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OCKTON. HANS BRINKER; =OR, THE SILVER SKATES.= A Story of Life in Holland. BY MRS. MARY MAPES DODGE. THE BOY EMIGRANTS. BY NOAH BROOKS. PHAETON ROGERS. BY ROSSITER JOHNSON. In the "_Boy's Library of Pluck and Action_," the design was to bring together the representative and most popular books of four of the best known writers for young people. The volumes are beautifully illustrated and uniformly bound in a most attractive form. * * * * * ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY OF TRAVEL. BY BAYARD TAYLOR. =Per set, six volumes, 12mo, $6.00. Each with many illustrations. Sold separately, per volume, $1.25.= [Illustration] JAPAN IN OUR DAY. TRAVELS IN ARABIA. TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA. CENTRAL ASIA. THE LAKE REGION OF CENTRAL AFRICA. SIAM, THE LAND OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT. Each volume is complete in itself, and contains, first, a brief preliminary sketch of the country to which it is devoted; next, such an outline of previous explorations as may be necessary to explain what has been achieved by later ones; and finally, a condensation of one or more of the most important narratives of recent travel, accompanied with illustrations of the scenery, architecture, and life of the races, drawn only from the most authentic sources. "Authenticated accounts of countries, peoples, modes of living and being, curiosities in natural history, and personal adventure in travels and explorations, suggest a rich fund of solid instruction combined with delightful entertainment. The editorship by one of the most observant and well-travelled men of modern times, at once secures the high character of the 'Library' in every particular." --_The Sunday School Times._ * * * * * HANS BRINKER; OR, THE SILVER SKATES. A STORY OF LIFE IN HOLLAND. By MARY MAPES DODGE. =One volume, 12mo, with sixty beautiful illustrations, $1.50.= [Illustration] "For children, what could be better as a gift than a copy of Mrs. Dodge's 'Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates'? This is one of the most charming of juvenile st
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