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Law Books.

The Law and Practice of Bankruptcy. By G. L. Hardy. (Effingham Wilson. 2s. 6d. net.)—A useful summary of bankruptcy law designed both for lawyers and laymen, embodying the......

John Rapier.

John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms, 1614. By E. W. Hobson. (Cambridge University Press. 18.6d. net.)— The present year is the tercentenary of the publication, by John......

A History Of Japanese Mathematics.

A History of Japanese Mathematics. By David Eugene Smith and Yoshio Mikami. (Open Court Publishing Co. I2e. net.) — In her long centuries of seclusion, Japan developed a science......

Miiiredach, Abbot Of Monasterboice.

Muireclach, Abbot of Monasterboice, 890-923 A.D. By R. A. S. Macaliater. (Hodges, Figgie, and Co. 75. 6d. net.)— This delightful book is a reprint of three lectures delivered by......

West Indian Fairy Tales.

West Indian Fairy Tales. By Gertrude Shaw. Illustrated by H. J. Stock, IL!. (Francis Griffiths. 2s. 6d. net.)—As there is no preface to this book, many questions which the......

Children's Games And Children's Parties. " Witeh Party...

Nursery" (only children with strong nerves should be invited to this) to "A Summer Holiday and Entertainment for Boy Scouts" in the chapters allotted to indoor and outdoor games......

The Teaching Of Needlework In Schools.

Garment Construction in Schools. By Ada Hicks. (Mac- millan and Co. 4e. 6d.)—Dressmaking in the School. By J. C. Cooke and H. M. Kidd. (Longmans and Co. 4e. 6d. net.)—If......

Libraries.

Some Oxford Libraries. By Strickland Gibson. (Humphrey Milford. 28. 6d. net.)—Oxford libraries ! What words could be more sleepily redolent of bookish charm ? Mr. Gibson writes......