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The Essays of Abraham Cowley, including all his Prose Works.
Abdallah; or the Four Leaves.ByEdouard Laboullaye.
Table-Talk and Opinions of Napoleon Buonaparte.
Vathek: An Oriental Romance.ByWilliam Beckford.
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Words of Wellington: Maxims and Opinions of the Great Duke.
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Ballad Poetry of the Affections.ByRobert Buchanan.
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Socrates: Memoirs for English Readers from Xenophon’s Memorabilia.ByEdw. Levien.
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Elinor Dryden.By Mrs.Macquoid. Crown 8vo, 6s.
English Catalogue of Books (The).Published during 1863 to 1871 inclusive, comprising also important American Publications.
This Volume, occupying over 450 Pages, shows the Titles of 32,000 New Books and New Editions issued during Nine Years, with the Size, Price, and Publisher’s Name, the Lists of Learned Societies, Printing Clubs, and other Literary Associations, and the Books issued by them; as also the Publisher’s Series and Collections—altogether forming an indispensable adjunct to the Bookseller’s Establishment, as well as to every Learned and Literary Club and Association. 30s., half-bound.***Of the previous Volume, 1835 to 1862, very few remain on sale; as also of the Index Volume, 1837 to 1857.
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Eight Cousins.SeeAlcott.
English Writers, Chapters for Self-Improvement in English Literature. By the Author of “The Gentle Life,” 6s.
Eton.See“Day of my Life,” “Out of School,” “About Some Fellows.”
Evans (C.)Over the Hills and Far Away.ByC. Evans. One Volume, crown 8vo, cloth extra, 10s.6d.
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FAITH Gartney’s Girlhood.By the Author of “The Gayworthys.” Fcap. with Coloured Frontispiece, 3s.6d.
Familiar Letters on some Mysteries of Nature.SeePhipson.
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Favell Children (The).Three Little Portraits. Four Illustrations, crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 4s.
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Fern World (The).ByF. G. Heath. Illustrated by Twelve Coloured Plates, giving complete Figures (Sixty-four in all) of every Species of British Fern, printed from Nature; by several full-page Engravings; and a permanent Photograph. Large post 8vo, cloth gilt, 400 pp., 4th Edition, 12s.6d.In 12 parts, sewn, 1s.each.
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First Ten Years of a Sailor’s Life at Sea.By the Author of “All About Ships.” Demy 8vo, Seventeen full-page Illustrations, 480 pp., 3s.6d.
Flammarion (C.) The Atmosphere.Translated from the French ofCamille Flammarion. Edited byJames Glaisher, F.R.S. With 10 Chromo-lithographs and 81 Woodcuts. Royal 8vo, cloth extra, 30s.
Flooding of the Sahara (The).SeeMackenzie.
Food for the People; or, Lentils and other Vegetable Cookery.ByE. E. Orlebar. Third Thousand. Small post 8vo, boards, 1s.
Footsteps of the Master.SeeStowe(Mrs.Beecher).
Forrest (John).Explorations in Australia.Being Mr.John Forrest’sPersonal Account of his Journeys. 1 vol., demy 8vo, cloth, with several Illustrations and 3 Maps, 16s.
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Funny Foreigners and Eccentric Englishmen.16 coloured comic Illustrations for Children. Fcap. folio, coloured wrapper, 4s.
GAMES of Patience.SeeCadogan.
Garvagh (Lord) The Pilgrim of Scandinavia.ByLord Garvagh, B.A. Oxford. 8vo, cloth extra, with Illustrations, 10s.6d.
Geary (Grattan).See“Asiatic Turkey.”
Gentle Life(Queen Edition). 2 vols. in 1, small 4to, 10s.6d.
THE GENTLE LIFE SERIES.Price 6s.each; or in calf extra, price 10s.6d.The Gentle Life.Essays in aid of the Formation of Character of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen. 21st Edition.“Deserves to be printed in letters of gold, and circulated in every house.”—Chambers’ Journal.About in the World.Essays by Author of “The Gentle Life.”“It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.”—Morning Post.Like unto Christ.A New Translation of Thomas à Kempis’ “De Imitatione Christi.” With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by SirThomas Lawrence. 2nd Edition.“Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen.”—Illustrated London News.Familiar Words.An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language. 3rd and enlarged Edition.“The most extensive dictionary of quotation we have met with.”—Notes and Queries.Essays by Montaigne.Edited and Annotated by the Author of “The Gentle Life.” With Portrait. 2nd Edition.“We should be glad if any words of ours could help to bespeak a large circulation for this handsome attractive book.”—Illustrated Times.The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia.Written by SirPhilip Sidney. Edited with Notes by Author of “The Gentle Life.” 7s.6d.“All the best things are retained intact in Mr. Friswell’s edition.”—Examiner.The Gentle Life.2nd Series, 8th Edition.“There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.”—Daily News.Varia: Readings from Rare Books.Reprinted, by permission, from theSaturday Review,Spectator, &c.“The books discussed in this volume are no less valuable than they are rare, and the compiler is entitled to the gratitude of the public.”—Observer.The Silent Hour: Essays, Original and Selected.By the Author of “The Gentle Life.” 3rd Edition.“All who possess ‘The Gentle Life’ should own this volume.”—Standard.Half-Length Portraits.Short Studies of Notable Persons. ByJ. Hain Friswell. Small post 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.Essays on English Writers, for the Self-improvement of Students in English Literature.“To all who have neglected to read and study their native literature we would certainly suggest the volume before us as a fitting introduction.”—Examiner.Other People’s Windows.ByJ. Hain Friswell. 3rd Edition.“The chapters are so lively in themselves, so mingled with shrewd views of human nature, so full of illustrative anecdotes, that the reader cannot fail to be amused.”—Morning Post.A Man’s Thoughts.ByJ. Hain Friswell.
THE GENTLE LIFE SERIES.
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The Gentle Life.Essays in aid of the Formation of Character of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen. 21st Edition.
“Deserves to be printed in letters of gold, and circulated in every house.”—Chambers’ Journal.
“Deserves to be printed in letters of gold, and circulated in every house.”—Chambers’ Journal.
About in the World.Essays by Author of “The Gentle Life.”
“It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.”—Morning Post.
“It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.”—Morning Post.
Like unto Christ.A New Translation of Thomas à Kempis’ “De Imitatione Christi.” With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by SirThomas Lawrence. 2nd Edition.
“Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen.”—Illustrated London News.
“Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen.”—Illustrated London News.
Familiar Words.An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language. 3rd and enlarged Edition.
“The most extensive dictionary of quotation we have met with.”—Notes and Queries.
“The most extensive dictionary of quotation we have met with.”—Notes and Queries.
Essays by Montaigne.Edited and Annotated by the Author of “The Gentle Life.” With Portrait. 2nd Edition.
“We should be glad if any words of ours could help to bespeak a large circulation for this handsome attractive book.”—Illustrated Times.
“We should be glad if any words of ours could help to bespeak a large circulation for this handsome attractive book.”—Illustrated Times.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia.Written by SirPhilip Sidney. Edited with Notes by Author of “The Gentle Life.” 7s.6d.
“All the best things are retained intact in Mr. Friswell’s edition.”—Examiner.
“All the best things are retained intact in Mr. Friswell’s edition.”—Examiner.
The Gentle Life.2nd Series, 8th Edition.
“There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.”—Daily News.
“There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.”—Daily News.
Varia: Readings from Rare Books.Reprinted, by permission, from theSaturday Review,Spectator, &c.
“The books discussed in this volume are no less valuable than they are rare, and the compiler is entitled to the gratitude of the public.”—Observer.
“The books discussed in this volume are no less valuable than they are rare, and the compiler is entitled to the gratitude of the public.”—Observer.
The Silent Hour: Essays, Original and Selected.By the Author of “The Gentle Life.” 3rd Edition.
“All who possess ‘The Gentle Life’ should own this volume.”—Standard.
“All who possess ‘The Gentle Life’ should own this volume.”—Standard.
Half-Length Portraits.Short Studies of Notable Persons. ByJ. Hain Friswell. Small post 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.
Essays on English Writers, for the Self-improvement of Students in English Literature.
“To all who have neglected to read and study their native literature we would certainly suggest the volume before us as a fitting introduction.”—Examiner.
“To all who have neglected to read and study their native literature we would certainly suggest the volume before us as a fitting introduction.”—Examiner.
Other People’s Windows.ByJ. Hain Friswell. 3rd Edition.
“The chapters are so lively in themselves, so mingled with shrewd views of human nature, so full of illustrative anecdotes, that the reader cannot fail to be amused.”—Morning Post.
“The chapters are so lively in themselves, so mingled with shrewd views of human nature, so full of illustrative anecdotes, that the reader cannot fail to be amused.”—Morning Post.
A Man’s Thoughts.ByJ. Hain Friswell.
German Primer.Being an Introduction to First Steps in German. ByM. T. Preu. 2s.6d.
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Government of M. Thiers.ByJules Simon. Translated from the French. 2 vols., demy 8vo, cloth extra, 32s.
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Guizot’s History of France.Translated byRobert Black. Super-royal 8vo, very numerous Full-page and other Illustrations. In 5 vols., cloth extra, gilt, each 24s.
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“It supplies a want which has long been felt, and ought to be in the hands of all students of history.”—Times.
“Three-fourths of M. Guizot’s great work are now completed, and the ‘History of France,’ which was so nobly planned, has been hitherto no less admirably executed.”—From long Review of Vol. III. in the Times.
“M. Guizot’s main merit is this, that, in a style at once clear and vigorous, he sketches the essential and most characteristic features of the times and personages described, and seizes upon every salient point which can best illustrate and bring out to view what is most significant and instructive in the spirit of the age described.”—Evening Standard, Sept. 23, 1874.
——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.