New-York tribune., 1877-10-12
RRIFF NOTICES.

MesSrS. CaSSell, Peter " 6alpln nave just
published four very beautiful small quartos, with pien-
tiful illustrations for children. "slver Wings and E"G
en- Scales treats catcrplars, butterflies grasshop
pers and the other familiar forms Of insect lfc Field
Friends and Forest Foes begins with lions and tigers
the bulk Of the elephant and the statue OF the
giraffe and finishes with rats and mice; jungle 10 AK
and Plain series of adventures IN Iceland the Polar
Ocean, Africa and Western America; and "stores OF
Girlhood deals with English grlife somewhat III the
manner OF Miss AlcOtt.
William syckemoore Philadelphia) has published an
edition OF Conybeare and Howsons Life and Epstles
OF the Apostle Paul" in one compact 12mo volume oi
76l pages IL will meet the needs of many who are ul-
able to possess the large edition in two volumes
Roberts Brothers have completed the series OF Ian
doris famous Imaginary Conversations" The fifth
and last volume which has just appeared is the most
curious Of all through large admixture Of some fan-
t,stic eement-or it simply the whims aud humors OF
dospOtic Old age (which not SO manifest In the
former volumes. All thoughtful readers Will welcome
the series q real boom
jas r. Osgood d Co.'s "yest- Pocket Series" con-
tinues to grow Amoug the last volumes selections
from the poems OF Campbell aud George Herbert :
Bloomfelds Farmers Boy +" MtOn's LAliegrO" and
II Ponseroso;" Mark Twain's True Story" and Aid
rich's Midnight Fantasy."
u. ID. I. Randolph Co. have reprinted Pilgrim
Psalms" by the Rev samuel Cox Q2mo pl. 2i0), with
an Introduction by the Rev. DR.. Vincent Of this city
The work treats OF Psalms 100 134, which, cOllec-
lively are called "A Song of Degrees, and are believed
to have been chauted by the Hebrew pilgrims, who an
nuny up Jerusalem to keep the sacred holidays
in the Temple Mr. Cox has translated these psalms ia
strophes preserving the original reirans, and added
full and suggestive explanation and comments.
DR.. Eai Fieischers system Of Nolumetre Analy-
sis" translated Mr.. Patterson Muir has been pun
shed by Macmillan & Co. Q2mo pp 274. 1t is strict-
" technical work, devoted TO a branch OF chemistry SO
important that 1t almost constitutes separate stuoy.
DR. Feischers is classify the forms OF analysis
few distinct groups and TO point out the principles
which underc each.
-" Law for the Masses" by Truman Hastings Q2mo,
pp 2ell comes 10 us from Cleveland. very plain
and ineligible compendium OF civi law comprising all
cases which are likely in the ordinary expert
ence Of the citizen.
80 Theo" by Mrs. Frances HodgsOn Burnett t12mo,
PIP. 232: T. Il. Peterson Coz, appears to be republi-
cation Of magazine story 1t certainly written
earlier than That Lass o. LOwrc's, yet the plot turns
upon the same circumstmee-the heroine saves the
herO life The tone OF the story is earnest and tender
and IL is none the less readable because tie incdeuls
are few.
-IIurd & Houghton early in the field with The
BO.ieys Telling Stories 4to, PIP. 23G, illustrated
book for children with gorgeous Japanese binding and
y-leaves-the latter however, being much taste
fu than the former The volume is pleasant con-
glomerate of stories pOems music, and pictures set
together without much coherence as if selected from
magazine with an eye furnishing the greatest variety
Of entertainment. The children who read are not a.
lowed to dwell very long any subject; but SUCH
indeed, is not the habit Of children.
--Ltten & Gay have really the bound volume Of
their Living Age" for the third quarter this year,
is no falling OF OF the good quality, which everybody
knows