New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-03
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Rook, about books multiply nowadays. and the iae'
shows the growth OF = peculiarly modern demand ooi
of modern hurry and press OF oceupsuonS ~,
are enough people who desire TO pe uous" -
Informed literary matter yet nave no' III
pattsnce 10 instruct themselves at hrst manu- " 80
for n ne = trade In book maklng-the pohihs u
or dlecs ton Of masses OF literature 10 inc ou1
bdsy readers may acquire ct least siffcien'
Of the subjects so treated as 10 eNo" '
patent Indication Of ignorance Inc i -.
spedm men. of condensation Is Mr.. J. hoko'' ~
.Tbe brotherhood Of Letters LOCKWOOD CoOI'
Il is . daintiy printed, neatly pound n.so ..,or.
and pntaIns fourteen papers oisonshs ~
,Vsr.rv oues,,sns in . gossippy and GiscuSi'e way
u.rv 81 these papers amusing, ana mos' arc
suggestive and full OF information aoou' n'i,oi
literary phenomena In the paper WIN ." Wv
Iions-tbe lion being Lander, Mr. Res makes inc
odd romsrk that he " likes ~ th'hA Vi 'iie P"
.eo,asi the old man in his last years oy-amohs
-, ,h,ncs-tbs visit OF swinburne." 1t would per-
-, r., IN, .ossibs to think of any two mon who oouid
have had less in common than these two, and we
.hou,d doubt much whether the old Hon enjoyed
the meeting greatly.
Under the title Portfolio Papers, Mr.. p g. Ham
erton has collected number OF articles on arr suo
,ecx from the back numbers OF the art publication VI
which he is the editor (Boson RopeHs hro'neie''
An etched portrait Of him by Henri Manesse makes MN
.npear somewhat sterner than seems natural. In
his preface Mr.. IIamerton takes occasion 10 s'a'o
tba, the Portfolion alter tedious uphill struggle
Is at last established paying basis which ls oil
eouraetng news, since 1t indicates real euue""o
ppgr,s The present volume contains ho'oes .,
a,ts notes on aesthetics, essays on art matters Anu
snail, some conversations book illustration Mr.
uameron is always we'll worth reading, ana theso
n,ne,s certainly deserve the more permanent FORM
NOW oven 10 them. We have found the talks ABOUT
book Illustration particularly interesting ana sus
resttye Mr.. Hamerton appears TO have niaoe up MS
mind that process" work is TO occupy this neid nor
and NOR, 70 the exclusion Of the finer art ms
nrospect docs not altogether deprcss him, though he
rec ognizrs the appearance OF drft to"aru ro'en
and less conscientious work In the now methous IL
only the critics would discriminate between eoou anu
bad process work, he thinks, the results ~ouid oe
better.
cnnnles 4 Hurd Boston, have brought out jewish
Portraits" by Lady Magnus, series OF cie'ol anu
symp athletic sketches which Appeared orisnaiiS !"
magazines Tho portraits are those OF Jehudan hao'
Hcinncb Heine, Manasseh Ben Israel, Moses Men
delssGbn and there also papers on the rFa'ho''
q Jpdsnsassen "paniel Deronda and His JEWISH
Critics. and "Charty in Tamudlc Tines LAZY
Magnus writes with fulness OF knowledge ABOUT "io
Jews and her article Heine will be found eSpec'a'
interesting He. indeed, did what was posSioie ~
sepsrate himself from his people. and adv MaSnus Is
no ouh, right in surmising that he never ceascd 10
regrt and TO feel the humiliation OF bis apstSS' o'
defends him against his detractor vim r'eS"''H
earnestncss and enthusiasm Carlyle OF couiso' liz ~
undcIs TODD Hene who was certainly no bla"heuaiu'
bpt & most unfortunate man; poor creature oo'n
ui,bout a skin so to say and thrown among biuhe MI"
scratching and cawing animals all his m!seraHo He.
rad, Ma INNS has a vivid and picturesque stylc' anu
her nortrss are graphic, though not In every instance
possessiDe the painfully realistic appearance OF phooo
graphs
y .opleton 4 Co. publish &" The History Of Ancient
CiyIliza,ionn a handbook based upon NJ "us'"'o
pucoudrays IIsIOre sommaire de la CNmIauot.
II is edited by the Rev J. NerSchoyh NJ A. anu iu''!
and carefully illustrated. 1t Is not ualsia'o' VA
Dpcoudray's work. for, as the editor states q isrs,
mart especally the accounts of Crock ntTature anu
ar and Latin literature, has been rewritten for inc
sake Of greater accuracy and fuller information Mr..
Ycrschnyle has used the latest ana oeSt ie"siNAe
s,,hor,,ies and his compilation appears well ahapteH
70 the needs of st"n, though Its reference Fsluc Is
distinctly les sencd by the lack Of an index
The sixth volume Of The Forum Is we'll up 10
tie standard Of It's predecessors, ana fnrnhnS eu
BODY of discussion upon many OF the Quesnohs "H''n
interest and agitate modern society Inc n@t vi 0'n
tributors no less than the list OF suoiec", rS0no
the Judgment and discrimination OF tho Gator INC
,aneo OF topics covered is remarkably wtdo intclo-
tusl tastes OF the most diverse kinds oetnS nlS'oea
u I'm the most catholic manner
DR.. Charles Kendall Adsms's excellent Manual OF
i
in the third edition. revised and enlarged. ms Is
one OF those thoroughly practical works winch nave
their gin In the urgent but untitled heeos Oh
sho knowing exactly what they want sno nave i"nei
n and 20 to work with definite aims In view 10 iurne"
thoqs who follow them with direct and real heip
vboeyer seeks information about BOOKS, for PURPOSES
az res.srch wishes to ascertain more than the mere
,i,l.s of his authorities. lie requires some IDEA Oh
what Is In the books to which he - referred ihi>
Dr. Adams supplies giving succnct doScn p'ohs VI al
the works he ltes and further Offering many useful
sureestions as 70 methods and courses OF study.
though he does not believe much in the conventional
mode of study by The revised edition includes
mention of works of Importance published during the
past five years.
Mr. John II. wiGmore, of the Boston bar, is tn"
author of The Australian Ballot System, a. En-
,dst IN the Legislation of Various Countries with
an Historical In,Ivductlon," (BOstOn Charles c.
sopel As a contribution 10 coec lions Of foreign
statutory this compilation has It's distinctly legal
u.e The historical intrducuo endows 1t with a
strong political signhc also. and this essay Is OF
considerable interest especially In view OF the fact
that several here have already adopted the Aus
tralan system.
lockwood Coombes publish new translation Of
the Philobiblonn of Richard de Bury, Bishop Of Dur
ham and Chancellor Of Edward ILL., The volume is
.d,ted and the translation from the Latin made by
Mr. Ernest c. Thomas, who las also prepared two
prfaces ono biographical and tho other photograph
ica The Latin text is given also In postscript
to the biographical sketch the editor states that his
attention has called to remarkable account oil
DO Bury in q passage Of Adam Murimuth, which has
,eyer vet been printed and has been overlooked by
all the Bishops bographers.' IT, no adds. IL IS
10 be ACCEPTED 1t not only confirms the DOUBT have
suggested as TO the establishment OF tho contemplated
oxford library, but supports the view that lie Bury
did not himself write LIe PhilobiIlon and may IN
decd seriously modify estimate Of his chara1 ter
This seems leave the whole matter In rather al ui
fortunate state of doubt The Phobiblon,' how
ever has its inherent interest and claims to recOgn-
ton a. u very early essay In defence and praise OF
books written In AL age which CARD little for them IL
nterarr nlasIeIlliece but Is curiOus and IN