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 in pleasant and scholarly fashion of tbe ancient library of the University, of Drake Humfrey's library, of the Bodleian, and of College libraries.—Bodleian Quarterly Record, No. I. (Bodleian Library. 6d. net.)—This useful list of recent accessions to the eight hundred and sixty thousand volumes contains some reprints of original documents in the Bodleian. We cannot refrain from quoting a characteristic letter in which the first Duke of Wellington writes :— "The Duke having no Patronage nor means of employment at his disposal is very much disinclined to receive presents from Gentlemen whose views in Life be cannot promote. He intreats Mr. Italia to offer his Model of Soutbsea Castle to some other Person."
—We have also received an excellent descriptive account of The John _Ryland* Library, Manchester (Manchester Uni- versity Press, 6d. net).
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