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SCRIBNER’S BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
A NEW AND REVISED EDITION OF
THE ILLUSTRATED
NIBRARY OF WONDERS.
THE WONDERS OF MAN AND NATURE,
Intelligence of Animals—Mountain Adventures—Bodily Strength and Skill—Wonder¬
ful Escapes—Thunder and Lightning—Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds—
“Wonders of the Human Body—tThe Sublime in Nature.
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE,
Wonders cf Heat—Wonders of the Heavens—Wonders of Optics—The Sun—Wonders
of Acoustics—Wonders of Water—Wonders of the Moon—Meteors, Aerolites, Storms,
and Atmospheric Phenomena.
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THE WONDERS OF ART & ARCHAEOLOGY,
Egypt 3,300 Years Ago—Wonders of Sculpture—Wonders of Glass Making—Worders
of European Art—Wonders of Pompeii—Wonders of Architecture—The Wonders of
Italian Art—The Wonders of Engraving.
Twenty-four volumes, containing over a Thousand Valuable Illustrations,
Each Set, 8 volumes, in a Box, - $8.00.
ach volume, 12mo, complete in itself. Sold separately at $1.00 per volume.
The new edition of the ‘‘Wonder Library,” the success of which has been most extraordinary
and lasting, is now completed. The books in this attractive new form will be found more valuable
than ever. Theseries is designed to bring within popular comprehension the various operations and
procedures in Science and the Arts, the phenomena and laws of nature, curious and strikirg
facts in natural history, remarkable exploits, archzological discoveries, and a historical account
of the progress of the fine arts. The subjects treated are of universal interest, and they are
discussed in a popular and interesting manner. The illustrations are very numerous, and leave
nothing to be desired on the score of completeness; they add materially to the attractiveness and
value of the series, which is by far the most thorough, interesting and valuable of the kind ever
produced.
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tundoubtedly the best ever published, "—Bosfon Globe.
‘* These books may be bought with the certainty that they will give unbounded pleasure of a gcod kind to the
well-grown children of a family, and that the mature will pick them up as eagerly as those who are younger.—
Christian Advocate.