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MURRAY AND GIBB, EDINBURGH,

PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

A CATALOGUE

OF

NEW AND POPULAR WORKS,

PRINCIPALLY FOR THE YOUNG.

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GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,

(SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS),

CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON.

Lee (Mrs.) Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals. Fourth Edition. Fcap. 8vo.

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Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes. Second Edition.

"Mrs. Lee's authorities-to name only one, Professor Owen-are for the most part, first rate.-Athenæum.

Adventures in Australia, or THE WANDERINGS OF CAPTAIN SPENCER IN The Bush and THE WILDS. Third Edition. The African Wanderers, or THE WANDERINGS OF CARLOS AND ANTONIO; embracing interesting Descriptions of the Manners and Customs of the Western Tribes, and the Natural Productions of the Country. Fourth Edition. Fcap. 8vo.

Almeria's Castle, or MY EARLY LIFE IN INDIA AND ENGLAND. By LADY LUSHINGTON.

"The Authoress has a very graphic pen, and brings before our eyes, with singular vividness, the localities and modes of life she aims to describe."— London Review.

Kit Bam, the British Sinbad, or THE YARNS OF AN OLD MARINER. By MARY COWDEN CLARKE, Fcap. 8vo.

My School Days in Paris. By MARGARET S. JEUNE. With Illustrations. Small Post 8vo.

Meadow Lea, or THE GIPSY CHILDREN. Fcap. 8vo.

Millicent and Her Cousins. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL. Author of "Helen in Switzerland," etc. Second Edition.

Our Old Uncle's Home; AND WHAT THE BOYS DID THERE. By Mother CAREY. With Illustrations by WALTER Crane,

Rosamond Fane, or THE PRISONERS OF ST. JAMES. BY MARY and CATHERINE LEE. Authors of "Lucy's Campaign." Second Edition.

The Triumphs of Steam, or STORIES FROM THE LIVES OF Watt,
ARKWRIGHT, AND STEPHENSON. Fourth Edition.

The Whispers of a Shell, or STORIES OF THE SEA.
FREELING BRODERIP.

By FRANCES

Wild Roses, or SIMPLE STORIES OF COUNTRY LIFE.
FREELING BRODERIP.

By FRANCES

Young Governess (The); a Tale for Girls. By the Author of "Gerty and May."

Three Shillings and Sixpence each.

Bible Illustrations, or A DESCRIPTION OF MANNERS AND CUSTOMS PECULIAR TO THE EAST. By the Rev. B. H. DRAPER. Fourth Edition. Revised by Dr. KITTO.

Gifts.

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.

"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 1s. 6d. cloth, red edges.

** May be had in Calf and Morocco bindings.

NEW AND POPULAR WORKS.

IN ELEGANT CLOTH BINDINGS.

NEW WORK BY MRS. BRAY.

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 INDEPENDENCE. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. Illustrated by R. HUTTULA. Imperial 16mo. price 6s.; or bevelled boards, gilt edges, 78. 6d.

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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