The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-06
HARPER'S STORY BOOKS
FOR MARCH.


HARPER's STORY Books, a Monthly Series 0 {
Narratives Biographies and TaS for the Instruction
and Entertainment OF the Young. BY Jacob AbbOu
Embesh,o with numerous and beautiful Engraving
TERNs-Each number OF Harper's Sorry Books will
contain 100 pages in small quario form, very beautifully
illustrated and printed super6De caendered paper.
The Series may be obtained OF booksellers, periodical
agents. and posmasters, from the publishers at three
dollars year or twenty-five cents number an paper
forty cents number in muslin gilt The postage upon
Harpes Story Books in numbers, which must be paid
quarterly in advance, Is two cents Subscriptions may
per's New Monthly Magazine and Harper's Story
Books" will be supplied to subscribers at hive dollars
year.
The publishers will supply specimen numbers gratui-
tously agents and postmasers, will make liberal
arrangements with them for circulating the work They
Will also supply clubs OF two persons at 1--we dollars
year, or hive persons at ten dollars Clergymen and
teachers supplied dollars year Numbers from
the commencement can be supplied. Also, the bound
volumes.
Five volumes now ready elegantly bound in muslin,
81 each.
They the best children's books ever published.
They wisely avOo the introduction DIS, reli
itatlngy place in their children's hands The price
mstvelously low Twenty live cents number make II
about SIX pages OF PRINT and two excellent engraving
for each OF the money. The engravngs alone, with
out iue OF letter press would be ehesp the price
psh heneeforIh inferior aut orshp, and usedup,
out illustrations cannot be pamed Cd children. They
have samples here of what is best them, and they
shrewd enough not put up with anything OF lower
q~Aiiy IN. \. DAILY Times.
Once introduced INTO the am y circle, these books VIII
eyerbe welcome vlsans eagerly look ed for by young
friends Every n?rovemen in the topographic and Xylo
graphic arts is mace contribute 10 their embellIsh
menl.-DeToit Free Press.
most valuable addition to the juvenile library. Al
full OF useful Information, and enforcing the purest
moral principles. they written in sIrguiary attract
i've style, and tend cherish reading OF
sruruve character. Their interest X greatly enhanced
by the admirable style la whIc they issued. The
typography Ia OF sTperOr order and the pictorial
embellishments executed The best style of modern
monthly vs;tants within their dwellings, and gam
impulse the love OF beauty and gOodnesS-COTsr
aud Enquirer.
Sixteen numbers ready, viz:
John True; or the Christian Experience OF al Honest
Boy.
The Story Of A11eriean History from the earliest
men Of the Country the Establishment OF the Federal
Constitution.
Tie Sorry Of EHglh History the Periods
the American Revolution.
The Story Of Anet History, from the earliest y, RODS
the Full ofthe Roman Empire
The Studio; or, Illustrations of the Theory and Practice
OF Drawing, for Young Artists al Home.
Franklin, the Apprentice Boy.
The Harper Establishment; or, how the Story Books
made.
Ti0iboO aud Fanny; or the Art OF SelfinstEuctiOn
Il0iboo and JoIitd or, the Art o. being Useful
| Virginia; or Little Light a very Dark Saying.
| Emma or, the Three AlIsOFtunes OF Belle.
Prank or the Philosophy OF Tricks and Mischief
The Lthis L0urrs the Boys and Girls Picture Gallery
Tue STRAIT Cat or the Rule of Exclusion from Heaven.
HtHie and the Mortgage. showing how much be
| complished by n Boy
Bruno or, Lessons OF Fidelity Patience and Self denial
| taught by Dog.
HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers.