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NIMMO'S SIXPENNY
SIXPENNY JUVENILE BOOKS.

Demy 18mo, Illustrated, handsomely bound in cloth, price 6d. each.

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13. Effie's Christmas, and other Stories. By ADELAIDE AUSTEN.

14. A Visit to Grandmother, and other Stories for the Young.

15. Bible Stories for Young

People. By A. AUSTEN. 16. The Little Woodman and

his Dog Cæsar. By Mrs.
SHERWOOD.

17. Among the Mountains:
Tales for the Young. By
ADELAIDE AUSTEN.
18. Little Gems for Little
Readers.

19.

Do

your Duty, come what will, and other Stories for the Young.

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25. Chryssie Lyle: A Tale for the Young. By CECIL SCOTT.

NIMMO'S FOURPENNY JUVENILE BOOKS.

The above Series of Books is also kept in Paper Covers, elegantly printed in Colours, price 4d. each.

The distinctive features of the Sixpenny, Ninepenny, and One Shilling Juvenile Books are: The Subjects of each Volume have been selected with a due regard to Instruction and Entertainment; they are well printed on fine paper; they are Illustrated with Coloured Frontispieces and beautiful Engravings; and they are elegantly bound.

Popular Works by the Author of 'Heaven our Home.'

Aggregate sale of the following popular works, 162,000 copies.

Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt side and edges, One Hundred
and Third Thousand, price 3s. 6d.,

1. HEAVEN OUR HOME. We have no Saviour but Jesus,

and no Home but Heaven.

'The author of the volume before us endeavours to describe what heaven is, as shown by the light of reason and Scripture; and we promise the reader many charming pictures of heavenly bliss, founded upon undeniable authority, and described with the pen of a dramatist, which cannot fail to elevate the soul as well as to delight the imagination.'-Glasgow Herald.

A Cheap Edition of Heaven our Home,'

In crown 8vo, cloth limp, price 1s. 6d., is also published.

Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt side and edges, Thirty-first Thousand, price 3s. 6d.,

2. MEET FOR HEAVEN. A State of Grace upon Earth the only Preparation for a State of Glory in Heaven.

The work, as a whole, displays an originality of conception, a flow of language, and a closeness of reasoning rarely found in religious publications.'Glasgow Herald.

A Cheap Edition of 'Meet for Heaven,'

In crown 8vo, cloth limp, price 1s. 6d., is also published.

Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt side and edges, Twenty-first Thousand, price 38. 6d.,

3. LIFE IN HEAVEN. There, Faith is changed into Sight, and Hope is passed into blissful Fruition.

'This is certainly one of the most remarkable works which have been issued from the press during the present generation; and we have no doubt it will prove as acceptable to the public as the two attractive volumes to which it forms an appropriate and beautiful sequel.'-Cheltenham Journal.

A Cheap Edition of 'Life in Heaven,'

In crown 8vo, cloth limp, price 1s. 6d., is also published.

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Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt side and edges, Seventh Thousand,
price 3s. 6d.,

4. CHRIST'S TRANSFIGURATION; or, Tabor's Teachings. A Glimpse of Christ's Glory and Intercourse with his People for Ever.

"The main subjects discussed in this new work are Christ's glory and internal intercourse with his people. These are developed with great power of thought, and great beauty of language.'-The Newsman.

A Cheap Edition of Christ's Transfiguration,'
In crown 8vo, cloth limp, price 1s. 6d., is also published.

NIMMO'S POPULAR RELIGIOUS GIFT BOOKS.

18mo, finely printed on toned paper, handsomely bound in cloth extra,
bevelled boards, gilt edges, price 1s. 6d. each.

1. Across the River: Twelve Views of Heaven. By NORMAN MACLEOD, D.D.; R. W. HAMILTON, D.D.; ROBERT S. CANDLISH, D.D.; JAMES HAMILTON, D.D.; etc. etc. etc.

2. Emblems of Jesus; or, Illustrations of

Emmanuel's Character and Work.

3. Life Thoughts of Eminent Christians. 4. Comfort for the Desponding; or, Words to

Soothe and Cheer Troubled Hearts.

5. The Chastening of Love: Words of Consola

tion for the Christian Mourner. By JOSEPH PARKER, D.D., Manchester.

6. The Cedar Christian, and other Practical

Papers. By the Rev. THEODORE L. CUYLER.

7. Consolation for Christian Mothers Bereaved

of Little Children. By A FRIEND OF MOURNERS.

8. The Orphan; or, Words of Comfort for the

9.

Fatherless and Motherless.

Gladdening Streams; or, The Waters of the

Sanctuary. A Book for Fragments of Time on each Lord's
Day of the Year.

10. Spirit of the Old Divines.

11. Choice Gleanings from Sacred Writers.

12. Direction in Prayer; or, The Lord's Prayer

Illustrated in a Series of Expositions. By PETER GRANT, D.D.,
Author of 'Emblems of Jesus,' etc.

13. Scripture Imagery. By Peter Grant, D.D.,

Author of 'Emblems of Jesus,' etc.

NIMMO'S

POPULAR RELIGIOUS WORKS,

SUITABLE FOR PRESENTATION.

In foolscap 8vo, handsomely bound in cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.,

1. CHRISTIAN COMFORT. By Peter Grant, D.D., Author of Emblems of Jesus,' etc.

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2. LIGHT ON THE GRAVE. By Peter Grant, D.D., Author of Christian Comfort,' etc.

"This is a book for the mourner, and one full of consolation. Even a heathen poet could say, "Non omnis moriar;" and the object of this book is to show how little of the good man can die, and how thoroughly the sting of death, deprived of its poison. may be extracted. The form and elegance of the book, we

must add, make it peculiarly suitable as a gift.'-Daily Review.

3. GLIMPSES OF THE CELESTIAL CITY, AND GUIDE TO THE INHERITANCE. With Introduction by the Rev. JOHN MACFARLANE, LL.D., Clapham, London.

NIMMO'S

HANDY BOOKS OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

Foolscap 8vo, uniformly bound in cloth limp, price 1s. each. 1. POULTRY AS A MEAT SUPPLY: Being Hints to Henwives how to Rear and Manage Poultry Economically and Profitably. Fourth Edition. By the Author of 'The Poultry Kalendar.' 2. HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER: Being Hints to Youths intending to adopt the Profession. Third Edition. By BERNARD STUART, Engineer.

3. RATIONAL COOKERY: Cookery made Practical and Economical, in connection with the Chemistry of Food. Fifth Edition. By HARTELAW REID.

4. DOMESTIC MEDICINE: Plain and Brief Directions for the Treatment requisite before Advice can be obtained. Second Edition. By OFFLEY BOHUN SHORE, Doctor of Medicine of the University of Edinburgh, etc. etc. etc.

5. DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT: Hints on the Training and Treatment of Children and Servants. By Mrs. CHARLES DOIG. 6. FREE-HAND DRAWING: A Guide to Ornamental, Figure, and Landscape Drawing. By an ART STUDENT, Author of Ornamental and Figure Drawing. Profusely Illustrated.

7. THE METALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION: Iron, Steel, Bessemer Metal, etc. etc. By FRANCIS HERBERT JOYNSON.

Illustrated.

NIMMO'S

Royal Illuminated Legends.

ONE SHILLING EACH.

Gorgeously Illuminated, after the Medieval manner, in Colours and Gold, by MARCUS WARD, Illuminator to the Queen.

Each Story, or Legend, is illustrated with a set of brilliant Pictures, designed in the quaint spirit of Medieval times, and printed in Colours and Gold, by MARCUS WARD, Illuminator to the Queen.

The charm of novelty is still further heightened by the Stories being related in Antient Ballad form, with appropriate Music, arranged in an easy style, for Voice and Pianoforte, suited to little folks or great folks, and minstrels of all degrees. 5. Pocahontas: A Tale of 1. Cinderella and ye Lyttel Old Virginie.

Ye Interestynge Storie of

Glasse Slyppere.

2. The Fayre One with the 6. King Alfred and Othere

Golden Locks.

3. The Sleeping Beauty; or,

The Enchanted Palace.

(The Discoverer of the North Cape).
Poetry by H. W. LONGFELLOW.
(Published by permission of Messrs.
J. R. OSGOOD & Co.)

Told in Verse, by ALFRED TENNYSON, 7.

Poet Laureate. (Published by permission of Messrs. STRAHAN & Co.)

Ye Pathetic Ballad of

Ye Marquis of Carabas; or, Puss in Boots.

4. Ladye Ouncebelle and Lord 8. Ye Hynde of ye Forest; or,

Lovelle.

THE ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF

LEGENDS.

Ye Enchanted Princesse.

THE ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF
LEGENDS.

First Series, containing above four Le- Second Series, containing above four Legends, handsomely bound in Cloth, 5s. gends, handsomely bound in Cloth, 5s.

Royal Elluminated Nursery Rhymes.

SIXPENCE EACH.

Illuminated by MARCUS WARD, in same style as the 'Legends,' with Music

complete.

1. Sing a Song of Sixpence. 5. Little Bo-Peep.

2. The Little Market Woman. 6. Simple Simon.

3. The Carrion Crow.

Jack and Gill. A Little

7. Mother Hubbard and her

Dog.

4. Man and his Little Gun. 8. Four Nursery Rhymes.

THE ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF
NURSERY RHYMES.

First Series, containing above four, hand-
somely bound in Cloth, price 2s. 6d.

THE ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF
NURSERY RHYMES.

Second Series, containing above four,
handsomely bound in Cloth, price 2s. 6d.

Nothing so magnificent has ever been attempted before.'-Public Opinion.

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