ADV IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS BOOKS ETCHERS AND ETCHING REYNARD THE FOX JOSEPH PENNELL'S Beautiful Book Illustrated with 6 etchings, 21 photogravures and 17 half tone illustrations, this history of the art and technique of etching is perhaps the handsomest book of the year.. $15.00. Also a fine limited edition. $50.00. STARVED ROCK EDGAR LEE MASTERS' New Poems These new poems, by the author of "Spoon River," are powerful and beautiful. "Starved Rock" is a fearless, frank analysis of human passions and motives. $1.50. The RUSSIAN PENDULUM ARTHUR BULLARD'S New Book Based largely on Mr. Bullard's recent experiences in Russia, this book gives a clear, accurate picture of the Revolution. $2.00. JOHN MASEFIELD'S New Narrative Poem A thrilling tale. Masefield at his best, delineating in sharp and beautiful lines the whole joyous pageant of the English countryside. "It is one of the gayest scenes ever painted, on canvas or paper." -New York Globe. $1.60. ILLUSTRATED Just in time for the Holidays comes this beautiful new edition of "The Everlasting Mercy" and "The Widow in the Bye Street," with photographic illustrations of the scenes depicted in the famous poems. Here are glimpses of the city streets and the English countryside which furnished an actual setting for each poem. $2.50. THE HISTORY of the AMERICAN By HENRY P. DAVISON Chairman of the War Council This official history of the organization and achievements of the Red Cross, as told by Mr. Davison, will be read with pride by every American. (All author's royalties go to the Red Cross.) Illustrated. $3.00. GOOD BOOKS FOR The Children's Life of the Bee By Maurice Maeterlinck The great Belgian writer's masterpiece has easily been adapted for young readers by Alfred Sutro and Hershel Williams. Honey gathering, the life of the hives and all the daily life of these familiar insects are delightfully depicted. With beautiful illustrations in colors and handsomely bound. The Water-Babies Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith Jessie Wilcox Smith has drawn for Charles Kingsley's classic eight full-page illustrations in colors and many in black and white. Unquestionably the most attractive edition of this favorite. Little Brother and Little Sister Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Forty of the Grimm fairy tales in an tremely handsome edition. There are twelve full-page illustrations in delicate colorings and many in black and white. Artistically bound and boxed. $4.00 The Little Mother Goose Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith A smaller edition of the Complete Mother Goose. Contains all of the famous illustrations in color-twelve-and most of the black and white drawings. Compact in size-easy for younger children to handle. $1.00 Insect Adventures By J. Henri Fabre Could any live boy or girl fail to be interested in nature subjects when they are presented by so noted a naturalist as Fabre in the form of such fanciful adventures? All manner of fascinating things are introduced to the child reader in a delightfully whimsical Illustrated. $2.25 manner. These books may be ordered of any bookseller or of the publishers Dodd, Mead & Company Publishers New York GOOD BOOKS FOR The Memoirs of Von Tirpitz One of the great sensational documents of the war of vital interest to every student of history. Von Tirpitz tells of the building of the German navy, his relations with the Kaiser, Germany's aims and imperial ambitions, the sea and land campaignsin short all about Germany during the war from the inside by an insider. A very interesting feature of the biography is his diary from August, 1914, onward, partly in the form of letters to his wife. That the book has been suppressed in Germany is significant. Two large volumes, $7.50 Mountain Paths By Maurice Maeterlinck Author of "The Blue Bird." etc. It is now three years since Maeterlinck has written a volume of essays. His book consists of eighteen chapters devoted to occult subjects, to fighting and heroism, to gambling, to the insect world and to other matters. Our Greatest Battle By Frederick Palmer Author of "America in France," etc. The first authoritative history of the great Argonne battles and all the other fighting by our army. Palmer was on Pershing's staff; he saw every division in action; he tells the glorious story vividly, thrillingly, and in With maps. $2.50 detail Oloth $1.75-limp leather $2.50 The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Author of "The Life of the Spider," etc. Few insects vie in popular fame with the glow-worm, that curious little animal which, to celebrate the little joys of life, kindles a beacon at its tail-end. In this volume the tireless French scientist tells in his intimitable style of the ways of this interesting insect. Sherry By George Barr McCutcheon $1.75 George von Lengerke Meyer: His Life and Public Service An important biography of the season is this life of a distinguished public officer, who was Ambassador to Italy and to Russia, Postmaster-General under President Roosevelt, and Secretary of the Navy under President Taft. Illustrated, $5.00 The Grail of Life Deadham Hard By Lucas Malet $1.75 Author of "Sir Richard Calmady," etc. "A long while has elapsed since Lucas Malet has appeared on the bookstalls with a new book, but the work which she has at last given the public must rank with her best-and that is saying much."-Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger. $1.90 |