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LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, & GREEN,

London.

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DR. LARDNER's CABINET LIBRARY, published in Monthly

Voles, small 8vo. price 5s.

The following Works will be published in the course of the present Year :—

VAL RETROSPECT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, for 1831. In 2 vols. On the 1st of March and 1st of April.

N. B.-This work, which will be continued annually, will form a connected historical of the times in which we live.

A VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF FRANCE, from the Restoration of the Bourbons to the Deposition of Charles the Tenth. In 2 vols. By T. B. MACAULEY, Esq. M.P. N.B. This work will form a supplement to the History of France published in the Cabinet Cyclopædia.

A LIFE OF PETRARCH, in 1 vol. By THOMAS MOORE, Esq.

HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF BOURBON. In 2 vols.

N. B.-This work will contain a picture of society, illustrated by anecdotes, which, though in a great degree excluded from regular history, form a striking illustration of all that history records, and are inseparably connected with the growth of the most important political institutions.

Volumes published.

MILITARY MEMOIRS OF WELLINGTON. In 2 Vols. Vol. I. By CAPT. SHERER. THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND REIGN OF GEORGE THE FOURTH. In 3 Vols. Vol. I. N. B.-The remaining volumes of these Works are in preparation, and will speedily be published.

2.

DR. LARDNER's CABINET CYCLOPÆDIA, published in

Monthly Volumes, small 8vo. price 6s.

Volumes published.

- XIV. A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE ON THE STUDY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. By J. F. W. Herschel, Esq.

XIII. HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, Vol. I.-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. XII. XV. HISTORY OF FRANCE, 3 Vols. By E. E. Crowe. Vols. I. and II.

II. XI.XVI. HISTORY OF MARITIME AND INLAND DISCOVERY. 3 Vols.

X. THE HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, from the Earliest Times to the
Battle of Waterloo. 1 Vol. By T. C. Grattan, Esq.

IX. OUTLINES OF HISTORY, 1 Vol.

VIII. SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Vol. I.

I. IV. HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, in 2 Vols. By Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

III. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. By M. Donovan, Esq. Vol. I.

V. MECHANICS. By Capt. H. Kater and Dr. Lardner.

VI. LIVES OF EMINENT BRITISH LAWYERS. By H. Roscoe, Esq.

VII. CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE WORLD, in 2 Vols. Vol. I. with Woodcuts.

To be published,

April 1. HYDROSTATICS AND PNEUMATICS. By Dr. Lardner. 1 Vol.
May 1. HISTORY OF ENGLAND, Vol. II. By the Right Hon. Sir J. Mackintosh.

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The SUNDAY LIBRARY: being a Selection of Sermons from the most Eminent Divines of the CHURCH OF ENGLAND; with Introductory Remarks, occasional Biographical Sketches, and short Notes. By the Rev. T. F. DIBDIN, D.D. Published in volumes, every other month, price 5s. with a Portrait.

Vol. I. (with a Portrait of the Archbishop of Canterbury) contains Sermons from Bishops Porteus, Blomfield, Horne, Horsley, Mant; Drs. Paley, Shuttleworth; Rev. C. W. Le Bas, and C. Benson.

Vol. II. (with a Portrait of Bishop Porteus) contains Sermons from Bishops Porteus, Heber; Archdeacon Pott; Rev. A. Alison, Sydney Smith, T. Rennell, T. Townson, J. Gilpin, W. Jones, of Nayland, and R. Morehead.

Vol. III. on the 2d of May, with a Portrait.

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4.

The HARMONICON, a Monthly Journal, devoted to the

publication of Vocal and Instrumental Music; and offering a medium for the union of Music and Literature, by means of Essays, Memoirs, and Criticisms on Musical Subjects; with Periodical Reports of the State of the Art, &c. The Fourth Number for 1831 will be published on the 1st of April, price 3s.

Each Number will contain, with a variety of interesting articles, Six or Seven Pieces of Music, Vocal and Instrumental, English and Foreign, selected with care, and printed with a beauty and accuracy that may safely challenge competition.

The HARMONICON is regularly forwarded with the Magazines to all Booksellers and Dealers in Music in Town and Country, with whom Specimen Numbers may be seeu.

5.

LOUDON'S HORTUS BRITANNICUS.—A Catalogue of all the

Plants Indigenous, Cultivated in, or Introduced to Britain.-PART I. The Linnæan Arrangement, in which nearly 30,000 Species are enumerated: preceded by an Introduction to the Linnæan System.-PART II. The Jussieuean Arrangement of nearly 4000 Genera; with an Introduction to the Natural System, and a General Description and History of each Order.

Edited by J. C. LOUDON, F.L. H.G. and Z.S. In 8vo. 11. Is. cloth bds.

The Linnæan Arrangement and its Supplement are entirely the work of Mr. GEORGE DON; the Natural Arrangement is founded on that of Professor LINDLEY, with some additions and alterations rendered necessary by the plan of this Catalogue; and Dr. GREVILLE, the profound Cryptogamist, assisted in arranging the Cryptogamia.

"The beauty of its type, the excellent arrangement of its matter, the vast quantity of useful information that it contains, and the careful application of the soundest principles of orthography and etymology to the accentuation aud termination of the systematic names, give it a claim to be considered a classical work in the literature of Gardening."- Edwards's Botanical Register.

6.

ANNUAL BIOGRAPHY and OBITUARY, for 1831; containing Memoirs of Celebrated Persons who have died in 1289-30. 8vo. 15s. hds.

The preceding 14 Volumes may also be had, 15s. each; and purchasers are requested to complete their Sets, as some of the Volumes are nearly out of print.

7.

The TALBA; or Moor of Portugal.

A Romance.

By Mrs. BRAY, Author of "Fitz of Fitzford,"-"The White Hoods," &c. In 3 vols. post 8vo. 11. 78. bds.

"Mrs. Bray stands alone amongst our female writers of romance; her dialogues are vigorous, her descriptions are pictorial and full of poetry, and her characters well selected, contrasted, and displayed. The Story of Ines de Castro forms the leading thread of this fiction."—Atlas.

8.

PEN TAMAR; or, the History of an Old Maid.

Mrs. H. M. BOWDLER. In post 8vo. with Plates, 10s. 6d. bds.

9.

By the late

LECTURES on MUSIC. By WILLIAM CROTCH, Mus. Doc. Prof. Mus. Oxon. 1 vol. post 8vo.-Nearly ready.

10.

The POLITICAL LIFE of the Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING, from his Acceptance of the Seals of the Foreign Department, in September 1822, to the Period of his Death, in August 1827; together with a Short Review of Foreign Affairs subsequent to that event. By AUGUSTUS GRANVILLE STAPLETON, Esq. Iu 3 vols. 8vo. 36s. bds.

11.

MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of the late SIR JAMES EDWARD SMITH, M.D. F.R.S. President of the Linnæan Society, &c. &c. In 1 Vol. 8vo.Nearly ready.

12.

MEMOIR of the LIFE, WRITINGS, and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES CURRIE, M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, &c. Edited by his Son, WILLIAM WALLACE CURRIE. In 2 Vols. 8vo. with a Portrait. 28s. bds.

13.

TRAVELS in RUSSIA, and a Residence at St. Petersburgh and Odessa, in the Years 1827-29; intended to give some Account of Russia as it is, and not as it is represented to be, &c. &c. By EDWARD MORTON, M.B., Member of Trinity College, Cambridge, &c. &c. In 8vo. 14s. bds.

14.

An INTRODUCTION to the NATURAL SYSTEM of BOTANY; or a Systematic View of the Organization, Natural Affinities, and Geographical Distribution of the whole Vegetable Kingdom; together with the Uses of the most important Species in Medicine, the Arts, and Rural or Domestic Economy. By JOHN LINDLEY, F.R.S. L.S. G.S. Professor of Botany in the University of London, &c. &c. In 8vo. 128. cloth boards.

By the same Author,

A SYNOPSIS of the BRITISH FLORA, arranged according to the Natural Orders; containing Vasculares, or Flowering Plants. 12mo. 10s. 6d. bds.

15.

MEMOIRS of the LIFE of SIR WALTER RALEGH, with some Account of the Period in which he lived. By Mrs. A. T. THOMSON. In 1 vol. 8vo. with Portrait, 14s. bds.

"Such is the outline of a life, which in Mrs. Thomson's hands, is a mine of interest: from the first page to the last the attention is roused and sustained; and while we approve the manner, we still more applaud the spirit in which it is executed."-Literary Gazette.

By the same Author,

MEMOIRS of the COURT of HENRY the EIGHTH. with a Portrait, 11. 8s. bds.

16.

In 2 vols. 8vo.

The BRITISH FLORA; comprising the PHENOGAMOUS or FLOWERING PLANTS, and the FERNS. BY WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER, LL.D. F.R.A. and L.S. Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow, &c. &c. In 1 vol. royal 12mo. 12s. cloth.

The plan of the above work is similar to that of the first part of Dr. Hooker's "Flora Scotica." The Mosses, and the rest of the Cryptogamia, will form a distinct volume, corresponding with the above, and with the "English Flora" of the late Sir James Smith.

17.

A SYSTEM of UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY. By M. MALTE BRUN, Editor of the "Annales des Voyages." Vol. VIII. Part 1, price 7s. 6d.

This Part contains the Geography of Spain, Portugal, and Part of France. The work is now finished in the original; but in order to render it a more complete System of Geogra phy for the English reader, large additions will be made to the description of Great Britain, which is now in progress, and will be published in a few months.

"We think the translators of M. Malte-Brun's Geography have done good service to the public, by rendering so valuable a work accessible to the English reader."-Edin. Review. "Infinitely superior to any thing of its class which has ever appeared.”—Literary Gazette.

18.

SELECT WORKS of the BRITISH POETS, from CHAUCER to WITHERS. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY, LL.D. Poet Laureate. 1 vol. 8vo. uniform with "Aikin's Poets."-Nearly ready.

19.

The LIFE and DEATH of LORD EDWARD FITZGERALD. BY THOMAS MOORE, Esq. In 1 vol. small 8vo. with a Portrait, engraved by Dean, after a Picture by Hamilton.-Just ready.

20.

LITERARY RECOLLECTIONS. By the Rev. R. WARNER, F.A.S. Rector of Great Chalfield, Wilts, &c. &c. In 2 vols. 8vo. price 26s. bds.

"We have seldom seen so much good sense, and still more rarely so much good humour, united with a greater abundance of charitable feeling and innocence of purpose. The style is remarkably forcible, chaste, and elegant."-Monthly Review.

21.

TRADITIONS of LANCASHIRE. By J. ROBY, Esq. M.R.S.L.

2d Edit. 2 vols. demy 8vo. with 12 highly-finished Plates by Finden, and numerous Woodcuts, from Drawings by Mr. Frank Howard, price 21. 2s.

A few copies of the First Edition, with Proofs of the Plates on India paper, 41. 4s.; or with Proofs and Etchings on India paper, 41.14s. 6d. may still be had.

"A work which must be seen to be estimated as it ought."—Literary Gazette.

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NEW GENERAL ATLAS of FIFTY-THREE MAPS, with the Divisions and Boundaries carefully COLOURED; constructed entirely from New Drawings, and engraved by SIDNEY HALL. (Completed in Seventeen Monthly Parts, any of which may still be had separate, price 10s. 6d. each.)

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23.

EXEMPLARS of TUDOR ARCHITECTURE, adapted to

Modern Habitations: with illustrative Details, selected from Ancient Edifices; and Observations on the Furniture of the Tudor Period. By T. F. HUNT, Architect. In royal 4to. with 37 Plates, 21. 2s.; or with Proofs of the Plates on India Paper, 31. 3s.

"In again recommending the work to our readers, we may add, that whoever wishes to talk cunninglie' of old houses and old furniture, should consult this volume."-Lit. Gaz.

By the same Author,

ARCHITETTURA CAMPESTRE; displayed in Lodges, Gardeners' Houses, and other Buildings. In a Series of 12 Plates, with Descriptive Letterpress, in royal 4to. price 11. 18. Bds.; or India Proofs, price 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

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TURE; in a Series of Designs for GateLodges, Gamekeepers' Cottages, and other Rural Residences. 2d Edition, in 4to. 15s. Bds. or 11. 1s. India Proofs, Bds. DESIGNS for PARSONAGEHOUSES, ALMS-HOUSES, &c. &c. In a Series of Twenty-one Plates, with De. scriptive Letterpress, in royal 4to. 11. 1s. Bds. or India Proofs, 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

The HISTORY of the RISE of the MAHOMEDAN POWER in INDIA, till the Year 1612. Translated from the original Persian of MAHOMED KASIM FERISHTA. BY JOHN BRIGGS, Lieut.-Colonel in the Madras Army, &c. &c. 4 Vols. 8vo. 41. 4s. "Colonel Briggs's book is one of those which belong to the library as a sterling and permanent work." -Lit. Gaz.

25.

BOOK RARITIES in the UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE. Illustrated by Original Letters and Notes, Biographical, Literary, and Antiquarian. By the Rev. C. H. HARTSHORNE, M.A. 1 Vol. 8vo. numerous Woodcuts, 11. 11s. 6d.

26.

PLAIN INSTRUCTIONS to EXECUTORS and ADMINISTRATORS, shewing the Duties and Responsibilities incident to the due Performance of their Trusts; with Directions respecting the Probate of Wills, and taking out Letters of Administration; &c. &c. In 8vo. 3d Edit. enlarged. Price 8s.

27.

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of Discoveries and Travels in North America, including the United States, Canada, the Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages in search of a North-West Passage: with Observations on Emigration. By HUGH MURRAY, F.R.S.E. &c. Author of Travels in Africa, Asia, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. 27s. bds. "He has moulded his work into that popular form which combines, in due proportion, amusement with instruction."-Lit. Gaz.

28.

CONVERSATIONS on GENERAL HISTORY, from the Creation of the World to the Birth of Christ. 12mo. 10s. 6d. bds.

"No research seems to have been spared, and the author has placed the information acquired from the most authentic sources in a very luminous point of view.-We most cordially recommend them to the public."-Lit. Gaz.

29.

An ENCYCLOPÆDIA of PLANTS; comprising the Descrip

tion, Specific Character, Culture, History, Application in the Arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the Plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain: combining all the advantages of a Linnean and Jussieuean Species Plantarum, an Historia Plantarum, a Grammar of Botany, and a Dictionary of Botany and Vegetable Culture. The whole in English; with the Synonymes of the commoner Plants in the different European and other Languages; the Scientific Names accentuated, their Etymologies explained, the Classes, Orders, and Botanical Terms illustrated by Engravings, and with Figures of nearly Ten Thousand Species, exemplifying several individuals belonging to every Genus included in the work. Edited by J. C. LOUDON, F.L.S. H.S. &c. The Specific Characters, &c. by JoHN LINDLEY, F.R.S. L.S. and G.S. &c. The Drawings by J. D. C. SOWERBY, F.L.S.; and the Engravings by R. BRANSTON. Complete in 1 large Vol. 8vo. with nearly 10,000 Engravings on Wood, 41. 14s. 6d.-In 9 separate Parts, 10s. 6d. each-Or in 36 Nos. 2s. 6d. each.

By the same Author,

An ENCYCLOPEDIA of GARDENING, comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape Gardening. In 1 large Vol. 8vo. closely printed, with upwards of Seven Hundred Engravings on Wood. Price 21.

An ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE, on the same Plan. Illustrated with upwards of 800 Engravings on Wocd, by Branston. A new edit, will' be published this month.

The MAGAZINE of NATURAL
HISTORY, and JOURNAL of ZOO-
LOGY, BOTANY, MINERALOGY, GE-
OLOGY, and METEOROLOGY. In

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8vo. No. 17. To be continued every Two Months, price 3s. 6d. Vols. I. to III. may also be had, price 21. 17s. bds.

The different Departments edited by Gentlemen eminent in each. The Drawings of Botany and Conchology, by SOWERBY; -of Animals, by HARVEY ;-of Trees, by STRUTT; and the Engravings on Wood by BRANSTON.

The GARDENER'S MAGAZINE, and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement. In 8vo. Vols. I. to VI. containing Nos. 1 to 29, 51. Is. 6d. bds. Continued in Nos. every Two Months, alternately with the MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY, 38. 6d. each.

PERSONAL NARRATIVE of TRAVELS to the EQUINOCTIAL REGIONS of the NEW CONTINENT, during the Years 1799-1804. By ALEXANDER DE HUMBOLDT and AIME BONPLAND. Translated into English by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS. In 7 vols. 8vo. with Maps, Plans, &c. price 61.

By the same Author,

POLITICAL ESSAY on MEXICO: including every information relative to the Geography, Climate, Inhabitants, Productions, Commerce, and Mines of that country. 3d Edit. 4 vols. 8vo. with Sections and Maps, 31. 13s. 6d. Bds.

31.

RESEARCHES concerning the INSTITUTIONS and MONUMENTS of the ANCIENT INHABITANTS of AMERICA; with Descriptions and Views. New Edition. 2 Vols. 8vo. with plates, 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

DR. ARNOTT'S ELEMENTS of PHYSICS, or NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, General and Medical; Vol. II. Part I. comprehending the subjects of HEAT and LIGHT. 8vo. with many Wood Engravings, 10s. 6d.

Also, a Fourth Edition of Vol. I. (21s.) among the Additions to which is a complete Ex. position of the Nature and easy Cure of the Defect of Speech called Stuttering.

32.

BEATRICE; a Tale founded on Facts. By MRS. HOFLAND.

3 vols. 12mo. 21s. bds.

"Beatrice' is, we think, one of her most successful productions."-Lit. Gaz.
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PLANTS, according

An ARRANGEMENT of BRITISH to the latest Improvements of the Linnæan System; with an Easy Introduction to the Study of Botany. By WILLIAM WITHERING, M.D. F.R.S. F.L.S. Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Lisbon, &c. The Seventh Edition, with considerable additions, including the most recent Discoveries, and numerous Annotations, illustrative of Vegetahle Economy. By WILLIAM WITHERING, Esq. LL.D., F.L.S., Extraordinary Member of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c. In 4 Vols. 8vo. Price 21. 16s. Bds.

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