The New York herald., 1876-12-09
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
A Tour Among the
Publishers.
PROSE AND POETRY, FACT AND FICTION
Books to Suit Every Pccket and
Every Taste.

brothers and sisters that merry day Let
suesest books, for they mans best friends
Books each a world: and books, know.
Are q substantial world both pure and good;
Our pa.iinc and our happiness viii grow
A. we have suggested books Il is no than fair
20 tell wha, in market and whore the most
desirable books may be found. For this purpose a
hsnAlp representative has made tour OF the publish
err, the result Of which will be found below.
HARPER pRoraKss.
Tho holiday book pGr SyceHenrs of this house is
ColerdSes "Anclen Mariner illustrated by Gustavc
Dord ~ his characteristic style This volume is
ssmptuous folio, printed on heavy tinted paper, and
b done NJ a box and sold for slo-a rcmarka-
by low pficc for book OF its sizc and quality
Charles Carleton Coins "Boys OF 10" which has
been notced At length in the HERALD, though
strictly holiday book, is timely and on
tsriainins. ''Macaulays Life and Lcttcrs,n by his
nephew, g. otto Trevciyan, NJ r., is ono OF the
most dcllghiui biographies OF the day. This comes
bound IN eloh shccpskn, hafoalf and calf ''rhc
Fiwt Century oi Tho Republic" ia which careful
asts have written reviews Of American progress
The Mikaao's Empire BY william Elliot Grifs, A.
~ Pousy illustrated. James Grant Wilson'S "Pocts
and Poetry Of scotland. 10 DO completed in about
twelve numbers. seventy each, and Eugene
iswrcnce's "Il.siorica studes.n songs OF Our
roath. selected from old English and Swedish folk
scw bo0k would make a charming Christmas present
Of The songs exquisite. A new edition OF Miss
Virginia gohnaon's ''cAtskili FAIRIES been mado
ready this year. and will be found fresh and pretty
was last pear. ot fairy tho Harpcrs pub
hsh Miss Mnooh's latte Lamc Prince. FAIRY
Tales of An Nations = translated from the French or
kaouard inboulaye by Miss Mary l. Booih; .'The Ad.
ventures - BROWNIE" ana others Complete cd.
ton. y Dickens. asss Muloch WiKc Collins, Ch,res
Rcade aud rhaekeray wll bc found A new and on
srecd edition Of ''rhc Poets Of the Nineteenth Cen
.ary. by Rev Robert Aris wilmoii with English
,nd American additions by Ercu A. DayckincS. with
Iaf Illustrations Harrers libraries of standard and
classic literature. ,hoaEh not gotten up Tor holiday
Purposes. wh make valuable presents for the s,udi.
sasly Inclined Hirpsf'f NagssiRs has commenced a
kerta with the December number. by X n Black-
more, called ''Erema or Ayfahcrs sin. Miss Thacg
rrsy viii follow her 'Pea Ficids'' by longer serial
story. 'rhe Woman Hsiern viii be continued through
abe volume. serial ~ william Black win be
commenced IN The Basar during tho month OF January
ArriEros 90
THIS arm has regular holiday book, although II
has number prepared IN ane bindings with an eye TO
Ihristmas Among them aud Bryans's Pocticai
works with los Illustrations ~ Blrket Foster Harry
Fem. Arcd Fredcrick aud others beautifully printed
sud bound morocco, ''Appetoa's American Cyclic
prdia and revised edition. bound every style.
from cloth cat invaluable present Tor any
osc; 'Arpicous Library Of the British Poctsr from
shaucer 70 lcnnyson, and the later poets cdiiei BY
Eossiscr johnson. complete three volumes uniform
Nth the cyciorrdia. Illustrated with portraits and
views steel: sGcnerai shcrmsa's Memoirs. y com.
rlec IN one volume. aud vii lam u. sewaras "Trav.
sis Around thp World = The lonr lookcd-for autobi
,SrarLy ~ William n seward. WITH a later memoir
~ his son. Frederick W seward will be ready IN time
"a.
work vii oc portraits steel OF Mr.. and Mrs sew.
ara. Andrew Jackson. John Quincy ADAMS. Zachary
Taylor. Elphast Mott. Ninacld scott Henry Clay
General lafayette. Thuriow Weed, Abraham Lincoln
Horace Greeley, Gerru smith, Charles sumner, Ham.
iron Fish, salmon r Chase, Charles Francis Adams
Ansou Burhngamr. William n Evsrts. Andrew ohn-
son, Edwin " stanton and ether patriots and states
men Volumes of the Lonaon Ar Journal with OK
tensyc additions devoted 10 American arr ana home
iopio have been elegantly bound tor the hondays A
complete SCI tho Art Journal hound IN CLOTH from
isie to 1876 gwcniys voGmesl sale this
store for $500 .Pieiurcsqne America has been
bound Wnh reference 20 the holidays ana makes
beautiful book. The following choice books w also
he found tho Appclons' eouniers;-''Rome. : b.
Francs wcy, illustrated with $40 cngravlnss on wood
Tbc wilkic Gallery selection OF the paintings
by sr David wfkc. n. A., engraved steel; Life
OF Man" s,mbohzed by the months Of the year In
in iher seasons and phases, with passages selected
from the ancient and modern authors, by Richard
Pgoti. fully illustrated. and Mss A. q. gadchac's :
,.schoois aud Masters Of Painting" with an appendix
the principal galleries Of Europe Those In search
oi something less expensive VIII ana Mss Broush,ons
new novel, Joan good investment
scEiEsKR, ARMSTRONG co.
The fin book of this house is Dr. Hollands eMls-
trcss Of the Mansc, already noticed columns.
The book j. illustrated by Mary Hallock, Helena dc
Kay. Thomas Moran. + A. Abbey and others II the
unilus,raicd edition sold the OF 20 900 copies
this beautifully gotten up book should reach us 600
Among tho works OF this arm sutahc for tho
holidays are Dr. Henry NJ. Fields "From the Lakes
OF Killarney the Golden Horn;' "phap NoIan's :
FricDds BY Edward Everett Hale Illustrated; Eugene
schuyiers "Turkisan." one of the bcsi written aud
interesting works OF s KIND Tho Adventures NJ
Captain Aago. or a PhWnclan Expedition q. C. 1000"
by Leon Cahun, With seventy three illustrations trans
lated nom tho French by Ellen u frcwer; Jalcs
vcrnc's latest "Michac Suogon tho Courier ofthc
Gar" illustrated after designs by Rion the Myths Of
the Rhine. with hundred and atty Illustrations by
Gu~iave Dore 81 books 'or the young folks We hha
Noah Brooks ''Tno boy Emsrants." illustrated by T.
Moran and ". T.. sheppard. aud Mrs Dodee's ever
popular Hans Brnkcr, or tho silver skates - ana
"Rhymcs and Jinglcs" Frank 4. siockton's Round
sbou, Rambcs and Tales out oi school, viii coninae
10 delight the boys giris
scRInSEE, wELyoEp ARMSTRONG
The grand holiday book Of this Arm 10 "Itsiy. IRON
tho Alps TO Nj .Etna cdtcG by T. Adolphus rrollope
and magniacenily illustrated with tour hundred pc.
tures fhis book auout the Of spain issued
by this 0rm last year iiay' u The handsoucf, book
OF tho by ali odds Olner ~ this arm are
"Mcu Of Marx" gallery Of thity. seven permancnt
cabinctsizc photographs, taken from nc, ~ eminent
men OF the day. The front.spicce photograph of
the Prince OF Wales. done especially for this work
"Euglish Painters OF the Georgian Fra from herarth
10 Turner With biograph cal notices, illustrated with
iorty-elsht permanent photographs siier ,he most
celebrated works. ''Old kngiish Homes. fan-
mcr sketch book, by stephen Thompson, VITA
pictures Of oi EnEland's mrss famous
homes; the chandos poets. eighteen vol.
umcs; mandy volume edition Of scots poems. and a