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^Efje §ui\}tQ at Batl^e^s ^g^e, m tje Eefgn of ((DfjarUg UK. By 

 Chas. E. Davis, F.S.A., etc. {Bath : Printed by William Lewis 

 and So7t, and to be sold by them at the Towne Gate^ at the sig7i of 

 the Herald.) mdccclxxxiii. 



This book comes very opportunely after our two articles in the 

 last Part of this Journal on " Organisms Found in the Newly-Dis- 

 covered (Ancient) Baths of Bath," and " A Description of the 

 Ancient Roman Baths." 



We have before us now a book got up in the style of the 17th 

 century, and illustrated by a photograph from a drawing of the 

 King's and Queen's Bath of that date. After giving an account of 

 the Mineral Baths as they were used at that period, a description 

 of " ye antient citie " follows, " whereunto " is annexed a visit to 

 Bath in the year 1675 by a " Person of Quality." 



Of a similar book written on any other city, we should be 

 inclined to say that it was of " considerable local interest," but of 

 the book before us we may assert that it is of general interest. 

 We have just heard that Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen 

 has been pleased to accept a copy. 



Vignettes from Invisible Life. By John Badcock, F. R.M.S. 

 (^London: Cassell and Co.) — The author says: — "This book 

 assumes as a fact that very few, even otherwise well educated 

 people know anything of the life here treated of, and consequently 

 pretends to convey that knowledge to them, or at any rate to 

 introduce the subject to their notice, and so peradventure awaken 

 such an interest in their minds as shall induce further investiga- 

 tion." We have read the book with a great deal of interest. It 

 treats of Plant- Animals (Vorticella, etc.); Brick-Makers {Mellarta, 

 etc.); Crystalline Vases {Step/iajiosceros, etc.); Revolving-Plants 

 ( Volvox) ; Hydra ; Water-Bears ; a Subaqueous City (Sponges) ; 

 and many other equally interesting subjects. The descriptions 

 are written in a thoroughly popular and very readable style. The 

 Vignettes, of which there are 27, are well executed. 



We have recently received the first three parts of Mr. Whel- 

 don's Catalogue of Zoological Works. (London : ^8, Great Qiieefi 

 Street.) — Part i is devoted to works on Entomology, Parts 2 and 3 

 to works relating to Mollusca, Conchology, Crustacea, Corals, 

 Zoophytes, Reptiles, Transactions of Societies, and Microscopy, 

 besides the higher orders of Zoology. 



