A revised edition of Professor Richardson’s practical book which among other additions contains a lengthy appendix on “Suggestions for household libraries.”
“After the passage of a full quarter-century, Professor Richardson’s treatise on the choice and use of books remains the most complete, the most reasonable, and one of the most readable of books hitherto written on that head.” H. W. Boynton.
+ + Critic. 48: 456. My. ’06. 570w. + Dial. 39: 449. D. 16, ’05. 30w. + N. Y. Times. 10: 539. Ag. 19, ’05. 70w.
“A valuable and practical book on reading.”
+ + Outlook. 81: 938. D. 16, ’05. 60w.
Richardson, John. [Wacousta]: a tale of the Pontiac Conspiracy. Illustrated ed. $1.50. McClurg.
To the reissue of the text of Richardson’s thrilling old romance have been added some spirited illustrations, the work of C. W. Jeffreys. Pontiac’s treachery to gain possession of the English posts in the West, foiled by a beautiful Indian girl who forewarned the commandant at Detroit, makes possible a tale of adventure full of dramatic situations.
Richman, Irving Berdine. Rhode Island; a study in separatism. **$1.10. Houghton.
“The most enjoyable of the books on Rhode Island. It will not displace the solid history by Arnold, but the changes of a half-century will give it a place of its own.” Wm. B. Weeden.