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    IFefc is. l884 The Publishers' Circular ...

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    From Mr. John Murray.—The Laws Of Copyri...

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    I I Hutv afl <^ hence re that to wha t may be described as Th ji ^ 9 je chapters details & contained ^ e in scrup the ulousl volume y attended are devoted to .

    II II to the various classes of work which a servant I in a small house will have to dosuch as washing

    I silver and glass , cleaning knives , and silver , the III Co care ' * of » food wv the —J , cleaning — of child grate CJ s , bed and -makingC , waiting and

    I 11 then at table som , e excellen care t advice ren ia , given nursing as to , the of clothesthe cultivatiof habits

    ¦ I cjjOice of thrift and and use sundry other , matters . on No better

    III , Ill ^^ H II to present service a could than m — M be fl » - a found ^^ copy L ^ h A ^^ ^ h ^ K ** J of for ^ L r this A ^ k a young ^ k ^»^ modest ~^ k ^ h A ^ k ^ h rftoA g ^^^ irl ^ littl ^^ A f going J ^^ rf e H ^ M book ^ ^^ Ba out ^^ ^ ^ . II

    I I From Messrs . Blackie & Sons . — ' Vere Foster ' s I Simp book le of Lessons instructi in ons Water for drawing Colour : Flowers and painting / A

    I colour flowers drawing , with eig s as ht ' copi facsimiles es for the of ori young ginal student water . -

    These illustrations , by Miss Ada Hanbury , are very beautifully produced , and the outline sketches en-I graved in the text will also be of material

    assist-I ance to the pupil . To those who are unable to I obtain the aid of a first-class teacher , such a book I as this must be invaluable for purposes of private

    I study , while it will be an admirable companion I for the home work of the regular student . I From Messrs . William Clowes & Sons ( Limited ) I — ' The Shareholders' Legal Guide ; being a

    con-I cise statement of the Law relating to Shares , and I other Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Share-I I volume holders , ' supp by lies Alfred a decided Emden . want This by hand giving y little in a

    I compact form a statement of the various lavs I affecting shareholders and their position as in-¦ ^ I _ vestors r - in ^« public _ ^ ' ^™ — companies ~^^ ~^^ H ^ — W- . — The — firs — t part « ~ of ~

    I tho book treats of the mode in which shares may I be acquired , transferred , and dealt with ; and the I srcond part refers to the rihts and responsibilities

    I of shareholders . The definitions g are noteworthy I for their clearness and freedom from needless ¦ Mil I technicalities — —* —•« ^^^ i ^ a A «/ ^^*^ ; & ^ and JV ^^ K ^/ Vk the V ^^^ A ^^ use V ^ W ^ ^^ of ^^ ^ ** side ^ K ^^^ ^^ -heads ^^ - ^ ^^ * 1 ^^^^^ to «^ ^^

    I III the adds paragraphs much to the , giving usefulness a cltte of to the their yolume subjects for , I I statutes reference a . ffecting Mr . Emden the different gives a summary / describe ita of the d

    I jn his - — * -ww pages « M jl » x * V , A and JLA ih VrfJkAV the ^ ^ - * fc U comp V * . VIA lete V processes »^ fc v «^ and > - ^^ " ^ V ^^ - exhaustive » ^ - » ^^^«^^> » ^^^^ v ^ I I of index the added highest at praise the close . of the treatise is worthy

    I From Messrs . Thomas Be la Hue & Co . — ' The I Philosophy of "Whist : an Essay on the Scientific

    I Aspect of the Modern Game / by William PoLe , I Mus , Doc . Oxon . Dr . Pole is well known as a I I mathematici treatise will an add an to . 4 his as a fame learned musician clear and , and lucid this

    as a I I write & Ame r a . clai His m aim to be is regarded to set up as for an art tho , consisting favourite not - of a assemblage of irical rules JL uiuo but i ^ of «_ f

    - - »• mere mgio aD 3 ClUUiagC * JX emp CIIIJJ 1 I . AV ^ ai . mu * . 1 intellectual a compact and and consistent philosophical logical character system . of Dr a hi . g Pole hly deals

    game first of modern with the whist fundamental then he treats princip of les what of the he ment terms of the tentative stage ; of play at the

    commencey the " *« the " * means . o aitterent different his his of hand hand obtaining card e ^ ; rda this this s and and information is in followed followed t he contents contents bbv on y advice advice the of of position tho tho as as dif dif to to --

    * rent fi ° hands ° exce , and ent then advice , the is after iv -p lay is sketched dents of , I th f jjje l ! freatise game . that It ^ is Dr in . the Polo second uses g his and scienti deeper fic part know of

    -U ^^ K « » and his discussion of what ho terms * The

    Philosophy of Whist Probabilities' will have a strong interest for all enthusiastic amateurs . His

    chapters have headings which are suggestive of the mathematics of card-play ing , and anyone who goes carefully through them will at - ¦—— once be ready

    to — m admit — - that — — ^^ m — the learned * v — — - author — — ^^ m — has - ^ —*^^ — proved —*^ ~^ r —— — > w " ^ to * - ^ " v demonstration be not an art that whist is a science , even if it

    . From Mr . James G-emmell , of Edinburgh . —*

    Biblical Geography in a Nutshell / by Margharetta Shekel ton ; also an introductory note by Bev . Ambrose W . Leet , D . D ., Incumbent of Bethesda

    Chapel , Dublin . We gather from the dedication of this volume , ' To the Teachers in Training and to all the Members of our Bible Classes / that it

    must have been prepared for the use of some classes taught by the authoress , and this assumption gives a clue to the practical comments and

    reflections on the history of the various localities interspersed throughout the volume . The exact geograp ^) j ^ — ^ hical definitions — are first g Cj iven ; then we

    have an historical summary of the events connected with the spot ; and at every turn there are marginal references to the passages of Scripture

    in which the places are mentioned . A few * exercises * are added to the volume , and a capital map of Scripture-land—would it not have been

    better fitted to stand wear and tear if printed on linen?—with a full index , complete the book . All teachers will do well to get this concise and

    comprehensive manual . From Messrs . Grifflfch & Farran—* Children in

    Norway ; or , Holiday on ihe Ekeberg . ' A Book for Boys and Girls . By Pater , F . G . S ., F . R . H . S . The anonymous — — ___ author tells us that these pages were

    _ iCJ written ^ for the gratification of the young folks but whose — — th hol ey _ ^ will i day . , experiences unless __ we are are hero much strung , mistake together n , wbe ,

    welcomed many older not readers only . by Norway other youn is b ^ ecoming folks but every by year more and more popular as a spot in which tho

    English tourist can spend some most enjoyable weeks , and a genial description like this of tho country - ^^^^ ^^^ r ^^^^ ^ . ^^^ ^ v ^^^ m g , h ^ its ^™ ^^ * - ^^ people ^ p ^^ ~^^ r ~^^ j ^» ^ i ^ ^^ and ^~ ^^ ^ ^— ^^ ^» its i ¦ - ^ r custom ™ ~^ ^ ^ — ™ ? , ^ k is likel — y ^^^ m to

    send many fresh visitors to the little northern king ink dom sketches . The b volume Mr . Venne has many and pretty some pen of -and the

    drawings are contributed y by , the children whose travels are described in tho letterpress . Among the interesting chapters ia the bookwe

    have many an account of Scandinavian literature , in which a glowing tribute is paid to Andersen , and the great fairy-tale writers of the country .

    From the same . —* Geographical Roaders / Books I ., II mirable ., and III little ., by ' J Readers . R . Blakiston ' forro , M a . A reissue . These of the

    adte ' Glimpses xt and the of addition the Globe of some ' after attractive < a revision woodcuts of the . The readings are carefully gradusitedand at the

    end of each , section there are questions , to test the pupils' progress .

    Mr num . Otto ber of Harrassowitz his new periotlical , of Lei , called pzig , h the as to sont Central us a -

    month blatt fur l . Bibliothckswr It is devoted . sen to , whicli matters is which appear are interesting y to librarians and to booksellers , and is JlfJ to (^ \ J AJI have i * » ^ J A for ^/ JL . contributors V _*\^ A A «/ « . a KS ^ - » * . *¦*¦« . -r »— a ™ number - —^ .-. — - — — of -r ¦ - specialists _ - — -- _ , of tho

    both venture at homo in bibliograp and abroad hical . literature The scope is indicated newby 1 libraries the number in connection now before with us , which the bookselling deals with

    trade / tho * Royal Library { LanoU'sOwlioCti € /) cat

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1884, page 165, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021884/page/13/