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The present volume covers from Abbas to Boyesen, and is in handy form, well printed on excellent paper. *American and English corporation cases, a collection of all cases affecting corporations of every kind, other than municipal and railroad, decided by the courts of appellate jurisdiction in the U. S., Eng., and Canada; ed. by Frank C. Smith. V. 1. New ser. Northport, N. Y., E: Thompson Co., [1896.] c. 54+733 p. O. shp., $4.50. [738 Burnett, Mrs. Frances Hodgson. A lady of quality being a most curious, hitherto unknown history as related by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff but not presented to the world of fashion through the pages of The Tatler and now for the first time written down. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1896. c. 11+ 363 p. D. cl., $1.50. [739 A story of England at the end of the seventeenth century during the reign of Queen Anne, told in the language of the period. Clorinda Wildairs is the ninth daughter of a hard-drinking, roystering country gentleman, her mother having died in giving her birth; all her sisters but two have died in babyhood, but her physical and mental strength carry her to womanhood-a daring, independent, high-tempered, beautiful creature, with many admirers; with all her faults she has the virtues of courage and honesty, and these play a large part in the development of her character, which is graphically portrayed. C. P. Pomeroy, rep. C. [740 *California. Supreme ct. Reports of cases; Ten short stories: "Three wise men of Gotham;" Angel's wickedness; The distant voice; The withering of a rose; Nehemiah P. Hoskins, artist; An old bundle; Mademoiselle Zéphyr;" Tiny tramps; The lady with the carnations; My wonderful wife. [743 *Fisher, S. B. Problems and quiz on the law [746 Contents: The condition of the church; The indulgences; The edict of Worms; Clement VII.; Paul III.; The diet of Ratisbon; The demands of Germany; The council in session; Definitions of doctrine; The flight to Bologna: The German envoys; Summary and conclusion. These lectures formed the first of three courses delivered by Mr. Froude during his Regius *Gregory, Rev. J. Puritanism in the old 406 P. [747 *Haab, O., M.D. An atlas of ophthalmoscopy with an introd. to the use of the ophthalmoscope; tr. and ed. by Ernest Clarke, M.D. In 5 v. V. 1. N. Y., W: Wood & Co., 1896. 124 p. pl. 12°, (Wood's medical hand atlases.) cl., $3.50. [748 *Haines, Elijah M. A practical treatise on The light that lies. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1896. C. 2163 p. il. S. cl., 75 c. [750 Mr. Harry Merton's weakness and undoing was his pursuit of "the light that lies in woman's eyes." After several aimless flirtations, described quite humorously, he finds himself engaged to two women; the result is a rather dramatic ending to the story. Heyse, Paul. L' Arrabbiata; with introd., *Illinois. Appellate cts. Reports of cases, In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Booksot received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk, and this office cazuɔt be held *^^^onsible for the correctness of their record. C. district; the May term, 1895, of the 2d district; and the Feb. term, 1895, of the 4th district. V. 60. Rep. by Martin L. Newell. Chic., Callaghan & Co., 1896. 687 p. O. shp., $3.75. [752 *Jakob, Christfied, M.D. An atlas of the nervous and pathological nervous systems; with a sketch of the anatomy, pathology, and therapy of the same; with an introd. by Ad. v. Strumpnell, M.D.; tr. and ed. (authorized) by Jos. Collins, M.D. In 5 v. V. 2. N. 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Rochester, The Lawyers' Co-op. Pub. Co., 1896. c. 911 p. O. shp., $5. [755 *Loomis, Alfred L., M.D. Text-book of practical medicine designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine. 11th rev. ed. N. Y., W: Wood & Co., 1896. 1134 p. il. 8°, cl., $6; leath., $7. [756 *Macdonell, Annie. Thomas Hardy. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1895. por. 16°, (Contemporary writers ser.) cl., net, $1. [757 *Massachusetts. Supreme judicial ct. Reports of cases; by C: Allen. V. 13. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., [1896.] c. 8+ 640 p. O. shp., $3.25. [758 *Morris, H: Injuries and diseases of the genital and urinary organs. N. Y., W: Wood & Co., 1896. 498 p. il. 8°, cl., $4. [759 *National Legal Bureau directory; cont. a list of the members of the National Legal Bureau; a compendium of the laws of the different states upon business subjects, and our own telegraphic cipher code. Chic., The National Legal Bureau, 1896. 212 p. Q. cl., $1.50. 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