CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY COMPILED BY HUGH WM. DAVIES

THIS CATALOGUE OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS, WHICH I HOPED TO HAVE HAD THE HONOUR OF DEDICATING TO THAT UNIQUE POET AND SCHOLAR ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE, IS NOW INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY.

PREFACE. The following Catalogue comprises the early French books in the library of Mr. C. Fairfax Murray ; the period embraced being 1475 to 1692, two items respectively dated 1705 & 1728 being admitted as containing woodcuts belonging to a much earlier period. The project of describing the collection had been contemplated some years ago, when the late Robert Proctor of the British Museum in the course of examining the books remarked to a colleague, “We must have a list of these!"

One of the few Latin books in this category was probably printed (secretly) at Emden, but it has a direct bearing on French history, and is possibly by a French author.

CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY SECOND PART

On p. 613 of present catalogue is a list of the cuts with the name of the Trade that each illustrates according to its first appearance, the repetitions of course serving for a different Trade as required.

616 vif. ti no. 4x5. Romultss 6* Remus (sig. ta). * 4 * First French edition. Orosius, probably a native of Tarragona, lived in the early part of the 5th Century. He wrote his Historian™ adversas Paganos at the instance of St.

Hain (Reftri., 12105) was unable to see a copy. Vérard published two other editions, ». 4. (vers 1504)41509 respectively. First French edition of the Sentcgw, which has the appearance of a separate publication, except that the signatures are double and therefore perhaps indicate an appendix to the main work.