New and Cheaper Edition of the Figuier Books,
THE WORLD BEFORE THE DELUGE
By LOUIS FIGUIER.
The Geological portion newly revised by H. W. Bristow, F.R.S., of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Hon. Fellow of King's College, London. With 235 Illustrations. Being the first volume of the New and Cheaper Edition of Figuier's Works.
1 vol., small 8vo. Price, $3.50.
In the new edition of "The World before the Deluge," the text has been again thoroughly revised by Mr. Bristow, and many important additions made, the result of the recent investigations of himself and his colleagues of the Geological Survey.
The, other volumes of the new and cheaper edition of Figuier's Works will be issued in the following order:
From the French of Louis Figuier. Edited by C. 0. G. Napier, F.G.S. With 471 Illustrations. Cloth. Price, $3.50.
A Popular Account of the Orders of Insects. From the French of Louis Figuier. Edited by E. W. Jansen. With 570 Illustrations. Cloth. Price, $3.50.
A Descriptive History of the Sea and its Inhabitants. From the French of Louis Figuier. Edited by C. 0. G Napier, F. G. S. With 427 Illustrations. Cloth. Price, $3.50.
From the French of Louis Figuier. Edited by Parker Gilmore With 307 Illustrations. Cloth. Price, $3.50.
A NEW SERIES OF
SCIENCE PRIMERS,
For the purpose of facilitating the Introduction of Science Teaching into Elementary Schools, is now preparing, under the joint editorship of
Professor HUXLEY, Professor ROSCOE, and Professor BALFOUR STEWART.
The object of these Primers is to convey information in such a manner as to make it both intelligible and interesting to pupils in the most elementary classes. They will be clearly printed on good paper, and illustrations will be given wherever they are necessary to the proper understanding of the text. The following volumes will be published shortly—others will follow:
| CHEMISTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . | By Professor ROSCOE. |
| PHYSICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | By Professor BALFOUR STEWART. |
18mo. Flexible Cloth. Price, 50 cents each.
D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers,
