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LIST OF BOOKS JUST PUBLISHED BY W. WEST, No. 27, PATERNOSTER-ROW. The BEAUTIES of the late Right Honorable EDMUND BURKE, selected from his Writings, &c. alphabetically arranged, including several celebrated POLITICAL CHARACTERS, drawn by himself, and his own Character by different Hands. To which is prefixed a SKETCH of the LIFE, with many original ANECDOTES of Mr. BURKE. In two Volumes, 8vo. Price 10s. Boards. "This work contains many original anecdotes which escaped the notice of Mr. M'Cormick and Dr. Bisset, and which, relating to Mr. Burke's private life, are peculiarly interesting. "With regard to the specific merits of the compilement, as a selection, we may observe, that the extracts from the multifarious writings of Mr. Burke, appear to be judiciously selected, and the general mass seems to be very properly reduced to order."--_Monthly Review for December_, 1798. ST. PIERRE's celebrated STUDIES of NATURE, carefully abridged, with a copious INDEX, by L. T. REDE, in one handsome Volume, 8vo. Price 6s. Boards. This work is peculiarly adapted to inspire, in the breast of youth, the highest reverence and profound adoration for the wisdom and benevolence of God in the works of the creation, which the Author has displayed in such fine language, that it cannot fail to form the taste for composition, at the same time that it improves the head and expands the understanding. The BALNEA, or a HISTORY of all the popular WATERING PLACES in ENGLAND, in 12mo. By GEORGE SAVILLE CAREY. the second Edition, Price 3s. 6d. in coloured Paper. "Carey, at whose eccentric entertainment we have laughed many an hour, has here produced a most pleasant and lively _melange_, the result of much whim and observation, blended with a vast fund of genuine anecdotes, and a very particular account of the various amusements, customs, manners, and inhabitants of the places of fashionable resort in this kingdom."--_Monthly Mirror for January_, 1799. ANECDOTES and BIOGRAPHY, including many modern Characters in the circles of fashionable and official Life, By L. T. REDE, 8vo. Price 7s. Boards. "This is almost without exception the best collection of anecdotes ever perused. The Editor discovers good taste, both in his choice of materials, and the various occasions in which he presents himself to his readers, and speaks in person. We acknowledge ourselves indebted to his industry, for a fund
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