542 ACKSON (ANDREW). Life of, by JAMES PARTON. Portraits. 3 vols. royal 8vo, cloth. N. Y., 1860 LARGE PAPER. "He neither enriched himself by plunder or peculation, nor engrossed office for his family, or waged a moment's war for ambition or conquest; nor exercised a single new power, or betrayed an old one, nor filled station an hour but from the will of the people, or in conformity to the charter of their liberties." 543 JACKSON (J.). TREATISE ON WOOD ENGRAVING, Historical and Practical. With upwards of 300 illustrations engraved on wood by JOHN JACKSON. Imperial 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges. London, Charles Knight, 1839 SCARCE. This is the ORIGINAL EDITION of this capital book and the above is a fine copy of this exceedingly beautiful and valuable work. The illustrations are very brilliant, and include the "Map of Jerusalem" and the "View on the Canal at Venice," both in tint and not in all copies. "The history of Wood Engraving is a noble volume, unique in its way, and no library will be complete without it. Mr. Jackson's reputation rests upon a firm basis-his name is attached to some of the brightest and best of modern engravings. He is one of the few living pupils of Bewick-and one who follows in the steps and supports the reputation of his celebrated master."--Polytechnic Journal. 544 JAMESON (Mrs. Anna). Beauties of the Court of CHARLES II. With a series of twenty-one portraits illustrating the Diaries of PEPYS, EVELYN, CLARENDON, and other contemporary writers, and after SIR PETER LELY, and other eminent Painters. Imperial 8vo, cloth gilt, edges gilt. London, 1851 INDIA PROOFS of the charming series of engravings, including portraits of Nell Gwyne, Duchess of Portsmouth, Lady Denham, Duchess of Devonshire, etc., etc. Third edition enlarged. This interesting volume gives us many piquant glimpses into the life and manners of the "Merry Monarch" and his courtiers, not to be obtained elsewhere. It forms an admirable companion to the diaries of Pepys and Evelyn, and all the contemporary historians. 66 An exquisite volume. It is the first time these lovely portraits have been produced in a style worthy of the beauty and interest of the subjects."-New Monthly Magazine. 545 JAMESON (MRS. ANNA). ART WORKS, VIZ.: I. LEGENDS OF THE MADONNA, as represented in the Fine Second and best edition. II. LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS. Second edition enlarged. With 11 etchings by the author and 88 woodcuts. TOGETHER 4 vols. 4to. Uniformly and handsomely bound in morocco elegant, gilt inside tooling and gilt edges. London, 1852-57 The best editions of Mrs. Jameson's works. These are the final forms they took in all cases. Eastlake, in his preface to "Kugler's Handbook of Italian Painting," truly remarks: Some acquaintance with the legends and superstitions of the Middle Ages is necessary to the intelligence of many of the Italian and German works of art as the knowledge of heathen mythology is to explain the subjects of Greek vases and marbles. By a fortunate combination of artistic talent and appreciation with precision of thought, and a power of setting forth the older legends in poetical language, Mrs. Jameson was singularly qualified for the task she had undertaken. She at once succeeded in arousing an interest, and in supplying information in a condensed and agreeable form. "Mrs. Jameson's work would deserve a high place regarded only as a book of antiquarian inquiry. With admirable taste and judgment, both of pen and pencil, she has opened a curious branch of learning well-nigh forgotten among us-the vestiges of which, nevertheless, surround us on every side.”—Edinburgh Review. 546 JAMESON. HISTORY of our LORD, as exemplified in Works of Art with that of His Types; ST. JOHN BAPTIST and other Persons of the Old and New Testament. Continued and Completed by LADY EASTLAKE. With 31 etchings and 281 wood engravings from paintings, mosaics and ancient ivory carvings. 2 vols. 4to, new morocco extra, gilt edges. London, 1865 BEST EDITION. "One of the most eloquent of our female writers; full of feeling and fancy; a true enthusiast, with a glowing soul.”CHRISTOPHER North. 547 JAMESON. Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memorials and Fancies, Original and Selected. With illustrations and etchings, SOME TINTED. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1854 LARGE PAPER and BEST EDITION. Character; 2. Literature and Art. 548 JAMESON. Historical. In two parts-1. Ethics and Characteristics of Women: Moral, Poetical and With highly-finished illustrations after the 2 vols. 12mo, half russia, gilt. author's designs. London, 1833 Second and best edition-corrected and enlarged. The later edition has only poor impressions and less than one-half the plates in this volume. "Mrs. Jameson's Essays on the Female Characters of Shakespeare are among the best. It was right that this province of illustration should be reserved for a woman's hand."-HALLAM. 549 JAMESON. The Same. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1858 LARGE PAPER, uncut. "Two truly delightful volumes."-CHRISTOPHER NORTH. 550 JAMESON. Memoirs of the Early Italian Painters and of the Progress of Painting in Italy from CIMABUE to BASSANOREVISED. Numerous portraits and other illustrations. 12mo, cloth, uncut. London, 1859 Uniform with Crowe and Calvacaselle's "Early Flemish Painters." "This useful work comprises upwards of thirty biographies."ALLIBONE. 551 JAMISON (D. F.). The Life and Times of BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN: a History of the Fourteenth Century, by D. F. JAMISON, of South Carolina. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Charleston, John Russell, 1864 The author was president of the convention in Charleston, S. C., which passed the ordinance of secession. This work was printed in London, and published during the blockade of the Southern Ports. 552 JARDINE (Sir W.). Naturalists' Library. With 1,200 colored plates, and numerous portraits and memoirs of Eminent Naturalists. 40 vols. fcap. 8vo, uniform half calf gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. London, 1833-43 ORIGINAL EDITION. Sir W. Jardine's coadjutors in this admirable series were Swainson, Selby, Macgillivray, Waterhouse, Duncan, Hamilton, Smith and others. The work is divided as follows:-Mammalia, 13 vols.: Icthyology, 6 vols.; Ornithology, 14 vols.; and Entomology, 7 vols. An extremely desirable copy of this standard work, being an original subscription copy, with very early impressions of the beautifully colored plates before the erroneous numberings on some of the plates were corrected. "We could hardly have thought that any new serial would have obtained our approbation so entirely as the Naturalists' Library!' but the price is so low, the colored plates so elegant, and the descriptions so very scientific and correct, that we cannot withhold from it our warmest praise; the whole is a perfect bijou, and as valuable as pretty." -Literary Gazette. 553 JARVES (James Jackson). ART STUDIES: the Old Masters of Italy, Painting, etc. Beautifully printed on heavy toned paper, with 43 outline engravings of Altar Pieces, Groups, etc., selected from the Old Masters, 1200 to 1517. Thick 8vo, cloth. N. Y., 1861 Includes the Byzantine and best periods of art in Italy. The art works of Mr. Jarves have been commended in the highest terms by the London Athenæum, the North American Review, and other high-class authorities of that order. 554 JEFFERSON (Thomas). WRITINGS: BEING HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, MESSAGES, ADDRESSES AND OTHER WRITINGS, OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE. With Explanatory Notes, Tables of Contents and Indexes, by H. A. WASHINGTON. Portraits, views, facsimiles, etc. 9 vols. 8vo, half morocco, bevelled sides, marbled edges. Phila., 1854 The above work was compiled from the MSS. bequeathed to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the author's grandson, and purchased by Congress in 1848. “After Washington and Franklin, there is no person who fills so eminent place among the great men of America as Jefferson.”BROUGHAM. 555 JENNINGS (Geo. Henry). An Anecdotal History of the British Parliament, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. 8vo, cloth. N. Y., 1881 With-" Notices of eminent parliamentary men and examples of their oratory." 556 JENYNS (Soane). Works, including Several Pieces never before Published, to which are prefixed Short Sketches of the History of the Author's Family, and also of his Life, VERY SCARCE. The history of Soane Jenyns's family given in this work may perhaps clear up the mystery of " the millions of pounds sterling" waiting for the American and British Jenningses. 557 JERDAN (WILLIAM). AUTOBIOGRAPHY of, with Literary and Social Reminiscences, etc. Portraits and vignette titles. 4 vols. post 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1852 Mr. Jerdan was the editor of the "National Portrait Gallery," the author of the "Voyage to Isle of Elba,” etc. Comprising the most interesting anecdotes, sketches and correspondence of the principal statesmen, poets, authors, artists, etc., of the age. 558 JESSE (JOHN HENEAGE). HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS, COMPRISING: I. JESSE. Memoirs of the Court of England from the Revo- "This work presents in an agreeable form facts which have hitherto been known only to the laborious few."--London Times. II. JESSE. Memoirs of the Court of England during the Reign of the STUARTS, including the Protectorate. Plates. 4 vols. London, 1840 "One of the most interesting works that has issued from the press for many seasons."-London Atlas. III. JESSE. GEORGE SELWYN and his Contemporaries, with London, 1843 "We do not know a more entertaining book than this."-London Examiner. IV. JESSE. Memoirs of the Life and Reign of KING GEORGE This work will propably remain for a long time the most desirable life of George III. V. JESSE. MEMOIRS of KING RICHARD III. and some of his Contemporaries; with an Historical Drama on the Battle. of Bosworth. Fine portrait of RICHARD. 8vo. London, 1862 Should be of great interest to Shakespearean students and collectors. |