New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-05
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-Cap,ain McClin,ock's Narrative ofthe Discovery
"of,he Fate Of Sir John Franklin and his Companions,
land Of tire Voyage Of the S,eam-Y Yacht Fox in the
"Arctic Seas" heads Mr.. Murusys au,umnal lie, OF
works. forthcoming in London, and will form ap-
propriae finale TO tie grand series Of publications
cording tie Arctic explorations Of Parry Ross,
Beechey, and Franklin himself, brought out by this
house. 1t will undoubtedly be reprinted in this
country.
Noble authors figure largely in the aforementioned
lis, of novelties for l59-60. Thus have the DIXIE
of Wellington editing his fathers Correspondents
"whie Chief Secretary for Ireland" a work by the
Earl of Wesimoreland the veteran dipoma;st, whose
death was recently announced, on The Gres. Euro
"pean Congresses: Vienna Paris, AK la Chapelle,
"Trorrau and Laybach;" Thoughts on Govern
"uent and Legislation" by Lord Wriothesley; and
The Archaeology of Berkshire" by the Earl of Car
narvon. An announcement Of greater moment IL of
work by the nevertc be-forgotten Eotken, in more
di2niked phraseology, A. W. Kinglake, NJ. p: it is
History of the Two Years War in the Crimea,
Chased chiefly on the Private Papers of Lord Raglan,
:" and other authentic materials Vols. and }, svo.
In addition to completing his Variorum edition of
"Herodotus" Reproduced in America by Messrs. APP
pleton by the publication Of the fourth volume, the
Rev. George Rawlinson announces book of great in
terest Historical Evidences OF Reayealed Religion,
with Reference 10 Recent Discoveries at Nineveh,
Babylon" &c. svo.
One of the most beautiful books in preparation for
the coming season is Mr.. Tennyson's poem of " The
Princess, profusely illustrated by Maclse. 1t will be
pubIisl ed during the present month by E. Moxon &
Co., London.
"A curious collection of Autograph Lettershas been
lately on sale by Messrs Bangs Merwin & Co., Park
row. The price is affixed to each article in the cata
lo.ue, and, we understand, over $500 were taken by
collectors on the first day that issued, including
a Letter Of Washnrons go, one of B. Franklins
ls20), &c. The following passage is from letter by
Lord Macaulay to gentleman in America, on the
Charge of bis being addicted 10 opium "The story
Which il going tie round of your papers is an mpuden
lie without the slightest shadow Of foundation. All
the opium have swallowed in life of 80 years does
not amount to ten grains. will venture TO say that
tie writer of the letter in which the fasehood first ap
reared never approached even the outskirts of the
ciety in which i've or he would have made his fiction
little more probable. Tie letter is Of four pages,
and priced IS.
Five thousand copies of "Gold Foil Hammered
from Popular Proverbs" were ordered in advance of
publication of c. Scrbner and the sale will probably
exceed double that number before the end OF the year.
II is the new work of DR.. Holland, better known to
his nnnerous readers as Timothy Titcomb,' under
which name he las won an honorable place among
pr,lic instructors by his very popular Letters to
Young People" Sound sense, acute observation, and
the medication of a high moral aud religious standard
distinguish his writings.
Tom Brown at Oxford" is put forward a. the
great attraction Of Mocmtan's Magazine, $50 called
from il publishers, the wel-known Cambridge firm,
new cheap periodical edited by David Mason, and an
nounced to make it, first appearance on November l,
urice one shilling. Few writers have achieved 20 sud-
den and we-eIounded popularity as Mr.. Hughes,
the literary parent of Tom." Beyond the fact (which
is evident from bis Securing OF the White Horse J
that be is clergyman Of Berkshire rumor is silent
srecng him. In the American reprint of his rst work
the title was considered too and abrupt, and
was accordingly softened down to "School Days at
Rugby bu. in spite Of such fastdiousness, honest
sTom Brown has engaged the affections of thousands,
Who will eagerly follow the record Of his advancing
career.
The great publishing house of Phillips, Sampson
e. Go. lies stranded in the Massachusetts Court of
Bankruptcy The valuable copyrights owned by
authors and published on commission by the late firm,
are drifting various quarters in search of more
secure abiding place. Many Of tbem-as the works Of
the renowned 4" Professor" at the Breakfast Table,
Emerson &c.-will follow in the wake Of The Allan
tic Monthly. to Messrs. Ticknor g. Fields; Mr.. Pres
colt Histories il is asoertaned, have been secured by
Messrs. j. b. Lippncot & Co. of Philadelphia while
Mrs Stoves Books will, doubt find their way to
the great Beecher depot Of Messrs Derby & jackson,
of Nassau street What remains after this disposathe
hull Of the great vessel TO carry out the nautical meta
phor-will be finally broken up Nov. Is, when the
assgnees will offer at auction through Messrs Leonard
s. Co. of Boston, the stock of miscellaneous books,
appraised at $4,000, and the valuable stereotype
plates, which cost $ll900O. As this will be the
largest sae Of the kind that has occurred Ia this
country, a numerous attendance of the trade is ex-
pected and the prospects of the liquidation OF the
estate Of depend mainly the prices realized
for the property offered.
The high price of new books a England puts II
out Of the power of the great middle to purchase
them and the Circulating Library system which il
quite obsole,e in America private enterprise, has
consequently grown up to gigantic proportions One
establishment of the kind that Of Mr.. Nude has to
be power IL the Commonwealth Of Literature, and