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I. Out of the Hurly Burly; or, Life in an Odd Corner.

By MAX

ADELER, Author of "Elbow Room," &c. With 379 Illustrations by Arthur
B. FROST.

2. Hood's Own; or, Laughter from Year to Year. With the Original Humorous Illustrations by the Author.

3. The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. With Illustrations by J. E. MILLAIS, JOHN TENNIEL, J. D. WATSON, &c.

4. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. With Memoir of the Author, and 100 Engravings by THOMAS Dalziel.

5. Longfellow's Poetical Works. With Portrait and Illustrations. 6. Don Quixote. Part 1. With upwards of 100 Illustrations by TONY JOHANNot.

7. Don Quixote. Part 2. With upwards of 100 Illustrations by TONY JOHANNOT.

8. Hood's Own; or, Laughter from Year to Year. SECOND SERIES. With the Original Humorous Illustrations by the Author.

9. Elbow Room: A Novel without a Plot. By MAX ADELER, Author of "Out of the Hurly Burly," &c. Profusely and Humorously Illustrated by A. B. FROST

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HAYDN'S DICTIONARY OF DATES, for Universal Refer-
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NEW, IMPROVED AND ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF DR. ADAM CLARKE'S COMMENTARY on the HOLY BIBLE. New and Revised Edition, with Additional Notes, bringing up the work to the present Standard of Biblical Knowledge, and Life of the Author by Rev. THORNLEY SMITH, and 100 pages of Engravings, Maps, &c. In Six Volumes, super-royal, cloth, price 52s. 6d.

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CARLETON'S TRAITS AND STORIES of the IRISH PEASANTRY. With the Author's last Corrections, an Introduction, Explanatory Notes, and numerous full-page Plates and other Illustrations by HARVEY, GILBERT, PHIZ, &c. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, price 75. Ed.

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10. Poetic Treasures, Selected and Edited by Rev. Dr. GILES Medium 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt edges, 7s. 6d. each; full morocco, 165.

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London: WARD, LOCK & CO., Salisbury Square, E.C.

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