RECREATION'S ADVERTISER 



THE NATURE LIBRARY 



COMPLETE IN TEN SUPERB VOLUMES 



4000 large pages, io l AxS inches; 300 photographs in color; 450 half-tones 

 photographed from life, and numerous text illustrations ; in all over 5000 pictures of 

 animals, birds, fish, butterflies, moths, insects, wild flowers, mushrooms, etc. 



Butborst 

 JOHN BURROUGHS 



(Introduction) 



W. J. HOLLAND 



L. O. HOWARD 



DAVID STARR 



JORDAN 



NELTJE BLANCHAN 



WITMER STONE 



BARTON W. 



EVERMANN 



A. R. DUGMORE 



NINA L. MARSHALL 



WM. E. CRAM 



"As necessary as a dictionary 

 and far more interesting." 



Ordered by Librarians, 

 indorsed by School Boards, 

 adopted by Clubs, approved 

 by Educators, required by 

 everybody ; the one great 

 work on American wild 

 life ; accurate, complete, 

 scientific yet most readable. 



An Open Letter to Readers of "Recreation" 



AS your love of outdoor life no doubt keeps alert your interest in all that relates to nature, we 

 should like to send you a complimentary copy of our illustrated booklet descriptive of 

 "The Nature Library." C»We wish by this means to call your attention more definitely 

 to a work to which you have seen frequent reference in the leading periodicals, a work deal- 

 ing in a novel and elaborate way with the wild life flora, fauna, etc., of our continent, adding 

 to specific data many strange facts of animal, bird, fish, insect and flower habit and tendency. 

 d,The original method, the thoroughness and the fascinating quality of this work, together 

 with the easy terms of payment, have secured for it a sale of an unprecedented extent. 

 Our patrons have expressed as much surprise as delight that the books so charmingly 

 blend information with entertainment. €L Illustrated as no books of the kind ever 

 have been before, namely by the direct photography of the objects described, in- 

 cluding many photographs in color, ."The Nature Library" has the unique merit 

 of appealing equally to the approbation of the scientist, the educator, the 

 student and the general reader whose eager curiosity springs from the mere 

 joy of coming in touch with Nature and her wonders. C.The booklet 

 we should like to have the pleasure of sending you will contain sam- 

 ple pages of the text of the large volumes, specimens of the half- 

 tones and photographic color plates and full information concern- 

 ing the character of "The Nature Libiary," coupled with 

 comments of those who attest the satisfaction and benefit they 

 derive from the possession of the ten beautiful books. 



Yours very truly, 



DOUBLEDAY.PAGE&CO. 



133-135 & 137 East 16th St., New York 



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