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Page 110 - A Dictionary of Practical Medicine : Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially...
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Page 310 - Woodcuts, 7s. 6d. Low's Elements of Practical Agriculture; comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm. New Edition ; with 200 Woodcuts.
Page 285 - Notes of a Traveller. 8vo. price 12s. Laing's (S.) Observations on the Social and Political State of the European People in 1848 and 1849 : Being the Second Series of Notes of a Traveller.
Page 275 - Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion derived from the Literal Fulfilment of Prophecy. By ALEXANDER KEITH, DD 37th Edition, with numerous Plates, in square 8vo.
Page 181 - THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Illustrated chiefly in the Doctrinal and Moral Sense, from Ancient and Modern Authors. With Indexes. Demy 8vo., cloth, 13s. " For variety and profuseness, this collection stands almost without a rival; there is a pleasing tone of piety in the extracts.
Page 302 - Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relations to physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce, and Political Economy. By JUSTUS VON LIEBIG.
Page 76 - Specimens of the ancient Sculpture and Painting now remaining in this Kingdom, from the earliest Period to the Reign of Henry VIII.
Page 129 - CARTHAGE. Carthage and her Remains : being an Account of the Excavations and Researches on the Site of the Phoenician Metropolis in Africa and other adjacent Places. Conducted under the Auspices of Her Majesty's Government.
Page 419 - Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans ; in which Elephants and Wild Beasts were employed or slain : and the remarkable local agreement of History with the remains of such Animals found in Europe and Siberia.