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A Beautiful and Inspiring Book of Travel 
Picture Towns of Europe 
By ALBERT B. OSBORNE 
Mr. Osborne conducts us through the dozen or more romantic spots of 
Europe that have defied the progress of civilization, retaining through the 
centuries their quaint medieval aspect both in architecture and customs. 
Carcassonne, Rothenburg, Clovelly, Bruges, Hildesheim, Ronda, Toledo — 
Mr. Osborne depicts them all with rare facility in conveying to the reader their 
age-old atmosphere. To read this book is to tread “the road to yesterday.” 
Illustrated with many remarkable photographs taken by the author. $2.00 
net; postage 16 cents. 
Two New Blue Books of Travel 
Italian Lanes and Highroads B y russel w. leary 
Everyone who travels or expects to travel will sometime or other go through this country of 
olive trees and sun-swept plains. Mr. Leary has gone with the rest but he has observed some¬ 
what differently from the others. With a style that shows spontaneity and deep insight, he 
writes enthusiastically of the towns and the people, of the lowlands and the mountains. Il¬ 
lustrated. $1.10 net; postage 10 cents. 
Vistas in 
Do you know Sicily?—not as a brigand-infested country, but as it really is; a sparkling island 
steeped in the blue of the Mediterranean; a storehouse of marvelous beauty and picturesque¬ 
ness — towns on the very tips of inaccessible crags; Greek temples that are great honeycombs 
of myth and mystery; jagged mountains and peaceful valleys. Mr. Riggs has thrown the light 
on its people, both at work and at play, its legends, its cities—ancient Syracuse and Girgenti— 
and its historical associations that reach back long before the Christian Era. Illustrated. 81.10 
net, postage 10 cents. 
Sicily 
By ARTHUR STANLEY RIGGS, F. R. G. S. 
Out of Doors in Southern Spain 
Along Spain’s River of Romance By paul gwynne 
The Guadalquivir — Spain’s River of Romance—flows through the 
cradle of Spanish history. Along its banks was the Biblical country 
of Tarshish; the basin of the river has been a battleground for the 
armies of Hannibal, Caesar, Poinpey and Napoleon. The region was 
the playground of Spain’s infant civilization; and it teems with 
romance that is typically Spanish. The author follows the Guadal¬ 
quivir from its source to its mouth, tarrying among peasants, in the 
inns, and by the roadside, stopping in the towns and cities — Cordova, 
Seville, Montoro, Bujalance, and many another. No one can read this 
book without falling under the spell of Andalusia. Superbly illustrated 
in color. 83.00 net; postage 25 cents. 
The Last Word on the French Capital 
Sensations of Paris By ROLAND STRONG 
The author of this book has lived in Paris for more than twenty-five years, and has had special 
opportunities for observing the city’s life in all its multi-colored phases and penetrating to the 
depths of its hidden mysteries. The book is a remarkable interpretation of the French capital. 
The author’s creation of the atmosphere of the city is so remarkable and the delineations of its 
life so vivid that the reader feels all the sensations of an actual visit. This is the one book on 
Paris that adequately conveys its indescribable atmosphere and compelling charm. Whatever 
other books on the subject you have read, this will complement them admirably. Illustrated. 
$2.50 net; postage 20 cents. 
A Splendid Gift for the Motorist 
The Best Motor Routes Through Europe 
By GEORGE D. WEBBER 
For the traveler planning a motor trip on the Continent, this book gives help and suggestions 
offered by no other book in existence. In it there is a tour de luxe that will carry you over 3,500 
miles of perfect road, across six countries, and through the most magnificent scenery of Europe. 
As to roads, mountain passes, and other conditions, you will never be in doubt. He tells of inns 
and garages along the line, treating with Customs Officials, and every other sort of detail. The 
book is of convenient size, bound in flexible morocco, and should be a part of every motorist’s 
library. With many illustrations and maps. 82.00 net; postage 10 cents. 
A Book of Distinctive 
Interiors 
Edited by WILLIAM A. VOLLMER 
This is the most useful book for the home¬ 
maker ever published. It pictures scores of 
rooms that have been decorated and furnished 
with good taste and distinction, but not nec¬ 
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chapters on all the rooms of the house — living- 
room, dining-room, kitchen, nursery, etc. A 
book with a thousand suggestions. Suggestions 
that you can carry into effect. $1.00 net; 
postage, 10 cents. 
Furnishing the Home 
of Good Taste 
By LUCY ABBOT THROOP 
A fascinating and authoritative book on 
the tasteful furnishing of your home, written 
by a well-known interior decorator. The 
author, after a survey of the period styles of 
decoration, takes up the home of to-day and 
shows how period styles or other modern adap¬ 
tations may be consistently carried out. All 
the details of furniture, hangings, rugs and so 
on are thoroughly and entertainingly discussed, 
illustrated with an abundance of pictures. 
82.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
Gifts for Garden Lovers 
Old-Fashioned 
Gardening By GRACE tabor 
Miss Tabor, has given 
us a notable work in this 
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well worth the doing and 
one that has been done 
so well that it is the 
authority. It tells of the 
gardens of the English 
Cavalier gentlemen of 
Virginia, of the prim New 
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the Dutch housewives’ 
gardens of New Amster¬ 
dam, of Spanish influ¬ 
ences in the semi-tropical Southwest, and finally, 
it tells how to make gardens to-day that will 
be in keeping with houses that have come down 
to us from the past. Illustrated. $2.00 net; 
postage 16 cents. 
Gardening Indoors 
and Under Glass 
By F. F. ROCKWELL 
Author of "Home Vegetable Gardening’’ 
Fresh vegetables and flowers out of season — 
and the fun of growing them — may be yours. 
This book tells the secrets and rewards of home 
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