Isis unveiled, Volume 2 (of 2), Theology

“Serpent lore is the literature of the earliest times, and every discovery in ethnical science is adding to our knowledge of this feature of the race. These two eminent anthropologists suggest some very interesting speculations, which seem confirmed by modern research, and will be examined with avidity by scholars.”

Etchings from Representative Works of Living English and Foreign Artists, viz.:—Fortuny, Jules Breton, Bernier, E. Burne Jones, F. Leighton, Gonzalez, Macbeth, G. F. Watts, Orchardson, Van Marcke, Paczka, Chaplin, etc., etc. Executed by Waltner, Martial, Champollion, Lalauze, Hédouin, Chauvel, Greux, etc. One large folio volume, vellum cloth, gilt, $12.00.

“Apart from its value as a graphic account of the two great foreign Exhibitions of Art, this elegant volume deserves special attention from the value of its text, furnishing as it does a general record of the artistic achievements of the past year. They are, in fact, careful reviews of the representative Exhibitions from which subjects of the illustrations have been chosen, and their purpose is to supply, within moderate limits, a coherent account of the recent progress of the Arts in England and France.”

“Such is the plan and moral part of the author’s invention; the technical part and the execution of the artist, though to be examined by other principles and addressed to a narrower circle, equally claim approbation, sometimes excite our wonder, and not seldom our fears, when we see him play on the very verge of legitimate invention; but wildness so picturesque in itself, so often redeemed by taste, simplicity, and elegance, what child of fancy—what artist—would wish to discharge? The groups and single figures on their own basis, abstracted from the general composition and considered without attention to the plan, frequently exhibit those genuine and unaffected attitudes—those simple graces—which nature and the heart alone can dictate, and only an eye inspired by both discover. Every class of artists, in every stage of their progress or attainments, from the student to the finished master, and from the contriver of ornament to the painter of history, will find here materials of art and hints of improvement.”—Cromek.

Lettres, Sciences et Arts. France (1700-1798). Illustrated with 15 chromo-lithographs and 250 wood-engravings, after Watteau, Vanloo, Boucher, Vernet, Eisen, Gravelot, Moreau, St. Aubin, Cochin, etc. One Volume imperial 8vo. Tastefully bound, gilt edges, $13.50. Full polished Levant morocco, gilt edges, $22.50.

Including “The Life and Death of Captain Thomas Stukeley,” with a New Life of Stukeley from Unpublished Sources; “Nobody and Somebody;” “Histriomastix;” “The Prodigal Son;” “Jack Drum’s Entertainment;” “A Warning for Fair Women,” with Reprints of the Accounts of the Murder; and “Faire Em.” Edited, with Introduction and Notes, and an Account of Robert Green and his Quarrels with Shakspere, byRichard Simpson. With an Introduction byF. J. Furnivall. 2 vols.8vo, cloth. $6.00.

La Sainte Bible, Ancien et Nouveau Testament récit et commentaires, par M. l’Abbé Salmon du diocèse de Paris. Handsomely printed and illustrated, with 240 beautiful engravings on wood from the celebrated designs of Schnorr of Carolsfeld. A handsome volume, 4to, paper, uncut, $6.00; or, full turkey morocco, extra, gilt leaves, $12.00.

Les Harmonies du Son et les Instruments de Musique, par I. Rambosson. Most profusely illustrated with upwards of 200 beautiful engravings on wood, and five chromo-lithographic plates. 1 large vol. 8vo, pp. 582, paper uncut, $4.00; or half red morocco, extra, gilt edges, $6.00.

An entirely new work, in which the subject is treated in a most exhaustive manner. The book is divided into four general heads, the first devoted to the History of Music, and its influence on Physique and Morals, the Influence of Music on Intelligence, on the Sentiments, Locomotion, etc. The second, Acoustics, or production and propagation of sound, including the most recent discoveries in this branch. The third, on the History of Musical Instruments. The fourth, on the Voice, etc.

“This is a pleasant gossipy book, full of wise saws, if not of modern instances. It may be considered one of the earliest English jest books. The wit in it is not as startling as fireworks, but there is a good deal of grave, pleasant humor, and many of those touches of nature which make the whole world kin. When Nicholas Udall undertook to translate this work he was the right man in the right place. Probably no old English book so abounds with colloquialisms and idiomatic expressions. It is very valuable on that account. This reprint has been made from the second edition, that of 1562. The reprint is literal; the only difference being that, to make it easier for the general reader, the contractions have been filled in, and the Greek quotations, which were exceedingly incorrect, have been, in most cases, put right.”

The First Book printed by Caxton in England (printed at the Almonry at Westminster in the year 1477). 1 vol., small folio. Printed in exact facsimile of the editio princeps, on paper manufactured expressly for the work, and having all the peculiarities of the original. 1 vol., small folio. $10.00.

This memorial volume is rendered still more interesting, and to the connoisseur more valuable, by an Introduction by William Blades, Esq., author of the Life and Typography of William Caxton, giving a short, historical account of the book, the circumstances that led to its publication, and its position among the works printed by Caxton. It is believed that the publication of this work will, apart from its value to collectors, be generally acceptable as representing the first work issued from the press in England, and as illustrating the state of the art of printing in its infancy.

Edited by W. Scott Douglas, with Explanatory Notes, Various Readings and Glossary. Containing 327 Poems and Songs, arranged chronologically, 15 of which have not hitherto appeared in a complete form; Nasmyth’s Two Portraits of Burns, newly engraved on steel; The Birthplace of Burns and Tam o’ Shanter, after Sam Bough, by W. Forrest; and the Scottish Muse, by Clark Stanton; Four Facsimiles of Original MSS.; a Colored Map, Wood Engravings, Music, &c.