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Messrs. Methuen's Catalogue

Little Biographies

Fcap. 8vo. Each volume, cloth, 3s. 6d.; leather, 4s. net.

Dante Alighieri. By Paget Toynbee. Litt.D., M.A. With 12 Illustrations. Second Edition.
Savonarola. By E. L. S. Horsburgh, M.A. With 12 Illustrations. Second Edition.
John Howard. By E. C. S. Gibson, D.D., Vicar of Leeds. With 12 Illustrations.
Tennyson. By A. C. Benson, M.A. With 12 Illustrations.
Walter Raleigh. By J. A. Taylor. With 12 Illustrations.
Erasmus. By E. F. H. Capey. With 12 Illustrations.
The Young Pretender. By C. S. Terry. With 12 Illustrations.
Robert Burns. By T. F. Henderson. With 12 Illustrations.
Chatham. By A. S. M'Dowall. With 12 Illustrations.

The Little Blue Books

General Editor, E. V. LUCAS.
Illustrated. Demy 16mo. 2s. 6d.

'Very elegant and very interesting volumes.'—Glasgow Herald.
'A delightful series of diminutive volumes.'—World.
'The series should be a favourite among juveniles.'—Observer.
1. The Castaways of Meadowbank. By T. Cobb.
2. The Beechnut Book. By Jacob Abbott. Edited by E. V. Lucas.
3. The Air Gun. By T. Hilbert. 4. A School Year. By Netta Syrett.
5. The Peeles at the Capital. By T. Hilbert.
6. The Treasure of Princegate Priory. By T. Cobb.

The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured Books

Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d. net to 4s. 6d. net each volume.

A series, in small form, of some of the famous illustrated books of fiction and general literature. These will be faithfully reprinted from the first or best editions without introduction or notes.

The Life and Death of John Mytton, Esq. By Nimrod. With 18 Coloured Plates by Henry Alken and T. J. Rawlins. 3s. 6d. net. 100 copies on large Japanese paper, 21s. net.
The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. By William Combe. With 30 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson. 3s 6d. net. 100 copies on large Japanese paper, 21s. net.
Illustrations of the Book of Job. Invented and engraved by William Blake. 3s. 6d. net.

These famous Illustrations—21 in number—are reproduced in photogravure. 100 copies are printed on large paper, with India proofs and a duplicate set of the plates. 15s. net.

The History of Johnny Quae Genus: the Little Foundling of the late Dr. Syntax. By the Author of 'The Three Tours.' With 24 Coloured Plates by Rowlandson. 3s. 6d. net. 100 copies on large Japanese paper. 21s. net.
Windsor Castle. By W. Harrison Ainsworth. With 22 Plates and 87 Woodcuts in the Text by George Cruikshank. 3s. 6d. net.
Æsop's Fables. With 380 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick. 3s. 6d. net.

The following volumes, which are in active preparation, will be issued at short intervals, and as far as possible in the order given.

COLOURED BOOKS

The Vicar of Wakefield. By Oliver Goldsmith. With 24 Coloured Plates by T. Rowlandson. 3s. 6d. net.

A reproduction of a very rare book.

Handley Cross. By R. S. Surtees. With 17 Coloured Plates and 100 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech. 4s. 6d. net.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. By R. S. Surtees. With 13 Coloured Plates and 90 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech. 3s. 6d. net.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities. By R. S. Surtees. With 15 Coloured Plates by H. Alken. 3s. 6d. net.

This volume is reprinted from the extremely rare and costly edition of 1843, which contains Alken's very fine illustrations instead of the usual ones by Phiz.

Ask Mamma. By R. S. Surtees. With 13 Coloured Plates and 70 Woodcuts in the Text by John Leech. 3s. 6d. net.
The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of T. Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations by the Author of 'Doctor Syntax.' Two Volumes. 9s. net.

This book contains 76 Coloured Plates.

The Dance of Life: A Poem. By the Author of 'Doctor Syntax.' Illustrated with 26 Coloured Engravings by T. Rowlandson. 4s. 6d. net.
The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. With 35 Coloured Plates by Henry Alken. 4s. 6d. net.
Life in London: or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom. By Pierce Egan. With 36 Coloured Plates by I. R. and G. Cruikshank. With numerous Designs on Wood. 4s. 6d. net.
Real Life in London: or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and his Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall. By an Amateur (Pierce Egan). With 31 Coloured Plates by Alken and Rowlandson, etc. Two Volumes, 9s. net.