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NEWBERY & HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD,

LONDON.

ILLUMINATED GIFT BOOK.

LIGHT FOR THE PATH OF LIFE;

From the Holy Scriptures. Every page printed in gold and colours, from designs by Mr. Stanesby. Small 4to, price 10s. 6d. extra cloth bevelled boards; 14s. calf gilt edges; 18s. best Turkey morocco antique.

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Adapted for all seasons and all ages.

A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GIFT.

THE BRIDAL SOUVENIR:

Containing the choicest Thoughts of the Best Authors, in prose and verse. Richly Illuminated in gold and colours from designs by Mr. S. STANESBY. Elegantly bound in a new white morocco cloth, price 21s. gilt edges.

"A splendid specimen of decorative art, and well suited for a bridal gift.” -Literary Gazette.

"The binding in gold and white, with moresque ornamentations, is very appropriate."-Illustrated London News.

One of the most attractive of modern publications.”— Art Journal.

ELEGANT GIFT FOR A LADY.

TREES, PLANTS, AND FLOWERS;

THEIR BEAUTIES, USES, AND INFLUENCES. By MRS. R. LEE (formerly Mrs. Bowdich), Author of "The African Wanderers," &c. With beautiful coloured Illustrations, by J. ANDREWS. 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, price 10s. 6d. "The volume is at once useful as a botanical work, and exquisite as the ornament of a boudoir table."-Britannia.

"As full of interest as of beauty."-Art Journal.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD;

A Tale. By OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Printed by Whittingham. With Eight Illustrations, by J. ABSOLON. Square fcap 8vo, price 5s. extra cloth; 10s. 6d. antique morocco, gilt edges. "Mr. Absolon's graphic sketches add greatly to the interest of the volume. Altogether, it is as pretty an edition of the Vicar' as we have seen. Mrs. Primrose herself would consider it well-dressed.'"-Art Journal.

"A delightful edition of one of the most delightful of works. The fine old type and thick paper make this volume attractive to any lover of books." -Edinburgh Guardian.

NEW & POPULAR WORKS FOR THE YOUNG.

THE TRIUMPHS OF STEAM;

Or, STORIES FROM THE LIVES OF WATT, ARKWRIGHT, AND STEPHENSON. By the Author of "Might not Right," " Our Eastern Empire," &c. With Illustrations by J. GILBERT. Dedicated by permission to Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P. Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges. THE WAR TIGER:

Or, ADVENTURES AND WONDERFUL FORTUNES OF THE
YOUNG SEA-CHIEF AND HIS LAD CHOW. BY WILLIAM
DALTON, Author of "The Wolf Boy of China," Illustrated
by H. S. MELVILLE. Fcap 8vo, price 5s. cloth extra.
THE BOY'S OWN TOY MAKER:

A Practical Illustrated Guide to the useful employment of
Leisure Hours. By E. LANDELLS. With upwards of 150
Cuts. Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d. cloth.

BY THE LATE THOMAS HOOD.

THE HEADLONG CAREER AND WOFUL ENDING OF

PRECOCIOUS PIGGY. Written for his Children, by the late THOMAS HOOD. With a Preface by his Daughter; and Illustrated by his Son. Post 4to, price 2s. 6d. coloured.

THE FAIRY TALES OF SCIENCE;

A Book for Youth. By J. C. BROUGH. With 16 beautiful Illustrations by C. H. BENNETT. Fcap 8vo, price 5s. cloth. CONTENTS: 1. The Age of Monsters.-2. The Amber Spirit.-3. The Four Elements.-4. The Life of an Atom.5. A Little Bit.-6. Modern Alchemy.-7. Magic of a Sunbeam.-8. Two Eyes Better than One.-9. The Mermaid's Home.--10. Animated Flowers.-11. Metamorphoses.-12. The Invisible World.-13. Wonderful Plants.-14. Water Bewitched.-15. Pluto's Kingdom.-16. Moving Lands.17. The Gnomes.-18. A Flight through Space.-19. The Tale of a Comet.-20. The Wonderful Lamp.

PAUL BLAKE;

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SUNDAY EVENINGS WITH SOPHIA;

Or, LITTLE TALKS ON GREAT SUBJECTS. A Book for Girls.
By LEONORA G. BELL. With Frontispiece by J. ABSOLON.
Fcap 8vo, price 2s. 6d. cloth.

SCENES OF ANIMAL LIFE AND CHARACTER;

FROM NATURE AND RECOLLECTION. In Twenty Plates. By J. B. 4to, price 2s. 6d. plain; 3s. 6d. coloured, fancy boards.

THREE CHRISTMAS PLAYS FOR CHILDREN;

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THE SLEEPER AWAKENED.
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INEZ;

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FRED MARKHAM IN RUSSIA;

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MIGHT NOT RIGHT;

Or, STORIES OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF
AMERICA. By the Author of "Our Eastern Empire," &c.
Illustrated by J. GILBERT. Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d.
cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, and gilt edges.

"With the fortunes of Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro, for the staple of these stories, the writer has succeeded in producing a very interesting volume."-Illustrated News.

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WITH OTHER TALES FOR WINTRY NIGHTS AND RAINY
DAYS. Illustrated by H. WEIR.

coloured, gilt edges.

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"The illustrations are all so replete with fun and imagination, that we scarcely know who will be most pleased with the book, the good-natured grandfather who gives it, or the chubby grandchild who gets it, for a Christmas-Box."-Notes and Queries.

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A NARRATIVE FOR THE YOUNG. Illustrated by Absolon. 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"A touching and beautiful story."-Christian Treasury.

CLARA HOPE;

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Frontispiece by BIRKET FOSTER.

With

Fcap 8vo, price 3s. 6d.

cloth; 4s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges.

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THE ADVENTURES AND EXPERIENCES OF BIDDY

DORKING, AND OF THE FAT FROG. Edited by MRS. S. C. HALL. Illustrated by H. WEIR. 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

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