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by joxirg persons and amateurs with great pleasure and profit. 

 The name of the author is a guarantee for the accuracy of its facts 

 and the thorough treatment of its topics. 



Coins, Medals, and Seals, Ancient and Modern ; illustrated and 

 described, with a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, 

 instruction for young collectors, tables of comparative 

 rarity, price lists of English and American coins, medals, 

 and tokens, &c. Edited by W. C. Prime. New York : 

 Harper & Brothers. Montreal : B. Dawson & Son. 



Mr. Prime has done good service to the young numismatist in 

 the preparation of this book. The engravings of coins and me- 

 dals, with the descriptions of their devices and legends, appear 

 to be from English sources, and with the exception of the Ameri- 

 can coins, medals, and tokens, have, if we mistake not, come from 

 the hands of English engravers. It is too much the habit of 

 Messrs. Harper to conceal the sources from which many of their 

 works are derived, thus depriving the legitimate author of the 

 credit which he merits. This practice cannot be too strongly re- 

 probated by every lover of fair dealing and of sound literature. 

 Notwithstanding this stricture we cannot withold our meed of 

 praise for the excellent and practical way in which the editor has 

 treated his valuable materials. No better book on this subject 

 can be put into the hands of young persons. The historical mat- 

 ter and hints to young collectors will be found most useful. The 

 book is beautifully printed, and with the exception noted reflects 

 credit upon the publishers. 



The Zoologist. No. 224, London, Van Voorst, has been re- 

 ceived. It contains many interesting and original notices on the 

 subjects to which its pages are devoted and is indispensable to the 

 student of Natural History. 



The Geologist. No. 37, Vol. 4, London, has also come to hand 

 and contains excellent and highly interesting articles by Roberts, 

 Salter & Salmon. Also, the continuation of a paper on the Fos- 

 sil Flint implements by the editor, Mr. Mackie, with well exe- 

 cuted illustrations. This Magazine happily combines the popular 

 and the scientific elements. 



The Canadian Journal. No. 31, for January, Toronto, has been 

 received and contains original articles by Professors Chapman 

 Croft and Hincks, and Messrs. Mcllwraith & Ptobb, together with 



