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BARBAULD'S (MRS.) SELECTIONS FROM THE SPECTATOR, TATLER,
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38. JOYCE'S SCIENTIFIC DIALOGUES.

New and Enlarged Edition, completed

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a Paper on LIQUID MANURE, by J. J. MECHI, Esq.

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44 CARPENTER'S MECHANICAL PHILOSOPHY, ASTRONOMY & HOPOLOGY.
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45. INDEX OF DATES, comprehending the principal Facts in the Chronology and
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17 & 18. ROME IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Fifth Edition, in 2 Vols.,
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19. MAXWELL'S VICTORIES OF WELLINGTON AND THE BRITISH ARMIES,
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20. LIFE OF WELLINGTON, by " AN OLD SOLDIER," compiled from the materials of
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21. MARY AND WM. HOWITT'S STORIES OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LIFE,
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25. PICTORIAL HANDBOOK OF LONDON, comprising its Antiquities, Architec-
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HOWITT'S PICTORIAL CALENDAR OF
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THE SEASONS
Upwards of 100 Illustrations.

27. DANTE, translated into English Verse by I. C. WRIGHT, M.A. Third Edition, care
fully revised. Portrait and 34 Illustrations on Steel, after FLAXMAN.

28 & 29. MUDIE'S BRITISH BIRDS, or History of the Feathered Tribes of the
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31. INDIA: PICTORIAL, DESCRIPTIVE, and HISTORICAL, from the Earliest
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Map of Hindoostan.

32. NICOLINI'S HISTORY OF THE JESUITS. Portraits of Loyola, Lainez, Xavier,
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88. MARRYAT'S MASTERMAN READY; complete in 1 vol., with 93 Engravings
on wood. Post 8vo.

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40. GUIDE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN; com-
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present Possessors. To which is added, an Introductory Essay on Pottery and
Porcelain, and an Engraved List of all the known Marks and Monograms. By
HENRY G. BOHN. Numerous wood engravings.

41. THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE, including many of his Letters. By ROBERT
CARRUTHERS. Revised and considerably enlarged; numerous Wood Engravings.
42. POPE'S HOMER'S ILIAD. Illustrated by the entire Series of Flaxman's Designs,
beautifully engraved by Moses (in the full 8vo. size). With Introduction and
Notes, by the Rev. J. S. WATSON, M.A.

43. BONOMI'S NINEVEH AND ITS PALACES. New Edition, revised and con-
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added to the National Collection. Upwards of 300 fine Engravings.

44. POPE'S HOMER'S ODYSSEY. With the Battle of Frogs and Mice, Hymns, &c.,
by other Translators, including CHAPMAN. Illustrated by the entire Series of
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Introduction and Notes by the Rev. J. S. WATSON M.A.

45. POPE'S POETICAL WORKS, edited by ROBERT CARRUTHERS New Edition,
revised. With numerous Engravings on Wood. In 2 volumes. Vol. I.

46. STUART AND REVETT'S ATHENS and other MONUMENTS OF GREECE.
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AN ACCOUNT OF RARE, CURIOUS, AND USEFUL BOOKS, PUBLISHED
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AT WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE PRESENT CENTURY

BY

WILLIAM THOMAS LOWNDES.

NEW EDITION, REVISED, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED,
BY HENRY G. BOHN.

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