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SCHOOL BOOKS.

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Second Edition, Post 8vo., Price 10s. 6d. boards.

THE ENGLISH MASTER; OR, STUDENT’S GUIDE TO REASONING AND COMPOSITION: Exhibiting an Analytical View of the English Language, of the Human Mind, and of the Principles of fine Writing. By William Banks, Private Teacher of Composition, Intellectual Philosophy, &c.

“We have examined with care and pleasure this valuable treatise of Mr. Banks, and strenuously recommend the volume as one of all others most fit to put into the hands of every English student.”

Weekly Review.

Third Edition, Demy 12mo., Price 3s. bound.

A SYSTEM OF ARITHMETIC,

With the Principles of Logarithms. Compiled for Merchant Taylors’ School.

By Richard Frederick Clarke, Teacher.

“The great object attained in this excellent work is a most judicious abridgment of the labour of teaching and learning every branch of Arithmetic, by rendering the Rules and Explanations so very simple and intelligible, that the study becomes a pleasure, instead of a task, to the youthful pupil.”

24mo. 2s. cloth boards.

THE GRAMMARIAN; OR, THE ENGLISH WRITER AND SPEAKER’S ASSISTANT: COMPRISING SHALL AND WILL Made easy to Foreigners, with Instances of their Misuse on the part of the Natives of England. ALSO SCOTTICISMS; Designed to correct Improprieties of Speech and Writing. By James Beattie, LL.D.

12mo., Price 1s. 6d. bound.

A NEW

SPELLING-BOOK OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE;

CONTAINING

All the Monosyllables: a copious selection of Polysyllables, carefully arranged and accented; Progressive Lessons, chiefly from the Holy Scriptures; a list of words of various Meanings; a short Bible Catechism; Questions on Scripture History; and School Prayers.

By J. S. Moore, Master of the Brewers’ Company’s School.

Recently published in Demy 12mo., Price 5s. bound in cloth.

A BOOK FOR THE COUNTING-HOUSE AND PRIVATE DESK.

ARITHMETIC UNVEILED:

Being a Series of Tables and Rules, whereby most of the calculations in business may be either mentally performed, or so abridged as to save half the time usually employed. To which are annexed a Multiplication Table extended to 200 times 200, and Tables of Interest on an improved plan. The whole adapted to the use of the first merchant and most humble trader.

By James McDowall, Accountant.

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