New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
PHILADELPHIA.
rnnruCn,uNG BOOKS.

p,,rADE1PuA, Jan. GA trade lauguor, iol-
lowing urou the busting sales OF the h'n'SS' '''
Weighing upon our bO0khouscs, ana Piais i'' i"''o
publications are not yet quite matured' ~ i"s' so"son
paid only average profits TO most "'iS' anu "S Wv
rlristmos lnyers Obcing economical generhy poos"t
ro bcaD volumes IN preference 10 costly issues the
forthcoming ventures bid fair to be cautiously made
NJ ,oriry Of mention is the ending Of DR., Nlibone'a
ossiiuons literary abors on the last day OF the yeT
rro ,,irl volume OF his aGgnUm opus Is now, in one
snc fitting through the pots and pans Of tie eterco-
tvper. and viii likely be ON The TRIBUSEs boul-tabe
Ia o- this month Is ont II stretches from tho letter t,
vo q7 70 $40; and go of these pages are given up to
exhaustive indexes The names and works OF 46499
Bra h and american authors arc recorded; although
owing 10 the versatility OF WRITER'S 1888 names arc
20 c 'ounl in tho topical inexes In their great com
rauy these indexes worthy Of special rcnark-in-
eadiug 90 leading subjects, and IA Subn1exes Divinity
has absorbed I2s29 names, more than Poetry Law, ana
Medicine combined. Poetry stands second, having 6l9+
>Y.rauts for fame; next following are Bogialhy ana
CorltsuoudeHec History, Medicine, Essays, Education
law co. Some Of the curious may care to kno" hat ~
surname. are made TO do service ior $3.50 writer's that
"smith IS repeated so times, wilson" $50; "Wil
l..," s.1. "Tay os," 25l, eto In 1850 Was projected
this "Cruc1l Dictionary OF Eaehsh Ltera-
tur,," aLl ior seventeen years past manuscript
p.-cs have been constantly given TO the press.
J. B Lpp.uco;t * Ca via aisO publish this lnonth tho
concluding vo!un, OF their "Univcrsal Pronounehg
Dictionary of biography u-d Mythology" edited by rr'
john Thomas. n all q Will have 23s5 pages. Ihe
second volume Nontgns "NocsbuGry OF Chr'Suah
Name" ANA a1 article upon disputed or Dou'tiui
P..H.ucii.leaA" Three novels passing through
their press: "T4e Egyptian KINGS Daughtct' trans
la.el from t.o f ri,aIe by Henry Eoed - Woman s
l..cArv 1lrs- 1llrgarrt HosmeT; "Tho holcomoS' by
AS, N T. 1l-ru The yeTiorum edition OF l'omeo
s.tJu,t" tited by Horace EOWarj Furness Is almost
ra'v .ar li uJscIiSrs As soou it is pubhsheu III
E.-'aud. VIII appear Vol. l. " the Peh'ateueh' Vi
..T., Now Eibe commentary" containing explanatory
md cr.c.l uolcs. with revision OF the AulhorlEou
Translation. by Bishops and Clergy of the Anglican
Cl-r.u. .
"F.,nk rorrcster Sporting Scenes and Characters
by Uerr w. Herbert which has been out of print Tor
ualr.v in wears past will be rcssucd by T. B. Peterson
Brothers. ,it 4e original designs by Darley Another
Eur b novel los T. AdOiphus Tfollope, "Ihe sealed
F,.zet viii De printed 70 match "Garstang Grange
A novel OF religious experiences, entitled "HtaNeh-
,yi Round ~ bv new lady writer Of Virginia. and a
Uniform e.iaou Of the Complete Works Of Thomas
Hs" m i've volumes are in the press of Porter Coates
Aes of SIX religious lectures, upon the general sub
i of the B1e considered in tie aspects OF Modern In
l..fv wiz DE given here this month, by representa-
t,yo Ministers Cf the German Reformed Methodist, Bap
t.-ard TJcsby teran Churches. Had 1t not been Ior
family bereavement the Rev. Dr. T. Vnton would nave
arrta.cd for The p. T. Church. The Rev. Dr. James NC
Ch 20 sposk upon Renaus Life OF Jesus; Dr. j. p
Tacupsou on Unity of the Bible; DR.. VIM Adams on
"tt,ar;agcs of a Written Revelation;" DR.. Philip
s,l4f on 7. stimony Of Christ 10 Christianity" Dr.
Vu. Hague on Tie self Witnessing Character of the
Nov Testament Christianity" DR.. f. o. Haven, on
"Sll-a Positive Entity" After their delivery, II Is
cncmYatcd TO print these scholarly articles in one vol
ruc which M,ssrs Zegler, McCurdy Co. will sell by
sud.IlIB.i5a.