New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26
LITERARY.

The general tone OF the publishing trade is buoya
10 England, snd with the returning Winter all ndics-
tons promise season fully eqna to the average. Up
to this time the number Of uay announcements
is not great but many of he books heretofore promised
land already mentioned othese columns) may be mo-
mentsrily expected. Mr.. Murray and Messr. Long
man. the western and eastern Colossi Of literary Lon
don who sway the metropolitan publishing trade with
divided rule, hold their annual saes in the present
month and at them offer the books that have been got
ready during the recess and also give intmation of
future novelties likely TO appear before the end of the
season. Most the other publishers club two or three
gather, Offering their books 10 tbis manner excep!
Mr.. III g Bohn, whose immense stock enables him 70
prefer ring lysucent attractions purchasers though
as bis publications rather )oks of standard charae-
ter than novelties his GALE does not attract the same
kind Of interest that attaches 10 those Of Messrs
Murray snd the Longmans. The modas operaadi of
these occasions has been described too often to need
more tbsn reference and every one knows how,
under the genial influence Of splendid dinuer and
vintages, the heart of the unsusec,ng purchaser
pands and he TOO often the next morning, finds him
self down" in the books Of the blsud suctoneer
frequently the head Of the firm or his confidential
as,stant for number of copies of books that will
tax to the utmost his distributing facilities To get rid
of, or " work off.'
The suctess which Ia. attended the nsturalza IN
Of the devotional poetry of Germany in England has I'D
Mr. X. Msssie to follow up his translation of Spittss
Llra DomeStica with version OF Martin Luther's
Spiritual Sings" TO be if.usd by Messs. Ha.chard
Co.
-hessIs. Longman X Co.'S list of now announce.
ments in pure literature is very snall-the chief work
being Mr.. Piozds Autobiography" to be edited by
Mr A. award the quarterly reviewer and trans
lator Of Faust" Another book, 70 Judge from the
title must be reprint; "The Wit and Wisdom of the
Rev. Sydney Smith; selection of the most memorable
passages in his Writings and Conversation" This 10
almost identical with work published few years
ante by j. s. Redfed, and carefully prepared by Mr.
L. A. Duyckinck OF this city, "Eyerybodys Book
or Gleanngs serious and entertaining, in Prose and
Verse, from the Scrap.Book of Septuagenarian. ed
ned by j. II. Freerse is ti'ls of some PROMISE and
also Mr.. WkiDss Collection Of the Political Ballads
of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuriss -
who has been melted to the task by the
value they acquire as materials In the hands Of
maste worker like Macaulsy. my Life, and what
shall do with it, by Old Maid, will meet with
certain popularity in these days of books addressed 10
special classes. In ornamental literature Msssrs
l.. Co. offer Moores Lallah Rookh, illustrated bv
Tennsl, with five ornamental pages of original per
ian design and Mise Winkworth's Translation of the
" Lyra Gsrmanica,' with wood.cuts drawn by John
Leighton, each In ore volume na 40. In scienes the
AppPshcsptps sie Eers iSp'y.ant needing Prof