The "Bells" Series.
The "BELLS" Series has been undertaken by the publishers with a view to issue original illustrated poems of a high character, at a price within the reach of all classes.
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GEMS FROM TENNYSON.
By Alfred Tennyson. Elegantly illustrated by Hammatt Billings.
BEAUTIES OF TENNYSON.
By Alfred Tennyson. Elegantly illustrated with twenty engravings, from original drawings by Frederic B. Schell. Beautifully printed on the finest plate paper.
FROM GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS.
By Bishop Heber. Elegantly illustrated with twenty-two engravings, from original drawings by Frederic B. Schell. Beautifully printed on the finest plate paper.
LADY CLARE.
By Alfred Tennyson. Elegantly illustrated with twenty-two engravings, from original drawings by Alfred Fredericks, F.S. Church, Harry Fenn, F.B. Schell, E.P. Garret and Granville Perkins. Beautifully printed on the finest plate paper.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
By Clement C. Moore. Never before has this popular poem—a favorite with both the old and the young—been presented in such a beautiful dress. It is elegantly illustrated with twenty-two engravings, from original drawings by F.B. Schell, W.T. Smedley, A. Fredericks and H.R. Poore.
BINGEN ON THE RHINE.
By Caroline E. Norton. Elegantly illustrated with twenty-two engravings, from original drawings by W.T. Smedley, F.B. Schell, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins and E.P. Garrett.
THE BELLS.
By Edgar Allan Poe. Elegantly illustrated with twenty-two engravings, from original drawings by F.O.C. Darley, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins and others.
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
By Oliver Goldsmith. Elegantly illustrated with thirty-five engravings, from drawings by Hammatt Billings.
THE COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT.
By Robert Burns. Elegantly illustrated with fifty engravings, from drawings by Chapman.
Standard Histories.
History of England, from the Accession of
James the Second. By Thomas Babington
Macaulay. Standard edition. With a steel portrait
of the author. Printed from new electrotype plates
from the last English edition. Being by far the most
correct edition in the American market. 5 vols.,
12mo. Cloth, extra, per set $5 00
Sheep, marbled edges, per set 7 50
Half Russia (imitation), marbled edges 7 50
Half calf, gilt 10 00
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire. By Edward Gibbon. With notes by Rev.
H.H. Milman. Standard edition. To which is
added a complete Index of the work. A new edition
from entirely new stereotype plates. With portrait on
steel. 5 vols., 12mo. Cloth, extra, per set 5 00
Sheep, marbled edges, per set 7 50
Half Russia (imitation), marbled edges 7 50
Half calf, gilt, per set 10 00
History of England, from the Invasion of
Julius Cæsar to the Abdication of James
the Second, 1688. By David Hume. Standard
edition. With the author's last corrections and improvements
to which is prefixed a short account of his
life, written by himself. With a portrait on steel. A
new edition from entirely new stereotype plates. 5
vols., 12mo. Cloth, extra, per set 5 00
Sheep, marbled edges, per set 7 50
Half Russia (imitation), marbled edges 7 50
Half calf, gilt 10 00
Miscellaneous.
A Dictionary of the Bible. Comprising its Antiquities
Biography, Geography, Natural History and
Literature. Edited by William Smith, LL.D. Revised
and adapted to the present use of Sunday-school
Teachers and Bible Students by Revs. F.N. and
M.A. Peloubet. With eight Colored maps and 440
engravings on wood. 8vo. Cloth, extra $2 00
Sheep, marbled edges 3 00
Half morocco, gilt top 3 50
History of the Civil War in America. By the
Comte de Paris. Translated with the approval of the
author. With maps faithfully engraved from the originals
and printed in three colors. 8vo.
Cloth, extra, per vol. 3 50
Red cloth, extra, Roxburgh style, uncut edges, per vol. 3 50
Sheep, library style, per vol. 4 50
Half Turkey morocco, per vol. 6 00
Volumes I, II, III and IV now ready, put up in a neat
box, or any volume sold separately.
The Battle of Gettysburg. By the Comte de Paris.
With maps. 8vo. Cloth, extra 1 50
Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Embracing
accounts of the most eminent persons of all
ages, nations and professions. By E.A. Thomas.
Crown 8vo.
Cloth, extra, gilt top 2 50
Sheep, marbled edges 3 00
Half morocco, gilt top 3 50
Half Russia, gilt top 4 50
The Amateur Photographer. A manual of photographic
manipulations intended especially for beginners
and amateurs, with suggestions as to the choice of
apparatus and of processes. By Ellerslie Wallace,
Jr., M.D. New edition, with two new chapters on
paper negatives and microscopic photography. 12mo.
Limp morocco, sprinkled edges 1 00
Interest Tables. Containing accurate calculations of
interest at 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 3-1/2, 4, 4-1/2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10
per cent. per annum, both simple and compound, on
all sums from $1.00 to $10.00, and from one day to six
years. Also some very valuable tables, calculated by
John E. Coffin. 8vo. Cloth, extra $1 00
England, Picturesque and Descriptive. A
Reminiscence of Travel. By Joel Cook, author of
"A Holiday Tour in Europe," "Brief Summer Rambles"
etc. Elegantly illustrated with 487 engravings
on wood. 4to. Cloth, extra 7 50
Half calf, gilt, marbled edges 10 00
Half Morocco, full gilt edges 10 00
Full Turkey morocco, gilt edges 15 00
The Waverley Novels. By Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
23 vols.
Household Edition. Illustrated. 12mo.
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| Half calf, gilt, per set | 46 00 |
| Half morocco, gilt topsp | 46 00 |
Universe Edition. Printed on thin paper, and containing
one illustration to the volume. 25 vols., 12mo.
Cloth, extra, per vol. 75
World Edition. 12 vols., thick 12mo.
(Sold in sets only.) Cloth, extra 18 00
Half im't. Russia, marbled edges 24 00
Captain Jack the Scout; or, The Indian Wars
about Old Fort Duquesne. An Historical Novel, with
copious notes. By Charles McKnight. With eight
engravings. 12mo. Cloth, extra 1 50
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Etiquette. A Complete
Manual of the Manners and Dress of American
Society. Containing forms of Letters, Invitations, Acceptances
and Regrets. By E.B. Duffey. 12mo.
Cloth, extra 1 50
The Count of Monte Cristo. By Alexandre
Dumas. Complete in one volume, with two illustrations
by George G. White. 12mo. Cloth, extra 1 25
The Iliad of Homer Rendered into English
Blank Verse. By Edward, Earl of Derby. With
a biographical sketch of Lord Derby by R. Shelton
Mackenzie, D.C.L. Popular edition. Two vols. in
one. 12mo.
Cloth, extra $1 50
Ten Nights in a Bar Room and What I Saw
There. By T.S. Arthur. Entirely new edition from
new electrotype plates. Illustrated. 12mo.
Cloth, extra 1 25
Jane Eyre. By Charlotte Bronté (Currer Bell). New
Library Edition. With five illustrations by E.M.
Wimperis. 12mo. Cloth, extra 1 00
Shirley. By Charlotte Bronté (Currer Bell). New
Library Edition. With five illustrations by E.M.
Wimperis. 12mo. Cloth, extra 1 00
Villette. By Charlotte Bronté (Currer Bell). New
Library Edition. With five illustrations by E.M.
Wimperis. 12mo. Cloth, extra 1 00
The Professor, Emma and Poems. By Charlotte
Bronté (Currer Bell). New Library Edition. With
five illustrations by E.M. Wimperis. 12mo.
Cloth, extra, black and gold 1 00
The four volumes, forming the complete works of Charlotte
Bronté, in a neat box.
Cloth, extra, black and gold, per set 4 00
Fancy cloth, paper label, gilt top, uncut edges 5 00
Half calf, gilt, per set 8 00
History of Scotland. (Tales of a Grandfather.)
By Sir Walter Scott. 3 vols., 12mo. Cloth, plain 3 00
Half calf, gilt tops 6 00
Half morocco, gilt tops 6 00
Tales of a Grandfather. By Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
4 vols. Uniform with the Waverley Novels.
Household Edition. Illustrated. 12mo.
Cloth, extra, per vol. 1 00
Sheep, marbled edges, per vol. 1 50
Half calf, gilt, marbled edges, per vol. 3 00
Ten Thousand a Year. By Samuel C. Warren,
author of "The Diary of a London Physician." A
new edition, carefully revised, with three illustrations
by George G. White. 12mo. Cloth, extra $1 50
The Works of Flavius Josephus. Comprising the
Antiquities of the Jews; a History of the Jewish Wars
and a Life of Flavius Josephus, written by himself.
Translated from the original Greek by William
Whiston, A.M. 8vo. Cloth, plain 2 00
Sheep, marbled edges, library style 3 00
Embossed leather, "new style" 3 50
Morocco, gilt edges 5 00
This is the largest type one volume edition published.
Stanley and the Congo.—Explorations and Achievements
in the Wilds of Africa of Henry M. Stanley.
Also, a full description of his perilous descent, thrilling
adventures and late labors on the Congo River. Together
with an account of the expedition to the Central
Lake Regions, by Sir Samuel W. Baker, and the journey
across Africa in 1874-75, and the discoveries made by
Lieut. V.S. Cameron. By J.F. Packard, author of
"Young Folks' History of the United States," etc., etc.
Fully illustrated. 12mo.
Cloth, extra, black and gold 1 50
Cookery from Experience. A Practical Guide for
Housekeepers in the Preparation of Every-day Meals,
containing more than One Thousand Domestic Recipes,
mostly tested by Personal Experience, with Suggestions
for Meals, List of Meats and Vegetables in
Season, etc. By Mrs. Sara T. Paul. 12mo.
Cloth, extra 1 50
The Imitation of Christ. By Thomas à Kempis.
New and best edition, from entirely new electrotype
plates, single column, large, clear type. 18mo.
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