The preceding is to be considered as a very general, and therefore superficial, analysis of the catalogue of Mr. West's library; copies of it, with the sums for which the books were sold, are now found with difficulty, and bring a considerable price. I never saw or heard of one on LARGE PAPER!] [Footnote 45: "A catalogue of rare books and tracts in various languages and faculties; including the _Ancient Conventual Library_ of Missenden-Abbey, in Buckinghamshire; together with some choice remains of that of the late eminent Serjeant at law, WILLIAM FLETEWODE, Esq., Recorder of London, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; among which are several specimens of the earliest Typography, foreign and English, including CAXTON, WYNKYN DE WORDE, PYNSON, and others; a fine collection of English Poetry, some scarce old law-books, a great number of old English plays, several choice MSS. upon vellum, and other subjects of literary curiosity. Also several of the best editions of the Classics, and modern English and French books. To begin _December_ 5, 1774, and the 17 following evenings, precisely at half an hour after five." I am in possession of a _priced Catalogue_ of this collection, which once belonged to Herbert, and which contains all the purchasers' names, as well as the sums given. The purchasers were principally Herbert, Garrick, Dodd, Elmsley, T. Payne, Richardson, Chapman, Wagstaff, Bindley, and Gough. The following is a specimen of some curious and interesting articles contained in this celebrated library, and of the prices for which they once sold! No. 172. _Bale's brefe Chronycle relating to Syr Johan Oldecastell_, 1544. The Life off the 70th Archbishopp off Canterbury presentleye sittinge, 1574, &c. Life of Hen. Hills, Printer to O. Cromwell, _with the Relation of what passed between him and the Taylor's Wife in Black Friars_, 1688, _&c._ L0 7_s._ 9_d._ Purchased by Mores. Nos. 361 to 367. Upwards of thirty _scarce Theological Tracts_, in Latin and English 1 5 0 Nos. 746 to 784. A fine collection of early English Translations, in black letter, with some good foreign editions of the classics. Not exceeding, in the whole 10 10 0 Nos. 837, 838. Two copies of the _first edition_ of Bacon's Essays, 1597! 0 0 6 The reader will just glance at No. 970, in the catalogue, en passant, to Nos. 1082 (L1 2s.) and 1091 (12s.); but more particularly to No. 1173. Caxton's _Boke of Tulle of olde age_, &c. 1481. Purchased by the late Mr. T. Payne 8 8 0 No. 1174. CAXTON'S _Boke which is sayd or called Cathon_, &c. 1483. 5 0 0 Purchased by Alchorn. No. 1256. CAXTON'S _Doctrinal of Sapyence_, 1489 6 6 0 Purchased by Alchorn. No. 1257. CAXTON'S _Cordyal_, 1479 6 12 6