Specimen of the Pictures and the Type of "The Playmate." THE PLAYMATE'S ADDRESS. Ir is a holiday. Come, then, let us take a quiet stroll along the meadow, and up by yon fragrant hedge-row, and let us sit together on that mossy bank beneath the shade of those overhanging trees, and look upon the far-extending landscape, and I will tell you tales that will keep you listening there for hours together; for this is summer-time, and it is very pleasant to be in the clear air, and hear the birds singing through the woods. But when the winter evenings bring their cheerful fireside gatherings, and boys and girls crowd round the blazing hearth at home, and enjoy it the more because of the cold nights at school, I will beg for a snug seat in the corner, and will tell you elder ones long tales of wars and travels, of famous men, of knight-errantry, and of days of the olden time; to the gentle girls, your sisters, I will sing sweet ballads, and read poetry and pleasant stories. full of charming adventures; and to you, youngsters, I will unfold the wondrous marvels that are found in faërie land and ancient fable, and the greater marvels still that are discovered in the wide domains of Nature. And though you shall all be merry and laugh heartily at my humorous histories, and though you shall all be sad, and almost weep at my pathetic ballads; yet withal will we be wise, and ever will we bear in mind our motto, "Inter folia fructus." There shall be fruit among these leaves, not such sour-flavoured windfalls as you too often pick up, but fruit that is ripe and good, and that will be pleasant as well as profitable. Do you love pictures? I will give you such as a playmate has seldom offered you before. Pictures by artists well known to fame. Pictures that will serve for copies to the cleverest of you; that will not only please, but will teach you, and lead you to an early knowledge of all the best principles of art. In conclusion, my only desire is, that you may all, young and old, consider me what I wish to be, a pleasant companion for your spare hours, and that I may be received with renewed joy at every fresh visit to your homes. YOUR PLAYMATE. CHEAP MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS. No. I. September, 1847. LIST OF ENGLISH BOOKS, INCLUDING WORKS OF VALUE, RECENT VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, AND GENERAL LITERATURE. RECENTLY IMPORTED. FOR SALE BY WILEY AND PUTNAM, 161 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ** This Catalogue comprises a collection of Valuable Books, particularly Voyages * and Travels, Poetry, &c., which, for various causes, are offered at A REDUCTION OF FROM 20 TO 60 PER CENT. FROM THE FORMER PRICES. N.B.-Of most of these books there are but single copies; to secure them, therefore, orders should be given at once. NOW READY. (Supplied Gratis on Application.) A LIST OF NEW BOOKS, IN VARIOUS BRANCHES OF LITERATURE, IN PRESS OR RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY WILEY AND PUTNAM. NEARLY READY. I.-A LIST OF STANDARD ENGLISH BOOKS, ON GENERAL LITERATURE. II. A LIST OF WORKS ON THE SCIENCES AND ARTS-ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND AMERICAN. III.—A LIST OF ENGLISH THEOLOGICAL WORKS. IV. A LIST OF SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED WORKS PURCHASED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND ITALY. V.-A MEDICAL CATALOGUE. The Original Prices are first mentioned, and then the Nett, Reduced Price. ACKERMAN'S ILLUSTRATED TOURS, &c. | ARIOSTO.-Orlando Furioso di Ariosto. With Madeira-its History, &c. Royal 8vo., 27 col'd plates, $10, for $2 25. The Simplon from Geneva to Milan. Royal Svo., 36 col'd views. $12, for $3. The Oberland. Royal Svo., 17 col'd views. $10, for $2 25. Sentimental Travels in France, by T. Rowlandson. 17 col. pl. R. 8vo. $10, for $2 25. History of Johnny Quæ Genus, by the author of "Dr. Syntax." R. 8vo. $10, for $2 75. Naples and the Campagna. With numerous illustrations. Royal Svo. $12 for $3. Tom Raw, the Griffin; a Burlesque Poem in 12 Cantos. 25 col'd plates. Royal 8vo. $10, for $3. Lond., 1815-28. ADAMS (H. G.). Flowers; their Moral, Language, and Poetry. 32mo., 50 cents. Lond., 1844. ADAIR'S (Rt. Hon. Sir Robert) Mission to the Court of Vienna, in 1806. 8vo., $5 50, for $3. Lond., 1844. ADAIR'S Mission to Constantinople, in 1808-9, Negotiations for the Peace of the Dardanelles. 2 vols. 8vo. $8 50, for $4 50. Lond., 1845. ADVERTISEMENTS from Parnassus, in two Centuries, with the Political Touchstone. Written originally in Italian, by that famous Roman, Trojana Bocalini, and now Englished by the Earl of Monmouth. Folio, old calf. $1.75. Lond., 1674. ADVENTURES of Captain Blake. By the author of "Stories of Waterloo." 12mo., half bound $2, for $1 25. Lond, 1838. AIKEN'S Comparative View of the Constitutions of Great Britain and the United States of America. 12mo., 87 cents. Lond., 1842. AIKIN'S Essay on Song Writing, with a collection of English Songs. Post 8vo., $1. Lond., 1810. AINSWORTH'S Magazine. With numerous illustrations by George Cruikshank. 2 vols. 8vo. $8, for $4. Lond., 1842. *The illustrations alone are worth the price. AITKIN'S (Dr.) Elements of Physiology, especially in reference to the Constitution of Man. Post 8vo., $3, for $1 50. Lond., 1838. ALFORD'S (Henry) Poetical Works. 2 vols. 12mo. $3 50, for $2 50. Burn, Lond., 1845. AMERICA and the West Indies, geographically described. By Prof. LONG, G. R. PORTER, Esq., and Prof. TUCKER, of Virginia. 8vo., with maps. $5, for $2. Lond., 1845. AMOS (A)-Great Oyer of Poisoning: The Trial of the Earl of Somerset for the Poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury. 8vo. $4 50, for $3 75. Lond., 1846. ANNUAL Scrap Book: a Selection of Paragraphs from the Newspapers and Periodicals. 12mo., 87 cents. Lond., 1838. Memoirs and Notes by Antonio Panizzi. 4 vols. 8vo. [Italian Text] $14, for $10. Pickering, Lond., 1834. ARISTOMENES: A Grecian Tale. 2 vols. 8vo. $4, for $1 50. Lond., 1838. ASCHAM (Roger).-The Scholemaster. FIRST EDITION, very rare, small quarto (repaired). $1.50. Lond., 1570. AYTON'S Essays and Sketches of Character 12mo., second-hand, 75 cents. Lond., 1825. BACON'S (Lieut.) Hindostan : First Impressions and Studies from Nature. Numerous illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. $6, for $3 50. Lond., 1837. BACON'S Six Years in Biscay; comprising a Personal Narrative of the Sieges of Bilbao, &c., &c. By F. J. Bacon. 8vo., illustrated. $5, for $2. Lond., 1838. 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