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134 CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH<br />

Cobbett, William. 914-2 C63<br />

Rural rides. 2v. [1912.] Dent. (Everyman's library.)<br />

"Bibliography," v.i, p.12; "Notes," v.2, p.299-322.<br />

First published in 1830. Journal of horseback tours of England, abounding in agricultural<br />

notes and excellent descriptions of scenery.<br />

Crumpton, M. Nataline. 9*4*5 C897<br />

Leaflets from Italy; ed. by M. L. C. Nicola. 1912. Putnam.<br />

Contents: Galla Placidia and her time.—Santa Monica.—The great mother of the<br />

gods and how she came to Italy.—Genoa.<br />

Virtually a memorial volume to one who loved her Italy and sought to know it well.<br />

The longest essay is one on the empress Galla Placidia.<br />

Scotland. Directories. r 914.1 S42<br />

County directory of Scotland, 1912; postally ed. by Ge<strong>org</strong>e Massie,<br />

as comp. by Arthur Giles. 1912. Giles.<br />

Directory for 1912 is called "Decennial and coronation issue."<br />

United States—Travel and description<br />

Chamberlin, Everett. r 917-73 C35<br />

Chicago and its suburbs. 1874. Hungerford.<br />

Rhodes, Harrison Garfield, & Dumont, M. W. 917-59 R38<br />

Guide to Florida for tourists, sportsmen and settlers. 1912. Dodd.<br />

Contains also "The inland waterways from New York to Key West, Florida;" ed.<br />

by F. F. Dumont.<br />

"Bibliography," p.425-436.<br />

"Excellent and seemingly accurate and complete guide, giving besides the usual<br />

information as to history, topography, climate, sports, etc., details of different routes<br />

with brief descriptions of scenery and places. A detailed route for small boats from<br />

New York to Key West by inland waterways, with directions for charts, pilotage, etc.,<br />

is contributed by Frederick Frelinghuysen Dumont (72 p). Hotel list, list of women's<br />

clubs." A. L. A. booklist, 1913.<br />

Other countries—Travel and description<br />

qr 917.1 C1674<br />

Canada to-day, 1912; its progress, prosperity and opportunities, pictured<br />

by pen and camera. [1912.] "Canada" Newspaper Co.<br />

Elmendorf, Dwight Lathrop. 915-69 E54<br />

A camera crusade through the Holy Land. 1912. Scribner.<br />

"A slight account, in which occur many scriptural allusions, of a pilgrimage to the<br />

Holy Land precedes the one hundred interesting photographs taken by the author and<br />

admirably reproduced. They represent scenes and places mentioned in the Bible and<br />

each is accompanied by biblical text and references. Will be useful in Sunday-school<br />

work." A. L. A. booklist, 1913.<br />

La Farge, John. 919.6 L14<br />

Reminiscences of the South seas. 1912. Doubleday.<br />

Contents: En route.—Honolulu.—Hawaii.—Samoa.—At sea from Samoa to Tahiti.<br />

—Tahiti.—Tahiti to Fiji.—Fiji.—Epilogue.<br />

Recollections of travel in 1890-91, with 48 illustrations from paintings and drawings<br />

made by the author.<br />

Macgowan, John. 915.1 M16<br />

Men and manners of modern China. 1912. Unwin.<br />

Contents: The land and its laws.—How the empire is governed.—The Chinese military<br />

system.—Literary degrees.—The Chinese classics.—Schools and schoolmasters.—<br />

Ancestor worship.—Fengshui.—The spokesman of the gods.—The temple of tlie emperor

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