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THE COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ENGLAND,

CIVIL and MILITARY, RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL, and SOCIAL: from the Earliest Period to the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt. By CHARLES MACFARLANE and the Rev. THOMAS THOMSON. Illustrated by above Eleven Hundred Engravings on Wood and Steel-Views, Costumes, Portraits, Maps, Plans, &c., &c. "We regard this publication as by far the most beautiful, cheap, and really 'comprehensive' history of the nation which has ever yet appeared."-John Bull.

This ought emphatically to be entitled the Family History of England."-Morning Herald.

"An admirable record, not only of military and political events, but of moral and intellectual progress, thus comprising, in fact, a real History of England."-Civil Service Gazette. "This will be regarded by many-and with reason-as the best existing History of England."-The Dial.

Publishing in Parts, super-royal 8vo, 28. each.

A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF INDIA,

CIVIL, MILITARY, and SOCIAL, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy Revolt, including an Outline of the Early History of Hindoostan. By HENRY BEVERIDGE, Esq., Advocate. Illustrated by above Five Hundred Engravings on Wood and Steel. It will extend to 27 Parts.

"This elaborate and able work is indeed more comprehensive than its title would imply, for it gives us with philosophical discrimination the ancient, medieval, and modern history of a most singular people, who were well fed and well clad, who had a written language, and composed metaphysical treatises, when the forefathers of the race that now bears sway over two

hundred millions of them were still wandering in the woods of
Britain and Germany, all of them savages, and some perhaps
cannibals.
The numerous engravings on wood and
steel, remarkable for their beauty and fidelity, contribute
greatly to the interest and even to the instructive power of the
work."-Examiner.

New and revised edition, in Parts, 28., and Divisions, 10s. each.

THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA;

OR, CONVERSATIONS LEXICON.

Being a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography, History, and Politics; with Preliminary Dissertations by distinguished Writers.

The POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA has been before the public for many years past, and has met with a large measure of acceptance. The alterations and corrections made for the present edition render the Work a satisfactory exponent of the state of knowledge in the present day. The articles on Botany, Chemistry, and Geology have been wholly re-written, and the scientific articles generally have been carefully revised; and those on Geography, Topography, History, Theology, and Biography have been subjected to a rigid examination.

An entirely new SUPPLEMENT has been written, containing additional biographies, notices of localities newly discovered, or that have risen recently into importance of substances and processes new in science and the arts-of the great events of the world during the last twenty years-and other subjects of general interest.

The Illustrations of the POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA have been augmented fully a half, and extend to One Hundred and Fifty-four Pages of Steel Engravings, and Fourteen Coloured Maps, besides many Engravings on Wood. The whole Work, including Supplement, will be completed in 63 Parts, price 28. each; or in 14 Divisions, 10s. each.

In 38 Parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each.

THE

IMPERIAL FAMILY BIBLE,

Containing the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS, according to the most Correct Copies of the Authorized Version. With many Thousand Critical, Explanatory, and Practical Notes; also, References, Readings, Chronological Tables, and Indexes. Illustrated by a Superb Series of Engravings.

The Engraved Illustrations, 74 in number, consist of a Series existing Schools of Painting on the Continent and in Britain, of Historical Subjects, selected with much care and research and a Series of Views of important Bible Localities, from authenfrom the Works of the Old Masters, and from those of the tic drawings; the whole engraved in the most finished manner. ** A separate issue is in progress, having 40 Engravings only, selected exclusively from the Historical Subjects,

in 39 Parts, 2s. each.

In 35 Parts, imperial Svo, 1s. each; or 2 Vols., cloth extra, 388.

THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE,

From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity; and a connection of Profane with Sacreal History. By the Rev. THOMAS STACKHOUSE, M.A. With copious additions from recent Commentators, Critics, and Eastern Travellers; and Complete Indexes. Also, an Appendix on the Illustrations of Scripture derived from the Egyptian and Assyrian Monuments, &c. Illustrated by Fifty highly-finished Engravings.

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In 46 Parts, medium Svo, 1s. each; or in Divisions, cloth gilt, 6s. 6d. each.

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF EMINENT SCOTSMEN.

Originally Edited by ROBERT CHAMBERS. In Four Volumes. New and revised Edition. With a Supplemental Volume, continuing the Biographies to the Present Time. By the Rev. THOMAS THOMSON. Illustrated by Eighty-seven highly-finished Portraits, and Five Engraved Titles.

To be completed in about 30 Parts, medium 4to, 1s. each.

ITALY:

ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED.

A Series of Views, engraved in the most finished manner, from Drawings by Stanfield, R.A.; Roberts, R.A.; Harding, Prout, Leitch, Brockedon, Barnard, &c., &c. With Descriptions of the Scenes. Preceded by a Review of the Past Condition and Future Prospects of Italy and the Italians. Each Part will contain Two large and highly-finished Engravings, with descriptive text.

"We do not know a more delightful drawing-room book than this work on Italy, which comprises upwards of sixty exquisite illustrations of the noblest and most interesting scenery in the

world, with corresponding descriptions to record the natural features, and the poetical and historical associations of each spot."-Inverness Courier.

Re-issue, with Coloured Plates. In 36 Parts, super-royal Svo, ls, each.

A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE.

By OLIVER GOLDSMITH. With numerous Notes from the Works of the most distinguished British and Foreign Naturalists. The Plates contain 2400 Illustrative Figures, of which 230 are carefully coloured.

In 22 Parts, royal 8vo, 1s. each.

A HISTORY OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM;

Embracing the Physiology, Classification, and the Culture of Plants; with their various uses to Man and the Lower Animals, and their application in the Arts, Manufactures, and Domestic Economy. Illustrated by Seven Hundred Figures on Wood and Steel, of which One Hundred are beautifully coloured.

In 39 Parts, 1s. each; Divisions, cloth elegant, 6s. each; or 4 Vols., cloth, £2, 48.

D'AUBIGNE'S HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION.

Translated by D. D. SCOTT, and H. WHITE, B.A. The Translation carefully revised by Dr. MERLE D'AUbigne.
Large type, numerous Notes, not in any other Edition, and Forty Illustrations, beautifully Engraved on Steel.
The Emerald Edition, small 8vo, in 17 Nos., Price 6d. each.

In 20 Parts, 1s. each; or 2 Vols., cloth, £1, 18.

A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY,

POLITICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. By LEOPOLD RANKE. With Notes by the Translator, and an Introductory Essay by J. H. MERLE D'AUBIGNE, D.D. Illustrated by Twenty highlyfinished Portraits.

In 12 Parts, super-royal 8vo, 2s. 6d. each; or 1 Vol., cloth extra, £1, 11s. 6d.

THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT.

PRACTICAL and SCIENTIFIC. A Guide to the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and the Cultivation of Conservatory, Green-house, and Hot-house Plants. By ROBERT THOMPSON, Superintendent of the Horticultural Society's Garden, Chiswick. Illustrated by Twelve beautifully-coloured Engravings, each representing two or more choice Flowers or Fruits, and nearly Three Hundred Engravings on Wood.

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In 25 Parts, 28. each; or 3 Vols, super-royal 8vo, cloth, £2, 148.

THE WORKS OF JOHN BUNYAN,

PRACTICAL, ALLEGORICAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS;

First Complete Edition. Carefully collated and printed from the Author's own Editions. With EDITORIAL
PREFACES, NOTES, and a MEMOIR OF BUNYAN AND HIS TIMES. By GEORge Offor.
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SEPARATE ISSUES.

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LADIES OF THE REFORMATION.

MEMOIRS OF DISTINGUISHED FEMALE CHARACTERS,

Belonging to the Period of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century. By the Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, Author of Ladies of the Covenant, &c. Nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, from Drawings by J. Godwin, G. Thouas, J. W. Archer, E. K. Johnson, &c.

FIRST SERIES.-ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and the NETHERLANDS. Small 4to, cloth, antique, 108. 6d.

SECOND SERIES.-GERMANY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, and SPAIN. Small 4to, cloth, antique, 108. Gd.

Cloth, antique, 7s. 6d.; or 14 Nos., 6d. each.

LADIES OF THE COVENANT;

Being Memoirs of Distinguished Scottish Female Characters, embracing the period of the Covenant and Persecution. By the Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, Author of the Martyrs of the Biss, &c. Numerous Engravings.

Complete in 28 Nos., 6d. each; or 2 Vols., cloth, gilt, 158.

THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON;

OR, WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

Being Tales and Sketches illustrating the Power of Evangelical Religion, and the Pernicious Tendency of the Heresies and Errors of the Day. Illustrated by a Series of Thirty-two Page Engravings.

This Work is a new and much-improved Edition of the Erangelical Rambler, a title under which above One Hundred Thousand copies of it were sold. The highest testimony was

borne to its excellency when first put forth, and its re-appearance, in a revised and amended form, has met with great approval.

Complete in 20 Parts, imperial Svo, 18. each.

THE LIFE

OF JESUS CHRIST,

With the Lives of the Apostles and Evangelists. By the Rev. JOHN FLEETWOOD, D.D. Also, the Lives of the most Eminent Fathers and Martyrs, and the History of Primitive Christianity, by WILLIAM CAVE, D.D. With an Essay on the Evidences of Christianity, and numerous Notes not to be found in any other Edition. To which is subjoined, A Concise History of the Christian Church, by the Rev. THOMAS SIMS, M.A. Illustrated by Forty beautiful Engravings.

Complete in 20 Parts, super-royal 8vo, 18. each; or 1 Vol., cloth, 218.

THE CHRISTIAN CYCLOPEDIA;

OR, REPERTORY OF BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL LITERATURE. By the Rev. JAMES GARDNER, M.D., A.M. With numerous Illustrations.

This Work is designed to be a popular compendium of what has hitherto been written on all those subjects which are either involved in, or allied to Christianity. It embraces in its plan the general features both of a Biblical and Theological Dic

tionary, and a comprehensive digest of the Literature and Biography connected with Christianity. It must be regarded as a Work of high value to the readers and students of the Scriptures.

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POETRY AND LIGHT LITERATURE.

HOGG.-The WORKS of the ETTRICK SHEPHERD, with Illustrations by D. O. Hill, R.S.A.-The POETICAL WORKS, complete in 5 Vols., cloth, 178. 6d.; the PROSE WORKS, complete in 6 Vols., £1, 18. BOTH SERIES are also published for sale in separate Vols., at 33. 6d. each.

CASQUET of LITERARY GEMS; Containing upwards of 700 Extracts in Poetry and Prose. From nearly 300 Distinguished Authors. Illustrated by Twenty-five Engravings. In 4 Vols., cloth extra, gilt edges, £1.

BOOK of SCOTTISH SONG. A Collection of the Best and Most Approved Songs of Scotland, with Critical and Historical Notices, and an Essay on Scottish Song. Engraved Frontispiece and Title. Medium 16mo, cloth, gilt edges, 68. 6d.

BOOK of SCOTTISH BALLADS. A Comprehensive Collection of the Ballads of Scotland, with Illustrative Notes, and Engraved Frontispiece and Title. Medium 16mo, cloth, gilt edges, 6s. 6d.

NICOLL'S POEMS and LYRICS, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. With a Memoir of the Author. New Edition. Small 8vo, cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.

LAING'S WAYSIDE FLOWERS: Being Poems and Songs. Introduction by Rev. GEO. GILFILLAN. Third Edition. Cloth, gilt, 28.

THE WORKS of ROBERT BURNS. Complete Illustrated Edition, Literary and Pictorial. With WILSON'S Essay "On the Genius and Character of Burns," and Dr. CURRIE'S Memoir of the Poet, and 50 Landscape and Portrait Illustrations. 25 Parts, super-royal 8vo, 18. each.

Or with Eight SUPPLEMENTARY PARTS, Containing 22 Engravings; making in all 82 Illustrations. 2 Vols., cloth extra, £1, 168.

"Unquestionably the most beautiful edition we have seen. The engravings are admirable, the typography very choice, and the notes select and useful."— Court Circular.

LAND of BURNS; A Series of Landscapes, Illustrative of the Writings of the Scottish Poet, from Paintings by D. O. HILL, R.S. A. Also, Portraits of the Poet, his Friends, &c. With Descriptions and Biographies, by ROBERT CHAMBERS; and Essay by Professor WILSON. 2 Vols., 4to, cloth, gilt edges, £2, 28.

REPUBLIC of LETTERS. A Selection in Poetry and Prose, from the Works of the most Eminent Writers, with many Original Pieces. Twenty-five beautiful Illustrations. 4 Vols., cloth extra, gilt edges, £1.

AN OUTLINE of the RISE and PROGRESS of LITERATURE; presenting a Critical Literary Estimate of the Literature of Ancient and Modern Times, Greek, Roman, English, and Continental. By Sir DANIEL K. SANDFORD, D.C.L. Foolscap Svo, cloth, 1s. od.

WORKS ON AGRICULTURE.

CYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE. Practical and Scientific. By upwards of Fifty of the most Eminent Farmers, Land-Agents, and Scientific Men of the day. Edited by JOHN C. MORTON. With above 1800 Illustrative Figures on Wood and Steel. In 28 Parts, 28. 6d. each; or 2 large Vols., super-royal Svo, cloth, £3, 158.

NEW FARMER'S ALMANAC. Edited by JOHN C. MORTON, Editor of the Agricultural Gazette, Cyclopedia of Agriculture, &c. Published yearly. Price 18.

OUR FARM CROPS; Being a popular Scientific Description of the Cultivation, Chemistry, Diseases, and Remedies, &c., of our different Crops, worked up to the high Farming of the present day. By JOHN WILSON, F.R.S.E., Professor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh, Member of Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, &c., &c. Illustrated with Engravings on Wood. In 2 Vols., crown Svo, cloth, 138.; or 12 Parts, 18. each.

"This Work is probably the most remarkable, and the most useful for the Agriculturist, that has appeared for a long time."-Guernsey Official Gazette.

THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT, Practical and Scientific. A Guide to the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and the Cultivation and Management of Conservatory, Green-house, and Hothouse Plants. With a Copious Calendar of Gardening Operations. By ROBERT THOMPSON, Horticultural Society's Garden, Chiswick. Illustrated by numerous Engravings and carefully Coloured Plates. In 12 Parts, 28. 6d. each, or cloth, £1, 11s. 6d.

Besides the subjects above indicated, the Work contains Chapters on the Physiology of Plants, the Nature and Improvement of Soils, the various kinds of Manures and their Uses, and the Tools, Instruments, &c., employed in Gardening; together with descriptions of the best varieties of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers. Profusely illustrated with Engravings printed in the Text.

HOW to CHOOSE a Good MILK COW. By J. H. MAGNE. With a Supplement on the Dairy Cattle of Britain. Illustrated with Engravings. Cloth, 3s.

FARM INSECTS. Being the Natural

History and Economy of the Insects injurious to the Field Crops in Great Britain and Ireland, and also those which infest Barns and Granaries, with suggestions for their destruction. By JOHN CURTIS, F.L.S., &c., &c. Illustrated with many hundred Figures, Plain and Coloured. In 8 Parts, super-royal Svo, 2s. 6d. each, plain plates, and 3s. 6d. coloured plates; or cloth, £1, 10s.

"We are taught how to anticipate the insects before they attack the crops, so as to weaken the assault, and also to check their progress. For these ends, concise rules are given as to the management of the soil and plant We know of no greater boon to the agriculturist, in one particular department of his labours, than the publication of this volume."-Gloucester Chronicle.

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