New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-24

bodt mentions that he raw accidentally his copy of
" Antiquities of the Mississippi Valley" by hessrs.
Squer and Davis, published by the Smithsonian lnsti
tution it's broad margins literally filed with notes in
the owners handwriting Matter Of this kind should
be esteemed the common property Of science and not
be locked up in private bookcase.
Nearly all Of Washington Irving's works have
been translated into every leading tongue OF Europe.
-Four different translations Of the Alhembra exist III
German, and tbVce in French. Over one hsndred
editions Of bis various works in the original English
many OF them accompanied by notes aud vocabularies
ard designed for use as textbooks in schools, have
been published in France Germany, Denmark, and
Sweden Versions If portions OF his writings exist in
Icelandic, Finnish Russian Polish, Bohemian, Hun
gJrian and Greek, while Of bis shorter sketches
Of Saraceuc history have been rendered into Turkish
and tie Vulgar Arabic The lcelandic translator OF
some Of the finer passages of the "skeeh-book and
The Alhambra" Gisli Brynalfsson, has reproduced
with great exactness the spirit and beauty Of the
original Some Summers ago, az excellent company Of
eouestrisns and athletes repeatedly performed in all
The northern capitals from Brussels to 81. Petersburg
sort of Interchangeable, representing the story
Of Prince Ahmed IN " The Alhambra."
The Volunteer excitement in England has produced
for the Christmas season an unusually large crop OF
juvenile books relating and warrors which, as
long as boys viii he boys pretty sure of favor
able RECEPTION from the rising generation. Among these
are Mr. Edgars Heroes Of England or Stories of En-
glands Warriors by Land and Sea, The Sea Kings OF
England OF Neptuue's Heroes from Drake 20 Frank
lin," d" The Military Heroes Of England, The Seven
Champions Of Christendom," rewritten for boys, by
". H. Kingston, &c Several Of these will be repub-
lished in this country.
The singularly artificial system of English book
selling receives curious illustration in the treatment
of popular novels, like " The Woman in White, or
" Evan Harrington" Tleee both originally
published in cheap serial works and procurabe for
few sLines in that shape. Yet it seems to be worth
tie publishers while to bring ont threevolume editions
Of each at the oldasLoned price Of e lis. 3D. and in
the care Of The Woman in White" to give the
author five hundred pounds for the privilege of 50
doing 1t is almost certain that not single copy Of
these ihree.youme editions il bought by private pur
chaser. and the price is merely nominal. Mr. Nude
the uuch-abusedy and hs brother Librarians are the
only buyers, at any terms that may be agreed on.
good edition, at a fair price, that the people might
actually buy, would apparently save great deal Of
trouble connected with the present roundabout sys-
TEN.
How well cheap books sell in England is shown
by the immense currency acquired by reprins of pop
ular American authors exceeding what is known in
their native land Thus Alexander Strahan Co., of
Edinburgh advertise the "Sixty-Second Thousand
Of Dr.. Prime Power Of Prayer; the Nineteenth
thousand" Of Blind Bartimeus by Dr. Hoge; the
Tenth Thousand OF DR.. Phelpss Still Hour; the
"Thrtietb thousand Of Beechers Life Thoughts,
&e-an cheap editions, at one and two shilngs.
The record Of Fredrika Bremer's iourneyngs in
the South and East is shortly to be published in Phla-
delrbia by T. B. Peterson & Brothers. from the
SCRIPT translation by Mary Hewitt under the title Of
Life in the Old World This edition anticipates the
publication Of the work in England and viii be looked
for with interest.
From the fra Of January next, the Knicker-
booker monthly magazine Of this city is 10 be in the
hands of a new publisher Mr.. j. K. Gilmore. Exten-
sve arrangements have been made to increase the IN
terest and attrctiveness Of the periodical which for
twenyeight years has enoyedsuch large share of the
public favor. A new novel is announced as among ts
contents bv Mr.. Richard b. Kimball, romance by
Miss Prescott, the author of Sir Rohsn's Ghost
series Of PERSONAL Recollectiors," by the racy and
honest chronicler" Dr. John w. Francis, series Of
" Humorous Papers by the distinguished Mace Sloper
Charles G. Leland, esq, editor Of Vanity Fa'r), and
other important contributions by the Rev. H. W. Nil
burn Mr. James Parton the Hon j. t. Headley. Judge
Fdmonds. Miss Sedgwick, Mr.. Kirkland and numerous
other favOrite writers.