| Other books for boys & girls illustrated in colour like the Peeps at Many Lands |
| Price 3/6 each all with full-page illustrations in colour Large crown 8vo., cloth | |
| By Lieut.-Col. A. F. Mockler-Ferryman The Golden Girdle With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Allan Stewart |
By Captain Cook Voyages of Discovery With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson |
| By John Finnemore The Wolf Patrol A Story of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts 8 full-page Illustrations in colour by H. M. Paget Jack Haydon's Quest |
By Mungo Park Travels in Africa With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson |
| By Hume Nisbet The Divers With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by the Author | |
| By Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson |
By the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos Willy Wind, and Jock and the Cheeses With 57 Illustrations by J. S. Eland (9 full-page in Colour) |
| By Stanley Waterloo A Tale of the Time of the Cave Men With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Simon Harmon Vedder |
By Ascott R. Hope Stories With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Dorothy Furniss |
| By Andrew Home By a Schoolboy's Hand With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Strickland Brown From Fag to Monitor |
By Andrew Home Exiled from School With 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson |
| By the Rev. R. C. Gillib The Kinsfolk and Friends of Jesus With 16 full-page Illustrations in Colour and Sepia | |
| Published by A. and C. Black, Soho Quare, London, W. | |
| Price 6/= each all with full-page illustrations in colour Large square crown 8vo., cloth | |
| By S. R. Crockett Red Cap Adventures Being the Second Series of Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure-Chest of the Wizard of the North 16 full-page Illustrations by Allan Stewart and others |
By Miss Conway and Sir Martin Conway The Children's Book of Art 16 full-page Illustrations in Colour from Public and Private Galleries |
| By S. R. Crockett Red Cap Adventures Stolen from the Treasure-Chest of the Wizard of the North 16 full-page Illustrations by Simon Harmon Vedoer |
By G. E. Mitton The Children's Book of Stars Preface by Sir David Gill, K.C.B., with 16 full-page Illustrations (11 in Colour) and 8 smaller figures in the text |
| Translated and Abridged by Dominick Daly The Adventures of Don Quixote 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Stephen Baghot de la Bere |
By G. E. Mitton The Children's Book of London 12 full-page Illustrations (11 in Colour) and 8 smaller figures in the text |
| Gulliver's Travels 16 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Stephen Baghot de la Bere |
By Elizabeth Grierson The Children's Book of Celtic Stories 12 full-page Illustrations by Allan Stewart |
| By Ascott R. Hope The Adventures of Punch 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Stephen Baghot de la Bere |
By Elizabeth W. Grierson The Children's Book of Edinburgh 12 full-page Illustrations by Allan Stewart |
| By P. G. Wodehouse William Tell Told Again 16 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Philip Dadd |
By Elizabeth W. Grierson Children's Tales fromk Scottish Ballads 12 full-page Illustrations by Allan Stewart |
| By John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress 8 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I. |
Edited by G. E. Mitton Swiss Family Robinson 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Harry Rountree |
| By Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin 8 full-page Illustrations and many others in the text | |
| Published by A. and C. Black, Soho Quare, London, W. | |
| Price 6/= each all with full-page illustrations in colour Large square crown 8vo., cloth | |
| Animal Autobiographies Edited by
Each volume deals entirely with the life-story of some one animal, and is not merely a collection of animal stories. It is necessary to emphasize this, as the idea of the series has sometimes been misunderstood. Children who have outgrown fairy-tales undoubtedly prefer this form of story to any other, and a more wholesome way of stimulating their interest in the living things around them could hardly be found. Though the books are designed for children of all ages, many adults have been attracted by their freshness, and have found in them much that they did not know before. The autobiographical form was chosen after careful consideration in preference to the newer method of regarding an animal through the eyes of a human being, because it is the first aim of the series to depict the world as animals see it, and it is not possible to do this realistically unless the animal himself tells the story. |
The life story of A Black Bear By H. Perry Robinson With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by J. Van Oont |
| The life story of A Cat By Violet Hunt With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by Adolph Birkenruth | |
| The life story of A Dog By G. E. Mitton With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson | |
| The life story of A Fox By J. C. Tregarthen With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by Countess Helena Gletchen | |
| The life story of A Fowl By J. W. Hurst With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by Allan Stewart and Maude Scrivener | |
| The life story of A Rat By G. M. A. Hewett With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by Stephen Baghot de la Bere | |
| The life story of A Squirrel By T. C. Bridges With 12 full-pages Illustrations in Colour by Allan Stewart | |
| Published by A. and C. Black, Soho Quare, London, W. | |
Tangerine:
A child's letters from Morocco. Edited by T. Ernest Waltham • Containing illustrations from photographs • Square Demy Octavo • Cloth • Price 3s. 6d.
"Tangerine," as the name implies, deals with Tangier, but not in an historical sense only, because the pretty title is the name given to the little heroine who describes, with open eyes of amazement, all the funny things and people she meets with while living in that strange Moorish country.
Her letters, and the many beautiful and unique photographs which illustrate them, carry one back to the Old Testament history times, and if the illustrations had not been from actual photographs, it would have been very difficult to have believed that the old, old customs could be seen to-day so near to our own country and unmixed with modern civilization.
The book will especially interest the young, because children love to have incidents of real life put before them when they have been seen through the eyes of another child; besides, tangerines' letters are full of quaint doings and little adventures which must appeal to them.
Published by A. and C. Black, 4, 5, and 6, Soho Square, London, W.
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| The life story of A Black Bear By H. Perry Robinson With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by J. Van Gort |
The life story of A Fox By J. C. Tregarthen With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Countess Helena Glerichen |
| The life story of A Cat By Violet Hunt With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Adolph Birkenruth |
The life story of A Rat By G. M. A. Hewett With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Stephen Baghot de la Bere |
| The life story of A Dog By G. E. Mitton With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson |
The life story of A Squirrel By T. C. Bridges With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by Allan Stewart |
| The life story of A Fowl By J. W. Hurst With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour |
The Observer says: "That a great many children, and their elders, too, take a continuous interest in the life stories of animals has been proved again and again, and therefore the idea of this series is one which is sure to commend itself to a large circle of readers. These volumes show that the happy idea has been very happily carried out."
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| published by A. & C. Black, 4, 5, & 6, Soho Quare, London, W. | |
Swiss Family Robinson. edited by G. E. Mitton • containing twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Harry Rountree. Large square crown octavo cloth • gilt top • price 6s.
There's no friend like an old friend, and, among all schoolroom classics, "Swiss Family Robinson" is one of the oldest and best known. The present version is taken from one of the earliest of the English editions, and though a certain amount of unnecessary matter has been cut off to reduce it within reasonable limits, the slightly archaic flavour of the language has been retained.
Harry Rountree's illustrations in colour are really excellent, and make one wish it had been one's own privilege to meet the book for the first time in this guise.
Published by A. and C. Black, 4, 5, and 6, Soho Square, London, W.
The Children's Book of
Edinburgh
By Elizabeth W. Grierson
Containing 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour from Paintings by
Allan Stewart
Large Square Crown 8ve., Cloth, Gilt Top. Price 6s.
"There have been many books written about Edinburgh, but none which attempts to point out its attractions or explain its historical associations in the way this one does for the benefit of young people. The author comes down to the level of little folks; yet the style in which she writes will not repel older people… The volume is one which is certain to prove popular with little folk." — Scotsman.
The Children's Book of
London
By G. E. Mitton
Author of several volumes in "The Fascination of London" Series edited by
Sir Walter Besant
Containing 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by John Williamson
Large Square Crown Svo., Cloth, Gilt Top. Price 6s.
"No better guide could our younger generation have. The book has been written so dexterously that a child of ten years of age will at once be attracted and be impatient to go on a voyage of discovery in that London of which it knows little or nothing beyond the fact that it is a very, very, big city. 'Pen Pictures of London' the bock might be called, and it will assuredly be in great demand at Christmas-time." — Morning Post.
The Children's Book of Stars
By G. E. Mitton
Author of The Children's Book of London
With a Preface by Sir David Gill, K.C.B.
Containing about 20 full-page Illustrations (11 in Colour) and numerous
Diagrams in the Text
Large Square Crown Svo., Cloth, Gilt Top. Price 6s.
"This book about stars stirs one to something like enthusiasm, because it is so obviously and so delightfully a book that ought to have been written, and a book that has been welt and lovingly written." — Tribune.
Children's Tales from
Scottish Ballads
By Elizabeth W, Grierson
Containing 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour from Paintings by
Allan Stewart
Large Square Crown Svo., Cloth, Gill Top. Price 6s.
"The author has singled out her stories well. Black Agnace of Dunbar is a stirring piece of writing, and if it and the other stories do not fire the imagination of the rising generation, then we have surely become a decadent race… The illustrations are again by Mr. Stewart, whose colouring is beautiful." — Speaker.
Published by A. and C. Black, 4, 5, and 6, Soho Square, London, W.