March, 1912 
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and American scenery to the most elabo- 
rate painting, gilding and modeling, the 
masterpieces of the later potters. No col- 
lector can afford to be without Mr. Black- 
er’s new book, which is the first in the Nine- 
teenth Century Historical Art Series issued 
by the publishers. 
VENICE AND VENETIA. By Edward Hut- 
ton. New York: The Macmillan Com- 
pany. 1911: Cloth; 16mo.; Illustrated ; 
324 pp. Price, $2.00 net. 
Mr. Hutton is one of the best travel 
writers of the day, that is to say one of 
the best writers about places, people and 
things of interest to one who longs to travel 
either for the first time or to retrace his 
steps over foreign paths. In his present vol- 
ume the author treats of an old subject in 
his own delightful manner, making the book 
profitable to read as well as entertaining. 
After all every man’s point of view about 
the foreign cities he visits is different and 
it is thoroughly interesting to read what 
every good writer has to say about the 
towns and countries he is visiting. To this 
Mr. Hutton’s sympathetic story of Venice 
is no exception, and the illustrations in the 
book lend much to its attractiveness. 
FLORENCE AND Her Treasures. By Her- 
bert Vaughn. New York: The Macmil- 
lan Company. 1911: Flexible cloth; 
16mo.; 379 pp. Price, $1.75 net. 
Of handbooks to Florence there are no 
end, but few of them since Ruskin set the 
pace with his “Stones of Florence” have 
been written with more well-directed en- 
thusiasm than the present volume, which 
everyone who has visited Florence or in- 
tends to visit Florence should possess. The 
arrangement and typography of Mr. 
Vaughn’s handbook are excellent and the 
half-tone illustrations superior to those that 
usually accompany volumes of this char- 
acter. One wishes the index might have 
been more extensive, but it is probable that 
a longer one would have added too much 
to the bulk of a book now of convenient 
size for carrying in the pocket. 
Tue CIvILIzATION OF CHINA. By H. A. 
Giles. New York: Henry Holt and Com- 
pany. Cloth; 16mo.; 256 pp. Price, 50 
cents net. 
Tue Dawn oF History. By J. L. Myres. 
New York: Henry Holt and Company. 
Cloth; 16mo.; 256 pp. Price, 50 cents 
net. 
MepievaL Europe. By H. W. C. Davis. 
New York: Henry Holt and Company. 
Cloth; 16 mo.; 256 pp. Price, 75 cents 
net. 
These three excellent volumes of the 
“Home University Library” are presented 
in a form that especially commends the 
entire series of many titles, comprising a 
wide range of subjects of timely import- 
ance and of wide interest by authorities. 
Titles similar to that borne by the Home 
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for reprints and rehashes of antiquated 
books and for various brands of dessicated 
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sketch of Chinese life by one who knows it 
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