27 JANUARY 1917, Page 22

Book-Prices Current. Vol. XXX. (Elliot Stook. 27e. 6d. net,)— Mr.

Slater says, in the introduction to this new volume of an old-ostab- Hailed and trustworthy record, that books of interest to collectors will now fetch as much as before the war. The book market was at first unsettled, but is now quite normal, Rich America, no doubt, is seizing her opportunity. The volume covers the period from October, 1915, to August, 1916.