New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10

This year. ami the degree OF ncrfec vie Unic Se
been reached in ne rich and handsome Illustrations
great sale. and tho iuatra,ed ones arr ii in The
Y' Ks peihann' Mrs Burnetts book THE one
up by the sGribners for the holiday season ];
Thomas Neson Pages book. "Nieh iady beauti-
fully Illustrated by c. s. Rclnhart is one of the
9 B12 mi, o1 ones on The cr6neTs shelves holt
another illustration OF fine art in bookmaking
artistic fashion IS The Pssine a Memdr by the
i roc ur,udhhret-Pas1uler. This is an important
Revolution ana Of the Napoieonic-era. It is pub
ilsAei In three volumes
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS FOG CHILDREN
There is certain fascination about children's
books which makes them interesting for older
people, and ofttlme parent will buy a book for
his child not so much because the child may want
II. but because the father wants to read H. 1t is
something Ike the case of man who is glad he
has boy when the circus visits his town for he
then has an excuse for going. while the unfortu-
nate man without child has to adopt for
tine Scrbners' new list of books for the young
comprises many o,d ones in new bindings. as well
favorite authors as Grant. Page. Lanier, Verne
Alunroe. Stevenson ana Pyle their shelves.
Young people and old people can spend pleas
ant afternoon in looking at the collection.
Of the good things that the monthly magazines
VIM contain in the coming year are watched for
Monthly Magazine George " cable will have a
serial novel BEGINNING in January; called John
serial novels, one by J. NJ. Barrie. the author of
The Little Minister" and the other by George
the January number will be begun the first Of the
series of frontispieces. which in Is" VIII not be
drawn from articles in the magazine but will form
az artistic feature in themselves each picture being
r. Philip Gilbert Iiamerton The first viii be
cancts "Fifer." The Christmas number of the
zine making in both its, mechanical and literary
effects The stories and other articles In this
It includes among the contributors Robert
Grant EGith Wharton the r yy DR. hSnry r van
and Thomas Nelson Page.
IN \ LITERARY PARADISE.
In West Twentythrd-st. right III the path Of
the shoppers who infest this district Of the ely is
the Publishing hous, Of G. =. Putnams Sons. Of
New-York and London This house Is another
place whore may find literary paradise. for
when one is once inside the door there comes some
of n peaceful. restful feeling that is always
present in the presence of books. There Is one
book in this store which is claiming considerable at
literary merit ana the handsome way in which it
f hil See0 of pnS Tns ths oy OF
New-York" It is beautifully printed from . new
drawings. made especially by Edward W. Keinbie
e i anG are m9unted in The text Each pas
IS surrounded with characteristic border. deli
Volumes uiy bound in fun ingsh calf win gilt
tops and rough edges Two hundred ana eshty-
since the settlement Of New-York by the Dutch in
~ The VIII be number ipD ro s Kan Twl"r
edition of Observation-Disclosures History Of New,iork
Hutnams this 't year at lower price than the Peter
Stuyvesant edition The best gft-book Is good
form and Observation-Disclosures History Of New, York
is such work. If Walter the l'onhter William
the Jester and Peter the HeakrOng. the three
Dutch Governors of New msterdam. could awake
70 ,b m9nf an" house s0 Of ns pnnam they
would pun with pride to see the many VINO Were
nnntterable ponderngs Of Walter the disastrous
projects Of William and the chvalric achieve
menN of Peter
ABOUT WOMEN AND FRANCE.
Mrs. Frances Elliots book "Od Court Life in
France" with a number of interesting Illustrations
and Miss Kavanagh's Woman in France During
the Eighteenth Century are two works published
by the Putnams worthy Of mention Both works
are deliberately bound and finely printed. the
Knickcrbocker Nuggets series was started ten years
ago by this house and present the list contains
fortv-two complete works selected from the world
classics The series include works by swift. Moor
cey' Franklin. Mrs Gaskell. Goldsmith and other
Some Of the works offered by the Putnams this
year are THE Wilderness Hunter, by Theodore
Roosevelt: The Ariel Shakespeare eacn pay ~
spara'e Rggk trnnas,ed from the
the White Canoe" by William Trumbnll "rhe
hoteTy ap ra,ew of the ceramic art in America
from the earliest times to the present uaS' ~
The best and complete book for the ire yoG ing
published by the pu,nams Is rdhn ''I wa,en
The work OF Mr. Batten as an illustrator OF rennGd
imagination and keen sense OF huS Tibts rank
as one Of the distinctive books Of the season the
c Gs enbiishea by this firm Chinese Nights
charming fairy tales illustrated Dy nah H,Jnc,v
bv Adele NJ Fielde. covers a new ana ulstihct'r
field of folklore that has made IL one oi tue "o'c'
books Of the year
ATTRACTIONS OF MANY SORTS.
There Is another bookstore in West Twenty
third ST. right next door TO the Punams' IL II "''
house Of f. T. button. which has long been known
for tho fine quality Of its imported books and sta
tiopery IL is one Of the large church ana Juvenhe
publishing houses Of this city THIS year ns
counters are filled with rich and maghhceh' NJ
erarv gems and also with an abundance oil I'M
ported calendars from the famous Nuremberg
Presses The works Of phillips Brooks are pub
iished by this house, and the tes' %, iS now nr
The sxfh series OF his sermons just OUT II ho" ."
sa Th b,1iomoniac often takes some work Of his
fayorite author and enrichcs by the aduI'on oi
al, nit, ,,aG the he can find which bear in any way
o o, in question and he calls 1t the art
of extra nus:rating Charles M Ho,hnrs nmh
Hours win the p 1fT5 HmG co is an eSamp
his In this volume there are over LOO nseruV '
worR veritable portrait gallery Of American au,
thors 1t is a unique and choice wofk 'nat ~ ,nl
INES in he set and took three years to compile
them The best samples from every Ar n,n and
philosophy are grouped here MI MOTIFS ,, I,nn
toure with American History anu nan ,r55
Nth the Best Foreign Authors are also pnolsmra
NV his nrn Chdren's books are one OF tne PROM
inont fcati,res OF the big stock OF publications. ~
T. p button Co They include every " Tbe d rn1
is suitable for the reading OF me yo1 h ,cation
has had such a long experience in inc pupSa, ~
Of chidren's books that 1t knows Jus, anr s' mind
o ,tno matter that Will please the JuNenlie inln'
and hence it is not surprising to see the admlrhne
naIioctjnn Of childrens books on the shcNcs NJ
Sins and scholars will find in the choice coiIec
ton Of theological and church works at t's brary
aecarvthing they need to fill weli-seected lpI"S
c'ei irs are nice sort OF things when they are
nnhiished in an artistic style Keeping ms ,,r N
n,. tbis firm, has made special effort 10 secure
,.o, ~ calendars for 1894 unlike In point OF a,'a
nc excellence anything ever before seen IN tne hI
~ IL. ,rade The best Is called the ,oiIcn
rra. s,rv printed in Bavaria II comprises Twelve
pases Reproduced from paintings each one ~
p,ioai ~ the month II represents III IL soinethnS
Er..r,a H.