Anonymous.-REVISED REGULATIONS for the

Army of the [149] United States, 1861. With a full Index. By authority of the War Department. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1862. 8vo. Cloth. Index 2 col. 527-559.

... The Revised Regulations were adopted by the Secretary of War in 1861. Anonymous.-ROYAL ACADEMY, THE, OF ARTS: Official Illus[150] trated Catalogue of the Exhibition 1886, the One Hundred and Eighteenth. London: William Clowes & Son. [1886.] Folio. Cloth, lettered, edges gilt. Illust. 98–102.

... Each Page is bordered with red lines and after the Title is given a List of the Academicians and Associates. After the official Catalogue (pp. 1–67) follow three Indexes, viz: I. General List of Exhibitors with their addresses (68–97), II. List of Illustrations (98-102), and III. List of Artists whose works are given (103–104), followed by 150 Illustrations.

These latter have been executed in typogravure by Boussod Valadon & Co., which is not wholly successful with some of the oil paintings.

Probably the following five may be mentioned as among the most interesting: Pl. 3, A Delicate Question, after H. Stacy Marks: Pl. 10, The Flower Girl, a beautiful face after Luke Fildes: Pl. 50, An Argyle Eden, a piece of exquisite scenery after John Brett: Pl. 72, Saul witnessing the death of Stephen after E. Armitage, where the rigid posture and strongly marked face of Saul attract attention, and Pl. 131, Glen Falloch at the head of Loch Lomond after David Murray attests the beauty of Scottish scenery. Anonymous.-SIEGE, THE, of Lyons. See Collectanea Adamantæa (Vol. XVI.).(c)

Anonymous.-SIR RICHARD GRENVILLE'S Farewell. See Bibliotheca Curiosa (Vol. XII.).(a)

Anonymous.-SOCIAL SUBJECTS, Essays on: From the Saturday [151] Review. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. 1865. 12mo. Cloth.

... These are "reprinted without alteration." The only connection between their different subjects is to be found in “ all being treated from the point of view of a single "writer's personal experience." They are thirty in number and comprise :—

Anonymous.-SOUTH KENSINGTON, THE, Museum: Examples of [152] the Works of Art in the Museum and of the Decorations of the Building with brief descriptions. London: Sampson Low & Co. 1881. Small folio. Cloth, lettered, top edges gilt. Illust. after Preface.

... The work consists of ninety-six Illustrations, each accompanied by explanatory letter-press. The large majority are printed from etchings by the past students since the year 1865: a few are engravings on wood illustrating portions of the buildings and decorations.

The glass Mosaic " Apelles" (ob. B. C. 340) by Salviati (No. 8): the Ceramic Mosaic "Cimabue" (ob. A. D. 1302) by Minton & Co. (No. 15): the very curious head of a pastoral staff, carved in ivory (No. 29): the decorative wall-tile "January," designed by E. J. Poynter (No. 56): and the remarkable silver-gilt Morse, or, clasp for a Cope (No. 80), deserve special notice. This last was purchased by the Museum for £350.

Anonymous.-STATESMAN'S, THE, Year-Book, Statistical and His[153] torical Annual of the States of the civilized World for the year 1883. Twentieth Annual Publication. Revised after Official Returns. London: Macmillan and Co. 1883. Cloth.

I2mo.

... The founder of this Annual was Mr. Frederick Martin and he conducted it for nineteen years. On his retiring from the Editorship the work was assumed by Mr. J. Scott Keltie.

Anonymous.-THE | INVASIONS | OF | GERMANIE. | With all the [154] Civill, and | bloody Warres therein, since the first | be

ginning of them in Anno 1618, and continued to this present yeare 1638. | Wherein are described the severall Battles, Encounters, Conflicts, and Assaults, of Cities, Townes, and Castles, at severall times, and in | severall places, with a new and exact Map of Germa | ny, wherein the Cities, and Townes are figured with the same figures

which are expressed over the | heads of the particulars in the booke, so that the Rea | der may behold at one view the places, time, yeere, | and event of every Battle, Skirmish, | and Assault. | Together with the Progresse of every Army marked with severall markes or lines, with the Pictures of the chiefe Commanders on both sides. | Faithfully collected out of good, and | credible Originalls. | By a Gentleman well deserving that hath | suffered much in those warres. | London, | Printed by I. Norton, for I. Rothwell, and are to bee | sold at the Sunne in Paul's Church-yard. 1638. | 12mo. Old calf. ・. The Map is missing, but there are twenty-one Engravings "of the chiefe Com"manders on both sides."

At the end is bound in

A Trve | And | Brief Relation | of | The Bloudy Battell fought | foure dayes, and foure | nights together: | Betweene Duke Bernard van VVimeren, Victour: | and Iohn de Weerdt, With the Duke of Savelli, both Imperiall | Generalls, Who were utterly over | throwne and beaten. | Translated out of Authentick Letters, aswell | out of the Duke of Wimeren his owne Letter, | as another written to a great Lord | from Basill. | London, | Printed by E. G. for Henry Overton: And are to be | sold at his shop in Popes-head Alley, neere | Lumbard-street. 1638. |

Anonymous. [Thomas.] IN MEMORIAM: Geo. H. Thomas, [155] Artist. A Collection of Engravings from his Drawings on Wood. London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin. [n. d. 1869.] Small folio. Half morocco, top edges gilt. Illust.

a. t.

... George Housman Thomas (1824-1868) began life as a wood engraver in London, Paris, and New York. Later on he painted largely for the Queen of England, whose attention was directed to him by one of his drawings in the Illustrated London News in 1854 of "a group of sailors belonging to the Baltic Fleet."

The Memorial consists of a Memoir (7 pages) and seventy-one Illustrations, with descriptive letter-press on the back of each preceding leaf.

Anonymous.-TRYUMPHE of Caleys and Bulleyn. See Bibliotheca Curiosa (Vol. XIV.).(a)

Anonymous. [Turin.] TWELVE INDIA Proof Engravings on [156] Steel by Salathe, after Carlo Bossoli, of views in Turin. Turin: Gio Battist: Maggi. [n. d.] Small oblong folio. Cloth, lettered.

They are as follows:

1. Piazza Castello: showing the Façade of the Palazzo Madama, erected 1718 by the mother of Victor Amadeus II.

2. Piazza Castello: showing the ancient Castle inside the Palazzo Madama, the sole mediæval structure in Turin.

3. Piazza Carignano: showing the Palazzo, used till 1865, as the Chamber of the Deputies.

4. Palazzo dell' Accademia di Scienze: showing the Academy and the Church di S. Filippo.

5. Palazzo di Città: with the Monument of Amadeus VI. (ob. 1383), the conqueror of the Turks, erected 1853.

6. Piazza S. Carlo: with the Equestrian Statue of Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (ob. 1580), surnamed "Tête de Fer." He is in the act of sheathing his sword. 7. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele.

8. Ponte sul Po, e Piazza Vittorio Emanuele.

9. Giardino Publico: "now a playground for children."

10. La Collina: that is, the hill on which is erected the Capuchin Monastery. The hill was fortified until 1802. Showing also the Superga or royal burial-church. 11. Armeria Reale.

12. General view of the City.

Anonymous. [Union Club.] A MEMORIAL of the Union Club of [157] Philadelphia: Proceedings of a Meeting of the Club held

at the League House, December 27, 1870. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1871. 8vo. Cloth.

This was the sixth Annual Anniversary Dinner held in memory of the foundation of the Club in 1862. The Club continued in the pursuit of its Mission till Nov. 4, 1865, when the weekly meetings were superseded by an annual dinner. These are to be continued till the last two Members "shall sit down in solemn state and dine together "in the League House." The volume consists of the address by the Secretary, Mr. Boker, and some remarks by the Hon. Morton McMichael upon "our absent fellow"members."

Out of this Club sprang the Union League, of Philadelphia, the first of the numerous organizations of that nature formed in the North during the War, and at the seventh Meeting (held December, 1862) the scheme for the establishment of the League was matured and the Articles of Association read and generally signed by the large company present.

Anonymous.-UNION OF UTRECHT. Haarlem: J. Enschedé en [158] Zoonen. 1778. Folio. Half morocco, top edges red.

... This is a verbatim et literatim print of the original Provisional Treaty, for the closer Union of the Provinces, which resulted in the Netherlands Republic, signed at Utrecht December 6, 1578; and of the original Treaty itself, signed Jan. 23, 1579, with an amplification of one of the 26 original Articles signed February 1, 1579, to which are subjoined thirteen Memoranda of the accessions to the Treaty by various Towns—e. g., Ghent, Antwerp, Breda, and Bruges, etc., some of which, however, though joining membership "soon after its formation, were not destined eventually to form parts of "the confederacy;" and, thirdly, of the Original Act of Submission, signed July 13, 1579.

To these are attached facsimiles of the signatures of the several signatories.

It has been printed without Title-page or introduction, but opens with a Resolution of the Senate of the States of the United Netherlands directing the execution of the work and closing with a certificate of accuracy signed by the Secretary, and a Colophon detailing the names of the Printers, etc.

A descriptive Memorandum of the Volume has been prepared and placed with the book.

Anonymous.-VESTIGES of the Natural History of Creation. [159] With a Sequel. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1859. 18mo. Half crushed levant, top edges gilt.

... This work was originally published in the year 1844 anonymously. It created a great sensation and paved the way for many of Darwin's later theories. The author was Robert Chambers of Edinburgh, but the fact was not disclosed till 1884 after the death of both the brothers Chambers, on the publication of the 12th Edition.

Anonymous.-[Washington.] MONUMENTS of Washington's [160] Patriotism: containing a facsimile of his Public Accounts,

kept during the Revolutionary War; and Some of the
most interesting documents connected with his military
command and Civil Administration. Third Edition, with
additions and embellishments.
Labour School. 1841. Folio.
gilt.

Washington: Manual
Morocco extra, edges

... This is an interesting volume and consists of Half-title, followed by 8 pp. of facsimiles of letters commending the publication of a third Edition.

The "Public Accounts" paged 1-52 and then 65 and 66 are a remarkable testimony to the punctilious sentiment of duty entertained by Washington in respect to all matters, however small or however he was surrounded by urgent public work. Entries as to secret services and payments to unnamed persons to "induce them to go to to estab

"lish a secret correspondence for the purpose of conveying intelligence of the Enemy's "movements and designs" are scattered through the Accounts, e. g., pp. 3, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 45, and 50.