The New York herald., 1872-07-08
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

last volume of Mr.. George Bancroft's "History OF
the United States" will appear shorty from the
press OF Little, Brown & Co., OF Boston. As the
ninth volume only took the reader down to the
year 177s, 1t Is evidently the purpose of the dis
tinguished author to close his work at the end of
the Revolutionary War, in 1883, instead of bringing
it down to the adoption Of the constitution as orig
nally intended.
THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS TRADE CIRCULAR
animadverts upon the current fashion Of pub
fishers issuing authors books" Of little or no
value and lending them the beneft Of their t'nprt
noatur, condition of the writer's paying the cost
of publication. 1t says the practice seriously
jures the reputation Of every publishing house in
dulging in it.
ANOTHER LIFE OF FARADAY has been issued by
Macmillan & Co., written by J. II. Gladstone, NJ d.
This makes the third
The PUBLIC LIBRARY Of Chicago Will be able to
expend $1,000 for books the ensuing year. This,
with the donations it has received and may still
expect, will give the literary phoenix very hand
some start.
THE PARIS PRINTING AND Book TRADE are in q
quandary For centuries the printing of books has
been special privilege, the number Of persons who
might exercise the business having been limited up
to the year 1791 when nearly all restrictions were
abolished During the revolution printers 80 null
tiplied that no control over them could be main
tanned, and under the first empire the num-
ber Of printers in Paris was limited to eighty,
to whom patents were issued When one died
or was removed his patent was sold out (beng
worth latterly S000f to 2O00Of) BY decree OF the
Government Of National Defence" in 1870, the
professions Of printers and booksellers were de-
clarsi free to all. with a proviso that subsequent
legislation should provide for the claims OF the
actual patent holders. No such subsequent legsla
In hoch nd tba yUIn ncfin on
has become very complicated, many new printers
having taken up business while all the old patentee
printers are clamorous for indemnincaton for the
injury thus sustained in their vested rights Pend
ing final settlement 1t is strongly urged that the
decree legazing free printing be suspended, and
this course seems likely to be taken.
PROFESSOR 8. F. BAIRDs wholly new work on
"The Birds of North America will soon appear
from the press of Little Brown & Co., Boston. DR..
T. NJ. Brewer and Robert Rdgway have co-operated
in the work.
A FoRTNIGHTLY JOURNAL, devoted to womans
rights and named the Cornelta has been started in
Florence Signora De Luna is editor.
]. B. FORD Co. have in press new "History OF
New York City," by Mrs. M. j. Lamb, a member of
the New York Historical Society.
PHILADELPHIA is to have new monthly, entitled
''Zell's Illustrated Monthly Magazine and Review,n
to be edited by L. C0lange, Of the National Ency-
copadia."
Mr.. AMAsA WALKERS "science Of Health" gets
the praise OF the commonly censorious saturday Re-
Ute,r as generally clear brief and simple, and on
the subject OF protection thoroughly sound and re.
markably distinct" =, 4; w
NEW COMIC ILLUSTRATED PAPER called Bizarre
has been started at New Orleans by Douglas E.
lerrold. D1's
AMONG the books Id press by T. d. Peterson &
Brothers Is "The Reigning Belle,n Mrs. Ann s.
Stephens new society novel. 1t will be published
during July.
CHARLES READEs new novel, to begin In the Au-
gust number OF "Harpers' Magazine" is entitled
"a Simpeton."
THE REV. FATHER DE SMET 8. j., is now preparing
for the "Catholic Review q series of papers on
the North American Indians and his missionary ex-
periences among them.
DIsRAELI is said to be engaged on another novel,
in which Socialism is to be treated.
GEORGE SAND is said to BE at work on &C. Life of
Christ"
THE KING OF DENMARK has offered prize of one
thousand dollars for the best history OF the United
States Of America since the civil war.
CAPTAIN BURTON, the English traveller, has gone
to Iceland, upon which country, its language and
history he Is about to produce important work.
"SANcHo PANzAs PROVERBS" have been done up
in a book by a Mr.. u Ralph Burke, of ofLondon.
IT "a GIVEN OUT that Miss Fox will soon publish,
through Macmillan q Co., "History OF Hollow
House, 1t would hardly be possible TO make q
dull book about such an interesting subject.
THE LONDON FIGARO has been in Court, and re-
ceivcd warning not to continue the style Of writing
complained of by Mr.. w. ABcckett, who had been
libelled In its columns.
THE COPYRIGHT AGITATION will be garnered up In
book OF 900 pages to be published in Leipzig, and
contain all the important contributions to the con-
trovcrsy that have appeared In the presS