Sale-catalogues are often far more diverting than the so-called comic papers. For instance, last quarter several bindings in a particular sale were described as having "Lutetia arms," or "arms of Lutetia" on the sides. I wondered who the damsel could be, for it sounded so much like "Lucretia," and might be a misprint. Then, the volumes in question being concerned with the fêtes in the City of Paris, I remembered that the ancient Latin designation of the metropolis of Gaul was Lutetia, or Lutetia Parisiorum. Now, as the books so catalogued refer to modern Paris, why could they not be described as having" the arms of the City of Paris," as was, correctly, formerly done? I don't know why, except that it must have been an attempt towards that fine writing which distinguishes journalese from literature.

The other day I asked a friend who is a Government official if he could account for the general depression in trade and the tightness" of money. I had in my mind the complaints of booksellers to that effect. He had no doubt whatever that it is the backwash" of the late war that is responsible, and if this is so, and as it cannot last for ever, we may look forward with some reasonable hope to better times.

Extract: "Thanks for the numbers of B.A.R., but I do not take in any works of the kind, and keep works of reference down to a minimum." Now. is it to be wondered at that this dealer is rarely heard of? Works of reference are as vital to a bookseller as is a place in which to transact his business.

The bookselling world seems to be becoming poetic in its old age. The following was dropped in my letter-box the other day;—

A CALL TO THE SLUMBEROUS ONES

Haste, Troglodytes! Still B.A.R. awaits you!
No longer dwell in bibliographic caves!
Your conscience for your folly surely rates you!

Think of the precious time the marvel saves !
I'm told-it seems most strange in strenuous times—
You still grind on with some imperfect tool;

You surely don't wish to be left behind

While brainier men exclaim "There lags a fool!"'

Wake up! Emerge !-the light of day

Is not so dreary as Cimmerian gloom

Or if you don't, the writing on the wall

Must soon prognosticate your coming doom.

Subscribe! Write! Wire! Secure it while you may !
The modern world all dunderheads beloathes;

If unashamed and naked still you dwell

Some other man will run off with your clothes!

A subscriber said to me the other day, "I had no idea you had so much fun in you." Well, if you don't laugh at life you must perforce cry at it, and it seems much wiser to laugh. For the follies, weaknesses, wickednesses, meannesses, and unmerited mishaps to which poor human nature is subject are so manifold that existence would be insupportable if you didn't shame the devil by shewing him that you don't care a snap of the finger for him and his dirty works. That's my philosophy of life, and I manage to keep fairly young on it. If you accustom yourself to think in æons and systems, so-called "misfortunes" (which are really blessings in disguise if they make you master of yourself) don't trouble you much. You merely turn to your work, to books, and to nature, and forget such things. FRANK KARSLAKE.

35. POND STREet, Hampstead, N.W.

N.B.-All booksellers should put us on their list of names, as one never knows where, in any part
of the world, a notice of a catalogue attracts attention and leads to business. In addition,
we have a department for extra-illustrated books, and we constantly make purchases
ourselves of prints, portraits, &c., from subscribers' catalogues.)

(Great Britain and Ireland)

Bath.-B. & J. F. Meehan, 32 Gay St. Catalogues 60-61 (forming one complete
alphabet) of Rare, Valuable, and Useful Books, Ancient and Modern, in all
Classes of Literature, under the heads of Africa, Alpine, Angling, Art,
Autographs, Baskerville Press, Bewick, Bookplates, Bristol, Cookery, Cruik.
shank, Dickens, Education, Furniture, Herbals, London, Napoleon, Occult,
Shakespeare, Somerset, Thackeray, Wilde, Wordsworth, &c.

Birmingham.-Edward Baker's Great Shop, 14-16 John Bright St. Catalogues
240-243 of Books (chiefly Old) in Every Department of Literature, and Books of
all Descriptions at Bargain Prices. One of Mr. Baker's specialities is
Railroadiana, of which he has published a catalogue of the most remarkable
collection yet formed. The subject has great interest now; in fifty years the
interest will have increased fifty-fold with the development of motor-traffic and
ær planes

Wm, Brough & Sons, 313 Broad Street. Catalogue of a Very Interesting
Collection of Choice Books in General Literature, for the most part equal to new,
including a number of Handsomely Bound Sets of the Works of Standard
Authors, and a Collection of Rare, Curious, and Out-of-the-Way Items, etc., etc.,
also a large selection of Modern Literature, truthfully described and reasonably
priced, including a fine copy of Justinian's Digests or Pandects, 1528, price
15 15s., accompanied by a note which should cause twenty orders to be sent for
it. Messrs. Brough state that each catalogue contains an entirely different
selection.

William Downing's Book Catalogue, A few Beautiful Flowers gathered from
the Wide and Wonderful Garden of Literature, or a Choice Collection of Books
remarkable for their Beauty, their Symmetry, their Perfection. Offered for Sale
at the Little Well within that Garden known as The Chaucer's Head Library, 5,
Temple Row. Every genuine bibliophile will of course write for this catalogue.
The title is too alluring for it to be passed by. Mr. Downing issues also his
November catalogue of volumes relating to Art and Artists of Ancient and
Modern Schools; books of great beauty of Typography and Illustration;
Standard Works, in good editions, of well-known Authors; an assortment of
Modern Literature and a specially good collection of Spiritualistic, Theosophic,
Astrologic, Yogic, and Occult Works.

A. J. Featherstone, 91, Hill St. A New List of Desirable Books, including
Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights,' a fine set of the Sporting Magazine,
84 vols, 1825-66, price £45; &c.

John Hitchman, Cathedral Book Stores, 51 Cherry Street. Annual Clearance
Catalogue; Bargains in Books. Elias Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum Britanni-
cum, 1652, is one of the bargains. Also Catalogue No. 443. includes Miss
Burney's The Wanderer, first edition, boards, uncut; Neale's Views of Seats,
and other important books.

G. T. Juckes & Co., 85 Aston St. Catalogues Nos. 172, 173, 174, and a
Catalogue of Books issued specially for distribution in America. The latter
contains such books as The Vicar of Wakefield, with Rowlandson's plates, a clean
copy, for £8 8s, and cheap at the price, as London auctions go; a rare volume
of Dramatic Characters, 1770, being 24 coloured plates of Garrick, Mrs. Yates,
Moody, and other famous performers; &c., &c.

Saint Jude's Depot, 51 John Bright Street. A Complete List of the Arundel
Society Chromos, also Engravings, Books, Ivory Casts, etc.

A. D. Woodhouse, 35 John Bright St. Monthly Catalogue of Theological
Books and others, including some Kuskins and some very low-priced "Bargain"
volumes.

Bristol. William George's Sons' Book Store, Park St. Library Supply Lists, Nos.
294, 295, 296. Bibliotheca Antiqua et Curiosa; a List of Old and Curious Books,
Old Poetry, Charles the First, Earliest English Alpine Book, Old Chroniclers,
Foxe's Martyrs, 1570, Many Curious Old French Volumes, Gardening, Hugenots,
Jesuits, Contraband Imprints of Romanist Writers, Occult, Strange Subjects,
MSS., Liturgies, Amboyna Tracts, Sir T. More, 1557, English Books Printed
Abroad, Montaigne, 1632, London Magazine, 1732-1773.

Cambridge. Galloway & Porter, 30 Sidney St. Recent Purchases in all classes of
Literature; Art and Illustrated Books; Baskerville Press; Classical Books,
Mathematics, Theology, &c., &c.

Derby. -Frank Murray. Clearance Catalogue of Books, Part 1, including General
Literature, Angling and Sport, History and Biography, Classics, Economics,
Finely-illustrated Topography and Travel. Part 2 of this Clearance Catalogue,
containing Music (including a fine collection of original editions, in full score, of
Handel, Mozart, Bach, etc., etc., and a collection of old operas), Old Books,
Poetry and the Drama, Theology, Miniature Editions of the 17th and 18th
Centuries, Autographs, &c., &c., will be issued shortly.
Dublin.-Clery & Co., Ltd. Catalogue of Books. Miscellaneous, Biographical,
Theological, Historical, Fiction, and of those Specially Relating to Ireland,
comprising Selections from the Libraries of the late Very Rev. Canon Quinn,
Rev. William Reynell, Mr. La Touche, &c., &c.
Edinburgh. -Alexander W. Macphail, 10 St. Giles St. Rarities in Scottish and
other Literature. Curious, Rare, and Old Books and Pamphlets, for Collectors
of all Tastes. It includes the first edition of Paradise Regained,' £5 15s, and
Drayton's Poly-Olbion, 1622, £1 158.
Glasgow.-James McKenzie, 238 Buchanan St. Catalogue of Second-hand Books
in Miscellaneous Literature. A good, useful, general Catalogue of 2,794 lots in
68 pages
Harrogate.-I. Symington, Ye Old Booke Shoppe, Market Place. Mr. Symington
issues a weekly list of new purchases, and will send it post free on application.
Hereford.-Thomas Carver, The County Bookseller, 8 High Town. Catalogues

46 and 47, comprising the Libraries from Cubberley House, Ross, and Hope
Court, Ludlow; a portion of the Rare Collection of Engravings, &c., formed by
J. W. Lloyd, Esq., of Kington, and other items. Mr. Carver wisely devotes a
whole page to a resumé of the historical and literary haunts of Hereford, among
them being the birthplaces of Nell Gwyane and David Garrick; the Cathedral,
which Ruskin termed one of the finest types of cathedral architecture in the
West of England; and the wonderful Chained Library, said to be one of the
most valuable collections of chained books in existence. Hereford is, in short, a
city that no travelled bibliophile will miss visiting when he comes to England.
Leamington. Simmons & Waters, 10 Spencer St. Catalogue of Old Engravings,
Portraits, etc., including items from the Collection of Signor Rosario Aspa.
Catalogue of Topographical and Antiquarian Books relating to the British Isles.
Catalogue of Modern Novels by Noted Authors. Catalogue of Ancient and
Modern Books from Two Libraries just purchased. Catalogue of Antiquarian
Books, including Topographical Views relating to Warwickshire. Messrs.
Simmons & Waters are in the heart of the Shakespeare country, and no visitor
should neglect to call at their interesting establishment. They have also a
number of extra-illustrated books on view.

Leeds. James Miles, 32 Guildford St. Catalogues 134, 135, 136, of Rare, Standard,
and Useful Books, a Collection of Books relating to the County of York, Music and
Musical Literature, &c., &c. De Bry's Voyages, 1591, is one of the rarities; a
fine and large copy of Chaucer's Works, 1561, Mirrour for Magistrates, 1610,
George Wither's Emblems, 1635, John Vicars' Jehovah-Jireh, 1644, and many
another interesting book. Mr. Miles makes a point of avoiding soiled, imperfect,
or undesirable stock.

Joseph Milligan, 29 Welton Mount.—Catalogues of Books in Various Classes of
Literature, including many books on America, First Editions, a Complete Set
of the Aldine Poets. a fine copy of John Lilly's Six Courte Comedies, 1632,
Guillim's Heraldry, 1724. Journals of Major Rogers in North America, 1756,
&c. It has also the Gene al Catalogue of Books, printed by S. Roycroft in 1680,
and Mr. Milligan quotes a most interesting extract from the preface, dealing with
London Book Auctions, showing that the conditions then were much the same as
to-day.

London.-John Buchanan, 49 Gt. Queen Street, W.C.-Catalogues 105 and 106 of Second-hand Books, Ancient and Modern, comprising History, Biography, Voyages and Travels, Illustrated Works. Science and Natural History, &c. Bertram Dobell, 77 Charing Cross Road, W.C.-Catalogues of Rare Books, Nos. 143, 144, containing such volumes as Beaumont and Fletcher's Wild-Goose Chase, 1652; Life in Paris, large paper, boards, uncut, 1822; Keats' Endymion, boards, uncut, 1818; Lamb's Works, presentation copy to Southey, boards, 18+8; a collection of Old English Pamphlets; Shakespeariana; and innumerable tempting items. Mr. Dobell should be written to for his prospectus of unknown and inedited works of the 16th and 17th centuries which he proposes to publish, under his own editorship, and which is too lengthy for quotation here.

Mr. J. Haslam, 14 Talbot Court, E.C., has opened additional and larger premises at 15 Broad Street Place, E.C., opposite Broad Street Station.

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Mr. J. Jacobs, 149 Edgware Road, W. Clearance Catalogue (previous
extensive alterations) of Standard, Interesting and Rare Books in All Classes of
Literature; all clean and perfect. The catalogue deserves to be a tremendous
success, for Mr. Jacobs offers a prize of five guineas to the person who discovers
the greatest number of orthographic errors in it. If this is not being up-to-date I
don't know what is.

Neville & George, 39a Harrington Road, South Kensington, S. W.-Book
Bargains! A Catalogue issued to the trade alone.

James Roche, 35 St. Martin's Court, St. Martin's Lane, W.C-Catalogues of Books in all Classes of Literature, comprising History, Biography, Travel and Fiction, and a small collection of Arundel Chromos. Mr. Roche has recently removed from Oxford Street, and is more than satisfied with the change of locality. St. Martin's Court is in fact rapidly becoming an annexe of Charing Cross Road, into which it runs. Manchester.-Albert Sutton, 43 Bridge Street.-Catalogues, 144, 145, 146, 147, containing in the aggregate nearly 3.500 second-hand works of varying scarcity and interest. But a really remarkable catalogue or the series is No. 146, being a Catalogue of Reprints of Rare and Valuable Books, and the first catalogue of its kind. It contains descriptions of upwards of 1,200 reprints, some of which are from unique volumes, and many are of facsimiles of priceless originals. The catalogue contains 24 reproductions from the illustrations of the quaintest, oddest character possible to imagine, among them being two portraits of Shakespeare and two diverting figures of the "Devil." The catalogue serves as a guide to such publications, and should be got and be kept.

Newton Abbott.-Wilfrid Brown. List of Books relating to the West of England. Mr. Brown was formerly for some years with Mr. Daniell, and is now a bookseller and librarian at Newton Abbot, dealing in scarce books as well as new ones. Mr. Brown was also once Cataloguer of St Paul's Cathedral Library, and of Lincoln College Library, Oxford.

Northampton-J. S. Billingham, "Ye Olde Playe House," 1a Marefield. -Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Second-hand Books, with a few rare and First Editions, also a Collection of Tracts relating to the Civil Wars, etc.

Norwich.-W. Hunt, 14 Orford Hill-Catalogues, 125, 126, of Interesting Books, including Local Topography, Old Fashioned Books, etc., including the first Book of Common Praver issued in the reign of Charles I.

Oxford.-H. G. Gadney. 3 Turl Street. -Catalogue of Second-hand Books, Ancient and
Modern, classified under Antiquity, Art, Architecture, Biography, Classics,
English Literature, History (modern), Law, Music, Philosophy. Science, Sport,
Theology, Topography, Travel, and Miscellaneous; in a cover which exhibits
much taste as regards type and contrast of colouring.

Parker & Son, 27 Broad Street. -Catalogues of Oriental Books from the
Libraries of Capt. St. John, (Teacher of Hindustani at Oxford), and of Prof.
Platts (1,074 lots); also a Catalogue of Books under various heads: French Revo-
lution, Oxfordshire, Philosophy, Sporting, etc. Messrs. Parker have recently

opened an extension of their second-hand department at 6 New College Street,
opposite Hertford College. The building was formerly New College Choir
School, and appears to be an ideal place for quiet inspection by an intending
purchaser.

Slatter & Rose, 16 High Street.-Pocket Catalogue of Classics, with a few books under the heads of Scripture, Mathematics, and Logic, and a view of their premises

Reading William Smith & Son, 109-111 London Street-Catalogues of Old, Rare, and Curious, as well as some Modern Second-hand Books, also portraits, views, maps, &c., from the Collection of Lady Currie and other sources, A selection of Chap Books is included, and some Americana. Rochdale James Clegg, 124 Drake Street. The Rochdale Catalogue of Secondhand Books, many Rare and Curious, also a Catalogue consisting entirely of Rooks from the Library of the late John Bright. M P., of One Ash, Rochdale. All booksellers and librarians will recall with gratitude Mr. Clegg's invaluable International Directory of Booksellers. with its thousand and one items of information on points indispensable to all who have to do with books.

Saffron Walden.-P. M. Barnard, 4 Mount Pleasant Road -Catalogue of Secondhand Books, viz., Bibles, Biblical Commentaries, Patristic, Sermons, General The logical List. Miscellaneous List, Cheap Clearance Lists. Mr. Barnard is about to remove to more commodious premises at Tunbridge Wells. York. The Eclectic Book Co., 16 Stonegate.—Catalogue of Books of General Interest, comprising Travels, Theology, Science, Yorkshire Items, &c. The Eclectic Book Co. has one of the most picturesque old English houses possible to imagine for its premises, gabled timber and plaster work, and the catalogue has a view of the front.

FOREIGN

Amsterdam,-Frederick Muller & Cie., 10 Doelenstraat.-Catalogue de Livres Rare et Curieux, Costumes et Uniforms, Militaria, Escrime, Sport, Entrées, Beaux-Arts, Gravures sur Bois, Incunables, Bibles, Recueils de Portraits, Livres Illustrés, Musique, Littérature, Réformation, Pères de l'église, Amérique, Australie, Afrique, Indes Orientales, Russie, Journaux, etc., etc. A catalogue of high importance, with an Index of Subjects, and 20 reproductions of illustrations from early-printed books, etc., including two blocks containing eight figures of American Indians, from Jacquard's work, Les Divers Pourtraicts et Figures faicts sur les moeurs des Habitants du Nouveau Monde, 1610.

Chicago Ill., U.S.A-The Morris Book Shop, 171 Madison Street, and 152 Wabash Avenue.-Catalogue No. 48, wherein is listed a most remarkable book, Queen Elizabeth's Bible, with her autograph, and the Mackenzie Queen Victoria's Bible, with recent purchases from London Sales. from the Libraries of Lady Currie, Sir W. M. Banks, Harrison Weir, and others; Angling, Early Printing, English "Remainders," First Editions of Thackeray, Dickens, Lang, &c. Queen Elizabeth's bible is of course of overwhelming interest. It was purchased in Michigan, from the descendants of an old Presbyterian minister, and is supposed to have been taken from some English cathedral during one of the Cromwellian raids. Anyhow, Mr. Morris brought the volume to London, and submitted it for examination to the authorities of the British Museum, and states that he now has a document which absolutely bears out the authenticity of the signature. It is the only known book in which the Queen's signature appears, and the price asked is £1,000.

Florence. Italy. -Leo S, Olschki, Lung 'Arno Acciaioli. Bulletin Mensuel des Derniers Achats, No. 56.-Section D to G is of the usual high character of Signor Olschki's catalogues.

La Haye, Holland.-Martinus Nijhoff, Nobelstraat, 18.

Livres Anciens et Modernes, Encyclopédies, Bibliographie Imprimerie, Editions de luxe, Reliure, Géographie, Ethnographie, Voyages (Afrique, Amérique. Asie. Australie, Cartographie, Colomb. Congo, Europe, Indes néer., Madagascar, Phillipines.) Histoire Politique et Ecclésiastique, Biographie (Allemagne, Angleterre, Belgique, Bohème, Croisades, Espagne, Finlande, France, Grèce, Italie, Jésuites, Pavs-Bas, Portugal.) Paleographie. Généalogie et Héraldique. Numismatique, Sphragistique, Médailles. Droit. The catalogue consists of 715 important lots on 80 pages arranged in subjects. The section Amerique is an interesting one. Another of Mr. Nijhoff's catalogues is as follows:-Series Importantes de Périodiques et de Publications de Sociétés Savantes, 758 lots.

Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.—The Shepard Book Company, 272 South State Street. Send for Catalogues of Travels, Roycroft Books, Sports, Thackerayana, Dickensiana, Mary Queen of Scots, Napoleoniana, Elton Press, Association Books, Miscellaneous and Bibliography, Autograph and Association. Books with Autograph Letters, Poems, etc.. Histories and Books on the Rebellion, Rare Books and Magazines. From the book point of view the Company must be a shining light in the desert, for I know of no other dealers in rarities for many, many miles around.