| "Little gems of bookmaking."—Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati. |
| "For many a long day nothing has been thought out or worked out so sure to prove entirely pleasing to cultured book-lovers."—The Bookmaker. |
| I—Gesta Romanorum. Tales of the old monks. Edited by C. Swan | $1 00 |
| "This little gem is a collection of stories composed by the monks of old, who were in the custom of relating them to each other after meals for their mutual amusement and information."—Williams' Literary Monthly. |
| "Nuggets indeed, and charming ones, are these rescued from the mine of old Latin, which would certainly have been lost to many busy readers who can only take what comes to them without delving for hidden treasures." |
| II—Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey. By Thomas Love Peacock | $1 00 |
| "It must have been the court librarian of King Oberon who originally ordered the series of quaintly artistic little volumes that Messrs. Putnam are publishing under the name of Knickerbocker Nuggets. There is an elfin dignity in the aspect of these books in their bindings of dark and light blue with golden arabesques."—Portland Press. |
| III—Gulliver's Travels. By Jonathan Swift. A reprint of the early complete edition. Very fully illustrated. Two vols. | $2 50 |
| "Messrs. Putnam have done a substantial service to all readers of English classics by reprinting in two dainty and artistically bound volumes those biting satires of Jonathan Swift, 'Gulliver's Travels.'" |
| IV—Tales from Irving. With illustrations. Two vols. Selected from "The Sketch Book," "Traveller," "Wolfert's Roost," "Bracebridge Hall." | $2 00 |
| "The tales, pathetic and thrilling as they are in themselves, are rendered winsome and realistic by the lifelike portraitures which profusely illustrate the volumes.... We confess our high appreciation of the superb manner in which the publishers have got up and sent forth the present volumes—which are real treasures, to be prized for their unique character."—Christian Union. |
| "Such books as these will find their popularity confined to no one country, but they must be received with enthusiasm wherever art and literature are recognized."—Albany Argus. |
| V—Book of British Ballads. Edited by S. C. Hall. A fac-simile of the original edition. With illustrations by Creswick, Gilbert, and others | $1 50 |
| "This is a diminutive fac-simile of the original very valuable edition.... The collection is not only the most complete and reliable that has been published, but the volume is beautifully illustrated by skilful artists."—Pittsburg Chronicle. |
| "Probably the best general collection of our ballad literature, in moderate compass, that has yet been made."—Chicago Dial. |
| VI—The Travels of Baron MÜnchausen. Reprinted from the early, complete edition. Very fully illustrated | $1 25 |
| "The venerable Baron MÜnchausen in his long life has never appeared as well-dressed, so far as we know, as now in this goodly company." |
| "The Baron's stories are as fascinating as the Arabian Nights."—Church Union. |
| VII—Letters, Sentences, and Maxims. By Lord Chesterfield. With a critical essay by C. A. Sainte-Beuve | $1 00 |
| "Full of wise things, quaint things, witty and shrewd things, and the maker of this book has put the pick of them all together."—London World. |
| "Each of the little volumes in this series is a literary gem."—Christian at Work. |
| VIII—The Vicar of Wakefield. By Goldsmith. With 32 Illustrations by William Mulready | $1 00 |
| "Goldsmith's charming tale seems more charming than ever in the dainty dress of the 'Knickerbocker Nuggets' series. These little books are a delight to the eye, and their convenient form and size make them most attractive to all book-lovers."—The Writer, Boston. |
| "A gem of an edition, well made, printed in clear, readable type, illustrated with spirit, and just such a booklet as, when one has it in his pocket, makes all the difference between solitude and loneliness."—Independent. |
| IX—Lays of Ancient Rome. By Thomas Babington Macaulay. Illustrated by George Scharf | $1 00 |
| "The poems included in this collection are too well known to require that attention should be drawn to them, but the beautiful setting which they receive in the dainty cover and fine workmanship of this series makes it a pleasure even to handle the volume."—Yale Literary Magazine. |
| X—The Rose and the Ring. By William M. Thackeray. With the author's illustrations. | $1 25 |
| "'The Rose and the Ring,' by Thackeray, is reproduced with quaint illustrations, evidently taken from the author's own handiwork."—Rochester Post-Express. |
| XI—Irish Melodies and Songs. By Thomas Moore. Illustrated by Maclise | $1 50 |
| "The latest issue is a collection of Thomas Moore's 'Irish Melodies and Songs,' fully and excellently illustrated, with each page of the text printed within an outline border of appropriate green tint, embellished with emblems and figures fitting the text."—Boston Times. |
| XII—Undine and Sintram. By De La Motte FouquÉ. Illustrated | $1 00 |
| "'Undine and Sintram' are the latest issue, bound in one volume. They are of the size classics should be—pocket volumes,—and nothing more desirable is to be found among the new editions of old treasures."—San JosÉ Mercury. |
| XIII—The Essays of Elia. By Charles Lamb. Two vols. | $2 00 |
| "The genial essayist himself could have dreamed of no more beautiful setting than the Putnams have given the Essays of Elia by printing them among their Knickerbocker Nuggets."—Chicago Advance. |
| XIV—Tales from the Italian Poets. By Leigh Hunt. Two vols. | $2 00 |
| "The perfection of artistic bookmaking."—San Francisco Chronicle. |
| "This work is most delightful literature, which finds a fitting place in this collection, bound in volumes of striking beauty."—Troy Times. |
| "Hunt had just that delightful knowledge of the Italian poets that one would most desire for oneself, together with an exquisite style of his own wherein to make his presentation of them to English readers perfect."—New York Critic. |
| The first series, comprising the foregoing eighteen volumes, in handsome case, | $19 00 |
| XV—Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Translated by George Long | $1 00 |
| "The thoughts of the famous Roman are worthy of a new introduction to the army of readers through a volume so dainty and pleasing."—Intelligencer. |
| "As a book for hard study, as a book to inspire reverie, as a book for five minutes or an hour, it is both delightful and profitable."—Journal of Education. |
| "It is an interesting little book, and we feel indebted to the translator for this presentation of his work."—Presbyterian. |
| XVI—Æsop's Fables. Rendered chiefly from original sources. By Rev. Thomas James, M.A. With 100 illustrations of John Tenniell | $1 25 |
| "It is wonderful the hold these parables have had upon the human attention; told to children, and yet of no less interest to men and women."—Chautauqua Herald. |
| "For many a long day nothing has been thought out or worked out so sure to prove entirely pleasing to cultured book-lovers."—The Bookmaker. |
| "These classic studies adorned with morals were never more neatly prepared for the public eye."—The Milwaukee Wisconsin. |
| XVII—Ancient Spanish Ballads. Historic and Romantic. Translated, with notes, by J. G. Lockhart. Reprinted from the revised edition of 1841, with 60 illustrations by Allan, Roberts, Simson, Warren, Aubrey, and Harvey | $1 50 |
| "A mass of popular poetry which has never yet received the attention to which it is entitled."—Boston Journal of Education. |
| "The historical and artistic settings of these mediÆval poetic gems enhance the value and attractiveness of the book."—Buffalo Chronicle Advocate. |
| XVIII—The Wit and Wisdom of Sydney Smith. A selection of the most memorable passages in his Writings and Conversations. | $1 00 |
| XIX—The Ideals of the Republic; or, Great Words from Great Americans. Comprising:—The "Declaration of Independence, 1776." "The Constitution of the United States, 1779." "Washington's Circular Letter, 1783." "Washington's First Inaugural, 1789." "Washington's Second Inaugural, 1793." "Washington's Farewell Address." "Lincoln's First Inaugural, 1861." "Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865." "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863." | $1 00 |
| XX—Selections from Thomas De Quincey. Comprising:—"On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts." "Three Memorable Murders." "The Spanish Nun." | $1 00 |
| XXI—Tales by Heinrich ZschÖkke. Comprising:—"A New Year's Eve," "The Broken Pitcher," "Jonathan Frock," "A Walpurgis Night." Translated by Parke Godwin and William P. Prentice. |
In Preparation. |
| American War Ballads. A selection of the more noteworthy of the Ballads and Lyrics which were produced during the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Edited, with notes, by Geo. Cary Eggleston. With original illustrations. |
| French Ballads. Printed in the original text, selected and edited, with notes, by Prof. T. F. Crane. |
| German Ballads. Printed in the original text. |
