[*] Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate. Man and the earth. [**]$1.50. Fox.
Thirteen chapters on such subjects as Earth and man, The future of power, The exhaustion of metals, The unwon lands, The problem of the Nile, The maintenance of the soil, The resources of the sea, The future of nature upon the earth, and The last of earth and man, have for their purpose the awakening of “a sense of the nobility and dignity of the relation man bears to this wonderful planet and the duty that comes therefrom.”
| * | + + | Outlook. 81: 890. D. 9, ‘05. 270w. |
Shand, Alexander Innes. Gun room, [*]$1; [*]$1.25. Lane.
This little monograph “gets right at the heart of the man who loves a gun and his gunroom, the sort of book that is as conducive of reveries as it is to putting one alive to the possibilities of making of his gunroom the coziest and most comfortable sort of a den instead of a mere armory.”—N. Y. Times.
“Full of good advice for the man who loves his gun, his dog, and his tramp over moors and stubble in search of game. A companionable little book is this volume. Little in it that is technical, yet it is full of practical hints as to the care of a gun.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 92. F. 11, ‘05. 390w. |
[*] Sharp, Mary. Point and pillow lace: a short account of various kinds, ancient and modern, and how to recognize them. [*]$2. Dutton.
“Mrs. Sharp has chapters on Italian needle and pillow laces, French, Flemish, English, and Irish laces, made by hand and the machine. The closing chapter is a summary, and includes briefly-stated facts about laces. A glossary of technical and French, Flemish, Italian, and other foreign terms has been inserted. There are many pictures in the book showing the different styles of laces.”—N. Y. Times.
[*] “Is a much more comprehensive volume on the subject than was the Goldenberg publication of last year.”