The herald., 1893-09-10

story 10 full OF movement, and OF natural,
lively incident; and the fortunes OF the
heroine and her friends will be followed
with absorbing interest. Bethias' New
Name results from her intellectual and
moral development.
All the above books for sale by The stoll &
Thayer Co., 139 South Spring street.
tNfs Books ut tho Fair.
Last week we devoted space to the
French exhibit, this week we will take
pleasant walk through the German
exhibit. When wo enter this depars-
ment devoted to the united German
book trade, we see at glance how
thorough and conscientious have been
the preparations for this display. 1t Is
housed in the quaint German govern
ment buildings, officially known ss Das
Deuteche House, located on the lake
shore, north Of the naval exhibit and
south OF the Iowa state building. The
attraction and artistic exterior-in imi-
tation of the early German Renaissance
--harmonizes we'll with the lofty and ar
tistic interior. Over 400 firms connected
with the book trade and it's allied arts
have contributed. We can only men
tion few exhibits OF world wide inter-
est. Tauchnitz, of Leipzig, exhibits 2967
volumes in half morocco library bind
ing which, in it's imposing array of
standard English. literature challenges
the attention of all visitors. A most
interesting exhibit is complete set of
German fashion journal from its fret
issue IN 1856 to the present day (155
Volumes published by Klemm & W eiss
of Dresden which gives a most enter.
tanning view of the development of the
follies of fashion and their periodical
repetitions. This ia found in the gal
lery where also the German music pub
lishers are represented by nearly full
line of their publications, headed by the
great firms of Breitkoff & Haertel of
Leipzig, Peters of Leipzig, and Henry
Litollf of Braunechweig. The most
prominent music printers, litho-
graphers and engravers have sent
exhibits OF their exquisite work.
Quite apart from the exhibits
.is collection nbrtng If IL teoge ethet to rep
resent model family library OF German
books insthe best etifti i0hs o bur bindings.
1t consists of 1872 works id 3l6 Volumes,
at retail value OF $1,000. This .collec-
tion, which can be- duplicatsG for any
purchaser at t-shortest notice, Is exhibited
by the Leipzig W helesale bookseller and
agent, F. Volckmar. 1t has been used
aB part of the outfit and fufhiture OF the
reception parlorin the German house of
the imperial German commissioner, Mr..
Wer-muth, and can only be seen by spe-
cial permission. The German people
have sent to our country an exhibit that
on thoughtful consideration must make
.us marvel at the vastnees of the knowl-
edge and learning stored in books writ
ten in the German language, and at the
enterprise, judgment and public spirit
OF German publishers. The lit
erary and scientific value OF Ger
man books is as yet only very
partially grasped by the educated Amer
ican, and an exhibit of this kind must
strike him almost with awe. The Ger
man public taste does not as yet eeem
to demand the finish OF execution in
book production which is shown in
France, England and America. To the
average German the intrinsic worth OF
the book appeals far more than the out
ward form, and often when small for
tunes have been spent to get perfect
text and suitable print, there Is a mis-
taken show of the German economical
bias-and paper, margin and binding
do not make fitting setting for such
contents. In cloth bindings, especially,
the German taste is heavy. They are
overtornamcnted and too heavily gilded.
The fiat holiday books still hold their
own, and many publishers sink great
deal OF money in manufacturing these
'pracht-exemplare."
4. There ia etill very 1oroa
field for the education of public taste.
and publishers are beginning to realize
it, and will no doubt, in time, let fine
editions of classic and standards, perfect
in every detail, take the place OF these
clumsy illustrated fiat holiday books,
which as yet are about the only speci-
mems of German book-binding. The
bindings displaye show complete knowl-
edge OF the art, but as yet there has
been but little demand for the neat.
strong, simple cloth bindings which
some of our publishers in America fur
nish with almost all their publications.
The Germans and French may be proud
of their exhibits, and we should take to
heart the lesson it teaches of true pride
in ones fatherland, which sometimes
seems to be ebbing out in the younger
generation OF those who inherit the honor
OF being Americans and equander it or
neglect it as they do many other things
gained for them by the sturday Ameri-
canism of their ancestors. Next week
We will try and tell OF an exhibit which
should prove interesting to every one,
whether visitor or reader-the exhibit
OF books on Columbian discovery, man
uscripts. maps. etc., as seen in the re-
production of the convent of La Rabida.
Book Chat.
Rita has finished two stories-A Mere
Wife and The Ending of My Day.
George Meredith has nearly completed
novel entitled The Amazing Marriage,
which will be issued serially in Ecrib-
ner's magazine.
TIE Harpers are said to have on hand.
<I