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CLASSIFIED LIST OF SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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How MR. MARSTON CELEBRATED HIS SIXTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY..

NOTES ON AUTHORS...

OLD BOOK CHAT...

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WEEKLY RECORD OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.*

The abbreviations are usually self-explanatory. c. after the date indicates that the book is copyrighted; in the copyright date differs from the imprint date, the year of copyright is added. Books of foreign origin of which the edition (annotated, illustrated, etc.) is entered as copyright, are marked c. ed.; translations, c. tr.; n. p. in place of price, indicates that the publisher makes no price, either net or retail, and quotes prices to the tradeonly upon ap plication.

A colon after initial designates the most usual given name, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles ; D: David; E: Edward; F: Frederic; G: George; H: Henry; 1: Isaac; J: John; L: Louis; N: Nicholas; P: Peter; R: Richard; S: Samuel; T: Thomas; W: William.

Sizes are designated as follows: F. (folio: over 30 centimeters high); (Q. 4to: under 30 cm.); O. (8vo: 25 cm.) D. (12m0: 20 cm.); S.(16mo: 171⁄2 cm.); T. (24m0: 15 cm.); Tt. (32mo: 121⁄2 cm.); Fe. (48mo: 10 cm.). Sq., obl. nar., designate square, oblong, narrow boɔks of these heights *American and English corporation cases: a collection of corporation cases, both private and municipal (excepting railway cases), decided in the courts of last resort in the United States, England, and Canada; J. C. Thomson, ed., W: M. McKinney, asst. ed. V. 26. Northport, N. Y., E: Thompson Co., [1890.] c. 5+704 p. O. shp., $4.50.

*American and English railroad cases: a collecof all the railroad cases in the courts of last resort in America and England; J. C. Thomson, ed., W: M. McKinney, asst. ed. V. 39. Northport, N. Y., E: Thompson Co., [1890.] c. 6+ 740 p. O. shp., $4.50.

Baptist Church. Thirty-two articles of Christian faith and practice: Baptist confession of faith; with Scripture proofs; adopted by the ministers and messengers of the General Assembly which met in London in 1689; with preface by the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. Balt., Md., Wharton, Barron & Co., [1890.] 2-44 p. S. pap., 10 c. Blake, E. Vinton. The Dalzells of Daisydown. Bost., D. Lothrop Co., 1890. c. 3+411 p. il. D. cl., $1.50.

An American story of home life, school and vacation life. The scene is laid at the old seaside village of Daisy

ural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R. N. New ed., with il. by R. T. Pritchett. N. Y., Appleton, 1890. 14+551 p. O. cl., $5.

Mr. Pritchett, who illustrates this edition, made his sketches on the spot, with Mr. Darwin's book by his side. The i. add much to the work, aiding the author's descriptions by actual representations of the most interesting places and objects of natural history referred to. *Fawcett, Edgar. A daughter of silence: a novel. N. Y., Belford Co., 1890. 12°, cl., $1; pap., 50 c.

*Filippini, Alessandro. The table; how to buy
food, how to cook it, and how to serve it N. Y.,
C: L. Webster & Co., 1890. 8°, oil-cl., subs.,
$2.50; full seal rus., $4.50.

God in his world: an interpretation. N. Y.,
Harper, 1890. c. 42+270 p. D. cl., $1.25.

The publishers say this is not a theological work, nor in any way controversial. It is a consideration of nature and humanity as an unfolding of the divine life, without reference to any outward authority-a view of the truth of life as unfolded from the life itself-a view in which Christ takes the central place, not only in the gospel revelation, but also in all true explication of nature and society.

ary. Phil., P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1890. 520 p. 8°, leath., $3.25; with thumb index, hf. mor., $4.25.

down, in New York City, at Newport, and on the banks.*Gould, G: M., M.D. A new medical dictionof the Hudson. There are many bright descriptions of fox-hunting, riding, rowing, fishing, sailing, etc. *Brandt, J: L. Turning points; or, great questions for young men and women; with introd. by F. D. Power. Cin., Standard Pub. Co., 1890. C. 225 p. 12°, cl., $1.

Brinton, Dan. G., M.D. Essays of an Americanist. Phil., Porter & Coates, 1890. c. 5489 p. O. cl., $3.

Many of these articles have never before been published, and others have been collected from many scattered sources and almost rewritten to bring them up to the latest reseaches in their special field. They are grouped as Pt. 1, Ethnologic and archæologic; Pt. 2, Mythology and folk-lore; Pt. 3, Graphic systems and literature; Pt. 4, Linguistic.

Curtin, Jeremiah. Myths and folk-lore of Ireland. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1890. C. '89. 345 p. il. D. cl., $2.

*Gould's (W. R.) lawyers' diary for the year 1890.
Pub. annually. N. Y., W. Reid Gould, [1890.]
C. 444+53 P. S. cl., $1.
*Grant, G: Monro, ed. Picturesque Quebec; with
a preface by Julian Hawthorne; il. by J. Mo-
ran, F. B. Schell, Gibson, Ogden, and others.
N. Y., Belford Co., 1890. 141 p. 4°, cl., subs.,
$5; hf. mor., $7.50; full mor., $10.

*Gray, J: Chipman. Select cases and other au-
thorities on the law of property. V. 4. Cam-
bridge, C: W. Sever, 1890. C. 13+841 p. O.
cl., net, $5.25.

Great Britain. Reports of state trials. New ser., v. 2, 1823 to 1831; ed. by J: Macdonell. Published under the direction of the state trials committee. N. Y., E. & J. B. Young & Co., 1889. 5+1129 p. por. O. cl., net, $3.50.

This volume contains many reports-some of them hitherto unpublished-of trials for seditious libel. In the appendices are historical documents and law officers' opinions as to important cases.

It is believed that this volume is one of the most valuable contributions which has ever been made to Irish folklore. The myth tales it includes were collected personally by the author, during 1887, in the west of Ireland, in Kerry, Galway, and Donegal, and taken down from the mouths of men, who, with one or two exceptions, spoke only Gaelic, or but little English, and that imperfectly. To this is due the fact that the stories are so well preserved, and not blurred and rendered indistinct, as is the case in places where the ancient Gaelic language, in which they were originally told, has perished. Daniel, J: W. Oration on the life, services, and character of Jefferson Davis; delivered under the auspices of the General Assembly of Virginia, at Mozart Academy of Music, Jan. 25, 1890. Richmond, Va., J. W. Randolph & English, 1890. 3-51 p. O. pap., net, 25 c. Darwin, C: Journal of researches into the nat- | *Jacobi, A., M.D. A treatise on diphtheria.

Illinois. Supreme ct. Reports of cases; Norman L. Freeman, rep. V. 128, cont. cases in which opinions were filed in April and May, 1889, and some cases in which applications for rehearing were denied at the Mar. and Oct. terms, 1889. Springfield, pr. for the rep., Norman L. Freeman, 1890. c. 767 p. O. shp., $2.25.

*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.

N. Y., W: Wood & Co., 1890. 252 p. 8°, cl., *Ohio. The verified revised statutes of the state, $2.

Maclure, D: David Todd: the romance of his life and loving. N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., [1890.] c. 4+238 p. D. (Cassell sunshine ser., no. 43.) pap., 50 c.

After fourteen years' ministry in the sleepy little parish of Crosscairn, Scotland, David Todd asks the Squire's daughter in marriage, and is refused. Perceiving shortly where the girl's affections are placed, there comes a great temptation to withhold facts required to make the girl's marriage possible. A study of conscience upon a very light background of every-day incidents. Macvane, S. M. The working principles of political economy in a new and practical form: a book for beginners. N. Y., Effingham Maynard & Co., 1890. c. 3-392 p. D. cl., net, $1.

"The aim of this book is to give, in small compass, a sufficient view of economic doctrine for the ordinary needs of intelligent citizens. I have had two principal motives in writing it. In the first place, I wished to show that the principles of political economy may be developed in such a form as to bring out, more clearly

than is done in the standard books, their close and vital
connection with every-day industry. In the second place,
I wish to suggest some modifications, chiefly in points of
detail, of the conclusions commonly accepted hitherto
by the leading economists."-Preface.

*Mechem, Floyd R. A treatise on the law of
public offices and officers. Chic., Callaghan &
Co., 1890. c.
117+751 p. O. shp., $6.
*Missouri. Laws relating to private corpora-
tions, other than railroads and insurance; cont.
instructions for incorporation, conduct of cor-
porate business, together with forms; by M.
F. Watts. St. Louis, The F. H. Thomas Law-
Book Co., 1890. c.
341 p. O. cl., $2.50.
*Missouri. Supreme ct. Reports of cases; F.
M. Brown, st. rep. V. 98. Columbia, E. W.
Stephens, 1890. c. 779+7 p. O. shp., $4.
*Molière, J: Bapt. P. de. Comedies. New tr.
by C: Mathew; with a biographical introd.
N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1890. 528 p. por.
12°, cl., 75 c.; hf. mor., $1.50.
*New York. Ct. of chancery. Reports of cases.
Complete ed., copiously annot. by embodying
all equity jurisprudence, with tables of cases
reported and cited; by Robert Desty. Book 7.
cont. Clarke's chancery and Sanford's chance-
ry, v. I-4. Rochester, The Lawyers' Coöp.
Pub. Co., 1889. c. 20+35-1368 p. O. shp., $5.
*New York city and co. Ct. of common pleas.
Reports of cases; by C: P. Daly, off. rep. V. 14,
[1885-1888.] N. Y. and Alb., Banks & Bros.,
1890. c. 8+613 p. O. shp., $6.50.
*New York. A digest of New York statutes
and reports from Jan. 1, 1889-Jan. 1, 1890;
with complete tables of N. Y. citations of cases,
statutes, constitutional provisions, and rules of
court; by Austin Abbott. N. Y., Diossy &
Co., isgo. c. 4+27+485 P. O. shp., $4.
*Newell, Martin L. The law of defamation,
libel, and slander in civil and criminal cases as
administered in the courts of the U. S. of
America. Chic., Callaghan & Co., 1890.
94+1025 p. O. shp., $6.
*North Carolina. Laws and resolutions passed
by the general assembly at its session of 1889,
begun and held in the city of Raleigh, on Wed-
nesday, the 9th day of Jan., A.D. 1889; to
which are prefixed a register of state officers,
judiciary, a list of commissioners of affadavits,
etc. Pub. by authority. Raleigh, Josephus
Daniels, st. pr., 1889. no. c. 38+1119 p. O.
hf. shp., $3.50.

C.

*Noyes, H: D., M.D. A text-book on diseases
of the eye.
N. Y., W: Wood & Co., 1890.

670 p. il. 8°, cl., $6.; shp., $7.

incl. all laws of a general nature in force Jan. 1, 1890; verified from enrolled copies by Hon. Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state; ed. and annot. by Rufus B. Smith and Alfred B. Benedict. Cin., The Ohio Valley Co., 1890. c. '89.

2 V.

34+1962; 1963-3384+580 p. O. shp.,

$12. *Pennsylvania. Supreme ct. Cases; being reports of all the cases not reported in the state repts., from Oct. 1, 1888, with some prior cases. V. 1. Ed. by Ja. Monaghan, assisted by Albert B. Weimer (et al.) Phil., G: T. Bisel & Co., [1890.] c. 48+810 p. O. shp., $5.50. *Pennsylvania. Supreme ct. digest, v. 4, cont.

abstracts of the decisions, motions, and orders in the supreme court of Pa. for the year 1889; by C: H. Bannard. Phil., T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1890. c. 25+425 p. O. shp., $3.50. *Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of adventure, mystery, and imagination; with a critical introd. by the editor. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1890. 550 p. por. and il., 12°, cl., 75 c.; hf. mor., $1.50. Quigg, Lemuel Ely. Tin-types taken in the

streets of New York: a series of stories and sketches portraying many singular phases of metropolitan life; il. by Harry Beard. N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., [1890.] c. 4+297 p. D. cl., $1.50.

The thirteen sketches of as many different types of New York character as seen in the streets are written with point and humor; we have the professional thief, the pawnbroker, the lawyer who advertises for the heirs of a large estate in England, etc., etc. They are all well illustrated.

Reynolds, Mrs. W: Primary class manual: for
the use of primary class teachers and scholars.
Rev. ed. Chic., C. H. Whiting, 1890. c. 16 p.
T. pap., 8 c.

Sensenig, D: M. Numbers universalized: an ad-
vanced algebra. Pt. 2. N. Y., Appleton,

1890. c. 7+315-492 p. D. (Appleton's mathematical ser.) cl., $1.25.

Embraces all algebraic subjects usually taught in the preparatory and scientific schools and colleges of this country. For convenience the work is divided into two parts, which are bound separately and together. Pt. 1 is noticed in Weekly Record of P. W., Aug. 25, 1888, [865.]

4€ p.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The skylark and Ado-
nais, with other poems; with introd. and ex-
planatory notes by J. W. Abernethy.
N. Y.,
Effingham Maynard & Co., [1890.] c.
S. (English classic ser., no. 85.) pap., 12 c.
Stead, W: T. The Pope and the new era: being
letters from the Vatican in 1889. N. Y., Cas-
sell & Co., 1890. 3-256 p. D. cl., $1.50.
The well-known editor of the Pall Mall Gazette and
the author of "The truth about Russia " made a journey
to Rome in 1889, with letters to the Vatican from promi-
nent Englishmen. His avowed mission was to find out
to what extent the Pope and necessarily the Catholic
Church were in sympathy with what he calls the "dis-
tinctive characteristics of the new era "-the passing of
the world into the hands of the English-speaking people,
the reorganization of society on a socialist basis, and the
granting of equal rights to women. While he says much
that may prove unpleasant to Catholics, on the other
side he shows a remarkable fairness in his appreciation
of the good points of Catholicism. The general progres-
sion of thought and the liberality on public questions
to which he testifies is most valuable.

Suttner, A. G. v. Djambek, the Georgian: a
tale of modern Turkey, from the German by
H. M. Jewett; with an introd. by Mangasar M.
Mangasarian. N. Y., Appleton, 1890. 4+
258 p. D. (Appleton's town and country lib.,
no. 49.) pap., 50 c.

Mainly a love-story, with experiences and incidents comparatively new. The translator is the American

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Prof. Elliott Coues' Key to North American birds, Mechanics, by T. W. Wright, for the use of colleges