CHESTER. 



Painted by E. Harrison Compton. 

 Described by Francis Duckworth. 



Containing 20 full-page illustrations in colour and a town plan. 



Square demy 8vo., cloth. Price 7s, 6cl. net. 



Here is a city, once the seat of a baron, wbo in wealth and military power was second 

 only to the King ; a port far busier than Liverpool ; an outpost menacing the mystical 

 hills of Wales ; a fortres? made essential to each successive invader of the island. Its 

 municipal records give a clear insight into the social conditions of mediœval towns, and 

 its name is associated with one of the few complète collections of Mystery Plays remain- 

 ing to us. Such are the thèmes touched upon in the letterpress of this book. Mr. 

 Harrison Compton has been particularly successful in his illustrations in reproducing the 

 distinctive romantic character of the place. His masterly drawing and knowledge of 

 architecture are at once apparent in his pictures of the well-known *' half-timbered " 

 houses of Chesler, and his renderings of typical atmospheric efifects are admirably subtle. 



THE SOCIAL CALENDAR FOR 1910. 



Edited by Mrs. Hugh Adams and Miss E. A. Browne. 



Crown 8vo., full leather, with rounded corners. Price 2s. 6d. net. 



It is not only the stranger within our gâtes who is conscious of the need of some 

 concise guide to the many social functions that take place year in, year out. That need 

 is also felt by hundreds of men and women in our midst, who, knowing everything that 

 is to be known about their own particular sphère, knovv nothing, or have but a vague know- 

 ledge, of the many other circles that from time to time they touch. The information 

 contained in the Social Calendar cornes under that all-comprehensive heading of 

 "Knowing One's Way About." It deals, in alphabetical order, with every social 

 function of note in the United Kingdom, supplying information as to date of each 

 function, how to obtain admission, how to dress, etc., and giving those hundred and one 

 little hints as to practical détails which everyone must at some time or other require to 

 know, and which the ordinary guide and book of référence has hitherto disregarded. 



BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION. 



By R. F. Felton. 



Containing 28 full-page illustrations (12 in colour). 



Square demy 8vo., cloth. Price 7s. 6d. net. 



It has been felt for some time past that owing to the vast strides which are yearly 

 being made in Floral Décoration in Great Britain that there was need for a book on so 

 highly interesting a subject. 



The publishers have been fortunate in securing the co-operation of Mr. R. F. Felton 

 to Write such a book and to select and supervise the préparation of the illustrations. 



As Mr. Felton's art brings him in touch with the Courts of Europe he is able to give 

 examples of many important and interesting floral works with which he has been 

 professionally associated. 



An important feature of the book will be a complète and carefully compiled list of the 

 best varieties of ail flowers to grow for cutting and décorative purposes. Already the work 

 has been largely subscribed by many influential people in this country. 



PUBLISHED BY A. AND C. BLACK . SOHO SQUAKE . . I.ONDON . W. 



