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CATALOGUE OF NEW WORKS 



Encyclopeedias and Bictionaries. 



A DICTIONARY OP SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART; 



Comprising the History, Description, and Scientific Principles of every Branch of Human 

 Knowledge ; with the Derivation and Definition of all the Terms in General Use. Edited by 

 W. T. Brande, F.R.S. L. and E. ; assisted by Joseph Cauvin, Esq. The various depart- 

 ments are by Gentlemen of eminence in each. 1 very thick vol. 8vo. pp. 1352, illustrated by 

 Wood Engravings, ^es. bound in cloth. London, 1842. 



A DICTIONARY, GEOGRAPHICAL, STATISTICAL, AND 



HISTORICAL, of the various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the WORLD. 

 By J. R. M'CuLLOCH, Esq. 2 thick vols. Svo. pp. 1980, ^4. bound in cloth. Illustrated 

 with Six Large important Maps as follows :— 



1. The World, on Mercator's Projection ; with enlarged scales introduced of Canton River, Van 

 Dieman's Land, Hooghly River, Island and Town of Singapore, and Colony of Good Hope. 



2. Asia on an extended scale, embracing every recent Survey (coloured). 



3. Great Britain and Ireland, exhibiting the Navigable Rivers, and completed and proposed 

 Railways ; with Dublin Bay, the Caledonian Canal, and the River Thames, introduced on an 

 enlarged scale. 



4. The British Possessions in North America, with part of the United States, compiled from 

 official sources ; with Plans of the Cities and Harbours of Montreal and the Island of New- 

 foundland, introduced on an enlarged scale. 



5. Central and Southern Europe, with the Mediterranean Sea; the Mouth of the Schelde intro- 

 duced on an extended scale. 



6. Central America and the West Indies, from the latest and best authorities ; with the Island 

 of Jamaica, the Harbours of Port Royal and Kingston, and the Harbour and City of Havana, 

 introduced on an enlarged scale. 



" The extent of information this Dictionary afTords on the subjects referred to in its title is truly surprising. It cannot 

 fail to prove a vade-mecum to the student, whose inquiries will be guided by its ligM, and satisfied by its clear and frequently 

 elaborated communications. Every public room in which commerce, politics, or literature, forms the subject of discussion, 

 ought to be furnished with these volumes." — Globe, Sept. 7th, 1842. 



A DICTIONARY PRACTICAL, THEORETICAL, AND His- 

 torical, of COMMERCE and COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION. Illustrated with Maps 

 and Plans. By J. R. M'Culloch, Esq. A New Edition, with a new and enlarged Supplement, 

 containing the New Tarifi", the New Corn Law (with an Article on the latter), and bringing 

 down the information in the work to September 1842. In 1 closely and beautifully-printed 

 vol. 8vo. of more than 1350 pages £2. 10s. boards. 



*** The New Supplement separately, 5s. sewed. 



AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RURAL SPORTS ; 



Or, a complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, 

 Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletic Amusements of the present day. By Delabere 

 P. Blaine, Esq., Author of " Outlines of the Veterinary Art," *' Canine Pathology," &c. &c. 

 Illustrated by nearly 600 Engravings on Wood, by R. Branston, from Drawings by Aiken, 

 T. Landseer, Dickes, &c. 1 thick vol. 8vo. pp. 1256, £2. 10s. bound in fancy cloth. Lond. 1840. 



AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TREES AND SHRUBS ; 



Being the Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum abridged : containing the Hardy Trees and 

 Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described ; with 

 their Propagation, Culture, and Uses in the Arts ; and with Engravings of nearly all the 

 Species. Adapted for the iise of Nurserymen, Gardeners, and Foresters. By J. C. Loudon, 

 F.L.S. &c. In 8vo. pp. 1234, with upwards of 2000 Engravings on Wood, £2. lOs. bound in 

 cloth. London, 1842. 



The Original Work may be had in 8 vols. Svo. with above 400 Svo. Plates of Trees, and upwards 

 of 2500 Woodcuts, ^^10. cloth. 



AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OE GARDENING; 



Presenting in one systematic view, the History and Present State of Gardening in all 

 Countries, and its Theory and Practice in Great Britain : with the Management of the 

 Kitchen Garden, the Flower Garden, Laying-out Grounds, &c. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S. &c. 

 A New Edition, (1839), enlarged and much improved, 1 large vol. Svo. with nearly 1000 

 Engravings on Wood, pp. 1312, £2. lOs. cloth. 



AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANTS ; 



Including all the Plants w^hich are now found in, or have been introduced into, Grert Britain ; 

 giving their Natural History, accompanied by such descriptions, engraved figures, and 

 elementary details, as may enable a beginner, who is a mere English reader, to discover the 

 name of every Plant which he may find in flower, and acquire all the information respecting 

 it which is useful and interesting. The Specific Characters by an Eminent Botanist ; the 

 Drawings by J. D. C. Sowerby, F.L.S. A New Edition (1841), with a New Supplement, com- 

 prising every desirable particular respecting all the Plants originated in, or introduced into, 

 Britain between the first publication of the work, in 1829, and January 1840: with a new 

 General Index to the whole work. Edited by J. B. Loudon, prepared by W. H. Baxter, Jun. 

 and revised by George Don, F.L.S. ; and 800 new Figures of Plants, on Wood, from Drawings 

 by J. D. C. Sowerby, F.L.S. 1 very large vol. Svo. with nearly 10,000 Engravings on Wood, 

 pp. 1354, £Z. 13s. 6d.— The New Supplement (1841), separately, Svo. pp. 190, 15s. cloth. 



