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THE MEDICAL ANNUAL; or, British

Medical Almanack for 1839. Edited by WILLIAM FARR. Containing a History of the Medical Profession in England; Articles on the Staffs of the Provincial Hospitals; on the Health of the Army; on the Statistics of Public Institutions; on Prognoses, and the Law of Recovery and Mortality in Cholera, &c. &c. It will also contain a mass of information useful to all classes of the Medical World, and present a complete view of the actual state of all the Medical Institutions, Societies, Hospitals, and Schools, in this and the neighbouring Countries. 3s sewed; or 5s. neatly bound and gilt, with ruled writing paper for recording Medical Cases.

"The British Medical Almanack' deserves to receive a high character from us: it is a production of much labour and professional learning, and is published at a price which will induce every member of the profession to purchase a copy."-LANCET.

This little volume contains a vast mass of information extremely useful to the profession generally." JOHNSON'S MED.-CHIRURG. Rev. *** A few copies remain of the preceding years-1835, 1836, 1837, 1838. (6227) Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster Row.

THE NATURAL HISTORY of FISHES,

AMPHIBIANS, and REPTILES. By W. SwAINSON, F.R.S. &c. Forming Vol. 109 of the CABINET CYCLOPÆDIA. Vol. I. 6s. (to be completed in 2 vols.) (6231) *** A detailed Catalogue of the Cabinet Cyclopædia may be had of all Booksellers.

Longman, Orme, and Co.; and John Taylor.

WESTWOOD'S INSECTS (2 VOLS.), VOL. I.

INTRODUCTION to the MODERN
CLASSIFICATION of INSECTS. By J. O. WESTWOOD,
F.L.S. &c. Vol. I. 8vo. with above 50 Woodcuts (com-
prising nearly 1000 distinct figures,) One Guinea, cloth
lettered.
(6232)

"It is impossible to read these highly interesting pages, and to compare the text with the numerous cuts, executed from the author's own drawings, without feeling a profound respect for the invincible industry which has collected so immense a mass of information."-ENTOMOLOGICAL MAG. Longman, Orme, and Co.

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A TREATISE on the DIFFERENTIAL

CALCULUS, designed for the Use of Students in the University. By JOHN BAILY, M.A. late Fellow of St.

BRITISH ANNUAL, and EPITOME of John's College; and THOMAS LUND, B.D. Fellow of St.

the PROGRESS of SCIENCE, for 1839. Edited by ROBERT D. THOMSON, M.D. Third Year. 1 vol. 18mo. 370 Pages and numerous useful Tables, 3s. 6d. cloth boards, lettered.

Among the Scientific Papers, there is one by Professor Robert E. Grant, M.D. F.R.S. L. and Ed.;-General View of the Characters and the Distribution of Extinct Animals; and one on Steam Navigation, by M. Russell.

(6228)

Baillière, Foreign Bookseller, 219, Regent Street.

THE

John's College, Cambridge. 1 vol. demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. bds.
(6234)
ELEMENTS of PLANE and
SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY. By J. C. SNOWBALL,
M.A. Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. 1 vol.
demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.
(6235)

Also,

AN INTRODUCTION to PLANE TRIGONOMETRY, for the Use of Schools, in which Students are prepared for the University. 1 vol. demy Svo. 6s. 6d. (6236)

PEREIRA'S ELEMENTS OF MATERIA MEDICA.

THE ELEMENTS of MATERIA MEDICA;

By

1.

Facts and Principles of that important Branch of Science, and an Account of its applications in explaining the Phenomena of Nature and Art. Illustrated by 22 Woodcuts. By HUGO REID. 9d. sewed; or 1s. bd. (6237) 2.

comprehending the Natural History, Preparation, A CATECHISM of HEAT; comprising the Properties, Composition, Effects, and Uses of Medicines.PART I. containing the General Action and Classification of Medicines, and the Mineral Materia Medica. JONATHAN PEREIRA, F.R.S. and L.S.; Lecturer in the Medical School of the London Hospital, and at the Aldersgate School of Medicine, &c. 8vo. with upwards of 150 Engravings on Wood, including Diagrams explanatory of the Processes of the Pharmacopoeia, 16s. cloth lettered. The second and concluding Part will appear early in 1839. (6229) Longman, Orme, and Co.

DR. WILLIS'S NEW Work.

URINARY DISEASES, and their TREATMENT. By R. WILLIS, M.D. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Children, &c. &c. 8vo. 12s. cloth lettered. "We have perused this work with the gratification which attends the consciousness of acquiring information. We scarcely thought that there was room for a work of so much interest as the one before us."

MED. GAZ. Nov. 24th, 1838. "It contains a well digested, concise, and, at the same time, complete view of the subject, and will become, we venture to predict, an indispensable companion to every practitioner of medicine."-LANCET, Nov. 24th, 1838. (6230)

Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster Row.

By the same Author,

Α CATECHISM of CHEMISTRY; exhibiting a condensed View of the Facts and Principles of that Science. Illustrated by 17 Woodcuts, and a large Table of the Elements: being a Continuation of "Oliver and Boyd's Catechisms of Elementary Knowledge;” elucidating the more simple Principles of Literature, Science, and the Arts. 9d. sewed; or is. bound. (6258)

Also, lately published,

CHEMISTRY of NATURE, designed as a Popular Exposition of the Chemical Constitution and Relations of Natural Objects, and as a general Introduction to the Study of Chemical Science. Beautifully printed in small 8vo. and illustrated by Woodcuts, 5s. bound in cloth. "The plan of the work is excellent, and it is fulfilled in a masterly manner."-ATLAS.

"Clearness and simplicity of style, and great felicity of illustration, are the characteristics of the book."-SPECT. (6289)

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.

THE HISTORY

of

Books just published-continued.
MADAGASCAR.

By the Rev. W. WILLIAM ELLIS, Foreign Secretary
to the London Missionary Society, Author of " Polynesian
Researches," &c. 2 vols. 8vo. illustrated with numerous
Engravings and Maps, 25s.

(6240)

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INSTRUCTIVE WORK, IN FRENCH, FOR YOUTH.

PANORAMA DES ENFANS, ou, la Morale,

la Science, et les Arts, mis à la Portée des Enfans. Par M. I. De TOURREIL, Auteur de plusieurs ouvrages d'Education; Collaborateur du Dictionnaire de la Conversation; et Membre de l'Institut Historique. Elegantly bound in cloth, containing 6 Engravings, 4s. (6242)

FISHER'S DRAWING-ROOM SCRAP

BOOK, 1839, is now in the press, and will be ready in a few days; containing 36 Plates. 3d Edition, 21s. (6243)

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SIX NEW TALES BY MR. JAMES, ILLUSTRATED WITH SIXTEEN SPLENDID PLATES.

Love, By

BOOK of the PASSIONS. Jealousy, Despair, Hatred, Revenge, Remorse. G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Author of "The Robber," "The Gipsy," &c. Royal Svo. with 16 splendid Engravings, from Drawings by the most eminent Artists, executed under the superintendence of Mr. C. Heath, 31s. 6d. in fancy binding; India Proofs, £2. 12s. 6d. (6249)

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TALES and SKETCHES, HISTORICAL

and DOMESTIC. By Mrs. D. CLARKE, late E. A. Ingram. 1 vol. 8vo. with engraved Title, 10s. 6d. cloth. "From the spirit and playfulness, intermingled with deep pathos, which are displayed in the portion now before us, we augur that Mrs. Clarke will afford much gratification to all lovers of light and instructive reading." LIVERPOOL MAIL. London: Longman, Orme, and Co. Dublin and Glasgow Tegg and Co. Liverpool: W. Grapel, and G. and J. Robinson. (6252)

SHORT-HAND for the PEOPLE; being

ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING.- quickly learn the art without a master, and by which from

The Country Trade are informed that Mr. FOULSTON'S Work on the PUBLIC BUILDINGS of the WEST of ENGLAND is now ready for delivery. It contains Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details, all made out to a large scale, of the following splendid Buildings at Plymouth - The Athenæum Public Library; Fireproof Theatre; Column of Devonport Churches and Chapels; all of which have been praised by the most eminent writers on Architecture for their originality of design and beauty of construction. Royal 4to. 117 most useful Plates, £4. 4s. handsome in cloth, gold lettered.

(6246)

Also, just published, of the greatest utility to the Officers in Royal Engineers, Civil Engineers, and all Practical Men,

DAVY

on ARTIFICIAL FOUNDATIONS; containing a Register of the principal Geological Formations in the Counties of England and Wales; Properties and Situations of the principal Stone Quarries, Lime Works, &c.; Pile-driving and Piling; with a mass of Information of the greatest utility; comprising, also, all the valuable Experiments made at Woolwich. 1 vol. Svo. 13 practical Engravings, with a beautiful Frontispiece of the Leaning Tower at Pisa, 14s. cloth.

The MECHANIC'S MAGAZINE states, this work ought to be consulted by every Architect, Engineer, Builder, and Amateur in the country. (6247)

Early this month will be published, the First Section of BRIDGES; with the Professional Life and Works of RENNIE. (6248) John Williams, Library of Arts, 106, Great Russell Street, near the Museum.

MC NEIL and CRESSY on

a comprehensive system of Stenography, founded on a new principle, by which any person who can write may 4 to 5 hours out of 6 may be saved in writing. To which is added, SHORT ARITHMETIC, equally easy, simple, and swift. By W. S. LEONARD. With 10 Plates, 3s. 6d.

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Books just published--continued.

THE FAMILY LIBRARY, VOL. 66.

THE CHRONICLES of LONDON

BRIDGE. By an ANTIQUARY. Forming Volume 66 of the Family Library. 1 very large Volume, embellished with 56 Engravings, 5s. bound in cloth. (6256)

Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside; and may be procured by order, of all other Booksellers.

NEW WORKS, JUST PUBLISHED

BY WILLIAM PICKERING, CHANCERY LANE.

RICHARDSON'S NEW DICTIONARY

of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Abridged. 1 large vol. 8vo. 18s, cloth.

This Dictionary comprises, as equally essential, the two departments of Etymology and Explanation: the former most carefully and elaborately investigated, and

the latter founded, with equal care and labour, upon such

results as investigation may discover. This combination, unattempted in all other English Dictionaries, will, it is

hoped, entitle the book to the character of a Scholar's

Manual; and at the same time, pre-eminently distinguish it as a book of common reference.

A prospectus, accompanied by a specimen, may be had (gratis) of the publisher.

**The larger work, in 2 vols. 4to. containing nearly 2300 pages of three columns each, price Five Guineas.

NOTES on

(6257) on the FOUR GOSPELS and ACTS of the APOSTLES. 1 thick vol. fcp. 8vo. 16s. (6258) By JOHN MOULTRIE, Author of "My Brother's Grave." 2d Edit. fcp. 8vo. with a Frontispiece, 7s. (6259)

POEMS.

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SERGEANT BELL AND HIS RAREE-SHOW.

SERGEANT BELL & his RAREE-SHOW,

consisting of Eight Exhibitions, in which are included -The Queen's Visit; Tournament of the Field of Cloth of Gold; Caravan in the Desert; The Spanish Armada; The Battle of Hastings; Temple of Carnac, &c. &c. 1 large vol. square 16mo. embellished with 100 Cuts, by Cruikshank, Williams, &c. only 7s. 6d. neatly bound.

"Having found Sergeant Bell, the Raree-Showman, to be an amusing and instructive companion, we cannot refrain from introducing him to our young friends, whose encouragement, we trust, will be a cordial to the old man's heart, lightening his foot in his weary trampings, and giving him fresh strength to hear the box he carries on his back." (6266) Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside; and may be procured by order, of all Booksellers in the Kingdom.

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2.

THE ONLY DAUGHTER : a Domestic Story. Edited by the Author of "The Subaltern." 3 vols. (6269) THE LIFE of WASHINGTON. Το which are added, his DIARIES and SPEECHES, and various miscellaneous Papers relating to his Habits and Opinions. By JARED SPARKS. 2 vols. 8vo. with (6270)

POEMS, with TRANSLATIONS from the Portraits, 28s.

GREEK ANTHOLOGY. By J. H. MERRIVALE, Esq. 2 vols. fcp. 8vo.

(6262)

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TALES ABOUT ANCIENT ROME and MODERN ITALY. BY PETER PARLEY, Traveller, Voyager, and Story-teller. 1 vol. square 16mo. printed at the Chiswick Press, and embellished with 100 Cuts, by Thompson, &c. 4s. 6d. neatly bound.

"While I endeavour to amuse and to communicate knowledge, I shall not willingly lose any opportunity of implanting principles of virtue in the breasts of my young listeners."

(6265)

3.

GURNEY MARRIED: a Sequel to

"GILBERT GURNEY." BY THEODORE Hook, Esq. Author of "Sayings and Doings," &c. 3 vols. (6271)

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CAPT. SCOTT'S EXCURSIONS in the MOUNTAINS of RONDA and GRANADA, with Characteristic Sketches of the Inhabitants of the South of Spain. 2 vols. 8vo. with Illustrations, 28s.

8.

(6275)

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Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside; and sold by PICTURES of the WORLD, at HOME

all Dealers in Books in the United Kingdom; where also may be had, just published,

PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT GREECE.

and ABROAD. By the Author of "Tremaine," "De Vere," "Human Life," &c. 3 vols. (6277)

Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough Street.

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EXPOSITION, with PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS, upon the FIRST ELEVEN CHAPTERS of the BOOK of GENESIS. BY PHILIP HENRY. Now published for the first time from a Manu18mo 4s cloth

THE CHRISTIAN YEAR: Thoughts in script in his possession, by a Descendant of the Author.

Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year. 15th Edit. 32mo. 3s. 6d.; 16th Edit. 18mo. 6s.

In the press,

(6281)

THE PSALTER, or PSALMS of DAVID,
in English Verse. By the Rev. JOHN KEBLE, M.A.
late Fellow of Oriel College, Professor of Poetry in the
University of Oxford.
(6282)

Oxford: John Henry Parker.
London: J. G. and F. Rivington.

A

(6292) KEY to the DIFFICULTIES, PHILO. LOGICAL and HISTORICAL, of the FIRST BOOK

of SCHILLER'S THIRTY YEARS' WAR (adapted to any edition), forming a Guide to German Construing, for the Use of English Students. By A. BERNAYS, Phil. Doc. Professor of the German Language and Literature, King's College, London. 1s. 6d. (6293)

B. Wertheim, 14, Paternoster Row.

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Square 16mo. with numerous Embellishments, 3s. 6d. lettered. elegantly bound in cloth, gilt edges. (6286)

MERCY ELLIS, Wife of the Rev. William Ellis, Missionary to the South Seas, and Foreign Secretary of the London Missionary Society. By WILLIAM ELLIS. Fcp. 8vo. 2s. 6d. boards; 3s. 6d. half-bound, or silk. (6287)

MEMOIR of MARY

FEMALE EXCELLENCE

or, Hints to ; Daughters. Designed for their use from the time of leaving school till their settlement in life. By a MOTHER. 18mo. Edition, 2s. boards; 3s. half-bound or silk. 32mo. Edition, 1s. 6d. boards; 2s. half-bound or silk. (6288)

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THE

SUNBEA M.-Parts X. and XI.

Is. each, contain nearly 50 papers each, including the celebrated Portraits of Players: Phelps, Sheridan Knowles, Miss Elphinstone; Macready and the Tempest, Prospero, Ariel, Caliban-Tales by the Monthly Nurse, the Author of the "Fanqui in China," and others-Rhymes from Rückert-Editorial Remarks on Cheap Periodical Literature Geology - Bible-Science-Inspiration - Law of Tides-Laws of Nature and of God-Hooker's Ecclesiastical "Polity," and Coleridge's "Friend"-Reviews of New Works, conducted on an entirely original principle; together with the complete set of Rosalia Quadrilles, composed by Miss Lanza; and Songs, with Music, by Phillips and Grantham, to Wordsworth's Poetry. (6298)

ALFRED DE ROSANN. Illustrated with

2 Steel Engravings, being the Adventures of a French Gentleman. By G. W. M. REYNOLDS, Esq. Author of " Pickwick Abroad." No. 4, 1s.

Nos. 1, 2, and 3 have been reprinted, and may be had of (6299)

TITLES, ATTRIBUTES. WORK, and all Booksellers.

CLAIMS of the HOLY SPIRIT; according to the Scriptures. 128mo. 3d. stiff covers, gilt; 6d. roan; 9d. tucks.

(6290)

THE LONDON

CHILDREN'S BREAD; or, Daily Texts the Winter Fashions, illustrated by upwards of 40 highly

for the Young. 128mo. 4d. stiff covers; 8d. roan; 18. tucks.

Religious Tract Society, 56, Paternoster Row, and 65, St. Paul's Church Yard.

and PARIS LADIES' MAGAZINE of FASHION for December, containing coloured figures of French and English Costume, and a large pattern sheet of Three Bonnets, which will enable any Lady to complete a fashionable shape. No. 73, 1s. (6300)

J. W. Southgate, Circulating Library, 164, Strand.

H

Books just published-continued.

YMNS, selected from VARIOUS! AUTHORS, for YOUNG PERSONS. BY PRISCILLA GURNEY. 32mo. 2s. 6d. cloth lettered, gilt edges. (6302) London: Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street. Norwich: Josiah Fletcher, Upper Haymarket.

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, OR A NEW YEAR'S GIFT FOR THE YOUNG.

PAPA'S BOOK; designed to teach his

little ones to think, to observe, and to reason. By the Rev. B. H. DRAPER. Fcp. 8vo. with 60 Wood Engravings, 3s. 6d. cloth gilt. (6304) Houlston and Stoneman, 65, Paternoster Row.

THE FATHER'S GIFT. Royal 32mo. very CATALOGUE of OLD BOOKS, Part 1 for neatly bound in cloth extra, gilt edges, 2s. 6d. (6303)

Weston, Tabernacle Walk, Finsbury Square; and Darton and Clark, Holborn Hill.

1833, on Sale by James Taylor, 172, North Street, Brighton. (6305) ** Catalogues may be had GRATIS as above, and of Longman and Co. London.

Works in the Press.

AN APPEAL of a MINISTER of CHRIST

in BEHALF of the DIVINE INSTITUTION of

LINDSAY'S COINAGE OF IRELAND.

HOLY MATRIMONY; occasioned, partly, by the New A VIEW of the COINAGE of IRELAND,

Marriage Act. Being a Sermon, preached in Cheltenham, Parish Church, on Sunday, November 4, 1835. By the Rev. CHARLES HEBERT, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge.-Published by request.

(6306)

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CHEAP MUSIC. The general observation

from all classes of society is, "What a High Price Music is published at!" With a view to remedy this obstacle to the march of the public mind in that most delightful of all the Sciences, J. LIMBIRD will commence, early in January, 1839, a MUSICAL WORK, in Numbers at 3d., Parts 1s., to be entitled

THE HARMONIST; under the Superintendence of an Eminent Professor. Comprising Selections from the best productions of all the Great Masters; English, Scotch, and Irish Melodies; with many of the National Airs of other Countries; embracing Overtures, Marches, Rondos, Quadrilles, Waltzes, and Gallopades; also, Madrigals, Ducts, and Glees. The whole will be adapted either to the Voice, the Piano-forte, the Harp, or the Organ, with Pieces occasionally for the Flute and Guitar; forming an extensive Collection of Novelty and Excellence, calculated alike to gratify the accomplished Amateur, and to furnish the Student with the most perfect Modeis, from which correctness of taste and knowledge of style may be attained. (6309)

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from the Invasion of the Danes to the Reign of George IV.; with some account of the King Money: copious Tables; Lists and Descriptions of HibernoDanish and Irish Coins; and an account of some of the principal hoards or parcels of Coins discovered in Ireland. Illustrated with Engravings of upwards of 200 unpublished Coins. By JOHN LINDSAY, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. Printed uniformly with "Simon on Irish Coins." 1 vol. 4to. (6311) Cork: Luke H. Bolster. London: Longman, Orme, & Co.

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THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN of ORNAMENTAL ANNUALS. By Mrs. LOUDON. No. I. 2s. 6d.-On Jan. 1.

The object of this work is to form a Guide to the judicious Selection and Cultivation of the finest Annual Flowers. Each Number will contain Three Plates, demy 4to. size, comprising Ten or Twelve Figures accurately coloured from Nature, and Sixteen Pages of Letterpress, in which the Botanical Characters, Geography, History, Properties, and Culture of the Plants, will be indicated in a popular manner. The whole will occupy about Fifteen or Sixteen Numbers. (6316)

London: William Smith, 113, Fleet Street. Edinburgh: Fraser and Co. Dublin: Curry and Co.

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