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THE FAMOUS ROVER BOYS SERIESBy ARTHUR W. WINFIELDAmerican Stories of American Boys and GirlsA MILLION AND A HALF COPIES SOLD OF THIS SERIES12mo. CLOTH. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING. COLORED WRAPPERS.THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOLOr The Cadets of Putnam HallTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEANOr A Chase for a FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLEOr Stirring Adventures in AfricaTHE ROVER BOYS OUT WESTOr The Search for a Lost MineTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKESOr The Secret of the Island CaveTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINSOr A Hunt for Fame and FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEAOr The Crusoes of Seven IslandsTHE ROVER BOYS IN CAMPOr The Rivals of Pine IslandTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVEROr The Search for the Missing HouseboatTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINSOr The Mystery of Red Rock RanchTHE ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERSOr The Deserted Steam YachtTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARMOr The Last Days at Putnam HallTHE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLEOr The Strange Cruise of the SteamYachtTHE ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGEOr The Right Road and the WrongTHE ROVER BOYS DOWN EASTOr The Struggle for the Stanhope FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIROr From College Campus to the CloudsTHE ROVER BOYS IN NEW YORKOr Saving Their Father's HonorTHE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKAOr Lost in the Fields of IceTHE ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESSOr The Search for the Missing BondsTHE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUROr Last Days at Brill CollegeGrosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE DICK HAMILTON SERIESBy HOWARD R. GARISA Series That Has Become Very PopularDICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNEOr The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son.Dick, the son of a millionaire, has a fortune left to him by his mother. But before he can touch the bulk of this money it is stipulated in his mother's will that he must do certain things, in order to prove that he is worthy of possessing such a fortune. The doings of Dick and his chums make the liveliest kind of reading.DICK HAMILTON'S CADET DAYSOr The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son.The hero is sent to a military academy to make his way without the use of money. Life at an up-to-date military academy is described, with target shooting, broadsword exercise, trick riding, sham battles, etc. Dick proves himself a hero in the best sense of the word.DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHTOr A Young Millionaire and the Kidnappers.A series of adventures while yachting in which our hero's wealth plays a part. Dick is marooned on an island, recovers his yacht and foils the kidnappers.DICK HAMILTON'S FOOTBALL TEAMOr A Young Millionaire on the Gridiron.A very interesting account of how Dick developed a champion team and of the lively contests with other teams. There is also related a number of thrilling incidents in which Dick is the central figure.DICK HAMILTON'S TOURING CAROr A Young Millionaire's Race for a Fortune.Dick's father gives him an automobile made to live in, which enables him and his companions to have a good time.DICK HAMILTON'S AIRSHIPOr A Young Millionaire in the Clouds.Tells how Dick built an airship to compete in a twenty thousand dollar prize contest, and of many adventures he experiences.12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated, and bound in cloth stamped in colors. Printed wrappers.Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New YorkThe Putnam Hall SeriesCompanion Stories to the Famous Rover Boys SeriesBy ARTHUR M. WINFIELDOpen-air pastimes have always been popular with boys, and should always be encouraged. These books mingle adventure and fact, and will appeal to every manly boy.12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated.THE PUTNAM HALL MYSTERYOr The School Chums' Strange DiscoveryThe particulars of the mystery and the solution of it are very interesting reading.THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENTOr The Secret of the Old MillA story full of vim and vigor, telling what the cadets did during the summer encampment, including a visit to a mysterious old mill, said to be haunted. The book has a wealth of fun in it.THE PUTNAM HALL REBELLIONOr The Rival RunawaysThe boys had good reasons for running away during Captain Putnam's absence. They had plenty of fun, and several queer adventures.THE PUTNAM HALL CHAMPIONSOr Bound to Win OutIn this volume the Putnam Hall Cadets show what they can do in various keen rivalries on the athletic field and elsewhere. There is one victory which leads to a most unlooked-for discovery.THE PUTNAM HALL CADETSOr Good Times in School and OutThe cadets are lively, flesh-and-blood fellows, bound to make friends from the start. There are some keen rivalries, in school and out, and something is told of a remarkable midnight feast and a hazing that had an unlooked for ending.THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALSOr Fun and Sport Afloat and AshoreIt is a lively, rattling, breezy story of school life in this country written by one who knows all about its pleasures and its perplexities, its glorious excitements, and its chilling disappointments.GROSSET & DUNLAP - NEW YORKThe Flag and Frontier SeriesBy CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL.These bracing stories of American life, exploration and adventure should find a place in every school and home library for the enthusiasm they kindle in American heroism and history. The historical background is absolutely correct. Every volume complete in itself.12mo. Bound in cloth. Stamped in colors.WITH BOONE ON THE FRONTIER, Or The Pioneer Boys of Old Kentucky.Relates the true-to-life adventures of two boys who, in company with their folks, move westward with Daniel Boone. Contains many thrilling scenes among the Indians and encounters with wild animals.PIONEER BOYS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST, Or With Lewis and Clark Across the Rockies.A splendid story describing in detail the great expedition formed under the leadership of Lewis and Clark, and telling what was done by the pioneer boys who were first to penetrate the wilderness of the northwest.PIONEER BOYS OF THE GOLD FIELDS, Or The Nugget Hunters of '49.Giving the particulars of the great rush of the gold seekers to California in 1849. In the party making its way across the continent are three boys who become chums, and share in no end of adventures.WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS, Or A Young Scout Among the Indians.Tells of the experiences of a youth who, with his parents, goes to the Black Hills in search of gold. Custer's last battle is well described.BOYS OF THE FORT, Or A Young Captain's Pluck.This story of stirring doings at one of our well-known forts in the Wild West is of more than ordinary interest. Gives a good insight into army life of to-day.THE YOUNG BANDMASTER, Or Concert, Stage and Battlefield.The hero is a youth who becomes a cornetist in an orchestra, and works his way up to the leadership of a brass band. He is carried off to sea and is taken to Cuba, and while there joins a military band which accompanies our soldiers in the attack on Santiago.OFF FOR HAWAII, Or The Mystery of a Great Volcano.Several boys start on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. They have heard that there is a treasure located in the vicinity of Kilauea, the largest active volcano in the world, and go in search of it.A SAILOR BOY WITH DEWEY, Or Afloat in the Philippines.The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay as it appeared to a real, live American youth who was in the navy at the time. Many adventures in Manila and in the interior follow.WHEN SANTIAGO FELL, Or The War Adventures of Two Chums.Two boys leave New York to join their parents in Cuba. The war between Spain and the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at Santiago, but escape across the bay at night. Many adventures follow.GROSSET & DUNLAP, - NEW YORKThe Railroad SeriesBY ALLEN CHAPMAN.Ralph Fairbanks was bound to become a railroad man, as his father had been before him. Step by step he worked his way upward, serving first in the Roundhouse, cleaning locomotives; then in the Switch Tower, clearing the tracks; then on the Engine, as a fireman; then as engineer of the Overland Express; and finally as Train Dispatcher.In this line of books there is revealed the whole workings of a great American railroad system. There are adventures in abundance—railroad wrecks, dashes through forest fires, the pursuit of a "wildcat" locomotive, the disappearance of a pay car with a large sum of money on board—but there is much more than this—the intense rivalry among railroads and railroad men, the working out of running schedules, the getting through "on time" in spite of all obstacles, and the manipulation of railroad securities by evil men who wish to rule or ruin.Books that every American boy ought to own.RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHEROr The Mystery of the Pay Car.RALPH ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESSOr The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer.RALPH ON THE ENGINEOr The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail.RALPH OF THE ROUND HOUSEOr Bound to Become a Railroad Man.RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWEROr Clearing the Track.12mo. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in cloth.GROSSET & DUNLAP, - NEW YORKTHE TOM SWIFT SERIESBy VICTOR APPLETON12mo. CLOTH. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING. COLORED WRAPPERS.These spirited tales convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLEOr Fun and Adventure on the RoadTOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOATOr The Rivals of Lake CarlopaTOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIPOr The Stirring Cruise of the Red CloudTOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOATOr Under the Ocean for Sunken TreasureTOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUTOr The Speediest Car on the RoadTOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGEOr The Castaways of Earthquake IslandTOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERSOr The Secret of Phantom MountainTOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICEOr The Wreck of the AirshipTOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACEROr The Quickest Flight on RecordTOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLEOr Daring Adventures in Elephant LandTOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLDOr Marvellous Adventures UndergroundTOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDEROr Seeking the Platinum TreasureTOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITYOr A Daring Escape by AirshipTOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERAOr The Perils of Moving Picture TakingTOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHTOr On the Border for Uncle SamTOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNONOr The Longest Shots on RecordTOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONEOr The Picture that Saved a FortuneTOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIPOr The Naval Terror of the SeasTOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNELOr The Hidden City of the AndesGrosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIESBy VICTOR APPLETON12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.Moving pictures and photo plays are famous the world over, and in this line of books the reader is given a full description of how the films are made—the scenes of little dramas, indoors and out, trick pictures to satisfy the curious, soul-stirring pictures of city affairs, life in the Wild West, among the cowboys and Indians, thrilling rescues along the seacoast, the daring of picture hunters in the jungle among savage beasts, and the great risks run in picturing conditions in a land of earthquakes. The volumes teem with adventures and will be found interesting from first chapter to last.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYSOr Perils of a Great City Depicted.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WESTOr Taking Scenes Among the Cowboys and Indians.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COASTOr Showing the Perils of the Deep.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLEOr Stirring Times Among the Wild Animals.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LANDOr Working Amid Many Perils.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOODOr Perilous Days on the Mississippi.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMAOr Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal.THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS UNDER THE SEAOr The Treasure of the Lost Ship.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE MOTION PICTURECHUMS SERIESBy VICTOR APPLETON12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.In these stories we follow the adventures of three boys, who, after purchasing at auction the contents of a moving picture house, open a theatre of their own. Their many trials and tribulations, leading up to the final success of their venture, make very entertaining stories.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' FIRST VENTUREOr Opening a Photo Playhouse in Fairlands.The adventures of Frank, Randy and Pep in running a Motion Picture show. They had trials and tribulations but finally succeed.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT SEASIDE PARKOr The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk.Their success at Fairlands encourages the boys to open their show at Seaside Park, where they have exciting adventures—also a profitable season.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS ON BROADWAYOr The Mystery of the Missing Cash Box.Backed by a rich western friend the chums established a photo playhouse in the great metropolis, where new adventures await them.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONOr The Film that Solved a Mystery.This time the playhouse was in a big summer park. How a film that was shown gave a clew to an important mystery is interestingly related.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' NEW IDEAOr The First Educational Photo Playhouse.In this book the scene is shifted to Boston, and there is intense rivalry in the establishment of photo playhouses of educational value.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT THE FAIROr The Greatest Film Ever Exhibited.The chums go to San Francisco, where they have some trials but finally meet with great success.THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' WAR SPECTACLEOr The Film that Won the Prize.Through being of service to the writer of a great scenario, the chums are enabled to produce it and win a prize.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGHSERIESBy GRAHAM B. FORBESNever was there a cleaner, brighter, more manly boy than Frank Allen, the hero of this series of boys' tales, and never was there a better crowd of lads to associate with than the students of the School. All boys will read these stories with deep interest. The rivalry between the towns along the river was of the keenest, and plots and counterplots to win the champions, at baseball, at football, at boat racing, at track athletics, and at ice hockey, were without number. Any lad reading one volume of this series will surely want the others.THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGHOr The All Around Rivals of the SchoolTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE DIAMONDOr Winning Out by PluckTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE RIVEROr The Boat Race Plot that FailedTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE GRIDIRONOr The Struggle for the Silver CupTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE ICEOr Out for the Hockey ChampionshipTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN TRACK ATHLETICSOr A Long Run that WonTHE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN WINTER SPORTSOr Stirring Doings on Skates and Iceboats12mo. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in cloth, with cover design and wrappers in colors.Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New YorkTHE OUTDOOR CHUMS SERIESBy CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLENThe outdoor chums are four wide-awake lads, sons of wealthy men of a small city located on a lake. The boys love outdoor life, and are greatly interested in hunting, fishing, and picture taking. They have motor cycles, motor boats, canoes, etc., and during their vacations go everywhere and have all sorts of thrilling adventures. The stories give full directions for camping out, how to fish, how to hunt wild animals and prepare the skins for stuffing, how to manage a canoe, how to swim, etc. Full of the spirit of outdoor life.THE OUTDOOR CHUMSOr The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKEOr Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FORESTOr Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULFOr Rescuing the Lost Balloonists.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAMEOr Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON A HOUSEBOATOr The Rivals of the Mississippi.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE BIG WOODSOr The Rival Hunters at Lumber Run.THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AT CABIN POINTOr The Golden Cup Mystery.12mo. Averaging 240 pages. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIESBy LAURA LEE HOPEAuthor of the "Bobbsey Twin Books" and "Bunny Brown" Series.12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.These tales take in the various adventures participated in by several bright, up-to-date girls who love outdoor life. They are clean and wholesome, free from sensationalism, absorbing from the first chapter to the last.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALEOr Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.Telling how the girls organized their Camping and Tramping Club, how they went on a tour, and of various adventures which befell them.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKEOr Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem.One of the girls becomes the proud possessor of a motor boat and invites her club members to take a trip down the river to Rainbow Lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying between the mountains.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAROr The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley.One of the girls has learned to run a big motor car, and she invites the club to go on a tour to visit some distant relatives. On the way they stop at a deserted mansion and make a surprising discovery.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMPOr Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats.In this story, the scene is shifted to a winter season. The girls have some jolly times skating and ice boating, and visit a hunters' camp in the big woods.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA.Or Wintering in the Sunny South.The parents of one of the girls have bought an orange grove in Florida and her companions are invited to visit the place. They take a trip into the interior, where several unusual things happen.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEWOr The Box that Was Found in the Sand.The girls have great fun and solve a mystery while on an outing along the New England coast.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLANDOr A Cave and What it Contained.A bright, healthful story, full of good times at a bungalow camp on Pine Island.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE MOVING PICTURE GIRLSSERIESBy LAURA LEE HOPEAuthor of "The Bobbsey Twins Series."12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.The adventures of Ruth and Alice DeVere. Their father, a widower, is an actor who has taken up work for the "movies." Both girls wish to aid him in his work and visit various localities to act in all sorts of pictures.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLSOr First Appearance in Photo Dramas.Having lost his voice, the father of the girls goes into the movies and the girls follow. Tells how many "parlor dramas" are filmed.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARMOr Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays.Full of fun in the country, the haps and mishaps of taking film plays, and giving an account of two unusual discoveries.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SNOWBOUNDOr The Proof on the Film.A tale of winter adventures in the wilderness, showing how the photo-play actors sometimes suffer.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMSOr Lost in the Wilds of Florida.How they went to the land of palms, played many parts in dramas before the camera; were lost, and aided others who were also lost.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT ROCKY RANCHOr Great Days Among the Cowboys.All who have ever seen moving pictures of the great West will want to know just how they are made. This volume gives every detail and is full of clean fun and excitement.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT SEAOr a Pictured Shipwreck that Became Real.A thrilling account of the girls' experiences on the water.THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYSOr The Sham Battles at Oak Farm.The girls play important parts in big battle scenes and have plenty of hard work along with considerable fun.Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New YorkTHE GIRLS OF CENTRALHIGH SERIESBy GERTRUDE W. MORRISON12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.Here is a series full of the spirit of high school life of to-day. The girls are real flesh-and-blood characters, and we follow them with interest in school and out. There are many contested matches on track and field, and on the water, as well as doings in the classroom and on the school stage. There is plenty of fun and excitement, all clean, pure and wholesome.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGHOr Rivals for all Honors.A stirring tale of high school life, full of fun, with a touch of mystery and a strange initiation.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON LAKE LUNAOr The Crew That Won.Telling of water sports and fun galore, and of fine times in camp.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH AT BASKETBALLOr The Great Gymnasium Mystery.Here we have a number of thrilling contests at basketball and in addition, the solving of a mystery which had bothered the high school authorities for a long while.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEOr The Play That Took the Prize.How the girls went in for theatricals and how one of them wrote a play which afterward was made over for the professional stage and brought in some much-needed money.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON TRACK AND FIELDOr The Girl Champions of the School LeagueThis story takes in high school athletics in their most approved and up-to-date fashion. Full of fun and excitement.THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH IN CAMPOr The Old Professor's Secret.The girls went camping on Acorn Island and had a delightful time at boating, swimming and picnic parties.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New YorkTHE BOBBSEY TWINS BOOKSFor Little Men and WomenBy LAURA LEE HOPEAuthor of "The Bunny Brown" Series, Etc.12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.Copyright publications which cannot be obtained elsewhere. Books that charm the hearts of the little ones, and of which they never tire. Many of the adventures are comical in the extreme, and all the accidents that ordinarily happen to youthful personages happened to these many-sided little mortals. Their haps and mishaps make decidedly entertaining reading.THE BOBBSEY TWINSTHE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRYTHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORETHE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SCHOOLTelling how they go home from the seashore; went to school and were promoted, and of their many trials and tribulations.THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGETelling of the winter holidays, and of the many fine times and adventures the twins had at a winter lodge in the big woods.THE BOBBSEY TWINS ON A HOUSEBOATMr. Bobbsey obtains a houseboat, and the whole family go off on a tour.THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT MEADOW BROOKThe young folks visit the farm again and have plenty of good times and several adventures.THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT HOMEThe twins get into all sorts of trouble—and out again—also bring aid to a poor family.Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE FAMOUS ROVER BOYS SERIESBy ARTHUR W. WINFIELD

American Stories of American Boys and Girls

A MILLION AND A HALF COPIES SOLD OF THIS SERIES

12mo. CLOTH. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING. COLORED WRAPPERS.

THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOLOr The Cadets of Putnam HallTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEANOr A Chase for a FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLEOr Stirring Adventures in AfricaTHE ROVER BOYS OUT WESTOr The Search for a Lost MineTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKESOr The Secret of the Island CaveTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINSOr A Hunt for Fame and FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEAOr The Crusoes of Seven IslandsTHE ROVER BOYS IN CAMPOr The Rivals of Pine IslandTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVEROr The Search for the Missing HouseboatTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINSOr The Mystery of Red Rock RanchTHE ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERSOr The Deserted Steam YachtTHE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARMOr The Last Days at Putnam HallTHE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLEOr The Strange Cruise of the SteamYachtTHE ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGEOr The Right Road and the WrongTHE ROVER BOYS DOWN EASTOr The Struggle for the Stanhope FortuneTHE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIROr From College Campus to the CloudsTHE ROVER BOYS IN NEW YORKOr Saving Their Father's HonorTHE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKAOr Lost in the Fields of IceTHE ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESSOr The Search for the Missing BondsTHE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUROr Last Days at Brill College

THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOLOr The Cadets of Putnam Hall

THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEANOr A Chase for a Fortune

THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLEOr Stirring Adventures in Africa

THE ROVER BOYS OUT WESTOr The Search for a Lost Mine

THE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKESOr The Secret of the Island Cave

THE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINSOr A Hunt for Fame and Fortune

THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEAOr The Crusoes of Seven Islands

THE ROVER BOYS IN CAMPOr The Rivals of Pine Island

THE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVEROr The Search for the Missing Houseboat

THE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINSOr The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch

THE ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERSOr The Deserted Steam Yacht

THE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARMOr The Last Days at Putnam Hall

THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLEOr The Strange Cruise of the SteamYacht

THE ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGEOr The Right Road and the Wrong

THE ROVER BOYS DOWN EASTOr The Struggle for the Stanhope Fortune

THE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIROr From College Campus to the Clouds

THE ROVER BOYS IN NEW YORKOr Saving Their Father's Honor

THE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKAOr Lost in the Fields of Ice

THE ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESSOr The Search for the Missing Bonds

THE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUROr Last Days at Brill College

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE DICK HAMILTON SERIES

By HOWARD R. GARIS

A Series That Has Become Very Popular

DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNEOr The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son.

Dick, the son of a millionaire, has a fortune left to him by his mother. But before he can touch the bulk of this money it is stipulated in his mother's will that he must do certain things, in order to prove that he is worthy of possessing such a fortune. The doings of Dick and his chums make the liveliest kind of reading.

DICK HAMILTON'S CADET DAYSOr The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son.

The hero is sent to a military academy to make his way without the use of money. Life at an up-to-date military academy is described, with target shooting, broadsword exercise, trick riding, sham battles, etc. Dick proves himself a hero in the best sense of the word.

DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHTOr A Young Millionaire and the Kidnappers.

A series of adventures while yachting in which our hero's wealth plays a part. Dick is marooned on an island, recovers his yacht and foils the kidnappers.

DICK HAMILTON'S FOOTBALL TEAMOr A Young Millionaire on the Gridiron.

A very interesting account of how Dick developed a champion team and of the lively contests with other teams. There is also related a number of thrilling incidents in which Dick is the central figure.

DICK HAMILTON'S TOURING CAROr A Young Millionaire's Race for a Fortune.

Dick's father gives him an automobile made to live in, which enables him and his companions to have a good time.

DICK HAMILTON'S AIRSHIPOr A Young Millionaire in the Clouds.

Tells how Dick built an airship to compete in a twenty thousand dollar prize contest, and of many adventures he experiences.

12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated, and bound in cloth stamped in colors. Printed wrappers.

Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New York

The Putnam Hall Series

Companion Stories to the Famous Rover Boys Series

By ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

Open-air pastimes have always been popular with boys, and should always be encouraged. These books mingle adventure and fact, and will appeal to every manly boy.

12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated.

THE PUTNAM HALL MYSTERYOr The School Chums' Strange Discovery

The particulars of the mystery and the solution of it are very interesting reading.

THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENTOr The Secret of the Old Mill

A story full of vim and vigor, telling what the cadets did during the summer encampment, including a visit to a mysterious old mill, said to be haunted. The book has a wealth of fun in it.

THE PUTNAM HALL REBELLIONOr The Rival Runaways

The boys had good reasons for running away during Captain Putnam's absence. They had plenty of fun, and several queer adventures.

THE PUTNAM HALL CHAMPIONSOr Bound to Win Out

In this volume the Putnam Hall Cadets show what they can do in various keen rivalries on the athletic field and elsewhere. There is one victory which leads to a most unlooked-for discovery.

THE PUTNAM HALL CADETSOr Good Times in School and Out

The cadets are lively, flesh-and-blood fellows, bound to make friends from the start. There are some keen rivalries, in school and out, and something is told of a remarkable midnight feast and a hazing that had an unlooked for ending.

THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALSOr Fun and Sport Afloat and Ashore

It is a lively, rattling, breezy story of school life in this country written by one who knows all about its pleasures and its perplexities, its glorious excitements, and its chilling disappointments.

GROSSET & DUNLAP - NEW YORK

The Flag and Frontier Series

By CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL.

These bracing stories of American life, exploration and adventure should find a place in every school and home library for the enthusiasm they kindle in American heroism and history. The historical background is absolutely correct. Every volume complete in itself.

12mo. Bound in cloth. Stamped in colors.

WITH BOONE ON THE FRONTIER, Or The Pioneer Boys of Old Kentucky.

Relates the true-to-life adventures of two boys who, in company with their folks, move westward with Daniel Boone. Contains many thrilling scenes among the Indians and encounters with wild animals.

PIONEER BOYS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST, Or With Lewis and Clark Across the Rockies.

A splendid story describing in detail the great expedition formed under the leadership of Lewis and Clark, and telling what was done by the pioneer boys who were first to penetrate the wilderness of the northwest.

PIONEER BOYS OF THE GOLD FIELDS, Or The Nugget Hunters of '49.

Giving the particulars of the great rush of the gold seekers to California in 1849. In the party making its way across the continent are three boys who become chums, and share in no end of adventures.

WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS, Or A Young Scout Among the Indians.

Tells of the experiences of a youth who, with his parents, goes to the Black Hills in search of gold. Custer's last battle is well described.

BOYS OF THE FORT, Or A Young Captain's Pluck.

This story of stirring doings at one of our well-known forts in the Wild West is of more than ordinary interest. Gives a good insight into army life of to-day.

THE YOUNG BANDMASTER, Or Concert, Stage and Battlefield.

The hero is a youth who becomes a cornetist in an orchestra, and works his way up to the leadership of a brass band. He is carried off to sea and is taken to Cuba, and while there joins a military band which accompanies our soldiers in the attack on Santiago.

OFF FOR HAWAII, Or The Mystery of a Great Volcano.

Several boys start on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. They have heard that there is a treasure located in the vicinity of Kilauea, the largest active volcano in the world, and go in search of it.

A SAILOR BOY WITH DEWEY, Or Afloat in the Philippines.

The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay as it appeared to a real, live American youth who was in the navy at the time. Many adventures in Manila and in the interior follow.

WHEN SANTIAGO FELL, Or The War Adventures of Two Chums.

Two boys leave New York to join their parents in Cuba. The war between Spain and the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at Santiago, but escape across the bay at night. Many adventures follow.

GROSSET & DUNLAP, - NEW YORK

The Railroad Series

BY ALLEN CHAPMAN.

Ralph Fairbanks was bound to become a railroad man, as his father had been before him. Step by step he worked his way upward, serving first in the Roundhouse, cleaning locomotives; then in the Switch Tower, clearing the tracks; then on the Engine, as a fireman; then as engineer of the Overland Express; and finally as Train Dispatcher.

In this line of books there is revealed the whole workings of a great American railroad system. There are adventures in abundance—railroad wrecks, dashes through forest fires, the pursuit of a "wildcat" locomotive, the disappearance of a pay car with a large sum of money on board—but there is much more than this—the intense rivalry among railroads and railroad men, the working out of running schedules, the getting through "on time" in spite of all obstacles, and the manipulation of railroad securities by evil men who wish to rule or ruin.

Books that every American boy ought to own.

RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHEROr The Mystery of the Pay Car.

RALPH ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESSOr The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer.

RALPH ON THE ENGINEOr The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail.

RALPH OF THE ROUND HOUSEOr Bound to Become a Railroad Man.

RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWEROr Clearing the Track.

12mo. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in cloth.

GROSSET & DUNLAP, - NEW YORK

THE TOM SWIFT SERIES

By VICTOR APPLETON

12mo. CLOTH. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING. COLORED WRAPPERS.

These spirited tales convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.

TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLEOr Fun and Adventure on the Road

TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOATOr The Rivals of Lake Carlopa

TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIPOr The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud

TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOATOr Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUTOr The Speediest Car on the Road

TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGEOr The Castaways of Earthquake Island

TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERSOr The Secret of Phantom Mountain

TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICEOr The Wreck of the Airship

TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACEROr The Quickest Flight on Record

TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLEOr Daring Adventures in Elephant Land

TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLDOr Marvellous Adventures Underground

TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDEROr Seeking the Platinum Treasure

TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITYOr A Daring Escape by Airship

TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERAOr The Perils of Moving Picture Taking

TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHTOr On the Border for Uncle Sam

TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNONOr The Longest Shots on Record

TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONEOr The Picture that Saved a Fortune

TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIPOr The Naval Terror of the Seas

TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNELOr The Hidden City of the Andes

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES

By VICTOR APPLETON

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

Moving pictures and photo plays are famous the world over, and in this line of books the reader is given a full description of how the films are made—the scenes of little dramas, indoors and out, trick pictures to satisfy the curious, soul-stirring pictures of city affairs, life in the Wild West, among the cowboys and Indians, thrilling rescues along the seacoast, the daring of picture hunters in the jungle among savage beasts, and the great risks run in picturing conditions in a land of earthquakes. The volumes teem with adventures and will be found interesting from first chapter to last.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYSOr Perils of a Great City Depicted.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WESTOr Taking Scenes Among the Cowboys and Indians.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COASTOr Showing the Perils of the Deep.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLEOr Stirring Times Among the Wild Animals.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LANDOr Working Amid Many Perils.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOODOr Perilous Days on the Mississippi.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMAOr Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS UNDER THE SEAOr The Treasure of the Lost Ship.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE MOTION PICTURECHUMS SERIES

By VICTOR APPLETON

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

In these stories we follow the adventures of three boys, who, after purchasing at auction the contents of a moving picture house, open a theatre of their own. Their many trials and tribulations, leading up to the final success of their venture, make very entertaining stories.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' FIRST VENTUREOr Opening a Photo Playhouse in Fairlands.

The adventures of Frank, Randy and Pep in running a Motion Picture show. They had trials and tribulations but finally succeed.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT SEASIDE PARKOr The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk.

Their success at Fairlands encourages the boys to open their show at Seaside Park, where they have exciting adventures—also a profitable season.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS ON BROADWAYOr The Mystery of the Missing Cash Box.

Backed by a rich western friend the chums established a photo playhouse in the great metropolis, where new adventures await them.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONOr The Film that Solved a Mystery.

This time the playhouse was in a big summer park. How a film that was shown gave a clew to an important mystery is interestingly related.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' NEW IDEAOr The First Educational Photo Playhouse.

In this book the scene is shifted to Boston, and there is intense rivalry in the establishment of photo playhouses of educational value.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT THE FAIROr The Greatest Film Ever Exhibited.

The chums go to San Francisco, where they have some trials but finally meet with great success.

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' WAR SPECTACLEOr The Film that Won the Prize.

Through being of service to the writer of a great scenario, the chums are enabled to produce it and win a prize.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGHSERIES

By GRAHAM B. FORBES

Never was there a cleaner, brighter, more manly boy than Frank Allen, the hero of this series of boys' tales, and never was there a better crowd of lads to associate with than the students of the School. All boys will read these stories with deep interest. The rivalry between the towns along the river was of the keenest, and plots and counterplots to win the champions, at baseball, at football, at boat racing, at track athletics, and at ice hockey, were without number. Any lad reading one volume of this series will surely want the others.

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGHOr The All Around Rivals of the School

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE DIAMONDOr Winning Out by Pluck

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE RIVEROr The Boat Race Plot that Failed

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE GRIDIRONOr The Struggle for the Silver Cup

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE ICEOr Out for the Hockey Championship

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN TRACK ATHLETICSOr A Long Run that Won

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN WINTER SPORTSOr Stirring Doings on Skates and Iceboats

12mo. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in cloth, with cover design and wrappers in colors.

Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New York

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS SERIES

By CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLEN

The outdoor chums are four wide-awake lads, sons of wealthy men of a small city located on a lake. The boys love outdoor life, and are greatly interested in hunting, fishing, and picture taking. They have motor cycles, motor boats, canoes, etc., and during their vacations go everywhere and have all sorts of thrilling adventures. The stories give full directions for camping out, how to fish, how to hunt wild animals and prepare the skins for stuffing, how to manage a canoe, how to swim, etc. Full of the spirit of outdoor life.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMSOr The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKEOr Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FORESTOr Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULFOr Rescuing the Lost Balloonists.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAMEOr Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON A HOUSEBOATOr The Rivals of the Mississippi.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE BIG WOODSOr The Rival Hunters at Lumber Run.

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AT CABIN POINTOr The Golden Cup Mystery.

12mo. Averaging 240 pages. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES

By LAURA LEE HOPE

Author of the "Bobbsey Twin Books" and "Bunny Brown" Series.

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

These tales take in the various adventures participated in by several bright, up-to-date girls who love outdoor life. They are clean and wholesome, free from sensationalism, absorbing from the first chapter to the last.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALEOr Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.

Telling how the girls organized their Camping and Tramping Club, how they went on a tour, and of various adventures which befell them.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKEOr Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem.

One of the girls becomes the proud possessor of a motor boat and invites her club members to take a trip down the river to Rainbow Lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying between the mountains.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAROr The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley.

One of the girls has learned to run a big motor car, and she invites the club to go on a tour to visit some distant relatives. On the way they stop at a deserted mansion and make a surprising discovery.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMPOr Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats.

In this story, the scene is shifted to a winter season. The girls have some jolly times skating and ice boating, and visit a hunters' camp in the big woods.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA.Or Wintering in the Sunny South.

The parents of one of the girls have bought an orange grove in Florida and her companions are invited to visit the place. They take a trip into the interior, where several unusual things happen.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEWOr The Box that Was Found in the Sand.

The girls have great fun and solve a mystery while on an outing along the New England coast.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLANDOr A Cave and What it Contained.

A bright, healthful story, full of good times at a bungalow camp on Pine Island.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLSSERIES

By LAURA LEE HOPE

Author of "The Bobbsey Twins Series."

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

The adventures of Ruth and Alice DeVere. Their father, a widower, is an actor who has taken up work for the "movies." Both girls wish to aid him in his work and visit various localities to act in all sorts of pictures.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLSOr First Appearance in Photo Dramas.

Having lost his voice, the father of the girls goes into the movies and the girls follow. Tells how many "parlor dramas" are filmed.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARMOr Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays.

Full of fun in the country, the haps and mishaps of taking film plays, and giving an account of two unusual discoveries.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SNOWBOUNDOr The Proof on the Film.

A tale of winter adventures in the wilderness, showing how the photo-play actors sometimes suffer.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMSOr Lost in the Wilds of Florida.

How they went to the land of palms, played many parts in dramas before the camera; were lost, and aided others who were also lost.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT ROCKY RANCHOr Great Days Among the Cowboys.

All who have ever seen moving pictures of the great West will want to know just how they are made. This volume gives every detail and is full of clean fun and excitement.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT SEAOr a Pictured Shipwreck that Became Real.

A thrilling account of the girls' experiences on the water.

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYSOr The Sham Battles at Oak Farm.

The girls play important parts in big battle scenes and have plenty of hard work along with considerable fun.

Grosset & Dunlap,Publishers,New York

THE GIRLS OF CENTRALHIGH SERIES

By GERTRUDE W. MORRISON

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

Here is a series full of the spirit of high school life of to-day. The girls are real flesh-and-blood characters, and we follow them with interest in school and out. There are many contested matches on track and field, and on the water, as well as doings in the classroom and on the school stage. There is plenty of fun and excitement, all clean, pure and wholesome.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGHOr Rivals for all Honors.

A stirring tale of high school life, full of fun, with a touch of mystery and a strange initiation.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON LAKE LUNAOr The Crew That Won.

Telling of water sports and fun galore, and of fine times in camp.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH AT BASKETBALLOr The Great Gymnasium Mystery.

Here we have a number of thrilling contests at basketball and in addition, the solving of a mystery which had bothered the high school authorities for a long while.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEOr The Play That Took the Prize.

How the girls went in for theatricals and how one of them wrote a play which afterward was made over for the professional stage and brought in some much-needed money.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON TRACK AND FIELDOr The Girl Champions of the School League

This story takes in high school athletics in their most approved and up-to-date fashion. Full of fun and excitement.

THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH IN CAMPOr The Old Professor's Secret.

The girls went camping on Acorn Island and had a delightful time at boating, swimming and picnic parties.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

THE BOBBSEY TWINS BOOKS

For Little Men and Women

By LAURA LEE HOPE

Author of "The Bunny Brown" Series, Etc.

12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

Copyright publications which cannot be obtained elsewhere. Books that charm the hearts of the little ones, and of which they never tire. Many of the adventures are comical in the extreme, and all the accidents that ordinarily happen to youthful personages happened to these many-sided little mortals. Their haps and mishaps make decidedly entertaining reading.

THE BOBBSEY TWINS

THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY

THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORE

THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SCHOOL

Telling how they go home from the seashore; went to school and were promoted, and of their many trials and tribulations.

THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE

Telling of the winter holidays, and of the many fine times and adventures the twins had at a winter lodge in the big woods.

THE BOBBSEY TWINS ON A HOUSEBOAT

Mr. Bobbsey obtains a houseboat, and the whole family go off on a tour.

THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT MEADOW BROOK

The young folks visit the farm again and have plenty of good times and several adventures.

THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT HOME

The twins get into all sorts of trouble—and out again—also bring aid to a poor family.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York

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