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Works of John Burroughs.—A beautiful edition of Mr. Burroughs’ writings, in nine volumes. Printed on cream-tinted laid paper, and bound in a simple, elegant style. With several portraits of Mr. Burroughs, and engraved title-pages. Limited to 1000 sets. Price, $13.50netper set.

Standish of Standish.—ByJane G. Austin. With twenty exquisite full-page illustrations byF. T. Merrill. Carefully printed and bound. Two volumes. 12mo, $5.00. The most popular of Mrs. Austin’s historical novels of the Old Plymouth Colony, admirably illustrated.

Mrs. Jameson’s Works on Art.—In five volumes, crown 8vo, finely printed from new plates. With nearly one hundred illustrations to each volume, and portrait of Mrs. Jameson, and biographical sketch by MissEstelle M. Hurll, the editor. Price, $3.00 each; $15.00 the set.

A Victorian Anthology.—Representative Poems by the authors discussed in “Victorian Poets.” Selected and edited byE. C. Stedman. With brief biographies of the authors, a fine portrait of Queen Victoria, and a vignette of the Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Large crown 8vo, $2.50; full gilt, $3.00; half calf, $4.50; full levant, $6.00.

Robert Browning’s Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works.—Cambridge Edition, like the Cambridge Editions of Longfellow and Whittier. With biographical sketch and notes, a new portrait, and vignette of “Asolo.” A wonderful piece of book-making that compresses all of Browning into a single volume, printed from clear type, on firm, opaque paper, and bound strongly yet flexibly. Crown 8vo, $3.00; half calf, $5.00; tree calf, or full levant, $7.00.

Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes.—Cambridge Edition, Printed from large type, with a portrait and vignette of the “Gambrel-roofed House,” biographical sketch, and notes. Crown 8vo, $2.00.

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Mr. Rabbit at Home.—A sequel to “Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country.” ByJoel Chandler Harris, author of the “Uncle Remus” Books. With twenty-five illustrations byOliver Herford. Square 8vo, $2.00.

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