TRENCK, BARON FREDERICK. His Life. Containing his Adventures, Cruel and Excessive Suffering with 68 pounds of iron chains during ten years imprisonment at Fortress of Magdeburg, by command of King of Prussia. Translated by T. Holcroft. Curious Portrait of Trenck in chains. 3 vols., 12mo, calf. Scarce. London. 1788.

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HEINE, HENRY. PICTURES OF TRAVEL. Translated from the German by C. G. Leland. 12mo, half morocco. Portrait. Philadelphia, 1855. $2. 871 HEINE. THE POEMS OF HEINE, Complete. Translated in the Original Metres. With a Sketch of Heine's Life. By Edgar Alfred Bowring. Post 8vo, cloth. 1861. $1.75. Half calf. $2.75. 872

HEMANS, CHARLES J. A HISTORY of ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY and Sacred Art in Italy. Post 8vo, half calf, newly bound. 1866. $2.75. HEMANS, MRS. WORKS OF, WITH MEMOIR by her Sister. Portrait, Frontispieces, and Vignettes. 7 vols., foolscap 8vo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1857. $9.75. another Edition, 1 vol. $3.50. 873

Among poets Mrs. Hemans bears a high rank, Elegance, taste, feeling, and sentiment, adorn and recommend her productions, which are also tinctured with a spirit of morality and virtue. Such as read them with the attention which they deserve, cannot be astray and may become wiser and better.

HELPS, SIR A. SPANISH CONQUEST IN AMERICA, and its Relation to the History of Slavery, and to the Government of Colonies, with maps. 4 vols., 8vo, calf, gilt. 1855-61. $16. Cloth. $10.

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HENRY, DR. ROBERT. HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN, written on a new Plan. Portrait. 12 vols. 8vo, calf neat. 1814. $12.

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"It is intended to draw a faithful picture of the character and circumstances of our ancestors, both in public and private life, with a distinct view of the religion, laws, learning, arts, commerce and manners in every age, from the time of Julius Cæsar to the present day." HENRY OF HUNTINGDON'S CHRONICLE, comprising the HISTORY OF ENGLAND from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to Henry II.; with The Acts of King Stephen, &c. Translated T. Forester. Post 8vo, 1853. Cloth. $1.60. Half calf. $2.50.

876

HERBERT, G. WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE, Handsome Library Edition, in large antique type by Whittingham, with portrait. 2 vols., 8vo, calf gilt. $11.50. Cloth. $6.50.

877 This edition contains the Proverbs, and many pieces never before printed, with Notes by S. T. Coleridge, and Life by his Biographer, Barnabas Ŏley.

HERBERT, H. W. FRANK FORESTER'S FISH and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces of Noth America. Numerous Cuts. 8vo, cloth, uncut. 1849. $2.75.

878 HERBERT. HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP of the United States and British Provinces of North America. Illustrated with fine Steel Engravings, portraits of celebrated horses, on India paper, and numerous woodcuts. 2 vols., imperial 8vo, cloth. Fine copy scarce. New York, 1857. $12.

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HERCULANEUM. ANTICHITA DI ERCOLANO esposte con qualche spiegazoine da Ottavio Bajardi cioè Pitture Antiche, 5 vols., Bronzi, 2 vols., Lucerne ed i Candelabri, 1 vol., Catalogo, 1 vol., together 9 vols., atlas folio, complete, with several hundred engravings. $85. 880 "Ouvrage très curieux et magnifiquement executé."Brunet..

HERCULANEUM ET POMPÉI. RECUEIL GÉ NÉRAL DES PEINTURES, BRONZES, MOSAIQUES, &c. découverts jusqu'à ce jour et reproduits d'aprés tous les ouvrages publiés jusqu'à présent, avec un Texte explicatif par M. Barré, with 700 fine engravings. 8 vols., impl. 8vo. French boards, lettered. Paris, Didot, 1863. $50. 881

This is the most complete work on the discoveries at Herculaneum and Pompeii, exhibiting all the paintings, bronzes, miniatures, &c. hitherto published in rare or expensive works, with the addition of many others which have not previously appeared. This eighth volume, containing the "Museé Secret," is curious and uncommon; exhibiting the lascivious indulgences of the ardent Pompeians as depicted upon the walls of their baths and private apartments.

HERD, DAVID. ANCIENT AND MODERN SCOTTISH SONGS,Heroic Ballads, etc.; collected from Memory, Tradition, and Ancient Authors. Second Edition, vignettes. 2 vols., 12mo, cloth. $5.50. 882

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A most exact, and at the same time beautifully execu ted facsimile reprint of what Sir Walter Scott has termed the first classical collection of Scottish Songs and Ballads." The value of this reprint is much enhanced by an Appendix containing the pieces substituted in the Edition of 1791 for omissions from that of 1776." The impression is limited to 350 copies. HERMANN, C. F. MANUAL of the POLITICAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE, Historically considered, from the German. 8vo, calf neat. Oxford, 1836. $1.50. HERODOTUS. HISTORY OF, A New English Version. Edited, with Copious Notes and Appendices, by Geo. Rawlinson, assisted by Col. Sir H. R. and Sir J. G. Wilkinson. Maps and Illustrations, 4 vols., 8vo, cloth new. 1870. $13.50.

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884 Embodying the chief results, Historical and Ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of Cuneiform and Hieroglyphical Discovery. HERODOTUS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, with Notes and Life of the Author, by the Rev. William Beloe. 4 vols., 8vo, half calf, 1830. $4. 885

HERODOTUS, a NEW AND CRITICAL VERSION from the text of Baehr, by H. Cary, front. Post 8vo. 1848. $1.25.

886

HERRICK, ROBT. HESPERIDES, his Poems and other Remains, now first collected, edited by W. C. Hazlitt. Portrait. 2 vols., post 8vo, beautifully bound in choice morocco, gilt edges, very scarce. Large Paper. 1869. $26.50. 887 "Herrick has much of the lively grace that distinguishes Anacreon and Catullus, with a vein of Old English naivete and lyrical sweetness all his own."-Hallam.

"Herrick combines the playful gaiety of Anacreon with the tender sweetness of Catullus."-Dr. Drake. HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN F. W. OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY, with illustrations. 8vo, cloth. 1849. $3.75.

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"We recommend it to the attention of everybody who wishes to become acquainted with the sublime truths of Astronomy, without having his mind harassed by the technical details which render almost all other works of the kind repulsive to the general reader."- -Quarterly Review.

HINDS, H. Y. EXPLORATIONS of the LABRADOR PENINSULA. The Country of the Montagrais and Nasquapee Indians. With Colored Illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, half calf. 1863. $5. 889

HERVEY, T. K. ILLUSTRATIONS OF MODERN SCULPTURE, with Descriptions in Prose and Verse, 18 highly finished engravings by the best artists, from choice Works of Canova, Flaxman, Baily, Westmacott, &c. India Proofs, impl. 4to, half morocco, gilt top. 1834. $8. 890 Engraved in the same style as the statuary in the Art Journal.

HERVEY, LORD. MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN

OF GEORGE II, edited by the Rt. Hon. J. W. Croker. Portraits. 2 vols. 8vo, new half calf, gilt, (pub. at £1, 16s). 1848.

891 "Lord Hervey is almost the Boswell of Qeorge II, and Queen Caroline."

HESIOD, CALLIMACHUS AND THEOGNIS. Literally translated into prose, with Notes, by the Rev. J. Banks, M. A., to which are appended the Metrical Versions of Hesiod, by Elton; Callimachus, by Tytler; and Theognis, by Frere. Post 8vo. 1859. $2. 892 HIBBERD, S. RUSTIC ADORNMENTS FOR HOMES of Taste. New Edition, enlarged.. With 9 finely colored Plates, and 230 Woodcuts. Complete Treatise on the Decorating of Country Houses, with Designs, Plans, &c. Small 4to, cloth extra, gilt edges. 1873. $5.50. Things such as these are ever harbingers. To trains of peaceful images." Keats. HILDRETH, R. The HISTORY of the UNITED STATES of America. By Richard Hildreth. New York, 1863. 6 vols., 8vo, half morocco. $24. 893 HISTORICAL PICTURES OF THE MIDDLE AGES, by a Vendering Artist. 2 vols., post 18vo, cloth letter. $2.50.

894

These entertaining and instructive volumes present the most romantic historical incidents of the middle ages in an attractive form.

HISTORY OF CHIVALRY and ANCIENT ARMOUR, with Descriptions of the Feudal System, the Usages of Knighthood, the Tournament, and Trials by Single Combat, with 62 engravings of Armour, Arms, and Tournaments, richly executed in colours, silver and gold. Oblong 4to, cloth. 1857. $7.50.

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The above is a new and interesting work, in which Chivalry is described with regard to its Feudal Origin, its Usages and Ceremonies, Arms, Sports, and Judicial Combats, &c.

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HOARE, SIR R. C. A CLASSICAL TOUR through Italy and Sicily, tending to Illustrate some Districts which have not been described by Mr. Eustace in his Classical Tour. Map. 896 4to, newly half bound. 1819, $2.75, HOBBES, J. R. PICTURE COLLECTOR'S MANUAL, adapted to the use of the Professional Man and the Amateur; comprising: 1. A Dictionary of Painters; 2. An Alphabetical Arrangement of the Scholars, Imitators and Copyists of the various Masters; and 3. A Classification of Subjects, indicating those who painted in the various departments of Art. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. 1849. $5. 897

The great value of this useful manual is not so much the Lives of the Painters, as the classified arrangement of imitators, which affords immense assistance to amateurs and picture dealers in determining the artist of any particular school. In this respect the book is unique.

HOBBES, THOMAS, of Malmesbury. Complete Works, ENGLISH AND LATIN, collected and edited by Sir Wm. Molesworth, with indexes. 16 vols., 8vo, cloth, portrait and plates, only complete edition. 1830. $24. Calf. $36. 898 Hobbes may be numbered among those eminent persons born in the latter half of the 16th century, who gave a new character to European philosophy in the succeeding age. A permanent. foundation of his fame consists in his admirable style, which seems to be the very perfection of didactic language.

HOBLER, F. RECORDS OF ROMAN HISTORY from Cnæus Pompeius to Tiberius Constantinus, as exhibited on the Roman Coins, photographic front and woodcuts. 2 vols., roy. 4to, cloth. 1860. $10.50. 899

Only 250 copies printed. The Author was Secretary to the Numismatic Society of London, and has made the best use of the great advantages and opportunities thus afforded him, besides receiving the assistance of the most eminent Numismatists of the day.

901

HOGARTH, GEORGE. MEMOIRS OF THE MUSICAL DRAMA. With 7 well engraved Portraits of famous Singers. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. 1838. $4. 900 HOGARTH. MEMOIRS OF THE OPERA in Italy, France, Germany, and England. Being a new edition of the Musical Drama. With Portraits. 2 vols., 12mo, cloth. 1851. $2. HOGARTH, GEO. MUSICAL HISTORY, Biogra phy and Criticism. 2 vols., 18mo, half mo902 rocco, gilt top. 1838. $4. Cloth. $2. HOGARTH, WM. WORKS. FROM THE ORIGINAL PLATES restored by James Heath, with the addition of many subjects not before collected: to which are prefixed a Biographical Essay on the Genius and Productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the Plates, by John Nichols. A very fine copy of this grand book, with magnificent impressions of the Plates. Imp. folio, half turkey morocco gilt, full gilt edges. London, Baldwin & Cradock, n. d. $130.

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"Hogarth was one of those great men whose works are destined to survive all the changes of taste and all the caprices of fashion; for valuable and interesting as they would be did they do no more than preserve a faithful picture of contemporary manners, they are to be still more highly estimated for containing those strokes of nature and of genuine wit that are intelligible in every country and in every age. In dignity of subject, in grandeur of composition, in the technical beauties of execution, in designs, in chiaro-scuro, in exactness of imitation, in elegance and in gracefulness, Hogarth has been excelled by several; but no artist has ever yet produced works that rival in expression and in character those of the great ethic painter works that will always continue to be admired in proportion to the care with which they are studied,"

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HOGARTH. WORKS FROM THE ORIGINAL PLATES, with the addition of many Subjects not before collected. Folio, new, half morocco.. extra, gilt edges. Fresh Copy. n.d. $50. These celebrated plates are perfectly restored; the above copy has the well known suppressed plates, and the unpublished Snuff-Box plate, placed in a pocket at the end of the volume.

HOGARTH, ANALYSED, and ANECDOTES OF

HOGARTH. Profusely illustrated with engravings after Hogarth. The same as preceding. 2 vols., 8vo, newly bound in polished calf extra, gilt tops, uncut, very scarce. Two charming volumes. 1831. $30. 905

HOGARTH, W. WORKS; with Life and Anecdotal Descriptions of the Pictures. By John Ireland and John Nichols. The Work includes 150 Engravings, reduced in exact Fac-simile of the Original Plates, specimens of which have now become very scarce. The whole in Three Volumes. 8vo, cloth gilt. 1874. $8. 906

Said to be the most complete Hogarth published. It is certainly a marvel of cheapness, the literary matter by Ireland and Nichols is alone worth the price of the book. HOGARTH. ANECDOTES OF WILLIAM HOGARTH. Written by Himself. With Essays on His Life and Genius and Criticisms on His Works. A Catalogue of His Prints, Account of Their Variations and Principal Copies, List of Paintings, Drawings, &c. ; also HOGARTH MORALIZED by the Rev. Dr. Trusler. A complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of Hogarth, accompanied with a concise and comprehensive explanation of their tendency. India proof impression of the plates, 8vo. 1831. $34. 2 vols., 8vo, elegantly bound, morocco, gilt tops, uncut. 1833. $45.907 Illustrated by numerous engravings, after Hogarth's works.

HOGARTH. WORKS. Illustrated by J. Ireland, from his own manuscript. With the Supplement. Upwards of 120 Engravings. 3 vols., 8vo, half russia. 1793–8. $20. 908 HOGARTH MORALIZED. A complete edition of all the most capital and admired Works of Hogarth. By the late Dr. Trusler. 8vo, half morocco, gilt edges. Good copy. London: John Major, 1831. $12.50.

909 HOGARTH, WM. WORKS. 160 plates by T. Cook. 4to, calf gilt extra, fine copy. 1808. $21.50. 910 HOGARTH. WORKS, compiled FROM HIS ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS in the possession of John Ireland, with the Supplement, upwards of 120 engs. good impressions. 3 vols., roy. 8vo, calf neat. 1793-8. $15. 911 HOGARTH. The GENUINE WORKS OF WIL LIAM HOGARTH; Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, A Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary; By John Nichols, and G. Stevens, upwards of 100 engravings by T. Cook. 2 vols., 4to, half morocco, gilt top. 1808. $30. Half calf, $25. HOGARTH. ¡GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS from Pictures, Drawings, and Scarce Prints, in the possession of Sam Ireland. Royal 8vo. 1794. $6. The same, Large paper. 4to, half morocco, gilt top. $10.

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HOLBEIN, HANS. THE DANCE OF DEATH: exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood; with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject, but more particularly on those ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Francis Douce, Esq. With 49 faithful fac-similes of the celebrated Lyons woodcuts, by Bonrer and Byfield, besides 6 other cuts in the dissertation. 8vo, calf. W. Pickering, London, 1833. $10. Bohn's edition, 1858, portrait, 8vo, cloth. $2. Half calf. $3. HOLBEIN, HANS. Celebrated DANCE OF DEATH. Illustrated by a series of PhotoLithographic Fac-similes from the copy of the 915 HOLBEIN, ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS first edition. 16mo, cloth. 1868. $2.50. OF Holbein by R. N, Wornum, with numerous fine engravings, and 2 photographic portraits from the drawings by Holbein. Impl. 8vo, cloth. 1867. $6.50.

916

With appendix containing inventory of Pictures, Carvings, Embroideries, &c., belonging to King Henry VIII,

at the time of his decease, 1517, and a Catalogue of Portraits by Holbein, of English lords and ladies of the Court of King Henry VIII., in Her Majesty's collection at Windsor. HOLBEIN AND HIS TIME, By Dr. Alfred Woltmann, translated by F. E. Bunnett, illustrated with 60 engravings, small 4to., new cloth extra, gilt edges. 1872. $6.50. Half morocco, gilt top. $7.50. Morocco gilt elegant. $12. Up to quite a recent period the history of Hans Holbein has been veiled in obscurity. While contemporaries and posterity have occupied themselves eagerly with Albert Dürer, the records transmitted to us of Holbein are exceedingly scanty. Oflate years the works of Waagen and Wornum have, to a certain extent, slied the deficiency, but a great deal of new and interesting information relative to the career and works of the painter will be found in the above elaborate work.

HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD LORD. Account of the LIVES and WRITINGS OF LOPE FELIX DE VEGA CARPIO AND GUILLEN DE CASTRO, 2 vols., 8vo, calf. 1817. $7.50. 917 Most elegant and valuable biographies, containing copious extracts, &c.

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HOLLAND AND BELGIUM, By Professor Van Kampen. Illustrated with a Series of Fine Steel Engravings from Designs by W. H. Bartlett. Nice Impressions. 8vo, half morocco gilt edges. $6.25. HOLLINGS, J. F. LIFE OF GUSTAVUS ADOL PHUS, surnamed the Great, King of Sweden. Portrait. 18mo, cloth. 1838. $1.25. 919 HOLLIS, T. MEMOIRS. Numerous beautiful engravings by Bartolozzi, including portraits of Milton, Locke, Sidney, Marvel, Hutchinson, Herbert, &c. 2 vols., impl. 4to, calf. 1780. $10.

920

These handsomely printed memoirs contain much curious and entertaining matter relating to Milton, not readily met with elsewhere.

HOLTZAPFFEL. TURNING AND MECHANICAL MANIPULATION, a work of General reference and instruction on the Lathe, &c., upwards of 100 engravings on wood. 3 vols., 8vo, cloth, scarce. 1847-52. $26. 921

By far the best and most comprehensive work on the use of the Lathe.

HOLY GOSPELS. With Numerous Illustrations on Wood, engraved under the Superintendence of Ch. Heath. 4to, cloth. 1849. $4. HOMER. THE ILIADS, Odyssey and Batrachomyomachia, OF HOMER, Prince of Poets never before in any language truly translated, with a Comment on some of his Chief Places; done according to the Greek, by George Chapman with Introduction and Notes by Richard Hooper, A. M. 5 vols., post 4to, cloth. 1857. $15. Polished calf, gilt, scarce. $32. 922 HOMER. THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY of, translated by A. Pope, numerous exquisite plates after Burney, Howard, Fuseli, etc., engraved by Schiavonetti, Heath, Fittler, and others, 12 vols. post 8vo in 6, beautifully bound in Flight polished calf, gilt edges, a charming set, very scarce. (pub. £9 9s. unbound). 1813. $37. HOMER. POPE'S TRANSLATION. Illustrated with numerous outline Engravings after Designs by Flaxman. 2 vols., post 8vo, new half 923 calf. Bohn. $6. HOMER. ILIAD, Translated into English Blank Verse, By Edward Earl of Derby. 2 vols., 8vo. London, J. Murray, 1864. $6.75. AMERICAN REPRINT of the above. 2 vols., thick 12mo. $3.50.

924

925 Literally Post 926

HOMER. THE ILIAD OF HOMER. translated, with Explanatory Notes. 8vo. 1857. $1.50.

HONE, W.

APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT, being the Gospels, Epistles, and other Pieces, now extant, attributed in the first Four Centuries to Jesus Christ, His Apostles, and their Companions, and not included in the New Testament by its Compilers. Translated from the Original Tongues, and now first collected into one volume, with Tables and various Notes and References. 8vo, cloth, new. 1820. $1.

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It is uncertain whether the books of the New Testament were declared canonical by the Nicene Council, or by some other, or when or by whom they were collected into a volume; it is certain, however, that they were considered genuine and authentic by the most early Christian writers, and that they were selected from various other Gospels and Epistles, the titles of which are mentioned in the works of the fathers and the early historians of the church. The books that exist, of those not included in the canon, are carefully brought together in the present volume. They naturally assume the title and he who posof the Apocryphal New Testament;" sesses this and the New Testament has in the two volumes a collection of all the historical records relative to Christ and his Apostles now in existence. and considered sacred by Christians during the first four centuries after his birth. As a literary curiosity this work has attracted much notice, and we conceive that the editor has rendered an acceptable service to the theological student and the ecclesiastical antiquary. The lover of old literature will here find the obscure but unquestionable origin of several remarkable relations in the "Golden Legend," the Lives of the Saints, and similar productions, concernthe birth of the Virgin, her marriage with Joseph, the Nativity of Jesus, the miracles of his infancy, his laboring with Joseph at the carpentry trade, and the action of his followers. Many valuable pictures by the best masters, prints by the early engravers, particularly of the Italian and German schools, woodcuts in early black letter and black books, and illuminations of missals and monastic MSS. receive immediate elucidation on referring to this volume, and are without explanation from any other source.

into English verse, by W. Sotheby. Illustrated by 73 beautiful designs by Flaxman. Engraved in outline, by Moses. Fine original impressions. 4 vols., 8vo, calf extra. 1834. $20.

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HOMER TRAVESTIE, a BURLESQUE TRANS

LATION of Homer in Hudibrastic Verse. Humorous Frontispiece. 2 vols., 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt tooled sides and borders. 1771. $14. A work full of humor, written by T. Brydges, which often transgresses the bounds of decency.

HONE. ANCIENT MYSTERIES DESCRIBED. Especially the English Miracle Plays, founded on Apocryphal New Testament Story, extant among the unpublished MSS. in the British Museum; including Notices of Ecclesiastical Shows, the Festivals of Fools and Asses, the English Boy Bishop, the Descent into Hell, the Lord Mayor's Show, the Guildhall Giants, Christmas Carols, &c. Illustrated with curious fac-simile Engravings on copper and wood. 930 8vo, cloth new. 1823. $1.

"Is it possible that the spells of apocrypha should juggle men into such strange mysteries?" Shakespeare. It is related of Johnson, by his pleasant biographer, that he said "he loved the old black letter books: they were rich in matter, though their style was inelegant. Deeper read in the earlier writers than the great moralist, an erudite antiquary of our own day observes, that "with respect to what is often absurdly denominated black letter learning, the taste which prevails in the present times for this sort of reading, wherever true scholarship and a laudable curiosity are found united, will afford the best reply to the hypercriticisms and impotent sarcasms of those who, having from indolence or ignorance neglected to cultivate so rich a field of knowledge, exert the whole of their endeavors to depreciate its value." The truth of this has been subsequently attested by the popularity of the author of "Waverley," who, aided by ancient lore, imparts to his scenes and portraits of other times the truth and high finish of Gerard Dow and Denner, and the dignity and grace of Titian and Vandyke. The papal hierarchy, from accident, fanaticism, and policy, pursued too often a spurious plan of forcing mankind to become technical automatons of rites and dreams, of words and superstitions; and supporting a system which, if not originally framed, was at least applied to enforce a long continued exertion of transferring the world into the hands of ecclesiastics, and too often superseding the Christianity of the Gospels by that of tradition, policy, half delirious bigotry, feelings often fantastic and unenlightened enthusiasm. Until the time of Luther, religion was regarded as an art; it was the occupation of the clergy, who taught it as a mystery and practised it as a trade. From the manifold corruptions of religion resulted the gross practices and delusions which are noticed in Mr. Hone's work, which he compiled with much painstaking perseverance from MSS. and black letter books in the British Museum. It is a collection of facts, not inferences. It commences with the Coventry Mysteries, mentioned by Dugdale in his "History of Warwickshire," published in 1656. The volume is a companion and necessary supplement to the "Apocryphal New Testament," and a most curious, instructive, and interesting volume it is.

HOOD, THOMAS. WORKS. Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse. With all the Origi-, nal Illustrations. Portrait. 10 vols., 12mo, tree calf, m. 1. 1869. $40. Calf. $35. Half calf. $28. Cloth. $20.

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HOOD, WORKS. American Edition. 5 vols., 12mo, half calf, new. $13.50. Cloth. $8.50. 932