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Monthly List of New Publications.
[April.

MONTHLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.


LONDON.

ANTIQUITIES.

The unedited Antiquities of Attica; comprising the Architectural Remains of Eleusis, Rhamnus, Sunium, and Thoricus; by the Dilettanti Society; imperial folio, with 84 engravings. £10, 10s.

BIOGRAPHY.

Memoirs of the Life and Doctrines of the late John Hunter, Esq. founder of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow; by J. Adams, M.D. 12s. 6d.

Lives of the British Admirals; by J. Campbell. Vol. VII. and VIII. 8vo, £1, 4s.; royal 8vo, £1, 10s.

Historical Anecdotes of some of the Howard Family, 8vo. 7s.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the late Dr Lettsom, &c.; by T. J. Pettigrew, F.L.S. 3 vols 8vo. £1, 16s.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D. D. late Vice-Provost of the College of Fort William in Bengal; by the Rev. Hugh Pearson of St John's College, Oxford, 2 vols 8vo. £1. 1s.

Life and Studies of Benjamin West, Esq.; by John Gait, 8vo. 7s.

BOTANY.

Pomona Britannica: by George Brookshaw, Part X. royal 4to. £1, 1s.

DRAMA.

Manuel, a Tragedy; by the Author of Bertram. 4s. 6d.

Laou-Seng-Urh, or an Heir in his Old Age; a Chinese Drama, translated from the original Chinese by J. F. Davis, Esq. of Canton; to which is prefixed, a brief View of the Chinese Drama, and of their Theatrical Exhibitions. 5s. 6d.

Frightened to Death; a Musical Farce, in Two Acts; by W. C. Oulton. 2s.

The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror, No 55.

Wat Tyler, a Dramatic Poem, 8vo. 3s. 6d.

EDUCATION.

Fairy Tales, or Stories of Fable and Fiction; selected by Benj. Tabart from the works of Goose, Bunch, Oberon, Mab, &c. &c. 4s. 6d.

The Elegant Girl, or Virtuous Principles the true Source of Elegant Manners; illustrated by 12 large, beautiful, and impressive coloured prints. 16s.

Moral Culture attempted, in a series of Lectures to Sunday Schools in Birmingham; by James Luckcock. 4s.

Robinson Crusoe, written by himself; a new edition, revised and corrected for the advancement of Nautical Education; illustrated by technical and geographical annotation, and embellished with maps and engravings; by the Hydrographer of the Naval Chronicle. £2, 2s. and £1, 1s.

French and English Dialogues; written for the use of the Countess of Sefton's Children; by Miss Dickenson. 2s. 6d.

The First Step to the French Tongue, designed as an easy Introduction to, and consisting entirely of, the Verbs, with practical Exercises; by A. Picquot. 1s. 6d.

Latin Exercises; by J. Whittaker, 12mo. 3s.

Dictionary of French Homonymes; by T. Harmond, 12mo. 3s.

The French Scholar's First Book; by M. le Breton, 12mo. 2s.

A Dictionary of Nouns, or Alvearium of Definitions; by Ralph Sharp. 2s. 6d.

Fifth Annual Report of the National Society for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church throughout England and Wales. 5s.

Virgil, with English Notes at the end, including many from the Delphini and other editions. 7s. 6d.

A Second Edition of Valpy's Edition of Virgil, without Notes. 4s. bound.

Epitome Sacræ Historian, with English Notes. 2s. bound.

Stephen's Greek Thesaurus, No II.

The Art of Talking with the Fingers, for the use of the Deaf and Dumb. 1s.

An Introduction to the Method of Increments, &c.; by Peter Nicholson, 8vo. 8s.

The Book of Versions, or Guide to French Translation and Construction; by J. Cherpilloud, 12mo. 3s. 6d. bound.

A Modern French Grammar; by Charles Peter Whitaker, 18mo. 6s. 6d.

Elementary Fortification; by Lieut-Col. Pasley, 3 vols 8vo. £3.

Education in Public Schools; containing Four Tracts for and against—from the Edinburgh Review—the Classical Journal—the Pamphleteer—and also, Dr Vincent's celebrated Tract. 5s. 12mo.

FINE ARTS.

Composition in Outline from Hesiod's Theogeny, Weeks and Days, and the Days; engraved by J. Blake, from designs by John Flaxman, R.A. printed to correspond with the Outlines from Homer, &c.

The Costume of the Netherlands, Part I. containing 10 coloured engravings, with letter-press descriptions in English and French. 15s.

Day-light; a recent Discovery in the Art of Painting, with Hints on the Philosophy of the Fine Arts; by H. Richter. 4s.

HISTORY.

A History of Muhammedanism; comprising the Life of the Arabian Prophet, and succinct accounts of the empires founded by the Muhammudan arms, &c.; by Chas. Mills, Esq. 8vo. 12s.