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Edinburgh Cabinet Library — Continued.
Nos. XIII. XIV.
TTISTORY of ARABIA, Ancient and Mo-
-*--*- dera : containing a Description of the
Country — an Account of its fnhabitants, Anti-
quities, Political Condition, and Early Commerce
— the Life and Religion of IMohammed — the
Conquests, Arts, and Literature of the Saracens —
the Caliphs of Damascus, Bagdad, Africa, and
Spain — the Civil Government and Religious Ce-
remonies of the Modern Arabs — Origin and Sup-
pression of the Wahabees — the Institutions, Cha-
racter, Manners, and Customs of the Bedouins ;
and a Comprehensive View of its Natural His-
tory. By Andrew Crichton, LL.D. 2d Edi-
tion. Id two volumes.
No. XV.
AN HISTORICAL and DESCRIPTIVE
ACCOUNT of PERSIA, from the Ear-
liest Ages to the Present Time : with a Detailed
View of its Resources, Government, Population,
Natural History, and the Character of its Inha-
bitants, particularly of the Wandering Tribes ;
including a Description of Afghanistan and Be-
loochistan. By James B. Eraser, Esq., author
of " Travels in Khorasan," " A Tour through
the Himala,'' &c. 2d Edition. In one volume-
No. XVI.
T IVES of EMINENT ZOOLOGISTS, from
-^-^ Aristotle to Linnteus inclusive : with Intro-
ductory Remarks on the Study of Natural His-
tory, and Occasional Observations on the Progress
of Zoology. By W. Macgillivray, A.M., F.R.S.E.
&c. In one volume.
No. XVII.
HISTORY and PRESENT CONDITION
of the BARBARY STATES: compre-
hending a View of their Civil Institutions, Anti-
quities, Arts, Religion, Literature, Commerce,
Agriculture, and Natural Productions. By the
Rev. Michael Russell, LL.D. In one volume.
Nos. XVIII. XIX. XX.
AN HISTORICAL aad DESCRIPTIVE AC-
COUNT of CHINA : its Ancient and Modern
History, Language, Literature, Religion, Govern-
ment, Industry, Manners, and Social State ; Inter-
course with Europe froui the Earliest Ages ; Mis-
sions and Embassies to the Imperial Court ; British
and Foreign Commerce ; Directions to Navigators ;
State of Mathematics and Astronomy ; Survey of its
Geography, Geology, Botany, and Zoology. By
llLii'h Murray, F.R S.E. ; John Crawfurd, Esq.;
Peter Gordon, Esq. ; Captain Thomas Lynn ; Wil-
liam Wallace, F.R.S.E., Professor of Mathematics in
the University uf Edinburgh ; and Gilbert Burnett,
Esq., late -Professor of Botany, King's College, Lon-
don. 2d Edition. In three volumes.
No. XXI.
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of the CIR-
CUMNAVIGATION of the GLOBE and of
the Progress of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean, from
the Voyage of Magellan to the Death of Cook. 2d
Edition. In one volume.
No. xxn,
LIFE of KING HENRY the EIGHTH, found-
ed on Authentic and Original Documents, some
of them not before published ; including an Histori-
cal View of his Reign; with Biographical Sketches
of Wolsey, More, Erasmus, Cromwell, Cranmer,
and other Eminent Contemporaries. By Patrick
Fraser Tytler, F.S.A. 2d Edition. In one vol.
Nos. XXIIL XXIV.
SCANDINAVIA, Ancient and Modern : being a
History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway :
comprehending a Description of these Countries, an
Account of the Mythology, Government, Laws,
Manners, and Institutions of the Early Inhabitants,
and of the Present State of Society, Religion, Lite-
rature, Arts, and Commerce. With Illustrations of
their Natural History. By Andrew Crichton,
LL.D., Author of the History of Arabia, &c. ; and
Henry Wheaton, LL.D., Author of the History of
the Northmen, &c., Honorary Member of the Scandi-
navian and Icelandic Literary Societies, and lately
American Charge d' Affaires at Copenhagen. In 2
volumes. Just published.
In the Press,
AN HISTORICAL and DESCRIPTIVE AC-
COUNT of BRITISH AMERICA; including
Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Bruns-
wick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and the
Fur Countries. With Descriptive Sketches of the
Natural History. In 2 volumes. To form Nos.
XXV. and XXVI. of the Edinburgh Cabinet Li-
brary.
With a Vignette and Two Engravings,
THE PORTE-FEUILLE of SCIENCE, LI-
TERATURE, AND ART. By W. S. San-
-KEY, A.JI., Author of Scientific aud Literary
Papers, published in Brewster's Journal of Science,
and Brando's Journal of the Royal Institution,
London, &c.
Edinburgh : John Cakfrae & Son ; Longman,
Orsie, Brown, Green, & Longman, London.
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