The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-09

life OF bismarck, with an introduction By Bayasd
Taylor.
Scrbner. Armstrong Co. will publish In few days
1.-The Wit and Wisdom OF Hayti," being q collection Of
proverbs Of Haytian OF African origin mads by the
Hon. John Bgeow during visit to that island In the
winter OF 1854 A considerable portion OF them up.
peared a series OF contributions Harper's Naga
In 1875 The chief value. thoughtful people al
least OF these specimens Of the proverba literature
OF the Haytian, III the coiioqua!sms OF people whs
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Matthew Arnod's new volume, entitled LAST Essays
Church aud Religion - uniform with Literature
and Dogma
scribner 4 Co have brought to light writer OF
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only writes stories but he illustrates them well
The United States Publishing Company have 10.
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Edwards Lestcr's ''our First Hundred Years" Thu
book has received the highest Communications, and ID
valuable AZ u history OF our drst century, In this
edition long-fct want is supplied
The Contemporary RevieV Is It's twelfth year, and
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John Moran win have poem IN tho May numb0r OF
Appietoas Journal
Stewards Autobiography" Is selling rapidly, and IL
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lection OF books on the formation OF libraries public
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ago Part OF the hints in the present volume
written by Mr.. G. Haven Putnam
j. u. Lippincott most fortunate in having secured
tho plates, though at great expense Worcesers
dictionaries. The best English writer's and the most
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sented In Worccstcrs unabridged. II contains s54
pages and 100000 words with their pronun.
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on synonymes which 5000 synonymous words are
illustrated by apt examples II also contains proverbs
sayings from the Latin, French. Spanish other
langungcs the OF noted characters In history
aud fiction, ancient and modern, Greek and Latin
names, tables OF weights and measures and such
quantity OF Information that need study other
book to be well Informed man.
Austin Jobson has q volume In press entitled
.'Provcrbs In Porcelain" and other poems
sketches, Social and Political, OF English Rural
Liic tho tito of book Of preparation BY
Dr. Won Holtzcndorf.
The catalogue Of the Bodlclan Library has reached
halfway through and s. and will probably BIO finished
in tho course OF two years.
Arte de LaJdcho, the nrst work arithmetic ever
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London for eel.
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Macmillan Daudct's Sidonio under the tto Of
French Novels aud French Lro
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Bouton contains etching by Flamcng OF Sir Thomat
Lawrence portrait OF Mrs. Siddons which Is unusually
soft in its lines and bold in i,s lights and shades.
| James Paterson has written commentaries on the
Liberty OF the Subject and the Laws OF England "a
tho Security Of the Person, in two volumes.
Tho latest brochure the silver question Is Mr. J.
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ence Fall in the Value OF silver" just published
| by Blackwood
Mr. Frederick Boyle has written fresh and breezy
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Camp Notes"
| Edmund Bccketts "Book on Building, Civil and Ec-
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| Pyramid" Is just completed In London.
Tho elaborate book sugar man ufacturc 10 u.
Maumane's rrait6 dc Ia Fabrication du Sucrc," Juss
published at Paris in two volumes.
| \ second ana greatly enlarged edition OF Noback's
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changes and Gold aud Silver Variations, Is just
pletcd ut Leipxc IN the German language