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A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF INDIA,

CIVIL, MILITARY, and SOCIAL, from the first landing of the English, to the suppression of the Sepoy Revolt, including an Outline of the Early History of Hindoostan. By HENRY BEVERIDGE, Esq., Advocate. Illustrated by above Five Hundred Engravings on Wood and Steel. It will extend to 23 Parts.

"The accuracy and finish of the maps and engravings, the beauty of the paper and type, and the great care with which manifestly all the records of our Indian conquests have been searched, render this a most valuable addition to the history of our colonial empire."-John Bull.

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Publishing in Parts, super-royal 8vo, 2s. each.

A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ENGLAND,

By

CIVIL and MILITARY, RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL, and SOCIAL: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. CHARLES MACFARLANE and the Rev. THOMAS THOMSON. Edited by the Rev. THOMAS THOMSON. With numerous Annotations from the Writings of recent distinguished Historians. Illustrated by above One Thousand Engravings on Wood and Steel. will extend to about 34 Parts.

"If the work is continued as it has been commenced, it will indeed be a valuable record of the social state of the country.”—Court Circular. "We can unhesitatingly declare that this History is without a rival for accu

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racy of statement, comprehensiveness of matter, soundness of philosophy, elevation of religious and moral sentiment, and elegance of dietion. This ought emphatically to be entitled the Family History of England.”—Morning Herald.

New and revised edition, în Parts, 28., and Divisions, 10s. each.

THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA;

OR, CONVERSATIONS LEXICON.

Being a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography, History, and Politics; with Preliminary Dissertations by distinguished Writers.

The POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA has been before the public for many years past, and has met with a large measure of acceptance. The alterations and corrections made for the present edition render the Work a satisfactory exponent of the state of knowledge in the present day. The articles on Botany, Chemistry, and Geology have been wholly re-written, and the scientific articles generally have been carefully revised; and those on Geography, Topography, History, Theology, and Biography have been subjected to a rigid examination.

An entirely new SUPPLEMENT has been written, containing additional biographies, notices of localities newly discovered, or that have risen recently into importance-of substances and processes new in science and the arts-of the great events of the world during the last twenty years-and other subjects of general interest.

The Illustrations of the POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA have been augmented fully a half, and extend to One Hundred and Fifty-four Pages of Steel Engravings, and Fourteen Coloured Maps, besides many Engravings on Wood. The whole Work, including Supplement, will be completed in 63 Parts, price 28. each; or in 14 Divisions, 10s. each.

In 28 Parts, 28. 6d. each; or 2 large Vols., 2250 pages, super-royal Svo, cloth, £3, 15s.

MORTON'S CYCLOPEDIA OF AGRICULTURE,

PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC:

In which the Theory, the Art, and the Business of Farming, in all their departments, are thoroughly and practically treated. By upwards of Fifty of the most Eminent Farmers, Land Agents, and Scientific Men of the Day. Edited by JOHN C. MORTON. With above 1800 Illustrative Figures on Wood and Steel.

The object of this Work is to present to the Agricultural reader the whole of the truth immediately connected with his profession, so far as it is known to the men most familiar with the sciences it involves, the methods it employs, and the risks it incurs. Illustrations on Wood and Steel, of Farm Buildings, Insects, Plants (cultivated and uncultivated), Agricultural Machines, Implements, and Operations, &c., are given wherever they can be useful.

The Maps complete in 31 Parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each.

THE IMPERIAL ATLAS

OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY;

An Extensive Series of Maps, embracing the most recent Discoveries, and the latest Political Divisions of Territory in all parts of the World. Compiled from the most reliable sources, under the supervision of W. G. BLACKIE, Ph.D., F.R.G.S.

In fulness and accuracy of information, largeness of scale, and clearness of engraving, this A las will compare favourably with the most costly works of the kind extant. It is portable, and can be consulted with ease, being an imperial

4to, measuring when closed 15 inches by 11 inches. The Maps are printed on paper measuring 22 inches by 15, and carefully coloured. The Series extends to Seventy-eight such Sheets, comprising above One Hundred different Maps.

A GENERAL INDEX, embracing all the names on the Maps in the ATLAS, extending to considerably above 100,000 in number, is in course of publication, and will be completed in 5 Parts, 2s. 6d. each.

In Parts, imperial 8vo, 28. 6d. each.

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER:

A GENERAL DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY,

PHYSICAL, POLITICAL, STATISTICAL, and DESCRIPTIVE; including comprehensive Accounts of the Countries, Cities, Principal Towns, Villages, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, Islands, Mountains, Valleys, &c., in the World. Edited by W. G. BLACKIE, Ph.D., F.R.G.S. Illustrated by nearly SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ENGRAVINGS, printed in the text, comprising Views, Costumes, Maps, Plans, &c. Two large Volumes, 2670 pages, imperial 8vo, cloth, £4, 68.

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"This excellent book of reference. All the articles we have examined, whether long or short, exhibit a greater degree of correctn ss in

minute detail than we should have thought practicable in so comprehensive a work."-Athenæum.

In Parts, imperial 8vo, 2s. 6d. each.

THE IMPERIAL DICTIONARY,

ENGLISH, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC;

Adapted to the Present State of Literature, Science, and Art, comprising all Words purely English, and the principal Technical and Scientific Terms, together with their Etymologies, and their Pronunciations, according to the best Authorities.

Edited by

J. OGILVIE, LL.D. Illustrated by upwards of Two Thousand Engravings on Wood. In two large Volumes, 2386 pages, imperial 8vo, cloth, £4; or including the Supplement, £4, 17s. 6d.

• The most comprehensive work of the kind we possess."-Atlas.
"Dr. Ogilvie has not only produced the best English Dictionary that exists,

but, so far as the actual state of knowledge permitted, has made some approach towards perfection."-British Quarterly Review.

Complete in 7 Parts, 2s. 6d. each; or in cloth, 208.

A SUPPLEMENT TO THE IMPERIAL DICTIONARY,

Containing an Extensive Collection of Words, Terms, and Phrases, in the various departments of Literature, Science, and Art; together with numerous Obsolete, Obsolescent, and Scottish Words, found in Chaucer, Spenser, Shakspeare, and Scott, not included in previous English Dictionaries. By JOHN OGILVIE, LL.D. Illustrated by nearly 400 Engravings on Wood.

The number of additional words, including additional significations to words already given, amount to nearly Twenty Thousand.

In 38 Parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each.

THE IMPERIAL FAMILY BIBLE,

Containing the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS, according to the most correct Copies of the Authorized Version. With many Thousand Critical, Explanatory, and Practical Notes; also, References, Readings, Chronological Tables, and Indexes. Illustrated by a Superb Series of Engravings.

The Engraved Illustrations, 74 in number, consist of a Series of Historical Subjects, selected with much care and research from the Works of the Old Masters, and from those of the existing Schools of Painting on the Continent

and in Britain, and a Series of Views of important Bible Localities, from authentic drawings; the whole engraved in the most finished manner.

In 35 Parts, imperial Svo, 18. each; or 2 Vols., cloth extra, 388.

THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE,

From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity; and a connection of Profane with Sacred History. By the Rev. THOMAS STACKHOUSE, M.A. With copious additions from recent Commentators, Critics, and Eastern Travellers; and Complete Indexes. Also, an Appendix on the illustrations of Scripture derived from the Egyptian and Assyrian Monuments, &c.

Illustrated by Fifty highly-finished Engravings.

GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND LONDON.

In 46 Parts, medium Svo, 1s. each; or in Divisions, cloth gilt, 68. 6d, each.

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF EMINENT SCOTSMEN.

Originally Edited by ROBERT CHAMBERS. In Four Volumes. New Edition. With a Supplemental Volume, continuing the Biographies to the Present Time. By the Rev. THOMAS THOMSON. With 85 Portraits, and 5 Engraved Titles.

In 25 Parts, super-royal 8vo, 18. each.

THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS.

Complete Illustrated Edition, Literary and Pictorial. With WILSON'S Essay "On the Genius and Character of Burns;" Dr. CURRIE'S Memoir of the Poet; and 50 Landscape and Portrait Illustrations. Or with Eight Supplementary Parts, containing 32 Engravings, making in all 82 Illustrations. 2 Vols., cloth extra, £1, 168.

In 21 Parts, super-royal 4to, 28. each.

ITALY:

CLASSICAL, HISTORICAL, AND PICTURESQUE.

Illustrated in a Series of Views, engraved in the most finished manner, from Drawings by Stanfield, R.A.; Roberts, R.A.; Harding, Prout, Leitch, Brockedon, Barnard, &c., &c. With Descriptions of the Scenes, and an Essay on Italy and the Italians, by CAMILLO MAPEI, D.D.

"We do not know a more delightful drawing-room book than this work on Italy, which comprises upwards of sixty exquisite illustrations of the noblest and most interesting scenery in the world, with corresponding descriptions to record

the natural features, and the poetical and historical associations of each spot."Inverness Courier.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALDENSES.

In 16 Parts, 18. each; or 2 Vols. 8vo, cloth, 18s.

THE ISRAEL OF THE ALPS.

A Complete History of the Vandois of Piedmont and their Colonies. Prepared in great part from unpublished Documents. Py ALEXIS MUSTON, D.D. Illustrated by a Series of Steel Engravings, comprising Scenery in the Valleys, Maps, and Historical Illustrations, prepared by or under the superintendence of the Author, M. MUSTON.

This Work contains the most complete and connected view of the history of the Vaudois. It is the fruit of long and laborious research, and throws new light

upon many of the known facts, events, and periods of the Waldensian people in their earnest and protracted struggle for the preservation of the true faith.

In 39 Parts, 18. each; Divisions, cloth elegant, 68. each; or 4 Vols., cloth, £2, 48.

L'AUBIGNE'S HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION.

Translated by D. D. SCOTT, and H. WHITE, B.A. The Translation carefully revised by Dr. D'AURIGNE. Large type, numerons
Notes, not in any other edition, and Forty Illustrations, beautifully Engraved on Steel.

The Emerald Edition, small 8vo, in 17 Nos., Price 6d. each.

In 20 Parts, 18. each; or 2 Vols., cloth, £1, 18.

A HISTORY OF THE

РАРАСУ,

POLITICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. By LEOPOLD RANKE. With Notes by the Translator, and an Introductory Essay by J. H. MERLE D'AUBIGNE, D.D. Illustrated by Twenty highly-finished Portraits.

In 12 Parts, super-royal 8vo, 2s. 6d. each; or 1 Vol., cloth extra, £1, 118. 6d.

THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT.

PRACTICAL and SCIENTIFIC. A Guide to the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and the Cultivation of Conservatory, Green-house, and Hot-house Plants. By ROBERT THOMPSON, Superintendent of the Horticultural Society's Garden, Chiswick. Illustrated by twelve beautifully-coloured Engravings, each representing two or more choice Flowers or Fruits, and nearly Three Hundred Engravings on Wood.

GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND LONDON.

In 25 Parts, 28. each; or 3 Vols. super-royal 8vo, cloth, £2, 148.

THE WORKS OF JOHN BUNYAN,

PRACTICAL, ALLEGORICAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS;

First Complete Edition. Carefully collated and printed from the Author's own Editions. With EDITORIAL PREFACES, NOTES, and a MEMOIR OF BUNYAN AND HIS TIMES. BY GEORGE OFFOR. Numerous Illustrative Engravings.

SEPARATE ISSUES.

I. THE EXPERIMENTAL, DOCTRINAL, AND PRACTICAL WORKS. Illustrations. In 32 Parts, 18. each.

II. THE ALLEGORICAL, FIGURATIVE, AND SYMBOLICAL WORKS. Numerous Illustrations. In 18 Parts, 18. each.

LADIES OF THE REFORMATION.

MEMOIRS OF DISTINGUISHED FEMALE CHARACTERS,

Belonging to the Period of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century. By the Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, Author of Ladies of the
Covenant, &c. Nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, from Drawings by J. Godwin, G. Thomas, J. W. Archer, E. K. Johnson, &c.
FIRST SERIES.-ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and THE NETHERLANDS. Small 4to, cloth, antique, 108. 6d.
SECOND SERIES.-GERMANY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, and SPAIN.

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Small 4to, cloth, antique, 10s. 6d.

COVENANT;

Being Memoirs of Distinguished Scottish Female Characters, embracing the period of the Covenant and Persecution. By the Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, Author of The Martyrs of the Bass, &c. Numerous Engravings.

Complete in 30 Nos., 6d. each; or 2 Vols., cloth, gilt, 178.

THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON;

OR, WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

Being Tales and Sketches Illustrating the Power of Evangelical Religion, and the Pernicious Tendency of the
Heresies and Errors of the Day.

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With the Lives of the Apostles and Evangelists. By the Rev. JOHN FLEETWOOD, D.D. Also, the Lives of the most Eminent Fathers and Martyrs, and the History of Primitive Christianity, by WILLIAM CAVE, D.D. With an Essay on the Evidences of Christianity, and numerous Notes not to be found in any other Edition. To which is subjoined, A Concise History of the Christian Church, by the Rev. THOMAS SIMS, M.A. Illustrated by Forty beautiful Engravings.

Complete in 20 Parts, super-royal Svo, 18. each; or 1 Vol., cloth, 21s.

THE CHRISTIAN CYCLOPEDIA;

OR, REPERTORY OF

BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL LITERATURE.

By the Rev. JAMES GARDNER, M.D., A.M. With numerous Illustrations.

This Work is designed to be a popular compendium of what has hitherto been written on all those subjects which are either involved in, or allied to Christianity. It embraces in its plan the general features both of a Biblical and Theo

logical Dictionary, and a comprehensive digest of the Literature and Biography connected with Christianity. It must be regarded as a Work of high value to the readers and students of the Scriptures.

GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND LONDON.

BIBLES AND COMMENTARIES.

THE IMPERIAL FAMILY BIBLE, See page 2.

THE COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY BIBLE; with Notes and Practical Reflections; also, References, Readings, Chronological and other Tables. By DAVID DAVIDSON, LL.D. With numerous Historical and Landscape Illustrations and Maps. In 36 Parts, super-royal 4to, 28. each.

COOKE'S BROWN'S SELF-INTERPRETING BIBLE. With Introduction, Marginal References, and Copious Notes, Explanatory and Practical. By the Rev. HENRY COOKE, D.D., Belfast. Illustrated with Historical Designs, and a Series of Views. In 44 Parts, royal 4to, 18. each.

HAWEIS' EVANGELICAL EXPOSITOR; a Commentary on the Holy Bible, with Introduction, Marginal_References and Readings, and a Complete Index and Concise Dictionary, by the Rev. JOHN BARR. With Maps, Plans, and other Engravings. 65 Parts, 18. each.

THE TWOFOLD CONCORDANCE to the Words and Subjects of the Holy Bible; including a Concise Dictionary, a Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Narrative, and other Tables, designed to facilitate the Consultation and Study of the Sacred Scriptures. In 18 Nos., 6d. each. The FIRST PART of this Work consists of a careful condensation of Cruden's Concordance, but retaining all that is really valuable. The SECOND PART comprises a Complete Index and Concise Dictionary of the Bible, by the Rev. JOHN BARR.

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES: ITS MEANING AND ITS LESSONS. By the Rev. ROBERT BUCHANAN, D.D. Square Svo, cloth, 78. 6d.

ILLUSTRATED POCKET BIBLE; Containing nearly 9000 Critical and Explanatory Notes, and 80,000 References and Readings; also, THIRTY-SEVEN beautiful Engravings. In 24 Nos., 6d. each.

BROWN'S DICTIONARY of the BIBLE. Corrected and Improved. Illustrated by several hundred Engravings. 20 Parts, 18. each; cloth, £1, 18.

THE BOOK of COMMON PRAYER. With Notes compiled from the Writings of the most eminent Commentators. Illustrated by 29 beautiful Engravings, including Eight Designs for the Offices, by H. C. SELOUS. The Rubrics printed in Red. 16 Nos., 6d. each; and in mor., flexible, 158.

BARNES' NOTES ON THE NEW TESTAMENT. Illustrated and Annotated Edition. With 38 Steel Plates, 22 Maps and Plans, and 28 Engravings on Woodin all, Seventy separate Plates, from the most authentic sources, illustrating the principal Scripture Scenes, and Sites of Celebrated Cities, Towns, &c. The whole complete in 33 Parts, 18. each; or in 5 double vols., 68. each, and 1 at 48. 6d.

BARNES' QUESTIONS ON THE

NEW TESTAMENT. For Bible Classes and Sunday Schools. In 1 Vol. (MATTHEW to HEBREWS), cloth, 3s. 6d. ; or 6 Parts, 6d. each.

BARNES' NOTES ON THE OLD TESTAMENT. Books of JOB, ISAIAH, and DANIEL. With additional Prefaces and Notes, also Appendixes, Engravings on Steel, and above 150 Illustrations on Wood; most of them to be found in no other Edition. In 19 Parts, 18. each; or JOB, 1 Vol., cloth, 68.; ISAIAH, 2 Vols., 78.; DANIEL, 1 Vol., 68. 6d.

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