The record-union., 1891-09-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

From Howard Lockwood q Co., 1876
Duane street, New York, publishers of
"The American Book-maker," we have
the second number of The American
Dictionary of Printing and Bookmalx-
ing" work that is issued by that firm
and given TO subscribers to the "Book-
maker" The number at hand takes us
from ''Blatt, das (Ger.), the leaf" to
Chinese Printing" or over tho matter
on forty-seYen quarto dOuble-column
pages. These pages are very freely illus
trated. The definitions are not only full,
but in many cases develop into essays
and treatises that are of high value. We
nave seen in late years no speciality work
devoted to the assistance OF artisans or
fine art workers that Is of more value
than this dictionary. 1t Is at once eX-
haustive and lucid; it comprises refer
ences to all that is known of the arts OF
printing and b0Okmaking from the earli-
est time to the present; it is not only
technical, but historical and biographical.
20 printers, book-binders, authors, edit
ors and to literary people this dictionary
Is. IN our estimation, Invaluable. The
numbers we have we especially treasure
and we only regret that the labor of the
preparation of this dictionary will extend
the issue Of the numbers for three years,
the numbers being issued quarterly.
The "Atlantic Monthly'' for October
tHoughton, Miifiin & Co. ,/Boston) is a
number of special interest. 1t contains q
poem on James Russell Lowell by Oliver
Wendell Holmes, and besides theSerial of
Frank Stockton and that of Mrs. Gather
wood, the editorial department and the
Contributors Club, has these papers:
EMILY Dickinson's Letters" by Thomas
Wentworth Higginson; Grant 'ther Hills
Patridge,n by Rowland f.. Robinson:
1.-The Ascotic Ideal,' by Harriet Waters
Preston and Louise Dodge; I'm London
with Doctor Swift" by Henry e. Ran
dolph; General George H. Fhomas,'' by
Henry Stone; The Cave-dWellers of the
Confederacy," by David Dodge; Tho
Equinoctial on the Epswich Dunes" by
Frank Bolles; THE Late Sir John Mae
donald" by Martin J. Griffin; "a People
Without Law" by James Bradley
Thayer; ''Ignatius Won Dollinger," by r.
z. Evans.
Landseer's pathetic and beautiful pict-
ure, "The Shepherds Grave" is the
frontispiece of the October number of the
Magazine of Art" The opening article
is on 1.-The Two Salons,'' from the pen of
Walter Armstrong. The second part of
"The Dragon Of Mythology, Legend and
Art'' is given" \ Waif of Rennassance
The Ladies W Waldegraye" are given II
full-page picture. The engraving is from
Sir Joshua's famous painting. David
Cox and Peter DE Wint are the subjects
of an illustrated paper. '"rhe Romance
of Art' is by Leader Scott. Animal
Painters, Past and Present. is illustrated
with engravings from Landseer, Straub,
Rubens and Paul Potter. Cassel Pub
fishing Company, New York and Lon
don.
The Literary Digest continues to inn
prove and to augment its value TO literary
men. Indeed, il is of value to all read
ers, since it is q weekly compendium OF
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world. 1t enables its readers TO take q
rapid survey Of the leading journals and
reviews of the world in their most inn
portant expressions. Beside it has lite
rary reviews, criticisms of new publica-
tions and a aweekly index to periodical
literature, American and English. Funk
y Wagnals, publishers, Astor Place, New
York.