PICKERING’S SUMPTUOUS FOLIO EDITION, PRINTED, RED AND BLACK, IN BOLD OLD
ENGLISH LETTER, _on the finest vellum paper_—A TRULY REGAL VOLUME, and
one of the few books printed in the present century which will compare
with the works of the early printers. Half-vellum, very neat (sells £7
7s.), only 38s., _or bound in half-morocco in the Roxburghe style_. £2
7s. 6d.
⁂ Admirably adapted for use in the pulpit or reading-stand. _With lovers
of choice books it is not unfrequently termed the_ “CATHEDRAL EDITION.”
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Baron Munchausen, Aventures de. Illustrated WITH 220 FANTASTIC AND
EXTRAORDINARY WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY GUSTAVE DORE. 4to, cloth elegant, 19s.
6d. With a portrait of the renowned Baron, and his Motto, “Mendace
Veritas.”
NOTHING CAN EXCEED THE DROLLERY AND HUMOUR OF THESE WONDERFUL AND
INIMITABLE ILLUSTRATIONS.
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YORKSHIRE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Now ready, 8vo, half morocco, very neat, price 5s. 6d.,
Bibliographical Account of nearly 1,500 Curious and _rare_ BOOKS,
TRACTS, _MSS._, and ENGRAVINGS relating to the HISTORY and TOPOGRAPHY
of YORKSHIRE, collected by Mr. Hotten, with numerous DESCRIPTIVE NOTES,
LITERARY ANECDOTES, etc., _illustrated with curious wood engravings_
from blocks formerly in the possession of the eccentric JOHN COLE of
_Scarborough_, interleaved for MS. notes, additions, etc. 1863.
Only Fifty Copies have been printed on thick paper, for the use of
Yorkshire Antiquaries and Topographers.
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WELSH BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Now ready, 8vo, half morocco, very neat, price 4s. 6d.,
Bibliographical Account of nearly 1,000 Curious and _rare_ BOOKS, TRACTS,
_MSS._, and ENGRAVINGS relating to the HISTORY and TOPOGRAPHY of NORTH
AND SOUTH WALES, collected by Mr. Hotten, with numerous DESCRIPTIVE
NOTES, LITERARY ANECDOTES, etc., interleaved for MS. notes, additions,
etc., _illustrated with curious wood engravings from old chap-books and
ballads_.
Only Fifty Copies have been printed on thick paper, for the use of Welsh
Antiquaries and Topographers.
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NEW WORK BY THE LATE DOUGLAS JERROLD.
Brownrigg Papers, by Douglas Jerrold. Edited by his Son, BLANCHARD
JERROLD. Coloured Illustration by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. 8vo, sells at 10s.
6d.; a few copies offered at 4s. 6d., cloth gilt.
⁂ Containing some of the most characteristic pieces from the pen of the
master-wit, now first collected. “Henry Brownrigg” was the favourite
_nom-de-plume_ of the author. A MOST ENTERTAINING VOLUME.
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Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of EXTINCT AND DORMANT
BARONETCIES. 1838. 8vo. _Fine Portrait of James I., and upwards of_ 1,000
COATS OF ARMS, ENGRAVED ON WOOD, _neatly bound, half-morocco_, 10_s._
6_d._
⁂ An invaluable work of reference; giving the LINEAGE OF NEARLY A
THOUSAND FAMILIES, with minute and accurate details of the alliances,
fortunes, and memorable events of each generation; the search for which,
through public and private records, occupied the Author many years.
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Cambridge Slang Phrases—Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; or, Guide to the
_Academical Customs and Colloquial_, or _Cant Terms_, peculiar to the
University of Cambridge. 8vo, WITH COLOURED HUMOROUS ENGRAVINGS. 3s. 6d.
Without the Illustrations the book is common enough.
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Cheke’s (Sir J.) Gospel according to St. Matthew, and part of St. Mark’s
Gospel, translated into English, with _Notes_, and seven Original
Letters. 8vo, new cloth, _with facsimile plates_, 2s. 6d.
Sir J. Cheke was Tutor and Secretary of State to King Edward VI., and,
towards the close of his life, embraced the Catholic Faith. The very
peculiar nature of this old Translation Is explained in the Introduction,
by J. GOODWIN. A VERY VALUABLE SPECIMEN OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE in 1550.
* * * * *
This day, Collected Edition, cloth, neat, 2s. 6d.; by post, 2s. 8d.,
Cornish Tales, in Prose and Verse, by J. T. Tregellas. With a GLOSSARY.
⁂ This Collection comprises all the best stories of the author, who made
a fame peculiarly his own by a wonderful power of story-telling and
mimicry. The book includes _Tremnan_, _the St. Agnes Bear Hunt_, _the
Queen’s Washing Day_, _the Perran Cherry-beam_, _Grammar’s Cat and Ours_,
_the Squire’s Tame Conger_, _Rozzy Paul and Zacky Martin_, _Josee Cock_,
and ten other inimitable stories.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY BOOK.
Beautifully printed, thick 8vo, new half-morocco, gilt back, 14s. 6d.,
Contes Drolatiques (Droll Tales collected from the Abbeys of Loraine).
Par BALZAC. With Four Hundred and Twenty-five Marvellous, Extravagant,
and Fantastic Woodcuts by GUSTAVE DORÉ.
[Illustration]
⁂ The most singular designs ever attempted by any artist. This book
is a fund of amusement. So crammed is it with pictures that even the
_Contents_ are adorned with thirty-three illustrations. Now the reader
is made to smile at the mishaps of some fat monks; then a battle scene,
with fighting men jammed in inextricable confusion until the picture
becomes painful to look at, occupies his attention; next, some portraits
of fellows who would pass for Pluto’s firemen, all seared, as though they
had been for a thousand years stirring molten lava; then knights making
love, and kissing through their visors; then dreamy old German cities,
with diablerie, or satanello, going on right and left—but all so quaint,
so wonderful, that the beholder confesses he never looked upon the like
before.
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Common Prayer. Illustrated by Holbein and Albert Durer. Facsimile of
the Prayer Book of Queen Elizabeth, adapted to the present Reign, with
wood-engravings of ALBERT DURER’S “Life of Christ,” _rich woodcut
Border_ on every page of Fruit and Flowers; also the DANCE OF DEATH, a
_singularly curious series_ after HOLBEIN, with Scriptural Quotations and
_Proverbs_ in the Margin. Sqr. 8vo, cloth neat, exquisitely printed on
tinted paper, price 10s. 6d.
This book, from the variety and quaintness of the borders surrounding
each page—resembling some of the beautiful early printed Missals—is
worthy of the most elaborate binding. Few modern works sustain the
character of a rich exterior. This volume, on the contrary, on account of
the softness and beauty of the paper, appears to the greatest advantage
in the most brilliant covers. Mr. Hotten has just had some copies bound
as samples of the artistic beauty which may be displayed in binding.
1. IN DARK MOROCCO, VERY PLAIN AND NEAT, WITH BLOCK IN THE ELIZABETHAN
STYLE IMPRESSED ON THE SIDES, _gilt edges_, 17s. 6d.
2. In the finest polished _gros-grained_ Levant morocco, the back and
sides simply but elegantly gilt, crimson, dark blue, or green, cut from
_carefully-selected skins_, the edges gilt and burnished, 30s.
3. In a very splendid piece of dark blue morocco, admirably polished, the
sides and back hand-tooled in gold to a very pleasing and original design
of entwined laurel-leaves, the edges gilt, 48s. 6d.
4. In rich brown morocco, blind-tooled and inlaid with red Maltese
crosses on the back, and elegant Latin crosses on the sides, all bordered
with a fine thread of gold, carmine edges, gauffred with a diaper in
gold, 43s.
5. In very choice red morocco, the sides covered with hand-tooling in
gold of singular beauty, delicacy, and finish, 55s.
6. Another, in fine open-grain crimson morocco of great beauty, with an
inlaid monogram of very artistic design, in dark blue morocco, within a
frame, also inlaid in dark blue, ornamented with hand-tooling to a very
chaste Italian design, solid gilt edges, 63s. ANOTHER, in olive morocco
of a very subdued and rare tint, with similar monogram and border, the
edges gilt in dull gold, 63s.
7. A very sumptuous specimen of Inlaid _Maioli_ Binding, dark blue
morocco, with an elaborate design, inlaid in red and green morocco,
defined with gold lines—reproduced from an antique volume of great value,
£6 6s.
8. The same design, hand-tooled in gold on dark blue morocco, £3 15s.
9. In the _Grolier_ style, with the peculiar and favourite interlacings
carried out in red and green morocco on a dark blue ground, with great
precision and good taste, £5 10s.
10. A similar pattern, hand-tooled with great accuracy in gold, on a
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_This edition has been prepared expressly for Mr. Hotten._ All the LATEST
alterations in the Common Prayer Book of our Established Church are
given. Several new and most curiously engraved woodcut borders have been
added. It is only necessary to remark that the _old_ edition, without
these improvements, sold for £1 1s. per copy.
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A GARLAND OF
Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern; including several never before
given in any collection. Beautifully printed by Whittingham, fcap 8vo.,
price 4s. 6d.
⁂ This Garland comprises those delightful Carols that for generations
have charmed the good people of our country at the festive season. They
have been collected from every source that would afford materials,
including rare old broadsides, ballad-sheets, chap-books, and the various
other kinds of street literature. None have been included but what were
genuine, and no modern adaptations or imitations are given. Several of
the Legendary Carols possess all the delightful characteristics of our
most admired old ballads.
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Cicero de Officiis, &c., &c. The exquisite Diamond TYPE EDITION, 48mo
(sells at 6s.), only 1s. 6d.
Artistically bound in morocco, with exquisite taste and neatness, 10s.
6d.; or with the sides delicately tooled, 12s. 6d.
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Costume. Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the
English. Royal 8vo., WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS _of the various
classes of English Society fifty years ago_, half crimson morocco,
Roxburghe style, VERY SCARCE, 11s. 6d.
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Crests, Orders, Mitres, Crowns, Flags of all Nations, CHOICE MONOGRAMS.
FAIRBAIRN’S CRESTS of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 vols.,
large 8vo, _fine impressions on India paper_ of the 2,100 ENGRAVED
CRESTS, _cloth gilt_ (sells at £3 15s.), 28s. only. 1860.
A book invaluable to the Heraldic Student and the Genealogist, with an
Appendix of all the MOTTOES used by the Nobility, translated, &c.
——. 2 vols. 4to, an extra large paper COPY, _half morocco, top edge
gilt_, (sells at £8 8s.) £3 18s. 1860.
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Dante’s Divina Commedia. The exquisite diamond TYPE EDITION, 2 vols. 48mo
(sells at 10s.), only 2s. 6d.
Artistically bound in morocco, with exquisite taste and neatness, 21s.;
or, with the sides delicately tooled, 25s.
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In a few days, in 8vo, handsomely printed,
Diamonds and Precious Stones: their History, Value, and Properties, WITH
SIMPLE TESTS FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR REALITY; by H. EMANUEL, F.R.G.S. With
numerous illustrations, coloured and plain.
⁂ Although this Work is intended as a plain and practical Guide to Buyers
and Sellers of Precious Stones, the History and Literature of the subject
have not been overlooked. Anecdotes of the peculiar accidents and strange
fortune which have attended some Jewels are given, and what is hoped will
be found a valuable Bibliography of the subject is added as an Appendix
at the end.
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THE FAMILY HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH COUNTIES.
Now ready, in 8vo, on tinted paper, nearly 350 pages, very neat, price
5s.,
Descriptive Account of Twenty Thousand most CURIOUS AND RARE BOOKS, OLD
TRACTS, ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS, ENGRAVINGS, and PRIVATELY PRINTED FAMILY
PAPERS, relating to the History of almost every LANDED ESTATE and OLD
ENGLISH FAMILY in the Country; interspersed with nearly _Two Thousand_
Original Anecdotes, Topographical and Antiquarian Notes, by JOHN CAMDEN
HOTTEN.
BY FAR THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND WELSH TOPOGRAPHY AND FAMILY
HISTORY EVER FORMED. Each article has a small price affixed for the
convenience of those who may desire to possess any book or tract that
interests them.
⁂ FIFTY COPIES ONLY HAVE BEEN PRINTED ON THICK PAPER; these are
interleaved with writing paper for MS. additions, and bound in
half-morocco, price 12s. 6d.
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Thick 8vo, published at £1 5s., only 12s. 6d.,
Dictionary of Americanisms; Words and Phrases usually regarded as
peculiar to the UNITED STATES. By JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT. THIRD and BEST
EDITION.
_The work extends to 560 pages, and presents to the English reader a
body of admirably-selected extracts from the humorous and dialectical
literature of the United States._
It is a curious fact connected with Slang, that a great number of vulgar
words common in England are equally common in the United States; and when
we remember that America began to people two centuries ago, and that
these colloquialisms must have crossed the sea with the first emigrants,
we can form some idea of the antiquity of popular or street language.
Many words, owing to the caprices of fashion or society, have wholly
disappeared in the parent country, whilst in the colonies they are yet
heard. The words SKINK, to serve drink in company, and the old term
MICHING or MEECHING, skulking or playing truant, for instance, are still
in use in the United States, although nearly, if not quite, obsolete here.
* * * * *
Now ready, only a few copies for sale, original price 5s., now offered at
2s. 6d., a
Dictionary of the Oldest Words in the English LANGUAGE, from the
Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300; consisting of an Alphabetical
Inventory of EVERY WORD FOUND IN THE PRINTED ENGLISH LITERATURE OF
THE 13TH CENTURY, by the late HERBERT COLERIDGE, Secretary to the
Philological Society. 8vo, neat half-morocco.
An invaluable work to historical students and those interested in
linguistic pursuits. “The present publication may be considered as the
foundation-stone of the Historical and Literary Portion” of the great
ENGLISH DICTIONARY now in preparation by the Philological Society.
“Explanatory and etymological matter has been added, which, it is hoped,
may render the work more generally interesting and useful than could
otherwise have been the case.”
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HERALDRY OF WALES.
Only 50 copies printed, in marvellous facsimile, 4to, on old Welsh paper,
half-morocco, 12s. 6d.,
Display of Herauldry of the particular Coat Armours now in Use in the Six
Counties of North Wales, and several others Elsewhere; with the NAMES OF
THE FAMILIES, whereby any Man knowing from what Family he is descended
may know his particular Arms. By JOHN REYNOLDS, of Oswestry, Antiquarian;
WITH NEARLY ONE HUNDRED COAT ARMOURS BLAZONED IN THE OLD STYLE. Chester,
printed 1739.
From a Unique Copy, of priceless value to the lover of Heraldry and
Genealogy. The work on _Welsh Family History_ issued privately by this
author in the same year is comparatively common, yet copies of this have
realised _twenty guineas_. A few copies have been taken off in marvellous
facsimile, on old Welsh paper. They have cost more than the price asked.
THE OWNER CHALLENGES ANY FACSIMILE-EXPERT OR ARTIST IN THIS COUNTRY OR
ELSEWHERE TO PRODUCE ANYTHING MORE LIKE UNTO A VERITABLE OLD BOOK THAN
THIS. Photozincography is a shallow pretence when compared with it.
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WINDOW TRACERY IN ENGLAND.
8vo, 300 pages, published at £1 1s., only 7s. 6d.,
Freeman’s (Ed., M.A., Author of the “History of Architecture”) Origin and
Development of Window Tracery in England; with nearly 400 Illustrations.
Originally issued by Mr. Parker of Oxford, to whom the antiquarian world
is indebted for so many admirable works on ancient architecture. This
work gives an interesting and minute account of the most beautiful or
remarkable windows existing in old English churches, castles, family
mansions, in every county of England and Wales.
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Fun (the Comic Weekly Journal and Rival to _Punch_). A Complete Set from
its Commencement in September, 1861, to September, 1864. 6 vols., 4to,
HUNDREDS OF HUMOROUS WOODCUTS, _fancy boards_ (sells 27s.), 18s.
Contains many very clever cartoons and comic woodcuts by Mathew Morgan,
one of the most notable of our rising caricaturists.
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Forster and Foster Family. Some Account of the PEDIGREE of the FORSTERS
of _Cold Hesledon_, in the County Palatine of Durham. Also, the FOSTERS
of other parts of England. By JOSEPH FOSTER. 4to, _exquisitely printed on
fine tinted paper_, with EMBLAZONED COAT ARMOUR of the FAMILY of FORSTER,
or FOSTER. 12s. 6d. _Sunderland, printed 1862._
PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THE FAMILY, _and only a very few copies_. The
information supplied is of the most reliable character, and just the kind
that one desires to know respecting departed worthies. A capital _Index_
concludes the volume.
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AN ENTIRELY NEW BOOK OF DELIGHTFUL FAIRY TALES.
Now ready, square 12mo, handsomely printed on toned paper, in cloth,
green and gold, price 4s. 6d. plain, 5s. 6d. coloured (by post, 6d.
extra),
Family Fairy Tales; or, Glimpses of Elfland at Heatherston Hall. Edited
by CHOLMONDELEY PENNELL, Author of “The Naturalist Angler,” “Puck on
Pegasus,” &c., adorned with BEAUTIFUL PICTURES of “MY LORD LION,” “KING
UGGERMUGGER,” and other great folks.
CONTENTS.
My Lord Lion.
The Blue Fish.
King Uggermugger; or, The Princess Silver-Silk.
See Me.
Spider Face.
The Great Forest.
The Legend of the Little Flower.
“Patch;” or, The Smile Fairy.
The Story of the Spring Fairies.
A Fable with a Moral.
⁂ This charming volume of Original Tales has been universally praised by
the critical press. From a great many reviews the following notices are
selected:—
“When children have grown weary of boisterous play, and settled down
on chair and footstool and rug, round the brightly-glowing fire, Mr.
Cholmondeley Pennell’s ‘Fairy Tales’ will make their influence felt;
cheering them up to renew their joyous laughter, and eventually sending
them to bed with a store of droll fancies and pretty thoughts—thoughts
and fancies which they will think about as they fall asleep, and dream
about as they wake up on the following morning.”—_Athenæum._
“They fully deserve the care which has preserved them, and in their
present dress will afford amusement at the fireside at which they may be
read. We may instance in particular the story of ‘The Blue Fish’ as one
of the best Fairy Tales we have seen. The collection is excellent; the
illustrations good.”—_London Review._
“The tales are of the most charming kind we have read for a long time,
and, we have no doubt, will cheer many a fireside. Our author is as
tender as he is quaint and humorous, and seems to have imbibed the true
spirit of fairy and legendary lore. The illustrations have our heartiest
admiration. Miss Edwards works with a pencil as graceful as it is
facile.”—_Reader._
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In fcap. 8vo, cloth, price 3s. 6d., beautifully printed,
Gog and Magog; or, the History of the Guildhall Giants. With some Account
of the Giants which Guard English and Continental Cities. By F. W.
FAIRHOLT, F.S.A.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD BY THE AUTHOR, COLOURED AND PLAIN.
⁂ The critiques which have appeared upon this amusing little work have
been uniformly favourable. The _Athenæum_ pronounces it a perfect model
of successful antiquarian exposition, readable from the first line to the
last. The _Art Journal_ devotes a considerable space to the little work,
and congratulates the author upon his success. The _Leader_ contributes
two full pages of eulogy. The _Builder_ directs its readers to purchase
it. The _Critic_ says, in a long article, that it thoroughly explains who
these old Giants were, the position they occupied in popular mythology,
the origin of their names, and a score of other matters, all of much
interest in throwing a light upon fabulous portions of our history.
* * * * *
Genealogy and Family History. Stemmata CHICHELEANA; or, A GENEALOGICAL
ACCOUNT of the FAMILIES derived from THOS. CHICHELE, of HIGHAM FERRARS,
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. _Oxford_, 1765. With the RARE SUPPLEMENT, _so often
wanting_, containing CORRECTIONS and VERY LARGE ADDITIONS, _Oxford_,
1775. 2 vols. in 1, 4to. _Plates of monuments, uncut, beautifully
preserved, with rough edges_, 17s. 6d.
⁂ PRIVATELY PRINTED, compiled by Dr. BENJ. BUCKLER. The 2 vols.
contain over 700 carefully-prepared TABLES of DESCENTS, PEDIGREES, and
GENEALOGIES of Families of the NOBILITY and GENTRY, in which may be found
traces of the blood of THOS. CHICHELE, of Higham Ferrars [obit. A.D.
1400], all of whom are entitled to become candidates for Fellowships
at All Souls’ College, Oxford, by virtue of their consanguinity to
Archbishop Chichele, the founder.
This work has long been scarce, the SUPPLEMENT EXTREMELY so, and
has generally brought at auctions upwards of £2. Mr. Hotten having
fortunately lighted upon a few copies which had lain unnoticed in an old
warehouse, bought them in one lot, and is thus enabled to offer them
so much below their intrinsic value. Amongst the pedigrees occur the
descendants of the TRACEY, DIGBY, SHIRLEY, KNATCHBULL, DERING, CHENNOCK,
SHELDON, BERTIE, FERRERS, ANSTIS, STONOR, MONTAGU, SYMEN, LYNCH, WILD,
KENT, and hundreds of other old ENGLISH FAMILIES.
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“FAIRY BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.”
Grimm’s Goblins; the Best Legends of all Nations and LANGUAGES. UPWARDS
of 350 STORIES, _with Woodcuts_ and PICTURES PRINTED IN COLOURS BY “PHIZ”
(_Hablot K. Browne_). 4to, _fancy boards_ (_published at 5s._), _offered
at 2s. 6d._
UNSURPASSED BY ANY OTHER BOOK FOR CHILDREN IN ITS VARIETY OF AMUSING
STORIES. The Illustrations, by H. K. BROWNE, are mostly printed in
Colours by EDMUND EVANS, and are singularly clever and striking.
* * * * *
Gray’s Poems, square 12mo, the Classical Edition, VERY EXQUISITELY
ILLUSTRATED _with Views by Birket Foster, and delightful little vignettes
by Harry Rogers_ (sells at 5s.), 3s. 6d. only.
A PERFECT GEM. It is, perhaps, the most elegant little volume of the kind
produced in the present century.
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Gustave Doré. La Legende de Croque-Mitaine Recueillie par Ernest L’Epine.
4to. ILLUSTRATED WITH NEARLY 200 MARVELLOUS, EXTRAVAGANT, AND FANTASTIC
WOODCUTS. By GUSTAVE DORE, 19s. 6d.
In this _mad_ volume Doré has surpassed all his former efforts. THE
ILLUSTRATIONS ARE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THE MOST WONDERFUL EVER PUT INTO A
BOOK.
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Homeri Ilias et Odyssea. 2 vols. The Exquisite DIAMOND TYPE EDITION, 48mo
(sells at 12s.), only 2s. 6d.
Artistically bound in morocco, with exquisite taste and neatness, 21s.;
or, with the sides delicately tooled, 25s.
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Hair, Whiskers, Beard, Mustaches, &c. The Whole ART OF HAIR-DRESSING,
with ample rules for ladies, women, valets; directions for persons to
dress their own hair, false hair, perfumery, &c.; by JAMES STEWART, _the
Truefitt of George III.’s time_. 8vo, pp. 435, 3s. 6d. only.
With _ten_ most curious Engravings of Beauties and Fashionable Beaux of
the time, showing the extraordinary Headdresses, Topknots, Pigtails,
Love-curls, Wigs, &c., then worn.
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Halliwell’s (J. O., F.R.S.) Notes of Family Excursions IN NORTH WALES,
taken from Rhyl, Abergele, Llandudno, and Bagnor, small 4to, pp. 231,
very choicely printed, 3s. 6d. _Chiswick Press_, 1860.
Only a very limited number of copies have been privately printed by the
accomplished author. A better man could not have been selected to visit
the Northern part of the ancient Principality for the purpose of writing
a readable book, descriptive of its glorious scenery, _Traditions,
Folk-lore, and Natural Antiquities_. All the _Ancient Wells_, _Castles_,
_Old Houses_, _Hills_, _Waterfalls_, _Caves_, _Cromlechs_, and _Druidical
Remains_ are described. We have, also, some curious particulars about
those venerable countrymen of ours, the _old British Giants_. ANCIENT
LEGENDS and FAIRY TALES are also given, together with interesting
particulars of the various ascents of Snowdon. It is an interesting book,
and should be offered at 10s. 6d. instead of the 3s. 6d. now asked. Only
a few copies remain.
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THE BEST GUIDE TO HERALDRY.
Heraldry, Historical and Popular. By Charles BOUTELL, M.A. Demy 8vo, with
750 Illustrations, 9s. 6d.
“All the devices blazoned on the shield
In their own tinct.”—IDYLLS OF THE KING.
It is the aim of this MANUAL to inquire into the true character and right
office of Heraldry, and to describe and illustrate both its action in
past times in England, and its present condition as it is in use amongst
ourselves.