Methuen’s Half-Crown Library
Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. net.
- The Life of John Ruskin. By W. G. Collingwood, M.A. With Portraits. Fourth Edition.
- English Lyrics. By W. E. Henley. Second Edition.
- The Golden Pomp. A Procession of English Lyrics. Arranged by A. T. Quiller Couch. Second Edition.
- Chitral: The Story of a Minor Siege. By Sir G. S. Robertson, K.C.S.I. Third Edition. With numerous Illustrations, Map, and Plan.
- Strange Survivals and Superstitions. By S. Baring-Gould. Third Edition.
- *Yorkshire Oddities and Strange Events. By S. Baring-Gould. Fourth Edition.
- English Villages. By P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A. With many Illustrations.
- *A Book of English Prose. By W. E. Henley and C. Whibley.
- *The Land of the Black Mountain. Being a Description of Montenegro. By R. Wyon and G. Prance. With 40 Illustrations.
Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books, The
Fcap 8vo. 3s. 6d. net each volume.
A series, in small form, of some of the famous illustrated books of fiction and general literature. These are faithfully reprinted from the first or best editions without introduction or notes. The Illustrations are chiefly in colour.
COLOURED BOOKS
- Old Coloured Books. By George Paston. With 16 Coloured Plates. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. net.
- The Life and Death of John Mytton, Esq. By Nimrod. With 18 Coloured Plates by Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins. Third Edition.
- The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. With 35 Coloured Plates by Henry Alken.
- 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.
- Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities. By R. S. Surtees. With 15 Coloured Plates by H. Alken.
- This volume is reprinted from the extremely rare and costly edition of 1843, which contains Alken’s very fine illustrations instead of the usual ones by Phiz.
- Ask Mamma. By R. S. Surtees. With 13 Coloured Plates and 70 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech.
- The Analysis of the Hunting Field. By R. S. Surtees. With 7 Coloured Plates by Henry Aiken, and 43 Illustrations on Wood.
- The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. By William Combe. With 30 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of Consolation. By William Combe. With 24 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of a Wife. By William Combe. With 24 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- The History of Johnny Quae Genus: the Little Foundling of the late Dr. Syntax. By the Author of ‘The Three Tours.’ With 24 Coloured Plates by Rowlandson.
- The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of T. Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations by the Author of ‘Doctor Syntax.’ Two Volumes.
- This book contains 76 Coloured Plates.
- The Dance of Life: A Poem. By the Author of ‘Doctor Syntax.’ Illustrated with 26 Coloured Engravings by T. Rowlandson.
- Life in London: or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom. By Pierce Egan. With 36 Coloured Plates by I. R. and G. Cruikshank. With numerous Designs on Wood.
- Real Life in London: or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and his Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall. By an Amateur (Pierce Egan). With 31 Coloured Plates by Aiken and Rowlandson, etc. Two Volumes.
- The Life of an Actor. By Pierce Egan. With 27 Coloured Plates by Theodore Lane, and several Designs on Wood.
- The Vicar of Wakefield. By Oliver Goldsmith. With 24 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- A reproduction of a very rare book.
- The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome. By an Officer. With 15 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- The National Sports of Great Britain. With Descriptions and 51 Coloured Plates by Henry Aiken.
- This book is completely different from the large folio edition of ‘National Sports’ by the same artist, and none of the plates are similar.
- The Adventures of a Post Captain. By A Naval Officer. With 24 Coloured Plates by Mr. Williams.
- Gamonia: or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of making Plantations and Covers, explained and illustrated by Lawrence Rawstorne, Esq. With 15 Coloured Plates by T. Rawlins.
- An Academy for Grown Horsemen: Containing the completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. Illustrated with 27 Coloured Plates, and adorned with a Portrait of the Author. By Geoffrey Gambado, Esq.
- Real Life in Ireland, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Brian Boru, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Sir Shawn O’Dogherty. By a Real Paddy. With 19 Coloured Plates by Heath, Marks, etc.
- The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. By Alfred Burton. With 16 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson.
- The Old English Squire: A Poem. By John Careless, Esq. With 20 Coloured Plates after the style of T. Rowlandson.
- *The English Spy. By Bernard Blackmantle. With 72 Coloured Plates by R. Cruikshank, and many Illustrations on wood. Two Volumes.
PLAIN BOOKS
- The Grave: A Poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by 12 Etchings executed by Louis Schiavonetti from the original Inventions of William Blake. With an Engraved Title Page and a Portrait of Blake by T. Phillips, R.A.
- The illustrations are reproduced in photogravure.
- Illustrations of the Book of Job. Invented and engraved by William Blake.
- These famous Illustrations—21 in number—are reproduced in photogravure.
- Æsop’s Fables. With 380 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick.
- Windsor Castle. By W. Harrison Ainsworth. With 22 Plates and 87 Woodcuts in the Text by George Cruikshank.
- The Tower of London. By W. Harrison Ainsworth. With 40 Plates and 58 Woodcuts in the Text by George Cruikshank.
- Frank Fairlegh. By F. E. Smedley. With 30 Plates by George Cruikshank.
- Handy Andy. By Samuel Lover. With 24 Illustrations by the Author.
- The Compleat Angler. By Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. With 14 Plates and 77 Woodcuts in the Text.
- This volume is reproduced from the beautiful edition of John Major of 1824.
- The Pickwick Papers. By Charles Dickens. With the 43 Illustrations by Seymour and Phiz, the two Buss Plates, and the 32 Contemporary Onwhyn Plates.