┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Transcriber’s Notes │ │ │ │ │ │ Punctuation has been standardized. │ │ │ │ Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps. │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling. Words may have │ │ multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in │ │ the text. These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a Transcriber’s Note. │ │ │ │ The symbol ‘‡’ indicates the description in parenthesis has │ │ been added to an illustration. This may be needed if there │ │ is no caption or if the caption does not describe the image │ │ adequately. │ │ │ │ Transcriber Notes are used when making corrections to the │ │ text or to provide additional information for the modern │ │ reader. These notes are not identified in the text, but have │ │ been accumulated in a single section at the end of the book. │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ NEARLY READY, Cloth Gilt, PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS, Elaborately and Profusely Illustrated by THE BROTHERS DALZIEL, uniform with the BOY’S BOOK OF INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION. OUTLINES OF CREATION. By ELISHA NOYCE. The object of the Author is to give a simple, clear, and lucid description of the Universe under the following divisions:-- The Sky. The Earth. The Vegetable Kingdom. The Air. The Waters. The Animal Kingdom. London: WARD & LOCK, 158, Fleet Street. Illustration: (‡ Composite of several Industrial Scenes.) Illustration: (‡ Illustrated Title Page.) THE BOY’S BOOK OF INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION. BY ELISHA NOYCE.