New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11
BOOKS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS.
SOME CHRISTMAS PUBLICATIONS.
HOW ONE MAY SELECT APPROPRIATE PRESENTS
NEW AND OLD FAVORITES.

pomos arc familiar 10 every American reader have
hoen established here rs branches Of English houses
In nearly every such case, however. the American
business has grown to such volume that the American
branch has been reorganized upon distinctiveV
American basis although 1t still retains the name
Of and is the agent IN this country OF the original
English firm. The American firm usually hahuies III
the books published by the English house, ana also
gets ont ventures OF Its own by American authors
In eomc cases the Now York firm comprises all the
English partners with the addition OF a resident
American member who manages the business here
Tho firm OF Macmillan & Company Is an example
70 this arrangement The English firm, winch mas
been in existence since 1e43 IS composed OF Alexander
Macmillan a brother Of the founder, Daniel Macmillan
George L. Crak, Frederick Macmillan George A.
Macmillan and Maurice Macmillan. The american
firm Is n distinct organization, but consists OF the
shovc gentlemen with George f. Brett IN addition
Mr. Brett being the resident and managing partner
From 1868 10 1880 the English Macmlllans were
publishers OF the University OF OXFORD. Az he
Ia,tcr date the University assumed the management
OF It's own press and numerous publications. AS
result OF the old connection the American hrm OF
Macmillan d Company are today the au'honzed
agents I'm this country OF the universities OF oxford
and Cambridge.
Messrs Macmillan & Company are now rejoicing
In the presence In this country OF one OF the best
known living authors whose works have issued IRON
their prcsses Fourteen OF the books which are the
product OF +. Marion Crawford's fertile brain nave
been published by MacmllIans. 1t has been
said Of Mr. Crawford that he IS :" the most versatile
and various OF modern novelsts. lie Is an American
though born on Italian soil. and has studied NJ the
universities OF Cambridge. Carsrhe HedsiDerg ana
Rome. scholar linglist and wanderer over three
continents he has gathered much experience OF society
and Of very diverse types OF men ana women III
different countries. lie has great adaptaDnty ana
sutteness OF mind and whether dealing with life In
tfa nlirt n
I'm tho wllds of Northern India In the fashionable
quarter OF New York III the Black Forest or In
lonely parish OF rural England, he Is equally faciie
and SIRE OF his ground master OF narrative style
he throws subtle charm over all he touches
This firm has gone heavily Into the relGnng fad OF
limited editions Of costly works of art reproductions
"Man in Art" by Philip Gilbert llamerton Is an eX-
ample Of this sort Of thing. 1t IS large book CON
tanning ctchinCs and photographers OF pictures by
score Of wcknOwn artists with a running common
tary by the author. The edition dc luxe IS limited
70 l7j comics each Of which IS numbered and contains
the authors autograph. The paper Is hand made and
flo Illustrations are on japanese vellum. Another
superb Gift book Of similar style IS record OF the HE
and works OF Edward BurncJones. by Malcolm Bell.
This IS Illustrated with 100 reproductions, by
phoogravurc other fac-simile processes OF the most
popular pictures by tie artist, including many paint
Ing, and drawings hitherto unpublished and reprsen
tave selection Of his designs for stained glass, tapes
try. ETC.. with full and complete lists OF bis finished
works and OF his cartoons.
Among the most successful specalties handled by
the American firm are tie works OF william Winter.
-Four books Shnlespcare's England Gray Days and
Gold.r "Oid Shrincs and Joy and I" Shadows OF the
Stage are Issued IN neat little volumes which slip
readily into the pocket, and In form and In contents
prove most convenient and charming companions for the
leisure quarter hours OF Tie traveller whether by horse
car or Atlantic steamer. sale OF 1900 Of these little
80 Ia h. 4.
In the literary world in that 0. fashion there Is
continual digging up OF old things. An instance OF
this Is the publication Of new illustrated edition OF
the works OF Jane Austen In ten volumes. by Messrs
Macmillan. The alliteratIve titles OF thes. old novels
are as quaint as their style and their characters.
Along the same line is edition OF DckenS's works
with all the original Illustrations and handy edition
OF the Wnveriey novcls In clear print and In form
which is cross between the regulation library and the
cheap lnockabout' editions.
Going from old things to new. n book brought out
recently BY this house which has attracted great deal
OF attention is the History OF the New World called
America" by Edward John Payne. fellow OF University
College, oxford. Mr. Payne has set for himself the
problem "to restore II possible, the true features OF
the advanced communities Of the New World, TO
nnalyze their social structure and economy, 10 measure
by some definite standard the degree OF progress tAey
Tad attained their history so far Us 1t can
be recovered. distinguishing what can fairly be ac-
certainty 10 be fabulos and he TO have struck
out an entirely new view OF though; and mehod
IIy virtue OF holding the copyright on The Death OF
Oruona9 and The ForcstrrS" MeS>rs. Macmillan WI
control the only complete edition Of Lord Tenny sons
works.
another example OF the English publishing house
I'm America Is furnished 10y the CaSNcn PUBLISHING
Company. In this the American branch has been
rcorganlzed rs II stock corporation and il managed
,f..
Ncw.York branch was founded In lsGj. The original
firm was founded ia London. 1883. John CnsNen
who formed II, WIS Il carpenter and a temperance
lecturer Pcrcelvng the great need Of cheap lit ratnIe
OF II god quality for the people be determined To
attempt to furnish IL. lie took Into partnership WIN
Himself two practical printers. MoSNlS. Pctfrr ana
,;nlpn. and TIE firm organized under all three
names n, Casscl Peter II Galpln. Its principal
uurposc was 10 Improve the social condition OF tks
wording classes and il hcgnn 10y issuing Illustrated
family journals and publication known rs "'aS'cnS
Popular Educator II made specially ~ works vi
"A popular educational character In los3 II WAS re
Organized rs IL stock company. and IL has Developer
into one OF the largest publishing ones IN the World
It bow employs nearly thousand persons.
The Casscll Publishing Company Is also up TO date
I'm the matter Of limited editions de LUXE" II oilers
TIE scarchcr after unique and costly Christmas presents
nm edition OF 200 cOpe, Of the " lfc ana NCihs ~
Jean Leon Geromc." by Fanny Field Herring. G"r0mc
rs everybody knows. i the possrSor OF more medhis
orders decorations and honorary memberships IN
academies Of fire arts than dozen ordinary wicldcrS
of tno brush This work has an Introduction by
Augustus 81 Gaudcns and contains much matter III
the shape Of letters and personal reductions FUR
nl,hcd by Gerome himself. II coutains twenty fall
nag, protogravurcs and twenty FIVE etchlnSs of lis
most famous paintings. with MY original drawings
made especially for THIS work and reproduced there
In for the first time. careful review of this huge
volume Is "A liberal nrt education In Itself.
4 much less prcnti0us but cmiucnty satisfactory
art edn which /, TO he procured from the Cassells
STOCK /, A boud volume Of Tie Magazine OF Art.
which gives I'm words and pictures the art history OF
l. 1, Of fhn