New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-29
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sips ncuo9 =: or hs,d,
Tue G.u.gs of Sir wurEs sooTT Ike ihss Of VIZ.
LIAM sHAgsPgRr, created master. pieces Of the nst
nation mot for sd.y, though Circumstances purely
eoherners often ur.sd the pen, out FOR all time
Scott Ike sa.k.pere hss been read and reresd, and
e7.y gsners,iou spriug;ng into life 90 the path Of
is preoeosr.1r seeks for the mental nour'hneni
v5.ch fed TIER fstesr, and seeks tie same living
Spdug Of literature from which they drank Edition
after edition has been pub!issed and purchs'ed Anc yet
the demand continues rapidly TO increase.
10 or own country, several editions, some very
shabby got up, nave been disposed OF with proa' to
tho publshef bu, no good edition Of ,he'e noble pro
duc,ons # mighty genius came within The resca aid
means 0; ths great Republic Of letters. TIE Aooo's
ford eciaOu Ct Wsveey, At once The most elegant an
corss lspt'y lie most costly was Issued In London IN
1871 At sn expenIe Of several hundred thousand dol
lars, thu bo,l sr;ists 10 Esrope were employed to
de.iyn snd cxecute ensrsvngs Illustrating the most
s,lTFi5g passages 10 the novels VI sir Wslior Iei
o. don wss sold =, about one hundred dollars a set
szt yet though the price ~as 50 great az TO Pu L.
bsy nd III ROACH u al but the wealthy classes, some
,!x,y iaoui,rd copies Of tss work we're sold
Bat yey f-s pies Of ihis edition reached tbs
coutry nd n purchased, Of course. b7 oa4y
fss Of Va ~es.ay VINO c.vl1 Indulge their TASTE at
fr-L sun, f1r single work Beside the edition h.
ben long since exhausted unless ssfs and there &
snz cy nay be found keeping i.s place BY the tsiio
Of t-e bookseller or tie poves.S Of tho pEschsssr
re- generation hes spfuLg Up sncs az e1i;oE IF
9c1t.a WoJss 4 iotion hss been published worthy #
,re .Y.a1r ,n1 worthy The patronage OF rs. aomIrsr.
i,s.-s uad,f i,ose circumstances tasi HEWITT, Til.
LoTsoN & c. received % ISSUE repnns Of Toe 'p'-n
diA.bot.fa.d edition, with the notes, gosIsTy Hs'z
an o,-or valuable sp2euaicss 10 tbis magnificent eo
;ou several 1iscs uisbe3 publishers IL ,ais count
a.dtl 40 s-t t6c plates II tie English edition. Dot
falling 10 ,c.s ,sc project faii to tne ground.
Mr. Hzwgr. Wh . super ilus.rsicd edition Of
: 1.ssprr., edtsd b. Hoa GuLtas c. 'EsrLASoz,
u g. # our readsf. Yom 155sr With si,rrssoc.
sssd t. r,p 9d.ce tae cngrsvnss Of ;hs Ab5olsiord
;i.ion azd the arIt Of HE lahore - before Is.
In many respects this edition Ia superior
T. iaa: from which Is is copied The Illustrations
of the Anb0tsfoTd edition arc generally prlosed 90
p.tts OF pages surrounded by the letter press. snf
ss natter e.m,., OF n-css.iiy they present az I'm
psriect iroistnct or blurred appearance They pr
tke moro cf tie character Of sketches, The Castles,
Hs,l.. &c. 10 wnch the Scsnes are l1d presenting
but broken co,unns, unfinished By capitals and Sd
parinc 5srt a. ,htscture The illustrations 81 tots
An sricsn edition are printed on pages BY them
se.Vos la1iI a,ei tia Of dfsrsnt coloTs The pic
tlroF &c Ieors present more clean al hoished
ayY -s-6nce. every ll5 and feature being distinct
and cl,a., SRI having shout them spirit and 3
a,lh in ms5E.l contrast with the Abbosford edition
which ~ Lsve examined. TIE genius Of Mr.. HEwET
hs, $40 carried gu, sod completed tas pictures hnsh
ios -e pillars Rih capitals snd the halls With cel..cgs
sod arches according 10 tho rul,s Of architecture
10 ary oro who can lay hi; band on Ao5o'iford
e,iLon, End WHO viii compare ,he Illustrations OF
Wanda directing the TempW," or of "RoweDs
Growing lvsrboe" with the corresponding llustrs.
tons in ,he American edition. the superiority we have
Gained for M Hssetr genius will we think, be evil
dent
new feature In this edition IT, that In esch volume
there is given engraved portrait Of tbs heroine Of
tie royel. TIE Abboisford edition did not give this H.
lust,a!iop.
Tie paper ia Of tbs hrst quality In volume and clear
ue,. ,bs letserpre.s 10 beautiful the type large and
clear Lod every thing worthy of ths claims which
the publishers present the credit oi producing the
b-s. copy OF wsverley ever offered TO the public In
mauy OF this editions Of Wsverley, beside bad paper
sni worse typography the spelling, too has been bsd
rendering not oaly the Scottish dialect but even some
English words uninlelisibe. Even In ths Aboostord
edition. many errors have escaped the eye Of the proof
rssser Th=ae have been noticed and cOrrec.e Ia the
American edi,i jo of wnsh the prooshess have been
read with crest cAra. Indeed, the publishers claim
,ss to be the most ooeet copy Of Wsverley published
ei.ner her In Eeglsnd.
Fragkos will bs followed By The Briss Of Lsmmrpao0r
and the other volumes, extending TO the number CT
twenty sever, each containing one novel complete will
pa Issued rapid succession soon a. the letter pfes
aud illustrations can be executed Tne pr!ce-ono
dollar per volume which viii bring the work within
the reach Of sostevery reader at coat of about one.
,uft- o. the price OF the edition from which Ia
pied
T. those who nave never read, or who have not re-
csnty re- psrused the complete Novels OF The gres,
Wlkard OF the NORTH these volumes published Ia
Successive numbers, will afford hsppy Temptation In
hour, which would otherwise be entirely lost TO drink
new pisasuros or revive the lingering recolecons Of
enioymenis always to be obtained In coplous luxury
tr m the productions Of Sir Walters genius
Tris work may be- obtained from tho trade generally
,arcus bout the country and will make room Tor i"e
n the closets studies ard libraries oi al WHO admire
literature and or. in ,heir combined seton, WOE king
tue isen.s e,svst!ns the heart, and eresuns sen's
tons Of refined pleasure zelda Of fancy which genius
has scattered over the otherwise gloomy landscape Of
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REVIEWS AND ESSAYS, b T. g. HOLLAND
This !. collection Of writings by ycons so-
tbs-. fcr re mos, part religious subjects and
vrc!ng with grea, esrnestDess on the supremacy OF
TIA sp.si;ss nature the highest glory OF man Insr
evident sucsiy, combined With their remarsole 'm'
pesy .Rd cosrness OF expT=ssion and their pure Ana
exce-t, spirit Is adapted 10 make iIisnas ssaoos
rvs.y circle - TeAieTs The article u tbs ehsracier
NJ Or. CaAac.ag presents coma striking views, and
vii he ss Sii5 iatsress ~ the numerous admirers
a last e.nias-. 4vies. (NeSfork Sold ey c. ;.
Fsescis a CO..
~ "GKABAEs MaGAZIsE JAM has several
s1yosS ~ slls.nenss aad literary contributions from
taa post !o,ei-r magazine wriiers-ArthuE, Tucker.
ulsr. sm4s. NE O.sood. Ms. whisu,an, Helen II.
vlns GsAcs Greenwood, and others Alfred Street. hss