BOOKS OF HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, Sc, WORTH HAVING. 



(See THE TIMES, January 22.) 



Anecdotes of the Green Room and Stage ; or, Leaves from an Actor's 



Note-Eook, at Home and Abroad. By George Vandenhoff. Post Svo., pp 336, price 2s. 

 Includes orijiiial anecdo'^es of the Keans (father and son), the two Kembles, Macready, Cooke, Liaton, 

 Farren, FUiston. Brahara and his Sons, Phelps. Buckstone. Webster, Charles Matthews, Sirtdons, Vestris, 

 Helen Fanc-it, Mrs. Nisbet, Miss Cushman, Miss O'Neil, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Charles Keau, Rachel, Kistori, 

 and many other dramatic celebrities. 



Berjeavi's (P. C.) Book of Dogs; the Varieties of Dogs as they are found 



in Old Sculptures, Pictures, Engravings, and Books. 1865. Half morocco, the sides richly 

 lettered with gold, 7s. 6d. 



In this very interesting volume are 52 plates, facsimiled from rare old Engravings, Paintings, Sculptures, 

 ftc, in which may be traced over 100 varieties of dogs known to the ancients. 



This day, elegantly printed, pp. 9G, wrapper I.?., cloth 2«., post free, 



Carlyle on the Choice of Books. The Inaugural Address of Thomas 



Carlyle, with Memoir,, Anecdotes, Two Portraits, and View of his House in Chelsea. 

 The ' Address ' is reprinted from ' The Times, ' carefully compared with twelve other reports, and is 

 believed to be the most accurate yet printed. 



The leader in the ' DaUy Telegraph,' April 25th, largely quotes from the above 'Memoir.' 



In foolscap 8vo , cloth, price 3s. 6d., beautifully printed, 



Gog and Magog ; or, the Histoiy of the Guildhall Giants. With some 



Account of the Giants which guard English and Continental Cities. By F. "W. Faikholt, F.S.A. 

 With illustrations on wood by the author, coloured and plain. 



The critiques which have appeared upon this ar^ising little work have been imiformly favourable. The 

 Art-Journal' says, in a long article, that it thoroi ghly explains who these old giants were, the position they 

 occupied in popular mythology, the origin of thei. names, and a score of other matters, all of much interest 

 In throwing a liaht upon fabulous portions of our history. 



Now ready, handsomely printed, price Is. dd... 



Hints on Hats ; adapted to the Heads of the People. By Henry Melton, 



of Regent Street. 'With curious woodcvits of the various style of Hats worn at different periods. 

 Anecdotes of eminent and fashionable personages are given, and a fimd of interesting information relative 

 the History of Costume and change of tastes may be found scattered through its pages. 



This day, handsomely bound, pp. 550, price 7s. M., 



History of Playing Cards ; with Anecdotes of their Use in Ancient and 



Modern Games, Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping. With Sixty curious 

 illustrations on toned paper. Skill and Sleight of Hand ; Gambling and Calculation ; Cartomancy 

 and Cheating: Old Games and Gaming-Houses : Card Revels and Blind Hookey Piquet and 

 Vingt-et-un ; Whist and Cribbage ; Old-Fashioned Tricks. 

 A highly-interesting volume.'— MoRNlNQ Post. 



This day, 8vo., pp. COO, handsomely printed, 



The History of Signboards, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; 



with Anecdotes of Famous Taverns and Remarkable Characters. By .Tacoe Larwood and John 

 Camden Hotten. The volume has been divided into the following sections : General History of 

 Signboards: Historic and Commemorative Signs: Heraldic and Emblematic- Animals and 

 Monsters : Birds and Fowls ; Fishes and Insects ; Flowers, Trees, Herbs, &c. • Biblical and 

 Religious: Saints, Martyrs, kc- Dignities, Traces, and Profe,ssions : the House and the Table; 

 Dress, Plain and Ornamental; Geography and Topography: Humorous and Ccmic; Puns and 

 Rebuses ; Miscellaneous Signs ; Eonnell Thornton's Signboard ExJiibition. 



Nearly 100 most curious iUustrations on wood are given, show ng the v?,rio"S 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 Hogsirth. 



*,* 'Where any difficulty occurs in the supply, postage stamps may be remitted direct to the under- 

 tigned, who wiU forward per return. The name of the Publisher MUST IN AIL CASES be given. 



John Camden Hotten, Publisher, 74 and 75, Piccadilly, London. 



