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INSTINCT AND REASON. By Alfred Smee, F.R.S., Author of 'Electro-Biology.' One vol. 8vo. With coloured Plates by Wing, and Woodcuts. 18s.
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NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. SAMARANG, during the years 1843-46. By Capt. Sir Edward Belcher, C.B, F.R.A.S. and G.S, Commander of the Expedition, With a Popular Summary of the Natural History of the islands visited, by Arthur Adams, F.L.S. In two vols. 8vo, with thirty-five charts, coloured plates, and etchings. Price 36s. cloth.
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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRAZIL; principally through the Northern Provinces and the Gold and Diamond Districts, during the years 1836-41. By the late George Gardner, M.D, F.L.S, Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Ceylon. Second and cheaper Edition. With a Map of the Author's Route and View of the Organ Mountains. Price 12s. cloth; 18s. bound.
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