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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE.

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ENGINEERING.

A Manual of Rules, Tables, and Data, for MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. Based on the most recent investigations. By DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK, author of "Railway Machinery," &c. &c. Illustrated with numerous Diagrams. Third edition, large 8vo (1000 pp.), cloth, 16s.; or half-bound, 20s. In this volume the leading rules and data, with numerous tables, of constant use in calcu lations and estimates relating to Practical Mechanics, are presented in a reliable, clear, and handy form, with an extent of range and completeness of detail that has not been attempted hitherto in the English language.

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ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING.

Villa and Cottage Architecture. Select Examples of Country and Suburban Residences recently erected. Illustrated by Plans, Elevations, and Sections, together with occasional perspective views and details. With a full Descriptive Notice of each Building. Imperial 4to, half bound in morocco, £3, 108.

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