The New York herald., 1860-09-15
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Fail Trade sale and New Pubiica-
tfoua.


tions.
The fall trade eae OF Messrs. Geo. Leavt h Co has
brought together buyers than have me- before IN
this city for many years The southern states Florida
and Louisiana, the Western Of Wisconsin and hane-
sofa the whole part have contributed
with the Of the United States and British provinces
70 the assemblage OF buyers The bids have been spirit
ed-the retail trade being tho principal purchasers-Ana
the prices obtained have very good The average
daily sam reaisei about twenty-five thousand doiNrs,
and from the seven preceding days II confidently ex
rac,sd that The number OF volumes will be sold will
reach half a million Tho catalogue numbered nve hun
dred and twenty six pages and contained nearly two
hundred invoices OF books
AT this season year Il 10 usual Tor the book trade
Individually TO large number Of new books for the
holiday sales and the Of many Of them being pub
Ied 40 long before the holidays take place is that the
retail trade located all parts OF the United States and
the British provinces shall be able TO procure their sup
plies the that the regular book trade sales in
operation and they the city purchasing thereat
10 after 10 enable the goods to be transmit
ted 70 their destination by express steamer In
good Although the means Of commun ication
from any part Of this Northern continent to this CITY,
and versa far superior to the like In any other
country distance has be conquered and time must
be employed aid In the mastering Of the obstacle
the books should not reach the spot where they In
tended be sold before the middle OF December the
chances that the retailer has large number on his
hands any works ubished after that time are almost
eure 70 be failures az regards the Christmas sales
BY the following list OF books II will be easily per
ceved that many the publishers have already issued
pome few Of their juveniles and expect to have
many OF their fanciy usr ed works before the end OF
the month The lists issued by the Appetons HArpers
and Rouedge Co promise well for the coming season,
both FOR the young the "far who at such times
ore the cause Of the expenditure Of heavy the
purchase OF literary presents.
D. APPLETON AND co.
have very recently published edition OF "vrgus
fneid with explanatory notes by Henry Frieze, Pro-
esor OF Latin the State University Of Michigan. This
book s Of a duodecimo size. Also "Greek Grammar"
Tor schools and college, by Professor James Hadley, OF
Yale College "Pisos Apology aud crito with notes by
w s. Tyler Graves Professor OF Greek In Amherst Col
Iege, q OF exercises In all parts OF "French
Syntaxn methodicay arranged after Potevns' "syntaxe
Francase to which are added appendices, designed
academies colleges ana private learners by
y r winkelmann, A NJ. and Ph D. Professor OF Latin,
French and German In the Packer Collegiate nstute
sEementary Grammar Of the Italian Language" by G.
Fontana and "span Sd Grammar" after the system Of
A y Ahn Ph. D. &c first American edition, with key
separate course OF "Ancient Geography arranged
with special reference convenience OF recitation, by
Professor a. l. schmidt d. D., or Columbia College;
new edition Of "websters Elementary Spelling Book
and a work on Fundamental Ideas Of Mechanics
and Experimental Data By A. NORM, revised,
translated and reduced 70 English units Of by
Joseph Bennett, Civil Engineer, are ready. They
have also, nearly ready, I" First Greek Book and
Introductory Reader" by Professor A. Harknees, p D.,
OF Brown University, and Primary History OF the
United states made easy and interesting for beginners
by @. P. Qusckenbos, Al
APpLgroN's MIS- ErLAyForS WORKS.
TIE "reminiscences OF onicer OF the Zousvcs," Q
translated from the French, Is creating de-
nAnd. The Ebony Idol" by New England lady; the
g. Life of W. r Porter" by r. Brinley a" Manual OF
Church Music" by W II Walter, organist OF Trinity
Chapel; Arnolds work " Rhode Island, vol. 2; and
the fourth volume OF Rawl!Hsons Herodo,us'' (com-
pietag work. and the principal miscellaneous pub
Icstons Of the Appleton during the present month
APPLsros's ANNOUNCEMENTS.
NE following arc expected be issued before the last
nay OF September
moral Enblcms, with Aphorisms, Adages and Pro
.erbs OF ali ages and Nations from j. Calz and r.
Fare illustrated by Leighton; translated and edited
RR Pigot.
The Byron Gallery Of Beauties, consisting Of IDEAL
rortras o. the principal female characters in Byrous
poems
The Poets Gallery" series Of Illustrations Of the
Briish poets.
hntN AM ota~ttu eNhtVhs cu4heu "Asn
scrupuous rev Of the text BY Mary Cowden Clarke;
Ilsairaied.
The Wit aud Ha nor Of the Poets" edited by W. II.
wills Upwards OF hundred Illustrations.
"rennysops Nay Queen" Illustrated with thirty draw
nys, by Hoo. Mrs Boyle.
erhs Poetry Of Nature" with thirty handsome engra
vugs, BY Harrison wcir.
Among the juvenile books are the following new works
nanounccd.-
"wnerc There's win There's a Way" BY Cousin
Auce.
"a Year with Maggie and Emmie, BY Miss Mcintosh.
"Sew Fairy stories for my Grandchildren, by George
The FAIRY Sshtc,es sal 'Nightcsp Lo,ters."
WThe Little R-ilcci a1d the "Litilc Engineer."
"A Charming Se~ series of jhilirens Books"
"Peang Tales Prclty PictGres," with l36 coored
illustrations
"The white Chief. Legend q North xercO,' BY
cAp,ain nsyns Reid; twelve illustrations.
"A New story Book by 'Crvwqutn' ~
rhe "rriumehs u rerscvrance and Enterprise" re.
corded ersmplrs Tor tue young and
-he "Chld's Famous Picture Book
HARrggs ssw WORKS.
ne "woman 10 White" oy wilsie Collins, author of
the Dead Secret a. "Ro.s, or the Partisan GrI from
the French n Madame pc Prcsscase, by hre. J. G
Fsichcr Froatispece ~ MeIelsu; "chsp,m on wives
by ks Els, aud "ttxly 10 Transitlou,f oy Williams Ar.
thur A NJ, are the books pubilsned by this
roierprsng estaoishment new edition of The
Queens OF Society (being biographies Of the most cmi
neni ,nas have lived, by Grace and Philip
xhstOo Illustrated BY A Doyle sad the Brothers Dsi
RED, has Ist BEEN issued and Is IN very active dcmand
R.RPsRs' ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ne following expected before the beginning Of
October, and repor ed being nearly ready
volume q The q Hsrpers' Greek aud Latin
Trru, via "Hcrodotus"
Thacker.y's "i~c,arcs the -Four George"
EVAN HArringtoo, o. be would be Gentleman" BY
George Meredith.
wheat and rsres =
"rhe Lase Rssions q Central Africa" BY Captain
X. Y, Burton, II N. Z army, with maps and cngrsv-