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Blackie & Son's Publications.

To be completed in 14 vols., super-royal 8vo, cloth extra, red edges, 125. each.

The Popular Encyclopedia:

Or, CONVERSATIONS LEXICON. Being a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Bio. graphy, and History. New issue revised. Edited by Charles Annandale, M.A. Profusely illustrated by about 250 pages of Engravings, many of them printed in colours, comprising over 2300 figures; and a new series of Maps beautifully printed in colours.

The title “Popular Encyclopedia” was adopted to indicate that the work is intended to meet the wants of the reading public in general, the information it contains being drawn from all departments of human knowledge, and the various topics it takes up being treated in a popular manner, and in language free from unnecessary technicalities, so as to be understood by any intelligent reader. It proposes in short to meet the wants of that large and constantly increasing number of readers who, without any pretensions to professional knowledge, or any desire to acquire it, wish to be at least so far acquainted with all subjects, speculative and practical, as to be able to think, read, and speak of them in ordinary conversation with some measure of intelligence and accuracy.

Switzerland:

ITS SCENERY AND ITS PEOPLE. Pictorially represented by eminent Swiss and German Artists. With Historical and Descriptive Text. One large Volume (1334 x 10 inches) elegantly printed on superfine paper, with THREE HUNDRED PICTURES printed in the Text, and Sixty FULL-PAGE PICTURES, of which Sixteen are in Colours; richly bound in cloth, with Emblematical Decorations and gilt edges. Price Two Guineas; or in 7 Divisions at 6s. each.

"Taken as a whole, this handsome volume may be confidently recommended to Swiss travellers and lovers of illustrated books, both for the number and general excellence of its woodcuts and the substantial merit of the letterpress which accompanies them." -Academy.

A superb volume, beautifully, printed, boldly and delicately illustrated. All the salient and most picturesque features, both in the landscape and in the social life of the country, are placed before the reader in these magnificent pages. The engravings form a complete panorama, and the letterpress is the comment of a learned, experienced, and indefatigable guide."-World.

Complete in 14 parts, super-royal 8vo, 25. each; or i large vol. cloth, 308.

The Comprehensive English Dictionary,

EXPLANATORY, PRONOUNCING, AND ETYMOLOGICAL. By JOHN OGILVIE, LL.D., Editor of the Imperial Dictionary. The Pronunciation adapted to the best modern usage, by RICHARD Cull, F.S.A. Illustrated by above 800 Engravings on wood, and a Series of Engraved Plates.

This Dictionary contains all English words in present use, numerous phrases, many foreign words used by English writers, and the more important Technical and Scientific Terms. It is based on Webster, the Imperial Dictionary, and other authorities.

It only remains for us to say, without any reserve, that this is unquestionably the best Dictionary of the English language, of its size and scope, that has yet appeared, and thoroughly deserves to become the standard

family and schoolroom book throughout the kingdom, and the ever-at-hand companion of the desk and library table."-Nonconformist.

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A GENERAL DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL, POLITICAL, StatistICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE; containing comprehensive Accounts of the Countries, Cities, Towns, Villages, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, Islands, Mountains, Valleys, &c., in the World. Edited by W. G. BLACKIE, Ph.D., F.R.G.S. With a SUPPLEMENT, bringing the Geographical Information down to the latest dates. Illustrated by above 800 Engravings printed in the text-comprising Views, Costumes, Maps, Plans, &c., and 12 beautifully coloured Plates. The SUPPLEMENT separately, I vol. cloth, 16s.

"All the articles we have examined, whether long or short, exhibit a greater degree of correctness in minute detail than we should have thought practicable in so comprehensive a work."-Athenæum.

As a book of reference for the private study, Blackie's Imperial Gazetteer is a work of rare merit, furnishing in a condensed form a vast amount of information, accompanied by a large number of engravings. Its companion, the Imperial Atlas, is not less deserving of commendation," --Reader.

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Complete in 24 parts, super-royal 8vo, at 35. each; or in 8 half-volumes, cloth extra, 11s. each.

The Comprehensive History of England,

CIVIL AND MILITARY, RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL, AND SOCIAL. From the Earliest Period to Recent Times. By CHARLES MACFARLANE and the Rev. Thomas Thomson. Illustrated by above Eleven Hundred Engravings—Antiquities, Manners and Customs, Views, Costumes, Portraits, Maps, Plans of Battles, &c.

This work presents a luminous view of the moral and social progress of the English People, as well as a concise record of the successes which have crowned their arms in many a well-fought field. It is a history of Englishmen, as well as of England; of inventions and arts and religious movements, as well as of cabinets and councils, fleets and armies. Illustrated by numerous woodcuts and engravings specially prepared for this work.

"By far the most beautiful, cheap, and really .comprehensive' history of the nation which has ever yet appeared.— John Buli.

It will rise to as high a reputation for its ability as a work of intellect, as it will achieve extensive popularity for its marvellous combination of embellishment, research, and economy.”-Court Circular.

The arrangement is clear and judicious, the style graphic and vivid, forming a work as useful to the student as agreeable to the reader."--Globe.

An admirable record, not only of military and political events, but of moral and intellectual; thus comprising, in fact, a real History of England.”---Civil Service Gazette.

In 3 handsome vols., super-royal 8vo, profusely illustrated, cloth extra, £3, 35.

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A Comprehensive History of India,

Civil, MILITARY, AND SOCIAL. From the First Landing of the English to the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt. Including an Outline of the Early History of Hindostan. By Henry BEVERIDGE. Illustrated by above Five Hundred Engravings-Antiquities, Views, Costumes, Portraits, Maps, Plans of Battles, &c.

This elaborate and able work is indeed more comprehensive than its title would imply, for it gives us, with philo. sophical discrimination, the ancient, mediæval, and modern history of a most singular people. engravings on wood and steel, remarkable for their beauty and fidelity, contribute greatly to the interest and even to the instructive power of the work."--Examiner.

The numerous

Complete in 13 parts, super-royal 8vo, 25. 6d. each; or one handsome volume, cloth, 355.

The Gardener's Assistant,

Practical and Scientific; a Guide to the Formation and Management of Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Gardens, and the Cultivation and Management of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers. With select Descriptive Lists of the best varieties in each department, and a Copious Calendar of Garden Operations. By Robert THOMPSON. New Edition, revised and largely extended by eminent practical gardeners, under the editorial care of Thomas MOORE, F.L.S., Curator of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens, Co-Editor of the Gardener's Chronicle, &c. &c. Illustrated by above 400 Figures printed in the text, by 12 beautifully coloured and 18 plain Plates.

The best book on general practical horticulture in the English language. There is no doubt about this."

The best book of its kind, and the only thoroughly comprehensive work adapted equally for the gardener, the gentleman amateur, and the man who is engaged in plant production as a matter of trade.”—Gardener's Magazine.

There is no better exposition of modern gardening extant than the new edition of Thompson's 'Gardener's Assistant.'"-Florist and Pomologist.

Gardener's Chronicle.

In 20 parts, super-royal Svo, at 25. each; and also in 6 divisions, cloth extra, cut edges, at 8s. each.

Goldsmith's Earth and Animated Nature.

Revised Edition, with a Supplement, and numerous Notes from the writings of distinguished British and Foreign Naturalists. Preceded by a Memoir of the Author, by John Francis WALLER, LL.D., VicePresident of the Royal Dublin Society. With numerous Engravings on steel and a series of exquisitely coloured Plates.

For this edition the notes have been carefully revised, and whatever the progress of knowledge has proved to be incorrect or incomplete has been modified or supplied so as to bring the whole up to the standard of the present time. A short new Supplement is added to the first volume, while the Supplement to the second volume is wholly re-written.

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Blackie & Son's Publications.

To be completed in 20 parts, super-royal 4to, 25. each.

The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant.

By JAMES NEWLANDS, Borough Engineer of Liverpool. New and Improved Edition. Being a Comprehensive Treatise on the selection, preparation, and strength of Materials, and the mechanical principles of Framing, with their applications in Carpentry, Joinery, and Hand Railing; also, a complete treatise on Lines; and an Illustrated Glossary of Terms used in Architecture and Building. The Illustrations consist of above One Hundred Engraved Plates, containing above Nine Hundred Figures; and above Seven Hundred Figures printed in the text.

A Manual of Rules, Tables, and

Large 8vo (1000 pp.), cloth, 25s., or half-bound, morocco, 28s. 6d.

and Data

FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, based on the most recent investigations. BY DANIEL KINNEAP CLARK, author of “Railway Machinery,” &c. &c. Illustrated with numerous Diagrams.

This book comprises the leading rules and data, with numerous tables, of constant use in calculations and estimates relating to Practical Mechanics :-presented in a reliable, clear, and handy form, with an extent of range and completeness of detail that has not been attempted hitherto in the English language. The volume contains an abundance of formulas of very simple construction, with numerous verbal rules, most of them original, by the aid of which calculations may be effected with certainty and ease. It also comprises above 300 tables, carefully calculated and of manifest usefulness.

Mr. Clark writes with great clearness, and he has a great power, of condensing and summarizing facts, and he has thus been enabled to embody in his volume a collection of data relating to mechanical engineering, such as has certainly never before been brought together. We regard the book as one which no mechanical engineer in regular practice can afford to be without."-Engineering.

Foolscap Svo, bound, 75. 6d.

Peddie's Practical Measurer. A Series of Tables for the use of Wood Merchants, Builders, Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Plasterers, Painters, Glaziers, Masons, Brick layers, &c. New edition, greatly enlarged.

To this edition have been added Tables for facilitating calculations of Timber in Deals and Battens; and also for estimating the price of Boards of various thickness, and for other purposes. The Work now presents the most extensive and complete set of Tables of the kind that is in the market, and contains information only to be elsewhere obtained from several books.

Complete in 16 parts, large 8vo, at 25. each ; also in four half-vols., cloth extra, 1os. 6d. each

The Works of Robert Burns.

Complete Illustrated Edition, Literary and Pictorial. Consisting of a Complete Collection of his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence; arranged Chronologically, and accompanied by numerous Notes and Annotations. The whole preceded by Professor Wilson's Essay “On the Genius and Character of Burns,” and Dr. CURRIE's Memoir of the Poet.

The illustrations, 82 in number, comprise Landscapes of all the noteworthy localities identified with the life and writings of the Poet, and Portraits, which are authentic likenesses of persons intimately connected with the Poet by friendship or by association with his Muse.

Foolscap 8vo, bound, 9s.

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. &c.

It is believed that scarcely anything can occur in Farm calculations for which these Tables do not provide valuable assistance; and that the care and labour bestowed on their compilation entitle them to the confidence of the agricultural community.

"I have looked over the tables in your Agriculturist's Calculator, and, without hesitation, give it as my opinion that the Work will be of the greatest advantage to all connected with land. Every Proprietor, Factor, and Farmer should have it."--THOMAS BALAER, Commissioner for His Grace the Duke of Richmond.

LONDON: BLACKIE & SON; GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN.

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