The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

d. LoTHRoP & Co., Boston, present re-
markably attractive list of new publications pos
sessing genuine value from every point of view,
as will be evident from the following notes. The
literature offered, which includes history, biog-
raphy, general literature, romance, poetry, and
various scientific works, presents sufficiently
wide range to meet the needs of all classes Of
readers.
Heroines of the Poets with superb illustration
by Lungren.
Wonderful Christmas of DID, exquisitely illus
trated, and elegantly bound, enclosed in
tistic box bearing unique design of the Shop
herds guided by the Star of Bethlehem.
The Stabat Mater and The Old Arm Chair, il
Illustrated and in fine bindings are now ready.
Illustrated editions of Ideal Poems. Wild Flow
ers and Where They Grow, National Hymn,
Out of Darkness, Ode to Immortality, Romance
in Song are choice Gift Books.
Two new Books of Travel, The Golden West,
by Margaret Sidney, and Family Flight
through Mexico, by Edward Everett Hale and
Miss Susan Hale, are Of course very popular.
All Amatuer Artists should read Art for
Young Folks. An elegant quarto with hun
dreds of illustrations, practical directions and
much general information. One of the most
admirable books of its kind is Helps by the Way.
Reading in prose and verse for every day in the
year, from all sources, with an introduction by
Phillips Brooks.
Up Hill and Down Dale is very beautiful
new quarto OF The Illustrated Science Series.
Overhead Underfoot and Eyes Right are issued
in new covers uniform with this new volume.
A new edition of Child Love with sixty-four
new pages and exquisite new cover is now ready.
d. Lothrop & Cos ANIMALS for Young Peo
pie scarcely need an introduction. They are
brought out this year with covers that are works
of Art, being perfect reproductions of exquisite
water-color paintings, preserving their original
pebbled appearance,
Wide Awake I is handsomer than its prede-
cessors, its frontspiece alone worth the price of
the volume.
Our Little Men and Women for 1885 is more
bright and winsome than ever.
The Pansy foI 1885, is a storehouse of good
things, including serials by Pansy and Marga-
ret Sidney.
Chautauqua Yong Folks Annual for 1885 is,
at once instructive, practical, and fascinating.
Babyland always dainty and refined is more
beautiful this year than ever.
These ANIMALS contain the choicest and cost
ly illustrations.
Choice New Books for Young Folks Libraries
are Wonder Stories of Science, Boy Life in the
United States Navy, In No-Man,s as; Land a
Brooks, Boys Heroes, by E. E. Hale, Children
of Westminster Abbey, by Rose Kingsley, Dean
Stanley with the Children, by Mrs. Francis A.
Humphrey, How They Went to Europe, by
Margararet Sidney, Great Composers, by Heze-
kiah Butterworth.
Among the Choice Books for Girls are the
Yensie Walton Books, Marie divers and Julia
A. Eastman's Books, Margaret Sidneys What
the Seven Did and Pansys Christie's Christ
mas.
The Boys are delighted with the Rocky Fork
Library, Plucky Boys Library, Discoveries and
Conquerers, Our Club Library and the Peace Is
land Series.
Boys and girls as well as the older folks never
tire Of Beautifully illustrated Histories of Miss
Yonge. The sale Of these books is something
marvellous. Other Series for boys and girls
quite new yet so well know IN as to become house
hold words, are The Child Life Series. 25 vols,
Fern Glen Series, 26 vols, and The Young
Folks, 80 vols.
Four volumes Of the New Series W inter Eve
ming Tales, now ready, are the best books in ev-
ery particular for rs cts. we have yet seen.
Books of unusual merit have been added to the
VI. F. Series. The To-Day Library, The
Reading Union Library, Lothrop's Historical
Library. Spare Minute Series, and the Pansy
Books, all of which should be specially noticed.
For fuller information send for ID. Lothrop
and Company's Catalogue. 1t contains list OF
| A Thousand Choice Books for Home and Town
Libraries and of the most desirable Holiday
Books.
d. Lothrop & Co., also publish five illustrated
magazines for the family adapted to different
ages. All booksellers receive subscriptions FOR
| them.