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NEW AMERICAN BOOKS AND RECENT IMPORTATIONS.

Abbott (C. C., M.D.)-Primitive Industry; or,
Illustrations of the Handiwork in Stone, Bone, and Clay,
of the Native Races of the Northern Atlantic Seaboard
of America. 8vo. cloth, pp. v. and 560. Illustrated.
Salem (Mass.). 15s.
Amenities of Home.

York. 3s.

12mo. cloth, pp. 134. New

American Gynecological Society: Transactions for the Year 1880. Vol. V. 8vo. cloth, pp. viii. and 470. Boston. £1 5s.

Aunt Mary's New England Cook-Book. Collection of Useful and Economical Cooking Receipts, all of which have been practically Tested by a New England Mother. 12mo. cloth, pp. 72. Boston. 3s.

Babcock (Mrs. E. W.)-Household Hints. 12mo. cloth, pp. 144. New York. 3s.

Chiefly practical hints for the housekeeper, with a number of good recipes for almost everything.

Bailey (W. W.) The Botanical Collector's
Hand-Book. 8vo. cloth, pp. xvi. and 139.
Salem (Mass.). 7s. 6d.

Illustrated.

This work embraces Herborizing; Field-work; Collecting and Merving fungi; Closet-work; the herbarium; a bibliography of general systematic work, Special floras, and Floras of other countries,

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Edwin Forrest.

12mo. cloth,

PP. vui. and 171. Illustrated. Boston. 6s. 6d. This volume initiates a new and novel series, and one that fills Want; it opens with the life of Edwin Forrest, called by his grapher and admirer the first and greatest of American gedians," and is written by one who fills a foremost place on our Sale and in his profession. The book is embellished with several

portraits-Forrest at the age of 45, at the age of 21, and at 65, 4 Mrs. Forrest-a fac-simile of a London play-bill of "The Gadiator," 1836; a view of Font-Hill, Forrest's first home on the Hudson, and a lac-simile of one of his letters. Index.

Bates (C.)-Pleadings, Parties and Forms under the Code; Adapted to the Statutes of Ohio in force July, 1881, with full Authorities from all States using a Code and Decisions from the Common Law Practice. Vol. I. 8vo. sheep, pp. xvi. and 607. Cincinnati. £1 16s.

Batten (J. M., M.D.) - Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy. 12mo. cloth, pp. 125. Lancaster (Pa.). 5s.

These two years, 1864-66, were spent on board the United States Steamer "Valley City," in aiding to defend the rivers and coast of North Carolina against the Confederates.

Baylies (Edwin) -A Treatise on the Rights, Remedies, and Liabilities of Sureties and Guarantors, and the Application of the Principles of Suretyship to Persons other than Sureties, and to Property Liable as Surety for the Payment of Money. 8vo. sheep, pp. 600. New York.

£1 10s.

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Beaman (E. A.)-Swedenborg and the New Age; or, "The Holy City, New Jerusalem :' What it is, and When and How it comes down from God out of Heaven, and Swedenborg and his Mission in Relation to it; with an Introduction on God and Man. 12mo. cloth, pp. 225. Philadelphia. 7s. 6d.

Beebe (Mrs. C. D.)-Lace, Ancient and Modern.
Svo. cloth, pp. 256. New York. Corrected Price, 10s. 6d.
Bell (T. J.)-History of the Cincinnati Water-
works. 8vo. paper, pp. 59. Cincinnati. 4s.
Benedikt (M.)-Anatomical Studies upon the
Brains of Criminals: Contribution to Anthropology, Medi-
cine. Jurisprudence and Psychology; from the German, by
E. P. Fowler, M.D. 8vo. cl. pp. 185. New York. 7s. 6d.
Bermingham (E. J., M.D)-The Disposal of the
Dead: a Plea for Cremation. 12mo. cloth, pp. iii. and 89.
Illustrated. New York. 10s.

Bigelow (M. T.)-Punctuation and Other Typo-
graphical Matters, for the Use of Printers, Authors,
Teachers, and Scholars. 16mo. cl. pp. 112. Boston. 2s. 6d.
A useful little book of plain and practical rules.

Binmore (H.)-Index-Digest of the Michigan Reports, contained in Harrington's Chancery, Walker's Chancery, Douglas' Reports, 2 vols., and Michigan Reports. Vol 1 to 42 inclusive of the series. 16mo. sheep, pp. 1152. Chicago. £3.

Björnson (B.)-Arne. From the Norse by Rasmus B. Anderson. Author's Edition. 12mo. cloth, pp. 200. Boston. 5s.

This edition of Björnson's works is published by special arrange. ment with the author; he designated Mr. Anderson as his translator, and has himself revised each book before it was translated.

Borel (T.)-Count Agénor de Gasparin. From the French by O. O. Howard. 12mo. cloth, pp. vi. and 126. New York. 5s.

Boston Society of Natural History. Anniversary Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, published in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Society's Foundation, 1830-1880. 4to. paper, pp. 635. Illustrated with 9 Portraits and 34 Plates. Boston. £3 15s.

Boston Society of Natural History. Historical Sketch of the Society, with a Notice of the Linnean Society, which preceded it, by T. T. Bouvé. 4to. paper, pp. 250, 9 Portraits. Boston. £1 5s.

Bryan (Mary E.)-Wild Work. The Story of the Red River Tragedy. 12mo. cloth, pp. vi. and 410. New York. 7s. 6d.

Reproduces many picturesque and thrilling scenes and incidents during the reconstruction period of the South.

Bushnell (H.)-Building Eras in Religion. 12mo. cloth, pp. 459. New York. 7s. 6d.

Byford (W. H., M D.)-The Practice of Medicine and Surgery applied to Diseases and Accidents incident to Women. Third Edition, Revised and Rewritten; with 164 Illustrations. Svo. cloth, pp. iv. and 682. Philadelphia. £1 5s.

This work, for many years an authority on the subject, has long been out of print; as now re-issued it is almost a new book.

Cable (G. W.)-Madame Delphine. 12mo. cloth, pp. vi. and 125. New York. 4s.

Cape Cod Folks. A Novel. 12mo. cloth, pp. viii.

and 327. Boston. 7s. 6d.

Carlin (W.)-Collection of Recipes on Every known Subject, as selected from the MSS. of old Dr. W. Carlin, of Bedford, England, together with Additions by the American Editor on various Subjects; Embracing also a Department for the Household, of Tried Recipes, a Treatise on Bees, a Treatise on Poultry, etc. 12mo. cloth, pp. 602. Boston. 12s.

Carson (W. B., D.D.)-Essays on Theology and Philosophy. 8vo. paper, pp. 94. Atlanta (Ga.). 3s. Champlain (S. de).-Voyages. From the French by C. Pomeroy Otis; with Historical Illustrations and a Memoir by Rev. Edmund F. Slafter. Vol. I. 1567-1635; Vol. II. 1604-1610. 1878-80. 8vo. pp. viii. and 340; xv. and 273. Illustrations and Maps. Boston. Chapin (C. V., M.D.)-The Sympathetic Nerve; 8vo. cloth, pp. 90. Providence

Its Relations to Disease. (R. I.). 6s. 6d. Coburn's Almanacs for Three Thousand Years, Extending from the Year 1 A.D. to the Year 3000 A.D.; compiled from the Valuable Work of A. De Morgan, with Additions. 32mo. cloth, pp. 40. Boston. 1s. 6d. Cohen (M.)-Garfield Souvenirs: the President's Courageous Sayings during his Critical Illness, and Gems of Press and Pulpit. Vol. I. 16mo. paper, pp. 62. Washington. 1s. 6d.

Conwell (R. H.)—The Life, Travels, and Literary Career of Bayard Taylor. 12mo. cloth, pp. 357. Portrait and Illustrations. Boston. 7s. 6d.

Cooke (J. P.)

Scientific Culture and other Essays 12mo. cloth, pp. vi. and 159. New York 5.s

Cox (R.) A Manual of Trade - Mark Cases. Comprising Sebastian's Digest of Trade-Mark Cases, covering all the Cases reported prior to 1879, together with those of a Leading Character decided since that time; with Notes and References. 8vo. sheep, pp. xx. and 478. Boston. £1 12s. 6d.

Crafts (Rev. W. F.)-Plain Uses of the Black

board and Slate, and other Visible and Verbal Illustrations in the Sunday School and Home; also Illustrative Teaching in the Primary or Infant School, by Mrs. W. F. Crafts. 12mo. cloth, pp. 325. New York. 6s. 6d.

Damen's Ghost.-A Novel. 12mo. cloth, pp. iv.

and 313. Boston. 5s.

De Forest (Julia B.)-A Short History of Art. 8vo. cloth, pp. 265. Illustrated. New York. 10s. Outline of the origin and development of art. from the earliest times to the nineteenth century; intended for the use of students, as introductory to larger and more comprehensive works.

De Forest (J. W.)-The Bloody Chasm. A Novel. 16mo. cloth, pp. 301. New York. 5s.

Diaz (A. M.)-King Grimalkum and Pussyanita; or, the Cats' Arabian Nights. Square 8vo. boards, pp. 227. Illustrated. Boston. 6s. 6d.

Dillon (J. F)- Commentaries on the Law of
Municipal Corporations. Third edition, Revised and En-
larged. Two vols., sheep. Boston. £3 13s. 6d.
Dillon (J. F.)-Removal of Causes from State
Courts to Federal Courts; with Forms Adapted to the
several Acts of Congress on the Subject. Third Edition,
Revised and Enlarged. 8vo. cl. pp. 199. St. Louis. 12s.
Dorchester (D., D.D.)-The Problem of Religious
Progress. 12mo. cloth, pp. 603. New York. 10s.
Droz (G.)-Monsieur, Madame, and the Baby: A
Series of Confessions; from the French by Reavel Savage.
16mo. cloth, pp. xix. and 302. Philadelphia. 5s.
Dulles (Rev. J. W.)-The Ride Through Pales-

tine. 12mo. cloth, pp. 528. Illustrated. Philadelphia. 10s. Account of a ride through Palestine in 1879, made by seven Presbyterian clergymen on horseback. The text is copiously illustrated, largely from photographs.

Eckerson (T. J.)-When my Ship Comes in, and other Rhymes of Camp and Hearth. 32mo, cloth, pp. 113. Cambridge. 78. 6d.

The author of this collection of short poems is a Major in U.S.A.; many of the pieces are reminiscences of past experiences in the army or tender records of home joys.

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Edershine (Rev.) Temple and its Services. 16mo. cloth, pp. 368. Boston. 6s. 6d.

Edgren (E. J.)-Epiphainia. A Study in Prophecy. 16mo. cloth, pp. 112. Chicago, 4s. Elwell (J. J., M.D.)-A Medico-Legal Treatise

on Malpractice; Medical Evidence and Insanity, Comprising the Elements of Medical Jurisprudence. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 8vo. sheep. New York, £1 16s.

Elwell (E. H.)-Portland and Vicinity; with a Sketch of Old Orchard Beach and other Maine Resorts. Revised Edition. 8vo. cloth, pp. 142. Illustrated. Providence (R. 1.). 5s.

Emerson (W. A.)-Hand-book of Wood Engraving. New Edition. 18mo. cloth. Illustrated. Boston. 5s. Farrar (C. S.)-History of Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture: Topical Lessons with Specific References to Valuable Books. Second Edition. 8vo. cloth, pp. vi. and 142. Chicago. 5s.

This work is chiefly bibliographical, referring under all branches of the three subjects to valuable books on that specific subject for the student of art to read or study; brief lessons precede all the numerous subdivisions of the books, which include short biographies and facts concerning ancient or modern examples worth studying in the way of pictures, statues or buildings. Appendix contains a list of all the works referred to in one alphabet.

Fuller (A. S.) · The Small Fruit Culturist. New, Rewritten and Enlarged edition. 12mo, cloth, pp. 287. Illustrated. New York. 7s. 6d.

First published in 1867; Mr. Fuller has long been the acknowledzed authority on small fruits, and this volume gives every step fem propagating the plant to marketing the fruit. Chapters bai berry, strawberry raspberry, blackberry, dwarf cherry, cam gooseberry, Cornelian cherry, cranberry, huckleberry, shepherdia ar Buffalo berry, etc. Index.

Goodrich (A. J.)-Music as a Language; or, the Meaning of Musical Sounds. Illustrated with Character istic Examples from the Works of Bach, Gluck, Haya, Mozart, and others. 16mo. boards, pp. iv. and 106. York. 4s.

Georgians (The). (Round-robin Series.) 12. cloth, pp. 322. Boston. 5s.

A novel of social life in Georgia after the war; one of the most interesting that has been published for a long time. Geraldine. A Souvenir of the St. Lawrence. 16mo. cloth, pp. 321. Boston. 6s. 6d.

A narrative poem by an anonymous author, said to be a wellAmerican poet, who prefers for the present to withhold his name

Gibson (W. H.)-Camp Life in the Woods; w the Tricks of Trapping and Trap-making. Illustrated by the Author. 12mo, cloth. New York. 5s.

Gilberg (C. A.)

The Fifth American Chess Congress. 12mo. cloth, pp. xii. and 539. Portrait and Illustrations. New York. 12s. 6d.

A full report of the Proceedings of the Congress held in New York in 1880, and an account of previous Congresses held in the Cuised States, with biographical sketches of noted early chess players

Glisan (R., M.D.)-Modern Midwifery; a Textbook of American Practice. 8vo. cloth, pp. 620. Ilustrated. Philadelphia. £1.

Goodrich (S. G.)-["Peter Parley."] Peter Parley's Recollections of a Lifetime; or, Men and Thing I have seen; in a series of letters. 12mo. cloth, pp. New York. 10s.

Gross (S. W., M.D.)-Practical Treatise on Inpotence, Sterility and allied Disorders of the Male Seral Organs. 8vo. cloth, pp. 174. Illust. Philadelphia. 7. d Guernsey (Alfred H.) - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher and Poet. 18mo. pap. pp. 327. N. York.

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By the author of "Carlyle: his life-his books-his there.” This volume contains characteristic quotations from Ezek works, strung together by a slight sketch of his life and amujyst of his character and writings.

Hahn (Rev. A.)- The Rabbinical Dialectics; History of the Dialecticians and Dialectics of the Mishah and Talmud. 8vo. cloth, pp. 64. Cincinnati. 58. Haldeman (S. S.)-Word-building; for the Use of Classes in Etymology. 12mo, cloth, pp. 55, Phila. 4 A treatise devoted to the illustration of a single department of etymology-that of constructing words. The scientific arrangeme has been adopted which shows affinities by associating allied words Harland (M.) [Mrs. M. V. H. Terhure Handicapped. 12mo. cloth, pp. viii. and 391. New York 78. 6d.

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A collection of six tales published separately many years a They are the record, true in all essential particulars, of beroic struggling under the weight of burdens too heavy to be bout, yet patiently endured, and of character perfected by suffering.

Henry (M. H., M D.)-Treatment of Varicocele by Excision of Redundant Scrotum. Illustrated by Ne Instruments, and an Account of Fifteen Successful Cases 12mo. cloth, pp. 24. New York. 2s. 6d. Henshall (J. A., M.D.)-Book of the Black Bass: Comprising its complete Scientific and Life History; together with a Practical Treatise on Angling and Fly Fishi with a Full Description of Tools, Tackle, and Implemena Illustrated. 8vo. cloth, pp. 463. Cincinnati. 12s. 6d. Hervey (Rev. A. B.)-Sea Mosses. A Collector's Guide, and an Introduction to the Study of Marine Alge 12mo. cloth, pp. 300. With Coloured Plates. Besten.

10s.

Hickey (W.)-Constitution of the United States, with an Alphabetical Analysis: Proceedings of the Continental Congress; Declaration of Independence, etc., etc. New and Enlarged Edition, Revised and brought down to March 4, 1877, by Alex. Cummings. Crown 8vo. cloth, pp. lx. and 624. Illustrated. Baltimore, 1878. 15s. Hinton (R. J.)-The Resources and Natural Wealth of Arizona;. a Handbook to its History, Towns, Mines, Ruins, and Scenery. Cr. 8vo. paper, pp. 536. Illustrated. San Francisco. 4s.

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This quaint title is a family name given as a first name to the heroine; her story and that of a typical Englishman named Halsey, To loves her, are the main subjects of the book; the scene is laid in Virginia before the war-the old question of slavery with its Etending evils comes up, with many picturesque scenes of negro fe and Southern home-life; besides the lovers, the characters include estored girl named Chloe, a precocious boy, "Skip," the aunt, Miss Bertie Despard, a beautiful, attractive woman, and a handsome hotblooded Southern cousin.

Hooper (C. L., Capt. U.S.R.M.)-Report of the Cruise of the U.S. Revenue-Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean. With Ten Plates, Chart, and Meteorological Tables. 8vo. paper, pp. 73. Washington, 1881. 10s.

This report gives the results of the unsuccessful search for the Jeannette in the winter of 1880, and contains a great deal of useful and interesting information, and several illustrations drawn by officers on the spot, together with a chart of the route taken.

Hopkins (M., D.D.)-The Law of Love and Love asa Law; or, Christian Ethics. Theory of Morals Restated for Use with The Outline Study of Man." 12mo. cloth, PP. IX. and 384. Revised Edition. New York. 9s.

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Houghton (W.)-Conspectus of the History of

Political Parties and the Federal Government. 4to. cloth. New York. £1 5s.

Howells (W. D.)-A Fearful Responsibility, and other Stories. 12mo. cl. pp. vi. and 255. Boston. 7s. 6d. Hunt (T. S.)—Coal and Iron in Southern Ohio: The Mineral Resources of the Hocking Valley; being an Account of its Coals. Iron-Ores, Blast-Furnaces and Railroads. 8vo. paper, pp. xii. and 152. With Map. Boston. 4s. Huntington (Emily)-Children's Kitchen-garden Book. 16mo. bds. pp. 58. New York. Corrected Price, 2s. Huntington (Rev. G. P.) and Metcalf (Rev. H. A-Treasury of the Psalter: Aid to the better Understanding of the Psalms in their Use for Public and Private Devotion; with Preface by Bishop of Central New York. 16mo. cloth, pp. xxiv. and 590. Boston. 6s. 6d. Huntley (S.)-Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke. 16mo.

paper, pp. 145. New York. 1s. 6d.

The author is the funny man of the Brooklyn Eagle.

Improved Ready Reckoner, Form and Log-Book; Containing Tables of Values, Wages and Board by the Day. Week and Month, Interest Tables, Business Forms, Board, Scantling and Log Measurements, etc. 18mo. boards. Philadelphia. Is. 6d.

Johnston (H. P.)-The Yorktown Campaign and the Surrender of Cornwallis, 1781. 8vo. cloth, pp. iii. and 206. Illustrations and Maps. New York. 10s.

This book gives an account of the final campaign of the Revolution in the light of old and new material bearing upon the subject. The appendix contains much new and entertaining material in the way of letters, lists, descriptions, etc, and a valuable bibliographical list of original authorities on the campaign. Index.

Kelly (Mary E.)-Brief but Complete History of England, France and Germany, giving the Contemporaneous Sovereigns, Literary Characters and Social Progress of Each Century, from the Roman Conquest to the Present Day. 8vo. cloth, pp. 87. Philadelphia. 7s. 6d.

This is a brief but very complete outline of the history of England, France and Germany. The arrangement of the work, in three columns on the page, is such that it shows to the student not only the contemporaneous sovereigns of each century of the three countries, but enables him to keep in mind the lines of history which, more or less, interlace each other in the record.

Kerr (R. W.)-History of the Government Printing Office, at Washington, D. C.; With a Brief Record of the Public Printing for a Century, 1789-1881. 8vo. paper, pp. 196. Illustrated. Lancaster (Pa.). 5s.

Kiddle (H.) and Schem (A. J.)—Dictionary of

Education and Instruction: Reference-book and Manual of the Theory and Practice of Teaching, for the use of Parents. Teachers and others; based upon the "Cyclopædia of Education." 12mo. cloth, pp. iv. and 329. New York. 7s. 6d.

In the main a re-compilation of the articles embraced in the "Cyclopædia of Education," which treat of the theory of education and instruction (pedagogy and didactics). The dictionary in its compact and handy form is admirably adapted for ready reference to desired topics, and supplies, at a small cost to teachers, that portion of the "Cyclopædia of Education" which is of especial value in practical education.

Knox (Hon. Jno. Jay).-Dry Bank Statistics. Address of the Hon. Jno. Jay Knox, Comptroller of the Currency, at the Annual Convention of the American Bankers' Association at Niagara Falls, August 11th, 1881. 8vo. paper, pp. 16. New York. 6d.

Lectures on the New Testament. Delivered before the New York Sunday School Assoc., by Revs. Weston, Bevan, Lloyd, Storrs, Hall, Taylor, Vincent, Elder, and others. 12mo. cloth, pp. 360. N. York. 7s. 6d. Each author confines himself to one book or series of books. When these lectures were delivered before the New York Sunday School Association, they were highly commended by all who heard them,

Leffmann (H., M.D.)-Compend of Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic, with full explanations of difficult points. 16mo. cloth, pp. 160. Philadelphia. 5s.

Lord (J.)-Points of History; for Schools and Colleges. 12mo. cloth, pp. viii. and 293. New York. 6s. 6d. Lucas-Championnière (J., M.D.) - Antiseptic Surgery: the Principles, Modes of Application and Results of the Lister Dressing; Translated from second and completely revised edition, with special sanction of the author, and edited by F. H. Gerrish, M.D. 8vo. cloth, pp. 239. Portland (Me.). 12s. 6d.

Lyle (T. A.) The Book-Keeper's Companion; Book-Keeping Simplified; the Principles of Posting and Balancing shown at a Glance by a Diagram. 8vo. cloth. Philadelphia. 4s.

Manton (W. P.)-Insects. How to Catch and how to Prepare them for the Cabinet: a Manual of Instruction for the Field Naturalist, 16mo. cloth, pp. iii. and 32. Illustrated. Boston. 2s. 6d. Practical and reliable information for beginners.

Manton (W. P.)-Taxidermy without a Teacher. A Complete Manual of Instruction for Preparing and Preserving Birds and Animals. 16mo. cloth. Boston. 2s. 6d. Marbury (M.)—A Theory of Gravitation, Heat and Electricity. 12mo. cloth, pp. iv. and 104. Baltimore. Massachusetts Military Historical Society. Vol. I. The Peninsular Campaign of General McClellan in 1862. 8vo. Maps. Boston. 15s.

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Munro (W. H.)- Picturesque Rhode Island.

Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Scenery and History of its Cities, Towns, and Hamlets, and of Men who have made them famous. Providence (R. I.). 7s. 6d. Murphy (Daniel).-Richmond, Va. A Guide to and Description of its principal places and objects of interest. Illustrated, and with an outline Map of the City and latest Map of State. 16mo. paper, pp. 70. Richmond (Va.). 2s. 6d.

Newcomb (S.)-Elements of Geometry. cloth, pp. x. and 399. New York. 9s.

8vo.

Newell (C. M.)-Kalani of Oahu. An Historical Romance of Hawaii. 8vo. cloth, pp. 415. Illustrated. Boston. 7s. 6d.

New York. Amendments to the New York Code of Civil Procedure made in 1881. 8vo. paper, pp. 56. New York. 3s.

New York Illustrated: A Pictorial Delineation of Street Scenes, Buildings. River Views and other Features of the great Metropolis. Royal 8vo. paper, pp. 144. New and Enlarged Edition. New York. 3s. 6d. Extended to more than double the number of pages of previous editions, and including many new illustrations.

Newton (H., E.M.) and Jenney (W. P., E.M.)— Report on the Geology and Resources of the Black Hills of Dakota. 4to. cloth, pp. xv. and 566. With Woodcuts, Eighteen Plates and Folio Atlas. Washington, 1880. This volume forms part of the publications of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region under the direction of Major J. W. Powell, and contains in addition to a biography of the late Prof. Henry Newton, from the pen of Prof. J. S. Newberry, Prof. Newton's Report, and the following reports relating to the Black Hills: Mineral Resources by W. P. Jenney, F. M.; Paleontology by R. P. Whitfield, with 17 plates; Microscopic Petrography by J. H. Caswell, with two coloured plates; Botany by Dr. Asa Gray; and Astronomy and Barometric Hypsometry by H. P. Tuttle. The Atlas contains a Bird's Eye View of the Black Hills and two large maps, one geologically coloured.

Nevin (Rev. A.)- Parables of Jesus. cloth, pp. 503. Philadelphia. 7s. 6d.

12mo.

Plainly written and popular expositions of the parables of the New Testament.

Nicoll (Rev. W. R.)-The Incarnate Saviour. A Life of Jesus Christ. 12mo. cloth, pp. 360. New York. 6s. 6d.

Ogilvie (J. S.)-History of the Attempted Assassination of James A. Garfield, President of U. S., July 2, 1881. 4to. paper, pp. 62. New York. 1s.

With a sketch of Garfield's life; a sketch of the life of C. J. Guiteau, the assassin; also a sketch of the life of Hon. Chester A. Arthur, with comments of the press and prominent men; voice of the pulpit on the tragedy; its effect and influence upon the nation and its future welfare, etc, etc.

Odenheimer (Rev. W. H.)-Sermons. With an Introductory Memoir. Edited by Wife. 12mo. cloth, pp. 377. With Portrait. New York. 9s.

By the late Bishop of New Jersey and of Northern New Jersey.

Orton (J.)-Underground Treasures; How and Where to Find them: a Key for the Ready Determination of all the Useful Minerals within the United States. New Edition, with Additions. 16mo. cloth, pp. 145. Illustrated. Philadelphia. 7s. 6d.

Paddock (Mrs. A. G.)-The Fate of Madame La Tour: a tale of Great Salt Lake. 16mo cloth. pp. iii. and 352. London and New York. 4s. 6d. (Copyright.) The author lived in Utah for many years, and although a Gentile and the wife of a Gentile, was upon the most intimate terms with Mormons, dwelling among them and having them in her family. Through this aquaintance and the establishment of mutual confidence, little by little Mrs. Paddock came into possession of many ideas, facts and fancies, which she has skilfully used to set off the true story of Madame La Tour. The book contains "startling developments" to be sure, yet it is not of the sensational order; the incidents of the story are romantic, and the inevitable inferences stirring to the last degree, while the style is quiet, clear and direct. Letters from the Governor of Utah, the poet Whittier and others preface the volume, giving assurance of the writer's trustworthiness. Parton (J.)-Lives of Illustrious Men; or, the People's Book of Biography. Short Lives of the most Interesting Persons of all Ages and Countries. 8vo. cloth, pp. 840. New York. 12s. 6d.

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A very amusing and graphical transcript of New England life and character. Forms a New Volume of the "Round-robin Series" of original American novels.

Peninsular Campaign of Gen. McClellan in 1862. Being Vol. I. of the Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts. With Maps. 8vo. cl. Boston. lis The papers included in this volume are " McClellan's Plans for the Campaign of 1862 and the alleged interfere ce of the Goverment with them," by J. C. Ropes, the Siege of Yorktown" by J.C Palfrey; "the period which elapsed between the fall of Yorktown and the beginning of the Seven-day battles," ," "the Seven-day Bars" and the Battle of Malvern Hill," by F. W. Palfrey; and "Comm on the Peninsular Campaign," by C. A. Whittier.

Perry (N.)-A Book of Love Stories. Ten Choice Stories of New England Love and Lovers. 12mo, ch, pp. 309. Boston. 5s.

The titles of the love stories are: Dolly; Christine; After tre years: An heiress; Laura and her hero; Dick Halliday's wife; M. and Mrs. Meyer; The charmer charmed; John Eccleston's Thanks giving; Margaret Freyer's heart.

Pettingell (J. H.)-Bible Terminology relative to the Future Life: an Inquiry into the Meaning the Principal Scriptural Terms touching the Nature and De tiny of Man. 12mo. paper, pp. 276. Philadelphia.

Pettingell (J. H.) — Platonism v. Christianity: the Question of Immortality Historically Considered, with Special Reference to the Apostasy of the Christian Charh. to which is annexed an Essay on " The Unity of Man” 16mo. paper, pp. 97. Philadelphia. 3s. Pinkerton (A.)-The Railroad Forger and the

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Poole (D. C.)-Among the Sioux of Dakota; or. Eighteen Months' Experience as an Indian Agent. 1. cloth. New York. 6s. 6d.

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