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The Reason Why: General Science. A careful collection
of some thousands of reasons for things, which, though generally known, are
imperfectly understood. A book of condensed scientific knowledge for the million.
By the author of “Inquire Within.” It is a hands me 12mo volume, of
356 pages, printed on fine paper, bound in cloth, gi.t, and embellished with a
large number of wood cuts, illustrating the various subjects treated of. This
work assigns reasons for the thousands of things that daily fall under the eye
of the intelligent observer, and of which he seeks a simple and clear explanation.

EXAMPLE.

 

Why does silver tarnish when exposed to the light? Why is the sky blue? This volume answers 1,325 similar questions. Price

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The Biblical Reason Why: A Hand-Book for Biblical
Students, and Guide to Family Scripture Readings. By the author of “Inquire
Within,” &c. Beautifully illustrated, large 12mo, cloth, gilt side and
back. This work gives Reasons, founded upon the Bible, and assigned by the
most eminent Divines and Christian Philosophers, for the great and all-absorbing
events recorded in the History of the Bible, the Life of our Saviour, and the
Acts of his Apostles.

EXAMPLE.

Why did the first patriarchs attain such extreme longevity?

Why is the Book of the Prophecies of Isaiah a strong proof of the authenticity
of the whole Bible?

 

This volume answers upwards of 1,400 similar questions. Price

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The Reason Why: Natural History. By the author of
“Inquire Within,” “The Biblical Reason Why,” &c. 12mo, cloth, gilt side
and back. Giving Reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with
Zoology, and throwing a light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the
various Orders of the Animal Kingdom.

EXAMPLE.

Why do dogs turn around two or three times before they lie down?

Why do birds often roost upon one leg?

 

This volume answers about 1,500 similar questions. Price

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The Corner Cupboard; or, Facts for Everybody. By the author
of “Inquire Within.” “The Reason Why,” &c. Large 12mo, 400 pages, cloth,
gilt side and back, illustrated with over One Thousand Engravings. Embracing
Facts about—I. Things not generally known. II. Things that ought to be
known. III. Things worth knowing. The “Corner Cupboard” is

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A Friend of Everybody's Elbow in Time of Need.

   

It tells about the food we consume, the clothes we wear, the house we live in, and facts from the Arts and Sciences, as well as from Literature, Manufacture, Commerce, Anatomy, Physiology, the Garden and Field, the whole forming a Complete Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge. Whether in the parlor or the kitchen, the chamber or the boudoir, at home or abroad, it may be very appropriately called the Family's Ready Adviser. Price

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Epitome of Braithwaite's Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Containing a condensed summary of the most important cases; their Treatment and all the Remedies, and other useful matters embraced in the Forty Volumes—the whole being alphabetically classified, and supplied with an addenda, comprising a Table of French Weights and Measures, reduced to English Standard—a List of Incompatibles—a complete List of the Muscles, their Origin, Insertion, and Uses, respectively—Explanations of the principal Abbreviations occurring in Pharmaceutical Formulæ—a Vocabulary of Latin Words most frequently used in Prescriptions, and a Copious Index. By Walter S. Wells, M. D. Two volumes, large 8vo., each volume containing over 900 pages of closely printed matter. Substantially bound in sheep. Price, for the Set

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The Sociable; or, One Thousand and One Home Amusements. Containing Acting Proverbs, Dramatic Charades, Acting Charades, or Drawingroom Pantomimes, Musical Burlesques, Tableaux Vivants, Parlor Games, Games of Action, Forfeits, Science in Sport and Parlor Magic, and a choice collection of curious mental and mechanical Puzzles, &c., illustrated with nearly 300 Engravings and Diagrams, the whole being a fund of never-ending entertainment. By the author of “The Magician's Own Book.” Nearly 400 pages, 12mo, cloth, gilt side stamp. “The Sociable; or, One Thousand and One Home Amusements,” is a repertory of games and other entertainments, calculated for the use of family parties, the fireside circle or those social gatherings among friends and neighbors which pass away the winter evenings with so much animation and delight. It is impossible for any company to exhaust all the sources of irreproachable mirth and mutual enjoyment produced in this volume.	Price $1 50
The Magician's Own Book; or, A Complete Guide to the Art of Conjuring. Being a Hand-Book of Parlor Magic, and containing several hundred amusing Magical, Magnetical, Electrical, and Chemical Experiments, Astonishing Transmutations, Wonderful Sleight-of-Hand and Card Tricks, Curious and Perplexing Puzzles, Quaint and Entertaining Tricks and Questions in Numbers. Secret Writing explained, Sleights and Subtleties in Legerdemain, &c., together with all the most noted Tricks of Modern Performers. Illustrated with over 500 Wood Engravings, 12mo, cloth, gilt side and back stamp, 400 pages. Here is the whole process made simple of manipulating the cards, and performing Tricks with Sleight-of-hand.	Price $1 50
Parlor Theatricals; or, Winter Evenings' Entertainment. Containing Acting Proverbs, Dramatic Charades, Acting Charades, or Drawing-room Pantomimes, Musical Burlesques, Tableaux Vivants, &c. By the author of “The Sociable,” “The Magician's Own Book,” “The Secret Out,” &c. 12mo, gilt side and back, illustrated with descriptive engravings and diagrams.	Price 75 cts.
The Book of 1,000 Tales and Amusing Adventures. Containing over 300 engravings and 450 pages. This is a magnificent book, and is crammed full of the narratives and adventures of travelers, the romantic tales of celebrated warriors, amusing stories in Natural History, besides a thousand things relating to curious tricks, entertaining sports, pastimes and games. In this capital work we have our old friend Peter Parley again, and he tells his stories as well as ever. The book is worth ten times the price we ask for it.	Price $1 50
Ladies' Guide to Crochet. By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens. Copiously illustrated with original and very choice designs in Crochet, etc., printed in colors, separate from the letter press, on tinted paper. Also with numerous wood-cuts printed with the letter press, explanatory of terms, etc. Oblong, pp. 117, beautifully bound in extra cloth, gilt. This is by far the best work on the subject of Crochet yet published. There are plenty of other books containing Crochet patterns, but the difficulty is, they do not have the necessary instructions how to work them, and are, therefore, useless. This work, however, supplies this much-felt and glaring deficiency, and has the terms in Crochet so clearly explained, that any Crochet pattern, however difficult, may be worked with ease.	Price $1 25
10,000 Wonderful Things. Comprising the Marvelous and Rare, Odd, Curious, Quaint, Eccentric, and Extraordinary, in all Ages and Nations, in Art, Nature, and Science, including many wonders of the world, enriched with hundreds of Authentic Illustrations. Edited by Edmund Fillingham King, M. A., author of “Life of Newton.” &c., &c. 12mo, cloth, gilt side and back. In the present work, interesting scenes from Nature, curiosities of Art, Costume, and Customs of a by-gone period, rather predominate; but we have devoted many of its pages to descriptions of remarkable occurrences, beautiful landscapes, stupendous waterfalls, and sublime sea pieces.	Price $1 50

The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games. A
Repository of in and out door Amusements for Boys and Youth. Illustrated
with nearly 700 engravings, designed by White, Herrick, Weir and Harvey, and
engraved by N. Orr. 600 pp., 12mo. Extra Cloth, gilt side and back, extra gold,
$3.50. Extra cloth, full gilt edges, back and side, $4.00. This is, unquestionably,
the most attractive and valuable Book of its kind ever issued in this or any other
country. It has been three years in preparation, and embraces all the sports and
games that tend to develop the physical constitution, improve the mind and
heart, and relieve the tedium of leisure hours, both in the parlor and the field.
The engravings are in the first style of the art, and embrace eight full page ornamental
titles, illustrating the several departments of the work, beautifully printed
on tinted paper. The book is issued in the best style, being printed on fine,
sized paper, and handsomely bound in extra cloth, with gilt side and back. The
following will give an idea of its contents:

Part I—The Play-Ground; or,
Out-Door Games with and without
Toys. Including Games of Activity and
Speed; Games with Toys, Marbles, Tops,
Hoops, Kites, Archery, Balls; with Cricket,
Croquet and Base-Ball.

Part II—Athletic and Graceful
RECREATIONS. Including Gymnastics,
Skating, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Horsemanship,
Riding, Driving, Angling, Fencing
and Broadsword.

Part III-Amusements with Pets.
Comprising Singing and Talking Birds, Pigeons,
Domestic and Aquatic Fowls, Rabbits,
Squirrels, Mice, Guinea-Pigs, Raccoon and
Opossum, Dogs, Salt and Fresh Water Aquaria.

Part IV—Play-Room Games for
RAINY DAYS. Including Round Games and
Forfeits, Board and Slate Games, and Table
and Toy Games.

Part V—Evening Amusements.
Comprehending Comic Diversions, Parlor
Magic, Tricks with Cards, Scientific Recreations
and Puzzles.

Part VI—Mechanical and MisCELLANEOUS
AMUSEMENTS. Including
Carpentry, Painting, Gardening, Postage
Stamps and Fragments.

“Trump's” American Hoyle; or, Gentlemen's Handbook of Games.
Containing clear and complete descriptions of all the Games played in the United
States, with the American Rules for playing them, including Whist, Euchre,
Besique, Cribbage, All-Fours, Loo, Poker, Brag, Piquet, Ecarté, Boston, Cassino,
Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Dominoes, Billiards, and a hundred other games.
To which is appended an Elaborate Treatise on the Doctrine of Chances.

Reasons why the “American Hoyle” must be the Standard Authority for
all Games played in the United States:

Because it is an American Book, prepared with
great care, with the aid and counsel of a large
number of the best players (both amateur and professional)
in this country.

The Rules descriptions, definitions and technicalities
are all simplified and adapted to the several
games as they are actually played here.

Many of our games are peculiarly American, and
cannot be intelligibly described except by an
American who understands them, while those of
foreign origin have become so changed by American
modifications, as to make the European rules
and descriptions as likely to mislead as to instruct.

In preparing this work the best or greatest
weight of authority for each particular game has
been taken upon disputed points.

The important games of Chess, Draughts, and
Backgammon are illustrated with over 150 diagrams
of games, problems and critical positions,
all of which have been carefully played upon the
board since the work was stereotyped, and nearly
100 errors (which appear in English Game Books
and their American reprints) have been corrected.

All the games played in the United States,
whether of home or foreign origin, are given as
they are played by Americans at the present day,

   

12mo., 500 pages, cloth, gilt side and back, profusely illustrated.

Price $2 00.

Brisbane's Golden Ready Reckoner, Calculated in Dollars and Cents, being a useful Assistant to Traders in buying and selling various sorts of commodities, either wholesale or retail, showing at once the amount or value of any number of articles; or quantity of goods, or any merchandise, either by the gallon, quart, pint, ounce, pound, quarter, hundred, yard, foot, inch, bushel, etc., in an easy and plain manner. To which are added, Interest Tables calculated in dollars and cents, for days and for months, at six per cent., and at seven per cent., per annum, alternately; and a great number of other Tables and Rules for calculation, never before in print. Bound in boards, cloth back. By William D. Brisbane, A. M., Accountant, Bookkeeper, &c.

Price 35 cts.

                           

Parlor Theatricals; or, Winter Evenings' Entertainment. Containing Acting Proverbs, Dramatic Charades, Acting Charades, or Drawing-room Pantomimes, Musical Buriesques, Tableaux Vivants, &c.; with Instructions for Amateurs; how to Construct a Stage and Curtain; how to get up Costumes and Properties, on the “Making Up” of Characters, Exits and Entrances; how to arrange Tableaux, etc. Illustrated with Engravings. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards, cloth back,	50 cts.
The Parlor Magician; or, One Hundred Tricks for the Drawing-Room, containing an Extensive and Miscellaneous Collection of Conjuring and Legerdemain; Sleights with Dice, Dominoes, Cards, Ribbons, Rings, Fruit, Coin, Balls, Handkerchiefs, etc., all of which may be Performed in the Parler or Drawing-Room, without the aid of any apparatus; also embracing a choice variety of Curious Deceptions, which may be performed with the aid of simple apparatus; the whole illustrated and clearly explained with 121 engravings. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back	50 cts.
The Book of 500 Curious Puzzles. Containing a large collection of entertaining Paradoxes, Perplexing Deception in numbers, and Amusing Tricks in Geometry. By the author of “The Sociable,” “The Secret Out,” “The Magician's Own Book.” Illustrated with a Great Variety of Engravings. This book will have a large sale. It will furnish Fun and Amusement for a whole winter. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back	50 cts.
Book of Riddles and Five Hundred Home Amusements, containing a Choice and Curious Collection of Riddles, Charades, Enigmas, Rebuses, Anagrams, Transpositions, Conundrums, Amusing Puzzles, Queer Sleights, Recreations in Arithmetic, Fireside Games, and Natural Magic, embracing Entertaining Amusements in Magnetism, Chemistry, Second Sight, and Simple Recreations in Science for Family and Social Pastime, illustrated with sixty engravings. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back	50 cts.
Parlor Tricks with Cards, containing Explanations of all the Tricks and Deceptions with Playing Cards ever invented, embracing Tricks with Cards performed by Sleight-of-hand; by the aid of Memory, Mental Calculation, and Arrangement of the Cards; by the aid of Confederacy, and Tricks Performed by the aid of Prepared Cards. The whole illustrated and made plain and easy, with seventy engravings. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards with cloth back	50 cts.
The Book of Fireside Games, Containing an Explanation of the most Entertaining Games suited to the Family Circle as a Recreation, such as Games of Action, Games which merely require attention, Games which require memory, Catch Games, which have for their objects Tricks or Mystification. Games in which an opportunity is afforded to display Gallantry, Wit, or some slight knowledge of certain Sciences, Amusing Forfeits, Fireside Games for Winter Evening Amusement, etc. Paper covers, price	30 cts.
Bound in boards, with cloth back	50 cts.
The Poet's Companion; A Dictionary of all Allowable Rhymes in the English Language. This is a Book to aid aspiring genius in the Composition of Rhymes, and in Poetical Effusions generally. It gives the Perfect, the Imperfect, and the Allowable Rhymes, and will enable you to ascertain, to a certainty, whether any word can be mated. It is invaluable to any one who desires to court the muses, and is used by some of the best writers in the country.	Price 25 cts
Rarey & Knowlson's Complete Horse Tamer and Farrier, comprising the whole Theory of Taming or Breaking the Horse, by a New and Improved Method, as practiced with great success in the United States, and in all the Countries of Europe, by J. S. Rarey, containing Rules for selecting a good Horse, for Feeding Horses, etc. Also, The Complete Farrier; or, Horse Doctor; a Guide for the Treatment of Horses in all Diseases to which that noble animal is liable, being the result of fifty years' extensive practice of the author, by John C. Knowlson, during his life, an English Farrier of high popularity, containing the latest discoveries in the cure of Spavin. Illustrated with descriptive Engravings. Bound in boards, with cloth back	50 cts.

               

Live and Learn; A Guide for all who wish to Speak and Write correctly; particularly intended as a Book of Reference for the solution of difficulties connected with Grammar, Composition. Punctuation, &c., &c., with explanation of Latin and French words and phrases of frequent occurrence in newspapers, reviews, periodicals, and books in general, containing examples of one thousand mistakes, of daily occurrence, in speaking, writing, and pronunciation. 216 pages, cloth, 12mo. “Live and Learn” is a most useful book, designed as a guide to Grammar, Composition, and Punctuation. So few people speak or write really good grammar, and fewer still punctuate decently, that a book that informs them how to do so—and not only that indicates their faults, but shows them how they are to be corrected—cannot fail to be popular; there is not a person, indeed, who might not learn something from it. Price	75 cts.
Inquire Within, for anything you want to know. A book of Universal Knowledge, containing more than Three Thousand Facts for the People, and will give you correct information on every possible subject that you ever heard or thought of! Whether you may desire to make love to a pretty girl, or cook a dinner—to cure a sick friend or cut an acquaintance—to get up a dinner party or dine abroad—to play at cards, at chess, or any other popular game, or go to church—whether you wish to establish yourself in life according to the rules of etiquette, or live in a plain, genteel way—this is a book that tells how to do it. It is the most wonderful and valuable book ever printed. Price	$1 50
The Secret Out; or, One Thousand Tricks with Cards. A Book which explains all the Tricks and Deceptions with Playing Cards ever known or invented, and gives, besides, a great many new and interesting ones—the whole being described so accurately and carefully, with Engravings to illustrate them, that anybody can easily learn how to practice these Tricks. This book contains, in addition to its numerous Card Tricks above described, full and easily understood explanations of some Two Hundred and Forty of the most curious, amusing, and interesting Sleight-of-Hand and Legerdemain Tricks ever invented, and which are illustrated by Engravings to make each Trick understood with ease. Illustrated by about 300 Engravings, and bound in a handsome gilt binding. It contains about four hundred pages. Price	$1 50
Day's American Ready Reckoner, containing Tables for rapid calculations of Aggregate Values, Wages, Salaries, Board, Interest Money, &c., &c. Also, Tables of Timber, Plank, Board and Log Measurements, with full explanations how to measure them, either by the square foot (board measure), or cubic foot (timber measure). Also, how to Measure Wood by the Cord, with Tables applicable to Piles of Wood of any shape, and showing in a simple manner how to ascertain the Contents in Cords of a Pile of any shape. Also, Tables of Land Measurements, showing the Contents of a Piece of Land of almost any shape, from a quarter acre up to ten acres, and telling exactly how to Measure Land in any quantity by Chains and Links, or by Yards and Feet. This Ready-Reckoner is composed of Original Tables which are positively correct, having been revised in the most careful manner. It is a book of 192 pages, and embraces more matter than 500 pages of any other Reckoner. Bound in boards, with cloth back. Price	50
Bound in cloth, gilt back. Price	75
Bound in leather tucks [Pocket Book Style]. Price	$1 25
Chips from Uncle Sam's Jack-Knife. Illustrated with over one hundred Comical Engravings, and comprising a collection of over five hundred laughable Stories, Funny Adventures, Comic Poetry, Queer Conundrums, Terrifie Puns, Witty Sayings, Sublime Jokes, and Sentimental Sentences. The whole being a most perfect portfolio for those who love to laugh. Large octavo. Price	25 cts.
Fox's Ethiopian Comicalities. Containing Strange Sayings, Eccentric Doings, Burlesque Speeches, Laughable Drolleries, Funny Stories, interspersed with Refined Wit, Broad Humor, and Cutting Sarcasm, copied verbatim, as recited by the celebrated Ethiopian Comedian. With several Comic Illustrations. Price	12 cts.

           

That's It; or, Plain Teaching. By the author of “Inquire Within,” “The Reason Why,” “The Corner Cupboard,” “Live and Learn,” “The Biblical Reason Why,” &c. Illustrated with over 1,200 Wood Cuts. 12mo, cloth, gilt side and back. We commend to the attention of parents, teachers, and friends of popular improvement, the recommendations which “That's It; or, Plain Teaching,” has received from gentlemen well qualified to pronounce judgment upon the soundness of its moral tone, and the accuracy of the varied information contained in its pages. Every illustration is employed for a purpose, or a number of purposes, and is made, by numerous references, explanatory of things which, without such assistance, could only be imperfectly conceived. The work contains nearly 400 pages, and over 1,200 wood engravings, and forms one of the cheapest and most interesting books of elementary instruction ever published. Price	$1 50
Narratives and Adventures of Travelers in Africa. Illustrated with numerous fine Engravings, and containing a Map of Africa, on which the routes of Dr. Livingstone and Dr. Barth are accurately traced. Large 12mo, gilt back. An intense interest has recently been awakened, and widely extended, in regard to South Africa. Questions are, in consequence, frequently arising as to the character of its surface, its diversified tribes, its plants, and its animals; and the remarkable circumstances under which, after long concealment, they have been gradually disclosed to our view. The object of the present volume is to meet such inquiries by proper details, on the highest authority, abundantly interspersed with true stories of chivalric enterprise and heart-thrilling adventure. It respectfully solicits, therefore, the acceptance of all ranks, and of all ages. Price	$2 00
Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor; or, Guide to the Three Symbolic Degrees of the Ancient York Rite: and to the Degrees of Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and the Royal Arch. By Malcolm C. Duncan. Explained and interpreted by copious notes and numerous engravings. Although this work is a complete Ritual of the Symbolic and Chapter Degrees, and is also profusely illustrated with engravings of the Secret Signs and Grips, it is not so much the design of the author to gratify the curiosity of the uninitiated, as to furnish a guide to the younger members of the order, by means of which their progress from grade to grade may be facilitated. The “work” laid down in this book differs from any thing heretofore published. No Mason should be without it. Bound in Cloth. Price	$2 50
Leather tucks (Pocket-Book Style) with gilt edges	3 00
The Lady's Manual of Fancy Work. A Complete Instructor in every variety of Ornamental Needle-Work, with a list of materials and hints for their selection; advice on making up and trimming. The whole being a complete Lexicon of Fancy Needle-Work. By Mrs. Pullan, Editor of the London and Paris Gazette of Fashion, and Director of the Work-table of Frank Leslie's Magazine, Illustrated Magazine, &c., &c. Illustrated with over 300 Engravings, by the best artists, with eight large pattern plates, elegantly printed in colors, on tinted paper. Large octavo, beautifully bound in fine cloth, with gilt side and back stamp. There is no imaginable species of Fancy Needle-Work, Knotting, Knitting, Netting, Lace-Work, Embroidery, Crochet, &c., &c., which may not be found fully illustrated in this volume; and here are complete instructions for the inexperienced, from the pen of one of the ablest of needle-women of the present age. Price	$2 00
Anecdotes of Love. Being a true account of the most remarkable events connected with the History of Love in all Ages and among all Nations. By Lola Montez, Countess of Landsfeldt. Large 12mo, cloth. These romantic and surprising anecdotes really contain all of the most tragic and comic events connected with the history of the tender passion among all Nations and in all Ages of the World. It is precisely the kind of book which a man will find it impossible to relinquish until he has read it through from the first to the last chapter. And besides the exciting love histories embraced in this volume, it really contains a great deal of valuable historic lore, which is not to be found except by reading through interminable volumes. Price	$1 50

 

Arts of Beauty; or, Secrets of a Lady's Toilet. With hints to Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating. By Madame Lola Montez, Countess of Landsfeldt. Cloth, gilt side. This book contains an account, in detail, of all the arts employed by the fashionable ladies of all the chief cities of Europe, for the purpose of developing and preserving their charms. Independent of its rare and really useful matter, the book is a curiosity as a piece of art, itself, for the most delicate subjects are handled with a skill and an inexceptional propriety of language which are really surprising. This work is also full of the curious and useful recipes used by the beauties of Europe, and will enable our ladies to supply their toilets, at a trifling cost, with what cannot be purchased at the perfumer's at any cost. Price

75 cts.

Martine's Sensible Letter Writer; Containing a collection
of 300 Sensible Letters and Notes on the simplest matters of life, adapted to all
ages and conditions,

EMBRACING,

Business Letters;

Applications for Employment, with
Letters of Recommendation, and
Answers to Advertisements;

Letters between Parents and Children;

Letters of Friendly Counsel and Remonstrance;

Letters soliciting Advice, Assistance,
and Friendly Favors;

Letters of Courtesy, Friendship, and
Affection;

Letters of Condolence and Sympathy;

A Choice Collection of Love Letters for
Every Situation in a Courtship;

Notes of Ceremony, Familiar Invitations,
etc., together with Notes of Acceptance
and Regret.

           

This is an invaluable book for those persons who have not had sufficient practice to enable them to write letters without great effort. It contains such a variety of letters, that models may be found to suit every subject. Bound in boards, with illuminated cover and cloth back, 207 pages. Price	50
Bound in cloth	75
The Dictionary of Love. Containing a Definition of all the Terms used in the History of the Tender Passion, with rare quotations from the Ancient and Modern Poets of all Nations, together with specimens of curious model Love-Letters, and many other interesting matters appertaining to Love, never before published; the whole forming a remarkable Text-Book for all Lovers, as well as a complete Guide to Matrimony, and a Companion of Married Life. Translated, in part, from the French, Spanish, German, and Italian, with several original translations from the Greek and Latin, by Theocratus, Junior. 12mo, cloth, gilt side and back. Price	$1 50
The Bordeaux Wine and Liquor Dealers' Guide. A Treatise on the Manufacture of Liquors. By a practical Liquor Manufacturer. 12mo., cloth. Price	$2 50
Strange Stories of a Detective Officer; or, Curiosities of Crime. By an ex-Detective. There is something exceedingly fascinating in stories like these. Beyond the interest engendered by the nature of the narrative, the reader gets to sympathize in the pursuit of the criminal, and watches with relish the closing of the netaround the object of the officer's pursuit. A work of this nature, if cleverly done—and these stories are models of their kind—ssure to be popular. Some of these contests of crime with the agents of justice are exceedingly amusing—“The Ebony Box,” for instance, where sturdy honesty and a keen perception of character are engaged against a set of rascals, to the discomfiture of the latter	Price, 75 cts.
The Bar-Tender's Guide; or, Complete Cyclopœdia of Fancy Drinks. Containing plain and reliable Directions for making all the Fancy Drinks used in the United States, together with the most popular British, French, German, and Spanish Recipes; to which is appended a Manual for the manufacture of Cordials, Liquors, Fancy Syrups, &c., &c., after the most approved methods now used in the Distillation of Liquors and Beverages, designed for the special use of Manufacturers and Dealers in Wines and Spirits, Grocers, Tavern Keepers, and Private Families the same being adapted to the Trade of the United States and Canadas. By Professor Christian Schultz, Member of the Natural Historical Society of Switzerland, Professor of Philosophy, Apothecary, Practical Chemist, and Manufacture. of Wines, Liquors, Cordials, &c., &c., from Bern, Switzerland. 12mo, cloth. Price	$2 50

                   

The Art of Conversation. With remarks on Fashion and Address. By Mrs. Maberly. This is the best book on the subject ever published. It contains nothing that is verbose or difficult to understand, but all the instructions and rules for conversation are given in a plain and common-sense manner, so that any one, however dull, can easily comprehend them. 64 pages octavo, large. Price	25 cts.
Horse-Taming by a New Method. As practiced by J. S. Rarey. A new and improved edition, containing Mr. Rarey's whole Secret of Subduing and Breaking Vicious Horses, together with his Improved Plan of Managing Young Colts, and Breaking them to the Saddle, the Harness, and the Sulkey; with ten engravings illustrating the process. Every person who keeps a horse should buy this book. It costs but a trifle and you will positively find it an excellent guide in the management of that noble animal. This is a very handsome book of 64 pages. Price	12 cts.
Etiquette and the Usages of Society. Containing the most Approved Rules for Correct Conduct in Social and Fashionable Life; with Hints to both Gentlemen and Ladies on Awkward and Vulgar Habits. Also, the Etiquette of Love and Courtship, Marriage Etiquette, &c; &c. By H. P. Willis. A book of 64 pages. Price	10 cts.
Bound in cloth with gilt side, and printed on fine paper, suitable for a present to a lady	50 cts.
Art of Dancing without a Master; or, Ball Room Guide and Instructor. To which are added Hints on Etiquette; also, the Figures, Music, and Necessary Instructions for the performance of “The German” and all the most Modern and Improved Dances. By Edward Ferrero, Professor of Dancing at West Point. By the aid of which any one can attain a knowledge of the Art of Dancing without a Master. This work also contains 105 pages of the Choicest Music, arranged for the piano-forte by the most celebrated professors. The music alone, if purchased in separate sheets at any of the music stores, would cost ten times the price of the book. Thus you can obtain Hints on Etiquette, the Figures and Steps of all Dances, and Ten Dollars' worth of the choicest Music for one dollar and a half. Price	$1 50
100 Tricks with Cards. J. H. Green, the Reformed Gambler, has just authorized the publication of a new edition of his book entitled “Gamblers' Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained.” This is a book of 96 pages, and it exposes and explains all the mysteries of the Gambling Tables. It is interesting not only to those who play, but to those who do not. Old Players will get some new ideas from this curious book. Price	25 cts.
The Game of Draug' ts or Checkers Simplified and Explained. With Practical Diagrams and Illustrations, together with a Checker-board, numbered and printed in red. Containing the Eighteen Standard Games, with over 200 of the best variations selected from the various authors, together with many original ones never before published. By D. Scattergood. Bound in cloth, with flexible cover. Price	50 cts.
The American Home Cook Book. Containing several hundred excellent Recipes. The whole based on many years' experience of an American Housewife. Illustrated with Engravings. All the Recipes in this book are written from actual experiments in cooking. There are no copyings from theoretical cooking recipes. It is a book of 128 pages, and is very cheap. Price	30 cts.
The Laws of Love. A Complete Code of Gallantry. Containing concise rules for the conduct of Courtship through its entire progress, aphorisms of love, rules for telling the characters and dispositions of women, remedies for love, and on Epistolary Code. 12 mo. Paper. Price	25 cts.
How to Win and How to Woo. Containing Rules for the Etiquette of Courtship, with directions showing how to win the favor of Ladies, how to begin and end a courtship, and how Love Letters should be written. Price	12 cts.

                 

The Finger-Post to Public Business. Containing the mode of forming and conducting Societies, Clubs, and other Organized Associations; full Rules of Order for the Government of their Debates and Business; complete directions how to Compose Resolutions, Reports and Petitions; and the manner of managing Conventions, Public Meetings, Celebrations, Dinners, Barbecues, and Picnics; Models of Constitutions for Lyceums, Institutes, Military, Fire Companies, etc.; with Rules of Cricket, Base Ball, Shinny, Quoits, Yachting, and Rowing, and instructions concerning Incorporations; Hints about Libraries and Museums; with a Catalogue of Desirable Books, and a List of American Coins; and Rules for the Collection and Preservation of Books, MSS., and objects of Curiosity; Rules for Debating, and the Composition and Delivery of Public Addresses, with Examples of Figures of Speech, and a Selection of Specimens of Style from various American Orators; together with an appendix, containing original Articles of Confederation of the United States, the Constitution, the Celebrated Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and other Documents of reference. To which is prefixed a copious Index. By an Ex-Member of the Philadelphia Bar.	12 mo., cloth $1,50.
Mrs. Crowen's American Ladies' Cookery Book. Comprising every variety of information for ordinary and holiday occasions, and containing over 1,200 original Receipts. The whole being a complete system of American Cookery. By Mrs. T. J. Crowen. Illustrated with several diagrams. This genuine and really practical American Cook Book is worth a thousand of the foreign republications which are issued from the press in this country. Mrs. Crowen gives directions for making all sorts of economical dishes, baking all kinds of cakes and pies, manufacturing every variety of confectionery, preserving, pickling, &c., so plainly that the housekeeper of a week's standing can easily act upon her directions, and yet she has taken so comprehensive a scope that the very best and most skillful will find something new. All the Receipts in this work have been carefully tried, and may be relied upon as the result of actual experience. 12mo, cloth binding, 474 pages. Price	$2 00
Hillgrove's Ball Room Guide, and Complete Practical Dancing Master. Containing a Plain Treatise on Etiquette and Deportment at Balls and Parties, with Valuable Hints in Dress and the Toilet, together with full explanations and descriptions of the Rudiments, Terms, Figures, and Steps used in Dancing, including Clear and Precise Instructions how to Dance all kinds of Quadrilles, Waltzes, Polkas, Redowas, Reels, Round, Plain and Fancy Dances, so that any person may learn them without the aid of a Teacher; to which is added Easy Directions for Calling out the Figures of every Dance, and the amount of Music required for each. The whole illustrated with one hundred and seventy-six descriptive engravings and diagrams, by Thomas Hillgrove, Professor of Dancing. Bound in cloth, with gilt side and back	$1.00.
Bound in boards, with cloth back	75 cts.
The Young Reporter; or, How to Write Short Hand. A complete Phonographic Teacher, intended as a School Book, to afford thorough instruction to those who have not the assistance of an Oral Teacher. By the aid of this work, any person of the most ordinary intelligence may learn to Write Short Hand, and Report Speeches and Sermons in a short time. Bound in boards, with cloth back. price	50 cts.
The French Wine and Liquor Manufacturer, a Practical Guide and Private Receipt Book for the American Liquor Merchant. By John Rack. Practical Wine and Liquor Manufacturer. Illustrated with descriptive Diagrams, Tables, and Engravings. This is by far the most complete and reliable Book on the Manufacture of Liquor, ever published. Cloth, price	$3,00.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran; and, His Man Mark Anthony O'Toole. By W. H. Maxwell, author of “Stories of Waterloo,” etc. 2 vols. octavo. This is a Book to make you Laugh. The Blunders of Mark Anthony O'Toole are even more funny than those of “Handy Andy.” Price	$1,00.
The Nightingale Songster; or, Lyrics of Love. Containing 164 Choice Sentimental Songs. Bound in boards, with cloth back, and illustrated cover, price	35 cts.
The Emerald; or, Book of Irish Melodies. Containing a Choice Collection of Irish, Comic, and Sentimental Songs. Bound in boards, with cloth back, and illustrated cover, price	35 cts.

Walker's Rhyming, Spelling and Pronouncing Dictionary
of the English Language. Containing

I. The whole language arranged according to its
termination.

II. Every Word explained and divided into Syllables
exactly as pronounced.

III. Multitudes of Words liable to a double pronunciation,
fixed in their true sound by a
rhyme.

IV. Many of the most difficult words rendered easy
to be pronounced by being classed according
to their endings.

V. Numerous classes of Words ascertained in their
pronunciation, by distinguishing them into
perfect, nearly perfect and allowable
rhymes.

     

To which is added, critical and practical Observations on Orthography, Syllabication, Pronunciation, an Index of Allowable Rhymes, with Authorities for their Usage, &c., &c. Royal 12mo., 700 pp. Price,	$3 00.
Wright's American Book of 3,000 Practical Recipts. Containing over 3,000 Receipts in all the useful and Domestic Arts; including Confectionery, Distilling, Perfumery, Chemicals, Varnishes, Dyeing, Agriculture, &c., &c. 12mo., 359 pp. Price,	$1 50.
A Plea for the Queen's English. Stray Notes on Speaking and Spelling. By Henry Alford, D. D., Dean of Canterbury. Small octavo. Tinted paper, bound in fine cloth beveled edges. “The volume is mainly devoted to the exposure of common violations of pure English idiom which prevail in good society, and are often found in the productions of esteemed popular writers.”— N. Y. Tribune. Price	$1 25

MRS. LEE'S LIBRARY FOR BOYS.

       

The Australian Wanderers; or, The Adventures of Captain Spencer and his Horse and Dog in the Wilds of Australia. By Mrs. R. Lee. With 4 full-page illustrations. 16mo., 472 pp. Price,	$1 50.
The African Crusoes; or, The Adventures of Carlos and Antonio in the Wilds of Africa. By Mrs. R. Lee. With 4 full-page illustrations. 16mo. Price,	$1 50.
The Anecdotes of Animals, with their Habits, InSTINCTS, &c., &c. By Mrs. R. Lee. With 4 illustrations, 16mo. Price,	$1 50.
The Anecdotes of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, &c., &c., Their Habits and Instincts. By Mrs. R. Lee. With 4 illustrations. 16mo., 420 pp Price,	$1 50.

These volumes form an admirable series of books for boys. Well written, popular
in their character unexceptionable in their moral tone, well suited for Parish, School
or other Libraries, and in every way adapted for a large and extended sale.

BOUND SONG BOOKS.

   

Tony Pastor's Complete Budget of Comic Songs. Containing a complete collection of the New and Original Songs, Burlesque Orations, Stump Speeches, Comic Dialogues, Pathetic Ballads, as sung and given by the celebrated Comic Vocalist, Tony Pastor. Cloth, gilt. Price,	$1 25.
The Universal Book of Songs. Containing a choice collection of 400 new Sentimental, Scotch, Irish, Ethiopian and Comic Songs. 12mo., cloth, gilt. Price,	$1.25.

         

Bridal Etiquette. A sensible Guide to the Etiquette and Observances of the Marriage Ceremonies; containing complete directions for Bridal Receptions, and the necessary rules for bridesmaids, groomsmen sending cards, &c., &c. Price	12 cts.
How to Dress With Taste. Containing hints on the Harmony of Colors, the theory of contrast, the complexion, shape or hight. Price	12 cts.
Mind Your Stops. Punctuation made plain, and Composition simplified for Readers, Writers, and Talkers. This little book is worth ten times the price asked for it, and will teach accurately in everything, from the diction of a friendly letter to the composition of a learned treatise. Price	12 cts.
Hard Words Made Easy. Rules for Pronunciation and Accent, with instructions how to pronounce French, Italian, German, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, and other foreign names. A capital work. Price	12 cts.
Blunders in Behavior Corrected. A concise code of deportment for both sexes. Price	12 cts.

—Home
Companion.

                     

Five Hundred French Phrases. Adapted for those who aspire to speak and write French correctly. Price	12 cts.
How to Detect Adulteration in our Daily Food and Drink. A complete analysis of the frauds and deceptions practised upon articles of consumption, by storekeepers and manufacturers; with full directions to detect genuine from spurious by simple and inexpensive means. Price,	12 cts.
The Young Housekeeper's Book; or, How to have a Good Living upon a Small Income. Price	12 cts.
How to be Healthy. Being a complete Guide to Long Life. By a Retired Physician. Price	12 cts.
How to Cut and Contrive Children's Clothes at a Small Cost. With numerous explanatory engravings. Price	12 cts.
How to Talk and Debate; or, Fluency of Speech Attained without the Sacrifice of Elegance and Sense. Price	12 cts.
How to Manage Children. Price	12 cts.
The Great Wizard of the North's Hand-Book of Natural Magic. Being a series of the newest Tricks of Deception, arranged for Amateurs and Lovers of the Art. By Professor J. H. Anderson, the Great Wizard of the North. Price	25 cts.
Broad Grins of the Laughing Philosopher. Being a Collection of Funny Jokes, Droll Incidents, and Ludicrous Pictures, that will make you laugh out loud! By Pickle the Younger, otherwise called “Little Pickle!” Price	12 cts.
The Plate of Chowder; A Dish for Funny Fellows. Appropriately illustrated with 100 Comic Engravings. By the Author of “Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun.” 12 mo. Paper cover. Price	25 cts.
The Laughable Adventures of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson, showing where they went, and how they went; what they did, and how they did it. With nearly two hundred most thrillingly-comic engravings. Price	25 cts.

             

Chesterfield's Letter-Writer and Complete Book of Etiquette; or, Concise, Systematic Directions for Arranging and Writing Letters. Also, Model Correspondence in Friendship and Business, and a great variety of Model Love Letters. If any lady or gentleman desires to know how to begin a Love Correspondence, this is just the book they want. If they wish to speak their minds to a tardy, a bashful, or a careless or indifferent lover, or sweetheart, this book tells exactly how it should be done. This work is also a Complete Book of Etiquette. You will find more real information in this book than in half-a-dozen volumes of the more expensive ones. It is emphatically a book for the million, and one which every young person should have, as it contains the Etiquette for Ladies, as well as for Gentlemen—Etiquette of Courtship and Marriage—Etiquette for writing Love Letters, and all that sort of thing. It is an appropriate book to present to a lady. This book contains 136 pages, and is bound in pasteboard sides, with cloth back. Price	35 cts.
The Perfect Gentleman. A Book of Etiquette and Eloquence Containing Information and Instruction for those who desire to become Brilliant or conspicuous in General Society, or at Parties, Dinners, or Popular Gatherings, &c. It is not only a valuable book of reference, but it contains minute Instructions for Gentlemen in all those modern accomplishments which have become almost a necessity in this age of refinement. It gives directions how to use wine at table, with Rules for judging the quality thereof—Rules for Carving and a complete Etiquette of the Dinner Table, including Dinner Speeches, Toasts and Sentiments, Wit and Conversation at Table, &c. It has also an American Code of Etiquette and Politeness for all occasions—Model Speeches, with Directions how to deliver them—Duties of the Chairman at Public Meetings, Forms of Preambles and Resolutions, &c. In short, this book will give a man every possible information he may desire to enable him to appear to good advantage, either in public or private life. It is a handsome bound and gilt volume of 335 pages. Price	$1 50
Richardson's Monitor of Free-Masonry. A complete Guide to the various Ceremonies, and Routine in Free-Masons' Lodges, Chapters, Encampments, Hierarchies, &c., &c., in all the Degrees, whether Modern, Ancient, Ineffable, or Historical; containing engravings of the Signs, Tokens and Grips, and descriptions of the Regalia and Jewels, and likewise the Passwords and other Secret Words in each Degree. Profusely illustrated with Explanatory Engravings and Plates of the Interior of Lodges, Symbols, &c. By Jabez Richardson, A. M. Any Society of Masons who wish to work in the higher Degrees, or in any Degree whatever, will find this book an invaluable aid to them. A book of 192 pages, bound in gilt cloth. Price	75 cts.
If sealed up with sealing-wax, and letter postage paid	$1.00
The Book of 500 Curious Puzzles. Containing a large collection of Entertaining Paradoxes, Perplexing Deception in numbers, and Amusing Tricks in Geometry. By the Author of “The Sociable.” “The Secret Out.” “The Magican's Own Book.” Illustrated with a Great Variety of Engravings. This Book will have a large sale. It will furnish Fun and Amusement for a whole winter; it is a very cheap book. Price	25 cts.
Miner's Domestic Poultry Book. A Treatise on the History, Breeding, and General Management of Foreign and Domestic Fowls. By T. B. Miner. Embracing all the late Importations of Fowls, and being descriptions by the best Fowl Fanciers in the United States of all the most valuable breeds, with the author's extensive experience as a breeder, together with selected matter of interest, comprising, as it is believed, the most complete and authentic work on the subject ever published. Illustrated with numerous Portraits from Life. Bound in cloth. Price	$1 50
Morgan's Free-Masonry Exposed and Explained. Showing the Origin, History, and Nature of Masonry; its effects on the Government and the Christian Religion; and containing a Key to all the Degrees of Free-Masonry, giving a clear and correct view of the matter of Conferring the Different Degrees, as practised in all Lodges throughout the globe. Price	25 cts.