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FACSIMILE REPRINTS-continued.

D'Urfey's ("Tom") Wit and Mirth;

or, PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY: Being a Collection of the best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. Fitted to all Humours, having each their proper Tune for either Voice or Instrument : most of the Songs being new set. London: Printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, at Shakespeare's Head, over-against Catherine Street in the Strand, 1719. An exact reprint. In 6 vols., large fcap. 8vo, antique boards, edges uncut, beautifully printed on laid paper, made expressly for the work, £3 35.

Musarum Delicia; or, The Muses' Re

creation, 1656; Wit Restor'd, 1658; and Wit's Recreations, 1640. The whole compared with the originals; with all the Wood Engravings, Plates, Memoirs, and Notes. A New Edition, in 2 vols., post 8vo, beautifully printed on antique laid paper, and bound in antique boards, 21s.

English Rogue (The), described in the

Life of MERITON LATROON, and other Extravagants, comprehending the most Eminent Cheats of both Sexes. By RICHARD HEAD and FRANCIS KIRKMAN. A Facsimile Reprint of the rare Original Edition (1665-1672), with Frontispiece, Facsimiles of the 12 copper plates, and Portraits of the Authors. In 4 volumes, large foolscap 8vo, beautifully printed on antique laid paper, made expressly, and bound in antique boards, 36s.

Ireland Forgeries.

Forgeries.- Confessions of

WILLIAM-HENRY IRELAND. Containing the Particulars of his Fabrication of the Shakspeare Manuscripts; together with Anecdotes and Opinions (hitherto unpublished) of many Distinguished Persons in the Literary, Political, and Theatrical World. A Facsimile Reprint from the Original Edition, with several additional Facsimiles. Fcap. 8vo, printed on antique laid paper, and bound in antique boards, 10s. 6d.; a few Large Paper copies, at 21s.

Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar

Tongue. 1785. An unmutilated Reprint of the First Edition. Quarto, bound in half-Roxburghe, gilt top, price 8s.

Joe Miller's Jests: the politest Repartees, most elegant Bon-Mots, and most pleasing short Stories in the English Language. London: printed by T. Read, 1739. A Facsimile of the Original Edition. 8vo, half-morocco, 9s. 6d.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

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Old Prose Stories whence TENNYSON'S "Idylls of the King" were taken. By B. M. RANKING. Royal 16mo, paper cover, Is. ; cloth extra, Is. 6d.

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OLD SHEKARRY'S WORKS.

Forest and Field: Life and Adventure in Wild Africa. By the OLD SHEKARRY. With Eight Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 6s.

Wrinkles; or, Hints to Sportsmen and Travellers upon Dress, Equipment, Armament, and Camp Life. By the OLD SHEKARRY. A New Edition, with Illustrations. Small crown Svo, cloth extra, gilt, 6s.

OUIDA'S NOVELS.

Uniform Edition, each Complete in One Volume, crown 8vo, red cloth extra, price 5s. each.

Folle Farine.
Idalia: A Romance.
Chandos: A Novel.
Under Two Flags.
Cecil Castlemaine's
Gage.

Tricotrin: The Story of a
Waif and Stray.
Pascarèl: Only a Story.

Held In Bondage; or,

Granville de Vigne.
Puck: His Vicissitudes,
Adventures, &c.

A Dog of Flanders, and

other Stories.

Strathmore; or, Wrought
by his Own Hand.
Two Litttle Wooden
Shoes.

Parochial History of the County of Cornwall. Compiled from the best Authorities, and corrected and improved from actual Survey. 4 vols. 4to, cloth extra, £3 3s. the set; or, separately, the first three volumes, 16s. each; the fourth volume, 18s.

Plain English.

By JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD, [Preparing.

of the Gaiety Theatre. Crown 8vo, illust. cover, IS.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

Private Book of Useful Alloys and Memoranda for Goldsmiths and Jewellers. By JAMES E. COLLINS, C. E. Royal 16m0, 35. 6d.

SEVENTH EDITION OF

Puck on Pegasus. By H. CHOLMONDELEY

PENNELL. Profusely illustrated by the late JOHN LEECH, H. K. BROWNE, Sir NOEL PATON, JOHN MILLAIS, JOHN TENNIEL, RICHARD DOYLE, Miss ELLEN EDWARDS, and other artists. A New Edition (the SEVENTH), crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, price 5s.; or gilt edges, 6s.

"The book is clever and amusing, vigorous and healthy."-Saturday Review. "The epigrammatic drollery of Mr. Cholmondeley-Pennell's 'Puck on Pegasus' is well known to many of our readers. The present (the sixth) is a superb

and handsomely printed and illustrated edition of the book."-Times. "Specially fit for reading in the family circle."-Observer.

"AN AWFULLY JOLLY BOOK FOR PARTIES."

Puniana: Thoughts

Wise and Otherwise.

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Hon. HUGH ROWLEY. Best Book of Riddles and Puns ever formed. With nearly 100 exquisitely Fanciful Drawings. Contains nearly 3000 of the best Riddles, and 10,000 most outrageous Puns, and is one of the most Popular Books ever issued. New Edition, small quarto, green and gold, gilt edges, price 6s.

"Enormous burlesque -unapproachable and pre-eminent. We think this very queer volume will be a favourite. We should suggest that, to a dull person desirous to get

credit with the young holiday people, it would be good policy to invest in the book, and dele it out by instalments."-Saturday Review.

Also,

More Puniana. By the Hon. HUGH ROWLEY. Containing nearly 100 beautifully executed Drawings, and a splendid Collection of Riddles and Puns, rivalling those in the First Volume. Small 4to, green and gold, gilt edges, uniform with the First Series, price 6s.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

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IMPORTANT TO ALL INTERESTED IN MINES.

Practical Assayer: A Guide to Miners

and Explorers. By OLIVER NORTH. Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d.

With Tables and Illustrative

This book gives directions, in the simplest form, for assaying bullion and the baser metals by the cheapest, quickest, and best methods. Those interested in mining property will be enabled, by following its instructions, to form a tolerably correct idea of the value of ores, without previous knowledge of assaying; while to the young man seeking his fortune in mining countries it is indispensable.

"Likely to prove extremely useful. The instructions are clear and precise.”— Chemist and Druggist.

"We cordially recommend this compact little volume to all engaged in mining enterprize, and especially to explorers."-Monetary and Mining Review. 'An admirable little volume."-Mining Journal.

GUSTAVE DORÉ'S DESIGNS.

Rabelais' Works. Faithfully translated

from the French, with variorum Notes, and numerous characteristic Illustrations by GUSTAVE DORÉ. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 700 pages. Price 7s. 6d.

UNIFORM WITH "WONDERFUL CHARACTERS.

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Remarkable Trials and Notorious Characters. From "Half-Hanged Smith," 1700, to Oxford, who shot at the Queen, 1840. By Captain L. BENSON. With spirited full-page Engravings by PHIZ. 8vo, 550 pages, 7s. 6d.

Rochefoucauld's

Reflections

and

Moral Maxims. With Introductory Essay by SAINTE-BEUVE, and Explanatory Notes. Cloth extra, Is. 6d.

74 & 75, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.

Reminiscences of the late Thomas Assheton Smith, Esq.; or, The Pursuits of an English Country Gentleman. By Sir J. E. EARDLEY WILMOT, Bart. A New and Revised Edition, with Steel-plate Portrait, and plain and coloured Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 7s. 6d.

Roll of Battle Abbey; or, A List of the Principal Warriors who came over from Normandy with William the Conqueror, and Settled in this Country, A.D. 1066-7. Carefully drawn, and printed on fine plate paper, nearly three feet by two feet, with the Arms of the principal Barons elaborately emblazoned in Gold and Colours. Price 5s. ; or, handsomely framed in carved oak of an antique pattern, 22s. 6d.

Roll of Caerlaverock, the Oldest Heraldic Roll; including the Original Anglo-Norman Poem, and an English Translation of the MS. in the British Museum. By THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A. The Arms emblazoned in Gold and Colours. In

4to, very handsomely printed, extra gold cloth, 12s.

Roman Catholics in the County of

York in 1604. Transcribed from the Original MS. in the Bodleian Library, and Edited, with Genealogical Notes, by EDWARD PEACOCK, F.S.A., Editor of "Army Lists of the Roundheads and Cavaliers, 1642.' Small 4to, handsomely printed and bound, 15s. ***Genealogists and Antiquaries will find much new and curious matter in this work. An elaborate Index refers to every name in the volume, among which will be found many of the highest local interest.

Ross's (Chas. H.) Story of a Honey

moon. A New Edition of this charmingly humorous book, with numerous Illustrations by the Author. Fcap. 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s.

School Life at Winchester College;

or, The Reminiscences of a Winchester Junior. By the Author of "The Log of the Water Lily;" and "The Water Lily on the Danube." Second Edition, Revised, COLOURED PLATES, 7s. 6d.

Schopenhauer's The World Con

sidered as Will and Imagination. Translated by Dr. FRANZ HUFFER, Author of "Richard Wagner and the Music of the Future.' [In preparation.

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