In South America.

BY THE HON. ROBERT CURZON.

One vol., post 8vo. Illustrated with 17 spirited Engravings. $1 50.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

“A volume of more than ordinary interest, relating a series of most curious and often amusing adventures. * * * The field occupied by the volume is almost entirely new.”—Commercial Advertiser.

“A very curious and unique work. We recommend it to those who are fond of cheerful incident of travel, through lands possessing the greatest interest.”—Washington Union.

“His wanderings in the Levant extend over a period of nearly ten years, abounding in adventures, many of them attended with extreme peril, which are told with inimitable naiveté and skill. * * * There is an elegance and picturesque simplicity in his language equally rare and delightful. The book is profusely illustrated by wood engravings in the highest style of art, executed in London. It is issued simultaneously with Murray’s English edition, and the author receives his share of the profits arising from its sale here.”—Tribune.

Being a new Edition of “Eöthen, or, Traces of Travel brought Home from the East.” Illustrated with fine Steel Engravings, viz,Travelling in the Desert, Luxor, Karnac, Nazareth, the Pyramids. 12mo, cloth, extra gilt, $1 50.

“Nothing so sparkling, so graphic, so truthful in sentiment, and so poetic in vein, has issued from the press in many a day.”—London Critic.

BY MICHAEL ANGELO TITMARSH.

One vol. 12mo, green cloth, 50 cts.

“It is wonderful what a description of people and things, what numerous pictures, what innumerable remarks and allusions it contains.”—Douglas Jerrold’s Magazine.

And the Oāsis of Jupiter Ammon.

BY BAYLE ST. JOHN.

12mo, cloth, 75 cts.

“It is a very graphic and amusing description of the scenery and antiquities, and of the people whom he saw.”—Washington Union.

“Though written with an eye to antiquarian lore, there is no want of liveliness in the personal adventures of the author.”—Albion.

“A most interesting book.”—N. Y. Recorder.

“It will be read through by those who reach the middle of the first chapter.”—Albany Journal.

“It is a spirited description of the adventures of the author among the Bedouin Arabs.”—Tribune.

Or, Traces of Travel brought Home from the East. 12mo, green cloth, 50 cents.

“Eöthen is a book with which every body, fond of elegant prose and racy description, should be well acquainted.”—U. S. Gazette.

“The best book of Eastern travels we know.”—London Examiner.

Or, the Romance and Reality of Eastern Travel.

BY ELLIOT WARBURTON.

One vol. 12mo, green cloth, $1 25

“This delightful work is, from first to last, a splendid Panorama of Eastern scenery, in the full blaze of its magnificence.”—London Morning News.

“A brilliant, poetic, and yet most instructive book.”—N. Y. Courier & Enquirer.

BY DR. J. J. VON TSCHUDI.

1 vol. 12mo, cloth, $1 00.

“Braving the dangers of a land where throat-cutting is a popular pastime, and earthquakes and fevers more or less yellow, and vermin more or less venomous are amongst the indigenous comforts of the soil, a German, of high reputation as a naturalist and man of letters, has devoted four years of a life valuable to science to a residence and travels in the most interesting districts of South America, the ancient empire of the Incas, the scene of the conquests and cruelties of Francisco Pizarro.”

Being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life.

BY FRANCIS PARKMAN, JR.

With Illustrations by Darley. 12 mo. cloth, $1 25.

“Written with the genuine inspiration of untamed nature.”—Tribune.

“A lively and well written account of divers adventures on mountains and plains, deserts and rivers in the Indian Country.”—Churchman.

“A series of graphic and apparently reliable sketches.”—Albion.

“Agreeably designed and ably executed.”—Home Journal.

“One of the few books from which we can obtain any thing like accurate information of the character of the country between the Mississippi and the Pacific. As descriptive of a race fast passing away, and of the wild and wonderful country from which they are perishing, and through which the march of civilization is forcing its way, to the dazzling treasures of the Pacific borders, the work is attractive, and is got up in a style and character of most of the publications of Mr. Putnam. The cuts are very admirable specimens of the high perfection to which engraving on wood has arrived.”—Democratic Review.

Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

With Map. 12mo. $1 50.

“A beautiful edition of Irving’s highly graphic and stirring sketch of the early enterprises of John Jacob Astor, which will now be read with even more interest than when first written.”—Evangelist.

“It is one of those rare works which belongs, by the value of its subject and the truthfulness of its details, to authentic history, and by its vivid descriptions, and exciting incidents to the more varied province of Romance.”—Albany Atlas.

“Loses nothing of its interest by the late discoveries, &c., beyond the Rocky Mountains.”—Recorder.

“One of Irving’s most valuable works. * * * Still fresh, instructive and entertaining.”—Holden’s Magazine.

With Abbottsford and Newstead Abbey.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

12mo. $1 25.

“Its perusal leaves a positive sense of refreshment, which we should think would make the book invaluable to the thousands of mortals whose lives are bound up with ledgers and cash books.”—Tribune.

“Delightful reading for a leisure hour.”—Albany Atlas.

In the Rocky Mountains and the Far West.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

12mo. with a valuable Map. $1 25.

“Full of wild and exciting incidents of frontier and savage life.”—Providence Journal.

Being Sketches of Italian Life, Literature, and Religion.

BY REV. ROBERT TURNBULL,Author of “The Genius of Scotland.”

1 vol. 12mo, with two engravings. $1 25.

The edition with extra illustrations, handsomely bound, will be ready in the autumn.

“Mr. Turnbull gives us the orange groves, and the fountains, and the gondolas, and the frescoes and the ruins, with touches of personal adventure, and sketches of biography, and glimpses of the life, literature, and religion of Modern Italy, seen with the quick, comprehensive glances of an American traveler, impulsive, inquisitive, and enthusiastic. His book is a pleasant record of a tourist’s impressions, without the inflection of the tiresome minutiæ of his everyday experience.”—Literary World.

“At a moment when Italy is about to be regenerated—when the lone-slumbering spirit of the people is about assuming its ancient vigor, a work of this kind is desirable * * * The country, its people, and prominent features are given with much truth and force.”—Democratic Review.

Or, Europe seen with Knapsack and Staff.

BY BAYARD TAYLOR.

New edition, with an additional Chapter of Practical Information for Pedestrians in Europe, and a Sketch of the Author in Pedestrian Costume, from a Drawing by T. Buchanan Read. 12mo., cloth, $1 25.

—— The same, fancy cloth, gilt extra, $1 75.

“There is a freshness and force in the book altogether unusual in a book of travels * * * As a textbook for travelers the work is especially valuable; it tells how much can be accomplished with very limited means, when energy, curiosity, and a love of adventure are the prompters; sympathy in his success likewise, is another source of interest to the book * * * The result of all this is, a widespread popularity as a writer, a very handsomely printed book, with a very handsome portrait of the author, and we congratulate him upon the attainment of this and future honors.”—Union Magazine.

BY RICHARD FORD.

12mo, green cloth. $1 00.

“The best English book, beyond comparison, that ever has appeared for the illustration, not merely of the general topography and local curiosities, but of the national character and manners of Spain.”—Quarterly Review.

“This is a very clever and amusing work.”—Louisville Exam.

“The style is light, dashing, and agreeable.”—N. Y. Mirror.

⁂ Washington Irving commends this as the best modern popular account of Spain.

BY AN AMERICAN.

(Geo. H. Calvert, Esq., Baltimore.) 12mo. 50 cts.

“This book is a delightful instance of the transforming and recreative power of the mind upon every thing it touches. The most hackneyed ground of Europe, persons and objects that have been the theme for the last half dozen years of every literary remittance from abroad, appear to us clothed with new charms and manners, because examined with a finer penetration than they have been by any other English or American traveler.”—Tribune.

To which are added those of his Companions.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

New Edition, Revised and Corrected. Maps, Plates, and copious Index. 3 vols. 12mo, green cloth uniform with the new edition of Irving’s Works, $4; half calf, $6; half morocco, top edge gilt, $6 75; full calf, gilt, $7 50. TheOctavo Edition, in 3 vols., on superfine paper, uniform with Prescott’s Ferdinand and Isabella, $6; half calf, $8 50; full calf, $10.

“One of the most fascinating and intensely interesting books in the whole compass of English Literature * * * It has all the interest conferred by the truth of history, and at the same time the varied excitement of a well written romance.”—Western Continent.

“Perhaps the most truly valuable of the Author’s writings.”—Home Journal.

“The History of Columbus is admirably executed; and though a true and faithful history, it is as interesting as a high wrought romance.”

BY THEODORE IRVING.

Prof. of History and Belles Letters in the Free Academy.

New and Revised Edition, Corrected, with Notes, and Illustrations from various recent sources. 12mo. In September.

With Comparative Notices of those in Egypt, India, Assyria, &c.

BY REV. F. L. HAWKS, D. D., LL. D.

1 vol. 8vo.

This work is now in preparation, uniform with “Nineveh.” and the “Monuments of Egypt.” It will comprise a comprehensive, readable, and popular view of the whole subject of Ancient remains on the American continent—with ample Illustrations.

With a View of the Liberty of other Ancient Nations.

BY SAMUEL ELLIOTT, ESQ.

Illustrated with twelve engravings, executed at Rome. 2 vols., 8vo, uniform with Prescott’s Historical Works.

From the Administration of Samuel to the Babylonish Captivity.

BY FRANCIS NEWMAN, D. D.,

University of Oxford.

8vo, cloth, $2 50.

Or General Views of its History, Religion, Politics, Literature and Art.

BY L. MARIOTTI,

Prof. of Italian Literature in London University.

2 vols., 8vo, cloth, $3 50.

with Elucidations.

BY THOS. CARLYLE.

The Fine Edition, in 2 vols., Octavo, with Portrait. Reduced to $2 50.

BY GEORGE BORROW,

Author of “The Gipsies of Spain,” “The Bible in Spain,” &c.

To be published simultaneously byJohn Murray, London, andG. P. Putnam, New-York. In one volume, 12mo. InDecember.

⁂ This will be a work of intense interest, including extraordinary adventures in various parts of the world.

This splendid and important work—by far the most comprehensive, correct and useful Atlas now extant, was published recently in Edinburgh at the price of eight guineas, and the price in this country has been about $50. G. P. Putnam has made arrangements for an edition for the United States, rendered far more valuable by the addition of a COPIOUS and USEFUL INDEX of about 40,000 names; but the maps being transferred in facsimile on stone, the American publisher is enabled to supply it at the low price of $20—elegantly and substantially bound in half morocco, gilt edges. The maps are clearly and beautifully executed, and are practically fully equal to the original edition. The work contains 41 large and splendid maps.

“Having examined many of the Maps of the National Atlas, I have no hesitation in saying, that they are as accurate in their geographical details as they are beautiful in their execution.”—Sir David Brewster.

“So far as I have yet examined the National Atlas, it is, in beauty of execution and accuracy of detail, unrivalled in this, and, I believe, in any other country.”—Prof. Traill.

“Those who are not familiar with the places referred to in the History of the French Revolution will frequently find a reference to Maps of great service: and the Military student of Napoleon’s campaigns in Germany and France will see the theatre of war admirably delineated in Mr. Johnston’s Maps of those countries.”—Alison’s History of Europe.

“I have devoted a considerable time to a rigorous examination of the National Atlas, just published, and, in impartial justice, I must admit, that in accuracy of construction, and elegance of execution, it is superior to any other with which I am acquainted.”—William Galbraith, F.R.S. S.A., F.R.A.S.

“These beautiful, accurate, and admirably engraved Maps and Illustrations, are deserving of every praise and encouragement.”—Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal.

“The National Atlas is truly a splendid publication, and fully deserves not only the distinctive name it bears, but also national patronage.”—Literary Gazette.

AUTHOR’S REVISED EDITION.

Elegantly printed in 15 vols. (including new works) and neatly bound in dark cloth.

* Those marked thus are not yet ready, June, 1849.

⁂ Either volume, or complete sets may also be had substantially bound in half calf, 75 cts. extra; half morocco $1 extra; full calf, $1 25 extra.

NOTICES OF THE NEW EDITION OF IRVING.

“The typography of this series is all that could be desired. Nothing superior to it has issued from the American press. Irving will be among American classics what Goldsmith is among those of the Fatherland. His works have not been crowded from our shelves by the hosts of new claimants for public favor, who have appeared since the Sketch Book was in every body’s hands. We have often wondered in common with other readers, why there was no good American edition of his writings; but his place in our literary affections remains as high as ever. The desideratum of which we speak, is now to be supplied by Mr. Putnam; and we are now to have an elegant uniform edition of the works of our foremost writer in thebelles-lettresdepartment of literature.”—Boston Evening Transcript.

“The announcement that a new edition of the works of this admired author was in progress, has led us to revert with pleasure to the delight we enjoyed in our first acquaintance with him through his charming books. He was the first of American writers in the department of elegant literature who obtained a wide name and fame in the old world. Great Britain, France, Northern and Southern Europe, are alike familiar with his delightful and most healthful writings, and doubtless his own good standing abroad has done more than any other single cause to introduce the names and works of others of our countrymen. There is a charm about his writings to which old and young, the educated and the simple, bear cheerful witness. * * * Several new works have not yet seen the light. Among these is announced a Life of Mohammed, and a Life of Washington. As to the latter subject for a volume, we can only say, that if another Life of Washington needs be written—which we doubt—we should prefer, of all men, to have Washington Irving undertake it. The other promised biography, the Life of Mohammed, is a grand, an unexhausted, and a most inviting theme. It has never yet been well treated, nor is it probable that there is a man on this Continent better qualified to treat it with discrimination and power, and with faithfulness to the truth, than Washington Irving. If our country can be covered with a large issue of his writings, it will make some amends for the flood of trumpery which the Press has poured over it.”—Christian Register.

“The most tasteful and elegant books which have ever issued from the American Press.”—Trib.

New Edition. Revised, &c., with Introduction and Notes, handsomely printed, uniform with the Sketch-Book, &c. 12mo, cloth, $1 25.

12mo. $1 25. In September. To be followed by other vols. at intervals.

MR. COOPER’S NEW WORK.

12mo, uniform with “The Spy.”In press.

“The public will cordially welcome a new and complete edition of this author’s admirable tales, revised, corrected, and illustrated with notes by himself. This is No. 1 of the new series, and is got up in the style of Irving’s works, which we have over and over again commended. As for the tale itself, there is no need to speak of it. It has a place on every shelf, and at once made the fame of its author. It is an absolute pleasure to the lover of books to find the ultra cheap system going out of vogue.”—N. Y. Albion.

“We are happy to see Mr. Putnam bringing out these American classics, the works of Cooper and Irving, to refresh the present generation as they amused the last. We belong, as their two fine authors do, to both, if men of a buoyant temper and an unflagging spirit ever pass from one generation to another. We remember, as of yesterday, with what eagerness we drank in the tale of ‘The Spy,’ when it first saw light; and how we admired the genius of its author, from the beauty of its production. We can enjoy it still; and so will every American who has taste enough to appreciate an American narrative, told so well by an American writer.”—Washington Union.

“‘The Spy’ is the most truly national fiction ever produced in America. * * * It is esteemed abroad even more than at home, for it has been translated into almost every European language, and the prejudiced critics of the North British Review have almost consented to give it rank with ‘The Antiquary’ and ‘Old Morality.’”—Richmond Times.

The Author’s Revised Edition; complete in one vol. Uniform with Irving’s Works.In August.

The Author’s Revised Edition; complete in one vol.In September.

Complete in one vol.In October.

EXTRAORDINARY AND ROMANTIC ADVENTURES.

“Kaloolah will beTHEbook.”

An Autobiography ofJona. Romer.

EDITED BY W. S. MAYO, M. D.

Illustrations by Darley, beautifully engraved and printed in tint, 12mo, cloth, $1 50.

“The most singular and captivating narrative since Robinson Crusoe.”—Home Journal.

“‘Kaloolah’ will be ‘The Book.’ If it does not excite a sensation in the reading public we will be perfectly contented to distrust our judgment in such matters in future.”—Merchant’s Journal.

“By far the most attractive and entertaining book we have read since the days we were fascinated by the chef d’œuvre of Defoe or the graceful inventions of the Arabian Nights. It is truly an American novel—not wholly American in scenery, but American in character and American in sentiment.”—U.S. Magazine and Democratic Review.

“We have never read a work of fiction with more interest, and we may add, profit—combining, as it does, with the most exciting and romantic adventures, a great deal of information of various kinds. The heroine, Kaloolah, is about as charming and delicate a specimen of feminine nature, as we recollect in any work of imagination or fancy. We will answer for it that all readers will be perfectly delighted with her.”—Journal of Education.

“We have met with no modern work of fiction that has so entranced us. The former part of Kaloolah carries the reader captive by the same irresistible charm that is found in the pages of Robinson Crusoe, than which imperishable work, however, it presents a wider and more varied field of adventure; while the latter part expands into scenes of splendor, magnificence, and enchantment, unsurpassed by those of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainment.”—Com. Advertiser.

BY CHARLES LANMAN,

Librarian of the War Department: Author of “A Summer in the Wilderness,” &c.

12mo, 75cts.

⁂ These letters are descriptive of one of the most interesting regions in the old states of the Union, which has never before been described by any traveller, and they will be found to contain a great amount of valuable information, as well as many characteristic anecdotes and legends of the western parts of North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.

The Wonders of Memorials and the Rarities of Anecdotes. ByAhmed Ben Hemden, the Kiyaya. Translated from the Turkish.

BY JOHN P. BROWN, ESQ.,

Dragoman of the Legation of the United States, at Constantinople.

12mo.In September.

“It is by far the most interesting book that has been published at Constantinople for a long time. * * * The historical and amusing interest of the two hundred and seven curiosities, which I might call anecdotes, is so obvious,” &c.—Von Hammer, the celebrated Orientalist, to the Translator.

“This book is one of the most interesting and amusing which has appeared.”—Jour. Asiatique.

The Illustrated Knickerbocker; The History of New-York,

From the Beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch Dynasty: containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter; the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong—the Three Dutch Governors of New-Amsterdam: Being the only authentic History of the Times that ever hath been or ever will be published.

BY DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER.

Illustrated with 15 superior engravings on wood, by the most eminent artists, from Designs by Darley, viz:

And a larger illustration on stone, from a drawing by Heath, of London; a humorous representation of Peter Stuyvesant’s Army.

Elegantly printed in Royal Octavo. Price in cloth, $3 50; extra dark cloth, gilt edges, $4; dark calf, antique style, $5; morocco extra, $6.In September.

The Sketch-Book.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

Illustrated with a series of highly-finished Engravings on Wood, from Designs by Darley and others, Engraved in the best style by Childs, Herrick, &c. One volume, square octavo, cloth extra, $3 50; cloth gilt $4; morocco extra, $6.

“We confess that we know of none in this country so competent, to the task of illustrating this work as the young artist selected for the purpose, Felix Darley, some of whose designs we have had the pleasure of seeing. They are full of the quiet, Crayonish humor peculiar to the author, and drawn with the same elegant finish and freedom from blemish which distinguish all his works. Until we saw these designs we were incredulous as to the ability of any of our native artists to properly illustrate the humorous passages of Irving’s writings.”—Evening Mirror.

Tales of a Traveller.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

Illustrated with 15 designs by Darley, engraved on wood in the first style by Childs, Herrick, Leslie, Bobbet, Edmonds, &c. One volume, Royal 8vo, same style and prices as the Knickerbocker.

⁂ It is intended that the engravings in this volume and in the Knickerbocker shall exceed in excellence any thing of the kind yet produced in this country. It will be ready in October.

Oliver Goldsmith, a Biography.

BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

With about 40 Illustrations selected by the publisher fromForster’s Life of Goldsmith, beautifully engraved on wood by W. Roberts. 8vo.In August.

EDITED BY MRS. E. F. ELLETT.

Comprising original articles by Rev. Dr. Bethune, Rev. H. Field, Rev. Mr. Burchard, and other Eminent Divines.

Illustrated with designs by Darley, elegantly printed, 12mo.In Sept.

Egypt and Its Monuments.

As Illustrative of Scripture History.

BY REV. DR. HAWKS.

With Architectural and other Views finely executed on stone, and numerous engravings on wood, from the works of Rossellini, Champollion, Wilkinson, &c. Royal 8vo.In September.

Layard’s Nineveh and its Remains.

With 103 Illustrations on wood and on stone. 2 vols. in one, handsomely bound in half morocco, gilt edges, $5; calf extra, antique style, $6.

The Genius of Italy,

Or Sketches of Italian Life, Literature and Religion.

BY REV. ROBERT TURNBULL.

With views of Milan Cathedral, the Roman Forum, Pompeii, St. Peters, and the Lake of Como, beautifully engraved on wood, elegantly bound in extra cloth, gilt edges, $2.In September.

Selections from the Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. ByCharles D. Deshler. 1 vol., 12mo, green cloth, 63 cts.

Selections from the Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. ByCharles D. Deshler. Spenser, and the Faery Queen. ByMrs. C. M. Kirkland. 1 vol., 12mo, cloth, $1 25.

“A mine of wealth and enjoyment, a golden treasury of exquisite models, of graceful fancies, of fine inventions, and of beautiful diction.”—Cincinnati Herald.

Undine, a Tale; and Sintram and his Companions, a Tale. From the German of La Motte Fouqué. 1 vol., 12mo, green cloth, 50 cts.

“Undine is an exquisite creation of the imagination, and universally regarded as a masterpiece in this department of literature.”—Richmond Times.

Or, New Oracles from the Poets; a Fanciful Diversion for the Drawing-Room. 1 vol., 12mo, cloth, extra gilt, $1 50.

“A sweet book of short and most pleasant quotations from the poets, illustrative of character, tastes, loves, &c., formed into a drawing-room game, with questions and answers. It is beautifully designed, beautifully executed, and beautifully robed for the gift-dispensing Christmas and New-Year public.”—Evangelist.

ByOliver Goldsmith. 1 vol., 12mo, neatly printed, cloth, 50 cts.

—— The same, illustrated with designs by Mulready, elegantly bound, gilt edges, $1.

“This tale is the lasting monument of Goldsmith’s genius, his great legacy of pleasure to generations past, present, and to come.”

Descriptive of the Customs, Ceremonies, Traditions, Superstitions, Fun, Feeling, and Festivities of the Christmas Season. ByThomas K. Hervey. 12mo, green cloth, 63 cts.

—— The same, gilt extra, $1.

“Every leaf of this book affords a feast worthy of the season.”—Dr. Hawks’ Church Record.

ByThomas Hood. 12mo, green cloth, $1.

—— The same, gilt extra, $1 25.

“A very judicious selection, designed to embrace Hood’s more earnest writings, those which were written from the heart, which reflect most faithfully his life and opinions.”—Broadway Journal.

ByMary Howitt. 1 vol., 12mo, green cloth, 75 cts.

—— The same, with fine portrait, gilt extra, $1.

“Her poems are always graceful and beautiful.”—Mrs. S. C. Hall.

“We cannot commend too highly the present publication, and only hope that the reading public will relish ‘Mary Howitt’s Ballads and other Poems,’ now for the first time put forth in a collected form.”—Albion.

Or, Selections from the English Poets, illustrative of those first requisites of their Art; with markings of the best Passages, Critical Notices of the best writers, &c. ByLeigh Hunt. 1 vol., 12mo, green cloth, 62 cts.

—— The same, gilt extra, $1.

“One of those unmistakable gems about which no two people differ. It is really and truly an exquisite selection of lovely passages, accompanied with critical notices of unequal worth; and it would be difficult to select a work on the subject so beautifully, earnestly, eloquently written.”—Westminster Review.

“This volume is most justly to be called a feast of nectared sweets where no crude surfeit reigns.”—London Examiner.

Being a Summary in Prose of the Poems of Dante, Pulci, Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso; with Comments throughout, occasional passages Versified, and Critical Notices of the Lives and Genius of the Authors. ByLeigh Hunt. 12mo, cloth, $1 25.

—— The same, fancy gilt, $1 75.

“Mr. Hunt’s book has been aptly styled, a series of exquisite engravings of the magnificent pictures painted by those great Italian masters.”—Journal of Commerce.

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