BOOK NOTICES. 
THE ANTHONY & SCOVILL ANNUAL. 
The Anthony & Scovill Co., 122 Fifth 
Ave., New York, has issued the American 
Annual of Photography for 1904, and to per- 
sons who have been fortunate enough to 
see previous issues of this book, it is only 
necessary to say that the present one is 
fully up to the standard of the others. Peo- 
ple who have not been reading the annual 
have a treat in store for them. The table 
of contents of the present volume is of 
itself an interesting study. It enumerates 
such articles as “A Flash Light Help,’ “A 
Plea For Sunshine,’ “Bromide Enlarg- 
ing,” “Carbon Printing,” “Dark Room 
Lanterns,” “Focal Plane Shutters,’ “In- 
dian Photography,” “Originality in Pho- 
tography,” and many others. One scarcely 
knows where to begin or where to stop 
these interesting, useful and instructive ar- 
ticles. 
In addition to the text there are many 
reproductions of photographs that are 
gems of art, and any lover of photography 
who once picks up a copy of the annual for 
1904 will regret to lay it down. 
Notwithstanding all the treasures 
contains this book sells for 75 cents. 
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MIGHTY INTERESTING BEARS, 
“Bears I Have Met and Others” is the 
title of a book written by Allen Kelly, of 
California, and published by Drexel Biddle, 
of Philadelphia. This book contains the 
most thrilling collection of bear stories that 
has been brought together in any one 
volume, to my knowledge. The author 
must have spent years in digging up old 
hunters, and he has certainly struck pay 
dirt in most cases. If all these stories were 
true, it would mean that the California 
hills must have been alive with big grizzlies, 
all of which were walking around with 
chips on their shoulders. 
The author pretends to believe that near- 
ly all these big yarns are true, but evident- 
ly means to be polite to the men who told 
the stories. He knows it is not always 
safe to question the veracity of a Western 
man as long as he is walking about with a 
gun strapped on his hip. It is not neces- 
sary that a bear story should be true in 
order to be interesting. Some of these 
may be true, but they are all well told and 
any one of them is worth the entire price 
of the book. It sells at 50 cents, paper, 
and $1, cloth. 

The New York Zoological Society has 
issued a beautiful little book entitled “The 
New York Zoological Park” which con- 
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tains exquisite Albertype plates of elk, 
mule, deer, wild sheep, zebras, lions, tigers, 
bears, monkeys, cranes, flamingoes, etc. 
The pictures are 4x 5% inches in size, and 
are made from the choicest work of Mr. 
E, e Sanborn, official photographer of the 
park. 
The book sells at 25 cents, and is worth 4 
times the price to any lover of wild animals. 
You can get a copy by addressing W. T. 
Hornaday, Zoological Park, New York City. 

S. R. Stoddard, of Glens Falls, N. Y., has 
issued a new edition of his book, entitled 
“The Adirondacks, Illustrated.” This has 
been for many years a standard book of 
reference and study for people who visit the 
Adirondacks and it is scarcely necessary to 
speak of it at length here. It is brimful of 
valuable information and as interesting as 
ever. Every person who has ever been in the 
Adirondacks, or who expects to go there 
in future, should have a copy. It is pub- 
lished by the author and sells at 25 cents 
a copy paper bound, 50 cents cloth. 

Mr. A. H. O’Brien, editor of the Canada 
Law Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, has issued 
his yearly Digest of the Game and Fish 
Laws of Ontario. This is a neat little book 
of 44 pages, which must. certainly 
prove useful to every sportsman who may 
contemplate a hunting or fishing trip to that 
Province. The book sells at 25 cents in pa- 
per covers, and at 50 cents in cloth. In 
writing for it, please mention RECREATION. 

The Secretary of Agriculture, Washing- 
ton, D. C., has issued a bulletin giving the 
text of the new Alaskan game law and 
full instructions as to the regulations adopt- 
ed by the Agricultural Department for the 
enforcement of that law. Any person in- 
terested can get a copy of the bulletin by 
addressing Dr. T. S. Palmer, Department 
of Agriculture, Washington. 
The work you are doing will live after 
you, and no sportsman who once reads 
your magazine can ever cease to be grateful 
to you for your noble work. 
John T. Goolrick, Washington, D. C. 

I am a reader of REcREATION and think 
it the best magazine published. I admire 
the way in which you roast the game hogs 
and hope you will continue. 
Ray Pomont, Corona, S, Dak, 
