The New York herald., 1844-09-08

HAswELL's ENGINEER's AND MECHANICS POCKET
BooK-2d Edition-Harper Brothers, New York
This is of the best got up and most useful works
Of the season, and person at all in the line Of
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SYLVESTER SOUND, THE SoMNAMBuLrsT-by Hen
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LECTURES ON THE APPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY
AND GEOLOGY TO AGRIcuLTURK-By J. F.W. John.
ston, M. A. F r. S. Part 4-Wley and Putnam,
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which no agrculturist should be without.
TALES OF GLAuBER SrA-By Miss c. M. Sedge-
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RAMBLEToN, OR FASHIONABLE LIFE IN New
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JOHN w. SMRs AND Co., VS.. M'EwEN AND
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The BEEcHEN TREE; by F. w. Thomas; Har.
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| THE EcLRcrIc MAGAZINE, for September editee
by Professor Agnew Leayitt, Trow and Co., New
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discontinued; and promises to excel its predeces
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The MIRROR LIBRARY, No. 32-Morris ~ Viii
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lis Lecture on Fashion"
| LITrELL's LIVING AGE, No. 16.-Burgess &
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| vRRpLANcK's ILLUSTRATED SHAKESPEARE, No. 30
H. w. Hewett, New York.-Thls work, as i
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| THE LADIES' COMPANION, for September.-An in
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| piece of music "'Tis best to be Free" is some
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| The NATIONAL PROTESTANT, for September =
| Sparry, New Yofk-Il is 10 be regretted that mel
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| THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW, for September-H. G
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| The first article on "The True Theory and Phlo.
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i The successive numbers are issued as rapidly az
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HEALTH OF Baron RoUaE The Gazette OF last
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