The Ottawa free trader., 1879-11-29
ID. Lothrup d Co.'S Fail Books.

TEACHER.
ID. Lothrup d Co.'S Fail Books.
No publishing house in the country l. making
more active preparations for the holiday trade
than d. LOthrop & Co, aud their list of announce
ments exceeds in extent and attractiyeness that
of any past year. AS usual, the strongest effort
has been made in behalf of young readers, and
the books offered for their delectatiOn are as beau
tful in their outside appearance as they are fas.
cinating inside. Stories in prose and stories in
poetry, funny stories, pathetic stories, stories in
natural history nnS stories about people and
places, delightfully."- written and CharmfnCly il.
lustrattd, from large proportion of the c"ta-
.lo.sgr, while books adapted to the needs and 60.
pacific, of older readers are net Wanting.
Among the larger and more important books
are Mr.. BeniaminS .tmcricdh 1rtjStS, an elegant
quarto volume, filled with portraits of some OF
our most famous painters, with hillustrations from
their own hands, drawn expressly for the work
A second volume Of P0etS' Homes, brought out in
the same manner, containing portraits and bog-
raphes Of Holmes, Bryant Emerson, Paul II.
Hayne, John Boyle O'Reily and other prOmi-
nent authors; new edition Of ont Of Darkness
into Limit, u ,Olumc which Il New York critic calls
"a rich work of 2rt;" Il red-line, quarto edition
of Ifigy7nts Progress, plate paper, will 7full-
page illustrations, spendidy bound; story Of the
P,u,erS Of Christian History, by the author Of
story of tie HynnS; Thoughts that Breathe, con
sisting of choice extracts from the works of Dean
SlAlllcN, Win an INTRODUCTION Nv EnllllpS DTOOks
a new editisn of Jesus, Loycr Of M SOR; gift
book for young ladies called Christmas Pie Illus
trated by Miss Lathtury; Christmas .SnOr flakes, n
large and elegant quarto volume of original po
ems by American authors, with choice illustr2.
tions, richly and uniquely bound, and DR.. Smith
Anlcricd, our National Hymn, with several eX-
quisite engravings and q sketch Of the author.
OF the books for young people, prominent is
IYiol. A,rake Pleasure Book "F" uniform with the
five volumes which have preceded it, yet With a
richer snd more attractive table Of contents than
either Of them hon Q,irote Jr., being a history
Of the further adventures Of Mltiades Peerkin
Paul: Miss YOnge's Young Folks History Of France
and Rome; The DogJsrry Bunch: Royot Lowrje''
Last Year at ST. Oure's; and Brrahtdst for Tro bv
Joanna Mathews Others are in preparation and
will be early announced
But il the children who have particular reason
to feel grateful to the Messrs, LothrOp, who have
provided for them list perfectly bewildering in
its variety and sttractivcness. One of the first
books to tempt the eye of little patrons is Chid
Lore, a beautifully bound quarto volume with en-
cravings and colored illustrations. 1t contains
the "Babyland Classics old and new. with short
rhymes and jinsles, compiled and edited by Clara
Doty Bates, and is good for all times and season.
OF the year Once upon a Tine, by Miss f. f.
Brown, is n charming book of story plays, Illus
trated Of course, and bound in taking style, Then
there are Stories ami Pictures Of Domestic AniD0'S
and Stories and Pictures Of Vjid dHimdiS com
panion books, in large type, in chrome board GOV
lCrS, II new tullltH Nl IRVS IHUS " UftNtJII
Globe: ,hihiyeH, Ftuany Book, big quarto, full
OF pictures; the BjHh,ddy Picture book, with thir
ty full page engraviugs ana notices for each day
in the month"; and several "baby books" chet
among them BaJyi,,nd for 1879, Bdby'S Object Les
son BoOk, and Hdby'S Pmtt0ijo.
Unusual attractions are also offered in The lit
tie 'I.lbrarrs' aud "Scries" The IMe A,rdb,
LjbrGyV, containing the eight volumes OF the
magazine, oug lat to be in the possession Of ever,
family where there are children, and no cheaper
or more fit ne present could be made hy parents
than this. The ont qf SctoOl S,TjeS consisting e
four volumes by popular writers, is II special at
traction Then there are the Merry md True ser
les of 10 volumes; LHtlc ChNtS tnh LHie Foi&S,
books in box; Bdby Classic Toy Books; the Va
iayu Wiy'oty Series ami Stories and JohHnJS Dis
c1jcri,S in three volumes.
The presentation book upon which the Mcssrs
Lothrop are bcstowng particular attention, snC
which from its peculiar character, ought to have
special attraction for every patriotic American
is Dr. ;. +. smiths iD,eirI, which for nearly hal
a century has served aS our national hymn. 1t il
to be brought out in large quarto form, magnif
Gently Illustrated and bound, and containing, be
side the hymn, an illustrated sketch of the ven
cradle author, who is still living. II would bC
interesting If we could know the various impor
tunt occasions upon which this hymn has beer
sung since it was first written. During the wal
| il cxertcd a wonderful influence at home and il
the field in the way Of strengthening patriotic
feeling, and ii has lost none of its popularity ol
power since. The volume which presents it il
artistic and beautiful, and it should be found in
the household of every true American.
The five handsomely printed volumes which
constitute the Idle Hour Series, and which have
put off their light summer clothing for tasteful
cloth covers, claim the attertion of all lovers OF
choice literature. They have all been warm
praised by the press, and in their cheaper form
have had large and steady sale. Their charac-
ter is not ephemcral, nor are they simply intend
ed as summer books One can enjoy the cX-
pcricnccs Of the T,ro GiriS ,rbo Tried Farming 10y
a coal fire well a. in a hammock, ar the nara
tive of the trio who sailed Up md Dorm the Ner-
Tiigdc when the famous river is frozen as well ~
now. M Ddggitey SusqH and Priscilla Hunter
are acceptable acquslntanccs at any time nf year,
and there Is no particular season tc be set apart
for Poor Papa.
There are two other series which seem to re-
qurc special mention The first, History and Bi
ogTuphH containing five volumes, and Famous
imsricdHS containing the lives Of Franklin sum
ner, Webster and Amos Lawrence. They are
books which every boy should read, and will b
the better for reading.
Another new book, Ways and their iathors, il
now in press, and nearly ready for issue. II will
be in the popular quarto form, illustratnd. Oi
new editions, prominent are TarboN's Lgs OF Is
raSi Putnam, which has been materially reduced
lin price; Sunshine for BdbyldRd: Pansy's three
ever popular books, Mothers Boys and Girls, PIC
tuye Book and or DIriHgs, all of them enlarged,
and i'm choice bindings. The Childrr's almanac,
which created such sensation last season, should
not be forgotten. IL Is one Of the most useful
and beautiful little volumes ever brought out by
the publishers, and Is sold for hardly more than
nominal price. II will be remembered the cal.
endar reaches over five year,, and is as good TO-