New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
LITERARY NOTES.


unn," ia translated 10 the number Of the Rerue dts
Deur ho.tdes.
\ fifth edition of the "Satchel Guide" for
vacation tourists Europe will Dc published at once bJ
lIuid & Ii0ught9n, revised to the present hohth'
ID. AppletOn s. Co. will have Centennial
guido-booA IL Handbook OF American Cites" Whel
will handy nde 10 an ihe great cities OF tne unsa
sta.es iIOIn bJaton 10 san Francisco
The little " Paragraph History Of the Revo-
u;ion." hy the Rev. Edwa4d Abbott, forthcoming nom
RoJsus Brothers VIII include maps and plans iis ol bat
ties, catalogue OF boo 20 be read IN connection Win
tEe Centennial. an Il complete in1eA.
Of Prof. Bdtess " History Of the Battle OF
GcttysDulg" Gen. JuJa A. Early writes to tie aH'hof
" must say Tat your general DESCRIPTION oi the Al
tac Is made by troops the l. ID and 81 gre ~
accurate lar rs tnJ personal know lug ~
thcm cXt"nas ANA 50 lar as have learned iIou 'o O'i
caI eyorIs Oh our side
Dr. Carl Seller, who is the protector of the
series OF Acknowledgements IN Histology, 10 be pun
lshcd by Jos. Il. Coates Co., Philadelphia, Is young
pn, .Icdn hat city, Who wi himseH make the r"lU
erpns, 1hiic coiGiutors, Drs Hunt ana kenar'sou
bc ChI-1y res iOusiJie lOr INC hNt tuuI P''S' Ia
cacn hiy nuuoer offered, at - the year
Mrs. Martha J. Lambs History of the City
Of New-Yora, before spoken OF as IA press VITA H. .
Barnes d Co.. Ia Addition 10 $50 illustration. on Wool
Wil Iui-pase engraving IN tui iSf r"ch Oi VIE
for lie nUk DIS. eIJOys ne distinction of DciHe
the only iAdy saenoer ol tAo h.stCiicai society.
Among the Centennial enterprises are two nov
Memoirs tle Centennial Exhibition" an ILLUSTRATED
album in wncn 10 write upa CONTINUOUS personal nara
tive Oucs visit, ami "CoutcuBidI Notct, VITA mas
trstons and in!orIa'iUn, IN various sizes an"
styles nOe-3UOks VI udfes, LA JO,hss uiiLs Ns'
tOths E1hlbitiOn.
The news comes from China that DR.. EItels
now edition OF Dr. .. Wells Wlanss Tom, Dictionary
OF the Chinese Language, Inc Canton Daec ism type
Ihis wOrg was pabiisAed ia 1856 ana went far 10
supply great want winch las ioHg ose Iet "y stndsh'
o Chinese. Dr Lite aIde'i IN bnss "dt nis f"Flrru
Cd! iUu Dy grant from Tie COionIai Government vi
hong Kong.
Tie want of small, compact edition OF
Shakespeare with notes, &c, il 10 bc supplied ~ Por.oi
q Coates, who vii! PRINT, from plates uSrd only Tor
sna! edition years ago, an egnt-yolumr, ldnio, cd
inss from former eduons, aud the otHer matter IN
eiGdEg me- ,ketch OF the history of tnr si~Ss, sA
IH.IuducuOn 10 cncA pay, ana notes Ioh Inc seNci"'
leaIins commentators.
Mrs. ID. p. Sanford author Of the two p0pu-
rjGyenile,. Pussy nptoe's Family" and ms "na
his Flock" written another volume. a. Housei1l oi
Children" which H. l.. DuttCn & Go. are putting ia type
FOR next Christmas. II il curious iact tHt tne day
after pt tn.s Ms another Oi TIE same ute N's
by Tue aame house. 11trs seem Z" DE- giving
hook or Elrog ~ travel, ny DR. Nnren' pun
lsnei by tne AetAoust BocA Conoorn.
Mr. Benson j. Lossing's work called "I The
American Centenary, in pfOss al Porter 'oAtess -
well advanced and large part !. already III type Ao-
cordng 20 plan 1t deal. with tue several lines of our
slpeass much historical AMI statistical Information not
casIiy DE- found elsewhere s1y aterI plate ehg!sV-
nsa sre bc4ug newly lrcqa 81 Tor tno Wors ny l-aiins
enSaVer. ir NeU-i0fE, ii..tou aud ia" t~ophis- ~
Will naAe, when compsIsG' qualto No.Ghie OF eO'
rascs
A curious book is to be published by Roberts
Bros as subscription WORK. e" IIs Abbot Memorial
Will comprise memols OF many representatives Of that
namc which Is certainly well known. Among the mem.
bers Of the family he cOmmcnioratcd VIII he PIoI
Jonn Abbot of Bowdon Colloge Dr. Berj.mla Abbo' o.
peteraoro'; Dr. Abel ABBOT Of Beverly: Rev Iohn l..
Aboo ~ Boston. aHd II is 10 be supposed tnr literary
,.. .E vii eTs T.. Sd by Prof. Abel A56ot Iycrmocc ana
Prof. George Jacob Abbot OF Mealyii.c. IA.
a Chicago contribution to Centennial litera-
tur- = an Historical Map Of the United states. ~ Hr
Rufus Blanchard. showing the early spanish French
aud English dscoy Iie. and explorations, .ni also tse
sites and dates Of towns and battle tcids Of l,iosl-
cA interest Upon tac sheet are also far-7lr oi tue
autograph map OF the mississippi iL'oT' or."s. uy
Failcr Mdruc.t 1875 map OF tAe aat!J ~ lao
ihe treaty Of Peace In 1888 Ta1leiof History,
Ing Toe dates al npor,at events from iHs discovery Of
lie country ths present tn~ accompanies nc map
A correspondent OF The Icadeag proposes All
international Congress, Of Librarians, Win especial refer
enrr To economy by cooperation iu cdtaloguins -
present every Librarian catalogues new books indepn
IDENTIFY ~ that the WORK Is done hundred times
over with great waste Of LABOR "ic; what vould ss
EASIER says writer, than 10 nave NY clip printed
an any number OF cJpirs sent round ~ book-ois I"
eyery library In Europsi Withs little ATanEeHIeni.
every IL, book u sEt be ca;aOgucd ~ toe BriisL
sld-, uu every Frncn book az te Lolioiheuc Natoa-
ale every German book AZ the ROyal Library ~ Rtrln,
every Russian bUuE at -. PETERSBURG, 'tc Al TiIlE
rrreuse these printed ss ht stut 10 every small
o. large library aud or them might have tarse
iuur kinds OF caslJeurs-a alphabetical ch1'okur Of
the nunorb ChTysoiu, ,lcuI catCsuc, local catalogue,
catalogue clnrshcd ietoTH'hs 10 AuiYr'.si ots'
Even when a h5rarT is to poor 10 buy book,
the sl.p might 10 useful ia IL. catalogue. Hs SdAs:
TAe.e a4r, Of cJursr, other ways IN watch tie tNas
oi-ct might be attained, II only tie principal Oranrs
would agree ON a common lns Of action. EIch autEOr
,ht BE- requested 90 wi1tc proper sip % hlb Own
bi0s and the publisher might forward copies OF tLes
aims vim the book tsef" suggestion similar Co ths
latter mas been independently made bJ he fubstcrS
Feetf AZ the instance OF Mr. Justin Wnso. Of :hc boz
ton Fioc Library VIZ. thai pubrncis should insert
in the they send out photographed record oI
the title, Cto uniiOrn-sild slips oi stih paper"