LUDEWIG. With additions and corrections by PROFESSOR WM. W. TURNER. Edited by NICOLAS TRÜBNER. London, Trübner & Co., 60, Paternoster Row, 1858. 8vo, fly and general title 2 leaves; Dr. Ludewig's preface, pp. v. -viii.; the Editor's preface, pp. ix.-xii.; Biographical Memoir of Dr. Ludewig, pp. xiii., xiv.; and INTRODUCTORY BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES, pp. xv.— xxiv., followed by list of Contents. Then follow Dr. Ludewig's Bibliotheca Glottica, alphabetically arranged, with additions by the editor, pp. 1-209; Prof. Turner's additions, with those of the editor to the same, also alphabetically arranged, pp. 210-246; Index, pp. 247-256; and list of Errata, pp. 257,258.

This work is intended to supply a great want, now that the study of Ethnology has proved that exotic languages are not mere curiosities, but essential and interesting parts of the natural history of man, forming one of the most curious links in the great chain of national affinities, defining, as they do, the reciprocity existing between man and the soil he lives upon. No one can venture to write the history of America without a knowledge of her aboriginal languages, and unimportant as such researches may seem to men engaged in the mere bustling occupations of life, they will at least acknowledge that these records of the past, like the stern-lights of a departing ship, are the last glimmers of savage life, as it becomes absorbed, or recedes before the tide of civilization. Dr. Ludewig and Professor Turner have made most diligent use of the public and private collections in America, access to all of which was most liberally granted to them. This has placed at their disposal the labours of the American missionaries, so little known on this side of the Atlantic, that they may be looked upon almost in the light of untrodden ground. But English and continental libraries have also been ransacked, and Dr. Ludewig kept up a constant and active correspondence with scholars of "the Fatherland," as well as with men of similar tastes and pursuits in France, Spain, and Holland, determined to leave no stone unturned, to render his labours as complete as possible. The volume, perfect in itself, is the first of an enlarged edition of Vater's " Linguarum totius Orbis Index." The work has been noticed by the press of both continents, and I may be permitted to refer particularly to the following

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"This work, mainly the production of the late Herr Ludewig, a German naturalized in America, is devoted to an account of the Literature of the aboriginal languages of that country. It gives an alphabetical list of the various tribes of whose language any record remains, and refers to the works, papers, or manuscripts, in which such information may be found. The work has evidently been a labour of love; and as no pains seem to have been spared by the editors, Prof. Turner and Mr. Trübner, in rendering the work as accurate and complete as possible, those who are most interested in its contents will be best able to judge of the labour and assiduity bestowed upon it by author, editors, and publisher.”—Athenæum, 5th April, 1858.

"This is the first instalment of a work which will be of the greatest value to philologists; and is a compendium of the aboriginal languages of the American continents, and a digest of all the known literature bearing upon those languages. Mr. Trübner's

hand has been engaged passim, and in his preface he lays claim to about one-sixth of the whole; and we have no doubt that the encouragement with which this portion of the work will be received by scholars, will be such as to inspire Mr. Trübner with sufficient confidence to persevere in his arduous and most honourable task."-The Critic, 15th Dec., 1857.

"Few would believe that a good octavo volume would be necessary to exhaust the subject, yet so it is, and this handsome, useful, and curious volume, carefully compiled by M. Ludewig, assisted by Professor Turner, and edited by the careful hand of Mr. Trübner, the well-known publisher, will be sure to find a place in many libraries.”— Bent's Advertiser, Nov. 6, 1857.

"The lovers of American Linguistics will find in the work of Mr. Trübner scarcely any point omitted, calculated to aid the comparative philologer in tracing the various languages of the great Western Continent."-Galway Mercury, 30th Jan., 1858.

"Only those deeply versed in philological studies can appreciate this book at its full value. It shows that there are upwards of seven hundred and fifty aboriginal American languages.”—Gentleman's Magazine, February, 1858.

"The work contains an account of no fewer than seven hundred different aboriginal dialects of America, with an introductory chapter of bibliographical information; and under each dialect is an account of any grammars or other works illustrative of it."The Bookseller, January, 1858.

"I have not time, nor is it my purpose, to go into a review of this admirable work, or to attempt to indicate the extent and value of its contents. It is, perhaps, enough to say, that apart from a concise but clear enumeration and notice of the various general philological works which treat, with greater or less fulness, of American languages, or which incidentally touch upon their bibliography, it contains not less than 256 closely printed octavo pages of bibliographical notices of grammars, vocabularies, etc., of the aboriginal languages of America. It is a peculiar and valuable feature of the work, that not only the titles of printed or published grammars or vocabularies are given, but also that unpublished or MS. works of these kinds are noticed, in all cases where they are known to exist, but which have disappeared among the débris of the suppressed convents and religious establishments of Spanish America."-E. G. Squier, in a Paper read before the American Ethnological Society, 12th Jan., 1858.

"In consequence of the death of the author before he had finished the revisal of the work, it has been carefully examined by competent scholars, who have also made many valuable additions.”—American Publisher's Circular, 30th Jan., 1858.

"It contains 256 closely printed pages of titles of printed books and manuscripts, and notices of American aboriginal languages, and embraces references to nearly all that has been written or published respecting them, whether in special works, or incidentally in books of travels, periodicals, or proceedings of learned societies."-New York Herald, 29th Jan., 1858.

"Je terminerai en annonçant le premier volume d'une publication appelée à rendre de grands services à la philologie comparée et à linguistique générale. Je veux parler de la Bibliotheca Glottica, ouvrage devant renfermer la liste de tous les dictionnaires et de toutes les grammaires des langues connues, tant imprimés que manuscrits. L'éditeur de cette précieuse bibliographie est Mr. Nicolas Trübner, dont le nom est honorablement connu dans le monde oriental. Le premier volume est consacré aux ¡diomes américains; le second doit traiter des langues de l'Inde. Le travail est fait avec le soin le plus consciencieux, et fera honneur à M. Nicolas Trübner, surtout s'il

poursuit son œuvre avec la même ardeur qu'il a mise à la commencer."-(L. Leon de Rosny) Revue de l'Orient, février, 1858.

"Mr. Trübner's most important work on the Bibliography of the aboriginal languages of America, is deserving of all praise, as eminently useful to those who study that branch of literature. The value, too, of the book, and of the pains which its compilation must have cost, will not be lessened by the consideration that it is the first in this field of linguistic literature."-Petermann's Geographische Mittheilungen, p. 79. Feb., 1858.

"Undoubtedly this volume of Trübner's Bibliotheca Glottica ranks amongst the most valuable additions which of late years have enriched our bibliographical literature. To us, as Germans, it is most gratifying that the initiative has been taken by a German bookseller himself, one of the most intelligent and active of our countrymen abroad, to produce a work which has higher aims than mere pecuniary profit, and that he, too, has laboured at its production with his own hands; because daily it is becoming a circumstance of rarer occurrence that, as in this case, it is a bookselle.'s primary object to serve the cause of literature, rather than to enrieh himself.”—(P. Trömel) Börsenblatt, 4th Jan., 1858.

"In the compilation of the work the editors have availed themselves not only of the labours of Vater, Barton, Duponceau, Gallatin, De Souza, and others; but also of the MS. sources left by the Missionaries, and of many books of which even the library of the British Museum is deficient, and furnish the fullest account of the literature of no less than 525 languages. The value of the work, so necessary to the study of ethnology, is greatly enhanced by the addition of a good index.”—Berliner National-Zeitung, 22nd Nov., 1857.

The Editor has also received most kind and encouraging letters respecting the work from Sir George Grey, the Chevalier Bunsen, Dr. Th. Goldstucker, Mr. Watts (of the Museum), Professor A. Fr. Pott (of Halle), Dr. Julius Petzholdt (of Dresden), Hofrath Dr. Grässe (of Dresden), M. F. F. de la Figaniere (of Lisbon), and other linguistic scholars.

Of works of general bibliography, most of which contain more or less the enumeration of books relating to America, particular mention may be made of Antonio's Bibliotheca Hispana, Vetus et Nova, 4 vols. folio, De Bure Bibliographie Instructive, 7 vols. 8vo, Meuselii Bibliotheca Historica, 11 vols. 8vo, Brunet Manuel du Libraire, 5 vols. 8vo, Lowndes' Bibliographer's Manuel, 4 vols. 8vo, Guild's Librarian's Manual, 4to,* the Catalogues of all European

Mr. Guild's LIBRARIAN'S MANUAL has not yet reached this country, and is here introduced on the authority of Mr. C. B. Norton's prospectus, which announces its publication for May, 1858. It is there called "THE LIBRARIAN'S MANUAL: a Treatise on Bibliography; comprising a Select Descriptive List of Bibliographical Works: to which are added historical and descriptive Notices of Public Libraries, and an Article from the London Quarterly Review on Libraries and Catalogues. Illustrated with Engravings. By R. A. GUILD, A.M., Librarian of Brown University, Providence, R. I." (200 pp. and upwards, 4to, the number of copies limited to those subscribed for). The ninth section of the first part is devoted to the Bibliography of Modern Nations; or, National Bibliographies, of which the first subdivision contains AMERICA. "The second part contains Historical and Descriptive Notices of the following public Libraries, viz., Harvard College, Yale College, Brown University, Philadelphia and Loganian, Boston Athenæum, Congress, Albany, Astor, Boston Free

Public Libraries, more particularly those of Spain, England, France, and Holland, the priced catalogues of the booksellers already noticed at p. xv., and the auction catalogues of the libraries of Heber, Hanrott, Libri, Stevens, and other collectors, as well as those of some anonymous collections, sold by the principal auctioneers in London and Paris, particularly one dispersed by Mr. Hodgson of Fleet Street, in 1848, which was very rich in Books relating to America. Dr. Ludewig calls attention to the following

MANUSCRIPTS.

INDICE de la Coleccion de Manuscritos pertenecientes a la historia de las Indias que escribio D". JUAN BAUTISTA Muños y por su muerte se han hallado en su libreria. Formado de R' orden con intervencion de los Sres. D. Joser NAVARRO, del Consejo de S. M.: Alcalde de su casa y Corte, y Dr. ZENON ALONSO, oficial mayor de la Secreta de Gracia y Justicia de las Indias. Por Dr. JOAQUIN FRAGGIA Y Dr. Man. Abella, individuos de la real Academia de la Historia. Signed: Madrid, 12 de Agosto, 1799. Josef Navarro, Zenon Alonso, Joaq". Fraggia, Manuel Abella. 4to.

A transcript of the original MS. was discovered by Dr. Ludewig in the library of Mr. P. Force at Washington. The original he presumes to be either in Paris or Madrid. This Index enumerates 95 vols. folio, and 18 vols. 4to, besides which it furnishes a separate bibliographical list, copied from that of a Mexican monk, containing references to 32 MSS.

MS. BIBLIOTECA AMERICANA: Catalogo de los autores que han escrito de la America en differentes idiomas, y noticia de su vida y patria, años en que vivieron, obras que escribieron, compuesta por el Mariscal del Campo, DoN ANTONIO DE ALCEDO, Gobernador de la plaza de Coruña, año de 1807. folio.

The original MS. was in Mr. Rich's possession in 1846, and a transcript, made for Mr. Jared Sparks of Cambridge, Mass., was examined by Dr. Ludewig, who states that it is valuable on account of the biographical notices it contains.

In the Catalogue of M. V. Salva, of 1826, No. 1428, Miscelanea de Papeles Manuscritos is described as containing a “memoir of the reports which were to be given for the description of South America, and to serve as materials for the Biblioteca historica de las Indias." In the same catalogue, No. 1878, is the autograph and unedited MS. of the Historia General del Regno de Chile, ò Nueva Estremadura, by P. Diego de Rosales, and M. Salva's description of that most masterly performance, induces me to add, that the student of American History should not fail to glance at the notes of that eminent Spanish bibliographer, which are contained in his catalogues of 1826 and 1829. The Literary Histories of the Franciscans and of the Society of Jesus, furnish much curious and interesting bibliographical information respecting the writ

Public, Royal Library at Munich, Royal Library at Berlin, and the Library of the British Museum, the Notice of the latter including Details of its daily Management, and the Essay from the Quarterly Review." It would be unfair to pronounce any opinion on such a work, from the very meagre and imperfect specimen-page attached to the prospectus, which was probably only intended to convey an idea of the style of its typographical execution. From it, however, we gather that the alphabetical arrangement has been adopted, in preference to the chronological.

ings of members of those religious bodies, whose labours have touched upon matters in any way appertaining to North or South America and the West Indies; and therefore may not be passed over in silence in a work devoted to Bibliography in connection with American Literature.

BOOKS PRINTED IN AMERICA.

The literary history of the United States of America has yet to be written, and the materials for the purpose are scattered, and far from complete. Yet there are many valuable aids to be found, such as Periodical Publications devoted to the subject, and Catalogues and Handbooks compiled for the use of booksellers and their customers. Though not printed in America, it has been thought as well to add one or two works of this latter class, printed in London, which confine themselves exclusively to American literature. Besides these we must not omit to notice works devoted to special branches of literature, published in the United States, which are not less important than manuals of more general pretensions.

1. PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS.

1. THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.-From its commencement in 1815, it contains under the head of "INTELLIGENCE" much valuable bibliographical information, and from 1819 to 1844, it added quarterly lists of new publications. In 1844 these lists were discontinued, but those which exist, though often nothing but mere announcements, are indispensable from the dearth of other sources of information.

2. PROSPECTUS of an American Book-circular, by K. v. BEHR, 1828. The editor was a German, and a bookseller in New York. Beyond the prospectus nothing is known of the Circular.

3. THE LITERARY INTELLIGENCE prepared for the New York Review by Mr. G. P. PUTNAM, of the firm of Messrs. Wiley and Putnam, the well-known booksellers. It commences on the 8th of April, 1838, and occupies pp. 511— 524 of the number, and was continued till the New York Review was dropped in 1842.

4. WILEY AND PUTNAM'S LITERARY NEWS LETTERS, and Monthly Register of New Books, Foreign and American, published on the first of every month. Compiled for the purposes of their trade, as extensive importers and exporters, for which it was quite sufficient, without pretending to greater bibliographical accuracy than the occasion required.

5. THE HOME BOOK CIRCULAR was issued by Messrs. Appleton and Co., and since June, 1843, continued under the title of

6. APPLETON'S LITERARY BULLETIN.-It is compiled for the purposes of their extensive trade, and similar to Messrs. Wiley and Putnam's News Letters. 7. THE UNITED STATES LITERARY ADVERTISER AND PUBLISHERS' CIRCULAR, a Monthly Register of Literature, by T. and H. LANGLEY, each part containing 8 to 16 pp., 4to, 1841.

This valuable publication is now of great rarity. Dr. Ludewig could not obtain the sight of more than 11 numbers, and he thus enumerates the plan