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Printers' Pie, 1910, has appeared, and, having become an established institution, does not need many words of description. All the articles and verses are of a light character, while the funny stories illustrated by various artists should secure popularity. Phases of motoring, golf, Polar dis- covery, the eternal old lady, rustic, and small boy are all exhibited with cleverness.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. JUNE.

MR. P. M. BARNARD'S Manchester Series 9 is devoted to French History and Literature. Among choice bindings is Thou's ' Historiarum Libri CXXXVIII.,' 5 vols. in 4, probably bound by Clovis Eve, 1620, 91. 9s. A collection of chap- books is priced 21. 2s. Under Corneille is a set of rare editions, 31. 10s. There is a French ' Horae,' late fifteenth century, 81. 8s. A copy, in con- temporary calf of Maupas's ' Grammaire francoise,' with author's inscription, 1618, is 51. 5s. Under Mystery Plays are the two volumes, in French Oothic letters, of the ' Triumphant Mystere des Actes des Apostres,' a fine copy, sumptuously bound in levant extra, part of first title and last leaf of vol. ii. in facsimile and a few lines cut in vol. ii., Paris, 1540, 121. 12s.

Mr. Andrew Baxendine's Edinburgh Catalogue 119 contains Miscellaneous and Theological Books. Under Architecture is MacGibbon and Boss's ' Scottish Architecture from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century,' 5 vols., 81. 8s. Under Flowers is Hogg and Johnson's ' Wild Flowers of Great Britain,' 12 vols. in 11, half -morocco, 51. Is. Qd. Under Goupil are the series of bio- graphies, and under Kinglake the Library Edition of ' The Crimea,' 8 vols., 21. 18s. Qd. Among works on Mary, Queen of Scots, is Cowan's ' Who wrote the Casquet Letters ? ' 2 vols., 15s. Qd. There is a handsome set of Motley, 9 vols., 8vo, cloth, 21. 2s. Theology includes works by Newman, Robertson of Brighton, Spurgeon, Liddon, and others.

Mr. Francis Edwards sends us another of his classified catalogues. This time it is Part I. of Books on. Na tural History. In it we find all the well-known authorities. Among the more expen- sive items, we note a complete set of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 54 vols., half -calf, 1829-97, 607. ; Bewick, 5 vols., royal 8vo, imperial paper, citron morocco extra, Newcastle, 1805-20, 247. ; ' Chal- lenger Expedition,' 50 vols., 4to, cloth, 1880-95, 487. (published at 1007. net) ; Gould's ' Mammals of Australia,' 3 vols., folio, SQL ' Novitates Zoologicae,' 16 vols., 1894-1908, 247. ; a complete set of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, also the Proceedings, 1665-1907, 2501. ; and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 75 vols. bound in 51, 1830-1905, 657. Gould's ornithological works include ' The Birds of Australia,' 8 vols., imperial folio, half -morocco, 1858-69, 1607. ; and The Birds of Great Britain,' 5 vols., folio, full morocco, 657.

Mr. Edwards has also a Short List of Re- mainders. Among these are Hewitt's ' Ruling Races of Prehistoric Times,' 2 vols., 1894-5, 8s. Qd. ; Knowles's * Folk-Tales of Kashmir,' second edition, 1893, 6s. ; O'Neill's ' The Night of the Gods,' Vol. I., 1897, 5s. ; and Wilson's ' Ancient Hindu Hymns,' 6 vols., 1854-88, 21. 15s., and ' System of Hindu Mythology,' 5 vols. and Index in 6, 1864-77, 21. 5s.

Mr. John Grant's Edinburgh Catalogue opens with Lunardi's ' Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England,' containing his autograph 1784, 31. Lunardi was the first man to ascend in a balloon in Scotland. The Catalogue has some rare books relating to America. Under Canadian War is Admiral Walker's ' Journal,' one of the earlieat works in English relating to Canada old calf, 1720, 47. 4s. Among books from the Melville Library are ' The Annual Register,' 1758-

L889, 117. Us. ; and Congreve's ' Rocket System,' 1814, Ql. 10s. There are also a few books from the library of Alexander Anderson, well known as

' Surf ceman." The general portion includes Burke's ' Coronation of Edward VII.,' privately printed, 1904, 21. 10s. (subscription price, 16Z. 16s ); a set of The Graphic, 1869-1909, 80 vols., 11. Is. ; Pinkerton's ' Voyages,' 17 vols., 4to, 1808-14, 47. 4s. ; and the original issue of Punch, 1841- 1903, 125 vols. in 70 (56 half -calf, 10 original cloth, and 4 in parts), 81. 8s. Under Shakespeare is Boydell's edition, 9 vols., folio, full russia, 1802, 107. 10s. A set of the Vanity Fair Album, 1869-1903, 35 vols., folio, publisher's cloth, is 107. 10s. There are also works on China and Japan and the Fine Arts, and an important collection of historical and commemorative medals relating to Napoleon.

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WALTER BELL (" Sweeny Todd "). See the refer- ences ante, p. 468.

M. L. R. BRESLAR (" Religion of all sensible men "). Disraeli borrowed from Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first Lord Shaftesbury. See the dis- cussion at 9 S. x. 209, 271.