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DE STRZELECKI (P. E.)-PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. Accompanied by a Geological Map, Sections, and Diagrams, and Figures of the Organic Remains. By P. E. De Strzelecki. 8vo. with coloured Map and numerous Plates, 24s. cloth.

DIBDIN (THE REV. T. F.)-THE SUNDAY LIBRARY:

Containing nearly One hundred Sermons by eminent Divines. With Notes, etc. by the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, D.D. 6 vols. foolscap 8vo. with 6 Portraits, 30s. cloth; neatly half-bound in morocco, with gilt edges, 21. 12s. 6d.

DISCIPLINE.

By the Author of "Letters to my Unknown Friends," "Twelve Years Ago," and "Some Passages from Modern History." 18mo. 28. cloth.

DISNEY.-MUSEUM DISNEIANUM:

Being a Description of a Collection of Ancient Marbles, Bronzes, and various other Specimens of Ancient Art, in the possession of Johu Disney, Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. at the Hyde, near Ingatestone. With numerous Plates and Wood Engravings. 1 vol. 4to. comprising 120 Illustrations, 47. 148. 6d. cloth.

Contents:

Part I. Marbles. Comprising 59 Plates, chiefly Busts, with some whole-length Statues, and some Bas-reliefs.

Part 11. Miscellaneous Antiquities, chiefly in Bronze.
Lamps, Tripods, Patinæ, etc.

Comprising Five Statues, many

Part III. Vases and Fictilia.-Sold separately, only to the Purchasers of the First and Second Parts, price 42s.

DOUBLEDAY AND HEWITSON'S BUTTERFLIES.-THE GENERA OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA; comprising their Generic Characters-a Notice of the Habits and Transformations-and a Catalogue of the Species of each Genus. By Edward Doubleday, Esq. F.L.S. etc., Assistant in the Zoological Department of the British Museum. Imperial 4to. uniform with Gray and Mitchell's Ornithology; illustrated with 75 coloured Plates, by W. C. Hewitson, Esq. Author of "British Oology."

** Publishing in Monthly Parts, 58. each; each Part consisting of two coloured Plates, with accompanying Letter-press. To be completed in about 40 Parts, 31 of which are now ready. DRESDEN GALLERY-THE MOST CELEBRATED PICTURES OF THE ROYAL GALLERY at DRESDEN, drawn on Stone, from the Originals, by Franz Hanfstaengel: with Descriptive and Biographical Notices, in French and German. Nos. I. to LIV., imperial folio, each containing 3 Plates with accompanying Letter-press, price 208. to Subscribers; to Non-subscribers, 30s. Single Plates, 12s. each.

**To be completed in 8 more numbers, price 20s. each, to Subscribers; Nos. LI. to LX. containing euch 4 Plates and Letterpress.

DUNLOP.-TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

With a Journal of nearly Three Years' Residence in the Country. To which are added, a Sketch of the History of the Republic, and an Account of its Climate, Productions, Commerce, etc. By Robert Glasgow Dunlop, Esq. Post 8vo. with Map, 10s. 6d. cloth.

DUNLOP (JOHN).--THE HISTORY OF FICTION:

Being a Critical Account of the most celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the Present Age. By John Dunlop. New Edition, complete in One Volume. Medium 8vo. 158. cloth.

EASTLAKE.-MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF OIL PAINTING.

By Charles Lock Eastlake, Esq. R.A. F.R.S. F.S.A. Secretary to the Royal Commission for Promoting the Fine Arts in connexion with the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament, etc. 8vo. 168. cloth.

** Fol. II. On the Italian Practice of Oil Painting, is preparing for publication.

ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER.

The Words of the Preacher, Son of David, King of Jerusalem, from the Holy Scriptures. Being the Twelve Chapters of the Book of Ecclesiastes, elegantly illuminated, in the Missal Style, by Owen Jones. Imperial 8vo. in a magnificent carved binding, 428.; or handsomely bound in red morocco, 50s.

ECCLESTON (JAMES).-AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES. Intended as a Companion to the History of England. By James Eccleston, B.A. Head Master of Sutton Coldfield Grammar School. 8vo. with numerous Engravings on Wood, 218. cloth.

ELLIOTSON.-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY:

With which is incorporated much of the Elementary Part of the "Institutiones Physiologica" of J. F. Blumenbach, Professor in the University of Gottingen. By John Elliotson, M.D. Cantab. F.R.S. Fifth Edition, 8vo. with numerous Woodcuts, 21.28. cloth.

THE ENGLISHMAN'S CREEK CONCORDANCE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; being an attempt at a Verbal Connexion between the Greek and the English Texts; including a Concordance to the Proper Names, with Indexes, Greek-English and English Greek. 2d Edition, carefully revised, with a new Index, Greek and English. Royal Svo. 428.

THE ENGLISHMAN'S HEBREW AND CHALDEE CONCORDANCE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; being an attempt at a Verbal Connexion between the Original and the English Translations: with Indexes, a List of the Proper Names and their occurrences, etc. etc. 2 vols. royal 8vo. 31. 13s. 6d. cloth; large paper, 41. 14s. 6d.

EÖTVÖS. THE VILLAGE NOTARY:

A Romance of Hungarian Life. Translated from the Hungarian of Baron Eötvös, by Otto Wenckstern. With Introductory Remarks, written expressly for the present Translation, by Francis Pulszky. 3 vols. post 8vo. [Nearly ready.

EPHEMERA.-A HAND-BOOK OF ANGLING;

Teaching Fly Fishing, Trolling, Bottom Fishing, and Salmon Fishing. With the Natural History of River Fish, and the best Modes of Catching them. By Ephemera (of Bell's Life in London). New Edition. Foolscap 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 9s. cloth.

ERMAN.-TRAVELS IN SIBERIA:

Including Excursions Northwa ds, down the Obi, to the Polar Circle, and Southwards, to the Chinese Frontier. By Adolph Erman. Translated by W. D. Cooley, Esq. author of "The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery;" translator and editor of Dr. Parrot's "Journey to Ararat," etc. 2 vols. 8vo. with Map, 31s. 6d. cloth.

ETHERIDGE. THE APOSTOLICAL ACTS AND EPISTLES,

From the Peschito, or Ancient Syriac. To which are added, the remaining Epistles, and the Book of Revelation, after a later Syrian Text. Translated, with Prolegomena and Indices. by J. W. Etheridge, M.A. Doctor in Philosophy of the University of Heidelberg, and Member of the Asiatic Society of Paris; author of "The Syrian Churches; their early History, Liturgies, and Literature." Royal 12mo. 7s. 6d. cloth.

EVANS. THE SUGAR PLANTER'S MANUAL;

Being a Treatise on the Art of obtaining Sugar from the Sugar Cane. By W. J. Evans, M.D. 8vo. 98, cloth.

FAREY.-TREATISE ON THE STEAM-ENGINE,

Historical, Practical, and Descriptive. By John Farey, Engineer. 4to. illustrated by numerous Woodcuts, and 25 Copper-plates, 57, 5s, in boards.

FERGUSSON-AN HISTORICAL INQUIRY INTO THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF BEAUTY IN ART, more especially with reference to ARCHITECTURE. By James Fergusson, Esq., author of An Essay on the Ancient Topography of Jerusalem," "Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan," etc. Vol. 1. with five Copperplates, a coloured Lithographic Engraving, and upwards of 100 Woodcuts. Imperial 8vo. 30s. cloth.

FLOWERS AND THEIR KINDRED THOUGHTS;

A Series of Stanzas-On Hope, Innocence, Modesty, Childhood, Humility, Joy, Love, Constancy, Fascination, Timidity, Fine Taste, Thoughts, Recollection, and Friendship. By Mary Anne Bacon. Illustrated by the Snowdrop, Primrose, Violet, Harebell and Pimpernel, Lily of the Valley, Hawthorn, Rose, Honeysuckle, Carnation, Convolvulus, Fuchsia, Pansy, Forget-me-not, and Holly; designed and printed in Colours by Owen Jones. Imperial 8vo. 31s. 6d. elegantly bound.

FORSTER (REV. C.)--THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ARABIA; Or, the Patriarchal Evidences of Revealed Religion. A Memoir, with Illustrative Maps and an Appendix, containing Translations. By the Rev. Charles Forster, 2 vols. 8vo. 30s. cloth.

FOSS. THE JUDGES OF ENGLAND:

With Sketches of their Lives, and Miscellaneous Notices connected with the Courts at Westminster from the time of the Conquest. By Edward Foss, F.S.A., of the Inner Temple. Vols. 1. and II. 8vo. 288. cloth.

FOSTER.-A HAND-BOOK OF MODERN EUROPEAN LITERATURE: British, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. With a full Biographical and Chronological Index. By Mrs. Foster. Foolscap 8vo. 8s. 6d. cloth.

The object of this book is, not so much to gine elaborate criticisms on the various writers in the languages to whose literature it is intended as a guide, as to direct the student to the best writers in each, and to inform him upon what subjects they have written.

FROM OXFORD TO ROME: AND, HOW IT FARED WITH SOME WHO LATELY MADE THE JOURNEY. By a Companion Traveller. New Edition, revised and corrected. Fcp. 8vo. with Frontispiece, 68. cloth.

FRUITS FROM THE GARDEN AND THE FIELD:

A Series of Stanzas. By Mary Anne Bacon, author of "Flowers and their Kindred Thoughts." With beautiful Illustrations of Fruit, designed and printed in colours by Owen Jones. Imperial 8vo. uniform with Flowers and their Kindred Thoughts," 31s. 6d. elegantly bound. [Nearly ready.

GARDINER.-SIGHTS IN ITALY:

With some Account of the Present State of Music and the Sister Arts in that Country. By William Gardiner, author of "Sacred Melodies," etc.; Member of the Academy of St. Cecilia, Rome; and of the Class of Fine Arts of the Institut Historique of France. 8vo. with engraved Music, 16s. cloth.

GIBBON.-HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. A new Edition. in One Volume; with an Account of the Author's Life and Writings, by Alexander Chalmers, Esq. F.A.S. 8vo. with Portrait, 18s. cloth.

* An Edition in 8 vols. 8vo. 60s. boards.

GILBART.-A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BANKING.

By James William Gilbart, F.R.S. General Manager of the London and Westminster Bank. 5th Edition, with Portrait of the Author, and View of the London and Westminster Bank," Lothbury. 2 vols. 8vo. 24s. cloth.

GOLDSMITH-THE POETICAL WORKS of Oliver GOLDSMITH. Illustrated by Wood Engravings, from Designs by Members of the Etching Club. Edited by Bolton Corney, Esq. Square crown 8vo., uniform with Thomson's Seasons," 218. cloth; or 36s, bound in morocco, by Hayday.

GOWER. THE SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA OF DOMESTIC LIFE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED. By Charles Foote Gower. New Edition. Foolscap 8vo. with Engravings on Wood, 5s, cloth.

GRAHAM.-ENGLISH; OR, THE ART OF COMPOSITION

explained in a Series of Instructions and Examples. By G. F. Graham. New Edition, revised and improved. Foolscap 8vo. 68. cloth.

GRANT (MRS.)-LETTERS FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

Being the Correspondence with her Friends, between the years 1773 and 1803. By Mrs. Grant, of Laggan. 6th Edition. Edited, with Notes and Additions, by her Son, J. P. Grant, Esq. 2 vols. post 8vo. 21s. cloth.

GRANT (MRS., OF LAGGAN).- MEMOIR AND CORRESPONDENCE of the late Mrs. Grant, of Laggan, author of "Letters from the Mountains," etc. Edited by her Son, J. P. Grant, Esq. New Edition. 3 vols. post 8vo. Portrait, 17. 11s. 6d. cloth.

GRAY (THOMAS).-CRAY'S ELECY,

Written in a Country Churchyard. Illuminated in the Missal style. By Owen Jones, Architect. Imp. 8vo. 318. 6d. elegantly bound.

GRAY AND MITCHELL'S ORNITHOLOGY.-THE CENERA OF BIRDS; Comprising their Generic Characters, a Notice of the Habits of each Genus, and an extensive List of Species, referred to their several Genera. By George Robert Gray, Acad. Imp. Georg. Florent. Soc. Corresp. Senior Assistant of the Zoological Department, British Museum; and author of the "List of the Genera of Birds," etc. 3 vols. imperial 4to. illustrated with 350 coloured and plain Plates, by David William Mitchell, B.A. Parts I. to XLIX. price 10s. 6d. each. Part L. with Title, Indexes, Tables, etc. completing the Work, in 3 volumes, is nearly ready.

GRAY.-TABLES AND FORMULA FOR THE COMPUTATION OF LIFE CONTINGENCIES; with copious Examples of Annuity, Assurance, and Friendly Society Calculations. By Peter Gray, F.R.A.S. Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal 8vo. 15s. cloth.

GRIMBLOT (P.)—LETTERS OF WILLIAM III. AND LOUIS XIV. AND OF THEIR MINISTERS. Illustrating the Domestic and Foreign Policy of England from the Peace of Ryswick to the Accession of Philip V. of Spain, (1697 to 1770). Edited by P. Grimblot. 2 vols. 8vo. 30s. cloth.

GWILT. AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ARCHITECTURE;

Historical, Theoretical, and Practical. By Joseph Gwilt, Esq., F.S.A. Illustrated with upwards of 1,000 Engravings on Wood, from Designs by J.S. Gwilt. 8vo. 21. 12s. 6d. cloth.

HALL. MIDSUMMER EVE:

A Fairy Tale of Love. By Mrs. S. C. Hall. Square crown 8vo. with nearly 300 Wood Engravings, 21s. cloth, gilt edges.

HALL'S (SIDNEY) GENERAL LARGE LIBRARY ATLAS OF FIFTYTHREE MAPS (size 20 in. by 76 in.), with the Divisions and Boundaries earefully coloured; and an Alphabetical Index of all the Names contained in the Maps, with their Latitude and Longitude. An entirely New Edition, corrected throughout from the best and most recent Authorities; with all the Railways laid down, and many of the Maps re-drawn and re-engraved. Colombier 4to. 57. 58. half-bound in russia.

"This is one of the very best of the larger collectons of maps with which we are acquainted, for clearness and accuracy, as well as its very reasonable cost. Several striking improvements characterise the edition before us. It has again undergone comparison with the best authorities, contains many corrections consequent on the latest government surveys, supplies all the various lines of railway neatly laid down, gives quite new maps where necessary, and is enriched with an alphabetical index of more than seventy thousand names of places contained in the collection, with their degrees of latitude and longitude. This index, which is quite invaluable, is printed with exquisite clearness; and we have examined a sufficient number of names and places to be convinced of its general and faultless accuracy." Examiner.

HARRISON. ON THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND PRESENT STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. By the Rev. M. Harrison, M.A., late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. Post 8vo. 8s. 6d. cloth.

"An able, enlightened, and philosophical work. From the erudite and scholarly manner in which the author has treated the subject, he has contrived to make his work not only excellent for the special purpose for which it is intended, but from the mass of curious information which it contains, really interesting to all classes of readers."-Sunday Times.

HAWBUCK GRANGE;

Or, the Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq., By the Author of "Handley Cross; or the Spa Hunt," "Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities," etc. 8vo. with eight Illustrations, by Phiz, 12s. cloth.

HAWKER.-INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN

In all that relates to Guns and Shooting. By Lieut. Col. P. Hawker. 9th edition, corrected, enlarged, and improved, with Eighty-five Plates and Woodcuts, by Adlard and Branston, from Drawings by C. Varley, Dicks, etc. 8vo. 21s. cloth.

HAYDON (B. R. LECTURES ON PAINTING AND DESIGN,

Delivered at the London Institution, the Royal Institution, Albermarle Street, to the University of Oxford, etc. By B. R. Haydon, Historical Painter. 2 vols. 8vo. with Portraits of the Author and Sir David Wilkie, and numerous other Illustrations, 24s. cloth.

SIR GEORGE HEAD.-ROME: A TOUR OF MANY DAYS.
By Sir George Head. 3 vols. 8vo. 368. cloth.

"The roads, the streets, the palaces, the churches, the fountains, the public buildings, and
the private houses of any note, the baths, the fortifications, the arches, the cemeteries, the
walls, the villas, the temples, the monuments, the theatres, the forums, the ruins, and the
relics of every kind, and the inhabitants also, are all set before us in the best possible order.
In short, it is a standard work, to last like Rome!"
Literary Gazette.

SIR JOHN HERSCHEL-OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY.

By Sir John F. W. Herschel, Bart. etc. etc. etc. 8vo. with Plates and Woodcuts, 18s. cloth. "In the earlier portions more especially much new matter is introduced.... To all intents and purposes, indeed, the Outlines of Astronomy' must be considered a new work,-80 careful has been the revision, correction, and remodelling of the original treatise; so numerous the additions to it; and so important the new trains of inquiry opened up." Examiner.

MRS. HEY. THE MORAL OF FLOWERS;

Being a New

Or, Thoughts gathered from the Field and the Garden. By Mrs. Hey.
Edition of The Moral of Flowers:" and consisting of Poetical Thoughts on Garden and
Field Flowers, accompanied by Drawings beautifully coloured after Nature. Square crown
8vo, uniform in size with "Thomson's Seasons illustrated by the Etching Club." 218, cloth.

MRS. HEY.-SYLVAN MUSINGS;

Or, the Spirit of the Woods. By Mrs. Hey. Being a New Edition of "The Spirit of the Woods" and consisting of Poetical Thoughts on Forest Trees, accompanied by Drawings of Blossoms and Foliage, beautifully coloured after Nature. Square crown 8vo, uniform in size with Thomson's Seasons illustrated by the Etching Club." 218. cloth.

HINTS ON ETIQUETTE AND THE USAGES OF SOCIETY:
With a Glance at Bad Habits. By Aywyós.

"Manners make the Man." New Edition,

revised (with additions) by a Lady of Rank. Foolscap 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

HISTORICAL PICTURES OF THE MIDDLE AGES,

In Black and White. Made on the spot, from Records in the Archives of Switzerland. By a
Wandering Artist. 2 vols. post 8vo. 18s. cloth.

HOARE A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE GRAPE VINE ON OPEN WALLS. By Clement Hoare. New Edition. 8vo. 78. 6d. cloth.

HOARE.-A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF A NEW METHOD OF PLANTING AND MANAGING THE ROOTS OF GRAPE VINES. By Clement Hoare, author of "A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls." 12mo. 58. cl.

HOLLAND.-MEDICAL NOTES AND REFLECTIONS.

By Henry Holland, M.D. F.R.S. etc. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Physician Extraordinary to the Queen, and Physician in Ordinary to His Royal Highness Prince Albert. New Edition. 8vo. 183. cloth.

HOOK (DR. W. F.)-THE LAST DAYS OF OUR LORD'S MINISTRY; A Course of Lectures on the principal Events of Passion Week. By Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D., Vicar of Leeds, Prebendary of Lincoln, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Foolscap 8vo. 68. cloth.

HOOKER. KEW GARDENS ;

Or a Popular Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew. By Sir William Jackson Hooker, K.H. D.C.L. F.R.A. & L.S. etc. etc. Director. New Edition. 16mo. with numerous Wood Engravings, 6d. sewed.

HOOKER.

THE BRITISH FLORA.

Comprising the Phænogamous or Flowering Plants, and the Ferns. By Sir William Jackson Hooker, K.H. LL.D. F.R.A. and L.S. etc. etc. etc. New Edition, with Additions and Corrections; and 173 Figures, illustrative of the Umbelliferous Plants, the Composite Plants, the Grasses, and the Ferns. Vol. I. 8vo., with 12 Plates, 148. plain; with the Plates coloured, 24s. cloth.

Vol. II. in Two Parts, comprising the Cryptogamia and the Fungi, 8vo. 248. boards.

HORNE (THE REV. T. H.)-AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRITICAL STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. By the Rev. Thomas Hartwell Horne, B.D. of St. John's College, Cambridge. New Edition, revised and corrected. 5 vols. 8vo. with Maps and Fac-similes, 37. 38. cloth; or 57. bound in calf by Hayday.

HORNE (THE REV. T. H.)-A COMPENDIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE. By the Rev. Thomas Hartwell Horne, B.D. of St. John's College Cambridge. Being an Analysis of his "Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures." New Edition. 12mo. with Maps and Engravings, 93. boards.

HOWITT.-THE CHILDREN'S YEAR.

By Mary Howitt. With Four Illustrations, engraved by John Absolon, from Original Designs by Anna Mary Howitt. Square 16mo. 58. cloth.

HOWITT.-THE BOY'S COUNTRY BOOK:

Being the real Life of a Country Boy, written by Himself; exhibiting all the Amusements, Pleasures, and Pursuits of Children in the Country. Edited by William Howitt, author of "The Rural Life of England," etc. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. with 40 Woodcuts, 68. cloth.

HOWITT.-VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES;

Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By William Howitt. New Edition. Medium 8vo. with 40 Woodcuts, 218. cloth. SECOND SERIES, chiefly in the Counties of DURHAM and NORTHUMBERLAND, with a Stroll along the BORDER. Medium 8vo. with upwards of 40 highly-finished Woodcuts, from Drawings made on the spot, 21s. cloth.

HOWITT.-THE RURAL LIFE OF ENGLAND.

By William Howitt. New Edition, corrected and revised. Medium 8vo. with Engravings on Wood by Bewick and Williams, uniform with "Visits to Remarkable Places," 21s. cloth.

HOWITT. THE RURAL AND DOMESTIC LIFE OF GERMANY: With Characteristic Sketches of its chief Cities and Scenery. Collected in a General Tour, and during a Residence in that Country in the Years 1840-42. By William Howitt, author of "The Rural Life of England," etc. Medium 8vo., with above 50 Illustrations, 218. cloth.

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