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Jack Tier; or, the Florida Reef. By James Fenimore Cooper. from Drawings, by F. O. C. Darley. 12mo. pp. 511. New York: W. A. Townsend & Co. 1860.

Colton's School Atlas, Designed to Accompany Colton's American School Geography. Containing upwards of one hundred Steel Plates, Maps, Profiles and Plans, on 37 large sheets, drawn on a new and uniform system of Scales. By G. Woodworth Colton. 4to. Ivison, Phinney & Co. 1860. A Course of Six Lectures, on the Various Forces of Matter and Relations to each other. By Michael Faraday, D.C.L., F.R.S., Fullerian Professor of Chem istry, Royal Institution. Delivered before a Juvenile Auditory, at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, during the Christmas Holidays of 1859-60. Edited by William Crookes, F.C.S. With numerous Illustrations. 12mo. pp. 198. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1860.

Bible Stories in Verse, for the Little Ones at Home. By Anna M. Hyde With Illustrations designed by Frazer, and engraved by Hoffman. Small 4to. pp. 84. Philadelphia: James Challen & Son.

The Lost Hunter; a Tale of Early Times. By John T. Adams. 12mo. pp. 462. New York: Michael Doolady. 1860.

Over the Cliffs. By Charlotte Chanter. 12mo. pp. 400. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. 1860.

The Young Cottager. An Authentic Narrative. By the Rev. Leigh Richmond, Rector of Turvey, Bedfordshire. 18mo. pp.90. Boston: American Tract Society.

Brief Biographies. By Samuel Smiles, author of "Self Help," and "Life of George Stephenson." With Steel Portraits. 12mo. pp. 517. Boston: Ticknor & Fields.

Camille; or, the Camelia-Lady ("La Dame aux Camelias"). The only True, Complete and Original Translation, from which have been adapted for the Stage, the Drama of "Camille," and the Opera of "La Traviata." A literal Translation from the French of Alexandre Dumas, the Younger. 12mo. pp. 249. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers. 1860.

The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulum, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England. Collected and edited by James Spedding, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge; Robert Leslie Ellis, M.A., late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; and Douglas Denon Heath, Barristerat-Law, late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Volume XII., being Volume II. of the Literary and Professional Works. 12mo. pp. 454. Brown & Taggard.

The Glaciers of the Alps. Being a Narrative of Excursions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and an Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related. By John Tyndall, F.R.S., Member of the Royal Societies of Science of Holland and Gottingen; of the Scientific Societies of Halle, Marburg, and Zurich; of the Societie Philomatique of Paris; of the Natural History and Physical Society of Geneva; of the Physical Society of Berlin; Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and in the Government School of Mines. With Illustrations. 12mo. pp. 446. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. 1860.

The Odes of Horace. Translated into English Verse. With Life and Notes. By Theodore Martin. Blue and Gold. 32mo. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. 1860.

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The Convert of Massachusetts. 18mo. pp. 172. New York: Rev. T. D. Harriman.

Adelmar the Templar. A Tale of the Crusades. By Abbe H****. Translated from the French. 18mo. pp. 72. Baltimore: Kelly, Hedian & Piet. 1860. Isle of the Dead; or, the Keeper of the Lazaretto. A Tale of the Yellow Fever. Translated from the French of Emille Souvestre. 18mo. pp. 76. Baltimore: Kelly, Hedian & Piet. 1860.

Hortense; or, Pride Corrected. Translated from the French. 18mo. pp. 65 Baltimore: Kelly, Hedian & Piet.

Hide and Seek. A Novel. By WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Woman in White," ," "The Dead Secret," &c., &c. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald. 1860,

Jerusalem And Its Environs; or, The Holy City as it Was and Is. By the Rev. W. K. Tweedie, D.D., author of "Rivers and Lakes of the Bible,' "Seed Time and Harvest," "The Early Choice," &c., &c. With Illustrations. pp. 224. Boston: American Tract Society., 1860.

Etiquette, and the Usages of Society. Containing the most approved rules for Correct Deportment in Fashionable Life; together with Hints to Gentlemen and Ladies on Irregular and Vulgar Habits; also, the Etiquette of Love and Courtship, Marriage Etiquette, &c. By Henry P. Willis. pp 64. New York : Dick & Fitzgerald. 1860.

Life and Correspondence of John A. Quitman, Major-General, U. S. A., and Governor of the State of Mississippi. By J. F. H. Claiborne.

pp. 400. New York: Harper & Broahers. 1850.

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Evan Harrington; or, He Would Be a Gentleman. By George Meredith. pp. 491. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1860.

The Bible Hour; or, Scripture Lessons for the Little Ones at Home. By the

Author of "Our Pastor's Visits," ," "The Christian Year Book," &c. With Illustrations. pp. 260. Boston: American Tract Society. 1860.

Faithful Forever. By Coventry Patmore, author of "The Angel in the House." Boston Ticknor & Fields. 1860.

The Heroes of Europe. By Henry G. Hewlett. With Fine Illustrations. Boston Ticknor & Fields. 1860.

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