Glasgow, and Yorkshire St., Rochdale, execute Contracts in all parts of the Kingdom. Their Library Department is highly-organised to give service with promptitude and efficiency. Place your orders for current literature, remainders, and second-hand books with them, and get the benefit of their economic service. All consignments carriage paid to destination. 3-11, DUNLOP STREET, GLASGOW, and at 95, Yorkshire St., Rochdale. LIBRARY BOOKSELLERS Specialising in Library Work with the FOR PROMPT ATTENTION AND EFFICIENT SERVICE The Woolston Book Co., Ltd. NOTTINGHAM. The meeting concluded with very hearty thanks to the Chairman and the Leicester Public Libraries and Art Gallery Committee for their hospitality; to Mr. E. E. Lowe for the local arrangements; and to Mr. Bates for his excellent lecture on bookbinding. LIBRARY ASSISTANTS' ASSOCIATION: The attention of members is invited to the following competition : Mr. M. Jackson Wrigley, F.L.A., Librarian of the Liverpool Library, Lyceum, offers two prizes of 10s. 6d. each for the best two essays on "The Film: its uses as an Educative and Publicity Agent." (1) The competition is open to all members and associates in the North Western Branch, both the Liverpool and District Division and the Bolton and District Division. (2) There is no limit to the number of words. (3) Originality, method of treatment, and literary style will be regarded as deciding factors. (4) Essays should bear an assumed name and be accompanied by a statement (in a separate envelope) to the effect that the work is the competitor's own unaided effort. This statement should bear both the writer's real and assumed name. (5) Essays must reach Mr. Wrigley by January 31st, 1922, in envelopes endorsed in the top left hand corner" Competition." Mr. Wrigley will be the adjudicator, and his decision must be taken as final. It is to be hoped that a large number of assistants will compete, as the subject is certainly very attractive. Members will recollect that Mr. Wrigley recently published through Messrs. Grafton and Co. a book entitled The Film: its Uses in Popular Education” (Coptic Series, 6s.). Copies of this interesting work are in the Reference Library, Liverpool, the Lending Libraries 'Depôt, Liverpool, and no doubt also in many other libraries in the Area. CORRESPONDENCE. THE EDITOR, Library World, SIR, 8, COPTIC STREET, W.C.1. 22nd December, 1921. I shall be very grateful if you will insert this request in the next issue of the Library World. With a view to forming a collection of the bookplates used in the various public libraries throughout the United Kingdom, I shall be indebted if librarians of the various libraries will send to me a copy of the bookplate used in their library. Thanking you in anticipation, Public Library, Watford, Herts. I am, Sir, etc., H. E. WAITES. A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS up to and including 1500. (Author of "Conspectus Incunabulorum," etc.) than a The two existing bibliographies dealing with early arithmetics are neither of them of much use for the period previous to 1501. De Morgan's Bibliography is nothing more sketch of this period, and Smith's "Rara Arithmetica," although excellent for the books in Mr. Plimpton's collection, is not by any means exhaustive. In Mr. PEDDIE's list, not only are the separate arithmetical books listed, but an attempt has been made to include every Full work which has a section dealing with the subject. Bibliographical references are given, and as many known copies as possible are registered in order to facilitate research. Edition strictly limited to the number Royal 8vo; wrappers. Price £1 1s. net. Intending subscribers are requested to register their orders immediately, as the work will not be put in hand until a sufficient number of subscriptions has been obtained to justify the printing of the Bibliography. GRAFTON & CO., Coptic House, 7 & 8, Coptic House, London, W.C.1. Printed by FRANK JUCKES, 85. Aston Street, Birmingham, and Published for the Proprietors by GRAFTON & CO., 8, Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London, W.C. 1. |