THE SAME WORK. Printed by P. Adam de Michaelibus. Mantua, 1472.  An edition of almost equal rarity with the preceding; and of which, I suspect, there is only one perfect copy (at Blenheim) in our own country.

The table contains seven leaves; and the text, according to the numbers of this copy, has 256 leaves.  A full page has forty-one lines.  The present is a sound, genuine copy; measuring, exclusively of the cover, twelve inches three eighths, by eight seven eighths.

BOCCACE.  RUINES DES NOBLES HOMMES & FEMMES. Printed by Colard Mansion, at Bruges. 1476.  Folio.  This edition is printed in double columns, in Mansion’s larger type, precisely similar to what has been published in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana.[68] The title is in red—­with a considerable space below, before the commencement of the text, as if this vacuum were to be supplied by the pencil of the illuminator.  The present is a remarkably fine copy.  The colophon is in six lines.

FAIT DE LA GUERRE. Printed by Colard Mansion. Without Date.  Folio.  This rare book is printed in a very different type from that usually known as the type of Colard Mansion:  being smaller and closer—­but decidedly gothic.  A full page has thirty-two lines.  There are neither numerals, signatures, nor catchwords.  On the recto of the twenty-ninth and last leaf, we read

  Impressum brugis per Colardum Mansion.

The reverse is blank.  This is a fine genuine copy, in red morocco binding.

LASCARIS GRAMMATICA GRAECA. 1476.  Quarto.  The first book printed in the Greek language; and, as such, greatly sought after by the curious.  This is a clean, neat copy, but I suspect a little washed and cropt.  Nevertheless, it is a most desirable volume.[69]

AULUS GELLIUS. Printed by Sweynheym and Pannartz. 1469.  Folio.  Editio Princeps.  A sound and rather fine copy:  almost the whole of the old ms. numerals at top remaining.  It is very slightly wormed at the beginning.  This copy measures thirteen inches by nine.

CAESAR. Printed by Sweynheym and Pannartz. 1469.  Folio.  Editio Princeps:  with ms. notes by Victorius.  A large sound copy, but the first few leaves are soiled or rather thumbed.  The marginal edges are apparently uncut.  It measures twelve inches seven eighths by nine inches one eighth.

APULEIUS. Printed by the Same. 1469.  Folio.  Editio Princeps.  All these FIRST EDITIONS are of considerable rarity.  The present copy is, upon the whole, large and sound:  though not free from marginal notes and stains.  The first few leaves at top are slightly injured.  It measures thirteen inches one eighth, by nine inches.[70]

AUSONIUS. 1472.  Folio:  with all the accompanying pieces.[71] Editio Princeps; and undoubtedly much rarer than either of the preceding volumes.  Of the present copy, the first few leaves are wormed in the centre, and a little stained.  The first illuminated leaf of the text is stained; so is the second leaf, not illuminated.  In the whole, eighty-six leaves.  The latter leaves are wormed.  This copy is evidently cropt.