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    Books Keceived :— From J. W. Arrowsmith....

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    Dec . 17 , 1881 The Publishers Circtilar X 2 $ s ( I

    Books Keceived :— From J. W. Arrowsmith....

    Books Keceived : — From J . W . Arrowsmith . ( Bristol ) . — 'Bristol ,

    Past and Present / By J . F . Nicholls , F . S . A ., Chief Librarian Bristol Free Libraries , and John Tay — ^ - ^ m lor - — — — , j Li - —~ brarian ¦— ' — - * - —— —— — —~ -- ¦ Bristol — — - ^ - ^ - ^ " ^ Mu w ^^ hv v ^ aw seum - ^^ ^^ noti ^ v ^ v Library ^ b * m * ~^ m 4 K ^ va J ¦ V . Two ^ K' » ^^

    very handsomely printed and freely illustrated volumes , giving a complete historical sketch of Bristolgoing hack even to its pre-historic era

    , . and minutely describing the town and its vicinity ; the local customs which from time to time prevailed ; the public buildingspast and present ;

    and the ecclesiology of the , city . The second volume , which is devoted exclusively to the ecclesiastical side of the subjectgives some most

    interesting details of the churches , , with illustrations . Well would it he for each city in the country if it could he thus faithfully deserihed .

    From Messrs . A . S . Barnes & Co ., New York . * Ficklin ' s Algebra / A particularly well-printed crown octavo of ¦ just 300 pages ¦— - mh . The ~— contents -r

    — — - _ — — —— — - — ^ ^— —^— - ^— - ^^ - - ^^ ^ — ^^ m ^^ ^^» are thus apportioned : i . Introduction ^ ; ii . Fundamental operations ; ill . Factoring ; iv . G . C . D . and L . C . M . ; v . Fractions ; vi . Definitions ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ —r —¦ " — & - ^^^^^ f c

    as to equati — —m- ^ v ons ^^ ; vii . Simple ^^ - equations - ^ - — — — - ^^ ; ^«— viii , ^ . . In - , ^ h equalities ; ix . Involution and evolution ; x . Radical quantities ; xi . Equations ; xii . Ratio

    and proportion ; xiii . Progressions ; xiv . Continued fractions ; xv . Logarithms . G-. C . D . appears to mean greatest common divisor , and L . C . M .

    least common multiple . . Equations being the great instrument in mathematical investigation , the chief object to be attained in the study of

    algebra , most of the exercises in Messrs . A . S . Barnes & Co . ' s new text-book are intended to qualifthe learner to handle equations with ease

    y and rapidity . Altogether , Ficklin ' s algebra , for higher schools , seems to be a very useful and

    thoroughgoing little book . From The Bazaar Office . —' China Painting / by

    Walter Harvey . A crown octavo handhook , which gives page engravings of examples ; an arabesque on tiles , a Japanese vase , lily on three tiles , a

    plaque in monochrome , plaque of lilies acd passion flowers , Persian bowl , outline monochrome tiledesign for chimney-pieceglazed tile

    honeysuckle , pattern , majolica head , , colour subject for tile , head for underglaze , underglaze plate , & c . The directions comprise notices of uhdexglaze ,

    overglaze , materials , firing , and ceramic colours , drawing designs and patterns , harmonious colouring , suitable wares , < fcc . & c .

    From Messrs . Cassell , Fetter , Qalpin , & Co . — ' Wit and Wisdom of Parliament / Every Englishmanprobablywho thinks about the matteris

    proud , J of , the House % J , of Commons as a representati i — , ve assembly . Very likely , also , few persons reflect on the wealth of good things which pass away after

    the day ' s newspaper has been read , and whicJi seem lost for ever . We are glad , therefore , to see an inexpensive collection of Parliamentary

    anecdotes , in which the reader will find interesting , and sometimes novel accounts ' of celebrated episodes . ' Wo are thinking more

    particularly of Edmund Burke ' s celebrated dagger scene . A less known but equally theatrical performance , i — . ~ e **~ . p Broug « W ^^ ** - *^ ^ ¦¦ BV ^ ham F »*» - ^^ . **¦ going V " ^ ^^ ¦ * — f ^^ on ^^ his ^^ knees ^^ ^^ to ^^ ^^ imp ^^ W ^ lore ^^ ^^ the ^^

    Lords not to throw out a bill of reform , is told of in the collection before us . X » est we may seem to exaggerateas Englishmenthe value of utterances

    in the House , of Commons , , let us quote the words of Heinrich Heine , who was the bitterest assailer of England and its ways :

    freest The wit English and the Parliament wittiest offers freedom a cheerful in the spec mos tacle t earnest of the debateswhen the lives of thousands ; and the

    , welfare ox

    lon whole IVUg g German VTd nations - their lUa > M - - assembly are C » 9 OVlU at * JAjr stake then face 1 OW , no , or VI orator well declaiming \ TCUMa thinks « MtI their < f £ with VTAVU of bodies palling AJI French SU bear - a . '

    themselves pathos ; in spirits a quite unconstrained as as manner ; jests , persiflage nature blooming , logic , play sarcasm and of colour , verse humonr , are that , wisdom poured the annals , forth malice of in Parliament and the most good

    offer in after years the most , so witty entertainment . I From the same . — Satterthwaite ' s Histology / A I

    larg ^ 198 e illustrations octavo J volume ^ . The of object Dearl y 5 00 # this % ^^ | pages work , with is to a ^ m \

    provide the student with a text-book of histology i and histologi bet eal methods th , whi at ch shall be of a happy

    mem ween e grebrevity some % . manuals and the unnecessary diffuseness of others , ; \ and be suited alike

    to the wants of physicians v \ and students . The attempt has been made to utilise the efforts and experiences of previous \

    authors . So far as possible the various writers have endeavoured to relieve the tedium which is s necessari ¦ A ^ k ¦ ^ ik ^^ b ^^_ m * ¦ * l 0 ^^ p ^ b att Mb m ^ k d ^^^ M nt - ¦ ^ J ^ b ^^ h . i ^_ . ^^ h ^ des ^ - — _ _ _ ¦ M » _ __ _ _ ¦ work . ¦ - . _ ' * . ^ b 1 JM ^— . * >

    ^^^ . ^^ ^^^^^ y ^^ en . ^^^ a ^^ on a criptiv e , y \ showing the pathological or physiological import of the various matters which are touched upon .

    The first chapters of the work are devoted to the i mechanism of the microscope . To this important part ¦— — no — - less - —— —— ' than — ' - 105 — — — engravings — ^ J ^ — » — H V ^ V ^ " are " ^^ ^— ^^ devoted WV ^^ V ^^ ^^ ^^ ""^ V .

    It has not been thought worth while to burden the work with any discussion of optical princip h les , seeing ^^^ m that they - ^ m are furnished - - ~ — — — ¦— - — — - - - — i ™ b" - ^ y m the ^ m ^^ hv ^^

    ordinary works on physics . From 4 Detective Th . e Edinburgh Experiences . Publisliing ' hy James Company M'Govan . . I

    These are contained in , three volumescrown S . 8 vo ., of about 400 pages each . Their , names ; ? are : * Broug C—1 ht to B &^ yf T ' a —— collection — ¦"" —— ^ ^^ ** — ^^ ^— of ^^ i" thirty « r «>^^>^ ^ JI

    narratives of tracking offenders ; ' Hunted Down , ' : twenty * Strange -seven Clues similar / detective pieces recollections of experience , thir , and ty f examples . When Broug g ~^ ht to ¦— -- — - Bay * was b-

    lished some four or ' five — — — — —» we m rem w v w « w ember pu b ^ - ^^ m ^ thinking it the best book years of ago detective , stories ( true storieswe esteem them ) that we had ever

    ^ . — , — — ^— ^^ — m w ^^ ~ w ^^ ^»*^**^ ^ w ^ fc ^^ r ^ ^^ ^ k met with , and we retain our opinion . Mr . M'Govan ' s narratives , odd as it may sound , are

    the record of a life spent in going about doing but good bring ; not ing merely help and bringing comfort offenders to deserving jto justice - ,

    sons . VS e are glad to find that the qualities per of ' Broug these ht books to Bay have ' is in found its si practical xth edition recognition . .

    From 1 Pym Messrs / s Outlines . "Wells for the Gardner Little , Ones Darton to , Colour & Co . ' . \ It is childre no new thing , of course , to see hooka which | i

    give give cniidren n pictures pictures for ior them tiiem to to colour colour . . Herp Here . however tures tures of ox , incidents incidents are some wnicn which thirty belong belong prettily to to -conceive childish cJmchsh d life life pic- , .

    printed on a tinted crayon paper such as artists are , wont to use when employ — —¦— m— — m ing w ^ eo — - — - ' our - — - —v — . » Tho . — »* - book r > -r - \^ ^^ < m * - is m »»* in * small 11 . size T . I . «•««

    quarto , and tjie paper so thick that the young painter can , without detrimentuse the reverse fc me- of any leaf for an independent experi , - ¦^ -mm *

    ment . Mr . Pym ' s ' outlines' are sure to give much pleasure to a juvenile public . From Minutes tho ' same Readings . — BB « A for Present ¦ four ¦ weeks Ch ¦¦¦ rist on H ¦¦« the : Dail Incarna Vhb y Ten - I

    tion ----- . ' — By the Rev - — ^ " — . J —r . Haelock — — ^» -- ~ - ^ —^ r - ~~~ r ^ Potter ~^ pw » - ^^ a v ^ gj ffBK , ^ . " . M ^^ " ^ ¦¦¦ . g ^ BBBBJ A ¦¦¦ ^^ . ^^ BV ^^ rf ^ V ^ T * he " *^ l I author ' s object is not merely to supply a book suited fox private devotional wse , but to furnish

    or short for readings family prayers suited . for Each daily reading services , it in is churc said h in , the preface , will occupy above — — ten — minutes < ^ and

    in order ^ to fit the book Jl , w for --- public - uso , .. _ __ .. in , -vs w ~ church r ^^ ; — « - ^ >&^ - ^ mk every seventh reading is kept distinct from the , preceding ^ t - f ~ f six ; f so that when __ -. __ the _ - readings „_ , HH are

    ~ „ _ ^^ w —^ p . > w ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ used at a daily service the occurrence of the Sun- >

    day , with its longer' preachings / will not break the ,

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 17, 1881, page 1255, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_17121881/page/9/