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Proctor. — Works byR. A. Proctor, 
Continued. 
Light Science for Leisure Hours; 
Familiar Essays on Scientific Subjects. 
3 vols. crown 8vo. 5 s. each. 
Chance and Luck; a Discussion of 
the Laws of Luck, Coincidences, Wagers, 
Lotteries, and the Fallacies of Gambling 
&c. Crown 8vo. 2 s. boards ; is. 6 d. cloth. 
Studies of Venus-Transits ; an 
Investigation of the Circumstances of the 
Transits of Venus in 1874 and 1882. 
With 7 Diagrams and 10 Plates. 8vo. 5r. 
How to Play Whist: with the 
Laws and Etiquette of Whist. 
Crown 8vo. 3r. 6d. 
Home Whist: an Easy Guide to 
Correct Play. i6mo. ir. 
The Poetry of Astronomy. A 
Series of Familiar Essays. Crown 8vo. 5r. 
The Stars in their Seasons 
An Easy Guide to a Knowledge of the 
Star Groups, in 12 Large Maps. Im¬ 
perial 8vo. 5_r. 
Star Primer. Showing the Starry 
Sky Week by Week, in 24 Hourly Maps. 
Crown 4to. 2 s. 6d. 
The Seasons Pictured in 48 Sun- 
Views of the Earth , and 24 Zodiacal 
Maps, &c. Demy 4to. 5r. 
Strength and Happiness. Crown 
8vo. 5 j. 
Strength : How to get Strong and 
keep Strong, with Chapters on Rowing 
and Swimming, Fat, Age, and the 
Waist. With 9 Illustrations. Crown 
8vo. 2 s. 
Rough Wa ys Made Smooth. Fami¬ 
liar Essays on Scientific Subjects. Crown 
8vo. 5r. 
Our Place Among Lnfinities. A 
Series of Essays contrasting our Little 
Abode in Space and Time with the Infi¬ 
nities Around us. Crown 8vo.' 5-r. 
The Expanse of Hea yen. Essays 
on the Wonders of the Firmament. Crown 
8vo. 5r. 
The Great Pyramid, Observa¬ 
tory, Tomb, and Temple. With Illus¬ 
trations. Crown 8vo. 5 s. 
Pleasant Wa ys in Science. Crown 
8vo. Sr. 
Myths and Marvels of Astro¬ 
nomy. Crown 8vo. 5r. 
Nature Studies. By Grant Allen, 
A. Wilson, T. Foster, E. Clodd, and 
R. A. Proctor. Crown 8vo. 5s. 
Leisure Readings. By E. Clodd, 
A. Wilson, T. Foster, A. C. Ranyard, 
and R. A. Froctor. Crown 8vo. 5r. 
Prothero. — The Pioneers and 
Progress of English Farming. By 
Rowland E. Prothero. Crown 8vo. 
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Pryce. — The Ancient British 
Church : an Historical Essay. By John 
Pryce, M.A. Canon of Bangor. Crown 
8vo. 6 s. 
Quain’s Elements of Anatomy. 
The Ninth Edition. Re-edited by Allen 
Thomson, M.D. LL.D. F.R.S.S. L. & E. 
Edward Albert Schafer, F.R.S. and 
George Dancer Thane. With up¬ 
wards of 1,000 Illustrations engraved on 
Wood, of which many are Coloured. 
2 vols. 8vo. i8r. each. 
Quain. — A Dictionary of Medi¬ 
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Quain, M.D. F.R.S. &c. With 138 
Woodcuts. Medium 8vo. 315. 6d. cloth, 
or 40r. half-russia ; to be had also in 
2 vols. 34r. cloth. 
Rawlinson. — The History of 
Phoenicia. By George Rawlinson, 
M.A. Canon of Canterbury, &c. With 
numerous Illustrations. 8vo. 24s-. 
Reader. — Works by Emily E. 
Reader. 
Echoes of Thought: a Medley of 
Verse. Fcp. 8vo. 5r. cloth, gilt top. 
The Ghost of Brankinshaw and 
other Tales. With 9 Full-page Illustra¬ 
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Voices from Flower-Land, in 
Original Couplets. A Birthday-Book and 
Language of Flowers. i6mo. is. 6d. limp 
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table vellum, gilt top. 
Fairy Prince Follow-my-Lead ; 
or, the Magic Bracelet. Illustrated 
by Wm. Reader. Crown 8vo. is. 6d. 
gilt edges; or 31-. 6d. vegetable vellum, 
gilt edges. 
Reeve. — Cookery and House¬ 
keeping. By Mrs. Henry Reeve. With 
8 Coloured Plates and 37 Woodcuts. 
Crown 8vo. 5r. 
Rendle and Norman. — The Inns 
of Old Southwark, and their Associ¬ 
ations. By William Rendle, F. R. C. S. 
Author of ‘ Old Southwark and its People, ’ 
and Philip Norman, F.S.A. With 
numerous Illustrations. Royal 8vo. 28 s. 
Reply (A) to Dr. Lightfoot’s 
Essays. By the Author of ‘ Super¬ 
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Rich. — A Dictionary of Roman 
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