The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-20

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r,ca. Harpen' edition.
Partons Life of Aaron PuzT Mason b osnc1s
pandaws life Of Thomas jefferson. Derby Il
jackson.
The New American Cyelopsdis- VOL
American Eoqucnce, Edited by Fra X Moore.
y vols
The Golden Age of American Oratory yEdward
J. Parker.
Bryant's Poems. Illustrated.
The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. u Illustrated
Word Noted Women. Appleton Co.
Gertrude of Wyoming. Appleton 4 Co.
The Farmers Boy. By Bloomfield. Al 'Pk'on&
Co.
Marian Wallace. novel. By Rosa Scott.
A Hunt with Finance.
The Indian Empire Illustrated.
The Debates of the Constitutional ConVe otSn 'ol
the State OF Iowa.
The Little Commodore. BY Mary Ramot u
The Waverey Novels
The Monastery Tcknor & Fields Edition
Mrs. Folen's Twilight Stories. Second Sc RES
The Harsheesh Eater.
Smiles and Tears; or, Life in Glen Brook
Husband versus Wife: with Designs by Ht plal
Jumping Jacks Adventures.
The Wisconsin State Directory
Worcesters Pronouncing Spelling Book.
PERIODICALS FOR DECEABER.
Emerson's and Putnam's Monthly
The Knickerbocker.
Hunts Merchants Magazine.
Mrs Stephens Illustrated Magazine
De Bows Review
B!ackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
North British Review &c, &c.
MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND EEsrARcHEs !" o"nIh
AFRICA By David Livingstone, LL'p'' " L. A.
Harper & Brothers.
This reprint of DIR. Livingstone interestih ~"h
will he hailed with glad welcome by all wh' iee at
p,erest in The progress of Christianity and ci'hi
zation. As a narrative of daring PERSONAL AL venture
Il would be sufficient TO engross Inc a'''" ''oh VI
,t = 41,. history q, Am cor led,ion
Which has solved r.a7 geographic oo"" 49, ara
- s... $. scientific aad CORE raercial
-, = .l., Id 4. wioer circu.at. Oh than
: 49, ~ oreceted Il in the same n.ll of
explora1ian. The leading characteristics Vi TINS "
,rarkahe book nave been 20 fully riica'ed through
the lectures of Dr livingstone and the extra CTS p~S
,,shes from II by the English reviews that 90 not
,,cossor,v ~ do more than ell attic alton 70
the fac of lis reproduction here IN . cneaf CT Iorn
than he English edition.
TUX IIrE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. ~, hehry 9
p,n5 ali IL D. Vol /. Derby y Jae 1so
Ty,s work is veluatle contribution a. our politl-
eel ss -ature pr. Randall has hac ace sss 10 vast
mass q. materials which had been iyine ;peTdu, ana
of the Sistence of which the prevois b ographerso OF
rsesr.rn do not seem to have been .eyval e. large
prouortion of these important. gu there are
soue which might have been omitted vi 'hout disad
vant.s, to the book. The erence ' hi en- Dr. Han
dali feels for the character OF JefersM hs phhdeo
him IN measure 20 tie mpartiality Iu ued in his
Iitersry task 4 severe7 judgment, less tenderness
of treat nent and greater Disseminated in abe choice
of the materials before him. would haVs bl ought out
his subact in clcarer and more distinct col ors The
iudemert of his country has, howeve. 10 ng SINCE
placed tie character of Jefferson beyonc the danger
of un.xi ful appreciation on the part o. his bogra
phers we do not mean by this TO cons y the idea
that IL Randall has NOT performed las Ia SIX "el
Our opin)n simply is that he night hS c clone IL
better 4 20 use the excuse for prolixty given by
court prazcher to james Il, he had devoted more
time to ID preparation
LIFE OF AARON BUKR. BY y. Parton Mason
Brothe-S
Mr. Pa,4en has been NOSE happy n this ography
than in M previous efforts Of the same Nm IL His
life Of Bury j. carefully executed, and has g. mates
OF public men are in general sisct'n mating md dis
nssionate Relieved from the apprehension Ct con-
temnorarv newspaper suscepthilties, a. in tie case
of his Life ss Horace Greeley bessrtes freeJ ana
naturally ant gives his judgment isr play. His
"Iife Of Burr very credtahle ertorHance' and
it, success will ~e hope induce him = contnne his
lsbors in The sa4e useful field.
WORLD NorEp WOVEN, OR TYrEs o. WoAas
krYuBl-rts % ALL LANDS All AGES By Nary
Covelen Clarke. Illustrated 10y "a steei portraW'
Appleton Go
ThisCs one OF t.e most magnificent sNhristrca-
books d, at has l%eI brought out sinee tSncens ele
gantly Illustrated PUBLICATIONS first rantutated the
taste for these ntessy and artistic chJssi ourres'
Tho work however, tas one defect in cur eyes
Notwiths .ndng its cosmopolitan yretensions, II
presents L. with al luate type OF Che Character
istics Of ar own cos1tryworen. Posahorks can
nc more he accepted - he representative OF Amer
car female = tributes titan the Eife Of one OF the
Incas can he said to tyfify the mode-a Me- can
lady.
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Thia Is anothc- gift bses, rich an iIaastiors,
choice typography and e.egant binding. IL VII
form most sp,- opriate o0dau for TIE fe<s.ye sea
s-on at hand.
The PazTs OF TAX NINETEENTH CDTrRY- Illus
traied with l32 e1grsyings- Harper Brothers.
People may talk Of hard lines, but with such
books ar. this gltterng in all the splendor G the
bookbndes's art ana bearing issernal evidence OF
reckless expenditure Il is dicuh to believe In ten
The Poets q the Nineseenth Century will make che
Of tre most agreeable additions 20 a ladys Library
that can weilp offered ner.
THB IsprAs EspfRE Illustrated. Published by the
London Printing and Publishing Company; agen
cy, sc Dey street. New York.
The war in Ind a has led IN deniani for works
giving sone idea Ct the localities rendered famous
by the atrocities by which IL has been marked This
arJendd publication supplies the Information sought
for the written descriptions being full aud accurate
and The ilu.trsuoas taken from drawings made on
the spot and cagrayed ID the very finest style 81 art
NAPtss WALLACE. ON LrrE's ORANGES. by Rosa
fscutf. Derby "A jackson.