York, 27.

Zurich, Canton, 91.

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    NOW READY,

    In Eighteen One Shilling Parts, or bound in Two handsome
    Volumes

    at 25s.

    THE RECORDS OF THE WOOLWICH DISTRICT.

    BY W.T.  VINCENT,

    President of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society.

    Comprising Woolwich, Plumstead, Charlton, Shooters’ Hill,
    Westcombe Park, Eltham, Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Erith, and
    Bexley.

    WITH FIVE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Work is Dedicated, by permission, to H.R.H.  PRINCE ARTHUR, DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, and has been graciously accepted by HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and H.R.H.  THE PRINCE OF WALES.  It has also been universally extolled in the Press, from which the following are a few extracts:—­

“THE RECORDS OF WOOLWICH.—­Mr. Freeman long ago suggested that it would be a useful division of labour if separate towns and districts were described by those in the several localities who had special knowledge on the subject, and he himself led the way in carrying out the design.  Of local guide-books so called there is no end, but what is wanted in each case is an exhaustive history of the district, its natural formation, its antiquities, and the many objects of interest that are sure to abound, and that only want to be brought to light in order to form material for the future historian of the English nation.  This labour Mr. W.T.  Vincent proposes to perform for Woolwich in a work which he entitles ’The Records of the Woolwich District.’  Mr. Vincent has been engaged in the task for twelve years.  This is the work of a writer who has studied his subject in all the places where information can be obtained.  The Preface alone will gain the reader’s attention, even if the locality itself had no interest for him.  It appears that Mr. Vincent had scented out the existence of a sealed packet of papers having reference to Woolwich, and, after a long hunt, ran the packet to earth in the British Museum.  It was not until the authorities of the War Office had deliberated for a month on the subject that Mr. Vincent was allowed to see and open the packet, which was more than a hundred years old, and contained maps, plans, and views, several of which he produces.”—­The Times.

“We must resist the temptation to extract, and conclude this notice by expressing our approval of the numerous facsimile reproductions of old prints illustrative of the text, each on a leaf of plate paper, while vignettes, maps, and plans are liberally dispersed through the letterpress, which is executed by Messrs. Virtue and Co., the well-known printers of the Art Journal.  As to the text, the industry, care, research, and observation expended shew that it has been a labour of love.  No prospect of profit could urge the production of such a work.  It is, therefore,