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STANESBY'S ILLUMINATED GIFT BOOKS. Every page richly printed in Gold and Colours.

The Bridal Souvenir. New Edition, with a Portrait of the Princess Royal. Elegantly bound in white morocco, price 21s.

"A splendid specimen of decorative art, and well suited for a bridal gift." The Birth-Day Souvenir. A Book of Thoughts on Life and Immortality. Price 12s. 6d. illuminated cloth; 18s. morocco antique.

Light for the Path of Life; from the Holy Scriptures. Small 4to, price 12s. cloth elegant; 15s. calf, gilt edges; 18s. morocco antique.

The Wisdom of Solomon; from the Book of Proverbs. Small 4to, price 14s. cloth elegant; 18s. calf; 21s. morocco antique. The Floral Gift. Small 4to, price 14s. cloth elegant; 21s. morocco extra. Shakespeare's Household Words. With a Photographic Portrait taken from the Monument at Stratford-on-Avon. Price 9s. cloth elegant; 14s. morocco antique.

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"An exquisite little gem, fit to be the Christmas offering to Titania or Queen Mab." Aphorisms of the Wise and Good. With a Photographic Portrait of Milton. Price 9s. cloth elegant; 14s. Turkey morocco antique.

The Fifteen O's, and other Prayers.

Printed by WILLIAM CAXTON, and reproduced in Photo-Lithography, by special permission of the Trustees of the British Museum, from the only known copy, purchased of the late Mr. PICKERING for £250. Small 4to, price 10s. 6d. bound in parchment.

Emblems of Christian Life. Illustrated by W. HARRY ROGERS, in One Hundred Original Designs, from the Writings of the Fathers, Old English Poets, &c. Printed by Whittingham, with Borders and Initials in Red. Square 8vo, price 10s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges; 21s. Turkey morocco antique.

Approach to the Holy Altar. By BISHOP KEN, from his "Manual of Prayer," and "Practice of Divine Love." Beautifully printed in Red and Black. Royal 32mo, price ls. 6d. cloth, red edges.

** May be had in Calf and Morocco bindings.

NEW AND POPULAR WORKS.

IN ELEGANT CLOTH BINDINGS.

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Joan of Arc, AND THE TIMES OF CHARLES THE SEVENTH. By Mrs. BRAY, Author of "Good St. Louis and His Times," "Life of Stothard," etc. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d.

The Good St. Louis and His Times. By Mrs. BRAY, With Portrait. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d.

"Mrs. Bray is quite at home in her subject--she has furnished a valuable and interesting record of Louis' reign, abounding in anecdote, and full of the romance of Eastern warfare."-Spectator.

"The style of the Narrative is bright and picturesque, and the facts derived from careful study of the best authorities."-The Guardian.

"We have here the history of one of the most saintly, and yet most secularly interesting, of medieval kings admirably supplied in these pages." -The Times.

Hurricane Hurry; or, THE ADVENTURES OF A NAVAL OFFICER AFLOAT AND ON SHORE DURING THE AMERICAN WAR OF INBy W. H. G. KINGSTON. Illustrated by R. HUTTULA. Imperial 16mo. price 6s.; or bevelled boards, gilt edges, 78. 6d.

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By the same Author.

The Heroic Wife; or, THE ADVENTURES OF A FAMILY ON THE AMAZON. With Illustrations. Small 8vo, price 1s. 6d.

The Three Midshipmen. New Edition. With 24 Page Illustrations. Imperial 16mo, price 6s.

"It will be strange indeed if boys are not stirred almost to enthusiasm by the daring and doings of the three heroes."—Scotsman.

Isabel's Difficulties; or, LIGHT ON THE DAILY PATH. By M. R. CAREY, Author of "The Old Uncle's Home." With Illustrations by ABSOLON. Small 8vo, price 3s. 6d., gilt edges, 4s.

Home Life in the Highlands. By LILIAN GRAEME. With Illustrations by C. D. MURRAY. Post 8vo, price 5s.

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Children of the Olden Time. By Mrs. HENRY MACKARNESS,

Author of "A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam." With Preface by J. R. PLANCHE. 27 Illustrations. Imperial 16mo, price 2s. 6d. Feathers and Fairies; or, STORIES FROM THE REALMS OF FANCY. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL, Author of "Echoes of an Old Bell," "Millicent and Her Cousins," etc. With Illustrations. Super Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 4s. 6d.

Children of the Parsonage. By the Author of "Gerty and May," etc. With Illustrations by KATE GREENAWAY. Super Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d. ; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

By the same Author.

The New Baby. With Eight Illustrations. Super Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

Granny's Story Box. New Edition. With 20 Illustrations. Super Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d. ; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

Snowed Up; or, THE HUT IN THE FOREST. BY EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS. With Illustrations by D. H. FRISTON. Super Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

Christian Elliott; or, MRS. DANVER'S PRIZE. By T. H. COMYN With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 1s. 6d.

The Little Roebuck, from the German. By Professor ROTHWELL. Illustrated by FREDERIC LOSSOW, Imperial 8vo, fancy boards, 1s. 6d., plain; 2s. coloured.

The Illustrated Paper Model Maker. Containing 12 subjects with practical Diagrams, for their construction. By E. LANDELLS, Author of "The Boy's and Girl's Toy Maker," etc. New Edition. Coloured wrapper, price 2s.

Spring Time; or, Words in Season. A Book for Girls.

SIDNEY COX. Third Edition. Small Post 8vo, price 4s.

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Sagas from the Far East, or KALMOUK AND MONGOLIAN TALES, With Historical Preface and Explanatory Notes by the Author of "Patrañas," etc. Post 8vo, price 9s.

"The mere lover of good stories, and the historical and ethnological enquirer will be equally pleased with the wonderful narratives."-Daily

News.

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth. From the French of JULES VERNE, Author of "Five Weeks in a Balloon," etc. With 52 page Illustrations by RIOU. New Edition. Post 8vo price 6s.

"A perfect treasure-house of adventures."-Art Journal.

"The startling story is bold, with a captivating air of reality, and the illustrations by Riou enter thoroughly into the spirit of the text.”—Daily Telegraph.

The Modern Sphinx. A Collection of ENIGMAS, CHARADES, REBUSES, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ACROSTICS, ANAGRAMS, LOGOGRIPHS, METAGRAMS, VERBAL PUZZLES, CONUNDRUMS, etc. Fcap. 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

"A charming book for the long winter nights. It includes all the best and excludes all that offends."-Bookseller.

Swift and Sure, or, THE CAREER OF TWO BROTHERS. BY ALFRED ELWES, Author of "Paul Blake," etc. With Illustrations by JOHN LAWSON. Post 8vo, price 5s. ; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

"A clever, well-written book."-British Quarterly.

"The story is imbued with a fine healthy, moral tone."-Daily Review.

Adventures of Kwei, the Chinese Girl. By the Author of "Little Lisette," etc. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6a. gilt edges, 3s.

Father Time's Story Book for the Little Ones. By KATHLEEN KNOX. With Illustrations by H. W. PETHERICK. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d. ; gilt edges, 3s.

"Charmingly and impressively told."-Art Journal.

Handbook for the Breakfast Table: Economical and Varied Dishes. By MARY HOOPER. Second Edition. price 1s.

Fcap. 8vo,

"What will you have for breakfast? Ask Mary Hooper, and if that will not settle it nothing else will."-Bell's Messenger.

"The author is evidently a practical cook, and not a mere theorist."Morning Post

Berries and Blossoms: a Verse Book for Young People. By T. WESTWOOD, Author of "The Quest of the Sangerall." Second Edition. Imperial 16mo, price 3s. 6d.

Geoffry's Great Fault. By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

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Illustrations by D. H. FRISTON. Super Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.