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Third Edition, in super-royal 8vo, 12s. cloth gilt; or 21s. morocco gilt, WALKS ABOUT

JERUSALEM and its ENVIRONS.

BY W. H. BARTLETT.

ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY-FOUR ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, TWO MAPS, AND MANY SUPERIOR WOODCUTS.

"We have, at length, in this attractive volume, the desideratum of a complete picturesque guide to the topography of Jerusalem."-Patriot.

"Our impression is, that Jerusalem was never before so successfully delineated."-Evangelical Magazine.

"The volume is well got up in point of embellishments, and contains much valuable matter, with illustrations beautifully executed."-Church of England Magazine.

"Travellers should be told that it is not size which constitutes the valu of illustrations, but accuracy. This little work, only in octavo, throws far more light upon the history and topography of Jerusalem than all the preceding folios and quartos. The book is most beautifully got up in printing and embellishments."-Church of England Quarterly Review.

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FORTY DAYS IN THE DESERT, On the Track of the Israelites';

Or, a JOURNEY from CAIRO by WADY FEIRAN to MOUNT SINAI and Petra. BY W. H. BARTLETT.

ILLUSTRATED WITH TWENTY-SEVEN ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, A MAP, AND NUMEROUS WOODCUTS.

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Now ready, price 4s. cloth gilt, post 8vo,

SCRIPTURE SITES AND SCENES,

FROM ACTUAL SURVEY,

IN EGYPT, ARABIA, AND PALESTINE.

Illustrated by 17 STEEL ENGRAVINGS, 3 MAPS, and 37 WOODCUTS.

ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE & CO. 25, PATERNOSTER ROW.

NEW WORKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Just Published, price 8s. in post 8vo. with numerous Engravings,

The CELT, the ROMAN, and the SAXON :

A HISTORY OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF BRITAIN,

Down to the Conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Illustrated by the Ancient Remains brought to light by recent research.

BY THOMAS WRIGHT, ESQ. M.A. F.S.A.

CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRANCE; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE, &c. &c.

Illustrated Hand-book to the Nineveh Marbles.

Third Edition, in post 8vo, with numerous Illustrations, price 8s. bound in cloth; or 17s. morocco antique,

NINEVEH AND PERSEPOLIS:

An HISTORICAL SKETCH of ANCIENT ASSYRIA and PERSIA, with an Account of the recent Researches in those Countries.

BY W.S. W. VAUX, M.A., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

NOTICES OF THE PRESS, ETC.

ATHENEUM.-"Mr. VAUX's work is well executed, and he gives an accurate and interesting summary of the recent discoveries made on the banks of the Tigris."

WEEKLY CHRONICLE.-" Fresh from the perusal of its immense array of facts, couched in pure phrase, and arranged in the most lucid order, we might be accused of enthusiasm, if we say it is the ablest summary of history and modern investigation with which we are acquainted; but, as most of our readers who open its pages will admit, our praise is far from being exaggerated."

SPECTATOR. "One of the best historical, archæological, and geographical compilations that has appeared."

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GLOBE." The volume is profusely embellished with engravings of the antiquities of which it treats. We would recommend its perusal to all who desire to know whatever our countrymen have done and are doing in the East."

OBSERVER." A valuable addition to archæological science and learning." GUARDIAN."Nothing can be better than the spirit and temper in which Mr. VAUX has written, and he appears to have completely accomplished his object in the composition of the book, which will assuredly take rank among the best and ablest compilations of the day."

ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE & CO. 25, PATERNOSTER ROW.

NEW WORKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

JUST PUBLISHED,

The Colloquies of Edward Osborne,

CITIZEN AND CLOTH WORKER OF LONDON.

Uniform with "The Maiden and Married Life of Mary Powell."

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Libellus a Margareta More, quindecim annos nata, Chelseiæ inceptus.

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"It ends with musical melancholy, a strain of exquisitely simple beauty, referring to the judicial slaying of one of England's worthiest sons. There are some fine portraits ably limned herein. There are family pictures so graphically described that they possess the mind for ever."—Church and State Gazette.

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Queene Philippa's Golden Booke.

Second Edition, in post 8vo, price 7s. 6d. antique,
YE MAIDEN AND MARRIED
LIFE OF MARY POWELL,

AFTERWARDS MISTRESS MILTON.

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Guzette.

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NEW WORKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

WORKS BY F. E. SMEDLEY, ESQ.
LEWIS ARUNDEL;

OR,

THE RAILROAD OF LIFE.

By the Author of "FRANK FAIRLEGH."

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. K. BROWNE, (PHIZ.)
Price 223. cloth gilt.

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FRANK FAIRLEGH;

OR,

SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A PRIVATE PUPIL.

With THIRTY ILLUSTRATIONS, by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.

Price 16s. cloth gilt.

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NEW WORKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

CONDUCTED BY MRS. S. C. HALL.

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