Holiday Editions and Gift Books 



Retrospections of an Active Life By John Bigeiow The Man Who Bucked Up By Arthur Howard 



This work is one of the richest records of public life in American annals. 

 John Bigeiow, whose death in 1912 closed a career of ninety-two years, was un- 

 questionably one of the most interesting figures in recent American history. 

 In these two concluding volumes Mr. Bigeiow brings his record from 1867 to 

 1879 — that after-the-war-period which is one of the most vital through which 

 the nation has ever passed. Volume IV, 1867-71; Volume V, 1S72-79. Each 

 volume, net, S4.00. 2 volumes, net, S7.50. Complete set of 5 volumes, including three 

 books previously issued, net, $15.00. (Ready in November.) 



Songs From Books 



By Rudyard Kipling 



Mr. Kipling says of this Book: "Here will 

 be found the greater part of the verses scattered 

 through my novels and stories, with the excep- 

 tion of children's stories. In several instances 

 where only a few lines or stanzas were originally 

 used, I have given in full the song, etc., whence 

 they were taken." 



It is surprising with how fresh an appeal 

 these verses come to one in this collected form. 

 Net, $1.40 (Ready October gth.) 



The Man Farthest Down 



By Booker T. Washington 



Author of 

 "Up From Slavery," "My Larger Education." etc. 



This is the record of a trip made by Dr. 

 Washington for the purpose of stud\ing con- 

 ditions in Europe, and it is a most illuminating 

 book. There is no one whose keen sympathy 

 and understanding enables him really to depict 

 so well the conditions of the man farthest down. 

 Net, $1.50. (Read}- September 19th.) 



The Book of Woodcraft 



By Ernest Thompson Seton 



Author of 

 "Two Little Savages," "Rolf in the Woods," etc. 



Mr. Seton has here developed the woodcraft 

 principles set forth in his earlier interesting 

 manual, "The Birch-Bark Roll." By Wood- 

 craft he means nature study, certain kinds of 

 hunting, the art of camping and all good out- 

 door athletics. No writer deals with out-door 

 life in so fascinating a way as Mr. Seton. 

 Illustrated. Cloth, net, Si. 75' (Ready October 

 24th.) 



The man who bucked up at the age of thirty-eight and in eighteen months 

 owned a newspaper and was mayor of a town of forty thousand people 

 tells his own true, frank story. Used to wealth and luxury, spending thou- 

 sands of dollars a year in fashionable New York restaurants, a waster, disowned 

 by his father, he pulled himself up by the boot-straps. You may not believe 

 it in a novel, but you'll have to believe Howard's own story. Net, $1.00. 

 (Ready October 16th.) 



Illustrated Holiday Edition 



KIM 



By Rudyard Kipling 



THIS is a new and beautiful edition of "Kim," 

 made noteworthy by the reproduction in 

 colors of the terra-cotta placques, executed 

 by John Lockwood Kipling, father of the author, 

 for the story of "Kim." 



For all lovers of Kipling the present edition will 

 be a treasure, both for its finished workmanship 

 and also as a tribute to John Lockwood Kipling, 

 who in his day was said to know more about India 

 than any other man in or out of it. This edition 

 is the first impression from new type. Net, $3.50. 



On The Last Frontier 



By Stewart Edward White 



Author of "The Rules of the. Game," "The Cabin/ 

 "The Riverman," etc. 



Mr. White has discovered a new Africa by 

 the simple expedient of finding the real one. 

 The public has been taught to believe that 

 Africa consists of lions, rhinos and native 

 guides. Mr. White has found a real people 

 whose life is highly interesting and whose 

 progress is wonderful. And he has seen, too, 

 the bountiful natural beauties and marvels 

 which lend fascination to this land of the Last 

 Frontier. Illustrated,. Net, $1.50. (Ready 

 October 24th.) 



The Book of Grasses 



By Mary Evans Francis 



This is the first book written for the amateur 

 which takes up in a simple yet comprehensive 

 way the common and rare species of grass. 

 The work is thoroughly scientific in its treat- 

 ment without being forbidding or dull. Illus- 

 trations, 16 in color and 64 in black and white. 

 Net, $4.00. (Ready October 16th.) 



The Spicier Book 



By John Henry Comstock 



This is a scientific work, but is written with 

 the clarity and simplicity of style that has made 

 the author's " Manual " a classic in the literature 

 of insect life. This first comprehensive book 

 on the habits' and classification of a vast 

 natural group is a notable contribution to the 

 literature of science. Illustrations, 1 in color 

 and over 700 in black and while. Net, $4.00. 

 (Just Out) 



JuSt-So Stories By Rudyard Kipling AeSOp's FableS Illustrated by Arthur Rackham 



It is hard to prevent our enthusiasm from running away with us when we 

 come to speak of Mr. Gleeson's work in illustrating the "Just-So Stories." 

 After many years of close study and innumerable sketches, Mr. Gleeson has 

 executed a series of twelve drawings in full colors, which we and many others 

 believe are the best things that have ever been done. We believe that any one 

 who loves the " Just-So Stories " will experience a new and unexpected delight when 

 he sees Mr. Gleeson's illustrations. Net, $2.50. 1 2 Illustrations in colors by J. M. 

 Gleeson. This edition is the first impression from iww type. (Ready October 24th.) 



This volume adds another classic to the list of popular-priced books for which 

 Arthur Rackham has done such wonderful illustrations. Last year his Grimm's 

 "Fairy Tales" had a remarkable success as a Holiday gift-book. The 

 present volume is uniform in style with his "Alice in Wonderland" and, as can 

 readily be imagined, the material has been just as rich in possibilities. 

 Net, $1.50. De Luxe Edition, 250 copies, net, $10.00. (Ready in November.) 



Charcoals of New and Old New York 



Reminiscences of the South SeaS By John LaFarge By F. Hopkinson Smith 



Author of "100 Masterpieces of Painting," "Great Masters," etc. 



Among the artists the thing for which Mr. LaFarge stood preeminently 

 was his pictures of the South Seas. He left behind him a journal and series 

 of letters covering his stay in Samoa and Fiji, which show in words the same sense 

 of the rich charm of color and line that make his paintings things of beauty. 

 Illustrations, 32 in color, 16 in black and white, by the author. Net, $7.50. 

 (Ready October 30th.) 



Author of "A Day at Laguerre's," "Col. 

 Carter, of Cartersville," 'Peter," etc. 



If one were to look over the whole United States it would be difficult to find 

 a man more peculiarly fitted for this special task than Mr. Smith. Engineer, 

 artist, author, citizen of the world, he has brought a unique equipment to the 

 task of picturing the significant scenes of the Great City. Wall Street, the 

 Brooklyn Bridge, Castle Garden (where Jenny Lind sang), Old Trinity Church 

 — these and many others make up this beautiful volume. 20 Illustrations. Net, 

 S5.00. Also Limited Edition de Luxe on large paper with special features and 

 signed by the author, 125 copies only. Price, net, $25.00. (Ready October 30th.) 



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