The record-union., 1891-01-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

"Harper's Magazine for February ex-
GELS in the variety and value of its Illus
trated articles. The frontispiece is a por-
trait OF Edwin Booth, engraved from Sar-
gents painting at the Players Club, New
York City. a novel and entertaining
feature is the collection of twelve original
drawings by w. NJ. Thackeray, illustrat-
ing the Heroic Adventures Of NJ. Bou-
dln." Two papers appear on Finland, ae-
companied by twenty-four illustrations.
Charles Dudley Warner contributes 1.-The
Heart of the Desert" A voyage in south
ern latitudes through s'Smyth's Channel
and the Straits of Magellan is the sub
Ject OF paper by Theodore Child Rev.
John f. Hurst contributes paper on
English Writers in india" with four
illustrations. l.. e. Chittepden writes of
"reminiscences, entitled: "The Faith of
President Lincoln.o Ellen Mackay
Hutchinson contributes paper on per
sonal Intelligence Fifty Years Age" The
fiction includes the second part of Chas.
ogbert Craddoek's '.In the Strange Peo-
PIES Country" and short stories by Ed
ward Everett Hale and Geraldine Bon
ner. Poems are contributed by William
Dean Howells, Christopher p Cranch,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and Louise Imo-
gen Quincy. The editorial departments,
conducted by George William Curtis, VIII
liam Dean Howells and Charles Dudley
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variety and literary excellence.
The numbers of 'sThe Living Age, for
the 18th and 9th of January contain cal
sace-Lorraine in $780, Westminster;
Prosper Merimee," by Walter Pater,
and Rural Life in France in the Four
teenth Century," Fortnightly; '.Give
Back the Elgin Marbles" Nineteenth
Century; Life Among the Drdses in 1916
and lSS2p Asiatic; switzerland as a
School OF Politics" Times; THE Streets
Sir Walter Scott Temple Bar; Henry
Vaughan" Macmillan's; .'Meteoritic
Theories Leisure Hour; ''Westminster
Abbey" Spectator; 1.-The Carol, - Speaker;
Round About the Bahamas,'' Cham
bers';. with installments of My Tutor
ship 1.-THE Wisdom Tooth,' and The
Donald, and poetry. Litteli d Co., Bos-
ton.
The Bookmaker'' for January is mt
hand from the publishers, Howard Lock
wood II Co., 126 Duane street, New York.
rms monthly qCartO is one OF our most
valued exchanges. For book-lovers,
bookbinders, job printers, librarians and
others related to book use and trade we
consider the ''The Bookmaker'' invaIua-
bic. It is rich in historic lore, filed with
record Of mechanical progress, and is
especially valuable for its artistic depart
ment as related to book binding. Vet for
printers it is almost II complete journal,
treating so fully as it does of the advances
OF the typographical art. 1.-The Book
maker" offers with its journal its new
dictionary OF printing and bookrnaling in
parts as issued. Advance sheets prove it
to be valuable lexicon.
James Wick, the scotsman, of Roches-
ter, \. Y, has issued his annual maya
zine and catalogue for 1891. IT isa beauti-
tul number of 100 pages, richly illustrate
ell, and containing very detailed descriD-
tons OF the best kinds OF vegetables. the
choicest flowers and the most superior
plants for garden, hedge, conservatory or
lawn. There are several large colored
plates, and very handsome photographic
illuminated cover. Wick is one OF the
pioneer seedsmen, if not the pioneer, of
The United States. His catalogue is a
valuable book of information. He en-
couagcs cultivation from seeds by offer
ing cash premiums for best results.
Harper's Weekly for january 9th
is q very choice number. 1t is in covers
and consists OF twenty-four pages with
choice illustrations of scenes at and about
Pine Ridge Agency, of portraits of noted
Sioux warriors, OF views in Springfield,
Mass, landscapes along the Potomac,
views in New York in winter, flll-pace
portrait of George Bancroft, and one OF the
Japanese chrysanthemum show. 1t is a
number rich in text, selection and con-
tribution also.
Public Opinion" Washington, D. c.
continues to maintain the high standard
OF excellence for which it aimed and
which it SO easily attained. 1t is quarto
weekly, giving extracts from the edito-
rial expression of all the leading papers
of the Union on all live topics, besides
much news information in matters OF re-