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Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore. SeeAlcott.
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——Child of the Cavern.
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1.The Great Lone Land.By MajorW. F. Butler, C.B.
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11.Through the Dark Continent.ByH. M. Stanley. 1 vol., 12s.6,d.
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My Lady Greensleeves.ByHelen Mathers, Authoress of "Comin' through the Rye," "Cherry Ripe," &c.
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In Silk Attire.ByW. Black.
Lady Silverdale's Sweetheart.ByW. Black.
History of a Crime: The Story of the Coup d'État. ByVictor Hugo.
Alice Lorraine.ByR. D. Blackmore.
Lorna Doone.ByR. D. Blackmore. 8th Edition.
Cradock Nowell.ByR. D. Blackmore.
Clara Vaughan.ByR. D. Blackmore.
Cripps the Carrier.ByR. D. Blackmore.
Erema; or My Father's Sin.ByR. D. Blackmore.
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Ninety-Three.ByVictor Hugo. Numerous Illustrations.
My Wife and I.By Mrs.Beecher Stowe.
Wreck of the Grosvenor.ByW. Clark Russell.
Elinor Dryden.By Mrs.Macquoid.
Diane.By Mrs.Macquoid.
Poganuc People, Their Loves and Lives.By Mrs.Beecher Stowe.
A Golden Sorrow.By Mrs.Cashel Hoey.
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Macquoid(Mrs.)Elinor Dryden.Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
——Diane.Crown 8vo, 6s.
Magazine (Illustrated) for Young People.See"St. Nicholas."
Markham (C. R.) The Threshold of the Unknown Region.Crown 8vo, with Four Maps, 4th Edition. Cloth extra, 10s.6d.
Maury (Commander) Physical Geography of the Sea, and its Meteorology.Being a Reconstruction and Enlargement of his former Work, with Charts and Diagrams. New Edition, crown 8vo, 6s.
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Michael Strogoff.10s.6d.and 5s.SeeVerne.
Mitford (Miss).See"Our Village."
Montaigne's Essays.See"Gentle Life Series."
My Brother Jack; or, The Story of Whatd'yecallem.Written by Himself. From the French ofAlphonse Daudet. Illustrated byP. Philippoteaux. Imperial 16mo, cloth extra, gilt edges, 7s.6d.; plainer binding, 5s.
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My Rambles in the New World.ByLucien Biart, Author of "The Adventures of a Young Naturalist." Numerous full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt edges, 7s.6d.; plainer binding, 5s.
Mysterious Island.ByJules Verne. 3 vols., imperial 16mo. 150 Illustrations, cloth gilt, 3s.6d.each; elaborately bound, gilt edges, 7s.6d.each. Cheap Edition, with some of the Illustrations, cloth, gilt, 2s.; paper, 1s.each.
Nares (Sir G. S., K.C.B.) Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-76, in H.M.'s Ships "Alert" and "Discovery."By Captain SirG. S. Nares, R.N., K.C.B., F.R.S. Published by permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. With Notes on the Natural History, edited byH. W. Feilden, F.G.S., C.M.Z.S., F.R.G.S., Naturalist to the Expedition. Two Volumes, demy 8vo, with numerous Woodcut Illustrations, Photographs, &c. 4th Edition, 2l.2s.
National Music of the World.By the lateHenry F. Chorley. Edited byH. G. Hewlett. Crown 8vo, cloth, 8s.6d.
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New Guinea (A Few Months in).ByOctavius C. Stone, F.R.G.S. With numerous Illustrations from the Author's own Drawings. Crown 8vo, cloth, 12s.
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Mary Anerley.ByR. D. Blackmore, Author of "Lorna Doone," &c. 3 vols.
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Countess Daphne.ByRita, Authoress of "Vivienne" and "Like Dian's Kiss." 3 vols.
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Elaine's Story.ByMaud Sheridan. 2 vols.
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North American Review (The).Monthly, price 2s.6d.
Notes on Fish and Fishing.By the Rev.J. J. Manley, M.A. With Illustrations, crown 8vo, cloth extra, leatherette binding, 10s.6d.
Nursery Playmates (Prince of).217 Coloured pictures for Children by eminent Artists. Folio, in coloured boards, 6s.
Oberammergau Passion Play.See"Art in the Mountains."
Ocean to Ocean: Sandford Fleming's Expedition through Canada in 1872.By the Rev.George M. Grant. With Illustrations. Revised and enlarged Edition, crown 8vo, cloth, 7s.6d.
Old-fashioned Girl.SeeAlcott.
Oliphant (Mrs.) Innocent.A Tale of Modern Life. By Mrs.Oliphant, Author of "The Chronicles of Carlingford," &c., &c. With Eight Full-page Illustrations, small post 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.
On Horseback through Asia Minor.By Capt.Fred Burnaby, Royal Horse Guards, Author of "A Ride to Khiva." 2 vols., 8vo, with three Maps and Portrait of Author, 6th Edition, 38s.; Cheaper Edition, crown 8vo, 10s.6d.
Our Little Ones in Heaven.Edited by the Rev.H. Robbins. With Frontispiece after SirJoshua Reynolds. Fcap., cloth extra, New Edition—the 3rd, with Illustrations, 5s.
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