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Royalties of the World. Portraits in Colour, with Monographs by

Rudolf de Cordova. (G. Newnes. 108. 6d.)—We may describe this as an illustrated " Almanach de Gotha." It does not contain the di minorum gentium, the mediatised houses and the like, but all the European Sovereigns and their consorts are repre- sented, with sundry other great personages, more or less near to the various thrones. The letterpress supplies various personal details. The King of Denmark is one of the most interesting, a very well set-up veteran indeed. The Emperor of Japan has had the compliment paid to him of being included in the volume.