LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.PAGE['HIS SOUL WAS NEVER SO STAKED DOWN AS IN A BOOKSELLER'S SHOP.'—ROGER NORTH ][Frontispiece][IN A SCRIPTORIUM][2][LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY][5][ROMAN BOOKS AND WRITING MATERIALS][11][EARL OF ARUNDEL'S BADGE][16][SIR ROBERT COTTON][21][SIR JULIUS CÆSAR'S TRAVELLING LIBRARY][22][ARCHBISHOP USHER][26][WOTTON HOUSE IN 1840][28][MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD][29][SIR HANS SLOANE'S MONUMENT][30][LITTLE BRITAIN IN 1550][33][CHARLES, THIRD EARL OF SUNDERLAND][37][LONDON HOUSE, ALDERSGATE STREET, 1808][40][ST. BERNARD'S SEAL][43][MR. AUSTIN DOBSON][45][WILLIAM BECKFORD, BOOK-COLLECTOR][48][GEORGE JOHN, EARL SPENCER][51][JOHN, DUKE OF ROXBURGHE, BOOK-COLLECTOR][52][A CORNER IN THE ALTHORP LIBRARY][53][MICHAEL WODHULL, BOOK-COLLECTOR]57[GEORGE NICOL, THE KING'S BOOKSELLER][60][THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN, BIBLIOGRAPHER][63][REV. C. MORDAUNT CRACHERODE, M.A., BOOK-COLLECTOR][65][J. O. HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS][71][CANONBURY TOWER, GEORGE DANIEL'S RESIDENCE][73][SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE][76][LAMB'S COTTAGE AT COLEBROOK ROW, ISLINGTON][77][WILLIAM HAZLITT][78][THOMAS HILL, AFTER MACLISE][79][SAMUEL ROGERS'S HOUSE IN ST. JAMES'S PLACE][81][SAMUEL ROGERS][82][ALEXANDER DYCE, BOOK-COLLECTOR][83][W. J. THOMS, BOOK-COLLECTOR][88][HOLLINGBURY COPSE, THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE MR. HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS][91][JOHN DUNTON, BOOK-AUCTIONEER IN 1698][101][SAMUEL BAKER, THE FOUNDER OF SOTHEBY'S][102][SAMUEL LEIGH SOTHEBY][104][MR. E. G. HODGE, OF SOTHEBY'S][105][A FIELD-DAY AT SOTHEBY'S][106][KEY TO THE CHARACTERS IN THE 'FIELD-DAY AT SOTHEBY'S'][107][R. H. EVANS, BOOK-AUCTIONEER, 1812][109][JOHN WALKER, BOOK-AUCTIONEER, 1776][112][STAIRCASE AT PUTTICK AND SIMPSON'S][113][THE LATE HENRY STEVENS, OF VERMONT][115][MR. JAMES CHRISTIE, 'THE SPECIOUS ORATOR'][117][BENJAMIN HEATH, BOOK-COLLECTOR, 1738][123][SPECIMEN OF TYPE OF THE MAZARIN BIBLE][125][A CORNER IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM][127][ALDUS, FROM A CONTEMPORARY MEDAL][129][THE FIFTY-SEVEN ALTHORP CAXTONS][134][FROM 'GAME AND PLAY OF CHESSE,' BY CAXTON][135][SPECIMEN OF THE TYPE OF 'THE BOKE OF ST. ALBANS'][137][SPECIMEN PAGE OF TYNDALE'S TESTAMENT, 1526][138][JOHN MURRAY, OF SACOMB, BOOK-HUNTER][139][TITLE-PAGE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 'THE COMPLEAT ANGLER'][144][FROM THE 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS,' PART II.][145][CORNELIUS WALFORD, BOOK-COLLECTOR][152][THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOLYWELL STREET][153][EXETER 'CHANGE IN 1826][154][A BARROW IN WHITECHAPEL][155][A BOOK-BARROW IN FARRINGDON ROAD][158][A FEW TYPES IN FARRINGDON ROAD][159][HENRY LEMOINE, AUTHOR AND BOOKSELLER][161][THE LATE EDMUND HODGSON, BOOK-AUCTIONEER][164][ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, 1606. FROM THE CRACE COLLECTION][169][THOMAS BRITTON, 'THE SMALL-COAL MAN,' COLLECTOR OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MSS.][173][DUKE STREET, LITTLE BRITAIN, FORMERLY CALLED DUCK LANE][175][CHARLES LAMB, AFTER D. MACLISE][177][OLD HOUSES IN MOORFIELDS][178][JONES AND CO. (SUCCESSORS TO LACKINGTON)][180][INTERIOR OF LACKINGTON'S SHOP][181][LACKINGTON'S HALFPENNY][182][THE POULTRY IN 1550][184][THE OLD MANSION HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE][185][GILBERT AND FIELD'S SHOP IN COPTHALL COURT][186][E. GEORGE'S (LATE GLADDING'S) SHOP, WHITECHAPEL ROAD][188][MIDDLE ROW, HOLBORN, 1865][195][WILLIAM DARTON, BOOKSELLER][197][INTERIOR OF DARTON'S SHOP, HOLBORN HILL][198][JAMES WESTELL'S, 114, OXFORD STREET][200][SALKELD'S SHOP—'IVY HOUSE'—IN CLAPHAM ROAD][203][JOHN BAGFORD, SHOEMAKER AND BOOK-DESTROYER][204][MR. TREGASKIS'S SHOP—'THE CAXTON HEAD'—IN HOLBORN][205][DAY'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY IN MOUNT STREET][207][PATERNOSTER ROW ON A BANK HOLIDAY][209][JOHN EVELYN, BOOK-COLLECTOR][212][NEWBERY'S SHOP IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD][213][CHARLES TILT'S SHOP][221][BUTCHER ROW, 1798][224][CHARLES HUTT'S HOUSE IN CLEMENT'S INN PASSAGE][226][MR. WILLIAM D. REEVES, BOOKSELLER][227][MESSRS. HILL AND SON'S SHOP IN HOLYWELL STREET][231][MESSRS. SOTHERAN'S SHOP IN PICCADILLY][233][HONEST TOM PAYNE][239][HENRY G. BOHN, BOOKSELLER][243][JOHN H. BOHN][244][MR. F. S. ELLIS][245][A CORNER AT ELLIS AND ELVEY'S][246][WESTMINSTER HALL WHEN OCCUPIED BY BOOKSELLERS AND OTHERS][247][JOHN HATCHARD (1768-1849)][252][JAMES TOOVEY, BOOKSELLER][253][JAMES TOOVEY'S SHOP, PICCADILLY][254][BERNARD QUARITCH, THE NAPOLEON OF BOOKSELLERS][256][QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GOLDEN MANUAL OF PRAYERS (FRONT COVER)][262][QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GOLDEN MANUAL OF PRAYERS (BACK COVER)][263][THE FRONTISPIECE TO 'THE LADIES' LIBRARY' OF STEELE][266][ELIZABETH PINDAR'S BOOKPLATE][267][THE ESHTON HALL LIBRARY][269]['EARNING HIS DINNER'][275][THE KING'S LIBRARY, BRITISH MUSEUM][276]['STEALS A BOOK, PLACES IT IN A NOVELETTE, AND WALKS AWAY'][280]['HE HAD PLACED THE BOOK IN HIS POCKET. SOMEONE HAD RELIEVED HIM OF IT'][282][THE LATE HENRY HUTH, BOOK-COLLECTOR][300][MR. HENRY H. GIBBS, BOOK-COLLECTOR][302][MR. R. COPLEY CHRISTIE, BOOK-COLLECTOR][303][THE LATE FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON][312][PORTRAIT BOOKPLATE OF MR. JOSEPH KNIGHT][313]['AN ORDER FROM MR. GLADSTONE'][315][PORTRAIT BOOKPLATE OF MR. H. S. ASHBEE][316][MR. T. J. WISE, BOOK-COLLECTOR][317][MR. CLEMENT SHORTER'S BOOKPLATE][318][MR. A. BIRRELL, BOOK-COLLECTOR][319][FACSIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE, 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS,' FIRST EDITION][321]