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PRESCOTT'S

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Prescott's History of the Reign of Ferdinand and

Isabella the Catholic. Three vols. 8vo.

Prescott's Biographical and Critical Miscellanies. With a finely engraved steel Portrait of the Author. One vol. 8vo. Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico, with

a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Fernando Cortez. In three vols. 8vo. Prescott's History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. In three vols. 8vo.

Prescott's History of the Conquest of Peru, with a
Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas. In two vols. 8vo.
Prescott's Robertson's History of the Reign of the

Emperor Charles the Fifth. With an account of the Emperor's
Life after his Abdication. In three vols. 8vo.

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CHAMBERS'S BOOK OF DAYS. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the Calendar, including Anecdote, Biography and History, Curiosities of Literature, and Oddities of Human Life and Character. In two vols. royal 8vo. Price per set, cloth, $9; sheep, $10; half Turkey, $11. Edited under the supervision of ROBERT CHAMBERS.

This work consists of

I.-Matters connected with the Church Calendar, including the Popular Festivals, Saints' Days, and other Holidays, with illustrations of Christian Antiquities in general.

II.--Phenomena connected with the Seasonal Changes.

III.-Folk-Lore of the United Kingdom: namely, Popular Notions and Observances connected with Times and Seasons.

IV.-Notable Events, Biographies and Anecdotes connected with the Days of the Year.

V.-Articles of Popular Archæology, of an entertaining character tending to illustrate the progress of Civilization, Manners, Literature and Ideas in those kingdoms.

VI.—Curious, Fugitive and Inedited Pieces.

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LIPPINCOTT'S

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GAZETTEER OF THE WORLD,

OR,

GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY,

Comprising over 2300 pages. Giving a Description of nearly One Hundred Thousand Places, with a Correct Pronunciation of their Names. Revised Edition, with an Appendix, containing nearly 10,000 New Notices, and the recent Statistical Information, according to the latest Census Returns of the United States and Foreign Countries; the whole being above 30,000 more Geographical Notices than are found in any other Gazetteer of the World. Edited by J. THOMAS, M.D., and T. BALDWIN, assisted by several other gentlemen. In one Imperial Octavo Volume. Sheep. Price, $10.

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Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer Contains:

L-Descriptive Notices of the Countries, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Cities, Towns, etc., in every Part of the Globe, with the most Recent and Authentic Information;

II.-The Names of all Important Places, etc., both in their Native and Foreign Languages, with the PRONUNCIATION of the same-a Feature never attempted in any other Work;

III. The Classical Names of all ancient Places, so far as they can accurately ascertained from the best authorities;

IV.—A Complete Etymological Vocabulary of Geographical Names ; V.—An Elaborate Introduction, explanatory of the Principles of Pronunciation of Names in the Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh Languages.

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