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BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $4
During a period of four years the author has made camping excursions into many of the wilder parts of the mountains. An excellent camera has been an almost inseparable companion. The volume is full of interest and delight.
N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1897 $1.50
Plain tales of a plain man, told in his own words and edited by one who has listened to these forecastle yarns with great pleasure.
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1886 50c
Interesting account of a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus through the upper valleys of the Himalaya.
Wilson E. L. and Others. Mountain climbing. (Scribner's Out of Door Library.)
N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.50
Contents: Mt. Washington in winter; Ascent of Mt. Ætna; One thousand miles through the Alps, etc.
Scribner's Sons, 1885 $1
A description of famous escapes extending from 684 B. C. to 1865.
Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1

920. COLLECTED BIOGRAPHY.

Il.N. Y., Routledge & Sons, n. d. $1
A series of naval biographies.
N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50
Outlines of the lives and services of Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton and others.
Il.N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50
Biographical sketches with portraits of Napoleon, Nelson, John Bunyan, Thos. Arnold, Wendell Phillips and others.
Il.N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50
Possesses both interest and permanent value.