Platina (B.) Liber de Vita Christi, ac Pontificum Omnium, lit. rom., long lines, 52 to a full page, with signatures (first leaf slightly damaged), hf. russia, fo., Tarvisi, J. Vercellenses, 1485 Thomas, 14s S. Dec. 8 De honesta voluptate et valitudie, I. g., long lines, wants blank a 1, large copy, 4to, Lovanii, J. de Westphalia, c. 1483 Quaritch, £3 Plato. Dialogues, trans. by Floyer Sydenham, 4 v., old cf., 4to, 1767-79 11S Republc, trans. by H. Spens, tree-cf. ex., y. e., sm. 4to, Glasgow, S. Feb. 5 Tregaskis, 15s S. Mar. 7 1763 Plattes (G.) Country Mans Recreation, wcodcuts, orig. sheep, fine copy, 4to, 1654 Pickering, £3 18s S. May 7 1 9s H. May 9 Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure, sm. 4to, cf. ex., 1639 Bull 17s S. June 10 Comedie, fo., mor., arms of Doge of Venice (1696-1763) on sides, Venet., 1499 £13s H. Nov. 4 £2 H. 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P., folding map and plts. (title loose and stained), old cf., fo., Oxf., 1686 Plotinus. Opera a Marsi io Ficino in Latinum traducta, lit. rom. long lines, with signs., 1st Edn. of this version (warts Aj, a few 11. slightly wormed, last leaf of "Emendationes" mounted), vell., fo., Florent., A. Miscominus, 1492 Leighton, E1 8s S. Dec. 18 14S Plowman (Piers), see Langland. H. Apr. 14 S. Dec. 18 S. Dec. 18 H. June 24 S. Feb. 10 1 H. July 7 Vies des Hommes illustres Grecs et Romains, translatées [par Jacques £4 4s H Jan. 15 Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, trans. into French by J. Amiot and into English by T. North, old cf. (cracked), fo., 1595 Smith, £4 S. July 20 Another Edn., by Sir T. North, woodcut heads, old cf. gilt, clean copy, fo., 1612 Sotheran, £4 6s S. Feb. I Another Edn., by Sir T. North, front. and port., cf. antique, Camb., H. Apr. 15 1676 15s Another Edn., trans., with Notes and Life of Plutarch, by J. and W. S. May 7 S. Mar. 7 Hill, 8s S. 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Rowlandson, 1st Edn., hf. mor. ex., inlaid back, joints, g. t., uncut, orig. boards preserved, 1813 Poets. Works of English Poets, ed. by Dr. Johnson, ports., 68 v., old cf., 1772 Hornstein, £3 16s £4 Bell's British Poets, 46 v., ports., red mor., m. e., 1778 Walford, 16s English Poets, Works of, with Prefaces, by S. Johnson, 68 v., ports., old cf. gilt, 1779-81 - S. June 27 S. Mar. 22 H. Oct. 14 S. June 10 Maggs, £2 2s S. July 21 (Works of the English Poets), with Prefaces by Dr. Johnson, 77 v., cf., 1779-90 C. Jackson, 6s Works of the English Poets from Chaucer to Cowper: prefaces by Dr. Johnson; Translations and Additional Lives by Alex. Chalmers, 21 v., russ. gilt, m. e., imp. 8vo, 1810 S. May 18 S. Mar. I Hunt, £5 IOS Pickering's "Aldine Edn.," ports., 53 v., straight grain mor., g. e., fine set, 1835-53 Hornstein, £22 10s S. Apr. 26 Pole (Reg. Card), ad Henricum Octavum Britanniae Regem, pro ecclesiasticae unitatis defensione, stained, mor. super-extra, g. e., fo., Romae, Ant. Bladum, absque anno (circa 1536) Jonson, £5 S. June 22 The same, 1st Edn., old hf. cf., fo., Romæ, A. Bladus (Typis Aldinis), s. a. (sed circa 1536) Paul, £30 S. June 22 Ein Rathschlag etlicher auszgelesener Cardinal und anderer Prelaten von besserung der römischen Kircher an Bapst Paulum den dritten auf sein befehl gestelt, 14 11., g. I., 4to, 1538 Peach, 4s S. July 28 S. Apr. 15 (Sir W.) Collections towards a Description of the County of Devon, hf. mor. gilt, m. e., 4to, 1791 Daniell, £1 2s Polignac (Card. de) L'Anti-Lucrece; Poëme, trad. par M. De Bougainville, L. P., port. after Rigaud, 2 v., old French blue mor., g. e. (Derome), Lamoignon copy, Paris, 1749 Rolandi, £2 2s S. Mar. 7 Poliphile. [Columna (F. de)] Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, &c., 1st Edn., cuts (Priapus intact and the scarce leaf of errata), fo., Venet. Aldi M., 1499 (some ll. short) Sabin, £6 6s S. Nov. 23 The same, cuts (Priapus unmutilated), fo., old cf., Venetiis, Aldus, £18 H. Nov. 4 1499 Tall copy; lower margins stained, leaf of Errata and Imprint wanting. The same, the Priapus unmutilated (7 extra cuts from the second (?) edition inserted), ex-libris of Duke of Bavaria painted on title, red mor., g. e., excellent copy, sm. fo., Venet., 1499 Quaritch, £81 S. Mar. 3 The same (Priapus unmutilated), some margins stained, second title mended, old Italian red mor., broad, rich borders, g. e., Pope Benedict XIVth's (Lambertini) copy, with his arms in centres, rebacked, Venetiis, 1499 Quaritch, £90 S. Dec. 16 Another Edn., La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, woodcuts attributed to G. Bellini, the Priapus unmutilated, cf. gilt, Aldine anchor on sides, g. e., fo., Vinegia, in casa de' figliuoli di Aldo, 1545 Leighton, £10 5s S. May II Songe de Poliphile traduction libre de l'Italien par J. G. Le Grand, 2 v. in 1, cf. ex., g. e. by F. Bedford, Paris, Didot, 1804 Scotti, 13s S. Jan. 15 The same. 2 v. in 1, L. P., mor., g. t., uncut, Paris, 1804 Pollard (A. F.) Henry VIII., ills., uncut, 4to, 1902 1902 S. May 4 Young, £1 14s S. Apr. 20 The same, special Edn., ports., &c., and duplicate set of plts., 4to, Weybridge, £2 2S The same, Japanese paper, ports. in two states, 4to, 1902 Maggs, £5 (A. W.) Last Words on the History of the Title Page, facs., 4to, 1891 [Pollexfen (J.)] Discourse of Trade, Coyn, and Paper Credit, cf., g. e., 1697 Hill, 12s [Poltock (Rob.)] Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, 1st Edn., plts., 2 v., old cf. (Hailstone copy), 1751 The same, plts., 2 v., cf. gilt, 1751 S. Apr. 26 H. May 9 Maggs, £5 7s 6d S. July 12 S. Oct. 30 Smith, 15s S. July 12 Tegaskis, 9s S. Apr. 15 S. May 27 Polwhele (R.) History of Cornwall, 3 v. in 1, plts., hf. cf., 4to, Falmouth, &c., 1803-4 S. July 20 S. Mar. 7 H. Mar. 16 S. June 18 H. May 10 History of Devonshire, 3 v. in 1, map and plts., cf. (broken), fo., Exeter, 1797-1860 Sotheran, £5 IOS Polybius. Historia: Gr. et Lat. cum Adnotationibus, Lexicone Polybiano, et Indicibus J. 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II.), not mutilated as usual, bookplate of Count Archinto, Venet., Aldus, 1518-19 Leighton, £3 16s S. Feb. 5 Pontificale Romanum, Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. jussu Restitutum atque editum, engs., old red mor., fo., Romæ, 1595 Hill, 1 12s S. Feb. 19 Lewine, 7s S. June 30 Bull, 16s S. Mar. I Another Edn., woodcuts, old cf. gilt, fo., Romæ, ex Typ. Medicaea, 1611 Pontificale Secundum, &c., red and black, bold g.I., woodcut title (compt.), cuts and sq. musical notes, fo., cf. (rebacked), Lugd. per H. Peret, 1542 Thorp, £3 15s Poole (Joshua) English Parnassus, Or, Help to English Poesie, front., orig. cf., 1677 (M.) Model for the Maintining of Students at the University, sm. 4to, cf. ex., 1648 Poole and Hugall's Guide to York Cathedral, plts., bds., York, N. D. Pooley (Ch.) Notes on the Old Crosses of Gloucestershire, woodcuts, hf. mor., t. e. g., imp. 8vo, 1868 Shepherd, 10s Maggs, 13s P. Nov. 5 Poor Robin's Jests, or The Compleat Jester, port. of W. Sabin, £46 S. June 21 * The first edition, and the first issue before the advertisement was added to the verso of page 51. The same, owl front., 1st Edn., mor. ex., g. e. by F. Bedford, a fine tall copy measuring 79 by 4 in., very rare, Dublin, printed; London, 1728 Simpson, £49 S. May 7 Pope (A.) Another Edn., Variorum with the Prolegomena of Scriblerus, engd. title, ist avowed Edn., cf. ex., g. e. by Riviere, 4to, 1729 Els, 6s S. May 7 Another Edn., with Notes Variorum, and Prolegomena of Scriblerus, front., old cf., L. Gilliver, N. D. Dobell, Is Epistle to Visct. Cobham, 1st Edn., short copy, hf. cf., m. e, fo., 1733 James, Is Essay of Criticism, 1st Edn., in the orig. sewn condition in old blue wrapper, uncut (probably unique), 4to, 1711 S. Jan. 15 S. Feb. 18 A. Jackson, £60 S. June 21 Pope's first book; and published anonymously when 19 years old. The rarest of all his publications; Col. Grant had no copy. The above contains the half-title with advertisement leaf; these are of unusual occurrence, and were absent from the copy which sold in these rooms in 1901. Essay on Man, 4 parts, 1st Edns., blank top corners of part I repaired, but no text affected, otherwise fine copies in the original sewn condition with the edges uncut, fo., J. Wilford, N. D. (1732-4) Pickering, £20 S. June 22 The Impertinent, or a visit to the Court, 1st Edn., fine copy, bottom edges rough, sewn, J. Wilford, 1733; The same, third Edn., last leaf repaired, sewn, fo., E. Hill, 1737 Maggs, £2 10s S. June 22 * Very scarce. What hand Pope had in this is not known, but the Third Edn. is set out as being entirely his work. New Dunciad, 1st Edn., hf. bnd., 4to, 1742 * Blackstock. 7s S. Dec. 10 Called the IVth Book of the Dunciad, found in the library of a nobleman, unfinished. Euvres Diverses, traduites, port. and plts., 7 v., old French citron mor., g. e. 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May 7 Plan of Mr. Pope's Garden as it was left at his Death, front. and 2 plts., mor., g. t. by Riviere, 4to, 1745 B. F. Stevens, £10 IOS S. May 7 *With 8 original drawings of the grotto, an autograph letter (1 p. 4to) from Pope to Mr. Richardson, and 4 extra plates. The same, front. and 2 plts, orig. wrappers, 4to, 1745 B. F. Stevens, 1 8s S. May 7 Popular Pas'imes: Picturesque Representation of the Customs and Amusements of Great Britain, cold. plts., mor., g. e., 1816 Porcacchi (T.) Funerali Antichi di diversi Popoli et and plts. by G. Porro, vell., fo., Venet. S. Galignani, L'Isole piu Famose del Monde, engd. title and vell., fo., Venet., 1572 The same, maps, 1st Edn., calf fo., Venet., 1572 |