Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-06
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Christmas in Many Lands Series" by
Florence and Edith Scannell. Four vol
umes of this series are now ready and 9TH
ers are IN preparation. "Jeal. Noel,
Christmas in France" "Dulce's Promise,
Christmas in England" "The Little Musi-
clan, Christmas in italy" ''Lischen and
the Fairy, Christmas in Germany" are the
titles of these dainty little books, each be-
ing, as the names suggest, a story typical
of some particular country and people.
They are fully illustrated with beautiful
half-tone plates from original drawings,
printed in tints and set into the text.
Each little volume is still further beauti-
fed by the pretty binding, which is half
vellum cloth, with the stamp in ink. and
half fancy embossed paper in gold and
colorH, specially imported and very attrsc-
tive in design and tint. AS for the stories
they are very charming. Estes & Lsurist,
Boston, publishers. For sale by E. P.
Judd. -.---.-
"Suu- Prints in Sky Tints," by Irene E.
Jerome, author of "Nature's. Hallelujah," !"
ga Bunch of Violets," etc. A unique
gift-book. printed in beautiful shade of
blue, which brings out most delicately the
lights and shadows of the drawings. The
type is also in the same color. The vol
ume is made up of excellent selections,
mostly poetic, from some of the best-loved
of our American writers, and these are il
Illustrated by Miss Jerome with charming
drawings, made directly from nature.
Her sketches of woodland and lake, lonely
forest roads, birds, flowers, ferns and
grasses are not only graceful and refined,
| and true to nature, but they are in full
harmony with and amply illustrative OF
| the thought of the writer. The cover,
blue and gray with scattered corn flowers
was also designed by Miss Jerome. Lee 6
Shepard, Boston, publishers. For sale by
e. P. Judd.
"Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.
Under these names Thomson's Season.
have been published in four exquisite lit
tie volumes. They are beautifully printed
on fine coated surface paper and bound IL
full India silk in delicate shades stampeC
in gold. Each volume Is embellished will
very beautiful illustrations, many of then
full page, and others Get into the text
geographically these dainty volumes ar
perfect, and those who have not ye
learned the beauties of this gem of Eng
lish poetry could not be more happily In
troduced to it than through this medium
| While the set would be a very acceptable
Christmas gift, it would serve all the yea
round as one of the most charming o
bridal or birthday gifts. Estes & Lsuriat
Boston. For sale by L. P. Judd.
Little Ones Annual for 1s92-e3." Ed
tied by William T. Adams, (OIiver Optic
The very attractive cover Of this volume
reproduced from q painting by Mau
Humphrey, prepares one for its equal
attractive contents. The little stories, pc
ems and jingles, are bright and charming
and the pictures, of which there are thre
hundred and seventy entirely original L
lustrations drawn expressly for this work
and beautifully engraved on wood, help Z
make up book that children will cry fol
1t is one of the best of Christmas book
to place in household where there ar
little ones. Estes & Lauriat, Boston
For sale by E. P. Judd.
"Wide Awake. Volume 81. H." Wild
Awads has for Its object, aside from tn
entertainment it furnishes its readers, th
higher purpose of instructing young pee
ple in matters of vital Importance, of d,
veloping taste for good reading, and er
{ couEsging to serious thought and noble az
ton. Its contributors are the best an
most popular of American and Englis
, writers for the young, and its illustration
, | are furnished by famous artists. Thi
: volume contains among its varied attrst
/ tions the two delightful stories, "Jac
Brereton's Three Months Service" by Ml
ria Mcintosh Cox, and "The Lance of K
naka," by Harry w. French. This boun
: volume will be valuable Christmas gi
for the solder young people," d. hothrc
!, Co., Boston. For sale by E. P. Judd.
Chatterbox for 1929. This name hl
become dear to the hearts of two gener
t tions, and the readers of the early vc
e umes are now men and women, who kno
that no books win delight their childr,
more, or instruct them to q greater exter
than these dear old annual volumes, who
sales have long since mounted above {
n million mark. This year the publishe
have spared no expense or trouble in |
a curing paper that would do entire justi
ct to this royal Juvenile, and make the illI
ss trations appear to their best sdvantas
Estes & LauriAt, publishers, Boston.
r. sale by E. P. Judd.
Il "The New England County, T,