Describes in a simple and popular style many of the wonders of nature, and also some of the great achievements of art.
The World at Home. Pictures and Scenes from Far-off Lands. By M. and E. Kirby. With One Hundred Engravings. Small 4to. In illustrated fancy boards, cloth back.
A book for the young, containing, in a number of short conversational sections, a great variety of geographical information, facts of natural history, and personal adventure; intended to bring the world, so full of wonders, to our own firesides.
The Sea and its Wonders. By M. and E. Kirby. With 174 Illustrations. Small 4to. In illustrated fancy boards, cloth back.
A book for the young, not strictly scientific, but giving in a conversational style much varied information, with all sorts of illustrative engravings.
Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. With Sixty Illustrations by David Scott, R.S.A., and W. B. Scott; and Introduction descriptive of the plates by the Rev. A. L. Simpson, D.D., Derby. New and Cheaper Edition. Large crown 8vo.
Royal Portrait Gallery. With numerous Illustrations. Small 4to, cl. ex.
In this volume our kings and queens are described with pen and pencil in a way that is sure to delight and instruct young readers.
Pictures and Stories from English History. With numerous Illustrations. Small 4to, cloth extra.