The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
New Publications.
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.

Rev. DR.. Henry G. McCook, has achieved
high reputation among the paturalists of
America by several works relating to insect
life. de has now given to the public q work
OF popular character which ia well adapted
to instruct old and young in the mysteries re-
vealed to the observing eye of the trained nat.
uralist and to induce habits OF careful observa-
ton in others. 1t is entitled Tenants of an
Old Farm" and relates the chats ABOUT insect
life supposed to have been had by the agreea-
bic tenants Of an old farm house in Pennsylva-
MIA. DR.. Caok is aa authority in all that re-
lates to ants and spiders, but the rslks in this
pleasant volume ara uot restricted to insects Oh
these varieties, but Include interesting and val
liable Instruction concerning many other forrns
Of insect lifa. The book ia filled with Ge@ IL
lastrations drawn from nature and Ia many
cases By d.. Cook himself. Some of rhsm are
admirable conic adaptions by Dan Beard. Tho
book is heartily recommended to tbs attention
Of Gil Woo ara themselves Interested in nature
a history or are seeking some means Of inter
eeting yoong frieuda in this subject
When one sees the name OF Edward La
honlaYe, he thinks qf the author Of 'sParis in
America "or History of the United gtates,'
or Of the eminent French Statesman and
scholar. 70 many It will be surprise to
ieara that he is also slthor Of two volumes Of
delightful fairy talss which rank with tbs
most priced of this class of WORKS. The second
OF these volumes, which is significantly c4llsd
Last FAIRY Tales" is presented amoas
the gift books OF the season in an author Esd
translation by Mary L. Booth. 1t is not only a
wonder-h book, but it abouads in wit and wis.
dom which will DO as keenly appreciated by
the elders 10 the family as It's marvellous isi-
vsnuons of imagination arc By the younger.
Not the least valusble feature OF the book is
the illustrations. nearly three hundred in
number. drawn by Henri Pile Henri Manesse.
Yam DArgent and the lately deceased Henri
Scott This is not a book for a day but a
treasure for the home library.
The large volume containing select poems
by DR.. Holmes, with illustrations, is one OF
finest examples of book making which ever
Came from the presses of Houg hton, Milf n s.
Co. 1t IS beautiful within and without. The
poems chosen fer illustration are very faml-
lar ones which every one has known and ad-
mired. To illustrate them great array of
artists has been employed. Bsrse, Crowning-
shield, Houston, Halsall, Hslen Maria Kinds,
+, Q. Jones, Maynard, Mills, Murphy, Pyle,
Ritter, Shelton. Smedley, s. L. Smith, Stefel,
G. J. Taylor, WI. Taylor, Turner and Vim
ton. 1t goes without saying that the devotion
of 80 much talent to the production of beau
full book has not failed to make one which
abounds in interesting features of superior
kind. Among the gift books of the year this
has qualities which will especially recommend
it to people Of fine sensbility and cultivated
taste.
Susie Barstow SpsuldiDg has added another
volume to the series of beautiful books about
flowers, which she has compiled The pew
one is entitled FLOWERS from Glade and Gar
den." She has collected some of the best
poems on common flowers, and these are priut
ed 10 connection with large and sometimes
very beautiful colered plates, after designs by
Miss SHIELDING, made for this work. 1t is
beautiful book for the season, or for any sea-
son. In several instances, a verse of a poem
is given in fac-simile of tbs authors manu-
script.