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The HISTORY of the REIGN of HENRY the EIGHTH; being the First Part of the Modern History of England. By SHARON TURNER, F.A.S. R.A.L. In One Volume, 4to.

The HISTORY of the

By the same Author,
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A HISTORY of the MAHRATTAS. BY JAMES GRANT DUFF,

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NOTES and REFLECTIONS during a RAMBLE in GERMANY. By the Author of Scenes and Impressions in Egypt and in Italy, Recollections of the Peninsula, &c. &c. In 1 Vol. 8vo.

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The STORY of a LIFE. 2 Vols. post 8vo. 2d Edit. 18s. Bds.

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TRAVELS and ADVENTURES on the SHORE of the CASPIAN SEA; with some Account of the Trade, Commerce, and Resources of those Countries. By JAMES B. FRASER, Esq. Author of "A Tour in the Himala Mountains," &c. In 4to. price 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

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The BOOK of NATURE; being a Popular Illustration of the

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A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY of the WEST INDIES. By CAPTAIN THOMAS SOUTHEY, Commander, Royal Navy. 3 Vols. 8vo.

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MEMOIRS of the LIFE and WRITINGS of LINDLEY MURRAY; in a Series of Letters, written by himself, with a Portrait, and Fac-simile of his Writings. In 8vo.

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CHRONOLOGICAL and HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS of the ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE of GREAT BRITAIN. By JOHN BRITTON, F.S.A. &c. To correspond with the Architectural Antiquities, of which this Work forms the Fifth Volume. 12.

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The MARTYR. A DRAMA, in 3 Acts. By JOANNA BAILLIE.

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TRAVELS among the ARAB TRIBES inhabiting the Countries

East of Syria and Palestine: including a Journey from Nazareth to the Mountains beyond the Dead Sea; from thence through the Great Plains of the Hauran to Bozra, Damascus, Tripoli, Lebanon, Baalbeck, and by the Valley of the Orontes to Seleucia, Antioch, and Aleppo. By J. S. BUCKINGHAM, Esq. With an Appendix, containing a Refutation of certain unfounded Calumnies circulated against the Author by Mr. Lewis Burckhardt, Mr. William John Bankes, and the Quarterly Review. In 4to. with Illustrations, and a Map of the Author's Route, 31. 13s. 6d. bds.

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Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis. 2 Vols. 8vo. 2d Edit. with Maps, Pls. & Vigns. 11. 11s. 6d. Bds.

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DE FOIX; or, Sketches of the Manners and Customs of the Fourteenth Century. By ANNA ELIZA BRAY, late Mrs. C. STOTHARD, Author of Letters written during a Tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other Parts of France, in 18:8; Memoirs of the Life of the late Charles Alfred Stothard, F.S.A. &c. &c. In 3 Vols. post 8vo. Price 11. 7s. Bds.

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A VOYAGE performed in the Years 1822-23-24; containing

an Examination of the Antarctic Sea to the 74th Degree of Latitude: and a Visit to Terra del Fuego, with a particular Account of the Inhabitants. To which is added, much useful Information on the Coasting Navigation of Cape Horn, and the adjacent Lands, with Charts of Harbours, &c. By JAMES WEDDELL, Esq. Master in the Royal Navy. In 1 Vol. 8vo. 18s. Bds.

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CLASSICAL DISQUISITIONS and CURIOSITIES, Critical and Historical. By BENJAMIN HEATH MALKIN, LL.D. F.S.A. Head Master of Bury School. 1 Vol. 8vo. 12s. bds.

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GIBBON'S HISTORY of the DECLINE and FALL of the ROMAN EMPIRE; for the Use of Families and Young Persons. Reprinted from the original Text, with the careful Omission of all Passages of an irreligious or immoral Tendency. BY THOMAS BOWDLER, Esq. F.R.S. S.A. In 5 Vols. 8vo. Price 31. 3s. Bds. By the same Author,

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LETTERS from the IRISH HIGHLANDS of CUNNEMARRA. By a Family Party. Second Edition, post 8vo. 10s. 6d. Bds.

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An ENCYCLOPÆDIA of GARDENING; comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape Gardening; including all the latest Improvements, a general History of Gardening in all Countries, and a Statistical View of its present State, with Suggestions for its future Progress, in the British Isles. By J. C. LOUDON, F.L.S. H.S., &c. A new Edition, in 1 large Volume, 8vo. closely printed, with upwards of Seven Hundred Engravings on Wood. Price 21.

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ANNUAL BIOGRAPHY and OBITUARY, for 1826, being the Tenth Volume; containing Memoirs of Admiral Lord Radstock; the Rev Henry Kett, B.D.; Mrs. Barbauld; Rev. Charles Wolfe, A. B.; Earl Whitworth; Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; Thomas Bowdler, Esq.; Right Rev. John Fisher, D. D. Lord Bishop of Salisbury; Henry Fuseli, Esq. R.A.; Reverend Abraham Rees, D.D.; Earl of Carlisle; Alexander Tilloch, LL.D.; Mrs. Franklin; William Owen, Esq. R.A; Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Bertie; the Earl of Donoughmore, &c. &c. &c.; and a General Biographical Index. Price 15s. bds.

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A PRAXIS on the LATIN PREPOSITIONS, being an Attempt to illustrate their Origin, Power, and Signification in the way of Exercise, for the Use of Schools. By SAMUEL BUTLER, D.D. F.R.S. and S.A. &c. Archdeacon of Derby, Head Master of the Royal Free Grammar School of Shrewsbury. 2d Ed. In 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. bd. By the same Author,

ATLAS of MODERN GEOGRAPHY, consisting of 22 Coloured Maps, from a new Set of Plates, corrected to 1826, with a complete Index of all the Names. 123. half-bound.

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CIENT GEOGRAPHY, for the Use of Schools. 7th Edit. 1 Vol. 8vo. 9s. bds. In the present edition of this little work, the Author has made some very important additions, chiefly in the Modern part of it. OUTLINE GEOGRAPHICAL COPYBOOKS, in 4to. with the Lines of Latitude and Longitude only; intended as Practical Exercises for the Pupil to fill up, from Dr. Butler's Atlases of Ancient and Modern Geography, and designed as an Accompaniment. 4s. each, sewed; or 7s. 6d. together.

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NARRATIVE of a JOURNEY into KHORASAN: including some account of the Countries to the north-east of Persia; with Remarks upon the National Character, Government, and Resources of that Kingdom. By JAMES B. FRASer, Author of a Tour in the Himala Mountains, &c. In One Vol. 4to. with a new Map by Arrowsmith, price 31. 3s. Bds.

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