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Fall Books of Distinction AT THE COOP

THE AMERICAN CARAVAN

Edited by Van Wyck Brooks, Lewis Mumford and Alfred Kreymborg.

This living ensemble of our country's literature presents every phase of modern American writing, and contains the latest and hitherto unpublished work of: Eugene O'Neill, John Dos Passos, Ernest Heminway, Robert Hillyer, William Ellery Leonard, Louis Untermeyer, Witter Bynner, Elizabeth Madox Roberts and others. This is the first year book of American literature and is highly recommended by Carl Van Doren, Elinor Wylie, Glenn Frank, Zona Gale and Hendrick Willem Van Loon. $5.00 NET

THE KINGDOM OF BOOKS

By William Dana Orcutt.

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In this new volume Mr. Orcutt, in the most informal and companionable way possible, shares with his readers his further adventures and reflections in his quest of the perfect book. Nearly a hundred illustrations illuminate the text, and the Fournier type has been especially imported, while the cover design is adapted from Nicolas Eve.   $5.00 NET

GENIUS AND CHARACTER

By Emil Ludwig.

Emil Ludwig is one of the foremost writers of biography today, already known in this country for his studies of Napoleon and Wilhem HohenzoHern. In this new book, prefaced by an introduction on the writings of history, he deals with nineteen men of genius, Frederick the Great, Wilson, Bismarck, Lenin, Da Vinci, Voltaire, Rembrandt, Byron, Balzac, Shakespeare, Goethe and eight others. In this work one will find Ludwig's theory of the causes and effects of the appearance of a world genius in human society.   $3.50 NET

BALLADS FOR SALE

By Amy Lowell.

"Ballads For Sale," Miss Lowell's third posthumous volume of verse, contains a notable collection of poems, many of which have never before been printed, an outstanding feature of the volume is its wide range of both of mood and subject--from pictures of Italy to songs of the Pueblo Indians. The book as a whole, will take its place as one of the best examples of Miss Lowell's extraordinary variety, vitality, and poetic genius.   $2.25 NET

THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS

Autobiography, Introduction by Henry Cabot Lodge.

The Re-issue of this remarkable book, one of the world's great and permanent autobiographies, in a smaller format and at less than half price, is a literary event of first importance. The Education of Henry Adams is one of the most entrancing books of the century, it is a veritable treasure house of joy to the reader, it has gone through twenty-five printings and this new and cheaper edition should find an even wider audience.   $2.50 NET

THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO

(From the Third Jawett Translation)

Edited with an introduction by Prof. William C. Greene. A practically complete edition of Plato is offered in this judicious selection from all his work in the famous Jowett Translation. By its careful weaving together, the book offers a complete presentation of the human philosophy of Plato--of all philosophers the most sympathetic to the general reader.   $3.50 NET

NOW WE ARE SIX

By A. A. Milne. Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard.

In this new book, Mr. Milne has given us verse, and such inimitable verse--all about Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh and the old sailor. There are no adjectives to describe the appeal of this book. It is unbelievable that after "When We Were Very Young" and "Winnie-the-Pooh" there should be anything as perfect as "Now We Are Six." Ernest Shepard has simply outdone himself with the decorations.   $2.00 NET

THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

Translated by Edward Fitzgerald.

This edition of the Rubaiyat, brought out by the Shakespeare Head Press, will please the most exacting reader. The format is the product of the greatest care in arrangement and composition, while the decorations have been drawn especially for the text. As an example of the printer's art, it will satisfy all who wish to see one of the great classics issued in a form which does it justice.   $2.00 NET

WALDEN

By Henry David Thoreax.

This new edition of one of the greatest of all American books is remarkable for the illustrations in wood-cut by Mr. Eric Fitch Daglish. The New Statesman (London) says of him "since Berwick died, in 1812, there have been no wood-cuts of birds produced in this country which are fit to be compared for skill and faithfulness to the work, of Mr. Daglish." Edition limited to 500 copies for America.   $8.00 NET

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