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BOOKS PUBLISHED BY Folio, half-bound boards, India proofs, 2ls. Blake (William). Etchings from his Works. Ey WILLIAM BELL SCOTT. With descriptive Text. " The best side of Blake's ivork is given here, and makes a really attractive volume, which all can enjoy . . . The etching is of the best kind, more refined and delicate than the original 'work." SATURDAY REVIEW. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, with Illustrations, 7^.. 6d. Boccaccio's Decameron; or, Ten Days' Entertainment. Translated into- English, with an Introduction by THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S.A. With Portrait, and STOTHARD'S beautiful Copperplates. Price One Shilling Monthly, with Four Illustrations. Belgravia Magazine. That the purpose with which " BELGRAVIA" was originated has been fulfilled, is shown by the popiilarity that has attended it since its first appear- ance. Aiming, as may be inferred front its name, at supplying the most refined and cultivated section of London society with intellectual pabulum suited to its requirements, it sprang at once into public favour, and has since remained one of the most extensively read and widely circulated of periodicals. In passing into new hands it has experienced no structural change or modification. In- creased energy and increased capital have been employed in elevating it to the highest standard of excellence, but all the features that had won public apprecia- tion have been retained, and the Magazine still seeks its principal support in the homes of Belgravict. As the means through which the writer most readily reaches the heart of the general public, and in consequence as the most important of aids in the establishment of morals and the formation of character, fiction still remains a principal feature in the Magazine. Two Serial Stories accordingly run through its pages l supplemented by short Stories, Novelettes, and narrative or dramatic Sketches : whilst Essays, Social, Biographical, and Humorous ; Scientific Dis- coveries brought to the level of popular comprehension, and treated with a light touch; Poetry, of the highest character; and records of Adventure and Travel, form the remaining portion of the contents. Especial care is now bestowed upon the illustrations, of which no fewer than four appear in each number. Beyond tJte design of illustrating the article they accompany, these aim at main- taining a position as works of art, both as regards drawing and engraving- In short, whatever claims the Magazine before possessed to favour have now been enhanced, and the Publishers can but leave the result to a public that has seldom failed to appreciate all earnest, persistent, and well-directed efforts for its amuse- ment and benefit.

    • The THIRTY-FIFTH Volume of BELGRAVIA, elegantly

bound in crimson cloth, full gilt side and back, gilt edges, price Js. 6d. , is noli) ready. Handsome Cases for binding the vohime can be had at2s. each. THIRD EDITION, crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 6s. Boudoir Ballads : Vers de Societe. By J. ASHBY-STERRY.