New-York tribune., 1879-12-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Nr Black has written q new mover, Which
aal IN part With cert lin Of the secret pouea assoc''
tons Of the present day ani has tue utie'
Story OF those Times. :.
,o,r q, change in the editorsh,p OF Punch. Mr. Tom
T,vlor will resign it is said in favor OF f. T. burhanu
Mr. Burnaud Is the author of the comic dramatc ori
csus which appeared in e a. me ry spesai s@c but
Of which has hen that tbey were not on'S '''N' 49,
oIteu very Just and wholesome. =.
Paris publisher is bringing out new eoi-
zion os Iaafrcy's complete works. TO which "oet"Pu
cal preface has been added Two volumes are no"
ready. The first contains his earliest puohcauon'
L'Eqlisscf les Philosophcs diThuttisme s"c" anu
the second bis essay the Revolution when ior'n M
sort az preface 10 tire unfinished work on Napoeon tue
Anal voiume Of which will be out IN iew u"Ss ~ ~
MILAN 4 Co.'S
AT the recent sale of DIR. David Laings
.rc hnrarv I'm London an excessively black letter
copy Of Barbours "Actys and Lyfe Of Robert Bruce
said 10 he unique. having been printed at EdnnurSn
l57l by ROOert Lckpruik brought the very mug" p'i'
for siuge volume of si42 An offer OF $ooo was scu
over bv a New York collector. T6s edition o' INC o'e
Scottish poet was unknown 10 Pnkerton or Lownues'
COPY of the first edition Of Bacon's ESSAYS -'nc
one published in 1897 before the additions Wric
made and au extremely rare 5ook-ietchen Isl Inv
frst edition OF Burnss Poems tx lmarnock lIsol COW
tanning lines I'm Burns's auiograrh, ana b"oS.pu "
Ter from Iockhar went for ts5. The collection co1,
tans a first edition Of " Foxes BOOK OF MsrNrs & %
which perfect copy is known 10 exs. IL nns ,he
teen reprinted leaves Lord Ashburnham possesses ne
second edition u570 his copy being the ShS pefe' %
one % that daic. An Imperfect copy o ths also pe
Snced 10 Dr. Lsing oay portion OF the library has
yet been sold.
Edmondo de Amics's Marocco." when Is
now ready at Casscn. Peter & Galrins. treats oi
various scenes connected with the progress OF the ~
Ian embassy to the EDperors Court. the author oelnS
one OF the Embassy The Illustrations are In the man
frcm the pencil signor DISCO. who also aI an @
connection with the expedition. Many ~ tne cuts n
fulpagc and almost every page mas 'iSne'.es.
fransla,iog mas been made by Mr. Iton the AmeIlvIn
artist who has lived long in Rome and mas ra'e"eu
N the East
Mr. Edmund w. Gosse in the last Academy
reviews al length the volume Of poetry, Lyrics ana
IdylIs with other Poems" which Mr. T. {. steumah
published recently In London After saying tha '"e
copyright difficulty clearly to blame Tor the cn'u
stance that so little Is known in England OF moocrh
American verse; Mr. Gosse adds that but for TINS DIM
entity Mr. stedman's volume d" would not practcny III
ircuce for the first tine 10 English readers me IoS
cuised poet horn IN the United states slnce le@V
Theariis' cOucudes follows " In Dddlng MI stvu
man cordially welcome shores. we hope that INC
English pubic nav extend TO hm no less favor thih M
own countrymen have done His poetry Is iItSh ana
hnoyant fu memories of great deeds ana JOYOUS w
p-rences and to contain the elements oi as'ns
popularity"