Life on the Mississippi.—By Mark Twain. An octavo volume of 624 pages, and over 300 illustrations. In extra cloth, handsomely stamped in black and gold, plain edges, $3.50.
The Stolen White Elephant and Other Stories.—By Mark Twain. 16mo. Contains some of the Author’s most entertaining sketches. Cloth, $1.25.
Life of Pope Leo XIII.—By Bernard O’Reilly, D. D., L. D. (Laval). From an authentic memoir furnished by his order. Written with the encouragement, approbation, and blessing of His Holiness the Pope. In one volume, royal octavo, of about 600 pages. Two colored plates, two steel plates, and twenty-two other full-page illustrations. Jubilee edition. In cloth, gilt edges, $3.75.
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People.—By His Hawaiian Majesty, Kalakaua. Edited, with an introduction, by Hon. R. M. Daggett, late U. S. Minister to the Hawaiian Islands. An octavo volume of 530 pages. Two steel portraits, and twenty-five other beautiful illustrations. An exhaustive index. In extra cloth, gold and black stamp, $3.00.
Yale Lectures on Preaching, and Other Writings.—By Nathaniel J. Burton, D. D. Late Pastor of the Park Church, Hartford, Conn. Edited by Richard E. Burton. Steel portrait frontispiece. 8vo., cloth, $3.75.
The Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey.—By Hon. S. S. “Sunset” Cox. Late U. S. Minister to Turkey. Dedicated, by permission, to the Sultan. Illustrated by “Chip” and Coffin, and other well-known artists. 8vo. Cloth, $3.75; full sheep, $4.75; red seal russia, $5.00; half morocco, $6.00; full turkey morocco, $9.00. Mr. Cox’s latest and best work. While it sparkles with the brightest wit, it also gives a concise and interesting account of the Ottoman Empire.
The Table: How to Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It.—By Alessandro Filippini. 8vo. Oil-cloth, full seal russia. For twenty-four years Mr. Filippini was Delmonico’s chef, and this work is endorsed by the Delmonicos.
Personal Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan.—Illustrated.—Twenty-six maps, prepared specially for this book by the War Department. 2 vols., 8vo. Cloth, full sheep, seal russia, half morocco, full turkey morocco, tree calf. It rises to the dignity of an important historical work, and is as interesting as a romance.
A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time.—Compiled and edited by Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson. Fifteen full-page portraits to each volume. 10 vols., 8vo. Extra cloth, plain cloth, professional edition, leather, half morocco. This work is really the intellectual history of America. A complete library in itself.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.—By Mark Twain. A square octavo volume of 580 pages. 125 illustrations by Dan Beard. A keen and powerful satire on English Nobility and Royalty. In cloth, sheep, full seal, half morocco.