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W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, October 1858
W. Kent and Co.
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OCTOBER, 1858.
W. KENT & CO.'S
(LATE DAVID BOGUE'S)
ANNUAL CATALOGUE.
[Illustration: (colophon) W. KENT & CO., FLEET STREET, LONDON]
NEW ILLUSTRATED WORKS.
=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 AEsop 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 eke 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, 25s.; morocco, 35s.
=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.
"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._
=Rhymes and Roundelayes in Praise of a Country Life=, by Poets of
Many Lands. Adorned on almost every page with Pictures by ANSDELL,
ABSOLON, DUNCAN, DODGSON, FOSTER, GOODALL, HULME, F. TAYLER, and
WEIR. Second Edition, square 8vo, bound in the ancient fashion and
richly ornamented, 21s.; morocco, 31s. 6d.
=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.
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