The Sunday herald., 1886-11-28
poetic anthology more satisfactory than these poets
selections from their own poems.

Mcssrs. Cassel h Co., Limited, will issue A their
leading holiday publication collection OF twenty
lvc etchnRs or ongravinRs OF notable American
pictures, under the title Of "American Art" They
are bound In one large volume, with scarlet morocco
cushion covers, designed In gold. The etter-press
which Ia both descriptive OF the plates and retro
spec,itc In lts feathetit Of tile subject ia whole
Ia BY Mt. 8. r. Kothlct. He gives al interesting
sccount Of the progress OF American art III its
modern phases from the time OF William Hunts re-
turn from Europe with the ideas Of revolutionary
cast and dwels at length upon the eyentful period
OF 1871. Mr.. Koehler has chosen for reproduction
In this Important work the most representative ex-
amplca OF American art which II was possible TO
procure. ,.s, Kealsm and ineallsm, Landscape and
and portralture, arc all included In this many-sided
collection. Charles r. ulrich's "In the Land OF
" 'Longshoremans Noon" also engraved by Jueng-
ling, and Thomas lIovendens old darkey play
chsracterisc SCENES OF American life The repro
ducive work In throughout this volume OF great
technical merit, and the painters represented have
engravcr. James ID. Smillles etching Of Wnslow
Iioners three siatnesqne women, called IA Voice
original, which Ia highest praise Fine examples Of
the delicate aldo OF the modern school OF American
arc mopxnss s gl9'c Of II " Dew
Church's "sprng Idyl." Two admirable pieces OF
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which Ia yet so distinctly American In Its straightfor
ward simplicity, are Abbott Thayer's portrait OF q
ay snn nnd ecngs o ,ac
by y. A. schofr. Robert IIosklnss engraving Of Mr.
Blashned's fine decorative lpnre, "Autlmn,"
original one OF tho hest stlll-lifc men In
this country Il Emil Garrison. Tho bold hand.
careful @ i engraving by Juengng. which Is, however,
| an excellent piece Of technique. The same method
of engraving, as practiced by r. Il. Flllebrown, Ia
exactly adapted TO throwing Into relief the subtle
beauties OF Elihu vedder's "Plcicdcs,n work which
epitomises oil the painters qualities IN the line Of
the choice Of representative works for reproduction
has been made with View to placing the modern
side Of IAN American lan@dscapS @ art before IN, inc
nell, Thomas Moran. and Charles Il. Miller
tho landscape side of the collection. Thomas
Moran's etching Of his "MornIng on tho 81. Johns
clifford has etched hIs own plate and Inc other
landscapes have been faithfully translated into black
aud white. The frontisplece ot the volume j.
Schofs engraver-like etching OF Frederic p vnon's
portrait OF Gen. Charles Devens. The mechanical
execution Of this suInpiuous volume IN of the very
hest, and the publishers have spared no pains to
make solidly valuable work on American art, as
well as an attractive holiday publication.
Looking IN ut Brcntano's the other evening, the
literary editors attention was attracted to perhaps
tho handsomcst complete editions OF Thackeray,
the mind and eye Of the book-ovlng public Of Wash
ngton. Especially noticeable was the unequalet
set OF Thackeray with the authors own character
istic illustrations, tSmth, Elder h Co., London,
which has never been seen before In America. II
was imported especially by Mr.. Witherbee, the man
aging partner OF the Washington house, for llis
Washington friends There liz also n complete sct.O
Waverly novels, by the famous old Edinburgh house
OF Adam and Charles Black, that sa thing OF beauty
Other noticeable books were: "Figure Pieces Oi
American Artists folio volume OF thirty repre-
sentative pictures OF American art; Kenyon Cox'f
illustrations OF Roseti's "Thc Blessed Damozel;
Mrs Brownng's "SOnncis from the Portuguese, ,
the Illustrations In which are tho outgrowth OF ter
, | years. study by Ludwig SandOe 1psen. Irene Ge
rome's "Nature's Haelujah" IL even more charm
ing than her "0ne Years Sketch Book" which II
well known to all lovers OF art and nature. The
book OF etchugs show the advance In the etcher'
art aud are worth the time OF COnnisseurs to inspect
, "One Day I'M Baby's Life, an adaptation from III
French of NJ. Arnaud by Susan Coolidge, boston
Roberts Brothers Is one OF the jo!lest Of books 70
little children. II ia useless to attempt description
of II beyond saying that the reading is GRACEFUL
fanciul and the Illustrations very numerous, wei
drawn, brightly cOored, and amusing. twill max
, pretty Christmas gift. Received from BaiantynC
| The Memoirs Of Gen. Robert e. Lee, by Gen.
l.. Long, of his statr, will be published by j. Nj
Stoddart & Co. tomorrow. This volume, which
one of grent interest, Will DO reviewed hereafter
Received from w. +. Morse, general agent, G22 an
GA street.
"Keyholc Country" (Boston: Roberts Brothers
ia fanciful story of Gertrude Jerdon, with nume
Gus illustrations, and OF kind TO pleasantly ente
tain the class Of young readers for whose delecta
. tion 1t Is designed. Received from Ballantyne.