Easy Lessons ; or, The Stepping Stone to Architecture. 



Consisting of a Series of Questions and Answers Explaining in Simple 

 .Language the Principles and Progress of Architecture from the earliest 

 times. By THOMAS MITCHELL. Illustrated by nearly 150 Engravings. N<>w 

 Edition with American additions, - - 50c. 



Architecture is not only a Profession and an Art, but an important branch 

 of every liberal education. No person can be said to be well educated who has 

 not some knowledge of its general principles and of the characteristics of the 

 different styles. The present work is probably the best architectural text-book 

 lor beginners ever published. The numerous illustrative engravings make the 

 subject very simple and prevent all misunderstanding. It tells about the dif- 

 ferent styles, their peculiar features, their origin and the principles that under- 

 lie their construction. 



Buck's Cottage and Other Designs. 



Just the book you want if you are going to build a cheap and comfortable 

 home. It shows a great variety of cheap and medium-priced cottages, be- 

 sides a number of useful hints and suggestions on the various questions 

 liable to arise in building, such as selection of site, general arrangement 01 

 the plans, sanitary questions, etc. Cottages costing from $500 to $5,000 are 

 shown in considerable variety, and nearly every taste con be satisfied. 

 Forty designs for fifty cents. Paper, 50c. 



The intormation on site, general arrangement of plan, sanitary matters, etc., 

 etc., is worth a great deal more than the cost of the book. 



Water-Closets. 



A Historical, Mechanical and Sanitary Treatise. By GLENN BROWN, Archi- 

 tect; Associate American Institute of Architects. Neatly Bound in Cloth, 

 with Gilt Title, - - $1.00 



This book contains over 250 Engravings, drawn expressly for the work by the 

 author. The drawings are so clear that tho,distinctive features of every device 

 are easily seen at a glance, and the descriptions are particularly full and 

 thorough. The paramount importance of this department of the construction 

 of our houses renders all comment upon the value of such a work unnecessary. 



Hints and Aids to Builders. 



Hints and Aids in Building and Estimating. (Jives Hints. Prices, tells how 

 to Measure, explains Building Terms, and, in short, contains a fund of in- 

 formation for all who are interested in building. Paper, - - - 25r. 



Common Sense in the Poultry Yard. 



A Story of Failures and Successes. Including a full account of 1,000 Hens 

 and What They Did. With a complete description of the Houses, Coops, 

 Fences, Runs, Methods of Feeding, Breeding, Marketing, etc., etc. And 

 Many New Wrinkles and Economical Dodges. By J. P. HAIG. With 

 numerous illustrations. 12mo., Cloth, Gilt, - $1.00 



A most interesting narrative, which embodies the actual experience of many 

 years in the keeping of poultry in large and small numbers. 



