... neither clever, well put together, nor iuteresting. It Mu notat fair illustrations. If The Cruise of the Theseus. A Yarn for Boys (Griffith, Farran, Okeden & \Welsb' London, 1886) does not please the boys it is their own fault. It is a good, honest ...

... historical books any lund, if not illustrated by designs strictly suitable, should not be illustrated at all. Imaginative illustrations, such as Cromwell and the Dying Soldier, are entirely out oi place. The illustrated Children of the Village, Miss ...

... cit profusely illustrated, as such a work ought to mi be, and altogether we can conceive of no more 'pl acceptable Christmas or New-Year's-Day gift. rei 'Speaking Pluvers; or Flowers to which a sentiment has been assigned, with illustrative mi poetry. By ...

... Caricaturists, and indeed all the illustrations, tb sare excellent. It is a wonderful shilling's worth. k-s The If ustrated London Nemss Christmas num- un ber is always welcome, for it is always fresh and it f interesting. The number for this year is, iike of ...

... nurnerous illustrations. d Messrs Gibbings & Co. (Limited). London, have issued a nev edition of Henry Kingsdey's 3f1ys'tery of the Island, one of the best tales of , bush and pampas, wreck and treasure-trove ever .t written. Wbhile this tale will be new to ...

... is profusely and well illustrated. In our recent notice of Christmas books it should have been stated that the following are published by Messrs John S. Marr & ones, of Glasgow :- Ajice's Work; by Harry Percy. Amise's Christmas Holiday ; by E. G. E ...

... outlined illustrations are also extremely clever, ra although in oge of them a little girl asd one of i1, her lens look most unnaturally detached. )rj '-The Wrong No and the Right No. By r the author of Chapters about Everydayi , Thing s &c. (London: James ...

... Hood and The History of Tomn Thumb, illustrated by IHI. Isabel Adases ; The House that Jack Built and other Nfursery Rhymes, illustrated by Violet and Evelyvi Holden ; and Blue Beard a..d Puss i-a Boots, illustrated by R. Heighvay. Daintily tied with uarrow ...

... Tract Society of London has h issued beautiful cards descriptive or illustrative d of the namee and titles of Jesus Christ. Anybody at a loss as to what Chriatmas books to buy ceould not do bettor than spend a shilling on the illustrated number of the ...

... most enjoyable that has wdD produced bor the Christmas season, or, the Poetry of Earth and Sea, By Madame Alichelet, With 200 Designs by Gia. Momelli, illustrator of The Bird. London, Edinburgh, and New York T. Nelson & Sons. Ti splendid book is one ...

... CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Baby's Bouquet,' by Walter Crane (London and Ilew York: George Routledge & ton4).-I This is an exceedingly quaint and beautwul. little book for children. It contains -56 baby j rhymes in English, Scotch, French, and Ger- an, with music ...

... CHRISTMAS BOOKS. he ?? bi he We have a number of beautiful Christmas Japa D books from Messrs Geore Routledge & Sons, of foi art London, through their agents here, Messr Poe-- Japa on teous Bros. Among these are twodainty;volamen also teat illustrating ...