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The Merrie Days of England; Sketches of the OldenTime. By Edward M'Dermott. Illustrated with Twenty largeEngravings from drawings by Joseph Nash, George Thomas, BirketFoster, Edward Corbould, etc., and ornamented with numerousinitial letters and tail pieces by Harry Rogers. Handsomelybound in cloth, decorated in the manner of the Elizabethanperiod. Crown 4to, 21s. cloth gilt, or 34s. morocco elegantor antique.
Dreamland. By Mary Elizabeth. Illustrated by JessieMacleod, and Printed in Tints by Hanhart. The list of Illustrationscomprises The Poet's Dream—Youth's Dream of Ambition—TheExile's Dream—Age's Dream of the Past—Dream of the Criminal—TheConqueror's Dream—The Merchant's Dream—The Miser'sDream—The Murderer's Dream—A Dream of Happiness—A Dreamof Plenty—A Dream of Peace—The Dream of the Brave Knight.This book, from the very exquisite manner in which it is got up,deserves a place on every drawing-room table. Demy 4to, richlybound, 21s. plain; 42s. highly coloured.
The Loves of the Poets; or, Portraits of Ideal Beauty:being a series of original Steel Engravings, drawn by the most eminentArtists, and engraved by Mote, with Illustrative Text by Tennyson,Wordsworth, etc. Demy 4to, richly ornamented, 21s. plain;42s. coloured.
The Miller's Daughter. By Alfred Tennyson. Illustratedwith Seventeen Steel Engravings, drawn by A. L. Bond, andengraved by Mote. With a Portrait of the Author. Small 4to,handsome cloth binding, 16s.; morocco, 24s.
The Fables of Æsop and Others. Translated intoHuman Nature, with Twenty-five humorous Illustrations by CharlesH. Bennett, author of "Shadows." Small 4to, ornamental boards,6s. plain; 10s. 6d. coloured.
"A more amusing, and else a more instructive work, it is not easy to imagine."—Observer.
Christmas with the Poets: A Collection of EnglishPoetry relating to the Festival of Christmas. Upwards of FiftyEngravings from Drawings by Birket Foster, and numerousInitial Letters and Borders printed in gold. New Edition, withadditional Embellishments, super-royal 8vo, richly bound, 21s.;morocco, 31s. 6d.
Merry Pictures by Comic Hands; being a Collectionof Humorous Designs by ...