New-York tribune., 1867-08-07
LITERARY ITEMS.

IJTERdRH IJEuo'
rho tronslation of the Complete Works of
ndrcvV Jaetyon Davis into the German language has
been undertaken by Mr.. Gregor COnstantin Witug an
admirer Of the "HarmOnal Philosophy IN Breslau Inc
nrst volume has recently made its appearance In Lee
containing the Fourth Part Of the Great Harmonia'
entitled The Reformer" 1t is issued in an elegant oc
,avo edition of more than 800 pages and has evidently
been translated with extreme care and hdellty MI WIZ
TIC has devoted several years TO the study OF the "f
of the American Seer and processes to find IN them ue
complement Of German philosophy, ana mo'I Ni'V0
accession to the intellectual treasures Of European cl
ration 1t would not be surprising II Mr. DAVIS "ereo
receive more cordial appreciation OF his peculiar shS
among the mystcs Of Germany than be mas yet oApel
eneed with the more practical portion OF bis own country
Touching the late discussion about Shakes
peares maternal ancestry, Mr. COwden Clarke writes
from Genoa TO the effect that about 1910, man named
Arden set up on the strength of certain documents OF
Elizabeths tme, claim 10 the Arden estates IN war
wiokshre What has become OF these papers seems 10 De
uncertain
The following letter has been addressed by
Nine George Sand of the illustrated Paris Journals
in answer 70 an application for permission to publish
carieature Of her: "I free, should Immediately
say yes for never been coquette and at the aSe
are opposed 10 your proposition my children would
be hurt and afflicted if consented. All this has been
said seriously by those about me tha am IorSeG 70
refuse You must not bear me any ilwlll for so dong
BE persuaded that regret to reply by denial 20 an W
plicatiOn made in such affecuonate and amiaDle IAN
guage"
The following anecdOte is from a Paris news
paper IN. VillemaB, the Perpetual Secretary oi the
French Academy, received at his lodgings in the Palace
of the Institute several friends, few evenings since
Conversation turned the event of the day. the sale OF
the Zemeniz Library Some one said can You psneHG @ Eve
fellow may found who is so crazy as to give SV or
ns nreSent exem@d You sure Or He
answered, showing the newspaper III Mnch ne hau & LS ~
here ann snd ann not less certain the bibople who
guilty of the folly of giving 5000 for tins ora % f
gentleman, who hitherto had kept silent modesy re-
FAR and may not quite true the statement OF the
price given for the book The first spokesman asked
assertonT The other responded have only tins one
u bought the book and spent PSII hod "a enou e 70
give 5000 for the romance Cleradus CT MeaGee Was
also bold enough read il, and he found Interesting
He was none other than NJ. Ambrose Firmin Didot"
The London Bookseller gives an account of
some Of the great printing and publishing houses in Eu
rope and their displays at the Paris Exhibition;
The honse of Alfred Name & Sons, founded at Tours
s0mpete establishment in the world 1t combines print
ing and binding with large number OF acGesS9eS Ut
AmaBd Name, printer who began IN small way
but being perfect master of his business young Obgng
and fearless of opposition he soon gathered aiou1u @
numerous and respectable class OF customers atIaeu
introduced as partner his nephew and sonln.laW ~ ~
Ernest Name nov %s0SF sagd CI bis G Sdest e son the
I Hs ~ te nSiness became a partner and from this
time may be dated me oigns @ %a vi sIS no nt NJ En-
es retirement 1S5 that NJ Alfred found himself at
full liberty 10 carry out the plans ne nad Conceived ft
1he old and nconvenient workshops were removed IN
order to make room for larger ana more ed Sooos f %
office Steam presses were lntlOuuee9, anu 1o MalS M
house extended, TO obtain space or the larger eo
~ NJ Name determined to carry on the binding upon the
premises and for this purpose built an immense
personal oversight and unweaIed attenon Oh & dU g%o t
tis somewhat he in 1889 took ms only SON ra iS t
Opening new street enabled HIM TO- acquire enough
land to form d immense w4g Wv ways ay@
house and his own private tesde Nothing has been
seeSa to make # the s 6e
a s?@pSlS s {S {S & 9{ y s Es @oSsS3
snstfs e s5s pasg t1f EfSoSd PFodSge
Of devotion and for education that We're IL constant ue
see IN France and it is Justice to add Of better
and elegant nature than those VII. Tm @ St there
IA MN Names employment neat % Se 1 Se on ene
1,nstrated nv Dor6 and Giacomme. Each leaf of the
~einm has the appearance of sheet of ivory and the
IatSer than printed on the velIm The printing says
The bookseller, is beyond praise or comparisons IL
Iessrs Hachette Of have, perhaps larger mum
Der Of persons in their employment than Messrs Name
but their business Is Of more misceaneons eha5a9ter
and rather that of wholesale booksellers ana
of salable books all of excellent quality and fairly prntd
amount OF profit that got Of book than to The
credit OF is beauty excellence although 70 ths gehai
character there are noteworthy exceptions The
house was founded in 1874 by Nj, NJ l. Haehette Who
mainly devoted his attention 10 educational ana olhe
useful books and tins line OF business mas Deen eOhhueu
by his 49,
Recently, Messrs Hachette have given their attention
10 ambitious class Of works One OF me earliest
was Vapereaus Dictionary Of Contemporary bog
Eaphy," work upon which no labor OF expense has been
spared but the demand Of the age is illustrated WORKS.
and Of these there goodly supply Dantes Inferno
illustrated by DOrt, was produced by them originally
the edition Of which Messs Casse procured casts
of the plates and published magnificent edition in En
glish. Messrs Hachette also published the Sclehuhc
works OF NJ FgUeT, OF which English editions have ap-
peared production has been La Monde de
In Mer "a splendid volume; and they engaged
upon edition Of the Gospels, which, for the beauty Of
the eelpate illustrations and elegance OF typhogaphy,
will distance all competitors
Spanish book making Is represented in the Exhibition
by Rivadeneyea the Government printer, who exhibits
some fine editions Of Cervantes.
In Topographic eOOr-prnting the English cOnfessedly
take tbe lead.
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