The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-21

but for the variety Of subjects 1t covers, ana Tor
: the elegant and substantial slylc IN Wllleh tue
: book. it includes are brought out. The cata-
; lloguc of the past and present works Issued ny
: this house numbers more than 100 titles, ana II
is remarkable fact that nearly all OF them iulhii
, some special want Of the public, ana meet Wlth
a steady sale. OF the more Important books III
: the present list are new editions of standard
= works, anon. them, Bunyan's nay Ud', IN
clear large type, on heavy paperand WIN large
number Of illustrations, one oi the llhcsl cullohs
ever issued in this country; DR.. Adams Al ENtH-
f tile: DR.. Dorchcstcrs volume, tonc'SSoas u Ltb-
Ier0listS which has met with uneXanpled success
"a new and elegant edition OF Pdyrt"1'S IrogitSs,
uniform in style with the Golden Treasury series,
.. with gilt edges and containing seventeen iuii
page illustrations. Several works by prominent
p authors in preparation, ~hich Will be duly
ANNOUNCED.
In the line of books for young people the list
; of this firm is especially rich. No other Amerl-
can house furnishes a catalogue more attractive,
or draws a sharper line between what is good
, and what il bad in literature. Among the DOCKS
now in active preparation, ant which VIII DC Is
!; sued the coming summer ana fail, are Miss
Yongc's series Of Young Folks Histories, one
volume Of which will be issued monthly The
first volume will be upon germany, to be follow,
cd by others upon Gretce, Engia.d, France and
Rome. They will be brought out in handsome
style, in clear type, ON lne white paper, Deaull,
fully bound and illustrated. 4 book Of special
interest which will appear in the fall is entitled
i iiiaIfS dnd WdIiO,a'S IOyuye irOIi1 tie " Ord III
is from the pen OF a daughter Of the Key. Nehe-
miah Adams, who, with her sister, really made
the journey about the globe, in company with
their brother, Capt Adams. 1t will be fully il
Illustrated from original photographs. R0yil
LOirr1 Il story for older boys, by Charles Il. lal-
bot will create a decided sensation among those
for whom it is specially intended. IL is one OF
the most fascinating books published for the last
Ihalfdozen years, aud is as pure in tone as it is
4 lively in incident. pansy Mrs, Alden) and Faye
Huntington, two of the best writer's OF religious
u literature in the country, appear as joint authors
of story for girls, called From DifcneAt Stdhd-
IpOints. Two other volumes, Ihdt boy u Ner-
IkU'S and Ca,rie Ellsworth, also appear in the list,
! together with new book of poems for home and
school. New editions in quarto form of foung
Rick, Cookiny Clnb Qt IT, HhN Hoiloo, Gocator-
! .Nothing Polly, and Van, tie Nec- Fashioned GuF,
all popular and rapidly selling books, are AN
nOunccd for early Issue.
! The house has in preparation an elegantly il
Illustrated work which is intended as Il religious
gift book for the holidays. II is called Oat u ne
Darkness into LighH. The designs are from the
pencil of Mary A. Lathbury, whose talent for IL
lustration is well known. Ii is proposed To make
it the most popular presentation book oi the sea
son, not only in style and character, but iii price.
The popular belief that anything was good
enough for children to read has undergone a.
very decided change during the past few years.
Thirty years ago the books which made up our
Sunday school libraries were dull beyond belief
they were moral in tone, but because they lacked
sympathy and interest. The writers were good
people, and imbucd with the best of motives, but
they seemed to forget chat children required al.
together different literary pabuum from grown
people. The result was what might have been
leXpectcd. The books which ought To have at
tractcd them were discarded for sensational sto
rics whose literary style was cXecrabc and whose
morals were always doubtful. one OF the hrst
book publishing houses in the country which
at cd A his nf n
that of ID. Lothrop N Co. Mr.. Lothrop had long
believed III the possibility Of pure and elevated
standard of literature for the young, which
should combine talent Of IL high degree with
moral and religious teaching, and which, in ad
diton to these qualifications, should be bright,
sharp and entertaining. 1t required determine
ton, courage and money to carry out THIS ldea,
but it was carried out, and to-day Mr.. Lothrop
stands at the head of II house which publishes
more and better books for juvenile and young
peoples reading than any other in the country.
The best available talent is secured, andthe dress i'll
which his books appear is unsurpassed for beauty
and durability. Many publishers exhaust them
selves in bringing out single Illustrated Juvenile
for the holidays, while this firm offers dozen,
equally attractive, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the
reproduction OF English juvenile publications
with which the book markets. flooded during the
holiday season.
OF the works lately published by this house in
the special Juvenile list, the four Wide Awake
Pleasure Books, "a" 'B" SC" and "D," are !
prominent, They are seasonable one time as
another, and will be II perpetual pleasure to
ei''s Boys AMI Gir{S, O,r Urljngs and Little Peo-
pie, the last three by "Pansy," also appear in the
same catalogue, and with score or more Others
are brought out in Illustrated board covers.
The books which are now, preparing in the
same popular style, make long and attractive
catalogue. Chief among them is Wide .1,cake
Pleasure BoOk r." which is announced to be |
ready for the trade August LIST. 1t will contain
large number Of delightful stories and poems by |
well known authors spendidly illustrated. |
Among the contents are Sophie Mays Solo
mons Seal" Child Marion's" adventures in
Rome, Venice and Vienna, poems by Celia Thax-
ter, Mrs. Wilton, k. ii. Stoddurd, Nora Perry,
Edgar Fawcett. Mrs. Piutt, Clara Doty Bates, etc.
The volume is intended specially for the holidays,
and in elegant appearance rs well as intrinsic
merit will compare in the way of Juvenile gift
book with anything vet published. a new book
by Adam Stwin. and one that will make a scnsa-
ton, is entitled Eyes Right. 1t is not only highly
entertaining, but ii contains a large amount of
practical information for boys. FOW rect, Wings
and Fms is the title of new illustrated book on
natural history for children: Pen W'd PcmH Pie
tUfS BdJy'ad 1873, three new books by Pan
sy" 7irO BOyS, GcttjHg .ihcdd and PdHSicS, three
large print books 10y Tracy Townc and Il new
work ON Astronomy called Oryihoad, are especial
~ attractive LWle Mss H'ScitT anu Her Hoppy
WoughtS, adapted from the French by Ella Far
man will be issued in uuarto form, elegantly H. |
most beautiful Gift books of the season. In SINH
lar style will appear Lite Mss .Nt@1it IF Qtin-
tdIon Square, whose adventures will be II never
ending source of entertainment for other Miss
Muslins the country over. Another volume Of
CAtsSics N Ba6yi,ud, by Clara Doty Bates is in
preparation, which will surpasS that o. last year
in general style and beauty Of Illustration
Those who remember that charming book, Po-
ems for orr Dp,iiags issued last season, will be
glad to know that companion volume is AN
called IIdT(InlS
by Dr. Ebcn Tourjcc. 1t will be brought out in
equally attractive style, and will make standard
book of songs for the household and school-room
SMHey .Udrtin'S Christmas, Il splenddly illustrat-
ed volume of 600 pages, specially prepared by
"Pansy" is another holiday publication. In adj
dition to these there is The Hing Qf Picture Books,
Bdbg Bu.tiRg, aud large variety of smaller H.
lustrated volumes, all handsomely bound in illus
trated covers.
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