The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-08
The Literary World.

| TRADE SALES, AND NEW BOOKS FOR August.
The sixtieth New York trade sale will commences
on the 18th inst. The catalogue is the largest Of
the kind ever issued In America or ia the world
and it is anticipated that the sale viii surpass, by
some hundred thousand dollars, any previously held
here or elsewhere. Booksellers will he present from
every State in the Union, and the Intellectual pro
ducts Of the country will be exchanged, sold, and
dihused, in an amount, and over an extent of ter.
ritory, altogether unprecedented. In the last tyc
or three years the number of volumes published In
10 United States has been at least fifty per cent
greater than the number published in Germany,
which is more prolific Of books than any other
country in Europe. While, no yeger, 10 gross pro-
ducton the United States nov leads the world it is
proper to state that France and England, as well a
Germany, greatly exceed US in the M mbsr variety
| end value Of their original publications.
The sixth volume Of Biocrofts History of the
United States" completing the survey Of toe causes
Of the Aevoueon, has just appeared ia London, and
will be issued in the American edition in q few
days. II may be anticipated that it will surpass in
interest any Of the previous volumes OF this great
work which ranks with the profonndest as well as
most brilliant historical compositions Of this
The period, characters and affairs are all much \
attractive and suitable, both for philosophical anu
dramatic exhibition, than any with which Mr. Ban.
croft has previously had to deal, and the new ma
teral which he obtained from the State paper
offices of London and Paris, while Minister to Eug-
land have enabled him. doubtless, to ilnpart to this
portion Of his work an extraordinary degree Of
freshness and authority. The ffta volume, d. I
Dsbsd two gears ago. had an immediate sale of more
than 20 geo copies
Mr.. 9. Van Santyoord, known hitherto very n
vorably by an excellent !" Life OF Mgernon Sidney"
has nearly ready for publication The Lives of the
Cher Justices OF the United States" It has been
announced that Charles Jared Ingerson was en-.
gagged upon work of this desrip lion, and he pub
hshe1 many years ago some brilliant sketches Of
our great jurists in series Of papers In the De.
mocratic Reyics.n Whatever the merits of Mr..
Van sapivoorts performance. II is to be hoped that
Mr.. lngerso will still carry out his intention, or
least give to the public completion Of his interest
ing personal fcminisccnces-extendng back to the
days OF Washirgton-connected with the subject.
Two new works have jast appeared on Cuba, aud
both seem to be good though they are very different.
me able and comprehensive volume by Mr.. Richard
b kimball, entitled +" Cuba and TIE Cabans," has
been until now the chief Of information res
pecting Cuban manners statistics and affairs, aud
II is rot probable that 1t will be superseded BY any
new book on the subject. But Mr.. Ballou's History
Of Cuba, or Notes of Traveller in the Tropicsn ia
vel executed, and contains great amour. Of in.
formation very important at this time. "Gan Eden,
or Pictures of Cuba" isby William II. Hurbus. one
Of the cleverest young writers Of the country and
treats the scenery aud society Of the island with
singular spirit and descriptive power very unusual
The title Gan Eden (garden Of delight) indicates
The tone OF this most ayecabls production.
or the more important new books, very few, If
any. are executed in more satisfactory manner
than large octave entitled IAN Encyclopedia of
Music by John W. Moore. The author was indus |
triousiy, and with unfailing enth lsissm oc,upied
for more than fifteen years in its preparation and
embraces not only thorough digest Of musical |
science, teccnol'y, &C., bnt an extremely well |
written history Of muse, With memoirs si The mast