Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-30
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T1ro,,,h n,e .yobnstorn Flood. By q Survi-
vor A Thrilling, Truthful, and Official
History of the Most Appalling Calamity
of Modern Times, Prepared IN Response
10 a Request Of the Leading Citizens OF
Johnstown and Many OK the Foremost
Men of the Nation, by Rev; DAVID ..
ByaLy. d. d. Elegantly. and appropri-
atelv illustrated. Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago. and ST. Louis: HUBBARD Bro
THgRs.
This book was compiled and written by
q resident of Johnstown who has bad nc
cess to all important official documents,
besides being furnished with number OF
CHAPTERS written by officials in other de-
psrtments of the work. 1t tells story
thrilling even now.
For sale by the publishers.
Stranded. A Story of the Garden City. by
EDoAu r., BEACH, author of " Relatives
&c. Chicago DoNoHUE. HENDERBERRY
Il Co. 1890. Price in paper 80 cents.
For sale by the publishers.
.Syfrie and Bruno. BY LEWIS CARROLL. With
forty-six Illustrations by HARRY FUR
MISS. London and New York: MAcan-
Lam & Co. 1890. Price, Sl.50.
For sale by West. JOHNSTON IL Co.
Portrait in Cri,..sons. A Drama Novel.
By CHABrEs EDuAEp BAsEs. New York
WEIGH, Fracker Company. 1890.
On the WING Through Europe. BY Francis
G. SESSIONS. Illustrated by r. w; DEM
ING. Third Edition. New YORK: Weich,
Fracker Company. 1882
For sale by WEST. JOHNSTON d Co.
Rail,rdy Secrecy and Trusts. BY JoHS NJ.
BoSutM. New York and London: g..
p. PuTNAM's Sons. 1890. Price SI.25.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON j. Co.
The Science of Metrology; or, Natural Weights
and Measures. A Challenge TO the Metric
system. BY the Hon. Il. NOEL, Captain
Of the Rife Brigade. London: EDWARD
STANFORD. 1889.
This book comes to US from London. IL
required bold man to challenge the me-
trio system, Captain NOEL admits that re-
form is needed in English measures; states
objection to the metric OF any foreign sys-
TEN; &C., &C., &c.
We don't know that this book can be
found at any book store in this country.
Vdll5ys Composition and Rhetoric. The Ele-
ments OF Composition and Rhetoric, with
copious exercises in both Criticism and
Construction. BY VIRGINIA WADDy;
(Va.) High School. 12mo, 416 pages.
Price 81 exchange price 60 cents. Gin
cinnati, New York, Boston, and Chicago
VAN ANTWERP, BRAGG IL Co.
This is a most excellent one. We have
heretofore spoken highly of it. We are
proud of it as Virginia book.
For sale by the publishers.
Couldn't Say No. BY JoHs HABgRToy. Chi
cago, New York, and San Francisco
BELFoap, CLARKE 4 Co. 1890.
For sale by the publishers.
The ErR That Men 10. A Novel. BY EDeAr
FAUCET. author of "Olivia Deleplaine. u
&c, &C., &c. New York: Belford Com
pany. 1890.
The Deerslayo.; or, The First War Path. A
Tale. BY J. FEyyIMoRE Cooper. New
York: HUI.sr Il Co. 1889. Price 80 cents
in paper.
For sale by the publishers, who have
sent us of the same misunderstanding Sc
ries 1.-THE Pathfinder" THE Pioneers, u
1.-THE Prairie" and THE Last of the Mo-
hicans."
Fair Maid Of Perth. and Uoodstocl BY Sir
WALTER ScoTT Bart. New York: HURST
& Co. 1889. In paper. Price not given.
For sale by the publishers, who have sent
us of the same Cosmopolitan series, Wa.
verify. Guy Mannering. The Betrothed
Peveril of the Peak, The Monastery, The
Pirate, The Black Dwarf, The Bride OF
Lammermoor. The Abbot, The Surgeons
Daughter, Quentin Durward, Red Gauntlet
and st. Romans Well. Generally, two OF
these are included in one book, and in one
case three of them.
All for sale by the publishers.