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A Manual of Devotions for Domestic and Private Use. By George Upfold, D.D., Bishop of Indiana. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. x., 244. 75 cts.

Revised United States Army-Regulations of 1861. With an Appendix, containing the Changes and Laws affecting Army-Regulations and Articles of War, to June 25, 1863. Philadelphia. G.W. Childs. 8vo. pp. 594. $2.00.

Hints on Health in Armies, for the Use of Volunteer Officers. By John Ordronaux, M.D., Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in Columbia College, New York. Second Edition, with Additions. New York. D. Van Nostrand. 18mo. pp. 139. 50 cts.

The Soul of Things; or, Psychometric Researches and Discoveries. By William and Elizabeth M.F. Denton. Boston. Walker, Wise, & Co. 12mo. pp. 370. $1.25.

The Light and Dark of the Rebellion. Philadelphia. G.W. Childs. 16mo. pp. 303. $1.25.

The Old Merchants of New York City. By Walter Barrett, Clerk. Second Series. New York. G.W. Carleton. 12mo. pp. 406. $1.50.

Squire Trevlyn's Heir. A Novel of Domestic Life. By Mrs. Henry Wood, Author of "Verner's Pride," etc. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 8vo. pp. 195. $1.25.

Beyond the Lines; or, A Yankee Prisoner Loose in Dixie. By Captain J.J. Geer, late of General Buckland's Staff. With an Introduction by Rev. Alexander Clark. Philadelphia. J.W. Daughaday, 16mo. pp. 285. $1.00.

The Peninsular Campaign in Virginia; or, Incidents and Scenes on the Battle-Fields and in Richmond. By Rev. J. Marks, D.D. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co. 12mo. pp. 444. $1.25.

Catholicity of the New Church, and Uncatholicity of New-Churchmen. By B.F. Barrett, Author of "Lectures on the New Dispensation," etc. New York. Mason Brothers. 16mo. pp. 312. $1.00.

The Great Stone Book of Nature. By David Thomas Ansted, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., etc. Philadelphia. G.W. Childs. 16mo. pp. 335. $1.25.

The Shadow of Ashlydyat. By Mrs. Henry Wood, Author of "Verner's Pride," etc. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 8vo. pp. 448. $1.25.

Vincenzo. A Novel. By J. Ruffini, Author of "Doctor Antonio," etc. New York. G.W. Carleton. 8vo. paper. pp. 192. 75 cts.

Neutral Relations of England and the United States. By Charles G. Loring. Boston. W.V. Spencer. 8vo. paper. pp. 116. 50 cts.

The Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition. Illustrated from Drawings by F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert. Hard Times. For These Times. In Two Volumes. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 333, 338. $2.00.

Voices from the Hearth: A Collection of Verses. By "Isidore,"—Isidore G. Ascher, B.C.L., Advocate. Montreal. John Lovell. 12mo. pp. 168. 75 cts.

Broken Columns. A Novel. New York. Sheldon & Co. 12mo. pp. 559. $1.50.

The Black Man: his Antecedents, his Genius, and his Achievements. By William Wells Brown. Boston. James Redpath. 12mo. pp. 310. $1.00.

Croquet. By Captain Mayne Reid. Boston. James Redpath. 16mo. pp. 48. 50 cts.

The Presbyterian Historical Almanac, and Annual Remembrancer of the Church, for 1863. By Joseph M. Wilson. Volume V. Philadelphia. Presbyterian Board of Publication. 8vo. pp. 494. $2.00.

A Catechism of the Steam-Engine, in its Various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam-Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture. With Practical Instructions for the Manufacture and Management of Engines of Every Class. By John Bourne, C.E. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. xii., 418. $2.00.

United States Postal Guide; containing the Chief Regulations of the Post-Office, and a Complete List of Post-Offices throughout the United States, together with other Information for the People. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. paper, pp. 211. 25 cts.

The Lost Bank-Note; and Martyn Ware's Temptation. By Mrs. Henry Wood. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 8vo. paper, pp. 220. 50 cts.

Walter's Tour in the East. By Daniel C. Eddy, D.D., Author of "The Percy Family." Walter in Jerusalem. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 220. 65 cts.

Peter Parley's Own Story. From the Personal Narrative of£ the late Samuel G. Goodrich ("Peter Parley"). With Illustrations. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 320. $1.00.

The Florence Stories. By Jacob Abbott. Visit to the Isle of Wight. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 252. 70 cts.

American History. By Jacob Abbott. Illustrated with Numerous Maps and Engravings. Vol. V. Wars of the Colonies. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 288. 75 cts.

History of the Romans under the Empire. By Charles Merivale, B.D., late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. From the Fourth London Edition. With a Copious Analytical Index. Vols. I. and II. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 439, 429. $4.00.

Harry's Vacation; or, Philosophy at Home. By William C. Richards, A.M. Author's Revised Edition. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. 398. $1.00.

Poems. By Jean Ingelow. Boston. Roberts Brothers. 16mo. pp. 256. $1.00.

The Art-Principle, and its Application to the Teaching of Music. By Anna Jackson. Philadelphia. F. Leypoldt. 16mo. pp. 30. 50 cts.

Fanchon, the Cricket. From the French of George Sand. By Matilda M. Hayes. Philadelphia. F. Leypoldt. 16mo. paper. pp. 230. 50 cts.

The Farmer-Boy, and How he became Commander-in-Chief. By Uncle Juvinell. Edited by William M. Thayer, Author of "The Pioneer Boy," etc. Boston. Walker, Wise, & Co. 16mo. pp. 321. $1.00.

The Fatal Marriage. By Emma D.E.N. Southworth. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 16mo. pp. 487. $1.25.

The Headship of Christ, and the Rights of the Christian People. A Collection of Essays, Historical and Descriptive Sketches, and Personal Portraitures. With the Author's Celebrated Letter to Lord Brougham. By Hugh Miller. Edited, with a Preface, by Peter Bayne, A.M. Boston. Gould & Lincoln. 12mo. pp. 502. $1.50.

Intellectual Philosophy; Analytical, Synthetical, and Practical. By Hubbard Winslow, D.D. With Additions, bringing the Science down to the Latest Views. Boston. Brewer & Tileston. 16mo. pp. xii., 442. $1.25.

The Life and Letters of Washington Irving. By his Nephew, Pierre M. Irving. Vol. IV. New York. G.P. Putnam. 12mo. pp. 450. $1.50.

Art and Artlessness. By Mrs. Madeline Leslie. Boston. Lee & Shepard. 16mo. pp. 256. 75 cts.

Christianity the Religion of Nature. Lectures delivered before the Lowell Institute. By A.P. Peabody, D.D., LL.D., Preacher to the University, and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in Harvard College. Boston. Gould & Lincoln. 12mo. pp. 256. $1.25.

"Keep a Good Heart." A Story for the Merry Christmas-Time. By Cousin Carrie. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. 207. 63 cts.

Husks. Colonel Floyd's Wards. By Marion Harland. New York. Sheldon & Co. 12mo. pp. 526. $1.50.

Letters to the Joneses. By Timothy Titcomb, Author of "Gold Foil," etc. New York. C. Scribner. 12mo. pp. 347. $1.25

Edith's Ministry. By Harriet B. McKeever. Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston. 12mo. pp. 432. $1.50.

Heinrich Heine. By Matthew Arnold. Philadelphia. F. Leypoldt. 16 mo. paper. pp. 64. 25 cts.

Heine's Book of Songs. Translated by Charles G. Leland, Author of "Meister Karl's Sketch-Book," etc. Philadelphia. F. Leypoldt. 16mo. pp. xiv., 239. $1.25.

The Runaway Match. By Mrs. Henry Wood. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 8mo. paper, pp. 188. 50 cts.

Peculiar. A Tale of the Great Transition. By Epes Sargent. New York. G.W. Carleton. 12mo. pp. 500. $1.50.

Heaven. By Rev. H. Harbaugh, D.D. Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston, 12mo. pp. 290. $1.25.

Heavenly Home. By Rev. H. Harbaugh, D.D. Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston. 12mo. pp. 365. $1.50.

Heavenly Recognition. By Rev. H. Harbaugh, D.D. Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston. 12mo. pp. 288. $1.25.

Human Follies. (La Bêtise Humaine.) By Jules Noriac. Translated by George Marlow. Philadelphia. F. Leypoldt. 16mo. paper. pp. 224. 50 cts.

Alice of Monmouth, an Idyl of the Great War; with other Poems. By Edmund C. Stedman. New York. G.W. Carleton. 16mo. pp. 151. 75 cts.

Thirty Poems. By William Cullen Bryant. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. 222. $1.25.

Pelayo: An Epic of the Olden Moorish Time. By Elizabeth T. Porter Beach. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 424. $2.00.

Orlean Lamar, and other Poems. By Sarah E. Knowles. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 16mo. pp. 107. $1.00.

Battle-Fields of the South, from Bull Run to Fredericksburg; with Sketches of Confederate Commanders, and Gossip of the Camps. By an English Combatant, Lieutenant of Artillery on the Field-Staff. With Two Maps. New York. John Bradburn. 8vo. pp. xviii., 517. $3.00.

A Pictorial School-History of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, with Questions and Explanations. By John J. Anderson. New York. Clark & Maynard. 12mo. pp. 312, 38. $1.00.

The Whip, Hoe, and Sword; or, The Gulf Department in '63. By George H. Hepworth. Boston. Walker, Wise, & Co. 12mo. pp. 898. $1.00.

Held in Bondage; or, Granville de Vigne. A Tale of the Day. By "Ouida." In Two Volumes. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co. 12mo. pp. 443, 454. $2.00.

The Fœderalist: A Collection of Essays, written in Favor of the New Constitution, as agreed upon by the Fœderal Convention, September 17, 1787. Reprinted from the Original Text. With an Historical Introduction and Notes, by Henry B. Dawson. In Two Volumes. New York. C. Scribner. Vol. I. 8vo. pp. cxlii., 614. $3.75.

A Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest. With Numerous Specimens. By George L. Craik, LL.D., Professor of History and of English Literature in Queen's College, Belfast. In Two Volumes. New York. C. Scribner. 8vo. pp. 620, 581. $7.00.

Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays written in the Country. By Alexander Smith, Author of "A Life-Drama," etc. Boston. J.E. Tilton & Co. 16mo. pp. 299. $1.25.

Round the Block. An American Novel. With Illustrations. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 468. $1.50.

The United States Sanitary Commission. A Sketch of its Purposes and its Work. Compiled from Documents and Private Papers. Published by Permission. Boston. Little, Brown, & Co. 16mo. pp. xiv., 299. $1.25.

Familiar Quotations: being an Attempt to trace to their Source Passages and Phrases in Common Use: chiefly from English Authors. With a Copious Verbal Index. Fourth Edition. Boston. Little, Brown, & Co. 12mo. pp. 480. $1.50.

Scenes and Thoughts in Europe. By George H. Calvert, Author of "The Gentleman." In Two Series. Boston. Little, Brown, & Co. 16mo. pp. 249, 232. $2.50.

Hints for the Nursery; or, The Young Mother's Guide. By Mrs. C.A. Hopkinson. Boston. Little, Brown, & Co. 16mo. pp. 169. 75 cts.

Selections from the Works of Jeremy Taylor. With Some Account of the Author and his Writings. Boston. Little, Brown, & Co. 16mo. pp. 306. $1.00.

The School-Girl's Garland. A Selection of Poetry. In Four Parts. By Mrs. C.M. Kirkland. First Series. Parts First and Second. New York. C. Scribner. 16mo. pp. 336. $1.00.

Was He Successful? A Novel. By Richard B. Kimball, Author of "St. Leger," etc. New York. G.W. Carleton. 12mo. pp. 407. $1.50.

The Days of Shoddy. A Novel of the Great Rebellion in 1861. By Henry Morford. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 12mo. pp. 478. $1.50.

Outlines of Universal History. In Three Parts. With a Copious Index to each Part, showing the Correct Mode of Pronouncing every Name in it. Part I. Ancient History. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co. 4to. pp. 190. $1.50.

A Class-Book of Chemistry, in which the Latest Facts and Principles of the Science are explained and applied to the Arts of Life and the Phenomena of Nature. Designed for the Use of Colleges and Schools. A New Edition, entirely rewritten. With over Three Hundred Illustrations. By Edward L. Youmans, M.D., Author of "The Chemical Chart," etc. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 450. $1.50.

Heat considered as a Mode of Motion: being a Course of Twelve Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in the Season of 1862. By John Tyndall, F.R.S., etc., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Royal Institution. With Illustrations. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 480. $1.50.

Light on Shadowed Paths. By T.S. Arthur. New York. G.W. Carleton. 12mo. pp. 355. $1.25.

Rich and Humble; or, The Mission of Bertha Grant. A Story for Young People. By Oliver Optic, Author of "The Boat-Club," etc. Boston. Lee & Shepard. 16mo. pp. 296. 75 cts.

The Hermit of the Rock. A Tale of Cashel. By Mrs. J. Sadlier. New York. D. & J. Sadlier & Co. 16mo. pp. 492. $1.25.

Sermons, preached at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, during the Year 1863. New York. D, & J. Sadlier & Co. 16mo. pp. 377. 75 cts.

Strategy and Tactics. By General G.H. Dufour, lately an Officer of the French Engineer Corps, Graduate of the Polytechnic School, and Commander of the Legion of Honor, Chief of Staff of the Swiss Army. Translated from the Latest French Edition. By Wm. P. Craighill, Captain U.S. Engineers, lately Assistant Professor of Civil and Military Engineering and Science of War at the U.S. Military Academy. New York. D. Van Nostrand. 12mo. pp. 400. $2.50.

The Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition. Illustrated from Drawings by F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert. Little Dorrit. In Four Volumes. New York. Sheldon & Co. 16mo. pp. 314, 325, 298, 294. $4.00.

Papers on Practical Engineering, U.S. Engineer-Department No. 9. Practical Treatise on Limes, Hydraulic Cements, and Mortars. Containing Reports of Numerous Experiments conducted in New York City, during the Years 1858 to 1861, inclusive. By Q.A. Gillmore, Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, and Major U.S. Corps of Engineers. New York. D. Van Nostrand. 8vo. pp. 333. $3.50.

The History, Civil, Political, and Military, of the Southern Rebellion, from its Incipient Stages to its Close. Comprehending, also, all Important State-Papers, Ordinances of Secession, Proclamations, Proceedings of Congress, Official Reports of Commanders, etc., etc. By Orville J. Victor. Vols. I. and II. New York. James D. Torrey. 8vo. pp. viii., 531; viii., 537. $6.00.

A Glimpse of the World. By the Author of "Amy Herbert." New York. D. Appleton & Co. 12mo. pp. 428. $1.25.

Shoulder-Straps. A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862. By Henry Morford. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 12mo. pp. 482. $1.50.

The Triumphs of Duty; or, The Merchant-Prince and his Heir. A Tale for the World. By the Author of "Geraldine," etc. Boston. Patrick Donahoe. 16mo. pp. 392. $1.00.

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