 | John Wilson - 1842 - 360 páginas
...friendship has been the chief blessing of our life—CHRISTOPHER NORTH. What a treasure, for instance, during a rainy forenoon in the country, is such a gloriously illuminated work as this of Mr. Selby, to a small party uncertain in what spirit they shall woo the hours! Let them assemble A GLANCE OVER... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1827 - 612 páginas
...friendship has been the chief blessing of our life — CnuisToi-HER NORTH. What a treasure, for instance, during a rainy forenoon in the country, is such a gloriously illuminated work as this of Mr. Selby, to a small party uncertain in what spirit they shall woo the hours ! Let them assemble round a circular... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 358 páginas
...friendship has been the chief blessing of our life — CHRISTOPHER NORTH. What a treasure, for instance, during a rainy forenoon in the country, is such a gloriously illuminated work as this of Mr. Selby, to a small party uncertain in what spirit they shall woo the hours ! Let them assemble round a circular... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1846 - 586 páginas
...lizc, beautifully and accurately drawn, with all the spirit of life."— Ornithologist's Text Book. "What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon in the country,...comparison, without any eclipse of its lustre, with the moat magnificent ornithological illustrations of the French school. Mr. Selby has long and deservedly... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1846 - 614 páginas
...the country, la such » itlorioiMy Illuminated work uthUnf Mr. Selby. It U, without dnubt, the moat splendid of the kind ever published in Britain, and will stand a comparison, without any eclipse of iu luatre, with the moat magnincent omit holacteal illu*tr&tinn-i of the French orhool. 5tr. Srlby... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1846 - 602 páginas
...size, beantifully ami accurately drawn, wit lt all the spirit of life. — Ornithologist't Text Book. " What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon in the country, is such n gloriously illimrinnted work as this of Mr. Selby. It is, without doubt, the most splendid of the... | |
 | Leopold von Ranke - 1848 - 552 páginas
...(pub. at 1OSM, gilt back and gilt edges, 311. Ills. 1334 " What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon 4n the country, is such a gloriously illuminated work as this of Mr. Sclby. It is, without doubt, the most splend,d of the kind ever published in Britain, and will stand... | |
 | Charles Wheatly - 1848 - 590 páginas
...that Audubon'a is for the birds of America. Every figure, excepting in a very few instances of ex" What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon in the country,...doubt, the most splendid of the kind ever published ia Britain, and will stand a comparison, without any eclipse of its lustre, with the most magnificent... | |
 | Leopold von Ranke - 1848 - 548 páginas
...size, beautifully and accurately drawn, with all the spirit of life/— Ornitholoffitfi Text Book. "What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon in the country,...doubt, the most splendid of the kind ever published iu Britain, and will etand a comparison, without any eclipse of its lustre, with the most magnilicent... | |
 | John [prose] Milton - 1848 - 590 páginas
...size, beautifully ami accurately drawn, with all the spirit of life/— Ornithologist. i Text Book. " What a treasure, during a rainy forenoon in the country,...work as this of Mr. Selby. It is, without doubt, the moat splendid of the kind ever published in Britain, and will stand a comparison, without any eclipse... | |
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It is, without doubt, the most splendid of the kind ever published in Britain, and will stand a comparison, without any eclipse of its lustre, with the most magnificent ornithological illustrations of the French school. 
