Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-11-04

T We have received from tho well
kaown and extensive Publishing house Of Mr..
Appleton 4 Co., New York catalogue
Of their American and English publications.
This is neat book Of 264 pages, giving the
titles, pages and prices, Of all their publica-
ations. This is among the heaviest publishing
houses in New York, and among the most
popular with the trade Of any in the whole
country. The whole number Of their pub
locations embraced in this catalogue, is s.
24l.
l. The number of Authors in this cata-
logue is 4773, of w'ich 1903, are American.
2. The number Of Female authors enumer-
ated is 294, of which LAG are American.
8. The different works specified amount to
lS,24l.
The volumes, taking only one copy Of
each work herein enumerated is $4O.30l.
The number of subjects treated Of is 1855.
The largest book in the collection is enti-
tied Boydell's Shakespeare-3O "a.
The smallest in the collection is Taylors
exceedingly quaint work, the Thumb Bible,
-2x2.
The thickest book is Liddell 4 SCOTS lex
icon-pp 1874.
The thinest one is the Book Of Flower
painting,-pp p.
The handsome.t printed book is the New
York edition Of the Spectator, in 6 vols.
8vo.
The book printed from the smallest type
yet used in America, is D. A. 4 Co.'S beau
tiful new edition of the prayer book.
The longest title Loudon's Encyclopedia
Of P.ants-l5 lines.
The shortest title 10 book entitled Home
l-pp liz.
i The lowest price book is Anthon's Easy
Catcchism-6} cents.
i The most expensive work is Hoefnagl's
Collection of paintlngs-price one thousand
dollars.
4 The work comprising the largest number
Of volumes is yalpy's Dolphin Classics
l4l vols.
The most volumnious English author is
Sir Walter Scott, in 90 vols.
The most volum;nous American Author is
Fennimore Cooper. 80 vol.
The oldest book in the collection is, The
troubles at Frankfort, 1854.
The larges. work by one author is &c Lord
Kingsborough's Mexican Antiquities, in nine
immense vols. folio.
The greatest collection Of authors in one
set OF books, is Chalmers British pocts,'
containing the works of l48 authors.
The most profuseiy illustrated work is the
illustrated London News containg over 12,-
600 sririted engravings.
The longest continued work, is the Annua
Register, which has been published without
interruption for the long period of IS years
The greatest variety Of editions of an,
!, one author, is Of Shakespeare.
. The most ludicrous work, is the conf,
History of Rome.
The most elegant book Of engravings eve
: imported, is the new English work the Roy.
al Gallery of Engravnss.
The most saleable English author is Shak
speare-thcn Byron-and Moore the third
OF American authors-esssyists Irving; Hi.
torians Bancroft; Poets. Bryant.
The most singular work is the Notes ant
Queries repertory of everything odd o.
curious.
The richest illustrated work of coloret
engravings is Windsor Castle.
The greatest number Of any American
y work sold by US, is Benton's Thirty years
: Of which upward Of $4,000 were sold befor.
!, publication.
The greatest number sold of any fine i'm.
: ported Book is the Abbottsford edition Of
: Waverly novels, in IL vols $5O-which ha,
exceeded 800 copies, making $500 vols.
. The greatest number of copies Of an Eng.
lish juvenile imported is 10000. 1t is enti
tied the Picture Pleasure Book, of which w
: cold in one season 1000 copies! Price So 2:
K Two very interesting and beautiful vol
: Shakespeare, and the PARALLELS Of our Lord
the whole contents of which are engraved.
Some idea may be formed of the growing
desire for Geographical knowledge, when
We state the the fact, that the have sold ov-
or 5000 copies of Appleton's Modern Atlas
t and 500 copies Of Blacks Atlas, besides
] many hundred copies of other good Atlassrs.
J. The best, the cheapest edition Of the Brit
ish poets, as well as the edition printed from
the largest type; and will be the most CON-
plet", Is the new edition now Publishing BY
d. A. & Co.
The most saleable Theological works, are,
Trenc on the parallels, and Trench on the
! miracles, Vols. $50 ais IS