1876 Bar-Tender's Guide by Jerry Thomas

Fopnkr Books Mnt Free of Ffutage at the ^cet Annexed.

One Hundred and Thirty Comic Dialog:uesand Recitations. Being Barton's Comic Kccitations and Ilumorous Dialognes,and Spencer's Comic Speeches and Bialogues,combined in one volume. Thiscapital book contiiins an endless varifttj* of ComicSpeeches,Humorous Scen»*s, Amusing Burlesques, and Diverting Dialogues. It embraces Prencb, Dutch,Irish, Ethiopian and Ttinkee Stories,and from its fruitful pages may be selected enough fun to make any cutertainment or exhibition a success. Bound incloth. Price §1 50 Burlesque and Musical Acting Charades. Bj'Edmund C. Nugent. Containing ten Charades,allin different styles,twoof which ora easy and effective ComicParlor Operas,with Music and Pianotorte Accom paniments. ThesePiavs require noscenery,and the dialogue isshort, wit ty,and easytolearn. Toeach Charade will be found an introductory note, containing hints for its performance. Paper cover. Price 30 ctSt Bound in lx)ardB,cloth back 50 cts. tains twenty-six of the beat plays thatcan be selected for a private theatri cal entertainment. It contains several amusing plays for one sex only, and is thusadaptedfor thearmy,navy,and male orfemaleboarding-schools. Itcontains plain directionsfor getting up a good amateur performance. Bouud in cloth. Price §1 50 Frost's School and Exhibition Dialognes,^ Comprising Frost's numorous Exhibition Dialogues,and Frost's Dialoguesfor Young Folks,combined in one volume. By getting this excellent book,the diffi culty in procuring a goorl dialogue fora school exhibition will be entirely overcome.^ It containseixty-oue good dialocuosof evoryshade and variety, and from its well-stored pages, may bo selected enough original matter to ensure the success ofa score ofentertainments Bound in cloth. Price §1 50 Snipsnapsand SniekeringsofSimon Sncdgras.s. A Colloo- tion ofDroll and Laughable Stories. These funny and amusing stories aro illustrative of Irish Drolleries and Blarney,Lutlicrous Dutch Blunders, Queer Yankee Trick.s and Dodges, youlhem Fire-Eating Braggadocia, Bombastof Suckerdora, Backwoods Boasting,Humors of Hor.-je-trading, Negro Comicalities, Perilous Pranks of P'ightiug Men,Frouchmen's Queer Mistakes,Scotch Shrewdness,and other ]>hase3 of eccentriccharacter that go to make up a perfect and complete Medley of "Wit and Itumor. Itis really and truly the most entertaining collection of Lively,Laughable and Ludicrous Yarns ever presented in a singlo. volume. Therp is not a dull stop'in the wholo book,and wo feel sure that it will give tno moat ample satiafoction. It is alsofull offunnyengravings. Price 25 The Strange and Wonderful Adventures of Bachelor But- terfly. Showing liow his passion for Natural History completely er.adicat- cd the tender passion implanted in Ins brf^ast—aiso,detailing his Extraor dinary Travels,both bysea andland—hisHairbreadth Escapesfrom flreand cold—his bcingcome over by a"Widow with nine small children—his won derful Adventures with the Doctor and the Fiddler—his being Swallowed By a Whale,and then afterwards restored to his friend.s—hiscapture by Al- gerine Pirates—his being Frozen nearly to Death,and then Eoastt^d iUive: and his firm endurance of these and other Perils of a most extraordinary nature. The whole illustrated by about 200 engravings. This book is printed on plato paper in the neatest manner,and ia the cheapest pio- tolal workerer m^^orica. Price.. .,...30 eta*