New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
new lines. and that the carrying eipscy yaseraiIy
doubled. while the expenses Will %
Joys FOR YOUNG READERS.

ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY BOOKS AT E. p DUrroN
co.'s.
Thar. &. certainly no class Of people that looks
,or,yard m the Christmas season with more eager
anticpatior than children and this fact Is or'en
,ro. ~ nernlexitv to parents who find II nard
IN choose presents that will please the ht''e o"e'
and he of benefit to them also. Their cno'ce -
likely to be a good one. however II IL ias "po''
hooks of the sort that +. i. Dutton * ~ arc
bringing out for the holidays. The nrm nave
rcputati,n for the publishing Of books suitao'e 10
oh,drep of all ages. and especially to those VINO
oro vourp enough to take delight In hearing
rretty tale or Jingle read aloud. ..o
Prominent among the new publications. Vi ,o
house is an edition Of that immemoriai ia'o
Mother Goose" which the firm looks upon aS '"e
finest bit of juvenile bookwork IL mas p'o
ducsd for wears II is in the first place, po''i
nde Mother Goose" All the old rhymes ''i"'
are compr,sed in that title are TO be found III ."c
voume and no modern jngles have peeh "u"''
n spo,l the harmony Of the old ones Inere are
IOs pages and IS attractive Iictures III co'o' ="
sides a profusion OF black i''us''"''o"'
which are bound to awaken an ardent int9'es' IL
the Youthful beholder The cover is gayiy drco
,tod with prav-ereen red and odgold stamp. ana
h.ars the figure Of q little girl seated upon
fying goose The print Is remarRapy ia's' a''
clear and the paper OF substant'ai qua"'s "
J. 6 Hardy Is the Illustrator Of the book which u
really a companion volume to the nrm popu'".
edition OF .Robinson Crusoe." The Ao'n'r
Chose makes n present OF standard 'd'ue '
any Young child Mrs. Hardy is engaged on ."e
Illustrations for a new Hans Andersen wh'c"
the firm will bring out next year. ,o,
Peeps Into Fairy Land may be reckohed
among the bes, Of their original BOOKS. IL -
series OF interesting fairy pantomines handsome.
l.. hound wth a picture figured on the cover OF
,h ,omous "Robes IN the Wood standing In an
o,,sIeaf which Is being drawn through the ar
bv robins The book Is arranged by the iate rreu
BARNARD the former well-known contribute.
"punch, and contains an introduction py rreu-
erick T.. Weatherley. .
Another attractively bound volume. intehneo io'
little ones is Sweets from Fairyand whcn Vo'
stats NJ fairy stories and yerses by f. f. Wea'her'es
and Robert f. Mack with illustrations feature u
the book and one which will strongly co'"'
TO all who have the task OF amusing cn"u'e''' " W
transformation which can he erected III 'ne ~
c,Iored pictures OF the book Ey means oi n" ~
pen,ous arrangement in the form OF paper a''dc"
on. a row scene can be whipped over the race OF
tho one in place so quickly that the cniid haru'y
realizes how II Is done. The firm IL getting OUT d
large number OF these book curlosi'es ior 0'.'1 "
and they all give pleasing enects. Inc 'a''',' "
transformatlon scenes Is great. and there ~ a.so
coed assortment OF pantomme books wnlcn n,s LII
soo r ca,ss ot into relief Of these represents
a number OF menagerie views win '''e'' P'
q -, in tho q. ges OF wild beasts. ,, .Ao.o
ances sceansous III se stories for young children there
are Few books that can approach nei.s sa,Gss ~
one OF the firms new publications ~ - >rs Woles.
,nr,as AMI verses by Francis Cromp.on Mrs .Sn
worth Helen MiIman r f. weatheriey ana % o,ners nro
They are admirably written. and the doom 4, wi,bont
t,Do,,. illustrated that cannot open IL w,,".;,
ernosing fli-page picture in coors or ion an 81
hIark nd white sketch. usually the repr'uue''o" -
a wash drawing. ,,, ,,,,uc,,lons OF E. p.
Among the other valuable puoucat.onns worfhv va ot
pm,;on & Co. Good Cheer for lea. Is rom ser.
mons by the late Phillips Brooks one for d eson me;me @
noetical selection The book - mosa Prooks taken
bound good sovsr Of pI and 'GSS sod stamp
from yav ia me compiler OF the Work ~ - az
exccIlent little volume TO serve a. s"' '''
mas or New Years Day.