(ON WAR) A group of three late-nineteenth century works in decorative cloth boards on the speculative theme of war. Namely: (1) W. Laird Clowes, The captain of the "Mary Rose:" a tale of to-morrow. London: Tower Publishing, 1892; (2) The great war of 189-: a forecast. London: William Heinemann, 1893 (illustrated throughout, with folding frontispiece); and (3) Fred T. Jane, Blake of the 'Rattlesnake' or the man who saved England. A story of torpedo warfare in 189-. London: Tower Publishing Company, 1895 (illustrated with frontispiece and numerous plates).