4 JANUARY 1896, Page 33

In Bibliographica : Part VII. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.),

Mr. Allnutt continues the subject of Provincial Presses down to the year 1750. Many of the notices refer to newspapers. Sir E. M. Thompson writes on "The Grotesque and the Humorous

in Illuminations of the Middle Ages ; " "American Book-Clubs," described by Mr. E. N. North, are of the " Roxburghe Club" or " Chetham So2iety " type. They seem to be supported with much energy in the States.