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VALUABLE WORKS PUBLISHED BY J. & J. HARPER, 82 CLIFF-STREET, NEW-YORK.
  
  
  

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VALUABLE WORKS
PUBLISHED BY
J. & J. HARPER, 82 CLIFF-STREET, NEW-YORK.

[May, 1831.

THE HISTORY OF MODERN
EUROPE, from the rise of the
Modern Kingdoms to the present
period. By William Russell,
LL.D., and William Jones, Esq.
With Annotations by an American.
In 3 vols. 8vo.

THE HISTORICAL WORKS of
the Rev. WILLIAM ROBERTSON,
D.D.; comprising his HISTORY
of AMERICA; CHARLES
V.; SCOTLAND, and INDIA.
In 3 vols. 8vo. with Plates.

GIBBON'S HISTORY OF THE
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE. In 4 vols.
8vo. With Plates.

The above works (Russell's Roberison's, and
Gibbon's) are stereotyped and printed
uniformly. Great pains have been taken
to render them perfect in every respect.
They are decidedly the best editions over
published in this country.

ENGLISH SYNONYMES, with
copious Illustrations and Explanations,
drawn from the best Writers.
By George Crabb, M.A.
A new Edition, enlarged. 8vo.
[Stereotyped.]

LIFE OF LORD BYRON. By
Thomas Moore, Esq. In 2 vols.
8vo. With a Portrait.

HOOPER'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY.
From the last London
Edition. With Additions, by Samuel
Akerly,
, M.D. 8vo.

COOPER'S SURGICAL DICTIONARY.
In 2 vols. 8vo.
Greatly enlarged. [Stereotyped.]

GOOD'S (Dr. John Mason) STUDY
OF MEDICINE. In 5 vols. 8vo.
A new edition. With additions
by Samuel Cooper, M.D.

THE BOOK OF NATURE; being
a popular Illustration of the general
Laws and Phenomena of Creation,
&c. By John Mason Good,
M. D. and F.R.S. 8vo. With his
Life. [Stereotyped.]

DOMESTIC DUTIES; or Instructions
to Married Ladies. By Mrs.
William Parkes. 12mo.

ART OF INVIGORATING and
PROLONGING LIFE. By William
Kitchiner
, M.D. 18mo.
[Stereotyped.]

THE COOK'S ORACLE, AND
HOUSEKEEPER'S MANUAL.
By William Kitchiner, M.D.
Adapted to the American Public.
12mo. [Stereotyped.]

GIBSON'S SURVEYING. Improved
and enlarged. By James
Ryan
. 8vo.

DAVIES' SURVEYING. 8vo.

SURVEYORS' TABLES. 12mo.

BROWN'S DICTIONARY of the
HOLY BIBLE. From the last
genuine Edinburgh edition. 8vo.

BROWN'S (J.) CONCORDANCE.
Printed on Diamond type, in
the 32mo. form. [Stereotyped.]

SERMONS ON IMPORTANT
SUBJECTS, by the Rev. Samuel
Davies
, A.M., sometime President
of the College of New-Jersey.
In 3 vols. 8vo.

THE WORKS OF THE REV.
JOHN WESLEY, A.M. With
his Life. Complete in 10 vols.
8vo. From the last London Edition.
With a Portrait.

LETTERS FROM THE æGEAN.
By James Emerson, Esq. 8vo.

THE LITERARY REMAINS OF
THE LATE HENRY NEELE,
Author of the “Romance of History,”
&c.&c. 8vo.

RELIGIOUS DISCOURSES. By
Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 18mo.

LIVES OF THE SIGNERS OF
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
12mo.

SKETCHES FROM VENETIAN
HISTORY. 2 vols. 18mo.


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THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS,
From the earliest period to the present
time. By the Rev. H. H. Milman.
In 3 vols. 18mo. illustrated
with original maps, &c.

THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE.
By J. G. Lockhart,
Esq. With copperplate engravings.
2 vols. 18mo.

LIFE OF NELSON. By Robert
Southey
, Esq. With a portrait.

THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER
THE GREAT. By the Rev. J.
Williams. With a map. 18mo.

NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS.
Illustrated by numerous
engravings. 18mo.

THE LIFE OF LORD BYRON.
By John Galt, Esq. 18mo.

THE LIFE OF MOHAMMED,
Founder of the Religion of Islam,
and of the Empire of the Saracens.
By the Rev. George Bush, A.M.
With a plate. 18mo.

LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY
AND WITCHCRAFT. By Sir
Walter Scott, Bart. 18mo.

HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. By
the Rev. G. R. Gleig. In 2 vols.
18mo. with maps of Palestine, &c.

NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY
AND ADVENTURE IN THE
POLAR SEAS AND REGIONS,
with Illustrations of their Climate,
Geology, and Natural History; and
an Account of the Whale Fishery.
By Professor Leslie, Professor
Jameson, and Hugh Murray,
Esq. With maps, &c. 18mo.

LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE
IV., with Anecdotes of Distinguished
Persons of the last Fifty
Years. By the Rev. George Croly.
With a portrait. 18mo. New
and improved edition.

NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY
AND ADVENTURE IN AFRICA,
from the earliest ages to the
present time. With Illustrations
of the Geology, Mineralogy, and
Zoology. By Professor Jameson,
James Wilson
, Esq., and Hugh
Murray
, Esq. With a map and
wood engravings. 18mo.

HISTORY OF CHIVALRY AND
THE CRUSADES. By G. R.
James, Esq. 18mo., with a plate

LIVES OF EMINENT PAINTERS
AND SCULPTORS. By Allan
Cunningham
, Esq. In 3 vols.
18mo. with portraits.

FESTIVALS, GAMES, AND AMUSEMENTS,
Ancient and Modern.
By Horatio Smith. 18mo.

LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF
SCOTS. By Henry Glassford
Bell
. In 2 vols. 18mo.

MASSINGER'S PLAYS. Designed
for family use. In 3 vols. 18mo.

PELHAM; OR, THE ADVENTURES
OF A GENTLEMAN. A
Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo. By the
Author of `The Disowned,' `Devereux,'
`Paul Clifford,' &c.

THE DISOWNED. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Author of
`Pelham,' &c. [Stereotyped.]

DEVEREUX. A Novel. In 2 vols.
12mo. By the Author of `Pelham,'
&c. [Stereotype.]

PAUL CLIFFORD. A Novel: In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Author of
`Pelham,' &c. [Stereotyped.]

THE SIAMESE TWINS. By the
Author of `Pelham,' &c. 12mo.

AFFECTING SCENES; being Passages
from the Diary of a Physician,
18mo. [Stereotyped.]

YOUTH AND MANHOOD OF
CYRIL THORNTON. A Novel.
2 vols. 12mo. [Stereotyped.]

THE DUTCHMAN'S FIRESIDE.
By J. K. Paulding, Esq.

BOGLE CORBERT. A Novel. By
the Author of “Lawrie Todd,” &c.
2 vols. 12mo.

CALEB WILLIAMS. In 2 vols.
12mo. By the Author of “Cloudesley,”
&c.

SALATHIEL. By the Author of
“Tales of the Great St. Bernard,”
&c. In 2 vols. 12mo.

WAVERLEY. By Sir Walter
Scott
, Bart. 2 vols. 12mo.

LIFE of DR. E. D. CLARKE. 8vo.

FRENCH REVOLUTION of 1830.

LIFE OF VAN HALEN, &c. 8vo.

BROOKS' POEMS, 12mo.

MILLER'S GREECE, 12mo.

SMART'S HORACE. 2 vols. 18mo


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BUI WER'S NOVELS. Printed and
bound uniformly in sets of 8 volumes—embracing
“Pelham,” “the
Disowned,” “Devereux,” and
“Paul Clifford.”

DARNLEY. A Novel. By G. R.
James, Author of “Richelleu.” In
2 vols. 12mo.

DE L'ORME. A Novel. By the
Author of “Richelieu” and “Darnley.”
2 vols. 12mo.

HAVERHILL. A Novel. In 2 vols.
12mo.

TRAITS OF TRAVEL. A Novel.
In 2 vols. 12mo. By T. C. Grattan,
Author of “Highways and
Byways.”

THE HEIRESS OF BRUGES. A
Tale. By the Author of “Highways
and Byways,” “Traits of
Travel,” &c. 2 vols. 12mo.

MAXWELL. A Novel. By the
Author of “Sayings and Doings.”
2 vols. 12mo.

LAWRIE TODD; OR, THE SETTLERS
IN THE WOODS. By
John Galt, Esq., Author of “the
Annals of the Parish,” “the Ayrshire
Legatees,” &c. In 2 vols.
12mo.

SOUTHENNAN. A Novel. In 2
vols. 12mo. By the Author of
“Lawrie Todd,” “the Annals of
the Parish,” &c. &c.

WALTER COLYTON. A Tale.
In 2 vols. 12mo. By Horace
Smith
, Author of “Brambletye-House,”
“Zillah,” &c. &c.

THE NEW FOREST. A Novel.
In 2 vols. 12mo. By the Author
of “Brambletye-House,” “Zillah,”
&c. &c.

THE COLLEGIANS. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo.

THE RIVALS. A Novel. By the
Author of “the Collegians,” &c.
In 2 vols. 12mo.

HUNGARIAN TALES. In 2 vols.
12mo. By Mrs. Gore, Author of
the Lettre de Cachet” and “Romances
of Real Life.”

ROMANCES OF REAL LIFE. In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Author of
“Hungarian Tales.”

COMING OUT; and THE FIELD
OF THE FORTY FOOTSTEPS.'
Novels. By Misses Jane and Anna
Maria Porter
. In 3 vols.
12mo.

THE BARONY. A Novel. In 2
vols. 12mo. By Miss Anna Maria Porter.

FRANCE, IN 1829-30. By Lady
Morgan. In 2 vols. 12mo.

CLOUDESLEY. A Novel. In 2
vols. 12mo. By the Author of “Caleb
Williams,” &c.

SKETCHES OF IRISH CHARACTER.
By Mrs. Sarah C. Hall.
12mo.

CYRIL THORNTON. A Novel.
In 2 vols. 12mo.

BEATRICE. A Tale, founded on
Facts. By Mrs. Hofland. In 2
vols. 12mo.

CONTRAST. A Novel. By Regina
Maria Roche
, Author of “the
Children of the Abbey,” &c. &c.
In 2 vols. 12mo.

THE DENOUNCED. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Authors of
“Tales by the O'Hara Family.”

THE OXONIANS. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Author of
“the Roue.”

THE COUNTRY CURATE. By
the Author of “the Subaltern.” In
2 vols. 12mo.

ROMANCE of HISTORY. France.
In 2 vols. 12mo. By Leitch
Ritchie
, Esq.

ROMANCE of HISTORY. Spain.
In 2 vols. 12mo. By Don T. De
Trueba
, Author of “the Castilian,”
&c.

THE INCOGNITO; or, SINS AND
PECCADILLOES. A Novel. By
the Author of “Romance of History,”
“the Castilian,” &c.

THE TALBA. A Novel. By Mrs.
Bray, Author of “the White
Hoods,” “the Protestant,” &c.

STORIES OF WATERLOO, AND
OTHER TALES. In 2 vols.
12mo.

WAVERLEY; OR, 'TIS SIXTY
YEARS SINCE. A Novel. In 2
vols. 12mo. Revised, corrected,
and enlarged by the Author.

DE LISLE. A Novel. 2 vols. 12mo.


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ST. VALENTINE'S DAY; or, THE
FAIR MAID OF PERTH. Being
Second Series of “Chronieles
of the Canongate.” By the Author
of “Waverley.” In 2 vols. 12mo.

THE DOOM OF DEVORGOIL;
and AUCHINDRANE. By the
Author of “Waverley.” 12mo.

TALES OF A GRANDFATHER.
By the Author of “Waverley.”
First, Second, Third, and Fourth
Series.

ALMACK'S REVISITED; or, HERBERT
MILTON. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo.

YESTERDAY IN IRELAND. A
Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo. By the
Author of “To-day in Ireland.”

WALDEGRAVE. A Novel. In 2
vols 12mo.

THE ADVENTURES of a KING'S
PAGE. A Novel. 2 vols. 12mo.

TALES AND SKETCHES. By a
Country Schoolmaster. 12mo.

SEPARATION. A Novel. By Lady
Charlotte Bury, Author of
“Flirtation.” In 2 vols. 12mo.

THE EXCLUSIVES. A Novel. In
2 vols. 12mo.

FALKLAND. A Novel. By the
Author of “Pelham,” &c.

LIFE OF MANSIE WAUCH, TAILOR
IN DALKEITH. 12mo.

THE LOST HEIR; and THE PREDICTION.
A Novel. In 2 vols.
12mo.

THE SUBALTERN'S LOG-BOOK.
A Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo.

FOSCARINI. A Novel. In 2 vols.
12mo.

HAJJI BABA. A Novel. In 2 vols.
12mo.

POSTHUMOUS PAPERS, FACETIOUS
AND FANCIFUL, OF A
PERSON LATELY ABOUT
LONDON. 12mo.

APICIAN MORLELS. A Comical
Work. With Cuts. 12mo.

STORIES OF A BRIDE. By the
Author of “The Mummy.” In 2
vols. 12mo.

THE SCHOOL OF FASHION. A
Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo.

THE ENGLISH AT HOME. A
Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo. By the
Author of “the English in Italy”
and “the English in France.”

THE LAST OF THE PLANTAGENETS.
An Historical Romance.
In 2 vols. 12mo.

TALES OF MILITARY LIFE. In
2 vols. 12mo. By the Author of
“the Military Sketch-Book.”

STRATTON HILL. A Tale of the
Civil Wars. In 2 vols. 12mo.

RYBRENT DE CRUCE. A Novel.
In 2 vols. 12mo.

PEACE CAMPAIGNS OF A CORNET.
A Novel. In 2 vols. 12mo.

PRIVATE LIFE. A Novel. In 2
vols. 12mo.

TALES OF THE WEST. 2 vols.
12mo. By the Author of “Letters
from the East.”

In Press.

THE YOUNG DUKE. A Novel.
By the Author of “Vivian Gray.”
2 vols. 12mo.

PHILIP AUGUSTUS. A Novel.
By the Author of “Darnley,” &c.
2 vols. 12mo.

THE TUILERIES. A Novel. By
the Author of “Hungarian Tales,”
&c. In 2 vols. 12mo.

ROMANCE AND REALITY. A
Novel. By L. E. L. In 2 vols. 12mo.

NORTHERN TRAVELLER, 18mo.
THE LIBRARY OF SELECT
NOVELS—which will embrace no
works but such as have received
the impress of general approbation,
or have been written by
authors of established character.

DRAMATIC LIBRARY—Being selections
from popular standard
Dramatic writers; illustrated with
Explanatory Notes, and adapted
to Family reading, by the omission
of all exceptionable passages.

FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARY;
or English translations of the
most valuable Greek and Latin
Classics.

EPITOME OF ENGLISH LITERATURE;
or, A Concentration of
the matter of Standard Authors,
on a plan entirely new; with Portraits,
Biographical Sketches, &c.