Trade Lists and Samples.

John Haddon & Co.—Book of samples of printing- and writing-paper.

Religious Tract Society.—Book-list for February.

Golding & Co., Boston.—Handy little illustrated catalogue, envelope size, of printers' presses, tools, and furniture. There are generally some good ideas in Yankee catalogues, and this is no exception. In a page showing new colored inks, they are printed from a block solid at each end, and engraved in graduated tint until it is half white. By this simple means, at one impression the color is shown in all stages, from its full depth to half-tone.

Palmer & Rey, San Francisco.—From this firm we have a copy of the « California Reliable Press Souvenir. » It is a large quarto pamphlet, illustrating the capabilities of the press in regard to fine color and register work, and the printing of process blocks. Every kind of difficult work is shown. The « run » was ten thousand copies; and no more severe test of the capabilities of a press could be devised than the job before us, which is in all respects excellent. The cover, in twelve colors, is very beautiful, and besides exhibiting the capabilities of the press, reflects the highest credit on the printers—the Louis Roesch Company, San Francisco—both as regards composition and press-work.

S. W. Partridge & Co.—Book-list for January.

Liberty Machine Works.—A batch of circulars relating to printing-machines and appliances, including « the latest mechanical wonder, » a very pretty and compact envelope-machine (S. A. Grant's patent), which produces complete envelopes from blanks— printed if required—at the rate of 2,000 an hour.

Cassell & Co., Limited.—From the Melbourne house, Russell-st., we have sample copies of illustrated almanac for 1892, companion to almanac, diary companion, literary companion, and humorous companion, the two latter illustrated. The almanac is adapted to the Australian colonies. The size is crown octavo, and the books are attractive and well compiled. They are intended for local adaptation, and are supplied at a very cheap rate.