CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 



Has your friend a collection of minerals ? If so, you may be sure that nothing 

 will be more acceptable as a gift than a selection from thousands of beautiful 

 specimens that are now on exhibition at our great store. We offer the most 

 beautiful Sulphurs, Selenites, Hematites, Pyrite, Rubellite, Aragonite, Aragonite 

 pseudomorphs, Amazon stone, Paisbergite, Yanadinite, Wulfenite (red and yel- 

 low), Chrysoberyl, Topaz, Garnets of many forms and colors, Amethyst, Jasper- 

 ized "Wood, Sunstone, Opal, Mexican Onyx, Native Silver and Copper, and 

 hundreds of others too numerous to mention. 



Specimens of many of the above can be purchased at from 25c. to $1.00 that 

 will make handsome paper weights. 



If your friend likes rare minerals we have here the largest collection in the 

 world ; such as Boleite, Cumengite, Eudidymite, Phosgenite, Anglesite (the 

 cheapest ever known, 25c. and upwards), Matloekite, Meneghinite, Hauerite, 

 Laurionite, Serpierite, Meteorites containing diamonds at exceedingly low prices, 

 and a great many others. 



Send him an Apatite for his Christmas (dinner). 



Send for our 128 page illustrated Catalogue of Minerals. Sent free to all 

 requesting it on headed paper, to others 5 cents. Heavy paper edition 10 cents. 

 Bound in cloth 25 cents. 



If your friend has a taste for Natural History but has not already a collection 

 he will be delighted with one of our Systematic Collections which we sell at 

 from $5.00 to $50.00 for one hundred specimens. They are the cheapest known. 

 For a boy or girl one of our hard wood cases should accompany the collection. 

 In these times it may be preferred to present our Collection of Crystals and 

 Fragments one hundred for $1.00, or in neat hard wood box with divisions for 

 $2.00. 



SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. 



Many of our Scientific Books will be far more acceptable as presents than 

 novels or historical works. Let us know what subject your friend is interested 

 in and we will send you a Catalogue of books on that subject free. 



The following are a few valuable books that we wish to call especial attention 

 to. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 26* vols. 4to, pub- 

 lished at over $300 and vol. 1 alone worth $25 to $35. Many others out 

 of print and rare ...„. $200.00 



Smithsonian Collections. 32 vols, published at over $150 and 

 many out of print and rare _ 100.00 



Smithsonian Annual Reports. 36 vols., many out of print 10.00 



California Botany. By Gray, Watson and Brewer. 2 vols. 4to._ 7.50 



Say. Entomology ed. by LeConte. 54 col. plates. 2 vols., $8.50, 

 or plain plates 5.00 



American Philosophical Society Proceedings, first 14 vols. 

 Pub. at $70.00, many rare and out of print 40.00 



Baird, Brewer and Ridgeway. Land Birds. 3 vols. 64 plates, 

 593 illustrations, 4to, $20.00, or colored, 40.00 



J±. E. FOOTE, 



1224-26-28 North Forty-first Street, Corner of Viola, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., XT. S. A. 



