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Playing At Botany. By Phcobe Allen. (wells Gardner,...

Co. 3s. 6d.)—This is a second edition, revised and enlarged, and—a very great recommendation—illustrated. It is meant, as the title indicates, for children, whom it initiates by......

In The " Library Of Natural History Romance " (f.

Warne and Co., 6s.) we have Shell Life, by Edward Step, "an Introduction to the British Mollusca." Mr. Step tells us that he has described six hundred and fifty out of the total......

History Of Modern Europe. By Thomas Henry Dyer, Ll.d....

and Continued to End of Nineteenth Century by Arthur Hassell, M.A. (G. Bell and Sons. Os. net per vol.)—We have here an instalment of a third edition of Dr. Dyer's book, Vol.......

A Concise Dictionary Of The French And English Languages. By

F. E. A. Gasc. (G. Bell and Sons. 3s. 6d.)—Concise dictionaries are necessary, in view of the brevity of human life and the shallowness of the human purse, but, as necessarily......

Game Of Patience. By "tarbart." (de La Rue And Co.

5s. net.)—The writer gives four pages to " Definition of Terms" merci, the indulgence of playing a card against rule ; ftundations, cards on which ascending or descending......

My Fourth Tour A Western. Australia. By Albert Calvert....

and Son. 75. W. net.)—This is a second edition, published at a low price quarto volume of three hundred and fifty- sine is a s i ne pages, fully and handsomely illustrated, in......

In The "temple Moliere " . M. Dent And Co.,

2s. net) we have L'Atere, with Preface and Glossary, &c., by Frederic Spencer. In the preface the editor gives a general account of the comedy, the circumstances of its......

Geometrical Drawing For Schools. By F. F. Lydon. (sampson...

Manton, and Co. 3a. 6d. net.)—This volume contains eighteen lessons on plane geometry drawing, seventeen on draw. Mg to scale (such objects as an envelope, a stool, an inkpot, a......