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RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES.

Their Progress, Mechanical Construction, and Performance, with the recent Practice in England and America. Illustrated by an extensive Series of Plates, and numerous Engravings on Wood. By DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK, Engineer. To be completed in about 22 parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each.

This Work will combine the Locomotive Section of the Author's Work on RAILWAY MACHINERY, with extensive additions illustrating the practice of English Locomotive Engineers of the present day, and presenting the most recent attainments in American practice. It will also include the consideration of a variety of questions bearing upon the improvement and economical working of the Locomotive.

RAILWAY MACHINERY.

A Treatise on the Mechanical Engineering of Railways; embracing the Principles and Construction of Rolling and Fixed Plant, in all departments. Illustrated by a Series of Plates on a large scale, and by numerous Engravings on Wood. By D. KINNEAR CLARK, Engineer. In 30 parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each. 2 vols. halfmorocco, £4, 158.

RECENT PRACTICE IN

THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE:

BEING A SUPPLEMENT TO "RAILWAY MACHINERY." Comprising the most recent Improvements in English Practice, and Illustrations of the Locomotive Practice of the United States of America. By DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK, Engineer. To be completed in 8 parts, imperial 4to, 2s. 6d. each.

This Work will consist simply of the new portion of Railway Locomotives, announced above. It is published separately for the benefit of those who already possess the author's Work on Railway Machinery.

THE

ENGINEER AND MACHINIST'S DRAWING-BOOK. A Complete Course of Instruction for the Practical Engineer; comprising Linear Drawing, Projections, Eccentric Curves, the various forms of Gearing, Reciprocating Machinery, Sketching and Drawing from the Machine, Projection of Shadows, Tinting and Colouring, and Perspective, on the basis of the works of M. Le Blanc and MM. Armengaud. Illustrated by numerous Engravings on wood and steel. In 16 parts, imperial 4to, 2s. each; 1 vol. half-morocco, £2, 2s.

CYCLOPEDIA OF AGRICULTURE,

PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC;

In which the Theory, the Art, and the Business of Farming, in all their departments, are thoroughly and practically treated. By upwards of Fifty of the most Eminent Farmers, Land-Agents, and Scientific Men of the day. Edited by JOHN C. MORTON.

With above 1800 Illustrative

Figures on Wood and Steel.

In 28 parts, 2s. 6d. each; or 2 large vols., super-royal 8vo, cloth, £3, 158.

The object of this Work is to present to the Agricultural reader the whole of the truth immediately connected with his profession, so far as it is known to the men most familiar with the sciences it involves, the methods it employs, and the risk it incurs. Illustrations on wood and steel, of Farm Buildings, Insects, Plants (cultivated and uncultivated), Agricultural Machines, Implements, and Operations, &c., are given wherever they can be useful.

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Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects injurious to the Field Crops in Great Britain and Ireland, and also those which infest Barns and Granaries. By JOHN CURTIS, F.L.S., &c., &c.

Illustrated with many Hundred Figures, Plain and Coloured. Preparing for Publication. In about 8 parts, super-royal 8vo, 2s. each.

THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT:

A COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS,

PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC,

In the Theory and Art of Gardening, adapted to the Use of Amateurs as well as of Professional Gardeners. By ROBERT THOMPSON.

Illustrated by numerous Engravings and Coloured Plates.
To be completed in about 10 parts, 2s. 6d. each.

The Work contains Chapters on the Physiology of Plants, the Nature and Improvement of Soils, the various kinds of Manures and their uses, and the Tools, Instruments, &c., employed in Gardening; Plain Instructions for the Formation and Management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden; the Cultivation of the principal kinds of Plants, both hardy and exotic, in the open Air, the Conservatory, the Green-house, or the Hot-house; together with Descriptions of the best varieties of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers; with a copious Calendar of Gardening Operations. Profusely illustrated with Engravings printed in the Text.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALDENSES.

THE ISRAEL OF THE ALPS.

A Complete History of the Vaudois of Piedmont and their Colonies. Prepared in great part from unpublished Documents. By ALEXIS MUSTON, D.D., Pastor of the Protestant Church at Bourdeaux, Department of Drôme, France. Illustrated by a Series of Steel Engravings, comprising Scenery in the Valleys, Maps, and Historical Illustrations, prepared by or under the superintendence of the author, M. Muston. In 16 parts, 1s. each; or 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, 188.

This Work contains the most Complete and Connected View of the History of the Vaudois. It is the fruit of long and laborious research, and throws new light upon many of the known facts, events, and periods of Waldensian history.

D'AUBIGNE'S

HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION.

Translated by D. D. SCOTT, and H. WHITE, B.A. The Translation carefully revised by Dr. D'AUBIGNE. Large type, numerous Notes, not in any other edition, and Forty Illustrations, beautifully Engraved on Steel. In 39 parts, 1s. each; divisions, cloth

elegant, 6s. each; or 4 vols., cloth, £2, 4s.

A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY,

POLITICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL, in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. By LEOPOLD RANKE. With Notes by the Translator, and an Introductory Essay by J. H. Merle D'Aubigné, D.D. Illustrated by Twenty Portraits.

In 20 parts, 1s. each; or 2 vols., cloth, £1, 1s.

THE LADIES OF THE COVENANT: Being Memoirs of Distinguished Scottish Female Characters, embracing the period of the Covenant and Persecution. By the Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, author of The Martyrs of the Bass.

NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.

Cloth antique, 7s. 6d.; or 14 Nos., 6d. each.

Adam. Adam's Roman Antiquities;

Or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans. Edited by JAMES BOYD, LL.D., one of the Masters of the High School, Edinburgh. 100 Illustrations. Royal 18mo, cloth, 5s. 6d. ; or with QUESTIONS, 78. The QUESTIONS separate, 1s. 6d. Agriculture. The Agriculturist's Calculator.

A Series of Forty-five Tables for Land Measuring, Draining, Manuring, Planting, Weight of Hay and Cattle by Measurement, Building, &c. 17 Nos., foolscap 8vo, 6d. each; bound, 9s.

Agriculture. The Agriculturist's Assistant;

A Note-book of Principles, Rules, and Tables, adapted to the use of all engaged in Agriculture, or the Management of Landed Property. By JOHN EWART, Land Surveyor and Agricultural Engineer. Plates and Cuts. Foolscap 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

Agriculture. The Farmer's Guide.

A Treatise on the Diseases of Horses and Black Cattle, with Instructions for the Management of Breeding Mares and Cows. By JAMES WEBB, Veterinary Surgeon. Seventh edition. Foolscap 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

Agriculture. Morton's New Farmer's Almanac, for 1858. Edited by JOHN C. MORTON, Editor of the "Agricultural Gazette," the "Cyclopedia of Agriculture," &c. Price 1s.

Copies of this Almanac for 1856 and 1857 can still be supplied to a limited extent; and, as depositories of much valuable permanent information, they commend themselves to all who are in any way directly or indirectly concerned in the various departments of Farming and Agriculture.

Agriculture. How to Choose a Good Milk Cow;

Or, A Description of all the Marks by which the Milking Qualities of Cows may be Ascertained. By J. H. MAGNE. With a Supplement on the Dairy Cattle of Britain: their Qualities, Management, and Productive Results, with Hints for Selecting. By JOHN HAXTON. Illustrated with Engravings, cloth, 3s.

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From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A new Edition, with NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS; comprising Portraits, Views of remarkable localities, and Designs of prominent historical incidents. In 53 parts, 1s. each; 12 divisions, 5s. each.

Anderson.

Ladies of the Covenant, and Ladies of the Reformation. See pages 2 and 14.

Andrew. A Cyclopedia of Domestic Medicine and Surgery. Being an Alphabetical Account of the Various Diseases incident to the Human Frame; with Directions for their Treatment, and for performing the more simple operations of Surgery. With instructions for preparing and administering Medicines, &c., &c. By THOMAS ANDREW, M.D. Illustrated with Engravings on wood and steel. 17 parts, royal 8vo, 1s. each; cloth, 18s.

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Barnes' Notes on the Old and New Testaments. See page 9.

Barr, Rev. John. The Scripture Student's Assistant. A Complete Index and Concise Dictionary to the Bible. New edition, enlarged, with pronunciation of Proper Names, Chronological Arrangement of the Scriptures, &c. Post 8vo, cloth, 3s. Barr. Catechetical Instructions for Young Communicants. With an Address to Young Persons not yet Communicants. 31st edition, 18mo, sewed, 4d.

Barr. Catechetical Instructions on Infant Baptism.
With an Address to Young Parents. 15th edition, 18mo, sewed, 4d.
Baxter. The Select Practical Works of Richard Baxter.
Including the whole of his Treatises on Conversion, The Divine
Life, Dying Thoughts, and Saints' Everlasting Rest, a Memoir
of the Author, and Portrait. In 48 Nos., 6d. each.

Baxter.

The Saints' Everlasting Rest;

The Divine Life, and Dying Thoughts; also, a Call to the Unconverted, and Now or Never. Carefully revised, and preceded by a Memoir of the Author. 21 Nos., 6d. each; cloth, 11s. 6d.

Bible. The Illustrated Pocket Bible;

Containing nearly 9000 Critical and Explanatory Notes, and 80,000 References and Readings; also, THIRTY-SEVEN Illustrations, consisting of Twenty-five exquisite Engravings, and a complete Scripture Atlas of Twelve coloured Maps. In 24 Nos., 6d. each.

Bible, The Comprehensive Family, and Imperial Family. See pages 5 and 7.

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