Popular Books sent Free of Postage at the Frices annexed. 
Marasche’s ]VEairual of Ch.ess. Containing a description 
of the Board and the Pieces, Chess Notation, Technical Terms with dia¬ 
grams illustrating them, Relative Value of the Pieces, Laws of the Game, 
General Observations on the Pieces, Preliminary Games for Beginnei-s, 
Fifty Openings of Games, giving all the latest discoveries of modern Mas¬ 
ters, with best games and copious notes. Twenty Endings of Games, show¬ 
ing easiest ways of effecting Checkmate. Thirty-six ingenious Diagram 
Problems and Sixteen curious Chess Stratagems. To which is added a 
Treatise on the Games of Backgammon, Russian Backgammon and Dom¬ 
inoes, the whole being one of the best Books for Beginners ever published. 
By N. Marasche, Chess Editor of “Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times.” Bound 
in boards, cloth back. Price....... 50 c!s. 
Boutul in cloth, gilt side. Price.75 cts. 
Book of Household Pets. Containing valuable in¬ 
structions about the Diseases, Breeding, Training and Management of the 
Canary, Mocking Bird, Brown Thrush, or Thrasher, Bluebird, Yellow Bird, 
Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink, Baltimore Oriole, European Blackbird, Blue 
Jay, Blue and Yellow Macaw, Carolina Parrakeet, Cockatoo, Green and 
Gray Parrot, and the rearing and management of all kinds of Tigeons and 
Fancy Poultry, Rabbits, Squirrels, Guinea Pigs, White Mice, and Dogs ; 
together with a Comprehensive Treatise on the Principle and Management 
of the Salt and Fresh Water Aquarium, with instructions how to make, lay 
the Foundation, and stock the Tank. Illustrated with 123 fine wood-cuts. 
Bound in boards, cloth back. Price._____50 cis. 
Bound in cloth, gilt side. Price...75 cts. 
Athletic Sports for Boys. A Repository of Graceful 
Recreations for Youth, containing clear and complete instructions in Gym¬ 
nastic, Limb Exercises, Jumping, Pole Leaping, Dumb Bells, Indian Clubs, 
Parallel Bars, the Horizontal Bar, The Trapeze, The Suspended Ropes, 
Skating, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Horsemanship, Riding, Driving, 
Angling, Fencing and Broadsword. The whole splendidly illustrated with 
194 fine -wood-cuts and diagrams. Bound in boards, with cloth back. 
Price--------75 cts. 
Bound in cloth, gilt side. Price... 1 00 
The Play-Room ; or, In-Door Games for Boys and Girls ; 
including Round Games and Forfeits, Slate and Board Games from the 
simple Game of Tit-Tat-To to the Scientific Game of Chess; also numerous 
Table and Toy Games, together with a large collection of Evening Amuse¬ 
ments, Comprehending Comic Diversions, Parlor Magic, Tricks with Cards, 
Scientific Recreations and Puzzles. Profusely illustrated with 197 fine wood- 
cuts. Bound in boards with cloth back. Price...5 0 cl s. 
Bound in cloth, gilt side. Price...7 5 cts. 
The Play Ground ; or, Out-Door Games for Boys. A Book 
of Healthy Recreations forYouth, containing over a hundred Amusements, 
including Games of Activity and Speed ; Games with Tbys, Ma bles, Tops, 
Hoops, Kites, Archery, Balls; with Cricket, Croquet and Base-Ball. Splen¬ 
didly illustrated with 124 fine wood-cuts. Bound in boards, cloth back. 
Price-------50 cts. 
Bound in cloth, gilt side. Price.....75 cts. 
The American Card Player. Containing clear and 
comprehonsi vedirections for playing the Games of Euchre, Whist, Bezique, 
All Fours, French Fours, Cribbage, Cassino, Straight and Draw Poker, 
Whisky Poker and Commercial Pitch, together with all the laws of thoge 
games. 150 pages, bound in boards with cloth back. Price..50 cts. 
Bound in cloth, gilt side. Price . 7 5 cts. 
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