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The Game of Draughts, or Checkers, SimplificdandKxplnined.'Vi'h Practical Diagramsand Illustralions,toffothcr with a Checker board, niimben'il and printed in rod. Contaitiin^ the Eighteen Stand ard Games,with over 200 of the hcst v.a- rintions, eclccted_ from tlio various au thors,tocetlier with many original ones never before published. ByD.Scatteb- cooD. Bound in doth, witli flc.xiblo cover. .............0 38 Romantic Incidonts in the Lives of the Queens ofEngland. By J.P.Siiirn, Autlior of"Stanfidd H.all,""Amy Law rence,""Minnie Gray,""Gus Howard," etc. 12mo,Extra Cloth,Gilt 1 00 This is a benntiliil volume of 350 pages. It contains truthful and admirably dr.aavn literary portraits of Elizabeth Woodvillo, Queen Consort of Edward IV,Eloanora of Aqiiailaiiic, Qucou Coii.sort of Henry n, Matilda ofFIanders, Queen Consort ofWii- liam tijo Oonfjucror,and .Matild.a Allicting, Queen Consort ofllenry I. The writer,in giving IIS the history of those eminent women, has remarkalily o.xcmplificd the old adage tliat"truth is stranger than fic tion;" for no pure romance could excel it in stirring incident,and the various vicissi- tudos oflove. pleasure,sorrow,and Butfcr- ing,aviiich form the staple of nil works of fiotion. Eanh sketch is a complete narra tive In itself, possessing all Die charmsofa novel, with the additional value and merit of historical truth. The book maybe road witb equal ontortainmcut and profit. The Family Afiuarimuu.A new Plea sure for the Domestic Circle. Being a familiar and Complete Instructor upon the subject oflJio construction,fittingup, stocking!and maintenance ofliio JIanno and Fresh Water Aquaria,or Jlivcr and Ocean Gardens. By II.D.Botlt;r,Esq. 12mo,clotli. gilt side stamp. Tlds work is a complete adaptation to American pe culiarities of every Bpeeies of useful in formation upon Marino and Fresli Water Aquariums,to ho met with in the elabo rate volumes of European autliority, to- gothor with a careful concentration of .. all the practical results of the author's great experience in the atruoturo and management of Aquaria. Price 0 (50 The Ladies' Guide to Beauty: A Coin-' pardon for the Toikst. Containg practi cal advice on improving the complexion, the hair,the bands,the form, the teeth, the eyes,the feet, the features,so as to insure the liighesC degree of perfection of which they are susceptible. And also upwards of one hundred recipes for va rious cosmetics,oils, pomades, etc.,etc., being a result of a combination of prac tical and scicntifio skili. By Sir Javf.s Clabe,Private Physician to Queen Vic- tovia. Rovisod and edited hy nn Ameri can Physician and Chemist, Price.....0 25

Parlor Theatricals: or, Winter Even ings'Enterlainmenl. Containing Acting Proverbs, Dramatic Charades, Acting Cliar.adcs, or Drawing-Room Panto mimes, Musical Burlesques, Tableaux Vivaats, &c. By the auilior of"The Sociable," The Magician's Own Book," "The Soerot Out,"«Scc. 12mo.cloth,gilt side and back,illustratoilwitlidescrip'ive engravings and dingrains. Price 0 75 TheBookofSOOCuriousPuzzlcs. Con taining a largo colleotiou ofEntertaining 'Paradoxes, Perplexing Dccoptions in Numbers and Amusing Tricks m Geom etry. By the autliorof''The Sociable," "TIio Secret Out,""Tlio Slagician's Own Boot," "Parlor Games," and "Parlor ' Theatricals." Illustrated with a great variety of engravings. 12mo. fancy pa per cover. Price 0 25 The Book of Fireside Games: A Eopor- lory ofSocial Amusements. Containing nn E.xplanation ofthe mostEntertaining Games,suited to the Family Circle as a Recreation,such as: GamcsofAction— Games which merely require a'tontion— Games which require Memory—Catch Games, which have for tlieir objcot. Tricksor Mystification—Gamesin which nn opportunity i.s afforded to display Gal lantry, Wit,or some sligliC knowledge of certain Sciences—Amusing Forfeits— Fireside Games for Winter Evening Amusement,

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