. Woodhouse,
No. 198.

4. _The Grenville Homer._ Graece, 1800. 4to. 4 vols. Fifty
copies with plates were struck off on large paper, in royal
quarto. A copy of this kind was purchased at a sale in 1804,
for L99 15s.

5. _Sandford's Genealogical History_, etc. 1707, fol. Mr.
Arch of Cornhill purchased a copy of this work on large
paper, at the late sale of Baron Smyth's books, for L46. If
the largest paper of Clarke's Caesar be excepted, this is the
highest priced single volume on large paper, that I just now
recollect.

6. _Hearne's Works_ on large paper.

Something relating to Hearne will be found in the note at
page 7 ante. Here it will be only necessary to observe that
the Hernean rage for Large Paper is quite of recent growth,
but it promises to be giant-like. When the duplicates of a
part of Mr. Woodhull's library, in 1803, were sold, there
was a fine set of copies of this kind; but the prices,
comparatively with those now offered, were extremely
moderate. Mr. Otridge, the bookseller, told me an amusing
story of his going down to Liverpool, many years ago, and
accidentally purchasing from the library of the late Sir
Thomas Hanmer, a _magnificent set of Large Paper Hearnes_
for about 40 Guineas. Many of these are now in the choice
library of his Grace the Duke of Grafton. The copies were
catalogued as _small_ paper. Was there ever a more provoking
blunder?!]

This[50] symptom of the Bibliomania is, at the present day, both
general and violent, and threatens to extend still more widely. Even
modern publications are not exempt from its calamitous influence; and
when Mr. Miller, the bookseller, told me with what eagerness the large
paper copies of Lord Valentia's Travels were bespoke, and Mr. Evans
shewed me that every similar copy of his new edition of "Burnett's
History of his own Times" was disposed of, I could not help elevating
my eyes and hands, in token of commiseration at the prevalence of
this Symptom of the BIBLIOMANIA!

[Footnote 50: Analogous to Large Paper Copies are _tall
Copies_; that is, copies of the work published on the
ordinary size paper and not much cut down by the binder. The
want of _margin_ is a serious grievance complained of by
book-collectors; and when there is a contest of
margin-measuring, with books never professedl