HARVARD AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, by Moses King and T. P. Ivy, Cambridge, Mass. Moses King, Publisher. 1878.

WHEN the Harvard Book appeared, it met with great favor, and the first edition was speedily exhausted ; yet the high price of the book placed it beyond the reach of a large majority of the students. The hard times have interfered somewhat with the class photograph orders, so that the graduate no longer takes away a full album. In such a state of things what could be more acceptable than a cheap and convenient book containing full information about this College and the city in which it is situated ?

Such a book has been prepared by Messrs. King and Ivy; and already almost the whole edition of one thousand has been subscribed for. After a short sketch of the history and present state of the University, the book divides into two parts, and the first of these parts is called "A Walk through Harvard." Each hall in turn is fully described, and its interesting points noted.

Thus we are told that Hollis has been occupied by such distinguished men as Everett, Prescott, Emerson, C. F. Adams, Wendell Phillips, Thoreau, and B. R. Curtis.

Accompanying the letterpress accounts are thirty-two excellent heliotypes of the various College buildings, and numerous woodcuts. The three pictures of students' rooms tell more of college life than any number of books.

Boating, base-ball, and foot-ball receive the detailed treatment they deserve. From the description of the new Gymnasium we find that the new structure is to be of brick with sandstone trimmings. It is intended to give the design the character of colonial architecture, so that it may harmonize with the old College buildings. The main hall will be finished up to the roof. The height will be 52 feet, the length 112, and the width from 63 to 80 feet. Special quarters are to be provided for the Crew and Nine, and nine bowling alleys will be placed in the basement. The estimated cost is $ 50,000.

The second part of the book is entitled "A Walk through Cambridge." A description is given of all the old houses in Cambridge, as well as of the objects that would interest the student or visitor. This part of the book is illustrated by seventeen wood-cuts of the most noted houses and churches in the city.

The book is printed on heavy tinted paper, and is bound in neat paper covers. Subscribers may obtain their copies on Saturday, February 16, at the University Bookstore, Matthews 29, Stoughton 3, or 12 Story Street. The price of the book is one dollar.