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The Pictorial Family Bible-bcing
the Old and New Tcstaments, according to the
authorized version With full marginal refer
enccs, tables of the weights and measures OF
the scriptures, full chronology from the Lat
in of Calovius, a steel engraved family record.
a 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
scription-bcing physical and political his
tory of its governments and provinces, pro-
auctions, resources, imperial government,
commerce. literature, educational means, rcli-
gion, people, manners. customs, antiquities,
| etc etc. etc, from the latest and most anthem
tic sources. Embellished with 200 engravngs
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.
Nep Pictorial History of China and
India-comprising a description of those coun-
tries and their inhabitants embracing the his
torical events, government, religion, education,
language, literature, arts, manufactures, Pro-
ductons commerce, and manners and customs
of the people, from the earliest period of au-
thentic record to the present time. lllustra-
ted with two hundred engravings. COO pages
large octave, price 50, 80.
IHrHling Incidents of the Wars of the
United comprising the most striking and
remarkable events of the Revolution, the
!; French War, the Tripolitan War, the Indian
Wars, the second war with Great Britain, and
: the Mexican War. With three hundred En-
cravings. COO pages octave, price $3.50.
Neu Pictorial Description Of the I'M
, ted States-containing an account of the topog
raphy, settlement, history, revolutionary anc
; other interesting events statistics, progress il
, agriculture, manufactures and population &c
of each State in the Union. Illustrated will
200 engravinss of the principal cities, places
buildings, scenery, curositics, seals of thu
States, &c. &C. 700 pages octave price $500
Treasury Of Knoacledge, 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
try. biographies of eminent men, incidents O
d travel Discoveries in Science &c. With nu
!; merous engravings. 5l2pages Svo. Price s., SO
S Neu and Complete History Of the Bib
+ from the creation of the world to the full es
u Enlistment of Christianity-with copiou
y notes, forming an illustrated commentary {
n the sacred text. 700 pages Svo. Price $500
IS Scenes and Sketches of Continental Ea
II II rope-embracing descriptions of France, Portu
; gal, Spain, Italy, Sccily Switzerland, Belgium
:, Holland, &c, together with views and notice
:. of the principal objects of interest in Par
- Rouen, Lisbon Madrid Barcelona, Pisa, Les
horn, Rome Naples, Herculaneum, Pompei
u u Postum, Palermo, Malta, Venice, Milan, g,
u neva. Fumes, Brussels, Tyrol, Antwerp, Ro
~ terdam, Amsterdam, Wrterloo, &c &c. Car
a fully compiled from the best and latest source
'is With numerous engravings. $50 PIP. Sv
Price $3.50.
nnss Pictorial Description Of Grent Brita'
~ and acknowledgement with notices of the pril
NJ cipal places, natural curiosities SC in the Kin.
to dom and the British Islands. With sewers
- hundred handsome engravings illustrative
scenes of picturesque beauty, churches, co
TUNES sc. in those celebrated countries. $50
n octave, price $3.50.
Of Pictorial Family Annuol-compri
3y ing within itself a complete library of uscf
ep and entertaining knowledge. With over tv
al hundred cngravings, strictly Illustrative, repr
nd senting actual scenery, costumes, monument
mt SC 3GS PIP. Svo., price $500.
d. Mformntion for the People-compri
ly ing within itself complete library of usef
b. and entertaining knowledge. This work h
n. the finest embellishments ever offered to Il
American public. 600 pages, Svo, price 81, )
y, New Pictorial Family Instructor, ,
NY Digest of General Knowledge-comprising
az complete circle of useful and entertaining
formation, designed for families, schools III
libraries COO PIP. Svo. Price 50, so.
&c lef Pctoriai History Of the american RI
'S' olution-a book for every family in the UniO
,o 1t contains an account of the early history
h,y the country Constitution of the United Stat
- a Chronological Index, &c. Several hundr
Engravings. Price $500.
Pictorial Sunday Book-dcsigned
the use of families, Bible classes, and Sund
School Teachers. Principally illustrative
the manners and customs of Eastern Nation
and explanatory of many portions of t
Scriptures 600 pages Svo. price $3.50.
. Billie Biegraphy, or the Lives al
Characters ofthe Principal psrsonages record
in the Sacred ENTHUSIASTICALLY adapted
Y. the instruction of youth and private familio
or containing thirty dissertations on the evidt
is. ccs of Divine Revelation, from Tmpson's X
in | to the Bible. With numerous Illustration
at 500 PIP. svo. Price $3.50.
ell Uondcrs of the 1yorld-Sccond s
TX ries, in two Parts-Part /. Wonders of Natu
nts containing description of the races of me
es. manners and customs of various Nations, Bir
Beasts, Plants &c. Part ii. Wonders of A
or descriptions of inventions, cities, ruins,
of riosities, &c. With 400 Illustrations. 540l
Svo $3.50.
DIS History of Palestine--from the Pat
archal Age to the present time. BY John X
tho to, Editor of the London Pictorial Bible, c
,ds Price 81 90
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