The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-22
ID. LOTHROP & CO.'S NEW PUBLICA-
TIONS


Co. has prepared for the fall and holiday sea-
son is longer and more attractive than ever be-
fore, and will appeal strongly to that class OF
buyers who demand good insides as well as
beautiful outsides 10 the books which are to lie
upon their tables or fill their shelves. No pub
fishers in the country pay stricter attention to
the character Of the works they issue than the
Messrs. Lothrop. and the result is that in their
entire catalogue OF one thousand different
titles, there is not stupid book, an unin;er-
esting book, or book which does not serve
some useful purpose. The parent or teacher
commend the catalogue to the attention OF all
who are buying for home or school Libraries.
Besides the entirely new books, new editions
have been made OF some OF the more impor
tant OF those in las: years list. Those who
purchase for general reading will find rich
field from VIII, h TO choose. In standard stories
there is nothing better than the books OF Ella
Farman, PaDey, and julia A. Eastman-all
bright, full OF hfe, and entertaining. Then
there are the almost countless "Serles' and
" Llbraree" OF the latter tue most important
ia the new Fireside Library, consisting OF 100
Volumes carefully selected from the entire list
and intended to form perfect home library I;
the selections are graduated to suit the tastes
and needs OF ths entire family, FROM the Oldest
readers down to the little tot who is Just be-
ginning to pick out her letters. The price of
the library puts it within the reach OF most
people, aud even when one does not feel like
bearing the whole expense, half dozen fami-
lies can easily club together for it's purchase
OF the lesser libraries there are The Pussy
Willow, the Spare Minute, the George Mac
Donald and multitude OF others whose names
can be learned from the catalogue.
One Of the most charming holiday volumes
OF the year will be Mrs. Amanda Z. Harris's
How We Went Birds Nesting, elegantly PRINT
ed on heavy paper, with wide margins, and il
lustrated by twelve superb full page drawings
by G. r. Barnes. The binding will be in bar
mony with the contents, and altogether 1t
promises to be the book OF the season. Anoth-
er beautiful volume will be the second in the
American Artists Series brought out in the
same style as the first; it will contain forty il
lustrations. Still another is The n ew England
Story Book, made up OF representative stories
by popular New England authors, richly illus
trated and bound.
Clara Doty Bates, an indefatigable worker
for children, presents a charm'ogly written
story Hearts Content; Mrs. Diaz little book
crammed with short stories and Illustrations,
called Christmas Morning, and there is new
Art in the Nursery, with thirty more pictures
than in the first edition. George +. Barnes
has q series Of Nursery Tiles consisting OF "a
original drawings, bound in oblong quarto
form, with directions for coloring, and there is
a new volume OF Babyland, in bright and at
tractive covers.
More attention, perhaps, is paid to the very
little children than to their elders in the way OF
providing for them fascinating stories and il
lustrated literature. Some OF the issues Of the
Messrs. Lothrop are perfect marvels Of beauty
in outward appearance, while some OF our most
popular authors contribute their best work for
the delight OF the little men and women Of the
family.
new edition OF Pansy's Picture Book ls
brought out in boaeds, and new volume Is
added TO the Wide Awake Pleasure Book series,
q collection which now numbers eight in ALL
There is also q new issue Of that delightful
volume, Poems for Our Darlings, and the Chill
drens Funny Book takes fresh lease OF life
in revised form. Large Print for Little Read
ers is Just what the three-year olds will delight
in, and the same little ones will find in On the
Tree Top aud Stories for Language Lessons
untold pleasure.
For those little older are Don Quixote, jr,
The Dogberry Bunch-one OF the most delight
ful stories published for long time; The
Childrsn's Isle-s new story by the popular
English writer, Eliza Meteyard The Sisters OF
Glencoe, a remarkably powerful story; . fresh
Pansy book, A New Graft on the Family Tree,
and other works from favorite pens, richly and
beautifully illustrated.
Fannie Roper Feudge's india the initial vol
ume IN Lothrop's Library Off Entertaining His
tory, claims attention, and 30, too, in marked
degree, does True Manliness, the fourth vol
ume In the Spare Minute Series. 1t is made up
from gems Of thought selected from the works
OF Thomas Hughes, the author OF School days
at Rugby, and contains an introduction from
the pen OF James Russell Lowell, and an auto
biographical sketch by Mr.. Hughes.
or the books which boys aud girls never tire
of reading are Johnny's Discoveries, By Adam
Stwin, aud Four Feet, Wings, aud Fins, by
Mrs. Anderson Maskell. Each OF these may
be had in three volumes or one. Overhead Is
another volume OF the same kind, and is COM
mended by Prof. Waldo OF Harvard College as
one OF the best books Published FOR teaching
young pupils lessons in astronomy.
The glft-books issued by this house are per-
ennially popular and in steady demand. Tue
well-known Golden Treasury series in SIX vol
umes, red line and.ful gilt, quarto form, form
a decided feature of tho list. They include The
Golden Treasury, by Francis Turner Palgrave
The Book of Praise, by Lord Selborne Garland
from the Poets, by Coventry Patmore; The
Ballad Book, by William Allingham, aud lie
Leadeth Me. A new edition OF America, 81
successful last season. will be brought out aud