D. APPLETON AND COMPANY’S PUBLICATIONS. 
y eee ART OF TAXIDERMY. By Joun Row- 
LEY, Chief of the Department of Taxidermy in the American 
Museum of Natural History. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $2.00. 
Mr. Rowley has introduced new features into the art which have not been described 
in print before, and his book represents the latest advances in taxidermy as an art and 
as a science. He takes a hunting party to the Canadian woods in his opening chapter, 
and gives a series of vivid pictures of actual field work. This is followed by a series of 
careful explanations of the proper treatment of animals, large and small, of birds, and 
heads. The many lovers of outdoor sport who are interested as amateurs in the various 
phases of taxidermy will find their requirements fully met, while to professional taxi- 
dermists this important and comprehensive work will be indispensable. It is elabo- 
rately illustrated. 
[Seer LIFE. By Joun Henry Comstock, Pro- 
fessor of Entomology in Cornell University. With Illustra- 
tions by Anna Botsford Comstock, member of the Society of 
American Wood Engravers. 1I2mo. Library Edition, cloth, 
$2.50; Teachers’ and Students’ Edition, $1 50. 
“Any one who will go through the work with fidelity will be rewarded by a 
knowledge of insect life which will be of pleasure and benefit to him at all seasons, and 
will give an increased charm to the days or weeks spent each summer outside of the 
great cities. It is the best book of its class which has yet appeared.’”—New York 
Mail and Express. 
“«The arrangement of the lessons and experiments and the advice on collection and 
manipulation are only some of the very admirable features of a work that must take 
first place in the class to which it belongs.” —Phzladelphia Press. 
“‘The volume is admirably written, and the simple and lucid style is a constant de- 
light. . . . It is sure to serve an excellent purpose in the direction of popular culture, 
and the love of natural science which it will develop in youthful minds can hardly fail 
to bear rich fruit.’”’—Boston Beacon. 
UTLINES OF THE EARTH’S HAISTORY. 
By Prof. N. S. SHALER, of Harvard University. Illustrated. 
12mo. Cloth, $1.75. 
“« Any one who reads the preliminary chapters will not stop until he has read the 
entire book. The subject is certainly one of supreme interest, and it would be hard to 
find any one more competent to write about it than Pr ofessor Shaler.”—New York 
ferald. 
“Professor Shaler fortunately possesses a popular style, and what he writes on a 
scientific topic is entertaining as well as instructive. This book is illustrated with a 
number of splendid full-page cuts, which admirably illuminate the work.’’—Boston 
Globe. 
“Professor Shaler, of Harvard, in the well-worded text and the handsome illustra- 
tions, presents an interesting and instructive volume to the students of physiography. 
It is a simple study of the earth’s history, revealing Nature's processes and its continu- 
ous and increasing, unceasing energies. It is well calculated to arouse an interest in 
geological study, as it furnishes the key to unlock some of the great mysteries the stu- 
dent meets in this broad field of science. . He explains many curious phenomena. 
The work is very free from technicalities, and i is so plainly told as to be easily under- 
stood by every intellectual reader.” —Chicago Inter-Ocean. 
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 
