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VOYAGES AND TRAVEL-continued.

FIELD AND FOREST RAMBLES OF A NATURALIST IN NEW BRUNSWICK. With Notes and Observations on the Natural History of Eastern Canada. By A. Leith Adams, M.A., &c., Author of "Wanderings of a Naturalist in India," &c., &c. In 8vo, cloth. Illustrated.

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TENT LIFE WITH ENGLISH GIPSIES IN NORWAY.
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VOYAGES AND TRAVEL-continued.

ROUND THE WORLD IN 1870. A Volume of Travels, with Maps. By A. D. Carlisle, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb. Demy 8vo. 16s.

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SCIENCE-continued.

THE PLACE OF THE PHYSICIAN. Being the Introductory Lecture at Guy's Hospital, 1873-4; to which is added

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STUDIES OF BLAST FURNACE PHENOMENA. By M. L. Gruner, President of the General Council of Mines of France.

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SCIENCE-continued.

CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH PSYCHOLOGY. From the French of Professor Th. Ribot. An Analysis of the Views and Opinions of the following Metaphysicians, as expressed in their writings :

:

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SCIENCE-continued.

By R. T. Lyons,

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