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TABART'S JUVENILE LIBRARY,

No. 157, New Bond-Street,

The following instructive, interesting, and superior Books, for Children and Young Persons of both Sexes, have just been published :

1. The FIRST GRAMMAR; or, An eafy Accidence of the French Language, in a tenth part of the compass of the ordinary French Grammars, and containing every thing effential and nothing fuperfluous, adapted to the practical ufe of Schools, and printed in a clear and large type. By S. ADET. Price 1s. 6d.

bound.

2. THE BOOK of TRADES; or, Library of the ufeful Arts, defcribing the useful Trades and Manufactures carried on in Great Britain, with a familiar Account of the Processes and of the Raw Materials, Price of Labour, &c. each illuftrated with a copperplate. In three Parts; each containing twenty Trades, price 3s. or 5s. with the Plates coloured.

3. The BOOK of RANKS, describing the Degrees and Stations of British Society; with coloured plates, price 75.

4. The BOOK of GAMES, explaining the laws and modes of playing twenty-four of the games the most common among children and young perfons, each illuftrated with a copper-plate, price 3s. 6d. halfbound, or 5s. with the plates coloured.

5. A VISIT to a FARM-HOUSE, defcribing the principles and practice of Farming Bufinets and Rural Economy, in a pleafing and familiar manner, with feveral plates, price 2s. 6d.

6. A VISIT to LONDON, defcribing the Curiofities and remarkable Objects in the Metropolis, in an amufing way, adapted to the capacity and curiofity of an early age, with feveral plates, price 2s. 6d.

7. The TRAVELS of ROLANDO round the

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World, explaining, in a familiar and entertaining manner, the Cuftoms, Curiofities, and Productions of various Countries, in remote parts of the World, illuftrated with various plates. Tranflated from JAUFFRET. In four Volumes, price 12s. half-bound.

8. A TOUR THROUGH ENGLAND, in a Series of Letters from a Young Gentleman to his Sifter, with several views, and a large map, price 3s. 6d. half-bound.

9. A PUZZLE for a CURIOUS GIRL, difplaying the ill Effects of ill-placed Curiofity, with thirteen plates, price 2s. 6d,

10. The WONDERS of the TELESCOPE, or a familiar and popular Display of the Solar System and the Starry Heavens, on a plan calculated to give a new Intereft to the Study of Aftronomy, with numerous large Plates, price 4s. 6d. in boards.

11. The WONDERS of the MICROSCOPE, or a Display of the Wonders of the Creation in comparatively minute Objects, with numerous large Plates, price 38. 6d. in boards.

12. POPULAR STORIES, confifting of new and improved Tranflations, or Revised Editions, of the Tales, Legends, and Romances hitherto held in general Eftimation in the Nursery, but debafed by vulgar and often by indecent Language. The Stories thus elegantly rewritten in chatte and modern Language, and here published in one Collection, embellished with nume rous copper-plates, confift of Cinderella, Blue Beard, Tom Thumb, Jack the Giant Killer, Whittington and his Cat, Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Fortunatus, Valentine and Orfon, Children in the Wood, Goody Two Shoes, The Seven Champions, &c. &c. in three Parts, price 2s. 6d. each Part, or 3s. 6d. with the plates coloured.

N. B. Either of the foregoing Stories, thirty-two in number, may be had separately, embellished with three beautifully coloured plates, price 6d. each.

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13. VISITS to the MENAGERIE and the BOTANICAL GARDEN, illuftrating the firft Principles and most striking Facts in Botany and Natural History, in a style of ealy Familiarity which has perhaps been never furpaffed. From the French of JAUFFRET. Price 2s. 6d.

14. The JUVENILE PLUTARCH, containing the Lives of celebrated Children, and Accounts of the early Progrefs of remarkable Men; calculated to excite in Young Minds a Spirit of Emulation; with feveral plates. Part I. and II. price 2s. 6d. each.

15. MINCE PIES for CHRISTMAS, and for every other Seafon of the Year, confifting of the best Riddles, Charades, Rebufes, &c. &c. calculated to exercife the Invention and Fancy of Young Perfons of both Sexes, price 2s. 6d.

16. UNIVERSAL HISTORY abridged; containing a popular View of the Hiftory of the World, abstracted chiefly from the great Hiftory of Dr. MAVOR; with maps, price 2s. 6d.

17. SCRIPTURE HISTORIES; confifting of a Selection of all the interefting Narratives and infulated Biographies and Histories contained in the Old and New Testament, in the Language of the Holy Scriptures; printed in a large type, and illuftrated with copperplates, in 2 vols. price 4s. half-bound.

18. MEMOIRS of DICK, the LITTLE PONEY; an entertaining Narrative, calculated to teach Humanity to that useful Animal, the Horse, price 2s.

19. The LIFE of CARLO, the famous Dog of Drurylane Theatre; containing various Anecdotes of the Fidelity and Sagacity of Dogs; with plates, price is.

20. FIRST GOING to SCHOOL, or a History of the Feelings and Adventures of TOM BROWN on his first going to School, with Letters to his Sifters; adorned with beautiful engravings, price 2s.

21. MARY and her CAT, a familiar and pleafing Story, in Words not exceeding two Syllables, with 12 plates, price is.

22. PRESENTS for GOOD GIRLS, chiefly in

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Words of One Syllable, with twelve coloured plates, price is.

23. PRESENTS for GOOD BOYS, in Words of One and Two Syllables, with twelve coloured plates, price is.

24. NEW DIALOGUES for GOOD CHILDREN. By M. P. With numerous Cuts, price 18.

25. PROVERBS; or, the WISDOM of ALL AGES & NATIONS, concentrated in a single volume, price 2s. 6d. in boards.

26. The HISTORY of BRITISH DOMESTIC QUADRUPEDS, illuftrated with entertaining Anecdotes, and numerous engravings, price 2s. 6d. in boards. 27. The LIFE and ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE, adapted to the Ufe of Young Persons, and embellished with fixteen engravings, price 38. 6d. half bound.

28. The BRITISH NEPOS, or Mirror of Youth; being felect Lives of illuftrious Britons, who have been diftinguished by their Virtues, Talents, or remarkable Advancement in Life, with incidental practical Reflections; written purposely for the Ufe of Young Persons, on the obvious Principle, that " Example is more powerful and moré feductive than Precept." By WILLIAM MAVOR, LL. D. Vicar of Hurley, in Berkshire, and Chaplain to the Earl of Moira. Price 4s. 6d. bound.

29. The LIVES of PLUTARCH, abridged, containing Accounts of the most illustrious and estimable Characters of Antiquity; by the fame Author, price 4s. 6d. bound.

30. SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHY, containing Accounts of the Lives and Actions of all the principal Characters in the OLD and NEW TESTAMENT, with practical Inferences, adapted to real Life, and designed to promote the Imitation of thofe illuftrious Examples. By JOHN WATKINS, A. M. LL. D. Price 5s. bound.

31. The UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL DICTIONARY; being a faithful account of the Lives, Actions, and Characters of the most

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eninent Perfons of all Ages and Countries, with the ReVotions of States, and the Succeffion of Sovereign Princes; containing two thoufand Articles more than are to be found in the General Biographical Dictionary in fifteen volumes. By JOHN WATKINS, A. M. LL. D. A new and enlarged edition, price 15s. in boards.

32. LIVES of ILLUSTRIOUS and CELEBRATED WOMEN, from the earliest Periods to the prefent time, adapted to the Ufe of Young Ladies. By MARY HAYS. In fix elegant volumes, 12mo. price 11. 11s. 6d. in boards, or 21. s. elegantly bound.

33. An UNIVERSAL and COMPLETE SYSTEM of SHORT-HAND WRITING; being the fame which has been preferred by the editors of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and which is used in the Courts of Law in the Metropolis. By WILLIAM MAVOR, LL.D. fixth edition, price 7s. 6d.

34. A COMPLETE and COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY of MUSIC; being an indifpenfable Companion to every Harpfichord, and to every Amateur and Student in Mufic. By THOMAS BUSBY, Mus. D. and LL. D. Price 6s. in boards.

35. GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTES of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. By JOHN ASH, LL. D. price is. bound.

36. The ENGLISH SPELLING BOOK and EXPOSITOR: being a new method of teaching Children and adult Perfons to read, write, and understand the Englifh Tongue. By HENRY BOAD, Writing-matter at Colchester, price is. 4d.

37. The LONDON PRIMER; or, First Book, being a new, eafy, and fafcinating Introduction to the English Language, fuperior to every preceding Attempt of this Kind, and deferving of univerfal Preference, as a First Book, in all Schools and Families, with fixty beautiful cuts, price 6d. with a full Allowance to Schools.

38. Dr. MAVOR'S ENGLISH SPELLING BOOK the most approved and generally adopted Book of this Clai ever published, and undoubtedly the best Spelling-Book now extant, price is. 6d, each, with the full Allowance to Schools.

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