The Alden Catalogue of Choice Books, May 30, 1889. John Alden
History. By Edw. Hull, LL.D.
A Treasury of the Best Literature
Library Magazine. First Series: 9 vols. in 6, Jan., 1879, to Dec., 1881, 5,372 pages; 16mo, cloth, $3.00. Second Series: 7 vols. in 6, Feb., 1883, to April, 1886: over 3,300 octavo pages, cloth, $4.00. Vols. I and II. combined, Feb. – Dec., 1883, 822 pages, 90c. Vol III., Jan. – July, 1884, 752 pages, 90c. Vol. IV., Aug. – Dec., 1884, 500 pages, 50c. Vol. V., Jan. – June, 1885, 576 pages, 50c. Vol. VI., July-Dec., 1885, 573 pages, 50c. Vol. VII., Jan. – April, 1886, 384 pages, 50c. Third Series: Vol II., Nov., 1886 to May, 1887, 710 pages. Vol. III., April to June, 1887, 598 pages. Vol. IV., July to Sept., 1887, 504 pages. Volume V., Oct. to Dec., 1887, 566 pages. Vol. VI., Jan. to April, 1888, 576 pages. Each vol. small quarto, cloth, 65c.; half Morocco. 80c. First Series: Vol. V., half Russia, gilt top, 25c. Vol. VI., cloth, 20c. Vol. VII., cloth, 20c. The same, half Russia, 25c. Vol. VIII., cloth, 30c. Vol. IX., cloth, 20c. (all 20 per cent.).
– Index to The Library Magazine, 1879 to 1888. Small quarto, cloth, 60c. (15c)
Light Literature: Choice and Cheap
Light Literature. Always in good and generally in large type, well printed, on good paper, and bound in paper covers. Sent post-paid at prices affixed. (all 20 per cent).
Carlyle, Thomas, Chartison 10c
Carlyle, Thomas, Past and Present 15c
Cooper, J. Fenimore, Wing and Wing 20c
Collins, Wilkie, The Moonstone 20c
De Foe, Life of, by William Minto 10c
Eliot, George, Felix Holt 20c
Gibbon, Life of, by J. C. Morrison 10c
Hay, Mary Cecil, Under the Will 10c
Irving Tales. Several good short stories 10c
Johnson, Samuel. Life of, by Leslie Stephen 10c
Linton E. Lynn. Ione Stewart 20c
Locke, Life of, by Thomas Fowler 10c
McKay, Robinson Brown 5c
Macaulay. The Athenian Orator 2c
Payne, James. The Canon’s Ward 15c
Pope, Alex. Life of, by Leslie Stephen 10c
Rawlinson, George. Cyrus the Great 2c
Read, Charles. A Perilous Secret 20c
Scott, Sir Walter. Woodstock 15c
– Chronicles of the Canongate 10c
– Count Robert of Paris 15c
– St. Ronan’s Well 15c
– Fortunes of Nigel 15c
– The Surgeon’s Daughter 10c
– The Heart of Midlothian 20c
– Castle Dangerous 10c
– Southey, Life of, by Prof. Dowden 10c
Literary Portraits and Biographies
Literary Portraits. Biographical and critical studies of contemporary and classic authors, with selections from their writings. 26 portraits and other illustrations. Reprinted from “Literature,” Alden’s illustrated weakly magazine. 454 pages, small quarto, cloth, 90c. (30c)
Literary Portraits. Second Series. Uniform in all respects with First Series in style and price.
Livingstone, Stanley, Africa
Livingstone, Stanley and other celebrated travels and adventures in Africa, with numerous illustrations. 8vo. cloth. 75c. (20c)
Locke, John. On the Conduct of the Understanding. Cloth, 25c. (7c)
*Locke. Art of Correspondence. By John S. Locke. 16mo, cloth, $1.00, reduced to 75c. (15c)
Longfellow, Lossing, Lowell, Lubbock
Longfellow: Voices of the Night, and Other Poems. Ideal Edition, cloth. 30c. (10c) The Spanish Student, and Other Poems; cl., 30c. (10c) The above in one vol., half Mco., 60c. (25c)
Longfellow’s Prose Works. Hyperion and Outre Mer, in one volume, large 12 mo., cloth. 60c. (20c)
Lossing. Eminent Americans. By Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. 12mo, cl., 90c. (25c); half Mco., $1.10 (35c)
Lowell, James Russell: Early Poems. Ideal Edition, cloth. 30c. (10c)
Lover. Handy Andy. By Samuel Lover, 12mo. cloth. 30c. (8c)
Lubbock. The Pleasures of Life. By Sir John Lubbock. Ideal Edition, cloth, 30c. (10c)
*McKeever. Popular stories, by Harriet B. McKeever. Cloth. Each $1.25, reduced to 70c. (20c)
No. 1. Maude and Miriam; or, the Fair Crusader.
No. 2. Silver Threads.
No. 3. Westbrooke Parsonage.
No. 4. Twice Crowned, A Tale of the Days of Queen Mary.
No. 5. Edith’s Ministry.
No. 6. Woodcliff.
Macaulay’s England and Essays
*Macaulay’s England. 5 vols., 12mo, cloth, $5.00, reduced to $2.00 (40c) The same half Russia, $7.50 reduced to $3.50 (60c)
Macaulay’s Essays. On Bacon, Hastings, and Pitt; Ideal Ed., cloth. 35c. (8c)
Madagascar. A Sketch. Historical and Descriptive. By Gen. J. W. Phelps. 12mo, cl., 30c. (10c)
Geo. MacDonald’s Novel
MacDonald. Home Again: A Novel. By George MacDonald; paper, 6c., cl., 20c. (4c)
McKay, James T.: Robinson Brown, a Story; paper. 5c.
*Malcom. Bible Dictionary. 18mo, cloth, $1.00, reduced to 60c. (20c)
Martineau. Famous People. Biographical Sketches by Harriet Martineau. 12mo. cl., 60c. (20c)
*Maryatt, Captain. Principal works of. 3 large vols., 8vo. cloth, $6.00 reduced to $3.75 (60c)
Meredith’s Lucile – Joan of Arc
Meredith. Lucile; A Novel in Verse. By Owen Meredith. Ideal Edition, cloth. 30c. (10c)
*Mesnier’s French-English and English-French Dictionary. 16mo. cloth, 70c. (15c)
Michelet. Joan of Arc, Life of. By Jules Michelet. Ideal Edition, cloth, 25c. (7c)
Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. Elzevir Edition, cloth, 30c. (7c)
Famously Funny
Miller. What Tommy Did. By Emily Huntington Miller. Illustrated. 16mo. cloth. 50c. (15c)
Milton: Poetical Works. Elzevir Edition, 2 volumes, cloth. 80c. (30c): half Morocco, $1.10 (35c)
Milton: