National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-24


The January Century, large edition of which Is
OH the press, will be delayed this month until the
28d One Off novel features is to be frontIsplece
printed IN tint-a portrait OF eX-Prosident Thiers
accompanying an article by the Hon. Elihu b.
Washburne, our former Minister TO France.
full page portrait of Queen Margaret of Italy Is
given In connection with an article on the making
of Burano lace, for which the Princess Louise Of
England has made sketch: The number also
an artotype by Edward Bierstadt. New York;,
which win accompany an anecdotal paper by
Colonel A. II. Rockwell, entitled From Mentor
to Elberon." The sale of the November and De-
cember Century still continues. A new edition Of
nine thousand Of the latter number has just been
issued.
Among the recent publications of Charles Scrib-
ners' Sons are Reissue of the Complete Writ
ings OF DR.. j. g. Holland, the volumes OF which are
sTicomb's Letters" Gold Foil, y" Bitter Sweet
+" Lessons in Life, Plain Talks Xathrina',
"The Puritan's Guests and Other Poems" and
"The Campaigns of the Civil War" TO be COM
pleted in twelve volumes-I. "The Outbreak Of
Fort Henry TO Corinth" by the Hon. NJ. +. Force;
Ill 1.-THE Peninsula" by Alexander :. Webb. Ii.
P w. Ths Army Under under p9Pe BY John
Fords. Howard & Halbert have prepared new
edition of Mrs stoves popular DOMESTIC Tales"
the four which peculiarly set forth ,S our Northern
Henderson's History" I'VE and Our Neighbors;
The Records Of an Questionable Street :" Pink
"Pogannc People; or, New England Sixty Years
Ago" These arc prettiy bound in uniform Style
and grouped In Il box, the set being sold ut less
than the aggregate price of the four volumes In
| their regular separate style. II makes u capital
little home-library for giving or keeping in tho
| family
Harper & Bros. have now ready u two. volume
book ON the Mendelssohn family, In which tho
| great composer is the principal figure. The book
| Is full of new letters and new characters. The
father Of this family Is the writer of the brightest
| and wittiest letters here published. They abound
| in humor, shrewdness and amusing gossip of Lon
| don and Paris. The book Is translation from Sc
bastian Hensel's work, and Is illustrated with
eight portraits from drawings by Wilhelm Hensel.
The American Water Color Society has issued It's
| annual illustrated catalogue for the hfteenth
yearly exhibition, which Will open January 30
| next. Works will be received on the 18th, 18th,
| and 18th of January, and special information may
be obtained from the secretary, Henry Farrer, 81
| West Tenth street, New YORK.
| One hundred and fifty thousand copies Of
"Helen's Babies " have already been printed and
sold, and the demand for II continues lively as
ever 1t is u book that all should read, old and
young. 1t is published by 4. b. Peterson & Broth
er Philadelphia. Price, my cents in paper cover.
| or 81 In cloth.
]. Bradley Adams has for sale "a History OF
LandholdiIg in England" by Joseph Fisher, H. X.
a work which bears In its title Its own sufficient
recommendation to public favor.
The regular edition of 81. Nicholas in England ia
now eight thousand copies. Ten thousand copies
Of the Christmas number are being sold there.
Thomas Hardy has written Christmas story for
| Hdper's Weekly called "Benlghted Travellers"