D. APPLETON & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS. 



THE LIBRARY OF USEFUL STORIES. 



Messrs. D. Appleton & Co. have the pleasure of announcing a series of 



little books dealing with various branches of knowledge, and treating <*ach 



subject in clear, concise language, as free as possible from technical wprds-^r 



and phrases. 



The volumes will be the work of writers of authority in theirNarious. 

 spheres, who will not sacrifice accuracy to mere picturesque treatment or 

 irrelevant fancies, but endeavor to present the leading facts of science, his- 

 tory, etc., in an interesting form, and with that strict regard to the latest 

 results of investigation which is necessary to give value to the series. y 



Each book will be complete in itself. Illustrations will be introd\ ;d 

 whenever needed for the just comprehension of the subject treated, and eVery 

 care will be bestowed on the qualities of paper, printing, and binding. 



The price will be forty cents per volume. 



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NOW READY. 



HE STORY OF THE STARS. By G. F. Cham- 

 bers, F. R. A. S., author of "Handbook of Descriptive and 

 Practical Astronomy," etc. With 24 Illustrations. 



" Such books as these will do more to extend the knowledge of natural science 

 among the people than any number of more elaborate treatises." — Cincinnati Tribune. 



" An astonishing amount of information is compacted in this little volume." — Phil-, 

 adelphia Press. 



n^HE STORY OF PRIMITIVE MAN. By Ed- 



■*■ ward Clodd, author of " The Story of Creation," etc. 



"This volume presents the results of the latest investigations into the early history 

 of the human race. The value of an up-to-date summary like this is especially marked 

 in view of the interest of the subject. It is written in clear, c.ncise language, as free 

 as possible from technical words and phrases. The author is a recognized authority, 

 and his lucid text is accompanied by a !?rge number of attractive illustrations. 



y^HE STORY OF THE PLANTS. By Grant 



-* Allen, author of " Flowers and their Pedigrees," etc. 



"As fascinating in style as a first class story of fiction, and is a simple and clear 

 exposition of plant life."— Boston Home Journal. 



IN PREPARATION. 



HE STORY OF THE EARTH. By H. G. Sef- 

 ley, F. R. S., Professor of Geography in King's College, London. 

 With Illustrations. 



HE STORY OF THE SOIAR SYSTEM. By 

 G. F. Chambers, F. R. A. S. 



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