Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds/Volume 2/Adverts
NEW AND IMPORTANT WORKS.
The Life of General Washington, First President of the United States: written by Himself. Comprising his Memoirs and Correspondence, and several original Letters now first printed.
Edited by the Rev. C. W. UPHAM.
2 vols, post 8vo, Steel Engravings (Portraits of Washington and Franklin, with Vignette Battle-pieces. Cloth gilt, 7s.
The Same, elegantly bound in calf half-extra. Price 14s.
The Pathway of the Fawn: a Tale of the New Year.
By Mrs. T. K. HERVEY.
Illustrated with Chapter-Initials and Twelve highly-finished Engravings on Wood, printed on Tint, and elegantly bound in cloth, gilt edges. Price 5s.
Lady Felicia, a Novel.
By HENRY COCKTON, Author of "Valentine Vox,"
"Sylvester Sound," &c. &c.
Illustrated Frontispiece and Vignette Title, handsomely bound in silver and blue cloth. 5s.
History of the Art of Wood Engraving, Ancient and Modern.
Imperial folio, enamelled boards, 21s.; ditto, ditto, boards, 10s. 6d.
'Panoramic View of Lower Egypt, Arabia Petra, Edom, and Palestine, including the Head of the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Sinai; shewing the Route of the Israelites from Egypt to the Land of Canaan, also the modern route from Alexandria to Suez. A fine Steel Engraving, 2 feet 6 inches by 1 foot. Printed on plate paper mounted. Price 2s. 6d.
In the Press,
The Illustrated London Cookery-Book; embellished with upwards of 200 useful and descriptive Wood -Engravings, and above 1000 Original Receipts, embracing the whole Cycle of the Art of Cookery . By Frederick Bishop, Cuisinier to St. James's Palace, Earl Grey, Lord Stafford, Baron Rothschild, Earl Normanby, Captain Duncombe, &c., &c. Demy 8vo., in cloth, sprinkled edges.
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Thirtieth Thousand, price Two Shillings,
The Illustrated London Reading Book; containing a series of Lessons on the most amusing and instructive subjects, selected with great care from the best English Authors in Prose and Verse. The whole beautifully illustrated with above Two Hundred and Fifty Engravings.
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The Illustrated New Testament ( Authorised Version ) . With upwards of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings, beautifully bound in cloth, embossed and gilt sides, gilt edges. The Illustrations are from Drawings executed by eminent Artists expressly for this Edition, with Notes historical, explanatory, and descriptive, and em bellished by a novel Panoramic Picture of the Holy Land, and a View of Lower Egypt. The Nonpareil Edition in paper covers, price 2s. 6d .
Educational Books in Preparation .
Natural Philosophy, Mechanics Drawing and Per Geography, Modern | Geology spective Euclid ' s Elements | Astronomy Geometry Mathematics Chemistry &c. &c. The foregoing Works will be, as far as practicable, illustrated by Diagrams and Engravings, thus rendering the various subjects more easy of acquirement . The Books will all be well printed on stout paper, and strongly bound.