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The Eton Ancient and Modern Geography is a laborious and

valuable compilation. Attention is, however, chiefly directed to the ancient condition of Europe, and the names of places men- tioned by classical writers. The fault of the work is its bulk. The price of this book is, says the ticket, l 6s. in boards, but with the Index 24s. The book is deprived of half its utility without the Index--without which, indeed, the work is quite imperfect. The number of pages in the body of the compendium is 830—of the Index there are 64 pages, so that the public is expected to pay half as much for 64 pages as for 830, and for a part which simply renders the remainder available.