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HORNE. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRITICAL STUDY and KNOWLEDGE of the HOLY SCRIPTURES. BY THOMAS HARTWELL HORNE, B.D. of St. John's College, Cambridge; Rector of the united Parishes of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, and St. Nicholas Acons, Lombard Street; Prebendary of St. Paul's. New Edition, revised and corrected. 5 vols. 8vo. with numerous Maps and Facsimiles of Biblical Manuscripts, 63s. cloth; or £5, bound in calf.

HORNE. A COMPENDIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY of the BIBLE. BY THOMAS HARTWELL HORNE, B.D. of St. John's College, Cambridge. Being an Analysis of his "Introduction to the Critical Study and Know. ledge of the Holy Scriptures." New Edition, corrected and enlarged. 12mo. with Maps and other Engravings, 9s. boards.

HOWITT. THE CHILDREN'S YEAR.

By MARY HOWITT. With Four Illustrations, engraved by John Absolon, from Original Designs by ANNA MARY HOWITT. Square 16mo. 5s. cloth.

HOWITT. THE BOY'S COUNTRY BOOK:

Being the real Life of a Country Boy, written by himself; exhibiting all the Amusements, Pleasures, and Pursuits of Children in the Country. Edited by WILLIAM HOWITT. New Edition. Fcp. 8vo. with 40 Woodcuts, 6s. cloth.

HOWITT.-THE RURAL LIFE OF ENGLAND.

By WILLIAM HOWITT. New Edition, corrected and revised. Medium 8vo. with Engravings on wood, by Bewick and Williams, uniform with "Visits to Remarkable Places," 21s. cloth.

HOWITT.-VISITS TO REMARKABLE PLACES;

Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. New Edition. Medium 8vo. with 40 Engravings on Wood, 21s. cloth.

SECOND SERIES, chiefly in the Counties of NORTHUMBERLAND and DURHAM, with a Stroll along the BORDER. Medium 8vo. with upwards of 40 Engravings on Wood, 21s. cloth.

HOWITT. THE RURAL AND SOCIAL LIFE OF GERMANY:

With Characteristic Sketches of its Chief Cities and Scenery. Collected in a General Tour, and during a Residence in that Country. By WILLIAM HOWITT. Medium 8vo. with 50 Engravings on Wood, 21s. cloth.

HOWSON. SUNDAY EVENING:

Twelve Short Sermons for Family Reading. 1. The Presence of Christ; 2. Inward and Outward Life; 3. The Threefold Warning; 4. Our Father's Business; 5. Spiritual Murder; 6 The Duty of Amiability; 7. Honesty and Candour; 8. St. teter and Cornelius; 9. The Midnight Traveller; 10. The Grave of Lazarus; 11. The Resurrection of the Body. By the Rev. J. S. HOWSON, M.A. Principal of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, and Chaplain to the Duke of Sutherland. Fcp. 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

HOWSON AND CONYBEARE. THE LIFE AND EPISTLES

of SAINT PAUL. By the Rev. J. S. Howson, M.A., and the Rev. W. J. CONYBEARE, M.A. 2 vols. 4to. very copiously illustrated by W. H. Bartlett. [See page 6.

HUDSON. THE EXECUTOR'S GUIDE.

By J. C. HUDSON, Esq. late of the Legacy Duty Office, London; Author of " Plain Directions for Making Wills," and "The Parent's Hand-book." New Edition. Fcp. 8vo. 58. cloth.

HUDSON. PLAIN DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING WILLS

In Conformity with the Law, and particularly with reference to the Act 7 Will. 4 and 1 Vict. c. 26. To which is added, a clear Exposition of the Law relating to the distribution of Personal Estate in the case of Intestacy; with two Forms of Wills, and much useful information, &c. By J. C. HUDSON, Esq. New Edition, corrected. Fcp. 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

**These two works may be had in one volume, 78. cloth.

HUMBOLDT.-ASPECTS OF NATURE,

in Different Lands and Different Climates; with Scientific Elucidations. By ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. Translated, with the Author's sanction and co-operation, and at his express desire, by Mrs. SABINE. New Edition. 16mo. 6s. cloth; or in 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each, cloth; Half-a-Crown each, sewed.

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BARON HUMBOLDT'S COSMOS;

Or, a Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. Translated, with the Author's sanction and co-operation, under the superintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel EDWARD SABINE, R.A. For. Sec. R.S. New Edition. Vols. I. and II. 16mo. Half-a-Crown each, sewed; 3s. 6d. each, cloth; or in post 8vo. 12s. each, cloth.

HUMPHREYS.-A RECORD OF THE BLACK PRINCE;

being a Selection of such Passages in his Life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by the Chroniclers of the Period. Embellished with highly-wrought Miniatures and Borderings, selected from various 1lluminated MSS. referring to Events connected with English History. By HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Post 8vo. in a richly carved and pierced binding, 218.

HUMPHREYS.-THE BOOK OF RUTH.

From the Holy Scriptures. Embellished with brilliant coloured Borders, selected from some of the finest Illuminated MSS. in the British Museum, the Bibliothèque Nationale, Faris, the Soane Museum, &c.; and with highly-finished Miniatures. The Illuminations executed by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Square fcp. 8vo. in deeply embossed leather covers, 21s.

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HUMPHREYS. - MAXIMS

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PRECEPTS

OF THE

SAVIOUR: Being a Selection of the most beautiful Christian Precepts contained in the Four Gospels; illustrated by a series of Illuminations of original character, founded on the Passages-"Behold the Fowls of the Air," &c., "Consider the Lilies of the Field," &c. The Illuminations executed by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Square fcp. 8vo. 21s. richly bound in stamped calf; or 30s. in morocco by Hayday.

HUMPHREYS.-THE MIRACLES OF OUR SAVIOUR.

With rich and appropriate Borders of original Design, a series of Illuminated Figures of the Apostles, from the Old Masters, six Illuminated Miniatures, and other embellishments. The Illuminations executed by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Square fcp. 8vo. in massive carved covers, 2is.; or bound in morocco by Hayday, 30s.

HUMPHREYS.-PARABLES OF OUR LORD,

Richly illuminated, with appropriate Borders, printed in Colours and in Black and Gold; with a Design from one of the early German Engravers. The Illuminations executed by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Square fcp. 8vo. 21s. in a massive carved binding; or 30s. bound in morocco by Hayday.

HUMPHREYS AND JONES.-THE ILLUMINATED BOOKS

OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A series of Fac-similes from the most beautiful MSS. of the Middle Ages, printed in Gold, Silver, and Colours by OWEN JONES; selected and described by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. Elegantly bound in antique calf. Royal folio, £10. 108.; imperial folio (large paper), £16. 16s.

"The gorgeous folio now lying before us is illuminated by means of chromolithography, an art which would have excited the astonishment and admiration of the earlier printers and which Mr. Owen Jones has carried to the greatest perfection. We believe that the manufactures of England and France are indebted to his Alhambra' for many of their most beautiful patterns; and the illuminated books of the Saxons form an interesting contrast to the Moorish palaces of Grenada." THE TIMES, Jan. 31, 1850.

HUNT.-RESEARCHES ON LIGHT:

An Examination of all the Phenomena connected with the Chemical and Molecular Changes produced by the Influence of the Solar Rays; embracing all the known Photographic Processes, and new Discoveries in the Art By ROBERT HUNT, Keeper of Mining Records, Museum of Economic Geology. 8vo. with Plate and Woodcuts, 10s. 6d. cloth.

MRS. JAMESON.-LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS, as illustrated in Art; containing the Legends of St. Benedict, the English and Reformed Benedictines, the Franciscans, the Dominicans, and those Royal Personages who died in the Monastic Habit. By Mrs. JAMESON. In 1 vol. square crown 8vo., uniform with "Sacred and Legendary Art," and forming a Second Series; illustrated with Woodcuts and Etchings by the Author. [Nearly ready.

To be followed by "Legends of the Madonna," by the same Author, similarly illustrated.

MRS. JAMESON. SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART.

By Mrs. JAMESON. With numerous Wood Engravings, and Sixteen Etchings by the Author. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. 42s. cloth.

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JEBB. A LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK OF

PSALMS; intended to illustrate their Poetical and Moral Structure. To which are added, Dissertations on the word "Selah," and on the Authorship, Order, Titles, and Poetical Features, of the Psalms. By the Rev. JOHN JEBB, A.M. 2 vols. 8vo. 21s. cloth.

JEFFREY.

CONTRIBUTIONS

TO THE

EDINBURGH

REVIEW. BY FRANCIS JEFFREY, late One of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland 2d Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. 42s. cloth.

BISHOP JEREMY TAYLOR'S ENTIRE WORKS:

With the Life by Bishop HEBER. Revised and corrected by the Rev. CHARLES PAGE EDEN, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Vols. II. III. IV. V. VI. and VII. 8vo. 10s. 6d. each. ** In course of publication, in Ten Volumes, price Half-a-Guinea each.-Vol. I. (the last in order of publication) will contain Bishop Heber's Life of Jeremy Taylor, extended by the Editor.-Vol. VIII. is in the press.

JOHNSON. THE FARMER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA,

And Dictionary of Rural Affairs: embracing all the recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry; adapted to the comprehension of unscientific readers. By CUTHBERT W. JOHNSON, Esq. F.R.S. Barrister-at-Law; Editor of the "Farmer's Almanack," &c. 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 2. 10s. cloth.

JOHNSON. THE WISDOM OF THE RAMBLER, ADVEN

TURER, and IDLER: comprising a Selection of 110 of the best Essays. By SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. Fcp. 8vo. 7s. cloth.

JOHNSTON. A NEW DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY,

Descriptive, Statistical, Physical, and Historical: forming a complete General Gazetteer. By ALEXANDER KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.G.S., F.G.S.; Geographer at Edinburgh in Ordinary to Her Majesty; Author of "The Physical Atlas of Natural Phænomena," "The National Atlas of Commercial and Political Geography," and "The Atlas to Alison's History of Europe." In One Large Volume, 8vo.

SIR ROBERT KANE.-ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY,

Theoretical and Practical: including the most Recent Discoveries and Applications of the Science of Medicine and Pharmacy to Agriculture and to Manufactures. By Sir ROBERT KANE, M.D. M.R.I.A. 2d Edition, corrected and greatly enlarged; illustrated by 230 Wood Engravings. In One large Volume, 8vo. of about 1,100 pages, 28s. cloth.

KAY. THE SOCIAL CONDITION AND EDUCATION OF

the PEOPLE in ENGLAND and EUROPE: shewing the Results of the Primary Schools and of the Division of Landed Property in Foreign Countries. By JOSEPH KAY, Esq. M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge: Barrister-at-Law; and late Travelling Bachelor of the University of Cambridge. 2 thick vols. post 8vo. 21s. cloth.

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KEMBLE. THE SAXONS IN ENGLAND:

a History of the English Commonwealth till the period of the Norman Conquest. By JOHN MITCHELL KEMBLE, M.A. F.C.P.S., &c. 2 vols. Svo. 28s. cloth.

KENT. ALETHEIA;

or, The Doom of Mythology. With other Poems. By WILLIAM CHARLES KENT. Fcp. 8vo. 7s. 6d. cloth.

KINDERSLEY.-THE VERY JOYOUS, PLEASANT, AND

REFRESHING HISTORY of the Feats, Exploits, Triumphs, and Achievements of the Good Knight, without Fear and without Reproach, the gentle LORD DE BAYARD. Set forth in English by EDWARD COCKBURN KINDERSLEY, Esq. With Ornamental Headings, and Frontispiece by E. H. Wehnert. Square post 8vo. 9s. 6d. cloth.

THE REV. DR. W. I. KIP.-THE EARLY CONFLICTS OF

CHRISTIANITY. Contents.-1. Judaism; 2. Grecian Philosophy; 3. The Licentious Spirit of the Age; 4. Barbarism; 5. The Pagan Mythology. By the Rev. WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP, M.A. D.D. Fcp. 8vo. 5s. cloth.

THE REV. DR. W. I. KIP.-THE CHRISTMAS HOLYDAYS in ROME. By the Rev. W. INGRAHAM KIP, M.A. D.D. Edited by the Rev. W. SEWELL, B.D. Fellow and Tutor of Exeter College, Oxford. New Edition. Fcp. 8vo. 5s. cloth.

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KIRBY & SPENCE.-AN INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY: Or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects: comprising an account of noxious and useful Insects, of their Metamorphoses, Food, Stratagems, Habitations, Societies, Motions, Noises, Hybernation, Instinct, &c. By W. KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. & L.S. Rector of Barham; and W. SPENCE, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. New Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. with Plates, 31s. 6d. cloth.

LAING.-OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOCIAL AND POLI

TICAL STATE of the EUROPEAN PEOPLE in 1848 and 1849: being the Second Series of "Notes of a Traveller." By SAMUEL LAING, Esq. Author of "A Journal of a Residence in Norway," "A Tour in Sweden," the Translation of "The Heimskringla," and of "Notes of a Traveller on the Social and Political State of France, Prussia, &c." 8vo. 14s. cloth.

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LANDOR. THE FOUNTAIN OF ARETHUSA.

By ROBERT EYRES LANDOR, M.A. Author of "The Fawn of Sertorius," "The Impious Feast," Tragedies, &c. 2 vols. post 8vo. 18s. cloth.

LATHAM.-ON DISEASES OF THE HEART.

Lectures on Subjects connected with Clinical Medicine; comprising Diseases of the Heart. By P. M. LATHAM, M. D., Physician Extraordinary to the Queen; and late Physciian to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. New Edition. 2 vols. 12mo. 16s. cloth.

LEE. ELEMENTS OF NATURAL HISTORY ;

Or, First Principles of Zoology. For the use of Schools and Young Persons. Comprising the Principles of Classification interspersed with amusing and instructive original Accounts of the most remarkable Animals. By Mrs. R. LEE. New Edition, revised and enlarged, with numerous additional Woodcuts. Fcp. 8vo. 7s. 6d. cloth.

LEE.-TAXIDERMY;

Or, the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural History. For the use of Museums and Travellers. By Mrs. R. LEE. New Edition, improved, with an account of a Visit to Walton Hall, and Mr. Waterton's Method of Preserving Animals. Fcp. 8vo. with Woodcuts, 7s. cloth.

L. E. L.-THE POETICAL WORKS OF LETITIA ELIZABETH

LANDON; comprising the IMPROVISATRICE, the VENETIAN BRACELET, the GOLDEN VIOLET, the TROUBADOUR, and other Poetical Remains. New Edition, uniform with Moore's "Ballads, Songs, and Sacred Songs;" with 2 Vignettes by Richard Doyle. 2 vols. 16mo. 10s. cloth; morocco, 21s. cloth.

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LESLIE.-MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF JOHN CONSTABLE,

Esq. R.A. Composed chiefly of his Letters. By C. R. LESLIE, Esq. R.A. New Edition, with further Extracts from his Correspondence. With two Portraits (one from a new Sketch by Mr. Leslie), and a Plate of "Spring," engraved by Lucas. Small 4to. 21s. cloth.

LETTERS ON HAPPINESS.

By the Authoress of "Letters to My Unknown Friends," "Twelve Years Ago, a Tale," "Some Passages from Modern History," and "Discipline." Fcp. 8vo.

LETTERS TO MY UNKNOWN FRIENDS.

By A LADY, Authoress of "Letters on Happiness," "Twelve Years Ago," " "Some Passages from Modern History." 3d Edition. Fcp. 8vo. 6s. cloth.

LINDLEY.-INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.

Discipline," and

By J. LINDLEY, Ph.D. F.R.S. L.S. &c. Professor of Botany in University College, London. New Edition, with Corrections and copious Additions. 2 vols. 8vo. with Six Plates and numerous Woodcuts, 248. cloth.

LINDLEY.-A SYNOPSIS OF THE BRITISH FLORA,

Arranged according to the Natural Orders. By Professor JOHN LINDLEY, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. New Edition, with numerous additions and corrections. 12mo. 10s. 6d. cloth.

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LINDLEY. THE THEORY OF HORTICULTURE;

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LINWOOD.-ANTHOLOGIA OXONIENSIS,

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