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AND GIFT BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Price 7s. 6d. each.

WARNE’S PRESENTATION BOOKS.

In square demy 8vo, cloth gilt, and gilt edges, bevelled boards.

HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. Complete Edition, newly translated by Mrs. H. B. PAULL. With Sixteen finely-coloured Plates and very numerous original Illustrations. Handsome binding design.

“This is decidedly the best and most complete English edition published of these well-known Fairy Tales, many of which are translated for the first time.”—_Observer._

GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. Complete Edition, translated by Mrs. H. B. PAULL. With Sixteen New Coloured Plates and very numerous Illustrations.

“A delightful edition of a delightful book.”—_Herald._

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Edition, Revised with Notes, by the Rev. GEORGE FYLER TOWNSEND, M.A. With Sixteen finely-printed Coloured Plates and numerous Illustrations.

“This edition of the world-famed Arabian Nights’ Entertainments will alike satisfy the critic, delight all children in whose hands it is placed, and meet the needs of the general reader.”—_Nottingham Guardian._

ROBINSON CRUSOE. By DANIEL DEFOE. Complete Edition. With Introduction, Life, &c., by WILLIAM LEE. With Sixteen Coloured Plates, and numerous Wood Engravings by ERNEST GRISET.

“This new and admirable edition of an immortal work will, we hope, be enjoyed as heartily by the boys of to-day as by those of past generations. It is unabridged, printed in capital type and on good paper.”—_Manchester Examiner._

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Complete Edition, newly translated from the Original by Mrs. H. B. PAULL. With Sixteen finely-printed Coloured Plates and 200 Illustrations.

“Former translations have either kept too close to the original or have gone too far from it, especially by altering, adding or omitting. Here we have what the author actually wrote with one or two necessary but slight exceptions.”—_Spectator._

THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES: A Gathering of all the best-known and favourite Tales of the last Three Centuries. Selected and Edited by Mrs. VALENTINE. With numerous Original Illustrations and Sixteen Coloured Plates from Drawings by ALFRED JOHNSON.

“This much-needed edition of the Standard Fairy Tales, which are not embraced in the collections of Hans Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, virtually completes the child’s library of fairy literature.”—_Observer._

CYCLOPÆDIC SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED. By J. H. PEPPER, late Professor of Chemistry and Honorary Director of the Royal Polytechnic Institution, &c. With 650 Illustrations. Fourth Revised Edition, with Additions. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt.

“The reader will find in this volume portions of valuable papers written by Faraday, Daniell, Wheatstone, Brewster, Tyndall, Crookes, Browning, Siemens, Noad, Stewart, Tait, Marloye, and others, with a brief Summary of Photography by John Spiller, Esq.”

AN OCEAN KNIGHT. A Story of the Corsairs and their Conquerors. Translated from the French of FORTUNE DU BOISGOBEY. Fully Illustrated with upwards of Sixty Artistic Engravings, from Designs by ADRIEN MARIE. In small crown 4to, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.

THE ADVENTURES OF DON QUIXOTE. With 100 fine Engravings, from Designs by HOUGHTON. In square demy 8vo, cloth gilt, handsome binding.

Price 7s. 6d. each.

THE PICTORIAL STANDARD LIBRARY.

A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES FORMING A COMPENDIUM OF INTERESTING AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

Each Volume contains upwards of 120 Illustrations, and numerous full-page Coloured Plates.

“Improved Enlarged Edition.” Printed on a fine quality of paper, with handsome margin. In large crown 4to, extra cloth gilt and gilt top.

PICTURESQUE ENGLAND: Its Landmarks and Historical Haunts, as described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story. With 140 Woodcuts and a series of Coloured Plates. Edited by L. VALENTINE.

“A charming and exhaustive volume on the subject.”—_Court Journal._

PALESTINE, PAST AND PRESENT; Pictorial and Descriptive. With 150 Engravings and a Series of full Coloured Plates. Compiled and Edited by L. VALENTINE.

“A large and handsome volume, brimful of interest and information.”—_School Board Chronicle._

“This book would make an admirable scripture prize.”—_Guardian._

Ordinary Edition. In small crown 4to, extra cloth gilt, gilt edges.

THE PICTORIAL CABINET OF MARVELS. Comprising Marvels of Natural Phenomena; Daring Deeds by Land and Sea; Marvellous Discoveries and Inventions; Remarkable Men; Personal Adventures in Field and Flood; and a variety of other Interesting Reading.

THE PICTORIAL TREASURY OF FAMOUS MEN AND FAMOUS DEEDS, Comprising Naval and Military Heroes, Discoverers, Inventors, Statesmen, Philanthropists, Authors, and others.

PICTORIAL RECORDS OF REMARKABLE EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: Being a Narrative of the most Illustrious Deeds and Periods in the Annals of our Race.

PICTORIAL RECORDS OF THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT. With a full and Descriptive Life of General Gordon, the Hero of Khartoum. With Graphic Narratives of the Lives and Adventures of Lord WOLSELEY, STEWART, BURNABY, and other famous Heroes that have fought in the Wars of the Soudan and Egypt. Edited by FRANCIS WATT, M.A.

PICTORIAL CHRONICLES OF THE MIGHTY DEEP; or, The Sea, its Ships and Sailors. Being a Record from the Earliest Times to Our Own Day of the Remarkable Maritime Adventures, Conflicts, Deeds of Bravery and Danger. Edited by F. WATT, M.A.

Price 5s. each.

THE PICTORIAL STANDARD LIBRARY.

A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES FORMING A COMPENDIUM OF INTERESTING AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

Each Volume contains upwards of 100 Illustrations, and full-page Coloured Frontispiece and Title-page.

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