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A colon after initiai designates the most usual given noms, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles: D: David: E: Edward; F: Frederic; G: George; H: Henry; I: Isaac ; J: John; L: Louis: N: Nicholas; P: Peter: R: Richard; S: Samuel; T: Thomas; W: William. Sizes are designated as follows: F. (folio: over 30 centimeters high); (Q. 4to: under 30 cm.); O. (8v0: 25 cm.); D. (12mo: 20 cm.); S. (16mo: 17%1⁄2 cm.); T. (24m0: 15 cm.); Tt. (31m0: 121⁄2 618.); Fe. (48m0: 10 cm.). Sq., obl mar., designate square, oblong, narrow books of these heights. Abbott, Lyman, D.D. Love and death: [a According to the story, a sailor carrying a small baby is seen to enter the Thurstley Ship, a wayside inn between Goldaming and Portsmouth, where he meets three men, who follow him from the inn and murder and rob him. The baby and dead man are found later by Jonas Kink (the broom-squire), so called because he is one of a settlement of squatters, whose chief industry is broom-making. Eventually Mehetabel the foundling marries Jonas, and her interesting history thereafter is given, and many local superstitions of the time (1786) are introduced. *Beedy, Mrs. Helen Coffin. Mothers of Maine. Portland, Me., The Thurston Print, 1895. 451 p. 12°, cl., $2. selves; they float in it down the Ohio into the Missis- Cooper, Ja. Fenimore. The last of the Mohi- [1048 Corelli, Marie. The mighty atom. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1896. c. 310 p. D. cl., $1.25. [1049 John Valliscourt, Esq., of Valliscourt, asserting that Christianity is a myth: denying the existence of a Creator, and advancing the theory that man and the universe were evolved from a mighty atom, tests his views in educating his son Lionel, a precocious boy of ten. The lad's methods of solving the mighty problem are highly edifying, and refute in a clever and characteristic way the agency of the atom. Curtis, W: Eleroy. Venezuela: a land where it's always summer. N. Y., Harper, 1896. c. 3+315 p. maps, D. cl., $1.25. [1050 The opening chapter is descriptive and historical; others follow on Miranda, Bolivar, and Guzman Blanco; on the principal cities, the government, the characteristics of the Venezuelan people, their religion, manners, customs, morals, and peculiarities; and on the disputed territory in Guiana; there is also an appendix giving the message of President Cleveland concerning the boundary dispute and the correspondence of Secpanying the book is a carefully prepared map showing retary Olney and the Marquis of Salisbury. Accom the various disputed boundary lines between Venezuela and British Guiana. [1039 *Beeton, Florence. English grammar. 2d ed. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1896. 16°, cl., 50 c. [1040 Bercy, Paul. Key to short selections for translating English into French. N. Y., W: R. Jenkins, [1896.] 2+121 p. D. cl., net, 75 c. [1041 Bondy, W: The separation of governmental powers, in history, in theory, and in the constitutions. [N. Y., Macmillan & Co.,] 1896. 185 p. O. (Columbia College studies in history, economics, and public law, v. 5, no. 2.) pap., $1. [1042 *Boothby, Guy. The beautiful white devil: a novel. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd., 1896. C. 12°, cl., $1. [1043 *Borgmeyer, C: J., ed. American corporation legal manual; a compilation of the essential features of the statutory law regulating the formation, management, and dissolution of general business corporations in America, [etc.;] also synopsis of the patent, trade-mark, and copyright laws of the world, [etc.] V. 4, 1896, [to Jan. 1, 1896.] Plainfield, N. J., Honeyman & Co., The story of Mrs. Downing, a widow, and her two 1896. C. 1000 p. O. shp., $4.50. children, Philip and Dolly, one nineteen years old, the [1044 other seventeen. She has a struggle to educate her Campbell, H: Colin. Exploration of Lake children, as money is needed, which they must earn to Superior: the voyages of Radisson and live on. In her youth she has chosen the least desirable of two men who had loved her-her husband dying Groseilliers. [Milwaukee, Wis., H. E. Ha- a drunkard, the other becoming a rich, successful lawferkorn,] 1896. 35 p. O. (Parkman Club pub-yer, who in her day of adversity is a disinterested lications, no. 2.) pap., 30 c. *Davis, Jefferson. The rise and fall of the friend. [1045 For more than two hundred years the two Frenchmen who were the pioneer explorers of Lake Superior have remained nameless. It is now certain they were Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart des Groseilliers. This pamphlet offers details of their lives and explorations, not only of Lake Superior, but of other western regions. A bibliography (1 p.). Castlemon, Harry, [pseud. for C: Austin Fosdick.] The house-boat boys. Phil., H: T. Coates & Co., [1896.] c. 4+409 p. il. D. cl., $1.25. [1046 Two western boys, in order to gain money to pay for a university education, build a house-boat for them Dawson, Sir J: W: Eden lost and won: studies of the early history and final destiny of man as taught in nature and revelation. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1896. 4+226 p. D. cl., $1.25. [1053 Divided into two parts: Pt. 1 considers the physical and historical probabilities respecting the authorship and the authority of the Mosaic books. Pt. 2 treats of man and nature, fallen and restored. Dyer, Mrs. D. B. Fort Reno; or, picturesque Cheyenne and Arrapahoe army life before the opening of Oklahoma. N. Y., G: W. In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books Not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk, and this office camust be held rest onsible for the correctness of their record. Dillingham, 1896. c. 3-216 p. por. il. D. cl., $1. [1054 Mrs. Dyer, as the wife of an Indian agent, spent a long time at Fort Reno, in the Cheyenne and Arrapar hoe Reservation, some ten years ago or more. book is an intelligent study of Indian life and character of the tribes that surrounded her, with many valuable details of customs, etc. Some personal adventures are included, and some encounters between our troops and the Indians described. Also space is given to army life. Eaton, Seymour. Key to "Business forms, customs, and accounts." N. Y., American Book Co., [1896.] c. 39 p. D. cl., 50 c. [1055 Ellis, E: S. Stories from American history. Chic., A. Flanagan, [1896.] c. 3-176 p. il. D. cl., 50 c.; bds., 35 c. [1056 The object is to interest children in the history of their country. The fifteen stories, told in simple language, relate mostly to the early settlements. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. The character of Socrates. The present state of ethical philosophy: two unpublished essays; with an introd. by E: Everett Hale. Bost., Lamson, Wolffe & Co., [1896.] c. '95.7 81 p. S. cl., $1. Bohemian. To further the affairs of the Gelatine Trust, she settles in Washington, and looks abou: for a senator who may be bribed, her victim proving to be the son of the man who had robbed her family. *Hardy, T: A Laodicean: a novel. New uniform ed. N. Y., Harper, 1896. 12°, cl., $1.50. [1063 Harrison, Mrs. Constance Cary, [Mrs. Burton Harrison.] A daughter of the South, and shorter stories. N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., [1896.] c. '92. 3+281 p. D. (Cassell's Union sq. lib., no. 13.) pap., 50 c. [1064 See notice, "Weekly Record," P. W., October 15, 1892, [1081.] Hepworth, G: H. The farmer and the Lord. N. Y., E. P. Dutton & Co., 1896. C. 238 p. D. cl., 75 c. 4+ [1065 A companion volume to "Hiram Golf's religion." Elijah Tomkins, "the farmer," is an infidel; he has inherited his beliefs or unbeliefs from his father and grandfather, and is honest and sincere; he thinks it is impossible for him to change, but his old friend Erastus Brown thinks otherwise, and finds his hopes realized when sorrow and affliction turn "Lija" towards God. The story is told in many conversations in the Yankee dialect. Hugo, Victor. Quatrevingt-treize; with an historical introd. and English notes, by B: Duryea Woodward. N. Y., W: R. Jenkins, 1896. c. 6+601 p. D. cl., $1.25. [1066 [1057 Gant, S. G., M.D. Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the rectum, anus, and contiguous textures: designed for practitioners and students; with two chapters on "Can-Hume, Fergus W. The crime of the 'Liza " and Colotomy," by Herbert W: Allingham. Phil., The F. A. Davis Co., 1896. c. 13+399 p. il. O. cl., net, $3.50; hf. rus., net, $4.50. cer [1058 No superfluous language is used; every subject is classified so that one can easily find what he wants; the illustrations are all new and original, most of them being from photographs of the cases of the author and Dr. Allingham; contains everything up to date of interest to those who wish to do rectal work, and two important chapters that are entirely new in a work of this kind, namely: "Railroading as an etiological factor in rectal diseases" and Auto-intoxication, or auto-infection, from the intestinal canal." Garbe, R: The redemption of the Brahmin: a novel. Chic., The Open Court Pub. Co., 1896. Jane; il. by G: Hutchinson. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd., 1896. 3+248 p. D. cl., $1. 1067 An ocean tramp going up the Channel to London, in June of 1891, picks up a small pleasure-boat, the 'Liza Jane, in which is the dead body of a man, bound hand and foot to the bottom of the boat; there is a wound in his left breast, over which is tattooed the inscription "Down with tyrants." This is the starting-point of a sensational tale, rich in the most puzzling mysteries, whose characters are anarchists, journalists, an actress, detectives, etc. C. c. '93. 4+82 p. D. (Religion of science lib., no. 17.) pap., 25 c. [1059 See notice, "Weekly Record," P. W., December 23, 1893, [1143] *Greenleaf, Simon. A treatise on the law of evidence. In 3 v. V. 1 rev. with large additions by W: Draper Lewis. Phil., Rees Welsh & Co., 1896. c. 108+949 p. O. shp., for complete work, $18. [1060 Groome, Francis Hindes. Kriegspiel: the war-game. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd., 1896. 2+380 p. por. D. cl., $1.50. [1061 The story opens in England in 1868. Fourteen years previous Sir Charles Glemham had married a young gypsy girl, and deserted her, believing her unfaithful; she dies in giving birth to a boy, who Sir Charles sends to Germany and educates, doubting, however, if he is the boy's father. When the book begins he has brought this boy Lionel back to England, acknowledged him, and settled down on his estates. A series of reprisals here begin with the gypsies; Sir Charles meets with a violent death, Lionel is abducted and cruelly treated, and many other sensational acts are described. Gunter, Archibald Clavering. Her senator: a novel. N. Y., The Home Pub. Co., [1896.] C. 261 p. D. (The welcome ser., no. 7.) pap., 50 c. [1062 A New York broker entrusted with the fortune of a friend is dishonest and uses it for his own purposes; at a moment when he is expecting to be called to account for his stewardship he learns of the death of his friend, who is lost in the steamship Atlantic_coming from Europe. The friend's two little girls fall to his care and be cruelly places them in an orphan asylum. The eldest girl escapes from the asylum, and finally goes upon the stage and becomes a thorough *Illinois. Probate practice in the state, exemplifying the law relating to the administration of the estates of decedents, by H: Binmore. Chic., E. B. Myers & Co., 1896. 11+788 p. O. shp., $6. [1068 *Illinois. Supreme ct. Reports of cases, v. 158; cont. cases in which opinions were filed in Oct. and Nov., 1895, and also cases in which applications for rehearing were denied at the Nov. term, 1895; I: Newton Phillips, rep. Springfield, I: Newton Phillips, 1896. C. 707 p. O. shp., $2.25. [1069 *Indiana. Criminal forms for the state, complete under all the criminal statutes of the state, by Frank A. Horner. Chic., E. B. Myers & Co., 1896. c. 432 p. O. shp., $4.25. [1070 *Jacobi, Abraham, M.D. Therapeutics of infancy and childhood. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., [1896.] 518 p. 8°, cl., $3. [1071 Jarboe, Mrs. J: R., ["T: H. Brainerd," pseud.] Robert Atterbury: a study of love and life. N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., [1896.] c. 8+284 p. nar. D. (Unknown lib.) cl., 50 c. [1072 The author of "Go forth and find " illustrates her views about marriage in a story which shifts its scene from California to Japan and thence to a home near Boston. There are three couples in the story, but the chief characters are a young girl, whose mother is "Robert Atterbury," hopelessly insane, and a man, who inherits consumption. They love each other, but do not think it right to marry; they form a plan of living by which they can be together, of which the book tells. *Keating, J: M., M.D., and Coe, H: C., M.D. Clinical gynecology, medical and surgical, for students and practitioners. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., [1896.] 1000 p. il. 8°, cl., subs., $6; shp., $7; hf. rus., $8. [1073 Lummis, C: F. The gold fish of Gran Chimú; M., N., comp. Precious nonsense. N. Y., *New York. Supreme ct. Reports of cases, [1085 Minn., Wis., Iowa, Mich., Neb., No. Dak.. So. Dak.: Contains all the decisions of the supreme courts of with tables of northwestern cases published in v. 89 and 90, Iowa reports; 44 and 45, Neb. reports; 4, No. Dak. reports; 90, Wis. reports. A table of statutes construed is given in the index. [1075 A collection of rhymes in imitation of Lear's "Book of nonsense." 19 McVickar, H: Whitney. The evolution of Maeterlinck, Maurice, Eekhoud, G:, [and [1077 Contents: The massacre of the innocents, by Maurice Maeterlinck; Kors Davie, Ex-Voto, and Hiep-Hioup, three stories, by Georges Eekhoud; Fleur-De-Ble and Saint Nicholas Eve, by Camille Lemonnier; TrompeLa-Mort, by Auguste Jenart; Pierre-De-La-Baraque, by L: Delattre; The shadowy bourne, by Stephane Richelle; Jacelard, by G: Ganir: The denial of Saint Peter, by Eugene Demolder; The mountebanks, by Hubert Krains. 25 c. Nye, Edgar Wilson, ["Bill Nye," pseud.] [1088 Contents: V. 1-no. 1, Constitution of the United States; 2, Articles of confederation; 3, Declaration of Independence; 4, Washington's farewell address; 5, Magna Charta: 6, Vane's "Healing question": 7, Charter of Massachusetts Bay; 8, Fundamental orders of Ct.; 9, Franklin's plan of union; 10, Washington's inaugurals; 11, Lincoln's inaugurals and emancipation proclamations; 12. The Federalist, nos. 1 and 2; 13, *Mandel, J: A. Handbook for the bio-chemi-The ordinance of 1787; 14, The constitution of Ohio; 15, cal laboratory; incl. methods of preparation Washington's circular letter to the governors of the and numerous tests arranged alphabetical-states, 1783; 16, Washington's letter to Benjamin Harrison, 1784; 17, Verrazzano's voyage; 18. The Swiss ly. N. Y., J: Wiley & Sons, 1896. c. 5+ constitution; 19, Bill of rights; 20, Coronado's letter to 101 p. 12°, cl., $1.50. [1078 Mendoza, 1540; 21, Eliot's narrative, 1670; 22, Wheelock's narrative, 1762; 23, Petition of rights; 24, The *Martin, Sidney, M.D. Functional and orgrand remonstrance; 25, The Scottish national coveganic diseases of the stomach. Phil., im- nant. ported by J. B. Lippincott Co., 1896. 500 p. il. 8°, cl., $5. [1079 *Maxwell, S: A treatise on pleading, practice, procedure, and precedents in actions at law and suits in equity, [etc.] 6th ed. rev. and enl. Lincoln, Neb., State Journal Co., 1896. C. 959 p. O. shp., $6. [1080 Morrow, Josiah. Life and speeches of Thomas Corwin, orator, lawyer, and statesman; ed. by Josiah Morrow. Cin., O., W. H. Anderson & Co., 1896. C. 10+477 p. por. O. hf. leath., $3.50. [1081 Thomas Corwin, called the "wagon boy," was born in Bourbon Co., Kentucky, July 29, 1794, and died in Washington, Dec. 18, 1865; he was several times elected state legislator, and a member of Congress, was governor of Ohio from 1840 to 1842, U. S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury with Fillmore, and U. S. Minister to Mexico, 1861 to 1864. He was famous as an orator, a wise and successful lawyer, and an accomplished statesman. *New Hampshire. Supreme ct. Reports, [1083 Contains the decisions of the supreme and lower courts of record of N. Y. state; with tables of N. Y. supp. cases in v. 85-88, Hun's reports; 13, Misc. reports. A table of statutes construed is given in the index. Contents: V.2-no. 26, Agreement of the people; 27, Instrument of government; 28, Cromwell's first speech to his parliament; 29, Discovery of America, from life of Columbus; 30, Strabo's introduction to geography; Japan and Java; 33, Columbus's letter to Gabriel 31, Voyages to Vinland; 32, Marco Polo's account of Sanchez: 34, Amerigo Vespucci's account of his first voyage; 35. Cortes's account of the city of Mexico; 36, The death of De Soto; 37, Early notices of the voyages of the Cabots; 38, Henry Lee's funeral oration on Washington; 39, De Vaca's account of his journey to New Mexico; 40, Manasseh Cutler's description of Ohio; 41, Washington's journal of his tour to the Ohio, 1770 42, Garfield's address on the Northwest Territory and the Western Reserve; 43, G: Rogers Clark's account of [1089 |