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BOHN'S SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY.

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1. STAUNTON'S CHESS PLAYER'S HAND-BOOK, with Diagrams.

2. LECTURES ON PAINTING, by THE ROYAL ACADEMICIANS.

3, 4, 8, & 15. HUMBOLDT'S COSMOS; or, Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. Translated, with Notes, by E. C. OTTE. In 4 Vols., with fine Portrait. This Translation (though published at so low a price) is more complete than any other. The Notes are placed beneath the text. Humboldt's analytical summaries, and the passages hitherto suppressed, are included; and comprehensive Indices subjoined. 3s. 6d. per Volume.

5. STAUNTON'S CHESS PLAYER'S COMPANION, comprising a New Treatise on Odds, a Collection of Match Games, Original Problems, &c.

6. HAND-BOOK OF GAMES, by VARIOUS AMATEURS and PROFESSORS. 7. HUMBOLDT'S VIEWS OF NATURE, with coloured view of Chimborazo, &c. 9. RICHARDSON'S GEOLOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY, Revised by Dr. WRIGHT, with upwards of 400 Illustrations on Wood.

10. STOCKHARDT'S PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, Exemplified in Simple Experiments, with upwards of 270 Illustrations.

11. DR. G. A. MANTELL'S PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS; A Hand-Book to the Fossils in the British Museum. Beautiful Wood Engravings. 6s. 12. AGASSIZ AND GOULD'S COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. New and Enlarged Edition, with nearly 400 Illustrations.

13, 19, & 28. HUMBOLDT'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF HIS TRAVELS IN AMERICA. With General Index.

14. PYE SMITH'S GEOLOGY AND SCRIPTURE. Fifth Edition, with Memoir. 16. OERSTED'S SOUL IN NATURE, &c. Portrait.

17. STAUNTON'S CHESS TOURNAMENT, with Diagrams.

18 & 20. BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. KIRBY on the History, Habits, and Instincts of Animals; Edited by T. RYMER JONES. In 2 Vols. Many Illustrations. 21. BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. KIDD On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man. 8s. 6d.

22. BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. WHEWELL'S Astronomy and General Physics, considered with reference to Natural Theology. Portrait of the Earl of Bridgewater. 3s. 6d.

23. SCHOUW'S EARTH, PLANTS, AND MAN, and KOBELL'S SKETCHES FROM THE MINERAL KINGDOM, Translated by A. HENTREY, F.R.S., &c. 24. BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. CHALMERS on the Adaptation of Externa Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man, with the Author's last Corrections, and Biographical Sketch by the REV. DR. CUMMING.

25. BACON'S NOVUM ORGANUM AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. Complete, with Notes, by J. DEVEY, M.A.

26 & 27. HUMPHREY'S COIN COLLECTOR'S MANUAL: a popular introduction to the Study of Coins, ancient and modern; with elaborate Indexes, and numerous highly-finished Engravings on Wood and Steel, 2 Vols.

29. COMTE'S PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES, Edited from the 'Cours de Philosophie Positive,' by G. H. LEWES, Esq.

30. MANTELL'S (DR.) GEOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS, including THE ISLE OF WIGHT. New Edition, with Prefatory Note by T. RUPERT JONES, Esq., numerous beautiful Woodcuts, and a Geological Map.

31. HUNT'S POETRY OF SCIENCE; or, Studies of the Physical Phenomena of Nature. 3rd Edition, revised and enlarged.

32 & 33. ENNEMOSER'S HISTORY OF MAGIC, Translated from the German by WILLIAM HOWITT. With an Appendix by MARY HOWITT. In 2 Vols. 34. HUNT'S ELEMENTARY PHYSICS; an Introduction to the Study of Natural Philosophiv. New Edition, revised. Numerous Woodcuts and Coloured Frontispiece.

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35. HANDBOOK OF DOMESTIC MEDICINE, by an eminent Physician (700 pages). 36. STANLEY'S CLASSIFIED SYNOPSIS of Dutch, Flemish, and German Painters. 37. BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. PROUT on Chemistry, Meterology, and the Function of Digestion. Edited by DR. GRIFFITH. Coloured Maps.

38. JOYCE'S SCIENTIFIC DIALOGUES. New and Enlarged Edition, completed to the present state of knowledge by DR. GRIFFITH. Numerous Woodcuts. 39. STOCKHARDT'S AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY: or CHEMICAL FIELD LECTURES. Addressed to Farmers. With Notes by PROFESSOR HINFREY and a Paper on LIQUID MANURE, by J. J. MECHI, Esq.

40. BLAIR'S CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES. REVISED AND ENLARGED; comprehending the Chronology and History of the World to 1856. By J. W. ROSSE, (upwards of 800 pages). Double volume, 10s.-or half-morocco, 12s. 6d.

41. BOLLEY'S MANUAL OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS; a Guide for the Testing of Natural and Artificial Substances, by B. H. PAUL. 100 wood engravings. 42. MANTELL'S WONDERS OF GEOLOGY; or, a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena. Seventh Edition, revised and augmented by T, RUPERT JONES, F.G.S. Complete in 2 vols. With coloured Geological Map of England, plates, and upwards of 200 beautiful wood-cuts. Vol. I. Post 8vo., cloth. 73. 6d.

43 & 46. CARPENTER'S ZOOLOGY; revised and completed to the present time, (under arrangement with the Author), by W. S. DALLAS, F.L.S. In 2 vols., (nearly 600 pages each), 6s, each. With many hundred Wood Engravings.

44 CARPENTER'S MECHANICAL PHILOSOPHY, ASTRONOMY & HOROLOGY. With 181 Illustrations.

45. INDEX OF DATES, comprehending the principal Facts in the Chronology and History of the World, from the earliest to the present time. By J. WILLOUGHBY ROSSE. In two parts, forming one very thick volume. Part I. A-J.

47. MANTELL'S WONDERS OF GEOLOGY, Vol. II., with Index. 7s. Od. 48 & 49. MANTELL'S MEDALS OF CREATION; or, First Lessons in Geology and in the Study of Organic Remains. 2 thick vols. Second edition, extensively revised, with several hundred wood-cuts of Fossil Remains. The 2 vols. 15s. 50. HUMBOLDT'S COSMOS. Vol. V. Terrestrial Phenomena, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Springs, &c. 5s.

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1 to 8. LODGE'S PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 8 Vols. post 8vo. 240 Portraits.

9. CRUIKSHANK'S THREE COURSES AND DESSERT, with 50 Illustrations. 10. PICKERING'S RACES OF MAN, with numerous Portraits (or Coloured 7s. 6d.) 11. KITTO'S SCRIPTURE LANDS, AND BIBLICAL ATLAS, with 24 Maps, (or Coloured, 7s. 6d.)

2. WHITE'S NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, with Notes by SIR WM. JARDINE and others, edited, with large additions, by E. JESSE, Esq. With 40 highly-finished Wood Engravings (Coloured, 7s. 6d.)

13. DIDRON'S CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY. With 150 Engravings. Vol. I. 14. REDDING ON WINES. New and Revised Edition, with 20 beautiful Woodcuts. 15 & 16. ALLEN'S BATTLES OF THE BRITISH NAVY. New Edition. Enlarged by the Author. Numerous fine Portraits on Steel. 2 Vols.

17 & 18. ROME IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Fifth Edition, in 2 Vols., with 34 fine Steel Engravings, and Index.

19. MAXWELL'S VICTORIES OF WELLINGTON AND THE BRITISH ARMIES, with Engravings on Steel.

20. LIFE OF WELLINGTON, by " AN OLD SOLDIER," compiled from the materials of Maxwell; with an Account of the Funeral. 18 highly-finished steel Engravings. 21. MARY AND WM. HOWITT'S STORIES OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LIFE, with 20 beautiful Steel Engravings.

22. BECHSTEIN'S CAGE and CHAMBER_BIRDS, including SWEET's Warblers. New Edition, greatly enlarged, numerous Plates (or Coloured, 7s. 6d.)

23. NORWAY AND ITS SCENERY, comprising PRICE'S Journal, with large Additions and a Road Book. Edited by THOS. FORESTER, Esq. With 22 Illustrations, beautifully Engraved on Steei by Lucas.

The Road Book is sold separately, price 28.

BOHN'S ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY.

24. CHINA: PICTORIAL, DESCRIPTIVE, AND HISTORICAL, with some account of Ava and the Burmese, Siam and Assam. Illustrated by 100 Wood Engravings. 25. PICTORIAL HAND-BOOK OF LONDON, comprising its Antiquities, Architecture, Arts, Manufactures, Trade, Social, Literary, and Scientific Institutions, Exhibitions, and Galleries of Art. With 205 Engravings on wood, and large Map. 26. MARY HOWITT'S PICTORIAL CALENDAR OF THE SEASONS. Upwards of 100 Illustrations.

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

28 & 29- MUDIE'S BRITISH BIRDS. Fifth Edition, revised by W. C. L. MARTIN, Esq. Complete in 2 Vols., with 52 figures of Birds, and 7 additional Plates of Eggs. (Or, with the Plates Coloured, 7s. 6d. per Vol.)

30. TASSO'S JERUSALEM DELIVERED, translated into English Verse, by J. H. WIFFEN. 4th Edition. 24 Engravings on Wood, and 8 on Steel.

31. INDIA: PICTORIAL, DESCRIPTIVE, AND HISTORICAL, from the Earliest Times to the Present. Map and upwards of 100 Engravings on Wood.

32. NICOLINI'S HISTORY OF THE JESUITS. Portraits of Loyola, Lainez, Xavier, Borgia, Acquaviva, Pere la Chaise, Ricci, and Pope Ganganelli.

33. ROBINSON CRUSOE, with Illustrations by STOTHARD and HARVEY, 12 beautiful Engravings on Steel, and 74 on Wood.

34. WALKER'S MANLY EXERCISES; containing Skating, Riding, Driving, Shooting, Sailing, Rowing, Swimming, &c. Tenth Edilion, revised, with numerous Plates." 35. MILLER'S HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS, on the basis of SHARON TURNER. With Index, Portrait of Alfred, Map of Saxon Britain, aud 12 Engravings on Steel after Harvey.

36. MICHAEL ANGELO AND RAPHAEL. By DUPPA and QUATREMERE DE QUINCY. With 13 highly-finished Engravings, including the Cartoons.

37. WALTON'S COMPLETE ANGLER; with Notes, practical and historical. Edited by ED. JESSE and HENRY G. BOHN. Embellished with 203 Engravings on Wood, price 55.;-or with the addition of 26 Engravings on Steel, 7s. 6d.

38. MARRYAT'S MASTERMAN READY; complete in 1 vol., with 93 Engravings on Wood. Post 8vo.

39. TALES OF THE GEN II. With numerous Wood cuts and 12 Steel Engravings. 40. GUIDE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN; comprising the BERNAL CATALOGUE, with the Auction Prices and Names of the present Possessors; an Introductory Essay, and an Engraved List of all the known Marks and Monograms. By H. 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 considerably enlarged; including a full Account of the Assyrian Sculptures recently 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. With the entire Series of Flaxman's Designs (in the full 8vo. size). Edited by the Rev. J. S. WATSON, M.A.

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

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46. STUART AND REVETT'S ATHENS and other MONUMENTS OF GREECE. 71 Plates and numerous Woodcut Capitals. To which is added a Glossary. 47. LINDSAY'S (LORD) LETTERS ON EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND. Fifth Edition, with additions, and 36 Wood Engravings and Maps.

48 & 52. ARIOSTO'S ORLANDO FURIOSO, in English Verse by W. S. ROSE. New edition, with a short Memoir of the Translator. With 12 fine Engravings on steel, including a Portrait after Titian. Complete in 2 vols.

49. KRUMMACHER'S PARABLES, translated from the seventh German Edition. With 40 Illustrations by CLAYTON, engraved by DALZIEL.

51. LEIGH HUNT'S BOOK FOR A CORNER, with 80 extremely beautiful Wood Engravings, and a Frontispiece engraved on Steel.

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