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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