Robert Hahdwicke, 192, Piccadilly, w. 23 



350 pp. crown 8vo., cloth, fully illustrated, price cs. 



Dr. Lankester on the Uses of Animals 



In Relation to the Industry of Man. By Edwin Lankesti r. 

 M.D., F.R.S. A Course of Six Lectures, delivered at the South 

 Kensington Museum. 



Part I., One Shilling, contains : Part II., Eighteenpence. cOntaias : 



Silk. 



Wool. 



Leather. 



Bone. 



Soap. 



Waste. 



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Sponges and Corals 



Shell-fish. 



Insects. 



Furs. 



Feathers, Horns, and Hair. 



Animal Perfumes. 



"The information is presented in the most lucid, graceful, and entertaining 

 manner." — Economist. 



',' Every one who peruses them will be grateful to the author. The history of those 

 creatures whose products become through man's skill so useful to him, is given with 

 such charming feeling, that the interest of the reader is attracted and enchained, 

 ,\ nether he wills or no." — Era. 



" They are written so plainly and pleasantly, that even children can understand 

 and profit by them ; and we can therefore strongly recommend them." — Critic. 



" The plan of Dr. Lankester is simple and philosophical. He first introduces us 

 to the animal, then what portion of it used for the manufacture described, and lastly 

 the manufacture is described." — At/as. 



" A fund of information of so attractive a character, as to captivate and enchain 

 the attention of even the most illiterate." — Weekly Times. 



" These lectures explain the nature and object of those animal products employed 

 in the uses of daily life in a popular and pleasing manner, and is accompanied by 

 numerous illustrations, which heighten the value of the book. It is a good book fo. - 

 the young, 3nd instructive to readers of all ages." — City Press. 



Price Is.; Interleaved as Album, 2s. 6(7., gilt edges. 



A Hand Catalogue of Postage 



Stamps for Collectors. 



By Dr. John Edward Gray, F.R.S. , F.L.S., &c, of the British 

 Museum. 



Published Annually. 



Shilling Guide to London Chari- 

 ties. 



Showing, in Alphabetical Order, the Name, Date of Foundation, Ad- 

 dress, Object, Annual Income, Number of People benefited, Mode 

 of Application to and Chief Officers of every Institution in London. 

 By Herbert Fry. 



