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Show 10 MR. COLBURN'S LIST OF N du J&ooft~ of «rabd~. I. NARRATIVE OF THE TEN YEARS' VOYAGES OF H. M. S ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE. BY CAPTAINS KING AND FITZROY 3 vols. Svo, with Maps, Charts, and upwards of Sixty Illustrations, by Landscer, and other eminent Artists, price 2Z. ISs. bound. These volumes detail the various incidents which occurred during the examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the Globe, and add considerably to our knowledge of Hydrography, Geography, and Natural History, and of the Habits &c. of the Aborigines. 'there will be founu in them the materials of two distinct works, embracing everything worthy of notice in the expeditions during a period of nearly ten years. The first volume by Captain P. P. Kx:sG, F.R.S., relates to the expedition under his command, with an APPENDIX by Major SA niNE, R.A., F.R.S., containing discussions on the magnetic observations made during the voyages. The second volume is by Captain RosERT FrTZR.OY, and relates to the second voyage, with an Appendix, giving the determination of many positions and measurements of meridian distances and other nautical information. The work is beautifully illustrated with etchings, and engravings on steel, by Mr. Landseer, and other eminent artists, from drawings by Mr. Martens and Mr. Earle; and with Charts and .Plans by Mr. Gardner and Messrs. Walker; and an entirely new Map of South America, by Mr. J. Arrowsmith, in which the position of Places may be ascertained to within less than two miles. In the volumes notices will be foU'nd of the Cape Verd, Falkland, and other Islands in the Atlantic Ocean-of the coasts of South America, from Pernambuco to Guayaquil-of the Galapagos Islands-the dangerous Archipelago, or Low Islands-Otaheite-New Zealand-Australia-the Keeling Islands-Mauritius-the Cape of Good Hope, &c. n. THE IDLER IN ITALY. BEING A JOURNAL OF THE TRAVELS OF THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. New and cheaper euition, 2 vols. post 8vo, with Portrait ofthc Author after LANDSEER, price 24s. bound. Among the various distinguished personages of whom Lady Blessington has given sketches in this new work arc the following:- Byron Shelley Moore Napoleon Murat Maria Louisa Madame L. Bonaparte Cardinal Gonsalvi De La Martine Duchess de St. Leu Sir W. Gell The Duke of York Sir W. Drummond Sir D. Wilkie Mr. Trelawny Countess Guiccioli W. S. Landor Prince Borghese Duchess of Devonshire Casimir de Ia Vigne Lord J. Russell Baron Den on Lord W. Russell Lord Dudley and Ward Lord..Normanby Mr. Mathias Mr. Lister Lord King Mrs. Hamilton Mr. I-Ierschcll, &c. 1 _____________ N_E_W_ _P _U_B_L_I_C_A_T. I~~O~N~S~.- -------~11~! III. LORD LINDSAY'S LETTERS ON THE HOLY LAND. " Third and Revi se d Ed"I t.w n, 1•1 1 2 vols., with Illustrations. 24s. bound. d~' ~~~m~on g the many traveller h h . )JY events recorded i: ~ 0 av~ contnbu~ed to our knowledge of the interesting rc · ons ~15 abilities and accomplishmentsoly W~t, t prorrunent place must be assigned to Lord LinWsay S!asm have been aided b vari are o a ugh order; a spirit of inquiry and a glowin enthu · stderable store both of ~cie~~s k~owlcdge, and r~fined by ~ sincere piety. He exhib~s a con: abundantly tempered by- an m~dern learnmg, but his draughts of Helicon have been ' Siloa•s brook that fiow'd Fast by the Oracle of God.' "Hav~g gone out in the pcrsever . . . hRe s~w Wlth the wisdom of a philos~p~~~ddtehvotif ~nthoffa pilgru_n, he has felt and recorded what ev1ew. e a1 o an enlightened Christian."-Quarterly IV. EXCURSIONS IN THE INTERIOR OF RUSSIA· ' INCLUDING SKETCHES OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND HIS COURT. BY ROBERT BREMNER, ESQ. 2 vols. Svo, with Illustrations, price 28s. bound. "This ample and able work, the production f f · be in the hands of the majority of readers thro~ ~~~n ° sen~e and rmpa~tial observer, will soon Europe also. We have undoubtedly some anlv the empire, and not rmprobablythroughout but. the o~scrvatio!ls of Mr. Bremner are in' thems~ge:~~~~ a~counts o_f Petersburg already; ";-hile the information they convey is upon subjects so importa te~tifJf• and m general so accurate, o England, that the slightest details of his book will be ~ 0 e.prese~tandfutureposition character o.f the Emperor Nicholas has never before beeli soPtutfsrd.~th aVIdity. The personal e~aborat~ v1ews of the Russian army and navy, points of such Y. ll;ld .ope~ to the public, and the gwen With a scrupulous care and fulness of detail . VIVI mqmry ~t the moment, are stranger, however acute and laborious could ha~et~rlhic: yre are surpnsed to think any Gazette. ' ve m so short a time.''-Literary v. THE SPIRIT OF THE EAST; BY D. URQUHART, ESQ. Author of" Turkey and its Resources." Second Edition, 2 vols. 8vo. 28s. " A work which, displaying the result of ten e f b · · wherein the author took a prominent part as a ~c~ 0 0 seryation m s_cenes of war and peace presents views and observations calculated not 0~1~· a sol~er, a media~or, and a diplomatist: upon the moral, commercial, and political condition ~f ~Jiro uce a .matenal and beneficial effect to le!id to the mutual appreciation by each of the errors b~ pog'!lt.:~o~~ ~f Europe ~d Asia, but ohtfenng the m~ans through which the excellences of each m'::y ~encoe~ thavbe bee~ rmsled, whilst c anged.''-T1mes. 1or e estimated and ex- VI. CAPTAIN SPENCER'S TRAVELS IN CIRCASSIA. Third and Cheaper Edition. In 2 vols. Svo, with Map and new Illustrations. Price 28s. bound. "Mr. Spencer has had the singular ad tag · Englishman to break grOimd in a fresh :.0~ mo\ 1!1 ~hes~~ays o~ enterpri~e, of being the first country, a noble and brave eo )le-- · .. s m eres g reg10n. A smgular and beautiful ners, are now, for the first twie Jairl With thteul customs, charact.er, social condition, and man. , y.prcscn ec to Europc.''-Twt's llfctgazinc. |