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BOOKS PUBLISHED BY C. S. FRANCIS, NEW YORK.

NEW AND CHEAP EDITION
OF THE
WAVERLEY NOVELS,
AND
SIR WALTER SCOTT'S
POETICAL WORKS,
TOGETHER WITH HIS
LIFE BY LOCKHART.

Now publishing at the very low price of 25 cents a volume.

This is not a compressed edition on small type, but handsome and
readable books, well printed on large type and good paper, of a convenient
size, which comprise the popular works of Sir Walter Scott, so
universally esteemed, and which have now fully assumed a standard
character. A list of them may be found on the next page.


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LIFE AND WRITINGS
OF
SIR WALTER SCOTT.

LIFE.

Vols. I to VII, Memoirs of the Life of Scott, by J. G. Lockhart.

WAVERLEY NOVELS, &c.

                                                       
VOLS. 
1, 2,  Waverley, 
3, 4,  Guy Mannering, 
5, 6,  The Antiquary, 
7, 8,  Rob Roy, 
9, 10,  Tales of My Landlord,
First Series:—Black
Dwarf—Old Mortality. 
11, 12,  Tales of my Landlord,
Second Series: The
Heart of Mid-Lothian, 
13, 14,  Tales of my Landlord,
Third Series: The
Bride of Lammermoor
—A Legend of Montrose 
15, 16,  Ivanhoe, 
17, 18,  The Monastery, 
19, 20,  The Abbot, 
21, 22,  Kenilworth, 
23, 24,  The Pirate, 
25, 26,  The Fortunes of Nigel, 
27, 28,  Peveril of the Peak, 
29, 30,  Quentin Durward, 
31, 32,  St. Ronan's Well, 
33, 34,  Redgauntlet, 
35, 36,  Tales of the Crusaders:
The Betrothed— The
Talisman, 
37, 38,  Woodstock, 
39, 40,  Chronicles of the Canongate,
First Series:
Highland Widow—
Two Drovers, &c. 
41, 42,  Chronicles of the Canongate,
Second Series:
St. Valentine's Day, 
43, 44,  Anne of Geierstein, 
45, 46,  Count Robert of Paris, 
47, 48,  Castle Dangerous, and
Tales of a Grandfather,
First Series, 
49, 50,  Tales of a Grandfather,
Second Series, 
51, 52,  Tales of a Grandfather,
Third Series, 
53, 54,  Tales of a Grandfather,
Fourth Series, 

POEMS.

55, 56, Lay of the Last Minstrel,—Ballads, Songs, &c.

57, 58, Marmion—Occasional Pieces.

59, 60, Lady of the Lake—Vision of Don Roderick.

61, 62, Rokeby—Bridal of Triermain.

63, 64, Lord of the Isles—Field of Waterloo—Miscellaneous Poems

65, 66, Harold the Dauntless—Dramatic Pieces.

These works, which are handsomely printed on good paper, from large type,
are published at twenty five cents a volume, or, with an engraving, thirty-one
cents; a price within the means of every one desirous of owning the works
of this celebrated author. Any distinct work of this edition will be sold separately,
and may be had at any time, at the option of the purchaser. Complete
sets may also be had in uniform and handsome binding of various styles.


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In cloth, plain. Also, in ornamental binding, for Presents.

THE
POPULAR POEMS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.

NEW EDITIONS.
With the Author's latest Corrections, Introductions, and Notes;
EACH IN A SINGLE VOLUME, WITH BEAUTIFUL STEEL ENGRAVINGS.

THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL.
BALLADS AND SONGS.

“For vivid richness of coloring, and truth of costume, many of the descriptive
passages of this poem stand almost unrivalled. It carries us back in imagination
to the time of action; and we wander with the poet along Tweedside, or among
the wild glades of Ettrick Forest.”

MARMION.
A Tale of Flodden Field.

“This poem is superior to all that Scott has hitherto produced, and with a few
faults of diction, equal to any thing that has ever been written.”

Jeffrey, Edinburgh Review.

THE LADY OF THE LAKE;
In Six Cantos.

THE VISION OF DON RODERICK.

“There is a richness and spirit in this poem, a profusion of incident, and a
shifting brilliancy of coloring, that remind us of the witchery of Ariosto.”

Jeffrey.

ROKEBY.

THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN.

“The interest inspired by the fable, the masterly delineations of the characters
by whose agency the plot is unravelled, and the spirited, nervous conciseness of the
narrative, we think will satisfy the expectations which the author's reputation has
excited.”

Edinburgh Review.

THE LORD OF THE ISLES.

THE FIELD OF WATERLOO, AND OTHER POEMS.

“Another genuine lay from the harp of that indefatigable minstrel. The same
glow of coloring, the same energy of narration, the same amplitude of description,
are conspicuous here, which distinguish all his other productions.”

Edinburgh Review.


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In one volume, 12mo., cloth

A NEW HOME—WHO'LL FOLLOW?
OR
GLIMPSES OF WESTERN LIFE,
BY MRS. MARY CLAVERS, AN ACTUAL SETTLER.
THIRD EDITION.

In two volumes, 12mo., with engravings, cloth.

AROUND THE WORLD:

A NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE IN THE EAST
INDIA SQUADRON, UNDER COMMODORE GEORGE C. READ.
BY AN OFFICER IN THE U. S. NAVY.

In two volumes 12mo., cloth.

ZENOBIA:
OR
THE FALL OF PALMYRA.

A HISTORICAL ROMANCE; IN LETTERS FROM LUCIUS M. PISO FROM
PALMYRA TO HIS FRIEND MARCUS CURTIUS AT ROME.

A Sequel to the above, 2vols., cloth.

PROBUS, OR ROME IN THE THIRD CENTURY,
IN LETTERS FROM LUCIUS M. PISO FROM ROME, TO FAUSTA THE
DAUGHTER OF GRACCHUS, AT PALMYRA.

From the North American Review, for October, 1838.

“The Letters from Palmyra, or Zenobia, is one of the most brilliant additions
to American Literature. To have fallen on a subject of such admirable
capabilities, and unappropriated by previous seekers after attractive themes for
works of fiction, was a piece of rare good 'fortune in an age of such literary
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on the imagination, required high powers, persevering labor, and the
keenest perception. All which has been done in this beautiful work.”

In one volume, 12mo.

JOURNAL OF A RECENT VISIT TO THE PRINCIPAL
VINEYARDS OF SPAIN AND FRANCE.

GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE METHODS PURSUED IN THE CULTIVATION
OF THE VINE, THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE, ETC., ETC.
BY JAMES BUSBY, ESQ.


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MEDICAL.

In one thick vol., 8vo, sheep: with plates.

THE PRINCIPLES OF MIDWIFERY
INCLUDING THE
DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

BY JOHN BURNS, M. D., ETC.
Revised and enlarged, with improvements and notes, by T. C. James, M.D

In one thick portable volume.

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FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE LATELY TAUGHT BY
SIR ASTLEY COOPER AND J. H. GREEN, F. R. S., ETC.
EDITED BY THOMAS CASTLE, F. L. S.

In one volume, 18mo.; sheep.

A PRACTICAL FORMULARY
OF THE PARISIAN HOSPITALS.

Exhibiting the Prescriptions employed in the establishments of that city
with remarks upon the modes of administration, &c.;
also, notices of each hospital.
By F. S. RATIER, M. D., Etc.

In one volume, 18mo.

A MANUAL OF THERAPEUTICS.

BY L. MARTINET, D. M. P.
TRANSLATED WITH ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS,
BY ROBERT NORTON, M. D.

One folio volume; paper.

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WITH DESCRIPTIONS.

One volume,18mo., with colored plates

OBSERVATIONS ON
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WITH AN ACCOUNT OF A NEW OPERATION FOR THE
CURE OF STAMMERING.
BY ALFRED C. POST, M.D., ETC.


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