“There are no brighter or better stories for boys and girls than these.”—­Chicago Record-Herald.

“The books are as satisfactory to the small girls, who find them adorable, as for the mothers and librarians, who delight in their influence.”—­Christian Register.

These three volumes, boxed as a three-volume set to complete the library editions of The Little Colonel books, $3.75.

In the Desert of Waiting:  THE LEGEND OF CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN.

The Three Weavers:  A FAIRY TALE FOR FATHERS AND MOTHERS AS WELL AS FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS.

Keeping Tryst.

Each one volume, tall 16mo, cloth decorative   $0.50
Paper boards                                     .35

There has been a constant demand for publication in separate form of these three stories, which were originally included in three of the “Little Colonel” books, and the present editions, which are very charmingly gotten up, will be delightful and valued gift-books for both old and young.

Joel:  A Boy Of Galilee.  By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON.  Illustrated by L.J.  Bridgman.

     New illustrated edition, uniform with the Little Colonel Books, 1
     vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative $1.50

     A story of the time of Christ, which is one of the author’s
     best-known books, and which has been translated into many
     languages, the last being Italian.

Asa Holmes; OR, AT THE CROSS-ROADS.  A sketch of Country Life and Country Humor.  By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON.  With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.

     Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top $1.00

“‘Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads’ is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while.  The lovable, cheerful, touching incidents, the descriptions of persons and things, are wonderfully true to nature.”—­Boston Times.

The Rival Campers; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF HENRY BURNS.  By RUEL P. SMITH.

     Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by A.B.  Shute $1.50

Here is a book which will grip and enthuse every boy reader.  It is the story of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, and athletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.

“The best boys’ book since ‘Tom Sawyer.’”—­San Francisco Examiner.

“Henry Burns, the hero, is the ‘Tom Brown’ of America.”—­N.Y.  Sun.

The Rival Campers Afloat; OR, THE PRIZE YACHT VIKING.  By RUEL P. SMITH, author of “The Rival Campers.”

     Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50