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wen attention from the rsgulas trade. Though the

orapties of books sold have BEEN up to the average
hev have. in large proportion, BEEN dispersed among
cseses of purchasers of comparatively late growthas
tho gift booksellers" and itinerant book aucoueers
of the South and West, buyers from Canada and the
British Provinces, &c. The larges. single line of the
New York sale land which, indeed, is said to be tho
highest ever known wa 10000 volumes Of Mrs.
Caroline Lee Henz'S novels, purchased in one lot at
4s cents per volume, by Mr. G. G. Evans, the pioneer
gift book seller of Philadelphia At both sales stereo
type plates proved to be drug and the larger portion
of thoee offered was withdrawn unsold.
Prof Owenss long-expected work on fossil
remains, Paleontology; or, A Systematic Summary
of Extinct Animals, and their Geological Relations"
has been published by Messrs Black Of Edinburgh.
Is manual of the existing state Of knowledge, 1t Is
pronounced invaluable by scientific men, though 1t
mudiousy avoids an opinion on the theoretical quss
lions now provoking discussion. Prof. Owen 10 still
engaged on work Of magnitude, an edition and
notes of The Posthumous Papers of John Hunter on
Natural History, Physiology Generation, Psychology,
Paleontoogy, and Comparative Anatomy, embracing,
it is to be hoped all that left Of that great mans
sbos after the dastardy destruction by Sir Everard
Home of his papers, that he might shine In their Dor.
rowed plumes.
TO an elegant edition Of Lord Macaulays " Biog-
raphes, contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica"
Mr.. Adam Black his successor In Parliament centric.
utes an interesting introduction comprising notes Of his
connection with Edinburgh and original extracts from
bis speeches and letters
The Life and Times Of George ViIiers, Duke
of Buckingham" from original and authentic sources,
Is publishing by Mesns. Hurst and Blacket from the
pen of Mrs. Thomson lady whose contributions to
English Literture as the Lives of the Jacobitesi"
{" Sir Walter Raleigh" "The Duchess Of Msrlbor-
ough," &c, were formerly more frequent than Of late
Any new material toward correct Judgment Of the
man whom Dryden describes as "not one, but Natures
whole eptome," will be literary treasure.
That never.ending theme of discussion author
ship of "Junus"-will receive a revival from the
forthcoming "Lfe of Sir Philip Francis" announced
by Mr. Parker. 1t will include much curious cores
pondence Of Sir Philips and Of his Father the Doctor
whose TRANSLATION Of Horace" was more famous in
the last century than at present. and cannot fail in
some way or other to throw light on the question
lately stirred to fresh excitement by the tantalzng
half enclosures revealed to Mr.. Bohn
The fourth number of the "Cornhill Magazine
will appear distinguished above its fellows by an Illus
taton by Sir Edwin Landseer. 1t will also contain
posthumous fragment py the sutnor oi oano Eyre
and an article by Albert Smith. The circulation at
tanned in the United States by this Magazne-n spite
Of difficulties and delays-is %. great that there
Is plan now seriously entertained by an enter
prising bookseller of reprintng each number bodily,
and issuing here the next day after the arrival OF the
English copies.
Mr.. Bentley, in bringing out simultaneously In
England cheap Us and library edition (7s. 3d. Of
Mira Warmers new story, Say and Seal, announces
that the circulation of the "Wide, Wide World
reached half a million.
Two names, new TO literature, are announced as
authors Of happily entitled book, "Ths Queens Of
Society" Grace and Philip Whnton-whether brother
and sister, or husband and wife, isyet unreveaed. The
work will contain Memoirs Of Lady WORTHY Montague,
the famous Duchess Of Devonshire, Made. de Stael,
Lady Caroline Lamb, Lady Morgan, and other fcmiane
celebrities to whom the title Ia appropriate Ii forms
two elegantly illustrated volumes and will unqueston-
ably command the greedy attention OF our reprnters.
"The Sea and its I.vipg Wonders" beautifully
illustrated volume translated from the German Of Dr.
Hsrwig, is announced by Meesrs Longman, under
the edi,oiship Of Mr.. Noel Humphrey the popular
writer Aquaria and Marine Zoology.