228 COLLIER (John Payne) A.L.s., I p., 4to, December 7th, 1837, addressed to Sir Frederick Madden, 4s 6d 229 COMMON-PLACE BOOK. Pray accept a copy of a Catalogue I have compiled, and which has just been privately printed by CENT. XVII. The compiler of this book has largely drawn from Fuller's Holy War and Sir Walter Raleigh's Maxims and History of the World. 230 Containing a number of Poems by well-known Authors, including Burns, Cowper, Lord Byron, T. Moore, Robert Southey, Thomas Campbell, Mrs. Hemans, Lord Bulwer Lytton, &c.; also Extracts from the Work of Sheridan, Gibbon, Horne, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Tillotson, &c,, clearly written manuscript covering about 170 pages, sm. 4to, half russia, signature of Hannah Nichols on fly-leaf, 3s CIRCA 1830 231 CONYBEARE (C. A.) Long A.L.s. of 4 closely-written pages, 8vo, 5th October, 1888, addressed to W. W. Caddell. Conybeare declares Mr. A. J. Balfour (now Lord Balfour) deliberately set himself "to torture, even to death, the leaders of the Irish people," 6s 233 232 COOKERY.-Receipt Book of Miss Clayton, of Settle, Yorkshire, 1811, containing a very large collection of cookery, pastry, and other useful receipts, in a sm. 4to volume, with a great many additional receipts loosely inserted, half calf, 10s 6d Volume containing a number of Receipts for making Puddings, Wines, &c.; together with a large number of extra Receipts loosely inserted, 4to, half roan, 10s 6d 234 COSTELLO (Louisa Stuart, 1799-1870, Miniature Painter) A.L.s., 4 pp., 8vo, N.D., addressed to "My dear Mrs. Touchet," concerning an entertainment her correspondent has invited her to attend, 3s THE 235 CROKER (John Wilson, Secretary to the Admiralty and Author) Two A. Lrs.s., 8 pp., 8vo, Paris, July 17th and July 20th, 1815, to Viscount Melville. FIRST LETTER REFERS TO A RUMOUR THAT BUONAPARTE HAD ESCAPED IN A SMALL BOAT. ACCOMPANYING THE SECOND LETTER IS AN AMAZINGLY INTERESTING PAPER, 2 PAGES, FOLIO, IN CROKER'S HANDWRITING, Announcing BUONAPARTE'S SURRENDER AND GIVING EXTRAORDINARY DETAILS AS TO HIS CONDITION IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT, £10 10s CROKER'S DESPATCH IS DATED "THURSDAY EVENING (20TH JULY, 1815)," AND IS ENDORSED BY VISCOUNT MELVILLE, "FROM MR. CROKER." IT GIVES SUCH A VIVID PICTURE OF NAPOLEON'S LAST DAYS OF FREEDOM THAT I CANNOT RESIST QUOTING IT IN FULL "Since I wrote my letter I have heard some details, stated by General Béker, who was charged with the surveillance of Buonaparte, which you may be glad to hear, tho' they are now of little importance. The General describes him as much use' and depressed; sunk for the most part into a kind of mollesse,' and very solicitous about his personal case and comforts. During his stay at Rochfort he was very wavering in his plans and in his views-In general his questions, and apparently his thoughts, turn'd to America-Béker had been in the Colonial service, and he ask'd him a thousand details on that subject, and particularly as to the possibility of making a comfortable establishment at New Orleans. Now and then he had fits of activity and talent like those of his better days, then he would talk of throwing himself back again into the interior of France and continuing the war, at other times he seemed desperate and from despair indifferent as to his future; at these seasons, he would seriously propose to get with Bertrand and Savary into a small schooner, to sail in the night and escape the British Squadron, and then se livier au hasard' for what he might next do, but he would return from those paroxysms, if they may be so called, to the plan of giving himself up to the English. Madame Bertrand, who accompanied them, protested with tears and agonies both against being left behind, or trying the chances with war or the waves, and General Béker describes Buonaparte as glad to seize this Lady's importunity as an excuse for abandoning the more hazardous courses, and at last, with an appearance of yielding to her tears, he adopted the resolution of surrendering to the British Squadron. It is stated that he did not carry away much money or effectshe had three boxes of gold, but they were not each heavier than a man could conveniently carryhe also had some diamonds, particularly a very fine necklace which he had taken from his sister Hortence the night before he left Paris. He had also obtain'd Goverm'nt drafts for about 40,000 francs, which he sent to be negotiated at Bordeaux. All these particulars I had from M. de Janivur, who had just had them from General Béker, who had called upon him to give an account of his mission. Buonaparte is, however, better off than Murat, who wrote to Fouché to say that he had but 15 guineas in the world, and must starve if he had not some assistance-I have not heard what Fouché said, but I dare say he gave him no money, and indeed he confess'd as much." 236 A.L.s., 4 pp., 8vo, Feb. 8th, 1851, addressed to "My dear Lord Melville, " with reference to the publication of George 3rd's correspondence. Croker wishes to obtain permission to publish the correspondence between the king and Lord Melville's father, with Lord Melville's draft reply, 5s 6d 237 COVENTRY HOUSE CLUB CANDIDATE BOOK, 1849-1853, containing the names of 239 candidates and proposers, with the autograph signatures of recorders, including Lord Edward Bulwer Lytton, Marquis of Granby, R. Monckton Milnes, Prince Leiven, Lord Canning, Lord Gordon Lennox, Lord Foley, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Stanhope, Barton Brunnow, Viscount Boyle, &c., 2 vols, 4to, russia, binding worn, 12s 6d 238 CRUIKSHANK (George) Fine, bold Autograph Signature, with date Sept. 5th, 1832, 4s 6d 66 239 DASHWOOD (A. M.) A.L.s., 3 pp., 8vo, N.D., to Mrs. Leigh Hunt, whom she addresses as my sister Friend." A highly interesting letter mentioning Mrs. Leigh Hunt as being the original of Shelley's "Marianne," 10s 6d How often have I hung over the image of Shelley's Marianne' with delight, but little thinking then that I should one day have the happiness of knowing the original-My dear Mrs. Hunt. Long have I loved your husband-his high and kindly feelings have been long my delight-for they belong, they are part as it were, of a world beautiful as ours is-they stand apart from the wickedness, the cruelty of it-which ought not, in fact, to make part of it-the time will come when all unkindness will cease-and those are the bright days that your husband's mind and Shelley's have anticipated," etc. 240 D'AUBIGNE (Merle, Historian of the Protestant Reformation) A.L.s. (in French), 1 p., 4to, Genève, 29 Octobre, 1845, addressed to John Johnstone, Bookseller, Salisbury, 38 241 DAWSON (George, Preacher and Lecturer) Two A.Lrs.s., 3 pp., 8vo, N.D., one relates to the good derived from gardening and a proposal to purchase land for workmen's allotments, in the other letter George Dawson speaks of a tour in America he is about to undertake, 3s 242 DILKE (Sir Charles Wentworth) A.L.s., I p., 8vo, 19th Nov., 1867; and L.s., 1 p., 8vo, October 5th, 1871, both addressed to "My dear Miss Cracroft," accepting invitations, 3s 243 DIXON (Sophie) Original Poems in her handwriting, signed, 1825, &c., including "Stanzas written on Dartmoor," "The Sun is sparkling on the Sea," "A Comparison," Sonnets, &c., 15 pages in all, 4to, 10s 6d Miss Dixon was apparently a native of Devonshire. In a volume of Poems by her, entitled, "Castalian Hours," she is described as formerly of Ivy Bridge." 244 DONNE (William Bodham, Examiner of Plays) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, April 18th, 1857, to Leigh Hunt, relative to Donne's appointment to the post of examiner of plays, 5s 245 DU BUSC (Guillaume, Peintre en Mignature et Maistre de Dessein à Londres) Devises sur le Soleil ou L'Histoire de Guillaume III., Roy d'Angleterre, de France, d'Ecosse, et d'Irlande, etc. dedié à la Reine, 1694. Manuscript containing 18 emblematic drawings finely executed in pen-and-ink, depicting the greatness of King William III., each picture has a page of explanation in calligraphy, 20 leaves, sm. 4to, old calf, £3 10s CENT. XVII. Each of the drawings contained in this interesting Volume is represented as in a medallion suspended by a ribbon, on which is inscribed an appropriate motto in Latin; the subjects include: The Houses of Parliament at Westminster, The Battle of Cape La Hogue, The City Monument, Map of England, etc. 246 DUFF (Alexander, first Missionary to India) A.L.s., 3 pp., 8vo, July 6th (no year), addressed to J. W. Kaye, with reference to the publication of an article, 3s 247 ELGIN (Lord) A.L.s., I p., sm. 4to, Paris, 23rd November, 1838, addressed to "My dear James," concerning a debt to Mr. Nasmyth, 3s 248 ELPHINSTONE (John, Lord, Governor of Madras) Long A.L.s., 7 p pp., 8vo, Galle, 28th March, 1845, addressed to Dr. Wallick, relating to the trees and flowers of India, 5s 249 ELPHINSTONE (Mountstuart, Author of a "History of India") A.L.s., 2 pp., 4to, Bombay, Sept. 15th, 1827, addressed to Sir Hudson Lowe, with reference to a servant, 3s 250 ETYMOLOGY.-An Extensive List of Words (roughly about 800 words), alphabetically arranged, with their meanings and derivations, 80 pages, finely written, sm. 4to, bds., 158 CENT. XVII. In most cases the writer indicates the source from which he has obtained the words and their meanings. He has drawn largely from Verstegan's Antiquities and Hakluyt's Voyages. 251 EUGENE (Prince, of Savoy) Curious Account of a Skirmish between a Forraging Party of Prince Eugene's Army and a Body of Horse of the Enemy under the Command of Count Broglio, 24th August, 1710, contemporary document, 24 pp., folio, £1 10s "It is remarkable that notwithstanding the enemy's great superiority, and their taking us at so great a disadvantage, their loss is much greater than ours, besides the scandal of their being so shamefully routed by Forragers with no other weapons than their Sythes." 252 FANSHAWE (Catherine Maria, 1765-1834, Poetess, Authoress of “A Riddle on the letter H") Interesting A.L.s., 1 p., 4to, Richmond, 4th December (no year), addressed to "Dear Mrs. Baillie," with reference to lines on the letter "K," written in rivalry to "H," 4s 6d 253 FARADAY (Michael, Chemist and Natural Philosopher) A.L.s., I p., 8vo, 14th May, 1847, addressed to "My dear Naysmith," 5s "The bearer, M. le Chevallier Cavalli, Captain of Artillery, in the service of the King of Sardinia, is introduced to me in the most earnest terms by Berzelini, a great object with him is to see such a work as yours," etc. 254 FORSTER (John, Political and Historical Writer) A.L.s., 31 pp., 12mo, 4th June, 1856, addressed to Sir Charles Eastlake, 4s 6d 255 FRANKS.-Collection of Seventy-five Franked Envelopes, 1815-1845, including Benjamin Disraeli, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, Lord Melville, Lord Melbourne, Earl Grey, Lord Canning, John Murray, Charles Mackay, Duke of Somerset, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Russell, Duke of Grafton, Earl Cowper, Earl of Bute, Lord Wemyss, Lord Panmure, Duke of Fife, Duke of Westminster, &c., mostly with postmarks, 7s 6d 256 FRENCH SCIENTISTS.-Interesting Collection of over Eighty A. Lrs.s. of Eminent French Scientists, Astronomers and Physicians, 1873-90, including Prof. Richet, J. B. Dumas, Ossian Bonnett, Leroy, Louis Passy, Baron Larrey, Emile Blanchard, Gaston Paris, J. E. G. Favre, A. Picaro, B. Renault, Abbé Moigns, Henri Sainte Claire Deville, Charles Robin, &c., £1 10s 257 GARNETT (Dr. Richard) A.L.s., 21 pp., 8vo, January 23rd, 1889, addressed to "My dear Rossetti," 3s "I am exceedingly glad to be able to do anything, however slight, which can in any measure relieve you at this time of trouble. I was dreadfully shocked at the news which I heard on Sunday evening." 258 GEORGE 2ND'S KITCHEN EXPENSES.-Mr. Davis' Book of the Poultry Office for His Royall Highness the Prince of Wailes, July, 1716, original manuscript, clearly written on 40 pages, sm. 4to, paper covers, £1 1s 1716 This interesting volume contains detailed accounts of expenditure upon vegetables, milk, cheese, etc., and wages of servants, in the household of King George IInd, when Prince of Wales, also an account of the vegetables supplied each day to the table of the Prince and his household. 259 GLENBERVIE (Sylvester Douglas, Lord, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope) Long A.L.s. of 4 closely written pages, 4to, January the 4th, 1823, addressed to "My dear Dr. Mackie." Lord Glenbervie asks his correspondent to try and obtain information as to the dialect and customs of the natives of Tours, with address and postmarks, 10s 6d 260 GODOLPHIN (Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, First Lord of the Treasury) L.s., 1 p., folio, Whitehall, 16th May, 1706, addressed to His Grace James, Duke of Ormond, transmitting a petition from the Countess Dowager of Thanet, praying that certain pensions theirin mentioned, amounting to £400 per ann., may be granted to her, with address and seal, 4s 6d 261 GOSCHEN (Viscount) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, 25th October (no year), sending his correspondent "Another batch of manuscript," 3s 262 GOULD (Rev. Sabine Baring, Author, Hymn-Writer, etc.) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, September 19th, 1891, thanking his correspondent for a ballad "Death and Lady," and enquiring about some others which occur somewhere in the Roxburghe ballads, 3s 66 263 GRAHAM (Sir James R. G., Statesman) A.L.s., 1 pp., 8vo, 2nd July, 1845, endorsed Private," addressed to Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, concerning the appointment of a clergyman to a living in the Isle of Man, with a portrait, 3s 264 GRAND (Sarah, Author of "The Heavenly Twins," etc.) Three A. Lrs.s., 10 pp., 8vo, 1907-13, all addressed to Edwin Pugh, an interesting series on literary topics, 8s 6d |