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THE PRINCE OF CARICATURISTS.

THE WORKS OF JAMES GILLRAY,

The Caricaturist,

With the Story of his Life and Times,
and full and Anecdotal Descriptions
of his Engravings.

Edited by THOS. WRIGHT, Esq.,
M.A., F.S.A.

Illustrated with 81 full-page Plates, and
very numerous Wood Engravings.
Demy 4to, 600 pages, cloth extra,
31s. 6d.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES BY BRITISH ARTISTS.

A Gathering of Favourites from our Picture Galleries, 1800-1870. By WILKIE, CONSTABLE, J. M. W. TURNER, MULREADY, Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, MACLISE, LESLIE, E. M. WARD, FRITH, Sir JOHN GILBERT, ANSDELL, MARCUS STONE, Sir NOEL PATON, EYRE CROWE, FAED, MADOX BROWN. All Engraved in the highest style of Art. With Notices of the Artists by SYDNEY ARMYTAGE, M.A. A New Edition. Imperial 4to, cloth gilt and gilt edges, 215.

UNIFORM WITH "BEAUTIFUL PICTURES."

COURT BEAUTIES OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES II.

From the Originals in the Royal Gallery at Windsor, by Sir PETER LELY. Engraved in the highest style of Art by THOMSON, WRIGHT, SCRIVEN, B. HOLL, WAGSTAFF, and T. A. DEANE. With Memoirs by Mrs. JAMESON, Author of "Legends of the Madonna." New and sumptuous "Presentation Edition." Imp. 4to, cloth gilt and gilt edges, 215.

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COMPANION TO THE "HISTORY OF SIGNBOARDS."

Advertising: its History, in all Ages and

Countries, with many very Amusing Anecdotes and Examples of
Successful Advertisers. Crown 8vo, with numerous Illustrations,
coloured and plain, cloth extra, 7s. 6d.
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Advice to Parties
About to Marry. A Series
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tinted wrapper, beautifully
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American Happy Thoughts.

The

finest collection of American Humour ever made. Foolscap 8vo,

illustrated covers, Is.

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the Exquisite Designs of GIRODET. Translated by THOMAS MOORE. Bound in Etruscan gold and blue, 12s. 6d.

***A beautiful and captivating volume. The well-known Paris house, Firmin Didot, a few years since produced a miniature edition of these exquisite designs by photography, and sold a large number at £2 per copy. The Designs have been universally admired by both artists and poets.

Armorial Register of the Order of

the Garter, from Edward III. to the Present Time. The several Shields beautifully emblazoned in Gold and Colours from the Original Stall Plates in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. All emblazoned by hand. A sumptuous volume, bound in crimson morocco, gilt, £20.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

ARTEMUS WARD'S WORKS.

Artemus Ward,

Complete. The Works of CHARLES FARRER BROWNE, better known as ARTEMUS WARD, now first collected. Crown 8vo, with fine Portrait, facsimile of handwriting, &c., 540 pages, cloth neat, 7s. 6d.

Comprises all that the humourist has written in England or America. Admirers of Artemus Ward will be glad to possess his writings in a complete form.

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Artemus

Ward's

Lecture at the Egyptian Hall, with the Panorama. Edited by the

late T. W. ROBERTSON, Author of "Caste," &c., and E. P. HINGSTON. Small 4to, exquisitely printed, bound in green and gold, with NUMEROUS TINTED ILLUSTRATIONS, 6s.

Artemus Ward: his Book. With Notes

and Introduction by the Editor of the "Biglow Papers." One of the wittiest books published for many years. Fcap, 8vo, illustrated. cover, Is.

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Artemus Ward: his Travels among

the Mormons and on the Rampage.

Edited by E. P. HINGSTON, the Agent and Companion of A. WARD whilst "on the Rampage." New Edition, price Is.

Some of Artemus's most mirth-provoking papers are to be found in this book. The chapters on the Mormons will unbend the sternest countenance. As bits of fun they are IMMENSE!

Artemus Ward's Letters to "Punch," Among the Witches, and other Sketches. Cheap Popular Edition. Fcap. 8vo, in illustrated cover, Is. ; or, 16mo, bound in cloth extra, 25.

The volume contains, in addition, some quaint and humorous compositions which were found upon the author's table after his decease.

Artemus Ward among the Fenians: with the Showman's Experiences of Life at Washington, and Military Ardour at Baldinsville. Toned paper, price 6d.

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Army Lists of the Roundheads and

Cavaliers in the Civil War, 1642. Second Edition, considerably
Enlarged and Corrected. Edited, with Notes, by EDWARD PEACOCK,
F.S.A. 4to, half- Roxburghe, 7s. 6d.
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Very interesting to Antiquaries and Genealogists.

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The Art of Amusing.

A Collection of Graceful Arts, Games, Tricks, Puzzles, and Charades, intended to amuse everybody, and enable all to amuse everybody else. By FRANK BELLEW. With nearly 300 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 4s. 6d.

*One of the most entertaining handbooks of amusements ever published.

Awful Crammers.

A New American Joke Book.
Edited by TITUS A. BRICK,
Author of "Shaving Them."
Fcap. 8vo, with numerous
curious Illustrations, Is.

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Bayard Taylor's Diversions of the

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UNIFORM WITH MR. RUSKIN'S EDITION OF

"GRIMM."

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Bechstein's As Pretty as Seven, and other Popular German Stories. Collected by LUDWIG BECHSTEIN. With Additional Tales by the Brothers GRIMM. 100 Illustrations by RICHTER. Small 4to, green and gold, 6s. 6d. ; gilt edges, 7s. 6d.

One of the most delightful books for children ever published. It is, in every way, a Companion to the German Stories of the Brothers Grimm, and the tales are equally pure and healthful. The quaint simplicity of Richter's engravings will charm every lover of legendary lore.

The Biglow Papers. By JAMES RUSSELL

LOWELL. The Best Edition, with full Glossary, of these extraordinary Verses. Fcap. 8vo, illustrated cover, Is.

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Boccaccio's Decameron;

or, Ten Days' Entertainment. Now fully translated into English, with Introduction by THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S. A. Crown 8vo, with the BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS by STOTHARD which adorned Pickering's fine Edition, published at £2 12s. 6d. This New Edition is only 7s. 6d.

Book of Hall-Marks ; or, Manual

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Reference for the Goldsmith and Silversmith. By ALFRED LUTSCHAUNIG, Manager of the Liverpool Assay Office. Crown 8vo, with 46 Plates of the Hall-Marks of the different Assay Towns of the United Kingdom, as now stamped on Plate and Jewellery, 7s. 6d.

This work gives practical methods for testing the quality of gold and silver. was compiled by the author for his own use, and as a Supplement to "Chaffers."

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