_In large square crown 8vo, cloth, bevelled boards._
A MOST ATTRACTIVE SERIES OF GIFT BOOKS. WELL PRINTED, FULLY ILLUSTRATED
AND TASTEFULLY BOUND.
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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. Revised Edition. With Notes by the
Rev. GEORGE FYLER TOWNSEND, Four Coloured Plates and Sixteen Original
Illustrations.
“An admirable edition of this standard work.”—_Globe._
ANDERSEN’S (HANS) FAIRY TALES. A New and Complete Edition. Specially
adapted and arranged for Young People. Translated by Mrs. H. B. PAULL.
With Four Coloured Plates and Numerous Woodcut Illustrations.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation, by Mrs. H. B. PAULL. With Four
Coloured Plates and Sixteen Original Illustrations by W. J. WEIGAND.
“A little library in itself, containing scores of fascinating
Fairy Tales, droll, mysterious, clever, and in simple language
such as children love and understand.”—_North British Mail._
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. By DANIEL DEFOE. Unabridged
Edition, with Notes, Life, &c., by WILLIAM LEE. With Four Coloured Plates
and over 100 Illustrations by ERNEST GRISET.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON; or, The Adventures of a Shipwrecked Family on
an Uninhabited Island near New Guinea. Newly Translated by Mrs. H. B.
PAULL. With Four Coloured Plates and 250 beautiful woodcut Illustrations.
“Mrs. Paull has certainly performed her task with excellent
taste and skill. She has made this translation from the German
read almost like the English of ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ The book is
finely illustrated with a large number of engravings.”—_Daily
News._
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES. A collection of well-known and favourite Fairy
Tales not included in the selection of the Brothers Grimm or Andersen’s
Fairy Tales. Selected and Edited by L. VALENTINE, including the
world-renowned stories of PERRAULT, Madame D’AULNOIS, and others. With
Four Dainty Coloured Plates from Designs by A. J. JOHNSON, and numerous
woodcut Illustrations.
NOTE.—Four new and original coloured plates in the best style
of lithography have been added to the above six volumes,
greatly enhancing their value as a gift.
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JACK TREVOR, R.N. By ARTHUR LEE KNIGHT, Author of “Ronald Hallifax,” &c.
With Eight Original Illustrations by W. S. STACEY.
“To any boy with a taste for sea-faring life we can hardly
recommend a more appropriate volume.”—_The Queen._
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THE ORCHID SEEKERS. A Story of Adventure in Borneo. By ASHMORE RUSSAN and
F. BOYLE. With Sixteen Full-page Illustrations by A. PEARSE and M. F.
HARTLEY.
This is truly called a story of adventure, for, from first page
to last, the reader is enthralled by the graphic descriptions
of the many dangers experienced by the three orchid seekers
who form the central figures. The vivid pictures of tropical
scenery contrast well with the stirring records of fights with
pirates and Chinese, whilst an extremely interesting account is
given of Malay characters and customs.
THE RIDERS; or, Through Forest and Savannah with the Red Cockades. By
ASHMORE RUSSAN and F. BOYLE. With Twenty-six Original Illustrations by F.
PEARSE.
“The two authors keep their reader’s attention alive till the
last line of the last chapter is reached, and then the book is
laid down with thankfulness for an excellent story and a fund
of information.”—_The Birmingham Post._
“Any boy who gets this volume as a present will surely be full
of gratitude to the giver, for it is truly a book of adventure
such as English lads rejoice in.”—_Lloyd’s News._
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YOUNG TOM BOWLING. A Story of the Boys of the British Navy. By J. C.
HUTCHESON. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters by J. B.
GREENE.
A regular salt-water yarn, telling of a sailor boy’s life in
the Royal Navy from the time he joins the service on board one
of our training ships till he passes for leading seaman and is
on the high road to gain the rank of warrant-officer. A book
brimming over with anecdote and adventure and giving every
detail of a bluejacket’s duty and diversified experiences.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the _Pacific_. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N.
With nearly 60 Original Illustrations by E. J. WHEELER.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N. With over Fifty Original
Illustrations by Sir JOHN GILBERT, F. A. FRASER, &c.
POOR JACK. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after
Designs by CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A.
“We are glad to see in this sumptuous edition of ‘Poor Jack’ a
continued proof of the author’s popularity.”—_Literary World._
GATH TO THE CEDARS: Travels in the Holy Land and Palmyra. By S. H. KENT.
With Sixteen Original Illustrations.
“Miss Kent has made a most interesting journey, and she is a
traveller full of observation and knowledge, and can write
clearly and well. Her book will take her readers on a journey
they will not regret.”—_The Times._