New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
WHAT THE PUBLISHERS OFFER

SOME sPECIALTIEs OF SEVERAL ho'shS-
"rRII.BY" VERY POPULAR.
When the Christmas publisher goes in search OF
new books and editions for the season ne does
mot confine himself to English American nelos'
and translations from the French are houceap'e
In many of the catalogues. A translation heaos '"e
list this year Of T. Y. Crowe Co.'S holiday an
nouncements The translator is Helen H. Doie.
the wife of Nathan Haskell Dole. and the orlgihai
Is THE Able Daniel Of Andre Theuriet III Is
said to be an idyl of French country lie. io'e
story. with a satisfactory finish ana ATTRACTIVE
principals 1t has fabricated title page twenty
FIVE half-tone illustrations. and cover OF paru-
CLOTH with printed wrapper. Admirers or WASH
ngton Irving treated to new editions OF me
Alhambra" and 1.-The SketchBook. pientfuiy IL
Illustrated and to be had either In cloth or IN man
calf. A still older book to don new oress Is
Boswells Johnson which, as the catalogue points
out, Is more frequently quoted and misquoted
than any other book but Shakespeare. The present
edition is by Mowbray Norris one Of the long series
Of editors who have ventured to illuminate BOZ
zys" pages. 1t is printed from new plates ana mas
thirty-four portraits. Another French book is Inc
Count of Monte Cris.o." which Is still. according
to librarians. of the most popular DOCKS IN
every public library Special pains have been taken
to make the new translation complete and accurate
In former versions the sea terms have sometimes
been ludicrousy at fault. To prevent a repeti'oh
OF such blunders q French man-of-war's man. an
ex- reutenant Of the United States Navy ana a
person of experience In the merchant marine were
commissioned to pass upon all nautical expressions
The translation itself is by Huntington smith. Inc
Englishman Home has the advantage OF oeihs
written by one who himself an Enghshmah
but who is now the husband Of an American woman
and dweller In this country-Edward Porrlt'
formerly London Editor Of THE Manchester Exam
iner" Other announcements are an Illustrated eur
ton of Faber's Hymts; History OF the Chrs''ah
church" by H. c. Sheldon. of Boston University
nv
tho Leland Stanford. jr.. University Inc Like
and Inventions of Thomas A. Edison by W. ~.
7 dickson and Antonio Dickson. has been received
with general interest
F.. b. TREATS ANNOUNCEMENT
cE r. Treat No Cooper Union announces books
of another though not less important nature. ohe
of them is "A System of Legal Medicine COM
pete,work Of reference for medical ana iesai ~
t,t.oners Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton, consulting
physician to the insane asylums OF New-ho lily,
Lawrence Godkin, Of the New-fork Bar anu
thirty collaborators have had hand IN 'he
making Of it, ideals OF Life is described as
"A Symposium on the Coming Man. by 9o men
With the retail people and the publishers RS VINO tho
Same s, a. general eT drift the narrative of
holiday na Of eGSaK that sell
rapidly than eyer Ssd agrees ise proee
sion Marcella is in third place The books 1a,ss Of
Stanley ]. Weyman. such as MY Lazy , Hotna
and OIs "A cs as OF Prisoner Of zeDda
Indiscretion of the Duchess and The Dolly pa
logues" are also having a markedly prosperous
sae AT DILLINGHAM; co.'s.
Ate T. Dillingham; Co.'S. No 766 Broadway II
was thought that The Prisoner Of Zenda was.
perhaps proving a close rival Of "Marceia- All
of Mr. Hopes books popular. they SAID
Little Brown & Co.'S complete edition OF dumas
Is having big sale. F. Marion Crawfords DOCKS are
IN large demand and Drummonds Ascent OF
Man" Is much read There are people also VINO sun
maintain a fondness for the works OF Louisa NJ;
Alcott and Sophie May. one OF whose whose rp,c
One OF the lessons, Indeed, Of tour among me
6ooksellers' shops Is that many BOOKS sun soI9
and read have long since s oC crcs revews or
literary table talk If they ever figured there;
II is to be remembered what distngnis ii.
visitor to this country once said about a haoNe
author named Roe.
LEGGAT BROTHERS..
fLeggat Brothers. at No. 81 Chambers-st and NO.
ss Reade-st have thrown open their store 10 all
this great indefnable public, and sell Whatever II
wants irrespective of bookish creed or nationality
They saw that they have million volumes on ther
shelves The old books in which they custo
marty deal have been bundled on downstairs
in the cellar and the subcelar. The main moor Is
thus given over Christmas purchasse VINO VINO
throng the shop and buy "Trilby, OF course, ai,u
.Ren Hrr" and Illustrated volumes OF the WORD
Fair and the novels of Weyman MIS- warn,
there is a growing demand for standard authors III