This day, on toned paper, price 6d.,
Robson; a Sketch, by George Augustus Sala. An interesting Biography of the great Serio-Comic Actor, with sketches of his famous characters, “Jem Baggs,” “Boots at the Swan,” “The Yellow Dwarf,” “Daddy Hardacre,” &c. Anecdotes of the old Olympic Theatre are also given.
Rodd’s Collection of Scarce and Curious Portraits, to illustrate Grainger’s History of England, forming a Supplement to Richardson’s well-known collection, above 50 plates, faithfully copied from Rare Originals, 2 vols in 1, 4to, half bound, neat, edges uncut, large paper, 12s. 6d. only.
A very interesting collection. Many of the portraits are from unique copies.
ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF ROGERS’ POEMS.
Rogers’ (Samuel) Poems, 1860. The Author’s Luxurious Edition, with the delightful Vignettes of W. M. Turner, Stothard, Flaxman, and others, Engraved in the most delicate and highly-finished style by Finden. 8vo, with portrait and memoir, fine impressions, cloth gilt (sells at 28s.), 8s. 6d.
A few picked copies have been selected and bound to various patterns in the best morocco.
Morocco, very plain and neat, with a simple gold thread around the sides, gilt edges, 17s. 6d.
In polished morocco of the very finest grain, with bevelled boards, very highly finished, the edges gilt and burnished, 25s.
Now ready, in 4to, very handsomely printed, with curious woodcut initial letters, by Whittingham and Wilkins, extra cloth, 18s.; or crimson morocco extra, the sides and back covered in rich fleur-de-lys, gold tooling, 55s.,