New-York tribune., 1877-12-20
HoL1DAY BOOKS or THE BESr KIND.

Harper & Brothers, the great publishing
Of NewYOrk and of the three four great publish
ing houses Of the world always be tmthfuly said TO
have Just issued important work For the holidays.
however year after year this firm offers richer variety
than a other seasons and always prepares several sum
puous volumes especially adapted for gifts The present
year is exception 10 the rule, and with the sound
judgment which has placed the firm where 1t stands
among its contemporaries Harper & Brothers
have made art-wOrks their chief holiday pubiica-
tons for 1877. A Of three volumes, uni
fornly bound, in different STYLES. will perhaps at
tract extended interest than either one
Of the other single volumes the subjects discussed
are precisely those uppermost in the thoughts Of
large part OF the community. "Art Education Applied
to Industry by Colonel George W. Nichols reviews the
deyclOpement OF education IN Europe. is
progress IN this country and its applications under
various forms industry, and discusses how best 1t
may be further advanced art Decoration Applied 10
Furniture" by Mrs Harriet Prescott sponord contains
chapters devoted successvey TO the most important ar
tices OF furniture, then widening its scope treas OF the
rooms Of the house and their arrangement and con-
cludes with general essay on house furnishing.
These two volumes abundantly and chSrming'y
illustrated with cuts which make plain and wonderfully
attractive the information conveyed and are themselves
one Oi the best possible proofs that rea ant making
progress. An exquisite piece OF work Is the decorative
border which surrounds the irontpece OF the second
OF these volumes. The third volume Of the series Is
"Contemporlry Art IN Europe IN which the author
s. g. W Benjamin describes recent works OF art In Eng
land. France and Germany. The book Is illustrated Hlth
portraits VI the artists. and carefully finished re
productions OF their most esteemed works These three
volumes eucasrd together, ana combining they do
great variety OF information ciiclslh ana sug-etuh
yet presenting ali in the simplest and clearesi form,
make gift of rare usefulness aud manifold attractions
Harper Brothers have ISSUED TWO 0her arr W3lkS OF
different character. One O them, william &. Prlmes
Pot cry and Porcelain of al Times and Nations Illus
taeh WIN 500 peauttuI printed GUS, appearlls yuSt
at this time certainly takes occasion by the hand II
possible in volume, the wants Of three classesof
reaicrs-tuose who sock to know the history OF me art
ec pottery and porcelain az an amusement or Tor fDe
love ~ art" The other art WORK or this house Is James
PIrons "CariCatUro aud other Comic Art IN an Times
and many Lands" This unique volume Is q cOmpcu
dium OF the worlds nun past and present II repro
duccs great number of the most crcbra "a clucaturcs
with portraits Of the artists whO designed them ana
contains vast amount OF information most entertain.
ngly set forth Not Few persons Will bo astohshed
to learn from this book that the Of caricature "A OF
An essentially holiday book in It's charac;erand appear
auce, j. The Book Of Cold and other Poems 0y j. T.
able spe linen, of art and the beautiful exam
/ pie 81 modern binding altogether fresh IN design ana
By wekn0wu author and critic who has concealed his
name rom the public Is book Tor Which parents WI Dt
Iuy ~ uMhtIi a' chuIeI cOh'dls3 'o15' ~ 1 ,nI
nursery of childhood. Of grhood and Of bOyhOod ana
those 0f each period illustrated with most appopr
att cuts one cannot even glance Wiough thr NoluIne
without wondering now within small spdc" 50 many
poems avores OF the different perods OF his !.fe have
Dtrh IH'iutu me SoHHSol si'tuo't anu po1 uoo ar
not more beautiful 10 children than to grown persons,
ANA one need not DE cud 10 ENJOY tile songs OF chd-
hood and the nursery. long list Of books FOR children.
some ~ them new aud others horored ayoritcs for many
, years makes q selection al once easy and difficult.
! Very dR rent from auy Of the books hitherto men
toned though in a noble sense book Of art Is Genera,
ID CgsnolaS cyprus: It's Ancient Cities Tombs and
Temples" narrative which all who have inspected WIN
any tLs treasures OF tire Metropolitan Museum. viii
be glad read. The volume is Illustrated with several
hundred woodcuts which rcpres Mt the various spcc!-
mems OF ancient workmanship which the author ht@
brought 20 light Among great number OF other DOCKS
Of special significance at ths season some oi them Jut
published and Of th"u of earlier date, are "ofa
Wild Animals ~ man AbbOtt's Jesus OF Nazareth
Recuss popular geographical treatlses, and ne" anu
/ enlarged edition, COpiOu5ly illustrated, Of " Ihe
/ Poets OF the Siuccrn,h Century The Kline
Of the Ancient Mariner" illustrated by DOrc tile sun
holiday volume Ot year ago. is - much mary "l
OF Chtapncss SO now as il tucn. lhr books ol
travel and h standard work, of great authors III Han
ucr * Brothers lyOrtc editions do not need 30 De re-
fcrred 10 by They never better worth huyS
than to-day, Whi'h perhaps, well proved by hc
demand could be- IN any other way. IL OF course
without saving, h0t at the spendbuy conducted cs-
taDlshment in Franklin square, vast number OF books
every department of literature Is to be found and that
opportunity free examination and selection IS most
| cautiously accorded.