Series By Multiple Authors/Black's Beautiful Books

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Black's Beautiful Books

"All with full-page illustrations in colour."

This list from the back of a 1908 book (with additions from a 1914 book). The illustrations in these are truly lovely, and it is well worth trying to get editions from this series where possible.

20s Net Series

In this group "illus" means full-page colour illustrations

  • Algeria and Tunis. Painted and Described by Frances E. Nesbitt. 70 illus.
  • The Alps. Described by Sir Martin Conway. Painted by A. D. M'Cormick. 70 illus
  • Ancient Tales and Folk-Lore of Japan. By R. Gordon Smith. Painted by Japanese Artists. 57 illus TIA [1](TIA scans are missing TP&V)
  • Australia. Described by Frank Fox. Painted by Percy F. S. Spence. 75 illus TIA [2] (TIA scans are missing the sketch map)
  • Belgium. Described by G. W. T. Omond. Painted by A. Forestier. 77 illus
  • Birds of Britain. By J. Lewis Bonhote. Illus selected by H. E. Dresser. 100 illus
  • Birket Foster. By H. M. Cuncall. 100 illus
  • British Water-Colour Art. By Marcus B. Huish. 60 illus TIA [3]
  • Brittany. By Dorothy Menpes. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 75 illus
  • Burma. Described and Painted by R. Talbot Kelly. 75 illus TIA [4] (TIA scans are missing Illustration 43.)
  • Cambridge. By M. A. R. Tuker. Painted by William Matthison. 77 illus
  • Canada. Described by Wilfred Campbell. Painted by T. Mower Martin. 76 illus TIA [5]
  • The Channel Islands. Described by Edith F. Carey. Painted by Henry B. Wimbush. 76 illus
  • The Clyde. Described by Meil Munro. Painted by Mary Y. Hunter and J. Young Hunter. 67 illus
  • Constantinople. Described by Prof. Alexander van Millingen. Painted by Warwick Goble. 63 illus
  • Cruikshank's Water-Colours. Text by Joseph Grego. 63 illus
  • From Damascus to Palmyra. By John Kelman. Painted by Margaret Thomas. 70 illus
  • The Durbar. By Dorothy Menpes. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 100 illus
  • Egypt. Described and Painted by R. Talbot Kelly. 75 illus
  • Egyptian Birds. Described and Painted by Charles Whymper. 51 illus
  • Happy England. By Helen Allingham. Text by Marcus B. Huish. 80 illus
  • The Rivers and Streams of England. Described by A. G. Bradley. Painted by Sutton Palmer. 75 illus
  • English Costume. By Dion Clayton Calthrop. 73 illus
  • The English Lakes. Described by William T. Palmer. Painted by A. Heaton Cooper. 75 illus
  • Essex. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by Burleigh Bruhl. 75 illus
  • Florence and some Tuscan Cities. Described by Mrs. Goff. Painted by Colonel R. C. Goff. 75 illus
  • The Flowers and Gardens of Japan. Described by Florence Du Cane. Painted by Ella Du Cane. 50 illus
  • Foster, Birket. By H. M. Cundall. 150 illus, 73 in full color
  • The Lake of Geneva. Described by Francis Gribble. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hardwicke Lewis. 60 illus
  • Germany By Rev. J. F. Dickie. Painted by E. T. Compton and E. Harrison Compton. 75 illus
  • Greece. Described by Rev. J. A. M'Clymont. Painted by John Fulleylove. 75 illus
  • Kate Greenway. By M. H. Spielmann and G. S. Layard. 75 illus
  • Hampshire. Described by Rev. Telford Varley. Painted by Wilfrid Ball. 75 illus
  • Holland. By Nico Jungman. Text by Beatrix Jungman. 75 illus
  • The Holy Land. Described by Rev. John Kelman. Painted by John Fullylove. 93 illus
  • Hungary. Described by Adrian Stokes. Painted by Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Stokes. 75 illus
  • India. By Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. 75 illus
  • India, Armies of. By Major G. F. MacMunn. Illus by Colonel A. C. Lovett. 72 illus
  • Ireland. Described by Frank Mathew. Painted by Francis S. Walker. 77 illus
  • The Italian Lakes. Described by Richard Bagot. Painted by Ella Du Cane. 69 illus
  • Italy. By Frank Fox. Illustrated by Alberto Pisa and Others. 64 illus TIA [6]
  • Japan. By Mortimer Menpes. Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. 100 illus
  • Kashmir. Described by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband. Painted by Major E. Molyneux. 70 illus
  • Kent. By W. Teignmouth Shore. Painted by W. Biscombe Gardner. 73 illus
  • Familiar London. Painted by Rose Barton. 61 illus
  • London to the Nore. Described and Painted by W. L. Wyllie and Marian Amy Wyllie. 60 illus
  • London Vanished and Vanishing. Described and Painted by Philip Norman. 75 illus
  • The Scenery of London. Described by G. E. Mitton. Painted by Herbert M. Marshall. 75 illus
  • George Morland. By Sir Walter Gilbey. 50 illus
  • Morocco. Described by S. L. Bensusan. Painted by A. S. Forrest. 74 illus
  • Naples. By Augustine Fitzgerald. Described by Sybil Fitzgerald. 80 illus
  • The Royal Navy. Described by H. Lawrence Swinburne. Painted by Norma Wilkinson. 61 illus
  • New Zealand. Described by The Hon. W. P. Reeves. Painted by the brothers F. and W. Wright. 75 illus
  • Norway. Text by Beatrix Jungman. Painted by Nico Jungman. 75 illus
  • Oxford. Described by Edward Thomas. Painted by John Fulleylove. 60 illus
  • John Pettie. By Martin Hardie. 50 illus and 8 in black and white
  • The Riviera. Described and Painted by William Scott. 75 illus
  • Rome. Text by M. A. R. Tuker and Hope Malleson. Painted by Alberto Pisa. 70 illus
  • Bonnie Scotland. Described by A. R. Hope Moncrieff. Painted by Sutton Palmer. 75 illus
  • Sicily. by Spencer C. Musson. Painted by Alberto Pisa. 48 illus
  • South America. By W. H. Korbel. Painted by A. S. Forrest. 75 illus
  • The Savage South Seas. Described by E. Way Elkington. Painted by Norman H. Hardy. 68 illus
  • Northern Spain. Described and Painted by Edgar T. A. Wigram. 75 illus
  • Southern Spain. Described by A. F. Calvert. Painted by Trevor Haddon. 75 illus
  • Surrey. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by Sutton Palmer. 75 illus
  • Sussex. Painted by Wilfrid Ball. 75 illus
  • The Thames. By G. E. Mitton. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 75 illus
  • Tibet. Described and Painted by A. Henry Savage Landor. 75 illus
  • Venice. By Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. 75 illus
  • Beautiful Wales. By Edward Thomas. Painted by Robert Fowler. 74 illus
  • War Impressions. By Dorothy Menpes. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 99 illus
  • War Sketches in Colour. By Captain S. E. St. Leger. 50 color illus
  • Warwickshire. Described by Clive Holland. Painted by Fred Whitehead. 75 illus
  • Wessex. Described by Clive Holland. Painted by Walter Tyndale. 75 illus
  • West Indies. Described by John Henderson. Painted by A. S. Forrest. 74 illus
  • World Pictures. By John Henderson. Painted by A. S. Forrest. 74 illus
  • World's Children. By Dorothy Menpes. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 100 illus
  • Yorkshire. Described and Painted by Gordon Home. 71 illus

10s Net Series

  • Bruges and West Flanders. Described by G. W. T. Omond. Painted by A. Forestier. 37 illus
  • The Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by William Smith. 40 illus
  • The Light Side of Egypt. Described and Painted by Lance Thackeray. 36 illus
  • A Book of Porcelain. Text by Bernard Rackham. Painted by William Gibb. 28 illus
  • Normandy. By G. E. Mitton. Painted by Nico W. Jungman. 40 illus
  • From Sketch-Book and Diary. By Lady Elizabeth Butler. 28 illus

7s. 6d. Net Series

  • Abbotsford. Described by Rev. W. S. Crockett. Painted by William Smith. 20 illus
  • Adventures among Pictures. By C. Lewis Hind. 8 illus, 16 B&W
  • Alpine Flowers and Gardens. Described and Painted by G. Flemwell. 20 illus
  • Aucassin and Nicolete. trans by H. H. Child. 6 illus
  • Ayrshire Idulls. By Neil Munro. Painted by George Houston. 20 illus
  • The Beautiful Birthday Book. By Gertrude Demain Hammond. 12 illus
  • Birket Foster. By H. M. Cuncall. 16 illus
  • Brabant & East Flanders. Text by G. W. T. Omond. Painted by A. Forestier. 20 illus
  • British Castles. By Charles H. Ashdown. 32 illus
  • British Dogs at Work. By A. Croxton Smith. 20 illus
  • British Floral Decoration. By R. F. Felton. 28 illus
  • William Callow. By H. M. Cundall. 22 illus
  • The Canary Islands. By Florence du Cane. Painted by Ella Du Cane. 20 illus
  • Canterbury. By W. Teignmouth Shore. Painted by W. Biscombe Gardner. 20 illus
  • The Cape Peninsula. By Rene Juta. Painted by A. Westhofen. 25 illus
  • Chester. Described by Francis Duckworth. Painted by E. Harrison Compton. 20 illus
  • A History of the Church of England. By J. F. Kendall. Autochromes of the Church Pageant taken by Ernest C. Elliott. 16 illus, 8 B&W
  • La Cote D'Emeraude. By S. C. Musson. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis. 20 illus
  • Country Sketches for City Dwellers. By Mrs. Willingham Rawnsley. 16 illus
  • Deeside. By Robert Anderson. Painted by William Smith. 20 illus
  • Dutch Bulbs and Gardens. Described by Una Silberrad & Sophie Lyall. Painted by Mima Nixon. 24 illus
  • Edinburgh. Described by Rosaline Masson. Painted by John Fulleylove. 21 illus
  • English Costume. Described and Painted by Dion Clayton Calthrop. In Four Section each containing 18 to 20 illus: Early English, Middle Ages, Tudor and Stuart, Georgian.
  • Eton. Described by Christopher Stone. Painted by E. D. Brinton. 24 illus
  • Eton from a Backwater (Portfolio). Painted by H. E. Luxmore. 12 illus
  • Gardens of England. Described by E. T. Cook. Painted by Beatrice Parsons. 20 illus
  • The Garden that I Love. By Alfred Austin. Painted by George S. Elgood. 16 illus
  • The Charm of Gardens. Text by Dion Clayton Calthrop. 32 illus
  • Geneva. Described by Francis Gribble. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hardwicke Lewis. 20 illus
  • Grouse and Grouse Moors. Text by George Malcolm and Captain Aymer Maxwell. Painted by Charles Whymper. 16 illus
  • Haunts of Ancient Peace. By Alfred Austin. Painted by Agnes Locke. 20 illus
  • The Heart of Scotland. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by Sutton Palmer. 24 illus
  • The Herb-Garden. By Frances A. Bardswell. 16 illus
  • Highways and Hedges. By Herbert A. Morrah. Painted by Berenger Benger. 20 illus
  • Inns of Court. Described by Cecil Headlam. Painted by Gordon Home. 20 illus
  • Isle of Man. Described by W. Ralph Hall Caine. Painted by A. Heaton Cooper. 20 illus
  • Isle of Wight. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by A. Heaton Cooper. 24 illus
  • John Halifax, Gentleman. By Dinah Maria Mulock. 20 illus
  • Lamia's Winter-Quarters. By Alfred Austin. Painted by George S. Elgood. 16 illus
  • Lausanne. Described by Francis H. Gribble. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hardwicke Lewis. 20 illus
  • Letters from the Holy Land. By Lady Butler. 16 illus
  • Liege and the Ardennes. Described by G. W. T. Omond. Painted by A. Foresstier. 20 illus
  • London. Text by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. 32 illus
  • The Tower of London. Described by Arthur Poyser. Painted by John Fullylove. 20 illus
  • Flowers and Gardens of Madeira. Described by Florence Du Cane. Painted by Ella Du Cane. 24 illus
  • Malta. Described by Frederick W. Ryan. Painted by Signor V. Boron. 20 illus
  • Middlesex. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by John Fulleylove. 20 illus
  • Montreux. Described by Francis H. Gribble. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis. 20 illus
  • Moscow. Described by Henry M. Grove. Painted by F. de Harnen. 32 illus
  • Picturesque Mepal. By Percy Brown. 4 colour illus. 40 B&W photgraphs.
  • The New Forest. Described and Painted by Mrs. Willingham Rawnsley. 20 illus
  • Nuremburg. Described by Mrs. A. G. Bell. Painted by Arthur George Bell. 20 illus
  • The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Painted by Gilbert James. 16 illus
  • The Spirit of Paris. By A. Sommerville Story. 20 illus
  • Pompeii. Described by W. M. Mackenzie. Painted by Alberto Pisa. 20 illus
  • St. Petersburg. Described by S. Dobson. Painted by F. de Harnen. 32 illus
  • Scottish Life and Character. Described by William Sanderson. Painted by H. J. Dobson. 20 illus
  • Our Life in the Swiss Highlands. By John Addinton Symonds and his daughter Margaret. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis. 22 illus
  • The Homes of Tennyson. Described by Arthur H. Patterson. Painted by Helen Allingham. 20 illus
  • Days with Velasquez. By C. Lewis Hind. 8 illus, 16 B&W
  • The Vicar of Wakefield. By Oliver Goldsmith. 13 illus
  • Westminster Abbey. Described by Mrs. A. Murray Smith. Painted by John Fulleylove. 21 illus
  • Winchester. Described by Rev. Telford Varley. Painted by Wilfrid Ball. 21 illus
  • Windsor. Described by Sir Richard Rivington Holmes. Painted by George M. Henton. 20 illus
  • Worcestershire. Described by A. G. Bardley. Painted by Thomas Tyndale. illus
  • The Wye. Described by A. G. Bradley. Painted by Sutton Palmer. 24 illus
  • Yorkshire: Coast and Moorland Scenes. By Gordon Home. 31 illus
  • Yorkshire: Dales and Fells. Described and Painted by Gordon Home. 20 illus
  • Yorkshire: Vales and Wolds. Described and Painted by Gordon Home. 20 illus

6s Net Series

  • The Cotswolds. Described by Francis Duckworth. Painted by G. F. Nicholls. 24 illus
  • North Devon. By F. J. Snell 24 illus
  • South Devon. By Charles R. Rowe. Painted by C. E. Hannaford. 24 illus
  • The Upper Engadine. Described by Spencer C. Musson. Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis. 24 illus
  • Galloway. Described by J. M. Sloan. Painted by James Faed. 24 illus
  • Ireland. Described by Frank Matthew. Painted by Francis S. Walker. 32 illus
  • Jamaica. Described by John Henderson. Painted by A. S. Forrest. 24 illus
  • Kew Gardens. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by T. Mower Martin. 24 illus
  • Liverpool. Described by Dixon Scott. Painted by J. Hamilton Hay. 25 illus
  • The Norwegian Fjords. Described and Painted by A. Heaton Cooper. 24 illus
  • Paris. By Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. 24 illus
  • The Peak Country. Described by A. R. Hope Montcrieff. Painted by W. Biscombe Gardner. 24 illus
  • Tyrol. Described by W. A. Baillie-Grohman. Painted by E. Harrison Compton. 24 illus

"Beautiful Britain" Series

Large square demy 8vo., bound in cloth, each containing 12 full-page illustrations in colour.

Beautiful England.

Beautiful Europe.

Beautiful Ireland.

Misc.

  • China. Text by Sir Henry Arthur Blake. Painted by Mortimer Menpes. 16 illus
  • The Ramparts of Empire. Text by Frank Fox. Painted by Norman L. Wilkinson. 12 illus
  • Oriental Carpets, Runners and Rugs, and some Jacquard Reproductions. By Sydney Humphries. 24 illus, 8 B&W
  • Gainsborough. Text by James Grieg. Engraves by Mortimer Menpes. 15 illus
  • Japan. By Mortimer Menpes. Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. 75 illus
  • Rembrandt. By Mortimer Menpes. 16 illus
  • Warwickshire. Described by Clive Holland. Painted by Fred Whitehead. 1922 Second Edition with 32 illus
  • Whistler As I Knew Him. By Mortimer Menpes. 100 illus
  • France. By Gordon Home. 32 illus
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