BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10413, 10 April 1897, Page 1 (Supplement)

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.

A Dictionary ok Titlku I'wtsoNS : Wintakers, 12, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.—The full title of thia book is, " A Dictionary of Titled Persons for the year 1897, designed as a companion to Wihitaker's Almanac, and containing an extended lift of the Royal Family, tho Peerage with titled issue, dowager ladies, Baronets, Knights, and Companions, Privy Councillors, and Home and Colonial Bishop?, with a comprehensive introduction, and an index of country soats." The present in tho firab issue of the book, which is intended to bo an annual. The design ia to supply all the most requisite information in respect to every person of title. Asa specimen of the entries in the " Directory of Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, etc.," we gjve that referring to our new Governor:—" Ranfurly, sth Earl of, Uchter John Mark Knox, E. of Kanfurly ([re. 1831). Vise. Northland (1791) and Bn. Wollcs (1781); sits as Bn. Ranfurly (U.K. IS'2S); a Lord-in-Waiting to fI.M.; son of 3rd E. and bro. of 4th ;b. Aug. 14,1856; sue. 1875; mar. (1880) Hon. Constance Elizabeth (Countess of Ranfurly), dau. of 7th V. Charlemoat: issue, 1 eon and 3 dans. (I dec); heir, bis son, Vise. Northland (Q.V., b. 1882); seats, Northland House, Dungaimoti, Tyrone; East Burnham Lodge, Slough, Bucks; club, Carlton." The publishers claim that they possess exceptional advantages for this new undertaking from their long experience in connection with the preparation of tho Almanac. The work will certainly prove useful as a substitute for the largo books on the peerago and baronetage.

Wisdes's Cricketers' Almanack (foe 1897). Published by John Wisden and Co., 21, Cranbourn-street, near Leicester Square, London, W.O.—Wβ have to acknowledge receipt) of the thirty-fourth edition of Wisden's Almanack, edited by Sydney H. Pardon, n number that h perhaps even more interesting acceptable than previous issues, containing as in does a very complete account) of the tour of the ninth Australian Eleven through England, together with a statistical tablo of bowling and batting average:, etc., of both the Australians and Englishmen. This alone should mako the 1897 number invaluable to all colonial enthusiasts aa a record of the triumphal tour of the ninth Australian Eleven. In addition to a record of the season's cricket, the present issue touches upon the " Follow on," and othera matters that are engaging the attention of cricketers; also a list (compiled by Mr. Gaston) of the various batsmen who, in the course of one season's play, have since 1850 scored a thousand' runs. Under | the letterpress, " Five cricketers of the year" are portraits of Lilley, Richardson', Ranjifcsinbji, Hugh Trnmble, and Sidney Gregory, together with interesting skotdun of the careers of the five men, and details of all tha Indian Prince's scores in first-clnsa matches last summer. Wisden, though ever increasing in size and value as a record, is still published at Is. and no cricketers library or shelf is complete wiChouM copy.