"London Vocabulary" of 1749, an imitation of the "Orbis Pictus," was also included in the exhibition. The New England primer, for one hundred fifty years the most popular school book in America, was represented by a copy published in 1812 and bound in wooden covers. There were also some chap-books whose comparative rarity is probably accounted for by their cheapness, commonness, and lack of value in their own day. In the eighteenth century the stories of England's traditional worthies-Saint George, Guy, Earl of Warwick, Thomas Hickathrift, and others were kept alive by means of chap-books. Crude as they were, they were almost the sole literary provision for poor people. They were illustrated with woodcuts which did duty over and over again, often with little reference to the text. In the examples shown, the same cut served for Sir Richard Whittington and for King Henry the Eighth. A number of particularly good examples of the so-called "toy-books" were included. "Toy-books" were a development of the early nineteenth century and were the forerunners of the modern picture-book. Probably the first book of purely local interest, for children in this country was the "New York Cries." It was an imitation of the popular “London Cries," copies of which were also exhibited. The cries in the New York version are distinctively American and the little book is illustrative of American life and customs of the time. Many of the books had titles so curious as to give added attraction; as for instance, "Cobwebs to Catch Flies," "Limed Twigs to Catch Young Birds," and "Marmaduke Multiply's Merry Method of Making Minor Mathematicians.” The exhibition attracted much attention and brought a result unlooked for but much appreciated. Several people who saw the collection offered to lend books of a similar character, and in this way the public had an opportunity to see some rare books which would otherwise have remained unknown except to their owners. The Annual Exhibition of Books Suitable for Christmas Gifts to Children An exhibition of specially selected books for children will occupy one of the rooms of the Children's Department of the Library for several weeks beginning with November the fourteenth. This exhibition, which is similar to those held annually by the Library for a number of years, includes books in editions of various grades and prices from the comparatively cheap to the handsomely illustrated, expensive ones. It gives an opportunity to anyone who intends to buy books as Christmas gifts to children, to examine at leisure some of the best books, both old and new. The exhibition will be open daily, except Sunday, from nine to six. New Publications of the Library The number of the "Technical Book Review Index" which lists reviews for the quarter ending with June 30, 1921, is off the press. This number contains 155 pages. The price is fifteen cents a number, postpaid, or fifty cents a year. Books Added to the Library October 1 to November 1, 1921 An r or b prefixed to the call number indicates that the book must be called for and used in the Reference or the Technology Room; j that it is especially suitable for children; and q that it is quarto size or larger. Bailey, Henry Christopher. Call Mr Fortune. Methuen. Detective stories. Black, Alexander. The seventh angel. Harper. Fiction A novel depicting after-the-war conditions in New York. Diver, Mrs Katherine Helen Maud (Marshall). B159c B513s D646f Far to seek; a romance of England and India. Houghton. Presents a plea for better understanding between England and India. The time is before and after the great war, ending with the uprising at Lahore in 1919. Gunnarsson, Gunnar. G9742s The sworn brothers; a tale of the early days of Iceland; tr. from the Danish by C. Field and W. Emmé. Knopf. (Borzoi-Gyldendal books.) A tale of two vikings and their expeditions in search of adventure and plunder. Howells, William Dean. H857mr Mrs Farrell; a novel, with an introduction by Mildred Howells. Harper. Appeared in the "Atlantic monthly," v. 36-37, Nov. 1875-May 1876, under the title "Private theatricals.' A story of the flirtations of a fascinating widow with a highly developed dramatic sense, during a summer spent at a boarding house in a quiet New England resort, and the effect upon the lives of other boarders. Hutchinson, Arthur Stuart-Menteth. If winter comes. Little. H9692i Appeared in "Everybody's magazine," v.43-45, Dec. 1920-July 1921. Misunderstanding and disappointments beset the hero who, being gifted with unusual insight into other people's motives, condones and endures until he is overwhelmed as by a winter's storm. But "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" Signs of its approach appear at times and the final pages give assurance that its arrival is even at hand. The "hero is unforgettable, and even the minor characters are impressively human." New York times, 1921. Jammes, Francis. J173r Romance of the rabbit; authorized translation from the French by Gladys Edgerton. Brown. (Sea gull library.) Little stories of French life, tales of animals, people, and things. Trembling of a leaf; little stories of the South Sea islands. Doran. Contents: The Pacific.-Mackintosh.-The fall of Edward Barnard.-Red.-The pool. Honolulu.-Rain.-Envoi. Mundy, Talbot. M9662g Guns of the gods; a story of Yasmini's youth. Bobbs. A tale of adventure and intrigue centering around a lovely Indian princess, half Russian and half Rajput. Appeared in the "Saturday evening post," v.193, Sept. 11-Oct. 2, 1920. Rice, Mrs Alice Caldwell (Hegan). R394q Quin. Century. The love story of a convalescent soldier and a young girl, the spoiled but lovable granddaughter of a rich woman, who wants to become an actress. Rinehart, Mrs Mary E. (Roberts). Sight unseen, and The confession. Doran. R472si "Sight unseen" appeared in "Everybody's magazine," v.34-35, June-Aug. 1916; "The confession" appeared in "Good housekeeping," v.64-65, May-Aug. 1917. Detective stories dealing with psychical phenomena. Rolland, Romain. R644cL Clerambault; the story of an independent spirit during the war; tr. by Katherine Miller. Holt. A plea for individualism and internationalism under a thin disguise of story. The hero, a French poet, after losing his only son in the great war, becomes an advocate of international peace and brotherhood, an attitude which brings him insult, ostracism, and finally death. Sabatini, Rafael. S113s Scaramouche; a romance of the French revolution. Houghton. Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. $448d Dull Miss Archinard. Scribner. Seymour, Mrs Beatrice Kean. S521i Invisible tides. Seltzer. An intensely modern novel of a loveless marriage and the triangular disaster which follows. Condensed from Boston transcript, 1921. Smith, Sheila Kaye-. Green apple harvest. Dutton. $659g The stormy career of the son of a Primitive Methodist with a brooding desire for religious experience, is set forth against a background of rural life in Sussex, England. Spearman, Frank Hamilton. Laramie holds the range. Scribner. S7412L Adventure and romance of the early days in the great Northwest, of the days that saw the clash between cattlemen and rustlers when men made their own laws and administered their own justice. Undset, Sigrid. U255j Jenny; a novel; tr. from the Norwegian by W. Emmé. Knopf. (Borzoi-Gyldendal books.) The story of a very modern young woman, a Scandinavian artist, who in spite of her loveableness and charm is enmeshed in an atmosphere of gloom and tragedy from which there seems no escape. Walpole, Hugh. The thirteen travellers. Doran. W1862t Contents: Absalom Jay.- Fanny Close.- The Hon. Clive Torby.- Miss Morganhurst.-Peter Westcott.-Lucy Moon.-Mrs Porter and Miss Allen.-Lois Drake.—Mr Nix. Lizzie Rand.-Nobody.-Bombastes Furioso. Short stories depicting the reactions toward life in post-war England of a number of people living or working in a London apartment house. Ward, Arthur Sarsfield, (pseud. Sax Rohmer). Bat wing. Doubleday. Detective story. W2132b General Works Briscoe, Walter Alwyn. r 021.73 B75 Library advertising; "publicity" methods for public libraries, librarywork with children, rural library schemes, &c., with a chapter on the cinema and library. 1921. Wilson. r 051 C25 The Casket, and Philadelphia monthly magazine, embracing every department of literature: embellished with engravings, quarterly fashions, and music arranged for the piano-forte, harp and guitar, 1837-40. v.1217, in 4v. 1837-40. r 052 L816 The London mercury, Nov. 1919-date. v.1-date. 1919-date. The Field Press. Rose, Ernestine. r 027.6 R71 Bridging the gulf; work with the Russian Jews and other newcomers. 1917. Immigrant Publication Soc. (Library work with the foreign born; ed. by J. F. Carr.) Drummond, Margaret. Philosophy 136.7 D845f Five years old or thereabouts; some chapters on the psychology and training of little children. 1920. Arnold. "List of other works," p.178. Ruggiero, Guido de. 190 R84 Modern philosophy; tr. by A. H. Hannay and R. G. Collingwood. [1921] Allen. (Library of philosophy.) "Bibliography," p.383-394. An analysis of the various national schools of modern thought. It confines itself to philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th, and includes those of Germany, France, Britain, America, and Italy. Condensed from Outlook (London), 1921. |