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MEMOIRS of a NORTH AMERICA, from Childhood to the Age of Nineteen. With Anecdotes descriptive of their Manners and Customs, and an Account of the Territory westward of the Mississippi. To which are now added, Reflections on the Present Condition of the Indians, and a Plan for Ameliorating their Circumstances. By JOHN D. HUNTER. In 8vo. Third Edit. with a Portrait. Price 12s. Bds.

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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 a small 8vo. Volume. 2nd Edit. Price 5s. sewed.

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A COMPENDIOUS CHART of ANCIENT HISTORY and BIOGRAPHY, designed principally for the Use of young Persons. Dedicated, by Permission, to the Rev. ARCHDEACON BUTLER, D.D. F.R.S. S.A. &c. Head Master of Shrewsbury School. By Mrs. JOHN HURFORD, of Altrincham. Neatly engraved on a Plate, Two Feet Six Inches, by Two Feet, and carefully coloured. Price 8s. 6d. in Sheets; 10s. 6d. folded in Boards; and 12s. on Canvas and Roller, or in a Case.

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A BRIEF SUMMARY of ANCIENT
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SKETCHES of CORSICA; or a JOURNAL written during a Visit to that Island in 1823, with an Outline of its History; and Specimens of the Language and Poetry of the People. With 5 Plates. By ROBERT BENSON. 1 Vol. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Bds.

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TRAVELS in the INTERIOR of SOUTHERN AFRICA. By W. J. BURCHELL, Esq. With a large and entirely new Map, and a Hundred and Sixteen coloured and black Engravings. In 4to. Price 41. 14s. 6d. Bds. Vol. II.

In the Second Volume will be found an interesting Account of the Native Tribes; with whom the Author lived on terms which gave him very favourable opportunities for discovering their true Character. As his Views in travelling were not contined to any particular class of observations, but were extended to whatever appeared likely to produce useful knowledge, his Researches have embraced that variety of subjects, which a Journey, over Ground never before trodden by European Foot, and through the strange and unknown Regions of Africa, might be expected to afford.

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DUKE CHRISTIAN of LUNEBURG; or, Traditions from the Hartz. By Miss JANE PORTER. Dedicated, by the most gracious Permission, to His Majesty. In 3 Vols. 12mo. Price 11. 4s. Bds.

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An ESSAY on the INVENTIONS and CUSTOMS of both ANCIENTS and MODERNS in the USE of INEBRIATING LIQUORS; interspersed with interesting Anecdotes, illustrative of the Manners and Habits of the principal Nations of the World. With an historical View of the Extent and Practice of Distillation, both as it relates to Commerce, and as a Source of National Income: comprising much curious Information, respecting the Application and Properties of several Parts of the Vegetable Kingdom. By SAMUEL MOREWOOD, Surveyor of Excise. In 1 Vol. 8vo. Price 12s. Bds.

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A New Edition of the SAXON CHRONICLE, with an English Translation, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By the Rev. J. INGRAM, late Saxon Professor in the University of Oxford. To which are added, a New and Copious Chronological, Topographical, and Glossarial Index, with a short Grammar of the Saxon Language. In One Vol. 4to. with an accurate and enlarged Map of England during the Heptarchy, Plates of Coins, &c. Price 31. 138. 6d. Boards. Large paper, 61. 6s. Bds.

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ACCOUNT of an EXPEDITION from PITTSBURGH to the ROCKY MOUNTAINS, performed in the Years 1819-20, by Order of the Hon. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War, under the Command of Major S. H. LONG, of the United States Topographical Engineers. Compiled from the Notes of Major LONG, Mr. T. SAY, and other Gentlemen of the Party. By EDWIN JAMES, Botanist and Geologist for the Expedition. In Three Volumes, Octavo, illustrated with Maps and Plates. Price 11. los. Bds.

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TRAVELS, comprising Observations made during a Residence in various PARTS of SAVOY, seldom visited by British Tourists, particularly in the PROVINCE of the TARENTAISE, and the more ALPINE DISTRICTS; also in several of the Swiss CANTONS, in the Years 1820, 1821, and 1822. Including a Visit to Auvergne, and a Description of the extinct Volcanoes in the Vicinity of Clermont; with Remarks on the present State of Society, Manners, and Religion, and on the Climate, Agriculture, and physical Structure and Geology of these Countries. With a full and impartial Statement of the Circumstances, which render Geneva eligible or otherwise, as a place of temporary Residence, or for the Education of English Youth. By ROBERT BAKEWELL, Esq. In 2 Vols. 8vo. with Plates, and numerous Wood-cuts. Price 11. 6s. Bds.

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FIRST STEPS to BOTANY, intended as popular Illustrations of the Science, leading to its Study as a Branch of general Education. By JAMES L. DRUMMOND, M.D. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the Belfast Academical Institution. In 12mo. with 100 Wood-Cuts, comprising 200 Figures. Price 9s. Bds.

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THE MEDICAL GUIDE, for the Use of the Heads of Families, the Clergy, and young Practitioners; embracing the latest Discoveries in Medicine, regarding the Properties of Remedies, and the Prevention, Treatment, Causes, and Nature of Diseases; the Clothing, Feeding, &c. of infants; means of counteracting the effects of the different Poisons of the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms; and the Management of Accidents, Fits, &c. requiring immediate Assistance; with a complete modern Dispensatory, &c. interspersed with cautionary Remarks to prevent a misapplication of the Remedies, &c. By RICHARD REECE, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of London; Corresponding Member of the Society of Practical Medicine of Paris, &c. &c. in 8vo. Price 10s. 6d. Bds. the 14th edition, with additions.

By the same Author,

A PRACTICAL TREATISE on the
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NESS, at different Periods of Life, and
in Cases of Predisposition to various

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Constitutional Maladies, and of Disorders of the Lungs, Stomach, Liver, Rectum, &c. &c. by Medicine, Diet, &c. &c. In 1 Vol. 8vo. Price 9s. Bds.

JOURNAL of a TEN MONTHS' RESIDENCE in NEW ZEALAND. By RICHARD A. CRUISE, Esq. Major in the 84th Regt. Foot. Second Edition, 8vo. Price 10s. 6d. Boards, with a Frontispiece.

MAJOR CRUISE, during his Residence in New Zealand, maintained a constant Intercourse with the Inhabitants, and devoted much of his leisure to their Society, which afforded him full opportunity of observing their general Customs and Manners.

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SKETCHES of the LIVES of CORREGGIO and PARMEGIANO. With Notes of their Principal Works. Beautifully printed in Post 8vo. with a Portrait. Price 10s. 6d.

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A DESCRIPTION of the CHARACTER, MANNERS, and CUSTOMS of the PEOPLE of INDIA, and their Institutions, Religious and Civil. By the Abbé J. DUBOIS. In One Volume, Quarto. Price 21. 2ɛ. Boards.

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NARRATIVE of a TOUR through the MOREA, giving an Account of the present State of that Peninsula and its Inhabitants. By Sir WILLIAM GELL. In One Volume Octavo, illustrated by Plates, Wood Cuts, &c. Price 15s. Bds.

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"SYLVA FLORIFERA," the "SHRUBBERY;" containing

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ADVICE to YOUNG MOTHERS on the Physical Education of Children. By a GRANDMOTHER. In 1 Vol. 12mo. Price 7s. 6d. Bds.

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SELECT WORKS of the BRITISH POETS, with Biogra

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REMARKS on the PRESENT SYSTEM of ROAD MAKING, with Observations deduced from Practice and Experience; with a View to a Revision of the existing Laws, and the Introduction of Improvement in the Method of making, repairing, and preserving Roads, and defending the Road Funds from Misapplication. By JOHN LOUDON M'ADAM, Esq. General Surveyor of the Roads in the Bristol District. Eighth Edition. In 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. Bds.

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OBSERVATIONS on the MANAGE-
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CONVERSATIONS on CHEMISTRY.

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CONVERSATIONS on BOTANY, with Twenty-one Engravings. The Fifth Edition, enlarged, in 1 Vol. 12mo. Price 7s. 6d. plain, or 12s. coloured. The object of this Work is to enable young persons to acquire a knowledge of the vegetable productions of their native country; for this purpose the arrangement of Linnæus is briefly explained, and a native plant of each class (with a few exceptions) is examined, and illustrated by an engraving; and a short account is added of some of the principal foreign species.

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CONVERSATIONS on MINERALOGY; with Plates, engraved by MR. and MISS LOWRY, from Original Drawings, comprising upwards of 400 Figures of Minerals, including 12 beautifully coloured Specimens. Second Edit. in 2 Vols. 12mo. Price 14s. Bds.

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A PRACTICAL SYNOPSIS of CUTANEOUS DISEASES, according to the Arrangement of Dr. WILLAN, exhibiting a concise View of the Diagnostic Symptoms, and the Method of Treatment. By THOMAS BATEMAN, M.D. F.L.S. late Physician to the Public Dispensary, and to the Fever Institution. In 8vo. Price 12s. Bds. (with a Plate of the Eight Orders, beautifully coloured) the Sixth Edition.

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The ART of VALUING RENTS and TILLAGES, and the Tenant's Right on entering and quitting Farms, explained by several Specimens of Valuations, and Remarks on the Cultivation pursued on Soils in different Situations. Adapted to the Use of Landlords, Land Agents, Appraisers, Farmers, and Tenants. By J. S. BAYLDON, Land Agent and Appraiser. The Second Edition, in 8vo. Price 7s. Bds. with the Plan of a Farm of 252 Acres.

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An EXPLANATORY PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY of the FRENCH LANGUAGE, in French and English; wherein the exact Sound and Articulation of every Syllable are distinctly marked. To which are prefixed, the Principles of the French Pronunciation, Prefatory Directions for using the Spelling Representative of every Sound, and the Conjugation of the Verbs regular, irregular, and defective, with their true Pronunciation. By L'ABBE TARDY, late Master of Arts in the University at Paris. In 12mo. a new Edition, revised, Price 68. Bound.

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On the NATURE and TREATMENT of the DISTORTIONS to which the SPINE, and the BONES of the CHEST, are subject; with an Enquiry into the Merits of the several Modes of Practice, which have been followed in the Treatment of Distortions. By JOHN SHAW, Surgeon, and Lecturer on Anatomy. In 8vo. 10s. 6d. Bds. Engravings, in Folio, illustrative of the Work. 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

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