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I.
In One Vol. Royal 8vo. THE PILGRIMS OF THE RHINE. Beautifully illustrated with Engravings, by the first artists.
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II.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE STUDENT. A Series of Essays.
“Great as is both the power and beauty of the Author’s former works, we know none that mark the creative thinker, more than the present production. Its pages are full of new lights and happy illustrations.”—Literary Gazette.
III.
In Three Vols. Post. 8vo. RIENZI, THE LAST OF THE TRIBUNES.
“It required a master genius to trace the career of such a spirit as Rienzi’s.”—Athenæum.
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IV.
In 8vo. LETTER TO A LATE CABINET MINISTER ON THE PRESENT CRISIS. To which is added A Letter from Lord Brougham to the Author. Thirteenth Edition.
V.
In 8vo. THE DUCHESSE DE LA VALLIERE. A Drama, in Five Acts.
VI.
In Two Vols. 8vo. ATHENS—ITS RISE AND FALL. With Views of the Arts, Literature, and Social Life of the Athenian People.
“Years of labor have not been mis-spent in the research and consideration of the subject, and the style is worthy of the best names in this elevated department of our National Literature.”—Literary Gazette.
VII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. ERNEST MALTRAVERS.
“A splendid work, bearing the impress of genius stamped on every page.”—Monthly Review.
VIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. ALICE; OR THE MYSTERIES.
“The most popular of all the Author’s popular Novels.”—Chronicle.
IX.
In Octavo. THE LADY OF LYONS, OR LOVE AND PRIDE. A Play. In Five Acts. Eighth Edition.
WORKS BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT, R.N.
X.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. NEWTON FOSTER; OR THE MERCHANT SERVICE.
XI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE KING’S OWN.
XII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. PETER SIMPLE.
XIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. JACOB FAITHFUL.
XIV.
In Three Vols. Post. 8vo. THE PACHA OF MANY TALES.
XV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. JAPHET IN SEARCH OF A FATHER.
XVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY.
⁂ Most of the above Popular Works were first published in The Metropolitan, Edited by Captain Marryat. They have since passed through several Editions.
WORKS BY MRS. JAMESON.
XVII.
In Two vols. Post. 8vo. MEMOIRS OF FEMALE SOVEREIGNS.
XVIII.
In Two Vols. Post. 8vo. CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN. With upwards of Fifty illustrative Etchings, by the Author. New and revised Edition.
“A beautiful and touching commentary on the heart and mind of Woman.”—Literary Gazette.
“Two truly delightful volumes, the most charming of all the works of a charming writer.”—Blackwood.
XIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. VISITS AND SKETCHES AT HOME AND ABROAD.
XX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. WINTER STUDIES AND SUMMER RAMBLES IN CANADA.
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WORKS BY MISS MARTINEAU.
XXI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. SOCIETY IN AMERICA.
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XXII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. RETROSPECT OF WESTERN TRAVELS.
“This work of Miss Martineau’s is even more interesting than her former admirable productions on America. Her descriptions are perfectly delightful.”—London and Westminster Review.
XXIII.
MRS. HEMANS’ LIFE, AND LETTERS. In Two Vols. Post 8vo. MEMORIALS OF MRS. HEMANS.
With selections from her Private Correspondence, by H. F. Chorley, Esq. Illustrated with a beautifully engraved Portrait, and a view of her House.
WORKS BY THE AUTHOR OF “RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LORDS AND COMMONS.”
XXIV.
In One Vol. Post 8vo. RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Fifth Edition. Revised.
“A work more extensively circulated and read than any that has appeared for years.”—Sun.
XXV.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE GREAT METROPOLIS. First Series.
XXVI.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE GREAT METROPOLIS. Second Series.
“A work of extraordinary and peculiar research.”—Monthly Repository.
XXVII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. TRAVELS IN TOWN.
“The reader is almost sure to gain from this author’s various productions such an amount of useful information as it would be scarcely possible for him to gather in the same compass elsewhere.”—Metropolitan.
TRAVELS, BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIRS, &c.
XXXIII.
In 4to. with Portraits, Fac-similes, &c. MEMOIRS OF THE GREAT LORD BURGHLEY.
With his State Papers, and Private Letters, from the Original Manuscripts. By the Rev. Dr. Nares, Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford.
XXIX.
In Three Vols., 8vo. with Portrait MEMOIRS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND MANUSCRIPTS OF GENERAL LA FAYETTE. Published by his Family.
XXX.
In One Vol. 8vo. MEMOIRS OF PRINCE LUCIEN BUONAPARTE. Written by Himself.
XXXI.
In One Vol. 8vo. with Portrait. MEMOIRS OF LORD HERBERT OF CHERBURY. Written by Himself.
XXXII.
In One Vol. 8vo. with Portrait. MEMOIRS OF SIR KENNELME DIGBY. Written by Himself.
XXXIII.
In One Vol. 8vo. with Portrait. MEMOIRS OF LORD LIVERPOOL. With a View of his Administration.
XXXIV.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with coloured Plates. RECORDS OF TRAVELS IN THE EAST. By Adolphus Slade, Esq.
XXXV.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. with coloured Plates. TRAVELS IN ALEXANDRIA, DAMASCUS, AND JERUSALEM. By Dr. Hogg.
XXXVI.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with coloured Plates. TRAVELS TO CONSTANTINOPLE AND GREECE. By Charles Macfarlane, Esq.
XXXVII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. with coloured Plates. EXCURSIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. By Sir Grenville Temple, Bart.
XXXVIII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. with Engravings, TRAITS AND TRADITIONS OF PORTUGAL. By Miss Pardoe.
XXXIX.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with coloured Plates. MADRID AND ITS VICINITY. By an English Officer.
XL.
In Two Vols. 8vo. coloured Plates. TURKEY, GREECE, AND MALTA. By Adolphus Slade, Esq.
XLI.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. coloured Plates, ALGIERS AND TUNIS. By Sir Grenville Temple, Bart.
XLII.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with Engravings, and large Maps. THE TOPOGRAPHY OF ROME AND ITS VICINITY. By Sir William Gell.
XLIII.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with Engravings. FRANCE IN ITS LAST REVOLUTION. By Lady Morgan.
XLIV.
In Two Vols. 8vo. with Portrait. LITERARY REMAINS OF THE LATE WILLIAM HAZLITT. With Remarks on his Genius by Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, and Sir Lytton Bulwer, Bart.
HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, &c.
XLV.
In Two Vols. with Maps. 8vo. Third Edition. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. By Alexis De Tocqueville.
“The very best work on the subject we have ever met with.”—Blackwood.
XLVI.
In Two Vols. 8vo. LECTURES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY.
By Frederic Von Schlegel. Translated by J. H. Robertson, Esq. with Life of the Author.
XLVII.
In One Vol. 8vo. CIVILIZATION. By the Hon. Augustus Moreton, M.P.
XLVIII.
In One Vol. 8vo. THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF GERMANY. By G. P. R. James, Esq. Author of Memoirs of Louis XIV. &c.
XLIX.
In One Vol. 8vo. VINDICATION OF THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION. By B. D’Israeli, Esq.
L.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. with Engravings. THE NAVAL OFFICER’S MANUAL. By Captain Glascock. R.N.
LI.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE POETRY OF LIFE. By Miss Stickney.
LII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. PERICLES AND ASPASIA. By Walter Savage Landor, Esq.
LIII.
In 4to. with Twelve Original Etchings. THE ANCIENT BALLAD OF CHEVY CHASE. Illustrated by John Franklin, Esq.
LIV.
In Three Vols. Post. 8vo. INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE. By N. P. Willis, Esq.
LV.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. IMAGINARY BIOGRAPHY. By Sir Egerton Bridges, Bart.
LVI.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. DRAMATIC SCENES. By Lady Morgan.
LVII.
In One Vol. Post 8vo. CITATION AND TRIAL OF SHAKSPEARE FOR DEER STEALING. By Walter Savage Landor, Esq.
LVIII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE INFIRMITIES OF GENIUS. By Dr. Madden.
LIX.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. HOLY BREATHINGS. A Series of Morning and Evening Prayers. By Lady Charlotte Bury.
LX.
In 8vo. with many Plates. FLORAL EMBLEMS. By Henry Phillips.
LXI.
In One Vol., silk, gilt, coloured Plates. THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. Sixth Edition, Revised by the Editor of the “Forget me not.”
LXII.
In One Vol., silk, gilt, coloured Plates. THE BOOK OF FLOWERS. By Mrs. Hale.
LXIII.
In One Vol. silk, gilt, coloured Plates. THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS. By Mrs. Spratt.
LXIV.
In 4to. with original Plates. RETZSCH’S FANCIES. With Remarks, by Mrs. Jameson.
LXV.
In One Vol. Fourth Edition, with illustrations, ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN IN SEARCH OF A HORSE. By Sir George Stephen.
LXVI.
In One Vol. 8vo. with the Arms of the Peers beautifully engraved, and incorporated with the Text. THE PEERAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. From the Personal Communications of the Nobility. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Norroy King of Arms.
LXVII.
In One Vol. Second Edition. THE MANAGEMENT OF BEES. With a description of the Lady’s Safety Hive. With Forty Illustrations. By Samuel Bagster, Esq.
LXVIII.
In One Vol. 8vo. uniform with the Peerage. THE GENEALOGY OF THE PEERAGE. Containing the Ancestral History of the British Nobility. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Norroy King of Arms.
LXIX.
In One large Vol. 8vo. REMARKS AND EVIDENCE ON THE FACTORY SYSTEM. By Charles Wing, Esq. Surgeon to the Royal Infirmary for Children.
LXX.
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LXXI.
In Three Vols. 8vo. HISTOIRE DE LA REVOLUTION DE 1688 EN ANGLETERRE. Per F. A. J. Mazuri, Inspecteur Général des Etudes.
POPULAR NOVELS.
LXXII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. Third Edition. ALMACKS; A NOVEL.
“These volumes present perhaps the best picture of the gayest fashionable life that has ever issued from the press.”—Literary Gazette.
LXXIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. ALLA GIORNATA. OR, TO THE DAY. A Tale of Italy. By Lady Charlotte Bury.
LXXIV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. TALES OF THE MUNSTER FESTIVALS. By the Author of “The Rivals.”
LXXV.
In Two Vols, Post 8vo. THE JOURNAL OF AN EXILE. By T. A. Boswell, Esq.
LXXVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE ENGLISH IN ITALY.
LXXVII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE AYLMERS. By Thomas Haynes Bayley, Esq.
LXXIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE ENGLISH IN FRANCE. By the Author of “The English in Italy.”
LXXIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. RECOLLECTIONS OF A PEDESTRIAN. By the Author of “The Journal of an Exile.”
LXXX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. TALES OF CONTINENTAL LIFE. By the Author of “The English in Italy.”
LXXXI.
In Two Vols. Foolscap 8vo. THE ZENANA; OR A NEWAB’S LEISURE HOURS. By the Author of Pandurang Huri.
LXXXII.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. TWO OLD MEN’S TALES.
LXXXIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. CONTI THE DISCARDED. By the Author of “Tales of a Sea-port Town.”
LXXXIV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. MY AUNT PONTYPOOL.
LXXXV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. TALES OF THE WOODS AND FIELDS. By the Author of “Two Old Men’s Tales.”
LXXXVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE COLLEGIANS. By the Author of “Tales of the Munster Festivals.”
LXXXVII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE LADY ANNABETTA. By the Author of “Constance.”
LXXXVIII.
In One Vol. Post 8vo. COUNTRY STORIES. By Miss Mitford, Author of “Our Village.”
LXXXIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE TWO FRIENDS. By The Countess of Blessington.
XC.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE DESULTORY MAN. By G. P. R. James, Esq. Author of “Richelieu,” &c.
XCI.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. THE STATE PRISONER. By Miss Boyle.
XCII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE WIFE AND WOMAN’S REWARD. By the Hon. Mrs. Norton.
XCIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. ANNE GREY. Edited by the Author of “Granby.”
XCIV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. TALES OF MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. By the Author of “The Collegians.”
XCV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE PILGRIMS OF WALSINGHAM. By Miss Strickland.
XCVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE MAYOR OF WINDGAP. By “The O’Hara Family.”
XCVII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE PURITAN’S GRAVE. By the Rev. Pitt Scargill.
XCVIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. CHANCES AND CHANGES. By the Author of “Six Weeks on the Loire.”
XCIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE HAMILTONS. By the Author of “Mothers and Daughters.”
C.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE EXILE OF PALESTINE. By J. Carne, Esq. Author of “Letters from the Holy Land.”
CI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. HUNGARIAN TALES. By Mrs. C. Gore.
CII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE MARDENS AND THE DAVENTRYS. By Miss Pardoe.
CIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE WONDROUS TALE OF ALROY. By the Author of “Vivian Grey.”
CIV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. COUNTRY HOUSES.
CV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE RIVALS. By The Author of “The Collegians.”
CVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE ARMENIANS. By Charles Mac Farlane, Esq.
CVII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. FIRST LOVE.
CVIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. POLISH TALES. By Mrs. C. Gore.
CIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE INVASION. By the Author of “The Collegians.”
CX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE BIT O’ WRITIN’. By “The O’Hara Family.”
CXI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. WARNER ARUNDELL; OR, MEMOIRS OF A CREOLE. By D. L. Joseph, Esq.
CXII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE VICTIMS OF SOCIETY. By the Countess of Blessington.
CXIII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. FALKNER. By Mrs. Shelley.
CXIV.
In Two Vols. Post 8vo. TALES OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
CXV.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. THE LOST EVIDENCE. By Miss Burdon.
CXVI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. MISREPRESENTATION.
CXVII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. HENRY ACTON; AND OTHER TALES. By the Hon. Mrs. Sayers.
CXVIII.
In Three Vols. Post. 8vo. HUSSARS, GUARDS, AND INFANTRY. By Major R. Hort.
CXIX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. AGNES DE MANSFELDT. By T. C. Grattan, Esq.
CXX.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. FITZHERBERT. By the Author of “The Bride of Sienna.”
CXXI.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. MORTIMER DELMAR. By the Author of “Conrad Blessington.”
CXXII.
In Three Vols. Post 8vo. JANET; OR A GLANCE AT HUMAN NATURE. By the Author of “Misrepresentation.”
POETRY.
CXXIII.
In Two Large Vols. with upwards of 100 Engravings, by the First Artists. THE BOOK OF GEMS. Containing Memoirs and Specimens of the Poets, From Chaucer to Cowper. By S. C. Hall, Esq.
“This is in all respects so beautiful a book that it would be scarcely possible to suggest an improvement. Its contents are not for a year nor for an age, but for all time.”—Examiner.
CXXIV.
In Eight Vols. with fine Engravings, by the Findens, From original Drawings. THE LIFE AND WORKS OF COWPER. Including his Private Correspondence. By the Rev. T. Grimshawe.
CXXV.
In one Vol. Foolscap 8vo. New Edition. THE MESSIAH. By the Rev. R. Montgomery.
CXXVI.
In One Vol. 8vo. ITALY; With Historical and Classical Notes, by J. E. Reade, Esq.
CXXVII.
In One Vol. Foolscap. MELANIE; AND OTHER POEMS. By N. P. Willis, Esq.
CXXVIII.
In One Vol. Foolscap 8vo. with Portrait. THE VOW OF THE PEACOCK. By Miss Landon.
CXXIX.
In One Vol. Foolscap 8vo. THE SONGS OF THE ALHAMBRA. By Miss Smith.
CXXX.
In 8vo. THE STAR OF SEVILLE. By Mrs. Butler; Late Miss Kemble.
CXXXI.
In Foolscap 8vo. TRANQUIL HOURS. By Mrs. E. Thomas.
CXXXII.
In One Vol. 8vo. HOURS AT NAPLES; AND OTHER POEMS. By Lady E. Stuart Wortley.
CXXXIII.
In One Vol. Foolscap. 8vo. SATAN; A POEM. By the Rev. R. Montgomery. New Edition.
CXXXIV.
In One Vol. Foolscap 8vo. GAZELLA; OR RILCAR THE WANDERER. A Poetical Romance. By F. Worsley, Esq.
CXXXV.
THE SERAPHIM; AND OTHER POEMS. By Miss Barrett.
CXXXVI.
In One Vol. 8vo. IMPRESSIONS OF ITALY. By Lady E. Stuart Wortley.
CXXXVII.
In One Vol. 8vo. THE DELUGE. A Drama in Twelve Scenes. By J. E. Reade, Esq., Author of “Italy,” and “Cain the Wanderer.”
CXXXVIII.
In 8vo. RICHELIEU; OR THE CONSPIRACY. A Play, in Five Acts. By the Author of “The Lady of Lyons,” “Eugene Aram,” &c.
PAMPHLETS.
THE CABINETS COMPARED; OR AN ENQUIRY INTO THE LATE AND PRESENT ADMINISTRATIONS.
THE RIGHTS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND VINDICATED.
EXAMINATION OF RECENT WORKS ON CHURCH REFORM.
THE CRISIS EXAMINED. By D’Israeli the Younger.
REPLY TO A PAMPHLET ENTITLED “WHAT HAS THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON GAINED BY THE DISSOLUTION?”
HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST? A LETTER FROM A RETIRED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
DEFECTS IN ELECTION COMMITTEES, WITH A PLAN FOR IMPROVING THEM.
WHAT WAS THE OBJECT OF THE REFORM BILL?
REMARKS ON THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF ENGLAND. By Montague Gore, Esq.
AN APPEAL AGAINST THE TAMWORTH ADDRESS.
SPEECH OF SIR ROBERT PEEL, ON RETIRING FROM OFFICE.
THE REFORM OF THE REFORM BILL. By Wm. Ewart, Esq.
OBSERVATIONS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BY A WHIG OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
THE TIME TO SPEAK; OR, WHAT DO THE PEOPLE SAY?
A LETTER TO THE QUARTERLY REVIEW ON THE COURSE AND PROBABLE TERMINATION OF THE NIGER.
THE REFORM BILL PROVED TO BE AN ERROR.
LORD ELDON’S SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.
AN APOLOGY FOR THE BALLOT.
A LETTER TO SIR R. H. INGLIS, BY A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
A LETTER TO LORD PALMERSTON ON BRITISH RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND’S DEFENCE AGAINST HER REAL ENEMIES AND PRETENDED REFORMERS.
OPEN VOTING BETTER THAN BALLOT.
ON THE DISTURBANCES IN CANADA. By Montague Gore, Esq.
LETTERS OF A CONSERVATIVE. By Walter Savage Landor, Esq.
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION.
LETTER ON THE WELLINGTON AND NELSON MEMORIALS.
London: W. Blatch, Printer, Grove Place, Brompton.
Transcriber’s Note
The following typographical errors were corrected.
TOC Origin and Progress of Printing, 11 Origin and Progress of Printing, 12
TOC Stereotype Printing, 25 Stereotype Printing, 21
TOC Engraving on Wood, 22 Engraving on Wood, 25
TOC Paper Making, 31 Paper Making, 30
TOC Illustrative Engravings, 20 Illustrative Engravings, 50
TOC Choice of Binding, 49 Choice of Binding, 51
TOC Publishing and Advertising, 55 Publishing and Advertising, 53
30 CHOICE OF PAPER. CHOICE OF PAPER,
fn. 5-† Point, &c. Point, &c.
fn. 22-* expence expense
Ad XLII THE TOPOGRAPAY TOPOGRAPHY
Ad LXVIII THE GENEAOLOGY GENEALOGY
Ad LXXXVIII “Our Village. “Our Village.”
Ad XC “Richlieu,” Richelieu
Ad XCVIII the Loire. the Loire.”
Ad CXXVI J. E Reade J. E. Reade
Pamphlets section DISSOLUTION? DISSOLUTION?”
The following words were inconsistently spelled or hyphenated.
Post. 8vo. / Post 8vo.