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    accurate . The maps are coloured , and the series numbers sixty . They are published in a convenient form at fourpence each .

    From Mr . M . L . Hutchinson , Melbourne — ' Melbourne ^ ^^^™ ^ BF ^ - ^ ™ - ^^»~ - ^ pp * ^^ - ^^ ^—^~ ¦ ¦ *^ a" ^ Then ^^ v ^^^ *^^ ~^^~^^^— and ° " ^^^^™ v ^^^^ b * ™ 2 ™ * ow *^ p ^ w ^ : ~» - 1838 ^^^ b ^ ~^ " ~ ¦ *^ b » to — *^™~ 1888 ~^^^ *^^ r »~ . ^»' ^*^^^^ bbbbbb , ai A at m i A A dB . « 4 % « B

    This interesting souvenir of the year of the Centennial Exhibition vividly illustrates , by two striking coloured plates , the progress which

    the capital of Victoria has made during the last half-century . Below the plates the chief i historical eventswhich have marked the growth

    of the colony , are , indicated ; and particulars of the first land sale in Melbourne , with names of purchasers gm ^ r —^ r- ^ r ^ bb * ^ BB * ^^^^^^» ^ B ^ W ^ a ^ ^^» ^^^ »~^^ , ^ m prices j i vbi BBB ¦ ^ BB" ^ B ¦ ^ ^ realised ^^ ~^^ ¦ ~^ ^^™ - ^^» ™ - ^^" ~^— ^^ " -BB , ^ b > and ^ v ^^>^ v ^^^ r ^^ the " ^ p ~ *¦¦——^» ^»~ present ar ™^ —~ — " ~ ~^^^ ~^^ a * ^™^~^~ ~~

    immensely enhanced value of the same blocks , is also given . Many useful facts about populationtradechurchesschoolsrailways & care

    likewise , furnished , , and the , whole , form , s a unique and valuable , sheet , printed in five colours ^ bb * ^^ p" ^ bb * ^ bw ~^^ r ^ m *^^^ v ^^ v , ^ j » which - ~ » ^^ m ^^ m ^^^ *^ b" ^^ bbbi may ^ " ^^^^^^^~ ¦ w be v ^^ ~^ b *^ ¦ framed ^^^ i * w ^ bvbb ^ " ^^ ^^ f ~ m ^^ or ^^^ ^^^ folded ¦ ~^ p ~ ™ ° ""~ —~ ~ b ^^ ™ *^ - up — —~ av ^*^ in ^™~

    neat book form . Mr . Russell , the first surveyor of stati Melbourne stand , number Mr . Hayter of the , the oldest Government Colonists

    have freel , y lent ^ their assistance in the prepara-| tion of a city of this which interestin Australians g memorial are fond of the of growth calling

    —as well they may— ' Marvellous Melbourne . ' From MessrsVST & A . K . JohnstonEdinburgh

    and London . . — . Those who wish tp , obtain a really magnificent ' Modern Map of England

    and Wales , ' prepared on an elaborate scale and artistically coloured , ought to purchase the four sheets , North-West , Ndrth-East ,

    South-East , and South-West , prepared by the Geographers to the Queen . These maps are on the scale of 7 miles to the inchand they are

    perfect examples of scientific precision , and beauty of design and workmanship . The maps fold into four compact cases an # are published

    at a florin apiece . ' From Knight ' 8 Library , Ventnor , Isle of Wight .

    ' Handbook to Ventnor and Bonchurch . ' This little work points out in a clear and interesting fashion the chief objects of interest in the

    picturesque town of Ventnor , and in the villages of the Undercliff . Fifty years ago Ventnor was not a handsome and flourishing town , but

    merely a small and secluded village ; in 1841 Sir James Clark , however , drew attention to the advantage v v ^^^ t ^^>*^ h ^^ r ^^ f ^ f ^^ B ^ v ^^^^ ^ s ^^^ of ^^^ ^^^^ the ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ' ^^ p ^ m ^^^ lace ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ as ^^^^ a ^^ r ^ mr shelt vw ¦ ^ hb ^^^ ^^^ r ~~ ered ~^^ r ^ w ^^ b ^ ^ ^^ winter w ¦ ~ ^ r ^ —^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ resort ^ - ^^ ^ r ^ u ¦ ^^ p ™ ^ r . ^

    It is now ' a pleasant Italian-looking town , ' with beautiful villas , terraces , and gardens which are marked by almost tropical luxuriance .

    Everybody is aware that the district , with its sea-breezes and lovely inland scenery , is one of the most attractive holiday resorts in England .

    This guide contains a good map as well as a plan of Ventnor , and the information has been carefully compiled and ia given in a concise

    form . From 4 Mr , H . K- Lewis , Gower Street , W . C . —

    StrathpefferlSpa : its Climate and Waters , ' by Fortescue Fox , M . D . This volume is addressed not only to medical menbut to those who are

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    called « The Harrogate of the Highlands ' is wild and varied ,. The book gives a variety of historicalmedicaland descriptive notes

    concerning this , rapidl , y growing resort ; and the illustrations , which are from photographs by Messrs . Yalentine & Sons , of Dundee , afford

    some charming glimpses of Strathpeffer as it nestles at the foot of the hills . From Mr . F . E 3 . Long ley ¦ Warwick ¦ ¦ ¦ LaneE . C—

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    nearly sixty of them , and all o £ them are published at a penny . Almost every portion of the British Isles is dealt with in one or other of

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    Paris , Norway , Brussels , and other famous places , which , to borrow a reporter ' s phrase , are certainlhere ' too numerous to mention . ' Each

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    tion ' by Mr . Longiey himself . The information is pointed , pithy , arid practical ; and those who are at present debating in their own minds

    where to spend their summer vacation might do worse than Consult Mr . Longlef ' s cheap and . convenient holiday guides .

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1889, page 725, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061889/page/15/