Important Natural History Library. 



MR C. J. STEVENS 



Will OFFER, at his Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C, on 

 Tl'KSDAY, :\[AY 17th, at 1:LS0, 



The FIRST PORTION of the fine and 



EXTENSIVE LIBRARY 



Of the late RHILIP BROOKES MASON, Esq., M.R.C.S., F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., etc., 

 of Trent House, Burton-on-Trent. 



Comprising many scarce and vakiable works on Entomology, Ornithology, Botany, long- 

 series of Natural History Journals, Publications of Learned Societies, etc., etc. 



On view day prior 10 to 4 and Morning of Sale. Catalogues in course of preparation. 



Important Collection of British Lepi- 



doptera. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS, 



.V,s, KI^G STBEET, COVENT GARDEN. LONDON, W.C, 



Begs ti) announce that he will shortly SELL by AUCTION (unless previously Sold by 

 Private Treaty) the Valuable and Extensive Collection of 



BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA 



Formed bv the late PHILIP BROOKES MASON, Esq., M.R.C.S., F.C.S., 

 F.Z.S., F.E.S., of Trent House, Burton-on-Trent. 



In square crown 8vo., tastefully bound and fully illustrated. Price Os. net. 



A Gloucestershire Wild Garden* 



WITH SOME EXTRANEOUS MATTER. 



By " CURATOR." 



A chatty account of the successful attempt to maintain a sub-tropical garden in per- 

 fection, the result being shown in lovely pictures of tropical secenery and picturesque 

 corners illustrating the author's account of his labours and their result. 



" The book is worthy the attention of all garden lovers. The author's style, chatty 

 and diffuse, will attract some people more than others, but the numerous illustrations, 

 which testify to the ample scope and splendid success of this experiment in sub-tropical 

 culture in a West-Midland county, will excite envy and perhaps emulation." — Weitern 

 Bloriiiiifi iVe«>-. 



Tastefully printed, crown 8vo., handsomely bound, with gilt edges, and illustrated 



price .5s. 



Natiire's Fairy I^SLn^cl, 



RAMBLES BY WOODLAND, MEADOW, STREAM AND SHORE. 



By W. H. S. Worsley Benison. 



" A series of delightfully- written chapters. Mr. Worsley Benison is an enthusiastic 

 naturalist, and we cordially commend his book to our readers." — Science (roasip. 



Companion volume to the above, by the same Author, crown 8vo., cloth, gilt edges. 



illustrated, price /is. 



Birds, Insects. Fishes, Flowers, Plants, and many other interesting objects of the 

 country are introduced and chatted about in entertaining and instructive fashion. 



ELLIOT STOCK, «2, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON. 



