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R. RLMMER, F.L.S. 



The Land and Freshwater Shells of the British Isles. Illustrated 



with 10 Photographs and 3 Lithographs, containing figures of all the 



principal Species. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, 5s. 



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 the feature of this book which strikes us most is that every species of British land and 

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ALEXANDER ROGERS {Bombay Civil Service, Retired). 



The Land Revenue of Bombay, a History of its Administration, Rise, 



and Progress, with 18 Maps. 2 vols., demy 8vo, 30s. 



"Mr Rogers has produced a continuous and an authoritative record of the land 

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 presents a comprehensive view of the land administration of Bombay as a whole, the 

 history of its rise and progress, and a clear statement of the results which it has 

 attained. It is a narrative of which all patriotic Englishmen may feel proud. The old 

 burdens of native rule have been lightened, the old injustices mitigated, the old fiscal 

 cruelties and exactions abolished. Underlying the stor} 7 of each district we see a per- 

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 and that during recent years such enterprises have been powerfully aided by an 

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ROBERT SEW ELL. 



Analytical History of India, from the earliest times to the Abolition of 

 the East India Company in 1858. Post 8vo, 8s. 



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 grasp the principal outlines of the early condition of India, and the rise and progress 

 of the East India Compan,y. For the more full comprehension of these facts the author 

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 the geographical position of the places to which reference is made in the text, bearing 

 the latitudes and longitude as given in Thornton's ' Gazetteer of India.' This will be 

 ound not only to aid the student who is but partially acquainted with the map of 

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