W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, April 1859 — John Shaqi
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W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, April 1859
W. Kent and Co.
Publishers' catalogs -- England -- London; W. Kent and Co. -- Catalogs
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APRIL, 1859.
W. KENT & CO'S
(LATE DAVID BOGUE'S)
ANNUAL CATALOGUE.
[Illustration]
NEW ILLUSTRATED WORKS.
=The Merrie Days of England=; Sketches of the Olden Time. By EDWARD
M'DERMOTT. Illustrated with Twenty large Engravings from drawings by
JOSEPH NASH, GEORGE THOMAS, BIRKET FOSTER, EDWARD CORBOULD, etc., and
ornamented with numerous initial letters and tail pieces by HARRY
ROGERS. Handsomely bound in cloth, decorated in the manner of the
Elizabethan period. Crown 4to, 21s. cloth gilt, or 34s. morocco elegant
or antique.
=Dreamland.= By MARY ELIZABETH. Illustrated by JESSIE MACLEOD, and
Printed in Tints by Hanhart. The list of Illustrations comprises The
Poet's Dream--Youth's Dream of Ambition--The Exile's Dream--Age's
Dream of the Past--Dream of the Criminal--The Conqueror's Dream--The
Merchant's Dream--The Miser's Dream--The Murderer's Dream--A Dream of
Happiness--A Dream of Plenty--A Dream of Peace--The Dream of the Brave
Knight. This book, from the very exquisite manner in which it is got
up, deserves a place on every drawing-room table. Demy 4to, richly
bound, 21s. plain; 42s. highly coloured.
=The Loves of the Poets=; or, Portraits of Ideal Beauty: being a series
of original Steel Engravings, drawn by the most eminent Artists, and
engraved by MOTE, with Illustrative Text by TENNYSON, WORDSWORTH, etc.
Demy 4to, richly ornamented, 21s. plain; 42s. coloured.
=The Miller's Daughter.= By ALFRED TENNYSON. Illustrated with Seventeen
Steel Engravings, drawn by A. L. BOND, and engraved by MOTE. With
a Portrait of the Author. Small 4to, handsome cloth binding, 16s.;
morocco, 24s.
=The Fables of Æsop and Others.= Translated into Human Nature, with
Twenty-five humorous Illustrations by CHARLES H. BENNETT, author of
"Shadows." Small 4to, ornamental boards, 6s. plain; 10s. 6d. coloured.
"A more amusing, and else a more instructive work, it is not easy to
imagine."--_Observer._
=Christmas with the Poets=: A Collection of English Poetry relating to
the Festival of Christmas. Upwards of Fifty Engravings from Drawings
by BIRKET FOSTER, and numerous Initial Letters and Borders printed in
gold. New Edition, with additional Embellishments, super-royal 8vo,
richly bound, 21s.; morocco, 31s. 6d.
=Merry Pictures by Comic Hands=; being a Collection of Humorous
Designs by PHIZ, CROWQUILL, DOYLE, LEECH, MEADOWS, HINE, etc., with
Illustrative Text. Oblong folio, handsome cover by Crowquill, 12s.
=Milton's L'Allegro and Il Penseroso=: with upwards of Thirty
Illustrations, drawn and etched by BIRKET FOSTER. The text printed in
red. Super-royal 8vo, neatly bound, 21s.; morocco, 31s. 6d.
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