The yellow book: an illustrated quarterly (4.1895)

The Yellow Book Advertisements

Dean & Son’s List.

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Under the Immediate Patronage of H.R.H. the
Duchess of Fife, H.I.M. the Empress of
Germany, Right Hon. the Countess
of Aberdeen.

Cloth gilt, Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

HUMOROUS PLAYS. By

Francis W. Moore.

SECOND EDITION.

BABY’S SOUVENIR. Most

handsomely bound, gilt edges, &c-, ros. 6d.

A most charming book to preserve the Record of
a Child’s Life from its Birth to its Majority, con-
taining Twenty-three Coloured and other Illustra-
tions, printed in Facsimile of the Original Aqua-
relles of F. M. Brundage. The following are a
few of the subjects, with spaces left for filling in
details :

NAME OF BABY.

THE LOCK OF HAIR.
BABY’S FIRST WORD.

baby's FIRST

BABY’S FIRST TOOTH.
BABY’S FIRST STEPS.
FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL.
PRAYER, &C.

This Collection of Short Plays, Duologues, and
Proverbs in Action is intended as an addition to
the scanty assortment of pieces suitable for private
representation.

Having been originally written for this purpo^e,
they involve only a very limited number of charac-
ters, and no exceptional amount of dramatic ex-
perience. Each is comprised within a single act,
and the requirements as to scenery, costumes, and
stage appliances are of a simple kind. The scenes
are all indoors.

AU are available for performance, whether in
public or private, without payment.

The Plays in this volume may also be had separ-
at ely, inpapcr covers, crown 8vo, at 6d. each.

BY GORDO'N STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N.
Demy 8vo, handsomely bound, cloth gilt,
with Medaillon Picture, 6s. 6d.

OUR FRIEND THE DOG.

Sixth Edition, Enlarged and thoroughly Re-
vised throughout. Richly Illustrated with
full-page Portraits of all the latest Champion
Dogs, and numerous smaller lllustrations.

A Complete and Practical Guide to all that is
known about every Breed of Dog in the World,
their Show Points, Properties, Uses and Peculiari-
ties, Successful Management in Health and Sick-
ness, Rules and full Particulars of all Dog
Clubs, &c.

FOURTII EDITION.

Crown 8vo, handsomely bound, cloth gilt,
gilt edges, 5s.

THE DOYLE FAIRY BOOK.

Consisting of Twenty-nine Fairy Tales.
Translated from various Languages by An-
thony R. Montalba. With Thirty-four
lllustrations by Richard Doyle, a Memoir
of Doyle, and an Introduction.

Just ready, crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 2s. 6d.

BY FRANCIS W. MOORE,

Author of “ Humorous Plays,” &c.

HUMOROUS PIECES. A Col-
lection of Original Recitations in Prose and
Verse, including:

JACK AND JILL.
THE FLAT IRON.
MAN TROPOSES.

ODDITIES OF EVERY DAY.
LITTLE JACK HORNER.
ADVICE GRATIS.

And Twenty-three other Pieces.

SECOND EDITION.

Handsomely bound, cloth gilt, large post 8vo,

3s. 6d.

SCENES THROUGH THE

BATTLE SMOKE : Being Reminiscences in
the Afghan and Egyptian Campaigns. By
the Rev. Arthur Male, Army Chaplain at
Lucknow, and in the Afghan and Egyptian
Campaigns. With Portrait of the Author, and
Eight large lllustrations by Sydney Paget,
War Artist to the Illustrated London News in
these Campaigns.

Just ready, demy 8vo, cloth, 162 pages, 2s. 6d.

CHESS HISTORY AND REM-

INISCENCES. By H. E. Bird, Author of
“Chess Openings,” “Modern Chess,” &c.

This interesting book of Reminiscences of half-a-
century contains a Portrait of the Author, Notes
on Ancient and Modern Chess, Anecdotes as to
the Eccentricities of Noted Players, a Sketch of
Simpson’s, &c.

Blue cloth gilt, gilt edges, large crown 8vo, 5s.

DEAN’S FAIRY BOOK.

A Companion to the “Doyle Fairy Book.”
This volume, which makes a splendid presentation
book for a child, contains most of the favourite
fairy tales of childhood, drawn from Penault, old
chap books, and the “ Arabian Nights.” Such
favourites as “ Sleeping Beauty,” “Aladdin,”
“ Valentine and Orson.” “ Hop o’ My Thumb,“
and “Jack the Giant Killer,” are included in its
pages, and the book is enriched with numerous
excellent illust ations by able artists.

London : DEAN & SON, Limited, i6oa Fleet Street, E.C.
Publishers of Dean s Plays for young Actors.