Excerpt from An Historical Notice Upon the Establishment of Messrs. Hachette Co: May, 1876 Our lists under this head comprise books for the earliest age - viz., for infant schools. The catalogue comprises, in works of this kind, a methodical collection of publications, giving instruction by figures: collections of varied pictures, representing a series of quadrupeds, birds, fishes, insects, trees, and flowers; the principal arts and trades; the most re markable scenes from Sacred History, etc. These pictures are accompanied by texts, intended to aid governesses in their explanations in their schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.