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  #BIRDS Volume I.#
       January to June, 1897

            NOW READY.

A magnificent book, a work of art--complete in two hundred and
twenty-four pages.

Sixty full page illustrations made by the new and wonderful process,
Color Photography.

Adapted to old and young.

Bound in neat and durable form.

For sale by all Newsdealers and Booksellers and by subscription.

 CLOTH         $1.25  | Sent by mail to any address in the United
 HALF-MOROCCO   1.75  | States or Canada on receipt of price or
 MOROCCO        2.25  | #three# annual subscriptions for BIRDS
                      | for Cloth binding or four for Half-Morocco,
 and five for Full Morocco. Address mail orders to

                                   #Nature Study Publishing Co.#
                                              CHICAGO.


            #BIND YOUR VOLUMES#

You will always want to keep BIRDS. We will bind for you cheaper than
you can get it done and with a fine design which cannot be obtained
elsewhere. Stamped in Gold or Aluminum. We furnish missing numbers for
15 cents each. #Put your Name and Address# on the package. Send to

                                   #NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING CO.#
                                   Fisher Building, CHICAGO, ILL.

 SPECIAL PRICE    | CLOTH         $0.75
   to our         | HALF MOROCCO   1.00
 Subscribers.     | FULL MOROCCO   1.50




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        GENERAL OFFICES: 198 Custom House Place, CHICAGO.

      Please mention "BIRDS" when you write to advertisers.




                 +----------------------------+
                 |  #A. REED & SONS PIANOS.#  |
                 +----------------------------+

 Manufactured under patents granted by the governments of the
      United States, England, Germany, France and Canada.

                     #A New and Scientific
                      Method of Piano
                      Construction#

          FREE SOUNDING BOARD, VIBRATION BAR, STRINGS
           RESTING ON ALUMINUM WHEELS, ANTI-MOISTURE
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  Only American Piano receiving mention in the Official Report
                   to the German Government

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 [Illustration]

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