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Now being Published, New Series of 1/- Books in Paper Cover.

Blackwood's 1/- Series of Popular Books.

(To be had also, printed on thick paper, bound in cloth,

2/- and 2/6 each.

1. Little Mr. Bouncer and his friend Verdant Green. By CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A. Numerous illustrations.

2. How I Tamed

Mrs. Cruiser. By BENEDICT CRUISER, M.M. (Married Man), and now H.H. (Happy Husband), edited by GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA, with illustrations by PHIZ.

3. Cœlebs in search of a Wife.

Eve to Stanley.

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4. The country of the Dwarfs (The Dark Country), A Work of Stirring Adventure. By PAUL DU CHAILLU. Illustrated.

5. Ten Nights in a Bar Room, and what I saw there. By T. S. ARTHUR.

6. Three Years in a Man Trap.

7. The Vicar of Wakefield.

By T. S. ARTHUR. By OLIVER GOLDSMITH,

8. Fair and False: A Romance of Parisian Life.

9. The Mysterious Parchment.

"'Tis fearful building upon any sin:

One mischief entered, brings another in."

10. True and Feigned Love: a Dramatic Tale. By CAPTAIN A. F. CLARENCE.

11. The Two Brothers; or, the family that lived in the first Society. By M. RAVEN.

12. Kitty Lamere; or, a Dark Page in London Life. A Tale. By AUGUSTUS MAYHEW.

13. The Adventures of Dr. Van Der Bader.

LONDON:

JAMES BLACKWOOD & CO., LovELL'S COURT, PATERNOSTER Row

MISCELLANEOUS.

Broken Lives. A Novel. By P. Williams. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5/-
Calebs in Search of a Cook. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2/-

Christmas: its Customs and Carols.

By W. W. Fyfe. Cloth, 2/6.

Life and Work of St. Paul, Practically Considered and Applied. By
Alexander Roberts, D.D. 5/-

Man in his Relation to Society. By R. Mudie, 3/-
Man in his Intellectual Faculties. By R. Mudie, 3/-
Man as a Moral Being. By R. Mudie, 3/-

Man in his Physical Structure. By R. Mudie, 3/

Manners and Customs of the English Nation, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Cloth. Illustrated. 5/

Mystery of Orlton Manor (The). By Robert Jewell.
Queen's Pardon (The). By Mary Eyre, 5/-

Round about our Coal Fire. Impl. 16mo, cloth, 3/6.

In 3 Vols, 31/6

Seven Sisters of Sleep (The): A Popular History of all the Prevailing Narcotics of the World. By M. C. Cooke, Director of the Metropolitan Scholastic Museum. Crown 8vo, cloth, Illustrated, 7/6.

Temple of the Hebrews (The): Their Courts, Sanctuaries, Furniture and Festivals. An Epitome of the Laws, Literature, Religion and Sacred Antiquities of the Jewish Nation. By the Rev. DR. BANNISTER. Crown Svo, cloth, 7/6.

Youth's Bible and Commentator (The): Being the Holy Scriptures written in a Simple and Attractive Manner for the Young. By INGRAM COBBIN, M.A. A New Edition, Revised and Corrected, with Numerous Illustrations, &c. Imperial, gilt edges, extra cloth, 5/

Through Shine and Shower. French Heroines Eminent for 8vo, 5/

By LADY DUNBOYNE.

2 Vols., 21/Piety and Virtue. By CAROLINE GEARY

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Adventures of Captain Raleigh, 3/6
Romance of IIugo Lord Avondale, 36

Sermons of Mr. Cynic. Paper, 1. Cloth, 2/

In the Royal Irish Constabulary, 3/6

Reminiscences of a Skipper's We, 36

Price 21/ half-bound.

Houghton's Mercantile Tables, for expeditiously ascertaining the Value of Goods Bought or Sold: by the pound, at any price from one Farthing to one Shilling; by the cwt., from one Farthing to twenty Pounds per cwt.; or by the ton, from one Shilling to four hundred Pounds per ton; each Table extending from 1 lb. to 4,000 cwt. Corrected and Extended by A. W. RYBERG. With an Appendix containing

1. A Table for reducing the long cwt. of 120 lb. to the common cwt. of 112 lb. 2. Discount and Commission Tables, from 1/- to £1,000, and from to 50 per cent. 3. Interest Tables for ascertaining readily the Interest on any sum from £1 to £1,200 at any rate from I per cent. to 12 per cent., and for any time from seven days to twelve months.

4. A Table exhibiting the Compound Interest of Money annually reserved. 5. A Table showing the amount of £1 at Compound Interest, from 1 to 20 years, at 5, 6, and 7 per cent.

6. Tables of Expenses, Income, or Wages.

7. Table of Foreign Moneys and their English Equivalents.

8. Usance and Days of Grace for Bills drawn upon the principal commercial cities. 9. Transfer and Dividend Days at the Bank of England.

10, A Table for the Conversion of French Metres and Centimetres into English yarde and Inches, calculated from 1 Centimetre to 1,000 Metres.

11. Tables of English Weights and Measures.

12. A Table on a new and easy method for ascertaining at a glance the entire calendar of any given year of the present century, showing the day of the week and the day of the month in any year from 1801 to 1900.

13. A Table for ascertaining the number of days from any one date of the year to another.

14. Weight of a lineal foot of square and round Cast Iron.

15. Heads and Nuts for Bolts; proportional sizes and weights.

16. Weight of a lineal foot of flat Cast Iron.

17. Hoop Iron; Weight of a ten feet length of Hoop Iron, and its thickness on the

wire gauge.

18. Weight of Malleable Bar Iron, one foot long.

19. Weight of a lineal foot of flat Rolled Iron.

20. Sheet of Malleable Iron, Copper, Brass and Lead.

31. Indigo Table, showing the approximate cost laid down in London, charges included, of Indigo, bought in Calcutta at from 100 Rs. to 300 Rs. per factory maund. Exchange from 1/7 to 1/10 per Rupee.

The charges include Buying, Brokerage, Commission, Negotiating, Fire
Insurance, Marine Insurance; also the usual charges for Packing, Marking,
Shipping, Freight of Samples, Telegrams, Petties, Freight per Steamer,
Landing Charges in London, and Warehouse Rent for Three Months.

The Sugar Merchants' and Wholesale Grocers' Calculator, for
Expeditiously finding the Value of Goods from one Farthing to seventy-two
Shillings per cwt. ; also a Table for reducing the long cwt. to the common cwt.,
Discount and Commission Tables, Interest Tables from 1 to 12 per cent.,
Table of Foreign Money, &c., &c. By J. ASPIN and A. W. RYBERG. 8vo,
half-bound, price 10/6.

Aspin's Iron and Steel Trades' Calculator, whereby the Value of Goods Bought or Sold by the Pound, Hundred-weight, or Ton may be seen at sight, each Table extending from 1 lb. to 112 lbs., and from I cwt. to 4,000 cwt.; to which are also added numerous Useful Copyright Tables. Blackwood's Edition, 8vo, price 12/-.

de's Gold and Silversmiths' and Jewellers' Calculator, for shewing at sight the exact Value of any quantity of Gold, from Twenty-five Shillings to Five Guineas per ounce; of Silver from Three to Ten Shillings per ounce, from one grain to one thousand ounces; and of Diamonds from Two to Twelve Pounds per carat; also Tables on the Duties of Gold and Silver. By J. ASPIN. Blackwood's Edition, price 7/6.

VALUABLE AND USEFUL WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. Take My Advice. A Book for Every Home, giving Complete and Trustworthy Information on Everything pertaining to Daily Life. Illus trated, price 2/6. Things You Ought to Know Clearly Explained, Etc. This work contains a vast amount of reliable Information of a practical character, neces sary to all engaged in mercantile pursuits, or, indeed, to all who mix in society; with a copious Index of Reference, by which any subject sought for may be easily found. Cloth, 2/6; or cloth flush, 2/

Facts and Hints for Every Day Life. A book for the Household. Cloth, 2/6.

Practical Hydropathy (Not the Cold-Water System). Including

Plans of Baths, and Remarks on Diet, Clothing, and Habits of Life; with
Simple Directions how to carry out the Treatment at Home, and to meet
Sudden Attacks of Disease or Accidents. Illustrated with 160 Anaton.ical
Engravings, Plans of Baths, &c. By JOHN SMedley, 2/6.

Ladies' Manual of Practical Hydropathy. (Not the Cold-Water
System). With various new External Applications; also Directions how to
carry out the Treatment for Children and Adults, &c., &c. By MIS. SMEDLEY,
Cloth, 2/-

The Manse Garden; or, Plain Instructions in the Pleasant Culture of Fruit Trees, Flowers, Vegetables, and Sweet Herbs, for the Beauty and Profit of the Villa or Farm. By NATHANIEL PATERSON, D.D. Fitteenth Thousand. Cloth, 2/- This is a Complete and Practical Guide for Gardening in all Departments. Readings for Young Men, Merchants, and Men of Business. Containing numerous Maxims, Truisms, and Articles on Probity and the Management of Business on Sound and Honourable Principles. Cloth, 1/6. The Infallible Ready-Reckoner. With Complete Interest Tables, and much Useful Information. By W. COXHEAD. 18mo, cloth, 1/Houghton's Mercantile Tables, for expeditiously ascertaining the Value of Goods Bought or Sold by the Hundredweight or Ton, with Discount and Commission Tables, &c., &c. 21/

The Sugar Merchants' and Wholesale Grocers' Calculator, Etc. Mass of Useful Tables. By J. ASPEN and A. W. RYBERG. 8vo, 10/6.

Aspin's Iron and Steel Trades Calculator, whereby the value of Goods Bought or Sold by the Pound, Hundredweight, or Ton, may be seen at sight; also several useful Tables, &c., &c. 12/

Ede's Gold and Silversmiths' and Jewellers' Calculator, for Showing at Sight the exact Value of any Quantity of Gold, Silver and Diamonds. 7/6. Tables Showing the Weight of different Lengths of Round, Square, Flat, Bar and Cast Iron, and of Steel, Brass, Copper, Lead, Tin and Zinc, &c. By S. PENN and A. W. RYBERG. 8vo, cloth, 2/Manliness and Culture. By JOHN BROOKS, F.G.S. Third

Edition. Cloth, 1/6.

Daily Praise. A Text-Book of Christian Remembrance, interleaved with ruled paper, for use as a Gift or Birth-Day Book. Cloth, gilt edges, 1/

SALEABLE HUMOROUS BOOKS.

The Adventures of Mr.

Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman By CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A. With Hundreds of Illustrations drawn by the Author. One Hundred and Fortieth Thousand. Cloth, 2/-; or with coloured wrapper, 1/6; small 8vo, 6d; cloth, 1/-. Miss Brown: A Romance; and other Tales in Prose and Verse. By R. B. Brough. With numerous Illustrations from designs by W. MCCONNELL, KENNY MEADOWS, H. HINE, and T. MACQUOID. Cloth, 3/6

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