Putnam's Library Companion: A Quarterly Summary, Giving Priced and Classified Lists of the English and American Publications of the Past Year with the Addition of Brief Analyses Or Characterizations of the More Important Books; Being a Quarterly Continuation of "The Best Reading," V. 1-III. 1877-1879, Bind 1

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G.P. Putnam's sons, 1878

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Side 23 - LANZI'S History of Painting In Italy, from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the i8th Century.
Side 65 - In joy unspeakable ; the mother's arms Again are folded round the child she loved And lost. Old sorrows are forgotten now, Or but remembered to make sweet the hour That overpays them ; wounded hearts that bled Or broke are healed forever. In the room Of this grief-shadowed Present there shall be A Present in whose reign no grief shall gnaw The heart, and never shall a tender tie Be broken — in whose reign the eternal Change That waits on growth and action shall proceed With everlasting Concord...
Side 71 - A NEW STAR ATLAS, for the Library, the School, and the Observatory, in Twelve Circular Maps (with Two Index Plates). Intended as a Companion to ' Webb's Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes.
Side 69 - Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers: a Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Edited by JOHN BALL, MRIA, FLS, President of the Alpine Club.
Side 91 - The Publishers claim for this work that it presents an admirable combination of compactness and comprehensiveness. The previous editions have recommended themselves to the public favor, as well for the fulness of their lists of essential names, as for the accuracy of the material given. The present edition will, it is believed, be found still more satisfactory as to these points, and possesses for American readers the special advantage over similar English works, in the full proportion of space given...
Side 76 - CESNOLA'S CYPRUS. Cyprus: its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations during Ten Years
Side 79 - RELIGION IN CHINA: Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese, with Observations on the Prospects of Christian Conversion amongst that People. By JOSEPH EDKINS, DD, Peking. Third Edition. " We confidently recommend a careful perusal of the present work to all interested in this great subject.
Side 53 - William Harvey. A History of the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood. With a Portrait of Harvey, after Faithorne. Demy 8.vo.
Side 71 - JERVIS (JOHN B.) Labor and Capital. A complete and comprehensive treatise by the veteran engineer, whose experience of more than half a century has given him exceptional opportunities for arriving at a practical understanding of the questions now at issue between employers and employed.

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