THE AUTHOR of "Fifty Years Recollections of an Old Bookseller," having Published the first part of his Book without an ADVERTISEMENT or PROSPECTUS (except himself as walking ones,) relied upon the kind indulgence and liberal patronage, which he had at all times received from the Inhabitants of Cork; and which on this peculiar occasion, has exceeded his most sanguine hopes and expectation; being fully aware of the disad vantages under which he laboured in ushering into the World, with his feeble efforts, the first and most uninteresting portion of his Work.

It commenced at the year of his birth 1770, arrived only to his 15th year, 1785, and was merely Retrospective of casual events, and introductory to the more important ones of "FIFTY YEARS RECOLLECTIONS" which he proposes to lay before his Friends and the Public."

He is still compelled to solicit the indulgence of the Public, in availing himself of the latitude which he allowed himself in his title page, of an Unlimited Retrospect, for the purpose of bringing in the chain of LiteRARY ANECDOTES of his " OWN TIMES." He has therefore brought within he limits of One Hundred Pages; A Retrospection of 350 years.

This RETROSPECT commences with the Origin of Printing in 1475, with accounts of some of the Antient Printers, and Portraits of them, the titles of the earliest Printed Books, and their value; the origin, titles, and dates of the first Newspapers, as they were issued in succession, in England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; with curious Anecdotes of some of them, from 1588, to the commencement of the Eighteenth Century, and their rise and progress to 1785, from which period they will again be noticed, and brought down to 1835. The History and Origin of PAMPHLETS, REVIEWS, MAGAZINES, and PERIODICAL ESSAYS, are also given, and will be continued from the Harleian MSS. and various other authentic documents.

Of Type Founding, and Founders; of Stereotype Printing; of Engra. ving upon Stone, Copper, Steel and Wood; of Lithography and Zincography, an account will be given of their origin, with a variety of objects connected with Literature and the Fine Arts.

In conclusion-the Author hopes that he will be pardoned for indulging in a small portion of vanity, in saying that it is gratifying to him to state that he has amid anxieties, and many avocations-Written, Compiled, Printed, and completed within One Calendar Month, this portion of his labours in his Cottage; that the Lithographic Portraits have been executed by his Son, and that the Fac simile Wood Cuts have been Engraved by his GRANDSON, under the same roof; circumstances perhaps reaching almost to the summit of his ambition!

CORK PRINTED BY AND FOR THE AUTHOR, 67, SOUTH-MALL.