New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
CHRISTINA BOOKS.

ins loaves va hardly remember whom these publications
Asre been costly, rch and may ado so generally
Interesting &c this year Foremost among them for beauty
Of paper and printing and for the intrinsic value OF us
eonteIts is perhaps, Leghtons "Iife Of Man SYMBOL
azedD This is an English book published BY Longman,
vys introduced to the American public by the Appie'onS
of this city who are the agents for It, The idea OF the
Aooh 10 comparison between the hfe Of man and the
growth the year and swarm Of extracts rom Ell ne
best English poet; and F0S huns bookS about the
Duers that art has sOwed With hDersl haou IN bsIen
aad border wehsye any as 70 ma Nv, Win . 800 Hb
pnhlen too much suggestiOn; but then, It 10 volume
meant 10 be dpt INTO, not read and 1t is full enough Of
Essuy and visions spa poetry 70 MAKE many az nOu1
English artist John Leighton hasdesigDed the ilustrs-
tiOns ard they are engraved by the best English Tooa
sngrayers Those who in search OF beautiful and
valuable book for Christmas present need hardly look
further
D. Roberts Co. send Us the Poems Of the popular
Jean Ingelow, advanced to the dignity Of yeum paper
sye-heAllne English print end elegant binding lisi
lsSsted beside with many woodcuts the most Of which
We are sorry to say are far queer than beautiful
Nov and then there is pleasant like j. VOLTS "Rng
Dove page Is but could wish such more frequent
The same publishers also issue Grisets Grotesques
With Rhymes by Tom Hood T." book Of ayowed nonsense
which will serve TO make the children laugh, although
mother the woOdcus nor the verses have the real vs
eoniea to our thinking. We do not know who {Iseps
butAs work shows him of hundred clever French
men, trained TO draw with sliu fSeility whatever they
set eyes But he has not much b say and Mr. pm
Hood who certainly does not inherit his fathers wit or
Wisdom has not been able rise to the level of Mother
Goose.
d. Appleton & Co have iesued a new collection Of
EOecaxtacts, with the general title, 1.-TWO Centuries
Of Song" II appears cursory examination 20 have
been madewith taste and Judgment although i docs not
compare in extent with the same publishers "Iousenou
Book OF POeryr,so admirably edited by.Chares Dana,
for which we arc glad to know there is continued de-
mand Ehe present book however, is meant rather as an
elegant gin than useful compend, and it fully answers
the purpose with its beautiful paper and Prn and s
noticeable binding which, however is not as successful
usome that has come before this Christmas. Among
The Illustrations lind one by the son of our American
Lese--George Leslie-whoseslas picture, The War
Summons hes interested many on the walls OF the ATst
Fund Society. -.
VIII Appleton has issued an edition of Mrs. JamesOns
characteristics Of Women" With stee-pate illusra-
sns consisting Of ideal portraits Of Shakespeare Hero
ines The book is always welcome and seems to have
become popular favorite distinction which it well de-
serves Mn Jameson was o woman Of learning,and Gull
Se and she impressed upon everything she wrote beside
these accomplishments tho cham'of strong yet gentle
womanly nature Mr. Appetons edition Of the Charsc-
teTistics" 10 very elegantly bound.
Charles orin,publishes The Poets Kalendar," col
lection OF English Pastoral poetry with wOod-cut iusra
tons by various hands. 1t contains much rstrate poetry
and the pictures though in the conventional style Of
Bfket Foster and his school, BY means without
mart.
Another Griffin, Richard this time has sent out ven
tuTe which hope will prove Profitable "The Works Of
Hogarth." large, thick book with nearly everything
hatHogarh ever painted or designed in it, and which
would be still valuable if the accompanying text
we're not SO unworthy Of the plates What was
wanted was a good, readable biography OF Hogarh,
with description Of the plates that should lead to better
and more serious understanding of them. Why will not
Mr. Griffin that he has the plates, do this desirable
thing for usi Hogarh is always new aSd fresh and
be sure of steady sale. We have had enough OF old
TTusseTs h6oralizngs forsone century.
Ell Butler g. Co. of Philadelphia seld the Fourth
Edition of 1.-THE Gallery Of English and American Poets,
with an introductory Essay by Henry Copp6e LID,
President of Lehigh University" The Public evidently
approve this handsome book since it calls Mr.. Butler
Eora fourth edition and enables him 70 issue luxur
pusly The Edition is illustrated with few sddi-
hOHal engmvngs.
From George Roussedee g. Sons we receive wayside
POsies; Original Poems of the Country Life, edited by
Robert Buchanan" This is collection Of poems nearly
all new waits gathered from many sources Of them
pretty good but more Indifferent The illustrations
Of the general character with those noticed when
more that attractive than contained in that vol
Hne; The school,, on page 46 "The Bit O. Garden"
page 3; "TheVsOns OF Cltytfee page 81, are among
egoOd OnesThey all in free unconventional style,
and much interesting that account on no other
than the more formal and unsuggesye eengrayngs
that used TO I'll the ANNALS of by-gonc day. But
times cnd IN these two volumes very often, uncOnYen-
hOnality is pushed too far.
JB Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, add three little
books to the store which awaits the children this year.
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rhymed versions of three Of the Rayel PantomImes.
"Mazulme the Night Owl" sfhe White Kaight," and
'JOcko" illustrated with somewhat exaggerated pictures
printed in very bright cOlors. Those who think gaudy
colOrs and good enough meat TO feed
childs mind upon viii no doubt be attracted by these
books, but we are net among the number
How much more sensible is such book this "Chids
Colored Gift Boob which ROItedge publishes than those
we have Just been noticing The drawings almost all
good ard if the eolOr-pnnting had been carefully
0Oneit would have been acceptable to many children OF
larger growth than those 1t appears to be intehded for
Now here publisher who always employs the best men
to work for him, and who seems be able to Judge for
himself when thing is well DONE and the result is that
his cheapest books have something in them that
makes them worth looking az.
@Parsbles from Nature, BY Mrs. Alfred Gstty comes
20 with Bell & Dsldys imprint the title-page. 1t
looks like heavy reading but of the Illustrations
pretty. PAIRING swhea you're pleased" p. 81 Infs
make the book worth buying they all thespetures
tteontaiDed The Others not satisfactory Burne
zones Of whom of.us have heard much, dissp
points uG With bis The Deliverer" Is weak and looks
affected. n j. eff =, -. 'Sn.-S
. Hers AgsIn We have book kom Boutledgo-o Hans
Christian Andsrsen's Stories for the Household" Be-
6ehti storybook; for which children cannot be grateful
enough and Of which Is too late 10 say anything in
praise Every hiss read it, or will read IT, and wno can
tell the depth and strength Of the influence wexe and
has exered on the minds Of the children Of to-day
james Miller Of this city has made selection Of the
poems Of Mrs. Browning relatingto childhood, written
Cor children aud Published it with beautiful papc- and
mint and with pctares By Mesrs HennesY and TAwaite
&e have beon nuchpleaed with several Of Mr. Hennessys
drawings, "The Child Asleep" The Romance of the
Swan's Nesgtha on rage ~ is tho better OF the two
sThe Portrait page 1885, are much 20 be commended
the others are not good Thisehort OF Mr.. Mllers
deserves encouragcmenhe has tried TO make pretty
gift-book and has succeeded.
Messs Cassen Pettner and Galpin have republished
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