New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-29
MANUAL OF DRTERMINAIIvR MINBRALOGY BY GBoRet j.
BRUsH. ovo. pU. lO4. John Wiley Son.
LITERARY NOTES.

LIJENAH1 NOIID'
Mr.. Noyess catalogue of the Brooklyn Mer-
camille Library which he hopes to print this year, will
make 900 octave pages and the printing according to
his estimates will cost about s6O0
f. Is. Patterson, No. 80 Cedar-st., N y, Will
publish shortly volume Of poems by Geo. A Baker IT,
somewhat known the public by his Vers de socIete"
which have appeared irom ume 10 Time III S@'""9'
and The ". Y. Ercning Mat
Macbeth is to make a second appearance in
literature. teacher IN Pennington, y. j. having that
royal name has compiled volume of selections from
English literature, winch VIII he published ny the
Harpers under the curious title oi Might ana Mrth Vi
Literature"
A volume Of Biology for Beginners" by
an American lady, Miss Stevenson, who has been
pupil Of Prof Huxley, is in press at Applctons and is
spoken OF in the highest terms by those who have read
the from it printed III contributions 10 Inc
Popular Science Monthly
4 number Of pleasant GERS dc SOciet@ have
been contributed 10 Scri6ners and other periodicals
within the last six or seven years by George A Baker
ir Young lawyer OF this city. Thirty forty Of them
are 10 collected IN volume 10 be published during
the sprine by +. b. Patterson
The "reminiscences and Diary" OF the
great English actor Macready promises to he inter
estipg book II is full of anecdotes Of people of note
with wnOm the writer was associated. Macmillan VIII
print American edition from Duplicate plates "Aich
are expected immediately by steamer.
The work on The Paraclete,' issued anony-
announced to he by the Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker OF
London who visited this country in connection with
the session OF the Evangelical Alliance but Is sull
better known as The author of 9" Ecce Deus"
The Canadian NOnhly has passed into the
hands of Adam. Co. OF Toronto who intend
the present stan of contributors and TO spare
no c1ertion to make il national review. They do not
S SSSf 70 aa promise bdr"S in admitting article
which are not IN harmony with the OPINIONS OF Tie
editor
A work on Naval Ordnance and Gannery,"
by Commander A. +. Cooke who in command Of
the soop Intrepid while the ordnance experiments
were making aud who the instructor those depart
mcnts at the Naval Academy AT Annapolis IN prepare
book for the mid shipmen and Will make large octave
volume, with four OF tive hundred cuts.
The popular Leisure Hour Series" or
Linen Duster Series" as ii has been nicknamed by
the booksellers, will be extended in February by a
retiv tcId yeshirc story Mistress Judith"
Xhtnn,s Weird p" Inv Mrs Alexander now publishing in
AppeiOns journal, Will also he included IN this series
The present season promises to be barren
of American books, Most of the announcements relate
TO English reprints and there are few American books
in the background for issue in the Spring. The pub
fishers are always anxious TO get "gOOd books" and
naturally prefer American copyright works 20 unpro-
tectcd English reprints but they are inclined to be very
cautious tins Sprug any MSS lac success Of which
is probeInaucaL
j. W. BoutOn is soon to pJmsh the late
Judge Gabriel Furman's "Antiquit Of Long Island"
Frank Moore edits the volume. .Ie "Antiquties
comprise curious facts about Long and, and furnish
material for history. With them u bound mp Judge
Furman's Notes on the Town OF BOJkyU," privately
printed III 1924 nhhography OF DooA- printed on or
about Long Island. by Henry OndcrdOnk r., from Ms
IN the New York Historical sOcielys Library, also
included
The standard History Of the Christian
Church. from the Apostolic Age TO the Reformation, A.
D. 64-15l7' by Canon Robertson of Canterbury who is
also Professor Of Ecclesiastical HsOryi Kings College
London has been revised by the author, and the new
The close Of the thirteenth century have
time in the market, and the concluding volumes, VII
and Will are expected Immediately from England by
POtt, Young q co. the American publishers
A number Of volumes are announced by a.
d. f. Randolph & Co, including The Wreck Of the
Vile du Havre" by y. Weiss. Of the delegates to
the Evan gelcal Alliance meeting who board the
Inflated ship; "Firesde Iomilies" by the late Dean Al
ford which almost autODOgraphIca IN character;
thr Narrative OF the Awakening" revival history
by Messrs Moody smkey " Through Normandy"
descriptive work with 81 Illustrations. by Mrs. Mac
quoid and The Town. rier by the author OF Msun-
derstOOd."
The fifth volume of "The Epochs of His
tory series edited by L. f. Morris, will treat Of The
French Revolution and The First Empire" The author
Of this volume Z. O'Counor Morris brother Of the
general editor pursuance OF the plan Of having the
books improved FOX American readers, wherever Cd
norunity occurs. the American republication will con,
tain a bibliograpny Of the period by President White
OF Cornell University. whose studies centered In
thus era and who Is peculiarly competent for the com
liatiOn OF such an appendix.
+. y. Patterson, d young publisher at No
32 Cedarst who has already issued publications
with "Od New-York"-a fac-simile Of tie
map OF 1928 reprint OF the Directory of 1886 Henry
larrar's niue etchings Of Old NewYOrk" and James
" Geiard's lecture The Old Streets New -York-
now intends 10 make a curious venture N the same
Held. This Is Pictorial History of Old New York"
without text reproducing early maps, newspapers
advertisements. plans, OF buildings aud streets
all arranged chrOnOO2ically.
AppletonS' journal is publishing a highly
interesting condensation OF Lyingstones last tournev
as told lin the great traveller Journals lust published IN
two volumes IN England. This summary inclra.s an
the man facts and incidents related I'm the co,r,,
Work. atOrGlug Graphc picture in miniuture 80 ~
cNporcr'S adventures and sufcuugs. 1t "a accnnna,
by OF the illustrations appearing the Original
work VIII occupy !our numbers OF The Jo,,rrDJ
Toe fr-t inst8lltufat 8ppeaTed in the number fnr -
- the second Is given IN the issue for this week
1t was only three years ago last month that
Edward Eggieston's HOosier SchoOlmaster" was NH
shed and IN that time 10000 copies OF his four uovo
of Western pioneer lie have been sold u this country
They have been generally reprinted in London and the
- Uoosier scboolmaster" translated In the Rerus
lies De,lr Mondes The curious desire Of the leading
French periodical TO select for translation the daect
which OF all kinds the least capable Of ear
d, ing ta peculiar flavor into another language was
ne yer better illustrated than in this instance Dog.
z0net" became 4 beautifully cOoress aud common
sce French OATH and eQrnshuekDg MAS 90 entirely