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l. guished from all former periods, by the ca,
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community. The advantages of such works
as the following are manifold and cannot fail
to be appreciated by discerning public.
The Pictorial Family BiWe-being
the Old and New Testaments, according to the
authorized version. With fun marginal refer
ences, tables of the weights and measures of
the scriptures, full chronology from the Lat
in of Calovius, q steel engraved family record,
superb and authentic map of Palestine and
the Holy Land. Illustrated by about 1000 en-
cravings l45O pages large quarto. Price S..
The Russian Empire AN illustrated
description--being a 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 SUBJ
stantially bound. Price s3,O0.
Neac 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-
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, so.
| Thrilling Incidents Of the Vars of the
United iaates-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. GOO pages octave price SO, so.
| Ne,0 Pictorial Description of the Uni
ted &atcs-containing an account of the topog-
raphy, settlement, history, revolutionary and
other interesting events, statistics, progress in
agriculture, manufactures and population &c.
of each State in the Union. illustrated with
200 engravings of the. principal cities, places,
buildings, scenery, ousiosities, seals of the
States, &c, &c. 700 pages octave, price $500.
Treasury of knoacledge, and Cyclope-
dia of Science and Art-contdiHing great a.
mount of interesting and useful information
Astronomy, Travels in the Holy Land 'Discov-
cry of America, Early settlementsof the coun-
try, biographies Of eminent men, incidents of
merous engravings. 5l2pages 8vo. Price s., so.
Neac and Complete History of the Bible
from the creation of the world to the full es-
adjustment of Christianity--with, copious
notes, forming an illustrated commentary OF
the sacred text. 700 pages svo 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 notices
| of the principal objects of interest in Paris,
Rouen, Lisbon Madrid, Barcelona, Pisa, Leg
horn, Rome Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii,
Postum, Palermo, Malta, Venice, Milan, Ge-
neva, Furnes Brussels, Tyrol, Antwerp, Rot
terdam, Amsterdam, Wrterloo, &c. &C., Care.
fully compiled from the best and latest sources
With numerous engravings. $50 PIP. 8vo.
Price $3.50. as 4a a. s-..g -...s.-.s
Pictorial Description of Great Britain
and Eeland-together with notices of the prin.
cpal places, natural curiosities &C, in the King.
dom and the British Islands With several
hundred handsome engravings illustrative OF
scenes of picturesque beauty, churches, cos
tunes Sc in those celebrated countries. 55Op.
octave, price $50. 'F"t' ~.
f. Pictorial Family annual -compris-
ing within itself complete library of useful
and entertaining knowledge. With over two
hundred engravings, strictly illustrative, repre-
senting actual scenery, costumes, monuments,
&c. 1858 PIP. 8vo., price $500. = ~-rv
Information for tile People-compris-
ing within itself complete library of useful
and entertaining knowledge This work has
| the finest embellishments ever offered to the
American public, 600. pages, .Svo, price 81, so.
Nea0 Pictorial Family WASHINGTON, or
Digest of General Knowledge-comprising a
complete sci,cle of useful and entertaining IN
| formation, designed for families, schools and
libraries. 600 PIP. 8vo. Price 81, so.
Pdorial History Of the. american REQ
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, sc. Several hundred
Engmyings. Price $500.
Pictorial Sunday Book-designed for
the use of families, Bible classes, and Sunday
| the manners and customs of Eastern Nations,
and explanatory of many portions of the
Scriptures. 600 pages Svo. price so.
| Bible Biography, or the Lives and
Characters of the Principal personages recorded
in the Sacred Writings-practically adapted to
the instruction of youth and private families
| containing thirty dissertations on the eviden-
ces of Divine Revelation, from Timpson's Key
| 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 description of the races of men,
manners and customs of various Nations, Birds
Beasts, Plants SC. Part III. Wonders of Art,
or descriptions Of inventions, cities, ruins, Gu
riosities, sc. With 400 Illustrations. 54Opp.
8vo. 50 so.
History Of Palestime-from the Patri-
archal Age to the present time. BY John Kit
to, Editor of the London Pictorial Bible, etc
Price 81 90. Fst&st 's
All the above works are for sale at the St.
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