[ 536 ] [Jan. ]• 
VARIETIES, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL, 
Including Notices of Works in Hand, Domestic and Foreign. 
T HE revived art of Engraving on 
Wood, is about to be extensively 
and effectually applied to the illustra¬ 
tion of Bibles, Testaments, and Com¬ 
mon Prayer Books. In February will 
be published, in all the usual sizes, and 
varied bindings, at an advance of only 
four, five, or six shillings each, on 
different sized editions, the Holy 
Bible, with Three Hundred Engrav¬ 
ings, copied by W. M. Craig, esq. from 
the designs of the great masters in the 
different schools of painting, and en¬ 
graved in a style of superior effect and 
beauty. Whatever may have been the 
attempts hitherto made to illustrate 
Bibles in a pleasing and popular manner, 
this undertaking will unquestionably be 
the cheapest, most comprehensive, and 
complete that has ever been submitted 
to the world. For Pocket Bibles, im¬ 
pressions of one hundred and fifty, or 
upwards, of the best subjects will be 
taken on India Paper as proofs, and this 
edition, at the same extra cost of five 
Shillings, will form the most exqui¬ 
sitely beautiful edition of the Bible 
ever offered to the world. Ornamented 
Testaments of all sizes may in like 
manner be had, each illustrated by one 
hundred engravings, at two shillings 
above the usual price ; and the cheapest 
School Testaments will be prepared at 
only one shilling extra. Ornamented 
Common Prayer Books will also be 
prepared of every size, from the large 
octavo to the small 32mo, illustrated 
with sixty engravings, and may be had 
at one shilling and sixpence, or one 
shilling extra in every variety. By 
changing the inscriptions the engrav¬ 
ings will be adapted to Bibles and Tes¬ 
taments in all languages. Foreign 
booksellers and Missionary Societies, 
may be supplied with sets of the en¬ 
gravings with inscriptions in any lan¬ 
guage for the ornament and illustration 
of Bibles and Testaments, whatever be 
the language in which they are printed. 
The English editions into which the 
engravings will be introduced, will be 
the best that are produced at the au¬ 
thorised presses of the United Kingdom; 
and the Bibles, Testaments, and Com¬ 
mon Prayer Books, thus offered to the 
world, will, in consequence, unite 
every point of perfection. 
Illustrations of Shakspeare, are at 
this time in course of publication, from 
pictures paintcd’expressly, by Robert 
Smirke, esq. R.A. and engraved in 
the finest style by the most eminent 
historical engravers. The editions 
having for the most part been published 
without embellishments, or encum¬ 
bered with engravings so indifferent, 
as to make their possessors consider 
them “when so adorned, adorned the 
leastit is to supply such editions 
that the present work has been under¬ 
taken. Each play will furnish subjects 
for five elegant engravings, in addition 
to a vignette : the aggregate, number, 
therefore, of the plates will be two 
hundred and twenty-two! 
We are happy in having occasion to 
notice as being in the press, a Tour 
through Belgium, by his Grace the 
Duke of Rutland, embellished with 
plates after drawings by his accom¬ 
plished Duchess. The riches and ca¬ 
pabilities of Belgium deserve to be bet¬ 
ter known to the world, and it is 
pleasing to see the task undertaken by 
a Noble Author. 
An interesting volume is printing in 
square duodecimo, Brevier type, under 
the title of the Anecdote Library. It 
will contain a Selection of the best 
Anecdotes that ever have been printed; 
and constitute a volume of universal 
gratification and use. Close printing 
has enabled the editor to include as 
much letter-press as is contained in 
Andrews, Rede, Adams, and Seward 
united, and at a sixth of the expense. 
It will comprise above 2000 anecdotes. 
The Miscellaneous Tracts of the late 
W. Withering, M.D. F.R.S. &c. &c. 
with a Memoir of the Author, by W. 
Withering, esq. F.L.S. &c. &c. embel¬ 
lished with a portrait of Dr. Wither¬ 
ing, in 2 vols, 8vo, are nearly ready. 
The Miscellaneous Works of Henry 
Grattan are preparing for publication 
in one volume, 8vo. 
Travels multiply so fast, and are also 
so expensive, that it has been deter¬ 
mined to compress the really valuable 
substance of the best Modern Travels 
in all parts of the World, into a single 
volume in duodecimo, under the title 
of the Universal Traveller . To add 
further to the intrinsic interest of the 
work, it will be enriched with 100 en¬ 
gravings of the principal objects which 
arrest the attention of travellers, and 
excite the curiosity of readers. 
. Mr. 
