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THE CUTTER'S GUIDE.

A Manual of Dresscutting and Ladies' Tailoring. By M. E. ROBERTS, Lecturer at Sydney Technical College. Second edition, revised and enlarged, with 133 diagrams. Crown 4to., cloth gilt, 7s. 6d. net (post free 7s. 11d.) AUSTRALASIAN TAILORS' ART JOURNAL: "The first systematic work of its kind for ladies' tailors that we have seen. A valuable monitor, so lucid, so simple. We predict for this clever masterpiece the continuance of its already great success." THE SCHOOL WORLD (London): "To the resourceful daughter, whose happy lot it is to assist her mother or occasionally take her place, Miss Roberts' book should be welcome."

BRUSHWORK FROM NATURE, WITH DESIGN. By J. E. BRANCH, Superintendent of Drawing, Department of Public Instruction. With 19 coloured and 5 other plates. Demy 4to., decorated cloth, 7s. 6d. net (post free 8s. 3d.)

THE SCHOOLMASTER (London): "The teaching is very carefully set out, and is quite up to the standard of English authors in the same subject. The plates, too, are very carefully described and explained, and many useful hints are embodied in the notes. We have nothing but praise for the matter, style, and get-up of the book."'

London: The Educational Supply Association, Ltd.

AN INTRODUCTION TO The infiniteSIMAL
CALCULUS

By H. S. CARSLAW, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., Pro-
fessor of Mathematics in the University of
Sydney. Demy 8vo., cloth gilt, 5s. net (post
free 58. 3d.)

THE TIMES: "Concise lucidity is the key-note of the book. . . Professor Carslaw may be congratulated upon having produced an admirable book, which should be-useful to young engineers and science students, both during and after their college courses.

KNOWLEDGE: "The object has been to present the fundamental ideas of the Calculus in a simple manner, and to illus trate them by practical examples. It will prove a very useful book for use, especially in technical schools.

London: Longmans, Green & Co.

London: The Australian Book Co., 21 Warwick Lane, E. C.

THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BOILER
CONSTRUCTION:

A Manual of Instruction and Useful Information for
Practical Men.

By W. D. CRUICKSHANK, M. I. Mech. E., late Chief
Engineering Surveyor, New South Wales
Government. Second edition, revised and
enlarged, with 70 illustrations. 8vo., cloth
gilt, 15s. net (post free 158. 9d.)

THE TIMES (Engineering Supplement): "Mr. Cruickshank has given a useful work to boiler designers and superintendents There is a handiness' in the arrangement of the subjects which enables the reader to locate any subject quickly."

J URNAL OF THE MARINE ENGINEERS' ASSOCIATION: "A practical treatise on the construction and management of steam boilers, and will be found of great value to practical engineers."

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AMERICAN MACHINIST : It is a pleasure to welcome a technical work of Australian origin Quite properly, it is very largely concerned with the calculation of strengths, and the section on riveting in particular seems to be much fuller than usual."

THE STEAMSHIP: "It is not often that technical or scientific books of value come to this country from our colonies. This volume is an exception. A copious index is added, and a special feature of this valuable practical book is the number of illustrations."

GREENOCK AND CLYDE SHIPPING GAZETTE: "The book is well written, and the engineer, no less than the student, will profit by a persual of its contents. Further, it is a book which will be of service as a work of reference on any special question relating to the construction of boilers. His explanations are simple

and graphic.

to engineers."

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. . The book is one which can be recommended

PROLEGOMENA TO A CENSURE

OF OLD WRITERS.

By JEAN HARDOUIN, Jesuit.

JOHNSON, M.A. (Lond).

6s. net (post free 6s. 4d.)

Translated by EDWIN

Crown 8vo, cloth gilt,

[Just Published.

The original was published in London in 1766, and is extremely

rare owing to suppression by the Benedictines.

London: The Australian Book Co., 21 Warwick Lane, E. C.

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