New-York tribune., 1871-12-16
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PHILADELPHIA.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND ADJUSTMENTS.

CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND AMUSEMENTS.
TIE PUBLISHING HouSEs-DRAMA-oPiRA-
NEW ACADFMY-ARTIsTS.
1I,DFIpuI,. Dec 13.-The benignant spirit
Of Christmas never seems more gnant than in the
person Of the publisher and bookseller supplying chill
dren, large and small with the best thoughts OF the
author and artist, and the new, elegant gorgeous
demonstrations OF printer and binder. Just now the
look of gloom that a rather dull Fail season" i'm.
pressed upon the cOuDtenances Of publishers has
vanished, and in it's place there Is AN expression Of
jaunty toly very agreeable to for it is quite in
keeping with the festive character Of the time.
The three great book-frms Of Philadelphia j. b.
Lippincott Co.. Claxton, Remsen. q HafelHnger ana
Porter Coates. The two former are in Markct-st,
within stones throw Of another; and the latter
sole monarch in the retail way OF Chrsnutst. Porter
Coates occupy IN sort Of glorious state, the marble
palace which Mr. John Rice built for the display Of
Bailey d Co.'S jewelry, gems, and works Of
art. 1t Ia wonderful in marble. stained glass; and
fresco, and still wonderful in the splendor Of
ts contents Its half mile OF and miles dark
walnut shelves glitter and geam to-day with all the
glamour that the skilled binder give with all his art
SumptuOus without in high colOrs and gilt. there
treasures Of thought and learning within that attract
buyers and satisfy them too. All that the English pub
fishers have printed during the be found here
beside large number OF exquisite Juveniles Of their
own Porter Coates have made little preparation for
the holidays, except by importation.
II will crafty everybody 10 know that LppincOtts
Magazine rather than ont Of the woods paying
IN very satisfactory manner, and enjoys literary
reputation here second to 1t Is true that Foster
Kirk the editor IL from Boston, but that only proves
that good editor may out Of Boston and lind
cess IN Philadelphia.
Two important medical works in the press OF Lip
pincott the first being "Inures of Nerves and their
Consequences" by g. Weir Mitchell, NJ d. This volume
eagerly looked for by nonproessona readers we'll
as by professional Ones s known that is the result
of many years Of profound study and extended
in the treatment OF nervous diseases The other is
the Diagnosis Of Ovarian TumOrs by Walker L. Atlee.
NJ D. Dr. Atlee has made the treatment OF tumors the
Of his e and his reputation in that branch Of
medical inquiry is very great
Forsters Life OF Dickens least the first volume OF it.
has issued by UppncOtt, and presented rather
with AL eye s popularity than its elegance OF
all who loved Dickens want to know what John
Forster Of him. and is very probable that
was more intimately acquainted with the novest's
everyday life than he. That has bis work
well doubts who has read his Lives Of Goldsmith
and Of LandOr.
Claxton Remsen, 4 Hafelfnger are as busy in their
new literary hive. which is rapidly becoming old one
as they desire be- They divide With Lppncott Co.
The great jobbng rade that flows into Philadelphia and
are sstished with what comes to them. But - pub.
nshers they also busy and their list of Christmas
juveniles especially attractive Their most important
ls4s iseue u De Cassagnscs History Of the Aborns
and BurGher asse" which they print under the title Of
Tie Irrerressibc Conflict between Labor and Capital
To II 10 added href summary Of some Of tho ohisf
causes and results Of the late civil IN the United
sates For this translstion Of valuable work the
publis indebted 70 TIE late Stephen ColweJ Jewho
st tho close the Rebellion Europe md In
Paris found upon OF the stalls COPY q Do Cassas
sacs booh, which, upon his return homo, he put into
tho hSads Of BENJAMIN Green Of Georgia for trsnsla
tson Ipterst given % ths original BY the ra.assoss
preface, vAsh s,ens makes volume Of Asasy ~ paoA
companion TO Do CaAsashscs treatise 10 Ie PAys Or
eansatton Of Labor from tho French by 0ouverneur
EDersou.