FOR THREE SUBSCRIBERS.
=Three subscriptions, with four dollars and eighty cents in payment
therefor, will entitle the sender to any book or other article described
in this section. All Premiums will be sent postpaid.=
BOOKS.
=Any Yearly Volume of "The Nursery."=--Beautifully
bound in cloth. (The magazine began in 1867.)
Price =$1.75=
=Oxford's Senior Speaker.=--A collection of
exercises in declamation and recitation, for
advanced classes, comprising many dialogues and
select pieces never before published. With ninety
illustrations. Price =1.50=
=Sargent's Original Dialogues.=--A collection for
school and family reading and representation.
Price =1.50=
=An Elegant Edition of Shakspeare.=--Complete in
one volume; full cloth, extra gilt and gilt edges.
Price =1.50=
=Any one of the Standard British Poets.=--In one
volume; full cloth, extra gilt and gilt edges.
Price =1.50=
=Aunt Louisa's Little Treasure.=--Contains four
stories--TIT, TINY, AND TITTENS, THREE GOOD
FRIENDS, FOUR-FOOTED FRIENDS, and THREE LITTLE
KITTENS. Twenty-four full-page illustrations in
colors. 4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in
black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration
mounted on cover. Price =1.50=
=Good Old Stories.=--Contains--MOTHER HUBBARD,
THREE BEARS, COCK ROBIN, and TOM THUMB.
Twenty-four full-page illustrations in colors.
4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in black and
gold, with fine chromatic illustration mounted on
cover. Price =1.50=
=Oft-Told Tales (New).=--Contains--ROBINSON
CRUSOE, CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, HARE AND TORTOISE,
and WORLD-WIDE FABLES. Twenty-four full-page
illustrations in colors. 4to. Cloth, beveled
edges, embossed in black and gold, with fine
chromatic illustration mounted on cover.
Price =$1.50=
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offer them for sale postpaid, at the prices named.
=Sunnybank Stories.=--Compiled by Rev. Asa
Bullard. Profusely illustrated. Bound in high
colors. The whole set--six volumes in all--put up
in a neat box. Price =1.50=
=Aunt Louisa's Wee-Wee Stories.=--Comprises--COUNTRY
ALPHABET, BABY, HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, and MY MOTHER.
Twenty-four full-page illustrations. 4to. Cloth,
beveled edges, embossed in black and gold, with fine
chromatic illustration on cover. Price =1.50=
=Aunt Louisa's Child's Delight.=--Contains--RIP
VAN WINKLE, YANKEE DOODLE, POCAHONTAS, and PUTNAM.
Twenty-four full-page illustrations in colors.
4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in black and
gold, with fine chromatic illustration mounted on
cover. Price =1.50=
=Aunt Louisa's Fairy Legends.=--Contains--PUSS N
BOOTS, JACK AND THE BEAN STALK, WHITE CAT, and
CINDERELLA. Twenty-four full-page illustrations in
colors. 4to. Cloth, beveled edges, embossed in
black and gold, with fine chromatic illustration
mounted on cover. Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Window gardening]
=Window Gardening.=--An elegant book, with 250
fine engravings and 300 pages, containing a
descriptive list of all plants suitable for window
culture, directions for their treatment, and
practical information about plants and flowers for
the parlor, conservatory, wardian case, fernery or
window garden. Tells all about bulbs for house
culture, geraniums, hanging baskets, insects,
plant decoration of apartments. The illustrations
are unusually beautiful, and many of them perfect
gems of exquisite beauty. Price =1.50=
=Household Elegancies.=--A splendid new book on
household art, devoted to a multitude of topics,
interesting to ladies everywhere. Among the most
popular subjects are transparencies on glass, leaf
work, autumn leaves, wax work, painting, leather
work, picture frames, brackets, wall pockets,
work boxes and baskets, skeleton leaves, etc.
Hundreds of exquisite illustrations decorate the
pages, which are full to overflowing with hints
and devices to every lady, how to ornament her
home cheaply, tastefully and delightfully, with
fancy articles of her own construction. By far the
most popular and elegant gift-book of the year.
Price =$1.50=
=Ladies' Fancy Work.=--A companion volume to
"Household Elegancies." It contains 300 pages, and
is illustrated with over 350 fine engravings. It
gives full instructions for making feather work,
paper flowers, fire screens, shrines, rustic
pictures, a charming series of designs for Easter
crosses, straw ornaments, shell flowers and shell
work, bead mosaic, designs in embroidery, and an
immense number of designs of other fancy work to
delight all lovers of household art and
recreation. Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Silhouette]
=Long Look House.=--With six full-page
Silhouettes, by Miss HINDS, and several Outline
Sketches by the author, 1 vol. 16mo. tinted paper
=1.25=
=Out Doors at Long Look.=--The second volume of
the series contains four full page Silhouettes,
designed by Miss HINDS, and three full-page wood
cuts. Also eighteen emblematic Silhouettes at the
head of the chapters. This volume introduces many
new and exciting scenes, and is intensely
interesting. 1 vol. 16mo. =1.25=
=Autograph Albums.=--Beautiful Bindings =1.50=
=Minnie and her Pets.=--Any _two_ of the
following; viz.:--
Minnie's Pet Parrot.
Minnie's Pet Cat.
Minnie's Pet Dog.
Minnie's Pet Pony.
Minnie's Pet Lamb.
Minnie's Pet Monkey.
Price per volume =.75=
=Little Prudy Stories.=--By Sophie May. Any _two_
of the following; viz.:
Little Prudy.
Little Prudy's Sister Susy.
Little Prudy's Captain Horace.
Little Prudy's Cousin Grace.
Little Prudy's Story Book.
Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple.
Price per volume =.75=
=Little Prudy's Flyaway Series.=--Any _two_ of the
following; viz.:--
Little Folks Astray.
Prudy Keeping House.
Aunt Madge's Story.
Little Grandmother.
Little Grandfather.
Miss Thistledown.
Price per volume =.75=
=Dickens's Works.=--Any volume of Harper's
Household Edition. Illustrated. Cloth.
Price =1.50=
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Subscriptions at $1.60 each, any book the price of which does not exceed
One Dollar and Fifty Cents. It may be selected from any publisher's
catalogue.=
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offer them for sale, postpaid, at the prices named.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
[Illustration: Toys]
=Kindergarten Alphabet and Building
Blocks.=--Containing alphabets, numerals, animals,
&c. Price =$1.50=
=The Little Object Teacher.=--Colored
Illustrations. Price =1.50=
=Crandall's Building-Blocks.=--Can be made into
forms of almost endless variety. The blocks are
put up in neat, strong boxes, and a large sheet
giving various designs of buildings, etc.,
accompanies each box. Price, =1.25=
[Illustration: Acrobats]
=Crandall's Acrobats.=--Full of fun and frolic,
and most brilliant in costume. These are among the
most fascinating and ingenious toys ever invented.
The number of figures which can be made with the
pieces in a single box, is limited only by the
ingenuity of the operator. Price =1.25=
=Parlor Table Croquet.=--Eight mallets, two
stakes, ten weighted wickets, belt and balls.
Price =1.50=
=A Heavily Plated Gold Pencil.=--Price =1.50=
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offer them for sale, postpaid, at the prices named.
[Illustration: John Gilpin and his horse]
=Crandall's John Gilpin.=--This beautiful and
interesting toy is regarded by Mr. Crandall as the
masterpiece of his inventions thus far for the
little folks. It is made up of two figures, John
Gilpin--whose highly colored dress is specially
attractive to boys and girls--and his horse, which
intelligent animal performs a very important part
in the illustration of John Gilpin's famous ride.
Price =$1.50=
=A Beautiful Rubber Pencil=, with gold-plated
tips. Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Fruit knife]
=A Silver Fruit Knife and Nut-Pick.=--Price =1.50=
=A New Terrestrial Globe.=--Beautifully printed in
colors. Price. =1.50=
=Fret or Jig Saw=, for fancy wood-carving. With 50
designs, and saw-blades, impression-paper, &c.
Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Flower-vase]
=Silver-Plated Flower-Vase.=--New pattern. Elegant
design. Price =1.50=
=A Set of Drawing Instruments.=--Price =1.50=
=A Set of Gold Bosom Studs.= Price =1.50=
=A Neat Photograph Album.=--Leather covers, clasp,
gilt edges and ornamented (No. 1). Price =1.50=
=Fuller's Jig-Saw Attachment=, by the aid of which
the use of the saw is greatly facilitated. (See
cut on another page.) Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Squails]
=American Squails.=--Ebonite enameled. This is the
jolliest game ever invented. Played on a common
dining table by any convenient number of persons.
Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Writing desk]
=A Beautiful Writing Desk=, with paper, envelopes,
holder, pencil, &c. Price =1.50=
=A Box of Stationery=--=Initial or
Plain.=--Variety of tints. Paper and envelopes to
match. Price, =1.50=
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offer them for sale, postpaid, at the prices named.
[Illustration: Pocket stove]
=The American Patent Pocket Stove.=--Invaluable in
every nursery, sick room, and camp. This stove
makes no smoke, no dirt, and causes no trouble.
The fuel (alcohol) when poured into the stove,
being held in absorption by the packing
(asbestos), is perfectly harmless. It is lighted
and extinguished instantly. The stove can be got
ready for use in one minute. Among its uses are
boiling eggs, coffee, milk, tea, water; heating
medicine, children's and invalid's food; broiling
meat, fish, and fowl. Saving coal, wood, gas, and
thousands of steps. Price =$1.50=
[Illustration: Shawl pin]
=Gold-Plated Shawl Pin.=--Very beautiful. Best
Gold Plate. New Pattern. This size. Price =1.50=
=A Telescope or Spy Glass= =1.50=
=A Gold-Plated Bracelet.=--Very pretty =1.50=
=A Travelling Hand-Bag.=--Ornaments, Lock and Key
=1.50=
=A Stereoscope.=--Black walnut. Price =1.50=
=A Beautiful Morocco Wallet or Portmonnaie=, of
the best manufacture. Price =1.50=
=A Magnifying Glass.=--Frame of German silver,
handle of black ebony, glass of the best quality.
Price =1.50=
[Illustration: Magnifying glass]
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offer them for sale, postpaid, at the prices named.