W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, October 1858 — John Shaqi
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W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, October 1858
W. Kent and Co.
Publishers' catalogs -- England -- London; W. Kent and Co. -- Catalogs
=Daniel Webster's Great Orations and Senatorial Speeches=;
comprising his Eulogies on Adams and Jefferson; Orations on the
First Settlement of New England; on the Bunker-Hill Monument;
and his Reply to Hayne on the Sale of Public Lands, &c. With
a beautifully-engraved Portrait of Mr. Webster. Price 2s., in
handsome cloth boards.
=The Balance of Beauty=; or, The Lost Image Restored. By JANE
KENNEDY, Author of "Sketches of Character," "Julian," "Young Maids
and Old Maids," "Things New and Old," &c. Price 3s. 6d., neatly
bound in cloth.
"Miss Kennedy may take it for granted that those who judge purely
upon the merits of her literary performances, and with thorough
impartiality, will do her the justice to inform the public that
her last tale shows abundant proofs of cleverness, a shrewd
appreciation of character, and an earnest disposition to be
useful for the promotion of sound learning and accurate religious
training. We have come to this conclusion after a careful perusal
of 'The Balance of Beauty,' and have much pleasure in recording
such an opinion of its merits."--_Weekly Messenger._
=Lionel Fitzgibbon and his Parrot.= Illustrated. By the Author of
"The Balance of Beauty," &c. A nice Present for Boys and Girls.
Price 3s. 6d., cloth gilt.
=The Book and its Story=; a Narrative for the Young. By L. N.
R., dedicated to the British and Foreign Bible Society, with an
Introductory Preface by the Rev. T. PHILLIPS, Jubilee Secretary.
Eleventh Edition, on fine paper, with a new Plate, "The First
Reading of the Bible in Old St. Paul's," engraved expressly for
this edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, price 4s.
=The Book and its Story, in the French Language=, having been
issued by the Societe des Livres Religeux a Toulouse, the
Publishers of the English Edition have imported a quantity for the
use of Schools, and Students of the French Language. Price 4s.
=The Book and its Story.= Tenth and People's Edition. Sixty-fourth
Thousand. Price 2s. in paper boards or limp cloth; 2s. 6d. cloth
boards; ditto, gilt edges, 3s.; handsomely bound in morocco, 8s.
=Memoirs of the Queens of Prussia.= By EMMA WILLSHER ATKINSON. This
work is especially to include the period between 1701, the date
of Frederic the First's assumption of the title of King, and the
present time, and is intended to describe the lives, and as much as
can be ascertained of the private history of the six Princesses who
bore the titles of Queens of Prussia during that period, beginning
with--
1. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, the first Queen of Prussia, and
second wife of Frederic I.
2. Sophia Louisa of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, third wife of Frederic.
3. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, daughter of George I. of England,
and wife of Frederic William I.
4. Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederic II.
(the Great.)
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