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The Great Condé, and the Period of the Fronde: An Historical Sketch. By WALTER FITZPATRICK. Second Edition, in 2 vols. 8vo, cloth extra, 15s.

"A very agreeable, trustworthy, and readable sketch of a famous man."Standard.

"Mr. FitzPatrick has given us a history that is pleasant to read: his style is incisive and picturesque as well as fluent. The work is well done,

historically and morally."-Tablet.

"The sketches of the characters and careers of the extraordinary men and women who lived, intrigued, governed, or strove to govern, are admirable for their lifelikeness."-Morning Post.

Greenwood's

(James),

Wilds

of London. With a Full Account of the Natives: being Descriptive Sketches, from the Personal Observations and Experiences of the Writer, of Remarkable Scenes, People, and Places in London. By JAMES GREENWOOD, the "Lambeth Casual." Crown 8vo, cloth, extra gilt, with Illustrations, 6s. [Preparing.

Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. 1785. A genuine unmutilated Reprint of the First Edition. Quarto, bound in half-Roxburghe, gilt top, price 8s.

Only a small number of copies of this very vulgar, but very curious, book have been printed, for the Collectors of" Street Words" and Colloquialisms. COMPANION TO "THE SECRET OUT."

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A New and Wonderful Book of Very Easy Tricks, Very Difficult Tricks, White Magic, Sleight of Hand; in fact, all those startling Deceptions which the Great Wizards call "Hanky-Panky." Edited by W. H. CREMER, of Regent Street. With nearly 200 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, price 4s. 6d.

Hatton's (Jos.)
Kites and Pigeons. A
most amusing Novelette.
With Illustrationsby LINLEY
SAMBOURNE, of "Punch."
Fcap. 8vo, illustrated wrap-
per, Is.

Hawthorne's
English and American.
Note Books. Edited,
with an Introduction, by
MONCURE D. CONWAY.
Royal 16mo, paper cover,,
IS.; in cloth, Is. 6d.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

Hall's (Mrs. S. C.) Sketches of Irish

Character. With numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by DANIEL MACLISE, R. A., Sir JOHN GILBERT, W. HARVEY, and G. CRUIKSHANK. 8vo, pp. 450, cloth extra, 7s. 6d.

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"The Irish sketches of this lady resemble Miss Mitford's beautiful English Sketches in Our Village,' but they are far more vigorous and picturesque and bright."-Blackwood's Magazine.

Hans Breitmann's Ballads. By J. G. LELAND. The Complete Work, from the Author's revised Edition. Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is.; in cloth, Is. 6d.

Hollingshead's "Plain English." By

JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD, of the Gaiety Theatre. Crown 8vo, illustrated cover, Is. [Preparing.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

Hone's Scrap-Books: The Miscellaneous Writings of WILLIAM HONE, Author of "The Table-Book," "Every-Day Book," and the "Year Book:" being a supplementary volume to those works. Now first collected. With Notes, Portraits, and numerous Illustrations of curious and eccentric objects. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 7s. 6d. [Preparing.

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Hogarth's Works: with Life and Anecdotal

Descriptions of the Pictures, by JOHN IRELAND and JOHN NICHOLS. The Work includes 150 Engravings, reduced in exact facsimile of.. the Original Plates, specimens of which have now become very scarce. The whole in Three Series, 8vo, cloth, gilt, 22s. 6d. Each series is, however, Complete in itself, and is sold separately at 7s. 6d.

Hogarth's Five Days' Frolic; or, Peregrinations by Land and Water. Illustrated with Tinted Drawings, made by HOGARTH and SCOTT during the Journey. 4to, beautifully printed, cloth, extra gilt, 10s. 6d.

A graphic and most extraordinary picture of the hearty English times in which these merry artists lived.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES' WORKS.

Holmes' Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. An entirely New Edition of this Favourite Work. Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is.; in cloth, neat, Is. 6d.

Holmes' Poet at the Breakfast Table. From January to June. Paper cover, Is.

Holmes' Professor at the Breakfast Table. A Companion Volume to the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table." Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is. ; cloth neat, Is. 6d.

Holmes' Wit and Humour.

Delightful Verses, in the style of the elder Hood. Fcap. 8vo, illustrated wrapper, Is.

Hood's Whims and Oddities.

The

Entire Work. Now issued Complete, the Two Parts in One Volume. with all the Humorous Designs. Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is. ; cloth neat, Is. 6d.

Hunt's (Leigh) Tale for a Chimney

Corner, and other charming Essays. With Introduction by EDMUND OLLIER, and Portrait supplied by the late THORNTON HUNT. Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is. 4d.; cloth neat, Is. 10d.

Hunt's (Robert, F.R.S.) Drolls of Old

Cornwall; or, POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND. New Edition, Complete in One Volume, with Illustrations by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Crown 8vo, extra cloth gilt, 7s. 6d.

"Mr. Hunt's charming book on the Drolls and Stories of the West of England."-Saturday Review.

Josh Billings: His Book of Sayings.

With Introduction by E. P. HINGSTON, Companion of Artemus Ward when on his "Travels." Fcap. 8vo, illustrated cover, Is.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

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One of the Thirty. With curious Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 10s. 6d.

An extraordinary narrative, tracing down one of the accursed pieces of silver for which Jesus of Nazareth was sold. Through eighteen centuries is this fated coin tracked, now in the possession of the innocent, now in the grasp of the guilty, but everywhere carrying with it the evil that fell upon Judas.

Jennings'

(Hargrave)

The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and

Mysteries. With Chapters on the Ancient Fire and Serpent Worshippers, and Explanations of the Mystic Symbols represented in the Monuments and Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with about 300 Illustrations, 10s. 6d.

Jerrold's (Blanchard) Cent. per Cent. A Story Written on a Bill Stamp. A New Edition. Fcap. 8vo, illustrated boards, 25. [Nearly ready.

Kalendars of Gwynedd. Compiled by

EDWARD BREESE, F.S.A. With Notes by WILLIAM WATKIN EDWARD WYNNE, Esq., F.S.A., of Penairth. Demy 4to, cloth extra, 28s.

The Knowing

Ones at Home. Stories of their Doings at a Local Science Meeting, at the Crystal Palace, at St. Paul's, at a Foresters' Fête, &c., &c. A New and entirely Original Humorous Story, crammed with Fun from the first page to the last. Profusely Illustrated by BRUNTON, MATT MORGAN, and other Artists. Fcap. 4to, illustrated wrapper, price Is.

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