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 io* s. iv. DEC 16, loos.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 499 Progress,' and ' Robinson Crusoe '—has been added A Life of Jesuit Christ in a similar form. It is by A. r'ui-lv-tliji-y, has eleven effective illustrations, and is published by Messrs. George Routledge & Sous. AMONG seasonable works issued from the De La More Press is a Speaking Days Caltiular, compiled by Lady Seymour. A wide range of reading is exhibited iii the selections. The writers are princi- pally English, but include a few foreign and some classical authors. All about Shipping, a handbook of popular nautical information, in praise of which we have already spoken, has been newly edited, with additions and corrections to date, by Commander R. Bowling, R.N.R., and issued with illustrations, many of them brilliantly coloured, from the De La More Press. It is a mine of information. Among the coloured designs are views of a Viking ship of the days of Alfred and a line-pf-battle ship of those of Nelson. The cover is striking. MB. FREDERICK ADA.MS.—Readers of 'N. & Q.' will regret to hear of the decease of Mr. F. Adams, which took place at his residence, 12, Lion Road, Lower Edmonton, on the 6th inst. Mr. Adams was seventy-one, having been born on 23 April, 1834. In the autumn of 1904 he was attacked with Bright's disease and blindness, followed by paralysis. He leaves a widow and one young daughter. He began life as a reading boy in a printing office, and gradually qualified himself for a printer1!) reader, in which capacity he wns employed on The Allan and Thi Daily Tdeyrajth ; but his chief service was rendered at Messrs. SiK>ttiswoode & Co.'s, where he was employed nearly fifty years, gaining golden opinions for what one who acknowledges his own indebtedness describes as " vigilant correction and acute criticism." Among the works which received the benefit of his (treat gifts, perhaps the chief is the ' Dictionary of National Biography." He was a profound and most painstaking scholar, as readers of' N. ft Q.' well know. COL. PRIDEADX writes:—" The death of the Rev. Bunbury FitzGerald Campbell, which occurred on the 4th inst., should not pass unrecorded in 4 N. & Q-,' although I believe he never contributed to this i journal. He was the fifth son of the late Col. Sir Edward FitzGerald Campbell, Bart., and a great-grandson of the celebrated Pamela, wife of Lord Edward FitzGerald. Born on 17 June, 1863, he served for several years in the Library of the British Museum, where he did good bibliographical work, but afterwards went to India, and was ordained deacon at Calcutta in 1900 and priest in 1902. For two years he was curate of St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, and on his return to England in 1902 was appointed curate of St; Margarets, Westminster. He com- piled the following publications : ' An Introduction to the Theory of a Stale Paper Catalogue,' 1891: • A Plea for Annual Lists of State Papers,' 1892; • Imperial Federation Series of Colonial State Paper Catalogues: No. 1, Cape of Good Hope,' 1892-3: 4 Bibliography of the Future,' 1895; ' Theory of Bibliography, National and International," 1896; 4 Index-Catalogue of Bibliographical Works, chiefly English, relating to India," 1897; and ' Index-Cata- logue of Indian Official Publications in the British Museum,' 1900." BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.—DECEMBER. MR. THOMAS BAKER has a catalogue in two parts- —the first Miscellaneous Books and the second Roman Catholic Theology. We note a copy of the- great London Polyglott, 1657, and Castelli's Lexi- con, 1669, together 8 vols., folio, Is/, is-.. ; Madden's 'Coins of the Jews,' 18*. ; and De Gray Birch's ' Cartulariuni Saxonicum,' 3 vols. 4to, '21. 2s. There are interesting items under Ireland. Messrs. Browne & Browne, of Newcastle, have the very rare first edition of Bewick's 'Fables of .! isop,' 1818, I-V. 12s., and other Bewick rarities ; first editions of Byron ; Britten's 'Cathedral Anti- quities,' proof impressions, 1814-35, '2l.; Chippen- dale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director,' ]5l. 15*. ; Contemporary Review. 1866-1900, 1W. ; andi Cruiknhank's 'Comic Almanacks,' 1835-53,19 vols., 15'., original wrappers, as issued. Surtees's 'His- tory of Durham' is 3W.; Eden's ' State of the Poor,' 1797, SI. 10-1. Under Scotland are many interesting items; also under Newcastle. Among the latter we find a fine set of the scarce 'Newcastle Typo- graphical Tracts,' 101. 10*. Mr. Horace G. Commin, of Bournemouth, opens- his list with Manuscripts and Illuminations. An early fourteenth - century illumination is priced 301. ; others of the fifteenth, 11. 15*. and 51. 5s. respectively. Under Incunabula are fine specimens. There are also books on early printing and books printed 1500-1688. Under Notable Modern Presses, is the Kelmscott Chaucer, GSl. There is, in addi- tion, a good general list. Collectors of railway literature may be glad to know of a copy of ' Brad-- shaw's Railway Companion, 1st Mo. 1st, 1840' (No. 3), price 35s. The journey from London to Birmingham then took, quickest time, five hours, the single fare being 32s. 6a. Mr. Walter V. Daniel! publishes Part I. of a Catalogue of Topographical Literature. He pro- poses on its completion to issue a limited number bound, and with engraved illustrations from early- copperplates, so as to form a manual of British topography. This first section contains Bedford to Devon. Mr. Bertram Dobell's list is rich in Shelley litera- ture. This includes the extremely rare privately printed edition of ' Queen Mab,' 1813,3H.; 'Revolt of Islam,1 1818, '21. In.; 'Rosalind and Helen,' 1819, 51. 5*.; and 'Prometheus Unbound,' 1820, 67. 6s. There are also a number of works published after the poet's death, and many items under Shelleyaua. Mr. Francis Edwards's Monthly List of Recent Purchases contains many valuable items. Under Africa is a 'Collection of Portraits of the Savage Tribes inhabiting the Boundaries of the Cape,' 1822, very rare, "I. 10*. Under Birds we find Dresser and Sharpe's ' Birds of Europe,' 501. ; Gould's ' Birds of New Guinea,' 62A ; and Lilford's 'Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands,' 6W. We note also 'Book-Prices Current," 19 vjls., 167.; a set of Miss Burney's Novels, 1783-1814, IW.jRuskin's ' Modern Painters,' • Stones of Venice,' and ' Seven Lamps,' 9 vols., 1846-60. 28/.; and Ackermann's 'Oxford,' 'Cam- bridge,' ' Westminster,' and ' Winchester," in all 7 vols., 4to, 70/. Under Cruikshank are ' The Eng- lish Spy,' 1825, 24/.; 'Annals of Gallantry,' 1814, rare, "Ml.; and Carey's ' Life in Paris,' large paper 1«. A set of The Timt» from 1893 to 1904, half- calf, is priced 161. 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