Chit Chat [pp. 495-496]

OVERLAND MONTHLY
Spanish, and French, most of which are copyrighted and cannot be had in other editions.
Among them is a high class series for both
young and old, several of which have been
adopted by school boards, and committees
on class work and home
rea d ing. We do not hesitate ~to.recofmmend this
h,ouse to our readers. A
copy of their handsome,
complete catalogue will
be sent on application
and will well repay the
time spent in looking
through it.
Among the notable and
timely books announced
and now ready may be
mentioned:
"Rex Wayland's Fortune; or The Secret of
the Thunderbird," by H.
A. Stanley, being the
thrilling career of an
Eastern boy in quest of
hidden treasure, the secret of which has been
entrusted to him by an
old Indian. Stirring and
realistic incidents in the
hunting-grounds, forests,
and mountains, are inter
English-Spanish Dictionary." A book of 400
pages containing 40,000 words and definitions.
This book has received the highest endorsements from,the army and navy, the public and
press. It is the most complete work of its
kind on the market. Over
six -thousand copies have
been sold in six weeks
and the demand is stead ily increasing.
"The Hear, t of a Boy,"
from!the i66th edition
of Ermon.d de Amicis.
This is one of the great est books in the literature
of Edmond de Amicis.
EART OF A BOY"
RORE)
woven with information
about former Indian princes and princesses
of the picturesque region of the far West.
"The Practical Spanish Instructor," by F.
M. de Rivas, a graduate of the University of
Sevilla (Spain). This is a timely and valuable
book. It simplifies the learning of Spanish.
The book spells and correctly pronounces the
words for you and gives comprehensive English definitions of Spanish words and Spanish
definitions of English words.
"The Salva-Webster Spanish-English and
which every boy and girl
will put away among
those they prize the highest. No praise is too
great for it. It is a classic
in the literature of education, a teacher of
teachers for all the world.
New and revised editions
are also announced of
"Lee's Home and Business Instructor," "The
Modern Webster Dict i o n a r y," "Edison's
Handy Encyclopedia,"
"Conklin's Handy Man
ual," etc., and last, but not
least, "Opie Read's Select Works" in six magnificent volumes, comprising!the cream of this
genuinely American writer's works. The
titles are "The Jucklins," "A Kentucky Colonel," "My Young Master." "On the Suwanee River," "A Tennessee Judge," and Old
Ebenezer," which can be had in handsomely
bound cloth volumes or in paper covers.
Besides these there are five other books by
this well-known author, issued only in paper
binding.
Press of Francis-Valentine Co., San Francisco
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