Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29

HOLIDAYS
ARE HERE.
Tue holiday season produces every
where = revival Of interest In books For
there are no other gifts % ge,crslly Ap-
precisted-none more varied in sdapts-
ton. or more pleasing 70 the recipients.
They come a. . friend. q counsellor. o
keepsake. . source Of enteri.inDeul .
mine of knowledge. In The highea
civilizAuon- says Emerson, the book NJ
1Nttt a@1 at[aIrs 1TAAL4l
r. CHAMPION & Co,
The extensive booksellers and slationers
OF Rock Island have provided for this
seasons trade an unusually large and At
trsctive collection OF books OF various
publishers Of the country. The public
generally ara cordially invited 10 visit the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Second
avenue. 10 inspect the stock and learn the
prices.
COMPLETE SETS
OF Irving. Dickens. Thsckery. Baiwef.
Ruskin. George Elliott. Samuel Sanders.
Hawthorne. Shakespeare. Gueyot Hume.
Mscaulay. Gibbon. Green's England. Ban
croft. Prescott. Rsulinson 10 cloth and
library bindinga
A BARGAIN
We offer until after The holidays: The
Carton 12mos. which include over one
hundred different styles of famous books.
printed on good paper and handsomely
bound In Grape cloth. price only CSC.
worth Use. also the fsvorite pocket dc
tionsry only i0c-
STANDARD POETS.
Historians. novelisis. In sets and sepa
rate volumes. various editions aud bind
ings.
DAINTY VOLUMES
In morocco. ivory and fine calf binding
so cents and upwan.-
MAGNIFICENT sEw ART BOOK.
Among then are the Salon for 1890
The Eber Gallery. Nature and Art. Sons
Of the River. Eadymion. Recent EneIisf
Art. Night Song. Under Blue SKY. Lsl.t
Rooh. Poems Of Passion. Millions Para
disc Lost Palestine. Africs. La Fontaineii
Fable. and manv Others ranging In price
from &1.2 TO els.
JUVENILE AND TOY BOOKS.
Asuperb line 10 suit all ages ~ bed
rock prices. Books ~ large - the Chat
terbox for 20 10 IS cents Linen books
with bright pictures
LARGE FAMILY BIBLES
Handsoner and cheaper than formerly
Oxford Teachers Bibles 10 all the var
ious grades. In this line We have n
American reprint much cheaper than tbs
original.
PRAYER AND HYMNALs
In sets-lsrge print. late edition.
CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOKS
very desirable assortment for ole
and young-25 cent 70 I'VE doliArs each.
THE NEW WEBSTER ISrERNA.
TIONAL DICTIONARY.
Which has been In preparation for ter
years. . grand work
Also the cheap editions Photograph.
dictionary and autograph holden, albums
and vide range In style and price,
Writing desk in seal morocco and plush
Collars and cuf boxes. coub and brush
sets from 81 SO TO e25. smoking sets.
dressing cases. work boxes. fancy broom
| holders-
Booklets and Xmas cards one cents %
e2.50.
FINE LEATHER GOODS.
Pocket Books for ladies. gests and child
dren. card cases, photograph holders. c.
4 gar cases-
Fountain pens. gold pens and pepcils
New games. blocks. pspeteries. decorsiet
and plain. all grades
WORK STANDS
And baskets, handsome nes line.
There IL no end Of Handsomely.
FRAMED PICTURES
Eichings. enersvines. water colors. &C
Pictures frAmed 70 order from nee siyI
nouidings.
IN eTERBosCoPEs-
And vieus we have sonothing very de
cidedly new American and foreign visus
Scopes range from CSC TO 81
LARGE TOYS
Such - rocking horses. veiocipsdel
express wagons. doll peracabulssors. q
TIE most popular toy Of the sessou
TIE New Harmless Pistol With vscuul
rubber tipped asrov and target SOC
Don't Mistake the
| Place.
| R. CHAMPION
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