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The Religious Tract Society Catalogue - 1889

ILLUSTRATED TABLE-BOOKS. The "PEN AND PENCIL SERIES."—continued.

Reading edition

Imperial 8vo (size of page, 11 by 7-1/2 inches).

Price Eight Shillings in handsome cloth, gilt edges; or Twenty-five Shillings each in morocco.

English Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. By Samuel Manning, ll.d., and S. G. Green, d.d. With Coloured Frontispiece and numerous Wood Engravings. 8s. handsome cloth, or 25s. in morocco.

"Next to seeing the beautiful places of the earth comes the delight of reading of them: and many a one who is doomed to begin and end his days within a 'cribbed, cabined, and confined' circle, can roam, guided by such a book, at the will of fancy, through sunny glades, by bubbling streams, or over the breezy moorlands."—Times.

English Pictures
English Pictures

Norwegian Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. With a glance at Sweden and the Gotha Canal. By Richard Lovett, m.a. With a Map and 122 Illustrations, engraved by E. Whymper, R. Taylor, and others. Quarto. 8s. cloth boards, gilt edges; 25s. morocco.

"One of the most charming books on Norway that has appeared for a long time."—Academy.

Scottish Pictures. By Dr. S. G. Green, Author of "German Pictures," "French Pictures," &c. Profusely Illustrated by Perceval Skelton, MacWhirter, Poot, Whymper, and other eminent Artists. 8s. handsome cloth; or 25s. morocco elegant.

"An excellent book for the drawing-room table."—St. James's Gazette.

Canadian Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. By the Marquis of Lorne. With numerous fine engravings by E. Whymper, from Sketches by the Marquis of Lorne, Sydney Hall, and others. 8s. extra cloth boards gilt; or 25s. bound in morocco elegant.

"Most interesting—an extremely pleasant book."—Saturday Review.

Australian Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. By Howard Willoughby, of the "Melbourne Argus." With a large Map and Illustrations from Photographs and Sketches, engraved by E. Whymper and others. Imperial 8vo, 8s., handsome cloth, gilt edges; 25s. morocco elegant.

"These pictures are real, vivid, and life-like. They are written by a man who belongs to the scenes and the people. The book, therefore, will be a fitting memorial to tourists of what they have seen, and will at the same time be instructive to untravelled people."—Australasian.

Indian Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. By the Rev. William Urwick, M.A. Profusely Illustrated. 8s., in handsome cloth gilt; 25s. morocco.

"The Society, in all their excellent series of 'Pictures' (which now has included no inconsiderable part of the world), has not given to the public a better executed or more interesting volume than this."—Spectator.

Sea Pictures. By Dr. Macaulay, Editor of the Leisure Hour, &c. Containing the Sea in Poetry, Physical Geography of the Sea, the Sea in History, and the Harvest of the Sea. 8s., in handsome cloth; or 25s. in morocco elegant.

Mr. Ruskin says:—"This beautiful book is by far the best I have ever seen on the subject, and will be a most precious gift-book for me."

"Those Holy Fields." Palestine Illustrated by Pen and Pencil. By the late Rev. Samuel Manning, LL.D. With numerous Engravings. 8s., handsome cloth gilt; 25s. morocco.

Pictures from Bible Lands. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. Edited by the Rev. S. G. Green, D.D. The Engravings by Edward Whymper and others. 8s., handsome cloth gilt; 25s. morocco.

New Edition. Just Published.

The Land of the Pharaohs. Egypt and Sinai. Illustrated by Pen and Pencil. By the late Rev. Samuel Manning, LL.D. With numerous fine Engravings. 8s., handsome cloth gilt; or 25s. in morocco.

Swiss Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. By Samuel Manning, LL.D. With numerous Illustrations. 8s., handsome cloth gilt; 25s. morocco.

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