The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

among others, to the redoubta BILE Henry Nor
gan, whom the reader accompanies in his dar.
ing journey across the isthmus and in the
sacking OF Panama.
The American Publishers Corporation has
nearly ready new edition of the works oi
Marie Corelli, in six volumes. illustrated; and
new editions of Green's "History of the English
People," four volumes, with illustrations;
Guizots "HisGory of France" eight volumes;
SCOTS Waverley Novels, twelve volumes,
illustrated; McCarthy's 81 story of Our Own
Times" and ''The Library Series OF twenty
four of the Worlds Best Books.
II November, 1895, the Tribunal of Com.
merce of Rouen, France, rendered judgment
of 5000 damages in the suit for plagiarism
brought against the famous Professor Cesare
Lom broso by n. Crepieux. the au thor of works
on handwriting and character. Professor Lom-
broso and his publisher, who had let the case
go by default, appealed, and the judgment has
just been affirmed by the higher court which
fixed the damages, however, at 500.
The New Amsterdam Book Company of 156
Fifth avenue, New York, announces the pub
lication of Love Songs of France" from the
originals of: De. Musset, Gautier, Hugo, Gi.
rardin, Baudelaire, De Beranger, Chenier,
Lamartine, De Lavigne, Dufresny, Deguerle,
Laucussade, Saint B. 1--WE, Dupont, Nadaud,
Parry and Segur. The edition in vellum will
cost 81 so, and the edition de luxe, in white
silk with special photographers, SO rs.
G. P Putnam's Sons have just issued the
forty-flfth volume of "The Story of the Nations
Series" IN which C. L. Maurice deals with
Bohemia The next two volumes will be
''The Story of Canada" by Hon. J. G. Bourinot.
and "The Story of the Balkan States" by w.
Miller, who has made long sojourns in Rou-
mania, Bulgaria and Servia, and is thoroughly
familiar with their ancient history as well as
with their present political complications.
Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, have
just received a single order from one firm for
100000 copies OF their celebrated Standard
Dictionary of The English Language, amount
ing at retail to nearly 81 $50, 900. This is the
largest single sale OF so large work ever made
in America. Previous to this one large trans
action over 100000 copies had been issued.
and the company Is still receiving many large
orders from It's subscription agents throughout
the world.
The Open Court Publishing Company an.
nounces for early publication a novelette, by
Richard Wagner entitled "a Pilgrimage to
Beethoven" brochure by Count Tolstoi on
christianity and Patriotism, /" "History of
English Secularism" by George Jacob Yol-
yoake. Ancient India-Its Language and Re-
ligion" by Professor H. Gutenberg, and later.
Gustav Freytag's Luther and new transla-
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The first volume of Victor Hugo's CORE
spondence, just published by Messrs. Hough-
ton. NJ film & Co., contains letters by Lamar
tine, Aired de Vigny, Lamennais, Armand
Carrel ana Sainte-Beuve. NJ. Paul Meurice
the editor, states that he has taken great care
in making the selection, and adds that all the
letters which are not given in this edition will
eventually find their way to the National
Library. The second and concluding volume
will appear in a few months.
The Fireside edition of Shakespeare has
just been published by Henry I. Coates & Co
Philadelphia. This Is new and complete
edition in one octave volume. 1t contains
thirty-two illustrations reproduced especially
for the edition from famous Shakespearean
illustra tions by English artists, and also has a
number of interesting views of Straiford-on-
Avon. The same house also announces a new
edition of the works os Flavius Josephus. in
an octave volume, translated by William
Winston.
Laird & Lee have now completed their sPouy
Reference Library" which makes a set of five
volumes, including Conklir' Handy Man-
uai." the "Pocket Encyclo edi Britannica
"Home and Business Instruc,, :" the s'Modern
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to writer who was known to be thoroughly