The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-12

;. IN. history or tho Emerald Isle. This same firm
announce q new and cheap illustrated edition OF
Thackeray.
inc second volume Of "Dr. Fields Travels Around
tho World" is underlined for carly publication.
..Thc Buccaneers" an American novel, by RAN
doph Jones' is announced by the authors publishing
company
srhc Girl oil the Period" Is again 10 iaunt herself
In the taco Of the public, this time in book form.
The letters from Europe OF Charles c. Fulton, editor
of the Baltimore american, will mako bright volume
which no entitled Europe Seen Through American
Spectaces."
Waiter Crane the English artist who drew the pic
lures for tho "Baby's Opera" has designed now
coyer Tor St Nicholas which will make It's frst ap-
pearancc the December number
..Sury Tim and other Storics" by Mrs Burnett,
will DO published in London by Messrs. Chatto &
Windus
In Scrfbner for December Colonel waring has q
ond paper on the saddle horse. treating this month Of
.'The Thoroughbred horse; on the Turf and Across
Country" The paper contains general suggestions on
training, a discussion iox-hunting In England and
something about the introduction of the English sport
into this country.
Henry Holt Co. have in preparation "Child's
Cycop@dia OF Common Things" Tho Same publish
crs will shortly Issue now and cheaper edition OF
.Tainc's English Literature, !, two volumes ir ono.
Mrs Barnett draws largely upon real lilo for her
character sketches.
In his department OF "ropics OF tho Time" in
ScriLcr tor December Or. Holland declares that he
has been made convert from the doctrine OF pro-
tectlon by the logic Of recent events, and gives 10
some detail tho reasons which have induced tho
change. In another article In q discussion OF civil
service reform. Dr. Holland says of Mr.. George Will
tam Curtis-He is not only not an o1ce-scckcr, but
he who is known TO havc declined high office,
the hope serving his country better on the plat
form and by the press"
.Happy Days" is tho name OF a new collection Of
prose and poetry Tor boys and girls announced by
Porter 4 Coates
T. Adophus Trollopo's "Life OF Pope Pho Mono" Is
announced by Crng Il Taylor, OF Chicago
1t Is said that tho reason assigned by the venerable
Archbishop Trench, of Dublin, for mover permitting
stereotype plates be made OF his little books tho
English language that no may have the opportunity
OF revising each edition before going 10 prcss, in order
to keep tho books abreast OF the philoogy OF the day.
Tho Riverside Press, Cambridge. announce for I'm
mediate publication a and enlarged edition OF Mr..
ParSe Godwn's encyclopaedia OF Biography"
copious supplement, embracing notices OF distn-
gushcd persons who have died during tho last quarter
Of a century, will be appended to tho work, and Will
alone occupy Gvor threo hundred pages.
we WOuueF now LcngIeHOW'5 eOuueJ 10 IcuuybOu,
in the December Atlantic, will compare Tonnyson's
sonnet 70 Victor Hugo!
.Oniy Cat'' is the latcst addition to juvenile lit
erature "oniy \ Caterpillar" should be tho sequel
A perfect treasure house Tor the children Is the
bound volume Of 81. Nicholas, just ready.
"The Europeans will DO tho title OF Henry james.
Jr.'s novSl, OF which only ask that it may DO
as clever "rhe Americans"
W. W. Story will contribute "Studies OF Artistic
Social Life in Rome" to the Atlantic during 1875
Tho '.Handy Volume wavcrley," for which r.
Worthington Is the American agent Is a TO those
OF who only snatches OF time In which 10 read.
Each volume contains an entire novel; and Is oom-
pact that 1t can TO carried around In tho pocket and
read At odd moments Tho FIRST eighteen volumes arc
ready.
Macmillan l. Co., London aud New York, have
nearly ready The Eastern War Correspondence OF the
Daily Nc,os, from April to November 1871" written
mainly by Mossrs. Archibald Forbes and J. A. Mac
Gahan
'sThe Natural History Of Atne,sm Is the title Of
forthcoming book by Professor J. S. Baokie.
Captain A. H. Markham has in press, "our Life In
the Polar Regions" illustrating his experience on the
Alert during hor recent voyage OF discovery.
Dr. j. Geikio author OF that tho ughtful book, 'sThe
Gross Ice Age" has In press another volume "Pre-
historic Europe"
Tho London Bookseller rightly declares that tho
binding currcnt among publishers In nimsy cloth
is disgracctully bad. The sowing Is detective tho
books are stuck into their machine made with
little care, and fastened only by tho fly leaves
We arc to have from Trlbncr's London press the
elite and Writings Of Leasing, tho German Poet and
Critic, in two Volumes by James Sine.
Those who have become acquainted with tho
writings OF tho Rev. Bernard OReiliy will look with
pleasure for another work from his pen, which rumor
says win appear about Christmas
.How We Raised Our Baby" is the title OF a new
book, by A. Benedict, with introduction by John
Habbcrton, author Of "Heen's Babies," which Derby
Brothers have in press
new edition OF ''Dr. Dyer's History OF Modern
Europe" carefully revised, will DO published by q.
Bell 4 Sons in lvc volumes