The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-13

Our neighbor and friend, James A. Gresham. %
Camp street, bookseller and sationer. has laid on
our table number Of excellent books, several OF
them of rare worth, both in their literary merits
and IN the beauty of their binding and printing.
Before proceeding to notice these books, we must
speak of Mr.. Gresham. After his return from the
so called " in 1865, Gresham started bookstore
on small scale next to the CRESCENT. His ener.
~, enterprise and liberslity gained for him a
great deal of encouragement and patronage from
our citizens. His bookstore and his stationery
business rapidly increased in re aud in receipts,
until now there is no other similar establishment
in the South or West that is superior. The books
he has sent to Us are as follows beautiful edition
of portion of the iWsverley Novels, comprising
waverley," "Guy Msnnering," Kenilworth"
and Ivauhoe," with embellishments and printed
in Appleton's best style. In fact, the print is
equal 10 that of any of the, English publishers.
PIccIoLA, the famous story of prisoner and
bis little flower that had sprung up in his ten
Years of dungeon existenoe and had solscsd him
In his solitude and misery. This work Is IN
French and II il really the print of the Appetons,
il is equal to any French German print, both as
10 correctness and beauty.
KNEES Own AND JGPHEr IN SEARCH OF A
FATHER two books destined to last as long as
Robinson Crusoe and Coopers works, and they
are immortal. These are two Of the best of Cap
tain Marryatts famous sea novels; cheap, ad-
mirably got up In fine. open print. and many an
old man will buy them IN order to renew the
feelings OF his youth, and many young men aud
lads will buy them for the exciting and mastery
scenes which Msuystt alone knew how TO por-
tray in genuine sea phrase.
HoME STORES, BY Mrs. Alice B. Haven, "Consin
Alice" The index TO this book is exceedingly
attractive. There are half a dozen stories in IL
which have been highly spoken of in literary
circles. and have been copied, not only in the
United STATES but in England.
Red GAUNTLET, AND ST. ROMANS WELL. Two
Of the minor novels of Sir Walter Scott inferior
TO lvsDboe, to Old Mortality, Rob Roy and the
Aniquary; but inferior 10 no works of fiction
written by anybody except Sir Walter Scott.
Our MUTUAL FRIEND, LITTLE D0RRITT, RE-
PRINTED PIECES, all in one volume, elegantly
bound and faultlessly printed, as well as pro-
fusely illustrated. Those who admire the most
popular English novelist Of this age can find no
better or cheaper edition Of Dickens 8 works.
RUBYs HU, BAND, by Marion Harlsnd. author Of
"Alone, Hidden Path" Nemesis" MIRIAM y
etc. story Of home life, q good moral book,
written with excellent ability, and Published in
excellent style.
These books are all publications Of the Apple
tons, of New York, and compare advantsgeously
with any books published in Great Britain. Books
have recently become 80 cheap in price, so beau
tiful in illustration and binding and interesting
In their contents that they will make the best
cheapest and most welcome presents for the
Christmas holidays. We know Of no store in New
Orleans where such presents can be procured
better and cheaper than at ]. A. Greshsm's, 81
Camp street, next to the CRESCENT.