New Books on a Wide Variety of InterestsMISCELLANEOUSOur PhiladelphiaByElizabeth Robins Pennell. Illustrated byJoseph Pennell. (Regular Edition.) 105 illustrations from lithographs. Quarto. In a box. $7.50 net. (Autographed Edition.) Signed by both author and artist, with ten additional lithographs. Special buckram binding, in a box. $18.00 net. Carriage charges extra. (This edition limited to advance subscribers. After publication no order will be filled.)A book of personal experience more entertaining than a novel, with Mr. Pennell’s illustrations made especially for this volume.Colonial Mansions of Maryland and DelawareByJohn Martin Hammond. Limited Edition, printed from type, which has been distributed. With 65 illustrations. Octavo. In a box, $5.00 net. Postage extra.This volume is uniform in style and price with others in the Limited Edition Series—“Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and its Neighborhood,” “Manors of Virginia in Colonial Times,” and “Historic Homes of New Jersey”—all of which are now out of print and at a premium.Essays Political and HistoricalByCharlemagne Tower, LL. D., former Minister of the U. S. to Austria-Hungary, Ambassador to Russia and Germany. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50 net. Postage extra.Essays upon vital subjects by one of our greatest figures in the diplomatic world will demand instant attention. The book will be widely read for its important revelations in the light of the present disturbed conditions.The True Ulysses S. GrantByGeneral Charles King. 24 illustrations. Octavo. Buckram. $2.00 net. Half levant. $5.00 net. Postage extra.This new volume in the True Biography and History Series is the work of a writer peculiarly fitted to deal with Grant. Not only Grant, the general, but Grant, the man, and Grant, the president, are treated with the same regard for truth that characterizes all the volumes in the series.Heroes and Heroines of FictionModern Prose and PoetryByWilliam S. Walsh. Crown. 8vo. Half morocco. $3.50 net. Postage extra.Mr. Walsh has compiled the famous characters and famous names in modern novels, romances, poems and dramas. These are classified, analyzed and criticised and supplemented with citations from the best authorities.The Mystery of the Oriental RugIncluding the Prayer Rug and Advice to BuyersByDr. G. Griffin Lewis. Frontispiece in color and 21 full-page plates. Octavo. Cloth. $1.50 net. Postage extra.This charming volume is compact with information and no one should buy rugs without its aid. Those already possessing the author’s “Practical Book of Oriental Rugs” should not fail to secure it as an interesting supplement.Shakspere and Sir Walter RaleghByHenry Pemberton, Jr., M.A. Including also several essays previously published in the New Shakespeareana. Illustrated. $1.50 net. Postage extra.All those who are in anywise interested in the greatest problem in English literature, i. e., the Shakespearean authorship, must necessarily consult this book, which presents the picturesque and tragic figure of Sir Walter Raleigh as the true author.GOOD FICTIONA Novel of Unusual DistinctionThe Three FurlongersBySheila Kaye-Smith. Frontispiece. $1.25 net. Postage extra.New York Times: “Her story is written with such sincerity of feeling and appreciation of moral beauty and contains so much human truth that the author deserves warm commendation. For she ... has given it also dramatic moments and strong emotional tension.... An achievement worth while.”The Ward of TecumsehByCrittenden Marriott. Illustrated. $1.25 net. Postage extra.The author of “Sally Castleton, Southerner,” has here written a novel of the American wilderness that has the tang and flavor of a James Fenimore Cooper tale. It is intensely exciting—the heroine, a charming French girl, mysteriously disappears among the Indians, and one reads the story with the same eagerness that the hero feels in his attempt to find the lost girl.The Duke of OblivionByJohn Reed Scott. Frontispiece in color. $1.25 net. Postage extra.New York Times: “There are plots and counterplots, hand-to-hand fights, and many thrilling adventures.... Until the end the reader is kept in a high state of doubt as to whether or not they will all escape in safety.”Betty’s Virginia ChristmasByMolly Elliot Seawell. Illustrated in color, with page decorations, artistic cloth binding. $1.50 net. Postage extra.A captivating picture of Southern life of ante-bellum days. Betty wins the reader on the first page and holds him to the last, while the story has the true Christmas spirit of dancing, merrymaking, song and sport.FOR BOYS AND GIRLSBoys of All Ages Will EnjoyBuffalo Bill and the Overland TrailByEdwin L. Sabin. Illustrated in color and black and white. $1.25 net. Postage extra.This new volume in the Trail Blazer’s Series in addition to being a thrilling story of the adventures of a boy in the days of the Overland Trail, is also a true sketch of the great pioneer Indian fighter, Colonel William F. Cody.A New Volume in STORIES ALL CHILDREN LOVE SERIESThe Cuckoo ClockByMrs. Molesworth. 8 full-page illustrations in color by Maria L. Kirk. Ornamental cloth. $1.25 net.This famous book is one of the most delightful children’s stories ever written. The story has much of the charm of “Alice in Wonderland,” and can justly be called a classic. The boy or girl who does not read it misses one of the greatest treats of childhood.TWO EXCELLENT EDITIONSOXFORDByAndrew Lang. Illustrated in color by George F. Carline, R. B. A. Crown quarto. Cloth. $3.00 net. Edition de Luxe, limited to 350 copies. $6.00 net.LONDONBySir Laurence L. Gomme, F.S.A. With many unique illustrations and plates specially reproduced by photogravure. Octavo, $2.00 net.PublishersJ. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYPhiladelphia
New Books on a Wide Variety of Interests
MISCELLANEOUS
Our Philadelphia
ByElizabeth Robins Pennell. Illustrated byJoseph Pennell. (Regular Edition.) 105 illustrations from lithographs. Quarto. In a box. $7.50 net. (Autographed Edition.) Signed by both author and artist, with ten additional lithographs. Special buckram binding, in a box. $18.00 net. Carriage charges extra. (This edition limited to advance subscribers. After publication no order will be filled.)
A book of personal experience more entertaining than a novel, with Mr. Pennell’s illustrations made especially for this volume.
Colonial Mansions of Maryland and Delaware
ByJohn Martin Hammond. Limited Edition, printed from type, which has been distributed. With 65 illustrations. Octavo. In a box, $5.00 net. Postage extra.
This volume is uniform in style and price with others in the Limited Edition Series—“Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and its Neighborhood,” “Manors of Virginia in Colonial Times,” and “Historic Homes of New Jersey”—all of which are now out of print and at a premium.
Essays Political and Historical
ByCharlemagne Tower, LL. D., former Minister of the U. S. to Austria-Hungary, Ambassador to Russia and Germany. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50 net. Postage extra.
Essays upon vital subjects by one of our greatest figures in the diplomatic world will demand instant attention. The book will be widely read for its important revelations in the light of the present disturbed conditions.
The True Ulysses S. Grant
ByGeneral Charles King. 24 illustrations. Octavo. Buckram. $2.00 net. Half levant. $5.00 net. Postage extra.
This new volume in the True Biography and History Series is the work of a writer peculiarly fitted to deal with Grant. Not only Grant, the general, but Grant, the man, and Grant, the president, are treated with the same regard for truth that characterizes all the volumes in the series.
Heroes and Heroines of Fiction
Modern Prose and Poetry
ByWilliam S. Walsh. Crown. 8vo. Half morocco. $3.50 net. Postage extra.
Mr. Walsh has compiled the famous characters and famous names in modern novels, romances, poems and dramas. These are classified, analyzed and criticised and supplemented with citations from the best authorities.
The Mystery of the Oriental Rug
Including the Prayer Rug and Advice to Buyers
ByDr. G. Griffin Lewis. Frontispiece in color and 21 full-page plates. Octavo. Cloth. $1.50 net. Postage extra.
This charming volume is compact with information and no one should buy rugs without its aid. Those already possessing the author’s “Practical Book of Oriental Rugs” should not fail to secure it as an interesting supplement.
Shakspere and Sir Walter Ralegh
ByHenry Pemberton, Jr., M.A. Including also several essays previously published in the New Shakespeareana. Illustrated. $1.50 net. Postage extra.
All those who are in anywise interested in the greatest problem in English literature, i. e., the Shakespearean authorship, must necessarily consult this book, which presents the picturesque and tragic figure of Sir Walter Raleigh as the true author.
GOOD FICTION
A Novel of Unusual Distinction
The Three Furlongers
BySheila Kaye-Smith. Frontispiece. $1.25 net. Postage extra.
New York Times: “Her story is written with such sincerity of feeling and appreciation of moral beauty and contains so much human truth that the author deserves warm commendation. For she ... has given it also dramatic moments and strong emotional tension.... An achievement worth while.”
The Ward of Tecumseh
ByCrittenden Marriott. Illustrated. $1.25 net. Postage extra.
The author of “Sally Castleton, Southerner,” has here written a novel of the American wilderness that has the tang and flavor of a James Fenimore Cooper tale. It is intensely exciting—the heroine, a charming French girl, mysteriously disappears among the Indians, and one reads the story with the same eagerness that the hero feels in his attempt to find the lost girl.
The Duke of Oblivion
ByJohn Reed Scott. Frontispiece in color. $1.25 net. Postage extra.
New York Times: “There are plots and counterplots, hand-to-hand fights, and many thrilling adventures.... Until the end the reader is kept in a high state of doubt as to whether or not they will all escape in safety.”
Betty’s Virginia Christmas
ByMolly Elliot Seawell. Illustrated in color, with page decorations, artistic cloth binding. $1.50 net. Postage extra.
A captivating picture of Southern life of ante-bellum days. Betty wins the reader on the first page and holds him to the last, while the story has the true Christmas spirit of dancing, merrymaking, song and sport.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Boys of All Ages Will Enjoy
Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail
ByEdwin L. Sabin. Illustrated in color and black and white. $1.25 net. Postage extra.
This new volume in the Trail Blazer’s Series in addition to being a thrilling story of the adventures of a boy in the days of the Overland Trail, is also a true sketch of the great pioneer Indian fighter, Colonel William F. Cody.
A New Volume in STORIES ALL CHILDREN LOVE SERIES
The Cuckoo Clock
ByMrs. Molesworth. 8 full-page illustrations in color by Maria L. Kirk. Ornamental cloth. $1.25 net.
This famous book is one of the most delightful children’s stories ever written. The story has much of the charm of “Alice in Wonderland,” and can justly be called a classic. The boy or girl who does not read it misses one of the greatest treats of childhood.
TWO EXCELLENT EDITIONS
OXFORD
ByAndrew Lang. Illustrated in color by George F. Carline, R. B. A. Crown quarto. Cloth. $3.00 net. Edition de Luxe, limited to 350 copies. $6.00 net.
LONDON
BySir Laurence L. Gomme, F.S.A. With many unique illustrations and plates specially reproduced by photogravure. Octavo, $2.00 net.
PublishersJ. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYPhiladelphia