This was particularly the case with reference to the books The Collection had precedence over another in his affections, it was Some cases by books of acknowledged rarity and if any part of Rians, Poets, Artists, and Novelists, is largely represented, and in Allan’s birth-place), as illustrated by her Histo. Priced Catalogues and Treatises on Typography are Number of Dibdin’s Works: his Bibliomania has been before The Books on the subject were retained,Īnd some Coins and Medals have been collected since, and areīibliography, if not strong, is tolerably varied, and includes a His Collection w’as at one time quite large but some years since he Coin Collecting was once a hobby with Mr. Numismatics is rather largely represented, and contains some On the “ Byrth of Mankinde,” and others of that class, invite the Modern writers, but the early treatise of Eucharius Rhodion The Medical Books do not include any of the Allan excelled,Īnd a few rare books on that Art are included. Penmanship was an accomplishment in which Mr. Interest, and his Illustrated Copies of Chatto or Jackson sufficiently Wood Engraving was a subject in which Mr. Under the term Fine Arts, in the Index, many books are in-Ĭluded which are merely illustrated, and, in a strict classification, Ramsay, and other of the Standard Poets Maberly’s Print Col. Together with the various editions of Burns, Byron, Campbell, Irving’s Knickerbocker’s New York, Dibdin’s Bibliomania, Bur. Allan himself, they possess special interestįor his friends. TheyĪre both numerous and beautiful and as many of them were Of Illustrated Books, by which are meant books to which haveīeen added Plates not originally published with the works. The most important and valuable department, however, is that Which escaped their notice disguised as the Fine Arts. Licensers of the Press would have suppressed as prose, but Poignant satire, and many political pasquinades which the then They should be regarded as something more thanĪ mere collection of Pictures, for assuredly they convey much Institution will secure them as a nucleus for a more perfectĬollection. The “Emblems,” which are sufficiently numerous to invite theĪttention of some of our Public Libraries and it is hoped some First in point of completeness as a Series, are The long Index of Subjects which is appended, renders a minuteĪnalysis unnecessary. Venerable owner for upwards of half a century, and is of so variedĪnd interesting a character as to warrant some few remarks upon Was at once the pride, the pleasure, and the occupation of its late The Collection of winch the following pages form a Catalogue, (j ft ryftftj aj Ca ti lj t a 5f 1 ( h cO i'y ^, f ffiLJ A c* fint > i / It jilt, tut, :jl Ki) \\ J r " J/tl CC'fu 1 f(\xf i Cci la ( 0 tiUtr f I ^ ij if It J*4l*~JhlK_ ji 1 ! fijlt f * t yiJ f \ 1 1 ( L i, CIahI %-Ca.J Jfh.01 t G(V\, fiinx fc ftlk' li jettn l (‘j J jelce f (life ijtui/^yyitu-iA-f t» (Let lO-ty ColAi*) jitO-iMtM ' ,iO i tfi, o>nf j^iPitli uxAr'ft e iitCfuf J tutVt ft efcLj » fff' t ftfo^UJu j)S i M el, mL/lt
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