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Andrews, first series, vols. ii. to viii. (1905-11) 41. 4s. Also a nice copy of O'Brien's ' Round Towers of Ireland,' half niorocco, 27s. 6d. ; a fine copy of Braithwaite's 'British Moss Flora,' 3 vols., 3. 3s. ; an interesting selection of American Ethno- logy ; Maori Art ; several rare items on Hampshire and Dorset. Hunting and Sporting. Altogether a versatile collection at reasonable prices.

MESSRS. DOBELL'S Catalogue No. 286 contains a number of rare books in early English Literature. The outstanding item is the book of Writing Tables of 1581, in its original gilt binding, and with the asse's skin, on prepared ivory tablets, complete Very few of these Table Books have survived ; their Shakespearean interest is at once recalled by Hamlet's words, "My Tables meet it is 1 set it down," and allusions in other plays. A copy of ' A Yorkshire Tragedie.' 1619, is also offered, and other rare Shakespeariana, together with books by Shirley, Smollett, Sterne, Swift, Taylor the Water Poet, Wither: also Romances of Chivalry, Tracts on the Rebellion of 1745, and miscellaneous books of more than usual interest.

WILLIAM GLAISHER LTD., of 265 High Holborn, have sent us a copy of their new Catalogue of Publishers' Remainders. This catalogue contains a great variety of books in all branches of literature, offered for a fraction of their original prices.

MR. J. MILES'S (of Leeds) Catalogue No. 212 con- tains some finely-bound books, including an unusu- ally complete collection of Ritsori's Works, 44 vols., first editions, 25Z. ; books with fore-edge painting ; the 1495 Arretini, and other early printed items, as well as first editions of Dickens and other modern authors, illustrated French books, Dodeen's Herbal, first edition, 1578, '251. , Purcell's ' Orpheus Britan- nicus,' 1706, 3/. 15*., a finely bound set of the library edition of Ruskin, 35/., a set of the Story of the Nations. 10A 10-s., and some valuable books relat- ing to Yorkshire, &c.

MESSRS. J. RIMELL t SON (of Shaftesbury Avenue) forward their Catalogue No. 249, com- prising Books on the Fine Arts, British Topography and General Literature, including Galleries, Por- traits, Costume Furniture, Decoration, Ornaments, Pottery and Porcelain, Etchings, Biographies, London, &c.

MESSRS. SOTHERAN have issued an annotated and classified Catalogue of Rare Books on Exact and Applied Science, including the library of the late Prof. Henrici and a large portion of that of Prof. Govi. In addition to many rare prints, such as the Novum Organum, editio princeps (16*20), we note as of special value to libraries of learned societies, academies and colleges, complete series of the earlier numbers of such publications as the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, the chemical Jahresbericht, which are not easily obtainable. In particular, there is offered the very rare complete set of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society from their beginning in 1665 to the present day (1916). The entire series is very difficult to secure now, and many of the volumes between 1750 and 1830 are extremely scarce. There is an extensive list of general works on Geology, Astronomy, Physics, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Crystallography, and Naval Architecture.

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