The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-22
NOTICES OF NEW r OBLIGATIONS.
paaLg RecCfy

""ine .son's Private Diaries.
Ihao'> erays Four Georges
7ae Cfm.s ! Nicat with Buras, and Other Teens.
The Poets Gallery.
l Moral N blen,s
The Gallery of i ron Teauties
Coal Petroleum and other Distilled Oils.
Napcs illustrated Catalogue
Egan HarI ngtoi--A novel
vmcents Semi Annual United States Register.
The Seven Little Sistcrs-A Child's story, &c, &c.
ihe Women Of the South.
/ The Loves and Heroines If the Poets
! A Picture Book Of Merry Tales.
| The Boys and Girls Annual
4 Paiablcs from Nature.
/ Beadles Biographical Library, No. 1-Garibaldi
TRAVELS IN THE REGION OF THE UPPER AND LOWER
AMOR AND THE RUSSIAN ACQUISITIONS ON THE
CoNflNEs OF INDIA AND CHINA. BY Thomas Will
liam Atkinson, f. &. s., F. r. G. s. Harper
Brothers.
Mr. Atkinson is favorably TO the reading public
the author Of interesting work Published short
time since entitled "Oriental and Western Sberia.n
4 The increased and fast growing importance of the
Russian settlements tie AMOR and the jealousy in
sped Great Britain by the steady approaches of Rus
sa to its Indian empire as well as to China have in.
duccd him TO give 10 the world more extended compi
laon ombodying the results Of his observations
these regions and their When it is state that
the amount Of commercial business transacted at the last
s'yermakn (air) Irbit. on the frontier of Siberia,
i amounted than sl2 600 600 il will readily be
understood why the attention of mercantile this
country in Europe should be strongly attracted to
wards that comparatively unesp!orci quarter Of the
globe The letters VII CHI W. pub shed in this journal
/ some ight months since from the Amoor have
Only whet the public interest for further details
from iAc Russian settlements there and Mr. Atkins ms
boot OPPORTUNITY appears to crafty it, Being the
! wolk Of q man OF scientific accomplishments, ii
4 supplies with all necessary information on It's
4 nor., geology and e,hnology-points which had
been leit almost wholly untouchei by previous ira
vellers Mr. Atkinson writes ia clear sensible style,
paying AIT q, his facts than to the form in
| which they conveyed His work Is rendered ldi-
onal attractive by the abundance and apparent fidelity
Of It's Illustrations Next To the publications OF Drs
Bartl and Livingstone, ii is the most interesting
lume ii travels that has been published for years
| Tur PoET's GALLERY. A series Of portrait ustra-
| tons Of British Poets. ID. Appleton a Co.
| This superb volume is Of the handsomest holiday
presents that be made The plates from designs
by eminent British artists and in the best style Of
engraving The bndag in itself quite work Of art
| the taste displayei ia j being really exquisite.
| THE GAMES A NIGHT WITH Burns, AND OTHER
| Poems. BY W. q. Coutts. Published fDr the
Author.
This volume il dedicated to the Prince Of Wales and
1
the sympathy and sentiments OF the Scottish element Of
American society. The tribute lin appropriate express
sion in the principal poems, The Games, and a
NIGHT with Burns both of which anniversary meetings
seem to renew annually the links that bind tn heart q
the exratraed Scott TO his native hills In vigorous in
sprstion quaint humor and metrcai closeness these
illusions are above the average Of the pytic compost
tons Of the present day. To Mr. Coutts poetry Is vi.
IDENTIFY form Of expression and is not used - caro-
lessy envelope ideas which could be more terscly con
veyed. We have read his poems with great deal u
pleasure which is than say Of the general
run Of such efGsiors.
| ROYALTY ~ THE NEW WORLD or, THE PRINCE
| or WALES IN AMERICA. BY kinahan Corn.
wallis. New and enlarged edition. New York:
NJ. Doolady.
Our antcila,ions tn OF this work arc We
are Glad 10 Sec being fully realized The demand for
second and larger edition shortly after is publication
the best proof that BE- adducei of IT. popularity.
/ The author has added pleasant and Characteristic
charter to the issue under the head Of what They
| say in England"
MORAL EMBLEMs, WITH ArnoRrsMs, ApAGEs AND
1 PROVERBS OF ALL AGES, with illustrations by
! John Leighton, +. :. A. Appleton Co.
Another beautiful rn book, Ct out in the M~srs Ap
peions best style. The field from which It's literary
tents have been cued exclusive but excellent
judgment has been exhibited in their selection The II
cu,cd tina, have in works q this character.
| LIoyp's SOUTHERN STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD
GUIDE.
This is one az the useful Of the guides in favor
with tie travelling pahls. Interesting and at
tractive feature in It i the biographies and portraits
which publishes Of those q the South who have
raised themselves fortune influence BY their
dusty end energy q character
PAGrs AND PICTURES PROM the WRITINGS or j.
FrSMoRE CoorrR. Edited by his daughter,
Miss Susan Fenimore Cooper. New York w.
a. Townsend Co.
more superb vo,,me than mis- which IL Justly called
the paragon Of gift books, has never ssuei fcm the
American prces The Turkey binding rs in H.
self chef and the forty steel eng avngs
and hundred and thirty Illustrations wooi--all OF
which done IN tic mos, superior style by the 1rst
artis,s-wh wlch the work Is embelshcd Place Il hrs
arnoug tie elaborate and costly literary novelties Of
tie DAY No elegant and acceptable pres ,ntatoa
,cl could be found aud from its national character
W. have little doubt 1t will be bought and priced hy
large circle az those 10 whom tie writings 81 the great
royc,ht familiar household words, but who. ne
verihcl,ss Noui Ike 10 have the immoe,s culcd from
then aid cutislmcd beauty. But although the book
alouns IN extracts from his novels IL also contains
large q g.nai matter which the 'trcss We
are told g. made labor Of love prepare she has
gwen the hstory 4 the that lcl = the pro
ductiou q Nr Coopcrs important volumes the
origin of his popular Character and many personal
Anecdotes incidents and "reminiscences now published for
tie hIs, time, ard anording collection Of delightful
and valuable memoirs u
whose Is with his couniry's woven.
Nss Cooper my congratulate herself upon havinr -
successfully accomplished the task he undertook
grCcfu tribute from the child the memory Of the
father ard predict will be found interesting
vsrir TIE ruiic as Il must ever ~ ohosof The pub
ishs,s have shown hess enterprise thsn tlstr tie
marnri which they have put u bsior, the " ~, aad
We only sorry that q space preveut. saying
more IL i,s praise
Tnr GALLERY en- BYRON BEAUTIES Ideal pictures
81 tic principal female characters Of Loud BY
ron's Poems Appleton Go.
volume Nc desideraicd both Cor IN internal and y
tcrnni beauts 1he portraits the best style Ape
crerayire and The bindaE b. gorgeous