Choice Illustrated Books.
The Illustrated Knickerbocker; The History of New-York,
From the Beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch Dynasty: containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter; the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong—the Three Dutch Governors of New-Amsterdam: Being the only authentic History of the Times that ever hath been or ever will be published.
BY DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER.
Illustrated with 15 superior engravings on wood, by the most eminent artists, from Designs by Darley, viz:
Oloffe Van Kortland measuring the land with Tenbroeck’s breeches. Vision of Oloffe the Dreamer, of the future city of New-Amsterdam. The Peach War. Portrait of Wouter Van Twiller, from authentic sources. Gen. Van Puffenburg, practicing war on the Sunflowers. Portrait of Diedrich Knickerbocker, from an original painting lately discovered by the Expedition to Holland. The Dutch Exploring Expedition cast away at Hurlgate. Dutch Lover. Kiddermeisten in his Coffin. Battle at Fort Christina. Knickerbocker raging at the crying children. Knickerbocker making his bow to the public.
And a larger illustration on stone, from a drawing by Heath, of London; a humorous representation of Peter Stuyvesant’s Army.
Elegantly printed in Royal Octavo. Price in cloth, $3 50; extra dark cloth, gilt edges, $4; dark calf, antique style, $5; morocco extra, $6. In September.
The Illustrated Sketch-Book.
The Sketch-Book.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
Illustrated with a series of highly-finished Engravings on Wood, from Designs by Darley and others, Engraved in the best style by Childs, Herrick, &c. One volume, square octavo, cloth extra, $3 50; cloth gilt $4; morocco extra, $6.
“We confess that we know of none in this country so competent, to the task of illustrating this work as the young artist selected for the purpose, Felix Darley, some of whose designs we have had the pleasure of seeing. They are full of the quiet, Crayonish humor peculiar to the author, and drawn with the same elegant finish and freedom from blemish which distinguish all his works. Until we saw these designs we were incredulous as to the ability of any of our native artists to properly illustrate the humorous passages of Irving’s writings.”—Evening Mirror.
The Illustrated Tales of a Traveller.
Tales of a Traveller.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
Illustrated with 15 designs by Darley, engraved on wood in the first style by Childs, Herrick, Leslie, Bobbet, Edmonds, &c. One volume, Royal 8vo, same style and prices as the Knickerbocker.
⁂ It is intended that the engravings in this volume and in the Knickerbocker shall exceed in excellence any thing of the kind yet produced in this country. It will be ready in October.
The Illustrated Goldsmith.
Oliver Goldsmith, a Biography.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
With about 40 Illustrations selected by the publisher from Forster’s Life of Goldsmith, beautifully engraved on wood by W. Roberts. 8vo. In August.
Family Pictures from the Bible.
EDITED BY MRS. E. F. ELLETT.
Comprising original articles by Rev. Dr. Bethune, Rev. H. Field, Rev. Mr. Burchard, and other Eminent Divines.
Illustrated with designs by Darley, elegantly printed, 12mo. In Sept.
The Illustrated Monuments of Egypt.
Egypt and Its Monuments.
As Illustrative of Scripture History.
BY REV. DR. HAWKS.
With Architectural and other Views finely executed on stone, and numerous engravings on wood, from the works of Rossellini, Champollion, Wilkinson, &c. Royal 8vo. In September.
The Illustrated Nineveh.
Layard’s Nineveh and its Remains.
With 103 Illustrations on wood and on stone. 2 vols. in one, handsomely bound in half morocco, gilt edges, $5; calf extra, antique style, $6.
The Illustrated Italy.
The Genius of Italy,
Or Sketches of Italian Life, Literature and Religion.
BY REV. ROBERT TURNBULL.
With views of Milan Cathedral, the Roman Forum, Pompeii, St. Peters, and the Lake of Como, beautifully engraved on wood, elegantly bound in extra cloth, gilt edges, $2. In September.