New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-20
VOLUME XII.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
AlEonD's GREEK TESTAMENT. By Henry Afford,
b. d. New York: Harper & Brothers. For sale
In New Orleans by J. G. Morgan Go.
The FIRST volume Of the very handsome and sub.
stantia Harper edition OF Affords Greek Testament,
containing the four gospels, is out and theological
students and ministers should examine it. The text
Is critically revised and the notes voluminous-com
prising digest OF various readings, marginal refer
ences to verbal and idiomatic usage, prolegomena
and critical and exegetical commentary. This is
the third edition, and certain additions by the author
render it more valuable than previous issues Of the
work.
COSMOS. By Alexander Won Humboldt New York /:
Harper & Brothers. For sale in New Orleans by
j. @. Morgan & Co.
This is the fifth volume of Humbodt's last great
work. translated from the German by E. G. Otte and
W. G. Dallas, F. L. s. OF course critical remark Is
forestaed and needless, and whatever might be said
would neither retard or increase the large demand
for the book.
wYANDorTE; or the Hutted Knoll. By J. Fennimore
Cooper New York W. A. Townsend & Co. For
sale in New Orleans by J. G. Morgan & Co.
This is another instalIment OF the Townsend & Co.
edition Of the Cooper novels beautifully illustrated
by f. o. G. barley, and printed in the very finest style
of the art-a credit to the American publishing press
THE REcoLLEcTIoNs OF GEoFFRY HAMLYN By
Henry Kingsley. Boston, Ticknor & Fields. For
sale in New Orleans by J. G. Morgan Co.
This book will be found very entertaining reading,
for the plot is absorbing and the matter is in Kings
ley's able and somewhat quantity original style OF
composition 1t is desirable artile in the light liter
ature market.
The PAsHA PAPERS. New York Charles scribner
d Go. For sale in New Orleans by ]. G. Morgan
d Co.
The work before us is a compilation Of series Of
letters originally published in New York paper,
over the de plume Of Mohammed Pasha, and
purport to give Turks impression Of things Ameri.
can-or rather Gothamitsh. They are humorous,
and with many proper structures which their satire
and ridcule convey is combined no
abuse. The book will do the business for q good
| many leisure hours very agreeaby.
TIGHE LYFFoRD. A novel. By no author. New
York James Miller. For sale in New Orleans by
j. G. Morgan g. Co.
Sensation trash-terrible "mysteries Of New York
life" novelized.
ANCIENT MIsERALoGY. BY N. F. Moore, ILL., D.,
New York: Harper Il Brothers. For sale in New
Orleans by j. G. Morgan & Co.
The second edition of the well-known and erudite
work OF Prof. Moore, on Ancient Mineralogy, being
an inquiry respecting mineral substances mentioned
by the ancents with occasional remarks the uses
to which they were applied. The book is at once in
teresting and instructive. ~.
THE BERTRAMs. A novel. By Anthony Trollope. New
York: Harper h Brothers. For sale in New Or.
leans by j. G. Morgan Il Co.
The general reader particularly if he or she be of
an age between sixteen and twenty, will find The Ber.
trans very entertaining 1t is by an author of some
note for fair degree Of ability as novels. of moral
and conservative tone.
ACADIA OF, a month with the Blue Noses By Fred.
erick s. Cozzens. New York; Derby Il Jackson.
For sale in New Orleans by j. G. Morgan x Co.
This book is lively record Of months expert.
| ences way down east in the Queens dominions, by
the humorous author Of the "Sparrowgrass Papers,
The conclusion may be well assumed, without ex.
animation, that it will abundantly repay perusal.
ALL ABOUT IT or the History and Mystery Of Com.
mon Things. New York Townsend & Co. For
sale in New Orleans by j. G. Morgan Il Co.
valuable work, containing vast amount of in
teigenty stated and arranged information as to com
mon things which every one knows of and compare
| tv6y few know about. Almost everything in the
range of arts and sciences as well as natural objects
from great to SMALL is treated of. 1t is book which
should be left laying round where there are young
folks, as they will be apt to pick it up and learn
something
| To CUBA AND BACK. A Vacation Voyage. By Rich.
| ard Henry Dana. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. For
| sale in New Orleans by j. c. Morgan Co.
This book contains considerable information about
Cuba, mixed with quantity of exceedingly valuable
and edifying New England reflections on the mons
frosty of slavery in general and in Cuba in particular
The progress of the world would not have been re-
lack had hnor
written, whatever the authors ideas to the contrary
may be- It is commonplace and ill.dgested, and
puts into worse shape what has heretofore been lily
told by many other tourists, and well by but few.
POLITICAL WoRKs OF JAMES GATES PERcIvAL with
Biographical Sketch. Boston Ticknor & Fields.
For sale in New Orleans by ]. G. Morgan & Co.
MEMORIES OF THE EARLY ITALIAN PAINTERS. BY
Mrs. Jameson Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Fol
sale in New Orleans by j. G. Morgan Co.
STUDIES, STORIES AND MEMOIRS. By Mrs Jameson
Boston Tcknor Il Fields For sale in New Or
leans by j. g. Morgan l. Co.
These three books are in the uniform and very neat
style of Tcknor & Co.'s 32mo. blue and gilt cabinet
editions of standard authors. The workmanship is
beautiful and worthy the excellence of the Literature
thus tastefully served up.
| EACH FOR HIMSELF. By Frederick Gerstaecker. Foi
sale in New Orleans by j. G. Morgan & Co.
This is an addition to railway library literature and
is an absorbingy interesting tale Of wild life in Cali
forna, by graphic writer, who makes more Of such
subjects than foreigner might be supposed to- His
works are regularly translated from the German fol
reprintng by London publishing house.
FAINT HEART NEVER WoN FAIR LADY. By Dudley
Costello For sale in New Orleans by j. G. Nor
| gan & Co.
| A" modern story '-scene laid in Europe-magi
nary incident of trave-style easy-lght humor
small philosophy-in railroad library form and good
railroad reading.
| LAW AND LAWYERS. BY Archer Poison. For sale
| in New Orleans by J. c. Morgan & Co.
| This is sketch book of legal biography gossip
and anecdote, by a counselor Of Lincoln's Inn, a
locality ledolen of the romance and reality Of law
1t is well compiled and entertaining book, in style
uniform with the English shilling edition.
EUGENE GRANDET. By Fl. DeBazac. For sale in
| New Orleans by j. G. Morgan Co.
A romance Of life in France, we'll written, and ap
parenty of interest, striking incident not being lack
ing and the by-play being in quiet and thoughtful
strain of ability. 1t is in cheap style.
JACK DowNINGs LETTERS. Philadelphia: T. B
Peterson Il Brothers. For sale in New Orleans by
| J. G. Morgan & Co.
What this books everybody knows for its venerable
humor and quaint slang have fourshed in their day
and will never be quite outlawed, for they are to