CONTENTS.
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| New Books and New Editions | [3] |
| Poetry | [5] |
| Fashionable Work for Ladies | [6] |
| Handbooks for Every Household | [6] |
| New Fiction | [6] |
| Stanesby’s Illuminated Gift Books | [7] |
| Birthday Books | [8] |
| Manuals on Confirmation, &c. | [9] |
| New Books and New Editions for Children | [9] |
| Three Dollar Fifty Cent Books | [10] |
| Two Dollar Fifty Cent Books | [10] |
| Two Dollar Books | [10] |
| One Dollar Fifty Cent Books | [11] |
| One Dollar Twenty-five Cent Books | [13] |
| Seventy-five Cent Books | [18] |
| One Dollar Books | [19] |
| Sixty Cent Books | [22] |
| Fifty Cent Books | [22] |
| Forty Cent Books | [23] |
| The Favourite Library | [24] |
| Durable Nursery Books | [25] |
| Works for Distribution | [26] |
| Tiny Natural History Series | [26] |
| Taking Tales | [27] |
| Our Boy’s Little Library | [27] |
| Our Girl’s Little Library | [27] |
| Educational Works | [28] |
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.
AFGHANISTAN: a Short Account of Afghanistan, its history and our dealings with it. By P. F. Walker, Barrister-at-Law (late 75th Regiment). Cloth, $1·00.
THE CLASSICS FOR THE MILLION; being an Epitome in English of the Works of the Principal Greek and Latin Authors. By Henry Grey, Cloth, $2·00.
THE OTHER SIDE: How it Struck Us. Being Sketches of a Winter Visit to the United States and Canada. By C. B. Berry. Demy 8vo., cloth, price $3·00.
HEROES OF HISTORY AND LEGEND. Translated by John Lancelot Shadwell from the German “Charakterbilder aus Geschichte und Sage,” by A. W. Grube. One vol., Crown 8vo., price $3·50.
A WOODLAND IDYLL. By Miss Phœbe Allen. It is dedicated to Principal Shairp, and is an attempt to represent allegorically the relative positions of Nature, Art, and Science in our World. Cloth, $1·00.
A LIFE OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL OF FRANCE. By Ellen Barlee. Demy 8vo., with a Photograph of the Prince, cloth, price $5·00.
SIX LIFE STUDIES OF FAMOUS WOMEN. By M. Betham-Edwards, author of “Kitty,” “Dr. Jacob,” etc. With six Portraits engraved on Steel. Cloth, price $2·00.
WOTHORPE BY STAMFORD. A Tale of Bygone Days. By C. Holdich. With five Engravings. Crown 8vo, cloth, price $1·25.
THE BICYCLE ROAD BOOK: compiled for the use of Bicyclists and Pedestrians, being a Complete Guide to the Roads of England, Scotland, and Wales, with a list of the best Hotels and notable places &c. By Charles Spencer, author of “The Modern Bicycle,” &c. Cloth, 75c.
EIGHT MONTHS IN AN OX-WAGGON: Reminiscences of Boer Life. By Edward F. Sandeman. Demy 8vo., cloth, with a Map, $5·00.
TRAVEL, WAR, AND SHIPWRECK. By Colonel W. Parker Gillmore (“Ubique,”) Author of “The Great Thirst Land,” &c. Demy 8vo., $2·00.
POLITICIANS OF TO-DAY. A Series of Personal Sketches. By T. Wemyss Reid, Author of “Charlotte Brontë; a Monograph.” Cabinet Portraits, &c. Two Vols., Crown 8vo., cloth, $5·00.
RECORDS OF YORK CASTLE, Fortress, Court House, and Prison. By A. W. Twyford (the present Governor) and Major Arthur Griffiths. Crown 8vo. With Engravings and Photographs. $2·00.
PICTURES OF THE PAST: Memories of Men I Have Met, and Sights I Have Seen. By Francis H. Grundy, C.E. One vol., Crown 8vo., cloth., price $4·00.
Contains personal recollections of Patrick Branwell Brontë, Leigh Hunt and his family, George Henry Lewes, George Parker Bidder, George Stephenson, and many other celebrities, and gives besides descriptions of very varied experiences in Australia.
STORIES from EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE, with some Account of the Origin of Fairy Tales, Legends and Traditionary Lore. Adapted to the use of Young Students. By Miss S. J. Venables Dodds. Crown 8vo., price $2·00.
THE LIFE MILITANT: Plain Sermons for Cottage Homes. By Ellell. Crown 8vo., price $2·25.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE REFORMATION. By the Rev. Frederick Geo. Lee, D.C.L., Vicar of All Saints’, Lambeth, &c., &c., &c. One Volume, post 8vo., $4·00. cloth.
THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE SEA; or, Marine Contributions to Industry and Art. By P. L. Simmonds, Author of “The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom.” One vol., with numerous Illustrations, $4·00.
A GLOSSARY OF BIOLOGICAL, ANATOMICAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TERMS, for Teachers and Students in Schools and Classes connected with the Science and Art Department, and other Examining bodies. By Thomas Dunman, Physiology Lecturer at the Birkbeck Institution and the Working Men’s College. Crown 8vo., cloth, $1·00.
THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN WITH THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS, 1854-55-56. By Lieut.-Colonel Nathaniel Steevens, late 88th (Connaught Rangers). One volume, Demy 8vo., with Map, Scarlet Cloth, $5·00. “A welcome addition to the military history of England.”—United Service Gazette.
MEMORABLE BATTLES IN ENGLISH HISTORY: The Military Lives of the Commanders. By W. H. Davenport Adams. With Frontispiece and Plans of Battles. Two vols., Crown 8vo., Cloth, price $5·00.
OCEAN AND HER RULERS: A Narrative of the Nations which have from the Earliest Ages held Dominion over the Sea, comprising a Brief History of Navigation from the Remotest Periods up to the Present Time. By Alfred Elwes. With 16 Illustrations by W. W. May. Cr. 8vo. Price $3·00.
MASTERPIECES OF ANTIQUE ART.
From the celebrated collections in the Vatican, the Louvre, and the British Museum. By Stephen Thompson, Author of “Old English Homes,” &c. Twenty-five Examples in Permanent Photography. Super-Royal Quarto. Elegantly bound, price $10·00.
WORKS BY JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A.
Notabilia, or Curious and Amusing Facts about Many Things. Explained & Illustrated by John Timbs, F.S.A. Post 8vo, $2·25.
“There is a world of wisdom in this book.”—Art Journal.
Ancestral Stories and Traditions of Great Families. Illustrative of English History. With Frontispiece. Post 8vo, price $3·00.
“An interesting and well written book.”—Literary Churchman.
Strange Stories of the Animal World. A Book of Curious Contributions to Natural History. Illustrations by Zwecker. Second Edition. Post 8vo, gilt edges, price $2·25.
“Will be studied with profit and pleasure.”—Athenæum.
The Day Dreams of a Sleepless Man: being a series of Papers contributed to the Standard, by Frank Ives Scudamore, Esq., C.B. Post 8vo, price §1·25.
Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee. With a Descriptive Account of that Kingdom. By the late T. Edward Bowdich, Esq. With preface by his daughter, Mrs. Hale. With map of the route to Coomassie. $2·00.
Joan of Arc and the Times of Charles the Seventh. By Mrs. Bray, Author of “Life of Stothard,” etc. Post 8vo, price $2·50.
The Good St. Louis and His Times. By Mrs. Bray. With Portrait. Post 8vo, price $2·50.
Sagas from the Far East, or Kalmouk and Mongolian Tales. With Historical Preface and Explanatory Notes by the Author of “Patrañas,” etc. Post 8vo, price $3·00.
The Vicar of Wakefield; a Tale by Oliver Goldsmith. With eight Illustrations by John Absolom. Beautifully printed by Whittingham. $1·25 cloth.
POETRY.
The Golden Queen: a Tale of Love, War, and Magic. By Edward A. Sloane. $2·00.
Ambition’s Dream. A Poem in two fyttes. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, $1·00.
Poems. By E. L. Floyer. Fcap. 8vo, price $1·00.
The Seasons; a Poem by the Rev. O. Raymond, LL.B. Fcap. 8vo, with Four Illustrations. Price $1·00.
FASHIONABLE WORK FOR LADIES.
Crewel Work. Fifteen Designs in Bold and Conventional Character, capable of being quickly and easily worked. With complete instructions. By Zeta, Author of “Ladies’ Work and How to Sell it,” and including Patterns for Counterpanes, Bed Hangings, Curtains, Furniture Covers, Chimney-piece Borders, Table Covers, &c., &c. Demy. In an Envelope, price $1.00.
Designs for Church Embroidery and Crewel Work, from Old Examples. A Set of Eighteen Sheets containing upwards of Sixty Patterns, with descriptive letterpress, collected and arranged by Miss E. S. Hartshorne. In a cloth case, $2.00.