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![$83 TRIALS.—BLanpy (Mary) TRYAL for the MURDER of her Father, FRANCIS BLANDY, at the Assizes held at Oxford . . . on Saturday the 29th February, 1752, before the Hon. HENEAGE LEGGE, and SIR SYDNEY STAFFORD SMYTHE, FirsT EDITION, 46 pages, folio, unbound, 1752 ($6) £1/10/- One of the best known eighteenth century poison trials. Much attention was aroused at the time, especially by the pathetic circumstances that the Father when he knew himself to be dying by his daughter’s hands, only pitied her and tried to prevent her committing herself. He appears to have thought that she mistook the poison (white arsenic) which she received from her lover Cranstoun, for a potion intended to win his favour to the match. 884 : COBBETT (WILLIAM) and Howe Lt (T. B. AND T. J.) A COMPLETE COLLECTION of STATE TRIALS and PROCEEDINGS for HiGH TREASON and other CRIMES and MISDEMEANORS against the State, from the time of Henry II., 1163, to the commencement of the reign of George IV., 1820, with Notes and other illustrations ; with JARDINE’S INDEX; 34 vols, roy. 8vo., half black morocco (some joints a little rubbed), but a SOUND SET, 1809-28 ($84) £21/-/- Library labels on front covers (inside and out). 885 : [JACOBITE REBELLION] : THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS in the House of Peers, upon the Indictments against WILLIAM EARL of KILMARNOCK, GEORGE EARL of CROMERTIE, and ARTHUR LORD BALMERINO, for HIGH TREASON in Levying War against His Majesty ; The Proceedings being in Westminster Hall, 28th July to lst August, 1746. FIRST EDITION, iv + 44 pages, folio, unbound, 1746 ($4) £1/-/= : Vide NAVAL, ante. 886 TYPOGRAPHY.—Brown (Horatio F.) THE VENETIAN PRINTING Press: An His- torical Study, based upon documents for the most part hitherto unpublished, with 22 : facsimiles of early printing, 4to., buckram, OUT OF PRINT AND SCARCE, 1891 ($22) £5/10/- One of 265 numbered copies. : CAXTON (WILLIAM): PRICE (FRANCIS COMPTON) FACSIMILES illustrating the Lapours of WILLIAM CAXTON at WESTMINSTER, and the INTRODUCTION of PRINTING into ENGLAND ; with a MEMOIR of our FIRST PRINTER, and BIBLIOGRAPHICAL PARTICULARS of the Illustrations, 4to., half morocco, Privately Printed, 1877 ($5) £1/5/= One of 125 numbered copies. Commemorating the 400th Anniversary. —- 888 : JOHNSON (J.) TYPOGRAPHIA, or the PRINTERS’ INSTRUCTOR, including an Account of the ORIGIN of PRINTING, with Biographical Notices of the PRINTERS of ENGLAND, from CAXTON to the close of the SIXTEENTH CENTURY: A Series of ANCIENT and MODERN ALPHABETS and DOMESDAY CHARACTERS ; together with an ELUCIDATION of every SUBJECT connected with the ART, LARGE PAPER Copy, printed in small clear type within woodcut borders, numerous text diagrams, etc., 2 vols, post 8vo., calf, 1824 ($6.40) £1/12/- - 889 : LucOMBE (P.) THE History and ArT of PRINTING . . . containing a CONCISE History of the ArT, from its INVENTION to the PRESENT TIME ; with the several CHARTERS granted to the COMPANY of STATIONERS ; SPECIMENS of PRINTING TYPES of all Sizes and various Languages, Music TYPES, FLOWERS and ORNAMENTS . . . PRINTING PRESSES, . .. AN EXPLANATION of TECHNICAL TERMS used in PRINTING, etc., frontispiece : portrait of Fohn Guttemberg ; and numerous diagrams, etc., throughout the text, 8vo., neatly rebound in old style sheep, 1771 ($9) £2/5/- 890 VIRGIL (PUBLIUS) BUCOLICA, GEORGICA, et AENEIS, illustrata, ornata, et accuratissime impressa, fleurons on titles, 58 plates of medals, bas relief, etc., and a tailpiece, after BON- NEAU and WILSON, by GRIGNION, MULLER, and J. S. M., 2 vols, 8vo., old red morocco gilt, g.e., Londini, 1750 ($6) £1/10/- 891 VOLTAIRE (FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE): Memorrs of the LIFE of VOLTAIRE, written by HIMSELF, translated from the French, fcap. 8vo., contemp. calf, Printed for G. Robin- son, 1784 ($6) £1/10/- First English Translation, the identity of the translator is not known. The first edition of G. P. Monke’s translation being dated 1787. 892 VOYAGES.—ANSON (COMMODORE GEORGE) VoYAGE Rounp the Wor.p, by RICHARD WALTER, NEW EDITION, edited, with Prefatory Notes, by G. S. LAIRD CLOWES, portrait, 4 charts, and 43 illustrations, 8vo., cloth, 1928 ($3) 15/-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3085927x_0071.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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