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BAYLDON.-TREATISE ON THE VALUATION OF PROPERTY FOR THE POOR'S RATE; shewing the Method of Rating Lands, Buildings, Tithes, Mines, Woods, Navigable Rivers and Canals, and Personal Property: with an Abstract of the Poor Laws relating to Rates and Appeals. By J. S. BAYLDON, Author of "Rents and Tillages." 1 vol. 8vo. 7s. 6d. boards.

BAYNES.-NOTES AND REFLECTIONS

During a Ramble in the EAST, an Overland Journey from India, Visit to Athens, &c. By
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BEDFORD CORRESPONDENCE.
CORRESPONDENCE. — CORRESPONDENCE

OF

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BELLAMY.-THE HOLY BIBLE,

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BOY'S OWN BOOK (THE):

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BRAY.-THE PHILOSOPHY OF NECESSITY;

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BREWSTER.-TREATISE ON OPTICS.

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BRITTON. THE ORIGINAL PICTURE OF LONDON:

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BULL.-HINTS TO MOTHERS,

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BURNS. THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY:

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BUTLER.-SKETCH OF ANCIENT & MODERN GEOGRAPHY.

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BUTLER.-ATLAS OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY.

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BUTLER.-ATLAS OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY;

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CATLOW.-POPULAR CONCHOLOGY

,

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CLAVERS.-FOREST LIFE.

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COLTON.-LACON; OR, MANY THINGS IN FEW WORDS.

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CONVERSATIONS ON BOTANY.

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CONVERSATIONS ON MINERALOGY.

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COOLEY. THE HISTORY OF MARITIME AND INLAND DISCOVERY. By W. D. COOLEY, Esq. 3 vols. fcp. 8vo. with Vignette Titles, 18s. cloth.

COPLAND.-A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE;

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CROCKER'S ELEMENTS OF LAND SURVEYING.

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CROWE. THE HISTORY OF FRANCE,

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DAVY (SIR HUMPHRY).-AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY:

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DE CUSTINE. THE EMPIRE OF THE CZAR;

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