jects; from Mr. Thomas R. Ball, Baltimore, Md., a copy of "Sidney Lanier, The Johns Hopkins Poet, an appreciation," by Dr. A. C. Dixon; from Howard M. Ballou, Honolulu, Hawaii, a group of 21 annual sermons of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and also 27 numbers of scientific publications; from Mrs. George Louis Beer, Rome, Italy, a copy of "George Louis Beer. A tribute to his life and work"; from Sir Otto Beit, Bart., London, England, a copy of "Japanese colour prints and other engravings in the collection of Sir Otto Beit"; from the Belgian ambassador, Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, a copy each of the following: "Reign of Leopold II," by Demetrius C. Boulger, "Le grand voyage du Roi des Belges aux États-Unis d'Amérique," by Franz Ansel, "The Belgians, first settlers in New York and in the Middle States," by Henry G. Bayer, and "Treasure House of Belgium," by Emile Cammaerts; from the author, Mr. Reginald Pelham Bolton, New York City, a copy of "Washington Heights, Manhattan"; from the Bureau of National Literature, Inc., New York City, an additional set of "The Messages and Papers of the Presidents" (20 volumes); from Sr. Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirvén, Havana, Cuba, a copy of each of his works, "El tribunal permanente de justicia internacional" and "Proyecto de codigo de derecho internacional privado"; from Mr. Charles Henry Butler, Washington, D. C., a collection of 52 pamphlets comprising reports of committees and papers presented at the Stockholm conference of 1924 of the International Law Association; from M. Jean Capart, Fondation Égyptologique Reine Elisabeth, Brussels, Belgium, a collection of 47 volumes and pamphlets relating chiefly to Egyptian art and archaeology; from Mr. Samuel P. Carter, Washington, D. C., "Novum Testamentum per Desiderium Erasmum Roterodamum. Antverpiae apud Martinum Cesarem, 1536," and "Oficio. de la Semana. Santa segun el missal y breviario romano. En Amberes en la archiemprenta Platiniana, 1760”; from President Tsao Kun, of the Republic of China, through Hon. Jacob Gould Schurman, Minister to

China, a sumptuous and beautifully executed copy of the "Life of Confucius"; from Mr. William Andrews Clark, jr., Los Angeles, Calif., a copy of Vol. III of the series "Wilde and Wildeiana," entitled "Miscellaneous Writings, Writings of the Wildes, and Wildeiana," also "Some letters from Oscar Wilde to Alfred Douglas, 18921897. With illustrative notes by Arthur C. Dennison, jr., and H. Post, and an essay by A. S. W. Rosenbach," both works with a perfection of form given to them by the press of John Henry Nash; from Comité Cultural Catalá de New York, a collection of "Memorias" and also a collection of Catalan translations of the classics from Xenophon, Cicero, Plato, and Sèneca; from Mr. William A. Delano, New York City, a copy of "L'histoire merveilleuse de Christophe Colomb," by Jean Paul Alaux; from Mr. Edward Epstean, of the Walker Engraving Co., New York City, a collection of 82 volumes and pamphlets on the photo-mechanical processes; from His Imperial Highness, Crown Prince and Regent of Ethiopia, Ras Tafari Makonenn, Addis Abeba, Abyssinia, through President J. Knox Montgomery, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, 15 volumes of Abyssinian literature; from the author, Lord Farrer, Abinger Hall, Dorking, England, a copy of "Some Farrer Memorials"; from the author, Mrs. Millicent G. Fawcett, London, England, a copy of "The Woman's victory-and after: Personal Reminiscences"; from the author, M. Louis Franck, Brussels, Belgium, a copy of "President Roosevelt, karakterschets"; from Mr. Henry S. Fraser, Ithaca, N. Y., copy of "The memoranda of William Green," secretary to Vice-Admiral Marriot Arbuthnot in the American Revolution. Edited with introduction and notes by Henry S. Fraser; from Fuh Tan University, Kiangwan, Shanghai, China, a collection of nine publications, chiefly in Chinese, relating to library science; from Mme. Charlotte de Gaeoze, National Council of Women of Hungary, Washington, D. C., a collection of 12 publications relating to Hungarian history and art; from Mrs. Elizabeth J. Guyles, Manitowoc, Wis., "The works of Shakspere,' Imperial edition, edited by Charles Knight, 2 volumes;

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from Hon. George Huddleston, Washington, D. C., "Millom Castle and the Hudlestons," by H. S. Cowper; from Dr. Johan M. Hulth, chief librarian, Kungl. Universitetets Bibliotek, Uppsala, Sweden, a collection of 38 dissertations of Linnaeus; from Mr. T. Russel Hungerford, Washington, D. C., a copy of "P. Virgilii Maronis Opera," London, 1785; from Mr. John Hyde, Washington, D. C., a collection of 461 volumes and pamphlets, 6 maps, 29 numbers, and 16 prints relating to economics, history, statistics, etc., including a number of volumes in Chinese; from Miss Mary Addison Ingle, Washington, D. C., two poems in Chinese characters (in form of scrolls); from Mr. Y. Ishizawa, attaché, Japanese Embassy, Washington, D. C., two books-"Utamaro" and "Hokusai"; from The John Rylands Library, Manchester, England, “The John Rylands Library, Manchester, 1899-1924. A record of its history" by the librarian, Mr. Henry Guppy; from Mr. Nelson Trusler Johnson, consul general of the United States at large, Shanghai, China, a copy of "K'ou Pei San T'ing Chih" in 8 volumes; from M. J. J. Jusserand, the French Ambassador, Gifts. a copy (extra large paper) of Matthew Prior's "Poems," published 1718, and Wladimir d'Ormesson . . . "La première mission officielle de la France aux États-Unis. Conrad-Alexandre Gérard. (1778-79)," Paris, 1924; from Dr. William Vail Kellen, Boston, Mass., a collection of 9 works relating to law, including a copy of Sir William Blackstone's "Commentaries on the laws of England," Oxford 1765-1769, 4 volumes, first edition, handsomely bound in black leather; from Mrs. George Kennan, Medina, N. Y., "Index cards on the 'Arctic' including the Greeley Expedition," and "Index Cards relating to Japan." Both of these indexes were compiled by Mr. George Kennan; from Dr. Y. Kozai, president, Tokio Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan, a copy of "Disaster Album, in memory of the recent calamity"; from Mr. D. Campbell Lee, Middle Temple, London, England, a copy of his lecture "The mandate for Mesopotamia and the principle of trusteeship in English Law”; from Hon. David J. Lewis, Washington, D. C., a collection of 346 volumes and pamphlets comprising statistical

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reports relating to railways, telephone, telegraph, and public utilities; from Mr. Gaston Lichtenstein, Richmond, Va., a copy of his book, "Thomas Jefferson as War Governor, also three articles and some North Carolina history"; from Dr. Evald Ljunggorn, librarian, K. Universitets-Biblioteket, Lund, Sweden, 11 "Dissertations" of Linnaeus; from the author, Sr. Helio Lobo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, "A Passo de Gigante"; from M. Wilfrid Lucas, Paris, France, a copy of his play, "Marie de Magdala"; from Miss Mary McClure, Fenchowfu, Shansi, China, a folio containing sheets indicating in manuscript the different styles of Chinese writing; from the author, Sr. José E. Machado, Caracas, Venezuela, "Siete estudios de Aristides Rojas"; from Mr. William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio, a copy of "The Portraits of Increase Mather" by Dr. Kenneth B. Murdock; from Major Sherman Miles, a collection of books, photographs, music (dedicated to General Nelson A. Miles), and stereopticon views; from Mrs. Mary M. North, Herndon, Va., a "Civil War Army Nurse's Scrap-book," also a "Scrap-book with clippings, programmes, etc., relating to the activities of the members of the National Association of Patriotic Instructors"; from the author, Mr. Fred A. Olds, North Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, N. C., "North Carolina Wills"; from The Oriental Commercial Co., Manila, P. I., a collection of 9 volumes relating to Philippine law; from Mr. John Clyde Oswald, New York City, a collection of 10 volumes and pamphlets relating to photo-mechanical processes; from Senator Robert L. Owen, a collection of 31 volumes and pamphlets dealing chiefly with the World War; from Mr. C. C. Pan, Soochow, Kiangsu, China, a collection of 27 volumes and 19 pamphlets in Chinese; from Mr. J. E. L. Pickering, librarian, Inner Temple Library, London, England, a copy of "Inner Templars who volunteered and served in the Great War"; from Dr. Alejandro Pietri, Hijo, Caracas, Venezuela, a collection of 27 pamphlets on legal subjects; from Dr. F. W. Putnam, Binghamton, N. Y., a collection of 1,588 volumes and pamphlets on miscellaneous subjects; from Mrs. William G. Rice, Albany, N. Y., a copy of her book, "Harmanus Bleecker"; from Dr. C. W.

Richmond, National Museum, Washington, D. C., a collection of books, periodicals, etc., on miscellaneous subjects; from Prince Paul Salvator Riedelski-Piast, a copy of his book, "Polish Aspirations"; from Dr. Joseph F. Rock, Washington, D. C., a collection of 15 of his botanical pamphlets, and a copy of "He k'u-deh-kgeh tegeh" Mo-so romanized hymn book transcribed by Miss E. Scharten of Likiang fu Yunan Province; from the author, Dr. Claudius Roux, Lyons, France, a collection of eight of his tracts on botanical subjects; from Dr. N. Sasaki, Tokyo Imperial University Library, Tokyo, Japan, a collection of 25 volumes of the new edition of "The Manyōshu"; from Mr. Walter Scott, New York City, 2 volumes on the Scottish dialect; from the Legation of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, a copy of "South Slav Monuments," by Prof. M. I. Pupin; from Lady Shephard, Hove, Sussex, England, 'The Memoirs of Brigadier-General Gordon Shephard," edited by Shane Lesley, privately printed, 1924; from Mr. L. A. Hurst Shorter, London, England, a copy of his book, "Echoes Afar," London, 1925; from Mrs. Mary Newton Stannard, Richmond, Va., a copy of her book, "John Brockenbrough Newton. A biographical sketch"; from the author, Mr. William Force Stead, Oxford, England, "Wayfaring: songs and elegies," London [1924]; from Dr. Tyozaburó Tanaka, Kyushu Imperial University, Hakozaki Fukuoka, Japan, a copy of "Seibold Sensei Torai Hyakunen Kinen Ronbunshû"; from The Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in the United States, a collection of 212 volumes and pamphlets comprising their official publications; from the Union Géodesique et Géophysique Internationale, Strassburg, France, a collection of 6 volumes on scientific subjects-chiefly seismology; from Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, Warren, Ohio, a collection of publications relating to the Woman Suffrage movement including the prospectus of the "History of Woman Suffrage," which contains a list of subscribers written by Susan B. Anthony; from the Legation of Venezuela, Washington, D. C., a copy of "New notes on political history," by 64329-25† 4