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Mr. UNWIN has pleasure in sending

herewith his Catalogue of Select Books.

Book Buyers are requested to order any Books they may require from their local Bookseller.

Catalogue of Select Books in Belles Lettres, History, Biography, Theology, Travel, General Literature, and Books for Children.

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Belles Lettres.

uphorion: Studies of the Antique and the Mediæval

in the Renaissance. By VERNON LEE. Cheap Edition in one volume. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

"It is the fruit, as every page testifies, of singularly wide reading and independent thought, and the style combines with much picturesqueness a certain largeness of volume, that reminds us more of our earlier writers than those of our own time." Contemporary Review,

Studies of the Eighteenth Century in

Italy. By VERNON LEE. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d. "These studies show a wide range of knowledge of the subject, precise investigation, abundant power of illustration, and hearty enthusiasm. The style of writing is cultivated, neatly adjusted, and markedly clever."—Saturday Review,

Belcaro: Being Essays on Sundry Esthetical Questions. By VERNON LEE, Author of "Euphorion," "Baldwin,"

&c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

"This way of conveying ideas is very fascinating, and has an effect of creating activity in the reader's mind which no other mode can equal. From first to last there is a continuous and delightful stimulation of thought."-Academy.

Juvenilia :

A Second Series of Essays on Sundry Esthetical
Questions. By VERNON LEE. Two vols. Small

crown 8vo., cloth, 12s.

"To discuss it properly would require more space than a single number of 'The Academy' could afford."-Academy.

"Est agréable à lire et fait penser."- Reveu des deux Mondes.

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Baldwin: Dialogues on views and Aspirations By VERNON

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LEE. Demy 8vo., cloth, 125.

The dialogues are written with from no logical conclusion."-Scotsman.

Arcady :

an intellectual courage which shrinks

For Better, For Worse. By AUGUSTUS Jessopp, D.D., Author of "One Generation of a Norfolk House." Portrait. Popular edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. "A volume which is, to our minds, one of the most delightful ever published in English."-Spect tor.

"A capital book, abounding in true wisdom and humour. amusing."-Melbourne A gus.

The Fleet: Its River, Prison, and Marriages.

Excellent and

By JOHN

ASHTON, Author of "Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne," &c. With 70 Drawings by the Author from Original Pictures. Demy 8vo., cloth elegant, 215.

Told and Illustrated in

Romances of Chivalry: Fac-simile by John Ashton.

Forty-six Illustrations. Demy 8vo., cloth elegant, gilt tops,

18s.

"The result (of the reproduction of the wood blocks) is as creditable to his artistic, as the text is to his literary, ability."-Guardian.

The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century in

England: A Social Sketch of the Times. By Joнn Ashton. Cheaper edition, in one vol. Illustrated. Large crown 8vo., 10s. 6d.

"The book is one continued source of pleasure and interest, and opens up a wide field for speculation and comment, and many of us will look upon it as an important contribution to contemporary history, not easily available to others than close students."-Antiquary.

The Legendary History of the Cross:

A Series of Sixty-four Woodcuts, from a Dutch book published by Veldener, a.d. 1483. With an Introduction written and Illustrated by JOHN ASHTON, and a Preface by the Rev. S. BARING-GOULD, M.A Square 8vo., bound in Parchment, old style, brass clasps, 10s. 6d.

"The book thus constituted will be a favourite with antiquaries and students on primitive art."-Notes and Queries.

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