The last previous ed. was published in 1908; the present ed. has been revised and the necessary changes made to bring it into conformity with present day practice.
Author is Dwight professor of law in Columbia University Law School.
How to use cement for concrete construction for town and farm. H. C. Campbell. Stanton. $2.00.
Contains plain directions for using concrete for the usual purposes in town and country, and in addition tells how to construct tennis courts, flower boxes, lawn seats, etc. Fully illustrated.
What bird is that? A pocket museum of the land birds of the Eastern United States arranged according to season. F. M. Chapman. Appleton. $1.25.
Eight colored plates, supposed to represent as many cases in a natural history museum and showing pictures of three hundred birds arranged according to season, in their proper colors and drawn to scale. The text of this book gives an entry for each one of the birds, describing its appearance, its length in inches, its range, the dates of its arrival in various places, its habits, and refers by number to its picture in the colored plates.
Author is curator of birds in the American Museum of Natural History.
Language for men of affairs. 2 v. Ronald. 1136p. $8.00.
V. 1. Talking business. J. M. Clapp. Considers voice production, enunciation, vocabulary, construction of sentences, and business conversation. Has sections on the preparation and delivery of business addresses.
Author is lecturer on the language of business, New York University.