New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
LITERARY.

The publishers New York Fall trade sale closed
yesterday, TO the sati.factiOn of all concerned The
demand for books was more of healthy and genuine
than of speculative Character aud the books highest
in public appec sion generally brought prices nea,Iy
equal 70 the regular terms. The power Of consump-
,on that there is in the community for works once
accepted a. standard" was shown by the large
sales mace by Mr.. Putnam Of Washington IrvirQs
and Bsyard Tsylors writings. His invoice mainly
consisting of these works in various styles realized
upward Of 10000 Messrs. Townsends edi ions Of
Cooper aud beautiful embellist ed volumes of their
Illustrations, were also in great demand. Mr. Serb
ners elegant gift volume Of Folk Songs was gener-
ally predicted to be the popular favorto for next
Christmas, Meisrs Derby & Jacksons Loves and
Heroines of tie Poets" and Literary Women of the
South" dispuiug the palm with it. OF these works
many sold as the publishers were willing to
supply The accommodations for the sale were some
what ped owing to tire unfinished state Of the fine
BUILDING in Mercer street dedicated to these Assem-
blsees and to be inaugurated Spring. the utmost
good feeling however prevailed. An interruption TO
the sale occurred on Wednesday ev, ming, when the
usual social meeting was held, and addresses were
mace by several gentlemen, appropriate to the occa
toD tending to express their satisfaction at the present
and their confidence in the future prosperity of the
Trade"
The most important article in tie new volume
j32d Of Ddots NoVreHe Geographic Generate is life
Of Mobemmed extending to 30 pages, by the Arabic
scboar, NJ Remand 1t probably the best digest of
the subject that exists. life Of Magellan the cir
cur navigator, by ~ Ferdinand Denis, who is jacle
rincps all that relates to Portugal, is an interest
ing contribution 10 the history Of American ditcovery
The notice of Macaulsy is f1rnshd by NJ. Leon Jou-
bert From it we learn that though there have been
French trsnsaions of hi, history the essays have
Dot yet been introduced to French readers and that
vsrson Of them lie announced by NJ, Guillaumo Quiet
TIE volume extends from Louise de Sayoie TO Made.
etene; and its position in the series TO render the
proposed completion of the work in IS volumes diff
cult suppofiDg that due regard to proportion il pre-.
served in that portion Of the alphabet stl to come.
An important confirmation of Sir Henry Rawlin.
sons discovery relating to Egyptian History in the As
syrian inscriptions mentioned in our summary Of las
week, has been given by the eminent hieroglypbic
scholar, Mr.. Joseph Bonome, who states that the Pc
Rod Of time comprised in the Assyrian memorial of in
vasion al conquest, is blank space In the native
Egyptian annals, which this discovery appropriately
completes, while at the time il affords an indie
pendent testimony 10 the correctness Of the system OF
interpretations by which the cuneiiorm inscriptions
are decipheIed ard explained.
Mr.. IIallwells last work, "a Dictionary Of Old
English Plays in Print MS, TO the Year 1900 il
ap interesting addition 10 the Old English Library
Though neoesfaIiy based on the pre- laLors Of
Lar gbdue, ard Baker and his editors, it includes