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A TREASURY OF THOUGHT. An Encyclopædia of Quotations fromAncient and Modern Authors. 8vo, full gilt, $4.00.
The most complete and exhaustive volume of the kind with which we areacquainted. The literature of all times has contributed to it, and the rangeof reading necessary to its compilation is the widest.—Hartford Courant.
NOTABLE THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. A Literary Mosaic. Crown8vo, $1.50.
Full of delicious bits from nearly every writer of any celebrity, English,American, French, or German, early and modern, it is a fascinating medley.When one takes up the book it is difficult to lay it down, for one is led onfrom one brilliant or striking thought to another, in a way that is quite absorbing.—PortlandTranscript.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Choice Sentences from the wisest Authors.16mo, full gilt, $1.25.
The first noticeable thing about “Pearls of Thought” is that the“pearls” are offered in a jewel-box of printing and binding. The selectionshave the merit of being short and sparkling. Authors, ancient andmodern, and of all nations, are represented.—New York Tribune.
DUE WEST; or, Round the World in Ten Months. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
It is a book of books on foreign travel, and deserves to be in the hands ofall subsequent writers as combining just the qualities to give the greater informationand zest.—Boston Commonwealth.
DUE SOUTH; or, Cuba Past and Present. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
Full of information concerning the Bahama Islands, the Caribbean Sea,and the island of Cuba. Of the finest and most extensive culture, Mr.Ballou is the ideal traveler.—Boston Traveller.
DUE NORTH; or, Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia. Crown 8vo,$1.50.
The author has the tact to travel without an object; he strolls. He seesthings accidentally; you feel that you might have seen the same things,under the same circumstances. He never lectures; rarely theorizes. It isas useful to read him as it is enjoyable to travel with him.—Journal ofEducation.
UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS: or, Travels in New Zealand, Australia,and Tasmania. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
Few persons have traveled so extensively, and no one more profitablyboth to himself and the public, than Mr. Ballou.—Edwin P. Whipple.
EDGE-TOOLS OF SPEECH. Crown 8vo, $3.50.
A remarkable compilation of brilliant and wise sayings from more than athousand various sources, embracing all the notable authors, classic andmodern, who have enriched the pages of history and literature. It mightbe termed a whole libra