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W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, April 1859
W. Kent and Co.
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"Altogether one of the handsomest and most beautiful books which has
come under our notice; it deserves a place on every drawing-room
table."--_Morning Post._
=Longfellow's Poetical Works, Illustrated.= New and Enlarged Edition.
Including "Evangeline," "Voices of the Night," "Seaside and Fireside,"
"The Golden Legend," and other Poems. With One Hundred and Seventy
Engravings on Wood, from Designs by BIRKET FOSTER, JANE E. HAY, and
JOHN GILBERT. Crown 8vo, 21s. cloth; 30s. morocco.
"Evangeline," separately, 10s. 6d. cloth; 16s. morocco. "Voices of the
Night," "Seaside," &c., 15s. cloth; 21s. morocco.
=Longfellow's Golden Legend, Illustrated.= A New and Revised Edition,
with numerous Alterations and Notes by the Author. Illustrated by
BIRKET FOSTER. Crown 8vo, 12s. cloth; 21s. morocco.
=Longfellow's Courtship of Miles Standish=, and other Poems.
Illustrated by JOHN ABSOLON, BIRKET FOSTER, and M. S. MORGAN. Crown
8vo, 7s. 6d. cloth gilt.
"No reader can fail to perceive how natural and charming is this
Poem."--_Examiner._
*** For other Editions of Longfellow's Works see pages 9 and 10.
=Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.= Profusely Illustrated by WILLIAM HARVEY;
with Memoir by the Rev. GEORGE CHEEVER, D.D. Third Edition, crown 8vo,
12s. cloth; 18s. morocco; large paper, 42s. cloth; 60s. morocco.
=The Christian Graces in Olden Time=: A Series of Female Portraits,
beautifully engraved by the best Artists, with Poetical Illustrations
by HENRY STEBBING, D.D. Imperial 8vo, 21s. richly bound and gilt; 42s.
coloured.
=The Heroines of Shakspeare=: Forty-five Portraits of his principal
Female Characters. Engraved under the superintendence of Mr. CHARLES
HEATH, from Drawings by the best Artists. Imperial 8vo, handsomely
bound in morocco, 42s.; Coloured Plates, £3 13s. 6d. Proofs before
letters, on large paper, £5 5s., handsomely bound.
=Poetry of the Year=: Passages from the Poets, Descriptive of the
Seasons. With Twenty-two Coloured Illustrations, from Drawings by
BIRKET FOSTER, T. CRESWICK, E. DUNCAN, WILLIAM LEE, C. H. WEIGALL, H.
WEIR, DAVID COX, and other eminent Artists. Imperial 8vo, large paper,
21s.
=The Cartoons of Raffaelle=, from Hampton Court Palace. Engraved by
JOHN BURNET. With Descriptive Letterpress and Critical Remarks. Seven
large Plates (24 inches by 34). In wrapper, 31s. 6d.; or coloured, 63s.
=The Gallery of Byron Beauties=: Portraits of the Heroines of Lord
Byron's Poems, from Drawings by the most eminent Artists. Super-royal
8vo, morocco, 31s. 6d.; highly coloured, £3.
=Heath's Waverley Gallery.= Portraits of the principal Female
Characters in the Writings of SCOTT. Thirty-six highly-finished Plates.
Super-royal 8vo, splendidly bound in morocco, 31s. 6d.; with coloured
Plates, £3.
=Gallery of the Graces=; or, Beauties of British Poets. Thirty-six
beautiful Female Heads by LANDSEER, BOXALL, F. STONE, &c., illustrating
Tennyson, Campbell, Rogers, Landon, &c. Super-royal 8vo, 31s. 6d.
morocco; with coloured Plates, £3.
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