The Mountain Boys Series
1. PHIL BRADLEY'S MOUNTAIN BOYS 2. PHIL BRADLEY AT THE WHEEL 3. PHIL BRADLEY'S SHOOTING BOX 4. PHIL BRADLEY'S SNOW-SHOE TRAIL
These books describe with interesting detail the experiences of a partyof boys among the mountain pines.
They teach the young reader how to protect himself against the elements,what to do and what to avoid, and above all to become self-reliant andmanly.
_12mo. Cloth. 40 cents per volume; postpaid_
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY 147 FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK
The Campfire and Trail Series
1. IN CAMP ON THE BIG SUNFLOWER. 2. THE RIVALS ON THE TRAIL. 3. THE STRANGE CABIN ON CATAMOUNT ISLAND. 4. LOST IN THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP. 5. WITH TRAPPER JIM IN THE NORTH WOODS. 6. CAUGHT IN A FOREST FIRE. 7. CHUMS OF THE CAMPFIRE. 8. AFLOAT ON THE FLOOD.
By LAWRENCE J. LESLIE.
A series of wholesome stories for boys told in an interesting way andappealing to their love of the open.
_Each, 12mo. Cloth. 40 cents per volume_
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY 147 FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK
THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
BY J. S. ZERBE
CARPENTRY FOR BOYS
A book which treats, in a most practical and fascinating manner allsubjects pertaining to the "King of Trades"; showing the care and use oftools; drawing; designing, and the laying out of work; the principlesinvolved in the building of various kinds of structures, and therudiments of architecture. It contains over two hundred and fiftyillustrations made especially for this work, and includes also acomplete glossary of the technical terms used in the art. The mostcomprehensive volume on this subject ever published for boys.
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ELECTRICITY FOR BOYS
The author has adopted the unique plan of setting forth the fundamentalprinciples in each phase of the science, and practically applying thework in the successive stages. It shows how the knowledge has beendeveloped, and the reasons for the various phenomena, without usingtechnical words so as to bring it within the compass of every boy. Ithas a complete glossary of terms, and is illustrated with two hundredoriginal drawings.
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PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS
This book takes the beginner through a comprehensive series of practicalshop work, in which the uses of tools, and the structure and handling ofshop machinery are set forth; how they are utilized to perform the work,and the manner in which all dimensional work is carried out. Everysubject is illustrated, and model building explained. It contains aglossary which comprises a new system of cross references, a featurethat will prove a welcome departure in explaining subjects. Fullyillustrated.
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_12mo, cloth. Price 60 cents per volume_
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THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY 147 FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK
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Transcriber's note:
Obvious punctuation errors were corrected. Archaic spellings such as"grummet," "develope," and "fryingpan" were retained. In addition,varied hyphenation was retained as in "shot-gun" and "shotgun."
First advertising page, "Chenoweth" changed to "Chenowith" to matchactual book usage (Elmer Chenowith, a lad from)
Page 179, "touch" changed to "tough" (such tough animals)
Storm-Bound; or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts Page 19