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“Will serve a useful purpose ... for intelligent general readers and social workers who wish to gain a social attitude of mind in relation to all varieties of man’s activities.”
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Blair, Emma Helen, and Robertson, James Alexander, eds. [Philippine islands, 1493–1898.] 55 v. ea. *$4. Clark, A. H.
“In eight volumes just under consideration, ninety documents ... are produced in translation, as are parts of the whole of seven old printed works. The editorial work upon these documents shows painstaking care and much discrimination. The translations—and this is important—appear generally to deserve the same commendation.” James A. LeRoy.