been printed by means of wooden blocks.  I shall begin with an unique article of this description.  It is called Liber Regum, seu Vita Davidis:  a folio, of twenty leaves:  printed on one side only, but the leaves are here pasted together.  Two leaves go to a signature, and the signatures run from A to K. Each page has two wood cuts, about twice as long as the text; or, rather, about one inch and three quarters of the text doubled.  The text is evidently xylographic.  The ink is of the usual pale, brown colour.  This copy is coloured, of the time of the publication of the book.  It is in every respect in a fine and perfect state of preservation.  Here is the second, if not third edition, of the Biblia Pauperum; the second edition of the Apocalypse; the same of the History of the Virgin; and a coloured and cropt copy of Hartlib’s Book upon Chiromancy:  so much is it cropt, that the name of Schopff, the supposed printer, is half cut away.  The preceding books are all clumsily bound in modern russia binding.  As some compensation, however, there is a fine bound copy, in red morocco binding, of the Latin edition of the Speculum Humanae Salvationis; and a very fine large copy, in blue morocco binding, of the first edition of the Ars Memorandi per Figuras; which latter had belonged to Prince Eugene.

Of the CAXTONS, the list is more creditable; and indeed very much to be commended:  for, out of our own country, I question whether the united strength of all the continental libraries could furnish a more copious supply of the productions of our venerable first printer.  I send you the following account—­just as the several articles happened to be taken down for my inspection. Chaucer’s Book of Fame:  a neat, clean, perfect copy:  in modern russia binding.  The Mayster of Sentence, &c.  This is only a portion of a work, although it is perfect of itself, as to signatures and imprint.  This copy, in modern russia binding, is much washed, and in a very tender state. Game of Chess; second edition.  In very tender condition:  bound in blue morocco, with pink lining.  An exceedingly doctored copy. Iason:  a cropt, and rather dirty copy:  which formerly belonged to Gulstone.  It appears to be perfect; for Gulstone has observed in ms. “This book has 148 leaves, as I told them carefully.  ’Tis very scarce and valuable, and deserves an extraordinary good binding.”  Below, is a note, in French; apparently by Count Reviczky. Godfrey of Boulogne:  a perfect, large copy, in old red morocco (apparently Harleian) binding.  On the fly leaf, Count Reviczky has written a notice of the date and name of the printer of the book.  Opposite the autograph of Ames (to whom this copy once belonged) the old price of 16_l._ 16_s._ is inserted.  On the first page of the text, is the ancient autograph of Henry Norreys.  This is doubtless the most desirable Caxtonian volume in the collection.  This department of bibliography may be concluded by the mention of a sound and desirable copy of the first edition of Littleton’s Tenures by Lettou and Machlinia, which had formerly belonged to Bayntun of Gray’s Inn.  This, and most of the preceding articles, from the early English press, were supplied to the Imperial library by the late Mr. Edwards.