The natural history of beetles / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, numerous wood-cuts, with memoir and portrait of Ray.

  • James Duncan
Date:
1835
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Credit: The natural history of beetles / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, numerous wood-cuts, with memoir and portrait of Ray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WORKS PUBLISHED BY WAUGH AND INNES, EDINBURGH. Second Edition, 12mo, 7s. 6d. Cloth, With Illustrations, THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY by the Diffusion of Knowledge; or, an Illustration of the Advantages which would result from a more general Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information among all ranks. Illustrated with Engravings. By Tuomas Dicx, LU.D., Author of “ The Christian Philosopher,” “ ‘The Philosophy of Religion,” ‘‘’The Philosophy of a Future State,” &c. The second edition, corrected and improved. “* This is a volume overflowing with valuable matter.” —Tait’s Edin- burgh Magazine. ** Dr Dick’s Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge is a valuable volume.”—Spectator. } “*In short, the book is'an admirable one, and we strongly recommend, it to our readers.”—Edinburgh Christian Instructor. “‘ This book willform an accession of no triflitig value to the religious or literary department of any library. We ought to mention, that the work is very cheap, and illustrated by a number of well-executed en- gravings,”—Presbyterian Revicw. «« We are much mistaken if this work does not carry down Dr Dick’s' name to posterity as the able advocate of truth, in its numerous and unbroken relations.” —Evangelical Magazine. ** Under these heads [the general divisions of the work] our readers Will find much important information, as well as striking and beautiful illustration, united with eloquent and animating reflections and antici- pations.”’—Baptist Magazine. A literary gentleman in Connecticut, in a letter lately received in this country, thus expresses himself in reference to Dr Dick’s writings ;— “<The Christian Philosopher,’ The ‘ be mgety ss of Religion,’ and the ‘Philosophy of a Future State,’ are read daily by thousands in the United States. They are in all our Schools and Libraries, and private families. Select readings have been collated from them, and Stereotyped, as a Class-book for our Primary Schools,’’ &c. “In a work lately published by Thomas Dick, LL.D., ‘On the Im- provement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge,’ we find many passages so admirably calculated to produce the best effects in Canada, that we strongly recommend the purchase and perusal of the work to all our readérs, and especially to Mechanics, who at present form so large and respectable a class of our community.”—Montreal Herald, Dec. 3, 1833. This volume was republished in New York, and stereotyped, within three months after its publication in Britain, and forms one of the series of “* Harper's: Family Library.’ The first British edition was sold in less than ten months, Epinsuren: Printed for Waueu & Innes ; and sold by all Booksellers. ‘1h