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The greatest and most scholarly work on the History of the Ancient World. 



The Passing of the Empires (Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, 

 and Medea), 850 B. C. to 330 B. C. 



By Prof. G. Maspkro, author of " The Dawn of Civilization " and " The Struggle of the 



Nations." Edited by the Rev. Prof. A. H. Sayce. Translated by M. L. McClure. With 



Maps and numerous Illustrations, including Three Colored Plates. Uniform Edition. 



Quarto. Cloth, -?7.50. 



This monumental work bring^s the history of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Medea down to 



the victories of Alexander the Great, and completes Professor Maspero's fjreat series on the historj' of the 



ancient world. Like the preceding volumes, it represents the latest results of the highest scholarship, 



and it is magnificently illustrated. Professor Maspero's three volumes constitute a work which is, and 



must remain for some time to come, the most comprehensive and trustworthy account of the ancient 



Eastern world. 



History of the People of the United States. 



By Prof. John Bach McMaster. Vol. V. 8vo. Cloth, with Maps, I2.50. 

 The period in our history from 1822 to 1830 which is described in Professor McMaster's new volume 

 has never been fully presented before as regards many of its civic, social, financial, literary, and educa- 

 tional phases. I'urthermore, the close of Monroe's second term, the administration of John Quincy 

 Adams, and the opening years of Jackson furnished subjects of the utmost importance, including the 

 formulation of the .Monroe Doctrine, the social, political, and industrial changes which paved the way 

 for the triumph of democracy, and the various banking and financial e.xperiments of the time. Many 

 of the topics treated are of peculiarly timely interest. 



The International Geography. 



Bv Seventy Authors, including Right Hon. James Bryce, SirW. M. Conway, Prof. W. M. 



Davis, Prof. Angelo Heilprin, Prof. Fridtjof Nansen, Dr. J. Scott Keltic, and F. C. 



Selous. With 488 Illustrations. Edited by Hugh Robert Mill, D. Sc. 1088 pages. 



8vo. Cloth. 

 The last few years have proved so rich in geographical discoveries that there has been a pressing need 

 for a resume oi recent e.vplorations and changes which should present in convenient and accurate form 

 the latest results of geographical work. The additions to our knowledge have not been limited to Africa, 

 Asia, and the arctic regions, but even on our own continent the gold of the Klondike has led to a better 

 knowledge of the region, while within a short time we shall have much ^ore exact geographical in- 

 formation concerning the numerous islands which make up the F'hilippines. The want which is 

 indicated will be met by "The International Geography," a convenient volume for the intelligent 

 general reader, and the library which presents expert summaries of the resuRs of geographical science 

 throughout the world at the present time. The book contains nearly five hundred illustrations and maps 

 which have been specially prepared. It is designed to present in the compact limits of a single volume 

 an authoritative conspectus of the science of geography and the conditions of the countries at the end of 

 the nineteenth century. 



A History of American Privateers. 



By KiKiAR Stanton Maclav, A. M., author of " A History of the United States Navy." 

 Uniform with "A History of the United States Navy." One volume. Illustrated. 8vo. 

 Price, ^3.50. 

 After several years of research the distinguished historian of .American sea power presents the first 

 comprehensive account of one of the most picturesque and absorbing phases of our maritime warfare. 

 The importance of the theme is indicated by the fact that the value of prizes and cargoes taken by priva- 

 teers in the Revolution was three times that of the prizes and cargoes ^en by naval vessels, while in the 

 War of 1812 we had 517 privateers and only 2-5 vessels in our navy. The intimate connection between 

 privateers and the navy, the former serving often as a training school for the latter, is brought out in the 

 author's narrative. From forgotten monographs, the records of historical societies, from unpublished log 

 books, and from descendants of noted privateersmen, he has obtained intimate and vivid accounts of the 

 fitting out of the vessels, the incidents of their voyages, and the thrilling adventures of the brave sailors 

 who manned them .Mr. Maclay's romantic tale is accompanied by reproductions of contemporary pic- 

 tures, portraits, and documents, and also by illustrations by Mr. Cieorge Gibbs. 



