Chapter 77

PETERSONS’ “STERLING SERIES.”

“Petersons’ Sterling Series” of New and Good Books are the Cheapest Novels in the world. They are all issued in uniform style, in octavo form, price One Dollar each, bound in morocco cloth, black and gold; or 75 cents each in paper cover, with the edges cut open all around. The following celebrated works have already been issued in this series:

Corinne; or, Italy. By Madame De Stael. This is a Wonderful Book.The Man in Black; or the Days of Queen Anne. By G. P. R. James.Edina; or, Missing Since Midnight. A Love Story. By Mrs. Henry Wood.Cyrilla. A Love Story. By the author of “The Initials.”Popping the Question; or, Belle of the Ball. By author of “The Jilt.”Marrying for Money. A Charming Love Story in Real Life.Aurora Floyd. An Absorbing Love Story. By Miss M. E. Braddon.Salathiel; or, The Wandering Jew. By Rev. George Croly.Harry Lorrequer. Full of Fun, Frolic and Adventure. By Charles Lever.Charles O’Malley, the Irish Dragoon. Charles Lever’s Greatest Novel.The Flirt. A Fashionable Novel. By author of “The Gambler’s Wife.”The Dead Secret. Wilkie Collins’ Greatest Work.Thackeray’s Irish Sketch Book, with Thirty-eight Illustrations.The Wife’s Trials. Dramatic and Powerful. By Miss Julia Pardoe.The Man With Five Wives. By Alexander Dumas, author of “Camille.”Pickwick Abroad. Illustrated by Cruikshank. By G. W. M. Reynolds.First and True Love. Beautifully rich in style. By George Sand.The Mystery; or, Anne Hereford. A Love Story. By Mrs. Henry Wood.The Steward. Illustrated. By the author of “Valentine Vox.”Basil; or, The Crossed Path. By Wilkie Collins. Told with great power.The Jealous Wife. Great originality of plot. By Miss Julia Pardoe.Sylvester Sound. By the author of “Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist.”Whitefriars; or, The Days of Charles the Second. Equal to “Ivanhoe.”Webster and Hayne’s Speeches on Foot’s Resolution & Slavery Compromise.The Rival Beauties. A Beautiful Love Story. By Miss Pardoe.The Confessions of a Pretty Woman. By Miss Julia Pardoe.Flirtations in America; or, High Life in New York.The Coquette. A Powerful and Amusing Tale of Love and Pride.The Latimer Family. T. S. Arthur’s Great Temperance Story, illustrated.Above books are $1.00 each in cloth, or 75 cents each in paper cover.The Creole Beauty. By Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey. Price Fifty cents.Agnes Graham. By Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey. Price Fifty cents.

Corinne; or, Italy. By Madame De Stael. This is a Wonderful Book.

The Man in Black; or the Days of Queen Anne. By G. P. R. James.

Edina; or, Missing Since Midnight. A Love Story. By Mrs. Henry Wood.

Cyrilla. A Love Story. By the author of “The Initials.”

Popping the Question; or, Belle of the Ball. By author of “The Jilt.”

Marrying for Money. A Charming Love Story in Real Life.

Aurora Floyd. An Absorbing Love Story. By Miss M. E. Braddon.

Salathiel; or, The Wandering Jew. By Rev. George Croly.

Harry Lorrequer. Full of Fun, Frolic and Adventure. By Charles Lever.

Charles O’Malley, the Irish Dragoon. Charles Lever’s Greatest Novel.

The Flirt. A Fashionable Novel. By author of “The Gambler’s Wife.”

The Dead Secret. Wilkie Collins’ Greatest Work.

Thackeray’s Irish Sketch Book, with Thirty-eight Illustrations.

The Wife’s Trials. Dramatic and Powerful. By Miss Julia Pardoe.

The Man With Five Wives. By Alexander Dumas, author of “Camille.”

Pickwick Abroad. Illustrated by Cruikshank. By G. W. M. Reynolds.

First and True Love. Beautifully rich in style. By George Sand.

The Mystery; or, Anne Hereford. A Love Story. By Mrs. Henry Wood.

The Steward. Illustrated. By the author of “Valentine Vox.”

Basil; or, The Crossed Path. By Wilkie Collins. Told with great power.

The Jealous Wife. Great originality of plot. By Miss Julia Pardoe.

Sylvester Sound. By the author of “Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist.”

Whitefriars; or, The Days of Charles the Second. Equal to “Ivanhoe.”

Webster and Hayne’s Speeches on Foot’s Resolution & Slavery Compromise.

The Rival Beauties. A Beautiful Love Story. By Miss Pardoe.

The Confessions of a Pretty Woman. By Miss Julia Pardoe.

Flirtations in America; or, High Life in New York.

The Coquette. A Powerful and Amusing Tale of Love and Pride.

The Latimer Family. T. S. Arthur’s Great Temperance Story, illustrated.

Above books are $1.00 each in cloth, or 75 cents each in paper cover.

The Creole Beauty. By Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey. Price Fifty cents.

Agnes Graham. By Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey. Price Fifty cents.

HENRY MORFORD’S AMERICAN NOVELS.

Above are each bound in morocco cloth, price $1.50 each.

THE SHAKSPEARE NOVELS.

Above three Books are also bound in morocco cloth. Price $1.25 each.

CHARLES DICKENS’ WORKS.

☞ GREAT REDUCTION IN THEIR PRICES. ☜ILLUSTRATED OCTAVO EDITION.Reduced in price from $2.50 to $1.50 a volume.

☞ GREAT REDUCTION IN THEIR PRICES. ☜

ILLUSTRATED OCTAVO EDITION.

Reduced in price from $2.50 to $1.50 a volume.

This edition is printed from large type, double column, octavo page, each book being complete in one volume, the whole containing near Six Hundred Illustrations, by Cruikshank, Phiz, Browne, Maclise, and other artists.

ILLUSTRATED DUODECIMO EDITION.

Reduced in price from $2.00 to $1.25 a volume.

This edition is printed on the finest paper, from large, clear type, leaded, that all can read, containing Six Hundred full page Illustrations, on tinted paper, from designs by Cruikshank, Phiz, Browne, Maclise, McLenan, and other artists. This is the only edition published that contains all the original illustrations, as selected by Mr. Charles Dickens. Complete in 36 volumes, bound in back, morocco cloth, price $45.00 a set.

“NEW NATIONAL EDITION” OF DICKENS’ WORKS.

This is the cheapest bound edition of the entire works of Charles Dickens ever published,allhis writings being contained inseven large octavo volumes, with a portrait of Charles Dickens, and other illustrations.

GREEN MOROCCO CLOTH, DUODECIMO EDITION.

This is the “People’s Duodecimo Edition” in a new style of Binding, in Green Morocco Cloth, Bevelled Boards, Full Gilt descriptive back, and Medallion Portrait on sides in gilt, in Twenty-two handy volumes, 12mo., fine paper, large clear type, and Two Hundred Illustrations on tinted paper. Price$44a set, and each set put up in a neat and strong box. This is the handsomest and best edition ever published for the price.

PETERSONS’ NEW AMERICAN EDITION OF DICKENS’ WORKS.

This new edition of Charles Dickens’ Writings is in twenty-two volumes, and for beauty and cheapness far surpasses any ever before issued. It is called “Petersons’ New American Edition,” and is printed on fine paper, from large, clear type, leaded, with original illustrations as selected by Mr. Dickens and designed by Phiz, Cruikshank, Browne, Maclise and other artists, and bound very gorgeously in red vellum, black and gold, with the cover filled with the author’s principal characters, which he has made so world-famous. There in one corner is the immortal Pickwick, in another the well-known Micawber, the learned Capt. Cuttle, poor little Oliver Twist, the misguided Grandfather, the mean, hypocritical Pecksniff, the mercenary Squeers, Boots, The Beadle, etc., and all of this for the small sum of $1.50 a volume, or a complete set in 22 volumes, each set put up in a neat box, for $33.00, making a very handsome and unique edition.

CHEAP PAPER COVER EDITION OF DICKENS’ WORKS.

Each book being complete in one large octavo volume.

THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS.

LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS. ByDr. R. Shelton Mackenzie, containing a full history of his Life, his Uncollected Pieces, in Prose and Verse; Personal Recollections and Anecdotes; His Last Will in full; and Letters from Mr. Dickens never before published. With a Portrait and Autograph of Charles Dickens. Complete in one large duodecimo volume, in black cloth, or in red vellum. Price $1.50.

CHARLES LEVER’S GREAT WORKS.

MRS. HENRY WOOD’S MASTERLY BOOKS.

EUGENE SUE’S LIFE-LIKE WORKS.

WILLIAM H. MAXWELL’S WORKS.

HUMOROUS AMERICAN WORKS.

With Illuminated Covers, and beautifully Illustrated by Felix O. C. Darley.

SAMUEL WARREN’S BEST BOOKS.

G. P. R. JAMES’S FASCINATING BOOKS.

MISS PARDOE’S FASCINATING WORKS.

O’MALLEY AND HARRY LORREQUER.

Charles O’Malley, the Irish Dragoon. By Charles Lever.Four different editions: one at 75 cents in paper cover, and three bound in cloth, viz.: Sterling Series, $1.00, People’s Edition, $1.50, & Library Edition, $1.50.Harry Lorrequer.With His Confessions.By Charles Lever.Four different editions: one at 75 cents in paper cover, and three bound in cloth, viz.: Sterling Series, at $1.00, People’s Edition, at $1.50, and Library Edition, at $1.50.

Harry Lorrequer.With His Confessions.By Charles Lever.Four different editions: one at 75 cents in paper cover, and three bound in cloth, viz.: Sterling Series, at $1.00, People’s Edition, at $1.50, and Library Edition, at $1.50.

T. S. ARTHUR’S HOUSEHOLD NOVELS.

MRS. GREY’S CELEBRATED NOVELS.

CAPTAIN MARRYATT’S GREAT SEA TALES.

REVOLUTIONARY STORIES.

J. F. SMITH’S BOOKS.

WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH’S NOVELS.

GUSTAVE AIMARD’S FRONTIER STORIES.

ELLEN PICKERING’S EXQUISITE NOVELS.

FRANK FAIRLEGH’S CAPITAL BOOKS.

SEQUEL TO “DICKENS’ MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD.”

JOHN JASPER’S SECRET.Being the sequel to Charles Dickens’ novel of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.”By Charles Dickens, Jr., and Wilkie Collins. With eighteen full page illustrative engravings, on tinted paper, of the principal scenes and personages in the novel. No set of Dickens can be complete without a copy of “John Jasper’s Secret” is in the set. Complete in one large duodecimo volume, bound in black morocco cloth, or in red vellum. Price $1.50.

THE LAMPLIGHTER’S STORY. BY CHARLES DICKENS.

This volume contains, besides “The Lamplighter’s Story,” his Prize Story ofHunted Down, with seven illustrations;The Detective Police, on Duty with Inspector Field;Down With The Tide;The Christmas Tree;A Child’s Dream of a Star, and several other Novelettes. Handsomely bound in Morocco Cloth, Gold and Black, 12mo., price $1.50.

LIVES OF NOTED “MEN OF THE ROAD.”

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