The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-01
D. LOrAROp 6 co.'s PUBLICATION.

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
700 titles, and IL lie remarkable fact that near
ly all OF them fulfil some special want of the
public, and meet with a steady sale. or the
more important books In the present list are
new editions of standard works, among them,
Bunyan's Holy War, in clear large type, on
heavy paper and with large number OF Illus
tratlons, one of the finest editions ever Issued
in this country DR.. Adams AT Eventidej DR..
Dorchester's volume, Concessions of Liberal
lists, which has met with unexampled success
new aud elegant edition of Pilgrim's Pro-
gress, uniform In style with the Golden
Treasury series, with gilt edges and containing
seventeen full page illustrations Several
works by prominent authors are In prepara-
tion, which will be duly announced.
In the line of books for young people the list
of this firm is especially rich. No other Amer
lean house furnishes catalogue more attrac-
tive, or draws a sharper line between what Is
good and what Is bad In literature. Among
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 be issued
monthly. The first volume will be upon
Germany,to be followed by others upon Greece,
England, France and Rome. They will be
brought out In handsome style, in clear type,
on fine white paper, beautifully bound and
will appear in the fall is entitled Amy's and
Marions Voyage Around the World. 1t is
from the pen of daughter of the Rev. Ne
hemiah Adams, who with her sister, really
made the journey about the globe, in company
with their brother, Capt Adams. 1t will be
fully illustrated from original photographs.
Royal Lowrle, q story for the older boys, by
Charles Il. Talbot, will create decided
sensation among those for whom it is spec
tally intended. 1t is one of the most fasclnat-
ing books published for the last halfdozen
years,and is as pure in tone as 1t Is lively In
incident. Pansy (Mrs Aden) and Faye
Huntington, two of the best writers of reigi-
GUS literature in the country, appear as joint
authors of story for girls, ,called "From Differ
ent Standpoints." Two other volumes, That
boy of Newkirk's and Carrie Ellsworth, also
appear in the list, together with new book of
poems for home and school. New editions in
quarto form of Young Rick, Cooking Club of
Tu-Whit Hollow, Good for Nothing Polly, and
Nan, the New-Fashioned Girl, all popular and
rapidly selling books, are announced for early
ISSUE
The house has in preparation an elegant
illustrated work which is intended as a religious
gift book for the holidays. 1tis called Out of
Darkness into Light. The designs are from
the pencil of Mary A. Lathbury, whose talent
for illustration is well known. 1t is proposed
to make it the most popular presentation
ebooll of the season, not only in style and
character, but in price,
The popular belief that anything was good
enough for children to read has undergone u
very decided change during the past few
years. Thirty years ago the books which
make up our Sunday-school libraries were dull
beyond belief. They repelled rather than
attracted, not because they were moral in
tone, but because they lacked sympathy and
interest. The writers were good people, and
imbued with the best of motives, but they
seemed to forget that children required alto
gether different literary pabulum from grown
people. The result was what might have
been expected The books which ought TO
have attracted them were discarded for
sensational stories whose literary style was
execrable and whose morals were always
doubtful. One of the first ook-publshing
houses in the country which attempted to
reform this condition of things was that of
d. Lothrop 6 Co. Mr.. Lothrop had long
believed in the possibility of a pure and
elevated standard of literature for the young,
which should combine talent of high degree
with moral and religious teaching, and which,
in addition to these qualifications, should be
bright, sharp and entertaining. 1t required
determination, courage and money to carry
out this idea, but it was carried out, and to-
day Mr.. Lothrop stands at the head of
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, and the dress in which his
books appear is unsurpassed for beauty and
durability, Many publishers exhaust them
selver in bringing out a single illustrated
Juvenile for the holidays, while this firm offers
perhaps a dozen, equally attractive, and
immensely superior to The reproduction of
English juvenile publications with which the
book-market is flooded during the holiday
season.
OF the works lately published by the house
in the special juvenile list, the four Wide
Awake Pleasure Books, ga, "B, ," &C." and
3d." are prominent. They are as seasonable
one time another, and will be perpetual
pleasure to young readers. Sunshine for
Babyland, Mothers Boys and Girls, Our
Darlings, and Little People, the last three by
"Pansy," also appear in the same catalogue,
and with a 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 Awake
Pleasure Book "E," which is announced to
be ready for the trade August 1st 1t will
contain large number of delightful stories and
poems by well known authors,s ,spendidly illus
trated. Among the contents are Sophie Mays
"Solomon's Seal" 'Child Marion's' adventures
in Rome. Venice and Vienna, poems by Celia
Thaxter, Mrs. Wilton, R. A. Stoddard, Nora
Perry, Edgar Fawcett, Mrs. Patt, Clara Doty
Bates, etc. The volume is intended specially
for the holidays, and in elegant appearance
as well as intrinsic merit will compare in the
way of juvenile gift book with anything
yet published. new book by Adam Stwin,
and one that will make sensation, is entitled
Eyes Right, 1t is not only highly entertain
ing, but it contains large amount of prac-
tical information for boys. Four Feet, Wings
and Fins is the title of new illustrated book
on natural history for children: Pen and
Pencil Pictures, Babyland for 1878, three new
books by 'Pansy," Two Boys, Getting Ahead
aud Pansies, three large paint books by
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