New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS.

EcotionS is tho handsome volume issued by L. A.
Stokes under the title Of Some American PAINTERS
in Water Colors.' 1t contains eight fac-slmies
of interesting works by artists OF notable rank anu
has an admirable introduction and accompah%i"s
notes by Ripley Hitchcock, whose wise ana grace
full prose has not been forgotten by the reiucIS
of The Tribune. Portraits of the artists and BITS
Of their drawings in black and white ada 10 the
attractions of the text The pictures for reprodnc
ton were chosen judicously and are fairly repre-
sentative of a branch Of art which Is daily DC
coming more popular here. Much care has pcch
bestowed upon the makeup of the volume ana
the result is cminenly crcditable to all conce'c.
Macmillan & Co. publish Royal Edinburgh
by Mrs. Oiphant, volume OF over ooo pits
with illustrations by George Reid. X y q. Inc
author deals with the Saints, Kings, Prophets
and Poets of the Scotch capital ana Init Is
scarcelv necessary TO add-an entertaining ana IN
structive manner 1t is not altogether easy 70
classify this work for it is part history and part
Guide book The illustrations are woodcuts, liins-
trative chiefly of Edinburgh monuments and
n;ctursoue views The text deals lightly but
sufficiently with the principal events of historic
interest in the chronicles of the old town and
sketches its notable people in flowing lines. Al
together il is an honest and substantial piece of
work and only married by the absence Of an IN
dcx. which TO such book is Indispensable
"A Mosaic (Lippincott is the wel!-choscn title
of work in which find photographers OF some
twenty beautiful paintings either owned by or
lent TO the Artists Fund Society of Philadelphia
Mosaic is usually composed Of number of gems.
and this ono is no exception TO the rule.
Over hundred appropriate illustrations are
comprised in The Poets Year" tLQthropl, an
oblong volume of poems selected by Oscar ray
Adams from the works OF LonGfellOw, Tcnnyson,
Whittier. Browning. Wordsworth, Morris ana
BRYANT The book is devoted To the pictorial
and poetic descriptions of the twelve months OF
the year. and its pages reproduce in a particularly
vivid manner the distinctive features of the
various seasons.
Five clever etchings by VI NJ TAYLOR accompany
the selections of "English Poems" which has
lust been issued in the form of Christmas
Gift book by J. b. Lippncott Co. me
etching representing a snow-covcred Iahd-
scape. which faces BartonS wcknown pocm'
Winter" is of exceptional merit. SIcrl-
dams Ride Buchanan Reads spirited verses
are never likely to become wcarisomc or hack
ncyed to any American. They will always prove
popular and attractive, especially wien presented
i'm such neat volume that just issued by
Lippincott. The same firm bring out "IisaNac
Of the Yosemite" a poem, by VI. Is. VI. To-
land II is impossible 10 withhold feeling o.
deep sympathy for the author of Native Races
while ploddins ones way through the drcary
verse in which this poet" has cndcavOrcd to set
TO rhyme-it is impossible 10 call il poctrY-onc OF
the most beautiful Indian legends contained in
Mr. H. II Bancroft's great work Fortunately the
nublishcrs have been considerable enough II
preface the verses with an extract from his book
relating the touching legend of 1iSaYac. ana u
must he admitted that there is infinitely mo-"
poetry to he found in Mr. l@ncrottS prose than
in NJ b. ". Toand's stropheS From the qnaIi'y
NJ the illustrations it is to he presumed that the
artists derived their inspiration from the verse,
themselves, instead of from The preface
One of the repubicat.ons of the season not 7"
be resisted by the book-Ovcr is the small two
volume edition OF Landors PcrlccS ana As
pasta published by Dent, of London, and issued
here by Macmillan. The work Is clcv"riT cdi'c'
bv c. c. Crump, and contains some delicate
stchncs by Railton. Another piece OF real
literature sent us by the Macmilans is their lovely
,dition Of The Vicar Of Wakefield" illustrated
to perfection h. Hugh Thomson We say
lovely" advsedly: more be"ltchlnS pit Oh
book-work has not reached us for many Gay.
Mr. Thomson has long been known as an IL
hstrator of eighteenth century literature WohueI-
fulIv perccptivc of the spirit OF tnat pcrIod'
In this volume he has supposed himsch;
if he had heeu The uhs' rNant BuTcncH liinlSel
be yNOuld not have SKc1clcd WIFI H"I' uH''
and hn,oor the characters an The episodes OF the
immortal wears story He does what too many
careless if clever, illustrators Of the day IAN 10
ao-he follows the book closely. taking IN every
ease the authors idea instead OF an lndeprn'eH'
ore Of his own If were u suggest hIchl'U
/, would he that Olivia and sophia are NOT Sni-
fc:ently distneuishablc apart. BAT THIS Is a sma.
t,irc IN a book calculated to be perpetual dc-
liob, IN tlP DoSscSSOr
Rou,ledge sends an altogether attractive vol
,,rc wherein We see how delightful IS nonsense
m;xed with brains. Il j. W : Giihcrts collection
illustrated by himself of the songs IN the "llcIr
Sullivan operas lie has gwen the pooN 'ne app
ito Of SONGS Of d SavoyaTd." and las dcdlc''''
!. ,ye are clad to see. in rather ahccuoha'c
fashion 70 Sir Arthur Sullivan. In GlahclhS over
,b.sc bright pages one begins 70 feel tha' one
did not in listening, half appreciate the VIII u
those drolI verses They bear reading more thah
vou and MI Gilbert's Illustrations are fun oil
fantastic humor. Another republication WHICH
commcnds itself greatly 10 IN" eve Is thc ne .
odi,ion Of Jenriess GamcSocTrT at Home uF"'
,rts Brothers. illustrated by Charles NhJmp'I
The quaint and simple little drawings s"ce'y
,r,ss tho shirt of the text