New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
WELL-KNOWN PUBLISHERS
HOUSES OF NETWORK, BOSTON AND PHIL
ADEIPTIIA
NEW BOOKS OF ARMrsoYG & son, cRowELL
CO., MPP1NcorT, ROBERTS BROS. ESTES
A. LAURIAE AND LEE SHEPARD.


CO., nPP1NcoTT. ROBERTS BROS, ESTES
LAURIA AND LEE SHEPARD.
Among the New.York publishers who have en-
oyed a successful sale OF their holiday books v
the nrm of A. C. Armstrong a. Son, OF No. 81 Eass
Tsnth-st near Broadway. An important one OF these
works Is an entirely new and enlarged edition Of Mrs.
Mary Cowdcn -Clarke's "Grlhood Of Smkespeares
Hcroines.' This Is printed from new plates. with
preface. written In Genoa this year. The edition
is Hve-voiume one, with photos Illustrations
and each set Is sold In neat box. This hrm an
the first volume Of the Camden Library
edited by G. Laurence Connie r. 5. A.. and T. Fair.
man Ordlsh, +. r. A. Tie initial work Is Tho
Antiquities and >C,iriosities OF the Exchequer,' by
Hubert Hail. r. S. A., OF Her Macsy's Pablo Record
Office. There are Illustrations by Ralph Ne'lll and IN
introduction by Sir John Lubbock. new volume, the
fourth SERIES OF "The Bookwor'n,' sn Illustrated
treasury OF old time literature, is also advertised
book for boys is Tho story Of the Life Of Mackay OF
Uganda by his sister, with twelve fullpagc iustrar
tions
THE FIELD OF T. Y. CROwELL co.
Heading the list OF the holiday publications OF
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Of No. AZ East Fourteenth
ST., is "Thc Founding OF the German Empire ~
William rs translated from the German OF Hcinncn
sybel by Professor Marshall Livingston Perrin OF
the Boston University The five volumes contain
portraits Of William l. Bismarck, Won Moltkc. Fred"
won such immediate favor in Germany that nm edition
of $4,000 copies exhausted In a short while
Crowell Co. have also Issued new edition OF
Dickens, in fifteen and thirty volumes. large 12mo
The object has been TO supply readers with tile WORKS
OF the novelist In good clear type well printed on hne
paper handsomely illustrated and tastefully bound NJ
a moderate price. There are various bindings which
will satisfy widely different tastes Warren Lee Gosss
"Recollecons Of Private story Of the Army OF the
Potomac. has already the public favor. II rs
royal octave with eighty illustrations.
Recognizing the wide demand for good books for
young people, the firm has recently published some
capital stories for this class Of readers. Among them
are IAN Entire Stranger" by the Rev. T. L. Bailyi
"A Score Of Famous Composers" by Nathan Haskell
Dole; Half Dozen Girls by Anna Chaplin Ray;
"Famous English Statesmen" by Sarah X. Bolton, and
"What Girls Can Do Thrown on Her Own Ret
sources By Jennie June Mrs J. c. Croly).
BIG PHILADELPHIA HOUSE.
The J. B. Lpplncott Company, Of Nos. us and TIT
Marketst., Philadelphia, is not New-Yor house. bue
1t issues many admirable volumes which appeal 70
book lovers not only Of this city, but Of al English
speaking lands. Some special illustrated editions
Of standard books issued by this firm have enjoyed .
handsome sale. Among these may be named Pres
colts History Of the Reign OF Ferdne and Isabella
and History of the Conquest Of Mexico" in two vol
umes each containing thirty prototype illustrations
EACH and all the steel plates India paper and maps
which have appeared In former editions; three
volume edition Of the poetcal works Of John Keats
and six-volume one Of the Dairy Of samuel Pepys.
Among the other holiday publications are Yverness
a Legend Of Feuda France" by Frank Norris, illus
trated with eleven fullpage photogravures, and In
the Log Glow Christmas tales from round the
world, edited by Harrison 5. Norris four volumes.
wELLKNowN BOSTON HOUSE.
Roberts Brothers is Boston firm Of National
reputation, whose imprint is on many fine volumes.
Lovers Of the writings of Helen Jackson H. H. will
welcome the announcement that this house has issued
"A Calendar OF sOnnets" by her. The mechanical
part Of the volume Is Of unusual excellence and the
illustrations consist Of twelve full page pictures, for
each sounet, by Emile Bayard twenty -four vignettes
by f. II. Garrett and portrait OF the author. MY
ThreescOre Years and Ten,n the autobiography Of
Thomas Ball, the American sculptor now In Florence,
is another new publication Of the firm. Roses Of
Romance from the poems Of Keats, and FLOWERS Of
Fancy" from the works OF Shelley, selected and Illus
trated by Edmund II. Garrett are pretty companion
holiday books Roberts Bothers's edition Of George
Meredhs books and TRANSACTIONS of Balzac George
sands novel; have won assured positions In the es-
TEEN OF book buyers.
This house devotes much attention to books for tho
yonng, and has issued large number OF interesting
volumes of This Kind. The new. ones include: a
ssse "a S thirty nasR; %a J ses
9'Drsa%sS By Julie en- Lpp%an -Four and i've
Professor John Trowbrdge; In the High Valley
by susan Coolidge The Drifting Island, by Waller
other stories, by Clyde Fitch. These are nearly al
illustrated.
LEE s. sHEPARDS PUBLICATIONS.
Lee & Shepard is another Boston firm which
also makes speciality Of Juvenile publications. Mary
Wiley stavers New and True" Ingersol Lockwood's
Extraordinary Experiences of Little Captain Dopple-
kop on the Shores Of Bubbleland' Sophie Mays "In
Old Ounnebasset," Oliver Optics stand by the
Jnlonn and J. T. Trowbrdge's The Scarlet Tanager"
no no will
find Just suited TO their tastes.
Leo & Shepard also publish books for tho old folks.
and especially for the old folks who like handsome
illustrations and fine bindings. Grandfather Grey"
poem by Kate Tannatt Woods illustrated BY Charles
sketches for several books OF holiday splendor among
them Thomas Wentworth Higanson,s 4" In a Far
asummerlands and Days seTene,S by MsrgaretMac-
Donald Pullman, with numerous original illustrations.
ART BOOKS OF ESTES LAURIAT.
Estes Laurat, also Of Boston, have miscellaneous
line OF books. including works and editions.
One Of their most notable successes has been Goupis
Paris Salon." They have for three years boon sol,
publishers Of the English text edition Of this. and sole
agents for this country for the work with the original
and the one for 1891 is Of than usual stetveness
travel OF Estes 4 Lanriat are 1.-Two Girls
ACrOad' BY Nellie NJ S %s povd The sea
The Knoclabout Club on the spanish MAN, BY +; A.
Ober, and Three yassar Girls in the Tyrol.' The
house issued DcautfuI
ard works, including "Thc Lsdv OF the Lake." Rfenzfs
and The Last Days OF P0mpeii.,
THE POPULAR youths COMPANION"
Still another Boston publishing house Is Perry 1ason
Co., known to thousands upon thousands OF readers
Of all ages In every part of this broad land through it,
" Youths Companion" The circulation which
this periodical has reached is not cause Of wonder To
any who have seen copies Of II. Talent SUCH a. anw
magazine in the world would be glad to employ Is en-
listed In the service OF this weekly. The publishers
look upon their past successes rs stimulus 10 efiSrts
wen Ter I'm la
tributors to the numbers OF 1892 Will be William Il.
Gladstone, Count Ferdinand de Lesscps the Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott Frank II. stockton. Walter fesant,
Justin Mccarthy. Cyrus W. Field, Donald IL Mitchell.
Andrew Carnegie Gail Hamilton, ". Clark Russell, y.
IIypkinson smith, Admiral Kimberly, Amelia r.. DarP
ana Mary Mapcs Dodge.
The special features will include illustrated serial
stories hints on self-educluon by Presidents Dwight.
OF YALE Hail. OF Clark University. Patton. of Princeton.
and Others articles on popular science practical adj