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A NATURALIST’S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 9s.
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION; or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.
THE FERTILIZATION OF ORCHIDS THROUGH INSECT AGENCY. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Woodcuts. Post 8vo. 9s.
THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. 28s.
THE DESCENT OF MAN, AND ON SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. 24s.
THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS. By Charles Darwin, F.R.S. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 12s.
FACTS AND ARGUMENTS FOR DARWIN. By Fritz Muller. Translated by W. S. Dallas, F.L.S. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 6s.
THE STUDENT’S ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY. By Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S. With 600 Woodcuts. Post 8vo. 9s.
PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY; or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants, considered as illustrative of Geology. By Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. 16s. each.
THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN, FROM GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCES; with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. By Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 8vo. 14s.
A GEOGRAPHICAL HANDBOOK OF ALL THE KNOWN FERNS, with Tables to show their distribution. By K. M. Lyell. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.
A MANUAL OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. For the Use of Travellers. Edited by Sir J. F. Herschel and Rev. Robert Main. Post 8vo. 3s. 6d.
THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. By Mary Somerville. Post 8vo. 9s.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. By Mary Somerville. Post 8vo. 9s.
MOLECULAR AND MICROSCOPIC SCIENCE. By Mary Somerville. Illustrations. 2 vols. Post 8vo. 21s.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS FROM EARLY LIFE TO OLD AGE OF MARY SOMERVILLE. With Selections from her Correspondence. By Her Daughter. With Portrait. Crown 8vo. 12s.
THE RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, AND SEA-COAST OF YORKSHIRE. With Essays on the Climate, Scenery, and Ancient Inhabitants of the Country. By John Phillips, F.R.S. Plates, 8vo. 15s.
RECORDS OF THE ROCKS; or, Notes on the Geology, Natural History, and Antiquities of North and South Wales, Devon, and Cornwall. By Rev. W. S. Symonds, F.G.S. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 12s.
RESEARCHES INTO THE EARLY HISTORY OF MANKIND, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION. By E. B. Tylor, F.R.S. 8vo. 12s.
PRIMITIVE CULTURE; Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Custom. By E. B. Tylor, F.R.S. 2 vols. 8vo. 24s.
SILURIA; a History of the Oldest Rocks in the British Isles and other Countries, with a Sketch of the Distribution of Native Gold. By Sir Roderick Murchison, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. 18s.
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THE STRENGTH OF IRON AND STEEL. By K. Styffe. Translated from the Swedish. By Christer P. Sandberg, C.E. With Lithographs. 8vo. 12s.
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON SHIP-BUILDING IN IRON AND STEEL. By E. J. Reed, C.B. With Illustrations. 8vo.
OUR IRON-CLAD SHIPS; their Qualities, Performances, and Cost, with Chapters on Turret Ships, Iron-clad Rams, &c. By E. J. Reed, C.B. With Illustrations. 8vo. 12s.
THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA; a Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms. By Thomas Belt. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 12s.
THE NATURALIST ON THE RIVER AMAZONS; During Eleven Years of Travels and Adventures. By H. W. Bates. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.
LIVES OF BRITISH ENGINEERS; from the Earliest Times to the Death of Robert Stephenson. Comprising a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Steam Engine and Railway Locomotive. With Portraits and 350 Illustrations. 4 vols. Medium 8vo. 84s.
HISTORY OF THE MODERN STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE. By James Fergusson, F.R.S., D.C.L., Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. With 330 Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 31s. 6d.
RUDE STONE MONUMENTS IN ALL COUNTRIES; their Age and Uses. By James Fergusson, F.R.S. With 230 Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 24s.
A HISTORY OF POTTERY: Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. By Samuel Birch, F.S.A. With Coloured Plates, and 200 Woodcuts. Medium 8vo. 42s.
A HISTORY OF POTTERY: Mediæval and Modern. By Joseph Marryat. With Coloured Plates, and 300 Woodcuts. Medium 8vo. 42s.
THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE CONSORT, AT KENSINGTON. Consisting of Coloured Views and other Engravings of the Monument and its Decorations, its Sculptured Groups, Statues, Mosaics, Architecture, and Details of Metalwork, &c., designed and executed by the most eminent British Artists. With Descriptive Text. With 24 Plates, and Woodcuts. Folio, 12l. 12s. Large Paper (only 50 printed), 15l. 15s., half-bound; or Special Copies, in full morocco, 18l. 18s.
BRICK AND MARBLE ARCHITECTURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. With Notes of Tours north of the Apennines, including Aquilei, Udine, Vicenza, Ferrara, Bologna, Piacenza, Modena, and Vercelli. By G. E. Street, R.A. With Illustrations. Royal 8vo.
THE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE OF SPAIN: from Personal Observations made during Several Journeys. By G. E. Street. 2nd Edition. With 100 Illustrations. Royal 8vo. 30s.
HORSE-SHOEING; AS IT IS, AND AS IT SHOULD BE. By William Douglas, late of 10th Hussars. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.
THE HARVEST OF THE SEA. Including Sketches of Fisheries and Fisher Folk. By James G. Bertram. With 50 Illustrations. Post 8vo. 9s.
THE LONGEVITY OF MAN: ITS FACTS AND ITS FICTIONS. Including an Inquiry into some of the more Remarkable Instances and Suggestions for Testing Reputed Cases. Illustrated by Examples. By William J. Thoms, F.S.A. Post 8vo. 10s. 6d.
METALLURGY: the Art of Extracting Metals from their Ores, and adapting them to various purposes of Manufacture. By John Percy, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 8vo.
Vol. I.—Fuel, Wood, Peat. Coal, Charcoal, Coke. Fire-Clays. Copper, Zinc, and Brass. With 150 Illustrations. 8vo.
Vol. II.—Iron and Steel. With 220 Illustrations. 8vo.
Vol. III.—Lead, including Desilverization and Cupellation. With Illustrations. 8vo. 30s.
Vols. IV. and V.—Gold, Silver, and Mercury. Platinum, Tin, Nickel, Cobalt, Antimony, Bismuth, Arsenic and other Metals. With Illustrations. 8vo. [In preparation.
MANUFACTURE OF RUSSIAN SHEET-IRON, with every detail of the process illustrated. By John Percy, F.R.S. With Illustrations. 8vo. 2s. 6d.
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.