The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-24
ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED AND
ENTERTAINING JUVENILE WORKS,

TILE CIILDnEN,-In single syllables, Of
three and four letters. Large and bold type With
numerous illustrations. Two vols. 32mo. Paper
cover SO cents cloth, rs cents.
LITTLE LESSONS FOR LITTLE LEARNERS.
In words. of one syllable. BY Mrs. Barwell, au-
thor of"Mamma's Bible Stories" Onevol. square
GRANDMAMMA EASY'S BEAUTIFUL TOY
BOOKS-For all good children. Very large size,
printed on very large type and elegantly coloured,
with gilt edges Put up in wrappers, each con-
tanning one dozen. Price 81 5Oper dozen.
CONTENTS.
New story about little Tom Thumb and his mother.
New little stories about the Alphabet.
Merry multiplication.
New story about Old Daddy Longlegs.
New story about Little Jack Homer, and Of what
his pie made.
Michaelmas Day or the Fate of Poor Molly Goosby.
Alderman's Feast: alphabet
New story about the Queen Of Hearts and the stolen
New Pictorial Bible Alphabet.
Toy shop Drolleries, or Wonders Of a Toy Shop.
Travels of Matty Macaroni the Little Organ Boy
New story of Joseph and his Brethren.
THE CHILD'S OWN STORY BOOK; or Tales
and Dialogues for the Nursery. By Mrs. Terrain.
illustrated with numerous engravings. One vol.
square l6mo. Price so cts.
THE CHILD'S DELIGHT; Gift for all Seasons
Edited by Lady. Prcttily illustrated with
Toured steel engrayings. designed by Croomc One
vol. square l6lno. Price SO cents.
Mrs. SheryvoOd's Prettily Illustrated Juve-
niles.-DUTY is SAFETY; or, Troublesome Tom.
By Mrs. Sherwood. One vol. square l6mo. Illus
trated. Price 25 cents
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.-Hy Mrs sher-
wood One VOL square l6mo. Illustrated Price
JACK, THE SAILOR BOY. by Mrs Sherwood.
One VOL square l6mo. Illustrated. Price IS cents.
CLEVER STORIES FOR CLEVER BOYS AND
GIRlsa &C Think before you Act"
One vol. square l6lno. Price SO cents.
THE PRIZE STORY BOOK; consisting chiefly
of Tales translated from the German, French, and
Italian, together with Select Tales from the Eng
lish. Illustrated with numerous desi gns One vol.
square l6mo. Price in half cloth 50 cents; cloth
extra, 63 cents.
GEORGES JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF
a Lady. illustrated with six
teen coloured engravings One vol. square l6mo.
Price so cents.
Maria EdgewOrth's Cheap Juvenile Works.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT; or Two Strings
to Your Bow. By Maria Edgeworth- One vol.
square 16mo Price 90 cents.
LAZY LAWRENCE; or Industry and Idleness
Contrasted BY Maria Edgcworth One vol. square
l6mo Price Is cents.
THE BRACELETS; or, Availability and Industry
Rewarded. BY Maria Edgeworth. One vol. square
THE PRESIDE STORY BOOK; containing
Lazy Lawrence Waste not, Want not" and
"The Bracelets" Elegantly illustrated One vol.
RHYMES FOR THE NURSERY, by the author
OF "Original POEMS" illustrated with sixteen de-
signs. One vol. square l6mo. Price 3S cents,
half cloth; SO cents, cloth gilt, plates.
HOLIDAY TALES.-Containing pleasing stories
for the young. Prettily illustrated. One vol.
square l6mo Price in half cloth, 25 cents; cloth,
gilt, IS cents.
Popular Tales, BY Maria E.dgeworth.
With original designs by Coome.
CoNrENTs-Murad the Unlucky-1h The Manu-
facturers-The Contrast-The Grateful Negro-To-
morrow-One VOL l6mo Price rs cents.
"The writings of Maria Edgeworth have rarely
been approached, and none have excelled her. Her
stories natural and told with such truth
fulncss, that the reader becomes completely capt.
waited.
MORAL TALEs-By Mania EDeEwonrH. EN-
bellished with original designs by barley. Price
IS cents.
''If we wished to do young person good while
Offering amusement, to improve the heart while
engaging the attention, and to give him or her
little books which convey no false or distorted no
tons of life-Maria Edgeworth is our author."-
Post
"No series of tales have been 80 universally read
as the Moral Tales of Maria Edgeworth. They
will live as long as the English language is in e1-
MAMMA's BIBLE STORIES FOR HER LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRIS.--A series of Reading Lessons
taken from the Bible, and adapted to the capacities
Of very young children. Illustrated with numer-
cents.
FANNY AND HER MAMMA; or Easy Reading
Lessons. In which il Is attempted TO bring scrip
tural principles into daily practice. With Hints
for Nursery Discipline. BY the author of sMam-
mas Bible Stories !" ssBible Scenes" &c. One vol.
square l6mo. Price SO cents.
DIVINE AND MORAL SONGS, for the OF
Children, by Isaac Watts, ID. ID. illustrated with
in the highest style of art. One Gle
giant vol 16mo. Price IS cents.
'sThis will be constant furniture for the minds
Of children, that they may have something TO think
oil when alone, and sing over 10 themselves. This
may sometimes give their thoughts n divine turn,
and raise young meditation. Thus they will not
be forced TO seek relief for emptiness of mind
out of the loose and dangerous sonnets Of the age
Extract from The Assfhor's Preface.
LITTLE ANNIE'S FIRST BOOK.--Chiehy in
words Of Three Letters BY her Mother. Illustrated
with seventy designs. One vol. square l6mo. Price
rs cents.
This little volume will commend itself as a book
for children who have Just mastered the alphabet.
Since the first edition published, many editions
have been called for, showing that parents approve
Of the character Of the work
THE TRAVELS AND EXTRAORDINARY AD-
VENTURES OF BOB THE SQUIRREL.-Illus-
trated with twelve engravings, by distinguished
artists. One vol squire l6mo. Price so cents.
Bobs adventures arc full Of interest, and child
can fail to be amused and permanently benefited
by the perusal Of them. The book is designed for
a child from six TO ten years Of age.
UNCLE JOHNS FANCY PICTURE BOOKS
In new and unique style. Put up in dozens as
sorted. Six kinds.
CoNTENTs.-Unclc Johns Picture Bible Alpha
bet-Uncle Johns story Of Bob-Unclc Johns story
of Downey the Mousc-Unclc Johns stories Of Ami
mals-Uncle Johns Bible Stories-Uncle Johns
Little Rhymer.
MOTHER GOOSE IN HIERoGLYPHICs.--I-
Illustrated with over 300 engravings. One vol. OBJ
long 4to. Price lS3 cts; cloth limped, IS cts.
This volume will delight all the admirers Of Mo-
Their Goose, and, IL we are not much mistaken, the
old lady will gather fresh laurels from this elegant
edition
THE BOOK OF BIRDS, intended for the amuse-
ment and instruction Of Young People. illustrated
with sixteen elegant plates. One vol square l6no.
Price so cents.
This IL companion volume 10 the Book Of An
mals,' and Ia written in the same style Pleasure
and profit are underworld to be conveyed 10 the
young mind, 80 that the impressions made may be
Of lasting and beneficial character"
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, A Remembrance
Of my Early Days. Illustrated with eight designs.
One vol. large 4to. Paper cover, Is cents; cloth,
coloured plates, so cents.
'Ths beautiful Juvenile, illustrated with the
dashy and effective designs OF Kcnney Meadows,
has met with very large sale, and very Justly so
NJ IL IL Just the Book for little ones"
THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE DESCRIBED;
with Anecdotes and Illustrations. BY the Author
Of peep Of Day, Line upon Line" illustrated
with nineteen Illustrations, and map. One vol.
l6mo. Price rs cents.
perhaps no modern writer has done more GOOD
than the author Of the above. Her works may be