The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-05

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rhe Literary World.
WHAT BOoEs ARE READ IN THIS COUNTRY.
Nothing more surpr the intelligent foreigner than
the universal diffusion OF books all this
try. Mr. Tremabheese, inosed and some oaer En- slish
travellers have asen it upon hamssves to spesr attas
quality OF thar intellectual food which forms the staple
of pton; but those captions gentlemen know
very little OF the rject, in few shall
couclusisely show. Instead Of being profitable
ket for trash 10 yellow covsrs only has been ire
quenty alleged the United States every year produce
and Hnd market for twice many copies of the grel,
standard Authors Of England the British Empire It.
self.
The sale Of the works of Edmund Barke essn very
large from the start The resies Of Burke apt
to be persons who are fond OF good editions and this
country has therefore, been chiefly relied upon by the
Engan publishers of his writings but besides the great
number Of sets that have been imported aud the
raj letter press editions Of them print in America two
very complete stereotype editions have appeared;
the splendid Boston edition. in nine large octsvos, ana
the other known the standard library edition. in New
York. from which probably not sss than 10000 copies
have been taken and circulated In to and country
in all the States and Territories OF Burkes pcte
works Is safe TO estimate the number OF sets sold in
the United states at 000 while of his Essay the
sublime and Beautiful and other writings there
have been printed twice that number nsw stsreo.
type edition, complete than any which has hsher
10 appeared in England is in prepare ton in Boston,
and win be embraced in eight compac: and elegant
volumes.
The great British historians OF the last age, Hums
Gibbon and Robertson, all familiar household
words In every town Of the republic. We do not kno "
how frequently Hume has been stereotyped but there
at this time four if not Ave- sets of plates for the
history Of England in constant in Boston, New
York and Philadelphia, from each Of which copies
Of this incompatible writer of English history dit
fused than in the period And market in his
country. There must be than 100000 copies Of
Hume Hume and smollet in the United States.
OF Gibbons immortal work there two good sets
OF plates in New York. in Boston and In Cncin
nathe latter mort creditabe to the printers of that
city and there have been ct lesst half dozen
other editions in the United States that exclusive
mportations the number Of copies OF the Decline and
Fall of the Roman EN- 2re at this moment in the hands
Of American citizens, Ii than 100 000-a larger
number than ever issued from the British press.
IF Robertsons histories large numbers have been sold
among u.s. but notwh stancipg the attsactiveness Of
their STYLE and the fact that his best production is
history Of own continent probably they have not
kept up in the market with those of Hume and Gbbon
OF the later English historians, Roscoe Ltngard Tur
ner Mackintosh, southey, Hailam Mills Napier, Mahon,
Arnold, Stephen, Carlyle, Allison and Aacaulay there
are good stereotype editons-of Napier two, and of
Macauay rival issues in Boston, New York. Philadelphia
and Cincinnati. The entire circulation OF Macauay's
History in the United states has been estimated more
than ESQ, 900 copies-ten times many ever we're
published in his own country.
OF the leading German and French historians Of the
last and the present centuryof Won Muller, Motteck
Niebuhr Won Raumer, Guizot Theirs, Thierny lamar.
tine, &c &c.-we have ample and well prnte editions
Of the greater theological and philosophical writer's OF
England we have also abundant reproductions, which
are in such demand that they Of immense
profits to the publishers.
OF what is called polite teratureo the poets essay
lists, and rovests Of the better clAseesthe British
press Goes not furnish nearly half the number Of
copies which usually sold In the United
States. To say nothing of Addison, johnson, Gold.
smith, and their contemporaries and Hszett Mcintosh
kacauay, Talfourd Stephen jeffrey, Wilson, Carlyle,
De Quincy and the rest OF the brilliant esssiss of the
last gener ton; and Scott, Bulwer, James, and the
other most popular novelists produce and sell La
this country three times many copies Of her most
teemed poets find purchasers in the British empire
This last fact Is extraordinary considering how con-
santly It Ia alleged that we unitarian, unima-
gnative and prosa!c psion. To such extent do
people read the old drsmatists, which in England
found only in the libraries of the most highly educated
classes, specially addicted to literature. that full
half of the editions published by Moxon we're sold IN the
American market, and ali have now Ben Jonson Mas
singer and Ford Beaumont and Fletcher, and half
dozen others, in immense double colamned octavos,
from single Boston house, which Is going forward with
the whole circle of greater British dramatis in style
Of Typography quite equal 10 that of best London
IMPRESSIONS, and at hall their cost
The first stereotype edition ever published OF Shaks-
pere was issued from the press Of Munr g Francis
about haa century ago, In Boston an II disclosed
upon recsnt Investigation of the subject, tina. there
have since been made not less than fort sets Of
stereotyres Of Shasspere, in Boston, New York and
PhiladeI hia, from which not leas than half million
copies must have been printed. This is twice ~
Large number as ever sold in England
since the great bard gave them to the world. Two
new editions are now in progressthat Of Mr.. Hudson
Of which about onehan the volumes already isued
the splendid quarto Of Martin Johnson which is
being published with costly Embellishments in numbers
Besides these republcations, scale 50 extraord
nary the British printers of the best classes Of works In
all departments Of literature end learning look With
confidence which Ia justified by every years experience
for the sale Of from twenty to fifty per sent Of their most
costly editions In the American markets Bohn's insom
parable libraries the most ohocey selected and excel
enty printed as well a. the cheapest fruts of the Fog
h press in cur day have ~ large sale in the United
States "a in Great Britain Notwithstanding duties and
the competition Of our own manufacturers.
These facts are interesting and very important They
indicate the education of the mind and hearts Of the new
generation and show that besides all own means OF
higher civilization and culture before the most
polished nations Of the world in the use Of their rospec
tive intellectual riches.
The Turf.
The trottipg match between Ed. Eddy and Highland
Maid was again postponed yesterday account Of the
weather. II win come of to-day at two O'Clock. A
match for 600 win be troted At the Union Course be-
tween Flora Temple and Mac the one between