  edition,  with  very  fine  impressions  of  the  plates. 
The  engraved  title  has  been  cut  and  mounted  and  there  is  an  inserted  vignette 
title  from  the  "  Rivers  of  France." 


333  li;lffe»SlP  1 HRSPRUNG  der  Europaeischen  Reiche.  A 
collection  of  30  engraved  plates  of  historical  sub- 
jects, with  engraved  descriptions  below,  also  en- 
graved title  and  index.     Large  8vo,  boards. 

Augsburg,  [1705] 

Rare,  a  curious  collection  and  depicting  noteworthy  incidents  in  the  history 
of  Europe  from  the  earliest  times. 

FIFTEEN  VOLUMES  OF  A  PARIS  ILLUSTRATED  JOURNAL. 

334  UNIVERS  ILLUSTRE.     Journal  YLeoAomaAmx&'profusely 

illitstrated,  for  the  years  1858  to  1868  (/.  e.:  Vol.  i.  No.  i. 
May  2,  1858,  to  No.  702,  June  27,  1868,  inclusive).  To- 
gether 15  vols.     Half  roan  (some  slightly  rubbed). 

Paris,  1858-68 


ACHON  (Marius).  L'Ancien  Hotel  de  Ville  de 
Paris,  1533-1871.  121  full-page  etchings  and 
heliogravures,  and  2^  in  the  text ;  also  numerous 
other  illustrations.     Large  4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Quantin,  1882 

This  SUPERB  monograph  of  the  Paris  Hotel  de  Ville,  burned  down  by  the 
Communists  in  1871,  was  published  under  the  auspices  of  the  Municipal  Coun- 
cil of  Paris. 

336  VAN  DYCK  (Antoine).     Sa  Vie  et  son  CEuvre  par  Jules 

Guiffrey.  Profusely  illustrated  with  etchings  and  other 
full-page  plates,  also  illustrations  in  the  text,  facsimiles,  etc. 
Folio,  cloth  uncut.  Paris,  Quantin,  1882 

According  to  Fuseli,  Van  Dyck  deserves  the  next  place  after  Titian  in  portrait 
painting.     He  was  a  perfect  master  of  drawing  and  chiaroscuro. 

RARE  EARLY  EDITION   OF  VASARI'S  PAINTING. 

337  VASARI    (Giorgio).      Trattato   della   Pittvre.      Woodblock 

portrait  of  N A^A^i.     4to,  sheep.  Florence,  16 19 

Very  rare,  and  printed  by  Giandonato  and  Bernardo  Giunti,  and  with  the 
device  "  a  fleur-de-lys  "  of  that  famous  house  of  typographers,  Dedicated — 
"  in  Georgii  Vasarii  Arretini  pjptops  celeberriuji  historias." 


86  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

338  VECELLIO  (Cesare).     Costumes  Anciens   et   Modernes— 

Habiti  Antichi  et  Moderni  di  tutto  il  Mondo.  Illustrated 
with  513  engravings  on  wood  iy  Huyot  of  costumes,  and  the 
size  of  the  page  after  the  designs  traditionally  ascribed  to 
Titian,  z  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top 
edges  gilt.  Paris,  Firmin  Didot,  i860 

An  absolutely  uncut  copy  of  the  original  edition,  bound  by  Trautz,  produced 
2,480  francs  at  the  sale  of  R.  M.  S.  Turner.  Another  copy  of  the  same  was 
priced  in  a  Coombes  (Duprat)  catalogue,   $225 . 

339  VENICE. — Un  Mois  a  Venise  ou  Recueil  de  Vues  Pittor- 

esques,  avec  un  Texte  Historique  et  Explic^tif.  Illus- 
trated after  the  drawings  of  Count  de  Forbin  and  M. 
Dejuinne,  historical  painter,  lithographed  by  Arnout, 
Aubry-Lecomte,  Coupin,  Fragonard,  Gudin,  Mau- 
ZAissE,  ScHMiT,  Vauzelle  and  Villeneuve.  Large 
folio,  half  morocco.  Paris,  Engelmann,  1825 

Impressions  on  India  paper. 

340  VERNON  (A.  Gosmond  de).     Les  Campagnes  de   Lbuis 
.    XV.,   le   Bien  Aime,  Representees  par  des  Figures  Alle- 

g6riques,  avec  une  Explication  Historique.  46  plates,  in- 
cluding engraved  title — all  with  engraved  letter-press  and 
charming  medallions,  illustrative  of  the  wars  ^yKiNG  Louis 
the  Fifteenth.     Large  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  red  edges. 

Paris,  1751 
Rare,  and  published  by  the  author. 

341  VERSAILLES  GALLERY.     A  collection  of  over  30  plates 

ON  India  paper,  consisting  of  military  and  naval  battle 
scenes,  views,  portraits  of  Marshals,  Generals  and  Admirals, 
historical  scenes,  relating  to  Napoleon,  Louis  Philippe, 
etc.     Large  folio,  half  roan. 

LIVES    OF   ARCHITECTS   AND   SCULPTORS,   BOUND    BY 
CHAMBOLLE-DURU. 

342  VIES    DES    FAMEUX    ARCHITECTES     et     SCULP- 

TEURS,  depuis  la  Renaissance  des  Arts,  avec  la  Descrip- 
tion de  leurs  Ouvrages.  Par  M.  D*  *  *,  de  I'Academie 
Royale  des  Belles  Lettres  de  la  Rochelle.  Engraved  fronts, 
by  J.  Robert,  after  Renon.  2  vols.  8vo,  green  crushed 
levant  morocco  extra,  rounded  corners,  inside  gold  den- 
telle  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  Debure  Paine,  \i%i 
Very  rare  and  fine  copy,  of  these  important  lives  of  famous  sculptors  and 
architects.  The  handsome  binding  is  by  ChamboUe-Duru,  and  is  dated  1864. 

343  VILLARS  (P.).     L'Angleterre,  I'Ecosse  et  I'lrlande.     Illus- 

trated with  600  engravings  and  4  maps.  Large  4to,  cloth 
gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 

Great  Britain  and  Ireland  seen  through  French  spectacles,  and  illustrated  by 
French  artists. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  87 


LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  SPLENDID  1789  EDITION  OF 
VITRUVIUS. 

344  VITRUVIUS. — Element'a  Architectur^e  Civilis  ad 
VITRUVII  Veterumque  Disciplinam  et  Recentiorum 
PrKsertim  a  Palladh  Exempla  Probatoria  Concinnata 
auctore  Henrico  Aldrich  S.  T.  P.  ^dis  Christi  olim 
Decano.  Eine  portrait  by  Heath,  after  Kneller,  and 
numerous  plates  (some  foxed^.  Thick  large  8vo,  mottled 
calf,  gilt.  Oxford,  1789 

Large  and  thick  paper,  with  the  heraldic  book-plate  (crest,  coronet,  shield, 
supporters  and  motto)  of  "  De  Pollier." 

Aldrich  was  eminent  as  a  controversialist,  as  an  architect  and  as  a  musician. 
In  his  first  character — as  a  disputant-s-Brunet  places  him  among  the  more  dis- 
tinguished divines  "  who  managed  and  directed  this  controversial  war." 
Eustace  styles  the  above — "a  very  clear  and  concise  treatise  on  the  general 
principles,  proportions  and  terms  of  this  art." 


345  l^wpFpE  i* II A L K E R  (George).  Descriptive  Catalogue  of 
Choice  Original  Pictures  by  the  Most  Esteemed 
Italian,  French,  Flemish,  Dutch  and  British 
Schools.  Part  the  First.  8vo,  smooth  morocco 
gilt,  interleaved,  edges  gilt.         Edinburgh,  1807 

346  WALLON   (H.,  Secretaire  de  VAcad^mie  des  Inscriptions  et 

Belles-Lettres).  Jeanne  D'Arc.  Illustrated  with  15 
chromo-lithographic  plates  and  200  fine  engravings  on  wood 
after  monuments  of  art,  facsimiles,  etc.,  etc.  Thick  large 
8vo,  fresh  half  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Z'/afc^,  1876 

Uniform  with  the  Works  of  Paul  Lacroix. 

Contents;  An  account  of  the  arms  and  military  dresses  of  the  period,  accom- 
panied by  descriptive  figures  taken  from  the  seals  of  the  Archives;  a  map  of 
feudal  France  by  M.  Aug.  Longnon,  a  new  work  of  the  highest  importance  to 
the  history  of  the  15th  century;  a  study  of  the  worship  shown  to  Joan  of  Arc  in 
the  French  and  foreign  literatures  (it  is  known  that  during  the  lifetime  of  Joan, 
her  wonderful  mission  was  represented  on  the  stage);  fac-similes  of  letters  oif 
Joan,  etc.,  etc. 

347  WALPOLE  (Horatio,  .£'ar/^/Cr/(?^^).     Works.     Numerous 

fine  portraits,  views,  plans,  etc.  Vols,  i,  2  and  3.  Large 
4to,  half  russia  (foxed  slightly).  London,  1798 

With  inserted  heraldic  book-plate  of  the  Borris  Library. 

"The  best  letter  writer  in  the  English  language." — Sir  Walter  Scott. 

"  What  then  is  the  charm,  the  irresistible  charm  of  Walpole's  writings?  It 
consists,  we  think,  in  the  art  of  amusing  without  exciting." — -Macaulay. 

"There  is  an  irresistible  charm  in  all  the  writings  of  Horace  Walpole.  We 
own  that  we  expect  to  see  fresh  Humes  and  fresh  Burkes  before  we  again  fal( 
in  with  that  peculiar  combination  of  moral  and  intellectual  qualities  to  which  his 
productions  owe  their  extraordinary  popularity. " — Edinburgh  Review. 


88  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

348  WESTALL  (William)  and  OWEN   (Samuel).     Picturesque 

Tour  of  the  River  Thames.  Illustrated  by  map  and  twenty- 
four  beautiful  page  plates  and  two  vignettes  in  aquatint. 
Large  4to,  old  cloth,  gilt  edges  (top  margins  of  few  plates 
stained  slightly).  London,  R.  Ackermann,  1828 

Rare  and  a  beautifully  illustrated  volume. 

349  WESTMACOTT  (C.  M.).     British  Galleries  of  Painting  and 

Sculpture,  Comprising  a  General,  Historical  and  Critical 
Catalogue  with  Separate  Notices  of  Every  Work  of  Fine 
Art  in  the  Principal  Collections.  Fine  engraved  portraits, 
interior  views,  etc.,  by  Wageman,  Cattermole,  Le  Keux 
and  others.^  8vo,  half  calf  (joints  broken  and  name  on 
title).  London,  1824 

Very  scarce.  "Charles  Molloy  Westmacott,  long  famous,  or  rather  in- 
famous, as  the  proprietor  and  editor  of  '  The  Age, '  which  levied  black-mail 
without  mercy." — Allibone. 

350  WILSON  GALLERY.— Prix  d'Adjudication  des  Tableaux 

de  Premier  Ordre  Anciens  et  Modernes  qui  Composaient 
la  Galerie  de  M.  John  W.  Wilson.  With  numerous  etch- 
ings after  the  great  old  and  modern  masters  by  Greux, 
Waltner,  Rajon,  Gaucherel,  Jacquemart,  Lalauze, 
Martinez,  Lemaire,  Flameng,  etc.  Large  4to,  sewed, 
uncut.  [Paris],  1881 

This  wonderful  collection  of  paintings  sold  for  over  two  million  and  thirty 
thousand  francs. 


WOLTMANN   AND   WOERMANN'S   "  HISTORY  OF  PAINT- 
ING," IN  TREE  MARBLED  CALF. 

351  WOLTMANN  (Alfred)  a^z^WOERMANN  (Karl).  History 
of  Ancient,  Early  Christian  Mediaeval  Painting.  Trans- 
lated from  the  German,  and  edited  by  Prof.  Sidney  Col- 
viN,  of  Cambridge  University,  and  (Vol.  2)  by,  Clara. 
Bell.  Profusely  illustrated  with  portraits  and  facsimiles 
of  sculpture,  painting  and  ceramics.  2  vols,  thick  square 
large  8vo,  fresh  tree  marbled  calf  extra,  inside  gold 
borders,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  1880-85 

Vol.  I  was  published  at  $15  in  tree  calf,  and  Vol.  2,  "  The  Painting  of  the 
Renaissance,"  at  $12. 50  in  cloth. 

The  amazing  industry  and  learning  of  Professor  Woltmann  is  all  his  own;  so 
is  his  fidelity  to  history  as  well  as  his  painstaking  conscientiousness.  All  this 
combined  makes  Woltniann's  work  the  best  manual  and  the  best  reference  book 
on  the  history  of  painting  to  be  found  in  the  English  language. 

"  The  work  is  a  great  treatise,  broad  as  art  itself  in  scope,  scrupulously  faith- 
ful in  treatment,  and  founded  upon  scholarship  the  profoundest  and  most  ad- 
mirably balanced." — N.   y.  Evening  Fast. 


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OUNG  (John,  Engraver  in  Mezzotinto  and  Keeper 
of  the  British  Institution).  Catalogue  of  Pic- 
tures by  British  Artists,  in  the  Possession  of  Sir 
John  Fleming  Leicester,  Bart.  With  69  fine 
etchings,  proofs  on  India  paper.  Large  4to, 
morocco  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt  (rubbed). 

LiOndon/prinfed  by  Bulmer  &'  Nichol,  182 1 

LARGE  PAPER  and  very  scarce,  with  superb  and  early  impressions  of  the 
Published  at  £,^  4s. 


9° 


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II.  ^jellunx  piawttscriyts^ 

including 
Illuminated   Treasures   and    Later    MSS.,  etc. 

"  Tant  d'actes  merveilleux  en  cest  oeuvre  lirez. 
Que  de  nul  autre  apres  esmerveille  serez. 
Et  porvrez  vous  S9ayans  du  plaisir  id  prendre, 
Vous  nou  S9avans  pourrant  en  riant  y  apprendre." 

— Henri  Estienne,  M.D.LXVI. 

EARLY  FOURTEENTH  CENTURY  ANGLO-NORMAN  MIS- 
SAL ON  VELLUM,  WITH  THIRTEEN  MINIATURES 
AND  HUNDREDS  OF  CAPITALS  IN  GOLD  AND  COLORS. 

353  JWS.— "MISSALE  ROMANUM."  A  Fourteenth 
Century  Manuscript  of  early  Anglo-Norman  Exe- 
cution AND  written  in  LaTIN  AND  IN  BLACK    AND    RED 

Gothic  script,  on  90  leaves  or  iSo  pages  Of  vellum. 
With  eleven  miniatures  in  capitals  and  with  Jim 
borders  illuminated  in  colors  and  heightened  with  gold — and 
hundreds  of  small  capitals  in  red,  blue  and  gold — also  hun- 
dreds of  yet  smaller  capitals  in  blue,  finished  with  red  scroll- 
work. 4to  (eight  and  three-quarter  inches  by  five  and 
seven-eighths),  old  calf,  paneled  gilt,  with  gold  Grolier- 
esque  designs  in  the  centre,  on  wooden  boards,  gilt  edges. 

■  S^c.  XIV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  manuscript  of  the  early  fourteenth  century  in  Latin 
and  on  vellum. 

This  ancient  missal  is  of  early  English  workmanship  and  is  an  example  of  a 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  91 

very  rare  class  of  manuscripts.  It  is  in  admirable  condition,  considering  its  age, 
over  550  years  old. 

The  painted  miniatures  are  very  curious  in  their  details  and  treatment — the 
illuminated  borders  are  of  chaste  conventional  Gothic  floriation  and  are  height- 
ened with  gold — and  the  hundreds  of  small  capitals  scattered  throughout  the 
volume  are  carefully  painted  and  from  many  of  them  proceed  green  foliage.  The 
margins  are  very  broad,  measuring  nearly  three  inches  at  the  bottom,  one  and 
five-eighths  at  the  fore,  and  one  and  a  half  at  the  top.  On  the  last  page  are 
over  twenty  lines  of  ancient  English  verse,  being  an  address  to  the  Holy 
Virgin  Mother  and  written  about  the  time  of  Chaucer. 

The  first  painting  is  on  the  first  page  and  is  of — "The  Annunciation." 
Like  nearly  all  the  other  miniatures,  the  faces  and  hands  of  the  figures  are  of  a 
ghastly  appearance  and  the  drawing  is  very  crude.  Then  follow — II.,  "The 
Agony  in  the  Garden  " — Christ  kneels  before  a  chalice  with  a  host  therein  and 
three  of  the  disciples  are  huddled  together  sleeping;  III.,  "  Arrest  of  Jesus  " — 
the  Saviour  with  hands  extended — disciple  with  sword  has  just  struck  off  the  ear 
of  the  high  priest's  servant;  IV.,  "  Christ  before  Pilate";  V.,  "  Christ  bearing 
the  Cross  toCalvary  ";  VI.,  "  The  Crucifixion,"  with  the  Virgin  and  St.  John  at 
the  foot  Of  the  Cross;  VII.,  "The  Descent  from  the  Cross";  VIII.,  "Christ 
being  laid  in  the  Tomb  ";  IX.,  "  The  Saviour" — Jesus  in  blue  robe,  seated  ona 
a  rainbow — holds  out  His  hands  on  which  are  the  stigmata,  as  on  the  feet  and 
side — two  naked  swords  point  at  His  head;  X. ,  "  Burial  Scene,"  three  tonsured 
ecclesiastics  in  colored  copes  surround  a  bier  covered  with  a  black  pall  on  which 
white  cross  and  tears;  XI. ,  "  All  Souls  " — this  is  depicted  by  two  angels  lifting 
up  in  a  white  cloth  a  kneeling  corpse  entirely  nude. 

CURIOUS   FOURTEENTH    CENTURY   MANUSCRIPT  ON 

VELLUM. 

354  iWS.— PASSIO     S.     KATHARINE    VIRGINIS    and 

SERMONES  AUGUSTINI  DE  PASSIONE  DOMINI. 
A  Fourteenth  Century  Manuscript  in  Latin  on 
43  LEAVES  OR  86  PAGES  OF  VELLUM.  With  curious  page 
miniature  of  "the  Crucifixion.'''  Minimo  (five  and  three- 
eighths  inches  by  three  and  three-quarters),  original  vellum 
binding  on  thick  beveled  wooden  boards,  with  strap,  clasp 
and  brass-hinged  catch  and  pin.  SjEC.  XIV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  manuscript  on  vellum  and  of  the  fourteenth  centiuy. 
This  is  a  very  curious  example  of  German  workmanship,  and  is  in  its  original 
binding.  The  ends  are  from  a  much  earlier  MS.  The  script  is  Gothic  and  in 
black,  with  occasional  rubrications  and  floriated  initials  in  red.  Some  pages  are 
wormed.  The  miniature  is  in  the  middle  of  the  volume.  It  represents  "the 
Crucified  Saviour,  with  an  Angel  holding  a  Chalice,  into  which  pours  blood  from 
the  wounded  side  of  Jesus — on  the  upper  portion  of  the  Cross  is  INRI,  and 
on  each  side  are  the  Sun  and  Moon. " 

FIFTEENTH  CENTURY  DEVOTIONAL  MSS. 

355  iW<S.— LATIN  PRAYER  BOOK,  to  which  is  added— 

"ALTARIS  CUM  ORATIONIBUS  POST  MISSAM 
DICENDIS."  Two  Manuscripts  in  one  volume — the 
first  being  on  54  leaves  or  108  pages  of  vellum 
and  Gothic  script — the  other  on  45  leaves  or  90 
PAGES  OF  paper.  With  floriated  capitals,  some  in  gold 
and  color.     Minimo  (four  and  a  half  inches  by  three  and 


92  THE  PENE  DU  JBOIS  COLLECTION. 

three-quarters),  original  pigskin  on  wooden  boards,  red 
edges,  with  brass  clasps.  S^ec.  XV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  MANUSCRIPTS  of  the  fifteenth  century,  in  Latin  and 
of  German  origin. 

At  the  end  of  the  vellum  MS.  is  the  date  1449,  and  above  is  a  legend  show- 
ing that  it  came  from  the  monastery  of  St.  Afra,  probably  from  the_  same  con- 
ventual house  of  Benedictines  that  number  372  did.  It  is  in  its  original  bind- 
ing, which  is  stamped  on  the  sides  with  floriated  ornamentation,  antique  heads, 
etc. 

ILLUMINATED   MINIATURE    OF  THE  FIFTEENTH 
CENTURY,  ON  VELLUM. 

356  JJIS.— "THE     JUDGMENT    OF    SOLOMON."     An 

Illuminated  Miniature  on  vellum  of  the  early 
PART  OF  the  Fifteenth  Century  (measuring  five  and  a 
half  inches  by  four  and  an  eighth).     In  passe-partout. 

S^c.  XV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  MINIATURE  On  vellum,  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors 
and  of  Flemish  origin. 

The  subject  of  the  painting  is  "The  Judgment  of  King  Solomon."  This  is 
surrounded  by  a  floriated  border.  The  "wise  king"  is  seated  on  his  throne. 
Behind  him  is  a  gold  and  colored  hanging,  above  which  is  a  purple  canopy. 
Solomon  is  represented  with  gray  hair,  moustache  and  beard.  Upon  his  head 
is  a  cup  of  maintenance  with  a  feather — all  blue.  His  robe  is  blue,  with  ermine 
tippet— his  surtout  is  gold  and  purple — his  legs  are  in  grey  trunk  hose,  and 
his  pointed  shoes  are  of  purple.  Before  him  kneeling  is  an  unhappy  mother 
imploring  the  life  of  her  infant,  who,  bleeding  from  the  breast,  is  held  in  the 
air  by  a  soldier,  about  to  hew  it  in  two  with  his  upraised  sword.  There  is 
another  soldier  in  attendance.  Both  are  accoutred  and  helmeted  in  medieval 
armor.     In  the  perspective  is  dimly  seen  a  landscape  and  the  blue  sky. 

UNIQUE  PAINTING  ON   VELLUM,   WITH    NUMEROUS 
MINIATURES  THEREIN. 

357  JWS.— ORIGINAL  SEVENTEENTH  CENTURY  RE- 

LIGIOUS PAINTING  ON  VELLUM,  measuring  fif- 
teen and  one-eighth  inches  by  ten  and  five-eighths.  Neatly 
framed.  S^c.  XVII. 

UNIQUE  AND  ORIGINAL  PAINTING  On  vellum  of  the  seventeenth  century 
and  of  German  origin. 

This  appears  to  be  an  art  offering  from  the  nuns  of  a  German  convent  dedi- 
cated to  St.  Walburga  to  their  father  confessor,  Augustine  Troster.  The  centre 
figure  is  allegorical,  probably  "Religion,"  holding  a  medallion  portrait  of  a 
nun,  who  is  perhaps  the  Mother  Abbess.  Above  is  the  "eye  of  God  in  a 
triangle  and  glory. "  The  medallion  is  held  on  the  other  side  by  a  cherub  and 
below  is  a  shield  of  arms.  Around  the  archway  to  the  left-hand  side  are  the 
portraits  in  medallions  of  twenty-six  nuns,  each  with  a  name  on  the  border. 
Below  this  arch  some  buildings  are  depicted,  and  probably  represent  the  con- 
vent, of  which  an  account  is  given  from  A.D.  870  to  1664.  At  the  right  hand 
corner,  near  the  allegorical  figure  referred  to,  are  three  cherubs — one  points  to 
the  principal  medallion,  another  holds  a  crosier  and  a  ring,  and  the  third  has 
a  painter's  palette.  At  the  top  of  this  colored  illumination  is  another  medallion 
of  a  nun,  below  which  is  a  coat-of-arms  Three  cherubs  surround  this  medal- 
lion— one  with  a  crosier,  another  with  a  crown,  and  another  with  a  lily.  There 
are  many  scriptural  mottoes  scattered  throughout  the  painting,  which  is  signed 
— "  L.  Bodotourf ."  At  the  bottom  is  a  two-line  presentation  inscription  •■ — 
' '  Zur  Bestandig  Thauranden  Angevenden  offeiirt  Disz, 
P.  Augustinus  Troster  Beicht-Vatter  ad  S.  Walburgam." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  93 

FIFTEENTH   CENTURY   MANUSCRIPT. 

358  JWS.— "  EXPOSITIO  CANONIS  MISS^."    An  ancient 

Latin  manuscript  on  seven  leaves  or  fourteen  pages.     Small 

folio  (twelve  and   a  quarter  inches  by  eight  and  a  half), 

sewed.  S^ec.  XV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  fifteenth  century  manuscript,  with  one  floriated  capi- 
tal and  in  semi-Gothic  script. 

"THE  GOLDEN  LEGEND"  OF  JAMES  DE  VORAIGNE— A 
REMARKABLE  FOURTEENTH  CENTURY  CODEX  WITH 
ONE  HUNDRED  AND  TWO  MINIATURES  AND  THOU- 
SANDS OF  ILLUMINATED  INITIALS— ON  756  PAGES 
OF  VELLUM. 

359  aiWS.—"  LEGEND  A  SANCTORUM."  A  Magnificent 
'  Fourteenth  Century  Manuscript  in  Latin  on  vel- 
lum, CONSISTING  OF  378  LEAVES  OR  756  PAGES  OF  GOTHIC 
SCRIPT  IN  BLACK  AND  RED,  ILLUMINATED  WITH  I02  MINI- 
ATURES IN  COLORS  HEIGHTENED  WITH  GOLD,  6  LARGE 
CAPITALS  IN  GOLD  AND  COLORS  WITH  BORDERS  AROUND 
THE  PAGE  AND  THOUSANDS  OF  SMALLER  INITIALS  IN 
RED,  BLUE    AND     VIOLET,  WITH    SCROLL-WORK    DEPENDING 

THEREFROM.    Very  thick  large  4to  (twelve  inches  by  nine), 
old  morocco.  S^c.  XIV. 

UNIQUE  ILLUMINATED  VELLUM  and  ORIGINIAL  MANU- 
SCRIPT OF  THE  FOURTEENTH  CENTURY  of  the  ITALIAN 
SCHOOL  of  PALEOGRAPHY,  and  in  SPLENDID  CONDITION. 

This  GRAND  VOLUME  is  the  complete  and  perfect  codex  of  the  "  Golden 
Legend  "  of  Jacobus  de  Voragino.  It  is  most  carefully  written  in  double  col- 
umns of  black  Gothic  script,  with  a  considerable  portion  of  the  text,  the  head 
lines,  subject  titles,  marginalia,  and  many  initial  letters  in  red.  Throughout  the 
manuscript  are  thousands  of  capitals  in  colors,  surrounded  with  delicate  pen 
scroll-work.  A  large  number  of  these  have  floriated  work  springing  from  them 
and  running  into  the  margins. 

There  are  six  large  initial  letters  in  gold  and  colors.  These  are  lovely  examples 
of  Gothic  decoration.  They  are  interlaced  with  floriation,  not  only  in  the  centre 
and  sides  of  the  capitals  themselves,  but  in  the  entire  outer  margins  of  the 
pages,  and  in  the  middle  between  the  double-columned  text. 

At  the  commencement  of  the  book  are  ten  prefatory  pages.  These  begin 
with  the  names  of  the  saints  alphabetically  arranged.  Then  follow  short  treat- 
ises, or  directions  as  to  "perfect  penance  (de  perfectione  penitenticB)"  "'Ccx. 
duty  of  confession,"  "the  ten  precepts,"  "the  evil  effects  of  luxury,  intem- 
perance, falsehood,  voluptuousness,"  etc.  At  the  end  of  these  ten  pages  is  a 
sentence  beginning  "  iste  liber  est,"  but  the  remainder  has  been  erased.  This 
doubtless  gave  the  date  of  execution  the  name  of  the  illuminator  or  that  of  the 
owner. 

The  "Lives  of  the  Saints"  then  follow  and  are  paginated  "  I  "- 
"  CCCLXXIII."     As  already  stated,  they  are  decorated  with  one  hundred  and 


94  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


two  miniatures.  These  are  most  chaste  specimens  of  mediaeval  art-work  and  so 
beautifully  and  minutely  painted  that  they  will  bear  favorable  inspection  under 
the  strongest  lenses.  Two  are  slightly  rubbed,  but  hardly  worth  calling  atten- 
tion to. 

On  the  second  page  of  the  text  is  a  fine  miniature  depicting  "the  Advent  of 
Christ."  On  either  side  of  the  Saviour  are  the  Virgin  and  St.  John.  The  Re- 
deemer is  in  a  sitting  position,  habited  in  a  violet  robe,  showing  on  His  hands 
and  side  the  stigmata.  Two  swords  are  pointed  at  His  temples.  Before  Him 
are  two  naked  figures  coming  out  of  the  earth.  The  background  is  covered  with 
golden  decoration. 

The  rest  of  the  miniatures  are  equally  ornate  and  each  is  on  a  golden  ground 
and  measures  on  an  average  nearly  three  square  inches — some  are  still  larger. 
The  subjects  of  these  paintings  are:  — 

"St.  Andrew  with  Cross";  "St.  Barbara,  Palm  in  Hand,  beside  a  Castle"; 
"St.  Nicholas  Mitred,  with  Crosier";  "  St  Ambrose  Writing  at  Desk  " ;  "St. 
Lucia";  "St.  Thomas  Pointing  at  the  Wounded  Side  of  the  Saviour";  "The 
Nativity  of  Jesus  ";  "  St.  Stephen  ";  "  St.  John  Compiling  his  Gospel ";  "  Mas- 
sacre of  the  Innocents";  "Martyrdom  of  St.  Thomas  a  Becket";  "Pope 
Sylvester  ";  "  The  Circumcision  of  Christ,"  very  curious;  "  Visit  of  the  Magi," 
six  figures;  "St.  Paul";  "St.  Anthony,  with  Crosier  and  Pig";  "St.  Sebas- 
tian"; "St.  Agnes";  "St.  Vincent,  the  Martyr";  "  Conversion  of  St.  Paul," 
the  saint  with  heels  kicking  in  the  air  and  on  his  horse's  back;  "  Martyrdom  of 
St  Julian";  "  The  Purification  of  the  B.  V.  M,"  five  figures;  "St.  Blaise"; 
"  St.  Agatha":  "  St.  Peter  the  Apostle,"  crowned  with  papal  tiara;  "  St.  Mat- 
thew"; "  Pope  Gregory";  "  St.  Benedict";  "  The  Annunciation  ";  "The  Cru- 
cifixion," five  figures;  "  The  Resurrection,"  four  figures;  "St.  Secundus";  "St. 
George  and  the  Dragon  ";  "  St;  Mary  of  Egypt  ";  "  St.  Peter  Martyr."  and  in 
the  Dominican  habit;  "St.  Philip";  "St.  James  the  Less";  "St.  Helena 
Holding  the  Cross";  "St.  John  the  Apostle  ";"  Four  Tonsured  Ecclesiastics 
Attended  by  Cross  Bearers,  and  Chanting  the  Litanies " ;  "St.  Barnabas ";  "St. 
John  the  Baptist";  "Martyrdom  of  St.  Peter";  "Martyrdom  of  St.  Paul"; 
"St.  Margaret  and  Dragon  " ;  "St.  Alexis";  "St.  Mary  Magdalene";  "St. 
Christina";  "St.  James  the  Great";  "St.  Christopher  with  Infant  Christ"; 
"The  Seven  Sleepers  " ;  "St.  M  artha  and  Dragon  " ;  "St  Peter  '  ad  vincula '"; 
"  St.  Dominick  and  Dragon  ";  "  St.  Laurence  with  Gridiron  ";  "  the  Assump- 
tion;" large  miniature,  nearly  five  inches  in  height,  with  fourteen  figures  therein; 
"  St.  Bernard  and  the  Devil";  "  St.  Bartholomew  and -Devil";  "  St.  Augustine 
with  Books  and  Writing";  "Decollation  of  St.  John  the  Baptist';  "St. 
Egidius";  "  Nativity  of  the  Virgin,"  very  curious — St.  Anne  holds  the  B.  V.  M. 
on  her  Ijnees  as  a  babe,  who  is  nursing  a  yet  smaller  Infant  Jesus;  "  St. 
Adrian  ";  "  St.  Matthew  Writing  his  Gospel  vrith  Angel  in  Attendance  ";  "  St. 
Maurice";  "  St.  Justina  " ;  "Saints  Cosmas  and  Damian";  "St.  Michael  the 
Archangel";  "St.  Francis";  "St.  Denis  Holding  his  Decapitated  Head"; 
"  St.  Leonard  ";  "  St.  Luke  Writing  his  Gospel  ";  "  St.  Ursula  and  the  Eleven 
Thousand  Virgins";  "Saints  Simon  and  Jude";  "St.  Eustache";  "Com- 
memoration of  the  Dead, "  two  surpliced  monks  and  hooded  figure  standing 
before  a  bier;  "St.  Martin";  "St.  Cecilia":  "St.  Clement";  "St.  Kath- 
erine";  "St.  Eligis";  "St.  Nicasius";  "Martyrdom  of  St.  Jacob";  "St. 
Louis";  "Balaam  and  Jehosaphat";  "St.  Elisabeth  of  Hungary";  "St. 
Clara":  "St.  Isidore";  St.  Lazare";  "St.  Thomas  Aquinas";  "St.  Alban"; 
"St.  Boniface";  "Faith,  Hope  and  Charity  with  the  B.  V.  M.";  "St.  Wal- 
burga";  "St.  Bavo";  "St.  Nicholas  of  Toledo";  "St.  Lieven";  "St. 
Donatus":  "St.  Victor";  "St.  Anthony";  and  "St.  Antoninus."  The  last 
is  heraldic,  the  habit  of  the  saint,  the  banner  in  his  hand  and  the  caparison  of 
his  horse  being — "gules,  charged  with  a  billet  argent." 

This  wonderful  mediaeval  encyclopedia  of  hagiology  was  compiled  by  the 
ItaUan  author  Giacomo  da  Varaggio,  whose  name  has  been  Latinized  into 
"  Jacobus  de  Voragino  "  and  Anglicized  into  "James  of  Voraigne."  He  took 
this  surname  from  his  native  town  in  Northern  Italy  of  Varaggio  or  Varazzo,  a 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  95 

seaport  on  the  Gulf  of  Genoa,  a  few  miles  from  Savona,  the  birthplace  o  \  Popes 
Sextus  IV.  and  Julius  II.  He  was  born  about  A.D.  1230  and  died  at  Genoa  on 
July  14,  1298.  He  took  the  Dominican  habit  and  became  at  an  early  age  the 
Provincial  of  his  order  in  Lombardy.  This  was  about  1267.  In  1292  he  was 
elected  Archbishop  of  Genoa — "and  by  his  ability,  his  moderation,  and  his 
exemplary  life,  he  played  a  most  influential  part  in  the  public  affairs  of  his  time, 
bein^  called  more  than  once  into  the  Councils  of  the  Popes  themselves  and  in 
affairs  of  difficulty." 

No  work  was  ever  more  popular  than  the  Archbishop's  marvellous  production, 
of  which  the  above  is  one  of  the  grandest  copies  in  existence.  Its  original  title 
was—"  Historia  Lombardica,  seu  Legenda  Sanctorum."  The  admiration  of  his 
contemporaries  did  not  allow  it  to  remain  with  so  comparatively  humble  a  desig-  ' 
nation  and  they  called  it  the  "  hegenda.  Aurea,"  Ang'lice  "The  Golden  Legend," 
which  it  has  ever  since  been  styled.  Timperley  writes: — "The  'Lives  of  the 
.  Saints '  were  denominated  '  Legends '  from  being  statedly  read  in  the  churches, 
and  this  compilation  received  the  epithet  Golden,  from  its  extraordinary  popu- 
larity, or  the  supposed  value  of  its  contents.  The  library  of  no  monastery  was 
without  it.  Every  private  person  who  was  able  purchased  it;  and  for  a  long 
time  after  the  invention  of  printing,  no  work  was  more  frequently  issued  from 
the  press.  It  was  written  by  Jacobus  de  Voraigne,  a  Dominican  friar  and  Arch- 
bishop of  Genoa,  who  died  in  the  year  1298." 

Henry  Wadsworth  Longfellow  in  the  notes  to  his  "  Golden  Legend,"  wherein 
are  stated  his  reasons  for  taking'  that  name  as  the  title  of  one  of  his  most 
delightful  poems,  said: — "  He  (the  Archbishop)  called  his  book  simply  '  Legends 
of  the  Saints,'  the  epithet  of  Golden  was  given  it  by  his  admirers;  for  as  Wynkyn 
de  Worde  says — '  Like  as  passeth  gold  in  value  all  other  books,  so  this  Legend 
exceedeth  all  other  bodks. '  But  Edward  Leigh,  in  much  distress  of  mind,  calls 
it — '  a  book  viritten  by  a  man  of  leaden  heart  for  the  basenesse  of  the  errours, 
that  are  without  wit  or  reason,  and  of  a  brazen  forehead,  for  his  impudent  bold- 
nesse  in  reporting  things  so  fabulous  and  incredible." 

"  This  work,  the  great  text  book  of  the  legendary  lore  of  the  Middle  Ages, 
was  translated  into  French  in  the  fourteenth  century  by  Jean  de  Vignay,  and  in 
the  fifteenth  into  English  by  William  Caxton." 

The  text  of  the  "Golden  Legend"  consists,  as  we  learn  from  another 
authority,  of  a  hundred  and  seventy-seven  sections,  each  of  which  is  devoted  to 
a  particular  saint  or  festival,  selected  according  to  the  order  of  the  calendar  in 
its  execution.  The  work,  as  may  well  be  supposed  from  its  age,  is  far  from  crit- 
ical, but  it  is  deserving  of  study  as  a  literary  monument  of  the  period,  and  as 
illustrating  the  religious  habits  and  views  of  the  Christians  of  that  time.  It 
presents  a  very  different  phase  of  the  mediaeval  mind  from  that  which. is  exhib- 
ited in  the  acute  and  severely  philosophical  lucubrations  of  the  schools;  but 
both  must  be  read  together  in  order  to  make  up  the  intellectual  ideal  of  the 
time. 

Some  of  the  most  important  hagiologies  have  been  based  upon  that  of  Arch- 
bishop de  Voraigne,  such  as  "  The  Lives  of  the  Saints  "  of  Nadal,  Ribadeneira, 
Bollandus  and  Alban  Butler. 

In  the  works  of  Quetif  and  Echard,  Isaac  Disraeli,  Timperley  and  Brunet 
will  be  found  much  information  concerning  the  "Golden  Legend."  Over  a 
hundred  printed  editions  have  been  issued  since  the  invention  of  typography. 
The  first  was  a  Black  Letter  in  Latin  printed  according  to  Panzer  about  1470 — 
others  followed  in  rapid  succession  from  the  types  of  Gering,  Zainer,  de  Hoem- 
borch,  Sensenschmidt,  Arnold,  Paffrset,  etc. — the  last  pubUshed  being  the  Paris 
edition  of  1843  in  two  volumes,  translated  by  Gustave  Brunet.  The  first  French 
translation  was  printed  at  Lyons  in  1476  by  John  Batailier;  the  first  Italian  at 
Venice  in  1476  by  Nicholas  Jenson;  the  first  Dutch  at  Delft  in  1472;  the  first 
Bohemian  at  Pilsen  circa  1475-1479;  and  the  first  English  at  Westminster  in 
1483 — "by  me  Wyllyam  Caxton." 

The  copy  of  the  "  Golden  Legend  "  described  above  can  hardly  be  equalled 
in  the  elegance  of  the  miniatures,  the  freshness  of  the  vellum,  and  the  legibility 


96  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

of  script  by  any  other  manuscript  codex  of  Archbishop  de  Voraigne's  work  in 
existence.  Although  examples  in  manuscript  of  the  '_'  Legenda  Aurea  "  may  not 
be  quite  as  rare  as  ''hen's  teeth,"  but  few  are  known,  among  these  being,  one 
bequeathed  in  1449  by  Walter,  Lord  Hungerfofd,  to  Lady  Margaret,  wife  of 
Sir  Robert  Hungerford,  his  son^"  my  best  '  Legend  of  the  Lives  of  the  Saints' 
in  French,  and  covered  with  red  cloth  " — and  yet  another — a  magnificent  original 
manuscript  of  the  "  Golden  Legend-"  sold  to  the  Duke  of  Norfolk  in  1803  and 
claimed  to  have  been — "  near  five  hundred  years  old,"  to  have  been  executed  for 
the  Queen  of  Philip  de  Valois  and  was  described  as  beingi— "  an  immense  folio 
volume,  perhaps  the  most  curious  of  the  kind  in  the  world,  every  leaf  of  the 
finest  vellum,  all  the  capital  letters  illuminated  in  gold  and  rich  (Colors,  with 
upwards  of  two  hundred  miniatures  of  the  different  saints,  etc." 

A  description  that  tallies  somewhat  with  the  codex  now  under  consideration, 
which  if  not  illuminated  for  a  Queen  of  France  must  have  been  executed — on 
account  of  its  gorgeous  art- work  and  beautiful  miniatures — for  a  member 
of  one  of  the  great  reigning  Kduses  of  Europe  in  the  Moyen-Age — possibly  for 
a  Visconti  or  for  a  De  Medici. 


MAGNIFICENT  FOURTEENTH  CENTURY  VELLUM  EX- 
AMPLE OF  JEHAN  DE  MEUNG— WITH  MANY  CAPI- 
TALS IN  GOLD  AND  COLORS— IN  SPLENDID  MODERN 
BINDING  BY  PETIT,  OF  PARIS. 

360  J^<S.— LE  TESTAMENT  DE  MAISTRE  JEHAN 
DE  MEUNG.  A  Fourteenth  Century  Manuscript  . 
IN  OLD  French  Verse  on  33  leaves  or  66  pages  of 
vellum,  with  109  capitals  in  gold  and  colors.  8vo 
(eight  and  a  half  inches  by  five  and  five-eighths),  MAG- 
NIFICENTLY BOUND  by  PETIT,  of  Paris,  in 
crushed  levant  dark  blue  morocco,  super-elegant, 
elaborately  tooled  back  and  sides  in  gold,  the  last  named 
being  pointing  in  imitation  of  lace-work,  the  ends  doubU, 


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97 


["Jehan  de  MEUNG,"a  Fourteenth  Century  French  Illuminated  Manuscript, 

AND   SPLENDIDLY  BOUND    IN    DARK    BLUE  LEVANT    MOROCCO    DOUBLE,    BY  PeTIT, 

OF  Paris.    Number  360  of  the  ".Pene  du  Bois  Collection."] 


98  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

with  SMOOTH,  CRIMSON  MOROCCO,  with  most  chastely 
tooled  gold  borders,  pointille  and  dentelle,  leather  joints 
and  gilt  edges.  "SiRC  Xly. 

UNIQUE,  SPLENDID  and  ORIGINAL  EARLY  FRENCH  TROU- 
VERE  MANUSCRIPT  of  the  fourteenth  century  on  vellum  and  illuminated 
in  gold  and  colors. 

This  relic  of  the  beginnings  of  the  poetry  of  France,  which  culminated  in  a 
Voltaire  and  a  Hugo,  should  be  of  deep  and  absorbing  interest  to  students  of 
literature.  It  is  one  of  the  few  works  left  to  posterity  of  the  writings  of  the 
celebrated  Jehan  de  Meung  (Meun  or  Mehun),  otherwise  known  as ' '  Clopinel  " 
or  "le  Boiteux,"  one  of  the  authors  of  the  "Romauntof  the  Rose,'' commenced 
by  Guillaume  de  Lorris,  and  which  later  became  an  early  English  classic 
through  the  genius  of  Geoffrey  Chaucer. 

It  is  in  beautiful  condition.  The  vellum  is  almost  as  white  as  driven  snow. 
The  script,  over  five  centuries  old,  is  so  clear  that  it  can,  although  in  old 
French,  be  read  with  ease  by  a  lower-class  public  school  boy.  The  colored 
initials,  to  the  number  of  over  a  hundred,  are  as  brilliant  and  bright  with  gold 
as  if  painted  twenty-four  hours  ago. 

And  the  reliure  is  one  of  the  handsomest  modern  French  bibliopegists  can 
offer  as  a  chef-d'teuvre. 

The  author  of  this  ancient  manuscript  was  jehan  de  Meung,  the  French 
trouvere,  who  was  born  at  Meung-sur-Loire  in  the  thirteenth  century,  and  died 
in  Paris  about  1318.  This  scion  of  a  rich  iind  distinguished  family  received  as 
profound  an  education  as  his  time  afforded.  In  the  words  of  a  chronicler  anent 
De  Meung  we  learn  that  he  was: — "  Solemnel,  maistre  et  docteur  en  sainte 
the'ologie,  philosophie  tresparfont,  sachant  tout  ce  qui  a  entendement  humain  et 
scible. "  He  was  the  friend  of  Dante,  whom  he  met  in  Paris.  But  his  princi- 
pal title  to  fame  rests  upon  the  fact  of  his  having  completed  that  grand  medi- 
eval work,  the  "  Roman  de  la  Rose,"  begun  by  De  Lorris,  and  in  the  thousands 
of  verses  which  he  added  thereto  Jehan  De  Meung  not  only  kept  to  the  spirit 
of  the  original,  but  added  to  that  delicate  allegory,  keen  satire  of  the  most 
subtle  character.- 

Several  other  works  of  his  were  printed  in  the  early  portion  of  the  sixteenth 
century — for  details .  of  which  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  third  volume  of 
Brunet.  Among  these  are  the  "Miroir  d'Alchyraie,"  "  le  Dodechedron  de 
Fortune,"  "  les  Loys  de  Trepassez  avecques  le  pelerinage  maistre  Jean  de 
Meung,"  "la  Forest  de  Tristesse,"  "  le  Codicille  et  Testament  de  maistre 
Jeha.  de  Meun  "  and  "  les  Sept  Articles  de  la  Foy  et  les  Proverbes  dorez  selon 
Maistre  Jean  de  Meung." 

The  "  Codicil  and  Testament"  were  printed  at  the  end  of  the  "  Roman  de 
la  Rose"  in  the  three  editions  of  1735,  of  "ranVII."and  of  1810.  The  "Seven 
Articles  of  the  Faith  and  the  Golden  Proverbs  adbording  to  Maistre  Jehan  de 
Meung"  were  also  reprinted  under  the  designation  of  "  Tresor"  in  the  edition 
of  the  "Roman  de  la  Rose  "  of  "  Meon,"  and  in  the  editions  of  1735  and 
"  I'an  VII."  under  the  title  of  the  "Testament  de  Jehan  de  Meung." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  99 

The  engraving  illustrative  of  the  beautiful  reliure  on  the  above  manuscript 
has  been  presented  in  this  catalogue  owing  to  the  kindness  of  Howard  Lock- 
wood  and  Co,,  publishers  of  "  The  American  Book  Maker,"  who  have  loaned 
the  electrotype.  A  most  valuable  series  of  articles  on  "  Bookbinding  as  an  Art 
and  Industry,"  from  the  pen  of  IngersoU  Lockwood,  Esq.,  author,  lawyer  and 
Titan,  have  been  appearing  for  some  time  past  in  that  very  live  magazine.  The 
numbers  for  February,  March  and  April,  1887,  each  contained  illustrations  of 
specimens  of  book-binding  in  the  Pene  du  Bois  library.  Writing  up  the 
"  Jehan  de  Meung,"  as  an  example  of  Petit's  binding,  IngersoU  Lockwood  says 
in  the  April  "American  Book  Maker'': — 

"  The  peculiar  excellence  of  modern  French  tooling  must  be  sought  for  in  its 
brilliancy,  accuracy  and  evenness,  both  as  to  balance  and  depth.  No  matter 
how  mathematically  accurate  and  how  brilliant  »  pattern  may  be  in  its  general 
execution,  if,  upon  a  close  and  critical  examination  of  the  work,  the  eye  can 
detect  unevenness  in  the  depth  of  the  work,  the  binding  sinks  into  the  category 
of  mediocrity.  So,  too,  a  piece  of  fine  tooling  loses  much  of  its  charm  when 
worked  upon  poorly  made  and  ill-jointed  covers  which  are  either  too  stiff  to  open 
with  any  ease,  or  when  opened  betray  a  lack  of  alignment  and  solidity,  without 
which  no  book  may  be  said  to  be  well  bound.  That  some  of  the  French  bind- 
ers in  their  striving  for  rich  and  elegant  exteriors  fell  short  of  necessary  mechan- 
ical excellence  is  undeniable.  Cape,  now*  deceased,  was  one  of  these.  His 
rich  and  graceful  toolings  often  decorate  books  which  are  wofuUy  lacking  in 
strength  and  solidity.  And  the  same  criticism  may  with  justice  be  made  of 
other  famous  names. 

' '  But  in  one  respect  modem  French  binders  stand  upon  a  vantage-ground 
which  is  literally  unassailable.  They  do  not  attempt  to  spread  upon  book-covers 
any  of  the  exaggerated,  ridiculous  or  fantastic  shapes  and  figures  which  the 
'  popular  tastes '  of  the  day  are  so  pleased  to  see  stamped  upon  book  exteriors. 
They  turn  with  ever-increasing  reverence  and  admiration  to  the  works  of  the 
old  masters,  Maioli,  Grolier,  the  Eves,  Le  Gascon,  Derome,  etc.,  for  styles, 
designs  and  leading  motives. 

"  To  these  illustrious  predecessors,  Cape,  Marius-Michel,  Petit,  Trautz, 
Lortic,  Niedree,  Pagnant,  Riviere,  Smeers,  Thibaron-Joly,  Chambolle-Duru, 
etc.,  turned,  or  still  turn,  for  their  patterns  and  designs,  just  as  the  truly  great 
litttrateurs  of  modern  times  have  followed  the  safe  lead  of  great  masters  in  the 
classic  ages.  In  our  times,  however — and  so,  too,  it  happened  in  the  days  of  the 
Maioli  and  Grolier — the  real  artist,  whose  trained  eye  and  skillful  hand  works 
out  the  beautiful  design  which  glows  upon  the  cover,  is  utterly  unknown  to  the 
general  public.  The  famous  firm-style  or  name  of  the  business  house  swallows 
up  every  individuality  and  personality  under  its  guidance.  This  is  probably 
unavoidable  ;  at  any  rate,  the  collector  and  amateur  rarely  take  thought  of 
any  one  save  the  name  of  the  house  of  which  the  covers  bear  the  imprint. 

"  The  cut  \i.  e.,  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois's  "  Jehan  de  Meung"]  on  this  page 
represents  a  Petit  gold  tooling  upon  blue  levant  of  very  delicate  workmanship. 
The  student  will  perceive  that  in  this  piece  of  work,  Petit,  instead  of  attempt- 
ing to  invent  something  new  and  startling,  preferred  to  follow  the  footsteps  of 
one  of  the  older  masters  in  book  decoration,  namely,  Der6me.  This  pattern 
may  be  called  a  Der6me  dentelle  border.  Naturally,  the  camera  gives  only  a 
faint  rendering  of  the  effect  of  this  beautiful  piece  of  tooling.  The  doubli  is  of 
red  levant,  likewise  richly  tooled." 


loo 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


THE  fcLORIOUS  "  FIRMIN-DIDOT  HOURS,"  OR  PERHAPS, 
MORE  CORRECTLY,  KING  CHARLES  THE  SIXTH'S— 
DECORATED  WITH  FORTY-THREE  MINIATURES 
AND  NEARLY  THREE  HUNDRED  AND  FORTY  ILLU- 
MINATED BORDERS,  ALL  HEIGHTENED  WITH  GOLD— 
ALSO  THOUSANDS  OF  ILLUMINATED  SENTENCE 
FINIALS  AND  CAPITALS. 


361  JW[<S.— "HEURES    DE   LA   SAINTE   VIERGE."      A 

MAGNIFICENT  MANUSCRIPT  IN  LaTIN,  WITH  CALENDAR  IN 

OLD  French  on  169  leaves  or  338  pages  of  splendid 

VELLUM     IN     BLACK     GOTHIC     SCRIPT,     WITH      OCCASIONAL 

PASSAGES  IN  RED.  With  19  PAGE  MINIATURES, 
EXQUISITELY  painted  with  brilliant  coloration  height- 
ened WITH  GOLD,  each  with  charming  capitals  and  four- 
sided  borders  similarly  illuminated — 24  SMALLER  MINIA- 
TURES, illustrating  the  calendar,  and  of  delightful  ex- 
ecution, with  borders  in  gold  and  colors — 304  illuminated 
pages,  other  than  the  above  named,  each  with  border  on 
three  sides  of  the  text — three  blank  pages — and  THOU- 
SANDS OF  ILLUMINATED  CAPITALS  and  sentence 
finials,  all  highly  decorated  and  heightened  with  burnished 
gold.  Thick  small  4to  (eight  inches  tall  by  five  and  a  half 
wide),  olive  velvet,  with  gilt  edges.  Smc.  XV. 

UNIQUE  and  regal  manuscript  of  the  most  splendid  character,  executed  on 
■(fellum  by  a  French  scribe,  and  illuminated  by  miniaturists  in  the  first  quarter  of 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


the  Fifteenth  Century,  and  most  probably  for  King  Charles  the  Sixth  of 
France. 

This  loveliest  of  Hours  of  the  "  B.  V.  M  "  was  one  of  the  medieval  art  features 
of  the  famous  Firmin-Didot  collection  at  Paris.  It  was  the  property  of  one  of 
the  greatest  of  modern  bibliophiles,  and  his  red  and  gold  library  stamp  will  be 
found  on  one  of  the  ends,  of  which  "Ala  Bible  d'or,  1698-1850,  Bibliotheca 
Ambrosii  Firmin-Didot "  is  the  legend  thereon,  between  the  Greek  and  Latin 
mottoes  on  the  pages  of  an  open  book,  between  six  other  tomes.  It  was  pro- 
tected at  the  Firmin-Didot  sale  and  bought  in  by  the  Veuve  Didot,  but  who 
afterwards  privately  disposed  of  it. 

First,  as  to  the  borders.  To  form  an  idea  of  the  enormous  labor  expended 
upon  the  decoration  of  the'text  of  this  missal,  it  can  be  easily  shown  that  the 
volume  contains  nearly  10,000  inches  or  some  goo  feet  of  illuminated  bor- 
der, HEIGHTENED  WITH  GOLD  !  Every  page  of  the  335,  with  script  thereon, 
has  a  border  averaging  an  inch  and  a  half  in  width.  These  335  borders  on  the 
pages,  with  simple  text  only,  are  on  three  sides  thereof — those  with  miniatures 
have  them  on  all  four  sides.  This  precious  volume  must  have  taken  years  and 
years  to  complete — for  outside  of  the  miniature  paintings  there  are  many  thou- 
sands of  capital  letters  and  sentence  finials,  all  of  which,  when  held  against  the 
light,  blaze  with  an  iridescent  glow  from  the  highly  burnished  gold,  standing 
up  solidly  on  every  page  from  the  mass  of  beauteous  colored  decoration. 

The  rich  ornamentation  of  the  borders  are  very  striking.  As  in  almost  all  the 
French  manuscripts  of  the  beginning  of  the  Fifteenth  Century,  the  decorative 
principle  in  MSS.  of  the  Fourteenth  Century,  consisting  of  gilded  conventional 
Gothic  foliage,  are  here  found  with  new  designs  added  thereto,  introducing 
actual  flora  and  fauna,  with  birds  like  the  peacock,  the  parrot,  and  others  of 
varied  hues.  The  text,  on  most  of  the  pages,  is  separated  from  the  outside  bor- 
der by  a  listel  or  fillet,  of  a  golden  ground,  with  small  colored  ornaments.  In 
the  pages  with  miniatures  these  listels  are  developed  into  a  second  border  which 
encloses  text  and  painting  on  three  sides. 

The  nineteen  large  miniatures  are  square  in  shape  on  the  three  lower  sides — and 
semi-arched  above.  Their  breadth  is  uniform,  but  the  height  varies.  Some  of 
these  paintings  are  by  a  different  hand.  Others  are  particularly  noticeable,  as 
showing  incontestably  the  influence  of  Flemish  upon  early  French  art.  The  24 
smaller  miniatures  are  in  the  calendar,  which  is  written  in  old  French.  It  takes 
up  the  first  twelve  leaves.  The  script  thereof  is  gold,  azure  and  carmine — the 
numerals  are  of  pure  gold.  The  small  miniatures  which  decorate  the  calendar 
are  placed  in  pairs  on  the  recto  of  each  leaf,  those  at  the  bottom  are  of  a  circular 
form,  and  represent  the  signs  of  the  Zodiac.  Those  laterally  are  of  a  rectangu- 
lar shape  and  have  for  their  subjects  scenes  depicting  rural  occupations  proper 
to  each  month,  or  the  recreations  of  a  country  life. 

It  must  not  be  forgotten,  in  examining  this  manuscript,  that  it  is  over  450  years 
old,  and  that  the  almost  miraculous  condition  and  brilliancy  of  the  miniatures  and 
borders  are  due  to  the  fact  that  its  scribe  and  painters' worked  for  all  time  and  for 
the  glory  of  their  religion,  and  not  for  mere  pelf.  Their  materials  and  applica- 
tion of  them  are  now  nearly  a  lost  art.  Hence  every  page  is  the  best  that 
genius  and  faithful  toil  could  produce — and  but  two  of  the  borders,  which  are 
slightly  rubbed,  show  aught  of  either  age  or  use.  The  volume  itself  was 
rebound  a  century  or  two  ago.  When  this  was  done,  some  of  the  leaves  with 
miniatures  were  partially  remounted  and  carefully  grafted  on  to  new  vellum  at 
the  inner  margins  in  order  to  give  greater  durability  and  safety  while  binding. 

A  noteworthy  feature  of  the  miniatures  is  the  landscapes  and  occasional  archi- 
tectural details  which  fill  up  the  backgrounds  of  even  the  smaller  ones  as  well  as 
the  larger. 

The  Zodiacal  miniatures  are  not  quite  the  orthodox  or  conventional  ones. 
January's  water-carrier  is  nude,  and  while  running,  upsets  the  contents  of  his 
pitcher.  The  fishes  of  February  are  so  large  that  they  each  take  up  a  bay. 
March  has  a  ram  which  is  very  lamb-like.     April's  bull  is  pavring  the  ground. 


I02  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

The  gemini  of  May  are  represented  by  a  blue  habited  virgin,  whose  head  is  deco- 
rated with  a  tall  pointed  head-dress,  and  whose  arms  are  tightly  lashed  around 
the  neck  of  a  callow  medieval  youth,  who  seems  to  rather  like  it,  although 
astonished .  June's  boiled  lobster  is  gilded.  The  lion  of  July  has  been  starved 
and  looks  hungry.  The  virgin  of  August  holds  a  palm  branch,  and  has  golden 
hair.  September's  scales  are  held  unevenly  balanced  by  a  handsome  woman, 
whose  eyes  are  not  blindfolded.  October  shows  that  the  medieval  artist  knew 
little  about  scorpions — he  has  depicted  an  amphibian  more  like  a  crocodile.  The 
' '  Sagittarius  "  of  November  is  half  lion  and  half  medieval  archer,  and  is  habited 
in  blue,  with  a  red  and  brown  peaked  cap.  December's  big  goat  has  a  fleece  as 
white  as  snow. 

The  miniatures  on  the  right-hand  side  of  the  different  months  in  the  calendar 
give  us  an  insight  into  the  occupations  and  costumes  of  the  farmer  and  peasant 
of  the  Middle  Ages.  They  are  similar  to  those  depicted  in  the  works  of  Paul 
Lacroix  on  this  period,  and  which  were  taken  from  missals.  These  painted  min- 
iatures are  as  follows  : — January,  a  husbandman  seated  at  table,  and  his  wife  or 
daughter,  with  tall  pointed  head-dress,  bringing  in  a  dish ;  February,  a  stout 
rustic,  seated  and  blowing  up  the  fire  in  an  open  grate  with  a  pair  of  bellows, 
while  his  wife  toys  with  his  hair;  March,  a  gardener  and  female  planting; 
April,  the  chase,  a  hunter  blowing  a  horn  and  accompanied  by  youthful  attend- 
ant, habited  in  red  with  black  cap;  May,  a  male  and  female  riding  pillion;  June, 
a  laborer  mowing,  and  woman  to  the  left  with  a  pitcher  on  her  head,  a  basket  in 
one  hand  and  a  jug  in  the  other;  July,  a  husbandman  reaping  and  a  seated 
female  tying  up  the  sheaves;  August,  thrashing  the  grain;  September,  one 
farmer  sowing — another  ploughing;  October,  teeading  the  vintage;  November, 
husbandman  and  wife  gathering  fruit;  December,  farmer  killing  a  pig  with  an 
axe,  his  wife  looking  on  and  holding  dish. 

The  larger  miniatures  will  be  now  described: — I.,  "  Salvator  Mundi  " — this  is 
a  wonderful  piece  of  portrait  painting,  three-quarter  figure — the  eyes  blue  and 
features  most  expressive — the  hair  dark — the  beard  and  moustache  lighter — tunic 
blue,  over  which  is  a  red  cope  with  gold  border — one  hand  gives  benediction — 
other  holds  a  crystal  orb  surmounted  by  a  gold  cross — the  border  to  this  minia- 
ture is  very  fine,  with  peacock,  two  birds  with  variegated  plumes,  strawberries 
and  other  fruit,  foliage  and  flowers;  II.,  "  St.  John  at  Patmos"- — the  saint, 
with  golden  hair,  in  blue  and  red  habit,  holds  an  open  book — beside  him  an  eagle 
on  a  barrel  holding  bunch  of  palms — the  two  figures  take  up  nearly  the  whole 
of  Patmos — to  the  fore  on  the  mainland  is  the  devil  dancing  in  impotent  rage — in 
the  sky  an  angel — other  islands  in  the  distance — two,  with  cities  surrounded  by 
fortified  walls;  III.,  "St.  Luke" — he  is  painting  the  Virgin's  portrait,  which  is 
on  an  easel — features  of  saint  very  fine — to  the  fore  a  winged  bull  holding  label 
"  S.  Lucas";  IV.,  "St.  Matthew" — the  Evangelist  is  seated  under  a  canopy 
attached  to  what  is  apparently  a  monastic  house — on  his  knees  an  open  book, 
and  is  in  the  act  of  dipping  his  pen  into  an  inkstand  held  by  a  white-robed,  blue- 
winged  angel  in  attendance — architectural  details  and  lineaments  of  figures  most 
excellent;  v.,  "St.  Mark  "—like  the  preceding,  St.  Mark  is  engaged  in  the  com- 
pilation of  his  gospel — he  is  seated  vrithin  doors  beneath  a  crimson  and  gold 
canopy,  although  side  of  house  entirely  open,  there  is  a  ruddy  fire  in  the  grate — 
in  the  foreground  the  symbolical  winged  lion;  VI.,  "  Madonnaand  Child  "— B. 
v.  M.,  clad  in  blue  robe  and  golden-hau-ed,  seated  reading  under  a  crimson  and 
green  tent,_  the  front  of  which  is  held  up  by  two  angels — in  the  foreground  the 
Infant  Saviour  led  in  a  walking  machine  by  an  angel — another  angel  engaged  in 
preparing  food  for  the  Holy  Child,  in  a  saucepan  over  a  fire  on  the  ground; 
VII.,  "  the  Visitation  " — St.  Elizabeth  with  white  coif,  hands  clasped,  genuflects 
before  the  Virgin,  who  has  a  large  nimbus  around  her  golden  hair  and  is  clad  in 
blue  and  gold— behind  them  two  female  figures,  one  with  box  on  head,  the  other 
a  basket,  both  hold  domestic  objects  on  staff  vrpon  their  shoulders — landscape  of 
medieval  castle  and  town;  VIII.,  "the  Crucifixion" — Christ  with  stigmata  on 
the  cross,  two  thieves  on  each  side,  but  with  their  arms  tiedoverthe  cross-pieces 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  103 


— soldier  in  act  of  piercing  the  Saviour's  side — to  the  left  group  of  holy  women, 
to  the  right  soldiers  in  medieval  costume;  IX.,  "  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost " — 
B.  V.  M.  seated  in  midst  of  Apostles — the  faces  gems  of  miniature  painting 
and  most  lifelike;  X.,  "the  Annunciation  " — Virgin  kneeling  reading,  habited  in 
blue  and  gold  with  ermine  lining — angel  with  red  cope,  blue  and  gold  border  and 
blue  and  gold  wings,  holds  legend  "  Ave  Gracia  Plena  Dns.  tecum,"  both  figures 
within  quadrangle  of  chateau,  displaying  on  turrets  numerous  small  shields  of  the 
royal  arms  of  France,  three  golden  fleurs-de-lys  on  a  blue  ground—  sun  dial  on 
tower — God  the  Father  surrounded  by  angels  in  the  heavens — capital  "  D  " 
with  peacock  in  glory  and  border  with  strawberries,  pheasant,  green  parrot,  pea- 
cock, etc.,  very  fine;  XI.,  "  Coronation  of  the  Virgin  " — Christ  with  whitd  peaked 
hat  on  throne,  holding  crystal  orb — Virgin  kneeling  before  Him  attended  by 
angel  who  holds  her  blue  and  gold  mantle — three  angels  with  legends  and  crown 
above  the  figures — four  angels  entirely  red  in  the  foreground,  all  the  figures  in 
separate  blue  firmaments  with  stars;  XII.,  "  Flight  into  Egypt " — Virgin  and 
child  on  mule — St.  Joseph  leading — female  attendant  with  basket  on  head  and 
staff  on  shoulder  following — handsome  architectural  background;  XIII., 
"David" — the  Psalmist  seated  within  castle  court — shield  with  royal  arms  of 
France  over  gateway ;  XI V. ,  "  the  Nativity  " — Infant  Saviour  on  the  ground  con- 
nected with  golden  rays  emanating  from  God  the  Father  in  the  heavens — Virgin 
and  St.  Joseph  kneeling — ^mule  with  curious  expression ;  XV. ,  ' '  Angel  appear- 
ing to  Shepherds  " — one  shepherd  with  hands  clasped  kneeling,  another  drinking 
water  from  well— -in  the  foreground  golden-haired  Virgin  holding  lamb;  XVI., 
"  the  Presentation  in  the  Temple  " — Virgin  kneeling  and  five  figures,  including 
high  priest,  surrounding  the  altar,  on  which  is  the  Infant  Christ — the  background 
chancel  of  the  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame  of  Paris,  across  which  is  a  blue  and 
gold  hanging,  on  which  are  the  golden  lilies  of  France— male  figure  to  the 
foreground,  evidently  a  likeness  of  Kir^g  Charles  the  Sixth  of  France,  and  his 
foot  rests  upon  a  brass,  showing  inscription,  coats-of-arms  and  effigy  on  tesse- 
lated  floor;  XVII.,  "  Visit  of  the  Wise  Men  " — Virgin  seated  on  richly  decorated 
bed  with  canopy,  one  of  the  magi  kneeling,  the  other  two,  both  crowned,  standing, 
the  one  to  the  left  in  blue  doublet  pink  hoSe  and  ood-piece,  and  pointed  black 
shoes;  XVIII.,  "  a  Funeral  Scene  " — four  pall-bearers  carrying  bier  with  blue 
pall — four  black-robed  figures  carrying  candles  on  which  are  shields  ' '  argent 
a  bend  gules  charged  with  five  billets  " — other  figures,  including  priests,  also 
architectural  details,  very  fine;  XIX.,  "Pontifical High  Mass " — the  Pope  kneel- 
ing offering  the  chalice — has  nimbus  around  his  tonsured  head,  and  gold  chasuble 
with  black  designs — two  tonsured  cardinals  in  attendance,  both  are  kneehng,  one 

.  holding  tiara  and  the  other  a  pontifical  cross — the  Saviour,  with  stigmata  and  sur- 
rounded by  the  emblems  of  the  Passion,  appears  in  a  vision  over  the  altar — in  the 
middle  centre  are  four  spirit  heads  in  blue  and  gold  nebulous  glory. 

The^  lengthy  description  of  these  miniatures  is  not  unwarranted.  They  are 
as  carefully  and  minutely  executed  as  in  any  medieval  missal  extant.  They  can 
only  be  seen  under  a  magnifying  glass  to  be  appreciated,  words  almost  failing  to 
express  their  beauty  and  microscopical  workmanship. 

This  entrancingly  lovely  ' '  Horse "  has  been  called  at  the  head  of  this 
description,  the  "  Firmin-Didot  Hours. "  It  should  be  more  properly  styled  the 
"  Hours  of  King  Charles  the  Sixth  of  France,  surnamed  the  "Well-Beloved." 
Not  only  is  this  clearly  possible  on  account  of  the  period  of  its  execution,  but 
by  two  separate  facts — First,  that  monarch's  portrait  given  in  the  sixteenth  min- 
iature above  described, and — Secondly,  that  many  of  the  miniatures  have  blended 
in  their  composition,  shields  charged  with  the  royal  arms  of  France.  King 
Charles  the  Sixth,  whose  wife  was  Isabella  of  Bavaria,  reigned  on  the  French 
throne  from  1380  to  1422,  and  this  missal  was  illuminated  before  the  last  named 
date. 

It  is,  nevertheless,  a  regal  manuscript,  whether  executed  for  a  King  of  France 
or  not,  it  having  for  its  motif  the  rendering  of  the  highest  artistic  genius  and 
loftiest  religious    reverence  to  the    "  Regina  Ccelorum."      It  is  the    "Hours 

1  of  the  Queen  of  Heaven." 


104  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

SPLENDID  FIFTEENTH  CENTURY  "HOURS"  OF  FLEM- 
ISH EXECUTION,  WITH  THIRTY  MINIATURES,  AND 
HUNDREDS  OF  CAPITALS— ALL  IN  GOLD  AND  COL- 
ORS. 

362  JM[S.— "HORiEBEAT^  MARI^  VIRGIN'IS,  CUM 
CALENDARIO."  A  Fifteenth  Century  vellum 
"  Hours  "  in  Latin,  with  the  Calendar  in  old 
French  and  of  Flemish  workmanship  on  160  leaves 
or  320  pages  of  Gothic  Script  in  black.  Highly  orna- 
mented with  15  large  miniatures  with  capitals  arid  borders 
in  colors  heightened  with  gold — iS  smaller  and  similar — 
and  hundreds  of  smaller  capitals  and  sentence  finials  in  gold 
and  colors.  Small  4to  (six  and  seven-eighths  inches  by 
four  and  five-eighths),  dark  blue  morocco  gilt  tooled — the 
ends  double  with  morocco  of  the  same  color  and  some- 
what similarly  tooled,  the  edges  gilt  and  lettered  on  the 
back—"  Heures— M.  S.  Sup.  Perg.  Seec.  XV."  S^c.  XV. 
UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  Fifteenth  Century  "  Heures"  on  vellum,  and  the 
text  executed  by  a  Flemish  scribe  in  Latin  and  French. 

This  is  a  beautiful  missal.  The  colors  are  most  delicately  painted  upon  the 
vellum,  which  is  thin  and  of  superior  quality.  The  gold  is  highly  burnished  and 
the  margins  measure  an  inch  and  a  half  to  two  and  one-eighth  inches  in  width. 
The  Calendar  is  peculiarly  rich  in  color  and  the  gold  stands  out  in  shining 
relief  from  every  number  or  day  of  the  month  and  from  many  of  the  saints' 
names,  which  are  altogether  in  metal.  Two  of  the  miriiatures  are  very  slightly 
rubbed  and  the  last  page  a  little  holed.  The  borders  are  particularly  delightful. 
They  represent  fruit,  flowers  and  conventional  Gothic  foliage.  Some  are 
worked  up  into  geometrical  ornamentations,  squares,  triangles,  etc. ,  into  which 
are  blended  the  brilliantly  painted  floriations. 

The  miniatures,  as  stated j  are  thirty  in  number.  Nearly  all  have  charming 
landscapes  for  their  backgrounds.  The  gold  on  the  habits  of  the  personages 
shown  is  very  lightly  and  chastely  put  on.  The  subjects  are  of: — I.,  "  St.  John 
Writing  with  Eagle  in  Attendance";  II.,  "St.  Luke  Compiling  his  Gospel " ; 
III.,  "St.  Matthew,  with  Angel";  IV.,  "St.  Mark  Reading  his  Gospel,  with 
Lion";  V.,  "Madonna  and  Child,  with  Angels";  VI.,  "Virgin  and  Dead 
Christ";  VIZ.,  "The  Annunciation,"  angel  with  fleurs-de-lys  wand  and  dal- 
matic of  crimson  and  gold — the  Holy  Ghost  fluttering  above;  VIII.,  "The 
Visitation";  IX.,  "  The  Nativity  ";  X.,  "  Angel  appearing  to  the  Shepherds " ; 
XI.,  "  The  Adoration  of  the  Wise  Men";  XII.,  "  The  Presentation  in  the 
Temple  ";  XIII.,  "  The  Flight  into  Egypt  " ;  XIV.,  "  The  Coronation  of  the 
Virgin";  XV.,  "King  David  before  an  Altar";  XVI.,  "  The  Crucifixion " ; 
XVII.,  "  The  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost ";  XVIII.,  "  Job  and  his  Friends  "; 
XIX.,  "  The  Madonna  and  Child" — Virgin  crowned  seated  on  dais — the  Infant 
Christ  on  her  knee  listening  to  the  music  of  two  angels,  one  of  whom  has  a 
harp,  the  other  a  mandolin ;  XX.,  "  The  Trinity  "—God  the  Father,  with  triple 
tiara  and  orb  in  one  hand,  and  other  resting  on  open  book,  which  Jesus  also  aids 
in  holding— the  Dove  between  them;  XXI.,"  St.  Michael  slaying  the  Dragon"; 
XXII.,  "St.  John  the  Baptist";  XXIIL,  "St.  James  Reading " ;  XXIV., 
"St.  Christopher  and  Infant  Christ  " ;  XXV.,  "  Martyrdom  of  St.  Sebastian"; 
XXVL,  "St.  Nicholas";  XXVIL,  "St.  Katherine";  XXVIII.,  "St.  Bar- 
bara";XXIX.,  "St.  Margaret  and  Dragon  ";  XXX. ,  "St.  Genevieve." 

It  is  impossible  to  find  a  missal  more  exquisitely  finished  in  the  delineation  of 
the  faces  depicted  in  its  miniatures  than  the  above.  All  the  subjects  are 
minutely,  almost  microscopically  finished,  and  the  work  is  of  such  a  high  order, 
particularly  in  the  landscapes,  visages  and  shading,  that  they  can  only  have  been 
executed  by  one  of  the  great  Flemish  masters,  perchance  by  the  inventor  of 
painting  in  oil-colors — ^John  Van  Eyck  ! 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  log 

HANDSOME  MISSAL  IN  DUTCH  AND  OF  THE  FIFTEENTH 
CENTURY— WITH  BEAUTIFULLY  ILLUMINATED  MIN- 
IATURES, BORDERS  AND  CAPITALS  ON  VELLUM. 

363  J«S.— "GETYDENBOEK,  MET    KALENDER."      A 
Fifteenth  Century  Missal  in  the  Dutch  language, 

AND    consisting  OF  191  LEAVES  OR  382  PAGES  OF  VELLUM 

IN  BLACK  Gothic  script,  with  occasional  rubrications, 
and  with  five  large  painted  miniatures  and  borders, 
illuminated  in  colors  and  heightened  with  gold — and  37 
capitals  in  gold  and  colors  with  floriated  borders.  Small  4to, 
(six  and  one-eighth  inches  by  four  and  three-eighths).  In 
original  calf  binding,  blind  tooled,  rounded  corners,  on 
wooden  boards  and  rebacked  with  morocco,  two  brass 
clasps.  S^c.  XV. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  missal,  or  "  Hours,"  in  Dutch,  on  vellum. 

This  is  an  admirable  example  of  medieval  illumination  executed  in  the  Low 
Countries  at  the  beginning  of  the  Fifteenth  Century.  The  vellum  is  of  good 
quality,  and  the  script  is  plain  and  bold,  although  not  large.  The  margins 
measure  an  inch  and  a  half  to  two  inches  in  width. 

All  the  miniatures  have  backgrounds  of  burnished  and  heavy  gold.  The 
first,  immediately  following  the  Calendar,  which  is  perfect,  represents  "the 
Annunciation."  The  B.  V.  M. ,  golden  haired  and  with  nimbus,  is  clad  in  a  red 
habit,  over  which  is  thrown  a  blue  cloak.  She  is  kneeling  before  a  pre-dieu, 
on  which  is  a  book  of  devotions.  An  angel  in  blue  and  pink  habit,  with  red 
and  blue  wings  and  with  golden  hair,  holds  a  scroll  with  the  legend — -"Ave 
gratia  plena  dominus  tecvm."  The  ground  is  gold,  to  the  right  is  a  red  curtain 
and  the  floor  is  tesselated.  Around  the  miniature  is  blue  and  green  foliage, 
heightened  with  gold. 

"  Christ  holding  an  Orb  in  One  Hand  and  with  the  Other  giving  a  Benedic- 
tion," is  the  subject  of  the  second  miniature.  The  Saviour  is  depicted  with 
golden  hair,  and  is  habited  in  a  pink  robe.  Two  of  His  fingers  are  upraised. 
The  background  is  of  heavy  gold  and  the  foreground  is  green.  It  has 
similarly  floriated  borders  to  the  preceding  described  painting. 

"  The  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost  "  is  the  third  miniature.  The  Virgin  is 
habited  in  blue,  and  upon  the  nimbussed  heads  of  the  Apostles  are  tongues  of 
fire.  The  background  is  gold,  the  foreground  is  tesselated  and  the  borders 
are  floriated. 

The  fourth  miniature  represents  "the  Psalmist."  His  hair  and  beard  are 
white — he  is  habited  in  pink,  with  a  blue  cloak,  the  lining  of  which  is  of 
ermine.  His  harp  is  before  him.  To  the  right  of  the  golden  background 
God  the  Father  appears  in  a  cloud — the  foreground  is  green,  the  borders  are  of 
gold  and  colors. 

The  last  miniature  shows — ' '  God  the  Father  Holding  in  a  Cloth  Three  Nude 
Figures."  He  is  habited  in  red  and  blue.  The  chair  upon  which  He  is  seated, 
and  the  general  appearance  of  His  white  hair  and  beard,  give  the  Creator  a 
wonderful  likeness  to  the  figure  of  the  Roman  Jupiter. 

The  thirty-seven  large  capitals  are  very  beautifully  executed  in  colors  and 
gold — ^the  borders  are  very  chaste  and  of  a  simple  character  of  decorative 
treatment.  The  text  is  complete,  and  it  is  not  certain  but  there  may  have 
been  another  miniature  before  the  page  commencing — "  Hier  beghint  die  lange 
cruys." 

As  an  example  of  early  Dutch  illumination  it  is  hardly  possible  to  desire  a 
more  excellent  specimen,  and  it  is  in  astonishingly  good  condition.  The  re- 
ligious wars  after  the  Reformation  make  ensamples  of  Holland  workmanship 
of  great  rarity. 


io6  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

EARLY  FIFTEENTH  CENTURY  HOURS  OF  FRENCH 
WORKMANSHIP  ON  VELLUM,  WITH  TEN  MINIA- 
TURES. 

364  mS.— "HEURES   DE    LA    SAINTE    VIERGE."     A 
Fifteenth   Century   Manuscript    on  125  leaves  or 

250  PAGES  OF  vellum  AND    IN  GOTHIC  SCRIPT.        With     lO 

miniatures,  capitals  and  borders,  forming  full-page  illumina- 
tions in  colors  heightened  with  gold  and  hundreds  of  capitals 
in  gold  and  colors.  Small  \to  (six  and  three-eighths  inches 
by  four  and  seven-eighths),  handsomely  bound  by  R.  W. 
Smith  in  crushed  red  turkey  morocco  elegant,  handsomely 
tooled  back  and  corners,  broad  inside  leather  borders, 
tooled  with  gold,  leather  joints,  edges  gilt.  SiEC.  XV. 

UNIQUE  Original  Fifteenth  Century  Missal  on  vellum,  with  Latin  text  and' 
calendar,  complete  and  in  old  French. 

This  very  handsome  manuscript  is  written  in  a  bold  Gothic  type.  The  very 
large  number  of  small  capitals  and  sentence  finials,  to  the  number  of  over  a 
thousand  are  superbly  executed  in  blue  and  pink,  finished  with  burnished  gold. 
A  few  pages  are  rubbed  or  have  erased  later  script  in  some  margins,  one  page  is 
holed  and  two  leaves  are  lacking,  otherwise  the  MS.  is  a  perfect  gem  of  medieval 
workmanship.  The  margins  to  the  text  measure  two  inches  to  an  inch  and  a 
half  in  width. 

The  miniatures  are  delightfully  painted — the  features  of  the  various  person- 
ages depicted  being  very  minutely  and  carefully  executed.  The  miseal  exhibits 
all  the  scrupulous  care  and  patient  detail  so  peculiar  to  the  French  MSS.  of  the 
period  of  its  production.  The  borders  are  charmingly  finished  with  fruits  and 
flowers.  These  are  very  choice,  and  are  conjoined  to  a  conventional  Gothic 
foliage. 

The  miniatures  represent: — "  The  Annunciation,"  the  Virgin  is  in  her  bed- 
room seated  with  an  open  book  on  her  knees — the  angei,  golden-haired,  red  and 
blue  winged,  kneels  and  holds  in  one  hand  a  staff,  at  the  top  of  which  is  a 
fleur-de-lys  ;  "  The  Visitation  " — St.  Elizabeth  kneels  before  the  Virgin — each 
is  crowned  with  a  nimbus — on  one  side  is  a  dwelling  house — on  the  other  a 
mountain — in  the  distance  is  a  landscape  ending  with  a  castle  terminating  the 
perspective;  "  The  Nativity  " — St.  Joseph  and  the  Virgin  kneeling  beside  the 
newly  born  Saviour — two  animals  in  the  rear  of  the  stable,  which  is  open  at  the 
sides,  in  the  distance  being  a  landscape;  "The  Angel  appearing  to  the 
Shepherds  " — two  shepherds  kneeling,  one  points  to  an  angel  in  the  sky,  who 
holds  a  label  with  the  motto:  "Et  in  terra" — behind  them  is  a  green  clad 
mount — and  in  the  distance  two  mountains,  both  with  buildings  at  their  sum- 
mits ;  "  The  Flight  into  Egypt";  "  God  the  Father  crowning  the  Virgin,"  both 
seated  on  a  dais — the  decoration  behind  is  of  fleurs-de-lys  on  a  purple  ground; 
"  The  Crucifixion,"  the  Christ  with  the  blood  pouring  from  His  side — Centurion 
cap-i-pie  pointing  with  one  finger  at  the  Saviour — one  hand  holds  a  curious 
shield,  formed  of  a  human  face  ;  "  Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost ";  "  The  Psalm- 
ist," kneeling,  habited  in  blue,  with  ermine  tippet,  and  crown  on  head — a  land- 
scape in  the  distance;  "  Job" — three  of  his  neighbors  are  commiserating  the  lot 
of  the  holy  prophet,  who  has  his  arms  crossed  over  his  naked  body,  the  sores  on 
which  are  being  tormented  by  worms,  and  below  the  middle,  he  is  buried  in 
a  dung-hill. 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  107 

THE    CELEBRATION    OF    THE    MASS— AN    EARLY    SIX- 
TEENTH CENTURY  VELLUM  SPECIMEN. 

365  laS.  — "PR^PARATIO      AD       CELEBRATIONEM 

MISS^,"  ETC.  A  Latin  Manuscript  in  Roman  script 
ON  38  LEAVES  OR  76  PAGES  OF  VELLUM.  With  rubrications. 
Oblong  minimo  (three  and  a  quarter  inches  by  four  and 
five-eighths),  stamped  leather,  rebacked.  S^c.  XVI. 

UNIQUE  Original  Early  Sixteenth  Century  manuscript  on  vellum. 
This  minimo  MS.,  which  is  well  used,  is  in  its  original  binding  of  stamped 
leather.  On  the  front  cover  are  the  letters  "  E.  V.,"  and  on  the  back  the 
date  "i6i8." 

UNIQUE  AND  MAGNIFICENT  COPY  OF  THE  "HOURS  OF 
THE  B.  V.  M."  OF  GILLET  AND  GERMAIN  HARDOUYN 
ON  VELLUM  AND  ILLUMINATED  BY  HAND. 

366  Knuminatrti5IacftlLetttr.~"HEURES  A  LUSAiGE 

DE  ROME  TOUT  AU  LONG  SAS.  RIENS  RE- 
QUERIR  AUEC  LES  FIGURES  DE  LAPOCA- 
LIPSE."  A  SUPERB  "  Hours  "  printed  in  Black 
Letter  on  ii6  leaves  or  232  pages  of  vellum.  With 
1%  page  miniatures,  colored  by  hand  and  heightened 
WITH  gold — 28  smaller  MINIATURES — one  half  page — 
woodcut  borders  around  every  page — and  hundreds  of  small 
capitals  and  finials  to  text  in  gold  and  colors.  Octavo  (eight 
and  one-eighth  inches  by  five  and  one-eighth).  Old  black 
calf  gilt,  with  Grolieresque  designs  of  interlaced  ornamen- 
tation,in  gold.  Paris,  S^ec.  XV.  [1499] 

UNIQUE  MAGNIFICENT  PERFECT  EXAMPLE  OF  VERY   EARLY  BLACK  LETTER 

and  printed  "  Hours  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  "  on  vellum  illuminated  by  hand. 

The  colophon  reads  that  this  splendid  "  Horse  "  was: — "  Imprimees  a  Paris 
par  Guillaume  Anabat  Imprimeur  demourant  en  la  Rue  Sainct  Jeha.  de  beau- 
iuaU  a  leseigne  des  Louis  pres  les  grandes  escolles  de  decret  pour  Gillet  Har- 
DOUYN  Libraire  demourat.  au  bout  du  pont  au  change  a  lenseigne  de  la  Rose 
et  pour  German  Hardoityn  Libraire  demourant  deuat  le  Palais  entre  les  deux 
portes  a  lymaige  saincte  Marguerite.     Tout  pour  le  mieulx." 

The  text  is  almost  entirely  in  Latin,  with  the  exception  of  a  portion  of  the 
Calendar,  some  prayers  and  litany  at  the  end,  etc.,  in  old  French.  The  calendar 
commences  1500  and  ends  1520 — the  date  of  imprint  can  be  therefore  assigned 
to  1499. 

The  strangest  feature  in  this  "  Hours  "  is  the  woodcut  on  the  first  page,  of 
which  the  title,  consisting  of  three  lines,  occupies  but  a  small  space  at  the  bottom 
of  the  page.  This  illustration,  which  is  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors,  any  one 
not  acquainted  with  the  details  of  ancient  bibliography  would  take  for  the 
frontispiece.     It  is,  however,  only  the  Hardouyn  device,  exhibiting  the  mytho- 


io8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

logical   scene   of   "  Hercules   rescuing   Dejanira   from   the   Centaur   Nessus. 
Speaking  of  the  Hardouyns,   Gillet  and  Germain,  Dibdin  says: — "  They  were 
both  unquestionably  very  beautiful  printers,  and  maintained  a  prodigious  traffic 
in  the  sale  of  devotional  volumes;  their  productions  being  upon  the  vfhole  fully 
equal  to  those  of  Kerver,  Pigouchet  or  Vostre." 

On  the  verso  of  the  first  leaf  is  a  skeleton  or  anatomical  figure,  beneath  whose 
legs  is  a  Zany.  At  the  four  corners  of  the  page  four  persons  are  depicted — one 
with  a  monkey,  one  with  a  lion,  one  with  a  pig,  and  another  with  a  lamb. 

The  other  page  miniatures,  all  of  which  are  painted  by  hand,  are  of: — "'  St. 
John  the  Evangelist " — he  holds  a  chalice,  from  which  issues  a  serpent,  in  allusion 
to  his  driving  the  poison  in  that  form  from  a  cup  which  had  been  presented  to 
him  to  drink — at  his  feet  are  two  corpses — in  the  background  are  the  would-be 
poisoner,  the  Empeior  Domitian  and  attendants — as  in  all  the  other  miniatures 
the  physiognomies  are  beautifully  painted  and  will  bear  the  closest  scrutiny; 
"The  Kiss  of  Judas" — the  Roman  soldiers  seizing  Christ — Jerusalem  in  the 
distance,  etc.;  "The Church  and  Justice — Pity  and  Wisdom'' — allegorical — an 
angel  stands  behind  the  four  figures — the  Trinity  in  the  Heavens,  etc.;  "the 
Annunciation;"  "The  Crucifixion" — Christ  and  the  two  thieves  on  crosses — 
the  Centurion  on  white  horse — Virgin  at  foot  of  cross — other  figures,  etc. ;  "  De- 
scent of  Holy  Ghost,"  with  the  Virgin  seated  among  the  Apostles;  "the 
Nativity" — Virgin  kneeling  before  Infant  Christ — St.  Joseph^male  figures, 
around  stable — cattle,  etc. ;  "  Angels  Appearing  to  the  Shepherds; "  ' '  The  Visit 
of  the  Magi; "  "The  Circumcision  " — Virgin  kneeling  with  white  cloth  in  hand — 
St.  Joseph  with  basket  of  dove; — High  Priest  in  Archbishop's  mitre  and  cope 
holding  Infant  Jesus;  "Flight  into  Egypt" — St.  Joseph  leading  mule  on  which 
St.  Mary  and  Christ — two  angels  following — attendant  with  casket  on  head; 
"Death  of  the  Virgin"— soul  of  B.  V.  M.  ascending  to  heaven  in  glory — 
apostles,  etc. ;  "  King  David  sending  Uriah  forth  to  Battle  " — Uriah  in  medieval 
armor;  "The  Raising  of  Lazarus;"  and  "  The  Flagellation  of  Christ." 

The  most  curious  of  these  miniatures  is  that  under  which  is  the  inscription: — 
"Comet,  lepereur.  Octovien  p.  sa  monutio.  de  sa  sibile  vit  la  glorieuse  vierge 
marie  q.  tenoit  so.  petit-enfant."  This  is  explained  on  pages  277-78  of  Clement's 
"  Legendary  and  Mythological  Art"  as  follows: — "When  the  Roman  Senate 
decreed  divine  honors  to  Augustus  [Octavius],  he  consulted  the  I'iburtine  Sibyl 
whether  he  ought  to  receive  them .  She  replied  that  it  was  more  becoming  for 
him,  whose  power  was  declining,  to  go  away  from  her  silently,  for  a  Hebrew 
child  should  be  born  who  should  reign  over  the  gods  themselves.  Or  that  a 
king  should  come  from  Heaven  whose  kingdom  would  never  end.  Another 
version  relates  that  the  heavens  were  opened  and  a  vision  of  the  Virgin  with  the 
Infant  Saviour  in  her  arms,  standing  on  an  altar,  was  shown  him,  and  a  voice 
was  heard  saying,  '  Haec  ara  filii  Dei '  (this  is  the  Son  of  God).  The  Emperor 
adored  the  vision  and  reported  it  to  the  Senate.  And  in  remembrance  of  it  he 
erected  upon  the  Capitol  an  altar  inscribed,  '  Ara  primogeniti  Dei.'  On  this 
spot  stands  the  Church  of  S.  Maria  in  Capitolio  or  the  '  Ara  cceli.' " 

The  smaller  miniatures  are  of: — "Saints  Luke,  Matthew  and  Mark"  (3); 
Christ  with  Orb:  "  The  Saviour  Rising  from  the  Tomb  ";  "  Holy  Ghost";  "  St. 
Veronica  with  Veil" ;  "St.  Michael  and  Dragon";  "  Christ  with  Agnus  Dei"; 
"St.  John";  "Saints  Peter  and  Paul";  "St.  James";  "St.  Stephen";  "St. 
Lawrence  with  Gridiron";  "St.  Christopher  and  Christ'';  "St.  Sebastian"; 
"  St.  Nicholas ";  "St.  Claude";  "St.  Anthony";  "St.  Anne";  "St.  Mary 
Magdalen";  "  St.  Katherine  " ;  "  St.  Margaret ";  "St  Barbara";  "  St.  Appo- 
lonia  ";  "  God  the  Father";  and  "The  Annunciation  " — one  large. 

This  handsome  missal  is  as  fine  a  printed  "  Hours"  as  it  is  possible  to  obtain. 
Not  only  are  the  painted  large  and  small  miniatures,  the  capitals  and  finials  to 
sentences  as  choice  as  can  be,  but  the  unpainted  woodcut  borders  around  every 
page  are  beautiful  examples  of  Renaissance'  ornamentation  and  the  best  of  their 
kind — humorous,  religious,  secular  and  floriated  representation  being  most 
artistically  treated  and  blended, 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  109 

UNIQUE   VELLUM  HOURS   PRINTED  BY  GERMAIN 
HARDOUYN,  AND  ILLUMINATED  BY   HAND. 

367  KlluintnaUtr  JSlacft  anur.— "HOre  beate  ma- 

rie VIRGINIS  SECUNDUM  USUM  ROMANUM 
TOTALITER  AD  LONGU.  SINE  REQUIRE.  CUM 
MULTIS  SUFFRAGIIS  ET  ORATIONIBUS  DE 
NOUO  ADDITIS."  Numerous  miniatures,  capital  letters 
and  borders  illuminated  by  hand  in  gold  and  colors. 
Minimo  (five  and  five-eighths  inches  by  three  and  three- 
eighths),  crimson  plush.  SjEC.  XVI. 

UNIQUE  and  very  rare  example  of  the  press  of  the  Hardouins,  printed 
on  vellum.  The  colophon  reads  that  it  was — "  nouuelement  imprimees  a  Paris 
par  Germain  Hardouyn  Marchant  Imprimeur  et  Libraire  demourat.  aud.  lieu 
entre  ses  deux  portes  du  Palays a senseigne  Saincte  Marguerite."  The  calendar 
commences  1529.  This  is  an  admirable  specimen,  and,  with  the  exception  of  a 
few  stains  hardly  worth  considering,  is  in  the  best  condition. 

CURIOUS  CONVENTUAL  AND  HERALDIC  MANUSCRIPTS. 

368  |«S.— SEVENTEENTH      CENTURY     HERALDIC 

ANip  MONASTIC  MSS.  Two  Latin  Manuscripts  of 
iz8  LEAVES  OR  256  PAGES,  with  37  COATS-OF-ARMS  em- 
blazoned in  their  proper  tinctures.  2  vols,  small  4to  (six  and 
seven-eighths  inches  by  four  and  a  half),  vellum. 

S^c.  XVII. 

UNIQUE   ORIGINAL    SEVENTEENTH   CENTURY  MANUSCRIPTS    in    Latin    and 
-  of  German  origin. 

These  two  curious  little  volumes — bound  in  vellum  taken  from  a  folio  choir 
book — were  evidently  compiled  in  the  seventeenth  century  by  some  monk  in 
the  Abbey  of  Neresheim,  which  is  in  Wuirtemburg,  on  an  affluent  of  the 
Danube,  and  thirty  miles  from  Ulm.  They  were  apparently  his  "  common- place 
books,"  although  elsewhere  styled  "  The  Journal  of  the  Monastery  of  Nere- 
sheim." The  good  monk  to  whom  they  belonged  filled  their  pages  with  extracts 
from  the  Fathers,  from  Greek  and  Latin  authors,  and,  above  all,  amid  many 
interesting  facts  relating  to  his  conventual  house,  with  a  list  of  the  Abbots  of 
Ne^-esheim,  the  dates  of  their  elections,  their  deaths,  etc.  He  gives  drawings  of 
the  coat-of-arms  emblazoned  in  gold  and  colors  of  thirty  six  successive  abbots — 
from  the  first,  Ornestus,  who  died  A.D.  1096,  to  the  thirty-sixth  Memiradus 
Denich,  elected  Abbot  August  the  13th,  1647. 

VELLUM  DIPLOMA  FROM  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  PADUA, 
DATED  1626. 

369  |«<S.— SEVENTEENTH       CENTURY       DIPLOMA 

FROM  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  PADUA.  A  Manu- 
script in  Latin  on  6  leaves  or  12  pages  of  vellum, 
IN  Roman  and  Italic  script.  With  full-page  gilt 
floriated  border  and  coat-of-arms,  and  numerous  capitals  and 
portions  of  the  text  in  gold.  4to  (eight  and  five-eighths 
inches  by  seven  and  five-eighths),  old  red  morocco  extra 
gilt,  with  silk  ties.  S^c.  XVII. 

UNIQUE  original  early  seventeenth  century  manuscript  on  VEL- 
LUM. 

This  most  interesting  document,  dated  June  the  25th,  1626,  is  the  diploma 
granted  to  Peter  Weissensee,  upon  his  acquiring  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Phi- 


no  THE  PENE  D  U  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

losophy  and  Medicine.  There  are  seven  original  signatures  attached  of  the 
officials  of  the  University  of  Padua,  viz. :  Augustine  Belligotti,  C^sar  Cremoni- 
nus,  John  CoUe,  John  Prevotius,  John  Thuilus,  Claus  Jacobseus  Danus  and 
Petrus  Merius.  There  are  also  named  in  the  document — Christopher  Burchard, 
Caspar  Saur  and  John  Valentinus. 

The  decoration  on  the  first  page  is  floriated  in  red  and  gold.  Above  is  a 
coat-of-arms  charged  with  a  passion  flower  and  the  crest  of  a  swan  on  a  helmet. 
Portions  of  the  text  not  in  italics  are  in  gold  uncial  letter. 

This  diploma,  issued  three  years  after  the  publication  of  the  first  folio  of 
Shakespeare,  forcibly  reminds  one  of  the  opening  lines  of  ' '  The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew": — 

"  Tranio,  since — for  the  great  desire  I  had 
To  see  fair  Padua,  nursery  of  the  arts, — 
I  am  arriv'd  for  fruitful  Lombardy, 
The  pleasant  garden  of  great  Italy: 
And,  by  my  father's  love  and  leave,  am  arm'd 
With  his  good  will  and  thy  good  company, 
Most  trusty  servant,  well  approv'd  in  all; 
Here  let  us  breathe  and  happily  institute 
A  course  of  learning  and  ingenious  studies." 
The  University  of  Padua,  one  of  the  most  famous  in  Europe,  was  founded  by 
Charlemagne,  and  was   restored  by  the  Emperor  Frederick  the  Second  in  the 
year  1222.     It  now  embraces  nearly  50  professorships,  and  is  attended  by  some 
2,000  students.     Connected  with   the   university  are  an  anatomical  theatre  and 
botanic  garden,  both  dating  from  the  sixteenth  century,  and  each  the  first  of  its 
kind  in  Europe. 

FAC-SIMILE   ON   VELLUM    OF   A   RARE   EROTIC   WORK, 
AND  BOUND  BY  THOUVENIN. 

370  ptS.— "LES  PRESOMPTIOI^JS  DES  FEMMES."   An 
Eighteenth  Century  French  Manuscript  on  eight 

LEAVES    OR    sixteen    PAGES    OF    VELLUM — WITH   CURIOUS 

DRAWING  ON  TITLE.  Minimo  (five  and  five-eighths  inches 
by  three  and  three-quarters).  Elegantly  bound  by  Thou- 
VENiN  in  crinkled  crimson  morocco  gilt,  gold  tooled  inside 
borders,  and  blue  watered  silk  ends.  S.ffi;c.  XVIII. 

UNIQUE  AND  EROTIC  original  eighteenth  century  vellum  manu- 
script IN  French. 

This  is  a  f ac-simile  of  the  excessively  rare  edition  of  the  ' '  Conjectures  of 
Women  "  of  William  Coquillart  imprinted,  as  the  title  shows: — "  A  Roven,  Chez 
Abraham  Cousturier  pres  le  Palais  :  au  Sacrifice  d' Abraham " — and  of  which 
Brunei  writes  as  follows  in  the  fourth  volume  of  the  ' '  Manuel  du  Libraire" : — 

' '  Edition  originale  de  cette  piece  en  vers,  laquelle  n'est  autre  chose  que  la 
Rubriche  (sic)  commen9ant  de  presomptionibus,  mofceau  qui  termine  la  premiere 
partie  des  Droits  nouveaulx  de  Guil.  Coquillart  (voy.  ce  nom).  Cette  pi^ce  est 
reimprimee  dans  le  36.  vol.  du  Recueil  de  M.  Montaiglon.  II  y  en  existait  deja 
une  reimpression  fac-simile  faite  a  P^ris  chez  Pinard,  en  1830,  qui  n'a  ete  tiree 
qu'a  42  exemplaires,  dont  32  sur  pap.  de  Hollande,  4  sur  pap.  de  Chine  rose, 
4  sur  pap.  de  Chine  jaune-paille  et  2  sur  velin. 

' '  Presomptions  signifie  ici  conjectures.  D'apres  I'exterieur  des  f  emmes,  leur 
air,  leur  habillement,  I'auteur  presume  leur  conduite  cachee;  et  il  entre  dans  des 
details  grossierement  obsc^nes." 

This  vellum  fac-simile  has  a  MS.  memorandum  on  one  of  the  ends — "  Sale  by 
Sotheby,  1817" — also  a  pencil  note,  as  follows — "  Manuscrit  de  Fyot,  repro- 
duction d'une  piJce  fort  rare."  On  an  end  paper  is  the  book-plate  of  the — 
"  Bibliothique  de  Mr.  J.  Renard." 

The  French  poet  WilHatn  Coquillart  was  born 'at  Rheims  in  142 1 — he  died  in 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  iii 


1510.  He  was  the  official  canon  ("chanoine  officiel  ")  and  grand  chanter  of 
Rheims  Cathedral.  He  word-painted  the  manners  of  his  time  and  the  loves  of 
the  bourgeoisie  in  a  lively  and  natural  manner  full  of  truly  naive  humor  and 
fifteenth  century  erudition  of  language,  His  verse  is  easy  and  full  of  action, 
but  better  adapted  to  comedy  than  to  satire 

Brunet  devotes  over  two  and  a  half  pages  to  his  works,  of  which  the  earliest 
was  printed  towards  the  end  of  the  first  century  of  typography.  Jean  Treppeul, 
Galliot  du  Pre,  Alain  Lotrain,  Jehan  Janot,  Jeanne  de  Mamef ,  and  other  eminent 
early  printers  of  Paris  printed  much  of  his  poetry.  The  best  editions  of  his  com- 
plete works  are  Coustelier's,  in  T723;  that  re-edited  by  Tarbe,  1847,  and  by  Ch. 
d'Hericourt,  printed  in  1857  in  the  "Collection  Elzevirienne. " 

BEAUTIFULLY  WRITTEN  MANUSCRIPT  OF  650  QUARTO 
PAGES  OF  AN  UNPUBLISHED  AWORK  —  BOUND  BY 
BAUZONNET-TRAUTZ. 

371  |«<S,— HISTOIRE  DE  BELLE-ISLE-EN-MER  PAR 
LE  R.  P.  FRANgOIS  MARIE  DE  BELLE-ISLE, 
CAPUCIN,  AUTREMENT    LE  R.  P.  LE   GALLEN, 

1754."  A  BEAUTIFULLY  WRITTEN  MANUSCRIPT  IN  B'RENCH 
OF    325    LEAVES    OR    650    PAGES   OF    SUPERFINE  WhaTMAN 

PAPER with     EXQUISITELY     ILLUMINATED     tUle     in     GOLD 

AND  COLORS,  Spirited  original  WATER-COLOR  DRAWING  of 

Belle-Isle-en-Mer — false  title  and  page  with  date  in  gold 
AND  COLORS,  with  uarrow  border — and  every  page  with  care- 
fully executed  borders  of  ruled  red  lines.  Thick  4to  (nine 
and  five- eighths  inches  by  seven).  Bound  by  Bauzonnet- 
Trautz  in  dark  brown  morocco,  tooled  inside  gold  borders, 
and  gilt  edges.  S^c.  XVIII.-XIX. 

UNIQUE  Original  French  Manuscript,  of  most  carefully  executed  and 
beautiful  script  on  Whatman  paper. 

This  is  an  unpublished  history  of  "  Belle- Isle-en-Mer"  (Beautiful  Isle  in  the 
Sea),  an  island  on  the  Western  coast  of  France  and  in  the  Atlantic.  Belle-Isle 
is  in  the  Department  of  Morbihan,  a  part  of  Ancient  Brittany.  It  is  some  eight 
miles  from  Quiberon,  which  is  defended  by  Fort  Penthi^vre,  and  is  remarkable 
as  the  last  stronghold  in  1795  of  about  7,000  Royalists,  who,  after  a  most  des- 
perate struggle  against  the  troops  of  the  French  Republic,  eventually  surrendered 
to  General  Hoche. 

Belle-Isle  forms  a  canton  and  is  defended  by  its  citadel.  It  was  taken  by  the 
English  in  1761  and  held  by  them  until  1763.  The  population  is  from  g,ooo  to 
10,000,  most  of  whom  are  engaged  in  the  pilchard  fishery.  The  island,  which 
is  eleven  miles  by  six,  is  noted  for  its  grain  and  superior  breed  of  draught  horses. 
It  has  several  small  ports,  has  good  anchorage  and  is  nearly  surrounded  by  rocks. 
The  admirable  water-color  sketch  illustrating  the  manuscript  displays  some  of  its 
salient  features. 

There  are  two  titles  to  this  unique  MS. — the  first  or  false  title,  which  is  in  gold 
and  colors  and  is  worded  as  stated  above,  is  surrounded  by  a  dentelle  border,  of 
which  there  is  another  on  the  verso  of  the  page  upon  which  is  the  inscription 
— "Commencee  en  1748  et  Finie  le  1754."  On  the  back  of  the  water-color 
marine  view  alluded  to  is — "  Vue  de  Belle-Isle-en-Mer,  1840."  The  second,  or 
real  title  is  similarly  worded,  but  with  the  addition  of  the  date  "  1754  "  It  is  a 
beautiful  example  of  modern  illumination  in  gold  and  colors.  The  style  is  some- 
what Moresque,  with  red.  green  and  white,  touched  up  with  red,  and  of  diamond 
or  lozenge  shape  decoration.  These  are  heightened  with  gold,  also  the  word 
"  Histoire  "  and  line  "  Belle-Isle-en-Mer,"  which  is  of  jewelled  design.     In  the 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


upper  part  of  this  illuminated  page  are  two  circles  of  white  and  crimson,  sur- 
rounded with  gold. 

The  text  of  the  manuscript  commences  with  the  dedication — "  A  mes  tres 
chers  et  honores  compatriotes,"  and  is  signed  "  F.  F.  M.  D.  B.  C."  This  is 
followed  by  a  preface  commencing  page  6  and  ending  on  page  26.  The  work 
is  divided  into  five  books  running  from  pages  27  to  612.  Then  comes  a  supple- 
ment by  the  author  which  is  followed  by  the  copyist's  certificate  and  three  pages 
of  notes  by  M.  Detaille,  Mayor  of  Belle-Isle. 

The  certificate  just  referred  to  reads: — "  I,  the  undersigned  Jean  Baptiste  le 
Gallen,  nephew  of  the  author,  certify  the  present  copy  conforms  to  the  manu- 
script in  the  handwriting  of  the  author,  belonging  to  M.  Detaille,  now  Mayor 
["  Major  "]  of  the  place,  and  no  other  changes  have  been  made  than  the  inscrip- 
tion paragraphs,  while  in  the  original,  are  in  the  margins,  as  also  some  numbered 
pages  of  reference,  which  are  not  the  same  in  the  author's  as  in  this  copy.  In 
support  of  which  I  have  signed,  and  in  this  faith  I  have  added  to  this  copy  as  in 
the  original.  At  Belle-Isle-en-Mer,  October  31,  1789,  signed,  Le  Gallen, 
cadet. ^^ 

This  history  is  very  complete.  The  first  book  commences  with  "  Islands  in 
General" — then  refers  to  the  formation  of  the  Island,  its  antiquity  and  indi- 
genuous  population,  of  Roman  medals  found  there,  a  Roman  camp,  and  gives  its 
annals  in  good  narrative  and  chronologically.  Many  of  the  historical  references 
are  of  importance,  as  Belle- Isle,  being  a  point  of  vantage  in  war-time,  played  a 
conspicuous  part  in  medievalism  and  later  times. 

The  great  mterest  of  the  MS.  is  attached  to  the  fact  of  its  having  been  asso- 
ciated with  the  fortunes  of  the  Foucquet  family.  ^  Anciently  a  seigneury  of  the 
King,  Belle-Isle  became  the  property  of  the  Foucquets,  of  whom  the  most  cele- 
brated members  in  history  and  literature  were — the  famous  Superintendent 
Nicholas  Foucquet,  the  patron  of  La  Fontaine  and  Corneille,  and  devoted  friend 
of  St.  Evremond  and  Madame  de  Sevigne — and  the  grandson  of  the  last-named 
Charles  Louis  Auguste  Foucquet, who  was  in  1740  made  a  Marshal  of  France,  in 
1758  Minister  of  War,  in  1749  a  member  of  the  Academic  Fran9aise,  and  in 
1748  a  peer  of  France  by  the  title  of  Duke  of  Belle-Isle.  Vide  number  431  in 
the  following  division  of  this  catalogue. 

ARTISTIC    EIGHTEENTH   CENTURY   MANUSCRIPT. 
372  JWS.—"FESTA  PROPRIA  O.  S.  B.  IN  MONASTERIO 
AD  SANCTA  MAFFRAM  1776."  A  Latin  Manuscript 

ON  91  LEAVES  OR  182  PAGES,  WITH  ONE  PAGE  AND  TWO 
HALF    PAGES    OF    MS.  INSERTED,  ALL    IN     RoMAN  TYPE    IN 

BLACK  AND  RED.  With  f Our  pages  ornamented  in  gold  and 
colors,  others  with  decorations  or  landscape  pen  drawings,  14 
smaller  pen  drawings,  ^<)  floriated  or  rubricated  capitals,  and 
numerous  arabesque  or  floriated  ornaments  throughout.  Small 
8vo  (seven  and  one-eighth  inches  by  four),  morocco  extra 
gilt,  edges  gilt.  S^c.  XVIII. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  MANUSCRIPT  in  Latin  and  of  German  origin. 
The  first  ornamented  full  page  is  the  title  lettered  as  above  and  which  is  sur- 
rounded by  sprays  of  "  forget-me-nots."  The  second  full  page  consists  of  a 
wreath  of  flowers  encircling:— "  S.  M.  Antonia,"  evidently  showing  the  volume 
was  a  gift  to  the  Mother  Superior  of  the  Benedictine  Convent  of  St.  Afra. 
The  third  full-page  represents  a  pair  of  scales  depending  from  a  human  heart ; 
below  the  weighted  down  arm  of  the  scale  is  the  letter  "  G."— below  the  other 
"  O."  On  this  page  the  "sun  "  and  "moon,"  the  letters  "A"  and  "  O  "  and 
some  ferns  are  represented.  The  fourth  page  decoration  is  the  monogram  of 
the  "  B.  V.  M. "  within  a  glory  in  the  upper  half — and  in  the  lower  a  drawing  of 
a  Winter  scene.  In  a  three-quarter  page  is  depicted  "  Autumn "  below  the 
monogram  "I  H  S."  Two  half-pages  are  devoted  to  landscapesof  "Winter" 
and  "  Spring." 


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MANUSCRIPT     TREATISE     ON     MINIATURE    PAINTING,. 
WITH  SECRETS   FOR  THE   PREPARATION    OF   GOLD 
AND  COLORS. 

373  iWS.— "TRAITE     DE     MIGNATURE    POUR    AP- 

PENDRE  AISEMENT  A  PEINTRE  SANS  MAITRE, 

AVEC  LE  SECRET  DE  FAIRE    LES    PLUS  BELLES  COULEURS, 

l'or,  etc.  An  Eighteenth  Century  Manuscript  in  French  of 
6?i  leaves  or  1^6  pages.  Small  8vo  (six  and  three-eighths 
inches  by  three  and  seven-eighths),  bound  by  Quinet  in 
morocco  gilt,  gold  tooled  inside  borders,  edges  gilt. 

S^c.  XVIII. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  MANUSCRIPT  of  the  last  century  in  French. 

According  to  a  printed  cutting  on  an  end  paper  of  the  above,  this  Treatise  on 
miniature  painting  was  attributed  by  the  great  French  bibliographer  Brunet  to 
Lavoye-Mignot.  It  is  very  carefully  written  and  the  script  is  clear  and  easy  to 
follow.  There  are  over  a  hundred  and  thirty  valuable  instructions  for  the 
painting  of  miniatures  as  well  as  a  large  number  of  secrets  as  to  the  preparation 
of  colors  and  metals  for  illuminational  work. 

EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY  FRENCH  MANUSCRIPT. 

374  iWS.— "  LIVRE  D'EXAMEN."     An  Eighteenth  Cen- 

tury Manuscript  in  French  carefully  written  on 

134  LEAVES    OR    268    pages,  EACH    BORDERED  WITH  LINES 

RULED  IN  RED.  Small  8vo  (over  six  and  a  half  inches  by 
four),  fine  old  crushed  crimson  levant  morocco,  back  extra 
gilt,  inside  borders  gold  tooled,  and  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

S^c.  XVIII. 

UNIQUE  ORIGINAL  EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY  FRENCH  MANUSCRIPT  in  binding 

of  that  date  and  in  good  condition. 

The  above  MS.  consists  of  56  separate  chapters,  each  on  a  particular  "  Exam- 
ination of  Conscience."  These  are  preceded  by  "  Renouellement  de  la  Profes- 
sion du  Baptesme,"  "  Renonciation  "  and  "  Promesse."  The  script  is  excellent 
and  the  subject  matter  Catholic. 

MANUSCRIPT  ON  THE   SONGS  OF   FRANCE. 

375  fttS.— "LA  CHANSON  FRAN^AISE— RECUEILPAR 

E.  OUDEN,  1840,"  etc.  Small  8vo  (six  and  seven-eighths 
inches  by  four  and  five-eighths),  calf  gilt,  inside  gold  bor- 
ders, lemon  edges.  S^c.  XIX. 

UNIQUE.  There  are  twenty  pages  of  carefully  written  MS.  in  the  above, 
which  not  only  contains  what  is  named  in  the  title,  but  also  a  portion  of  a  criti- 
cism on — "  Les  Chansons  de  Desaugiers  ou  la  Journee  d'un  Epicine — Vaude- 
ville en  5  actes  de  MM.  Theaulon  et  de  Courcy,  1836,"  and  others  on  "  Les 
Chansons  de  Beranger  [1833],"  "  Sur  la  Chanson,"  etc. 

These  are  bound  up  with  ' '  Memoire  Historique  sur  la  Chanson  en  General  et 
en  Particulier  sur  la  Cnanson  Fran9oise,  par  M.  Meusnier  de  Querlon.  To  this  is 
a  frontispiece  engraved  by  Le  Mire  after  Gravelot.  Querlon  was  bom  1702, 
died  1780,  and  was  the  author,  among  other  works,  of — "  Psaphion,  ou  le  Cour- 
tisan  de  Smyme." 


114  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

UNIQUE  MS.  BEAUTIFULLY  WRITTEN  BY  A  PHILADEL- 
PHIAN   IN   1812. 

376  JWS.— "PIECES  ON  VARIOUS  SUBJECTS  by  J.  S. 

[Joseph  Spencer],  Philadelphia,  MDCCCXII."  A 
Manuscript  beautifully  written  in  blue  and  red 
IN  Roman  letter,  and  occasional  Greek,  on  34  leaves 
or  68  pages.     Small  8vo,  old  red  roan  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

S^c.  XIX. 
Unique  original  manuscript  containing — ' '  A  Speech  on  the  Rise,  Progress 
and  Utility  of  Literature;  Museeus,  or  the  Man  of  Study;  on  Nature;  the 
Advantages  of  Knowledge;  an  Ode  to  Liberty;  an  Epigram;  the  Portrait  of  a 
Patriot;  the  Stranger;  a  Song  on  Spring;  Hymn  to  Harmodius  and  Aristogniton; 
Notes." 

The  name  of  the  writer  appears  at  the  end  of  the  first  piece.  The  first  page 
reads — "Presented  to  Misp  Mary  Coulter,  by  her  sincere  friend  and  admirer, 
the  Author." 

UNIQUE    COLLECTION    OF    SOME    2,200  COATS-OF-ARMS 
COLORED   BY   HAND. 

377  J«S— HERALDIC  AND    MANUSCRIPT    COLLEC- 

TION, l  e.:— 

I.  "Liber  A.  Wapen  Sammlung."  A  collection  of  76 
page  coats-of-arms,  16  half-page  and  128  smaller,  on  58 
leaves  or  n  6  pages. 

This  consists  of  coats-of-arms  of  Emperors,  Kings,  Free  (!)  Republics, 
Princes  and  Dukes,  with  an  Index.  Many  have  numerous  quarterings^ — particu- 
larly the  first  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire.  All  are  emblazoned  in  their  proper 
tinctures,  and  all  the  quarterings,  as  well  as  the  names  of  the  owners  of  the 
shields,  are  added  in  MS.  Some  of  these  illustrations  are  original,  others  are 
engraved  plates  with  the  colors  added  by  hand. 

II.  "  Liber  B.  Wapen  Sammlung."  A  collection  of  58 
page  coats-of-arms,  4  half-page  and  296  smaller,  on  57 
leaves  or  114  pages. 

Comprising  coats  of-arms  of  the  Counts  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire,  also  of 
some  Danish,  Swedish,  Polish  and  Prussian  Counts,  with  Index.  The  same 
remarks  as  in  note  to  "  I."  will  apply  to  this.  In  both  "  Libers  A  and  B  "  the 
large  inserted  or  pasted  coats  of-arms  are  cut  out  of  a  collection  entitled:  "  Der 
Durchlauchtigen  Welt— New  vermehrter  und  verbesseter  Geschichte  Geschlechte 
und  Wappen  Calender  auf  das  Jahr  1740.  Nilrnberg  in  Veriegjing  Christoph 
Weigels  des  Altem  Wittib  Gedruckt  bei  Lorentz  Bieling." 

III.  "C.  Register  fur  die  Wapen  Sammlung."  An 
Index  of  eight  leaves  or  sixteen  pages  in  MS. 

IV.  "  Liber  D.  Wapen  Sammlung.  A  Collection  of  637 
coats-of-arms  on  45  leaves  or  90  pages. 

The  coats-of-arms  in  this  volume  are  all  originals,  first  tricked  in  ink,  then 
filled  in  with  the  proper  colors.  They  are  the  heraldic  bearings  of  the  knights 
and  noblemen  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire — also  of  several  other  noblemen, 
with  Index.  The  coats  of-arms  Nos.  354-417  and  435-445  in  the  above  are 
surmounted  with  marquisial  crowns  !  Not  only  are  these  families  not  titled, 
but  there  are,  in  Germany,  no  marquises— but  only  barons  and  counts— besides 
the  higher  nobility. 


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V.  "Liber  E.  Sammlung  von  Allen  einzelnen  Pro- 
viNZEN  Wapen."  a  collection  of  761  coats-of-arms  on 
48  leaves  or  96  pages. 

In  the  above  are  the  armorial  achievements  of  all  the  separate  provinces  of 
Europe — as  Empires,  Kingdoms,  Republics,  Duchies,  Principalities,  Counties 
(?  Earldoms),  Seignories,  etc.  AH  the  above  are  entirely  original  heraldic 
sketches  painted  by  hand. 

VI.  "  Liber  F.  Wapen  Sammlung  von  Geistlichen  Fur- 
STEN.''  A  collection  of  70  coat-of-arms  on  10  leaves  or 
20  pages. 

These  are  the  coats-of-arms  of  the  Princes  of  the  CathoUc  Church — Popes, 
Cardinals,  Princes  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire,  Archbishops,  Prince  Abbots 
and  Abbesse^,  with  Index.  All  are  originals  done  by  hand  with  the  exception 
of  that  of  the  large  shield  of  Cardinal  Rohan,  Bishop  of  Strassburg.  Between 
the  arms  of  the  abbesses  of  Gandersheim  and  Quedlingburg  are  those  of  ' '  Doc- 
tor Martin  lluther." 

VII.  "  Liber  G.  Wapen  Sammlung."  A  collection  of 
105  coat-of-arms  on  14  leaves  or  28  pages. 

These  are  the  heraldry  of  the  Free  Imperial  Cities,  of  the  Cities  of  the 
Principality  (Churfursstlich)  of  Saxony,  of  the  Duchy  of  Wurtemberg  and  of 
some  of  the  Duchy  of  Silesia,  with  an  Index.  All  are  original  painted  or  ink 
drawings. 

VIII.  "  H.  Register  Wapen  Sammlung."  An  Index  of 
16  leaves  or  32  pages  in  MS. 

Together  8  vols.    4to,  sewed.  S^c.  XVIII. 

UNIQUE.  This  interesting  collection  of  nearly  2,200  heraldic  bearings  is 
of  the  greatest  value  to  students  of  Heraldry,  particularly  of  Germany,  it  con- 
taining numerous  shields  not  to  be  found  elsewhere.  Nearly  all  the  coat-of- 
arms  in  the  series  are  colored  and  drawn  by  hand.  The  volumes  are  of  German 
origin  and  must  have  taken  many  years  to  study  out,  as  all  the  emblazonings 
are  painted  in  the  proper  heraldic  tinctures,  an  undertaking  of  great  magnitude, 
and  only  possible  after  years  of  patient  study  and  toilsome  research. 

ANOTHER  HERALDIC  COLLECTION  PAINTED  BY  HAND. 

378  HERALDIC  ALBUMS.      With  3,325  coats  of  arms  mostly 

of  German  Sovereigns,  nobility   and   landed  proprietors — 

nearly  all  of  which  are  painted  by  hand  in  the  proper 

heraldic  tinctures.      2    vols,    thick    oblong   minimo, 

boards.  ,  S^c.  XVIII 

Unique.  The  above  contains,  as  stated,  over  3,300  different  shields. 
Altogether  the  two  volumes  make  688  pages,  including  the  manuscript  indices 
to  the  various  achievements.  The  heraldic  colors  are  painted  by  hand  on  en- 
gravings believed  to  have  been  taken  from  Siebmacher's  "  Wappenbuch,"  pub- 
lished at  Nuremberg  in  the  first  half  of  the  seventeenth  century,  of  which 
there  have  since  been  other  editions.  The  last,  not  yet  completed,  is  much 
enlarged  and  altered  as  to  families ;  many  of  those  in  the  above  albums,  it 
must  be  supposed,  have  become  extinct  in  the  male  line,  and  are  now  only 
represented  by  females,  collateral  descendants,  or  lost  heirs. 


ii6  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


379  NOUVELLES    HEURES    GOTHIQUES,    d'apres    les 

Manuscripts  des  Bibliotheques  Nation  ales  et  Par- 
TicuLiERES.  Nearly  200  pages  of  exquisite  medieval 
ornamentation  chromolithographed  in  gold  and  colors 
after  ancient  missals,  together  with  large  miniatures, 
etc.  Small  4to,  crushed  dark  green  levant  mo- 
rocco, inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  watered  green  silk 
ends  and  two  pierced  and  engraved  silver  clasps  of  Gothic 
floriated  design,  in  cloth  box. 

Paris,  Leroy,  Secail  &"  Cie.,  n.  d. 

380  HEVRES  ROMAINES  avec    Figures  par  A.    Qveyroy 

gravees   par   a.  Gvsman.     Every  page  illustrated   with 

woodcut  borders,  some  full-page  wood  engravings — rubricated 

#  throughout.     Small  4to,  folded,  uncut  and  loose,  in  boards. 

Tovrs,  Alfred  Mame  et  fils,  1874 

k  beautiful  volume  printed  on  "  papier  verge,"  in  the  style  of  the  Hardouin 
and  Vostre  Hours.  The  illustrations  by  Queyroy,  engraved  by  Gusman,  suc- 
ceed in  carrying  out  most  delightfully  the  manner  of  the  fifteenth  and  sixteenth 
century  printed  missals.  ' 

THE  DUC  D'AUMALE'S  UNIQUE  LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF 
THE  "  ROMAN  DE  LA  VIOLETTE  "—WITH  TWO  SETS 
OF  PLATES,  ONE  BEAUTIFULLY  ILLUMINATED  BY 
HAND  IN  GOLD  AND  COLORS. 

381  GIBERT  DE    MONTREUIL.     ROMAN  DE   LA  VIO- 

LETTE ou  DE  GERARD  DE  NEVERS  en  vers  du 
XIIIe  Siecle,  public  pour  la  Premiere  Fois  d'apres 
Deux  Manuscrits  de  la  BiBLiOTHfequE  Royale,  par 
FRANCISQUE  MICHEL.  With  two  sets  of  the  beau- 
tiful plates,  after  the  original  manuscripts,  one  of  the  sets 
being  illuminated  by  hand  in  gold  and  colors.  Thick 
8vo,  crushed  red  levant  morocco  extra,  inside  gold  tooled 
borders,  gilt  edges,  by  Muller.  Paris,  1834 

UNIQUE,  LARGE  PAPER,  and  from  the  library  of  the  Duke  D'Aumale, 
son  of  King  Louis  Philippe.  It  is  stamped  with  his  coat  of  arms  on  the 
title,  and  was  sold  as  a  duplicate  copy.  The  above  is  No  2g  of  a  limited  edi- 
tion of  200  copies,  was  printed  on  vellum,  China  paper,  Holland  paper  and 
vellum  paper.  It  is  considerably  enhanced  by  the  double  set  of  plates,  one  set 
of  which  is  illuminated  with  all  the  beauty  peculiar  to  ancient  missals. 

ARUNDEL    SOCIETY    REPRODUCTIONS     IN    GOLD     AND 
COLORS  AFTER  THE  OLD  MASTERS. 

382  MEISTER  STEPHEN.— Reproductions  after,  in  gold 

and  colors,   being   the  series  of  five  beautifully 

EXECUTED    chromolithographs    AFTER    THE    ORIGINALS 

BY  Meister  Stephen,  of  the  famous  "  TRIPTYCH  of 

COLOGNE."     Framed  in  ebonized  triptych,  with  glass 

before  each  of  the  five  pictures. 

These  five  magnificent  ai^t  works  were  issued  by  the  "Arundel  Society, 

or  Society  for  Promoting  the  Knowledge  of  Art  by  Copying  and  Publishing 


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Important  Works  of  Ancient  Masters, "  and  which  was  so  named  after  Thomas 
Howard,  Earl  of  Arundel — living  in  the  Reigns  of  James  I.  and  Charles  I. — 
who  has  been  called  the  ''  Father  of  vertu  in  England  "  and  "  the  Maecenas  of 
all  polite  arts." 

These  grand  art  works  of  Meister  Stephen  are  united  in  one  beautiful  whole 
by  three  ebonized  and  gold  folding  frames,  with  brass  Gothic  hinges.  When 
extended  they  measure  as  an  unit  4  feet  8^  inches  by  22  inches. 

The  centre  piece  represents  the  "  Three  Kings  of  Cologne  " — or  "  Wise  Men 
with  attendants  worshipping  the  Madonna  and  Child."  The  side  inner  panels 
depict  "St.  Ursula"  to  the  left,  and  "St.  Stephen  of  Hungary"  to  the  right. 
Tlie  two  outer  panels  when  brought  together,  in  order  to  close  the  triptych, 
form  "the  Annunciation  of  the  B.  V.  M." 

383  PINTURICCHIO     (Bernardino).       "St.   Catherine    of 

Alexandria  Pi^eading  before  her  Judges."  Splendid 
chromolithographic    reproduction    (2  1^    inches  by 

l8-|)     ISSUED     BY    THE    "  ArUNDEL  SOCIETY,''    AFTER     THE 

ORIGINAL  IN  THE  VATICAN  at  Rome.  In  black  walnut  and 
gold  frame,  with  deep  mount  and  glass. 

Pinturicchio  studied  under  Pietro  Perugino,  and  assisted  him  in  many  of  his 
principal  works,  both  at  Rome  and  Perugia.  Upon  the  command  of  Cardinal 
Francesco  Piccolomini,  afterwards  Pope  Pius  III.,  he  decorated  the  Sacristy  of 
the  Cathedral  of  Siena,  "with  works  of  such  magnitude,"  says  Lanzi,  "as 
perhaps  had  never  before  been  entrusted  to  a  single  master."  He  was  aided  by 
Raffaelo  Sanzio,  and  the  same  writer  states  that  he  had — "painted  with  much 
applause  at  Rome  before  Raflaelo  was  born." 

384  "MADONNA    AND    CHILD,"     superb     chromolitho- 

GRAPHIC  REPRODUCTION    IN    GOLD    AND  COLORS  ISSUED  BY 

THE  "Arundel  Society,''  after  one  of  the  Old 
Masters,  who  preceded  Raffaelo.  In  maple  and  gold 
frame,  with  glass. 

This  beautiful  reproduction  has  two  quatered  shields  at  the  lower  corners.  It 
measures,  independent  of- its  black  mount,  nearly  20  inches  by  10  and  a  half. 

SPLENDID  WORK  ON  MEDIEVAL  ILLUMINATION. 

385  SEGHERS  (Louis).     Tr£sor  Caligraphique  Recueil  de 

Lettrines  Initiales,  etc.,  de  Moyen  Age  et  de  I'Epoque  de 
la  Renaissance,  par  Louis  Seghers,  Dessinateur  Calli- 
graphe  de  S.  M.  le  Roi  des  Belges.  Illustrated  with  46 
loose  chromolUhographic  plates  in  gold  and  colors  from  Early 
Manuscripts,  Medieval  Illuminated  Works  and  Incunabula, 
by  Albert  Durer  and  others.  Oblong  large  4to,  fresh 
cloth  gilt,  portfolio,  with  pocket.  Anvers,  n.  d. 

This  splendid  work  has  the  prefatory  matter  and  index  in  French,  German 
and  English. 

386  SOLEIL   (Felix).      Les   HEURES   GOTHIQUES   et   la 

Litt^rature  Pieuse  aux  XV<=  et  XVI«  Siecles.  Charming 
etched  frontispiece  by   J.  Adeline,   24  facsimile  reproduc- 


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tions  after  printed  "  ITours,'"  and  six  original  designs  of 
Antoine,  Duplais,  Destouches.  Large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Rouen,  E.  Aug^,  1882 

No.  254  of  LIMITED  EDITION  ot  300  copies,  of  which  200  only  were  sold. 
The  title-page  is  rubricated,  and  one-half  of  the  text  is  beautifully  printed  in 
handsome  Gothic  letter.  This  volume  says  nearly  all  that  is  to  be  said  about 
the  bibliography,  typography,  etc.,  of  the  vellum  Hours  printed  at  the  end  of 
the  fifteenth  and  beginning  of  the  sixteenth  century  by  Simon  Vostre,  Thielman 
Kerve'r,  Gillet  et  Germain  Hardouyn,  Jehan  de  Brie,  etc.  The  plates  are  in  fac- 
simile of  their  Horje,  also  of  those  of  Pigouchet  and  Godard,  as  well  as  of  the 
' '  Danse  Macabre  de  Kermaria  ",  i.  e.  Dance  of  Death  at  Kermaria. 

387  DENIS    (Ferdinand).      Histoire    de    rOrnamentation    des 

Manuscrits.  Illustrated  with  140  page  and  vignette  wood- 
engravings,  after  miniatures,  capitals,  etc.,  in  ancient  MSS. 
Large  8vo,  three-quarters  crushed  levant  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1880 

Limited  edition  of  600  copies  only  of  this  beautifully  illustrated  and  printed 
volume  on  the  ornamentation  of  manuscripts. 

388  Marche  (A.  Lecoq  de  la).    Les  Manuscrits  et  la  Miniature. 

Hundreds  of  facsimiles  of  miniatures  and  initial  letters 
from  ancient  MSS.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 


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III.  ©rijgiwal  giutjcrgra^jtts. 

"  Malvolio. — By  my  life,  this  is  my  lady's. hand;  these  be  her  very  Cs,  her 
U's  and  her  T's,  and  thus  makes  her  great  P's.  It  is,  in  contempt  of  question, 
her  hand." — Shakespeare,  "  Twelfth  Night." 

INTERESTING  LETTER  IN  ARABIC    OF  ABD-EL-KADER. 

389  ABD-EL-KADER  (Sidi-el-Hadji-Ouled-Mahiddin,  the  cele- 

brated defender  of  the  Arab  Nationality).      A.  L.  S.   in 
Arabic.     1  p.,  folio,  dated  1276,  i.  e.  1859. 

Rare.  This  letter  in  the  handwriting  of  Abd-el-Kader  and  stamped  with  his 
seal,  is  accompanied  by  a  French  translation  made  by  Meyer  Ali,  Interpreter  of 
the  Army.  It  is  dated  from  Damas,  where  he  generously  defended  the  Christ- 
ians against  the  murderous  fury  of  the  Druses  and  for  which  he  was  made  a 
Grand  Cross  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  The  name  of  this  great  patriot  wiU  be 
ever  remembered  in  connection  with  the  French  conquest  of  Algeria.  For  a 
Mohammedan  of  his  exalted  position  Abd-el-Kader  was  singularly  virtuous,  as  he 
only  had  three  wives  and  twenty-four  children,  whereas  King  Solomon  and  the 
Defenders  of  the  Faithful  counted  theirs  by  hundreds. 

390  ABOUT  (Edmond,  author  of  "La  Grice  Contemporaine"  etc.). 

A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 

A  request  for  a  box  at  the  theatre. 

391  ADAM  {^Kd.o\^)a.&  ChsixlQS,  French  composer,  musical  critic  and 

author   of  "Souvenirs   d'un   Musicien").      A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 
minimo.     With  envelope. 

392  ADAM  (Juliette  Lamber,  French  authoress).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 

8vo. 

Juliette  Lamber  is  one  of  the  most  notable  French  women  of  the  age.  After 
the  death  of  her  second  husband,  Antoine  Edmond  Adam,  the  distinguished 
French  statesman,  her  house  became  one  of  the  great  political  and  literary  centres 
of  France,  where  was  founded  "  La  Nouvelle  Revue,"  and  many  of  the  political 
movements  of  Leon  Gambetta. 

393  American    and     English     Litt]Srateurs.       Signatures. 

(13  pieces) 

Includes  signatures  of — Goldwin  Smith,  Edgar  Fawcett,  Bonamy  Price,  Leone 
Levi,  Richard  Grant  White,  Julian  Hawthorne  (2),  Edward  A.  Freeman,  Eliza- 
beth Stuart  Phelps,  Henry  James,  etc. 


120  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LETTER  OF  ANNE  OF  AUSTRIA  WITH  HER  SIGNATURE 
TO  THIS  IMPORTANT   HISTORICAL   STATE   PAPER. 

394  ANNE  OF  AUSTRIA  (Queen  Regent  of  France,  mother  of 

Louis  XIV.,  wife  of  Louis  XIII.  and  daughter  of  Philip 
II.  of  Spain).     L.  S.,  i  p.,  4to,  dated  "  Melun,  le  24  Juin 
1652." 
EXTREMELY  RARE.    This  letter,  written  to  Monsieur  Frual,  Seigneur  de 
la'TuroIiere,  is  signed  in  bold  script   "Anne,"  is  addressed,  and  has  two  wax 
seals  of  the  Queen  Regent,  with  crown,  and  impaled  shield  of  France  and  Spain. 
It  refers  to  Louis  XIV.  as  "  Roy  monsieur  men  Filz,"   speaks  of  the  regard  in 
which  the  writer  holds  M.  Frual  and  wishes  to  see  him  in  association  with  im- 
portant matters  of  state  before  he  leaves  for  Dauphiny  on  his  way  to  Piedmont. 
Anne  of  Austria  was  virtually  separated  from  her  husband  for  nearly  a  quarter 
of  a  century  through  the  machinations  of  Cardinal  Richelieu.   She  became  Queen 
Regent  in  1643  and  Cardinal   Mazarin  was  chosen  as  her  chief  adviser.     Two 
curious  personal  peculiarities  are  related  of  her  in  the  biographies — ' '  her  antip- 
athy to  roses,  so  strong  that,  while  passionately  fond  of  flowers  and  perfumes, 
she  could  not  endure  even  the  picture  of  a  rose ;  and  the  extraordinary  delicacy 
of  her  skin,  which  made  Mazarin  remark  that  '  if  her  majesty  were  condemned 
to  the  infernal  regions,  her  hell  would  be  to  sleep  in  brown  hoUands 

395  AUBER  (D.  F.  E.,  the  great  French  musical  composer,  author 

of"Fra  Diavolo,"  etc.).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 
Note  to  Monsieur  Denis  requesting  the  pleasure  ot  being  permitted  to  have  a 
box  to  see  "  L'Ambassadrice. " 

396  AUGIER  (Guillaume  Victor  Emile,   French  dramatic  poet, 

Commander  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  Member  of  the  "Aca- 
demic Fran^aise "  and  of  the  Institute).  A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 
8vo. 

Emile  Augier,  by  an  imperial   decree   of  July  27,  1870,  was  made  a  Senator 
of  France — "pour  services  rendus  par  ses  productions  litteraires. " 

397  AUGIER.     Another.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  minimo. 

Augier   returns    a   domino  with  his    thanks  and  a    "pour  boire''    for  the 
"  garfons." 

398  BARRY  {^.,  French  officer  on  the  staff  of  General  Gardanne). 

A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  4to,  dated  "  13  Floreal  Pan  70  de  la  R. 
Fran^aise.'' 

399  BECCHI  (Fraltuoso,   Secretary  of  the  Academy  of   Gasea). 

A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  4to,  dated  "Florence,  August  12th,  1838." 

400  BERANGER   (Jean  Pierre  A&,  the  great  French  poet).     A. 

L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 

Interesting  letter  from  Beranger  to  M.  Blaize,  nephew  of  Lammenais. 

401  B^JLAT  {Yr€di€nc,  French  poet  and  ballad  writer).    A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo. 

Letter  to  the  editor  of  "  L'Artiste." 

402  BERLIOZ  (Louis   Hector,   French  musical  composer,  critic 

and  author).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

>{ote  to — "  Mon  Cher  Seligman." 


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INTERESTING  LETTER  OF  CARDINAL  DE  BERNIS. 

403  BERNIS  (Francois  Joachim  de  Pierres  de,  Cardinal,  poet, 

Minister  to  Louis  XV.,   and  French  Ambassador).    A.  L.  S., 
I  p.,  small  folio,  dated — "a  Albano  ce  17  Octobre  1787." 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  interesting,  being  a  letter  to  M.  de  Latour, 
President  of  the  Parliament  of  Provence  and  Intendant  of  that  province  at  Aix. 
Cardinal  de  Bernis,  whose  fame  as  a  poet  has  reached  our  days,  does  not  exhibit 
much  romance  in  this  document.  He  instructs  M.  de  Latour,  on  behalf  of  the 
Pope  and  the  Cardinal  Secretary,  to  have  arrested  Count  Carrati  and  Anne  Mar- 
chioness Massa,  who  have  eloped  from  Bologna  and  embarked  at  Leghorn  for 
Marseilles. 

Cardinal  de  Bernis,  one  of  the  most  remarkable  men  of  the  reign  of  Louis 
the  Fifteenth,  owed   his  dignities  to  the  friendship  of  Madame  de  Pompadour, 
whose  dimples  he  had  flattered  in  his  "  Petits  Trous": — 
"  Ainsi  qu'  Hebe,  la  jeune  Pompadour 
A  deux  jolis  trous  sur  la  joue; 
Deux  trous  charmants  ou  le  plaisir  se  joue, 
Qui  furent  f aits  par  la  main  de  I'Amour. " 

For  these  and  other  erotic  verses  the  King's  mistress  had  him  made  a  Cardi- 
nal, Ambassador  to  Venice,  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  etc.  In  his  early 
days  his  Eminence  was  the  boon  companion  of  Voltaire,  Buffon  and  Fontenelle, 
as  well  as  the  intimate  of  Madame  Dupin  and  the  Princess  de  Rohan.  Mar- 
montel  says  of  de  Bernis — "  bien  joufflu,  bien  frais,  bieij  poupin,  en  compagnie 
du  gentil  Bernard,  il  amusa  de  ses  jolis  vers  les  joyeux  soupers  de  Paris. " 

404  BoissANVEUR  (Captain  in  the  French  Navy).     A.  L.  S.,  2  pp., 

4to,  dated — "  Brest,  le  27  Vendemiaire,  I'an  11  de  laRepub- 
lique  Fran9aise  une  at  indivisible." 

Rare.  This  interesting  souvenir  of  the  First  French  Republic  is  written  on 
paper  headed  "  Liberte,  Egalite — Le  Capitainexde  Vaisseau  chef  de  Mouvement 
du  Port,"  and  to  the  "  Contre  Amiral  chef  militaire  de  le  Marine." 

405  BOURBON  (Louis  Auguste  de,  Count  of  Toulouse,  Admiral 

of  France,  etc.).     Document  signed  and  dated — "Paris,  le 
22  Mars,  1 72 1."    I  p.,  folio. 

Rare.  This  is  an  order  to  pay  11,000  livres  for  naval  expenses.  It  is 
signed  by  the  Count  of  Toulouse,  the  bastard  son  of  Louis  the  Fourteenth,  by 
his  mistress  Madame  de  Montespan.  He  was  bom  1678,  and  died  1737,  leav- 
ing a  son,  the  Duke,  of  Penthi^vre,  who,  by  his  wife,  Mary  of  Modena,  had 
two  children,  I. — Prince  de  Lamballe,  whose  wife,  Louisa  of  Savoy,  was  mur- 
dered by  the  Revolutionists  in  1792,  and  IL — Louisa  of  Bourbon,  the  wife  of 
"  Egalite,"  Duke  of  Orleans,  guillotined  in  1793,  and  the  father  of  King  Louis 
Philippe. 

406  BOURGOING     (Jean    Frangois  de.   Baron,   diplomat  and 

author).    Autograph  Memorandum  signed,  i  p.  and  dated 
— "Leipzig,  May  31,  1809." 

Rare.  Baron  de  Bourgoing  was  born  at  Nevers  in  1748,  served  early  in 
the  French  army,  and  successively  acted  as  Secretary  of  Legation,  and  lastly  as 
Ambassador  at  various  courts.  He  died  while  Envoy  at  Dresden,  in  18 11.  His 
principal  works  are — "  The  Picture  of  Modem  Spain,"  and  "Historical  and 
Philosophical  Memoirs  of  Pius  VI." 


122  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

407  BRIBES  (Vincent,  Adjutant- General  in  the  French  Repub- 

lican Army).     A.  L.   S.,  3  pp.,  small  folio,  dated— "an 

8me  de  la  Republique."  _  \ 

Rare.     An  interesting  official  letter  written  to  the  General  of  Division  Gard- 

anne,    one  of   the   principal  commanders  of  the  army  of  the    First   French 

Republic.     The  paper  has  a  printed  heading  with  a  vignette  of  the  "  Goddess 

of  Liberty." 

408  CAPEFIGUE    (Jean  Baptiste   Honors   Raymond,   French 

historian  and  publicist').  A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 
Interesting  LEtxER,  respecting  communications  to  the  "  Figaro.''  By  one 
of  the  most  prolific  and  eminent  authors  of  France  in  the  nineteenth  century. 
He  was  born  in  1802,  and  died  1872.  His  most  charming  works  are  his  lives  of 
Madame  Pompadour,  the  Countess  du  Barry,  Mdlle.  de  la  Valliere,  Madame  de 
Montespan  and  others  of  the  same  genre. 

409  CARAFA     DE     COLOBRANO     (M.    H.    F.    A.  V.    P., 

musical  composer,  born,  1785;  died,   1872).      A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 

small  8vo.  1835. 
The  celebrated  musician,  Caraf a,  is  best  known  to  us  in  these  days  by  his 
"  Massaniello,"  an  opera  as  remarkable  for  the  popularity  of  its  melodies,  as  for 
its  instrumentation.  In  early  life,  Carafa  was  a  soldier  and  was  decorated  by 
Murat  with  the  Legion  of  Honor.  At  the  tim^  of  his  death  he  was  a  member 
of  the  French  Institute  and  of  the  Academie  des  Beaux-Arts. 

MOST  INTERESTING  STATE  DOCUMENT  RELATIVE  TO 
THE  FRIENDLY  RELATIONS  OF  THE  GREAT  NAPO- 
LEON WITH  THE  U.S.— A  LETTER  FROM  THE  DUKE 
OF  VICENZA. 

410  CAULAINCOURT  (Armand  A.  L.,  Duke  of  Vicenza,  aid- 

de-camp  to  Napoleon,  statesman  and  diplomat).     L.  S.,  i  p., 

small  folio,  dated — "Paris,  April  loth,  1815." 

Deeply  interesting.     This  is  a  letter  sent  by  the  celebrated  Duke  of 

Vicenza  during  the  ' '  Hundred  Days  "  while  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs  to  William 

Harris  Crawford,  the  U.  S.  Minister  to  France,  enclosing  a  personal  letter  from 

the  Emperor  Napoleon   to   the   President   of  the   U.  S.,  informing  him  of  his 

■  return  from  Elba  and  desiring  a  continuance  of  the  friendly  relations  which  had 

existed  between  France  and  this  country. 

411  "  CHAM  "  (i.  e..  Count  Amed^  de  N06,  French  caricaturist ). 

A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 

Signed  "  Cham,"  and  over  the  signature  is  the  line  "  Je  vous  einbrasse  sur  le 
front."  This  is  a  note  addressed  to  Charles  Francois  Marchal,  the  artist  and 
pupil  of  Francois  du  Bois.  Cham  on  the  superscription  calls  this  unfortunate 
painter,  who  committed  suicide  on  account  of  loss  of  eyesight, ."  notre  peintre. " 
"  Cham  "  took  his  pseudonym  from  the  fact  that  his  father,  the  Count  de  Noe, 
cursed  him  on  account  of  his  desire  to  become  an  artist.  ' '  Cham  "  is  the  French 
for  "  Ham,"  the  son  of  "  Noe." 

412  CHARDIN    (Jean   Baptiste   Simeon,    \%th  century  French 

artist).     Sepia  sketch.     4to  and  signed; 

As  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  purchased  this  from  the  Alfred  Bovet  collection  of  auto- 
graphs, it  is  placed,  although  a  drawing,  in  this  division.  It  represents  a  savant 
seated  before  a  desk  on  which  he  is  writing — in  front  of  him  is  a  globe,  picture 
and  other  objects.     On  the  floor  is  a  coffer  signed  "  Chardin." 

This  artist  has  been  compared  by  his  countrymen  to  Gabriel  Metzu.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Royal  Academy  at  Paris  and  one  of  the  portrait  painters  to  the 
King. 


THE,  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  123 

413  CHERUBINI   (L.  C.  Z.  A.,  composer   and  founder   of  the 

French  Conservatory  of  Music).     Document  signed,  r  p., 
8vo,  dated — "Paris,  Dec.  20,  1827." 

This  is  a  certificate  given  by  the  great  composer  to  L.  J.  Morin  and  is  signed 
and  stamped  by  Cherubini  as  the  Director  of  the  "I'Ecole  Royale  de  Musique 
et  de  Declamation. "  When  Beethoven  heard  the  composer's  opera  of  ' '  Faniska  " 
he  said  that  Cherubini  was  the  first  dramatic  composer  |Of  his  time,  and  Haydn 
embraced  him  and  called  him  his  son.  He  was  for  twenty  years  the  principal  of 
the  Conservatory  of  Music,  had  been  connected  with  that  institution  for  forty- 
eight  years  and  was  the  instructor  of  thousands  of  eminent  musicians. 

414  CHOISEUL  (Due  de.  Major- General  of  the  National  Guard 

of  Palis  and  diplomat).      L.  S.,  i  p.,  4to,  dated — "May 
6th,  1820." 

This  is  a  confidential  letter  from  the  Duke  to  the  Baron  de  Monville,  Colonel 
of  the  loth  Legion,  headed  "  pour  vous  seul  "  and  requesting,  him  in  view  of 
possible  revolutionary  trouble,  to  pay  the  most  scrupulous  attention  to  everything 
said  and  done  in  his  legion.  It  is  in  fact  a  letter  in  which  one  nobleman  asks 
another  to  act  as  a  "  mouchard." 

415  CLERMONT   TONNERRE   {Duke,  Minister  of  War  and 

General).     Document,    2    pp.,    small  folio,    and    dated — 
"  Paris,  April  20,  1822." 

This  document,  with  printed  head  of  the  "  Etat  Major-General  Garde  Na- 
tionale  de  Paris, "  is  signed  by  the  Duke  as  Major-General  and  is  addressed  to 
the  Count  de  Vaulgrennaud,  Colonel  of  the  loth  Legion. 

416  COPPEE  (Francois  Edouard  Joachim,  French  litterateur  and 

archivist  of  the  Comedie  Fran(aise).     A.  L.  S  ,  i  p.,  8vo. 

This  note,  entirely  in  the  handwriting  of  this  distinguished  poet  and  drama- 
tist, is  a  recommendation  of  Mile.  Maria  Barthelemy  as  an  aspirant  for  his- 
trionic honors. 

417  CORMENIN  (L.  M.  De  la  Haye,  Viscount  and  French  pub- 

licist).    A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 
Signed.     This  is  an  interesting  letter  from  Viscount  de  Cormenin,  who  died 
in  1868,  to  Villemain,  the  celebrated  historian. 

418  COROT  (Jean  Baptiste  Camille,  painter  and  officer  of  the 

Legion  of  Honor).    A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  minimo. 
A  brief  note  to  Petit,  the  Parisian  art  connoisseur,  and  entirely  in  the  hand- 
writing of  the  great  French   artist  of  whom  Jarves  wrote: — "Corot  stands 
apart.     Critics  call  him  a  master." 

419  COURCELLES  (J.   B.   P.  J.,   Chevalier  de,  historiographer 

and  genealogist).  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo,  dated — "  March  2Sth, 
1822." 
The  Chevalier  de  Courcelles  was  the  director  of  the  "Bureau  General  de  la 
Noblesse  de  France."  Originally  a  notary,  he  started  in  the  genealogical  busi- 
ness by  purchasing  the  heraldic  cabinet  of  Viton  de  Saint  AUais.  He  v/rote 
nearly  thirty  volumes  of  genealogy.  Those  on  the  ancient  nobility  of  France 
have  always  been  deemed  authoritative. 

420  COUTURE  (Thomas,  historical  painter  and  author  of  the 

"■  Romains  de  la  Decadence  ").    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo;  also  a 
pen   sketch  made  by  Couture   in    1846   representing  a 


124  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

"gavroche";  also  etched  portrait  of  Couture  made  oy 
Leon  La  Roche  in  1847.  (3  pieces) 

Very  interesting,  and  from  the  Alfred  Bovet  Collection.  The  sketch  of 
the  Paris  gamin  made  by  this  artist  is  signed  by  G.  G.  Chardin,  his  brother 
painter,  who  writes  above  his  name  that  it  was  made  by  Couture,  at  his  house, 
in  1846.  The  letter  of  Couture  is  very  curious.  He  requests  a  general  high 
in  the  service  of  the  Emperor  Napoleon  HI.  to  repudiate  on  his  behalf  to  his 
Majesty  an  abominable  forgery  which  had  appeared  in  the  "Figaro."  He 
always  wishes  to  remain  in  the  service  of  the  Emperor,  and  has  no  time  to 
lose  in  hunting  down  literary  rascalities,  and  to  give  the  lie  to  calumnies. 

421  CUVIER  (G.  L.  C.  F.  D.,  the  great  French  naturalist).     A. 

L.  S  ,  I  p.,  4to. 

This  is  a  letter  of  Baron  Cuvier,  one  of  the  most  celebrated  members  of  the 
French  Academy,  written  by  him  as  temporary  director  of  the  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  to  the  almost  equally  eminent  naturalist,  Lacepede,  in  which 
the  writer  expresses  his  regret  at  a  letter  of  resignation.  After  the  death  of  the 
last  named,  in  1825,  Cuvier  pronounced  the  eulogy  on  him. 

422  DAUMIER    (Honor6,    French   caricaturist).     A.   L.  S.  in 

pencil,  2  pp.,  4to;  also  grotesque  caricature  of  gentle- 
man taking  off  his  hat  most  politely  to  a  lady,  and  thus 
exposing  the  baldness  of  his  cranium.  (2) 

Daumier,  one  of  the  oldest  artistic  contributors  to  the  "  Charivari,"  died  in 
1879,  after  his  humorous  sketches  of  a  radical  political  character  had  been 
renewed  after  an  interval  of  nearly  twenty  years,  caused  by  the  hostility  to  him 
of  the  "'man  of  Sedan."  He  ranks  in  French  caricature  alone  with  Gavami 
and  Cham.  The  back  of  the  sketch  described  above  is  covered  with  MS.,  and 
his  autograph  letter  is  vmtten  on  matters  artistic  to  his  brother  artist,  Jeanron. 

423  DE  LA  CROIX    (F.  V.  Eugene,  painter.  Member  of  the 

Institute  and  Cemmander  of  the  Legion  of  Honor),  i  p., 
4to.  ^ 

Most  rare.  This  valuable  piece  was  purchased,  like  the  preceding  number, 
by  Mr.  Bene  du  Bois  at  the  sale  of  the  Alfret  Bovet  Collection.  It  had  been 
previously  bought  by  its  former  owner  at  the  sale  made  after  the  death  of 
Eugene  De  la  Croix.  It  is  partly  autographic  and  partly  aquarelle.  The 
MS.  consists  of  memoranda  relating  to  the  male  and  female  figures  and  archi- 
tectural studies  made  by  the  artist  at  Tangiers  during  his  celebrated  voyage  to 
Morocco  in  1832.  The  sketches  are  colored.  At  the  Oppenheim  sale,  Paris, 
in  1877,  the  Duke  D'Aumale  paid  for  his  "  Two  Foscari  "  seventy  thousand  five 
hundred  francs. 

"  That  which  makes  De  la  Croix  the  greatest  artist  of  the  nineteenth  century, 
and  perhaps  the  last  of  the  grand  family,  is  that  he  unites  all  the  faculties  of 
the  painter,  the  poet  and  the  historian  by  an  innate  power  and  a  profound 
knowledge." — Sylvestre. 

424  DE  LA  ROCHE  (Hippolyte,  called'2z.u\  artist,  member  of 

the  Institute,  officer  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  professor 
of  painting  at  the  "  Ecole  des  Beau- Arts).  A.  L.  S  ,  i  p., 
minimo. 

This  is  a  note  from  Paul  De  la  Roche  to  the  celebrated  French  physician  and 
author,  Trosseau,  in  which  he  asks  him  to  come  as  quickly  as  possible  to  his 
house  as — "one  of  my  children  is  suffering." 

At  the  San  Donato  sale  De  la  Roche's  painting  of  Lady  Jane  Grey  sold  for 
onehundred  and  ten  thousand  francs,  and  at  the  Delessert  sale  in  1869  his  St. 
Cecilia  brought  .^840,  nearly  one  hundred  and  seventy  thousand  francs. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  125 

425  DORE  (Gustave,  French  painter  and  Chevalier  of  the  Legion 

of  Honor).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo,  and  dated — "  February  27, 

1873-" 
Interesting,  and  relates  to  the  editions  of  a  work  illustrated  by  him. 

426  DROZ    (Antoine    Gustave,   French   litterateur').      A.  L.  S., 

2  pp.,  minimo,  dated — "Dec.  30,  1871,'' 
Droz  will  be  ever  remembered  by  his  first  work,  entitled — "  Monsieur,  Madame 
et  Bebe." 

427  DUMAS  (Alexander  pfere,  novelist  and  dramatist).     A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo. 

This  is  a  billet  doux  of  the  greatest  writer  of  fiction,  in  which  he  makes  an 
assignation  with  his  ' '  dear  Marie, "  at  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  if  she  has 
nothing  to  do,  and  wishes  to  "causer"  with  her.  He  ends  the  note  with 
"mille  tendresses.^  A.  Dumas."  Evidently  showing  that  the  author  of  "  Monte 
Cristo"  had  as  little  fear  of  being  compromised  as  years  after,  when  he  had  his 
photograph  taken  with  Ada  Isaacs  Menken  in  an  almost  nude  condition. 

428  DUMAS  (Alexander  fils,  novelist  and  dramatist)      A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo. 
A  note  from  the  author  of  the  "  Lady  of  the  Camelias  "  to  an  acquaintance 
asking  him  not  to  call  until  three  or  four  o'clock,  as  he  always  works  until 
then. 

429  DUMAS,  THE  Younger.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Very  characteristic.  The  writer  desires  a  friend  to  delay  a  visit,  as  he 
has  to  take  an  emetic. 

430  DUMOULIN    (Charles,    General  of  the  first  French   Re- 

public). Document  signed  and  dated  at  Caen — "  I'an  VIII. 

de  la  Republique  Francaise,  une   et  indivisible."    2  pp., 

small  folio. 
This  document,  which  is  signed  by  Dumoulin  as  General  of  Brigade,  relates 
to  the  sum  of  thirty- four  thousand  "  livres  "  imposed  upon  the  southern  cantons 
of  the  Department  of  La  Manche. 

431  FOUCQUET  (Charles  Louis  Auguste,  Duke  of  Belle  Isle, 

Marshal  of  France  and  Minister  of  Louis  the  Fifteenth). 

L.  S.,  I  p.,  4to,  dated—"  Metz,  1738." 
The  Duke  of  Belle  Isle,  one  of  the  greatest  statesmen  and  generals  that 
France  has  produced,  was  born  in  1684,  and  died  in  1761.  He  distinguished 
himself  in  the  war  of  the  Spanish  Succession,  became  Lieutenant-General  in 
1732,  took  part  in  the  siege  of  Philipsburg,  and  procured  the  cession  of  Lor- 
raine to  France.  Created  Marshal  of  France  about  1740,  he  commanded  in 
Germany  against  the  Imperialists,  took  Prague,  was  sent  as  Ambassador  to  the 
Diet  at  Frankfort,  and  procured  the  election  of  Charles  VII.  Being  taken  by 
the  English,  he  was  brought  to  England,  where  he  was  confined  some  months. 
He  was  afterwards  created  duke  and  peer,  admitted  to  the  French  Academy, 
and  made  Minister  of  War  in  1757. 

Vide—"  History  of  the  Belle  Isle,"  No.  371  in  the  previous  division  of  this 
catalogue. 

432  GARDANNE   (Stanislas,   General  in  the  army  of  the  First 

French  Republic).     A.  L.   S.,  2   pp.,  4to,  and  dated—"  22 
Brumaire  An  8,"  letter  of  3  pp.,4to,  dated  "February  28, 


126  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1814,"  from  the  brother  of  Gen.  Gardanne  to  his 
widow;  document,  3  pp.,  small  folio,  signed  with  numerous 
signatures,  sealed  and  dated—"  An  huit,"  from  the  muni- 
cipality of  Cresson  to  General  Gardanne;  document 
signed,  2  pp.,  small  folio,  from  the  Prefect  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Var  to  the  Minister  of  War  in  relation  to  the 
claims  of  Captain  Gardanne  for  promotion;  document 
with  four  signatures  of  ofificers  and  seal  of  8ist  Regiment 
of  the  Army  of  Italy  in  reference  to  Captain  Gardanne, 
dated  Padua,  June  7th,  1808.  (S  pieces) 

433  GEROME  (Jean  Leon,  French  artist.  Member  of  the  French 

Institute,  officer  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  grand  medallist, 
etc).     A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo,  dated—"  Oct.  6th,  1868." 

This  is  a  letter  from  the  great  painter  Gerome  to  a  friend,  expressing  his 
sorrow  at  the  death  of  Monsieur  Lefevre. 

434  GOUNOD  (Charles  Francois,  musical  composer  and  Member 

of  the  French  Institute).   A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo,  dated—"  Oct. 
10,  1879." 
Gounod  will  have  an  immortal  fame  as  the  composer  of  "  Faust." 

435  GROS  (Antoine  Jean,  Baron,  historical  painter).     Origi- 

nal PEN-AND-INK  design,  with  his  signature  and  four- 
teen autographic  lines,  oblong  4to. 

Purchased  by  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  from  the  Bovet  collection. 

This  design  represents  a  man  seated  and  digging  his  nails  into  his  chest — he 
has  a  remorseful  expression.  Baron  Gros  explains  his  subject  in  reproducing  a 
passage  from  Mirabeau,  in  which  the  great  orator  describes  the  remorse  which 
assailed  both  Oliver  Cromwell  and  Clive,  the  founder  of  the  British  Empire  in 
India. 

436  GUIZOT  (F.  p.  G.,  statesman,   historian,   etc.).     A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo. 
This  letter  from  Guizot  requests  that  an  office-seeker  of  the  name  of  Gustave 
de  Castillon  shall  be  sent  as  a  courier  to  Russia.     The  historian  informs  his 
correspondent,  whom  he  styles  Monsieur  le  Marquis,  that  the  Duke  de  Monte- 
bello  has  promised  that  his  friend  shall  have  the  desired  position. 

437  GUIZOT.     Another,  from  the  same,     i  p.,  8vo,  and  dated 

from — "  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs. 

438  HALEVY    (F.,    musical   composer).     A.  L.  S.,  2    pp.,  8vo, 

dated — "  February  19,  1849." 

Interesting  letter,  by  one  of  the  greatest  composers  of  France,  relative  to 
matters  theatrical,  by  the  uncle  of  the  celebrated  dramatic  author  Ludovic 
Halevy,  and  brother  of  the  French  litterateur  Leon  Halevy. 

439  HENRIOT  (Francois,  French  revolutionist  and  commander 

of  the  Revolutionary  Guard  of  Paris).  Document  signed 
"  le  Commandant  Gal.,  Henriot,''  i  p.,  4to. 

Deeply  interesting  document,  in  which  the  audacious  and  infamous  Hen- 
riot  orders  the  "  Citizen  Montalant "  to  be  confined  in  a  secret  cell  at  the  prison 
de  I'Abbaye.     Henriot  was  military  commander  of  Paris  during  the  Reign  of 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  127 


Terror.  At  the  time  of  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolution  he  was  a  convicted 
felon.  In  the  terrible  scenes  of  August  and  September,  1792,  he  headed  the 
Sans  Culottes.  The  triumph  of  Marat  made  him  Generalissimo  of  the  National 
Guard.  On  the  occasion  of  the  arrest  of  Robespierre  by  Barras  he  was  hurled 
half  drunk  out  of  a  window  at  the  Hotel  de  Ville  and  was  executed  the  day  fol- 
lowing along  with  Robespierre. 

SPLENDID  SIGNATURE  OF  KING  HENRY  THE  FOURTH 
TO  A  MOST  DEEPLY  INTERESTING  LETTER  OF  HIS- 
TORICAL IMPORTANCE. 

440  HENRI  IV.  (King  of  France  and  Navarre).     L.  S.,  i  p., 

folio,  and  dated — "  Tours,  March  26th,  1589." 

Most  rare  .  This  is  a  relic  of  the  hero  of  Ivry  and  is  of  the  deepest  interest. 
It  is  a  letter  written  by  Henri,  then  King  of  Navarre,  to  the  Count  of  Vireville, 
requesting  him  to  devote  all  his  attention  to  counteracting  the  plots  of  the  con- 
spirators who  have  threatened  his  life.  In  view  of  the  assassination  of  Henry 
IV.  by  Ravaillac  a  few  years  later,  this  letter  is  of  great  importance.  It  was 
written  in  the  year  of  Henry  of  Navarre's  accession  to  the  throne  of  France  and 
previous  to  the  assassination  of  his  brother-in-law  and  predecessor,  Henry  III. 

Henry  the  Great  and  the  Good,  as  the  lower  orders  of  France  up  to  the  time 
of  the  Revolution  used  to  call  him,  was  full  of  excellent  qualities,  but — 
' '  Inordinate  love  of  women  was  his  worst  fault,  the  cause  of  much  evil  in  his 
own  and  succeeding  reigns,  for  his  prodigaHty  and  weak  indulgence  to  his 
favorite  mistresses,  Gabrielle  d'Estrees  and  Henrietta  d'Entragues,  and  his  affec- 
tion for  his  natural  children,  which  they  bore  him,  were  a  scandal  to  the  nation 
and  a  source  of  impoverishing  embarrassment  to  the  Government." 

441  HERCAULT  (Pons  de  1',  French   deputy,  1837).     A.  L.  S., 

2  pp.,  8vo. 

The  tenor  of  this  statesman's  note  is — ' '  that  God  proposes  but  woman 
disposes." 

442  HUGO  (Victor,  author).    A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  4to,  dated — "  Paris, 

July  19,  1849." 

A  letter  from  the  author  of  "  Les  Miserables  "  to  the  Duke  de  Sotemayor, 
Ambassador  of  Spain,  in  which  he  thanks  that  noble  for  services  rendered  in 
connection  with  Louis  Bastida. 

443  HUMBOLDT   (Alexander  Von,   author  and  scientist).     A. 

L.  S.,  2  pp.,  4to,  dated — "Berlin,  March  4th,  1844." 

Addressed  to  Monsieur  Frederic  Lacroix,  Paris.  Written  in  French,  full  of 
matters  geographical  and  in  which  Humboldt  calls  himself  an  almost  antedilu- 
vian traveler. 

444  HUMBOLDT.     A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.,  minimo.     A  French  letter 

of  a  personal  and  social  nature. 

445  JACOB    (Count,    Admiral  of  the  French  navy,  born  1768, 

died  1854).  Document  signed  by  the  officers  of  the 
frigate  "  Bellona,"  and  Count  Jacob  as  Captain,  and 
dated — "  an  6  de  la  republique."     2  pp.,  folio. 

446  JACQUE    (Charles  Emile,  painter  and  etcher).     A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo. 
Very  interesting  autograph  letter  and  somewhat  curious.  Jacque  writes 
to  a  picture  dealer  and  asks  him  in  true  Bohemian  phraseology  to  let  him  have 
four  hundred  francs.  At  the  bottom  of  the  note  is  a  sketch  in  which  the  artist 
depicts  himself  with  sabots,  surrounded  by  chickens  and  holding  out  his  hand  for 
the  four  hundred  francs,  which  the  dealer  is  trying  not  to  find  in  his  vest  pocket. 


128  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


447  JANIN  (Jules  Gabriel,  French  critic  and  author').     A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo,  dated  April  s,  1859. 
Jules  Janin  writes  to  Amyot  that  Gerome  wishes  to  borrow  certain  daguerreo- 
types.    Amyot  endorses  the  letter  by  writing  to  M.  Leblanche,  asking  him  to 
oblige  the  celebrated  artist. 

448  JANIN.     A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo. 

A  letter  to  an  intimate  friend  on  matters  domestic  and  social. 

449  JOLY  (Francois).     Document  signed  and  relating  to  pecu- 

niary and  other  transactions  between  the  Joly,  Dubois 
and  Garnier  families  in  the  year  1666.     i  p.,  small  folio. 

450  Lahrbush  (Friedrich,  captain).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

The  writer  was  famous  on  account  of  having  died  at  the  age  of  II I  years  and 
25  days. 

451  LAMARTINE  (Alphonse  M.   L.  P.    De,  President  of  the 

Second  French  Republic,  poet,  etc.).     A.  L.  S.,  2   pp.,  small 
folio,  dated — "Florence,  May  20,  1827." 

In  this  letter,  addressed  to  the  Marquis  Clermont -Tonnerre,  Minisf*  of  War, 
Lamartine,  in  his  official  capacity  as  Charge-d' -affaires  in  Tuscany,  requests  the 
services  of  the  Minister  on  behalf  of  Count  Bentivoglio,  a  former  officer  under 
Napoleon,  who  desires  to  return  to  the  French  army. 

452  LAMARTINE.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Lamartine  requests  his  friend  Poujoulat,  the  distinguished  French  litterateur, 
to  have  inserted  in  his  journal  an  account  of  an  oration  which  he  has  to  pro- 
nounce at  the  Hotel  de  Ville. 

453  LAMARTINE.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo  [March  13,  1839]. 

A  note  from  the  poet  to  the  Countess  de  Girardin  relative  to  his  having  broken 
an  engagement  in  order  to  attend  her  reception.  Stamped  in  the  corner  with 
Lamartine's  initials  and  coronet. 

454  LAMENNAIS(Felicite  Robert  dej/f^/^mcffl/flz^/y^^;;-).  A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo,  dated — "  July  31,  1841." 

The  Abbe  Lamennais,  who,  it  is  asserted,  became  a  heretic  because  Leo  XII. 
would  not  promote  him  to  a  cardinalate,  writes  in  this  letter  to  Monsieur 
Parisot  asking  for  an  authorization  for  Meissonier  to  see  him  at  Saint  Pelagie. 
The  request  was  evidently  granted,  as  the  note  is  endorsed  in  French — "  once  a 
week. " 

455  LA   TOUR-DUPIN  (French  Minister  of  State).     A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo,  dated — "June  13,  1767." 

456  LECUREUX  {the  French  bibliophile).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo, 

"October  27,  1858." 

A  bibliographical  note  in  reference  to  a  rare  work.  Th6  writer's  life  has  been 
told  by  OctaVe  Uzanne. 

457  LEGENDRE  (A.  M.,  the  eminent  French  mathematician  and 

Member  of  the  Academy).     Document  dated  "  an  trois  " 
and  signed  by  Legendre  and  fourteen  other  members  of 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  129 


the  National  Convention,  including  Lomont,  Dubois- 
Cranc6,  Merlin,  etc.     2  pp.,  folio. 

This  document  has  the  printed  heading  of  the  National  Convention  above 
the  official  seal  of  the  Goddess  of  Liberty.  Before  and  after  the  great  French 
Revolution  Legendre  received  naught  but  honors  from  the  various  governments 
of  France,  but  in  1824  Louis  XVIII.  deprived  him  of  a  pension  of  three 
thousand  francs  because  he  had  not  voted  in  the  Academy  for  the  ministerial 
candidate. 

458  LITTRE  (Emile,  publicist  and  philologist).     A.  L.  S.,  i   p., 

minimo,  dated — "  Oct.  19,  1875." 

IMPORTANT  HISTORICAL  AND  STATE  DOCUMENT  WITH 
THE  SIGNATURE  OF   LOUIS  THE  THIRTEENTH. 

459  LOUIS  XlYl.,  King  of  France.     A  Document  signed  by 

THE  King  and  countersigned,  5  pp.,  folio,  dated — "  June 
i2th,  1641." 

VERY  RARE.  This  important  historical  manuscript  is  a  confidential  letter 
sent  by  King  Louis  XIII.  at  the  dictation  of  Cardinal  Richelieu  to  the  Count 
de  Vireville  instructing  him  to  do  all  in  his  power  against  the  suspected  con- 
spirators, the  Du]<e  de  Guise,  the  Count  de  Soissons  and  the  Duke  de  Bouillon. 
King  Louis  XIII.  claims  in  this  letter  that  a  rebellion  is  possible  and  that  the  King 
of  bpain  has  been  so  worked  upon  by  the  emissaries  of  these  malcontents  that  an 
invasion  of  France  appears  imminent.  The  Soissons  League  against  Richelieu 
was  one  of  the  most  important  events  in  the  history  of  France  during  the  second 
quarter  of  the  17th  century.  The  finale  of  these  episodes  was  wound  up  in 
the  year  this  document  was  written  by  the  tragic  death  of  Louis,  Count  of 
Soissons  (grandson  of  the  first  Prince  of  Conde)  at  La  Marffee,  and  the  condem- 
nation to  death  by  the  Parliament  of  Paris  of  Henry  the  Fifth,  Duke  of  Guise, 
but  who,  on  the  death  of  Louis  XIIL,  returned  to  France  and  eventually 
became  notorious  under  Louis  XIV.  for  his  domestic  infelicities,  his  gallantries, 
his  imprisonment  in  Spain  and  his  treacherous  betrayal  of  his  best  friends. 

460  LOUIS  XIV.     A  sonnet  addressed  to  "  Le  Grand  Mon- 

arque  "  on  the  elevation  of  his  grandson,  the  second  son 
of  the  Dauphin,  to  the  throne  of  Spain  under  the  title  of 
Philip  V.    i  p.,  4to. 

This  poetical  epistle  was  written  by  a  Spanish  admirer  of  Louis  XIV. 

LOUIS  THE  FIFTEENTH'S  SIGNATURE  TO  A  STATE 
DOCUMENT  ADDRESSED  TO  THE  PRESIDENT  OF 
THE  PARLIAMENT  AT   PARIS. 

461  LOUIS  XV.  (King  of  France,  called  "  le  Men   aim^").     A 

document  signed  "  Louis  "  and  dated — "  Versailles,  Nov. 
27,1751."     I  p.,  folio. 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE.  This  document  is  countersigned  by  the  Duke 
d'Argenson  and  is  addressed  to  M.  Olivier  de  Senozan,  President  of  the  fourth 
chamber  of  "  Enquetes  "of  "  my  Parliament  of  Paris."  The  King  orders  him 
to  resume  his  functions  under  pain  of  disobedience. 

This  historical  document  emanated  from  one  of  the  worst  of  the  many  bad 
kings  with  which  France  has  been  cursed.  His  long  reign  of  nearly  sixty  years 
was  one  continued  carnival  of  debauchery,  and  the  extravagances  which  he  lavished 
upon  his  du  Barrys,  Pompadours  and  Parc-aux-Cerfs  not  only  cost  his  grandson 


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his  head,  but  his  own  life.  We  read — "  Louis,  who  had  for  some  time  suffered 
from,  a  disease  contracted  through  vice,  was  seized  with  smallpox,  the  infection 
of  which  was  communicated  by  a  young  girl  who  had  been  brought  to  him.  On 
loth  May,  1774,  he  died,  so  far  from  being  regretted  that  his  funeral  was  a  sort 
of  popular  festival  and  was  celebrated  with  pasquils  and  merry  ballads. " 

462  MARTIN  (Henri,  French  historian  and  Member  of  the  Insti- 

tute, etc.)  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo,  dated — "  Paris,  June  6, 
1873-" 
Refers  to  Viollet-le-Duc,  de  la  Borderie  et  de  Boisselle.  Henri  Martin,  who 
was  also  christened  "  Bon  Louis,"  was  one  of  the  greatest  historians  of  France. 
His  history  of  that  country  stands  very  high  in  the  estimation  of  his  compatriots. 
He  occupied  the  seat  in  the  Academie  Fran^aise  previously  held  by  Adolphe 
Thiers.     He  defeated  Taine  by  a  vote  of  18  to  15. 

463  MARTIN.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo,  dated—"  July  4,  1862." 

Apology  for  silence  on  account  of  illness. 

464  MASSE   (Felix  Marie  Victor,  French  composer,  Member  of 

the  Institute,  etc.) .     A.  L.   S.,  i  p.,  8vo,  dated — "  Septem- 
ber 18,  1871." 

Letter  of  the  composer  ofthe  very  popular  "  Noces  de  Jeannette,"  asking  M. 
Martinet  for  a  box  with  four  seats.  Masse  became  a  member  of  the  Academy  of 
Beaux-Arts  on  the  death  of  Auber. 

465  MEISSONIER  (Jean  'Louis 'E.tnest,  painter.  Member  of  the 

Institute,  Commander  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  etc.).     A.  L. 
S.,  I  p.,  minimo,  dated — "July  2,  1867." 

Friendly  letter  to  General  Rou  and  stamped  with  monogram.  Meissonier's 
painting  called  ''  1807  "  was  sold  to  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart  for  over  three  hun- 
dred thousand  francs.  It  was  recently  resold  for  $67,000,  and  was  presented  to 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  by  Judge  Henry  Hilton. 

466  M;ERIMEE   (Prosper,   French  litterateur).      A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 

8vo. 

_  Invitation  to  a  friend  to  have  a  "bad  breakfast"  with  him  on  Sunday  morn- 
mg  at  eleven. 

467  MEYERBEER  (Jacob,  celebrated  musical  composer).     A.  L. 

S.,  I  p.,  Bvo. 

This  is  a  letter  in  regard  to  the  libretto  of  one  of  the  operas  of  Meyerbeer 
whose  musical  genius  was  such  that  even  at  five  years  of  age  he  could  spon- 
taneously play  tunes  on  the  piano.  His  "  Robert  le  Diable  "  was  received  on 
Its  production  with  enthusiasm,  and  the  "  Huguenots"  in  1836  made  him  reach 
the  climax  of  his  fame. 

468  MIGNET  (F.  a.  a.  a.,  French  historian.  Academician,  etc.). 

A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo.  '       '' 

ttP^'^-"''''""  °^  f"  invitation  to  breakfast.  During  the  reign  of  Napoleon 
111.  Mignet  rested  on  his  celebrity  as  the  author  of  the  "  History  of  the  French 
Revolution,  a  period  which  he  regards  more  from  a  moral  than  from  a  philo- 
sophical standpoint.     It  has  therefore  been  charged  with  leading  to  fatalism. 

469  MIGNET.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Letter  to  Monsieur  Lemoyne,  dated — "Jan.  16." 


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470  MIGNET.     A.  L.  S.,  1  p.,  8vo. 

Written  in  the  third  person  to  the  Count  de  Kalckreuth,  and  as  perpetual 
secretary  of  the  Academy  of  Moral  and  Political  Sciences  of  the  French  Insti- 
tute.    With  engraved  artistic  heading. 

471  MONTBAREY  {Le   Prince   de.   Minister   of  Louis  XV.). 

A.  L.  S.,  \  p.,  4to,  dated — "Versailles,  December,  10, 1780." 

Requests  advice  from  the  Lieutenant-General  le  Marquis  de  Voyer  in  relation 
to  a  matter  of  a  delicate  character  in  which  a  lady  is  concerned. 

472  MORELLET  {Kt\.6x€,  French  litterateur  and  friend  of  Ben- 

jamin Franklin).  A.  L.  S.,  to  the  Count  Algrolli, 
dated — "Florence,  Jan.  5, 1759,"  2  pp.,  4to;  also — copy  of 
a  4to  letter  of  4  pp.  written  to  Lord  Henry  Petty, 
Chancellor  of  the  English  Exchequer  and  son  of  the  Mar- 
quis of  Lansdowne.  (2  pieces) 

With  English  translations  of  the  above.  In  the  second  letter  referred  to  and 
written  in  l8o6  the  Abbe  Morellet  thanks  Lord  Henry  Petty  for  the  books 
forwarded  to  him  through  Lord  Lauderdale.  Refers  to  the  Malthusian  theory 
and  states  that  he  regards  England  as  the  centre  of  the  light  and  civilzation  of 
Europe.  He  also  expresses  his  great  admiration  of  the  writings  of  Jeremy 
Bentham. 

NAPOLEON  THE  FIRST— THE  ORIGINAL  MINUTES  OF 
AN  OFFICIAL  DOCUMENT  DICTATED  BY  THE  EM- 
PEROR. 

473  NAPOLEON   BONAPARTE    (Emperor  of  France,  called 

"  the  Great ").     Document,  7  pp.,  small  folio. 

Five  of  these  pages  consist  of  the  original  notes  dictated  by  Napoleon,  Feb- 
ruary I2th,  1812,  on  the  distribution  of  bread  to  the  indigent  population  of 
Paris.  It  includes  a  very  neatly  written  two-page  schedule  of  the  localities 
requiring  assistance. 

474  NECKER  (J a.cq\xes,  financier  and  Minister  of  France,  under 

Louis  X  VI.).  L.  S.,  I  p.,  .small  4to,  stamped  with  heraldic 
seal,  dated — "Versailles,  Sept.  13,1785."     With  portrait. 

A  letter  to  Monsieur  Boissel,  thanking  him  for  a  work  which  he  had  sent  to 
the  father  of  Madame  de  Stael.  Necker  further  states  that  he  has  given  Louis 
XVI.  the  copy  of  the  same  destined  for  his  Majesty.  The  last  few  years  of  the 
reign  of  that  King  were  but  one  continuous  sending  into  exile  and  recalling  to 
ministerial  duties  the  vain  and  egotistical  writer  of  the  above  letter.  Necker 
was  not  guillotined  like  his  master,  but  died  in  his  bed  at  Geneva,  in  1804. 

475  OFFENBACH    (Jacques,   musical   composer).     L.  S.,  i  p., 

8vo,  dated—"  Paris,  Jan.  9,  1856." 
Note  from  the  composer  of  the  "  Grand  Duchess  of  Gerolstein,"  "Orpheus 
in  Hell,"  etc.,  telling  his  correspondent  that  the  "Bouffes  Parisiens  " — great 
and  little — will  be  only  too  happy  to  receive  him  when  he  will  accord  them  a 
visit. 

476  PALMSTJERNA  (Baron,  diplomat).      A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  4to, 

dated — "Sept.  7th,  1840";  also  L.  S.  signed  and  sealed 
from  HippoLYTE  de  St.  Anthoine  to  M.  H.  F.   Delano 


132  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


informing  him  that  he  has  been  elected  a  Member  of  the 
Institute  of  Africa,  dated — "  Dec.  25,  1851."       (2  pieces.) 

The  last  mentioned  is  headed  with  the  names  of  the  presidents,  including  the 
Duke  de  Valentinois,  the  Prince  de  Rohan  Rochfort,  and  the  Prince  Soutzo  of 
the  African  Institute  for  the  abolition  of  slavery  and  the  civilization  of  Africa. 

477  PEIGNOT  (Etienne  Gabriel,   the  celebrated  French  biblio- 

grapher').    A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo,  dated — "  Dijon,  August  22, 
1812." 

Very  characteristic  letter  of  the  most  distinguished  book  expert  of  the 
first  half  of  this  century,  and  the  only  one  whom  all  the  bibliographers  following 
the  lead  of  Brunet  accept  the  assertions  of  with  implicit  faith.  Peignot  recom- 
mends his  friend  to  keep  away  from  bad  company,  and  above  all  such  that  would 
make  him  remember  the  scourge  of  St.  Hilary,  the  only  cause  of  all  our  evils. 
Then  he  asks  after  "  la  Soeusceu,"  and  tells  his  friend  to  embrace  her  for  him. 
He  winds  up  with  a  request  in  rhyme  that  his  "  Xavier"  would  let  him  have 
"those  412  francs." 

478  PHELLIPON   (Baron,   General  of  the  National  Guard  of 

Paris).     L.  S.,  4to,  with  receipt  for  88  francs  and  65  cen- 
tin^es. 

The  above  document  dated  August  11,  1814,  has  a  vignette  head  of  the  fleur- 
de-lys  and  royal  crown  of  France,  and  four  months  after  Napoleon  had  been 
sent  to  Elba.  The  document  is  interesting  as  it  is  dated  between  that  period 
and  the  "  Hundred  Days." 

479  PONIATOWSKI  (J.  M.  X.  F.  J.,  Prince,  French  Senator 

and  musical  composer).     A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo. 

This  is  stamped  on  the  corner  with  the  princely  crown  of  the  Poniatowskis, 
and  it  is  a  cool  request  to  the  celebrated  French  vaudevillist  Neree  Desabres  to 
let  the  Prince  officiate  as  a  champion  dead-head.  He  complains  that  the  last 
time  he  wanted  seats  he  did  not  get  any.  He  will  be  contented  with  only  ten 
this  time,  although  he  really  wants  twelve,  as  well  as  four  boxes. 

480  PONSARD  (Francois,  French  dramatist).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 

8vo. 

This  is  almost  as  refreshing  as  the  last-named.  Ponsard  writes  from  Vienna 
that  he  wishes  the  Director  of  the  Odeon  to  let  his  cousin  and  her  family,  com- 
posed of  pretty  girls,  have  a  box. 

481  QUANTIN   (A.,  bibliophile  and  bibliopole).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p., 

8vo,  dated— "Nov.  12,  1881." 

482  RAFFET  (D.  A.  M.,  French  artist.  Chevalier  of  the  Legion 

of  Honor,  etc.)     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Raffet  was  one  of  the  greatest  water-colorists  and  book  illustrators  of  his 
time.  He  was  the  intimate  friend  of  Prince  Demidoff,  and  so  great  was  his 
enthusiasm  for  art  that  it  is  said  that  on  one  occasion  he  obtained  the  head  of 
a  young  soldier,  shut  himself  up  with  his  ghastly  treasure  and  made  numerous 
studies  of  it — "  in  order  to  master  the  strange  pallor  and  painful  mysteries  of 
death." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  133 

483  REGNAULT    (A.    G.    H.,  painter,  prix  de  Rome,   1866). 

Original  pen  and  ink  sketch,  with  signature  and  autograph 
lines  at  the  bottom.  With  portrait  by  Blanchard  on 
India  paper. 

This  sketch  was  made  by  Regnault  at  college  when  he  was  fifteen  years  old. 
It  represents  a  schoolmaster  practicing  a  method  of  forcing  a  rule  into  the  head 
of  a  boy.  With  an  air  of  stern  determination  the  dominie  grips  with  both 
hands  the  ears  of  the  scholar  with  all  his  strength — result,  boy  with  contortion 
of  fingers  and  dancing  in  agony.  This  humorous  design  is  of  great  interest,  in 
view  of  the  glorious  death  of  Regnault  at  the  battle  of  Buzenval  before  Paris, 
Jan.  ig,  1871,  and  but  a  comparatively  brief  period  after  exhibiting  such  pic- 
tures as  the  "Salome"  and  the  "  Execution  without  Judgment." 

Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  purchased  this  sketch  at  the  sale  of  the  Alfred  Bovet  col- 
lection, and  it  is  a  pathetic  relic  of  the  distinguished  artist  of  whom  Paul  Mantz 
wrote,  after  the  painter's  sad  death — "  Regnault,  crowned  already  With  a  preco- 
cious glory,  scarcely  at  the  first  chapter  of  his  book  ;  his  art  was  young  like  his 
soul ....  there  remains  to  us  only  his  work,  which  is  but  a  radiant  beginning, 
and  the  example  of  his  death,  which  plainly  shows  the  culture  of  art  extinguishes 
not  the  religion  of  patriotism  in  the  soul." 

484  REMtJSAT    (Charles   F.    M.,    Count  de,  author,  statesman. 

Member  of  the  Institute,  etc.)  A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  4to. 
Letter  of  recommendation  for  political  office  for  an  unhappy  but  interesting 
young  man.  Charles  de  Remusat,  who  died  in  1875,  became  the  Minister  of  For- 
eign Affairs  under  Thiers,  and  later  French  Minister  to  Italy,  was  a  son  of  the 
celebrated  Madame  de  Remusat,  whose  "  Memoires"  created  such  a  stir  in  the 
world  of  letters  and  the  "haul  monde." 

485  RENAUDIN  {Admiral  of  the  French  Navy).     Document  to 

the  General-in-Chief  of  the  Army,  signed  by  Renaudin 
and  others,     i  p. 

Admiral  Renaudin  was  born  in  1757,  died  in  iSog. 

486  REYER  (L.  E.  E.  Rey,  French  musical  composer,  litterateur. 

Member  of  the  Institute  and  Academy  of  Beaux- Arts  ^  A.  L. 
S.,  I  p.,  small  8vo. 
A  request  to  his  "  dear  D'Hormoy  "  to  let  him  have  a  box  at  the  theatre. 

487  RICHINI  (Paul,  President  of  the  municipality  of  Alexandria). 

L.  S.,  I  p.,  4to,  dated  "20th  Flgreal,  An  7." 

A  petition  to  General  Gardanne  on  behalf  of  his  brother  Vincent  Richini, 
who  wishes  to  enter  the  French  army. 

488  ROSSINI    (Gioacchino,  the  greatest  composer  in  this  century 

of  the  Italian  lyric  stage).  Document  signed — "Gioac- 
chino Rossini,"  and  dated — "  Firenze  li  25  Settemb.  1854," 
I  p.,  4to. 

A  receipt  for  £^,  77g  8s. ,  to  Leopoldo  Pini,  advocate.  ' '  In  Rossini's  early 
works  he  developed  with  great  felicity  the  type  established  by  his  Italian  pre- 
decessors. These  compositions  are  characterized  by  sterling  melody,  brilliant 
instrumentation  and  enjoyable  vivacity.  '  Guillaume  Tell, '  though  equally  origi- 
nal, approaches  far  more  nearly  to  the  character  of  the  German  school. " 

489  ROUVEYRE  (Edouard,  bibliophile,  bibliographer  and  biblio- 

pole).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo. 

The  author  of  some  of  the  most  charming  volumes  for  bookmen  issued  during 
the  past  few  years. 


134  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

49a  SAINTE-BEUVE  (Charles  h.ugv&'iva.,  French  critic  and  poet). 
A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo,  dated — "  November  21st,  1870." 

A  letter  to  the  librarian  of  the  French  Institute  in  regard  to  various  works. 

"  En  1865  ses  [Saint  Beuve's]  liaisons  avec  deux  membres  de  la  Famille  Im- 
pe'riale,  plus  encore  que  sa  grande  notoriete  litteraire,  le  firent  entrer  au  Senat. " 
— Vapereau. 

491  SANDEAU  (Leonard  Sylvain  Jules,  French   litterateur  and 

Member  of  the  Academic  Fran(aise).    A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Jules  Sandeau's  intrigue  with  George  Sand  was  the  principal  cause  of  his 
entering  literature.  In  1831  the  first  work  of  both  was  written  in  collaboration 
under  the  nom-de-plume  of  Jules  Sand.  Later  Sandeau  became  more  eminent 
as  a  dramatist  than  as  a  writer  of  fiction. 

492  SANDEAU.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

A  demand  from  the  playwright  for  a  box  at  the  theatre. 

493  SARCEY  (Francisque,  French  litterateur).     A.  L.  S.,  2  pp., 

minimo. 

A  note  to  a  friend  in  regard  to  a  criticism  on  Sarcey  by  Alberic  Second . 

Sarcey  has  been  for  years  in  continual  hot  water  in  matters  literary.  His  cele- 
brated controversy  in  regard  to  Chinese  children  devoured  by  pigs  and  his  con- 
demnation to  three  thousand  francs  fine  and  >  fifteen  days  in  prison  for  having 
denounced  the  miracle  of  Lourdes  have  given  him  notoriety  on  both  sides  of  the 
Atlantic. 

494  SARDOU  (Victorien,    French   dramatist  and  Academician). 

A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 

The  great  popularity  in  this  country  of  "  Daniel  Rochat, "  in  which  Sardou 
makes  a  powerful  plea  in  favor  of  divorce,  has  made  us  forget  many  of  his 
earlier  and  brighter  plays. 

495  SARDOU.     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  minimo. 

496  SCALONI  (Francesco,  Italian  litterateur).'    A.  L.  S.,  1  p., 

4to,  dated—"  1840." 

A  key  to  the  "  Hypercalipse  "  of  Hugo  Foscolo,  and  being  a  communication 
to  Dr.  Baldasari  Lambertenghi  of  Como. 

497  SCRIBE   (Augustin  Eugene,  French  dramatist  and  Acade- 

mician).    A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  8vo. 

A  note  to  his  friend  Mons.  de  St.  George  and  invitation  to  breakfast.  Scribe 
died  at  Paris  in  1861  after  fifty-five  years  of  successful  playwriting.  His  first 
piece  was  written  by  him  when  he  was  eighteen  years  old,  in  collaboration  with 
some  friends. 

498  SIMON    (Jules   Francois   Suisse,   French    writer,  Senator, 

Member  of  the  Institute).      A.   L.  S.,   2   pp.,  8vo,  dated 
—"Jan.  21,  1844." 

A  very  interesting  literary  letter  to  a  friend,  probably  Pauthier,  the  Orientalist, 
in  which  he  refers  to  his  knowledge  of  Greek  philosophy  and  his  ignorance  of 
Chinese  metaphysics,  which  were  much  more  elevated  than  he  had  previously 
thought.  He  writes  "such  ignorance  ought  to  surprise  you."  This  great 
Frenchman  has  played  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  parts  in  the  politics  of 
Europe  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  and  particularly  during  the  infancy 
of  the  present  stable  and  glorious  French  Republic. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  135 

499  SOLIVERES  (de,  distinguished  French  army  officer').     A.  L. 

S-,  3  pp.,  4to,  dated — "February  9,  1827." 

Written  on  note  paper  headed  "  Etat  Major-General  Garde  Nationale  de 
Paris. "  This  letter  is  really  one  of  the  celebrated  Marshal  Oudinot,  Duke  of 
Reggio,  but  it  is  signed  on  behalf  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  by  the  above- 
named,  who  was  his  "Colonel  d'Etat  Major"  and  Secretary  General.  It  is  a 
scolding  epistle  to  Mons.  Pieult,  Mayor  of  the  Tenth  Arrondissement  in  relation 
to  military  matters. 

500  SULLY-PRUDHOMME  (R.  F.  K.,  French  poet  and  Acade- 

mician).    A.  L.  S.,  I  p.,  minimo,  dated — "Feb.  26,  1883." 

501  TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD   (C.   M.  de,   diplomat,  states- 

man, Bishop  of  Autun,  Prince,  etc.).  A  document  of  1 1 
pages,  large  4to,  with  many  signatures  and  among  others 
that  of  Prince  Talleyrand,  stamped  with  various  seals  of 
the  first  French  Republic  and  dated  at  Paris  in  the  tenth 
year  of  the  same. 

This  is  a  state  document  and  the  last  few  lines  read  as  follows — "  the  under- 
signed chargi  dts  affaires  of  the  French  RepubUc  to  the  United  States  certifies 
that  the  foregoing  is  the  signature  of  Mr.  Talleyrand,  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs 
in  France.  Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  of  office  at  Baltimore,  Feb.  23,  1804. 
L.  A.  PiCHON." 

Napoleon's  celebrated  Minister  signs  his  name  "Ch.  Mau.  Talleyrand."  He 
was  one  of  the  most  unscrupulous  and  subtle  of  modern  diplomatists.  During 
his  entire  life  he  was  nothing  but  a  theological  and  political  turncoat.  While  an 
abbe  his  conduct  was  so  grossly  immoral  that  Loiiis  XVI.  for  many  years  refused 
to  give  him  any  ecclesiastical  preferment,  and  it  was  only  his  adminibtrdtive 
abilities  that  caused  the  mitre  of  the  See  of  Autun  to  be  placed  upon  his  un- 
worthy head.  He  was  excommunicated  by  the  Pope,  and  although  Napoleon 
made  him  a  Prince  and  used  what  Carlyle  calls  "his  vulpine  understanding" 
for  some  of  the  most  tremendous  of  his  many  European  coups  d  '^tat,  the  nick- 
name given  Talleyrand  by  the  Empress  Josephine  will  always  cling  to  his  memory 
and  chronicle  him  as  the  "  Maudit  Boiteux,"  i.  c,  the  "  cursed  cripple." 

502  THIERS  (Louis  Adolphe,  President  of  the  third  French  Re- 

public and  historian).  A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  small  8vo,  dated — 
"  May  28th,  1839,"  with  stamped  envelope  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Thiers  and  of  a  later  date.  (2  pieces) 

A  note  from  the  celebrated  historian  of  the  French  Revolution  to  Pauthier 
asking  that  eminent  Orientalist  to  let  him  have  a  copy  of  his  work  on  "China," 
in  which,  he  says,  he  is  deeply  interested,  more  particularly  on  account  of  the 
subject  having  been  treated  by  his  friend. 

503  THOMAS    (Charles   Louis  Ambroise,  French  composer  and 

Member  of  the  French  Institute).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Letter  accepting  invitation  from  Theodore  de  Larminois  to  the  eminent  com- 
poser, who  replaced  Auber  as  the  director  of  the  Conservatoire  at  Paris  in 
1871. 

504  TILDEN  (Samuel  J.,  American  statesman  and  Governor  of 

New  York  State).     Two  documents  signed.  (2  pieces) 


136  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

505  TOCQUEVILLE    (A.    Ch.    C.    de,   Erench    statesman   and 

author).     A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo,  dated—"  Dec.  30,  1850." 

Written  during  the  period  De  Tocqueville  was  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs  of 
the  second  French  Republic  to  a  colleague.  It  is  a  letter  of  sympathy  on  the 
loss  of  his  friend's  mother.  De  Tocqueville  also  speaks  of  his  own  health  as 
rapidly  mending. 

506  TOPFFER    (R.,    French  author  and  novelist).     Document 

signed  mentioning  "Clarissa  Harlowe."     Minimo,  1834. 

Vide  numbers  329  and  330  in  the  previous  division  for  works  of  this  author. 

■507  TODCHER  {Director  of  the  French  East  India  Company). 
L.  S.,  I  p.,  4to,  dated— "  A  I'Orient,  le  30  Jer.,  1748." 
With  heraldic  wax  seal,  coronet,  shield  and  supporters,  ad- 
dressed to  "  Monsieur  Bigot  de  la  Mothe,  Intendant 
de  la  Marine  a  Brest." 

508  VALEE  (Sylvain   Charles,   Marshal  of  France  and  Count). 

L.  S.,  I  p.,  folio,  addressed  to  the  Minister  of  State, 
dated — "Algiers,  30th  of  August,  1840,"  and  signed  by 
Count  Val^e  as  the  Marshal  Governor  o^  Algeria  rela- 
tive to  army  matters  and  the  transportation  service  in  the 
Algerian  province  of  Oran. 

509  VAULGRENNAUD  (A.  A&,  distinguished  officer  in  the  French 

army).  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.,  small  8vo,  addressed  to  "  Mons. 
Beville  a  Paris,''  and  stamped  with  wax  heraldic  seal. 

510  VERDI  (Giuseppe,  operatic  composer).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.',  mini- 

mo, with  envelope. 

A  brief  note  from  the  immortal  author  of  "  La  Traviata  "  and  "  II  Trova- 
tore." 

511  VERNE  (Jules,  French  author).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Enclosing  ticket  for  box  at  the  Porte  St.  Martin.  The  writer  of  sensational 
fiction  tells  his  friend  that  madame  should  have  vreitten  to  the  theatrical  director, 
but  he  is  only  too  delighted  to  be  of  service. 

512  VIGNY   (Alfred  de,   French  poet  and  novelist).      A.  L.  S., 

I  p.,  8vo,  dated— "May  28,  1850." 

Characteristic  letter  from  the  author  of  "Cinq-Mars." 

513  VILLEMAIN   (Able  Yra.nco\s,  French  author  and  Secretary 

of  the  Academic  Fran(aise).     A.  L.  S.,  i  p.,  8vo. 

Villemain's  works  on  French  literature  and  history  will  be  counted  among  the 
classics  of  this  age.  ■  He  incurred  the  eternal  enmity  of  Charles  X.  for  drawring 
up,  along  with  Chateaubriand  and  Lacretelle,  the  petition  addressed  by  the 
French  Academy  to  that  monarch  against  the  reestablishment  in  France  of  the 
censorship  of  the  press. 

514  VIRY   (Arthaud   &t,  distinguished  French  army  officer).     A. 

L.  S.,  2  pp.,  4to,  dated — "December  20,  1811." 
A  confidential  letter  from  one  of  Napoleon's  soldiers  to  a  friend. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  137 

EXTREMELY  INTERESTING  LETTER  OF  THREE  PAGES 
OF  VOLTAIRE,  IN  REFERENCE  TO  HIS  "SIECLE  DE 
LOUIS   XIV." 

515  VOLTAIRE  (Francois,  Marie  Arouet  de,  the  most  famous 

of  all  the  authors  of  France).     A  letter  signed  "  V  "  and 
dated — "a  Ferney  5«  Mars,  1768,"  3  pp.,  4to. 

VERY  RARE.  One  of  the  most  important -letters  in  the  Pene  du  Bois  Col- 
lection. The  immortal  author  of  the  "  Henriade  "  and  "  La  Pucelle"  wrote 
these  three  pages  to  Mons.  de  Tauler.  Voltaire  tells  him  that  three-quarters  of 
the  new  edition  of  the  "  Siecle  de  Louis  Quatorze"  are  printed.  He  asks  for 
anetdotes  on  Jansenism,  and  says  that  he  is  aware  that  politics  enter  into  the 
quarrels  of  the  Jansenists  and  Molinists.  As  to  the  will  attributed  to  Cardinal 
Richelieu,  he  wishes  all  the  information  possible,  and  requests  Mons.  Tauler  to 
show  this  letter  to  the  Duke  de  Choiseul.  He  adds  that  the  Duchess  d'Aguillon 
had  sought  at  the  OfEce  of  Foreign  Affairs  for  all  that  was  favorable  to  the 
opinion  of  Voltaire  on  this  matter.  If  there  is  any  new  light  on  the  subject,  he 
is  willing  to  publicly  retract,  and  will  say  that  the  Cardinal  Richelieu  made  a 
blunder  in  politics  as  ridiculous  and  bad  as  he  made  in  theology.  The  succinct 
narration,  so  badly  compiled  by  the  Abbe  de  Boureis  under  the  eyes  of  the  Car- 
dinal, Voltaire  says,  has  nothing  in  common  with  the  "  testament."  It  shows, 
on  the  contrary,  that  document  is  suppositious.  The  will  of  Cardinal 
Richelieu  ought  to  say  what  Louis  XIII.  ought  to  do  when  he  should  lose 
his  minister.  Voltaire  writes  that  it  ought  to  speak  of  the  education  of  the 
Dauphin;  of  the  negotiations  with  Sweden,  the  Duke  de  Weimar  and  the  other 
German  princes  against  the  house  of  Austria;  how  the  war  can  be  continued 
and  be  brought  to  an  advantageous  peace ;  what  precautions  should  be  taken 
against  the  Huguenots;  what  form  of  regency  should  be  established  in  the  event 
of  Louis  XIII.  succumbing  to  his  long  illnesses,  etc.  These  are  the  instructions, 
Voltaire  sfates,  a  Minister  of  State  should  have  given,  but  he  does  not  say  a 
word  of  what  is  indispensable,  and  he  speaks  "  des  sottisses  enormes  dignes  du 
Chevalier  de  Moulin  et  de  I'ex-Capuchin  Maubert  sur  des  choses  tres  inutiles." 

516  UZANNE  (Octave,  editor  of  "  Le  Livre,"  author  of  "  The 

Fan,"  etc.).  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.,  8vo,  dated  Paris,  "  February  20, 
1882,"  with  envelope. 

Note  from  Uzanne  to  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois,  making  him  the  American  corre- 
spondent of  "  Le  Livre." 

517  WERDET   (Edmond,  celebrated  French  bibliographer).     A. 

L.  S.,  I  p.,  4to,  dated—"  isth  of  Sept.  1856." 

Interesting  letter  to  Anguste  Aubry.  The  distinguished  bibliographer 
Werdet  published  the  larger  portion  of  the  works  of  Balzac.  He  wrote  that 
humorist's  life,  as  well  as  other  works  more  or  less  of  a  bibliophilistic  charac- 
ter, such  as  his  "  Histoire  du  Livre  en  France  "  in  five  volumes. 

THE  GRAND  RUSSELL  COLLECTION  OF  AUTOGRAPHS 
OF  U.  S.  PRESIDENTS,  AUTHORS,  STATESMEN, 
ETC.— MANY   OF  CONSIDERABLE    VALUE. 

518  AUTOGRAPHS.      A     COLLECTION     of     over     220 

LETTERS  WHOLLY  in  the  caligraphy  of  the  various 


138  THE  PENEDU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

WRITERS,  OR  SEPARATE  SIGNATURES,  SOME  OF  THE  LAST 
NAMED  WITH  MS.  IN  THE  SAME  HAND  ABOVE  THEM.  ThE 
WHOLE  IN  A  SMALL  OCTAVO  MOROCCO  ALBUM,  WITH,  TWO 
BRASS  CLASPS. 

UNIQUE,  MOST  INTERESTING  and  VALUABLE  COLLECTION. 

This  album  contains  223  signatures,-exclusive  of  three  on — "  A  Bill  of  One 
Shilling — Proclamation,  is  Emitted  by  a  L!aw  of  the  Colony  of  New  Jersey, 
passed  in  the  Fourteenth  Year  of  the  Reign  of  His  Majesty  King  George  the 
Third.  Dated  March  25,  1776."  They  include  the  signatures  or  handwriting 
of  ten  Presidents  of  the  United  States,  i.  e.  : — George  Washington,  James  K. 
Polk,  Zachary  Taylor,  John  Tyler,  Martin  Van  Buren,  Millard  Fillmore,  John 
Quincy  Adams,  James  Madison,  James  Buchanan  and  Franklin  Pierce. 

There  are  the  signatures  of  statesmen,  governors  of  States,  poets,  artists, 
singers,  authors,  physicians,  ecclesiastics,  historians,  philanthropists,  military 
and  naval  officers,  actors,  etc. 

Also  will  be  found  verses  and  extracts  by  and  from  peo.  Ticknor,  H.  W.  Long- 
fellow, Th.  Starr  King,  T.  W.  Parsons,  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  Charles 
Sprague,  Charles  James  Sprague  (son  and  grandson  of  Samuel,  of  the 
"  Boston  tea  party,  ),  Nathan  B.  Shurtleff,  Ellas  Boudinot  (President  of  Con- 
gress, 1782),  John  Phillips,  Ben.  Silliman,  Joseph  Leidy,  Thaddeus  W.  Harris, 
etc. 

Among  the  signatures  are  those  of  Sir  Charles  Lyell,  Commodore  Perry, 
Maria  Mitchell,  of  Vassar  College;  Rembrandt  Peale,  E.  F.  Ellet,  Thomas 
Bailey  Aldrich,  G.  P.  Morris  (author  of  "  Woodman,  Spare  that  Tree  "),  John 
G.  Saxe,  B.  P.  Shillaber  ("Mrs.  Partington"),  Charlotte  Cushman,  J.  Papi- 
neau,  Paul  Morphy,  Wm.  Prescott,  Ch.  Lowell,  Jenny  Lind,  Adelaide  Ristori, 
Fanny  Kemble,  H.  B.  Stowe,  L.  Sigourney,  Edwin  Booth,  J.  Wilkes  Booth, 
Daniel  Webster,  Henry  Clay,  Jefferson  Davis,  Caleb  Gushing  (2),  Sam.  Ward, 
R.  H.  Dana,  L.  Agassiz,  Emerson,  F.  D.  Huntingdon,  Jared  Sparks,  W.  A. 
Seward,  Marcy,  Benton,  Lewis  Cass,  John  Hancock,  1759;  James  Bowdoin, 
B.  Silliman,  Jr.,  Humboldt,  Mary  Somerville,  Adam  Badeau,  Chas.  Mackay, 
B.  Taylor,  Motley,  Washington  Irving,  G.  W.  Curtis,  C.  M.  Sedgwick, 
William  Cullen  Bryant,  A.  Potter,  John  Eliot,  1791;  Beecher,  H.  H.  Milman, 
Sam.  Appleton,  Nathan  Appleton,  Lord  Castlereagh,  Baroness  Burdett 
Coutts,  A.  Lang,  George  Rawlinson,  etc. 

Specially  worthy  of  note  is  a  letter  dated — "Boston,  12  Sept., 
1859,"  and  of  four  pages,  from  Edward  Everett,  written  in  the  album 
over  his  signature,  telling  of  his  acquaintance  with  Jenny  Liud.  On  leaf 
5  is  a  five  cent  silver  piece  of  1840,  given  him  by  "  the  Swedish  Nightin- 
gale," and  inimediately  following  is  her  autograph  signed  to  a  list  of  the  charit- 
able institutions  of  Boston,  and  the  amounts  donated  each,  the  proceeds  of  a 
concert  given  by  her. 

Henry  W.  Longfellow's  lines  on  a  half-sheet  of  paper  are: — 
' '  All  are  architects  of  Fate, 

Working  in  these  walls  of  Time; 
.  Some  with  massive  deeds  and  great, 

Some  with  ornaments  of  rhyme. 

— Henry  W.  Longfellow.'' 
Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  on  leaf  22  contributes  two  verses  of  original  poetry 
over  his  signature,  dated — "  Boston,  Nov.  3rd,  1839." 

President  John  Tyler  is  represented  by  a  note  to  Horace  P.  Chandler,  dated 
— "Sherwood  Forrest,  Oct.  13,  1859."    , 

These  references  give  an  indication  of  the  character  of  the  collection.  It  was 
made  by  a  devoted  autograph  collector,  Mrs.  Russell,  who  left  it  as  a  legacy  in 
her  will  to  Mr.  Pene  du  Eois. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  139 

THE  "COMEDIE  FRANCAISE  TOMBOLA"  COLLECTION 
OF  AUTOGRAPHS  OF  DISTINGUISHED  MEMBERS  OF 
THE  FRENCH  STAGE,  AUTHORS,  CRITICS,  ETC. 

519  "ALBUM  D'AUTOGRAPHES  DE  LA  TOMBOLA  DES 
ARTISTES  DRAMATIQUES."     Oblong  quarto. 

UNIQUE  AND  SPLENDID  COLLECTION  of  AUTOGRAPHS  and 
referred  to  by  the  "  New  York  Tribune,"  on   June  3,  1883,  as  follows  : — "  He 

[Mr.  Pene  du  Bois]  owns  an  autograph  album  by  the  French  artists 

which  is  worth  one  thousand  dollars."     This,  although  an  exaggeration  as  to 
the  actual  worth  of  the  collection,  is  an  indication  of  its  being  of  great  value. 

This  album  of  autographs  consists  of  several  hundreds  of  signed  letters  and 
signatures  with  autographs  of  the  leading  men  and  women  of  letters,  dramatists, 
critics,  actors,  actresses  and  singers  of  France.  It  is  an  autograph  "omnium  gath- 
erum" gotten  up  by  the  secretary  of  the  "Comedie  Fran9aise"  for  the  "Societe  des 
,  Artistes  Dramatiques,"  and  was  raffled  off  in  a  tombola  or  lottery  for  the  benefit 
of  that  society  after  the  Commune  of  187 1,  and  upon  the  return  of  a  portion 
of  the  members  of  the  "  Comedie  Fran9aise"  from  London.  This  lottery  was 
held  in  Paris  in  1871,  and  resulted  in  handing  over  a  goodly  sum  to  the  desti- 
tute members  of  the  stage  who,  during  the  siege  and  Commune,  had  played  to 
empty  houses.  Contributions  from  all  the  professionals  and  men  of  letters 
available  were  joined  together,  as  well  as  many  letters  written  previously  by 
notabilities  and  in  the  possession  of  sympathizers  of  this  charitable  cause. 

Among  the  more  important  signed  autographs  letters  are  those  of — Beranger, 
a  letter,  1854,  to  Emile  Thierry  thanking  him  for  the  pretty  songs  he  has  for- 
warded; Alexander  Dumas  the  Elder,  an  original  quatrain  entitled  "Liberty 
and  Love,"  one  of  the  last  productions  from  his  pen,  also  a  letter  from  the 
same;  Ed.  Thierry,  "  The  Sentinel,"  a  poem  of  sixteen  lines;  Cherubini,  signa- 
ture and  two  pages  of  music  in  his  handwriting,  being  an  "  examen  de  solfege"; 
Count  de  Las  Casas,  author  of  "  Memorial  of  St.  Helena"  in  reference  to  that 
work;  L.iboulaye,  refers  to  his  novel  of  "Abdallah";  Lamartine,  receipt  of  three 
hundred  francs  from  Hachette.  the  publisher;  George  Sand,  a  three-page  auto- 
graph letter  signed  and  dated  Oct.  20,  1856,  in  reference  to  a  play  produced  at 
the  Odeon;  Ponson  de  Terrail,  request  for  a  box;  Madame  de  St.  Ouen,  the 
authoress;  Michelet,  letter  dated  July  30,  i860,  requesting  Mons.  Demoliere  to 
send  the  money  due  him  on  account  of  his  "Louis  XI."  and  other  works;  Sainte- 
Beuve,  a  demand  dated  Dec.  26,  1859,  for  three  hundred  francs  for  an  unwrit- 
ten work;  E.  Arnal,  the  "Artist,"  an  original  poem  of  eighteen  lines;  P. 
Lefort,  poem  in  four  verses,  "  La  Cinqantaine" ;  A.  De  Forge,  Minister  of  War, 
request  for  a  box;  etc. 

There  are  also  letters  (A.  L.  S.)  from  the  following: — Emile  Girardin,  Camille 
Dorti,  Victorien,  Marie  Delaporte,  Jeanne  Boudois,  Couder,  N.  Roqueplin  (dra- 
matic critic),  Paiil  Dhormoy,  Cherie  Ad.  Adam,  Adblphe,  Duprez,  Angela,  S. 
Duchesney,  Marie  Favart,  Bagier,  Dormeuil,  J.  Roubaud,  Frederic  Thomas, 
Legouve,  Muriel,  Ouvrie,  V.  Cochinat  (2),  C.  Montaland,  Lemeuil,  Grassot,  P. 
de  Gasparin,  Quatrefages  (scientist),  Beauvallet,  Dr.  Blanche,  Altaroche  (man- 
aging editor  of  "Charivari"),  Alberic  Second,  Ch.  Nuitter,  E.  Monvey,  Jeanne 
Sabbatier,  Delacour,  Leon  Cogniard,  Paul  Dalloz,  M.  Escudier,  B.  Jouvin  (of 
the  "Figaro"),  Octave  Lacroix,  C.  Laurent,  Jules  Prevel,  Tony  Revillon,  L. 
Buloz  (2),  V.  Bourey,  Munoz,  M.  Petit,  Elisa  Picardi,  A.  Pasca,  Desiree,  Cas- 
tagnary,  Paul  de  Saint  Victor,  etc.,  etc. 

An\ong  the  numerous  signatures,  many  of  which  have  original  lines  above 
them,  are  those  of — Etienne  Senescal  (sketch  and  verses  from  Alfred  de  Musset), 
Levesto,  Verteuil,  Davesnes,  Leon  Gaillard,  Eug.  Garraud,  Augfustine  Brohan, 
Bonval,  Nathalie,  C.  Jouassain,  Madeleine  Brohan,  Edile  Requ^r,  Victoria 
Lafontaine,  Emilie  Dubois,  Aruauld  Plessy,  Zelia  Poussin,  Emilia  Guyot, 
Marie   Favart,   Emma  Fleury,    Marie   Lloyd,    Rose    Barretta,    Dinah    Felix 


140  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


(Rachel's  sister),  Marie  Roger,  Jeanne  Tordin,  Rosa  Didier,  R.  Deschaumes, 
Pauline  Granger,  Edmee  Ramille,  V.  Angelot,  D..  Macqiiet,  E.  Devoyod, 
Deligny-Derval,  M.  Lemoine  Montigny,  Eug.  Maisot,  A.  Landrol,  Frances,  P. 
Esquier,  Mdlle.  Berton,  Louvel,  Renaudin,  E.  Pradeau,  Paul  Boisselot,  Blanche 
Pierson,  Eugene  Herold,  Regnier,  G.  Duprez,  Got  (four  lines  of  poetry),  L. 
Delaunay,  Talbot,  P.  Leroux,  Maubant,  Louis  Monrose,  P.  Bressant,  H. 
Lafontaine,  C.  Coquelin  (verses  from  Hugo  in  reply  to  attack  of  Veuillot  on 
"  The  Actor"),  Mirecour,  Chery,  Tronchet,  Febvre,  Eugene  Provost,  L.  Barre, 
Moutet,  G.  Guichard,  C.  Gibeau,  Verdellet,  Prud'hon,  Boucher,  Ch.  Masset, 
etc.,  etc. 

There  are  also  many  cartes- de-visite  of  the  company  of  the  "Comedie  Fran- 
9aise,"  such  as: — Regnier,  Barre,  Monrose,  Bressant,  Lafontaine,  Fevre, 
Jouassain,  etc. 

520  Autograph   Portfolio.     Large  4to,   half  morocco,   cloth 

sides,  with  cloth  flaps  and  ties. 

521  BovET  (Alfred).     Catalogue  de  la  Precieuse  Collection  d'Au- 

tographes  composant  le  Cabinet  de, — Series  I,  II,  III,  IV 
and  "VIII.     2  vols.  4to,  sewed.  Paris,  1885 

Illustrated  with  numerous  fac-simile  autographs  and  sketches. 

522  FONTAINE    (P.    Jul.).      Manuel    de   I'Amateur    d'Auto- 

graphes.     8vo,  old  roan,  gilt.  Paris,  1836 

An  invaluable  work  for  autograph  collectors.  Loose  with  the  above  is  a 
long  article  on  autograph  collecting  by  Paul  Eudel. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  141 


[The  printing  press  of  Jodocus  Badivs  ml  "ascensivs' 

I5IO — VIDE  NUMBER  54I  OF  THIS  DIVISION."] 


OF  Paris,  in 


IV.  ^^rlg  ^gyjofirayltg^ 

consisting  of 
Incunabula,   Black   Letters  and  other    Rare    Books 

PRINTED  before  THE  YEAR  160O ALSO    SPLENDID    ALDINE    AND 

Elzevirian  Imprints. 

"  Incunables  !  for  you  I  sigh, 
Black  letter,  at  thy  founts  I  kneel, 
Old  tales  of  Perrault's  nursery, 
For  you  I'd  go  without  a  meal  ! 
For  Books  wherein  did  Aldus  deal 
And  rare  Galiot  du  Pre  I  pine. 
The  watches,  of  the  nig^t  reveal 
The  Books  that  never  can  be  mine  !" 

— Andrevit  Lang. 

ST.    JEROME    ON    THE    DIVINE    ESSENCE— AN    EXCESS- 
IVELY  RARE   INCUNABULIC  SPECIMEN. 

523  i51acfe  aetter.— HIERONYMUS  (Beatus).  Liber  de 
Essencia  Diuinitatis:  also — Thoma  de  Aquino,  de  Arti- 
culis  Fidei  et  Ecclesie  Sacramentis.     4to,  boards. 

[?  Augsburg,  Gunther  Zainer,  circa  1470] 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  Printed  on  thick  paper  in  handsome  old  Gothic 
types,  with  the  initial  letters  and  date  "  MCCCCLXX  "  addtd  in  red. 

This  volume  was  printed  with  the  same  font  of  type  as  the  "  Imitatio 
Christi  "  and  by  Gunther  Zainer  of  Reutlingen,  the  first  printer  of  Augsburg. 


142  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

Several  writers  have  given  1466  as  the  date  of  the  first  book  printed  at  Augs- 
burg and  by  Zainer.  General  Hawkins,  in  his  valuable  work  on  "the  First 
Books  and  Printers  of  the  Fifteenth  Century,"  claihis  the  first  with  a  date 
printed  in  Augsburg,  to  have  been  St.  Bonaventure's  Meditations,  by  Zainer,  in 
1468,  and  adds — "  It  might  almost  be  said  that  the  first  school  of  wood-engraving 
in  Europe  was  founded  in  that  city."  This,  of  course,  means  outside  of  xylo- 
graphic  books. 

Gunther  Zainer's  imprints,  write  Bigmore  and  Wyman — "  were  all  printed  in 
the  semi-Roman  character,  first  used  by  the  Cologne  printers;  but  in  1472  he 
introduced  for  the  first  time  a  true  Roman  letter  in  imitation  of  that  cast  by 
Jenson  at  Venice." 

COMPANION  INCUNABLE  TO  THE  PRECEDING  NUMBER. 

524  J3lacfe   aetter.— BEATUS    HIERONYMUS,    Liber   de 

Viris  Illustrib.     Large  4to,  boards. 

[?  Augsburg,  Gunther  Zainer,  circa  1470] 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  Printed  with  the  same  types  as  the  last  named— 
the  initial  letters  added  in  red,  also  this  colophon  in  MS. — ''  Liber  pvb.  G. 
Zayner  Avgvsta  A.D.  MCCCCLXX." 

St.  Jerome,  author  of  the  above  and  preceding  work,  is  also  known  in  biog- 
raphy as  "  Eusebius  Hieronymus  Sophronius."  He  was  born  on  the  confines 
of  Dalmatia,  circa  331-345.  He  retired  to  the  desert  of  Chalcis  in  374,  and 
became  a  priest  at  Antioch  four  years  later.  For  three  years  after  he  lived  at 
Constantinople  in  close  intimacy  with  Gregory  Nazianzen.  In  382,  St.  Jerome 
came  to  Rome  and  acted  as  the  secretary  of  Pope  Damasius,  engaging  in  his 
great  work  of  biblical  revision.  He  was  celebrated  chiefly  for  his  Pelagian 
controversies,  and  died  on  September  30,  in  the  year  420.  Erasmus  edited  his 
works.  St.  Jerome  is — "  universally  regarded  as  the  most  learned  and  eloquent 
of  the  Latin  Fathers. " 

FATHER       ROSENHEIM'S       "  ROSEUM      MEMORIALE  "— 
PRINTED  ABOUT   1482. 

525  JSlacfe  Uttttr.— ROSENHEIM  (Petrus  de).     ROSEUM 

MEMORIALE  diuinorum  eloquiorum  copilatum.  per 
FRATREM  PETRUS  DE  ROSENHEIM  monachum  mon- 

ASTERII  MELLICENSIS    ORDINIS   SaNCTI  BeNEDICTI.       Small 

4to,  half  calf.      [?  Memmingen,  Albert  Kunne,  circa  1482] 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  This  was  probably  printed  by  Albert  Kunne,  the 
first  printer  at  Memmingen, 'otV^  Hain,  1398.  47  leaves  and  33-34  lines  to  the 
page.  The  first  initial  letter  "R"  is  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors,  with 
floriated  border. 

"  The  earliest  specimen  of  the  typography  of  this  town  [Memmingen]  is  an 

edition  of  the  well-known  chronicle  entitled  '  Fasisculus  Temporum.' 

This  work  was  executed  by  Albertus  Kunne  de  Duderstadt,  who  had  previously 
been  a  printer  at  Trent,  and  who  appears  to  have  reigned  without  a  rival  at 
Meminingen,  as  more  than  fifty  of  his  books  are  mentioned  by  Panzer  in  the 
XVth  century,  but  not  one  single  volume  executed  by  any  other  printer." — 
Cotton. 

THE  "VIOLA  SANCTORUM,"  PRINTED  WITH  THE  TYPES 
OF  ANTHONY  SORG  IN  1482. 

526  JJlacft  fLttter,— VIOLA   sanctorum.     4to,  old  half 

stamped  calf,  on  wooden  boards. 

[?  Augsburg,  Anthony  Sorg^  1482 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  with  some  of  the  initial  letters  illuminated  in  gold 

and  colors.     With  contemporary  marginalia  and  some  pages  stained,  118  leaves. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION".  143 


28-31  lines  to  the  page.  The  colophon  of  this  martyrology  reads: — I  ,  "Viola 
sanctoru.  explicit  feliciter  Anno  dni.  MCCCCLXXXII."  The  types  are  those 
of  Anthony  Sorg.  Cotton  states: — "  In  1472  a  press  was  erected  in  the 
monastery  of  SS.  Ulric  and  Afra  [at  Augsburg],  but  no  book  issued  from  it 
before  1474  now  remains.  Anthony  Sorg,  who  is  supposed  to  have  printed  for 
the  monastery,  says  of  one  of  his  books  that  it  is  not — '  cyrographatus,  sed  stan- 
neis  karacteribus  artificialiter  effigiatus.'  " 

HANDSOMELY  BOUND  CICERO— VENICE,  1483. 

527  CICERONIS    Epistolas  cum    HUBERTINI    CLERICI 

CoMMENTO.  Thick  small  folio,  handsomely  bound  in  red 
morocco  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  leather  joints,  gilt 
edges.  -  Venice,  1483 

VERY  RARE  and  printed  in  Roman  type,  and  the  commentary  in  a 
smaller  font  than  the  text.  There  are  occasional  marginalia.  The  first  and 
last  pages  are  carefully  mounted.  The  colophon  shows  that  the  volume  was 
printed: — "  Accuratissime,  optinoqz.  charactere  impensis  Andree  de  Asula  Bar- 
tholomeiqz  alexadrini  socior.  Venetiis  impressi :  Anno  salutis  dominice 
MCCCCLXXXIII.  pridie  calendas  februarias.     Laus  deo. " 

Brunet  quotes  two  vellum  copies  of  the  above  edition  having  been  sold 
between  $125  and  $150,  as  follows: — "  31  liv.  10  sh.  Williams;  23  liv.  10  sh. 
Butler." 

Nicholas  Jenson  is  claimed  to  have  been  the  first  Venetian  printer,  who  was 
considered — ' '  the  only  printer  of  merit  in  that  age,  and  the  productions  of  his 
press  are  far  superior  to  those  of  any  other."  Timperley  says  that  in  1458 — 
' '  King  Charles  the  Seventh,  King  of  France,  having  received  private  infor- 
mation of  the  invention  of  printing  at  Mentz,  sent  Nicholas  Jenson,  or  Jenso- 
nius,  an  engraver  of  coins  and  medals  at  Paris,  to  obtain  a  knowledge  of  the 
art.  Having  succeeded  he  returned  to  France,  when  he  found  his  patron  dead; 
upon  which  he  returned  to  Venice  and  commenced  letter  founder  and  printer; 
he  excelled  in  all  branches  of  the  art,  and  more  than  are  united  with  it.  He 
first  determined  the  form  and  proportion  of  the  present  Roman  character.  The 
date  of  his  first  work  is  1471,  and  the  last  1481,  in  which  year  he  is  supposed 
to  have  died." 

Paul  Lacroix  (Bibliophile  Jacob)  printed  an  unqualified  statement  that  Jenson 
introduced  typography  into  Venice,  but  that  honor  is  now  generally  conceded 
to  John  de  Spire,  presumably  of  Spire  on  the  Rhine. 

VERY  RARE    FIFTEENTH   CENTURY   EDITION  OF  "THE 
SERAPHIC  DOCTOR." 

528  3Blatit   HCtter.— BONAVENTURE    (Saint).      Breiulo 

QUiu.  SANCTI  BONAUENTURE  de  ordine  minoru. 
Large  4to,  black  vellum. 

71.  p..  Anno  dni.  MCCCC.LXXXIIII.  [1484] 

VERY  RARE  incunable  with  neither  the  place  of  printing  nor  the  printer's 
name  given  in  the  colophon.  It  is  rubricated  throughout  by  hand  and  the  prin- 
cipal capitals  are  also  in  red  or  blue.  From  a  MS.  note  on  the  title,  this  vol- 
ume originally  belonged  to  the  library  of  the  convent  of  the  Minorites  at 
Wurtzburg.  ■  On  an  end  paper  is  the  note — "  See  '  Spenceriana,'  Vol.  3,  p.  197." 

The  author  of  this  work  was  St.  Bonaventure,  the  "  Seraphic  Doctor,"  and 
great  scholist  of  the  Franciscans,  who  was  bom  in  Tuscany,  A.  D.  1221,  and 
died  at  Lyons  in  1274,  universally  regretted  as  the  second  of  the  two  great  lights 
which  illumined  that  age.  His  works,  besides  the  above,  consist  of  Exposi- 
tion of  Genesis,  Psalms,  Ecclesiasticus,  Wisdom,  Lamentations,  Matthew,  Luke 


144  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

and  John;  Sermons;  Commentaries  on  the  Four  Books  of  Sentences;  seventy- 
three  tracts. 

Dante  has  added  to  Bonaventure's  immortality  by  placing  him  in  his  "  Para^ 
diso."  Luther  considered  Saint  Bonaventure  as  a  most  excellent  man;  Bellar- 
mine  as  beloved  by  God  and  man.  Alexander  de  Hales  (his  preceptor)  used  to 
say  that  Brother  Bonaventure  seemed  not  to  partake  of  Adam's  sin.  Gerson  ■ 
greatly  admired  him  and  recommended  the  study  of  his  works,  which  obtained 
for  him  the  title  of  Seraphic  Doctor,- — his  companion  when  he  took  his  Doc-  ' 
tor's  Degree,  being  the  Angelic  Doctor,  St.  Thomas  Aquinas. 

"  Bonaventure,  called  the  Seraphic  Doctor,  was  a  scholar,  a  man  of  an  acute 
mind,  a  good  writer,  and  a  very  devout  man.  He  united  mystic  with  scholastic 
theology,  and  was  a  voluminous  writer  on  practical  religion.  His  works  com- 
prise commentaries  on  the  scriptures ;  a  full  comment  on  the  sentences  of  Lom- 
bard; a  great  number  of  tracts,  chiefly  on  ascetic  and  practical  subjects;  letters; 
sermons;  etc." — Dr.  Murdock. 

EARLY   MEMMINGEN   WORK   ON    THE     ANTI-CHRIST. 

529  JSlaCtt   aetttr.-QUESTIO    DETERMINATA   est  in 

QUODLIBETO    STUDIJ  EfFORDENSIS  AnNO    1486  POST  BAR- 

THOLOMEI  AD  Petitione  multor.  tam  religiosoru  qz 

SECULARii  CONTRA  TRiPiLiCEM  ERRORE.    Small  4to,  boards. 

Memmingen  [?  Albert  Kunne],  circa  i486 

Very  rare.  The  colophon  reads  simply — "  Impressum  Memmingen."  The 
volume  is  one  on  the  Antichrist  and  consists  of  44  leaves.      Vide  Hain,  1,154. 

A  i486  VOLUME  OF  A  METAPHYSICAL  NATURE. 

530  3SIaCi&    SLfttCt. PROSPER    DE    UITA    COTEPLATINA    DE 

UITA     ACTUALI    DEQZ      UITIIS     ANERIS    VIRTUTIBUS.         4tO, 

boards.  [?  Strasburg,]  i486 

Very  RARE,with  MS.  name  over  title,  of  convent  where  it  was  originally  con- 
served. 49  leaves,  2  columns  and  36  lines  to  the  page.  Vide  Hain,  13418. 
The  initials  are  added  by  hand  in  red — some  of  the  larger  ones  in  red  and  gold. 

Strasburg,  where  the  above  was  doubtless  printed,  is  one  of  those  towns  which 
put  in  a  claim  to  the  honor  of  giving  birth  to  the  typographic  art,  and  it  has 
been  concluded  by  Schoefiiin  and  others  that  John  Gutenberg  printed  there 
between  the  years  1440  and  1450.  Gen.  Hawkins  quotes  in  his  "  First  Books 
and  Printers,"  a  Bible  that  was  probably  printed  at  Strasburg  between  the  years 
1459-61  by  John  Mentelin,  who  he  claims  to  have  been  the  first  printer  of  old 
Argentoratvm. " 

FRANCIS  NIGER'S  EPISTOLARY  ART,  IMPRINTED  CIRCA 

1487. 

531  JSlacfe     UrttCC— RODUS     EPisTOLANDi     FRANCISCI 

NIGRI.  Very  curious  early  wdod  block  on  title  of  ''the  author, 
birch  in  hand,  teaching  three  scholars^     Small  4to,  paper. 

[?  Cologne,  circa  1487] 
Very  rare.     On  an  end  paper  is  a  page  of  contemporary  MS.     The  date 
"  1487  "  will  be  found  in  the  centre  of  the  volume.     44  leaves,   36  lines  to  the 
page. 

The  above  has  every  indication  of  having  been  imprinted  at  Cologne,  where 
Ulric  Zell  was  the  first  printer,  who  had  been  one  of  Peter  Schoeffer's  hands  at 
Mayence  Bigmore  and  Wyman  vjrrite  concerning  Zell: — "  He  was  an  indus- 
trious printer  there  [at  Cologne]  for  more  than  forty  years,  but  never  printed  a 
book  in  German,  nor  did  he  adopt  any  of  the  improvements  of  the  printers  of 


THE  PENS  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  145 

Italy.  He  adhered  rigidly  to  the  severe  style  of  his  master,  Schoeffer,  printing 
all  his  books  from  three  sizes  of  a  rude  face  of  a  round  Gothic  type.  Madden 
supposes  that  he  went  to  Cologne  in  1462,  and  was  engaged  by  the  Brotherhood 
of  the  Life  in  Common  at  Weidenbach,  near  that  city,  to  assist  them  with  his 
new  art  of  printing  in  their  pious  task  of  making  books.  Zeil's  name  appears 
for  the  first  time  in  a  book  dated  1466,  which  date  may  be  accepted  as  indicative 
of  the  time  when  he  left  the  monastery  and  began  to  print  on  his  account." 

JOHN    NEUNHAUSER'S    FAMOUS      EPISTLE     TO     POPE 
INNOCENT— PROBABLY  PRINTED  AT  ROME  IN  1490. 

532  JSlaCft  JLetter.— JOHANNIS    NEUNHAUSER   Decre- 

tor.  Doctoris  Ecclesie  Ratisponensis  decani:  Illustris- 
simi  principis  Alberti  Bauarie  Ducis:  ad  Innocentiu. 
pont.  max.  oratoris:  pollicite  obedientie  oratuincula.  Small 
4to,  sewed.  [?  Rome,  Stephen  Planck,  circa  1490] 

Extremely  rare,  four  pages  and  attributed  by  Hain,  No.  11,696,  as  above, 
to  an  early  printer  of  Rome,  of  which  the  first  typothetse  were  Conrad 
Sweynhym  and  Arnold  Pannartz. 

MAGNIFICENT  AND  VERY  TALL  COPY  OF  THE  NUREM- 
BERG CHRONICLE  IN  THE  ORIGINAL  BINDING,  AND 
WITH  BRILLIANT  IMPRESSIONS  OF  THE  WOOD  EN- 
GRAVINGS—THE EDITIO  PRINCEPS  PRINTED  BY 
ANTHONY   KOBERGER   IN    1493. 

533  35latft  ILetttr.— [SCHEDEL(Hartman).]— I  Registrum 

I  huius  ope-  |  ris  libri  cro-  |  nicarum  |  cu  figuris  et  imagi- 
I  bus  ab  inicio  mudi.  |  Illustrated  with  over  2,000  wood 
engravings,  and  executed  by  William  Pleydenwurff  and 
Albert  Durer's  master,  Michael  Wolgemuth.  Thick 
large  folio  (eighteen  and  seven-eighths  inches  by  over 
twelve  and  seven-eighths),  in  the  original  and  contempor- 
ary fifteenth  century  stamped  pigskin  binding  on  wooden 
boards. 

Nuremburg,    " Ad  in  \  tuitu.   autem  et  preces 

providoru.  ciuiu  Sebaldi  Schreyer  |  et  Sebastian 
Kamermaister  hunc  librum  dominus  Antho  |  nius  Ko- 
berger  Nuremberge  impressit.  Adhibitis  tame  vi  \  ris 
mathematicis  pingendiqz  arte  peritissimis.  Michaele  | 
Wolgemut  et  Wilhelmo  Pleydenwurff,  quaru.  solerti 
acu-  I  ratissimaqz  animadversione  turn  ciuitatem  turn  illus- 
trium  I  virorum  figure  inserte  sunt.  Consummatii.  autem 
duodeci-  |  ma  mensis  Julij,  anno  salutis  nre.  1493.  | 
VERY    RARE    and   a   splendid  copy,   far  taller   than   ordinary 

EXAMPLES,  AND  WITH  MORE  BRILLIANT  IMPRESSIONS  OF  THE  WOOD  ENGRAV- 
INGS. 

This  copy  contains  between  folios  CCLXVI.  and  CCLXVII.  the  unpaginated 
ten  pages  of — "  De  Sarmacia  regione  Europe"  lacking  in  so  many  copies,  as 
well  as  the  cut  of  "Joannes  Septimus,"  i.  e.,  Pope  Joan  and  her  baby  on  the 
verso  of  folio  "  CLXIX,"  which  is  generally  either  destroyed  by  cutting  out  or 
by  erasure.     Facing  this  is  a  loose  MS.  note  anent  Pope  Joan  by  a  former  six- 


146  THE  PENE  D  U  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

teenth  century  owner.  A  few  pages  at  the  beginning  and  end  are,  as  in  niost 
copies,  slightly  wormed,  some  are  neatly  mended  and  a  few  are  slightly  stained, 
but  hardly  worth  mentioning.  Two  of  the  three  blank  leaves  which  were 
inserted  by  Koberger  for  future  additions  in  MS.  by  owners,  i.  e.,  '•  Sexta  etas 
mundi  CCLX."  and  "  folium  CCLXI.,"  have  been  added  from  a.  sUghtly  shorter 
copy.  The  foUo  CCLIX.  is  the  only  one  wanting,  but  like  the  two  just  men- 
tioned, being  blank,  does  not  interfere  with  the  text,  which  is  perfect  and  com- 
plete throughout.  On  the  title  are  two  lines  in  MS.,  one  of  a  former  possessor, 
who  signs  himself — "  Hieronimus  Reijff,  Anno  1570." 

The  reliure  is  paneled  in  oblong  and  diamond-shaped  compartments,  _  in 
which  are  stamped  floriated  ornaments,  conventional  roses,  etc.  It  is  the  origi- 
nal binding  and  was  probably  executed  in  the  bindery  of  the  printer  Anthony 
Koberger,  one  of  the  most  famous  of  all  the  early  German  typothetse. 

Timperley ,  partly  quoting  Ottley,  records  under  the  year  1493 : — ' '  The  '  Chron- 
icle of  Nuremberg, '  illustrated  with  more  than  two  thousand  woodcuts,  reckon- 
ing those  that  are  given  more  than  once  over,  was  published  and  embellished 
by  Michael  Wohlgemuth,  a  celebrated  engraver  and  painter.  It  professes  to 
furnish  figures  '  from  the  beginning  of  the  world,'  and  contains  views  of  Scrip- 
ture histories  and  of  cities  and  scenery,  the  latter  bearing  scarcely  any  resemb- 
lance to  the  places  mentioned.  Michael  Wohlgemuth  was  born  at  Nuremberg 
in  1435,  and  died  in  1519.  He  is  thought  to  have  invented  etching;  but  the 
chief  honor  of  Wohlgemuth  is  that  of  his  having  been  tutor  to  Albert  Durer, 
the  most  celebrated  artist  in  the  annals  of  engraving.  His  mark  is  '  M.  W.'  or 
■W.'only." 

"  It  appears  to  have  been  the  ancient  practice  of  those  masters  who  furnished 
designs  for  the  wood-engravers  to  work  from,  carefully  to  avoid  all  cross  hatch- 
ings, which  it  is  probable,  were  considered  as  beyond  the  power  of  xylographists 
to  represent.  Wohlgemuth  perceived  that,  though  difficult,  this  was  not  impos- 
sible; and  in  the  cuts  to  the  'Nuremberg  Chronicle,'  the  execution  of  which, 
besides  furnishing  the  designs,  he  doubtless  superintended,  a  successful  attempt 
was  first  made  to  imitate  the  bold  hatchings  of  a  pen-drawing,  crossing  each 
other,  as  occasion  prompted  the  designer  in  various  directions.  To  him  belongs 
the  praise  of  having  been  the  first  who  duly  appreciated  the  powers  of  this  art; 
and  it  is  more  than  probable  that  he  proved  with  his  own  hand,  to  the  subordi- 
nate artists  employed  under  him,  the  practicability  of  that  style  of  workmanship 
which  he  had  acquired." 

THE  SECOND  EDITION  OF  THE  "  NUREMBERG  CHRON- 
ICLE," PRINTED  AT  AUGSBURG  IN  1497  BY  JOHN 
SCHENSPERGER. 

534  J5latfe  ilCttCr.— [SCHEDEL.]  Liber  Cronicarum  cum 
Figuris  et  Ymaginibus  ab  Inicio  Mundi  usqz.  nunc  tem- 
poris.  Illustrated  with  over  2,000  woodcuts  by  Pleydetst- 
wuRFF  and  Wolgemuth.  Thick  small  folio,  old  stamped 
pigskin,  one  clasp  (some  pp.  wormed,  a  leaf  torn  and  back 
broken).  Augsburg,  Johannes  Schensperger,  1497 

Black  Letter  and  very  rare.  This  is  the  second  Latin  or  Augsburg  edi- 
tion of  the  Nuremberg  Chronicle,  of  which  the  first  was  printed  by  Anthony 
Koberger  at  Nuremberg  in  1493,  vide  the  preceding  number. 

"  This  volume  is  not  only  famous  for  its  woodcuts,  but  it  is  an  authority 
sometimes  quoted  in  support  of  the  claim  to  the  discovery  of  America  by  Martin 
Behaim,  before  Columbus.  The  passage  referred  to  occurs  on  the  reverse  of 
fol.  290,  where  the  writer  of  the  chronicle,  after  speaking  of  the  discoveries 
made  through  the  efforts  of  Prince  Henry,  of  Portugal,  the  Navigator,  proceeds 
to  relate  that  subsequently,  in  the  year  1483,  Joao  II.,  of  that  country,' a  king 
of  most  exalted  mind,  supplied  some  galleys  with  provisions,  and  sent  them 
beyond  the  Pillars  of  Hercules  to  make  explorations  in  the  South  towards  Ethi- 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  147 


opia,  under  the  command  of  Jacob  Can  (Diogo  Cam)  and  Martin  Behaim,  of 
Nuremberg,  in  Upper  Germany;  a  Bohemian  of  good  family,  who  was  both 
well  acquainted  with  the  situation  of  the  earth  and  used  to  the  sea,  and  who 
understood  thoroughly  the  longitudes  and  latitudes  of  Ptolemy  in  the  West, 
from  experience  and  long  navigating;  and  that  these  two  sailed  into  the  Southern 
Ocean  under  favorable  auspices,  coasting  jiot  far  from  the  shore,  and  crossed 
the  equator  into  another  world,  where,  when  they  stood  with  their  faces  towards 
the  East,  they  projected  a  shadow  on  their  right  hand  towards  the  South.  Thus 
by  their  industry  they  opened  another  world  before  that  unknown  to  us,  and  for 
many  years  afterwards  unoccupied  by  any  persons  except  some  Genoese,  who 
did  so,  however,  to  no  purpose.  Having  in  this  way  finished  their  voyage,  they 
returned  to  Portugal  in  the  26th  month,  many  of  the  crew  having  died  in  con- 
sequence of  the  extreme  heat  of  the  climate.  In  proof  of  their  discovery,  they 
brought  home  with  them  pepper,  grains  of  Paradise,  and  many  others  which  it 
would  be  tedious  to  enumerate. 

"  It  is  partly  from  the  slender  grounds  which  this  description  affords,  that  the 
claim  of  the  discovery  of  America  is  set  up  for  Martin  Behaim.  There  is  really 
nothing  in  the  statement  to  warrant  the  idea  that  he  ever  saw  America,  but  on 
the  contrary,  that  hugging  the  coast  south  of  Gibraltar,  he  saw  only  Africa.  He 
thus  crossed  the  equator,  which  had  not  been  accomplished  previously,  and  was 
therefore  the  opening  to  Europeans  of  another  hemisphere,  or  world,  but  not  the 
discovery  of  what  came  to  be  called  by  distinction  the  New  World.  It  seems, 
therefore,  unnecessary  to  adduce  the  circumstance  which  was  disclosed  through 
the  researches  of  Mr.  von  Murr,  that  the  whole  passage  is  interpolated  by 
another  hand  in  the  manuscript  which  still  exists. 

"  Martin  Behaim  constructed  a  globe,  which  still  exists,  showing  the  whole 
face  of  the  earth  as  he  supposed  it  to  exist,  filling  up  the  sea  of  darkness  which 
lay  beyond  the  limits  of  Western  Europe.  In  it  he  laid  down  the  Canary 
Islands,  the  Cape  Verd  Islands,  Madeira  and  the  Azores,  which  were  then  well 
known,  and  beyond  them  to  the  West,  the  fabulous  Antila  and  Saint  Brandan, 
and  then,  without  any  intermediate  continent,  and  at  no  great  distance  the 
islands  of  Cathai  and  Zipangu  (Japan),  mentioned  by  Marco  Polo.  This  globe 
was  made,  it  is  said,  in  1492,  the  same  year  in  which  Columbus  made  his  first 
voyage  and  discovery.  It  does  not  show  any  portion  of  America,  but  does 
exhibit  many  islands  which  are  not  named,  both  Nprth  and  South  of  Zipangu, 
which,  of  course,  could  have  no  reference  to  the  islands  discovered  by  Columbus 
several  thousand  miles  east  of  that  island." — Henry  C.  Murphy. 

ABBOT   TRITHEMIUS,   OF   SPANHEIM— HIS   PRAISES   OF 
ST.  ANNE— LEIPSIC,  1494. 

635    iSlaCft    ILfttCr, |   De    LaUDIBUS    SAN   I   CTISSIME    MATRIS 

ANNE    TRACTAT.   I  PERQUAM   UTILIS   DOMI.  JOHANIS  | 
TRITEMIJ  ABBATIS  SpANHEMENSIS  I  ORDINISDINIPATRIS 

Benedicti.  I      Small  4to,  sewed. 

Leipsic,  Melchior  Lotter,  1494 

VERY  RARE,  in  Gothic  letter,  and  slightly  holed.  ( F^sV,*  Hain  15,631.)  The 
colophon  reads:  "  Impressum  Liptzk  per  Melchior  Letter. "  The  date  will  be 
found  at  the  bottom  of  the  third  page. 

This  tractate  was  written  by  the  Abbot  Trithemius  who  in  the  "  Chronicon 
Spanheimense,"  under  the  year  1450,  states  that  printing  was  invented  by  his 
contemporary  John  Gutenberg,  who — "lived  at  Mentz  in  a  house  called  the  Zum 
Junghen,  but  afterwards  known  by  the  name  of  the  Printing  House." 

The  first  printer  at  Leipsic  was  Marcus  Brand  according  to  Hawkins  and  other 
bibliographers,  while  some  have  written  in  favor  of  giving  Conrad  Kacheloven 
the  first  place.  Cotton  says: — "  The  earliest  printers  were  Conrad  Kacheloven 
and  Marcus  Brand  or  Brandiss.  Until  the  year  1500  the  Gothic  letter  was  exclu- 
sively used  by  the  Leipsic  printers;  Melchior  Lotterus  having  the  credit  of  being 
the  first  to  adopt  the  Roman  letter. 


148  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

NICHOLAS   DE  LYRA'S  POSTIL'S  PRINTED  BY  ANTHONY 
KOBERGER  AT  NUREMBERG   IN  i494- 

536  iSIacft  JLettEC—  |  Repertorium  in  postillaz  famo  |  si 

ET  EGREGII  DOCTORIS   FRATRIS    NI-  |   CO  LAI    DE    LYRA 

SUPER  VE.  ET  NO.  TESTA.  |  4to,  Stamped  pigskin  on 
wooden  boards,  with  brass  clasp. 

Nuremberg,  Anthony  Koberger,  1494 

VERY  RARE.  A  fine  example  of  Koberger's  typography  with  many  of  the 
initials  added  in  red  by  hand,  and  according  to  a  contemporary  MS.  on  the  first 
page: — "  Codex  iste  attinet  Closterio  Wessoprunnen. " 

The  author  of  the  Postils  was  Nicholas  de  Lyra,  vel.  Lyranus,  who  was  bom 
about  1270  and  died  in  1340.  This  celebrated  biblical  commentator  was  a 
French  monk,  who  knew  more  about  Greek  and  Hebrew,  it  was  said,  than  any 
scholar  of  his  time.  His  commentary  has  always  been  greatly. esteemed  by  the 
learned. 

' '  Celebratissima  est  inter  scriptores  Medi  ^vi  Glossa  ilia,  quae  Ordinaria 
dicitur,  quia  commune  omnium  interpretum  fuit  refugium,  tantaeque  auctori- 
tatis,  etc." — Masch. 

"  Nuremberg  was  amongst  the  first  places  to  admit  the  newly- discovered  art 
of  printing.  Its  earliest  known  specimen  is  the  '  Comestorium  Vitiorum '  of 
Franciscus  de  Retza,  executed  by  John  Sensenschmidt,  in  1470." — Cotton's 
"  Typographical  Gazetteer,"  p.  199. 

' '  Nuremberg.  This  city  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  the  early  history  of 
printing,  particularly  on  account  of  the  enterprise  of  one  of  its  printers, 
Anthony  Koberger,  who  had  more  presses  at  work  and  produced  a  greater 
number  of  books  than  any  other  printers  of  his  time." — Rush  C.  Hawkins's 
"  First  Books  and  Printers  of  the  Fifteenth  Century"  p.  5. 

INTERESTING  CHRONICLE  AND  GENEALOGICAL  INCU- 

NABLE. 

537  FERNUS    (Michael).-      Epitoma   de    Requo   Apvlie   et 

SiciLiE  redvcens  svmmatim  in  vnvm  qvecvnqvse  de  eo 
tangvnt  historici  incidenter  et  sparsim  dvm  vniversaliter 
rervm  omnivm  gesta  describvnt.     Small  4to,  sewed. 

[?  Milan],  1495 

'  EXTREMELY  RARE.  Printed  in  Roman  types,  with  many  charming 
initial  letters,  The  date  at  the  end  of  the  dedication  of  the  author  at  Milan  to 
Pomponius  Laetus  is  given  as  "  M.CCCC.XCV."  There  is  also  another  dedica- 
tion to  Pope  Alexander  the  Sixth,  Borgia.  At  the  end  of  the  "  Caput  XXX." 
are  some  very  interesting  genealogical  details. 

This  is  a  a  good  example  of  the  Milanese  press.  Philippus  de  Lavagina  has 
been  considered'by  many  as  the  first  Milan  printer — but  it  is  believed  now  that 
he  only  hired  typothetse,  of  whom  the  first  was  probably  Zarotus  of  Parma, 
1470-71,  who  was  followed  by  Christopher  Valdarfer  from  Venice  in  1474,  and 
by  John  Bonus  in  1475. 

BONAVENTURE'S  SACRED  THEOLOGY— BASLE,    1501. 

538  i5lacft   fLettCt.— BONAVENTURE.     Compedium   sacre 

theologie  paupis  Sancti  Bonaueture  e:  doctoris  sera- 
phici  Sacro  sancte  romane  ecclesie  cardinalis  et  Albanens- 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  149 

sis  epiter  ordine  minorum.     Thick  4to,  old  half  calf  on 
wooden  boards,  brass  clasp. 

Basle,  impressum per  magistru  Jacobu  de pfortzen,  1501 

VERY  RARE  and  from  the  library  of  the  conventual  house  of  Buxheim, 
with  its  coat-of-arms  on  the  dedicatory  page,  which,  like  a  few  others,  is  wormed 
slightly.  The  fifth  page  is  rubricated  and  the  large  capital  in  red  is  touched 
up  with  yellow.  The  title,  which  is  red,  is  mounted.  The  three  pages  pre- 
ceding the  index  have  many  MS.  notes  by  a  sixteenth  century  hand. 

"  Basle  was  the  first  city  in  Switzerland  which  could  boast  of  the  art  of  print- 
ing, which  is  thought  to  have  been  carried  thither  by  Berthold  Rodt  of  Hanau — 
formerly  employed  in  the  office  of  FUst  at  Mayence — between  the  years  1460 
and  1465." — Cotton. 

CURIOUSLY  ILLUSTRATED  VOLUME   FROM  THE  PRESS 
OF  JOHN   GRUNINGER. 

539  DE  ORIGINE  SACERDOTII  et  IMPERII,   etc.     Pro- 
I    fusely  illustrated  with  wood  engravings  and  charming  capitals. 

Large  4to,  sewed.  Strasburg,  John  Gruninger,  1504 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  commencing  folio  VII.  With  numerous  large- 
sized  wood  engravings  of  Popes,  Emperors,  etc.,  with  coats-of-arms,  etc.,  the 
first  page  having  a  large  shield  of  heraldic  bearings  over  the  words  "  Prefatio — 
ViuatRex  Maximilianus. "  The  text,  which  is  partly  black  letter,  but  principally 
Roman,  has  many  most  delightful  initial  letters. 

"  Towards  the  close  of  the  XVth  century  John  Gruninger  possessed  a  flourish- 
ing printing  establishment  at  Strasburg,  from  which  he  sent  forth  a  Terence, 
Horace,  Virgil,  and  some  other  books  filled  with  curious  and  interesting  wood 
engravings;  amongst  them  is  an  edition  of  Brandt's  '  Stultifera  Navis,'  published 
in  1497." — Cotton. 

CARDINAL    HUGO'S    EXPOSITION    OF    THE    MASS— 1507. 

540  JSlacK  iL0tt0r  — ExposiTio  MissE  DOMINI  HUGONIS 

Cardinalis  ordinis  Predicatorum.     Small  410,  cloth. 

Nuremberg,  impressa  per  Hieronymum  Holtzel,  1507 

VERY  RARE,  some  pp.  wormed  and  with  curious  early  woodblock  affixed 
under  title  of  the  "  Madonna  and  Child''  within  large  capital  letter. 

THE  EDITIO-PRINCEPS    OF   ST.    HILARY   OF    POITIERS, 
PRINTED    BY    ASCENSIUS  OF   PARIS. 

541  HILARY   (St.)— Opera   complura    SANCTI    HYLARII 

Episcopi   hac   Serie   compressa.       Vignette  on  title  and 
many  charming  initial  letters.     Thick  4to,  stamped  pigskin 
on  beveled  wooden  boards. 
Paris,  impressa  sunt  in  edib.  Ascensianis  Parrhisiis,  15 10 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  editio  princeps  of  the  works  of  St.  Hilary,  with 
rubricated  title  and  the  vignette  on  which  is  the  press  of  the  printer  Jodocus 
Badius,  vel  Ascensius.  A  fac-simile  of  this  cut  is  at  the  head  of  this  division  of 
the  catalogue.     Some  pages  are  wormed. 

This  copy  came  from  the  library  of  the  Benedictine  monastery  of  SS.  Ulric 
and  Affra  at  Augsburg.  On  the  title  is  a  contemporary  MS.  note  to  that  effect, 
and  there  is  also  a  very  old  heraldic  book-plate  of  the  same  conventual  insti- 
tution. This  volume  is  the  earliest  example  of  the  Paris  press  in  the  Pene  du 
Bois  Collection.  According  to  Cotton : — ' '  There  is  no  doubt  that  Paris  witnessed 
the  exercise  of  the  art  of  printing  so  early  as  1470,  in  which  year,  through  the 


ISO  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

exertions  of  two  of  its  learned  professors,  Guillaume  Fichet  and  Jean  de  la 
Pierre,  a  press  was  set  up  in  the  college  of  the  Sorbonne  by  the  three  illustrious 
partners— Ulric  Gering,  Martin  Crantz  and  Michael  Friburger." 

The  printer  of  the  above,  Jodocus  or  Jose  Badius,  surnamed  Ascensius,  was 
also  a  Latin  poet  and  scholar.  He  was  born  at  Asche,  near  Brussels,  and,  as 
Rush  C.  Hawkins  states— "is  first  mentioned  in  connection  with  printing  as 
a  corrector  of  presses  for  Trechesell  and  De  Vingle,  in  the  city  of  Lyons,  in  1495 
or  1497.  He  remained  there  until  about  1500,  when  he  removed  to  Paris,  where, 
according  to  Panzer,  in  1502  he  established  a  printing  house,  which  he  called 
'Prelum  Ascensianum.'  In  1507  he  used  for  the  first  time  for  his  device  this 
engraving  {vide  above]  of  the  printing  press  as  then  constructed,  which  is 
beUeved  to  be  the  earliest  ever  made  of  that  subject." 

"  Les  ceuvres  de  S.  Hilaire  de  Poitiers  ont  ete  imprimes  pour  la  premiere 
fois  a  Paris,  chez  Badius  Ascensius,  en  1510,  in  fol.,  edition  que  Maittaire  cite 
sous  la  date  de  1500." — Brunet. 

DIONYSIUS      AFER— THE      FIRST      EDITION.— "  EXTRA- 
ORDINAIREMENT   RARE." 

542  DIONYSIUS  AFER  {Alexandrinus,  Periegetes).  Dionysii 

Afri  de  situ  orbis  opus  studiosis  ne  |  cessarui  quo  gentes, 
populi,  urbes,  maria,  |  fluraina  explicantur,  grsece  scriptu.  | 
Idem  in  latinitate  a  Rhemnio  gramatico,  trans  |  latu.,  false 
tractenus  Prisciano  adscriptum,  |  in  quo  prope  duceta,  loca 
castiganimus,  |  quae  at  Plynio  et  reliqs.  geographis  |  pluri- 
mum  accomodabunt.  |  In  idem  annotamenta  grsecoru  more 
latine  scripta,  in  quibus  aliquot  |  antorum  castigationes  | 
continentur.  |  Ccelii  Calcagnini  annotatio  super  |  Anchiale, 
et  Rhemniai  carminis  pesitatio.  |  Small  4to,  scarlet  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges  (first  page  mended). 

Ferrara:  Joanes  Maciochus   Bondenus   imprimebat, 

Ferrarice   Die  XVIII.  Decebris.     Anno  MDXII. 

EXTRAORDINARILY  RARE  AND  Emtio  Princeps.  SirM.  Sykes's  sale, 
;fri  IIS.  Of  this  Brunei  wrote: — "First  edition  so  scarce  that  he  has  found 
no  copy." 

This  comprises  a  Latin  translation  as  well  as  the  original  Greek  text  of  the 
well-known  hexametrical  description  of  the  earth  written  by  Dionysius  Periegeles, 
Libicus  or  Africanus,  towards  the  latter  part  of  the  third  century. 

Dionysius  is  placed  among  early  Americana  on  account  of  his  indirect  ref- 
erences to  our  portion  of  the  globe.  The  1518  edition  of  Dionysius  by  the  first 
Vienna  printer,  John  Winterburg,  has  on  the  reverse  of  the  title  slight  allusions 
to  the  recent  Oceanic  discoveries.  On  the  title-page  of  the  1543  and  Venetian 
edition  of  this  author  by  the  poet-laureate  Lemnius  is  a  large  woodcut,  repre- 
senting two  globes,  one  issuing  out  of  an  open  eye,  the  other  with  the  word 
"America." 

THE  PASSION  OF  CHRIST  ILLUSTRATED  WITH  QUAINT 
ENGRAVINGS  ON  WOOD. 

543  JSlaCfe  aetUr.— PASSIO  domini  mastri  jesu  christi 

SM.  SERIE  QTTUOR.  EUAGELISTURU:  P.  FRATRE  DANIELE. 

AGRICOLA.   ORDis  minoru.  de  obseruatia.     Small  4to, 

sewed.  Basle,  Petrus  de  Langendorff,  15 14 

VERY  RARE.     This  little  volume  is  noticeable  on  account  of  the  series  of 

woodcuts  with  which  it  is  illustrated — as  also  the  title.     These  are  marked  with 

the  monogram  "  V.  G."    Some  of  the  initials  are  rubricated,  there  is  a  line  of 

MS.  at  the  top  of  the  title,  and  the  edges  are  cut  down  into  the  marginalia. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  151 

EARLY  BREVIARY  FROM  THE  PARIS  PRESS,  WITH  VERY 
CHARMING  WOODCUTS. 

544  13latfe  aetter.— BREUIARIU.   ROMANU.  sub  maiori 

forma  expulsis  sumo.  labore  difformitatu.  scopulis  lipidis- 
sime  efformatu.  extat.  pulcherrimis  decoratu.  imaginib. 
tam  tpi.  cz.  sctis.  cospiciunt,  etc.  Illustrated  with  beauti- 
fully executed  wood  engravings — some  full-page — rubricated 
'  throughout.     Thick  4to,  fine  old  stamped  leather,  rebacked 

in  morocco  gilt,  uncut. 

Paris,  impressum  per  Nicolaum  higman  allemanum  Saxonien 
— impesis  honesti  viri  Francisci  Regnault  alme 

vniuersitatis  Parisien.  librarii,  1518 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  black  letter  and  in  splendid  order.  The  leather 
of  the  old  binding  has  been  preserved  and  mounted  anew  on  levant  morocco. 
The  sides  are  floriated  Gothic,  with  a  label,  repeated  on  which  is  the  legend 
"Maria." 

Francois  Regnault  commenced  to  print  in  Paris  before  the  year  1500.  He 
ranks  along  with  Hardouin,  Kerver,  Badius,  Vostre,  and  the  best  of  the  earliest 
Parisian  printers.  His  well-known  device  an  elephant  and  castle,  the  last- 
named  bearing  the  device  "  F.  R."  below  which  is  a  scroll  with  the  words 
"  Francois  Regnavlt,"  is  on  the  last  page  of  the  volume  above  the  colophon, 
all  enclosed  within  a  beautiful  woodcut  border. 

EXTREMELY  RARE  AND  VERY  EARLY  LUTHER  TRAC- 
TATE. 

545  asiacK  fLetUr.—  |  de  dispvta  |  tione  lipsi- 

CENSI,  quantum  ad  Boemos  obiter  de-  |  flexa  est, 
Epistola  HIERONYMI  EMSER.  |  Ad  ^gocerotem  Em- 
seriarivm  |  MARTINI  LVTHERI  additio.  |  Noster  hie 
.iEgoceron  sine  foeno,  peccat  in  uno,  |  Quod  non  est  Luce 
linea  ducta  manu.  |  Small  4to,  sewed.  [Leipsic,  15 19] 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  being  one  of  the  earliest  tractates  extant  in  refer- 
ence to  Martin  Luther,  and  his  celebrated  controversy  at  Leipsic  with  Eckius, 
in  June,  15 19,  which — "dispute  originated  in  a  challenge  from  Eckius  to 
Carlostadt.  Luther's  colleague  and  companion,  to  a  public  discussion  concern- 
ing the  freedom  of  the  will,  and  a  challenge  to  Luther  also  to  enter  the  lists 
with  him,  while  he  defended  the  authority  and  supremacy  of  the  Roman  pon- 
tiff." 

The  above  imprint  is  taken  from  the  end  of  Eraser's  letter  to  John  Zack,  of 
Prague.  On  the  title  is  a  large  coat-of-arms  and  crest,  with  the  legend  in  the 
corner: — "Arma  Hieronymi  Eraser." 

DA  PONTE'S  GRAMMATICAL  ART— PARIS,  1520-25. 

546  PONTANUS  (Peter).     GRAMMATiCiE  Artis  et  Ars  Versi- 

ficatoria.  Fine  printer's  marks  on  the  titles.  3  vols,  small 
4to,  fresh  red  russia,  citron  edges  (some  pp.  stained). 

Y^.\^s,,  Bernard  Aubry,  \^2Ci-2e, 

VERY  RARE.  Pierre  da  Ponte.  the  celebrated  Flemish  philologist  and 
author,  was  blind  from  his  youth  up.     He  died  in  1529. 


152  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

THE   IS2I   PLINY  OF  CRATANDER. 

547  PLINY.—  I  C.   PLINII  SECVNDI  |  Nuocomensis  episto- 

larum  |  libridece.,  in  quibus  mul  |  tse  habentur  epistolse  | 
no.  ante  impressae:  |  cu.  pluribus  ali-  |  is,  quae  pro-  |  xima 
pa-  I  gella  in   |  dica  |'  bit.      Thick   small   8vo,   stamped 
pigskin  on  wooden  boards. 

Basle,  apvd  And.  Cratandrvm,  15  21 

VERY  RARE,  and  in  Italic  types,  with  engraved  title,  charming  initial  let- 
ters and  printer's  device  of  Cratander  on  the  last  page — some  colored.  The 
pages  at  the  beginning  are  foxed  and  there  are  contemporary  marginalia.  Fol- 
lowing Andreas  Cratander's  "  To  the  Reader"  is  the  epistle  of  Aldus  Pius 
Manutius  to  Aloysius  Mocenicus. 

VALUABLE  EARLY  LUTHER  BROCHURE,  WITH  MOST 
RARE  WOOD  ENGRAVING  OF  HANS  HOLBEIN,  1521. 

548  J5lacft  aetUr.—  |  determinatio  theo  |  lo- 

GICE  faculta-  |  tis  Parisien.  super  Doctri-  |  na  Luther- 
lANA  hacte-  I  nus  per  earn  visa.  |  Small  4to,  paper 
(wormed  slightly).         Basle,  impressum  Uenuo  basilee 

per  Nicolaum  Lamparier.,  1521 

VERY  RARE.  This  tractate  is  not  only  intei'esting  as  an  early  Luther 
brochure,  but  as  having  on  the  title  a  wood-engraving  executed  by  Hans  Hol- 
bein, and  possibly  the  large  initial  letter  on  the  second  page,  which  is  colored. 

"  As  a  wood  engraver  Holbein  is  said  to  have  executed  some  works  as  early 
as  15 1 1,  and  before  his  departure  from  Switzerland  he  engraved  a  great  many 
wooden  cuts  for  the  publishers  of  Basle,  Zurich,  Lyons  and  Leyden." — 
Spooner. 

EXTREMELY  RARE   WORK   BY  ERASMUS,  1522. 

549  JJlacfe  fLetttp,— ERASMUS.—  I  Ein  expostulation  |  oder 

klag  Jhesu  zu  dem  menschen  der  |  vsz  eyctnem  mut  will, 
verd  ampt  wurt.  |  In  latin  durch.ERASMU  von  Ro  | 
TERDAM  beschribe  durch  meister  |  Leo  Jud  Pfarzheir 
zu  eyn  |  fidlen  vertutgcht.  |  Small  410,  cloth. 

Zurich,  Christopher  Froschouer,  1522 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  This  is  one  of  the  very  earliest  productions  of  the 
Zurich  press  and  antedates  Panzer.  The  remarkable  Renaissance  title-page, 
with  border  of  children  playing  drums,  fifes,  etc. ,  and  with  vignette  of  Christ  in 
the  centre,  also  of  naked  woman  on  toad,  was  probably  cut  by  Holbein  on  the 
wood. 

"  At  what  time  it  [Zurich]  first  adopted  tjrpography,  I  have  not  learnt :  the 
earliest  book  noticed  by  Panzer  bears  date  1523  :  but  in  the  Bodleian  collection 
of  German  tracts  on  the  Reformation,  one  of  Luther's,  printed  at  Zurich,  is 
dated  1521.  Christopher  Froschouer  was  the  printer  of  most  eminence  and  busi- 
ness. " — Cotton. 

RARE  EXAMPLE  OF  THE  CRATANDER  PRESS. 

550  CECOLAMPADIVS.—  I  Comparatio  |  regis    et    monachi, 

avthore  divo  |  lo.  Chrysostomo,  nuper  a  Ioanne  |  CEco- 
LAMPADio  uersa.  |  Small  4to,  cloth. 

Basle,  apvd Andream  Cratandrvm,  1523 

VERY  RARE,  with  woodblock  initial  letters  and  Cratander's  device  on  the 
title  of — ' '  a  nude  winged  Fortune  on  a  ball . " 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  153 

EARLY    REFORMATION    TRACTATE    OF    ZWINGLI    AND 
ILLUSTRATED  BY  HANS  HOLBEIN— 1525. 

551  J5lacS:     fLetter.  —  ZWINGLI.— I    Naachhut    von     dem 

Nacht-  I  mal  oder  Daucksagung  Christi  |  durch  HUL- 
DRYCHEN  ZWINGLI  |  in  Latin  beschryben  vn.  |  durch 
Georgen  I  Binder  ver-  |  dutschet.  |  Small  4to. 

Zurich,  durch  Johansen  Nager,  1525 
EXTREMELY  RARE.   This  early  tract  of  the  great  reformer  Ulrich  Zwingli 
has  a  title-p^ge  cut  by  Holbein.     In  the  centre  is  a  vignette  of  Christ  carrying 
the  cross,  and  in  the  borders  are  death's  heads,  nude  women,  etc. 

THE  1525  EDITION  OF  THE  TUSCULAN  ORATIONS 
PRINTED  AT  VENICE. 

552  CICERO. —  I  Tusculans  qstio  |  nes  Marci  Tullii  Cicero- 

I  Nis  nouissime:  post  omnes  impressiones  |  vbiqz  locorum 
excussas:  adamussim  |  recognite:  cunctisqz  errorivus  ex-  | 
purgate.  Addito  elegati  alpha-  |  betico  inditio  nuc.  pri- 
mum  I  excogitato:  quod  |  omnia  scitu  di-  |  gna  |  mirifice 
demonstrat.  |  Curious  woodblock  cuts.  Large  4to,  half  vel- 
lum (stained). 

Venice, /if r  Benedictum  Augustinumgz  Bindonos,  1525 
VERY  RARE,  with  the  title  in  red  and  the  index  in  black  Gothic  types. 

"LE  JARDIN  DE  PLAISAUNCE"  -  EXTREMELY  RARE, 
WITH  CURIOUS  WOODCUTS  AND  PRINTED  BY 
PHILIP   LE   NOIR,   OF  PARIS,  IN   1527. 

553  JSlacfefLetter.—  |  Sensuitleiar  |  din  de  plaisa  I 

CE.  etfleurde  |  Rethorique  |  contenant  plusieurs  |  beaulx 
liures:  comme  |  le  dorraet  de  Noblesse.  Le  chief  de  joy- 
eusete:  |  auec  plusieurs  Rodeaulx  et  Balades  en  grat  | 
nobre  come  vous  pourrez  veoir  p  la  table  de  |  ce  present 
liure.  Imprime  nouellemet.  liii  |  .  Bubrifated  title,  very 
curious  woodblock  illustrations,  also  on  title,  on  verso  of  the 
same,  etc.  Small  4to,  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  inside 
dentelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Nouuellement  imprime  a  Paris  par  Phelippe  le  Noir 
libraire  et  relieur  .  .  .  I'an  mil  centz  xxvii,  [1527] 
EXTREMELY  RARE  and  handsome  black  letter,  tooled  a  la  Du  Seuil. 
With  numerous  strange  woodcuts,  some  slightly  suggestive,  also  printer's  mark 
on  the  last  page,  over  which  are  the  numerals  "liii.,"  the  same  as  on  title,  and 
which  refers  to  the  number  of  sheets.  The  typographical  mark  of  Philip  Le 
Noir  {f.e.,  "  the  black  ")  is  a  shield  with  his  monogram  supported  by  a  negro 
and  negress.  The  crest  is  a  negro  "  couped."  Around  the  device  is  the  motto: 
— "  Cest  mon  desir  a  diev  servir  povr  acqverir  son  dovlx  plaisir." 

Brunet  says  this  work  is  a  kind  of  "  Art  of  Poetry,"  accompanied  by  a  number 
of  examples  selected  from  different  poets  of  the  15th  century  such  as  Alain 
Chartier,  Charles  d'Orleans,  Villon,  Coquillart,  or  composed  by  the  anonymous 
author  himself,  who  assumed  the  nom-de-plume  of  "  Infortune."  As  there  is 
very  little  order  in  the  arrangement  of  the  different  pieces,  it  has  been  believed 
that  the  work  remains  incomplete,  and  that  we  only  possess  a  portion.  Never- 
theless Brunet  goes  on  to  state  it  is  a  very  curious  selection,  and  it  holds  a 
distinguished  place  among  the  collections  of  the  ancient  French  poets.  In  the 
last  piece,  entitled  "  Le  Cheualier  outre  par  I'Amour  de  sa  dame,"  will  be  found 
the  erotic  passages  that  Goujet  stigmatized  as  "  impious  and  obscene." 


154 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


[Galliot  Dv  Pre — that  Famous  Paris  Bibliopole's  device,  from  the 

"  ORDONNANCES  "   OF  1534,  AND  NUMBER   559  OF  THIS   CATALOGUE.] 

MESCHINOT'S  EXCESSIVELY  RARE  "LUNETTES  DES 
PRINCES,"  PUBLISHED  IN  1528  BY  GALLIOT  DU  PRE 
AND  MAGNIFICENTLY  BOUND  BY  TRAUTZ-BAUZON- 
NET. 

554  MESCHINOT.—  |  LES  LUNETTES  |  DES   PRINCES. 

I      Ensemble    plusieurs  ad  |  ditions    &   Ballades  par  | 
noble  home.      lEHAN  ME  |  SHINOT  escuyer,  de  nou 

I  ueau  Composees  |  Et  se  vendent  au  pre-  |  mier  pillier 
,   de  la  grand  |  Salle  du  Pallays,  par  ]  GALLIOT  DU  PRE 

I  M.D  XXVIII  I  .  Charming  woodcut  border  on  title  and 
initial  letter  at  the  beginning  of  the  poem.  Minimo,  five  and 
three-eighths  inches  by  three  and  a  half,  elegantly  bound 
by  Trautz  Bauzonnet  in  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco d,  la  Jansen  externally,  and  double  with  crushed 
dark  blue  levant  morocco,  most  sumptuously  tooled  in 
richly  ornamented  compartments,  with  foliage  and  flowers, 
in  the  centre  the  heraldic  "  ex  libris "  of  Em.  Bancel, 
red  morocco  joints,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  imprimees  ce  XX  iour  doctobre  Par  maistre 
Pierre  Yi-dove.  Libraire  iure  de  Paris,  Four  honeste psonne. 
Gailliot  du  Pre,  aussy  libraire  iure.  Aiat.  sa  boutique 
au  premier  pillier  de  la  grande  salle  du  Palays. 
M.D.XXVilL,  /.  e.,  1528. 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE.    The  most  charming  bibelot  in  the  collection  of  M. 
Pene  du  Bois,  and  a  beautiful  example  of  Gailliot  du  Pre.     He  paid  $300  to 


THE  PENE  DV  BOIS  COLLECTION.  155 


["  Les  Lunettes  des  Princes,"  published  by  Galliot  dv  Pre,  of  Paris, 

IN  1528,  AND   ELEGANTLY    BOUND  WITH    GOLD    TOOLED  DOUBLE  BY   TRAUTZ- 

Bauzonnet.    Number  554  of  the  "  Pene  dv  Bois  Collection."] 


IS6  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

an  Union  Square  book-dealer  for  it,  vide  inserted  cutting  from  his  catalogue 
numbered  445.  The  text  is  round  Roman  letter,  and  the  volume  is  the  most 
sought  after  of  all  the  editions  of  the  poetical  works  of  Meschinot. 

It  is  one  of  the  only  two  or  three  Copies  known,  and  came  from  the  library 
of  Prince  d'Essling,  but  it  has  been  richly  rebound  by  the  greatest  of  modern 
binders — Trautz-Bauzonnet. 

It  was  exhibited  at  the  Grolier  Club  exhibition  of  bindings.  May  7-15,  1886, 
and  was  thus  spoken  of  in  the  New  York  Tribune  account  thereof  : — 

"  Trautz-Bauzonnet  70  is  the  best  piece  of  this  artist's  work  in  the  exhibition. 
The  tooling  is  good.  He  is  said  to  have  excelled  all  modem  workmen  in  this 
particular. " 

Morgand  and  Fatout  in  their  catalogue  of  1882  (vide  inserted  cutting)  asked 
3,000  francs  for  a  copy  (No.  655),  also  bound  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet,  biit  it  was 
not  doubU  like  the  above.  In  their  1876  catalogue  the  same  firm  of  Paris 
bibliopoles  priced  another  copy,  bound  by  Lortic,  at  1,000  francs.  Brunet 
styles  this  edition; — "Jolie  edition  en  lettres  rondes;  elle  est  rare  et  fort 
recherchee. " 

Goujet  and  Vapereau  both  notice  favorably  the  writings  of  Meschinot,  who  was 
born  about  1415,  at  Nantes,  and  died  September  12,  1491.  The  last-named 
authority  states  the  "  Lunette  des  Princes  "  owed  its  popularity  to — "  des  tours 
de  force,  alors  fort  apprecies,  comme  rimes  redoublees,  alliterations,  ■  vers 
coupes  de  telle  fa9on  qu'ils  pussent  se  lire  par  moitie  separee,  en  avan9ant,  en 
retrogradant,  de  gauche  i  droite,  de  droite  i  gauche,  etc.  Le  chef-d'oeuvre 
en  ce  genre  est  une  piece  de  Meschinot,  consistant  en  huit  lignes  qui  peuvent 
se  lire  de  trente-deux  manieres  differentes,  en  conservant  toujours  '  sens  et 
nme.'" 

The  fac-simile  of  this  nugget  of  the  "Pene  du  Bois  Collection''  is 
given  through  the  courtesy  of  IngersoU  Lockwood,  Esq. ,  of  the  ' '  American 
Book  Maker,"  who  loaned  the  electrotype  of  this  illustration  of  the  Mes- 
chinot, as  well  as  of  other  reliures.  This  engraving  of  the  handsome  doiibU 
binding  on  this  number,  i.  e.,  the  "  Lunettes  des  Princes,"  is  referred  to  in  the 
following  extract  from  the  "  American  Book  Maker"  of  March,  1887,  in  the 
article  on  ' '  Bookbinding  as  an  Art  and  Industry, "  by  Mr.  IngersoU  Lockwood, 
who  writes  : — "  Bauzonnet  becomes  an  interesting  figure  somewhat  later,  for 
he  breaks  away  entirely  from  the  bad  methods  of  the  First  Empire  and  the 
Restoration,  and  once  again,  after  a  long  eclipse,  the  glories  of  the  golden  age 
of  bibliopegy  shine  forth  with  wholesome  vigor.  Large  irons  were  laid  aside, 
and  the  delicate  patterns,  with  which  the  names  of  the  Eves,  of  Le  Gascon, 
Der6me,  Padeloup  and  others  are  inseparably  associated,  reappeared  upon  book- 
covers.  So  far  as  this  beautiful  art  is  concerned,  the  simoon  of  the  Revolu- 
tion passed  over  it  without  doing  any  more  than  temporary  injury.  Like  the 
herbage  of  the  prairie  which  sprouts  up  sturdier  and  greener  after  the  besom  of 
flame  has  passed  over  it,  the  art  of  book  decoration  in  little  more  than  a  third 
of  a  century  had  not  only  regained,  but  had  even  surpassed  its  old-time  bril- 
liancy, and  to-day  France  is  by  right  accredited  with  the  honor  of  being  the 
first  in  the  art.  In  1833  Bauzonnet  entered  into  partnership  with  a  brother 
decorator  of  distinction,  Trautz,  and  the  light  cast  by  the  conjunction  of  these 
two  stars  of  first  magnitude  is  one  which  lends  coveted  distinction  to  a  binding. 
On  page  67  J^of  the  'American  Book  Maker,'  for  March,  1887]  is  given  a 
photo-engraving  of  a  section  of  a  very  rich  and  delicate  tooling  executed  by 
Trautz-Bauzonnet  in  the  double'  of  a  rare  old  book  entitled  '  Les  Lunettes  des 
Princes.'  small  octavo,  printed  in  Paris  in  1528.  The  binding  by  this  cele- 
brated firm  is  wrought  in  red  morocco,  with  doiibU  of  dark  blue.  The  camera 
can  give  only  a  faint  idea  of  the  purity  and  delicacy  of  this  tooling.  It  is  in 
the  style  of  Eve,  the  laurel  leaf  and  myrtle  vine  are  the  forms  followed,  the 
design  being  broken  into  compartments.  The  imprint  of  the  celebrated  dual 
firm-style  will  be  found  set  directly  under  the  lowest  central  compartment." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  157 

GALLIOT  DU  PRE'S  EDITION  OF  LE  MAIRE  AND  BOUND 
BY  BAUZONNET. 

555  LE  MAIRE  (Jehan). —  |  Les  Troys  |  Liures  des   Illustra- 

tions de  Gau-  I  le:  &  singularitez  de  Troye,  |  nouuelle- 
met.  reueues  &  cor-  |  rigees  oultre  les  preceden  |  tes  Im- 
pressions. I  With  many  curious  woodcuts.  3  vols,  in  i. 
Thick  minimo  (five  and  five-eighths  inches  by  three  and  a 
half),  handsomely  bound  by  Bauzonnet  in  dark  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  par  Galliot  du  pre,  a  la  grant  salle  du  Palais 
au premier pillier.     MDXXXI.,  z.  f.,  1531 

'  EXTREMELY  RARE  and  very  beautiful  example  of  the  most  sought  after 
edition  of  this  work,  and  which  is  considered  one  of  the  rarest  volumes  pub- 
lished by  Galliot  du  Pre.  The  colophon  reads  further  that  it  was — "  imprimez 
a  Paris  par  Maistre  Pierre  Vidoue  pour  Galliot  du  Pre." 

This  copy  was  imported  from  Paris  for  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  at  a  cost  of  325 
francs,  i.  e'.,  $65,  according  to  the  inserted  catalogue  cutting  (No.  6269)  in  the 
book,  where  it  is  called — "  tr^s  bel  exemplaire  de  I'edition  les  plus  recherchee 
de  cet  ouvrage  et  I'un  des  plus  rares  volumes  publics  par  Galliot  du  Pre. "  It  has 
the  book-plate  of  the — "  Bibliothique  de  M.  Renard." 

Its  woodcuts  are  chrious.  On  the  title  is  a  vignette  of  a  galley,  etc. ,  the 
device  of  Galliot  du  Pre — at  one  end  is  a  man  with  a  telescope — the  other  is 
decorated  with  fieurs-de-lys.  On  the  back  of  the  title  are  two  cuts,  one  of 
nude  gods  and  goddesses  at  Carthage,  and  the  other  of  a  battle  at  Troy,  in 
which  are  depicted  Priam,  Ascanius,  Eneas,  etc.  The  title  and  the  fourth  and 
fifth  pages  are  rubricated.  There  are  other  cuts,  including  one  at  the  end  of 
the  first  volume  of  the  printer,  a  naked  woman,  etc. 

John  Lemaire,  called  "de  Beiges,"  the  poet  and  French  historian,  was  bom 
in  Belgium  1478,  and  died  about  1 548.  He  was  the  nephew  of  the  chronicler 
Molinet,  and  succeeded  him  as  the  Librarian  of  Margaret  of  Austria,  Governor 
of  the  Low  Countries.  Towards  the  end  of  the  reign  of  Louis  the  Twelfth 
he  was — "historiographer  of  the  Court  of  France."  Moke,  in  his  "  Histoire 
de  la  Litterature  Fran9aise,"  says: — "  Des  allegories  parfois  ingenieuses  et  sur- 
tout  une  bonne  facture  du  vers,  assignent  i  Jean  Lemaire  la  premiJire  place 
parmi  ses  contemporains."  He  laid  down  the  rules  of  prosody  which  were 
adopted  by  Marot,  and  he  was  one  of  the  masters  of  Ronsard. 

THE   "FLANDERS  CHRONICLE  "—MOST  CURIOUSLY   IL- 
LUSTRATED, AND  THE  1531  ANTWERP  EDITION. 

556  iSlacftHetUr.— [ROOUERE(A.  de).J  DitsdieEXCEL- 

LENTE  CRONIKE  va  VLAENDERE  Beghinnende 
VA  LIEDERICK  bug  den  eersten  Forestier,  etc. 
Profusely  illustrated  with  curious  woodblock  engravings  of 
ancient  scenes  and  incidents  in  the  history  of  Flanders,  por- 
traits, coats-of-arms,  etc.     Thick  small  folio,  calf,  gilt. 

Antwerp,  Willem  Vorsterman,  15  31 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  and  splendidly  printed  black-letter  copy  of  Hue's 
"Chronicle  of  Flanders."  The  title-page  is  printed  in  black  and  red,  three- 
quarters  thereof  are  taken  up  with  a  woodblock  illustration  of  the  Emperor 
Charles  V.  in  armor  on  horseback  and  attended  by  four  mounted  knights. 
At  the  back  of  the  title  is  a  somewhat  similar  portrait  of  Charles  the  Fifth,  but 
not  "capA-pie."  The  folios  are  paged  I.-CCC.  and  then  recommence,  ending 
LIX.     The  table  follows.     The  first  title  is  mended  and  mounted.     There  is 


IS8  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

also  a  second  title,  with  a  splendid  three-quarter  portrait  of  Charles  the  Fifth. 
Before  folio  XLVI.  of  the  second  part  is  a  double^  plate  folded.  Many  of  the 
initial  letters  are  charming  examples  of  ornamental  work.  The  colophon  is 
dated— "  Anno  MCCCCC.  ende  XXXI.  (1531)-  Ende  es  voleyndt  den  XI. 
sten  dach  der  maent  Julij." 

The  name  of  the  author,  "  Anthonis  de  Roouere,"  who  describes  himself  as 
"a  noble  rhetorician  and  musician,"  will  be  found  on  the  verso  of  folio  CCXXV. 
Vide  Santander,  "  Memoire  Historiques  sur  la  Biblioth^que  dit  de  Bourgogne,' 
page  149- 

JEAN  MAROT'S  POEMS— THE  ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  1532 
PRINTED  BY  GEOFFROY  TORY  AND  BOUND  BY 
DURU. 

557  MAROT.—  |  IAN  MAROT  |  de  Caen  svr  las  Devx  |  heur- 
eux  Voyages  de  Genes  &  Venise  victo-  |  rieusement  mys  a 
fin,  Par  le  treschrestien  Roy  |  Loys  Douziesme  de  ce  nom. 
Pere  du  Peuple.  |  Et  veritablement  escriptz  par  iceluy 
Ian  ma-  I  ROT,  alors  Poete  &  Escriuain  de  la  tres  mag- 
nani  |  me  Royne  Anne,  Duchesse  de  Bretaigne,  &  | 
depuys,  valet  de  chambre  du  treschrestie  Roy  |  Fran- 
coys,  premier  du  nom.  |  Small  8vo  (six  and  one-eighth  . 
inches  by  over  three  and  seven-eighths).  Bound  by  H. 
DuRU  in  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  dentelle  gold  inside 
borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  ce  present  Liure  fort  acheue  dimprimer  le  XXII. 

lour  de  lanuier,  M.D.XXX.II.  pour   Pierre  Rouset.  diet 

le  Faulcheur,  par  Maistre  Geuffroy    Tory  de  Bourges,  Im- 

primeur  du  Roy,  1532. 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE,  ORIGINAL  EDITION,  very  fine  copy  and  cost 

M.  Pene  du  Bois  $45,  as  per  inserted  cutting  of  New  York  book-dealer. 

Brunet  says  in  regard  to  this  volume: — "  Edition  en  lettres  rondes,  la  plus 
ancienne  que  nous  connaissions  de  ces  poesies.  EUe  a  ete  publiee  par  Clement 
Marot,  quiy  a  joint  une  Epistre  an  Roy  ....  faissant  mention  de  la  mori  de 
Ian  Maroi  son  pere,  autheur  de  ce  liure."  This  will  be  found  on  leaves  ii.-iii. 
of  the  above.  On  page  6g  of  the  copy  in  this  catalogue  of  Foumier's  "  L'Art 
de  Reliure  en  France,"  will  be  found  the  following  probable  reference  to  this 
copy: — "  Malheureusement,  les  deux  exemplaires  du  Jean  Marot,  qui  j'ai  vus, 
I'un  en  1854  ilavente  Berlin,  I'autre  I'annee  d'apr^s  chez  Potier,  avaient  echange 
leur  ancienne  reliure  pour  une  plus  moderne.  ,  L'une  avait  ete  relie  de  nouveau 
par  Bauzonnet,  I'autre  par  Duru."  At  the  bottom  of  the  page  is  this  MS. 
note: — "  Ce  dernier  est  probablement  celui  qui  figure  dans  le  cabinet  de  Mr.  H. 
du  Bois  de  Brooklyn. " 

Jean  Marot,  the  early  French  poet  and  father  of  the  yet  more  celebrated  Cle- 
ment Marot,  was  born  in  1463  and  died  1523.  It  is  believed  his  real  family 
name  was  Desmarets.  The  talent  that  he  showed  for  poetry  placed  him  under 
the  protection  of  Anne  of  Brittany.  Later  he  was  valet-de-chambre  to  Francis 
the  First.  His  poems,  we  are  told — "  Offrent  de  reele  qualites,  le  natural 
dans  le  tour,  la  justesse  dans  I'expression,  la  verite  et  quelquefois  I'eclat  dans  la 
peinture,  le  choix  et  la  variete  du  rhythme. " 

Geoffroy  Tory,  who  printed  the  above,  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
typothetae  and  authors  of  the  beginning  of  the  i6th  century.  Tory — "began 
his  literary  career  in  Paris  in  1505.  Having  a  special  fondness  for  art,  he 
began  to  practice  wood-engraving,  and  finally  determined  to  pursue  art  studies 
in  Italy.     Here  he  became  much  interested  in  printing.     As  a  wood  engraver 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  159 

he  was  soon  recognized  as  one  of  the  chief  artists  of  his  time.     He  is  supposed 

to  have  engraved  the  elegant  antique  script  used  by  Henry  Stephens 

The  richly  illustrated  '  Books  of  Hours  '  published  by  Tory  are  distinguished 
by  a  combination  of  antique  art  with  French  grace  and  an  abandonment  of  the 
prevalent  Gothic  method  of  ornamentation." 

In  1529  that  singular  book  of  Tory's  the  "  Champ  Fleury  "  was  issued.  He 
also  translated  various  Greek  works  into  the  French  language.  Francis  the 
First  honored  him  with  special  privileges  as  a  printer  in  consideration  of  the 
choice  ornamentation  with  which  he  decorated  his  books.  His  mark  was — 
"un  Pot  casse,  remply  de  toute,  sorts  d'instrumens,"  and  the  motto — "non 
plus."  La  Caille  gives  the  history  of  Geoffroy  Tory,  who  died  in  the  year  1550, 
at  considerable  length. 

GALLIOT  DU  PRE'S  EXTREMELY  RARE  "  ORDONN- 
ANCES"  OF  1533  AND  BOUND  BY  THIBARON-ECHAU- 
BARD. 

558  JSIacfe  aettet.—  |  ordonnances   et  instruc- 

tions faictes   |    par  feux  de  bonne  memoire  les  roys 

CHARLES  I   SEPTIESME  LOYS  VNZIESME  CHARLES  HUYTIES-  | 
ME    LOYS    DOUZIESME    et    FRANCOIS    PREMIER    |    du    nom 

Extraictes  et  collationnes  aux  |  registres  de  la  souueraine 
court  de  |  parlemet,  a  Paris  Ensemble  plu  |  sieurs  autres 
ordonnances  |  statuz  edictz  et  declara  |  tions  faictes  par  | 
plusieurs  au-  |  tres  roys.  |  Ad  |  touste  en  |  la  fin  dicelles 

I  oultre  les   pecede    |  tes.    impressios  plusieurs  |  ordon- 
ances,  faictes  iusques  |  en  Ian  mil  cinq  cens  trente  trois 

I  ainsi  que  Ion  pourra  veoir  en  tour  |  nantle  |  fueil  |  let.  | 
Curious    and   charming  7uoodcut  initials — tUle   rubricated. 
Thick  small  8vo  (six  and  one-eighth  inches  by  three  and 
five-eighths).      Elegantly   bound   by   Thibaron-Echau- 
BARD   in   crushed  brown  levant  morocco  gilt,  tooled  on 
back  and  sieves  with  fleurs-de-lys,  broad  inside  dentelle  gold 
borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble,  uniform  with  number  559. 
Paris,  on  les  vend  a  Paris  en  la  grant  salle  du  palais  au  pre- 
mier pillier  en  la  bouticque  de  Galliot  duPh.^,  mar cAant 
libraire  iure  en  Luniuersite  Mil. D. XXXIII. ,  i  e.,  1533 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  a  superb  typographical  specimen  of  the  imprint 
of  Galliot  du  Pre. 

The  colophon  ends: — ".  .  .  et  furet.  acheuees  dimprimer  le  vingtsixiesme  iour  , 
Daoust  mil  cinq  cens  trete  et  troys  par  Jehan  sauetier  imprimeur  demourant  en 
la  rue  des  carmes  a  Ihomme  sauluaige." 

On  the  recto  and  verso  of  leaf  "  CCCXXXIII."  will  be  found  the  curious 
"  Ordonnance  somptuaire  "  of  June  8,  1532. 

THE  "ORDpNNANCES"OF  1534,  WITH  THE  IMPRINT  OF 
GALLIOT  DU  PRE  —AND  BOUND  BY  THIBARON- 
ECHAUBARD. 

559  JBlatft  attttr.—  I  ORDONNANCES  |   ROYAULX  sur 

le  faict  de  la  Justice  et  ab  |  breuiation  des  proces  par  tout 
le  Roy-  I  aulme  de  Frace.  facites  parle  Roy  |  nostre  sire: 
Et  publi^es  en  la  |  court  de  Parlement  a  Pa-  |  ris  le  six- 


i6o  THE  PENEDU  £01  S  COLLECTION. 

iesme  iour  du  |  moys  de  Septem-  |  bre  Lan  Mil  |  cinq  cens 
I  XXXIV.  I  Auec  priuilege.  |  Handsome  printer's  mark  of 
Galliot  du  Pre,  also  floriated  initials  and  vignette  cut  of 
the  arms  of  France  on  the  title.  Small  4to.  Elegantly  bound 
a  la  Du  Seuil  by  Thibaron-Echaubard  in  crushed 
brown  levant  morocco  gilt,  tooled  on  back  and  sides  with 
fleurs-de-lys,  broad  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt 
on  marble,  uniform  with  number  558. 

Paris,  en  la  grand  salle  du  Palais  par  Galliot  du  Pre 
et  Jehan  Andre,  Libraires,  1534 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  BEAUTIFUL  specimen  of  Galliot  dti  Pre  in  a 
reliure  of  Thibaron. 

The  colophon  reads: —  |  Fin  des  presentes  Ordonnances  Royaulx  |  nouuelle- 
qjent  faictes  sur  I'abbreuiation  des  |  proces  et  imprimees  a  Paris  par  |  Estienne 
Caueiller  pour  Galiot  |  du  pre  Jehan  Bon  Homme  |  et  Jehan  Andre  |  libraires.  | 
MIL. D. XXXIV."  On  the  opposite  page  is  the  delightful  printer's  mark  of 
Galliot  du  Pre — "A  one-masted  galley  with  a  bearded  old 'man  at  the  helm, 
rowed  by  six  men,  and  at  the  stern  another  blowing  a  horn,  from  which  proceed 
the  floriated  ornamentation  at  the  top  of  the  device — there  is  also  an  angel 
sounding  forth  the  motto  '  La  Vogve  Gvallee  ' — on  the  side  of  the  galley  is  the 
monogram  of  Du  Pre  on  a  shield,  and  below  on  a  label  the  name '  Galliot  dv 
Pre.'  "     This  device  will  be  found  in  facsimile  over  number  554. 

CRATANDER'S  EDITION  OF  CASSIANUS,  1534. 

560  CASSIANUS.—  I  lOANNIS  CASSIANI  |  yiri  disertissimi, 

de,|  incarnatione  Domini  |  libri  VII.  |  iam  recens  sediti  | 
item  Beati  Cyrilli  sermo,  de  eo  quod  uerbum  |  dei  fac- 
tum sit  homo.  I  Small  8vo,  stamped  pigskin. 

Basle,  apvd  And.  Cratandrvm,  1534 

Very  rare.  With  numerous  quaint  initial  letters  and  printer's  mark  of 
Cratander  at  both  the  beginning  and  end. 

DANTE— THE  1536  VENICE  EDITION  ELEGANTLY  BOUND 
BY  TOUT,  A  LA  JANSEN. 

561  DANTE.— Comedia  del   Diving  Poeta  DANTHE  ALI- 

GHIERI,  con  la  Dotta  e  leggiadra  spositione  d  CHRIS- 
TOPHORO  LANDING:  con  somma  diligentia  e  accura- 
tissimo  studio  nuouamente  corretta  e  emendata:  dainfiniti 
errori  purgata,  ac  etiandio  di  vtilissime  hostille  ornata. 
Aggivntavi  di  Nvovo  vna  copiosissima  Tauola,  nella  quale 
si  contengono  lestorie,  fauole,  sententie,  e  le  cose  memor- 
abile  e  degne  di  annotatione  che  in  tutta  I'opera  si  ritro- 
uano.  Woodblock  portrait  of  Dante  on  the  title  and  nu- 
merous cuts.  Thick  4to,  bound  in  the  Jansen  style  by 
Tout  in  levant  morocco,  beveled  sides,  inside  gold  bor- 
ders, edges  gilt.  Venice,  1536 

MOST  RARE.  A  remarkably  clean  copy  of  this  very  rare  edition  of  Dante 
printed  in  italics,  but  with  a  few  of  the  head-lines  cut  into  by  the  binder's 
plough.  The  many  wood-engravings  are  very  curious  examples  of  the  art,  as 
to  both  subjects  and  style.  The  imprint  on  the  title  reads — "  In  Venegia  ad 
instantia  di  M.  Gioanni  Giolitto  da  Trino,"  and  on  the  colophon — "  In  Vin- 


.    THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  i6i 


eggia  per  M.  Bernardini  Stagnino  MDXXXVI."  Below  is  the  printer's  mark  of 
the  last-named. 

The  commentary  to  Dante  of  Cristoforo  Landino  is  considered  by  authorities 
the  best  of  the  many  on  the  works  of  "the  Divine  Poet."  Landino  was  born 
at  Florence  in  1424  and  died  there  in  1504.  He  was  the  preceptor  of  Julian 
and  Lorenzo  de  Medici. 

THE  BULL  OF  POPE  PAUL  THE  THIRD— ISSUED  1536. 

562  39l[acft     Uttter. —  |  Die    bull    vnsers    heilig  |  sten 

Herrn   vnd  Vaters  Herren  PAULI  I  aus  Gottlicher 

fursehung  discs  namens  |  des  dritten  Romischen  Bischoffs 

I  ansatzung  vnd  ausschreibung  |  eines  heiligen  gemeinen 

Concilii  betressende.  |  Small  4to,  boards.        «. /.,  [1536] 

VERY  RARE.  With  large  papal  coat-of-arms  on  title  and  charged — "  six 
fleurs-de-lis,  three,  two  and  one."  The  date — "  funffzehen  hundert  dreyssig 
vnd  sechs  jare  "  will  be  found  at  the  end  of  the  papal  bull  and  preceding  the 
list  of  Cardinals. 

Paul  the  Third  was  one  of  the  most  famous  Popes  in  history.  He  ordered 
the  Council  of  Trent,  established  the  Inquisition,  approved  the  order  of  Jesus, 
excommunicated  Henry  the  Eighth  and  died  in  1549,  two  years  after  the  murder 
of  his  bastard  son,  Pier  Luigi  Farnese. 

AGRIPPA'S  VANITY  OF  THE  SCIENCES,  1537. 

563  AGRIPPA.  —  HENRICI    CORNELII    AGRIPP^     ab 

Nettesheym,  De  Incertitudine  et  Vanitate  scietiarum. 
declamatio  inuectina,  denuo  ab  autore  recognita  et  mar- 
ginalibus  Annotationibus  aucta.  Woodblock  portrait  on 
title.  i2mo,  crinkled  morocco  extra,  inside  gold  tooling, 
edges  gilt,  by  Vogel.  n. p.,  1537 

Very  rare  and  early  edition.    From  the  Danyan  Library  and  with  book- 
plate— also  contemporary  MS.  facing  first  chapter  of  text. 
"  Agrippa  kept  a  Stygian  pug, 
r  th'  garb  and  habit  of  a  dog. 
That  was  his  tutor,  and  the  cur 
Read  to  th'  occult  philosopher. 
And  taught  him  subtly  to  maintain 
All  other  sciences  are  vain." 

— Hudibras. 

RARE  AND   EARLY  WORK    ON  NAVIGATION    BY  SEBAS- 
TIAN MUNSTER,  PROFUSELY  ILLUSTRATED. 

564  15lacfe   fLetter.—  MUNSTER   (Sebastian),  (  Furmalung 

vnd  funftlich  |  beschreibung  der  Horologien  nemlich 
vvieman  der  Sonnen  vren  |  mit  mancherley  weys  vnd  form 
vnd  auff  allerley  gattung  ent-  |  werssen  soil  an  die  mauren 
auff  dieniedervnndauffgehebteebne  |  auss  rotund  schlecht 
aussgraben  vnd  andere  mancherley  instru-  |  ment  Gemacht 
alien  funftliebhabern  zu  gefalle  durch  Sebastiann  Mun- 
ster  Burger  zu  Basel  vnd  |  Ordinarium  der  selbigen  stat 
ho  I  hen  schulenn.  Numerous  wood-engravings.  Large 
4to.  Basle,  Hcinrich  Peter,  1537 

VERY  RARE,  and  by  the  editor  of  some  of  the  best  issues  of  the  "  Cos- 
mographia  "  of  Ptolemy.  The  quadrant,  compass,  sun  dial  and  other  illustra- 
tions are  very  curious.  The  title  is  mounted  and  on  the  back  is  affixed  an 
interesting  monthly  sun  dial  diagram  with  coat-of-arms,  etc. 


i62  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THE  GRYPHIUS  EDITION  OF  JUSTIN. 

565  —  I  IVSTINI  I  ex  Trogi  Pompeii  I  historiis  externis  libri  | 

XLIIII  I  His  accessit  |  ex  sex  Avrelio  vi-  |  ctore  de  uita 
at  tnoribus  Romanarum  Impe-  |  ratorum  Epitome.  |  With 
printer's  device  on  title  and  on  the  last  page.  Small  4to, 
stamped  pigskin  on  wooden  boards,  with  brass  clasps. 

Lyons,  apvd  Seb.  Gryphivm,  1538 

VERY  RARE,  with  numerous  contemporary  marginalia  and  inserted  MS. 
notes. 

EARLY  REFORMATION  BROCHURE. 

566  iJlatfe    Hetttr.—  |   DeR  PrEDICANTEN  ZU    NU   I   RENBERG 

schrifft  an  Ku-  |  precht  von  Moshaim  |  Dechaut  zu  Pas- 
sau  I  Verteutscht.     Small  4to,  boards.      Nuremberg,  1539 
VERY  RARE.     The  above  interesting  tractate  is  signed  by—"  Wenceslaus 
Linck,  Andreas  Osiander,  Vitus  Theodorus,  Thomas  Venatorius." 

RARE  LUTHER  TRACT. 

567  JSlacS;  Urtttr.— LUTHER  (Martin).    Von  der  Kirchen 

was  wer  vnd  wo  sie  sey  vn  wo  bey  man  sie  erkennen  sol. 
Small  4to,  boards  (title  mended  and  stained). 

Very  rare.  [PW^ittemberg],  1540 

MELANCTHON'S     LETTER     TO     THE     LANDGRAVE     OF 
HESSE,   1540. 

568  JSlacK  fLEttfr.— MELANCTHON    (Philip).     Epistel  an 

den  Landgraven  zu   Hessen,  etc.     Verdeutscht  durch 
JusTUM  JoNAM.     Small  4to,  boards.        Wittemberg,,i54o 
VERY  RARE.     With  engraved  border  to  title  by  Cranach,  of  Pope,  Car- 
dinals, etc. 

TRESLER,  1543— WITH  CUTS  ATTRIBUTED  TO  LUCAS 

CRANACH. 

569  TRESLER.—  I  DECLA  |   MATIONES   ali  |  quot   Theo- 

logicEe  de-  |  nuo  ab  Authore  recogni-  |  tse,  quarum  inscrip- 
tiones  |  sequenti  offendes  |  pagella.  |  Avthore  Floriano  ] 
Treslero  Benedicten  pu-  |  rano  Coenobita.  |  Minimo,  half 
stamped  pigskin,  wooden  boards,  brass  clasps. 

n.  p.,  Caspar  Datz,  1543 

VERY  RARE,  in  good  condition  and  printed  in  Italic  letter.  With  wood- 
block cut  of  "  the  Trinity  "  facing  dedication,  fine  printer's  mark  and  engraved 
border  on  title  —all  probably  by  Lucas  Cranach .    , 

THE  CONFESSION  OF  AUGSBURG— AN  EARLY  COPY. 

570  jsiatfe  actter  — brundlicher   vnd  warhaff- 

TIGER  BERICHT  dieser  geschwinden  practicken  der 
itzigen  vnuersehenliche  schnellen  krieges  mistung  wider 
die  lehre  des  Glaubens  an  Jhesum  Christum  vnnd  Stende 
der  Augspurgischen  Confession.     Small  4to,  boards. 

n.  p.,  1546 
A  KARE  TRACT  On  the  Augsburg  confession. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOJS  COLLECTION.  163 

SCAEVOLA'S  COMMENTARY  ON  CICERO-"  OLD  PARR'S" 

COPY. 

571  CICERO. — Commentaria   in   M.  T.  Ciceronis   Orationem 

pro  T.  A.  MiLONE,  Avtore  Nicolao  Scaevola.     Minimo, 

red  morocco  gilt,  inside  dentelle  gold  tooling,  by  C.  Smith. 

"R-Oxxit,  J>er  Antonium  Bladum,  1549 

Very  rare,  and  with  the  autograph  on  the  title  of  Dr.  Samuel  Parr,  "  Old 
Parr."  From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  and  with  the  book-plate  of  that  collec- 
tion inserted.  This  beautifully  printed  little  volume  is  in  italics,  and  the  arms 
on  the  title  are  those  of  Bishop  Caracciolo,  to  whom  the  work  is  dedicated. 

FINE    EXAMPLE   OF    MAIOLI    RELIURE    ON    A    VOLUME 
PRINTED  BY  ESTIENNE. 

572  NOVUM  TESTAMENTUM  ex  Bibliotheca  Regia  [Greek 

Text].     Thick  minimo,  old  mosaic  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  ex  officina  Roberti  Stephani,  1549 

VERY  RARE  and  a  fine  example  of  Maioli  binding  from  the  press  of  the 
celebrated  Estienne  and  from  the  library  of  Ambrose  Firmin-Didot,  whose  book- 
plate is  inserted. 

The  reliure  is  of  the  usual  Grolieresque  geometrical  design  peculiar  to  Maioli 
bindings,  and  with  red,  blue,  white  and  green  mosaic  worked  into  the  gilt 
tooling. 

'  ■  Lovers  of  bookbinding  rejoice  when  they  meet  with  works  from  the  library 
of  Maioli.  Who  and  what  Maioli  was,  and  at  exactly  what  period  he  lived,  we 
do  not  know,  but  he  possessed  a  splendid  library.  It  is  supposed  that  Michel 
Maioli,  one  of  the  first  of  Italian  collectors,  was  his  father  or  uncle  Tommaso 
Maioli's  bindings  were  the  perfection  of  art,  whilst  Michel's  are  less  artistic." — 

CUNDALL. 

573  JSIaCfe    SLetter.— LAMBECK     (Heino).       Compendium 

Sciotericorum,  das  ist  ein  Kurtze  und  Brundliche  Besch- 
reibung  allerhand  sonnen  Uhren  und  Natur.  Many 
diagrams.     Small  4to,  boards.  Hamburg,  1549-76 

Rare.     A  sixteenth  century  volume  on  navigation,  etc.     Rubricated  title. 

574  ISlaCft  SLEttft- — Der  Von   Magdeburgh   Entschuldigung 

Bit  Vund  Gemeine  Christliche  Erinnerunge.  Small  4to, 
boards.  Magdeburgh,  Michael  Lotther,  1549 

RARE.  With  large  woodblock  arms  and  supporters  of  Magdeburgh  on 
title. 

THE     LIVES     OF    THE     EMPERORS  — LYONS,     1550- AND 
NUMISMATICALLY  ILLUSTRATED. 

575  HUTTICHIUS   (John).—  |  Imperatorum   &   Csesa-   |  rvm 

Vitae,  cvm  |  Imaginibus  ad  vinam  efB-  |  giem  expressis.  | 
Huic  seditioni  additi  sunt  cum  Icunculis  &  elen  |  cho, 
versus  Ausonij  Mycilli  &  Vellei  poeta-  |  rum  paucis  ingen- 
tem  historiam  complectentes.  |  Vignette  on  title  and  numerous 
numismatic  woodcuts  of  emperors.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by 
Mansell,  successor  to  Hayday,  in  calf  gilt,  dentelle  gold 
borders  and  dead  gold  edges. 

Lyons,  apud  Bathazarem  Arnolletum,  1550 
VERY  RARE  and  an  excellent  copy  of  this  little  volume,  which  is  decorated 


i64  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

with  the  portraits  of  emperors  from  ancient  coins  and  medals.     The  printer's 
device  of  Arnollet — ' '  a  sea-horse  and  pair  of  scales  " — is  on  the  title. 

Brunet  says  the  portraits  of  the  Roman,  Byzantine  and  German  emperors 
engraved  in  this  volume  virere  taken  from  the  "  Illustrium  Imagines  "of  1517. 
The  text  is  different  from  that  Roman  edition,  being  more  complete,  with  dis- 
tiches added  and  many  additional  portraits. 

576  jSIaciK:  ILctttr. — VERNEUTE  vnd  gepesserte  Gerichts 

Ordnung  zu  Nurnberg — Decretum  in  Senatur  XXVIII. 
Nouembris  MDXLVIIII.     Small  4to,  boards. 

Rare.  Nuremburg,  J.  Paulo  Fabritio,  1550 

PHILIP  DE  COMINES'  CHRONICLE  IN  A  MAIOLI  BINDING. 

577  COMINES  (Philippe  de). — Cronique  et  Histoire  composee 

par  Philippe  de  Comines,  cheualier  seigneur  d'Argeton, 
contenant  les  Choses  aduenues  durant  le  regne  du  Roy 
LoYS  vnziesme  et  Charles  Huictiesme  son  fils.  Nou- 
uellement  reueue  et  corrig^e.  Thick  minimo,  old  calf,  gilt 
edges.  FSins,  Estiene  Groulleau,  1551 

VERY  RARE.  In  mosaic  binding  of  the  "  genre  Maioli  "  and  of  Grolier- 
esque  design.  Every  page  is  carefully  ruled  in  red.  The  most  judicious  and 
able  history  of  the  great  Flemish  statesman,  Philip  De  Comines,  which  comprises 
a  period  of  thirty-four  years  during  the  reigns  of  Louis  XI.  and  Charles  VIII. 
of  France,  was  said  by  Catherine  de  Medicis  to  have  made  as  many  heretics  in 
politics  as  Luther's  works  had  done  in  religion. 

THE  RARE  FIRST  FRENCH  AND  ITALIAN  GRAMMAR. 

578  ACHARISIO. — La  Grammatica  Volgare  di  M.  Alberto 

DE  Gl'  Acharisi  d  acento — La  Grammaire  de  M.  Albert 
DE  la  Charisi  Dacento,  tourn^e  de  Tuscan  en  Francois. 
Vignette  on  title.     Small  8vo,  old  calf. 

Louvaine,  ex  officina  Bartholomei  Grauij,  1555 

VERY  RARE,  and  the  first  French-Italian  grammar,  with  the  two  lan- 
guages in  parallel  columns. 

SIXTEENTH    CENTURY    AND    VALUABLE     WORKS    ON 
GERMAN   LAW— WITH  QUAINT  WOODCUTS. 

579  JSlacfe  iLtttCr.— STATUTEN  BUCHGesatz  Ordnungen 

vnd  Gebrauch  Kaiserlicher  Allgemainer  vnd  etlicher 
Besonderer  Land  vnd  Stett  Rechten.  Numerous  wood 
engravings,  Frankfort,  1558;  also — 

GOBLER  (Justin).  Der  Rechten  Spiegel  auss  Naturli- 
chem  den  Beschribnen,  Gaistlichen,  Weltlichen  vnd  and  em 
Gebrendlichen  Rechten.  Portraits  and  many  curious 
woodcuts.  Frankfort,  1564 

Together  2  vols,  in  i.      Thick  large  4to,  half  vellum. 

VERY  RARE.  Two  curious  old  German  law-books,  with  quaint  woodcuts. 
One  title  is  mended,  the  other  mounted. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  165 

PRESIDENT  DE  THOU'S  COPY  OF  HERODIAN,  AND  WITH 
THAT  GRAND  OLD  BIBLIOPHILE'S  AUTOGRAPH  SIG- 
NATURE. 

580  HERODIAJSri  Historiae  de   Imperio  post  Marcvm  vel  de 

svis  Temporibvs,  Angelo  Politiano  Interprete.  Minimo, 
mottled  vellum,  red  edges. 

Lyons,  apvd haered.  Seb.  Gryphii,  1559 

VERY  RARE,  and  with  an  eighteenth  century  note  on  the  end  paper,  and  in 
French,  to  the  effect  that  this  volume  came  from  the  library  of  the  cele- 
brated De  Thou,  and  that  his  autograph  is  at  end  of  the  book,  written  by  him- 
self. 

His  signature  is  given  in  the  Latinized  form — "  Jacobi  August!  Thuani." 
There  are  a  few  marginalia  in  his  handwriting,  also  some  caption  contents. 

A   RELIC   OF  THE  MAYFLOWER  PILGRIMS. 

581  JSIaCfe  Utttfr.— FRANCK    (Sebastian).     Das   Verbuth- 

schiert  mit  Siben  Sigeln  Verschlossen  Buch.  Curious 
woodblock  on  title — representing  a  man  blindfolded  and  point- 
ing at  a  volume  with  seven  seals.  Thick  small  folio, 
stamped  pigskin  on  wooden  boards,  with  two  brass  clasps. 

Pfortzheym,  Georg  Rahen,  1559 

VERY  RARE.  On  an  end  paper  is  the  MS.  note; — "  This  came  over  in  the 
May  Flower."  There  is  also  on  the  title  a  MS,  inscription,  showing  that  it 
belonged  to  the  Jesuit  College  at  Bamberg,  in  1614.  The  preface  has  many 
German  marginalia  in  sixteenth  century  caligraphy. 

VULGATE  TESTAMENT  OF  1560,  WITH  QUAINT 
WOODCUTS. 

582  TESTAMENTI    NOVI    Editio   Vulgata.      With   numerous 

woodcuts.  Minimo,  old  stamped  calf,  red  edges  (title 
cut).  Lyons,  apvd  haeredes  Seb.  Gryphii,  1560 

RARE.     The  wood  engravings  in  the  above  are  very  curious. 

583  EBER  (Paul).     Bevis  Historic  Popvli  Ivdiaci  a  Reditv  ex 

Babylonico  Exilio,  etc.     Minimo,  stamped  pigskin. 

Wittenburg,  Vitus  Creutzer,  1560 

Rare,  and  a  curious  example  of  stamped  pigskin. 

SIXTEENTH   CENTURY    EUCLID,  AND   PRINTED    AT 
BASLE,  IN  1562. 

584  JSlaCft    Hetttr.— EUCLID.    Die     Sechs    Erste    Bucher 

EuCLiDis  vom  Anfang  oder  Grund  der  Geometri.  Nu- 
merous woodblock  diagrams.  Small  folio,  stamped  pigskin 
(MS.  name  on  title).  Basle,  1562 

RARE.  Translated  into  German,  with  the  additions  of  Wilhelm  Holtzman, 
of  Augsburg. 


1 66  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

SORBIN'S  CURIOUS  WORK  ON  THE  CALVINIST  DEFEAT 
IN   1569,  AND  BOUND  BY  THIBARON-ECHAUBARD. 

585  SORBIN  (Arnaud,  Docteur  en    Theologie  et  predicateur  de 

Roy).  Allegresse  de  la  France,  povr  I'Hevrevse  Victoire 
obtenve  entre  Coignac  et  Chasteauneuf,  le  13  de  Mars, 
1569,  centre  les  Rebelles  Caluinistes.  Small  8vo,  bound 
by  Thibaron-Echaubard,  in  crushed  brown  levant  mo- 
rocco, inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges  on  red. 

Paris,  chez  Guillaume  Chaudiere,  rue  S.  laques,  a 

Penseigne  du  Temps,  et  de  l' Homme  Sauvage,  1569 
EXTREMELY  RARE,  and  bound  by  Thibaron-Echaubard,  pupils  of  MM. 
Trautz  et  Bauzonnet.  These  verses,  in  honor  of  a  victory  over  the  "  rebel 
Calvinists,"  were  written  by  the  celebrated  Sorbin,  who  seems,  as  a  preacher  and 
grand  leaguer,  to  have  had  a  monopoly  of  funeral  orations  over  the  notable 
personages  of  his  time,  vide  Brunet.  Among  those  upon  whom  he  said  the  last 
words  were — ^Charles  IX. ,  Cosmo  de  Medicis,  the  Constable  Anne  de  Mont- 
morency, the  Duchess  of  Savoy,  the  Duchess  of  Lorraine  and  Bar,  Count  de 
Caylus,  the  Duke  De  Nivernois,  the  Princess  de  Conde,  etc. 

The  printer's  mark  of  Chaudiere  on  title  represents  "  Old  Time,  with  the 
legs  of  a  satyr,  sc)^heand  hour-glass." 

THE    1572    AND   BEST    EDITION    OF    THE    CHRONICLES 
OF   MONSTRELET. 

586  MONSTRELET.—  |  CHRONIQVES  |    d'ENGVERRAN 

I  DE  MONSTRELET  |  gentil  homme  iadis  demevrant  | 
a  Cambray  en  Cambresis.  |  Contenans  les  cruelles  guerres 
ciuilles  entre  les  maisons  d'Orleans  et  de  Bour-  |  gougne, 
I'occupation  de  Paris  et  Normandie  par  les  Anglois,  I'ex- 
pulsion  I  d'ieux,  et  autres  choses  memorables  aduenues  de 
son  temps  en  ce  Royau-  |  me,  et  pays  estranges.  |  His- 
toire  de  bel  exemple  et  de  grand  fruict  aux  Fran9ois,  com- 
mencant  en  I'an  M.CCCC.  |  ou  finist  celle  de  lEAN 
FROISSART,  et  finissant  en  I'an  M.CCCC.LXVII.  peu 
outre  le  commencement  de  celle  de  Mess.  PHILIPPES 
DE  COMMINES,  I  Reueue  etcorrig^e  sur  I'exemplaire  de 
la  Librairie  du  Roy,  et  enrichi  d'abbregez  |  pour  I'intro- 
duction  d'icelle,  et  de  tables  fort  copieuses.  |  Vignette 
device  of  printer  on  both  titles,  handsome  initial  letters,  and 
head  and  tailpieces.  2  vols,  thick  small  folio,  splendidly 
bound  by  Ad.  Bertrand  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
extra  g'ilt,  citron  edges. 

Paris,  chez  Pierre  VHuillier,  rue  sainct 

laques  a  VOliuier,  1572 
VERY  RARE  and  a  superbly  bound  copy  in  admirable  condition  of  the  1572 
and  best  edition  of  Monstrelet,  of  which  Brunet  says : — 

"  Cette  edition  est  LA  PLUS  BELLE  QUE  NOUS  AYONS  DE  CES 
CHRONIQUES;  et,  quoique  le  texte  en  ait  ete  altera  par  I'editeur,  ou  la 
recherche  encore  assez." 

The  same  authority  quotes  the  fact  that  a  copy  of  this  edition  belonging  to 
De  Thou  sold  at  the  Stanley  sale  in  London  for  ^^136  los.,  nearly  $700. 
.   This  copy,  of  which  the  title  of  Vol.  i  is  carefully  mended  in  one  place,  has 
the  printer's  mark  on  both  titles  of  the  bookseller  L.  Huillier,  whose  sign  was  at 


THE  PENE  DU  £018  COLLECTION.  167 

the  Olive.  Within  a  Renaissance  border  is  an  olive  tree,  around  which  is  the 
motto — "  Oliva  frvcti  fera  in  domo  Dei  psalis."  In  the  foreground  is  a  rock 
with  the  monogram  of  L'Huillier,  who  on  the  back  of  the  title  has  some  Latin 
verses,  addressed — "A.  P.  Gamin,  son  of  P.  Gamin,  citizen  of  Cambray."  The 
dedication  to  the  King  is  signed  by — "  L'Huillier  et  Chaudiere,  Libraires  de 
rVniuersite  de  Paris." 

Rose,  in  his  "  New  General  Biographical  Dictionary,''  writes: — "  Enguerrand 
de  Monstrelet,  a  French  chronicler  of  the  fifteenth  century,  was  a  gentleman  of 
an  ancient  family  in  Cambray,  of  which  city  he  died  Governor  in  1453.  He  left 
a  history  of  his  own  times,  commencing  with  the  year  1400,  and  carried  down  to 
1453.    -The  best  edition  is  that  of  Paris,  1572,  2  vols,  folio. 

"  This  work  gives  a  faithful  but  prolix  narrative  of  the  wars  between  the 
houses  of  Orleans  and  Burgundy,  of  the  capture  of  Normandy  and  Paris  by  the 
English  and  their  expulsion,  and  of  all  the  memorable  events  in  France  and 
other  countries  during  that  period.  It  fills  the  space  between  the  histories  of 
Froissart  and  Comines,  and  is  reckoned  particularly  valuable  on  account  of  the 
number  of  original  documents  which  it  contains." 

THE  REMARKABLY  RARE  WORK  OF  COPPIER  DE  VEL- 
LAY  ON  THE  ST.  BARTHOLOMEW  MASSACRE,  AND 
ISSUED   IN  THAT  YEAR— BOUND   BY   DURU. 

587  COPPIER     DE      VALLEY     (James).— DELVGE    DES 

HUGUENOTZ  |  avec  levr  Tvm-  |  beau,  &  les  noms  des 
chefs  I  &  principaux,  punys  k  Paris  |  le  XXIIIJ  |  d'Aoust  ? 

I  &autresiours  |  ensuynans,  |  1572.  |    Par  lACQ.  COPP.  ' 

DE  VELLAY  |  Small  8vo,  bound  in  1853  by  Duru,  in 
crushed  red  levant  morocco,  d  la  Jansen,  with  dentelle 
gold  inside  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  par  lean  Dallier  Libraire,  demourat. 
sur  le  pot.  S.  Michel,  a  Venseyne  de  la  Rose  blanche, 

M.D.LXXII.,  i.  e.,  1572 

EXTRAORDINARILY  RARE,  unmentioned  by  Brunei,  and  most  interest- 
ing volume,  published  the  year  of  the  Huguenot  Massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew, 
and  containing  the  names  of  the  victims.  From  the  library  of  J.  Renard,  and 
with  his  "ex-libris."  Imported  for  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois,  from  Paris,  for  175 
francs,  vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting.  On  the  title-page  is  a  woodcut  of  a 
rose,  the  sign  of  the  celebrated  Parisian  bookseller  Dallier.  The  above  was 
probably  the  author's  copy,  as  the  text  is  corrected  in  some  places.  It  is  also 
most  carefully  ruled  in  red  ink.  The  privilege  to  print  reads  : — "  II  est  permis 
A  lean  Dallier  Libraire,  de  imprimer  ou  faire  imprimer  ce  present  Deluge,  et 
dessence  i  tous  autres  de  ne  I'imprimer  dedans  troys  moys  sur  peine  de  confis- 
catio.     Faict  le  troisi^me  iour  d'Octobre,  1572." 

THE   "FLEA   OF    MADAME    DES   ROCHES,"  1573— EXCES- 
SIVELY  RARE  AND   BOUND  BY   SIMIER. 

588  DES    ROCHES.—  |  La    PVCE  |  de     MADAME  |  DES- 

ROCHES  I  qvi  est  |  vn  recveil  de  divers  |  Poemes  Grecs, 
Latin  &  Fran9Gis,  |  composez  par  plvsievrs  |  doctes  per- 
sonnages  avx  |  Grans  lours  tenus  a  Poitiers  I  I'an 
M.D.LXXIX.  I  4to,  bound  by  Simier,  "  R[elieur]  du 
Roi,"  in  yellow  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  pour  Abel  V Angelier  au  premier  Pillier  de  la 
grand  salle  du  Palais,  M.D.LXXXIII.,  i.  e.,  1573 
EXCESSIVELY  RARE,  and  priced  400  francs  by  Fatout  in  1876,  and  sold 
at  the  Didot  sale  previously  for  220  francs.     On  the  title  is  the  printer's  device 


1 68  THE  PENS  D  U  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


of  L'Angelier: — "An  angel  accepting  Abraham's  sacrifice  of  a  ram."  Facing 
the  title  is  a  MS.  description  of  the  origin  of  this  very  curious  book,  and  the 
French  poets  Madeleine  and  Catherine  des  Roches.  The  story  is  also  told  in 
Vapereau. 

These  two  ladies  held  a  distinguished  place  in  sixteenth  century  literature. 
In  1579,  literary  fetes  were  held  at  Poitiers.  gtienne  Pasquier,  the  poet,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  tribunal  which  decided  at  this  tournament  of  verses,  paid 
a  visit  to  the  two  poetesses,  and  during  his  social  talk  with  them  saw  a  flea  on 
the  neck  of  Catherine.  The  wits  of  the  time  learning  of  this  circumstance,  ex- 
pended their  rhyming  energies  on  the  occurence  in  French,  Greek  and  Latin. 
The  above  is  the  original  edition  of  the  collection  of  verses  gathered  by  Pasquier 
on  "  The  Flea  of  Madame  Des  Roches." 

Although  this  curiosity  of  literature  was  reprinted  by  the  "Societedes  Biblio- 
philes" in    1871,  the    original    still  commands  a   very   high  price,  as   shown 
ibove.     The  dtdication  was  written  by  "  laqves  de  Sovrdfai  "  and   Pasquier's 
address  to  the  reader  ends  with  the  following  lines  over  his  signature: — 
"  SvR  LA  PvcE 
"  Ne  nous  trompetez  plus  vostre  Troien  cheual, 
Dont  vindrent  tant  de  Dues,  o  trompeuses  trompettes, 

Voz  superbes  discours  n'ont  rien  a  nous  d'esgal. 
Puis  qu'vne  PucE  esclost  tant  de  scauans  Poetes." 

THE  EXTREMELY  RARE  ESTIENNE  AND  ORIGINAL 
EDITION  OF  THE  POEMS  OF  DES  FORTES— BOUND 
BY  CHAMBOLLE-DURU. 

589  DES      PORTES.—    I    Les     Premieres    [    Oevvres     de    [ 
PHILIPPES  I  DES  PORTES.  |  Av  Roy  de  Pologne.  | 
8vo,  superbly  bound  by  Chambolle-Duru  in  crushed  red 
levant   morocco,    elegantly  tooled   gilt  back   and   inside 
dentelle  borders,  rounded  corners,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  de  V Imprimerie  de  Robert  Estienne,  1573 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  original  edition  and  splendid  example  of  the 
Estienne  or  Stephens  press,  and  with  large  printer's  device  of  the  same  on  title — 
"  an  old  man  beside  an  olive  tree  vrith  the  motto  '  Noli  altvm  sapere,'  "  also 
with  broad  margins  and  charming  head  and  tail  pieces  and  initial  letters. 
Priced  350  francs  in  vellum  by  Morgand-Fatout. 

Philippe  Des  Portes,  the  celebrated  French  poet,  was  born  in  1 546,  and  died 
in  1606.     He  was  a  most  remarkable  writer,  and  went  to   Rome  as  secretary  to 
the  Bishop  of  Puy,  where  he  exhibited — ' '  une  habilete,  une  souplesse  de  courti- 
san,  qui   lui  valurent  de   nombreuses   faveurs."     Charles  IX.  gave   him   800 
golden   crowns  for  his  little  poem  of  "Rodomont."      Henry  III.,    whom  he 
accompanied  to  Poland  and  to  whom  the  above  volume  is  dedicated,  made  him 
his  reader  and  a  counsellor  of   state.     That  monarch  gave  him  the  Abbeys  of 
Tiron,  Josaphat,  Bon  Port,  etc.     Des  Portes  might  have  been  Archbishop  of 
Bordeaux,  but  his  licentious  poetry  stood  in  his  way.     He  repaid  Charles  the 
Ninth  for  his  favors  by  singing  the   praises  of  Marie  Touchet,   and   similarly 
eulogized  Marie  de  Cleves  and   Renee  de  Chateauneuf  to  please   Henry  the 
Third,    whose   court,  when   it  became  the   abode   of  effeminate  young  men, 
received  his  eulogies.     He   was,  as   one  authority   states — "  le  louangeur  des 
mignons,"  J.  ^.,  the  panegyrist   of  the  emasculated   favorites  of  the   King  and 
their  unnatural  vices.     Des  Portes  thus  praises  the  pederastic  Henry: — 
' '  Heureux  en  qui  le  del  des  thr^sors  assemble, 
Qu'il  ait  la  face  belle  et  la  coeur  genereux  ! 
Vous  I'honneur  plus  parfait  des  guerriers  amoureux. 
Nous  faites  voir  encore  Mars  et  Venus  ensemble. " 

He  was  a  genuine  book-lover,  had  a  genuine  love  for  letters,  which  he  aided 
by  his  wealth.  His  superb  library  was  always  at  the  disposal  of  friends  like 
Vauquelin,  La  Fresnaye,  Du  Perron  and  De  Thou. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  169 

JOACHIM  DU  BELLAYS  POETICAL  WORKS— THE  EX- 
TREMELY RARE  1573  EDITION,  AND  BOUND  BY 
THIBARON. 

590  BELLAY.—  I   Les  |   OEVVRES  I  FRANCOISES   de  | 

lOACHIM  DV-BELLAY  |  Gentil-homme  Angeuin,  & 
I  Poete  excellent  de  |  ce  temps.  |  Reueues,  &  de  nou- 
ueau  augmentees  des  plusieurs  |  Poesies  non  encores  im- 
primees.  |  Av  Roy  Treschrestien.  |  Charles  IX.  |  Thick 
small  8vo  (over  six  and  a  half  inches  by  four  and  seven- 
eighths).  Elegantly  bound  a  la  Jansen  by  Thibaron- 
EcHAUBARD  in  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  inside  gold 
dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 
Paris,  de  Vimprimerie  de  Federic  Morel. 

Imprirneur  du  Roy  M.D.LXXIII.  Auec  Priuilege 

dudict  Seigneur,  15 73 
EXTREMELY  RARE  and  a  superb  copy,  with  brilliant  impressions  of  all 
the  fleurons  and  charming  initials.     The  printer's  mark  is  an  olive  tree  of  the 
genre  Estienne  and  Ekevir,  with  a  Greek  motto  twisted  around  the  trunk. 

Brunet  quotes  the  Garcia  copy  as  having  sold  in  i860  for  260  francs,  but  it 
has  since  gone  up  much  in  value  in  the  Parisian  book  market. 

Joachim's  du  Bellay's  poetry  was  the  result  of  leisure  hours  enforced  by  long- 
continued  illness.  He  was  greatly  held  in  esteem  by  Francis  I. ,  Henry  II.  and 
Margaret  of  Navarre.  He  spent  three  years  in  Rome  with  his  cousin,  Cardinal 
du  Bellay,  a  great  lover  of  literature  and  poetry,  and  the  patron  of  Rabelais. 
In  his  later  years  he  was  appointed  by  Eustace  du  Bellay,  Archbishop  of  Paris, 
to  a  canonry  in  that  prelate's  cathedral.  Joachim  du  Bellay  died  of  an  apo- 
plectic fit  in  1559,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five.  In  one  of  the  epitaphs  made  on 
him  he  was  styled — "  Pater  elegantiarum,  pater  omnium  leporum." 

VERY  RARE  BIBELOT  ON  KING   HENRY  THE  THIRD  OF 
FRANCE,  ISSUED  1574— BOUND  BY  CAPE. 

591  HENRY   III.  OF   France. —  |  Panegyriqve  |   povr  (  la 

Bien-  |  Venve   et  Retovr  |  du  Tres-Chrestien    Henry  | 
Roy  de  France  &  de  |  Polougne  |  par  |  Messire  Ant. 
Fumee  Cheualier,  Seigneur  |  de  Bland^,  Conseiller  du 
Conseil   priu^.  |      Small   8vo.     Bound   by  Cape,  in  half 
crushed  levant  morocco,  uncut  edges. 

Paris,  Nicolas  Chesneau,  1574 

VERY  RARE  bibelot  on  the  return  to  France  and  accession  of  King  Henry  the 
Third  to  the  French  throne.  On  the  title  is  the  printer's  device  of  Chesneau, 
which  is  somewhat  like  that  of  the  Elzevirs  and  Estiennes.  It  is — "  A  chestnut 
tree  beside  which  stands  an  old  man — on  the  trunk  of  the  tree  is  a  bunch  of 
arrows  and  the  motto  'Concordia  vis  nescia  vinci.'"  Henri  de  Valois,  says 
Rose,  in  his  ' '  Biographical  Dictionary, "  displayed — ' '  that  strange  and 
odious  mixture  in  his  character,  which  has  rendered  his  memory  despicable. 
Assembling  about  his  person  a  few  young  men  of  dissolute  habits,  he  abandoned 
himself  to  the  most  infamous  debaucheries,  which  were  intermingled  vrith  the 
practice  of  superstitious  devotions  and  penances,  while  he  lavished  upon  his 
minions  all  the  treasures  of  the  state,  spent  his  time  in  the  most  frivolous  occu- 
pations and  resigned  the  reins  of  government  to  his  mother,  Catharine  de 
Medicis." 


I70  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

EXTREMELY    RARE    WORK    OF    HENRI    ESTIENNE, 
PRINTED  IN  1579. 

592  ESTIENNE  (Henri).—  |  Proiect  dv  Livre  \  intitule  |  De  la 

Precellence  |  du  langage  Fran9ois.  |  Par  Henri  Esti- 
ENNE.  I  Le  liure  au  lecteur,  |  lesuis  ioyeux  de  pouuoir 
autant  plaire  |  Aux  bons  Franpois,  qu'aux  mauuais  |  veux 
desplaire.  |  Vignette  printer's  mark  of  Estienne  on  title, 
and  every  page  ruled  i7i  red  by  hand.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by 
S.  Thomason,  in  crushed  blue  levant  morocco  gilt,  gold 
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1883,  in  Morgand's  catalogfue  at  500  francs  in  vellum .  This  copy  came  from  the 
— "  Bibliotheque  de  Mr.  J.  Renard,"  and  has  his  "ex  libris." 

The  life  of  the  author  of  the  above,  Henri  Estienne  "the  Second  "  (or 
Stephens),  is  one  of  the  most  painful  in  the  annals  of  bibliography.  A  man  of 
wonderful  classical  abilities,  an  author  furnishing  the  greater  part  of  the  manu- 
script for  his  compositors — he  wasted  through  intemperance  his  paternal  patri- 
mony, became  insolvent,  and  an  indigent  wanderer  on  the  face  of  the  earth. 
After  1578,  we  are  told — "  his  life  was  that  of  a  hanger-on  to  the  Court  of 
Henry  III.  of  France — a  weak  and  narrow-minded  king,  but  a  patron  of  liter- 
ature and  art.  The  rest  of  the  life  of  this  eminent  printer  is  a  very  painful  one 
to  recount.  .  .  .  He  was  seized  by  his  last  malady  at  Lyons  and  died  in  the 
public  hospital  there.  He  was  interred  in  the  common  cemetery,  near  the 
Hotel  Dieu,  and  a  detachment  of  the  burgher  guard  was  obliged  to  turn  out  to 
protect  the  funeral  from  the  violence  of  the  Catholic  mob.  This  was  at  the  end 
of  January,  1598 — not  the  beginning  of  March,  as  the  old  biographers  say. 
Henry's  books  are  divided  into  three  classes: — Editions  of  the  classics,  original 
writings  on  the  Greek  and  Latin  languages,  and  writings  on  the  French  lan- 
guage.    He  used  as  a  device  the  olive-tree  adopted  by  his  father." 

PELLETIER'S  POEMS— THE    1581  EDITION— ELEGANTLY 
BOUND  BY  NIEDREE. 

593  PELLETIER.—  |  Evres  |  Poetiqves  de  |  lAQVES  PEL- 

ETIER  dv  Mans,  |  Intitulez  Louanges.  |    Aveq  quelques 
autres   Ecriz   du  meme  Auteur,  |  ancores  non  publi^z.  | 
Le  Contenu  et  an  la   Page  suivante.  |      4to.    Elegantly 
bound  by  Niedree,  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt, 
inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 
Paris,  chez  Robert  Coulombel,  rue  S.  Ian  de 

Latran,  a  I'Anseigne  d'Alde,  1581 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  excellent  copy  of  this  curious  work  by  Pelletier. 
On  the  title  is  the  assumed  device  of  Coulumbel,  "the  anchor,  dolphin  and 
name  of  'Aldus.'  "  This  copy  came  from  the  library  of  the  Right  Hon.  Charles 
Bathurst,  of  Lydney  Park,  and  has  his  inserted  book-plate.  It  has  fine  head 
and  tail  pieces  throughout.  Mr.  Pene  ixL  Bois  paid  an  Union  Square  book- 
dealer  $75  for  the  above.  .  Morgand  and  Fatout  priced  a  copy  in  their  1876 
catalogue  (No.  2,297)  at  1,000  francs. 

The  peculiarity  about  the  volume  and  which  makes  it  so  high-priced  is  its 
strange  orthography.    This  was  invented  by  James  Pelletier,  and  in  the  above  he 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  171 


applies  his  method  more  completely  than  he   does  in  his  preceding  works,  of 
which — "  il  est  impossible  de  contester  les  avantages." 

Pelletier  was  as  distinguished  a  mathematician  as  he  was  a  poet.  He  was 
bom  in  1517,  and  died  1582.  Originally  a  secretary  of  Rene  du  Bellay,  he 
became  the  head  of  the  Colleges  of  Bayeux  and  Mans.  His  verses  are  of  the 
school  of  Ronsard. 

BOCCACCIO'S   GENEALOGY  OF  THE  GODS— VENICE,  1581. 

594  BOCCACCIO  (Giovanni).     Le  Geneologia  de  Gli  Dei, 

con  la  Spositione  de  Sensi  AUegorici  delle  Fauole  e  con  la 
Dichiaratione  dell'  Historie  appartenenti  e  detta  materia. 
Tradotta  per  M.  Gioseppe  Betvssi  da  Bassano.  Vignette 
on  title  and  charming  woodblock  initials.     4to,  vellum. 

Venice,  Zoppini,  1581 

VERY  RARE  and  an  admirable  example.  Printed  in  Italic  letter.  The 
woodcut  initials  are  of  nudes. 

THE  1587  GIUNTA  DECAMERON. 

595  BOCCACCIO.     II  Decamerone,  alia  sua  Intera  Perfettione 

Ridotto  Ora  in  Questa  Vltima  Editione  del  Medesimo 
per  tutto  Migliorato.  Charming  woodcut  initials.  4to, 
vellum.  Florence,  Givnti  fratelli,  1527 

VERY  RARE.  The  title  supplied  in  MS.  With  the  woodblock  printer's 
device  of  the  celebrated  Giuntas  on  the  last  page. 

REMARKABLY  RARE  AND  EXCESSIVELY  CURIOUS  COL- 
LECTION OF  BIBELOTS  ON  HENRY  III.  OF  FRANCE- 
BOUND  BY  THIBARON. 

596  HENRY  III.,OF  FRANCE.— I.—  |  Histoire  |  Admirable  a 

la  I  Posterite  des  Faits  |  et  Gestes  de  Henry  |  de  Valois.  | 
Comparez  en  tous  poincts  auec  ceux  de  |  Loys  Faineant: 
&  la  miserable  fin  |  de  I'vn  &  de  I'autre.  |      Auec  vn  nou- 
ueau   &   fatal  Anagramme  du  |  nom  du  diet  Henry  de 
Valois.  )       Paris,  chez  Pierre  des  Hayes,  1589;  also — 

II.—  [  Les  I  Sorceleries  |  de  Henry  deVa  |  lois,  et  les  Obla- 
I  tions   qu'il   faisoit  au   diable  |  dans  le  bois  de  Vin-  | 
cennes.  |  Curious  vignette  on  title  and  page  illustration  of 
demons.     [Paris,]  chez  Didier  Millot,  1589  ;  also — 

III. —  'I  Discovrs  |  avx  Francois,  svr  |  I'admirable  Accident 
de  I  la  Mort  de  Henry  de  Valois,  n'ague-  |  res  Roy  de 
France,  lequel  (peu  auant  son  decez)  auoit  este  excom- 
muni6  |  par  nostre  S.  Pere  le  Pape  Sixte  cin-  |  quiesme  a 
present  scant,  pour  ses  per-  |  fidies  &  desloyautez  enuers 
Dieu,  son  |  Eglise,  &  ses  Ministres.  |  Auec  I'Histoire  veri- 
table de  sa  mort  aduenue  |  au  Bourg  S.  Cloud  lez  Paris  le 
premier  |  iour  d'Aoust  1589,  ou  il  a  este  tue  |  par  Frere 


172  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

laques  Clement,  |  Religieux  de  I'ordre  S.  |  Dominique  |  . 

Paris,  chez  Guillaume  Bichon,  1589;  also — 
IV. —  I  Le  I  Testament  |  de  Henry  deValoys,  |  recommaride 

a  son  Amy  (  lean  d'Espernon.  |  Faict  a  Blois,  le  septiesme 

de  Mars,  1589.  |  Auec  vn  coq  al'asne.  |  \Yx\?,,  chez  laques 

Varengles,  1589. 
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Thibaron  in  red  crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  inside  gold 

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Paris,  1589 

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cost  of  300  francs.  Vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting.  This  bibelot  came  from 
the  libraries  of  Chedard.A  A.  Renouard  and  E.  M.  Bancel — it  has  the  "ex- 
libris  "  of  the  two  last-named  collectors. 

The  second  described  brochure  is  the  first  edition  and  has  the  rare  cuts  of  the 
demons  said  to  have  been  raised  by  the  'King  at  Vincennes.  A  copy  of  this  alone 
sold  for  592  francs  at  the  Desq  sale. 

On  the  title  of  the  fourth,  which  is  in  verse,  is  a  horrible  suggestion  in  regard 
to  the  sodomistic  practices  of  Henry  the  Third,  and  the  third  tells  the  story  of 
his  assassination  by  Jacques  Clement,  the  Dominican  monk. 

DURER   ON   HUMAN   PROPORTION— VENICE,    1591. 

597  DURER. — Di  Alberto  Dvrero  Pittore  e  Geometria  Chia- 

rissimo.  Delia  Simmetria  de  i  Corpi  Hvmani,  Libri  Quat- 
tro  Nuouamente  tradotti  dalla  lingua  Latina  nella  Italiana 
da  M.  Gio.  Paolo  Gallvcci  Salodiano.  Numerous 
plates,  mostly  folded.     Large  4to,  vellum. 

Venice,  Domenico  Nicolini,  1591 

VERY  RARE,  with  book-plate—"  Ex  Bibliotheca  L.  B.  de  Thum  et  Geste- 
lenburg  cognominatoruih  Zur  Lauben." 

ROCCA'S    bibliotheca    VATICANA— PRINTED   AT  THE 
VATICAN   PRINTING   OFFICE  IN    1591. 

598  BIBLIOTHECA   APOSTOLICA    VATICANA  a    Sixxo 

V.  Pont.  Max.  in  Splendidiorem,  Commodiorem  q.  Locvm 
Translata  et  a  Fratre  Angelo  Roccha  a  Camerino,  Or- 
dinis  Eremitarum  S.  Augustini,  Sacrse  Theologise  Doctore, 
Commentario  Variarvm  Artivm,  ac  Scientiarum  Materijs 
curiosis,  ac  diiificlimis  sciticq.  dignis  refertissimo,  illustrata. 
With  facsimiles,  tables,  numismatic  cuts  and  coat-of-arms 
on  title  of  Pope  Gregory  XIV.     4to,  vellum. 

'R.ome,  ex  typographia  Apostolica  Vaticana,  1591 
VERY  RARE  and  printed  at  the  press  of  the  Vatican 

Angelo  Rocca,  author  of  the  above,  was  an  Italian  philologist,  who  was  bom 
in  1545  and  died  in  1B20.  He  was  a  monk  of  the  Augustinian  order,  was  Bishop 
of  Tagoste  infartihus,  and  had  charge  of  the  Vatican  printing  office.  He  was 
the  founder  of  the  Angelical  Library  in  Rome  and  which  is  called  after  him.  He 
left  his  large  literary  collections  to  the  Augustinian  monastery  there,  upon  the 
express  condition  that  it  should  be  always  open  for  the  benefit  of  the  public. 
This  was  the  first  library  in  Rome  to  which  the  people  had  freedom  of  access. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  173 

SIXTEENTH  CENTURY  VOLUME  ON  EGYPTIAN  BOTANY. 

599  ALPINUS   (Prosper).     De    PLANTIS    ^GYPTI.     Nu- 

merous botanical  woodcut  illustrations.     4to,  vellum. 

Venice,  aj>ud  Franciscum  de  Franciscis  Senensem,    1592 
'   RARE  BOTANICAL  WORK — "  ex  bibliotheca  equitis  Antoni  Francisci  Marmi.'' 

CURIOUSLY   ILLUSTRATED  COPY    OF    LUTHER'S    NEW 
TESTAMENT. 

600  LUTHER  (Martinus).     Das  Newe  Testament.     Numerous 

curious  woodcuts.     Thick   small  4to,  fine  old  stamped  pig- 
skin on  wooden  boards  (foxed).      Wittemberg,  1594-1606 

VERY  RARE.  With  two  titles— one  rubricated  with  large  woodblock  of 
"  Christ  on  the  Cross,  with  the  Elector  of  Saxony  and  Luther  on  either  side  " — 
the  other  on  page  229  commencing  the  epistles  with  vignette  head  of  Luther. 
There  are  also  many  other  very  curious  woodcuts  illustrative  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment scattered  through  the  text. 

MAGNIFICENT  AND  EXTREMELY  RARE  COPY  OF  MON- 
TAIGNE—THE BEST  TEXT,  SUPERBLY  BOUND  BY 
BELZ-NIEDREE. 

601  MONTAIGNE.—  |  Les  |  ESSAIS  |  de  MICHEL  SEI-  | 

GNEVR  DE  MONTAIGNE.  |  Edition  novvelle,  trovvee 
apres  |  le  deceds  de  I'Autheur,  reueue  et  augmentee  par 
luy  d'vn  |  tiers  plus  qu'  aux  precedentes  Impressions.  | 
Numerous  fleurons,  head  and  tail  pieces,  charming  initial  let- 
ters, printer'' s  mark,  etc.  Thick  folio,  magnificently  bound 
by  Belz-Niedree  in  lemon  levant  morocco  gilt,  with 
crushed  red  levant  morocco  double  ends,  with  broad  lace 
and  pointing  tooling,  and  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt  on 
marble. 

Paris,  chez  Michel  Sonnivs,  rue  sainct  laques  a  I'escu 

de  Basle,  1595 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  superb  copy  in  splendid  condition  of  the  best 
edition  of  Montaigne.  The  three  books  of  the  Essays  are  separately  pagin- 
ated. 

To  thoroughly  appreciate  this  edition — which  is  the  best  text  printed  after  the 
death  of  Montaigne,  which  occurred  in  1592,  three  years  before  the  issue  of  the 
above— one  must  carefully  read  the  very  long  account  given  of  it  by  Brunei  in 
his  third  volume.  He  states  that  before  Montaigne  died  he  left  two  copies  of 
the  1588  edition  filled  with  corrections  and  additions  in  his  handwriting.  It  was 
from  one  of  these  copies  that  Mademoiselle  de  Goumay  edited  this  edition, 
which  was  printed  at  Paris  by  Abel  I'Angelier  (or  Michel  Sonnius)  in  1595.  The 
editor  in  her  preface  does  not  give  the  ' '  avis  "  of  Montaigne,  but  an  eighteen- 
page  preface. 

This  volume,  which  Brunei  says  is  perfectly  and  correctly  executed, 

CONTINUES   UNTIL  TO-DAY  THE  PRINCIPAL  EDITION   OF   MONTAIGNE  FOR  THE 
AUTHENTICITY   OF  THE  TEXT. 

Such  is  the  judgment  of  J.  F.  Payen,  at  page  six  of  his  excellent  "  Notice 
Bibliographique  sur  Montaigne,"  where  he  describes  with  scrupulous  exactitude 
the  various  editions  of  the  " '  Essays. " 

The  differences  noted  by  M.  Payen  in  copies  of  this  1595  edition  are  men- 


174  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

tioned  by  Branet,  one  of  which  shows  that  the  above  is  in  the  "primitive  state'' 
as  printed,  viz.:  the  fourth  line  of  page  70  commences  "que  vne." 

The  reliure  of  the  above  copy  is  magnificent,  as  fresh  as  when  it  left  the 
binder's  hands,  and  as  an  example  of  modern  binding  it  cannot  be  equalled. 

"  Montaigne  is  the  earliest  classical  writer  in  the  French  language,  the  first 
whom  a  gentleman  is  ashamed  not  to  have  read.  No  writer  of  the  XVIth  cen- 
tury has  given  so  much  delight." — Hallam. 

"  Montaigne  and  Howell's  Letters  are  my  bed-side  books.  I  like  to  hear 
them  tell  their  old  stories  over  and  over  again.  I  am  informed  that  both  of 
them  tell  coarse  stories.  I  don't  heed  them,  it  was  the  custom  of  their  time  as 
it  is  of  Highlanders  and  Hottentots  to  dispense  with  a  part  of  dress  which  we 
all  wear  in  cities. " — W.M.Thackeray. 

EXTREMELY  RARE  AND  CHARMINGLY  BOUND  BIBELOT 
ON  THE  PEACE  BETWEEN  FRANCE  AND  SPAIN- 
PARIS,    1598. 

602  HENRY  IV.  OF  France. —  |  Solemnit:^  |  Faicte  a  Venise, 

povr  I  rendre  graces  a  Diev  de  la  Paix,  establie  |  entre  le 
Tres-Chrestien   Roy  de   France,  |  &   le   Roy  Catholique 
d'Espagne.  |  Auec  grand  nombre  de  riches  &  industrieux  | 
Theatres,  &  I'interpretation  de  tout  ce  qu'  y  |  estoit  repre- 
sent6  par  les  sept  grandes  |  Confrairies  de  ladicte  Ville.  | 
Obtenue   par   le  soin,  &  assidues  Oraisons'  faictes  a  la  | 
diuine   Majeste   par   nostre   S.   Pere  le  Pape  |  Clement 
VIII.  I  louxte  la  Copie  Italienne  traduicte  en  Francois.  | 
Small  8vo,  elegantly  bound  by  Masson-De  Bonnelle  in 
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fl,eurs-de-lys  and  on  the  sides  at  the  corners  with  the  same 
and  Grolieresque  pattern  in  the  centres,  rounded  corners, 
inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  chez  Denis  Binet pres  la  parte  Sainct  Marcel,  1598 

VERY  RARE  and  extremely  interesting  bibelot  on  the  ceremonies  held  at 
Venice  on  the  occasion  of  the  peace  signed  between  the  King  of  Spain  and 
Henry  the  Fourth  of  France,  in  the  year  of  the  accession  of  the  last  named  and 
in  which  Henry  the  Third  was  assassinated. 

On  the  title  is  the  printer's  device  of  Binet  and  also  that  of  Venice — "  St. 
Mark  writing  his  gospel  with  the  winged  liop  beside  him."  At  the  end  are  the 
arms  of  Pope  Clement  the  Eighth  on  one  page,  and  on  the  verso  that  of  France 
and  Navarre  surmounted  by  a  royal  crown. 

SPECKLE'S  ARCHITECTURE,   PRINTED  AT  STRASBURG 

IN  1599. 

603  15lacfi:  fLctter.— SPECKLE   (Daniel).     Architectura, 

von  Vestungen  wie  die  zu  Unzern  Zeiten,  an  Statten, 
Schlosern  und  Claussen  zu  Wasser,  Land  Berg  vnd  Thai, 
etc.  Engraved  title  and  numerous  plates,  many  double,  also 
illustrations  in  tfie  text.  Folio,  old  vellum,  marbled  edges. 
Strasburg,  Lazarus  Zetzerer,  1599 
VERY  RARE  architectural  work  full  of  illustrations  and  details. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  175 

THE    CHRONICLE    OF     BRABANT,    PUBLISHED   IN    1600, 
WITH  HANDSOME   PORTRAITS. 

604  BARLANDUS  (Hadrian).  DVGVM  BRABANTI^ 
CHRONICA,  item  Brabantiadvs  Poema  Melchioris 
Barlaei,  Illustrated  with  admirably  executed  full-page  por- 
traits, achievement  of  arins  and  map,  Antwerp,  in  Officina 
Plantiana,  1600;  also — 

GOBELINI  Personse,  Decani  Bilfeldensis  et  Officialis 
Panderbornensis  Cosmodromivm,  etc.,  studio  et  opera  Hen- 
Rici  Meibomi,  with  large  printer'' s  device  on  title  and  last 
page,  Frankfort,  Andrew  Wechel,  1599. 

Together  2  vols,  in  i.     Old  stamped  pigskin. 

VERY  RARE,  particularly  the  Chronicle  of  the  Dukes  of  Brabant,  which 
has  superb  and  brilliant  impressions  of  the  plates. 

JUSTINIAN'S  INSTITUTES— THE  1600  INGOLSTADT  EDI- 
TION ADAPTED  TO  THE  HOLY  ROMAN  EMPIRE— 
WITH   NUMEROUS  ADDITIONS  AND   PLATES. 

60s  JSlatfe  anter,— IMP.  c^s.  jvstiniani  institv- 

TiONES,  das  ist  ein  Auszugvnd  Anleittunng  etlicher  Key- 
serlichen  vnnd  ders  Heyligen  Romischen  Reichs  geschrib- 
ner  Rechten:  Sampt  angehangtem  genchtlichen  Process 
Lehenrecht  Halfsgerichtsordnung  summa  Rolandini  von 
Contracten  vnd  Testamenten  Regulu  Bartholomaei  Socini, 
etc.,  etc.  With  table  of  consanguinity,  numerous  large  wood 
engravings,  rubricated  title,  etc.  5  vols,  in  i.  Thick  small 
folio,  old  stamped  pigskin  on  wooden  boards,  one  brass 
clasp.  Ingoldstadt,  durch  Andream  Angermayr,  1600 

VERY  RARE.  With  five  distinct  paginations  and  four  title-pages.  The 
illustrations  are  curious,  showing  the  method  of  dealing  out  law,  making  laws, 
etc. ,  in  Germany  in  the  sixteenth  century. 

606  HAWKINS  (Rush  C).  Titles  of  the  First  Books  from  the 
Earliest  Presses,  established  in  different  Cities,  Towns, 
and  Monasteries  in  Europe  before  the  end  of  the  Fifteenth 
Century,  with  Brief  Notes  upon  their  Printers.  Illustrated 
with  reproductions  of  early  types  and  first  engravings  of  the 
printing  press — handsomely  printed  on  heavy  paper  by  De 
ViNNE.     Large  4to,  cloth,  uncut  (pp.  xxxii.,  143). 

N.  Y.  and  London,  1884 

No.  214  of  limited  edition  of  300  copies,  numbered.  Dedicated  to  Father 
Antonio  Ceriani,  Director  of  the  Ambrosian  Library  at  Milan,  Italy— "as  a 
slight  evidence  of  my  respect  for  his  character,  admiration  for  his  great  learning, 
appreciation  of  his  friendship  and  kindly  interest  in  my  bibliographical  occu- 
pations. " 


176  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


' '  Manucia  gens  erudita  nem.  ignota 
Hoc  loci  arte  typographica  excelluit. " 

— Epitaph  of  Aldus  the  elder  at  Venice. 

^l&int  %mpxints, 

JUVENAL    AND    PERSIUS,    PRINTED      BY    ALDUS    PIUS 

MANUTIUS  IN  isoi. 
607  ALDUS.— JUVENAL    ET    PERSIUS.      Opera.      Small 
8vo,  old  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges. 

Venetiis,  mdibus  Aldi  mense  Augusta,  MDI.  (1501) 

VERY  RARE  and  good  example  of  early  Aldine  imprint  in  Italic  types.  A 
coat-of-arms  is  stamped  in  gold  on  the  sides — the  chief  charge  of  which,  or  pos- 
sibly crest,  is  a  lion.  Below  are — "quarterly  i  and  4  three  fleurs-delys,  and  2 
and  3  a  bend  f uselly. " 

The  above  and  nearly  fifty  following  Aldine  imprints  constitute  the  largest  and 
most  important  collection  in  the  United  States  of  the  publications  of  the  most 
famous  typographers  of  Venice. 

Aldus  Pius  Manutius  was  the  founder  of  this  great  printing  house.  He  was 
born  in  1449  or  1450  at  Sermonetta  in  the  Pontifical  States.  His  baptismal  name 
was — "  Theobaldo,  the  last  two  syllables  of  which  served  him  for  a  nom-de- 
plume,  which  was  Latinized  into  Aldus,  with  the  afiix  of  Manutius  for  his  fam- 
ily and  sometimes  of  Romanus  to  indicate  his  country.  In  addition  to  all  these 
names  he  afterwards  assumed  that  of  Pius  out  of  compliment  to  a  pupil." 

He  commenced  his  typographical  labors  in  Venice  in  1496,  and,  as  Bigmore 
and  Wyman  state — "  married  the  daughter  of  Andrew  Torresano  d'Asola,  the 
purchaser,  in  1479,  of  the  printing  office  of  Nicholas  Jenson,  the  celebrated 
engraver  who  was  sent  by  Louis  XI.  to  Mayence  in  1458,  to  discover  the 
secrets  of  the  new  art  of  printing.  There  is  reason  to  believe  that  Aldus 
was  greatly  assisted  by  this  circumstance  in  the  cutting  of  his  new  Greek  types, 
especially  the  cursive  character. "  '' 

To  Aldus  we  are  indebted  for  Roman  type  of  a  neater  cut,  and  he  gave  birth 
to  the  Italic  letter,  which  was  primarily  styled  Venetian.  Three  Popes  gave 
Aldus  the  privilege  of  the  sole  use  of  this  type  for  the  period  of  fifteen  years. 
The  elder  Aldus  died  in  1515,  leaving  four  sons,  one  of  whom,  Paul  Manutius, 
was  then  aged  three  years. 

Between  1516  and  1529  the  Aldine  printing  office  was  superintended  by 
Andrew  d'Asola  and  his  sons.     From  153310  1571  all  the  editions  of  the  Aldi 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  177 


were  issued  under  the  direction  of  Paul  Manutius  in  the  name  of  the  successors 
of  Aldus,  but  during  which  time,  however,  the  establishment  was  closed  for 
four  years  owing  to  quarrels  between  the  son  and  the  representatives  of  the 
founder. 

The  Aldine  dynasty  ended  just  before  the  close  of  the  sixteenth  century  and 
upon  the  death  of  Aldus  the  Younger,  whose  editions  were  produced  between 
1572  and  his  decease  in  1597. 

Examples  of  all  these  periods— over  a  hundred  years  of  typography — and 
representing  the  various  mutations  of  the  printery  established  by  Manutius  will 
be  found  in  this  elegant  collection,  nearly  all  the  volumes  of  which,  as  well  as 
the  Elzevirs  following,  came  from  the  Syston  Park  Library  and  were  bound  by 
Roger  Payne,  Bozerian,  Duru,  Lewis  and  other  celebrated  relieurs. 

The  device  of  the  Aldi,  a  dolphin  entwined  around  an  anchor,  it  may  be  well 
to  add,  was  taken  from  a  design  found  on  the  obverse  of  a  medal  of  Vespasian 
and  one  of  Domitian.  Aldus  Manutius  adopted  the  emblem  as  token  of  swift- 
ness (the  dolphin)  in  execution,  combined  with  steadiness  (the  anchor)  in  con- 
ception. This  mark  was  used  later  in  honor  of  Manutius  by  other  notable 
printers,  such  as  the  eminent  William  Pickering,  a  man  who  in  matters  typo- 
graphic, and  by  the  aid  of  the  Whittinghams,  or  rather  the  Chiswick  Press,  was 
the  equal  of  any  of  his  predecessors  of  the  olden  time. 

SUIDA'S  GREEK  LEXICON,  PRINTED  BY  ALDUS  IN  1514. 

608  ALDUS.— SUIDA.     Lexicon  Graece.      Thick  small  folio, 

crinkled  morocco,  extra  gilt  on  the  back,  stamped  in  gold 
on  the  sides,  with  Aldine  dolphin,  anchor  and  cable,  in- 
side gold  borders,  green  watered  silk  ends  and  gilt  edges, 
by  R.  Storr. 

Venetiis,  in  aedibvs  Aldi  et  Andreae  soceri  mense  Feb. 

M.V.XIIII.,  i.  e.,  1514 

VERY  RARE.  From  the  Syston  Park  Collection,  with  heraldic  book-plate 
inserted.  It  had  previously  belonged  to  Sir  Mark  Sykes,  and  a  few  pp.  are 
slightly  stained. 

The  text  is  wholly  in  Greek.  At  both  the  beginning  and  end  is  the 
Aldine  device  with  the  legend  "  Aldvs  M.  R."  The  printer's  mark  on  title  is 
colored,  and  at  the  top  is  painted  in  the  arms — "gu.  a  fess  ar."  This  shield 
is  twice  repeated.  The  initials  "G.  N."  are  beside  the  first  named,  and  there 
is  also  the  signature  "  Guidi  Nobilius,"  probably  the  name  of  the  owner  of 
the  coat-of-arms. 

"  Seconde  edition,  fait  sur  un  autre  manuscrit  que  la  premiere  de  Milan, 
1499.  Le  texte  en  est  souvent  meilleuf,  et  plusieurs  lacunes  y  sont  heureuse- 
ment  remplies. " — Renouard. 

THE  VERY  RARE  ALDINE  EDITION  OF  JUSTIN. 

609  ALDUS. — Justin,  Trogi  Pompei  externas  Historise  in  Com- 

pendivm  ab  Ivstino  redactae — Externorum  Imperatorum 
Uitae  authore  .^Emylio  Probo.  Small  8vo,  red  morocco, 
extra  gilt  on  the  back  and  sides,  with  the  Aldine  device 
in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt. 

Venetiis,  in  aedibvs  Aldi  et  Andreae  Asvlani  soceri 

mense  Ian.  M.D.XXII,  i.  e.,  1522 

VERY  RARE,  printed  in  Italic  letter,  with  the  Aldine  mark  at  the  beginning 
and  the  end.     From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  heraldic  book-plate. 

Rose  says  Justin's  work  is — "Written  with  great  purity  and  elegance,  ex- 
cepting here  and  there  a  word  which  savors  of  encroaching  barbarism." 

Of  the  above  Dibdin  states: — "  This  edition,  to  which  Nepos  is  joined  ac- 
cording to  Ernesti,  is  compiled  from   certain   ancient  MSS.,  and  conjectural 


178  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

emendations.  It  was  reprinted  by  the  Juntae  in  1525,  which  edition  is  said  by 
Grsevius  to  be  of  considerable  authority.  ...  It  is  a  very  rare  and  correct  edi- 
tion ;  much  more  so  than  its  precursors  in  the  XVth  century." 

THE  ALDINE   VALERIUS  OF  1523,  AND  BOUND  BY 
BOZERIAN. 

610  ALDUS.— VALERII  FLACCI  Argonavtica,  lo.  Baptist.^ 

Pij  carmen  ex  quarto  Argonauticon  Apollonij,  Orphei 
Argonautica  innominatv  interprete.  Small  8vo,  elegantly 
bound  by  Bozerian,  in  dark  blue  morocco,  extra  gilt  on 
the  back  and  sides,  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 
sides,  inside  gold  borders,  vellum  fly- leaves,  gilt  edges. 
Venetiis,  in  aedibvs  Aldi  et  Andreae  Asvlani  soceri 

mense  Maio  M.D. XXIII.,  i.  e.,  1523 
VERY  RARE.     Printed  in  Italic  letter  with  the  mark  of  the  Aldi  on  the 
title  and  last  page.     With  the  inserted  Syston  Park  heraldic  book-plate. 

' '  This  edition  is  said  by  Heinsius  and  Burman  to  contain  many  bold  con- 
jectures and  glaring  interpolations;  although  "the  editor,  Asulanus,  has  shewn 
himself  a  scholar  of  no  common  erudition.  It  contains  the  '  Orphei  Argonau» 
tica  '  from  the  preceding  edition  of  Pius.  Fine  copies  of  it  are  obtained  with 
some  difficulty." — T.  F.  Dibdin. 

HERODIAN,  BOTH  IN  GREEK    AND   LATIN,  PRINTED  BY 
THE  ALDI  IN  1524. 

611  ALDUS.— HERODIANI    historiarum    lib.    VIII,    Graece 

pariter  et  Latine.     Small  Svo,  morocco  gilt,  edg'es  gilt. 
Venice,  in  aedibus  Aldi,  et  Andreae  Asvlani 

Soceri  mense  Septembri,  1524 
VERY  RARE,  with  both  the  Greek  and  Latin  texts,  and  separate  pagina- 
tion. At  both  the  beginning  and  end  is  the  Aldine  device.  The  tooling  on 
the  back  is  an  arrow  piercing  a  wreath  of  vescica-piscis  shape.  Herodian's  his- 
tory of  the  Roman  Emperors  comprises  the  period  between  the  death  of  Marcus 
Antoninus,  A.  D.  180,  and  the  accession  of  Gordian  III.  in  238.  His  style  is 
clear  and  elegant.  The  above  edition,  says  Dibdin — ■' contains  the  truly  ele- 
gant Latin  version  of  Politian.  .  .  .  Harwood  has  erroneously  suj^osed  that 
Politian  first  published  his  version  of  Herodian  after  the  Louvain  edition  of 
1525." 

THE    GRAND     1524      FOLIO     GREEK     DICTIONARY,      IM- 
PRINTED BY  ALDUS  AND  ASULANUS  IN  1524. 

612  ALDUS.— DICTIONARIVM  GRAECVM  cum  Interpreta- 

tione  Latina,  omnia.,  quae  hactenus  impressa  sunt,  copios- 
simum.  [Accedunt  Opuscula  Ammorici,,  Orbicii,  Joan- 
Nis  Grammatici,  Corinthi,  Herodiani,  Chcerobosci, 
Thom^  Magistri,  Phrynici,  Moschopuli,  etc.,  Grsece]. 
Thick  small  folio,  handsomely  bound  in  red  levant  mo- 
rocco, profusely  tooled  in  gold  on  the  back  and  sides,  with 
the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  both  sides,  gilt  edges. 
Venetiis,  in  aedibvs  Aldi,  et  AndrecB  Asvlani  soceri, 

mense  Decembri,  M.D.XXIIII.,  i.  e.,  1524 
VERY  RARE.     A  handsome   folio    example  with    the  usual    device    of 
"  Aldvs  M.  R."  on  both  the  title  and  last  page.     Back  of  the  title  is — "  Fran- 
ciscus  Asulanus  to  the  reader. " 

From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  and  with  the  "ex-libris"  of  that  collection 
inserted. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  179 

A  VERY  RARE   ALDINE  IMPRINT. 

613  ALDUS.— STEUCHUS  EGUBINUS  (Augustinus)  Recog- 

nitio  Veteris  Testamenti  ad  Hebraicam  Veritatem,  collata 
etiam  Editione  Septuaginta  Interprete  cum  ipse  ueritate 
Hebraica  nostra  q.  Translatione,  cum  Expositione  Hebrae- 
corum,  ac  Graecorum,  etc.  Small  4to,  elegantly  bound  by 
R.  Storr  in  green  morocco,  extra  gilt  on  the  back  and 
sides,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  green 
watered  silk  ends,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 
Venetiis,  in  aedibus  Aldi  et  Andrem  soceri, 

MD.XXIX.,  i.  e.,  1529 

VERY  RARE,  and  so  pronounced  by  Renouard — "volume  tres-rare.'"  With 

the  Syston  Park  "ex-libris"  inserted.     On  the  title  is  the  warning:   "  Ne  quis 

alius  aut  Venetiis,  aut  usquam  locorum  hunc  impune  librum  imprimat  Senatus 

Veneti  decreto  cautum  est.  MDXXIX." 

"Volume  rare,  compose  de  2li  ff.  chiffr.  non  compris  2  ff.  prelim.,  et  k  la 
fin  une  page  d'errata,dont  le  verso  est  blanc.  Ce  livre  est  impr.  avec  un  petit 
caract.  Rom.,  mele  de  Grec  et  d'Hebreu." — Brunet. 

ISOCRATES  AND  OTHER    GREEK  AUTHORS,  BOUND   BY 

C.  LEWIS. 

614  ALDUS. — ISOCRATES     nvper    accvrate    recognitvs,    et 

avctvs — ISOCRATES,  Alcidamas,  Gorgias,  Aristides, 
Harpocration  [Rhetores  Graeci-Graece  cura  Aldi 
Manutii].  Large  4to.  Bound  by  C.  Lewis  in  morocco 
gilt,  edges  gilt,  and  with  the  Ai.dine  device  in  gold  on 
the  sides. 

Venetiis,  in  aedibus  haeredum  Aldi  Manutii,  et 
Andrece  Asulani,  mense  lulio,  M.D.XXXIIII.,  i.  e.,  1534 

VERY  RARE.  With  the  Aldine  anchor  and  dolphin  in  gold  on  the  title 
and  last  page,  also  dedication  of — ' '  Aldvs  Man.  Rom.  loanni  Baptistae  Equatio 
Veneto,    dated  1513.     This  copy  has  inserted  the  Syston  Park  "ex-libris." 

FINE  EXAMPLE  OF  ALDINE  TYPOGRAPHY. 

615  ALDUS.— GREGORII    Nazanzeni    Theologi    Orationes 

Novem  Elegantissime. — GREGORII  Nysseni  liber  de 
Homine,  quae  omnia  nunc  primum,  emendatissima,  in 
lucem  prodeunt.  2  vols,  in  i.  Minimo,  dark  blue  mo- 
rocco, extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  anchor  and  dolphin  in 
gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Venetiis,  in  aedibvs  haeredvm  Aldi,  et  Andrece  Asvlani 

soceri,  M.D.XXXVI.,  i.  e.,  1536 

VERY  RARE  and  fine  copy  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted 

heraldic  book-plate.     The  colophon  is  at  the  end  of  the  first  volume — there  is 

'  none  to  the  second.     The  Aldine  device  is  on  the  title  of  the  first  volume  and 

on  the  last  page  of  the  second.  •■ 

A  ROMAN  SPECIMEN  OF  TYPOGRAPHY,  WITH  THE 
TYPES  OF  THE  ALDI— 1537. 

616  ALDUS.— VALERI ANUS,  Compendivm  in  Sphseram  per 

Pierivm  Valerianvm  Belvnensem.  With  numerous 
woodcuts.      Minimo,   elegantly  bound,  with   many  blank 


i8o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

leaves  at  the  end,  in  dark  bliie  morocco,  extra  gilt,  with 
the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  gilt  edges. 
Rome,   impressit    RomcB    Ant.    Blades    Platina 
Asulanus,  cum priuelgio,  nequis  alius  Imprimat,  sub 
Anathematis  poena,  etpecunaria  mulcia,  ut  in  Breui 
Apostolico  continentur,  1537 
VERY  RARE,  not  in  Renouard,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with 
heraldic  book-plate. 

The  above  is  printed  with  the  Italic  types  of  the  Aldi,  of  which  fonts  they  had 
entire  control,  and  were  defended  by  the  Holy  See  from  typographical  pirates, 
who,  offending,  are  threatened  in  the  colophon  with  fine  and  anathema. 

FORTUNIO'S  ITALIAN   GRAMMAR,  PRINTED  BY  THE 
YOUNGER  ALDUS  IN  1541. 

617  ALDUS.— FoRTVNio    (Messer    Francesco)    Regole  Gram- 

maticali  della  Volgar  Lingva,  Nvovamente  Revisite,  et 
con  somma  Diligentia  Corrette.  Minimo,  maroon  mo- 
rocco, elegantly  tooled,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on 
the  sides,  edges  gilt,  many  blank  leaves  at  the  end. 

Venice,  in  casd  de'  figlivoli  di  Aldo,  1541 
VERY  RARE,  first  Aldine  edition,  with  numerous  contemporary  MS.  mar- 
ginalia.    From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  armorial  "  ex-libris." 

"  C'est  la  plus  ancienne  grammaire  Italienne  qui  ait  ete  imprimee  ....  On 
compte  au  moins  quinze  reimpressions  dont  trois  faites  a  Venise  chez  les  Aide, 
en  1541,  1545  et  1552  pet  in  8." — Brunet. 

FERRARI'S    EMENDATIONS  TO  CICERO'S    PHILIPPICS- 
ALDUS,  1542. 

618  ALDVS.— HIERONYMI  FERRARII  ad  Pavlvm  Manv- 

TivM  Emendationes  in  Philippicas  Ciceronis — Pavlvs 
Manvtivs  Aldi  F.  Cvm  Senatvs  Veneti  Privilegio. 
Small  8vo,  red  morocco  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  deyice  in  gold  on  the  sides  by  R.  Storr. 

Venice,  apvd  Aldi  filios,  1542 

VERY  RARE,  printed  in  Italic  types  with  the  mark  of  the  Aldi  on  the  title 
and  the  last  page.     With  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  the  Syston  Park  Library. 

Paulus  Manutius  Aldus,  at  the  time  of  the  publication  of  the  above,  was 
just  thirty  years  old,  and  had  given  proofs  of  ripe  scholarship. 

AN  ALDINE  IMPRINT  IN  ROMAN  LETTER— 1545. 

619  ALDUS.— PARTHENIUS.—Bernardini  Parthenii  For- 

oivliensis  pro  Lingva  Latina  Oratio.  Small  4to,  dark  blue 
morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 
sides,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges,  blank  leaves  at  the 
end  (a  few  pages  slightly  stained). 

Venice,  apvd  Aldi  filios,  1545 
VERY  RARE,  printed  in  Roman  types,  with  the  anchor  and  dolphin  of  the 
Aldi  on  the  title  and  last  page.   With  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  Syston  Park. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  i8i 

CICERO  DE   RHETORICA,  BY  THE  ALDI,  1546. 

620  ALDUS.— CICERO,    In    Omnes    de    Arte   Rhetorica    M. 

TvLLii  CiCERONis  libros,  item  in  eos  ad.  C.  Herenivm 
Scriptos,  Doctissimarvm  Virorvm  Commentaria,  in  Vnvm 
Velvti  corpvs  redacta,  etc.  Thick  small  folio,  handsomely 
bound  by  R.  Storr  in  maroon  morocco  extra  gilt,  with 
the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  bor- 
ders, edges  gilt  (a  few  pages  slightly  stained  at  the  bot- 
tom). Y cnicQ,  apvd  Aldi  filios,  1546 

VERY  RARE,  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  heraldic  book-plate.  On 
the  title  is  the  autograph  signature — "  Guil  von  Sestick,  1623,"  also  the  Aldine 
anchor  and  dolphin  within  a  floriated  ornament.  On  the  last  page  is  the  coat- 
of-arms  of  a  Cardinal,  with  the  motto  "  Dvrate  "  and  beneath  which  are  two 
angels. 

ITALIAN  TRANSLATION  OF  TERENCE  BOUND  BY  ROGER 
PAYNE,  AND  WITH  THE  ALDUS  IMPRINT  OF  1546. 

621  ALDUS.— TERENCE,  Le  Comedie  di  Terentio  Volgari, 

di  Nvovo  Ricorrette  et  a  Miglior  Tradottione  Ridotte. 
Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco  gilt, 
edges  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides. 

Venice,  in  casa  de'  figlivoli  di  Aldo,  1546 

VERY  RARE.  Printed  in  Italic  types  with  the  Aldine  anchor  and  dolphin 
on  title  and  last  page.  With  the  inserted  "  ex-libris  "  of  the  Syston  Park 
library,  at  which  sale  the  above  (lot  1905)  was  described  by  the  best  English 
expert,  John  Bohn,  as  bound  by  Roger  Payne. 

CINTHIUS-A  GENUINE  AND   COUNTERFEIT  ALDUS   IN 
CONTRAST— BOUND  BY  C.  LEWIS. 

622  ALDUS. — GiRALDi  CiNTHio  daFerrara  (Giovan  Battista) 

Orbecche  Tragedia,  ^«tf  vignette  portrait  of  author,  1547; 
also — 

Orbecche  TRAGEDiAdiM.  Giovan  Battista  Giraldi 
Cinthio  di  Ferrara,  Venice,  in  casa  de  figlivoli  d'  Aldo, 

1543- 

ToGETHER2vols.ini.  Minimo.  Elegantly  bound  by  C. 
Lewis  in  purple  morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  the 
Aldus  device  stamped  in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt. 

VERY  RARE,  a  fine  example  of  C.  Lewis's  binding,  and  so  described  in 
the  catalogue  of  the  Syston  Park  Library,  the  "  ex-libris"  of  which  is  inserted. 

The  1547  imprint  is  one  of  the  famous  Aldine  counterfeits.  In  this  volume, 
the  original  Italic  types  and  forgery  are  side  by  side. 

PAULUS  MANUTIUS'S   CICERONIC   COMMENTARY,   PUB- 
LISHED BY  HIMSELF  AND  BROTHERS  IN  1547. 

623  ALDUS.— MANVTIVS  (Pavlvs)  Commentarivs  in  Epistolas 

CiCERONis  ad  Atticvm.     Thick  small  8vo,  red  morocco, 


i82  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  upon  the  sides, 

edges  gilt.  Venice,  apvd  Aldi  filios,  1547 

VERY  RARE,  with  the  device  of  the  anchor  and  dolphin  with  the  legend 

"Aldi  filii  "  and  with  two  cupids,  satyr's  head,  etc.,  and  a  few  lines  of  old  MS. 

on  title  in  reference  to  the  mark. 

Concerning  Paulus  Manutius  Aldus,  vide  the  note  to  number  636  of  this 
catalogue. 

THE  GREEK  ETYMOLOGY,  PRINTED  WITH  THE  ALDINE 
TYPES  IN   IS49. 

624  ALDUS. — Magnvm  Etymologicvm  Graec^e  Linguae,  nunc 

recens  Summa  Adtribita  Diligentia  Excusum,  et  Innumer- 
abilibus  pene  Dictionibus  Locupletatum,  Qvas  Vt  Facilivs 
Cognoscere  Lector  possit,  singulis  manus  index  est 
apposita.  Adeo  vt  fere  nihil  in  hoc  libro  desiderari  iam 
possit  ab  iis,  qui  Graecis  Uteris  nauant  operam.  Large 
4to,  dark  blue  morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device 
in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt  (some 
pp.  stained). 

Venetiis,  apud  Federicum   Turrisanum  (Aldus),  1549 

VERY  RARE,  with  the  Aldine  mark  on  the  title  and  first  page  of  text  with 
rubricated  head-piece,  captions  and  fancy  initial.  From  the  Syston  Park 
Library,  with  heraldic  book-plate. 

625  ALDUS.— VICTORIS  FAVSTI  Veneti  Orationes  Qvinqve, 

eius  Amicorum  cura  quam  fieri  potuit  diligenter  impressae. 
4to,  red  morocco  extra,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on 
the  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  with  blank  leaves 
at  end.  Venice,  apvd  Aldi  filios,  155 1 

Very  rare,  and  a  fine  copy  with  board  margins  of  this  handsome  Aldine 
imprint.     With  the  Syston  Park  Library  book-plate  inserted. 

626  ALDUS.— STRACCHA   (B.).     De  Mercatvra,  sev  Merca- 

tore  Tractavs,  Venice,  Aldus,  1553;  also — 

STRACCHA  (B.).  De  Proxenetis  et  Proxeneteticis  Trac- 

tatus,  Venice,  apud  lo.   Baptistam  et  Melchiorem  Sassam 

fr aires,  [1552];  also — 

SANTERNA  (P.).     Tractatvs   de  Assecvratioribus   et 

Sponsionibus  Mercatorum,  Venice,  apvd  Baltassarem  Con- 

stantinvm,  1552. 

TOGETHER  3  vols,  in  i.     Thick  minimo,  red  morocco, 

extra  gilt,  with  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges 

gilt.  Venice,  1552-53 

VERY  RARE.  From  the  Syston  Park  Collection, with  heraldic  book-plate  and 

MS.  table  of  contents.     The  printer's  device  of  the  Sessas  represents  an  eagle 

with  prey — the  Aldine  mirk  is  the  usual  anchor  and  dolphin,  ydth  cupids,  satyrs, 

cornucopias,  etc. — and  that  of  the  Venetian  printer  Constantine  is  two  hands, 

issuing  from  clouds,  and  holding  two  entwined  serpents  on  a  staff,  at  the  head  of 

which  is  a  bird. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  183 

627  ALDUS.— GIOVANNI  CRISOSTOMO.archicescov.  di  Con- 

stantinopoli.  Libri  tre  della  Prouidenza  di  Dio  a  Stagirio 
Monaco,  etc.  Minimo,  blue  morocco  elegant,  Aldine 
device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  appresso  il  nobile  huomo  Torresano  (Aldus),  1554 

VERY  RARE.  With  the  Aldine  device,  different  examples,  on  the  title  and 
above  the  colophon.     From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted  book-plate. 

628  ALDUS.— SANCTI   lOANNIS    DAMASCENI   Adversvs 

Sanctarvm  Imaginvm  Oppvgnatores  Oration es  TresPEXRO 
Francisco  Zino  Veronensi  Interprete.  Small  Svo,  maroon 
morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  with  the  Aldine  device  on  the 
sides,  blank  leaves  at  the  end.  Venice,  Aldus,  1554 

VERY  RARE,  the  Syston  Park  Library  copy,  with  book-plate.  With 
charming  initial  letters  and  a  good  specimen  of  the  Aldine  press  in  Roman 
letter. 

629  ALDUS.— SIGONIUS  (Carolus).     Fasti  Consvlares  ac  Tri- 

umphi  Acti  a  Romvlo  .  Rege  vsqve  ad  Ti.  Caesarem, 
eivsdem  in  Factvs  et  Trivmphos  idest  in  Vniversam  Ro- 
manam  Historiam  Commentarivs,  eiusdem  de  nominibus 
Romanarum  Liber.  Large  4to,  dark  blue  morocco  extra 
gilt,  with  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold 
borders  and  gilt  edges. 

Venice,  apud  Paulum  Manutium,  Aldi  F.,  1556 

VERY  RARE  and  a  splendid  example  of  Aldine  typography.  The  mark  of 
the  Aldi  on  the  title  is  vrithin  a  wreath  of  fruit  and  flowers — it  is  also  repeated  on 
the  page  after  the  "  Fasti  Consvlares. "  There  are  also  some  charming  initial 
letters.     With  the  Syston  Park  Library  book-plate. 

630  ALDUS.— MANVTIVS    (Paulvs).     Tre   Libri   de   Lettere 

Volgari  di.  Minimo,  purple  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  dentelle  gold  inside 
borders,  edges  gilt.  Venice,  Aldus,  1556 

VERY  RARE  and  lettered  on  back — "Editio  princeps."    A  fine  copy  and 
from  Syston  Park. 
Printed  at  the  author's  own  typographical  establishment,  vide  number  636. 

631  ALDUS.— CICERO,  Le  Fillipiche  di  Marco  T.  Cicerone 

contra  Marco  Antonio,  fatte  Volgari  per  Girolamo 
Ragazzioni.  4to,  maroon  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  appresso  Pavlo  Manutio,  1556 

RARE.  From  the  Syston  Park  Collection  and  with  inserted  heraldic  book- 
plate.    A  few  pages  slightly  stained  at  the  bottom. 

This  edition  of  Cicero's  Philippics  in  Italian  is  dedicated  by  thetranslator  to 
Girolamo  Ragazzoni. 

632  ALDUS.— SIGONIUS    (Carolus).       Emendationvm   Libri 

Dvo  Quorum  Argumentum  Proximae  Pagellse  Indicabunt. 


1 84  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION 

4to,  maroon  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in 
gold  on  the  sides,  gilt  edges.  Venice,  Aldus,  1557 

RARE  and  a  fine  copy  of  this  beautifully  printed  work  with  fancy  initial 
letters  and  printer's  mark  of  the  Aldi.  From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with 
book-plate. 

633  ALDUS.— LINACRE  (T.).     De  Emendata  Structura  Latini 

Sermonis  libri  sex,  cum  Indice  Copiosissimo.  Minimo, 
green  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold 
on  the  sides,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  apud  Paulum  Manutium,  Aldi  E., 

M.D.LVII.,  i.  e.,  1557 
RARE  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Collection  with  inserted  "  ex-libris."    With 
the  autograph  signature  on  title  of  "  D'Aless.  Rossi." 

"  It  has  been  remarked  that  though  Linacre  formed  his  own  style  on  the 
model  of  Quintillian,  he  took  most  of  his  authorities  from  Cicero.  This  treatise 
[the  above],  the  first-fruits  of  English  erudition,  was  well  received,  and  fre- 
quently printed  on  the  Continent. " — H ALLAM. 

634  ALDUS.  —  lACOBI    GRIFOLI    Lucinianensis    Orationes 

Varies  Variis   in  Locis  Habitse.     4to,red  morocco,  extra 

gilt,  dentelle  gold  borders,  stamped  on  the  sides  with  the 

Aldine  device,  gilt  edges,  by  C.  Smith.       Venetiis,  1557 

RARE.     A  fine  copy  with  fancy  initials  and  excellently  printed.     With  the 

inserted  book-plate  of  the  Syston  Park  Library. 

63s  ALDUS.— FALETI  (Hieronymus).  Orationes  XIL  Large 
4to,  brown  morocco  extra  gilt,  dentelle  gold  inside  bor- 
ders, with  the  device  of  the  Aldi  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt 
by  R.  Storr  (title  mended).  Venice,  Aldus,  1558 

VERY  RARE.  These  orations,  which  include  one  on  celibacy  and  another 
on  marriage,  are  principally  obituarial  and  on  King  Sigismund  of  Poland,  Car- 
dinal Estienne,  Alfonso  Duke  of  Ferrara,  Popes  Paul  the  Third  and  Julius  the 
Third,  etc.  With  the  heraldic  book-plate  inserted  of  Syston  Park.  This  copy  in 
1649  belonged  to  the  college  of  the  Order  of  Jesus  at  Louvain. 

636  ALDUS.— ELEGANZE  INISIEME  con  la  Copia,  della 
Lingva  Toscana  e  Latina,  Scielte  da  ALDO  MANUTIO 
utilissime  al  comporre  nell'  una  e  1'  Altra  Lingua.  Minimo, 
dark  blue  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in 
gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  Aldus,  1558 
VERY  RARE.     A  fine  copy  and  printed  in  Italic  letter.     With  the  inserted 
heraldic  book-plate  of  the  Syston  Park  Library. 

Paulus  Manutius,  the  son  of  Aldus  and  the  author,  publisher  and  printer  of 
the  above,  was  born  in  1512.  Bigmore  and  Wyman  write: — "  Some  say  that 
he  was  educated  by  Erasmus,  but  the  statement  is  challenged.  At  an  early 
age  he  manifested  a  great  love  for  learning  and  books,  and  labored  in  various 
literary  enterprises  with  the  most  indefatigable  devotion.  This  excessive  labor, 
combined  with  a  feeble  constitution,  soon  nearly  killed  him,  and  for  a  time  he 
was  compelled  to  renounce  his  studies .  He  became  remarkably  well  versed  in 
the  Latin  language  and  his  library  contained  copies  of  all  the  Roman  classics. 
Venice  was  very  proud  of  him,  and  the  Cardinals  Bembo  and  Bernardin  Maffeo 
especially  became  his  patrons.      At  the  solicitation  of    Pius  IV.  he  became 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  185 

head  of  the  Apostolic  Printing  Establishment,  the  intention  of  the  Pope  (ulti- 
mately carried  out)  in  establishing  which  was  the  publication  of  a  complete 
collection  of  the  Fathers.  Manutius  was  charged,  together  with  J.  Poggianus 
and  C.  Amalthee,  to  write,  entirely  in  Latin,-  '  the  Catechism  of  the  Council  of 
Trent.'  For  this  purpose  he  wept  to  Rome  in  1560,  but  left  there  to  return 
to  Venice  in  1570.  He  died  in  1572.  His  son,  Aide  Manuce,  a  scholar  and 
printer  of  great  eminence,  continued  his  publications." 
For  other  works  by  or  on  him,  vide  ante  et  supra. 

637  ALDUS.— PAVLI   MANVTII    Epistolse,   et   Praefationes 

qvae  Dicvntvr.      Vignette  on  title  of  angel  with   trumpet  and 

■motto  on  globe.     Minimo,  green  morocco,  extra  gilt  by  R. 

Storr,  inside   gold   dentelle  borders,   with  the  Aldine 

device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  gilt  edges  (some  pp.  stained). 

Venice,  in  Academia  Venetia,  1558 

VERY  RARE  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  "ex-libris"  of  that 

collection.     Like  the  preceding  number  by  Paul  Manutius  Aldus,  and  showing 

that  this  famous  printer  was  in  correspondence  with  the  most  eminent  men  of 

his  time. 

638  ALDUS.— SIGONIUS  (Carolus).     Orationes  Septem.  With 

mark  of  Aldus  within  wreath  on  title.     Small  4to,  green 

morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 

sides,  edges  gilt,  blank  leaves  at  end.  Venice,  Aldus,  1560 

RARE.     Printed  in  Roman  letter,  with  the  inserted  Syston  Park  book-plate. 

"  Sigonio  merits  the  character  of  the  ablest  and  most  successful  elucidator  of 

ancient  history  and  antiquities  in  the  age  in  which  he  lived.  "^RosE. 

639  ALDUS.—  I  HIERONYMI  ]  GABVCINII  |  Fanestris  Me- 

dici, I  ac  Philosophi,  |  de    Comitiali  Marbo  |  Libri  III.  | 
cum  priuilegio  Senatus  Veneti.  |      4to,  maroon  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  in- 
side gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt,  blank  leaves  at  end. 

Venice,  Aldvs,  1561 
VERY  RARE.     From  the   Syston  Park  collection,  with  heraldic  book-plate. 
Printed  in  Roman  types. 

VERY   RARE    ALDINE    IMPRINT    BY  THE  CELEBRATED 
ANATOMIST   FALLOPIO. 

640  Al,puS.—  I  GABRIELIS  |  FALLOPPII    Me-  |  dici    Mv- 

tinensis  |  Observationes  |  Anatomicse  |  ad  Petvrvm  Man- 
UAM  I  Medicum  Cremonensem.  |  Square  minimo,  dark 
blue  morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  anchor,  cable 
and  dolphin,  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt.  Paris,  apud  Bernardum  Turrisanum 

via  Jacobis,  in  Aldi  bibliotheca,  1562 
VERY  RARE,  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted  book-plate.  Also 
with  fleurons,  fancy  initial  letters  and  the  mark  of  ' '  Aldvs  "  on  the  title. 

Gabriel  Fallopio's — "merits  as  an  anatomist  are  so  great^that  Haller  begins  with 
him  the  epoch  of  the  Italian  school  of  anatomical  inventors.  His  principal  work 
in  this  science  was  '  Observationes  Anatomicse,'  Venet.  1561,  8vo,  several  times 
reprinted.  He  was  the  first  who  wrote  accurately  on  the  vessels  and  bones  of 
the  foetus.  He  greatly  improved  the  description  of  the  tubes  of  the  uterus, 
which  have  since  borne  his  name." 


1 86  THE  PENEDU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

641  ALDUS.— PORTIO   (Camillo).     La   Congivra   de'   Baroni 

del  Regno  di  Napoli  contra  il  Re  Ferdinando  Primo. 
Bound  by  Storr  in  maroon  morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  device  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges 
gilt  and  blank  leaves  at  end.  In  Roma,  1565 

Rare,  a  handsome  specimen  of  Aldine  Roman  letter.     With  the  Syston  Park 
heraldic  book-plate  inserted,  and  the  Aldine  anchor  and  dolphin  on  title. 

642  ALDUS.— VICTORIUS    REATINUS    (Marianus).       De 

Sacramento  Confessionis,  seu  Painitentise  Historia,  etc. 
Rome,  apud  Paulum  Manutium,  Aldi  F,  1566  ;  also — 

CONTARENI  (Caspar,  Cardinal).  De  Sacramentis 
Christianas  Legis  et  Catholicse  Ecclesise,  Florence,  apud 
Laurentium  Torrentinum,  1553. 

TOCETHER  2  vols,  in  i.  Small  8vo,  red  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides, 
inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Rome,  apud  Paulum  Manutium^  Aldi  E.,  1566 
VERY  RARE,  with  the  Syston  Park  heraldic  book-plate  inserted. 

SUPERB    JEAN  GROLIER  RELIURE    ON    A    1566    ALDINE 
C^SAR,  EDITED  BY  PAUL  MANUTIUS  ALDUS. 

643  ALDUS.— C.    IVLII   CAESARIS    Commentariorvm.     De 

Bello-Gallico,  Ciuli  Pompeiano,  Alexandrino,  Africano, 
Hispaniensi — Callise,  Hispanise,  locorumq.  insignium 
pictura  Nomina  turn  Vetera,  turn  recentia  explanata  lo. 
MiCHAELts.  Brvti.  SchoUa  quibus  loci  plurimi  obscuriores 
explicantur  Corrigente.  Aldo.  Manvtio.  Pavlli.  F. 
With  maps  atid  page  cuts.  Thick  minimo,  fine  old  con- 
temporary Crolier  binding. of  dark  brown  morocco,  the 
sides  and  back  covered  with  gilt  floriated  and  scroll  work 
ornamentation,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  in  aedibus  Manutianis,  1566 
VERY   RARE,    and   a   superb   piece   of   Grolieresque  tooling,  making  the 
volume  fully  worthy  to  have  been  among  the  treasures  of  Jean  Grolier. 

The  printer's  device  of  the  Aldi  will  be'found  on  both  the  first  4nd  last  pages. 
The  text  is  in  Italic  letter. 

644  ALDVS. —  I  DvE   Orationi  |  di  Gregorio  Nazanzeno  | 

Theologo,  I  In  una  de  le  quali,  si  tratta  quel  che  sia 
Vescouado,  et  |  'quali  debbiano  efferi  i  Vesconi.  |  Ne  1' 
altra,  de  1'  amor  verso  i  Poueri.  |  Et  |  il  primo  sermone  | 
di  S.  Cecilio  Cipriano  |  sopra  1'  Elemosina.  |  Fatte  in 
Lingva  Toscana  ]  dal  Commendatore  I  ANNIBAL 
CARD.  I  Col  Priuilegio  di  N.  S.  PP.  Pio  V.  |  Et  dell' 
111.  Sig.  di  Venetia.  |  4to,  maroon  morocco,  extra  gilt, 
with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold 
borders,  edges  gilt,  blank  leaves  at  the  end. 

Venice,  appresso  Aldo  Manvtio,  1569 
VERY  RARE,  in  Italic  letter,  with  charming  initial  letters,  and  the  mark 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  187 


of  the  Aldi  on  the  title.      From  the  Syston  Park  collection,  with  heraldic  "ex- 
libris.  "     Dedicated  to  Cardinal  Farnese. 

"From  him  [Annibal  Caro]  Ve  have  besides  Italian  translations  from  the 
Greek  of  some  of  the  works  of  Gregory  Nazianzen  and  St.  Cyprian,  Aristotle's 
Rhetoric,  and  History  of  Animals,  which  he  left  unfinished;  several  volumes  of 
his  own  familiar  letters,  together  with  those  he  wrote  in  the  name  of  Cardinal 
Farnese,  are  considered  perfect  models  of  elegance,  grace  and  simplicity." — 
Rose. 

64s  ALDUS.—  I  P.  TERENTIVS  |  AFER  |  A.  M.  ANTO- 
NIO MVRETO  j  Emendatvs  |  eivsdem  MVRETI  Argv- 
menta  |  et  Scholia  |  in  Singfvlas  Comoedias.  |  Thick 
square  minimo,  bound  by  R.  Storr  in  green  crinkled 
morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on 
the  sides,  inside  d,entelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Venice,  apud  Aldum,  1575 

VERY  RARE,  and  the  Syston  Park  copy,  with  heraldic  book-plate.  The 
first  example  in  the  collection  printed  by  the  grandson  of  Aldus  Manutius. 

On  the  title-page  is  an  oblong  vignette  portrait  of  "  Aldvs  Pivs  Manvtivs," 
the  founder  of  the  Aldi,  and  on  the  back  of  the  title-page  their  crest,  "an 
eagle,"  their  coronet  and  their  arms — "in  chief  an  eagle,  in  base  an  anchor 
and  dolphin,"  with  the  legend — "  Ex  privelgio  Maximiliani  II.  Imp.  Caes. 
Avg,"  and  below—"  Editio  Aldi  Manutij  PauUi  F.  Aldi  IV." 

646  ALDUS.—  I  In  I   Q    HORATII     FLACCI  |  Venvsini 

Librum  |  de  Arte  Poetica  |  Aldi  Manvstii  |  Pavlli  F. 
Aldi  N.  |  Commentarius  |  Ad  Bartholomaeum  Capram, 
Id.  Francisci  F.  |  luriconsultum.  |  4to,  maroon  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  with  the  device  of  the  Aldi  in  gold  on  the  sides, 
inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  blank  leaves  at  end. 

Venice,  apud  Aldum,  1576 

VERY  RARE  and  from  the  library  of  Syston  Park,  with  heraldic  book- 
plate. 

This  is  a  commentary  on  Horace  by  the  grandson  of  the  elder  Aldus,  whose 
vignette  portrait  embellishes  the  title.  There  are  also  numerous  initial  letters 
and  fleurons,  some  with  nudes. 

647  ALDUS.—  I  PHILIPPI      MOCENICI   |   Archiepiscopi  | 

Nicosiensis  |  Regni  Cypri,  etc.  |  Vniuersales  Institutiones 
ad  hominum  Perf actionem;  |  quatenus  Industria  parari 
potest.  I  Large  410,  green  morocco,  extra  gilt,  with  Aldine 
device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders, 
gilt  edges  (some  pp.  stained).      Venice,  apud  Aldum,  1781 

VERY  RARE.  With  the  Syston  Park  book-plate  inserted.  The  mark  of 
the  Aldi  on  the  title  is  a  fine  large  example.  There  are  also  charming  head  and 
tail-pieces  and  initial  letters,  as  well  as  a  handsome  page  plate  of  Renaissance 
design  at  the  end  of  the  dedication  to  Gregory  the  Thirteenth. 

648  ALDO  MANNVCCI.    Locvtioni  di  Terentio:  ouero  Modi 

Famigliari  di  Dire:  ne  quali  con  la  copie  di  Forme,  e  Con- 
cetti si  possone  Latinamente  spiegare  tutte  le  occorenze 
giornali:  selti  da  Aldo  Mannvcci.  With  vignette  and 
border  on  title,  fleurons  and  initial  letters,   Small  8vo,  green 


1 88  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 
sides,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges.    Venice,  Aldus,  1585 

VERY  RARE,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted  book-plate. 
On  the  title  is  the  MS.: — "  Ex  libris  Jacobi  de  Benedictis." 

649  ALDO  MANNUCCI.     Eleganze  insiene  con  la  Copia  della 

Lingua  Toscana,  e  I>atina.  Scielte  da  Aldo  Mannucci 
vtilissime  al  comporre  nell'  una,  e  1'  altra  lingua.  Minimo, 
purple  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold 
on  the  sides,  dentelle  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  by 
C.  Lewis.  Venice, /r«j-<?  ^/(Z^?,  1586 

VERY  RARE,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library  sale,  with  heraldic  book- 
plate. With  engraved  border,  including  the  dolphin  and  anchor  of  the  Aldi, 
fleurons  and  fancy  initials.  A  fine  copy  with  the  exception  of  title  mended  in 
margin  and  a  leaf  of  the  dedication. 

EXCESSIVELY     RARE     ALDUS— ONLY     THREE     COPIES 

KNOWN. 

650  ALDUS  MANUCCIUS.     Inscriptionis  Gordianse  Vicetiae 

Effossae  Explicatio.  Small  4to,  bound  by  C.  Lewis  in 
dark  blue  morocco  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold 
on  the  sides,  dentelle  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  blank 
leaves  at  the  end.  [Venice,  Aldus,  1588] 

EXCESSIVELY   RARE,   only  three  copies  being  known.     The  above, 

which  was  the  Syston  Park  copy,  has  a  page  of  manuscript  facing  the  first 

leaf. 

651  ALDUS.— CONTARINI    (Gasparo).     Delia  Repvblica  et 

Magistrati  di  Venetia  libri  V.  di  M.  GASPARO  CON- 
TARINI, che  su  poi  Cardinale.  With  fancy  initial  letters 
and  fleurons.  Small  4to,  maroon  morocco  extra  gilt,  the 
Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  gold  inside  dentelle 
borders,  edges  gilt.  Venice,  Presso  Aldo,  15  91 

VERY  RARE  fine  copy,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library  with  heraldic 

book-plate.     With  matter  on  the  same  subject  by  Donato  Giannotti,  Sebastiano 

Erizzo  and  Bartolomeo  Caualcanti. 

652  ALDUS.—  I  MARII    NIZOLII  |  Brixellensis   |   Thesaurus 

Ciceronianas.  I        In   qvo   post   ipsivs   Marii    Nizolii 

Additiones,  |  Basilij  Zanchi  et  Doctissimorum  aliorum 

virorum,  addita  sunt  |  multa,  et  quiden   diquissima   per 

Marcellum  Squar-  |  cialupum,  prout  legenti  patebit.  | 

Square  folio,  red  morocco   extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine 

device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges 

gilt.  Venice,  Aldus,  15  91 

VERY  RARE.     From  the  Syston  P^rk  Library.     With  large  anchor  and 

dolphin  of  the  Aldi  on  title,  and  head  pieces  representing  the  presentation  of  a 

volume  to  a  Roman  monarch.     The  colophon  reads: — "  Venetiis,  MDXCI. 

Apud  Dominicum  Nicolinum,"  to  which  might  be  added — " sed  typis'  Aldi." 

653  ALDUS.— Converso  et  Passio  SS.  Martyrum  Afr^,  Hil- 

ARiiE,   DiGNiE,    EvNOMiiSE,  EvTROPi^,  quse    ante   annos 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  189 

PAULLO  minus  MCCCC.  cum  Commentario  Marci  Vel- 
SERi.  Small  4to,  dark  blue  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  inside  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt,  with  blank  leaves  at  the  end. 

Venice,  apud  Aldum,  1591 
VERY  RARE  and  fine  copy,  with  the  Syston  Park  book-plate  inserted. 
Charming  initials  and  head-pieces. 

654  ALDUS. — Delia  VicissiTVDiNE  O'  Mvtabile  Varieta  delle 
Cose  neir  Vniverso  Libri  XII.,  di  Lvigi  Regio  Francese 
tradotti  dal  Kr.  Hercole  Cato.  4to,  dark  blue  crinkled 
morocco,  extra  gilt,  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 
sides,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  by  R.  Storr. 

Venice,  presso  A  Me,  1592 

VERY  RARE,  with  the  "ex-libris"  inserted  of  the  Syston  Park  Library. 
Printed  in  Italic  types,  with  charming  fleurons  and  initial  letters. 

65s  ALDUS.— ORIBASII  SARDIANI  Collectorvra  Medici- 
nalivm  Libri  XVII.,  Qvi  ex  Magno  Septvaginta  Librorum 
uolumine  ad  nostram  setatem  foil  peruenerunt,  Ioanne 
Baptista  Rasario,  medico,  Nouariensi,  interprete. 
Charming  initial  letters.  Thick  small  8vo,  red  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides, 
edges  gilt. 

Venice,  apud Paulum  Manutium,  Aldi  E.,  Cumpriuel- 
gio  Pont,  Max.  et  Senatus  Veneti,  in  annos  XX.,  n.  d. 

VERY  RARE.  From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  and  with  this  note  in  MS.  on 
an  end-paper: — "  No  copy  of  this  edition  seems  ever  to  have  been  sold  in  any  of 
the  famous  collections.  Extremely  rare,  not  collated  by  Renouard,  and  men- 
tioned among  his  '  Desiderata.'  The  editors  of  the  '  Serie  '  \vide  No.  656]  had 
never  seen  it,  as  they  merely  give  it  on  the  authority  of  Volpi  and  Crevenna. " 

656  ALDUS. — Serie  dell'  Edizione  Aldine  per  Ordine  Crono- 

logico  ed  Alfabetico  Terza  Edizione  con  Emendazione  e 
Giunte.  Small  8vo,  crinkled  purple  morocco  gilt,  with  the 
Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the  sides,  edges  gilt,  by  R. 
Storr.  Ylorence,  Giuseppe  Molini,  1803 

Rare.  From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  heraldic  book-plate,  also  with 
the  armorial  "ex-libris  of  "  Sylvester,  Lord  Glenbervie,"  on  back  of  title  and 
the  autograph  signature  on  title  of  that  British  blue- blood. 

The  above  admirable  bibliography  of  the  .Aldine  editions  has  a  folded  sheet 
genealogy  of  the  Aldus  Manutius  family.  It  is  of  five  generations,  commenc- 
ing with  Manuzio  da  Bassiano,  father  of  Aldo  Pio  Manuzio,  whose  wife  was  a 
Torresani,  and  ending  with  Paolina  Manuzio,  the  great-granddaughter  of  the 
founder  of  the  first  Aldine  press  in  Venice.  It  also  shows  intermarriages  with 
the  Odoni  and  Giunta  families. 

657  ALDI    PII   MANUTII    Scripta   Tria   Longe  Rarissim^    a 

Iacobo  Morellio  denuo  Edita  et  Illustrata.  Green  mo- 
rocco extra  gilt,  with  the  Aldine  device  in  gold  on  the 
sides,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges,  blank  leaves  at  the 
end.  Bassano,  typis  Remondinianis,  1806 

RARE,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted  heraldic  book-plate. 
It  has  the  anchor  and  dolphin  of  the  Aldi  on  the  title  arid  last  page. 


190  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

FIRMIN-DIDOT'S    WORK  ON  ALDUS  MANUTIUS— A  PRE- 
SENTATION  COPY   FROM   THE   AUTHOR. 
658  ALDE  MANUCE  et  I'Hellenisme  a  Venise  par  Ambroise 
FiRMiN-DiDOT   de   I'Academie   des  Inscriptions  et  Belles 
Lettres.     Portraits  and  fac-dmih.      Thick   8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  Ambroise  Firmin-Didot,  1875 

PRESENTATION  COPY,  with  autograph  inscription  of  the  author:—"  A 
Monsieur  Reiset  Directeur  du  Musee  du  Louvre  hommage  de  la  part  de  Ambr. 
Firmin-Didot." 

The  volume  is  divided  as  follows: — "  Hellenisme  dans  I'occident  ";  ''  Isabella 
D'Este,  Marquise  de  Mantone":  "  Correspondance  Inedite  des  Refugies  Grecs 
en  Italie  ";  "  Zacharias  Calliergi  et  les  Calligraphes  Cretois";  "  Premieres  Im- 
pressions Grecques  " ;  etc. 


[The  device  of  the  Elzevirs.] 

659  ELZEVIR. — Novum  Testamentum  Gr^cum,  ex  Regijs 
alijsque  optimis  editionibus  cum  cura  expressum.  Minimo, 
fine  old  morocco,  tooled,  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Leyden,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1624 

VERY  RARE,  with  MS.  on  end-papers  and  title  leaf. 

This  "  Greek  Testament "  is  the  first  volume  issued  from  the  press  of  the 
Elzevirs  given  in  Berard's  "  Essai  Bibliographique  sur  les  Editions  des  Elze- 
virs." None  precede  it — no  work  of  earlier  date  is  given  in  the  chronological 
list  of  the  duodecimos  in  that  authority.  Berard  says: — "  Cette  edition  du 
Nouveau  Testament  Grec  est  la  premiere  qui  ait  ete  donne  par  les  Elzevirs.  EUe 
passe  pour  la  plus  correcte,  et  celle  de  1633  est  regardee  comme  la  plus 
belle." 

The  last  and  best  authorities  on  early  printing,  Messrs.  Bigmore  and  Wyman, 
write  as  follows  respecting  —  "The  Elzevir  Family,  who  flourished  in  Holland 
during  the  sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centuries,  (who)  were  famous  for  the  ele- 
gance of  their  type,  the  excellence  of  their  press-work,  the  accuracy  of  their 
text,  and  their  successful  efforts  to  introduce  the  duodecimo  as  an  improvement 
upon  the  larger  and  more  expensive  forms  of  books.  Their  type  was  highly 
esteemed  in  this  country,  and  furnished  the  model  for  that  of  the  First  Caslon. 
Of  twelve  printers  belonging  to  this  family,  at  least  seven  were  celebrated  for 
special  excellence. 

"Louis  Elzevir,  the  first  printer  of  the  family,  was  born  at  Louvain,  and 
established  himself  at  Leyden,    His  first  book  was  an  edition  of  Eutropius  in 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  191 


1592,  and  it  is  excessively  rare.  He  continued  to  print  in  that  city  until  his  tieath 
in  1617.  He  adopted  for  his  device  the  arms  of  the  Batavian  Republic  and  the 
motto  '  Concordia  res  parvse  crescunt, '  which  motto,  adopted  by  Jo  Steels,  with 
another  device,  Brunei  and  other  bibliographers,  were  led  to  believe  that  Elze- 
vir's and  Steels's  devices  were  the  same. 

"  The  five  sons  of  Louis  were  all  printers — the  youngest,  Bonaventure  Elze- 
vir, achieving  great  celebrity  as  the  publisher  of  the  famous  duodecimo  classics. 
Louis,  a  grandson  of  the  first  Louis,  was  the  founder  of  the  Elzevir  press  of 
Amsterdam 

"  The  Elzevirs  did  not  aim  at  luxury,  like  the  Aldi  and  the  Stephens,  for 
they  printed  only  one  work  upon  vellum,  but  devoted  their  endeavors  to  fur- 
nishing accurate  works  for  common  use." 

Respecting  the  Elzevirian  device,  of  which  a  cut  is  given  above,  and  which  is 
on  the  title  of  this  number  and  most  of  those  following,  the  bibliographers  just 
quoted,  say: — "  The  emblem  of  the  olive  tree  and  vine,  under  it  an  old  man 
gathering  fruit,  on  the  other  side  on  a  scroll  the  motto,  '  Non  Solus  '  (not  alone), 
was  a  later  and  better-known  mark  of  these  famous  printers.  The  adopting  for 
their  mark  of  the  prolific  vine — crowned  by  Grecian  fable  as  the  greatest  blessing 
to  mankind,  and  the  gift  of  the  wise  Minerva — was  very  appropriate  for  a  family 
so  many  in  number  and  so  multitudinous  in  works. " 

Another  mark  of  the  Elzevirs,  and  which  will  be  found  on  the  titles  of  some 
of  the  succeeding  numbers  represents: — "Minerva  and  her  owl  beneath  an  Olive 
Tree  with  the  motto — '  Ne  extra  olea.'  " 

SUTHOLT  ON  UNIVERSAL  LAW— BOUND  BY  ROGER 

PAYNE. 

660  ELZEVIR.— SVTHOLT  (Bernard).     Dissertationes  Vnde- 

viginti  quibus  Universum  Jus  Institutionum  ex  Principiis 
Explicatur,  etc.  Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red 
crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Leyden,  ex  Officina  Elzeviriorum,  1633 

VERY  RARE,  fine  copy,  and  not  mentioned  in  Berard,  with  the  buffalo 
head-line  over  the  dedication. 

This  binding  is  correctly  given  as  Roger  Payne's  on  the  authority  of  the 
expert  of  Sotheby,  Wilkinson  and  Hodge,  who  catalogued  the  library  of  the 
late  Sir  John  Hayford  Thorold,  Baronet,  of  Syston  Park,  Lincolnshire,  the 
book-plate  of  which  collection  will  be  found  inserted  in  the  above,  as  in  nearly 
all  the  following  numbers  of  Elzeviriana. 

Wherever  Roger  Payne  is  represented  as  the  relieur  of  any  volume  in  this 
sub-division,  it  is  asserted  upon  the  expert  testimony  of  that  most  able  of  living 
British  bibliographers,  John  Bohn. 

THE    SEVENTEENTH    CENTURY   ANATOMIST    SPIGEL'S 
"ISAGOGES"— BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

661  ELZEVIR.— SPIGEL  {KAxxzxi,  philos.  ac  Medici  Patauini). 

Isagoges  in  Rem  Herbarium,  Libri  Duo.  Minimo.  Bound 
by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Leyden,  ex  officirm  Elzeviriana,  1633 

VERY  RARE,  fine  copy,  unknown  to  Berard,  and  with  handsomely  en- 
graved title.  From  the  Syston  Park  sale,  with  heraldic  book-plate.  The  en- 
graved title  is  a  brilliant  impression.     Priced  $25  in  a  N.  Y.  catalogue. 

Adrian  Spigel,  known  also  as  Van  den  Spigel^  was  one  of  the  most  eminent 
medical  writers  of  the  sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centuries.  He  was  Professor 
of  Anatomy  and  Surgery  at  Padua — was  made  a  Knight  of  St.  Mark,  and  deco- 
rated with  a  collar  of  gold. 


192  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

VERY   RARE   1634  ELZEVIR    IN    A    ROGER   PAYNE 
BINDING. 

662  ELZEVIR.— IONSTON(Iohan.,2?^f/.7J/>^««).  Enchiridion 

Ethicvm,  ex  Sententiossissimis  Dictis  Concinnatum.     Mi- 

nimo.  Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco  gilt,  edges 

gilt.  Leyden,  ex  officina  Elseviriana,  1634 

Very  rare.  Fine  copy  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library.  Priced  $22. 50 
in  a  New  York  book  catalogue.  The  author  was  a  learned  philological  writer,  a 
talented  musician,  a  college  professor  and  a  divine. 

THE    RAREST  ELZEVIR  TERENCE,  1635. 

663  ELZEVIR.— PVB.   TERENTII  Comcediae  sex  ex  Recen- 

sione  Heinsiana.  Engraved  title.  Minimo,  green  mo- 
rocco gilt,  edges  gilt  on  red. 

Leyden,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  [635 

VERY  RARE.  The  engraved  title  represents  ' '  Scipio  crowning  Venus, 
nude."  From  the  library  of  "Canheveau  adcat.  du  Roy,"  vide  bis  name  in 
MS.  on  title.     On  end  paper  is  the  note — "  Editio  genuina.     Lib.  rariss," 

This  is  a  rubricated  copy.  It  is  the  best  of  the  two  editions  of  1635  and 
which  Berard  says  is  most  sought  after  by  amateurs,  having  the  buffalo's 
head  over  the  dedicatory  epistle  of  Heinsius,  the  Testimonia  following,  etc., 
and  with  page  loi  paginated  in  error  69,  and  page  104,  108.  It  Jias  further  the 
rare  index  and  the  vignette  portrait  of  Terence.  At  the  MacCarthy  sale  a  copy 
sold  for  66  francs — but  it  has  gone  up  considerably  in  value  within  the  last  sixty 
to  seventy  years. 

AN  ELZEVIR  EDITION  OF  CALVIN  NOT  MENTIONED  BY 
BERARD,  BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

664  ELZEVIR.— CALVIN     (John).     Analysis     Paraphrastica 

Theologicarum,  Disputationibus  contexta  avctore 
Daniele  Colonio.  Thick  minimo.  Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Leyden,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1636 
VERY  RArE.  From  the  Syston  Park  collection,  with  library  stamp  on  back 
of  title  and  "  buffalo's  head  "  cut  over  dedication.      Priced  $25  in  a  New  York 
book  catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting.     Not  mentioned  by  Berard. 

CLOPPENBURG'S  RARE   WORK  ON  SACRIFICES,   AND  IN 
ROGER   PAYNE'S   BINDING. 

665  ELZEVIR.— CLOPPENBVRG  (J.);      Sacrificiorvm  Patri- 

archalivm  Scholia  Sacra.     Minimo.     Bound    by  Roger 

Payne  in  red  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Leyden,  ex  officina  Elseviriorum,  1637 

VERY  RARE,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  collection.  Not  mentioned  bv 
Berard.  ■' 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  193 

PATERCULUS,  1639,  BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

666  ELZEVIR.— M.  VELLEIVS  PATERCVLVS  cum  Notis 

Gerardi  Vossii.  G.  F.j  With  engraved  title.  Minimo. 
Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt 
on  marble.  Leyden,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1639 

VERY  RARE,  the  Syston  Park  copy,  and  priced  $33  in  a  New  York  book 
catalogue,  see  inserted  cutting. 

When  the  1520  Froben  and  original  edition  of  Paterculus  appeared  it  was 
considered  throughout  Italy  to  be  a  spurious  work,  and  Asulanus  in  the  preface 
to  his  folio  Livy  did  not  hesitate  to  attack  it.  The  style  of  Paterculus  is  pure 
and  elegant,  showing  internal  evidence  of  its  being  genuine. 

THE  APHORISMS  OF  CORVINUS,  BOUND  BY  ROGER 

PAYNE. 

667  ELZEVIR.— ARNOLDI  JOHI.   F.    CORVINI   J.    V.  D. 

Digesta     per    Aphorismos    Strictim    Explicata.       Thick 

minimo.     Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt, 

edges  gilt.  Amsterdam,  apud  Ludov.  Elzevirium,  1642 

VERY  RARE.  The  Syston  Park  copy,  with  engraved  title.  Under  two  of 
the  figures  in  front  are  engraved  the  words  "  Tribonianus  "  and  "  Theophilus." 

THE  AMSTERDAM  ELZEVIR  PRESS— AN  EXAMPLE 
BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

668  ELZEVIR.— VERUS    (loannes   Baptista).     Rervm  Vene- 

tarvm  Libri  Quatuor  ad  Illustrissimum  Petrum  Conta- 

RENUM  Francisci  F.     Handsotiie  engraved  title  of  armor, 

battle  scene,  arms,  etc.     Minimo.   Bound  by  Roger  Payne 

in  red  crinkled  morocco,  edges  gilt. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1644 

RARE,  from  the  Syston  Park  Library.  With  the  "buffalo's  head  "  cut  over 
both  dedication  and  first  page  of  text. 

THE  ROMAN  JURISPRUDENCE  OF  CORVINUS,  IN  ROGER 
PAYNE'S  BINDING. 

669  ELZEVIR.— CORVIN    (I.).      Ivrisprvdentia  Romana  H. 

VuLTEii  Contracta.  Fine  engraved  title,  including  figure 
of  "  Justice,"  portrait  of  the  author,  etc.  Minimo.  Bound 
by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  edges  gilt. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1644 
RARE,  from  the  Syston  Park  Library. 


194  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

PORTA  ON  NATURAL  MAGIC— LEYDEN,  1644. 

670  ELZEVIR.— PORTA  (J.  B.,  Neapolitani).     Magise  Natu- 

ralis   Libri   Viginti.      Engraved  title,   cuts,  fancy  initials: 
Thick  minimo,  red  crinkled  morocco,  edges  gilt. 
Leyden,  apud  Hieronymun  de  Vogel 

[sed  typis  Elzevirii\  1644 
VERY  RARE.     From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  heraldic  book-plate. 
The  "  buffalo's  head  cut  "  of  the  Elzevirs  will  be  found  over  the  dedication. 

Porta  was  an  alchemist  of  the  Arnold  Da  Villanova  and  Cardan  school.  He 
was  the  founder  of  the  "  Secreti,"  a  society  fashioned  somewhat  after  the  style 
of  our  modern  Theosophical  Societies.  He  had  to  defend  himself  in  Rome 
from  the  cjiarge  of  magical  practices. 

AN  ELZEVIR  GROTIUS,  HANDSOMELY  BOUND  BY  DURU. 

671  ELZEVIR.— H.   GROTII    et    aliorum    Dissertationes   de 

Studiis  Institutendis.     Fine  engraved  title.     Thick  minimo. 

Handsomely   bound  by  Duru   in  crushed  green  levant 

morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  and  edges  gilt  on 

marble.         Avtxst&rAaxa,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1645 

RARE,  and  a  superb  copy  on  thick  paper. 

' '  Grotius  hie  Hugo  est,  Batavum  captivus  et  exul 
Legatus  regni,  Suecia  magna  tui." 

THE  LIFE  OF  ALEXANDER  THE  GREAT— BOUND  BY 
ROGER  PAYNE. 

672  ELZEVIR.— MATTHIA     (Christian).       Historia    Alex- 

Ai^jDRi  Magni,  sive  Prodromus  Quatuor  Monarchiarum. 

Minimo.     Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt 

edges.  Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Ehevirium,  1645 

Rare,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted  heraldic  book-plate. 
On  the  printer's  device  on  the  title  of  above  Minerva  takes  the  place  of  the  old 
Philosopher.     Priced  $27. 50  in  a  New  York  book  catalogue. 

SUPERB    COPY    OF    CHARRON    ON   WISDOM   AND    IN 
FRENCH. 

673  ELZEVIR.— CHARRON   (Pierre).     De  la  Sagesse— Trois 

Livres.     Handsomely  engraved  title.     Minimo,  vellum,  gilt 

edges.  Leyden,  chez  les  Elseviers,  1646 

Rare,  a  beautiful  Elzevir  with  broad  margins  and  "  suivant  la  vraye  copie 
de  Bovrdeavx,"  with  the  book-plate  inserted — "  Bibliotheque  de  Mr.  J. 
Renard."  The  title  represents  four  females  tied  to  a  pedestal  on  which  stands 
a  naked  woman,  whose  visage  is  seen  reflected  in  a  mirror,  held  by  a  hand  pro- 
ceeding from  a  cloud.  Pierre  Charro's  work  on  ' '  Wisdom  '  is  really  an  abridg- 
ment of  Montaigne.  On  account  of  its  scepticism  it  was  threatened  with  sup- 
pression by  Parliament. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  195 

A  1646  ELZEVIR   DEDICATED   TO   DES   CARTES— BOUND 
BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

674  ELZEVIR.— HOGELANDE    (Corn.    Ab.).     Cogitationes, 

quibus  Dei  Existentia;  item  Animae  Spiritalitas,  et  Possi- 

bilis  cum  Corpore  Unio  Demonstrantur.    Minimo.    Bound 

by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1646 

RARE.     The  Syston  Park  Library  copy,  and  which  was  priced  $25  in  a  New 
York  book  catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting.     Dedicated  to  Rene  Des  Cartes. 

THE  EMINENT  DUTCH  JURIST  ARNOLD   VINNEN'S   "  DE 
PACTIS"— BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

675  ELZEVIR.— VINNIUS    (Arnoldus,   /.    C).      De    Pactis 

Tractatus,  edente  Simone  Vinnio  A.  F.  Philologo.  Mini- 
mo. Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Leyden,  ex  officina  Elzeviriorum,  1646 

Rare.  The  Syston  Park  copy,  and  which  was  priced  $25  in  a  New  York 
book-catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting.    With  the  buffalo's  head  twice  repeated. 

AN  ELZEVIR   GROTIUS    DEDICATED   TO   MAZARIN  AND 
IN  ROGER  PAYNE'S  BINDING. 

676  ELZEVIR.— GROTIUS  (Hugo).     Philosophorvm  Senten- 

tise  de  Fato  et  de  eo  quod  in  Nostra  est  Potestate. 
Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1648 

VERY  RARE,  and  dedicated  to  Cardinal  Mazarin.  The  Syston  Park  Library 
copy,  and  priced  $33  in  a  New  York  book  catalogue. 

The  bibliophile  De  Thou  and  Grotius  were  the  warmest  of  friends,  and  cor- 
responded together  until  the  death  of  the  former.  For  embracing  the  tenets  of 
Arminius  Grotius  was  condemned  to  perpetual  imprisonment,  but  escaped  from 
the  fortress  of  Loevestein  in  a  book  chest. 

LUBIN'S  KEY  TO  THE  GREEK    LANGUAGE,    1651— BOUND 
BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

677  ELZEVIR.— LVBIN    (Eilardus).      Clavis   et   Fvndamenta 

Grsecae  Lingvas.  Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in 
red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1651 

Rare.  The  Syston  Park  Library  copy,  and  with  inserted  heraldic  book- 
plate . 

The  celebrated  philologist  and  theologian  Eilard  Lubin  was  Professor  of 
Poetry  at  Rostoch.  Some  of  his  works  are  devoted  to  the  hypothesis  of  two 
co-eternal  principles,  God  and  nothing,  of  which  the  latter  stood  in  the  place  of 
the  evil  principle  of  the  Manicheans  and  other  theorists. 


196  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THE  FAMOUS  ENGLISH  JURIST  RICHARD  ZOUCH'S  ELE- 
MENTS OF  LAW— BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

678  ELZEVIR.— ZOVCHEVS  (Richard).     Elementa  Jurispru- 

dentiae  Definitionibus,  Regulis  et  Sententiis  Selectoribus 
Juris  Civilis,  Illustrata.  Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Leyden,  apud  Johannem  et  Danielem  Elsevirios,  1652 

VERY  RARE.  From  the  Syston  Park  Collection  and  with  that  heraldic 
book-plate  inserted. 

Daniel  Elzevir,  named  on  the  title  of  the  above,  was  a  son  of  Bonaventure, 
achieved  great  fame  in  Leyden,  and  afterwards  at  Amsterdam, — "  continuing  to 
print  until  his  death  in  1689     .  .     .     His  widow   carried   on   the  business 

after  his  death;  and  the  last  book  issued  by  the  family  was  in  1712  by  Abraham 
Elzevir,  alderman  at  Leyden,  the  sole  survivor  of  the  family." 

HUGO    GROTIUS'S    MINOR   WORKS    IN    ROGER    PAYNE'S 

RELIURE. 

679  ELZEVIR.— GROTIUS  (Hugo).    Opuscula-Qusedam  Hac- 

tenus  Inedita  Aliaque  ex  Belgice  editis  Latine  Versa— 
Argumenta  Theologici,  Juridici,  Politici.  Minimo.  Bound 
by  Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium,  1652 

VERY  RARE.  With  the  Minerva  and  owl  cut  of  the  Elzevirs  on  the  title, 
also  the  buffalo-head  over  the  dedication  and  commencement  of  text.  From  the 
Syston  Park  Library  sale  and  priced  $22,  see  inserted  book-catalogue  cutting. 

"  ROME     ILLUSTRATED, "      ELZEVIR,     1657— BOUND      BY 
ROGER   PAYNE. 

680  ELZEVIR.— ROMA    ILLVSTRATA,    sive    Antiqvitatvm 

Romanarvm  Breviarivm,  accessit  Georgii  Fabricii  Chem- 
nicensis  Veteris  Romae  cum  Nova  Collatio  ex  Nova  Recen- 
sione  Antonii  ,Thysii  J.  C.  Minimo.  Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  et  Danielem  Ehevirios,  1657 

VERY  RARE  and  fine  copy.  The  false  title  is  engraved,  upon  which  is 
depicted  a  female  figure — on  the  real  title  is  the  Elzevir  cut  of  Minerva,  her 
owl,  etc.  From  the  Syston  Park  sale  and  priced  $30,  see  inserted  catalogue 
cutting. 

A  JURISPRUDENTIAL   WORK   OF   CORVINUS  — PRINTED 
BY  ELZEVIR  AND  BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

681  ELZEVIR.— CORVINUS   (I.  A.).      Posthvmvs  Pacianvs, 

sev  Definitiones  luris  utriusque,  Viri  Cl.  Iulii  Pacii  a 
Beriga,  I.  C,  Posthume.      Minimo.     Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 
Amsterdam,  apud  Ludovicum  et  Danielem  Ehevirios,  1659 
Bare  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOJS  COLLECTION.  197 

HIPPOCRATES'S   PRINCIPLES   OF   MEDICINE— AN  ELZE- 
VIR IMPRINT  OF  1660  IN  ROGER  PAYNE'S  BINDING. 

]682  ELZEVIR. — Magni  Hippocratis  Coi,  Medicorum  Prin- 
cipis,  Coacae  Prsenotiones,  Grsece  et  Latine,  opvs  Divinvm, 
cum  Versione  D.  Anutii  Foesii  Mediomatricis  et  Notis 
JoH.  JONSTiNi  Med.  Doct.  Thick  minimo.  Bound  by 
Roger  Payne  in  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1660 

VERY  RARE  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library.  Priced  $27.50  in  New 
York  book-dealer's  catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting. 

LIFE  OF  THE  FAMOUS  FATHER  PAUL— BOUND  BY  ROGER 

PAYNE. 

683  ELZEVIR.— SARPI    (Pere   Pavl).     La  Vie  de.     Minimo. 

Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,   gilt 
edges.  Leyden,  chez  Jean  Elzevier,  1661 

VERY  RARE  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library.  Priced  $30  in  New  York 
book-dealer's  catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting. 

Father  Paul  is  celebrated  in  literature  as  the  author  of  the  History  of  the 
Council  of  Trent.  , 

VIOLLET  LE  DUC'S  COPY  OF  A  1663  ELZEVIR. 

684  ELZEVIR.— AEGIDII  MENAGII  Poemata  Qvarta  Editio 

Auctior  et  Emendatior.    Vignette  printer's  device.    Minimo, 
smooth  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Amsterdam,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1663 

Rare  and  from  the  library  of  and  with  the  book-plate  of  "  Viollet  le  Due." 
The  text  is  in  four  languages — Greek,  Latin.  French  and  Italian.  It  also  con- 
tains verses  in  honor  of  the  Elzevirs. 

CORVINUS  ON  THE  CANON  LAW— BOUND  BY  ROGER 

PAYNE. 

685  ELZEVIR.  —  CORVIN    (Arnold).      Jus    Canonicum    per 

Aphorismos   strictim  Explicatum.     Minimo.     Bound    by 
Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1663 

VERY  RARE,  fine  copy  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted 
heraldic  book-plate. 

GROTIUS   ON   THE   TRUTH    OF    THE    CHRISTIAN    RELI- 
GION—BOUND BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

686  ELZEVIR.— GROTIUS   (Hugo).      De  Veritate  Religionis  , 

Christianse  Editio  Novissima.    Minimo.    Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  ex  officina  Elzeviriana,  1669 

VERY  RARE,  fine  copy  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  inserted 
heraldic  book-plate.  Priced  $3Q  jn  New  York  book  catalogue,  vide  inserted 
cutting. 


198  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  ELZEVIR,  PRINTED  AT   UTRECHT 
BY  PETER  ELZEVIR— BOUND  BY  ROGER  PAYNE. 

687  ELZEVIR. — Pauli  Colomesii  Opuscula.    Minimo.    Bound 

by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

XJtr&cht,  apud  Eetr  urn  Elzevir  turn,  1669 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  unknown  to  Brunei,  Berard,  etc.  From  the 
Syston  Park  Library,  and  with  heraldic  book-plate. 

SCHELIUS  ON  THE  LAW  OF  THE  HOLY  ROMAN  EMPIRE 
—IN  ROGER  PAYNE'S  BINDING. 

688  ELZEVIR. — Schelius  (Rab.    Herm.).      De   Jure   Imperii 

Liber  Posthumus,  editus  cura  Theophili  Hogersii.  Min- 
imo. Bound  by  Roger  Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco, 
gilt  edges.       Amsterdam,  apud Danielem  Elzevirium,  1671 

VERY  RARE,  fine  copy,  and  priced  $25  in  New  York  book  catalogue,  vide 
inserted  cutting.     From  the  Syston  Park  Library,  and  with  heraldic  book-plate. 

MARINI'S     HEROIC     POEM    OF    "  L'ADONE  "—BOUND    BY 
ROGER  PAYNE. 

689  ELZEVIR.— MARINI  (J.  B.).     L'Adone,   Poema  Heroico, 

con  gli  Argomenti  del  Conte  Sanvitale  e  I'Allegorie  di 
Don  Lorenzo  Scoto.  4  vols,  minimo.  Bound  by  Roger 
Payne  in  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  D.  Elsevier,  1678 

VERY  RARE,  and  from  the  Syston  Park  Library,  with  heraldic  "  ex-libris." 
Priced  $33  in  a  New  York  book  catalogue,  vide  inserted  cutting.  Some  of  the 
plates  are  missing,  but  otherwise  a  good  copy. 

Giambattista  Marini,  the  eminent  Italian  poet,  was  bom  in  1569  and  died  in 
1625.  He  was  patronized  by  Marie  de  Medicis,  who  settled  upon  him  a  liberal 
pension.  Marini  is  charged  by  Italian  critics  with  being  the  great  corrupter  of 
their  poetry,  by  the  introduction  of  extravagant  figures  and  unnatural  conceits, 
which  were  called  the  stile  Marinesco. 

' '  Besides  his  [Marini's]  Adone,  of  which  there  are  many  editions,  one  of  the 
best  of  which  was  that  of  Elzevir,  Amsterdam,  167S,  in  4  vols.  l2mo,  there  are 
'  La  Strage  degli  Innocenti,'  '  Rime,'  '  La  Sampogue,'  etc.,  and  also  a  collec- 
tion of  letters." — Rose. 

TAVERNIER'S  VOYAGES,  PRINTED  BY  THE  ELZEVIRS. 

690  ELZEVIR. — Les  Six  Voyages  de  Jean  Baptiste  Taver- 

NiER,  Ecuyer  Baron  d'Aubonne,  en  Turquie,  en  Perse  et 

aux  Indes.     Numerous  plates  and  maps.     3  vols,  minimo, 

old  calf.  [Holland,  Elzevir^  1679 

VERY  RARE,  and  vide  pp.  214-215  of  Berard,  as  to  the  fact  of  this  being 

printed  by  the  Elzevirs.     The   title   only  reads  on  the  imprint — "  Suivant  la 

Copie  Imprimee  a  Paris."     The  Elzevir  head-piece  of  the  buffalo's  head  will  be 

found  over  the  dedication  "au  Roy."     A  few  pp.  are  slightly  stained.     Not  the 

least  interesting  portion  of  the  work  is  the— "  Relation  de  I'lnterieur  du  Serrail 

du  Grand  Seigneur."    Berard  says  it  is  difficult  to  find  well-preserved  copies  of 

the  work,  and  over  sixty  years  ago  quotes  a  copy  having  sold  at  the  Meon  sale 

for  sixty  francs. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  199 

CIACCONIUS'S  "  DE  TRICLINIO,"  IN  FINE  OLD  GILT 
VELLUM   BINDING. 

691  ELZEVIR.— CIACCONIVS  (Petrus,  Toletanus).     De  Tric- 

linio  sive  de  Modv  Convivandi  apud  priscos  Romanos  et 
de  Convivorum  Apparatu  accedit  Fulvii  Ursini.  Appen- 
dix et  HiER.  Mercurialis  de  Accubitus  in  Ccena  Anti- 
quorum  Origine  Dissertatio.  Engraved  title  and  plates. 
Minimo,  vellum  gilt,  with  coat-of-arms,  coronet  and  sup- 
porters stamped  in  gold  on  the  sides. 

Amsterdam,  apud  Henr.  Wetstenium, 

(sed  typis  Elzevirii,)  1689 

VERY  RARE  and  good  piece  of  old  vellum  gilt  binding,  with  heraldic 
devices  on  both  sides.  This  was  a  college  prize  in  1705  to — "  Samueli  Hoog- 
stratano."  The  volume  is  devoted  to  an  account  of  old  Roman  banquets, 
cooking,  etc. 

692  ELZEVIR.— CATULLUS,    TIBULLUS     et    PROPER- 

TIUS  accedunt  Fragmenta  Cornelio  Gallo  Inscripta. 
Exquisitely  engraved  fronts.,  head  and  tail  pieces.  Minimo, 
calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Leyden,  1743 

Rare.  With  three  titles,  each  of  which  has  the  printer's  device  of  the  Elze- 
virs, ' '  an  old  man  gathering  fruit  from  an  olive  tree,  upon  which  is  the  motto 
'  non  solus '."     Without  the  name  of  either  printer  or  publisher. 

LARGE   PAPER    COPY    OF    BERARD'S    VALUABLE 
ELZEVIRIAN    BIBLIOGRAPHY. 

693  ELZEVIR. — EssAi  Bibliographique  sur  les  Editions  des 

Elzevirs  les  plus  Precieuses  et  les  Plus  Recherchdes  pre- 
cede d'une  Notice  sur  ces  Imprimeurs  C^lfebres  [par  S. 
B^rard].  Eront.  of  coat-of-arms  and  vignette  on  title.  8vo, 
half  morocco.  Paris,  Firmin  Didot,  1822 

LARGE  PAPER,  thick  paper  and  totally  uncut.  A  thorough  bibliography  and 
history  of  the  Elzevirs.     It  is  now  rare  in  any  state. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


V.  pMixrgr^irltg 


Authorities  on   Literature,  Binding,  Book-plates,  etc., 
also  Rare  Book  Catalogues. 

"  Cataloguing  is  a  handicraft  just  as  much  as  any  other  mechanical  trade;  an 
art  to  be  learned  by  attention  and  diligent  practice.  When  amateurs  get  to- 
gether and  talk  about  catalogues,  the  question  is  sure  to  come  up  'What  arrange- 
ment do  you  prefer  !'  To  discuss  arrangement  before  you  can  prepare  a  title 
for  a  catalogue  is  as  if  you  would  be  a  colorist  before  you  can  draw  an  outline." 
— Blackburn. 

694  ALBERT  (Paul).     La  Litterature  Franfaise  des  Origines  a  , 
la  Fin  au  Dix-Huitifeme   Siecle.     3  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1883-84 

69s  ASSELINEAU.— L'Enfer  du  Bibliophile  vu  et  decrit  par 
Charles  Asselineau.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  V.  Champs 
in  crushed  blue  levaint  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Jules  Tardieu,  i860 

A  remarkable  work  entitled  "  The  Bibliophile's  Hell."  It  could  only  have 
been  written  by  a  Frenchman. 

696  AsTOR  Library.  Catalogue  of  Periodicals  and  Serials,  1882; 
Annual  Reports,  1882-84;  also  Recent  Accessions  to  July, 
1885.     Together  5  pieces.     8vo,  paper.        N.  Y.,  1882-85 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  201 

BARBIER'S  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  ANONYMOUS  WORKS. 

697  BARBIER  (Ant.  Alex.).    Dictionnaire  des  Ouvrages  Ano- 

nymes,  Troisi^me  Edition,  revue  et  augment^e  par  MM. 
Olivier  Barbier,  Ren£  et  Paul  Billard  de  la  Biblio- 
thfeque  Nationale:  Suite  de  la  Seconde  Edition  des  Super- 
cheries  Litteraries  D^voil^es  par  J.  M.  Qu^rard  publi^e 
par  MM.  Gustave  Brunet  et  Pierre  Jannet,  avec  une 
Table  G^n^rale  des  Noms  Reels  des  Ecrivains  Anonymes 
et  Pseudonymes  cites  dans  les  Deux  Ouvrages.  4  vols, 
large  8vo,  half  green  morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  1872-79 

A  work  of  incalculable  value  to  librarians,  bibliophiles  and  bibliographers,  as 
it  is  really  a  supplement  to  both  Querard  and  Brunet.  Two  of  the  principal 
members  of  the  staff  of  the  National  Library  of  France  have  edited  the  four 
volumes,  which  are  complete.  There  is  also  a  valuable  table  of  Pseudonyms  and 
Anonyms,  from  which  authorities  on  noms-de-plume  have  stolen  without  ac- 
knowledgment. 

BAUCHART'S  WOMEN   BIBLIOPHILES   OF  FRANCE— ONE 
OF  50  COPIES  ON  CHINA  PAPER. 

698  BAUCHART  (Ernest  Quentin).     Les  Femmes  Bibliophiles 

de  France  (XVIe,  XVIIe  et  XVIIIe  Si^icles).  With  nu- 
merous page  coai-of-arms  of  distinguished  women  bibliophiles 
— examples  of  bindings  in  their  libraries — vignettes,  head  and 
tail  pieces,  etc.     2  vols,  large  4to,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  Damascene  Morgand,  r886 
China  paper  copy.     Of  this  most  valuable  work  on  heraldry,  book-binding 
arid  bibliophilism  only  350  copies  were  printed  in  all.     This  is  No.  29  of  fifty 
copies  entirely  on  China  paper. 

699  BEAUCHAMPS  (J.  de)  et  ROUVEYRE    (Ed.).      Guide 

du  Libraire-Antiquaire  et  du  Bibliophile  Vade-Mecum  a 
I'usage  de  tous  ceux  qui  achetent  ou  vendent  les  Livres, 
Livraisons  1-9  inclusive.  Facsimiles,  plates  in  metals  and 
colors  of  binding,  samples  of  papers,  etc.     Large  8vo,  sewed. 

Paris,  1882-84 
Limited  edition  of  100  copies  on  Japan,  China  and  Seychall  Mill  papers. 

700  BEHAGUE  (Le  Comte  Octave  de.  Member  of  the  Society  of 

French  Bibliophiles').  Livres  Rares  et  Curieux,  composant 
la  Bibliothfeque  de.     2  vols,  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Ch.  For  quel,  1880 

This  wonderful  collection  was  sold  at  the  Hotel  Drouot.  The  first  part  alone 
of  the  above,  consisting  of  1985  numbers,  sold  for  652,910  francs.  Part  I  of 
this  copy  is  priced  in  MS. 

701  BENZON. — Catalogue  des  Livres  Rares  et  Precieux  Manu- 
■     scrits  et  Imprimis  provenant  de  la  Bibliotheque  de  feu  M. 

Benzon.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Bachelin-Deflorenne,  1875 
Thick  paper  copy.     Priced  throughout  by  hand,  with  the  names  of  the  pur- 
chasers. This  was  an  extraordinary  collection  of  bibliophilistic  gems,  MSS. ,  Incun- 
ables,  Aldines,  Elzevirs,  etc. 


202  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

702  BERALDI  (Henri),  1865-1885,   Bibliotheque   d'un   Biblio- 

phile.    8vo,  sewed,  uncut.      ,  Lille,  L.  Daniel,  1885 

JJo.  19  of  a  limited  edition  of  200  copies  on  laid  paper.  This  is  a  model 
catalogue  of  a  private  library.  M.  Beraldi's  collection  is  strong  in  Incunables, 
MSS.,  Illustrated  i8th  century  Facetis,  Elzevirs,  etc. 

703  Berry    (Duchesse   de).      Catalogue    de    Bibliotheque    de. 

Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Labitte,  1885" 

'  704  BIBLIOGRAPHER    (The).       A   Journal    of    Book- Lore. 
.  A«  *ira  Vols.  I  to  4  inclusive.     4to,  half  roan,  cloth  sides. 

London,  Elliot  Stock,  1882-83 

THE  "BIBLIOPHILE  FRANCAIS  "—SEVEN  VOLUMES, 
BOUND  BY  BELZ-NIEDREE. 

705  BIBLIOPHILE  FRANgAIS    (Le)— Gazette  Illustree  des 

Amateurs  des  Liv'res,  d'Estampes  et  de  Haute  Curiosity. 
Profusely  illustrated  with  portraits  of  distinguished  biblio- 
philes, facsimiles  of  bindings,  title-pages,  etc.,  also  numerous 
illustrations  in  the  text  of  coat  armor,  bindings,  etc.  Vols,  i 
to  7  inclusive.  Thick  large  8vo.  Handsomely  bound  by 
Belz-Niedree,  in  half  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  top 
edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1868-73 

Very  scarce.  Published  by  Bachelin-Defiorenne  and  printed  on  "  papier 
verge  "  by  Jules  Eonaventure  and  Alcan-Levy. 

706  Bibliotheque     (La),    de   mon   Oncle.      Front,  on   India 

PAPER  {foxed  slightly).     8vo,  half  morocco. 

Geneva,  imprimerie  de  la  Bibliotheque  Universelle,  1832 

Very  rare.  Large  paper  and  thick  paper  copy  of  the  original  edition  of 
this  curious  work  of  Topffer. 

707  BIBLIOTHEQUE  POETIQUE  d'un  Amateur.   Catalogue 

de.     Large  8vo,  sewed,   uncut. 

Paris,  Auguste  Aubry,  1869 

Thick  paper  copy,  priced  by  hand.  This  collection  sold  for  85,426  francs, 
and  consisted  of — French  and  Italian  poetry,  books  on  vellum,  remarkable 
bindings,  etc. 

BIGMORE  AND  WYMAN'S  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PRINTING. 

708  BIGMORE  (E.  C.)  and  WYMAN  (C.  W.  H.).     A  Bibliogra- 

phy of  Printing,  with  Notes  and  Illustrations.  Profusely 
illustrated  with  fac- similes,  portraits,  etc.  3  vols.  4to,  half 
morocco,  cloth  sides,  totally  uncut. 

London,  Bernard  Quaritch,  1880-86 
Limited  edition  and  printed  for  subscribers  only.     The  latest  and  best 
authority  on   bibliography  in  it  being  the  kernel  of  all  that  has  been  written  in 
this  direction  by  Panzer,  Hain,  Brunet,  Lowndes,  cum  multis  aliis. 

"  Mr.  William  Blades,  Mr.  Theodor  Goebel,  of  Stuttgart;  Mr.  John  Hessels, 
of  Cambridge;  Mr.  Louis  Mohr,  of  Strasbourg;  Mr.  Theo.  L.  De  Vinne,  of 
New  York,  and  Mr.  Van  de  Hagen,  of  Ghent, — names  of  the  highest  eminence 
in  this  department  of  bibliography,— have  all  rendered  invaluable  aid,  and  con- 
tributed most  materially  to  the  carrying  out  of  an, enterprise,  the  results  of  which 
are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  reader." — Preface  to  Vol.  III.,  1886. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  203 


709  BLANC    (Marie,    Madame  Veuve).      Catalogue   de   Livres 

Anciens  at  Modernes  de  Littdratureetd'Histoire,  Ouvrages 
sur  les  Beaux-Arts,  Grand  Livres  a  Figures,  etc.  Large 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882 

Priced  catalogue  of  2,357  lots.  This  was  one  of  the  great  Paris  book-sales  at 
the  Hotel  Drouot  and  had  an  unique  and  immense  collection  of  Napoleoniana. 
The  catalogue  was  printed  on  thick  hand-made  paper  by  Jouaust. 

710  BOND   (L.  Montgomery,  of  Philadelphia).     Catalogue  of 

Books,  Autographs,  Coins,  etc.  Sold  at  the  Clinton  Hall 
Book  Sale  Rooms.  Large  8vo,  half  morocco  (last  leaf 
cut).        N.  Y.,  Leavitt,  Strebeigh  &=  Co.,  Auctioneers,  1870 

Large  paper.  This  is  an  old-time  catalogue  of  the  Leavitts,  a  bibliopohstic 
auction  house,  which  keeps  up  its  old  reputation,  has  never  failed  and  never  can. 

"  The  New  York  World  "  said  through  "  Sol  Pringle  "  in  his  "  Sunday  Chat," 
of  Sunday,  April  3d,  1887  : — ' '  If  I  should  ever  have  a  valuable  collection  of  paint- 
ings or  books  and  wanted  to  auction  them  off,  I  think,  in  fact  I  know,  I  would 
call  upon  George  A.  Leavitt  &  Co.,  the  art  auctioneers,  at  No.  787  Broadway, 
to  sell  them  for  me.  This  house,  founded  forty  years  ago  by  James  E.  Cooley, 
gives  the  public  confidence  in  everything  it  sells.  It  has  facilities  for  reaching 
all  people  which  other  auction  houses  do  not  possess.  They  have  conducted 
many  fine  art  sales,  notably  the  J.  A.  Harper  sale,  at  which  $ioo,ooo  was  real- 
ized; the  sale  of  John  Wolfe's  collection,  which  netted  $115,000,  and  J.  C. 
Runkle's  art  treasures,  which  were  sold  for  $70, 000.  Among  the  valuable  libraries 
sold  by  this  house,  I  recall  just  now  the  sale  of  William  Menzies's  for  $50,000, 
,  George  Brinley's  for  $114,000,  Joseph  J.  Cooke's,  $70,000,  Henry  C.  Murphy's 
$50,000,  and  R.  M.  Dorman's,  $24,000.  George  A.  Leavitt  &  Co.  also  sold 
August  Belmont's,  Legrand  Lockwood's  and  F.  S.  Cozzens's  collections  of  paint- 
ings. The  firm  also  conducts  private  house  sales,  as  it  did  in  the  case  of  Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Feyh's  collections,  at  Which  $12,000  was  realized,  and  in  the  case  of 
Richard  R.  Haines's  treasures,  which  sold  for  $10,000,  and  other  noted  sales  too 
numerous  to  mention." 

711  BoBAN  Collection  of  Antiquities,  Curios  and  Coins,  also 

Books,  Manuscript  and  Printed  [Catalogued  by  Charles 
SoTHERAN  and  Ed.  Frossard].  With  illustrations  by 
Paul  Frenzeny.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  totally  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  Geo.  A.  Leavitt  Ss'  Co.,  1886 

712  BONNAFFE   (Edmond).      Les    Amateurs    de    I'Ancienne 

France. — Le  Surintendant  Foucquet.  Numerous  illus- 
trations.    Large  4to,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882 

713  Book-Lore,  i8  parts;  a/.f^' The  Antiquary,  2  parts.    Together 

20  parts.     4to,  paper.  London,  1884-86 

714  BOOKMART  (The).     From  May,  1883  [Vol.  i,  No.  i],  to 

August,  1886,  being  Vols,  i,  2  3,  complete,  and  part  of 
Vol.  4.     Together  39  parts.     Large  8vo,  sewed. 

Pittsburgh,  1883-86 

Edited  by  Richard  Halkett  Lord,  the  stepson  of  Horace  Mayhew. 

' '  That  charming  litterateur  Richard  Halkett  Lord,  whose  sparkling  Dibdinian 
verses  printed  in  the  '  Bookmart '  have  evoked  so  much  enthusiasm,  will  be  our 
new  editor.  Mr.  Lord  is  eminently  qualified  for  the  position.  An  old-time 
editor,  a  book  critic,  an  author  an4  an  ardent  bibliophile,  he  is  the  nian  for  tbe 


204  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

place.  No  one  living  on  this  continent  has  a  better  right  than  he  has  to  occupy 
our  editorial  chair.  Mr.  Lord  has  also  been  an  intimate  friend  of  some  of  the 
great  lights  of  contemporaneous  English  literature,  including  Thackeray  and 
Dickens.  With  young  Charles  Dickens  he  compiled  the  '  Life  of  Charles 
Mathews '  and  both  the  '  Dictionaries  of  the  Thames  and  of  London. '  Mr. 
Lord  has  not  only  held  editorial  positions  in  the  British  metropolis  but  also  at 
its  antipodes,  in  New  Zealand.  With  such  a  record,  to  say  nothing  of  his  laurels 
as  a  soldier  and  lawyer,  Mr.  Lord  will  bring  to  the  editorship  of  this  journal  a 
mine  of  book  learning. "—  The  Bookmart. 

715  [BossANGE  (Hector).]     Ma  Bibliotheque  Fran9aise.     Small 

8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  J.  Claye,  1855 

Very  SCARCE.  Compiled  by  the  head  of  the  firm  of  "Hector  Bossange  et 
Fils,"  on  a  similar  plan  to  that  of  Henry  Stevens'  "My  English  Library." 
This  is  a  presentation  copy,  with  the  MS.  inscription: — "au  Rev.  E.  H.  Chas- 
sin,  avec  les  assurances  respectueuses  de  son  obeissant  serviteur,  Hector  Bos- 
sange.    Paris,  30  Mars  1S59." 

716  BoucHOT    (Henri).       Le    Livre — I'lllustration — la   Reliure. 

Numerous  facsimiles  of  type,  printers'  marks,  illustrations 
and  bindings.    Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.     Paris,  Quantin,  n.  d. 

717  BoucHOT.     Another  copy  of  the  same. 

718  BOULMIER  (Joseph).     Etudes  sur   le   Seizieme  Siecle— 

EsTiENNE  DoLET,  sa  Vie,  ses  CEuvres,  son  Martyre. 
Portraits,  one  on  India  paper  and  two  duplicates,  ordinary 
impressions.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  chez  Auguste  Aubry,  1857 

Rare  and  limited  edition,  printed  by  Herissey — 50  on  papier  verge,  4  on 
" papier  de  couleur,"  and  446  on  "papier  velin,"  of  which  the  above  is  one  of 
the  last-named. 

This  volume  is  dedicated  to  the  late  Ambroise  Firmin  Didot,  and  it  tells  the 
tragic  story  of  Estienne  Dolet,  who  was  burnt  at  Paris,  in  1546,  in  consequence 
of  his  refusal  to  retract  heretical  opinions  expressed  in  a  book  printed  by  him. 

719  BROOKLYN  LIBRARY  CATALOGUE,  Analytical  and 

Classed,  of  Authors,  Titles,  Subjects  and  Classes.  Thick 
large  4to,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  marbled 
edges.  Brooklyn,  1881 

This  is  one  of  the  best  library  bibliographies  ever  compiled  for  reference 
purposes.  Its  I,  no  pages  are  a  model  for  all  librarians  to  follow.  As  a  reference 
work  it  is  indispensable. 

720  BRUNET  (Gustave).     La  France  Litt^raire  au  XVe  Siecle. 

8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Paris,  A.  Franck,  1865 

Rare.  This  volume,  printed  by  Jouaust,  and  limited  to  300  copies,  is  a 
"  catalogue  raisonne  "  of  works  in  every  department  of  literature  imprinted  in 
the  French  language  up  to  the  year  1 500. 

721  [BRUNET.]     Bibliomania  in  the  Present  Day  in  France 

and  England  ;  or  some  Account  of  Celebrated  Recent 
Sales  giving  the  prices  at  which  the  more  important  books 
were  sold,  together  with  the  prices  brought  by  the  same 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  205 

books  in  previous  sales.  From  the  French  of  Philom- 
NESTE  Junior  [Gustave  Brunet],  with  a  Notice  and 
portrait  of  Trautz-Bauzonnet.  8vo,  vellum,  paper 
cover.  N.  Y.,  1880 

722  BRUNET  (Jacques  Charles).     Catalogue  des  Livres  Rares 

et  Pr^cieux  composant  la  Bibliotheque  de,  Premiere 
Partie,  Belles  Reliures  Anciennes  et  Modernes,  etc.,  par- 
tially priced  ;  the  same,  Deuxieme  Partie,  Ouvrages  de 
Divers  Genres,  etc. ;  the  same,  Catalogues  des  Auto- 
graphes  Pr^cieux ;  the  same.  Table  Alphabetique  des 
Noms  d'Auteurs.  Together  4  vols.  Half  crushed  red 
levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Rousselle 
(i)  and  sewed  (3).  Paris,  1868 

The  catalogue  of  the  private  library  of  the  author  of  the  "  Manuel  du 
Libraire,"  with  a  biographical  account  of  forty  pages  of  this  eminent  bibliophile 
and  authority. 

723  Brunet.     The  same,  "Premiere  Partie."     i  vol.  sewed. 

724  Burton   (John    Hill).     The  Book-Hunter.     Front.     Small 

8vo,  half  morocco,  totally  uncut.  Edinburgh,  1885 

A  dainty  little  volume,  full  of  the  crumbs  of  conceit  and  the  flowers  of  fancy, 
forming  an  entertaining  literary  and  bibliographical  treat,  dealing  in  a  most  de- 
lightful way  with  the  nature  and  functions  of  the  Bibliomaniac,  with  numerous 
anecdotes. 

725  Campbell  (Archibald,  of  Germantown).     Catalogue  of  the 

Library  of.  Large  8vo,  half  roan,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Phila.,  1883 

Priced  neatly  in  MS. 

726  CATALOGUES  des  Livres  Rares  et  Pr^cieux  composant  la 

Bibliotheque  de  M.  P.  G.  P.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Durel,  1882 

Priced  throughout  in  MS.  The  above  is  printed  on  toned  paper,  and  has 
numerous  MSS.     The  prefatory  pages  are  23  in  number. 

727  Catalogue  de  Beaux  Livres,  Anciens,  Rare  et  Curieux,  etc., 

formant  une  Partie  de  la  Bibliotheque  de  M.  le  Marquis 
de  G.  .  .  .  L.  .  .  .     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Jules  Martin,  1883 

Priced  catalogue  in  MS.  Principally  consisting  of  Manuscripts  and  Incun- 
ables  from  the  Didot,  Yemeniz  and  other  sales. 

728  Catalogue  Detailld,  Raisonn6  et  Anecdotique  d'une  Jolie 

Collection  de  Livres  Rare  et  Curieux.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  187 1 

Large  paper  and  printed  on  thick  paper.  A  most  carefully  compiled  biblio- 
graphy of  a  very  curious  collection,  comprising  many  erotica. 

729  Catalogue   of   a  Magnificent   Collection  of    Manuscripts 

(491  lots).     4to,  paper,  uncut. 

London,  Sotheby,  Wilkinson  &'  Hodge,  1876 


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730  CAZIN    (Hubert   Martin).     Cazin,  sa  Vie  et  ses  Editions 

par  "un  Cazophile."     8vo,  cloth,  by  Planson. 

Cazinopolis  (Chalons-sur-Marne),  1863 

Large  paper,  one  of  a  limited  edition  of  fifty  copies,  printed  by  T.  Martin, 
on  "papier  verge  de  Hollande,"  and  edited  by  Brissart-Binet,  bookseller  at 
Rheims. 

731  CHASSANT  (Alph.).      Paleogra'phie   des   Chartes  et   des 

Manuscrits  de  Xle  au  XVIIe  Siecle.  With  folded  fac- 
simile plates.  Small  8vo,  fresh  crushed  dark  green  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in — by 
Bradstreets.  VaxKz,  Auguste  Aubry,  1876 

Limited  edition  on  papier  verge.  Of  the  greatest  assistance  in  deciphering 
ancient  MSS. 

732  Clarens     (Jean    Paul).      Ecrivains    et    Penseurs,    Essais 

Critiques.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

Preceded  by  a  letter  from  Sully  Prudhomme,  of  the  Academie  Franf aise. 

733  Cohen    (Henry).     Guide  de  I'Amateur   de    Livres  a  Vig- 

nettes du  XVnie  Siecle.  With  etched  front,  by  J.  Chau- 
VET.     8vo,  sewed,  totally  uncut.         Paris,  Rouquette,  1873 

No.  238  of  limited  edition  of  550  copies  on  Whatman  and  Holland  papers. 
The  above  is  the  second  edition,  with  double  the  number  of  articles  .than  in 
the  preceding  issue.  It  also  gives  complete  lists,  of  the  works  of  Le  Sage  and 
Restif  de  la  Bretonne. 

734  CRITIC  (The).     A  Literary  Journal,  Critical  and  Eclectic. 

Illustrated.  Vols,  i  to  3  inclusive,  Old  Series;  also  Vols,  i 
and  2,  New  Series.  Together  5  vols.  Large  4to,  fresh 
cloth.  N.  Y.,  1881-84 

735  CUSHING  (William,  B.  A.).     Initials   and   Pseudonyms,  a 

Dictionary  of  Literary  Disguises.  Thick  8vo,  fresh  cloth, 
beveled  sides  and  interleaved  for  additions.      N.  Y.,  1885 

' '  Lefe  revelations  des  auteurs  anonymes  et  pseudonymes  sont  non-seulement 
piquantes  pour  les  gens  du  monde  mais  encore  importantes  pour  I'historien  lit- 
teraire  et  le  biographe ;  ce  sont  la  des  myst^res  des  litterateurs  que  les  erudites 
on  toujours  cherche  a  decouvrir." — Querard. 

736  [Delbergue-Cormont,  ancien  commissaire  priseur.\     Cata- 

logue des  Livres  Rares  et  Pr^cieux  Manuscrits  compo- 
sant  le  Cabinet  de.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Forquet,  1883 
Partially  priced  by  hand. 

737  D'HEILLY    (Georges).     Dictionnaire    des    Pseudonymes. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1869 

A  food  digtjpnary  of  pseudonyms, 


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DIBDINIANA. 

738  DIBDIN  (Thomas  Frognall).     BIBLIOTHECA  SPEN- 

CERIANA.     Large  8vo,  half  russia. 

UNIQUE  and  from  the  Library  of  "John  Bailey  Langhome,"  whose  heraldic 
book-plate  is  inserted  on  an  end  paper. 

The  above  is  lettered  "  Vol.  II.,"  and  consists  of  500  pag;es  of  paginated  re- 
vises, with  the  manuscript  corrections  and  considerable  additions  in  MS.  of  the 
great  bibliographer,  Thomas  Frognall  Dibdin.  It  shows  how  a  careful  describer 
of  rare  books  went  over  and  over  his  proofs  again  and  again,  allowing  no  errors 
to  creep  into  his  text  if  possible. 

These  revised  page  proofs  are  a  lesson  to  bibliographers  and  printers.  They 
show  what  patience  and  perseverance  are  necessary,  both  on  the  part  of  a  com- 
piler, who  does  his  allotted  task  with  as  scrupulous  care  as  he  can,  and  of  the 
typographer,  who  takes  a  genuine  interest  in  the  labor,  which  to  him  should  be 
both  profit  and  honor. 

But  then  Dibdin  was  not  superficial.  He  was  a  bibhographer,  "whose  like 
we  ne'er  shall  look  upon  again, "  and  whose  printers,  like  Buhner  and  Savage, 
were  ripe  scholars  of  the  character  of  Caxton  and  the  Aldi,  who  loved  their  pro- 
fession for  the  sake  of  knowledge,  which  is  power. 

S.  Austin  AUibone  observes; — "  Now,  of  all  Englishmen  who  have  ever 
lived,  there  never  was  a  man  better  suited  to  make  a  dry  study  attractive,  and  a 
learned  subject  plain,  than  Dr.  Dibdin  of  Roxburghe  memory.  This  magician 
could,  with  his  pen,  dress  up  a  begrimed,  uncouth-looking  volume,  in  more 
attractive  style  than  could  Grolier's  binder  with  his  most  cunning  tools.  He 
could  convert  '  Belindas '  and  '  Almasas '  into  Bibliomaniacs,  and  make  a 
dry  catalogue  of  old  English  poetry  more  attractive  than  the  last  novel.  It  was 
but  necessary  for  him  to  apply  the  epithets  '  excessively  rare,,  or  '  exceedingly 
curious,'  and  the  neglected  Caxton  in  your  garret  would  buy  you  a  year's  cloth- 
ing for  your  household,  and  the  old  family  Bible  would  defray  your  Christmas 
festivities. " 

Dibdin's  symptoms  of  the  Book  Disease  are,  (i)  a  passion  for  large  paper,  (2) 
uncut,  (3)  illustrated,  (4)  unique,  (5)  vellum  copies,  (6)  first  editions,  (7)  true 
editions,  and  (8)  Black  Letter,  (9)  private  distribution,  or  at  a  private  press,  (10) 
all  the  editions,  or  (11)  connected  with  a  particular  author  or  subject.  His 
probable  means  of  cure  are,  (i)  directing  our  studies  to  useful  works;  (2)  reprint- 
ing scarce,  and  intrinsically  valuable,  productions;  (3)  editing  our  best  ancient 
authors,  in  prose  or  poetry,  (4)  erecting  public  institutions,  and  (5)  studying 
bibliography. 

739  DIBDIN.     .^DES  ALTHORPiANiE  ;  or,  An  Account  of  the 

Mansion,  Books  and  Pictures  at  Althorp,  the  Residence  of 
George  John,  Earl  Spencer,  K.G.,  to  which  is  added 
a  Supplement  to  the  Bibliotheca  Spenceriana.  With  32 
beautiful  engravings  of  the  most  important  pictures  in  the 
gallery,  and  charming  woodcuts  on  India  paper.  2  vols, 
large  Svo,  half  russia  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

London,  Shakespeare  Press,  1822 

A  VERY  FINE  and  UNUSUALLY  TALL  COPY  of  this  magnificent  work.  See  the 
author's  "  Reminiscences,"  II.,  557-94,  for  the  interesting  account  of  the  pub- 
lication of  this  work,  where  it  appears  that  the  cost  of  engraving  the  portraits 
was  upwards  of  ;^2,ooo. 

"  This  work  is  intended  as  a  Supplement  to  the  Bibliotheca  Spenceriana, 
forming  Vols.  5  and  6.  It  contains  an  account  of  the  ancestors  of  Earl  Spencer, 
a  history  of  the  mansion,  with  an  account  of  the  pictures,  and  32  engravings  of 
the  most  important  in  the  gallery,  a  systematic  catalogue  of  editions  of  the 


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Scriptures,  an  account  of  the  Aldine  editions,  not  contained  in  the  former 
volumes.  A  supplement  to  the  worlcs  printed  in  the  fifteenth  century." — 
Lowndes. 

740  DIBDIN.      Bibliomania,     or    Book-Madness;     a     Biblio- 

graphical Romance.  New  Edition,  edited  by  Walmsley, 
with  a  Supplement,  and  Key  to  the  assumed  characters  in 
the  Drama.  Steel  front,  and  wood  engravings.  Large  8vo, 
half  roan,  totally  uncut  (rubbed  and  slightly  foxed). 

London,  1842 

Best  edition,  large  paper,  and  very  scarce  in  this  slate.  The  word 
"  Book-Madness  "  is  printed  in  red,  and  it  also  contains  a  brilliant  impression 
of  the  inserted  portrait  of  "Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,"  at  page  254,  which  is 
lacking  in  most  copies.  To  this  improved  edition  is  added  Preliminary  Obser- 
vations, a  Supplement  continuing  the  work,  a  Key  to  the  Characters,  and  a 
reprint  of  the  "  Epistle  Addressed  to  Richard  Heber"  from  the  First  Edition 
of  1809. 

Lowndes  thus  speaks  of  the  Bibliomania: — "The  Bibliomania  is  written  in 
dialogues  or  conversations,  the  characters  introduced  are  well-known  book  col- 
lectors of  the  author's  acquaintance.  The  great;  value  of  the  work  is  in  the 
notes,  which  abound  with  anecdotes  of  Books  and  Book  Collectors,  and  an 
account  of  the  rarer  articles  in  their  collections,  and  the  prices  at  which  they 
were  sold,  extracted  from  the  sale  catalogues.  This  work  has  in  a  great  degree 
given  a  stimulus  to  the  collecting  of  our  early  literature,  and  bibliography  in 
this  country,  on  which  subjects  it  will  be  always  consulted  as  an  authority. — 
The  characters  personified  are  Aurelius,  G.  Chalmers,  Esq.;  Atticus,  Richard 
Heber,  Esq.;  Alfonso,  Mr.  Morell;  Bernardo,  J.  Haslewood,  Esq.;  Gonzalo, 
J.  Dent,  Esq.;  Hortensius,  W.  BoUand,  Esq.;  Leontes,  J.  Bindley,  Esq.; 
Lepidus,  Dr.  Gosset;  Lysander  and  Rosicrusius,  the  Author;  JLoretizo,  Sir  M.  M. 
Sykes,  Bart. ;  Lavinia's  husband,  J.  Harrison,  Esq. ;  Lisardo,  R.  Heathcote, 
Esq.;    Marcellus,    Edmond    Malone,    Esq.;    Mustafha,    Mr.    W.    Gardiner; 

Menander,    Tom  Warton;  Malvolio,  —  ;  Menelaus,   Rev.   H.    Drury; 

Mercurii,  foss.  Triphook  and  Griffiths;  Nicas,  G.  Shepherd,  Esq.;  Narcotus, 
Rev.  J.  Jones;  Orlando,  M.  WodhuU,  Esq.;  Prospero,  F.  Douce,  Esq.;  Phile- 
mon, J.  Barwise,  Esq.;  Phormio,  Rev.  H.  Vernon;  Quisquilivs,  G.  Baker, 
'Esq.;  Rinaldo,  Mr.  Edwards;  Sir  Tristram,  Sir  Walter  Scott,  Bart.;  Sycorax, 
Joseph  Ritson;  Ulpian,'&.N.  Utterson,  Esq.  Some  copies  have  the  words 
'  Book-Madness '  in  the  title-page  printed  in  red.  It  was  published  at  £,x  7s., 
and  has  brought  ;^8  8s." 

741  DIBDIN.       Bibliomania,    or    Book-Madness,     a    Biblio- 

graphical  Romance.    New  Edition,  with  a  Supplement, 

and  Key  to  the  assumed  characters  in  the  Drama.    Steel 

front.,  engravings  and  rubrications.     Thick  4to,  half  green 

morocco,  cloth  sides,  top  edge  gilt,   others  uncut,  Rox- 

burghe  style.  London,  1876 

Large  paper.     "You  have  contrived  to  strew  flowers  over  a  path  which,  in 

other  hands,  would  have  proved  a  very  dull  one;  and  all   BibUomanes  must 

remember   you   long,    as  he    who  first  united    their    antiquarian  details    with 

good-humored     raillery    and    cheerfulness." — SiR  .Walter    Scott    to    Dr. 

DiBDIN. 

742  DIBDIN.     The   Bibliographical    Decameron;   or,   Ten 

Days'  Pleasant  Discourse  upon  Illuminated  Manuscripts 
and  Subjects  connected  with  Early  Engraving,  Typo- 
graphy  and   Bibliography.       With   numerous  plates,  fac- 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  209 


similes,  and  steel  vignettes,  many  on  India  paper.  3  vols, 
large  8vo,  boards,  top  edges  gilt  (imperfect,  18  leaves  and 
several  plates  lacking). 

London,  printed  for  the  author  by  W.  Bulmer  6-  Co., 

Shakespeare  Press,  1817 
The  "beautiful  specimen  "of  printing  in  gold,    "glittering  like  the  sun," 
missing  in  many  copies,  will  be  found  in  its  place  on  page  417,  Vol.  II. 

"The  dialogue  (of  the  Bibliographical  Decameron)  is  cleverly  sustained,  and 
the  occasional  Socratic  form  affords  opportunity  for  numerous  sallies  of  wit, 
while  the  information  conveyed  is  of  more  value  than  that  contained  in  any  other 
of  the  doctor's  works  which  affect  greater  sincerity." 

The  late  Mr.  Freeling,  a  distinguished  book  collector,  enthusiastically 
remarked — "  If  the  gods  could  read,  they  would  never  be  without  a  copy  of  the 
Decameron  in  their  side  pocket!  " 


743  DoRMAN  (Rushton  M.,  of  Chicago,  Illinois).   Catalogue  of  the 

Library  Manuscripts  and  Prints  of,  [compiled  by  Charles 
Sotheran].     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  George  A.  Leavitt  &•  Co.,  1886 
Thick  paper,  limited  edition  of  twenty  copies.     353  pages,  1,810  numbers, 
and  produced  over  $24,000,  an  average  of  over  $13  a  lot;  one,  the  famous 
"  Sforza  Missal,"  selling  for  $1,500. 

744  EDWARDS    (Edward).      Lives   of   the   Founders   of  the 

British  Museum;  with  Notices  of  its  Chief  Augmentors  and 
other  Benefactors,  1570-1870.  Front.,  vignette  on  title  and 
colored  Hans.     Thick  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  London,  1870 

This  valuable  work  is  in  a  large  measure  based  upon  documents  previously 
unused  and  upon  personal  examination  of  the  collections  in  the  British  Museum 
gotten  together  by  Cotton,  Arundel,  Harley,Compton,  Sloane,  Hamilton,  Charles 
Towneley,  Payne  Knight,  Lansdowne,  Bridgewater,  George  III.,  Banks, 
Cracherode,  Grenville,  Fellows,  Layard,  Cureton,  etc. 

745  EUDEL  (Paul).     L'Hotel  Drouot  et  la  Curiositd  en  1883, 

en    1883-84,   and  en  1884-85.     3  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1884-86 

The  earlier  volumes,  each  complete  in  itself,  of  these  interesting  books  on  fine 

art  and  library  auction  sales  in  Paris  will  be  found  in  the  "  Art  Division," 

number  114. 

746  Farnum  (Alexander).      Catalogue  of  Library  of,  [compiled 

by  Charles  Sotheran].  Front.  Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  George  A.  Leavitt  &•  Co.,  1884 

"  To  enumerate  the  riches  of  the  Farnum  Library  would  be  to  transcribe 
almost  the  whole  catalogue." — Art  Age. 

747  FERTIAULT  (F.).     Les  Amoureux  du  Livre,  Sonnets  d'un 

Bibliophile,  Fantaisies,  Commandements  du  Bibliophile, 
Bibliophiliana,  Notes  et  Anecdotes  par  F.  Fertiault, 
Pr(5face  du  "  Bibliophile  Jacob  "  (Paul  Lacroix).  Illus- 
trated with  16  etchings  by  Jules  Chevrier.  Thick  8vo, 
new  half  crushed  dark  blue  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut  with  the  covers  bound  in — by  Am  and,  of 
Paris.  Paris,  Claudin,  1877 

Scarce.  Limited  edition  on  "papier  verge."  Dedicated  to  the  Due  D'Aumale. 


210  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

748  FERTIAULT.— 6'wfe^«  etchings  by  Jules  Chevrier,  illus-^ 

trations  of  F.   Fertiault's  "  Les  Amoureux  du  Livre." 
Large  8vo  in  portfolio. 
Proofs  before  letters  on  Japan  paper  of  these  charming  bibliophilistic  etchings. 

749  FILLON    (B.).      Monuments    Typographiques    et    Livres 

Rares  et  Prdcieux.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  ttncut.  Paris,  1883 

Priced  in  MS.  With  historical  and  bibliographical  notes  by  the  celebrated 
French  book  expert  and  paleographer  Claudin. 

FIRMIN-DIDOT'S  NOTEWORTHY  CATALOGUE. 

750  FIRMIN-DIDOT    (Ambroise).      CATALOGUE    Illustre 

des  Livres  Pr6cieux,  Manuscrits  et  Imprimes.-  Profusely 
illustrated  with  photogravure  plates,  some  chromolitho- 
graphic.     12  vols,  large  4to,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  1878-84 

Limited  edition  of  500  numbered  copies. 

This  set  of  this  wonderful  auction  library  catalogue  of  thousands  of. pages 
consists  of  the  divisions: — June,  1878;  May,  1879;  June,  1881;  June,  1882; 
June,  1883,  and  June,  1884.  All  are  accompanied  with  separate  printed  price 
lists. 

The  illustrations  to  the  above  are  mostly  from  the  manuscripts  of  M.  Firmin- 
Didot,  who  had  the  finest  collection  in  Europe,  many  far  excelling  in  quality 
those  in  the  most  important  National  Libraries.  Some  of  the  plates  are  in  gold 
and  colors. 

This  "Catalogue,"  on  account  of  its  perfect  compilation  by  a  bibliographer 
who  knew  his  business  and  was  no  Bamumistic  charlatan,  now  ranks  as  a  kind 
of  supplement,  so  to  speak,  of  Silvestre.  Let  rival  cataloguers  who  egoisti- 
cally  plume  themselves  on  knowing  it  all  and  having  nothing  to  learn  study 
this  bibliography  of  the  Firmin-Didot  collection  and  ponder.  And  let  those, 
never  mind  who  they  be,  that  ignorantly  criticise,  find  fault  and  perennially 
object,  to  catalogue  descriptions,  whether  short  or  long,  look  over  the  pages  and 
see  how  they  do  these  things  in  France.  If  they  be  honest  and  not  captious, 
or  fractious,  or  mischievous,  they  will  then  forever  hold  their  peace  and  in 
future — "not  bear  false  witness  against  their  neighbor." 

751  FONTAINE   (Auguste).     Catalogue  de  Livres  Anciens  et 

Modernes,  Rares   et   Curieux.     6  vols,  in  5.     Thick  large 

8vo.    Bound  by  Ad.  Bertrand  in  half-crushed  red  levant 

morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1870-79 

This  set  includes  Fontaine's  splendid  bibliographies  for  the  years: — 1870-72, 

'74i  '75>  '77>  '78-79.     The  last  volume,  which  has  a  rubricated  title  surrounded 

with  cut  of  armorial  stamps  on  bindings,  has  a  preface  by  Paul  Lacroix — "  M. 

P.-L.  Jacob,  bibliophile." 

752  FONTAINE  DE  RESBECQ  (A.  de).     Voyages  Litt^raires 

sur  les  Quais  de  Paris,  Lettres  ^  un  Bibliophile  de  Pro- 
vince. Small  8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Durand,  1857 

Rare,  with  the  .autograph  of  "A.  J.  Odell "  on  the  title. 

753  FORTS  AS. — Catalogue   d'une    trfes-riche   mais   peu    nom- 

breuse  Collection  de  Livres  provenant  de  la  Bibliothfeque 
de  feu  M.  le  Comte  J.  N.  A.  de  Fortsas,  dont  la  vente 
se  fera  a  Binche,  le  10  aotit  1840  k  onze  heures  du  matin, 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  211 

en  r^tude  &  par  le  ministere  de  McMourlon,  notaire,  rue 
d'Eglise,  9,  4me  Edition;  also — Documents  et  Particu- 
larities Historiques  sur  le  Catalogue  du  Comte  de  Fort- 
SAS,  numerous  cuts  and  facsimiles.  2  vols,  in  i.  Large 
8vo,  bound  in  three-quarters  crushed  orange  levant  mo- 
rocco gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.        [Brussels],  1863 

VERY  SCARCE.  This  is  a  fac-simile  reprint  of  the  famous  sale-catalogue 
of  Count  de  Fortsas,  facile  princeps  among  modern  bibliographical  hoaxers. 
It  contains  a  detailed  description  of  his  books,  each  of  them,  to  say  the  least, 
worth  its  weight  in  gold.  This  wonderful  collection  was  announced  to  be  sold 
on  a  certain  day  in  1840  by  auction.  An  extraordinary  excitement  was  created 
among  book-collectors,  who  from  far  and  near  flocked  together  at  Binche,  a 
small  town  in  Belgium,  where  the  sale  was  to  take  place.  The  day  before  the 
sale,  however,  the  newspapers  of  Brussels  contained  a  notice  that  the  little 
town  had  bought  the  entire  collection  for  its  public  library.  This  is  not  the 
place  for  narrating  all  the  serio-comic  incidents  of  this  rude  practical  joke; 
suffice  it  to  say  that  the  whole  affair  from  first  to  last  was  a  downright  catiard. 
The  Count  de  Fortsas  and  his  book  treasures  were  found  to  be  a  myth.  As  to 
the  catalogue,  it  had  unquestionably  been  prepared  with  all  savoir-faire  of  an 
expert  in  bibliography ;  the  titles  of  the  books  with  the  appended  notes  seem  so 
attractive  and  authentic  that  one  almost  regrets  that  this  unique  coUectioh  was 
only  "airy  nothing,"  without  a  "local  habitation"  beyond  this  catalogue, 
which  will  always  occupy  a  foremost,  though  unenviable,  place  in  the  annals  of 
bibliographical  hoaxing. 

The  author  of  this  most  witty  and  successful  bibliographical  joke  was  M. 
Renier  Hubert  Ghislain  Chalon,  of  Mons. 

The  fac-simile  of  the  catalogue  is  printed  on  orange-colored  paper — the 
"Documents"  on  lemon  paper.  The  last  named  is  an  indispensable  supple- 
ment to  the  Fortsas  Catalogue.  It  is  so  arranged  that  in  the  Notes,  Remarks 
Adjuncts,  etc.,  the  whole  of  the  "original  catalogue"  Js  reproduced  despite 
the  legal  injunction  against  its  reproduction.  It  contains  also  the  orders  and 
correspondence  of  various  bibliophiles  relating  to  the  sale ;  articles  from  various 
hterary  journals,  and  a  fac-simile  of  a  letter  from  the  bog^us  Count  de  Fortsas. 

754  FOURNIER   (Edouard).     L'Art  de  la  Reliure  en  France 

aux  Derniers  Slides.  Small  8vo,  half  crushed  blue  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.    Paris,  J.  Gay,  1864 

Unique,  with  inserted  a.  1.  s.  of  2  pages  of  close  MS.,  dated  "  Paris,  29  Fev., 
1868,"  and  in  reference  to  his  edition  of  La  Bruy^re. 

755  FouRNiER.       Catalogue    des    Livres,    Manuscrits    et   des 

Autographes,  composant  la  Bibliotheque  de  feu  M.  Edou- 
ard FouRNiER.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  Labitte,  1880 
Scarce  and  thick  paper  copy.     299  pages  and  2,710  lots.     With  portrait  and 
life  of  Fournier  by  Jules  Cousen. 

756  FRANKLIN  (Alfred).   Histoire  de  la  BiBLiOTHfeQUE  Maza- 

rine depuis  sa  Fondation  jusqu'a  nos  Jours.  Small  8vo, 
half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Auguste  Aubry,  i860 
Limited  edition  of  300  copies  in  all — the  above  being  on  "papier  velin." 
The  author  was  one  of  the  attaches  of  the  Mazarin  Library  in  Paris. 

757  Eraser  (John).     The  Humorous  Chap-Books  of  Scotland. 

Front.     Parts  i  and  2.     Small  8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1873 


212  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

758  GANAY  (Le  Marquis  de).    Catalogue  d'un  Choix  de  Livres 

Rares  et  Pr^cieux,  Manuscrits  et  Imprimis,  composant  le 
Cabinet  de.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Porquet,  1881 

Priced  catalogue.     267  lots  of  books,  and  which  sold  for  359,148  francs. 

759  [GosFORD  {Lord)^     Catalogue  de  Livres  Rares  et  Precieux 

la  Plupart  Relies  en  Matoquin  Ancien  avec  Armoires  pro- 
venant  de  la  Bibliotheque  d'"  un  Amateur  Anglais."  Large 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Ch.  Porquet,  1882 

Priced  throughout  and  containing  numerous  remarkable  bindings  by  eminent 
binders  and  belonging  to  distinguished  and  historical  personages. 

760  HAWKINS  (Rush  C).     Titles  of  the  First  Books  from  the 

Earliest  Presses,  established  in  different  Cities,  Towns, 
and  Monasteries  in  Europe  before  the  end  of  the  Fifteenth 
Century,  with  brief  notes  upon  their  printers.  Illustrated 
with  reproductions  of  early  types  and  first  engravings  of  the 
printing  press — handsomely  printed  on  heavy  paper  by  De 
ViNNE.     Large  4to,  cloth,  uncut  (pp.  xxxii.,  143). 

N.  Y.  a«(/ London,  1884 

Limited  edition  of  300  copies,  numbered.  Dedicated  to  Father  Antonio 
Ceriani,  Director  of  the  Ambrosian  Library  at  Milan,  Italy — "  as  a  slight  evi- 
dence of  my  respect  for  his  character,  admiration  for  his  great  learning,  appreci- 
ation of  his  friendship  and  kindly  interest  in  my  bibliographical  occupations. " 

761  HAWKINS.— The  Library  of  General  Rush  C.  Hawkins, 

of  New  York,  [catalogued  by  Charles  Sotheran,  and  with 
Preface  of  eleven  pages].  Cuts.  Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  George  A.  Leavitt  &•  Co.,  1887 

2,578  lots,  making  386  pages,  and  sold  for  over  $13,000,  i.  e.,  over  $5  a  num- 
ber, one  set  selling  for  $900. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  HORNE'S   "  BIBLIOGRAPHY." 

762  HORNE  (Thomas  Hartwell).     An  Introduction  to  the 

Study  of  Bibliography.  To  which  is  prefixed  a  Memoir 
on  the  Public  Libraries  of  the  Ancients.  Numerous  plates 
and  facsimiles.  2  vols.  8vo,  old  stamped  russia  gilt,  by 
Roger  Payne  (name  on  title,  and  one  cover  loose). 

London,  18 14 
Large  paper.     Only  50  copies  printed,  and  on  thick  paper. 
"On  page  92,  et seg.,  is  a  chapter  on  Mexican  and  North  American  picture 
writing.     Prefaced  is  a  memoir  on  the  public  libraries  of  the  ancients.     The 
most  useful  work  of  the  kind  in  the  English  language.'' — Sabin's  Dictionary. 

763  JANIN  (Jules).     Le.  Livre.     Thick  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Flon,  n.  d. 
A  most  charming  book  on  books  and  book-collectors.     It  is  dedicated — "to 
the  young  bibliophile,  the  happy  collector  of  original  editions,   M.   James  de 
Rothschild." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  213 

764  JANIN.     Catalogue  des  Livres  Rares  et  Prdcieux  compo- 

sant  la  Bibliothfeque  de  M.  Jules  Janin,  Membre  de 
I'Academie  Franfaise,  avec  une  Preface  par  M.  Louis 
Ratisbonne.  Large  8vo.  Bound  by  Belz-Niedree  in 
half  calf,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  Labitte,  1877 

Large  paper,  and  thick  paper,  printed  by  Jouaust,  with  etching  of  Janin  by 
Flameng,  and  view  of  his  library  by  Lalauze.  This  is  a  presentation  copy  of 
L.  Potier,  one  of  the  cataloguers  of  the  collection  and  experts  of  the  sale  to  M. 
Sacy.  With  the  following  MS.  inscription: — "  Monsieur  S  de  Sacy  hommage 
respecteux  du  redacteur  du  Catalogue.     L.  Potier.  " 

THE   BIBLIOTHECA  SCATOLOGICA. 

765  [JANNET,    PAYEN   et  VEMANT.]      Bibliothfeca   Scato- 

logica,  ou  Catalogue  Raisonn^  des  Livres  Traitant  des 
Vertus  Faits  et  Gestes  de  trfes  Noble  et  tres  Ingenieux 
Messire  Luc  (a  Rebours)  Seigneur  de  la  Chaise  et  autres 
Lieux  memement  des  ses  Descendants  et  autres  Person- 
nages  de  lui  Issus  Ouvrage  tres  Utile  pour  bien  et  Propre- 
ment  s'Entretenir  Es — Jours  Gras  de  Careme — prenant 
dispose  dans  I'Ordre  des  Lettres  K,  P,  Q.  Traduit  du 
Prussien  en  Enrichi  de  Notes  tres  Congruantes  au  Sujet 
par  Trois  Savants  en  Us.  8vo,  half  morocco,  uncut. 
[Paris,  Jannef\  Scatopolis  chez  les  Marchands 

d' Ainterges  I'ann^e  scatogene  5850,  [1850] 

Very  rare.  This  facetious  bibliography,  written  by  Messieurs  P.  Jannet, 
J.  P.  Payen  and  Aug.  Vemant,  is  dedicated — "a  Monsieur  Q[uerard]  Prince 
des  Bibliognostes,"  and  was  limited  to  150  copies — i  on  "peauvelin,"  i  on 
Holland  paper,  2  on  China,  2  on  "  papier  des  diverses  nuances,"  4  on  English 
vellum  paper,  25  on  "papier  scatochrome,"  and  115  on  "papier  verge  fort." 

"  Cette  facetie  dont  le  titre  donne  un  avant  gout  assez  prononce  n'a  tiree 
qu'i  150  exemplaires. " — Brunet. 

766  JERSEY  (Earl  of).     Catalogue  of   Osterley  Park  Library, 

belonging  to.     Large  8vo,  sewed.  London,  1885 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  JOHNSON'S  TYPOGRAPHIA. 

767  JOHNSON    (John).     Typographia,    or   the  Printer's   In- 

structor; including  an  Account  of  the  Origin  of  Printing, 
with  Biographical  Notices  of  the  Printers  of  England, 
from  Caxton  to  the  close  of  the  Sixteenth  Century;  [etc.]. 
Fronts,  and  wood  engraved  titles  on  India  paper,  and  cuts. 
2  vols,  thick  8vo,  half  morocco  extra,  gilt  top  edges,  other 
edges  uncut.  London,  1824 

Large  paper.     "An  extremely  useful  book." — Lowndes. 
AUibone  states  that  the  author  was  assisted  in  its  compilation  by  Drs.  Dibdin, 

Wilkins  and  Fry,  the  Rev.  H.  Baker  and  others.     He  adds — "  It  is  a  valuable 

work." 

768  Kramm   (M.  C).     Catalogue   de  la  Bibliotheque  et  de  la 

Collection  Artistique  de.  Portrait.  Large  8vo,  cloth, 
uncut  (name  on  portrait).  Utrecht,  1875 


214  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

PAUL  LACROIX'S  BIBLIOPHILISTIC  WORKS. 

769  LACROIX  (Paul,  "  P.  L.  Jacob,  Bibliophile  ").     Recherches 

Bibliographiques  sur  des  Livres  Rares  et  Curieux.  Rubri- 
cated title,  small  8vo,  new  half  crushed  dark  green  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Rouveyre,  1880 

Limited  edition  of  600  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  No.  408  of  550  on 
"  papier  verge. "  Dedicated  to  Baron  J.  Pichon,  President  of  the  Society  of 
French  Bibliophiles. 

770  LACROIX.     Enigmes  et  Ddcouvertes  Bibliographiques  par 

"  P.  L.  Jacob,  BibHophile."  i2mo.  Bound  by  Champs 
in  half  crushed  maroon  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  trimmed,  with  the  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1866 

No.  2  of  10  copies  on  "papier  de  Chine,''  and  with  an  interesting  inserted 
autograph  letter  to  M.  Villars  in  1859  on  matters  bibliographical,  and  signed 
"  Paul  Lacroix."     Dedicated  to  "  Leopold  Double." 

771  LACROIX.     Melanges  Bibliographiques  par  "  P.  L.  Jacob, 

BibHophile."     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Libraire  des  Bibliophiles,  187 1 

Edition  Jouaust,  No.  95  of  310  numbered  examples,  300  on  "  papier  verge  " 
and  10  on  "  papier  de  Chine."     Dedicated  to  Ambroise  Firmin-Didot. 

772  LACROIX.     Les  Amateurs  de  Vieux  Livres  par  "P.  L. 

Jacob,  BibHophile."     8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Rouveyre,  1880 

Limited  edition  of  60  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of  30  on  Seychall  Mill 
paper.  The  title  is  rubricated,  and  the  volume,  which  has  charming  fleurons, 
was  printed  by  Unsinger. 

773  LACROIX.      Dissertations    Bibliographiques,    par    P.    L. 

Jacob,  Bibliophile.  Small  8vo.  Handsomely  bound  by 
Bradstreets  in  fresh  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Jules  Gay,  1864 

No.  141  of  limited  edition  of  260  copies  on  "  papier  verge  "  and  "papier  de 
Chine."     Dedicated  to  Felix  Delhasse,  of  Brussels. 

774  LALANNE    (Ludovic).      Curiosit^s    Bibliographiques. 

Small  8vo,  boards.  Paris,  1857 

Scarce,  curious  in  matters  useful  to  embryonic  and  pseudo  bibliographers. 

775  La  Marche   (A.  Lecoy  de).     Les  Manuscrits  et  la  Minia- 

ture. Profusely  illustrated  with  cuts,  mostly  facsimiles 
from  ancient  and  medieval  manuscripts.  Small  8vo,  fresh 
cloth.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  n.  d. 

776  [LAMBERT.]      Catalogue   de   Beaux  Livres   Anciens    et 

Modernes  provenant  de  la  Bibliotheque  de  M.  le  Comte 
DE  R  .  .  .    Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  Jules  Martin 
This  splendid  sale  of  209  lots  of  books  sold  for  21,035  francs.   The  catalogue 
is  priced. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  215 

777  LANG  (Andrew).     Books  and  Book-Men.      With  illustra- 

tions, tinted  facsimiles  of  binding,  etc.  8vo,  boards,  totally 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  1886 

Large  paper  and  No.  24  of  limited  edition  of  100  copies  printed  at  the 
"  Riverside  Press." 

Turning  the  pages,  the  book-lover  will  find  in  these  "  vagrom  essays  "  much 
agreeable  chat  about  famous  printers,  artistic  binders,  old  editions,  book- stall 
bargains,  incredible  prices,  true  and  sham  Elzevirs,  eccentric  collectors,  biblio- 
maniac freaks,  and  the  like  topics,  the  whole  spiced  with  amusing  anecdotes  and 
curious  incidents,  and  made  pleasant  to  read  by  that  almost  human  interest 
which  Mt.  Lang,  like  all  true  book-lovers,  feels  in  the  precious  volumes  of 
which  he  speaks. 

778  Lang.     The  same.     12010,  fresh  cloth,  uncut. 

779  LATOUR  (Tenant  de).     Memoires  d'un  Bibliophile.    Small 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1861 

Letters  on  bibliography  to  the  Countess  of  Ranc  ....  by  Tenant  de  Latour, 
who  was  the  royal  librarian  at  the  Palace  of  Compiegne. 

780  Lemaitre  (Jules).     Les  Contemporains  Etudes  et  Portraits 

Littdraires.     2  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  1886 

Includes  essays  on — De  Banville,  Sully-Prudhomme,  Coppee,  Grenier,  Mdme. 
Adam,  Daudet  and  Mdme.  Daudet,  Renan,  Bruneti^re,  Zola,  Maupassant,  Sil- 
testre,  Sarcey,  etc. 

LEYPOLDT'S  AMERICAN  CATALOGUE— BOUND  BY 
BRADSTREETS. 

781  LEYPOLDT  (F.).     The  American  Catalogue,  i.  e.:— 

I.  Author  and  Title  Entries  of  Books  in  print  and  for 
sale  (including  reprints  and  importations)  July  i,  1876, 
compiled  by  Lynds  E.  Jones. 

II.  Subject  Entries  of  Book  in  print  and  for  sale  (includ- 
ing reprints  and  importations)  July  i,  1876,  compiled 
by  Lynds  E.  Jones. 

III.  Author-and-Title  Alphabet,  Subject  Alphabet,  etc.,  of 
Books  recorded  (including  reprints  and  importations)  July 
I,  1876,  to  June  30,  1884,  compiled,  under  direction  of 
R.  R.  Bowker,  by  Miss  A.  I.  Appleton. 

TOGETHER  3  vols.  Thick  large  4to,  fresh  half  brown 
crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut,  by 
Bradstreets.  N.  Y.,  1880-85 

"  The  American  Catalogue  is  the  monument  of  Frederick  Leypoldt.  For 
many  years  it  was  his  chief  purpose  in  life  to  lay  the  foundation  of  an  American 
bibliographical  system  on  which  there  might  be  built  a  structure  worthy  of  the 
future  of  literature  in  this  country.  With  what  enthusiasm,  at  what  cost  he 
■pursued  that  purpose,  so  far  as  it  was  given  to  him  to  do,  only  those  nearest  to 
him  can  ever  know.  When  he  died,  at  the  close  of  a  life  which  was  short 
measured  in  years  but  long  measured  by  the  work  which  was  crowded  into  it,  he 
had  accomplished  indeed  only  the  foundation,  and  the  fulfillments  of  his  plans 
rest  with  others. 

"It  is  the  bibliographer  who  of  all  men  has  most  occasion  to  realize  the 
imperfection  of  human  endeavor.  Completeness  in  bibliography  is  an  ignU 
fatuus  that  eludes  even  the  closest  pursuit  and  the  most  painstaking  accuracy," 
— R.  R,  BOWKER. 


2i6  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

782  Library  Journal  (The).     Four  odd  parts  in  three.     4to, 

paper.  N.  Y.,  1885-86 

783  Literary  News,   Book  Buyer,   Critic,  Publisher's  Weekly, 

Literary  World,  etc.  Together  34  odd  parts.  Large  8vo, 
sewed.  N.  Y.,  etc.,  1884-86 

784  LivRE    (Le).      Revue   du   Monde   Litt^raire   Archives   des 

Ecrits  de  ce  Temps,  for  March,  May,  July,  August,  October 
and  November,  1886.  Illustrated  with  facsimiles,  portraits, 
etchings,  etc.     6  parts.     Large  8vo,  sewed. 

Paris,  Quantin,  1886 
Edited  by  Octave  Uzanne — the  American  correspondent  Henri  de  Pene  du 
Bois. 

785  LivRE   DU    Bibliophile   (Le).     Deuxieme    Edition.     Small 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1874 

Limited  edition  on  papier  verge  printed  by  J.  Claye. 

786  LivRES  Pr^cieux  et  Manuscrits  avec  Miniatures  composant 

la  Bibliotheque  de  "  M.  E.  M.  B."  Large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  Labitte,  1882 

An  astonishing  collection  of  882  numbers  and  illustrated  with  fac-similes. 

787  Loire  (Louis).     Anecdotes  de  la  Vie  Litt6raire.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1876 

With  preface  by  Emile  de  la  BedoUi^re. 

788  MARTIN  (Alexis).     Etude  sur  les  Ex-Dono  et  D^dicaces 

Autographies.     Fac-similes.     4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  J.  Baur,  1877 

Limited  edition  of  200  copies  on  "papier  verge,"  4  on  China  paper  and  21 
on  "papier  Wathmann,"  of  which  the  above  is  one  of  the  last  named.  This  is 
a  curious  bibliographical  book,  being  devoted  entirely  to  Presentation  copies  and 
has  fac-simile  page  inscriptions  of  Victor  Hugo,  Theophile  Gautier,  George 
Sand,  Jules  Janin,  Joseph  Autran,  Victorien  Sardou  and  Charles  Monselet. 

MARIUS-MICHEL'S    GRAND  WORK  ON  BOOKBINDING. 

789  MARIUS-MICHEL  (M.  M.,  Relieurs  Doreurs).     La  Re- 

liure  Franpaise,  depuis  I'Invention  de  ITmprimerie  jus- 
qu'a  la  Fin  du  XVIIIe  Sifecle;  also — La  Reliure  Frangaise 
Commerciale  et  Industrielle  depuis  ITnventibn  de  ITmpri- 
merie jusqu'a  Nos  Jours.  Profusely  illustrated  with  plates, 
heliogravure  reproductions,  original  gilt  and  illuminated  cloth 
examples,  and  illustrations  in  the  text,  also  etched  front.  2 
vols,  large  4to,  fresh  half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut. 

Paris,  Damascine  Morgand  et  Charles  Fatout,  1880-81 

This  magnificent  work  of  the  celebrated  French  binders  Marius-Michel  is  the 
great  authority  on  biWiopegy.    No  bibliophile  should  be  without  these  volumes.> 

790  Modern  Methods  of  Illustrating  Books.     Edited  by 

Henry  B.  WheatliTy.      Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  1887 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  217 

794  MoNSELET  (Charles).     La  Lorgnette  Litteraire  Dictionnaire 

des  Grands  et  des  Petits  Auteurs  de  Mon  Temps.     Small 

4to,  fresh   half  crushed  dark  brown  levant  morocco,  top 

edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1857 

Very  scarce  and  with  the  "Complement "  to  the  above  published  in  1870,  of 

which  but  a  very  limited  number  were  printed  for  bibliophiles  only. 

795  MORGAND  et  FATOUT.     Bulletin  de  la  Librairie  Mor- 

GAND  ET  Fatout.  Vols.  I  and  2  [Nos.  1-7880].  Illus- 
trated with  numerous  facsimiles  of  bindings,  title-pages, 
types,  etc.,  some  colored — also  portrait  of  Trautz- 
Bauzonnet.     Thick  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.       Paris,  1876-81 

These  volumes  are  of  the  greatest  bibliographical  value  and  without  them  it 
is  almost  impossible  to  know  or  appreciate  the  present  values  of  the  rarest  and 
choicest  bibliophilistic  treasures,  reliures,  etc.  No  bibliopolist  or  librarian  should 
be  without  them  continually  at  his  fingers'  ends. 

796  MoRGAND  et  Fatout.     Repertoire  de  la  Libraire  de.     8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1878 

797  MoNTHEROT    (J.  B.  F.  M.  dc,  President  of  the  Academy  of 

Lyons).  La  Bibliotheque  de,  Livres  Anciens  Rares  et  Curi- 
eux  Imprimis  et  Manuscrits.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Jules  Martin,  1880 

Heavy  thick  paper  edition  printed  by  Chamerot.  Priced  in  ink.  The  above 
was  a  remarkable  collection  of  996  numbers  of  MSS.,  incunables,  and  other 
rarities. 

798  MOURAVIT    (Gustave).      Le   Livre   et   la  Petite  Biblio- 

theque d'Amateur  Essai  de  Critique,  d'Histoire  et  de 
Philosophic  Morale  sur  I'Amour  des  Livres.  Thick  small 
8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  with  the  covers 
bound  in,  edges  gilt.       Paris,  chez  Auguste  Aubry,  [1861] 

Very  rare,  large  paper  and  on  thick  paper.  This  was  the  publisher's  own 
copy,  presented  to  him  by  the  author.  On  an  end  paper  are  the  lines: — "A 
Monsieur  Aug.  Aubry  ['intelligent  et  habile  editeur  de  tant  de  travaux  utiles. 
Hommage  de  I'Auteur — Gustave  Mouravit."  At  the  end  is  bound  up  a 
criticism  of  the  Bibliophile  Jacob,  who,  among  other  complimentary  remarks, 
says: — "  Le  'Livre'  de  M.  Gustave  Mouravit  durera  et  restera;  il  a  deja  sa 
place  marquee  dans  I'armoire  des  Peignot  et  des  Charles  Nodier. " 

799  New  York  Auction  Catalogues.     Simeon  H.  Remsen's 

Library  and  H.  PenE  du  Bois'  Etchings;  Private  Library 
of  Art  Books,  MSS.,  etc.;  also  Grant  White  Library. 
Together  3  pieces.     8vo  and  4to,  paper.      N.  Y.,  1883-85 

800  NISARD  (Charles).     Histoire  des  Livres  Populaires,  au  de 

la  Littdrature  du  Colportage  depuis  le  XVe  siecle  jusqu'a 
30  Novembre,  1852.     Numerous  facsimiles,  many  of  them 
on  India  paper.     2  vols,  large  8vo,  bound  in  half  green 
morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.         Paris,  1854 
Very  scarce,  and  priced  in  a  recent  Pickering  catalogue  ;^3  ids.     This  curi- 
ous work  narrates  the  history  of  popular  books,  and  is  a  bibliography  of  the  lit- 
erature peddled  by  hawkers  from  the  fifteenth  century  to  the  middle  of  the 
nineteenth.  ' 


2i8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

8oi  NODIER  (Charles).  Description  Raisonn^e  d'une  Jolie 
Collection  de  Livres  (Nouveaux  Melanges  tirds  d'une  petite 
bibliotheque),  par  Ch.  Nodier,  pr6c6d6e  d'une  introduc- 
tion par  M.  DuPLEssis.  de  la  vie  de  Ch.  Nodier,  par  F. 
Wey,  et  d'une  notice  bibliographique  sur  ses  ouvrages. 
Thick  8vo,  half  calf,  with  blank  leaves  at  the  end. 

Paris,  J.  Techener,  1844 
Unique  and  very  scarce.     With  printed  price-list  at  the  end  of  these  1254. 
lots  in  492  pages.     Also  a  four-page  brochure  by  Nodier  of  "  Histoire  de 
I'lnventidn  de  I'lmprimerie  par  les  Monuments." 

There  are  also  inserted  in  the  volume  two  original  letters  written  by  the  cele- 
brated bibliographer.  One  is  foolscap  size  of  two  pages  to  Joseph  Fouche, 
Duke  of  Otranto,  in  which  he  asks  Napoleon's  Minister  of  Police  to  aid  him  m 
his  endeavor  to  be  useful — "to  his  country  and  to  his  King."  It  is  dated  from 
' '  Rue  Saint  Lazare,  No.  33,"  and  was  received  by  the  Duke  in  July,  1815. 

The  other  letter  is  written  to  a—"  Cher  et  bienveillant  ami,"  requesting  the 
loan  of  100  francs. 

802  Nodier.     Questions  de  Litt^rature  Legale— du   Plagiat  de 

la  Supposition  d'Auteurs  des  Supercheries  qui   ont  Rap- 
port aux  Livres.     8vo,  half  morocco,  uncut. 

Paris,  Crapelet,  1828 
Rare,  second  edition,  considerably  augmented  and  with  the  autograph  on  half 
title  of  "A.  J.  Odell." 

803  Oldcastle  (John).     Journals  and  Journalism,  with  a  Guide 

for    Literary    Beginners.        With  facsimile    autographs. 
Square  minimo,  vellum.         London,  Field  and  Tuer,  1880 

804  Oldcastle.      Guide   for   Literary   Beginners.      Fac-simik 

autographs.     Oblong  minimo,  boards,  uncut.  London,  n.  d. 

PEIGNOT'S  VERY  RARE  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  AND  CURI- 
OUS WORKS— PRINCIPALLY  PRIVATELY  PRINTED  IN 
LIMITED  EDITION. 

80s  PEIGNOT  (Gabriel).  Dictionnaire  Raisonn^  de  Bibliolo- 
gie,  contenant,  •  1°.  L'Explication  des  principaux  termes 
relatifs  k  la  Bibliographic,  a  I'Art  Typographique,  a  la 
Diplomatique,  aux  Langues,  aux  Archives,  aux  Manu- 
scrits,  aux  Medailles,  aux  Antiquites;  2°.  Des  Notices 
Historiques,  d^taillees  sur  les  principales  Bibliotheques 
Anciennes  et  Mod  ernes;  sur  les  plus  celebres  Imprimeurs 
avec  une  indication  des  meilleures  Editions  sorties  de  leurs 
Presses,  et  sur  les  Bibliographes,  avec  la  Liste  de  leurs 
Ouvrages;  3°.  enfin,  I'exposition  des  divers  Systfemes 
Bibliographiques,  etc.  Folded  tables.  3  vols.  8vo,  half 
calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1802-4 

VERY  SCARCE.  With  the  rare  supplements  to  this  most  important  biblio- 
graphical authority. 

The  works  of  Peignot  are  of  the  greatest  value  to  bibliographers  and  students 
of  the  history  of  printing.  He  was  a  writer  of  great  industry  and  of  wide 
knowledge. 

' '  Etienne  Gabriel  Peignot,  the  great  bibliographer,  whose  amiable  erudition 
has  been  testified  to  by  so  many  of  his  contemporaries,  was  born  at  Arc-en- 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  219 


Barrois,  15th  May,  1767.  Originally  a  bookseller  at  Besanjon,  he  was 
appointed  librarian  of  the  Ecole  Centrale  of  La  Haute  SaSne,  which  had  been 
established  in  Vesoul,  and  threw  heart  and  soul  into  his  new  duties.  Abbeys 
and  convents  for  miles  around  Vesoul  had  been  suppressed  and  pillaged.  Their 
intellectual  treasures  had  been  huddled  together  by  ignorant  hands,  and  were 
exposed  to  all  perils— by  fire,  by  flood  and  by  base  uses.  Peignot  never  rested 
as  long  as  he  saw  one  of  them  still  to  be  secured  for  his  library.  He  was  made 
principal  of  Vesoul  College,  where  he  remained  many  years,  and  which  he 
,  quitted  when  promoted  to  be  master  of  Lyons  College  and  District  Inspector  of 
Classes.  He  discharged  these  duties  with  zeal,  but  it  was  always  with  delight 
that  he  returned  to  books,  though  he  did  not  desert  society  for  his  favorites;  he 
bore  his  share  in  company  and  trained  up  a  family.  No  man  has  done  more 
than  he  to  foster  in  France  a  love  for  bibliography.  He  left  behind  him  no  less 
than  fifty  or  more  unpublished  works  in  manuscript,  among  them  a  '  Myrio- 
biblion  Franpais,"  which  in  1830  numbered  twelve  or  fifteen  volumes,  and 
increased  daily.  These  contained  above  3,000  references  to,  or  critical  notices 
of  select  works,  memoirs,  dissertations  and  treaties  on  every  kind  of  subject 
published,  either  separately  or  in  great  literary  and  academical  collections,  each 
summary  having  a  reference  to  the  page  and  volume  of  the  work  in  which  the 
original  was  to  be  found.  Some  Paris  publishers  bought  the  manuscripts  left 
by  Peignot  and  announced  their  publication,  but  they  still  remain  in  manuscript. 
It  has  often  been  wondered  how  he  was  able  to  do  so  much  work.  His  secret 
was  that  from  the  hour  he  began  to  read,  he  began  to  write ;  his  left  hand  never  held 
a  book  that  right  hand  had  not  a  pen.  Every  leisure  moment  he  gave  to  book 
and  pen;  he  noted  everything  he  read  or  heard  in  commonplace  books  under 
proper  heads — authors,  titles,  subjects,  words,  thoughts,  references  to  kindred 
subjects.  He  lived  to  be  eighty-three  years  old.  He  died  at  Dijon,  April  14th, 
1S49.  His  letters  have  been  very  recently  published  by  his  grandson,  M.  Emile 
Peignot.  The  volume  includes  his  correspondence  from  1813  to  1845." — 
BiGMORE  AND  Wyman,  Vol.  II.,  page  151. 

.  806  PEIGNOT.  Manual  du  Bibliophile,  ou  Traitd  du  Choix 
des  Livres,  contenant  des  D^veloppemens  sur  les  plus 
propres  i  former  une  Collection  precieuse,  et  particuliere- 
ment  sur  les  chefs-d'cEuvre  de  la  Littdrature  Sacree, 
Grecque,  Latine,  Fran^aise,  Etrangfere;  avec  les  Jugemens 
qu'en  ont  port6s  les  plus  c^lebres  Critiques,  etc.,  etc.  2 
vols.  8vo,  half  calf  gilt,  totally  uncut.  Dijon,  1823 

UNIQUE  and  very  scarce.  Fine  clean  copy,  with  inserted  three-page  origi- 
nal autograph  letter  signed  "  Gabriel  Peignot,"  and  dated  "  Dijon  ce  31  Octobre 
1828."  It  is  written — "Ames  chers  et  tres  chers  Lyonnais, "  entirely  in  the 
handwriting  of  this  celebrated  bibliognoste.  He  speaks  of  a  charming  dinner 
he  had  been  given  and  that  he  read  in  Lyons  for  his  ' '  spiritual  nourishment "  a 
novel  of  Walter  Scott.  He  names  many  bibliophiles  and  gives  a  list  of  three 
lots  of  books  he  had  sent  as  presents — nine  for  the  rector,  six  for  M.  Chouve, 
and  five  for  M.  Rabanis.  The  first  volume  named  is — "La  Passion  de  J.  C. 
par  Olivier  Maillard  gr.  in  80. " 

807  PEIGNOT.  De  la  Libertd  de  la  Presse  a  Dijon,  au  Com- 
mencement du  XVII=  Sifecle,  ou  Histoire  de  I'lmpression 
d'un  Opuscule  en  Patois  Bourguignon,  public  en  1609, 
sur  la  demolition  du  Chateau  de  Talant.  8vo,  boards, 
totally  uncut.  Paris,  1836 

Unique,  limited  edition  of  150  copies,  and  at  the  end  are  8  pages  of  MS. 
extracts  from  the  archives  of  Dijon  respectively  dated— Aug.  16,  1463;  March  12, 
1556;  July  12,  1771.  These  are  in  the  handwriting  of  Peignot.  This  volume 
was  bought  of  the  "Veuve  "  of  Peignot  fils. 


i2o  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

808  PEIGNOT.       Essai   Historique   et   Arch6ologique   sur   la 

Reliure  des  Livres  et  sur  I'etat  de  la  Librairie  chez  les 
Anciens.  Plates.  8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Dijon,  1834 

Limited  edition  of  200  copies  of  this  interesting  volume  on  ancient  book- 
binding, with  the  inserted  book-plate  of  A.  de  St.  Ferriol.  On  the  false  title  is 
this  MS.  note  in  the  handwriting  of  Peignot: — "  Imprime  a  200  exres.,  dont 
quelques  une  sur  gd.  pap.  vel." 

809  PEIGNOT.      Nouvelles  Recherches  sur  le  Dicton  Popu- 

laire,  "  Faire  Ripaille."      8vo,  sewed  as  issued. 

Dijon,  1836 
Rare.     Limited  edition  of  200  copies. 

810  PEIGNOT.      Dictionnaire   Critique,    Litteraire   et  Biblio- 

graphique  des  Principaux  Livres  Condamnes  au  Feu, 
Supprim^s  ou  Censures:  Pr6c6d6  d'un  Discours  sur  ces 
Sortes  d'Ouvrages  par  G.  Peignot,  Bibliothecaire  de  la 
Haute-Saone,  Membre  de  rAcad^mie  Celtique  de  Paris, 
et  de  Plusieurs  Societ6s  Littdraires.  2  vols,  in  i.  8vo, 
half  red  morocco,  top  edge  gilt.         Paris,  R^nouard,  1806 

Rare  and  limited  edition  of  this  bibliography  of  books  burnt  by  the  common 
hangman,  censured  or  suppressed.  This  is  one  of  the  rarest  Peignotiana.  In 
the  preliminary  discourse  will  be  found  the  handwriting  of  Peignot. 

811  PEIGNOT.      Repertoire   Bibliographique   Universel,  con- 

tenant  la  Notice  Raisonnee  des  Bibliographies  Speciales 
publi6es  jusqu'a  ce  jour,  et  d'un  Grand  Nombre  d'Autres 
Ouvrages  de  Bibliographie,  Relatifs,  k  I'Histoire  Lit- 
teraire, et  a  toutes  les  Parties  de  la  Bibliologie.  Thick 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  R^nouard,  18 12 

Rare,  limited  edition,  and  printed  by  Crapelet. 

812  PEIGNOT.     Essai    de    Curiosit^s    Bibliographiques,    par 

Gabriel  Peignot,  Bibliothecaire  Central  de  la  Haute- 
Sa6ne.     8vo,  half  red  morocco,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  Rdnouard,  1804 

Rare,  with  two  heraldic   '"  ex  libris."  one  with  supporters,  the  other  of — 

"  Joseph  Tasker,  Middleton  Hall,  Essex,  London."     The  volume  is  dedicated 

to  "  Joseph  Van  Praet,  Conservateur  des   Livres  Imprimes  de  la  Bibliotheque 

Imperiale  de  France,  I'un  des  Premiers  Bibliographes  de  I'Europe." 

813  PEIGNOT.     Notice  sur  la  Vie  et  les  Ouvrages   de  M.  C. 

N.  Amanton.     8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edge  red. 

Dijon,  1837 
Rare,   limited   edition,   and   on   end  paper  the   MS.   note — "  Rel.  par 
Thomson." 

814  PEIGNOT.      Notice   de   XXII.    Grandes    Miniatures    ou 

Tableaux  en  Couleur,  r^unis  en  t^te  d'un  Manuscrit  du 
XV-e  Siecle;  precddde  de  quelques  Recherches  sur  I'Usage 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  221 

d'Enrichir  les  livres  de  ces  Sortes  d'Ornemens,  chez  les 
Anciens  et  du  Moyen  Age.  8vo,  half  morocco,  boards, 
uncut.  Dijon,  1832 

Very  kare — limited  edition  of  100  copies  only,  and  on  "  papier  velin.'' 
This  copy  has  a  MS.  note  to  the  effect  that  it  was  bought  of  the  Widow 
Peignot,  etc.     A  valuable  work  on  miniatures  in  ancient  vellum  MSS. 

815  [PEIGNOT.]     Arausemens  Philologiques,  ou  Varietes  en 

tous  Genres — Seconde  Edition,  Revue,  Corrig^e  et  Aug- 
ment^e  par  "  G.  P.  Philomneste,  A.  B.  A.  V."  8vo, 
boards,  uncut.  Very  scarce.  Dijon,  1824 

815*    PEIGNOT. — HiSTOIRE  DE    LA    PASSION    DE  J^SUS  ChrIST 

compos^e  en  MCCCCXC.  par  le  R.  P.  OLIVIER  MAIL- 
LARD;  public  en  1828  comme  Monument  de  la  Langue 
Fran^aise  au  XVe  Siecle.  Avec  une  Notice  sur  I'Auteur 
des  Notes  et  une  Table  des  Matieres  par  Gabriel  Peig- 
not.    Large  8vo,  boards,  uncut. 

Paris,  Jules  Renouard,  1828 
Large  paper,  very  rare,  limited  edition  and  printed  on  thick  paper  by 
Crapelet. 

816  PEIGNOT.     Choix  de  Testamens  Anciens  et   Modernes, 

Remarquables  par  leur  Importance,  leur  Singularity,  ou 
leur  Bizarrerie,  avec  des  Details  Historiques  et  des  Notes. 
2  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1829 

Rare.     This  very  curious  work  on  important,  singular  or  eccentric  wills  was 

limited  to  1,000  copies  and  20  on  superfine  paper,  vide  note  in  the  handwriting 

of  Peignot  on  the  half-title.     This  example  came  from  the  library  of  and  has 

the  "ex-libris"  of  A.  de  St.  Feriol. 

816*  [PEIGNOT.]— LTllustre  Jacquemart  de  Dijon,  De- 
tails Historiques,  Instructifs  et  Amusans  sur  ce  Haut  Per- 
sonnage  Domicilie  en  Plein  air  dans  cette  charmante 
Ville,  depuis  1382,  publics  avec  sa  Permission  en  1832. 
Le  tout  compost  de  Pieces  et  de  Morceaux,  tant  en 
P'rancais  Vieux  et  Moderne,  qu'en  Patois  Bourguignon; 
entrelard^  de  Notes  Curieuses,  et  Ornd  de  la  Representa- 
tion du  H^ros  et  de  sa  Famille,  ddfigures  d'apres  nature, 
et  colloquys  dans  leur  haut  donjon  a  claire-voie.  Front. 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Dijon,  1832 

Very  scarce.  Limited  edition  of  250  copies,  with  frontispiece  of  the 
"Famille  Jacmart "  on  the  tower  of  the  church  of  Notre  Dame  de  Dijon. 
From  the  library  of  and  with  book-plate  of  Doct.  D.  Bernard. 

Peignot  wrote  the  above  under  the  pseudonym  of  "  P.  Perigal,"  an  anagram 
of  "  Gabriel  P." 

817  PEIGNOT.     Recherches  Historiques  et  Littdraires  sur  les 

Danses  des  Morts  et  sur  Torigine  des  Cartes  a  Jouer.  Illus- 
trated with  lithographic  plates  and  vignettes.  8vo,  half 
sheep,  totally  uncut.  Dijon,  1826 

Very  rare.  This  is  an  exhaustive  account  of  all  that  was  known  at  the 
time  when  Peignot  wrote  this  work  of  the  celebrated  series  of  subjects  called 


THE  PBNE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


"  the  Dance  of  Death,''  which  were  so  frequently  reproduced  by  the  early  wood 
engravers.  It  also  gives  a  full  account  of  the  origin  of  playing  cards.  This 
volume  ought  to  have  gone  into  the  division  of  "  Facetiae,"  but  it  is  put  along 
with  others  among  bibliographical  authorities  so  as  to  keep  all  of  Mr.  Pene  du, 
Bois's  examples  of  Peignot  together. 

817*  PEIGNOT.     Elemens  de  Morale.     Minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Dijon,  1858 

Very  scarce,  and  to  which  is  added — "  Opuscules  Moraux  de  Franklin:  le 
Bonhomme  Richard  et  le  Sifflet. " 

818  [PEIGNOT.]      Les   Livre   des   Singularites    par   "  G.    P. 

Philomneste,"  auteur  des  "  Amusements  Philologiques." 
8vo,  half  green  calf.  Very  scarce.  Dijon,  1841 

819  PEIGNOT.     Essai  Analytique  sur  I'Origine  de  la  Langue 

Franpaise  et  sur  un  Recueil  de  Monumens  Authentiques 
de  cette  Langue,  classes  Chronologiquement  depuis  le 
IXe  Siecle  jusqu'au  XVIIe,  avec  des  Notes  Historiques, 
Philologiques  et  Bibliographiques.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Dijon,  1835 

Rare.  This  important  philological  work  of  Peignot  was  limited  to  150 
copies.     It  has  on  the  half-title  the  "ex-libris  "  of  "  Doct.  D.  Bernard." 

820  [PEIGNOT.]    Recherches  Historiques  sur  la  Persorine  de 

J^sus  Christ,  sur  celle  de  Marie,  sur  les  Deux  Genealogies 
du  Sauveur,  et  sur  sa  Famille;  avec  des  Notes  Philolo- 
giques, des  Tableaux  Synoptiques,  et  une  Ample  Table  des 
Matieres.     8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.. 

Dijon,  1829 

Rare.  Peignot  published  this  work.under  the  nom-de-plume  of — ' '  un  Ancien 
Bibliothecaire. " 

821  PEIGNOT.     Documens   Authentiques  et  Details  Curieux 

sur  les  Depenses  de  Louis  XIV.  Portrait  of  Louis  the 
Fourteenth.     8vo,  half  calf.  Paris,  R^nouard,  1827 

Very,  RARE.  A  curious  work  limited  to  300  copies,  of  which  25  were  on 
"papier  velin"  and  275  on  "beau  papier  fin."  On  the  half-title  is  the  auto- 
graph of  "A.  J.  Odell "  and  inside  the  cover  is  the  heraldic  book-plate  of — 
"  Bibliotheque  de  Th.  de  Jonghe." 

822  PEIGNOT.     Recherches  sur   le  Luxe   des  Remains  dans 

leur  Ameublement  avec  des  Notes.     8vo,  half  calf 

Dijon,  1837 
Limited  edition  of  150  copies. 

823  PEIGNOT.     Lettres  Inddites  de.    Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Dijon,  Darrantiire,  1884 
Limited  edition  of  no  copies  in  all — 100  on  Holland  paper,  3  on  China,  3 
on  Whatman,  3  on  parchment  paper,  and  i  on  parchment. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  223 

824  PFISTER. — Notice   d'un   Livre   Imprime   a   Bamberg    en 

1462  by  Albert  Pfister  lue  a  I'lnstitut  National  par 
"  Camus. "  Vignette  on  title  and  facsimiles.  4to,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  Baudouin,  an  VII. 

Rare.  The  fac-similes  are  of  tjpes  and  woodblocks,  the  last  named  being 
of  the  order  of  illustrations  in  the  block-books. 

825  PHILOBIBLION  (The).     A  Monthly  Bibliographical  Jour- 

nal, containing  Critical  Notices  of,  and  Extracts  from. 
Rare,  Curious  and  Valuable  Old  Books.  Printed  on  India 
paper.     2  vols.  4to,  boards,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1862-63 

Scarce.  Nearly  all  the  surplus  copies  were  accidentally  destroyed  by  water. 
The  above  is  in  splendid  condition. 

826  [PiCHON.]     Catalogue  des  Livres  Rares  et  Prdcieux  Manu- 

scrits  et  Imprimis  de  la  Bibliothfeque  de  M.  le  Baron  J. 
P  *  *  *  *  *.      Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  L.  Potier,  1869 

Priced  throughout  in  MS.  With  a  fourteen-page  preface.  The  above  rich 
collection,  consisting  of  1,087  numbers,  was  sold  at  the  Hotel  Drouot  and  for 
465,370  francs. 

827  PiNART  and  other  Paris  Book  Catalogues,  one  printed  almost 

entirely  in  old  French  Gothic  types  and  "  civilite.'' 

(6  pieces) 

828  PIXERECOURT  (Guilbert  de).     Biblioth^que  de,  avec  des 

Notes  Litt6raires  et  Bibliographiques  de  ses  Deux  Ecellens 
Amis  CHARLES  NODIER  et  PAUL  LACROIX.  Large 
8vo,  half  calf,  top  edge  marbled,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1838 
Very  rare,  large  paper  and  one  of  80  copies  on  Holland  paper  and  with 
the  ex-libris  engraved  on  the  title.  This  copy  came  from  the  library  of  "  Henri 
Lambert,  avocat,  Versailles,"  and  has  his  book-plate  on  an  endpaper.  The 
catalogue  is  priced  in  ink  throughout.  There  is  also  added  a  printed  price  list 
showing  the  entire  collection,  one  of  the  rarest  in  Europe,  sold  for  over  74,956 
francs. 

MAX   ROOSES'S   SPLENDID   WORK    ON   CHRISTOPHER 
PLANTIN. 

829  PLANTIN.  — CHRISTOPHE      PLANTIN      Imprimeur 

Anversois  par  MAX  ROOSES,  Conservateur  du  Mus£e 
Plantin-Moretus.  lao  plates,  portraits,  views  and  fac- 
similes— also  head  and  tail  pieces,  etc.  Square  folio,  folded 
and  loose  in  sheets  ready  for  binding. 

Anvers,  Jos.  Maes,  1882 

Imported  price — fifty  dollars.  This  grand  volume  of  450  pages  on  Christopher 
Plantin  gives  a  picture  of  that  printer's  astonishing  activity.  After  an  account 
of  his  life,  his  relations  with  the  scholars  of  his  time,  and  his  struggles  during 
the  great  events  of  the  sixteenth  century,  for  which  the  author  has  found  much 
new  material  in  the  archives  of  the  printing  house,  M.  Rooses  deals  with  his 
professional  career,  which  is  illustrated  with  numerous  reproductions  of  the  title- 
pages,  vignettes,  etc.,  designed  and  engraved  by  contemporary  artists  who  were 
employed  on  the  various  works  of  Plantin. 


224  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

830  POTIER  (L.,  Libraire  de  la  Bibliothique  JmpMale).     Cata- 

logue des  Livres  Rares  et  Prdcieux  Mariuscrits  et  Imprimis 
faisant  partie  de  la  Libraire  de.  Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut  (a  few  pp.  torn  without  hurting  the  text,  and  can  be 
easily  mended).  Paris,  1870 

Potier  was  one  of  the  great  book-experts  of  France.  The  above  was  but  a 
part  of  his  collection.  There  are  27  pages  of  prefatory  matter.  The  cata- 
logue itself  makes  452  pages.  This  copy  is  priced  throughout  in  ink,  and  shows 
that  this  part  alone  brought  149,439  francs,  but  then  that  was  in  Paris,  you 
know,  where  there  are  amateurs  who  are  true  bibliognostes,  and  would  not  insult 
a  library  or  an  auctioneer  with  two-for-acent  bids.  They  do  these  things  better 
in  France,  you  know. 

QUERARD'S  WORKS  ON  IMPORTANT  LITERATURE. 

831  QUERARD  (J.  M.).     La  France  Littdraire,  ou  Dictionnaire 

Bibliographique  des  Savants,  Historiens  et  Gens  de  Lettres 
de  la  France,  ainsi  que  des  Litterateurs  Etrangers  qui 
ont  Ecrit  en  Frangais,  plus  Particuliferement  pendant  les 
XVIIIe  et  XIXe  Sifecles.  10  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  chez  Firmin  Didoi pire  et  fils,  1827-39 

VERY  SCARCE.  A  work  of  great  bibliographical  importance,  being  sup- 
plementary to  Brunet  and  containing  information  as  to  editions  to  be  found 
noyhere  else.  Querard,  in  these  volumes,  describes: — i.  Reprints  of  French 
works  in  all  ages;  2,  Translations  into  French  of  all  foreign  authors  ancient  and 
modern;  and  3,  reprints  made  in  France  of  the  original  works  of  these  authors. 
This  bibliography,  therefore,  covers  a  ground  unattempted  by  Brunei,  Lowndes, 
or  any  of  the  authorities  of  any  nation. 

832  QUERARD.      Les     Supercheries     Litt6raires     D^voilees 

Galerie  des  Ecrivains  Fran9ais  de  toute  I'Europe  qui  se 
sont '  ddguis^s  sous  des  Anagrammes,  des  Ast^ronymes, 
des  Criptonymes,  des  Initialismes,  des  Noms  Litt^raires, 
des  Pseudonymes  Fac^tieux  ou  Bizarres,  etc.,  suivie  1°  du 
Dictionnaire  des  Ouvrages  Anonymes  par  Ant.  Alex. 
Barbier,  Troisieme  Edition,  R^vue  et  Augmentde  par  M. 
Olivier  Barbier,  Conservateur  sous  Directeur  adjoint  'k 
la  Bibliotheque  Imperiale — 2°  d'une  Table  Gen^rale  des 
Noms  R6els  des  Ecrivains  Anonymes  et  Pseudonymes 
cites  dans  les  Deux  Ouvrages.  3  vols,  thick  large  8vo, 
fresh  three-quarters  dark  green  crushed  levant  morocco, 
top  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Paul  Daffis,  1869 

VERY  SCARCE.  A  fine,  tall,  clean  and  handsome  copy  of  the  second 
edition  of  QUerard's  important  work,  and  considerably  enlarged  by  Gustave 
Brunet  and  Pierre  Jannet 

This  grand  book  is  a  work  on  pseudonyms,  anagrams,  asteronyms,  crypto- 
nyms,  initialisms,  literary  names,  anonyms,  etc.,  etc.,  and  not  a  slipshod  make- 
shift of  a  book  gotten  up  for  mere  profit.  It  was  the  labor  of  love  of  Brunet, 
Querard,  Barbier  and  Jannet  who  made  up  a  bibliographical  quadrilateral  of 
unequalled  authority. 


THE  PENE  JDU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  225 

833  Rees  (J.  Rogers).     The  Pleasures  of  a  Book-Worm.     Small 

8vo,  fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1886 

"If  a  man  spends  lavishly  on  his  library  you  call  him  mad— ra  bibliomaniac. 
But  you  never  call  one  a  horse-maniac,  though  men  ruin  themselves  every  day 
by  their  horses,  and  you  do  not  hear  of  people  ruining  themselves  by  their 
books ." — RusKiN. 

834  Renard  (J.,  of  Lyons).     Catalogue  de  la  Partie  Reservee 

de.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

A  superb  collection  of  rare  and  Gothic  editions,  bindings  of  celebrated  per- 
sonages, etc. .  The '  catalogue  was  made  by  "A.  Claudin,  libraire-expert  et 
paleographe. " 

83s  RENOUVIER  (Jules).  Des  Portraits  d'Auteurs  dans  les 
Livres  du  XVe  Sifecle,  avec  un  Avant  Propos  par  Georges 
DuPLESsis.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Auguste  Aubry,  1863 

Limited  edition  of  214  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  "teinte  a  I'antique."  A 
valuable  brochure  on  Incunabulic  portraits  in  books. 

836  REUME    (Auguste   de,    Capitaine   d'Artilkrie).      Varidtds 

Bibliographiques  et  Litt6raires.     With  numerous  (100)  fine 

•woodcuts  of  printers'  marks,  vignettes,  coats-of-arms  and  fancy 

initials.     Large  8vo,  cloth,  totally  uncut.       Brussels,  1848 

Very  rare,    large  paper  and   No.  69  of  limited  edition  of  100  numbered 

copies  in  all.     This  valuable  work  contains  in  alphabetical  order,  a  list  of  the 

early  printers  of  Belgium,  and  other  articles  relating  to  the  Elzevirs,  Gutenberg, 

Fust,  etc.     The  valuable  works  of  M.  de  Reume,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of 

the  rarest,  are  reprints  of  articles  in  the  "  Bibliophile  Beige."     M.  de  Reume, 

who  was  a  Major  on  the  staff  in  Brussels,  was  born  in  1807;  died,  1865. 

837  Richard    (Jules).      L'Art   de    Former    une    Bibliotheque. 

Small  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Rouveyre  et  Blond,  1883 

Unique  and  limited  edition  of  100  copies.  This  has  a  portrait  inserted  of 
this  bibliomaniacal  author,  after  Gavami — also  a  facsimile  autograph. 

838  RocHEBiLiERE  (A.).     Catalogue  des  Livres  Rares  et  Curieux 

en  tous  Genres  composant  la  Bibliotheque  de.  2  vols, 
small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882-84 

Part  I  priced  by  hand. 

Monsieur  Rochebiliire  was  the  "  Conservateur  of  the  Library  of  Saint 
Genevieve,"  and  the  above  catalogue  of  his  very  valuable  library  was  compiled 
by — ■ '  A.  Claudin,  libraire-expert  et  paleographe. " 

BARON  ROTHSCHILD'S  LIBRARY  CATALOGUE. 

839  ROTHSCHILD  (James  de,  Baron).     Catalogue  des  Livres 

Composant  la  Bibliotheque  de,  Tome  Primier  (all  pub- 
lished). Profusely  illustrated  with  facsimiles  of  title- 
pages,  illustrations  in  ancient  books,  some  on  Japan  paper, 


226  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

facsimiles  in  gold  and  colors  of  bindings,  portrait  of  the  late 

Baron   James   de  Rothschild,  etc.     Thick   large   8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Danlaschie  Morgand,  1884 

Very  limited  edition.  A  splendid  bibliography  and  profusely  illustrated 
of  one  of  the  grandest  collections  of  books  and  bindings  in  Europe.  The  late 
Baron  James  de  Rothschild  was  a  collector  and  amateur  of  the  genre  Grolier 
and  De  Thou,  and  expended  millions  upon  his  marvellous  library. 

840  ROUVEYRE(Edouard)  fl^a'UZANNE  (Octave).     Miscel- 

lanies Bibliographiques.  3  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  dark 
brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  1878-80 

A  new*  clean,  well-bound  copy  of  this  most  desirable  bibliognostic  work, 
edited  by  Rouveyre  and  the  author  of  "The  Fan,"  with  the  collaboration  of 
bibliophiles  of  world-wide  reputation,  such  as  Brunet,  Paul  Lacroix,  Viau, 
Champfleury,  le  BibUophile  Job,  etc . 

841  Rouveyre.     Connaissances   Necessaires   a   un   Bibliophile. 

Many  engravings,  specimens  of  different  papers  used,  etc.  2 
vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top 
edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1879-80 

A  capital  compilation  for  the  guidance  of  book  collectors,  containing  a  great 
many  interesting  particulars  about  books,  the  collection,  binding,  preservation, 
collation,  means  of  cleaning,  etc. ,  etc. 

842  ROWFANT  LIBRARY  (The).— A  Catalogue  of  the  Printed 

Books,  Manuscripts,  Autograph  Letters,  Drawings  and 
Pictures,  collected  by  Frederick  Locker-Lampson. 
With  heraldic  illustrations,  portrait — also  front,  by  Peorge 
Cruikshank.  Large  8vo,  fresh  half  smooth  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  Bernard  Quaritch,  1886 
One  of  a  limited  edition  of  150  copies  printed  for  sale.  The  etching  by 
Cruikshank  of  ' '  Fairy  Connoisseurs  Inspecting  Mr.  Frederick  Locker's  Collec- 
tion of  Drawings,  etc.,"  which  forms  the  frontispiece  to  the  volume,  is  one  of 
the  first  250  impressions  from  the  plate.  The  above  also  includes  the  etching 
by  Du  Maurier  of  "Frederick  Locker  "  and  Andrew  Lang's  poem  of  "  The 
Rowfant  Books": — 

"  The  Rowfant  books,  how  fair  they  shew. 
The  Quarto  quaint,  the  Aldine  tall 
Print,  autograph,  portfolio ! 

Back  from  the  outer  air  they  call. 
The  athletes  from  the  Tennis  ball 
This  Rhymer  from  his  rod  and  hooks, 
Would  I  could  sing  them  one  and  all. 
The  Rowfant  books !" 

843  Russell   (John  Fuller).     Catalogue  of  Library  of.     Large 

8vo,  sewed.  London,  1886 

844  Sacy   (Silvestre  de,  French  Academician).     Catalogue   des 

Livres  Rares  et  Prdcieux  relids  par  Boyet,  Du  Seuil, 
Padeloup,  Derome,  Trautz-Bauzonnet.  Large  8vo, 
sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1879 

Priced  in  MS.  by  hand.     The  922  lots  sold  for  over  113,000  francs. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  227 

845  Soci^TE  DES  Bibliophiles  Francois.     Notice  des  Publica- 

tions Faites  par.  Small  4to,  half  calf,  uncut,  with  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  Leon  Techener,  1879 

Printed  on  Holland  paper. 

846  Stevens  (Henry,  of  Vermont).    Recollections  of  Mr.  James 

Lenox,  of  New  York,  and  the  Formation  of  his  Library. 
Portrait  on  China  paper.  Small  8vo,  half  cloth  gilt, 
totally  uncut.      London,  Printed  by  C.  Whittingham,  1886 

Dedicated  to  his—"  Old  and  valued  friend  Doctor  George  H.  Moore,  Super- 
;  intendent  of  the  Lenox  Library." 

847  Suffolk  and  Berkshire  (Earl  of).    Catalogue  of  Library  of, 

and  three  other  Catalogues.     8vo  and  large  8vo,  sewed. 

London,  1886 

848  Syston  Park  Library.    Catalogue  of  Important  Portion  of, 

belonging  to  the  late  Sir  J.  H.  Thorold.  Large  8vo, 
sewed.  London,  1884 

849  TECHENER  (J.).     Bulletin  du  Bibliophile  et  du  Bibliothe- 

caire,  contenant   des   Notices   Bibliographiques,  Philolo- 

giques,  Historiques,  Litteraires.    12  vols,  thick  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  J.  Techener,  1851-65 

Very  scarce.     The  above  set  of  this  admirable  work,  full  of  bibliographical 

and  bibliophilistic  information,  is  just  as  the  volumes  were  issued  by  Techener, 

with  all  the  peculiarities  of  title-pages  and  covers.     It  comprises  the  following 

years^iSsi,  '52,  '53,  '57,  '58,  '59,  '60,  '61,  '62,  '63,  '64  and  '65.      Among  the 

contributors  were  all  the  principal  librarians  of  France,  connoisseurs,  authors, 

learned  booksellers,  and  others,  among  whom  is  Chenu,  who   is   designated  as 

' '  Elzevirophile." 

850  Techener.     Troisi^me   Catalogue    de    Livres   Anciens    et 

Modernes  Rares  et  Curieux  provenant  de  la  Libraire  de 

.  J.   Joseph  Techener  pere.     Large   8vo,    sewed,  uncut. 

Priced  in  MS.  Paris,  1865 

851  TIMPERLEY    (C,    H.)      Encyclopaedia   of    Literary   and 

Typographical  Anecdote,  being  a  Chronological  Digest  of 
the  most  Interesting  Facts  Illustrative  of  the  History  of 
Literature  and  Printing  from  the  Earliest  Period.  Second 
Edition,  with  a  Continuation  to  the  Present  Time,  and  a 
Practical  Manual  of  Printing.  Cuts,  loose  illustra- 
tions, etc.  Thick  large  8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  ' 
gilt,  others  uncut.  London,  1842 

Fine  copy  of  the  "  Second  edition,  to  which  is  added  a  continuation  to  the 
present  time,  comprising  recent  biographies,  chiefly  of  booksellers,  and  a  prac- 
tical manual  of  printing." — Lowndes. 

Timperley's  work  is  one  of  the  most  accurate,  laborious  and  voluminous  com- 
pilations ever  made,  and  one  to  be  gratefully  remembered  by  all  students  of  the 
history  of  English  literature  and  typography.  The  author  was  in  early  life  a 
soldier,  had  gone  through  many  campaigns,  had  served  at  Waterloo,  and  had 
well  earned  his  pension  of  a  shilling  per  diem.  He  was  at  one  time  a  book- 
seller, but  had  accepted  bills  to  a  large  amount ;  and  in  order  to  pay  the  debts 


228  THE  PENE  DU  JBOIS  COLLECTION. 


contracted  he  consigned  his  stock  to  an  auctioneer,  who,  after  disposing  of  it 
by  auction,  ran  off  with  the  proceeds.  Broken  down  by  rnisfortune,  he  accepted 
literary  employment  with  Fisher  and  Jackson,  the  subscription-book  publishers, 
in  whose  service  he  died. 

The  man  who  knows  not  the  name  of  "  Timperley  "  is  unworthy  of  the  name 
of  book  collector.  In  fact,  so  great  is  this  old  printer's  fame  that  if  one  biblio- 
grapher call  upon  a  friend  and  send  in  the  name  of  "Mr.  Timperley"  it  is 
known  in  an  instant  that  one  of  the  guild  awaits  the  presence  of  another.  The 
surname  of  "  Timperley"  is  the  esoteric  word  among  the  craft  bibhophilistic. 
This,  unlike  the  pass-words,  grips,  signs,  etc. ,  of  the  Mystic  Tie,  or  of  the 
Sheikhs  of  the  Kaaba,  is  an  op^n  secret.     Bookworms!    Verhum  sap. 

852  Troubat  (Jules).     Plume  et  Pinceau,  Etudes  de  Litterature 

et  d'Art.     Rubricated  title.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1878 

Includes  studies  on — Rabelais,  Voltaire,  "  I'Assommoir,"  Hugo,  Gautier, 
Courbet,  Cabanel,  etc. ,  etc. 

853  UZANNE  {Ociscve,  editor  of  "  Le  Livre").     Caprices  d'un 

Bibliophile.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  ' 

Paris,  Rouveyre,  1878 

Limited  edition.  Although  published  nine  years  ago,  this  little  volume 
is  quite  rare.  It  contains  most  interesting  articles  on  book  collectors,  book  sales 
and  book  rarities;  also  on  Restif  de  la  Bretonne,  Balzac,  "le  Cabinet  d'un 
Eroto-Bibliomane,"  etc. 

854  UZANNE.     Nos  Amis  les  Livres  Causeries  sur  la  Littdra- 

ture  Cui-ieuse  et  la  Libraire.  Etched  front,  by  H. 
Manesse  and  loose  inserted  view  of  Chantilly.  Small  8vo, 
paper,  gilt.  Paris,  Maison  Quantin,  1886 

855  VALLEE   (Leon).     Bibliographie   des    Bibliographies. 

Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Rousselle.         Paris,  1883 

The  most  complete  catalogue  of  catalogues  yet  made.  It  is  invaluable  to 
librarians,  and  treats  as  extensively  of  English  and  American  Bibliography  as 
that  of  Continental  Europe. 

856  VAPEREAU    (G.).      Dictionnaire   Universel   des  Littera- 

teurs. Very  thick  large  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  cloth 
sides.  Paris,  Hachette,  1876 

A  most  useful 'work  for  bibliographers  and  students  of  literature.  It  gives  a 
list  of  the  writers  of  all  ages,  is  full  of  articles  on  curious  literary  subjects,  and 
is  more  or  less  of  a  bibliography. 

857  ViOLLET  LE  Due.     Catalogue  des  Livres  composant  la  Bib- 

liotheque  de  M.  Viollet  le  Due,  avec  des  Notes  Biblio- 

graphicjues,  Biographiques  et  Litteraires,  avec  Supplement. 

2  vols,  in  I.     8vo,  half  calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1843-47 

Edouard  Fournier's  copy,  and  with  his  signature  on  the  title.     The  first 

volume  is — "pour  servir  a  I'histoire  de  la  poesie  en  France";  the  second  is  of — 

"  Chansons,  Fabliaux,  Contes  en  Vers  et  en  Prose,  Faceties,  Pieces  Comiques 

et   Burlesques,    Dissertations  Singuliires,   Aventures  Galantes,   Amoureuses, 

Prodigieuses. " 


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858  WEISSE  (John  A.,   M.D.,  President  American  Philological 

Society).     Origin,   Progress  and  Destiny  of  the  English 
Language  and  Literature.     Svo.  cloth,  700  pp. 

N.  Y.,  /.  W.  Bouton,  1879 

The  object  of  this  work,  to  which  the  author  has  devoted  his  time  and  labors 
for  thirty  years,  is:  i.  To  lay  before  the  English  speaking  populations,  in  both 
hemispheres,  the  real  origin  and  progress  of  their  language.  2.  To  make  the 
coming  generation  realize  the  superiority  of  their  idiom  over  others,  as  to  the 
refinement  and  vigor  of  its  vocabulary,  clearness  of  diction,  simplicity  in  gram- 
mar, and  directness  in  construction.  3.  To  show  the  inconsistency  of  so-called 
English  orthography.  4.  To  suggest  a  method  to  write  and  print  English  as  it 
is  pronounced,  and  remove  the  few  remaining  irregularities  from  its  grammar. 
5.  Last,  To  stimulate  the  English-speaking  millions  all  over  the  globe,  so  to 
simplify  the  uttering,  writing,  and  printing  of  their  language  as  to  make  it  a 
desideratum  for  universal  adoption. 

"  The  author  has  analyzed  the  philosophy  of  language  by  a  new  method,  so 
thorough  that  the  deepest  scholar  can  not  cut  a  flaw  in  it;  so  clear  that  a  school 
boy  of  fifteen  can  comprehend  it." — Philadelphia  Press. 

859  Werdet  (Edmond,  bibliophile).  Histoire  du  Livre  en  France 

jusq'en  1789.     3  vols,  small  Svo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1861-64 

These  three  volumes  comprise — "  Origines  du  Livre  Manuscrit,  1275-1470"; 
"Les  Estienne,  1502-1664,  at  leur  Devanciers  depuis  1470";  "  Les  Didot 
leurs  Devanciers  et  Conteraporains  1500  a  1789." 

860  Wheatley  (H.  B.,  F.  S.  a.).      How   to  Form  a  Library. 

Small  Svo,  fresh  cloth.  London,  Elliol  Stock,  1 886 

861  WoDHULL    (Michael).      Catalogue  of  Library  collected  by, 

and  the  Property  of  J.  E.  Severne.     Large  Svo,  sewed. 

London,  1886 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  WYNNE'S  PRIVATE  LIBRARIES 
OF  NEW  YORK. 

862  WYNNE  (James,  M.D.).     Private   Libraries  of  New  York. 

With  a  plate  of  interior  of  Mr.  Noyes's  Library.     Large 

4to,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  i860 

LARGE  PAPER,  and  No.  6  of  limited  edition  of  one  hundred  copies. 

Among  the  principal  libraries  mentioned  in  this  work  are  those  of  John  Allan, 

George  Bancroft,   Thomas  B.  Barton,  J.  Carson  Brevoort,   Rev.  Dr.  Chapin, 

Almon  W.  Griswold,   WiUiam  Menzies,   William  Curtis  Noyes,   Dr.  Purple, 

George  T.  Strong,  R.  L.  Stuart,    Rich.  Grant  White,   Henry  C.  Murphy  and 

Samuel  J.  Tilden. 

863  YEMENIZ    (M.   W.).      Catalogue  de  la  Bibliotheque  de, 

pr^cedd   d'un  notice  par  M.  Le  Roux  de  Lincy,   with 

separate  printed  price-list.    Together  2  vols.     Thick  large 

Svo,  sewed,  uncut.  Vaxis,  Eachelin-Deflorenne,  1867 

This   famous  library,  sold  at  the  Hotel  Drouot,  Paris,   in   1867,   brought 

724,252  francs  75  centimes  for  the  3,954  lots. 


230  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION  OF  BOOK-PLATES  AND 
PRINTERS'  MARKS. 

864  BOOK-PLATES,  EARLY  TYPOGRAPHICAL  DE- 
VICES, LATER  PRINTERS'  MARKS,  etc,  A  col- 
lection of  ill  \  examples,  many  very  early,  and  dating  from 
the  beginning  of  the  sixteenth  century.  The  whole  in  one 
volume,  thick  large  4to,  half  russia,  cloth  sides,  guards, 
red  edges. 

UNIQUE,  and  a  most  remarkable,  if  not  one  of  the  finest,  "ex-libris  "  col- 
lections in  this  country.  There  are,  all  told,  466  book-plates,  mostly  heraldic 
and  of  noble  and  distinguished  personages  or  families.  Some  date  from  the 
seventeenth  century,  and  are  of  extreme  rarity.  There  are  also  nearly  150 
printers'  marks,  the  larger  number  being  title  pages  from  sixteenth  century  works, 
which  have  been  thus  ruthlessly  destroyed. 

Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  writes  as  follows  respecting  the  collecting  of  book-plates  : 

"  If  humanity  has  a  failing,  it  is  to  express  possession.  One  puts  his  mono- 
gram on  his  linen,  his  time-piece,  the  door  of  his  brougham;  if  the  owner  be 
great,  the  value  of  these  objects  is  enhanced,  if  not,  it  is  diminished.  If  the 
mark  of  ownership  was  the  work  of  an  artist,  the  object  marked  is  precious  for 
that  reason  alone;  and  if  it  is  to  be  discarded  as  unworthy  of  the  mark,  the 
mark  itself  should  be  preserved.  Then,  the  man  who  collects  book-plates  is  not 
a  maniac.  Every  artist  from  Durer  to  Edwin  A.  Abbey  has  made  some  draw- 
ing for  a  friend,  that  he  has  forgotten  and  that  does  not  appear  in  the  catalogue 
of  his  work.  It  is  true  especially  of  book-plates,  and  men  wrho  have  meditated 
on  Mahomet's  maxim  that  '  every  hair  has  a  shadow '  have  snatched  from  the 
Lethe  the  insignificant  fleuron,  initial  or  book-plate. 

"They  have  done  well,  for  the  world  likes  to  see  an  artist  off  his  guard,  and 
the  collector  of  book-plates  has  the  familiar  work  of  an  artist.  Now,  in  this 
collection  is  ^Cat  familiar  History  of  Engraving  from  the  earliest  woodblock  to 
the  zinc-plate.  In  it,  a  History  of  Manners  from  the  grave  epopee  to  the  money 
counter;  in  it,  a  History  of  Taste  in  every  country.  Desbarolles,  who  made  a 
science  of  the  art  of  divining  a  man's  character  from  his  handwriting  would  have , 
liked  to  be  enabled  to  tell  it  from  his  book-plate.  Is  he  witty,  grave,  a  student 
or  a  mere  dilettante?  His,  book-plate  tells  it;  and  a  collection  of  book-plates 
tells  an  infinity  of  other  secrets  to  the  devout,  that  do  not  go  to  the  profane . 
And  the  profane  who  looks  wonderingly  at  monuments,  at  churches  that  are 
theology  in  stone,  at  books  that  are  to  be  studied  in  the  light  that  comes  through 
stained  glass,  in  ogival  windows,  with  an  artist's  fervor,  like  symbols  for  the 
symbols  themselves.  Wherefore  the  world's  philosophy  is  probably  in  a  collec- 
tion of  book-plates. — H.  P.  B." 

This  "  Pene  du  Bois  Collection  of  Book-Plates"  is  particularly  rich  in  speci- 
mens of  ' '  ex-libris  "  used  by  the  old  noblesse  of  France  as  well  as  by  the  men  of 
the  great  French  Revolution.  As  an  indication  of  the  wealth  of  the  collection, 
examples  of  the  following  may  be  specified  as  being  included: — Napoleon  I.  and 
III.;  "  Monsigneur  le  Comte  d'Artois";  Cardinal  Prince  de  Rohan;  Berryer; 
J.  D.  Cochin  ;  the  Benedictine  Monastery  of  Rayhrad  at  Breslau,  founded 
MXLVIII.;  M.  Haet;  Joannes  Petrus  Buzot;  E.  A.  Fischer;  "  B.  de  Foucheres- 
Dufour,  procureur  du  Roi  a  Douay  ";  M,  Von  der  Mulhen;  Agustin  Quenson; 
Joseph  Garamph;  I.  B.  Gastaldy,  1752;  Jean  Weibel;  George  Fairholme  of  Green- 
hill,  1779;  I.  H.  de  Chaillet;  "J.  A.  Claret-Delatourrette,  1719;  Dr.  Requin; 
Wilfrid  Chauvin;  "Hon.  Charles  Hope  Weir  of  Craigehall  and  Blackwood"; 
' '  Prefecture  du  Dept.  de  la  Nievre  " ;  Michau  de  Montaran ;  Germain  Pichault 
De  Lamartiniere;  "Rachel,  the  Tragedienne";  Van  Der  Heille;  H.  J.  Rega; 
"  El  Conde  de  Tepa  ";  "  M.  de  Baron  de  Nervo  ";  Dr.  J.  M.  W.  Baumann;  M. 
Antoine;   "  M.  Descartes — Conseiller  au  Parlement  " ;  Thomas  Gueulette;   M. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  231 

Roederer;  Baron  Felix  d'Henen  de  Culvillers;  VioUet  Le  Due;  Madame  de 
Gerangy;  J.  Gouillon;  Hastings  Elwin;  "  M.  du  Rosier,  Vicomte  de  Magnieu  "; 
"  James  Walker  of  Innerdovat";  George  Nicol;  P.  P.  Cannae;  "Honorable 
Francis  Henry  Egerton,  Prince  of  the  Holy  Roman  Empire";  J.  B.  Lenoir-de- 
Laroehe;  Nicholas  Menin;  Dr.  Bodard;  J.  P.  Lamy;  Lejay;  Charles  Nodier; 
"Duke  de  Cortina";  I'Abbe  Briot-de-la-Mallerie;  "Julii  Comitis  de  Meno"; 
Henri  Lambert;  "  M.  le  Comte  de  Serans";  "  M.  le  Baron  Le  Caix  de  Saint- 
Aymour  ";  T.  W.  Carson;  "  M.  Lambert,  Intendant  de  la  Maison  de  la  Reine  "; 
D.  D.  d'Archambault,  1778;  M.  De  Laus  deBoissy;  Berlin  de  Fligny;  Worigny; 
H.  T.  Baron;  Duthyard;  "M.  Hurson,  Conseiller  au  Parlement";  H.  Simon 
Dautreville;  "  Campbell  of  Monzie";  "M.  Brochant  du  Bretlil,  Conseiller  au 
Parlement";  P.  C.  Laurens,  de  Villedeuil;  Janvier  de  Flainville;  " Biblioth^que 
du  Regiment  de  Berri,  Cavalerie";  A.  De  S.  Marie;  M.  Danners;  Emanuel 
Barberot  D'Autel;  De  Marescot;  M.  Murin;  "  Bibliotheca  Woogiana  ";  Lavoi- 
sier; La  Rochefoucauld;  Alexander  M.  F.  P.  de  Dompierre;  Thomas  Powell; 
"  Le  President  Plenault  de  I'Aeademie  Franyoise";  Ludovico  Vaeher,  1768; 
A.  Franklin;  Le  Comte  D.  Boutourlin;  David  Fridlsender;  Francis  Joseph 
Menage  de  Mondesir;  Matthew  F.  Geoffrey;  Le  Doux;  G.  Nouet;  C.  D'Augyld; 
Fouglroux  de  Secoal;  F.  Fallot;  "  Hieronimus  Beausire,  Aeadem  et  Architect 
Regis";  "  M.  Terray,  Intendant  de  Lyon  ";  "Louis  Antoine;  Paul  Bourbon 
Busset  Citoyen  Fran9ais,  1793";  Michau  de  Montaran;  Lancelot  Holland; 
Joannes  BizzaiTo;  Henri  Petit;  Philippe  Vonderweil;  A.  Louis;  Haller;  C.  de 
Chaussepierre;  Elize  Gulston;  R.  Chardey;  "Charles  de  Baschi,  Marquis 
D'Aubais  ";  Joseph  Xaupi;  De  Blanriez;  G.  M.  Deplace;  "  La  Bibliothique  des 
Grands  Pensionaires  ";  G.  C.  Wilder;  J.  Giraldi;  IJelahaye  des  Fosses;  Henry 
Thomas  Buckle;  Murat;  "  Louis  E.  de  Lavergne  Comte  de  Tressan  ";  Armand 
Bertin;  "Sir  Ernest  Gordon,  Bart.";  Le  Comte  de  Fortia;  Comte  Joseph  de 
Lagondie;  A.  Koepfner;  Sternberg;  Longueval  deBouquoy;  N.  F.  Von  Mulinen; 
" Biblioth^que  de  la  Belle  Fontaine  ";  J.  P.  Le  Drii;  Bourneville;  M.  Lebrun; 
A.  Felibien;  "  Le  Prince  de  la  Moskowa  ";  Comte  F.  de  Lagrange;  "  The  Right 
Hon.  Charlotte  Viscountess  Howe";  R.  W.  St.  John;  "  MonasteriiBesuensis"; 
Victor  Due  de  Saint  Simon  Vermandois;  F.  de  Brossard;  N.  F.  B.  Le  Sage;  F. 
Mouchard,  1732;  Viscount  de  la  Maillardiere;  L.  de  Lionne;  J.  B.  Durey  de 
Noinville;  Comte  du  Pare;  E.  Mey;  T.  Wood;  J.  Chartarius,  1742;  Vietoris 
Gay;  B.  H.  De  Fourey;  Calandrini;  A.  de  Lavergne;  "  Le  Chevelier  N.  Du 
Nouy";  Elizabet  Dundas;  F.  Thormann;  J.  L.  Beraud;  M.  Loyevis;  H.  de 
Silva;  G.  de  Fontaine;  etc.,  etc. 

Many  of  these  book-plates  were  engraved  or  designed  by  well-known  artists. 
Amopg  the  names  will  be  found:— D.  Villiers;  J.  Martinet;  Veyrier;  Daudet; 
A.  Sergem;  Fran9ois  Montulay,  1754;  G.  Huot;  Hughes;  Laurent;  C.  N. 
Cochin;  Francois;  Roy;  J.  B.  Scotin;  Bouchy;  PoUett;  M.  Thevenard;  P.  Giffart; 
A.  Zingg  Beaumont ;  Choffard ;  etc. 

The  printe^rs'  devices  embrace  some  admirable  specimens  such  as : — Plantin, 
Badius,  Petit,  Oporini,  Kerver,  Girault,  Foucher,  Birchman,  Morel.  Giunta, 
Frellon,  Chesneau,  Sonnius,  Gryphius,  Marnef,  Landry,  Wechel,  Millot,  Richer, 
Cramoisy,  Moreau,  Thierry,  etc.,  etc. 

This  volume  will  make  a  splendid  nucleus  for  some  more  ambitious  collector 
than  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois,  and  now  that  there  is  an  "ex-libris"  literature,  the 
value  of  book-plates  has  increased  wonderfully  within  a  few  years. 

865  BOOK  PLATES.— Warren  (J.  Leicester,  M.  A).  A  Guide 

to  the  Study  of  Book-Plates  (ex-Libris).    Numerous  plates. 

8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  London,  1880 

"  When  a  volume  in  your  catalogue  contains  an  interesting  or  an  early-dated 
book-plate,  it  is  well  worth  one  more  line  of  type  to  notify  the  fact.  Even  the 
large  book  auctioneers  might  find  this  hint  deserving  of  their  serious  attention." 
— Preface. 


232  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

866  BOOK  PLATES.  —  Poulet-Malassis  (A.).  Les  Ex- 
Libris  Fran9ais  depuis  leur  Origine- jusqu'a  nos  Jours. 
With  24  page  illustrations  and  facsimiles  of  book-plates, 
some  dating  from  the  sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centuries. 
Large  8vo,  three-quarters  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
with  the  covers  bound  in,  top  edge  gilt,  others- uncut,  by 
Lemarbelty.  Paris,  Roquette,  1875 

Very  scarce,  and  limited  to  350  copies  on  "  papier  verge,"  and  Whatman 
and  China  papers.  This  is  the  great  French  authority  on  "  ex-libris,"  or  book- 
plates. 


THE  PENE  DU SOTS  COLLECTION.  233 


VI.  ©urijcrsa  atxxl  Ifacjeti^e^ 

INCLUDING 

Rare  Illustrated   French   Erotica,  Books  of    Emblems, 
The  Dance  of  Death,  etc.,  etc. 

' '  Books  of  which  the  principles  are  diseased  or  deformed  must  be  kept  on 
the  shelf  of  the  scholar,  as  the  man  of  science  preserves  monsters  in  glasses. 
They  belong  to  the  study  of  the  mind's  morbid  anatomy.  But  they 
ought  to  be  accurately  labelled.  Voltaire  will  still  be  a  wit,  notwithstanding 
he  is  a  scoffer.  We  may  admire  the  brilliant  spots  and  eyes  of  the  viper,  if  we 
acknowledge  its  venom  and  call  it  a  reptile." — R.  A.  Willmott. 

,  BAILLARD  ET  HELOISE,    ESSAI  HISTORIQUE 
PAR  M.  ET    Mme.  GUIZOT    suivis  des  Lettres 
d'ABAILLARD  ET  d'HELOISE,   traduites  sur 
LES    MANUSCRITS     de    la    BIBLIOTHilQUE 
ROYALE  par  M.  ODAOUL.     Nouvelle  edition  entiere- 
,     ment  refondue.      8vo.     Bound  by  AD.  BERTRAND  in 
fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  .gilt, 
others  uncut.  Paris,  Didier,  1853 

UNIQUE  and  LARGE  PAPER.  This  admirable  edition  is  extra-illus- 
trated with  nearly  thirty  plates,  mostly  portraits.  Among  them  are  the  fol- 
lowing:— Portrait  of  "  M.  Guizot,"  by  C.  Cook;  portraits  of  "Madame  Gui- 
zot,"  in  two  states,  6nished  and  unfinished;  "  Abelard,"  on  India  paper,  engraved 
by  E.  Groux;  "Heloise";  "Charlemagne";  "  Abelard  and  Heloise,"  proof 
before  letters:  "Peter  Bayle";  "  Mirabeau,"  by  Alex.  Massard;  "Shake- 
speare," engraved  by  J.  Swaine;  "  Tete  de  ^hrist,"  etching  by  Dufrene;  "  With 
every  bead  I  drop  too  soft  a  tear,"  painted  by  Westall,  engraved  by  Heath; 
"John  the  Baptist,"  engraved  by  John;  "  Mary  Magdalene,"  engraved  by  J. 
Rogers,  afterGuido;  "  Tete  de  St.  Pierre  ";  "  St.  Jerome,"  by  J.  Fuseli,  after 
Guido;  "  Moses  and  the  Tablets  of  the  Law,"  engraved  by  Voysard;  "  Virgil," 
by  Salmon;  "Heloise,"  by  Ryley,  engraved  by  Heath;  "St.  Bernard  des 
Alpes";  "Cssar,"  proof  on  India  paper,  engraved  by  Freeman;  "Plato"; 
"Petrarch,"  engraved  by  Robt.  Hart;  "Racine,"  engraved  by  J.  CoUyer; 
"Chateaubriand";  "Des  Cartes,"  engraved  by  W.  HoU;  "  Lucien  Bona- 
parte";  "  Monument  to  Abelard  and  Heloise";  "  Lord  Byron." 

868  ALFIERI.— Delia    Tirannide     Libri     Due    di    Vittorio 

Alfieri    aggiuntovi  La  Catilinaria  e  la  Giugurtina  tra- 

dotte.     Minimo,  russia  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gold  dentelle 

borders,  gilt  edges.  Florence,  i860 

Charming   minimo    edition  of    Alfieri's  Utopian  work  in  which  the  same 

views  are  advanced  as  in  latter  times  in  the  "  Contrat  Social,"  and  more  or  less 

by  Henry  George  and  the  Socialists. 


234  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

"  REYNARD  THE  FOX,"  ALB.  VON  EWERDINGEN'S  ILLUS- 
TRATIONS—PETER  SCHENCK'S  EDITION  OF  1752. 

869  ALKMAR  (Heinrichs  von).     REINEKE  der  FUCHS  mit 

Schonen  Kupfern  nach  der  Ausgabe  von  1498  ins  Hoch- 
deutsche  ubersetzet  und  mit  einer  Abhandlung,  von  dem 
Urheber,  wahren  Alter  und  grossen  Werthe  dieses  Gedichte 
versehen  von  Johann  Christoph  Gottscheden.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated.  \X.o.  Handsomely  bound  by  W.  Pratt 
in  Spanish  calf  giltl  edges  gilt  on  red. 

Leipzig  a«i/ Amsterdam,  Peter  Schenck,  1752 

Kare  original  edition,  with  brilliant  impressions  of  the  illustrations, 
and  one  of  the  most  sought  after  editions  of  "  Reynard  the  Fox,"  on  account, 
as  Brunet  states,  of  the  57  engravings  of  Alb.  von  Ewerdingen,  and  some  by 
Fokke,  illustrations  which,  while  most  exact  from  the  standpoint  of  natural  his- 
tory, truthfully  tell  the  subject  of  the  various  fables. 

The  original  designs  of  this  work  were  sold  at  the  White  Knight's  sale  in 
l8ig,  and  were  purchased  by  Mr.  Hibbert  for  nearly  £<^  sterling,  i.  e.,  $450. 

Alkmaer  lived  at  the  end  of  the  fifteenth  century.  RoUagen  asserts  that 
"  Henry  Alkmaer  "  was  only  a  pseudonym  of  Nicholas  Baumann,  who  revenged 
himself  on  the  Duke  de  Juliers  by  writing  the  above  as  a  satire  on  the  manners 
of  his  time.  It  is  certain  that  the  "  bas-allemand "  edition  of  "  Reinecke 
Voss "  of  Alkmaer  was  a  translation  of  ancient  Flemish  versions,  probably 
derived  from  the  original  French.  Alkmaer,  in  his  preface  to  the  1498  edition, 
says  that  he  had — "  traduit  le  present  livre  du  Welche  et  du  Fran9ais." 

870  ALKMAR.     Another  copy  of  the  same  edition.     4to,  half 

mottled  sheep  (some  pp.  stained). 

87,1  Almanack  des  Dames  pour  I'an  1813.  Vignette  title  and 
plates,  engraved  by  Forsell  after  Gerard  Douw,  See. 
DEL  PiOMBO,  PoussiN,  etc.,  One  erotic.  Square  minimo,  calf 
gilt,  inside  gold  tooling.  Tubingen  ««</ Paris,  1813 

872  AMOURS    DE    la    -Belle    Rosine,   Aventures   Curieuses 

d'une  Jeune  Fille  de  Quinze  a  Seize  Ans.  Small  8vp, 
sewed,  uncut.  Erotic.  Geneva,  1880 

CHINA    PAPER    COPY    OF    THE     "  AMOURS    OF    HENRI 
QUATRE  "—WITH  THE  PORTRAITS  IN  TWO  STATES. 

873  AMOURS  DE  HENRI  IV.  par  M.  de  Lescure.    Illustrated 

with  portraits  of  Henry  Quatre  and  his  mistresses, 
Gabrielle  d'Estr^es,  Henriette  d'Entragues,  Mar- 
quise de  Verneuil  and  Charlotte  de  Montmorency, 
Princesse  de  Conde — in  two  states,  befo7-e  and  after 
letters — rubricated  title.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Achille  Faure,  1864 
No.   3  of  12  copies  on  China  paper,  and  out  of  a  limited  edition  of  100 
copies  on  "papier  de  Chine,"  "papier  Chamois,"  and  "grand  Jesus  velin 
d'Angouleme." 

874  AMUSETTES  des  GRASSES  et  des  Maigres  contenant 

douze  douzaines  de  Calembourgs  avec  les  Fariboles  de  M. 
Plaisantin  les  Subtilit^s  de  la  Comtesse  Tation  et  l,es 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  235 

Remarques  de  I'Abb^  Vue  redig^e  par  une  Soci^t^  de 
Caillettes.  Engraved  title  and  front,  in  facsimile.  Small 
8vo,  paper,  uncut.     Paris,  au  cap  de  Bonne  Esferance,  n.  d. 

Rare,  erotic  and  limited  reprint  of  200  copies  on  Holland  paper,  of 
which  this  is  No.  196. 

875  ANECDOTES     PIQUANTES    de     Bachaumont,    Mai- 

ROBERT,  etc.,  pour  Servir  a  I'Histoire  de  la  Societe  Fran- 
9aise,  a  la  Fin  du  Regne  de  Louis  XV.  (1762-1774)  avec 
des  Notes  et  un  Table  Bio-Bibliographique  publi^es  par 
Jean  Gay,  Membre  de  I'lnstitut  National  de  Geneve. 
Etched  front,  by  J.  Chauvet.  Thick  small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Brussels,  Gay  et  Douce,  1881 

Limited  edition,  on  "  papier  verge."  These  piquant  anecdotes  are  full  of 
matters  erotic,  scandalous,  dramatic,  etc.,  which  owe  their  birth  to  Piron, 
Voisenon  and  many  other  i8th  century  wits,  as  well  as  the  above-named.  The 
Bio-Bibliographic  Index  at  the  end  is  full  of  interesting  details. 

INTRIGUE  UNDER  HENRY  QUATRE  AND  LOUIS  TREIZE— 
BOUND  BY  DEROME. 

876  ANQUETIL   (Louis  Pierre).     L'Intrigue  du  Cabinet  sous 

Henri  IV.  et  Louis  XIII.,  termin^e  par  la  Fronde. 
4  vols,  small  8vo,  yellow  calf  gilt,  red  edges,  by  Derome. 

Paris,  1780 

VERY  RARE.  This  was  the  Hamilton  Palace  copy,  and  was  priced  £'i  in 
Robson  and  Kerslake's  catalogue.  May,  1883.  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  paid  $25  for 
it.  Full  of  curious  particulars  of  the  contentions  of  the  Frondeurs  and  Maza- 
rins,  as  well  as  of  the  relations  existing  between  Henri  IV.  and  Gabrielle 
d'Estrees,  and  affairs,  not  to  be  found  elsewhere,  of  Marie  de  Medicis,  Riche- 
lieu, Louis  XIV.,  Mazarin,  Urbain  Grandier,  Conde,  Baradas,  etc. 

AMOURS   OF  ANNE  OF   AUSTRIA. 

877  ANNE  d'AUTRICHE,  Les  Amours  de— Nouvelle  Edition 

Revue  et  Corrigee.     i2mo,  sewed. 

[Paris,]  A  Londres,  aux  depens  de  la  compagnie,  1738 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  and  suppressed.  Anne  of  Austria,  wife  of  Louis 
the  Thirteenth  and  mother  of  Louis  the  Fourteenth,  was  one  of  the  most 
libidinous  Queens  who  sat  upon  the  throne  of  France. 

878  ANNEE  GALANTE— ou  les  Intrigues  Secretes  du  Mar- 

quis DE  L  *  *  *.     Minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Cologne,  chez  Pierre  Marteau,  n.  d. 
Erotic  and  rare. 

879  ANNULAIRE     AGATHOPEDIQUE      et      SAUCIAL. 

Numerous    very    facetious    woodcuts.       Large    8vo,    half 
morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 
Brussels,  imprime   par  les  presses  iconographiques  d.   la 
Congrlve  de  I'Ordre  des  Agath  V  ,  chez  a  Labrone 

et  Compagnie,  cycle  IV.,  [n.  d.] 

Rare.  With  the  autograph  signature  of  "A.  J.  Odell"  on  the  title.  This 
volume  relates  to  the  cuisine,  the  porcine,  and  is  a  burlesque  on  the  Freemasons 
and  secret  societies  generally. 


236  THE  PENEDU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


PIETRO   ARETINO— LIMITED  EDITIONS. 

88b  ARETINO. — Les  Ragionamenti  ou  Dialogues  du  Divin 
PiETRO  Aretino — Texte  Italien  et  Traduction  Complete 
par  le  Traiducteur  de  "  Dialogues  de  Luisa  Sigea.''  Por- 
trait.    6  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882 

VERY  EROTIC  and  limited  edition  of  100  copies,  for  "  Isidore  Liseux 
et  ses  amis."  The  portrait  is  by  Titian,  and  engraved  by  E.  Burney  after 
Marc  Antonio's  celebrated  print,  a  copy  of  which  sold  for  ;^i,ooo,  i.  e.,  $5,000. 
This  edition  is  arranged  in  six  volumes,  as  follows — I.  La  Vie  des  Religieuses; 
II.  La  Vie  des  Femmes  Mariees;  III.  La  Vie  des  Courtisanes;  IV.  L'Edu- 
cation  de  la  Pippa;  V.  Les  Roueries  des  Hommes;  VI.  La  Ruffianerie.  This 
set  is  No.  4  of  the  "Musee  Secret  du  Bibliophile." 

"He  [Aretino]  began  to  write  prose  and  verse  satires,  indelicate  dialogues, 
heroic  cantos,  sonnets,  comedies,  besides  an  immense  quantity  of  letters, 
which  he  addressed  to  all  the  princes,  great  men  and  ladies  of  his  time, 
sometimes  flattering  them  or  praising  himself,  and  at  others  even  threatening 
them  with  the  la.sh  of  his  satire;  ana  from  them  all  he  received  presents,  which 
enabled  him  to  lead  a  dissolute  life.     He  had  the  impudence  lo  style  himself 

'  II  Divino  Aretino,' and   boasted  that  he  was  the  scourge  of  princes 

He  died  suddenly  in  Venice,  in  1557,  by  overturning  his  chair  in  an  immoderate 
fit  of  laughter  at  hearing  an  indecent  story  of  his  two  sisters,  who  led  a  life  as 
infamous  as  his  own." — Rose. 

881  ARETINO. — Dialogues  du  Divin  Pietro  Aretino  Entiere- 

ment  et  Litteralement  Traduits  pour  la  Premiere  fois. 
6  vols,  minimo,  sewed,  uncut.      Paris  et  Londres,  1879-80 

The  "premiere  partie,"  3  vols.,  is  the  Isidore  Liseux  Edition,  limited  to  350 
copies.     The  "  seconde  partie"  has  the  imprint  "  A  Londres." 

882  [ARLES  DE  MONTIGNI.]     Therese  Philosophe  ou  M^- 

moires  pour  Servir  a  I'Histoire  du  P.  Dirrag  et  de 
Mademoiselle  Eradice.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

La  Haye,  n.  d. 

Rare,  and  based  on  the  Father  Girard  and  Catherine  Cadiere  scandal.  The 
authorship  of  this  celebrated  erotic  novel  has  been  attributed  by  Barbier  to 
Aries  de  Montigni,  and  who,  according  to  the  Abbe  Sepher,  was  sent  to  the 
Bastille  for  eighteen  months  as  its  author.  The  Marquis  de  Sade  claimed  it 
was  written  by  the  Marquis  D'Argens. 

THE    "MELUSINE"    OF    JEHAN    D'ARRAS— LIMITED 
EDITION,  BOUND  BY  HARDY. 

883  ARRAS    (jEHAN    D*).      MELUSINE— Nouvelle    Edition, 

conforme  icelle  de  1478,  revue  et  corrig^e  avec  une  Pre- 
face par  M.  Ch.  Brunet,  Inspecteur  General,  chef  de 
Bureau  au  Ministere  de  I'lnt^rieur.  Minimo.  Bound 
by  C.  Hardy,  of  Paris,  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt 
on  marble.  Paris,  P.  Jannet,  1854 

LIMITED  EDITION  of  the  Bibliotheque  ^Izevirienne  printed  by  Guirau- 
det  and  Jouaust  on  the  text  of  that  of—"  Maistre  Steinschafer,  natif  de  Suin- 
furt,  en  la  noble  cite  de  Geneve,  I'an  de  gr^ee  1478,  au  mois  d'aoust." 
"  Melusine  "  was  one  of  the  most  famous  fifteenth  century  French  romances. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION  237 

884  ASSELINEAU  (Charles).     Les  Sept  Pechds  Capitaux  de 

la  Littdrature  et  le  Paradis  des  Gens  de  Lettres.  Portrait 
by  Leopold  Flameng.  Bound  by  V.  Champs,  in  half 
crushed  brown  levant  morocco,  the  back  gold  tooled  and 
inlaid  with  red  morocco,  rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  cover  bound  in. 

Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1872 
Charming  edition,  printed  on  thick  toned  paper  by  J.  Claye. 

SEVENTEENTH    CENTURY    FACETIOUS    ADVENTURES, 
BOUND    BY    CAPE. 

885  AVANTVRES  (Les),  dv  Baron  de  F^eneste,  Comprinses 

en  Quatre  Parties — les  Trois  Premieres  Reveues,  Aug- 
ment^es  et  Distinguees  par  Chapitres  :  ensemble  la  Qva- 
triesme  Partie  Nouvellement  Mise  en  Lumiere.  Le  tout 
par  le  mesme  Avthevr.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  Cap£,  in 
crushed  red  levant  morocco  extra,  dentelle  gold  inside 
borders,  edges  gilt. 

Av  Dezert,  imprimd  aux  despens  de  Vautheur,  1630 

_  VERY  RARE,  facetious  and  curious.  This  is  the  complete  original  edi- 
tion of  this  excessively  scarce  work.  It  has  gold  margins,  is  ' '  temoins  "  and  is 
bound  by  that  distinguished  French  binder.  Cape.  Morgand  and  Fatout,  in 
their  1882  catalogue,  asked  for  a  copy  of  the  above  (No.  2757)  1,600  francs. 

886  c^^ALZAC  (Honore  de).]  PHYSIOLOGIE  DU 
MARIAGE,  ou  Meditations  de  Philosophe  Eclec- 
tique  sur  le  Bonheur  et  le  Malheur  Conjugal  pub- 
li^es   par   "  un  Jeune  C^libitaire.''      2  vols.  8vo. 

Bound  by  "  Trioullier  sr.  de  Petit-Simier,"  in  crushed 
dark  blue  levant  morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders, 
rounded  corners,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Levavasseur,  1830 
VERY  RARE  and  original  edition  of  this  celebrated  work  on  marriage, 
by  the  celebrated  author  of  the  "  Contes  Drolatiques." 

ORIGINAL  EDITION   OF   "CESAR   BIROTTEAU,"   BY 
BALZAC. 

887  BALZAC.      Histoire  de  la  Grandeur  et  de  la  Decadence  de 

Cesar  Birotteau,  Parfumeur,  Chevalier  de  la  Legion 
d'Honneur,  adjoint  au  Maire  du  2e  Arrondissement  de  la 
Ville  de  Paris;  Nouvelle  Scene  de  la  Vie  Parisienne.  2 
vols,  in  I.     8vo,  half  calf.  Paris,  chez  I'editeur,  1838 

Rare  and  original  edition.  At  the  end  of  the  volume  are  some  pages  of 
prospectus  of  Balzac's  works,  among  which  to  appear  in  1838  is — "  les  Cent 
Contes  Drolatiques  colligez  ez  Abbaies  de  Tourayne  et  miz  en  lumiere  par  le 
Sieur  de  Balzac. " 

888  BALZAC.     Les  Fantaisies  de  Claudine.     Minimo,  half  blue 

morocco  gilt,  totally  uncut.        Paris,  Eugene  Didier,  1853 

Rare.  From  the  library  of  F.  A.  Duf  our,  with  his  library  stamp  on  the  half- 
title. 


238  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

889  BANVILLE   (Theodore   de).      La    Lanterne    Magiquc— 

Camdes  Parisiens,  la  Com^die  Frangaise.     Front,  by  G. 
RocHEGROSSE.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

RARE  FRENCH  WORK  ON  BEAU  BRUMMELL— BOUND  BY 

LORTIC. 

889*  BARBEY  d'AUREVILLY  (J.  A.).  Du  Dandysme  et  de 
G.  Brummell.  Square  minimo.  Elegantly  bound  by  Lor- 
Tic  FRERES,  in  crushed  citron  levant  morocco  gilt,  inside 
dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  "  temoins  " 
and  gilt  on  marble.  Caen,  B.  Mancel,  1845 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  work  on  Dandyism  and  the  celebrated  Beau  Brum- 
mell. It  is  the  first  of  Barbey  d'Aurevilly's  facetious  volumes.  Dedicated  to 
Monsieur  Cesar  Daly,  editor  of  the  "Revue  de  I'Architecture. "  The  reliure  is 
a  very  handsome  specimen  of  Lortic's  best  v?ork. 

890  BAUDELAIRE  (Charles).     Les  Fleurs  du  Mai,  preceddes 

d'une  notice  par  Theophile  Gauxier.     Portrait.     Small 
8vo,  half  calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1880 

891  BATAILLE  (Louis)  et  FEUGERE  (Henri).     Le  Comae, 

Comedie  en  Trois  Actes.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     , 

Paris,  1885 

THE     CELEBRATED    AND     ALMOST    UNIQUE    "GRAND 
BANQUIER"   BOUND   BY   PARISOT. 

892  [BARREME  (Francois)].  |  Le  LIURE  des  MONNOYES 

ETRANGERES  |  ou  |  LE  GRAND  BANQUIER  de 
France  |  Dedie  a  MONSEIGNEUR  COLBERT.  | 
Engraved  title  and  other  curious  illustrations.  Small  8vo. 
Bound  by  Parisot  of  Paris  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  rounded  corners^  inside  gold  dentelle  borders, 
edges  gilt  on  marble. 

[Paris],  /«r  Barreme  au  bout  du  Pont  neuf,  n.  d. 

ALMOST  UNIQUE  and  original  edition  of  the  "  Livre  des  Monnoyes 
Etrangeres,"  a  work  of  250  pages  which  was  left  in  the  above  state,  and  was 
published  later  in  another  form,  with  considerable  additions,  under  the  title  of 
' '  Comptes  Faits. " 

Only  one  other  copy  is  known,  and  that  in  the  Bibliotheque  Nationale  at 
Paris.  A  parallel  can  be  drawn  between  this  unique  volume  and  that  of  the 
extremely  rare  "  Le  Patissier"  of  the  Elzevirs. 

But  little  is  known  of  Fran9ois  Barreme,  who  flourished  at  the  end  of  the 
seventeenth  century.  He  was  an  accountant  and  a  poet.  In  the  "  Magasin 
Pittoresque"  of  1852 — a  copy  of  which  accompanies  the  volume — ^is  given  a 
four-page  interesting  account  of  Barreme,  with  illustrations  from  the  above 
extremely  rare  but  almost  forgotten  work.  Yet  the  phrases,  "  He  is  a  true 
Barreme,"  and  ' '  He  counts  like  Barreme,"  are  proverbial  expressions  in  France 
to  this  dayi 

Francois  Barreme  was  born  at  Lyons  about  1640.  There  is  no  knowledge  of 
his  first  ipathematical  studies,  but  it  is  known  that  he  traveled  before  coming  to 
Paris.  We  learn  from  his  own  statement  that  after  having  been  to  Rome  and 
nearly  over  the  entire  Mediterranean,  he  found  himself  in  Maltese  waters.  There 
he  was  attacked  by  a  corsair  coming  from  Toulon  an(^  commanded  by  a  certain 
Captain  Jacques.    Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  his  vessel  was  entirely  manned 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  239 


[Fac-simile  reproduction  of  the  engraved  title-page  of  the  almost 

UNIQUE  and    original   EDITION   OF     "  Le   GrANDE    BANQUIER   DE   FRANCE " 

BY   Francois   Barreme,   and   being  No.    892   of  the  "  Pene   du    Bois 
Collection."] 


240  THE  PENS  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

by  Frenchmen,  Captain  Jacques  deemed  it  necessary  to  treat  the  ship  as  if  she 
had  come  from  the  coast  of  Barbary.  All  was  given  up  to  pillage.  Barreme, 
who  would  not  submit  tamely  to  an  outrage  which  would  either  ruin  him  or 
destroy  his  credit,  resisted  the  enemy  and  received  a  terrific  sword  cut,  the  scar 
of  which  he  bore  for  ever  after.  He  would  inevitably  have  lost  his  life  in 
attempting  to  save  a  precious  valise  containing  letters  of  credit  on  Leghorn  if  a 
gentleman  named  Beaumartin  had  not  arrested  a  second  stroke  of  the  deadly 
sabre.,  This  event  happened  on  St.  Martin's  Day,  but  the  exact  calculator  has 
not  fixed  the  date  of  his  unhappy  encounter  with  Captain  Jacques  so  well  as  to 
enable  us  to  make  anything  but  conjectures  concerning  the  precise  period  he 
visited  the  commercial  cities  of  Italy  and  probably  various  other  seaports  of 
Europe. 

In  1668  we  find  Sieur  Barreme  married,  settled  in  Paris,  and  living  at  the 
extremity  of  the  Rue  Dauphine,  near  the  Pont-Neuf .  He  made  his  calculations, 
revised  those  of  merchants,  kept  books  according  to  a  system  of  double  entry, 
and  wrote  verses  in  his  leisure  moments.  It  must  be  known  that  Barreme's 
great  passion  was  poetcy,  and  above  all  the  composing  of  acrostics.  He  made' 
them  for  King  Louis  Quatorze,  for  Colbert,  and  even  for  De  La  Reynie. 
They  were  most  assuredly  the  verses  of  a  good  calculator,  for  it  was  by  the  aid 
of  his  "Stances  Chretiennes"  that  he  obtained  a  profitable  privilege  for  his 
' '  Comptes  Fails. "  He  narrates  the  circumstances  of  this  memorable  event,^  and 
&t  the  same  time  allows  us  to  see  in  what  naive  estimation  the  mathematician 
held  the  poet  and  the  stanzas  addressed  to  the  King.  This  occurred  in  the  year 
1668:— 

"On  Friday,  the  27th  of  January,  six  days  1  before  the  King  left  for  the 
Tranche  Comte,'  His  Majesty,  being  at  Paris  in  the  Louvre,  I  knelt  before 
him  and  presented  to  him,  on  vellum,  my  '  Stances  Chretiennes  et  Royales,' 
supplicating  him  very  humbly  to  accord  me  the  privilege  for  them  and  the  books 
of  the  '  Comptes  Faits'  for  public  sale.  He  took  the  book,  and  after  having 
^read  four  lines,  gave  it  to  Monsignor  the  Duke  de  Saint  Aignan,  saying  these 
words: — '  I  accord  it,  provided  that  is  good.'  The  next  day  I  gave  myself  the 
honor  of  going  to  salute  Monsignor  the  Duke  de  Saint-Aignan  in  iiis  apartment 
in  the  old  Louvre,  and  having  asked  Vxia  if  he  had  had  patience  to  read  the 
stanzas  I  had  presented  to  His  Majesty  on  the  preceding  day,  he  answered  me 
that  it  was  easy  to  have  patience  to  read  beautiful  and  good  things." 

The  works  of  Barreme,  so  poorly  and  coarsely  printed  in  these  tines,  were 
first  published  in  an  elegant  and  correct  style  and  always  with  a  certain  amount 
of  costliness.  The  one  from  which  we  have  taken  the  curious  engraving  repro- 
duced herewith  was  very  expensive  in  production  at  the  date  of  its  origin.  Bear- 
ing in  mind  the  minute  care  then  given  to  certain  details,  it  can  be  supposed  that 
this  engraved  title  represents  a  portrait  of  the  author  of  the  "  Comptes  Faits," 
and  this  gives  it  iconographic  value.  Without  doubt  the  personage  who  holds 
the  letter  of  exchange  is  his  son  N.  Barreme,  or  perhaps  his  son-in-law. 

We  have  already  spoken  of  the  strange  passion  of  Barreme  for  poetry.  In 
fact  he  did  not  content  himself  with  composing  the  ,"  Stances  Chretiennes  et, 
Royales  "  which  obtained  his  privilege  for  hinr,  he  also  addressed  his  effusions 
to  all  the  high  functiortaries  of  the  Court,  as  well  as  to  all  whose  names  were 
noted  m  finance.  The  "Vessel  of  State,"  for  instance,  which  figures  at  the 
end  of  each  of  his  sections  of  the  "  Grand  Banquier  de  France,"  and  which  is 
also  intended  to  recall  the  arms  of  France,  gives  place  to  two  most' burlesque 
quatrains  in  honor  of  De  La  Reynie  who  had  been  the  companion  of  the  cele- 
brated Regnard  in  Lapland,  and  afterwards  became  one  of  the  ministers  highest 
in  favor  with  Louis  XIV. 

The  fortress  surrounded  by  symbolical  bastions,  which  is  also  inserted  in  the 
book,  depicts  the  capital  of  France.  Barreme's  work,  according  to  the  "  Maga- 
sin  Pittoresque,"  appeared  in  February,  1687,  yet  the  author  was  obliged  to 
leave  it  incomplete.  He  died  in  Paris,  1703,  without  being  able  to  finish  "  Le 
Grand  Banquier  de  France,"  of  which  the  above  copy  is  almost  unique,  one 
other  only  being  known,  as  stated  above,  and  which  is  in  the  Bibliotheque 
Nationale  at  Paris. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  241 

"WOMEN  AND  THE  SWORD  "—ILLUSTRATED   BY  MEIS- 
SONIER,  LIMITED  EDITION,  AND  BOUND  BY  AMAND. 

893  BEAUMONT  (E.  de).     L'EP^E  et  les  FEMMES.     Ele- 

gantly printed  from  large  type  on  superfine  paper,  with  five 

full-page  plates  in  photogravure  after  the  Original  Designs 

by,  E.  Meissonier,  made  expressly  for  the  author, and  numerous 

vignettes.     Large  4to.     Bound  by  Amand  in  blue  crushed 

levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound 

in.  Paris,  Jouaust,  1881 

Edition  limited  to  500  copies.     The  edition  was  bought  up  by  collectors 

and  amateurs  for  the  fine  series  of  illustrations  after  designs  by  Meissonier, 

which  were  executed  expressly  as  a  matter  of  friendship  for  the  author. 

THE   "CHANSONS"   OF  BERANGER— ORIGINAL   EDITION 
AND  SPLENDIDLY   BOUND   BY  THOUVENIN. 

894  BERANGER    (M.    J.    P.    de).      CHANSONS.      2   vols. 

minimo.  Bound  by  THOUVENIN  in  dark  blue  morocco, 
extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt  (foxed  some- 
what). Paris,  chez  les  marc  hands  de  Tiouveautes,  182 1 

VERY  RARE,  ORIGINAL  EDITION  and  PRINTED  by  FIRMIN 
DIDOT. 

The  facsimile  illustration  of  the  reliure  on  this  number  is  the  same  as  that 
giyen  in  the  "American  Book  Maker"  of  February,  1887,  as  one  of  the  best 
examples  of  Thouvenin's  binding  in  this  country.  Mr.  IngersoU  Lockwood,  in 
his  essay  on  "  Bookbinding  as  an  Art  and  an  Industry,"  says: — 

' '  These  latter-day  Romans  [the  Republicans  of  the  First  French  Revolution] 
cried  out  for  Spartan  simplicity.  They  fell  upon  the  sumptuous  bindings  and 
destroyed  them  as  things  to  be  hated.  True,  they  must  have  books,  but  hence- 
forth let  them  be  clothed  in  republican  simplicity,  sheep  or  calf.  And  such 
were,  in  fact,  the  books  of  the  Revolution.  In  the  place  of  delicate  fillet, 
dentelle,  floral  or  geometrical  tooling,  popular  taste  called  for  and  got  the 
Phrygian  cap,  the  fasces  of  the  lictor,  sword  and  torch  scales,  and  even  a  full- 
length  figure  of  Liberty  herself.  With  the  establishment  of  the  Directory 
there  was  a  return  to  emblems  of  quite  another  genre — the  frivolous  and  gallant, 
the  meretricious  and  erotic.  At  this  period  it  was  that  the  Bradel  binding 
(boards)  took  its  rise  in  France.  This  half-binding  could  never  succeed  in 
winning  for  itself  in  France  that  popularity  which  it  was  later  destined  to  gain 
and  hold  in  England  and  America. 

' '  Turning  from  this  period  of  utter  sterility  in  the  art  of  book  decoration,  the 
First  Empire  attracts  attention  through  the  work  of  its  binder,  the  elder  Boze- 
rian.  Like  the  period  in  which  he  was  active,  his  work  is  gaudy,  heavy  and 
lacking  in  taste;  but  he  marks  the  dawn  after  the  long  night,  and  anything  is 
preferable  to  that  wretched  iconoclasm  which  hates  art  because  it  is  bright  and 
•  beautiful.  The  younger  Bozerian,  of  the  Restoration,  even  surpassed  his 
brother  in  the  production  of  profusely  gilded  covers.  He  has  been  called  the 
'  Brummell  of  Fine  Bindings ' ;  but  the  one  fact  that  will  ever  secure  him  a  place 
in  the  book-lover's  calendar  is  that  Thouvenin  was  his  pupil. 

"  Thouvenin,  like  the  two  Bozerians,  was  not  a  great  artist,  but  he  was 
original.  He  was  a  man  enamored  of  his  art,  his  treatment  of  which  at  times 
was  delicate  and  refined.  He  was  only  too  willing  to  turn  back  to  the  great 
masters,  but  the  public  loved  glitter  and  display.  On  this  page  [of  the 
"  American  Book  Maker,"  February,  1887]  will  be  found  two  specimens  \i.  e., 
of  this  "  Beranger"  and  "Poesies  de  Clotilde,"  vide  suprd\  oi  Thouvenin's 
tooling.     They  prove  conclusively  that  this  beautiful  art,  which  had  been  sick 


242  THE  PENS  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


unto  death  a  quarter  of  a  century  before,  was  now  at  least  convalescent.     The 
tooling  of  the  back  of  the  larger  volume  especially  is  refined  and  tasteful.- 

"  The  position  of  Thouvenin  was  peculiar.  But  not  infrequent  in  the  world  of 
art.  He  was  really  not  in  sympathy  with  the  art  methods  which  his  patrons' in 
particular  and  the  public  in  general  forced  him  to  follow.  Thouvenin  would 
gladly  have  restored  the  glorious  traditions  of  French  book  decoration,  just  als 
he  did  the  finish  and  solidity  of  Der6me's  bindings,  which  had  been  during  the 
Revolution  supplanted  by  cheap,  flimsy  work..  But  there  were  two  repellent 
forces  at  work,  two  counter-currents  which  were  ever  ready  to  bear  Thouvenin 
aviray  from  his  purpose.  The  first  was  "the  prevailing  fashion  to  imitate  English 
binders,  although  in  reality  superior  work  was  done  in  Paris,  and  the  second 
was  the  craze  of  the  romanticists,  to  whom  a  stamp  in  gilt  of  a  cathedral  door 
was  more  pleasing  than  a  gold  tooling  by  Le  Gascon.  In  his  poem  on  book- 
binding, p;)blished  in  1822,  Lesne,  whose  poetry  was  no  better  than  his  bind- 
ing, has  this  couplet  on  the  subject  of  Anglophobia : 

'  Get  artiste  amateur  detruisit  laifolie 
De  regarder  I'anglais  avec  idolatrie. ' 

' '  The  reference  was  to  Bozerian,  but  it  is  no  truer  for  that.  Lesne .  also 
opened  fire  upon  Dibdin,  the  bibliophile,  for  his  strictures  upon  Thouvenin's 
tooling.  Dibdin  was  on  the  side  of  the  plaque  cutters.  He  accused  the  elder 
Bozerian  of  being  too  much  infatuated  with  gold  tooling,  and  found  fault 
with  Thouvenin  for  working  with  irons  heated  in  fiery  ovens.  No  doubt 
Thouvenin  would  have  been  only  too  glad  to  depend  upon  his  petits  fers; 
but  what  can  one  artist  do  when  the  public  cry  out  for  the  stamp  of  a  Gothic 
cathedral  upon  a  book  ?  It  means  for  the  artist  either  stamp  work  or  starvation. 
Thouvenin  died  in  1834." 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  THE  "  CHANSONS   NOUVELLES  " 
OF  BERANGER— BOUND  fev  AMAND. 

895  BERANGER.     Chansons  Nouvelles  et  Dernieres  de  P. 

J.  DE  BERANGER,  dediecs  a  M.  Lucien  Bonaparte.  Small 
8vo,  half  blue  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut.  Paris,  Ferrotin,  1833 

Original  edition,  and  bound  by  Amand. 

896  Beranger.     Songs  of,  done  into  English  Verse  by  William 

Young.     Small  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  Blackwood cs'  Sons,  \?ii% 

897  BERAT  (Frederic).   CHANSONS,  PAROLES   et 

MUSIQUE.  With  illustrations  ly  T.  Johannot,  Raffet, 
BiDA,  Gendron,  Lancelot,  Mouilleron,  E.  Leroux, 
Pauquet,  a.  MtTRSAUD,  Grenier,  C.  Nanteuil,  Gerard 
Seguin  and  H.  Pottin,  engraved  on  wood  by  Jardin — 
with  portrait  of  the  author,  engraved  by  Auguste  Blan- 
CHARD  after  Victor  Pollet.  8vo,  yellow  calf  giltj 
inside  gold. borders,  edges  gilt  (binding  stained  slightly). 

Paris  [1850] 
Very  SCARCE.     The  celebrated  French  composer,- Berat,  was  born  in  1800 
and  died  in  1855. 

898  BEVERLAND.— La  Peche  Originale,  traduit  Librement  du 

Latin  d'AoRiEN  Beverland  par  J.  Fr£d£ric  Bernard. 
R^impression  sur  TEdition  la  plus  Complete  de  1741, 
notice  Bio-Bibliographique  par  "un  Bibliophile."  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1868 

No.  98  on  Holland  paper  of  a  limited  edition  of  237  copies, 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


243 


["Chansons  de  B£ranger,"  Paris,  1821.     Gold  Tooling  by  Thouvenin. 
Number  894  of  the  Pene  du  Bois  Collection.] 


244  TIIE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

"VARIETES    HISTORIQUES    ET  LITTERAIRES"— 
CURIOUS  AND  EROTIC  REPRINTS. 

899  BIBLI0TH£;QUE     ELZEVIRIENNE.  —  Vari6t6s    His- 

toriques  et  Litt^raires  Recueil  de  Pieces  Volantes  Rares 
et  Curieuses  en  Prose  et  en  Vers  Revues  et  Annot^es  par 
M.  Edouard  Fournier.    10  vols,  small  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

Paris,  P.  Jannet,  etc.,  1855-63 

Printed  by  Jouaust,  and  a  limited  edition  on  "  papier  verge. "  Tliis  series 
consists  of  reprints  of  very  rare,  early,  erotic,  curious  and  historical  tractates, 
many  by  forgotten  authors,  and  all  edited  by  the  celebrated  litterateur  Edouard 
Fournier. 

TOUCHATOUT'S     SATIRICAL     AND     REPUBLICAN     HIS- 
TORIES OF  THE  KINGS  AND  EMPERORS  OF  FRANCE. 

900  BIENVENU    (Charles    Leon)  —  "  Touchatout,"     His- 

toires  tintamarresques,  /.  €.: 

I.  HiSTOiRE  DE  France  Tintamarresque  depuis  les 
Temps  les  plus  Recul^s  jusqu'^  Nos  Jours.  Illustrated 
by  G.  Lafosse,  with  the  assistance  of  Draner,  A.  Gill, 
P.  Hadol,  A.  LE  Petit,  Robida,  etc. 

II.  HisTOiRE  Tintamarresque  de  Napoleon  III.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated.  Paris,  1877 

III.  La  D^gringolade  Impdriale — Seconde  Partie  de 
I'Histoire  Tintamarresque  de  Napoleon  III.  With 
illustrations  by  G.  Lafosse,  mostly  colored  full  page. 

Paris,  1878 

TOGETHER  3  vols.     Large   8vo,  half  red  morocco,  gilt, 

top  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1877,  etc. 

Touchatout  is  one  of  the  most  honest  French  journalists  and  authors.  He 
believes  in  the  Republic.  In  the  above  works,  as  well  as  in  his  writings  in  the 
"  Charivari,"  "  Figaro  "  and  other  journals  of  the  same  order,  he  has  ridiculed 
ahd  made  into  a  veritable  burlesque  the  Monarchists,  both  Legitimist  and 
Orleanist— and  particularly  the  Imperialists,  whose  "  Man  of  Sedan,''  M. 
Badinguet,  has  been  the  principal  target  for  satirical  digs  from  his  vitriol- 
tipped  pen. 

901  BIGARURE    (La),   ou   Meslange,    Curieux,    Instructif  et 

Amusant  de  Nouvelles,  de  Critique,  de  Morale,  de 
Poesies,  et  autre  Matieres  de  Litt^rature,  d'Evenements 
Singuliers  et  Extraordinaires,  d'Aventures  Galantes, 
d'Histoires  Secrettes  et  de  plusieurs  autres  Nouveaut^s 
Amusantes  avec  des  Reflexions  Critiques  sur  chaque 
Sujet.     Vols.  2,  5,  8,  9  and  10.     Small   8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

La  Haye,  1750-51 
Erotic  and  very  rare. 

902  Bijou    DES    Dames.      Plates    by  Blanchard   (one   torn) 

Minimo,  old  morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  i8o8 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  245 

903  [BLACKFORD  (Henrietta  Ely)],  i.  e.,  "  Fanny  Lear."     Le 

Roman  d'une  Americaine  en  Russie,  accompagnd  de  Let- 
tres  Originales.     Thick  small  8vo,  boards,  rough  edges. 

Brussels,  1875 

Limited  edition,  on  thick  Holland  paper.  "  Fanny  Lear,''  who  died  last 
year,   was  a   Philadelphian. 

"  The  culmination  of  her  romance  was  in  Russia,  in  connection  with  the 
Grand  Duke  Nicholas  Constantinowich,  the  nephew  of  the  Czar,  whom  she 
met  in  St.  Petersburg.  He  was  a  weak-minded  youth,  and  purloined  a  part  of 
the  Crown  jewels  for  her  to  wear  at  a  ball.  He  brought  the  jewels  from  Russia 
to  Paris,  where  they  were  living.  He  was  compelled  to  desert  her,  and  in 
revenge,  with  the  aid  of  some  writer,  she  published  a  scandalous  book  entitled 
'  Le  Roman  d'une  Americaine  en  Russie.'  For  this  she  was  expelled  from 
Paris." — New  York  Times. 

904  Blessebois  (Pierre  Corneille)  le  Lion    D'Ang^Iie  suivi  du 

Temple  de  Marsias.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  Gay,  1862 
Erotic.     Only  115  copies  printed,  the  above  being  No.  94. 

905  BLONDEAU. — Dictionnaire    Erotique    Latin-Franpais 

par  Nicholas  Blondeau,  avocat  en  Parlement,Censeur  des 
Livres  et^Inspecteur  de  I'Imprimdrie  de  Trevoux  (XVIIIe 
Siecle)  Edit^  pour  la  Premiere  Fois  sur  le  Manuscrit 
Original  avec  des  Notes  et  Additions  de  Francois  Nokl, 
Inspecteur  G^n^ral  de  I'Universite,  Pr^c^de  d"un  Essai 
sur  la  Langue  Erotique  par  le  Traducteur  du  Manuel 
d'Erotologie  de  Forberg.    Thick  small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1885 

No.  240  of  375  copies  on  Holland  paper  of  the  limited  edition  of  this  very 
erotic  volume,  which  is  a  philological  curiosity. 

906  [Blouet  (Paul)],  i.  e.,  "  Max   O'Rell."     John  Bull  and  his 

Island.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1884 

907  BOCCACCIO.— CONTES  de  BOCACE,  Traduction  Nou- 

velle,  Augmente  de  divers  Contes  et  Nouvelles  en  Vers 
imit^s  de  ce  Poete  C^lebre,  par  La  Fontaine,  Passerat, 
Vergier,  Perrault,  Dorat  et  autres;  et  Enrichie  de 
Notes  Historiques  sur  les  Principaux  Personnages  que 
BocACE  a  mis  sur  la  Siene,  et  sur  Usages  Observes  dans 
le  Siecle  ou  il  Vivoit  par  A.  Sabatier  de  Castres. 
With  portraits,  engraved  titles  and  numerous  plates  after  or 
by  Gravelot,  Cochin,  Maillet,  etc.  10  vols,  minimo, 
mottled  sheep.  Paris,  1801 

Rare  edition  and  excellently  illustrated. 

908  BOCCACCIO.     II   Decameron,  tratto   dall'   Ottimo   Testo 

Scritto  da  Francesco  d'Amaretto  Manelli  sull  Origi- 
nale  dell'  Autore.     5  vols,  square  minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Venice,  Vitarelli,  1813 

Very  scarce  edition,  and  reprint  of  that  of  Lucca,  1761.  With  portrait  of 
Boccaccio  by  G.  A.  Zuliani. 


246  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

EARLY    EDITION    OF    BOILEAU'S    SATIRES— BOUND   BY 
HARDY-MENIL. 

909  [BOILEAU.]    Satires  DV  SieurD***.    Engraved  frontis- 

piece, vignette  title,  head  and  tail  pieces.  Minimo.  Bound 
by  Hardy-Menil,  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt, 
inside  gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  1669 
Very  rare  and  ruled  with  red  ink.     This  is  the  fourth  original  edition,  and 
contains  more  than  those  which  preceded  it,  as  well  as  the — ■"  Discovrs  au  Roi." 
It  has  vignette  cuts,  fleurons,  etc. 

910  BONNAFFE  (Edmond).     Physiologie  du  Curieux.     Rubri- 

cated title  and  printer'' s  mark.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1 88 1 
No.  444  on  "  papier  verge  de  fil"  of  limited  edition  of  600  numbered 
copies. 

911  BOYER  DE  SAINTE-SUZANNE  (Le  Baron  de).'  Notes 

d'un  Curieux.  4to.  Bound  by  E.  Rousselle,  in  half 
dark  green  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Monaco,  1878 

No.  241  of  a  LIMITED  edition  of  300  numbered  copies  of  this  curious  work, 
which  includes  the  following  subjects: — "  Lettre  i  ijn  Curieux  de  Curiosites"; 
' '  les  Acteurs  et  le  Theatre  chez  les  Romains  " ;  "  Inventaire  du  Cardinal 
Mazarin";  "les  Administrateurs  sous  I'Ancien  Regime";  "les  Tapisseries 
Tissees  de  Haute  ou  Basse  Lisse";  "  Lettres  Inedites  de  Cliarles  Nodier  a 
Jean  de  Bry  ";  "  Demiere  Lettre  du  General  A.  de  Beauharnais." 

912  BRAZIER  (Nicolas).     Chroniques  des  Petits  Theatres  de 

Paris,  Reimprimees  avec  Notice,  Variantes  et  Notes  par 
Georges  d'Heylli.  2  vols,  thick  small  8vo,  vellum 
paper,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Ed.  Rouveyre  et  G.  Blond,  1883 

Limited  edition  on  "  papier  verge  "  with  new  rubricated  titles,  as  well  as 
fac-simile  titles  of  the  1837  edition  of  this  rare  work,  which  is  both  dramatic 
and  facetious. 

LARGE   PAPER   COPY  OF  JESSE'S  LIFE  OF   BEAU 
BRUMMELL. 

913  BRUMMELL.— The   Life  of  GEORGE  BRUMMELL, 

Esq.,  commonly  called  BEAU  BRUMMELL.  By  Cap- 
tain Jesse.  *  Revised  and  Annotated  Edition  from  the 
Author's  own  interleaved  copy.  With  forty  portraits  in 
color  of  Brummell  and  his  contemporaries.  2  vols,  thick 
large  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut.  London,  1886 

LARGE  PAPER  and  No.  30.  Only  one  hundred  and  fifty  numbered 
copies  of  this  fine  edition  printed — one  hundred  for  England  and  fifty  for 
America. 

This  re-issue  of  Jesse's  "  Life  of  Beau  Brummell,"  which  has  been  a  scarce 
book  for  a  long  time,  contains  a  quantity  of  new  matter  now  published  for  the 
first  time,  collected  by  the  author,  but  which  it  was  not  deemed  fitting  to  insert 
in  former  editions.  Many  notes  have  also  been  added,  as  well  as  forty  illustra- 
tions, after  Dighton  and  others,  of  contemporaries  of  Brummell. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  247 

914  BRUMMELL.     Another  copy  of  the  same.     2  vols,  thick 
large  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

N.  Y.  (London),  1886 

Limited  edition  of  500  copies,  printed  from  type,  for  sale  in  England  and 
America. 

^915  BuRTY  (Philippe).     Maitres  et  Petits  Maitres.     Small  8vo, 
sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1877 

EXTREMELY    RARE     ORIGINAL    EDITION    OF    THE 
AMOROUS    HISTORY  OF    THE   GAULS. 

916  [BUSSY  RABUTIN  (Roger,  Comte  de)?^     Histoire  Amour- 
euse  des  Gaules.     Minimo,  old  calf.  A  Liege,  n.  d. 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  This  is  the  first  edition  of  this  celebrated  volume 
of  erotica  and  was  so  proved  to  be  by  an  article  in  "  Le  Livre."  On  the  title 
the  author's  name  is  given  in  MS.  as — "  Messire  Roger  de  Rabutin,  Comte  de 
Bussy."  This  was  the  Odell  copy  and  has  that  collector's  signature  on  title.  The 
key  to  the  names  of  the  characters  will  be  found  on  the  leaf  after  the  title. 

This  work,  which  has  been  described  as  worthy  of  Petronius  Arbiter,  was 
written  for  the  author's  mistress,  the  Marquise  de  Montglas.  He  describes  the 
gallant  adventures  and  intrigues  of  the  great  people  of  his  own  time,  not  for- 
getting his  cousin,  Madame  de  Sevigne. 


917  /S^AILLY  (Jacques  de).J  DIVERSES  PETITES 
POESIES  DV  CHEVALLIER  d'ACEILLY.  Min- 
imo. Elegantly  bound  by  HARDY-MENIL  in 
red  crushed  levant  morocco,  super  extra  gilt,  inside 

gold  dentelle  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  mar- 
ble. Paris,  Andre  Cramoisy,  1667 

Very  rare.  Original  edition  of  these  charming  poems  with  the  genuine 
title,  which  was  replaced  in  the  larger  number  of  copies,  where  the  words  "et 
se  donnent  au  Palais,"  were  suppressed  in  consequence  of  being  considered  a 
serious  imprint.  Didot,  in  his  Catalogue  of  the  1878  sale  (No.  358),  says  that 
only  three  copies  of  the  original  edition  were  with  the  genuine  title,  and  that 
Charles  Nodier,  when  he  edited  a  new  edition  of  this  charming  poet's  works, 
could  neither  procure  nor  see  a  copy.  The  Didot  example  in  old  morocco  sold 
for  157  francs.  The  above,  in  perfect  condition,  is  in  a  superb  binding  by  a  cele- 
brated house  of  Parisian  relieurs. 

918  Canonge    (L.    Placide).     Maudit   Passeport,  ou  les  Infor- 

tunes  d'une  Drogue.     Small  8vo,  sewed  (foxed). 

New  Orleans,  1840 
Very  rare.  Placide  Canonge  is  one  of  the  editors  of  "  L'Abeille  de  la 
Nouvelle  Orleans, "  the  oldest  French  newspaper  in  this  country.  He  is  a  writer 
of  great  merit,  and  is  thoroughly  appreciated  in  France.  Canonge  would  have 
been  a  famous  American  if  he  had  written  in  English,  but  Mr.  Cable  had  never 
heard  of  him  when  he  wrote  about  the  Creoles  of  Louisiana. 

919  CAREL  (A.).     Folles  de  leur  Corps.      With  illustrations  by 

HovY.,  printed  in  pink,  also  the  title — other  cuts,  mostly  face- 
tious.   4to,  fancy  paper  cover,  uncut. 

Paris,  Ed.  Monnier,  1884 
A  very  curious  work,  somewhat  erotic, 


248  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

920  Garnet  d'un  Mondain  Gazette  Parisienne,  Anecdotique 

et  Curieuse,  par  "  Etincelle."  With  facetious  illustra- 
tions by  A.  Ferdinandus,  the  plates  colored.  8vo,  pewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  Ed.  Rouveyre  et  G.  Blond,  1882 

Facetious  and  curious. 

921  Carr:^   (Fabrice).     Flagrant  Delit — Comedie   en  un   Acte. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

922  CARROSSES  (Les),  a  Cinq  Sols,  ou  les  Omnibus  du  Dix- 

septieme  Siecle.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1828 

Large  paper,  limited  edition  on  Holland  paper  of  a  very  few  copies,  and 
printed  for  the  "  Societe  des  Bibliophiles  Franjaises."  Presentation  copy  from 
the  author,  vide  MS.  on  cover. 

9,23  CASANOVA  (Jacques  de  Seingalt).  A  Collection  of  48 
steel  engravings  in  illustration  of  his  very  facetious 
Memoirs.  (48) 

Erotic  and  rare.  Casanova's  Memoirs,  to  which  the  above  are  illustra- 
tions, transcend  in  interest  those  of  all  other  adventurers  from  Gil  Bias  down- 
wards, with  the  added  merit  of  being  genuine  and  not  fictitious.  Accomplished, 
generous  and  of  an  audacity  that  never  failed  him  in  the  most  critical  moments, 
he  visited  every  Coiirt  of  Europe,  conversed  with  the  most  famous  men,  and 
intrigued  with  women  everywhere.  He  relates  all  these  transactions  with  a 
cynical  precision  that  is  sometimes  frightful,  and  only  to  be  forgiven  in  favor  of 
the  terseness  of  the  style  and  the  brilliancy  of  the  narrative. 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  "LE    DIABLE    AMOUREUX,"  AND 
BOUND  BY  TRIOULLIER. 

924  CAZOTTE  (Jacques).  Le  DIABLE  AMOUREUX. 
Roman  Fantastique  par  J.  CAZOTTE,  pr^c^d^  de  sa 
Vie,  de  son  Proces,  et  de  ses  Proph^ties  et  Revelations 
par  GERARD  de  NERVAL.  Illustrated  with  200  designs 
by  Edouard  de  Beaumont.  8vo,  fresh  half  dark  blue 
crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut, 
by  "  Trioullier  Sr.  de  Petit-Simier." 

Paris,  Leon  Gaurvet,  1845 

UNIQUE  COPY  of  this  very  rare  edition,  which  is  priced  as  high  as  60 
francs  in  Paris  in  boards.  The  above  is  unique,  having,  in  addition  to  de  Beau- 
mont's charming  woodcuts,  three  portraits  of  Cazotte,  as  well  as  a  set  of  plates 
in  two  states. 

Cazotte's  early  life  was  spent  among  the  Jesuits,  to  which  order  he  ceded  his 
estates  in  the  Isle  of  Martinique.  After  becoming  an  Illumine  and  Martinist 
he  brought  an  action  against  the  Order  of  Jesus  for  the  recovery  of  his  prop- 
erty. It  was  Cazotte  who  prophesied  in  1788,  at  a  reception,  before  the  French 
Revolution,  the  untimely  fate  that  would  befall,  during  the  reign  of  terror, 
many  of  his  auditors  of  the  "  haut  monde." 

"  '  Le  Diable  Amoureux,' donne  par  I'auteur  comme  une  nouvelle  emprunte 
de  I'Espagnol,  est  un  conte  tire  de  sa  seule  imagination.  L'esprit  et  la  gr^ce,  la 
vivacite  et  le  naturel  de  la  narration  sont  les  qualites. " — Vapereau. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  249 


925  CENT    NOUVELLES    NOUVELLES  (Les),  suivent  les 

Cent  Nouvelles  contenant  les  Cent  Histoires  Nouveaux, 
Qui  sont  moult  plaisans  S,  raconter  en  toutes  bonnes 
Compagnies;  par  Maniere  de  Joyeusete.  2  vols,  minimo, 
sprinkled  calf  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges,  by 
"Petit  succr.  de  Simier." 

A  La  Haye,  chez  P.  Gosseet  J.  Neaulme,  1733 

Rare,  from  the  library  of  and  with  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  "  Thos.  For- 
rest Betton." 

Sir  Walter  Scott  in  "  Quentin  Durward  "  thus  speaks  of  Louis  XI.  and  the 
above  work:  "  He  [Louis]  even  mingled  in  the  comic  adventures  of  obscure 
intrigue  with  a  freedom  little  consistent  with  the  habitual  and  guarded  jealousy 
of  his  character,  and  he  was  so  fond  of  this  species  of  humble  gallantry  that  he 
caused  a  number  of  its  gay  and  licentious  anecdotes  to  be  enrolled  in  a  collection 
well  knov«i  to  book-collectors,  in  whose  eyes  (and  the  work  is  unfit  for  any  other) 
the  right  edition  is  very  precious. " 

926  Cent   Recettes   (Les),   de   Mile.   Fran9oise.     Thick  4to, 

paper,  uncut.  Paris,  Paul  Ollendorff,  1886 

This  volume  of  choice  cooking  receipts  is  printed  in  large  type  on  thick 
paper. 

DON    QUIXOTE— ILLUSTRATED    BY    TONY    JOHANNOT— 
ORIGINAL   EDITION. 

927  CERVANTES  SAAVEDRA  (Michael  de).     L'Ingenieux 

Hidalgo  Don  Quichotte  de  la  Manche,  traduit  et  Annot6 
par  Louis  Viardot.  Profusely  illustrated  with  the  hu- 
morous and  characteristic  wood  engravings  of  Tony  Jo- 
hannot.  2  vols,  large  8vo.  Bound  by  H.  Crabbe  in  half 
morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  Dubochet,  1836-37 

First  edition  of  this  extremely  high-priced  issue  in  Paris,  and  with  brilliant 
impressions  of  Tony  Johannot's  illustrations.  The  frontispieces  are  on  India 
paper  and  the  figure  of  "  LaTorralva"  is  turned  to  the  right — in  later  issues  to 
the  left. 

928  CERVANTES.     Don  Quichotte  de  la  Manche  traduit  de 

I'Espagnol  par  Florian,  Ouvrage  Posthume.  With  plates 
after  Lefebvre,  Lebarbier,  etc.,  by  Halbon,  Coiny,  Mas- 
quelier,  Gaucher,  Godefroy,  etc.  3  vols,  small  8vo, 
old  Spanish  sheep,  gilt.  Paris,  Didot,  1799 

929  Ce  sont  les  Secres  des  Dames  deffendus  a  Reveler  publics 

pour  la  Premiere  Fois  d'apres  les  Manuscrits  du  XVe 
Sifecle,  avec  des  Fac-simile,  une  Introduction,  des  Notes 
et  un  Appendice  par  les  Drs.  Al.  C  *  *  *  *  et  Ch.  Ed. 
C  *  *  *  *.  Facsimiles  printed  in  red  and  front,  in  3  states 
or  tints.     Small  8vo,  vellum,  paper,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1880 

No.  34  of  a  limited  edition  of  342  copies  on  vellum,  China  and  Holland 
papers  and  "papier  verge."  This  is  one  of  25  Holland  paper  copies — ^the  text 
is  mostly  in  French  Gothic  and  some  is  in  red. 


250  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

930  Champsaur  (F^licien).     Paris — Le  Massacre.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

A  series  of  short  essays  on  celebrated  Parisians — Judic,  Daudet,  Nina  de 
Villars,  Marie  Colombier,  un  Amour  de  Gambetta,  Croizette,  Madame  Adam, 
Arsene  Houssaye,  etc. 
CHANTS    HISTORIQUES— LIMITED    IMPRESSIONS  OF 
TWELVE  COPIES  ON   COLORED   PAPER. 

931  CHANTS  HISTORIQUES  et  POPULAIRES  du  Temps 

de  Charles  VII.  et  de  Louis  XL  publics  pour  la  Premiere 
fois  d'apres  le  Manuscrit  Original  avec  des  Notices  et  une 
Introduction  par  M.  le  Roux  de  Lincy.  Small  8vo. 
Bound  by  V.  Champs  in  fresh  half  crushed  dark  green- 
levant  morocco,  the  back  tooled  in  gold  and  inlaid  with  red 
morocco,  rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut, 
covers  bound  in.  Paris,  Aug.  Aubry,  1857 

Rare.  This  is  one  of  twelve  copies  on  colored  paper  (blue)  out  of  a 
limited  edition  of  352  in  all.  This  copy  has  the  rubricated  title  in  three  states 
— China  paper,  blue  and  pink. 

932  CHASSANT    (Alph.,   paleographer).      Les  Nobles'   et    les 

Vilains  du  Temps  Pass6  ou  Recherches  Critiques  sur  la 
Noblesse  et  les  Usurpations  Nobiliaires,yr(3«^,  and fleurons ; 
also — Nobiliana,  Curiosites  Nobiliaires  et  Hdraldiques 
Suite  du  Livre  Intitule  les  Nobles  et  les  Villaines,  front. 
Together  2  vols.     Small   8vo,  boards,  uncut. 

Paris,  Aug.  Aubry,  1857-58 

Limited  edition  of  600  copies,  the  above  being  on  ' '  papier  verge. "  This 
very  interesting  volume  enters  fully  into  the  right  of  "  cuissage "  and  other 
strange  customs  of  feudalism. 

"LES  CONTES  REMOIS"— LARGE    PAPER   COPY  AND 
ILLUSTRATED  BY  MEISSONIER. 

933  CHEVIGNE  (Louis,  Comte  de).     Les  Contes  R6mois.   Fine 

portrait  on  India  paper,  after  Debay — also  numerous 
engravings  on  wood  after  the  original  designs  of  E.  Meis- 
SONIER.  Large  8vo,  fresh  half  dark  green  morocco,  extra 
gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Librairie  de  V Academic  des  Bibliophiles,  1868 
Large  paper  edition  of  these  facetious  poems,  of  which  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  the  merit  attached  to  them  is  owing  to  the  fact  of  their  having  been 
illustrated  with  the  graphic  designs  of  the  great  painter  Meissonier. 

934  CHEVIGNE. — Opinions   des   Journaux   sur    "les    Contes 

Remois."     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1869 

935  CHORIER. — ALVisiiE  Sige^  Toletanae  Satyra  Sotadica  de 

Arcanis   Amoris    et   Veneris    Alvisia    Hispanice    scripsit 

Latinitate  donavit  Joannes  Meursius — re  vera  auctore 

Nicolao  Chorier.    Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  1885 

Limited  edition  of  too  copies  of  this  excessively  erotic  work.     The  first 

edition  of  this  work  was  printed  in  1660,  and  was  somewhat  imperfect — the 

above  is  the  complete  text.     The  notorious  volume  "I'EcoIe  des  Biches  "  was 

written  as  a  pendant  to  the  above  pederastic  and  tribadistic  volume. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  251 

936  CHORIER. — Les   Dialogues   de   Luisa   Sigea,   ou   Satire 

Sotadique  de  Nicholas  Chorier — pretendue  ecrite  en  Es- 
pagnol  par  Luisa  Sigea  at  traduite  en  Latin  par  Jean 
Meursius — Edition  mixte  Franco-Latine.  4  vols,  small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1881 

Very  scarce  and  limited  edition  printed  by  Becus  on  Holland  paper. 

937  CHRONIQUE      SCANDALEUSE      (La),     Publiee    par 

Octave  Uzanne,  avec  Preface,  Notes  et  Index.  Tinted 
front,  by  Lalauze,  head-piece  by  Mongin,  Jleurons  and 
fancy  initial  letters.     Thick  large  Svo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1879 
Limited  edition  of  the  erotic  "  Scandalous  Chronicle"  on  "papier  verge," 
handsomely  printed  by  Quantin  and  uniform  with  the  remainder  of  the  "  Docu- 
ments sur  les  Moeurs  du  XVIIIe  Si^cle"  edited  by  Octave  Uzanne. 

938  CIZE. — Histoire  du  Whigisme  et  du  Torisme,  compos6e  par 

Mr.  de  Cize  cy-devant  Officier  au  service  d'Angleterre. 
Small  Svo,  boards,  uncut.  Rare.  Leipzig,  17 17 

939  Claretie  (Jules).     La  Vie  a  Paris,  1880,  1881,  1882  and 

1885.  4  vols,  small  Svo,  half  red  morocco,  top  edges  gilt 
(3)  and  sewed  (i).  Paris,  iSSo-85 

940  Cobb  (Lyman).     The  Evil  Tendencies  of  Corporal  Punish- 

ment. In  two  parts.  Part  i.  Objections  to  the  Use  of  the 
Rod;  Part  2,  Substitutes  for  and  Preventatives  of  the  Use 
of  the  Rod.     Svo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1S47 

941  Cohen   (E,  Yancey).     Sir  Cupid  and  other  Poems.     Svo, 

limp  vellum  paper,  totally  uncut.  Cambridge,  1884 

Beautifully  printed  at  the  Bradstreet  Press  on  heavy  hot^ressed  paper. 
Issued  by  the  author  for  private  circulation  among  his  personal  friends. 

942  COLLECTION    d'Heroides    et    Pieces    Fugitives    de 

DORAT,     COLARDEAU,     PeZAY,     BlIN     DE     SaIN-MorE   et 

autres,  10  \ols.,  Frankfort,  1769;  also  uniform,  "  Rich- 
ardet — Poeme,"  2  vols.,  Liege,  1776.  Together  12  vols. 
Small  Svo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Rare. — A  curious  collection  of  French  Erotica  and  Facetiae,  mostly  consist- 
ing of  reprints  of  rare  works,  both  prose  and  verse,  as  well  as  unpublished 
originals  from  very  scarce  MSS. 

THE  DIDOT  MINIMO  EDITION  OF  THE  BEST  FRENCH 
WORKS— HAMILTON,  VOLTAIRE,  ETC.— BOUND  BY 
NIEDREE. 

943  COLLECTION    des    MEILLEURS   OUVRAGES  de  la 

Langue  Frangoise  d^dide  ^  Son  Altesse  Royale  Madame 
DuCHESSE  d'Angouleme.  15  vols,  square  minimo.  Bound 
by  NiEDREE  in  yellow  calf  gilt,  inside  dentelle  gold  bor- 
ders, edges  gilt.  Paris,  Didot,  1814-19 

Limited  edition,  printed  on  "papier  v^lin  "  by  Didot.  This  charming 
little  series  includes — "  Memoires  du  Comte  de  Grammont,  par  Antoine  Hamil- 


252  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

ton,"  3  vols.;  "  Contes  d' Hamilton,"  3  vols. ;  "La  Henriade,  poe'me  de  Vol- 
taire, suivie  des  Notes  et  des  Variantes,"  2  vols.;  "  Lettres  de  la  Coratesse  de 
Sancerre,  suivies  d'Aloise  de  Livarot,  par  Madame  Riccoboni",  2  vols.;  "  Let- 
tres de  Myladv  Juliette  Catesby  par  Madame  Riccoboni  ";  "  Histoire  du  Mar- 
quis de  Cressy,  suivie  d'Ernestine  par  Madame  Riccoboni;"  '  Memoires  du 
Comte  de  Comminge  par  Madame  de  Tencin;"  "  Le  Siege  de  Calais,  Nouvelle 
Historique  par  Madame  de  Tencin";  "  Lettres  de  Mistriss  Fanny  Butlerd  a 
Mylord  Charles  Alfred  Comte  d'Erford  par  Madame  Riccoboni." 

944  CoLOMBEY    (Emile).     Ruelles  Salons  et  Cabarets,  Histoire 

Anecdotique  de  la  Litterature  Franfaise.  Small  8yo,  half 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt  (rubbed).  Paris,  1858 

Rare  and  cukious  work  on  taverns  and  cabarets. 

LARGE  PAPER  "  SONGE  DE  POLIPHILE." 

945  [COLUMNA  (Francesco). J      Songe.  de  Poliphile,  Tra- 

duction Libre  de  I'ltalien.  2  vols,  small  4to.  Bound  by 
Rameau  in  half  crushed  blue  levant  morocco,  top  edges 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  Didot,  1804 

LARGE  PAPER  and  limited  edition  of  this  extremely  rare  and  curious  work 
written  by  a  Dominican  monk  of  Venice. 

946  Comic  Salon  de   1883  par  H.  de  St  a.     Ludicrous  carica- 

tures of  Paris  Salon  pictures.     Large  Svo,  sewed. 

Paris,  1883 

"CONTES    ET   NOUVELLES"— ILLUSTRATED  BY 
DUPLESSIS-BERTAUX— LARGE  PAPER  COPY. 

947  CONTES    et    NOUVELLES    en    Vers    par  Voltaire, 

Vergier,  S£nec£,  Perrault,  Moncrif,  et  le  P.  Ducer- 
CEAu.  Engraved  portraits  on  titles  and  many  vignette  illus- 
trations mostly  facetious  after  the  designs  of  Duplessis- 
Bertaux.  2  vols,  large  8vo,  half  dark  blue  morocco  gilt, 
edges  gilt.  Paris,  Leclere  fils,  1862 

LARGE  PAPER  and  limited  edition  of  one  hundred  copies. 

948  COPPEE  (Fran9ois).     Madame  de  Maintenon,  Drame  en 

Cinq  Actes  avec  Prologue  en  Vers  represente  pour  la  Prem- 
iere Fois  au  Theatre  National  de  I'Odeon  le  12  Avril  1881. 
Small  Svo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1881 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  GORAN'S  GALLANT  RHYMES- 
BOUND  BY  TRIOULLIER. 

949  CORAN  (Charles).    Rimes  Galantes.  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed 

levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut  by  "  Trioullxer 
Sr.  de  Petit-Simier."  Paris,  librairie  d'Amyot,  1847 

Large  paper  and  very  scarce. 


THE  PENE  pU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  253 

THE  FACETIOUS  "  MEMOIRES  DE  MONTMATRE"  BOUND 
BY  CHAMBOLLE-DURU. 

950  COUDRAY  (Le  Chevalier  de).      M^moires  Litteraires  de 

Montmatre.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  Chambolle-Duru, 
1869,  in  crushed  dark  green  levant  morocco,  extra  gilt, 
inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded  corners,totally  uncut. 

Neuchatel  a/Zi/ Paris,  1786 
VERY  RARE,  facetious,  and  in  handsome  Chambolle-Duru  reliure.  With 
vignettes  on  title  of  the  head  of  a  donkey  and  at  the  end  an  ass.  This  was  a 
presentation  copy,  and  at  the  bottom  of  the  title  is  the  following  MS.  note: — 
"  Par  M.  le  Chevalier  du  Coudray,  ancien  Mousquetaire,  auteur  des  Nouveaux 
Essais  Historiques  sur  Paris.  Ces  memoires  plaisants  m'ont  ete  donnes  par 
I'auteur,  en  I'Annee,  1788."  Among  the  facetious  matters  broached  in  this 
volume  are — "In  Favor  of  Unfaithful  Women  ";  "  the  Origin  of  Beards  and 
their  Variations  ";  "Historical  Anecdotes  on  the  Ass";  etc. 

THE  YOUNGER  CREBILLON'S  JAPANESE  HISTORY. 

951  CREBILLON  le  fils  (C.  P.  J.  de).     L'Ecumoire,  Histoire 

Japonaise  avec  les  Curieuses  Figures  de  I'ddition  "a 
Pekin  1733."  Tinted  and  facetious  illustrations.  Large 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.    Brussels,  Henry  Kistemaechers,  1773-84 

Erotic.    Limited  edition  on  Japan  paper  and  tinted  ' '  papier  verge. " 

The  younger  Crebillon,  we  are  told, — ''  was  a  gay  companion  so  full  of  wit 
and  humor,  and  he  wrote  a  series  of  licentious  novels  which  pleased  Miss  Staf- 
ford, a  young,  handsome  and  rich  Englishwoman,  so  much  that  she  came  to 
France  and  married  him. " 

The  1734  edition  of  the  above  work  caused  the  imprisonment  of  the  author  at 
Vincennes,  it  being  claimed  there  were  satirical  concealed  allusions  to  the  Papal 
bull  "  Unigenitus,"  Cardinal  de  Rohan  and  the  Duchesse  de  Maine. 

"  Crebillon  (fils)  was  bom  in  Paris  in  1707,  and  died  at  the  age  of  70.  It  is 
related  that  his  father,  who  was  a  noted  dramatist,  being  asked  one  day  which 
was  his  best  production,  pointed  at  his  son,  and  said:  '  I  don't  know  which  is 
my  best,  but  there  is  my  worst. '  If  his  father  was  called  the  .lEschylus  of  France, 
surely  the  son  might  be  called  the  Petronius.  M.  d'Alembert  once  said:  '  Cre- 
billon, the  father,  paints  in  the  blackest  colors  the  crimes  and  wickedness  of  man. 
The  son  draws  with  delicate  and  just  pencil  the  refinements  and  shades,  and  even 
graces  of  our  vices,  that  seductive  levity  which  renders  the  French  what  is  called 
amiable,  but  which  does  not  signify  worthy  of  being  loved,  in  short  our  manners, 
at  once  frivolous  and  corrupt,  wherein  the  excess  of  depravity  combines  with 
excess  of  ridiculousness. '  He  was  for  a  time  in  high  repute  for  his  wit  and  gaiety, 
which  made  him  a  pleasant  companion,  and  for  his  clever,  but  licentious  novels, 
which  are  best  forgotten." — Gates. 

952  CREBILLON  le  fils.    Le  Sopha,  Conte  Moral.    Nouvelle 

Edition.  Fronts,  by  Bovinet  after  Binet.  2  vols,  minimo, 
sewed,  uncut  (foxed  somewhat).    Paris,  chezPillot,  an  VII. 

Very  rare.  This  is  one  of  the  rarest  of  the  works  of  the  younger  Crebillon, 
and  it  is  considered  his  most  erotic,  notwithstanding  it  is  called  on  the  title  a 
"moral  tale." 

953  CUNNINGHAM    (Peter).     The   Story   of  Nell  Gwyn 

and  the  Sayings  of  Charles  the  Second.  Portrait  after 
Lely  on  China  paper  and  inserted  plates  of  India 


254  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

PROOFS  BEFORE  LETTERS.    Large  4to,  folded  loose  in  board 
covers,  suitable'for  binding  or  extra  illustration. 

N.  Y.,  ,1883 

LARGE  PAPER.    No.  82  of  100  printed  and  numbered  copies. 
New  edition,  beautifully  printed,  with  an  index  now  first  added. 

954  CYRANO  de  BERGERAC  (Savinien).  CEuvres  Comiques, 
Galantes  et  Litteraires,  ffl/w,Histoire  Comique  des  Etats  et 
Empires  et  du  Soleil.  Nouvelles  Editions  revue  et  publiee 
avec  des  Notes  par  "  P.  L.  Jacob,  bibliophile."  2  vols, 
small  8vo,  cloth,  rough  edges.  Paris,  1858 

"  Edition  Bibliotheque  Gauloise  "on  "  papier  verge." 

"  J'aime  mieux  Bergerac  et  sa  burlesque  audace, 
Que  ces  vers  ou  Motin  se  morfond  et  nous  glace.'' 

— BOILEAU. 


955  Crfgw  AELLI  (G.).  Relic  of  the  Italian  Revolution  of  1849, 
with  Preface  and  Index  and  Appropriate  Descrip- 
tions in  English,  Italian  and  French.  50  line  engrav- 
ings, executed  on  copper  by  the  most  eminent  artists  of 

Rome.     Oblong  4to,  cloth.  New  Orleans,  n.  d. 

' '  Secreted  from  the  Papal  Police  after  the  Restoration  of  Order  and  just 
imported  into  America." 

THE  "  DANCE  OF   DEATH  "—VARIOUS   EDITIONS. 

956  DANCE  OF  DEATH.— L' Alphabet  de  la  Mort  de  Hans 

Holbein,  Entour6  de  Bordures  du  XVIe  Siecle  et  Sinois 
d'Anciens  Poemes  Fran9ais  sur  le  Sujet  des  Trois  Mors  et 
des  Trois  Vis  pubH^es  d'apres^  les  Manuscrits  par  Ana- 
tole  de  Montaiglon.  Vignette  on  title  and  every  page 
surrounded  with  borders,  mostly  illustrating  the  ^^  Dance  of 
Death''''  and  taken  from  early  printed  books.  8vo,  paper, 
uncut.  Paris,  Tross,  1856 

Rubens  once  said  that  he  had  learned  a  great  deal  from  the  pictures  of  the 
"  Dance  of  Death,"  and  he  recommended  them  strongly  to  the  study  of  many 
of  his  own  profession,  while  Erasmus  was  sb  much  struck  by  the  wonderful  dis- 
play of  genius  exhibited  in  this  great  work,  that  he  conceived  a  strong  friendship 
for  Holbein,  sat  to  him  for  his  picture,  and  recommended  him  to  Sir  Thomas 
More,  and  to  this  incident  England  was  indebted  for  the  many  excellent  per- 
formances which  it  afterwards  received  from  his  pencil. 

957  Dance  of  Death. — La  Danse  des  Morts  comme  elle  est 

Depeinte  dans  la  Louable  et  C^lebre  Ville  de  Basle  pour 
Servir  d'un  Miroir  de  Nature  Humaine — (French  and 
German  Text).  With  engraved  illustrations  after  the 
originals  by  Matthew  Merian.  Small  4to,  cloth,  red 
edges.  Basle,  1744-56 

Rake.     With  two  titles,  the  French  dated  1756,  and  the  German,  which  has 

a  c(iriously  engraved  border,  1744.     This  copy  has  the  heraldic  book-plate  of 

— "  John-  Lynch,  D.D.,  Dein  of  Canterbury." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  255 

958  Dance   of    Death   at   Basle.     With  the  text  in  three  lan- 

guages— English,  French  and  German.  With  numerous 
wood  engravings  of  the  "  Dance  of  Death  "  at  Basle.  4to, 
boards.  Basle,  n.  d. 

959  Dance    of    Death. — Massmann    (H.    F.).      Die  Baseler 

Todtentanze  in  Getreuen  Abbildungen.  Small  8vo,  with 
separate  large  4to  volume  of  plates  with  81  facsimile  illus- 
trations of  the  ^^  Dance  of  the  Death"  in  22  plates  and  27 
lithographs.     Together  2  vols.     Sewed. 

Very  scarce.  Leipzig,  1847 

960  Dance  of  Death. — Bilder  des  Todes  oder  Todtentanz 

fur  Alle  Stande.  With  illustrations  by  Merkel  engraved 
by  Flegel.     4to,  sewed,  uncut.  Leipzig,  1850 


961  DASSOUCY   (Charles  Corypeau).     Aventures  Burlesques. 

Nouvelle  Edition  avec  Preface  et  Notes  par  Emile 
CoLOMBEY.  Portrait  on  India  paper.  Small  8vo,  cloth, 
rough  edges.  Paris,  1858 

"  Biblioth^que  Gauloise  "  limited  edition,  on  "  papier  verge, "  issued  under 
the  direction  of  Paul  Lacroix,  who  says: — "  Ce  volume  est  bien  fait  pour  rehab- 
iliter  Dassoucy,  une  des  victimes  des  arrets  trop  rigoureux  de  Boileau.  II  con- 
tiendra  plusieurs  ouvrages  en  prose  tr^s-gais  et  tr^samusants,  qui  n'ont  pas  ete 
reimprimes  depuis  pres  de  deux  siecles,  et  qui  sont  tr^s-rares  par  consequent. 
Ce  sont  les  Avantures  de  France,  les  Avantures  d'ltalie,  les  Pensies  dans  le 
Saint-Office  de  Rome,  la  Prison,  etc.  Ce  sont  enfin  les  memoires  de  Dassoucy 
ecrits  par  lui-meme." 

LIMITED  EDITION  OF  ALPHONSE  DAUDET'S  TARTARIN 
ON  JAPAN  PAPER. 

962  DAUDET  (Alphonse).     Tartarin  sur  les  Alpes — Nou- 

veaux  Exploits  du  H^ros  Tarasconnais.  Illustrated  with 
colored  plates  {aquarelles')  by  Aranda,  de  Beaumont, 
Montenard,  de  Myrbach,  Rossi,  and  numerous  other 
illustrations  in  the  text,  portrait  of  Daudet,  etc.  Thick 
4to,  sewed,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  Calmann-Levy,  1885 

"  Edition  du  Figaro."  No.  55  of  limited  edition  of  125  copies  printed  on 
heavy  Japan  paper  under  the  artistic  direction  of  "  Guillaume  freres." 

LARGE    PAPER    COPY   OF   TARASCON'S    PRODIGIOUS 
ADVENTURES. 

963  DAUDET. — Aventures   Prodigieuses    de   Tarascon.     Pro- 

fusely illustrated  with  vignettes  and  other  cuts.  Large  8vo, 
cloth,  illuminated  cover,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Dentu,  1887 
Large  paper  edition  of  this  very  eccentric  work  of  Daudet. 

964  DAUDET.    Numa  Roumestan — Moeurs  Parisiennes.    Small 

8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Original  edition.         Paris,  1881 


2S6  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

965  Daudet.    Le  Nabab— Moeurs  Parisiennes.   Small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Original  edition.  Paris,  1880 

966  DAUMIER.      Les   Cent  et  Un  Robert  Macaire,  Com- 

poses et  Dessines  par  M.  H.  Daumier  sur  les  Idees  et 
Legendes  de  M.  Ch.  Philip  on— texte  par  MM.  Maurice 
Alhoy  et  Louis  Huart.  ioi  full-page  lithographed 
plates — all  humorous^fleurons,  etc.  4to,  half  smooth 
green  morocco,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1840 

Very  scarce. 

967  [DEFOE    (Daniel).]      Histoire    du    Diable,    traduite    de 

I'Anglais.  Engraved  fronts.  2  vols,  bound  in  tree  mar- 
bled calf  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Amsterdam,  aux  d^pens  de  la  Compagnie,  1729 
Very  scarce  edition. 
"Earless  on  high  stood  unabashed  DeFoe." 

—  The  Dunciad. 

968  DELPIT  (Albert).      Les  Amours    Cruelles.      Small    8vo. 

Bound  by  Bradstreets  in  half  crushed  levant  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

969  Delpit.     Les  Maucroix,  Com6die  en  Trois  Actes  en  Prose. 

Small  4to.  Bound  by  V.  Champs  in  half  crushed  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1883 

970  Delpit.      Mademoiselle   de   Bressi6r.      Small   8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1886 

VERY  RARE   AND  LIMITED  EDITION  OF   DELVAN'S 
MODERN  EROTIC  DICTIONARY. 

971  DELVAN    (Alfred).      DICTIONNAIRE    EROTIQUE 

MODERNE  par  "un  Professeur  de  Langue  Verte." 
Nouvelle  Edition  Revue,  Corrigde.  Considerablement 
Augment^e  par  I'Auteur  et  Enrichie  de  Nombreuses  Cita- 
tions. Thick  small  8vo.  Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in 
half  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Bale,  imprimerie  de  Karl  Schmidt,  n.  d. 

VERY  RARE  and  very  limited  edition  of  this  celebrated  issue  of  Del- 
van's  "Modern  Erotic  Dictionary,"  printed  on  Holland  paper  exclusively  for 
the  members  of  the  Biblio-Aphrodiphile  Society,  and  not  to  be — "  mis  dans  le 
commerce."  This  wonderful  dictionary  is  a  philological  revelation  and  erotico- 
physiological  curiosity. 

DEMOUSTIER'S  MYTHOLOGY— WITH  FREE  PLATES. 

972  DEMOUSTIER  (C.  a.).     Lettres  a  £milie  surJa  Mytholo- 

gie.     Portrait  and  plates  by  Audouin,   after   Monnet, 

some    erotic    (a  few    short).      3    vols,    small    Svo,    half 

morocco,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  Renouard,  1801 

Very  rare.     With  the  heraldic  book-plates  of  John  Hunter  and  Henry  Terry, 


THE  PENE  DU  BO/S  COLLECTION.  257 

973  DEMOUSTIER.      Another    edition    of    the   same   work. 

Portrait  by  Tardieu,  and  charming  erotic  plates  after 
MoREAu,  by  D'Elvaux,  De  Ghendt,  Friere,  Simonet 
and  Thomas  {some  foxed  slightly).  6  vols,  in  3.  8vo, 
tree-marbled  calf  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders. 

Paris,  Renouard,  1809 
Very  scarce  and  beautiful  edition,  in  good  condition. 

DENON'S     CELEBRATED     ETCHINGS— INCLUDING     THE 
PRIAPIC  SERIES. 

974  DENON    (ViVANT,   ancien  Directeur  General  des  Musses). 

L'CEUVRE  GENERAL  de,  avec  une  Notice  Tres 
Detaill^e  sur  son  CEuvre  par  M.  D'ALBERT  DE 
LA  FIZELIERE.  Being  a  collection  of  317  etchings, 
mostly  designed  and  engraved  by  this  celebrated  artist,  the 
whole  forming  the  most  complete  and  varied  album  possible 
for  the  study  of  engraving  and  etching — also  portraits. 
2  vols.  4to,  folded  in  sheets  ready  for  binding. 

Paris,  A.  Barraud,  Libraire  Editeur,  1873 

Very  scarce.  Limited  edition,  printed  on  heavy  paper,  and  of  which  this 
copy  is  No.  77. 

A  series  of  317  etchings  by  the  gifted  artist  who  executed  the  admirable 
drawings  for  Bonaparte's  great  work  on  Egi-pt.  The  etchings  are  mostly 
original,  but  include  some  copies  of  Rembrandt  and  other  Old  Masters.  The 
eleventh  (suppressed)  series,  and  which  is  included  in  the  above,  consists  of 
over  thirty  etchings  of  priapic  and  very  erotic  subjects.  Among  these  is  the 
celebrated  "  Nun's  Dream,"  "  The  Thirteenth  Labor  of  Hercules,"  "Offerings 
to  the  God  Priapus,"  etc.,  etc. 

975  Denon.     Point  de  Lendemain.     Minimo,  sewed  (no  front). 

Brussels,  1883 
Erotic  and  limited  edition  of  510  copies. 

976  [Denon.]     Notice  Bibliographique  (sur)  le  Conte  Point  de 

Lendemain.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Strasbourg,  1861 
Large  paper  and  rare. 

977  DESBARROLLES    (Ad.).       Chiromancie    Nouvelle— Les 

Mystferes  de  la  Main  R^v^l^s  et  Expliques,  Art  de  Con- 
naitre  la  "Vie,  le  Caractere,  les  Aptitudes  et  la  Destin^e  de 
Chacun  d'apres  la  Seule  Inspection  des  Mains.  Numerous 
cuts.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

978  Desbarrolles    et    Jean    Hippolyte.     Les    Mystferes    de 

I'Ecriture  Art  de  Juger  les  Hommes  sur  leurs  Auto- 
graphes.     Facsimiles.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1884 

979  DESMAREST  (Pierre  Marie).     Temoignages  Historiques 

ou  Quinze  Ans  de  Haute  Police  sons  Napoleon.     8vo, 
boards,  uncut  (MS.  name  over  dedication).        Paris,  1833 
Rare.     The  author  was  chief  of  Napoleon's  "Haute  Police"  during  the 
Consulate  and  Empire. 


258  THE  PENE  DU BOIS  COLLECTION.  ' 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  CAMILLE  DESMOULINS— WITH 
ORIGINAL  MSS. 

980  DESMOULINS  (Camille).     La  France  Libre.     8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  [Paris],  1789 

Very  rare,  and  a  curious  French  Revolutionary  brochure,  written  by  the 
celebrated  Camille  Desmoulins,  who  was  guillotined  in  1 794  along  with  Danton 
and  others. 

Two  octavo  pages  of  original  MS.  in  the  handwriting  of  Desmoulins  are 
affixed  to  the  brochure. 

981  DESPORTES  (Philippe).     GEuvres  de,  avec  une  Introduc- 

tion et  des  Notes  par  Alfred  Michiels.  Engraved  front. 
— facsimile  title  of  the  1758  edition.  Small  8vo,  cloth, 
rough  edges.  Paris,  1858 

"  Biblioth^que  Gauloise  "  limited  edition  on  "  papier  verge,"  issued  under  the 
direction  of  Paul  Lacroix,  who  says  : — "  Desportes  est  un  grand  poete,  peut- 
etre  un  de  nos  meilleurs  poetes  Franjais.  Cependant  ses  poesies,  dont  il  y  a 
plus  de  trente  editions,  n'avaient  pas  ete  reimprimees  depuis  le  commencement 
du  dix-septiime  si^cle,  M.  Michiels  a  consacre  une  etude  tres-importante  a  ce 
poete  eminent." 

The  1573  "Estienne  "  edition  of  this  libidinous  poet's  work  will  be  found  in 
the  "  Early  Typography"  division  of  this  catalogue.  No.  589. 

DES  PERIERS'S  NEW  RECREATIONS— THE  VERY   RARE 
1616  EDITION— BOUND  BY  DURU. 

982  DES  PERIERS  (Bonaventure).—  |  Les  |  NOVVELLES  | 

RECREATIONS,  et  |  loyevx  devis  |  de  feu  Bonauen- 
TURE  DES  Periers,  valet  |  de  chambre  de  la  Royne  |  de 
Nauarre  I  Augmentdes  de  plusieurs  autres  nouuelles  | 
fort  ioyeuses  et  recreaiues,  non  |  encores  veues,  ny 
imprimees  |  par  cy  deuant.  |  Minimo.  Bound  by  H. 
DuRU  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold 
borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Lyons, /flr  Noel  Brvn,  16 16 

VERY  RARE  EDITION,  and  charming  little  bibelot,  bound  by  Duru. 
Des  Periers  was  the  valet-de-chambre  to  Queen  Margaret  of  Navarre,  and  he 
had  made  one  of  the  circle  of  distinguished  wits  and  people'of  genius  who  com- 
posed her  court.  His  motto  throughout  life  was  "  Loisir  et  liberie,"  and  his 
death  was  a  suicide's.  He  killed  himself  in  the  delirium  of  fever  and  despair, 
with  his  sword.  His  "  Nouvelles  Recreations  "  are  in  the  style  of  the  "  Hep- 
tameron  "  of  his  mistress,  and  it  was  published  for  the  first  time  after  his  death 
by  Nicholas  Parisot  and  Jacques  Pelletier. 

"  Dans  les  '  Recreations  '  et  le  '  Cymbalum,'  la  prose  est  vive,  aisee,  claire, 
enjouee,  et  bien  qu'on  n'y  trouve  pas  I'energie  et  I'eloquence,  c'est  le  style 
d'un  excellent  prosateur." — Vapereau. 

THE  "CYMBALUM    MUNDI"   OF  .BONAVENTURE   DES 
PERIERS.  ' 

983  DES  PERIERS.— CYMBALUM   MUNDI,  ou  Dialogues 

Satyriques  sur  Differens  Sujets,  avec  une  Lettre  Critique 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  259 


par  Prosper  Marchand.  Vignette  on  title.  Minimo,  old 
calf,  gilt.  Amsterdam,  chez  Prosper  Marchand,  1 7 1 1 

Very  rare,  with  the  autograph  of  "A.  J.  Odefl"  on  top  of  title,  which 
is  rubricated.  This  work,  was  not  only  so  erotic,  but  so  irreligious  that  it 
was  condemned  by  the  Sorbonne.  It  was  rigidly  suppressed,  and  so  severely, 
that  only  one  copy  of  the  first  edition  is  known.  The  above  is  one  of  the  rarest 
editions  of  this  strange  work. 

ANOTHER  COPY  OF  THE  PRECEDING  WORK— BOUND  BY 

CAPE. 

984  DES    PERIERS.      The   same,   with— Lettre  Critique  par 

Prosper  Marchand — Nouvelle  Edition,  revue,  corrigde 
et  augmentde  de  Notes  et  Remarques,  communiquees  par 
plusieurs  Savans.  Engraved  frontispiece,  vignette  title  and 
plates  by  B.  Picart  after  F.  de  Barker.  Small  8vo. 
Handsomely  bound  by  Cape  in  crushed  red  levant 
morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  rounded  cor- 
ners, gilt  edges  (t^moinsj.  Amsterdam,  1753 

Equally  rare,  with  the  above  named,  but  with  Picart's  plates.  It  is 
superbly  bound  by  Cape. 

985  DESPR:6aUX  (Jean  Etienne).     Mes  Passe-Temps:  Chan- 

sons suivies  de  I'Art  de  la  Danse,  Poeme  en  Quatre  Chants 
Calqu6  sur  I'Art  Podtique  de  Boileau  Despr^aux. 
Illustrated  with  engravings  after  the  designs  of  Moreau  le 
JEUNE  and  with  music — also  silhouette  portrait  of  the 
author.     2  vols,  three-quarters  morocco,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  1806 
Very  scarce.     Printed  by  Crapelet. 

986  DEUX  BISCUITS  (Les),  Tragddie,  traduite  de  la  Langue 

que'  I'on  Parlait  jadis  au  Royaume  d'Astracan,  et  mise 
depuis  peu  en  Vers  Franpais.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut, 
[Pais],  se  vend  a  Astracan  chez  un  libraire 

MDCCLII.  (reprint)  1866 

No.  107  of  limited  edition  of  120  copies  on  Holland  and  China  papers  of  this 
erotic  work. 

987  D'EZE  (G.)  et  MARCEL  (A.).     Histoire  de  la  Coiffure  des 

Femmes  en  France.  Illustrated  with  242  cuts  of  head- 
dresses and  hair-dressing.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  1886 

988  DIDEROT  (Denis).     I.e  Neveu  de  Rameau,  Nouvelle  Edi- 

tion Revue  et  Corrig^e  sur  les  Diff^rents  Textes  avec  une 
Introduction  par  Charles  Asselineau.  Small  8vo, 
boards,  uncut.  Paris,  1862 


26o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

DINAUX'S   "SOCIETES   BADINES"— VERY  CURIOUS  AND 

EROTIC. 

989  DINAUX  (Arthur).     Les  Societ^s  Badines  Bachiques  Lit- 

t^raires  et  chantantes  leur  Histoire  et  leurs  Travaux 
Ouvrage  Posthume  de  M.  Arthur  Dinaux  revu  et 
classd  par  M.  Gustave  Brunet.  With  etched  portrait  by 
G.  Staal  [loose).  2  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  orange 
levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Bachelin-Deflorenne,  1867 
Very  scarce,  erotic  and  curious. 

990  DINAUX.     The  same.     2  vols.  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

991  [DONDEY  (Theophile).]     Lettre  Inedite  de  Philoth^e 

O'Neddy  auteur  de  "  Feu  et  Flamme  "  sur  le  Groupe  Lit- 
t^raire  Romantique,  dit  des  Bousingos — Theophile  Gau- 
tier,  G:eRARD  de  Nerval,  Petrus  BoREit,  Bouchardy, 
Alphonse  Brot,  etc.  Large  8vo,  half  calf  uncut,  with 
the  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  P.  Houquette,  1875 

Very  rare.     One  of  10  copies  on  China  paper  out  of  an  edition  of  1 10  in 
all. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  DORAT'S   KISSES  AND  LARGE 

PAPER. 

992  DORAT  (C.  J.).     LES   BAISERS,   precedes   du  Mois  de 

Mai,    poeme    (par    DORAT).     Frontispiece  and  engraved 

plate  by  Charles   Eisen,  engraved  title,  22  vignettes,  and  22 

tail-pieces  by   Eisen,   and  2    by  Marillier.     Large  8vo. 

Superbly  bound  in  red   crushed  levant  morocco  elegant, 

inside  gpld  borders,  edges  gilt,  others  by  De  Samblancx- 

Weckessen.  Rouen,  J.  Lemmonyer,  1880 

Large  paper.     No.  345  of  limited  edition  on  "papier  verge."     This  is  a 

splendid  reprint  of  one  of  the  most  charming  books  issued  from  the  press  in  the 

last  century.     A  copy   of   the  original  edition  was  priced   3,000  francs,  uncut 

by  Morgand  Fatout,  and  another  copy  by  the  same,  bound  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet, 

2,200  francs.     Also  priced   35   guineas   in  a  late   London  catalogue,  bound  in 

ordinary  calf. 

993  DORAT.      Poi^sies.      4  vols,  minimo,  old  calf. 

Geneva,  1777 
A  pretty  little  edition  of  the  poems  of  the  author  of  ' '  Les  Baisers. " 

994  DORAT.     Podsies   de.     Fine  portrait  engraved  by   N.  De 

Launay.     Minimo,  sewed,  uncut.  Geneva,  1777 

Very  scarce  edition  of  Dorat's  charming  and  erotic  poems. 

995  [DORAT.]     Mes  Fantaisies — Troisieme  Edition,  Consider- 

ablement  Augmentd'e.  Engraved  false  title,  vignette  on 
title  and  head  and  tail  pieces  designed  /!^>',  Eisen  and  engraved 
by  De  Longueil  and  De  Ghendt.  Small  4to,  half  calf, 
red  edges.  La  Haye  et  Paris,  1770 

Rare.     One  of  the  volumes  of  Dorat's  p  5ems  containing  pieces  quite  as 
facetious  as  the  "  Baisers. " 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  261 

996  DORE. — Histoire  aussi  Interessante  qu'  Invraisemblable  de 

rinterpide  Capitaine  Castagnette,  Neveu  de  THomme 
a  la  Tete  de  Bois  par  "  Manuel."  Illustrated  with  43 
wood  engravings,  some  full  page,  by  Gustave  Dor:6.  Large 
4to,  half  green  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1S62 
This  is  one  of  the  most  amusing  works  illustrated  by  Gustave  Dore. 

997  DOUZE  FACETIES.     12  facetious  pieces,  with  cuts  repro- 

duced in  facsimile  and  of '■^  V  ordre  des  cocus  reformds'"  and 
'■'■  la patente  des  cocus."     Small  folio,  paper. 

Brussels,  Gay  et  Douce,  i88i 

Very  facetious  and  amorous.     Limited  edition  of  500  copies,  of  which  the 

above  is  No.  428.     The  bibliographical  notice  before  the  preface   shows  that 

only  two  of  the  patents  in  the  above  were  known  before  the   reprint,  viz.,  that 

of  "  Bavarde"  and  that  of  "  Curieuse." 

998  DRESDEN  GALLERY.     A  collection  of  twelve  erotic  sub- 

jects mostly  from  Heathen  Mythology,  photographs  after 
Rubens,  Van  Dyck,    Guido,  Titian,  Palma  Vecchio, 

POUSSIN,    KOFFMANN,    MiCHEL    AnGELO,  PaUL  VERONESE 

and  CoRREGGio.     Small  4to,  red  cloth. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  GUSTAVE  DROZ'S  CHEF- 
D'CEUVRE. 

999  DROZ    (Gustave).      Monsieur,    Madame    et   Bebe.      With 

numerous  illustrations  by  Edmond  Morin,  and  with  etched 
portrait-frontispiece  of  the  author  by  Leopold  Flameng. 
Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  colored  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  Victor  Havard,  \%']Z 

Superb  editionde-luxe,  large  paper,  and  printed  on  "  papier  veHn. " 

CHINA   PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  LIFE  OF  MADAME 
DU  BARRY. 

1000  DU  BARRY  (La  Conitesse).     Sa  vie  Amoureuse — le  Gaze- 

tier'  Cuirassd — Grimm-Bachaumont — les  Chansons — les 
Epigrammes — les  Actes  Officiels — ses  Trois  Amoureux — 
Louis  XV. — Lord  Seymour — le  Dug  de  Brissac — le 
Tribunal  Rdvolutionnaire — la  Guillotine — Portraits  Au- 
thentiques — les  Maitresses  du  Roi  par  Paul  de  Saint 
Victor — Histoire  de  Madame  du  Barry  par  Arsene 
Houssaye.  With  portraits  in  two  states — Holland  and 
China  paper.  Small  4to.  Bound  by  Emile  Rousselle 
in  crushed  purple  levant  morocco  gilt,  rounded  corners, 
inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt  {t^moins),  with  the 
covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1878 

LIMITED  EDITION  of  25  copies  on  China  paper.     This  superbly  printed 

volume  is  from  the   press   of  Alcan-Levy.     The  title-page  is  rubricated,  and 

some  of  the  text  is  printed  in  red. 

This  life  of  the  lecherous  Du  Barry,  the  complaisant  mistress  of  Louis  XV., 

is  from  the  pen  of  Arsene  Houssaye.     Needless  to  suggest,  it  is  erotic  and 

delightfully  written  in  honor  of  the  High  Priestess  of  the  Pare  aux  Cerfs. 


262  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


100 1  DU     BARRY.     Anecdotes    sur,    publi^es    par    Octave 

UzANNE  avec  Preface  et  Index.  Tinted  front,  by  La- 
LAUZE,  heraldic  head-piece  by  Gauzean,  fleurons  and  fancy 
initial  letters.     Thick  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1880 

Limited  edition  on  "  papier  VERofi,"  handsomely  printed  by  Quantin,  and 
uniform  with  the  remainder  of  the  "  Documents  sur  les  Moeurs  du  XVIIIe 
Si^cle  "  edited  by  Octave  Uzanne. 

The  above  volume  contains  a  pretty  thoroughly  complete  collection  of  the 
' '  Ana  "  of  Louis  the  Fifteenth's  celebrated  mistress,  who  died  by  the  guillotine 
in  1793.  The  "  Lettres  Originales"  of  Madame  Du  Barry  were  forged  by 
Pidansat  de  Mairobert^and  the  two  different  editions  of  her  "  Memoires"  by 
Madame  Guerard  and  La  Mothe  Langon. 

JAPAN  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  TABLEAU  DE  LA  VOLUPTE 
HANDSOMELY  BOUND  BY  PAGNANT. 

1002  [DU  BUISSON,  i.e.'\  "M.  D.  B."— Tableau  de  la  Volupte, 

Poeme  en  Vers.  Reimpression  sur  I'edition  de  "  A  Cythere, 
177 1."  With  Eisen's  erotic  plates  engraved  by  De  Malval, 
also  head  and  tail  pieces  and  initial  letters  designed  by 
Mesples — each  page  surrounded  by  a  rose  border.  8vo, 
handsomely  bound  by  Pagnant  in  brown  crushed  levant 
morocco  extra,  inside  gold  borders,  rounded  corners  and 
gilt  edges,  in  leather-lined  drop  case. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1882 

One  of  10  copies  on  Japan  paper  out  of  a  liiIiited  edition  of  600  in  all. 
The  plates  and  vignettes  are  in  duplicate  and  in  two  colors — sepia  and  black. 
The  beautiful  typography  is  the  work  of  Unsinger's  press. 

Paul  Ul rich  Du  Buisson  was  the  author  of  the  tragedies  of  "  Nadir  "  and 
"  Scanderberg."  He  perished  on  the  scaffold  during  the  Reign  of  Terror  along 
with  his  friends  Hebert  and  Ronsin. 

1003  DuCRET  (Alexandre).    Les  Brouillons  de  la  Socidte.     Small 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Annecy,  1872 

Dedicated  to  General  Garibaldi. 

1004  [DUDE V ANT  (Amandine Lucile  Aurora Dupin). J  Letters 

of  George  Sand,  Translated  and  Edited  by  Raphael 
Ledos  de  Beaufort,  with  Preface  and  Biographical 
Sketch  by  the  Translator.  Illustrated  with  6  portraits  of 
George  Sand  at  various  periods  of  her  life.  3  vols.  8vo, 
cloth.  London,  i886 

The  name  of  "  George  Sand  "  is  said  to  have  been  given  to  Madame  Dudevant 
by  Jules  Sandeau,  the  academician,  and  was  adopted  by  her  to  denote  a  mascu- 
line style  in  her  writings. 

1005  DUFOUR  (Pierre).      Histoire  de  la  Prostitution.  Numer- 

ous steel  plates  on  India  paper.  6  vols,  in  3.  8vo,  half 
green  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  trimftied. 

Paris,  1851-53 

In  this  learned  work — the  best  we  have  on  the  subject — many  of  the  chapters 

are  devoted  to  dissertations  on  matters  of  general  interest  to  students  of  litera- 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  263 


ture.  We  instance  chapter  XXIV.,  containing  a  treatise  on  the  erotica  verba  of 
the  French  language,  the  Argot,  its  origin,  etc.;  also  in  chapter  XXXII.,  a 
highly  interesting  bibliographical  account  of  the  Aretino  plates  by  Marc  Antonio, 
etc.,  etc. 

The  author  was  threatened  with  criminal  prosecution,  and  pledged  himself 
never  to  reproduce  the  work ;  it  has  now  become  scarce. 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  DUMAS'S  "  LADY  OF  THE  CAMELIAS," 
WITH  ORIGINAL  VERSES  IN  MS.  BY  THE  AUTHOR  ON 
THE  ILL-FATED  HEROINE. 

1006  DUMAS    (Alexandre,  fils).      La   Dame   aux  Cam^lias, 

Preface  par  M.  Jules  Janin — Quatrieme  Edition  entiere- 
ment  revue  et  corrig^e.     Small  8vo,  half  russia,  gilt. 

Paris,  1852 

UNIQUE  COPY.  With  inserted  heraldic  book-plate.  This  copy  has  inserted 
five  pages  of  original  poetry  in  the  handwriting  of  Alexandre  Dumas  fils  and 
written  by  him  on  the  heroine  of  this  most  remarkable  story,  upon  which  is 
founded  "  Camille  "  and  "  La  Traviata."  . 

Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  writes  that  the  above  MS.  is  a — "  Copy  made  by  Alex. 
Dumas  fils — in  his  own  hand,  and  as  he  says,  '  de  ma  plus  belle  ecriture ' —  of 
verses  written  by  him  on  his  hearing  of  the  death  of  Marie  D(uplessis),  who 
was  the  '  Dame  aux  Camelias.'  The  verses  were  never  published,  save  in  the 
edition  of  the  play  made  for  the  artists  of  the  '  Comedie  Franpaise.'  The 
'  Gaulois '  published  lately  a  fragment  of  these  verses,  as  a  literary  sensation. 
The  verses  are  accompanied  by  a  letter  to  his  fried  Paul  Foucher." 

This  MS.  copy  of  the  verses  was  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  pre- 
vious to  its  publication. 

LIMITED    EDITION-DE-LUXE    OF    THE  "LADY    OF    THE 
CAMELIAS." 

1007  DUMAS  FILS.     La  Dame  aux  Camillas,  Preface  par  M. 

Jules  Janin.  Etched  portrait  of  M.a-b.1^  T)vvTu^ss\^,  proof 
before  letters.  Large  8vo.  Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in 
three-quarters  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1872 

No.  205  of  limited  edition  of  500  numbered  copies  on  Holland  paper. 


1008  Cfe*  CILAW  (Ary).     The  Romance  of  a  German  Court, 
11?-     a  Translation  of  "  Le  Roi  de  Thessalie."     2  vols, 
small  8vo,  cloth.  London,  1886 


BOOKS   OF    EMBLEMS— INCLUDING   THE    ORIGINAL 
EDITION  OF  GEORGE  WITHER'S   EMBLEMS. 

1009  EMBLEMS.— WITHER  (George).—  |  A  |  Collection  |  of 
I  Emblemes,  |  Ancient  and  |  Moderne:  |  Quickened  | 
With  Metricall  lUvstrations,  both  |  Morall  and  Divine:  And 
disposed  into  |  Lotteries,  |  That  Instruction,  and  Good 
Counsell,  may  bee  furthered  |  by  an  Honest  and  -Pleasant 
Recreation.  |   By  George  Wither.  |    The  First  Booke  |  . 


264  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Fine  portrait,  engraved  title  by  Marshall,  numerous  plates 
of  emblems  by  Crispen  Pass.  Small  folio,  mottled  calf,  gilt. 
London,  printed  by  A.  M.  {Augustine  Matthewe\  for 
Henry  Taunton,  and  are  to  be  sold  at  his  Shop  in  Saint 
Dunstanes  Church-yard,  MDCXXXV.- 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE,  and  a  fine  copy  of  the  original  edition  with  all 
the  plates.  With  the  heraldic  book-plate  (coronet,  supporters  nine  quarterings) 
of — "  The  Right  Honble.  Henrietta  Countess  of  Pomfret  Lady  of  the  Bed- 
chamber to  the  Queen."  A  few  pp.  are  mended  carefully  and  there  are  MS. 
marginalia.  The  volume  contains  the  leaf  at  the  end  of  the  "  Lotteries,"  with 
movable  Index,  which,  Lowndes  says,  is  so  often  wanting.  On  an  end  paper  is 
the  following  MS.  note: — 

"  These  engravings,  in  their  original  state,  were  first  published  at  Cologne, 
i6ii,  vide  RoUenhagen  in  Brunei.  Wither  borrowed  the  fine  engravings  and 
destroyed  the  verses,  substituting  his  own,  see  his  first  preface  to  the  Reader, 
towards  the  end,  where  he  speaks. with  suiEcient  confidence  of  himself.  But 
now  probably  for  one  person  who  reads  his  verses,  less  admire  his  engravings. 
The  portrait  of  Wither  is  probably  from  an  original  by  C.  Jannsen,  which  sold 
•in  Gutch's  sale  for  ;^I3.  The  frontispiece  is  not  by  Crispen  de  Pass,  but  by 
one  Wm.  Marshall." 

loio  Emblems. — Cramer  (Daniel).  Octoginta  Emblemata 
Moralia  Nova.  Engraved  title  and  symbolical  illustrations. 
Minimo,  vellum  (loose  in  cover). 

Frankfort,  Lvca  Jenhisius,  1630 

Very  rare  work  on  emblems,  but  lacking  a  few  pages.  The  text  and 
illustrations  are  printed  on  one  side  pf  the  page  only. 

loii  Emblems. — Saavedra-Faxardo  (Don  Diego  de).  Idea 
de  un  Principe  Politica  representada  en  Cien  Empresas. 
With  engraved  title  and  100  designs  of  emblems  in  the  text. 
Thick  minimo,  old  calf  (MS.  name  on  back  of  title). 

Amsterdam,  apud  loh.  lansonium  luoniprem,  1659 

Very  Scarce  edition  of  this  famous  work  on  emblems. 

1012  Emblems. — Saavedra  Fachardo  (Diego).     L'Idea  di  vn 
^  Prencipe  Politico  Christian  o.    Engraved  false  title,  vignette 

portrait  on  title  and  numerous  engravings  of  eniblems. 
4to,  boards,  vellum  (stained).         Rare.  Venice,  1648 

1013  Emblems.— CATS  (Jacob).— JOH.  V,AN  BEVERWICK'S 

Schat  der  Gesontheydt  Met  veerfen  verciert  door  de  Heer 
lACOB  CATS,  Ridder,  etc.  Handsome  portrait  on  title 
find  numerous  emblematic  engravings  in  the  text — also 
several  false  titles.  Thick  4to,  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt, 
tooled  gilt  edges. 

Amsterdam,  Jan  Jacobsz  Schipper,  1652 

Rare.  The  emblems  and  other  works  of  Cats  have  for  two  centuries  been 
household  books  in  Holland,  both  for  their  moral  doctrine  and  the  ingenious 
designs  with  which  Adrian  Van  de  Venne  symbolized  their  teachings. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  265 

10 14  Emblems. — Boria  (Joannes  de).     Moralische  Sinn  Bilder. 

Vignette  title,  and  with  over  100  curious  plates  of  emblems. 
Small  4to,  half  sheep  (foxed).         Rare.  Berlin,  1698 

1015  Emblems. — Conlin  (Albert  Joseph).    Der  Christliche  Welt 

Weise  beweinel  die  Thorbeit  der  Neuentdechten  Narren 
Welt.  Numerous  extremely  curious  and  emblematic  plates, 
many  erotic  and  diabolical.  2  vols,  in  i.  Thick  small 
4to,  old  sheep  (some  plates  mounted  and  a  few  pages 
soiled,  etc.)  Very  rare.  Augsburg,  1710-11 

1016  Emblems. — Bunyan   (John).     Divine  Emblems,  or  Tem- 

poral Things  Spiritualised,  etc.,  with  Preface  by  Alexan- 
der Smith.  Engraved  title  and  numerous  emblematic 
designs.     Small  4to,  cloth,  gilt  edges.  London,  n.  d. 

10 1 7  Emblems. — Beza  (Theodoras).      Poemata  Varia,  accessit 

Iac.  Lectii  V.  CI.  lonah  seu  Poetica  Paraphrasis.  Nu- 
merous cuts  of  emblems,  etc.     Minimo,  boards. 

Rare.  ""-Pi  ^^  typographia  lacobi  Stoer,  16 14 


1018  ENTRETIENS  (Les),  des  Cafds  de  Paris  et  les  Differens 

qui  y  sur  Viennent.  Par  Mr.  le  Ce  de  M  *  *  *.  En- 
graved front,  also  curious  fletirons,  head-pieces,  etc.  Minimo, 
crushed  green  morocco  extra,  gold  dentelle  inside  borders, 
rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble  by  Allo. 

Trevoux,  Etienne  Ganeau,  1702 

Erotic  and  very  rare.  This  little  volume  contains  many  facetious  pieces, 
among  which  are — "Avanture  dun  Fourbisseur,  qui  trouva  sa  femme  au  Cafe 
avec  son  amant, "  ''  frocez  entre  un  Auteur  et  un  Librairesse  au  sujet  de  Cocu- 
age,"  and  others  better  and  worse. 

1019  Epicure's  Cook    Book.      Translated   and    Arranged    by 

"  One  of  Them."     i2mo,  cloth.     '  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  1881 

1020  Etudes  sur  la  Toilette.      A   series  of  ten  double-page 

studies  on  the  toilet  extracted  from  "la  Vie  Parisienne.''' 
Large  4to,  sewed.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Erotic  designs,  more  or  less  nude  and  exhibiting  the  various  articles  in  the 
transition  of  the  toilet  of  the  women  of  fashion  and  the  demi-monde  of  Paris 
and  elsewhere. 

T021  Etudes  sur  la  Toilette.     Another  copy. 


ABRITII. — Le  Convent  Hospitalier,  Conte  tire  du 

Livre  de  I'Origine  des  Proverbes  d'ALOYSE  Cyn- 

THio  de  Gli  Fabritii  (XVIe  Sifecle).     Litterale- 

ment  traduit  pour  la  Premiere  Fois,  Texte  Italien 

en  Regard.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

Facetious.     Limited  edition  of  120  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  No. 28. 

On  the  cover  is  the  note — "Avis  aux  Libraires.     Edition  privee.     Ce  volume 

ne  doit  pas  etre  'mis  en  vente  ou  expose  dans  les  lieux  publics'  (Loi  du  29  Juillet 

l88i)." 


266  THE  PENE  I)  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1023  Fau  (J.I.     The  Anatomy  of  the  External  Forms  of  Man, 

intended  for  the  Use  of  Artists,  Painters  and  Sculptors.  20 
fine  lithographs,  some  of  nudes,  and  with  descriptions.  Large 
4to,  in  portfolio.  London,  n.  d. 

1024  Femmes   Aujourdhui.      a    Series   of    twelve   double  pa^e 

studies  on  the  toilet,  extracted  from  ''La  Vie  Parisienne." 
Large  4to,  sewed.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Erotic  designs,  more  or  less  nude  and  exhibiting  the  various  stages  in  the 
developments  of  the  life  and  toilet  of  fashionable  women  of  the  present  day. 

1025  Femmes  Aujourdhui.     Another  copy. 

1026  FERTIAULT  (F.).     Histoire  Anecdotique  et  Pittoresque 

de  la  Danse  chez  les  Peuples  Anciens  et  Modernes — He- 
breux,  Grecs,  Romains,  Franjais,  Anglais,  Chinois,  AHe- 
mands,  Russes,  Sauvages,  Grecs  Modernes,  Italiens,  Espag- 
nols,  etc.     Minimo,  vellum,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Auguste  Aufiry,  1854 
"  La  danse  est  une  poesie  muette." — Simonide. 

1027  FETES  ET  COURTISANES  de  la  GRfecE,  Supplement 

aux  Voyages  d'ANACHARSis  et  d'ANi^NOR,  comprenant  1°, 
la  Chronique  Religieuse  des  Anciens  Grecs,  Tableau  de 
leursMoeurs  Publiques;  2°  la  Chronique  qu'  aucuns  Nom- 
meront  Scandaleuse,  Tableau  de  leurs  Moeurs  Privies;  3° 
un  Almanach  Athdnien;  4°  la  Description  des  Danses 
Grecques,  etc.  Fronts,  by  De  Launay  after  Garnerey, 
pupil  of  David — also  costume  plates.  4  vols.  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut  (some  pp.  stained).  Paris,  1831 

Fourth  edition  of  this  celebrated  work  on  the  Festivals  and  Courtisans  of 
ancient  Greece,  with  Anacreontic  chants  and  music  by  Mehul. 

1028  Feuillet  (Octave).     Julia  de  Tr^cceur.     Small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1877 

1029  FIELDING  (Henry).     Tom  Jones,  ou  Histoire  d'un  En- 

fant Trouv6,  Traduction  Nouvelle  et  Complete.  4  vols. 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut  (no  illustrations). 

Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1833 
"  What  a  master  of  composition  Fielding  was!  Upon  my  word,  I  think  the 
CEdipus  Tyrannus,  the  Alchemist,  and  Tom  Jones,  the  three  most  perfect  plots 
ever  planned;  and  how  charming,  how  wholesome  Fielding  always  is!  To  take 
him  up  after  Richardson  is  like  emerging  from  a  sick  room  heated  by  stoves  into 
an  open  lawn  on  a  breezy  day  in  May." — Coleridge. 

1030  FILLE    (La)    de   Madame    Angot.     Opera  Comique  en 

Trois  Actes — Paroles  de  Mm.  Clairville,  Siraudin  et 
KoNiNG — Musique  de  M.  C.  Lecocq — Notice  Historique 
par  Jules  Claretie.  Music  and  numerous  vignette  illus- 
trations by  P.  Hadol — and  colored  costume  plates  by  Grevin. 
Large  8vo.  Bound  by  Lemarbeley  in  half  cloth,  totally 
uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1875 

Original  illustrated  edition  of  this  charming  facetious  opera,  with  the  covers 
bound  in. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  267 

1031  FLEURIOT  (Zenaide).     Raoul  Daubry,  chef  de  Famille. 

Illustrated  with  32  wood  engravings  by  G.  Delort.  Thick 
large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1879 

1032  FLORIAN  (J.  P.  C.  de).     Fables,  prdcedees  d'une  Notice 

par  Charles  Nodier  de  rAcademie  Franfaise  et  d'un 
Essai  sur  la  Fable.  Illustrated  with  page  illustrations 
(some  foxed  slightly)  and  vignettes  ^  Victor  Adam.  Large 
8vo,  crushed  crimson  levant  morocco,  inside  gold  dentelle 
borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble.  Paris,  1838 

Rare  edition  of  these  charming  fables.  The  above  copy  is  bound  by 
David. 

1033  FOURNEL  (Victor).     Du  Role  des  Coups  de  Baton  dans 

les  Relations  Sociales  et  en  Particulier  dans  I'Histoire 
Litt6raire.  Minimo,  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  1858 

Scarce.     A  curious  flagellational  work  on  the  rod. 

1034  FouRNEL.     Ce  qu'on  Voit  dans  les  Rues  de  Paris.     Small 

8vo,  half  cloth,  uncut  (foxed  slightly).  Paris,  1858 

1035  FOURNIER  (Edouard).     L'Esprit  des  Autres  Recuelli'  et 

Racontd  par  Edouard  Fournier.  Small  4to,  fresh  half 
crushed  sage  levant  morocco',  the  back  gold  tooled  and 
inlaid  with  red  morocco,  rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  by  V.  Champs.  Paris,  1857 

Very  scarce.  Presentation  copy  with  autograph  of  the  author — "  A  son 
ami  Adolphe  Delahays,  Edouard  Fournier." 

1036  FOURNIER.      L'Esprit    dans   I'Histoire   Recherches  et 

Curiosit^s  sur  les  Mots  Historiques.  Small  8vo,  half  red 
morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  1857 

Among  other  famous  historical  phrases  Fournier  tries  to  settle  what  lyas 
really  said  in  regard  to  the  Old  Guard  at  Waterloo.  He  asserts  Cambronne  used 
one  word  only  and  not  what  is  in  the  histories  at  all! 

1037  FRAN^AIS   (Les) — peints  par  Eux-Memes.      Encyclo- 

pedie  Morale  du  Dix  Neuvieme  Siecle,  5  vols.;  also  con- 
tinuation of  the  same,  "  Les  Frangais  des  Provinces,"  3 
'  vols.     Together  8   vols.     Profusely  illustrated  with  page 
wood  engravings  and  in  the  text.     8  vols,  large  8vo. 

Paris,  L.  Curmer,  1841-42 

Very  scarce  and  humorous,  with  many  facetious  illustrations.  Among  the 
contributors  to  this  humorous  work  were: — Jules  Janin,  Balzac,  Mme.  Angelot, 
Couailhac,  Alphonse  Karr,  Reg^nault,  Blaze,  Delacroix,  Francis  Wey,  Perrin, 
Boul,  Tissot,  and  many  others.  A  copy  was  sold  some  time  since  in  New  York 
for  $55.00. 

EXTREMELY  RARE    AND   EARLY  SATIRICAL  WORK  ON 
THE  FRENCH  ACADEMY— BOUND  BY  BAUZONNET. 

1038  FURETlfeRE    (Antoine).      Plan  et   Dessein    du   Poeme 

AUegorique  et  Tragico-Burlesque,  intitule  les  Couches  de 
I'Academie   Fran^oise.      Minimo,   crushed   green   levant' 


268  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

morocco,  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  by 
Bauzonnet.  A.msie.rd2im,  Pierre  Brunei,  1687 

VERY  RARE.  This  curious  work,  which  ridicules  the  French  Academy, 
was  written  by  a  member  who  was  also  Abbe  de  Chalivoy.  With  key  to  the 
names  including  La  Fontaine,  Boyer,  Charpentier,  Le  Clerc,  etc.  This  copy 
was  bound  by  Bauzonnet,  came  from  the  Nodier  Library,  and  has  his 
"  ex-libris."  Fureti^re  aided  his  friends  Racine  and  Boileau  in  their  plays,  and 
his  "  Roman  Bourgeois  "  was  edited  by  Fournier  and  Asselineau. 

' '  L'academicien  Charpentier  traita  Furetiere  d'escroc,  de  fils  de  laquais, 
d'infame,  de  sacrilege,  de  protecteur  de  filous  et  de  filles  publiques,  etc.  Fure- 
tiere repondit  par  des  '  Factums, '  qui  sont  regardes  comme  des  modeles  mais 
dont  tous  les  traits  ne  sauraient  etre  entierement  excuses  par  de  langage  de  ses 
adversaires. " — Vapereau. 

1039  /^AGUIN.— L'lmmacul^e  Conception  de  la  Vierge 
Marie,  Poeme  de  Robert  Gaguin,  Docteur  en 
Sorbonne,  General  des  Mathurins  (XVe  Siecle) 
Suivi  de  Poesies  Diverses,  traduit  pour  la  Premiere 

fois,  texte  Latin  en  regard  par  Alcide  Bonneau.  Small 
8vo,  vellum  paper,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1885 

No.  76  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  170  copies  On  Holland  paper,  with  rubricated 
title,  of  this  extraordinary  volume,  which  treats  a  religious  subject  in  a  some- 
what facetious  manner. 

CHINA  PAPER  OF  THE   "CONFESSION  OF  ANTONINE"— 
ONE  OF  SEVEN  COPIESi 

1040  GARCIA  (Marie).     La  Confession  d'Antonine,  preface  de 

L£oN  Gozlau.  Portrait  of  the  author  by  Adrien  Nar- 
GEOT.  Small  4to,  half  morocco,  top  edge  marble,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  1864 

RARE.  Limited  edition  of  125  copies  in  all,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of 
7  on  China  paper.  Mdlle.  Garcia  was  the  intimate  lady  friend  of  Arsine 
Houssaye.  . 

1041  GARGVILLE. — Les  Chansons  Folastres  et  Recreatives  de 

Gavltier  Gargville  Comesdien  Ordinaire  de  I'Hotel 
de  Bourgougne.  Nouvellement  Revues,  Corrig6es  et 
Augmentees  Oultre  les  Precedentes  Impressions.  Curious 
portrait.     Small  4to,  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  A.  Claudin,  1858 
Limited  edition  of  300  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  one  of  lo  on  China 
paper,  of  these  salacious  poems  of  Gargville. 

Bound  up  with  the  above  is: — "  Bibliotheque  Facetieuse  Historique  et  Singu- 
liere  ou  Reimpression  de  Pieces  Curieuses,  Rares  ou  Peu  Connues  des  XVe, 
XVIe  et  XVIle  Si^cles."  Paris,  Claudin,  1858.  A  limited  edition  of  200 
copies,  of  which  this  example  is  on  lemon  paper.  It  includes  the  following 
reprints  with  separate  titles  and  paginations: — "  Regrets  Funebres  sur  la  Mort 
du  Joyeux  Rendibilis,"  Paris,  1649;  "  Sur  I'Enlevement  des  Reliques  de 
Sainct  Fiacre,"  Anvers,  1643;  "  La  Defensedu  Pet  pour  leGalantdu  Carnaval, 
par  le  Sieur  de  S.  And,"  Paris,  1652;  "  Le  Nez  Pourry  de  Theophraste 
Renaudot  Grand  Gazetier  de  France  et  Espion  de  Mazarin,  appelle  dans  les 
Chroniques  '  Nebulo  Hebdomadar.us,  de  Patria  Diabolarum '  avec  sa  Vie 
Infame  et  Bouquine." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  269 

GAVARNI'S  DEVIL  IN  PARIS. 

1042  GAVARNI.  Le  Diable  a  Paris,  Paris  et  les  Parisians, 
Mceurs  et  Coutumes,  Caracteres  et  Portraits  des  Habitants 
de  Paris,  Tableau  Complet  de  leur  Vie  Privee,  Publique, 
Politique,  Artistique,  Litteraire,  Industrielle,  etc.,  precede 
d'une  Histoire  de  Paris,  par  Theophile  Lavallee.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated  by  Gavarni,  Bertall,  Champin,  Ber- 
TRAND,  D'AuBiGNY  and  Francais.  2  vols,  thick  large 
8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt  (very  slightly- 
foxed).  Paris,  Hetzel,  1845-46 

With  text  by  George  Sand,  Stahl,  Gozlan,  Soulie,  Nodier,  Balzac,  Karr, 
Houssaye,  Gautier,  Feuillet,  De  Musset,  etc.  This  copy  came  from  the  library 
of  "  Paul  Hoehner,"  and  has  his  "ex-libris  "  on  the  titles. 

1043-  Gavarni.  Le  Diable  a  Paris.  One  volume  \i.e.  Vol.  i]. 
Large  8vo,  cloth.  Paris,  1845 

1044  GAY  (Sophie).     Le  Mouquer  Amoureux.     2  vols.  8vo,  half 

calf,  gilt.  Paris,  i8'3o 

Rare,  and  by  the  mother  of  Madame  Emile  de  Girardin.  From  the  library 
of,  and  with  the  heraldic  "ex-libris"  of,  Count  Polydore  de  la  Rochefoucauld. 

1045  GAZETTE  DE  CYTHERE,  publi^e  par  Octave  Uzanne 

avec  Notice  Historique.  Tinted  front,  and  erotic  head- 
piece by  Gauzean,  also  fieurons  and  fancy  initial  letters. 
Thick  lairge  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.   _    Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1881 

Limited  edition  on  "  papier  verge,"  handsomely  printed  by  Quantin,  and 
uniform  with  the  remainder  of  the  "Documents  sur  les  Moeurs  du  XVIIIe 
Si^cle  "  edited  by  Octave  Uzanne. 

This  facetious  work  contains — "Dedicatory  Epistle  to  Venus'";  "The  Modest 
Capuchin  Brother";  "Gallant  Adventure  of  Lord  M.  .  .  .";  "  Le  Juif  Petit- 
maitre  et  Cocu";  "The  Pleasures  of  Love  Superior  to  those  of  Bacchus"; 
" The  Young  Widow  of  C.   .  .   .";etc. 

1046  GAZETTE    DE    CYTHERE.      Another    copy,    sewed, 

uncut. 

1047  GAZETTE    ANECDOTIQUE,   Litteraire,   Artistique   et 

Bibliographique  publi^e  par  by  G.  D'Heylii.  25  parts  (19- 
24,  1885;  i-ii,  1886;  14-21,  1886).     Small  8vo,  sewed. 

Paris,  Jouaust,  1885-86 

1048  Gentil-Bernard  (P.  J.  dit  ^^ Bernard").     CEuvres  Com- 

pletes. Minimo,  original  mottled  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt  (no 
title).  Paris,  1776 

Rare.     Includes  his  celebrated  "  Art  of  Love." 

1049  GENJI  MONOGATARI.     The  Most  Celebrated  of  the 

Classical  Japanese  Romances  translated  by  Suyematz 
Kenchio.     Small  8vo,  illuminated  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  Triibner  &'  Co.,  1882 


270  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

1050  GESSNER  (Solomon).     CEuvres  de.     Portrait,  charming 
plates  and  engraved  titles.      3  vols,  minimo,  calf  gilt,  edges 

gilt.  Paris,  1797 

Includes — Daphnis,  Idylls,  Plays,  etc. 

1051  GINISTY  (Paul).     La  Seconde  Nuit,  Roman  Bouffe.  Pre- 

face d' Arm  AND  Silvestre.  Illustrated  with  66  facetious 
cuts  by  Henriot.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Brussels,  1884 

Erotic  and  limited  edition  on — "papier  verge  Anglais''  and  Japan  paper. 
The  above  is  one  of  the  first  named. 

1052  GINISTY.     Another  copy  of  the  same. 

1053  GINISTY.     Manuel   du   Parfait  R6serviste.      Small  8vo, 

paper,  uncut.  ,  Paris,  1882 

With  humorous  illustrations  by  Courboin  and  Jeanniot . 

1054  GONCOURT  (Jules  et  Edmond  de).     La  Femme  au  Dix 

Huitieme  Siecle — Nouvelle  Edition,  Revue,  Augmentee. 
Illustrated  with  64  reproductions  on  steel  by  Dujardin 
after  the  eighteenth  century  originals.  Thick  4to,  sewed, 
imitation  morocco  gilt,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1887 

Many  of  the  plates  are  colored  by  hand.  Among  the  artists  and  engravers 
whose  works  are  reproduced  in  the  above  are — Vanloo,  Moreau,  Basan,  Joulain, 
Canot,  Le  Bas,  Desmaisons,  Leclerc,  Dupin,  Eisen,  Gaillard,  Saint-Aubin, 
Lancret,  Duclos,  Cochin,  Greuze,  Coypel,  Le  Beau,  Watteau,  and  others  of 
major  or  minor  importance. 

The  work  is  in  twelve  chapters,  showing  the  lifeof  a  woman  of  the  eighteenth 
century  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave,  exhibiting  such  phases  as  marriage, 
society,  dissipation,  love,  beauty,  etc.,  not  forgetting  "  la  fille  galante." 

1055  Goodman  (William).   Social  History  of  Great  Britain  during 

the  Reigns  of  the  Stuarts.  Many  woodcuts.  2  vols. 
i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1845 

1056  GOURDAULT  (Jules).     La  Femme  dans  tous  les  Pays. 

Illustrated  with  191  wood  engravings.  Large  8vo,  fresh 
half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  1882 

An  excellent  work  on  "  Woman  in  all  Countries,"  including  North  and  South 
America. 

GRANDVILLE'S   FACETIOUSLY    ILLUSTRATED    WORKS. 

1057  GRANDVILLE  (J.  J.)     Scenes  de  la  Vie  Priv^e  et 

PuBLiQUE  DES  Animaux.  Etudcs  des  Moeurs  Contem- 
poraines  publics  sous  la  Direction  de  M.  P.  J.  Stahl  avec 
la  Collaboration  de  MM.  de  Balzac,  L'Heritier  (de 
I'Ain),  Alfred  de  Musset,  Paul  de  Musset,  Charles 
NoDiER,  Madame  M.  M^nessier  Nodier  et  Louis  Viar- 
dot.     Profusely  illustrated  with  facetious  plates,  head  and 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  271 

tailpieces,  vignettes,  etc.,  by  Grandville.  2  vols,  thick  4to, 
morocco  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  J.  Hetzel,  1842 
Very  scarce.  A  most  amusing  yjork,  in  which  the  text  of  notable  French 
authors  is  ably  supplemented  by  the  characteristic  illustrations  of  Grandville, 
who  has  here  depicted  the  animal  creation  living,  moving  and  having  their  being 
in  human  intelligence  and  activity.  Many  of  the  designs  in  the  above  represent 
well-known  personages  with  the  faces  of  animals.  Grandville  died  in  a  lunatic 
asylum  in  the  year  1847. 

1058  GRANDVILLE.     Un  Autre  Monde. — Transformations, 

Visions,  Incarnations,  Locomotions,  Explorations,  Peregri- 
nations, Excursions,  Stations,  Cosmogonies,  Fantasma- 
gories.  Reveries,  Folatreries,  Fac^ties,  Lubies,  Metamor- 
phoses, Zoomorphoses,  Lithomorphoses,  Metempsycoses, 
Apotheoses,  et  Autres  Choses.  With  numerous  facetious 
plates,  MA^fY  colored  by  hand.  Thick  large  4to,  folded 
in  sheets  for  binding.  Paris,  H.  Fournier,  1844 

Very  scarce.  With  wide  margins  equal  to  large  paper,  and  with  very  fine 
impressions  of  the  plates. 

1059  GRANDVAL  (F.  C.  R.  de,  le pire).     Agathe  ou  la  Chaste 

Princesse,  Tragedie.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  chez  Duchesne,  1756  \reprint^^ 
No.  113  of  limited  edition  of  120  copies  on  China  and  Holland  paper  of  this 
facetious  tragedy.     The  imprint  on  back  of  half  title  is — "A  Breda  dans  les 
Pays  Bas  1866." 

1060  GRECOURT   (J.  B.  J.  W.  de).     CEuvres  Diverses,   Nou- 

velle  edition,  augmentee  du  "  Philotanus,"  de  la  "Biblio- 
th^que  des  Damnes,"  etc.  Portrait  by  Gurand,  and  fronts, 
by  Eisen  after  Baquoy.  4  vols,  in  2.  i2mo,  half  calf, 
gilt.  Amsterdam,  1772 

Rare.  "  Si  quelques  unes  [des  Poesies  de  Grecourt]  ont  du  piquant  et  de  la 
finesse,  il  en  est  un  grand  nombre  de  grossi^res  etd'une  licence  cynique." — 
Vapereau. 

1 06 1  Grenville-Murray   (E.   C).     Imprisoned   in   a   Spanish 

Convent,  an  English  Girl's  Experience.  Numerous  wood- 
cuts.    8vo,  fresh  cloth,  uncut.  London,  1886 

1062  Griffiths  (Arthur).     The  Chronicles  of  Newgate   [Lon- 

don].    Numerous  illustrations.     Thick  8vo,  cloth. 

N.  Y.  (J^ondon),  1884 

GRISIER'S  FAMOUS  WORK  ON  DUELLING. 

1063  GRISIER  (A.).     Les   Armes   et   le   Duel— Preface  Anec- 

dotique  par  Alexandre  Dumas,  notice  sur  I'auteur  par 
Roger  de  Beauvoir,  epitre  en  vers  de  Mery,  lettres  du 
Comte  D'H  *  *  *  et  du  Comte  DT  *  *  *.  Portraits,  plates 
depicting  duels,  fencing,  etc.  Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1864 

Monsieur  Grisier,  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  etc. ,  was  Professor  of 
Arms  to  the  Emperor  Napoleon,  the  Cent  Gardes,  the  Lycee  Napoleon,  etc. 


272  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECT/ON. 

1064  GUERARD    (Edmond).       Dictionnaire    Encyclopedique 

d'Anecdotes  Modernes,  Anciennes,  Franpaises  et  Etran- 
g^res.  2  vols,  thick  small  8vo.  Bound  by  Ad.  Bertrand, 
half  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Didot,  1872 

1064*  GuiNON   (Albert)  et    Denier  (Maurice).     J'Epouse  ma 

Femme— Comddie  en   Deux   Actes.     Small   Svo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1065  GUYOT    (Jules).  Brdviaire    de    TAmour    Experimental 

Meditations  sur  le  Mariage  selon  la  Physiologic  du  Genre 

Humain.      Minimo,   half  r.ussia,    top    edge   gilt,    others 

uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1882 

"  Edition  Elzevirienne,"  printed  by  Ch.   Unsinger.  _  This  curious  little 

volume  treating  love  and  marriage  from  a  strange  standpoint  has  a  biography 

of  the  author  and  a  lexicon  added  by  Georges  Barral  and  Ch.  Dufaure  de  la 

Prade. 

1066  c^^  ALL  (S.  S.).     Bliss  of  Marriage,  or  How  to  Get  a 

|(gNV         Rich  Wife.     i2mo,  cloth.         New  Orleans,  1858 

1067  J^     HAMILTON    (Antoine,    Comte).     CEuvres  \i.   e., 

C  Memoires   du    Comte   de  Grammont,  Contes, 

Chansons,  etc.].  Portraits  and  plates  (some  of  nudes).  3 
vols.  Svo,  sheep,  uncut  (stained  in  parts).  Paris,  181 2 

Renouard's  EDITION,  including  the  "Memoirs  of  Grammont,"  which  are 
universally  admitted  to  be  among  the  most  witty  and  entertaining  that  have  ever 
been  written.  It  was  described  by  Gibbon  as  "  a  classic  work,  the  delight  of 
every  hian  and  woman  of  taste, "  praised  and  edited  by  Sir  Walter  Scott,  printed 
in  almost  every  language  and  every  form,  and  found  in  every  good  historical 
library.  Some  have  said  that  it  is  too  much  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  Charles 
the  Second's  days  to  suit  the  severer  code  of  the  present  age.  But  the  reasons 
which  would  keep  these  volumes  away  from  the  great  mass  of  readers  would  be , 
equally  applicable  to  nearly  all  v/riters  of  Charles  the  Second's  period,  and  to 
Pepys  as  well  as  to  Ariosto,  La  Fontaine,  Beaumont,  Fletcher,  Massinger,  Pope, 
and  even  Shakespeare. 

1068  HANNON  (Theodore).     Rimes  de  Joie,  avec  une  Preface 

de  J.  K.  HuYSMANS.  4  etched  plates  by  Felicien  Rops — 
2  of  nudes,  one  bibliophilistic .     Small  Svo,  half  cloth. 

Erotic  and  rubricated.  Limited  edition  of  480  Holland  paper  copies  and 
50  China. 

1069  HEARN  (Lafcadio).     Stray   Leaves   from   Strange  Liter- 

ature.    Small  Svo,  illuminated  cloth.  Boston,  1884 

Presentation  copy  froiiithe  author.  The  above  consists  of  stories  recon- 
structed from  the  Anvari-Soheili,  Baital-Pachisi,  Mahabharata,  Pautchatantra, 
Gulistan,  Talmud,  Kalewala,  etc. 

1070  HELIOGABALE  ou  Esquisse   Morale   de   la   Dissolution 

Romaine  sous  les  Empereurs.  Engraved  front,  by  Adam. 
Svo,  half  morocco  (stained).  Paris,  Dentu,  1802 

Rare  and  full  of  erotic  details  concerning  the  Roman  Emperors  and  Em- 
presses. 


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107 1  HELOISE   ET   ABAILLARD.     Lettres   de   (French  and 

Latin  Text).     3  vols,  large  4to,  boards,  uncut  (no  plates). 

Paris,  Didot,  1796 

THE  ANTIQUITIES    OF    HERCULANEUM    AND    POMPEII, 
INCLUDING  THE  SECRET  MUSEUM. 

1072  HERCULANEUM     et  POMPEII;   Recueil   General 

des  Peintures,  Bronzes,  Mosaiques,  etc.,  decouverts 
jusqu'S,  ce  jour  et  reproduits,  d'apres  tous  les  ouvrages 
publies  jusqu'k  present,  avec  un  Texte  explicatif  par  M. 
Barr]^.  With  700  fine  engravings  by  H.  Roux,  ain^.  8 
vols,  large  8vb,  boards,  totally  uncut.  Paris,   Didot,  1870-77 

This  is  tlie  most  complete  work  on  the  discoveries  at  Herculaneum  and 
Pompeii,  exhibiting  all  the  paintings,  bronzes,  miniatures,  etc.,  hitherto  pub- 
lished in  rare  or  expensive  works,  with  the  addition  of  many  others  which  have 
not  previously  appeared.  The  eighth  volume,  containing  the  "  Musee  Secret," 
is  curious  and  uncommon;  exhibitmg  the  lascivious  indulgences  of  the  ardent 
Fompeians  as  depicted  upon  the  walls  of  their  baths  and  private  apartments. 

' '  We  need  not  regret  the  departure  of  those  times  when  modesty  had  no 
cloak;  when,  like  the  brute,  man  and  woman  stood  before  each  other  unabashed 
at  their  nakedness.  The  facility  of  enjoyment  gave  birth  to  satiety  and  disgust. 
A  frightful  corruption  of  morals  was  the  inevitable  consequence  of  this  state  of 
things,  for  excess  of  debauchery  could  alone  reanimate  desire,  the  prime  mover 
of  enjoyment.  Eternal  glory  to  the  religion  which,  overturning  these  impure 
idols  into  the  mire,  and  unrolling  the  code  of  chastity  before  our  eyes,  has  made 
our  sensations  purer  and  our  pleasures  keener." — Fanin. 

1073  HERCULANEUM   AND    POMPEIL     Eight    Water- 

Color  Drawings,   neatly  framed,  being  faithful  copies  of 
ancient  fresco-paintings  on  the  interior  walls  of  houses  at 
Herculaneum  and  Pompeii. 
Unique  Italian  Water-Color  Drawings  in  facsimile,  including  the  fol- 
lowing subjects: — I.,  "Female  Dancer,"  almost   nude;  II. ,"  Pomona, "  partly 
nude;  III.,  "The  Rope  Dancer,"  entirely  nude;   IV.,  "A  Bacchanal";  V., 
"The  Festival  of  Flora,"  Dancing  Figures  (one  entirely  nude),  with  flowers; 
VI.,  "Ceres";  VII.,  " Bleaching  Linen " ;  VIIL,  "Quail." 

1074  Histoires  DebraillSes,  par  I'auteur  de  "  Pommes  d'Eve." 

With  tinted  and  erotic   illustrations  by  ^^  joyeux  artistes.^' 
4to,  large  paper  cover,  uncut.       Paris,  Ed.  Monnier,  1884 
Facetious  and  limited  edition  on  thick  toned  paper. 
ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  HOBBES'S  LEVIATHAN. 

1075  HOBBES  (Thomas,  of  Malmesbury).     Leviathan,  or  the 

Matter,  Forme  and  Power  of  a  Common- Wealth,  Ecclesi- 
asticall  and  Civill.  Engraved  false  title  (margin  torn)  and 
diagram.    Small  folio,  half  calf,  red  edges  (lacks  portrait). 

London,  Andrew  Crooke,  165 1 

Very  rare  and  original  edition,  of  which  HolUs's  copy  sold  for  ^-^  4s. 

"  The  atheistic  and  immoral  theories  of  the  'Leviathan.' " — Hallam. 

"  To  my  booksellers  for  Hobbes's  '  Leviathan,'  which  is  now  mightily  called 
for,  and  what  was  heretofore  sold  for  8s.  I  now  give  23s.  at  the  second-hand, 
and  is  sold  for  30s.,  it  being  a  book  the  Bishop  will  not  let  be  printed  again." — 
Pepys. 


2  74  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1076  HOCHE   (Jules).     Les  Parisiens   chez    Eux.     Small  8vo, 

paper,  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

HOGARTH  MORALIZED— THE    1841  EDITION  AND  BOUND 
BY  MATTHEWS. 

1077  HOGARTH  MORALIZED:    a   Complete   Edition  of  all 

the  Most  Capital  and  Admired  Worlcs  of  William 
Hogarth,  Accompanied  by  Concise  and  Comprehensive 
Explanations  of  their  Moral  Tendency  by  the  late  Rev. 
Dr.  Trusler,  to  which  are  added  an  Introductory  Essay 
and  Many  Original  and  Selected  Notes  by  John  Major. 
A  new  Edition  Revised  and  Corrected,  and  Somewhat 
Enlarged  by  the  Same.  Njimerous  steel  plates  and  wood 
engravings.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

London,  Henry  Washbourne,  1841 

Admirable  copy  of  this  excellent  edition. 

William  Hogarth  was  one  of  those  few  original  and  extraordinary  characters 
with  whom  it  has  pleased  Providence  occasionally  to  bless  the  world,  to  enlighten 
mankind,  and  to  carry  the  arts  and  sciences  necessary  for  their  comfort,^  pleas- 
ure and  improvement,  nearer  to  perfection.  Moved  by  the  impulse  of  genius 
rather  than  the  tuition  of  man,  he  traveled  in  a  path  unexplored  by  any  before 
him,  and  which  remains  closed  to  succeeding  artists.  Possessing  by  early  practice 
the  knowledge  of  the  art  of  engraving,  he  was  enabled  to  disseminate  by  its 
means  the  ingenious  inventions  of  his  mind  in  a  manner  more  perfect  than  those 
of  other  painters  have  been  presented  to  the  world,  or  than  probably  ever  again 
will  be  done,  till  another  painter  shall  be  his  own  engraver.  Hogarth  was  one 
of  those  great  men  whose  works  are  destined  to  survive  all  the  changes  of  taste 
and  all  the  caprices  of  fashion ;  for  valuable  and  interesting  as  they  would  be  did 
they  do  no  more  than  preserve  a  faithful  picture  of  contemporary  manners,  they 
are  to  be  still  more  highly  estimated  for  containing  those  strokes  of  nature  and 
of  genuine  wit  that  are  intelligible  in  every  country  and  jn  every  age.  In  dignity 
of  subject,  in  grandeur  of  composition,  in  the  technical  beauties  of  execution,  in 
designs,  in  chiaro-oscuro.  in  exactness  of  imitation,  in  elegance  and  in  graceful- 
ness, Hogarth  has  been  excelled  by  several;  but  no  artist  has  ever  yet  produced 
works  that  rival  in  expression  and  in  character  those  of  the  great  ethic  painter — 
works  that  will  always  continue  to  be  admired  in  proportion  to  the  care  with 
which  they  are  studied. 

1078  HOGARTH.      Hogarth  Illustrated  from  his  own  Manu- 

scripts, Compiled  and  Arranged  from  the  Originals  by 
John  Ireland.  Engraved  vignette  titles,  one  7vith  por- 
trait, two  fronts,  and  numerous  plates  (one  front,  short'). 
3  vols.  8vo,  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt  (somewhat  foxed  and 
binding  rubbed).  'London,  printed  by  Bulmer,  1812 

"  The  anchor  which  held  Hogarth  fastest  to  the  public  favor  was  the  sincere 
and  deliberate  belief — prevalent  among  the  more  serious  of  the  substantial 
orders — that  his  works  were  in  the  highest  degree  moral,  and  that  they  con- 
tributed to  the  inculcation  of  virtue  and  piety.  .  .  .  The  philosopher  who 
ever  preached  the  sturdy  English  virtues  that  have  made  us  what  we  are." — 
Comhill  Magazine. 

1079  "HoNNi  SoiT  QUI  Mal  y  Pense,"— Nouvclles  par  "On- 

S6-Ki."     Small  4to,  paper,  uncut.        New  Orleans,  1883 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  275 


1080  HONE  (William).     Apocryphal  New  Testament,  being  all 

the  Gospels,  Epistles,  etc.,  attributed  to  Jest/s  Christ,  His 
Apostles,  etc.,  and  not  Included  in  the  New  Testament. 
8vo,  cloth,  uncut.    London, /i^r  the  author,  1820  (reprint') 

"  By  some  persons  of  the  multitude,  commonly  known  by  the  name  of 
Christians,  and  who  profess  to  suppose  they  do  God  service  by  calling  them- 
selves so,  the  editor  has  been  attacked  with  a  nialignity  and  fury  that  would 
have  graced  the  age  of  Mary  and  Elizabeth,  when  Catholics  put  to  death 
Protestants,  and  Protestants  put  to  death  Catholic^,  for  the  sake  of  Him  who 
commanded  mankind  to  'love one  another.'" — Second  Preface. 

1081  HOPING  (J.  A.  J.).     Institutiones  Chiromanticae.     Small 

8vo,  boards.  Jena,  1689 

Rare  work  in  German  on  chiromancy. 

ARSENE    HOUSSAYE'S     SONNETS— MAGNIFICENTLY 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  LIMITED  EDITION. 

1082  HOUSSAYE  (Arsene).      Les  Cent-et-un  Sonnets.     Por- 

trait of  HoussAYE,  proofs  before  letters — also  etchings  and 
engravings,  mostly  erotic,  by  or  after  Adrien  Nargeot, 
Paul  Baudry,  J.  E.  Aubert,  Hugues  Merle,  la 
GuiLLERMiE,  Diaz,  Masson,  Metzmacher,  etc. — also 
numerous  fleurons.  Large  4to,  fresh  half  red  crushed  lev- 
ant morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  vellum 
covers  bound  in  by  E.  Rousselle. 

No.  20  of  limited  edition  of  500  numbered  copies,  the  above  being  on  ' '  papier 
velin." 

1083  HOUSSAYE.     Des  Destinies  de  I'Ame.  Small  8vo.  Bound 

by  V.  Champs  in  crushed  dark  blue  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  and  mosaiced  on  back  with  red  morocco,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Presentation  copy,  with  the  following  autograph  inscription  of  the  author: — 
"  Miss  North  une  belle  chercheuse  d'inconnu,  Arsene  Houssaye." 

1084  HOUSSAYE.     Les  Mille  et  une  Nuits  Parisiennes.     Nu- 

merous vignette  illustrations.     4  vols.  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1875 

This  work  contains  the  following: — "  Le  Marquis  de  Satanas";  "la 
Descente  aux  Enfers  Parisiens";  "un  Ange  sur  la  Terre";  "Don  Juan 
Vaincu  ";  "Monsieur  Paul  et  Mademoiselle  Virginie";  "  le  Peche  de  Jeune 
d' Armaillac  " ;  "  la  Confession  de  Caroline";  "  Madame  Don  Juan  " ;  "  Para- 
■  doxes  Nocturnes  sur  les  Femmes  " ;  "  le  Dernier  Amour  de  Jeanne  d' Armaillac  " ; 
etc. 

1085  HOUSSAYE.     Histoire  Etrange  d'une  Fille  du  Monde. 

Illustrated.     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1876 

1086  HowiTT  (William).     History  of  Priestcraft.     T2mo,  cloth. 

N.  Y.,  1833 


276  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


HUART'S    FACETIOUS   MILITARY    WORK— COLORED  BY 

HAND. 

1087  HUART  (Adrien).     La  Nouvelle  Vie  Militaire.   Profusely 

illustrated  with  many  full-page  plates — mostly  colored  by 
hand  and  after  the  designs  of  Drauer.  Thick  large  8vo, 
half  red  morocco,  top  edge  gilt.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Unique — colored  by  hand. 

A  most  humorous  work  on  the  life  of  the  modern  French  soldier,  profusely 
illustrated  with  very  facetious  designs.     Some  are  double-page  plates  or  folded. 

1088  Humour,  Wit  and  Satire  of  the  Seventeenth  Century. 

Collected  and  Illustrated  by  John  Ashton.  Numerous 
facsimiles  of  ancient  prints.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  uncut. 

N.  Y.  (Edinburgh),  1884 

1089  Oy'MBERT  (Barthelemy).  Historiettes  ou  Novelles  en 
Vers.  Engraved  front.,  title  and  vignette  head-pieces. ' 
8vo,  boards.  Amsterdam,  1774 

Rare  and  facetious,  particularly  the  engravings,  which  are  by  Nee  and 
Masquelier  after  Moreau  le  jeune. 

1090  INDISCRET    (L'),  ou  les  Aventures  Parisiennes.     Small 

8vo,  half  sheep  (stained  and  MS.  name  on  back  of  title). " 
Londres  et  Paris,  fean  Francois  Bastien,  1779 
Very  rare  and  full  of  erotic  adventures. 

1091  [IRELAND  (W.  H.).]    Scribbleomania;  or,  The  Printer's 

Devil's  Polichronicon,  a  Sublime  Poem  edited  by  "Anser- 
Pen-Dragon,  Esq.  Vignette  title.  8vo,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  by 
Trioullier,  successor  to  Petit-Simier.  London,  1815 
Very  rare,  by  the  author  of  the  celebrated  Shakespeare  forgeries. 


1092  O^ANIN  (Jules).  L'ANE  MORT.  Portrait,  full- 
page  plates  and  many  illustrations  in  the  text,  all  de- 
signed by  Tony  Johannot.  Large  8vo,  half  calf 
gilt,   totally   uncut   (foxed). 

Paris,  Ernest  B  our  din,  1842 
Large  paper  and  very  rare.     This  is  the  oKginal  edition  of  this  famous 
romance,  and  is  of  very  unfrequent  occurrence  even  in  Paris. 

1093  JENTY   (C.    N.).      Demonstration   d'e   la   Matrice   d'une 

Femme  Grosse  et  de  son  Enfant  a  Terme.  Six  plhtes  by 
Charpentier,  after  Jean  Van  Riems,  and  four  pages 
■with  engraved  borders  after  Martinet.  Large  4to,  boards 
(some  pp.  stained).  Rare.  Paris,  1759 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  277 

EXTRAORDINARY  WORK  ON   THE  JESUITS— BOUND  BY 

CHATELIN. 

1094  JESUITES  (Les),  de  la  Maison  Professe  de  Paris,  en  Belle 
Humeur;  also — Les  Moines  en  Belle  Humeur.  Front.  2 
vols,  in  I,  minimo.  Elegantly  bound  by  Chatelin,  of 
Paris,  in  citron  morocco,  mosaiced  in  fed,  green  and  pink 
leathers,  beautifully  tooled,  and  light  green  "  double  "  gilt, 
edges  gilt  on  marble.     Cologne,  chez  Pierre  Mar teau,  1725 

VERY  RARE.  SUPPRESSED  and  EROTIC.  Although  this  beautifully 
bound  bibelot  has  two  distinct  titles  and  three  half-titles,  the  pagination 
throughout  runs  continuously.  The  frontispiece  represents  two  ecclesiastics 
dancing  and  two  with  very  "  decollete  "  females  in  their  laps.  One  has  his  hand 
on  the  breast  of  one  of  the  women,  and  with  the  other  plays  a  symphony  across 
her  waist  with  a  violin  bow.  The  other  cleric  has  his  arm  on  the  shoulder  of  his 
female  partner,  between  whose  knees  he  holds  a  violoncello.  Beneath  this  cari- 
cature are  the  words — ''  Mon  Pere  mettez  votre  instrument  entre  mes  jambes." 

109s  JOHNSON  (Samuel,  LL.D.).  Poetical  Review  of  the 
Literary  and  Moral  Character  of,  by  John  Courtenay. 
4to,  half  mottled  calf  gilt,  citron  edges.  London,  1786 

Duplicate  from  the  "  Johnsoniana  Library"  of  Lt.-Col.  F.  R.  Grant,  with  his 
inserted  heraldic  book-plate. 

1096  [JONES  (Justin).]     The   Belle   of   Boston,  or  the   Rival 

Students  of  Cambridge  by  "Harry  Hazel."     Large  8vo, 
sewed.  Boston,  1844 

1097  CY^  ALYANA  MALLA.  Ananga  Ranga,  Traits  Hin- 
dou  de  I'Amour  Conjugal,  redig6  en  Sanscrit  par 
I'Archi-Poete  Kalyana  Malla  (XVIe  Siecle). 
Traduit  sur  la  Premiere  Version  Anglaise  (Cosmo- 

poli,  1885)  par  Isidore  Liseux.     8vo,  sewed,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1886 

No.  57.  "Edition  Unique  a  trois  cents  exemplaires  numerotes."  Pisanus 
Fraxi,  in  his  "  Index  Librorum  Prohibitorum,"  devotes  some  eighteen  pages  to 
an  account  of  this  remarkably  erotic  work,  which  enters  into  the  most  minute 
details,  and  gives  several  thousand  methods  of  having  .sexual  intercourse.  It  is 
the  great  authority  on  the  '"  art  of  love  "  in  the  East,  and  was  written  over  three 
hundred  years  ago  by  Kalyana  Malla.a  Hindoo  poet,  for  the  benefit  of  a  monarch 
of  the  Lodi  race.  The  verse  of  blessing  reads: — "May  this  treatise  [Ananga- 
ranga]  be  beloved  of  man  and  woman  as  long  as  the  Holy  River  Ganges  springs 
•  from  Shiva  with  his  wife  Gauri  on  his  left  side ;  as  long  as  Lakshmi  loves  Vishnu, 
as  long  as  Brahma  is  engaged  in  the  study  of  the  Vedas,  and  as  long  as  the 
earth,  moon  and  sun  endure." 

"  The  treatise,"  write  F.  F.Arbuthnot  and  R.  F.  Burton,  "  originally  written 
in  Sanskrit,  has  been  translated  into  every  language  of  the  East  that  boasts  a 
literature,  however  humble.  It  becomes  in  Arabic  and  in  Hindostani  the  Lizzat 
en'  Nissa — the  '  Pleasures  of  Women ' ;  in  Maharati  and  Gujrati,  it  is  the 
Amanga-ranga,  or  '  Form  of  the  Bodiless  One'  (Cupid).  Generally,  it  is  known 
as  the  Spila  Shastra,  the  '  Scripture  of  Play'  {i.e.,  of  Amorous  Sport,  To  II.ufEiv. 
or  Kama-Shastra,  the  '  Writ  of  Desire  '  or  of  '  the  Hindu  God  of  Love  '  (Kama- 
deva),  and  the  vulgar  call  it  '  Koka  Pandit,'  from  the  Prakrit  name  of  the 
supposed  author.  Lithographed  copies  have  been  printed  by  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands, and  the  book  is  in  the  hands  of  both  sexes  and  all  ages  throughout  the 
nearer  East." 


278  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

"THE  TOAST"— OF  THE  GREATEST  RARITY  AND 
PRIVATELY  PRINTED. 

1098  [KING    (William,  LL.L>.)]  THE  TOAST,   an   Heroick 

Poem  in  Four  Books,  Written  originally  in  Latin  by 
Frederick  Scheffer:  now  done  into  English,  and  Illus- 
trated with  Notes  and  Observations  by  Peregrine 
O'DoNALD,  Esq.  Front,  by  Baron  after  Gravelot  and 
rubricated  title.     4to,  old  calf,  gilt.  London,  1736 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  privately  printed.  This  copy  has  the  MS.  inscrip- 
tion on  fly-leaf — "From  the  Author,  Thomas  Hurst  1764"  and  an  inserted 
two-page  manuscript  key  to  the  characters. 

Lowndes  says  this  is — "a  violent  satire  against  the  Countess  of  Newburgh, 
occasioned  by  a  lawsuit  which  Dr.  King  had  about  an  estate  in  Galway  to  which 
he  laid  claim.  A  key  to  the  characters  will  be  found  in  '  the  Second  Journey 
round  the  Library  of  a  Bibliomaniac  by  William  Davis,'  1825." 

Allibone  writes:^"  On  the  death  of  the  author  the  whole  of  the  impression, 
save  sixty  copies  was  destroyed  by  his  executors.  Reid's  copy  (2204  of  his  cata- 
logue) with  MS.  key  to  '  The  Toast '  was  sold  for ;^  10  los." 

Pisanus  Fraxi  was  so  enraptured  with  this  Macaronic  book  that  he  devotes 
twenty-five  quarto  pages  to  it  in  the   "  Centuria   Librorum  Absconditorum " 
besides  giving  four  pages  of  fac-simile.     As  a  sample  of  the  chaste  poetic  muse 
of  Dr.  King  the  following  description  of  the  Countess  of  Newburgh  may  suffice: — 
"  There  he  saw  the  huge  Mass  tumble  out  of  her  Bed; 
Like  Bellona's  her  Stature,  the  Gorgon's  her  Head ; 
Hollow  Eyes  with  a  Glare,  like  the  Eyn  of  an  Ox ; 
And  a  Forehead  deeply  furrow'd,  and  matted  grey  Locks; 
With  a  toothless  wide  Mouth,  and  a  Beard  on  her  Chin, 
And  a  yellow  rough  Hide  in  the  Place  of  a  Skin; 
Brawny  shoulders  up-rais'd;  Cow-Udders;  Imp's  Teat; 
And  a  pair  of  bow'd  Legs,  which  were  set  on  Splay  Feet." 

1099  CIgfjjA  CAYORNE  (R.  P.).  Les  JOYEUSETES.  With 
etched  front,  by  Henry  Somm.  Small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  Lemmonyer,  1882 

Limited  edition  and  facetious. 

HOC  La  Cayorne.     Another  copy. 

iioi  LACHAMBEAUDIE  (Pierre).  Fables  Populaires,  avec 
une  Preface,  par  M.  Emile  Souvestre.  Small  8vo,  half 
calf,  gilt.  Paris,  Librairie  Sociale,  1839 

Presentation  copy  with  the  author's  signature  on  the  half  title,  also  cor- 
rections to  the  text  in  his  handwriting. 

LIAISONS  DANGEREUSES  BY  CHODERLOS  LACLOS. 
1 102  [LACLOS  (Pierre  Ambroise  Francois  Choderlos).]  Les 
Liaisons  Dangereuses,  ou  Lettres  Recueillies  dans  une 
Societe,  et  publi6es  pour  I'lnstruction  de  quelques  autres. 
Par  M.  C  .  .  .  de  L  .  .  .  Charming  erotic  plates,  mounted. 
4  vols,  minimo,  half  green  morocco,  top  edges  gilt.    - 

Amsterdam  and  Paris,  1782 

Very  rare,  original  edition  and  facetious.     This  amorous  work  was  one 

of  those  which  Marie  Antoinette  and  the  Princess  de  Lamballe  used  to  enjoy 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  279 


together  at  the  Little  Trianon.  The  success  of  this  eighteenth  century  novel 
was  owing  to  its — "  immoralite  conforme  au  gout  de  I'epoque."  The  character 
of  the  principal  personage,  the  enemies  of  the  author  insisted  he  had  based  upon 
his  own  peculiarities. 

PAUL  LACROIX'S  FACETIOUS  AND  CURIOUS  WORKS. 

1 103  [LACROIX  (Paul).]     Vertu  et  Temperament  Histoire  du 

Temps  de  la  Restauration  1818-1820-1832  par  "P.  L. 
Jacob,  Bibliophile,  Membre  de  Toutes  les  Academies." 
2  vols.  8vo,  half  calf.  Paris,  1832 

Very  rare  and  unique.  Printed  on  yellow  paper  with  erotic  fronts,  by 
Tony  Johannot.  Presentation  copy  from  the  author  with  following  MS.  on 
half-title — "A  Monsieur  Auguste  Aubry  souvenir  de  bibliophile,  Paul  Lacrobc. 
Bibl.  Jacob." 

Also  with  inserted  autograph  letter  signed  of  Paul  Lacroix  dated  May,  1853, 
in  which  he  tells  M.  Aubry  (?)  that  he  sends  him  a  book  which  has  only  the 
merit  of  being  unique. 

1 104  LACROIX.    Les  Courtisannes  de  I'Ancienne  Rome.    Small 

8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Brussels,  1864 

Limited  edition  on  Holland  paper. 

1 105  [LACROIX.]     L'Homme  au   Masque  de  Fer  par  "  Paul 

L.  Jacob,  Bibliophile."     8vo,  half  calf.  Paris,  1837 

Rare.  This  volume  on  the  "Man  in  the  Iron  Mask  "  is  dedicated  to  the 
bibliophile  Guilbert  de  Pixerecourt,  and  is  an  argument  in  favor  of  the  Super- 
intendent Foucquet  being  the  victim  of  Louis  the  Fourteenth's  saturnine  ven- 
geance. 

1 106  [LACROIX.]     Curiosit6s    de    I'Histoire    des    Croyances 

Populaires  au  Moyen  Age.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1859 

Includes  articles  on — "  Superstitions  et  Croyances  Populaires,  le  Juif  Errant, 
les  Blasphemateurs,  les  Demons  de  la  Nuit,  les  Sorci^res  et  le  Sabat,  le  Boeuf 
Gras,  les  Origines  du  Mai  de  Naples." 

1 107  LACROIX.        Mystificateurs      et      Mystifies      Histoires 

Comiques.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1875 


MAGNIFICENT  COPY  OF  THE  "FARMERS-GENERAL"  EDI- 
TION OF  LA  FONTAINE,  BOUND  BY  CHAMBOLLE- 
DURU. 

1108  LA  FONTAINE.—  |  Contes  |  et  |  Nouvelles  |  en  Vers  | 
par  M.  DE  La  Fontaine  |  .     2  vols,  small  8vo,  bound  in 
full  red  crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  inside  gold  borders, 
rounded  corners  and  edges  gilt  on  marble  by  Chambolle- 
DuRU.  A  Amsterdam,  1762 

SUPERB  COPY  in  UNRIVALLED  CONDITION  of  this  BEAUTIFUL 
EDITION,  with  brilliant  impressions  of  the  portraits,  the  numerous  erotic 
plates  by  Eisen,  and  charming  head  and  tail  pieces,  vignettes,  etc. 

Among  the  "  Livres  de  luxe"  of  the  eighteenth  century  there  is  one  which  is 
a  marvel  and  a  chef-d'oeuvre,  an  example  without  an  equal  in  the  richness  of  a 
book.     This  work,  the  great  monument  and  triumph  of  the  "vignette,"  which 


28o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

rises  above  and  crowns  all  other  illustrations  of  the  day,  it  is  needless  to  state  to 
all  amateurs,  is  the  Tales  of  La  Fontaine  known  as  the  edition  of  the  "  Fermiers- 
G/n/raax,"  Si  truly  royal  book  of  the  last  Mecoenean  financiers;  one  of  the 
grandest  of  the  intelUgent  and  sensual  outlays  of  money  of  the  reign  of  Louis 
the  Fifteenth,  and  an  inimitable  model  of  gallant  engraving  applied  to  the  illus- 
tration of  light  narrative. 

1 109  LA  FONTAINE.     The  same.     2  vols,  small  8vo,  half  red 

morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

A  Amsterdam,  1764 

Very  rare.  This  is  the  1764  reprint  of  the  "  Farmers-General  "  edition,  but 
the  plates,  which  are  proofs  before  letters,  are  colored  by  hand. 

mo  LA  FONTAINE.     Contes  et  Nouvelles  en  Vers.     2  vols, 
large  4to,  fresh  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  ' 
uncut,  by  R.  W.  Smith  (stained  somewhat). 

Paris,  cAez  Tilliard,  1809 
This  is  a  copy  of  the  Tilliard  edition,  in  large  type  and  without  any  plates. 

FRAGONARD'S    EROTIC    ILLUSTRATIONS    TO 
LA  FONTAINE. 

nil  LA  FONTAINE.— FRAGONARD  (Honor^).  Figures  des 
Contes  de  la  Fontaine.  3  portraits,  one  by  Edelinck,  and 
S7  etchings  by  Martial  after  Fragonard.  Square  folio, 
10  parts  [complete]  and  in  cloth  portfolio. 

Paris,  Rouquette,  n.  d. 

Cat's  head  proofs  of  the  limited  issue,  published  at  500  francs,  of  these 
celebrated  designs  of  Fragonard,  which  were  engraved  by  Martial  with  the 
intention  of  illustrating  the  1795  Didot  edition  of  La  Fontaine. 

The  artist,  Honore  Fragoriard,  was  born  at  Nice  in  1733,  and  died  in  1806. 
Spooner  says:  "  He  studied  under  Boucher,  and  having  carried  off  the  grand 
prize  of  the  Academy,  he  went  to  Rome  with  the  royal  pension.  On  his  return 
to  Paris  he  was  elected  a  Royal  Academician  in  1765,  on  which  occasion  he 
painted  his  fine  picture  of  '  Callirrhoe  '  as  his  reception  piece,  which  was  much 
admired.  His  next  work  was  the  '  Visitation  of  the  Virgin  '  for  the  Duke  of 
Grammont.  He  soon,  however,  left  the  path  of  high  and  noble  subjects  which 
he  had  hitherto  followed,  and  painted  bacchanals,  conversations,  and  subjects  of 
French  manners,  many  of  which  had  an  exceedingly  licentious  tendency." 

1 112  LA  FONTAINE.  A  series  of  100  engravings  to  illustrate 
the  "  Contes  et  Nouvelles  "  of  La  Fontaine,  and  designed 
by    Fragonard — including     portraits,    vignettes,    etc. — A 

DOUBLE  SET,  SHOWING    THE    COMPLETED   AND  UNFINISHED 

PLATES,  AND  ALL  ON  Japan  PAPER.     Large  4to,  in  port- 
folio. 

LIMITED  EDITION  and  on  JAPAN  PAPER.  This  set  was  gotten  up 
for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  Didot  edition  of  La  Fontaine,  two  volumes  in 
quarto  and  published  at  Paris  in  1795. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  281 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  LA  FONTAINE'S  FABLES,  ILLUS- 
TRATED—PARIS, 1796. 

1113  LA  FONTAINE.     Fables  de.     With  over  2^0 plates,  en- 

graved by  Simon  and  Coiny.  6  vols,  small  8vo,  calf  gilt, 
inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Bossange,  Masson  et  Besson,  1796 

Large  paper,  on  "papier  velin,"'  and  very  scarce.  The  Didot  edition  of 
these  plates,  after  the  designs  of  Vivier,  is  very  rare,  vide  Morgand  and 
Fatout  catalogue  cutting  inserted,  1,200  francs,  also  a  copy  of  the  above  on  the 
same,  priced  500  francs. 

1 1 14  LA  FONTAINE.     Fables,  translated  into  English  Verse 

by  Walter  Thornbury.  Portrait  and  numerous  illus- 
trations by  GusTAVE  DoRfi.  Thick  large  4to,  fresh  half 
morocco  gilt,  beveled  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 

1115  LA   FARRE    (C.    A.,   Marquis   de).      Poesies — Nouvelle 

Edition  Considdrablement  Augment^e.  Front.  Minimo, 
original  mottled  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.  A  Londres,  1781 

Rare.  Includes  the  "  Opera  de  Panthee,"  of  which  La  Farre  wrote  the 
libretto  and  the  Due  d'Orleans  the  music.  Chaulieu  said  this  amorous  poet  and 
noble  was — "  Forme  de  sentiments  et  de  volupte,  remph  d'une  aimable  mol- 
lesse, " 

1 1 16  LA  FIZELLIERE  (Albert  de).     Histoire  de  la  Crinoline, 

suivie  de  la  Satyre  sur  les  Cerceaux,  Paniers,  etc.,  par  le 
Chevalier  de  Nisard  et  de  I'lndignitd  et  I'Extravagance 
des  Paniers,  par  un  Predicateur.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by 
CapiS  in  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut, 
covers  bound  in.  Paris,  ^^i5r)/,  1859 

A  CURIOUS  VOLUME  on  that  monstrosity,  the  crinoline,  and  showing  it  was 
worn  eight  centuries  before  Christ,  in  Hesiod's  time,  and  that  Helen,  when  she 
fled  with  Paris  to  Troy,  wore  a  primitive  kind  of  hoop  skirt. 

11 17  LA  FIZELLIERE.   Vins  a  la  Mode  et  Cabarets  au  XVIIe 

Si&cle.  With  etched  front,  by  Maxime  Lalanne.  Small 
8vo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others' 
uncut,  by  Allo.  Paris,  chez  Rene  Pincebourde,  1866 

Only  a  LIMITED  EDITION  on  "  papier  verge,"  and  for  amateurs. 

11 18  LA  GRANGE-CHANCEL    (F.  J.  de).     Les  Philippiques, 

Odes.  Edition'  Definitive  Collationn^e  sur  un  Manuscrit 
de  I'Epoque  avec  Remarques  Inedites.  Thick  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1876 

Limited  edition.  With  letter  from  Victor  Hugo  accepting  the  dedication 
of  the  historical  and  biographical  essay  on  Philippe  of  Orleans  and  La  Grange- 
Chancel  by  Leon  de  Labessade.  La  Grange-Chancel  in  this  remarkable  work 
charged  the  Duke  of  Orleans  with  most  infamous  and  immoral  crimes.  For  the 
first  "  Philippiques"  their  author  was  imprisoned  for  two  years  in  the  "  lies 
Saint  Margfuerite,"  whence  he  escaped  by  the  way  of  Sardinia  and  Spain  to  Hol- 
land, where  he  finished  the  work. 


282  THE  PENS  pU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THICK  JAPAN  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  MAGNIFICENT  EDI- 
TION OF  JULIETTE  LAMBER'S  POEMS— WITH  THE 
PLATES   IN  TWO   STATES. 

1 1 19  LAMBER. — La   Chanson   des   Nouveaux    :6poux    par 

MADAME  ADAM,  JULIETTE  LAMBER.  With 
splendid  portrait  of  the  author  by  Burney,  and  ten  beau- 
tiful etchitigs,  mostly  erotic,  by  Abot,  Boisson,  Boulard 
riLs,  CouRTRY,  DuviviER,  Lefort,  Mercier,  Monsanto, 
ViON,  Yon,  all  etched  under  the  direction  of  LaguillermiIs, 
after  the  original  designs  of  Benjamin  Constant,  Ed. 
Detaille,  Gustave  Dor£,  Jean  Paul  Laurens,  Jules 
Lefebvre,  Fernand  Lemaitre,  Hector  le  Roux,  A. 
MoROT,  MuNKACSY  and  TouDOUZE — rubricated  title.  Large 
4to,  sewed,  uncut,  and  in  illuminated  cloth  cover,  beveled 
sides,  and  flaps.  Paris,  1882 

This  MAGNIFICENT  VOLUME  of  these  charming  poems,  by  the  Recamier 
of  the  Third  French  Republic,  is  No.  97  of  one  hundred  copies  entirely  printed 
on  thick  Japan  paper— with  the  delig;htf  ul  and  suggestive  plates  and  portrait  in 
two  states  on  Japan  paper — proofs  after  letters  and  remarque  proofs. 

Vide  No.  392  of  this  catalogue  respecting  Juliette  Lamber  Adam,  the  chere 
amie,  adviser  and  confidante  of  Leon  Gambetta. 

1 1 20  Larwood  (Jacob)  and  Hotten  (John  Camden).     History 

of  Signboards  from  the  Earliest  Times  to  the  Present  Day. 
Colored  front,  and  100  illustrations  in  facsimile  by  F.  Lar- 
wood.    Small  8vo,  tree-marbled  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges. 

London,  J.  C.  Hotten,  n.  d. 

1 12 1  LARCHEY   (Lor^dan).     Les  Excentricities  du   Langage. 

Small  8vo.  Bound  by  Bradstreets  in  half  crushed  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  1862 

"  Quatri^me  edition — singulierement  augmentee.''  Full  of  argot  and  other 
words,  some  bold  and  bad,  not  mentioned  by  the  cultured. 

The  above  is  a  presentation  copy,  with  the  inscription  on  the  title — "  a  M. 
Pointel  hommage  de  L.  Larchey.  ' 

1 1 22  LARCHEY.     Another  copy  of  the  same.     Paper,  uncut. 

LOVES  OF  THE  GODS— WITH  PLATES  BY  PICART— 
PARIS,  1629. 

1123  LA   SERRE    (Le   Sieur).      Les   Amovrs   des    Dievx   de 

CvpiDON  et  PsicHE,  dv  Soleil  et  Clytie,  de  Ivpiter  et 
Danae,  de  Ivpiter  et  lo,  de  Ivpiter  et  Calisto,  de 
Neptvne  et  Amphitrite  auec  celles  d'ORPHEK  et  sa 
Descente  aux  Enfers.  Erotic  title  and  plates  engraved  by 
Pic  art,  after  Rabel.  Thick  small  8vo,  fresh  half  calf 
gilt,  edges  gilt  (some  pp.  wormed). 

Paris,  Denis  de  Cay  et  Eustache  d'Aubin,  1629 

VERY  RARE,  and  dedicated  to  Anne  of  Austria,  of  whom  there' is  a  fine  por- 
trait by  Picquet. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  283 

1 1 24  LASSALLE  (Albert  de).     L'Hotel  des  Haricots,  Maison 

I'Arret  de  la  Garde  Nationale  de  Paris.  With  numerous 
humorous  illustrations  by  Edmond  Morin.  Small  4to, 
fresh  half  crushed  brown  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut,  by  "  Trioullier  Sr.  de  Petit-Simier," 
with  the  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  E.  Dentu,  n.  d. 

Facetious  and  very  scarce. 

1 125  LAYMANN    (Paul,  S.    J.).     AstrologiEe   EcclesiasticEe   at 

Astri  Inextincti  a  C  asp  arc  Scioppio  in  lucem  editi  Cen- 
svra.  Small  4to,  stamped  pigskin  on  wooden  boards, 
with  two  clasps  (foxed  slightly).  Dillingen,  1635 

Rare  and  a  curious  work  on  astrology  by  a  Jesuit.  This  fine  piece  of  old 
pigskin  binding  is  stamped  with  two  armorial  shields,  above  which  is  a  mitre. 

EXCESSIVELY    RARE    SEVENTEENTH  CENTURY 
VOLUME. 

1126  LE     DONNEZVOUS     GARDE    DV     TEMPS     QVI 

COVRT.     Small  8vo.     Bound  in  crushed  sage  morocco, 
'  broad  inside  gold  borders,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

n.  p.,  n.  d. 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  Reprinted  in  the  "Varieties  Historiques  et  Lit- 
teraires  "  of  the  "  Biblioth^que  Elzevirienne  "  by  Edouard  Fournier  (Vol.  3,  p. 
,  185),  with  a  note  by  that  omnivorous  scholar  to  the  effect  that  it  had  escaped 
the  notice  of  all  bibliographers. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF 
LEGOUVE'S    "  MERIT  OF  WOMEN." 

1127  LEGOUVE  (Gabriel).     Le  M6rite  des  Femmes  et  Autres 

Poesies.  Small  8vo,  old  mottled  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges 
(back  damaged).  Paris,  Renouard,  1813 

Very  rare,  large  paper,  original  edition  and  printed  by  Didot,  with 
plate  by  E.  de  Ghendt,  after  Guerin. 

WHATMAN  PAPER  COPY    OF   THE  PRECEDING  WORK— 
THE  1881   EDITION. 

1128  LEGOUVE.     Le  M^rite  des  Femmes,  suivis  des  Notes  de 

I'Auteur,  avec  une  Preface  par  E.  Legouve,  de  I'Acade- 
mie  Franpaise  et  des  Extraits  de  son  Histoire  Morale  des 
Femmes.  Frontispiece  by  Lalauze,  proofs  in  three 
states.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in  half 
crushed  blue  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut, 
covers  bound  in.  Paris,  Librairie  des  Bibliophiles,  1881 

No.  40  of  limited  edition  of  40  copies  on  China  and  Whatman  papers,  the 
above  being  one  of  the  last  named,  with  the  frontispiece  in  three  states  of  proof. 
Presentation  copy  on  the  half-title,  with  lines  from  Victor  Hugo. 

1 1 29  LEGOUVE  (Ernest).    Histoire  Morale  des  Femmes.    8vo, 

boards,  uncut.  Paris,  1849 

Very  scarce  and  curious. 


284  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1130  LEGOUX  (Jules).     Panoplie.      With  illustrations  by '^pac 

GERALD.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

1 131  Le  Prince  de  Beaumont   (Marie,  fl«/«/r  du   '■'■  Magazin 

Francois  ").  Civan  Roi  de  Bungo,  Histoire  Japonnoise. 
2  vols,  in  I.     Small  8vo,  old  calf,  gilt. 

London,  Jean  Nourse,  1754 

Rake,  with  heraldic  stamp  in  gold  on  the  sides.  This  female  author,  after 
her  separation  from  a  "debauche'  husband,  lived  for  some  time  in  England, 
where  ^the  above  humorous  work  was  published. 

SPLENDID     EDITIONS     OF     LE    SAGE'S    WORKS— SOME 
VERY    RARE   AND    HANDSOMELY   BOUND. 

1 132  LE  SAGE  (Alain  Rene).     Histoire  de  Gil  Glas  de  Santil- 

lane — Derniere  Edition  Revue  et  Corrig^e.  Numerous 
plates,  some  facetious.  4  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  blue  crushed 
levant  morocco  elegant,  rounded  corners,  inside  gilt  tool- 
ing, edges  gilt  on  marble  by  David. 

Paris, /ar  les  Libr aires  Associes,  1747 

VERY  RARE.  A  superb  example  of  the  last  edition  of  "Gil  Bias''  pub- 
lished by  the  author.  Priced  400  francs,  vide  inserted  Morgand  et  Fatout 
catalogue  cutting. 

' '  The  fancy,  the  lightness,  the  spirit  and  the  vivacity  of  the  enchanting  pen 
of  Le  Sage." — Sir  Walter  Scott. 

1 133  LE  SAGE.     The  Adventures   of  Gil  Bias  de  Santillane, 

Translated  from  the  French  by  Tobias  Smollett,  M.D. 
Illustrated  with  the  15  highly  finished  and  colored  engrav- 
ings known  as  the  McLean  series  and  from  drawings 
designed  expressly  for  this  edition.  3  vols.  8vo,  half  calf, 
gilt.  London,  18 19 

A  VERY  SCARCE  and  well-executed  edition. 

1134  LE  SAGE.     Gil  Bias  von  Santillana,  nach  dam  Franzosis- 

chen  des  Le  Sage  von  W.  C.  Ch.  Mylius.  With  plates  by 
Jury  after  Chodowiecky's  designs.  6  vols,  small  Svo, 
sewed,  uncut.  Rare.  Leipzig,  1821 

1135  LE  SAGE.—  I  TURCARET.  |  COMEDIE.  |  par  MON- 

SIEUR LE  SAGE.  I  Le  prix  est  de  vingt  sols  |  Minimo. 
Bound  by  Chambolle-Duru  in  red  crushed  levant 
morocco,  rounded  corners,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt  on  marble  and  "temoins." 

I  A  Paris,  |  chez  Pierre  Ribon,  sur  le  Quay  \  des  Augustitis, 
a   la   Descente   du     Pont  \  Neuf,   d,   V Image  St.  Louis,  \ 
MDCCIX  I  Avec  Approbation,  et  Privilege  du  Roy.  [1709 

EXTREMELY  RARE,  and  very  fine  copy  of  the  original  edition  of  the 
dramatic  chef-d'ceuvre  of  Le  Sage. 

The  preliminary  pages  comprise  the  title,  on  the  verso  of  which  are  the  names 
of  the  actors,  then  follows  "  Critique  de  la  Comedie  de  Turcaret,  par  le  Diable 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  285 


Boiteux,"  a  dialogue  between  Asmodeus  and  Cleo fas  divided  into  two  parts. 
The  "Approbation"  is  dated  February  20,  1709,  and  the  "  Privilege"  was  given 
March  i  of  the  same  year. 

This  volume  was  imported  unbound  from  Paris  for  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  at  a 
cost  of  300  francs,  i.  e. ,  $60,  zdde  the  inserted  catalogue  cutting  of  Morgand- 
Fatout. 

1 136  LE  SAGE.     Asmodeus;  or,  the  Devil  on  Two  Sticks,  with 

Biographical  Notice  of  the  Author,  by  Jules  Janin,  trans- 
lated by  Joseph  Thomas.  Illustrated  by  Tony  Johannot, 
with  the  front,  on  India  paper.  8vo,  fresh  half  calf  gilt, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  London,  1842 

A  FINE  TALL  COPY  of  the  ORIGINAL  EDITION.  Some  critics  have  pronounced 
the  "  Diable  Boiteux"  superior  to  Gil  Bias. 

Sir  Walter  Scott  says  of  this  delightful  romance — "  There  is  no  book  in  exist- 
ence in  which  so  much  of  the  human  character,  under  all  its  various  shades 
and  phases,  is  described  in  so  few  words,  as  in  the  '  Diable  Boiteux.'  The  fancy, 
the  lightness,  the  spirit  and  the  vivacity  of  the  enchanting  pen  of  Le  Sage  are 
everywhere  visible.  To  quote  examples  would  be  to  quote  the  work  through 
almost  every  page.  No  work  has  afforded  a  greater  stock  of  passages,  which 
have  been  generally  employed  as  apophthegms,  or  illustrations  of  human  nature 
and  actions. 

' '  If  there  is  anything  like  truth  in  Gray's  opinion,  that  to  lie  upon  a  couch 
and  read  new  novels  was  no  bad  idea  of  Paradise,  how  would  that  beatitude 
be  enhanced,  could  human  genius  afford  us  another  '  Gil  Bias '  or  a  '  Devil  on 
Two  Sticks!' " 

1 137  LE  SAGE.     Asmodeus;   or,   the  Devil  upon  Two  Sticks. 

With  four  fine  etchings  by  R.  de  Los  Rigs.  Small  8vo,  fresh 
cloth,  totally  uncut.  London,  1881 

The  above  includes  Le  Sage's  ' '  Dialogues  Serious  and  Comic  between  Two 
Chimneys  of  Madrid." 

1138  LE  SAGE.     History  of  Vanillo  Gonzales,  surnamed  the 

Merry  Bachelor.  With  four  fine  etchings  by  R.  de  Los 
Rigs.  Small  8vo,  parchment,  beveled  sides,  totally  un- 
cut. London,  1881 

1 139  Lheureux  (Paul).     Disons  des  Monologues.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

1 140  LIFE,  an  Illustrated  Comic  Weekly.     Vols,  i,    2    and  4. 

Large  4to,  half  roan,  cloth  sides.  N.  Y.,  1883-84 

Profusely  illustrated  with  humorous  designs  by  the  best  American  caricaturists. 

1141  LIREUX    (Auguste).      ASSEMBLEE     NATIONALE 

COMIQUE.  Profusely  illustrated  with  the  very  humorous 
designs  of  "  CHAM  " — some  full-page.  Thick  large  8vo, 
half  red  morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  1850 

Cham  never  made  more  facetious  desigfns  than  will  be  found  in  this  burlesque 
w6rk  on  the  National  Assembly  of  the  Second  French  Republic. 

1142  LISLE    (Lecomte   de).      Poemes  Barbares.      Small   8vo, 

paper,  uncut.  Original  edition.  Paris,  n.  d. 


285  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

11420:  Lisle.     Poesies  Barbares.     Small  8vo,  half  calf,  gilt. 

Paris,  1862 

1 143  [LONGUS.J      Les   Amours   Pastorales     de   Daphnis    et 

Chlo£  avec  Figures.  Engraved  false  title,  vignette  on  title, 
plates,  some  erotic,  vignette  head-pieces  and  woodcut  borders, 
etc.     Small  4to,  half  morocco. 

La  Haye,  chez  Jean  Neaulme,  1764 
Rare  edition  of  Amyot's  translation  of  ' '  Daphnis  and  Chloe. " 

1144  LONGUS.     Les  Amours  Pastorales  de  Daphnis  et  ChloS 

[Traduities  du  Grec  en  Frangais  par  Jacques  Aymot]. 
Minimo,  fine  "old  French  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

[Paris],  1745 

Fine  copy,  containing  engraved  frontispiece  by  Coypel,  several  vignettes,  and 
the  famous  series  of  28  plates,  fine  impressions,  engraved  after  designs  by  the 
Regent,  Duke  of  Orleans. 

It  is  a  beautiful  copy  of  the  edition  of  1745,  but  lacks  unfortunately  pages  83 
and  84. 

1145  LOSSOW  (H.).     Metamorphosen.     12  beautiful  reproduc- 

tions of  the  charming  drawings  of  Lossow — mostly  nudes 
—  and  with  rubricated  and  tinted  title.  Large  4to,  loose  in 
fresh  cloth  portfolio,  gilt,  with  inside  flaps.      Munich,  1884 

Erotic.  These  charming  studies  after  the  "  Metamorphoses  "  of  Ovid  rep- 
resent "  Pygmalion  and  Galatea,"  "The  Three  Graces,"  "  Jupiter  and  lo,"' 
"  Europa  and  the  Bull."  "Andromeda,"  "Daphne,"  "Diana  and  her  Nymphs 
Surprised,"  "Dejanira,"  "Rape  of  Proserpine,"  "  Rape  of  Orithya,"  "Judg- 
ment of  Paris  "  and  "  The  Sirens." 

1 146  LOUIS  XI. — La  Chronique  de  Louis  XL  dite  Chronique 

Scandaleuse   Faussement   Attribute   a   Jean  de  Troyes 

Restitut^e   a  son   Veritable  Auteur  par  Auguste  Vitu. 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.       Paris,  Librairie  des  Bibliophiles,  1873 

Rare.    No.  220  of  limited  edition  of  350  numbered  copies  on  "papier  verge  " 

printed  by  Jouaust.     This  volume  is  valuable  on  account  of  its  entering  into  the 

details  of  many  of  the  intrigues  that  Louis  the  Eleventh  enjoyed  with  women  of 

mean  condition. 

HANDSOME    SET   OF   FAUBLAS. 

1147  LOUVETDECOUVRAYQ.B.).  Les  Amours  du  Cheva- 

lier DE  Faublas,  Troisieme  Edition  revue  par  I'auteur. 
Erotic  plates  after  the  designs  of  Melle,  Marillier, 
MoNNET,  DeMarne,  etc.,  engraved  by  Halbon,  Dupr]£el, 
Choffard,  Le  Mire  and  others.  4  vols.  8vo,  half  crushed 
citron  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  an  VI. 
Rare  and  very  erotic. 

1148  LUCIU-S   de  Patras.      La  Luciade  ou   I'Ane,    avec    le 

Texte  Grec  revu  sur  Plusieurs  Manuscrits.  Erotic  title  and 
plates  before  letters.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  A.  Bobee,  1818 

Erotic  and  rare.     Written  in  the  style  of  the  "  Golden  Ass  "  of  Apuleius, 

by  Lucius  de  Patras,  a  Greek  writer  who  lived  in  the  second  century  of  this  era.' 


THE  PBNE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  287 

"  Jai  lu  les  '  Metamorphoses '  de  Lucius  de  Patras.  La  diction  en  est  claire 
et  elegante,  le  style  plein  de  douceur.  II  evite  avec  soin  les  agencements  in- 
solites  de  mots;  mais  pour  le  fond  des  choses,  il  recherche  le  merveilleux  outre 
mesure:  c'est  en  quelque  sorte  un  second  Lucien.  Les  deux  premiers  livres 
-  reproduisent  presque  litteralement  I'ouvrage  de  Lucien  intitule ,'  Lucius  ou  I'Ane, ' 
4  moinsque  ce  ne  soit  Llicien  qui  ait  copie  Lucius." — Photion. 

THE  AMOURS  OF  THE  DUKE  MARSHAL  DE  LUXEM- 
BOURG—VERY RARE. 

1 149  LUXEMBOURG    (Marechal   Due  de).     Histoire  de  Ses 

Amours.  Minimo,  red  crinkled  morocco,  extra  gilt,  gold 
inside  borders,  edges  gilt.     Cologne,  Pierre  Batanar,  1694 

Erotic  and  very  rare.  With  curious  allegorical  frontispiece  depicting  the 
hump-backed  Duke,  "  France"  and  "  Glory."  This  little  volume  narrates  the 
amorous  intrigues  of  this  great  Marshal  of  France,  who,  among  other  great 
victories,  defeated  King  William  the  Third  of  England,  at  the  battle  of  Nei~ 
winde.  On  one  occasion,  it  is  stated,  that  King  said  with  angry  impatience — ■ 
"What!  shall  I  never  beat  this  hump-back  fellow  ?  "  "  Hump-back  fellow  !  ", 
the  Marshal  remarked,  ' '  What  does  he  know  of  my  back  ?     He  never  saw  it . " 

1150  /SWoVACROBE  (Ambroise).  La  Flore  Parnographique 
— Glossaire  de  I'Ecole  Naturaliste  extrait  des 
CEuvres  de  M.  Emile  Zola  et  de  ses  Disciples. 
With  illustrations  by   Paul  Lisson.     Small  8vo, 

paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

A  philological" curiosity  and  a  dictionary  of  Zolaistic  argot. 

1151  MAILLARD  (Firmin).     Recherches  Historiques  et  Criti- 

ques sur  la  Morgue.     Small  8vo,  boards,  rough  edges. 

Paris,  i860 
Printed  on  "  papier  verge. "  This  volume  on  the  Paris  Morgue  is  very  scarce. 

1152  MARMONTEL   (J.   F.).     Contes   Moraux  par  M    Mar- 

MONTEL  de  I'Academie  Francoise.  Portrait  by  Cochin, 
engraved  by  St.  Aubin,  engraved  titles  and  plates  from  the 
designs  of  Gravelot*.  3  vols,  small  8vo,  half  morocco 
gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.       Paris,  J.  Merlin,  1765 

Very  rare  and  charming  edition  of  these  delightful  tales,  which  are  the  anti- 
thesis of  what  their  title  represents.  Marmontel's  early  success  as  a  dramatic 
author  led  him  into  a  whirl  of  dissipation  of  which  the  above  have  been  considered 
as  a  mark  of  his  repentance  therefor.  He  was  made  Historiographer  of  France 
through  the  influence  of  Madame  de  Pompadour.  For  a  satire  on  the  Duke 
D'Aumont,  he  was  sent  to  the  Bastille  and  lost  his  position  as  sole  editor  of  the 
"  Mercure  de  France,"  in  which  he  published  the  "  Moral  Tales." 

The  above  copy  was  priced  $30,  vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting. 

1153  MAROLLES  (Michel  de,  abbe  de  Villeloin).     Le  Livre  des 

Peintres  et  Graveurs.     Small  8vo,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  1872 
'  Second  edition  of  the  "  Biblioth^que  Elzevirienne. ''     The  above  is  edited, 
with  notes,  by  Georges  Duplessis.     Limited  edition  of  572  copies,  and  the  above 
is  on  "  papier  verge. " 


2  88  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1154  MARTIN    (D^siree).      Les   Veill^es    d'une   Soeur   ou   le 

Destin  d'un  Brin  de  Mousse.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

New  Orleans,  1877 

1 155  MASSIMI.— Hecatelegium  ou  les  Cents  Elegies  Satiriques 

et  Gaillardes  de  Pacifico  Massimi,  Poete  d'Ascoli,  XVe 
Siecle-— Litt6ralement  traduit  pour  la  premiere  fois,  texte 
Latin  en  regard.     Thick  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris, /tfz^r  Isidore  Liseux  et  ses  amis,  1885 

Erotic  limited  edition  of  120  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  No.  53.  On 
the  cover  it  is  stated: — "  Avis  aux  Libraires,  Edition  privee.  Ce  volume  ne 
doit  pas  etre  '  mis  en  vente  ou  expose  dans  les  lieux  publics '  (Loi  du  29  Juillet, 
1881)." 

"  De  tous  ces  ouvrages,  c'est,  en  somme  I'Hecatelegium  qui  survivra;  Pacifico 
Massimi  se  place,  grace  i  ce  recueil,  parmi  les  poetes  erotiques  les  plus  auda- 
cieux.  Le  cynisme  de  certaines  pieces  n'a  ete  depasse  par  personne,  pas  meme 
par  Baffo;  d'autres,  parmi  les  elegies  amoureuses  sent  gracieuses  ou  spirituelles: 
Nul,  i  notre  connaisance,  n'a  encore  fait  la  remarque  qu'une  centaine  d'annees 
avant  Fraticisco  Berni,  qui  a  donne  son  nom  au  genre  Bemesque.  Pacifico  avait 
invente  ce  genre,  et  meme  I'avait  du  premier  coup  porte  a  sa  perfection." — 
Isidore  Liseux. 

1 156  Matinees  du  Palais  Royal.     2  vols,  in  i.    Minimo,  old 

mottled  calf  gilt,  red  edges.         Paris,  J.  F.  Bastien,  1772 
Salacious  and  scandalous. 

1 1 57  MAYNARD   (Frangois).     Priap6es  publi^es  pour  la  Pre- 

miere Fois  d'apres  les  Manuscrits,  et  ^Suivies  de  quelques 
Pifeces  Analogues  du  mdme  Auteur,  Extraites  de  Diff^rents 
Recueils.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  ' 

Freetown,  imprimerie  de  la  Bibliomaniac  Society,  1 864 

Erotic  Limited  edition  of  82  copies,  of  which  2  are  ou  "peau  velin," 
5  on"  papier  de  HoUande,"  and  75  on  "papier  verge."  Francois  Maynard 
was  born  in  1582,  and  died  in  1646.  He  was  the  secretary  of  Queen  Margaret 
of  Navarre.     Like  his  mistress,  he  loved  lubricity  and  had  a  libidinous  pen. 

1158  MAZARINADES   CYNIQUES   (Les),   c'est  a  scavoir  le 

Temperament  Amphibologique  des  "  Testicules "  de 
Mazarin  et  la  Custode  de  la  Reyne  qui  dit  tout.  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Cologne,  1649-5  ^  (reprint) 

Limited  edition  of  150  copies  of  this  extraordinary  little  brochure,  i^hich 
is  an  infamous  scandal  as  to  the  alleged  relations  existing  between  Cardinal 
Mazarin  and  the  widow  of  Louis  XIII. 

1 159  Men    and    Manners    in    America.     By  the   author  of 

"  Cyril  Thornton."     Large  8vo,  cloth.  Phila.,  1833 

1 160  MENDES    (Catulle),     PoesieSj   i.  e.,  Philomela,  Pauleleia, 

S^r^nades,  Pagode,  Soirs  Moroses,  Hesperus,  le  Soleil  de 
Minuit,  etc.     5  vols,  small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.    Paris,  1885 

116 1  Mendes.     Le  Fin  du  Fin,  ou  Conseils  a  un  Jeune  Homme 

qui  se  Destine  a  1' Amour.     Minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

'  Paris,  Marplon  et  Flammarion,  1885 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  289 

ORIGINAL  FRENCH  EDITION  OF  LAZARILLO  DE 
TORMES— EXCESSIVELY  RARE. 

1162  [MENDOZA  (Don  Diego  Hurtado  de).]—  |  La  Vie  |  et  | 

Avantures  |  de  |  Lazarille  |  de  |  Tormes  |  ecrites  par 
lui  meme.  I  Traduction  Nouvelle  sur  le  veritable  |  Original 
Espagnol  (  .  Portrait  and  facetious  plates  by  J.  Harre- 
wijN,  also  fleur Otis.  2  vols,  minimo,  bound  by  E.  Rous- 
selle,  in  crushed  dark  green  levant  morocco,  top  edges 
gilt.  Brussels,  chez  George  de  Backer,  1699 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  in  French  and  excessively  rare. 
Wheeler,  in  his  Dictionary  of  Fiction,  calls  the  above — "  a  novel  of  low  life, 
the  first  of  a  class  well  known  in  Spanish  literature  under  the  name  of  the 
'  gusti  picaresco '  or  the  style  of  the  rogues,  and  made  famous  all  over  the  world 
in  the  brilliant  imitation  of  it,  Le  Sage's  'Gil  Bias.'  "  W.  H.  Hurlbut  says: — 
"  Faithfully  executed  [it]  would  exhibit  ...  the  type  of  the  low-minded, 
merry-making,  vulgar  and  shallow  '  Yankee,'  the  ideal  Yankee,  in  whom  Euro- 
pean prejudices  find,  gracefully  combined,  the  attractive  traits  of  a  Gines  de 
Passamonte  and  a  Joseph  Surface,  a  Lazaeillo  de  Tormes,  and  a  Scapen  and 
an  Autolycus." 

1 163  MENDOZA.      Life    and  Adventures  of    Lazarillo   de 

Tormes,  translated  by  Thomas  Roscoe;  also  Life  and 
Adventures  of  Guzman  D'Alfarache,  or  the  Spanish 
Rogue,  by  Mateo  Aleman,  and  translated  by  John  H. 
Brady.  With  eight  fine  etchings  by  R.  de  los  Rios.  2 
vols,  fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut.  London,  1881 

MERAY'S  TROUVERES— BOUND  BY  AMAND. 

1 164  MERAY    (Antony).     La   Vie   au   Temps   des   Trouv^res 

Croyances,  Usages  et  Mceurs  Intimes  des  Xle,  Xlle  et 
XllleSi^cles  d'apr^sles  Lais,Chroniques,DitsetPaubliaux. 
Woodcut  border  on  title  after  J.  de  Tournes  {Scec.  X  V/.). 
Small  8vo,  fresh  half  blue  crushed  levant  morocco  by 
Amand,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  A.  Claudin,  1873 

VERY  CURIOUS,  and  full  of  the  amorous  and  other  adventures  of  such 
troubadours  or  trouveres  as  Robert  Wace,  Ruttebeuf ,  Jehan  de  Conde,  Gautier 
de  Coinsi,  Jehan  de  Boves,  Marie  de  France,  Doete  de  Troyes,  Justine  de  Levis, 
Saincte  des  Frees  and  Barbe  de  Verrue. 

1165  MERCIER  (Alfred).     La  Fille  du  Pretre,  R^cit  Social.    3 

vols,  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  New  Orleans,  1877-78 

The  "  Daughter  of  the  Priest  "  is  in  three  parts — I.,  "  Fausse  Route  ";  II., 
"Expiation";  III.,  "Rehabilitation."  Dr.  Alfred  Mercier,  a  poet,  an  essayist, 
a  novelist,  an  historian,  and  like  Canonge  is  another  Creole  unknown  to  Mr. 
Cable.  The  ' '  Journal  of  Philology  "  has  published  his  dialectic  stories  of  the 
Creoles. 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  LA    GUZLA   BOUND    BY  MARIUS- 

MICHEL. 

1 166  [MERIM^E  (Prosper). J     La  Puzla,  ou  Choix  de  Podsies 

Illyriques,    recueillies,    dans    la   Dalmatie,   la  Bosnie,  la 


290  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Croatie  et  I'Herzegowine.  Front.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by 
Marius-Michel  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  inside 
gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  1827 

VERY  RARE,  original  edition  and  printed  on  "  papier  velin. "    Among 

the  noteworthy  pieces  in  this  volume  are — ^"  L'Amante  de  Dannisich,"  "  la  Belle 

Helene,"  "  Maxime  et  Zoe,"  "  sur  le  Vampirisme,"  "I'Amant  en  Bouteille," 

and  ' '  Cara-Ali,  le  Vampire. " 

SPLENDID  EDITION  OF  THE  "ARABIAN  NIGHTS,"  ILLUS- 
TRATED FROM  THE  DESIGNS  OF  GAVARNI  AND 
WATTIER. 

11 67  MILLE  ET  UNE  NUITS,  Contes  Arabes  par  Galland, 

pr^c6des  d'une  Introduction  par  M.  Jules  Janin.  With 
numerous  exquisite  steel  flates  after  the  original  designs  of 
Gavarni  and  Wattier  and  engraved  by  Outhewaitte, 
Nargeot,  Colin,  Geuffroy,  Delaunnoy  and  Lerouge 
(a  few  slightly  foxed).     Large  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  gilt. 

Paris,  Morizot,  1864 
The  above  is  a  good  copy  of  one  of  the  best  illustrated  "Arabian  Nights." 

1168  [MIRABEAU  (G.  H.de  R.).]    Errotika  Biblion.    Small 

8vo,  boards.  'R.ome,  de  Plmprimerie  du  Vatican,  1783 

Very  rare  and  original  edition  of  the  great  Mirabeau's  curious  work,  which 
is  one  of  the  most  erotic  issued  in  the  last  century.  The  subjects  are  treated  in 
chapters  headed  as  follows: — Anagogie,  I'Anelytroide,  ITscha,  la  Toproide,  le 
Thalaba,  I'Anandryne,  TAhropodie,  Kadhe'sch,  Behemah,  I'Anoscopie  and  la 
Linguammanie. 

1 169  MIRABEAU.     Another  edition  of  the  same.     Small  8vo, 

half  calf .  Brussels,  1867 

Very  rare  and  privately  printed  limited  edition,  corrected  on  the  original  of 
1783  and  of  that  of  the  year  IX.  of  the  French  Republic,  with  the  notes  of  the 
edition  of  1833  attributed  to  the  Chevalier  Pierrugues,  and  which  give  many  more 
details  from  the  Bible  and  ancient  monuments  upon  onanism,  pederasty, tribadism 
and  linguamania. 

1170  MIRECOURT  (Eugene  de).     Fabriquede  Romans— Mai- 

son  Alexandre  Dumas  et  Compagnie.     Large  8vo,  cloth. 

Paris,  1845 
VERY  SCARCE.  Bound  up  with  this  satirical  volume  on  the  elder  Dumas 
is— Querard  (J.  M.),  "  Les  Auteurs  Deguises  de  la  Litterature  Francaise  au 
XIXe  Sitele  Essai  Bibliographique  pour  Servir  de  Supplement  aux  Recherches 
d' A.  A.  Barbier  sur  les  Ouvrages  Pseudonymes, "  Paris,  1845.  The  last  named 
has  MS.  corrigenda. 

1171  MOLINARI  (M.  G.  de).     Les  Clubs  Rouges  pendant  le 

Siege  de  Paris.     Front.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  Gamier,  187 1 
The  author  was  the  editor  of  the  "Journal  des  Debats." 

1172  MONNIER  (Marc).     Theatre  de  Marionnettes.  Small  8vo, 

boards,  uncut.  Geneva,  F.  Richard,  1871 

Printed  on  thick  toned  paper  with  a  preface  on  Marionnettes  by  Victor 
Cherbuliez. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  291 

MARC  DE  MONTIFAUD'S  FACETIOUS  WORKS— LIMITED 

EDITIONS. 

1173  MONTIFAUD  (Marc  de).     Racine  et  La  Voisin.     With 

a  portrait  of  La  Voisin,  engraved  by  Hanriot,  after  Coy- 
pel.  Small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  lemon  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1878 

Limited  edition  of  100  copies  on  Holland  paper. 

11 74  MONTIFAUD.  Histoire d'HELOiSE  et  d'AsAiLARD.   Small 

8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  lemon  morocco,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1873 

Limited  edition  on  thick  paper. 
"  Couvre-moi  de  baisers 
Je  reverai  le  reste." 

— Eloys  A  Abailard. 

1175  MONTIFAUD.     Les  Triomphs  de  I'Abbaye  des  Conards 

avec  une  Notice  sur  la  Fete  des  Fous  par  Marc  de  Monti- 
FAUD.  Small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  lemon  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  libraire  des  Bibliophiles,  1874 

Limited  edition  Jouaust  of  320  numbered  copies,  of  which  lo  were  printed 
on  Whatman  paper,  10  on  China  paper  and  300  on  "papier  verge." 

1 176  MbNTIFAUD.      Les   Courtisans   de   I'Antiquitd.      With 

erotic  etchings  by  Aubry.  Small  8vo.  i  vol.  (complete 
and  in  six  parts),  sewed  as  issued.  Paris,  1883 

Limited  edition.  Printed  on  thick  laid  paper.  This  gives  an  altogether  differ- 
ent account  of  the  life  of  Mary  Magdalene  to  that  told  in  the  New  Testament. 
On  the  title,  which  has  no  publisher's  name,  are  the  lines  from  Sappho: — 
' '  L'amour  brise  mon  ame,  comme  le  vent  renverse  les  chenes  sur  les  montagnes. " 

1177  MONTIFAUD.      L'Abbesse  du  Paraclet,  Histoire  Galante 

d'HELoiSE  et  d'ABAiLARD.  Small  8vo,  i  vol.  (complete 
and  in  3  parts),  sewed,  uncut  as  issued.  Paris,  1873 

Limited  edition  on  thick  paper,  with  three  erotic  etchings  by  Aubry. 

11 78  MONTIFAUD.     Entre  Messe  et  Vepres,  ou  les  Matinees 

de  Careme  au  Faubourg  Saint-Germain.  With  seven  erotic 
frontispieces,  etchings  by  Van  Ruyss.  7  vols,  small  8vo, 
sewed,  totally  uncut  as  issued.  Paris,  1872 

Limited  edition  on  thick  laid  paper.  The  stories  of  this  new  Decameron 
are: — "  Ad  Majorem  Dei  Gloriam  ;  "  Un  Point  d'Orgue";  "  Midi  a  Quatorze 
Heures";  "une  Brimade  dans  le  Grand  Monde";  "Comment  on  entre  au 
Paradis";  "  Le  Pere  Ambroise";  "  Parce  Que";  "  Le  Salut  Militaire  ";  "  le 
Gendarme  au  Convent  ";  "  un  Mariage  par  Expertise  ";  "  Avant  la  Noce." 

1 1 79  MONTIFAUD.     Les   Joyeuses    Nouvelles.      With  eleven 

erotic  etchings  by  Van   Ruyss.     10  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1872 

Limited  edition  on  thick  laid  paper.     On  the  title  of  each  is  the  quotation 

from  Rabelais:  "  Or,   esbandissez-vous,   mes  amours,  et  gaiemet  lisez  tout  i 


292  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

I'aise  du  corps  et  au  profit  des  reins,"  The  stories  are  as  follows:—"  le  Mariage 
d'une  Momie";  '"les  Chevaliers  du  Bidet";  "  Chaste  et  Pure  ";  "I'Expulse  de 
laRuedes  Postes";  "  Auquel  des  Deux  " ;  "  les  Moustaches  du  Capitaine  ; 
"  une  Greve  de  Femmes  ";  "  le  Passage  de  Venus  ";  '  le  Mariage  d'un  Potache, 
ou  le  Sommier  a  Musique";  "le  Singe  du  Couvent";  "Comment  on  fait 
Souffrir  le  Diable";  "le  Passe  Port";  "la  Maniere  de  s'en  Servir  ';  "les 
DeTix  Revanches." 

1180  MONTIFAUD.     Les   Nouvelles   Drolatiques.       With  ten 
erotic  etchings  by  Hanriot.     10  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  un- 
cut. Paris,  1880-81 
Limited  edition  on  thick  laid  paper.     On  the  titles  is  the  passage  froin 
Beroalde   de   Verville— "  Ici  n'y  que  pour  rire."     These  new  "Droll  Stories  " 
are—:   "  les  Delices  de  I'Esprit  Saint  et  la  Bassinoire  ";   "  le  Calice  de  Mme.  de 
Trigdnee";  "  un  Mariage  a  Constantinople  " ;   "  un  Point.  .  .  de  Tapisserie"; 
' '  un  Serail  a  Vendre  " ;  "la  Penitence  du  Cure  de  Tilly  " ;  "la  Chaste  Suzanne  " ; 
"une   Messe  Blanche";    "  1' Amende    Honorable";    "  le   Telephone"     "  le 
Curateur";  "  le  Necessaire  et  le  Superflu  ";  "  la  Nourriche  Seche  ";  "  Par  Pro- 
curation"; "  le  Commis  de  chez   Richard";  "  le  Phonographe   du   Seigneur  '; 
"  Relevee  de  Son  Voeu  ";   "  ce  pauvre  Monsieur   Duclamel".   "  le   Jugement 
de  Paris  ";   "la  Rue  Sainte  Amendee." 


THE   "TRUE  FALCONER"  OF  THE  CHEVALIER  DE 
MORAIS— PARIS,  1683. 

1181  MORAIS.—  I  Le  Veritable  |  Fauconnier.  |  Par  Mre  C.  De 

MoRAis,  I  Chevalier,  Seigneur  de  |  Fortille,  cy-devant 
chef  I  du  Heron  de  la  grande  |  Fauconnerie.  |  Dedie'  au 
Roy.  I  Numerous  fleurons.  Minimo,  old  half  russia  (title 
stained). 

I  A  Paris,  |  chez  Gabriel  Quinet,  au  \  Palais,  d,  V entree 
de  la  Galerie  des  \  Prisonniers  a  I'Ange  Gabriel,  \  M.DC. 
LXXXIII I  avec privilege  du  Roy.  \  1683 

EXTREMELY  RARE  volume  on  falconry. 

1 1 82  MoRAUD    (E.).      L'Heritiere — Comedie    en   un    Acte    en 

Prose.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY   OF  THOMAS   FROGNALL  DIBDIN'S 
EDITION  OF  MORE'S  "UTOPIA." 

11 83  MORE  (Sir  Thomas).     Utopia,  translated  by  Raphe  Rob- 

inson, a.  d.  1551,  with  copious  Notes  (including  the  whole 
of  Dr.  Warner's)  and  a  Bibliographical  Introduction  by 
Dr.  T.  F.  DIBDIN.  Portrait  and  wood  engravings  on  the 
title  and  throughout  the  volume,  with  the  rare  plate  of  the 
More  Family.^  4to,  elegantly  crinkled  morocco,  blind  and 
gilt  tooled,  inside  gold  border,  edges  gilt,  and  probably 
bound  by  Bedford  at  an  early  period  of  his  career  (foxed 
slightly).  London,  William  Bulmer,  1808 

"Large  paper.     Forty  copies  only  printed;  with  the  Private  Plate 

of  'The  Family  of  Sir  Thomas  More, '  which  is  not  in  the  small  paper  copies. " 

— Menzies  Catalogue,  "  prepared  by  Joseph  Sabin." 

' '  The  Romance  of  the  Utopia  has  a  very  common  fate  upon  it — to  be  more 

known  and  admired  all  the  world  over  than  here  at  home." — Bp.  Burnet. 
"When  the  Utopia  of  Sir  Thomas  More  was  first  published  it  occasioned  a 

pleasant  mistake.     This  political  romance  represents  a  perfect,  but  visionary 


THE  PENE  DU BOIS  COLLECTION.  293 


republic,  in  an  island  supposed  to  have  been  newly  discovered  in  America.  '  As 
this  was  the  age  of  discovery,'  says  Granger,'  the  learned  Budseus,  and  others, 
took  it  for  genuine  history;  and  considered  it  as  highly  expedient  that  mis- 
sionaries should  be  sent  thither,  in  order  to  convert  so  wise  a  nation  to  Chris- 
tianity."— D'ISRAELl's  Curiosities  of  Literature. 

1184  MOUTON  (Eugene).     La  Physionomie  Compar^e  Traits 

de   I'Expression   dans  rHomme,  dans  la  Nature  et  dans~ 
I'Art.     Portrait  of  the  author.     Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1 185  Mus^E   POUR   RiRE,   texte  par    Maurice   Alhon,    Louis 

HuART  et  Ch.  Philipon.  With  numerous  facetious  illus- 
trations, some  full  page,  by  eminent  French  caricaturists. 
Vols.  I,  2  and  3.     4to,  old  half  roan  (foxed  and  stained). 

Paris,  1839-40 

1186  [MUSSET  (Alfred  de)  and  GEORGE  SAND.]     Gamiani 

ou  Deux  Nuits  d'Exces  par  Alcide,  Baron  de  M  *  *  *. 
Minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

[Paris],  a  Londres,  chez  le  concierge  du  Pigs  Club,  n.  d. 

EXTREMELY  EROTIC,  very  limited  edition,  and  written  by  Madame 
Dudevant  and  Alfred  de  Musset  during  the  period  of  their  liaison.  De  Musset, 
it  is  well  known,  and  like  his  ancestor  Mathurin  Regnier,  affected  the  satumalian 
orgies  described  in  this  bibelot,  which  is  equal  to  anything  of  the  Marquis  de 
Sade's  in  lubricity.  Only  a  limited  edition  was  printed: — "  cette  edition  rainis- 
cule  de  ce  livre,  le  chef-d'oeuvre  du  roman  erotique  modeme  n'a  ete  tiree  qu'a 
104  ejtemplaires  non  mis  dans  la  conmierce  et  uniquement  reserves  aux  membres 
du  Pigs-Club." 


1187  c^^ARREY  (Charles).     L'Education  d'AcHiLLE.    Small 
8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

This  is  the  modem  French  La  Rochefoucauld  and  Chester- 
field, and  is  adapted  to  our  civilization.  The  old  authorities 
are  played  out.  With  this  MS.  note  on  page  35: — "As  a  rule  now-a-days  people 
do  not  know  how  to  flatter,  it  is  a  lost  art  in  France.  If  you  wish  to  flatter 
Hugo  do  not  tell  him  that  he's  a  great  poet,  which  is  true;  tell  him  he  is  a  great 
statesman,  which  is  false." 

1188  NATALIE  par  Mme.    de   *     *     *.,  publid  par  N.  A.  De 

Sabandy.     8vo,  half  calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1833 

Very  scarce  and  printed  by  Firmin-Didot  fr^res. 

1189  NERCIAT    (Andrea   de).     Le   Diable   au  Corps,  (Euvre 

Posthume  du  trds-Recommandable  Docteur  Cazzone, 
Membra  Extraordinaire  de  la  joyeuse  Faculte  phallo  coiro- 
pygo-glottonomique.     3  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Geneva,  1786  (reprint') 

Erotic  and  curious.     This  strange  work  is  written  in  the  style  of  the  Mar- 
quis de  Sade  and  " '  Gamiani. " 


294  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1 190  NEW  FOUNDLING    HOSPITAL    for   WIT,   being    a 

Collection   of  Several  Curious  Pieces  in  Verse  and  Prose. 

Humorous  front.     12 mo,  old  calf.  London,  1768 

Facetious  and  consisting  of  pieces  by — "  Lord  Chesterfield,  Lord  Hardwicke, 

Lord  Lyttelton,  Sir  C.  H.  Williams,   Mr.  Wilkes,   Mr.  Churchill,   Mr.  Garrick, 

Mr.  Potter,  Dr.  Akenside  and  other  eminent  persons. " 

'119 1  New  York  Hards  and  Softs:  which  is  the  true  Democracy, 
by  a  National  Democrat.     Large  8vo,  paper.     N.  Y.,  1855 

1 192  NOEL  (Edouard).    Le  Roman  d'un  Jeune  Homme  Chauve, 

Com^die-Bouffe  en  un  Acte.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1886 
THE  "NEW  DECAMERON"— ILLUSTRATED. 

1193  NOUVEAU  DECAMERON   (Le).     Portraits  of  Theo- 

dore DE  Banville,  Alphonse  Daudet,  Catulle 
Mendes,  Leon  Cladel,  Emile  Zola  and  Guy  de 
Maupassant,  by  Abot,  also  etchings  by  Vogel.  6  vols, 
small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885-86 

The  six  days  are  divided  as  follows: — "  le  Temps  d' Aimer  ";  "  Dans  I'Ate- 
lier";  "  les  Amours  Mondaines";  "Comme  il  vous  Plaira";  "la  Rue  et  la 
Route  '';  "  les  Plus  Tristes."  The  stories  are  erotic  in  the  style  of  the  "  Hep- 
tameron  "  and  "  Decameron,''  but  nineteenth  century,  and  from  the  pens  of — 
Theodore  de  Banville,  Francois  Coppee,  Guy  de  Maupassant,  Leon  Cladel, 
Catulle  Mendes,  Alphonse  Daudet,  Rene  Maizeroy,  Ernest  d'Hervilly,  Paul 
Arene,  Armand  Silvestre,  Edmond  de  Goncourt,  Charles  Monselet,  Ludovic 
Halevy,  Aurelian  SchoU,  Emile  Zola,  Edmond  About,  Arsene  Houssaye,  Jules 
Claretie,  etc. 


1 1 94  i^vLD  FLAG  (The).     Large  4to,  boards. 

Fac-simile  of  newspaper  published  in  1864  during  thirteen 
months'  imprisonment  in  Tyler,  Smith  Co.,  Texas. 

1 195  OLIVIER   (Jacqves).      Alphabet     de    I'lmperfection    et 

Malice  des  Femmes.     Minimo,  vellum. 

Lyons,  Jean  Goy,  1665 

Rare,  erotic  and — "reueu,  cbrrige  et  augmente  d'vn  friant  dessert,  et  de 
plusieurs  Histoires  en  cette  cinquieme  edition  pour  les  Courtizans  de  la  Femme 
mondaine." 

Bound  up  with  the  above  are  the  following  rare  pieces: — "  Le  Jaloux  par 
Force  et  le  Bon-hevr  des  Femmes  qui  ont  des  Maris  laloux,  ensemble  la  Chambre 
de  lustice  de  1' Amour  avec  la  Reveue  des  Troupes  d'Amour,"  Fribourg,  1668; 
' '  Catechisme  des  Courtisans  ou  les  Questions  de  la  Cour  et  autres  Galanteries, " 
Cologne,  1668 ;  "  La  Campagne  de  la  Keyne  ou  Lettre  Galante  ecrlte  a  des  dames 
de  la  Cour  de  Monseigneur  le  Dauphin,"  1668;  "Reqveste  presentee  av  Roy 
par  I'Archevesqve  d'Ambrvm  contre  les  Libelles  diffamatories  de  Port  Royal, 
1667;  etc. 

1196  ORSO  SERIES,  «>.:— 

I.  Les  Vertus  et  Propridtds  des  Mignons,  suivant  la  Copie 

25  Juillet  1576. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  295 

II.  Brevet  d'apprentissage  d'une  Fille  de  modes  a  Ama- 
toute,  suivant  la  copie  de  1769. 

III.  Les  Diff^rents  des  chapons  et  des  Coqs  touchant 
I'Alliance  des  Poules  auec  la  conclusion  d'y  ceux,  suivant 
la  copie  a  Paris,  chez  Pierre  Chevalier  au  Mont  Sainct 
Hilaire,  en  la  cour  d'Albret. 

IV.  Farce  Joyeuse  tres  Bonne,  a  Deux  Personnages  du 
Gaudisseur  qui  se  vante  de  ses  faictz  et  ung  Sot  qui  luy 
respond  au  contraire,  suivant  la  copie. 

V.  La  Descouverte  du  Style  Impudique  des  Courtisanes  de 
Normandi^  a  celles  de  Paris,  envoy^e  pour  estrennes,  de 
I'Invention  d'une  Courtisane  Anglaise.  Suivant  la  copie 
a  Paris,  chez  Nicholas  Alexandre  demourant  rue 
Neuve  des  Mathurins,  1618. 

VI.  Le  Diet  des  Pays  avec  les  Condicions  des  Femmes  et 
Plusieurs  Aultres  Belles  Balades.     Suivant  la  copie. 

VII.  Le  Bruit  qui  Court  de  I'Espousde.  Suivant  la  copie 
MDCXIIII. 

VIII.  La  Patenostre  des  VeroUez  avec  une  Complaincte 
contre  les  Medecins.     Suivant  la  copie  imprim^e  MCXL. 

TOGETHER  8  pieces.     Square  minimo,  paper,  uncut. 

Berne,  chez  I'Orso,  n.  d. 

Very  rare  and  erotic  collection  of  bibelots,  reprinted  on  Holland  paper  and 
"papier  verge,"  from  the  extremely  rare  originals. 

MAGNIFICENTLY  ILLLUSTRATED  "  METAMORPHOSES  " 
OF  OVID  IN  A  HANDSOME  RELIURE. 

1197  OVID.  Les  Metamorphoses  d'OviDE.  134  plates,  with 
engraved  descriptions  below  the  beautiful  engravings  by  or 
after  Eisen,  N.  le  Mire,  De  Longueil,  Le  Veau,  N.  De 
'  Launay,  Massard,  C.  Monnet,  Baquoy,  H.  Gravelot, 
D.  N£e,  J.  F.  Rousseau,  Binet,  J.  M.  Moreau,  J.  B. 
SiMONET,  J.  Le  Roy,  Duclos,  E.  De  Ghendt,  Le  Prince, 
L.  J.  Masquelier,  F.  Boucher,  Aug.  de  St.  Aubin, 
Binet,  Basan,  L.  Legrand,  N.  Ponce,  S.  C.  Miger,  St. 
Gois,  Moreau  le  Jeune,  Helman,  etc.  (some  foxed  or 
stained^and  six  short).  Thick  4to,  bound  in  handsome 
maroon  crinkled  morocco  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt,  and  in  cloth  drop  case. 

Paris,  Bassan  et  Le  Mire,  Graveurs,  1767 

Very  rare  and  erotic.  This  is  one  of  the  most  magnificently  illustrated 
editions  of  Ovid's  "Metamorphoses"  in  existence — the  best  i8th  century 
French  engravers  and  designers  having  put  their  best  work  into  it.  Every 
page,  including  the  dedication  to  the  Due  de  Chartres  and  the  letterpress 
descriptions,  are  engraved.  It  is  an  edition-de-luxe  the  like  of  which  could  not 
be  excelled  in  these  times. 


296  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1 198  OVID. — Le    Metamorfosi    di    Ovidio     ridotte    da    Gio. 

Andrea  dall'Anguillare,  in  ottaua  mina  al  Christianis- 
simo  Re  di  Francia  Henrico  Secondo  di  nuoue  dal 
propiro  auttore  riuedute  e  Correte.  Con  I'Annotationi 
di  M.  Gioseppe  Horologgi,  con  Postille,  e  con  gli 
Argomenti  nel  principio  di  ciascuu  libro  di  M.  Fran- 
cesco TuRCHi.  Numerous  curious  wood  engravings, 
mostly  erotic,  also  engraved  title.  Thick  small  4to,  boards 
(MS.  on  title). 

Rare.  Venice,  appresso  Giouanni  Alberti,  1589 

1 199  OVID. — Las  Metamorphoses   d'OviDE,  traduites  en  Vers 

Franfois  par  T.  Corneille.  Minimo,  crushed  citron 
levant  morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Gabriel  Quinet,  1669 
Very  rare,  with  head  and  tail  pieces  on  wood.  From  the  "  Bibliotheque 
du  Chateau  de  Cassan — Alexandre  Martel,"  with  inserted  book  plate,  heraldic 
shield  and  views.  This  is  the  original  edition  of  the  translation  into  French 
verse  of  the  Metamorphoses  of  Ovid,  by  Thomas  Corneille,  brother  of  Pierre 
Corneille. 

L  AINE   (Thomas).     Die  Theologischen  Werke.     8vo, 
sheep  (foxed).  Phila.,  1847 

PANTINS  DES  BOULEVARDS  (Les),  ou  Bor- 
dels  de  Thalie.  Confessions  paillardes  des  tri- 
bades  et  catins  des  tr^teaux  du  Boulevard,  recueillies  par 
le  compere  Mathieu,  savoir;  ouvrage  aussi  utile  qu'agr^- 
able,  dedi6  a  tous  les  baladins  de  la  fin  du  XVIIIe  siecle, 
par  leur  espion  ordinaire  [Mayeur  de  St.  Paul],  i  odd 
vol.  [au  Theatre  de  Nicollet,  aux  associ^s,  aux  Beaujolais, 
complete]  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut  (no  plates). 

Paris,  de  I'imprimerie  de  Nicodime  dans  la  Lune, 

1 79 1  (reprint) 
Limited  edition  of  206  copies. 

"Tous  les  acteurs,  actrices  de  la  fin  da  XVIIIe  siecle,  figurent  dans  les 
scenes  lubriques  de  cet  immonde  pamphlet,  melange  de  pros  et  de  vers 
orduriers. " — Lehec. 

1202  PAPACY  (The).— HISTOIRE  DES  PAPES,  Crimes, 
Meurtres,  Empoi|Sonnements,  Parricides,  Adulteres,  In- 
cestes  depuis  Saint  Pierre  jusqu'^  Gregoire  XVI. — 
Histoire  des  Saints,  des  Martyrs,  des  Peres  de  I'Eglise,  des 
Ordres  Religieux,  des  Conciles,  des  Cardinaux,  de  I'lnqui- 
sition,  des  Schismes  et  des  Grands  Rdformateurs — Crimes 
des  Rois  des  Reines,  et  des  Empereurs.  Illustrated  with 
numerous  steel  engravings,  some  of  nudes.  10  vols,  large 
8vo,  half  calf,  gilt  (foxed  somewhat).  Paris,  1842 

VERY  RARE  and  CURIOUS.  A  strange  book  full  of  terrible  charges  against 
the  Popes  and  other  high  ecclesiastics,  also  against  monarchs  of  old  and  later 
times. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  297 

1203  PAPESSE  JEANNE  (La),  Poeme  en  Dix  Chants.      With 

curious  woodblock  head  and  tail  pieces.  Small  8vo,  purple 
morocco,  broad  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gold  on  marble. 

La  Haye,  1778 

Very  rare  and  suppressed.  This  remarkable  volume  on  Pope  Joan  has 
neither  publisher's  nor  printer's  name.  It  is  a  veritable  curiosity  of  literature 
and  on  account  of  the  subject  amorous  in  its  language. 

1204  PARNASSE   LIBERTIN   ou  R^cueil  de  Podsies  Libres. 

Small  8vo,  half  morocco. 

A  Paillardisoroupolis,  chez  Le  Dru  cl  Penseigne  de 

Priape,  1772 
Very  rare  and  very  erotic,  most  of  the  poetry  being  in  honor  of  the  God 
Phallus.     Every  page  is  surrounded  by  a  woodcut  border. 

"PARNASSE    SATYRIQUE"— A    COPY    OF    THE    LIMITED 
ORIGINAL   EDITION. 

1205  PARNASSE  SATYRIQUE  (Le),  du  Dix  Neuvi^me  Siecle 

Recueil  de  Vers  Piquants  et  Gaillards  de  Beranger,  V. 
Hugo,  E.  Deschamps,  A.  Barbier,  A.  de  Musset,  Bar- 

TH^LEMY,    PrOTAT,    G.  NaDAUD,    DE    BaNVILLE,    BaUDE- 

laire,  Monselet,  etc.  With  facsimiles  on  India  paper. 
2  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut. 

[Brussels],   Rome  a  Penseigne  des  Sept    Peches 

Capitaux,  n.  d. 

Rare,  original  edition  and  very  erotic.  Limited  edition  on  thick  "  papier 
verge  de  Holland." 

1206  PARNASSE. — Le  Nouveau  Parnasse  Satyrique  du  Dix 

Neuvieme  Siecle,  suivi  d'un  Appendice  au  Parnasse 
Satyrique.     Small  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

[Brussels],  Eleutheropolis  aux  devantures  des  Librairies 
ailleurs  dans  leures  Arriireboutiques,  1866 

Rare,  original  edition  and  equally  erotic  with  the  preceding  number,  to 
which  it  is  a  supplementary  volume. 

1207  PARIS  A  L'EAU-FORTE,  Actualit^-Curiositd-Fantaisie, 

Nouvelle  Serie.  Numerous  etchings  by  Charbonnel,  Rops, 
Gaucherel,  Laurens,  etc.,  some  of  nudes.  2  vols,  in  i. 
Thick  large  8vo,  half  roan.      Very  scarce.      Paris,  1878 

UNIQUE  COLLECTION  OF  SATIRICAL  CARTOONS,  BROAD- 
SIDES, NEWSPAPERS,  BROCHURES,  ETC.,  PRINCI- 
PALLY  ISSUED   DURING  THE   PARIS  COMMUNE. 

1208  PARIS  COMMUNE,  DECLINE  AND  FALL  OF  THE 

FRENCH  EMPIRE,  FRANCO-PRUSSIAN  WAR, 
THE  THIRD  FRENCH  REPUBLIC,  etc.  An  ex- 
traordinary COLLECTION  OF   REVOLUTIONARY  AND  COM- 


298  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

MUNISTIC  COLORED    CARTOONS,  BROADSIDES,    NEWSPAPERS, 
PAMPHLETS,    ETC.,    ISSUED    DURING  THOSE  PERIODS.      In   3 

half  roan  scrap  books  and  3  portfolios.  (6) 

UNIQUE.  This  is  one  of  the  remarkable  numbers  in  the  Pene  du  Bois 
Collection. 

It  consists  of  three  Scrap  Books— one  folio  and  two  large  quarto— containing 
461  caricatures  and  cartoons,  mostly  colored  by  hand  and  three  portfolios  in 
which  are — the  "  Journal  Oflficiel  "  260  numbers;  50  miscellaneous  newspapers 
published  during  1870-71;  12  broadsides,  1870-71;  7  proclamations  of  the  Com- 
mune; 66  pamphlets,  some  of  great  rarity,  including  the  Pere  Duchesne  Series; 
10  revolutionary  ballads  and  32  miscellaneous  i;iewspapers,  1868-79. 

These  constitute  an  aggregate  of  nearly  900  separate  pieces,  each  of  which  is 
full  of  historical  interest  and  united  they  make  a  whole  of  great  value  and 
uniqueness. 

Nothing  more  terrible  can  be  shown  in  the  history  of  the  world  than  the 
indictment  of  the  Second  Bonapartist  Empire  exhibited  in  the  collection  of  car- 
toons in  the  three  scrap  books.  The  Parisian  caricaturists  seemed  to  have  con- 
centrated the  extremest  bitterness  of  hate  in  their  endeavors  to  delineate  to  the 
people  of  France  the  treacheries,  tyrannies  and  lusts  of  the  twenty  years  of  the 
reign  of  the  Emperor  "  Badinguet."  Himself,  his  wife,  his  mistresses,  his  son, 
his'relative^  and  his  ministers  of  state  are  presented  in  every  manner  possible  to 
the  mind  of  men  that  could  in  any  way  horrible  betoken  infamy  and  degrada- 
tion of  the  deepest  and  most  criminal  dye.  Their  personal  peculiarities,  their 
debaucheries,  even  Incests,  are  sketched  with  pencils  and  crayons  tipped,  so  to 
say,  with  vitriol.  The  detestation  of  the  Republican  and  Communistic  artists 
seem  to  have  particularly  been  centered  on  the  Empress  Eugenie.  The  sacred 
ties  of  a  mother  and  wife  are  as  bitterly  attacked  as  could  possibly  be  conceived 
by  even  a  Marquis  de  Sade,  who  had  turned  anarchist  and  still  preserved  the 
lecherous  and  salacious  environments  which  are  a  necessary  concomitant  of 
aristocracies  and  dynasties.  Many  of  the  plates,  colored  by  hand,  are  very 
erotic,  at  times  vulgarly  so,  and  yet  others  display  as  much  genius  of  conception 
,  as  we  find  in  the  drawings  of  Gillray,  Hogarth  and  Rowlandson. 

Not  only  are  the  "Man  of  Sedan"  and  his  intimates,  Fleury,  Maupas, 
Rouher,  Persigny,  Pietri,  Leboeuf,  Ollivier,  Duvernois,  Granier  de  Cassagnac 
and  others,  specified  as  being  co-partners  in  the  affections  of  the  Empress,  but 
vile  orgies  are  pictured  as  taking  place  in  the  Tuileries  and  St.  Cloud,  which, 
according  to  the  French  Republican  mind,  appear  to  have  been  considered 
monster  brothels. 

The  Germans  and  the  Versaillists  are  regarded  as  equally  detestable.  Thiers 
and  Jules  Favre  are  shown  in  as  vile  colors  as  Bismarck  and  Kaiser  William. 
The  Archbishop  of  Paris  and  his  clergy  are  also  the  target  of  the  vile  attacks  of 
these  artists  of  the  Commune,  who  seem  to  have  imagined  the  cassock  was 
simply  a  cloak  for  the  most  abandoned  debaucheries. 

On  the  other  hand,  these  caricaturists  exhibit  as  heroes  and  martyrs  the  men 
of  the  Commune,  and  among  these  461  cartoons  will  be  found  portraits  of  all 
the  notables  whofigured  in  Paris  during  the  Spring  of  1871.  There  is  also  a 
blank  vellum  commission  in  the  National  Guard  of  the  Republic  of  1870. 

The  "  Journal  OfHciel,"  or  government  publication,  which  may  be  considered 
the  text  to  these  cartoons,  begins  September  4th,  1870,  and  ends  May  23d, 
1871,  only  six  numbers  being  short.  It  includes  those  issued  on  the  last 
day  of  the  Empire  and  the  first  day  of  the  Third  French  Republic. 

These  few  suggestions  as  to  the  contents  of  this  collection  give  but  a  faint 
idea  of  what  it  contains.  It  must  be  carefully  examined  to  be  appreciated  and 
understood.  Let  it  suffice  to  say  that  these  cartoons  make  a  complete  pictorial 
history  of  the  Paris  Commune.  The  collection  was  gathered  in  the  French 
capital  by  a  friend  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois,  who  was  locked  up  in  Paris  during 
both  the  sieges  by  the  Germans  and  Versaillists.  To  duplicate  the  collection  is 
impossible — only  one  anything  similar  has  been  in  this  country,  and  for  which 
a  second-hand  book  firm  asked  close  upon  one  thousand  dollars! 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  299 

1209  PARIS  COMMUNE.— Journal  Officiel  de  la  Republique 

Fran^aise.  March  20  to  May  22,  187 1,  inclusive.  To- 
gether, 64  Nos.  Paris,  187 1 

Very  rare  and  interesting,  having  been  published  in  Paris  during  the  Com- 
mune. All  the  numbers  are  entitled  as  above,  with  the  exception  of  that  of 
March  30,  1871,  which  is  styled  "Journal  OfEciel  de  la  Commune  de  Paris." 

1 2 10  PARIS  GALANT.     La  Vie  de  Gargon  dans  les   Hotels 

Garnis  pu  I'Amour  a  la  Minute  Scenes  de  la  Vie  Toyeuse 
entre  Etudiants,  Grisettes,  Rapins,  Courtisanes  et  Tru- 
queuses  par  un  Boheme  Curieux  loge  a  I'oeil  au  Grenier. 
Erotic  front.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1823  {reprint') 
Facetious  and  limited  edition  of  this  reprint. 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  THE  RARE  "PARIS  CHANT  ANT." 

121 1  PARIS    CHANTANT,  Romances,    Chansons    et    Chan- 

sonnettes  Contemporains — Texte  par  Marc  Fournier, 
Fertiault,  Festeau,  Moreau,  H£g,  Eugene  Brif- 
FAUT,  etc.  Illustrated  with  numerous  page  wood-engrav- 
ings and  cuts  by  Erench  humorous  designers — also  music  by 
Festeau,  Scudo,  A.  Harquerie,  Ed.  Douve,  J.  Vi- 
MEux,  Francois  Schubert,  etc.  Large  8vo,  half  red 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.     Paris,  Lavigne,  1845 

Very  scarce  and  original  edition  of  these  facetious  songs,  with  good  im- 
pressions of  the  wood  engravings. 

1212  PARNY  (Evariste).     CEuvres  Choisies  de,  precedes  d'une 

Notice  sur  sa  Vie  et  ses  Ouvrages.  Engraved  front.  2 
vols.  8vo,  half  calf.  Paris  and  Brussels,  1824-26 

Very  scarce.  The  first  volume  is  dated  Paris,  1826,  and  is  titled  as  com- 
plete in  itself — it  contains  a  life  of  the  poet  Pamy  and  commences  with  his 
"Poesies  Erotiques."  The  second  volume  is  dated  Brussels,  1824,  and  the 
title  states  that  it  contains — "la  Guerre  des  Dieux,"  "le  Paradis  Perdu," 
" les  Galanteries  de  la  Bible,"  "les  Rosecroix,"  and  "  Pieces  inedites." 

Voltaire  called  Pamy — "son  cher  Tibulle,"  and  Fran9ais  de  Nantes  pro- 
claimed him—"  le  premier  poete  classique  du  Siecle  de  Louis  XVI."  Chateau- 
briand wrote  of  him: — "  Je  n'ai  point  connu  d'ecrivain  qui  fut  plus  semblable  a 
ses  ouvrages;  poete  et  Creole  il  ne  lui  fallait  que  le  ciel  de  I'lnde,  une  fontaine, 
un  palmier  et  une  f  emme. " 

1213  PARNY.     CEuvres  Diverses,  Nouvelle  Edition  Corrigde  et 

Considdrablement  Augmentee.  Portrait.  2  vols,  in  1. 
i2mo,  old  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1802 

Rare.  The  first  volume  is  devoted  almost  entirely  to  the  ' '  Poesies  Erotiques  " 
of  Pamy. 

1214  [PENE  (Henri  de).)     Paris   Myst^rieux  par  "  Mane,"  a«(/ 

le  Paris  Viveur  par  "  Man6."  Together  2  vols.  Small  8vo, 
half  red  morocco,  top  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1861-62 

"  Mane  "  is  the  pseudonym  that  Henri  de  Pene,  the  uncle  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois, 
used  for  his  contributions  to  the  "  Independance  Beige,"  after  his  famous  duels, 
in  alphabetical  order,  with  the  ofiScers  of  the  army  in  Paris.     He  had  written  a 


300  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

harmless  paragraph  in  the  "Figaro  "  that  the  army  was  good  for  nothing  but  to 
drain  the  refreshment  tables  at  public  balls,  and  sustamed  that  opinion  with  his 
sword  in  duels  with  officers  whose  names  ran  from  "  A  "  to  "  H."  The  tourna- 
ments ceased  at  ''  H,"  when  a  man  named  Hyene  wounded  him  in  the  lung. 

i2is  PENE.  Trop  Belle.  Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 
i2i6  PERFIDIES  ASSASSINES  (Les),  Crimes  et  Escroqueries 
d'un  Bambocheur  du  Grand  Ton,  ou  I'Amour  et  I'Hymen 
qui  la  Gobeur,  par  un  "  Ecouter  aux  Portes,"  par  fois 
Farceur,  par  fois  Grave,  et  meme  Sermonneur.  Engraved 
erotic  frontispiece.  Minimo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco, 
by  Hardy.  Paris,  1820 

Very  scarce  and  facetious. 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  THE  CURMER  EDITION  OF  PERRAULT, 
STRUCK  OFF  FROM  ENGRAVED  PLATES-DELIGHT- 
FULLY  ILLUSTRATED. 

1217  PERRAULT  (Charles).     Contes    du  Temps  Passe  conte- 

nant  les  F^es,  le  Petit  Chaperon  Rouge,  Barbe-Bleue,  le 
Chat  Botte,  la  Belle  ou  Bois  Dormant,  Cendrillon,  le  Petit 
Poucet,  Riquet  a  la  Houppe,  et  Peau  d'Ane-Pr6cedes 
d'une  Notice  Litteraire  sur  Charles  Perrault  par  M. 
E.  DE  la  Bedolliere.  Illustrated  by  Pauquet,  Marvy, 
Jeanron,  Jacque  and  Beauci^ — with  the  text  engraved 
by  Blanchard.  Large  8vo.  Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in 
fresh  half  purple  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  L.  Curmer,  1843 

UNIQUE  COPY  of  this  very  beautiful  edition  of  Curmer's  Perrault,  of  which 
copies  sell  in  Paris  for  350  francs,  vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting.  The  above 
has  a  portrait  of  Perrault  by  Duflos  inserted,  also  India  proofs  mounted  on 
Japan  paper  of  etchings  by  A.  Lalauze. 

MAGNIFICENT  EDITION  ON  JAPAN  PAPER  OF  ZELIS  AU 
BAIN— BOUND   BY  PAGNANT. 

1218  PEZAY  (Le  Marquis  de).     ZELIS  AU  BAIN.— Poeme  en 

Quatre  Chants. — Reimpression  sur  I'edition  de  "  Geneve, 
s.  d."  With  Eisen's  erotic  plates  engraved  by  De  Malval, 
also  head  and  tail  pieces  and  initial  leteers  designed  by 
Mesples, — every  page  surrounded  by  a  rose  border.  8vo, 
handsomely  bound  by  Pagnant  in  brown  crushed  levant 
morocco  extra,  inside  gold  borders,  rounded  corners  and 
gilt  edges,  in  leather- lined  drop  case. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1882 

One  of  10  copies  on  Japan  paper  out  of  a  limited  edition  of  600  in  all. 
The  plates  andvignettes  are  in  duplicate  and  in  two  tints — sepia  and  black.  The 
beautiful  typography  is  the  work  of  Unsinger's  press.  * 

The  French  poet,  the  Marquis  de  Pezay,  was  one  of  the  instructors  of  Louis 
the  Sixteenth.  As  an  imitator  of  Dorat  he  was  styled — "  Le  clair  de  lune. "  De 
Pezay  was  the  intimate  friend  of  Voltaire,  Rousseau  and  Grimm. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  301 

1 2 19  PICCOLOMINI  (Alessandro).     La  Raffaella  Dialogue  de 

la  Gentille  Education  (les  Femmes,  Traduction  Nouvelle, 
Texte  Italien  en  regard  par  Alcide  Bonneau.  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1884 

^  No.  134  of  "  Edition  unique  a  cent  cinquante  (150)  exemplaires  numerates.'' 
This  work  was  written  by  Archbishop  Piccolomini  of  Patras  and  Coadjutor  of 
Sienna  in  the  Sixteenth  Century.  It  is  decidedly  erotic  when  it  touches  on 
carnal  matters,  particularly  in  the  dialogue  between  a  young  woman  and  an  old 
rouee  of  the  female  persuasion. 

1220  PIEDAQUEL  (Alexandre).    Hier.   Illustrated  with  charm- 

ing designs  in  sepia  by  Paul  Avril,  vignettes  and  frontispiece. 
Large  8vo,  sewed,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Claude  Motteroz,  1882 

No.  365  of  limited  edition  of  750  numbered  copies  on  China,  Japan,  tinted 
and  vellum  papers.     The  beautifully  printed  text  is  rubricated. 

1221  PIGAULT-LEBRUN   (G.  C.  A.).      Le  Citateur.      Small 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Brussels,  Gay  et  Douce,  1879 

Limited  edition.  "  Bibliotheque  Verte,"  No.  418  and  printed  in  green  ink. 
Pigault-Lebrun  was  the  literary  father  of  both  Paul  de  Kock  and  Honore  de 
Balzac.  The  "  Citateur  "  first  appeared  at  Paris  in  1811  under  the  imprint  of 
"  liambourg."  In  that  year  Napoleon  the  First,  furious  at  an  aggressive  bull 
of  the  Pope,  ordered  an  edition  of  100,000  copies  of  this  satirical  and  erotic  work 
to  be,  distributed.  After  the  Concordat  the  work  was  suppressed — "  severement 
prohibeet  condamne  en  France."  During  the  Restoration  it  was  frequently 
seized  as  contraband  and  was  put  on  the  Index  as  immoral  and  irreligious  in  1825 
and  1827. 

SPLENDID    SET    OF    PIGAULT-LEBRUN'S    COMPLETE 
WORKS,  NEARLY  ALL  OF  WHICH  ARE  FACETIOUS. 

1222  PIGAULT-LEBRUN.      (EUVRES  COMPLETES.     20 

vols.  8vo,  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt, 

others  uncut.  Paris,  J.  N.  Barba,  1822-24 

A  HANDSOME  SET  of  the  works  of  Pigault-Lebrun  and  printed  by  Firmin-Didot. 

THE  REMARKABLE  AND    EROTIC   BIBLIOGRAPHIES   OF 
PISANUS-FRAXI— LIMITED  EDITION. 

1223  PISANUS-FRAXL— INDEX    LIBRORUM    PROHIBI- 

TORUM,  BEING  Notes  Bio — Biblio — Icono — graphical 
AND  Critical  on  Curious  and  Uncommon  Books.  By 
PISANUS-FRAXI.  India  paper  proofs  of  facetious 
front,  and  "flagellation  horse,"  also  facsimiles ;  the  volume 
handsomely  printed  in  red  and  black  on  toned  paper.  Thick 
4to,  half  turkey  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  privately  printed,  1877 

Very  rare.  Limited  edition  of  250  copies.  The  frontispiece  is  in  three 
states  on  Japan,  India  and  Holland  papers.  The  Falconer  copy  with  this  front- 
ispiece in  only  one  state  sold  in  June  of  last  year  for  $67  00.  "  Improper  books, 
however  useful  to  the  student  or  dear  to  the  collector,  are  not  '  virginibus  pueris- 
que ' ;  they  should  be  used  with  caution  even  by  the  mature;  they  should  be  looked 
upon  as  poisons  and  treated  as  such;  should  be  (so  to  say)  distinctly  labeled,  and 
only  confided  to  those  who  understand  their  potency  and  are  capable  of  rightly 
using  them." — Pisanus-Fraxi. 


302  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1224  PISANUS-FRAXL— CENTURIA    LIBRORUM     ABS- 

CONDITORUMy  being  Notes  Bio— Biblio— Icono— 
GRAPHICAL  AND  CRITICAL  on  Curious  and  Uncommon 
Books  by  PISANUS-FRAXI.  Front.,  plates  and  fac- 
similes. Thick  4to,  half  turkey  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut.  'London,  privately  printed,  1879 

Very  rake  and  high  priced,  the  Falconer  copy  having  sold  for  $49.00. 
Limited  edition  of  250  copies. 

"  The  present  volume  is  a  sequel  to  the  '  Index  Librorum  Prohibitorum,' 
which  I  had  privately  printed  in  1877,  and  might  with'  propriety  have  formed 
a  second  volume  of  that  work,  had  I  not  for  several  reasons  preferred  rather  to 
alter  the  first  part  of  the  title,  and  to  let  each  volume  stand  by  itself,  the  more 
so  as  each  volume  is  complete  in  itself." — Pisanus-Fraxi,  Preliminary  Remarks 
in  above. 

"  This  book  for  men  alone  is  meant. 
Book-worms  or  bibliophiles  anent, 
Of  solid  mind,  of  serious  bent. 
On  curious,  hidden  books  intent, 
On  odd  research  and  learning. " 

1225  POGGIO.     The  Facetiae,  or  Jocose  Tales  of  Poggio,  now 

first  Translated  into  English  with  the  Latin  Text.  Beau- 
tifully printed.     2  vols,  small  8vo,  vellum,  uncut. 

Paris,  1879 

Only  a  small  edition  printed.  Poggio  was  the  first  who  edited  anything  in  this 
taste,  and  the  Council  of  Trent  placed  this  work  on  the  Index  Expurgatorius. 
In  addition  to  the  original  versions  of  tales  familiar  to  the  readers  of  Rabelais, 
La  Fontaine,  etc. ,  these  charmingly  printed  volumes  are  full  of  rich  stories  which 
do  not  appear  elsewhere. 

1226  POGGIO. — Les  Facdties  de  Pogge.    Traduits  en  Franpais 

avec  le  Texte  Latin. — Edition  complete.  2  vols,  small 
Svo,  vellum,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  1878 

Isidore  Liseux's  edition  in  the  "  Petite  Collection  Elzevirienne." 

1227  POGGIO. — Un   Viellard   doit-il  se  Marier?     Dialogue  de 

Pogge,  Florentin.  Traduit  en  Franpais  pour  la  Premiere 
Fois  par  Alcide  Bonneau — Texte  Latin  en  Regard. 
Rubricated  title.     Minimo,  paper,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1877 

Limited  EDITION  on  "papier  verge,"  and  in  the  " Petite  Collection  Elze- 
virienne." 

1228  Poole  (W.  H.).     Anglo-Israel,  or  the  Anglo-Saxon  Nation 

identified  with  the  Lost  Tribes  of  Israel.     8vo,  paper. 

N.  Y.,  1880 

1229  POP^  (Alexander).     La  Dunciade,  Poeme,  en  Dix  Chants. 

Nouvelle  edition,  revue,  corrigde  et  enrichie  d'un  Com- 
mentaire  plus  complet  que  tous  ceux  des  Editions  prdcd- 
dentes.  Portrait  of  the  translator,  Charles  Pallisot, 
by  MoNNET.  Vellum  gilt,  red  edges.  A  Londres,  17  81 
Very  scarce,  with  an  interesting  letter  of  Palissot  on  Claude  Joseph  Dorat. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  303 

1230  POUGENS  (Charles,  of  the  French  Institute,  etc).     Contes 

en  Vers  et  Podsies,  also  "  les  Quatre  Ages,"  by  the  same. 
2  vols,  minimo,  calf  gilt,  top  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  Didot,  1820-28 

Very  scarce.  The  last  described  is — "  Seconde  edition  suivie  du  Portrait 
d'une  Jeune  Fille  par  un  PapiUon." 

UNIQUE,  MAGNIFICENT   AND  CHARMING   EDITIONS    OF 
"  MANON  LESCAUT." 

1 231  PREVOST     D'EXILES     (Antoine    Francois,    L'Abbi). 

Manon  Lescaut.  Portraits,  etchings,  engraved  title  and 
head  and  tail-pieces.  4to.  Elegantly  bound  by  R.  W. 
Smith  in  crushed  brown  levant  morocco  gilt,  double  pur- 
ple morocco,  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt  and  in  leather-lined  drop 
case.  ,  Paris,  Glady  frires,  1875 

No.  12  of  50  copies  printed  on  China  paper  throughout  of  this  charming  vol- 
ume of  the  "  Collection  de  Galaup  de  Chasteuil." 

This  beautifully  designed  reliure  is  taken  from  a  volume  which  belonged  to 
Queen  Margaret.  The  back  is  tooled  with  the  "  Marguerite  "  flower  or  daisy. 
On  each  side  is  a  wreath  of  acorns  and  daisies.  The  purple  doubU  is  one  mass 
of  tooled  gold  daisies,  with  stalks  and  leaves. 

This  reliure  is  extremely  creditable  to  the  American  binder,  who  has  taken  as 
his  model  one  of  the  most  tasteful  examples  of  sixteenth  century  French 
bibliopegy. 

1232  PREVOST  D'EXILES.      Manon    Lescaut.      Illustrated 

with  portrait  by  F.  Schmidt  and  eight  fine  plates,  proofs 
BEFORE  ALL  LETTERS,  and  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  with 
portrait  and  \o  plates  by  J.  Chauvet,  also  portrait  and  10 
plates  by  Leopold  Flameng  on  heavy  ribbed  toned  paper — 
making  T,\ plates  in  all.  8vo.  Bound  by  Adolph  Ber- 
trand  in  crushed  dark  blue  levant  morocco,  extra  gilt, 
rounded  corners,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  edges  gilt 
on  marble.  Paris,  Jouaust,  1867 

UNIQUE,  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATJED,  and  No.  4  of  a  limited  edition 
of  20  copies  entirely  on  China  paper  and  numbered.  This  was  Jules  Janin's 
copy,  and  has  his  "  exiibris  "  on  the  half-title.  This  edition  is  a  reprint  of  the 
original  Amsterdam  edition  of  1753,  edited  by  G.  D'Heilly  and  F.  Steenackers. 

1233  PREVOST    D'EXILES.       Histoire    du    Chevalier     des 

Grieux  et  de  Manon  Lescaut.  Engraved  title  by  Bracque- 
MOND.  Minimo.  Elegantly  bound  by  Marius-Michel 
in  crushed  green  levant  morocco,  with  beautiful  ornamen- 
tation on  both  sides  in  colored  leathers  (depicting  a  bunch 
of  wild  lilies  of  the  valley,  red,  white  and  purple,  upon 
which  a  butterfly  has  alighted),  inside  gold  borders, 
rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1870 
Limited  edition  on  white  papier  verge  and  in  a  delightful  reliure  of  Marius- 
Michel. 


304  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1234  PREVOST  D'EXILES.  Histoire  de  Manon  Lescaut  et 
du  Chevalier  des  Grieux  par  I'Abbe  Provost,  prdc^dd 
d'une  Notice  Historique  sur  I'Auteur  par  Jules  Janin. 
Front,  with  portrait ;  profusely  illustrated  with  page  wood 
engravings  on  India  paper,  andwoodcuts  by  Tony  Johan- 
not;  also  false  titles  printed  in  gold.  Large  8vo,  half 
purple  morocco,  gilt  edges  (corners  broken). 

Paris,  Ernest  Bourdin  et  Cie,  n.  d. 

LARGE  PAPER,  with  splendid  impressions  of  the  engravings  and  beauti- 
fully printed  by  Lacrampe  with  fancy  head  and  tail  pieces  and  fancy  initial 
letters.     The  page  plates  are  proofs  before  letters  on  India  paper. 


1235  PRISME  (Le),  Encyclopedic  Morale  du  Dix-Neuvieme 
Siecle.  With  illustrations  by  Daumier,  Gagniet,  Ga- 
varni,  Grandville,  Malapeau,  Meissonier,  Pauquet, 
Penguilly,  Raynond  Pelez  ««(/ Trimolet.  Large  8vo, 
half  morocco  (slightly  foxed  and  binding  rubbed). 

Paris,  L.  Curmer,  1841 


1236  ^^UANTIN    (A.).       Collection    des    Chefs    d'CEuvres 
Antiques: — Ovide,  Les  Amours,  traduction  du  Cte. 
DE   Seguier.       With  tinted  vignette   engravings   by 
M^AULLE,  after  the  designs  of  Meyer — borders  col- 
ored in  pink.     Minimo.      Bound  by  Emile  Rousselle  in 

crushed  dark  blue  levant  morocco,  super  elegant,'with  red 
morocco  mosaiced  into  the  back  and  sides,  rounded  cor- 
ners, inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt,  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1879 

Very  limited  edition  on  China  paper  out  of  an  edition  of  350  in  all. 
With  inserted  Cazin  portrait  of  Ovid  after  Marillier  and  erotic  plate  by  Barto- 
lozzi. 

A  more  thoroughly  charming  series  of  volumes  than  the  ' '  Collections  des 
Chefs  d'CEuvres  Antiques,"  from  the  press  of  M.  Quantin,  it  would  be  difficult 
to  name.  In  size,  the  volumes  range  with  the  celebrated  editions  of  Horace 
and  Virgil,  etc. ,  of  M.  Didot.  The  type  is  a  round,  open  letter,  devoid  of 
shading,  with  the  appearance  of  having  been  cut  rather  than  founded,  the 
impression  being  eminently  pleasing  and  novel.  Each  volume  is  worked  in  two 
or  more  colors,  with  the  vignettes — which  have  been  designed  specially  for 
the  series-  in  colors  and  gold  in  some  of  the  volumes. '  The  paper  is  of  the 
finest  quality,  while  the  press-work  is  as  perfect  as  modern  appliances  and 
the  utmost  care  can  render  it.  The  volumes  constituting  this  series  will 
undoubtedly  be  eagerly  sought  for  and  treasured  by  collectors  and  amateurs  in 
years  to  come.     As  a  set,  they  are  already  scarce  and  difficult  to  procure. 

1237  QUANTIN. — PoifisiES  de  Anacreon   et  de  Sapho — Tra- 

duction en  Vers  de  M.  de  la  Roche- Amyon,  ancien  Pro- 
fesseur  de  Rhetorique.  Illustrated  with  erotic  vignettes  in 
tint  from  the  designs  of  P.  Avril — the  borders  in  light 
green.     Minimo,  bound  by  Amand  in  crushed  red  levant 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  305 

morocco  extra,  rounded  corners,  inside  gold  dentelle  bor- 
ders, top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1882 

Japan  paper  copy  and  limited  edition  of  50  copies.  Bound  by  Amand  of 
Paris. 

1Z38  QUANTIN-VIRGILE,  les  Bucoliques,  traduction  d'ANDRE 
Lefevre.  Illustrated  with  vignettes  in  tint  after  the  designs 
of  AuGUSTE  Leloir — the  borders  in  light  brown.  Bound 
by  Amand  in  crushed  blue  levant  morocco  extra,  rounded 
corners,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1881 

Japan  paper  copy  and  limited  edition  of  fifty.     Bound  by  Amand. 

1239  QUANTIN.— LUCIEN,   Dialogues  des  Courtisanes, 'tra- 

duction et  Notices  par  A.  J.  Pons.  Illustrated  with  erotic 
vignettes  in  tint,  heightened  with  gold  from  the  designs  of 
H.  Scott  and  F.  M^aulle — the  borders  in  green.  Min- 
imo,  bound  by  Amand  in  crushed  blue  levant  morocco 
extra,  rounded  corners,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1881 
Japan  paper  copy  and  limited  edition  of  fifty.     Bound  by  Amand. 

DE  FAURE'S  EROTIC  [POEM  OF  "  LA  TOILETTE  DES 
DAMES,"  ON  JAPAN  PAPER— WITH  THE  PLATES  IN 
DIFFERENT  STATES,  AND  BOUND  BY   PAGNANT. 

1240  QUATRE  HEURES  (Les)— de  la  Toilette  des  Dames— 

Poeme  Erotique  par  DE  FAURE — Reimpression  sur 
I'Edition  de  Paris,  Bastien,  1779.  With  frontispiece, 
plates,  vignette  head  and  tail  pieces  by  Leclerc,  engraved  by 
Arrivet,  Halbon,  Legrand,  Leroy  and  Patas — in 
DIFFERENT  STATES.  8vo,  new  crushcd  levant  morocco 
extra,  inside  gold  tooling,  gilt  edges,  by  Pagnant. 

Va.x\s,  Edouard  Eouveyre,  i88o 

One  of  10  copies  on  Japan  paper  out  of  a  limited  edition  of  600  in  all, 
splendidly  printed  by  Unsinger  of  Paris,  with  rose  borders. 

The  very  erotic  plates  and  vignettes  of  Leclerc  are  in  three  states — bistre, 
black  and  "  crayon  sanguine  (genre  Boucher)."  This  volume  was  dedicated  to 
the  Princess  de  Lamballe,  the  Sapphic  friend  of  Marie  Antoinette. 

1 241  c^^  ABELAIS  (F.).  CEuvres  de,  Nouvelle  Edition, 
Augment^e  de  Plusieurs  Extraits,  etc.,  et  Notes, 
etc.,  par  "  L.  Jacob,  bibliophile."  Portrait 
{foxed  slightly).      i  zmo,  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Paris,  1843 

This  is  a  curiosity  of  literature  and  reliure,  being  a  copy  of  Rabelais  bound 
in  a  religious  manner  with  Latin  cross  on  the  sides  and  lettered  "  Paroissien 
Complet,"  doubtless  for  the  spiritual  edification  of  some  good  Father,  or  for 
some  holy  woman's  boudoir .  It  may,  however,  have  been  done  in  honor  of  the 
author,  who  was  the  Priest  of  Meudon  as  well  as  the  inventor  of  the  immortal 
Pantagruel  and  Gargantua. 


3o6  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

MADAME  DE  POMPADOUR'S   COPY   OF  RABELAIS. 

1242  RABELAIS.  —  CEUVRES    de    MAITRE    FRANgOIS 

RABELAIS  publi^es  sous  le  Titre  de  Faits  et  Dits  du 
G6ant  Gargantua  et  de  son  Fils  Pantagruel  avec  la  Prog- 
nostication, I'Epitre  de  Limosin,  la  Creme  Philosophale, 
deux  Epitres  a  deux  Villes  de  Moeurs  et  d'Humeurs 
Differentes,  et  des  Remarques  Historiques  et  Critiques  de 
Monsieur  Le  Duchat,  sur  tout  I'Ouvrage.  Engraved 
title  by  J.  B.  Scotin.  6  vols,  small  8vo,  sprinkled  calf,  gilt 
backs.  [Paris],  1732 

Very  rare.  "  Nouvelle  Edition  augmentee  de  quelques  remarques  nou- 
velles."  With  eighteenth  century  MS.  inscription  on  the  half-title  of  Vol.  I. : — 
"  Bib.  de  Mme.  de  Pompadour,  Cabinet." 

Take  the  scholarly  Father  Prout,  Dean  Swift,  and  the  Rev.  Laurence  Sterne, 
at  their  very  worst,  throw  in  the  rollicking  spirit  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Barham, 
with  a  spice  of  the  wit  of  that  "eminent  ascetic,"  Sydney  Smith,  flavor  it 
strongly  with  the  gross  license  of  the  "  Table-Talk  ",  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Martin 
Luther,  add  the  profligacy  of  Boccaccio,  and  you  then  have  something  akin  to 
the  literary  monstrosity  called  Rabelais. 

ORIGINAL  FOLIO  EDITION  OF  DORE'S  RABELAIS. 

1243  RABELAIS.     CEuvRES.     Texte  Collationn6  sur  les  Edi- 

tiones  Originales  avec  une  vie  de  I'auteur,  des  Notes  et  un 
Glossaire.  Several  hundred  illustrations  by  Gustave  Dork. 
2  vols,  thick  square  folio,  cloth  gilt,  uncut  (joints  broken). 

Paris,  Gamier  Freres,  1873 

"  Cardinal  Duprat  was  so  enamored  of  Rabelais's  works  that  he  was  never 
without  a  copy  of  them .  Wherever  he  went,  his  Rabelais  went  with  him. 
Cardinal  Jean  du  Bellay  was  possessed  of  the  same  feeling;  he  admired  Rabelais 
so  much,  that  he  refused  a  learned  individual  of  the  day  a  seat  at  his  table 
because  he  had  not  read  The  Book,  for  so  Rabelais'  singular  narrative  was 
called." — Ventouillac. 

1244  RABELAIS.— Les  CEvvres  de  Maistre  Francois  Rabe- 

lais Accompagnees  d'une  Notice  sur  sa  Vie  et  ses 
Ouvrages,  d'une  Etude  Bibliographique,  de  Variantes, 
d'un  Commentaire,  d'une  Table  des  Noms  Propres  et  d'un 
Glossaire  par  Ch.  Martz-Laveaux.  Frinter''s  mark  on 
titles,  fleurons  and  fancy  initial  letters.  3  vols,  small  Svo, 
sewed,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  Lemerre,  1868-73 

Limited  and  handsomely  printed  edition  on  Holland  paper  by  J.  Claye. 

"  Beyond  a  doubt  Rabelais  was  among  the  deepest  as  well  as  boldest  thinkers 
of  his  age.  His  buffoonery  was  not  merely  Brutus'  rough  stick,  which  contained 
a  rod  of  gold:  it  was  necessary  as  an  amulet  against  the  monks  and  legates . 
.  .  .  The  caricature  of  his  filth  and  zanyism  show  fully  he  both  knew  and 
felt  the  danger  in  which  he  stood.  I  could  write  a  treatise  in  praise  of  the 
moral  elevation  of  Rabelais'  work,  which  could  make  the  church  stare  and  the 
conventicle  groan,  and  yet  would  be  truth  and  nothing  but  the  truth.  I  class 
Rabelais  with  the  great  creative  minds  of  the  world,  Shakespeare,  Dante,  Cer- 
vantes, etc." — S.  T.  Coleridge. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  307 

1245  REBOUL  (Jean,  de  Nimes).     Les  Traditionelles  Nouvelles 

Poesies.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  V.  Champs  in  crushed 
dark  blue  levant  morocco  extra  gilt  and  mosaiced  on  back 
with  red  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers 
bound  in.'  Paris,  1857 

This  curiosity  of  French  literature  was  written  by  Jean  Reboul,  the  famous 
baker-poet. 

FACETIOUS  AND   SATIRICAL  WORK   ON   MONASTICISM 
—WITH   PLATES. 

1246  RENVERSEMENT  de  la  MORALE  CHRETIENNE 

par  les  Desordres  du  Monachisme — Omstootinge  der 
Christelyke  Zeden  door  de  wan-schik  en  ongeregeltheden 
der  Moniken.  25  caricatures  of  ecclesiastics.  Small  4to. 
Bound  by  Ad.  Bertrand  in  half  morocco  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

n.  p.,  n.  d. 
Original  edition,  very  rare  and  facetious,  with  preface  in  French  and 
Dutch,  and  the  explanatory  text  in  Dutch.     On  the  title  it  is  stated  that  the 
book  was  sold  in  Holland  by  permission  of  Pope  Innocent  XI. 

REMARKABLE    COLLECTION    OF    THE    STRANGE    AND 
FACETIOUS  WRITINGS  OF  RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE. 

1247  RESTIF   DE   LA   BRETONNE.— Les  Gynographes  ou 

Id^es  de  Deux  Honn^tes-Femmes  sur  un  Projet  de  Regle- 

ment  Propos6  k  toute  I'Europe,  pour  mettre  les  Femmes  a 

leur  place,  et  op^rer  le  bonheur  des  deux  sexes;  avec  des 

Notes  Historiques  et  Justificatives  suivies  des  Noms  des 

Femmes    c^lebres;  Recueillis  par   N.    E.    Retif  de    la 

Bret'one,  editeur  de  I'Ouvrage.     8vo,  half  cloth,  rough 

edges,  by  Camille.  La  Haie,  1777 

VERY  RAREl     The  two  parts  in  one  volume  with  false  title.     The  second 

part  contains  the  notes.     Complete  in  itself  and  the  third  volume  of  the  series 

"  Idees  Singuliires." 

One  of  Restif  de  la  Bretonne's  rarest  works,  and  in  which  he  usually  used  to 
narrate  the  vicissitudes  and  amours  of  members  of  his  family. 

' '  Restif 's  books  are  now  very  rare ;  they  will  become  more  so,  as  they  are 
now  sought  after  by  the  great  amateurs  of  bibliographical  curiosities.  These 
books  contain  the  most  interesting  documents  for  the  history  of  the  manners  of 
the  time.  The  peasants,  the  working  men,  the  men  of  the  people  never  had  a 
more  faithful  or  more  sympathetic  painter  than  Restif  de  la  Bretonne.  His 
works,  in  which,  as  in  a  mirror,  the  various  aspects  of  French  society  from  1760 
to  iSos  are  reflected,  will  be  monuments  of  the  manners  and  morals  of  that 
period,  as  the  works  of  Petronius  and  Apuleius  are  of  the  Roman  antiquity." — 
Paul  Lacroix. 

1248  RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE.  Le  Pied  de  Fanchette 
ou  I'Orpheline  Fran^aise;  Histoire  Intdressante  et  Morale. 
3  vols,  in  I.     Minimo,  half  sheep  gilt,  red  edges. 

La  Haye,  1769 
Very  rare.     With  inserted  heraldic  book-plate— coronet  and  supporters. 


3o8  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1249  [RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE.]  Les  Parisiennes  ou 
XL.  Caracteres  Generaux  Pris  dans  les  Mceurs  Actuelles 
propres  a  Servir  'k  I'lnstruction  des  Personnes  du  Sexe. 
Plates,  some  mounted.  4  vols,  small  8vo,  half  morocco 
gilt,  marbled  edges.  Neuchatel,  1787 

Very  rare  and  arranged  as  follows — Vol.  I,  "les  Jeunes  Filles  et  les  Filles- 
a-Marier  " ;  Vol.  2,  "  les  Nouvelles  Mariees  et  les  Mariees  depuis  3  ans  ";  Vol. 
3,  "les Epouses  a  imiter, — a  fuir  ";  Vol.  4,  "  les  Jeunes  Meres  et — de  Grands- 
enfans." 

In  a  note  to  a  catalogue  cutting  inserted  of  a  copy  of  the  above  priced  250 
francs,  it  is  stated  the  plates  are  by  Binet.  1 


1250  [RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE.]  Les  Posthumes;  Let- 
tres  recues  apres  la  Mort  du  Mari,  par  sa  Femme,  qui  le 
Croit  a  Florence.  Par  feu  Cazotte.  4  vols,  small  8vo. 
Bouncjl  by  Beet  in  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut,  and  in  cloth  drop  case.       Paris,  chez  Duchine,  1802 

Very  rare,  limited  edition  and  one  of  the  most  curious  of  the  works  of 
Restif.  One  of  the  strangest  features  of  this  set  will  be  found  at  the 
end  of  the  fourth  volume,  where  is  given  a  list  of  all  his  eccentric  works 
then  published,  as  "well  as  all  he  calculated  that  he  intended  to.  These 
amount  to  777  Novels  in  looi  Histories.  A  thorough  analysis  of  Restif's  pro- 
jected mastodon  literary  labors  is  given  and  a  list  of  200  possible  subscribers  to 
"  M.  Nicholas  ou  le  Coeur  Humain  Devoile,"  beginning  with  the  exiled  King 
and  Queen,  who  were  then  non-residents  of  F  ranee  and  did  not  return  until 
after  Napoleon  was  sent  to  Elba. 


1251  RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE.  Histoire  des  Mceurs  et 
du  Costume  des  Fran^ais  dans  le  Dix-huitifeme  Siecle, 
revue  etcorrigeepar  M.  Charles  Brunet,  Preface  par  M. 
Anatole  de  Montaiglon,  avec  la  Vie  de  Freuden- 
BERG  traduite  de  I'Allemand  pour  la  Premiere  Fois;  also 
Monument  du  Costume  Physique  et  Moral  de  la  Fin  du 
XVIIIe  Siecle  ou  Tableaux  de  la  Vie,  texte  par  RESTIF 
DE  LA  BRETONNE,  revu  et  corrig6  par  M.  Charles 
Brunet,  preface  par  M.  Anatole  de  Montaiglon. 
Illustrated  with  numerous  plates — proofs  before  letters. 
2  vols,  in  I.     Folio,  half  red  morocco,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Leon  Willem,  1876-78 

EROTIC  and  RARE.  The  first  described  of  the  above  is  No.  145  of  500 
numbered  copies  of  which  the  above  is  one  of  370  on  vellum  paper;  the  other 
volume  is  No.  254  of  a  similar  limited  issue.  This  copy  came  from  the  library 
of  "  Andrd(iv  Dickson  White,"  and  has  his  inserted  book-plate. 

The  "  Mceurs  et  Costumes  "  are  illustrated  with  12  engravings,  mostly  erotic, 
designed  by  Sigismond  Freudenberg  and  executed  by  the  best  engravers. 
The  "  Costume  Physique  et  Moral  "  has  26  plates  designed  and  engraved  by 
Moreau  le  Jeune,  and  other  celebrated  artists.     All  are  proofs  before  letters. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  309 

1252  [RESTIF   DE   LA  BRETONNE.]     Le  Pornographe  ou 

Id^es  d'un  Honnete  Homme  sur  une  Projet  de  Reglement 
pour  les  Prostitutes  propre  a  Pr^venir  les  Malheurs  qu' 
Occasionne  le  Publicisme  des  Femmes  avec  des  Notes 
Historiques  ^t  Justificatives  et  une  Etude  Critique  du  Doc- 
TEUR  H.  MiREUR  DE  Maiseille.  Etched  portrait  by  Chau- 
VET.     Thick  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Brussels,  Gay  ct  Douce,  1879 

No  5  n  of  a  Limited  edition  of  600  numbered  copies  This  curious  vol- 
ume, by  the  French  "  Richardson,"  as  Lavater  called  him,  is  a  strange  appeal  in 
favor  of  a  reorganization  of  prostitution. 

"Cette  nouvelle  reimpression  du  Pornographe  est  un  glorieux  homage  rendu 
a  la  memoire  de  Retif.'  — MiREUR. 

1253  RESTIF  DE  LA  BRETONNE.     Monsieur  Nicolas  ou  le 

Coeur  Humain  Devoile  Memoires,  Intimes  de  Restif  de 
LA  Bretonne.     14  vols.  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Isidore  Liseux,  1883 

Erotic  and  curious.  Reprinted  from  the  unique  and  most  rare  edition,  pub- 
lished by  Restif  de  la  Bretonne  himself  in  1796.  Charles  Monselet  says  that  of 
all  the  works  of  Restif,  Monsieur  Nicolas  is  without  doubt  the  most  extraordi- 
nary, and  adds  that  there  should  be  placed  together  in  the  same  rank — the  Con- 
fessions of  Rousseau,  Monsieur  Nicolas  and  the  Memoirs  of  Casanova. 

"  Monsieur  Nicolas  est  peut-etre  superieur  aux  '  Confessions  de  J.  J.  Rous- 
seau,' si  Ton  veut  considcrer  le  chef-d'oeuvre  de  Restif  comme  une  anatomic 
morale  du  coeur  humain." — Bibliophile  Jacob. 


1254  RHETORIQUE  des  PUTAINS,   ou  la  Fameuse  Maque- 

relle,  Ouvrage  Imite  de  I'ltalien.  2  vols,  in  i.  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut  (one  title  only). 

Paris,  sur  la  copie  imprim^e  a  Rome  aux  D^pens  du 

Saint  Plre,  1794  {reprint) 

Limited  edition  of  this  erotic  work,  printed  exclusively  for  the  members  of 
the  Royal  Society  of  Bibliophiles  of  Venice  at  the  Ducal  Palace.  The  plates  to 
this  edition  were  issued  separately. 

1255  RIGAUD  (Lucien).     Dictionnaire  des  Lieux  Communs  de 

la  Conversation,  du  Style  fipistolaire,  du  Theatre,  du 
Livre,  du  Journal,  de  la  Tribune,  du  Barreau,  de  I'Oraison 
Funebre,  etc.,  etc.  Small  8vo,  three-quarters  crushed 
brown  Ifvant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1 88 1 

1256  ROBIDA. — Le  Voyage  deM.-DuMOLLET,  Texte  et  Dessins 

par   A.    RoBiDA.      Profusely    illustrated   with    humorous 
illustrations,  many  in   the    text,  many  full-page  and  many 
colored  "a  P aquarelle.      Small  folio,  illuminated  cloth. 
Facetious.  Paris,  Georges  Decaux,  n.  d. 


310  THE  BENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LA   LANTERNE    OF    HENRI    ROCHEFORT— EXTREMELY 
RARE  AND  CONSECUTIVE  SET. 

1257  ROCHEFORT   (Henri).     LA  LANTERNE,  May  31st, 

1868  (Vol.  I,  No.  i),  to  October  i6th,  1869,  inclusive.  73 
parts  in  8  vols.  Square  minimo,  half,  red  roan  (4),  half 
vellum  (3),  and  cloth  (i).  Paris,  1868-69 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  and  particularly  so  in  consecutive  completeness  like 
the  above  set,  as  nearly  every  number  was  rigidly  suppressed  upon  publication  by 
the  Emperor  Napoleon  the  Third's  government.  These  small  brochures  of  a 
size  that  could  be  readily  carried  in  the  pocket  were  a  phenomenon  in  literature. 
Published  every  week  and  more  or  less  secretly  in  Paris,  and  in  Brussels  or  the 
Hague  when  impossible  in  the  French  metropolis,  the  numbers  came  out  regu- 
larly, finding  their  way  mysteriously  into  the  hands  of  subscribers.  It  can  be 
safely  asserted  that  "  la  Lanterne  "  did  more  to  destroy  the  Empire  than  even 
the  Fall  of  Sedan.  Rochefort  never  spared  the  Imperialists,  and  whether  on 
French  or  neutral  soil,  he  mercilessly  lashed  their  infamies  and  internal  rotten- 
ness. Had  the  Franco-Prussian  war  never  taken  place,  the  Napoleonic  regime 
was  doomed,  for  owing  to  no  one's  efforts  more  than  Rochef  ort's,  had  the  French 
people  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  system  of  government,  which  fostered 
such  noxious  reptiles  and  slimy  vermin  as  the  Emperor  "  Badinguet,  "  and  his 
mistress,  "  Margot  Bellanger,"  should  be  put  an  end  to.  And  it  was,  thanks  to 
men  like  Henri  Rochefort,  that  the  French  Republic  is  now  a  glorious  and  con- 
tinuous fact  in  civilization.     "  ^a  ira. " 

1258  ROQUELAURE  (Gaston  Jean   Baptiste,  Due  de).     Mem- 

oires  Secrets  du  Due  de  Roquelaure.  4  vols.  i2mo, 
paper.  Paris,  Alexandre  Cadot,  n.  d. 

Erotic  and  curious.  The  Due  de  Roquelaure,  who  was  bom  in  1617  and 
died  in  1683,  is  known  traditionally  as  a  kind  of  zany  to  the  court  of  I^ouis  XIV. 
He  was  the  father  of  one  Marshal  of  France,  and  son  of  another.  His  "  Mem- 
oirs," one  critic  remarks,  had  a  place  in  the  "  Bibliotheque  bleue,"  for  a  long 
time  the  only  library  of  the  people,  and  he  comes  down  to  our  days — "  avec  son 
grand  cordon,  avec  sa  clef  de  maitre  de  la  garde-robe  et  son  portrait  enlaidi  a" 
flaisir,  comme  unesorte  d'Esope  grand  seigneur,  que  la  malice  des  bourgeois 
aimait  a  se  representer  fustigant  de  sa  verve  grotesque  les  vices  et  les  grandeurs 
de  la  cour. " 

1259  ROSTAND   (Eugene).      Ebauches.     Small  8vo,  half  red 
'morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Lyons,  1865 

Printed  on  tinted  paper  with  rubrications.  Presentation  copy  with  following 
MS.  of  the  author — "A  Monsieur  Amedee  Achard  hommage  d'un  jeune  com- 
patriote.     EuG^NE  Rostand." 

THE  FIRST    EDITION    OF   JEAN    JACQUES    ROUSSEAU'S 
CONFESSIONS. 

1260  ROUSSEAU   (Jean  Jacques).      Confessions,  R^veuds  du 

Promeneur  Solitaire  et  Nouvelles  Lettres  de   J.J.  Rous- 
seau.     With  charming  plates   by    or   after  Le  Barbier, 
Triere,  Halbon,  Dambrun,  Romanet  and  Ingouf.     3 
vols.  4to,  Spanish  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.       Geneva,  1782-89 
Very  rare.    These  three  volumes  are  of  great  value,  as  they  contain  the  first 
edition  of  BboksI.-XII.  of  the  "Confessions."  They  consist  of: — Vol.  10  of  the 
"Complete  Collection  of  the  Works  of  Rousseau,"  in  which  are  "  Les  Confes- 
sions," Books  1-6,  and  "  Les  Reveues-Promenades  I-X;  and  Vols.    16  and 


THE  PENE  DU  BOTS  COLLECTION.  311 


17,  being  Vols,  i  and  2  of  the  "  Second  Supplement  "  to  the  Complete  Works, 
in  which  are  "  Books  7  to  12  "  of  "  Les  Confessions  "  and  "  NouveUes  Lettres." 
' '  Still  is  the  impression  of  his  [Rousseau's]  lyorks  vivid  and  strong.  The  charm 
which  cannot  pa^s  away  is  there — life  breathing  in  dead  words — the  pulses  of 
passion — the  thrilling  of  the  frame  still  are  there — the  fresh  beauty,  the  un- 
dimraed  lustre — these,  light  and  vision-like  as  they  seem,  endure  as  marble.  " — 
Edinburgh  Review. 

1261  ROWLANDSON  (Thomas).    The  Caricaturist,  a  Selec- 

tion from  his  Works,  with  Anecdotal  Descriptions  of  his 
Famous  Caricatures  and  a  Sketch  of  his  Life,  Times  and 
Contemporaries,  by  Joseph  Grego.  Portrait  and  about 
400  humorous,  facetious  and  characteristic  illustrations  after 
RowLANDSON.  2  vols.  4to,  half  red  morocco  gilt,  cloth 
sides,  top  edges  gilt.  N.  Y.  (London),  1880 

' '  Almost  simultaneously  with  the  issue  of  Mr.  Du  Maurier's  album  of  Punch 
sketches,  there  has  appeared  a  collection  of  work  of  the  same  class,  representing 
the  England  of  a  century  ago.  The  illustrations  to  '  Dr.  Syntax '  have  kept  the 
name  of  Thomas  Rowlandson  alive  among  those  who  are  not  specially  students ; 
and  among  those  who  are,  there  is  not  much  danger  of  its  ever  perishing.  Mr. 
Grego  has  now  edited  two  goodly  quartos  devoted  to  him,  and  containing  not 
only  a  methodical  catalogue  of  his  work,  but  also  an  abundant  allowance  of  ex- 
amples selected  with  the  double  view  of  illustrating  the  work  itself  and  consult- 
ing modern  notions  of  propriety But  there  is  really  not  much  harm  in 

Rowlandson,  though  he  takes  subjects  and  employs  manners  of  treatment  which 

would  hardly  be  suffered  nowadays  in  Punch A  useful  lesson  in  the 

social  history  of  England,  as  well  as  a  pleasant  occupation  of  leisure  moments." 
— London  Daily  News. 

1262  /S^  ADE  (Donatien  Alphonse  Frangois,  Marquis  de). 
JUSTINE  ou  les  Malheurs  de  la  Vertu  Repro- 
duction Textuelle  de  I'Edition  original  (en  Hol- 
lande,  1791).      With  an  engraved  front,  by  Chery. 

Thick  large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

Most  erotic.  No.  42  of  limited  edition — "imprime  a  cent  cinquante  (150) 
exemplaires  pour  Isidore  Liseux  et  ses  Amis."  On  the  cover  is  the  following: — 
"  Avis  aux  Libraires.  Edition  Privee.  Ce  volume  ne  doit  pas  etre  '  mis  en 
vente  ou  expose  dans  les  lieux  publics.' "  This  is  a  fac-simile  reprint  of  the  first 
edition  of  1791. 

The  author  of  "Justine"  was  born  in  1740,  and  died  in  the  hospital  at 
Charenton  in  1814.  Pisanus-Fraxi  writes: — "  The  Marquis  de  Sade  is  perhaps 
one  of  the  most  extraordinary  men  who  ever  lived,  and  a  very  interesting  subject 
for  psychological  study;  nature  has  produced  some  strange  abortions,  both 
physical  and  moral,  but  probably  never  a  greater  mental  monstrosity  than  Sade. 
Sprung  from  a  stock  which  was  most  pure  and  honorable,  reared  and  educated 
with  the  greatest  care  and  simplicity,  this  mental  monster  burst  forth  suddenly, 
as  it  were  without  apparent  cause,  and  became  at  once  the  most  depraved  liber- 
tine, the  cruellest  debauchee,  the  lewdest  writer,  and  the  most  persistent  propa- 
gator of  immorality  the  world  ever  saw." 

Paul  Lacroix,  who  has  treated  his  memory  with  great  leniency,  endeavors  to 
prove  that  the  Marquis  considered  himself  justified  in  attempting  to  pervert  the 
whole  human  race;  indeed  it  would  seem  that  he  did — "  force  his  soul  so  to  his 
own  conceit." 

This  descendant  of  Laura  de  Sade,  PetrarcVs  love,  was,  after  several  im- 
prisonments, condemned  to  death  for  immorality.  He,  however,  died  a  hope- 
less monomaniac  in  1814  at  Charenton.  Napoleon,  in  1801,  while  First  Consul, 
ordered  his  perpetual  incarceration  as  an  incurable  and  dangerous  lunatic. 


312  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

THE  RARE    ORIGINAL    EDITION    OF    THE   MAIIQUIS   DE 
SADE'S  "CRIMES  OF  LOVE  "—BOUND  BY  HARDY. 

1263  SADE.     Les  Crimes  de  TAmour,  Nouvelles  H^roiques  et 

Tragiques;  prdc^des  d'un  Id^e  sur  les  Romans.  En- 
graved fronts.  4  vols,  small  8vo.  Bound  by  Hardy  in 
crushed  orange  levant  morocco,  inside  gold  dentelle  bor- 
ders, rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  an  VIII. 

VERY  RARE.     An  exceptionally  choice  copy  of  this  rare  original  edition. 

The  Marquis  de  Sade,  whose  name  is  associated  with  every  unnatural  lust, 
was  one  of  the  most  extraordinary  and  most  repulsive  of  mortals,  and  has  been 
the  object  of  many  special  studies.  See  '^  Dissertations  sur  Quelques  Points 
Curieuxde  I'ffist.  Litt/r.,"  par  Paul  Lacroix,  Paris,  1838;  "Marquis  de  Sade 
V Homme  et  ses  Merits,"  Etude  par  M.  G.  Brunet,  1866;  Dictionnaire  de 
L'Amour,  5  vols  ,  1838,  etc.,  etc. 

CHINA  PAPER  COPY  OF  SAINT  ALBIN'S   "  SALLES 
D'ARMES." 

1264  SAINT  ALBIN  (A.  de)      Les  Salles  d'Armes.     Profusely 

illustrated  with  portraits  of  distinguished  swordsmen,  duel- 
lists and  warriors,  and  etched  false  title — all  by  Ch. 
CouRTRY — fleurons  and  fancy  initial  letters.  Large  8vo. 
Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in  half  crushed  levant  morocco 
gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  vellum  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  Glady  frires,  1875 

China  paper  copy  No.  19  out  of  a  limited  issue  of  20  and  out  of  an  edition 
of  550  ifi  all  on  China,  Whatman  and  Van  Gelder  Zouen  papers. 

1265  [SAINTE-BEUVE    (C.    A.).]      Voluptd.      2   vols.    8vo, 

half  sheep.  Paris,  Eugene  Renduel,  1834 

Very  scarce  and  original  edition.  Author's  presentation  copy  with  MS. 
of  the  author: — "  A  Madame  Paulin  hommage  respectueux.      Ste.  Beuve." 

' '  '  Volupte  '  sorte  de  '  roman  de  la  chair  et  de  I'esprit '  tableau  complaisant 
des  faiblesses  de  I'un  et  des  revoltes  de  I'autre,  veritable  etude  de  pathologic 
morale  excitait  plus  de  curiosite  que  d'interet." — Vapereau. 

1266  SAINTE  MARC  (B.)  et  BOURBONNE  {Le  Marquis  de). 

Les  Chroniques  du  Palais- Royal,  Origine,  Splendeur  et 
Decadence,  les  Dues  et  les  Duchesses,  la  Regence,  Thea- 
tres, Caf^s,  Restaurants,  Tripots,  les  Galeries  de  Bois,  etc., 
etc.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut  (no  illustrations). 

Paris,  n.  d. 

1267  SAINT  MOR  (Guy  de).     Peches  Mortels.     Illustrated  in 

tint  by  F.  Bac,  Destey,  H.  Y.,  Adrien  Marie,  Mars, 
Napoli,  Rochegrosse,  Roy,  and  Scott — title  gold  and 
tinted.     4to,  fancy  paper  cover,  uncut. 

Paris,  Ed.  Monnier,  1884 
Erotic  and  limited  edition  on  thick  tinted  paper. 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  3 1 3 

1268  SAINT-NITOUCHE  ou  Histoire  Galante  de  la  Touriere 

des  Carmelites  suivie  de  I'Histoire  de  la  Duchapt,  Celdbre 
Marchande  de  Modes,  publi6es  pour  la  Premiere  Fois  au 
Grand  Complet,  sur  le  Manuscrit  Autographe  de  I'Auteur 
pour  Servir  de  Pendant  au  "  Portier  des  Chartreux." 
Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Londres,  1830  (reprint^ 

Erotic.  Holland  paper  and  "  Edition  publiee  exclusivement  pour  les 
Bibliophiles  Aphrodiphiles  de  Copenhag^ue  at  non  autres." 

1269  SAINT  VICTOR  (Paul  de).     Hommes  et  Dieux,  Etudes 

d'Histoire  et  de  Littdrature.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  1872 

1270  Sanborn  (Kate).     Vanity  and  Insanity  of  Genius.     Small 

8vo,  fresh  cloth,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.      N.  Y.,  1886 

1271  [SARGENT  (Lucius  Manlius). J     Dealings  with  the  Dead 

by  a  "Sexton  of  the  Old  School."  Engraved  front,  and 
vignette  title.  2  vols.  8vo,  morocco,  inside  gold  dentelle 
borders.  Boston,  1856 

With  inserted  original  letter  respecting  the  authorship  of  the  above  from  the 
publishers  of  the  "Boston  Transcript,"  in  which  the  work  originally  appeared  as 
a  series  of  articles. 


LARGE   PAPER  COPY  OF  SAUVAL'S  SCANDALOUS 
CHRONICLE. 

1272  SAUVAL  (Henri).     La  Chronique  Scandaleuse  de  Paris, 

ou  Histoire  des  Mauvais  Lieux.  With  2  plates  on  Japan 
paper  by  Vermorchen  after  Mallet.     4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Brussels,  J.  J.  Gay,  1883 
Erotic,  large  paper,  and  limited  edition. 

1273  SCARRON  (Paul).  Le  Virgile  Travesti,  en  vers  burlesques, 

par  ScARRON  avec  la  suite  de  Moreau  de  Brazey. 
Nouvelle  Edition,  revue,  annot6e  et  prdc^d^e  d'une  intro- 
duction par  M.  Victor  Fournel.  Small  8vo,  cloth,  rough 
edges.  Paris,  1858 

"  Bibliothique  Gaulgise  "  limited  edition  on  "papier  verge,"  issued  under  the 
direction  of  Paul  Lacroix,  who  says  : — "  C'etait  li  le  senl  ouvrage  qui  eilt  sur- 
vecu  au  Burlesque,  condamne  et  mis  i  mort  par  Boileau.  On  pent  le  consid- 
erer,  en  effet,  comme  le  chef-d'oeuvre  du  genre,  que  la  cour  la  plus  polie  et  la 
plus  raffinee  de  I'Europe  avail  accepte  comme  un  spirituel  divertissement. 
On  lira  le  Virgile  Travesti  tant  que  le  rire  aura  cours  en  France." 

1274  SCHOLL  (Aurelien).     L'Esprit   du    Boulevard — les   Cou- 

lisses.    Deuxifeme  Edition.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  1887 


3 14  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1275  SCHURIG  {}li.^.r^:va.,  physician).     Parthenologia  Historica- 

Medica  hoc  est  Virginitatis  Consideratio,  qua  adeam  Per- 
tinentes  Pubertas  et  Menstruatio  cum  Opsarum  Maturitate, 
etc.     3  vols.  4to,  boards,  marbled  edges  (foxed). 

Dresden,  1729-32 

A  remarkable  work.  Some  of  the  most  curious  passages  in  these  volumes  are: 
—Sale  by  auction  of  virgins  among  the  Babylonians  (p..  25);  "  De  Menstrui 
Sanguinis  usu  "  (p.  223);  "  de  Statua  uxoris  Lothi  "  (p.  265);  "de  Notis  Vir- 
ginitatis ex  Miraculis  "  (p  274);  chastity  put  to  the  proof  by  a  hot  iron  and  boil- 
ing water  (p.  276);  conception  without  sexual  intercourse  (p.  301);  various 
modes  of  infinublation  of  girls  (p.  369);  Andramytes,  King  of  the  Lydori,  was 
the  inventor  of  the  castration  of  women  and  Semiramis  of  that  of  men  (p.  374); 
' '  Virgo  a  Serpente  Amata  "  (p.  382).  Numerous  historical  and  scientific  anecdotes 
are  scattered  throughout  the  volumes. 

1276  SEWRIN    (Charles   Auguste).      Premiere    Nuit    de   Mes 

Noces  par  "  ^ewrin."  2  vols,  in  i.  Small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Brussels,  Gay,  1883 

Limited  edition.  A  very  curious  work  by  Sewrin,  who  was  born  at  Metz 
in  1771.  It  is  written  somewhat  after  the  style  of  Pigault- Lebrun  and  Paul  de 
Kock.     The  author  also  wrote  "  Les  Trois  Faublas  de  ce  Temps-la." 

1277  SHAPIRA  FORGERY:— HE-SHE-IT.     Egyptian  Court 

Chronicle,  B.  C.  1302,  a  Veracious  and  Truthful  Version 
Preserved  and  transcribed  for  General  Use  by  the  Peerless 
Poet  Laureate  of  His  late  Majesty  Rhampsinnit  III.  Nu- 
merous illustrations  from  the  designs  of  C.  M.  Seyppel. 
4to.  .Bound  in  imitation  mummy  cloth,  with  leather  straps 
and  big  green  seal  on  the  sides. 

Memphis,  Pyramid  Row,  No.  36,  Fifth  floor, 

close  on  Saturdays  2  P.  M.  [n.  p.,  n.  d.] 

This  work  is  an  amusing  parody  on  the  Shapira  MS.  forgery.  According 
to  the  preface,  this  unique  volume,  the  sole  example  of  ancient  Egyptian  illus- 
trated literature  which  has  come  down  to  us,  was  discovered  just  after  the  battle 
of  Tel  el  Kebir  by  a  savant  who  noticed  some  strange  characters  on  a  slab 
under  the  head  of  a  sleeping  guardsman,  and  who  watched  his  opportunity  and 
dug  underneath  this  stony  pillow  until  he  discovered  this  illustrated  MS.  of  the 
year  1302  B.  C.  The  leaves  of  the  volume  are  made  to  imitate  papyrus,  their 
edges  are  worn  and  rubbed,  and  the  surface  of  them  is  stained  and  discolored, 
as  though  by  £dl  the  juices  of  the  earth  and  all  the  waters  of  the  Nile.  The 
cover  is  of  brown  sackcloth,  much  torn  and  ravelled  at  the  edges.  A  coarse 
green  string  binds  the  leaves  firmly  to  one  another.  One  side  of  the  cover  is 
ornamented  with  a  broad  seal  of  green  wax,  having  an  uncouth  impression  of 
the  head  of  "  KOnig  Ruppsippos."  Divers  conlical  Egyptian  stories  are  told  in 
verse,  and  the  illustrations,  with  their  combination  of  modern  humor  and  ancient 
form,  are  exceedingly  laughable.  The  whole  thing  looks  as  though  it  had  been 
dug  up  out  of  the  earth,  which,  indeed,  is  what  is  pretended.  The  author  of 
this  ingenious  burlesque  is  Karl  Maria  Seyppel,  a  young  Dusseldorf  artist,  who 
was  assisted  in  his  work  by  Professor  Ebers  and  other  eminent  Egyptologists. 

1278  SHAPIRA  FORGERY.— SHARP,  SHARPER,  SHARP- 

EST. A  Humourous  Tale  of  Old  Egypt.  Penned  down 
and  depicted  in  the  year  1315  A.  C,  by  C.  M.  Seyppel,, 
Court  Painter  and  Poet  Laureate  of  His  Majesty  King 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  315 

Rhampsinnit  III.,  and  done  into  English  Tongue  by  Two 
Mummies  of  the  Old  Dynasty.  Memphis,  35  Mummies 
Arcade  (Ring  three  times).  Quaintly  illustrated.  4to, 
imitation  ancient  mummy  cloth  cover,  with  ties,  seal  on 
sides,  etc. 

This  is  a  humorous  Egyptological  burlesque  on  the  alleged  papyrine,  Moabite 
stone  and  other  bogus  discoveries.  The  drawings  are  very  ancient  Egyptian, 
and  the  paper  an  imitation  of  papyrus. 

1279  SHAPIRA   FORGERY.— SCHLAU,  SCHLAUER,   AM 

SCHLAUSTEN,  Aegyptische  Humoreske.  The  German 
edition  of  the  above.     Illuminated  boards. 

Dusseldorf,  n.  d. 
Dedicated  to  Schliemann. 

1280  Society  in  London,  by   "A   Foreign  Resident."     Small 

8vo,  fresh  cloth.  London,  1885 


"THE    SENTIMENTAL    JOURNEY,"    ILLUSTRATED     BY 

LELOIR. 

1281  STERNE  (Laurence).     VOYAGE  SENTIMENTAL  en 

France  et  en  Italic. — Traduction  de  Emile  Blemont. 
With  T2  heliogravure  plates  and  220  illustrations  in  the 
text — all  designed  by  Maurice  Leloir.  Large  4to,  fancy 
chromo-lithographic  cover.  Paris,  1884 

This  charming  edition  is  printed  on  thick  paper.  Dr.  AUibone  calls  Sterne — 
"  a  standing  reproach  to  the  profession  which  he  disgraced,  grovelling  in  his 
tastes,  indiscreet ,  if  not  licentious  in  his  habits,  he  lived  unhonored  and  died 
unlamented,  save  by  those  who  found  amusement  in  his  wit  or  countenance  in 
his  immorality." 

1282  SuTTON   (Charles).     The  New  York  Tombs,   its   Secrets 

and  its  Mysteries:  being  a  History  of  Noted  Criminals, 
with  Narratives  of  their  Crimes.  Many  woodcuts.  Thick 
large  8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1874 

1283  SWIFT    (Jonathan).      Voyages   de   Gulliver.      Profusely 

illustrated  with  beautifully  colored  illnstrations.  Thick 
large  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

The  French  text  in  this  handsome  French  edition  of  "  Gulliver"  was  trans- 
lated from  the  English  by  B.  H.  Gausseron.  The  charming  colored  illustra- 
tions ^  I' aquarelle  were  designed  by  V.  A.  Poirson. 

1284  SWIFT.     Voyages  de  Gulliver  dans  des  Gentries  Loin- 

taines.  With  humorous  illustrations  by  Grandville  and 
front,  on  India  paper.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  folded  ready 
for  binding.  Paris,  1838 


3i6  THE  PENS  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1285  C5>i«u-'ABARIN.  CEuvres  de,  avec  les  Adventures  du 
Capitaine  Rodomont,  la  Farce  des  Bossus  et 
autres  Pieces  Tabariniques.  Engraved  front,  on 
India  paper.     Small  8vo,  cloth,  rough  edges. 

Paris,  Delahays,    1858 

"  Bibliotheque  Gauloise  "  limited  edition  on  "papier  verge,"  issued  under 

tlie  direction   of  Paul   Lacroix.     The  above  is  a  new  edition  of  the  works  of 

the  famous  seventeenth  century  "farceur  "  Tabarin,  with  notes  and  preface  by 

George  d'Harmonville. 

1286  TABLEAUX  de  la  CIVILISATION  et  la  Vie  Seigneur- 

iale  en  Allemagne  dans  la  Derniere  Periode  du  Moyen 
Age  d'apres  un  Manuscrit  Allemand  du  XVe  Siecle. 
Exquisite  head  and  tail  pieces,  also  25  curious  plates  of 
tournaments,  medieval  life,  etc. — rubricated  title,  etc.  Large 
4to,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1885 

-  No.  188  of  LIMITED  EDITION  ot  200  numbered  copies,  beautifully  printed  by 
Quantin,  and  with  erotic  and  eccentric,  subjects  taken  from  the  celebrated 
manuscript  in  the  possession  of  the  Goldast  Family  of  Constance. 

1287  TASSO  (Torquato).     Aminta  Favola  Boschereccia.     Page 

plates  and  vignette  headpieces  by  Cochin.  Small  8vo. 
Bound  by  "Petit  succr.  de  Simier"  in  half  crushed  levant 
morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  "'  Presso  Nepvew  Lihrajo"  1813 

Very  rare,  printed  by  Didot,  and  with  the  exquisite  erotic  vignette  heads  in 
duplicate,  one  set  proofs  on  pink  paper.  The  plates  are  also  proofs  before  letters, 
vide  inserted  cutting  of  "  Morgand  et  Fatout,"  for  a  150  franc  copy  of  the 
above. 

1288  THEATRE  des  BOULEVARDS  ou  Recueil  de  Parades. 

Facetious  fronts.  3  vols,  small  8vo,  half  red  crushed 
levant  morocco,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

A.  Mahon,  Gtlles  Langlois,  1756 

This  rare  and  erotic  work  has  been  attributed  to  the  pens  of  various  persons, 
among  others  the  Count  de  Gaylus,  the  Duke  de  la  Valliere,  and  to  the  Duke  de 
Nivernois.  It  includes — "  La  Confiance  des  Cocus";  "  Le  Doight  Mouille  " ; 
"  Le  Marchand  de  Merde";  "  Leandre,  Magician  ";"  Isabelle  Grosse  par 
Vertu  " ;  "  L'Amant  Poussif";  "  L'Amant  Gochemard";  "  Cassandre  aux 
Indes";  "  La  Mere  Rivale";  etc. 

1289  THIERS  (Jean  Baptiste).     Histoire  des  Perruques.    i2mo, 

half  calf.  Avignon,  1777 

Rare.  This  curious  work  on  perukes  goes  thoroughly  into  their  origin,  use, 
form,  abuse,  and  the  irregularity  of  those  of  ecclesiastics.  It  was,  above  all, 
directed  by  its  author,  a  French  Catholic  priest,  against  those  members  of  his 
profession  who  wore  wigs. 

1290  THIRTEEN  CLUB.     Address  of  Chief  Ruler  Daniel 

Wolff,  First  Annual  Reports  of  Scribe  Charles  Soth- 
eran  and  Archivist  Marvin  R.  Clark,  etc.,  on  January 
13th,  1883;  also  Second,  Third,  Fourth  and  Fifth  Reports 


THE  PENE  DU  BOJS  COLLECTION.  317 

of  the  Thirteen  Club,  3  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  morocco, 
top  edge  gilt,  by  Bradstreets  (i)  and  sewed  (2). 

N.  Y.,  1883-87 

The  Thirteen  Club  was  founded  on  Friday  Evening,  January  13th,  1882,  at 
8.13  o'clock,  at  the  Knickerbocker  Cottage,  New  York,  by  the  following  thir- 
teen sitting  down  to  dinner  together — Daniel  Wolff,  Capt-  William  Fowler, 
Judge  Samuel  Jones,  Edwin  Dew,  Julius  Witskowski,  Henry  A.  Heiser,  Richard 
Fitzgerald,  Charles  Sotheran.  Geo.  P.  Powell,  Lehman  Israels,  James  A.  Reed, 
M.D.,  John  Mills  and  Marvin  R.  Clark. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  "  MY  UNCLE  BENJAMIN." 

1291  TILLIER  (Claude).  Mon  Oncle  Benjamin — Nouvelle  Edi- 

tion, avec  une  Preface  par  Monselet.  Illustrated  with 
portrait-frontispiece  and  42  designs  of  "  Sahib/'  engraved 
on  wood  by  Prunaire — rubricated  titles.  2  vols,  large  8vo. 
Bound  by  "  Trioullier  Sr.  de  Petit-Simier."  In  fresh 
half  dark  blue  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut,  with  the  colored  fancy  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Z.  Couquet,  1881 

LARGE  PAPER.  Edition  de  Luxe.  No.  182  of  a  limited  edition  of 
500  copies  in  all,  of  which  the  above  is  on  "  papier  velin  teinte." 

1292  [TOPPFER    (R.).]'     Le   Presbytere.      Front,    on  India 

PAPER.     8vo,  half  roan  (foxed  slightly).  Geneva,  1832 

Very  rare  and  original  edition. 

1293  [TOPPFER].     Albums,  i.  e.,  I.  Les  Amours  de  Mr.  Vieux 

Bois;  II.  Les  Voyages  et  Aventures  du  Docteur  Festus; 
III.  Monsieur  Pencil;  IV.  Histoire  de  Mr.  Jabot.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated  by  the  author.  4  vols,  oblong  small  4to, 
half  red  roan.  Geneva,  1833-40 

Rare.  "  The  original  autographed  albums  of  Rodolphe  Topffer,  the 
Swiss  schoolmaster,  whose  Voyages  en  Zigzag,  Memes  Propos  d'un  Peintre 
Genevois,  and  novels  Le  Presbytere  and  La  Biblioth^que  de  Mon  Oncle  {vide 
ante  in  tiiis  catalogue),  are  classics  of  the  French  literature  to  be  quoted  in  the 
same  breath  with  Xavier  de  Maistre's  Voyage  Autour  de  Ma  Chambre.  These 
volumes  have  been  reproduced  in  every  country,  and  text  and  illustrations  have 
been  pillaged  mercilessly  and  spoiled.  These  originals  are  scarcer  than  white 
crows,  and  it  isn't  only  for  that  that  they  are  of  inestimable  value. — H.  P.  B." 

1294  TRIUiVLPHE  de  Haulte  et  Puissante  Dame  V^rolle  et  le 

Pourpoint  Fermant  a  Boutons.  Nouvelle  Edition  Com- 
plete avec  une  Preface  et  un  Glossaire  par  M.  Anatole 
DE  MoNTAiGLON.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Leon  Willem,  1874 

Facetious  and  No.  241  of  limited  edition  of  500  copies,  the  above  being  on 
"papier  verge."  These  are  fac-simile  reprints,  with  reproductions  by  Adam 
PiUnski  of  all  the  curious  woodblock  illustrations  of  the  editions  of  Lyons, 
1539,  and  Paris,  1540.  This  work  has  been  attributed  to  Rabelais.  At  the 
end  is  a  good  glossary,  including  all  the  erotic  words. 


3i8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

129s  <y^f^ZANNE  (Octave).  Les  Surprises  du  Coeur.  Etched 
title  {erotic)  by  Gery-Bichard.  8vo,  fancy  paper 
cover  designed  by  Avril,  uncut. 

Paris,  Rouveyre,  1881 

Limited  EDITION,  printed  by  Darantiere  on  "papier  verge."  With  tinted 
head-pieces,  fleurons,  initial  letters,  etc. 

JAPAN   PAPER   COPY  OF  UZANNE'S   "  SON  ALTESSE  LA 
FEMME  "—SUPERBLY  ILLUSTRATED. 

1296  UZANNE.      SOfj  ALTESSE    LA  FEMME.       With  10 

beautiful  full-page  illustrations  designed  by  Henry  Gervex, 
Gonzalez,  KratkS,  Lynch,  yiov.%KV  and'^ov'E.'s, engraved 
on  copper,  colored  and  printed  by  the  new  process  of  Debu- 
court;  also  11  very  charining  and  delicate  illustratiofis  at 
the  beginning  of  each  chapter,  consisting  of  woodcuts,  etchings, 
aquatints,  etc.,  designed  in  harmony  with  the  various  subjects 
of  the  work,  cmd  numerous  vignettes  and  tail-pieces.  Large 
8vo,  fancy  paper  cover,  with  satin  ribbon  ties. 

Paris,  Quantin,  1885 

Limited  edition  of  100  copies  entirely  on  Japan  paper,  of  which  this  is  No. 
75.  The  illustrations  are  very  choice  examples  of  the  best  and  latest  methods  of 
artistic  book-making  in  France. 

MAGNIFICENT  CHINA  PAPER  COPY  OF  "LES  MCEURS 
SECRETES"  OF  UZANNE— LUXURIOUSLY  BOUND  IN 
MOROCCO  DOUBLE. 

1297  UZANNE.   Les  Moeurs  Secretes  du  XVIIIe  Siecle,  publi^es 

par  Octave  Uzanne,  avec  Preface,  Notes  et  Index. 
Numerous  charming  head  and  tail  pieces,  initials  and  vignette 
^C'Paul  Avril,  over  the  preface — also  the  erotic  frontispiece 
by  Avril  in  two  states — one  "  crayon  sanguine  genre  Bou- 
cher "  and  the  other  printed  i7i  black,  but  tinted  with  the  same 
shade  of  color.  Large  8 vo.  Superbly  bound  by  BRAD- 
STREETS  in  crushed  dark  green  levant  morocco,  super 
elegantly  tooled,  rounded  corners,  and  double  with  splen- 
didly tooled  red  crushed  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  and 
mosaiced  with  colored  leathers,  also  with  ends  of  dark 
green  watered  silk,  morocco  joints,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  cover  bound  in — also  in  splendid  red  crinkled 
morocco  drop  case  lettered  and  leather  lined. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1883 
Limited  edition  on  China  paper  and  No.  33  of  50  copies  only.  Hand- 
somely printed  by  Quantin  and  uniform  with  the  remainder  of  the  "  Documents 
sur  les  Moeurs  du  XVIIIe  Siecle,"  edited  by  Octave  Uzanne. 
\  i-This  volume  contains  many  curious  erotic  pieces  such  as — "  The  Confession 
of  a  Young  Girl  ";  "Apology  for  the  Anandrye  Sect,  'Exhortation  to  a  Young 
Tribade";  "Funeral  Oration  on  Justine  Paris,  Grand  Priestess  of  Cythera, 
Paphos,  Amathomte,  etc.";  "  The  Opera";  "Journal  of  the  Theatres  ";  "  The 
Specific  of  Dr.  Preval  ";  etc. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  319 

1298  UZANNE.     The  same.   Tinted  front,  and  charming  vignette 

by  P.  AvRiL — also  fleurons  and  fancy  initial  letters.     Thick 
large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1883 

Limited  edition  on  "  papier  verge." 

1299  UZANNE.     Le   Calendrier   de   Venus.     Erotic  and  etched 

title  by  Perret,  also  cover  of  the  same  genre — the  title  rubri- 
cated,fleurons,  initials,  etc.,  in  red.   Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Ed.  Rouveyre,  1880 
Limited  edition  of  100  copies  in  all,  of  which  this  is  No.  22,  and  one  of  16 
only  on  China  paper.   Includes  Uzanne's  erotic  "  Contes  "  of — "  Memorandum 
d'un  Epicurien,"  "Pastes  du  Baiser,"  "  le  Sottisier  d'Amour,"  etc, 

1300  UZANNE.     L'Ombrelle,  Le  Gant,  Le  Manchon.     Colored 

illustrations.     Large  8vo,  fancy  paper  covers. 

Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1883 
1300*  UZANNE.     Another  copy  of  the  same. 

1301  gy^-^ECCHI  (Alessandro   de).      Aggivnta   alia   Qvarta 

As/       Parte   dell'   Indie   del    Sig.    Giovanni    Botero 

v/        Benese  di  Mostri  e  Vsanze  di  quelle  Parti,  e  di 

quel  Recon  le  sue  Figure  al  Naturale,  Raccolte 

Novamente  da  Alessandro  de  Vecchi.     Vignette  portrait 

on  title  and  31  extremely  curious  plates.     4to,  boards. 

Venice,  1618 

EXTREMELY  CURIOUS  and  rare.  With  plates  of  monstrosities,  curious 
human  types,  savages,  etc.  Some  are  evidently  taken  from  the  Nuremberg 
Chronicle. 

1302  VENUS  LA  POPULAIRE,  ou  Apologia  des  Maisons  de 

Joie.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Brussels,  Gay  et  Douce,  1881 

No.  386  of  limited  edition  of  500  copies.  The  first  edition  of  this  paradoxical 
and  humorous  woik  was  printed  "  A  Londres"  in  1727.   Many  editions  followed. 

SPLENDID    VOLUME     ON    SWORDSMEN    AND    DUELS- 
ILLUSTRATED. 

1303  VAUX    (Baron   de).     Les   Hommes  d'Ep6e,  preface  par 

Aur]5lien  Scholl.  With  etchings, portraits,  etc.,  by  Arcos, 
Berne-Bellecour,  de  Liphart,  Ferdinandus,  Feyen- 
Perrin,  Jacquemart,  Jeanniot,  le  Natur,  Lepic,  Mer- 
LET,  Mesples,  Oudart,  Poilpot,  Princetcau,  Robert, 
Sargent  and  Stevens.  Rubricated  title — numerous 
fleurons,  etc.  Thick  large  8vo,  fancy  paper  cover,  designed 
by  Ferdinandus  and  Le  Natur,  edges  uncut. 

Paris,  Edouard  Rouveyre,  1882 

No.  477  on  papier  verge  and  limited  edition  of  650  numbered  copies.  This 
work  on  "  the  Men  of  the  Sword  "  is  full  of  accounts  of  famous  warriors, 
sabreurs  and  duellists  who  have  been  celebrated  for  their  use  of  the  weapon.  It 
is  thoroughly  illustrated  and  has  many  portraits  of  famous  swordsmen. 


320  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LE  SIEUR  THEOPHILE'S  "  PARNASSE  SATYRIQUE." 
1304-  [VIAU  (Theophile  de,  dit  vulgairement  "  Thhphile  ").]  Le 
Parnasse  Satyrique  du  Sieur  Thj^ophile,  avec  le  Recueil 
des  Plus  Excellens  Vers  Satyriques  de  ce  Temps.  Nou- 
velle  Edition  Complete,  Revue  et  Corrigee,  avec  Glossaire, 
Notices  Biographiques,  etc.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  half 
crushed  blue  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut,  by  Pouillet.  Gand  andVzxx^,  Claudin,  x86i 

Limited  EDITION  on  "papier  verge."  Theophile  de  Viau,  who  commenced 
authorship  as  a  tragic  writer,  soon  degenerated  into  a  satirical  and  obscene  versi- 
fier. He  was  exiled  from  France  in  1619  for  having  published  immoral  and  blas- 
phemous writings.  For  the  publication  of  the  above  work  in  1622  the  Sieur 
Theophile  was  condemned  to  be  burnt  alive,  but  the  sentence  was  changed  to 
perpetual  exile.  Later  he  returned  secretly  to  Paris  and  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-six  in  the  hotel  of  the  Duke  de  Montmorency. 

"  Edition  la  meilleure,  tres  recherchee  et  devenue  tr^s  rare,  de  ce  recueil  de 
poe'sies  obsc^nes  du  XVIIe  siecle.  Le  savant  expert  Claudin  en  fait  aujourd'hui 
son  mea  culpa." — Lehic. 

"  Ces  boutades  obscenes — ces  priapes  bouffonnes." — ThIsophile  Gautier. 

1305  [VIAU.]     Another  copy  of  the  same  edition,  but  on  China 

PAPER.  2  vols,  half  red  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top 
edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

1306  [VIAU.J  Another  edition  of  the  above  described  numbers. 

Rubricated  titles.  2  vols,  in  i.  Small  8vo,  bound  by  E. 
RoussELLE  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut.  [Brussels,  Poulet  Malassis],  1864 

Rare  edition  based  on  all  those  of  the  i8th  century,  with  corrections  and 
annotations. 

' '  Recueil  de  poesies  obscenes  de  Theophile,  Regnier,  Berthelot,  Sigogne,  Col- 
letet,  etc.  Par  arret  du  parlement  du  15  aout  1623,  Theophile  fut  condamne  i 
etre  brule  vif ,  Berthelot  de  vait  Stre  pendu  et  etrangle  avant,  Colletet  fut  banni 
pour  9  ans.  Notre  temps  a  du  bon,  et  Th.  Gautier,  Glatigny,  Baudelaire  et  tutti- 
quanti  n'ont  pas  eu  a  redouter  d'aussi  eSroyables  ch3,timents  pour  leurs  pieces 
du  meme  genre,  recueillies  par  Poulet-Malassis  en  son  '  Parnasse,  et  son 
Nouveau  Parnasse  Satyriques  du  XlXf  sihle.'  " — Lehic. 

1307  VIE   ELEGANTE  (La).     Profusely  illustrated  with  page 

plates,  and  cuts  in  the  text,  many  facetious.  Vols,  i  and  2. 
Thick  large  4to,  sewed  (in  parts  as  issued).        Paris,  1882 

The  text  and  plates  are  by  the  best  French  writers  and  artists. 

1308  VIRMOND  (Loudolphe  de).     Les  Cent  Mani^res  d'Aimer 

Dddi^e  aux  Deux  Sexes.     Minimo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1882 
Very  scarce  and  limited  edition. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  321 

RARE  EDITION  OF  "LA  PUCELLE "  BOUND  BY  DE- 
ROME,  AND  UNIQUELY  EXTRA  ILLUSTRATED  WITH 
EROTIC   PLATES. 

1309  [VOLTAIRE   (Francois    Marie  Arouet  de).]      La    PU- 

CELLE D'ORLEANS,  Poeme  Divis6  en  Vingt  Chants, 
avec  des  Notes,  Nouvelle  Edition,  Corrig^,  Augmentde  et 
Collation^e  sur  le  Manuscrit  de  I'Auteur.  Square  min- 
imo,  elegantly  bound  by  D^rome  in  crushed  red  levant  mo- 
rocco extra  gilt,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  blue  silk 
ends.  n.  p.,  1762 

UNIQUE  and  very  fine  example  of  Berome  binding.  This  early  edition  of 
"La  Pucelle  "  is  lettered  on  the  back  "  Ofiice  de  la  Vierge."  On  the  half-title 
and  end  papers  are  eleven  extremely  erotic  and  salacious  etchings  illustrative 
of  this  curiosity  of  literature. 

' '  This  Voltaire  is  a  sort  of  malignant  spirit,  who  came  upon  earth  only  to 
embitter  the  cup  of  life,  and  afterwards  laugh  at  our  wry  faces." 

1310  VOLTAIRE.     La  Pucelle  d'Orleans.     2  plates  [the  same 

in  two  states — others  short),  and  vignette  title.  Small  8vo, 
old  mottled  calf  gilt. 

A  Londres,  aux  depens  de  la  Compagnie,  1764 

1311  VOLTAIRE.     La  Pucelle  d'Orleans,  Poeme  en  Vingt-un 

Chants.  Portrait  by  Gaucher,  and  plates,  mostly  erotic, 
and  engraved  by  or  after  Monsiau,  Marillier,  Le  Mire, 
Ponce,  Le  Barrier,  Choffard,  Monnet,  etc.  2  vols. 
8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.     Paris,  Crapelet,  an  VII. 

Very  rare  and  splendid  copy  in  good  condition,  with  brilliant  impressions 
of  the  plates,  including  those  engraved  by  Ponce  under  the  direction  of  Voltaire. 

13 1 2  VOLTAIRE.     La  Pucelle  d'Orleans— Poeme  en  Vingt  et 

un  Chants.  Engraved  fronts.,  vignette  portraits  on  titles, 
and  vignette  head-pieces  after  Duplessis-Bertaux.  2  vols, 
small  8vo,  sewed,  totally  uncut. 

Rouen,  J.  Lemonnyer,  1880 
Limited  edition  on  Holland  paper. 

LA     HENRIADE— THE      1770     EDITION,     WITH      EISEN'S 
PLATES,   AND   BOUND   A   LA   DEROME. 

1313  VOLTAIRE.     La  Henriade— Nouvelle  Edition.     Vignette 

portrait  on  front,  and  another  on  title — also  numerous 
exquisite  plates  and  head-pieces  by  Eisen.  2  vols,  small 
8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  inside  gold  tooling  and  edges  gilt 
on  marble  d,  la  D^rome. 

'?zx\s,,  chez  la  Veuve  Duchesne,  1770 

Very  rare,  with  Inserted  catalogue  cutting  of  another  copy  of  the  same 
priced  400  francs  by  a  Paris  bookseller.  Preceding  the"avant  propos"  is  a 
copy  of  a  letter  dated  "  Chateau  de  Ferney  par  Lyon,  14  Aout  1767,"  and 
written  to  Eisen,  in  which  Voltaire  tells  him  that  the  "  Henriade"  will  go  to 
posterity  on  account  of  the  beautiful  illustrations  with  which  the  artist  had 
embellished  it. 


322  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

13 14  VOLTAIRE.     La   Henriade,  Poeme.     Nouvelle  Edition. 

Collationde  sur  les  Textes  Originaux.  Portrait  and  plates. 
Thick  square  minimo,  half  russia,  marbled  sides  and 
edges.  Paris,  L.  De  Bure,  1836 

Scarce  edition,  with  numerous  steel  plates  by  Leprince  after  Pauquet  and 
Pourvoyeur. 

13 15  VOLTAIRE.     Candida  ou  TOptimisme  Edition  Originale 

suivie  d'une  Lettre  de  M.  D^mad  et  de  Notes  et  Vari- 
antes.  Portrait  of  Voltaire,  1769.  Large  8vo,  fresh 
yellow  calf  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Academic  des  Bibliophiles,  1869 

No.  46  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  342  copies,  printed  by  Jouaust,  of  which 
2  copies  are  on  vellum,  20  on  China  paper,  20  on  Whatman,  300  on  "papier 
vergi." 

With  false  title  of  the  original  edition: — "  Candide  ou  I'Optimisme,  traduit 
de  I'Allemand  de  Mr.  le  Docteur  Ralph,  1759." 

With  book-plate — "Ex  libris  B.  G. — Gayement  lisez." 

VERY  RARE  EARLY  EXAMPLE  OF  VOLTAIRE— BOUND 

BY  CAPE. 

1316  [VOLTAIRE.J     Lettre  de  M.   de  V  *  *  *,  avec  Plusieurs 

Pieces  Galantes  et  Nouvelles  de  Differens  Auteurs.    Small 

8vo.     Bound   by   Cap^  in  crushed  green  levant  morocco 

,  gilt,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  edges 

gilt.  La  Haye,  chez  Pierre  Poppy,  1744 

VERY  RARE,  with  erotic  additions  by  Piron  and  others.  This  is  one  of  the 
most  facetious  collections  of  poetry  in  the  French  language.  On  pp.  216-220 
will  be  found  the  celebrated  story  in  verse  of — "  Etimologie  de  I'Aze-te-foute  " 
made  use  of  by  Victor  Hugo  in  his  ' '  Roi  s'amuse. " 

1317  VOLTAIRE.     Recherches  sur  les  Ouvrages  de,  par  "  J.  J. 

E.  G Avocat."     8vo,  sewed,  uncut.         Paris,  1817 

From  the  library  and  with  the  ' '  ex-libris  "  of  "  Doct.  D.  Bernard. "  This 
contains  reflections  on  Voltaire's  writings,a  bibliography  of  his  works  from  1732,, 
an  account  of  those  volumes  that  have  been  judicially  condemned,  and  a  list  of 
those  books  that  combat  his  alleged  ' '  dangerous  principles. " 


13 1 8    I^^ICK  (Alexandre).     L'Age   d'Or.     12   compositions  of 

nudes  reproduced  after  ZiCK — rubricated  and  tinted 

title.     Large  4to,  loose  in  fresh  cloth  portfolio  gilt, 

with  inside  flaps.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Erotic.       These    charming    studies    represent — "  The  Marriage    Night,  " 

"Spring,"  "Summer,"  "Autumn,"  "Winter,"  "Morning,"  "Night,"  "The 

Dream,"  "  The  Guardian  Lion,"  "  Evening,"  "  The  First  Lyre"  and  "Noon." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


323 


1319  ZOLA'(Emile).     Pot  Bouille.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Original  edition.  Paris,  1882 

1320  Zola.      L'Assommoir.      With  numerous  page  illustrations. 

Large  8vo,  sewed  (a  few  pp.  stained  at  the  corners). 

Paris,  n.  d. 

1321  Zola.     Le  Ventre  de  Paris.      With  numerous  page  illustra- 

tions.    Large  8vo,  sewed.  Paris,  n.  d. 


324  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


VII.  gjOjetri)  anil  grama. 

"  But  poets,  or  those  who  imagine  and  express  this  indestructible  order,  are 
not  only  the  authors  of  language  and  o£  music,  of  the  dance,  and  architecture, 
and  statuary,  and  painting;  they  are  the  institutors  of  laws,  and  the  founders  of 
civil  society,  and  the  inventors  of  the  arts  of  life,  and  the  teachers,  who  draw 
into  a  certain  propinquity  with  the  beautiful  and  true,  that  partial  apprehension 
of  the  agencies  of  the  invisible  world  which  is  called  religion  ....  Poets  are 
the  hierophants  of  an  unapprehended  inspiration ;  the  mirrors  of  the  gigantic 
shadows  which  futurity  casts  upon  the  present ;  the  words  which  express  what 
they  understand  not;  the  trumpets  which  sing  to  battle,  and  feel  not  what  they 
inspire  ;  the  influence  which  is  moved  not,  but  moves.  Poets  are  the  unacknowl- 
edged legislators  of  the  world." — PERCY  Bysshe  Shelley,  "  A  Defence  of 
Poetry." 

1322  ACTRICES  DE  PARIS.— Texte   par  Emile  Bergerat, 

Daniel  Bernard,  Emile  Bl^mont,  Jules  Claretie, 
Pierre  Elzear,  Maurice  Guillemot,  Guy  de  Maupas- 
sant, Ernest  d'Hervilly,  Louis  Leroy,  Francisque 
Sarcey,  Saint-Jurs,  and  Victor  Wilder.  Numerous 
fortraits  on  India  paper  by  E.  de  Liphart  of  the  leading 
actresses  of  Paris,  also  vignettes,  head  and  tail  pieces.  Large 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1882 

Among  the  actresses  whose  portraits  appear  in  the  above  are — Sophie  Croiz- 
ette,  Marie  Van  Zandt.  Christine  Nilsson,  Sarah  Bernhardt,  Anna  Judic, 
Louise  Theo,  Jane  Hading,  and  others,  thirty-two  in  all. 

1323  AICARD  (Jean).      La    Chanson    de    I'Enfant — Nouvelle 

Edition.  Illustrated  with  portrait  and  128  designs  by 
T.  Lobrichon,  with  the  collaboration  of  E.  Rudaux, 
and  engraved  on  wood  by  L.  Rousseau.  Large  8vo,  fresh 
half  red  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut  by  Smeers. 

Paris,  Georges  Chamerot,  1884 
This  charming  work  was  crowned  by  the  French  Academy. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  325 

1324  AMPERE    (J.    J.).      Sigurd,  Tradition    Epique    Selon 

I'Edda  et  les  Niebelungs  Restitutee  precedde  d'une  Notice 
pour  Servir  a  THistoire  de  la  Tradition.  Large  8vo,  half 
vellum,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  Rcnouard,  1832 

Privately  printed,  with  autograph  presentation  inscription  and  signature  of 
the  author. 

FRANCE'S    ANCIENT    POETS— TEN    VOLUMES. 

1325  ANCIENS  POETES  de   la   FRANCE,  publics  sous  les 

Auspices  de  S.  Exc.  M.  le  Ministre  de  I'lnstruction  Pub- 
lique  et  des  Cultes  et  sous  la  Direction  de  M.  F.  Guessard. 
10  vols,  small  8vo,  cloth,  rough  edges. 

Paris,  F.  Vieweg,  1859-70 

These  charming  volumes  printed  by  Jouaust  on  "  papier  verge  "  comprise  the 
following — "  Chansons  de  Geste  ": — Gui  de  Bourgogne,  Otinel,  Floovant,  Doon 
de  Maience,  Gaufroy,  Fierabras,  Pause  la  Duchesse,  Huon  de  Bourdeaux,  Aye 
d' Avignon,  Gui  de  Nanteuil,  Gaydon,  Hugues,  Capet,  Macaire  and  Aliscans. 
The  whole  of  the  above,  with  one  exception,  appear  for  the  first  time  in  this 
series.  They  were  edited  from  unique  manuscripts  by  F.  Guessard,  H.  Michel- 
ant,  A.  Pey,  P.  Chabaille,  A.  Kroeher,  G.  Servois,  L.  Larchey,  C.  Grand- 
maison,  S.  Luce,  le  Marquis  de  la  Grange  and  A.  de  Montaiglon. 

1326  Andrieux   (G.  S.).      Lucius  Junius  Brutus,  Trag^die. 

Small  8vo,  half  blue  morocco,  marbled  edges.    Paris,  1830 

With  inserted  portrait.  The  author  was  Perpetual  Secretary  of  the  French 
Academy. 

1327  Arnold   (Edwin).     The   Secret  of  Death,  from  the  Sans- 

krit.    With  some  Collected  Poems.  Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

Boston,  1885 

LARGE  PAPER   AND  UNIQUE   COPY  OF  ARIOSTO— WITH 
TWO  SETS  OF  PROOFS  BEFORE  LETTERS. 

1328  ARIOSTO. — Orlando     Furioso    di    Lodovico    Ariosto. 

Portrait  and ptates.  4  vols.  4to,  half  red  morocco,  top 
edges  gilt  (rubbed  slightly).  Paris,  Plassan,  1795 

VERY  RARE,  LARGE  PAPER,  UNIQUE  and  with  two  sets  of 
plates,  both  proofs  before  letters.  These  beautiful  engravings  are  by 
or  after: — -Titian,  Eisen,  Ficquet,  Cipriani,  Bartolozzi,  Cochin,  Ponce,  Moreau 
le  jeune,  De  Launay,  De  Ghendt,  Lingee,  Massard,  Henriques,  Prevost,  Mon- 
net,  Duclos,  Martini,  etc.     A  few  are  slightly  stained. 

"  Ariosto  has  been,  after  Homer,  the  favorite  poet  of  Europe.  His  grace 
and  facility,  his  clear  and  rapid  stream  of  language,  his  variety  and  beauty  of 
invention,  his  very  transitions  of  subject,  so  frequently  censured  by  critics,  but 
artfully  devised  to  spare  the  tediousness  that  hangs  on  a  protracted  story,  left 
him  no  rival  in  general  popularity.  Above  sixty  editions  of  the  Orlando 
Furioso  were  published  in  the  sixteenth  century.  There  was  not  one,  says  Ber- 
nardo Tasso,  of  any  age,  or  sex,  or  rank,  who  was  satisfied  with  a  single 
perusal. " — Hall  am. 


326  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

THE    EXTREMELY    RARE    "  TRAGIQUES "    OF    AGRIPPA 
D'AUBIGNY. 

1329  [AUBIGNE  (Agrippa  d').]—  |  Les  |  Tragiqves  |  Donnez 

av  pvblic   par  |  le   larcin  de  Promethee.  |  Av  Dezert,  | 
par   L.    B.   D.D.  |  MDCXVI.  |      Small   4to.      Elegantly 
bound   by   Brany   in   crushed   maroon   levant  morocco, 
blind  tooled,  rounded  corners,^  inside  gold  borders,  edges 
gilt  on  marble.  [Geneva,]  1616 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE,  and  from  the  library  of  and  with  the  heraldic 
"  Ex-Libiis  de  Marescot." 

This  is  the  original  edition  of  this  most  uncommon  book  with  rare  page  of 
"errata"  at  the   end   generally  wanting.     A  copy  of  this  volume  without  the    , 
errata  was  priced  800  francs  by  Morgand-Fatout. 

The  "  Tragedies "  of  Agrippa  D'Aubigny,  a  kind  of  counterpart  of  the 
"  Discours  sur  les  Mis^res  du  Temps"  of  Ronsard,  are  composed  of  seven 
satires  whimsically  entitled — "  Mis^res,"  "  Princes, ""  la  Chambre  Doree," 
"  les  Feux,"  "  les  Fers,"  "  Vengeances  "  and  "  Jugement,"  in  which  the  poet 
successively  passes  in  review  the  unhappinesses  of  the  times,  the  debauchery  of 
the  court,  the  meanness  of  parliament,  the  tortures  by  fire,  the  massacres  of 
the  Faitfiful  by  the  sword,  and  finally  the  heavenly  vengeance  and  judgment  of 
the  Most  High  on  the  persecutors. 

The  text  of  these  satires  is  filled  with  striking  descriptions  of  the  manners 
and  customs  of  society  at  this  eventful  period  in  the  history  of  Europe. 

1330  AUGIER  (Emile).     La  Cigue,  Comedie.     Small  8vo,  half 

cloth,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  1844 

Presentation  copy  to  the  wife  of  the  Prime  Minister  of  Napoleon  III.,  with 
the  following  inscription: — "A  Madam  Julie  Fortoul  temoignage  de  sincere 
amitie.     E.  AUGIER." 

"  LAYS  OF  THE  SCOTTISH   CAVALIERS,"  HANDSOMELY 

BOUND. 

1331  AYTOUN  (William   Edmonstone,  D.C.L).     Lays  of  the 

Scottish  Cavaliers  and  other  Poems.  With  illustrations  by 
Sir  Joseph  Noel  Paton,  F.S.A.,  and'WKLT-E's.  H.  Paton. 
4to,  superbly  bound  in  red  crinkled  morocco  elegant,  with 
blue  morocco  mosaiced  borders  on  the  sides,  on  the  front 
of  which  is  the  coat-of-arms  of  Scotland,  with  "  the  field  " 
in  yellow  morocco  let  in — beveled  sides,  inside  gold  den- 
telle  borders,  edges  gilt.         Edinburgh  and  London,  1870 

Splendid  edition,  charmingly  bound. 

"  A  volume  of  verse  which  shows  that  Scotland  has  yet  a  poet.  Full  of  the 
true  fire,  it  now  stirs  and  swells  like  a  trumpet  tone — now  sinks  in  cadences  sad 
and  wild  as  the  wail  of  a  Highland  dirge." — London  Quarterly  Review. 

1332  BARBEY  d'AUREVILLY  (Jules).     Poesies,  Commentees 

par  lui-meme.  Rubricated  and  armorial  title.  4to.  Superbly 
bound  by  Chambolle-Duru  in  crushed  maroon  levant 
morocco  gilt,  rounded  corners,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt,  temoins,  covers  bound  in.  Brussels,  1870 

LARGE  PAPER  and  privately  printed  limited  edition  of  72  copies 
in  all. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  327 

1333  Banville  (Theodore  de).     Poesie  Fran9aise.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  THE  EXCESSIVELY  RARE  ORIGINAL 
EDITION  OF  THE  "FIGARO"  OF  BEAUMARCHAIS— 
LUXURIOUSLY  BOUND. 

1334  BEAUMARCHAIS  (Pierre    Augustin  Caron    de).—  |  La 

I  Folle  Journ^e,  |  ou  |  le  Mariage  de  Figaro,  |  Com^die  | 
en  Cinq  Actes,  en  Prose.  |  Par  M.  de  Beaumarchais.  | 
Representee  pour  la  premifere  fois,  par  les  Comediens  | 
Fran^ais  ordinaires  du  Roi,  le  Mardi  27  Avril  1784.  |  En 
faveur  du  badinage,  |  Faites  grace  a  la  raison.     Vand.  de 
la  piece.  |  8vo.     Superbly  bound  by  Reymann  in  crushed 
red  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders, 
rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble  and  in  drop  case. 

[Kehl]  ]  de  rimprimerie  de  la  SociM  litterau-e-  \  typo- 
graphique;  \  Et  se  trouve  a  Paris,  \  Chez  Ruault,  libraire, 
au  Palais  Royal,  pris  \  le  thMtre,  no.  216  |  1785.  j 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  and  UNIQUE  COPY  of  ihe  ORIGINAL 
EDITION  of  "  the  Marriage  of  Figaro,"  in  splendid  condition  and  with  broad 
margins.  Extra  illustrated  with  nine  exquisite  plates  engraved  by  Lienard,  C. 
N.  Malapeau,  Halbon  and  Roi,  after  the  designs  of  St.  Quentin. 

In  "Figaro"  Beaumarchais  has  personified  the  tiers  etat,  superior  in  wit, 
industry  and  activity,  to  birth,  rank,  or  fortune,  in  whose  hands  lies  the  political 
power;  so  that  the  idea  of  the  piece  is  not  only  a  satirical  allegory  upon  the 
government  and  nobility  of  that  epoch,  but  a  living  manifesto  upon  the 
inequality,  just  or  unjust,  of  society.  We  must  not  be  surprised,  therefore,  if 
for  a  long  time  the  comedy  was  forbidden  to  be  acted.  When  at  length  suffered 
to  be  performed,  its  success  was  astonishing.  It  has  been  stated  that  such  was 
the  anxiety  and  eagerness  of  the  people  to  be  present  at  the  first  representation, 
that  more  than  400  persons  went  to  the  theatre  early  in  the  morning,  and  passed 
the  day  and  dined  in  the  boxes.  It  was  acted  for  two  years  running,  twice  in 
every  week,  and  produced  50,000  francs  to  the  theatre,  and  30,000  to  Beaumar- 
chais. who  used  to  say,  that  if  there  were  anything  more  foolish  than  his  play  it 
was  his  success. 

133s  BEAUMARCHAIS.  Le  Barbier  de  Seville,  ou  la  Precau- 
tion Inutile  Comddid  en  Quatre  Actes  par  M.  de  Beau- 
marchais; Representee  et  Tombde  sur  le  Theatre  de  la 
Comddie  Fran9aise  aux  Tuileries  le  24  de  Fdvrier  1775, 
et  reprise  avec  succes  sur  le  meme  Theatre,  le  26  du  dit 
mois  et  jours  suivans.  Fine  portrait  of  Beaumarchais, 
engraved  by  Delatre  (slightly  foxed).  Small  8vo,  half 
morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  Ruault,  1775 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  editio  princeps.  Bound  up  with  the  above  are 
also  the  two  following  original  editions  of  Beaumarchais: — 

"  Eugenie,  Drame  en  cinq  actes,  en  Prose,"  par  M.  de  Beaumarchais.  Paris, 
chez  Merlin,  1778;  and — 

' '  Les  Deux  Amis, "  ou  le  Negociant  de  Lyon,  Drame  en  Cinq  Actes,  en 
Prose,"  par  M.  de  Beaumarchais.  Representee  pour  la  premiere  fois  sur  le 
Theatre  de  la  Comedie  Francaise  4  Paris,  le  13  Janvier,  1770.  Paris,  chez  la 
Veuve  Duchesne,  1771. 


328  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  BEAUMONT  AND  FLETCHER— ALSO 
RARE  SEPARATE   PLAYS. 

1336  BEAVMONT  (Francis)  and  FLETCHER  (lohn).     Come- 

dies AND  Tragedies.     Never  printed  before,  and  now 

published  by  the  Authours  Originall  Copies.     Portrait  of 

.  Fletcher  by  Marshall.    Thick  small  foHo,  old  calf,  gilt, 

rebacked  (title  mounted,  and  stained  slightly). 

London,  Humphrey  Robinson  and  Humphrey  Moseley,  1647 

Rare  and  very  fair  copy.     Added  thereto  is  the  very  erotic  "  Wild  Goose 

Chase,  A  Comedie,"  printed  in   1652,  of  which  the  last  page  has  comer  torn 

slightly,  but  without  injuring  text. 

' '  First  collected  edition,  containing — Plays  dedicated  by  ten  comedians  to 
Philip,  Earl  of  Pembroke  and  Montgomery.  In  this  edition,  edited  by  John 
Shirley,  are  36  plays,  printed  for  the  first  time." — Lowndes. 

"  I  do  not  care  for  a  First  Folio  of  Shakespeare.  I  rather  prefer  the  common 
editions  of  Rowe  and  Tonson,  without  notes,  and  with  plates,  which,  being  so 
execrably  bad,  serve  as  maps,  or  modest  remembrancers  to  the  text.  On  the 
contrary,  I  cannot  read  Beaumont  and  Fletcher  but  in  Folio.  The  octavo  edi- 
tions are  painful  to  look  at.     I  have  no  s)rmpathy  with  them." — Lamb. 

"  Beaumont  and  Fletcher  are  lyrical  and  descriptive  poets  of  the  first  order; 
there  is  hardly  a  passion,  character,  or  situation  which  they  have  not  touched  in 
their  devious  range,  and  whatever  they  touched,  they  adorned  with  some  new 
grace  or  striking  feature ;  they  are  masters  of  style  and  versification  in  almost 
every  variety  of  melting  modulation  or  sounding  pomp,  of  which  they  are 
capable  in  comic  wit  and  spirit.  They  are  scarcely  surpassed  by  any  writers  of 
any  age." — Hazlitt. 

1337  Beeton    (S.    O.).     Great  Book  of   Poetry  from  C^dmon 

and  King  Alfred's  Bcethius  to  Browning  and  Tenny- 
son, also  a  Separate  Selection  of  American  Poems.  2 
vols.  8vo,  half  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 

This  valuable  work  contains  nearly  two  thousand  of  the  best  pieces  of  English 
and  American  poetry.     With  biographical  notices  of  the  poets. 

1338  Berenger  (L.  p.).     Poesies.     Engraved  title  and  front,  by 

Chatelain.     2  vols,  minimo,  original  calf,  gilt. 

A  Londres,  1785 

1339  BERQUIN  (Arnaud).     Idylles.     Illustrated  with  engraved 

title  and  the  exquisite  plates  of  Marillier.  Elegantly 
bound  by  P.  Bernon  in  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  ele-. 
gant  inside  gilt  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  chez  Ruault,  1775 

Beautiful  edition  printed  on  "papier  velin."     Stamped  on  the  sides  with 

the  coat-of-arms — "or,  a  Gallic  cock  impaling  another,  shield  charged  with  a 

sword  pommel  downwards — over  both  shields  a  bar  sinister,  on  which  a  crown 

above  the  cross  of  the  Legion  of  Honor." 

"  On  a  pour  Berquin  plus  de  reconnoissance  qu'on  ne  lui  accorde  de  gloire.'' 
— Dussault. 

1340  BLANCHEMAIN  (Prosper).     Pofemes  et  Poesies.     Small 

8vo,  half  morocco.  Paris,  1845 

Very  scarce  and  printed  on  toned  paper.  Presentation  copy  with  original 
verses  at  the  beginning  and  end  in  the  handwriting  of  the  author. 


THE  PENE  DU  'BOIS  COLLECTION.  329 

1341  Bluthen  und  Perlen,  Deutscher  Dichtung.  Eage  engrav- 

ings on  wood,  steel  front,  and  illuminated  false  title.    Square 
minimo,  fresh  cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges. 

Hanover,  1880 

SPLENDID  EXAMPLE  OF  THE  TYPOGRAPHY  OF  BODONL 

1342  BODONI.—   I  GABRIELIS  |    FAERNI    |    Cremonensis 

I  Fabvlse  Centvtn  |  ex  |  Antiqvis  Avctoribvs  |  Delectse  | 
Carminibvsqve  Explicatae,  |  eteivsdem  |  Carmina  Varia.  | 
Large  4to,  tree  marbled  calf  gilt,  lemon  edges. 

Parma,  in  cedibus  Palatinis  typis  Bodonianis,  1793 

Finest  possible  copy  internally  of  a  Bodoni  and  in  fine  old  binding. 

John  Baptist  Bodini,  the  most  celebrated  typographer  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury and  the  rival  of  Baskerville  in  fame,  was  born  in  Piedmont,  1740,  and  died 
at  Padua  in  1813.  In  early  life  he  distinguished  himself  as  a  wood  engraver  of 
vignettes.  For  a  period  he  was  a  workman  in  the  printing  office  of  the  Propa- 
ganda at  Rome,  and  there  became  renowned  by  engraving  and  foundmg 
beautiful  types.  Bodoni  was  offered  the  direction  of  the  Ducal  Printing  Office  at 
Parma  and  it  was  there  he  executed  his  typographical  chefs-d'cEuvre  of  which 
the  above  is  one  of  his  best.  By  the  aid  of  the  Chevalier  d'Azara  he  established 
a  printery  of  his  own,  and  he  rendered  Parma  famous  throughout  Europe  for 
beautiful  printing.  The  success  and  admiration  that  attended  Bodoni  were 
unbounded. 

1343  BoiGNE  (Charles  de).    Petits  Memoires  de  I'Op^ra.     Small 

8vo,  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1857 

J344  BoiGNE.     Another  copy  of  the  same.     Sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1857 

FINE   COPY   OF  THE  1747   BOILEAU. 

1345  BOII.EAU-DESPREAUX    (Nicolas).     OEuvres   de,   avec 

des  Eclaircissemens  Historiques  donnas  par  lui-meme  et 

r^dig^s  par  M.  Brossette;  augment^e  de  plusieurs  Pieces, 

tant  de  I'Auteur,  qu'aiant  rapport  a  ses  Ouvrages  avec  des 

Remarques   et   des   Dissertations    Critiques   par   M.    de 

Saint-Marc.     Fine  portrait  of  Boileau  by  Daul£  after 

RiGAUD — also  plates  [stained'),  head  and  tail  pieces  by  Eisen 

and  others.     5   vols,  small  8vo,  fine  old  mottled  calf  gilt, 

edges  gilt  on  red.  Paris,  1747 

VERY  SCARCE,  and  one  of  the  best  editions  of  Boileau,  whose  works  place 

him  as  one  of  the  members  of  a  literary  triumvirate,  to  which  belong  with  him, 

Horace  and  Pope. 

Brunet  quotes  the  following  sales  of  this  edition — "  391  francs  F.  Didot,  a 
ete  porte  a  433  francs  Labedoy  ...  en  1837;  un  autre  en  mar.  1.  rel.  par 
Auguerand  380  francs  De  Bure."  The  same  authority  states  further: — "  On  y 
a  conserve  les  uotes  de  Boileau,  de  Brossette,  et  en  general  presque  toutes  celles 
des  editions  precedentes;  et  I'auteur  y  a  joint  non  seulement  les  siennes  propres, 
mais  encore  le  '  Boiloeana '  et  des  '  Essais  Philologiques,  ou  Supplement  aux 
remarques  critiques  ajoutees  a  celle  edition,  et  qui  sont  en  partie  d'un  Sieur 
de  La  Bruy^re.  De  tout  cela  il  est  resulte  un  veritable 'Variorum,' avec  les 
avantages  et  les  defauts  attaches  a  ces  sorts  de  Uvres.  Neanmoins,  pendant  plus 
d'un  demi  siecle  celui-ci  a  conserve  une  certaine  reputation,  qu'il  a  due  surtout 
i  sa  belle  execution  typographique. " 


330  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1346  Brazier  (Nicolas).     Histoire  des  Petits  Theatres  de  Paris 

depuis  leur  Origine.  2  vols,  minimo,  fresh  half  crushed 
green  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Allardin,  1838 
Very  scarce.      "Nouvelle    edition,   corrigee  et  augmentee  de  plusieurs 
chroniques." 

1347  Briet  et  Cerfbeir.    Tribulations  d'un  Esculape,  Vaudeville. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

THEATRICAL  PORTRAITS— A  RARE  VOLUME. 

1348  BRITISH  THEATRICAL  GALLERY,  with  Biographical 

Notices  by  D.  Terry.  Steel  portraits.  Large  4to,  half 
morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides  (rubbed  and  some  plates  foxed 
slightly).  London,  1825 

This  volume  of  dramatic  portraits  includes — Mrs.  Siddons  as  "Lady  Mac- 
beth"; Messrs.  Kean  (as  "Richard  III."),  Young,  Harley,  Knight,  Gattie, 
Dowton,  Williamson,  Fitzwilliam,  Cooper,  G.  Smith,  Siramonds,  DeBegnis, 
and  LeBlond;  Mesdames  Bland,  S.  Booth,  Smithson  and  Copeland;  and  Miss 
Noblet  and  Miss  Hullin. 

The  engravings  were  all  executed  by  that  talented  master  of  the  burin  Robert 
Cooper,  and  after  the  original  portraits  by  Clint,  Sharp,  De  Wilde  and  Wal- 
deok. 

MRS.  BROWNING'S  POEMS— LARGE  PAPER,  ON  HOLLAND 

PAPER. 

1349  BROWNING  (Elizabeth  Barrett).     Poetical  Works.     With 

fine  portrait.     5  vols.  8vo,  boards,  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Mead&'  Co.,  1884 

Large  paper.  No.  153  of  limited  edition  of  150  copies  on  Holland  paper, 
20  on  Japan  and  2  on  vellum  beautifully  printed  by  De  Vinne'.  A  new  fresh 
copy,  in  the  original  wrappers. 

' '  Mr.  Leigh  Hunt,  in  one  of  his  clever  poems,  calls  her  '  the  sister  of  Tenny- 
son.'    We  object  to  this,  and  claim  her  as  Shakespeare's  daughter." 

' '  Lovers  of  Mrs.  Browning  have  long  vrished  for  a  complete  and  satisfactory 
American  edition  of  her  works.  There  has  indeed  been  a  positive  need  of  such 
an  edition.  That  need  is  now  filled  by  the  five  beautiful  volumes  published  by 
Dodd,  Mead  &  Company.  It  is  not  often  even  in  this  age  of  good  book-making 
that  a  handsomer  set  of  volumes  comes  under  the  eye  of  the  reviewer  than 
these.  Altogether  this  edition  will  take  its  rank  with  the  most  satisfactory  and 
permanently  valuable  publications  of  the  season." — Christian  Union. 

1350  BuNNER    (H.    C).      Airs    from    Arcady   and    Elsewhere. 

Small  8vo,  dark  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,jANSEN  style, 
by  Bradstreet.  -  N.  Y.,  1884 

With  inserted  three-page  autograph  letter  from  the  author  to  Mr.  Pene  du 
Bois. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE   OF  BURNS. 

135 1  BURNS  (Robert).     Works.— The   Library  Edition,  edited 

by  W.  Scott  Douglas,  with  Explanatory  Notes  and 
Glossary.     Illustrated  with  portraits,  vignettes  and  fronts., 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  331 

engraved  by  W.  Forrest,  A.R.S.A.,  and  R.  Anderson, 
A..'K.S.h..,  from  the  original  drawings  by  AuEyi.  Nasmyth, 
R.S.A.,  Sam  Bough,  R.S.A.,  W.  E.  Lockhart,  R.S.A., 
and  A.  Clark  Stanton,  A.R.S.A.,  and  with  woodcuts,  fac- 
similes, maps  and  music.  6  vols,  large  8vo,  cloth,  gilt, 
totally  uncut  Edinburgh,  1877-79 

Large  paper  and  with  the  plates  on  India  paper.  ' '  Without  being  unfair 
to  previous  collections  of  the  poet's  works,  we  cannot  recall  any  which  can  for  a 
moment  be  compared  in  magnificence  to  that  which  has  been  published  in  six 
volumes  by  Mr.  Paterson,  of  Edinburgh,  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Scott 
Douglas.  It  is,  if  we  may  say  so,  the  completest  of  the  many  '  Complete  Edi- 
tions '  of  Burns's  works.  A  library  edition  such  as  this  is  the  best  and  aptest 
monument  to  Bums.  His  fame  constantly  rises.  It  is  no  longer  a  faint  star, 
beautiful  but  dim;  in  full  splendor  it  shines  in  the  firmament.  .  .  .  No  casket 
is  too  precious  for  the  records  of  his  genius.  .  .  .  He  has  been  known  for 
many  years  as  an  ardent  and  acute  student  of  the  history  of  Burns.  The  draw- 
ings from  the  pencil  of  the  late  Mr.  Sam  Bough  are  admirable.  It  was  an 
excellent  choice  to  make  him  the  interpreter  of  Burns's  genius.  An  artist 
after  Burns's  own  heart — '  rough,  rude,  ready-witted  ' — he  would  have  been 
loved  and  sung  by  the  poet  had  they  known  each  other. " — London  Times. 

"For  the  benefit  of  English  readers — perhaps,  also,  for  the  information  of 
modern  Scots — a  very  complete  glossary  of  Scotch  words  is  included,  and  each 
page  bears  a  number  of  foot-notes  explanatory  of  Burns's  vernacular." — Liver- 
pool Albion. 

1352  'Qxi'SJto-s  {y^'-Ci\\z.va.'^.,  Actor,  Author  and  Manager).     Sketch 

of  his  Career,  with  Recollections"  of  his  Performances,  by 
William  L.  Keese.  Portraits,  illustrations,  facsimiles  of 
play-bills,  etc.  Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  beveled  sides,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1885 

1353  Canonge  (L.  Placide).     France  et  Espagne,  ou  la  Louisi- 

ane  en  1768  et  1769,  Drame.  Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut 
(stained).  Rare.  New  Orleans,  1850 

1354  Canonge.     Le  Comte  de  Cariiiagnola — Drame   en   Cinq 

Actes,  Dix  Tableaux  et  Deux  Epoques.  Large  8vo,  sewed. 

New  Orleans,  1856 

'355  Carcassone  (Adolphe).  Nouvelle  Pieces  a  Dire.  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

1356  [CASTEL  (Louis).]  M^moiresd'un  Claqueur,  contenantla 
Thdorie  et  la  Pratique  de  I'Art  des  Succes;  des  Jugemens 
sur  le  Talent  de  Plusiers  Auteurs,  Acteurs,  Actrices, 
Danseurs,  Danseuses,  et  un  Tres-grand  Nombre  d'Anec- 
dotes  Historiques  toutes  In^dites;  Ouvrage  Indispensables 
aux  Gens  de  Monde,  Utiles  a  tous  les  Artistes,  et  N6ces- 
saire  a  la  Connaissances  des  Moeurs  Litt^raires  et  Th^- 
atrales  du  XIXe  Siecle;  par  "  Robert."  Edition  publi^e, 
revue,  corrigde  et  accompagnde  de  Notes  par  "  un  Vieil 


332  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

Amateur."  Engraved  front.  8vo,  three-quarters  half 
crushed  green  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1829 

EXTREMELY  SCARCE,  the  work  having  been  suppressed  by  the  theatrical 
managers  of  Paris.  This  volume  shows  upon  what  a  slender  basis  the  success 
or  failure  of  a  dramatic  author,  the  representation  of  a  play,  or  the  reputations 
of  French  actors  and  actresses  rest. 

1357  CASTIL-BLAZE.     L'Opera  Italien  de  1548  a  1856.     8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Very  scarce.  Paris,  1856 

1358  Castil-Blaze.     L'Acaddmie  Imperiale  de  Musique,  His- 

toire  Litt^raire,  Musicale,  Choregraphique,  Pittoresque, 
Morale,  Critique,  Facdtieuse,  Politique  et  Galante  de  ce 
Theatre  de  1645  a  1855.     2  vols.  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Paris,  1855 

1359  Catullus,  Tibullus,  Propertius  ad  Optimorum  Exem- 

plarium  Fidem  Recensiti  cum  MSS.  Codicum  Variis  Lec- 
tionibus  Margini  Appositis.    4to,  old  calf.  Paris,  1723 

Dedicated  by  the  printer  Coustellier  to  Philip,  Duke  of  Orleans. 

VERY     RARE    ORIGINAL      EDITION     OF      CENTLIVRE'S 

PLAYS. 

1360  CENTLIVRE   (Mrs.  Susanna).     Dramatic  Works,  with 

a  New  Account  of  her  Life.  Portrait.  3  vols,  lamo, 
fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  inside  gold  borders, 
edges  gilt,  by  D^rdme.  London,  1760-61 

Very  rare.  An  exceedingly  fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition,  with  MS.  note 
on  fly-leaf : — ''Mrs.  Centlivre's  plays  were  collected  and  published  in  3  vols. 
i2mo,  1760.  It  is,  however,  become  a  scarce  book.  '  Biograph.  Dramatica,' 
Vol.  1st,  article,  Centlivre.'" 

These  plays  are  greatly  admired  for  their  incidents,  language,  and  humorous 
descriptions  of  real  life. 

1361  CHANSON  DE  ROLAND.  Traduction  Nouvelle  Rhythm^e 

et  Assonancee  avec  une  Introduction  et  des  Notes  par  L. 

Petit  de  Julleville.     Thick  8vo,  vellum,  paper  cover, 

rough  edges.  Paris,  1878 

This  is  one  of  the  charming  ' '  Collection  Lemerre, "  printed  on  Holland 

paper. 

1362  CHANTS     ET     CHANSONS     POPULAIRES     de     la 

FRANCE — Nouvelle  Edition.  Illustrated  with  engrav- 
ings by  the  best  artists  after  the  original  designs  of  De 
Beaumont,  Daubigny,  Dubouloz,  E.  Giraud,  Meis- 
soNiER,  Pascal,  Staal,  Steinheil  and  Trimolet.  2 
vols,  large  8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides. 

Paris,  Gamier,  1854 
Charmingly  illustrated,   many  of  the  plates  being  facetious,  and  to 
which  is  conjoined  a  considerable  portion  of  the  text,  which  is  also  printed 
from  the  engraved  plates.     A  few  are  slightly  foxed. 

The  first   volume   consists    of — "Chansons    Choisies — Romances,   Rondes, 
Complaintes  et  Chansonnettes";  the  second  of — "  Chants  Guerriers  et  Patriot- 
,iques — Chansons  Bacchiques  et  Burlesques." 


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1363  CHARLES  II. — Sereniss.  Principi  Carolo  Secundo  Mag. 

Brit.  Fran,  et  Hib.  Regi  Votum  Candidum  Vivat  Rex  Avtore 
Mauritio  Neoporto  Anglo.  Small  8vo,  crinkled  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  edges  gilt.  London,  1676 

Rare  and  good  example  of  Bozerian's  binding.  The  volume  is  a  clean  copy 
of  Latin  Verses,  several  hundreds  of  pages  in  number,  to  the  honor  of  Charles 
the  Second. 

1364  CHAULIEU  (G.  A.  de).    Poesies.    Portrait  by 'S>i.  hxi-&m. 

Small  8vo,  half  red  crinkled  morocco,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  Herhan,  1803 

Large  paper,  with  the  vignette  printer's  device  on  title  of  Guttenberg, 
Fust  and  Schoeffer. 

1365  CLAIRVILLE   (L.  F.  N.).     Chansons  et   Poesies.     Small 

8vo.  Bound  by  V.  Champs  in  three-quarters  crushed  green 
levant  morocco  gilt,  and  back  inlaid  with  red  morocco, 
rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound 
in.  Paris,  1853 

Presentation  copy,  with  MS.  inscription  of  author. 

1366  CLEMENT  (Felix)  ^^LAROUSSE  (Pierre).    Dictionnaire 

Lyrique  ou  Histoire  des  Operas.  Large  8vo,  half  mo- 
rocco, gilt.  Paris,  n.  d. 

A  most  useful  work  of  reference,  being  an  alphabetical  list  or  analysts  of  the 
nomenclature  of  all  the  operas  and  comic  operas  represented  in  France  and 
foreign  countries  from  their  origin  to  our  time. 

1367  Cleveland   (Rose  Elizabeth).     George  Eliot's   Poetry 

and  other  Studies.     Small  4to,  illuminated  cloth. 

N.  Y.,  1885 

1368  COLO  MBIER  (Marie).  Le  Voyage  de  Sarah  Bernhardt 

en  Am6rique,  avec  Preface  par  ArsJ:ne  Houssaye.  Por- 
traits and  humorous  cuts.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Original  edition.  Paris,  n.  d. 

1369  CoMtoiE  Francaise  (La),  a  Londres  (1871-1879).     Jour- 

nal Inedit  de  E.  Got — Journal  de  F.  Sarcey,  publics 
avec  une  Introduction  par  Georges  D'Heylli.  Small 
8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1880 

CONGREVE'S    WORKS— PRINTED     BY    BASKERVILLE— 
BOUND  BY  BELZ-NIEDREE. 

1370  CONGREVE  (William).   Works  of,  consisting  of  his  Plays 

and  Poems  [with  Life].  Portrait,  and  an  elegant  series  of 
plates  by  Grignon,  from  Hayman's  designs.  3  vols,  large 
8vo,  fine  fresh  red  crushed  morocco  extra,  inside  gold  bor- 


334  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

ders,  rounded  corners,  inside  gold  tooling,  edges  gilt  on 
red  by  Belz-Niedr£e. 

Birmingham,  John  Baskerville,  1761 

SCARCE.  This  is  a  beautiful  specimen  of  Baskerville's  printing,  and  is,  at 
the  same  time,  the  best  edition  of  Congreve's  works.  A  fine  copy,  but  with 
some  pages  of  the  life  stained  slightly. 

' '  We  have  had  in  Congreve  a  humorous  observer  of  another  school  [than 
Swift].  ,to  whom  the  world  seems  to  have  no  moral  at  all,  and  whose  ghastly  doc- 
trine seems  to  be  that  we  should  eat  and  drink  and  be  merry  when  we  can,  and 
go  to  the  deuce— if  there  be  a  deuce — when  the  time  comes." — Thackeray. 

CHINA  PAPER  COPY  OF  DANTE— BOUND  BY  CUZIN. 

1371  DANTE   ALIGHIERI.     La  Divine  Com^die,  Traduction 

Nouvelle  par  Francisque  Reynard.  Etched  head  of 
Dante  on  front,  by  Martinez — rubricated  titles.  2  vols, 
small  8vo.  Handsomely  bound  by  Cuzin  in  crushed  red 
levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded  cor- 
ners, edges  gilt  and  "  temoins." 

Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1877 

No.  16  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  50  numbered  copies,  entirely  on  China  paper 
and  in  superb  reliure  of  Cuzin. 

1372  DANTE  ALIGHIERI.   Vision  of  Purgatory  and  Paradise, 

translated  by  Gary,  and  with  Critical  and  Explanatory 
Notes.  Numerous  illustrations  by  Gust  aye  Dor^.  Large 
4to,  fresh  cloth  extra  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 

1373  DANTE  ALIGHIERL     The   Divine  Comedy,  translated 

by  Henry  Wadsworth  Longfellow.  3  vols,  small  8vo, 
fresh  half  yellow  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1881 
Published  at  twelve  dollars  in  half  calf. 

1374  Daudet    (Alphonse).      Le   Roman   du  Chaperon  Rouge, 

Scenes  et  Fantaisies.  Small  8vo,  bound  by  V.  Champs  in 
three-quarters  crushed  levant  morocco,  tooled  gilt  back 
inlaid  with  blue  morocco,  rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt, 
covers  bound  in,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1862 

With  inserted  autograph  letter  of  Alphonse  Daudet,  signed. 

1375  DELILLE  (Jacques).     L'Imagination,  Poeme.  Fronts,  en- 

graved by  D'Elvaux  and  Baquoy  after  Monsiau  and 
Myris.     2  vols.  8vo,  half  mottled  sheep  gilt,  lemon  edges. 

Paris,  1806 
Rare.     Accompanied  with  historical  and  literary  notes. 

1376  Delpit  (Albert).     Le  Repentir,  Repit  d'un  Cur6  de  Cam- 

pagne,  Pofeme  Couronnd  par  I'Acaddmie  Frangaise.  Small 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1873 

Dedicated  to  Henri  de  Pene,  uncle  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois. 


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1377  DENNIS  (George).     The  Cid,  a  Short  Chronicle,  founded 

on  the  Early  Poetry  of  Spain,  illustrated;  also — The  Span- 
ish Drama,  Lope  de  Vega  and  Calderqn,  by  G.  H. 
Lewes.  2  vols,  in  i.  Minimo,  half  calf  gilt,  marbled 
edges.  London,  Charles  Knight,  1845-46 

1378  DESARBRES   (Ndrde).      Deux   Siecles   a  I'Opera  1689- 

1868, — Chronique  Anecdotique,  Artistique,  Eccentrique, 
Pittoresque  et  Galante.     Small  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt. 

Paris,  1868 

1379  DESCOURBES  (Gaspar).     Annecy  soit  les  Marquisats  en 

1820,  Poeme  Descriptif-Philosophique.    Large  8vo,  sewed. 

Annecy,  1866 

1380  Des  Houlieres  (Madame  et  Mdlle.).     CEuvres  de.     Por- 

trait and  vignettes  by  Taedieu  and  Ovvv.iz^  after  S£vE.  2 
vols,  minimo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  red  edges.  Paris,  1753 

Madame  des  Houlieres,  the  17th  century  poetess,  was  known  as — "  the  tenth 
muse,  the  French  Calliope." 

1381  DINAUX  (Arthur  Martin).     Les  Trouveres  Art^siens;  les 

Trouveres  Cambrdsiens  and  les  Trouvferes  de  la  Flandre  et 
du  Tournaisis;  les  Trouveres  Brabanfons,  Hainuyers, 
Liegeois  et  Namarois.  Cuts.  4  vols,  in  3.  Large  8vo, 
half  morocco  (slightly  foxed).  Paris,  1837-63 

Very  scarce.  This  is  one  of  the  best  authorities  on  the  Troubadours, 
Trouveres  or  old  poets  of  France.  With  the  inserted  heraldic  book-plate  of  E.  de 
Coussemalier. 

1382  Domett  (Alfred).     "  It  was  the  Calm  and  Silent  Night,"  a 

Christmas  Hymn.  Illustrated  by  W.  L.  Taylor.  Small 
4to,  fresh  cloth,  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1884 

DRAMATISTS    OF    THE     RESTORATION— FOURTEEN 
VOLUMES— LIMITED  EDITION. 

1383  DRAMATISTS    OF    THE    RESTORATION.     Edited, 

with  Prefatory  Memoirs,  Introductions  and  Notes,  by 
James  Maidment  and  W.  H.  Logan.  14  vols,  small  8vo, 
cloth,  uncut.       London,  Henry  Sotheran  and  Co.,  1872-75 

Limited  edition  of  633  copies  only.  This  set,  which  is  complete,  includes: — 
Sir  Aston  Cokain's  Dramatic  Works,  i  vol.;  John  Crowne's  Dramatic  Works,  4 
vols. ;  Sir  William  Davenant's  Dramatic  Works,  5  vols. ;  John  Wilson's  Dramatic 
Works,  I  vol. ;  John  Lacy's  Dramatic  Works;  Shackerley  Marmion's  Dramatic 
Works,  and  John  Tatham's  Dramatic  Works. 

No  dramatic  collection  can  be  considered  complete  without  the  above  authors, 
who,  for  the  most  part  writers  of  comedy,  flourished  after  the  extinction  of  the 
British  Commonwealth.  As  the  text  in  previous  editions  had  been  either 
imperfectly  or  corruptly  dealt  with,  the  several  plays  are  now  presented  in  an 
unmutilated  form.  They  are  beautifully  printed  on  fine  paper,  and  range  with 
the  best  editions  of  Ben  Jonson,  Shirley  and  other  early  dramatists. 


336  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1384  Dreyfus  (Abraham).      Comment  se   fait   une   Piece   de 

Thdatre.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  Quantin,  1884 
No.  43  of  a  LIMITED  EDITION  of  50  copies — "non  mis  dans  le  commerce." 

1385  DUGUE  (Charles  Oscar,  ^/iV^^wCr&a^j-).    Homo,  Pqeme 

Philosophique,  Paris,  1872;  Essais  Poetiques  de  Dugue, 
New  Orleans,  1847;  Le  Cygne,  Drame  de  Dugue,  TWze/ 
Orleans,  1852  (stained);  Mila  ou  la  Mort  de  la  Salle, 
Drame  de  Dugu^,  New  Orleans,  1852.  Together  4  vols. 
Small  8vo,  sewed. 

THE  ENGLISH  POETS  IN  TWENTY-ONE  VOLUMES. 

1386  ENGLISH  POETS.— The   Works   of  the  English  Poets 

from  Chaucer  to  Cowper;  including  Series  Edited  with 
Prefaces  Biographical  and  Critical  by  Dr.  Samuel  John- 
son and  the  Most  Approved  Translations — the  Additional 
Lives  by  Alexander  Chalmers,  F.S.A.  21  vols,  large 
8vo,  old  half  russia,  contents  lettered.  London,  1810 

One  of  the  BEST  editions  of  the  British  Poets.  The  last  three  volumes  con- 
tain the  Translations,  which  were  also  published  under  a  separate  title  at 
£,1.  i6s. 

This  wort  is  arranged  as  follows: — Vol.  i,  Chaucer:  Vol.  2,  Gower,  Skel- 
ton,  Howard,  Wyat,  Gascoigne  and  Tubervile:  Vol.  3,  Spenser  and  Daniel; 
Vol.  4,  Drayton  and  Warner;  Vol.  5,  Shakespeare,  Davies,  Donne,  Hall, 
Stirling:,  Jonson,  Corbet,  Carew  and  Drummond;  Vol.  6,  J.  Beaumont,  G.  J. 
P.  Fletcher,  F.  Beaumont,  Browne,  Davenant  Harington,  SucWing,  Cart- 
wright,  Crashaw,  Sherburne,  Brome  and  C.  Cotton;  Vol.  7,  Cowley,  Denham 
and  Milton;  Vol.  8,  Waller,  Butler,  Rochester,  Roscommon,  Otway,  Pomfret, 
Dorset,  Stepney,  J.  Philips,  Walsh  and  Dryden;  Vol.  9,  Dryden,  Smith.  Duke, 
King,  Spratt,  Halifax,  Parnell,  Garth,  Rowe  and  Addison;  Vol.  9,  Hughes, 
Sheffield,  Prior,  Congreve,  Blackmore,  Fenton  and  Gay;  Vol.  11,  Lansdowne, 
Yalden,  Tickell,  Hammond,  Somerville,  Savage  and  Swift;  Vol.  12,  Broome, 
Pope,  Pitt  and  Thompson;  Vol.  13,  Watts,  A.  Philips,  West,  Collins,  Dyer, 
Shenstone  and  Young;  Vol.  14,  Mallet,  Akenside,  Gray,  Lyttleton,  Moore, 
Clawthorne,  Churchill,  Falconer,  Cunningham,  Granger  and  Boyse;  Vol.  15, 
W.  Thompson,  Blair,  Lloyd,  Green,  Byrom,  Dodsley,  Chatterton,  Cooper, 
Smollett  and  Hamilton ;  Vol.  16,  Smart,  Wilkie,  P.  Whitehead,  Fawkes,  Lovi- 
bond,  Harte,  Langhome,  Goldsmith,  Armstrong  and  Johnson;  Vol.  17,  Glover, 
Whitehead,  Jago,  Brooke,  Scott,  Mickle  and  Jenyns;  Vol.  l8,  Cotton,  Logan, 
T.  Warton,  J.  Warton,  Blacklock,  Cambridge,  Mason,  Jones,  Beattie  and 
Cowper;  Vol.  ig,  Pope's  Homer,  Iliad  and  Odyssey,  Dryden's  Virgil  and 
Juvenal,  Pitt's  Virgil's  .iEneid,  Vida's  Art  of  Poetry  and  Francis's  Horace; 
Vol.  20,  Rowe's  Lucan,  Grainger's  TibuUus, — Fawkes's  Theocritus,  Appo- 
lonius,  Rhodius,  Coluthus,  Anacreon,  Sappho,  Bion,  Moschus  and  Musseus — 
Garth's  Ovid,  Lewis's  Statins  and  Cooke's  Hesiod;  Vol.  21,  Hoole's  Ariosto 
and  Tasso,  Mickle's  Lusiad. 

"  A  critique  on  this  edition,  attributed  to  the  late  William  Gifford,  appeared 
in  the  '  Quarterly  Review,'  XI.,  480-50,  XII.,  60-70.  Duke  of  York,  1670, 
;^ii  15s.  Fonthill,  2674,  ;^20  gs.  Sir  M.  M.  Sykes,  pt.  i,  1113,  £12  15s. 
Drury,  510,  £,\i).  Earl  of  Kerry,  84,  morocco,  £2,^  14s.  6d.  Heber,  pt. 
vii. ,  russia,  jf  1 2  12. " — Lowndes. 

1387  ERNST  (Alfred).     L'CEuvre  Dramatique  de  H.  Berlioz. 

Portrait.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 


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1388  Ephraim    et    Aderer.      La   Premiere    du    Misanthrope, 

Comddie.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

1389  FEUILLET  (Octave).     La  Tentation.     Small  4to,  bound 

by  V.  Champs  in  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt, 
rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the 
covers  bound  in.  Paris,  i860 

Original  Edition,  with  inserted  signed  letter  from  Octave  Feuillet  to  Mr. 
Pene  du  Bois  relative  to  the  "  Histoire  d'une  Parisienne""  that  Mr.  du  Bois 
asked  permission  to  translate  for  the  "Nev\f  York  Tribune." 

1390  FILLE    DE    MME.  ANGOT— Opdra  Comique  en  Trois 

Actes.  Paroles  de  Clairville,  Siraudin  et  Koning, 
Musique  de  C.  Lecocq  et  Notice  Historique  par  Jules 
Claretie.  Illustrated  with  colored  plates  of  costumes 
designed  by  Gr^vin,  vignettes  by  I^kdo-l,  portraits  and  auto- 
graphs, also  music.  Large  8vo,  fresh  crushed  red  levant 
morocco  elegant,  dentelle  inside  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  187s 

With  two  inserted  loose  portraits,  etchings  by  Guillaumot  of  Lecocq  and 
Desclauzas,  on  India  paper.     The  volume  is  lettered  on  the  side — 

" L'inconnu,  le  peut-etre 

Ont  pour  nous  un  charme  divin. " 

1391  FOLK  SONGS,  Selected  and  Edited  by  John  William- 

son Palmer,  M.D.  Profusely  illustrated  with  designs  by 
Darley,  Hoppin,  Kensett  and  others,  engraved  by  some 
of  the  best  American  artists  on  wood — also  with  facsimile 
autographs  of  Longfellow,  Tennyson,  Browning, 
Bryant,  etc.  4to,  fresh  tree-marble  calf  extra,  dentelle 
inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  1867 

New  edition,  revised  and  enlarged. 
LARGE     PAPER     COPY     OF     JOHN     FORD'S    DRAMATIC 

WORKS. 

1392  FORD  (John).     Works,  with  Notes  Critical  and  Explana- 

tory by  William  Gifford.  New  Edition  carefully 
Revised  with  Additions  to  the  Text  and  to  the  Notes  by 
Rev.  Alexander  Dyce.     3  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  James  Toovey,  1869 

Large  paper.  "  Ford  has  few  equals.  It  is  greatly  to  be  deplored  that  his 
taste  was  as  bad  as  his  genius  was  splendid,  and  that  his  licentiousness  disgusts 
even  while  his  imagination  charms." — Alt.ibone. 

"  In  the  dumps  John  Ford  alone  by  himself  sat, 
With  folded  arms  and  melancholy  hat  " 

-^SiR  John  Suckling. 

1393  FOUCHER  (Paul).    Entre  Cour  et  Jardin,  ]&tudes  et  Sou- 

venirs du  Theatre.  Small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  maroon 
levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound 
in,  by  Bradstreets.  Paris,  1867 

Presentation  copy  to  Ed.  Bertin,  the  bibliophile,  with  autograph  inscrip- 
tion ty  the  author,  with  signature. 


338  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1394  FoucHER.  Les  Coulisses  du  Pass6.  Small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1873 

139s  FouRNEL  (V.).  Curiosit^s  Th^atrales  Anciennes  at 
Modernes  Frangaises  et  £trangferes.  Small  8vo,  half 
crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers 
bound  in,  by  Bradstreets.  Paris,  1859 

1396  FOURNIER  (Edouard).      Le  Theatre  Franpais  au  XVIe 

et  au  XVIIe  Siecle  ou  Choix  des  Com6dies  les  Plus  Remar- 
quables  Ant^rieures  a  MoLiftRE,  avec  une  Introduction  et 
une  Notice  sur  chaque  Auteur.  With  8  costume  portraits 
COLORED  BY  HAND.  2  vols.  Small  8vo,  half  red  morocco 
gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  n.  d. 

1397  FouRNiER.     Souvenirs   Po6tiques   de   I'Ecole  Romantique 

1825  k  1840,  precedes  d'une  Notice  Biographique  sur 
chacun  des  Auteurs,  dans  le  Volume.  Steel  portrait.  Small 
8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1880 

1398  Fraisse  (Auguste).     Les  Champairol,  Drame.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1399  \Y'SC£.V)'&^VZ  W.,  {King  of  Prussia,  the  Great}.]    CEuvres 

du  "  Philosophe  de  Sans-Souci."  Minimo,  mottled  sheep 
gilt,  red  edges.  A  Potzdam,  1760 

Very  rare.  This  little  volume  contains  odes  or  poetic  epistles  to  Voltaire, 
Cresset,  Maupertius,  and  others.  At  the  end  is  the  Great  Frederic's  "  Art  de 
la  Guerre,  Poeme  en  Six  Chants." 

EIGHTY  PORTRAITS  OF  MODERN  FRENCH  ACTRESSES, 
IN  ALBUMS. 

1400  FRENCH    DRAMATIC   PORTRAITS.      Two  Albtims: 

containing  64  Portraits  of  the  most  celebrated  contem- 
porary Actors  and  Actresses  mostly  in  Character  Costume 
and  appertaining  to  the  Parisian  Stage.  2  vols.  4to,  red 
plush,  gilt  edges,  silver-plated  clasps.  With  envelope  con- 
taining 15  additional  Photographs.  (A  lot.) 

Includes  portraits  of  Sarah  Bernhardt  as  "  Lady  Macbeth  "and  "  Theodora," 
De  Croza,  Coquelin,  Jane  Hading,  J.  Granier,  Guerra,  Achard,  Judic,  Barelle, 
Ugalde,  Morlet,  Defroix,  Vercher,  Vaillard,  Borel,  Deval,  Vellon,  Dore,  Rejane, 
Theo,  Milly-Meyer,  etc.,  etc.  They  are  nearly  all  of  Parisian  actresses,  many 
very  decollete,  suggestive  and  nudish. 

1401  GALERIE  THEATRALE  ou  Collection  des  Portraits  en 

Pied  des  Principaux  Acteurs  des  Premiers  Theatres  de  la 
Capitale.  A  Collection  of  144  full-length  portraits  of  the 
most  celebrated  artists  of  the  French  stage — with  the  beauti- 
ful plates  and  title  colored — also  numerous  illustrations  in 
the  text,  all  after  the  designs  of  the  best  French  painters.  2 
vols,  large  4to,  in  cloth  portfolio.    Paris,  Barraud,  1872-73 

Limited  edition  of  99  copies  with  the  illustrations  in  the  text.  This  superb 
and  beautiful  collection  includes  the  actors  and  actresses  of  the  French  stage 
from  the  time  of  Moliere  down  to  our  century. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  339 

THEOPHILE  GAUTIER'S    WORKS. 

1402  GAUTIER  (Theophile).     Podsies  Compl&tes.     Small  8vo, 

half  morocco.  Paris,  Charpentier,  1845 

Rare  early  edition  of  the  poems  of  this  famous  French  author. 
"  Tour  a  tour  poete,  romaucier,  journaliste,  il  resta,  au  fond,  I'un  des  chefs, 

de  I'ecole  moderne  de  I'art  pour  I'art,  et  s'attacha  pour  la  forme,  a  f aire  du  style 

une  savante  mosaique,  une  eclatante  peinture." — Vap^reau. 

1403  GAUTIER.     Fortunio.     Nouvelle   Edition.      With  etched 

frontispiece.  Small  8vo,  bound  by  V.  Champs  in  three- 
quarters  crushed  orange  levant  morocco,  back  elegantly 
tooled  and  inlaid  with  green  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  ZT.  L.  Delloye,  1840 

Rare.     This  is  the  edition  of  Fortunio  and  with  the  frontispiece. 

1404  GAUTIER.     Histoire  du  Romantisme,  suivie  de  Notices 

Romantiques  et  d'une  Etude  sur  la  Podsie  Franpaise  1830- 
1868,  avec  un  Index  Alphabetique.  Small  8vo,  half  mo- 
rocco. Paris,  1874 

1404*  GAUTIER.     Souvenirs  de  Theatre,  d'Art  et  de  Critique. 
Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

1405  GAUTIER.     Mademoiselle  de  Maupin.      With  portrait  of 

the  author  by  Abot  after  the  medallion  of  David 
D'Angers,  and  a  portrait  of  "  Mademoiselle  de  Maupin''' 
by  Gavtikb.,  reproduced  in  facsimile.  Small  8vo,  boards, 
uncut.  Paris,  1880' 

1406  GAUTIER.       Emaux    et    Cam^es.       Etched  portrait    of 

Gautier  by  J.  Jacquemart.     Small  8vo,  boards. 

Paris,  1879 
"  Edition  definitive,"  with  broad  margins  and  rough  edges. 

1407  GAUTIER.     Jettatura.     Minimo.     Bound  by  Lortic  in 

half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1857 

"Collection  Hetzel,  edition  specialepour  la  France  interdite  pour  I'Etranger." 
This  was  Baudelaire's  copy  and  has  inserted  his  MS.  instructions  to  Lortic  the 
binder. 

1408  GAUTIER.— Le  Tombeau  de  Theophile  Gautier.  Eine 

etched  portrait  of  Gautier,  fleurons,  initial  letters,  rubri- 
cated title,  etc.  4to.  Bound  by  Amand  in  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  back  tooled  in  gold  with  "  tears,"  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in. 

Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1873 

LIMITED  EDITION,  handsomely  printed  on  "  papier  verge  "  by  Claye. 
Among  the  many  poets  who  contributed  to  this  volume  was  Swinburne  with 
six  pieces — two  in  English,  two  in  French,  one  in  Latin  and  one  in  Greek. 
These  eighteen  pages  written  by  the  fleshly  poet  are  not  published  in  his  works. 


340  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1409  GAUTIER.— Bergerat   (Emile).     ThiSophile  Gautier 

Entretiens,  Souvenirs  et  Correspondence.     Avec  une  Pre- 
face de  Edmond  de  Goncourt.      With  etched  frontispiece  ' 
by  Felix  Bracquemond.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Very  rare  and  printed  on  China  paper,  being  No.  5  of  a  limited  isSue  of  five 
copies  on  China  paper. 

1410  GAY    (Delphine).     Le  Dernier  Jour  de    Pompei,    Poeme 

Suivie  de  Poesies  Diverses.  8vo.  Bound  by  Belz-Nie- 
DR^E  in  half  red  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1829 

Rare.  The  above  work  was  written  by  the  wife  of  Emile  de  Girardin.  It  is 
a  presentation  copy  to  Madame  Recamier.  On  the  half-title  the  author  has 
written  in  her  own  hand: — "  A  Madame  Recamier,  Delphine  G." 

141 1  GOMBAULD  (Jean  Ogier  de).—  |  Les  |  Epigrammes  |  de 

I  Gombavld.  I  Divisees  en  Trois  Livres.  |  Vignette  print- 
er's mark  on  title.  Minimo.  Bound  by  N.  Tripon  in  red 
morocco,  dentelle  gold  inside  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  Avgvstin  CovrbS,  1657 

VERY  RARE  and  original  edition  of  the  most  sought  after  of  the  works 
of  Gombauld,  who  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  French  Academy.  This  poet 
was  made  by  Richelieu,  although  a  Huguenot,  one  of  the  gentlemen  of  tfie  bed- 
chamber to  the  King.  Previously  he  had  been  in  great  favor  with  Marie  de 
Medicis.  Boileau  quotes  his  beautiful  sonnets,  which  that  dramatist  said  had  a 
great  success. 

1412  GOETHE  (J.  W.  von).     Faust— Premiere  Partie— Preface 

et  Traduction  de  H.  Blaze  de  Bury.  Illustrated  with 
eleven  beautiful  etchings  by  Lalauze  and  with  numerous 
other  illustrations  after  Wogel  and  Scott.  Thick  large 
4to,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Quantin,  1880 

The  above  charmingly  printed  and  handsomely  illustrated  volume  shows  that 
it  was  left  for  French  genius  to  do  honor  to  the  brain  of  the  greatest  of  German 
poets. 

In  Faust,  Goethe  has  embodied  the  results  of  his  mature  and  infinitely  varied 
experience,  with  his  ripest,  richest  and  prof oundest  thoughts ;  the  whole  bemg 
wrought  out  with  admirable  skill,  and  everywhere  illumined,  so  to  speak,  with 
passages  of  the  most  exquisite  poetry,  touching  in  turn  every  chord  of  the  human 
heart. 

1413  Gray  (Thomas).     An  Elegy  Written  in  a  Country  Church- 

yard— The  Artist's  Edition.  Numerous  fine  illustrations 
by  Swain  Gifford,  Bolton  Jones,  F.  S.  Church,  Wal- 
ter Shirlaw,  etc.,  etc.  4to,  fresh  illuminated  cloth,  gilt 
edges.  Phila.,  1883 

1414  GREENE  (Robert).     Dramatic   Works,   to    which    are 

added  his  Poems,  with  some  Account  of  the  Author,  and 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  341 


Notes  by  the  Rev.  Alexander  Dyce.  2  vols,  small  8vo, 
half  morocco,  marbled  edges. 

London,  W.   Pickerings  1831 
Very  scarce,  and  a  good  copy.     Only  250  copies  printed  and  by  C.  Whit- 
tingham. 

AUibone  says — "  Greene  was  a  boon  companion  with  the  dissipated  wits  of 
the  day,  deserted  a  lovely  wife,  lived  a  profligate  life,  occasionally  chequered 
with  partial  repentance,  and  died  of  a  surfeit  of  pickled  herrings  and  Rhenish 
wine, "  but  adds — ' '  as  an  author,  Greene's  merits  are  undoubtedly  considerable, 
and  it  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  he  was  not  always  in  the  moral  vein ,  which 
presents  so  striking  a  contrast  to  his  loose  habits." 

1415  HALL  (S.  C).     Book   of   British  Ballads.     Illustrated  by 

several  hundred  beautiful  woodcut  engravings  on  every  page 
by  the  first  Artists.  Morocco  gilt,  beveled  sides,  gilt 
edges,  by  Ramage.  lyondon, «.  d. 

Early  edition,  and  scarce.  It  is  scarcely  possible  to  imagine  a  more  attractive 
volume.  The  decorations  are  of  the  very  highest  class  from  designs  by  Cres- 
wick,  Gilbert,  Franklin,  Corbould,  etc.  , 

1416  HEILPRIN    (Michael).     The    Historical    Poetry    of  the 

Ancient  Hebrews,  Translated  and  Critically  Examined. 
2  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1879-80 

1417  HENNIQUE   (Leon).     Les  Hants  Faits  de  M.  de  Pou- 

THAU.  Illustrated  with  plates  by  Salmon  after  Benj. 
Constant,  Gervex,  Ingo.mar,  etc.  8vo,  half  sage 
morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1880 

A  Parody  of  the  Romantic  School  of  literature.  "J'aivoulu  montrer  de 
I'imagination,  combattre  et  '  blaguer '  une  ecole  avec  son  vernis  et  la  *pointe 
emoussee  de  ses  propres  armes,  demontrer  que  son  genre  de  sublime,  n'a  rien  a 
voir  dans  le  fait  de  I'ame  telle  qu'elle  est,  que  son  grotesque  ne  peut  jouer  le 
r6Ie  de  la  tete  humaine." — Atithor's  freface. 

1418  HERVILLY  (Ernest  d').     Comddies,  /.  e.,    Moliere    en 

Prison  et  Prisonnier  du  Chatelet;  Bigoudis;  Mai  aux 
Cheveux.     3  pieces.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1885-86 

LARGE   PAPER    COPY    OF    HOMER— PRINTED  BY  DIDOT 
AND  CHARMINGLY   ILLUSTRATED. 

1419  HOMER.  —  (Euvres   Completes    d'HoMERE,  Traduction 

Nouvelle  Dedi^e  au  Roi;  avec  des  Notes  Litt^rales,  His- 
toriques  et  Geographiques,  suivies  des  Imitations  des 
Poetes  Anciens  et  Modernes  par  M.  Gin,  Conseiller  au 
Grand  Conseil.  Beautiful  plates.  4  vols,  large  4to,  half 
calf,  gilt  (Vol.  I.  stained  somewhat). 

Paris,  deVimprimerie  de  Didot  l'ai?ie,  1786-88 

Large  paper  and  very  rare.  With  exquisite  plates  designed  by  Marillier, 
and  engraved  by  Ponce,  Dambrun,  Delignon,  Criere,  De  Ghendt,  Lingee,  Patas, 
Pelicier  and  De  Launay  le  jeune. 


342  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1420  HOMER.— L'lliade  et  L'Odyssde  d'HoMERE,  Traduction 

Nouvelle,  prec^dee  de  Reflexions  sur  Homere  et  Suivie 
de  Remarques  par  M.  Bitaub^.  Portraits  of  Homer  and 
Bitaube,  the  last  named  by  St.  Aubin  after  Cochin. 
Together  6  vols.  Small  8vo,  fine  old  red  morocco,  extra 
gilt  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1780-85 

Rare,  with  the  folding  plate  of  the   "  Shield  of  Achilles  "   by  N.  Vleughels. 

1421  HOUSSAYE    (Arsene).     La    Comedie    Franpaise,  1680- 

1880.  Numerous  portraits,  photogravures  on  India  of 
Moliere,  the  members  of  the  ComMie  Franpaise,  also  numer- 
ous other  full  page  illustrations  and  many  in  the  text. 
Square  folio,  half  green  morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  1880 

VICTOR  HUGO'S  WORKS— SOME  ORIGINAL  OR  LIMITED 
EDITIONS— AND  OTHERS  SPLENDIDLY  BOUND  BY 
AMAND  AND  MARIUS-MICHEL. 

1422  HUGO  (Victor).     Odes  et  Ballades — Cinquieme  Edition. 

Illustrated  with  portrait  of  Victq-b.  Hugo  on  India  paper 
and  vignettes  on  titles.  2  vols.  8vo,elegantlyboundby  Marius- 
MiCHEL  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  rounded 
corners,  inside  gold  borders,  edges  gilt,  many  of  which  are 
"  t^moins,''  covers  bound  in.     Paris,  Hector  Bossange,  1828 

LARGE  PAPER  and  MAGNIFICENT  COPY  of  the  "Odes  and  Bal- 
lads of  Victor  Hugo,"  with  almost  entirely  uncut  edges,  although  gilt,  and 
superbly  bound  by  Marius-Michel,  of  whose  reliure  it  is  a  grand  example. 

1423  HUGO.    Les  Quatre  Vents  de  I'Esprit — le  Livre  Satirique, 

le  Livre  Dramatique,  le  Livre  Lyrique,  le  Livre  Epique. 
2  vols,  bound  in  three-quarters  crushed  red  levant 
morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut,  with  the  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  1881 

Original  edition.     Thick  paper  copy,  printed  by  Quantin. 

1424  HUGO.     Ruy    Bias,    Drame    en    Cinq    Actes   en   Vers. 

Nouvelle  Edition.  Etched  front,  by  Morin.  Large  8vo, 
half  crushed  brown  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  1872 
LARGE  PAPER  and  very  rare.     No.  12  of  a  limited  edition  of  25  copies 
on  China  paper. 

1425  [HUGO.]      WILLIAM    SHAKESPEARE.     Thick  8vo, 

roan  gilt,  marbled  edges  (binding  rubbed).         Paris,  1864 

The  rare  original  edition  omitted,  because  unknown,  by  Pallain  in  his  Hugo 
bibliography. 

1426  HUGO.     ToRQUEMADA,  Drame.     4to,  bound  by  Amand 

of  Paris  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
other  uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1882 

LARGE  PAPER,  No.  26  of  a  limited  edition  of  30  numbered  copies  only, 
and  on  Holland  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  343 

« 

1427  [Hugo.]     Le  Christ  au  Vatican.     Etched  front.    Small 

8vo,  half  cloth,  uncut,  with  the  covers  bound  in.» 

Brussels,  Henry  Kistemaechers,  n.  d. 

"Edition  definitive."  This — "edition  de  bibliophile''  was  limited  to 
300  copies — "  et  ne  sera  pas  reimprimee."  It  is  printed  on  Holland  paper  and 
is  decorated  with  red  borders,  occasionally  rubricated,  and  on  a  violet  ornamental 
ground.    There  are  ileurons.    There  were  three  printings — black,  red  and  violet. 

This  irreligious  poem  has  been  authoritatively  attributed  to  Victor  Hugo, 
and  was  during  his  lifetime,  notwithstanding  his  denials.  It  is  still  believed 
to  be  his. 

1428  Hugo.      La   Pitid    Supreme.      Small    8vo,  boards,  uncut. 

Original  edition.  Paris,  1879 

1429  Hugo.     L'Archipel  de  Manche.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1883 
Original  edition  and  on  thick  paper. 

1430  HUGO.     Litt^rature  et  Philosophie  Melees,  1819-34.     2 

vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Brussels,  1834 

Original  edition,  with  broad,  uncut  margins. 

143 1  HUGO.     Theatre  en  Libert^.     Thick  large  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1886 

Published  at  seven  and  a  half  francs. 

1432  HUGO. — Victor  Hugo,  ses  Portraits  et  ses  changes  cata- 

logues par  Aglaus  Bouvenne.  3  etched  portraits  of 
Hugo.  Small  8vd,  half  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  1879 

No.  156  on  "  papier  verge "  of  a  limited  edition  of  340  numbered  copies 
in  all. 

1433  HUGO. — Victor  Hugo  par  Paul  de   Saint    Victor. 

Thick  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

With  preface  by  the  editors,  Paul  Lacroix  and  Alidor  Delzant. 

1433*  Hugo. — Swinburne  (Algernon  Charles).    Victor  Hugo. 
i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1886 

1434  HUGO. — Asseline   (Alfred).       Victor   Hugo   Intime — 

Mdmoires,  Correspondances,  Documents  Inddits.  Small 
4to,  rough  edges.  Paris,  1885 

Limited  edition  printed  on  Holland  paper. 

1435  [Hugo.] — Harnali  ou  la  Contrainte  par  Cor,  Parodie  en 

Cinq  Tableaux,  et  en  Vers  par  M.  Auguste  de  Lauzanne. 

Small  8vo.  Paris,  1830 

Very  rare.  This  is  the  best  of  the  parodies  of  "Hemani."  The  above 
was  represented  for  the  first  time  at  the  Vaudeville  Theatre  at  Paris  on  May  23, 
1830. 

1436  Hugo. — Lettre  a  M.  Victor  Hugo,  suivi  d'un  Projet  de 

Charte  Romantique.     Small  8vo,  sewed.  Paris,  1830 

Rare.     The  title  is  printed  with  the  cut  of  "  Orpheus  "  turned  upside  down. 


344  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1437  Hugo.— Daval  (Alexandre,  French  Academician).     De  la 

Litterature  Dramatique-Lettre  a,  M.  Victor  Hugo.  8vo, 
sewed,  uncut.  Pans,  1833 

1438  HuGOT  (Eugene).     Histoire  Litt^raire,  Critique  at  Anec- 

dotique  du  Theatre  du  Palais  Royal,  1784-1884.  Small 
8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

1439  Inglis  (Henry  D.).     The  New  Gil  Bias,  or  Pedro  of  Pena- 

flor.  2  vols,  small  Svo,  calf  extra  gilt,  inside  gilt  tooled 
borders,  marbled  edges.'  London,  Longmans,  1833 

Rare.  Dedicated  to  the  spirit  of  "  Querubine  de  la  Ronda,"  the  injured  and 
immortal  author  of  "  Gil  Bias." 

"  Those  who  want  a  few  hours  pleasant  reading  are  not  likely  to  meet  with  a 
book  more  to  their  taste." — London  Athenceum.         " 

1440  Jameson  (Anna  M.).     Characteristics  of  Women  [Shakes- 

peare's Heroines].  Illustrations  by  ]0K^G\\s&K^T.  i2mo, 
cloth.  London,  n.  d. 

WHATMAN  PAPER  COPY  OF  KEATS— ONLY  30  PRINTED. 

1441  KEATS  (John).     Poetical  and  Miscellaneous  Works,  edited 

by  Harry  Buxton  Forman,  including  Poems  and  Letters 
not  before  published,  with  full  indexes  of  subjects  and 
first  lines.  With  illustrations  and  portraits.  4  vols.  8vo, 
vellum  cloth  gilt,  rough  edges. 

'London,  printed  for  private  distribution,  1883 

EDITION-DE-LUXE,  printed  on  Whatman  paper,  at  the  Chiswick  Press, 
with  portraits  on  India  paper.  Only  30  copies  so  executed.  This  fine  edition 
of  Keats's  works  is  published  in  the  same  handsome  style  as  that  of  Shelley's, 
edited  by  Mr.  Forman,  which  has  now  become  the  standard  edition  of  that 
poet's  writings.     Copies  are  priced  about  ;£'lo  los.  in  the  English  catalogues. 

1442  KEATS.     The  Letters  and  Poems  of   John  Keats,  re- 

printed from  the  edition  edited  by  Lord  Houghton, 
with  Memoir  by  John  Gilmer  Speed;  and  Letters,  many 
of  which  have  never  before  been  published.  With  illus- 
trations.    3  vols.  8vo,  boards,  rough  edges.       N.  Y.,  1883 

No.  143  of  limited  edition,  printed  from  type,  by  De  Vinne.  Only  350  copies 
so  printed,  each  numbered  and  signed,  as  follows:  4  copies  on  vellum;  12  copies 
on  China  paper;  55  copies  on  Whatman  paper;  275  copies  on  Holland  paper. 

"  The  work  is  in  three  volumes,  of  which  one  is  devoted  to  the  Letters,  and 
two  to  the  Poem§.  The  volume  of  letters  has  been  prepared  by  the  grand-nephew 
of  the  poet,  John  Gilmer  Speed,  Esq.,  and  contain,  in  addition  to  those 
hitherto  published,  a  number  written  by  Keats  to  his  brother  George,  in  the 
United  States.  These  were,  to  a  considerable  extent,  memoranda  of  his  daily 
doings,  jotted  down  from  time  to  time,  so  as  to  be  ready  for  any  chance  vessel 
that  might  be  sailing,  and  are  full  of  most  interesting  references  to  his  friends, 
as  well  as  expressions  of  his  own  feelings  and  aims,  such  as  would  only  be  made 
to  those  most  closely  related  to  him.  None  of  these  American  letters  have  ever 
been  published  complete  and  unaltered,  and  many  of  them  now  appear  in  print 
for  the  first  time.  An  introduction  to  the  poems  has  also  been  written  by  Mr. 
Speed.     The  text  of  the  poems  is  that  prepared  by  Lord  Houghton,  whose  notes 


THE  PEN E  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  345 

have  been  retained.  The  volumes  contain  portraits  of  the  three  brothers,  John, 
George  and  Tom,  reproduced  in  color  from  the  originals  in  oil  by  Severn.  In 
addition  to  the  three  portraits  mentioned,  there  is  an  £tching  of  the  poet's  grave, 
by  Sabin ;  a  fac-simile  of  the  original  draft  of  one  of  the  author's  smaller  poems, 
showing  his  erasures  and  emendations;  the  silhouette  of  Fanny  Brawne,  the 
head  of  Keats  drawn  by  Severn  in  his  last  illness,  the  drawing  from  life  by 
Severn,  and  a  reproduction  of  the  life-mask  by  Hayden." — New  York  Critic. 

1442*  LA  BRUYERE  (J.  de).  LaComedie  de,  par  Edouard 
FouRNiER.  Rubricated  titles.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1872 

1443  LAMARTINE  (Alphonse  de).    Recueillements  Poetiques. 

Small  8vo,  mottled  sheep  gilt,  marbled  edges.    Paris,  1839 
"Edition  originale." 

1444  Landais   (N.)   et  Barr£   (L.).     Dictionnaire   des    Rimes 

Franfaises.     Front.     Minimo.  Paris,  1877 

1445  Laprade  (Victor  de).    Odes  et  Poemes.    Small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1844 

Original  edition.  Presentation  copy,  with  MS.  inscription  and  author's 
signature. 

1446  LARCOM  (Lucy).    Landscape  in  American  Poetry.  Illus- 

trations on  wood  from  drawings  by  J.  Appleton  Brown.  4to, 
fresh  cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1879 

The  wood  engravers  represented  in  this  volume  are  Anthon,  Linton,  Harley, 
Lauderbach,  Bobbett  and  Andrews. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  THE  ABBE  DE  LA  RUE'S 
GRAND  WORK  ON  THE  TROUBADOURS. 

1447  LA  RUE   (Gervaise  de,  L'Abb^).     Essais  Historiques  sur 

les  Bardes,  les  Jongleurs  et  les  Trouv^res  Normands  et 
Anglo  Normands,  suivis  de  Pieces  de  Malherbe,  qu'on 
ne  Trouve  dans  aucune  edition  de  ses  (Euvres.  3  vols, 
large  8vo,  half  turkey  morocco  extra  gilt,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut  (foxed  slightly).  Caen,  1834 

LARGE  PAPER,  printed  on  thick  paper  and  very  rare.  The  Abbe  de  la  Rue, 
a  native  of  Caen,  died  a  year  after  the  above  volumes  were  published.  He 
exiled  himself  to  England,  refusing  to  swear  to  the  civil  constitution  of  the 
French  clergry.  He  was  made  a  member  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Antiquarians 
and  actively  engaged  himself  at  the  British  Museum  Library  and  elsewhere  in 
the  discovery  of  the  early  poetic  romances  of  the  Bards,  Troubadours,  etc. 
Nearly  all  comprised  in  his  very  valuable  work  were  previously  unknown.  On 
his  return  to  France  he  continued  his  work  in  the  libraries  of  Paris. 

"  Le  syst^me  de  Raynouard  sur  I'idiome  provenyal,  source  des  langues  de 
I'Europe  occidentale,  y  est  combattu,  avec  beaucoup  de  precision  et  de  savoir." 
— Vap£reau. 

1448  Leonard  (N.  G.).     Poesies  Pastorales.     Engraved  title  by 

De  Ghendt  after  Marillier.  8vo,  old  calf,  gilt  (a  few 
pp.  foxed).  Geneva  a«i2^  Paris,  177 1 

Rare.  This  volume  includes  not  only  the  "  Poesies  Pastorales,"  but  Leon- 
ard's "  Voix  de  la  Nature,"  "  Lettres  de  Sainville  et  de  Sophie,"  and  other 
prose  and  poetical  pieces. 

The  Creole  poet  Leonard  was  a  native  of  Guadeloupe,  was  bom  in  1744,  and 
died  in  1793.  He  is  claimed  to  have  been  the  best  idyllic  vmter  of  France  in 
the  eighteenth  century. 


346  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1449  LE  ROUX  DE  LINCY.     Recueil  de  Chants  Historiques 

Fran9ais  depuis  le  Xlle  jusqu'au  XVIIIe  Sifecle  avec  des 
Notices.     2  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.     Paris,  1841-42 

1450  Lheureux  et  Galipaux.     Divorce  et  Dynamite.     Small 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

THE  RIVERSIDE  EDITION  OF  LONGFELLOW. 

1451  LONGFELLOW  (Henry  Wadsworth).     Works,  ?'.  f..- 

I.  Longfellow.     Poetical  Works,  with  Bibliographical  and 
Critical  Notices.     Portraits  and  facsimile.     6  vols. 

II.  Longfellow.     Prose  Works.     2  vols. 

III.  Dante  Aughieri.      Divine   Comedy,  translated   by 
Longfellow.     Portrait.     3  vols. 

Together  n  vols.     Small  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant 
morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  R.  W.  Smith. 

Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1886 

This  edition  of  Longfellow  includes  all  the  prose  and  poetry  which  the  author 
admitted  into  the  latest  editions  of  his  works,  together  with  those  pieces  which 
have  appeared  since  his  death,  with  the  sanction  of  his  representatives.  The  text 
is  the  last  revised  by  the  author,  and  was  printed  with  scrupulous  care.  The 
order  of  the  writings  is  chronological  in  its  main  lines. 

LARGE  PAPER  EDITION  OF  LONGFELLOW. 

1453  LONGFELLOW.     Another  copy.      With  the  portraits  on 

India  paper,     i  i  vols.  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut. 

Cambridge,  Riverside  Press,  1886 

LARGE  PAPER,  No.  346  of  a  limited  edition  of  500  copies  printed  on 
ribbed  paper. 

1454  Longfellow.     Twenty  Poems.     Illustrated  by  his  son,  E. 

W.  Longfellow.  4to,  fresh  cloth,  gilt  edges  (a  few 
pages  slightly  injured).  Boston,  1884 

1455  Longfellow.     The  Skeleton  in  Armor.      With  tinted  bor- 

ders and  illustrations  by  M.  A.  Hallock,  L.  S.  Ispen  and 
E.  A.  Abbey.     Small  4to,  fresh  cloth,  gilt  edges. 

Boston,  1877 

1456  Longfellow. — Michael  Angelo,     a    Dramatic    Poem, 

Illustrated  by  W.  Shirlaw,  F.  D.  Millet,  W.  H  Gibson, 
etc.,  etc.  Small  folio,  fresh  cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt,  Japanese 
style.  Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1884 

"  Michel  piu  che  mortal,  angel  divino." — Ariosto. 

1457  Longfellow.    Biography,  Anecdote,  Letters  and  Criticism 

of,  by  W.  Sloane  Kennedy.  Portrait  and  illustratibns. 
8vo,  fresh  illuminated  cloth,  beveled  sides. 

Cambridge,  Moses  King,  1882 
Presentation  copy  to  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  from  the  publisher. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  347 

LARGE  PAPER   COPY  OF  NICHOLAS   ROWE'S  TRANSLA- 
TION OF  LUCAN. 

1458  LUCAN.     Pharsalia,  Translated  into    English   Verse,   by 

Nicholas  Rowe,  Esq.,  Servant  to  His  Majesty.  Hand- 
some frontispiece  and  numerous  vignettes  by  Cheron,  aha 
map.  Large  folio,  fine  old  red  morocco  elegant,  gilt  inside 
borders  and  gold  edges. 

London,  Jacob  Tonson,  at  Shakespear's-Head,  1718 
LARGE  PAPER.  "  One  of  the  best  of  the  modem  translations  of  the 
classics.  Though  sometimes  diffuse  and  paraphrastical,  it  is  in  general  faithful 
in  the  sense  of  the  original;  the  language  is  animated,  the  verse  correct  and 
melodious.  According  to  the  Quarterly  Remewers — '  Rowe  undertook  his 
translation  more  in  the  spirit  of  party  than  in  poetry,  and  the  best  portions  of  it 
are  those  which  are  least  worthy  of  attention  in  the  original.'  " — LowNDES. 

1459  Lucas   (Hippol)M;e,  ^rzVzV  of  Paris  " Bebats'").     Curiosites 

Dramatiques  et  Litteraires,  avec  une  Notice  sur  I'Auteur. 
Small  8vo,  half  calf,  gilt  (foxed).  Paris,  1855 

VERY  SCARCE.  Includes — English  literature,  and  the  American,  Chinese 
and  Hrotsvitha  theatre. 

1460  LUCRETIUS.— TiTi  Lucretii  Cari  de  Rerum  Natura 

Libri  Sex  Accedunt  Selectse  Lectiones  Dilucidando  Poe- 
mati  Appositae.  Engraved  title  and  exquisite  plates  of  nudes 
by  DuFLOS  after  Frans  van  Mieres  and  charming  head- 
pieces.    Minimo,  old  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1744 

Rare.  A  fine  piece  of  binding  of  the  genre  Du  Seuil.  It  was  printed 
on  "  papier  velin  "  by  Coustelier  who  used  the  mark  of  the  Elzevirs,  "an  old 
man  under  an  olive  tree,  on  which  is  the  motto  '  Non  Solus.'  " 

1461  Lytton  (Lord,  "  Owen  Meredith  ").     Glenaveril;  or,  The 

Metamorphoses,  a  Poem.     i2mo,  fresh  cloth.    N.  Y.,  1885 

1462  McCay  (Ringgold).     An  Exile  from  Poland.     Small  8vo, 

cloth,  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1877 

With  autograph  inscription  on  fly-leaf.  "  Mr.  Henri  Du  Bois  from  his  friend 
the  author." 

1463  MATTHEWS  (J.  Brander).     The  Theatres  of  Paris.  Por- 

traits and  illustrations  after  Madrazo,  Duran,  Gauch- 
erel,  Sarah  Bernhardt  and  others.  Small  8vo,  fresh 
half  red  calf  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  Sampson  Low  &"  Co.,  1880 
Presentation  copy  to  Mr.  Pane  du  Bois  with  the  author's  inserted  book-plate. 

1464  MATTHEWS.     French  Dramatists  of  the  19th  Century. 

Small  8vo,  fresh  half  green  calf  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  London,  Remington  &r  Co.,  1882 

Presentation  copy  from  the  author  to  his  friend  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  and 
with  his  inserted  book-plate. 


348  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1465  MATTHEWS  a«^HUTTON.  Actors  and  Actresses  of 
Great  Britain  and  the  United  States  from  the  Days  of 
David  Garrick  to  the  Present  Time.  Vols,  i  and  2. 
Small  8vo,  fresh  illuminated  cloth,  top  edges  gilt, 

N.  Y.,  1886 
Vol.  I,  "Garrick  and  his  Contemporaries":  Vol.  2,  "  The  Kembles  and  their 
Contemporaries. ' ' 

THE     LIMITED     CHISWICK     PRESS     AND     BEST 
EDITION   OF   MARLOWE. 
r466  MARLOWE  (Christopher).     Dramatic  Works,  with  Notes, 
and  some  Account  of  his  Life  and  Writings,  by  the  Rev. 
Alexander    Dyce.     3   vols,    small   8vo,   half    morocco, 
cloth  sides,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,   William  Pickering,  1850 
Best   edition.     Only   250   copies   printed   at   the   Chiswick   Press.     Very 
scarce. 

This  edition  is  not  a  reprint  of  that  of  1826,  which  abounds  in  the  grossest 
errors,  but  is  an  entirely  new  text  formed  from  a  collation  of  the  early  editions. 
Marlowe  was  the  only  dramatic  poet  who  obtained  any  degree  of  celebrity 
previous  to  the  appearance  of  Shakespeare. 

FINE    EXAMPLE   OF   LE   GASCON   BINDING  ON  A  RARE 

VOLUME. 

1467  MAROT  and  BEZA. — Les  Pseaumes  de  David  Mis  en 

Rime  Franfoise  par  Clement  Marot  et  Theodore  de 
Beze,  Prieres  Ecclesiastiques.  Music.  Minimo,  old 
morocco  elegant,  gilt  edges. 

Charenton  and  Paris,  Antoine  Cellier,  1691 

VERY  RARE.  A  fine  example  of  the  style  of  the  binding  of  Le  Gascon; 
The  tooling  is  fointilU  oi  the  best  kind;  and  the  sides  and  back  are  one  mass 
of  gilding. 

This  is  the  remarkable  translation  of  the  Psalms  by  Clement  Marot,  which 
caused  that  great  French  poet  to  be  declared  a  heretic  by  the  Sorbonne.  He 
was  the  favorite  of  Marguerite  de  Valois,  sister  of  Francis  the  First,  but  that 
monarch  had  him  imprisoned  on  account  of  his  writings  and  Huguenot  tenden- 
cies. His  life,  full  of  curious  incidents,  reads  more  like  a  romance  than  stern 
reality. 

LARGE     PAPER     COPY     OF    MASSINGER— PRINTED     BY 

BULMER. 

1468  MASSINGER  (Philip).     Dramatic  Works,  with  Notes, 

Critical  and  Explanatory.  By  W.  Gifford.  Portrait. 
A  vols,  large  8vo,  russia  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt  and  contents 
lettered.  '  London,  Bulmer,  1813 

Large  paper  copy,  extremely  scarce.  Second  and  best  edition.  The 
edges  of  this  copy  are  nearly  uncut,  many  being  left  rough.  Some  of  the 
bindings  are  broken  at  the  hinges — and  part  of  one  back  is  off. 

A  more  perfect  edition  of  an  old  poet  than  this  was  never  issued  from  the 
press. 

"  An  author  who  delights  and  never  satiates." — Draper. 

"  Massinger,  as  a  tragic  writer,  appears  to  me  second  only  to  Shakspeare; 
in  the  higher  comedy  I  can  hardly  think  him  inferior  to  Jonson." — Hallam.     / 


THE  PENE  DU  BOJS  COLLECTION.  349 

GUIZOT'S  COPY  OF  "  LA  JAQUERIE." 

1469  [MERIMEE   (Prosper).]     La  Jaquerie,  Scenes  Fdodales 

suivies  de  la  Famille  de  Carvajal,  Drama  par  I'Auteur  du 
Theatre  de  Clara  Gazul.     8vo,  half  calf.  Paris,  1828 

Very  rare,  original  edition,  and  in  splendid  condition.  From  the 
library  of  Guizot,  and  with  his  heraldic  library  stamp  on  the  half-title. 

LARGE    PAPER    COPY  OF   MIDDLETON'S    DRAMATIC 
WORKS,  BOUND  BY  RIVIERE. 

1470  MIDDLETON  (Thomas,  contemporary  of  Shakespeare). 

Dramatic  and  other  Works,  now  first  Collected.  With 
some  account  of  the  author  and  Notes  by  Rev.  Alexander 
Dyce.  Portrait  on  India  paper  and  frontispiece.  5  vols. 
8vo,  elegantly  bound  in  polished  calf  extra,  gold  inside 
borders  and  gilt  edges  by  Riviere. 

London,  Edward  Ltimley,  1840 

LARGE  PAPER.  Very  rare.  Less  than  thirty  copies  were  privately 
printed,   Lumley  says  but  twenty-five. 

' '  Pre-eminently  beautiful,  many  portions  only  inferior  to  Shakespeare. 
Hitherto  almost  inaccessible  from  their  rarity;  averaging  from  ;^ 20  to  ^30  a 
play." 

147 1  MIDDLETON.     Another  copy  of  the  same.    With  portrait 

on  India  paper  and  front.  5  vols,  small  8vo,  boards, 
uncut.  London,  Edward  Lumley,  1840 

"  Middleton,  a  very  voluminous  writer,  lived  in  the  time  of  K.  Charles  1st 
and  is  supposed  to  have  died  after  the  publication  of  the  Pageant  for  1626." — 
Lowndes. 

1472  MILLEVOYE    (Charles).      CEuvres   de.    Edition   Publiee 

avec  des  Pieces  Nouvelles  et  des  Variantes  par  "  P.  L. 
Jacob,  Bibliophile."  With  portrait,  facsimile  and  etchings 
by  Ad.  Lalauze,  illustrative  of  the  author''s  poetical  works. 
3  vols,  small  8vo.  Bound  in  fresh  half  crushed  brown 
levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  Quantin,   1880 

Charming  edition  printed  on  "papier  verge." 

Lamartine  called  Millevoye  his  younger  brother  and  Charles  Nodier  wrote: — 
"  Venu  dans  un  temps  difficile  pour  les  hommes  d'Etat,  Millevoye  parut  roman- 
tique  parmi  les  classiques,  et  classique  parmi  les  romantiques  .  .  .  Les  uns 
'  pretendent  qu'il  n'a  point  tout  ose;  les  autres  qu'il  n'a  point  tout  brave.  Je  crois 
que  Ton  citera  ses  ouvrages  conime  le  point  d'interjection  entre  les  deux  Ecoles 
pretes  k  se  conf  ondre. " 

Paul  Lacroix's  edition,  with  Ch.  Louandre's  biography,  is  one  long  eulogy  of 
Millevoye. 

THE  VERY  RARE  ELZEVIR  MOLIERE. 

1473  MOLlfeRE  (J.  B.  Poquelinde).     Les  CEuvres  de  Monsieur 

MoLifeRE — Edition  Nouvelle.  With  engraved  front.  6  vols, 
minimo,  vellum,  by  J.  Pouillet. 

Amsterdam,  Jacques  et  Guillaume  Le  Jeune,  1683-89 

VERY  RARE.  A  copy  of  what  is  known  as  one  of  the  Elzevir  editions  of 
Moliere  and  following  the  text  of  the   1675   Amsterdam  edition  of  Jacques  le 


350  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Jeune  in  5  vols.,  with  tlie  addition  of—"  Les  CEuvres  Posthumes"  printed  in 
1689.  All  the  volumes  of  this  set,  which  is  only  illustrated  with  an  engraved 
title  to  volume  one,  bear  the  imprint  of  Jacques  le  Jeune,  with  the  exception  of 
the  "  Posthumous  Works,"  printed  by  Guillaume  le  Jeune. 

There  are  many  false  titles  throughout  and  to  the  separate  plays,  each  of 
which  are  separately  paginated  without  any  reference  to  the  remainder  of  the 
volume.  Some  of  the  dates  on  these  false  titles  are  different  to  and  eariier  than 
those  on  the  general  titles.  All  these  particular  titles  state — ■"  suivant  la  Copie 
imprimee  a  Paris." 

The  Elzevir  Moliere  is  one  of  the  rarest  and  most  valuable  of  the  editions  of 
the  works  of  the  greatest  French  Dramatic  Poet. 

"  Many  persons  declare  that  his  Comedies  surpass  or  equal  the  most  beautiful 
pieces  of  that  kind  written  by  the  Ancient  Greeks  and  Romans." — Bayle. 

LARGE  PAPER  MOLIERE— VAN  LAUN'S   TRANSLATION— 
WITH   LALAUZE'S   ETCHINGS. 

1474  MOLIERE  (J.  B.  Poquelin).     Complete  Dramatic  Works 

of,  translated   and   edited   by  Henry  Van   Laun,  with 
Memoir,  Introductions,  and  Appendices,  wherein  are  given 
the   passages  borrowed   or   adapted   from   Moliere  by 
,  English  Dramatists,  with  Explanatory  Notes.   Fine  portrait 

and  etchings  on  India  paper,  executed  specially  for  this  edi- 
tion by  Lalauze.      6  vols,  large  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut. 

Edinburgh,  1875-76 

Large  paper  and  with  the  35  plates  of  Lalauze  on  India  paper. 

' '  Masterly  etchings,  full  of  dramatic  feeling,  and  rich  in  subtle  suggestiveijess 
of  color." — Daily  Telegraf^. 

"  Exceedingly  characteristic  etchings  from  the  skilful  pencil  of  M.  Lalauze, 
of  Paris,  which  are  entitled  to  the  praise  of  being  not  only  admirably  executed,  but 
really  illustrative  of  Moli^re's  text." — Glasgow  News. 

' '  As  regards  mere  faithfulness  of  translation,  it  is  astonishingly  correct. 
Besides  writing  a  modest  prefatory  life,  Mr.  Van  Laun  has  prefixed  to  each  play 
an  Introduction  containing  all  necessary  information  respecting  its  sources  and 
circumstances,  and  has  added  to  each  an  appendix  of  peculiar  interest.  These 
appendices  contain  full  extracts  from  the  plays  in  which  English  playwrights  have 
done  themselves  the  honour  to  '  convey '  Moli^re's  good  things.  .  .  .  The  portrait 
of  Moliere  is  extremely  fine." — Academy. 

1475  MOLlfeRE.     CEuvres  de  Monsieur  de  Moliere — Nou- 

velle  edition.  Revue,  Corrigee  et  Augmentde.      Portrait 
and  numerous  plates.     4  vols,  minimo,  old  calf,  gilt. 

Utrecht,  Guillaume  Van  de  Water,  17 13 
Very  rare  edition.      The  portrait  is  by  A.  De  Blois  after  Mignard. 

1476  MOLlfeRE.     CEuvres  de  MoLifeRE,  avec  un  Commentaire 

Historique  et  Litteraire;  pr6cedees  du  Tableau  des  Mceurs 
du  Dix-Septi^me  Siecle,  et  de  la  Vie  de  MoLifeRE  par  M. . 
Petitot — Nouvelle  Edition.  Portrait  of  Moliere  and 
plates  by  or  after  Le  Jeune,  Buguet,  Adam,  Cazenave, 
etc.  6  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edges  sprinkled,  others 
uncut.  Paris,  Aillaud,  1823 

EXCELLENT  EDITION  of  Moliere  and  printed  by  Rignoux.  The  value 
of  the  above  edition  is  in  the  notes,  etc. ,  of  Petitot,  himself  a  tragedian,  and  the 
editor  of  Alfieri  and  Cervantes. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  351 

1477  MOLlfeRE.     CEuvres  Completes  avec  les  Notes  de  tous 

les  Commentateurs.  7  vols.  8vo,  tree  marbled  calf  extra, 
marbled  edges  (one  binding  damaged).        Paris,  1824-26 

This  SPLENDID  EDITION  of  Moli^re  was  edited  by  L.  Aime-Martin.  It  is  illus- 
trated with  the  admirable  plates  of  Desenne,  of  which  some  in  this  copy  are  foxed . 
The  first  200  pages  of  the  first  volume  have  an  exhaustive  preface,  a  life  of  the 
dramatist  and  a  history  of  the  comedians  or  "  Troupe  de  Moli&e." 

SUPERB   COPY  OF   MOLIERE,  WITH   TONY  JOHANNOT'S 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 

1478  MOLIERE. — CEuvres  de,   Precedee  d'une  Notice  sur  sa 

Vie  et  ses  Ouvrages  par  M.  Sainte-Beuve.  Portrait  and 
profusely  illustrated-  with  vignette  wood  engravings  by  Tony 
JoHANNOT.  Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  red  calf  extra  gilt,  in 
the  style  of  and  probably  by  Marius-Michel,  gold  dentelle 
inside  borders,  edges  gilt  (a  few  pp.  foxed). 

Paris,  Dubouchet,  1843 
A  SUPERB  COPY  of  this  delightfully  illustrated  edition  of   the  works  of   the 
Shakespeare  of  France. 

CHINA  PAPER  COPY  OF  HOUSSAYE'S  "COMEDIENNES 
DE  MOLIERE  "—WITH  THE  PORTRAITS  IN  THREE 
S  FATES— SUMPTUOUSLY  BOUND. 

1479  MOLIERE.— HOUSSAYE  (Arsfene,  ancien  diredeur  de  la 

ComMie  Francaise,  1849-1856).  Les  Comediennes  de 
MoLiERE.  Portraits  in  three  states-  and  some  rubrications. 
Large  8vo.  Sumptuously  bound  by  Bradstreets  in 
crushed  blue  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  with  the  letter  "  D  " 
in  gold  on  the  sides  between  a  wreath  and  a  spray  of  leaves, 
double  with  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt,  leather 
joints,  rounded  corners,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  1879 

No.  15  of  limited  edition  of  25  copies  on  China  paper,  with  the  proofs  of  the 
ten  portraits  in  three  states — before  letters  on  Holland,  in  "  crayon  sangu- 
ine "  (genre  Boucher),  and  on  China  paper. 

CHINA  PAPER  COPY  OF  COQUELIN'S  BOOK  ON  MOLIERE 
—HANDSOMELY  BOUND  BY  BRADSTREETS. 

1480  MOLliRE  et  le  Misanthrope    par  C.  COQUELIN  de  la 

Com6die  Fran9aise.  Small  8vo.  Sumptuously  bound  by 
Bradstreets  in  half  crushed  red  levant  morocco  gilt,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut,  covers  bound  in.  Paris,  1881 

Unique  and  very  rare.  This  is  one  of  15  copies  entirely  printed  on 
China  paper.  Inserted  is  a  page  autograph  letter  signed  of  the  author,  the 
distinguished  French  actor,  Coquelin. 

1481  MOLlfeRE   sa   Vie  et  ses  CEuvres  par  Jules  Claretie. 

Minimo.     Bound  by  Adolphe  Bertrand  in  crushed  red 

levant   morocco  extra  gilt,  rounded  corners,  inside  gold 

dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  n.  d. 

Limited  issue.     The  beautiful  edition  of  Alphonse  Lemerre  handsomely 

bound  by  Bertrand,  of  Paris. 


352  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1482  MoLiERiSTE  (Le),  Revue  Mensuelle.     Parts  79  to  87  in- 

clusive, and  from  89  to  92  inclusive.  Together  13  parts. 
8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1855-86 

1483  MoNNiER   (Marc).      Les   Aieux   de^  Figaro.      Small   8vo, 

paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1868 

1484  MoNSELET  (Charles).  Les  Premieres  Presentations  C^lebres. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1867 

ORIGINAL  AND  BEST  EDITION  OF  THE  IRISH  MELODIES 
—ILLUSTRATED  BY  MACLISE. 

1485  MOORE  (Thomas).      Irish  Melodies.     Illustrated  by   D. 

Maclise,   R.A.     4to,  green   morocco  extra,  inside  gold 

dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt.  London,  Longman,  1846 

Original  and  best  edition,  every  page  engraved  on  thick  plate  paper,  and 

illustrated  with  the  exquisite  engravings  and  floral  designs  of  Daniel  Maclise. 

Published  in  1846  on  fine  thick  paper  at  £z  3s.,  and  on  thin  paper  in  1850  at 

£l  IIS.  6d.     Several  other  reprints  have  been  issued,  with  which  the  above  can 

be  compared  as  "  Hyperion  to  a  Satyr." 

i486  [MORE  (Henry).]  WYXDlAIA,  Platonica;  or  a  Platoni- 
call  Song  of  the  Soul,  consisting  of  Foure  Severall  Poems. 
Hereto  is  added  a  Paraphrasticall  Interpretation  of  the 
Answer  of  Apollo  consulted  by  Amelius,  about  Plo- 
TiNUS  Soul  Departed  this  Life.  By  H.  M.  Master  of 
Arts  and  Fellow. of  Christ's  College  in  Cambridge.  Minimo. 
Bound  by  Jenkins  and  Cecil  in  mottled  calf  gilt,  inside 
gold  borders,  citron  edges.  Cambridge,  Roger  Daniel,  1642 

Very  rare  and  a  beautiful  copy  of  the  first  edition. 

"  Dr.  Henry  More,  the  celebrated  Platonist,  esteemed  one  of  our  greatest 
divines  and  philosophers,  and  no  mean  poet." — Samuel  Johnson. 

1487  MoYNET  (M.  J.).     L'Envers  du  Theatre,  Machines  et  De- 

corations. With  60  wood-engravings.  Small  8vo,  half 
yellow  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges.  Paris,  1874 

ELEGANT  COPY  OF  ALFRED  DE  MUSSET— BOUND  BY 
SMEERS. 

1488  MUSSET  (Alfred  de).     (Euvres  Completes.   Fine  portraits 

and  riibricated  titles.  1 1  vols,  minimo.  Elegantly  bound 
by  Smeers  in  crushed  blue  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  inside 
gold  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1876 

This  beautifully  printed  and  limited  edition  on  papier  verge  is  divided 
as  follows: — Biographie  de  A.  de  Musset;  Poesies,  1828-52,  2  vols. ;  Comedies 
de  Proverbes,  3  vols. ;  Contes  et  Nouvelles;  Nouvelles;  Confession  d'un  En- 
fant du  Si^cle;  Melanges  de  Litterature  et  de  Critique;  CEuvres  Posthumes. 

1489  MUSSET.     CEuvres  Posthumes  de  Alfred  de  Musset. 

Small  8vo,  cloth,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  i860 

Original  edition,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  353 

1490  MUSSET. — Perreau   (Adolphe).      Alfred  de  Musset, 

THomme,  le  Poete.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  V.  Champs  in 
half  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  covers 
bound  in.  Paris,  1862 

1491  MYSTilRES  DES  THEATRES    1852  par  Edmond  de 

GoNCOuRT,  Jules  de  Goncourt  et  Cornelius  Hoff. 
8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Paris,  1853 
Large  paper  and  very  scarce. 

1492  NODIER  (Charles).     Poesies,  Recueillies  et  Publi^es  par 

N.  Delangle.  Small  8vo,  half  calf,  cloth  sides,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1829 

Limited  edition  on  torjed  laid  paper. 

1493  OPERA  (L') — Eaux  Fortes    et  Quatrains   par  "  Un 

Abonne."  Illustrated  with  most  charmingly  executed  etch- 
ings of  the  operatic  stage  of  France — and  titles.  Small  8vo, 
paper,  uncut.  Vdiris,  Libraire  des  Bibliof kites,  idiT6 

Only  a  limited  edition  of  this  beautiful  work  was  printed  by  JouAUST  on 
"  papier  de  HoUande  "  and  "papier  de  Chine." 

1494  OSSIAN    {Fits   de   Fingal,   Barde  du  T,e  Siecle).     Podsies 

Galliques  traduites  sur  I'Anglais  de  Macpherson  par 
Letourneur.  Portrait  and  plates  by  Tardieu.  2  vols, 
small  8vo,  boards.  Paris,  1810 

Rare.     New  edition  with  the  poems  of  other  bards  translated  by  J.  Smith, 
with  an  essay  on  the  authenticity  of  Ossian  by  Ginguene. 
"  Ossian,  sublimest,  simplest  bard  of  all, 
Whom  English  infidels  Macpherson  call." 

— Churchill. 

149s  OUTREPONT    (Charles  D").     La  Mort  de  Charles  I., 

Roi  d'Angleterre,  Drame  en  Quarante-deux  Scenes.    8vo. 

Bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in  fresh  half  crushed  blue  levant 

morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt.  Paris,  1827 

Rare  and  printed  by  Firmin-Didot. 

1496  PARNASSE    CONTEMPORAIN,  Recueil  de  Vers  Nou- 

veaux  1866.  Large  8vo,  crushed  red  levant  morocco  ele- 
gant, rounded  corners,  inside  dentelle  gpld  borders,  gilt 
edges.  Paris,  Alphonse  Lemerre,  1866 

Very  scarce.  The  first  book  published  by  the  new  school  of  French  poetry 
out  of  which  came  the  "  Academie  Fran9aise"  of  to-day,  Coppee,  Sully,  Prud- 
homme,  etc.  In  the  list  of  contributors  are  Gautier,  Baudelaire,  Mendes, 
Houssaye,  Fertiault  and  many  others  of  greater  or  less  importance,  such  as  Henry 
Winter,  who  on  page  207  of  this  copy  has  corrected  by  his  own  hand  an  error 
and  aiiixed  his  signature. 

LARGE    PAPER    COPY   OF   PEELE'S    DRAMATIC  WORKS 
—BOUND  BY  BEDFORD. 

1497  PEELE    (George).      Dramatic    Works.     Collected  and 

edited,  with  some  account  of  his  Life  and  Writings,  by  the 


/ 

354  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Rev.  Alex.  Dyce.  Second  edition,  with  additions, 
AND  THE  supplementary  VOLUME.  Fac-simile.  To- 
gether 3  vols.  Small  8vo,  fresh  polished  yellow  calf  extra 
gilt,  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges  by  F.  Bedford. 

London,  Pickering,  1829-39 

LARGE  PAPER.  Very  rare  and  printed  by  C.  Whittingham.  Most 
sets  of  Pickering's  collection  of  Dramatists  have  the  original  edition  of  the  above 
in  two  volumes. 

"  Peele  and  Maribwe  were  the  contemporaries  of  Shakespeare;  both  had  ex- 
quisite feelings  for  poetry,  and  excelled  in  description,  to  which  the  former  lent 
beauty,  the  latter  sublimity." — Gifford. 

1498  Pennell  (H.  Cholmondeley).     From  Grave  to  Gay:  a  Vol- 

lume  of  Selections  from  the  Complete  Poems  of.  Portrait. 
Minimo,  fresh  cloth,  beveled  sides,  rough  edges. 

'  London, 1884 

Printed  on  thick  paper. 

THE   PERCY  SOCIETY'S  PUBLICATIONS— THIRTY 
VOLUMES. 

1499  PERCY  SOCIETY'S  Publications,  Complete,  Comprising 

an  Extraordinary  Collection  of  Early  and  Rare  Specimens 
of  English  Poetry,  Edited  by  Eminent  Literary  Men. 
Illustrations.  30  vols,  small ,  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  con- 
tents lettered,  top  edges  gilt. 

'LonAon,  printed  for  the  Percy  Society,  1840-52 

A  beautiful  copy,  scarce.  From  the  very  limited  number  of  copies  printed, 
and  those  for  members,  and  not  for  sale,  these  works  will  always  be  very  difficult 
to  procure;  the  above  contains  all  the  publications  of  the  Society,  and  includes: 
' '  Early  English  Poetry,  Ballads,  and  Popular  Literature  of  the  Middle  Ages, 
Edited  from  Original  Manuscripts  and  Scarce  Publications.  "  The  establish- 
ment of  the  Percy  Society  in  1840  was  for  the  purpose  primarily  of  paying  a 
noble  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Bishop  Thomas  Percy,  editor  of — "  The  Reliques 
of  Ancient  Poetry." 

The  editors  of  the  valuable  works  in  this  interesting  series  were: — -J.  P. 
Collier,  J.  O.  Halliwell,  T.  Crofton  Croker,  Charies  Mackay,  T.  Wright,  A. 
Dyce,  E.  F.  Rimbault,  W.  H.  Black,  W.  Chappell,  Peter  Cunningham,  F.  W. 
Fairholt,  P.  Bliss,  T.  J.  Pettigrew,  W.  J.  Thoms,  James  Goodwin,  James  H. 
Dixon,  M.  A.  Denham,  W.  Sandys  and  C.  Hardwick. 

This  set,  which  includes  the  suppressed  Gosson's  "Quippes  for  Upstart  New- 
Fangled  Gentlewomen,"  and  Bansley's  "Pride  and  Abuse  of  Women,"  is 
tirranged  as  follows:— Vol.  i,  "Old  Ballads,"  "Songs  and  Ballads  relative  to 
the  London  Prentices,"  "  Historical 'Songs  of  Ireland,"  "  Pain  and  Sorrow  of 
Evil  Marriage,"  and  "  The  King  and  a  Poor  Northern  Man  ";  Vol.  2,  "  Minor 
Poems  of  I^ydgate,"  "  Early  Naval  Ballads  of  England,"  "A  Search  for  Money," 
and  "  Mad  Pranks  and  Merry  Jests  of  Robin  Goodfellow  ";  Vol.  3,  "  Political 
Ballads,"  "  Strange  Histories,"  "A  Marriage  Triumph,"  and  "  History  of 
Patient  Grissel  ";  Vol.  4,  "  Specimens  of  Lyric  Poetry,"  "Boke  of  Curtasye," 
"Christmas  Carols,"  and  "Nursery  Rhymes  of  England";  Vol.  5,  "Kind 
Hearts  Dream,"  "A  Knight's  Conjuring,"  "  Meeting  of  Gallants  at  an  Ordi- 
naire," and  "  Two  Angry  Women  of  Abingdon";  Vol.  6,  "Ancient  Poetical 
Tracts  of  the  XVIth  Century,"  "Cock  Lorell's  Bote,"  "Crown  Garland  of 
Golden  Roses,"  "  Hutton's  Folies  Anatomic,"  and  Wotton's  "Poems";  Vol. 
7,  "  Harmony  of  Birds,"  "Paraphrase  Seven  Penitential  Psalms,"  Drayton's 
"  Harmony  of  Church,"   "Jack  of  Dover,"  and   "A  Kerry  Pastoral  ";  Vol.  8, 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  355 


"  Selection '  Latin  Stories"  and  Gifford's  "  Dialogues  of  Witches  and  Witch- 
craft ";  Vol.  9,  Rowlands's  "  Four  Knaves,"  Thomson's  "  Poem  to  Congreve's 
Memory,"  "  Pleasant  Conceits  of  Old  Hobson,"  "  Maroccus  Extaticus," 
and  "Great  Frost  Old  Ballads";  Vol.  lo,  "Lord  Mayor's  Pageants"; 
Vol.  II,  "  Owl  and  Nightingale,"  Croke's  "  Thirteen  Psalms,"  Hall's 
"  Historical! Expostulation,  etc.,"  and  Rich's  "  Honestie  of  this  Age";  Vol.  12, 
"Reynard  the  Fox,  from  Caxton's  edition  ";  Vol.  13,  "  Keen  of  South  of  Ire- 
land," "  Six  Ballads, with  Burdens  "  and  "  Lyrical  Poems,  1589-1600  ";  Vol.  14; 
John  Audelay's  "  Poems,"  "  St.  Brandan,"  and  "  Romance  Emperor  Octavian''; 
Vol.  15,  "  Friar  Bakon'sProphesie,"  "Poetical  Miscellanies,"  and  "  Crown  Gar- 
land of  Golden  Roses,  Part  11  ";  Vol.  16,  "  Seven  Sages"  and  "  Romance  of 
Sir  Tryamoure  " ;  Vol.  17,  "Scottish  Ancient  Ballads"  and  "Ancient  Poems, 
Ballads  and  Songs  ";  Vol.  18,  Hawes's  "  Pastime  of  Pleasure ";  Vol.  ig,  "Civic 
Garland  "  and  "Thomas  Becket";  Vol.  20,  Barnfield's  "  Affectionate  Shepherd," 
"Wit  and  Folly,"  "Proverbs  and  Popular  Sajdngs "  and  "  Song  of  Lady 
Bessy'';  Vol.  21,  "  Popular  Songs,  Illustrative  of  French  Invasion  of  Ireland"; 
Vol.  22,  "  Citizen  and  Uplondyshman,"  "  Interlude  Four  Elements,"  "  Disobe- 
dient Child,"  "Autobiography  Mary  Countess  Warwick"  and  "Westward  for 
Smelts";  Vol.23,  "Fifteenth  Century  Songs  and  Carols";  "Sixteenth  and 
Seventeenth  Century  Festive  Songs  "  and  "  Popular  English  Histories  ";  Vols. 
24,  25  and  26,  Chaucer's  "Canterbury  Tales";  Vol.  27,  "  Beleeve  as  you 
List,"  and  "Satirical  Songs  and  Poems  on  Costume";  Vol  28,  "Anglo-Saxon 
Passion  of  Saint  George,"  "Poem  on  Times  of  Edward  II.,"  "  Poems  of 
William  de  Shoreham,"  and  "  Triall  of  Treasure";  Vol.  29,  "Fugitive  Tracts 
and  Chap  Books,"  "  Man  in  Moone,"  "  Use  of  Dice  Play,"  "  Loyal  Garland  " 
and  "  Poems  and  Songs,  Assassination  Duke  of  Buckingham  ";  Vol.  30,  "  Gar- 
land of  Good  Will,"  "Britannia's  Pastoral  "and  "  John  Bon  and  Mast  Per- 
son." 

1500  Playbill  of  the  Gilbert  Dramatic  Association,  edited  by 

H.  Pene  du  Bois  and  L.  J.  Huking,  Jr.  Vol.  5.  Nos.  i  to  6 
inclusive  (all  published).    Large  8vo.      Brooklyn,  1885-86 

THE    AMONTILLADO    POE— DE    LUXE,    WITH     INDIA 
PROOFS. 

1501  POE   (Edgar  Allan).      The  Works   of— the    Amontillado 

Edition;  with  a  Memoir,  by  Richard  Henry  Stoddard. 
Beautifully  illustrated  with  etchings,  photogravures,  portrait 
and  facsimiles.  8  vols,  fresh  cloth,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut.  N.Y.,  1884 

No.  262  of  limited  edition  of  315  copies  signed  and  numbered. 
This  is  the  finest  and  most  complete  edition  published  of  Poe.     It  is  printed 
on  Holland  paper. 

1502  POE.     The  Raven.    With  Comment  by  Edmund  C.  Sted- 

MAN.  With  nearly  30  graphic  illustrations  after  Gus- 
TAVE  Dor£.  Square  folio,  illuminated  cloth,  beveled 
sides,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  1884 

1503  POPE. — GEuvres    Complettes    d'ALEXANDRE   Pope,   Tra- 

duites  en  Fran9ois — Nouvelle  Edition,  revue,  corrigde, 
augument^e  du  Texte  Anglois  mis  k  cote  des  Meilleures 
Pieces.  Portraits  and  plates  by  Marillier.  8  vols.  8vo, 
sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  Chez  Veuve  Duchesne,  i^jg 

Rare,  entirely  uncut  as  issued  with  the  rare  plates  of  Marillier.  The  por- 
trait is  by  Le  Beau  after  Kneller.  The  illustrations  by  Marillier  to  the  above 
edition  of  Pope  are  fully  equal  to  those  he  designed  for  Dorat,  Prevost,  etc. 


356  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1504  POUGIN  (Arthur).    Figures  d'Opera  Comique— Madame 

DuGAZON,  Ellevion,  lEs  Gavaudan.  Three  etched  por- 
traits by  Masson.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.      Paris,  1875 

1505  PRAED  (Winthrop  Mackworth).     Poems,  with  Memoir  by 

Derwent  Coleridge.  Portrait.  2  vols.  i2mo,  fresh 
half  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges.  N.  Y.,  1865 

"  These  poems  are  the  most  graceful  and  finished  verses  of  society  that  can  be 
found  in  our  language,  it  is  impossible  to  doubt."— Miss  Mitford. 

THE    CELEBRATED    TRAGEDIENNE     RACHEL— VOL- 
UMES FROM  HER  LIBRARY. 

1506  [RACHEL.]— Phedre,   Trag6die   de    Racine— Nouvelle 

Edition  Conforms  ^  la  Representation.     Small  8vo,   half 

morocco,   cloth  sides.  Paris,  1818 

This  volume  came  from  the  library  of  the  great  tragedienne  Rachel,  is  stamped 

on  the  side  with  her  initial  letter  "  R  ",  has  her  "  ex-libris  "  on  the  half-title — 

a  letter   "R"   with    the   motto— "  Tout   au   rien,"  and   also  has   inserted   a 

"  Bulletin  d' Adjudication  "    of  the  auction  sale  of  her  library. 

A  duplicate  of  this,  No.  162,  sold  for  1,200  francs  at  the  sale  of  her  books. 

1507  [RACHEL.] — Les  Nombres    d'Or    par    L.    Belmontet. 

Quatrieme  Edition  revue  et  augment^e.  Small  8vo,  half 
yellow  calf,  gilt.  Puris,  Amyot,  1845 

From  the  library  of  Rachel,  and  a  presentation  copy  from  the  author  with  his 
autograph  signature  on  the  half-title,  a  portion  of  which  has  been  mended. 
Stamped  in  gold  on  the  side  with  the  letter  "  R  ",  with  Rachel's  book-plate  on 
the  half-title  and  with  an  inserted  ' '  Bulletin  d' Adjudication. " 

1508  [RACHEL.] — CusTiNE  (Le   Marquis   de).   La  Russie   en 

1839.       4   vols,  small   8vo,  morocco,  blind  tooled,  inside 
.  dentelle  gold  borders.        '  Paris,  Amyot,  1843 

From  the  library  of  Rachel,  with  her  book-plates  inserted  in  all  the  volumes, 
which  are  stamped  on  both  sides  of  the  four  volumes  with  her  initial  letter  "R." 

1509  RACINE  (J.).    (Euvres  Completes,  avec  les  Notes  (choisies) 

de  tous  les  Commentateurs — Edition  publi^e  par  L.  Aunt- 
Martin.  Illustrated  with  plates  designed  by  Prud'hon, 
GiRODET,  Gerard,  etc.  6  vols.  8vo,  half  purple  roan  gilt, 
totally  uncut.  Paris,  Lefevre,  1820 

Very  scarce.  This  is  the  best,  most  complete,  and  first  edition  of  the  Aime- 
Martin  edition  of  Racine.     It  was  printed  by  Didot,  on  papier  verge. 

Racine — ''contests  with  his  immediate  predecessor,  Corneille,  the  glory  of 
being  the  greatest  among  the  French  tragic  dramatists.  His  grace  and  melody 
of  diction  are  exquisite;  and  his  refined  tenderness  of  feeling,  often  melting  into 
profound  pathos,  breaks  out  through  all  the  barriers  imposed  by  the  unities,  and 
the  simple  plots  and  the  monotony  of  the  rhymed  Alexandrine  verse." 

1510  Renan  (Ernest,  de  PAcadSmie  Eran(aise).     L'Eau  de  Jou- 

vence,  suite  de  Caliban.  4to,  half  crushed  levant  morocco, 
top  ed  e  gilt,  others  uncut.  Paris,  1881 

Original  edit  on  of  this  remarkable  play  by  the  author  of  the  "  Life  of 
Jesus. " 


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1511  Revue  d' Art  Dramatique— Directeur,  Edmond  Stoullig. 

Vols.  I  and  2  (complete  and  in  parts  as  published).    Large 
^   8vo,  sewed.  Paris,  1886 

1512  Roosevelt  (Blanche).     Stage-Struck.      Small  8vo,  fresh 

cloth.  N.  Y.,  1884 

1513  Rousseau    (J.  B.).      GEuvres  Choisies.      2  vols,  minimo, 

Spanish  calf  gilt,  edges  gilt.  Amsterdam,  1777 

With  the  book-plates  of  "Victor  J.  B.  Dorgeval." 

15 14  ROYER  (Alphonse).      Histoire  du  Theatre  Contemporain 

en  France  et  a  I'Etranger,  depuis  1800  jusqu'a  1875.  2 
vols.  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1878 

1515  ST.  CLRAN  (Tulius).  Les  Louisianaises,  Poesies  Nouvelles. 

Premier  Volume.     8vo,  half  cloth.  New  Orleans,  1840 

All  published,  and  at  $4,  vide  the  title. 

1516  SAINTE-BEUVE    (C.    A.).      Poesies   Completes.     Small 

8vo,  half  calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1869 

This  revised  and  augmented  edition  includes — Jpseph  Delorme,  Consolations 
and  Thoughts  of  August. 

1517  Sarrazin    (Gabriel).      Poetes   Modernes   de  I'Angleterre. 

Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

The  poets  written  up  in  this  volume  are — Walter  Savage  Landor,  Percy  Bysshe 
Shelley,  John  Keats,  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning,  Dante  Gabriel  Rossetti  and 
Algernon  Charles  Swinburne. 

1518  SCHILLER  (Friedrich  Von).     Sammtliche   Werke.     Por- 

trait and  plates  engraved  by  Schiller  and  others  after 
Rethel,  Stelke,  Mucke,  Schroder,  etc.  12  vols,  small 
8vo,  half  calf.  Stuttgart,  1835-36 

1519  Schiller.    Jungfrau  von  Orleans, -5(?r//«,  1802;  Schiller's 

Braut  von  Messina  und  Jungfrau,  Carlsruke,  1818;  Her- 
der's Gedichte,  erster  theil.  Together  3  vols.  Small 
8vo. 

1520  SCUDO  (P.).     Critique  et  Litterature  Musicales,  First  and 

Second  Series;  also— L'Annee  Musicale  par  P.  Scudo, 
First,  Second  and  Third  Years.  Together  15  vols.  Small 
8vo,  uniform  half  red  morocco  (4)  and  old  sheep,  gilt  (i). 

Paris,  1856-62 

These  important  musical  criticisms  are  excessively  rare  and  of  unfrequent 
occurrence  together. 


358  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

1521  Second  (Alberic)  ^^  Beauvallet  (Leon).     La  Vicomtesse 

Alice,  Drame.     Small  8 vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

PAYNE  COLLIER'S  PRIVATELY  PRINTED  EDITION  OF 
SHAKESPEARE— LIMITED  TO  58  SETS  FOR  SUB- 
SCRIBERS ONLY. 

1522  SHAKESPEARE   (William).     Plays  and  Poemes  with 

THE  Purest  Text  and  Briefest  Notes,  Edited  by  J. 
PAYNE  COLLIER.  8  vols,  (in  43  parts  complete  as 
issued)  4to. 

London,  privately  printed  for  the  Subscribers,  1 875-78 

Very  scarce  and  limited  EDrnON  of  58  sets,  published  for  subscri- 
bers only,  beautifully  printed  by  Thomas  Richards  on  heavy  hot-pressed  paper 
with  extra  wide  margins,  each  play  being  separately  paginated  and  duplicate 
sets  of  titles  being  given  to  suit  the  tasle  and  wishes  of  the  owner  in  binding, 
and  is  divided  as  follows: — 

Vol.  I.  The  Tempest,  The  Two  Gentlemen  of  Verona,  The  Merry  Wives  of 
Windsor,  Measure  for  Measure,  The  Comedy  of  Errors,  Much  Ado  about 
Nothing;  Vol.  II.  Love's  Labours  Lost,  A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream,  The 
Merchant  of  Venice,  As  You  Like  It,  Taming  of  the  Shrew,  All's  Well  that 
Ends  Well;  Vol.  III.  Twelfth  Night,  The  Winter's  Tale,  King  John,  King 
Edward  the  Third,  King  Henry  the  Second,  King  Henry  the  Fourth — Part  I.; 
Vol.  IV.,  King  Henry  the  Fourth— Part  II.,  King  Henry  the  Sixth— Parts  I., 
II.  and  III.,  King  Richard  the  Third;  Vol.  V.  Henry  the  Eighth,  Troilus  and 
Cressida,  Coriolanus,  Titus  and  Andronicus,  Romeo  and  Juliet;  Vol.  VL 
Timonof  Athens,  Julius  Caesar,  Macbeth,  Hamlet,  King  Lear;  Vol.VII.  Othello, 
Antony  and  Cleopatra,  Cymbeline,  Pericles  Prince  of  Tyre,  The  Two 
Noble  Kinsmen  ;  Vol.  VIII.  A  Yorkshire  Tragedy,  Macedorus,  Venus 
and  Adonis,  Lucrece,  Sonnets,  A  Lover's  Complaint,  The  Passionate 
Pilgrim. 

Mr.  Collier  in  his  preface  remarks  that — "As  to  the  text  I  have  been  guided, 
and  indeed  governed,  by  a  close  examination  of,  I  may  say,  every  authentic 
impression  that  has  been  issued  from  the  year  1596  to  the  present  day. 

' '  I  have  inserted  in  my  present  edition  three  plays  which  have  never  yet 
been  included  in  any  collection  of  the  works  of  the  great  dramatist — Edward 
the  Third,  indubitably  by  Shakespeare;  The  Yorkshire  Tragedy,  to  which  he 
contributed,  probably  in  the  haste  to  prepare  it  for  representation:  and  Mace- 
dorus, to  which  it  seems  certain  he  added  a  scene  on  some  revival  of  a  popular 
old  drama,  most  likely  in  existence  before  Shakespeare  joined  a  theatrical  com- 
pany. This  very  scene  may,  possibly,  have  been  his  earliest  contribution  to 
the  stage. 

"  My  original  proposal  was  to  furnish  fifty  subscribers  with  three  plays  in 
return  for  every  £,\  transmitted  to  me  from  time  to  time  as  the  work  pro- 
ceeded. I  had  calculated  that  printing  and  paper  for  each  play  would  not  cost 
more  than  ;^I2  to  ;^I5,  and  such  was  the  case  in  the  outset;  but  as  I  advanced 
I  found  that  many  of  the  plays,  from  their  bulk,  cost  f rom  ;^i  5  to  ;£'20 — in 
several  instances  nearly  £1^.  For  this  increase  I  ought  to  have  been  but  was 
not  prepared,  and  as  I  was  sure  that  my  subscribers  could  not  wish  me  to  be  a 
heavy  loser  by  my  labours,  I  ventured  in  one  instance  to  make  an  additional 
call  on  them.  As,  however,  I  felt  that  I  ought  not  to  pursue  a  course  so 
irregular  and  irresponsible,  I  resolved  after  much  deliberation  and  very  unwill- 
ingly to  add  to  my  fifty  a  few  more  names,  so  as  to  make  my  edition  consist  of 
58,  instead  of  50  copies." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  359 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  SHAKESPEARE,  WITH  MONZIES'S 

ETCHINGS. 

1523  SHAKESPEARE.      The   Dramatic  Works    of    Shakes- 

peare— the  text  of  the  first  folio  edition.  Illustrated 
with  charming  etchings  by  M.  Monzies,  from  new  designs 
by  M.  Pille,  and  a  faithful  reproduction  of  the  Droeshout 
port  tail,  head  and  tail  pieces — beautifullytprinted  on  the  fittest 
paper.     8  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  rough  edges. 

Edinburgh,  William  Pater  son,  1883 

Edition-de-Luxe,  published  at  £i.  Limited  edition  of  550  copies  only, 
on  Holland  paper  and  all  numbered,  this  being  No.  89. 

"  It  is,  then,  an  eminent  service  to  Shakespearian  literature  which  Mr. 
William  Paterson  renders  when  he  issues  an  edition  of  the  poet's  works  which 
is  an  exact  reprint  of  the  famous  folio.  In  this  case  we  have  not  a  fac  simile 
reproducing  the  size,  shape  and  every  detail  or  defect  of  the  original,  but  a 
handsome  edition  in  eight  octavo  volumes,  with  the  best  paper  and  the  most 
delicate  of  typography,  presenting  an  exact  transcript  of  the  folio,  with  fhe 
spelling  and  the  metrical  disposition  of  the  original,  and  with  all  the  minutia;  of 
italics,  parenthesis  and  the  like  with  which  a  text  of  that  period  abounds.  . 
.  .  We  may  almost  fancy  we  are  nearer  to  the  poet  in  intelligence  and  sympa- 
thy when  we  have  his  words  as  he  or  his  companions  set  them  down 

We  need  only  remark,  in  conclusion,  that  the  work  is  illustrated  throughout 
with  etchings  of  great  finish  and  delicacy,  which,  for  the  most  part,  indicate  a 
real  Shakespearian  sentiment." — Lo7idon  Times. 

"  It  is  a  significant  fact  that  Mr.  Paterson  should  have  gone  to  France  for 
work  of  this  kind.  We  doubt  if  he  could  have  got  it  done  so  well  in  England. 
It  is  not  that  we  do  not  possess  etchers,  men  capable  of  far  higher  work  than 
this,  but,  as  a  rule,  tjie  English  artists  in  this  kind  are  unable  or  unwilling  to 
bend  their  talent  to  the  business  of  miniature  illustration.  .     .     Here  we 

see  MM.  Pille  and  Monzies  quietly  going  through  the  whole  series  of  plays 
without  a  single  failure.  They  are  workmanlike  and  skillful,  and,  on  the 
whole,  they  have  produced  an  excellent  edition  of  Shakespeare,  which  we  recom- 
mend to  all  lovers  of  handsome  books. " — Saturday  Review. 

THE  RARE  CORRALL  EDITION  OF  SHAKESPEARE. 

1524  SHAKESPEARE.     Works.      Vignette  woodcuts,  head  and 

tail  pieces.     9  vols,  minimo  (3^  inches  by  \\),  cloth,  uncut. 
London,   William  Pickering,  1825 

Dedicated  to  Earl  Spencer,  and  known  as  the  "Corrall  edition,'' after  its 
printer.  Published  in  three  editions  ;^2  2s.,  or  with  thirty  engravings  £1  17s., 
or  on  India  paper  £1^  4s.     The  above  is  the  first  named  of  the  three. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  BALLANTYNE'S  SHAKESPEARE. 

1525  SHAKESPEARE.     Plays   of,  printed  from   the   Text   of 

Samuel  Johnson,  George  Steevens  and  Isaac  Reid. 
With  portrait  by  Evans,  and  engraved  head-pieces  by  or 
after  Stothard,  Fittler,  Howard,  Thompson,  Smirke, 


36o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

etc.  12  vols,  large  8vo,  old  half  red  morocco,  top  edges> 
gilt,  others  uncut  (foxed  somewhat,  and  binding  rubbed). 

London, 1807 
Large  paper.     Ballantyne's  edition  and  very  scarce. 

HUDSON'S   EDITION  OF  SHAKESPEARE. 

1526  SHAKESPEARE.     Works,  the  Text  Carefully  Restored 

According  to   the    First    Editions;    with   Introductions, 

Notes  Original  and  Selected  and  a  Life  of  the  Poet  by  H. 

N.   Hudson. — Revised   Edition   with   Additional    Notes. 

12  vols,  small  8vo,  limp  russia,  rounded  corners,  gilt  edges, 

in  leather  case.  Boston,  1883 

Student's  Handy  Edition.  ' '  In  Shalcespearean  criticism  Hudson  is  one  of 
the  student's  best  guides  that  we  have  in  English  speech." — FURNIVALL. 

THE   DELIUS    SHAKESPEARE. 

1527  SHAKESPEARE.    The  Royal  Shakespeare.    The  Poet's 

Works  in  Chronological  Order  from  the  Text  of  Professor 
Delius  with  the  addition  of  the  "  Two  Noble  Kinsmen  '' 
and  Edward  III.,  and  an  Introduction  by  F.  J.  Furni- 
VALL.  Portraits,  facsimile,  and  numerous  fine  steel  plates 
and  wood  engravings.  3  vols,  thick  4to,  fresh  half  morocco 
gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges.  London,  n.  d. 

This  edition  of  the  Worlds  of  Shalcespeare  is  without  doubt  one  of  the  most 
complete  ever  issued,  containing  as  it  does  not  only  the  acknowledged  works,  but 
also  the  "  Two  Noble  Kinsmen"  and  "Edward  III.,"  two  plays  which  are 
considered  by  competent  authorities  to  contain  much  of  Shakespeare's  work. 

The  chief  object  in  the  chronological  researches  of  Professor  Delius  is  to 
point  out  the  growth  and  working  out  of  the  genius  and  dramatic  career  of  the 
Bard  of  Avon. 

1528  SHAKESPEARE.     Dramatische    Werke    ubersetzt    von 

August  Wilhelm  von  Schlegel  und  Ludwig  Tieck. 

Portrait  of  Shakespeare  by  H.  Sagert.     12  vols,  in  6. 

Small  8vo,  cloth.  Berlin,  1851-52 

Very  scarce  German  translation  of  the  plays  of  Shakespeare  by  Schlegel  and 
Tieck. 

1529  SHAKESPEARE.       The    Portraits  of  Shakespeare,  by 

J.  Parker  Norris.  Illustrated  with  numerous  portraits  of 
Shakespeare.  Thick  4to,  fresh  half  morocco,  top  edge 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Phila.,  Robert  M.  Lindsay,  1885 

Limited  edition  of  500  copies  on  thick  laid  paper. 
"  Look  here,  upon  this  picture,  and  on  this." — Hamlet. 


THE  PENE  DV  £01  S  COLLECTION.  361 

1530  Shakespeare. — Black  (William).    Judith  Shakespeare. 

Illustrated  ly  Abbey.    Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.     N.  Y.,  1884 

153 1  Shelley  (Percy  Bysshe).     The  Shelley  Birthday  Book 

and  Calendar.     Compiled   and   Edited  by   J.  R.  Tutin. 
Portrait.     Minimo,  fresh  cloth,  gilt  edges.     London,  1885 

SHERIDAN'S  DRAMATIC  WORKS— LIMITED  EDITION, 
PRINTED  BY  DE  VINNE. 

1532  SHERIDAN  (Richard  Brinsley).     The  Dramatic  Works, 

with  an  Introduction  by  Richard  Grant  White.     Por- 
traits.    3  vols.  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1883 

No.  6g  of  edition  printed  from  type,  and  limited  to  350  copies  on  Japan  and 
tioUand  papers. 

"It  is  printed  from  type  by  the  house  of  De  Vinne  &  Co.,  which  is 
well-known  for  the  affectionate  care  bestowed  by  it  upon  the  finer  and  more 
costly  class  of  work,  and  the  impression  is  limited  to  thirty  copies  on  Japan 
paper  and  three  hundred  and  eighteen  on  Holland  paper.  It  may,  therefore, 
be  called  an  edition  of  luxury,  and  indeed  by  the  beauty  of  the  page,  the-  per- 
fection of  the  press  work,  the  excellence  of  the  paper,  and  the  severe  style  of 
the  plain  binding,  it  is  entitled  to  the  respectful  consideration  of  the  serious 
collector.  Mr.  White  reviews  the  career  of  the  author  with  vivacity  and 
acuteness,  and  whatever  else  may  be  said  of  his  introduction  everybody  will 
call  it  interesting." — New  York  Tribune. 

1533  SOIREES  PARISIENNES  par   "  Un  Monsieur  de  I'Or- 

chestre,"   for  the  Years   1874   to   1883,  inclusive.     With 

illustrations    by    Sarah   Bernhardt,   Cheret,  Grevin, 

Mass^,  Vibert,  Yvon,  etc.  Together  10  vols.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,   1874-83 

These  interesting  volumes,  principally  a  summary  of  music  and  the  drama  in 
Paris  diuing  the  years  specified,  have  prefaces  by  Ludovic  Halevy,  Jacques 
Offenbach,  Theodore  Barri^re,  Alphonse  Daudet,  Ed.  Goudinet,  Edouard 
Pailleron,  Ad.  D'Ennery,  Emile  Zola,  Henry  Becque,  and  Charles  Gounod. 

1534  Spielhagen   (Friedrich).      Was  die  Schwalbe  Sang,  and 

Ultimo  by  Spielhagen.     2  vols,  in  i.     Small  8vo,  cloth 
gilt,  marbled  edges.  Leipzig,  1877 

1535  Stedman  (Edmund  Clarence).     Poets  of  America.     Small 

8vo,.  fresh  half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1885 

1536  Story  (William  Wetmore).     Poems.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh 

cloth,  top  edges  gilt.  Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1886 


362 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


THE    POEMS   OF    CLOTILDE— BOUND 

BY  THOUVENIN— AND  WITH  THE 

PLATES  IN  FIVE  STATES. 

1537  SURVILLE    (Marguerite   Eleonore 

Clotilda  de  Vallon-Chalys,  Madame 
de).     POESIES,  /.  e.:— 

I.  POESIES  de,  Poete  Fran9ais  du 
XVe  Siecle— Nouvelle  Edition  pub- 
liee  par  Ch.  Vanderbourg. 

Paris,  Nepveu,  1824 

II.  POESIES  Inedites  de,  publics  par 
DE  Roujoux  et  Ch.  Nodier. 

Paris,  Nepveu,  1827 
TOGETHER  2  vols.     8vo,   half  red 
morocco  gilt,  by  Thouvenin. 

UNIQUE.  These  rare  volumes  are  illustrated 
with  engravings  of  the  "genre  Gothique,"  after  the 
designs  of  Colin,  pupil  of  Girodet.  Some  are  in 
five  states — first  etching,  India  paper  without  Gothic 
border  and  before  letters,  India  paper  with  border 
before  letters,  proof  with  border  before  letters,  and 
proof  colored  by  hand.  Others  are  in  four  states. 
The  vignettes  are  in  three  states — i,  in  the  text,  2, 
India  proof  and  3,  colored  by  hand. 

Clotilde  de  Surville  is  claimed  to  have  written 
poetry  more  correct  in  its  language  than  tbat  of 
Marot,  and  to  have  composed  verses  that  Sappho 
,  would  have  been  willing  to  acknowledge. 

The  illustration  at  the  side  of  this  description  is 
taken  from  "  the  American  Book  Maker"  of  Febru- 
ary, 1887.  The  reference  to  this  reliure  and  that  of 
the  "Chansons  de  Beranger,"  which  accompanied  it 
in  that  part  of  Howard  Lockwood  and  Co.  's  valuable 
Magazine,  will  be  found  in  the  note  to  number  894  of 
this  catalogue. 

1538  SURVILLE.    Poesies  de— Nouvelle 

Edition  par  Ch.  Vanderbourg. 
Illustrated  with  engravings  of  the 
"genre  Gothique,"  after  the  designs 
of  Colin,  pupil  of  Girodet.  Thick 
8vo,  half  morocco,  fore  and  bottom 
edges  uncut.  Paris,  1824 


Sl^tfe^Jies 


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*l®!3€cy/(v. 


'  POfiSIES  DE  CLOTILDE. ' 
PARIS,  1824. 

Gold  Tooling  by 
Thouvenin. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  363 

LARGE   PAPER   COPY   OF  HOOLE'S  TASSO— WITH 
HANDSOME  PLATES. 

1539  TASSO    (Torquato).      Jerusalem    Delivered,   an    Heroic 

Poem,  translated  from  the  Italian  by  John  Hoole.  The 
Eighth  Edition,  with  Notes.  Portrait  by  Anker  Smith 
after  E.  C.  Knight,  and  plates  by  S.  Shelley  after  Fix- 
LER,  etc.  (some  slightly  foxed).  2  vols.  4to,  red  morocco, 
blind  tooled,  gilt  inside  dentelle  borders,  edges  gilt. 

London,  T.  Bensley,  1803 
LARGE  PAPER  and  a  fine  copy,  from  the  library  of  Emanuel  Martin,  with 
his  book-plate.     The  dedication  "  to  the  Queen"  was  written  by  Samuel  John- 
son. 

SPLENDID    EDITION    OF  TASSO  ILLUSTRATED  BY 
COCHIN. 

1540  TASSO.      La  Jerusalem  Delivrde  en  Vers    Franfois  par 

L.  P.  M.  F.  Baour-Lormian.  Illustrated  with  a  superb 
series  of  charming  plates  engraved  after  the  designs  of 
Cochin  by  Varin,  Dambrun,  Ling:^e,  Delignon,  Til- 
I  liard,  Prevost,  Simonet,  Daclos,  Patas,  Tuerre  and 
,  St.  Aubin.  2  vols,  large  4to,  half  blue  morocco,  top 
edge  gilt,  others  uncut  (rubbed  slightly).  Paris,  1796 

Rare.  Printed  by  Didot  in  handsome  large  type.  Priced  $17.50,  see  New 
Yor^  book-dealer's  inserted  catalogue  cutting.  The  above  is  the  original  edi- 
tion of  Baour-Lormian's  edition,  with  original  and  brilliant  impressions  of  the 
plates. 

SUMPTUOUS  EDITION     OF    TASSO,   WITH    GRAVELOT'S 

PLATES. 

1541  TASSO. — Jerusalem  Delivree,  Poeme  du  Tasse,  traduit  par 

Lebrun.     Engraved  fronts.,  with  portraits  of  Tasso  and 
Gravelot,  vignette  titles  and  plates  by  Gravelot — many  ■ 
erotic.     2   vols,   small   8vo,   elegantly  bound   in  crushed 
purple  levant  morocco  extra,  dentelle  inside  borders,  gilt 
edges.  Paris,  an  \\  Ere  Republicaine 

VERY  RARE  and  the  beautiful  edition  of  "  Bossange,  Masson  et  Besson." 
A  magnificent  copy  in  superb  condition. 

Lebrun,  the  translator  of  the  above  edition  and  the  celebrated  lyric  poet,  was 
known  as  the  ' '  Pindar  of  France. "  After  the  great  Revolution  Lebrun  was 
made  a  member  of  the  Institute  of  France.  Napoleon  gave  him  a  pension  of 
6,000  francs. 

1542  TASSO. — Jerusalem  Delivr6e,  Poeme  du  Tasse,  Nouvelle 

Traduction.  Efigraved  front,  and  head-pieces.  2  vols, 
minimo,  original  mottled  calf  gilt,  dentelle  inside  borders, 
edges  gilt.  A  Londres,  1780 

SONGS  OF  BRITTANY,  SUPERBLY  BOUND  BY  ALFRED 
MATTHEWS  IN  ELEGANT  MOROCCO,  DOUBLE. 

1543  TAYLOR  (Tom).     Ballads  and  Songs  of  Brittany,  trans- 

lated from  the  "  Barsaz  Breiz  "  of  Vicomte  Hersart  de 
la  ViLLEMARQu^,  with  somc  of  the  Original  Melodies 


364  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

Harmonized  by  Mrs.  Tom  Taylor.  With  illustrations  by 
J.  TissoT,  J.  E.  MiLLAis,  R.  A.,  J.  Tenniel,  C.  Keene, 
E.  CoRBOULD  andYi..  K.  Browne.  Small  4to.  Elegantly- 
bound  by  Alfred  Matthews  in  red  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco extra^  double  with  crushed  purple  levant,  exquisitely 
tooled  and  mosaiced  with  leather  at  the  corners,  leather 
joints,  edges  gilt.  London,  1865 

A  SUPERBLY  BOUND  COPY  of  this  excellent  work  extracted  from  the  ' '  Barsaz 
Breiz,"  orpoetic  treasury  of  Brittany,  a  body  of  ballads  with  as  distinct  and 
consistent  an  impress  of  their  time  upon  them  as  the  very  best  preserved 
examples  of  Border  Minstrelsy. 

1544  TENNYSON  (Alfred,  Lord).     Idylls  of  the  King— Vivien 

and  Guinevere.  Illustrated  with  the  characteristic  and 
charming  designs  of  Gustave  DoR]fi  on  India  paper — En- 
graver's PROOFS.  2  vols.  Elegantly  bound  in  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  beveled  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  leather  joints 
and  gilt  edges.  London,  1867-68 

Original  edition  and  engraver's  proofs  on  India  paper. 

1545  Tennyson.     AVorks.     Fine  portrait.     Small  8vo,  cloth,  gilt 

edges.  N.  Y.  (London),  1884 

1546  Tennyson.     The  Cup  and  the  Falcon.     i2mo,  fresh  cloth, 

uncut.  N.  Y.  (London),  1884 

1547  Tennyson.     Tiresias  and  other  Poems.     Small  8vo,  fresh 

cloth,  uncut.  ,  London,  1885 

1548  Tennyson.     Lyrical  Poems,  Selected   and  Annotated  by 

Francis  T.  Palgrave.     8vo,  fresh  cloth,  rough  edges. 

London,  1885 
Large  paper  and  edition  limited  to  500  copies  only. 

BEAUTIFUL     EDITION     OF     TERENCE— BOUND     BY 
ROUSSELLE. 

1549  TERENCE.     Les  Comedies  de,  avec  la  Traduction  et  les 

Remarques  de  Madame  Dacier.  Engraved  front,  by 
Picart,  and  numerous  plates  in  outline — vignette  titles. 
3  vols,  square  minimo,  bound  by  E.  Rousselle  in  half 
crushed  brown  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt. 

Rotterdam,  aux  depens  de  Caspar  Fritsch,  1 7 1 7 

VERY  RARE.     Brunet  calls  this — ' '  Edition  la  plus  recherchee  de  cette 

traduction,"  and  quotes  the  Didot  copy  as  having  sold  for  324  francs,  the 

Labedoyere  for  381  francs,  the  Renouard  for  250  francs,  and  the  Solar  for  265 

francs. 

1550  THlJATRE  FRANgAIS,  public  par  C.  Schutz— Quat-  , 

rieme  Serie.     Minimo,  cloth.  Bielefeld,  1846 

1551  Theuriet    et  Lyon.     La    Maison    des   Deux   Barbeaux, 

Com^die.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  365 

1552  ThiSdora.     Notes  et  Croquis.     Texte  par  Raoul  Touch^ 

et  ViCTORiEN  Sardou.  Numerous  illustrations,  mostly 
colored  by  hand,  etching  of  Sarah  Bernhardt  as  "  Theo- 
dora '''  —facsimile  autographs.     Large  4to,  paper. 

Paris,  1886 
LARGE    PAPER    COPY    OF    THREE    HUNDRED   ENGLISH 

SONNETS. 

1553  THREE    HUNDRED  ENGLISH  SONNETS.     Chosen 

and  Edited  with  a  few  Notes,  by  David  M.  Main,  Editor 
of  "  A  Treasury  of  English  Sonnets."  8vo,  paper,  rough 
edges.  Edinburgh,  1884 

No.  55  of  limited  edition  on  large  paper.     Only  100  copies  printed. 

1554  Tiercelin    (Louis).      Corneille   et   Rotrou,  Com^die. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1884 

1555  TOWNSEND    (George    Alfred,   "Gath").       President 

Cromwell— a  Drama  in  Four  Acts.  Large  8vo,  paper, 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  E.  F.  Bonaventure,  1884 

No.  14  of  LIMITED  EDITION  of  20O  copies  privately  printed  for  subscribers 
only  at  $5  each.     Copy  signed  by  the  author. 

LARGE   PAPER   COPY  OF  CARO'S  VIRGIL  IN  ITALIAN. 

1556  VIRGIL. — L'Eneide  di  Virgilio  del  Commendatore  Anni- 

BAL  Card.  Fine  portraits  and  engraved  titles  by  Ficquet, 
Defehrt  and  Chenu  after  Zocchx,  also  plates,  head  and 
tail-pieces  by  Lempereur,  Tardieu,  Le  Veau,  etc.  2 
vols.  8vo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut.  Paris,  Quillan,  1760 

LARGE   PAPER   and   a  splendid  copy  of  the  Italian  translation  of  the 
"  ^neid  "  by  the  celebrated  poet  Annibal  Caro,  and  which  was  his  masterpiece. 

1557  [VITET   (Louis).]       Les  Barricades  Scenes  Historiques 

Mai  1588.     8vo,  half  cloth,  uncut.  Paris,  1826 

Very  scarce  and  original  edition  of  this  tragedy  of  fifteen  scenes  by  this 
eminent  French  republican  litterateur. 

1558  ViTV  (Auguste).     Les  Mille  et  Une  Nuits  du  Theatre.     2 

vols,  small  8vo.  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1559  VOLTAIRE  (F.  M.  A.  de).     The  Dramatic  Pieces  of,  and 

the    Henriade  translated  by  Smollett,  Francklin  and 

others.     Portrait  and  6  fronts.     7   vols.  i2mo,  old  calf 

gilt  (MS.  names  on  title).  London,  1769-74 

"  Smollett  and  Francklin  were,  for  a  valuable  consideration,  induced  by  the 

booksellers  to  suffer  their  names  to  appear  as  translators,  but  they  had  no  farther 

share  in  the  concern. " — Lowndes. 

1560  Voltaire.     Le  Brutus  de  Monsieur  de  Voltaire,  avec 

un  Discours  sur  la  Tragddie.    Small  8vo,  half  purple  roan. 
Rare.  Paris,  1731 


366  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  WEBSTER'S  DRAMATIC  WORKS 
—PUBLISHED  BY  PICKERING. 

1561  WEBSTER  (John).      The  Works  of,  Now  First  Collected 

with  Some  Account  of  the  Author  and  Notes  by  the  Rev. 
Alexander  Dyce,  B.A.     Small  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  William  Pickering,  1830 

LARGE  PAPER  and  printed  on  ribbed  paper.  This  copy  includes  (loose) 
the  very  rare  appendix  printed  in  1838.  It  also  has  the  heraldic  book-plate  of 
Langford  Sotheby  Browne. 

Hazlitt  calls  attention  in  his  "  Dramatic  Literature  "  to  the  similarity  between 
the  ■'  general  conception  and  individual  expression  "  of  the  plays  of  Webster  and 
those  of  the  Bard  of  Avon,  which  is  nothing  extraordinary,  considering  the  two 
authors  were  contemporaries.  Sir  Walter  Scott  writing  to  Dyce  in  1831, 
remarked: — "Webster,  I  think,  is  one  of  the  best  of  our  ancient  dramatists." 

'•  An  author  that  liv'd  in  the  Reign  of  King  James  the  First  and  was  in  those 
Days  accounted  an  Excellent  Poet.  He  joyn'dwith  Decker,  Marstonand  Rowley 
in  several  Plays,  and  was  likewise  author  of  others,  which  have  even  in  our  Age 
gain'd  Applause." — Langbaine. 

1562  WHITTIER  (John  Greenleaf).     Poetical  Works  of.    Por- 

traits and  illustrations.  Small  8vo,  stamped  morocco, 
beveled  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Boston,  Riverside  Press,  1885 

1563  Winter  (William).     "  Henry  Irving."    Portraits.    Small 

Svo,  paper,  totally  uncut.  N.  Y.,  1885 

EDITION-DE-LUXE    OF    WORDSWORTH'S    POETICAL 
WORKS  IN  EIGHT  VOLUMES. 

1564  WORDSWORTH    (William).     Poetical  Worlcs  of.  Edited 

by  William  Knight,   LL.D.      Etched  fronts,  by  C.  O. 

Murray  after  original  drawings  by  John  M'Whirter, 

A.  R.  A.     8  vols.  Svo,  cloth   gilt,   uncut  (lacks  portrait). 

Edinburgh,  William  Paterson,  1882-86 

Limited  issue  and  published  at  $4  per  volume.  This  is  the  only  edition  uni- 
form in  size  with  the  library  editions  of  the  English  classic  authors. 

1565  World's  Christmas   Hymn    (The),    a    Song    of   Songs. 

Selected  and  arranged  by  W.  H.  and  S.  H.  Ward.  Illus- 
trated with  reproductions  after  the  Old  Masters.  4to,  fresh 
cloth,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  1883 

J^"  Many  numbers  of  Poetic  and  Dramatic  Literature  will  be  found  in 
both  the  First  and  Sixth  Divisions  of  this  Catalogue.  They  have  been  so  placed 
on  account  of  their  facetious  or  artistic  character. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  367 


VIII.  ^a«ia  %x\tx'&xx&., 

including 

History,  Americana,  Biography,  Fiction,  Travels,  etc.; 
ALSO  SOME  Addenda,   mostly  duplicates,    and    consigned 

FROM    another   SOURCE. 

"Ones  livres!  mes  economies  et  mes  amours!  une  fete  a  mon  foyer,  un 

reposil'ombre  du  viel  arbre,  mes  compagnons  de  voyage! et  puis, 

quand  tout  sera  fin  pour  moi,  les  temoins  de  ma  vie  et  demon  labeur." — Jules 
Janin. 

1566  About    (Edmond).     Rome   Contemporaine.      Large   8vo, 

boards,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  1861 

1567  About.     Germaine.      Small   8vo,   half   calf  gilt,   marbled 

sides  and  edges.  Paris,  1872 

1568  .(ESOP. — Francisci-Josephi  Desbillons  Fabulae  .^sopi^e 

curis  posterioribus  omnes  ferfe  Emendatae  quibus  Acces- 
serunt  plus  quam  CLXX.  novae  quinta  editio.  Vignette  on 
title  of  "  Cupids  in  a  printing  office. ''''  Minimo,  old  red  mo- 
rocco gilt,  dentelle  inside  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  Barbou,  1769 
Rare.     A  fine  example  of  binding  of  the  genre  Dh-ome. 

1569  A'KEMPIS  (Thomas).  LTmitation  de  J^sus  Christ,  Tra- 

duction In^dite  du  XVIIIe  Siecle  avec  le  Texte  Latin  en 
Regard  Dediee  a  N.  S.  P.  le  Pape  Pie  IX.,  publide  par 
Ad.  Hatzfeld — Deuxieme  Edition  contenant  un  Bref  du 
Souverain  Pontife  et  des  Lettres  de  NN.  SS.  les  Arche- 
veques  et  Eveques. ,  Illustrated  by  Claudius  Ciappori, 
after  original  designs,  also  steel  plates  on  India  paper.  Large 
8vo,  fresh  half  levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.      ■  Paris,  1870 

Handsomely  printed  edition  on   "  papier  verge,"  with  the  Latin  and 
French  texts  on  opposite  pages. 


368  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1570  Alexandre    (C).      Dictionnaire    Grec-Franfais.      Thick 
large  8vo,  old  sheep.  Paris,  1850 

15  7 1  America.     An  Account   of  the  European  Settlements  in. 
Maps.     2  vols.  8vo,  half  old  calf  (slightly  foxed). 

London,  J.  Dodsley,  1757 

1572  AMERICAN  ARCHIVES.     Consisting  of  a  Collection  of 

Authentic  Records,  State  Papers,  Debates,  Letters,  and 
other  Notices  of  Public  Affairs,  the  whole  forming  a 
Documentary  History  of  the  Origin  and  Progress  of  the 
North  American  Colonies,  etc.,  edited  by  Peter  Force, 
Fourth  Series,  March  7,  1774,  to  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, July  4,  1776,  6  vols.;  Fifth  Series,  from  July  4, 
1776,  Vols.  I,  2  and  3.  Together  9  vols.  Thick  folio,  half 
russia.  Washington,  1837-53 

This  Monumenta  Americana,  ttie  great  storehouse  of  British  Colonial  and 
American  History,  was  printed  at  g^eat  expense,  by  order  of  the  Government, 
for  private  distribution,  and  not  for  sale. 

1573  AMERICAN  STATE  PAPERS.— Documents  Legislative 

and  Executive  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  from 
the  First  Session  of  the  First  Congress.  Vols,  i  to  21 
inclusive.     Thick  small  folio,  half  russia. 

Washington,  1832-34 

Divided  as  follows; — Foreign  Relations,  4  vols.;  Indian  Affairs,  2  vols.; 
Finance,  3  vols. ;  Commerce  and  Navigation,  2  vols. ;  Military  Affairs,  2  vols. ; 
Naval  Affairs,  I  vol. ;  Post  Office,  i  vol. ;  Public  Lands,  3  vols. ;  Miscellaneous, 
2  vols. ;  Claims,  i  vol. 

1574  American  Journal  of  Science  and  Art:  Conducted  by 

Prof.  Silliman  and  James  A.  Dana.  Vols,  i  to  8  inclu- 
sive and  Vol.  10.  Together  9  vols.  8vo,  half  sheep 
(name  on  titles).  New  Haven,  1846-50 

1575  Anderson  (John  J.).     Did  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Extend 

to  the  Pacific  Ocean  and  our  Title  to  Oregon  ?  8vo,  sewed. 

San  Francisco,  1880 

1576  Anglo-Saxon   Orthography.       Handbook  of.      Front. 

1 2  mo,  half  roan.  N.  Y.,  1853 

1577  ANGLING. — Fishing    with    the    Fly.      Sketches    by 

Lovers  of  the  Art,  with  Illustrations  of  Standard  Flies, 
collected  by  C.  F.  Orris  and  A.  N.  Cheny.  Numerous 
colored  plates  of  flies.     Small  4to,  cloth.  Troy,  1 885 

1578  Anton  (C.  G.).     Destruccion  de  los  Templaros.     Small 

8vo,  sprinkled  sheep  (stained).  N.  Y.,  1828 

A  rare  volume  on  the  Knights  Tem^ar. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  369 

THE   FRENCH  AQUARELLISTS— EDITION-DE-LUXE. 

1579  AQUARELLISTES    FRANgAIS,    SOCIETE    de,    Ou- 

VRAGE  d'Art  public  avec  le  Concours  Artistique  de 

TOUS     LES      SOCI^TAIRES,     TeXTE     PAR     LES     PrINCIPAUX 

Critiques  d'Art.  Illustrated  with  plates  in  photogravure 
ON  India  paper  and  with  designs  in  facsimile.  2  vols,  in 
8  sections,  square  folio,  and  loose  in  portfolios  (complete 
as  published).  Paris,  Goupil  &=  Co.,  1883 

1580  Atkinson  (T.  W.).     Oriental  and  Western  Siberia,  Narra- 

tive of  Seven  Years'  Explorations  and  Adventures.  With 
map  and  numerous  illustrations.     Large  8vo,  cloth. 

N.  Y.,  1858 

1581  Atwater's  Manual  of  Logic;  Irving's  Columbus,  Vols. 

2  and  3;  British  Almanack,  1886;  etc.  Together  8  vols. 
Small  8vo. 

1582  Bacon  (Edwin  M.).     Dictionary  of  Boston.     Map.     Small 

4to,  fresh  cloth.  Cambridge,  1883 

1583  BAILLY    (Anatole),  Racines  Grecques   et  Latines,  Paris, 

1869;  Gaston  Paris's  Role  de  I'Accent  Latin  dans  Fran- 
faise,  Paris,  1862;  Chabaneau's  La  Conjugaison  Fran- 
faise,  Paris,  1868.     Together  3  vols.     Sewed. 

1584  BAIRD   (Charles   W.,  DD).     Histoiy  of  the  Huguenot 

Emigration  to  America.  Numerous  plates,  maps,  etc.  2 
vols.  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  1885 

With  two  inserted  autograph  letters  from  the  author  in  reference  to  the  liter- 
ary work  of  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois. 

1585  Barr  (M.).  Jardin  Zoologique  d'Acclimatation.  Illustrated. 

Large  8vo,  cloth.  Tours,  1867 

SPLENDID  BASKERVILLE  IMPRINT. 

1586  BASKERVILLE.— PUBLII  TERENTII   AFRI  Comce- 

dise.     Large  4to,  red  crinkled  morocco,  gilt. 

Birmingham,  typis  Johannis Baskerville,  i']'j2 

VERY  RARE  and  a  fine  example  of  the  typography  of  the  celebrated 
eighteenth  century  English  printer,  John  Baskerville. 

"  The  typography  of  Baskerville  is  eminently  beautiful;  his  letters  are  in  gen- 
eral of  a  slender  and  delicate  form  ....  He  united  in  a  singularly  happy  man- 
ner the  elegance  of  Plantin  with  the  clearness  of  the  Elzevirs He  seems 

to  have  been  extremely  curious  in  the  choice  of  his  paper  or  ink  ....  In  his 
italic  character,  whether  capital  or  small,  he  stands  unrivaUed ;  such  elegance, 
freedom  and  perfect  symmetry  being  in  vain  to  be  looked  for  among  the  speci- 
mens of  Aldus  and  Colinaeus." — Dibdin. 


37°  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1587  Bell   (Sir   C).     "Jhe   Hand;  Its   Mechanism   and   Vital 

Analysis,  as  evincing  design,  and  illustrating  the  Power, 
Wisdom  and  Goodness  of  God,  with  Notes,  etc.,- by 
Alexander  Shaw.  Small  8vo,  half  calf,  marbled  edges, 
by  Harley.  London,  1877 

1588  Black  (William).     Adventures  in  Thule.     Small  8vo, fresh 

cloth.  London,  1883 

1589  BOECE.     Consolation  de  la  Philosophic,  traduite  parle  P. 

R.  DE  Ceriziers,  S.  J.  Engraved  false  title  Minimo, 
vellum.  Paris,  [1639] 

Rare.  With  the  MS.  note  on  title,  "  Ex  >Libris  Francisci  Maisiere,"  also 
with  an  autograph  note  on  an  end  paper  from  J.  Gentil,  the  exile  from  France 
under  the  Coup  d'Etat,  who  came  to  Louisiana  with  Elisee  Reclus,  the  great 
geographer,  and  founded  a  newspaper,  Le  Louisianais. 

Although  a  large  portion  of  the  "  Consolation  of  Philosophy,"  by  Boethius,  is 
in  verse,  it  is  in  no  sense  a  poem,  the  metrical  portions  having  been  written  by 
its  author,  a  Roman  statesman,  to  relieve  the  monotony,  not  only  of  composi- 
tion, but  of  imprisonment,  which  he  left  for  his  execution.  Queen  Elizabeth  of 
England,  while  confined  in  prison  by  her  sister  Mary,  translated  the  ' '  Carmiha" 
of  Boethius  into  English,  as  her  ancestor  Alfred  the  Great  did  into  Saxon  just  a 
thousand  years  ago. 

1590  BONAPARTE    (Lucien),   et    ses    M^moires    1775-1840, 

d'apres  les  Papiers  Ddposds  aux  Archives  fitrangferes  et 
d'autres  Documents  In6dits,  par  Th.  Iung.  3  vols.  8vo, 
fresh  half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut. 

I'aris,  1882-83 

1591  Bonner  (Sherwood).     Suwanee  River  Tales.    Illustrations 

by  F.  T.  Merrill.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.    Boston,  1884 

FIRST  EDITIONS  OF  BOSSUET,  OF  EXTREME  RARITY 
AND  BOUND  BY  CHAMBOLLE-DURU— WITH  ORIGINAL 
MSS. 

1592  BOSSUET  (Jacques  Benigne,   Bishop  of  Meaux,  etc.). — 

I  Oraison  Funebre    |  de  tres-Haute   |   et  Tres-Puissante 

Princesse  I  Anne  de  Gonzague  |  de  Cleves,  |  Prtncesse 

Palatine.  |      Prononc^e  en    presence   de  Monsigneur  le 

Due,  de  I  Madame  la   Duchesse,  et   de  Monsigneur  |  le 

Due  DE  Bourbon,  dans  I'Eglise  des   Carme-  |  lites   du 

Fauxbourg  Saint  Jacques,  le  9.  Aoust  1685.  I    Par  Mes- 

sire  JACQUES  BENIGNE  BOSSUET  .  .  .  |  etc.     4to. 

Heraldic  vignette  on  title  and  engraved  head  and  tail  pieces 

by  Leclerc.     Handsomely  bound  by  Chambolle-Duru 

in   crushed  brown   levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold 

borders,  rounded  corners,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Cramoisy,  1685 

EXTREMELY  RARE  ORIGINAL  EDITION  and  UNIQUE,   having 

two  pages  inserted  of  original  MSS.  in  the  handwriting  of  the  great  Bossuet. 

A  copy  of  this  volume  was  priced  400  francs  in  Morgand  et  Fatout's  cata- 

'  logue,  vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting.     This  copy  has  Wider  margins. 

"The  strength  and  sincerity  of  his  [Bossuet's]  religious  convictions  have 
never  been  assailed,  any  more  than  his  eminent  talents  and  learning  have  been 
called  in  question." — Robert  Jamieson,  D.D. 


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1593  BOSSUET.—  I  Oraison   Funebre    |    des  Tres-Haut    |    et 

Puissant  Seigneur  |  Messire  |  Michel  le  Tellier,  | 
Chevalier,  |  Chancelier  de  France.  |  Prononcee  dans 
I'Eglise  Paroissiale  de  Saint  Gervais,  |  ou  il  est  inhume,  le 
25  Janvier  1686.  Par  Messire  JACQUES  BENIGNE 
BOSSUET.  ...  I  Engraved  heraldic  vignette  on  title, 
and  head  and  tail  pieces  by  Thomasson  and  Roullet  after 
Parosel.  4to.  Handsomely  bound  by  Chambolle- 
DuRU  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold 
borders,'  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Cramoisy,  1686 

EXTREMELY  RARE  and  original  edition,  priced  150  francs  unbound  in 
Morgand-Fatout's  catalogue,  vide  inserted  catalogue  cutting  in  preceding  num- 
ber. 

1594  BoTTiGER  (K.   W.).     Geschichte  des   Deutschen  Volkes. 

Steel  plates.     2  vols.  8vo,  boards.  Leipzig,  1835 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  BOURDALOUE'S  ORATION  ON 
THE  PRINCE  DE  CONDE— BOUND  BY  TRAUTZ- 
BAUZONNET. 

1595  BOURDALOUE.—  |  Eloge      Funebre  |  de     Tres-Haut, 

Tres-Puissant  |  et  Tres-Excellent  Prince  |  Henri  de 
Bourbon  |  Prince  de  CondiS,  j  et  Premier  Prince  du 
Sang.  |  Prononc6  a  Paris  le  10  jour  de  Ddcembre  1683. 
en  I'Eglise  |  de  la  Maison  Professe  des  Peres  de  la  Com- 
pagnie  |  de  Jesus.  |  ParlePERE  Bourdaloue,  delamesme 
Compagnie.  |  Vignette  portrait  on  title  and  head  and  tail 
pieces  engraved  by  Le  Clerc.  4to.  Handsomely  bound 
by  Trautz-Bauzonnet  in  crushed  red  levant  morocco, 
inside  gold  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  Sebastien  Marie  Cramoisy,  1684 

VERY  RARE  and  a  superb  copy  of  the  original  edition,  with  very  wide  margins 
and  bound  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet.  Morgand-Fatout  priced  a  copy  of  this  volume 
at  350  francs  in  their  1882  catalogue 

The  Jesuit  D'Arruis,  speaking  of  Bourdaloue,  said  :  ' '  Lorsque  le  Pere  Bourda- 
loue precha  i  Rouen,  les  artisans  quittoient  leurs  boutiques  pour  Taller  en- 
tendre; les  marchands  leur  negoce;  les  avocats  le  palais;  les  medecins  leurs' 
malades.  Pour  moi  lorsque  je  prechai  I'annee  d'apres,  je  remis  toutes  choses 
dans  I'ordre,  personne  n'abandonnoit  pas  son  emploi." 

' '  The  style  and  imagery  of  Bourdaloue  seem  to  rush  upon  us  with  the  force 
of  a  mountain  torrent;  he  is  the  Demosthenes  of  French  divines;  but  it  cannot 
be  denied  that  his  art  is  too  apparent;  and  that  all  the  subordinate  parts  of  his 
composition  seem  to  be  purpbsely  kept  down,  in  order  to  sharpen  the  force  of 
his  logic,  and  to  aggravate  the  terror  of  his  invective.  In  the  higher  departments 
of  sermon  composition,  he  is,  doubtless,  without  a  rival;  our  Horsley  seems  to 
have  had  much  in  common  with  that  eminent  divine,  as,  in  the  deeper  scenes 
of  Christ's  sufferings,  and  in  the  delineation  of  the  day  of  judgment,  there  was 
much  about  both  these  preachers  which  exhibited  all  the  sublimity  of  which  such 
subjects  are  capable." — Dibdin. 


372  THE  PENE  DU  BOJS  COLLECTION. 

1596  BROCKHAUS'S     Conversations-Lexikon.        Allgemeine 

Deutsche  Real-Encyklopaedie  Zwolfte  Ungearbeitete, 
Verberserte  und  Vermehrte  Auflage.  15  vols,  thick  large 
8vo,  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides.  Leipzig,  1875-79 

The  best  German  Encyclopcedia. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  "JANE  EYRE,"  WITH  DUPLICATE 
SIGNED  PROOFS  ON  JAPAN  PAPER. 

1597  BRONTE  (Charlotte).     Jane  Eyre.      With  etched  portrait 

by  Blanche  Dillaye,  and  etchings  by  J.  Henry  Hill, 
Stephen  Parrish,  Edith  Loring  Pierce,  Henry 
Farrar,  E.  Matlack,  G.  D.  Clements,  and  P.  Moran, 
also  initial  letters  designed  by  John  Stevenson.  2  vols, 
large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges 
gilt,  others  uncut.  Phila.,  Robert  M.  Lindsay,  1884 

Haworth  Large  Paper  edition.  No.  73  of  limited  edition-de  luxe  of  75 
copies  on  Whatman  hand-made  paper,  with  duplicate  signed  proofs  of 

THE  etchings  ON  JAPAN  PAPER. 

'  'Almost  all  that  we  require  in  a  novelist,  the  writer  has, — perception  of  charac- 
ter and  knowledge  of  delineating  it,  picturesqueness,  passion  and  knowledge  of 
life.  Reality — deep,  significant  reahty— is  the  characteristic  of  the  book." — 
Fraser  s  Magazine. 

1598  BROWN   (Robert,  M.  A).     Countries  of  the  World,  being 

a  Popular  Description  of  the  Various  Continents,  Islands, 
Rivers,  Seas  and  Peoples  of  the  Globe.  Profusely  illus- 
trated. 6  vols,  in  3.  4to,  fresh  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth 
sides,  marbled  edges,  '  London,  n.  d. 

This  most  comprehensive  work  contains  not  only  the  ordinary  geographical 
details,  but  also  much  previously  unpublished  information  that  the  author  has 
collected  during  extensive  journeys  and  voyages.  He  was  assisted  by  many 
experienced  travelers  and  correspondents,  whose  descriptions  of  the  regions  of 
which  they  were  personally  acquainted  form  not  only  a  thoroughly  readable 
work,  but  a  most  valuable  one  of  reference  for  the  student,  the  man  of  busi- 
ness and  the  investor. 

"  The  author's  lively  descriptions  in  'The  Countries  of  the  World,'  while 
scrupulously  accurate  as  to  facts,  and  giving  the  living  marrow  rather  than  the 
dry  bones  of  geographical  science,  will  give  a  clearer  idea  than  would  tons  of 
geographical  encyclopaedias. " — Scotsman. 

1599  Bscheider    (G.).      Das    Heilige    Land.      Front.     i2mo, 

cloth.  Augsburg,  1794 

1600  Bunner  (H.  C).     The  Midge.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

N.  Y.,  1886 

LARGE     PAPER    COPY    OF     THE    GOLDEN     TREASURY 
"  PILGRIM'S  PROGRESS." 

1601  BUNYAN    (John).      The    Pilgrim's    Progress   from  this 

World  to  that  which  is  to  Come  delivereci  under  the 
Similitude  of  a  Dream  wherein  is  discovered  the  Manner 
of  his  Setting-out,  his  Dangerous  Journey,  and  Safe 
Arrival   at   the   Desired   Country.      Vignette  on    title    on 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION  373 

India  paper  by  C.  H.  Jeens  afler  Holman  Hunt. 
Small  8vo,  fresh  Cambridge  calf  gilt,  inside  dentelle  gold 
borders,  edges  gilt  by  R.  W.  Smith  (a  few  pages  slightly 
damaged).      Cambridge,  England,  University  Press,  1862 

Large  paper  copy  of  the  Golden  Treasury  edition,  and  with  this  note  on 
verso  of  false  title — "Five  hundred  copies  of  this  large  paper  edition  were 
printed  March  12,  1862." 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  BURNET'S  REFORMATION. 

1602  BURNET   (Gilbert,  Bishop  of  Salisbury).     The  History 

OF  THE  Reformation  of  the  Church  of  England.  A 
New  Edition.     6  vols,  large  4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Oxford,  at  the  Clarendon  Press,  1816 

LARGE  PAPER  limited  edition,  and  published  at  £i)  gs.  Upon  the  first 
publication  of  this  work,  the  author  obtained  the  thanks  of  both  Houses  of  the 
British  Parliament,  with  a  desire  that  he  would  prosecute  the  undertaking  and 
complete  the  valuable  work. 

"I  am  reading  Burnet's  'Own  Times.'  Did  you  ever  read  that  garrulous, 
pleasant  history  ?  full  of  scandal,  which  all  true  history  is; — no  palliatives,  but 
all  the  stark  wickedness  that  actually  gives  the  momentum  to  national  actors — 
none  of  that  cursed  '  Humeian '  indifference — so  cold,  and  unnatural,  and 
inhuman,  etc." — Charles  Lamb. 

1603  Cable  (George  W.).     The  Creoles  of  Louisiana.     Map  and 

numerous  fine  woodcuts.     Small  4to,  fresh  cloth,  gilt. 

N.  Y.,  1884 

1604  Cadart  (A.).     Catalogue  Complet  d'Eaux-Fortes   Origi- 

nals, 1873,  '74,  '76,  and  1878.  Illustrated  with  portrait  of 
Cadart  and  23  original  etchings  by  Appian,  Ribot,  La- 
lanne.  Martial,  Veyrasset,  Lalauze,  Feyen-Perrin, 
etc.     4  pieces,  small  8vo,  paper.  Paris,  1873-78 

Valuable  as  containing  specimens  of  the  early  efforts  in  etching  of  artists  of 
now  known  celebrity. 

1605  CAMPBELL  (John,  Lord).     Lives  of  the  Lord  Chancel- 

lors and  Keepers  of  the  Great  Seal  of  England.  Portraits. 
10  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  Boston,  n.  d. 

"  I  need  scarcely  advise  every  reader  to  consult  Lord  Campbell's  excellent 
work." — Macahlay. 

EXTREMELY  RARE  CARICATURES  BY  ROWLANDSON, 
WOODWARD,  GILLRAY,  ISAAC  CRUIKSHANK,  ROBERT 
CRUIKSHANK  AND  GEORGE  CRUIKSHANK— ALL  COL- 
ORED  BY   HAND. 

1606  CARICATURES.— TEGG'S    CARICATURE     MAGA- 

ZINE, OR  HUDIBRASTIC  MIRROR.     4  vols,  oblong 

4to,  half  roan.  London,  1807-19 

A  MOST  EXTRAORDINARY  collection  of  204  original  caricatures 

BY     RoWLANDSON,      WOODWARD,      GiLLRAY,      ISAAC     CRUIKSHANK,      ROBERT 


374  THEPENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

Cruikshank  and  George  Cruikshank,  all  etched  on  copper  and  COL- 
ORED BY  HAND.  These  etchings  were  originally  published  at  sixpence  plain 
and  IS.  colored,  but  of  late  years  their  value  has  been  considerably  enhanced  by 
the  competition  of  numerous  collectors  on  the  one  hand  and  their  extreme  rarity 
on  the  other.  Some  of  the  following  prints  included  in  these  volumes  have  not 
long  since  been  sold  in  London  auction  rooms  for  half  a  guinea  tO;^6  each: — 
"  Comedy  in  the  Country  and  Tragedy  in  London,"  Rowlandson;  "Dandies  at 
Tea,"  Robert  Cruikshank,  1818;  "The  Cobbler's  Cure  for  a  Scolding  Wife," 
Rowlandson;  "  Rigging  out  a  Smuggler,"  Rowlandson;  "  Snuffing  our  Boney  " 
powerful  early  etching  by  George  Cruikshank,  1814;  "A  Dutch  Toy  or  a  Pretty 
Play- thing  for  a  Young  Princess,"  a  satire  on  the  contemplated  marriage  of 
Princess  Charlotte  with  the  prince  of  Orange,  George  Cruikshank,  18 14;  "Com- 
fort to  the  Crows,"  Gillray;  "  Pidgeon  Hole  at  Covent  Garden  Theatre  to  Coop 
up  the  Gods,"  Rowlandson;  ' '  Romeo  Coates  the  Amateur  of  Fashion  ";  "After 
Sweet  Meat  Comes  Sour  Sauce!"  Rowlandson;  "  Bartholomew  Fair,"  Row- 
landson; "Richardson's  Booth  at  Fairlop  Fair,"  "A  Lilliputian  Auction," 
Isaac  Cruikshank;  "Joanna  Southcote  Excommunicating  the  Bishops,"  Row- 
landson, 1814;  "  Kicking  up  a  Breeze  at  Nell  Hamilton's  Hop,"  Rowlandson: 
"  Gambols  on  the  River  Thames  (During  the  Great  Frost),"  Feb.,  1814,  George 
Cruikshank;  "  Fight  between  Cribb  and  Molineaux,  Sept.  28th,  1811,"  Row- 
landson; "The  Clerical  Magistrate,"  George  Cruikshank,  1819;  "The  Irish 
Poet's  Grace,"  Isaac  Cruikshank;  "  Female  Politicians,"  and  Pastime  in  Por- 
tugal, Rowlandson,  etc.  The  earliest  date  of  any  print  in  this  collection  is 
1807 — the  latest  iSig.  It  is  impossible  to  say  how  near  completion  the  set  is," 
as  so  many  have  been  broken  up  from  time  to  time.  Apparently  two  title-pages 
are  lacking  of  four,  but  that  is  of  little  consequence  to  either  the  Cruikshank  or 
Rowlandson  collector,  as  the  titles  appear  to  have  been  executed  by  other  and 
inferior  artists. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE   OF  CARLYLE'S  WORKS. 

1607  CARLYLE    (Thomas).     Complete  Works — Edition-de- 

LuxE.  Illustrated  by  fine  etchings,  steel  engravings  and 
photogravures,  including  portraits,  historical  views,  etc. 
Proof  impressions — printed  on  parchment  linen  paper.  20 
vols,  large  8vo,  cloth,  edges  totally  uncut.       Boston,  1884 

Of  this  beautiful  edition  but  350.  copies  were  printed.  Each  is  numbered, 
this  set  being  No.  67. 

It  is  divided  as  follows : — Frederick  the  Great,  7  vols. ;  Cromwell's 
Letters  and  Speeches,  3  vols. ;  French  Revolution,  2  vols. ;  Essays,  4  vols. ; 
Past  and  Present,  John  Knox  and  Miscellanies;  Resartus,  Teufeldrbckh,  Heroes 
and  Hero  Worship;  Life  of  Schiller;  Life  of  John  Sterling  and  Latter-Day 
Pfimphlets.     There  is  a  General  Index. 

THE  STERLING  EDITION  OF  THOMAS  CARLYLE. 

1608  CARLYLE.      Complete  Works — The    Sterling   Edi- 

tion. Fine  portraits,  maps,  etc.  20  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh 
half  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges.  Boston,  1885 

1609  Carlyle  (Jane  Welsh).     Letters  and  Memorials  of,  Pre- 

pared for  Publication  by  Thomas  Carlyle.  Edited  by 
James  Anthony  Froude.  3  vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  blue 
calf  extra,  top  edges  gilt,  others  uncut.  London,  1883 

Best  English  library  edition. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  375 


16  lo  Cassell's  Technical  Educator,  an  Encyclopaedia  of  Tech- 
nical Education.  Profusely  illustratedby  colored  plates  and 
wood  engravings.  4  vols,  in  2.  Thick  large  8vo,  fresh  half 
calf,  marbled  sides  and  edges  by  R.  W.  Smith. 

London,  n.  d. 

,This  valuable  reference  work  includes  papers  on  every  important  subject  in 
art,  chemistry,  electricity,  mechanics,  biography,  engineering,  photography, 
building,  etc. 

161 1  CEL^BRITES     CONTEMPORAINES.      Portraits  and 

facsimiles.     14  vols,  small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  Quantin,  1883 
Includes — Renan,  Erckmann-Chatrian,  Rochefort,  Feuillet,  Zola,  Ferry,  Flo- 
quet,  Lesseps,  Naquet,  Claretie,  Paul  Bert,  Labiche,  Clemenceau,  Freycinet. 

1612  Cholmondbley-Pennell  (H.).     From  Grave  to  Gay,  Be- 

ing a  Volume  of  Selections  from  his  Complete  Poems. 
Eine  etched  portrait  by  W.  Sherborn.  Small  8vo,  fresh 
cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides,  totally  uncut. 

London,  Longmans,  1884 
Printed  on  thick  paper. 

1613  Cholmondeley-Pennell.     Another  copy. 

1 614  Cholmondeley-Pennell.     Another  copy. 

1615  CINNAMUS  (J.).  De  Rebus  Gestis  Imperat.  Constantinop. 

loANNis  et  Manuelis  Commenorum  Historiar.  Libri 
IV.  Cornelius  Tollius  Primus  Edidit,  vertit,  catigavit. 
Small  4to,  red  crinkled  morocco  extra  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Utrecht,  1652 

Rare,  first  edition  and  with  the  Greek  and  Latin  text  in  parallel  columns. 
With  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  the  Syston  Park  Library  inserted.  Brunet  only 
mentions  the  1670  Paris  edition  of  this  valuable  volume  on  the  two  above-named 
Byzantine  Emperors. 

1616  Cluver  (Philip).     Introdvctionis  in  Vniversam  Geograph- 

iam,  Tabulis  seneis,  illustrati  Accessit  P.  Berth.     Mini- 
mo,  vellum.       Amsterdam,  .<4/K(/ .^i?«n  Wetstenium,  1686 
Rare.     With  numerous  maps,  including  America. 

1617  CODES   FRAN^AIS  et   Lois  Usuelles   D^crets,  Ordon- 

nances  et  Avis  du  Conseil  d'Etat  par  EL.  F.  Riviere  avec 
les  Concours  de  MM.  Faustin  Helie  and  Paul  Pont. 
Very  thick  large  8vo,  half  morocco.  Paris,  1884 

Twelfth  edition,  corrected  and  enlarged. 

1618  COLUMBUS  (Fernando).    Historic  del  CHRISTOFORO 

COLOMBO  suo  Padre  e  dello  scoprimento,  ch'  egli  sece 
deir  Indie  Occidentali,  etc.     Minimo,  old  calf,  gilt. 

Venice,  Guiseppe  Tramontin,  1685 

Rare  and  chap-book  edition  of  the  life  of  Christopher  Columbus  by  his 
son  Fernando. 


376  THE  PENE DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1619  Const ANTiN   (Aime).      Etudes  sur  le   Patois    Savoyard. 

8vo,  sewed.  Paris,  1878 

1620  Cook  (James,  Captain).     Narrative  of  Voyages  round  the 

World,  with  an  Account  of  his  Life,  by  A.  Kippis. 
Front.    Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  gilt.  London,  1883 

1621  COOPER  (J.  Fenimore).    Precaution,  a  Novel,  with  a  Dis- 

course on  his  Life  and  Writings  by  William  Cullen 
Bryant.  Steel  front.,  fine  portrait  by  Marshall,  and 
numerous  woodcuts  from  designs  of  F.  O.  C.  Darley. 
i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  James  G.  Gregory,  1863 

Original  "  Gregory  "  edition  and  very  scarce.     The  above  and  following  six 

lots  are  all  clean  desirable  copies,  with  beautiful  clear,  bright  impressions  of  the 

plates. 

1622  Cooper.     The  Pioneers,  or  the   Sources  of  the  Susque- 

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from  designs  of  F.  O.  C.  Darley,  and  engraved  by  F. 
GiRSCH  and  others.     i2mo,  cloth,  uncut. 

N.  Y.,   W.A.  Townsend&r'  Co.,  1859 

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erous woodcuts  from  designs  of  F.  O.  C.  Darley,  and  en- 
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nette title  and  numerous  woodcuts  from  designs  of  F.  O.  C. 
Darley,  and  engraved  by  J.  I.  Pease  and  others.  i2mo, 
cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  W.  A.  Townsend  bf  Co.,  1859 

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vignette  title  and  numerous  woodcuts  from  designs  of  F.  O. 
C.  Darley,  and  engraved  by  Marshall  and  others.  i2mb, 
cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.,  W.  A.  Townsend  &"  Co.,  1859 

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graved by  Alfred  Jones  and  others.     i2mo,  cloth,  uncut. 
N.  Y.,  W.  A.  Townsend  Ss'  Co.,  1859 

1627  Cooper.     The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,  a  Narrative  of  1757. 

Steel  front.,  vignette  title  and  numerous  woodcuts  from 
designs  of  F.  O.  C.  Darley,  and  engraved  by  J.  D.  Smillie 
and  others.  N.  Y.,  W.  A.  Townsend  Ss'  Co.,  1859 

1628  COURCY  (M.  Pol  de).      Le  Combat  de  Trente  Bretons 

centre  Trente  Anglais  d'apr^s  les  Documents  Originaux 
des  XlVe  et  XVe  Sifecles;  suivi  de  la  Biographic  et  des 
Armes  des  Combattants.  Illttminated  front,  of  the  combat  in 
colors   heightened  with  silver  and  gold,  and  2  plates  of  the 


THE  PENE  DV  BOI5  COLLECTION.  377 

arms  of  the  sixty  combatants.     410,  half  red  morocco,  cloth 
sides,  top  edge  gilt.       St.  Pol-de-L^on,  chez  Vauteur,  n.  d. 
Limited  edition.     A  page  and  a  half  account  of  one  of  the  Breton  com- 
batants will  be   found  on  pp.  35-36,  viz.,    Du  Bois,  alias  Du  Bois-Ourhaut  on 
Coatgourhaut,   ^ho  bore  for  coat  armor  "  d'or  au  lion  de  sable,  brise  d'une 
fasce  de  gueules." 

THE  VERY  RARE  CROMWELL  MEMOIRS,  WITH  THE 
PLATES  BY  AUDRAN,  FABER,  ETC. 

1629  CROMWELL  (Oliver).     Memoirs  of  the  Life  and  Actions 

of,  as  Delivered  in  Three  Panegyrics  of  Him  Written  in 
Latin,  with  an  English  Version  of  Each,  the  whole  Illus- 
trated with  a  Large  Historical  Preface,  with  a  Collection 
of  Divers  Curious  Historical  Pieces  relating  to  Cromwell, 
etc.,  by  Francis  Peck,  M.  A.  With  superb  mezzotint  por- 
traits of  Cromwell  and  the  compiler  by  Faber,  the  first 
named  after  Lely,  folded  portrait  in  line  of  Hampden 
by  AuDRAN,  also  portraits  of  Fairfax,  Essex,  Lady  Fau- 
CONBERG,  likewise  vignettes.,  numismatic  illustrations ^  fac- 
similes, coats-of-arms,  etc.     Large  4to,  calf,  gilt. 

'London,  printed  1740 
VERY  RARE,  with  all  the  title-pages  to  the  panegyrics — "  the  First  as  said 
by  Don  Juan  Roderiguez  de  Saa  Meneses,  Conde  de  Penaguiano,  the  Portugal 
Ambassador;  the  Second,  as  affirmed,  by  a  certain  Jesuit,  the  Lord  Ambassa- 
dor's chaplain;  yet  both  it  is  thought  composed  by  Mr.  John  Milton  (Latin 
Secretary  to  Cromwell)  as  well  as  the  Third. " 

The  work  has  neither  publisher's  nor  printer's  name  and  was  privately  printed. 
The  above  was  the  Osterley  Park  copy  and  has  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  the 
Earl  of  Jersey. 

1629*  CROSS. — George  Eliot's  Life  as  Related  in  Her  Let- 
ters and  Journals,  Arranged  and  Edited  by  h^r  Husband 
J.  W.  Cross.  Portraits  on  India  paper  and  views.  3 
vols.,  small  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Edinburgh,  1885 

1630  CRUIKSHANK.— ANSTEY    (Christopher).      The    New 

Bath  Guide,  or  Memoirs  of  the  B-N-R-D  Family,  -in  a 
Series  of  Poetical  Epistles.  A  New  Edition  with  a  Bio- 
graphical and  Topographical  Preface  and  Anecdotal  Anno- 
tations by  John  Britton.  Front,  and  engraved  title  by  S. 
Williams,  and  5  spirited  etchings  by  George  Cruikshank. 
Small  8vo,  original  cloth,  totally  uncut.  London,  1830 

Very  scarce.  First  edition,  containing  the  Cruikshank  plates.  This  is  a 
remarkably  clean  fine  copy  with  early  impressions  of  these  inimitable  etchings 
by  the  greatest  of  all  English  caricaturists. 

1630*  CRUIKSHANK.— ELLISTON  (Robert  William,  "Come- 
dian"). lAii  and  Enterprise  of,  by  George  Raymond. 
Portrait  by  Penstone  and  numerous  characteristic  illustra- 
tions by  Cruikshank  and  Phiz.     Small  8vo,  cloth. 

London,  1857 


378  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1631  Dantier  (Alphonse).     Les  Femmes  dans  la  Soci^t^  Chr6- 

tienne.  Illustrated  with  photogravures  on  India  paper 
and  over  200  wood  engravings.  2  vols.  4to,  fresh  half  red 
morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1879 

1632  Dawson  (Henry  B.).     The  Sons  of  Liberty  in  New  York. 

Large  8vo,  paper.  Poughkeepsie,  1859 

Privately  printed.  Presentation  copy  from  the  author,  with  his  auto- 
graph. 

1633  [DE  FOE  (Daniel).]   The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Robinson 

Crusoe,  Written  by  Himself.  Embellished  with  engravings 
from  designs  by  Thomas  Stothard,  and  vignette  titles.  2 
vols.  8vo,  fresh  half  yellow  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides,  citron 
edges.  London,  John  Stockdale,  1804 

Very  rare,  with  excellent  impressions  of  Stothard's  first  set  of  plates  to 
Robinson  Crusoe. 

"This  book  (Robinson  Crusoe)  shall  be  the  first  Emilius. shall  read;  in  this 
ideal,  will,  for  a  long  time,  consist  his  whole  library,  and  it  will  always  hold  a 
distinguished  place  among  others." — Rousseau. 

1634  DEFOE.     The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Robinson  Crusoe, 

with  Memoir  of  the  Author.  With  12  illustrations  in  per- 
manent photography  after  T.  Stothard's  designs.  8vo, 
cloth  gilt,  beveled  sides.  London  and  N.  Y.,  1881 

1635  Delany    (Mary    Granville).     Autobiography  and   Corre- 

spondence.    2  portraits.     2  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

Boston,  1882 
Revised  and  edited  by  Sarah  Chauncey  Woolsey. 

1636  De  Peyster  (J.  Watts).     History  of  CarausiUS,  the  First 

Sailor  King  of  England.     Large  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

Poughkeepsie,  1858 
Presentation  copy  from  the  author. 

1637  De  Quincey  (Thomas).     Personal  Recollections  of,  by  J. 

R.  Findlay.     2  portraits.     i2mo,  fresh  cloth,  uncut. 

Edinburgh,  1866 
Printed  on  thick  Whatman  drawing  paper. 

1638  Deschanel  (Emile).     A  Batons  Rompus  Vari^tes  Morales 

et  Littdraires.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1868 

Presentation  copy,  with  autograph  inscription  of  the  author. 

1639  Desdouits.     Astronomic.     Cuts  and  plate.     8vo,  illumin- 

ated cloth,  gilt  edges.  Tours,  1861 

1640  Des  Houx   (Henri).     Ma  Prison.     Small  8vo,   sewed  un- 

cut Paris,  1887 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  z^<) 

DIERE'VILLE     VOYAGE    TO     NEW    FRANCE— THE     1708 

EDITION. 

1641  DIERE'VILLE  (Monsieur).     Relation  du  Voyage  du  Port 
,  Royal  de  I'Acadie  ou  de  la  Nouvelle  France,  etc.     izmo, 

old  sheep.  Rouen,  1708 

Very  rare,  with  j;ight-page  addendum  at  the  end  to  the  same.  "  A  relation 
of  the  voyage  from  Port  Royal  to  Acadia  or  New  France,  in  which  may  be 
seen  a  detail  of  the  various  movements,  etc.  The  description  of  the  country, 
the  occupations  of  the  French  who  are  there  established;  the  manners  of  the 
different  nations  of  savages,  their  superstition  and  their  hunting,  with  a  dis- 
sertation on  the  beaver.  Also  contains  a  relation  of  a  combat  between  the 
French  and  the  Acadians  against  the  English." 

1642  DRAKE. — Our   Great  Benefactors;  Short  Biographies  of 

the  Men  and  Women  most  Eminent  in  Literature,  Science, 
Philanthropy,  Art,  etc.  Edited  by  Samuel  A.  Drake. 
Nearly  100  portraits.     Thick  4to,  fresh  cloth. 

Boston,  1884 

1643  Drumont  (Edouard).     La  France  Juive — Essai  d'Histoire 

Contemporaine.     2  vols,  small  Svo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  n.  d. 

1644  Dumas   (Alexandre).     Sa  Vie,   Son   Temps,    Son   CEuvre 

par  H.  Blaze  de  Bury.      Small  8vo,tsewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1885 

1645  Dumas  (F.  G.).     Illustrated  Catalogue  of  the  Paris  Salon 

of  1881,  '82  and  '83  [French  text].  With  nearly  1,100 
illustrations  in  facsimile  after  the  original  designs  of  the 
artists.     3  vols.  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris  and  N.  Y.,  1881-83 

1646  Dukes  (E.  J.).     Every-Day  Life  in  China,  or  Scenes  along 

River  and  Road  in  Fuh-Kien.  Map  and  numerous  wood- 
cuts from  sketches  by  the  author.     Small  Svo,  fresh  cloth. 

London,  1885 

1647  [Durand    (Alice   Marie   Celeste   Henri)],  i.  e.,  "  Henry 

Greville."  Le  Vceu  de  Nadia.  tVith  numerous  illustra- 
tions by  Adrien  Marie,  many  full  page.  Large  8vo, 
illuminated  cloth,  beveled  sides,  gilt  edges.        Paris,  1883 

1648  EDEN.— The   First   Three    English  Books    on   America 

[?  1511] — 1555  A.D.,  being  Chiefly  Translations,  Compila- 
tions, etc.,  by  Richard  Eden,  from  the  Writings,  Maps, 
etc.,  of  Pietro  Martire  of  Aughiera  (1455-1526),  Sebas- 
tian MuNSTER,  the  Cosmographer  (1489-1552),  Sebas- 
tian Cabot,  of  Bristol  (1474-1557),  Grand  Pilot  of  Eng- 
land, with  Extracts,  etc.,  from  the  Works  of  other  Span- 
ish, Italian  and  German  Writers  of  the  Time,  edited  by 
Edward  Arber,  F.S.A.  Handsome  initial  letters,  fac- 
similes, etc.  4to,  cloth.  Birmingham,  1885 
"  This  volume  cannot  fail  to  interest  the  cultivated  reader.  One  is  able  therein 
to  look  out  on  the  New  World  as  its  discoverers  and  first  explorers  looked  upon 


38o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

it.  Now-a-days  this  globe  has  but  few  geographical  mysteries;  and  it  is  losing  its 
romance  as  fast  as  it  is  losing  its  wild  beasts.  In  the  following  Texts,  however, 
the  Wonderment  of  its  Discovery  in  all  its  freshness  is  preserved,  as  in  amber, 
for  all  time:  and  they  also  contain  notices  of  not  a  few  barbaric  civilizations 
which  have  long  since  passed  away  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth." — Arber. 

1649  Elborn  (Barbara).     Bethesda.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

N.  Y.  (London),  1884 

1650  Etudes  sur  les  Passions.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

New  Orleans,  1849 

165 1  Familien  Bibel,  Oder  die  Ganze  Heilige  Schrift  Alten  und 

Neuen  Testaments  ubersetzt  und  neu  revidirt  von  D. 
Leander  Van  Ess.  Portrait  and  plates  (some  foxed). 
Thick  large  8vo,  half  calf  (rubbed).  Hildburghausen,  1838 

HANDSOME     EDITION     OF    TELEMAQUE— BOUND  BY 

SIMIER. 

1652  FENELON.     Aventures   de   Teldmaque,  avec  des  Notes 

Geographiques  et  Litteraires.  Portrait  by  Roger,  and  map. 
2  vols.  8vo.  Handsomely  bound  by  "  Simier  R.  Duron  " 
in  red  calf  gilt,  paneled  and  diamond  sides,  inside  gold 
fillets,  edges  gilt  (foxed  in  parts).  Paris,  Lefevre,  1824 

Elegant  copy  of  this  delightful  French  classic. 

Archbishop  Fenelon's  best  known  work  is  his  "  Telemachus,"  which  has  been 
translated  into  nearly  every  European  language,  and  has  been  turned  into  verse 
in  English,  Latin,  Greek,  etc. 

1653  FERRY  (Gabriel,  Louis  de  Bellemare).     Scenes  de  la  Vie 

Mexicaine.  Small  8vo.  Bound  by  Lortic  in  crushed 
dark  blue  levant  morocco,  inside  gold  dentelle  borders, 
edges  gilt.  Very  scarce.  Paris,  1856 

1654  FIGUIER  (Louis).   Vies  des  Savants  Illustres  depuis  I'An- 

tiquite  jusqu'au  Dix-neuvieme  Siecle.  With  numerous 
portraits  and  other  illustrations.  5  vols,  large  8vo,  half 
morocco.  Paris,  1876-81 

Complete  in  five  volumes,  i.  e.,  I.,  Savants  de  I'Antiquite;  II.,  Savants  du 
Moyen-Age;  III.,  Savants  de  la  Renaissance;  IV.,  Savants  du  Dix-septieme 
Siecle;  V.,  Savants  du  Dix-huitieme  Siecle. 

Bound  uniformly  with  the  following  two  numbers. 

1655  FiGUiER.     La  Terre  avant  le  Disluge.     2^,  page  illustrations 

by  Riou,  345  cuts  and  8  colored  plates.  Large  8vo,  half 
morocco.  Paris,  1879 

1656  FiGuiER.     Connais-toi  toi-meme.  Notions  de  Physiologic. 

25  page  illustrations,  26  portraits,  115  cuts  and  i  chromo- 
lithograph.    Large  8vo,  half  morocco.  Paris,  1879 

1657  FiGuiER.     Le  Lendemain  de  la  Mort.      Small  8vo,  boards 

rough  edges.  Paris,  1872 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  381 

1658  FiGUiER.      Le  Telephone,  son  Histoire,  sa  Description,  ses 

Usages.     Illustrated.     Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  n.  d. 

1659  FiGUiER.     Primitive  Man.     2)°  plates  and  numerous  cuts  in 

text  of  fire-historic  weapons,  etc.     8vo,  cloth  (some  pages 
loose).  N.  Y.,  1870 

1660  FISKE  (Stephen).     Off-Hand  Portraits  of  Prominent  New 

Yorkers.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  top  edge  gilt. 

N.  Y.,  1884 

FLECHIER'S  DISCOURSE  ON  CHANCELLOR  LE  TELLIER 
—BOUND  BY  CHAMBOLLE-DURU. 

1661  FLECHIER  (Esprit).— Oraison  Funebre  |  de  Tres-Haut 

I  et  Puissant  Seigneur  |  Messire  |  Michel  Le  Tellier,  | 
Chevalier,'  |  Chancelier  de  France.  (  Prononcee  dans 
I'EgHse  de  I'Hotel  Royal  des  Invalides,  |  le  22  jour  de 
Mars  1686.  I  Par  M.  Flechier,  Abb^  de  Saint-Severin  et 
de  Baigne,  Aumosnier  ordinaire  de  Madame  la  Dauphine, 
I  nomm^  par  Sa  Majesty  a  I'Eveschd  de  Lavaur.  |  With 
engraved  vignette  title,  and  head  and  tail  pieces  by  Thomassin 
and  RouLLET  after  Le  Clerc  and  Paroset.  4to.  Hand- 
somely bound  by  Chambolle-Duru  in  crushed  brown 
levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders,  rounded 
corners,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  Cramoisy,  1686 

Original  edition  and  very  rare,  costing  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois  $25. 
Louis  XIV. ,  complimenting  the  celebrated  French  orator  Flechier  on  his 
appointment  to  the  Bishopric  of  Nismes,  said,  "  Ne  soyez  pas  surpris  si  j'ai 
recompense  si  tard  votre  merite:  j'apprehendois  d'etre  prive  du  plaisir  de  vous 
entendre  si  je  vous  faisois  eveque." 

1662  FLEMING   and  TIBBINS.     Royal   Dictionary,    English 

and  French,  and  French  and  English.  2  vols,  thick  large 
4to,  half  red  morocco.  Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1875 

Compiled  from  the  Dictionaries  of  Johnson,  Todd,  Ash,  Webster  and  Crabb, 
from  the  last  edition  of  Chambaud,  Garner  and  J.  Descarriires,  the  sixth  edition 
of  the  Academy,  the  complement  to  the  Academy,  the  Grammatical  Dictionary 
of  Laveaux,  the  Universal  Lexicon  of  Boiste,  and  the  Standard  Technological 
Works  in  either  Language. 

1663  Fou   DE   Palerme  Nouvelle   Sicilienne,   par   M.   *  *  *  ^ 

Louisianais.     Small  4to,  sewed.  New  Orleans,  1873 

1664  FOURNIER  (Edouard).     Histoire  des  Enseignes  de  Paris 

revue  et  publi^e  par  le  Bibliophile  Jacob,  avec  un  Ap- 
pendice  par  J.  Cousin,  Bibliothecaire  de  la  Ville  de  Paris. 
With  frontispiece  by  Ij.  E.  Fournier,  84  designs  on  wood 
and  a  ic^th  century  plan  of  Paris.  Thick  small  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  Paris,  1884 

Unique  copy  with  inserted  autograph  letter  from  Fournier  to  Auguste 
Aubiy,  the  publisher. 


382  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.' 

1665  FouRNiER.    Enigmes  des  Rues  de  Paris.    Small  8yo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1860 

1666  FouRNiER.     Paris  Demoli.     Nouvelle  Edition.     Revue  et 

Augment^e,  avec  une  Preface  par  TH:fiopHiLE  Gautier. 
Small  8vo,  sewed,  rough  edges.  Paris,  1883 

Holland  paper  copy,  with  rubricated  title. 

1667  FouRNiER.     Histoire   du   Pont   Neuf.     2  vols,  small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1862 

1668  FouRNiER.      Le   Vieux-Neuf  Histoire  Ancienne   des   In- 

ventions et  Decouvertes  Modernes.  3  vols,  small  8vo, 
paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1877 

1669  FouRNiEE.     Paris  Capitale.     Portrait.     Small  8vo,  sewed, 

uncut.  Paris,  1881 

1670  FOX. — Memories  of  Old  Friends,  being  Extracts  from  the 

Journals  and  Letters  of  Caroline  Fox,  from  1835  to  1871. 
Edited  by  Horace  Pym.  Fine  portrait  etched  by 
Hubert  Herkomer.  Large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed 
levant  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

London,  1882 

There  were  few  of  the  great  literary  lights  of  this  century — ^Wordsworth, 
Carlyle,  Coleridge,  Macaulay,  Irving,  Froude,  etc. — that  were  not  the  acquain- 
tances of  Caroline  Fox. 

167 1  Franklin.      Life   of   Benjamin    Franklin,   with   many 

Choice  Anecdotes  and  Admirable  Sayings  of  this  Great 
Man,  by  M.  L.  Weems.  £are  portrait  of  Franklin,  i  amo, 
sheep.  Very  scarce.  Phila.,  1829 

1672  FREEMAN  (Edward  A.).     History  of  the  Norman  Con- 

quest of  England,  its  Causes  and  Results.  Colored  maps. 
6  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh  half  roan,  top  edges  gilt. 

Oxford,  Clarendon  Press,  1873-79 
Published  at  twenty  dollars. 

1673  FROISSART  (Sir  John).     Chronicles  of  France,  England, 

Spain,  etc.,  from  the  latter  part  of  the  Reign  of  Edward 
II.  to  the  Coronation  of  Henry  IV.,  translated  by  Thos. 
JOHNES.  Front,  (cut  down).  12  vols,  small  8vo,  half 
morocco,  gilt  (MS.  names  on  some  titles).     London,  1808 

Third  edition,  with  life  of  the  author,  essay  on  his  works,  criticism  on  his 
history  and  dissertation  on  his  poetry. 

Sir  Walter  Scott,  in  his  "  Tales  of  My  Landlord,"  thus  speaks  of  the  above: — 
"  Did  you  ever  read  Froissart?"  "  No,"  said  Morton.  "  I  have  half  a  mind," 
said  Claverhouse,  "  to  contrive  you  should  have  six  months'  imprisonment  in 
order  to  procure  you  that  pleasure.  His  chapters  inspire  me  with  more  enthu- 
siasm than  even  poetry  itself. " 

Thomas  Johnes,  the  translator  of  Froissart  and  Monstrelet,  was  a  bibliophil- 
istic  friend  of  T.  F.  Dibdin,  who  gives  a  most  eulogistic  account  of  his  grand 
library,  AUibone  says— "  In  1807  the  splendid  mansion  of  Col.  Johnes,  with 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  383 

much  of  its  valuable  contents,  was  destroyed  by  fire:  the  loss  amounted  to 
;^  70, 000.  The  energetic  Bibliomaniac  was  not,  however,  to  be  discouraged, 
and  built  and  adorned  a  new  edifice.  Evelyn  would  have  been  delighted  with 
the  colonel,  for  he  planted  above  three  millions  of  trees  on  his  Cardiganshire 
estates." 

1674  GARDNER  (Samuel   R.,  LLD.).     History   of   England 

from  the  Accession  of  James  I.  to  the  Outbreak   of  the 

Civil  War,  1603-1642.     Map.      10  vols,  small  8vo,  fresh 

,  cloth.  London,  1884 

'  This  valuable  work,  published  by  Longmans,  fills  up  a  considerable  portion  of 
the  "  History  of  England  "  lacking  between  the  works  of  Froude  and  Macaulay. 
"  Mr.  Gardner  is  a  historian  in  the  truest  sense;  that  is,  he  does  not  merely 
repeat  in  new  forms  the  conclusions  of  others,  but  goes  directly  to  the  original 
authorities,  reconstructs  in  Imagination  the  periods  of  which  he  treats,  and  gives 
prominence  only  to  such  causes  as  lead  to  important  effects.  ...  In  the  most 
troubled  ages,  which  are  generally  judged  from  a  strictly  party  standpoint,  he 
strives  after  complete  impartiality,  doing  justice  to  the  actions  and  motives  even 
of  those  with  whom  he  has  no  personal  sympathy." — The  London  Globe. 

1675  Gatling  Guns  of  Large  Calibre.     Report  on.     Plates,  etc. 

Large  4to,  cloth.  Washington,  1864 

1676  GAYARRE  (Charles).     Essai  Historique  surla  Louisiane. 

2  vols,  small  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut. 

New  Orleans,  1830-31 

1677  GAYARR6.     Histoire  de  la  Louisiane.     2  vols,  large  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut  (foxed). 

Large  paper.  New  Orleans,  1,846-47 

1678  Gavarr^.     Creoles  of  History  and  Creoles  of  Romance. 

Small  8vo,  sewed.  New  Orleans,  1885 

1679  GEOGRAPHIA  NOVISSIMA  AsIk,  Africse  et  Americse, 

also  Zeiling's  Lexicon.  2  vols,  in  i.  Thick  i2mo,  vellum 
(foxed).  Frankfort,  1708 

Rare.     Stamped  on  the  sides  with  the  coat-of-arms,  coronet,  etc.,  of — "  Baro: 
Hacklperg  :  Maximilianvs  :  Erasmvs." 

1680  Girault-Duvivier  (C.  P.).     Grammaire  des  Grammaires 

sur  la  Langue  Franjaise.     2  vols,  thick  8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1873 

GONSE'S    MAGNIFICENT    WORK     ON    JAPANESE    ART- 
LIMITED   EDITION. 

1681  GONSE  (Louis,  Directeur  de  la  Gazette  des  Beaux  Arts). 

L'ART  JAPONOIS.  Illustrated  by  64  full-page  engrav- 
ings, 30  of  which  are  colored;  there  are  in  addition  13  etch- 
ings', i\ plates  in  heliogravure  by  the  Dv j ardin process,  and 
over  700  other  engravings,  exclusive  of  facsimiles  of  seals, 
autographs,  etc.  2  vols,  large  4to,  fresh  illuminated  satin, 
edges  uncut.  Paris,  A.  Quantin,  1883 

No.  906  of  limited  edition  on  Japan  paper.     The  imported  price  of  the  above 
is  120  dollars.     This  magnificent  work,  of  which  but  a  limited  edition  was  pub- 


384  THE  PENEDU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

lished,  met  with  a  ready  sale  among  all  interested  in  Japanese  art.  The  work 
was  the  first  published  giving  a  general  history  of  the  art  of  Japan.  The  author, 
M.  Gonse,  himself  a  well-known  collector,  had  unusually  fine  facilities  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  his  work.  The  period  reaches  from  the  ninth  to  the 
nineteenth  century. 

1682  GOODALE   (George  L.,   M.D.,  Professor  of  Botany  in 

Harvard  University).  Wild  Flowers  of  America.  With 
50  well-executed  and  colored  plates  from  original  drawings 
by  Isaac  Sprague.  Thick  large  4to,  fresh  half  red  mo- 
rocco, top  edge  gilt,  orhers  uncut.  Boston,  1882 

Isaac  Sprague,  the  eminent  botanical  artist,  has  brought  to  this  work  the  skill 
and  experience  acquired  by  association  with  Audubon,  and  during  his  extended 
investigations  conducted  under  direction  of  Prof.  Asa  Gray,  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity. 

"  Mr.  Isaac  Sprague,  who  has  drawn  these  flowers,  is  without  a  superior  in 
the  country  as  a  botanical  artist.  The  pictures  are  absolutely  correct  in  the 
delineation  of  the  organs  and  in  the  tone  of  color.  The  process  of  lithography 
has  been  marvelously  successful.  .  . '.  .  The  accompanying  t'ext  by  Professor 
Goodale  is  admirable." —  The  New  York  Independent. 

1683  GOODRICH   (Frank  B.).     The  Tribute  Book,  a  Record 

of  Munificence,  Self-Sacrifice  and  Patriotism  of  the 
American  People  during  the  War  for  the  Union.  Pro- 
fusely illustrated.  Large  8vo,  morocco  elegant,  beveled 
sides,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  1865 

1684  Gordon  (C.  G.,  General).     The  Journals  of,  at  Kartoum. 

Printed  from  the  original  MS.  Introduction  and  Notes 
by  A.  E.  Halle.  Fine  portrait,  2  maps  and  30  illustra- 
tions after  sketches  by  General  Gordon.  Sinall  8vo, 
fresh  cloth.  Boston,  1885 

THE   GREAT   MODERN   PAINTERS. 

1685  GRANDS  PEINTRES  FRANgAIS  et  Etrangers  Ouvrage 

d'Art,  Public  avec  le  Concours  Artistiqiie  des  Maitres — 
Texte  par  les  Principaux  Critiques  d'Art.  Profusely 
illustrated  with  450  photogravures  and  woodcuts — Proofs 
ON  India  paper  printed  in  colors.  2  vols,  in  8  parts, 
folio,  in  portfolios  (complete  as  published). 

Paris,  Goupil  &=  Co.,  1884 
This  exquisite  book  is  one  of  the  most  magnificent  specimens  of  book- 
making  and  illustrating  of  ancient  or  modern  times.  The  text  (pp.  384)  and 
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Herkomer,  Meissonier,  Boulanger,  Chavannes,  Madrazo,  Mesdag  and 
Gerome. 

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insight  is  seldom  vouchsafed  to  the  uninitiated,  and  the  originals  are  unattain- 
able, even  by  the  wealthiest. 


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GRANT'S   OLD  AND   NEW   EDINBURGH. 

1686  GRANT   (James).     Old  and   New   Edinburgh— Its   His- 

tory,  its   People   and   its   Places.      Profusely  illustrated. 
3  vols.  4to,  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 

In  Edinburgh — or  Modern  Athens,  as  it  is  often  called — every  step  is  histori- 
cal; the  memories  of  a  remote  and  romantic  past  confront  us  at  every  turn  and 
corner,  and  every  spot  is  associated  with  some  thrilling  or  heroic  deed. 

On  the  one  hand  we  have,  almost  unchanged  in  general  aspect,  yet  changing 
in  detail  at  the  ruthless  demands  of  improvement,  the  Edinburgh  of  the  Middle 
Ages — "the  Queen  of  the  North  upon  her  hilly  throne" — the  city  of  the 
Davids  and  of  five  gallant  Jameses — her  massive  mansions  of  stone,  weather- 
beaten,  old,  dark  and  time-worn,  teeming  with  historical  recollections  of  many 
generations  of  men;  many  painful  and  many  pitiful  memories,  some  of  woe, 
but  more  of  war  and  wanton  cruelty;  of  fierce  combats  and  feudal  battles;  of 
rancorous  quarrels  and  foreign  invasions;  and  of  loyal  and  noble  hearts  that 
were  wasted  and  often  broken  in  their  passionate  faith  to  religion  and  a  regal 
race  that  is  now  now  more. 

On  the  other  hand,  and  all  unlike  the  warrior  city  of  the  Middle  Ages, 
beyond  the  deep  ravine  overlooked  by  Princes  Street — that  most  beautiful  of 
European  terraces — and  by  that  noble  pinnacled  cross  which  seems  the  very 
shrine  of  Scott,  we  have  the  modern  Edinburgh  of  the  days  of  peace  and  pros- 
perity, with  all  its  spacious  squares  and  far-stretching  streets,  adorned  by  the 
statues  of  those  great  men  who  but  lately  trod  them.  And  so  the  Past  and  the 
Present  stand  face  to  face,  by  the  valley  where  of  old  the  waters  of  the  North 
Loch  lay. 

In  the  old  city  there  is  not  a  street  wherein  blood  has  not  been  shed  again 
and  again,  in  war  and  local  tumult,  for  it  is  the  Edinburgh  of  those  days  when 
the  sword  was  never  in  its  scabbard;  when  to  settle  a  quarrel  <J  la  mode  de 
Edimbourg  yias,  a  European  proverb;  when  the  death-bed  advice  of  Bruce  was 
carried  out,  and  truces  were  made,  but  seldom  peace,  with  England;  and  when 
it  has  been  said  that  many  a  Scottish  mother  had  never  a  son  left  to  lay  her 
head  in  the  grave,  for  in  foreign  war  or  domestic  feud  all  had  gone  before  her 
to  the  land  of  the  leal. 

New  Edinburgh  appeals  to  us  in  a  different  sense.  It  tells  peculiarly  in  all 
its  phases  of  modern  splendor,  wealth,  luxury  and  all  the  arts  of  peace,  while 
"  in  no  other  city,"  it  has  been  said,  "will  you  find  so  general  an  appreciation 
of  books,  art,  music  and  objects  of  antiquarian  interest."  In  picturesque 
beauty  the  capital  of  Scotland  is  second  to  none.  "  What  the  tour  of  Europe 
was  necessary  to  see  I  find  congregated  in  this  one  city,"  said  Sir  David 
Wilkie.  "  Here  alike  are  the  beauties  of  Prague  and  of  Salzburg,  the  romantic 
sights  of  Orvieto  and  Tivoli,  and  all  the  magnificence  of  the  Bays  of  Naples 
and  Genoa.  Here,  indeed,  to  the  painter's  fancy  may  be  found  realized  the 
Roman  Capitol  and  the  Grecian  Acropolis." 

1687  GRANT   (U.   S.,  General).     Personal  Memoirs  of.     Por- 

traits, facsimiles  and  plans.     2  vols.  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  gilt. 

N.  Y.,  1885-86 
Issued  to  subscribers  only. 

1688  Great  Kings  and  Great  Preachers.     Stories  of  Eminent 

Rulers  and  Memorable  Religious  Teachers  and  Reformers. 
With  numerous  illustrations.     8vo,  fresh  cloth,  gilt. 

London,  n.  d. 


386  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  ' 

1689  GREELEY.     The  New  Yorker,  edited  by  Horace  Gree- 

ley. Various  numbers,  1837.  Large  4to,  half  roan 
(binding  broken).  N.  Y.,,  1837 

UNIQUE  COPY  OF  CITIZEN  GREGOIRE'S  TREES  OF  LIB- 
ERTY—BOUND BY  DURU. 

1690  GREGOIRE  (Henri,  Abbi).     Essai  Historique  et  Patriot- 

ique  sur  les  Arbres  de  la  Libert^,  par  Gregoire,  membre 
de  la  Convention  Nationale.  Minimo.  Bound  by  Duru 
in  crushed  red  levant  morocco,  rounded  corners,  inside 
detitelle  gold  borders,  top  edge  gilt. 

Paris,  an  lime  de  la  Republique  Fran^aise 

VERY  RARE.  Original  edition,  with  autograph  letter  signed  of  this 
celebrated  revolutionary  character.  It  is  of  two  pages  quarto,  has '  woodcut 
heading,  and  is  dated  "Liberte,  Egalite.  Paris  an  12  de  la  Republique." 
Brunei's  copy  sold  for  51  francs  in  1868. 

1691  Grundliche   Nachricht   vom    Conclave   oder    Neueste 

Historie  des  Romischen  Hbfes.  Portraits  of  Popes  Inno- 
cent XHL  and  Clement  XL,  also  other  plates  of  cere- 
monies.    1 2 mo,  vellum  (MS.  on  title). 

Rare.  Frankfort,  1721 

1692  GUIZOT  (F.  P.  G.).     The  History   of   France  from  the 

Earliest  Times  to  the  Year  1879.  Translated  by  Robert 
Black,  M.A.  With  340  illustrations  by  distinguished 
artists  and  colored  map.  6  vols,  large  8vo,  fresh  half  red 
crushed  levant  morocco^  top  edges  gilt.  Boston,  n.  d. 

1693  Guizot  (Madame).     Lettres  de  Famille  sur  I'Education. 

2  vols,  small  8vo,  half  green  morocco,  cloth  sides. 

Paris,  i860 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY   OF   HAMERTON'S   GRAPHIC  ARTS. 

1694  HAMERTON  (P.  G.).     The  Graphic  Arts.     A  Treat- 

ise ON  THE  Varieties  of  Drawing,  Painting,  and  En- 
graving, in  comparison  with  each  other  and  with  Nature. 
With  54  illustrations  after  Ancient  and  Modern  Masters — 
Raphael,  MacliSe,  Turner,  Leigh,  Mulready,  Hard- 
ing, Holbein,  Durer,  Bewick,  Titian,  Hollar,  Rem- 
brandt, Holt,  Hurst,  Delanne,  Visscher,  Strange, 
^tc,  reproduced  in  facsimile.  Thick  4to,  vellum,  gilt, 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan  [London],  1882 

LARGE  PAPER,  uncut,  and  limited  edition  of  350  copies  printed  on  thick 
paper, -with  plates  on  India  paper. 

1695  Hamerton.     Etching   and    Etchers.     Illustrated  with   12 

etchings,  11  by  the  author  and  i  by  Lalanne.  8vo,  cloth 
extra,  top  edges  gilt.  ■  Boston,  1886 


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1696  Harris  (William).     Historical  and  Critical  Account  of  the 

Life  and  Writings  of  James  I.     Small  8vo,  old  calf  (name 
on  title).  London,  1753 

LARGE    PAPER     EDITION-DE-LUXE    OF    NATHANIEL 
HAWTHORNE'S  WORKS. 

1697  HAWTHORNE  (Nathaniel).   Works,  viz.:  Vol.  I.,  Twice- 

Told  Tales;  Vol.  H.,  Mosses  from  an  Old  Manse;  Vol.  III., 
The  House  of  Seven  Gables,  The  Snow  Image,  etc. ;  Vol. 
IV.,  The  Wonder  Book,  Tanglewood  Tales,  etc.;  Vol.  V., 
The  Scarlet  Letter,  The  Blithedale  Romance;  Vol.  VI., 
The  Marble  Faun;  Vols.  VII.  and  VIII.,  Our  Old  Home, 
English  Note  Book;  Vol.  IX.,  American  Note  Book;  Vol. 
X.,  French  and  Italian  Note  Books;  Vol.  XI.,  Dolliver 
Romance,  Septimus  Felton,  etc.;  Vol.  XII.,  Biographical 
Sketches,  Life  and  Index;  (Supplementary  Volume)  Dr. 
Grimshawe's  Secret.  With  Introductory  Notes  by  George 
Parsons  Lathrop.  Illustrated  with  proofs  of  the  26 
etchings  (original  designs)  by  Blu.m,  Church,  Dielman, 
Gifford,  Shirlaw  and  Turner,  and  a  new  vignette  wood- 
cut in  each  volume,  excepting  the  last,  which  contains  a 
new  steel  portrait  of  Hawthorne,  engraved  by  Willcox. 
Together  13  vols.      Large  8vo,  original  boards,  uncut. 

Cambridge,  Riverside  Press,  1883 
LARGE  PAPER  and  Edition-de-Luxe.     Only  250  copies  printed.    Although 
only  published  four  years  ago,  this  edition-de-luxe  is  entirely  out  of  print.     A 
set  was  lately  sold  in  New  York  for  $125. cx). 

' '  Another  characteristic  of  this  writer  is  the  exceeding  beauty  of  his  style. 
It  is  clear  as  running  waters  are.  Indeed  he  uses  words  merely  as  stepping^ 
stones,  upon  which,  with  a  free  and  youthful  bound,  his  spirit  crosses  and  re- 
crosses  the  bright  and  rushing  stream  of  thought." — Longfellow. 

1698  HAWTHORNE.     Our    Old    Home,   and    English   Note- 

Books.  Etched  fronts,  and  vignette  titles.  2  vols,  small  8vo, 
fresh  cloth,  top  edges  gilt.       Boston,  Riverside  Frsss,  1883 

HANDSOME   COPY  OF  HAYWARD'S  BIOGRAPHICAL  AND 
CRITICAL   ESSAYS. 

1699  HAYWARD  (A.).    Biographical  and  Critical   Essays  Re- 

printed from  Reviews,  with  Additions  and  Corrections. 
Both  Series  Complete  in  5  vols.  8vo,  fresh  polished  yellow 
calf  gilt  extra,  inside  gold  borders,  top  edges  gilt. 

London,  1858-73 

1700  Hayward.     Selected  Essays.  Vol.11.    Fresh  cloth,  uncut. 

N.  Y.,  1879 

THE   EXTREMELY    RARE    FIRST  EDITION    OF    HENNE- 
PIN'S LOUISIANA— PARIS,  1683. 

1701  HENNEPIN. —  I  Description  |  de  la  |  Louisiane,  |  Nou- 

vellement   Decouverte  |  au    Sud'Ouest    de    la    Nouvelle 


388  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

France,  par  Ordre  du  Roy.  |  Avec  la  Carte  du  Pays:  les 
Moeurs  et  la  Maniere  de  vivre  |  des  Sauvages.  |  Dedie'e 
a  sa  Majest6.  |  Par  le  R.  P.  Louis  Hennepin,  |  Mission- 
aire  Recollet  et  |  Notaire  Apostolique.  |  Large  folded  map 
{facsimile').     Small  8vo,  totally  uncut. 

Paris,  chez  la  Veuve  Sebastien  Hure,  1683 
EXTREMELY  RARE  and  First  Edition,  a  copy  of  which  sold  at  the  Murphy 
Sale  (lot  1 193)  for  $70. 

Field  says: — ' '  It  has  been  the  fashion  until  late  in  this  age  to  deride  the  work 
of  Father  Hennepin,  as  smacking  of  the  marvelous.  Indeed,  some  of  our 
savants  have  endeavored  to  prove  that  the  very  excellent  Father  Recollect  never 
saw  any  of  the  wonders  he  narrates.  This  severe  criticism  proceeds  from 
sources  which  entitle  him  to  the  benefit  at  least  of  a  doubt  of  its  impartiahty . " 
"  Hennepin  was  persecuted  and  has  been  severely  criticised,  chiefly  on 
account  of  his  opposition  to  the  Jesuits,  and  because  he  counseled  William  III. 
(in  whose  dominions  he  had  sought  for  the  freedom  and  safety  which  he  could 
not  find  in  France)  to  send  out  missionaries  to  the  New  World.  His  enemies 
considered  such  advice  from  a  monk  as  heretical  and  detestable;  it  simply 
proves  the  wiser,  purer,  and  more  Catholic  Christianity  of  Hennepin,  who  had 
no  bigoted  horror  for  other  sects  than  his  own. " — Stevens. 

1702  Heyl  und  Berlepsch.      Reisehandbuch   fur   die   Rhein- 

lande.     Steel  views  of  the  Rhine,  etc.     Small  8vo,  cloth. 

Hildburghausen,  1866 

1703  Hitchcock   (Edward).     Final  Report  on  the  Geology  of 

Massachusetts.     Maps,  numerous    lithographic  plates   and 
'    woodcuts.     2  vols.  4to,  cloth,  uncut.  Amherst,  1841 

1704  HOWE  (Henry).     Historical  Collections  of  Virginia,  con- 

taining a  Collection  of  the  most  Interesting  Facts,  Tra- 
ditions, Biographical  Sketches,  Anecdotes,  etc.,  relating  to 
its  History  and  Antiquities.  Map  and  many  woodcuts. 
8vo,  sheep.  Charleston,  1852 

1705  HowELLs  (W.  D.).     Three  Villages.     Minimo,  fresh  cloth, 

red  edges.  Boston,  1884 

1706  Hue  (Fernand).     La  France  et  I'Angleterre  a  Madagascar. 

Small  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1707  HUGUENOTS.— Pleinte   de  I'Assembl^e   Gener.ale  du 

Clerg^  de  France,  contre  les  Calomnies,  Injures  et  Faus- 
setz,  que  les  Pretendus  Reformez  ont  R^pandues  et  R^- 
pandent  tous  les  Jours  dans  leurs  Livres  et  dans  leurs 
Preches,  contre  la  Doctrine  de  I'Eglise,  Port^e  au  Roy  par 
le  Clerg^  en  Corps,  le  XIV.  Juillet  M.D.C.LXXXV, 
Paris,  Frederic  Leonard,   1685;  also — 

Declaration  du  Roy  portant  Defense  de  Nommer  des 
Expert^  de  la  R.  P.  R.  Registr^e  en  Parlement  le  7  Sep- 
tembre  1684, /"arw,  Francois  Muguet,  1684;  also — 

Declaration  du  Roy  concernant  les  Biens  des  Consis- 
toires  Registree  en  Parlement  le  7.  Septembre  1684,  Paris, 
Francois  Muguet,  1684. 

Together  3  pieces.     4to.  ,    Paris,  1684-85 

Extremely  rare  and  relating  to  the  Catholic  and  Huguenot  Controversies 
in  France  during  the  reig^  of  Louis  the  Fourteenth. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  389 

1708  HULME    (F.    Edward,   F.L.S.,   F.S.A.).      Familiar  Wild 

Flowers.  Profusely  illustrated  with  colored  plates.  4  vols, 
small  4to,  morocco,  imitation  alligator  skin,  crimson  edges. 

London,  n.  d. 
Published  at  $7. 50  per  volume  in  leather. 

"  The  colored  figurfe  are  exquisitely  beautiful;  they  are  more  like  finished 
paintings  than  prints,  and  the  appearance  of  the  work  is  elegant  throughout." — 
Gardener  s  Magazine. 

1709  HUTCHINSON    [Thomas].     History  of    the  Colony  of 

Massachusetts- Bay,  from  the  First  Settlement  in  1628  until 
its  Incorporation  with  the  Colony  of  Plimouth  in  1691. 
8vo,  old  half  calf.  Rare.  London,  1760 

THE  IMPERIAL    DICTIONARY    OF    UNIVERSAL 
BIOGRAPHY. 

1710  IMPERIAL  DICTIONARY  of  Universal    Biography,    a 

Series  of  Original  Menioirs  of  Distinguished  Men,  of  all 

Ages   and  all   Nations,  by  Writers  of  Eminence   in   the 

Various   Branches  of    Literature,    Science  and    Art,   by 

Eadie,  Nichol,   Waller,    Lankester,   Bowen,   Dove, 

Brown,  etc.    With  numerous  portraits  on  steel  and  engraved 

titles.     3  vols,  in  16.     Large  8vo,  cloth  gilt.    London,  n.  d. 

"Next  to   History,  in  its  larger  sense,  Biography  is  the  most  valuable  and 

interesting  record  wrhich  Literature  can  offer  to  mankind.     If  the  one  presents 

us  with  the  great  drama  of  humanity  in  its  entire  action  and  full  development, 

the  other  furnishes  us  with  the  innumerable  and  subordinate  dramas  of  all  the 

prominent  actors  on  the  world's  stage. " — Preface. 

1 71 1  Interm^diaire.     Parts  25-66;  68-70.    Together  45  parts. 

Large  8vo,  sewed.  Paris,  1885-86 

The  Parisian  Notes  and  Queries. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  THE  SKETCH  BOOK. 

171 2  IRVING    (Washington).       Sketch    Book    of     Geoffrey 

Crayon,  Gent.  Profusely  illustrated  with  original  desigtis 
by  Darley,  Hart,  Huntingdon,  and  many  others  en- 
graved on  wood  by  Richardson — portrait  on  steel,  after 
Stuart  Newton.     Thick  large  8vo,  cloth,  rough  edges. 

Phila.,  1882 
Large  paper,  with  all  the  illustrations  on  India  paper.     No.  66  of  limited 
edition  of  500  copies. 

' '  Whatever  his  subject — an  English  manor  house,  with  bright  fires  and 
Christmas  snow — a  drowsy  Dutch  farm-steading  in  Sleepy  Hollow — a  moonlit 
court  in  the  Alhambra — the  great  Italian  sailor — ^the  sweet-souled  Irish  Author — 
the  simple,  noble  American  General — we  are  charmed  by  the  poetic  graces  of 
his  fancy  and  the  liquid  music  of  his  style." — Collier's  ' '  History  of  English 
Literature." 

1713  IRVING.     Works.     10  vols,    small   8vo,   fresh  half   calf, 

contents  lettered,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

N.  Y.  and  Chicago,  n.  d. 

Published  at  thirty  dollars  in  half  calf.  Arranged  in  ten  volumes  as  follows: — 
Sketch  Book  and  Moorish   Chronicles;  New  York  and  Alhambra;  Astoria  and 


390  THE  FENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Tour  of  the  Prairies;  Bracebridge  Hall;  Wolf  art's  Roost  and  Cpnquest  of 
Spain;  Traveller  and  Goldsmith;  Crayon  Papers  and  Salmagfundi;  Conquest  of 
Granada,  Abbotsford  and  Newstead  Abbey;  Bonneville  and  Spanish  Voyage; 
Mahomet  and  his  Successors;  Columbus. 

1714  Jackson  (Andrew).     Reflexions   sur  la  Campagne  en  Lou- 

isiane  en  1814  et  1815  par  Bernard  Marigny.  8vo, 
sewed.  New  Orleans,  1848 

1715  Jackson  (Catherine  C,  Lady).     Old  Paris,  Its  Court  and 

Literary  Salons.  Fine  portraits.  2  vols,  small  8vo, 
fresh  half  calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

London,  Bentley,  1878 

1716  Jackson  (Helen).     The  Hunter  Cats  of  Connorloa.     With 

illustrations.     Small  4to,  fresh  cloth.  Boston,  1884 

1717  James  (Henry).     The  Bostonians.     Thick  small  8vo,  fresh 

cloth.  London,  1886 

17 18  Jameson    (Anna   M.).      Memoirs   of  the   Beauties  of  the 

Court  of  Charles  II.  2  vols,  in  i.  Large  8vo,  half  mo- 
rocco (no  portraits).  London,  1838 

17 19  Janze  (La  Vicomtesse  Alix  de),  Les  Financiers  Autrefois — 

Fermiers  Generaux,  Faris,  1886;  Annuaire  Charlon,  1880; 
Sainte  Beuve,  Causeries  du  Lundi,  Tome  Premier;  Bon- 
NiERES  (R.  de),  Memoires  d'Aujourdhui,  Deuxieme  Serie. 
Together  4  vols. 

1720  Johnson  (A.  B.).     Guide  to  the  Right  Understanding  of 

our  American  Union.     1 2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y. 

172 1  JOHNSTON  (Alexander  Keith).     National  Atlas  of  His- 

torical, Commercial  and  Political  Geography,  with  Copious 
Index.  Colored  maps,  each  mounted  on  linen.  Large  folio, 
old  half  morocco,  cloth  sides.  Edinburgh,  n.  d, 

1722  Jones  (Paul).     Life  of,  by  A.  S.  Mackenzie.  Fine  portrait. 

2  vols.  i2mo,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  ¥.,1845 

LIMITED  EDITION  OF  JOHN  KEATS. 

1723  KEATS  (John).     Letters  and  Poems,  with  Annotations  by 

Lord  Houghton,  and  Edited  with  a  Memoir  by  J.  Gil- 
mer Speed.  4  portraits,  2  in  colors,  and  i  on  Japan 
paper  from  Haydon's  Mask,  etched  by  J.  F.  Sabin.  3 
vols.  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut,  N.  Y.,  1883 

Limited  edition  of  356  copies,  of  which  this  is  No.  173.     Printed  by  De 
Vinne  &  Co.,  on  thick  hand-made  paper,  from  type. 

1724  King  (Moses).     Harvard  and  its  Surroundings.    Frofusely 

illustrated.  Small  4to,  half  morocco  gilt,  beveled  sides, 
gilt  edges.  Cambridge,  1882 

Published  for  subscribers  only. 

1724*  King.    Another  copy  of  the  same.     Cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt. 

Cambridge,  1878 


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1725  KELLY  (Christopher).     Full  and  Circumstantial  Account 

of  the  Memorable  Battle  of  Waterloo  and  Deportation  of 
Napoleon  Buonaparte  to  St.  Helena,  with  Biographi- 
cal Sketches  of  the  most  distinguished  Waterloo  Heroes. 
Map  and  numerous  fine  copper-plates.  4to,  half  calf  (foxed 
slightly).  Rare.  London,  1820 

EDITION-DE-LUXE    ON    JAPAN    AND   INDIA   PAPER  OF 
ORIGINAL  ETCHINGS  BY  AMERICAN  ARTISTS. 

1726  KOEHLER    (S.    R.).       ORIGINAL    ETCHINGS   BY 
•    AMERICAN  ARTISTS.     20  fine  plates,  proofs  before 

ALL  LETTERS  On  India  PAPER,  with  text.  Flexible  What- 
man paper  wrap  in  cloth  case;  also — the  20  plates  artists 

SIGNED  PROOFS  ON  JaPAN  PAPER  MOUNTED  ON  CARDBOARD, 

with  heavy  plate  mats  enclostA  in  portfolio,  with  lock  and 
key.  Half  morocco,  cloth  sides,  with  flaps  and  ties. 
Together  2  vols.     Square  large  folio.  N.  Y.,  n.  d. 

Limited  edition-de-luxe  of  203  copies,  of  which  this  is  No.  30. 

1727  LA  CONDAMINE   (C.  M.  de).     Extracto  del  Diario  de 

Observaciones  hechas  en  el  Viage  de  la  Provincia  de 
Quito  al  Para  por  el  Rio  de  la  Amazonas  y  del  Para  a 
Cayana,  Surinam  y  Amsterdam.     i2mo,  mottled  calf,  gilt. 

Amsterdam,  Joan  Catuffe,  1745 

Rare.  The  author's  own  copywith  his  heraldic  stamp  on  the  title: — "Ex 
lib.  Car.  Mar.  De  la  Condamine." 

1728  LA  CONDAMINE.     Relation  Abrdgee  d'un  Voyage  Fait 

dans  I'lnt^rieur  de  I'Amerique  Meridionale  depuis  la  Cote 
de  la  Mer  du  Sud  jusqu'aux  Cotes  de  Bresil  et  de  la 
,  Guyane  au  descendant  la  Riviere  des  Amazones.  Plate 
by  Tardieu  of  Peruvian  bull-fight.  8vo,  sewed,  uncut 
(foxed  and  no  map).        Very  rare.         Maestricht,  1778 

1729  LAMB  (Martha  J.).     History  of  the  City  of  New  York. 

its  Origin,  Rise  and  Progress.  Profusely  illustrated  with 
portraits,  tinted  plates,  colored  maps  and  wood  engravings  in 
text.     2  vols,  large  4to,  cloth,  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1877-80 

1730  LATOUCHE  (H.  de).     Grangeneuve.     2  vols.  8vo,  fresh 

three-quarters  crushed  levant  morocco,  top  edges  gilt, 
others  uncut.  Paris,  Victor  Magen,  1835 

Large  paper.  Baron  Hyacinthe  Joseph  Alexandre  Thabaud  de  Latouche, 
dit  Henri  de  Latouche,  is  celebrated  for  his  association  with  George  Sand.  He 
was  the  editor  of  the  ' '  Figaro  "  and  wrote  a  large  number  of  volumes  of  great 
merit. 

1731  Latour  (Major  A.  L.).     Historical  Memoir  of  the  War  in 

West  Florida  and  Louisiana  in  1814-15.  Large  8vo, 
sewed,  totally  uncut  (no  atlas).  Phila.,  1816 


392  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1732  LA  TOVR  D'AVVERGNE  (Henry  de,  Sowerain  Dvc  de 

B'ovtllon).  Les  Memoires  de,  addressez  a  son  Fils  le 
Prince  de  Sedan.     Minimo,  half  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges. 

Paris,  Eene  Gvignard,  1666 

Rake,  original  edition  of  these  memoirs  addressed  by  the  autobiogtapher 
to  his  son,  the  great  Turenne.  With  the  heraldic  book-plate  of  "  E.  N.  Nor-> 
cott,  R.  N." 

1733  Lefebvre    (Ren6).     Paris  en  Amerique.     Small  8vo,  half 

calf  gilt;,  marbled  sides  and  edges.  Paris,  1872 

1734  Le  Maout  (Emm.)  a«i/ Decaisne  (J.).     Trait6  Geridral  de 

Botanique  Descriptive   et  Analytique.     With  5,500  cuts  by 
L.   Steinheil  and  A.   RioCreux.     Thick  large  4to,  half 
morocco  (a  few  pp.  at  end  mended). 
,  Paris,  Firmin-Didot,  1868 

1735  LE  ROUX  DE  LINCY.     Le  Livre  des  Proverbes  Frangais 

pr6ced6  de  Recherches  Historiques  sur  les  Proverbes 
Francpais  et  leur  Emploi  dans  la  Littdrature  du  Moyen 
Age  et  de  la  Renaissance.  2  vols,  thick  small  8vo,  cloth, 
rough  edges.  Paris,  1859 

"Edition  Bibliothique  Gauloise"  on  "papier  verge." 

1736  [L'ESTOILE  (Pierre  de).]     Memoires  pour  Servir  I.  I'His- 

toire  de  France — depuis  1515  jusqu'en  1611.  With  en- 
graved fronts,  and  portraits.     2  vols.  1 2mo,  old  calf,  gilt. 

Cologne,  Herman  Deuren,-\']T.q 

Rare,  edited  by  Godefroy.  With  portraits  of  Gabriel  D'Estrees,  Henri  IV., 
Marshal  Biron,  members  of  the  royal  family  and  other  distinguished  personages 
of  France.  These  are  executed  by  Harrewyn,  pupil  of  Romeyn  de  Hoghe. 
This  copy  has  the  book-plate  of — "  Germain  Barre,  Cure  de  Monville  pres 
Rouen." 

1737  Lincoln  (Abraham),     History  of,  and  of  the  Overthrow  of 

Slavery,'  by  Isaac  ISf.  Arnold.  Portrait.  Thick  8vo, 
fresh  half  calf,  beveled  sides,  marbled  edges. 

Chicago,  1866 

1738  Lincoln.    The  Obsequies  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  Portrait, 

engraved  title,  and  numerous  woodcuts.  Large  8vo,  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  1865 

1739  Linda  (Lvca  di)  a«^  Bisacciori  {^/LzioWm,  Marckese).    Lp 

Relationi  et  Descrittioni  Vniversali  et  Particolari  del 
Mondo.     Thick  small  4to,  vellum.  Bologna,  1674 

Rare,  stamped  with  coats-of-arms  of  former  owner  on  title. 

1740  LINGARD  (John,  B.D.).     The  History  of  England  from 

the  First  Invasion  by  the  Romans  to  the  Accession  of 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  393 

William  and  Mary  in  1688.  With  10  portraits  newly 
etched  by  Damman.     10  vols,  thick  Svo,  fresh  cloth. 

(Edinburgh)  Boston,  1883 

New  copyright  library  edition.  ' '  Dr.  Lingard's  book  is  the  fruit  of 
great  industry,  learning  and  acuteness,  directed  by  no  ordinary  talent.  It  is 
written  in  a  clear  and  agreeable  manner.  The  narrative  has  the  perspicuity  of 
Robertson,  with  more  freedom  and  fancy.  His  diction  has  the  ornament  of 
Gibbon,  without  his  affectation  and  obscurity.  To  one  desirous  of  making  a 
study,  and  not  a  mere  amusement  of  the  history  of  his  country,  we  know  no 
general  History  of  England  that  we  would  sooner  recommend  than  the  one 
before  us." — Edinburgh  Review. 

1741  LisTE  Gen^rale  des  Postesde  France  dress^e  par  Ordre 

de  son  Eminence  Monseigneur  le  Cardinal  de  Fleury, 
Ministre  d'Etat.     Minimo,  old  calf.  Paris,  1729 

Rare.  With  vignette  coat-of-armsof  Cardinal  de  Fleury  and  entirely  printed 
from  plates. 

1742  LITTLE  CLASSICS,  edited  by  Rossiter  Johnson,     ii 

vols.     Minimo,  cloth,  red  edges. 

'Eo5ton, printed  at  University  Eress,  1875 

Arranged  as  follows — "  Exile,"  "  Intellect,"  "  Life,"  "  Laughter,"  "  Love," 
"  Romance,"  "  Mystery,"  "  Comedy,"  "  Fortune,"  "  Heroism"  and  "Child- 
hood. " 

"  A  series  of  exquisitely  printed  volumes  in  flexible  binding  and  red  edges 
which  gather  up  the  very  choicest  things  in  our  literature  in  the  way  of  short 
tales  and  sketches." — Buffalo  Courier. 

1743  Little    Pilgrim    (A),    reprinted    from    "Macmillan's 

Magazine."  The  Open  Door;  The  Portrait;  Two  Stories 
of  the  Seen  and  the  Unseen  by  the  same  author.  Together 
2  vols,  small  Svo,  cloth,  red  edges.  Boston,  1883-85 

LITTRE'S  GRAND  FRENCH  DICTIONARY. 

1744  LITTR6. — Dictionnaire  de  la  Langue  Franfajse;  par  E. 

LiTTR^,  de  I'Institut  (Acaddmie  Fran^aise  et  Academic  des 
Inscriptions  et  Belles-Lettres).  Also  Supplement.  5  vols, 
thick  large  4to,  half  red  morocco,  cloth  sides.     Paris,  1878 

' '  No  language  that  we  have  ever  studied,  or  attempted  to  study,  possesses  a 
Dictionary  so  rich  in  the  history  of  words  as  this  great  work  which  M.  Littre  has 
fortunately  lived  long  enough  to  complete.  To  the  love  of  order,  system  and 
clearness  which  belongs  to  the  French  mind,  he  has  joined  a  degree  of  patience 
in  research  and  scientific  thoroughness  in  comparison,  which  we  have  been  accus- 
tomed to  associate  with  German  rather  than  with  French  erudition.  The  courage 
which  could  undertake  such  a  task  as  this  might  have  been  considered  mere  uncaj- 
culating  rashness  if  the  workman  had  not  lived  to  complete  his  colossal  per- 
formance. 

"  The  entire  work  contains  4,708  pages,  and  M.  Littre's  Dictionary  contains 
twice  as  much  printed  matter  as  the  whole  of  the  Waverley  Novels,  with  a  few 
thousand  of  novel-pages  into  the  bargain. 

"  Mere  bigness  is,  however,  one  of  the  least  of  its  many  claims  to  attention. 
M.  Littre  is  not  the  first  man  who  has  made  a  big  Dictionary,  and  we  all  know 


394  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

that  in  labors  of  this  kind  the  author  whose  name  is  on  the  title-page  avails  him- 
self of  the  services  of  others.  The  wonder  is  that  so  vast  an  undertaking  should 
have  been  carried  through  from  beginning  to  end  without  the  slightest  hitch 
or  flaw,  and  in  perfect  obedience  to  one  great  governing  idea." — Saturday 
Review. 

1745  LOSSING  (Benson  J.).     Pictorial  Field-Book  of  the  War 

of  1812,  or  Illustrations  by  Pen  and  Pencil  of  the  History, 
Biography,  Scenery,  Relics  and  Traditions  of  the  last  War 
of  American  Independence.  Illuminated  front,  and  pro- 
fusely illustrated  with  wood  engravings  by  Lossing  and 
BuRRiTT,  chiefly  from  designs  of  the  author.  Thick  large 
8vo,  half  green  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt.      N.  Y.,  1868 

1746  Louisiana  Biographies.     Part  I,  containing  History  of  the 

Governors;  Paul  Morphy  (The  Chess  Player);  and  Jean 
Lafitte  (The  Pirate).     Large  4to,  sewed. 

New  Orleans,  1882 

1747  Macaulay  (Thomas  Babington,  Lord).     Life  and  Letters 

of,  by  his  Nephew  George  Otto  Trevelyan,  M.P. 
Portrait.  2  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  top  edges  gilt,  others 
uncut.  ,  London,  1876 

' '  There  are  no  limits  to  his  [  Macaulay 's]  knowledge  on  small  subjects  as  well 
as  great:  he  is  like  a  book  in  breeches." — Sydney  Smith. 

1748  MAC-GEOGHEGAN     (Abb^)  and  MITCHELL  (John). 

History  of  Ireland,  Ancient  and  Modern,  Taken  from  the 
Most  Authentic  -Records.  Steel  plates,  portraits  and  wood- 
cut borders.  2  vols,  in  r.  Thick  large  4to,  morocco  extra 
gilt,  beveled  sides,  inside  gold  borders,  gilt  edges. 

N.  Y.,  1868 

1749  M'Clintock  (F.  L.).     Narrative  of  the  Discovery  of  the 

Fate  of  Sir  John  Franklin.  Maps  and  numerous  woodcuts. 
Small  8vo,  cloth.  Boston,  i860 

PRINCE  PAUL  DEMIDOFF'S  COPY  OF  XAVIER  DE 
MAISTRE. 

1750  MAISTRE  (Xavier  de).     CEuvres  Completes.     No,uvelle 

Edition,  Revue  par  I'Auteur.  Three  engraved  plates  after 
Chasselat.  2  vols.  8vo,  morocco  gilt,  inside  gold  den- 
telle  borders,  edges  gilt.  Paris,  1828 

Prince  Paul  Demidoff's  copy  and  stamped  in  gold  on  the  sides  with  his 
crown  and  initials  "P.  D.",  also  on  half-titles  with  the  library  stamp  of  the 
"  Biblioth^que  de  San  Donate." 

1751  Mangin  (Arthur).     Nos   Ennemis  at  Nos   Allies  Etudes 

Zoologiques.  Numerous  illustrations  by  Bayard,  Free- 
man and  others.  Large  8vOj  half  morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides, 
gilt  edges.  Tours,  1870 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  395 

1752  MARBOIS  (Barbe).     History  of  Louisiana,  particularly  of 

the  Cession  of  tliat  Colony  to  the  U.  S.  of  America.  Large 
8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut  (foxed).  Phila.,  1830 

1753  Marmontel  (J.  F.).    Belisaire.    Engraved  plates.    Minimo, 

calf  gilt,  inside  gold  tooling.  A  Londres,  1780 

Fine  original  calf  binding. 

THE  MASSACHUSETTS  INDIAN  PSALTER. 

1754  MASSACHUSSETT  PSALTER:  Asuh  Ukkuttoohomaon- 

gash  David  weche  wunnaunchemookaonk  ne  ansukhogup, 
John  ut  Indiane  kah  Englishe  Nepatuhquonkash  ne  woh 
sogkonpagunukhettet  kakoketahteoekuppannegh  aketu- 
mannat  kah  wohwohtamunat  Wunnetuppantamwe  Wus- 
sukwhongash,  Boston,  N.  E.  Uppointhomunneau  B. 
Green,  kah  F.  Printer  wutche  quhtiantamwe  Chapan- 
vkkeg  wutche  onchekehtormnnat  wunnaunchummookaont 
ut  New  England,  etc.  Small  4to,  old  calf,  on  wooden 
boards  (binding  broken). 

Boston,  N.  Y^.,  printed  by  B.  Green  and  F.  Printer  for 
the  Honourable  Company  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel 
in  New  England,  etc.,  1709. 

Extremely  rare.  The  English  title  of  the  1709  Indian  Psalter  reads 
— "  The  Massachusett  Psalter:  Or  Psalms  of  David,  with  the  Gospel  according 
to  John,  in  columns  of  Indian,  and  English,  Being  an  Introduction  for  Training 
up  the  Aboriginal  Natives  in  Reading  and  Understanding  the  Holy  Scriptures." 
This  copy  is  imperfect,  only  having  146  leaves.  It  lacks — the  first  seven  leaves, 
also  signatures  R,  S,  T,  V,  W,  Y,  Z,  BB,  EE,  HH,  II,  and  some  occasional 
leaves  throughout,  as  well  as  the  last  two  leaves. 

' '  Next  to  Eliot's  Bible  this  is  the  most  important  monument  of  the  Massa- 
chusset  language.  The  translation  was  made  by  the  Revd.  Experience  May- 
hew." — John  Hammond  Trumbull. 

' '  The  Indian  langpiage  had  been  familiar  to  him  [Experience  Mayhew]  from 
infancy,  and  he  was  employed  by  the  commissioners  for  propagating  the  gospel 
in  New  England  to  make  a  new  version  of  the  Psalms  and  of  John,  which  work 
he  executed  with  great  accuracy  in  1709." — William  Allen. 

175s  Matthews  (Brander)  and  Bunner  (H.  C).     In  Partner- 
ship.    Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1884 

Presentation  copy  from  Mr.  Matthews  to  Mr.  H.  de  Pene  du  Bois. 

1756  Maury  (M.  F.,  Lieut.).     The  Physical  Geography  of  the 

Sea.     Large  8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1855 

1757  MERCATOR    (Gerardus).     Atlas    Minor,   a    I    Hondio 

plurimis  seneis  Tabulis  auctus  et  illustratus.  Numerous 
maps.     Oblong  small  4to,  vellum  (MS.  on  title). 

Amsterdam,  ex  officina  loannis  lanssonii,  1628 

Very  rare,  with  maps  of  New  Spain,  "  New  Virginia,"  Florida,  Cuba,  etc. 


396  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1758  Mercier  (Alfred).     L'Habitation  Saint- Ybars  ou  Maitres 

et   Esclaves   en  Louisiana.      Small    8vo,    sewed,   uncut. 
(2  copies.)  New  Orleans,  1881 

1759  Merim^e  (Prosper).     Colomba   suivi   de   la  Mosaique  et 

Autres  Contes  et   Nouvelles.     Small  8vo,  half  calf  gilt, 
marbled  sides  and  edges.  Paris,  187 1 

1760  Mermet  (Emile).     La  Presse  Fran9aise.    Portrait.    Thick 

small  8vo,  cloth.  Paris,  1884 

1761  MICHELET  (Jules).      The  Bird.      With  210  illustrations 

by  GiACOMELLi.     Large  8vo,  cloth,  gilt  edges. 

London,  1869 

1762  MiCHELET.       LTnsecte — Nouvelle     Edition.       Illustrated 

with    140   wood  engravings   designed  by  H.   Giacomelli. 
Large  8vo,  half  red  morocco,  gilt.  Paris,  1876 

Finely  printed  edition  of  Michelet's  great  entomological  work,  and  a  worthy 
companion  to  his  book  on  "The  Bird." 

1763  MiDDLETON  (J.  Henry).     Ancient  Rome  in   1885.     Maps 

and  numerous  woodcuts.     8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

Edinburgh,  1885 
' '  Possis  nihil  urbe  Roma 
Visere  majus." — HORACE. 

1764  MiGNE    (J.    P.)       Dictionnaire  Universel   de   Mythologie 

Ancienne  et  Moderne.  Large  8vo,  half  moroccb  (rubbed). ' 

Paris,  1855 

A  most  valuable  work  by  the  editor  of  the  "  Patrologia,"  and  includes  a  good 
account  of  the  religions  of  the  American  Indians,  Aztecs,  etc. 

DEAN    MILMAN'S    HISTORICAL    WORKS -MURRAY'S 
LIBRARY  EDITION   IN   FIFTEEN  VOLUMES. 

1765  MILMAN  (Henry  Hart,  i?tf««  <?/ 6'/.  PauPs).    Historical 

Works,  /.  e.: — 

I.  History  of  the  Jews,  from  the  Earliest  Period  down  to 
Modern  Times.  Third  edition,  thoroughly  Revised  and 
Extended.    3  vols.  London,  1863 

II.  History  of  Christianity  from  the  Birth  of  Christ  to  the 
Abolition  of  Paganism  in  the  Roman  Empire.  A  New 
and  Revised  Edition.    3  vols.  London,  1863 

III.  History  of  Latin  Christianity,  including  that  of  the 
Popes  to  the  Pontificate  of  Nicholas  V.  Third  edition. 
9  vols.  London,  1864 

TOGETHER  15  vols.     8vo,  uniform  fresh  half  purple  calf 
gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

London,  John  Murray,  1863-64 
Best  English  library  edition  of  this  valuable  series  of  historical  and 
ecclesiastical  works,  which  Prescott  styled — "  learned  and  luminous." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  397 

1766  MILMAN.     Historical  Works,  i.  e.: — 

I.  History  of  the  Jews,  from  the  Earliest  Period  down  to 
Modern  Times.     3  vols,  in  2. 

II.  History  of  Christianity,  from  the  Birth  of  Christ  to  the 
Abolition  of  Paganism  in  the  Roman  Empire.  3  vols, 
in  2. 

III.  History  of  Latin  Christianity,  including  that  of  the 
Popes  to  the  Pontificate  of  Nicholas  V.     8  vols,  in  4. 

TOGETHER  14  vols,  in  8.  Small  8vo,  uniform  fresh  half 
calf  gilt,  marbled  sides  and  edges. 

N.  Y.,  Cambridge  University  Press,  1881 
Library  edition  of  this  valuable  series  of  historical  and  ecclesiastical  works, 
which  Prescott  styled — "  learned  and  luminous. "     This  edition  is — ".reprinted 
from  the  newly  revised  and  corrected  London  edition." 

1767  Mitchell  (Donald  G).J     Out-of-Town  Places;  with  Hints 

for  their  Improvement.  Numerous  woodcuts,  i2mo,  fresh 
cloth,  top  edge  gilt.  N.  Y.,  1884 

MOLIERE   TRANSLATED    BY    VAN     LAUN    AND     ILLUS- 
TRATED  BY   LALAUZE. 

1768  MOLIERE  (J.  B.  P.  de).     Complete  Dramatic  Works  of. 

The  Library  Edition  translated  and  edited,  with  Memoir, 
Introductions  and  Appendices,  wherein  are  given  the  pas- 
sages borrowed  or  adapted  from  MoLifeRE  by  English 
Dramatists,  with  Explanatory  Notes  by  Henri  Van  Laun. 
Portrait  and  exquisite  etchings  by  Adolphe  Lalauze.  6 
vols,  large  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

Edinburgh,  Paterson,  1875-76 

"As  regards  mere  faithfulness  of  translation,  it  is  astonishingly  correct. 
Besides  writing  a  modest  prefatory  life,  Mr.  Van  Laun  has  prefixed  to  each 
play  an  Introduction  containing  all  necessary  information  respecting  its  sources 
and  circumstances,  and  has  added  to  each  an  appendix  of  peculiar  interest. 
These  appendices  contain  full  extracts  from  the  plays  in  which  English  play- 
wrights have  done  themselves  the  honor  to  '  convey  Moliere's  good  things.  .  .  . 
The  portrait  of  Moliere  is  extremely  fine." — Academy. 

1769  Monroe  (James).     View  of  the  Conduct  of  the  Executive 

in  the  Foreign  Affairs  of  the  United  States,  connected 
with  the  Mission  to  the  French  Republic,  during  the 
years  1794-96.       •  Phila.,  1797 

1770  MONTAIGNE    (Michel  de).      Essais.      Fine  portrait  of 

Montaigne  by  Noel  Pruneau.  3  vols,  small  8vo, 
crinkled  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  gold  inside  borders,  watered 
crimson  silk  ends,  with  gilt  tooled  borders,  edges  gilt,  by 
P.  Meslant.  Paris,  Jean  Francois  Bastien,  1783- 

Rare  and  much  sought  after  edition.  Brunet  says: — "  Edition  imprimee  sur 
tres  beau  papier,  et  beaucoup  plus  soignee  pour  la  correction  que  plusieurs  du 
meme  editeur,"  i.  c,  P.  Coste. 

1771  Montecucoli  (Raymund).     Arte  Universal  de  la  Guerra. 

Minimo,  mottled  sheep.  Madrid,  1808 


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MONTESQUIEU    BOUND    BY  PURGOLD   AND    PROBABLY 
TOOLED  BY  BAUZONNET. 

1772  MONTESQUIEU  (Carl  de  Secondat,  Baron  de).    CEuvres 

Completes  de  Montesquieu,  pr^c^d^es  de  son  Elogej  par 
D'Alembert.  Nouvelle  Edition.  Portrait  by  PouRr 
VOYEUR  ON  India  paper.  Thick  large  8vo.  Bound  by 
PURGOLD  in  russia  extra  gilt,  dentelle  gold  inside  borders, 
edges  gilt.  Paris,  De  Pure,  1827 

Very  scarce  edition  but  foxed  slightly  in  parts.  The  illustration  of.  the 
reliure  in  this  volume  is  the  reproduction  that  appeared  in  the  "  American  Book 
Maker  "  of  March,  1887,  where  Mr.  Ingersoll  Lockwood  says: —  ' 

"  Purgold,  too,  belongs  to  this  period  of  decorative  stamp;  but  his  chief 
claim  upon  the  attention  of  the  student  arises  from  the  fact  that  he  was  the  pre- 
decessor, if  not  the  instructor,  of  Bauzonnet. 

"  On  page  66  [of  the  March,  1887,  "American  Book  Maker"]  will  be  found 
a  camera  reproduction  of  apiece  of  work  [«.  <?.,  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois's  Montesquieu] 
bearing  the  imprint  of  Purgold,  PariJs,  1837,  an  admirably  finished  binding. from 
a  mechanical  standpoint.  In  all  probability  the  tooling  was  done  by  Bauzonnet 
himself." 

1773  Month    (The),   an    Illustrated    Magazine   of    Literature, 

Science  and  Art.  Illustrations.  Vols,  i  and  2  (July, 
1864-June,  1865).     8vo,  half  roan.  London,  1864-65 

1774  Morgan.     Priced  Catalogue  of  the  Art  Collection  formed 

by  the  late  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Morgan.     8vo,  cloth,  gilt  edges. 

N.  Y.,  1886 

177s  MURGER  (Henry).     Le  Pays  Latin.     Small  8vo,  half  calf. 

Paris,  1853 

1776  NAPIER  (Henry  Edward).     Florentine  History  from  the 

Earliest  Authentic  Records  to  the  Accession  of  Ferdinand 
THE  Third,  Grand  Duke  of  Tuscany.  ;6  vols,  small  8vo, 
fresh  half  yellow  calf  gilt,  top  edges  gilt. 

London,  Edward\Moxon,  1846-47  ' 
Originai.  edition.     "  His  [Napier's]  impartiality  appears  to  double  advan- 
tage after  the  partizanship  of  Sismondi,  otherwise  the  greatest  of  modern  his- 
torians." — London  Athenieum. 

RELIC  OF  THE  SECOND  EMPIRE— STAMPED  WITH  THE 
ARMS  OF  THE  EMPEROR  NAPOLEON  THE  THIRD. 

1777  NAPOLEON  III. — Recueil  des  Adhesions  adress^es 

Au   Prince-President    a    l'Occasion  de    l'Aqte  du 

2  D^cembre.      6  vols,  large  4to,  red  morocco  gilt,  edges 

gilt.      Paris,  Imprimerie  Centrale  de  Napoldon  Chaix,  1852 

Very  scarce.    These  volumes  are  elegantly  bound  and  stamped  on  the  sides 

with  the  coat-of-arms,  imperial  crown,  sceptre,  grand  cross  of  the  Legion  of 

Honor,  etc.,  of  Napoleon  the  Third. 

But  a  very  few  copies  of  this  work  were  printed  for  the  members  of  the  Court 
and  the  Persigny-Morny  clique.  It  contains  some  20,000  addresses  and  adhesions 
in  favor  of  the  resuscitation  of  the  Empire  in  the  person  of  Prince  Louis  Napo- 
leon, then  President  of  the  French  Republic.  The  fifth  volume  consists  of 
tables  and  indices. 


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[Works  of  Montesquieu,  Paris,  1827.      Binding  by  Purgold  and  Tooling  probably 
BY  Bauzonnet.     Number  1772  of  the  Pene  du  Bois  Collection.] 


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PRINCE    DEMIDOFF'S    NAPOLEONIANA  AND    WITH   HIS 
"EX-LIBRIS"  STAMP. 

1778  NAPOLEON. — Politique  de   Napoleon   par   un   Ancien 

Officier  de  la  Grande  Armde,  portrait,  Toulouse,  1833; 
BiAGiOLi,  Bataille  de  Friedland,  French  and  Italian  text 
in  opposite  columns, /^r/ra//,  Paris,  Didot,  1807;  Biagi- 
OLi's  Ritorno  di  Napoleone  Canzone,  Paris,  1815; 
RuELLE  (A,),  Le  Dernier  Reve  a  Saint  H^lene,  Paris, 
184a;  Couronne  Po^tique  de  Napoleon,  Paris,  1840.  In 
2  vols.  8vo,  stamped  russia,  marbled  edges,  almost  uni- 
form. '  V.  p.,  V.  d. 
These  volumes  came  from  the  library  of  San  Donato,  belonging  to  Prince 
Demidofi,  ' 

1778*  NAPOLEONIDE  (La),  di  Stefano  Egidio  Petronj, 
dedicata  a  sua  Maesta  Plmperatrice  Regina  e  Reggente. 
100  engraved  vignette  medallions  after  medals  struck  in  honor 
of  Napoleon.  Large  8vo,  half  roan,  totally  uncut  (rubbed, 
title  cut  and  some  pp.  foxed). 

Very  scarce.  Paris,  Didot,  1813 

1779  Newell  (R.  H.,  Orpheus  C.  Kerr).     There  Was  Once  a 

Man.      Woodcuts,     Small  8vo.  fresh  cloth.         N.  Y.,  1884 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE  AND  EARLY  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE 
OF. NEW  YORK. 

1780  NEW  YORK.     Laws  of  New-York    from    nth   Nov., 

1752,  to  22d  May,  1762.  Published  according  to  an  order 
of  the  General  Assembly.  Digested  by  William  Liv- 
ingston and  W.  Smith.     Vol.  2.     Folio,  old  law  calf. 

N.  Y .,  printed  by  William  Weyman,  1762 

EXTREMELY  RARE.  Contains  laws  enacted  under  Governors  George 
Clinton,  James  De  Lancey,  Sir  Charles  Hardy  and  Cadwallader  Colden. 

1781  NEW  YORK.     Laws  of  the  State  of  New  York,  passed 

Sixth  of  February,  1773,  to  Third  of  April,  1775,  inclu- 
sive; also  Laws  of  the  State  of  New  York,  commencing 
with  the  First  Session  of  the  Senate  and  Assembly  after 
the  Declaration  of  Independence  and  the  Organization  of 
the  New  Government  of  the  State,  Anno  1777.  2  vols, 
in  I.  Folio,  old  law  calf  (binding  broken,^  also  lacks  one 
title). 

N.  Y., printed  by  H.  Gaine,  Printer  to  the  Kings  Most 
Excellent  Majesty,  in  the  Province  of  New  York,  1775,  and 
Poughkeepsie,  State  of  New  York,  printed  by  John  Holt, 
Printer  to  the  State,  1782. 

Very  rare.  From  the  library  of  Brockholst  Livingston,  with  his  auto- 
graph. Contains  the  last  laws  enacted  in  New  York  by  the  British  Government 
under  Governor  Tryon,  and  the  first  by  the  new  dispensation  under  Governor 
George  Clinton. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  40I 

1782  NEW  YORK.  Laws  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
comprising  the  Constitution  and  the  Acts  of  Legislature 
since  the  Revolution  from  the  First  to  the  Twelfth  Ses- 
sion inclusive.  Published  according  to  an  Act  of  the 
Legislature  passed  the  13th  April,  1786.  2  vols,  folio,  old 
law  calf. 

N.  Y.,  printed  by  Hugh  Gaine,  at  his  Printing-Office  and 
Book- Store  at  the  Bible,  in  Hanover- Square,  1789 

Very   rare.      From  the  library  of  Brockholst    Livingston,   with  his 
armorial  book-plate  in  each  volume. 


1783  NEW  YORK.— Journal  of  the  Legislative  Council  of  the 

Colony  of  New  York.  Began  the  9th  day  of  April,  1691, 
and  ended  the  3d  day  of  April,  1775.  2  vols,  thick  folio, 
half  law  sheep.  Albany,  1861 

1784  NEW  YORK. — Documents  Relative  to  Colonial  History 

of  N.  Y.  State  procured  in  Holland,  England  and  France, 
by  J.  R.  Brodhead,  edited  by  E.  B.  O'Callaghan. 
Maps,  facsimiles,  etc.     1 1  vols,  large  4to,  cloth. 

Albany,  1856-61 

1785  NEW  YORK. — Natural   History  of   the    State    of 

York.  Illustrated  with  maps,  woodcuts  and  a  vast  number 
of  lithographic  plates,  a  large  proportion  of  which  are  finely 
colored  by  hand.      18  vols,  large  4to,  cloth. 

N.  Y.,  1842-52 

This  set  includes— Part  i,  Zoology,  by  James  De  Kay,  5  vols. ;  Part  2,  Botany, 
by  John  Torrey,  2  vols. ;  Part  3,  Mineralogy,  by  Lewis  C.  Beck,  i  vol. :  Part 
4,  Geology,  by  William  W.  Mather,  E.  Emmons,  James  Hall  and  Lardner 
Vanuxem,  4  vols. ;  Part  5,  Agriculture,  by  E.  Emmons,  4  vols.,  and  Part  6, 
Palaeontology,  by  James  Hall,  2  vols. 

1786  NEW  YORK. — History  of  the  City  of  New  York,  by 

David  T.  Valentine.  Maps  and  lithographic  views.  8vo, 
cloth.  N.  Y.,  1853 

1787  New  York. — The   Old    Stadt   Huys   of  New  Amsterdam. 

Large  8vo,  paper.  N.  Y.,  1875 

NODIER'S  WORKS— RARE  EDITIONS. 

1788  NODIER  (Charles).     Contes— Trilby,  le  Songe  d'Or.  Bap- 

tiste  Montauban,  la  F^e  aux  Miettes,  la  Combe  del'Homme 

Mort,  Infes  de  las  Sierras,  Smarra,  la  Neuvaine  de  la  Chan- 

deleur,  la  Legende  de   la  Soeur  Beatrix.     Illustrated  with 

etchings,  artist's  proofs  on  India  paper  by  Tony  Johannot. 

Large  8vo.     Bound  by  "Trioullier   S[uccesseu]r  de 

Petit-Simier,"  fresh   half  crushed   levant  morocco,  top 

edge  gilt.  Paris,  [1843] 

UNIQUE  and  ORIGINAL  EDITION,  with  Johannot's  plates,  and  original 

autograph  quarto  letter  signed  Charles  Nodier,  dated  "le  ler  Mai,  1826,"  and 

addressed  to  "  Monsieur  le  Marquis  de  Chateaugu-on,  rue  de  Castiglione,  No.  4, 

Paris." 


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1789  NODIER.     CEuvres  Completes.     11  vols.    8vo,  fresh  half 

red  morocco  gilt,  top  edges  gilt,  others  "  t^moins." 

Paris,  1832-37 

This  ^s  the  first  complete  collection  of  Charles  Nodier's  works,  many  being 
published  for  the  first  time.  The  set  includes:— "  Romans  Contes  et  Nouvelles, 
6  vols,  i.  e..  Vol.  i,  "  Jean  Shogar  ";  Vol.  2,  "  Le  Peintre  de  Saltzbourg  (third 
edition),  "  Adele  "  (second  edition)  and  "  Therese  Aubut "  (third  edition) ;  Vol. 
3,  "  Smarra  "  (second  edition),  "  Trilby  "  (second  edition),  "  Melanges  "  (second 
edition)  and  "Helene  Gillet"  (second  edition);  Vol.  4,  "La  Fee  aux  Miettes  " 
(second  edition);  Vol.  5,  Reveries-MiscellaneeSi  Varietes  de  Philosophic,  d'His- 
toire  et  de  Litterature;  Vol.  6,  "Mademoiselle  de  Marsan"  (second  edition), 
" le  Nouveau  Faust  et  la  Nouvelle  Marguerite"  (first  edition)  and  " le  Songe 
d'Or"  (first  edition);  Vol.  7,  "  le  Dernier  Banquet  des  Girondins"  (first  edition) 
and  "  Etude  Historique  suivies  de  Recherches  sur  I'Eloquence  Revolutionnaire," 
Vol.  8,  "Souvenirs  et  Portraits"  (second  edition);  Vol.  9,  "  Notions  Elemen- 
taires  de  Linguistique  "  (first  edition);  Vol.  10,  "  Souvenirs  de  Jeunesse  "  (second 
edition);  Vol.  11,  "  Contes  en  Prose  et  en  Vers  "  (first  edition). 

1790  NODIER.     Le  Seine  et  ses  Bords.      With  ijignette  wood  en- 

gravings,  mostly  page,   by   Marville    and   Foussereau. 
Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut  (one  page  mended). 

Paris,  1836 
This  is  one  of  a  very  limited  edition  on  China  paper. 


1 791  Norman  (B.  M.).     New  Orleans  and  Environs,  with  Brief 

Sketch  of  the  State  of  Louisiana.     Minimo,  cloth. 

New  Olrleans,  1845 

THE  LIVES  OF  THE  NOBLE  NORTHS. 

1792  NORTH  (Roger).     The  Lives  of  Right  Hon.  Francis 

North,  Baron  Guilford,  Hon.  Sir  Dudley  North  and 
Hon.  and  Rev.  Dr.  John  North.   3  vols.  8vo,  cloth. 

London,  Henry  Colburn,  1820-26 

Best  edition,  with  nbtes  and  illustrations,  historical  and  biographical.  Lord 
Guilford  was  Lord  Keeper  of  the  Great  Seal  under  Kings  Charles  IL  and  James 
IL,  and  Dr.  John  North  was  Master  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 

1792*  Northcote  (James,  i?.v4.).  Fables  Original  and  Selected 
— Second  Series.  Portrait  and  280  beautiful  engravings  on 
wood.     Small  8vo,  boards,  uncut  (a  few  pages  damaged). 

IjiViAo-a.,  John  Murray,  \%i2, 

NEARLY    SIXTY    CONSECUTIVE    VOLUMES    OF    THE 
NORTH   AMERICAN    REVIEW. 

1792**  NORTH  AMERICAN  REVIEW.  Vols.  35  to  94  inclu- 
sive (complete  and  in  122  parts).     8vo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Boston,  1832-62 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  403 

1793  NORTHWEST  COAST  OF  AMERICA:  Being  Results 

of  Recent  Ethnological  Researches  from  the  Collections 
of  the  Royal  Museum  at  Berlin.  Published  by  the 
Directors  of  the  Ethnological  Department.  Translated 
from  the  German.  With  13  plates,  five  of  which  are  in 
colors.     Square  large  folio,  fresh  half  morocco,  cloth  sides. 

N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Mead  6-  Co.,  n.  d. 
Published  at  twenty  dollars. 

1794  Notes  and  Queries,  a  Medium  of   Intercommunication 

for  Literary  Men  and  General  Readers.  Vols.  9,  10  and 
II  complete;  Vol.  12  (lacks  part  295);  Vols.  13  and  14 
(lacking  a  few  parts  to  complete).  Together  6  vols,  in  142 
parts.   4to,  sewed.  London,  1884-86 

1795  Nuremberg. — Mandat  uber  Etliche  Puncten  der  Gemeinen 

Zahl  Hochzeiten  Halben;  Vernuerte  Hochzeit;  Extract 
aus  eines  Erbarn  Rath  der  Stadt  Nurenberg;  Der  Stadt 
Nurnberg  verneurte  Allmossordnung.  4  pieces  in  i.  Small 
4to,  sewed.  Nuremberg,  1617-36 

With  coats-of-arms  on  the  title. 

1796  Oliphant  (Margaret).     Sir  Tom.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

London,  1884 

1797  Owen  (David  Dale).     Report  of  a  Geological   Survey  of 

Wisconsin,  Iowa  and  Minnesota,  and  incidentally  of  a 
portion  of  Nebraska.  Numerous  maps,  lithographic  plates 
and  woodcuts.     Thick  large  4to,  cloth.  Phila.,  1852 

1797*  Owen.     The  same.     Another  copy,  but  in  2  vols. 

1798  Paine  (Martyn).     Soul  and  Instinct  as  Distinguished  from 

Materialism.     Portrait.     Large  8vo,  cloth.       N.  Y.,  1872 

1799  PAPSTWAHL  (Die).     Curious  plates.     8vo,  sewed. 

Augsburg,  1846 
Very  curious  work  on  the  Papacy. 

MAGNIFICENT  COPY,  BOUND  BY  CAPE,  OF  THE  EDITIO 
PRINCEPS  OF  THE  "  PROVINCIALES  "-OF  EXCESSIVE 
RARITY. 

1800  [PASCAL  (Blaise).]—  |  Les  PROVINCIALES  |  ov  les 

Lettres  Ecrites  [par  LOVIS  DE  MONTALTE,  |  a 
VN  PROVINCIAL  DE  ses  Amis.  |  Et  Avx  RR.  PP. 
lESVITES;  |  SUR  le  Sujet  de  la  Morale,  et  de  la 
Politique  de  ces  PJires.  |  4to,  handsomely  bound  by 
CAPE  in  crushed  brown  levant  morocco,  inside  dentelle 
gold  borders,  rounded  corners,  gilt  edges. 

A  Cologne,  che's  Pierre  de  la  ValUe,  M.DC.LVII., 

i.  e.,  1657 

ORIGINAL   EDITION  and  EXTREMELY   RARE.      This  magnifi- 
cent COPY  COST   Mr.    Pene  du  Bois  FIVE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTY 


404  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


FRANCS,    vide  inserted   catalogue  cutting.      It  came   originally  from   the 
library  of  "  Jn.  Hte.  Basse,"  vide  inserted  book-plate. 

Bossuet,  on  being  asked  which  of  the  French  works  he  would  prefer  to 
have  been  the'  writer,  replied:  "  Les  Lettres  Provinciates " ;  and  Father  Bon- 
hours,  once  disputing  with  Boileau  concerning  the  difficulty  of  writing  pure  , 
French,  mentioned  several  as,  in  his  opinion,  models  of  style.  Boileau,  how- 
ever, rejecting  them  all,  Bonhours  angrily  inquired,  "  Quel  est  done  selon  vous 
I'Ecrivain  parfait?"  Boileau  instantly  replied,  "Mon  Fire,  lisons  les  Lettres 
Provinciales,  et  croyez  moi,  ne  lisons  pas  d'autre  livre." 

1 80 1  PASCAL.      Lettres   Ecrites  a   un    Provincial  Preced^es 

d'une  Notice  sur  Pascal,  Considdrde  comme  Ecrivain  et 
Comma  Moraliste  par  M^.  Villemain.  Nouvelle  Edition. 
8vo,.  old  calf  gilt,  marbled  edges  (half-title  cut). 

Very  scarce.  Paris,  1829 

THE  EXCESSIVELY  RARE  ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  THE 
THOUGHTS  OF  PASCAL— A  SUPERB  COPY.  BOUND 
BY   LORTIC. 

1802  PASCAL.—  I  PensiSes  |  de  |  M.  PASCAL  |  sur   la    Re- 

ligion I  ET  SUR  QueLQUES  I  AUTRES  SUJETS,  |  Qui  ONT 
ESTE    TROUV^ES    APRES   SA    MORT   |   PARMY   SES    PaPIERS.   | 

Minimo,  elegantly  bound  by  LORTIC  in  crushed  red 
levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  inside  dentelle  gold  borders, 
rounded  corners,  edges  gilt  on  marble,  in  leather-lined 
drop  case.  Paris,  Guillaume  Desprez,  1670 

EJfCESSIVELY  RARE,  ORIGINAL  EDITION  and  HIGH  PRICED, 
vide  two  inserted  catalogue  cuttings  of  Morgand-Fatout,  respectively  priced  500 
and  400  francs.  On  one  it  is  stated—"  Deux  editions  ont  ete  publics  sous  la 
meme  date,  celle-ci  et  une  autre  en  334  pp.  M.  L.  Poller  a  decouvert  a  la 
Biblioth^que  Nationale  un  exemplaire  a  la  date  de  i66g,  contenant  365  pages, 
ce  qui  prouve  la  priorite  de  celle-ci." 

The  beautiful  Pene  du  Bois  copy  has  365  pages,  in  addition  to  the  prefatory 
leaves  and  table. 

1803  Payn  (James).     Thicker    than    Water.     i2mo,  fresh   half 

clotli.  N.Y.,  1883 

James  Payn  has  given  his  hero  the  name  of  Charles  Sotheran. 

EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF  PEPYS. 

1804  PEPYS  (Samuel).  Diary  and  Correspondence  of,  from  his 
I      MS.  Cypher  in  the  Pepysian  Library,  with  a  Life  and  Notes 

by  Richard,  Lord  Braybrooke,  deciphered  with  Addi- 
tional Notes  by  Rev.  Mynors  Bright,  M.A.  Facsimiles, 
etc.     10  vols.  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut  as  issued. 

N.  Y.,  1884 

Limited  edition  of  169  copies,  of  which  the  above  is  on  Holland  paper.  Pepys' 
Diary  presents  a  true  and  most  interesting  portraiture  of  the  busy  and  important 
times  of  King  Charles  I.,  Oliver  Cromwell,  King  Charles  II.,  King  James  II. 
and  King  William.  There  are  no  books  of  their  class  in  the  language  for  which 
it  is  more  desirable  that  the  widest  possible  circulation  should  be  obtained. 

'  'It  is  the  book  of  books  to  dip  into  at  random,  to  rummage  for  things  curious 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  405 

and  entertaining,  to  ransack  for  the  light  it  throws  on  contemporary  men,  man- 
ners, morals,  and  society,  and  to  consult  for  the  valuable  historical  facts  it  dis- 
closes, and  the  interesting  public  and  private  events  and  occurrences  it  describes. 
A  wonderful  mosaic  of  things  great  and  small,  in  church  and  state,  in  politics 
and  affairs,  in  business  and  society,  in  the  world  of  scandal  and  intrigue,  in  art, 
science  and  literature,  and  in  the  daily  and  household  life  and  customs  of  artisans, 
merchants,  gentry,  nobility,  and  even  of  royalty  itself;  nowhere  else  can  be 
found  so  complete  a  bird's-eye  view  of  the  England,  or  rather  the  London,  of 
the  last  days  of  the  Rump  and  the  first  nine  years  of  the  Restoration  as  in  the 
unique  diurnal  jottings  of  this  prince  of  gossips  and  the  most  indefatigable 
of  reporters.  " — Harper's  Magazine. 

1805  Petit  Almanack  de  la  Cour  de  France.    Views.     Minimo, 

boards,  gilt  edges  in  case.  Paris,  1813 

1806  Pharmacopceia  of  the  United   States.     Large  8vo,  fresh 

sheep.  N.  Y.,  1883 

THE  REMARKABLE   AND   EROTIC   BIBLIOGRAPHIES   OF 
PISANUS-FRAXI— LIMITED  EDITIONS. 

1807  PISANUS-FRAXL— INDEX   LIBRORUM    PROHIBI- 

TORUM,  BEING  Notes  Bio — Biblio — Icono — graphi- 
cal AND  Critical  on  Curious  and  Uncommon  Books. 
By  PISANUS-FRAXI.  India  paper  proofs  of  facetious 
front,  and  '•'■  flagellation  horse"  also  facsimiles;  the  volume 
handsomely  printed  in  red  and  black  on  toned  paper.  Thick 
4to,  half  turkey  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut. 

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should  be  looked  upon  as  poisons  and  treated  as  such ;  should  be  (so  to  say)  dis- 
tinctly labeled,  and  only  confided  to  those  who  understand  their  potency  and 
are  capable  of  rightly  using  them." — Pisanus-FrAXI. 

1808  PISANUS-FRAXL— CENTURIA     LIBRORUM    ABS- 

CONDITORUM,  being  Notes  Bio— Biblio— Icono— 
GRAPHICAL  AND  CRITICAL  on  Curious  and  Uncommon 
Books  by  PISANUS-FRAXI.  Front.,  plates  and  fac- 
similes. Thick  4to,  half  turkey  morocco,  top  edge  gilt, 
others  uncut.  'LonAon,  privately  printed,  1879 

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second  volume  of  that  work,  had  I  not  for  several  reasons  preferred  rather  to 
alter  the  first  part  of  the  title,  and  to  let  each  volume  stand  by  itself,  the  more 
so  as  each  volume  is  complete  in  itself." — Pisanus-Fraxi,  Preliminary  Remarks 
in  above. 

' '  This  book  for  men  alone  is  meant. 
Book-worms  or  bibliophiles  anent. 
Of  solid  mind,  of  serious  bent. 
On  curious,  hidden  books  intent. 
On  odd  research  and  learning." 


4o6  THE  PENE  DUBOIS  COLLECTION. 

i8og  Plasse    (Louis   De).      Etude   de  1' Arsenic.     8vo,   sewed, 

uncut.  ^  N.  Y.,  1883 

Presentation  copy  to  Mr.  Pene  du  Bois. 

i8ro  POUCHET    (F.    A.).     L'Univers.     4  finely  colored  plates 

and  323    woodcuts    engraved    by   Faguet,    Mesnel    and 

others.     Large    8yo,  half   morocco   gilt,   cloth  sides,   gilt 

edges.  Paris,  flachette  et  Cie,  1872 

Third  edition  of  this  valuable  work  on  the  infinitely  great  and  the  infinitely 

small. 

LARGE  PAPER   COPY  AND   EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF 
PRESCOTT. 

181 1  PRESCOTT   (William  H.).     Complete  Works,  edited  by 

John  Foster  Kirk.  With  30  illustrations  on  steel  and  on 
India  paper.     15  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  rou^h  edges. 

Phila.,  n.  d. 

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Ferdinand  and  Isabella ";  Vols.  4-6,  "Conquest of  Mexico";  Vols.  7-8,  "Con- 
quest of  Peru  ";  Vol.  g,  " Bibgraphical  and  Critical  Miscellanies";  Vols,  ia-12, 
"Reign  of  Philip  the  Second";  Vols.  13-15,  "Reign  of  Ferdinand  and 
Isabella." 

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England  and  France,  but  have  been  translated  into  Spanish,  Italian  and  Ger- 
man, and  are  familiar  as  "classics  for  the  whole  world "  wherever  history  is 
studied. 

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BY  BRADSTREETS. 

1812  PRINCETON  REVIEW,  January,   1878,  to  June,  1884, 

inclusive.  14  vols,  large  8vo,  fresh  half  crushed  levant 
morocco,  tpp  edges  gilt,  others  uncut,  by  Bradstreets. 

N.  Y.,  1878-84 

1813  RAISONS  DES  SCRIPTUAIRES.     Minimo,  fine  old  red 

crushed  levant  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  gold  borders,  edges 
gilt  by  Du  SuEiL.    Rare.  Hamburg,  Gaspar  Steiner,  1706 

1814  RICHARDSON   (Sir   John),    DALLAS    (W.    S.),    COR- 

BOULD  (T.  S.),  BAIRD  (W.)  and  WHITE  (Adam). 
Museum  of  Natural  History  of  the  Animal  Kingdom, 
Quadrupeds,  Birds,  Reptiles,  Fishes,  Shells  and  Insects, 
with  a  History  of  the  American  Fauna  by  Joseph  B. 
Holder.  Hundreds  of  page  engravings,  mostly  colored  and 
numerous  woodcuts  in  text.  2  vols,  in  3.  Large  4to,  half 
morocco  gilt,  beveled  sides,  marbled  edges. 

N.  Y.  (London),  n.  d. 

1815  RICHARDSON    (Charles).      A    New   Dictionary   of  the 

EngHsh  Language.     2  vols,  thick  4to,  sheep.    Phila.,  1851 


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LIMITED  EDITION-DE-LUXE  OF   RICHARDSON'S  WORKS. 

1816  RICHARDSON  (Samuel,  author  of  "  Clarissa  Harlowe"). 

Works,  with  a  Prefatory  Chapter  of  Biographical  Criticism 
by  Leslie  Stephen,  and  edited  by  Dr.  Mangin.     Por- 
trait.    12  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 
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LIMITED  EDITION-DE-LUXE  of  750  copies  printed  from  type,  which  has 
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have  pleased  the  vanity  of  the  old  bookseller.  Not  the  least  merit  of  the  edition 
is  that  it  is  introduced  by  a  thoughtful  and  suggestive  sketch  by  Mr.  Leslie 
Stephen.  Richardson  deserves  respect,  apart  from  his  intrinsic  merits,  as  being 
the  father  of  the  English  novel.  That  he  is  immensely  long  and  at  times 
deplorably  dull,  that  his  characters  are,  like  himself,  filled  with  inordinate  vanity , 
cannot  be  denied.  But  if  the  reader  can  get  through  what  Mr.  Leslie  Stephen 
calls  '  the  initial  difficulty  '  there  is  a  wealth  of  imagination  below  which  vrill 
reward  the  effort. " — London   Times. 

"As  regards  print  and  paper  this  edition  is  eminently  satisfactory,  and  so  far 
will  be  the  handsomest  that  has  appeared  since  Dr.  Mangin's  edition  in  ig  vols., 
published  about  70  years  ago. " — London  Daily  News. 

LARGE  PAPER  COPY  OF  "CLARISSA  HARLOWE"  IN 
FRENCH,  WITH  CHODOWIECKI'S  BEAUTIFUL 
ETCHINGS. 

1817  RICHARDSON.     Clarisse  Harlowe.  Traduction  Nouvelle 

et  seule  complete;  par  M.  Le  Tourneur  faite  sur  I'Edi- 
tion  Originale,  revue  par  Richardson.  D6di^e  et  pr6- 
sent^e  a  Monsieur,  Frfere  du  Roi.  Hlustrated  with  the 
etchings  of  Chodowiecki.     10  vols.  8vo,   calf,  gilt  edges. 

Geneva,  1785-86 
LARGE  PAPER,  vellum  paper  and  with  proofs  before  letters  of  the 
celebrated  etchings  of  Chodovriecki. 

Richardson  ' '  was  a  printer  and  bookseller,  a  joiner's  son,  who  at  the  age  of 
fifty,  and  in  his  leisure  moments,  wrote  in  his  shop  parlor;  a  laborious  man  v/ho, 
by  work  and  good  conduct,  had  raised  himself  to  a  competency  and  sound  in- 
formation. .  .  .  No  one  in  this  age  has  equalled  him  in  detail  and  compre- 
hensive conceptions." — Taine. 

"  His  personages  have  all  the  reality  possible,  his  incidents  are  realized  in  the 
manners  of  all  polished  nations.  What  fertility  in  the  invention  of  personages! 
What  variety  in  the  delineation  of  character!" — Diderot. 

"The  power  of  Richardson's  painting,  in  his  deeper  scenes  of  tragedy,  never 
has  been,  and  probably  never  vrill  be,  excelled.  ' — Sir  Walter  Scott. 

1818  ROBERTSON  (William).     Histoire  de  I'Amdrique.    Maps 

and  diagram.  4  vols,  small  8vo,  tree  marbled  calf  gilt,  red 
edges.  Rotterdam,  1779 

1819  RoGET   (Peter  M.).      Thesaurus  of  English   Words  and 

Phrases.     Small  8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1883 

1820  ROSCOE   (William).     Life   and    Pontificate   of   Leo  the 

Tenth.     Third  edition.     Portrait.      4  vols.  8vo,  half  calf 

(foxed  slightly,  two  titles  torn).  London,  Cadell,  1827 

"  In  Italy  they  [Roscoe's  Works]   have  been  translated,  are  now  cited  as 

authorities,  and  have  received  the  most  encomiastic  notices  from  several  eminent 

scholars.     These  facts  afford  conclusive  testimony  of  their  merits." — Prescott. 


4o8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1821  ROSSETTI  (Dante  Gabriel).    The  Blessed  Damozel.  Illus- 

trated with  reproductions  after  the  designs  of  Kenyon  Cox. 
Large  4.0,  fresh  cloth  extra  gilt,  top  edge  gilt,  others 
uncut.  .  N.  Y.,  1886 

Beautiful  specimen  of  printing  in  bistre,  from  the  De  Vinne  Press,  with  an 
appendix  by  Mrs.  Schuyler  Van  Rennselaer. 

1822  ROTHSCHILD   (Arthur   de).     Histoire   de  la  Poste  aux 

Lettres  depuis  ses  Origines  les  Plus  Anciennes  jusqu'i  nos 
Jours.     Small  8vo,  paper,  uncut.  Paris,  1873 

Limited  edition,  of  which  the  above  is  on  "  papier  verge  de  HoUande. " 

1823  ROTTECK  (Carl  von).  Spanien  und  Portugal.  Map  and 
plates.     Large  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Carlsruhe,  1839 

1824  ROY  (Jules).     Turenne;  Sa  Vie  et  les  Institutions  Mili- 

taires  de  son  Temps.  Illjistrated  with  1 1  chromolithographs 
and  numerous  engravings  on  wood  in  the  text.  Thick  large 
8vo,  fresh  half  red  morocco,  extra  gilt  edges.     Paris,  1884 

THE  HISTORY  OF  TAMERLANE— BOUND  BY  THOUVENIN. 

1825  Sainctyon  (LeSieur  de).     Histoire  du  Grand  Tamerlan 

tir^e   d'un   Excellent   Manuscrit.      Minimo.      Bound  by 
"  Thouvenin  jeune  "  in  russia  gilt,  dentelle  gold  inside 
borders,  edges  gilt.  Amsterdam,  Abraham  Wolfgang,  t6'jS 
Rare,  and  with  the  Wolfgang  printer's  device  on  title. 

1826  Saint  Louis  et  Son  Si^cle  par  le  Vte.  Walsh.     Illustrated 

with  portraits  and  plates  by  "  TS^ov argvk  fr^res.''  Large 
8vo,  illuminated  boards  (last  page  torn).  Tours,  1847 

CHARMING  COPY  OF  "PAUL   AND  VIRGINIA"— WITH 
INDIA  PROOFS. 

1827  ST.  PIERRE  (Bernardin  de).     Paul  and  Virginia,  with 

an  Original  Memoir  of  the  Author,  and  330  illustrations  by 
Meissonier,  Johannot,  Francais,  Marville,  and  others. 
Large  8vo,  fresh  half  blue  morocco  gilt,  top  edge  gilt. 

London,  Orr  6^  Co.,  1839 

With  India  proofs  of    the    page  engravings,  and  finest   impressions  of 
the  charming  woodcuts. 

SAINT  REAL'S  "CONJURATION  "—VERY  RARE  AND 
BOUND  BY  TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET. 

T828  [SAINT  R^AL  (Cesar  Vichard  de).J  Conjuration  des 
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the  back  and  corners  of  coronet  and  monogram,  rounded 
corners,  dentelle  gold  inside  borders,  edges  gilt  on  marble. 

Paris,  Claude  Bar  bin,  1674 

VERY  RARE.  ' '  Edition  originale  de  cet  ouvrage  sur  le  quel  est  f ondee  la 
reputation  de  I'auteur." — Brunet. 

' '  L'action  est  bien  composee,  les  personnages  sent  vigoureusemeiit  dessines 
....  quant  au  fond  du  recit,  sur  lequel  ou  a  longtemps  discute,  il  a  ete  de- 
montre  par  Ranke-qu'il  faut  y  voir  simplement  la  conspiration  du  corsaire  Fran- 
yais  Jacques  Pierre  et  du  Due  d'Ossuna  formee  dans  le  dessein  de  tenter  un 
coup  dernain  centre  Venise." — Vap^reau. 

1829  [SAINT   REAL. J     CEuvres   Posthumes  de  M.    D.   S.  R. 

Minimo,  half  morocco.  Paris,  Claude  Barbin,.  1694 

Very  rare  and  not  mentioned  by  Brunet. 

1830  Saint  Victor  (Paul  de).     Barbares  et  Bandits — la  Prusse 

et  la  Commune.     Small  8vo,  half  morocco.         Paris,  1872 

1 83 1  SALA   (George  Augustus).     America  Revisited  from   the 

Bay  of  New  York  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and  from  Lake 
Michigan  to  the  Pacific.  Profusely  illustrated  with  tinted 
plates  and  woodcuts  in  text.     2  vols.  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  gilt. 

London,  Vizetelly  &=  Co.,  1883 

1832  Sandford  et  Merton,  suivi  de  le  Petit  Grandisson,  etc. 

Profusely  illustrated  after  G.  Staal.  Large  8vo,  half 
morocco  gilt,  cloth  sides,  gilt  edges.  Paris,  n.  d. 

1833  Sarcey  (Francisque).    Souvenirs  de  Jeunesse.     Small  8vo, 

sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1885 

1834  Sceptre  and  Sword.     Stories  of  Great  Heroes  and  Gal- 

lant Fights.  Numerous  illustrations.  8vo,  fresh  cloth, 
gilt.  London,  n.  d. 

183s  Scheiter  (J.  B.).  Examen  Fortificatorium  darin  so  wdhl 
eine  Gantz  Neuve  Art  oder  Manier  vom  Vestungs  Bau, 
etc.     Diagrams  of  fortifications.     Folio,  vellum. 

Strasburg,  1677 

1836  SCHMIDT    (Johann    Jacob).       Biblischer    Geographus. 

Portrait  and  colored  maps.  Thick  1 2mo,  marbled  calf,  ele- 
gantly tooled  on  the  sides,  marble  edges.      ZuUichau,  1740 

A  fine  example  of  original  eighteenth  century  binding. 
SCHOOLCRAFT'S   INDIANS— COLORED   PLATES. 

1837  SCHOOLCRAFT    (H.    R.).     [Historical  and  Statistical] 

Information  respecting  the  History  [Antiquities,  Language, 
Ethnology,  Pictography,  Rites,  Superstitions  and  Mythol- 
ogy] of  the  Indian  Tribes  of  the  United  States. 
With  hundreds  of  plates,  most  of  them  colored,  of  views,  por- 
traits, ancient  pottery,  cooking  utensils,  picture  writing, 
written  music,  alphabets,  etc.,  of  the  Indians.  Vols,  i  to 
3  inclusive.     Thick  large  4to,  cloth.  Phila.,  1851-53 

The  most  important  work  ever  written  on  the  subject  of  the  aborigines  of 
America.     It  embodies  almost  all  the  existing  authentic  information  concerning 


4IO  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

their  religions,  traditions,  languages,  arts,  ethnology  and  history.  It  was  col- 
lected and  prepared  under  the  direction  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Indian  Affairs. 
The  work  comprises  the  General  History  and  Mental  Type  of  the  Indian  Race; 
Antiquities  of  the  United  States;  Physical  Geography  of  the  Indian  Country; 
Tribal  Orgaftization;  History  and  Government;  Intellectual  Character  and  Ca- 
pacity of  the  Red  Man;  Population  and  Statistics;  etc.,  etc. 

1838  SCHOTTIUS    (Andrea).      Itinerarium   Italiae.     Engraved 

title,  views  and  diagrams.     Thick  minimo,  vellum. 

Rare.         Amsterdam,  Apud lodocum  lanssonium,  1655 

1839  SCOTT  (Sir  Walter).     Waverley  Novels.     Profusely  illus- 

trated after  the  Abb.otsford  edition  designs.  9  vols,  large 
8vo,  cloth  gilt,  edges  gilt.  N.  Y.,  Collier,  n.  d. 

1840  SEVIGNE. — Lettres  de  Madame  de  Seveign^,  de  sa  Fam- 

ille  et  de  ses  Amis.  Portraits,  views  and  facsimiles.  10 
vols,  small  8vo,  yellow  calf  extra  gilt,  inside  gold  tooling, 
gilt  edges.  Paris,  181 8 

An  excellent  copy  of  this  admirable  edition  of  Madame  de  Sevigne's  letters, 
containing  a  quantity  of  previously  unpublished  correspondence,  important  lit- 
erary and  philological  studies,  etc. 

SHERIDAN'S  WORKS— LIMITED  EDITION. 

1841  SHERIDAN    (Richard    Brinsley).      Life    and    Dramatic 

Works,  with  an  Introduction  by  Richard  Grant  White. 
Portraits.     3  vols.  8vo,  boards,  totally  uncut.    N.  Y.,  1883 

Limited  edition  of  348  copies,  of  which  this  is  No.  135.  Printed  by  De 
Vinije  &  Co.  from  types. 

1842  Shorthouse  (J.    H.).     Sir  Percival,- a   Story  of  the  Past 

and  Present.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  London,  1886 

1843  Simon    (Edouard).      L'Empereur     Guillaume     et    son 

Regne.     Thick  8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  Paris,  1886 

1844  Simpson  (W.  Sparrow).     Chapters  in  the  History  of  Old 

St.  Paul's,  London.  Views  and  facsimile.  8vo,  fresh  cloth, 
citron  edges.  London,  1881 

1845-  Smucker  (S.  M.).     Arctic  Explorations  and  Discoveries. 
Woodcuts.     i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1857 

1846  SOLIS  (Anton  von).     Geschichte  von  der  Eroberung  Mex- 

ico aus  dem  Spanischen.  2  vols,  in  i.  Thick  i2mo,  half 
sheep,  marbled  edges.  Copenhagen,  1750-51 

Very  rare  edition  in  German  of  De  Solis's  ' '  Mexico  "  by  that  celebrated 
"  historiographer  of  the  Indies  "  or  "  Cronista  Major." 

1847  Stevenson    (R.    L.).     The   Silverado   Squatters.     Fronts. 

Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  Boston,  1884 

1848  Stevenson's  Strange  Case  of  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde; 

Claretie's  French  Celebrities;  etc.  Togfether  14  pieces. 
Sewed. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  411 

1849  STIELER  (Adolf).    Hand  Atlas  uber  alle  Theile  der  Erde 

und  uber  das  Weltgebande.  90  colored  maps.  Thick 
folio,  half  russia,  cloth  sides  (binding  damaged). 

Gotha,  Justus  Perthes,  1878 

1850  SULLY  (Duke  of).    Memoirs.    Translated  by  Charlotte 

Lennox,  with  Notes,  etc.  [attributed  to  Sir  Walter 
Scott].  Portraits.  4  vols,  small  8vo,  calf  gilt,  marbled 
edges,  by  Harley.  London,  1856 

It  was  not  only  as  a  financial  reformer  that  the  Due  de  Sully  served  King 
Henry  the  Fourth  of  France  and  his  country.  He  was  the  King's  counsellor 
in  all  the  great  measures  of  the  reign  with  regard  to  foreign  affairs,  and  also  in 
those  by  which  belief  of  conscience  and  full  rights  of  citizenship  were  guaran- 
teed to  the  Huguenots ;  and  by  which  the  elfective  administration  of  the  law 
and  the  maintenance  of  order  and  tranquility  were  secured. 

"The  Memoirs  of  Sully  finish  the  portrait  of  these  times,  in  finishing  for 
us  not  only  the  portrait  of  Henry  IV. ,  but  in  giving  us  many  curious  particulars 
respecting  the  practical  government  of  France,  its  finances,  factions  and  the 
whole  state  of  its  constitution  and  interests.  His  work  is  authentic  and  prac- 
tically valuable,  and  must  be  read." — Prof.  Smyth. 

1851  TALLEYRAND    (Prince   de).     Correspondance  Inedite, 

et  du  Roi  Louis  XVIIL,  pendant  le  Congres  de  Vienne 
publi^e  sur  les  Manuscrits  Conserves  au  Depot  des 
Affaires  Etrangeres  avec  Preface,  Eclaircissements  et 
Notes  par  M.  G.  Pallain.  Thick  large  8vo,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  top  edge  gilt,  others  uncut.       Paris,  1881 

1852  Teachings  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  recently  discovered 

and  published  by  Philotheos  Bryennios,  Metropolitan 
of  Nicomedia,  edited  by  R.  D.  Hitchcock  and  F. 
Brown.    Large  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut.    N.Y.,  1884 

1853  Testut  (Ch.).    Les  Veill^es  Louisianaises  S^rie  de  Romans 

Historiques  sur  la  Louisiane.  Vol.  i  [all  published]. 
Large  8vo,  sewed.  New  Orleans,  1849 

ORIGINAL  EDITION  OF  THACKERAY'S  VANITY  FAIR. 

1854  THACKERAY    (William    Makepeace).     Vanity    Fair,    a 

Novel  Without  a  Hero.  With  illustrations  on  steel  and 
wood  by  the  author.     Thick  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

London,  1848 

Original  edition.  Thackeray  traced  the  frivolities  of  society  with  an  iron 
pen.  He  leans  almost  as  heavily  upon  them  as  he  does  upon  vices  that  are  the 
growth  of  luxur)'  and  that  false  position  into  which  people  labor  to  thrust  them- 
selves, under  the  idea  that  because  they  are  with  a  set  they  are  of  a  set. 

1855  [ToNNA  ("Charlotte  Elizabeth").]     Chapters  on  Flowers. 

Colored  plates.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth.  London,  1886 

1856  TOWNSEND    (George    Alfred,     "  Gath").      President 

Cromwell,  a  Drama  in  Four  Acts.  Large  8vo,  sewed, 
uncut.  N.  Y.,  1884 

No.  42  of  private  edition  of  200  copies,  signed — "  Geo.  Alfred  Townsend." 


412  -         THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

1857  TowNSEND.     Tales  of  the  Chesapeake.     PortraU.     Small 

4to,  fresh  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1880 

1858  Trench   (R.  C).     Glossary  of  English   Words;    On  the 

Study  of  Words;  The  Lessons  in  Proverbs.  Together 
3  vols.     i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1855-59 

1859  TujAGUE  (F.).     Le  Premier  Pas — Prose  et  Po6sie.     Large 

8vo,  sewed,  uncut.  New  Orleans,  1863 

Presentation  copy,  with  MS.  inscription  of  the  author. 
i860  Two  Stories  of  the  Seen  and  the  Unseen.      By  the 
Author  of  "A  Little  Pilgrim."     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth. 

Edinburgh,  1885 

1861  UNITED    STATES. — Journals  or  Congress,  contain- 

ing their  Proceedings  from  Sept.,  1774,  to  Jan.,  1780. 
5  vols.  8vo,  half  sheep.  Very  rare.  Phila.,  1780 

1862  U.  S.  Naval  Astronomical  Expedition  to  the  Southern 

Hemisphere,  during  the  years  1849-52.  Numerous  maps, 
lithographic  and  colored  plates — views,  illustrations  of  cos- 
tume, natural  history,  antiquities,  etc.  2  vols,  large  4to, 
half  calf.  Washington,  1855 

1863  VALLEE  (Leon).     Bibliographie  des  Bibliographies. 

Thick  large  8vo,  paper,  totally  uncut.  Paris,  1883 

The  most  complete  catalogue  of  catalogues  yet  made.  It  is  invaluable  to 
librarians,  and  treats  as  extensively  of  English  and  American  Bibliography  as 
that  of  Continental  Europe. 

1864  Vallee.     Another  copy  of  the  same. 

1865  VAPEREAU  (G.).     Dictionnaire  Universel  des  Contem- 

porains  contenant  toutes  les  Personnes  Notables  de  la 
France  et  des  Pays  Etrangers.  Cinquieme  edition  entiere- 
ment  Refondue  et  Consid^rablement  Augmentde.  Thick 
large  8vo,  half  morocco,  cloth  sides.  Paris,  1880 

With  loose  supplement  to  the  fifth  edition. 

COUNT  DE  VALCOUR-VERMONT'S  VALUABLE  WORK  ON 
AMERICAN  FAMILIES— LIMITED  EDITION,  PRIVATELY 
PRINTED. 

1866  VERMONT  (E.  de  Valcour,  Count).  AMERICA  HERAL- 

DIC A.  A  Compilation  of  Coats-of-Arms,  Crests  and 
Mottoes  of  Prominent  American  Families  Settled  in  this 
Country  before  1800.  \i  fine  plates  containing  272  separate 
coats-of-arms  in  metals  and  colors  and  numerous  woodcuts  in 
text  from  the  designs  of  Henry  Rykers.  One  volume 
(complete  and  in  8  parts,  with  3  duplicate  parts  containing 
imperfect  proofs  of  some  of  the  plates).  Large  4to,  sewed, 
uncut,  as  issued.  N.  Y.,  Brentano  Brothers,  n.  d. 

No.  I  of  limited  edition  issued  at  some  $25.00  to  subscribers  only. 

The  Count  de  Vermont,  who  is  an  old  French  army  officer  and  a  member  of 
the  "  Noblesse  de  France,"  has  been  settled  for  some  time  in  this  country.     He 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  413 

treats  the  coatsof-anns  of  American  families  from  altogether  different  stand- 
points from  either  that  of  the  late  Albert  Welles,  of  the  American  College  of 
Heraldry,  or  from  that  of  the  New  York  World's  Special  Heraldic  Commissioner 
who  wrote  up  the  "  Blue  Blood  of  Europe  "  and  the  "  American  Shoddyocracy. " 
The  Count  has  admitted  no  coat-of-arms  in  his  book  but  what  has  been  endorsed 
by  European  authorities  and  American  works  of  repute. 

1867  ViELLOT  (L.  P.)  rfOuDART  (M.  P).  La  Galerie  des  Oiseaux. 

Illustrated  with  nearly  t^^o  plates  of  birds.    2  vols.  4to,  cloth. 

Paris,  1834 

1868  ViLLEMAiN  (A.  F.).      Etudes  d'Histoire  Moderne.     Small 

8vo,  half  calf,  gilt.  Paris,  1857 

1869  Violet  (The).      With  steel  engravings.      Small  8vo,  roan, 

gilt  edges.  N.  Y.,  Leavitt  &=  Allen,  n.  d. 

1870  Ward  (Elijah).     Speeches  on  Commercial,  Financial  and 

other  Subjects.     Portrait.     8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1877 

187 1  WASHINGTON  (George).-    A  Message  from  the  Presi- 

dent OF  THE  United  States  of  America  to  Congress 
RELATIVE  to  Fkance  AND  Great  BRITAIN,  delivered 
December  5th,  1793,  with  the  papers  therein  referred  to. 
8vo,  sheep  (binding  broken).  Rare. 

VhWa..,  published  by  order  of  the  House  of 

Representatives,  1793 

1872  WASHINGTON.     A  Message  from  the  President  of 

the  United  States  of  America  to  Congress  relative 
to  the  French  Republic,  delivered  January  19th,  1797, 
with  the  papers  therein  referred  to.  8vo,  sheep  (name  on 
title).  Rare. 

Phila.,  published  by  order  of  the  House  of 

Representatives,  'l^q^ 

1873  WASHINGTON.     Vie  de,  par  David  Ramsay.     Portrait 

<?/ Washington  engraved  by  Maeret.  iSvo,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1809 

1874  Washington  and  Franklin.     Boyhood  and  Manhood  of. 

Illustrated.     Thick  i2mo,  cloth.  N.  Y.,  1876 

1875  Washington. — Soldier  and    Patriot,  the  Story  of  George 

Washington  by  F.  M.  Owen.  Illustrations.  lamo, 
cloth.  London,  n.  d. 

1876  WEBSTER  (Noah,  LL.D.).     American  Dictionary  of  the 

English  Language,  thoroughly  Revised  and  Enlarged  by 
C.  A.  Goodrich  and  N.  Porter.  Portrait,  engraved  title, 
colored  plates  of  arms  and  flags,  and  numerous  cuts  in  text. 
Thick  large  4to,  half  morocco,  cloth  sides,  marbled  edges, 
with  incised  alphabetical  ihdex  on  front  edge. 

Springfield,  1884 


414  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

NOAH  WEBSTER  ON  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE,  BOSTON, 
1789,  AND  BOUND  BY  ROUSSELLE. 

1877  WEBSTER.  —  I   Dissertations  |  on   the   |   English   Lan- 
guage: I  with  Notes,  |  Historical  and  Critical.  |  To  which 


an   Essay  on  |  a  Re- 
Dr.    FRANKLIN'S 


is  added  j  by  Way  of  Appendix, 
formed  Mode  of  Spelling,  |  with 
^  Arguments  on  that  Subject.  |  By  NOAH  WEBSTER,  jun. 
Esquire  |  .  Thick  small  8vo.  Handsomely  bound  by 
Emile  Rousselle  in  crushed  levant  morocco,  inside  gold 
borders,  rounded  corners  and  gilt  edges. 

Boston,  printed  at  Boston,  for  the  anthor, 

byjsaiah  Thomas  and  Company,  1789 
VERY  RARE  and  a  splendid  copy. 

1878  WHITE  (Richard  Grant).     "Words  and  their  Uses  ";  also 

"  Every-Day  English,"     Together  2  vols.     Small  8vo,  fresh 
cloth.  Boston,  1880-83 

1879  Whitney   (J.   D.).     The   Metallic   Wealth  of  the  United 

States,  desci-ibed  and  compared  with  that  of  Other  Coun- 
tries.    Large  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Phila.,  1854 

1880  Yates  (Edmund).      His  Recollections  and    Experiences. 

Portrait.     Small  8vo,  fresh  cloth,  totally  uncut. 

London,  Bentley,  1885 

1881  Yriarte  (Charles).     Les  Princes  d'Orleans,  preface  par 

Edouard  Herv£.     Portraits.     Small  4to,  sewed,  uncut. 

Paris,  1872 
1882°  Yule  (George).     Memory  Manual.     Minimo,  sewed. 

N.  Y.,  1883 


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4i6  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 


IX.  prints  awA  g^nuarelUs. 

"Engraving  is  one  of  the  fine  arts;  and  in  this  beautiful  family  has  been  the 
especial  handmaiden  of  painting.  .  .  .  An  engraving  is  not  a  copy  or  imitation, 
as  is  sometimes  insisted,  but  a  translation.  .  .  .  Nor  is  it  a  mere  imitation,  but 
as  Bryant's  Homer  and  Longfellow's  Dante  are  presentations  of  the^  great 
originals  in  another  language,  so  is  the  engraving  a  presentation  of  painting  in 
another  material  which  is  like  another  language.  .  .  .  Nobody  can  examine  a 
choice  print  without  feeling  that  it  has  a  merit  of  its  own  different  from  any 
painting.  A  work  of  Raphael,  or  any  of  the  great  masters,  is  better  in  an 
engraving  of  Longhi  or  Morghen  than  in  any  ordinary  copy,  and  would  probably 
cost  more  in  the  market.  A  good  engraving  is  an  undoubted  work  of  art,  but 
this  cannot  be  said  of  many  paintings  which,  like  Peter  Pindar's  razors,  seem 
'  made  only  to  sell.'  " — Charles  Sumner. 

ABBEMA  (Louise). 

1883  "Parisienne  (1886)." 

ANDERLONI  (Pietro,  Born  1784  and  Died  1849). 

1884  "  The  Holy  Family,"  after  Raphael. 

Brilliant  old  original  impression  of  this  beautiful  print,  after  the 
famous  picture  in  the  Stafford  Gallery.  In  black  oak  frame.  Pietro  Anderloni 
was  one  of  the  most  celebrated  of  the  pupils  of  Longhi,  whom  he  succeeded  as 
President  of  the  Academy  of  Engravers  at  Milan. 

APPIAN  (A.). 

1885  "Fishing  Boats." 

This  and  the  following  numbers  are  all  original  etchings  by  this 
master  of  the  needle.  Gold  frame.  P.  G.  Hamerton  says: — "  My  admira- 
tion for  Appian's  work  as  an  etcher  (he  is  a  charming  painter  also)  was  already 
great  several  years  ago,  but  the  more  I  see  how  rare  his  qualities  are  in  contem- 
porary art,  or  in  any  art,  the  more  I  feel  disposed  to  value  them.  His  work  is 
always  quite  easy  and  graceful  in  manner,  never  strained,  never  betraying  an 
effort,  and  it  hardly  ever  fails  to  charm  by  a  most  delicate  feeling  for  the  poetry 
of  natural  landscape." 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  417 

APPIAN. 

1886  "San  Remo,  Italy." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper.  One  of  the  artist's  large  plates,  and  con- 
sidered ONE  OF  HIS  best. 

APPIAN. 

1887  "Un  Soir  Bord  du  Rhone  a  Rix." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper.  "  Fine  in  feeling  and  quite  masterly  in  execution. 
One  of  those  scenes  which  ought  to  make  anybody  a  poet,  at  least  until  the 
light  has  died  out  of  the  west,  and  the  shining  river  is  finally  darkened  for  the 
night. " — Hamerton. 

APPIAN. 

1888  "  Rocks  by  the  River." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1889  "Drawing  the  Net." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1890  "A  Path  by  the  River." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1891  "The  Water  Mill." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1892  "  The  Anglers." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1893  "  Au  Valromey." 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

APPIAN. 

1894  "Gorge  de  Loupe." 

APPIAN. 

1895  "  A  Rocky  Road — Environs  of  Creys." 

AUDOUIN  (Pierre,  Born  1768  and  Died  1822). 

1896  "La  Musicienne  Hollandoise,"  after  Metzu. 

AUDRAN  (Benoit,  "the  elder,"  Born  1661  and  Died  1721). 

1897  "  JfeAN  B artiste  Colbert,"  after  Lefebvre. 

Benoit  Audran  was  the  pupil  of  his  father  and  also  of  his  uncle,  the  celebrated 
Gerard  Audran.  He  engraved  several  fine  portraits  which  have  justly  estab- 
lished his  reputation.  His  style  is  bold  and  clear,  his  drawing  is  correct ;  and 
there  is  a  fine  expression'  of  cliaracter  in  his  heads.  This  portrait  of  Colbert  is 
considered  to  be  one  of  his  best  plates. 


4i8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

BAKER  (W.  C). 

1898  "Landscape." 

Original  etching. 

BALLIN  (A.). 

1899  "  A  Street  Scene  at  Rouen." 

Original  etching.     Fine  proof  on  Japan  paper. 

BAQUOY  (Jean  Charles,  Born  172 1  and  Died  1777). 

1900  "  The  Death  of  Adonis,"  after  Poussin. 

BARRY  (Auguste,  Born  1836  and  Died  1886). 
1900*  "Dominie  Sampson." 
Proof  on  Japan  paper,  slightly  unfinished.  Au^ste  Bany  was  of 
French  extraction  and  inherited  the  artistic  tastes  of  his  race.  Bred  a  marble- 
cutter,  he  followed  that  occupation  for  many  years,  when  the  almost  general  use 
of  granite  for  monumental  inscriptions  compelled  him  to  seek  some  other 
means  of  livelihood.  He  turned  his  attention  to  etching,  which  he  practised  for 
some  fourteen  years  before  his  death.  Possessed  of  but  little  originality,  he 
developed  a  marvelous  aptitude  for  reproducing  the  work  of  others.  Some  of 
his  copies  of  Seymour-Haden,  Cruikshank,  Worlidge,  etc, ,  are  marvels  of  pains- 
taking care  and  accuracy,  He  was  a  most  industrious  worker,  producing  from 
first  to  last  some  eight  to  nine  hundred  plates. 

BARRY. 

1901  "  Only  for  Friends,"  after  Lossow. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

BARRY. 

1901*  "Cupid  and  Venus,"  after  Lossow. 
Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

BARRY. 

1902  "  Roger  Payne,  the  famous  London  Bookbinder." 
Working  proof  on  India  paper,  slightly  unfinished. 

BARTOLONII. 

1903  "  The  Love  Letter,"  after  Bunbury. 

Fine  old  impression,  engraved  in  stipple  after  the  manner  of  Bar- 

TOLOZZI. 

BARTOLOZZI  (Francesco,  Born  1727  and  Died  1815). 

1904  "  Cupid  Crowning  a  Young  Girl  with  Flowers," 
after  Guercino. 

This  and  the  lots  following  by  Bartolozzi,  are  all  fine  old  impres- 
sions.    Ebony  frartie. 

"  Bartolozzi's  engravings  have  litefally  had  their  ups  and  downs:  first  ascend- 
ing to  the  drawing-room,  later  climbing  to  the  bed-room,  and  eventually  to  the 
attic  or  lumber-room,  where  they  remained  half  or  perhaps  wholly  forgotten, 
until  a  revival  of  the  taste  for. his  fine  work  brought  them  down  by  the  same 
stages  to  the  drawing-room  and  boudoir.  That  they  never  again  will  be'  skyed ' 
is  tolerably  certain."^TuER. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  4^9 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1905  "  Mother  and  Child,"  after  Peregrini. 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1906  "Children  at  Play,"  after  Guercino. 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1907  "The  Holy  Family,"  after  Guercino. 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1908  "  Bandits,"  after  Guercino.  (2) 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1909  "A  Sacrifice,"  after  Guercino. 

BARTOLOZZI. 

1910  "  A  Warrior,"  after  Guercino. 

BASTIEN-LEPAGE  (Jules). 

1911  "Reapers  at    Damvillers,   Department   of   the 

Meuse." 

Okiginal  etching  by  the  famous  pupil  of  Cabanel.     Proof  on  India 
paper. 

BASTIEN-LEPAGE. 

191 2  "  The  Return  from  the  Fields." 

Original  painter's  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  Japanese  paper  . 
Gold  frame. 

BAUDET  (Etienne,  Born  1636  and  Died  171 1). 

1913  "  The  Tribute  Money,"  after  Valentine. 

BAUDOUIN  (Pierre  Antoine,  Born  1723  and  Died  1769). 

1914  "The  Toilet." 

Curious  and  rare  eighteenth  century  stipple  engraving.     Printed- 
IN  COLORS.     White  and  gold  frame. 

BAUDRAN. 

1915  "  The  Gate  of  Heaven '';  "  The  Angel  of  Hope"; 
"  The  Star  of  the  Morning  ";  and  "  The  Angel  of 
Consolation,"  after  Claude  Jacquand.  (4) 

Proofs  on  India  paper. 

BEAUV.<^RLET  (Jacques  Firmin,  Born  1731  and  Died  1797). 

igi6  "Edme  Bouchardon,  Sculptor  to  the  King,''  after 

Drouais. 

Fine.     Engraved  by  the  artist  for  his  reception  piece  at  the  Acad- 
emy, in  1776.' 


420  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

BEAUVARLET. 

1917  "The  Fox   Disturbed,''  after  Oudray;    "A  Day's 
Sport,"  after  Huet.  (2) 

A  pair' of  fine  sporting  subjects  by  this  excellent  engraver.  Brilliant  old  im- 
pressions, neatly  framed. 

BEGA  (Cornelis  Pietersz,  Born  1620  and  Died  1664). 

1918  "  Peasant  Woman  Going  to  Market." 
Originai.  etching  by  this  Master.     Bartsch  18. 

BEHAM  (Hans  Sebald,  Born  1500  and  Died  1549). 

1919  "Pacientia." 

This  is  a  brilliant  impression,  and  a  fine  original  specimen,  neatly  framed,  of 
the  famous  "  Little  Master."  It  is  dated  1540,  and  inscribed  "  Sebaldus  Beham 
Pictor  Norcus  Faciebat."  Dr.  Adolf  Rosenberg,  in  his  able  Essay  on  the 
German  Little  Masters,  says  : — "As  a  draughtsman  he  (Behara)  stands  at  the 
head  of  all  the  imitators  of  his  model  and  teacher,  the  great  Durer,  whilst  as  a 
copper-plate  engraver  he  even  surpasses  him  in  the  tenderness  and  delicacy  of 
his  technical  treatment,  as  well  as  in  his  artfstic  feeling.  In  the  execution  of 
form  and  outline  he  also  displays  a  better  and  more  delicate  taste." 

A  fac-simile  of  this  print  will  be  found  at  the  commencement  of  this  division. 

BEHAM. 

1920  "A  March  of  Soldiers.'' 

Rare.     A  very  large  woodcTjt,  57  x  i2>^,  in  fine  preservation.     This 

AND  THE  TWO  FOLLOWING  NUMBERS  ARE  VERY  RARE.      See  DARTSCH. 

BEHAM. 

192 1  "  The  Bath,  many  Women  and  Children  Bathing." 

Large  woodcut  (round).     Bartsch  83. 

BEHAM. 

1921*  "Six   Women  Bathing,  a  Man    observing    them 
through  an  open  window." 

Large  woodcut.     Bartsch  80. 

BEISSON  (Francis  Joseph  Etienne,  Died  1820). 

1922  "Venus  "  after  Titian. 

Proof  before  letters.  Of  this  famous  picture  it  is  related  that  when 
Phillip  11.  heard  that  the  Palace  of  the  Prado  was  burned,  he  earnestly  de- 
manded if  the  Titian  Venus  had  escaped  destruction,  and  on  being  informed 
that  it  was  one  of  the  few  that  had  been  saved,  he  exclaimed,  ' '  Then  every  other 
loss  may  be  supported."  This  print  was  commenced  by  Beisson  and  finished 
by  Le  Bas. 

BELLOWS  (Albert  F.). 

1923  "  Going  to  Church — Sunday  Morning." 

A  pencil  sketch,  neatly  framed,  by  this  celebrated  aquarellist.  "Bellows' 
soft  river-banks,  his  trees  trembling  with  light,  and  the  quiet  skies  of  Summer 
have  long  made  his  paintings  loved,  and  they  have  also  served  to  develop  the 
taste  for  water-colors  among  us." — London  Art  Journal. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION  421 

BERGHEM  (Nicholas,  Born  1620,  Died  1683). 

1924  "Sheep  and  Lambs." 

Original  etching.     Bartsch  No.  42. 

"  The  great  industry  of  Berghetn,  and  his  accurate  Icnowledge  of  cattle,  give 
him  a  certain  firmness  and  precision  with  the  point,  which  are  amongst  the 
chief  reasons  for  his  reputation  as  an  etcher." — P.  G.  Hamerton. 

BERNE-BELLECOUR  (E.). 

1925  "  Will  She  Come  ?" 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper. 

BERVIC  (Charles  Clement,  Born  1756  and  Died  1822). 

1926  "  The  Education  of  Achilles,''  after  Regnault. 

A  fine  old  impression  of  this  beautiful  and  celebrated  print  in  oak  frame,  gilt 
in  the  grain.  Bervic,the  most  eminent  of  modern  French  engravers, was  a  pupil 
of  the  famous  J.  G.  Wille,  but  he  early  emancipated  himself  from  that  master's 
peculiar  style.  A  portrait  which  he  executed  in  1783  first  revealed  the  power 
which  Bervic  possessed  of  freeing  himself  from  the  influences  of  his  early  educa- 
tion and  of  rendering  most  fully  and  characteristically  the  varied  details  of  his 
subject.  This  talent  soon  met  with  its  due  reward.  In  17S4  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Academy.  Sovereigns  and  nations  hastened  to  do  homage  to  his 
talents.  Louis  XVI.  gave  him  the  apartments  in  the  Louvre  which  had  been 
vacant  since  the  death  of  the  painter  Lepicie.  The  Order  of  the  Reunion  was 
conferred  upon  him  in  1813,  and  the  Legion  of  Honor  in  1819.  Most  of  the 
academies  of  Europe  enrolled  liim  among  their  members,  and  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Institute  of  France.  He  established  a  school  of  engraving,  in 
which  his  constant  aim  was  to  warn  his  pupi's  against  the  baneful  influence  of 
servile  imitation,  and  guide  each  one  accordipfj  to  the  bent  of  his  own  individual 
genius.     Toschi  and  Dupont,  both  famous  engravers,  were  his  scholars." 

BERVIC. 

1927  "  Louis  XVI.,"  after  Callet. 

A  brilliant  impression  of  (his  celebrated  plate  before  the  plate  was  broken, 
finely  framed  in  oak,  gilt.  Robert  E.  Graves,  of  the  British  Museum,  writes: — 
"The  full-length  portrait  of  Louis  XVI.  in  his  coronation  robes,  after  the 
portrait  by  Callet  at  Versailles,  established  the  reputation  which  Bervic  had 
obtained  by  the  wonderful  brilliancy  and  softness  with  which  he  reproduced  in 
black  and  white  the  diverse  tones  and  textures  indicated  in  painting  by  the  aid 
of  color." 

Bervic  was  a  revolutionist  of  an  advanced  type,  and  at  one  of  the  meetings  of 
the  "  Societe  Populaire  des  Arts"  he  broke  this  plate,  and  tore  in  halves  all  the 
proofs  of  it  which  he  possessed.  The  plate  has  since  been  repaired  by  Challet, 
and  later  impressions  taken  from  it.  These,  however,  are  of  no  great  value  com- 
pared with  the  impression  described  above. 

BETTELINI  (Pietro,  Born  1763  and  Died  1828). 

1928  "  David,"  after  Zampieri. 

"  Bettelini  was  an  eminent  Italian  engraver.  He  early  received  instruction 
Irom  Gandolphi  and  Bartolozzi,  but  in  his  later  works  he  inclined  more  to  the 
style  of  Raphael  Morghen.  He  is  particularly  happy  ir)  his  transcripts  of  light 
and  elegant  forms,  and  enters  with  much  taste  and  spirit  into  the  subject  he 
copies.  He  does  not  aim  at  producing  brilliant  effects,  but  exercises  his  graver 
with  care  and  delicacy,  corresponding  with  the  style  of  the  original  picture. 
He  was  lield  in  high  estimation  by  Thorwaldsen,  who  employed  him  to  engrave 
some  of  his  finest  works."— Bryan. 


422  THE  PENE  DU  £01 S  COLLECTION. 

BETTELINI. 

1929  "  St.  John,"  after  Domenichino. 

Proof  before  all  letters. 

BETTELINI. 

1930  "  St.  Sophia,"  after  Domenichino. 

Proof  before  all  letters. 

BICHARD  (Gery). 

1 93 1  "The  Amateur  Artist,"  after  Meissonier. 
Beautiful  proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

BLANC  (Charles). 

1932  "The  Chevalier,"  after  Meissonier. 

Proof  on  India  paper.  Etched  by  Charles  Blanc,  the  celebrated 
art  critic,  and  signed  by  him  with  the  needle.  ■  , 

BOCOURT  (E.). 

1933  "  Mirabeau  replying  to  the  Marquis  de  Breze.'' 

Original  etching.  An  admirable  specimen  of  modern  "dry  point." 
Artist's  proof  on  Japan  paper,  signed;  in  fine  carved  oak  frame,  with  deep 
French  mat. 

This  spirited  etching  represents  the  well-known  incident  which  occurred  just 
before  the  founding  of  the  National  Assembly.  The  occasion  was  the  famous 
sitting  of  the  "  Tiers-Etat,"  June  23d,  1789,  when  the  Deputies  were  ordered 
by  the  King  to  disperse.  The  noblesse  and  the  majority  of  the  clergy 
departed,  but  the  commons  still  lingered  in  uncertainty,  and  Mirabeau  began  to 
address  them  on  the  mission  with  which  they  were-intrusted  by  the  nation.  At 
this  moment  he  was  interrupted  by  the  entrance  of  the  Marquis  de  Breze,  hat  on 
head,  representing  the  "  divine  right  "  of  his  royal  master. 

The  King's  Master  of  Ceremonies  immediately  begged  permission  to  remind 
the  meeting  of  the  monarch's  command.  The  orator  turned  upon  him  with  the 
gaze  of  a  lion — "  Go  tell  your  master,"  said  he,  "that  we  are  here  by  the  will 
of  the  people,  and  no  power  but  the  force  of  bayonets  shall  drive  us  hence." 
This  is  the  moment  chpsen  by  the  artist  for  his  very  graphic  illustration. 

BOCOURT. 

1934  "  Jean-Francois  Millet." 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper.  A  life- 
like portrait  of  the  great  painter. 

BOILIRN  (E.). 

1935  "The  Morning  Salutation." 

A  proof  on  Japan  paper  of  an  original  etching  by  this  artist,  neatly 
framed.  It  represents  a  young  and  beautiful  woman  just  risen  from  her  couch, 
a  wrapper  thrown  loosely  around  her — discovering  the  charms  which  it  is 
intended  to  conceal.  She  is  about  to  fondle  her  pet,  a  magnificent  specimen 
of  the  parrot  tribe,  who  appears  to  reciprocate  the  affection  of  his  mistress. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  423 

BONNET  (Louis  Marin,  Born  1743  and  Died  1793). 

1936  "  Head  of  a  Young  Girl,"  after  Boucher. 

Neatly  framed — one  of  the  rare  old  fac-similes  of  Boucher's  chalk  drawing, 
executed  by  Bonnet  on  copper  with  such  fidelity  that,  take  away  the  margin,  it 
would  be  extremely  difficult  for  even  experts  to  tell  the  difference  between  the 
original  and  the  copy. 

BOSTWICK  (John  H.). 

1937  "  A  Brilliant  Sunset." 

Original  etching,  proof  on  satin,  one  of  a  few  impressions  only  in 
this  state. 

BOUCHER  (Francois,  Born  1703  and  Died  1770). 

1938  "  Venus  and  Cupid." 

A  fine  fac-simile  of  a  chalk  drawing  by  this  celebrated  delineator  of  the  nude 
feminine  form. 

BOUCHER. 

1939  '•  A  Young  Girl  Bathing." 

Another  nude'study  after  this  artist,  similar  to  the  previous  lot. 

BOUILLIARD  (Jacques,  Born  1744  and  Died  1806). 

1940  "  Daphne  and  Apollo,"  after  Vanloo. 

Brilliant  open  letter  proof. 

BOUILLIARD. 

1 941  "  Love  Mending  his  Bow,"  after  Mazzola. 

BRACQUEMOND  (Felix,  Born  1833). 

1942  "Wild  Ducks'' 

Original  ETCHING.  Proof  on  Japan  paper.  Rare.  Hamerton  writes: — 
"If  M .  Bracquemond  had  pursued  etching  regularly  there  can  be  little  doubt 
that  he  would  have  taken  a  decided  rank  amongst  the  best  etchers  of  the  age. 
Unfortunately,  however,  for  this  particular  branch  of  art,  he  accepted  an 
engagement  at  Sevres,  which  has  since  occupied  all  his  time  " 

Emile  Bergerat  is  still  more  enthusiastic  in  his  praise.  He  says: — "He 
(Bracquemond)  stands,  by  good  right,  as  an  etcher  hors  ligne,  having  no  worthy 
rival  except  Jules  Jacquemart.  A  proof  of  a  plate  by  Bracquemond  is  ^  precious 
object,  and  sells  for  the  highest  price.  The  English  consider  them  as  choice 
titbits,  and  rarely  allow  one  to  escape  them  when  sold." 

BRACQUEMOND. 

1943  "The  Mirror,''  after  Chaplin. 

A  fine  specimen  of  Bracquemond's  method  of  treating  the  female 

NUDE  figure. 

BRACQUEMOND. 

1943*  "Charles  Meryon." 

A  characteristic  and  lifelike  portrait  of  the  unfortunate  artist  etched  from  life 
by  his  friend  Bracquemond  in  1853.     Very  scarce. 


424  THE  PENE  DUBOIS  COLLECTION. 

BRACQUEMOND. 

1944  "A  Vase  with  Flowers." 

Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  Holland  paper. 

BRACQUEMOND. 

1945  "  A  Yoke  of  Oxen,"  after  Du  Buisson. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

BRACQUEMOND. 

1945*  "  Jules  Fleury-Husson — called  Champfleury." 

BRIDGMAN  (C.  J.). 

,  1946  "  Portrait  of  a  Young  Girl." 

An  exquisitely  finished  drawing,  signed  by  the  artist,  in  crimson  velvet  and 
gold  frame. 

BROMLEY  (William,  Born  1769  and  Died  1842). 

1947  "Boy  and  Tablet,"  after  Leonardo  da  Vinci. 

Fine  old  impression  of  this  beautiful  specimen  of  "pure  line. 

BROWN  (John  Lewis). 

1948  "  A  Military  Reconnaissance." 

Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

BRUNET-DEBAINES  (A.). 

1949  "  Tne  Funeral  of  Wilkie,"  after  J.  M.  W.  Turner. 

A  fine  impression,  neatly  framed,  of  this  spirited  etching.  It  represents  the 
well-known  incident  of  the  burial  of  the  painter  Wilkie,  during  the  night,  at  sea. 
It  has  been  said  that  Turner  will  live  through  the  admirable  rendering  of  his 
pictures  by  the  clever  line  engravers  employed  by  the  publishers  to  translate 
them,  but  he  has  certainly,  in  later  days,  been  as  fortunate  in  the  excellent 
etchers  who  have  chosen  his  works  to  demonstrate  their  powers  with  the  needle. 
Not  the  least  of  them  is  Brunet-Debaines,  of  whom  Hamerton  says: — "Few 
etchers  of  the  modern  French  school  have  produced  such  uniformly  good  work." 

BRUNET-DEBAINES. 

1950  "The  Church  of  St.  Mary  in  the  Strand,  London." 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.  Cherry 
Wood  frame. 

BUHOT  (Felix). 

1951  "Boulevard   de   Clichy,   Paris — National  FiSte, 
June  30TH." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOtS  COZlECTIO^T.  42S 

BURGKMAIR  (Hans,  Born  1473  and  Died  1559)- 

1952  "  Marriage  of  the  Emperor  Maximilian." 

Hans  Burgkmair  was  the  friend  and  fellow-laborer  of  Albert  Durer  in  the 
service  of  the  Emperor  Maximilian  I.  His  prints  are  principally,  if  not  entirely 
on  wood,  and  are  designed  with  extraordinary  spirit  and  fire.  Indeed  the  endless 
imagination  and  richness  of  suggestion,  as  well  as  truth  to  the  life  of  his  time, 
and  dramatic  value  to  be  found  in  his  works,  place  him  in  the  highest  rank  of 
,the  illustrative  artists  of  the  world.  For  a  further  notice  of  Burgkmair  see 
No.  75  of  the  Pene  du  Bois  Collection. 

BURGKMAIR. 

1953  "  Coronation  of  the  Emperor  Maximilian." 
BURGKMAIR. 

1954  "  The  Emperor  and  Empress  in  the  Garden." 
BURNAND  (Eugene). 

195s  "  A  Drove  of  Oxen  at  Camargue." 
Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

CAFFI  (Cavaliere  Ippolito,  Born  1814  and  Died  1866). 

1956  "  The  Soldier's  Promenade  "  and  "  The  Devotees." 

a  pair  (neatly  framed)  of  original  water-color  drawings  by  this  clever  artist, 
who,  although  he  painted  principally  architectural  subjects  and  sea  pieces,  was 
very  happy  in  delineations  of  social  life.  His  style  is  much  that  of  Gavarni  at  an 
early  {)eriod  in  his  career — a  vein  of  quiet  humor  combined  with  artistic  excel- 
lence. These  two  drawings  are  evidently  from  the  life.  The  old  soldier  with 
his  two  comrades — a  lately  joined  recruit,  and  another  who  has  seen  some  ser- 
vice, are  proceeding  arm  in-arm  barrackward,  after  an  evening's  enjoyment,  the 
cost  of  which  has  apparently  emptied  all  their  pockets.  The  three  old  women 
at  church,  an  exquisite  bit  of  humorous  satire,  insinuating  that  none  of  them 
feels  very  happy  at  their  devotions. 

CALAMATTI  (Luigi,  Born  1802  and  Died  1869). 

1957  "  Dante." 

Proof  before  all  letters. 

CALAME  (Alexandre,  Born  1810  and  Died  1864), 

1958  "The  Bird  of  Night — Owls." 

A  Very  characteristic  original  study,  drawn  on  stone  by  this  famous  artist. 

CAREY  (Charles.) 

1959  "Awaiting  an  Audience,"  after Meissonier. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Holland  paper. 

CARS  (Laurent,  Born  1699  and  Died  1771). 

i960  "  Mlle.  Clairon  as  Medea,"  after  Vanloo. 

This  masterpiece  of  Vanloo's  was  engravedby  Cars  in  conjunction  with  his 
pupil  Beauvarlet,  and  the  result  is  a  magnificent  specimen  of  old-time  line 
engraving.  The  scene  chosen  by  Vanloo  is  the  grand  one  in  the  fifth  act. 
Medea  has  just  slain  her  children,  and  with  dagger  and  torch  is  borne  above  in 
the  dragon  drawn  chariot,  while  Jason,  sword  in  hand,  in  vain  attempts  to  stay 
her  progress.     The  original  plate  was  presented  to  Mlle.  Clairon  by  the  King. 


426  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

CARS. 

i960*  "  Sebastian    Bourdon,    Painter   to  the  King," 
after  Rigaud. 

CASANOVA  (A.). 

1961  "  The  Gourmet." 

Original  Etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper.     Gold  frame. 

CASANOVA. 

1962  "  A  Terrible  Temptation." 

Original  etching  by  this  distinguished  artist. 

CASANOVA. 

1963  "  Teaching  the  Canary  to  Sing." 
Original  Etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

CASTIGLIONE    (Giovanni   Benedetto,   Born    1616   and   Died 
1670).  I 

1964  "  Head  of  a  Jew." 

Original  etching  by  this  Master. 

CECCHINI  (Francesco). 

1965  "Fresco  in  the  Sala  del  Cambrio  at  Perugia," 
after  Perugino. 

Fine  old  impression. 

CERICA. 

1966  "  Italian  Beggar." 

Spirited  original  water-color  drawing  by  this  artist,  in  gilt  frame. 

CHAMPOLLION  (E.). 

1967  "The  Choice  of  a  Model,"  after  Fortuny. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

CHAMPOLLION. 

1968  "  Les  Dames  Galantes."  (ii) 
Set  of  original  etchings  illustrating  "  Les  Dames  Galantes,"  of 

Brantome,  with  portrait  of  the  author.  Proofs  before  letter  on 
LARGE  PAPER.  RARE.  Brantome's  anecdotes  present  an  animated  picture  of 
the  age  in  which  he  lived;  the  restless  activity  of  his  inquisitive  spirit  made  him 
well  acquainted  with  those  minute  transactions  which  the  dignity  of  history  sel- 
dom stoops  to  notice,  and  his  vanity  led  him  to  seek  from  a  lively  and  faithful 
record  of  them  the  only  reputation  his  abilities  could  obtain.  The  first  edition 
of  his  Memoirs  was  printed  at  Leyden,  by  Elzevir,  in  1666. 

CHAMPOLLION. 

1969  "Fishermen  Going  Out,"  after  Butin. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  427 

CHAMPOLLION. 

1970  "  Moors  Taming  a  Vulture,"  after  Fortuny. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

CHAMPOLLON  (E.  A.). 

197 1  "A  Butterfly,"  after  Fortuny. 

Fine  proof  before  letters,  on  Japan  paper     Gold  frame. 

CHARLET  (Born  1792  and  Died  1845). 

1972  "The  Old  Guard  Dies,  but  never  Surrenders." 
Charlet's  first  drawing  on  stone,  published  in  1817.     Rare.     Charlet 

was  a  celebrated  French  lithographer,  the  son  of  a  soldier  of  the  Empire,  a  pupil 
of  Gros,  and  unrivaled  for  his  delineations  of  army  life.  There  is  a  touch  of 
humor  in  his  compositions  which  is  inimitable. 

CHARLET. 

1973  "  The  Recruit's  First  Time  under  Fire  "  and  "  His 
Second  Time  under  Fire."  (2) 

Rare.    Drawn  on  stone  by  Charlet. 

CHARLET. 

1974  " The  Street  Boys  and  the  National  Guard"; 
"The  Fall  of  the  Empire";  "  The  Assault";  "In- 
subordination ";  etc.  (6) 

Rare.    All  drawn  on  stone  by  Charlet. 

CHASTEAU  (Nicholas,  Born  1680  and  Died  1750). 

1975  "  Martyrdom  of  St.  Stephen,"  after  Carracci. 

CHASTEAU. 

1976  "  Christ  Healing  the  Blind,"  after  Poussin. 

CHATTILLON  (Auguste  de). 

1977  "La  Levrette  en  Pal'tot.  (The  Greyhound  in  a 
Paletot.)" 

Rare.  A  story  in  verse  by  Auguste  Chattillon,  of  a  poor  young  man  and  a 
pampered  greyhound.  Each  page  (16)  of  the  text  is  etched  and  accompanied  with 
appropriate  illustrations,  which  are  of  a  humorous  character.  The  whole  printed 
on  India  paper,  with  title  etched  on  the  cover,  which  is  of  Holland  paper. 

CHAUVEL  (T.). 

1978  "  The  Hay-Cart,"  after  Jules  Dupr£. 

A  fine  etching  after  this  famous  painter,  neatly  framed.  Rene  Menard  writes: — 
"  Jules  Dupre  became  almost  from  his  debut,  one  of  the  favorites  in  public 

opinion The  precocity  of  his  success  only  developed  his  activity 

One  may  have  more  or  less  sympathy  with  the  works  of  Rousseau  or  with  those 
of  Dupre,  but  these  two  masters  will  remain  incontestably  as  the  two  grandest 
colorists  in  landscape  which  the  contemporaneous  school  has  produced." 

CHENAY  (Paul). 

1979  "  The  Brawl,"  after  Meissonier. 


428  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

CHEVILLET, (Justus,  Born  1729  and  Died  1790). 

1980  "  Benjamin  Franklin,"  after  Bounieu  and  Houdon. 

Fine,  and  very  rare. 

Chevillet  was  a  pupil  of  Schmidt  and  afterwards  of  J.  G.  Wille.  He 
engraved  this  beautiful  portrait  of  Franklin  while  the  latter  was  acting  as 
Ambassador  to  France  on  the  part  of  his  countrymen. 

CHODOWIECKI  (Daniel  Nicholas,  Born  1726  and  Died  1801). 

1981  "A  Pedagogue,"  and  "A  Young   Girl  with  her 
Brother."  '  (2) 

A  pair  of  water-color  drawings  by  this  remarkable  and  distinguished  artist. 
In  the  original  German  frames.  Daniel  N.  Chodowiecki  was  early  in  life  a 
grocer's  assistant  at  Berlin,  but,  inheriting  artistic  tastes,  he  practised  drawing 
and  painting  in  his  leisure  moments.  His  progress  at  last  enabled  him  to  follow 
these  studies  alone.  He  became  a  miniature  painter,  and  his  portraits,  which 
were  remarkable  for  their  characteristic  resemblance  and  lifelike  qualities,  met 
with  a  favorable  reception  in  all  quarters.  In  1758  he  turned  his  attention  to 
etching,  and  his  efforts  were  drawn  with  such  spirit  that  they  soon  attracted  the 
attention  of  connoisseurs,  and  when  he  had  painted  "Jean  Galas  and  his 
Family,"  and,  in  accordance  with  the  wishes  of  his  friends,  made  an  etching  of 
that  picture,  his  fame  was  fairly  established.  Orders  from  amateurs  and 
dealers  became  so  numerous  that  he  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  miniature 
painting.  He  received  commissions  from  Lavater,  for  whom  he  executed  many 
designs  and  some  copper-plate  engravings  for  his  "  Essays  on  Physiognomy." 
His  fame  spread  so  wide  that  it  was  with  the  greatest  difficulty,  that  he  could 
meet  the  demands  of  the  booksellers  for  drawings  and  engravings  for  illustrat- 
ing books  and  almanacs.  Bryan  says,  "  Chodowiecki  was  a  highly  gifted  artist, 
who  owed  all  his  knowledge  of  art  to  his  own  study.  The  genuine  originality 
displayed  in  them,  and  a  certain  easy  spiritual  rendering,  stamp  most  of  his 
works  with  a  peculiar  character.  He  represents  the  feelings  and  affections, 
virtues  and  vices,  just  as  he  had  observed  them  around  him,  with  singular  acute- 
ness.  His  productions  are  not  disfigured  by  anything  in  the  way  of  excess  or 
defect.  His  drawings  are  marked  by  delicate,  but,  at  the  same  time,  firm  and 
clear  outlines,  the  shadows  being  worked  in  with  a  light  hand,  but  well  defined. 
As  an  engraver  of  small  subjects,  he  stands  almost  unsurpassed.  He  was  the 
founder  of  a  new  style,  representing  modern  figures  with  such  truth  and  ani- 
mation, and  at  the  same  time  with  such  correctness  of  outline,  as  had  till  then 
never  been  thought  possible  on  so  small  a  scale." 

CLAUDE  LORRAINE  (Born  1600  and  Died  1682). 

1982  "  Campo  Vicing,  Rome." 

DUMESNIL,   No.  23. 

' '  The  position,  of  Claude  as  a  landscape-painter  may  be  briefly  defined.  He 
was  the  first  artist  who  made  landscapes  thoroughly  charming  by  means  of 
artistic  and  harmonious  composition,  and  beautiful  effects  of  light.  By  these 
means  he  captivated  the  connoisseurs  of  his  time,  and  became  the  father  of  iriod- 
ern  landscape His  superiority  as  an  etcher  is  chiefly  a  technical  super- 
iority; he  could  lay  a  shade  more  delicately,  and  more  perfect  gradation,  than 
any  other  etcher  of  landscape ;  he  could  reach  rare  effects  of  transparency,  and 
there  is  an  ineffable  tenderness  in  his  handling.  These  are  his  chief  claims  to 
our  consideration,  and  he  is  so  strong  on  these  points  that  such  accomplished 
moderns  as  Haden  and  Samuel  Palmer  have  a  great  reverence  for  his  name." — 
Hamerton. 


THE  PENE  D.  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  429 

CLAUDE  LORRAINE. 

1983  "The  Flight  into  Egypt." 

DUMESNIL,  No.  I.     Sold  in  the  Morgan  Collection  for  $17. 

CLAUDE  LORRAINE. 

1984  "  The  Tempest." 

DuMESNiL,  No.  5.     Sold  in  the  Morgan  Collection  for  $17. 

CLAUDE  LORRAINE. 

1985  "  Landscapes,"  etc.  (3) 
These   miniature   etchings  mounted  in  a  passe-partout  are  very 

FINE  and  of  extreme  RARITY. 

CLEMENTS  (L.  D.). 

1986  "Landscape." 

Original  etching. 

COLMAN  (Samuel). 

1987  "An  Old  Mill  at  Wainscotte,  Long  Island.'' 

Original  etching. 

COLMAN. 

1988  The  same. 

Proof  on  satin.     One  of  a  few  impressions  in  this  state. 

COPIA  (Jacques  Louis,  Born'1764,  Died. 1799). 

1989  "The  Triumph  of  Liberty,"  after  Fragonard. 
Engraver's  proofs  before  letters.     Rare  in  this  state. 

COROT  (Jean-Baptiste-Camille,  Born  1796  and  Died  1875). 

1990  "A  Souvenir  of  Italy." 

Proof  impression  on  Japan  paper  of  this  celebrated  "painter's 
etching  "  in  gold  frame. 

Hamerton  says: — "  The  few  etchings  of  Corot  have  one  merit  and  charm — 
they  do  certainly  recall  to  mind,  by  association  of  ideas,  his  charming  work  in 
oil,  so  full  of  the  sweetest  poetical  sentiment.  All  sins  are  forgiven  to  the  true 
poet.  Corot  may  not  be  a  great  poet,  as  Turner  was,  but  he  is  a  true  one. 
He  feels  the  mystery  of  naturg;  he  feels  the  delightfulness  of  cool,  gray  morn- 
ings and  dewy  evenings;  he  feels  the  palpitating  life  of  gleaming  river-shores 
and  the  trembling  of  the  light  branches  wherein  the  fitful  breezes  play.  He  has 
an  intense  sense  of  the  glimmering  indecision  and  mystery  of  natural  appear- 
ances, and  he  does  not,  as  it  seems  to  us,  draw  and  paint  with  precision  simply 
because  his  attention  does  not  fix  itself  on  that  which  is  precise.  It  is  a  remark- 
able proof  of  the  value  of  direct  expression,  however  defective  in  its  manner, 
that  Corot's  etchings,  with  all  their  faults,  should  convey  a  better  notion  of  his 
genius  than  the  far  cleverer  plates  which  Bracquemond  executed  after  Corot's 
pictures." 

COROT. 

1991  "View  in  Italy." 

Original  etching.    First  state.    Rare. 


430  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

COURTRY  (C.) 

1992  "  Head  of  a  Lady  of  Quality." 

Original  Etching.     Artist's  proof  or)  Japan  paper  signed.     Chestnut 
frame. 

COURTRY. 

1993  "  The  Son  of  Louis  XI." 

Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters; 

COTJRTRY. 

1994  "A  Turkish  Dance,"  after  G^rome. 

Fine  impression  on  Holland  paper.     Gold  frame. 

COURTRY. 

1995  "  A  Moorish  Bath,"  after  G^rome. 

A  fine  impression  of  this  beautiful  nude  subject.     Gold  frame. 

COURTRY. 

1996  "  The  Slave  Market,"  after  G^rome. 

Gold  frame. 

COURTRY. 

1997  Michael  Munkacsy,  from  a  painting  by  himself. 

COURTRY. 

1998  "Alcibiades    at    the    House    of   Aspasia,"  after 
Gerome. 

Fine  impression  on  Holland  paper.     Gold  frame. 

COUSIN. 

1999  "  The  Immaculate  Conception,"  ,after  Murillo. 

Proof  before  letters. 

COUTIL  (Leon). 

2000  "On  the  Lake." 

Original  painter's  etching;  artist's  proof  signed  on  Japan  paper. 
Neatly  framed  in  chestnut. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  431 

COUTIL  (Leon). 

2001  "  The  Temptation  of  St.  Anthony,"  after  Morot. 
'  Gold    frame.     Artist's   proof    on   Japan    paper,    signed,    of   this 

EXTRAORDINARY    AND    EMINENTLY   CLEVER    PRODUCTION,  which  will  recall  tO 

mind  the  bright  lines  of  the  Bentley  Ballad:— 

"  Last  came  an  imp, — how  unlike  the  rest! 
A  beautiful  female  form: 
And  her  voice  was  like  music,  that  sleep-oppress'd 
Sinks  on  some  cradling  zephyr's  breast ; 
And  whilst  with  a  whisper  his  cheek  she  press'd. 
Her  cheek  felt  soft  and  warm. 

"  When  over  his  shoulder  she  bent  the  light 
Of  her  soft  eyes  on  to  his  page. 
It  came  like  a  moonbeam  silver  bright. 
And  relieved  him  then  with  a  mild  delight. 
For  the  yellow  lamp-lustre  scorched  his  sight. 
That  was  weak  with  the  mists  of  age. 

"  Hey!  the  good  St.  Anthony  boggled  his  eyes 

Over  the  holy  book: 
Ho,  ho!  at  the  corners  they  'gan  to  rise. 
For  he  knew  that  the  thing  had  a  lovely  guise, 

And  he  could  not  choose  but  look." 

COUTIL. 

2002  "  The  Evening  Hour,"  after  Millet. 
Artist's  proof  on  Japan  paper,  signed.    Ash  frame. 

CRANACH  (Lucas,  Born  1472  and  Died  1553). 

2003  "  Martin  Luther." 

Original  sixteenth  century  woodcut  in  passe-partout.  Lucas  Cranach  vel 
Sunder  was  Burgomaster  of  Wittemberg,  as  well  as  a  painter  and  engraver.  As 
he  lived  on  intimate  terms  with  Melancthon  and  Luther,  the  above  portrait 
must  be  considered  as  correct  an  one  as  we  can  have. 

DALCO  (Antonio). 

2004  "  Christ  on  the  Cross,"  after  Gumo. 

DARLEY  (Felix  O.  C,  National  Academician,  Born  1822). 

2005  "Washington  Irving  and  his  Friends  at  Sunny- 
side." 

This  is  the  ORIGINAL  PAINTING  in  black  and  white  of  this  most 
popular  subject  and  the  original  design  for  the  engraving  of  which  thousands 
upon  thousands  of  impressions  have  been  sold.  The  drawing  measures  two 
feet  ten  inches  by  two  feet,  is  in  a  deep  passe-partout  mount  and  is  framed  in 
oak  and  gold. 

It  is  painted  in  India  ink  and  light  sepia,  and  the  minor  details  are  finished 
with  the  pencil.     It  is  signed  in  the  corner  "  F.  O.  C.  Darley,  fecit." 

This  original  design  was  made  by  Uarley,  as  stated  in  the  following  letter 
recently  received  from  him  in  regard  to  some  differences  in  the  painting  and  the 
engraved  impressions: — 

"  Claymont,  April  19th,  1887. 

"  Dear  Sir:  In  reply  to  yours  of  the  17th  I  would  say  that  the  change  in 
the  position  of  Paulding  in  the  engraving  of  '  Washington  Irving  and    his 


432        .  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

Friends  at  Sunnyside '  was  made  on  the  plate  by  the  engraver,  at  the  request  of 
the  publisher,  without  my  knowledge.     1  never  made  a  second  drawing. 

"  The  design  was  made  for  Mr.  Derby,  a  brother  of  the  Derby  you  speak  of, 
and  not  for  the  American  Art  Union.     The  price  received  by  me  for  it  was  $700. 

' '  It  was  sent  to  London  and  engraved  by  Barlow . 

"  Hoping  I  have  given  you  all  the  information  you  require. 
' '  I  remain  yours  truly, 

(Signed)        "F.  O.  C.  Barley." 

This  picture  is  so  well  known  that  a  description  hardly  seems  needed.  It 
includes  portraits,  every  one  of  them  taken  from  life  by  Darley,  of  H.  T. 
Tuckerman,  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  W.  G.  Simms,  Fitz-Greene  Halleck,  W. 
H.  Prescott,  W.  C.  Bryant,  Nathaniel  Hawthorne,  Washington  Irving,  John 
P.  Kennedy,  H.  W.  Xongfellow,  James  K.  Paulding,  J.  F.  Cooper,  N.  P. 
WiUis,  R.  W.  Emerson  and  George  Bancroft. 

The  portraits  are  life-like  and  conscientiously  executed  in  Darley's  most  care- 
ful manner.  The  subjects  were  all  his  personal  friends,  and  into  this  labor  of 
love  the  artist  threw  his  whole  soul  to  record  faithfully  the  lineaments  of  those 
with  whom  he  had  had  many  a  social  hour  of  intellectual  converse. 

The  principal  difference,  referred  to  in  Mr.  Darley's  letter,  between  the 
engraving  and  this  original  design  is  that  in  the  painting  James  K.  Paulding  is 
depicted  seated  and  with  his  head  between  Longfellow  and  Prescott.  In  the 
famous  line  engraving  he  is  represented  standing  between  Prescott  and  Irving. 
The  change  made,  and  as  Mr.  Darley  states  without  his  knowledge,  was  not  to 
the  benefit  of  the  conception,  as  the  engraver  presents  Irving's  coUaborateur  in 
the  "  Salmagundi"  to  us  as  a  lay  figure  full  of  stiffness  and  crudities.  Barlow, 
the  Eng:lish  engraver,  not  being  acquainted  with  the  physique  of  Paulding, 
makes  him  a  tall  man,  even  taller  than  Longfellow,  whereas  th.e  opposite  was 
the  case. 

Among  the  authors  represented  is  Henry  T.  Tuckerman,  who  wrote  as  fol-' 
lows  respecting  the  artist  of  this  splendid  painting: — 

' '  The  peculiar  skill  and  readiness  of  Darley's  pencil  has  unavoidably  enlisted 
it  in  numerous  casual  enterprises,  from  a  vignette  on  bank  notes  to  a  political 
caricature  for  a  comic  paper.  Theire  was  no  draughtsman  among  us  so  prompt 
and  inventive.  .  .  .  Darley  has  made  a  study  of  American  subjects,  and 
finds  therein  a  remarkable  range,  from  the  beautiful  to  the  grotesque,  as  is 
manifest  when  his  drawings  are  compared.  It  is  rare  for  the  same  hand  to 
deal  so  aptly  with  the  graceful  and  the  pensive,  so  vigorously  with  the  charac- 
teristic, and  so  broadly  with  the  humorous,  and  exhibit  an  equal  facility  and 
felicity  in  true  literal  transcript  and  in  fanciful  conception." 

A  verdict  amply  corroborated  in  his  illustration  of  the  works  of  Irving, 
Cooper,  Dickens,  Hawthorne,  etc.,  as  well  as  in  his  "  Washington's  Entry  into 
New  York,"  "  The  First  Blow  for  Liberty,"  and  numerous  equally  prized 
American  subjects  conceived  and  executed  by  the  genius  of  Darley. 

DARODES. 

2006  "Charles  Eisen,"  after  Vispre. 

An  extremely  fine  copy  of  the  celebrated  print  engraved  by  Ficquet,  for  the 
"Fermiers  Generaux"  edition  of  La  Fontaine. 

DAUBIGNY  (Charles  Francois,  Born  1817  and  Died  1878). 

2007  "Pear  Trees  at  Anvers." 

Original  ktching  by  this  celebrated  landscape  painter.  Proof  on 
Japan  paper. 

"  '^^^  ?"■'  °^  '•^'^  illustrious  master  consists  in  choosing  well  a  bit  of  country, 
and  painting  it  as  it  is;  enclosing  in  its  frame  all  the  simple  and  naive  poetry 
which  it  contains.  No  effects  of  studied  light,  no  artificial  and  complicated 
composition No,  it  is  the  real  hospitable  and  familiar  country,  without 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  433 

display  or  disguise,  in  which  one  finds  himself  as  well  off,  and  in  which  one  is 
wrong  not  to  live  longer  when  he  is  there,  to  which  Daubigny  transports  me 
without  jolting  each  time  that  I  stop  before  one  of  his  pictures." — Edmond 
About. 

DAULLE  (Jean,  Born  1703  and  Died  1763). 

2008  "  La  Riboteuse  Hollandoise,''  after  Metzu. 

DELACROIX  (Eugene). 

2op9  "  The  Blacksmith.'' 
Scarce.     OriginAl  etching,  one  of  very  few  made  by  Delacroix. 

DE  LAUNAY  (Nicholas,  Born  1739  and  Died  1792). 

2010  "  The'Too  Inquisitive  Wife,"  after  Baudouin. 
Very  rare.     Fine  old  impression  of  this  celebrated  erotic  subject. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

201 1  "The  Happy  Family,"  after  Fragonard. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

2012  "The  Little  Preacher,"  after  Fragonard. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

2013  "Education  Teaches   all  Things,''  after  Frago- 
nard. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

2014  "  Look,  See  Father!  "  after  Vangorp. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

2015  "The  Griddle  Cakes,"  after  Fragonard. 

DE  LAUNAY. 

2016  "  La  Bonne  Mere,"  after  Fragonard. 

Modem  impression  on  Japan  paper. 

DE  LAUNAY  (Robert,  Born  1754  and  Died  1814). 

2017  "  J.  Y.  Passerai,"  after  Borel. 
Eighteenth  century  French  erotic  subject.     Rare. 

DELBOS. 

2018  "  On  the  Champs  Elysees." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

DELIGNON  (Jean  Louis,  Born  1755  and  Died  1804). 

2019  "  The  Tempting  Offer,"  after  Lavreince. 
Fine  original  impression  of  this  charming  print. 


434  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

DEMARTEAU  (Giles). 

2020  "  Noon  "    and    "  Evening,"   after     Jean    Baptiste 

HUET.  (2) 

A  pair  of  pastoral  subjects  in  ebony  frames,  engraved  on  copper,  in  the  chalk 
manner,  and  printed  in  tints  in  fac-simile  of  the  original  drawings,  and  from 
which  it  would  be  difficult  to  distinguish  them. 

DEMARTEAU. 

2021  "  Boy  Angels,"  after  Boucher.  (2) 

A  PAIR  OF  CHARMING  SUBJECTS,  ENGRAVED  IN  STIPPLE,  AND  PRINTED  IN  THE 
BARTOLOZZI  tint,  AFTER  THIS  MASTER.  FiNE  OLD  IMPRESSIONS  AND  VERY 
RARE.     Oak  frames. 

DEMARTEAU. 

2022  "  Head  of  a  Young  Girl,''  after  Boucher. 

Polished  oak  frame. 

DENNEL  (Louis,  Born  1741). 

2023  "  Wavering  Virtue,"  after  Madame  Le  Brun. 

DENON  (Dominique  Vivant,  Born  1747  and  Died  1825). 

2024  "  Sweet  Dreams." 

Original  etching.  ' 

"  Denon  was  one  of  the  train  of  artists  and  literary  and  scientific  men  who 
accompanied  Napoleon  Bonaparte  to  Egypt.  His  great  work  on  the  Egyptian 
expedition,  the  numerous  drawings  for  which  were  made  by  himself,  is  alone 
sufficient  to  immortalize  his  name.  Napoleon  was  warmly  attached  to  him, 
made  him  Director-General  of  the  Museums,  and  consulted  him  on  all  matters 
relating  to  the  fine  arts.  Denon  died  in  Paris  universally  beloved  and  admired. 
He  resembled  Voltaire  as  well  in  his  wit  as  in  his  features." — Bryan. 

DENON. 

2025  "  Madame  le  Brun  in  her  Studio." 

Original  etching. 

DENON. 

2026  "  Study  of  Jewish  Heads  ";  "  Turkish  Heads."  (2) 

DENON. 

2027  "  The  Grandfather's  Benediction,''  after  Rem- 
brandt. 

DENON. 

2028  Collection  of  Etchings  after  REMBRANDT,  VAN 
OSTADE,  TENIERS,  CLAUDE  LORRAINE,  PAR- 
MEGIANO,  RAYMOND,  SALVATOR  ROSA,  etc., 
including  some  originals  by  the  artist.  All  on  What- 
man PAPER.  (35) 

An  extraordinary  lot  of  etchings,  suitable  for  illustrating  Bryant's  or  Spooner's 
Dictionaries — also  useful  for  the  study  of  etching. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  435 

DESBOUTINS  (M.). 

2029  "Baby  going  Out.'' 

Original  etching. 
DESCHANELLI. 

2030  "Bacchanalian  S\jbjects."  (2) 
A  PAIR  OF  ORIGINAL  WATER-COLOR  DRAWINGS  by  this  artist.     Oak  frames. 

DESMOULIN  (I.). 

2031  "  Sperrata,"  after  Henner. 

DETAILLE    (Jean  Baptiste   Edouard,   Bom    1848;    Pupil   of 
Meissonier). 

2032  "The  Cuirassier." 

Remarque  proof  on  Japan  paper.  Of  excessive  rarity;  probably 
UNIQUE,  WITH  THE  AUTOGRAPH  OF  THE  PAINTER,  "  Recerez  mes  Salutations 
empriss^es  Edouard  Detaille."  In  neat  gilt  frame.  Hamerton,  in  "Etching 
and  Etchers,"  says: — "  Detaille,  who  has  become  celebrated  as  a  painter  very 
early  in  life,  etches  with  consummate  ease  and  skill,  which  may  be  attributed  to 
his  habit  pf  making  clever  croquis  of  what  he  sees  for  subsequent  use  in  his  pic- 
tures. His  two  plates,  '  Un  Uhlan'  and  '  Trompette  de  Chasseurs,'  are  as 
good  as  anything  well  can  be  in  that  light-handed,  sketchy  manner,  being  full  of 
the  closest  observation  expressed  with  admirable  ease.  Any  critic  can  say  that 
these  are  'mere  sketches,'  because  all  the  paper  is  not  blackened;  but  he  who 
knows  what  good  drawing  is,  and  where  to  look  for  it,  will  find  more  of  it  in  a 
horse's  leg  by  Detaille,  sketched  from  memory  in  a  five  minutes,  than  in  many  a 
labored  engraving." 

DETAILLE. 

2033  Another  copy  of  the  preceding. 

Proof  before  letters,  on  Japan  paper,  without  the  "remarque."  Gold 
frame. 

DETAILLE. 

2034  "  The  Uhlan." 

Original  painter's  etching,  in  gold  frame. 

DETAILLE. 

2035  "  The  Trumpeter." 

Original  etching. 

DHOULT  (L.  E.). 

2036  "Female   Satyr  Sleeping  discovered  by    Young 

CrlRLS." 

A  suggestive  sepia  drawing,  neatly  framed,  of  the  French  school,  dated  1821, 
representing  a  female  satyr  almost  nude  reclining  under  the  shade  of  a  large 
tree,  evidently  sleeping  off  the  effects  of  an  orgie  in  honor  of  Bacchus.  A 
drinking  vessel  of  antique  shape  is  still  clutched  in  her  hand,  and  a  broken  wine 
vase  is  on  the  ground  at  her  side.  She  is  just  discovered  by  three  young 
maidens,  whose  occupation  is  evidently  that  of  Chloe.  Their  varied  expressions 
of  surprise,  diffidence,  astonishment,  wonder  and  fear  are  admirably  rendered. 


436       ,    THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

DHOULT. 

2037  "  The  Awakening  of  Bacchus." 

A  sepia  drawing,  neatly  framed,  by  the  same  master  as  the  above,  and  equally 
suggestive.  It  represents  the  rosy  god  reclining  on  the  ground  at  the  foot  of  a 
tree,  an  empty  wine  jar  by  his  side;  three  of  his  votaries  are  gently  arousing 
him.  He  observes  them  with  an  expression  of  quaint  humor  diflBcult  to  describe, 
but  we  might  imagine  him  to  be  about  to  chant  a  verse  of  one  of  old  Anacreon's 
odes: — 

' '  Teach  me  this,  and  let  me  swim 

My  soul  upon  the  goblet's  brim. 

Teach  me  this,  and  let  me  twine 

My  arms  around  the  n3miph  divine.'' 

DIETRICH  (Christian  W.  E.,  Born  1712  and  Died  1774)- 

2038  "  Hungarian    Quack   Doctor,"  and   "  Itinerant 

Vendor,"  after  Rembrandt.  (2) 

DIETRICH. 

2039  "  The  Ratcatcher." 

DIETRICH. 

2040  "  Landscapes,"  "  Goats,"  etc.  (11) 

DIETRICH  (M.,  the  younger,  Born  1799). 

2041  "  A  Cavalry  Engagement." 

A  very  spirited  and  clever  original  water-color  drawing  by  this  artist,  neatly 
framed  in  blue  velvet  and  gold. 

DREVET  (Pierre,  the  elder.  Born  1663  and  Died  1738). 

2042  "  Louis  XIV.,"  after  Rigaud. 

Fine  old  impression  of  this  celebrated  portrait,  framed  in  polished  oak.  ' '  The 
elder  Drevet  produced  some  fine  works,  notably  the  large  full-length  portrait  of 
'  Le  Grand  Monarquc,'  Louis  XIV.  That  much  flattered  potentate  is  represented 
standing  in  all  the  glory  of  ermine,  lace  and  wig,  his  face  indicating  the 
unbounded  conceit  and  selfishness  which  were  so  characteristic  of  him.  It  is 
with  this  portrait  that  Thackeray  made  so  felicitous  a  hit  in  his  '  Paris  Sketch 
Book,'  where  he  represents,  side  by  side,  first  Louis  Le  Grand  in  all  his  glory, 
then  a  miserable  little  decrepit  old  man ;  and  thirdly,  the  same  gorgeous  habili-  , 
ments,  wig  and  high-heeled  shoes,  but  with  the  man  left  out  of  them." — The 
Golden  Age  of  Engraving. 

DREVET. 

2043  "  Robert  de  Cotte,  Architect  to   the    King,"   after 
Rigaud. 

DREVET. 

2044  "  Nicholas  Boileau,"  after  Rigaud. 

Fine  old  impression,  neatly  framed. 
DUBUCOURT. 

2045  "Every  one  in  his  Turn,"  and  "An  Useless  Cau- 
tion," after  C.  Vernet.  (2) 

Very  rare.  Engraved  on  copper  in  aquatints  and  colored  by  hand  in  fac- 
simile of  the  original  drawings. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  437 

DUJARDIN  (Karel,  Born  1625,  Died  1678). 

2046  "  Horses."  ' 

Fine  impression.  Bartsch  No.  25.  "  Karel  Dujardin  evidently  loved  the 
life  of  the  fields.  He  strictly  followed  Paul  Potter  as  long  as  he  remained  in  his 
native  land.  He  engraved  numbers  of  animals,  illustrating  their  habits  and  ex 
plaining  their  natures.  Some  sleep  in  sheer  idleness,  stretched  on  their  sides  or 
wallowing  in  the  mud;  others,  accustomed  to  work,  ruminate  peacefully,  or 
browse  carelessly  on  the  grass.  Dujardin's  engraving  is  clear,  the  outlines  bold 
and  distinct;  he  never  betrays  weariness. "^Duplessis. 

DUJARDIN. 

2047  "Hogs." 

Fine  impression.    Bartsch,  No  16. 

DUJARDIN. 

2048  "  Goats." 

DUJARDIN. 

2049  "Landscape  and  Cows." 

Bartsch,  No.  31. 

DUJARDIN. 

2050  "Landscape  and  Cows." 

Fine  impression.     Bartsch,  No.  26. 

DUMONT. 

2051  "A  Young  Girl  at  the  Fountain,"  after  Greuze. 

Fine  proof  before  all  letters  on  India  paper.  Chestnut  frame.  An 
exquisite  and  charming  subject  after  this  well-known  and  favorite  master. 

DURER  (Albert,  Born  1471  and  Died  1528). 

2052  "  The  Virgin  and  Child  with  the  Monkey." 

ORIGINAL.  Cherry  wood  frame.  One  of  the  most  curious  and  desirable  of 
the  many  Madonnas  engraved  by  this  great  master.  W.  Schmidt,  in  his  de- 
lightful essay  on  Durer,  says  of  this  print: — "But  amongst  the  very  finest 
engravings  of  this  period  (1497-1504)  art  the  charming  idyl  of  '  The  Holy  Fam- 
ily with  the  Ape '  in  a  landscape,  and  the  delightful  '  Holy  Family '  of  1504. 
With  what  love  the  surroundings  are  here  carried  out,  and  how  exquisite  are  the 
miniature  little  figures!" 

DURER. 

2053  "Our  Lord  on  the  Cross  (1511)." 

ORIGINAL.  Bartsch  13.  Oak  frame.  One  of  the  sixteen  plates 
engraved  by  Durer,  1509  to  1612,  called  "  The  Passion  on  Copper." 

DURER. 

2054  "Christ  before  Caiaphas  (1512)." 

ORIGINAL.  Bartsch  6.  Gold  frame.  One  of  the  series  known  as  "  The 
Passion  on  Copper." 


438  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

DURER. 

2055  "EccE  Homo.— The  Virgin  and  St.  John  looking 

sadly  at  the  suffering  Christ   (1509)." 

Fine  contemporary  copy.  Bartsch  3.  Gold  frame.  The  first  engraved  of 
the  series  known  as  "  The  Passion  on  copper." 

DURER. 

2056  "  Le  Paysan  du  March£." 

Bartsch  89.     An  old  copy. 

DURER. 

2057  "  Christ  Washing  the  Feet  of  His  Disciples." 
Original  woodcut  by  Albert  Durer.     Bartsch  25. 

DURER. 

2058  "The  Martyrdom  of  St.  Catherine." 

Large  woodcut.     Original.     Bartsch  120. 

DURER. 

2059  "  Samson  Slaying  the  Philistines." 

LaiIge  woodcut.     Original.     Bartsch  127. 

"In  these  days  of  universal  scepticism,  people  are  unwilling  to  consider 
Albert  Durer  a  wood-engraver;  but  we  hardly  like  to  exclude  these  masterly 
engravings  from  the  list  of  Durer's  works.  If  he  did  not  himself  engrave 
the  plates  he  must  have  watched  over  the  artists  to  whom  he  intrusted  them  with 
untiring  solicitude." — Duplessis. 

DURER. 

2060  "  Adam  and  Eve." 

Reduced  fac-simile  on  wood.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

"  It  is  chiefly  in  Durer's  engravings  that  we  are  able  to  get  an  insight  into  the 
depths  of  his  character.  Perfect  in  detail  and  marvelous  in  execution,  each  one 
conveys  a  lesson  often  too  deep  for  minds  unaccustomed  to  introspection,  un- 
moved by  the  questionings  and  doubts,  the  hopes  and  the  despair,  which  afflict 
a  nature  dissatisfied  with  the  conditions  in  which  it  exists,  and  striving  ever  to 
fathom  the  surrounding  mysteries," — MRS,  Heaton. 

DURER. 

2061  "Life  of  the  Virgin,"  "The   Large  Passion,"  etc. 

(IS) 
Facsimiles  of  Durer's  larger  works  on  wood,  including  selections  from  the 
above,  and  some  of  the  first  illustrations  of  the  Apocalypse,  the  St,  Jerome,  etc. 

EARLOM  (Richard,  Born  1743  and  Died  1822). 

2062  "  Landscapes,"  after  Claude  Lorraine.  (3) 

Fine  original  impressions. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  439 


EDELINCK  (Gerard,  Born  1627  and  Died  1707). 

2063  "  Philip  de  Champagne,"  after  a  painting  by  himself. 

Neatly  framed  in  massive  oak,  A  fine  impression  of  this  famous  engraver's 
masterpiece.  Charles  Sumner  in  his  article  on  "  The  Best  Portraits  in  Engrav- 
ing," says: — "  Gerard  Edelinck  excelled  Nanteuil  in  genuine  mastery.  It  requires 
no  remarkable  knowledge  to  recognize  his  great  merits.  Evidently  he  is  a 
master,  exercising  sway  with  absolute  art,  and  without  attempts  to  bribe  the  eye 
by  special  effects  of  light."  LONGHI  in  his  valuable  work,  "  La  Calcografia, " 
is  very  enthusiastic  in  his  praise.  He  remarks,  "  He  [Edelinck]  is  an  engraver 
whose  works  deserve  the  first  place  among  exemplars,"  and  he  attributes  to  him 
all  perfections  in  his  art;  designs,  chiaro-oscuro,  ariel  perspective,  local  tints, 
softness,  lightness,  variety,  in  short,  everything  which  can  enter  into  the  repre- 
sentation of  the  true  and  beautiful  without  the  aid  of  color.  Of  this  particular 
portrait  he  writes: — "  The  work  which  goes  the  most  to  my  blood,  and  with  regard 
to  which  Edelinck  with  good  reason  can  congratulate  himself,  is  the  portrait  of 
Champagne.  I  shall  die  before  I  cease  to  contemplate  it  with  wonder  always 
new.  Here  ■  is  seen  how  he  was  equally  great  as  designer  and  as  engraver. " 
This  print  sold  for  $35  at  the  Morgan  sale. 

EDELINCK. 

2064  "Charles,  Due  de  Berry,"  after  deTroye. 

Folio.  Fine  impressions  in  gilt  frame.  A  beautiful  specimen  of  the  master's 
manner,  particularly  in  his  exquisite  treatment  of  the  lace-work  at  the  neck  and 
wrists,  and  the  gold-embroidered  coat.  Charles,  Duke  de  Berry  was  the  third 
son  of  the  Dauphin,  and  g^randson  of  Louis  XIV.  He  was  bom  in  1686  and 
named  by  Charles  II,  of  Spain  successor  to  the  throne  of  that  country.  He 
died  in  1714.  This  plate,  which  is  undated,  was  probably  engraved  for  Louis 
XIV.  while  the  artist  was  in  the  service  of  that  monarch. 

EDELINCK. 

2065  "  Charles  Le  Brun,  Painter  to  the  King,"  after 
Largilliere. 

EDELINCK. 

2066  "  Marten    van    den   Bogaert,   Sculptor  to  the 
King,"  after  Rigaud. 

EDELINCK. 

2067  "  Philippe,  Due  d'Anjou,"  after  Troye. 

EDELINCK. 

2068  "Bartholomew   d'Herblot." 

EDWARDS  (Edwin,  Born  1823). 

2069  "The  Wregk." 

Original  etching  by  this  well-known  English  landscape  painter. 

EHRMAN  (E.j 

2070  "  The  Last  Love  of  Charlemagne." 
Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  Holland  paper. 


440  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

FERRIS  (L.  J.) 

2071  "The  Guard  of  the  Harem,"  after  Gerome. 
Proof  on'  satin,  one  of  a  very  limited  number  taken. 

FERRIS. 

2072  The  Same.     On  Holland  paper. 

FERRIS. 

2073  "The  Florentine  Poet,"  after  Cabanel. 
Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.     Gold  frame. 

FERRIS. 

2074  "  A  Stable  Door — Grenada." 

Original  etching. 

FEYEN-PERRIN  (Franfois  Nicholas  Augustin). 

2075  "  The  Bean  Picker." 

Original  etching.     Gold  frame. 

FICQUET  (Etienne,  Born  17 19  and  Died  1794)- 

2076  "  Jean  de  la  Fontaine,"  after  Rigault. 

Ficquet  was  an  eminent  French  engraver,  a  pupil  of  G.  F.  Schmidt.  He 
acquired  great  reputation  by  the  small  portraits  which  he  engraved  of  the  dis- 
tinguished literati  of  France.  They  are  executed  with  extraordinary  neatness 
and  delicacy,  and  are  very  correctly  drawn.  Two  of  his  best  plates  are  the 
portraits  of  La  Fontaine  and  Eisen,  the  celebrated  artist. 

FICQUET. 

2077  "  Louis  V.,  the  Sluggish,  King  of  France.'' 

FICQUET. 

2078  "  Louis  VII.,  the  Pious,  King  of  France." 

FICQUET. 

2079  "  Robert,  King  of  France." 

FLAMENG  (Leopold,  Born  1831). 

2080  "  Herodias,"  after  Benjamin  Constant. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper,  neatly  framed.  "  The  influr 
ence  of  one  man  is  sometimes  of  the  very  greatest  importance  even  in  those 
movements  which  appedr  to  be  the  result  of  a  tendency  generally  prevalent. 
Thus,  in  the  revival  of  etching,  Leopold  Flameng  has  given  a  strong  impulse 
to  one  branch  of  the  art,  that  which  concerns  itself  with  the  interpretation  of 

painting Charles  Blanc,  a  critic  not  at  all  given  to  excesses  in  the 

use  of  epithets,  and  far  too  accomplished  a  writer  to  forget,  even  for  an  instant, 
the  necessity  for  distinguishing  between  shades  of  expression,  calls  Flameng 
'  rillustre  graveur ' — an  adjfective  always  reserved,  in  French  criticism,  for  the 
one  or  two  men  in  a  generation  whom  posterity  is  likely  to  remember.  The 
epithet  is  not  misplaced  in  this  instance.  Flameng  is  really  one  of  those  illus- 
trious men  whose  labors  make  epochs  in  the  history  of  the  fine  arts.  He 
is  a  thoroughly  great  engraver — an  artist-eugraver  of  the  highest  rank." — 
Hamerton. 


THE  PE'NE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  441 

FLAMENG. 

2081  "Adieu    for   the   Present,"  after  Valentine  C. 
Prinsep,  R.A. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.     Neatly  framed. 

"  Prinsep  is  always  exceptionally  strong  in  tiiese  charming  little  bits  of 
drawing-room  incident,  and  this  picture  is  an  admirable  illustration  of  the  care 
and  skill  with  which  he  handles  such  subjects." — London  Art  Journal. 

FLAMENG. 

2082  "  The  Birth  of  Venus,"  after  Cabanel. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

FLAMENG. 

2083  "  Marguerite     at     the    Fountain,''    after    Ary 
scheffer. 

Early  proof  on  Holland  paper. 

FLAMENG. 

2084  "  The  Jolly  Companions,"  after  Ostade. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

FLAMENG. 

2085  "A  Helping  Hand,"  after  Renouf. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper.    Oak  frame. 

FLAMENG. 

2086  "  Cardinal  Richelieu  at  the,  Siege  of  Rochelle," 
after  Motte. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.    Oak  frame. 

FLAMENG. 

2087  "  Homeric  Battle." 

Original  etching.  Very  scarce,  ioo  impressions  only  taken,  and 
plate  destroyed. 

FQRSTER  (Francois,  Born  1790  and  Died  1872). 

2088  "  La  Vierge  a  la  Legende,"  after  Raphael. 

UNIQUE.  From  the  original  in  the  possession  of  the  Hon.  A.  J. 
Ward.     A  brilliant  TRIAL  PROOF,  and  the  TENTH  IMPRESSION 

FROM  THE  PLATE  OF  THIS  CELEBRATED  ENGRAVING.      Oak  frame. 

"  Forster  was  a  pupil  of  Langlois.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  he  obtained 
the  first  prize  at  Paris,  by  which  he  was  sent  to  Rome;  and  after  his  return  he 
soon  gained  a  reputation,  his  plates  being  remarkable  for  the  skill  with  which 
he  represented  the  originals.  He  handled  the  graver  with  great  ability,  and 
his  faculty  of  imparting  both  vigor  and  tenderness  in  the  execution  gives  to  the 
whole  a  beautiful  and  harmonious  effect." — Bryan. 

FORSTER. 

2089  "  The  Three  Graces,"  after  Raphael. 

From  the  original  in  the  collection  of  Lord  Ward.  Open  letter 
PROOF,  neatly  framed.     This  print  sold  for  $56  at  the  Morgan  sale. 


442  THE  PENEDU  JBOIS  COLLECTION. 

FORTUNY  (Mariano,  Born  1838  and  Died  1874). 

2090  "  A  Spanish  Lady." 

An  original  etching  by  this  pre-eminent  Spanish  painter,  in  cherry- 
wood  frame.    "  What  Chopin  is  to  music,  it  appears  to  us  that  Fortuny  is  to  art, 
and  both  of  them  have  more  of  the  gypsy  wildness  and  strangeness  of  Spain  in  ' 
their  worlcs  than  of  the  classical  composers  of  Italy,  or  of  the  graceful  esprit  of 
France." — JUindon  Art  Journal. 

FOSTER  (Birket,  Born  1825). 

2091  "An  Old  English  Mjll." 

Proof  before  letters  of  an  original  etching  by  this  favorite  artist; 
in  neat  gold  frame. 

FRAGONARD  (Jean  Honord,  Born  1733  and  Died  1806). 

2092  "  Haman  Convicted,  before  King  Ahasuerus  and 
Queen  Esther." 

An  original  water-color  study,  neatly  framed,  by  this  remarkable  French  artist, 
who  early  in  life  was  a  lawyer's  clerk,  but  finding  he  had  little  disposition  for 
that  business,  entered  the  studio  of  Chardin,  where  he  received  his  first  instruc- 
tion in  drawing.  He  then  attended  the  atelier  of  Boucher,  where  he  made  such 
rapid  progress  that  he  obtained,  when  only  twenty  years  old,  the  "  grand  prix. 
de  Rome."  After  spending  some  years  in  Italy,  Fragonard  returned  to  Paris, 
and  in  1765  painted  for  Louis  XV.  his  "  Coresus  and  Callirrhoe."  Finding  that 
the  style  of  painting,  which  he  acquired  in  Italy,  did  not  meet  with  sufficient  suc- 
cess, he  applied  himself  to  delineating  love-scenes  of  a  libidinous  character. 
These  productions,  adapted  to  the  corrupt  taste  at  that  time  in  France,  he  sold 
for  great  sums.  His  portraits,  scenes  of  family  life,  landscapes,  miniatures, 
crayon  and  water-color  drawings,  are  of  a  most  graceful  and  light  touch.  They 
are  still  greatly  esteemed  in  Europe,  and  whenever  they  occur  for  sale  bring  large 
prices. 

The  present  specimen,  which  was  painted  to  order  in  1790,  for  the  »Duc  de 
Choiseuil,  is  a  very  desirable  example  of  his  early  style.  The  varied  expressions 
of  the  actors  in  the  scene  depicted  are  all  admirably  rendered.  The  anger  of  the 
King,  who  has  just  returned  from  the  garden  and  finds  Haman  ' '  fallen  upon  the 
bed  where  Esther  was";  the  triumph  and  exultation  of  the  Queen  and  her  hand- 
maid; the  terror,  horror,  and  abject  cowardice  of  Haman  ;  and  lastly  the  soldiers 
with  the  gallows  in  the  distance,  are  all  delineated  with  such  power  and  fidehty, 
that  as  we  gaze  on  the  wonderful  whole,  we  can  almost  fancy  we  hear  Ahasuerus 
utter vrith  concentrated  fury,  "  Hang  him  thereon!" 

FRAGONARD. 

2093  "  Les  Jets  d'Eau." 

Proof  on  India  paper  of  an  etching  by  an  anonymous  artist  of  one 
OF  the  very  free  subjects  by  this  famous  painter. 

FRANCAIS  (Francois  Louis,  Born  1814). 

2094  "  The  Old  Well." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 

FRANgOIS  (Alphonse). 

2095  "  The  Birth  of  Venus,"  after  Cabanel. 

Fine  impression  of  this  exquisite  nude  subject,  neatly  framed. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  443 

FRANKEL  (Itigomar). 

2096  "  Theodora.." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 

GAILLARD  (F.) 

2097  "  A  Flemish  Burgher,"  after  Van  Eyck. 

Proof  before  letters,  in  bronzed  frame,  with  deep  French  mat.  Very  fine 
and  one  of  the  most  wonderful  specimens  of  "  dry  point "  work  ever  executed. 

GAILLARD. 

2098  "  The  Pope  Leo  XIII." 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

GAILLARD. 

2099  "Statuary,"  after  Le  Crepuscule. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

GAUCHEREL  (Leon,  Born  1816). 

2099*  "  The  Sun  of  Venice  going  to  Sea,"  after  J.  M. 
W.  Turner,    ' 

Neatly  framed.  Hamerton  saysof  thisetching: — "  It  is  a  matter  of  extreme 
difficulty  to  translate  Turner  into  etching,  and  it  can  only  be  done  at  all  by  the 
boldest  interpretation.  This  plate  by  M.  Gaucherel  conveys,  I  think,  a  very 
good  idea  of  Turner's  poetical  conception,  and  recalls  the  picture  very  strongly 
to  the  memory. " 

GAUCHEREL. 

2100  "The  Sea." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 

GAUCHEREL. 

2101  "Interior  of  a  Library." 

Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

GAUJEAN. 

2102  "  Souvenirs,"  after  Chaplin. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper,  printed  in  colors  from  the 
copper-plate,  a  beautiful  production  and  curious  as  an  example  of  the 
almost  lost  art  of  printing  in  several  colors  from  copper. 

GAUTIER  (Lucien). 

2103  "Ice  on  the  Seine,  January,  1880." 

Original  etching. 


444  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

"GAVARNI,"  ?.  f.,  GUILLAUME    SULPICE   CHEVALIER 
(Born  1804  and  Died  1866). 
Z104  "  Les  Belles  Equestriennes." 

Original  and  signed  Water-color  drawing,  in  frame,  by  the  celebrated 
"Gavarni,"  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  etc.  It  represents  two  ladies 
of  the  belle  monde  conversing  in  the  Bois-de-Boulogne.  One  is  seated — the 
other  standing.  Both  are  habited  in  equestrian  costumes  of  the  period,  1830- 
1840.  The  dainty  little  foot  and  bottom  of  pants  peeping  from  the  dark  green 
riding  habit  of  the  grande-dame  to  the  right  are  very  suggestive.  The  attempt 
at  masculinity  on  the  part  of  both  is  admirably  depicted  by  Gavarni.  The  arms 
lolling  over  the  seat,  the  tied  scarf  and  pin,  the  tall  beaver  hats  and  the  general 
tout  ensemble  of  the  loquacious  couple  make  up  a  charming  study. 

Gavarni,  after  a  visit  to  the  Pyrenees,  write  Clement  and  Hutton  in  the 
"Artists  of  the  Nineteenth  Century" — "returned  to  Paris  in  May,  1828. 
During  the  year  after  his  return  he  studied  every  phase  of  Parisian  life ;  his 
curiosity  was  insatiable,  and  he  sketched  continually,  but  he  earned  little  money, 
and  was  beginning  to  be  very  anxious  about  his  future,  when  a  friend  suggested 
that  he  should  show  some  of  his  water-colors  to  Susse,  the  picture  dealer.  This 
he  did  and  Susse  declared  himself  ready  to  purchase  them  if  they  were  signed; 
after  a  moment's  thought  the  artist  took  a  pen  and  wrote  '  Gavarni, '  and  from 
that  moment  the  name  inscribed  on  the  register  of  his  baptism  was  lost.  Imme- 
diately his  sketches  were  the  fashion, .  .  .  The  name  of  Gavarni  will  live 
beside  that  of  Balzac;  both  studied  life  seriously — the  one  commenced  in  vrating 
what  the  other  comfileted  by  illustrating." 

GAVARNI. 

2105  "Mother  Pipelot.'' 

Original  lead  pencil  drawing  tinted  with  chalk.     Oak  frame. 

GAVARNI. 

2106  "Sketches  of  the  People.'' 

A  series  of  unpublished  sketches  on  wood  by  Gavarni.  Proofs  on 
India  paper. 

GEILLE. 

2107  "  St.  Michael,"  after  Raphael. 

Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

GIFFORD  (R.  Swain,  Born  1840). 

2108  "  Neapolitan  Fishing  Boats  Returning  Home." 
Original    etching     by    this     favorite    artist.        The  London  Art 

Journal  says:—"  R.  Swain  Gifford  is  one  of  the  most  original  of  the  younger 
American  artists.  His  landscapes  are,  as  a  general  thing,  remarkably  true  to 
thelocal  color  and  characteristics  of  the  scenes  he  paints.  There  is  a  great 
variety  in  his  subjects,  and  he  treats  with  equal  felicity  the  snow  scenes  of  the 
Sierras  or  the  pastorals  of  Brittany." 

GIRADET  (Eugene). 

2109  "The  New  Master." 

Original  etching. 
GRAVESAND  (Storm  Van). 

2110  "A  Scene  in  Holland." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU BOIS  COLLECTION.  445 

GRAVIER  (A.). 

2111  "Lady  Teazle." 

REMARQUE  PROOF,  in  polished  oak  frame.  The  artist  has  chosen  the 
Screen  Scene  as  the  subject  of  his  illustration.  Her  ladyship  is  depicted  behind 
the  screen;  her  picturesque  costume  and  her  expression  of  disgust,  doubt  and 
consternation  are  admirably  rendered. 

GRAVIER. 

2112  "Rosalind." 

Remarque  proof,  in  polished  oak  frame. 

GRAVIER. 

2 1 13  "  Faithful,"  after  W.  Oliver. 

Remarque  proof  of  the  fine  etching,  in  polished  oak  frame.     . 

GUERARD  (H.). 

2114  "  The  Lady's  Slipper.'' 

Rare.    Artist's  proof,  signed.     Printed  in  red  and  black. 

GUERARD. 

2115  "  My  Mother,"  after  TissoT. 

Fine  proof  before  letters. 

GUILLAUMET  (G.  A.). 

2116  "  Frederick  Lemaitre." 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper.  A  litelike 
portrait  of  the  great  actor,  drawn  and  etched  by  his  friend,  the  artist. 

GUTTENBERG  (Heinrich,  Born  1749  and  Died  1818). 

2 1 17  "  The  Game  of  Cards,"  after  Teniers. 

HADEN  (Francis  Seymour,  Born  1818). 

2 1 18  "Cowdray." 

Impression  on  Holland  paper  in  gold  frame.     "  Francis  Seymour  Haden 

is  an  artist  of  rare  endowment  and  consummate  practical  skill In  a  few 

weeks  one   of  the   busiest   surgeons  in  London  found  himself  one  of  its  most 

celebrated  artists A  never-ending  subject  of  wonder  to  me  in  Haden's 

work  is  that  it  is  not  only  art,  but  pure  art — art  reigning  unopposed  in  its  own 
realm. ' ' — Hamerton. 

HADEN. 

2 1 19  "  Egham  Lock." 

First  state. 

HADEN. 

2120  "Old  Chelsea,  out  of  Whistler's  Window." 

First  state. 

HADEN. 

2121  "Brig  at  Anchor." 

Fine  impression  on  Holland  paper  in  oak  frame. 


446  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

HADEN. 

2122  "Twickenham." 

One  of  the  earliest  of  Haden's  published  etchings,  dated  1865,  and  in  gold 
frame. 

HAIG  (H.). 

2123  "An  Old  German  Mill." 

Proof  before  letters  on  Holland' paper,  in  gold  frame. 

HAMILTON  (H.). 

2124  "Feeding  the  Birds." 

Original  etching. 

HANRIOT  (Jules). 

2125  "Les  Nouvelles  Drolatiques."  (10) 

A  set  of  original  etchings  illustrating  the  erotic  stories  of  Marc  de  Monti- 
faud. 

HART  (William,  Born  1822). 

2126  "After  the  Shower." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper  and  in  gold  frame. 

"  William  Hart's  landscapes  admirably  discriminate  the  diversities  and  coin- 
cidences of  natural  phenomena  in  North  Britain  and  North  America;  they  dis- 
play characteristic  features  often  rendered  with  consummate  taste His 

smaller  landscapes  are  gems  of  quiet  yet  salient  beauty." — Tuckerman. 

HEATH  (James,  Born  1757  and  Died  1834). 

2127  "The  Good  Shepherd,"  after  Murillo. 

HEDOUIN  (Edmond,  Born  1819). 

2128  "Net  Fishing." 

Original  etching.    Very  scarce. 

HlfeDOUIN. 

2129  "  Madame  La  Marquise  de    Noailles,"  after  La- 

GREN^E. 

HEDOUIN. 

2130  "Portrait  of  Mme.  ****,"  after  Chaplin. 

Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

[HEMSKERK  (Martin  Van  Veen,  Born  1498  and  Died  1573).] 

2 13 1  "  Belshazzar's  Feast." 

An  ancient  original  painting  on  parchment  of  the  period,  in  the 
style  attributed  to  and  probably  by  this  artist.  A  very  curious  production, 
neatly  framed. 

HENRIET  (D.). 

2132  "Dante  in  Purgatory,"  after  Delacroix. 

Fine  and  scarce. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  447 

HENRIQUES  (Benoit  Louis,  Born  1732  and'  Died  1806). 

2133  "  The  Chastity  of  Joseph,"  after  Vanderwerf. 

HEREAU  (Jules). 

2134  "Reverie." 

Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

HERKOMER  (Hubert,  Born  1849). 

2135  "  The  Babes  in  the  Wood." 

Original  etching  by  this  eminent  painter.  Proof  before  letters 
ON  Holland  paper.     Gold  frame. 

HORVIER  (V.  R.). 

2136  "The  Soul  after  Death." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

HESS  (B.). 

2137  "Landscape  WITH  Trees." 

Original  water-color  drawing  by  this  artist,  in  neat  bronzed  frame. 

HOBBEMA  (Meindert,  Born  1638  and  Died  1709). 

2138  "  A  Watermill." 

An  original  painting  on  copper  (neatly  framed),  by  this  celebrated  artist.  On 
the  reverse  of  the  copper  is  painted  a  picture  of  the  Virgin  and  Child,  evidently 
executed  about  the  fourteenth  century,  probably  by  some  monkish  artist  of  the 
middle  ages.  The  Virgin  is  habited  in  a  dark  blue  mantle  bordered  with  red 
and  gold.  Her  undergarment  is  of  the  same  color.  The  face  of  the 
Virgin,  while  rudely  executed,  has  considerable  expression.  Her  features 
are  Semitic  and  Italian.  The  infant  Christ,  whom  she  holds  in  her  arms, 
grasps  with  one  hand  the  chin  of  his  mother.  The  background  is  gold, 
and  there  are  various  initials  such  as  "  R.  M."  (Maria  Regina),  "I.  H.  S.," 
and  "X.  R.  S."  The  most  striking  feature  of  this  ancient  painting  is,  how- 
ever, the  aureoles  which  surround  the  heads  of  the  mother  and  child,  and 
which  are  partly  engraved  on  the  copper.  The  nimbus  attached  to  each 
plainly  betray  a  Byzantine  origin  and  are  very  similar  to  the  pictures  emanating 
from  the  Greek,  or  Russian  Church.  As  a  specimen  of  one  of  the  earliest 
phases  of  Christian  art  this  painting  is  worthy  of  a  place  in  either  the  Metro- 
politan Museum  of  Art,  New  York;  or  in  the  Corcoran  Gallery  at  Washington. 

HOLLAR  (Wenceslaus,  Born  1607  and  Died  1677). 

2139  ",A  Member  of  the  Court  of  Henry  VIII." 

Oldimpression,  inscribed  "W.  Hollar,  fecit  aqua  forti  1647." 
Hollar  was  a  pupil  of  Merian.  Meeting  the  Earl  of  Arundel  at  Cologne  in 
1637,  he  so  impressed  the  Earl  with  his  genius  that  his  lordship  took  Hollar  at 
once  into  his  service,  and  upon  his  return  to  England  he  brought  Hollar  with 
him,  and  employed  the  artist  in  engraving  several  of  the  pictures  in  the  Arun- 
delian  collection.  The  present  example  is  one  of  the  plates  so  executed  for  the 
Earl.  Hollar  in  his  frequent  and  long  journeys  was  able  to  compare  rival 
schools,  and  all  his  engravings  are  so  entirely  original  that  not  one  betrays  the 
influence  of  his  master  Merian.  Hollar's  execution  is  vivid  and  harmonious, 
Merian's  cold  and  dark.  The  pupil  excelled  in  copying  the  human  face.  He 
rendered  admirably  the  transparency  of  glass,  the  brilliancy  of  metals,  the  hair 
or  feathers  of  animals,  and  the  gloss  of  textile  fabrics. 


448  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

HOLLAR. 

2140  "Theatrv  Mvliervm  Varietas  atq.  Differentia  ■ 

HaBITUUM     FcEMINEI     SeXUS,     DIUERFORUM     EUROPiE 

Nationum,  hodierno  Tempore  vulgo  in  usu,  a 
Wenceslao  Hollar,  Bohemo  delineate  et  aqua- 
FORTi  jEri  sculptjE.     Londini,  Ao.  1643."  (36) 

Very  rare. 

HOLLYER  (Samuel). 

2141  "Napoleon,"  after  David. 

Remarque  proof  on  Japan  paper.     Finely  framed  in  antique  oak,  deep 
French  mat. 

HOPKINS  (George  E.). 

2142  "A  Scene  on  the  Grand  Canal,  Venice." 
Original  etching.     Proof  on  satin,  one  of  a  very  limited  number  in 

THIS  state. 

HOWARD  (Henry,  Born  1769  and  Died  1847). 

2143  "Psyche"';    "Guardian  Angels";    "Angels  Re- 
garding Men."  (3) 

Three  small  prints,  proofs  before  letter,  engraved  by  Lightfoot,  Postbury  and 
Goodyear  after  this  artist,  in  polished  oak  frame. 

HUNTER  (Colin,  Born  1842). 

2144  "  Mussel  Gatherers." 

Original  etching,  proof  before  letters,  on  Japan  paper.  Gold  frame. 

IVIGERSON. 

2145  "A  Dream  of  Love." 

A  beautiful  and  charming  fac-simile  of  an  original  water-color  drawing  by  this 
artist.     Neat  bronze  frame. 

JACQUE  (Charles  Emilie,  Born  1813). 

2146  "  SouRicifeRE — Mice  in  a  Trap." 

Beautiful  proof  on  Japan  paper,  with  the  reii  stamp.     Gold  frame. 
Jules  Claretie  writes: — "  The  time  is  long  past  when  Charles  Jacque  gave  for 

a  few  francs  engravings  that  now  sell  at  fabulous  rates Naturalist  I 

have  called  him,  and  in  fact  he  does  work  from  nature.  His  admirable 
'  Souriciere,'  of  rare  vigor  and  powerful  in  color,  that  was  engraved  for  the 
Gazette  des  Beaux  Arts,  was  made  one  day  when,  as  he  was  about  to  set  the 
trap,  he  found  that  the  compartments  were  filled.  He  immediately  went  to 
work,  and  so  this  picture  was  made." 

JACQUE. 

2147  The  same.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

JACQUE. 

2148  "A  Midnight  Hunt." 

Very  rare.    Drawn  on  stone  by  Charles  Jacque.    Proof  on  India 
PAPER,  in  gold  frame. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  449 

JACQUE. 

2149  "Bargaining  for  the  Pig." 

Original  etching;     Proof  before  letters   on   India   paper.    Very 

FINE. 

JACQUE. 

2150  "Cows  Drinking." 

A  FINE  PR06F  OF  AN  original  ETCHING  BY  THIS  MASTER,  neatly  framed 
in  ebony  and  gold.  r 

JACQUE. 

2151  "Feeding  the  Pigs." 

Original  etching.  Fine  proof  on  India  paper,  neatly  framed  in 
ebony  and  bronze. 

JACQUE.  * 

2152  "  Evening,  Driving  Home  the  Cows." 

Original  etching. 

JACQUE. 

2153  "  The  Farm-House."  (2) 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper,  also  coun- 
ter-proof FROM  SAME  PLATE.     VERY  RARE. 

JACQUE. 

2154  "Driving  Home  the  Pigs." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters. 

JACQUEMART  (Jules  Ferdinand,  Born  1837  and  Died  1880). 
215s  "Moses,"  after  Michael  Angelo. 

Proof  on  parchment.    Rare. 

' '  Jules  Jacquemart  compelled  etching  to  say  what  it  had  never  been  able  to 
say  before.  With  the  point  of  his  needle  he  expresses  the  density  of  porphyry ; 
the  coldness  of  porcelain ;  the  insinuating  surface  of  Chinese  lacquer ;  the  trans- 
parent and  imponderable y?»««  of  Venetian  glassware ;  the  reliefs  and  the  chased 
lines  of  the  most  delicate  works  of  the  goldsmith,  almost  imperceptible  in  their 
slightness;  the  polish  of  iron  and  steel;  the  glitter,  the  reflections  and  even  the 
sonority  of  bronze;  the  color  of  silver  and  of  gold,  as  well  as  the  lustre  of  the 
diamond,  and  the  appreciable  shades  of  the  emerald,  the  turquoise  and  the  ruby. " 
— Charles  Blanc. 

JACQUEMART. 

2156  "The  Shield  of  Charles  IX." 

Etched  by  Jacquemart  from  the  original  in  the  Louvre. 

JACQUEMART. 

2157  "  William  Van  Heythuysen,"  after  Hals. 

JIMENEZ  (L.). 

2158  "The  Rattle." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 


450  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

JOUANIN. 

2159  ';  The  Virgin  of  the  Chair,''  after  Raphael. 

JOUVENET  (Jean,  Born  1644  and  Died  1717). 

2160  "The  Martyrdom  of  St.  Ovide," 

An  India  ink  drawing  of  this  subject  neatly  framed,  and  probably  the  first 
design  made  by  the  painter  for  his  famous  masterpiece  executed  for  the  Church 
of  the  Capuchins  at  Paris,  in  the  Place  VendSme,  and  celebrated  in  later  times  as 
the  square  in  which  stood  the  column  destroyed  by  the  Commune  under  the  aus- 
pices of  Gustave  Courbet,  the  founder  of  the  realistic  school  in  France. 

"This  eminent  French  painter  [Jouvenet]  was  born  at  Rouen  in  1644.  At  the. 
age  of  seventeen  he  went  to  Paris  and  studied  under  Nicholas  Poussin,  under 
whose  instruction  he  made  such  rapid  progress  that  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven 
he  produced  his  celebrated  picture  of  Christ  Healing  the  Paralytic — a  noble  and 
grand  composition — in  the  Church  of  Notre  Dame.  In  1655  Charles  Le  Brun 
presented  him  as  a  candidate  for  the  honors  of  the  Academy,  and  he  was  received 
with  marks  of  distinction,  on  which  occasion  he  painted  his  picture  of  Esther 
before  Ahasuerus,  one  of  the  finest  works  in  the  halls  of  the  Academy.  The 
most  capital  work  of  Jouvenet  is  his  Deposition  from  the  Cross,  painted  for  the 
Church  of  the  Capuchins,  but  now  in  the  Gallery  of  the  Louvre.  The  French' 
are  justly  proud  of  Jouvenet  as  one  of  the  greatest  painters.  Watelet,  speaking 
of  the  Deposition  from  the  Cross  says: — '  In  this  picture  Guercino  is  united 
to  Caracci,  or  rather  it  is  Jouvenet  breathing  defiance  to  all  the  great  masters. 
Had  it  been  painted  at  Rome,  or  had  Poussin  seen  it  there,  he  would  have  ranked 
it  as  the  fourth  of  the  chefs-d'ceuvres  of  that  emporium  of  art. '  Jouvenet  had  a 
ready  invention  and  a  fruitful  genius,  and  a  taste  for  grandeur  in  composition. 
His  design  is  correct,  and  his  draperies  are  cast  in  an  elegant  and  graceful 
manner." — Bryan. 

JULIEN  (Bernard  Remain,  Born  1802  and  Died  187 1). 

2161  "  Eugene  Sue." 

Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper,  signed.    Very  rare. 

JUNDT  (Gustave,  Born  1830). 

2162  "The  Incroyables." 

Original  etching.  Very  rare.  100  impressions  only.  Plate  de- 
stroyed. 

KAUFFMAN  (Angelica,  Born  1741  and  Died  1807). 

2162*  "  Holy  Family." 

An  original  etching  by  this  well-knovra  and  favorite  artist,  neatly  framed. 
Among  her  many  admirers  were  the  celebrated  Abbe  Winckelmann,  who  in  a  letter 
to  his  friend  Franck,  written  in  1764,  speaks  of  her  accomplishments  in  the  most 
flattering  terms.  "I  have  just  been  painted,"  says  he,  "  by  a  stranger,  a  young 
person  of  rare  merit.  She  is  very  eminent  in  portraits  in  oil,  mine  is  an  half 
length,  and  she  has  made  an  etching  of  it,  as  a  present  to  me.  She  speaks 
Italian  as  well  as  German,  and  expresses  herself  with  the  same  facility  in  French 
and  English,  on  which  account  she  paints  all  the  English  who  visit  Rome.  She 
sings  with  a  taste  which  ranks  her  amongst  our  greatest  virtuose.  Her  name  is 
Angelica  Kauffman." 

KELLER  (Joseph,  Born  181 1  and  Died  1873). 

2163  "The  Queen  of  Heaven,"  after  Deger. 

Keller  was  a  pupil  of  Desnoyers  and  Forster,  and  in  this  beautiful  specimen 
of  pure  line  he  appears  to  have  combined  the  qualities  of  both  his  masters. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  451 

KLAUBER  (Joseph  S.,  Born  17 10  and  Died  1768). 

2164  Charity,  after  Guido. 

KLEIN  (John  A.,  Born  1792,  Died  1875). 

2165  "Watering  Horses  in  Italy  ";  "  A  Pointer  Dog  "; 
"  A  Swiss  Bull."  (3) 

Three  painter's  etchings  by  this  clever  though  now  almost  forgotten  German 
artist. 

KOBELL  (Ferdinand,  Born  1740  and  Died  1799). 

2166  "Sports    of  Children";  "Landscapes";     "Peas- 
ants"; etc.  (15) 

KOBELL  (Wilhelm,  Born  1766  and  Died  1855). 

2167  "Landscapes."  (3) 

LACOSTE  (the  younger). 

2168  "  Francis  Ravaillac." 

a  fine  copy  of  the  very  rare  contemporary  print.    proof  on  india 

PAPER. 

LALAUZE  (Adolphe). 

2169  "The  Halt,"  after  Meissonier. 

A  capital  rendering  of  Meissonier's  famous  picture.    Fine  impression  on  Hol- 
land paper  in  gold  frame. 

LALAUZE. 

2170  "  Entry  of  Charles  V.  into  Antwerp,"  after  Hans 
Makart. 

A  beautiful  subscriber's  proof  on  Japan  paper  of  this  exquisite  ren- 
dering OF  Makart's  masterpiece,  in  fine  chestnut  frame. 

LALAUZE. 

2171  "A  Soiree  temp.  Louis  XIV.,"  after  Casanova. 

Rare.     Remarque  proof  on  Japan  paper. 

LALAUZE. 

2172  "The  First  Communion,"  after  P.  R.  Morris,  A.R.A. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

LALAUZE. 

2173  "  A  Cancalaise  Oyster  Woman." 

Original  etching,  neatly  framed  in  chestnut. 

LALAUZE. 

2174  "  Jean-Francois  Millet." 

Original   etching.    Proof  on  Japan  paper.    A  capital  free-hand 

SKETCH  OF  the  GREAT  PAINTER. 


452  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

LANCON  (A.). 

2175  "The  Watering  Place,"  after  Troyon. 

LANDSEER  (Thomas). 

2176  "  Holy  Family,"  after  Correggio. 

A  SCARCE  EARLY  ETCHING   BY  THE   BROTHER    OF    THE    FAMOUS    SiR   EdWIN 

Landseer. 

LANSYER  (Emanuel,  Borri  1835). 

2177  "  The  Fountain." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Holland  paper. 

LARMESSIN  (Nicholas  de,  the  younger,  Born  1684  and  Died 
I7SS)- 

2178  "William  CousTON,  Sculptor  to  the  King,"  after 
Lien. 

LA.UGIER  (Jean  Nicholas,  Born  1785). 

2179  "  Sappho,"  after  A.  J.  Gros. 

Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper.  Polished  oak  frame.  In  this  very 
effective  composition  the  pointer  depicts  the  legend  of  the  poetess  throwing  her- 
self from  the  Leucadian  Rock,  because  her  love  for  Phaon  was  not  returned. 
Alexander  Pope  might  have  had  a  picture  similar  to  this  in  his  mind's  eye  when 
he  wrote: — 

' '  To  rocks  and  seas  I  fly  from  Phaon's  hate, 
And  hope  from  seas  and  rocks  a  milder  fate. 
Ye  gentle  gales,  beneath  my  body  blow. 
And  softly  lay  me  on  the  waves  below  !  " 

LAURENS  (Jean  Paul). 

2180  "The  Baby  of  Yport.'' 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 

LAW  (David). 

2181  "Fishing  Boats  off  Whitby." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper.     Gold  frame. 

LE  BAS  (James  Philip,  Born  1708  and  Died  1782). 

2182  "Daphnisand  Chloe,"  after  Boucher. 

Fine  old  impression,  neatly  framed. 

LECOMPTE  (Felix,  Born  1737  and  Died  1817). 

2183  "Madonna  di  San  Sisto,"  after  Raphael. 

Proof  before  all  letters. 

LEFMAN  (F.). 

2184  "  The  Smoker,"  after  Vetter. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  453 

LEFEVRE  (Achille  Desird,  Born  1798). 

2185  "General  Foy,"  after  Horace  Vernet. 

A  BEAUTIFUL  PROOF  BEFORE  LETTERS  ON  INDIA  PAPER  of  this  exquisite  Speci- 
men of  line  engraving.     Neatly  framed. 

LE  GRAND  (L.). 

2186  "  To  Promise  is  One  Thing;  To  Keep  your  Promise 
ANOTHER,"  after  Eisen. 

Rare.  Fine  original  impression,  framed  in  polished  oak.  Eisen,  the  accom- 
plished drawing-master  to  Madame  de  Pompadour,  is  well  known  by  his  exquisite 
designs  for  the  "  Fermiers  Generaux"  edition  of  La  Fontaine's  "  Tales."  The 
present  subject  is  of  a  similar  character.  A  good-looking  young  fellow,  dressed 
in  all  the  fashionable  frippery  of  the  period,  is  seated  on  the  ground.  By  his 
side  is  a  beautiful  young  country  girl.  He  is  evidently  trying  to  persuade  her 
to  do  something,  she  ought  not  to  consent  to.  She,  while  inclined  to  listen  to 
his  addresses,  is  convinced  that  he  is  promising  more  than  he  intends  to  perform. 
The  expressions  of  eagerness  on  his  part,  and  doubt  and  fear  on  hers  are  admir- 
ably rendered. 

LEGE  OS  (Alphonse). 

2187  "Charity." 

Original  etching  by  this  celebrated  painter.  Proof  before  letters 
ON  Japan  paper.     Oak  frame. 

"  Bold  and  strong  in  his  style,  he  [Legros]  is  a  proof  that  the  artist  never 
ceases  to  be  true.  He  has  never  flattered  either  the  taste  or  tendencies  of  his 
time;  it  is  thus  that  he  has  remained  himself,  and  that  in  each  one  of  his  im- 
pressions he  has  subordinated  the  form  to  an  original  and  powerful  thought." — 
Charles  Guellette. 

LEGROS. 

2188  "  The  Disabled  Wagon." 

Rare.    Original  etching.    First  state. 

LEROLLE  (H.). 

2189  "Rest." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  India  paper. 

LEROUX. 

2190  "  St.  Jerome,"  after  Domenichino. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

LESSURE  (H.  E.). 

2191  "  Victor  Hugo," 

Original  etching.    Very  scarce. 

L'HULLIER  (J.  D.). 

2192  "  Surprise." 

Original  etching.     Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.  Gold  frame. 


4  54  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

LELOIR  (Alexander  Louis). 

2193  "  Un  Gentilhomme." 

Original  etching,  the  only  one  ever  executeiJ  by  this  distinguished 
ARTIST.     Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

LELOIR  (Maurice). 

2194  "  The  Trumpeter." 

Original  etching.    Proof  on  Holland  paper. 

LEMPEREUR  (Louis  Simon,  Born  1725). 

2195  "After  THE  Bath,"  after  Tringuesse. 

LE  RAT  (P.). 

2196  "  The  Lover's  Gift,"  after  Boucher. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

[?  LERIGUE.] 

2197  "Marshal  Turenne  at  the  Siege  of  Turin." 

A-study  in  charcoal,  signed  and  dated  1821,  neatly  framed,  and  representing 
the  Marshal,  baton  in  hand,  amid  the  smoke  of  cannon,  receiving  proposals 
for  the  capitulation  of  the  beleaguered  city. 

LEVASSEUR  (Jean  Charles,  Born  1734  and  Died  1816). 

2198  "  The  Deluge,"  after  Veronese. 

LLOYD  (W.). 

2199  '"  Landscape,  with  Trees." 

Clever  water-color  dravfing  by  this  artist,  in  gilt  frame. 

LONGHI  (Giuseppe,  Born  1766  and  Died  1831). 

2200  "  Bonaparte  at   the    Battle  of  Arcole,"   after 

Gros. 

Fine  old  impression.     Rare. 

LONGHI  (Giuseppe,  Born  1766  and  Died  1831). 

2201  "  The  Magdalen,"  after  Correggio. 

LOUIS  (Aristide). 

2202  "  Napoleon  I,"  after  Paul  Delaroche. 

Trial  proof  before  all  letters,  state  before  the  graver  marks 
were  removed  from  the  margin.  Very  rare,  probably  unique.  The 
original  painting,  which  is  known  as  the  "  Snuff-Box  "  Portrait,  is  in  the  Stand- 
ish  collection. 

LOVEWELL  (R.). 

2203  "  Shipping  in  Harbour." 

Original  etching. 


i     i 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTIOl^.  455 

LUCAS  VAN  LEYDEN  (Born  1494  and  Died  1533). 

2204  "  EccE  Homo." 

Bartsch  71. 

LUCAS  VAN  LEYDEN. 

2205  "The  Crucifixion." 

Bartsch  74.  Lucas  Van  Leyden  learnt  engraving  with  an  armorer  and  gold- 
smith, and  gave  early  proof  of  talent.  When  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age  he 
engraved  his  first  plate.  Lucas  knew  Albert  Durer,  and  when  that  great  artist 
visited  Antwerp,  in  J520,  exchanged  some  engravings  with  him,  but  he  did  not 
borrow  so  much  froin  the  illustrious  German  as  other  contemporary  artists. 
He  retained  his  original  style  of  interpreting  nature,  and  his  mode  of  engraving 
remained  unchanged.  He  look  his  models  from  those  around  him,  and  did  not 
hesitate  to  dress  the  Qiieen  of  Sheba,  Esther,  or  Dalilah  in  the  costumes  of  the 
richer  classes  of  Holland.  His  "  Ecce  Homo"  may  be  considered  one  of  his 
chief  compositions  from  an  artistic  point  of  view,  but  it  is  also  full  of  another 
kind  of  interest,  The  scene  is  laid  in  the  public  square  of  a  Flemish  town,  sur- 
rounded by  gabled  houses;  and  here,  indifferent  to  historical  truth,  the  engraver 
has  given  the  executioners  and  spectators  the  costumes  of  his  own  age.  We  are 
therefore  indebted  to  him  for  a  very  important  record  of  the  manners  and  cos- 
tumes of  the  people  of  the  Netherlands  in  the  first  half  of  the  sixteenth 
century. 

MANDEL  (Johann  August  Eduard,  Born  1809). 

2206  "  La  Madonna  Della  Sedia,"  after  Raphael. 
Brilliant  open  letter  proof  on  India  paper;  in  gold  engraved  frame, 

with  deep  French  mat.  The  finest  rendering  of  the  many  line  engravings  of 
this  famous  masterpiece  of  Raphael's.  The  story  of  its  origin  is  well  known. 
Raphael  had  long  been  seeking  a  model  which  could  be  used  to  assist  him  in 
paintmg  a  picture  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  and  her  Son  which  floated  before 
his  vision — just  real  enough  to  haunt  his  thoughts  continually,  and  just 
unreal  enough  to  refuse  to  be  rendered  by  his  brush.  Wandering  one  day 
in  a  vineyard  in  the  environs  of  Rome,  he  saw  in  an  arbor  near  some  wine 
casks  a  young  mother  seated  with  her  two  boys.  As  she  pressed  her  baby 
to  her  breast  the  older  child  ran  towards  her  with  a  stick,  to  which  he  had 
fastened  a  cross.  Now  at  last  the  wish  of  the  great  painter's  heart  was 
realized.  But  he  had  only  a  pencil  I  On  what  could  he  draw  ?  Just 
then  the  smooth  cover  of  the  huge  wine  cask  presented  itself  to  him,  and 
eagerly  he  drew  upon  it  the  outlines  of  the  mother  and  her  children.  This 
he  took  away  with  him,  and  rested  not  till  he  had  painted  his  wondrous 
"  Madonna  della  Sedia,"  now  reposing — the  shrine  of  many  pilgrims — at  the 
Pitti  Palace,  in  the  City  of  "Florence  the  Fair." 

"There  is  perhaps  only  one  man  surviving  who  deserves  to  rank  with  those 
who  have  passed  away,  and  he — the  German  Mandel — has  said,  '  When  I  die 
there  will  be  no  raoxty'—The  Golden  Age  of  Engraving. 

MARSHALL  (William  E.,  Born  1836). 

2207  "  General  Grant." 

Proof  on  celluloid,  in  ebony  frame.  This  is  a  very  interesting  and  valu- 
able portrait.  It  was  the  last  engraved  before  the  hero's  lamented  death.  In- 
deed, it  may  be  said  to  have  been  executed  Under  his  superintendence.  During 
the  progress  of  the  plate  and  the  General's  last  illness,  Mr.  Marshall  submitted 
the  proof s  in  their  various  stages  for  his  inspection.  He  approved  them,  and 
on  the  completion  of  the  plate,  signed  several  of  the  final  proofs  at  the  artist's 
request. 


45  6  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

MARTIAL  (A.  P.). 

2208  "  A  Woman  Churning  Butter,"  after  J.  F.  Millet. 

Artist's  proof,  signed,  of  this  charming  production,  doubly  inter- 
esting FROM  THE  FACT  THAT  IT  WAS  THE  LAST  PICTURE  CONTRIBUTED  BY 
Millet  to  the  Paris  Salon.  H.  Wallis,  of  the  London  Times,  a  critic 
not  much  prone  to  eulogy,  writes: — "  The  late  M.  Millet,  besides  being  a  land- 
scape painter,  was  a  great  figure  painter.  In  the  opinion  of  many  he  was  the 
first  French  painter  of  his  time.  Certainly,  the  French  school  has  never  pro- 
duced an  artist  with  more  thorough  deyotion  to  nature,  or  who  has  so  truthfully 
rendered  scenes  and  emotions  of  natural  life.  He  had  the  art  of  introducing 
into  pictures  of  modern  French  pastoral  life,  while  retaining  the  truthfulness  of 
nature,  all  the  elevated  qualities  of  the  best  artistic  culture  to  be  found  in  the 
works  of  the  great  masters- " 

MARTIAL. 

2209  "  Old  Oaks  at  Bas-Breau." 

Original  etching,  by  this  artist,  neatly  framed. 

MARTIAL. 

2210  "River  Through  the  Woods." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

MARTIAL. 

2211  ''  The  Forest  of  Pierrefonds.'' 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper.     Gold  frame. 

MARTIAL. 

2212  "Winter  in  the  Forest." 

MARTIAL. 

2213  "The  Rendezvous." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

MARVY  (Louis). 

2214  "Landscape,  with  Cottages,"  after  Rembrandt. 

MASQUELIER  (Louis  Joseph,  Born  1741  and  Died  181 1). 

2215  Illustrations  to  Swift's  "Travels  of  Gulliver," 
after  Le  Febvre.  (10) 

Fine  old  impressions  of  these  exquisite  illustrations.     Rare. 

MASQUELIFR. 

2216  "Jean  Benjamin  De  Laborde,"  after  Denon. 
Very  rare.     Fine  impression  on  parchment  of  this  exquisite  print. 

White  and  gold  frame.  Laborde  was  the  author  of  the  "Chansons  de  Laborde." 
He  was  the  valet-de-chambre  and  favorite  of  Louis  XV.,  by  whom  he  was  made 
"  fermier  general."    He  was  guillotined  during  tlie  Reign  of  Terror. 

MASQUELIER  (Nicolas  Francois  Joseph,  Born  1760  and  Died 
1809). 

2217  "Corps-De-Garde  Hollandais,''  after  Le  Due. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  457 

MASSARD  (Jean  Baptiste  Raphael,  Born  1775). 

2218  "At ALA,"  after  Girodet. 

MASSARD  (Jean,  Born  1740  and  Died  1822). 

2219  "  St.  Paul  Healing  the  Sick,"  after  Le  Suer. 

MASSARD  (L.). 

2220  "Adolphe  Thiers,"  after  Bonnat. 

Very  fine.     Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 

MASSON  (A.). 

2221  "Portrait  of  Mlle.  Artus,"  after  Chaplin. 

Proof  before  lftters  on  India  paper. 

MEEKER  (E.  J.). 

2222  "Ye  Bibliophile." 

An  original  pen  and  ink  drawing  by  this  favorite  artist  of  the  Century 
Magazine,  made  specially  for  the  frontispiece  to  the  worlc  now  being  printed  in 
Paris,  "New  York  Bibliophile,"  the  author  of  which  is  Mr.  Henry  Pene  du 
Bois.  A  reproduction  of  this  clever  drawing  has  been  made  for  a  frontispiece  to 
this  catalogue. 

MEISSONIER  (Jean  Louis  Ernest,  Born  1813). 

2223  "Le  Rapport." 

This  and  the  two   following   numbers  are   original   etchings  by 

THIS  pre-eminent  MASTER.  PROOF  ON  INDIA  PAPER,  ONE  OF  VERY  FEW 
ETCHED  BY  Meissonier.  PHILIPPE  Barty  says: — "  The  etchings  of  Meissonier 
are  few',  and  the  proofs  of  them  are  singularly  rare.  There  is  scarcely  a  cabinet 
which  offers  them  to  the  curiosity  of  amateurs.  They  are  engraved  with  an  ex- 
tremely fine  point,  one  would  almost  say  with  the  point  of  a  needle.  But  the 
effect  is  large,  because  the  niceness  of  the  detail  loses  itself  In  the  mass,  and 
renders,  with  most  astonishing  skill,  the  appearance  of  everything,  the  epidermis 
of  each  object." 

MEISSONIER. 

2224  The  same.     Another  impression  on  Holland  paper. 

MEISSONIER. 

2225  "Punchinello." 

MEMPES  (M.  L.). 

2226  "A  Sabot  Shop." 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper,  neatly  framed. 


45  8  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

MiRYON  (Charles,  Born  182 1  and  Died  1868). 

2227  The  Old  Louvre." 

Proof  on  blue  paper.  Rare.  This  and  the  four  following 
numbers  are  original  etchings  by  this  pre-eminent  artist.  meryon, 
early  in  life  was  a  naval  officer — "he  visited  remote  shores,  sailing  even 
round  thfe  world,  and  always  employing  his  leisure  hours  in  sketching  everything 
of  interest  that  came  in  his  waj^."  It  was  while  on  one  of  these  voyages  he  made 
the  dravring  of  San  Francisco,  from  which  he  afterwards  executed  his  wonderful 
etching  of  that  city  described  below  and  number  2231.  His  health,  however, 
did  not  allow  him  to  follow  the  sea,  and  on  his  return  to  Paris  he  studied  engrav- 
ing under  Blery  and  became  one  of  the  best  etchers  of  his  day.  His  work,  how- 
ever, did  not  meet  with  the  appreciation  which  it  deserved  and  he  fell  into  a 
melancholia,  which  finally  ended  in  insanity  and  death.  It  is  much  to  be  regretted 
that  during  one  of  the  paroxysms  of  his  madness  he  destroyed  some  of  his  finest 
plates.  Hamerton  says  of  him — "  Meryon  was  one  of  the  greatest  and  most 
original  artists  who  have  appeared  in  Europe;  he  is  one  of  the  immortals;  his 
name  will  be  inscribed  on  the  noble  roll  where  Durer  and  Rembrandt  live  for 


MERYON. 

2228  "  Passerelle  Pont  au  Change." 

Rare. 

m]6ryon. 

2229  "  TouRELLE  Rue  de  L'Ecole  de  Medecine." 

Rare. 

m£ryon. 

2230  "  La  Pompe  Notre  Dame." 

Rare. 

MERYON. 

2231  "San  Francisco." 

mtryon's  largest  etching,  38  x  7^^.    impression  on  japan  paper. 
Rare. 

Ml&RYON. 

2232  "  The  Apse  of  Notre  Dame  of  Paris." 

Fine  copy,  neatly  framed  in  oak. 

MILLET  (Jean-Fran9ois,  Born  1814  and  Died  1875). 

2233  "  Mother  Feeding  her  Child." 

Original  etching. 

MILLET. 

2234  "  The  Spinning  Wheel." 

Original  etching. 
MILLSPAUGH  (J.  H.). 

2235  "  Landscape." 

Original  etching. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  459 

MONGIN  (A.). 

2236  "  Pansies. — "  Think  of  Me.'" 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper,  neatly  framed. 

MONGIN. 

2237  "Alexander  Dumas,"  after  Meissionier. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper  before  letters. 

MORAN  (Peter,  Born  1842). 

2238  "  On  the  Road." 

Original  etching  by  this  esteemed  American  painter.  The  London 
Art  Journal  f,a.ys: — "  Peter  Moran's  excellent  etchings  are  very  varied  in  style  and 
subject,  and  show  a  thorough  mastery  over  the  resources  of  the  etching  needle." 

MORAN. 

2239  "  Farm  Buildings  and  Trees." 

Original  etching. 

MORDANT  (Daniel). 

2240  "A  Young  Girl  at  Prayers,"  after  Jean  Beraud. 
A  superb  proof  before  letters  on  China  paper. 

MORGHEN  (Raphael  Sanzio,  Born  1758  and  Died  1833). 

2241  "  Madonna  del  Gran  Duca,"  after  Raphael. 

-  Extremely  rare  proof  before  letters  by  this  pre-eminent  engraver. 
Neatly  framed  in  cherry  wood.  Raphael  Morghen,  the  best  known  and  one  of 
the  most  celebrated  engravers  of  modern  times,  needs  no  eulogy  here.  He  was 
at  an  early  age  instructed  in  the  elements  of  his  art  by  his  father.  In  1778  he 
entered  the  studio  of  Volpate  at  Rome.  His  first  work  of  importance  was  a 
copy  of  Sadeler's  print  of  Christ  and  Mary  Magdalene  in  the  Garden.  This  was 
looked  upon  as  a  remarkable  performance,  and  .considering  the  artist's  youth,  it 
gave  considerable  promise  of  his  future  greatness.  The  well-known  Aurora  of 
Guido  was  his  next  large  plate.  His  fame  now  rose  to  a  great  height,  arid  he 
received  many  commissions  from  the  Royal  Family  of  Florence  and  others.  In 
1795  he  commenced  the  celebrated  "  Transfiguration"  of  Raphael,  but  it  was 
not  completed  until  1812,  when  it  appeared  with  a  dedication  to  Napoleon. 
This  print  was  originally  sold  for  twenty  scudi,  but  its  value  has  so  much 
increased  that  certain  impressions  have  sold  of  late  years  for  several  hundred 
dollars.  All  the  prints  of  Morghen  have  been  described  in  a  very  able  manner 
by  Mr.  F.  R.  Halsey  in  his  Catalogue  Raisonne,  to  which  exhaustive  book  we 
'  refer  those  of  our  readers  who  may  want  any  information  on  this  subject.  Many 
years  since  the  late  Duke  of  Buckingham  paid  one  thousand  two  hundred  pounds 
for  a  collection  of  the  works  of  Raphael  Morghen.  What  would  such  a  collec- 
tion sell  for  now  ? 

MORGHEN. 

2242  "  The    Virgin  and  the  Sleeping  Christ. — Parce 
SoMNUM  RuMPERE,"  after  Titian. 

Fine  old  impression  of  this  beautiful  print. 


46o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

MORGHEN. 

2243  "Apollo  and  the  Muses  on  Mount  Parnassus," 
after  Mengs. 

Fine  old  impression  "  before  the  fig-leaf,"  in  antique  oak  frame. 

MORGHEN. 

2244  "  The  Transfiguration,"  after  Raphael. 

Fine  pLD  impression  in  antique  oak  frame.     Painted  for  tiie  Church  of 
San  Pietro  in  Montorio;  now  in  the  Gallery  of  the  Vatican. 

MORGHEN. 

2245  "The  Holy   Family    Reposing   in    Egypt,"  after 
Poussin. 

Very  fine  oli)  impression. 

MORGHEN  ("  Raphael  at  Antonius  "). 

2246  "  The  Transfiguration,"  after  Raphael. 

Black  oak  frame.     An  impression  with  only  the  artists'  names,  "  Raphael 
Sanctius  pinx. — Raphael  et  Antonius  Morghen  Sculps." 

MORIN  (Franfois-Gustave,  Born  1809). 

2247  "A  Sentimental  Walk." 

Original  etching.     Very  scarce.     100  impressions  only  taken  and 
plate  destroyed.         ' 

MULLER  (H.  C). 

2248  "Psyche  carried  off  by  the  Zephyrs," after  Prud- 
hon. 

Very  fine  proof  before  letters  on  India  paper,  and  in  polished  oak 
frame. 

MULLER. 

2249  "Carl.  De  Secondat  Montesquieu." 

Very  fine.  Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper  of  this  excellent  por- 
trait of  the  author  of  the  "  Spirit  of  Laws." 

MURRAY  (C.  O.). 

2250  "  Saved,"  after  Napier  Henry. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper  ;  neatly  framed. 
MURRAY. 

2251  "When  the  Kye  Come  Home,"  after  Mark  Fisher 
and  J.  D.  Watson. 

Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper;  neatly  framed. 

NAEGLE  (Victor). 

2252  "The  Spirit  of  the  Crusades." 

An  original  study  in  oil  by  this  artist  neatly  framed.  In  the  centre  of 
the  picture  stands  .i  stalwait  baron  of  the  middle  ages  in  armor,  leaning  on  his 
two-handed  sword.  The  spirits  of  Religion,  Justice,  and  Faith  are  inciting  him 
to  leave  his  ancestral  halls  and  go  forth  to  take  part  in  the  deadly  struggle 
between  Infidel  and  Christian  for  the  possession  of  the  Holy  Land. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  461 

NANTEUIL  (Robert,  Born  1630  and  Died  1678). 

2253  "  Louis  XIV." 

A  FINE  OLD  IMPBESSION,  neatly  framed,  of  this  celebrated  portrait  exe- 
cuted by  command  of  the  King  by  this  pre-eminent  engraver,  inscribed 
"  Nanteuil  ad  virum  f aclebat  cum  privil.  Regis  1677."  Fred.  Keppel,  in 
his  Essay  on  "The  Golden  Age  of  Engraving,"  says: — -"Nanteuil's  abilities 
were  refined  by  a  classical  education,  and  his  correct  taste  restrained  him 
from  running  into  the  prevailing  fashion  of  meretricious  ornamentation. 
He  usually  represents  his  personages  within  a  neat  oval  of  about  seven  by 
nine  inches.  His  works  illustrate  the  reign  of  Louis  XIV.,  and  are  all,  with- 
out exception,  fine." 

NANTEUIL. 

2254,  "Pierre    du    Cambout    de    Coislin,    Bishop    of 
Orleans." 

Veb¥  finb. 

NANTEUIL. 

2255  "Jean  Francois  Sarrasin." 

NANTEUIL  (Celessin,  Born  1813  and  Died  1873). 

2256  "  The  Blood  of  the  Giants." 

Origin Ai,  btoiung,  very  scarce.    100  impkkssions  only,  and  plate 

DESTUOYBD. 

OSBORNE  (H.  F.). 

2257  "  A  Walk  through  the  Woods." 

Original  etching. 

OSTADE  (Adrian  Van,  Born  1610  and  Died  1685). 

2258  "  Le  Joueur  de  Violon." 

Bartsch  44. 

OSTADE. 

2259  "  Les  Musiciens  Ambulants." 

Bartsch  38. 

OSTADE. 

2260  "  The  Quarrel." 

An  unusually  fine  original  impression. 

PANNIER. 

2261  "  The  Marriage  of  the  Virgin,"  after  Raphael. 

PEARCE  (E.  L.). 

2262  "A  Rustic  Bridge." 

Original  etching. 

PERELLE  (Gabriel,  Born  1610  and  Died  1680). 

2263  "Landscapes  with  Ruins  AND  Figures."  (2) 


462  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

PICART  (Etienne,  called  the  Roman,  Born  1631  and  Died  1721). 

2264  "  The  Marriage  of  St.   Catharine,"  after  Cor- 

REGGIO. 

PICART  (Bernard,  Born  1663  and  Died  1738). 

2265  "  Dutch  Peasant." 

A  sketch  in  water-cojors,  neatly  framed,  representing  a  Dutch  peasant  in  a 
gala  dress.  Bernard  Picart  was  the  son  of  ' '  Picart  the  Roman  "  and  early 
received  instruction  in  design  from  his  father.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  gained 
the  prize  at  the  Academy  of  Paris.  Bryan  says — ' '  He  distinguished  himself  not 
less  as  a  designer  than  an  engraver,  and  he  executed  a  multitude  of  plates,  which 
evince  the  fertility  of  his  genius,  and  the  excellence  of  his  taste.  His  drawing  is 
correct  and  his  prints  have  a  very  pleasing  appearance.  In  1710  he  left  Paris 
and  settled  at  Amsterdam  where  he  found  abundant  employment." 

PICART. 

2266  "  The  Triumph  of  Painting." 

Inscribed  "  B.  Picart  invenit  et  fecit." 

PICCINNI  (A.). 

2267  "A  Souvenir  of  Rome." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper. 

PICGUENOT  (Euphrasie). 

2268  "Sir  Joshua  Reynolds." 

A  very  rare  stipple  rendering  of  the  well-known  "  spectacle"  portrait  painted 
by  Sir  Joshua  himself. 

PIGLHEIN  (Bruno). 

2269  "A  Spanish  Dancer." 

A  beautiful  reproduction  of  a  pastel  drawing  by  this  clever 
artist. 

PIGLHEIN. 

2270  "  A    French-woman    of    the     Nineteenth     Cen- 
tury." 

A  beautiful  facsimile  of  a  charming  India-ink  drawing  by  this  artist.  Chest- 
nut frame. 

PIRANESI  (Giovanni  Battista,  Born  17 13  and  Died  1778). 

2271  "View  of  the  Campo  Vaccino." 

"  Piranesi  devoted  his  life  to  etching  the  magnificent  ruins  and  edifices  of 
his  native  country.  His  plates  are  of  large  size,  and  are  etched  with  so  much 
^picturesque  boldness  and  ruggedness  that  he  well  deserves  his  sobriquet  of  the 
Rembrandt  of  Architecture." — "The  Golden  Age  of  Engraving." 

PIRANESI. 

2272  "View  of  the  Portico  of  Octavia,  Rome." 

PIRANESI. 

2273  "  The  Curia  Ostilia,  Rome." 


THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION.  463 

PIRANESI. 

2274  "View  of  the  Golden  Palace  of  Nero,  com- 
monly CALLED  THE  '  TeMPLE  OF  THE  SUN.'  " 

POPE  (John  M.). 

2275  "  The  Reprimand." 

Proof  on  satin.    One  of  a  limited  number  in  this  state. 

POPELIN  (Claudius). 

2276  "  Les  Conquerants." 

Original  etching.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

PORPORATI  (Carlo  Antonio,  Born  1741  and  Died  1816). 

2277  "  A   Young   Woman   Preparing   for    Bed,"    after 
Vanloo. 

POTTER  (Paul,  Born  1625  and  Died  1654). 

2278  "Cows  and  Oxen."  (8) 

Bartsch  8.  "  We  have  some  charming  etchings  by  this  celebrated  artist, 
drawn  with  great  spirit  and  correctness,  and  executed  in  a  very  masterly  style. 
They  are  as  follow:  A  set  of  eight  plates  of  cows,  oxen,  etc.,  with  a  bull  on 
the  title;  Paulus  Potter,  f.,"  etc. — Bryan. 

POURVOYEUR. 

2279  "Jean  Baptiste  P.  Moliere,"  after  Coypel. 

Proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper. 

PREVOST  (Benoit  Louis,  Born  1740  and  Died  1804). 

2280  "Lady  Hester  Stanhope,"  after  Denon. 

PREVOST  (Z.). 

2281  "  The  Death  of  St.  Francois,"  after  Correggio. 

Proof  on  India  paper. 

RAJON  (Paul-Adolphe). 

2282  "  The  Young  Student,"  after  Meissonier. 

RAJON. 

2283  "  Knight  in  Armour,"  after  Barbarelli. 

RAFFAELO  SANZIO  (Born  1483  and  Died  1520). 

2284  "Madonna  della  Sedia." 

A  small  copy  in  oil  of  this  famous  picture,  in  moulded  gilt  frame. 


464  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION. 

REMBRANDT  (Paul  Van  Rhyn,  Born  1606  and  Died  1665). 

2285  "A  Naked  Woman  Sleeping.'' 

Bartsch  205.     Sold  FOR  $38,  IN  THE  Morgan  ,  SALE.     "  Every  Art  has  its 

great  representative  master,  and  the  representative  etcher  is  Remtrandt 

Rembrandt  is  what  the  French  call  a  god  of  art.  The  phrase  sounds  a  little 
blasphemous  to  English  ears;  but  whether  blasphemous  or 'not,  it  describes  with 
perfect  accuracy  the  relation  of  certain  famous  artist^  towards  their  admirers. 
Rembrandt  and  one  or  two  others  are,  in  a  very  strict'sense,  the  gods  of  con- 
noisseurs, and  the  kind  of  homage  they  receive  is  not  critical,  but  has  the  nature 
of  worship  or  adoration." — Hamerton. 

REMBRANDT. 

2286  "  The  Supper  AT  Emmaus." 

Bartsch  87,  sold  at  the  Morgan  sale  for  $23. 

REMBRANDT. 

2287  "Christ  Healing  the  Sick." 

Known  as  THE  "Hundred  (jrrriLDEii"  print.  An  exteemblt  fine 
COPT  BY  Leopold  Plambng.  Proof  impression  before  the  artist's 
name  on  Japan  pai^er.  Ash  frame  with  deep  French  m,it.>  Of  this  copy 
Hamerton  says: — "He  (Plameng)  pwduced  a  copy  of  one  of  Rembrandt's 
most  difficult  and  complicated  etchings — a  copy  which  certainly  far  ex- 
ceeds the  most  perfect  photograph  in  accuracy,  whilst  at  the  same  time  it 
possesses  as  a  piece  of  execution  in  etching  all  those  technical  merits  for 
which  Rembrandt  himself'was  famous.  It  is  not  an  exaggeration  of  the 
truth  to  afErm,  that  there  exists  in  Europe  in  our  own  day  a  man  who  may' 
be  said  to  possess  the  hand  and  eye  of  Rembrandt It  may  be  diffi- 
cult to  convey  to  the  reader  that  full  apprehension  of  the  wonder  of  such  a 
work  as  this.  In  a  certain  sense  it  may  be  boldly  affirmed  that,  as  a  tech- 
nical performance  merely,  such  a  copy  as  this  is  even  more  wonderful  than 
the  original  plate  itself." 

REMBRANDT. 

2288  "The  Burgomaster  Six." 

Pine  copy.     Polished  oak  frame. 

REMBRANDT. 

2289  "  Portrait  of  Himself  leaning  on  a  Window  Sill." 

Fine  copy. 

REMBRANDT. 

2290  "Head." 

Old  copy  after  Rembrandt. 

REGAMEY  (F.). 

2291  "  The  Comical  Story." 

Original  etching.  Rare.  100  impressions  only.   Plate  destroyed, 

REGNAULT. 

2292,  "Portrait  of  Meissonier." 
Proof  on  India  paper,  before  all  letters.    Very  fine  and  rare. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  465 

RIBOT  (T.). 

2293  "  Une  Grande  Douleur." 

Okiginal  etching.     Barb.    100  impkessions  only  and  plate  db- 

STKOTED. 

RICHARDS  (B.). 

2294  "A  Dutch  Burgomaster,"  after  Rembrandt. 
Brilliant  old  impression  of  this  fine  mezzotint,  neatly  framed. 

RICHARDS  (F.  D.  B.). 

2295  "  An  Old  Mill  "  and  "  Landscape."  (2) 

Original  etchings. 

RICHETON  (Leon). 

2296  "  Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan,"  after  John   Rus- 
sell, R.  A. 

Artist's  proof  signed,  on  Japan  paper.  Chestnut  frame.  Tlie  orig- 
inal of  this  interesting  portrait  of  the  celebrated  wit,  playwright,  states- 
man and  orator  is  now  in  the  National  Portrait  Gallery,  London.  It  was 
drawn  in  crayons  in  1788,  the  year  of  the  Warren  Hastings  Trial,  at  which 
Sheridan's  speech  was  second  only  to  Bm-ke's  in  virulence.  This  is  the 
first  time  that  it  has  ever  been  acceptably  engraved:  a  remarkable  circum- 
stance, considering  the  fact  that  it  was  believed  by  Sheridan's  family  to  be 
much  more  characteristic  and  lifelike  than  the  well-known  one  by  Reynolds, 
painted  a  year  later. 

RICHOMME  (Joseph  Theodore,  Bom  1785). 

2297  "  Triumph  OF  Galatea,"  after  Raphael,  and  "  The- 
tis bearing  the  Armor  of  Achilles,"  after  Gerard. 

A;  fine  pair  of  brilliant  old  impressions  of  these  well-known  and 
charming  prints,  neatly  framed. 

RICHOMME. 

2298  "Adam  and  Eve,"  after  Raphael. 

Beautiful  and  brilliant  original  impression  of  this  celebrated 

PRINT. 

RIFFAUT  (A.). 

2299  "  Ninon,"  after  Darcy. 

ROGER  (B.). 

2300  "  Marie-Antoinette,    Queen    of    France,"    after 
Rosslire  de  Suedois. 

A  PINE  FULL-LENGTH  PORTRAIT  OF  THE  UNFORTUNATE  QUEBN.  An  EX- 
CELLENT COMPANION  PRINT  TO  BERVIC's  LOOIS  XVI.  AND  DrETET'S  LoUIS 

XIV.     Chestnut  frame. 


466  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

ROPS  (Felicien). 

2301  "  The  Salute." 

Original  etching  by  this  clever  artist.     Rare. 

ROPS. 

2302  "  La  Fileuse,"  after  Millet. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

ROSA  (Salvatore,  Born  1615  and  Died  1673). 

2303  "  Soldier  with  Spear." 

Old  copy  after  this  celebrated  master. 

ROULLET  (Jean  Louis,  Born  1645  and  Died  1698). 

2304  "  Jean  Baptiste  Lully,  Musician  to  the  King," 
after  Mignard. 

ROWLANDSON  (Thomas,  Born  1756  and  Died  1827). 

2305  "  Going  to  the  Colonies." 

Original  sketch,  in  water-colors,  by  the  great  English  caricaturist  Row- 
landson,  and  in  passe-partout. 

This  picture,  by  the  inimitable  artist,  who  illustrated  the  "  Tour  of  Doctor 
Syntax,"  represents  a  convoy  of  prisoners  on  their  way  to  a  ship  laying  in  the 
offing.  A  boat  is  just  about  to  leave  shore,  in  which  are  a  party  of  male  and 
female  emigrants,  who  are  leaving  their  country  for  their  country's  good.  The 
middy  is  at  his  post.  Six  unhappy  mortals  are  seated  in  the  boat,  some  of 
whom  have  a  most  woe-begone  and  bedraggled  appearance.  Two  red-coats, 
with  pointed  bayonets,  are  aiding  the  ceremonies — one  by  pushing  a  clerical- 
looking  personage  into  association  with  the  scourings  of  society.  The  faces  of 
the  women  are  studies,  partipularly  that  of  the  Jady  who  has  evidently  got  up 
before  breakfast  and  without  completing  her  toilet.  Two  cart-loads  of  similar 
human  cattle  are  on  the  way — the  last  of  which  is  passing  under  a  gallows,  where 
ominously  swing  a  pair  of  corpses — and  which  fate  may  betake  their  living 
brethren  unless  they  amend  their  lives  in  the  new  country  where  they  may  have 
the  chance  of  becoming  worthy  and  respectable  members  of  society,  if  not  the 
founders  of  the  best  famiUes  in  a  new  world. 

Royflandson  was  born  in  Old  Jewry,  London,  in  1756.  Early  in  life  he 
was  the  recipient  of  a  legacy  of  ;^7,ooo  from  an  aunt,  which  he  soon  wasted  in 
gambling  and  debauchery,  and  only  when  his  means  were  exhausted  he  sat ' 
down  to  work.  His  drawings,  somewhat  farcical,  but  very  clever  caricatures, 
were  made  with  a  reed  pen,  and  then  drawn  in  water-colors;  many  of  them  are 
of  large  size,  and  all  indicate  great  skill  of  hand  and  keen  observation.  The 
above  is  an  excellent  example. 

Every  one  at  all  acquainted  with  the  arts  know  the  caricature  work  of  this 
very  eccentric  genius;  the  extent  of  Rowlandson's  talent,  however,  as  a  draughts- 
man, is  not  so  generally  known.  His  studies  from  the  human  figure  at  the 
Royal  Academy  were  made  in  so  masterly  a  style,  that  he  was  set  up  as  a  rival 
to  Mortimer,  whom  he  would  have  excelled,  had  his  subsequent  mode  of  study 
kept  pace  with  the  fecundity  of  his  invention.  His  powers,  indeed,  were  so 
versatile,  and  his  fancy  so  rich,  that  every  species  of  composition  flowed  from 
his  pen  with  equal  facility.  There  are  certain  subjects  of  his  composition 
carried  through  with  a  compatibility  of  style  so  truly  original,  and  so  replete  with 
painter-like  feeling,  that  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds  and  West  proiiounced  them 
wonders  of  art. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  467 

RUDAX  (E.). 

2306  "The  Little  Fisherman." 

Original  Etching,  proof  before  letters,  on  India  paper. 

'  RYLAND  (William  Wynne,  Born  1732  and  Died  1783). 

2307  '^  Jupiter  and  Leda,"  after  Boucher. 

Fine  original  impression,  very  scarce,  and  neatly  framed.  The 
unfortunate  engraver  of  this  beautiful  piece  had  a  curious  story.  Born  in 
London  in  1 732,  he  first  studied  engraving  with  Ravenet,  the  coUaborateur  of 
Hogarth,  who  was  at  that  time  established  in  England.  On  leaving  that 
master  he  went  to  Paris,  and  studied  design  under  Boucher  and  engraving  with 
J.  P.  Le  Bas.  On  his.  return  to  his  native  city  he  acquired  distinction  in  his 
profession,  and  was  appointed  engraver  to  the  King.  But  he  was  one  of  those 
peculiarly  constituted  individuals  who  cannot  make  the  best  of  prosperity. 
Becoming  involved  in  pecuniary  difficulties,  he  committed  forgery,  was  tried, 
condemned  and  executed  in  1783,  as  was  that  holy  divine  and  sanctimonious 
hypocrite,  Dr.  Dodd,  a  few  years  before,  for  a  similar  offense,  and  in  his  full 
canonicals,  surplice,  doctor's  hood  and  all. 

RYLAND. 

2308  "  The  Triumph  of  Venus,"  after  Angelica  Kauff- 

MANN. 

ST.  AUBIN  (Augustin,  Born  1720). 

2309  "  Jacques  Roettiers,"  after  Cochin. 

ST.  AUBIN. 

2310  "  Fenelon,"  after  Vivien. 

Extremely  fine  original  impression. 

SALVADOR-CARMONA  (Emanuel,  Born  1740). 

23 11  "Francois  Boucher,  Painter  to  the  King,"  after 
Suedois. 

Fine.     His  reception  print  at  the  Academy. 

SCHLEIGH  (Adrian). 

2312  "The    Song    of    the    Bell,"    after    Christopher 
Nilson. 

A  large  folio  line  engraving,  in  nine  compartments,  illustrating  Schiller's 
famous  poem. 

SCHMIDT  (George  Frederick,  Born  1712  and  Died  1775). 

2313  "Pierre  Mignard,  painter  to   the    King,"  after 
Rigaud. 

SCHMUTZER  (Jacob  Mathias,  Born  1733  and  Died  1811). 

2314  "  The  Family  of  Rubens,"  after  Rubens. 

SCHREYER  (Adolphe,  Born  1828). 

2315  "  An  Ambuscade." 


468  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

SCHUPPEN  (Peter  van,  the  Elder,  Born  1628  and  Died  1710).- 

2316  "Louis  the  Dauphin,  Son  of  Louis  the  Great," 
after  Francis  de  Troy. 

Folio.  Very  fine,  in  oak  frame;  engraved  1684.  Van  Schuppen  the  Elder  was 
a  pupil  of  Nanteuil  and  acquired  much  of  the  magnificent  style  of  that  master. 

SCHUPPEN. 

2317  "Francois    Van   der   Meulen,    Painter  to  the 
King,"  after  Largillierre. 

SCRIVEN  (Edward,  Born  1775  and  Died  1841). 

2318  "  Nell  Gwyn,"  after  Sir  Peter  Lely. 

Proof  on  India  paper.  Ebony  and  gold  frame.  Scriven  was  a  pupil  of 
Bartolozzi  and  in  one  respect  he  excelled  his  master,  as,  unlike  him,  he  faithfully 
rendered  the  character  and  expression  of  the  painter  he  had  to  translate.  This 
print  was  engraved  for  the  Rev.  T.  F.  Dibdin,  from  the  original  at  Althorp,  and 
is  a  different  and  more  pleasing  portrait  than  the  one  by  the  same  engraver  which 
appears  in  "  Grammont's  Memoirs." 

SERZ  (J.). 

2319  "The  Tribute  Money,"  after  Titian. 

Proof  on  India  paper  before  letters. 

SLOCOMB  (Frederick). 

2320  "  A  Middlesex  Lane." 

Original  etching.  Proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper.  Gold 
frame. 

SMILLIE  (James  D.,  Born  1833). 

2321  "  South  Jefferson  Street,  Poughkeepsie." 

Original  etching.  Proof  on  satin,  one  of  a  limited  number  in 
this  state. 

SMIRKE  (Robert,  Born  1752  and  Died  1845). 

2322  Set  of   Illustrations  to   the  "Arabian  Nights,"  erir 
graved  by  Peter  Maverick,  Bruen,  etc.  (12) 

Fine  old  impressions  and  rare. 

SOMM  (M.). 

'     2323  "  A  Japanese  .Study." 

A  characteristic  water-color  drawing,  neatly  framed,  and  which  would  delight 
the  heart  and  inflame  the  fancy  of  Oscar  Wilde,  and  brings  up  memories  of  the 
' '  Mikado. "  It  represents  the  Japanese  swell  of  the  period,  gorgeously  arrayed — 
gloves,  fan,  and  silk  garment  of  many  colors,  which  will  be  found  in  the  works 
on  Japanese  ceramics  and  decoration  of  Gonse,  Audsley  and  Bowes.  The  figure 
of  the  inhabitant  of  Yeddo  holding  a  fan  is  admirably  depicted,  and  the  colors 
of  the  embroidery  on  the  yellow  gown  are  delightfully  blended.  The  indigo 
background  displays  the  touch  of  a  master's  brush.  M.  Somm  is  well  known 
by  his  admirable  etchings  in  dry  point. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  469 

SOTOMAYER  (Esquirel  de). 

2324  "Karl  du  Jardin,"  after  Himself. 

STAAL  (G.). 

,2325  "  Jules  Janin." 

Original  BTCHma.    Proof  before  letters. 

STAAL. 

2326  "Matjame  Lamartine." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

STAAL. 

2327  "Jean  Pierre  B£ranger.'' 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

STAAL. 

2328  "Alfred  de  Vigny." 

Original  BTcntNG.  Proof  on  India  papbRj  A  capital  portrait  of 
the  author  of  "Cinq  Mars." 

STAAL. 

2329  "  Madame  de  Girardin." 

Original  etching.    Proof  before  letters  on  India  paper. 

STAAL. 

2330  "Madame    de    Pompadour"    and    "Madame    du 
Barry."  (2) 

[STOTHARD  (Thomas,  Born  1755  and  Died  1834)  ?] 

2331  "  Tasso  Reciting  to  the  Princess  at  the  Court  of 
Ferrara." 

'  'A  spirited  sepia  drawing,  neatly  framed,  and  in  the  manner  of,  and  probably 
by,  Thomas  Stothard.  It  represents  the  well-known  incident  in  the  early  life  of 
the  poet  Tasso  when  he  recited  his, "  Rinaldo  "  before  the  Princess  Eleonora 
and  her  brother  the  Duke  Alfonse,  the  first  step  which  afterwards  made  his 
name  famous  throughout  Italy. 

STRANGE  (Sir  Robert,  Born  1721  and  Died  1792). 

2332  "Venus  attired  by  the  Graces,''  after  Guido. 

Brilliant  old  impression  and  neatly  framed,  of  this  fine  print  engraved  by 
the  eminent  artist  in  1759.  "  Sir  Robert  Strange,  born  in  the  distant  Orkneys 
in  1 72 1,  abandoned  the  law  for  engraving.  As  a  youthful  Jacobite  he 
joined  the  Pretender  in  1745,  sharing  the  disaster  of  CuUoden,  and  owing  his 
safety  from  pursuers  to  a  young  lady  dressed  in  the  ample  costume  of  the  period, 
whom  he  afterwards  married  in  gratitude,  and  they  were  both  happy.  He  has  a 
style  of  his  own,  rich.^  soft,  and  especially  charming  in  the  tints  of  flesh,  making 
him  a  natural  translator  of  Titian.  "—Charles  Sumner. 

STRANGE. 

23-53  "  Venus  and  Adonis,"  after  Titian. 
Beautiful  old  impression  of  this  celebrated  nude  subject. 


470  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

TAIEE  (A.). 

2334  "  Millet's   HcfusE  at  Barbison,"   from  an  original 
drawing  by  J.  F.  Millet. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

TAYLOR  (T.). 

2335  "  The  Dutch  Dentist"  and  "  The  Cottage  Door," 
after  G.  Dow.  (2) 

'  TENIERS  (David,  Born  1610  and  Died  1694). 

2336  "Jolly  Companions  Every  One." 

Curious  old  Dutch  mezzotint  after  the  younger  Teniers,  rare  uafiuished 
proof  before  letters,  neatly  framed  in  polished  oak. 

THEROND  (E.). 

2337  "  Theophile  Gautier." 

Proofs  ok  India  paper.  Two  portraits  of  the  celebrated  French 
writer,  one  in  advanced  life,  the  other  a  very  clever  caricature  of  the 
younger  man. 

THEVENIN  (J.  C). 

2338'  "  Madonna,"  after  Raphael. 

Fine  proof  before  letter  on  India  paper,  neatly  framed  in  polished 
oak. 

THORNLEY  (G.  W.). 

2339  "  Venus  after  the  Bath,"  after  Boucher. 

Barb.  A  fac-similb  on  copper,  printed  in  tints  after  a  chalk 
DRAWiNO  BY  THIS  MASTER.     White  and  gold  frame. 

THORNLEY. 

2340  "  A  Young  Girl  Reading,"  after  Boucher. 

A  facsimile  on  copper,  printed  in  tints  after  a  chalk  drawing  by  this 
master.    White  and  gold  frame. 

TRIERE  (P.,  Died  1780). 

2341  "  Hercules  Hesitating  between  Venus  and  Min- 
erva, after  Crayer. 

Engraver's  proof  before  letters,  neatly  framed  in  polished  oak. 

TURNER  (Charles,  Born  1773  and  Died  1857). 

2342  "A    Famous    Newfoundland    Dog,"  after    H.   B. 
Chalon. 

Very  fine.  Polished  oak  frame.  Charles  Turner  wa?  a  pupil  of  Boy- 
dell.  He  engraved  many  remarkable  plates  in  mezzotinto;  principally 
portraits  after  Reynolds,  Shee,  Lawrence,  etc.  He  also  engraved  several 
of  the  plates  of  his  great  namesake's  "  Liber  Studiorum." 

ULM. 

2343  "  Petrus  Borel." 

Proof  on  Indla.  paper. 


THP  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  471 

UNGER  (W.). 

2344  "  A  Winter  Scene  in  Holland,"  after  Rembrandt. 

UNGER. 

2345  "  Dutch  Peasants,"  after  Ostade. 

VALPERGA  (L.). 

2346  "  Conjugal  Correction,"  after  Gerardon. 

A  characteristic  engraving  of  the  French  school  of  the  period  of  Louis 
XV.  Love  is  represented  as  beating  the  almost  nude  wife  with  roses, 
while  the  husband  compels  her  to  submit  to  a  punishment  less  than  she 
deserves. 

VANDEVELDE  (E.,  Born  1597  and  Died  1648). 

2347  "  The   Quack.   Doctor — '  Populus  vult  Decipi,'  " 
after  William  Buytenweg. 

A  FrNB  OLD  onmiNAL  IMPRESSION,  neatly  framed,  of  this  very  rare  and 
curious  print. 

VANDERHOOF  (Charles  H.). 

2348  "  The  Old  Pier." 

Okiginal  btching,  artist's  peoop  signed. 

VANDYCK  (Anthony,  Born  1599  and  Died  1641). 

2349  "  Lucas  Vostermans,  Engraver  of  Antwerp." 

This  and  the  three  following  numbers  are  original  etchings  by  the  celebrated 
portrait  painter.  Vandyck  was  not  content  merely  to  look  over  engravings  after 
his  works  by  Bolswert,  Pontius  or  Vostermans;  he  used  the  etching  needle  him- 
self, and  has  left  brilliant  proofs  of  his  skill  in  this  kind  of  work.  Hamerton 
says: — "  He  (Vandyck),  is  one  of  the  great  princes  of  the  art.  Vandyck's  etch- 
ings have  greatly  increased  in  value  of  late  years.  At  M.  Seguier's  sale,  in 
1844,  they  averaged  from  three  to  eight  pounds  each,  and  were  thought  to  be 
very  dear.  At  recent  sales  they  have  produced  sums  varying  from  eight  to  thirty 
pounds.  It  may  be  considered  certain  that,  as  etching  becomes  better  appre- 
ciated, the  plates  of  Van  Dyck  will  attain  still  higher  prices." 

VANDYCK. 

2350  "  Erasmus." 

VANDYCK. 

2351  "Justus    Sustermans,    Painter   to    the    Grand 
Duke,  Florence." 

VANDYCK. 

2352  "Daniel  Mytens,  Painter  of  Holland." 

Fine  old  impression.  Engraved  by  Paul  Pontius  (1596),  after  Vandyck. 
This  and  the  next  number  are  of  the  same  size,  and  uniform  with  the  original 
heads  by  Vandyck  described  above.  "  In  his  fine  portraits  after  Vandyck,  Pon- 
tius seems  to  have  adapted  his  style  to  the  character  of  the  persons  represented. 
His  plates  are  executed  with  the  graver  in  a  clear  bold  style;  and  they  will  be 
ranked  among  the  ablest  productions  of  the  Flemish  engraver." — Spooner. 


47^  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

VANDYCK. 

2353  "  Phillip  Herbert,  Earl  of  Pembroke." 

Fine  old  impression,  engraved  by  Robert  Vander-Voerst  (1596 — 1669). 

VARIN  (A.). 

2354  "  Madame  Rachel." 

Proof  on  India  paper.    A  capital  portrait  of  the  celebrated  actress. 

VERNET  (Horace,  Born  1789  and  Died  1863). 

2355  "  Napoleon    the   Third   at    the  Battle  of    Sol- 
ferino." 

This  is  a  very  spirited  sketch  in  water-colors  of  the  conflict  in  the  cemetery  of 
Self  erino,  attributed  to  the  great  ' '  our  own  correspondent  of  the  brush. " 
Napoleon,  mounted  on  a  gallant  gray,  is  vehemently  urging  on  his  soldiers,  who 
are  responding  with  a  dash,  and  the  white-coated  Austrians  are  giving  way  to 
the  impetuosity  of  their  opponents.  This  sketch  is  supposed  to  be  one  of 
many  made  by  Vemet  in  his  old  age  as  a  preliminary  study  for  one  of  his  large 
canvases.  Probably  about  the  time  this  sketch"  was  made,  Vernet  painted  his 
great  picture  of  the  Battle  of  the  Alma  and  his.Portrait  of  Napoleon  III. 

VEYRASSAT  (Jules  Jacques). 

2356  "  Sunset,"  after  Daubigny. 

VIDAL  (Gerald,  Born  1742). 

2357  "  The  Confidential  Soubrette,"  and  "  The  Toil- 
ette Merchant,."  after  Laurins. 

A  pair  of  beautiful  old  French  prints,  bright  original  impressions,  neatly 
framed.     Very  rare,  in  this  fine  state. 

VILLERY  (Antoine  Claude  Francois,  Born  1768). 

2358  "  Innocence  and  Love,"  after  Prudhon. 

Brilliant  open  letter  proof  of  this  exquisite  line  engraving,  neatly 
framed. 

WALLACE  (Henry  W.). 

2359  "Foot  of  Broad  Street,  Old  New  York."  , 
Proof  on  satin.     One  of  a  limited  number  taken  in  this  state. 

WALTNER  (C). 

'  2360  "  The  China  Vase,"  after  Fortuny. 

Fine  impression  on  Holland  paper  and  in  gold  frame. 

WALTNER. 

2361  "Dans  la  Ros£e,"  after  Carolus  Duran. 

Proof  on  India  paper.  A  beautiful  s'pecimen  of  Waltner's  method 
of  treating  the  nude  female  figure. 

WALTNER. 

2362  "Head  of  a  Young  Girl,"  after  DuBois. 

Fine  proof  before  letters  on  Japan  paper. 


THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION.  473 

WATERLOO  (Anthony,  Born  1618  and  Died' 1679). 

2363  "  Herma^hroditus  and  the  Nymph";    and  "Pan 
Pursuing  the  Nymph  Syrinx."  (2) 

Landscapes  with  trees;'  the  classical  legends  introduced;  neatly  framed  in 
polished  oak.  Spooner  says: — "  As  an  engraver,  the  works  of  Waterloo  have 
long  been  the  admiration  of  artists  and  connoisseurs.  They  are  etched  with 
great  spirit  and  facility,  in  a  very  masterly  style,  and  usually  retouched  with  the 
graver  to  harmonize  the  lights  and  invigorate  the  shadows.  They  consist  of 
landscapes  from  his  own  designs,  frequently  embellished  with  figures  from 
sacred  and  profane  history  and  mythology.  He  etched  the  whole  design  with 
equal  strength,  but  slightly,  and  then  finished  in  a  bold  manner  those  parts 
which  he  desired  to  be  most  effective." 

WATERLOO. 

2364  "  The  Little  Cottage." 

Original  etching — Bartsch  29. 

WATERLOO. 

2365  "  Small  Landscape  with  Trees." 

WHISTLER  .(James  Abbott  M'Neill,  Born  1834). 

2366  "  Chelsea." 

Impression  on  Holland  paper,  in  gold  frame.  "Whistler  is' widely 
known  by  his  etchings  and  his  paintings;  the  former  receive  unqualified  praise, 
the  latter  have  been  alternately  abused  and  lauded,  but  even  his  severest  critics 
seem  inclined  to  allow  him  exceptional  achievements." — Tytler's  "  Modem 
Painters." 

"  The  most  finished  and  perfect  specimens  of  Whistler's  artistic  powers  are 
to  be  found  in  his  etchings.  For  some  time  amateurs  in  this  branch  of  art  have 
been  acquainted  with  the  views  of  the  Thames  executed  by  him.  We  can 
think  of  no  work  of  the  kind  in  which  genius  is  more  decisively  manifested. 
The  views  of  shipping  and  river-bank  reveal  the  closest  study  of  the  effects  to 
be  seen  in  and  about  London." — London  Art  Journal. 

WHISTLER. 

2367  "  Street  Scene  in  Paris." 

Original  etching. 

"  Whistler  may  be  fairly  estimated  now.  He  has  very  rare  and  very  peculiar 
endowments,  and  may,"  in  a  certain  sense,  be  called  great — th;it  is,  so  far  as 
greatness  may  be  understood  of  faculties  which  are  rather  remarkable  for  keen- 
ness and  originality  than  range.     The  faculties  which  he  has  are  pre-eminently 

of  the  artistic  order;  he  is  essentially  a  painter  and  etcher; he  is 

never  literary,  but  always  pictorial.  .  .  .  It  is  unfortunate,  I  think,  that 
etchings  like  those  of  Mr.  Whistler  and  Mr.  Haden  should  be  published  at 
such  a  very  high  price  and  in  such  a  small  edition." — Hamerton. 

WHISTLER. 

2368  "  Boats  at  Mooring." 

FiKE  impression  on  HoUaud  paper  in  oak  frame. 


474  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

WILLE  (John  George,  Born  1717  and  Died  1807). 

2369  "  The  Little  Physician,"  after  Gaspar  Netscher. 

A  fine  original  impression,  neatly  framed.  "  But  Paris  soon  again 
became  the  centre  of  the  art,  which  he  quickened  into  new  life  by  an 
engraver  of  original  genius,  who  attracted  to  him  pupils  from  all  parts  of 
Europe,  so  that  he  became  the  father  of  the  great  school  of  engravers  that 
flourished  in  France,  Germany  and  Italy  about  the  end  of  the  last  century. 
This  eminent  master  was  John  George  Willb,  who  was  born  at  Konigs- 
berg  in  1717,  but  establishing  himself  in  Paris,  he  devoted  his  long  life  of 
ninety-one  years  to  the  art  in  which  he  so  greatly  excelled.  His  neat  and 
careful  style  was  well  adapted  to  pictures  of  the  school  of  Geraid  Dow,  as 
well  as  to  elaborate  portraits,  and  there  is  no  engraver  whose  works  are 
more  eagerly  sought  and  more  universally  admired." — "  The  Golden  Age 
OP  Engraving." 

WILLE. 

2370  "  Abraham  Receiving  Hagar,"  after  Dietrich. 

Fine  impression,  but  lacks  margin. 

WILLE. 

2371  "  Jean  Baptiste  Masse,"  after  Tocque. 

WILLE. 

2372  "The  Good  Woman   of    Normandy,"    after   P.    A. 

WiLLE. 

Copy  of  Wille's  famous  print. 
WILLE. 

2373  "  Philippe  I.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2374  "ThiIerry  L,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2375  "  Thierry  IL,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2376  "  Dagobert  II.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2377  "  Henry  I.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2378  "Hugh  Capet,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2379  "  LoTHAiRE,  King  of  France." 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  475 

WILLE. 

2380  "  Louis  I.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2381  "Louis  IL,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2382  "  Louis  VI.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2383  "  Charles  III.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2384  "  Charles  IV.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2385  "  Childeric  II.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2386  "  Childeric  III.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2387  "  Chilperic  II.,  King  of  France." 

WILLE. 

2388  "  Clovis  III.,  King  of  France." 

WORMS  (Jules). 

2389  "  Every  Age  has  its  Pleasures." 

Original  etching.     Pkoop  on  India  papbb. 

WOLGEMUTH  (Michael,  Born  1434  and  Died  15 19). 

2390  "  Knight  in  Armor." 

Neatly  framed.  This  curious  old  woodcut  attributed  to  the  father  of 
wood-engraving  represents  a  knight  in  full  armor,  covered  with  a  mantle, 
with  the  collar  of  a  noble  order  suspended  from  his  neck;  his  hand  rests  on 
a  two-handed  sword,  and  his  armorial  bearings,  tinctured  with  the  proper 
heraldic  colors,  appear  in  the  left-hand  corner. 

YON  (E.). 

2391  "  A  SMALL  branch  OF  THE  MarNE." 

Original  btching.    Phoof  bbfoue  lettbks  on  India  papbb. 


476  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


2392  "NAPOLEON  AT  THE  BATTLE  OF    BORODINO, 

SEPTEMBER  7th,  1812." 

A  CDBIOUS  LARGE  CONTBMPORAKT  WATEE-COLOB  DBA  WING  IN  InDIA  IKK 

AKD  SEPIA  OP  THIS  FAMOUS  BATTLE,  evidtiilJy  draTvn  for  the  purpose  of 
engraving 'on  copper,  as  the  soldiers  have  their  swords  in  their  left  hands, 
and  their  muskets  on  their  left  shoulders.  Napoleon  is  represented  in  the 
distance  surrounded  by  his  staff.  In  the  foreground  a  squadron  of  French 
cavalry — the  dashing  Murat  at  their  head,  are  charging  the  Russian  in- 
fantry. 

2393  "THE  HAPPY  FIDDLER." 

A  clever  and  highly  finished  original  water-color  drawing  of  the  German 
school,  about  1765,  neatly  framed  in  polished  oak, 

2394  "THE  BATHER  AT  THE  SPRING." 

A  spirited  original  water-color  drawing  (neatly  framed)  representing  a 
young  gir],  perfectly  nude,  just  emerged  from  the  water,  and  about  to 
driEk  from  a  spring  which  trickles  above  her  head. 

2395  "  A  VOTARY  OF  BACCHUS." 

Finely  colored,  in  neat  oak  frame. 

2395*  "  ON  THE  BANKS  OF  THE  SEINE,  PARIS,"  etching 
by  Jacque. 

2396  BACCHANTE.     "  Nude  Female  Figure  Asleep." 

Pkoop  on  Japan  paper. 

2397  VAN  MARCKE.     "  Landscape  with  Cattle,"  after. 

Proof  on  Japan  paper. 

2397*  "  WHERE'S  THE  FIELD  ?  " 

Fine  sporting  subject,  Fox  Hunting,  engraved  by  M.  Hunter,  and  in 
antique  oak  and  bronze  frame. 

2398  "THE  KISSES,"  engraved  by  F.  Flipart.         (2  pieces.) 
A  pair  of  exquisite  eighteenth  century  engravings,  neatly  framed. 

2399  "ST.  JOHN  THE  EVANGELIST." 

A  VERY  CURIOUS  Greco-Russian  engraving  printed  on  linen,  represent- 
ing incidents  in  the  life  of  St.  John  and  other  saints  of  the  Greek  Church. 
The  centre  of  the  picture  represents  the  saint  as  a  gray-bearded  old  man,  accord- 
ing to  the  manner  in  which  he  is  depicted  in  Oriental  art.  He  is  standing  on 
the  Isle  of  Patmos,  and  holds  a  scroll  in  his  hand.  The  Virgin  in  glory  is  in 
the  clpuds  at  the  right.  The  lower  portion  of  the  engraving  represents  a  tur- 
reted  city,  and  a  number  of  religious  buildings,  Russian  horsemen,  camels,  etc. 
The  sides  of  the  picture  are  in  eight  compartments,  which  depict  incidents  in 
the  lives  of  the  saints. 


'  THE  PENE  DU  BO  IS  COLLECTION  477 

%xit\txi\  ISltuotTcwts. 

2400  "THE  BAPTISM  OF  JESUS  CHRIST." 

Master  L.  F.  Bartsch,  g6.  A  curious  production,  38  x  10^,  containing  por- 
traits of  Luther,  Melancthon  and  other  celebrated  contemporaries  of  the  artist. 

2401  "THE    PARABLE    OF    THE    LABORERS   IN  THE 

VINEYARD." 

By  an  unknown  Master.  Very  curious,  as  illustrating  art  in  Germany  at  the 
Durer  period.  The  architecture  is  Grecian,  representing  the  court-yard  of  the 
mansion  of  the  noble  master  of  the  vineyard,  who  is  paying  off  his  laborers, 
and  replying  to  the  remonstrance  of  the  discontented  one,  "  Friend,  did  not  I 
agree  with  thee  for  a  penny  ?" 

2402  "CITY    OF    FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN,  1570." 

By  an  unknown  artist  of  the  date,  with  a  Key  to  the  principal  buildings  of 
the  city,  in  old  German  text. 

2403  "THE    TOWN   OF   PRESSBUBG   ASSAULTED    BY 

THE  TURKS." 

A  very  rude  woodcut,  interesting  as  a  specimen  of  one  of  the  earliest  known 
engravings  on  wood. 

2404  "LOT  FLEEING  FROM  SODOM." 

Lot,  an  old  bald-headed  man,  is  in  the  foreground  under  the  protecting  wing 
of  an  angel,  his  two  daughters  are  following,  laden  with  household  goods, 
accompanied  by  another  angel.  In  the  far  distance  is  Lot's  wife  turned  into  a 
pillar  of  salt,  and  at  the  back  is  the  doomed  city,  in  flames,  vrith  the  fire  from 
heaven  still  descending.  In  the  right-hand  ccrner  of  the  engraving  Lot  is  rep- 
resented seated,  a  daughter  on  each  side,  rapidly  consuming  the  wine  they  had 
brought  along. 

240s  "  DANCE   AT   THE  F^TE  OF  THE  VILLAGE  OF 
MEGELDORF."  (r6) 

A  frieze  in  six  divisions  representing  the  villagers  enjoying  themselves.  Some 
are  on  their  way  to  the  feast.  Others  are  drinking.  One  is  drunk.  Some  are 
soliciting  their  partners  for  the  dance.  Two  are  playing  the  bagpipe  and  horn, 
and  many  are  dancing. 

2406  "THE  MEN  CAGED  BY  THE  WOMEN." 

Many  men  in  fool's-caps  are  imprisoned  in  a  large  cage.  An  old  woman  is 
teaching  them  music  at  the  front,  while  a  younger  woman  has  charge  of  the  door 
at  the  back  In  the  distance  an  old  woman  with  a  wheelbarrow  is  bringing 
another  man,  also  in  a  zany's  cap,  to  add  to  those  already  in  the  cage.  At  the 
right  of  the  print  is  a  group  of  men  engaged  in  lamenting  that  this  is  eventually 
to  be  their  fate  also.  . 

2407  "THE  THREE  AGES." 

A  father  is  introducing  his  young  son,  who  is  riding  a  hobby-horse,  to  his 
grandsire,  a  very  old  man,  who  is  seated  at  a  table,  with  his  money,  desk,  and 
writing  materials  before  him. 


2408  GROLIER  (Jean).  Fac-similes  of  bindings  belonging 
to  Jean  Grolier,  with  his  arms  and  crest  illuminated 
IN  THE  PROPER  HERALDIC  COLORS;  Fac-simile  of  a  deed 
with  Grolier's  signature,  etc.  (6  pieces) 


478  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

2409  "  ROGER  PAYNE,"  the  celebrated  Bookbinder. 

Copy  of  the  large  plate  of  this  portrait. 

2409*  "T.  F.  DIBDIN";    "W.    C.BRYANT,"  etc.     Portraits. 

(6  pieces) 

2410  ASCHAM,   ASHMOLE,  GRANGER,  and   LOWNDES. 

Portraits.  (4  pieces) 

2411  BYRON,  HUME,  MILTON,  DRYDEN,  SHAKES- 
PEARE,    JOHNSON,     SCOTT,    DEFOE,     GIBBON, 

'  POPE,    CHAUCER,  SPENSER,  BEN    JONSON,    etc. 
Portraits.  (28  pieces) 

2412  "  MARGUERITE  OF  NAVARRE." 

Proof  on  India  paper,  printed  in  crayon  sanguine  (genre  Boucher) 
and  from  a  contemporary  painting. 

2413  "FRANCIS  RABELAIS." 

Fac-simile  of  a  rare  contemporary  portrait.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

2414  ROUSSEAU,  LE  SAGE,  FENELON,  MONTESQUIEU, 

PHILIDOR,  RONSARD,  etc.  French  Literary  Por- 
traits. (17  pieces.) 

2415  FENELON,  LA  FONTAINE,  MOLIERE,  LE  SAGE, 
DESCARTES,  RACINE,  VOLTAIRE,  ete.  French 
Literary  Portraits.  •  (11  pieces.) 

2416  VOLTAIRE,  MONNIER,  FLORIAC,   etc.     Portraits'  of 

French  Authors,  and  all  proofs  on  India  paper.    (4  pieces.) 

2417  "THE  NUDE  IN  ART."  (25  pieces.) 

Subjects  after  Giordano,  Raphael,  Poussin.Correggio,  Michael  Angelo,  Rubens, 
Titian,  Guido,  Vandyck,  Barbieri,  Albano,  etc.,  all  illustrating  "the  Nude  in 
Art." 

2418  OLD  MASTERS.  "  Hannibal,"  after  Rembrandt;  "Pan 

and  Syrinx,''  after  Martin  deVos;  "  Charge  of  Cavalry," 
after  Bourguignon;  "The  Watering- Place,"  after  Miel; 
"  The  Four  Ages,"  after  Valentin.  (5  pieces.) 

2419  "A  MONK,"  after  GUIDO;  "  The  Flaying  of  Marsyas," 

Rivera;  "Jewish  Heads,"  Denon  ;  "Lydia";  "Land- 
scape with  Cows  "  (original  pencil  drawing).  Vignettes, 
etc.,  SOME  PROOFS.  (lo  pieces.) 

2420  CORTONE.     "Four  Muses— Clio,  Polymnia,  Calliope  and 

Euterpe,"  engraved  by  Godefroy,  Masquelier,  etc.,  after 
Pietra  de  Cortone. 

2421  "MARKET  DAY";  "  Menia   Bridge";    "Fishing   Boat 

Ashore."     Original  etchings.  (3  pieces.) 

2422  FRENCH  LITHOGRAPHS.     Subjects  after  FROMEN- 

TIN,    HEBERT,   COGNIET,    FRERE,    BARON,  etc. 

(8  pieces.) 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  479 

2423  FRENCH    LITHOGRAPHIC    CARICATURES    after 

Bellange,  etc.  (15  pieces.) 

2424  SCARRON.     Set   of    Illustrations   to    SCARRON'S 

"  Comic  Romance  "  engraved  by  B.  AUDRAN,  L.  SUR- 
UGUE  and  B.  LEPICIE,  after  J.  B.  PATER.     Folio. 

(11  pieces.) 

FrSE  OLD  ORIGINAL  IMPRESSIONS.      VeRT  SCARCE. 

Scarroii's  "  Comic  Romance  "'  is  the  most  important  and  best  of  all  the 
humorous  and  fiimiliar  romances  of  the  seventeenth  centiuy,  and  the 
author's  clief-d'wuwe.  In  this  history  the  adventures  of  a  wandering  troop 
of  comedians  are  recited.  Strange  types  and  characters  abound  in  the 
book.  The  witty  little  bourgeois  Ragotin,  the  misanthropical  Larcncune 
full  of  vanity  and  envy,  the  wicked  laugher  Rappinirie,  the  poet  Roquebine, 
full  of  pretention — not  to  say  anything  of  the  female  characters  of  the 
romance — present  a  lively  picture  of  tlie  times  and  manners  of  the  period, 
not  to  be  found  in  the  works  of  any  other  author. 

Jean  Baptiste  Pater,  the  designer  of  the  above  rare  series  of  prints,  was 
a  French  painter,  born  at  Valenciennes  in  1695.  He  went  to  Paris  early  in 
life  and  became  the  pupil  of  Anthony  Watteau,  whose  subjects  and  manner 
he  imitated  with  considerable  success.  In  these  pictures,  however,  he  ex- 
celled his  master  in  one  respect — that  of  humor — a  spirit  which  Watteau 
never  attempted. 

2425  MARILLIER.     Set  of  Four  Illustrations  to  "  Guzman  de 

Alfarache,  the  Spanish  Rogue,"  after  Marillier,  etc. 

(4  pieces.) 
Fine  old  impression,  neatly  inlaid  to  large  octavo. 

2426  MOLIERE.     Illustrations  to  MOLIERE,  mostly  Original 

Etchings  by  LALAUZE.  (8  pieces.) 

2427  CHATEAUBRIAND.     Set  of   Thirteen   Illustrations  to 

CHATEAUBRIAND,  after  Tony  and  Alfred  Johannot, 
etc.  (13  pieces.) 

Fine  old  impression. 

2428  VOLTAIRE.     Set  of  Thirteen  Illustrations  to  Voltaire's 

Dramas,  engraved  by  Lefevre,  Chollet,  Le  Bas,  etc., 
after  Desenne.  (13  pieces.) 

Fine  old  impressions. 

2429  "PAUL  AND  VIRGINIA."     Illustrations  to,    engraved 

by  DUPONT  and  SIXDERIERS,  after  DESENNE. 

(2  pieces.) 
Engeavbr's  proofs  before  letters,  on  India  paper. 

2430  SHAKESPEARE.— BOYDELL'S  Large  Plates  Illus- 

trating "Troilus  and  Cressida  ";  "  Two  Gentlemen 
OF  Verona,"  and  "Winter's  Tale."  Engraved  by 
FITTLER  and  SCHIAVONETTI,  after  ANGELICA 
KAUFFMANN  and  WHEATLEY.  (3  pieces.) 


48o  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

2431  ROUSSEAU.     Set  of  Illustrations   to  J.   J.  ROUS- 

SEAU'S Life  and  Novels,  engraved  by  LEFEVRE, 
BLANCHARD,  etc.,  after  DEVERIA,  TONY  and 
ALFRED  JOHANNOT.     Fine  old  impressions. 

(21  pieces.) 

2432  "  SATYRE  MENIPPEE."     Set  of  Three  Illustrations  to 

this  curious  work,  engraved  by  TONY  JOHANNOT, 
KONIG  and  LEFEVRE,  after  DEVERIA.  Proofs  on 
INDIA  PAPER.  (3  pieces.) 

2433  WOODCUTS,   MOSTLY  FRENCH,   HAND    PROOFS 

on  INDIA  PAPER,  some  before  the  blocks  were 
FINISHED,  etc.  (98  pieces.) 

A  rare  lot,  very  useful  for  illustrating  any  work  on  the  fine  arts. 

2434  "  PAINTING    AND    SCULPTURE."      An    Allegorical 

Subject. 

Very  fine  large  photograph,  mounted. 

2435  "  THE  BURGOMASTER,"  after  Adrian  Ostade.,    Fine 

line  engraving  (slightly  injured). 

2436  "  FREDERICK  THE  GREAT."    Portrait.    After  Chod- 

owiECKi.     Rare. 

2437  "AMABLE    JULIEN   DU  BOIS."       Two    portraits   of 

this  celebrated  Statesman  and  Physician.  One  on  India 
paper.  (2  pieces.) 

2438  "  MISS  SYDNEY,  of  the  Theatre  Royal  Coveiit  Garden." 

Portrait.     Proof  on  India  paper. 

2439  SHAKESPEARE,  SARAH  BERNHARDT,  MOZART, 

and  JULIA  GRISI.     Portraits  (6  pieces.) 

2440  MURGER,   MERY,  and  DELVAN,  all  proofs  on  India 

paper. 

2441  LORD  CLIVE,  Nelson,  Rodney,  Drake,  Blake,  Cook, 

etc.     Portraits.  (7  pieces.) 

2442  BOLINGBROKE,    Marlborough,   Walpole,     Burke, 

Pitt,  Strafford,  Hampden,  Chatham,  Fox,  etc.  Por- 
traits. (10  pieces.) 

2443  ERSKINE,     Bacon,     Mansfield,     Coke,    Clarendon, 

Hale,  Camden,  More,  etc.     Portraits.  (10  pieces.) 

2444  SIR   H.  DAVY,  Jenner,  Harvey,  Ray,  Hunter,    Her- 

SCHELL,  Sydenham,  etc.     Portraits.  (16  pieces.) 

2445  PRIESTLEY,  Wesley,    Barrow,    Knox,  Wiclif,  Wol- 

SEY,  Calvin,  Cranmer,  Luther,  Jeremy  Taylor,  etc. 
Portraits.  (11  pieces.) 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  481 

2446  WASHINGTON,     Jefferson,    Franklin     and     Penn. 

Portraits  (4  pieces.) 

2447  REYNOLDS,  HOGARTH,  FLAXMAN,  RUBENS  and 

WREN.     Portraits.  (S  pieces.) 

2448  NAPOLEON,  CROMWELL,  GUSTAVUS  ADOLPHUS, 

etc.     Portraits.  (6  pieces.) 

2449  FRENCH    KINGS,    engraved    by   Dupuis,    Duchange, 

Aveline,  Fessard,  etc.     Portraits.  (42  pieces.) 

2450  PORTRAITS.       French    Royal    Personages.       Some 

proofs  on  India.  (19  pieces.) 

2451  NAPOLEON'S  Generals — Soult,   Berthier,   Murat, 

Ney,  Lasalle,  Suchet,  ere.     Portraits.        (24  pieces.) 

2452  PORTRAITS;  Illustrating  the  French  Revolution. 

(13  pieces.) 

2453  DUNOIS,  TALLEYRAND,  COLBERT,  RICHELIEU, 

DUG  DE  BOURGOGNE,  etc.     Portraits.    Some  fine 
AND  SCARCE.  (7  pieces.) 

2454  MIRABEAU,  FoY,  Barrot,  Lafitte,  Berryer,  Danton, 

Constant.     Portraits  of  French  Orators.     All  Proofs 
ON  India  paper,  being  before  letters.  (19  pieces.) 

2455  BEAUHARNAIS,         LAMETH,         ROBESPIERRE, 

LAFAYETTE,  SIEYES,  etc.     Portraits.    (18  pieces.) 

2456  MIRABEAU,  CARNOT,  DANTON,   ROBESPIERRE, 

SIEYES,  etc.     Portraits.  (7  pieces.) 

2457  PORTRAITS,  illustrating  French  History  and  Literature. 

(93  pieces.) 


482  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 


X.  ©uriicrs 


"  Les  Arts,  s'appelent  les  beaux  arts  parce  que  leur  objet  est  de  produire 
I'emotion  du  Beau  sans  egard  aucun  pour  I'utilite  ni  du  spectateur  ni  de  I'artiste. 
lis  s'appelent  encore  les  arts  liberaux  parce  que  ce  sont  des  arts  d'hommes  libres 
et  non  d'esclaves,  qui  affranchissent  I'^me,  charment  et  ennoblissent  I'ejiistence; 
de  la  sens  et  I'origine  de  ceS  expressions  de  I'antiquite;  '  artes  liberales,  artes 
ingenuoe. ' " — Cousin. 

2458  ROYAL     DRESDEN     PAINTED     PORCELAIN 

PLAQUE,  AFTER  PHILIP  WOUVERMANN. 

This  handsome  porcelain  plaque  measures  fourteen  and  a  half  inches  in 
diameter.  It  is  of  royal  Dresden  production  and  has  on  the  reverse  the  mono- 
gram "A.  R."  in  blue  below  the  line  "  nach  Wouvermann  "  in  gold. 

The  monogram  "A.  R."  signifying  "Augustus  Rex,"  shows  that  it  came 
from  and  was  painted  at  the  Royal  Manufactory  of  Meissen  in  Saxony  for 
Augustus  the  First,  King  of  Poland,  1709-12. 

The  centre  of  the  plaque  is  after  a  painting  of  Wouvermann,  the  most  popu- 
lar of  all  the  Dutch  landscape  painters.  It  represents  a  hunting  party  setting 
out  and  corroborating  the  statement  that  the  celebrated  artist  never  painted  a 
picture  without  introducing  a  white  or  a  gray  horse.  There  is  a  two-inch 
border  of  flowers  and  vases  in  colors,  heightened  with  gold. 

2459  SEVRES  CHINA  SALAD  DISH  formerly  belonging 

TO  NAPOLEON  THE  THIRD. 

This  salad  bowl,  which  measures  eleven  and  a  quarter  inches  in  diameter  and 
four  inches  in  height,  came  from  the  Palace  of  St.  Cloud.  It  is  of  white  porce- 
lain, with  ivy  leaf  decoration  and  gold  lines,  also  the  letter  "  N  "  and  imperial 
crown  of  the  late  Emperor  Napoleon  on  two  sides.  The  following  are  the 
marks— I,  "  S.  46"  in  green  label;  2,  "  Series  1846,"  royal  crown  and  initials 
"  L  .P."  all  within  double  circle  and  in  blue;  3,  an  imperial  crown,  below  which 
are  the  words  "Chateau  de  St.  Cloud  "  within  a  dentelle  circle  and  in  orange. 


THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION.  483 

2460  SEVRES    PORCELAIN    PLATE   from    the    TUILE- 

RIES     AND     THE     PROPERTY     OF     NAPOLEON     THE 
THIRD. 

This  example  measures  nine  inches  and  a  half  in  diameter.  It  is  of  purple, 
white  and  gold.  In  the  centre  are  the  imperial  arms  of  Napoleon,  with  crown, 
sceptres,  ermine  mantling  and  Legion  of  Honor  cross  and  collar.  The  border 
an  inch  and  a  half  in  width  is  of  imperial  purple  with  broad  gold  fillets  and  the 
monogram  "  P.  P."  denoting  that  it  belonged  to  Ihe  "  Palais  Prive  "  and  to  the 
personal  dinner  service  of  Napoleon  the  Third  at  the  Tuileries.  There  are  also 
eighteen  gold  imperial  bees  in  the  border.  On  the  reverse  is  one  of  the  impressed 
Sevres  'marks  of  a  late  date. 

2461  "  NAPOLEON  THE  FIRST."     Bronze  statuette  on 

MARBLE  BASE. 

A  three-inch  replica  of  the  slatue  of  Napoleon,  with  the  cocked  hat  and 
overcoat  of  "  the  man  in  gray" — as  it  stood  on  the  apex  of  the  Vendome 
,  Column  in  Paris  during  the  reis^n  of  King  Louis  Philippe  and  commemor- 
ative of  the  inauguralion.      This  was  superseded  during  the  last  empire  by 
a  different  figure  of  Napoleon,  with  laurel  wreath  and  toga. 

2462  "NAPOLEON  THE   FIRST.''     White  marble  cameo 

portrait  with  laurel  crown. 
Beautiful  executed  medallion  made  out  of  the  stone  of  the  monolith 
of  Napoleon  the  First's  tomb  in  the  Invatides  at  Paris,  and  given  by  the 
sculptor  of  the  sarcophagus  to  the  grandfather  of  a  friend  of  Mr.  Pene  du 
Bois.  It  measures,  with  heavy  bronze  border,  two  and  seventh-eighths 
inches  by  two  and  five-eighths  inches. 

2463  «  FREDERICK  THE  GREAT." 

Metal  statuette  of  the  great  Frederick,  measuring  with  pedestal,  two 
and  three-quarter  inches. 

2464  "JOHN  GUTTENBERG,  PATER  TYPOGRAPHI.^." 

An  iron  replica,  measuring  with  pedestal  eight  and  three  eighth  inches, 
of  Ihe  celebrated  Thorwalilsen  statue  of  the  Inventor  of  Printing, 
erected  at  his  native  city  of  Mentz,  on  the  occasion  of  the  four-hundredth 
anniversary  of  the  discovery  of  typography. 

There  were  only  four  hundred  of  these  replicas  made,  and  ,they  were 
subsci'ibed  for  in  advance  by  members  of  the  "  Commemorative  Society." 
They  were  manufactured  out  of  the  iron  of  an  old  printing  press,  which 
was  traditionally  asserted  to  have  been  that  on  which  Guttenberg  printed 
his  first  book. 

2465  "BOAR."    Japanese  BRONZE. 

2466  CLOCK  AND  PENDANTS,  METAL  BRONZE. 

(3  pieces.) 

Theophile  Gautier  describes  this  identical  clock  and  pendants  in  "  Le  Capitaine 
Fracasse  "  as  ornaments  of  the  mantel  in  the  reception  room  of  his  hero's  dilapi- 
dated castle,  Sigognac,  in  whose  coat  of -arms  were  two  "  cigognes  "  as  sup- 
porters. He  saw  them  at  a  reception  in  the  Chateau  of  the  Kerlosquet  family, 
Mr.  Pene  du  Bois'  relatives,  near  Douamenet  in  Brittany.  Theophile  Gautier, 
who  was  bom  at  Tarbes,  was  an  intimate  friend  of  the  Pene  family  who  owned 
a  mountain  in  the  Pyrenees  near  I'AUemesan  and  derived  their  name  from  the 
fact  that  they  lived  on  the  Summit— the  Pena  in  Spanish — of  it. 


484  THE  PENE  D  U  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

2467  "SIR  WALTER  SCOTT." 

A  bronze  relievo  portrait  plaque  of  French  manufacture,  sixteen  inches  by 
twelve  and  five-eighths,  in  walnut  frame.  Uniform  in  size  and  design  with  the 
following  number. 

2468  "FREDERICK  THE  GREAT." 

Another  bronze  relievo  portrait  plaque  in  walnut  frame. 

2469  "AIGUIERE"     OR     EWER    OF      COPPER      WITH 

BRASS  HANDLE. 

An  early  example  of  Italian  repousse  work  of  the  Renaissance;  It  is  deco- 
rated with  conventional  floriation,  nude  and  grotesque  figures,  etc.  A  serpent 
and  lion's  head  form  the  handle.     It  is  twelve  and  three-quarter  inches  high. 

2470  "  THE  RACQUET  PLAYERS."  (A  pair.) 

A  pair  of  original  bronze  figures,  on  brass  pedestals,  each  eight  and  three- 
quarter  inches  high,  representing  tw6  "  Incroyables  "  of  the  First  French  Revo- 
lution, with  racquets  in  their  hands. 

2471  "ANTIQUE  GREEK  VASE." 

An  Elkington  oxydized  copy  of  an  antique  in  alto-relievo,  with  three  nude 
female  figures  and  Cupid  on  each  side.  It  has  floriated  decoration,  ancient 
heads,  etc.     Nine  and  three-eighths,  inches  high. 

2472  "  SATYRS  WITH  NYMPH.''  ' 

Erotic  alto-relievo  bronze  of  two  satyrs,  with  naked  nymph,  who  is  riding  on 
the  back  of  one,  while  the  other  kisses  her.  It  is  oval,  measuring  eight  and 
three-quarter  inches  by  six  and  three-quarters,  and  is  in  a  bronzed  and  plush 
frame  on  easel  stand. 

2473  "THE  BLIND  BEGGARS." 

A  seventeenth  century  bronze  alto-relievo,  representing  two  old-time  tramps 
of  the  character  that  Callot  chose  as  his  favorite  studies.  This  piece  cost  its 
owner  $55,  and  is  an  extremely  rare  example. 

This  heavy  bronze  measures  five  and  a  quarter  inches  by  four  and  seven- 
eighths. 

2474  "JEAN   QUI   PLEURE"   and    "JEAN    QUI    RIT." 

(A  pair.) 

Two  bronze  children's  heads  of  the  above  well-known  subject?,  sometimes 
called — "Sunshine"  and  "Rain."  Height,  with  pedestal,  three  and  five- 
eighths  inches. 

2475  "  IRON  PROCESSIONAL  KEY." 

This  curious  object,  which  is  over  two  feet  high,  some  four  hundred 
years  ago,  was  cue  of  the  signs  of  the  guild  of  LocUsmitlis  at  Nuremberg. 
It  was  carried  in  pi-ocessions  at  the  head  of  the  members  of  the  guild  as  an 
object  representative  of  their  avocation. 

The  head  of  the  key  is  floriated  Gothic  scroll- worli  wrought  in  hammered 
iron  and  gilded. 

2476  "  PHALLIC  IVORY." 

A  Hindoo  carved  narwahl's  tusk  covered  with  fourteen  male  and  female 
figures,  mostly  Pjiapic.  The  upper  one  of  all  is  environed  by  a  cobra-da- 
capello,  showmg  that  the  object  was  associated  with  serpent  or  Vishnavan 
worship. 


THE  PENE  DU  £01 S  COLLECTION.  485 


2477  "VENETIAN  WEDDING  CASKET.'.' 

This  casket  made  of  pierced  and  engraved  ivory  lined  wiih  wood,  lias  the 
date  "  1661 "  and  the  initials  "  A.  G."  on  one  of  the  sides.  On  the  front  is 
a  shield  of  arms. 

2478  "GOBLET  OF  BROWN  GLAZED  POTTERY." 

This  curious  sixteenth  century  goblet  depicts  a  tonsured  monk  holding  a 
naked  woman  under  his  robe.  One  arm  lasciviously  encircles  her  waist.  This 
piece,  which  is  seven  and  a  quarter  inches  high,  was  made  by  hand  and  before 
moulds  were  used.     It  is  an  erotic  satire  upon  the  monks  of  the  Middle  Ages. 

2479  DURER  (Albert).     "Adam  and  Eve."     Painted  Glass. 

This  circular  transparent  vitrail,  ten  inches  in  diameter,  and  of  ' '  Adam  and 
Eve  before  the  Fall,"  was  painted  either  by  or  after  Alfred  Durer,  and  it  was  so 
catalogued  and  sold  at  the  San  Donato  Palace  sale.  This  interesting  example 
of  glass  transparency  is  painted  on  both  sides,  and  cost  its  owner  about  one 
hundred  dollars  at  the  dispersion  of  the  treasures  of  Prince  Demidoff. 

2480  "  MEDIEVAL    GLASS    TRANSPARENCY," 

This  mosaic  glass  painting  is  of  English  origin,  and  measures  fourteen  inches 
square.  The  design  is  a  tree  with  flowers,  on  one  of  the  branches  of  which  is 
seated  a  purple  bird.  This  is  a  very  early  specimen  on  pot-metal  glass,  which 
has  never  yet  been  successfully  imitated,  and  it  doubtless  was  before  the 
Reformation  in  the  window  of  some  English  ecclesiastical  edifice. 

2481  LIBRARY   ARM    CHAIR,   Black   Walnut,  red  morocco 

covered. 

2482  LIBRARY  CHAIR,  Black  Walnut,  red  morocco  covered 

to  match. 

2483  RED  MOROCCO  COVERED  COUCH  to  match. 

2484  CARVED  BLACK  WALNUT  LIBRARY  TABLE,  red 

cloth  top,  one  drawer,  castors. 

2485  CARVED  BLACK  WALNUT  LIBRARY  TABLE,  green 

cloth  top,  one  drawer,  castors. 

2486  FIGURED    RED    RAW   SILK   RECEPTION   ROOM 

SUIT,  ebonized,consisting  of  couch,  four  chairs,  arm  chair 
and  rocker.  (7  pieces.) 

2487  SQUARE  MAHOGANY  OCCASIONAL  TABLE,  carved 

legs,  ball  and  brass  claw  feet. 

2488  BLACK  AND  BURR  WALNUT  BUFFET,  French  plate 

glass  mirror,  two  beveled  plate-glass  china  cupboards, 
five  drawers  (three  with  locks),  brass  mountings  (six  feet 
nine  inches  high  by  five  feet  wide  by  one  foot  ten  and  a 
half  inches  deep). 

2489  BLACK  WALNUT  SQUARE  DINING-ROOM  TABLE, 

with  nest  of  six  leaves  in  case. 

2490  BLACK  WALNUT  Cane-Seated  Dining- Room  Chairs 

(6  pieces.) 


486  THE  PENE  DU  BOIS  COLLECTION. 

2491  HANDSOMELY  CARVED  BLACK  AND  BURR  WAL- 

NUT  BOOK-CASE,  with  three  glass  lock    doors,   and 
three  drawers  (eight  feet  two  inches  high  by  five  feet  wide). 

2492  CARVED    BLACK    AND    BURR    WALNUT  BOOK- 

CASE, three  glass  lock  doors  and  three  drawers  {five  feet 
six  inches  high  by  six  feet  wide). 

2493  CARVED  BLACK  WALNUT  BOOK-CASE,  with  brass 

mounts,  two  glass  lock  doors  and  two  drawers  (five  feet  six 
inches  high  by  four  feet  four  inches  inches  wide). 

2494  BLACK  AND   BURR  WALNUT  OPEN   BOOK-CASE, 

with  three  paneled  lock  cupboards  (seven  feet  six  inches 
high  by  five  feet  six  inches  wide). 

2495  EBONIZED    OPEN    PORTABLE  BOOK-CASE    (four 

feet  five  inches  high  by  two  feet  eight  inches  wide). 

2496  BLACK  AND  BURR  WALNUT  BOOK-CASE,  with  two 

glass  doors  and   two  lock   drawers  (five  feet  eight  inches 
high  by  four  feet  eight  inches  wide). 


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