, 1874-04-13
Something About Lee and
Shepard.
ThOir New StOrc---BO0kS for Child
rcll.-.Sumncr's Works.
Recent Publications. by tho Firm
.--tIheir Spriug-List.

nor Of FRANKLIN and Hnwloy Btroots, is now COM
plotted. Whether tlis withdrawal from Wasli-
ington street, even for 10 s1nall distance, will
diminish their rotail business to ANY considera-
bio exlont, cannot be kuown yot. It gives ono
accustomed to visit their former bottle-neckol
store, tho feeling Of being In
NopK-PALAcE
to 40 into their now, spacious rooms. Their old
xtoro was 30 narrow and high that 1t Bocmod as
il 500 Of books had ptrIcd aud piled up it's
ynst waves on either side, leaving but scanty
room for wayfaring ltolary 1sraclites to pass
through to tho wilderness OF books TINT
lny beyond, and to tho iuhuitcsimsl
Bit Of Promised Land whoro Leo g.
Shepard. themselves might DO found.
For week before Christmas, It used to be
tcmmod full Of book-buyers, packed like sar-
dincs, and only anxious to buy something, and
got out aiiyo, with enough clothing left to pro-
teot them from arrost for indecent exposure.
Loe l. Shephrds now store furnishes ample
elbow-room, aud is SO Light that 1t looks choerful
evon in the darkest day. They throw no stones,
so oan afford to have glaBs-housc. They do All
inmcnse 1obbing-buBincas in books, tho largcst
in New England, and vol nigh tho largest III tho
country; but one walking through tho stacks,
and pyramids. and ramparts, of books in their
store and basement, can hardly holp wondering
whore all The books SO to, md whothor Leo
Il Shepard, with their yast circu1atory system,
will succeed in distributing nl these. Ask thom
''.with a smile child-like md bland, that this
stock may Inst two months. zone generation
Eof bookBl pnsaoth away mud another generation
nomoth" worry rapidly, at Loo l. shepard'n.
more widely known MS publishers than as job
bors. Excluding tho Cornhill houscs, that pour
ons Sunday-sollool books with bowildoring TO-
cuudity, Leo l. Shepard publish
MORE BooKa ron Doss AND ornLs
tAnn any other American house, nnd-on the
wholo-books Of good, wholesome churactor.
Exceptions may bo taken to sono Of them aa up
pealing too strongly to tho vagaboud Instinct in
,o7s but tho percentage OF salutary books in thcr
n>ienacd lint Is unusualiy large. solver OPP
tics stories number more than fifty, and thoir
circulation must bo over million volumes. Very
few. it any other, American author approach
anywhere near him III this respect. Leo i Shep-
nrd publish for several others Of thoae most
Elijah Kellogg, Prof. Dealillo, "sophio May"
(author of tho "prudy" boo1s); and each new
story from any ono OF theso lnts hosts Of oagcr
hands Whiting for it, Besides these, their cata-
young folks are indebted to Leo & Shepard Tor
their passports to such largo or limited olrcula-
lion az Their books obtain.
= Thoy do not conflno themeelves to juvenile
pOoks, DNt EuDlSA many ......
BooEs or 1l1ou EXCELLENCE,
IN various departments Of literature, Wondoll
Phillips Lectures and Speechos !" silver
touguod," oven in print; d.. Hetlgos Reason in
Religion, ono Of tho broadcss aud most con-
vinclng statements over made Of tho function 9t
rationslism in matters Of fifth: Airs. Dau's
booka Oil tlifforout phases Of tho Woman qucs-
lion, md Lieut.. DallB exhaustive trcatisc on
Alaska: the. 1sev. Robert collyor's noblc and
xarn-hoarted volumes Of sermons, which have
she lcast theology possible, mud TO compeusato-
sa on popnet f5 boo Is s a0aa and
9annont,a :. Gol-,lun,," Arena and Throne;"
R ss MsqPss n ss RiitSs # VI @1a ard esssa tas
Ancient City" on tho religions,
laws, and institutions of Greece
and no@o; Leish , :; Hunts Hunt, .,a delightful
graeo Of Hunt arc charniugiy displayed and
sua1HEns WORKS,
Of which nino volumes have nor appeared. It
comprise lis works. but probably not less than
fifteen will bo required. Unfortunately, there
il now nothing to prevent completing tho edi-
ton while he lived, le was suro to bo constant.
ly adding to tic fruits Of Ills study md most
conscientious Btatesulanship. It is said that
Heycrdy Johnson read Summons speeches with
tho utmost calo, to enable him to justify him
soil for supporting Emancipation; It is easy to
believe IT, for Sumner WIS probably tho most OK
haustiyc student Of facts and principles that
Congress- over Ind. He wont to tho heart OF
everything ho sought to 1nastor and hence his
works are wonderfully rich store -houBo, from
which statesmcn and moralists will hereafter, for
long years to como, drasy coplonsly.
Lee l. Shepard publish American editions OF
some exceilout
EUROPEAN WORKS: .
Dean Affords Greek Testament. and Ills New
Testament with Notes the Life Of Humboldt,
1r+@NN f1P III
birth, by eminent German writers; the Memoirs
OF Baron stockmar; and Woodward l. Cote's
prodigions Encyclopedia of Chronology.
Since moving to their new store, they hayo
Sanoa 5sd 2 now Teas eon 6anon 81 aEs' on Tie
1eimss xss ef FABLE e 0"I Tho '4 Age Of obivary'S
and s'Lcgonds OF Charleuaagne," which gntler,
in e1ecllont form flor reading and for refer-
once, multitude Of traditions, myths, LEGENDS,
for r' tho public aro aseyon Daughters" BY
Amanda II. Douglas, who has gained lnrgo and
fiiondly circle Of youthful readers Of her
Adrianco,' "1n Trust" aud other tales and
"The Italian Girl" by Mrs. Katherine solgwicl'
Waslhurn, WHO, whom her name was valorio.
wroto ''Ina " for Osgoods Library Of Novels
She is nicco of the A1iss Sedgwck, whoHo writ,
jngs aro yct as charming to th0Ho familiar with
tllo,n as her momory il to the favored friends
who knew her. -........
LEE GHEpAnD'B STRING list
includes Summers " "Prophetic Voices Concerning
America" whicA Will torn, u volume oi
between 200 aud 600 paGes, and will comprise
vast amount Of curious guoasos and
happy yaticinationB which can 30 easilJ
Interpreted aB referring to this country, oyer!
though the .athors may never S hayo dfes.od Of
few vears ngo book on the s'Life and Works
Of Goethe hhH collected new volume which
ho calls Briof Esaays and Breyitioa.". Mr. I.
Il. Underwood, who was first editor Of the A.
IdAio Won.hlu, and has since prepared quite
popular Handbooks Of English and AmoFcal
Literature, is writing q Blory "1ord Of Him
self" Other books 10 30 expootel from Lee !
Hhepard are: "For Dotter or Worse" by Mrs
corty "Jennle 1uno"), who announced aa i + d D
course moaninE-though too courteous to 80,
it--Bome women and all mon "The secrat o
Christianity" by tue Rev. s: b. Henherd End |,
book Of tr.vol, "Bonten pathH, " by Mrs. Ella Al
Thompson, Of thip city. fnlTz'
m. GuizOt'u Sorrows.
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