The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

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By Sherwood, Jona and Paternoster-row.
To 'eOISIIISTS.
t.(RAY'S BOOK of ROADS, on an entirely new
f plan, 'hoeing, at one view, the various lines of route
leading to any required point of distances and the index so ar-
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spliced route, at whatever principal town or watering-place the tra-
veller may happen to be. Pace 7s. half-bound, or, with a complete
set of county maps, 12s.
IL COOKE'S GUIDE to the LAKES of CUMBERIAND.
WESTMORELAND, and leA NCASH IRE, including a de-
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cent Towne and Villages. local peculeiritiei, &e. &c. in a pocket
valuate, with map and views, price 2e. lid. in boards.
3. CQOKE'S TOPOGRAPHY of DEVON, containing •
compendious topographical and statistical account of that picot-
league county, its towns, roads, rivers, coasts, minerals, manufac-
tures, commerce, fisheries), agriculture, antiquities, natural history,
&e. &c. New edition, with map and views, price 45.
4. SOUTH WALES, topographically and historically de-
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part of, the Beauties of England and Wales, but now sokteeparately.
In one thick volume, Bvo., illustrated with a map of th! -country,
3.1 plates of interesting objects, picturesque scenery. &c., price
it is. in boards.
I. NORTH WALES, topographically and historically de-
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with the above, illustrated with • map and d'J engravings, prigs
U. 4s. in boards.
6. A NEW PICTURE of the ISLE of WIGHT; illustrated
with a map and 2b plates of the mo-t beautiful and interesting vines
throughout the island, in imitation of orieinal sketches. By W.
Cooke. Price Its. in boards. Another Edition, in llvo. with 1
additional views, price 21s. in boards.
7. A NSW GUIDE to BLENHEIM, the Seat of No Gm*
the Duke of Marlborough; comprising six elegantly engraved views
of that splendid edifice, from drawings by J. P. Neale; with an
historical deeeteption of the mansion, and a catalogue of the pic-
tures. In rgral hivo. price is. in boards.
8. The GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, and STATISTICS of ~
NORTH and SOU'fll AMERICA and the WEST INDIES. '
By H. C. Carey and J. Lea. With considerable Additions rela-
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&c. In one large volume Ilvo. illustrated with several coloured
Maps, Charts, and Views, price 16s. boards,
" The publication before us contains by far the most valuable
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has issued from the press. It is constructed on a comprehensive and
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executed • and when all the modern information required by the
thew; and revolutions on the new Continent is taken into the
account, we are free to say that it is a very complete illustration
of the important matters which it embraces. Either for instruc-
tion or reference, it is calculated to be a standard work."--Lite-
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9. A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, containing a complete set
of lilapa, drawn from the best authorities, olall the principal King.
data and States in the World ; to which is prefixed, an Introduc-
tion to Geography, and on the Construction and use of Maps ; by
Thome, 3lyers. LL.D. of the Royal Military Academy, Woof.
wich ; Author of the " New and Comprehensive System of 310-
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bound ; or full coloured, 1/. I le. 6d.
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UV set of plates, agreeably to the present .improved state of gm.
graphical science ; several of the Maps, as those of Central Asia,
Southern Africa, the new States of South America, &c. being given
on an enlarged scale, so as to exhibit, with fidelity, the va-
rious natural and political distinctions. The introductory disser.
tations will be found to possess a degree of novelty hitherto stn.
attempted n works of this nature ; a variety of practical illus-
trations, examples, and precepts, having been introduced, by atten-
tion to which the student may easily acquire a competent knowledge
of the natural and political divisions of the globe, and of the relative
extent and positions of its various empires,langdonis, and states.
10. NEW RUSSIA-A JOCRNEY from RIGA to th
CRIMEA, by WAY of KIEV ; with some Account of the Colo.
niration, and of the Manners and Customs te!' the Colonists of New
Russia. To which is added. a2d Edition of Notes relating to the
Crim Tamers. By Mary Holdernesa. In one vol. Bvo. illustrated
with coloured plates of costumes, &c. ; price 10s. 6d. in balsas.
" In taking leave of Mrs. Holilmness, we have great pleasure IN
assuring her, that her volume makes a near approximation to the
sort of work which we are glad to encourage from intelligent Eng.
lish residents abroad. It bears everywhere the stamp of good sense,
observation, and truth."-Illuarterly Review, No. S 7.
11. NOTES of the WAR in SPAIIN detailing Occurrences,
Military mad Political, is Galicia, end at Gibraltar and Cadiz, from
the Fall of Comma, to the Occupation of Cadiz by the French.
By Thomas Steele, Esq. M.A. of Magdalen College, Cambridge s
a Member of the Spanish Committee. Illustrated with Maps, price
9s. boards.
12. The SHOOTER'S COMPANION. By T. B. Johnson.
Comprehending s Description of Pointers and Setters, and of such
Birds as are the object of pursuit. Of Scent ; and the reason why
one Dog's Sense of Smell is superior to another's. The Fowl.-ag.
piece fully considered, particularly as it relates to the Use of Per.
suasion Powder. Shaoting illustrated; and the Art of Shooting
Flying simplified and clearly laid down. The Genie Laws fame.
Early explained, &c. &c. New Edition, considerably enlarged
andimproved, price 9s. in boards; illustrated with three fine En.
graving', by I.andseer.
" This is a well-written and well-arranged production.',-Lhee
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13. SCOTT'S BRITISH FIELD SPORTS; embracing Prue-
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Dogs and Horses; also, on the 31anagemen tof Fowling-pieces and
all other Sporting Implements. Illustrated with upwards of Sixty
highly finished Engravings, comprehending every variety of sub-
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with Proof Impressions of the Plates, price 31. 3s.
14. The S PORTSM AN'S ItEPOSlTOßY,cntnpriaing a Series
of highly-finished Engravings, representing the Horse and the Dog
in all their Varieties, executed in the Line Manner, by 31r. John
Scott, from original Paintings by Marshall, Reinagle, Gilpin,
Stubbs, and Cooler; secompinied with a comprehensive deserip-
lien of the different species of each, and a variety of information in
Training and the Amusements of the Field. By the Author of
" British Field Sports." Elegantly printed in 410. and embel.
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Parts, Ios. Ike each.
IS. BECKFORD ON HUNTING! a New Edition, In Oro.
with numerous Cuts, 14s.
" Mr. Beckfind has so well described the present practice, and
given such solid and rational advice on the subject. that his Treatise
halt, from the date of its publication, become a general Text Book :
indeed, all persons that delight in I hid Sports should be in pos-
session of it.
IS. An ESSAY on HUNTING ; in which • great variety of
most important intOrmation is communicated under the heath-
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Hounds, the florae, Huntsmen, Ssgacity, &c. &c. Third Edition.
In Bvo. 7s. boards, or in 4to. 12s.
17. A PRACTICAL ESSAY on the Breaking and Training
the ENGLISH SPANIEL and POINTER. To which are
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of Eden Hall. Cumberland. In Set). price 10s. 6d. in boards.
111. 8031ERVII.LES celebrated Proem of the CHASE; a New
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19. The SPORTSMAN'S VOCAL LIBRARY; containing
near 4eo Songs relating to II unting, Racing, Shooting, Angling,
Ike. Ac. With two Engravings, Us.
20. The ANGLER'S GUIDE., by T. F. Salter. Being a new
complete Practical Treatise on'Angling, for Sea, River, and Pond
Fish. Fifth Edition. With nenierous Engravings and Cuts of ;
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21. The YOUNG ANGLER'S GUIDE, abridged from the
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In 3 vols. 12ino. price one guinea in boards,
21. CAPRICE; Or, Anecdotes of the Listowel
" All made of fantasy,
Ail made of passions, and all made of wishes."
In 3 vols. 12nto. price Ills. in boards,
23. The HER3IIT in EDINBURGH ; or, Sketches of Man-
ners, and Real Charecters and Scenes In the Drams of Life.
"Foams et hose ohm ineminisse jurabit."
In 'lvo., price 10s. lid. in boards,
24. The HISTORY of MEXICO, front the Spanish Conquest'
to the present Era ; containing a condensed and general View of
the Manners. Customs, Religion, (.'ommerce, Soil, and Agricul.
cure, Animal, Vegetahle, and Mineral Productions ; a concise
political and statistical Review of the Changes effected in that
Country, with its present form of Government, &c. &c. Also,'
Motivations, speculative and practical, as to the best means of '
working the Mexican Mines, by a combination of British talent,
capital, and machinery. By Nicholas Mill. Esq.
Elegantly printed in an Bvo. volume, price 14s. in beards,
25. The BEAUTIES of MODERN LITERATURE, in
verse and prose ; to which is prefixed, a Preliniinery View of the
Literature of the Age.. By M. 31`Derulot, Author of a " Critical
Dissertation on Taste, • he.
Mind, mind alone (bear witness earth and heaven),
The diving fountains in itself contains
111 beauteous and sublime ; here, hand in hand,
Sit paramount the Graces ; here enthroned,
Celestial Venue, with divinest airs,
Invites the soul to never-fsding joy.
Akenside's I'leasures of Imagination.
Also, by the same Editor,
26. A CRITICAI. DLeSERTATION on the Nature and
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