Messrs. METHUEN’S LIST 3

Illustrated Books

Baring Gould. A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S.
Barinc GOULD. With numerous illustrations and initial letters by
ARTHUR J. GASKIN. Crown 8v0. 6s.

Also 75 copies on hand-made paper. Demy 8vo, £1, 15.
Also 20 copies on Japanese paper. Demy 8vo. £2, 25.

Few living writers have been more loving students of fairy and folk lore than Mr.
Baring Gould, who in this book returns to the field in which he won his spurs.
This volume consists of the old stories which have been dear to generations of
children, and they are fully illustrated by Mr. Gaskin, whose exquisite designs
for Andersen’s Tales won him last year an enviable reputation.

Baring Gould. A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND
RHYMES. Edited by S. BARING GOULD, and illustrated by the
Students of the Birmingham Art School. Crown 8v0. 6s.

Also 50 copies on hand-made paper. 4/0. 21s.

A collection of old nursery songs and rhymes, including a number which are little
known. The book contains some charming illustrations by the Birmingham
students under the superintendence of Mr. Gaskin, and Mr. Baring Gould has
added numerous notes.

Beeching. A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited
by H. C. Beecuinc, M.A., and Illustrated by WALTER CRANE,
Crow 8v0. 6s.

Also 75 copies on hand-made paper. Demy 8vo. £1, Is.
Also 20 copies on Japanese paper. Demy 8vo. £2, 25.

A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from the Middle Ages
to the present day. Mr. Walter Crane has designed some beautiful illustrations,
A distinction of the book is the large number of poems it contains by modern
authors, a few of which are here printed for the first time.

Jane Barlow. THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE,
translated by JANE BaRLow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls,’ and pictured
by F. D. BEprorD. Small 4to. 6s. net.

Also 50 copies on hand-made paper. 4fo, 21s. met.

This is a new version of a famous old fable. Miss Barlow, whose brilliant volume
of ‘Irish Idylls’ has gained her a wide reputation, has told the story in spirited
flowing verse, and Mr. Bedford’s numerous illustrations and ornaments are as
spirited as the verse they picture. The book will be one of the most beautiful
and original books possible.