The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-09-28
D. Lothron & Co.'s Publications

The autumn and holiday list Of D. Loths
rop& Co. is peculiarly valuable and attrac-
tive, not only for the character of the pub
lications it represents, but for the variety of
subjects it covers, and for the elegant and
substantial style in which the books il in
cludes are brought out. The catalogue of
the past and present works issued by this
house Numbers more than 700 titles, and it is
a remarkable fact that nearly all of them
fulfill sOine special want Of the public, and
meet with steady sale, of the more i'm
portant books in the present list are new edi-
tions of standard works, among them, Bun
yan's Holy Var, in clear large type, on
heavy paper and with large number of
Illustrations, one of the finest editions ever
issued in this country +; DR.. Adams At EUcttA
tide DIR. Dorchester's volume, Concessions Of
LiberaiiStS, which has met with tnexampled
success; a new aud elegant edition of Pill
grtn's Progress, uniform in style with the
Golden Treasury series, with gilt edge and
containing seventeen full page illustrations,
Several works by prominent authors are iii
preparation, which will be duly announced.
In the line Of books for the young people
the list of this firm is especially rich. No
other American house furnishes catalogue
more attractive, or draws sharper line be-
tween what is good and what is bad in liter
ature. Amoug the books now in active
preparation; and which will be issued the
coming summer and fall, are Miss Yonge's
series of Young Folks Histories, one volume
of which will he issued monthly. The first
volume will be upon Ge,mny,to be'followed
by Others upon Greece, England, Frdnceand
Rome. They will be brought out in hand
some style, in clear type, on fine white pa
per, beautifully bound and illustrated. A
book of special interest which will appear in
the fall is entitled An,yS and MdriOnS Toy-
age Around the World. 1t is from the pen
OF daughter of the ev.Nehemiah Adams,
who, with her sister, really made the jOurn-
ey about the globe, in company with their
brother, Capt. Adams. twill be fully illus
trated from original photographs Royal
LolCrie, story for the older boys, by Charles
R. Talbot, will create a decided sensasion
among those for whom it is specially intend
ed. 1t is one of the most tacinating books
published for the last half-dozen years, and
is as pure in tone as it is lively in incident.
Pansy Mrs. Alden) and Faye Huntington,
two of the best writers religious literature
in the country, appear rs joint authors of
story for girls, called From, Different Stand
points. Two other volumes, That Boy Of
NeWkirk'S aud Carrie EiSWorth, also appear
in the list, together with new book of
poetns for home and school. New editions
in quarto form of Young Rick, Cooking Club
Of IT, WHIT Holioo, Good for Nothing Polly,
and Nan, tie Nclo- Fashioned Girl, all popu-
lar and rapidly selling books, are announced
for early issue.
The house has in preparation an elegantly
illustrated work which is intended as a re-
ligious gift book for the holidays 1t is
called ont Of Darkness into L,gh The de-
signs are from the pencil of Mary A. Lath-
bury, whose talent for illustration is well
known. 1t is proposed to make it the most
popular presentation book of the season, not
only in style and character, but in price.