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MY SCHOOLS and SCHOOLMASTERS; or, The Story of my Education. With an elegant Likeness. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

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THE OLD RED SANDSTONE; Or, New With Walks in an Old Field. Ill.u.s.trated with Plates and Geological Sections. 12 mo, cloth, $1.00.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND AND ITS PEOPLE. With a fine Engraving of the Author. 12mo, cl., $1.00.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HUMAN SPECIES.

Its Typical Forms and Primeval Distribution. By CHARLES HAMILTON SMITH, With an Introduction, containing an Abstract of the Views of Blumenbach, Prichard, Bachman, Aga.s.siz, and other writers of repute. By SAMUEL KNEELAND, Jr., M.D. With elegant Ill.u.s.trations. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

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THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES.

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THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY.

Adapted to Schools and Colleges. With numerous Ill.u.s.trations. By J.R.

LOOMIS. Lewisburg University, Pa. 12mo, cloth, 75 cts.

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THE EARTH AND MAN.

By Prof. ARNOLD GUYOT. With Ill.u.s.trations. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

INFLUENCE OF THE HISTORY OT SCIENCE UPON INTELLECTUAL EDUCATION.

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PRINCIPLES OF ZOoLOGY.

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The best book of the kind in our language.--[Christian Examiner.]

Zoology is an interesting science, and is here treated with a masterly hand.--[Scientific American.]

THE LANDING AT CAPE ANNE;

Or, The Charter of the First Permanent Colony on the Territory of the Ma.s.sachusetts Company. Now discovered and first published from the _original ma.n.u.script_. By JOHN WINGATE THORNTON. Octavo, Cloth, $1.50.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES.

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

A view of the Productive Forces of Modern Society, and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. By CHARLES KNIGHT. With numerous Ill.u.s.trations. American edition. Revised, with Additions, by DAVID A.

WELLS, editor of the "Annual of Scientific Discovery." 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

CYCLOPaeDIA OF ANECDOTES OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.

A choice selection of Anecdotes of the various forms of Literature, of the Arts, of Architecture, Engravings, Music, Poetry, Painting and Sculpture, and of the most celebrated Literary Characters and Artists of different Countries and Ages, &c. By KAZLITT ARVINE, A.M. With numerous Ill.u.s.trations. 725 pages, octavo, cloth, $3.00.

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HISTORY OF PALESTINE.

With the Geography and Natural History of the Country, the Customs and Inst.i.tutions of the Hebrews, etc. By JOHN KITTO, D.D. With upwards of 200 Ill.u.s.trations. 12mo, cloth. $1.25.

Beyond all dispute this is the best historical compendium of the Holy Land, from the days of Abraham, to those of the late Pasha of Egypt, Mehemet Ali.--[Edinburgh Review.]