Cheap Editions Of Popular Novels
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Cheap Editions Of Popular Novels
[Wilkie Collins' Novels may also be had in cloth limp at as, 6d. See, too, the Piccadilly NovBLS, for Library Editions].
The Woman In White
By Wilkie Collins.
Antonina
By Wilkie Collins.
Basil
By Wilkie Collins.
Hide And Seek
By Wilkie Collins.
The Dead Secret
By Wilkie Collins.
The Queen Of Hearts
By Wilkie Collins.
My Miscellanies
By Wilkie Collins.
The Moonstone
By Wilkie Collins.
Man And Wife
By Wilkie Collins.
Poor Miss Finch
By Wilkie Collins.
Miss Or Mrs. ?
BY Wilkie Collins.
The New Magdalen
BY Wilkie Collins.
The Frozen Deep
BY Wilkie Collins.
The Law And The Lady
BY Wilkie Collins.
Gaslight And Daylight
By George Augustus Sala.
The Waterdale Neighbours
By Justin McCarthy.
My Enemy's Daughter
By Justin McCarthy.
L Inley Rochford
By Justin McCarthy.
A Fair Saxon
By Justin McCarthy.
Dear Lady Disdain
By Justin McCarthy.
An Idle Excursion
By mark Twain.
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
By mark twain. Pleasure Trip on the Continent of Europe, mark twain.
Oakshott Castle
By Henry Kingsley.
Bound To The Wheel
By John Saunders.
Guy Waterman
By John Saunders.
One Against The World
By John Saunders.
The Lion In The Path
By John and Katherine Saunders.
Surly Tim
By the Author of " That Lass o' Lowries".
Under The Greenwood Tree
By Thomas Hardy.
Ready-Money Mortiboy
By Walter Besant and James Rice.
The Golden Butterfly
By Authors of "Ready-Money Mortiboy".
This Son Of Vulcan
By the Authors of "Ready-Money Mortiboy".
My Little Girl
By the Authors of "Ready-Money Mortiboy".
The Case Of Mr. Lucraft
Authors of "Ready-Money Mortiboy".
With Harp And Crown
Authors of "Ready-Money Mortiboy".
Two Vols. 8vo, cloth extra, with Illustrations, ios. 6d.
Plutarch's Lives Of Illustrious Men
Translated from the Greek, with Notes Critical and Historic and a Life of Plutarch, by John and William Langhorn New Edition, with Medallion Portraits.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with Portrait and Illustrations, 7s. 6d.
Poe's Choice Prose And Poetical Works
With BAUDELAIRE's "Essay".
" Pas sounds as much alone among verse-writers as Salzator Rosa am* Printers " - Spectator.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Illustrated, 7s. 6d.
The Life Of Edgar Allan Poe
By Wiiliam F. Gill. With numerous Illustrations as Facsimiles.
Demy 8vo, cloth extra, 12s. 6d.
Proctor' S Myths And Marvels Of Astronomy
By Richard A. Proctor, Author of "Other Worl than Ours," &c.
"Mr. Proctor. who is well and widely known for his faculty of popularising litest results of the science of which he is a master, has brought together in the fascia itint charters a curious collection of popular beliefs concerning divination the stars, the influences of the moon, the "destination of the comets, the constellati pigmers, and the luxbitatlon of other worlds than ours."- Daily News.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 5s.
Prometheus The Fire-Giver
An attempted Restoration of the Lost First Part of the Trilog of Aeschylus. "Another illustration of that classical revival which is due in no small degre to the influence of Mr. Swinburne. . . . Much really fine writing and mu appreciation of the Aeschylean spirit." - Home News. '
"Well written in parts - soft\ spirited, and vigorous, according to requirement - ILLUSTRATION London News.
In Two Series, small 4to, blue and gold, gilt edges, 6s. each.
Puniana; Or. Thoughts Wise And Other-Why's
A New Collection Riddles Conundrums Jokes Sells, etc. In Two Series, each cotaining 3000 of the best Ridlies, 10.000 mos t outrageous Puns and upwards of Fifty beautitully executed Drawings by the Editor the Hon.HUGH ROWLEY. Each Series is Complete in itself.
"A witty, droll and most amusing profusely and elegantly illustrated - Standerd.
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with Portrait and Facsimile, 12s. 6d.
The Final Reliques Of Father Prout
Collected and Edited, from MSS. supplied by the family of the Rev. Francis Mahony, by Blanchard Jerrold.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 7s. 6d.
The Pursuivant Of Arms; Or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts
A Popular Guide to the Science of Heraldry. By J. R. Planch£, Esq., Somerset Herald. With Coloured Frontispiece, Plates, and 200 Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra,7s. 6d.
Rabelais' Works
Faithfully Translated from the French, with variorum Notes, and numerous Characteristic Illustrations by Gustave Dore.
Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, with numerous Illustrations, and a beautifully executed Chart of the various Spectra, 7s 6d., a New Edition of:
Rambosson's Astronomy
By J. Rambosson, Laureate of the Institute of France. Translated by C. B. Pitman. Profusely Illustrated.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, dr.
Red-Spinner's By Stream And Sea
A Book for Wanderers and Anglers. By William Senior (Red-Spinner).
"Mr. Senior has long been known as an interesting and original essayist. He is a keen observer, a confessed lover of' the gentle sport* and combines with a fine picturesque touch a quaint and efficient humour. A11 these qualities come out in a most attractive manner in this delightful volume. . . . It is pre-eminently a bright and breezy book, full of nature and odd out-of-the-way references. . . We can conceive of no better book for the holiday tour or the seaside." - Nonconformist.
"Very delightful reading; just the sort of book which an angler or a rambler will be glad to have in the side pocket of his jacket. Altogether, 'By Stream and Sea * is one of the best books of its kind which we have come across for many a long day" - Oxford University Herald.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra,7s. 6d.
Memoirs Of The Sanson Family: Seven Generations Of Executioners
By Henri Sanson. Translated from the French, with Introduction, by Camille Barrere.
"A faithful translation of this curious work, which will certainly repay perusal " - not on the ground of its being full of horrors, for the original author seems to be rather ashamed of the technical aspect of his profession, and is commendably reticent as to its details, but because it contains a lucid account of the most notable causes celebres from the time of Louis XIV. to a period within the memory of persons still living. . . . Can scarcely fail to be extremely entertaining."- Daily Telegraph.
Handsomely printed, price 5s.
The Roll Of Battle Abbey
Or, A List of the Principal Warriors who came over from Nor mandy with William the Conqueror, and Settled in this Country, A.D. 1066-7. Printed on fine plate paper, nearly three feet by two, with the principal Arms emblazoned in Gold and Colours.
In 4to, very handsomely printed, extra gold cloth, 12s.
The Roll Of Caerlaverock
The Oldest Heraldic Roll; including the Original Anglo-Norman Poem, and an English Translation of the MS. in the British Museum. By Thomas Wright, M.A. The Arms emblazoned in Gold and Colours.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, profusely Illustrated, 4s. 6d. each.
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