New-York tribune., 1876-06-14
LITERARY NOTES.

The Jnne Atlantic gives two papers on the
Centennial one by Mn. Howels, the other UNSIGNED.
Harper g. Brothers will republish on this side
waIlaees new work the geographical dstrisnt1n o.
anJnas under IN arrangement With MeSsfs MacinliLi.
The issue of the Centenary edition of Ban
eroft will , completed m July. fbe index compiled by
Mr. cnocSef Will oeeupy over a hundred pages, though
he has reduced it 10 haif its original size
Estes g. Lauriat, Boston. propose to fill out
thnir houdsome edition of Gaiz0ts Popalnr History OF
France by printing in similar style the Latter part OF
Martins isorv. VIZ, from the commencement OF the
Revolution Of -.
Tie American bookseller has Issued we'll
filed Centennial mum Der, with full description OF The
book and stationery features OF the Exhibition. and
threerage photoit'ograpliiec view OF the American
Book Trade Association structure
Under the title of "A Little Centennial
Lady" the June Ser5ae's will contain u charming ac-
count of Wasbn gton's pet Marore," ttto lady of
the Fairfax fInly, who KEEP, most naive and cOnical
jourua, from which extracts are gwen
The German Book Trade Association CBor-
senvereln) will celebrate lts semi-cenepary 1t
proposes TO complete history OF the trade, and to
purchase further memorial remaritabic library OF
works subjects and collection OF PORTRAITS Wig
nettes, samples &e made by Herr Lempcrtz which In
clues the seal of Gut nberg similar library tht OF
Herr Krcnlo has lately been presented Ivy him 10 the
Assncatiu and collection of ue-uag has been given
by Herr -cbanert The bOrsenVertn Library 10 piop"py
the richest IN this specially of amy in the world.
lffere B Oh pTiNdlc NltW, 4hi. u W.
Bouion's, No. 706 broadway, remarkable collection
of illustrated works. such perhaps has never before
been made by an American collector. The work of
gathering these plates has extended many years,
and is impossible to state their cost, but It can
scarcely have been less than $4,000 The most notable
book is the Boyde edition of Shakespeare the copy be-
ing an uncut one, which condition It's almost unique
For this upward Of 1000 plates have beer collected.
which, when arranged and bound, will make at least 40
volumes, volume each play and for somc two vol
umss This extraordinary collection of illustrations In
cIudas the standard SERIES for which mOstOf The exist
Ing edtons been despood many of them in several
stages. Over one half proof copies and there
are nearly zoe original drawings. among which arc many
by members of the London Sketch Club, who used to
gather at each others houses and sketch upon given sub
jeets often from Shakespeare Milton. This work has
cost by itself over 81 the Dlayng OF the pioes to
uniform size costing SJGGO alone. Tho collection Ia
offered at "a 900, unbound. The WORK next OF htcice
spOnGing edition OF siiton the LIE ana
Works in three volumes extended by extra Illustrations
to ten or more. Tie LIP alone expanded 'Hios Two
volumes and the pate5, OF which there are from Law 20
1900, include all tie lcpif series Oi llustftiol IN
proofs and elton in two different proof states. The
large paper edition Of IrYiu Washington, OF which only
90 copies were printed, is presentation eupy from
Irving, the five volumes extended To l. Dy the
Insertion OF about 600 plates Among these are over
$50 pGKtraiis Of Washington and there besidcs
many autograph letters from the fathers ana the slgn-
ers inetdas nail dozen fro W;s lDgtnn lntsei, one
of which, carly 1852, cost tho eohce or 500 An
uncut cory OF the Wavcrey Novels in the AhpOtsord
edition extended from IL to AZ volumes AID contains
about 45DV plates in octave size, with many autograph
letters, drawings, &c.