BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE LITTLE COLONEL BOOKS (Trade Mark)
By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON
Each 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth, illustrated, per vol. $1.50
"The books are as satisfactory to the girls, who find them adorable, asfor the mothers and librarians, who delight in theirinfluence."--Christian Register.
The Little Colonel Stories. (Trade Mark)
Being three "Little Colonel" stories in the Cosy Corner Series, "TheLittle Colonel," "Two Little Knights of Kentucky," and "The GiantScissors," put into a single volume.
The Little Colonel's House Party. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel's Holidays. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel's Hero. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel at Boarding School. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel in Arizona. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel, Maid of Honour. (Trade Mark) The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding. (Trade Mark)
These nine volumes, boxed as a nine-volume set $3.50
The Little Colonel. (Trade Mark) Two Little Knights of Kentucky. The Giant Scissors. Big Brother.
Special Holiday Editions
Each one volume, cloth decorative, small quarto, $1.25.
New plates, handsomely illustrated with eight full-page drawings incolor, and many marginal sketches.
In the Desert of Waiting: The Legend of Camelback Mountain. The Three Weavers: A Fairy Tale for Fathers and Mothers as Well as for Their Daughters. Keeping Tryst. The Legend of the Bleeding Heart. The Rescue of Princess Winsome. A Fairy Play for Old and Young.
Each one volume, tall 16mo, cloth decorative. $0.50 Paper boards .35
There has been a constant demand for publication in separate form ofthese five stories, which were originally included in five of the "LittleColonel" books.
Joel: A Boy of Galilee. By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman.
New illustrated edition, uniform with the Little Colonel Books, 1 vol.,large 12mo, cloth decorative. $1.50
A story of the time of Christ, which is one of the author's best-knownbooks.
Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads. A sketch of Country Life and Country Humor. By Annie Fellows Johnston. With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.
Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top $1.00
"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, mostsympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a longwhile."--Boston Times.
The Rival Campers; or, The Adventures of Henry Burns. By Ruel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Here is a book which will grip and enthuse every boy reader. It is thestory of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, andathletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.
The Rival Campers Afloat; or, The Prize Yacht Viking. By Ruel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" ontheir prize yacht Viking. An accidental collision results in a series ofexciting adventures.
The Rival Campers Ashore. By Ruel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"The Rival Campers Ashore" deals with the adventures of the campers andtheir friends in and around the town of Benton.
Jack Harvey's Adventures; or, The Rival Campers Among the Oyster Pirates. By Ruel Perley Smith.
Illustrated $1.50
In "Jack Harvey's Adventures," Mr. Smith has shifted the scene of hisstory from the Maine coast to the shores of Chesapeake Bay; and haschosen for its main theme the evil deeds of the notorious oyster piratesof that region.
How Jack Harvey is kidnapped by pirates, and how Henry Burns, the EllisonBoys, "little Tim" and the others effect his rescue, furnishes plenty ofexciting adventure.
Prisoners of Fortune: A Tale of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. By Ruel Perley Smith.
Cloth decorative, with a colored frontispiece $1.50
"There is an atmosphere of old New England in the book, the humor of theborn raconteur about the hero, who tells his story with the gravity of apreacher, but with a solemn humor that is irresistible. The austerity oflife under Cotton Mather is in sharp contrast to the brilliant details ofthe pirates' habits and adventures."--Louisville Courier-Journal.
Famous Cavalry Leaders. A book for boys. By Charles H. L. Johnston.
Large 12mo. With 24 illustrations $1.50
Biographical sketches, with interesting anecdotes and reminiscences ofthe heroes of history who were leaders of cavalry.
From the time of Attala the Hun to the exploits of Stuart, Wheeler,Custer and Sheridan,--what thrilling stories are uncovered to the eagereyes of the boy reader in these accounts of forced marches, dashing raidsand glorious charges.
Billy's Princess. By Helen Eggleston Haskell.
Cloth decorative, illustrated by Helen McCormick Kennedy $1.25
Billy Lewis was a small boy of energy and ambition, so when he was leftalone and unprotected, he simply started out to take care of himself.
"Boy and girl readers will find entertainment in the story which iscleverly imagined and skilfully written."--Boston Transcript.
Tenants of the Trees. By Clarence Hawkes.
Cloth decorative, illustrated in colors. $1.50
Mr. Hawkes has made a close study of animal and bird life since hischildhood.
"A book which will appeal to all who care for the hearty, healthy,outdoor life of the country. The illustrations are particularlyattractive."--Boston Herald.
Transcriber's Notes
--Silently corrected a few typos (but left nonstandard spelling and dialect as is).
--Rearranged front matter (and moved illustrations) to a more-logical streaming order.
--Replaced one reference to "Tom Adams" with "Tom Edwards"
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