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MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH; an Oriental Romance. New Edition, in one volume royal 8vo. illustrated with 13 highly-finished Engravings, executed under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath, from designs by Stephanoff, Meadows, E. Corbould, and Miss Corbaux. In fancy cloth, lettered, with ornamental gilding, One Guinea; or with India Proof Plates, Two Guineas.

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By the same Author,

IRISH MELODIES: with an Appendix, containing

the Original Advertisements and the Prefatory Letter on Music. 13th Edition, foolscap 8vo. with engraved Title and Vignette, 10s. cloth lettered.

POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq. Collected by HIMSELF. 10 vols. fcp. 8vo. with Portrait, Frontispieces, and Vignettes, 21. 10s. cloth lettered.

This Edition, which the Author has arranged and revised with the same care as if it were intended for posthumous publication, includes many pieces which either have never before been collected, or have hitherto remained unpublished. Preliminary notices are affixed to the long poems,-the whole of the notes retained,-and such additional ones incorporated as the Author, since the first publication, has seen occasion to insert. The Frontispieces and Vignettes consist of views appropriate to the respective volumes.

POETICAL WORKS OF LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON (the late Mrs. Maclean). New Edition, 4 vols. foolscap 8vo. with Portrait by M'Clise, and four other Illustrations by Howard, &c. 28s. cloth lettered.

JAMES MONTGOMERY'S POETICAL WORKS. A complete collected Edition, comprising "The Wanderer of Switzerland,” "The West Indies," "World before the Flood," "Greenland," "Pelican Island," ," "Songs of Sion," "Poet's Portfolio," and all his smaller Poems. 3 vols. foolscap, 18s. cloth lettered.

JOANNA BAILLIE'S POEMS, &c. New DRAMAS,

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FAMILY SHAKSPEARE; in which nothing is

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SELECT WORKS OF THE

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THE MORAL OF FLOWERS.

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THE DOCTRINE OF THE DELUGE; vindicating the Scriptural Account from the Doubts which have recently been cast upon it by recent Geological Speculations. By the Rev. LEVESON VERNON HARCOURT. 2 vols. 8vo. 36s. cloth lettered.

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TREATISE ON THE STEAM - ENGINE; Historical, Practical, and Descriptive. By JOHN FAREY, Engineer. 4to. illus trated by numerous Wood-cuts, and 25 Copper plates, engraved by Wilson Lowry, from Drawings by Messrs. Farey. 51. 5s. bds.-Vol. II. in the press.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF PRACTICAL MECHANICS. By the Rev. H. MOSELEY, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in King's College, London; being the First Volume of Illus trations of Science by the Professors of King's College. 1 vol. fcp. 8vo. with numerous Wood-cuts, 8s. cloth lettered.

A TREATISE ON ROADS: wherein the Principles

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STEEL'S SHIP-MASTER'S ASSISTANT, AND OWNER'S MANUAL; containing General and Legal Information necessary for Owners and Masters of Ships, Ship-Brokers, Pilots, and other Persons connected with the Merchant Service. New Edit. by J. STIKEMAN, Secretary to the East India and China Association. With Tables of Weights, Measures, Monies, &c., by Dr. KELLY. One large and closely-printed vol. 21s. bds.; 22s. 6d. bd.

INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG

SPORTSMEN.

By Lieut. Col. P. HAWKER. 8th Edition, greatly enlarged and thoroughly revised, with new Cuts of Heads of Wild and Tame Swans, all his last new Coast Gear, with many other original subjects; and containing altogether 60 Plates and Woodcuts. 1 vol. 8vo. 21s. cloth lettered.

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HINTS TO MOTHERS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH. BY THOMAS BULL, M.D., Physician-Accoucheur to the Finsbury Midwifery Institution, &c. Second Edition, greatly enlarged, foolscap 8vo. 78. cloth lettered.

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AND

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