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Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)
“A gratifying addition to general literature. Is of the highest order of merit.”—London Scottish Journal.
“A fine library edition of Scotland’s greatest poet.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
The Plays and Poems of Cyril Tourneur.
Edited, with Critical Introduction and Notes, byJohn Churton Collins. 2 vols.8vo, cloth. $6.00. Large paper (only 50 printed). $12.00.
“So much of the dramatic fire and vigor which form the special characteristics of the Elizabethan dramatists is discernable in Cyril Tourneur, that it is satisfactory to see his works collected.... If on the one hand he may claim to have enriched the drama with characters that may compare with the best in Chapman or Marston, he has also in realism gone beyond Webster.... Mr. Collins has discharged completely his editorial duties, and his notes display a considerable amount of reading.”—Athenæum.
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An Analysis of Religious Belief.
By Viscount Amberley. “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 2 large, handsomely printed vols. demy 8vo, new cloth, uncut. $8.00 (usual price $15.00).
“Let them (the readers) remember that while he assails much which they reckon unassailable, he does so in what to him is the cause of goodness, nobleness, love, truth, and of the mental progress of mankind.”—Extract front Lady Russell’s Preface.
“He has bequeathed to the world a collection of interesting facts for others to make use of. It is a museum of antiquities, relics, and curiosities. All of the religions of the world are here jostling one another in picturesque confusion, like the figures in a masquerade.”—Times.
“This work has more than one claim on the reader’s attention. Its intrinsic interest is considerable.”—Spectator.
“No one will fail during its perusal to be deeply interested, and, what is more, powerfully stimulated to independent thought.”—Examiner.
Polychromatic Ornament.
100 PLATES IN GOLD, SILVER, AND COLORS, comprising upwards of 2,000 specimens of the styles of Ancient, Oriental, and Mediæval Art, and including the Renaissance, and XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, selected and arranged for practical use by A. Racinet, with Explanatory Text, and a general introduction. Folio, cloth, gilt edges. $40.00.
Monsieur Racinet is well known, both in France and in this country, as the author of the principal designs in those magnificent works, “Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance” and “Les Arts Somptuaires.” He is therefore peculiarly well fitted to grapple with the difficulties of so intricate a subject, and it will be found that he has discharged his task in a manner to deserve general approval and admiration. His happy choice of subjects, all of them taken from originals, his ingenious grouping of them in harmonious forms, his wonderful accuracy in drawing, and his perfect fidelity of color are only equalled by the profound knowledge which has enabled him to combine so vast a collection in historical order, and yet in a classical form.
Keramic Art of Japan.
La Céramique Japonaise. French Edition, traduit par M. P. Louiby. Containing Sixty-three Plates (Thirty-five of which are in Gold and Colors), and nearly 200 pages of Text, with numerous Wood Engravings printed in Colors; the whole being produced from original Japanese works of the greatest beauty, and representing the entire range of Japanese Keramic Art, Ancient and Modern. By G. A. Audsley and J. L. Bowes, of Liverpool. Containing a Comprehensive Introductory Essay upon Japanese Art in all its various branches, illustrated by thirteen Photo-Lithographic and Autotype Plates, and numerous Wood Engraving, printed in colors. Also, a concise Dissertation on Keramic Productions of Japan, from the earliest records up to the present day; with sectional articles on the Pottery and Porcelain of the various provinces of the Empire in which manufactories exist, fully illustrated by thirty-five plates, superbly printed in full colors and gold, and fifteen plates in autotype. To be supplied in seven parts, folio, at $10.00 each. Parts I. and II. now ready.
N. B.—Parts not sold separately.
No one who has examined the Art productions of Japan can have failed to observe the great beauty of the Keramic Wares of the country, and the refined and educated feeling everywhere displayed in their decoration. Their general artistic excellence, and the skilful rendering of natural objects they usually present, have long commended them to the attention of the artists of Europe—long, indeed, before they were sought after by collectors; and it is not too much to say that many of our well-known artists have shown by their works their appreciation of Japanese drawing and coloring.
The Royal Masonic Cyclopædia
Of History, Rites, Symbolism, and Biography. By Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie. 1 vol. demy 8vo, cloth (pp. 768), $7.00.
The most complete and valuable work of reference that has ever been presented to the Craft.
“The task of the Editor has been admirably performed, and there can be no question the work will be a valuable addition to every Masonic library.”—Freemason’s Chronicle.
“The Editor has lavished much reading and labor on his subject.”—Sunday Times.
“A deeply-learned work for the benefit of Freemasons.”—Publishers’ Circular.
“Your new work is excellent.”—Bro. W. R. Woodman, M.D., G.S.B.
“Evidences a considerable amount of hard work, alike in research and study, ... and we can honestly and sincerely say we wish fraternally all success to the Royal Masonic Cyclopædia.”—Freemason.
Wilson’s American Ornithology:
Or, Natural History of the Birds of the United States; with the Continuation by Prince Charles Lucian Bonaparte. New and Enlarged Edition, completed by the insertion of above One Hundred Birds omitted in the original work, and illustrated by valuable Notes and a life of the Author by Sir William Jardine. Three Vols., 8vo, with a Portrait of Wilson, and 103 Plates, exhibiting nearly Four Hundred figures of Birds, accurately engraved and beautifully colored, cloth extra, gilt top, $18.00. Half smooth morocco, gilt top, $20.00. Half morocco extra, gilt top, $25.00. Full tree calf extra, gilt or marbled edges, $30.00.
A few copies have been printed onLarge Paper. Imperial 8vo size, 3 vols., half morocco, gilt top, $40.00.
One of the cheapest books ever offered to the American public. The old edition, not nearly so complete as the present, has always readily brought from $50.00 to $60.00 per copy.
“The History of American Birds, by Alexander Wilson, is equal in elegance to the most distinguished of our own splendid works on Ornithology.”—Cuvier.
“With an enthusiasm never excelled, this extraordinary man penetrated through the vast territories of the United States, undeterred by forests or swamps, for the sole purpose of describing the native birds.”—Lord Brougham.
“By the mere force of native genius, and of delight in nature, he became, without knowing it a good, a great writer.”—Blackwood’s Magazine.
“All his pencil or pen has touched is established incontestably; by the plate, description, and history he has always determined his bird so obviously as to defy criticism, and prevent future mistake.... We may add, without hesitation, that such a work as he has published is still a desideratum in Europe.”—Charles Lucian Bonaparte.
COMPLETION OF PLANCHÉ’S GREAT WORK.
Cyclopædia of Costume;
Or, A Dictionary of Dress—Regal, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military—from the Earliest Period in England to the reign of George the Third, including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent. By J. R. Planché, Somerset Herald. Profusely illustrated by fourteen full-page colored plates, some heightened with gold, and many hundred others throughout the text. 1 vol. 4to, white vellum cloth, blue edges, unique style, $20.00. Green vellum cloth, gilt top, $20.00. Half morocco, extra, gilt top, $25.00. Full morocco, extra, very elegant, $37.50.
“There is no subject connected with dress with which ‘Somerset Herald’ is not as familiar as ordinary men are with the ordinary themes of everyday life. The gathered knowledge of many years is placed before the world in this his latest work, and there will exist no other work on the subject half so valuable. The numerous illustrations are all effective—for their accuracy the author is responsible: they are well drawn and well engraved, and, while indispensable to a proper comprehension of the text, are satisfactory as works of art.”—Art Journal.
“These numbers of a Cyclopædia of Ancient and Modern Costume give promise that the work will be one of the most perfect works ever published upon the subject. The illustrations are numerous and excellent, and would, even without the letter-press, render the work an invaluable book of reference for information as to costumes for fancy balls and character quadrilles.... Beautifully printed and superbly illustrated.”—Standard.