Homer's Odyssey. BUTCHER, S. H., and A. LANG. The Odyssey of Homer done into English prose. Lond., 1879. 12..........68a "What is wanted is the simple truth about the matter of the poems,' the contents of them as historical documents giving information as to the manners and institutions, the thoughts and pursuits, the hopes and fears-in a word, the human life-of their age. Now, a versetranslation cannot precisely meet this demand, for the poetical style of one age differs necessarily from that of another, and the characteristic element, whatever it may be, of the poetical style of any age since the epic will be foreign to Homer. The use of prose for the translation of Homer may be defended on other ground than that taken in this preface. It may be merely a testimony to the skill with which the work is done, but while we were reading it the question arose whether this is not after all the true corresponding medium in English to the Greek hexameter of the heroic age, at least for the Odys sey.' This smooth, melodious, slightly antiquated, but strong and noble prose goes on serenely through sorrow, disaster, death, adventure, feasting, jesting, peril, and triumph in the wonderful story with very much such an effect upon an English ear as the hexameter may have had on the more rhythmical Greek ear. Certain ly no verse-translation that we have had, yet can carry one through the poem with so much interest and so little sense of monotony."-Nation, May 1, '79. "He has shown us how delicate are the shades of color in which the poet depicts character, converting an epic into a drama....He has accomplished much; but, perhaps, nothing strikes one more in reading these volumes than the consummate art with which, in a set of thesis, he has unfolded before us the whole panorama of the age of Homer."-North Brit. rev.. Aug., '58. HOMER. The origin of the Homeric poems, by Dr. Hermann Bonitz; transl. from the 4th German ed. by Lewis R. Packard. [History primers, ed. by J. R. Green.] ...90b N. Y., 1879. 18°. HOMO SUM: a romance of ancient Egypt. Georg Ebers .....69b Hood, J. B. Advance and retreat: personal experiences in the United States and Confederate states armies. [Portraits and plans.] New Orleans, 1880. 8°......91c "The author was lieutenant-general in the Confederate army. He gives an interesting account of his campaigns in Virginia and Tennessee, and of the siege of Atlanta in 1864. Should be read in connection with General Sherman's Memoirs.'" Hooper, Lucy Hamilton. Under the tricolor; or, the American colony in Paris: a novel. Phila., 1880. 12°. ....69b "Chiefly descriptions of the life of to-day in the American colony in Paris, introducing under fictitious names well-known wealthy Americans figuring there, grouped around a slight thread of a love story."-Publ. Weekly. Hosmer, Jas. K. Short history of German literature. 2d ed. St. Louis, 1879. 8° 77 .... ..... "Text has been carefully revised and an analytical index added. In appendix several errors are corrected, and author defends some positions taken in the book, which have been criti. cised."-T. Slip R. Contents: The motive of the book; The holy land, A. D. 30-the battle field of the great captain; The test of manliness; Christ's boyhood; The call of Christ; Christ's ministry-Act I.Act II.-Act III: The last act; Conclusion, "View of the life of Christ, in which the incidents, circumstances and central facts are brought forward to especially show the bravery and true manliness of his character. The greater part of this volume was originally pub Tished in Good Words. By the author of Tom Brown's school-days'."-Publ. weekly "Mr. Hughes, in a series of vivid and attractive chapters shows how completely it (Christianity) appeals to and fosters in men that which is fearless, brave and uncompromisingalways, however, by spirit and influence-as well as directing, mellowing and elevating the character, and calling out into due exercise the sweeter and kindlier traits....There is a frank, manly, straightforward tone throughout, no log. ical refinements, no efforts to seem too learned, that, indeed, would have defeated the purpose we presume Mr. Hughes had in view in writing -to speak to the great mass who cannot study theological books."-Brit. quart. rev, Apr, '80. Hume, David. [Scottish philosopher and historian, b. 1711, d. 1776.] HUXLEY, Prof. Thos. H. Hume. [Englishmen of letters, ed. by John Morley.] N. Y., 1879. ...97b 12... "Popular and concise life of the famous Scottish philosopher and historian, for readers with scant leisure; viewing him chiefly as philoso pher; autobiographical chapters based upon Hume's My own life,' and Dr. John Hill Burton's Life and times of David Hume."-T. Slip R. "Hume was not only essentially a man of letters, but he influenced English thought to an incomparably greater extent than any other writer of the 18th century. Prof Huxley, in treating of Hume, has not regarded him from either of these points of view, but has prefer red to give his readers an exposition of Hume's philosophy, with the evident object of spreading a knowledge of what is to him the true philosophy."-Athenæum. Hunnewell, James F. The lands of Scott. Bost., 1879. 12°.... .84 HUXLEY, Prof. Thos. H. Hume. [Englishmen of letters, ed. by John Morley.] N. Y., 1879. 12. ..97b IN the mist. Rose Porter.......... .69b Inter-oceanic canal (The) and the Monroe doctrine. N. Y., 1880. 12°........62b "A brief sketch of some of the schemes that have been entertained by different nations for building a canal on the Isthmus of Panama, and the commercial importance of an inter-oceanic canal: a discussion of the author and origin of the Monroe doctrine, and how far the construction of an inter-oceanic canal under French auspices is consistent with this doctrine."Publ. weekly. INVOLUNTARY voyage, An. Lucian Biart. ...70 for a great deal of the epigrammatic dialogue for which this author is famous."-Publ. weekly. ... ... "If Mr. James be not incapable of describing passion, at all events he has still to show that he is capable of it. During the last fifteen years, more or less, he has been writing stories of remarkable subtlety, charm, and literary finish; he has introduced us to many characters who seemed to have in them capacities for the highest passion,-as witness Christina Light, in the novel called Roderick Hudson-and yet he has never allowed them to bring those capacities to the proof. He uniformly evades the situations; but the evasion is managed with ingenuity and plausibility."-Spectator, Jan. 10, '80. JAMES, Henry, Jr. Hawthorne. [English men of letters, ed. by John Morley.] N. Y., 1880. 12. ...97b Jenkins, Edward. The coolie: his rights and wrongs. N. Y., 1871. 12°.. ...29 Jesse, George R. Researches into the history of the British dog, from ancient laws, charters, and historical records; with original anecdotes, and illustrations of the nature and attributes of the dog, from the poets and prose writers of ancient, mediæval and modern times. With engravings designed and etched by the author. Lond., 1866. 2 vols. 8°..50a Jewitt, Llewellyn. The history of ceramic art in Great Britain, from pre-historic times down through each successive period to the present day, being a history of all the known ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every kind; with nearly 2000 engravings. N. Y., 1878. 2 vols. 8°.. ...65g Johnson, Samuel. [English lexicographer, moralist, and poet, b. 1709, d. 1784.] STEPHEN, Leslie. Samuel Johnson. [English men of letters, ed. by John Morley.] N. Y., 1878. 12°. .....97b A foreign marriage. .......69b "Difficult to surpass either in interest or in merit."-Academy. Johnson, Virginia W. N. Y., 1880. 8°.. "Depicts the fate of a wealthy and beautiful young American girl who marries an Italian prince: sketches of social life in Rome among Americans and Italians, with descriptions of old art treasures and scenery, help fill out a very interesting story."-T. Slip R. Johnston, Gen. Albert Sidney. [Confederate general, b. 1803, d. 1862.] JOHNSTON, William Preston. The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate states. With illustrations on wood and steel. N. Y., 1879. 8°...97b Johnston, Alexander. History of American politics. N. Y., 1879. 16°......26a Design of the book, "to make our national political history easily available for young men."-Preface. "Grouped under the periods of the 22 administrations of our government: giving the history of parties, and party differences, and presenting a brief and available manual for young men entering upon the study of national politi cal history. Appendixes contain: Articles of confederation; The constitution; Dates of admission of the states; Summary of popular and electoral votes in presidential elections, 17891876: Population of the sections, 1790-1860: Congressional representation of the sections, 17901860: The sections in 1870 Index.-T. Slip R. "We doubt if the e is any work available from which the general reader will obtain a more exact and trustworthy knowledge of the essen. tial facts and lessons of American political history."-Appleton's mag., Nov. '79. JOHNSTON, William Preston. The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate states. With illustrations on steel and wood. N. Y., 1879. 8°....97b Jones, Henry. [“ Cavendish."] Card essays, Clay's decisions and card-table talk. American ed., with an index. [Portrait of author.] N. Y., 1880. 16°..........57e Preface signed "Henry Jones." World says Literary "his real name is 'Henry Smith.'"` "Three essays entitled: Whist versus chess; On the morality of card-playing; On the origin and development of cards and card-games; A bibliography. Papers: On the etymology of whist; Duties on playing cards; Moliére on piquet; The duffer's whist maxims. Decisions on disputed points in whist, by the late Mr. James Clay. Card table talk embraces amusing anecdotes about cards, or in connection with noted card-players, out of the author's own experience. Portrait of Mr. H. Jones ("Cavendish ").-Publ. Weekly. "This little digest of the laws, literature and facetiæ of the game of whist, is, of course, specially addressed to whist-players; but there is plenty of entertainment in the book for those to whom whist signifies no more than the enter tainment of an idle hour."-Lit. world, Jun. 5, '80. Joyce, P. W. [Trans.] Old Celtic romances, transl. from the Gaelic. Lond., 1879. 12°. ....69d ..... Contents: The fate of the children of Lir; or, the four white swans, The fate of the children of Tureinn; or, the quest for the Eric-Fine. Over-flowing of Lough Neagh, and, the story of Liban the mermaid. Connla of the golden hair and the fairy maiden. The voyage of Maildun. The fairy palace of the Quicken trees. The pursuit of the Gilla-Dacker and his horse. The pursuit of Dermat and Grania. The chase of Slieve Cullilm. The chase of Slieve Fuad. Oisin in Tirnanogo; or, the last of the Feni. Notes. List of proper names. "This is the first collection of the old classical Gaelic tales of imagination ever published in fair translation; and the public will now have an opportunity of judging how far they can bear comparison with those of other ancient peoples."-Academy, Sept. 6, '79. "There is a mixture of wild naturalness, of Defoelike substantiality and pathos, in the · Fate of the children of Lir, together with a delicacy and refinement of style, such as are lacking in many of our English and Scottish folk-stories. The change of the children of Lir into swans will be found full of suggestion by certain readers of the other tales; we like best the Fairy palace of the Quicken trees,' which exhibits well the spirit of revenge that filled the forefathers of the Irish people. The Voy. age of Maildun' touches a deeper note of meaning than any of the others. The pursuit of Dermat and Grania' has more in it of humor in situation and character, but exhibits, nevertheless, a vein of bloodthirstiness also....The vol ume forms a valuable and interesting addition to the literature of folklore."-Brit. quart. rev., April, '80. legends; or, father Thames and father Rhine; with illustrations by Gustave Doré. Lond, 1875. 129.. .....70 Knight, Edward H. Knight's American mechanical dictionary; a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering; a history of inventions; general technological vocabularly; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts; illustrated with upwards of seven thousand engravings. Bost., 1880. 3 vols. 8°. ...61 Koerner, Gustav. Das deutsche Element in den Vereinigten Staaten von NordAmerika, 1818-1848. Cinc., 1880. 8°...91 "A valuable contribution to the literature of German emigration to this country. Chiefly composed of short biographical notices or Germans who came over between the years 1818 and 1848, and who have in some way or other distinguished themselves. Evidently the fruit of long personal experience, and of laborious research in a field where accurate information is not easily accessible."-N. Y. Nation, April 22, '80. KRAUSE, Ernst. Erasmus Darwin. Transl. from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin Portrait and woodcuts. N. Y., 1880 ....97b 12°....... LADY'S mile. Miss M. E. Braddon..69b Lefevre, André. Philosophy, historical and critical; transl., with an introduction by A. H. Keane. Lond., 1879. 12°........3 Linton, W. J. Some practical hints on wood-engraving for the instruction of reviewers and the public. Bost., 1879. 16°. .....65d "Chapters on: Noble simplicity; Fac-simile; White-line; Mechanism and art; Photography on wood. Chiefly written in answer to to adverse criticisms made by reviewers on an article by the author on Art in engraving on wood,' published in the last June number of the Atlan tic Monthly."-T. Slip R. Locke, John. An essay concerning the huto man understanding; 24th edition; which are added: Analysis of Mr. Locke's ideas, on a large sheet; a defense of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity, with an appendix; a treatise on the conduct of the understanding; thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman; elements of natural philosophy; a new method of some common place-book; extracted from the author's works. Lond., 1824. 2 vols. 8°....4d Lossing, Benson J. The Hudson, from the the wilderness to the sea; illustrated by 306 engravings on wood from drawings by the author, and a frontispiece on steel. A series of pen and pencil sketches originally published in the London Art Journal in 1860 and 1861, revised by the author. "A very beautiful book, full of stories and legends connected with the localities illustrated." LOUISIANA: a novel. Burnett.... Lounsbury, T. R. language. N. Y., Frances Hodgson ...69b History of the English 1879. 16.........32 Divided into two parts. 1. 'General history,' an account of the circumstances and conditions under which the English language developed its present form, with a brief sketch of Anglo-Saxon literature. 2. History of inflec tions, a history of the internal changes which took place within the language itself, treats only of the variations of form that have taken place in the noun, adjective, pronoun, and verb, caused by change or loss of inflection. Index of words and phrases."-T. Slip R. "Author, a Yale college professor, and an advocate of the spelling reform.' Object of the book, to trace both the external influences and internal tendencies which have brought the language to its present development." "Prof. Lounsbury has published two articles in the September and October numbers of Scribner's Magazine in favor of the spelling reform It may be noticed here that the Utica Herald (the most influential N. Y. paper published out of the city of N. Y.), the Chicago Tribune, the Independent and the Home Journal have all adopted the new spelling." Luebke, Dr. Wilhelm. Outlines of the history of art; a new translation from the seventh German edition, edited by Clarence Cook; fully illustrated. N. Y., 1879. 2 vols. ....65 8°.. A new translation, made under the supervi sion of Edward L. Burlingame [first translation by Miss F. E. Bunnett], with additional notes, a complete index by Mr. W. M. Ferris, and 839 illustrations. Contents: VOL. I. Origin and beginnings of art; The ancient art of the east; The art of central Asia; The art of western Asia; The art of eastern Asia; Greek art; Etruscan art; Roman art; Early Christian art; Mohammedan art; The Romanesque style. VOL. II. The Gothic style; The art of modern times; Modern architecture; Plastic art in Italy in the XV. and XVI. centuries; Plastic art in the north in the XV. and XVI. centuries; Plastic art in the XVII. and XVIII. centuries; Art in the XIX. century; The Di Cesnola collection of antiquities from the Island of Cyprus, in the Metropolitan museum of the city of New York; Index. Maberly, J. The print collector: an introduction to the knowledge necessary for forming a collection of ancient prints with an appendix containing Fielding's treatise on the practice of engraving. Ed. with notes, an account of contemporary etchings and etchers, and a bibliography of engravings, by Robert Hoe, Jr. Illustr. N. Y., 1880. ....65d "This is a complete reprint of the original English edition; elegantly printed on fine paper and illustrated with facsimiles of celebrated engravings, etchings, three plates of marks and monograms, and a plate of tools used in engraying and etching. It is a work for amateur collectors, and gives information and directions regarding collecting in general, and print collecting in particular; on classification, selec 8... tion, prices of prints; the extent or limit of a collection; care and keeping of prints; mode of commencing collector; old and new systems; books on engraving. This is followed by: Catalogues of the works of individual engravers; the greater part of T. H. Fielding's work, "The art of engraving" (London, 1844), which is in the form of an instruction-book, telling what tools and materials to select, how to use them, etc.; an account of contemporary etching and engraving; catalogue of Dürer's engravings on copper and etchings; catalogue of Dürer's wood engravings; table of the whole edited works of Rembrandt; and a bibliography."-7'. Slip R. "Written in a plain, direct fashion, and beginning, as it ought, with the simplest and most rudimentary details. It is an admirable handbook, and is supplemented with some excellent notes by the editor. The appendix contains practical instruction in the various arts of etching, engraving, etc., and a very good and conrise account of modern etchers, with a list of their principal works. There are, besides, com plete lists of the works of Dürer and Rembrandt, and a full catalogue of the bibliography of prints."-Int rer., Feb., '80. McCosh, Jas. The emotions. N. Y., 1880. 120.. .4b "Treats of the elements in emotion; classification and descriptions of emotions; complex emotion. The author (Pres. Princeton college, and author of 'Intuitions of the mind') has been led to the consideration of his theme, he says in his preface, by the vagueness and ambiguity in common thought and literature in connection with the subject, and by 'the tendency on the part of the prevailing physiological psychology of the day to resolve all feeling and our very emotions, into nervous action, and thus gain an important province of our nature to materialism.' Index."-Publ. weekly. "Although there are many truths felicitously expressed, which we cannot hear too often, it is impossible to look upon this book as in any sense a contribution to mental science. The best in it is by no means new; and even as a second-hand treatise it is poorer than it might have been, owing to the author's aversion to the labors of the physiologic psychologists. A treatise on the emotions, which distinctly refuses to seek light from the student of evolution, cannot count for much in this obscure field of research at the present day."-Westminster rev April, '80. McLean, J. P. The mound builders: being an account of a remarkable people that once inhabited the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi, together with an investigation into the archæology of Butler County, 0. Illustr. with over 100 figures. Cinc., 1879. 12°. ...51a "This work contains all the information available, relative to the mound-builders, brought out through recent investigation, and also some new facts, especially as to the archæology of Butler Co., where the monuments of this race are fast becoming obliterated. It contains also important discoveries never before recorded, such as, 'Ancient firebeds,'' The method of planning as pursued by the prehis toric engineers,' etc. It is illustrated with over 100 engravings of mounds, inclosure implements, etc., and a map showing the location of all the earthworks in Butler Co. By the president of the Geological and archæological society of Butler Co., O., and author of a 'Manual of the antiquity of man.'"-T. Slip R. Manners and tone of good society, or solecisms to be avoided; by a member of the aristocracy. 3d ed. Lond., n. d. 12°..5 Mannheimer, S. Hebrew grammar and reader, with exercises for translation, for the use of schools; 2d ed. St. L., 1875. 8°... ...33 MARTIN, Frederick. Statesman's yearbook: statistical and historical annual of the states of the civilized world for the year 1880. Seventeenth annual publication, revised after official returns. Lond., 1880. 12°. .17 Mathews, Albert. [Paul Siegvolk.] A bundle of papers. N. Y., 1879. 160......71 "Essays and sketches written by a wellknown litterateur, author of Walter Ashwood,' entitled: He is a gentleman; Suggestions touching the art of living together; Scraps from the table-talk of a self-educated man; Hints about genius and talent; Superficialness of people who live in large cities; Children; A sermon of the heart; The rights of children; Musings of a city railroad conductor; Chapter in the life of a hermit; My friend Bosworth Field; The divided jury; Fishing without a master; Did you ever see the Danube?; Canola: a legend; The mystery of Narragansett Heights."-T. Slip R. "Written always in a clear, often in a lively and pointed style; readable, in most cases good, and telling in the most part in proportion to their brevity. The author applies a shrewd commonsense, not too deeply tinged with sarcasm or paradox, to various peculiarities of American life, as well as to the lighter class of questions moral and social that a critical mind may evolve out of the usages common to most civilized people, and the necessary relations to social existence." -(London) Saturday rev. Author, a New York lawyer, writes under the pseud. of Paul Siegvolk. Matthews, J. Brander. The theatres of Paris: with illustrations after Madrazo, Carolus, Duran, Gaucherel, Sarah Bernhardt, and others. N. Y., 1880. 16°..66a "Interesting facts about the construction, general appearance inside and outside, special character of plays and acting, methods of gov ernment, before and behind the curtain, of the various theatres of Paris; papers are written in a familiar, chatty fashion, illustrated by numer ous anecdotes of the celebrated French actors and actresses of to-day-their jealousies, eccentricities and special successes. Chapters on: The new opera; Comédie Française; Theâtre Française and the minor theatres."-T. Slip R. "Mr. Matthews has chosen a subject of great interest to most people; and he has the additional advantage of knowing what he is writing about. The chapters on the Grand Opéra and and on the Théâtre Française, the two most perfect establishments of the kind in the world, are full of valuable details and statistics. Mr. Matthews' appreciation of French actors and of French plays shows judgment and taste."-N. Y. Nation, Apr. 22, '80. Maxwell, James Clerk. A treatise on electricity and magnetism. Oxford, 1873. ....43 2 vols. 8°. "This treatise on electricity and magnetism is now the standard work in the English language."-Nation, Dec. 11, '79. Menzies, Louisa. Lives of the Greek heroines. [Illustr.] Lond., 1880 12...15 Contents: Niobe; Alcestis; Atalanta; Antigone; Klytemnaestra; Helene; Penelope; Iphigenia; Kassandra; Laodameia; Notes. Metternich Winneburg, Clemenz Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Reichsfuerst von. [Austrian statesman and diplomatist, b. 1773, d. 1859.] MEMOIRS Of Prince Metternich, 17731815, edited by Prince Richard Metternich, the papers classified and arranged by M. A. de Klinkowström, translated by Mrs. Alexander Napier. Lond., 1880. 2 vols. 8°. .97b This is the first section, beginning with the birth of Metternich [1773] and ending with the Congress at Vienna [1815]. The other section will include the following periods; SECTION II. -1816-1848. The period of the general peace to the chancellor's retirement from political life; SECTION III.-1848-1859, The chancellor's retired life to his death; SECTION IV.-Documents of various nature. "Papers, documents, etc., bequeathed to his family by the celebrated Austrian chancellor (b. Coblenz, 1773, d. 1859), and minister to Paris during the time of Napoleon's second marriage; throwing light upon his (Metternich's) public and private life, important historical events, and giving his estimate of historical personages. These two volumes contain papers, etc., relating chiefly to the events of the period between 1810-1815 (the second marriage of Napo leon, his final overthrow, the consequences of the French Revolution, etc., ending with the celebrated congress at Vienna). The volumes are divided into three books, entitled, "Materials for the history of my public life," autobiographical memoir, (1773-1815); 2. Gallery of celebrated contemporaries; 3. Collection of documents from the first period of Metternich's life (1773-1813). Notes by the editor (50 p.). Chronological table. Index. Portrait of Metternich."-Publ. weekly. "For twenty years-since it became known at his death that the great diplomatist of the Napoleonic period had left his memoirs-the publication of this book has been looked for with such interest as perhaps no other personal revelations could have aroused. Prince Metternich's own directions kept it back during this time; and this fact, with the complete secrecy preserved as to the contents of the manuscript, rightly led to the belief that he had treated the events and persons of his day with an unspar ing candor. Even to special students who know what problems these disclosures have been expected to solve, the value of what they open will be as surprising as the extraordinary care with which they have been guarded." "We have read and digested Metternich's posthumous history of his time down to 1815, with his contemporary communications, and our gain for the general knowledge of the extraordinary period is-compared to what we were entitled to expect-exceedingly slight....The principal satisfaction which these memoirs give us is the knowledge that so great an authority has so little to teach us."-Nation, Feb. 12, '80. "No diplomatist, even in that age of intellectual giants, excelled, perhaps hardly any equalled, Metternich in the sagacious survey which he took of existing events, and the admirable tact with which he contrived to render them inductive to the interest of his country."-Ali son's History of Europe. Without doubt one of the most important books lately published on a period of time which now commands the attention of historians. Should be read in connection with Seeley's Life of Stein and Arndt, and with Rémusat's Memoirs. Milton, John. [English poet, puritan, theologian, and republican political writer, b. 1608, d. 1674.] PATTISON, Mark. Milton. [English men of letters, ed. by John Morley.] N. Y., 1880 [1879]. 129. .97b "Biography of Milton, the author of 'Para. dise lost,' etc., b. 1608, d. 1674; written in a suc cinct, popular way for the general reader. Work divided into three periods: first relates to his home and school life and his poems, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, etc. 2, to his marriage, pamph lets on divorce. blindness, etc. 3, is devoted to a review of his literary occupations and the production of Paradise lost,' 'Paradise regained,' and 'Samson Agonistes.'"-T. Slip R. "The reader who has not time or courage to grapple with Masson's six volumes on Milton will find the true Milton in Mr. Pattison's biography."-Lit. world, Apr. 10, '79. Molesworth, Mrs. The tapestry room: a child's romance; illustr. by Walter Crane. Lond., 1879. .........70 16°. "It is the best book of fairy stories we have seen for many a year. Spectacled as we are, we have read every word of it."-Brit. quart. rev., Jan., '80. Monckton, Jas. H. The national carpenter and joiner: a complete work on constructive carpentry; showing the simplest method of finding all joints and geometrical forms, including splayed work, groined ceilings, framing, roofing, domes, niches, raking and level mouldings, etc. N. Y. [1873.] 4°. ......61b Monckton, Jas. H. The national stairbuilder: a complete work on stair building and hand-railing, with designs for staircases, newels, balusters and handrails. N. Y. [1873.] 4°..........61b The author, a workman, student and teacher, has endeavored to embody "the greatest amount of valuable information in the smallest compass." 2 vols. Mueller, C. O. The history and antiquities of the Doric race; transl. from the German by Hy. Tufnell and Geo. C. Lewis: 2d ed., revised. [Maps.] Lond., 1839. 8°. ....90a Munsell, Joel. Chronology of the origin and progress of paper and paper-making; 5th ed., with additions. Albany, 1876. 12..... ....61c Mure, William. A critical history of the language and literature of antient Greece; 2d ed. Lond., 1854. 5 vols. 8°.....77 Murphy, John Mortimer. Sporting adventures in the far west. Illustr. N. Y., 1880. 120.. .83c "Author's personal experience during seven years' wandering in the far west in search of game and adventures; gives the general characteristics, the haunts, habits and the best method of hunting the largest class of game found there; also curious facts derived from various scouts and hunters."-Publ. weekly. "This is a book to delight the heart of the average boy, and also to stir the blood of any man, who has a fondness for wild life and the scenes of the camp and the hunt on a grand scale. The author has roamed the plains and prairies of our great west for a number of years, and has been an attentive observer, not only of animal, but of human life thereamong; and the result is a very entertaining and instructive work, which can hardly be overlooked |