Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 1 (of 3)Ireland, John
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Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 1 (of 3)
Ireland, John
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
=Hogarth's Works=; with Life and Anecdotal Descriptions of the
Pictures, by JOHN IRELAND and JOHN NICHOLS. The Work includes 150
Engravings, reduced in exact facsimile of the Original Plates,
specimens of which have now become very scarce. The whole in Three
Series, 8vo, cloth, gilt, 22_s._ 6_d._ Each series is, however,
Complete in itself, and is sold separately at 7_s._ 6_d._
=Hogarth's Five Days' Frolic=; or, Peregrinations by Land and Water.
Illustrated with Tinted Drawings, made by HOGARTH and SCOTT during
the Journey. 4to, beautifully printed, cloth, extra gilt, 10_s._ 6_d._
*** _A graphic and most extraordinary picture of the hearty
English times in which these merry artists lived._
=Hood's Whims and Oddities.= The Entire Work. Now issued Complete,
the Two Parts in One Volume, with all the Humorous Designs. Royal
16mo, paper cover, 1_s._; cloth neat, 1_s._ 6_d._
=Hunt's (Leigh) Tale for a Chimney Corner=, and other charming
Essays. With Introduction by EDMUND OLLIER, and Portrait supplied by
the late THORNTON HUNT. Royal 16mo, paper cover, 1_s._ 4_d._; cloth
neat, 1_s._ 10_d._
=Hunt's (Robert, F.R.S.) Drolls of Old Cornwall=; or, POPULAR
ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND. New Edition, Complete in One Volume,
with Illustrations by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Crown 8vo, extra cloth gilt,
7_s._ 6_d._
*** "Mr. Hunt's charming book on the Drolls and Stories of the
West of England."--_Saturday Review._
=Jennings' (Hargrave) One of the Thirty.= With curious Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 10_s._ 6_d._
[Illustration]
*** _An extraordinary narrative, tracing down one of the accursed
pieces of silver for which Jesus of Nazareth was sold. Through
eighteen centuries is this fated coin tracked, now in the
possession of the innocent, now in the grasp of the guilty, but
everywhere carrying with it the evil that fell upon Judas._
=Jennings' (Hargrave) The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries.=
With chapters on the Ancient Fire and Serpent Worshippers, and
Explanations of the Mystic Symbols represented in the Monuments and
Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with
about 300 Illustrations, 10_s._ 6_d._
=Joe Miller's Jests=; or, The Wit's Vade Mecum. Being a collection of
the most brilliant Jests, the politest Repartees, the most elegant
Bon-Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language.
London: Printed by T. Read, 1739. A remarkable facsimile of the very
rare ORIGINAL EDITION. 8vo, half-Roxburghe, 9_s._ 6_d._
*** _Only a very few copies of this humorous and racy old book
have been reproduced._
=Josh Billings: His Book of Sayings.= With Introduction by E. P.
HINGSTON, Companion of Artemus Ward when on his "Travels." Fcap. 8vo,
illustrated cover, 1_s._
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