Printed by Morrison & Gibb Limited, Edinburgh
| THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY OF PLAIN AND COLOURED BOOKS Fcap. 8vo, 3s. 6d. net each Volume |
| MESSRS. METHUEN are publishing a series in small form of some of the rare and famous illustrated books of fiction and general literature, faithfully reprinted from the first or best editions without introduction or notes. The particular and attractive feature of these books is the reproduction of all the illustrations which appeared in the original issues: illustrations which are part and parcel of the books, and which, from their beauty or skill or humour, had often as great a share in their success as the text itself. Most of these books had coloured illustrations, and they are here similarly given. Wherever it is possible the books are contained within one volume. Of the coloured books there is also a large paper edition on Japanese vellum, limited to 50 copies, the price of each copy being 30s. net per volume. |
| METHUEN & CO. 36 Essex Street, W.C. |
The following volumes are nearly all ready:—
Coloured Books 3/6 Each
Old Illustrated Books. By George Paston. With 16 Coloured Plates. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. net.
This little book serves as an Introduction to the Illustrated Pocket Library, gives notes of the authors and artists of the famous books illustrated in colour which were produced in great numbers in the beginning of the nineteenth century, and describes the best known of them. Interesting biographical touches are given concerning Rowlandson, Cruikshank, Alken, Leech, Pierce Egan, Combe, Surtees, and the great publisher of such books, Rudolph Ackermann.
The Life and Death of John Mytton, Esq. By Nimrod. With 18 Coloured Plates by Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins.
The Vicar of Wakefield. By Oliver Goldsmith. With 24 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
Handley Cross. By R. S. Surtees. With 17 Coloured Plates and 100 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. By R. S. Surtees. With 13 Coloured Plates and 90 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech.