32 CATALOGUE OF NEW WORKS PRINTED FOR LONGMAN AND CO. 



WATHEN.-ARTS, ANTIQUITIES, AND CHRONOLOGY OF 



ANCIENT EGYPT, from Personal Observations. By G. H. WATHEN, Architect. With 

 Illustrations from Original Sketches by the Author. Royal 8vo. with Plates and Woodcuts, 

 16s. cloth. 



" A clever and lively contrbution to the chronology and arts of ancient Egypt, the result of a professional visit to 

 her land, made by an enthusiastic student of her history well qualified to explore her remains." SPECTATOR. 



WEBSTER.-AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY; 



Comprising such subjects as are most immediately connected with Housekeeping : as, The 

 Construction of Domestic Edifices, with the modes of Warming, Ventilating, and Lighting 

 them A description of the various articles of Furniture, with the nature of their Materials- 

 Duties of Servants A general account of the Animal and Vegetable Substances used as Food, 

 and the methods of preserving and preparing them by Cooking Making Bread The Chemical 

 Nature and the Preparation of all kinds of Fermented Liquors used as Beverage The various 

 Clothing Arts, and Materials employed in Dress and the Toilette Business of the Laundry 

 Description of the various Wheel Carriages Preservation of Health Domestic Medicine, 

 &c. &c. &c. By THOMAS WEBSTER, F.G.S. &c. ; assisted by the late Mrs. Parkes, Author of 

 " Domestic Duties." 1 thick vol. 8vo. illustrated with nearly 1000 Woodcuts. In the Press. 



WESTWOOD -INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN CLASSI- 



FICATION OF INSECTS; comprising an Account of the Habits and Transformations 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. illustrated with 

 above 150 Woodcuts, comprising about 2500 distinct Figures, 2. 7s. cloth. 



WHITE'S COMPENDIUM OF THE VETERINARY ART; 



Containing Plain and Concise Observations on the Construction and Management of the 

 Stable ; a brief and popular Outline of the Structure and Economy of the Horse ; the Nature, 

 Symptoms, and Treatment of the Diseases and Accidents to which the Horse is liable ; the 

 best method of performing various Important Operations ; with Advice to the Purchasers of 

 Horses ; and a copious Materia Medica and Pharmacopoeia. 17th Edition, entirely recon- 

 structed, with considerable Additions and Alterations, bringing the work up to the present state 

 of Veterinary Science. By W. C. SPOONER, Veterinary Surgeon, &c. &c. 8vo. pp. 588, with 

 coloured Plate, 16s. cloth. London, 1842. 



WHITE'S COMPENDIUM OF CATTLE MEDICINE; 



Or, Practical Observations on the Disorders of Cattle and other Domestic Animals, except 

 the Horse. 6th Edition, re-arranged, with copious Additions and Notes, by W. C. SPOONER, 

 Vet. Surgeon, Author of a "Treatise on the Influenza," and a " Treatise on the Foot and 

 Leg of the Horse," &c. 8vo. 9s. cloth. 



WHITE.-THE GOSPEL PROMOTIVE OF TRUE HAPPINESS. 



By the Rev. HUGH WHITE, M.A. 12mo. 6s. cloth. 



WHITLEY.-THE APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY TO AGRI- 



CULTURE, and to the Improvement and Valuation of Land : with the Nature and Properties 

 Of Soils, and the Principles of Cultivation. By NICHOLAS WHITLEY, Land-Surveyor. 8vo. 

 7s. 6d. cloth. 



" Mr. Whitley's book appears to us like the commencement of a more philosophical review of our agricultural riches 

 than has yet been given to the public ; its utility is manifest, and on that score alone we earnestly recommend it to 

 those who, from their pursuits, are much better able than ourselves to estimate its merits and take advantage of its 

 suggestions." SUNDAY TIMES, Oct. 22, 1843. 



WILKINSON.-THE ENGINES OF WAR, &c. 



Being a History of Ancient and Modern Projectile Instruments and Engines of Warfare and 

 Sporting; including the Manufacture of Fire-Arms, the History and Manufacture of Gun- 

 powder, of Swords, and of the cause of the Damascus Figure in Sword Blades, with some 

 Observations of Bronze : to which are added, Remarks on some Peculiarities of Iron, and on 

 the Extraordinary Effect produced by the Action of Sea-water on Cast-iron ; with Details of 

 various Miscellaneous Experiments. By H. WILKINSON, M.R.A.S. 1 vol. 8vo. 9s. cloth. 



WOOD.-A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON RAILROADS, AND 



INTERIOR COMMUNICATION in GENERAL; containing numerous Experiments on 

 the Powers of the Improved Locomotive Engines, and Tables of the comparative Cost of Con- 

 veyance on Canals, Railways, and Turnpike Roads. By NICHOLAS WOOD, Colliery Viewer, 

 Memb. Inst. Civ. Eng. &c. Third edition, very greatly enlarged, with 13 large Plates, and 

 several new Woodcuts. dS\. 11s. 6d. cloth. 



YOUNG LADIES' BOOK (THE) : 



A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits. 4th Edition, with numerous 

 beautifully executed Engravings on Wood. *61. Is. elegantly bound in crimson silk, lined with 

 imitation of Mechlin lace. 



