+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 376. Je. 8, ’07. 70w.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 745. N. 23, ’07. 530w.
“While he has performed his task with thoroughness and conscientiousness he has missed, whether purposely or not, it is impossible to say, the tone of romance and æsthetic delight which one naturally expects with this subject.”
+ − =Outlook.= 86: 790. Ag. 10, ’07. 170w.
“Mr. Belloc’s book is a serious contribution to history. The illustrations are very attractive, but they do not illustrate the book, and they are arranged, or scattered about, with a more than usually provoking irrelevance.”
=Bement, Alburto.= Peabody atlas: shipping mines and coal railroads, in the central commercial district of the United States, accompanied by chemical, geological and engineering data. $5. Peabody coal co., 125 Monroe st., Chicago.
In which are set forth conditions in the coal-carrying railways and their relations to the coal mines. “The atlas contains some valuable information and illustrations on smokeless furnaces and smoke prevention, analysis of combustion gases and improvements in boiler designs.”—Engin. N.
“To the investigator in this field, the statistics of the various bituminous mines and contributing railways throughout the central states, which is given in this atlas, should be of as great value as they also are to the various dealers for whom the book will serve the purpose of a trade directory.”
+ + =Engin. N.= 57: 308. Mr. 14, ’07. 120w.
=Benham, W. Gurney.= Book of quotations: proverbs and household words. $3. Lippincott.
A collection of quotations from British and American authors, ancient and modern, with many thousands of proverbs, familiar phrases and sayings, from all sources, including Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and other languages.
“The collection shows an advance on those available, including material from more recent authors, and from some now adorning or amazing the world with their pens. A fairly thorough search has convinced us of the general suitability and accuracy of the English section. The section of miscellaneous quotations and other odds and ends is good, but we are unable to praise the various lists of foreign quotations.”
“We know of no other book of the kind that contains so much matter, and we can heartily recommend it as an addition to the reference shelf.”