New-York tribune., 1877-08-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Il is stated that the Fail trade-sale of books
.tCm;on Han viii he one OF the largest ever held
Miss NJ. Bertram Edwards new novel OF
Bridget. VIII he published by J. b. IAppincou Co.
England exported the first half of 1877,
stOl12i worth OF printed books, as against %39l27l
for 1s7G.
Prof. Charles Anthon left at his death near
" finished editions rvy and of Eurpides Tie first
as completed 10y cawpeteat haud IS Just ready az hSr &
ISi Isl & Brothers '"' the ''''' VIII We '''''-'
The present Prefcct of the Seine, VI. Ferdi-
nand nuysl is collecting iu Paris library on municipal
administration, for which ho s cAeoug m inter. ark4
Of dooumca,s win the leading cities OF Europe ana
Amouca.
Charles Lambs connection with Christs
Hospital s. 80 Tee couuemoraed hy the presentation OF
q Lamb medal ia silver Co the best English esf2}iSt ot
each yc,r among tue blac Coat boys The Die has re-
Gently bocu finished.
Two Hi;le books bv the Rev. 8. Wier Mitch
el whose Wear aud Tear" made Inn known 90 general
yeaiers are in press hy J. R Hppnc0t Co, one con
,,sr- r,n-rS on Fat and Blood. and how 10 mako
Cure"
An Aberdeen publishing house will issue next
Fali the hrs. voiumc OF History Of Civilization in
sc,,isrd ., hv sr John Wackintcsh. ~ hccns with tnc
earst traces of uau in scotland aud c1i,s, go"I i w
plctc ir fye volumes
The latest contribution to the Eastern ques-
ton rs about ready at Macmillan Co.'S. m 'he Hon
U1ey C,r,rasl's book on Turks and sreeks,' being
notes On \ recent excursion down the Danune ava
,nogc. ,h,,o = BACK 6y Greece ,,,, sad Italy.
Some of the pleasant papers OF traVel III
Iippircoirs Gaoa-inc, by "Edward Strahou'' sydney
Isnor H. A. Pollard, and others, viii Oe collected mo
~ iru.fratl volume under the title OF Highways ana
lvw.ys OF American Travel. a sinhii Nvi,'i'. 'I',"
"pcrs'ls Pieces and Things VIII be made mp iroiH non
American Iapcrs
1t is determined that the next Conference o.
Librarian ana the 80 annual meeting of The Amoriean
library Association viii be held at the Y 81. c. A. BALD
IN. in fis ctv. september 1 and s. TIE Conference
viii occllit itself chiefly with discussion o.. cooperative
ulaus arciig ou foot iuc.uillc tle cOhheHOh oi
fooc's Index aDd cooperative catalogGiS
The Acaaemg states that new edition oi
Allan Cuuumgham's wel'known work. " Lives oi the
british paiut r Sclptors and hrcntects" Is in course
of treuarrti,n and VIII published by Messrs. George
R.u and sons. This win not Pee q mere reprint. hut VIII
pos.cs- atdi ouli value aud Interest i'u ~ containing
considerable amount Oi new maj rial coiiec,gt s1n'
by me- ol, or himself and the rcSt hy hs som Col Gun
nngham for ths purpose. IL WI. mo-" Ot e"cH Nv aii
Charles Heat0n who wii alsO continue ne W0rk ny aH
ing few biographies, as TO bring 1t down 10 tAe pres
ent day.
The condensing mania reaches It's height IN
81 attempt to compress all classic literature into ten
ouartcrd1uar half-hour books. This is what Eugene
Lawrence has done in hi- Primaries Of Greek and
IatH literature, to be issued immediately n tAss
Harpcrs TINY Series. In books o. hundred ana
ffty' maze. each lie sketches the rise, creators.
works aud decay OF classic eraturcs unGlng space
even f,r brief extracts translation. With TINS WIZ De
added 90 Hirpers Hall Hour series, NJ: MOI lIe!
on Peter tlc Great" contributed g. Ihe AoTU Amert
can In l~il. Wlkie C0in,'s story or lVTcy anu ln'
Prophet" aud novelette, called kate Clohlh p
DowTy.'