The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-03

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 Eventide DR..
Dorchester's volume, Concessions Of
Liberalists, which has met with unex-
ampled success . new and elegant cd
ltion of Pilgrims Progress, uniform in
style with the Golden Treasury series,
with gilt edges and containing seventeen
full page illustrations. Several works
by prominent authors are in prepare
ton. which will be duly announced.
In the line of books for young people
the list Of this firm is especially rich.
No other American house furnishes q
catalogue moro attractive, or draws q
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, Eng
land, France and Rome. They will be
brought out in handsome style, IN clear
type, on fine white paper, beautifully
bound and illustrated. A book Of special
interest which will appear in the fall is
entitled Amy's and Marion's Voyage
Around the World. 1t is from the pen
Of tho daughter Of tho Rev. Nehemiah
Adams, who, with her sister, really
made the journey about the globe, in
company with their brother, Capt. Ad-
ans. 1t will be fully illustrated from
original photographs. Royal Lowrie,
story for the older boys, by Charles
X. Talbot, will create decided sensa-
ton among those for whom it Is special
ly intended. 1t is ono of the most fas
cinating books published for tho 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 writer's ofreligious literature in the
country, appear as joint authors of q
story tor girls, called From Different
Standpoints. Two other volumes, That
Boy of Newkirk's and Carrie Ellsworth,
also appear in the list, together with q
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 ele-
gantly illustrated work which is intend
ed as q religious gift book for the holi
days. 1t is called Out of Darkness into
Light. The designs are from the pencil
of Mary A. Lathbury, whose talent for
illustration is we'll known. It is pro-
posed to make it the most popular pre-
sentation book of the season, not only
in style and character, but 10 price.
The popular belief that anything was
good enough for children to read has
undergone very decided change dur.
ing the past few years. Thirty years
ago the books which made up our Sun
Libraries were dull beyond
belief. They repealed rather than at
tracted, not because they were moral in
lone, but because they lacked in sympa.
lhy and interest. The writer's were
good people, and imbued with the best
IT motives, but they seemed to forget
hat children required altogether differ
,nt literary pabulum from grown peo.
pie. The result was what might have
been expected. The books which ought
o have attracted them were discarded |
or sensational stories whose literary
Ityle was execrable and whose morals
we're always doubtful. One of the first
ook-publishing houses in the country
which attempted to reform this condi.
ion of things was that of D. Lothrop L.
20. Mr.. Lotbrop had long believed In
he possibility Of q pure and elevated
tandard of literature for the young,
which should combine talent of high
legree with moral and religious teach.
ng, and which, in addition to these
qualifications, should be bright sharp
md entertaining. 1t required determi-
,ation, courage and money to carry out
his idea, but it was carried out, and to.
lay Mr.. Lothrop stands at tho head Of
house which publishes more and bet
er books for juvenile and young PEG.
Hes reading than any other in the coun.
~ AuC USSS oAoOAC totCut 10 5OSutSoS 4
nd the dress in which his books appear
5 unsurpassed for beauty and durabili-
=. Many publishers exhaust them
elves in bringing out SINGLE illustra-
ed juvenile for tho holidays, while this
rm offers perhaps dozen, equally at
ractive, and immensely superior to the
eproduc,ion of English Juvenile publ.
atoms with which the book-market 10
CODED during the holiday season.
OF the works lately Published ey this
ouse in the special juvenile list, the
,ur Wide Awake Pleasure Books, a."
B." &c" and 3D." are prominent.
hey are a. seasonabls one time - an.
Their, and will DO . perpetual pleasure ;
D young readers. Sunshine for Baby !.
md, Mothers Boys and Girls, Our Oar.
ngs, and little People, ths last three
y "Pansy," also appear IN the same ,
atalogue, and with . score or moro
theirs are brought out in illustrated
GARD covers.
The books which are now preparing in .
he same popular style, make long and .
Catalogue. ChIefamonR them