WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN CLASSIFICA- 

 TION OF INSECTS ; comprising an Account of the Habits and Transforma- 

 tions of the different Families ; a Synopsis of all the British, and a Notice of 

 the more remarkable Foreign Genera. By J. O. Westwood, Sec. Ent. Soc. 

 London, F.L.S. &c. 2 vols. 8vo. illustrated with above 150 Woodcuts, comprising 

 about Two Thousand Five Hundred distinct Figures, £2. 7s. cloth, lettered. 



"A careful and judicious digest of rare and extensive learning, of elaborate and deep 

 research. It is impossible to read these interesting pages, and compare the text with 

 the numerous cuts, executed from the author's own drawings, without feehng a profound 

 respect for the invincible industry which has collected so immense a mass of informa- 

 tion."— Entomological Magazine. 



A MANUAL OF BRITISH COLEOPTERA; OR, 



BEETLES ; containing a Description of all the Species of Beetles hitherto 

 ascertained to inhabit Great Britain and Ireland, &c. With a Complete Index 

 of the Genera. By J. F. Stephens, Esq. F.L.S. Author of " Illustrations of 

 British Entomology." 1 vol. post 8vo. 14s. cloth lettered. 



DR. TURTON'S MANUAL OF THE LAND AND 



FRESH-WATER SHELLS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. A New 



Edition, thoroughly revised, and vnth considerable Additions. By John 



Edward Gray, Esq. of the British Museum. 1 vol. post Svo. with Woodcuts 



and Twelve coloured Plates, 15s. cloth lettered. 



" The work, in its present improved form, undoubtedly contains the most complete 

 view of the subject that has yet appeared."— London and Westminster Review. 



CONVERSATIONS ON MINERALOGY. 3d Edit, enlarged, 



with 12 Plates, engraved by Mr. and Miss Lowry, 2 vols. 12mo. 14s. cloth. 



" The plan of these Conversations is happily conceived, and it is executed with ability 

 and taste."— Monthly Review. 



BOOK OF NATURE: A POPULAR ILLUSTRATION 



OF THE GENERAL LAWS AND PHENOMENA OF CREATION. 

 By John Mason Good, M.D, F.R.S. 3d Edit. 3 vols. fcp. Svo. 24s. 

 " The best philosophical digest of the kind which we have seen."— Monthly Rev. 



TAXIDERMY ; OR, THE ART OF COLLECTING AND 



PREPARING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY. 4th Edition, 12mo. 

 Plates, 7s. 6d. 



ESSAYS ON NATURAL HISTORY. By chas. waterton, 



Esq. of Walton Hall, Author of " Wanderings in South America." 3d Edition, 

 with a View of Walton Hall, and an Autobiography of the Author, 1 vol. 

 fcp. Svo. Ss. cloth lettered. 



" His style is remarkably clear. It is pure, elegant, and emphatic. Tliere is a vein of 

 cheerfulness and happiness of disposition which keeps the reader in good spirits through 

 the varied scenes of the narrative : there is a fellow feeling for animated nature, which is 

 very interesting and even affecting,— an enthusiasm which enlivens, but never misleads 

 him." — Dublin Review. 



CONVERSATIONS ON BOTANY. Sth Edit, enlarged, ]2mo. 

 with 22 Engravings, 7s. 6d. plain; 12s. coloured. 



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