The Didot Sale.

be not anterior to 1510 , but which is remarkable as the only Italian blockbook known . It was bought by the Bibliotheque Nationals for l , 300 f . No . 50 was the first Greek Bible printed by Aldus , 1518 , which was cheaply bought by Mr . Ellis for lOOf . 51 , an odd . volume , printed on vellum , of Schoeffer ' s Latin Bible ( Mentz , 1462)—l , 700 f . ( Labitte ) ; 53 , the Latin Bible of Robert Estienne ( Paris 1540 ) in a binding executed for the

, , celebrated scholar ancl book-collector , J . A . de Thou—l , 300 f . ( Labitte ) ; 64 , "Psautier de David en vers libres , par Blaise de Vigenere" ( Paris , 1588 ) , in the binding of Henri III . —l , 050 f . ( Fontaine ) ; 66 , Greek New Testament ( Paris , R . Estienne , 1550 ) , in a 16 th century binding—1 , 8001 ( Labitte ); 67 , "Le Nouveau Testament , " Lyon , without date ( about 1474 ) , one of the first books printed in the French language—3 , 5501 ( Labitte ) ; 70 , " Durandi Raconale , "

the first edition of the work , printed on vellum at Mentz , by Peter Schoeffer , in 1459—6 , 500 f . ( Cohn ) ; 73 , "Missale Ecclesie Cathalaunensis , " the dedication copy of the Chalons-sur-Marne Missal , printed on vellum , at Paris , in 1543—3 , 6001 ( Labitte ) ; 74 , the Rouen Missal , printed by Nich . Le R . oux ( who also printed several of our English Sarnni books)—1 , 0001 ( Labitte ) ; 75 Utrecht Missalprinted on vellumat Parisin 1497—16551 ( Bibliotheque

, , , , , Nationale ) ; 76 , the Missal of Monte Cassino , printed by L . A . Giunta , at Venice , in 1506—7 , 0001 ( Techener ) ; 77 , Roman Missal , of Hieronymite use , printed at Saragossa b y Georg Coci or Koch in 1510—2 , 3001 ( Ellis ) . Nos . 80 to 155 comprised the collection of printed Horte or Livres d'Heures , illustrated with engravings , and dating from 1488 to 1556 , for which M . 'Didot was more especially renowned ; 80 was a Pigoucheton vellumof 1488—10201

, , , ( Labitte ); 83 , "Henres de Rome , " Simon Vostre , 1497—1 , 5801 ( Labitte ); 85 , Hoi' 83 , of Salisbury use , with some prayers in English , printed by Pigouchet for Vostre in 1498 , the only copy known—3 , 2001 ( Quaritch ) ; 86 , " Henres de Rome , " a beautiful copy on vellum , with very fine engravings—3 , 0001

( Quaritch ); 90 , "Henres de Lion , " on vellum , Pigouchet , 1502—1 , 5201 ( Morgand ) ; 92 , " Horas de Nuestra Seiiora , " Higman for Vostre , undated ( about 1507 ) , printed on paper—l , 530 f ; 93 , "Heures cl'Autun , " printed on vellum , by Higman for Vostre , 1512—1 , 7201 ( Lortic ) ; 94 , Heures cle Rome , " Vostre , 1506 , on vellem—1 , 6801 ( Ellis ); 95 , "Heures cle Xaintes , " Vostre , 1507 , on vellum—1 , 3001 ( Ellis ) ; 97 , " Heures cle Ronan , " Vostre , about 1508 on paper—l 600 f . ( Labitte ) ; 98 " Hora ? secundum Romanum usurn "

, , , , Vostre , about 1508 , on vellum , —1 , 5001 ( Quaritch ) ; 103 , Verard ' s " Grandes Heures cle Rouen , " about 1488 , an undescribecl edition , on vellum—7 , 9701 ( Fontaine ) ; 106 , " Horas secundum usnm Lugclunensem , " printed by Jean du Pre _ at Paris about 1491—1 , 1501 ( Qiiaritch ) ; 107 , " Hore ad usum Parisiensem , " believed to have been printed by Gering at Paris about 1494—3 , 1001 ( Ellis ); Nos . 108 to 116 were Hora ? printed by the Kerver family ;

among which the highest price ( 1 , 1001 ) was fetched by No . 110 , Theielman Kerver for Guillaume Estace , about 1501 . Of those printed by the Hardonins ( 117 to 122 ) the highest price ( 1 , 0001 ) was fetched by No . 119 . Nos . 125 to 134 were printed by Geoffroy Tory and Simon cle Colines , illustrated with those beautiful engravings and arabesque ornaments which have made Tory ' s name famousancl which marked a new departure in French artthe

aban-, , donment of the Gothic style and the adoption of Italian ancl classical taste . No . 126 , "Horas secundum consutudinem Ecclesie Parisiensis , " Tory , 1527 , on paper—2 , 9001 ( Lortio ) ; 127 , " Horse , " on vellum , Du Bois for Tory ( 1527 ) —3 , 5001 ( Chon ); 128 , "Horte Romance , " Tory , 1529 , on vellum—4 , 3001 ( Labitte ) ; 130 , " Horce ad usnm Romanum , " Oliver Mallard , 1542 , with Tory ' s engravings — 30001 ( Quaritch ) 148 " Dinrnale Imperatoris

, ; , Maximiliam , " printed on vellum , by Sohonsperger in 1514—3 , 0001 ( Labitte ); 150 , " Psalterium Virginis , " printed in the Monastery of Tzenna , near Mag deburg , about 1494 or 1495 , illustrated with designs in which the richly emblematical imagination of the artist has run into curiously grotesque