7 JANUARY 1922, Page 33

The Publishers' Circular in its current issue states that 11,026

new books and new editions were published in the United Kingdom last year. The total was larger by 22 than in 1920. It was less by 500 than the total for 1914 and leas by 1,3(.0 than the total for 1913. The pre-War standard has not yet been regained. The volumes of fiction numbered 1,926, or nearly 200 less than in the previous year. Books on religion, military and naval matters and travel showed a marked increase.