Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-11
(From Our Literary correspondemt.)


DEAR PnGNIX Let rs again rambe awhile among
Publishers, TO what literary treasures they are
preparing for hungry minds that are lust now at eis-
urc and craving food; thus creating a demand
which shall try to show your readers how well our
enterprsiug publishers are supplying
The Christmas Holidays are sort of goal in the
great book-racc, to which all our publishers bend
their energies, to see who shall come in ahead. We
hardly know whether the laurcls are won by our SIS
ter cities of New York and Philadelphia, or whether
the unpretendng, yet very elegant editions of some of
our popular books issued in our city, will not claim
the real prize. But will tell your readers OF all of
them presume many an honored friend parent,
brother, sister, will be remembered ut the parcu-
lar season now approaching; when good book,
beautiful book something that is joy forever" is the
most acceptable gift. The Gallery of Poets" by f.
II. Butler & Co., of Philadelphia, is superb book
something that book lover handles with all the care
mingled with admiration, which such a treasure nat
urilly suggests It is the Plus ultra of book max
ing in this country, comprising extracts from al the
noted Poets, American and foreign, printed on fine
tinted paper with the peculiar feature of steel en-
Cravings representing from the poems selected
being printed the page with the letter press
1t is bound in elegant Turkey morocco binding, and
humble compliment when we say they have no supe-
riors, in this particular department, of publishing pre-
sentation books. Then there is the "Stratord Gal
ery," published by the Messrs Appetons, and edited
by Mrs j. W. Palmer, containing 45 ideal portraits of
the most distinguished female characters named in
Shnkspeare's works, described with such truthful
ness and interest, MS to at impress the reader
that the task was the labor Of love, more than any
tlino eso will find many dccidc1 CHI
the gift seekers. Then, too have before Derby
4 Jacksons elegant effort in this line, in the shape of
the "Womcn of Beauty and Heroism," prepared by
Frank b. Goodrich, author of the "Court of Napo-
leon" SO popular last season. There are nineteen ell
cgant portraits embracing Zenobia, Mary, Queen of
Scots, Pocahontas, Ann H. Judson, Charlotte Bronte
sc. The "Joscphine Gallery" is another of their ho-
iday gems, containing many sweet poems of that gift
ed writer, Alice Cary, adorned with eight beautiful
Portraits in colors The price is but five dollars,
making it very desirable book for those who cannot
purchase the more expensive ones "The Lays of
the Land of Luther" by Delisser, one of our enter
prising New York publishers, whose name associated
with such successes, the Chronicles of the Bastle
by the way of the readable books recently is
sued and the above AIMED book will not long let him
remain otherwise than ''much known" Charles
Flowers" drawn aud colored from Nature, by Mrs
Badger. lie seems to be n lucky publisher of late,
his Timothy Titcomb's Letters" DR.. Hollands in
imitablc poem "Bitter Sweet" and his last issue,
"Dust and Foam," the most readable book of travels
published for many day, being decidedly avorites
among the rapid rush of recent publications. Alessrs
Rudd 4 Cwon are preparing novel work, being II
volume of Photographs illustrating characters in Long
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dish" The price is to be six dollars and we shall
look for the work with interest In our goodly city,
about the most elegant issues for the Holidays will be
as usual by that enteprisng house. Mcssrs Phillips,
Sampson & Co. They have prepared IN elegant pre-
sentation edition of that remarkable book, Life
Thoughts. 1t is printed on tinted paper, and the
whole gcttngu of the book is decidedly tasty. Those
in nice Turkey antique bindings which we have had
the pleasure of seeing, are really book-gems. They
have subjected the "Auocrat of the Breakfast Table,
! to the Same skilhl operation and he now stands en-