Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-17
D. Lothrop & Co.'s Publications.

The tumn and holiday list of d. Lothrop &
Co is peculiarly vau ible and attractive, not only
for tho OF the ublicatiops itrepresepts
but for the varieties of subjects covers and for
the elegant and substantial style in which the
books II includes are brought out. The catalogue
of the past and present works issued by this house
numbers more than TOO titles, and it is a rem ark
able fact that nearly all of them fulfil some spe-
cisI want of the public, and Lneet with a steady
sale. OF the more important books In the present
list editions of standard works, amoug
them, Bunyau's Holy War, in clear large type,
on heavy paper and with a large number of illus
trations, of the haest editions ever issued in
this country; Dr.. Adams At Eventide; DR.. Dor
chester's volume, Concessions of Liberalists
which has met with unexamPled success; n new
and elegant edition of Pilsrim's Progress, uni
form in style with the Golden Treasury series,
with gilt edge and containing sesenteen fuii
page illustrations. Several works by prominent
authors are in preparation, which will lie duly an
nouuced.
In the line of books for young people the list Of
this firm is especially rich. No other American
house furnishes catalogue moro attractive or
bad in literature. Among the books now in
tive preparation. and which will be Issued the
coming summer and isll, are Miss fonge,s series
OF Young Folks Hiatories, one volume of which
will be issued monthly. The fret volume will be
upon Germany, to be followed by others upon
be brought out in handsome style, in clear type,
fae white paper beautifully bound and illus
tratcd. book OF spe cial nterest W hich will APP
pear in the fail is entitled Amy. and Marion'a
Voyage Around the World. Its from the pen Of
= dau ghter OF the Rev. Nehemiah Adams, who.
with her sister, really made the journey about tho
globe, in company with their brother, Capt. dams.
It will be fully illustrated from original photo
graphs. Royal Lowrie, story for the older boys
by Charles II. Talbot, will create decided CASA
tion among those for whom it il specially in
tended. Il is one of the n,ost fascinating books
published for the last half dozen years. aud is
pure in tone il is lively in incident Pansy (M.s.
Aldenl shd Faye Huntip .op, two ofthe beet writ
era OF religious literature in the country appear
Joint authors OF story for girls. called From
Different Stand points Two other volumes, That
Boy of Newkirk's and Carrie Ellsworth, also ap
pear in the list, together with a book of poems
for home and school. Now editions in qnarto
Hollow, Good-for Nothing Polly. and Nan. the
Fashionsd Girl. all popular and Rapidly sell
The house has in preparation an elegantly illus
trated work which is intended religious gift
into Light. The desgns are from the pencil
of Mary A. Lsthbury, whose talent for il!ustra-
mont popular presentation book of the sesson, not
only in style and character, but in price.
The popular belief tina. anything was good
enough for child rem read has undergone very
decided ch,uge urins the last few years. Thirty
years a GO the books which made up our Sunday
school libraries were dull beyond belief. They
repelled rather than attracted, not because they
were moral in tone, but because they iacked
symputhy and intereat. The writer's good
people, and imbued with the best of motives. hut
they seemed TO forget that chi dren required alto
gcther different literary rahulum from grown
people. The resut was wbat mig hi have been
pected. The books which ought to have attracted
them discarded for sensational stories whose
literary sly 10 was sxecrable and who &c morals were
nlwRyB doubtful. One of the fret book publish
ing hOuseg the country WHICH attempted TO
10 rm this condition Cfthlngs was that OF D. 10th.
rop h Co. Mr.. Lothrop had long believed in the
possibility OF pure and elevated standard of lit
ernture for the young. which should com bine tai
ent of high degreo with moral and religious teach-
ing, ana which in addition to thesc qualifications
ahouId be brig ht. sharp and entertaining. IL
ouired deerm ton, coureg e and money to carry
out this idea, but it was carried out, and to-day
MIR Lo:hrop stauds at the he ad OF a house which
publishes more and better Juvenile and young
peoples reading than any other in the country
The best ava liable talent is secured, and the dress
Ia Ia to- hos
ty and durability. Many publishers exhaust
themselves IN bringing out sin gle illustrated u-
venile for the holidays. while this firm offers per-
heps Dozen equally attractive, and lmInens' ~
superior to the reproduction of English juvenile
publications. with which the book market is fl cd
during the holiday season.
Ofthe works lately published By this house in
ihS SPscpR me hs
prominent They seaGons BILE enc time
another, and will be pcrpeusi pl eaRure to young
readers. SunEhine for BABY land, mothcr's Boys
and Girls, Oar Dar!irgs, and Little People, the
last three by 'Pansy,' also appear in the same
catalogue, aud with h more others are
brought cut in illustrated board covers.
no books which are now preparing In the same
popular style, make long and attractive cat
sure Book "E," which is announced 10 be ready
for the trade Aguet lat. 1t will contain large
number of delig htfui stores md poems by well
known authors, splendidly il uatrattd Among
the contents arc Sophie Mays .'Solomon's Seal"
''Chiid Marion q adventures in Rome. Venice and
Vienna, poems by Celia Jha1ter, Mrs. Wilton X.
H. Stoddard, Nora Perry. Edgar swcet', Mrs.
B2tC5,
tended specially for the holidays. and in elegant
appearance we'll intrnsic merit will compare
in the way OF juvenile gift book with anything
yet published A book by Adam Stwin, and
one that W III make sensation, is entitled Eyes
Right. 1t is not only highly ertertn lining, hut IL
contains a large amount OF practical information
for boys. Four Feet. Wings md Fine lie tie title
of illustrated. book on natural history for
children Pen and Pencil Pictures. Babyla for
1878. three new books by "Pansy," Two Bows,
Getting Ahead and Pansies, three large print
books by Tracy Towne, and work As
tronomy called Overhead are especially ntttnc-
tive. Little Miss Mischief and Her Happy
Thou Shts, adapted from the French by Ella Far
n, will be issued in quarto form, elegantly il
lustrated and bound. and will make one OF the
most beautiful & if books OF The season. In sim
liar style will appear Little Miss Muslin of Quin-
tillion Square, whole adventures will be never
ending source Of entertainment for other Miss
Musiins the country over. Another volume OF
Claa,ics OF Bnbylaud. by Clara Doty Bates, is in
preparation, which will surpaes that OF lsst year
in general tyIe and beauty of illustration Thuse
who remember that cha rming book, Poems for our
Darlings, Issued last season, will be glad know
that a companion volume is announced. called
Music for Darlings, prepared by DR.. Eben
TourIeo. II will be brought out in equally attrac-
tive sty le, and will make standnrd book of songs
for the hrusehold and ochOol- room. Sidney Mar
tins Christmas a splendidly jllustrated volume of
600 pages. specially prepared by "Pansy." is
another oliday publication. In addition TO those
there lie Tho Kin OF Picture Bnoke. Baby Bun ting,
and a large variety Of sma Her illustrated volumes,
all ha ndsoneiy bound in illustrated covers.