Architecture.
WONDERS OF ARCHITECTURE. Translated from the French of M. Lefévre; to which is added a chapter on English Architecture by R. Donald. With 50 illustrations. One volume 12mo $1 50
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The object of the Wonders of Architecture is to supply, in as accessible and popular a form as the nature of the subject admits, a connected and comprehensive sketch of the chief architectural achievements of ancient and modern times. Commencing with the rudest dawnings of architectural science as exemplified in the Celtic monuments, a carefully compiled and authentic record is given of the most remarkable temples, palaces, columns, towers, cathedrals, bridges, viaducts, churches, and buildings of every description which the genius of man has constructed; and as these are all described in chronological order, according to the eras to which they belong, they form a connected narrative of the development of architecture, in which the history and progress of the art can be authentically traced. Care has been taken to popularize the theme as much as possible, to make the descriptions plain and vivid, to render the text free from mere technicalities, and to convey a correct and truthful impression of the various objects that are enumerated.
Ocean Depths.
BOTTOM OF THE SEA. By L. Sonrel. Translated and edited by Elihu Rich, translator of "Cazin's Heat," &c., with 68 woodcuts. (Printed on Tinted Paper) One vol 12mo $1 50
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Written in a popular and attractive style, this volume affords much useful information about the sea, its depth, color, and temperature; its action in deep water and on the shores; the exuberance of life in the depths of the ocean, and the numberless phenomena, anecdotes, adventures, and perils connected therewith. The illustrations are very numerous, and specially graphic and attractive.
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