Annuals and Gift Books.
GEMS OF BEAUTY; OR, LITERARY GIFT. Edited by Emily Percival. Embellished with 9 elegant engravings and colored illustrations. Splendidly bound, morocco extra, assorted colors, full gilt, $5.00; white calf, $5.50; muslin, $4.00.
THE SOUVENIR GALLERY. An illustrated gift book for all seasons. An elegant quarto volume, printed in superb style, and embellished with 13 elegant steel mezzotint engravings. Morocco, gilt, $5.00.
THE DIADEM. A Souvenir for the Drawing Room and Parlor, and Gift Book for all seasons. Illustrated with 12 steel engravings by the first artists. Edited by Emily Percival. One handsome quarto volume, muslin, gilt, extra, $5.00; morocco, gilt, extra, $5.50.
THE GIFT BOOK OF GEMS. A Literary Offering for all seasons, illustrated with 8 fine steel mezzotint engravings by the first artists. Edited by Emily Percival. Bound in morocco, full gilt, 8vo. $5.00.
THE ROSARY OF ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIBLE. 8vo., containing 6 fine new mezzotint engravings from celebrated Scripture subjects. Edited by Rev. Edward E. Hale. Morocco, full gilt, $3.00; white calf, $4.00; muslin, full gilt, $2.50.
THE BOOK OF THE BOUDOIR; OR, MEMENTO OF FRIENDSHIP. A Gift for all Seasons. Edited by Ellen Louise. Illustrated with 6 engravings. One volume, quarto, elegantly bound. $5.00.
THE AMARANTH; OR, TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCE. A Christmas and New Year's Gift for 1855. Illustrated with fine steel engravings. 12mo., morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
THE GARLAND; OR, TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP. A Christmas and New Year's Gift Book for 1855. Embellished with steel engravings and colored plates. 12mo., bound in morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
GOLDEN GIFT. A Wreath of Gems from the prose and poetical Writers of Europe and America. Prepared especially as a gift book for all seasons. Elegantly printed with ornamental pages, and illustrated with fine engravings. 12mo., morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
THE LADY'S GIFT; OR, SOUVENIR OF FRIENDSHIP. A beautiful gift book, without date, containing colored and steel illustrations, and bound in morocco, full gilt, extra. Price $2.00.
THE TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP. A gift book for all seasons, illustrated with fine steel engravings and illuminations. Bound in morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
KEEPSAKE OF FRIENDSHIP. A Christmas and New Year's Annual for 1855. Edited by G.S. Munroe. 12mo., embellished with 6 steel engravings and illuminations. Bound in morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
THE MAGNOLIA; OR, GIFT BOOK OF FRIENDSHIP. Edited by Clara Arnold. Illustrated with fine steel engravings. 12mo., morocco, full gilt. Price $2.00.
THE CASKET. A gift book for all seasons. One volume, duodecimo, illustrated with steel plates, and bound in morocco, gilt. Price $2.00.
"All of the above are great favorites with those purchasing appropriate gifts for the season. From the largest to the smallest, something may be found to gratify the most fastidious taste. They are brought out in splendid style, both as regards fineness of paper, clearness of type, beauty of illustration and elegance of binding."—Worcester Palladium.
BEECHER.—TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION. A Narrative of recent Transactions, involving Inquiries in Regard to the Principles of Honor, Truth, and Justice which obtain in a distinguished American University. By Catharine E. Beecher. 12mo., cloth. Price 75 cents.
"A noble defence of an injured lady, and a highly eloquent appeal to all true lovers of 'honor, truth, and justice.'"
—— THE CONFLICT OF AGES; OR, THE GREAT DEBATE ON THE MORAL RELATIONS OF GOD AND MAN. By Edward Beecher, D.D. 12mo., cloth. Price $1.25.
"We calmly pronounce this volume to be the most important contribution which has been made for years to our religious literature. It is an honest, manly, candid, and most able exposition of the workings of a free and cultivated mind upon a theme second in solemnity and practical influence to no other within the range of human thought."—Chris. Examiner.
"Probably there has scarcely been so broad a work, in its reasonings, as this published during this generation. It will have its readers among the highest and noblest intellects of the land; and we venture to say, also, that no one will read it without becoming wiser and better."—Rev. Dr. Kip, Albany Transcript.
THE CITY SIDE; OR, PASSAGES FROM A PASTOR'S PORTFOLIO. 18mo., cloth. Price 50 cts.
CHILD.—THE REBELS; OR, BOSTON BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. By L. Maria Child. 12mo., cloth. Price 75 cents.
"Many scenes are represented with true dramatic effect, and there are some passages of soaring eloquence which the accomplished authoress has never excelled."—Graham's Magazine.
"One of the finest historical romances written, giving a picture of the deep wisdom, the passive courage, and the unyielding firmness of those men who looked on the mighty torrent of English power, jealously watched its overflowing tide, and fearlessly exclaimed, 'Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther.' It ably recounts the sounds of opposition which grew louder and louder as the spirits of men were stirred within them, and their lips touched by a living coal from the altar of freedom. It cannot fail to interest every American heart."—Literary Review.
CREYTON.—FATHER BRIGHTHOPES; OR, AN OLD CLERGYMAN'S VACATION. By Paul Creyton. 18mo., cloth, 50 cents; cloth full gilt, 75 cents.
"Another book of the 'Sunny' and 'Shady' Side literature, and decidedly the best one we have ever read."—Morning Star.
"The object of this charming little story is to show the beautiful effect of piety in the family. The moral lesson is pure and impressive."—C. Herald, Detroit.
"There is a charm about this little volume which one does not easily forget."—Worcester Palladium.
"We take particular pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to it."—Boston Post.
"A capital good story is this."—Traveller.
"The hour you spend reading it will ever be remembered as among the pleasantest, and the lesson taught will ne'er be forgot."—C. Review.
"A book unquestionably moral, profoundly religious, leaping alive with fun, bristling with sharpness of wit, never tedious even in its most sublime passages."—N.Y. Mirror.
—— HEARTS AND FACES; OR, HOME LIFE UNVEILED. By Paul Creyton. Cloth, 50 cents; cloth full gilt, 75 cents.
"A collection of home stories; their aim is social improvement, and they convey many a good lesson."—Newark Advertiser.
"Each of these tales is a delightful little domestic sketch, forcibly appealing to our best feelings and principles, and fraught with a distinctive and beneficial moral."—St. John's Observer.
"These slight stories convey weighty morals, and some of them are amusingly told."—Phil. Register.
"Twelve of the freshest and healthiest stories of domestic life that we have seen for a long time are packed away in this compact little volume."—Phil. Bulletin.
"Simple and natural."—Puritan Recorder.
—— BURRCLIFF, ITS SUNSHINE AND ITS CLOUDS. By Paul Creyton. 18mo., cloth, 50 cents; full gilt, 75 cents.
"A bright and pithy little story."—Traveller.
"It is witty, entertaining, and at times very beautiful and pathetic."—Baltimore True Union.
"You will laugh and weep all the way through."—Essex Co. Freeman.
"Another effort to unfold a simple and earnest piety in giving sunshine to the affairs of common life."—Watchman and Observer.
"Cannot fail to awaken and sustain the interest of the reader."—Troy Budget.
"One of the books that must be read."—Life Boat.
"Another of those bright, sparkling gems from the pen of that always welcome author."—Newburyport Union.
"The most touching dedication we have ever read."—C. Review.
GIFT STORY BOOK; or, Short Tales written for Children by Dame Truelove and her Friends. 16mo., illustrated. Price 50 cents.
"The stories are exceedingly interesting."
GOLDSMITH.—POEMS, PLAYS, AND ESSAYS, by Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. With an Account of his Life and Writings; to which is added, a Critical Dissertation on his Poetry. By John Aiken, M.D. 12mo., cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.
GIBBON.—THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Notes by Rev. H.H. Milman. A new Edition. To which is added a complete Index of the whole Work. Six volumes, with portrait. 12mo., cloth, 40 cents per volume; half binding, or library style, 50 cents per volume; half calf, extra, $1.25.
"We commend it as the best library edition extant."—Boston Transcr.
"The publishers are now doing an essential service to the rising generation in placing within their reach a work of such acknowledged merit and so absolutely indispensable."—Baltimore American.
"Such an edition of this English classic has long been wanted; it is at once convenient, economical, and elegant."—Home Journal.
HUME.—THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR TO THE ABDICATION OF JAMES THE SECOND, 1688.
By David Hume, Esq. A new Edition, with the Author's last Corrections and Improvements; to which is prefixed a short Account of his Life, written by himself. Six volumes, with portrait. Cloth, 40 cents per volume; half binding, or library style, 50 cents per volume; half calf, extra, $1.25 per volume.
These standard histories are known as the Boston Library Edition. For uniformity of style, and durability of binding, quality of paper and printing, they are the cheapest books ever offered to the American public, and the best and most convenient editions published in this country.
HERVEY.—MEDITATIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS. By James Hervey, A.M. To which is prefixed the Life of the Author, 12mo., cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.
HOWITT, COOK, AND LANDON.—THE POETICAL WORKS OF MARY HOWITT, ELIZA COOK, AND LETITIA E. LANDON. 12mo., cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.
HEMANS.—THE POETICAL WORKS OF FELICIA HEMANS. Complete in one volume. With a Memoir by Mrs. L.H. Sigourney. A new edition, from the last London edition, with all the introductory notes. Elegantly illustrated from original designs. Bound in cloth, library, cloth gilt, morocco, half calf, Turkey gilt, and Turkey antique. Price $2.00 plain, $3.00 gilt, $5.00 Turkey.
"The most elegant edition published in this country. Mrs. Sigourney's memoir is beautifully written."—L. Advertiser.
—— THE POETICAL WORKS OF MRS. FELICIA HEMANS. A new edition. Illustrated with steel engravings. 12mo., cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.
HEROINES OF SHAKSPEARE. Comprising the principal Female Characters in the Plays of the great Poet. Engraved under the direction of D.L. Glover, from drawings by eminent artists. One volume, 8vo., 36 plates. Cloth, $3.00; cloth gilt, $4.00; morocco, $5.00; half calf, $5.00; Turkey full gilt, $6.00; Turkey antique.
HITCHCOCK—OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE GLOBE, AND OF THE UNITED STATES IN PARTICULAR. With two colored Geographical Maps, and Sketches of characteristic American Fossils. By Edward Hitchcock, D.D., LL. D. 8vo., cloth. Price $1.25.
HITCHCOCK.—RELIGION OF GEOLOGY AND ITS CONNECTED SCIENCES. By Edward Hitchcock, D.D., LL. D., President of Amherst College. 12mo., cloth, with a colored section of the earth's surface. Ninth thousand. Price $1.25.
"Very valuable, and no minister should be without it."—Cin. Star in the West.
"We have not met with any other work that throws so much light on this subject."—M. Witness.
"The style is divested of all those technicalities and other barriers to popularity which have existed in previous works of the kind; and we strongly commend and recommend it to the attentive perusal of every thinking man and woman."—C. Observer.
"We recommend this work as the ablest exposition of the relations of geology to religion published."—Central C. Advocate.
"In this lucid, learned, and interesting volume the eloquent professor has succeeded in reconciling many of the apparent contradictions between revelation and nature. We commend it to all students, both of theology and geology, and to the general reader as a volume of sound knowledge and attractiveness."—Home Journal.
HALE.—MARGARET PERCIVAL IN AMERICA. Being a Sequel to "Margaret Percival." Edited by Rev. E.E. Hale. 12mo., cloth. Price 75 cents.
"The volume is an interesting one, as unfolding the wide contrast between the religious life of England and the United States. It is written in a style of exquisite beauty, exhibiting on every page the marks of generous feeling and large scholarship. We have read it with great interest, and recognize its truthful portraits of New England life."—Phil. C. Chron.
HARE.—LITTLE BLOSSOM'S REWARD; A CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR CHILDREN. By Mrs. Emily Hare. 16mo., cloth, finely illustrated. Price 50 cents.
"This is a little beauty of a book."—Salem Gazette.
"These stories are beautifully written, and each carries with it a moral."—Newport Mercury.
"A charming little story for young children."—Augusta Age.
HOLIDAYS AT CHESTNUT HILL. By Cousin Mary. 16mo., cloth, beautifully illustrated. 50 cents.
"A book that will brighten young faces, and make them forget all their petty troubles, by its curious descriptions and amusing stories."—Prov. Tribune.
HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH IN HUNGARY, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REFORMATION TO 1850. With Reference also to Transylvania. Translated by the Rev. J. Craig, D.D., Hamburg. With an Introduction by J.H. Merle D'Aubigne, D.D., President of the Theological School of Geneva. 550 pages, $1.25.
"An invaluable history."—London Gazette.
HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Comprising the Lives of Washington and his Generals, and Officers who distinguished themselves in the War of Independence. 12mo., cloth, illustrated. Price $1.00.
HUME AND SMOLLETT'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Continued to the accession of Queen Victoria. One volume, 12mo., abridged, with numerous illustrations. Cloth. Price $1.00.
JOHNSON'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY. A new Edition, from the Folio Edition, with numerous Corrections and Additions; the whole constituting the most economical and valuable Dictionary of the English Language published in the United States. One volume, 8vo., sheep. Price $1.50.
JUDD.—RICHARD EDNEY AND THE GOVERNOR'S FAMILY. A rus-urban tale, simple and popular, yet cultured and noble, of morals, sentiments, and life, practically treated and pleasantly illustrated; containing, also, hints on being good and doing good. By Rev. Sylvester Judd. 12mo., cloth. Price $1.25.
"It gloriously pays for the reading."—Chronotype.
"He has given a piece of a young man's life in one of the lesser cities of New England; has described with marvellous accuracy the littleness and greatness of life in such a city; has drawn a manly character of his hero, simple, self-possessed, and dignified, most enviable, and not impossible. The word painting with which he portrays the natural scenery of New England has a life and distinctness unattained, we believe, by any one beside who has attempted it with pen or pencil. The book is very interesting from the beginning; a story well wrought."—Daily Advertiser.
MILTON.—THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON. Edited by Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart. Illustrated with portrait and engravings, designed by John Martin and J.W.M. Turner, R.A. One volume, 8vo. Cloth, $2.00; library style, $2.50; cloth gilt, $2.50; morocco, $3.00; half calf, $4.00; Turkey gilt and Turkey antique, $5.00.
"Decidedly the best edition published."
—— PARADISE LOST. A Poem in Twelve Books. 18mo., cloth, 50 cents; half bound, 25 cents.
MILTON AND YOUNG.—PARADISE LOST. In Twelve Parts. By John Milton. NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY. To which is added, The Force of Religion. By Edward Young, D.D. A new edition. 12mo., cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.
MORETON.—FRANK AND FANNY; A RURAL STORY. By Mrs. Clara Moreton. Illustrated with numerous engravings. 16mo., cloth. Price 50 cents.
"Exceedingly attractive."
MASSINGER AND FORD.—THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF MASSINGER AND FORD. With an Introduction by Hartley Coleridge. A new edition, with portrait and illustrated titlepage. Complete in one octavo volume. Cloth, $2.00; library style, $2.50; half calf, $4.00; Turkey gilt and Turkey antique, $5.00.
MULLER AND MURRAY.—A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD, FROM THE CREATION TO THE YEAR 1780. By John von Muller. Revised and brought down to the year 1853 by W.R. Murray, Esq. Illustrated with numerous engravings from original designs by S.W. Rowse. 8vo. Embossed morocco, $4.00.
MURRAY.—PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE CLOSE OF PRESIDENT TAYLOR'S ADMINISTRATION. With Anecdotes and Sketches of distinguished leading Men. By Hugh Murray, Esq. With Additions and Corrections by Henry C. Watson. Illustrated with numerous engravings from original designs by W. Croome. 8vo., cloth, $3.00; library style, $3.50.
—— THE CYCLOPÆDIA OF USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE. Forming a complete Library of Family Information; embracing Literature, Science, Art, Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, Natural History, Biography, Travels, Improvements, Inventions, Discoveries, Settlements, Mythology, Botany, Geology, &c. By W.R. Murray, F.R.S. Illustrated with 350 engravings. One volume, 8vo. Bound in cloth, $3.00; library style, $4.50; embossed morocco, $4.50.
MERRICK.—LIFE AND RELIGION OF MOHAMMED. Translated by Rev. J.L. Merrick. 8vo., cloth, Price $1.50.
"Altogether the most important and trustworthy work relating to Mohammed ever translated into English, giving, as it does, 'a full view of his life and religion, with sketches of his ancestors, companions, and times, blended with maxims and legends illustrative of Oriental manners.' To the theologian it is invaluable, while to the general reader it is as interesting as an Oriental romance, being in the form of a narrative, with frequent flashes of magnificent poetry. The account of the birth of Mohammed, especially, is exquisitely beautiful."—E.P. Whipple.
NAVAL MONUMENT. Containing official and other Accounts of the Battles fought by the Navy of the United States. With 25 engravings. 8vo., muslin, gilt. Price $1.50.
OSSIAN.—THE POEMS OF OSSIAN. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of Ossian. 12mo., elegantly illustrated. Bound in cloth, $1.00; cloth gilt, $1.25; morocco, $1.50.