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Title: A Catalogue of New Books and New Editions, 1896

Author: & Foster Sands Bliss

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Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CATALOGUE OF NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS, 1896 ***

A Catalogue of New Books and New Editions published by Bliss, Sands, and Foster, 1896

A Catalogue of New Books and New Editions published by Bliss, Sands, and Foster at 15 Craven St., Strand, London, W.C.

To be obtained of all booksellers, and at all libraries; or of the publishers, post-free on remittance of the published price.

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Contents.

Page
Economics 1
Travel & Reminiscence 1
Biography 2
History 3
Topography 3
Miscellaneous 4
Works for Children 4
Fiction 5
Works on Nature 7
Poetry 7
Classical Reprints 8


ECONOMICS.

Macleod. ECONOMICS. By Henry Dunning Macleod, Author of “The Theory of Credit,” “The Elements of Banking,” etc. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price 16s.


TRAVEL AND REMINISCENCE.

Wm. Beatty-Kingston. MEN, CITIES, & EVENTS. By Wm. Beatty-Kingston. Demy 8vo. Price 16s.
Martin Cobbett. THE MAN ON THE MARCH. By Martin Cobbett. Large Crown 8vo. Price 6s.
Mrs. Alec Tweedie. A WINTER JAUNT TO NORWAY. With Accounts (from personal acquaintance) of Nansen, Ibsen, Björnson, Brandes, etc.—By Mrs. Alec Tweedie, Author of “A Girl’s Ride in Iceland.” Fully Illustrated. Second and cheaper edition. Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d.
John Bickerdyke. THE BEST CRUISE ON THE BROADS. With useful hints on Hiring, Provisioning, and Manning the Yacht; Clothing, Angling, Photography, etc. By John Bickerdyke. Illustrations and Maps. Crown 8vo. Cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.
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BIOGRAPHY.

PUBLIC MEN OF TO-DAY: An International Series. Edited by S. H. Jeyes.

Volumes already Published.

THE AMEER, ABDUR RAHMAN. By Stephen Wheeler.
LI HUNGCHANG. By Prof. Robert K. Douglas.
M. STAMBULOFF. By A. Hulme-Beaman.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR, WILLIAM II. By Charles Lowe.
THE RT. HON. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. By S. H. Jeyes.

Forthcoming Volumes.

SEÑOR CASTELAR. By David Hannay.
THE POPE, LEO XIII. By Justin McCarthy.
SIGNOR CRISPI. By W. J. Stillman.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. By James Lowry Whittle.
LORD CROMER. By H. D. Traill.

With numerous Portraits, and Maps where necessary.

Crown 8vo, price 3/6 each.

Francis H. Underwood, LL.D. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL: A Monograph entitled, The Poet and the Man. By the late Francis H. Underwood, LL.D.
New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d. (The best Edition, buckram, gilt top, price 4s. 6d., can still be obtained.)
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HISTORY.

Edgar Stanton Maclay, A.M. A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, from 1775 to 1893. By Edgar Stanton Maclay, A.M. With technical revision by Lieutenant Roy C. Smith, U.S.N. In two volumes (over 1000 pp.) Demy 8vo, gilt top, £1 11s. 6d.


TOPOGRAPHY.

C. R. B. Barrett. CHARTERHOUSE. 1611-1895. In Pen and Ink by C. R. B. Barrett. With a preface by George E. Smythe.
Containing upwards of 40 Drawings, and a Copper-plate Etching. Crown 4to, printed on the finest art surfaced paper, and bound in Japanese vellum. Price 6s. net.
C. R. B. Barrett. SURREY: Highways, Byways, and Waterways. With about 160 pen and ink, and four copper-plate etchings. By C. R. B. Barrett, Author of “Somersetshire: Highways, Byways, and Waterways.” Crown 4to, cloth extra. Price 21s. net.
C. R. B. Barrett. SOMERSETSHIRE: Highways, Byways, and Waterways. With 160 pen and ink, and four (or six) copper-plate etchings. By Charles R. B. Barrett, Author of “Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways.”
The above work is issued in two forms—

(a) The ordinary edition in crown 4to, bound in cloth extra, with four copper-plate etchings, on Van Gelder Paper. Price 21s. net.

(b) A large paper edition, limited to 65 copies, numbered and signed by the author. This edition is in demy 4to, printed on the finest plate paper, and contains six copper-plate etchings. The work is sent in sheets, together with a portfolio containing a complete set of India proofs of the whole of the Illustrations. Price £2 2s. each, post-free.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Geo. A. Meagher. FIGURE AND FANCY SKATING. Dedicated to Lady Archibald Campbell, and with Preface by the Earl of Derby. By George A. Meagher, the Champion Figure Skater of the World. Profusely Illustrated with Diagrams. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.
Anonymous. THE STORY OF MY DICTATORSHIP. New and Cheaper Edition. Sixth thousand. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s.; paper, 1s.
Anonymous. GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE. By the Authors of “The Story of My Dictatorship.” Crown 8vo, paper covers, 1s.
A. W. Johnston. STRIKES, LABOUR QUESTIONS, AND OTHER ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES. By A. W. Johnston, Author of “The New Utopia.” Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
W. E. Snell. THE CABINET AND PARTY POLITICS. By W. E. Snell. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s. 6d.
Bessie Williams. THE CLAIRVOYANCE OF BESSIE WILLIAMS (Mrs. Russell Davies). With Preface by Florence Marryat. Crown 8vo, cloth, with Portrait, 6s.
Scriblerus Redivivus. THE ART OF PLUCK. By Scriblerus Redivivus (Edward Caswall). New Edition. Royal 16mo, cloth, gilt top, 2s. 6d.
Francis H. Underwood, LL.D. QUABBIN: The Story of a Small Town, with Outlooks upon Puritan Life. By the late Francis H. Underwood, LL.D. Numerous Illustrations. Large Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top. New and Cheaper Edition, 5s.


BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

R. Murray Gilchrist. HERCULES AND THE MARIONETTES. By R. Murray Gilchrist. Fully Illustrated by Charles P. Sainton. Large Crown 4to, price 5s.
Ford Hueffer. THE QUEEN WHO FLEW. By Ford Hueffer. With Frontispiece by Sir E. Burne-Jones, Bart., and Border Design by C. R. B. Barrett. Imperial 16mo, cloth, price 3s. 6d.
Wilhelmina Pickering. THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ALMERO. By Wilhelmina Pickering. Illustrated by Margaret Hooper. Imperial 16mo, cloth, price 3s. 6d.
Mrs. Richard Strachey. NURSERY LYRICS. By Mrs. Richard Strachey. Illustrated by G. P. Jacomb Hood. Imperial 16mo, price 3s. 6d.


THE STORY BOOK SERIES.

Royal 16mo, half cloth extra, and Cupid paper, Illustrated, 1s. 6d. each.

1. STELLA. By Mrs. G. S. Reaney.
2. MY AUNT CONSTANTIA JANE. By Mary E. Hullah.
3. LITTLE GLORY’S MISSION, and NOT ALONE IN THE WORLD. By Mrs. G. S. Reaney.
4. HANS AND HIS FRIEND. By Mary E. Hullah.
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FICTION.

Gabriel Setoun. ROBERT URQUHART. By Gabriel Setoun, Author of “Sunshine and Haar,” and “Barncraig.” Large Crown 8vo, deckle edge, cloth, gilt top, 6s.
L. T. Meade. STORIES FROM THE DIARY OF A DOCTOR. Second Series. By L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax. Large crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Hon. Mrs. Henry Chetwynd, and W. H. Wilkins. JOHN ELLICOMBE’S TEMPTATION. By the Hon. Mrs. Henry Chetwynd and W. H. Wilkins (part Author of “The Green Bay Tree”). Crown 8vo, price 6s.
S. R. Crockett. BOG-MYRTLE AND PEAT: Tales chiefly of Galloway, gathered from the years 1889 to 1895. By S. R. Crockett, Author of “The Stickit Minister,” “The Raiders,” etc. Second Edition, 18th thousand. Large Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top, 6s.
Charles T. C. James. ON TURNHAM GREEN: being The Adventures of a Gentleman of the Road. By Charles T. C. James, Author of “Miss Precocity,” “Holy Wedlock,” etc. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Mona Caird. THE DAUGHTERS OF DANAUS. By Mrs. Mona Caird. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, 480 pp., cloth, 6s.
May Crommelin. DUST BEFORE THE WIND. By May Crommelin. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Helen P. Redden. M’CLELLAN OF M’CLELLAN. By Helen P. Redden. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Charles Dixon. 1500 MILES AN HOUR. By Charles Dixon. A Book of Adventure for Boys. With Illustrations by Captain Arthur Layard, late R.E. Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, price 5s.
V. Schallenberger. A VILLAGE DRAMA. By V. Schallenberger, Author of “Green Tea.” Crown 8vo, deckle edge, gilt top, 3s. 6d.
E. W. Hornung. THE BOSS OF TAROOMBA. By E. W. Hornung, Author of “A Bride from the Bush,” etc. etc. New and Cheaper Edition. Cloth, price 3s. 6d.
Esmè Stuart. INSCRUTABLE. By Esmè Stuart. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
C. Craigie Halkett. SCANDERBEG: A Romance of Conquest. By Constance Craigie Halkett. Large Crown 8vo, cloth, price 3s. 6d.
Clementina Black. AN AGITATOR: The Story of a Strike Leader. By Clementina Black. A Novel Dealing with Social Questions. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
Eden Phillpotts. A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. By Eden Phillpotts, Author of “In Sugar Cane Land,” etc. Crown 8vo, paper covers, 1s.
Charlotte Rosalys Jones. THE HYPNOTIC EXPERIMENT OF DR. REEVES, and other Stories. By Charlotte Rosalys Jones. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, 2s.
F. W. Maude. VICTIMS. By F. W. Maude. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s.
William Bullock-Barker. LAME DOGS: An Impressionist Study. By William Bullock-Barker. Small Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s. 6d.
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THE MODERN LIBRARY.

Small Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top, 2s.; paper, 1s. 6d. each.

1. A LATTER-DAY ROMANCE. By Mrs. Murray Hickson.
2. THE WORLD’S PLEASURES. By Clara Savile-Clarke.
3. “HEAVENS!” By Alois Vojtech Smilovsky.
4. A CONSUL’S PASSENGER. By Harry Lander.

The following surplus LIBRARY NOVELS can now be had at 6s. the set of two or three Volumes:

Charles T. C. James. MISS PRECOCITY. In 2 Volumes.
Percival Pickering. A LIFE AWRY. In 3 Volumes.
Mrs. G. S. Reaney. DR. GREY’S PATIENT. In 3 Volumes.
Mrs. Macquoid. IN AN ORCHARD. In 2 Volumes.
May Crommelin. DUST BEFORE THE WIND. In 2 Volumes.
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WORKS ON NATURE.

Charles Dixon. BRITISH SEA BIRDS. By Charles Dixon. Author of “The Migration of Birds,” etc. etc. With Eight Illustrations by Charles Whymper. Square demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top, 10s. 6d.
J. A. Owen and Prof. Boulger. THE COUNTRY MONTH BY MONTH. By J. A. Owen, & Prof. G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., F.G.S. With a Cover Design by J. Lockwood Kipling. Price, paper covers, gilt top, 1s.; Cloth, silk sewn, inlaid parchment, 2s.

The above consists of Twelve Monthly Parts, each complete in itself.

One set of 12 (paper), in paper box, price 12s.
” 12 (cloth), in cloth box, price 24s.

The above are also bound in Four Quarterly VolumesSpring; Summer; Autumn; Winterprice 5s. each Volume. Cloth, bevelled boards, inlaid parchment, gilt edges.
Edward Step. BY VOCAL WOODS AND WATERS. Nature Studies. By Edward Step. Crown 8vo, fully Illustrated, ornamental binding, 5s.


POETRY.

Lord Granville Gordon. THE LEGEND OF BIRSE, and other Poems. By Lord Granville Gordon. With a photogravure frontispiece Portrait of the Author. Printed on hand-made paper, rubricated, and luxuriously bound in vellum. Price £1 1s. net.
Maxwell Gray. LAYS OF THE DRAGON SLAYER. By Maxwell Gray, Author of “Canterbury Chimes,” “The Silence of Dean Maitland,” etc. etc. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, 6s.
G. H. Powell. MUSA JOCOSA. A Selection of the Best Comic Poems. Edited by G. H. Powell. Including Works by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thackeray, Calverley, W. S. Gilbert, Bret Harte, Hans Breitman, Lewis Carroll, T. Hood, and from the Ingoldsby Legends and the Rejected Addresses, etc. With a Critical Introductory Essay. Small Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
E. C. H. THE SUICIDE AT SEA, and other Poems. By E. C. H. Small Crown 8vo, cloth, price 1s. 6d.
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CLASSICAL REPRINTS.

The Cheapest Books in the World.
Press Opinions.

TIMES.—“Should be welcome to many readers.”
DAILY TELEGRAPH.—“Astonishingly cheap.”
ATHENÆUM.—“A marvellous florin’s worth.”
BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST.—“May stand unashamed on any library shelf.... It is the most wonderfully cheap book we ever saw.”
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. A verbatim reprint of Stothard’s Edition of 1820, with reproductions of the 20 Engravings, separately printed upon plate paper, and inserted in the Volume. 384 pages. Demy 8vo (8¾ × 5⅝ inches).
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A reprint of the First Edition of Lane’s Translation from the Arabic, with the addition of Aladdin and Ali Baba, taken from another source. 512 pp. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. By Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a Frontispiece by George Cruikshank. A verbatim reprint of the First English Edition. 320 pages. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by John Fawside. With a Frontispiece Portrait. Uniform with Robinson Crusoe.
The above works are all re-set from new type, with title pages in red and black, and are printed on choice antique laid paper, and bound in two styles:
(a) Cloth extra, gilt lettered on back, price 2/-.
(b) Cloth extra, gilt lettered on back, gilt edges, and profusely decorated with gold on front and back, price 3/6.

Owing to their large size these works cannot be sent post-free for 2/-; the charge for this is 6d. in addition.


A NEW SERIES, OFFERING EQUALLY EXTRAORDINARY VALUE.

THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. By Oliver Goldsmith, with careful reproductions of the whole of the Illustrations by William Mulready, R.A. A facsimile and verbatim reprint of the First Mulready Edition. 320 pages, large crown 8vo.
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS. By Jonathan Swift, with reproductions of the original plates. A verbatim reprint of the First Edition. 320 pages. Uniform with the Vicar of Wakefield.
The above works are both re-set from new type, with title-pages in red and black, designed by J. Walter West, and are printed on choice paper, and bound in two styles:
(a) Cloth extra, gilt lettered on back, gilt top, and gilt panel on front, price 2/6.
(b) Cloth extra, gilt lettered on back and front, gilt edges, and profusely decorated with gold on front and back, price 3/6.


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