_Boyet._ In the second portion of the Sunderland library there was a small volume in old crimson morocco (Cicero, _De Officiis_, Amst. ex off. Elzeviriani, 1677), which was not specially described, nor the title printed in capitals. It did not look worth many pounds, but Mr. Quaritch obtained it after an exciting contest with Mr. Morgand for £120. The cause of the excitement was this: from the character of the end papers it was judged that the book had been bound by the French binder Boyet. Specimens of his handiwork are very rare, and hence the great price. _Deseuil_ (or _Du Seuil_). In the second portion of the Beckford library was a copy of the Leyden edition of Macrobius (1670), bound in red morocco doublé by Deseuil. This fetched £39, while another copy in vellum only realised 16s. Here is another instance of the increased value of a copy of a book bound by a good binder. A copy of Montaigne, _Essais_, 3 vols. 8vo (Amst.: Elzevir, 1659), bound in red morocco double by Deseuil, brought £200, while another copy, bound by Roger Payne in red morocco, only sold for £12, 10s. A small duodecimo volume bound by Deseuil (Longus, Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, _Paris_, 1788) was sold at G. Daniel’s sale in 1864 for £92. _Monnier._ Decor Puellarum (Venetia: N. Jenson, 1471). Girardot de Prefond’s copy, a magnificent specimen of Monnier’s binding, in blue morocco, ornamented with flowers worked on variegated leathers, and stamped in gold. Beckford (1883), £530. ---- De l’Imitation de Jesus Christ traduction nouvelle (Paris, 1690). Large paper. Citron morocco, magnificent specimen of Monnier’s binding. Beckford (1882), £356. ---- Corneille, Rodogune. Au Nord [Versailles], 1760. Madame de Pompadour’s own copy, printed under her eyes in a northern apartment of the Palace of Versailles, in yellow morocco; fine specimen of Monnier’s binding. Beckford (1882), £325.