After several years of research the distinguished historian of American sea power presents the first comprehensive account of one of the most picturesque and absorbing phases of our maritime warfare. The importance of the theme is indicated by the fact that the value of prizes and cargoes taken by privateers in the Revolution was three times that of the prizes and cargoes taken by naval vessels, while in the War of 1812 we had 517 privateers and only 23 vessels in our navy. Mr. Maclay's romantic tale is accompanied by reproductions of contemporary pictures, portraits, and documents, and also by illustrations by Mr. George Gibbs. The Private Journal of William Maclay, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-1791. With Portrait from Original Miniature. Edited by EDGAR STANTON MACLAY, A. M. Large 8vo. Cloth, $2.25. During his two years in the Senate William Maclay kept a journal of his own in which he minutely recorded the transactions of each day. This record throws a flood of light on the doings of our first legislators. MR. STOCKTON'S LAST NOVEL. Kate Bonnet. The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter. By FRANK R. STOCKTON. Illustrated by A. I. Keller and H. S. Potter. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "A capital story."--_London Times._ "A rattling good story."--_New York Sun._ "A sweet and charming story."--_Brooklyn Eagle._ "A delightfully cheerful book."--_New York Tribune._ "Most ludicrous story of the year."--_New York Journal._ "Just the book to make a dull day bright."--_Baltimore Sun._ "One of Stockton's most delicious creations."--_Boston Budget._ "A live, wide-awake, bold, hesitate-at-nothing story."--_Boston Herald._ "A bright and entertaining tale full of exciting incident."--_London Athenæum._ "A characteristic blending of interesting realism and absurdity."--_New York Life._ "Full of love, incident, adventure, and true Stocktonian humor."--_Nashville, Tenn., American._ "Even with the charming heroine in tears, the reader remains cheerful."--_New York Outlook._ "Nothing so fresh, picturesque, and amusing has been presented for a long time."--_New York Press._ "A story of adventure written in Mr. Stockton's characteristic vein."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._ "The funniest part of the story is the serene gravity with which the author chronicles events."--_San Francisco Argonaut._ "The appearance of a new book by Frank Stockton stirs one to an agreeable flicker of anticipation."--_New York Literary Digest._ "It is charming, and no one but Mr. Stockton could have written it."--JULIAN HAWTHORNE, in the _Minneapolis Tribune_. A PICTURESQUE BOOK OF THE SEA. A Sailor's Log. _Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life._ By Rear-Admiral ROBLEY D. EVANS, U. S. N. Illustrated. Large 12mo. Cloth, $2.00. "It is essentially a book for men, young and old; and the man who does not enjoy it is lacking in healthy red blood."--_Chicago Bookseller._