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THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY. A practical manual, showing what heraldry is, where it comes from, and to what extent it is applicable to American usage; to which is added a Glossary in English, French and Latin of the forms employed. Profusely Illustrated. ByW. H. Whitmore, author of “Ancestral Tablets,” etc. [In press.
THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY. A practical manual, showing what heraldry is, where it comes from, and to what extent it is applicable to American usage; to which is added a Glossary in English, French and Latin of the forms employed. Profusely Illustrated. ByW. H. Whitmore, author of “Ancestral Tablets,” etc. [In press.
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THOMAS CARLYLE’S COUNSELS TO A LITERARY ASPIRANT (a Hitherto Unpublished Letter of 1842), and What Came of Them. With a brief estimate of the man. ByJames Hutchinson Stirling, Ll.D. 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
THOMAS CARLYLE’S COUNSELS TO A LITERARY ASPIRANT (a Hitherto Unpublished Letter of 1842), and What Came of Them. With a brief estimate of the man. ByJames Hutchinson Stirling, Ll.D. 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
Gives a side of the rugged old Scotchman which will be new to most readers. It shows that he was not always gruff and bearish, and that he could at times think of somebody besides himself.The letter is one which every young man who has a leaning towards literary work will read and ponder over.
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SOCIAL LIFE AND LITERATURE FIFTY YEARS AGO. 16mo, cloth, white paper labels, gilt top. $1.00.
SOCIAL LIFE AND LITERATURE FIFTY YEARS AGO. 16mo, cloth, white paper labels, gilt top. $1.00.
By a well-knownlitterateur. It will take a high place among the literature treating of the period. A quaint and delightful book, exquisitely printed in the Pickering style.
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CIVILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ByMatthew Arnold. And Other Essays concerning America. 16mo, unique paper boards. 75 cents. Cloth, uncut, $1.25.The cloth binding matches the uniform edition of his collected works.
CIVILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ByMatthew Arnold. And Other Essays concerning America. 16mo, unique paper boards. 75 cents. Cloth, uncut, $1.25.The cloth binding matches the uniform edition of his collected works.
Comprises the critical essays, which created so much discussion, namely, “General Grant, an Estimate.” “A Word about America,” “A Word more about America,” and “Civilization in the United States.”
∵This collection gathers in the great critic’slastcontributions to literature.
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LEGENDS OF THE RHINE. From the German of Prof.Bernard. Translated byFr. Arnold. Finely Illustrated. Small 4to. Cloth.
LEGENDS OF THE RHINE. From the German of Prof.Bernard. Translated byFr. Arnold. Finely Illustrated. Small 4to. Cloth.
An admirable collection of the popular historical traditions of the Rhine, told with taste and picturesque simplicity. [In press.
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A SELECTION FROM THE POEMS OF PUSHKIN. Translated, with Critical Notes and a Bibliography. ByIvan Panin, author of “Thoughts.” Foolscap 8vo. Unique binding. $2.00.
A SELECTION FROM THE POEMS OF PUSHKIN. Translated, with Critical Notes and a Bibliography. ByIvan Panin, author of “Thoughts.” Foolscap 8vo. Unique binding. $2.00.
The first published translation by the brilliant young Russian, Ivan Panin, whose lectures in Boston on the literature of Russia, during the autumn of last year, attracted crowded houses.
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WIT, WISDOM, AND PATHOS, from the prose ofHeinrich Heine, with a few pieces from the “Book of Songs.” Selected and translated byJ. Snodgrass.Second edition, thoroughly revised.Cr. 8vo, 338 pp. Cloth, $2.00
WIT, WISDOM, AND PATHOS, from the prose ofHeinrich Heine, with a few pieces from the “Book of Songs.” Selected and translated byJ. Snodgrass.Second edition, thoroughly revised.Cr. 8vo, 338 pp. Cloth, $2.00
“A treasure of almost priceless thought and criticism.”—Contemporary Review.
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Philosopher and Seer. An Estimate of his Character and Genius. ByA. Bronson Alcott.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Philosopher and Seer. An Estimate of his Character and Genius. ByA. Bronson Alcott.
With portraits and other illustrations.Foolscap octavo. Gilt top. $1.50.
One hundred copies will be printed on larger and finer paper, 8vo, suitable for the insertion of extra illustrations. Bound in Roxburgh, gilt top. Price to Subscribers, $3.00.
A book about Emerson, written by the one man who stood nearest to him of all men. It is an original and vital contribution toEmersonia; like a portrait of one of the old masters painted by his own brush. [In press.
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HERMAN GRIMM’S WORKS.
THE LIFE OF RAPHAEL as shown in his principal works. From the German ofHerman Grimm, author of “The Life of Michael Angelo,” etc.With frontispiece, after Braun, of the recently discovered portrait, outlined by Raphael in chalk.Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00. [Nearly ready.ESSAYS ON LITERATURE. From the German ofHerman Grimm, uniform with “The Life of Raphael.”New and enlarged edition, carefully corrected.Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00.
THE LIFE OF RAPHAEL as shown in his principal works. From the German ofHerman Grimm, author of “The Life of Michael Angelo,” etc.With frontispiece, after Braun, of the recently discovered portrait, outlined by Raphael in chalk.Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00. [Nearly ready.
ESSAYS ON LITERATURE. From the German ofHerman Grimm, uniform with “The Life of Raphael.”New and enlarged edition, carefully corrected.Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00.
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BY JAMES H. STARK.
ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. ByJames H. Stark, Assisted by Dr.Samuel A. Green, Ex-Mayor of Boston, Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society;John Ward Dean, Librarian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and JudgeMellen Chamberlain, of the Public Library.An extensive and exhaustive work in 378 pages. Large quarto. Illustrated with nearly 200 full size reproductions of all known rare maps, old prints, etc. 1 vol. 4to. Cloth. $6.00.BERMUDA GUIDE. A description of everything on or about the Bermuda Islands, concerning which the visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government, military and naval establishments. ByJames H. Stark. With Maps, Engravings and 16 photo-prints. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth, 157 pp. $2.00.
ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. ByJames H. Stark, Assisted by Dr.Samuel A. Green, Ex-Mayor of Boston, Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society;John Ward Dean, Librarian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and JudgeMellen Chamberlain, of the Public Library.An extensive and exhaustive work in 378 pages. Large quarto. Illustrated with nearly 200 full size reproductions of all known rare maps, old prints, etc. 1 vol. 4to. Cloth. $6.00.
BERMUDA GUIDE. A description of everything on or about the Bermuda Islands, concerning which the visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government, military and naval establishments. ByJames H. Stark. With Maps, Engravings and 16 photo-prints. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth, 157 pp. $2.00.
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PAUL REVERE: Historical and Legendary. ByElbridge H. Goss. With reproductions of many of Revere’s engravings, etc. [In press.
PAUL REVERE: Historical and Legendary. ByElbridge H. Goss. With reproductions of many of Revere’s engravings, etc. [In press.
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A DIRECTORY OF THE CHARITABLE AND BENEFICENT ORGANIZATIONS OF BOSTON, ETC. Prepared for the Associated Charities. 1 vol., 196 pp. 16mo. Cloth, 1.00.
A DIRECTORY OF THE CHARITABLE AND BENEFICENT ORGANIZATIONS OF BOSTON, ETC. Prepared for the Associated Charities. 1 vol., 196 pp. 16mo. Cloth, 1.00.
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PROF. CLARK MURRAY’S WORKS.
SOLOMON MAIMON: An Autobiography. Translated from the German, with Additions and Notes, by Prof.J. Clark Murray. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. 307 pp. $2.00.
SOLOMON MAIMON: An Autobiography. Translated from the German, with Additions and Notes, by Prof.J. Clark Murray. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. 307 pp. $2.00.
A life which forms one of the most extraordinary biographies in the history of literature.
The LondonSpectatorsays: “Dr. Clark Murray has had the rare good fortune of first presenting this singularly vivid book in an English translation as pure and lively as if it were an original, and an original by a classic English writer.”
George Eliot, in “Daniel Deronda,” mentions it as “that wonderful bit of autobiography—the life of the Polish Jew, Solomon Maimon”; and Milman, in his “History of the Jews,” refers to it as a curious and rare book.
HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY. By Prof.J. Clark Murray, LL D., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, M’Gill College, Montreal. Cr. 8vo.2d edition, enlarged and improved.$1.75.
HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY. By Prof.J. Clark Murray, LL D., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, M’Gill College, Montreal. Cr. 8vo.2d edition, enlarged and improved.$1.75.
Clearly and simply written, with illustrations so well chosen that the dullest student can scarcely fail to take an interest in the subject.
ADOPTED FOR USE IN COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND,CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES.
Prof. Murray’s good fortune in bringing to light the “Maimon Memoirs,” together with the increasing popularity of his “Handbook of Psychology,” has attracted the attention of the intellectual world, giving him a position with the leaders of thought of the present age. His writings are at once original and suggestive.
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AALESUND TO TETUAN. ByChas. R. Corning. A Volume of Travel. 12mo. 400 pp. Cloth. $2.00. [Ready in September.
AALESUND TO TETUAN. ByChas. R. Corning. A Volume of Travel. 12mo. 400 pp. Cloth. $2.00. [Ready in September.
Table of Contents.—Portsmouth—Isle of Wight—Channel Islands— Normandy—Nice—Monte Carlo—Genoa—Naples and its Environments— Rome—Verona—Venice—Norway—Sweden—St. Petersburg—Moscow— Warsaw—Berlin—Up the Rhine—Barcelona—Valencia—Seville—Cadiz —Morocco—Gibraltar—Granada—Madrid and the Royal Wedding—Bull Fights—Escurial—Biarritz—Bordeaux—Paris.
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TAPPY’S CHICKS: or, Links Between Nature and Human Nature. ByMrs. George Cupples. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth. $1.25.
TAPPY’S CHICKS: or, Links Between Nature and Human Nature. ByMrs. George Cupples. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth. $1.25.
The tenderness and humor of this volume are simply exquisite.—E. P. Whipple.
The title is altogether too insignificant for so delightful and valuable a work—Spectator(London).
It is not merely a work of talent, but has repeated strokes of undeniable genius.—George Macdonald.[In preparation.
Cupples and Hurd, Publishers, Booksellers, Library Agents, BOSTON.
RECENT FICTION.
Admirable in Quality. Thoroughly Interesting. Speciallyadapted for Public Libraries and Private Reading.Each volume substantially bound in Cloth.
For sale by all Booksellers, or mailed, postpaid, to any address on receipt of price.CUPPLES & HURD,Publishers, 94 Boylston St., Boston.