lated into English, for the first
time, the _Philobiblon_ of Richard de Bury, and presented it to Thomas
Rodd, the bookseller, who published it. He also made translations of
several other mediaeval printed books and manuscripts, which have never
been published. A biographical notice of him appears in _The Bookworm_
of December 1870, by J.P. Berjeau, the editor of that periodical. A
portion of Inglis's books was sold anonymously by Sotheby on June 9th,
1826, and seven following days. The title-page of the catalogue reads:
'Catalogue of a singularly curious and valuable selection from the
Library of a Gentleman, including three extraordinary specimens of Block
Printing; Books printed in the Fifteenth Century; Books printed on
vellum; Fine copies of Works from the Presses of Caxton, Machlinia,
Wynkyn de Worde, Pynson, Julyan Notary, Verard, etc.; an extensive
Collection of Old English Poetry; Romances; Historical and Theological
Tracts; early Voyages and Travels; curious Treatises on Witches and
Witchcraft; some of the earliest Dictionaries and Vocabularies in the
English Language, etc. Likewise several Manuscripts on vellum, most
beautifully illuminated, etc.' The number of lots in this sale was
sixteen hundred and sixty-five, and the sum realised three thousand
three hundred and thirty-three pounds, nine shillings and sixpence. The
prices obtained for the books were extremely low. The three
block-books:--the first edition of the _Speculum Humanae Salvationis_,
_Historia Sancti Johannis Evangelistae ejusque Visiones Apocalypticae_,
and the _Biblia Pauperum_ fetched but ninety-five pounds, eleven
shillings; forty-seven pounds, five shillings, and thirty-six pounds,
fifteen shillings respectively; while no more than four hundred and
thirty-one pounds, fifteen shillings and sixpence could be obtained for
the thirteen Caxtons in the sale--about thirty-three pounds each. The
following are a few of the other notable books in this fine collection,
and the prices they fetched: _Les Faits de Maistre Alain Chartier,
imprimez a Paris par Pierre le Caron pour Anthoine Verard_, printed on
vellum, with capital letters painted in gold and colours, fifty-six
pounds, fourteen shillings; _Le Recueil des Histoires Troiennes, imprime
a Paris par Anthoine Verard_, presentation copy to Charles VIII.,
printed on vellum, ornamented with eighty-three miniatures, twenty-seven
pounds; Vincent, _Les cinq volumes du Miroir Hystorial_, _imprime a
Paris