The BEARD BOOKS for BOYS 



Jack of All Trades 



Or, New Ideas for American Boys. 



Profusely illustrated by the author, 



<$vo, $2.00 



"He has the boy's enthusiasm, the boy's love of out-of-door 

 sports, and the boy's desire to make some new thing. This 

 book is a capital one to give any boy for a present at Christ- 

 mas, or on a birthday, or indeed at any time." 



— The Outlook. 



The Out Door Handy Book 



For Playground, Field and Forest. 



Profusely illustrated by the author, ' 



8vo, $2.00 



"The volume will be an unmixed delight to any boy." 



— N. Y. Tribune. 

 From Charles Dana Gibson : "It makes a man of a boy 

 and a boy of a man." 



"This book is praiseworthy from end to end, and will find 

 favor even with those who have long since passed to man's 

 estate." — The Nation. 



The American Boy's Handy Book 



Or, What to Do and How to Do it. 



Profusely illustrated by the author, 



8vo, $2.00 



"The book has the great advantage over its predecessors, 

 that most of the games, tricks and other amusements described 

 in it are new." — N. Y. Tribune. 



"It tells the boys how to make all kinds of things — boats, 

 traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing tackle; how to tie 

 knots, splice ropes, to make bird calls, sleds, blow-guns, 

 balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train dogs, and to do 

 the thousand and one things that boys take delight in." 



— Indianapolis Journal. 



CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 



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