JOHN CASSELL'S LIBRARY COMPLETE.
This Series consists of Twenty-six Volumes, 7d. each, in paper covers; or the whole bound in cloth, forming the Complete Library, 19s. 6d.; or arranged in a Library Box, with glazed front, and lock and key, 25s. The Works may be had separately, as follows:—
The History of England. By Robert Ferguson, LL.D. In 4 vols., 7d. each, or in 2 double vols., neatly bound in cloth, 1s. 6d. each; the whole bound together in 1 thick vol., 3s.
The object of this History is not merely to exhibit a Record of the actions of Kings and Cabinets, but to present a faithful and instructive History of the People, with their progress in industrial arts and social amelioration.
A Superior Edition of the above, on extra-sized, fine foolscap paper, with a Portrait of the Author on Steel. Price, in cloth boards, 3s. 6d.; elegantly bound, gilt edges, 4s.
The History of Scotland: Its Historical Geography, Position and Influence, Contests and Struggles, Intellectual and Moral Progress, Civil and Religious Discords, Union with England, the Two Great Rebellions, &c. &c. By Robert Ferguson, LL.D. In 2 vols., 7d. each, or 1 double vol., neatly bound in cloth, 1s. 6d.
The History of Ireland. In 3 vols., 7d. each, or the 3 neatly bound in 1, 2s. 3d. From the Earliest Period to the Year 1852; with a Review of the Struggles against English Supremacy, from the Revolution to the Union.
This is pronounced, by competent judges, to be the most impartial History of the Sister Kingdom ever published.
The History of France, from the Earliest Period to the Present time; with numerous Portraits. In 3 vols., 7d. each, or neatly bound in 1, 2s. 3d.
The Natural History of Man; or, Popular Chapters on Ethnography. By John Kennedy, A.M. In 2 vols., 7d. each, or neatly bound in 1, 1s. 6d.
The People's Biographical Dictionary. By J. R. Beard, D.D. 4 vols., 7d. each, or 2 double vols., in cloth, 3s.
This Work forms a Picture Gallery of Great Men of all Ages and Countries, especially of such as have lived within the last Century, and by their own efforts raised themselves and benefited their species.
The History and Sources of the Greatness of the British Empire. By Benjamin Parsons. In 2 vols., 7d. each, or neatly bound in 1, 1s. 6d.
The Country and Climate, the Mixture of the People, our Insular Position, National Feuds, Exigencies of our Monarchs, Religious and Political Parties and Institutions, Language, &c. &c., are all made to pass in review in this volume, together with a comparison of the mental and moral condition of the people with those of other countries.
The Wonders of the Heavens. By Frederick S. Williams. With Diagrams. In 1 vol., 7d.
This volume contains a Sketch of the History of Astronomical Discovery, from the Earliest Times down to the Observations of Lord Rosse; describes the Planetary System, the Cometary World, and the Stellar Universe; discusses the Nebular Hypothesis, the Question of the Inhabitation of the Stars, &c. &c.; and points out the connection between the Teachings of Nature and of Scripture.
The History of the Steam Engine, from the Second Century before the Christian Era to the time of the Great Exhibition; with many Engravings. By Professor Wallace. 1 vol., 7d. The last Two Works bound together, 1s. 6d.
Sailings Over the Globe; or, The Progress of Maritime Discovery. 2 vols., 7d. each, or the 2 in 1, 1s. 6d. Including the Early Discoveries of the Portuguese; Voyages of Vasco de Gama, Mendez Pinto, and Magellan; Eastern Enterprises of the English, and First Circumnavigation of the Globe; the Four Voyages of Columbus; Cortez, and the Conquest of Mexico; Pizarro, and the Discovery of Peru, &c. &c. &c.
Footprints of Travellers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 2 vols., 7d. each; or the 2 neatly bound in 1, 1s. 6d. Capel de Brooke's Travels in Norway, Sweden, and Lapland; Lyall's Travels in the Crimea, the Caucasus, and Georgia; Inglis's Travels in the Tyrol; Travels among the Tartars, by the Ambassador of the Pope, and also by Zivick and Schill; Heber's Travels in India; Burnes's Travels in Bokhara, &c. &c. &c.