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BOONE.-ADVENTURES OF DANIEL BOONE,

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The Kentucky Rifleman. By the author of “ Uncle Philip's Conversations." One volume, 18mo. 37 cts.

Forming one of the series of "A Library for my Young Countrymen."

"It is an excellent narrative, written in a plain, familiar style, and sets forth the character and wild adventures of the hero of the Kentucky wilderness in a very attractive light. The boys will all be in an agony to read it." Com. Adv.

BOURNE.-A CATECHISM OF THE STEAM ENGINE.

Illustrative of the Scientific Principles upon which its Operation depends, and the Practical Details of its Structure, in its application to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, and Railways. With various Suggestions of Improvement. Second Edition. 16mo. 75 cts. "The distinguishing feature of this work is the vast amount of practical information it contains."—Artisan. "No book ever published conveys more useful and practical information on the subject than this Catechism. As a popular treatise it is, beyond comparison, the best and fullest we have yet seen."-Railway Gazette.

BOURNE.-TREATISE ON THE STEAM ENGINE, IN ITS

APPLICATION TO MINES, MILLS, STEAM NAVIGATION, AND RAILWAYS. Many Plates. 4to. $6.

"This is a remarkable work, and one of great value. It is such a book as is rarely written, combining, in a high degree, sound theory with practical knowledge."-Athenæum.

"A cheap book, but of priceless value to engine makers and engine users, containing a vast amount of practical information on the subject of the steam engine, such as is to be met with nowhere else."-Mechanic's Mag.

BOUSSINGAULT.-RURAL ECONOMY, IN ITS RELA

TIONS WITH CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND METEOROLOGY; OR, CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO AGRICULTURE. By J. B. BOUSSINGAULT. Translated, with Notes, &c., by G. LAW. 12mo. Over 500 pages. $1 25.

"The work is the fruit of a long life of study and experiment, and its perusal will aid the farmer greatly in obtaining a practical and scientific knowledge of his profession."-American Agriculturist.

BOWEN. THE UNITED STATES POST-OFFICE GUIDE. By ELI BOWEN. 8vo. Pp. 354, and map. Paper, $1; cloth, $1 25.

"This work must be of very great use and convenience, not only to Post-masters but to business men generally. It gives a historical view of Post Office operations in all parts of the world,-a minute description of the internal arrangements of the United States General Post Office-the general management and regulation of mail transportation-the laws and regulations of the department-rates of Postage under the new law, both internal and foreign-and a list of Post Offices and Post Roads in the United States. It seems to have been prepared with great care and labor."-N. Y. Post.

BOY'S MANUAL:

Comprising a Summary View of the Studies, Accomplishments, and Principles of Conduct, best suited for promoting respectability and success in Life. 18mo. 50 cts.

BRADLEY.-FAMILY AND PARISH SERMONS.

Preached at Clapham and Glasbury. By the Rev. CHARLES BRADLEY. From the seventh
London edition, two volumes in one, 8vo. $1 25.

BRADLEY.-PRACTICAL SERMONS

For every Sunday throughout the year and principal holydays. Two volumes of English edition in one 8vo. $1 50.

The above two volumes may be bound together in one. Price $2 50.

"Bradley's style is sententious, pithy, and colloquial. He is simple without being quaint, and he almost holds conversation with his hearers, without descending from the dignity of the sacred chair."-Eclectic Review. "We earnestly desire that every pulpit may ever be the vehicle of discourses as judicious and practical, as scriptural and devout, as these."-Christian Observer.

The style is so simple that the most unlearned can understand them; the matter so instructive that the best informed can learn something; the spirit so fervent that the most engaged Christian can be animated and warmed by their perusal.”—Christian Witness.

BROOKS.-FOUR MONTHS AMONG THE GOLD-FINDERS

IN CALIFORNIA: being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts. By J. T. BROOKS, M. D. 8vo. Paper, 25 cts.

"This is a very entertaining book; and as the author was an eye-witness of the riches of the El Dorado that has at length been discovered, he can descant upon them with more freedom than those who have only learned the facts from the lips of others."-N. O. Bee.

BROWNELL.-POEMS,

By HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL. 16mo. 75 cts.

"There is much genuine poetry in this volume. The sentiment is elevated, the imagery at times highly impressive, and some of the poems are calculated deeply to affect our finer sensibilities."-National Era.

"The writer of these verses has certainly given indications of poetic ability, and we shall hope to hear from him again."-N. Y. Warder.

BRYANT.-A FUNERAL ORATION,

Occasioned by the Death of Thomas Cole; delivered before the National Academy of Design. By W. CULLEN BRYANT. 8vo. Paper, 25 cts.

BRYANT.- WHAT I SAW IN CALIFORNIA:

Being the Journal of a Tour, &c. With an Appendix, containing accounts of the Gold Mines, various routes, outfits, &c. One vol. 12mo. $1 25.

"This edition is made additionally instructive and valuable by an appendix containing accounts of the gold mines, the various routes, the kind and extent of outfit required, &c., &c. A more interesting book of travel and adventure has rarely been published, and it has the additional advantage of giving a minute description of a country which is assuming an unparalleled importance."-Com. Adv.

BURDETT.-NEVER TOO LATE:

An American Domestic Tale. By CHARLES BURDETT. 18mo., 38 cts.

Forming a portion of the second series of "Tales for the People and their Children." The story is a simple, unadorned narrative, drawn mainly from real life. The author's aim has been to render it alike intelligible and interesting to all.

BURDETT.—CHANCES AND CHANGES; OR, LIFE AS IT IS. Illustrated in the History of a Straw Hat. By CHARLES BURDETTE. 18mo. 38 cts. Forming a portion of the second series of "Tales for the People and their Children." This little volume, founded on actual occurrences, is purely a domestic story, interesting as such, and inculcating good practical lessons of morality.

BURNET.

THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION

Of the Church of England, by GILBERT BURNET, D. D., late Lord Bishop of Salisbury.—A cheap edition, three vols, price $2 50.

"To the student either of civil or religious history, no epoch can be of more importance than that of the Reformation in England. The History of Bishop Burnet is one of the most celebrated and by far the most frequently quoted of any that has been written of this great event. Upon the original publication of the first volume, it was received in Great Britain with the loudest and most extravagant encomiums. The author received the thanks of both houses of Parliament, and was requested by them to continue the work. In continuing it, he had the assistance of the most learned and eminent divines of his time; and he confesses his indebtedness for important aid to Lloyd, Tillotson, and Stillingfleet, three of the greatest of England's Bishops. *** It will of course find place in every theologian's library-and will, by no means, we trust, be confined to that comparatively limited sphere."-N. Y. Tribune.

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BURNET.-AN EXPOSITION OF THE XXXIX ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. By Gilbert Burnet, D. D., late Bishop of Salisbury. With an Appendix, containing the Augsburg Confession, Creed of Pope Pius IV., &c. Revised and corrected, with copious Notes and Additional References, by the Rev. James R. Page, A. M. 8vo. $2.

"The editor has given to our clergy and our students in theology an edition of this work, which must necessarily supersede every other, and we feel he deserves well at the hands of the Church, which he has so materially served."-Church of England Quarterly Review.

BURNET.-NOTES ON THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTH-WESTERN TERRITORY. By JACOB BURNET. 1 vol. 8vo. $

"We conceive that we are doing our readers a real service in drawing their attention to this valuable work. To all, who feel an interest in the destinies of the western country, this book supplies the elements from which a correct judgment may be formed, not only of its past history, but also of its probable position, in an fhtellectual and moral point of view. For it is only by considering what a nation has been that any correct idea can be gained concerning what it is likely to be."-Albany Argus.

BURNHAM.-ARITHMETIC

FOR COMMON SCHOOLS

AND ACADEMIES. By R. G. BURNHAM, M. A.

Part First is a work on MENTAL ARITHMETIC. The philosophy of the mode of teaching adopted in this work is: Commence where the child commences, and proceed as the child proceeds: fall in with his own mode of arriving at truth; aid him to think for himself, and do not the thinking for him. The plan is so clearly unfolded by illustration and example, that he who follows it can scarcely fail to secure, on the part of his pupils, a thorough knowledge of the subject. Price 20 cents.

Part Second is a work on WRITTEN ARITHMETIC. It is the result of a long experience in teaching, and contains sufficient of arithmetic for the practical business purposes of life. It illustrates more fully and applies more extendedly and practically the principle of Cancellation than any other Arithmetical treatise. This method as here employed in connection with the ordinary, furnishes a variety of illustrations, which cannot fail to interest and instruct the scholar. Price 50 cents.

BURNS.

THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS

Of ROBERT BURNS, with Explanatory and Glossarial Notes, and a Life of the Author. By JAMES CURRIE, M. D. Illustrated with six Steel Engravings. 16mo., $1; gilt edges, $1 50; morocco, $2.

"He owes nothing to the poetry of other lands-he is the offspring of the soil: he is as natural to Scotland as the heath is to her hills-his variety is equal to his originality; his humor, his gayety, his tenderness and his pathos come all in a breath; they come freely, for they come of their own accord; the contrast is never offensive; the comic slides easily into the serious, the serious into the tender, and the tender into the pathetic."Allan Cunningham.

BUTLER.-HUDIBRAS.

By SAMUEL BUTLER. With Notes and a Literary Notice, by the Rev. T. R. Nasa, D. D., illustrated with Portraits, and containing a new and complete Index. 16mo., $1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco, $3.

"We imagine that this fine poem, which is so often quoted, is not so much read in this country, as might be inferred from the frequency with which it is mentioned; and we are gratified to see this elegant edition. Almost every one knows that it is one of the finest satires in the language, or in any language. We like to see these good old books reprinted. There is a vigor about such works, which tends to infuse strength into our own literature, and the more those sterling modes of old English thought and style are studied, the better it will be for our own writers."-N. Y. Courier.

BUTLER.-THE SPANISH TEACHER AND COLLOQUIAL PHRASE-BOOK. An Easy and Agreeable Method of Acquiring a Speaking Knowledge of the Spanish Language. By Prof. BUTLER. A new edition. 1 vol. 18mo. 50 cts. "This is a good book, and well fitted for the purposes for which it is designed. The Spanish language is one of great simplicity, and more easily acquired than any other modern tongue. For a beginner, we recommend the little book, the title of which we have copied. It is small, and designed to be carried in the pocket."Journal of Commerce.

BUXTON.-PARISH SERMONS:

By Rev. JARVIS BARING BUXTON, late Rector of St. John's Church, Fayetteville, N. C. One large vol. 8vo. pp. 644. $2 50.

"The style of these discourses is nervous and unambitious; they are marked by sincerity and piety, and a full persuasion that the preacher is delivering to his hearers, the true meaning of the sacred Scriptures. It is an excellent volume for the instruction of the laity, and should find its place in every parish library. The younger clergy may with profit master the sound doctrine here contained, and study to catch the glow of spirit and the devotion to the Church which are exhibited on every page."-N. Y. Churchman.

BYRNE.-PRACTICAL, SHORT, AND DIRECT METHOD

OF CALCULATING THE LOGARITHM OF ANY GIVEN NUMBER, AND THE NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO ANY GIVEN LOGARITHM. Discovered by OLIVER BYRNE, Author and Inventor of the "Calculus of Forms," etc. 12mo. $1.

BYRON.-POETICAL WORKS OF LORD BYRON.

Collected and arranged, with Illustrative Notes, by Thomas Moore, Lord Jeffrey, Sir Walter Scott, Bishop Heber, Samuel Rogers, Prof. Wilson, J. G. Lockhart, Thomas Campbell, &c., &c. Illustrated with a fine Portrait and several elegant Steel Engravings. Complete in one volume, octavo. Price, plain cloth, $4; cloth extra, gilt leaves, $4 50. Turkey morocco, $6; or on cheaper paper, cloth or sheep, $2 50; im. mor. four plates, $3.

*** This is the only American edition containing all the Notes of the London copy.

CESAR.-CESAR'S COMMENTARIES;

With Notes, Critical and Philological, Indexes, Lexicon, &c., by Rev. J. A. SPENCER, A. M. One vol. 12mo. $1.

"Cæsar's Commentaries appear under the supervision of a scholar of established reputation. The notes have been carefully prepared, and the paper, printing, and binding are all superior."-N. Y. Recorder.

CALIFORNIA GUIDE-BOOK:

Comprising Colonel Fremont's Geographical Account of Upper California; Major Emory's Overland Journey from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, and Captain Fremont's Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and to Oregon and North California. 8vo. Map, paper cover, 50 cents.

"This work contains a map of the United States, Mexico, and California, together with a sectional map, on a large scale, of Gold Regions, and is replete with interest. The work should be in the hands of every one who has the fever,' whether he goes to the El-Dorado or remains at home. In fact, it is a book which every one should have and read."-N. Y. Post

CAMERON.—THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER :

A Tale of Humble Life. By Mrs. CAMERON, Author of "Emma and Her Nurse," "The Two Mothers," &c., &c. One volume, 18mo., frontispiece, 37 cents.

"We welcome, in this little volume, a valuable edition to the excellent series of "Tales for the People and their Children." The story conveys high moral truths, in a most attractive form."-Hunt's Merchants' Mag.

CAMPBELL.-THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF

THOMAS CAMPBELL. Illustrated with a fine Portrait and several handsome Steel Engravings. One volume, 16mo., $1; gilt edges, $1 50; morocco, $2.

"This is one of the most beautiful volumes in typography and illustration which the present season has produced. It is every way fit for a gift-book. The engravings are numerous and well executed. We need not add that the poems of Campbell,-one of the bright stars in that constellation of true genius which cast such a lustre upon the literature of England at the commencement of the present century,-will retain their popularity as long as the language in which they are written shall endure."-Phila. Ing.

CARLYLE. — THE LIFE OF FREDERICH SCHILLER:

Comprehending an examination of his works. By THOMAS CARLYLE. 12mo., cloth, 75 cents. "Schiller was one of the great men of his age, and Carlyle has given evidence in this book of a critical insight into his character, both as a man and a writer. His analysis of the works of Schiller, and his critical observations, are deeply interesting and instructive. The book will be read with pleasure and profit.”—Examiner.

CASSEDAY.-THE POETIC LACON; OR, APHORISMS 'FROM THE POETS. By BEN. CASSEDAY. 32mo., 38 cents.

"An attractive little volume of gems. Mr. Casseday has read extensively, and selected tastefully. We have poetic aphorisms on Love, Friendship, Beauty, Woman; and mottoes, Monitory, Moral, Comiques, and Miscellaneous, True poetry is full of the concentrated essence of philosophy, as any one will find by taking this little volume for a pocket companion."—Nat. Era.

CERVANTES.-DON QUIXOTTE.

A New Translation from the Spanish of CERVANTES. With numerous Illustrations. 16mo. with 18 plates, cloth, $1 50.

CERVANTES.-DON QUIXOTTE (in Spanish). 12mo. $1 25.

CHAMPLIN.-A CONCISE PRACTICAL GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. With Exercises in Analysis and Parsing. By J. T. CHAMPLIN, Professor in Waterville College. 18mo., 34 cents.

"This text-book treats the subject analytically, and thus presents many important observations in the shape of deductions from well known facts, which, as rules, are novel and useful. It is a capital book for the class, and if used would prevent many outrages on the language, which ordinary skeleton-grammars do not guard against.” -Prot. Churchman.

CHAPMAN.-INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG MARKSMEN, In all that relates to the General Construction, Practical Manipulation, Causes and Liability to Error in making Accurate Performances, and the Theoretic Principles upon which such Accurate Performances are Founded, as Exhibited in the Improved American Rifle. By J. R. CHAPMAN. One volume, 12mo. Engravings, $1 25.

"The weapon here treated of, is such a favorite, and so familiar to our people, that it is a matter of some surprise that no treaty on its use should have been hitherto published. Mr. Chapman writes with the hearty earnestness of a hunter, and appears to have not only consulted high authority, but to bring himself considerable power of close reasoning and a mass of able experiments to sustain the conclusions he arrives at. We think that every sportsman should have a copy in his little book-rack, and to men anxious for the fame of marksmen it appears indispensable."-N. Y. Courier.

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For the Use of Schools and Colleges. By T. CHASE, Professor of Mathematics in Dartmouth College. One volume, 12mo. $1.

"The terms of the science are explained with great clearness, and the rules are given with much precision. The work is one of undoubted merit."-Newark Daily Advertiser.

CHASE. THE CONSTITUTIONS of the HOLY APOSTLES, INCLUDING THE CANONS. With a Prize Essay at the University of Bonn, upon their origin and contents. Translated from the German, by IRA CHASE, D.D. One volume, 8vo. $2 50.

"We regard the translation and publication of this work, with the Essay, as a valuable contribution to the religious literature of the age. Prof. Chase has certainly done himself credit, as well as good service to the Church, in rendering the Constitutions and the Essay into English; and the publishers are alike entitled to credit for presenting the book to the public in a neat and attractive style."-Christ. Secretary.

CHILD'S DELIGHT;

A Gift for the Young. Edited by a Lady. Embellished with Colored Engravings. 50 cts. "This is a little gem. In style of embellishment and originality of matter, it stands alone. We cordially recommend the volume to our juvenile friends."-U. S. Gazette.

CHOUQUET.-CONVERSATIONS & DIALOGUES UPON DAILY OCCUPATIONS AND ORDINARY TOPICS, designed to Familiarize the Student with those Idiomatic Expressions which Most Frequently Recur in French Conversation. By GUSTAVE CHOUQUET. 18mo. 50 cents.

"This little work is admirably adapted to aid the student's progress in acquiring the French Language. It is very complete, and presents the words in most common use in a very clear and distinct manner. As an elementary text-book in Rhetoric, it will be found a useful aid."

CHOUQUET. THE YOUNG LADIES' GUIDE TO FRENCH`

COMPOSITION. BY GUSTAVE CHOUQUET. 12mo.

"This is a well executed volume of 297 pages, written, with the exception of the title-page and preface, entirely in ths French language. The examples and exercises in each department are full and well chosen. The selections are from the best French writers, such as Lamartine, Thiers, Voltaire, Chateaubriand, V. Hugo, Cuvier, &c. From a careful examination of the whole book, we think it well calculated to accomplish the object intimated in its title."-Eclectic Review.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE POETS.

A Collection of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive Verses, relating to the Festival of Christmas, from the Anglo-Norman Period to the Present Time. Exquisitely embellished with Fifty Tinted Illustrations, by BIRKET FOSTER; and with Initial Letters and Other Ornaments. Royal 8vo., $7 50; mor. extra, $10.

"We unhesitatingly place this most perfect specimen of bibliographic art at the head of its class. It is a work of enduring value, as well in its literary, as in its elegant embellishments."-Lit. World.

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