Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-07-27
Book Notices.

a LITERARY CoUP D'ETAT.-Of all the
prises to which the reading public has been
treated by Mr. Aldcn's surprising Literary Rec
oluiiOn. perhaps the most remarkable is the last
Two of the choicest and most famous books
in modern literature, WAsHGSGToH lRvING's
e The Sketch Book" and = Knickerbocker's S
History of New York" are just published in
style worthy of this most widely celebrated and
universally hOuOred of American authors
The two books together form ONE of the
NLTE volumes of his works also just pub
lished. The type is large, loaded, beautiful ;
the two volumes bound in one comprise COG
pages; the binding is HALE MOROCCO. mar
bled edges. The only other edition i'll the
market that at all compares with this or rivals
it, is advertised by the publisher at $500 per
volume.
Mr.. Alden's price when sold in sets of nine
volumes, is little lcss than Sl.OO per volume.
He now offers this single specimen volume
UNTIL SEPTEMBER l, 1886, for the price
Gf it can be called price, of 30 cents, by mail,
postage paid. -----..--..- -
or CONDITION: If there are hundred thou
sand. or half million of those who take plea
sure in the works of WASHINGTON IRVING,
who want the volume, he says he will fill their
orders as fast as his printers and binders can
turn them out.
If you want to complete your set after you
have received this volume. yOu can of course
do so by paying the additional price for the set.
THE OBJECT of this extraordinary &" Coup
this consideration the price wOuld be ridiculous
and ruinOUs- Mr.. Alden sends his complete
Condensed Catalogue OF standard books free
to any applicant. or his Illustrated Catalogue.
1872 pages. for four cents. Address. JoHN i.
ALDEN, Publisher, 1888 Pearl Street, New York.
HARPER's MAGAzISE.-An interesting BIZ
ographical sketch of Joe Jefferson, the most
beloved. If not the most famous. of American
actors, appears in the August HdJpe7's. The
writer, William Winter, traces his dramatic
talent through long line of illustriOus
cestors who followed the same profession, and
shows how well the player of - Rip Van Win
kle'' deserves the astonishing success which
enables him to crafty his f0ndness for painting
on his Louisiana estate. with only u small eX
crcise of his stage talents to interrupt his study
of the other art. The excellent portrait of Mr..
jefferson as '' Bob Acres" ny J. ". Alexander,
which excited unIisual attention in the Acad-
emy exhibition two years ago. accompanies the
article as the frontispiece to this number of the
Magazine.
The August number of DEaoREsT's MAG
AzISE comes to Us freighted with good read
ing. Mrs. Croiy contributes an interesting
article on one of the typical dramatic stars,
Geneyieve Ward; Emma u Tying furnishes a
good paper ON South Kensineton and its
SeighborhOOd - and W. Jennings Demurest
has two Prohibition articles, = What il Pro-
hbitinn 20 and - Liberty and PrOhibitiOn."-
Mrs. Hart's serial is continued; there are sev-
eral good stories and poems. one of the valu-
able series From Pencil TO British and ''The
Worlds Progress" The frOntispiece is a iue
steel engraving called - Harmony"
PETERsoS's MAGAZINE for August opens
with beautiful steel-engraving. Morning
Among the Mountains followed by double
size colored fashion-plate. a colored pattern
for embroidery, woOd-cuts of fashions, work
table patterns. etc. The contributors to the
number are Mrs Ann s. Stephens. Frank Lee
Benedict. A NJ Ewell. Emily Lennox. and the
author of " The Corsair's Captives = besides
others, in poetry and prose, equally eminent
Our LITTLE ONES AND NURsEEY for July
has been received from the Russell Publishing
Company Boston. 1t is sweet and pure mag
azine for little children, and will be enjoyed by
all little folks. Write and get a sample copy.