Price 6s. each; or in calf extra, price 10s. 6d.;
Smaller Edition, cloth extra, 2s. 6d.
The Gentle Life. Essays in aid of the Formation of Character of
Gentlemen and Gentlewomen. 21st Edition.
About in the World. Essays by Author of “The Gentle Life.”
Like unto Christ. A New Translation of Thomas à Kempis “De Imitatione
Christi.” 2nd Edition.
Familiar Words. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an
immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become
embedded in the English language. 6s.
Essays by Montaigne. Edited and Annotated by the Author of “The Gentle
Life.” With Portrait. 2nd Edition.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia. Written by Sir PHILIP SIDNEY. Edited
with Notes by Author of “The Gentle Life.” 7s. 6d.
The Gentle Life. 2nd Series, 8th Edition.
The Silent Hour: Essays, Original and Selected. By the Author of “The
Gentle Life.” 3rd Edition.
Half-Length Portraits. Short Studies of Notable Persons. By J. HAIN
FRISWELL.
Essays on English Writers, for the Self-improvement of Students in
English Literature.
Other People’s Windows. By J. HAIN FRISWELL. 3rd Edition.
A Man’s Thoughts. By J. HAIN FRISWELL.
-------
German Primer. Being an Introduction to First Steps in German. By M. T.
PREU. 2s. 6d.
Getting On in the World; or, Hints on Success in Life. By W. MATHEWS,
LL.D. Small post 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
Gilpin’s Forest Scenery. Edited by F. G. HEATH. Large post 8vo, with
numerous Illustrations. Uniform with “The Fern World,” 12s. 6d.
“Deserves to be a favourite in the boudoir as well as in the
library.”—Saturday Review. “One of the most delightful works ever
written.”—Globe.
Gordon (J. E. H.). See “Four Lectures on Electric Induction,” “Physical
Treatise on Electricity,” &c.
Gouffé. The Royal Cookery Book. By JULES GOUFFÉ; translated and adapted
for English use by ALPHONSE GOUFFÉ, Head Pastrycook to her Majesty
the Queen. Illustrated with large plates printed in colours. 161
Woodcuts, 8vo, cloth extra, gilt edges, 2l. 2s.
—— Domestic Edition, half-bound, 10s. 6d. “By far the ablest and most
complete work on cookery that has ever been submitted to the
gastronomical world.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
Great Artists. See “Biographies.”
Great Historic Galleries of England (The). Edited by LORD RONALD GOWER,
F.S.A., Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Illustrated by 24
large and carefully-executed permanent Photographs of some of the
most celebrated Pictures by the Great Masters. Vol. I., imperial
4to, cloth extra, gilt edges, 36s. Vol. II., with 36 large permanent
photographs, £2 12s. 6d.
Great Musicians (The). A Series of Biographies of the Great Musicians.
Edited by F. HUEFFER.
1. Wagner. By the EDITOR.
2. Weber. by Sir JULIUS BENEDICT.
3. Mendelssohn. By JOSEPH BENNETT.
4. Schubert. By H. F. FROST.
5. Rossini, and the Modern Italian School. By H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.
6. Marcello. By ARRIGO BOITO.
7. Purcell. By H. W. CUMMINGS.
8. English Church Composers.
⸪ Dr. Hiller and other distinguished writers, both English and Foreign,
have promised contributions. Each Volume is complete in itself. Small
post 8vo, cloth extra, 3s.
Guizot’s History of France. Translated by ROBERT BLACK. Super-royal 8vo,
very numerous full-page and other Illustrations. In 8 vols., cloth
extra, gilt, each 24s. This work is re-issued in cheaper Monthly
Volumes, at 10s. 6d. each, commencing Nov. 1, 1881. Subscription to
the set, £4 4s. “It supplies a want which has long been felt, and
ought to be in the hands of all students of history.”—Times.
—— ———— Masson’s School Edition. The History of France from the Earliest
Times to the Outbreak of the Revolution; abridged from the
Translation by ROBERT BLACK, M.A., with Chronological Index,
Historical and Genealogical Tables, &c. By Professor GUSTAVE MASSON,
B.A., Assistant Master at Harrow School. With 24 full-page
Portraits, and many other Illustrations. 1 vol., demy 8vo, 600 pp.,
cloth extra, 10s. 6d.
Guizot’s History of England. In 3 vols. of about 500 pp. each,
containing 60 to 70 Full-page and other Illustrations, cloth extra,
gilt, 24s. each. “For luxury of typography, plainness of print, and
beauty of illustration, these volumes, of which but one has as yet
appeared in English, will hold their own against any production of
an age so luxurious as our own in everything, typography not
excepted.”—Times.
Guyon (Mde.) Life. By UPHAM. 6th Edition, crown 8vo, 6s.
Handbook to the Charities of London. See Low’s.
–– of Embroidery; which see.
Hall (W. W.) How to Live Long; or, 1408 Health Maxims, Physical, Mental,
and Moral. By W. W. HALL, A.M., M.D. Small post 8vo, cloth, 2s. 2nd
Edition.
Harper’s Monthly Magazine. Published Monthly. 160 pages, fully
Illustrated. 1s. With two Serial Novels by celebrated Authors.
Vol. I. December, 1880, to May, 1881.
" II. May, 1881, to November, 1881.
Each cloth extra, with 400 magnificent illustrations, 8s. 6d.
“‘Harper’s Magazine’ is so thickly sown with excellent illustrations
that to count them would be a work of time; not that it is a picture
magazine, for the engravings illustrate the text after the manner
seen in some of our choicest editions de luxe.”—St. James’s Gazette.
“It is so pretty, so big, and so cheap.... An extraordinary
shillingsworth—160 large octavo pages, with over a score
of articles, and more than three times as many
illustrations.”—Edinburgh Daily Review.
“An amazing shillingsworth ... combining choice literature of both
nations.”—Nonconformist.
Heart of Africa. Three Years’ Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored
Regions of Central Africa, from 1868 to 1871. By Dr. GEORG
SCHWEINFURTH. Numerous Illustrations, and large Map. 2 vols., crown
8vo, cloth, 15s.
Heath (Francis George). See “Autumnal Leaves,” “Burnham Beeches,” “Fern
Paradise,” “Fern World,” “Gilpin’s Forest Scenery,” “Our Woodland
Trees,” “Peasant Life,” “Sylvan Spring,” “Trees and Ferns,” “Where
to Find Ferns.”
Heber’s (Bishop) Illustrated Edition of Hymns. With upwards of 100
beautiful Engravings. Small 4to, handsomely bound, 7s. 6d. Morocco,
18s. 6d. and 21s. New and Cheaper Edition, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Heir of Kilfinnan (The). New Story by W. H. G. KINGSTON, Author of “Snow
Shoes and Canoes,” &c. With Illustrations. Cloth, gilt edges, 7s.
6d.; plainer binding, plain edges, 5s.
History of a Crime (The); Deposition of an Eye-witness. The Story of the
Coup d’État. By VICTOR HUGO. Crown 8vo, 6s.
–– Ancient Art. Translated from the German of JOHN WINCKELMANN, by JOHN
LODGE, M.D. With very numerous Plates and Illustrations. 2 vols.,
8vo, 36s.
–– England. See GUIZOT.
–– France. See GUIZOT.
–– of Russia. See RAMBAUD.
–– Merchant Shipping. See LINDSAY.
–– United States. See BRYANT.
History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power. With several
hundred Illustrations. By ALFRED BARLOW. Royal 8vo, cloth extra, 1l.
5s. Second Edition.
Holmes (O. W.) The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. In 2 vols.,
18mo, exquisitely printed, and chastely bound in limp cloth, gilt
tops, 10s. 6d.
How I Crossed Africa: from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, Through
Unknown Countries; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents, &c.—Vol
I., The King’s Rifle. Vol. II., The Coillard Family. By Major SERPA
PINTO. With 24 full-page and 118 half-page and smaller
Illustrations, 13 small Maps, and 1 large one. 2 vols., demy 8vo,
cloth extra, 42s.
How to Live Long. See HALL.
How to get Strong and how to Stay so. By WILLIAM BLAIKIE. A Manual of
Rational, Physical, Gymnastic, and other Exercises. With
Illustrations, small post 8vo, 5s.
Hugo (Victor) “Ninety-Three.” Illustrated. Crown 8vo, 6s.
–– Toilers of the Sea. Crown 8vo. Illustrated, 6s.; fancy boards, 2s.;
cloth, 2s. 6d.; On large paper with all the original Illustrations,
10s. 6d.
–– and his Times. Translated from the French of A. BARBOU by ELLEN E.
FREWER. 120 Illustrations, many of them from designs by Victor Hugo
himself. Super-royal 8vo, cloth extra, 24s.
—— See “History of a Crime,” “Victor Hugo and his Times.”
Hundred Greatest Men (The). 8 portfolios, 21s. each, or 4 vols., half
morocco, gilt edges, 12 guineas, containing 15 to 20 Portraits each.
See below.
“Messrs. SAMPSON LOW & CO. are about to issue an important
‘International’ work, entitled, ‘THE HUNDRED GREATEST MEN;’ being
the Lives and Portraits of the 100 Greatest Men of History, divided
into Eight Classes, each Class to form a Monthly Quarto Volume. The
Introductions to the volumes are to be written by recognized
authorities on the different subjects, the English contributors
being DEAN STANLEY, Mr. MATTHEW ARNOLD, Mr. FROUDE, and Professor
MAX MÜLLER: in Germany, Professor HELMHOLTZ; in France, MM. TAINE
and RENAN; and in America, Mr. EMERSON. The Portraits are to be
Reproductions from fine and rare Steel Engravings.”—Academy.
Hygiene and Public Health (A Treatise on). Edited by A. H. BUCK, M.D.
Illustrated by numerous Wood Engravings. In 2 royal 8vo vols.,
cloth, one guinea each.
Hymnal Companion to Book of Common Prayer. See BICKERSTETH.
ILLUSTRATED Text-Books of Art-Education. Edited by EDWARD J. POYNTER,
R.A. Each Volume contains numerous Illustrations, and is strongly
bound for the use of Students, price 5s. The Volumes now ready are:—