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BOHN'S LIBRARIES.

CARPENTER'S Works.—Continued.

Mechanical Philosophy, Astronomy, and Horology. A Popular Exposition. 181 Woodcuts.

Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany. A complete Introduction to the Knowledge of Plants. Revised by E. Lankester, M.D., &c. Numerous Woodcuts. 6s.

Animal Physiology. Revised Edition. 300 Woodcuts. 6s. CHEVREUL on Colour.

Containing

the Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and their Application to the Arts; including Painting, Decoration, Tapestries, Carpets, Mosaics, Glazing, Staining, Calico Printing, Letterpress Printing, Map Colouring, Dress, Landscape and Flower Gardening, &c. Trans. by C. Martel. Several Plates.

With an additional series of 16 Plates in Colours, 7s. 6d.

ENNEMOSER'S History of Magic. Trans. by W. Howitt. With an Appendix of the most remarkable and best authenticated Stories of Apparitions, Dreams, Second Sight, Table-Turning, and SpiritRapping, &c. 2 vols.

HIND'S Introduction to Astronomy. With Vocabulary of the Terms in present. use. Numerous Woodcuts. 3s. 6d. HOGG'S (Jabez) Elements of Experimental and Natural Philosophy. Being an Easy Introduction to the Study of Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Acoustics, Optics, Caloric, Electricity, Voltaism, and Magnetism. 400 Woodcuts.

HUMBOLDT'S Cosmos; or, Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. Trans. by E. C. Otté, B. H. Paul, and W. S. Dallas, F.L.S. Portrait. 5 vols. 3s. 6d. each, excepting vol. v., 5s.

Personal Narrative of his Travels in America during the years 1799-1804. Trans., with Notes, by T. Ross. 3 vols.

Views of Nature; or, Contemplations of the Sublime Phenomena of Creation, with Scientific Illustrations. Trans. by E. C. Otté.

HUNT'S (Robert) Poetry of Science or,

Studies of the Physical Phenomena of Nature. By Robert Hunt, Professor at the School of Mines.

JOYCE'S Scientific Dialogues.

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Familiar Introduction to the Arts and Sciences. For Schools and Young People. Numerous Woodcuts.

JOYCE'S Introduction to the Arts and Sciences, for Schools and Young People. Divided into Lessons with Examination Questions. Woodcuts. 35. 6d.

JUKES-BROWNE'S Student's Handbook of Physical Geology. By A. J. Jukes-Browne, of the Geological Survey of England. With numerous Diagrams and Illustrations, 6s.

The Student's Handbook of Historical Geology. By A. J. JukesBrown, B.A., F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of England and Wales. With numerous Diagrams and Illustrations. 6s. The Building of the British Islands. A Study In Geographical Evolu. tion. By A J. Jukes-Browne, F.G.S.

75. 6d. KNIGHT'S (Charles) Knowledge is Power. A Popular Manual of Political Economy.

LILLY. Introduction to Astrology. With a Grammar of Astrology and Tables for calculating Nativities, by Zadkiel. MANTELL'S (Dr.) Geological Excursions through the Isle of Wight and along the Dorset Coast. Numerous Woodcuts and Geological Map.

Petrifactions and their Teachings. Handbook to the Organic Remains in the British Museum. Numerous Wood

cuts.

6s.

Wonders of Geology; or, a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena. A coloured Geological Map of England, Plates, and 200 Woodcuts. 2 vols. 7s. 6d. each.

SCHOUW'S Earth, Plants, and Man. Popular Pictures of Nature. And Kobell's Sketches from the Mineral Kingdom. Trans. by A. Henfrey, F.R.S. Coloured Map of the Geography of Plants. SMITH'S (Pye) Geology and Scripture; or, the Relation between the Scriptures and Geological Science. With Memoir. STANLEY'S Classified Synopsis of the Principal Painters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, including an Account of some of the early German Masters. By George Stanley. STAUNTON'S Chess Works. See page 21. STOCKHARDT'S

Experimental Chemistry. A Handbook for the Study of the Science by simple Experiments. NuEdit. by C. W. Heaton, F.C.S. merous Woodcuts. URE'S (Dr. A.) Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain, systematically investigated; with an Introductory View of its Comparative State in Foreign Countries. Revised by P. L. Simmonds. 150 Illustrations. 2 vols.

Philosophy of Manufactures, or an Exposition of the Scientific, Moral, and Commercial Economy of the Factory System of Great Britain. Revised by P. L. Simmonds. Numerous Figures. 800 pages. 75. 6d.

REFERENCE LIBRARY.

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.

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GILBART'S History, Principles, and Practice of Banking. Revised to 1881 by
A. S. Michie, of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Portrait of Gilbart. 2 vols.
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REFERENCE LIBRARY.

30 Volumes at Various Prices. (91. 5s. per set.)

BLAIR'S Chronological Tables. Comprehending the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest Times to the Russian Treaty of Peace, April 1856. By J. W. Rosse. 800 pages.

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Comprehending

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Index of Dates. the principal Facts in the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest to the Present, alphabetically arranged; being a complete Index to the foregoing. J. W. Rosse. 2 vols. 5s. each. BOHN'S Dictionary of Quotations from the English Poets. 4th and cheaper Edition. 65.

BOND'S Handy-book of Rules and Tables for Verifying Dates with the Christian Era. 4th Edition.

BUCHANAN'S Dictionary of Science and Technical Terms used in Philosophy, Literature, Professions, Commerce, Arts, and Trades. By W. H. Buchanan, with Supplement. Edited by Jas. A. Smith. 6s. CHRONICLES OF THE TOMBS. A Select Collection of Epitaphs, with Essay on Epitaphs and Observations on Sepulchral Antiquities. By T. J. Pettigrew, F.R.S., F.S.A. 55.

CLARK'S (Hugh) Introduction to Heraldry. Revised by J. R. Planché. 5s. 950 Illustrations.

With the Illustrations coloured, 155. COINS, Manual of.-See Humphreys. COOPER'S Biographical Dictionary, Containing concise notices of upwards of 15,000 eminent persons of all ages and countries. 2 vols. 55. each. DATES, Index of.-See Blair. DICTIONARY of Obsolete and Provincial English. Containing Words from English Writers previous to the 19th Century. By Thomas Wright, M.A.. F.S.A., &c. 2 vols. 5s. each. EPIGRAMMATISTS (The). A Selection from the Epigrammatic Literature of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Times. With Introduction, Notes, Observations, Illustrations, an Appendix on Works connected with Epigrammatic Literature, by Rev. H. Dodd, M.A. 6s.

GAMES, Handbook of. Comprising Treatises on above 40 Games of Chance, Skill, and Manua. Dexterity, including Whist, Billiards, &c. Edit. by Henry G. Bohn.. Numerous Diagrams. 55. HENFREY'S Guide to English Coins. Revised Edition, by C. F. Keary, M.A., F.S.A. With an Historical Introduction. 6s.

HUMPHREYS'

Coin Collectors' Manual. An Historical Account of the Progress of Coinage from the Earliest Time, by H. N. Humphreys. 140 Illustrations. 2 vols. 5s. each. LOWNDES' Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature. Containing an Account of Rare and Curious Books published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing, with Biographical Notices and Prices, by W. T. Lowndes. Parts I.-X. (A to Z), 35. 6d. each. Part XI. (Appendix Vol.), 55. Or the 11 parts in 4 vols., half morocco, 27. 25.

MEDICINE, Handbook of Domestic, Popularly Arranged. By Dr. H. Davies.

700 pages. 55.

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NOTED NAMES OF FICTION. Dictionary of. Including also Familiar Pseudonyms, Surnames bestowed on Eminent Men, &c. By W. A. Wheeler, M.A. 55. POLITICAL CYCLOPÆDIA. Dictionary of Political, Constitutional, Statistical, and Forensic Knowledge; forming a Work of Reference on subjects of Civil Administration, Political Economy, Finance, Commerce, Laws, and Social Relations. 4 vols. 3s. 6d. each. PROVERBS, Handbook of. Containing an entire Republication of Ray's Collection, with Additions from Foreign Languages and Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases. 5s.

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A Polyglot of Foreign. prising French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Danish. With English Translations. 55.

SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS; or, Kindred Words and their Opposites, Collected and Contrasted by Ven. Č. J. Smith, M.A. 5s.

WRIGHT (Th.)-See Dictionary.

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BOHN'S LIBRARIES.

NOVELISTS' LIBRARY.

13 Volumes at 3s. 6d. each, excepting those marked otherwise. (21. 8s. 6d. per set.)

BJÖRNSON'S Arne and the Fisher Lassie. Translated from the Norse with an Introduction by W. H. Low, M.A. BURNEY'S Evelina; or, a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. By F. Burney (Mme. D'Arblay). With Introduction and Notes by A. R. Ellis, Author of 'Sylvestra,' &c.

Cecilia. With Introduction and Notes by A. R. Ellis. 2 vols.

DE STAËL. Corinne or Italy. By Madame de Staël. Translated by Emily Baldwin and Paulina Driver.

EBERS' Egyptian Princess. Trans. by Emma Buchheim.

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9 Volumes at Various Prices. (21. 8s. 6d. per set.)

BELL (Sir Charles). The Anatomy and Philosophy of Expression, as Connected with the Fine Arts. 5s.

By

DEMMIN. History of Arms and Armour from the Earliest Period. Auguste Demmin. Trans. by C. C. Black, M.A., Assistant Keeper, S. K. Museum. 1900 Illustrations. 7s. 6d. FAIRHOLT'S Costume in England. Third Edition. Enlarged and Revised by the Hon. H. A. Dillon, F.S.A. With more than 700 Engravings. 2 vols. 5s.

each.

Vol. I. History. Vol. II. Glossary. FLAXMAN. Lectures on Sculpture. With Three Addresses to the R.A. by Sir R. Westmacott, R.A., and Memoir o Flaxman. Portrait and 53 Plates. 6s. N.S.

HEATON'S Concise History of Painting. New Edition, revised by W. Cosmo Monkhouse. 55.

LECTURES ON PAINTING by the Royal Academicians, Barry, Opie, Fuseli. With Introductory Essay and Notes by R. Wornum. Portrait of Fuseli.

LEONARDO DA VINCI'S Treatise on Painting. Trans. by J. F. Rigaud, R.A. With a Life and an Account of his Works by J. W. Brown. Numerous Plates. 55. PLANCHÉ'S History of British Costume, from the Earliest Time to the 10th Century. By J. R. Planché. Illustrations. 55.

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BOHN'S
Sports. In 4 vols.

OF SPORTS AND GAMES.

7 Volumes at 5s. each. (1l. 15s. per set.)

Handbooks of Athletic [In the press. Vol. I.-Cricket, by Hon. and Rev. E. Lyttelton; Lawn Tennis, by H. W. Wilberforce; Tennis and Rackets, by Julian Marshall; Golf, by W. T. Linskill; Cycling, by H. H. Griffin.

Vol. II.-Rowing and Sculling, by W. B. Woodgate; Sailing, by E. F. Knight; Swimming, by Martin Cobbett.

Vol. III.-Athletics, by H. H. Griffin; Rugby Football, by Harry Vassall; Association Football, by C.W. Alcock; Skating, by Douglas Adams; Lacrosse, by E. T. Sachs; Hockey, by F. S. Cresswell.

Vol. IV.-Boxing, by R. G. AllansonWinn; Single Stick and Sword Exercise, by R. G. Allanson-Winn and C. Phillipps Wolley: Gymnastics, by A. F. Jenkin; Wrestling, by Walter Armstrong; Fencing, by H. A. Colmore Dunn.

BOHN'S Handbooks of Games. New Edition. 2 volumes.

Vol. I. TABLE GAMES. 55. Contents:- Billiards, with Pool, Pyramids, and Snooker, by Major-Gen. A. W. Drayson, F.R.A.S., with a preface by W. J. Peall-Bagatelle, by 'Berkeley 'Chess, by R. F. Green-Draughts, Backgammon, Dominoes, Solitaire, Reversi, Go Bang, Rouge et noir, Roulette, E. O., Hazard, Faro, by 'Berkeley.'

Vol. II. CARD GAMES. [In the press. Contents:-Whist, by Dr. William Pole, F.R.S., Author of 'The Philosophy of

Whist, etc.'-Solo Whist, Piquet, Ecarté, Euchre, Poker, Loo, Vingt-et-un, Napoleon, Newmarket, Rouge et Noir, Pope Joan, Speculation, etc. etc., by 'Berkeley.

CHESS CONGRESS of 1862. A collection of the games played. Edited by J. Löwenthal. New edition, 5s. MORPHY'S Games of Chess, being the Matches and best Games played by the American Champion, with explanatory and analytical Notes by J. Löwenthal. With short Memoir and Portrait of Morphy.

STAUNTON'S Chess-Player's Handbook. A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game, with numerous Diagrams and Coloured Frontispiece.

Chess Praxis. A Supplement to the Chess-player's Handbook. Containing the most important modern Improvements in the Openings; Code of Chess Laws; and a Selection of Morphy's Games. Annotated. 636 pages. Diagrams.

Chess-Player's Companion. Comprising a Treatise on Odds, Collection of Match Games, including the French Match with M. St. Amant, and a Selection of Original Problems. Diagrams and Coloured Frontispiece.

Chess Tournament of 1851. A Collection of Games played at this celebrated assemblage. With Introduction and Notes. Numerous Diagrams.

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BOHN'S CHEAP SERIES.

Price Is. each.

with

A Series of Complete Stories or Essays, mostly reprinted from Vols. in Bohn's Libraries, and neatly bound in stiff paper cover, cut edges, suitable for Railway Reading.

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CARPENTER (Dr. W. B.). Physiology of Temperance and Total Abstinence. EMERSON. England and English Characteristics. Lectures on the Race, Ability, Manners, Truth, Character, Wealth, Religion. &c. &c.

Nature: An Essay. To which are added Orations, Lectures, and Addresses.

Representative Men: Seven Lectures on PLATO, SWEDEN BORG, MONTAIGNE, SHAKESPEARE, NAPOLEON, and GOETHE.

Twenty Essays on Various Subjects.

The Conduct of Life.

FRANKLIN (Benjamin). Autobiography. Edited by J. Sparks.

HAWTHORNE (Nathaniel). Twicetold Tales. Two Vols. in One.

Snow Image, and Other Tales.
Scarlet Letter.

House with the Seven Gables.

Transformation; or the Marble Fawn. Two Parts.

HAZLITT (W.). Table-talk: Essays on Men and Manners. Three Parts.

Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things. Three Parts.

Lectures on the English Comic Writers.

Lectures on the English Poets. Lectures on the Characters of Shakespeare's Plays.

Lectures on the Literature of the Age of Elizabeth, chiefly Dramatic.

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Conquests of Granada and Spain. Two Parts.

Life and Voyages of Columbus. Two Parts.

Companions of Columbus: Their Voyages and Discoveries.

Adventures of Captain Bonneville in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West.

Knickerbocker's History of New York, from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.

Tales of the Alhambra. Conquest of Florida under Hernando de Soto.

Abbotsford & Newstead Abbey. Salmagundi; or, The Whim-Whams and Opinions of LAUNCELOT Langstaff, Esq.

Bracebridge Hall; or, The Hu

mourists.

Astoria; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains.

Wolfert's Roost, and other Tales.

LAMB (Charles). Essays of Elia. With a Portrait.

Last Essays of Elia.

Eliana. With Biographical Sketch.

MARRYAT (Captain).

Pirate and the Three Cutters. With a Memoir of the Author,

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