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THE DYER'S INSTRUCTOR,

Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of Dyeing Silk, Cotton, Wool and Worsted and Woollen Goods, &c., containing nearly 800 Receipts, to which is added the Art of Padding and the Printing of Silk Warps, Skeins, and Handkerchiefs, and the various Mordants and Colours for the different styles of such work. By DAVID SMITH, Pattern Dyer, 1 vol. 12mo, (just published)... $1.50

TWO HUNDRED DESIGNS FOR COTTAGES AND VILLAS, &c. &c.

Original and Selected. By THOMAS U. WALTER, Architect of Girard College, and JOHN JAY SMITH, Librarian of the Philadelphia Library. In Four Parts, quarto............. .$10

GUIDE FOR WORKERS IN METALS AND STONE. Consisting of Designs and Patterns for Gates, Piers, Balcony and Cemetery Railing, Window Guards, Balustrades, Staircases, Verandas, Fanlights, Lamps and Lamp Posts, Palisades, Monuments, Mantles, Gas Fittings, Stoves, Stands, Candlesticks, Silver and Plated Ware, Chandeliers, Candelabras, Potters' Ware, &c. &c. By T. U. WALTER, Architect, and JOHN JAY SMITH, 4 vols. 4to, plates....... $10

FAMILY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Of Useful Knowledge and General Literature; containing about Four Thousand Articles upon Scientific and Popular Subjects. With Plates. By JOHN L. BLAKE, D. D. In One Volume, 8vo, cloth extra....... $3.50

THE PYROTECHNIST'S COMPANION;

Or, A Familiar System of Recreative Fire-Works. By G. W. MORTIMER. Illustrated by numerous Engravings. 12mo. 75 cts

STANDARD ILLUSTRATED POETRY.

THE TALES AND POEMS OF LORD BYRON: Illustrated by HENRY WARREN. In One Volume, royal 8vo with 10 Plates, scarlet cloth, gilt edges.......

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It is illustrated by several elegant engravings, from original designs by WARREN, and is a most splendid work for the parlour or study.-Boston Evening Gazette.

CHILDE HAROLD; A ROMAUNT BY LORD BYRON:

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Illustrated by 12 Splendid Plates, by WARREN and others. In One Volume, royal 8vo., cloth extra, gilt edges...................... Morocco extra

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Printed in elegant style, with splendid pictures, far superior to any thing of the sort usually found in books of this kind.-N. Y. Courier.

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The best production which has yet come from the pen of Dr. GRISWOLD, and the most valuable contribution which he has ever made to the literary celebrity of the country.-N. Y. Tribune.

THE LADY OF THE LAKE:

By SIR WALTER SCOTT. Illustrated with 10 Plates, by CorBOULD and MEADOWS. In One Volume, royal 8vo. Bound in cloth extra, gilt edges.........

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This is one of the most truly beautiful books which has ever issued from the American press.

LALLA ROOKH; A ROMANCE BY THOMAS MOORE:

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS GRAY:

With Illustrations by C. W. RADCLIFF. Edited with a Memoir, by HENRY REED, Professor of English Literature in the University of Pennsylvania. In One Volume, 8vo. Bound in cloth extra, gilt edges.........

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We have not seen a specimen of typographical luxury from the American press which can surpass this volume in choice elegance.-Boston Courier.

It is eminently calculated to consecrate among American readers, (if they have not been consecrated already in their hearts,) the pure, the elegant, the refined, and, in many respects, the sublime imaginings of THOMAS GRAY.Richmond Whig.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW:

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This is the very luxury of literature-LONGFELLOW's charming poems presented in a form of unsurpassed beauty.-Neal's Gazette.

POETS AND POETRY OF ENGLAND IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

By RUFUS W. GRISWOLD. Illustrated. In One Volume, royal 8vo. Bound in cloth....

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Such is the critical acumen discovered in these selections, that scarcely a page is to be found but is redolent with beauties, and the volume itself may be regarded as a galaxy of literary pearls.-Democratic Review.

THE TASK, AND OTHER POEMS.

By WILLIAM COWPER. Illustrated by 10 Steel Engravings. In One Volume, 12mo. Cloth extra, gilt edges.......

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"The illustrations in this edition of Cowper are most exquisitely designed and engraved."

THE FEMALE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

With Copious Selections and Critical Remarks. By FREDERIC ROWTON. With Additions. Illustrations. 8vo, cloth......$2.50

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Mr. RoWTON has presented us with admirably selected specimens of nearly one hundred of the most celebrated female poets of Great Britain, from the time of Lady Juliana Bernes, the first of whom there is any record, to the Mitfords, the Ilewitts, the Cooks the Barretts, and others of the present day.Hunt's Merchants' Magazine.

SPECIMENS OF THE BRITISH POETS.

From the time of Chaucer to the end of the Eighteenth Century. By THOMAS CAMPBELL. In One Volume, royal 8vo.

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THE POETS AND POETRY OF THE ANCIENTS:

By WILLIAM PETER, A. M. Comprising Translations and Specimens of the Poets of Greece and Rome, with an elegant engraved View of the Coliseum at Rome. Bound in cloth......$3 Cloth extra, gilt edges........

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It is without fear that we say that no such excellent or complete collection has ever been made. It is made with skill, taste, and judgment.-Charleston Patriot.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF N. PARKER WILLIS.

Illustrated by 16 Plates, after designs by E. LEUTZE. In One Volume, royal 8vo. A new Edition. Bound in cloth extra, gilt edges.........

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This is one of the most beautiful works ever published in this country.— Courier and Inquirer.

Pure and perfect in sentiment, often in expression, and many a heart has been won from sorrow or roused from apathy by his earlier melodies. The illustrations are by LEUTZE,-a sufficient guarantee for their beauty and grace. As for the typographical execution of the volume, it will bear comparison with any English book, and quite surpasses most issues in America.-Neal's Gazette. The admirers of the poet could not have his gems in a better form for hol day presents.-W. Continent.

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JOURNAL OF ARNOLD'S EXPEDITION TO QUEBEC, IN 1775.

By ISAAC SENTER, M. D. 8vo, boards.

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ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SIMON SUGGS;

And other Sketches. By JoOHNSON J. HOOPER. With Illustrations. 12mo, paper.

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By Mrs. CAROLINE LEE HENTZ, Author of "Linda." Paper covers..........

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BIG BEAR OF ARKANSAS;

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COMIC BLACKSTONE.

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GHOST STORIES.

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MODERN CHIVALRY; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FARRAGO AND TEAGUE O'REGAN.

By H. H. BRACKENRIDGE. Second Edition since the Author's death. With a Biographical Notice, a Critical Disquisition on the Work, and Explanatory Notes. With Illustrations, from Original Designs by DARLEY. Two volumes, paper covers 75cts. Cloth or sheep..............

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