8 New Books and New Editions 



THE BEST BOOKS OF GAMES. 



Now Ready, post 8vo, 348 pages, extra cloth, gilt edges, price 5J. 

 THE BOY'S HANDY BOOK OF GAMES, SPORTS, PASTIMES, 

 and AMUSEMENTS ; being a Complete Encyclopsedia of Boyish Recreative 

 Pursuits of every Description, and forming a Guide to the Employment of 

 every Leisure Hour. The whole divided into Separate Treatises, and Illustrated 

 with hundreds of Engravings. 



*** Each subject, really interesting to boys, has been care/uUy handled, with 

 an especial view to make the explanations and instrtections as plain as possible. 

 No boy, for instance, deserz'es to have a garden, or to see his aquarium prosper, 

 who ca7i7iot jnaftage both without help, after reading the directions in the " Boy's 

 Handy Book; " while the games, both indoor and outdoor, will befoimd satisfac- 

 tory both i7i guatttity and qtiality ; the whole work is projitscly illustrated, and 

 will be fowid eqiially applicable as an instj'uctor on a fine holiday, and a com- 

 panion on a wet one. 



Price One Shilling each. 

 THE BOY'S MANUAL OF SEASIDE AND HOLIDAY PUR- 

 SUITS, comprising Ships, Sea Fishing, Sea and Fresh Water Aquarium, 

 Horses, Riding, Driving, Gardening, &c., &c. 



COUNTRY PURSUITS AND AMUSEMENTS, comprising Angling, 

 Skating, Forest Walks, Chess and Draughts, Philosophy in Sport, Puzzles, 

 Curious Experiments, &c., &c. 



THE BOY'S HANDY BOOK of Cricket, Football, Croquet, Bowls, 

 Rackets, &c. How to IManage Poultry, Pigeons, Song Birds, Rabbits, Silk- 

 worms, &c., &c. 



IN AND OUT DOOR GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS, comprising 

 Old English Games, Gymnastic Exercises, Swimming, Archery, Evening 

 Sports, Riddles, Forfeits, &.C., 8zc. 



Now Ready, extra cloth, full gilt side and back, gilt edges, price 5s. 

 BOY'S OWN SEA STORIES ; OR, Adventures of a Sailor in 

 THE Navy, the Merchant Service, and on a Whaling Cruise. 



*** Eull of daring incident— Just the book for boys. 



By the Author of "A Night in a Workhouse." 

 Just Ready, New Edition, demy 8vo, extra cloth, price js. Cd. 

 THE TRUE HISTORY OF A LITTLE RAGAMUFFIN. With 

 14 page Illustrations by " Phiz " and Gokd^-'" Thomson. 



Published by Ward, Lock, and Tyler. 



