slowly and pensively to my study. This dream,' said I to myself, 'can never perish from my memory-The MIRROR of TRUTH will always be before my eyes.' BIBLIOGRAPHIANA*. IN the last number of the Director, the bibliographical student might pro-› bably have been amused with the fine *The curious collector was, I am sure, too well pleased with the last extract from Mr. Brand's sale of books, to be out of humour with a further account of the prices for which some rare articles were sold. He will see that it was reserved for the refinement of these times to appreciate justly the value of 'pithie, plesaunt, and profittable' discourses, and will figure to himself the high glee with which the ghosts of Maisters Caxton, W. de Worde, Pynson, &c. must contemplate the sharp contentions carried on in Mr. Stewart's Auction Room, between the H's. and M's. and C's. and T's. of the day, for little besmeared BLACK LETTER TRACTS about' Butchers and Bakers, and Candlestick-makers.' things said about the Fleetwood, and Dr. Askew's, collection. I have now No. 272. A. England's Parnassus, 8vo. 1600 No. 282. A Booke of Fishing, with Rats, Mice, &c. cuts, very rare No. 283. Archy's Dream, sometimes expelled the Court by Can terburie's Malice, very rare No. 337. A new Dialogue between the £. s. d. 2 10 0 3 3 0 1 13 0 Angell of God and Shep herdes in the Felde, black letter No. 381. A Dialogue betweene two Neigh bours, concernyng Ceremo nyes in the first Year of No. 396. A Narrative of an Extraordi nary Delivery of Rabbits, 2 10 0 212 6 to submit to him an account of books of equal value in point of rarity; and, the Rabbit Woman; very curious No. 417. A short Inventory of certayne idle Inventions, black letter, No. 418. A JUNIPER LECTURE, with the Description of all Sorts of Women, Good and Bad, very rare, Lond. 1639. No. 422. A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew. The Scoun drell's Dictionary, 1754 No. 454. A Quip for an Upstart Courtier; or, a Quaint Dispute betweene Velvet Breeches and Cloth Breeches, wherein is set downe the Disorders in all Estates and Trades, with portraits. Lond. printed by G. P. 1620 No. 462. Articles to be enquired into by the various Bishops, &c. in their Visitations; upwards of ous, scarce, and unique col- No. 476. A brieff Discours off the Trou bles begonne at Franctfort, in Germany, 1554, aboute considering the owner of them, of still greater interest: for the circumstances by the Booke of Common Pray er and Ceremonies, black letter, 1575 No. 545. Austin (Wm.) HÆC HOмO, wherein the Excellency of Woman is described; with £. s. d 0 13 O No. 802. Barbiere (John) the famous Game of Chesse Play, cuts, 1673. The most ancient and learned Play, called, The Philosopher's Game, invented for the honourable Recreation of the Studious, by W. F. black letter, 1563 No. 1300. A PLAISTER FOR A GALLED HORSE, very rare, 1548. 0 14 6 581 3. 17 6 which they were collected, were of no ordinary occurrence. I allude to the No. 1312. A Counter Blaste to Tobacco. Ib. 1604. No. 1326. Bentley's (Thos.) Monument of Matrons, containing se- liam Seres, extremely rare No. 1334. Bert (Edmund) an approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hunting. Lond. 1619 No. 1598. Coverdale's (Myles) Chris- House together with Love: A Christian Exortacion unto letter, 1575 No. 1405. Cokain's (Sir Aston) Poems of Divers Sorts, rure, (for an account of the Author see Mr. Brand's MS. Note) Lond. 1658. No. 1540. Burton (Wm.) Seven Dia L. s. d. 0 17 '0 8 18 6 1 10 0 110 200 |