New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-04
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
SOME PUBLICATIONS OF THE HOLIDAY
SEASON.

,Ioth with Gilt lettering and containing u"o"N p"o -,
toeravurcs after celebrated painting. i"' ~ 49,.
announcement rs apt 10 prove misIeauins' d" aus
he,n compelled 10 point oat before ihese p
,,,o,,ors Of paintings, hut reproductions OF
rnay,,cs of the paintings. IL Is OBVIOUS Uat 'noio
is a radical difference. Photogravurc WORN % ,no ~
mind reproduces the painters technique i".'i"'' 90
,e,,usts rs 70 realize the exact character OF inc pd
ing and It's quality 10 considerable eNe"'' i"s'"
r9 means the intervention of another personality ana
10 r.,at,on of the painting necessarily con
,sn.onaI language Of line cross hatchng and dos or
rbatever the exact form may be. The peculiar VaiIc
~ engraving need be enlarged upon, but ~ VII 20
,e.n that the two methods are very different. The
quality of an engraving is affected of course by inc
freshness OF the impression II is apparent MAJ
amateurs would prefer proof engraving TO phoio-
eraphic rproduc ton Of the engraving or good ph"o
graphic reproduction of the painting to one OF any en-
craving Yet in this case We are offered something
which IS neither thing nor the other The oook
also contains variety of marginal Accomplishments ana
many headpieces.
From the same publishers We have received Trans
lation OF Dumas's Dame aux camellas,' Win iorC-
one Illustrations by Albert Lynch. 1t seems feas'h-
able TO infer that Lynch's illustrations were no' pro
pared originally for this edition. HIS fullpase pdNs
we're etched but this edition offers US Photographic re
productions of the etchings. We are unable TO DIS
cover however that the present publishers maE any
acknow Judgment of the source of their MYSTERIOUS
The title-page might lead the reader to suppose uh%
the publishers had employed Albert Lynch to prepare
original designs especially for their edition. ana that
this is the first appearance of his Illustrations, since We
are informed without any explanation. that the Illus
tratious are by Albert Lynch. The fulpage plates
are accompanied BY many head pieces which are re-
produced by half-tone process. The text is double
loaded the abundance of space between the lines
a comfort TO the readers eyes. and great improve
nent upon the cramped and difficult appearance OF the
solid setting adopted in some pretentiouS editions
Msssrs G. P Putnam's Sons publish "EpItha-
Ismium,a by Mary Mathews Barnes who apostro
phhes the sum- moon, stars, flowers, music
and love in which show ynca
powers hardly equal to The poets ambition
These verses accompanied by drawings by MISS
Dora Wheeler whose figures, although r'marRabiy
uneven offer several examples of graceful rather than
forcble arrangement of FORM and of line In the man
agement OF draperies. Perhaps the decorative in.
teno obvious I'm some of these drawings lends itself
10 The verses better than more vigorous work. The
designs well reproduced by Photographic process
One Of the curiosities of the book comes
30 ms from Philadelphia in the shape of poem.
Legend Iaymone.7 by VI. b. VI. TOlsnd. who Is set
down as the author of half dozen works The sub
ject of the poem. which is published by the j. 81
Iippincott Co.. is the love making of Southern CAL
forna indians and toe conversion of the chief oy
san Franciscan father. The badness of this resume
and heroine first met
"where murmuring trooklets. with satlying sweep.
Meander
And wander
Through wild dinges deep
In the chieftain's breast
avid wishes arose while thus vending his way
with real.
Fond fancies at play
Nevertheless the chlefain is able TO enter into ra
tionai conversation. ard presently hear him de-
scribng the eagle feast and dance of his people, as
follows:
"Uplfed by priest IN the great circle where
We braves prance
With glad dance
OF thanksgiving prayer
In the course of this interesting conversation we
are informed that
Again sang the bird with wild rhapsody
With aIttots
On wings Aging free
When the chief is finally led to the good father
Junpipo Sierra he explains that his inanorata'
"Wlth her mild modest way,
Spelled me
and held Inc
From dea!h-deeltns fray
And so the poem goes on through 133 stanzas. This
r,ro,s production Is presented IN elaborate dress.
There are fullpage illustrations by Messrs. Gibson,
w. r. Richards, Herbert Denmau, Boltcn Jones, + ;.
Church II. 5. MOwbray and other artists OF ability,
and Mr. ]. J. Boyle, sculptor whose promise has
been shown in groups of Indians and animals, has
modelled several decorative panels and minor designs,
which arc reproduced In the text II is
impossible to prove tho peculiar advantage of
Illustration by work done in clay and dependent
largely upon light and shade radically changed in
the Photographic reproduction, bat Nh. BOyles
modelling Is evidently ceditable. while the work of
the other illus IS intelligent and usually salts
factory. The Legend LaymOne7 is an anomaly, nm
less regard this elaborate publication wholly
private enterprise.
The J. b. Ippincott Company also the pub
fishers of new edition Of tale which keeps It's place
tie hearts Of readers" Rab and his Friends" Tho
Illustrations a irontispiccc portrait Of Dr. John
Brown, and eight fullpace wood engIayngs after
drawings by McSsrs. Hermann Simon and E. IL
Garrett. Mr. CARROTS presentation Of "Artic' seems
a remarkable realization Of the character. but the
athbed scene Is obviously Overstrained and weak
Per. apps Mr. S!mOn'S study OF =" Rab7 might receive
criticism from masti breeders, but the head
which he has drawn has all the effect of truth, and his
study of tho fight is strong piece of work. even
though Rab" impTeSses the spec atOr larger
than little Highland bull The stable scene Is |
another sympathetic piece OF animal drawing while
in his study OF james and Rab together The artist
shows that his power Of adequate expression Includes
the human figure. Altogether this edition proves 10
10 one Of much interest.
Messrs. Raphael Tuck tc Sons send MS several col |
ecti0nS of for children generously illustrated
with dawing> Of figures ana landscape bits of pop
ular and fairly effective class, which have been TO-
poduced by Hhogfapby IN cOlOfS ana IN MONOCHROME
The titles OF these little books Golden Days and
Silver Ewes Tiny TOddlers." "ChHsunas Lights" |
Remembrance and LongfelOw's Legend Beautiful" |
Remembrance IS booklet with cOlOIed covers rep
reseniing pansy. and The Legend Beautiful shows
elaborate Illuminated borders and initial lettering |
The same publishers issue The Lords Prayer para
phiased In verse by II. NJ Burnside with monochrome
Illustrations; Character Sketches from Dickens" a
variety Of drawings by "Kyd,7 which. unfortunately
perhaps, emphasize the novelIst's tendency 10 cai
catuie ana Mary, Queen OF Scots pentlfully
illustrated poem which naturally takes the sentimental
view of the subject.
The Infinite variety OF Christmas publcations is
rudely suggested by the next volume NJ banh which