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THE YOUTH'S HOME LIBRARY

Of Entertaining and Instructive Reading for the Young, by various popular Authors.

Seven Volumes. Price 7.00.

AGNES HOPETOUN'S SCHOOLS AND HOLIDAYS.

thor of "Margaret Maitlaud." 16mo, cloth, 1.00.

"A tale of exquisite beauty, teaching the wisest lessons without moralizing."

and Reflector.

By the Au

Watchman

THE AMERICAN STATESMAN; or, Illustrations of the Life and Char acter of DANIEL WEBSTER: for the Entertainment and Instruction of American Youth. By JOSEPH BANVARD, author of "Series of American Histories." With numerous Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 1.00.

THE GOOD GIRL AND TRUE WOMAN; or, Elements of Woman's Success, drawn from the LIFE OF MARY LYON and other similar characters A Book for Girls. By WM. M. THAYER. 16mo, cloth, 1.00.

THE ISLAND HOME; or, The Young Castaways. By CHRISTOPHER ROMAUNT, Esq. With Elegant Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 1.00.

PLEASANT PAGES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; or Book of Home Education and Entertainment. By S. PROUT NEWCOMBE. With numerous Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 1.00.

THE POOR BOY AND MERCHANT PRINCE; or, Elements of Success, drawn from the LIFE AND CHARACTER of the late AMOS LAWRENCE and other similar characters. BY WILLIAM M. THAYER. 16mo, cloth, gilt back, 1.00.

"One of the best books for boys which we have met for years." - Chicago Herald.

YOUNG AMERICANS ABROAD; or, Vacation in Europe: the Results of a Tour through Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland. By JOHN OVERTON CHOULES, D. D., and his PUPILS. With elegant Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 1.00

The above seven volumes are bound in uniform style, and put up in an elegant, substantial box, forming one of the most interesting and instructive libraries for children and youth to be found. They are also sold separately being entirely independent of each other at the prices affixed.

CHAMBERS' HOME BOOK, or POCKET MISCELLANY; Containing a Choice Selection of Interesting and Instructive Reading for Young or Old.

Six volumes. With Illustrated Title. 16mo, cloth, gilt back, 6.00

This is one of the most interesting and entertaining of all the CHAMBERS' popular works.

THE GUIDING STAR; or, The Bible God's Message. By LOUISA PAYSON HOPKINS. With a Frontispiece. 16mo, cloth, 67 cts.

An exceedingly interesting and instructive work for youth on the evidences of Christianity 24

THE GREYSON LETTERS.

Selections from the Correspondence of R. E. H. GREYSON, Esq. Edited by HENRY ROGERS, author of "The Eclipse of Faith." 12mo, cloth, 1.75.

"The Letters are intellectual gems, radiant with beauty, happily intermingling the grave and the gay."-Christian Observer.

MASSON'S BRITISH NOVELISTS AND THEIR STYLES. Being a Critical Sketch of the History of British Prose Fiction. By DAVID MASSON, M. A., Author of "The Life and Times of John Milton," &c., &c. 16mo cloth, 1 75.

HISTORY OF CHURCH MUSIC IN AMERICA. Treating of its pe culiarities at different periods; its legitimate use and its abuse; with Criti cisms, Cursory Remarks, and Notices, relating to Composers, Teachers, Schools, Choirs, Societies, Conventions, Books, &c. By NATHANIEL D. GOULD, author of "Social Harmony," "Church Harmony," "Sacred Minstrel," &c. 12mo, cloth, 1.00.

THE CAPTIVE IN PATAGONIA; or, Life among the Giants. A Personal Narrative. By BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOURNE, With Illustrations. 12mo, cloth, 1.25.

A work of thrilling interest, as well as of instruction, to all classes of readers.

THE CRUISE OF THE NORTH STAR; A Narrative of the Excursion made by Mr. Vanderbilt's Party in the Steam Yacht, in her Voyage to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, &c., &c. By Rev. JOHN OVERTON CHOULES, D. D. With elegant Illustrations, &c. 12mo, cloth, gilt back and sides, 2.50.

AMERICAN HISTORIES, BY JOSEPH BANVARD.
Four Volumes. Price $3.60.

PLYMOUTH AND THE PILGRIMS; or, Incidents and Adventures in the History of the first Settlers. With Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 90 cts.

NOVELTIES OF THE NEW WORLD. An Account of the Adventures and Discoveries of the Explorers of North America. With numerous Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 90 cts.

ROMANCE OF AMERICAN HISTORY; or, An Account of the Early Settlement of North Carolina and Virginia; embracing Incidents connected with the Spanish Settlements, the French Colonies, and the English Plantation, etc. With Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 90 cts.

TRAGIC SCENES IN THE HISTORY OF MARYLAND AND THE OLD FRENCH WAR, with an account of various interesting contemporaneous events which occurred in the early settlement of America. With numerous elegant Illustrations. 16mo, cloth, 90 cts.

The above four volumes are bound in uniform style, and put up in a neat, substantial box, price 3.60.

-Each volume is complete in itself, and yet together they form a regular series of American Histories.

59 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON,

Would call particular attention to the following valuable works described in their Catalogue of Publications, viz.:

Bayne's Workɩ.

Hugh Miller's Works.

Walker's Works. Miall's Work. Bungener's Work. Annnal of Scientific Discovery. Knights Fac wedge is Power. Krummacher's Suffering fav'our,

Banvard's American Histories. The Aimwell Stories.

Newcomb's Works. Tweedie's Works. Chambers's Works. Harris' Works Kitto's Cyclopædia of Eiolical Litérature.

Mrs. Knight's Life of Montgomery. Aitto's History of Palestino.

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Thompson's Better Land. Kimball's Heaven. Valuable Works on Mission &
Haven's Mental Philosophy. Buchanan's Modern Atheism.
Cruden's Condensed Concordance. Eadie's Analytical Concordance
The Psalmist: a Collection of Hymns.

Valuable School Books. Works for Sabbath Schools.

Memoir of Amos Lawrence.

Elegant Miniature Volumes.

Poetical Works of Milton, Cowper, Scott.

Arvine's Cyclopædia of Anecdotes.

Ripley's Notes on Gospels, Acts, and Romans.

Sprague's Luropean Celebrities. Marsh's Camel and the Hallig.
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words.

Hackett's Notes on Acts. M'Whorter's Yahveh Christ.

Siebold and Stannius's Comparative Anatomy. Marcou's Geological Map, U. S Religious and Miscellaneous Works.

Works the various Departments of Literature, Science and Art.

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