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HE STORY WITHOUT AN END. From the German of Carové. By the late Mrs. Sarah T. Austin. Crown 4to. with Sixteen exquisite Drawings by E. V. B., printed in Colours in fac-simile of the original Water Colours, and numerous other Illustrations, cloth extra, 12s. ; or inlaid on side with floral ornament on ivory, 15s.; or in morrocco, 21s. **Also a Large Paper Edition, with the Plates mounted (only 250 copies printed), morocco, ivory inlaid, 31s. 6d.

"Nowhere will he find the Book of Nature more freshly and beautifully opened for him than in The Story without an End,' of its kind one of the best that was ever written."-Quarterly Review.

"We have here a most beautiful edition of Mrs. Austin's well-known translation of The Story without an End,' illustrated by E. V. B. with even more than her accustomed poetical grace and fanty. It is difficult to select when all the illustrations are so delicately beautiful, but we cannot help pointing out several that strike us especially. But it is quite

impossible to describe these illustrations. We must refer our readers to, the book itself if they wish to see a perfect development of the grace, fancy, and true poetical genius for which the pictures of E. V. B. have long been remarkable."-Spectator.

"The illustrations are worthy of the text, for they are generally coloured in strict accordance with nature, and have been printed with marvellous skill. Indeed, we do not hesitate to say that the plates in this volume are the best specimens of colour-printing we have ever seen.”Illustrated Times.

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Child's Play. Printed in fac-simile from Water-Colour Drawings, 7s. 6d. Tennyson's May Queen. Illustrated on Wood. Large Paper Edition, 7s. 6d.

The Poetry of Nature. Selected and Illustrated with Thirtysix Engravings by Harrison Weir. Crown 8vo. handsomely bound

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Forming the new volume of Low's Choice Editions of Choice Books. Choice Editions of Choice Books. New Editions. Illustrated by C. W. Cope, R. A., T. Creswick, R. A., Edward Duncan, Birket Foster, J. C. Horsley, A. R. A., George Hicks, R. Redgrave, R.A., C. Stonehouse, F. Tayler, George Thomas, H. J. Townshend, E. H. Wehnert, Harrison Weir, &c. Crown 8vo. cloth, 5s. each; mor. 10s. 6d.

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Keat's Eve of St. Agnes.

Milton's l'Allegro.

Poetry of Nature.

Roger's Pleasures of Memory.
Shakespeare's Songs and Sonnets.
Tennyson's May Queen.
Wordsworth's Pastoral Poems.

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Travelling in Spain in the present day by a party of Ladies and Gentlemen. By the same Author.

Map of Route. Square 8vo. 16s.

With numerous Illustrations and

HE ROYAL COOKERY BOOK. BY JULES GOUFFE, Chef de Cuisine of the Paris Jockey Club. Translated and Adapted for English use. By Alphonse Gouffé, Head Pastrycook to Her Majesty the Queen. Illustrated with large Plates beautifully printed in Colours, and One Hundred and Sixty-One Woodcuts. One volume, super-royal 8vo. cloth extra, 21. 2s. "Jules Gouffé, the most renowned officier de bouche of the present day has written by far the ablest and most complete work on Cookery that has ever been submitted to the gastronomic world. It is difficult to say which is most admirable, the eminent good sense and thorough knowledge of his subject displayed by the great French cook; or the liberality, skill, and taste with which his compositions have been typified and illustrated by the publishers The recipes contained in M. Gouffe's work must be studied and performed in order to be appreciated as they deserve. In performing his task, M. Gouffé acknowledges with gratitude the assistance he has received from many eminent artists of the day, and more especially from his distinguished Brothers, Alphonse and Hippolite, the elder of whom has for the last twenty-five years filled a high position at the Court of Queen Victoria, whilst the younger has for a like period directed the " Interior' of Count Andrew Schouvaloff. Every assistance that can be rendered from pencil as well as pen the student of Le Livre de Cuisine' enjoys. It is impossible to speak too highly of the clearness of M. Gouffé's language, of the minuteness and exactitute of his directions, or of the marvellous luxe and beauty of the wood engravings and chromolithographs, by which he on all occasions illustrates his theory and his practice."-Pall Mall Gazette. Artists and Arabs; or Sketching in Sunshine. By Henry Blackburn, author of "The Pyrenees," &c. Numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo. cloth. 10s. 6d.

A History of Lace, from the Earliest Period; with upwards of One Hundred Illustrations and Coloured Designs. By Mrs. Bury Palliser. One volume, 8vo. choicely bound in cloth. 31s. 6d.

Two Centuries of Song; or, Melodies, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other Occasional Verse of the English Poets of the last 200 years. With Critical and Biographical Notes by Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by Original Pictures of Eminent Artists, Drawn and Engraved especially for this work. Printed on toned paper, with coloured borders, designed by Henry Shaw, F.S.A. Very handsomely bound. Cloth extra, 21s.; morocco, 42s.

Schiller's Lay of the Bell.

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Favourite English Poems. Complete Edition. Comprising a Collection of the most celebrated Poems in the English Language, with but one or two exceptions unabridged, from Chaucer to Tennyson. With 300 Illustrations by the first Artists. Two vols. royal 8vo. half bound, top gilt, Roxburgh style, 17. 18s.; antique calf, 31. 3s.

Either Volume sold separately as distinct works. 1. "Early English Poems, Chaucer to Dyer." 2. "Favourite English Poems, Thomson to Tennyson." Each handsomely bound in cloth, 17. 1s.

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Christian Lyrics. Chiefly selected from Modern Authors. 138 Poems, illustrated with upwards of 150 Engravings, under the superintendence of J. D. Cooper. Small 4to. cloth extra, 10s. 6d.; morocco, 21s.

Bishop Heber's Hymns.

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of one hundred Designs. Engraved, in the first style of Art under the superintendence of J. D. Cooper. Small 4to. handsomely bound, price Half a Guinea; morocco, 21s.

The Divine and Moral Songs of Dr. Watts: a New and very

choice Edition.

style of the Art, by J. D. Cooper.

Illustrated with One Hundred Woodcuts in the first from Original Designs by Eminent Artists; engraved Small 4to. cloth extra, price 7s. 6d. ; morocco, 15s.

Poems of the Inner Life. Selected chiefly from modern Authors, by permission. Small post 8vo. 6s.; gilt edges, 6s. 6d.

Light after Darkness: Religious Poems by Harriet Beecher Stowe. With Illustrations. Small post 8vo. cloth, 3s. 6d.

Milton's Paradise Lost. With the original Steel Engravings of John Martin. Printed on large paper, royal 4to. handsomely bound, 31. 13s. 6d.; morocco extra, 5l. 15s. 6d.

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TORIES of the Gorilla Country, narrated for Young People, by Paul Du Chaillu, author of "Discoveries in Equatorial Africa," &c. Small post 8vo. with 36 original Iilustrations, 6s.

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The Marvels of Optics. By F. Marion.

Translated and edited

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"No boy with a taste for the water should be without it."-Illustrated London News.

"This well-written, well-wrought book."-Athenæum.

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Ernest Bracebridge; or, Boy's Own Book of Sports. 3s. 6d.
The Fire Ships. A Story of the Days of Lord Cochrane. 5s.
The Cruise of the Frolic. 5s.

Jack Buntline: the Life of a Sailor Boy. 2s.

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The Cherry-coloured Cat. The Live Rocking-Horse. Master Mischief. Cousin Nellie. Harry High-Stepper. Grandmamma's Spectacles. How the House was Built. Dog Toby.

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Snow-Flakes, and what they told the Children. Coloured, 5s.
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Child's Picture Fable Book. 5s.; or coloured, 7s. 6d.

Child's Treasury of Story Books. 5s.; or coloured, 7s. 6d.
The Nursery Playmate. 200 Pictures. 5s.; or coloured, 9s.

How to Make Miniature Pumps and a Fire-Engine: a Book for
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Alwyn Morton ; his School and his Schoolfellows. A Story of St. Nicholas' Grammar School. Illustrated. Fcap. 8vo. 5s. "One of the best books for boys we have read for many a long day. The moral of the narrative is a striking and noble one, and designed in its workings to transform the school-boy into the true Christian gentleman."Ladies' Own Paper.

"This is a good school-boy's tale."-Spectator.

"Well-written and really entertaining. Joe Simmons is a gem of a boy."-Athenæum.

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Stanton Grange; or. Boy Life with a Tutor. By Rev. C. J. Atkinson.
Golden Hair; a Story for Young People. By Sir Lascelles Wraxall,
Bart. With Eight full page Illustrations.

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Paul Duncan's Little by Little; a Tale for Boys.

Edited by

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Boy Missionary; a Tale for Young People. By Mrs. J. M. Parker.
Difficulties Overcome. By Miss Brightwell.

The Babes in the Basket: a Tale in the West Indian Insurrection.
Jack Buntline; the Life of a Sailor Boy. By W. H. G. Kingston.

The Swiss Family Robinson; or, the Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons on a Desert Island. With Explanatory Notes and Illustrations. First and Second Series. New Edition, complete in one volume, 3s. 6d.

Mrs. Stowe's new Book for Young People.

Queer Little People.

By the Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Fcap. 1s.

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The Little Foxes that Spoil the Grapes, 1s.

House and Home Papers, 1s.

The Pearl of Orr's Island, Illustrated by Gilbert, 5s.

The Minister's Wooing. Illustrated by Phiz, 5s.

Geography for my Children. By Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," &c. Arranged and Edited by an English Lady, under the Direction of the Authoress. With upwards of Fifty Illustrations. Cloth extra, 4s. 6d.

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Child's Delight. Forty-two Songs for the Little Ones, with forty-two Pictures. 1s.; coloured, 2s. 6d.

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