New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE AMERICAN CATALOGUE uHd no Bo rSs iH pint
OF .S src neiudn reprints and lnper' an"rio
July l, 1876. Coiupilcd Icy LtNns s T.; ''''''
pp Ky 492 A G. ArHsiroig X 9P'' .tl,
,nr;o,,,,,,v Is q science 80 difficult aud so tDahr
,.s. % II, d,yotecs that general completeness 70
.a,,.,t,ng hardly 10 lie hoped for the eNiS""7
-, the subject may be- called heterogeneous
- 81 ,,r,oy i,nstons And. except to very pa
.,,t aud methodica mind they are :" 0"''"'
49, several attempts have been made 10 COMP
o,sio photographers OF photographers AMONG 'n1
-, ,,a,. of readers and buyers OF books WHO VIII
have occasion to consult "Ihc Amcfica" '"'"
loenleD NOV completed according 10 'he "''H
,lon, only few persons will have an adequ"'' ~,
- ,h,;r ipdcltrdnpS, 10 Mr. Leypoldt ana MI'
Jones "The American Catalogue re- ~ :.
iv wears of the most patient labor. ana a'h""t'
Oh 81 .,,,..,,.io,, of ranking with photographers
Sa..,,t.1 ,,o, scholarship and wide acquaintance
- ,bc m ,tirr of books. II Is of more piac''''
- ,,orniar character Ii is a guide TO BOOKS 'h''
-. ~ prirt aad Tor sale IN the United states ."
J,Iv / 1876 And II includes not merely pu'''"
tious of purely American origin out as" f'
foreie,, notifications and all mpoitatl"hS hPP'"'"e
nm IN that date in the lists of American oooNN'''
m. first mart forming twO-thiris OF the NO'N'
Icyan to appear in 1873, and was eohlpie'c" ",'''
.uo wears In it the classification Is ny a"'""''
and titles, alphabetically arranged the co'nP''''S'
80. al A
aud the niles serving the dOnble parposc 81 III
sn,,,io,, ohont the particular book, and cross
references 20 authors. Collected works are o''
s.;beJ nv the title accompanied by brlci ahalNNS
>, .,,titles of the contents. and considerable IN
t,,,,on - ,ryrt, about the authors OF WORKS puo-
t;sh,d ANONYMOUSLY OF under pseud"nNlhS. va. van
learn also the year Of publication OF the oisha anu
suLseoucnt editions, the size OF each eu'''"" AN"
the retail price The first part OF tie Catalogue WIS
f,,Ioyrd by an appendix designed to assist seekers
Co. hooks nnhiisled since July l. 1876 IL dla
not aim 70 bc n complete list. however aud cIaSNi-
1eJ only the new stock of the leading publishers
The second part Of the Catalogue now ready i"r
;ssr IS about half the size of the first part add Is
to,,cal index. containing with few class exceptions
ali the information IN the first part. Each part oil
th, work. Of course. supplements the other. bu'
eacb mart is also in it's way. complete III itSeli
rlo sccond mart is of greatest value TO all students
,rr.,,ino sueclal tines OF study. The first part Is
essentially a reference catalogue. Much praise Is
deserved for the arrangement OF Inc matter III NV
topical index IL is by special subjects and not oy
general classes. Kindred topics are not grouped
nnder a general heading. and the catalogues 9e'ne
snpped with numerous croSs-rcferences' Is as easily
handled as the best cyccpcdias. biographies ioi
instance are not classified under one genera h''u-
,rg a K,ogranhyn hut are scattered through the
"NN''N''-
names Of the persons whose lives are Described
Collective biographies are properly arranged uhacf
the general heading " Biography"
An important omission has been purposcly made
in the second part which is regrettable though not
a very serious defect. Novels. books for children
described as Juveniles and poems excepting
anthoocies have not been carried from the hrSt I"
the second part. for the stated reason that 'heH
repctition would have caused such an interruption
20 the alphabet by the introduction OF large classes
as TO seriously interfere with the read consultation
OF the work" Rut their introduction would have
added only three very large classes to many large
ones that are gwen, and 1t 10 a far question
whether their absence does not cause vastly more
inconvenience than their prcscuce would by signify
olstructing reference TO other topics There is also
now some sacrifice of tue idea Of completeness MI
Leypoldt has prepared an article ON photographic
cal Aids" which follows the preface and Will prove
of great service to many inqurerS after knowledge
The work seems TO be happily free from typographl
cal errors, and it is handsomely printed.
ANTuROPOl OGY. An Introduction 10 the Stnuy OF