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THE STORY OF BOOKS
The Useful Knowledge Library
PLANT LIFE. By Grant Allen.
ARCHITECTURE. By P. L. Waterhouse.
THE STARS. By G. F. Chambers, F.R.A.S.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM. By George F. Chambers, F.R.A.S.
FOREST AND STREAM. By James Rodway.
THE MIND. By Prof. J. M. Baldwin.
THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. By the Rev. E. D. Price, F.G.S.
EXTINCT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EAST. By Robert E. Anderson, M.A., F.A.S.
THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. By M. M. Pattison Muir, M.A.
A PIECE OF COAL. By E. A. Martin.
THE EARTH IN PAST AGES. By H. G. Seeley, F.R.S.
BIRD-LIFE. By W. P. Pycraft.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY. By Joseph Jacobs.
PRIMITIVE MAN. By Edward Clodd.
THOUGHT AND FEELING. By Frederick Ryland, M.A.
THE BRITISH RACE. By John Munro.
GERM LIFE. By H. W. Conn.
ANIMAL LIFE. By B. Lindsay.
COTTON PLANT. By F. Wilkinson, F.G.S.
ECLIPSES. By G. F. Chambers, F.R.A.S.
ELECTRICITY. By J. Munro.
WEATHER. By G. F. Chambers, F.R.A.S.
WILD FLOWERS. By Rev. Prof. Henslow.
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THE
STORY OF BOOKS
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GERTRUDE BURFORD RAWLINGS
Author of “The Story of the British Coinage”
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