Bookbinding, and the Care of Books. Douglas Cockerell. Appleton & Co., 156 Tremont Street, Boston. 342 pages, 5 x 71/2 inches. Cloth, $1.20 net; postage, 8 cents.

Those who are interested in bookbinding will welcome the publication of "Bookbinding, and the Care of Books," by Appleton & Co. The author, Douglas Cockerell, treats the subject in a full and practical way, that will be very helpful to those amateurs who desire to learn to do this work. The professional worker, librarians and book-owners generally, will find in it much valuable information. Numerous illustrations supplement the text very completely, nearly every tool and process being adequately shown. This is the first of a series of "Technical Handbooks on the Artistic Crafts." A volume on "Cabinet Making and Designing," by C. Spooner, is in preparation.