=Press Opinions.=
"Mr. Brown is clearly a master of his craft, and has also the immense advantage of being able to convey his instructions in a manner at once clear and concise."--_Leicester Post._
"A thoroughly practical little treatise on the subject in all its branches, and one which should be in the hands of every tradesman or amateur who has lacquering to do."--_Irish Builder._
=WORKSHOP WRINKLES= for Decorators, Painters, Paperhangers and Others.
By W.N. BROWN. Crown 8vo. 128 pp. 1901. Price 2s. 6d.; Abroad, 3s.; strictly net.
=Contents.= Parts I., Decorating.--II., Painting.--III., Paper-hanging.--IV., Miscellaneous. Arranged in alphabetical order.
=HOUSE DECORATING AND PAINTING.= By W. NORMAN BROWN. Eighty-eight Illustrations. 150 pp. Crown 8vo. 1900. Price 3s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 4s.; Other Countries, 4s. 6d.; strictly net.
=Contents.= Chapters I., Tools and Appliances.--II., Colours and Their Harmony.--III., Pigments and Media.--IV., Pigments and Media.--V., Pigments and Media.--VI., Pigments and Media.--VII., Preparation of Work, etc.--VIII., Application of Ordinary Colour.--IX., Graining.--X., Graining.--XI., Graining.--XII., Gilding.--XIII., Writing and Lettering.--XIV., Sign Painting.--XV., Internal Decoration.--Index.
=Press Opinion.= "The author is evidently very thoroughly at home in regard to the technical subjects he has set himself to elucidate, from the mechanical rather than the artistic point of view, although the matter of correctness of taste is by no means ignored. Mr. Brown's style is directness itself, and there is no tyro in the painting trade, however mentally ungifted, who could fail to carry away a clearer grasp of the details of the subject after going over the performance."--_Building Industries._
=A HISTORY OF DECORATIVE ART.= By W. NORMAN BROWN. Thirty-nine Illustrations. 96 pp. Crown 8vo. 1900. Price 2s. 6d.; Abroad, 3s.; strictly net.
=Contents.= Chapters I., Primitive and Prehistoric Art.--II., Egyptian Art.--III., Assyrian Art.--IV., The Art of Asia Minor.--V., Etruscan Art.--VI., Greek Art.--VII., Roman Art.--VIII., Byzantine Art.--IX., Lombard or Romanesque Art.--X., Gothic Art.--XI., Renaissance Art.--XII., The Victorian Period.--Index.
=Press Opinion.=
"In the course of a hundred pages with some forty illustrations Mr.
Brown gives a very interesting and comprehensive survey of the progress and development of decorative art. It cannot, of course, be pretended that in the limited space named the subject is treated exhaustively and in full detail, but it is sufficiently complete to satisfy any ordinary reader; indeed, for general purposes, it is, perhaps, more acceptable than a more elaborate treatise."--_Midland Counties Herald._
=A HANDBOOK ON JAPANNING AND ENAMELLING FOR CYCLES, BEDSTEADS, TINWARE, ETC.= By WILLIAM NORMAN BROWN. Price 2s. net. [_Ready._
=Contents.= A Few Words on Enamelling--Appliances and Apparatus--Japans or Enamels--To Test Enamel for Lead--Japanning or Enamelling Metals--Japanning Tin, such as Tea Trays, and similar Goods--Enamelling Old Work--Enamel for Cast Iron--Enamel for Copper Cooking Utensils--The Enamelling Stove--Enamelling Bedsteads, Frames and similar large pieces--Paints and Varnishes for Metallic Surfaces--Varnishes for Ironwork--Blacking for Iron--Processes for Tin Plating--Galvanising--Metal Polishes--Colours for Polished Brass--A Golden Varnish for Metal--Painting on Zinc--Carriage Varnish--Japanese Varnish and its Application.--Index.
=THE PRINCIPLES OF HOT WATER SUPPLY.= By JOHN W. HART, R.P.C. With 129 Illustrations. 1900. 177 pp., demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 8s.; Other Countries, 8s. 6d.; strictly net.
=Contents.= Chapters I., Water Circulation.--II., The Tank System.--III., Pipes and Joints.--IV., The Cylinder System.--V., Boilers for the Cylinder System.--VI., The Cylinder System.--VII., The Combined Tank and Cylinder System.--VIII., Combined Independent and Kitchen Boiler.--IX., Combined Cylinder and Tank System with Duplicate Boilers.--X., Indirect Heating and Boiler Explosions.--XI., Pipe Boilers.--XII., Safety Valves.--XIII., Safety Valves.--XIV., The American System.--XV., Heating Water by Steam.--XVI., Steam Kettles and Jets.--XVII., Heating Power of Steam.--XVIII., Covering for Hot Water Pipes.--Index.
=Press Opinion.=
"If all plumbers were to read this book, and if they followed the instructions given, there would, we are sure, be fewer accidents from household boiler explosions, and many lives might be saved. No doubt the majority of householders know or care little about the subject, but any one who wishes to adopt the most up-to-date system of supplying hot water throughout his house will be able to do so if he reads Mr. Hart's book and follows the instruction given. It is a work that all who have charge of domestic water supply should study.
It is a practical and profitable book."--_Wigar Observer._
=Brewing and Botanical.=
=HOPS IN THEIR BOTANICAL, AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECT, AND AS AN ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.= By EMMANUEL GROSS, Professor at the Higher Agricultural College, Tetschen-Liebwerd. Translated from the German.
Seventy-eight Illustrations. 1900. 340 pp. Demy 8vo. Price 12s. 6d.; India and Colonies, 13s. 6d.; Other Countries, 15s.; strictly net.
=Contents.= PART I., HISTORY OF THE HOP. PART II., THE HOP PLANT.
Introductory.--The Roots.--The Stem and Leaves.--Inflorescence and Flower: Inflorescence and Flower of the Male Hop: Inflorescence and Flower of the Female Hop.--The Fruit and its Glandular Structure: The Fruit and Seed.--Propagation and Selection of the Hop.--Varieties of the Hop: (_a_) Red Hops; (_b_) Green Hops; (_c_) Pale Green Hops.--Classification according to the Period of Ripening: 1. Early August Hops; 2. Medium Early Hops; 3. Late Hops.--Injuries to Growth: Malformations; Diseases Produced by Conditions of Soil and Climate: 1.
Leaves Turning Yellow, 2. Summer or Sun-brand, 3. Cones Dropping Off, 4.
Honey Dew, 5. Damage from Wind, Hail and Rain; Vegetable Enemies of the Hop: Animal Enemies of the Hop.--Beneficial Insects on Hops.
=PART III., CULTIVATION.= The Requirements of the Hop in Respect of Climate, Soil and Situation: Climate; Soil; Situation,--Selection of Variety and Cuttings.--Planting a Hop Garden: Drainage; Preparing the Ground; Marking-out for Planting; Planting; Cultivation and Cropping of the Hop Garden in the First Year.--Work to be Performed Annually in the Hop Garden: Working the Ground; Cutting; The Non-cutting System; The Proper Performance of the Operation of Cutting: I. Method of Cutting: Close Cutting, Ordinary Cutting, The Long Cut, The Topping Cut; II.
Proper Season for Cutting: Autumn Cutting, Spring Cutting: Manuring; Training the Hop Plant: Poled Gardens, Frame Training; Principal Types of Frames: Pruning, Cropping, Topping, and Leaf Stripping the Hop Plant; Picking, Drying and Bagging.--Principal and Subsidiary Utilisation of Hops and Hop Gardens.--Life of a Hop Garden; Subsequent Cropping.--Cost of Production, Yield and Selling Prices. PART IV.--Preservation and Storage.--Physical and Chemical Structure of the Hop Cone.--Judging the Value of Hops. PART V.--Statistics of Production.--The Hop Trade.--Index.
=Press Opinions.=
"The subject is dealt with fully in every little detail; consequently, even the veriest tyro can take away some useful information from its pages."--_Irish Farming World._
"Farmers are but little given to reading; but nowadays brewers have to study their trade and keep abreast of its every aspect, and as far as regards our trade, to them this book especially appeals, and will be especially useful."--_Licensed Victuallers' Gazette._
"Like an oasis in the desert comes a volume upon the above subject, by the Professor at the Higher Agricultural College, Tetschen-Liebwerd, Germany, who has been fortunate enough to obtain an excellent translator from the German in the person of Mr. Charles Salter. The paucity of works upon the history and cultivation of hops is surprising considering the scope it gives for an interesting and useful work."--_Hereford Times._
"We can safely say that this book deals more comprehensively and thoroughly with the subject of hops than any work previously published in this country.... No one interested in the hop industry can fail to extract a large amount of information from Professor Gross's pages, which, although primarily intended for Continental readers, yet bear very closely on what may be termed the cosmopolitan aspects of the science of hop production."--_South Eastern Gazette._
"This is, in our opinion, the most scholarly and exhaustive treatise on the subject of hops, their culture and preservation, etc., that has been published, and to the hop grower especially will its information and recommendations prove valuable. Brewers, too, will find the chapter devoted to 'Judging the Value of Hops' full of useful hints, while the whole scope and tenor of the book bear testimony to the studious and careful manner in which its contents have been elaborated."--_Brewers' Journal._
"Considering the extent to which this country draws its hop supplies from abroad, this translation of Professor Gross's volume will prove an interesting and instructive addition to the library of any brewer or brewers' chemist, the more so as the work of translation has been admirably carried out in simple and vigorous English.... The volume is one of a valuable series of special technical works for trades and professions the publishers are issuing, and is the first so far dealing with the brewing industry."--_Burton Mail._
"A work upon the above subject must be welcomed if for no other reason than the dearth of books dealing with so interesting a theme, but fortunately apart from this the book will afford excellent reading to all interested in hops and their culture. Professor Gross takes one over the whole field, by commencing with the earliest history of the plant--so far back as the days of ancient Greece--and from both practical, theoretical and scientific standpoints, deals with the cultivation, classification and formation of the hop.... In speaking of the production of new varieties sound information is given, and should be of value to those who are always in search of improvements."--_Hereford Journal._
"This work is, without doubt, the most thorough and extensive compilation on hops ever yet offered to the public, and for this reason should be warmly welcomed and appreciated by men interested in the subject. Although primarily written for those engaged in the industry abroad, and mainly Continental in theory and practice, it nevertheless appeals to those connected with the hop growing and brewing business in England, not only by way of a comparison, but also as an instruction. The volume is at once practical and scientific, is well got up, and teems with illustrations and statistics. In a word, it is a book that should find its way into the hands of all who are occupied in hop production and distribution at home; and it also contains valuable information and suggestions for the brewers themselves."--_Brewers' Guardian._
=Public Libraries.=
=BRITISH LIBRARY YEAR BOOK, 1900-1901.= A Record of Library Progress and Work. 54 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 345 pp. 1900. Edited by THOMAS GREENWOOD. Price 3s.; abroad, 3s. 6d.; strictly net.
=Contents.= Notes for Library Committees. Contributed Articles: The Library Rate. Some Points in Library Planning--Mr. Burgoyne. Library Classification--Mr. Jast. Developments in Library Cataloguing--Mr.
Quinn. Children and Public Libraries--Mr. Ballinger. Fire Prevention and Insurance--Mr. Davis. The Educational Work of the Library Association--Mr. Roberts. The Library Assistants' Association--Mr.
Chambers. British Municipal Libraries established under the various Public Libraries or Special Acts, and those supported out of Municipal Funds giving particulars of Establishment, Organisation, Staff, Methods and Librarians. Table showing the Rate, Income, Work and Hours of the Rate-supported Libraries. Statistical Abstracts. British non-Municipal Libraries, Endowed, Collegiate, Proprietary and others, showing date of Establishment, number of Volumes, Particulars of Administration, and Librarians. Library Associations and Kindred Societies.