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NESFIELD'S (E.) MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE; Specimens of, selected from the best Examples of the XIIth and XIIIth Centuries in France and Italy, 100 large and elaborate plates, consisting of Views, Exteriors, Interiors, Ornaments and Details of the Principal Cathedrals and other Buildings famous for their Architectural beauty, folio, extra gilt cloth, gilt leaves, 1862

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A valuable work, illustrative of the noblest and best existing specimens of Ancient Architecture which have not been touched by restoration. The Drawings were all made on the spot, and are of the most accurate and comprehensive character, with scales of admeasurement, &c.

NEWCASTLE FISHERS' GARLAND.-Collection of Right Merry Garlands for North Country Anglers, edited by J. Crawhall, and continued to this present year 1820-1864, numerous woodcuts, vignettes, initial letters, &c. by Bewick and other artists, 8vo. new hf. morocco pub. 12s 6d for 076

A charming volume, beautifully printed on ribbed paper, with characteristic Music and other appropriate illustrations.

These volumes are useful to complete sets.

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NICHOLAS (T.) PEDIGREE OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE; an Argument, historical and scientific, on English Ethnology, second edition, thick 8vo. cloth, Longmans, 1868 NICHOLS' ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LITERARY HISTORY of the XVIIIth Century, comprising authentic Memoirs and original Letters of eminent Persons, portraits and engravings, Vols. 7 and 8, 8vo. boards pub. £2. 2s for 1 1 0 NICHOLS TOPOGRAPHER AND GENEALOGIST, complete from its commencement, 3 vols. 8vo. hf. bound pub. £3. 3s for 1 4 0 NICOLAS (SIR H.) HISTORIC PEERAGE OF ENGLAND, exhibiting alphabetically the Origin, Descent, and Present State of every Title since the Conquest, revised and continued to the present time, by Courthope, 8vo. new cloth, pub. £1. 10s for 0 10 0

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1857 O'CONNELL'S (DANIEL) SELECT SPEECHES, edited with Historical Notices, etc. by his Son, John O'Connell, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 1867 CHLENSCHLÆGER'S (4.) GODS OF THE NORTH, an Epic Poem, translated from the Danish into English verse by W. E. Frye, royal 8vo. sewed, London and Paris, 1845

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"Ehlenschlæger's most conspicuous Poem was 'Nordens Guder,' the Gods of the North,' an attempt to combine into one convenient whole all the scattered legends of the Eddas. A translation of the work into English verse of very considerable merit, was published by W. E. Frye."-Eng. Cyclo. OLIVER'S (CANON) HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION in the Counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wilts, and Gloucester; Collections illustrating the, with Notices of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan Orders in England, 8vo. cloth, 1857 pub. 12s for 046 PAGE'S (A.) SUFFOLK; a Topographical and Genealogical HISTORY of the County of, compiled from authentic Records, very thick impl. 8vo. cloth, Ipswich,

1847

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PARKER'S (C.) VILLA_RUSTICA; selected from Buildings and Scenes in the vicinity of Rome and Florence, arranged for Rural aud Domestic Dwellings, with 72 plates of plans and details, second edition, enlarged, 4to. hf. bound

pub. £1. 16s for 0 10 6 PEACOCK'S (E.) ENGLISH CHURCH FURNITURE, Ornaments, and Decorations, at the Period of the Reformation, illustrated, thick 8vo. cloth

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"Very curious as showing what articles of church furniture were in those days considered to be idolatrous or unnecessary."-Guardian.

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PENLEY'S (A.) ENGLISH SCHOOL OF PAINTING IN WATER-
COLOURS; its Theory and Practice, with the several Stages of Progression, accom-
panied with 47 large and beautifully coloured illustrations in the first style of Chromo-
lithography, a splendid vol. royal folio, handsomely bound in gilt cloth
PERCY'S (Bp.) FOLIO MANUSCRIPT; the Old English Ballads and
Romances, edited, with Introductions, Glossary, etc., by J. W. Hales and F. J.
Furnivall, assisted by Prof. Child, W. Chappell, etc. with facsimile of a page of the
MS. LARGE AND FINE PAPER, 3 vols. royal 8vo. hf. roxburghe binding, 1867

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"This precious Manuscript contains 196 Pieces (some Fragments) in nearly 40,000 lines, and is in a hand of James I.'s reign. The list of its contents shows how many unprinted Ballads and Romances it contains-for what Percy printed of the manuscript must be considered unprinted for our purpose."-Editor's Preface.

PEAKS, PASSES AND GLACIERS; being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club, edited by E. S. Kennedy, SECOND SERIES, 56 nice illustrations, 2 vols. thick square 8vo. cloth, 1862 pub. £2. 28 for 0 14 6 PIEROTTI'S (E.) JERUSALEM EXPLORED; being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with 63 full-page illustrations (some folded), comprising views, ground plans, and sections, complete in 2 vols. impl. 4to. new hf. morocco, gilt tops, 1864

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This elaborate work contains the fruits of eight years of continual labour, devoted to a study of the topography of Jerusalem upon the spot. The author during that period was constantly occupied in excavating and removing the accumulated rubbish, in retracing the walls, in examining the monuments and ancient remains, and in penetrating and traversing the conduits and vaults. His labours throw much fresh light on the subject of Jewish Archæology.

PORTER'S (G. R.) THE SUGAR CANE; its Nature and Properties, with Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, second edition, with additional Chapter on Beet Sugar, plans and illustrations, 8vo. new cloth, 1843

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An exhaustive and thoroughly practical treatise, which, notwithstanding the years that have elapsed since its first publication, still remains the chief authority upon the subject. There are but few copies for sale.

PRICHARD'S (DR.) NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN; comprising Inquiries into the Modifying Influences of Physical and Moral Agencies on the different Tribes of the Human Family, 4th edition, enlarged by E. Norris of the Royal Asiatic Society, with 62 coloured plates engraved on steel, and 100 engravings on wood, 2 vols. royal 8vo, cloth, 1855 pub. £1. 18s for 1 5 0

This is the great Text Book of Ethnologists. The remarkable series of coloured plates accompanying this work forms a complete Pictorial Gallery of every variety of the Human Race scattered over the globe.

PUGIN'S (A. W. N.) SKETCHES.-A Series of 500 Photographs by S.
Ayling, from the Original Drawings of this celebrated Draughtsman, comprising
Cathedral Antiquities, Public Buildings, and other objects of interest in England,
France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, and Switzerland, bound in 2 large vols, impl.
Svo. hf. morocco, gilt tops, 1865

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Mr. Pugin's Architectural Drawings are acknowledged to be unequalled, and the fidelity with which they are reproduced in this series of Photographs leaves nothing to be desired. They will be found interesting not only to the Art Student and Architect, but also to the general reader, as they preserve representations of many historical buildings and localities, which are not to be found in any other work. PYE'S (J.) PATRONAGE OF BRITISH ART, an Historical Sketch, illustrated, 8vo. new cloth, 1845

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Comprises an account of the Rise and Progress of Art and Artists in London, together with a history of the Society for the management and distribution of the Artist's Fund, from its establishment to 1827.

PYNE'S (J. B.) LAKE SCENERY OF ENGLAND, a very handsome volume, containing illuminated title, 24 fine lithographic views and woodcuts in the descriptive text, imperial 8vo. extra cloth, gilt edges, 1868 pub. £1. 1s for 0 10 6 PYNE'S (W. H.) ETCHINGS OF RUSTIC FIGURES, for the Embellishment of Landscape, a series of 60 plates, comprising nearly 500 figures of Farm Labourers, Tramps, Boatmen, Peasant Women, &c. imperial 8vo. hf. bound, Roxburghe style RALEIGH (SIR WALTER) LIFE OF, based on Contemporary Documents preserved in the Rolls House, the Privy Council Office, and other Manuscript Repositories, British and Foreign, together with his Letters, now first collected by EDWARD EDWARDS, illustrated by portrait, facsimiles of writing, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. new cloth, 1868 pub. £1. 12s for 0 8 6

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Vol. I. contains the "Life," and Vol. II. the "Letters," amongst which are a large number never before printed. RAMSAY'S (ALLAN) THE TEA-TABLE MISCELLANY; a Collection of choice Songs, Scots and English, elegantly printed, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth

A few Copies on LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. 4to. cloth, Glasgow, 1871

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for 2 2 0

During the Author's lifetime, no less than fourteen editions of the "Tea-Table Miscellany" were issued from the press; this new edition is reprinted from the latter of these verbatim, and in a manner to do honour to the Author.

RENNIE'S (SIR J.) THEORY, FORMATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN HARBOURS, Docks, and Naval Arsenals, with 123 large and elaborate engravings and portrait of the author, 2 large vols. impl. folio, hf. morocco

pub. £18. for 13 13 0

This great work comprises plans and details of every description of the most celebrated British and Foreign Docks, Harbours, etc., from the earliest period, including all recent improvements, The impression was limited to 250 copies.

REDDING'S (CYRUS) PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EMINENT MEN, 3 vols. post 8vo. new cloth, 1867 pub. £1. 11s 6d for 0 6 6

The Reminiscences include Lord Holland, Ugo Foscolo, General Miller, Henry Matthews, Duke of Wellington, Sir T. N. Talfourd, Leigh Hunt, Lord Cochrane, Lady Morgan, Sir W, Napier, and other celebrities. RICHARDSON'S (C. J.) PICTURESQUE DESIGNS FOR MANSIONS, Villas and Lodges, with Decorations internal and external, suitable to each style, illustrated by 500 original engravings, thick royal 8vo. new cloth pub, £2. 2s for 0 13 0

These "Picturesque Designs" consist of plans, the majority of which have been already carried into execution. They are carefully selected from a large collection of similar subjects, the result of many years' professional practice.

RIDPATH'S BORDER HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, from the earliest times to the Union, last edition revised, 4to. boards, 1848

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RITSON'S (J.) SCOTTISH SONGS, WITH MUSIC, and an Historical Essay on Scottish Song, edited by J. ALEXANDER, portrait and 6 engravings, printed on ribbed paper, 2 vols. post 8vo. new cloth

for 1

On LARGE PAPER, beautifully printed, the plates on INDIA PAPER, 2 vols. 4to. new cloth, Glasyow, 1869

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In this, the second edition of "Ritson's Scottish Songs," the orthography of the Ballads has been carefully adhered to, while a number of typographical errors in the Songs have been corrected, and blanks in the Music and Glossary supplied. The impression of the work is limited to 500 small and 50 large paper, and is very handsomely printed.

ROBERTS (DAVID, R.A.) LIFE OF, compiled from his Journals, and other sources by Jas. Ballantine, embellished with 11 etchings and numerous facsimiles of pen and ink Sketches by the Artist, a handsome vol. 4to. newly bound in cloth, gilt top, Edinburgh, 1866 pub. £2. 2s for 0 15 0

List of Illustrations:

Portrait of Roberts after picture by Sir J, W. Gordon-Etchings of Falkland Palace-Ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral-Ruins of the Monastery of Blackfriars, St. Andrews-Chancel of Iona Cathedral, near the great Altar -St. Mary's Church, Iona-Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire-Melrose Abbey, and Leuchars Church; also 27 facsimiles of pen and ink sketches of pictures from Roberts' Journal, produced by a new photographic process which makes them most perfect counterparts of the originals.

ROBERTS (JOHN) ON BILLIARDS, edited by H. BUCK, with 20 diagrams, showing in a novel manner the mode of "playing breaks," revised edition, post 8vo. new cloth, 1869 pub. 7s 6d for 046 ROBINSON'S (E., D.D.) PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY LAND, post 8vo. new cloth, 1865 pub. 10s 6d for 05 0 ROBINSON'S (HENRY CRABB) DIARY, REMINISCENCES, AND CORRESPONDENCE, selected and edited by T. SADLER, Ph.D., second edition, elegantly printed on toned paper, portrait, 3 vols. 8vo. new cloth, 1869 pub. £1. 16s for 0 18 0

"Irresistible, to be attended to whether you will or no; and worth the attention, because brimful of anecdote, incident, learning, quaint talk, profound thought, sublime philosophy, childlike fun, bold speculation, and religious feeling, lovely in its conception and practice."

LARGE PAPER COPY OF THE NEW EDITION OF
ROBY'S (J.) TRADITIONS OF LANCASHIRE, both series, Fourth Edition,
illustrated by numerous beautiful engravings of Scenery, Antiquities, &c. by Finden,
INDIA PROOFS, LARGE PAPER COPY, 2 vols. 4to. new cloth, 1867

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This new edition of the "Traditions of Lancashire" comprises a verbatim reprint of both series of the original edition, consisting of forty tales, with the addition of three stories from the "Legendary and Poetical Remains" of the same author, together with a memoir and portrait.

The impression of the work on large paper was limited to a very small number, all of which were subscribed for, so that copies must always be of rare occurrence. ROLL OF ARMS OF THE PRINCES, BARONS AND KNIGHTS who attended KING EDWARD I. to the Siege of CaerlAVEROCK in 1300, edited from the MS. in the British Museum, with a translation, and notes by T. WRIGHT, 5 plates containing 106 coats of arms, beautifully emblazoned in gold and colours, royal 4to. cloth extra gilt, 1864

for 0 12 6

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ROSSINI; THE LIFE OF, by H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS, with a fine portrait, engraved on steel, 8vo. cloth, 1869 RUDING'S ANNALS OF THE COINAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN and its Dependencies, new and enlarged edition, with several thousand beautifully engraved Coins on 159 plates, 3 vols. 4to. new cloth, 1840 pub. £6. 6s for 3 10 0 RUSSELL'S (J., M.D.) HISTORY AND HEROES OF THE ART OF MEDICINE, portraits, thick 8vo. cloth, Murray, 1861

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SAYER'S (CAPT.) HISTORY OF GIBRALTAR and of its Political Rela-
tion to Events in Europe, with map and tinted frontispiece, thick 8vo. cloth, 1862
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Contains an account of the fourteen sieges the rock has sustained since it became a fortress.
HANDSOME LIBRARY EDITION.

SCHILLER'S (F.) SAEMMTLICHE WERKE, mit Nachrichten vom Leben
des Verfassers, handsomely printed in large and clear type, 12 vols. 8vo. sewed,
Stuttgart, 1862
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SCHILLER'S (F) SAEMMTLICHE WERKE, mit Nachrichten vom Leben
des Verfassers, a neatly printed and very readable edition, 12 vols. post 8vo. sewed,
Stuttgart, 1860

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The publishers, having purchased the entire remainders of the above editions of Schiller's Works, are enabled to offer them at a much lower rate than they have hitherto been sold at in this country. They are the genuine editions, issued by Messrs. Cotta and Co. of Stuttgart, the owners of the copyright of the works of Schiller, Goethe, Lessing, and other eminent German authors. The above may be had in various bindings, at prices proportionate to the style of each.

SCHOOLCRAFT'S INDIAN TRIBES OF THE UNITED STATES; their History, Condition, and Prospects, illustrated by about 300 engravings, coloured plates, and woodcuts, representing the Antiquities, Manners, Customs, &c. of the Indians, 5 large vols. impl. 8vo. new cloth, Philadelphia, 1853-56 pub. £8. for 3 3 0 Another copy, handsomely bound in hf. morocco, gilt leaves, emblematically tooled

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This work comprises the General History and Mental Type of the Indian Race; Antiquities of the United States; Physical Geography of the Indian Country; Tribal Organization; History and Government; Intellectual character and capacity of the Red Man; Population and Statistics, &c. &c. The information given is of the most reliable and interesting nature, having been prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and published by authority of Congress.

SCROPE'S (G. P.) GEOLOGY AND EXTINCT VOLCANOES OF CENTRAL FRANCE, second edition, greatly enlarged and improved, with large maps and 17 coloured and other geological engravings, 8vo. new cloth, 1858 pub. £1. 10s for 0 7 6 SHAKESPEARE, THE FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF 1623, a reproduction in exact facsimile by photo-lithography, of the famous first collected edition of his Dramatic Works, executed under the superintendence of HOWARD STAUNTON, folio, new morocco extra, gilt edges SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES, published according to the true original copies, an accurate reprint, page for page, of the First Folio Edition, with facsimile portrait, 4to. cloth, Lond. 1623, Reprint, Booth, pub. £1. 11s 6d for 0 14 6

1864

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A facsimile reprint of the far-famed Text of the First Edition of Shakespeare, "intact as it was put forth in 1623, with the doubtful words noted in a comprehensive list of corrigenda." Also an elaborate collation of the First Folio.

SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS complete, edited with a scrupulous revision of the Text, by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, with a verbal and sentential Glossary, fine portrait by Droeshout, 4 vols. 8vo. new morocco extra, borders of gold and gilt leaves, 1864

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This edition, which is handsomely printed on toned paper, contains a chronological table of Shakespeare's Life; Shakespeare's Will; the Dedication and Address prefixed to the first Folio, 1623, and Lines on the Portrait of Shakespeare.

SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, Poems, Doubtful Plays, and Biography, CHARLES KNIGHT'S SPLENDID PICTORIAL EDITION, with many hundred beautiful engravings on wood, of Views, Costumes, Old Buildings, Antiquities, Portraits, &c. 8 vols. impl. 8vo. cloth, 1867 pub. £6. 6s for 3 10 0 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS; the Text carefully revised, with Notes by S. W. SINGER, Life and critical Essays by W. W. Lloyd, portrait, the new fine paper library edition, 10 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 1868 pub. £3. 3s for 1 16 0

"Mr. Singer has produced a text, the accuracy of which cannot be surpassed in the present state of antiquarian and philological knowledge."

SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS AND POEMS, the Text revised by the Rev. A.
Dyce, with Life of Shakespeare, and a Glossary, portrait, 7 vols. fcap. 8vo. new cloth,
Leipzig, 1868

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The text of this reprint from the Tauchnitz press is that of the Rev. A. Dyce's second edition, with a few slight corrections by the editor.

This edition is not published for sale in England, but the advertisers are enabled to offer a few copies, by permission of Messrs, Chapman and Hall, the owners of the copyright.

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SHAKESPEARE'S SONGS, ILLUMINATED EDITION, consisting of an ornamental

title, and 12 pages of text surrounded by beautiful borders of Fruit, Flowers, &c. in GOLD and COLOURS, the designs by ABRAHALL, 4to. cloth extra, gilt edges pub. £1. 1s for 0 14 0 SHAKESPEARE.-An Inquiry into the Genuineness of the MS. Corrections in Mr. J. Payne Collier's Annotated Shakspere, folio, 1632; and of certain Shaksperian Documents likewise published by Mr. Collier, by N. E. S. A. HAMILTON, with three facsimiles, sm. 4to. cloth, 1860 pub. 6s for 0 3 0 SHAKESPEARE.—HALLIWELL'S (J. O.) NEW PLACE, STRATFORDUPON AVON; an Historical Account of the last Residence of Shakespeare, handsomely printed in large type on thick paper, with numerous illustrations, folio, new cloth, 1864

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SMYTH'S (G. L.) THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND, or Memoirs of Emi-
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in whose honour Monuments have been erected in WESTMINSTER ABBEY and ST.
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SMYTH'S (ADMIRAL W. H.) SIDEREAL CHROMATICS, or the
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London, 1864

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Reprinted, with Additions, from the "Bedford Cycle of Celestial Objects," and its "Hartwell Continuation." SOUVENIR OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON I.; consisting of Drawings made in the ISLAND of ST. HELENA, representing the various spots rendered generally interesting from their association with the HISTORY OF NAPOLEON, 6 fine large tinted plates in lithography by L. Haghe, with Descriptions by Mrs. Ward, impl. folio, cloth, 1851

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