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A new edition of a book published in 1898. “Few changes of importance have been made in the first 180 pages of the present edition.... The two chapters on ‘Disposal of sewage’ and ‘Refuse and garbage’ have been rewritten and extended to cover some of the advances of the past eight years, and an appendix has been added which contains matter on water supply and purification supplementary to that in the first edition.” (Engin. N.)
“Not only a creditable production but practically the only one covering just its field.”
Merriman, Mansfield, and Jacoby, Henry Sylvester.Text-book on roofs and bridges, pt. 4, Higher structures. 3d ed., rev. and enl. $2.50. Wiley.
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“Not a treatise, but only a text-book, and only an elementary text-book. The authors nowhere pretend to thoroughness in treatment. They discuss only the principal types of ‘higher structures:’ the continuous girder, the drawbridge, the suspension bridge, and the metal arch (the inclusion of the cantilever bridge and three-hinged arch, which are statically determinate, seems somewhat inappropriate.)”—Engin. N.
“The book has many excellences, both in plan and detail. A few minor faults also remain.”
“Despite its brevity and limitations, the work on higher structures by Merriman and Jacoby is the best general work in America to-day. Indeed, there is no other one book of the same size that gives so general a treatment. The volume is worthy of the attention of every student and designing engineer. It indicates the trend of modern analysis.” C. Derleth, jr.
*Merritt, Albert Newton.Federal regulation of railway rates. **$1. Houghton.
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This discussion was awarded first prize in the 1906 Hart, Schaffner and Marx prize essays in economics. The phases of the subject presented are the following: Are American railway rates excessive? Federal control of rates is necessary. Objections to rate-fixing by a commission, The interstate commerce act and its interpretation by the commission and by the courts, and A rational plan for public control of rates.
Merwin, Samuel and Webster, Henry K.Comrade John. †$1.50. Macmillan.
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The subtle satire upon our modern tendency to embrace newly coined religions which underlies this story will not mar the tale for mere lovers of romance but will make it for those who see the humor in today’s sects and religious colonies. One Herman Stein has invented a religion of “toil and triumph” and associates with him in the creation of a fitting setting for his community a young architect with a showman’s instinct. To this combined Mecca and Luna Park comes the one woman. The two men contend for her favor and the one by sacrificing all to save her gains her love.
“Altogether the book, while it cannot be very strongly praised as a novel of character and motive, has the story-interest strongly developed and well maintained.”
Metchnikoff, Elie.Immunity in infective diseases; tr. from the French by Francis G. Binnie. *$5.25. Macmillan.
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Descriptive note in December, 1905.
Meyer, Balthasar H.History of the Northern securities case. pa. 60c. Univ. of Wis.
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“The ten chapters in eighty-two pages give a clear, concise, and readable history of the litigation [in the Northern securities case], including the genesis of the idea of a holding company and the causes of organization, the action of the state authorities and the federal government, with an analysis of the decisions in the main case, and in the ancillary litigation over the liquidation of the company. The appendix gives a number of the briefs or documents of the litigation in a form convenient for reference.”—Yale R.
“It is fortunate that the greatest attempt to effect railroad consolidation should have had so able a historian as Professor B. H. Meyer.” Emory R. Johnson.
“A careful and scholarly treatment from the economic view-point.” Wm. Hill.
“The style is clear and forcible. In some places, particularly in the introductory chapters it would seem that the author had studied conciseness at the expense of the clearness which would have been gained by fuller amplification of the narrative. The author is manifestly familiar with the material and thorough and accurate research is shown throughout. Full justice is done to the dissenting as well as the prevailing opinions.” Frederick N. Judson.
Meyer, Ernst von.History of chemistry from the earliest times to the present day; being also an introduction to the study of the science; tr. with the author’s sanction by George McGowan. 3d Eng. ed., tr. from the 3d Germ. ed. *$4.25. Macmillan.
This third edition includes additions and alterations which bring the work down to date.
“The work is convenient, because there is no better one (except Ladenburg’s, which is too small), and in spite of its numerous inconveniences. Among these is the avoidance of dates.”
“The work is a perfect treasure-house in its wealth of bibliographical and biographical detail. Its literary charm lies in the simplicity and directness of its style, characteristicswhich Dr. McGowan has well preserved in his admirable rendering into English.”
“An unbiased historical research study.”
Meyer, Hugo R.British state telegraphs.**$1.50. Macmillan.
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Prof. Meyer here resumes his study of the history of public ownership in Great Britain. It is a two-part story which the author tells of the British state telegraphs: the purchase of the telegraphs, in 1870, from the companies that had established the industry of telegraphy; and the subsequent conduct of the business of telegraphy by the government. “Both parts contain a record of fact and experience of importance to the American public at the present moment, when there is before them the proposal to embark upon the policy of the municipal ownership and operation of the so-called municipal public service industries.”
Meyer, Hugo Richard.Municipal ownership in Great Britain. *$1.50. Macmillan.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“So far as it goes, the book is a model in its way. No one need feel any doubt as to where the author stands. It shows an excellent grasp of the subject and is a scholarly, though somewhat uninteresting, presentation of the evidence from his own point of view. He no longer assumes the attitude of the judge, but rather that of the special pleader.” Garrett Droppers.
“The best that can be said of Professor Meyer’s book is that it is an able ‘ex parte’ statement of the case against municipal ownership in Great Britain.” Delos F. Wilcox.
“A noteworthy contribution, to a vexed question. It is a careful and minute study, showing vast research and erudition. The work notwithstanding its appearance of great learning, will, in the opinion of the reviewers, fail to carry conviction to the reader. The prejudice of the author crops out too plainly at every turn. The book smacks more of the library than of the world of affairs.” John H. Gray.
Meyer, Hugo R.Public ownership and the telephone in Great Britain. **$1.50. Macmillan.
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Still a further continuation of Professor Meyer’s history of public ownership in Great Britain. It gives the history, written from original documents, of the efforts of the British government to administer the telephone service in England.
Michael, Mrs. Helen C.Studies in plant and organic chemistry, and literary papers; with biographical sketch. *$2.50. Riverside press.
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“The volume contains an extended biographical sketch; an introduction to Mrs. Michael’s work in chemistry, by Dr. Wiley; sixteen papers on organic chemistry, four of them in German; and four literary papers which discuss such themes as ‘Science and philosophy in art,’ ‘The drama in relation to truth,’ Whitman Browning, etc. A photogravure portrait forms the frontispiece and shows the face of a most attractive woman.”—Dial.
“The sketch itself is well proportioned and discriminating, and is thoroughly appreciative of Mrs. Michael’s remarkable powers. Every student of plant-physiology will be glad to have in this compact form the scattered papers which, under her maiden name of Abbott, Mrs. Michael contributed to many scientific publications.”
Michel, Emile.Rembrandt: a memorial; il. with seventy plates in color and photogravure. *$5. Lane.
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This volume has grown out of the renewed interest in Rembrandt which was awakened by Holland’s tercentenary celebration of the birth of the great master.
“Altogether this ‘Rembrandt’ will be a book that all lovers of art will want to have on their shelves and in their hands; and when it is complete with the special plate that is to be presented to subscribers, it will be one of the most artistic productions of the time.”
“The omission of an index is the great blemish on the work; and this is intensified by the not over-careful way in which the list of plates in colour and in photogravure has been drawn up.”
“The book as a whole is one of the best of the art books of the present season.”
Mighels, Philip Verrill.Sunnyside Tad. †$1.25. Harper.
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Sunnyside Tad and Diogenes, the tawny little pup that he rescued from drowning, are outcast chums who suffer and rejoice together. The two in their David and Jonathan relations teach a lesson brimful of love and fearlessness.
“A first-class boy’s story.”
*Mijatovich, Chedomille.Royal tragedy; being the story of the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga, of Servia. *$2.50. Dodd.
A full story of the Servian tragedy with all the elements that entered into the plot and its execution.
“He writes of matters which almost involve passion, but he writes (as might be expected of him) dispassionately. The story that he has to tell is full of interest, and he tells it admirably.”
“The writer is frankly a partisan of King Milan. Its chief defect lies in the excessive intrusion of the author’s personality.”
“M. Chedomille Mijatovich tells the tragic story in a remarkably interesting book.”
Miles, George H.Said the rose, and other lyrics; with an introd. by John C. Collins. **$1. Longmans.
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“Poems of a writer who died forty years ago. They have been rescued from the past, and have met with appreciative comment. “The titular lyric is the plaint of a rose, plucked by a lady to wear upon her bosom for an hour, and then cast ruthlessly away.... A number of the poems in this volume are impressions of Italy, particularly of Italian art, and the influence of Browning is very evident.” (Dial.) A graceful biographical and critical introduction by Mr. Churton Collins will serve to acquaint the present generation with the amiable and gifted man who, in the preceding one, adorned the chair of English in Mount St. Mary’s college, Emmetsburg.” (Cath. World.)
“Reading the fifty pages of Mr. Collins’s appreciative essay, we learn anew the lesson offame’s caprice, for we become acquainted with a writer of admirable qualities, whose performance certainly deserved something less than the entire forgetfulness that seems to have become its portion.” Wm. M. Payne.
Reviewed by Christian Gauss.
“All of the work is accomplished, but none save perhaps ‘Beatrice,’ shows any trace of original talent.”
Mill, John Stuart.Subjection of women; new ed.; ed. with introductory analysis by Stanton Coit. *40c. Longmans.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
Millard, Thomas Franklin Fairfax.New Far East. **$1.50. Scribner.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Is written a little too much in the spirit of a man who feels that he is tilting against generally accepted opinions, but his volume is none the less an excellent one, indeed one of the most enlightening we have on the present Far Eastern situation.” Archibald Cary Coolidge.
Miller, Elizabeth Jane.Saul of Tarsus; a tale of the early Christians; with il. by Andre Castaigne. †$1.50. Bobbs.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Vivid and absorbing narrative.”
“One of the most interesting and well-written novels of the year.” Amy C. Rich.
“As far as historic truth is concerned, there is little fault to be found with the novel. It is a pity that as much can not be said of the style. It is lacking in life, and the interest of the reader often flags.”
Miller, Rev. James Russell.Christmas-making. **30c. Crowell.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“A good, optimistic little book, but with nothing very striking about it, either in contents or style.” Robert E. Bisbee.
Miller, Rev. James Russell.For the best things, pa. bds. **65c. Crowell.
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“A trumpet call for striving ‘for the best things,’ an appeal to the best impulse in the human heart.”
Miller, Rev. James Russell.Glimpses of the heavenly life. **30c. Crowell.
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Belonging to the “What is worth while” series, this little book aims to give some of the glimpses of the heavenly life which the Bible reveals.
Miller, Rev. James Russell.Morning thoughts. **65c. Crowell.
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Page sermons for every day in the year, whose aim is to start the reader out upon his new day with some actively helpful thought.
Miller, John Henderson.Where the rainbow touches the ground. †$1. Funk.
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A Kansas cyclone is responsible in a freakish way for the restoration of property to a man who had surely known the hardships of the “submerged tenth.” The book is full of local color in which herbs and simples, and homely philosophy abound.
“We do not share the high opinion of this story which the publishers seem to entertain nor can we agree with them that the author is a writer of exceptional power. The ethical tone of the work is good and the lessons of practical value.”
“The story is told with a quaint sort of art which will appeal to the jaded novel-reader.”
Miller, Mrs. Harriet (Mann) (Olive Thorne Miller, pseud.).Harry’s runaway. †$1.25. Houghton.
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A sure cure for the runaway malady. The good work of parents in restraining dissatisfied boys is helpfully supplemented in Mrs. Miller’s story. Harry Barnes persuades a playmate to run away with him. Their experiences lead to a half starved condition in which their parents find them. To make Harry’s lesson more impressive each night some one drops in and tells a runaway story which shatters some youthful ideal of heroism and reduces the would-be hero to the suppliant state.
Miller, Mrs. Harriet (Mann) (Olive Thorne Miller, pseud.).What happened to Barbara. †$1.25. Houghton.
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A little girl of thirty years ago is the heroine of Mrs. Miller’s story. “The story has the air of being autobiographical, and is interesting for two reasons, and two only: It furnishes a kind of proof that there is a type of healthy child life in which the thing we know as sentiment is non-existent: and it demonstrates the possibility of converting into quasi-literary form the amazing gift of being able to discourse ‘ad libitum’ about absolutely nothing.” (Lit. D.)
“It might be, and doubtless is, in the main, a carefully expurgated account of the part of the author’s own life which lies in the schoolgirl stage.”
Millet, Jean Francois.Drawings of Jean Francois Millet: 50 facsimile reproductions of the master’s work with an introductory essay by Leonce Benedite. *$20. Lippincott.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“The disappointment is in the selection. Now and then there is an obvious blunder in the title given. If a competent technical study of the merits of Millet’s drawing, as drawing, was unattainable, why not omit the text altogether and publish a portfolio? Well worth more than the price asked, if one has the money to spend.”
“The volume before us is a really desirable possession, and not merely another so-called ‘art book.’”
Millikan, Robert Andrews, and Gale, Henry Gordon.Laboratory course in physics for secondary schools. *40c. Ginn.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“A possible objection to the proposed course lies in the introduction of the vernier and themicrometer calimeter. The use of these instruments seems contrary to the authors’ attempt to avoid the ‘creeping-over’ of the methods and the instruments of research and specialization from the university into the high school, where they have absolutely no place. The same objection might be urged against the use of per cent. errors and discussion of accuracy of measurements. The book is to be commended, not only for its improvements over older manuals, but also as part of acompletedandtriedcourse.” F. R. Watson.
Mills, Lawrence Heyworth.Zarathushtra, Philo, the Achaemenides and Israel. *$4. Open ct.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“From the first words of the preface ... to the end of the book, there is so much involved construction and verbiage, combined with misprints that the author’s ‘reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff.’”
Mills, (Thomas) Wesley.Voice production in singing and speaking, based on scientific principles. **$2. Lippincott.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is scientific in the best sense.” Richard Aldrich.
Milton, John.Complete poetical works; with a biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. $1.25. Crowell.
Milton’s poetical works uniform with the “Thin paper poets.” The introduction by Mr. Dole aims to elucidate the circumstances, motives and intention of each of the poems individually.
Minchin, George M., and Dale, J. B.Mathematical drawing. *$2.10. Longmans.
An exposition of the subject which presupposes a knowledge of analytic geometry and the calculus so far as methods are concerned, but which makes no use of theorems proved by them. Nearly half of the book is devoted to a discussion of conical and parallel projection.
“This book is of rather more interest to the mathematician than the engineer; it has several features that are of value to both, but is too brief to be of greatest service to either.”
Mitchell, John Ames.Silent war. $1.50. Life pub.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Is no more impressive as a warning than it is interesting as a romance. The interest of the reader is aroused at the very beginning and held in leash throughout until the final denouement.” Ellis O. Jones.
“The book is in many ways strong. It is original, improbable, and not so well written as ‘Amos Judd’ and others of Mr. Mitchell’s books.” Madeleine Z. Doty.
Mitchell, William.Structure and growth of the mind. *$2.60. Macmillan.
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“A treatise on descriptive and genetic psychology in four main parts: The direct explanation of the mind, Sympathetic and aesthetic intelligence, The growth of intelligence, and Extension of direct explanation and the direct explanation.”
“It is, however, frankly technical: it is a book to be studied, not to be read. It has the discursive form of lectures, yet, after all, of written lectures that reflect the slow and careful growth of his phrasing and presentation, and assume a like attentive and painstaking attitude on the part of the student in the class-room or the study. To the circle of those specifically minded to follow the pursuit the work is enthusiastically recommended as a notable addition to the modern literature of psychology.”
“The fact that the views which are supported are throughout reasoned views gives it an unusually stimulating quality. And this quality would be still more in evidence were it not for a certain occasional elusiveness in the presentation of the argument, which is not altogether removed by the detail analysis that is provided.” W. G. Smith.
“It is an abstruse, laborious book, the work of one who is not fanatically attached to either school, who studies both the direct and indirect explanations of the structure and growth of mind.”
“The discursive style and the absence of prominent landmarks would often give the reader a rather vague idea of the plan of exposition, were it not for the table of contents, which is a model of scientific analysis, and almost makes up for the absence of an alphabetical index.”
“Mr. Mitchell’s work will compare very favourably with the best philosophical books of recent years.”
“A stimulating and serviceable guide-book in psychology, devoted to elaborate and searching criticism for the benefit of readers who are not in a hurry to run while reading.”
“One of the most interesting chapters in this book is on the power of suggestion, or the power of a thought to determine a course of thought.”
Mitton, G. E.Jane Austen and her times.*$2.75. Putnam.