The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation.
(Trade Mark)
Illustrated by E. B. Barry.
The Little Colonel, Maid of Honour.
(Trade Mark)
Illustrated by E B. Barry.
The Little Colonel.
(Trade Mark)
Two Little Knights of Kentucky.
The Giant Scissors.
Big Brother.
Special Holiday EditionsEach one volume, cloth decorative, small quarto, $1.25.
New plates, handsomely illustrated, with eight full-page drawings in color.
"The books are as satisfactory to the small girls, who find them adorable, as for the mothers and librarians, who delight in their influence."—Christian Register.
"The books are as satisfactory to the small girls, who find them adorable, as for the mothers and librarians, who delight in their influence."—Christian Register.
These four volumes, boxed as a four volume set $5.00
In the Desert of Waiting:The Legend of Camelback Mountain.
The Three Weavers:A Fairy Tale for Fathers and Mothers as Well as for Their Daughters.
Keeping Tryst.
The Legend of the Bleeding Heart.
Each one volume, tall 16mo, cloth decorative$0.50Paper boards.35
There has been a constant demand for publication in separate form of these four stories, which were originally included in four of the "Little Colonel" books.
Joel: A Boy of Galilee.ByAnnie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman.
New illustrated edition, uniform with the Little Colonel Books, 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative. 1.50
A story of the time of Christ, which is one of the author's best-known books.
Asa Holmes;or, At the Cross-Roads. A sketch of Country Life and Country Humor. ByAnnie Fellows Johnston. With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.
Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top 1.00
"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while."—Boston Times.
"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while."—Boston Times.
The Rival Campers;or, The Adventures of Henry Burns. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
Here is a book which will grip and enthuse every boy reader. It is the story of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, and athletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.
"The best boys' book since 'Tom Sawyer.'"—San Francisco Examiner.
"The best boys' book since 'Tom Sawyer.'"—San Francisco Examiner.
The Rival Campers Afloat;or, The Prize Yacht Viking. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" on their prize yachtViking. An accidental collision results in a series of exciting adventures, culminating in a mysterious chase, the loss of their prize yacht, and its recapture by means of their old yacht,Surprise.
The Rival Campers Ashore.ByRuel Perley Smith, author of "The Rival Campers," "The Rival Campers Afloat," etc.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
"The Rival Campers Ashore" deals with the adventures of the campers and their friends in and around the town of Benton. Mr. Smith introduces a new character,—a girl,—who shows them the way to an old mill, around which the mystery of the story revolves. The girl is an admirable acquisition, proving as daring and resourceful as the campers themselves.
The Young Section-Hand;or, The Adventures Of Allan West. ByBurton E. Stevenson, author of "The Marathon Mystery," etc.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by L. J. Bridgman 1.50
Mr. Stevenson's hero is a manly lad of sixteen, who is given a chance as a section-hand on a big Western railroad, and whose experiences are as real as they are thrilling.
The Young Train Dispatcher.ByBurton E. Stevenson, author of "The Young Section-hand," etc.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated. 1.50
The young hero has many chances to prove his manliness and courage in the exciting adventures which befall him in the discharge of his duty.
Captain Jack Lorimer.ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by A. B. Shute 1.50
Jack is a fine example of the all-around American high-school boy. He has the sturdy qualities boys admire, and his fondness for clean, honest sport of all kinds will strike a chord of sympathy among athletic youths.
Jack Lorimer's Champions;or, Sports on Land and Lake. ByWinn Standish, author of "Captain Jack Lorimer," etc.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
All boys and girls who take an interest in school athletics will wish to read of the exploits of the Millvale High School students, under the leadership of Captain Jack Lorimer.
Captain Jack's Champions play quite as good ball as do some of the teams on the large leagues, and they put all opponents to good hard work in other summer sports.
Jack Lorimer and his friends stand out as the finest examples of all-round American high school boys and girls.
Beautiful Joe's Paradise;or, The Island of Brotherly Love. A sequel to "Beautiful Joe." ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe."
One vol., library 12mo, cloth, illustrated. 1.50
"This book revives the spirit of 'Beautiful Joe' capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and as a whole is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light. It is a book for juveniles—old and young."—Philadelphia Item.
"This book revives the spirit of 'Beautiful Joe' capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and as a whole is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light. It is a book for juveniles—old and young."—Philadelphia Item.
'Tilda Jane.ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, 1.50
"It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! I And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif."I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly."—Cyrus Townsend Brady.
"It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! I And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif.
"I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly."—Cyrus Townsend Brady.
The Story of the Graveleys.ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe's Paradise," "'Tilda Jane," etc.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by E. B. Barry 1.50
Here we have the haps and mishaps, the trials and triumphs, of a delightful New England family, of whose devotion and sturdiness it will do the reader good to hear.
Born to the Blue.ByFlorence Kimball Russel.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.25
The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page of this delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalry stationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned the gratitude of a nation.
In West Point Gray.ByFlorence Kimball Russel.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated 1.25
West Point forms the background for the second volume in this series, and gives us the adventures of Jack as a cadet. Here the training of his childhood days in the frontier army post stands him in good stead; and he quickly becomes the central figure of the West Point life.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories.ByWilliam J. Hopkins. With fifty illustrations by Ada Clendenin Williamson.
Large 12mo, decorative cover 1.50
"An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of very small children. It should be one of the most popular of the year's books for reading to small children."—Buffalo Express.
"An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of very small children. It should be one of the most popular of the year's books for reading to small children."—Buffalo Express.
The Sandman: More Farm Stories.ByWilliam J. Hopkins.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated 1.50
Mr. Hopkins's first essay at bedtime stories met with such approval that this second book of "Sandman" tales was issued for scores of eager children. Life on the farm, and out-of-doors, is portrayed in his inimitable manner.
The Sandman: His Ship Stories.ByWilliam J. Hopkins, author of "The Sandman: His Farm Stories," etc.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated 1.50
"Mothers and fathers and kind elder sisters who put the little ones to bed, and rack their brains for stories, will find this book a treasure."—Cleveland Leader.
"Children call for these stories over and over again."—Chicago Evening Post.
"Children call for these stories over and over again."—Chicago Evening Post.
Pussy-Cat Town.ByMarion Ames Taggart.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors 1.00
"Pussy-Cat Town" is a most unusual delightful cat story. Ban-Ban, a pure Maltese who belonged to Rob, Kiku-san, Lois's beautiful snow-white pet, and their neighbors Bedelia the tortoise-shell, Madame Laura the widow, Wutz Butz the warrior, and wise old Tommy Traddles, were really and truly cats.
The Roses of Saint Elizabeth.byJane Scott Woodruff, author of "The Little Christmas Shoe."
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors by Adelaide Everhart. 1.00
This is a charming little story of a child whose father was caretaker of the great castle of the Wartburg, where Saint Elizabeth once had her home.
Gabriel and the Hour Book.ByEvaleen Stein.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors by Adelaide Everhart. 1.00
Gabriel was a loving, patient, little French lad, who assisted the monks in the long ago days, when all the books were written and illuminated by hand, in the monasteries.
The Enchanted Automobile.Translated from the French byMary J. Safford.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors by Edna M. Sawyer 1.00
The enchanted automobile was sent by the fairy godmother of a lazy, discontented little prince and princess to take them to fairyland, where they might visit their story-book favorites.
The Red Feathers.ByTheodore Roberts, author of "Brothers of Peril," etc.
Cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
"The Red Feathers" tells of the remarkable adventures of an Indian boy who lived in the Stone Age, many years ago, when the world was young, and when fairies and magicians did wonderful things for their friends and enemies.
The Wreck of the Ocean Queen.ByJames Otis, author of "Larry Hudson's Ambition," etc.
Cloth decorative, illustrated 1.50
This story takes its readers on a sea voyage around the world; gives them a trip on a treasure ship; an exciting experience in a terrific gale; and finally a shipwreck, with a mutineering crew determined to take the treasure to complicate matters.
But only the mutineers will come to serious harm, and after the reader has known the thrilling excitement of lack of food and water, of attacks by night and day, and of a hand-to-hand fight, he is rescued and brought safely home again,—to realize that it's only a story, but a stirring and realistic one.
Little White Indians.byFannie E. Ostrander.
Cloth decorative, illustrated 1.25
The "Little White Indians" were two families of children who "played Indian" all one long summer vacation. They built wigwams and made camps; they went hunting and fought fierce battles on the war-trail.
A bright, interesting story which will appeal strongly to the "make-believe" instinct in children, and will give them a healthy, active interest in "the simple life."
Transcriber's Notes:Obvious punctuation errors repaired.Final ad pages, sometimes the printer forgot to make an author or sub-heading in a listing set in small-capitals, such as on The Wreck of the Ocean Queen. In such instances as these, small-capitals were added to make the title or author match the rest of the listings.The remaining corrections made are listed below and also indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text willappear.Page 146, "knee-keep" changed to "knee-deep" (lay knee-deep in some)Page 194, word "to" added to the text (call Milly to help her)
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Final ad pages, sometimes the printer forgot to make an author or sub-heading in a listing set in small-capitals, such as on The Wreck of the Ocean Queen. In such instances as these, small-capitals were added to make the title or author match the rest of the listings.
The remaining corrections made are listed below and also indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text willappear.
Page 146, "knee-keep" changed to "knee-deep" (lay knee-deep in some)
Page 194, word "to" added to the text (call Milly to help her)