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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

VALUABLE HAND-BOOKS FOR LONDON VISITORS,

ONLY SIXPENCE EACH

:* The numbers in the following List, most suitable for Visi-
tors, and as entertaining Companions on the Road, are—A
Week in London, No. 18; Excursions in the Vicinity of Lon-
don, No. 26 ; The Watering Places on the Southern Coast,
No. 30; and Sports, Pastimes, ancj—Customs of London,
No. 35.

NEW LIBRARY 07FUL KNOWLEDGE,
Price Sixpence each ; a mplete Subject in each Nuul-
ben

I. The. FLOWER GAit-DENER'S MANUAL; containbl,
Practical Instructions,Kr the Cultivation and Management or
Sh2r.ubEsNaGniudlFslnowceroso, Adapted; tocoEnntagilnisinhgGparrdaecntisc.al
ir
Price 6d.
for dressing Family Dinners, &c., with every Information It.
quired by the English Cook. Price 6d.
3. The HORSE ; its Habits, Diseases, and Mode of Treat-
ment Explained; with Advice to Purchasers, and Practical
Directions for its Management in the Stable and on the Road.
Price 6d.

4. The KITCHEN GARDENER'S MANUAL ; containin;
Practical Instructions for the Cultivation and Management 01
Culinary Vegetables and Herbs, adapted either to small or
large Gardens. Price 6d.

5. The MOTHER'S MEDICAL ADVISER, on the Diseases
and Management of Children, with Recipes. Price 6d.
6. AUSTRALIA, VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, and NEW ZEA-
LAND : their History and Present State, with their prospects
in regard to Emigration impartially considered. With a MaP•
Price 6d.

7. DOMESTIC BREWING, a Hand-Book for Families ;
containing the most simple and economical processes for en-
suring a wholesome beverage ; together with the most approved
Methods of making British Wines, Ginger and Spruce Beer'
Mead, &c. Price 6d.

8. The STEAM ENGINE familiarly Described, with a brief
Account of its History and Uses. Illustrated with Engraving,S.
Price 6d.

9. PRESERVING, PICKLING, and CONFECTIONERY,
for the Use of Families ; including directions for making Pas-
try, Cakes, Jellies, and elegant Trifles for the Dessert; together
with plain directions for making and baking Bread, Rolls,
French Bread, Buns, Puffs, Muffins, &c. Price 6d.
10. The CHRISTIAN RELIGION: an Account of everY
Sect, its Origin, Progress, Tenets of Belief, and Rites and Ce-
remonies, accurately described, and carefully compiled from
the Latest and Best Authorities. Price 6d.
11. The FRUIT GARDENER'S MANUAL, and GREEN-
HOUSE COMPANION; containing Practical Instructions for
the Cultivation and Management of Fruit Trees and Fruit
bearing Shrubs, with directions for the Conservatory and Hot-
house, adapted to small or large Gardens. Price 6d.
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t,hhANlMALS;ichalldirectionsani
mcfooanrlts ianriengvilnstructions
distinguishingin
aarito
m:yiersti
nthin:
Rearing, Breeding, and Management of Mitch Cows,Pi
Poultry, Ducks, Geese. Turkeys, Guinea Fowls, Pigeons J
bite, Bees,D
those diseases
state. Price'6d.
13. PHYSIOLOGY of HEALTH; of some of
an Account
the more important Functions of the Human Body, with Hints
sto their Management. By an Eminent Physician. Price 6d.
14. GEOLOGY : an ; the prin-
..

Science.gge Pric o. e
6d

introductm
that interesting and-pWa

15. The FARM AND THE diftliEN' an Account of every
Vegetable Production cultivated for the Table, by the Plouga
and the Spade. Pric 6d.
16. VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY ; a Treatise intended to
Explain, in a concise and lucid manner, the Structure and
Functions of Plants, with a view to render the study interest-
ing and practically useful. Price 6d.
17. The YOUNG MAN'S MENTOR F-'

it, on his Entrance
Life; with Rules for his General Conduct after leaving School.
The whole intended to assist in Forming and Strengthenin%
the Intellectual and Moral Character of Youth and Manhood.
Price 6d.

18. A WEEK IN LONDON, or how to View the Metropolis,
with all its National Establishments, Public Buildings, Exhi-
. 4- •

onions, szc., in mven vays ; to wmcn is prefixed an HistoricL.
and Descriptive Account of the Great City, from the earliest
period to the present time; with a Vignette Map of London.
Price 6d.
19. COTTON, FROM THE POD TO THE FACTORY ; $
Popular View of the Natural and Domestic History of the
Plant ; the Adaptation and Improvement of the Raw Material;
with the Rise and Progress of the Cotton Factory to its present
state of perfection ; and a brief Account of Bleaching and Dye-
ing. Price 6d.
20. CHINA; its History from the earliest Periods to the
present time, with an Account of the Manners, Customs, and
Institutions of the Chinese; and a Description of Hong Kong
and the otherports opened to the British trade. Price 6d.
21. The STUDY of BOTANY facilitated by a familiar intro-
duction to the Natural System. Designed to awaken a taste
for, and lead the way to, a sound and accurate knowledge 0'
that fascinating science; comprising Structural Botany, or $
Description of the component parts of Plants ; Descriptive Bo-
tan22y. andßß BRlTlSHSystematicexhibitedßßEostTanTlEEs;a G iunidae rational itohnea 1B Cealaustsiiefiscao-f
tion, Price 6d.
our Woods and Parks, with the Natural History, and varioui
use of Forest Trees. Price 6d.

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RSRATIRA6
23NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA N , E
CAPE
ISLAND. With a Map of British America. Price 6d.
24. DOMESTIC MEDICINE; or the Family Medical Ad-
viser, a Manual of Health. With Recipes. Price 6d.
25. The ART of LETTER WRITING Simplified by Precept
and Example, embracing Practical Illustrations of Epistolary
Correspondence, useful Postal Information, &c. Price 6d., a
26. EXCURSIONS in the VICINITY of LONDON, ita-
circle of Fifty Miles A Guide to Visitors and Holiday
biers. Price 6d. and
27, MINERALOGY. A Familiar Outline of that useful
pleasing Science. Price 6d.
28. MUSIC on the CONTINENT of EUROPE. Its History
from the Earliest Ages, including the East, Greece, and home'
Price 6d:
29. MUSIC IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, WALES, air
SCOTLAND. Its History from the earliest periods. Incl‘iar
ing the most Eminent Professors, Musical Drama, Italian
Opera, &c. Price 6d. a
30. The WATERING and SEA BATHING PLACES
KENT, SUSSEX, HAMPSHIRE, and the ISLE of WIGHT„a
31. A MUSICAL GUIDE, for Singing, the Pianoforte, ?,;
other Musical Instruments, with musical terms explained, S.'

32. The YOUNG CLERK'S MANUAL, or Counting House
Assistant. A Complete Hand-book for the Young Merchant..
33. The WONDERS of ASTRONOMY DISPLAYED, in
d,
Popular Exposition of that most interesting Science. Price
6
@[34. MIGRATORY BIRDS ; a Guide to their Favourib`
Places of Resort. Natural History. Songs, &c. Price 6d.
35. SPORTS, PASTIMES, and CUSTOMS of LONDON'
Ancient and Modern, with Illustrative Anecdotes, &c. Price 60
NOTIOE.—The " New Library of Use ful Knowledge " will 14
found to conform strictly to its title. The whole Series wn'
consist of Works of practical utility. They are of every day
terest ; and the manner of treating them will, it is hoped, pros
ea
to be both clear and familiar. Each subject will be complete
in one number, so that every book will be distinct and separate,
Upon a comparison of this Series of Works with others of
similar nature, it will be seen that as regards composition,
printing, and quantity of matter, it has no rival. Each null
her contains 64 pages in Foolscap. Svo., with Vignette Title an
ornamental Wrapper, and the price only Sixpence.
London : CRADOCK & Co., 48, Paternoster-row, and sold bf
all the Booksellers of Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, &c.