“Goldsmith’s charming tale seems more charming than ever in the dainty dress of the ‘Knickerbocker Nuggets’ series. These little books are a delight to the eye, and their convenient form and size make them most attractive to all book-lovers.”—The Writer, Boston.
“A gem of an edition, well made, printed in clear, readable type, illustrated with spirit, and just such a booklet as, when one has it in his pocket, makes all the difference between solitude and loneliness.”—Independent.
IX—Lays of Ancient Rome. By Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Illustrated by George Scharf. $1 00
“The poems included in this collection are too well known to require that attention should be drawn to them, but the beautiful setting which they receive in the dainty cover and fine workmanship of this series makes it a pleasure even to handle the volume.”—Yale Literary Magazine.
X—The Rose and the Ring. By William M. Thackeray.
With the author’s illustrations. $1 25
“‘The Rose and the Ring,’ by Thackeray, is reproduced with quaint illustrations, evidently taken from the author’s own handiwork.”—Rochester Post-Express.
XI—Irish Melodies and Songs. By Thomas Moore. Illustrated by Maclise. $1 50
“The latest issue is a collection of Thomas Moore’s ‘Irish Melodies and Songs,’ fully and excellently illustrated, with each page of the text printed within an outline border of appropriate green tint, embellished with emblems and figures fitting the text.”—Boston Times.
XII—Undine and Sintram. By De La Motte Fouqué. Illustrated. $1 00
“‘Undine and Sintram’ are the latest issue, bound in one volume. They are of the size classics should be—pocket volumes,—and nothing more desirable is to be found among the new editions of old treasures.”—San José Mercury.