DUCHESSE D'ANGOULÊME (10 S. viii. 388). -Some account of her will be found in La Terreur Blanche,' by Ernest Daudet, and 'Histoire d'Henri V.,' by Alex. de Saint-Albin. F. E. R. POLLARD-URQUHART. Castle Pollard, Westmeath. WIELAND'S 'AGATHON' (10 S. viii. 368).— An English translation of this work in four 12mo volumes was published in 1773. A copy is in the British Museum, and two copies are in the Dyce Library at South Kensington, in one of which Dyce has written, "This is a very scarce book." C. D. [THE REV. J. WILLCOCK also thanked for reply.] Miscellaneous. NOTES ON BOOKS, &c. WE gladly welcome a second edition of this small The second has a comma after each of the of us. They, like all early peoples, were clannish, first four lines. C. C. B. GERMAN ENCYCLOPÆDIA AND DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE (10 S. viii. 389).The most complete and up-to-date German encyclopædia (profusely illustrated) is the sixth edition of Meyer's Grosses Konversations-Lexikon' (still in progress vols. i.-xvii., A-S, have appeared since 1902 up to the present year). new and, we may perhaps assume, would have been as dangerous as the wolves-probably, indeed, more so, for they, being human, would learn wisdom from experience far more rapidly than the wolves. The authors have described the way the sheep went to refresh themselves at the springs below the hills. Whether they learnt to find the way for themselves, or were driven by their masters, seems as yet uncertain-perhaps we shall never know; but as to their tracks we have no doubt the authors are correct. The low-hill springs were not the There were dew-ponds The most comprehensive and best German only supplies of water. above-hill also, but in some seasons these cannot Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is Wander's have furnished man and beast with an adequate Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon,' 5 vols., supply. We have been much pleased by the de1867-80. A shorter and more recent work scription of the manner in which dew-ponds were is F. von Lipperheide's Spruch-Wörter-constructed. If the authors are right-and we see no buch, oder Sammlung deutscher und frem-reason to question their theory-the makers of such der Sinnsprüche' (Berlin, 1907, pp. 1077). H. KREBS. 66 CHRISOM, BAPTISMAL ROBE (10 S. viii. 270, 377). The memorandum No cude" frequently appears in connexion with christenings in the parish registers of St. Oswald's, Durham, edited by the Rev. A. W. Headlam, and published at Durham in 1891; e.g., in 1630, 1632, 1633. I know of no explanation of this, unless it be that a chrisom was called a cod or "cude," in the sense of " bag," and that the chrisoms were still as a rule presented. J. T. F. Durham. 66 ponds must have possessed an amount of intelli- If this Cattle-tracks are dwelt upon, but not, in our opinion, in a sufficiently exhaustive manner. Much might be learnt if the old roads which were in use before stage coaches came into being were carefully examined. The tortuous condition of so many of them has in all probability arisen from the men of early days following the paths made by the stock. The latter would wind in and out, not only for the sake of water, but in search of the more succulent herbage also. We ourselves know one road, more than twenty miles in length, which, where its picturesqueness has not found a mortal enemy in Enclosure Commissioners, indicates plainly that it was originally an upland track formed by animals which desired to have an early view of any enemies approaching them from right or left. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela. Edited by M. N. Adler. (Frowde.) THE protracted journey taken by the Jew Benjamin of Tudela in the land of Sepharad (Spain) between the years 1166 and 1171 has been known hitherto to general readers from being included in the collection of Early Travels in Palestine' published by Thomas Wright in 1848, and to specialists from the elaborate edition published by A. Asher in 1840-41. Mr. Adler now prints a critical text of the Hebrew MS. preserved in the British Museum, with careful collations and seven facsimiles, and a map of the Rabbi's wanderings. To this he appends a new translation and a commentary of exegetical notes. It has been a question what motive Benjamin could have had for undertaking such extensive travels through a great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa as known at that time. Mr. Adler conjectures that the object he had in view was to find out likely places where his compatriots might seek a refuge when driven by persecution from Western Europe. He certainly was careful to note the towns where Jews had already effected a settlement, and records their numbers. He probably had an eye to business at the same time he would have been no Jew if he had not-and commercial transactions never fail to interest him. Mr. Adler's is a very learned and complete edition of a Jewish classic. The Cornhill for December has an admirable little poem by Mr. Austin Dobson, The Last Proof,' describing the feelings of any author when he has finished correcting his book for the press. Mr. Frederic Harrison talks about The Alps Once More' in two letters; and Mr. H. W. Lucy has some interesting views concerning the United States and its politics. Mr. Walter Frith gives the substance of a conversation with his father, aged 89; and Mr. A. C. Benson deals with Specialism, revealing, as usual, his own bent of mind, but dealing usefully with the question of amateur speculation in theology and morals. The Nineteenth Century opens with Modernism and the Papal Encyclical,' by Monsignor Moyes, a defence of the latter which we cannot regard as satisfactory. Sir Alfred Wills deals sensibly with Criminals and Crime,' and Mr. St. Clair Baddeley, in Esculapius and his Heirs in Christian Rome,' with some of the medical art of which the Forum Sir Herbert Maxwell preserves traces or hints. dwells on the past of the 'Pantheon in Oxford Street; Mr. E. B. Chancellor on The Squares and Open Spaces of London'; and Mr. Watts-Dunton on Dickens and Father Christmas.' The last is a very interesting article, showing that Dickens became a "myth of the people." Incidentally Mr. Watts-Dunton includes a good deal of penetrating literary criticism in his survey of the peculiar qualities of Dickens's Christmas books. Is The Fortnightly Mr. Laurie Magnus deals with the importance of George Meredith as a poet who represents in the stream of literary evolution an advance on Wordsworth and Tennyson. Mrs. John Lane conjures up brightly the memories of Brighton; and Mr. Joseph Shaylor writes with a pleasant flavour of reminiscence concerning Booksellers' Trade-Dinner Sales,' which are apparently unsuited to the present hustling age. BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.-DECEMBER DECEMBER is always a busy month with our of catalogues still pouring in upon us it seems to friends the old booksellers, and from the number promise to be exceptionally so this year. Of special interest to our readers will be the catalogue of the books of Joseph Knight. Mr. Thomas Baker keeps us, as usual, well supplied with divinity. His Catalogue 517 contains the familiar names of Newman, Pusey, and others. There is a nice clean set of "The Library of the Fathers," 1853-85, 107. 108. The first edition of Cardinal Pole's 'De Concilio Liber,' 1562, is 1. 18.; Hefele's Histoire des Conciles,' 12 vols., 6. 6s.; Morland's Evangelical Churches of Piedmont. folio, 1658, 41. 48.; and Helyot's 'Ordres Religieux," 8 vols., 4to, 1714, 4/. 10s. Mr. P. M. Barnard, of Tunbridge Wells, has in his Catalogue 18 books relating to Kent. Under Rochester are Thorpe's 'Registrum Roffense,' folio, 1769, 21. 2s. ; and his 'Custumale Roffense,' folio, 1788, a fine copy, 61. 68. Although the latter forms a supplement to the former, it is complete in itself. It is rarely met with, as a great part was lost by fire in 1808. There are a number of Tracts, historical and general, ranging from Charles I. to Victoria inclusive. A curious one is "A New Invention, or a Paire of Cristall Spectacles, by helpe whereof may be read so small a print that what twenty sheetes of paper will hardly containe shall be discover'd in one, &c. These glasses in indifferent lights Serve old and yong, and middle sights," 4to, June 7, 1644, 48. The Victorian pamphlets include the Gwilts' Project for a National Gallery on the Site of Trafalgar Square,' 1838, 2s. 6d. ; and Corinthian Order, two hundred and fourteen feet a 'Description of a Great Rostral Column of the high, cast in iron, with the base, capital, and statue in yellow bronze, to be erected in Trafalgar Square to the memory of Nelson,' 18. Under Chartists is a broadside of the People's Charter. Works relating to America include Sir Walter Raleigh's The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana,' London, 1596, 28/.; Acts passed at the first three Congresses, 1789-93, 3 vols., from the Sussex Collection, 5.; and Mather's' Account of the Trials of the New England Witches. To which is added, Cases of Conscience concerning Witchcrafts and Evil Spirits personating Men," London, I. Denton, at the Raven in the Poultry, 1693, 187. 158. Mr. Francis Edwards has issued a catalogue devoted to the last portion of the library of our late beloved friend and editor, Joseph Knight, of which he was the purchaser. Knight had, as is well known, originally a most extensive and choice collection, every room in his house being crowded with books; and finally he had to break through his wall into the house next door to secure yet another room for his treasures. In his love for the London bookstalls he reminded us of our founder, and of his friend Charles Wentworth Dilke. There are humorous stories told of how Thoms would strive to outrun Dilke in securing a treasure, and there would be a mutual laugh when the victor showed his prize. It will be remembered that Joseph Knight had two large sales of his books during his lifetime, but he retained the works he required for special use, and Mr. Edwards's Catalogue includes many private issues of plays. Of course there is a complete set of N. & Q. On the first page of the Catalogue is a facsimile of the title-page of Knight's earliest production: The Sea by Moonlight: a : a Poem. By J. Knight, Alumnus at the Rev. B. B. Haigh's, Bramham College, near Tadcaster, Sheffield: printed by J. H. Greaves, Snig Hill, 1846." A fine copy of Fleay's Chronicles,' very scarce, 4 vols., is 77. 10s.; Fitzgerald's 'Theatrical History, 10 vols., 4. 10s.; a collection of French plays, 1846-90, 119 vols., with complete MS. index, iol. A List of English Plays derived from the French, in MS., 27. 10s. Other MSS. include 'Fifty Years of the Drama,' being a complete file of Knight's reviews, theatrical notes, &c. 1866-1905, 10. Among general literature are a set of Leslie Stephen's works, 10 vols., 3.; and Peter Cunningham's edition of Walpole's Letters, 9 vols., Bentley, 1891, 77. 10s. The latter is a presentation copy with the following inscriptions: "A Knight ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the time that he firste began To riden out he loved chevalrie, Trouthe and honour, fredom and curtesie." "Full Jolly Knight he seemed, and faire did sit." "Are these your letters, Knight?" HENRY ARTHUR JONES. Mr. Edwards's new Remainder Catalogue includes the best complete library edition of 'The Paston Letters,' edited by Gairdner, 6 vols., 2. (reduced from 3. 15s.); Morris's Dictionary of Australian Words,' 4s. 6d. (168.); Pedrick's 'Borough Seals,' 78. 6d. (1. 58.); Grammont's Memoirs,' 58. 6d. (12s.); Gordon's Old-Time Aldwych,' 2s. 6d. (78. 6d.); and Way and Norman's Halls of the City Guilds of London,' 4to, 17. 18. (17. 118. 6d.). Mr. R. S. Frampton's Catalogue 5 is a short miscellaneous list. An interesting item for Americans is one of the two hundred copies printed of the 'Constitutions of the Independent States, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation,' Philadelphia, 1781, calf, 51. A logue of 400 books at Stonyhurst College, printed either in Gothic letter or before 1551, is 58. clude Boswell's 'Johnson,' 2 vols, 4to, boards, uncut, 1791, 8. 10s.; Ainsworth's Tower of London,' 1840, 21. 12s.; Lady Jackson's 'Court of the Tuileries,' 31. 178. 6d.; Lever's works; Moxon's illustrated Tennyson, 1857, 27. 108.; and the rare first issue of Vanity Fair,' with the suppressed portrait, 1848, 47. 128. Messrs. Mayer & Müller send us from Berlin two catalogues, Nos. 230 and 231. The first is devoted to Deutsche Philologie und Litteratur, bis etwa 1750, and the second to Classische Philologie, this section dealing with Greek authors. Mr. E. Menken's Book Circular 181 contains one of twenty-five copies of the Edition de Luxe of Alfred de Musset's 'Euvres,' 10 vols., 4to, 67. 68. A magnificent volume is The Art Treasures of Austria,' privately printed by the command of the Emperor, 1870-73, 47. 48. The Crown jewels are fully described. It is said that the crown alone cost, when originally made (c. 1600), a million sterling The Libri Collection,' Bibliography includes privately printed, 1862, 41. 48.; Catalogue of the Shakespeare Memorial Library at Birmingham,' 10s. 6d.; and that of the Roxburghe Sale, 1812, 18s. 6d. There are copies of 'Bradshaw's Companion.' Under Crown Woods and Forests are There are first seventeen Reports, 1787-93, 27. 58. editions of Dickens; also a set of the "Authentic Holbein's Edition," choicely bound, 12. 12s. 'Portraits,' with Memoirs by Lodge, 1812, is 3l. 15s. Under Newgate is a scrapbook with 150 illustrations, 1727-1903, 27. 28. There is a subscriber's copy of Vetusta Monumenta,' with the three additional parts, 1747-1885, 10. 15s. (published at upwards of 50.) A fine set of the Zoological Society's Proceedings, 1830-1903, is priced 80%. Under Art-Needlework is a superb old example, 81. 88. 6 Mr. James Miles, of Leeds, has in his List 142 a fine set of Alison's 'Europe,' 20 vols., 3. 38.; the two series of Macgillivray's Birds,' 51. 58.; BookPrices Current,' 1887-98, 97. 98.; Burton's "Arabian Nights,' Benares, 29.; The Century Dictionary,' 8 vols., 67. 10s. ; and a complete set of all the volumes The yet issued by The Chetham Society, 221. scarce first edition of Crabb Robinson's Diary,' 1869, is 27. 10s. Under Dickens is the "Household: Edition," now out of print, including 'Life,' 21.2s. A set of Hallam, 9 vols., calf, Library Edition is 4/. 48.; Harleian Society, 1869-1902, 50 vols., cloth, 257.; a rare and early edition of La Fontaine, Amsterdam, 1764, 31. 38.; and an original copy of Lodge's. cata-Portraits, 1835, 31. 3s. There is a handsome set of Macaulay's Essays,' 4 vols., bound in tree calf, 17. 18. Foster's 'Miniature Painters,' 2 vols., folio, Edition de Luxe, only 175 copies, 1903, is 71. 15s. ;. and his British Miniature Painters, large paper, 4. 48. 'Don Quixote,' translated by Phillips, first edition of this translation, 1687, is 37. 178. 6d. Stephens's 'Old Northern Runic Monuments, 4 vols., 4. 48.; Howard and Crisp's Visitations of England and Wales,' 22 vols., 147.; and Zola's Novels, Vizetelly's editions, 12 vols., 37. 10s. Under Yorkshire are Clarkson's Richmond,' 47. 10s.; and the Rev. Patrick Brontë's 'Cottage Poems,' original boards, uncut, "Halifax, printed and sold by P. K. Holden for the Author," first edition, 1811, 17. 108. There is a list of special Yorkshire bargains. Mr. Gadney, of Oxford, has in his Catalogue XV a selection from the National Gallery of Scotland. folio, 1903, 27. There are items under Art, Biography, Classics, and English Literature. The last includes the seventh edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy,' 1660, 27. 12s. 6d.; and Spenser's Works, folio, 1679, 31. 38. Under Topography will be found Pinks's Clerkenwell,' Miss Bradley's 'Westminster Abbey, Ditchfield's, 'City Companies,' and Norman's 'London Signs.' Mr. E. Joseph's Catalogue 3 contains, in addition to a general list, a collection of the Arundel Society's chromos. Works on Africa include Harris's Wild Sports,' 27. 128. Among American books is Roosevelt's Big Game Hunting in the Rockies,' (only 1,000 copies issued), 21. 88. 6d. First editions in Mr. W. M. Murphy sends from Liverpool his List 130, which includes purchases from Mr. W. Mullin's collection. A fine copy of Boileau, the 'Dauphin Edition," 1789, is 51. 58.; and a choice copy of Tasso, Didot, 1785-6, 81. 88. Under Orchids is Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidées,' very scarce, 1885-1903, 267. 10s. Other works are Baldwyn's Hudibras,' 1819, 31. 10s.; Baker's Biographia Dramatica,' extra-illustrated, 1812, 4. 58.; Granger's 'England,' extra-illustrated, 1804-6, 81. 8s.; and Plimer's Miniatures,' 37. 38. Under Morland is a coloured aquatint, ‘Evening,' 81. 8s. Messrs. Myers & Co.'s Catalogue 124 contains a set of " "English Poets," 122 vols., half morocco, Boston, U.S., 1865-6, 227. 10s.; first edition of Fitzpatrick's Life of Lever,' extra-illustrated, 97. 10s.; and the rare first edition of Massinger's The Emperour of the East,' 1632, 87. 158. Under Matthew Arnold is the Edition de Luxe, 15 vols., 51. Burgmair's Le Triomphe de l'Empereur Maximilian I.,' 1796, is 14.; Froude's England,' Library Edition, 12 vols., 5. 10s; first edition of Lever's Horace Templeton,' 21. 15s.; Tony Butler,' 27. 178. 6d.; and Sir Brook Fosbrooke,' 21. 178. 6d., all in the original cloth, and Landor's Imaginary Conversations,' 5 vols., 1826, 3. 78. 6d. Under Nelson is Clarke and McArthur's 'Life,' 2 vols., imperial 4to, red morocco, 1809, 37. 12s. 6d. Loosely inserted is an original copy of The Times with an account of the funeral. Under Ruskin is the new Edition de Luxe, 30 vols., royal 8vo, halfcalf extra by Rivière, top edges gilt, uncut, 31.; and under Scott the scarce large-paper "Border Edition," 48 vols., 14. 178. 6d. Among extraillustrated works is Timbs's English Eccentrics,' 2 vols., morocco, 8l. 178. 6d. Messrs. Pitcher & Co. send from Manchester their Catalogue 152, containing the Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers,' with a catalogue of books in occult chemistry, 1815, 67. 6s.; The Alpine Journal, 1864-7, very scarce, 51. 58.; an extraillustrated copy of Miss Berry's 'Journals,' edited by Lady Theresa Lewis, 3 vols., 67. 108.; Bingham's "Marriages of the Bourbons, 2 vols., purple morocco, 6. 168. 6d.; Campbell's Theodoric,' extra-illustrated, 1824, 17. 10s.; Jane Carlyle's Letters, 3 vols., calf gilt, by Rivière, 27. 28.; and a set of The Chemical Industry Journal, 1882-1904, 187. There are the following books on church bells: Cocks's Buckinghamshire,' 4to, 15s.; Owen's Huntingdonshire, 128.; and Raven's Suffolk, 158. Cruikshank items include 'Punch and Judy,' with the coloured plates, only a few so issued, 1828, 41. 15s. Dickens entries comprise Sketches of Young Couples,' original boards, 1840, 2.; The Christmas Books, all first editions, 5 vols., 37. 38. ; and 'Master Humphrey's Clock,'3 vols., complete in 20 monthly parts with wrappers and advertisements, 41. Other items are Pearson's reprint of Mrs. Aphra Behn's plays, histories, and novels, complete, 6 vols., 31. 188.; and Ecce Homo,' by G. Houston, 1813, 10s. For writing the latter the author was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and to pay a fine of 2007. Dr. Inman states that such of the impressions as could be collected were burnt in St. George's Fields by the common hangman. Freeman's Norman Conquest,' Library Edition, 6 vols., is 7.; first editions of the Greville Journals,' 8 vols., scarce, 71. 78.; Inman's Works, 3. 10s.; and Pennant's Works, 10 vols. in 9, 57. The county histories include Earwaker's East Cheshire,' Ormerod's Cheshire,' Atkyns's Gloucestershire,' Baines's Lancashire,' Drake's 'City of York,' and Whitaker's 'Leeds' and Richmondshire.' Mr. H. Seers's Catalogue 84 contains the following London Catalogue of Books': 1810-31, 8. 6d. ; 1831-55, 88. 6d. ; 1816-51, 88. 6d. ; also Low's British Catalogue,' Vol. I., 1837-52, 10s. Under Calves' Head Club is its Secret History,' 1706, 3s.; and under Old English Laws, A Kalendar of Statutes,' black-letter, 1612, 17. 2s. 6d. Rubens's Life and Works,' by Max Rooses, is 21. 10s. There are some books and views of old Norwich, and an engraving by Toms of old London Bridge. Messrs. Henry Sotheran & Co.'s Price Current 677 opens with a continuation of their collection of works on Botany, Cryptogamia, Microscopy. This portion includes that very scarce work Cooke's Illustrations of British Fungi,' 8 vols, 1881-91, 217.; the Journals of the Microscopical Society complete, 48 vols. and four parts, 147.; and Turner's Herbal,' the three parts, rare, 1568-61, 147. 148. A fine complete set of the Palæontographical Society's publications, 56 vols, 4to, is 31. 10s. Of course the list would not be complete without Gould's 'Humming Birds,' of which there is a choice copy to be had for 621. The remaining (and by far the larger) portion of this Price Current is devoted to Architecture and British Topography. A fine copy of Buck's Antiquities' is priced 75.; Lipscomb's Buckinghamshire,' 177. 178.; and an extra-illustrated copy of Camden's Britannia,' 50. (the additional plates and maps exceed 6.000). The works on Cornwall include Sir Robert Peel's copy of Polwhele's History,' 81. Under Durham is Surtees's 'History,' 277. 108. Essex includes Morant, 11. 118.; Hertfordshire, Clutterbuck, 11. 118., and Cussans, 67. 10. Under Kent is a fine tall copy of Hasted, 277. 10. There is a choice set on large paper of Lysons's Magna Britannia,' further illustrated with over 150 beautiful plates, 527. 10s. Ireland includes a fine coloured copy of Malton's 'Dublin,' very rare, 1795, 257. Mr. Albert Sutton, of Manchester, has in his Catalogue 156, a very fine copy of Florio's Italian and English Dictionary,' with portrait, folio, 1611, 67. 68.; the Library Edition of Beaumont and Fletcher, 14 vols., Edinburgh, 1812, 5.; The Memoires of Count Grammont,' 1811, 31. 38.; first edition of Kingsley's Hypatia,' Westward Ho!' and Two Years Ago,' 8 vols., 2. 2s.; Sir John Suckling's Fragmenta Aurea,' 1648, 57.; and Collins's Australasia,' 2 vols., 4to, boards, 17981802, 4. (the first official account of the then newly founded colony). Under Carlyle is the first edition of 'Chartism,' with "From the Author" in the writing of Mrs. Carlyle, 1840, 1. 10s.; The Old Bailey Chronicle, 1700 to 1783,' 4 vols., is 31. 10s. Catalogue (12) of works of general interest. NOW READY. POST FREE. 32, GUILDFORD STREET, LEEDS. FRANCIS NOW READY. CATALOGUE 121. Second-Hand Books. Scarce and Interesting CATALOGUE 122. Vanity Fair Cartoons. NEARLY READY. Catalogue of Old Engraved London Views. POST FREE ON APPLICATION. MYERS & CO., 59, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C. CATALOGUE OF SECOND-HAND BOOKS. General Literature, Theology, Classics, Science, Belles-Lettres, Miscellaneous. CAMBRIDGE, DEIGHTON, BELL & CO. EDWARDS, THOMAS BAKER, 83, HIGH STREET, MARYLEBONE, LONDON, W. CATALOGUES NOW READY. SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH. F. E. now has Sole Agency for Sale of the Proceedings of this Society. Lists of Prices and Parts free on application. NEW PART JUST READY. MILITARY CATALOGUE. Part I., 96 pp., containing Items on the Art of War, General Military History, Regimental Records, and Military Biography. CRUIKSHANK CATALOGUE, 500 Items, Books, Drawings, and Prints of George. Robert, Isaac, and J. R. Cruikshank, and a few Caricatures of Gillray, Woodward, &c. NAVAL AND MILITARY CATALOGUE, Part II., 130 pp., containing Items on Imperial and Colonial Defence, Naval History and Biography, Shipwrecks, Courts Martial, &c. CATALOGUE No. 294. A Miscellaneous Collection, including publications of the Kelmscott, Doves, and Essex House Presses, &c. A. RUSSELL SMITH, 28, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C. OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE, TOPOGRAPHY, GENEALOGY, TRACTS, PAMPHLETS, and OLD BOOKS on many Subjects. ENGRAVED PORTRAITS AND COUNTY ENGRAVINGS. CATALOGUES post free. |