Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-27
ID. Lothrop & Co.'S Fall Books.

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is making more active preparations for
the holiday trade than d. Lothrop q Co.,
and their list of announcements exceeds
in extent and attractiveness that of any
past year. AS usual, the strongest eff
fort has been made in behalf of young
readers. and the books offered for their
delectation are as beautiful in their out
side appearance as they are fascinating
inside. Stories in prose and stories in
poetry, funny stories. pathetic stories,
stories in natural history and stories
about people and places, delightfully."-
written and charmingly illustrated, form
a large proportion of the catalogue,
while books adapted to the needs and
capacities of older readers are not want
ing.
Among the larger and more important
books are Mr.. Benjamin's American
Artists, an elegant quartO volume, filled
with portraits of some of our most IA
NOUS painters, with illustrations from
their own hands, drawn expressly for
work; a second volume of Poets Homes,
brought out in the same manner, con-
tanning portraits and biographies of
Homes, Bryant, Emerson, Paul H.
Hayne, John Boyle O'Reilly, and other
prominent authors; new edition of
Out of Darkness into Light, volume
which New York critic calls "a rich
work of art" red-line, quarto edition
of Pilgrims Progress, on slate paper,
with II full-page Illustrations, splendid
ly bound; Story of the Prayers of Chris
tian History, by the author of Story of
the Hymns; Thoughts that Breathe,
consisting of choice extracts from the
works of Dean Stanley, with an intro
duction by Phillips Brooks; a new edi-
tion of Jesus, Lover of My Soul; a gift
book fol young ladies called Christmas
Pie, illustrated by Miss Lathbury;
Christmas Snow-hakes, large and ele-
CANT Quarto volume of original poems
by American authors, with choice illus
trations, richly and uniquely bound, and
IL.
HYMN, with several exquisite engra-
wings and sketch of the author.
OF the books for young people, prom
inent is Wide Awake Pleasure Book "F,
uniform with the five volumes which
have preceded it, yet with richer and
more attractive table of contents than
either of them; Don Quixotte, Jr, being
a history of the further adventures of
Miltiades Peterkin Paul; Miss Yonge's
Young Folks History of France and
Rome; The Dogberry Bunch; Royal
Lowrie's Last Year at st. Olsve's; and
Breakfast for Two, by Joanna Mathews.
Others are in preparation and will be
early announced.
But it is the children who have par
ticular reason to feel grateful to the
Messrs. Lothrop, who have provided for
them list perfectly bewildering in its
variety and attractiveness. One of the
first books to tempt the eye Of little pa
irons is Child Lore, beautifully bound
uuarto volume with engravings and col
ored illustrations. 1t contains the "Ba-
byland Classics" old and new, with short
rhymes aid jingles, compiled and edited
by Clara Doty Bates, and is good for all
seasons of the year. Once upon a Time,
by Miss Z. E. Brown, is charming book
of story plays, illustrated of course, and
bound i'm taking style. Then there are
Stories and Pictures of Domestic Ami
mails. and Stories and Pictures of Wild
Animals, companion books, in large
type. in chrome board covers; a new edi-
ton of Little Lacy's Wonderful Globe;
ChiIdren's Funny Book, a big quarto,
full of pictures; the Birthday Picture
Book, with thirty full-page engrayings
and notices for each day in the month
and several "baby books" chief among
them Babyland for 1879, Baby's Object
Lesson Book, and BaDy's Portfolio.
Unusual attractions are also offered in
the little Libraries" and Series The
Wide Awake Library, containing the
eight volumes of the magazine, ought to
be in the possession of every family
where there are children, and no cheaper
or more fitting present could be made by
narents than this. The Out of School
Series, consisting of four volumes by
popular writers, is special attraction.
Then there are the Merry and True Sc
ries of 10 volumes; Little Chats with
Little Folks, 6 books IN box; Baby
Classic Toy Books; Favorite Quarto Toy
books: the Natural History Series and
Stories, and Johnny's Discoveries, in
three volumes.
The presentation book upon which
the Messrs Lothrop are bestowing par
ticular attention, and which, from its
peculiar character, ought to have special
attraction for every patriotic American,
is DIR: S. F. Smiths American, which for
nearly half a century has served as our
national hymn. 1t is to be brought out
in large quarto from, magnificently illus
trated and bound, and containing beside
the hymn, an illustrated sketch of the
author, who is still living. 1t
would be interesting if we could know
The various important occasions upon