New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16
LITERARY NOTES.

LiJEHAH1 NOILo.
There is much inquiry as to what has be-
como of MIR. Leypoldts proposed Finding List. There
are hopes Of Its publication at distant day. when sur
dcient support obtained rom the trade and libraries
to guarantee it pecunaIiy. TIC Stationers' Trade
List Annual &" Will 10 issued during the Spring.
The series of sketches and portraits OF
American authors SeriGeT's Monthly Is interrupted
in ae February number to ve pace 10 one well worthy
10 rank with thcm in public esteem Mr. Theodore
Thomas. Mr j. r. G. Hassard writes the paper, which
is accompanied With an admirable portrait, and az
amusing caricature of scenes 1T the Garden
A paper on "Christ's Supernaturalism Scion
tifcay Considered" by tie Roy. Augustus Banyet In
the Forthcoming Scr,bHers will attract no less attention
than the previous papers from tao same pen With THIS
article and the republication by Roberts Brothers Of the
much discussed English work on Supernatural Ral-
gon likely to have tr9npant, t. our shores
subject Of debate which almost oiy3os the religions
field with Mr.. GlidstOnes pamphlet OF tIls last about
100 copies have been aoid.
The Committee has not yet made its ar
rangements for the next (seconD convention OF the
American Book Trade Association, but May or June is
talked OF the time, aud Slrato2l or Philadelphia as
the place. II will probably be held somewhere III the
East thai is at present the battle-ground OF ne re-
form and the western enthusiasm In n o4usa - con
sidered strong enough 10 take stout delegation from
the West far off as Eastport II necessary
A republication Of Mr. Leslie Stephens
Hours a
month at the scribners', These literary essays are
spoken of as the wok Of "a lover OF books ana
displaying KNOWLEDGE judgment, taste. acuteness. and
wit They were first printed in an English periodical,
where they attracted wide ami favorable attention
The book includes elh p1rss o" r D. roe %eI iGm
or Pope, Walter Scott Hawthorne, Baiztcs novels and
DE Quincy.
1t is extraordinary to what an extent the
little scientific series Of tho day fnd market
Of IN IL md
the Punams report remarkable success for both the
Advanced and Elementary Scientific Series, which they
publish in connection with Edinburgh house. l. IL
especially noteworthy that two book. On naval aren't
scarcely any call this side, have developed demand
which has twice exhausted Ire supply. Two new yO'-
Guthrles Magnetism ant Electricity aud two more
in Elementary series. Co lns's Principles Of Metal
Mining" aud Angels MigDsii'm aud EioctllcitJ, afo
expected for early publication
The publication of the revised edition of
Prot Tyndas Belfast Address by the Appletons, with
his ncisive preface the second edition in which his
critics get the benefit OF home thrCsts Is In timely
coincidence with that OF Prof Mrunoau's little book
lust ready on the Purtans James Martlneau is 81
years OF age and yet of the mos g0rOus Of En-
gsh thinkers, as MS papers on The Polestin Theory
OF Authority - in on and hec aoonda0'lv show. For
many years be has delivered aidreSs aaOrc the Mtn
chester College and the present litt" cork on Ie
zion as Affected by Modern MaeTillisln grows out or
that OF last Fall III Is small BOOK bs heraded as thc
cearos most effective and most witt reply that the
school has called fOTth. Tn toC
on Tyndas Belfast address incidentally, bat very for
cibly so that the two may we'll be read together
The publication of the rival editions Of the Gre
Vile Memoirs is striking illustration Of what little tho
customs" aud courtesy" Of the trade amount To in
the absence OF an international copyright law the
rivalry will, however, help rather than harm both
editions ~ previous fair criterion and would
be difficult TO prophesy whether the Appletons neat
and complete edition at g.. or the scribners in MT
Stoddard's g Brio d-Brac' condensation at III 90 VIII
have wider sale Libraries and students Of history
will be likely % prefer onc and desultory readers
the other The English copies imported here are said TO
sold 20 copies SIS the first day OF their arrival and
wholesale importer claims 10 have already disposed OF
edition u thousand at retail price OF s5. The sale
In America bids fair 10 DO greater than IN England but
this is true OF many English works in these days.
The sale of Farrar's Life of Christ" has
been a continuous surprise 10 its publishers Messrs E.
p DuttOn h Co. An edition OF 500 copies ordered
by this house. curiousy enough after two other
houses had discussed the probability OF It's and
decided against It, and these hoped TO get
by the first Of January. When that time came invoice
after invoice had been exhausted and 1850 copies dis
posed Of making with the English SALE 10000 copies OF
an expensive twOvoume work During the holidays as
many as ten copies we're sold TO single private bnyers
for dsirbufon as Christmas presents 40 much was the
book liked The publishers naturally anticipate wide
sale for the popular evolume edl ion at g. which
ia pre- ton and the houses which made tue blunder
OF refusing the work in saekclOth and ashes accord
ingy.
The Committee of the American Book Trade
Association on Book Fair has held several sessions In
consultation with President Randolph, Mr.. Leayitt and
others and 1t IA about decided that book fair shall be
held 40 the first week Of March. The Trade 6alesrooms
in Clinton Hall will be used cf The purpose ana Messrs
Ieayitt will act bankers to give letters
OF credit on tho usual trade sales terms. and Clear
ing house TO settle the accounts Tue houses par.
ticipatpg are 10 be represented by principal with
clerks and will display samples OF their stock desks
provided for each. Each nrm Is 10 decide for Itself
what extra discounts H will Offer during the fair. There
n 10 he no auction Ia connection with 10, aud houses
not to contribute TO Otsales trade
subscrfptlOn dinner will probably be a feature Of
fairweek and It 10 hoped that there will he wide
gathering the trade from all parts of the country
The Lyman Beecher Lectureship on Preach
ing" founded 1871, in connection whthe Yale OWN
ity School, by Mr. Henry w Sage of Plymouth Church,
grooklyp who built and endowed also the female col
lego building at Cornell Is 20 be filled this by the
Rev John Hail. who will deliver the lectures weekly,
commencing In February. II will be remembered
Mr. Reecher was the first lecturer under the endowment
M MS parshiOner, named In honor OF his father aud
his trpe course, successive years. had not only
success at the time but wide sale thereafter
a. issued IN book by j. Il. Ford & Co. DIR. Hairs
lectures uromse also In bth respects for lac IL
one OF tue most vigorous and elective OF our pupt0ra
tor aud his looks eujoy steady sale several publish
err have already applied 10 him for the publication OF
the bnok but IL Will be given TO his regular publishers
Dodd d Moad. who have dome notably well bstA WITH