The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-05

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Mccartney. -.Butlsr X Co, Philadelphia This work
comprises ssries Of lectures the history Of the Uni
TED States The style, though somewhat verbose IL
pleasing and the matter contained IN ns ,;n h,y
Of the country, although the same amount Of iniorma-
ton might be conveyed IN lever words' Inc pooK -
very handsomely got up.
The NEW YoRK MEDICAL AND sgRoicAL REroEIER'
Vol I-Eded by C. T. Collins NJ. D.Piercy and Reed,
New York-This excellent publication contains large
fund of medical and surgical Information, in the form OF
clinical reports &C. II should be in the hands OF every
medical In addition reports Of cniques, It con-
tans communications on various professional sup]ecs
RATIONALE CRIME By NJ. B. Sampson-Appleton
Co New YorkThe volume before Us embraces series
articles criminal jurisprudence considered in rea
in the London Spectator, some five six years ago
Their tendency to prove that the sanity OF mind ae
cerebral organs Without expressing opinion on the
doctrine Of phTenOlogy we may say that the articles are
chosen his with the express view of proving his
arguments, and therefore, they to be received cum
' i %p1;,o wh.S to % S
lected, not for the purpose Of calculating general
truth but to illustrate special argument The work
edited by E. W. Farnham matron Of the Mount Pleasant
State prison.
soNrrHIse 70. EvERYBoDx; By Robert Carleton,
Of eccentric letters written by the author Of the New
Purchase" containing good deal Of and great
deal of nonsense II forms No 10 of Appleons Litera'
ry Miscellany"
LIVES OF THE QUEENS or ENGLAND By Agnes Srick-
land-Vol 9-Lea and Blanchard Philadelphia
lived the Lives of the Queens of England of very lit
tie value Miss Strickland possesses very few auahca-
tons for historian Her research is certainly deserving
Of praise although is not turned to good account In
the department Of history very few mae-no female
writers have been successful There is not good hso
rian moro than once in century, and scarcely 30 often
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New York "A tale of fiction, by Of the most deser
vedy popular and least affected ladywrtes Of the day
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The NAzARNE By George Lippard-All the book
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The of this publication is sufficient We need not
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The AMERICAN VIoLINIsr: By J. F. Hanks-New-
man Co., 1919 Broadway, New York To those prac-
The system is of the completest published.
Mar OF TEXAS AND PART OF MEIrco BY TIE H.
Ensign, SO Ann street New York This is one of the
embraces the of in Mexico the departments of
New Mexico part of California Texas, and the south
western portion of the United States 1t is reduced and
compiled from the Congressional maps; and, far
have examined it is remarkably accurate 1t is really
gem Of map engraving