The New York herald., 1876-12-09

contain DR.. HOLLANDS SERIAL "NlcnJas Minturn.
new SAKE Holmc story. Mr.. Cooks delightful articles
on household art, 'saunterings About CONSTANT
noplc," BY Charles Dudley Warner; Egypt and the
Pyramids, by General George q. Mcclellan; NORWAY
and the Norwcsians, by Professor H. II. Boyssen;
Out OF Ny Window at Moscow, y by Eugene Schuyler;
"An American IN Turkistan.' "A Pilgrimage to VAL
lomorosa," ITO Damascus by Diligence, I" "Among the
Pyrenecs 'Servian Legends I" "sketchcs OF Life in
London and Paris and travel and adventure both ut
home and abroad.
MACMILLAN co.
There Is very solid look about Macmillan Il Co. IS
books One finds little their list that is not worth
reading while few Of their this year books we'll
be called gift books" in The common acceptaion OF
that term. Among them .'Freeman's History OF
tho Norman Conquest of England It's Causes and Re-
suits; revised American edition. with all the maps
"The Rajah OF Sarawak. an account OF Sir James
Brooke, X c. b., d., given chiefly through letters
and journals, with portrait and maps by Gertrude J
jacob Memoirs OF the Earl Of shelDurnc, aitcrward
first Marquis Of Landsdowne,r by Lord Edmund Fitz
maurice; "Mahalcys Travels in Greece and Man.
ua OF Marks Pottery and Porcelain by W. II.
Hooper and W. G. Phillips, with numerous Illnstra
tons--the very book for the amateur brc-a- brac
hunter. or books that have more Of holiday flavor
Mrs. Ophants 'Makers OF Florence being
sketches OF the poets, prophets and painters OF Flor
and thcr city, with illustrations from drawings
by Professor Dcamoe and steel portrait Of Savona-
roa, engraved by c. II. Jecns; ''Strcets and Home
stcads OF England" by A. Rimmcr. containing $50
cngravings from drawings by the author; 'Glbcrt
Whites Natural History and Antiquities OF Seibornc,"
with original drawings taken ut Sciborne by Professor
Delamottc; "The History OF Eton College, with ccl
orcd plates and steel cnpravngs All Of the last
tic ned books Uniform with "Holland House, by
way OF juvenile books this nrm announce ''Jonnykin
and the Goblins," CARROTS Baron Bruno and the
''Fairy Guardians
j. W. Bourox
Mr. Bouon has the enchanting books 10 be found
anywhere Rare editions and gorgcously bound volumes
stare at from shelves and tables. Here nnd
volumes OF The Portfolio, illustrated with etchings
autotypcs, wood cuts, &c, from tho most famous
modern paintings; L'Art, that exquisite French
periodical which has found such favor this country
and tho works of William Unger series OF seventy
two cchinss after the old masters Wilson's "Ameri
Ornithoogy; or, Natural History of the Birds
the United States" with continuation by Prince
Charles Lucen Bonaparte, anow and enlarged edition.
completed by The insertion Of 100 birds. omitted in
tho original work. few copies OF this work
printed largo PAPER PanchG's Encyclopaedia OF
Costume; or Dictionary OF Dress Regal, Ecclcsiast
cal, Civl and Military, from the Earliest Period in
England to the Reign Of George Ill, :" including
Of contcmporancous fashions the Continent, Illus
drcd others "Thc Epicurcan'' tale, and sAlc
phron," poem by Tom Moore with vgncttc illustra-
tions by NJ. W. Turner printed on toned paper. Ono
OF Mr Bouton's gems Is tho Turner gal
Iery, series OF sixty engravngs from the works
OF j. ". W. Turner. with a biographical sketch
and descriptive text BY Ralph N. Wornum OF the Ma
tionai Gallery, London volume folio, India proofs
Thus is exquisite collection. Examples of Modern
Etching" series Of twenty choiccetchings by Que
nj.
Wise. La Rat Seymour, Hayden and others, with de-
scriptive texts by T. g. Hamerton Another volume
OF Examples of Modern E'chngs," by Boimor. Fla
merg, Hameron, Rajon and others 1.-THE Laughing
Portrait Of Rembrandt" by Flameng Is in this vol
o.. r. PurxAM's SONS
q. p. Puinam's Sons have regular gft book this
year. though they have published Miss Brackctts and
Miss Eiiiot's selection Of .'Poe,ry for Homo and
SCHOOL, In their sc oden Treasury SERIES with Illus
tra,ons, and printed in handsome style Colonel
Richard Irving Dodgcs sPIains of the Great est and
Their Inhabitants" including accounts Of game, a
careful typographical record notes OF emgration and
account OF the life and habits OF The Indians, with
suggestions for the treatment Of tho Indian qucs
tion, interesting volume and the important
OF the Messrs. Putnnms winter announcements The
..Barton Experiment by the author Of .sHeen's
Babies, - will be out In time for the holidays PROBES
y a book to md many apprecativc readers Among
other books suitable for presents will be found Mss
warmers 'The Gold Of ch,ckaree;" 'Ch,n.h,ngura;
or. The ROYAL League" a romance OF Japanese lifc
with thirty iu page illustrations by Japanese artists
BY way OF Juveniles this house have George Cary Egg
gicstou's "Captain sam; or The Boy Scout Of 1Sl4'
Bayard Tayiors "Boys OF Other Countries and Helen
H. Jobnsou's "Roddy's Ideal" Irvng's works. puo
lishcd exclusively by this house, arc always on tho
holiday IisI
Mr. Hollis holiday book this year is one
for chiidrcn-"Thc Pearl Fountain and Other
Fairy Tales" by Bridget, and Julia Kavanagh,
illustrated by J. Moyr Smith. This is ono
OF the most attractive OF chdrcn's books, and the
carefully and dclicatcy told just fairy
stories should be- Mr. Holt never publishes poor
book the only thing no did that annot forgive
him Tor Is the publication OF his condensed classic
SERIES which Is simply library Of bucncred books
There people who nnd u an advantage, for II docs
their skipping for them. but tho genuine reader and
book lover turns from IL IN horror. While We blame
Mr. Holt for this thank him most sincerely for his
Leisure Hour Series, in which he has gwen
OF The best stories OF the day The Turscncr
introduced through this series, and number OF
authors whom wc never heard OF before, but from
whom should hike to hear again; for instance, the
author OF that captivating novel .Mr smith,.
set OF the Leisure Hour Series" would make
charming holiday present. The volume OF "vcrs
dc socieie" published by this house is still
IN dcmsnd Tor holiday presents Tho following
books will be issued, n not In time for Christ
mas soon after the hold,ys:"Thrcc Village storics,'
hy Aucrbach IN the Leisure Hour scrics;' "Bcssie
Iang.'b by Alice corkran scrcs; ''Rob Roy" and
tho last Days OF rompc, In the Condensed Classic
series" Th,s house has salc ,ha, convenient nt,lc
r,uch nitz edition OF llfitish authors
A
Sheldon A Co do not publish any regular holiday
book ances you can call edition OF 'our Poetic
Fa,orltcs such They have the following Inst OF books
tia, arc new aud grave a. vel gsy,-"A Point or
Honor, ono Of MIRA Edwards most exciting novels;
Captain whakcrs thrilling 'Liic of Custer" which
"a. hcnn rrre acd n lenrih An The uknALn. ..M MhY