New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-28
LITERARY ITEMS.

IL hs work on The Resources Of America Sir
Morton Pcto PAYS high compliment 20 American publishers
Select whatever class of books You will he says &" will
bc found to comparison WITH not in respects to
e,ce English publications Of the cass The qualities
Of paper admirable; in the type is
perfect the work Of the printer appears to be done with the
greatest skin and eloecnce and in many instances the speci
Of binding rival those Of the famous Mr.. Hayday
Sasa OF the unsatisfactory condition Of the printing trade
b England and Of the troubles betwees the printers
Eod tie trade associations he makes rather surprising state
eut Many Of principal London publishers" he says
Transferring considerable portion of their printing
sosncss the Provinces to Scotland. and tie United
Sat's 1t would be curious example Of the vagaes Of
ade while American publishers sending their books to
manufactured England they now doing British
manufacturers Should actually be coming here for similar
purpose.
a ,kctch Of John Leech, by DR.. John Brown Of
Kdiuhargh The author of Rab and His Friends about TO
b. Pnhished across the water in book form.
There is a quarrel about the authorship of the de-
dgns cor the Paris Universal Exposition Of 1867 two English
rchtecs Mr. George Nav and Mr. Z. j. Payne asserting
shat M plans theirs and that they have been stolen from
bem by the French commissioners. In support Of
heir claims they print their correspondence with
the Paris ofeisls together with the design originally puo
iShed by them Tie Builder and the adopted by the TX
hibiion The two said show resembanoes which
hardly be accidental
A new work by Miss Agnes Strickland, "ThesLivos
Bishops OF the Tower announced in London
Among other forthcoming English books The History Of
ne American War" by W. H. Russell, LID, and After
he Storm; Or Brother Jonathan and his NcgoT in S6J6
byJ r. II. skinner.
TIE Count A. DH6ricourt has just reissued the first
volumes Annuare des Societies de la France ct
o. n anger The volume contains France the second
Belgium Holland Switzerland and England and the third
Sesnyi all corrected down to the 1866 The fourth
volume now in the press viii contain America and the rest Of
he civilized world included in the previous volumes The
,runi we-kuown editor of "LAnalyse: Compterendu
des Institutions Scenfques. Lerares, Artsques
Asncoes, Industrieles de la France ct de lEanger
Two portions Of the third volume of o. L. Gruppes
"Leben ind werke Deutscber Dicher history OF German
perry the last three centuries have Just appeared bringing
b history down 10 Klopstock and Wieand.
The title of NJ Guizot's forthcoming volume Of
seda,ions is Melatons sur rEta Actuel de la Religion
chrstienne" The former volume it will be recoected was
fluctuations IEssence dc Ia Religion Chresicnne'
Done is illustrating La Fontaine's Fables which
s,ssls Hachette will very shortly DcI6 says that he
ruows very well himself how runous to his fame this eH
sme fertility but he ayers that he has help for it. While
~ celebrating picture fifty designs suggest themselves
% him and 1t Is habit with him 10 put them instantly on
paper and tie booksellers persist buying these asd publish
az them.
Earl Grey intends to publish the letters which
PASSED between his father and King Wam.IV at the time
d FIST reform bill together with the correspondence Of
which they form part.
Mr. John Critchley Prince, an English provincial
poet Of some repute died HYDE Manchester May
aged Co He the author Of volume Of verses which
bad considerable the north of England descrp
live which poet Of the humber classes keeps
AIS Sundays His last book entitled Autumn Leaves
Dr. Hupfeld, a German Biblical scholar and Hebra-
M sud Of eenus as Professor OF Theology IN the
University OF Halle died the 24th Of April aged TO- His
A. Iafg o. No Waftn lie
sst publication was Commentary the Psalms in four
volumes which completed in ls6l