A guide book less for the wayfarer or climber than for the tourist of
the beaten track. It abounds in descriptions of towns; includes history,
legends, folklore, customs; and emphasizes the Roman and Italian
influences on Tyrol.
* * * * *
“His book would be improved by a good map, and a careful index. The
volume is so badly bound that the coloured plates fell out when first we
turned over the pages.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 10. Jl. 3. 370w.
“An exceptionally interesting historical and descriptive account of a
delightful land and people.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 39: 83. N. ’09. 50w.
“An exhaustive account.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 722. N. 20, ’09. 180w.
“Mr. Holland’s book is as pleasant to read before or after visiting the
Tyrol as it will be useful to the visitor who is fortunate enough to
find himself there.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: sup. 5. Jl. 17, ’09. 320w.
=Holland, Cornelius Joseph.=^{[12]} Divine story; a short life of our
blessed Lord written specially for young people. *$1. Joseph M.
Tally, 512 Westminster st., Providence, R. I.
9–8404.
“The life of Christ, as given by the Evangelists, is fragmentary;
rehearsed once more in plain speech and with unquestioning faith, it may
gather fresh impulse and call out new trust. This is the purpose and
this the effect of this little book.”—Dial.
* * * * *
“This life of our Lord, intended for young persons, comes as near to the
ideal as we can reasonably hope for. Though the book professes to be for
the use of young persons, it may very well aspire to serve the laity at
large.”
+ + =Cath. World.= 89: 835. S. ’09. 150w.
“The directness, confidence, and sincerity of the author call out
kindred feelings in the reader.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 390. N. 16, ’09. 300w.
=Holland, Rupert Sargent.=^{[10]} Man in the tower. †$1.50.
Lippincott.
9–25178.
A dramatic story based upon the legend of “the invisible prince,” John
Christian XX, Prince of Athelstein, whose throne was stolen from him by
the regent while he was forced into banishment. The narrative tells how
the prince played a winning game in thwarting the conspirator by
marrying the very princess whom the regent was depending upon for the
carrying out his nefarious schemes.
* * * * *
“An exciting novel.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 650. O. 23, ’09. 40w.
=Holland, Thomas Erskine.=^{[8]} Laws of war on land; written and
unwritten. *$1.50. Oxford.
9–3067.
“Mr. Holland in this short compilation aims to codify such usages as
have by general acceptance become recognized as binding on civilized
nations in time of war. Even now after the declaration of the Hague
conference of 1907 it must be admitted that there are many important
points upon which no declaration has as yet been made. The Hague
declarations are made the groundwork about which the discussions of less
generally accepted practices are grouped. There are valuable
cross-references to the chief authorities. The latter half of the book
contains a republication of the more important national instructions as
to the laws of war on land, the text of the Hague declarations and an
historical review of the chief diplomatic notes relating to the laws of
war.”—Ann. Am. Acad.
* * * * *
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 183. Jl. ’09. 140w.
“Mr. Holland has expended much labor in the preparation of this little
book, and the results are presented with the logic and precision which
always characterize his work.”
+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 169. Mr. ’09. 320w.
=Holley, Clifford Dyer.=^{[10]} Lead and zinc pigments. *$3. Wiley.
9–22027.
Gives a full description of the manufacture and properties of the
various lead and zinc pigments. It traces the history of the paint
manufacture in the United States, describes the four processes by which
white lead is made. “Sublimed lead (sulphate), zinc-lead and lead oxides
are described; lead-poisoning is fully discussed; European practice has
a chapter; white zinc and the various ways to make it, and lithopone,
are given about fifty pages; and finally about eighty pages are devoted
to grinding, painting tests, and physical and chemical examination of
both pigments and mixed paints.... Scattered through the book everywhere
are found remarks on technical and disputed points of much interest.”
(Engin. N.)
* * * * *
“This is by far the most complete and authoritative book yet written on
the subject.” A. H. Sabin.
+ =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 27. S. 16, ’09. 1000w.
“This work is admirably written, well arranged, and excellently gotten
out, with profuse illustrations. The general criticism of it is that Dr.
Holley too often gives new conclusions as if they were facts without
giving the facts on which these conclusions are based.”
+ − =Engin. Rec.= 60: 390. O. 2, ’09. 550w.
=Hollis, Alfred Claud.=^{[8]} The Nandi: their language and folk-lore.
*$5.25. Oxford.
9–14599.
A companion volume to the author’s work on “The Masai” in which he deals
with an allied tribe. “The Nandi, for some time one of the most
troublesome elements in the Uganda Protectorate, has now been taught a
respect for order, and Mr. Hollis anticipates a more prosperous future
for them. They seem to occupy an intellectual level which gives at least
some of response to a wise and considerate treatment. Mr. Hollis’s
volume contains a sketch of the history of the people and of their
customs, social and religious. Then we have specimens of their
folk-lore, and finally a grammar and vocabulary.” (Spec.)
* * * * *
“Except in Mr. Hollis’s previous work on the Masai, the student has
never before, we think, been furnished with the materials for acquiring
so thorough a knowledge of the language of an East African tribe.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 697. Je. 12. 1400w.
“A. C. Hollis, to whom we owe an excellent book on the Masai, now gives
us an equally excellent study of the Nandi.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 35. Jl. 8, ’09. 280w.
“It will thus be seen that Mr. Hollis has made a noteworthy contribution
to our knowledge of the ethnology of British East Africa.” A. C. H.
+ =Nature.= 80: 249. Ap. 29, ’09. 930w.
“We must be content with expressing our sense of the energy and industry
with which the author has dealt with the subject.”
+ =Spec.= 102: sup. 644. Ap. 24, ’09. 270w.
=Holman, Henry.=^{[6]} Pestalozzi: an account of his life and work.
*$1.10. Longmans.