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THE FIRST REALLY PRACTICAL BOY'S BOOK.

THE AMERICAN BOY'S HANDY BOOK;

OR, WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.

BY DANIEL C. BEARD.

Fully illustrated by the author. One volume, 8vo. New Edition, $2.00 The popular Boy's Own Book of a generation ago is now, for Americans at least, completely obsolete. The imitations and elaborations of it have all the complicated and unpractical features of the original, without its merits. Most of them treat the reader either as a child or as a person with all manner of mechanical and scientific resources always at hand to help him. Mr. Beard's book is the first to tell the active, inventive, and practical American boy the things he really wants to know; the thousand things he wants to do, and the ten thousand ways in which he can do them, with the helps and ingenious contrivances which every boy can either procure or make. The author divides the book among the sports of the four seasons; and he has made an almost exhaustive collection of the cleverest modern devices-besides himself inventing an immense number of capital and practical ideas-in

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THE BOY EMIGRANTS.

BY NOAH BROOKS.

PHAETON ROGERS.

BY ROSSITER JOHNSON.

In the " Boy's Library of Fluck and Action," the design was to bring together the representative and most popular books of four of the best known writers for young people. The volumes are beautifully illustrated and uniformly bound in a most attractive form.

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THE KNIGHTLY LEGENDS OF WALES;
OR, THE BOY'S MABINOGION.
"Amid all the strange and fanciful scenery of
these stories, character and the ideals of charac-
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ter remain at the simplest and purest.
romantic history transpires in the healthy atmos-
phere of the open air on the green earth beneath
the open sky.
The figures of Right.
Truth, Justice, Honor, Purity, Courage, Rever-
ence for Law, are always in the background; and
the grand passion inspired by the book is for
strength to do well and nobly in the world."-
The Independent.

THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD,

OF GREAT RENOWN IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD PYLE. 1 vol., 4to. $3.00.

This superb book is unquestionably the most original and elaborate ever produced by any American artist. Mr. Pyle has told with pencil and pen the complete and consecutive story of Robin Hood and his merry men in their haunts in Sherwood Forest, gathered from the old ballads and legends.

A NEW EDITION OF THE WONDER LIBRARY.

THE ILLUSTRATED

LIBRARY OF WONDERS.

THE WONDERS OF MAN AND NATURE,

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Twenty-four volumes, containing over a Thousand Illustrations. Each volume, 12mo, Complete in Itself.

Messrs. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS take pleasure in announcing that they have now completed the new edition of THE WONDER LIBRARY, the success of which has been most extraordinary and lasting. The books in this attractive new form will be found more valuable than ever. The series is designed to bring within popular comprehension the various operations and procedures in Science and the Arts, the phenomena and laws of nature, curious and striking facts in natural history, remarkable exploits, archæological discoveries, and a historical account of the progress of the fine arts. The subjects treated are of universal interest, and they are discussed in a popular and interesting manner.

The illustrations are very numerous, and leave nothing to be desired on the score of completeness; they add materially to the attractiveness and value of the series, which is by far the most thorough, interesting, and valuable of the kind ever produced.

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"Scribner's Campaigns of the Civil War' are probably the ablest and most striking account of the late war that has yet been written. Choosing the flower of military authors, the publishers have assigned to each the task of writing the history of the events he knew most about. Thus, both accuracy and a life-like freshness have been secured."

The Campaigns of the Civil War.

13 VOLUMES, CLOTH. WITH MAPS AND PLANS.

Price, per volume, $1.00; per Set, $12.50.

A series of volumes, contributed by a number of leading actors in and students of the great conflict of 1861-'65, with a view to bringing together, for the first time, a full and authoritative military history of the suppression of the Rebellion.

The volumes are duodecimos of about 250 pages each, illustrated by maps and plans prepared under the direction of the authors.

I.-The Outbreak of Rebellion. By JOHN G. NICOLAY.

A preliminary volume, describing the opening of the war, and covering the period from the election of Lincoln to the end of the first battle of Bull Run.

II.-From Fort Henry to Corinth. By the Hox. M. F. FORCE.

The narrative of events in the West from the Summer of 1861 to May, 1862; covering the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, etc., etc.

III.-The Peninsula. By ALEXANDER S. WEBB, LL.D.

The history of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, from his appointment to the end of the Seven Days' Fight.

IV.-The Army under Pope. By JOHN C. ROPES.

From the appointment of Pope to command the Army of Virginia, to the appointment of McClellan to the general command in September, 1862.

V.-The Antietam and Fredericksburg. By GEN. FRANCIS WINTHROP PALFREY.

From the appointment of McClellan to the general command, September, 1862, to the end of the battle of Fredericksburg.

VI.-Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. By GEN. ABNER DOUBLEDAY.

From the appointment of Hooker, through the campaigns of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, to the retreat of Lee after the latter battle.

VII.-The Army of the Cumberland. By GEN. HENRY M. CIST.

From the formation of the Army of the Cumberland to the end of the battles at Chattanooga, November, 1863.

VIII.—The Mississippi. By LIEUT. FRANCIS VINTON Greene.

An account of the operations-especially at Vicksburg and Port Hudson-by which the Mississippi River and its shores were restored to the control of the Union.

IX.-Atlanta. By the HoN. JACOB D. Cox.

From Sherman's first advance into Georgia in May, 1864, to the beginning of the March to the Sea.

X.-The March to the Sea-Franklin and Nashville. By the HON. JACOB D. Cox. From the beginning of the March to the Sea to the surrender of Johnston-including also the operations of Thomas in Tennessee.

XI.-The Shenandoah Valley in 1864. The Campaign of Sheridan. By GEORGE E. POND.

XII.-The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James. By ANDREW A. HUMPHREYS.

XIII.-Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. By FREDERICK PHISTERER, This Record includes the figures of the quotas and men actually furnished by all States; a list of all organizations mustered into the U. S. service; the strength of the army at various periods; its organization in armies, corps, etc.; the divisions of the country into departments, etc.; chronological list of all engagements, with the losses in each; tabulated statements of all losses in the war, with the causes of death, etc.; full lists of all general officers, and an immense amount of other valuable statistical matter relating to the War.

THE NAVY IN THE CIVIL WAR.

In three volumes, 12mo, uniform with "The Campaigns of the Civil War.” With Maps and Plans.

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I.-The Blockade and the Cruisers. By PROFESSOR J. RUSSELL SOLEY, U. S. NAVY,
II.—The Atlantic Coast.-By REAR-ADMIRAL DANIEL AMMEN, U. S. Navy.
III.—The Gulf and Inland Waters. By COMMANDER A. T. MAHAN, U. S. Navy.

Two Years in the Jungle.

The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, and Borneo.

By WILLIAM T. HORNADAY,

Chief Taxidermist U. S. National Museum.

One vol., 8vo, pp. xxii. 512, two folding maps and 51 illustrations. Price, $3.00.

THE

THE EXPEDITION AND ITS OBJECT.

'HE author relates the experiences of a hunter and naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, and Borneo; and certainly no richer hunting-ground could be found anywhere else in the world. Mr. Hornaday is chief taxidermist in the United States National Museum. He was formerly connected with Professor Ward's Natural Science Museum of Rochester, N. Y., and his expedition to the East was in the interests of that establishment. While his book is in some respects like such works as those which Du Chaillu and Sir Samuel W. Baker have written to delight and interest a multitude of readers, he has imparted a vast amount of information, a large part of which is new and of the greatest moment to the naturalist.

Mr. Hornaday started from New York in 1876. From England he went finally south to India, arriving at Bombay; he went across country to Benares; from here he made an expedition to the north to Cawnpore and Agra. From Benares he worked his way to Calcutta, journeyed down the Bay of Bengal to Madras; southward again, he made a complete circuit of Ceylon, than to the Malay Peninsula, and finally to Borneo, where his adventures with the orangutan were met, ending his two years of fruitful and entirely successful search. The illustrations are many, and most of them are taken from Mr. Hornaday's own sketches. Though it may seem to be stating much, it certainly may be truly said that a more interesting book of travel and adventures was never published.

'Decidedly the most interesting and instructive book of travel and adventure in the East Indies it has ever been our good fortune to read."-Baltimore News. "An entertaining volume. The author has proved his ability to write a good book of travel."-Morning Post (London).

"To the naturalist, Mr. Hornaday's book cannot but be as deeply interesting as to the sportsman and traveller. . .* It deserved to be distinguished from among the mass of books of sporting adventure.”—Melbourne Argus.

"One of the most entertaining and instructive books of its kind that has been published."-San Francisco Post.

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A CHARMING BOOK FOR WHEELMEN.

A CANTERBURY PILGRIMAGE. Ridden, Written, and Illustrated by JOSEPH and ELIZABETH ROBINS PENNELL, One volume, square 8vo. Paper, 50 cents.

MR. and MRS. PENNELL'S enthusiasm for the wheel led them to undertake this journey on a tricycle through the smooth, hard roads of old England, and to follow the path trod so many years by the Canterbury pilgrims. It is an exceedingly graceful and spirited narrative, and puts a feeling of breeziness in the air of these hot months. Everything prospered the tourists, and three more enjoyable days than those consumed in the ride from London to Canterbury Cathedral cannot easily be conceived. The illustrations with which the artist-authors covered their pages are surpassingly good. Mr. and Mrs. Pennell's little book will, of course, particularly interest those who may be devoted to the "machine.'

LAWN

TENNIS

AS A GAME OF SKILL.

With the Latest Revised Rules, as played by the best Clubs.

By Lieut. S. C. F. PEILE, B. S. C. Edited by RICHARD D. SEARS. One volume, 12mo, flexible cloth.

PREFACE BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.

HINTS TO BEGINNERS.

COMMON FAULTS.

COURTS, NETS AND APPURTENANCES.

75 cents.

CONTENTS.

RULES THAT ARE OFTEN DISREGARDED.
WHEN TO TAKE A BISQUE.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CLUB RULES.
THE SINGLE GAME.

THE DOUBLE GAME.

A CHAPTER FOR LADIES.
LAWS OF LAWN TENNIS.

TABLE SHOWING METHOD OF CALCULATING
DIFFERENTIAL ODDS.

There has hitherto been no book treating lawn tennis as a game of skill, showing its possibilities and giving practical advice for the cultivation of scientific play. This Mr. Peile has done, and his little volume appeals directly to that large class of tennis players who are anxious to become proficient in the sport. Mr. R. D. Sears, who holds the championship of America, has added much that will interest American readers; his notes are always practical, and cannot fail to be of service even to experts in the game.

The London Saturday Review, in a long review of the book, says:

"Mr. Peile has more than usual insight into the game of lawn tennis, and has some valuable teachings to bestow. His little book tells players what they ought to do and what they ought The book is, in fact, a compendium of the game of lawn tennis, and should be in every player's hands."

not to do.

The book has had a great run in England, and in this American edition, with notes by Mr. Sears, it ought to become equally popular.

For sale by all booksellers, or sent, post-paid, by the publishers,

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. 743 & 745 Broadway, New York.

[Published May 18, 1887, after four years' elaboration.]

TEN THOUSAND MILES ON A BICYCLE.

By KARL KRON, author of "Four Years at Yale, by a Graduate of '69." Cloth bound, gilt top, heliotype frontispiece, 41 chapters, 880 pages, 657,000 words,

elaborate indexes, no advertisements.

This is a guide-book of American roads, and its "index of places "gives 8,418 references to 3,482 towns. Its list of 3,300 advance subscribers (arranged both alphabetically and geographically, and representing every State in the Union) forms a unique directory of American wheelmen. Mailed on receipt of money-order for two dollars by the publisher, KARL KRON, at the University Building, Washington Square, New York City, D. Analytical contents-table, descriptive circulars, and specimen pages sent free.

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