New-York tribune., 1876-11-25
THE BOSTON BOOK TRADE.

FALL AND WINTER fUDiAOAAiO-'S'
osGoop co.'s REPUBLIcAroNs IN LITTLE
c1AssrcD FoRM-THEIR HOLIDAY EDITION OF
"rHE SKELETON IN ARMoR R"-RoBERTs BROTH
xps, EDITION OF LANDoR's IMAGINARY coNvER-
sArfoNsp-sUcCEss OF THE "No NAME" SERIES
-. NEw BOOK by MISS ALCOTr.
IvpoN AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNEl
BosToN, Nov. 21.-The book trade of Boston,
despite the distractions Of Presidential election ana
the diseouragng days for business that have followed IT,
Is I'm a more 6Ourishng condition than IL mas lecehy
exhibited and this Autumn has seen the publication OF
several books here which Of more than ordinary m
portanee. Messrs James r. Osgood Co. have turned
their attention largely to presenting new eul'ons VI
the unrivaed list Of American authors OF "hch tneS
hold the copyrights The people thus OBTAIN tne Luo
Classic editions OF Hawthorne and OF Emerson ooo
which were recently completed. They give the puohc
tbese authors in beautiful as well very convenient
form for reading The books have proved pecunafy
success The Little Classic" is ayorte style OF pub
Ieaton for miscellaneous books with this house. IL is
exceenty adapted TO poetry collections OF essays OF
short stories as well to novelties The largest creu-
lated book Messrs OsgoOd & Co. have issued OF late,
"One Summer" printed in this form. The other
form Of republication has been the pamphlet collection
Of complete works Of the more vOlumin0us poets len
nyson, LOngfelOw, Whittier and Lowell are pub
rshed in this way at price when, "hile
Il gives but small margin for profit adds ma
terialy TO the sales of their writings. The 1fm
contents itself as has it's wont Of late years. with
single illustrated holiday volume. Mr.. LongfeloWs
"skeeton in Armor" selected TINS year for the subject Is
more ambitious at empt at llustraonin some respects
than either Of its predecessors, The hanging OF lhe
Crane" and "The Witchs Daughter" and was for somo
weeks the only new book Of its kind in this market
Mr. Iongfellow's "Poems of Places" meets with IA
vor which iustes its continued publication The list has
now reached Scotland of which three volumes are to ap
pear and perhaps four and win then follow with France
and continental countries 1t is not stated as yet how
many volumes it will comprise. The vest POCKET
volumes are taking wide scope, and may be prolonged
10 an indefinite extent. They are popular and nave
proved nearly all paying publications. The house will
publish few books before the holidays The most
important Of them is Harriet Martneaus Autobiography
This announced to be probably issued IN Deccmper
but il may be delayed till after the holidays II VIII
fully Justify the interest with which its appearance Is an
tlcpated Mr. Charles Dudley Warmers book OF Eastern
travel is to be the book and will appear this week
or next It's title In the Levant" and large portion
of it viii be new to the public. The new volume OF
poems by T. B. Adrch is to appear on saturday II VIII
include all his magazine poetry Of the last ten years.
with several entirely pieces. He gives it the title,
"FOwer and Thorn"
Roberts Brothers pride themselves upon their list OF
books for the Autumn Of 1876 being equal to any they
have ever offered the public. They begin in it the tst
American edition of Landors Imaginary Converse
tons" reprint several little volumes Of classic authors
md Of eonrse add something Of HamertOns to the pub
Icatons of their house this time presenting him as
novelist in his "WenderhOme" one OF the most not-
bic they have published to Boston readers inc
Weiss Portions OF this had been frequently heard IN
narlOrs and in lecture halls this REGION Whefe MT
Weiss Is esteemed tie most brilliant OF all the new nights
who have succeeded to th, Transeendentast school MI
Weiss has late apparently found moro c0ngenla EN-
ployment for mental faculties IN this kind OF produe
ton than tnan eac m Jee @ ESta Se St TetT6 Coreega
tOnal Society formerly Theodore Parkers ON sunday
next He lives life Of leisure Tor the most part that AZ
fords ample opportunities for study.
The No Name series Of Messrs Roberts Brothers has
made hit "Mercy Philbrick's Choice has been more
read in Boston than any American novel OF te Se anu
has attracted minds OF TASTE ana eIug:
circles and though there natural curiosity as TO It's
authorship, has been kept secret Nobody even LOOKS
success in c0ncealng the authorship OF Delrdre'D
third volume OF this series Is N press ~ is HO.fi IN Si' ~
another book OF sufficient merit TO challenge aleuuoh
Roberts Brothers have the first edition of Miss Acots
new story delivered from the binders, anu VIII issue
%ESSbt Cousins" finds its heroine twenty years OF age,
and has almost the right to claim the dignity OF novel
pr1ed before and ii is one Of Miss Acotts brightest
and most characteristic tales she has done no sqeh con
genial work for years as s pages evncei kose Is ~ J &
esng and there is plenty that Is acy ana pquant IA @ te
story Ii is not Illustrated except IN the portrait oi the
Among the new books which Roberts Brothers will
sScped TIngs by james Martneau and Fuith and
Duty" collection Of twenty sermons Oy e late IIehl
preacher in CharestOwn, and IS regarded Dy many as
the abest in the Unitarian ranks HIS Inethoa
The book viii have steel-engTsyed likeness OF Di.
Walker. They will also publish "e1ppho, tr"sSB
frHp the German of Grlparzer, translated by Ellen
Frothingham; "Tne West-Easterly DiVan OF G0ethe''
rendered. with introduction and notes by JOhn We s.;
'TrOubadours and TrOuyeres" the title given the cor
lected articles OF Miss Harriet W. Preston, upon tfech
poetry, which have appeared in Ihe a AaGnae H2tslyi
n clever story called Jan OF the Wndmlls' 10y Mrs
Ewing; and Ben Miners Wo0ng," by Holme Lee
The Illustrations Of the story OF kuth from the scrip
tnres made by IL. Bda, will constitute their principal
holiday book . ,.,r, ,.,,. %
Evolution" published by NOyes Holmes Co., is Un-
tartan clem Of Boston. the successor III tue Churcn
of fhe Iny pulpit Of the Rev George II. HepwOrth OF
HewYork. Mr.. Savage was formerly OF the Orthodox
faith In religion but is OF the most liberal Oi
Boston preachers he is one Of the most active and
earnest men IN the Boston pulpit. The Rev. Edward
Abbott son OF the author OF the " ROO" books ana
clergyman this vicinity, has begun series oI DOCKS
for children after the manner Of his father lie WiOte
very good little volume on the Centennial year last
Summer Lee 4 Shepard have published several Juve-
nile books by fayorle authors and one good novel
Nelly KinnaTd's Kingdom" by Miss A. NJ Douglas
Tie Illustrated poems of j. T. TrOwbridge that have
Gently appeared in H0peT's Monthly 10 be collected
IA volume aud published by Harper BEOtlers. MI.
TrowbTdge lives at Abingdon about six miles out OF
Boston.