The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-11-14
AGENCY FOR SCHOOLS, COL
LEGES AND LIBRARIES.
D. Van Nostrand,
PUBLISHER or WORKS or AATHEHA1
ICAL PHYSICAL AND MILITARY
SCIENCE,


SCI2NCE
100 Broadway, New York,
OFFERS his services as agent for the supply Of
" books of every description, American and for
eien in large or small quantities. for college, school,
society or private Libraries His arrangements for
the prompt importation o. books and periodicals from
England and the continent of Europe, are complete
all orders will be sent Immediately on their receipt
and executed by return of steamer. Single works
forwarded, if desired, by mail or express Foreign
works, and also scientific apparatus, &C., imported
for educational institutions, free of duty. a.r
DIV. Mis- prepared also to execute orders for the
printing of catalogues addresses programmes OF ex-
hbition, cards of invitation, examination papers IN
ancient and foreign languages and all similar jobs on
behalf of colleges and he will furthermore attend 10
the engraving of diploma plates, the preparation OF
decorations and medals for prizes, the getting up OF
banners and other insignia for literary societies and
in general whatever in the operations Of educational
institutions, requires a resort to the art or skill OF
large cities.
Having had much experience in agencies oil this
nature having for many years transacted business for
southern colleges having been citizen of the South
himself and having an extensive acquaintance in the
southern States he feels confident of being able to
give satisfaction to all who may desire his services
Reference may be had to the Faculty Of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, or to the Hon. Jacob Thomp-
son, Secretary of the Interior.
The following are the titles of few Of his own
publications =
D'AuBuIssoN's TREATISE on Hydraulics, for the
use of Engineers Translated from the French, and
adapted to the English Units of Measure. BY Joseph
Bennett Civil Eng. vol svo,, cloth, 1928.
L. Coz. BURNS NAVAL AND MILITARY TECHNICAL
DICTIONARY OF THE French LANGUAGE In two parts,
English and EngishFrench with Explanations
of the various terms. vol. crown svo., $3.50.
The SIEGE o. BoMARsuND, 1854, Translated from
the French by an Army Officer. illustrated by Maps
and Plans ! vol. l2mo., CLOTH as C.
The CoNrRAcToR's MANUAL AND BUILDERS PRICE,
Book. BY A. b. Clough, Architect. vol lSmo, b0c.
The LAW OF FREEDOM AND BONDAGE IN THE Uni
TED STATES. BY John Goldman Hurd. h2 volumes.
Vol. ~ Cloth, $3.50; law sheep, 81.
WOODBURY. on THE ARcn-Treatise on the various
Elements of Stability in the well-proportioned Arch.
With numerous Tables of the Ultimate and Actual
Thrust BY Capt. d. p Woodbury., Z. s. Corps OF
Engineers vol. Svo., engravings, CLOTH $3.50.
LETTERS on COLLEGE GOVERNMENT AND COLLEGIATE
EDUCATION. BY Rev. +. A. p. Barnard, LII d., Pres
ident of the University of Mississippi Octave, linn.
cloth, 81.
RULES AND RIFLE PRAcTIcE-An Elementary Urea
tise upon the Theory of Rife Firing, explaining the
Causes of Inaccuracy of Fire. and the manner of cor
rectng it; with Description of the Infantry Rhesr
Europe and the United States their Balls and Cart
ridges BY C. NJ. Wilcox, U. s. A. VOL, l2mo
with Illustrations, cloth, $l.75.
DICTIONARY OF ALL OFFICERS IN THE ARMY OF TH
UNITED STATES FROM 1889 to JANUARY lsT, 1858, AM
OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS Second edition
with a Supplement bringing it down to January l
1860. by Col. Chas. X. Gardner. vol cloth, So
A COURSE OF Instruction IN ORDNANCE AND GUS
merry compiled for the of the Cadets of the Tn.
ted States Military Academy. BY j. q. Benton, Cap
tain of Ordnance, U s. A., ind Instructor of Ord
nance and Science of Gunnery, U. S. Military Acade-
my, West Point. lvol Svo. In press
TnE ARTLLERIsr's MANUAL. BY Lieut.. John Glib
bon, U. s. A. Prolusely illustrated with wood-cuts
and cngravings on stone. l vol. Svo., l-2 roam, SIS
PRNoIPLEs AND PRAcrIcE OF ENHANCING LANDS
FROM RIVER FLoons, applied to the Levees of the
Mississippi. by William Hewson, Civil Engineer
vol. Svo, cloth, 81.
- EvOLUrONs OF THE LINE AS PRACTIcED BY THr
AUSTRIAN INFANTRY AND ADOPTED IN 1858. Trans
lated by Lieut.. c. NJ. Wilcox, 9Th Reg U. S. Army.
large plates, l2mo. cloth, ST.
EvoLUTIONs or FIELD BATTERIES OF ARTILLERY
BY Mai. r. Anderson, L. ). A. Published by order
of War Department. elmo. 32 plates.
New York, June l, lS60-l-2-tf.