The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-17

In the composition of this little volume DR..
Loomis confesses to have drawn largely from
DR.. Watts treatise on "The Improvement of
the Mind and. Lord Chesterfeld's "Letters to
His Son." Extracts and maxims from these
ever popular works, as well as from other
standard authors, have been arranged by the
compiler within a convenient compass, while
great portion of the volume is of his own
authorship. The book is admirably adapted
to the purpose for which it is designed.
- Notwithstanding the general advance in
the cost of everything, we now and then come
upon something which savors, in the matter
of price, of the days before the war. Mr.. Duff
field Ashmead, of No. 724 Chestnut street, has
greeted us with an armful of standard works,
which would bring almost the sum demanded
for them if they were sold to the waste-paper
man. Prominent among them is an English
edition of Shakespeare with the whole of his
plays, poems, and life complete, and thirty
seven illustrations into the bargain. The
volume is of the crown octave size, contains
1907 double column pages in clear and distinc
type is published in London, by j. Dicks, and
is there sold at the marvellously low price of
one shilling. The volume can be had from Mr..
Ashmead for fifty cents, and all who are as yet
without copy of the works of "sweet Will
| Shakespeare" can now fill up the vacancy in
their shelves without creating material va
cancy in their pocket. Dicks edition of the
works of Lord Byron, with life and portrait
and sixteen original illustrations, contains 457
pages, in style corresponding with the above.
| 1t is sold in London for sevenpence, and in
this city for thirty-fve cents.
| Accompanying these volumes from Mr..
| Ashmead are several numbers of series
edition of the Waverly Novels, now in course
of publication by Messrs. Adam & Charles
Black, of Edinburgh, Scotland. In typo
graphical appearance they are extremely neat,
although they are sold here at the low price
of twenty-f cents each. The series will
consist of twenty-five volumes, ten of which
are now ready and for sale in this city. These
ten are "Waverly," "Guy Mannering," "The
Antiquary," "Rob Roy" "Old Mortality,
"The Black Dwarf" 'The Bride of Lammer
moor" "The Heart of Mid Lothian" 'Ivan-
hoe," and ''The Monastery" One volume will
be published every month until the series is
complete.
The "Globe' Edition of Bulwer's novels,
which is to be completed in twenty-four
monthly volumes, is now in course of publca-
tion by Messrs. ]. B. Lippincott & Co., of this
city. The fourth volume, which has just
been issued, contains "The Last of the Ba-
rons," the whole of which is embraced within
a compass of 1924 pages. This series of Bull
wer is sold at the low price of $3.50 pei
volume, and is gotten up in an elegant and
attractive style.
From Messrs. J. B. Lippincott Co., of
No. 715 Market street, we have received the
sixth volume of the Globe Edition of Dickens
novels now in course of publication by
Messrs. Hurd & Houghton, of New York
This volume contains "0liver Twist" anG
"Great Expectations" complete within its
covers, in excellent typographical style.
-Messrs. T. B. Peterson & Brothers. of No
800 Chestnut street, are now issuing il
monthly volumes an entirely new edition o
Dickens novels entitled ''The Peoples
Edition, Illustrated" The second volume 0
the series has just been received, and it W.
recognize the familiar faces of "Dombe- anC
Son." This edition of Dickens is but one o
the t,oenty.tour regularly published by tn,
Petersons, but is as desirable in every way al
any of the others issued by their estab
lishment.
The American edition OF Dr. William
Smiths Dictionary of the Bible" is pro
crossing rapidly in publication. In addition
to the incOntestable merits of the English edi
ton, this great work is much improved BY
the revisions of Professor H. B. Hackett, D. D.
and Ezra Abbot, MA, the Assistant Librarian
of Harvard University. Messrs. Hurd {
Houghton, of New York, are the publishers
and the work is being issued by them in thei
usual elegant and elaborate style. It will b
comprised in about thirty monthly number
of ll2 pages each. We have received the fiftl
part from Messrs. Smith, English & Co., g
this city.
The Harpers, of New York, are publishin
a series Of writing books, in ten numbers, fo
the use of schools and families, which is on
of the best that has ever been given to tn
public. 1t combines symmetrical penmanshi
with drawing, provision for practice in tn
latter being made by outline figures of naturs
and artificial objects upon the margin. Horac
Mann believed that child will learn both {
draw and write sooner, and with more ease
| than he will learn writing alone - Tho nroro