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- gives an account, which, whether accurate or not,
is stimulating, of ' The Threatened War of 1875," and Capt. Mahan deals with 'The Strength of Nelson.' Literature is, however, represented in a thoughtful article on Arioato, in which Mr. Court- hope gives a fine appreciation of the Italian poet as man and writer. Interest in the four Italian poets •now centres in Dante, but a revival of regard for Ariosto is conceivable. Mr. Marriott Watson has •some thoughtful comments on ' The Jew and his Destiny,' and Mr. Boulton describes an experiment in stocking the Thames with "Huchen." 'Our Supply of Admiralty Coal' deals with a matter of highest importance.—In The Conihill C. J. D., under the title ' On the Oxford Circuit," deals, in free-and- easy hexameters, with the death of Sir Thomas Noon 'Talfourd, who expired at Stafford while charging the Grand Jury. Part ii. of ' Reminiscences of a Diplomatist' is no less stimulating reading than the previous portion. ' Improving the Breed," by
- Sir George Scott, depicts an attempt to introduce
cattle shows into the Hill States. 'From a College Window,' part vii., remains thoughtful and medi- tative. 'The Wine-Drinker' proves to be a sur- .prise for the reader. ' The Creation of the British Museum ' is less interesting than its title promises. —Mr. Holdeu MacMichael's 'Charing Cross and its Immediate Neighbourhood,' in The Gentleman's, will obviously close with the year. Among lite- rary contents of the magazine are ' Three Poets' Trees,' dealing with Chaucer, Spenser, and Cowper: 'Samuel Butler and Hudibras'; and 'Stoke and •Gray.' ' The Old Western Seaports ' is a case of a good subject treated with some freshness.—Amidst much good fiction there appears in The Pall Mall a very interesting account of 'Thomas Hardy and the Land of Wessex,' accompanied by a portrait, specially taken, of the novelist: a study of Mr. •fit. John Brodrick, illustrated from photographs ; an account of Felix Ziem, " the painter of the Adriatic"; 'The Living Moon,' illustrated from photographs;' From the Cape to Cairo by Telegraph'; and a description of ' Kedleston." — ' The Idler in Arcady' constitutes the one serious contribution to .a number of The Idler chiefly noticeable for the effervescence of its contents. FOREIGN BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.—NOVEMBER. MESSRS. JOSEPH BAER & Co., of Frankfort, send thefirst part of an elaborate catalogueof Manuscripts and Incunabula, containing reproductions of illus- trations, title-pages, and colophons. The character of the contents may be judged from the fact that the first five manuscripts are priced at 7,500, 2,500, 4,500, 2,500, and 15,000 marks respectively, the last being a French version of Glanville's 'De Proprietatibus Rerum' from the Ashburnham collection. The first of the Incunabula is Fust & .Schoffer's Psalterium, 1459, and the price of this is 96,000 marks. Messrs. Baer's Folk-lore Catalogue contains books from the library of the late Prof. Gustav Meyer. The 'Papers and Transactions of the International Folk-lore Congress, 1891,' are 20m., and the first four Annual Reports of the Folk-lore Society, 10 in.; while the first three volumes of Melusine are 75 m. A complete set of the Percy Society reprints. 96 parts, is 420 m. Some of the privately printed works of our contributor Mr. W. A. Clouston are included. Messrs. Baer & Co. have also a catalogue of English Literature, including first editions of Byron, Dickens, and Scott, and works illustrated by Bewick and Cruikshank. We note also 'The Book of Gems,' 1837, which has on the fly-leaf, in Queen Victoria's handwriting, "Given to my dear friend Adelaide by her affectionate friend Victoria, Buckingham Palace, 14th March, 1838." Mr. Martin Breslauer, of Berlin, issues a note- worthy catalogue of rare books and manuscripts It has over a hundred facsimiles of title-pages and quaint woodcuts, .and is furnished •with biblio- graphical notes from the latest authorities. A copy of the Bull of Sixtus IV. printed by Schiiffer at Mayence in 1480 is priced 980m.: 'Poliphili Hypnerotomachia," Venice, Aldus Manutiua, 1499, 1,500m. ; an unknown German version of Lucian'i ' Golden Ass,' printed at Strassburg, c. 1470,800m.; and a fine copy of the first edition of the ' Nurem- berg Chronicle,' 900 m. Herr Breslauer devotes a special section of his catalogue to ' Das Werk des Hans Weiditz,' who has been within the last few years identified as the illustrator of Petrarch in 1532. Mr. Ludwig Rosenthal, of Munich, sends Cata- logue 108, which contains over thirteen hundred items of books relating to Russia and the Eastern Church. These form a complete history of the Russians in every phase of life. ' Civitates Orbis Terrarum,' 1657, coloured platen, is 700 marks. Works on costume include Le Prince's 'Divere Ajustements et Usages de Russie,' 200m.. and Orlowski's 'Costume of the Russian Army.' 1809, 350 m. Merian's' Topographic,11642-59, is 1,000 m.: and a portion of Assemannus's 'Codex Liturgicus, 1766, 470 m. There are a number of portraits. $ott«s 10 Corrtsponbnits. We, mwit call special attention to the follovmf notices:— ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. To secure insertion of communications corre- spondents must observe the following rule*. Lf'. each note, query, or reply be written on a «ej«nie slip of paper, with the signature of the writer aad such address as he wishes to appear. 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