The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-24
Literary Notices.

The AMERICAN ILLUMINATED ABBersFoRD EDITION or
wAvrRLY NOVELS, embelished with tinted engra
ipgs, by II. w. Hewet-Ivanhoe. Hewet, Tillotson &
Co, So Beekman street, New York-The progress Of
the book making art has been rapid aud astonsh-
ing In the United States than in any other country
Its advancement has been perceptible from year to
year, aud even from month to month IL may be
traced In q striking manner In the works Of Scott.
Twenty year, ago, when they being issued from
the Harpers pressa novel in tive lean volumes. In
boards, and on their muddy looking paper Ivsnhoe
co,t two dollars Boston house afterwards brought
out handsome edition In about thirty volumes, for
thirty d0lar, On good paper and clear type Carey q
small price, and here the novels OF Scott rested In this
country.
all Sir Walters last notes and corrections appeared in
London, and II greeted with wonder aud delight.
IL published At about seventy i've dollars draft
wa. sde upsn the chief artistic genius Of Great Bril-
tain to illustrate the creations OF the great novelist
It WAS when esmplete the issest specimen e typo.
hitherto no American publisher had ventured to
print IT, We understand that enc house had offered
a large sum for duplicate fst OF plates TO reprint
from but the London publishers would not accept the
oler.
plete, and brineirgit out with far magnificent
fet Of illustrations, Is put into execution by
house which embraces within itself nearly every IA
cy possible to the publishing business viz artistic
eminerce Ia one partner. a practical knowledge Of
printing in another, and capital equal to any under
taking In the book making businers The FIRST mum.
Der Of this superb edition has recently been Issued aud
~ IL but Just TO say that II u not only the most beau
tful specimen OF American typography or tts Kind
hitherto given from press, but In every respect,
1t Is far superior TO the great English edition There
ten Illuminated pages In this volume, which ale
the meet exqustely printed wood e,srsvings have
sc,n; doubt II they csn be surpassed BY the
best works Of rars London And Jet this volume Of
nearly three hundred pages on clean type and fine
paper. r. sold for dosr II IL not only the most
elegant but IL s also the cheapest American book
printed considering the style In which it !, brought
cut In these days q piracy foreign authors II Ia
refreshing to At least . magnificent edition OF a
European book produced In this country. and ono
whore republication can do NJ harm 90 any body. Sir
walter Scott has been dead nearly tUenty years and
his fame IL i'm perisbable This country where he had
II not hundreds Of readers TO one in England
splsnd edition o his romances vas needed for public
and private libraries This edition Of Hewet Tillot-
Co.. will be greeted with pleasure by readers Of
every class for II IL cheap enough to be bought by any
body who cares enough about hne book TO pay Low
price fcrit.
We are glad to greeta new publishing house 60 the
field with capital TO execute their plans and talent to
guide them. A new and powerful house IL needed.
The old publishers have waved fat and kicked Ams-
rican authors looking for such house; and "
Hewet, Tillotson Co, manifest liberal policy, they
will gather around them the literary strength OF the
nation.