New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
GOOD BOOKS IN FINE DRESS.
HANDSOME PUBLICATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS.
SOME OF TIE TREASURES FROM THE WORK
SHOPS OF THREE LEADING Es-
TABLI SH MENT'.

dc Bury, a booX-lovrr Of ye olden Time journey'd
down TO Paris and having seen the manuscripts there
collected he broke forth In rhapsodics over TIE de
lghtful libraries fragrant beyond stores OF spices
and the green pleasure gardens Of all kinds Oh
volumes"
II Richard could be turned loose among the holiday
stocks OF NcwYork publishers to-day. or II he were
simply allowed browse along the shelves Of Harper
& brothers and get an linking OF the modern pleasure
garien' Of books his vocabulary would burst under
the strain OF his emotions. The name OF Harper l.
associated with everything that IS d's:inctvey ana
laudably American IN the publishing line But this
great firm does rest content with the respect ana
veneratIon due an ancient ana unsulled name II has
been as active and enterprSlng as tie Youngest OF
It's competitors in getting up new and attractive
books in the last season, ana the resulting attractive
stock stands among the foremost OF The holiday ex-
hbits.
Harper & Brothers have met with great mis-
fortune in the last year In 'hc death of George
william Curtis. who had so long been associated with
them Mr.. Curtis, Is universally Acknowledged
represented the highest type Of the modest cuiturei
American gentleman. Every one who as child mas
PLAYED the game OF authors knows that Mr.. Curtis
was the author OF "Prue and l." but the mnny who
have never read that delightful American classic now
have an opportunity to do afforded them by the
new edition offered by the Harpers. It Is printed on
extra fine paper. and contains 100 Illustrations from
drawings by Albert +. Steiner. The Introduction Is
fac-simile reproduction Of Mr.. Curfs'S manuscript.
There Is also superb edition de luxe Of the work,
limited to $50 copies. In which the fron'ispiece Is
signed etching by Mr. Steiner. The illustrations
are printed in tint hand made paper, and the
hook IS elegantly bound In vellum.
Henry JamcsS story Of Daisy Miller ana MS
&" An international Episode" have been repubished In
handsome style by tbs firm. The numerous llluSua-
lions with which II. W. McVckar has adorned these
books are in strict harmony with the character Of the
tales themselves. An edition de luxe Of 30
COPIES similar in style to tina; OF "Prlie and L. Is
also published.
Among the works bearing the Harper name remark
able for their artistic perfection is the Garfield
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In Walter Besant's " London" the llarpcrs have a
hook which pOrtrays the life Of that great city from
age 10 age. This work is series of descriptive
chapters, showing the streets. the buildings and the
citizens at work and at play, at different periods OF
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IS supplemented by more than 100 illustrations oI
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works Of art. etc.
The Praise OF Paris By Theodore Child. reminds
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Mr. Child describes the life OF Paris its society, It's
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Illustrated.
further description OF Paris and OF 1t most proini-
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Knox's new book. The Boy Travellers III Central
Europe The journey described In the present v0.-
ume begins with liavp, and includes not chy m
extended sojourn In Paris but visit to switzerland
and the Alps and tour TO the capital cites q
Austra-lluneary.
In the summer OF 1890 two Americans and an
EnrlIslmon-al well known In literature ana art
made n canoe voyage down the Danube River from liz
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tourney one result was most beautiful ana enter
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70 the Black Sea-" written by Frank d. Milet, ana
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Green's Short History Of the English People Har-
pers American essayists, Including "AmcfIca"F"'9
and Criticisms. With Other Essays on other lshlS'
by Brander Matthews; From the Books OF Laurence
Iiutton~ From the Easy Chair by George william
Curtis: As We Were saying by Charles DuuIeS
Warmer. . Criticism and Fiction by william Dean
uovells and concerning All OF Us,' by Thomas
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some people think The term "OXford' in connection
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man Of
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