While sufficiently minute in anatomical and physiological details to
satisfy those who desire to go deeper into such studies than many may
deem necessary, this work is nevertheless written so that it may form
part of the domestic library. Mothers and daughters may read it without
being repelled or shocked; and the young will find their interest
sustained by incidental digressions to more attractive matters. Such are
the pages referring to phrenology and to music, which accompany the
anatomical description of the skull and of the organs of voice; and the
chapter on artistic expression which closes the book. Numerous simple
but attractive engravings elucidate the work.
=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
_For specimen illustration see page 25._
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
_For specimen illustration see page 26._
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.
CRITICAL NOTICE.
This book is well illustrated throughout, and is admirably adapted to
those who require light scientific reading.--_Nature_.
=Lighthouses and Lightships.=
LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS. By W.H.D. ADAMS. With sixty illustrations.
One volume 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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