, 1870-12-26
HOLIDAY BOOKS.

4ne AuVeuE ol Inc holidays mas pEoAgok Al |
.@Alancha Of gift books in eren greater pro-
Fns,on and richer stylo than ever before.
We hare already spoken Of Dickens " Childs
Dream Of Star;" Mlte Chsses Mother
Gocse," md B1sant's "sope Of the sower,"
and NOW hare to add the following received
ti1ce that time:
The Western SaHs Company have sent ns |
the following vorkA; LITTLE PCasI VII
Low, by HatHst Beecher S,oWe, published by |
Fieids, osgood h Co. The story Is juvenile !
10 character And full OF the simple charms |
with which Mrs. Stove always invests her |
writings for children. In Typography, lluat.a- !
tions and binding, the sulnus il very hand !
some, and will make beautiful addition to
any Juvenile Library.
THE WILLIAM HENRI LEr7ERs, By M1s. A.
II. Diaz, one Of the most entertaining ''juye-
niles" Of the Season. All readers Of Our
Young Fons during the past year VII, rene1a
Der these admirably childish e1usions no less
than the characteristic drawings which that ty-
tical boy William Henry used to furnish. The
children will be equally pleate1 With tie fact
that fall length portrait Of William Henry Ia
furnished in tho frouti4pieca. (Boston:
Fitlde, osgood L Coy
MOTHER GOOSE FOB GRowS Fol1s, by Mrs.
Il, a. 7. Whitney. Ms. whitney'e stories in
Fields, osgoud L Co.'S periodicals. sza we'll
known 10 all readers, and We may ely are
much moro successful than ber attempt to
nature Mother Goose a1d make her ptesenta-
tle to the old folks. Mother Goose ia too
essentially young and t1esh, too perennially
green, TO he fossilized into thoughtful or
t:iuactic seadiug for the atders. She belongs
10 the children, and no i1reyarent land should
H5er tsmper with :he good wonasa. [Dostou:
,ipg.)
".SlER PoEBs, volnwe specially designed
,.r III holidays. and oue Of tho most elegant
Lift eot ke Of the season. The poems, with
tts exc. l"'on Of "Tac Pageanr +" hy Whittier,
3b:ch Was written for the work, have been
telected with SPECIAL reference to The seasan.
and embrace such old fsvorites as tha &C Ittsn
Milestone" u Woods in Winter" and The
3lianight Mass for tho Dying Year." by LoEg-
fellow; tho winter Piece" and "Snow
Shower" by Bryant; the "snow Fail" by
Lowell - In School Days." by Whittier; and
:" Tie srow Storm" By Emerson. The poems
are pfofusely AID elegantly illus
ttatsd by Fem, Homer, Girls
void. Hennessey, Eytinge, Martin, S1c-
Eptee, and FrecerickB, and the engraving
done By the akiliul hands Of Anthony. In pa
FER, typography and binding nothing has been
left utGone, II tis purely IN American volume
American in execution, American in author-
chip, and American in illustration, and reflects
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80, 49, :,,,s,.
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ano ot eauAi tateieS1 ~ i"sus o%oe1s. 40 IL 70
an eatoo'oesAPps'
A1hIAA Ia: AID o1nt' t"hxS,o " JUN " "M
tie1. LUIS niue aolunoa eoosalns eae ooet ~
cent i'oen's W "Htrei wv lae'.uvu s.S.- no -:
feho'At eoi"ons ~ Atn "oA
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PoSm= -ae otne.S NJ" ~ "o4. ~ A''7
m't.at 10 tho sesoe's u s'as 'o4umo' .tou
,"cu 4eers.. se' we - fe41.eSA'
l'ostoh t'elaH, oeGooa to.
IN aaasaon 10 tae aoo'e so.uaioe LUG "ea'-
eln Sews Company have h!lea theaf epaeaoas
store win cho'ce eolstons OF AL inc stanaasa
works, maEnlhcent Illustrated HofRs' oota 10
mtsnc ana foreign. ana pe.1ees ".iaefness
o. Articles ot o9oae'E' ,ne't a'oeA 40 oo'u
tMeAnt ana e1tenss'e' noa e,notaeea evets.
tnHg requisite 'oi 'ne ose soo a.o, nnsn. ... Vi
tho drsyins-roem.
xEssRs. 8, &. Gn1G0s kSp 20,
have filed their spacious shelves and counters
With one Of the largest and finest btocka oi
bolidav books ever brought to Chicago, aud
oue sams T.. 49, al, ~. s.ss. aan -,
pses, ,r,:. nt sao . 80 " 49, NO a",aa ~,
tho richness OF itsholidAE stocks. bat this SEA
son it ia richer than ever. and embraces no
only the regular editions OF tue masket, oa
rare works. when may oe ennstasfea sps-
caai''ee, ans, ~ eaen' Eih ehiehs hno *ae',
! way to the hofar1es OF book 1aac1ers ana
bio!io-mansac1. OF such. for instance, ia m
edition Of Tucketman's 50 Rack Of the Art
irts," \ standard work On American art, which
| bas been enlarged from tue original edition
ty Messrs. G. r Putnam 4 Sons. oni,
twenty-five copies we're lssued. printed o.
large paper. .nd h'nssfssea WITH pho'os ss1pa''
| portraits ot lesa1nG ansta" ools on7 sof'
was sent 10 Cn.cAso. ana sos' WAS 'mmea's.e
II purchased ~ ALBERT cfosoy, k.4'' 1o'
| si1ty dollars. VI anotner e1eeea'nesS tat
| and Saina''e "ofk' tno Aessis' or'ess -
lavo the monopols-"Ih Inc flo~e1s Of tue W
per Alps"-An exquisite book, with ohrom
pictures Of the various flowers OF tho Alp
and tho localities in which they grow. 1t
QUO OF tho mpet elegant Eift-books OF til
ecason. both in typographical and artist
point OF view
Amon6 tie Principal nooks, Oess designe
for holiday Puffo8es' WHICH to's house o"e8t
arc tue 4o''o"inb' -.--
| DooA of "oAof.S A"o1''hfs. " heot! y
wen. 1n's u @n ea'Aieeae"' @ .ae o:'S.a'
to'slon' "n'en uao . 'eAf 'Atse o@'e ~ 1ol
lano' AND, asso' IN ,a9 eoonts:' ano set Is
boeS WHICH may De eas1seu IN 'ne poeke
Ihe sentiments nave pcen chosen "lta exec