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Valuable Works,

IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF

BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY,

PUBLISHED BY

Barper & Brothers, Lew York.

Abbott's Illustrated Histories:

Comprising, Xerxes the Great, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Alexander the Great, Hannibal the Carthaginian, Julius Cæsar Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, Charles the First, Charles the Second, Maria Antoinette, Madame Roland, Josephine. Embellished with Illuminated Title pages and numerous Illustrative Engravings. 16mo, Muslin, 60 cents each; Muslin, gilt edges, 75 cents each.

Lives of the Queens of Scotland,

And English Princesses connected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain. By AGNES STRICKLAND. 6 vols. 12mo, Mus

lin, $1 00 per Volume.

History of the United States,

From the first Settlement of the Country to the Organization of
Government under the Federal Constitution. By RICHARD HIL-
DRETH, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo, half Calf, $7 50; Sheep, $6 75; Mus
lin, $6 00.

History of the United States, continued:

From the Adoption of the Federal Constitution to the End of the
Sixteenth Congress. By RICHARD HILDRETH, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo,
Muslin, $6 00; Sheep, $6 75; half Calf, $7 50.

Lord Holland's Foreign Reminiscences.

Edited by his Son, HENRY EDWARD LORD HOLLAND. 12mo,
Muslin.

Life and Writings of Washington;

Being his Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and other Papers, Official and Private, selected and published from the orig inal Manuscripts, with a Life of the Author, and Notes and Illustrations, &c. By JARED SPARKS, LL.D. With numerous Engravings. 12 vols. 8vo, Muslin, $18 00; Sheep extra, $21 00; half Calf, $24 00.

The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution ;

or, Illustrations by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Scenery, Biography, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence. By BENSON J. LOSSING, Esq. Embellished with 600 Engravings on Wood, chiefly from Original Sketches by the Author. about 20 Numbers, 8vo, Paper, 25 cents each.

In

Life and Writings of Thomas Chalmers, D.D.,

LL.D. Edited by his Son-in-Law, Rev. WILLIAM HANNA, LL D 3 vols. 12mo, Paper, 75 cents; Muslin, $1 00 per Volume. Life of John Calvin.

Compiled from authentic Sources, and particularly from his Cor. respondence. By T. H. DYER. Portrait. 12mo, Muslin, $1 00. Leigh Hunt's Autobiography,

With Reminiscences of Friends and Contemporaries. 2 vols 12mo, Muslin, $1 50.

Southey's Life and Correspondence.

Edited by his Son, Rev. CHARLES CUTHBERT SOUTHEY, M.A. In 6 Parts, 8vo, Paper, 25 cents each; one Volume, Muslin, $2 00.

Dr. Johnson: his Religious Life and his Death.

12mo, Muslin, $1 00.

Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell.

Edited by WILLIAM BEATTIE, M.D., one of his Executors. With an Introductory Letter by WASHINGTON IRVING, Esq. Portrait 2 vols. 12mo, Muslin, $2 50.

Hume's History of England,

From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Abdication of James II., 1688. A new Edition, with the Author's last Corrections and Improvements. To which is prefixed a short Account of his Life, written by Himself. With a Portrait of the Author. 6 vols. 12mo, Cloth, $2 40; Sheep, $3 00.

Macaulay's History of England,

From the Accession of James II. With an original Portrait of the Author. Vols. I. and II. Library Edition, 8vo, Muslin, 75 cents per Volume; Sheep extra, 87 cents per Volume; Calt backs and corners, $1 00 per Volume. - Cheap Edition, 8vo, Paper, 25 cents per Volume.-12mo (uniform with Hume), Cloth, 40 cents per Volume.

Gibbon's History of Rome,

With Notes, by Rev. H. H. MILMAN and M. GUIZOT. Maps and Engravings. 4 vols. 8vo, Sheep extra, $5 00.-A new Cheap Edition, with Notes by Rev. H. H. MILMAN. To which is added a complete index of the whole Work and a Portrait of the Author. 6 vols. 12mo (uniform with Hume), Cloth, $2 40; Sheep, $300. Journal and Memorials of Capt. Obadiah Congar for Fifty Years Mariner and Shipmaster from the Port of New York. By Rev. H. T. CHEEVER. 16mo, Muslin.

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography.

With a Sketch of his Public Services, by Rev. H. HASTINGS
WELD. With numerous exquisite Designs, by JOHN G. CHAP-
MAN. 8vo, Muslin, $2 50; Sheep, $2 75; half Calf, $3 00.

History of Spanish Literature.

With Criticisms on the particular Works and Biographical Notices of prominent Writers. By GEORGE TICKNOR, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo, half Calf extra, $7 50; Sheep extra, $6 75; Muslin, $6 00.

History of the National Constituent Assembly, From May, 1848. By J. F. CORKRAN, Esq. 12mo, Muslin, 90 cents; Paper, 75 cents.

The Recent Progress of Astronomy.

Especially in the United States. By ELIAS LOOMIS, M.A. 12mo,
Muslin, $1 00.

The English Language

In its Elements and Forms. With a History of its Origin and Development, and a full Grammar. By W. C. FOWLER, M.A. 8vo, Muslin, $1 50; Sheep, $1 75.

History of Ferdinand and Isabella.

By WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo, half Calf, $7 50;
Sheep extra, $6 75; Muslin, $6 00.

History of the Conquest of Mexico.

With the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortez, and a View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization. By WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, Esq. Portrait and Maps. 3 vols. 8vo, half Calf, $7 50; Sheep extra, $6 75; Muslin, $6 00.

History of the Conquest of Peru.

With a Preliminary view of the Civilization of the Incas. By WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, Esq. Portraits, Maps, &c. 2 vols. 8vo, half Calf, $5 00; Sheep extra, $4 50; Muslin, $4 00.

Biographical and Critical Miscellanies.

Containing Notices of Charles Brockden Brown, the American Novelist.-Asylum for the Blind.-Irving's Conquest of Grenada. -Cervantes.-Sir W. Scott.-Chauteaubriand's English Literature.-Bancroft's United States.-Madame Calderon's Life in Mexico.-Moliere.-Italian Narrative Poetry.--Poetry and Romance of the Italians.-Scottish Song.-Da Ponte's Observations. By WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, Esq. Portrait. 8vo, Muslin, $2 00; Sheep extra, $2 25; half Calf, $2 50.

Past, Present, and Future of the Republic.

By ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE. 12mo, Muslin, 50 cents; Paper, 37 cents.

The War with Mexico.

By R. S. RIPLEY, U.S.A

With Maps, Plans of Battles, &c. 2 vol. 12mo, Muslin, $4 00; Sheep, $4 50; half Calf, $500.

The Conquest of Canada.

By the Author of " Hochelaga." 2 vols. 12mo, Muslin, $1 70.

History of the Confessional.

By JOHN HENRY HOPKINS, D.D., Bishop of Vermont. 12mo, Muslin, $1 00.

Dark Scenes of History.

By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq.

12mo, Paper, 75 cents; Muslin, $1 00.

Library of American Biography.

Edited by JARED SPARKS, LL.D. Portraits, &c.

10 vols. 12mo,

Muslin, $7 50. Each volume sold separately, if desired, price 75 cents.

Gieseler's Ecclesiastical History.

Vols. I. and II. 8vo,

From the Fourth Edition, revised and amended. Translated from
the German, by SAMUEL DAVIDSON, LL.D.
Muslin, $3 00.

History of the American Bible Society,

From its Organization in 1816 to the Present Time. By Kev. W. P. STRICKLAND. With an Introduction, by Rev. N. L. RICE, and a Portrait of Hon. ELIAS BOUDINOT, LL.D., first President of the Society. 8vo, Cloth, $1 50; Sheep, $1 75.

Biographical History of Congress:

Comprising Memoirs of Members of the Congress of the United States, together with a History of Internal Improvements from the Foundation of the Government to the Present Time. By HENRY G. WHEELER. With Portraits and Fac-simile Autographs. 8vo, Muslin, $3 00 per Volume.

Schmitz's History of Rome,

From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192.
With Questions, by J. ROBSON, B.A. 18mo, Muslin, 75 cents

Louis the Fourteenth,

and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century. By Miss PARDOE. Illustrated with numerous Engravings, Portraits, &c. 2 vols. 12mo, Muslin, $3 50.

History of the Girondists;

Or, Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution.
By A. DE LAMARTINE. From unpublished Sources. 3 vols. 12mo,
Muslin, $2 10.

Josephus's Complete Works.

A new Translation, by Rev. ROBERT TRAILL, D.D. With Notes, Explanatory Essays, &c., by Rev. ISAAC TAYLOR, of Ongar. II lustrated by numerous Engravings. Publishing in Monthly Num bers, 8vo, Paper, 25 cents each.

History of the French Revolution.

By THOMAS CARLYLE. Newly Revised by the Author, with In dex, &c. 2 vols. 12mo, Muslin, $2 00.

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