The Smoker's Text-Book. By J. Hamer, F.R.S.L. Exquisitely printed from "silver-faced" type, cloth, very neat, gilt edges, 2s. 6d., post free.
"A pipe is a great comforter, a pleasant soother. The man who smokes, thinks like a sage, and acts like a Samaritan."—Bulwer.
"A tiny volume, dedicated to the votaries of the weed; beautifully printed on toned paper, in, we believe, the smallest type ever made (cast especially for show at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park), but very clear, notwithstanding its minuteness.... The pages sing, in various styles, the praises of tobacco. Amongst the writers laid under contribution are Bulwer, Kingsley, Charles Lamb, Thackeray, Cowper, and Byron."—The Field.
WEST-END LIFE AND DOINGS.
The Story of the London Parks. By Jacob Larwood. With numerous Illustrations, Coloured and Plain. In One thick Volume, crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 7s. 6d.
⁂ A most interesting work, giving a complete History of these favourite out-of-door resorts, from the earliest period to the present time, together with the fashions, the promenades, the rides, the reviews, and other displays.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas. By C. W. Stoddard. With about Thirty Engravings on Wood, drawn by Wallis Mackay. Crown 8vo, cloth, extra gilt, 5s.
⁂ Chapters descriptive of life and adventure in the South Sea Islands, in the style made so popular by "The Earl and the Doctor."