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BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
Il.N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3
A realistic picture of South America, the many varieties of people that form its population, their governments as we find them today, and their history from ancient times.
Il.N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3
Adventures of two youths in Russia with an account of a tour across Siberia, a visit to Central Asia and a historical sketch of the empire from its foundation to the present time.
Il.N. Y., Button & Co., 1895 $2.50
A narrative of sport and adventure in South Africa, submitted for the reader's instruction and amusement.
Bost., Wilde & Co., 1895 $1.50
Adventures of two youths in a journey through the Sahara desert.
Bost., Wilde & Co., 1896 $1.50
This work recounts adventures in Australia and gives an excellent account of the country and its remarkable plants and animals.
Il.N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1888 $2.50
Marco Polo needs no introduction. He is revered as the greatest of all travelers in the middle ages.
Il.N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $2.50
Author has sought to convey information in such a form that it will amuse as well as instruct.
N. Y., Appleton, n. d. $1.25
The life and explorations of Lieutenant James Booth Lockwood of the Greely Arctic expedition.
N. Y., Bonnell, Silver & Co., 1897 $1.25
The route herein portrayed is over the northern frontier—a journey of surpassing interest.
N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.75
A book intended to stimulate young countrymen, who are to be the future guardians of the Republic, to a more extended perusal of our national history, and the biographies of the principal actors in it.