Catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library : Vol. II.
(Provi- dence, Rhode Island.)—We must record the appearance of the second volume of this scholarly catalogue of the superb collection of books relating to America which is preserved in Brown" University, Providence. The catalogue is a very fine piece of printing ; the choice of types and the spacing of the pages are noteworthy. The catalogue is arranged chronologically, as we mentioned in noticing the first volume. This volume covers the years 1600.34. It is instructive to notice the appearance and gradual multiplication of entries relating to Virginia, including many of the very rare pamphlets issued by the Council for Virginia and, of course, Captain John Smith's Trzt! Relation (1608) and his Map of Virginia with Symonds's Proceedings of the English Colonic (1612). The library possesses the third quarto of Henry V. (1608), as well as the First Folio of Shakespeare ; Bacon's unpleasant tract against Raleigh, published after Raleigh's execution, is another inter- esting item. But most of the books deal with travel and settle- ment in the New World. Brown University is fortunate in possessing so rich a collection. The library is well endowed and is constantly receiving additions.
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