BURMEISTER'S MANUAL of ENTOMOLOGY, TRANSLATED FROM THE LAST GERMAN EDITION, By W. E. SHUCKARD, Member of the Entomological Society, &c. with considerable and important additions by the Author, (communicated expressly for this edition,) and many original Notes by the translator. ILLUSTRATED WITH THIRTY-THREE ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, in which are represented ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED subjects, chiefly generic distinctions, anatomical sections, organs, eggs, larvæ, &c. of Insects; together with a beautifully coloured frontispiece. One thick volume 8vo., comprising above 650 closely printed pages, Published in 1836, at £1. 1s. in boards, NOW REDUCED TO 15s. strongly half-bound morocco. "This is the best Manual of Entomology which has yet been produced. It is systematic and distinct, and furnishes sure elementary grounds and definitions: without which no certain knowledge can be acquired. The scientific definitions are lucid, the engravings of the various parts and vessels, numerous, and the general matter curious and instructive."-Literary Gazette. "A Manual of Entomology has long been a desideratum in this very delightful department of Natural History, and we are much pleased to find such a treasure to the student now offered in so very inviting and cheap a form. BURMEISTER'S CELEBRATED WORK IS THE STANDARD AUTHORITY ON THIS SCIENCE IN GERMANY, AND CONCENTRATES THE LABOURS AND OBSERVATIONS OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH, BUT ESPECIALLY GERMAN ENTOMOLOGISTS, UP TO THE PRESENT PERIOD, INCLUDING THE RESEARCHES OF SPENCE AND KIRBY. In addition to its numerous other scientific claims, this work will be found to comprise, in its anatomical and physiological department, a host of important facts elicited by the laborious investigations and experiments of Strauss, Dürckheim, Müller, Suckow, Leon Dufour, Nitzch, and other distinguished men who have devoted their attention to the science. A production combining the researches of such eminent men must necessarily become extremely useful, not only to the entomological, but also to the physiological student, and to the scientific man in general. "This methodical and comprehensive manual, although really a learned work, will be found sufficiently explicit and simple, even for those who desire only what is called a popular treatise, WE THEREFORE STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT TO ALL WHO "This excellent manual will materially extend the taste for Entomology, and render more accessible a knowledge of the researches of KIRBY AND SPENCE, and of many celebrated French and German Entomologists, from whose works Dr. Burmeister has given copious extracts. We strongly recommend the book to the attention of all who wish to extend their information beyond the mere descriptions of genera and species, which is too often the ne plus ultra of the researches of British Entomologists."-Gentleman's Magazine. "A cheap, compendious, and at the same time highly valuable introduction to Entomology: the want of which has tone been felt to be a serious deficiency by the students of this fascinating science. The character of Dr. Burmeister, as a scientific entomologist, is well established. In addition to the vast quantity of original matter contained in his present work, it is enriched by a host of facts and observations derived from the investigations of the most celebrated authors of the French and German schools. The plates are executed in the highest style of art, and the letter. press beautifully printed: in every way this manual will prove a most acceptable boon to the lover of entomology."-Morn. Post. "THIS COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL IMPARTS THE BEST AND NEWEST INFORMATION IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF ENTOMOLOGY, and is well worthy of public attention. The preliminaries of the Science are lucidly laid down, together with the method adopted, for a general and comprehensive nomenclature, so that any person meeting, either at home or abroad, with a specimen of an undescribed species, may know under what particular head to arrange it. It also states the results of numerous original experiments and observations, and furnishes a generalization of the multitude of facts elicited by preceding Entomologists. It is a valuable and scientific work, and will deservedly take its place among the works necessary to a good library."-Metropolitan. "Dr. Burmeister is, we believe, THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY ON ENTOMOLOGY; and the publishers have rendered the British public a great service by this translation of his valuable work. The work is full of peculiarly interesting matter, for the most part of a novel character, and not to be found in previous entomological works in the English tongue-many of the facts are of extraordinary interest to the physiological observer. It is, indeed, a matter scarcely less wonderful than the constitution of the insect race itself, that so much and such minute knowledge of their structure, their characters, their habits, and history, should have been attained to, even by the highest degree of patience, penetration, and intelligence."-Leeds Mercury. "The original work of Dr. Burmeister is considered of STANDARD AUTHORITY on the Continent, and this translation which must have presented peculiar difficulties, has been executed by a writer, who, to an intimate acquaintance with the German language, unites a similar knowledge of the science of which he treats. The work is deservedly published under the patronage of the Entomological Society.”—Times. Just Published, BAUER'S GENERA OF FERNS. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENERA OF FERNS, In which the characters of each Genus are displayed in the most elaborate Botanical Draughtsman to Her Majesty ; WITH DESCRIPTIVE LETTER-PRESS BY SIR WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER, F. R, A. and L. 8, &c. This work, which has long been a desideratum, will be completed in ten parts, imperial 8vo. each containing ten beautifully coloured plates, with descriptive letter-press, at the rate of 12s. per part. The first five parts are already published, the remainder will appear at short intervals. As Mr. Bauer is known to be one of the very best botanical draughtsmen in Europe, and these drawings have received his particular attention, and will be engraved and coloured with scrupulous accuracy, the public may look forward to a very superior work. Lately Published, HOPE'S NEW WORK ON ENTOMOLOGY. THE COLEOPTERIST'S MANUAL, CONTAINING THE LAMELLICORN INSECTS OF LINNEUS AND FABRICIUS, BY THE REV. F. W. HOPE, F.R.S. F.L.S. F.Z.S. "How much a work of this kind was wanted need not be told to any British entomologist: and how ably the desideratum has been supplied it is almost equally unnecessary to say, when the name of Mr. Hope is on the title-page. The student has no occasion to look for any other guide; and we cannot but observe, that it is the best and most complete example of systematic entomology which we have ever seen."-Literary Gazette. Just Published, THE COLEOPTERIST'S MANUAL, CONTAINING THE PREDACEOUS LAND AND WATER BEETLES OF BY THE REV. F. W. HOPE, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S. F.Z.S. Illustrated with beautifully coloured Plates. 8vo. bds. Price 10s. 6d. The Original and Splendid Quarto Edition, with all the Piates. FORBES'S ORIENTAL MEMOIRS: A NARRATIVE OF SEVENTEEN YEARS' RESIDENCE IN INDIA. Including Observations on parts of Africa and South America, and Journals of four Indian Voyages. Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty-two fine Engravings, Including all those originally published with the work, and Twenty-seven additional Views of Palaces, Mausoleums, Caves, &c. &c. by THOMAS AND WILLIAM DANIELL. The numerous Plates of Natural History, are BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED. 4 vols. royal 4to. Published at £18. 18s.- -REDUCED TO £8. 8s. Or half-bound morocco, uncut, £9. Also in elegant calf, russia, and morocco bindings, at moderate prices. In the present copies the colouring is decidedly superior to any hitherto sold, and the impressions of the Plates are remarkably fine. " The **This is the original and only complete edition. It was printed at the expense of the Author. The composition was the labour and amusement of many years. It abounds with striking pictures of the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People of India. In the Quarterly Review, Vol. XII. is an elaborate account of the work, which occupies forty-seven pages. Reviewer observes, 66 A WORK MORE SPLENDID OR MORE COMPLETE IN ITS DECORATIONS WE HAVE SELDOM SEEN.' At the death of Mr. Forbes these reserved copies were deposited in a warehouse, and forgotten, or not a single copy would have remained unsold. It had long been considered scarce, and in consequence, his daughter, the present Countess de Montalembert, was induced to republish the work in an abridged form, with a portion of the plates, which edition, from the impossibility of procuring the present, obtained a rapid sale, and is now out of print. "A MOST IMPORTANT WORK. OF ALL THE BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON INDIA, THIS, PERHAPS, IS THE MOST STERLINGLY VALUABLE. Its accurate account of the Hindoos, and its faithful views of Indian Society, render it a desirable acquisition to the library."-Atlas. "This very splendid and expensive work abounds in most striking pictures of the manners, eustoms, &c. of India."-Stevenson (Progress of Discovery) "One of the most copious and authentic repertories of information respecting India which can be found in our language."-Examiner. "These pleasing details are replete with inte rest, and, even without reference to any extrinsic qualification, entitled to our warmest praise. The drawings, and collections of Mr. Forbes, seem almost to exceed the powers of human industry and perseverance, and this literary monument to his name may fairly be considered the essence of his EXTRAORDINARY RESEARCHES The whole work is very entertaining as well as instructive."-Lit. Gas. "Those who wish to obtain a general notion of India may consult these volumes with advantage: they are written in a light pleasant style, and bear the marks of amiable temper and kindly feeling."-Athenæum. List of the Plates in the Quarto Edition of Forbes's Oriental Memoirs. (Engraved by Charles Heath, Storer, Greig, Angus, and Wageman.) + Those marked (*) are beautifully coloured. Those marked (**) are additional, by THOMAS and WILLIAM DANIELL, and are not contained in any of the copies hitherto sold. 1 Portrait of the Author, front. *2 Humming Birds at the Brazils, with Nest on the Orange Tree. 3 Tellicherry, on the Coast of Malabar. *4 Blue Banana Bird at Rio, on the Guava Tree. 8 Hindoo Peasant, drawing Toddy from the Cocoa Tree. 6 Cubbeer-Burr, the celebrated Banian Tree, the branches of which extend over a circumference of 2,000 feet. 7 Monkeys at Cubbeer-Burr. 8 The Jac Tree, and its enormous Fruit. 10 Dancing Snakes and Musicians. 13 Tailor Birds, Male and Female. The Indian htingale, on the Custard- 15 A Young Hindoo among Brahmins of distinction. 16 An Indian Hackaree, drawn by Guzerat Oxen. 17 Manner of Travelling in a Palanquin. 18 Dancing Girls and Musicians. 19 A Mahomedan of Rank, with a Dervise on 20 Mahomedan Youth of Distinction. 22 View of Bombay Green. 23 View of Bombay, from Malabar Hill. 24 View of Bombay in 1773. 25 View of Islands in the Bancoote River. 26 Temple at Alla Bhaug, with different Natives. *27 Golden Lizard on the Neva Tree, with Flowers and Fruit. 28 View of Surat. 29 Cheeta Hunt at Cambay. 30 View of Anjengo, on the Coast of Malabar. 31 View of the City of Goa. List of Plates continued to Forbes's Oriental Memoirs. 32 View of Goa Harbour. 83 View of Calicut, on the Coast of Malabar. 34 View of Cochin. 35 Mango Fruit of Bombay, with the Papillo Bolina, or Purple-eyed Butterfly. 36 Hindoo Temple, near Eddova. 37 Cashew Apple and Nut. 38 Comparative View of the principal Pillars in the Excavations at Salsette & Elephanta. **39 Interior of an excavated Hindoo Temple at Salsette. **40 An excavated Temple on the Isl. of Salsette. 41 Tiger carrying off a Child. 42 Interior of the Large Temple in the Island of Elephanta. **43 The Mountain of Ellora, and its Caves. 46 Doomar Leyna, ditto. **17 N.E. View of Kailasa, ditto. 48 Viswakarma, exterior view, ditto. **49 Viswakarma, interior view, ditto. 50 Hill Fort, Island of Caraujah. 61 View of Cambay. 52 Ragonath Row, Peshwa of the Mahrattas. 53 The Peshwa and his Ministers at Poonah. 54 Mohman Khaun, Nabob of Cambay. 55 Sculpture in a subterraneous Hindoo Temple. 56 Foot Soldier in the Native Costume. 57 Mahratta Horsemen. 58 View of Cape Town. 59 Medusa, or Portuguese Man-of-War (Shell). 60 Baroche, on the Banks of the Nerbudda. 61 Garden House at Baroche, the Residence of the Author. 62 Mausoleum of Bawa Rahan. 63 Palm Trees. 64 Scene in the Garden of Vezel poor, Baroche. *65 The Curmoor, or Florican of Guzerat, one of the highest flavoured Birds in India. 66 The Green Pigeon and Cur-Champah of the Concan. *67 The Sahras, or Demoiselle of Guzerat, a Bird six feet high. 68 Blue Locust, Faggot-Caterpillar, and variegated Acacia. 69 Skeleton Mantis, and Oil Plant. 70 The Durbar Palace, and Scenery at Dhuboy. 71 Gate of Diamonds at Dhuboy. 72 Hindoo Sculpture on the Gate of Diamonds, containing upwards of 100,000 figures. 73 Peasants at a Well in Hindostan. *74 Indian Squirrel and Tamarind. *75-76 Grains in Guzerat (seven sorts), the rich appearance of which add much to the beauty of the luxuriant plains. *77 The Mahwhaw Tree of Guzerat. 78 The Wedded Banian Tree. 79 Hindoo Family of the Banian Caste. 80 Hindoo Devotees. 81 Hindoo Devotees of the Mendicant Tribe.. 82 Scenery of the Sacred Groves. 83 Scene on the Banks of the Nerbudda. 84 A Brahmin Woman of Distinction. 85 Hindoo Temple on the bank of the Nerbaðik, 86 Banian Tree, consecrated for Worship. 87 A Coolie Chieftain. 88 Inlaid Work in the Tomb at Agra. 89 The Grand Mosque at Ahmedabad, one of the most magnificent buildings in Hindostan. 90 Shah Bhaug, a Summer Palace, built by the Emperor Shah Jehan. 91 The Temple of Fountains in the Gardens of Dil Gusha. 92 Pandanus Odoratissimus, the Keura Tree *93 Flowers and young Fruit of the Keurah which are worn by both sexes in various ornaments. 94 Fruit of the Keurah. 95 A Rajah, with his Suarree, or usual attendants. 96 Ryjee Sihng; one of the Chiefs of the very extraordinary tribe of Bards and Heralds. 97 View of Cubbeer Burr. 98 Remarkable Stone Bridge over the River Biswamintree; built by the Moguls. *99 The Red, Blue, & White Lotus of Hindostan. 100 Ramifications of a Banian Tree. **101 The principal Gate leading to the Taja Mah'l at Agra. **102 The Gate leading to the Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. *103 View at Delhi, near the Mausoleum of the Emperor Humaioon. **104 W. Entrance of Shere Shah's Fort, Delhi, **105 E. Gate of the Jumma Musjed at Delhi. 106 The Jumma Musjed at Delhi. **107 A Baolee near the old City of Delhi. 108 Part of the Palace in the Fort of Allahabad. **109 Mausoleum of Sultan Chusero, near ditto. **110 Mausoleum of Kausim Solemanee at Chnnar **111 Ramgur in the Benares district. [Gur. **112 Ramangur, nearly opposite Benares. **113 Part of the City of Patna, on the Ganges. **114 Part of the Esplanade, Calcutta. 115 View of the Chitpore Road, ditto. 117 The Government House, Fort St. George. 118 View of Onore Fort, after the Siege in 1783. 119 View on the Island of St. Helena. 120 Flying Fish, in its natural size and colours. *121 Black and White Kingfisher, and Spotted Frog of Malabar. **122 S. E. View of Fort St. George. The additional Plates by Thomas and William Daniell, twenty-seven in number, are likewise sold separately, to complete former copies, for £2.28. DANIELL'S ORIENTAL SCENERY, CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY VIEWS OF THE ARCHITECTURE, ANTIQUITIES AND LANDSCAPE SCENERY OF HINDOOSTAN. Drawn and engraved by THOMAS and WILLIAM DANIELL, The Plates are printed on very fine, stout Paper, AND ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER-PRESS DESCRIPTION 6 vols. in 3, small folio, PUBLISHED AT £18. 18s.---REDUCED T Elegantly half-bound morocco, gilt backs. £68. 6s. SIR WILLIAM GELL'S TOPOGRAPHY OF ROME AND ITS VICINITY. 2 vols. 8vo. with several Plates, and a very large Map of Rome and its Environs (from a most careful trigonometrical Survey), mounted on cloth, and folded in a case so as to form a separate volume. Uniformly bound in gilt cloth, in 3 vols. 8vo. PUBLISHED AT £2. 2s.-REDUCED TO £1. 4s. Or on LARGE PAPER, in 3 vols. royal 8vo. uniform in size with the same Author's Topography of Pompeii, REDUCED FROM £3. 10s. To £1. 16s. Or Sir William Gell's Map of Rome and its Environs, separate from the "THESE VOLUMES ARE SO REPLETE WITH WHAT IS VALUABLE, THAT WERE WE TO EMPLOY OUR ENTIRE JOURNAL, WE COULD, AFTER ALL, AFFORD BUT A MEAGRE INDICATION OF THEIR INTEREST AND WORTH. Learning, applied to the most patient personal research and actual examination of every foot of the interesting classic ground which the inquiry embraces, is the sure recommendation of THIS VERY ABLE and STANDARD WORK, and admirably contrasts it with the flimsy and ephemeral trash with which the press of our day is smothered. IT IS, INDEED, A LASTING ME MORIAL OF EMINENT LITERARY EXERTION, PORTANCE, and one dear, not only to every "How much illusion have these useful labours of Sir William Gell dispelled! how much of curious information have they brought to light! The places, the people, the country which surrounded the foundation of Rome, and were contemporaneous with the first movements that led to universal empire, were to us but as a rude and undistinguishable mass: here they are clearly mapped and defined; and when we revert to the era of the maternal wolf, of the twin brothers, of their successors Kings and Tarquins, of the newborn republic, of Sabine rapes, of patriotic self-devotion, and all the strange histories which stirred our young spirit,-we gather a fresh delight from the accuracy with which we are now taught to contemplate their true features and ascertained localities. "The Essay on the History and Languages of Ancient Italy, with which the work is concluded, strikes us as being the most important contribution to the right under standing of these subjects which has ever appeared. "The Tyber and Tusculum; the Essay on Alba Longa; Antium, the Via Appia; Aricia; Nemi; the Campagna di Roma; are all delightful: but, as we have before observed, it is the less necessary for us to dwell on QUALITIES WHICH MUST BE SO JUSTLY APPRECIATFD AS TO PLACE THIS WORK IN EVERY GOOD LIBRARY. We may therefore, READ A WORK WHICH HAS AFFORDED US SO Literary Gazette. "Sir W. Gell has, with great learning and exertion, identified the positions of those cities in the Campagna di Roma which were the compeers and rivals of Rome in its infancy, and which were absorbed in its growing greatness. He has thus thrown much light on the early wars of the republic, and explained the nature of the several contests which Rome had to sustain for the supremacy of Latium." Athenæum. THIS ADMIRABLE AND LABORIOUS WORK ON THE TOPOGRAPHY OF ROME, SHOULD UNDOUBTEDLY FIND A PLACE IN EVERY GOOD LIBRARY BY THE SIDE OF GIBBON'S HISTORY. To the classical scholar and student it is absolutely indispensable. The Map is most beautifully engraved (similar to the Ordnance Maps), on a very large scale, and exhibits the only perfect trigonometrical survey which exists of this classic ground. Many places are here laid down, which are not so much as named in later times; and others have materially changed their localities upon well established proof. The expense of surveys and measurement alone cost upwards of five hundred pounds. |