New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
BOOKS FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.

SOME OF THE ATTRACTIVE JUVENILE prDLrCA-
TONS OFFERED ~ ESTES & LAvRIAT.
Few Of the publishers represented In this city
have prepared more extensive list OF books for the
holidays than that which Estes & Lauriat. Of Bos
ton with New York Offices at No II East Six
feminist are Offering this month. They are bring
Ing ont more than forty new gift books. many OF
them remarkable for their contents. we'll as for
the high standard OF work reached IN their illustra
lions.
The firms juveniles. feature Of their trade. are
specially well represented this year The original
''Chatterbox' Is out In an improved form. with
great variety OF stories ana sketches for the
little ones and over 300 full-page Illustrations de-
signed especially for II by well-known English art
lists The striking feature about this years copy
OF the popular chdrcn's annual Is that ii quantity
az nlcasnp Illustrations In color have been added
Tor ,hn first time The book is = small quarto. with
Illuminated board covers II also comes nioln.
bound full gilt with chrome sides ana full Sit
Nnother valuable children,s book Is Our litue
known 10 his readers ~ oliver 'ptc. me N
nual' comprises number OF 1rlElNM N"fsrs ,,
toles written by authors well known Tor th'r
iuv.ril. literature. There are more IMAM '"p ne"
Illustrations engraved IN wood ui,i .r 'nn
nual' for this var profuseiy illustrated WITH fuu
page and smaller wood-ensraNlnss' l. also u" ''e
Thr.c Of James O,is's books for children OF an
Older growth Will be welcomed by many Mno rIhe
already enjoyed IN" autnor eii't .''ii'''R ~ t
Il ndef the Liberty Trr. IS ire nitn v2iunr M. ~
Mr. Dfgs stories OF American iitS'"'F -'''-.T'
H. il , tai. ucOted with the Boston MASSACRE
The book is Illustrated with seventeen Of L. j.
itr1pmun's drawings and comes I'm small Ciotn-
tnund l1mo volume with cover design. TEDDY
ana carrots. or Two Merchants Of New pAprr
ROW viii he recalled az Mr. OtS's serial ina 81
Nicholas" It l. amusing story or TWO lAuS;
one Of them from the country. wno ',tani,s ,'
Themselves In business IN this city after encountri
ing the trials incident 10 the street Aidh ne.
~ \ Rockers has illustrated il admirably. Inc
fhlrI book entitled The Boy captain relates
mo ,,lNtntrres of young seaman VINO brought
back To Ncw-Yofk vessel that had been aban-
Il, ned hv it's crew OF the Chinese coast j. i II
Illustrated 10y George Foster Barnes ana mas i
pleasing cover design
Thr.. or the remaining new publications or me
firm al particularly worthy OF note a works OF
lcknowIedscd value brought out in style Suitd-
BILE to their authors rank. They are George Elots
Adam Bcdc' and Felix Holt and 'theNallrr
de Nalson Rouge" by Alexandra Dumas. E1ch OF
the two nrst-named books Is published IN two
roval octave volumes ana printed from new
plates on handsome Holland paper. with admira-
bic ctchings and PHOTOGRAPHERS on Japan paper
They bound either I'm red silk or IN white vel
lum The edition Ia limited to go copies The
'Cheyallcr de Mason Rouge" ia printed on TIA"
Same kind OF paper and also illustrated with photo
gravures and ctchings. Tho cover design IL
stamped in gold.