_8 Page_ Supplemental List of Books on Manufactures and Industries. _8 Page_ List of Books just issued. MONTHLY RECORD. _16 Page_ Monthly Record of Scientific Literature Sent regularly to any address, on request. 23 Murray and 27 Warren Streets, New York. D. Van Nostrand Company Announce the early issue of the WESTMINSTER SERIES. 8vo, cloth, fully illustrated, Each, $2.00 net. Much of the information forthcoming in these volumes is either not available to the general public, or if available, is widely scattered. These volumes will be issued at short intervals. _NOW READY._ =INDIA-RUBBER AND ITS MANUFACTURE=, with Chapters on Gutta-Percha and Balata. By H. L. Terry, F.I.C., Assoc. Inst. M.M. =ELECTRIC POWER AND TRACTION.= By F. H. Davies, A.M.I.E.E. =LIQUID AND GASEOUS FUELS, AND THE PART THEY play in Modern Power Production.= By Professor Vivian B. Lewes, F.I.C., F.C.S. =COAL.= By James Tonge, M.I.M.E., F.G.S., etc. (Lecturer on Mining at Victoria University, Manchester). =THE BOOK: Its History and Development.= By Cyril Davenport, V.D., F.S.A. =IRON AND STEEL.= By J. H. Stansbie, B.Sc., F.I.C. =TOWN GAS FOR LIGHTING AND HEATING.= By W. H. Y. Webber, C. E. =GLASS.= By Walter Rosenhain, Superintendent of the Department of Metallurgy in the National Physical Laboratory, late Scientific Adviser in the Glass Works of Messrs. Chance Bros. & Co. _IN PREPARATION._ =PATENTS. Trade Marks and Designs.= By Kenneth R. Swan (Oxon.), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. =THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.= By R. W. Sindall, F.C.S. =WOOD PULP AND ITS APPLICATIONS.= By C. F. Cross, E. J. Bevan, and R. W. Sindall. =STEAM ENGINES.= By J. T. Rossiter, M.I.E.E., A.M.I.M.E. =PRECIOUS STONES. With a Chapter on Artificial Stones.= By W. Goodchild, M.B., B.Ch. =ELECTRIC LAMPS.= By Maurice Solomon, A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. =STEAM LOCOMOTIVES.= By Vaughan Pendred, M.I.Mech.E. =GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS.= By Thomas K. Rose, D.Sc., of the Royal Mint. =ELECTRO-METALLURGY.= By J. B. C. Kershaw, F.I.C. =PHOTOGRAPHY.= By Alfred Watkins, President-Elect of the Photographic Convention, 1907. =COMMERCIAL PAINTS AND PAINTING.= By A S. Jennings, Hon. Consulting Examiner, City and Guilds of London Institute. =BREWING AND DISTILLING.= By James Grant, F.S.C. Publishers and Booksellers, 23 Murray and 27 Warren Streets, NEW YORK. Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained. Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained. The appearance of the Table of Contents has been altered slightly. Index not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.