The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and OdditiesChatto & Windus, 1843 |
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The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales ... William Makepeace Thackeray,Henry Mayhew,Horace Mayhew Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2014 |
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Seite 2 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Seite 384 - Jennings' (Hargrave) The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries. With Chapters on the Ancient Fire and Serpent Worshippers, and Explanations of the Mystic Symbols represented in the Monuments and Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers.
Seite 1 - Account of 20,000 most Curious and Rare Books, Old Tracts, Ancient Manuscripts, Engravings, and Privately - printed Family Papers, relating to the History of almost every Landed Estate and Old English Family in the Country ; interspersed with nearly Two Thousand Original Anecdotes, Topographical ana Antiquarian Notes.
Seite 9 - 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.
Seite 8 - Emanuel On Diamonds and Precious Stones ; their History, Value, and Properties ; with Simple Tests for ascertaining their Reality. By HARRY EMANUEL, FRGS With numerous Illustrations, Tinted and Plain. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with Illustrations, js.
Seite 7 - Nearly 100 most curious illustrations on wood are given, showing the various old signs which were formerly hung from taverns and other houses. The frontispiece represents the famous sign of "The Man loaded with Mischief," in the colours of the original painting said to have been executed by Hogarth.
Seite 9 - The Water Lily on the Danube." Second edition, revised, coloured plates, 7s. 6d. [In preparation. *** This book does for Winchester what " Tom Brown's School Days" did for Rugby. \ log of the
Seite 382 - The delicacy and finish of the beautiful miniatures have never before been approached in any similar work in this country. They exhibit a beauty and exquisite softness of colour which have hitherto only been realised by the most expensive miniature paintings. The work must be seen to be appreciated, as it is like no other of the kind. The preparation has been so costly and slow that the book is never likely to decrease in value.
Seite 382 - Charles Dickens— The Story of his Life. By the Author of
Seite 7 - Signboards : Their History. With Anecdotes of Famous Taverns and Remarkable Characters. By JACOB LARWOOD and JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN. With nearly 100 Illustrations.