Part 104

Edinb. 1829, &c.

"This is a very excellent and valuable work, as indeed the talent employed on it sufficiently ensures. The plates are beautifully coloured, and the letter-press accurately and well written. We strongly recommend it to our scientific readers."--Neville Wood.

LAMARCK'S CONCHOLOGY, containing a complete Translation of his Descriptions of both the recent and Fossil Genera, Illustrated by 22 highly-finished Lithographic Plates, comprising nearly 400 accurate Figures of Shells drawn by J. Mawe, edited by EDMUND A. CROUCH, F.L.S. royal 4to. (published at 1l 11s 6d) in extra cloth boards, 10s 6d

1827

---- the same, WITH THE PLATES BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED, (published at 3l 3s) elegantly bound in gilt cloth, 1l 11s 6d

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Literary Gazette.

LATHAM'S GENERAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, being the Natural History and Description of all the Birds (above four thousand) hitherto known or described by Naturalists, with the Synonymes of preceding Writers; the second enlarged and improved edition, comprehending all the discoveries in Ornithology subsequent to the former publication, and a General Index, 11 vols. 4to. with upwards of 200 exquisitely coloured plates, elegantly hf. bd. morocco, 12l 12s

Winchester, 1821-28

The Index sold separately, price 10s 6d in boards.

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Neville Wood.

LEWIN'S (J. W.) NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after Nature, by JOHN WILLIAM LEWIN, late of Paramatta, New South Wales; third and greatly improved edition, with an Index of the Scientific Names and Synonymes to the present time (1838), contributed by Mr. Gould, Mr. Eyton, and other scientific gentlemen, folio, with 27 plates, beautifully coloured, (published at 4l 4s) neatly hf. bd. morocco, 2l 2s

1838

"Admirable figures, full of truth and nature; accompanied by valuable observations on the habits and economy of the birds."--Swainson.

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LINDLEY'S BRITISH FRUITS; or Figures and Descriptions of the most Important Varieties of Fruit Cultivated in Great Britain, 3 vols. royal 8vo. containing 152 most beautifully coloured plates, chiefly by Mrs. Withers, Artist to the Horticultural Society, (published at 10l 10s) elegantly hf. bd. green morocco extra, gilt edges, 5l 5s

1841

This is an exquisitely beautiful work. Every plate is like a highly finished drawing, similar to those in the Horticultural Transactions.

LINDLEY'S LADIES' BOTANY; or a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of Botany, new edition, 12mo. with numerous wood-cuts, (published at 12s) elegantly bound in cloth, with gilt back and sides, 7s

1841

---- the same, with the plates coloured, extra gilt cloth, 12s

"The want of a popular Introduction to the study of Botany on the improved natural system has been completely removed by this volume of Dr. Lindley's. It is accurate in its science, graceful in its style, and familiar in its language; it enables the student to take some common, or easily accessible plant, as the representative of each natural family, to examine its several parts, to compare them with the plates, and learn their uses from the descriptions; when he has done this with care, and understood, and remembered what he has done, he will be a Botanist; if not a learned one, at least acquainted with all the fundamental facts of the science."

Athenæum.

"We are infinitely indebted to Professor Lindley for leading us so far in the study of Botany in a plain and intelligible way. A multitude of plates, a clear text, and a most judicious and agreeable arrangement, render this introduction to perhaps the most innocent and delightful of all studies, truly acceptable."

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MANTELL'S FOSSILS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS, or ILLUSTRATIONS of the GEOLOGY of SUSSEX, royal 4to. with 42 plates, (published at 3l 3s) extra cloth bds. 2l 2s