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PICTORIAL WORKS.
TIME PRESENT AGE is honorably distin.
l. guished from all former periods, by the ca
gerness manifested for every species Of knowl
edge, and by the successful efforts made to diff
fuse useful information among all classes of the
community. The advantages of such works
as the following are manifold and cannot fail
to be appreciated by discerning public:
The Pictorial Family Bile-being
the Old and New Testaments, according to the
authorized version. With full marginal refer
ences, tables of the weights and measures of
the scriptures, a full chronology from the Lat
in of Calovius steel engraved family record,
superb and authentic map of Palestine and
the Holy Land. Illustrated by about 1000 en-
cravings. 145O pages large quarto. Price So.
THE Russian Empire-an illustrated
description-being physical and political his
tory OF its governments and provinces, pro-
auctions, resources, imperial government
commerce, literature, educational means, reli-
gion, people, manners, customs, antiquities
ETC. etc. ETC., from the latest and most anthem
tic sources. Embellished with 200 engravings
and maps of European and Asiatic Russia
The whole complete in one large octave vol
ume Of about 700 pages, elegantly and sub
stantially bound. Price $500. ..
Nec Pictorial History Of China ana
Ladia--comprising a description of those coun
tries and their inhabitants; embracing the his
torical events, government, religion, education
language, literature, arts, manufactures Pro
auctions, commerce, and manners and customs
Of the people, from the earliest period of au
thentic record to the present time. Illustra
ted with two hundred engravings., GOO pages
large octave, price So, -. ~ -a'D-
Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of TIL
United States comprising the most striking anc
remarkable events of the Revolution, til,
French War, the Tripolitan War, the Indiar
Wars, the second war with Great Britain, anC
the Mexican War. With three hundred En-
cravings 600 pages octave, price 50, so.
New Pictorial Description of the Uni
| ted Stotes-containing an account of the topog
raphy, settlement, history revolutionary ant
other interesting events statistics, progress il
agriculture, manufactures and population &c
| of each State in the Union. Illustrated will
200 engravings of the principal cities, places
| buildings, scenery, curiosities, seals Of thu
States, &c. SC. 700 pages octave, price 800
Treasury Of knowledge, and Cyclope
dia of Science and Art-containing great a
mount of interesting and useful information
Astronomy, Travels in the Holy Land, Discov
cry of America, Early settlements of the coun
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travel, Discoveries in Science &c. With nu
merous engravings. 512pages 8vo. Price 50, so
Neao and Complete History of tile Bib,
from the creation of the world to the full es
Enlistment of Christianity-with copiou.
notes, forming an illustrated commentary o
the sacred text. 700 pages 8vo. Price $500
Scenes and Sketches of Continental Eu
rope embracing descriptions of France, Portu
gal, Spain, Italy, Scicily Switzerland, Belgium
Holland, &C., together with views and notice.
Of the principal objects of interest in Paris
Rouen, Lisbon Madrid, Barcelona Pisa, Leg
horn, Rome Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii
Postum, Palermo, Malta, Venice, Milan, &c
neva, Furnes, Brussels, Tyrol, Antwerp, Rot
terdam, Amsterdam, Wrterloo, &c. &c. Care
fully compiled from the best and latest sources
With numerous engrayings. $50 pp. Svo
Price $3.50.
Pictorial Description Of Great Britai,
and Eeland-together with notices Of the prin
cipal places, natural curiosities &C. in the King
dom and the British Islands. With sevcra
hundred handsome engravings illustrative o
scenes of picturesque beauty, churches, cos
octave, price $2,5O E.-H@ = -.-iif
Pictorial Family Annual-compris
ing within itself complete library of usefu
uiu hHoWltuSC.s VIII oFCI tWs
hundred engravings, strictly Illustrative, repre-
senting actual scenery, costumes, monuments
sc. 368 PIP. Svo., price $500. g, y
| .MfornMtion for the People-compris
ing within itself complete library of usefu
and entertaining knowledge. This work ha.
the finest embellishments eyer offered to tn,
American public. 600 pages, Svo, price 50, so
Neqo Pictorial Family Instructor, OF
Digest of General acknowledgements
complete circle Of useful and entertaining in
formation, designed for families, schools and
libraries. 600 PIP. Svo. Price $3.50. fsE
Pictorial History If the American Rec
olution-a book for every family in the Union.
1t contains an account Of the early history OF
the country, Constitution of the United States
| a Chronological Index &c. Several hundred
Engravings. Price $500.
Pictorial Sunday Book-designed fol
the use of families, Bible classes, and Sunda,
School Teachers. Principally illustrative o
the manners and customs of Eastern Nations
and explanatory of many portions Of tn
Scriptures. 600 pages Syo. price $3.50. 4!
! Bible Biography, or the Lives ant
Characters ofthe Principal personages recorde'
in the Sacred Writings practically adapted t
the instruction of youth and private families
containing thirty dissertations on the eviden
ecS VA bFIiC 1sc'cidtloiI, NUN , Ac
to the Bible. With numerous Illustrations
500 PIP. 8vo Price $3.50.
| Wonders Of the World-Second Sc
ries, in two Parts-Part l. Wonders of Nature
containing a description of the races of men
manners and customs of various Nations, Birds
Beasts, Plants sc. Part H. Wonders of Art
or descriptions of inventions, cities, ruins, Gu
riosities, &c. With 400 illustrations 540pp
8vo. $50
History of Palestine--from the Patri
archal Age to the present time. BY John Kit
to, Editor of the London Pictorial Bible, etc
Price 81 90.
All the above works are for sale at the st
Charles Bookstore, by ,
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