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    I^Olidap G^Uide Boo& $ And

    visitors who want without loss of time to be able to find their to * Memorable London

    way lt if Houses sketchy sketchv , ' and . remin reminisfiAnfifts who iscences also appreciate of nf their their former frkrnrift attractive -r - drfis dis- ,

    , tinguished inhabitants , will find Mr . Harrison ' s little book suggestive and helpful .

    From burg Messrs h < fc London . "William . — « Macdonald Mac don aid ' s Tourist & Co ., Guide Edinto Scotland

    ' anclf Tourist Guide to London . ' tio tion Both n , and and of these contain contai books n maps mans are and anrl packed nnrnprnn numerous with s informa illustra i 11 n ft Ora- - -

    tions , though we cannot say we ajre greatly latter impressed . The with ' Guide the to beauty London of ' is many divided of into the

    in a number dry hints of well for -arran the ged tourist routes which , and abounds reveal

    on excessive the part cautjon of the — writer often . of an amusing

    kind—From ' Dickens Messrs ' Dictionary . Macznillan of the & Thames Co ., LonHon from . its

    —Source to the Nore , 1889 . ' The objects aimed at -. by - — ^ j Mr . w Charles ~^ r- — — _ a , _ — - ^ r ¦ m *^ D mmamr- JE ickens ^ ¦ Fir in ~ | F thi > f T » s ftj * ' unconven ^ W ^ A ^^ ^^ ^ kA * ^^ A - * tional

    information hand- to book oarsmen ' ^ are , ang to lers give , yachtsmen practical , ana and otners others directly direntlv intfirpstfid interested in in the f . hp . river rivp . r ; ? and anr )

    the also numerous to render stran the work and availabl tourists e as who a guide annu to - ally visit the picturesque gers laces on its banks

    These pages likewise provi p de , in an attractive . rorm form , a a multitude miilfcifcmlfi of nf nspfn useful l fact fn-nj-. s for -fir ^ T those +. Vi nsp con mn -

    nected , with the port of London and its trade . work Mr . Dicken of the s authorities has bad the of hel the p in Trinity preparation House of and the

    Thames Conservancy ; numerous correspondents , moreover The alphabetical , have given arran him gement valuable of the assistance contents .

    greatly facilitates immediate reference . The description of Oxford and Windsor is extremely

    good , and the book is full of curious river-lore . From i / iu MrJohn \ % Albemarle

    Street—* vMm . * . . v jjjlu . Murray jju . j . L ± ny , , AJLucLueuic uuicci . '> by « Murray Richard ' s Han Ford dbook , F . for S . A . Travellers Seventh in edition Spain , , '

    revised to books skill justi , , stan in f on d accuracy the quite the great alone spot , arrangement and . , and Mr deserved . no Murray effort , scope reputation ' s is spared Hand , and

    which they y have won by keeping the information thoroughly abreast of the times , as well as

    experience by the adoption ¦—¦ ¦— - or ¦"» ' ingenuity s >^^ of every can improvement suggest •*/ This JL . MJk which new

    ^— — » w ^ *^ -K ^ , * J « <& m w 'V ^«^ WA ^ . »«^ «^« Wfc ^ V ^ * . / . AU ^ A ^^ » W edition almost entire of the - «»¦ l * Handbook re ^ written jfc ^ for and Spai the n ' volume has been is

    — — — — " "" " — "" y ^ ^ ^^ » w ^ ^/ % ^ A < , « . «; A ^ VVi * * * ^^ » V ^ Jt W ^ A ,- * ^^ * i *^ arranged combines the on a great comp advantages letely new of sj simp -stem licity , which and

    lisher clearness to , keep and the renders books it constantly possible to up the to date pub- .

    this latest An elaborate work surveys , and travelling , many has been new map plans expressly of of S cities pain prepared , , from & c , have the for been ¦ added ¦ . In historical -v-VVWA and - « artistic interest

    1 Spain — — — —— —— —— is , ¦ * next " •» to ~ -m mm ^ Ital w ^ « h « . y , the «* p * ^^^ most ^ V- Vlk" fascinating * V- » * *• * */^^ * ^ m *» - , country in Europe . Many of its cathedrals are

    worthy WOrthv to to tak tak e e rank rank with -with som snm e fl of nf the tVip > finest finipist . Gothic buildings of France or Germany , whilst the splendid and imposing" architectural

    memorials statel * - ' « m- * v » s-w ~ y r « and - % ***¦* ** of imposing AUJ its Jk /\/» occupation JIAAC ^ . a Spain K . J f- *** b *¦ * y the in All 1 A Moors 889 *_ J ^ J •• is AkJ aie jas ^* t ^?

    and easy in — of most —— access ^^^ ™ ^ respects . *^ ¦*• ' , as r ^ n ^ ^^^ «•* free fs ^ as ¦ " W r \_ t well from W V " I ¦* ^ ^* supplied W- * personal 1 ^ , Mi f y _ f J ^ ^^ ^ h ^ ^^^ with V danger ** ^^ * fc the ^ ta ^ J * ^^* ,

    conveniences of civilised life as any country of Europe / One of the most valuable features of this new editi of on is the index and directory at

    « ti ^ e end the book ;—this section of the work contains every kind of information that

    is liable to frequent change l . The descriptions B , , nz

    of British : ' battles in the Peninsula liave in many instances been written on the spot hj a

    From military the same expert . — . We have also ; received from the

    eminent house in Albemarle Street the seventeenth UCCl-l lil-l edition CUlblUU of \ JX . t l / JJ h - e C f la ami UlllXCU liar ' Handbook XJ . CbXJ . lAKJWiV : for XUl

    ^ ' edition Travellers —revised in Switzerland on the spot ; ' — the of the twenty ¦ ' Hand -first

    bdok 4 I 4 B for ^& Holland I ^^ r ^^^ m ^ m .. f ^ H and Bel ^^^ p ^ b . ^ A gium ^ ; ' and the ^ ¦ seventh ™ ^ ' ^^ ^^^^ ^ v ^^^^^ edition ^ v ^ v ^^^ ^ v ^^ ^ ir ^ p ^^ v of ^^ ^^ b the ^ v ^*^ v vr ' Handbook « i ^ b ^^ M ^ rv ^ . ^^ ^ i ^^ v *^ r ^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^ v ^ w ^ for p ^ ^ i ^ m ^ Egypt ^^^ i ^^ h ^ h w m ^ r ^ 4 ^ . '

    The seventeenth edition of Murray ' s * Switzerconcerning land' contai railways ns a great population deal of fres of h in ow fo n r mation inns

    and practical hints for , the guidance- of t , ravel- , lers Swiss , bas aut ed horit on ies person and al the know notes ledge with , the which best

    . l t he erary Editor bent has . been More , favoured than half by -a- tourists century of has a

    but elapsed it - still since holds the first the , publication field as the of most this work com- , ¦ prehensive ¦ and accur i ate d » i . escription of the

    > 0 ^ b ^^^ ^^^ M ^^ «^»^ n _ ^ H v ^^^ vrw ^»^ v * v ^^ ^ v ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ v ^^ ^*^ ^^ ^ i ^ ^ vr nr ^^ . ^ B ^ | V ^ P . ^ ^^ ^^ M ^ ^^ ^^ v ^ r ^^ . ^ ^ v ^ - Central and Western Alps . The ' * TJandbbok for Holland and Belgium , ' like that for Spain ,

    has been almost entirely re-written , and , with the other volumes of the series , is constructed obtaining r *^ " on information the only safe on the princ ¦ spotr iple ¦ by , viz careful . of

    research ^^^ «^ v ^ w ^ ^ " ^^ ^^^ ww a ^ apd H ^™ —T ^^ ^^ personal ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^— ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ observation ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ™ «^ . ^ " ^ ^^ , » , . ^^ This »^^ — new — — edition is also arranged on the improved systenx to which we have already referredand

    which , we understand , Mr . Murray is adopting , in all his handbooks . For example , the new index and directory contains the names and

    characters of hotels and cafes , the addresses of ¦ ¦ consuls ^^ T ¦ ^ ¦ ^ m m >¦ * J ^ ^ It ^ , bankers 1 ^^ * f « r ^^ ^ fc P ^* , « doctors ^»^ ^^ ^ av ¦ v ^ ' ^^ -a * ^ ar , v agencies ^^^ hk - ^^¦ ^ ^ - ^^ ^ ^ v ^ v , « & ¦— " ^ c -v . Under - ^— — — —

    the old arrangement , it was precisely this causing ephemeral the books matter to which anti was quated continually even at

    a period when they appear had scarcely got , fairly hold of the market . This section of the work

    the can now necessity be easily of re altere -castin d and g the revised whole without of the

    keeps work . The with new ^ the edition id of changes Murray mil which ' s * Egypt have '

    taken A *>^^^^ P »^«*^ p pace l »_^ lace * T « ^^^»^ » in » Jh ^ * that - ^ WJ ^ B * country rap ^ »• « (^^^™ ^** W ^ . ^ ^ during ^ M M ^^^ J ^^^^ the ^— last - ^ ' few years , and the results of recent scientific

    researches maintains are the set reputation forth in a for way sch which olarshi worthily p which

    the volume has long enjoyed . Some new plans and of temp everything les have : been has been added done in the to new render edition the ,

    possible work as comp A tri lete tJXJfc and the useful Nile ^¦^ Jf for U *« fc * - a travellers much less as

    UV / tjOAV / lV / . ^ . Jk . p |^ A up *** Xr •/** V c * . *^ ' . «^ v ^ m ~ m . - «^—— the f formidabl . li « case oiisp even fivftn e and a a few few less vear costly s s aero expedi . . Swift bwitt tion than steamers steamers was yearago

    travel f slugg have ravel ish almost hav liflvft dahaHeh e in in superseded everv y direction direction whilst the the p been been icturesque facilities increased increased but for .. every

    It is needless to add tbat all Mr . Murray ' s and handbooks clearl abound printed in cap and ital handsomely maps and bound plans ,

    in the are familiar y red covers which are now so well known all over the world that they have „ ... _— mm . a »« •

    almost ceased to excite the curiosity of inquisitive ' natives' in regions which lie far remote

    From Switzerland Swit from - Mr ^ Albemarl rianrL . David for for e Street Nut the the Use t Ltee , . Strand ot of Totinsts Tourists . — The ana and Flora j Field ieiu of

    Botanists , ' by , A . Gremli , translated from the German fifth edition work t on > y botany Leonard more \^ * f . thoroug Faitson hly . than de No

    Herr serves RArves Gremli to to be be termed tftrmfid 's popular complete Gomnlete * Excnrs flpa and ( ionsn conci conci 6 ra / se se a book tna **

    which w > ifr > h has hnM bad had a a wide wide circulation circulation on on , the tne Oonti uonti--nent . It is written with scientific precision and

    t horoughness , and forms a ccucr * prl | eiienmve g " ^® ^

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    726 Tuhe Publishers' Circular June 45 , 188 9

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1889, page 726, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061889/page/16/