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Encyclopædias and Dictionaries.

A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MINES:

Containing a clear Exposition of their Principles and Practice. By Andrew Ure, M.D. F.R.S. M.G.S. etc. New Edition in 1 thick vol. 8vo. illustrated with 1241 Engravings on Wood, 27. 10s. cloth lettered.

A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE;

Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially incidental to Climates, to Sex, and to the different Epochs of Life, with numerous approved Formulæ of the Medicines recommended. By James Copland, M.D., Consulting Physician to Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital; Senior Physician to Royal Infirmary for Children; Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London; of the Medical and Chirurgical Societies of London and Berlin, etc. Publishing in Parts, of which Seven have appeared.

AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF COTTAGE, FARM, & VILLA ARCHITECTURE. With about 1100 pages of Letterpress, and upwards of 2000 Wood Engravings; embracing Designs of Cottages, Farm Houses, Farmeries, Villas, Country Inns, Public Houses, Paro chial Schools, etc.; including the interior Finishings and Furniture; accompanied by Analytical and Critical Remarks illustrative of the Principles of Architectural Science and Taste, on which the Designs for Dwellings are composed, and of Landscape Gardening, with Reference to their Accompaniments. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S. etc. New Edition, corrected, in 1 thick vol. 8vo. with above 100 of the Plates re-engraved, 37. boards.

THE FARMER'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA,

And DICTIONARY of RURAL AFFAIRS. By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq., Barrister at Law, Editor of the "Farmer's Almanack," etc. Illustrated with Engravings of the most approved Agricultural Instruments. In 1 thick vol. 8vo. (Will be ready in the Spring.) This work is published also in Parts, at 5s. each, of which 7 have appeared; to be completed in 4 more Parts.

AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF ARCHITECTURE;

Historical, Theoretical, and Practical. By Joseph Gwilt, Esq. F.S.A. In 1 thick vol. 8vo. with numerous Illustrations on Wood. (In the Press).

AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF CIVIL ENGINEERING;

Historical, Theoretical, and Practical. By E. Cresy, Esq. F.A.S. C.E. In 1 thick vol. 8vo. with numerous Illustrations on Wood. (Preparing for Publication).

V. Juvenile Works.

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. 2d Edition, 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with about 40 Woodcuts, 8s cloth

MASTERMAN READY;

Or, the Wreck of the Pacific. Written for Young People. By Captain Marryat. 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with Numerous Engravings on Wood, 7s. 6d. cloth lettered.

Part 2 is in the Press.

THE BOY'S OWN BOOK:

A Complete Encyclopædia of the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific and Recreative, of Boyhoo and Youth. 19th Edition, square, with numerous Engravings on Wood, 8s. 6d. boards. CONTENTS:

Minor Sports: Games with Marbles; Games with Tops; Games with Balls; Sports of Agility and Speed; Sports with Toys; Miscellaneous Sports; Athletic Sports; Archery, Cricket, Gymnastics, Fencing; Acquatic Recreations; Angling, Swimming. Fancier: Singing Birds, Silkworms, Rab. bits, Guinea Pigs, White Mice, Pigeons,

THE YOUNG LADIES' BOOK:

The

Bantams. Scientific Recreations: Arithmetic, Magnetism, Optics, Aerostatics. Chemistry; Games of Skill; Draughts, Chess; The Conjuror; Feats of Legerdemain, Tricks with Cards, Artificial Fireworks. Miscellaneous Recreations: Deaf and Dumb Alphabet; Paradoxes and Puzzles, The Riddler; Varieties.

A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits. 4th Edition, with numerous beautifully executed Engravings on Wood. 1. 1s. elegantly bound in crimson silk, lined with imitation of Mechlin lace.

CONTENTS:

The Cabinet Council; L'Overture; Moral
Deportment; the Florist; Minerology;
Conchology; Entomology; the Aviary; the

Toilet; Embroidery; the Escritoir; Painting; Music; Dancing; Archery; Riding; the Ornamental Artist; L'Adieu.

CATALOGUE OF NEW WORKS

VI. Agriculture, Farming, Land-Surveying, etc.

DESCRIPTIVE MEMOIRS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BREEDS of the DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. By David Low, Esq. FR S.E., Professor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh; Member of the Royal Academy of Agriculture of Sweden; Corresponding Member of the Conseil Royal d'Agriculture de France, of the Sociètè Royale et Centrale, etc. The Plates are drawn on Stone from a Series of Oil Paintings, executed for the Agricultural Museum of the University of Edinburgh by Mr. Shiels of the Royal Scotch Academy. In 2 vols. atlas quarto, with 52 beautifully coloured Plates, price Sixteen Guineas, half-bound in morocco.

This work may also be had in the following separate portions:

The OX, in 1 vol. atlas quarto, with 22 Plates,
price 61 168. 6d. half-bound morocco.
The SHEEP, in 1 vol. atlas quarto, with 21
Plates, price 67. 16s. 6d. half-bound morocco.

The HORSE, in 1 vol, atlas quarto, with 8
Plates, price 31. half-bound morocco.
The HOG, in 1 vol. atlas quarto, with 5 Plates,
price 21. 28. half-bound morocco.

ELEMENTS OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE:

Comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm. By David Low, Esq. F.R.S.E., Professor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh. 8vo. 3d Edition, with Alterations and Ad litions, with above 200 Woodcuts, 188. cloth lettered.

A TREATISE ON THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS;

Comprehending their Food, Treatment, Breeding, Rearing, Diseases, etc. By Professor Low. 1 vol. 8vo. (In the Press.)

LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF AGRICULTURE.

(For particulars, see page 10.)

CUTHBERT JOHNSON'S FARMER'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA,

And Dictionary of Rural Affairs. (For particulars, see page 11.)

BAYLDON'S ART OF VALUING RENTS AND TILLAGES,

And the Tenant's Right of 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. 5th Edition, re-written and Enlarged, by John Donaldson. With a Chapter on the Tithe-Commutation Rent Charge, by a Gentleman of much experience on the Tithe Commission. 8vo. 10s. 6d. cloth lettered.

TREATISE ON THE VALUATION OF PROPERTY OF THE POOR'S RATE; showing the Method of Rating Lands, Buildings, Tithes, Mines, Woods, Navigable Rivers and Canals, and Personal Property; with an Abstract of the Poor Laws relating to Rates and Appeals. By J. S. Bayldon, author of "Rents and Tillages." 1 vol. 8vo. 7s. 6d. boards.

SIR HUMPHRY DAVY'S AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY:

With Notes by Dr. John Davy. 6th Edition, 8vo. with 10 Plates, 16s. cloth lettered.
CONTENTS:

Animal Origin; Manures of Mineral Origin,
or Fossil Manures; Improvement of Lands
by Burning; Experiments on the Nutritive
Qualities of different Grasses, etc.

Introduction; The General Powers of Matter
which Influence Vegetation: the Organiza-
tion of Plants; Soils; Nature and Constitu-
tion of the Atmosphere, and its Influence
on Vegetables; Manures of Vegetable and
CROCKER'S ELEMENTS OF LAND SURVEYING.

Fifth Edition, corrected throughout, and considerably improved and modernized, by T. G.
Bunt, Land Surveyor, Bristol. To which are added, TABLES OF SIX FIGURE LOGA.
RITHMS, etc., superintended by Richard Farley, of the Nautical Almanac Establishment.
1 vol. post 8vo. 12s. cloth lettered."

* The work throughout is entirely revised, and much new matter has been added; there are new chapters, containing very full and minute Directions relating to the modern Practice of Surveying, both with and without the aid of angular instruments. The method of Plotting Estates, and casting or computing their Áreas, are decscribed, etc. etc. The chapter on Levelling also is new.

OUTLINES OF A NEW PLAN FOR TILLING AND FERTILISING LAND.

By Thomas Vaux. 8vo. 8s. 6d. cloth lettered.

By the proposed system, all poor and waste lands comprising one moiety of the United Kingdom), on which there are from four to five inches of soil, may be made to yield three times as much butcher's meat and wool per acre, as the richest grazing lands now yield; ffected principally by manual labour, and by tilling one fourth of the soil at a time; and by that manure only which will be produced on the spot whereon the system is brought into operation.

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VII. Gardening.

LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF GARDENING. (For particulars, see page 10).

THE ROSE AMATEUR'S CUIDE:

Containing ample Descriptions of all the fine leading Varieties of Roses, regularly classed in their respective Families; their History and Mode of Culture. By T. Rivers, Jun. 2d Edit. with Alterations and Additions. 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. 68. cloth lettered.

Among the additions to the present Edition will be found full Directions for Raising New Roses from Seed, by modes never before published, appended to each Family; with Descriptions of the most remarkable New Roses lately introduced; an Alphabetical List of all the New Roses and Show Flowers.

THE VEGETABLE CULTIVATOR;

Containing a plain and accurate Description of all the different Species of Culinary Vegetables, with the most approved Method of Cultivating them by Natural and Artificial Means, and the best Modes of Cooking them; alphabetically arranged. Together with a Description of the Physical Herbs in General Use. Also, some Recollections of the Life of Philip Miller, F.A.S., Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries at Chelsea. By John Rogers, author of "The Fruit Cultivator." Foolscap 8vo. 73. cloth.

PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE GRAPE VINE ON OPEN WALLS. By Clement Hoare. 3d Edition, 8vo. 73. 6d. cloth.

CONTENTS.

Introduction; Observations on the present Method of Cultivating Grape Vines on open Walls; on the capability and extent of the Fruit-bearing Powers of the Vine; on Aspect; on Soil; on Manure; on the Construction of Walls; on the Propagation of Vines; on the Pruning of Vines; on the Training of Vines; on the Management of a Vine during the first five years of its growth; Weekly Calendarial Register; General Autumnal Prunings; on the Winter Management of the Vine; on the Planting and Management of Vines in the Public thoroughfares of Towns; Descriptive Catalogue of twelve sorts of Grapes most suitably adapted for Culture on Open Walls.

PRACTICAL HINTS ON THE CULTURE OF THE PINE APPLE.

By R. Glendenning, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Rolle, Bicton. 12mo. with Plan of Pinery, 58. cloth.

THE THEORY OF HORTICULTURE;

Or, an Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening upon Physiological Principles. By John Lindley, Ph.D. F.R.S. 1 vol. 8vo. with Illustrations on Wood. 12s. cloth. This book is written in the hope of providing the intelligent gardener, and the scientific amateur, correctly, with the rationalia of the more important operations of Horticulture; and the author has endeavoured to present to his readers an intelligible explanation, founded upon well ascertained facts, which they can judge of by their own means of observation, of the general nature of vegetable actions, and of the causes which, while they control the powers of life in plants, are capable of being regulated by themselves. The possession of such knowlege will necessarily teach them how to improve their methods of cultivation, and lead them to the discovery of new and better modes.

AN OUTLINE OF THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURE.

By Professor Lindley. 18mo. 28. sewed.

A CUIDE TO THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN GARDEN;

Or, an Account of the most valuable Fruits and Vegetables cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden during every month in the year. By George Lindley, C.M.H.S. Edited by Professor Lindley. 1 large vol. 8vo. 168. boards.

THE LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE of the late Humphrey Repton, Esq.; being his entire Works on these subjects. New Edition, with an Historical and Scientific Introduction, a systematic Analysis, a Biographical Notice, Notes, and a copious Alphabetical Index. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S., etc. Originally published in one folio and three quarto volumes, and comprised in 1 vol. 8vo. illustrated by upwards of 250 Engravings, and Portrait, 30s. cloth; with coloured Plates, 31. 68. cloth.

THE SUBURBAN CARDENER AND VILLA COMPANION:

Comprising the Choice of a Villa or Suburban Residence, or of a situation on which to form one; the Arrangement and Furnishing of the House; and the Laying-out, Planting, and general Management of the Garden and Grounds; the whole adapted for grounds from one perch to fifty acres and upwards in extent; intended for the instruction of those who know little of Gardening or Rural Affairs, and more particularly for the use of Ladies. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S., etc. 1 vol 8vo. with above 300 Wood Engravings, 20s. cloth.

A SELECTION FROM THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL PAPERS, published in the Transactions of the Royal and Horticultural Societies, by the late T. A. Knight, Esq., President of the Horticultural Society of London, etc. To which is prefixed a Sketch of his Life. 1 vol. royal 8vo. with Portrait and 7 Plates. 15s. cloth.

CATALOGUE OF NEW WORKS

VIII. Mrs. Marcet's Works.

CONVERSATIONS ON CHEMISTRY;

In which the Elements of that Science are familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments. 14th Edition, enlarged and corrected, 2 vols. foolscap 8vo. 14s. cloth.

CONVERSATIONS ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY;

In which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained, and adapted to the comprehension of Young Persons. 9th Edition, enlarged and corrected by the Author. In 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with 23 Plates, 10s. 6d. cloth.

CONTENTS.

Of the General Properties of Bodies; the Attraction of Gravity; the Laws of Motion; Compound Motion; the Mechanical Powers; Astronomy; Causes of the Earth's Motion; the Planets; the Earth; the Moon; Hydrostatics; the Mechanical Properties of Fluids;

CONVERSATIONS ON POLITICAL

of Springs, Fountains, etc.; Pneumatics; the
Mechanical Properties of Air; on Wind and
Sound; Optics; the Visual Angle and the
Reflection of Mirrors; on Refraction and
Colours; on the Structure of the Eye, and
Optical Instruments.

ECONONY;

In which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained. 7th Edition, revised and enlarged, 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. 78. 6d. cloth.

CONTENTS.

Introduction; on Property; the Division of Labour; on Capital; on Wages and Population; on the Condition of the Poor; on Value and Price; on Income; Income from Landed

Property; Income from the Cultivation of Land; Income from Capital lent; on Money; on Commerce; on Foreign Trade; on Expenditure and Consumption.

CONVERSATIONS ON VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY;

Comprehending the Elements of Botany, with their application to Agriculture. 3d Edition, 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with Four Plates, 9s. cloth.

CONTENTS.

Introduction; on Roots; on Stems: on Leaves; on Sap; on Cambium and the peculiar Juices of Plants; on the Action of Light and Heat on Plants; on the Naturalization of Plants; on the Action of the Atmosphere on Plants; on the Action of Water on Plants; on the Artificial Mode of Watering Plants; on the Action of the Soil on Plants; on the Propagation of Plants by Subdivision; on Grafting; on the Multiplication of Plants by Seed; the Flower; on Compound Flowers; on Fruit;

CONVERSATIONS FOR CHILDREN;

on the Seed; on the Classification of Plants; on Artificial Systems; on the Natural System; Botanical Geography; the Influence of Culture on Vegetation; on the Degeneration and Diseases of Plants; on the Cultivation of Trees; on the Cultivation of Palnts which Produce Fermented Liquors; on the Cultivation of Grasses, Tuberous Roots, and Grain; on Oleaginous Plants and Culinary Vegetables.

On Land and Water. 2d Edition, revised and corrected, 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with coloured Maps, showing the comparative altitude of Mountains, 5s. 6d. cloth lettered.

JOHN HOPKINS' NOTIONS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY. 3d Edition, foolscap 8vo. 43. 6d. cloth.

CONTENTS.

The Rich and the Poor, a fairy Tale: Wages, a fairy tale the Three Giants: Population, or the Old World: Emigration, or a New World: the Poor's Rate, or the Treacherous Friend:

MARY'S GRAMMAR;

Machinery, or Cheap Goods and Dear Goods:
Foreign Trade, or the Wedding Gown: the
Corn Trade, or the Price of Bread.

A smaller Edition in 18mo. 1s. 6d. sewed.

Interspersed with Stories, and intended for the Use of Children. 5th Edition, revised and enlarged, 18mo. 38. 6d. half-bound.

WILLY'S HOLIDAYS;

Or, Conversations on Different Kinds of Governments, intended for Young Children. 18mo. 28. half-bound.

CONTENTS.

How Willy gets into Debt: how the King has an Allowance like the School-boy: how the King gets into Debt like a School-boy: a curious Way to pay Debts: Difference be

tween making Laws and making People obey them: on Flogging Soldiers and School-boys: on Despotic Sovereigns: on Republics: on Slavery.

WILLY'S STORIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Third Edition, 18mo. 2s. half-bound.

CONTENTS.

The House-building: the Three Pits (the Coal Pit, the Chalk Pit, and the Gravel Pit): and the Land without Laws.

THE SEASONS;

Stories for very Young Children. 4 vols. 18mo. new Edition: Vol. 1, Winter; Vol. 2, Spring; Vol. 3, Summer; Vol. 4, Autumn. 28. each volume half-bound.

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IX. Miscellaneous Works.

THE CABINET CYCLOPÆDIA;

Comprising a Series of Original Works on History, Biography, Literature, the Sciences, Arts, and Manufactures. Conducted and edited by Dr. Lardner.

The Series complete in One Hundred and Thirty-three Volumes, 391. 188. (Four Volumes remain to be published.) The Works separate, at 6s. per volume."

Each work is complete in itself; and each Cabinet forms a complete body of information on its own subject. As a whole the Cyclopedia includes all the usual divisions of human knowledge that are not of a technical or professional kind. The sciences and arts have been treated in a plain and familiar style, adapted to the general reader; and the high rank in science held by most of the authors in this department affords a guarantee for soundness and accuracy. Besides these claims on attention offered by its separate divisions, the entire series will be found very advantageous for families resident in the country, who are not possessed of a library; for emigrants, and as a cabin library for vessels bearing passengers to distant parts; and for the libraries of Mechanics' Institutions, Literary and Philosophical Societies, the Army and the Navy, and of Colonial Institutions.

THE WORKS OF THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH.

2d Edition, 3 vols. 8vo. with Portrait, 368. cloth lettered.

* This collection consists of the Author's contributions to the "Edinburgh Review," Peter Plymley's "Letters on the Catholics," and other miscellaneous works.

LETTERS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CATHOLICS

To my BROTHER ABRAHAM who lives in the COUNTRY. By Peter Plymley. 21st Edition, post 8vo. 78. cloth.

THE RURAL LIFE OF ENGLAND.

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

Life of the Aristocracy.

Life of the Agricultural Population.

CONTENTS.

Picturesque and Moral Features of the Country.
Strong Attachment of the English to Country
Life.

VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES;

The Forests of England.

Habits, Amusements, and Condition of the
People; in which are introduced Two New
Chapters, descriptive of the Rural Watering
Places, and Education of the Rural Population

Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By William Howitt. New Edition, medium 8vo. with 40 Illustrations by S. Williams, 21s. cloth lettered.

SECOND SERIES, chiefly in the Counties of DURHAM and NORTHUMBERLAND, with a Stroll along the BORDER. 1 vol. medium 8vo. with upwards of 40 highly-finished Woodcuts, from Drawings made on the spot for this Work, by Messrs. Carmichael, Richardsons, and Weld Taylor, 218. cloth lettered.

THE STUDENT-LIFE OF CERMANY.

From the Unpublished MSS. of Dr. Cornelius. By William Howitt. 8vo. with 24 WoodEngravings, and 7 Steel Plates, 21s. cloth.

* This Volume contains Forty of the most famous Student Songs, with the Original Music adapted to the pianoforte, by Winkelmeyer.

COLONISATION AND CHRISTIANITY:

A Popular History of the Treatment of the Natives, in all their Colonies, by the Europeans.
By Willliam Howitt. 1 vol. post. 8vo. 10s. 6d. cloth lettered.

RAMBLING RECOLLECTIONS OF A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.

By W. H. Maxwell, Author of "Stories of Waterloo," etc. etc. Post 8vo. with Portrait, and
Illustrations by Phiz, 10s. 6d. cloth.

MUSIC AND FRIENDS;

Or, PLEASANT RECOLLECTIONS of a DILETTANTE. By W. Gardiner. 2 vols. 8vo. with numerous Songs, 24s. cloth.

THE MUSIC OF NATURE;

Or, an Attempt to prove that what is Passionate and Pleasing in the Art of Singing, Speaking, and Performing upon Musical Instruments, is derived from the Sound of the Animated World. With curious and amusing Illustrations. By W. Gardiner. 8vo. 18s.

MELODIES FROM THE MUSIC OF NATURE.

By W. Gardiner. 8vo. 10s. cloth.

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