BY PROFESSOR JOHN C. VAN DYKE 



Nature for Its 

 Own Sake 



First Studies in Natural Appearances 

 i2mo, $1.50 



" No one can read it without having his knowledge 

 of nature enlarged, his curiosity quickened, and his sen- 

 sitiveness to the beauty that is all about him in the world 

 increased and stimulated." — Chicago Tribune. 



'* He writes clearly and simply and indulges in little 

 rhetoric or false sentiment. His ' first studies,' therefore, 

 will probably reveal to many people many things of 

 which they were unaware." — 7^be Nation. 



**A series of interesting and distinctly original essays." 



— Philadelphia Public Ledger. 



"A book of uncommon merit, first, in its point oi 

 view, and, second, in the peculiar skill with which the 

 subject of nature is handled." — Washington Post. 



"A book on nature widely different from anything 

 yet written, and fresh, suggestive, and delightful." 



— New York Times. 



"A book for all nature lovers. ... A most 



delightful vade mecum.^^ 



— Bliss Carman in New York Commercial Advertiser. 



