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DODGE. The Plains of the Great West, and their Inhabitants. A vivid and picturesque description of the Western plains of the American Continent, including accounts of the game, a careful topographical record, notes of emigration, &c., &c., and an exhaustive account of the life and habits of the Indians (both the "reserved" and the "unreserved"), their customs in fighting, hunting, marriage, death, clothing, religious beliefs and rites, &c., &c., with some suggestions for the treatment of the Indian question. By Richard Irving Dodge, Colonel in the U.S. Army. 1 large octavo volume very fully illustrated, $4.00

Colonel Dodge has, during many years, held positions of responsibility on the Western frontier, and has enjoyed exceptional opportunities for obtaining an intimate knowledge of the life and habits of the Indians, and of the features of the great plains in which they live, and the record of his experiences and observations will be found not only most fascinating reading, but a trustworthy and authoritative guide on the subjects of which it treats.

VAN LAUN. The History of French Literature.

By Henri Van Laun, Translator of Taine's "History of English Literature," the Works of MoliÈre, etc., etc.

Vol. I.—FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE RENAISSANCE.
Vol. II.—FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO LOUIS XIV.
Vol. III.—FROM LOUIS XIV. TO NAPOLEON III. (In preparation.)

8vo, cloth extra, each, $2.50.

We have to deal with a people essentially spirited and intellectual, whose spirit and intellect have been invariably the wonder and admiration, if not the model and mould, of contemporary thought, and whose literary triumphs remain to this day among the most notable landmarks of modern literature. * * * Extract from Author's Preface.

THE BEST READING. A Classified Bibliography for Easy Reference. With Hints on the Selection of Books, the Formation of Libraries, on Courses of Reading, etc. 15th Edition. Entirely re-written and brought down to August, 1876, with the addition of priced lists of the best books in French, German, Spanish and Italian Literature. 8vo, paper, $1.25; cloth, $1.75.

"By far the best work of the kind."—College Courant.

THE SELECT BRITISH ESSAYISTS. A series planned to consist of half a dozen volumes, comprising the Representative Papers of The Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Rambler, Lounger, Mirror, Looker-On, etc., etc. Edited, with Introduction and Biographical Sketches of the Authors, by John Habberton.

Vol. I.—THE SPECTATOR. By Addison and Steele. Square rÓmo, beautifully printed, and tastefully bound in cloth extra, $1.25

This series has been planned to preserve, and to present in a form at once attractive and economical, the permanently valuable portions of those standard productions of the Essayists, which, as well for the perfection of their English style, as for the sterling worth of their matter are deservedly perennial.

Vol. 2. SIR ROGER DE COVERLY PAPERS. From The Spectator.

One volume, 16mo, $1.00.

"Mr. Habberton has given us a truly readable and delightful selection from a series of volumes that ought possibly never to go out of fashion, but which by the reason of their length and slightly antiquated form there is danger of our overlooking."—Liberal Christian.