New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
Another entry reads thus:

Nath Poud.r at the Peacock in the Poutrey near
Cornhill 1879.
This, the first complete edition Of the Pilgrims
p.o,ress and the note says: " Mr.. Offers imperfect
copy ia the only other known" Here are George
Chapman's works in first editions and In perfect state
all OF the highest rarity. Among them we ma Inc
Iisds of Homer Prince OF Poets Never before IN any
lsncuag truely translated. At London printed Tor
Nathaniel Butler 16ll." on the hy-ea is the auto
graph of Pope: Exlbns Aexandri Pope. Pref 355."
OF Concreve we have: The Double Dealer" Alto,
1901 fiat edition; Love for Love-" Alto, 169o-two
editions OF the date; The Mourning BIide.
Tragedy" ito, 1897; Tho Old Batcheonr, COMEDY
4to 1921; aud The Way OF the World" COMEDY
,4to 1900 first edition. Then here Is Cottons " INC
'Comrleat Angler" l676-the first edition, with
lrdicatory preface to Mr. Isaak Walton the elder.
Under the names of John Davies and Thomas ekker
we md mention Of number of first editions most rare
as well as curl ,u and having additional interest as
coming from various collections, such the Bridge
water the Duke of Devonshires. j. r. Golfers Horace
Wslpoe's etc Under this entry: Michael Dray on
Eudmion and PhGDe" appears a Ms note by j.
Collier stating there is only one other copy known
DRYDEN apd John Ford are well represented by their
rres1 poems and plays first editions Thomas Fuers
quaint WORK:
(Uanous sinne
"David's Iiearte Repentance
(Heavie Punishment,
IA here in superb condition. 1t is exceedingly raro
AuOlucI thuy
John Hall: The Courte of vertue Containing
Many holy or spretuall sonces sonnetes psames and
Snorte sentences well OF holy ScriptUre as Others
L.ndon, 1865. B. L. First edition.
There are only three copies OF this known. of which
This IA the most perfect. George Herbert. Stephen
Halves. Robert Horrick, John and Thomas Haywood
Ben Jonson John Lilly, are we'll represented in first
rare editions, many OF them having como from the
Ouyry collection or the Earl OF Jerseys library or John
Hunters. Here is gem:
Thomas Lodge The Life and Death of william Long,
heard the most famous and witty English Traitor"
1893 Alto. black letter.
This Ouyry collection Is said to he the only
perfect copy known -
CHRISTOPHER Marlowe, John Marston. Andrew MARVEL
and Philip Massnger take up the next few pages.
Notable among the books are a copy of MaIlowes
.Trac,c.ll History OF the Life and Death OF Doctor
Faustus" 4to 1909 9th edition; said to DO unique;
John Marstons scourge OF villsnie etc., satyres
l5g9-aD extremely book, as the whole edition
WAS ordered to be burned by the Archbishop Of Csnter
bury; the Roaring Gire, or Mol Cut-Purse,' by
Middleton and Decker ito 1911, hrst edition, with
eabora,a annexation az to Mol Purse. whose real
name was Mary Fifth and whose was the subject
of an amusing prose tract published nan century
later Mr. Locker has the first issue OF the nrs EDITION
Of Paradise Lost - this copy formerly III the posses
sim Of DR. BENTLEY and Richard Cumberland was used
by Mr. Pickering his fac smile reprint His auto
letter Is inserted The copy OF the first collected
edit,on OF Millions works Q645, being also the first
voIume bearing his name, has the autograph OF Lorh
Tsnnvson ON the frs. fly leaf Another treasure Is
nupcrb CODY OF the fist English edition OF Montague
which seems to have been actually ready many years
before IL was XII, to be printed All ana any upper
factions in these books are carefully noticed but e' en-
the impcriectOns the books are OF the greatest
Interest and value Eere is bno imperfect pook put al