tunity of compiling for him, for I am returning to Australia. the 'Sunny South,' after a long period of years spent in London." Mr. Petherick explains that "the arrangement of the titles is chronological, save in the biographical sections, which are in alphabetical order.' Mr. Petherick, we are sure, carries with him good wishes from the readers of 'N.& Q.,' to many of whom he is well known. Mr. Edwards also sends a short Remainder Catalogue. We note The Horn Expedition to Central Australia,' 4 vols., 4to, for 17. 15s.; Hafiz,' by Bicknell, Trübner, 1875, 188. (only 40 copies published at 21. 2.); Alldridge's Sherbro and its Hinterland,' 6. (the most curious chapters are those dealing with the secret societies of the natives); and the best edition of the Paston Letters, 6 vols., 2. (in the sixth volume is a full index). Mr. Edwards gives special prominence to the Edition de Luxe of Meredith's Works, and offers the 32 vols. for 157. (each set numbered and signed by the author's son). Messrs. W. Heffer & Sons, of Cambridge, in their List 45 have The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine for 1856, extremely rare, containing contributions by Rossetti, Morris, Burne-Jones, Madox Brown, -and others, blue levant by Rivière, 117. A collection of 120 pamphlets on Political Economy, 6 vols., 1792-1817, is 31. 38. There are lists under Folk-lore, Occult, Orientalia, and Indian Languages. The 1602 edition of Chaucer is priced 6/. 108. General works include many handsomely bound, suitable for presents, such as Charles II.,' by Osmund Airy, 4to, 47.; Jane Austen, 5 vols., 1903, 17. 128.; Kingsley, 6 vols., 21. 58.; Lytton, 25 vols., Philadelphia, 1877, 41. 78. 6d. ; and Green's 'Short History,' 4 vols., 4l. Messrs. Lupton Brothers of Burnley have in their Catalogue 101 the Thornton Edition of the Brontë novels, 12 vols., half-morocco, 41. 4s.; The Cambridge Modern History,' 12 vols., 77. 10s.; Cross's Autobiography of a Stage Coachman,' 2 vols., 5. 5s.; the National Dickens, 40 vols., 21l.: the Doré Bible, 41. 48.; Hogarth,' by Austin Dobson, 4/. 108. ; and Kinglake's Crimea,' 8 vols., 47. 10s. There is a fine copy of Millais's 'Mammals of Great Britain,' 3 vols., 12. 128. Under Queen Elizabeth is the scarce Edition de Luxe of the work by Creighton, 157. 158.; and under Ruskin is the Library Edition, 38 vols., 331. The Catalogue contains a number of the Camden Society publications The Catalogue d'une Collection importante de Portraits anciens,' published by M. Godefroy Mayer of 41, Rue Blanche, Paris, is worth the attention of the many who have an interest in French prints. There is an excellent alphabetical index of all the names cited, and the various items are arranged under the names of the engravers, beginning with P. M. Alix (1762-1817), and ending with Jean Ziarnko, a Polish engraver of the seventeenth century. Ecole Anglaise' and other headings offer several items concerning the eminent in England and the United States. There is, for instance, a fine engraving of Col. Tarleton, Commander-inChief of the British forces in Virginia, with his foot on a cannon. This is one of the many excellent illustrations which add to the value of the Catalogue. Messrs. Henry Sotheran & Co.'s Price Current 688 is, as usual, full of interest, thanks to the valuable notes to many of the items appended by There is a its editor, Mr. Henry Cecil Sotheran. complete set of Bentley, 271.; also a fine set of the Dictionary of National Biography,' 66 vols., with revolving case, 351. A beautiful copy of Browning, 17 vols., half blue levant, is 97. 98.; and a fine set of Burton's Voyages and Travels, chiefly first editions, new half-calf, 29 vols., 227. 10s. There is what is well described as a sumptuous set of Byron, Murray's Library Edition, including Moore's 495 views, 10 thick vols., 4to, in 12. large paper, 'Life, extra-illustrated with 40 portraits and three-quarter levant, 1830-39, 601. include Carlyle items the Library Edition, 137. 138.; The Centenary Edition, 137.; and Shooting Niagara,' original wrapper, 10s. 6d. Works on costume include Racinet, 12. 128., and Planché, 7. 78. There are many valuable Dickens items, among them a set of 38 vols., all first editions, calf gilt, 1837-79, 48. 221. 10s.; Pickwick,' original parts, 12. 128; and Andrew Lang's Gadshill Edition, twenty-four etchings to Oliver Twist,' royal 4to, 61. 10s. There are beautiful sets of GalleriesNational, Historique, Louvre, Munich, and Musée Français. 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