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(Lovell's lib., no. 1448.) pap., 20c. no the forty robbers; and other oriental stories. N. Y., Worthington Co., 1889. c. ed. paging, il. sq. O. bds., 50 c. Several stories immortalized in the "Arabian nights," Boys' (The) own book: a series of entertaining edited, illustrated, and bound to suit the very youngest readers. Arnold, C. D. and abroad. [1889.] c. '88. tied, $2.50. Studies in architecture at home Troy, N. Y., Nims & Knight, no paging, il. Q. pap., ribbon 20 noted European and American buildings and interiors, photographed in an effective manner by the gelatine process. Aryan sun-myths: the origin of religions; with, an introduction by C: Morris. Troy, N. Y., Nims & Knight, 1889. c. 2-192 p. D. cl., $1.25. In this essay the author shows that the sun-myths of the ancient Aryans were the origin of the religions in all the countries which were peopled by the Aryans. The dogmas of Christianity are included among mythological outgrowths. Contains a list of books consulted, reference notes, and index. Beeton, Mrs. Isabella. The book of household management. New ed., rev. and enl. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1888. 60+1644 p. il. and col. pl. D. cl., $3; hf. roan, $4. This new edition contains many new colored plates, several hundred new recipes for English, French, German, Italian, American, Australian, and Indian cookery; also new menus for breakfast, luncheons, dinners, teas, and suppers, with much valuable information upon household and domestic matters. Bettany, G. T. The conquerors of the world; being a popular account of the peoples and races of Europe; their history, ethnology, manners, and customs. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1889. 8+279 p. il. D. cl., $1. Bettany, G. T. The teeming millions of the east; being a popular account of the inhabitants of Asia; the history of existing and extinct nations, their ethnology, manners, and customs. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1889. 8+371 p. il. D. cl., $1. Blackmore, R: D. Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor. Cleveland, O., The Burrows Bros. Co., 1890 [1889.] c. ed. 608 p. il. and map, Q. cl., $5; hf. mor., $10; full mor., $15. A new ed., printed from entirely new plates, and il. with several hundred original designs, of Blackmore's N. Y., stories and pictures for our little men. Worthington Co., [1889.] 216 p. il. O. bds., $1.25. mal and descriptive stories; many of the il. are in colors. Brackett, Jeffrey R. The negro in Maryland; The text is made up of poems, short biographies, ani a study of the institution of slavery. Balt., Md., N. Murray, Agt., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1889. c. 5+268 p. O. (Johns Hopkins Univ. studies, extra v., no. 6,) cl., $2. The object of this study is simply to trace, as clearly tion, in Maryland. It is comprised in five chapters, as as possible, the growth of African slavery, as an institu follows: Introduction: Indians and white servants; Slaves; Manumission; The free negro. *Brandt, H. C. G. A German reader for be ginners; with notes and vocabulary. Bost., Allyn & Bacon, 1889. C. 418 p. D. cl., $1.25. Bridgman, F: Arthur. Winters in Algeria. N. Y., Harper, 1890 [1889.] c. 6+262 p. il. O. cl., $2.50. The journey to Algeria began in November of 1885. Several winters after this were spent in this picturesque country, Mr. Bridgman's pencil and pen reproduce in fine style the many wonders of nature and art he found there. The innumerable pictures all through the text present the subject graphically to the eye. The text describes the people, their costumes and customs, the streets, the mosques, the baths, marriage ceremonies, etc., etc. *Brooks, C. P. Weaving calculations: a guide to calculations relating to cotton yarn and cloth and those regarding all processes of cotton weaving. N. Y., E. & F. N. Spon, 1889. 147 p. O. cl., $1.50. *California. Supreme court. Reports of cases; Evolution as related to religious thought. Bost., The New Ideal Pub. Co., 1889. c. 217-340 p. D. (Modern science essayist, v. I, no. 13.) pap., 10 C. Cook, Joel. An eastern tour at home. Phil., D: McKay, 1889. c. 286 p. D. cl., $1. picturesque romance of Devon and Somersetshires, Eng-lic Ledger, describing a tour through the region between land, in the 17th century. The artists are H: Sandham, G: Wharton Edwards, Harry Fenn, W: Hamilton Gibson, C: Copeland, Margaret McDonald Pullman, and others. Contains a map of Exmoor, the scene of the story, engraved in several colors. *Blakesley, T. H. Alternating currents of electricity; for the use of students and engineers. 2d ed., enl. N. Y., D. Van Nostrand Co., 1889. D. cl., $1.50. Booth, Mrs. Otto, ["Rita," pseud.] Sheba. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 302 p. D. (Lovell's household lib., no. 273.) pap., 25 c. A series of letters reprinted from the Philadelphia PubPennsylvania and Maine, including portions of the States of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Mr. McKean, the editor-in-chief of the Ledger, says: "The book, besides the general interest always aroused by vividly described travel, is valuable because of the interwoven facts, data, history, tradition, poetry, and anecdote that exhibit the very life, great activities, and wealth of resource of the country traversed by the author.' Mr. Cook is financial editor of the Public Ledger. Cooper, J. Fenimore. The spy: a tale of the neutral ground. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., [1889.] 8+437 p. D. (Riverside pap. ser., no. II.) pap., 50 c. *In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk and this office cannot be held responsible for the correctness of their record. Duffield, Divie Bethune. Stray songs of life. Herrick, Christine Terhune. Cradle and nurN. Y., A. D. F. Randolph & Co., 1889. C. 3+257 p. O. cl., $1.50. A collection of verses grouped as "Home lyrics," " Sonnets," "Memorial tributes," ""De finibus." Ely, R: T. Social aspects of Christianity; and other essays. N. Y., T: Y. Crowell & Co., [1889.] c. 7+132 p. D. cl., 90 c. The The author is the well-known Professor of Political Exell, Rev. Jos. S. The Biblical illustrator: Anecdotes, similes, emblems, illustrations, expository, scientific, geographical, historical, and homiletic, gathered from a wide range of home and foreign literature on the verses of the Bible. The contents of this volume relate to the Gospel of St. Luke. Farjeon, B. L. The blood-white rose. A new volume of this series pictures Grandma Elsie at Ion, the home of her son-in-law, Captain Raymond. The captain's children, Max and Lulu, are the hero and heroine of the story, which tells how they benefited the Allens, of a trip they took and the acquaintances they made, and finally of a sojourn at the seaside. Zoe Travilla and her husband are introduced, and some few episodes relate to this branch of the Elsie family. *Fleming, J. A. Alternate current transformer, in theory and practice. In 2 v. V. I. N. Y., D. Van Nostrand Co., 1889. 487 p. il. O. cl., $3. *Fry, Ja. B. Military miscellanies. Brentano's, 1889. O. cl., $2.50. Gibbons, Ja., (Cardinal.) Our Christian heritage. Balt., Md., J: Murphy & Co., 1889. c. 7+ 523 p. por. D. cl., net, $1. sery. N. Y., Harper, 1889. c. 7+298 p. S. cl., $1. These articles first appeared in Harper's Bazar. They are eminently sensible, and are designed to serve "as a guide to the young mother who longs to do her best for her baby, if she can only learn how." They begin with the new-born infant and accompany him, step by step, until he is finally emancipated from the nursery. They relate to his first week of existence, and tell just what should be done for him; then go on with suggestions for feeding him, his wardrobe, early habits, bath, nurse, his outings, the nursery, toys, etc.; the nursery, government, learning to talk, at table, associations and amusements, etc. Hitchcock, Ripley, De Kay, C. and others. Modern American art: text by Ripley Hitchcock, C: De Kay, and others. Troy, N. Y., Nims & Knight, [1889.] C. no paging, F. cl., $7.50. Contains thirty full-page photogravures of pictures and statuary, by Wyatt Eaton, Alexander Harrison, Herbert Denman, J. Carroll Beckwith, T: Hovenden, Walter Shirlaw, G: H. Boughton, G: Inness, Edwin H. Blashfield, and others. The text consists of a paper on "An American painter" (Winslow Homer), by Charles De Kay; "An American sculptor" (Olin L. Warner), by Ripley Hitchcock; "An American illustrator " (William Hamiiton Gibson), by C: M. Skinner; "Stained-glass windows," by Henry Eckford; "The beauty of paint," by J: C. Van Dyke. The volume is printed on rich paper and is handsomely bound. Johnston, Alex. The United States, its history and constitution. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1889. C. 5+286 p. D. cl., $1. The contents of the present volume by the late Prof. Alex. Johnston first appeared as the article of the Encyclopædia Britannica on the History and Constitution of the United States. The work is unique in that it presents in a single volume of about three hundred pages a lucid, scholarly, well-ordered narrative of the history of the United States from the earliest discoveries down to the present time. It is a masterly statement of the constitutional and political history of the country, comprehensive and adequate, yet wonderfully clear and compact. Bibliography. King, R: Ashe. Passion's slave: a novel. N. Y., Appleton, 1889. 4+323 p. S. (Appleton's town and country lib., no. 41.) pap., 50 c. In 1885 the author, under the pseudonym "Basil," published "The wearing of the green," an Irish love-story. The heroine of the present story, "Passion's slave," is vegeN. Y., tating in an English country town, when two men appear, the Squire and his friend, who both attract her, one in the hope of satisfying ambition, the other through her unregulated affections. Private theatricals hasten the denouement. A sweet, quiet, devoted daughter of an inventor, also a slave of his ruling passion, suffers much from the heroine's spite and intrigue. Some of the side characters show careful work, A High Church and a Broad Church clergyman point many moral lessons. Kingsford, Anna B. Dreams and dream stories. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 281 p. D. (Occult ser., no. 2.) pap., 50 c. Lathbury, Mary A. April skies. N. Y., Worthington Co., 1889. no paging, il. Q. bds., $2. Full-page colored il. representing heads of little childred alternate with pages of descriptive verse; the cover design represents an " April sky" overshadowing eight little baby heads. This book is not polemical. It is not a vindication of the claims of the Catholic Church, nor has it anything to say against any Christian denomination that still retains faith in the divine mission of Jesus Christ. It is addressed to a large class of persons outside of all churches, whose belief in the specific teachings of the gospels has been weakened. The author seeks to show that the fundamental truths underlying Christianity, such as the existence, the providence, and the omniscience of God, the immortality of the soul, the existence of free will, and the essential distinction between moral good and evil, are all susceptible of being demonstrated by our unaided reason, while they are made still more luminous by the light of Christian revelation." Guthrie, F. Anstey. The pariah. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1889. 3+448 p. S. (Lippincott's ser. of select novels, no. 102.) pap., 25 c. Allen Chadwick seems to have been born into fiction to ustrate the theory that a man's fate is preordained, that he is powerless to avert either the good or the evil that falls to his lot. Even the circumstances surrounding the poor youth's birth are unfavorable. When he is removed to a higher sphere the effect is very unpromising; his most laudable actions are misconstrued, his peccadilloes are magnified, and a final attempt to do a noble deed converts him into the pariah. *Heatley, H. R., and Kingdon, H. U. Gradatim. an easy Latin translation-book for beginners; rev. by J: W. Scudder. Bost., Allyn & Bacon, 1889. 230 p. S. cl., 50 c. Lathrop, G: Parsons. Would you kill him? a novel. N. Y., Harper, 1890 [1889.] c. 4+ 384 p. D. cl., $1.25. On the historic shores of Otsego Lake, a young lieutenant in the regular army engages himself to the daughter of a large grain speculator. At his instigation the officer leaves the army and puts his private fortune into grain, taking New York City as his basis of operation. A total failure in speculation breaks up friendship between the parties and Ida Vail cancels her engagement. The young man becomes a successful business man and active politician, gets in with a set devoted to a new religion, women's rights, fine china, etc., and loses his heart to a Vassar graduate. Her friend, Lill Britton, "a sort of semi-detached, unmarried mother-in-law of the malignant type," becomes the terror of his life, and by her machinations he almost commits a crime. The racing of ocean steamships is well worked in. Lean, Mrs. Francis, [formerly Florence Marryat. Mount Eden: a romance. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] c. 271 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 42.) pap., 30 c. Learned, Walter. Between times. N. Y., F: A. Stokes & Bro., 1889. c. 10+134 p. S. hf. cl., $1. George Parsons Lathrop in six pretty verses, introduces the sixty original poems and ten translations which the author dedicates to his wife. "Enough if here and there a friend With mind that might be of your choosing, The sympathy there's no refusing." Daintily printed and bound in the style of the Knickerbocker Nuggets. Lewis, Mrs. Harriet. The heiress of Egremont. N. Y., Street & Smith, [1889.] c. 223 p. D. (The select ser., no. 29.),pap., 25 c. Lyall, Edna, [pseud. for Ada Ellen Bayly.] Knight-errant: a novel N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 367 p. D. (Lovell's household lib., no. 269.) pap., 25 c. *Manzoni, Alessandre. The betrothed lovers; with a biographical introd. by the editor. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1889. 450 p. D. (Minerva lib.) cl., 75 c.; hf. mor.. $1.50. *Merrill, J: Houston. The American and English encyclopædia of law. V. 10. Northport, N. Y., E: Thompson Co., 1889. c. 7+1029 p. O. shp., $6.50. Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh. Jacquelina; or, the outlaw's bride. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] c. '83. 2+128 p. D. (American novelist ser., no. 10.) pap., 25 c. Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh. Queenie's terrible secret; or, a young girl's strange fate. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] c. 83. 2+126 p. D. (American novelist ser., no. 9.) pap., 25 c. *Mills, E. J., and Rowan, F. J., [and others.] Fuel and its applications. Phil., P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1889. 20+802 p. il. and pl. O. (Chemical technology ser., ed. by C: E. Groves and W: Thorp, v. 1.) cl., $7.50. Molesworth, Mrs. Ma. L. The third Miss St. Quentin. N. Y., T: Whittaker, [1889.] 4+ 376 p. D. cl., $1.50. The heroine makes her first appearance, aged six, when she shows herself warm-hearted, spoiled, and wilful. After eleven years she returns to her father's house and tries to learn to live with her older sisters. English notions of primogeniture and proper education for young women furnish many conversations. Balls, fun, and frolic are dear to the third Miss St. Quentin, but the influence of her older sisters makes her take a serious view of life, and her love-story is very prettily told. Specially suitable for young girls. Munroe, Kirk. Dorymates: a tale of the fishing banks. N. Y., Harper, 1890 [1889.] c. 4357 p. il. sq. O. cl., $i. The little hero is a baby picked up floating in a barrel, by the Gloucester fishing schooner Sea Robin, on its way home from the Newfoundland Banks. The captain, Almond McCloud, and his wife adopt the boy, and he grows up as their own child. At an early age he displays a passion for the sea, and finally ships on a fishing vessel. He has many thrilling adventures, and in the end discovers his true parents, through a gold ball that always hung on his neck, and is surprised to find himself the heir of a large English estate. *New York. Court of appeals. Reports of cases, v. 88, Feb. 7-April 18, 1882; by H: G. Danforth. Tempore H: E. Sickels, st. rep. [43.] N. Y. and Alb., Banks & Bros., 1889. c. 770 p. O. shp., $2.50. *New York. Supp. to the eighth edition of the revised statutes, cont. the laws of 1889, which affect the statutes contained in the said eighth edition, or relate to the subjects of such statutes, or to kindred subjects. Alb. and N. Y., Banks & Bros., 1889. c. 192 p. O. shp., gratis. Nichols, Starr Hoyt. The philosophy of evolution. Bost., The New Ideal Pub. Co., 1889. c. 341-366 p. D. (Modern science essayist, v. I, no. 14.) pap., IO c. *Pennell, Rob. F. Ancient Greece from the earliest times down to 146 B.C. Rev. ed., with plans and colored maps. Bost., Allyn & Bacon, 1889. 208 p. S. cl., 60c. *Pennsylvania. Mechanics' lien law, and builders' guide, for the use of contractors, builders, and dealers in all kinds of material, (etc.) Cont. the Act of March 17, 1806, and all amendments and supplements thereto, (etc.) [By Alfred Cloughley.] Phil., S: M. LarzeÏere, pr., [1889.] c. 96 p. T. pap., 50 c. *Perry, Jairus Ware. A treatise on the law of trusts and trustees. 4th ed., embodying relevant cases down to date, by Frank Parsons. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1889. c. 2 V., 142+605; 15+716 p. O. shp., $12. Philips, F. C. Young Mr. Ainslie's courtship. Plongeon, Alice D. C. Here and there in Yucatan: miscellanies. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] c. 6+146 p. il. D. (Lovell's illustrated ser., no. 2.) pap., 50 c. Reader, Emily E. Echoes of thought: a medley of verse. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1889. 9+146 p. S. cl.. $1.75. These fifty poems, inspired by fine feeling and clear thinking, and all breathing a hopeful view of life and its purposes, are dedicated to Mr. Thomas Reader, who last year retired from partnership in the firm of the publishers. Though Mr. Reader's name was not widely known in literary circles," says the London Athenæum, “many authors are largely indebted to his practical knowledge and sound judgment." Rider, Sidney S. An inquiry concerning the origin of the clause in the laws of Rhode Island (1719-1783) disfranchising Roman Catholics. Providence, R. I., Sidney S. Rider, 1889. c. 2-72 p. D. (Rhode Island Historical Tracts, 2d ser., no. 1.) pap., 75 c. Rolleston, T. W. Life of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. N. Y., W. J. Gage & Co., 1889. 218 +15 p. D. (Great writers.) cl.. 40 c. Contains a bibliography of sixteen pages, by J: P. Anderson, of the British Museum. Root, G: F. Tramp! tramp! tramp! Troy, N. Y., Nims & Knight, 1890 [1889.] c. '61, '88. no paging, il. and por. D. bds. or el., $1.50; seal, $2.50; flex. or tree cf., $5. The famous war song, il. by Charles Copeland, with 12 full-page pictures and a portrait of Gen. Sheridan ; music given of the song. Rosecrans, J. H., comp. Standard primary lesson-book for 1890; with additions by J. H. Hardin. Cin., O., Standard Pub. Co., [1889.] C. 112 p. sq. S. bds., 25 c. Lessons on St. Luke, for each Sunday in 1890; for very young children. Savage, Minot J. The effects of evolution on the coming civilization. Bost., The New Ideal |