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Chambers's Encyclopedia. New Edition, Edited 133. Bavid...

Geddie. Vol. II. (Chambeis. 20s. net.) The second volume of the new " Chambers " runs from Beaucaire to Cataract. The innumerable short articles appear to have been revised with......

The Arts.

Decorations and Absurdities. By Bohun Lynch and Reginald Berkeley. (W. Collins. 6s. net.) In the humble dedication of this book, Mr. Max Beerbohm is thus invoked by Mr. Berkeley......

The Master Of The Russian Ballet. By Olga Racster. (lc

Edo: : Hutchinson. 21s. net.) To many of us the origins of the Russian Ballet have seemed a little misty. In Madame Olga Racster's book, The Memoirs of Cay. Enrico Cecchetti,......

Sport.

The Home of Boxing. By A. F. Bettinson and B. Bennison. (Odhams Press. 21s. net.) The Home of Boxing. By A. F. Bettinson and B. Bennison. (Odhams Press. 21s. net.) This volume......

Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford. By W. D. Cares:. (oxford

University Press. 25s. net.) Mr. Cartie's tribute " To the honoured memory of a great Englishman renowned in the worlds of science and art " is a timely and illuminating volume,......

The Indian Year Book, 1923. Edited By Sir Stanley Reed.

(Bennett, Coleman ; and Bombay: Times of India.) The Indian Year Book, 1923. Edited by Sir Stanley Reed. (Bennett, Coleman ; and Bombay: Times of India.) This admirable work,......

The " Feathered World " Year Book For 1923. Edited

by R. Comyns-Lewer. (Feathered World. 2s. net.). This substantial volume, well written and well ilustrated, will interest all who keep poultry and surprise those who do not. The......

The Economic Section Of The League Has Prepared These "two

volumes from the official replies to an inquiry as to how far the various nations in the League had acted on the recom- .inendations" of the Brussels Conference. It is......

Works Of Reference:-

The Annual Register, 1922. Edited" by Dr. 11.: Epstein. (Longman. 30s. net.) The domestic history of the past eventful year is luckily summarized in 144 pages. Those who know......

Captain Siltzer Is A Sportsman, And Naturally His Book Wilt

make its first appeal to the lovers of horses and Newmarket- But not to them only. The historical chapters open intimate windows on the social life of the past, and the author's......

Merchant Ships Of The World. Edited By Frank C. Bowen

and F. J. N. Wedge. (Sampson Low. £3 3s. net.) This very remarkable and fascinating new book seeks to do for the world's merchantmen what the late Mr. Jane and his successors......

The Statesman's Year Book, 1923. Edited By Sir J. Scott

Keltie and Dr. M. Epstein. (Macmillan. 20s. net.) The editors of the most valuable of all books of reference for the current affairs of the world appear, in the sixtieth issue......

All Intelligent Motorists Know This Excellent Guide And...

glad to hear that a new edition has appeared. The town- plans are particularly useful and have been of service to many tourists with or without cars. There are over three......