Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-18
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

''Hours with Art and Artists" by G. W. Sheldon, is published by D. Appleton & Co. in holiday style. It is large and sumptuous volume, containing twelve engravings on steel and eighty nine illustrations on wood (many of them large, full page) printed on heavy creem-tinted paper. The engravings on steel are from paintings by Bouguereau, Rosa Bonheur, Dore, Frere, Birket Foster, Hebert, Michetti, De Coninck, Muller, Salen- tin, Karzbauer and Goubie, and in the first department of the book, on wood from paintings by Boughton, Munkacsy, Detaille, De Neuvile, Fortuny, Gerome, Meissonier, Vibert, Couture, Corot, Millet, Zamacois, Regnault, Boulanger, Touimouche, Firmin- Girard, Landelle, Baugniet, Bridgman, Mil lais, Palmaroli, Earth and others. These are all large pictures, many of them full page, and nearly all are figure subjects They choicely engraved, many of them by w. J. Linton, and they afford most interesting gallery of contemporary art Following these are a number of engravings, mostly from artists sketches, affording an entertaining contrast to the complete pictures of the first part of the volume. These subjects are alto gether by American painters, and represent Chase, Beckwith, Thayer, Swain Clifford, Colman. Quartley, Winslow Homer, Wyatt Eaton, Shurtlef, Bricher, Sarfain, J. G. Brown, Peter Moran, Gedney Bunce, Bel lows, Smillie and some others. Succeeding these sketches the reader is introduced into some of the leading studios, giving him glmpses of the work rooms of Colman, Tiff fany, Chase, Swain Clifford and Humphrey
  Artists end. The volume is 0 noble one, and would make striking addition to parlor or library center table For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Bryant Birthday Book" arranged by Janet E. Runtz-Rees and published by D. Appleton & Co.,, is at least the equal of any similar book that has been published this year. The illustra tions, letter press and ex- terior finish of the book are of very supe- rior character and the selections nre made with skill and taste. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 J. B. Lippincott & Co, of Philadelphia. have published an elegant holiday edition Of 'New England Bygones," by E. H. Arr (Ellen Il. Rollins) with spicy introduction by Gail Hamilton. The book is much larger than the volumes of the first edition and is beautifully illustrated The printing and binding are first class, and the book would make an appropriate gift For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Charles A. Danas we'll known "Household Book of Poetry,'' which first appeared 8 quarter of century ago, is published in a new edition by D. Appleton & Co.,, with 8 number of additions and changes. The se- lection is confined to minor poems, and they are classified in subjects, instead of authors, with full indexes. The illustrations are the old fashioned steel engravings The new edition ought to have large sale. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 sRecords of Later Life, by Francis Ann Kemble, is full of agreeable and profitable reading. It gives the record of later years of Frances Kembles life, from soon after her. marriage in 1884 to Mir. Pierce Butler of Philadelphia, down to her return to America in 1S4s, after visit abroad. This covers 8 very interesting period of her life, that was fraught with many experiences, agreed ble and otherwise. In this time she mar ried had children, separated from her hus- band, returned to E lrope. reappeared upon the stage, was divorced and began her Shakesperian readings in this country. She was prominent in the social, theatrical and literary circles of the time, both in America and in Europe, and singularly gifted by na- ture with keen penetrating insight into men and things and undoubted literary faculty, as we'll as good judgment. Her recol- lections, with letters and extracts from her Js ,p;I1 l,a If very pronounced character. Published by Henry Holt & Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.