Catholic Books.

LET PROTETSANTS READ AND REFLECT.

PATRICK DONAHOE,

CATHOLIC PUBLISHER,

Would solicit the candid examination of the following Books by all who desire their salvation. Remember that out of the Church there is no salvation.

Preparations for Death; Or, Consider

ations on the Eternal Maxims. By Saint Liguori. Useful for all as a book of Meditations, &c. 75c. Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations. By the Very Rev. Dr. Newman, Rector of the Catholic University. 75c. Catechism of the Christian Religion, in which are explained the history, dogmas, morality, sacraments, prayers, ceremonies and usages of the Catholic Church. By the Rev. Stephen Keenan. $1.00.

Familiar Instructions in the Faith and Morality of the Catholic Church. 30с.

The Immaculate Conception of the
Most Blessed Virgin Mary, a dogma of the Catho-
lic Church. 75c.

The Trials of a Mind in its Progress to
Catholicity, in letters to his old friends. By L.
Silliman Ives, LL. D., late Protestant Bishop in
North Carolina. This book has had, in the United
States, the unprecedented sale of 60,000 copies.
75c.

Loss and Gain; Or, the Story of a Convert.
By the Rev. John Henry Newman, D. D. 75c.
Sure Way to Find out the True
Religion. A valuable book. 25c.

The Bible Weighed in the Balance
and Found Wanting. By James Blake, M.D. 40c.
Manning's Shortest Way to End
Disputes About Religion. One of the best Contro-
versial Works. 75c.

Grounds of the Catholic Doctrine.
A very useful book. 25c.

The Bible against Protestantism
and for Catholicity. Evinced in a Conference

between a Catholic, a Protestant (Episcopalian) and a Presbyterian. By the Rt. Rev. Dr. Shiel, Roman Catholic Bishop. To which is added an Appendix, proving that the Reformed Churches are destitute of any lawful ministry. Tenth edition, revised, corrected and enlarged. Approved by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Boston. 75c.

Five Lectures on Catholicity and Protestantism. By T. L. Nicholls, M. D, viz. : Lecture 1st-History of the Holy Catholic Church. Lecture 2d-History of Protestantism. Lecture 3d-Popular Objections to Catholicity. Lecture 4th -The Doctrines and Evidences of the Holy Catholic Church. Lecture 5th-The Catholic Church the Church of the Bible. The five bound in one volume. 75c.

Willie Burke; Or, the Irish Orphan in America. An interesting story. By Mrs. Sadlier. 50c.

The Life and Conversion of Herrman, the Pianist, and of his Friend, Bernard Bauer. Herrman's and Bauer's conversions have been much noticed by the secular press, both in Europe and in America. They are wonderful events. Herrman was the favorite pupil of Listz, as he was also an unfortunate admirer and passionate friend of George Sand. Herrman and Bauer, whilom prominent Revolutionists and adepts of Secret Societies, are now Priests and Monks, and Apostolic Missionaries of France. Mount Carmel claims them now as its own. They are children among the bare-footed Carmelite Friars. Much is narrated in this work which will deeply interest the members of the Scapular Societies. Materials supplied by a work lately published in France, and from other sources of personal reminiscence. A Catholic clergyman of this diocese has woven a history which cannot but prove highly interesting and deeply edifying. 50c.

The above Books will be sent free by mail on receipt of the price. Address

PATRICK DONAHOE,

Boston, Mass.

LEAVITT, STREBEIGH & CO., Clinton Hall, Astor Place, New York.

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AMERICANA !

CATALOGUE OF THE PRIVATE LIBRARY of Mr. W. Elliot Woodward, Roxbury, Mass. The Catalogue will contain some 600 pages, containing upwards of 6,000 titles, consisting almost

Exclusively of American Books,

and specially rich in scarce pamphlets. Of Local Histories, there are nearly or quite 500 titles; of Washingtoniana, upwards of 300 titles, a large part of which are memorials of Washington's death; of Eulogies pronounced on that occasion, there are nearly 200. We think it may safely be said that the collection of Washingtoniana is unequalled. The memorials of the death of the late President Lincoln are still more numerous, comprising nearly everything published concerning that event in book or pamphlet form.

The collection contains a great number of books by early New England authors, twenty or more by the Mathers, several by Eliot, not to mention many names hardly less prominent. One feature is, nearly a complete collection of the early works relating to Salem Witchcraft in New England, comprising Mather's Wonders of the Invisible World, a work which it is believed has never before been offered at auction in America; Colef's "More Wonders," probably the finest known copy; Mather's Cases of Conscience, hardly less rare than the Wonders, and others equally desirable. Indian Captivities are largely represented, also other matters relating to the Indians. From more than a hundred titles we select for notice, Wheeler's Thankful Remembrance of God's Mercy, quarto, Boston, 1676, a book so rare that Gov. Hutchinson, whose ancestor fell at Brookfield, could not, in his day, find a copy in the country. Both of the early editions of Hubbard's Indian Wars, as well as nearly every edition since published. A collection of American Trials is also a noticeable feature.

Concerning a library so varied in character, but little idea can be given in the limit of an advertisement, but an examination of the catalogue will at once make manifest the fact that the collection is one of most remarkable character, consisting, in great part, of books which are seldom offered for sale.

The Sale will take place early in April.

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AUCTION SALES.

In New York, during the past month, we have had but few sales, and these have consisted of such indifferent material that we pass them without comment, and proceed to notice the sale of the Maximilian Library, which took place on the 18th of January and following days, at Leipzig, Germany, the catalogue of which forms a volume of 368 pp. and describes 4,484 different lots.

In the introduction to the catalogue, M. Deschamps, the compiler, states that the library was the result of forty years' active research and liberal expenditure on the part of D. José Maria Andrade, who hoped to make it a public collection.

In the year 1865 it was sold to the Emperor Maximilian, and he supposed his wish. was gratified when it was deposited in the "Bibliothèque Impériale de Mejico," where it remained till the execution of Maximilian. Having no longer the protection of its imperial owner, and fearing that such a precious collection of historical archives would be destroyed in the excitement of revolution, or from ignorance of its value, it was hastily packed in about 200 boxes, and conveyed on the backs of mules to Vera Cruz, where it was immediately shipped for Europe.

M. Deschamps commences his notice with the exraordinary statement that the catalogue possesses nearly the importance of a political fact," the meaning of which is rather vague. Throughout the catalogue he has fallen into the common error of over-estimat

ing the rarity and importance of many books which have not the least claim to such consideration. Thus the term "fort rare et curieux" is applied with remarkable liberality, often regardless of facts. Occasionally, to relieve the monotony of this oft-repeated expression, we are favored with a choicer phrase, such as tout a fait inconnu," "resté inconnue," "l'édition est restée inconnue aux bibliographes," and others in rich profusion. The truthfulness of some of these we have reason to doubt. We shall cite a few.