Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


| iects are headed, and sub and cross-headed
in full faced type, and there is glossary
of authors quoted from. This discloses
that almost the entire realm of literature
he's been explored by the compiler, five
hundred and fifty-three writers, classical
and modern, having been quoted. The
| quotations number more thsn 5000. We
must again express our admiration for the
| splendidindexing By topics, authors and
! subjects. Such book cannot but prove OF
| high value as means to research and as a
speedy reference for the formation Of a
literary brief with rapidity. The volume
| is from the press of Thomas G. Crowel! 81
| Co., 13 Astor Place, New York; 81.
Nothing handsomeT or more appropriate
| for the holidays has come from the book
press this season than the beautiful half
royal quarto that has just been issued by
| Lee d Shepard, Boston, and which is at
| hand by favor OF Samuel Carson e. Co.,
booksellers and publishers, San Francisco,
entitled In q Fair Country" 1t consists
of half dozen or more of outdoor sketches
and studies of nature by Thomas Went
| worth Higginson, in the best style Of his
prose writing. These are illustrated in the
finest method of designing upon wood by
the accomplished artist Irene E Jerome
The work is all upon the heaviest and best
calenderei aheets known to the paper
making art, while the press work of Rock
well Il Churchill, Boston, is of character
not surpassed, and seldom equeIled. 1t is
a rarely beautiful volume, delight to the
eye, and treat TO the soul, SO gentle, sweet
and restfal are The contents.
From the Bancroft Company. San Fran
cisco, we have three volumes of the Knick
asbocker Nugget Series. They are entitled
American War Ballads and Lyrics,
edited by George Cary Eggeston. Il is in
two volumes, quarto, or SO nearly so as TO
| appear to be quarto. The variation from
however, affect the uniform shelf hight.
! They are richly illustrated, and in the mat
| ter of printing are delight to the eye. The
editing has been we'll done, and the vol
| umes made to embrace all of the leading
American poems of war aud patriotism.
The third volume is the Autobiography of
] Benjamin franklin edited, with notes, by
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bound in a unique snd very attractive
manner, are from the press of G. P. Put
nam's Sons, New York and London, and
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Francisco.
Amanda Douglas, the accomplished
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| Lee & Shepard, Boston, a romance entitled,
| osborne of Arrochar." Those who have
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ents that are exquisitely attractive speci-
mems of fine color printing in imitation of
water color tinting. They consist OF long,
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sheets, with gold edges, bound with white
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| by handsome chain in each case. Upon
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| pirate to the holiday season, with a few
| words of merry humor in explanation.
| One of these unique volumes is a calendar
for $780, entitled "Hurrah for New Year. u
The other two are "A Happy New Year to
You" and Zone Merry Christmas re.
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/ from the press of Lee e. Shepard, Boston.
the Coming of the Friars and Other
Historic Essays is by Rev. Augustus Jes-
sopp, DID. Rector of Scanning. 1t is from
the press of g. P. Putnam's Sons New
| York and London) and is for sale by Sam
! uel Carson 81 Co.. San Francisco, 20S Pest
| street. for 81 70. These essays appeared at
various times in the Nineteenth Century
magazine and are now grouped, after being
revised and added to. Besides The Com
ing of the Friars," the subjects treated land
which from the two essays we have read,
we can say are treated in a scholarly and
| impartial manner) are: Village Life in
Norfolk, Six Hundred Years Age" Daily
Life in q Medieval Monastery" The
| Black Death in Anglia" THE Building Up
of q University" and "The Prophet of
Walnut-tree Yard"
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and School" we have another volume, en-
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appears to be simple, clear aud useful
statement Of certain usages and laws OF
trade and the daily business of the world,
of which pupils in the public schools-in
the grammar grades, at least-cught to be
informed. While not friendly to such
works as pretend to take the place of the
professional man and the expert, we in
cline to the belief that such work as this
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rectly upon subjects about which they
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We have so often and 90 warmly com.
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"The Story Of the Nations" that it is now
scarcely necessary to do more than 10 say
another volume has been added. Il is en-
titled EARLY Britain" and is from the
graceful pen of Professor Alfred ]. Church
whose charming style and broad historical
reading were so well represented in the
"S;ories from Homer and in that other
rich volume, Carthage both of which
we have reviewed at length. We are not
sure that in any more satisfactory briei
form can a historical library be accum'
ulated by the man of moderate means, thar
by the taking to this admirable series
New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons; San
Francisco, The Bancroft Company.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and
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