New-York tribune., 1897-12-08
CHRISTMAS BOOKS.
,r,p,Nrs OF PoETRY-CLAssIcAL NOV
r,s IN NEW EDITIONS-PlCT-
,,,rs PRETTY BINDINGS
AND GOOD TEXT.

AND GOOD TEhI
That commiserating attitude to"a'o cue po~
,yt,ch 1. so often illustrated IN conversation o"
=, ~. comic Journals receives an amusing reou''
=, halliday time. Then the puoHshers 'ur" ~
~. no.ts When all else has faiied' the poe''
..m h. nrinted and reprinted, and pup
,,shsd IN gorgeous fashion. Luche' iol ca
.n,n,e "a reissued by the Frederick "A. o'o"e'
o,v IN q handsome volume with fuil-paee
,,ustrat,ons In colors by Madeleine Lenlane'
.,a v,cnettes In black and white oy MI =. y"
Rogers II Is one of the most popular OF mooe,
sentimental poems In Its present iori" !. u.s.
"a nrove more successful than ever M'e
naire has exactly the touch which Is SUI
.hs Interpretation Of these lines. Nhe '"'
garce and she has a pensive feei'ng r'e'
drawings are prettily reproduced. anu WIN
sketches by Mr.. Rogers. the doom Is wv
n,ete. The presswork Is all that cou'u '
s,r.d and the binding Is in good taste, A''o-
sn.u .x,u e.. hook to be cordially received.
u. NAV saw as much for the little antho'oe'
Of "Old English Love Songs puonsheo W -"
Macmillan Company. with ILLUSTRATIONS
ceorrc Wharton Edwards. and an lh'roouo.'o'
nv Mr Hamilton Wright Mao'e. hoth eo''''
and illustrator have worked as though IN love
with their theme. and the voiuihe wins
reader at once. Mr.. Mabie PROVIDES oeHe" =.
,ncentive-if incentive Is needed-to the per"sa'
=, the noens the latter have been seiecteo WIN
tact and Mr. Edwards has provided plctorid'
.ccomnsn,ment interesting for its own sake as
we, as for its sympathetic Interpretation Oh 'ne
text The book Is very daintily maze.
~, rha,,.. Robinson Is a draughtsnan VINO
...rr. ~ have been born to make drawings OF
h,h,.. md children He illustrated TO perrec-
t,on stevenso,,'s book "A Child's Garden OF
Verses" and now the Scribners publish selec-
Tim from Eugene Fields poems made by Ken
n.th Grahame and illustrated by Mr.. Robinson,
which n wholly Irresistible. Lullaby Land:
Song. Of Childhood" as the book is called. Is
packed with drol ideas expressed In engaging
FORM Field was at his best In such rhymes
Mr.. Grahame's tribute Is that OF man Pc
cul!arly qualified to speak on the suoJect' anu
to him and Mr.. Robinson we owe oeo' Vi
gratitude 1t Is a songbook to be put pesloe tne
stevenson collection and there regarded Win
affection
podd. Mead g. Company send US ''The Tras-
adv of Hamlet Prince Of Denmark" by william
Shakespeare, with Illustrations by H. c. Christv.
We cannot say that Mr.. Christy adorns the text
But the latter is we'll printed. the book is at
Christmas gift for a studious person. II Is 70 oe
smiably dismissed
In the series Of reprints Of classical fiction
published In London by Service Patton. the
Putnams who are the American agents. send US
"Pendennis" and Shirley" IN two comely vol
umes Miss Chris Hammond illustrates the
former and Mr.. F. H. Townsend supplies the
sketches for Shirley" Both books are ade-
ouately illustrated. Better still. they are well
made, with good paper. print and binding.
The Putnams also send us translation. IN
handsome volume, OF the book by Edmondo de
Am,cis called in italian "Sulr Oceano" and In
this version "On Blue Water" The narrative
describes q voyage from Genoa to Buenos Ayres.
and II not one Of the best Of the authors works
II Is, at any rate. readable and amusing. This
edition IL richly illustrated. Of course, and Is is
sued between decorative covera
"Harper's Round Table" Is hailed with Joy
from January to December by thousands Of
youngsters but we doubt II even the boy who
had had the periodical as 1t came from the press
would be grieved II he were to receive the bound
volume at Christmas 1t is a noble folio. bulky.
but cheerful to hold. Through the pages Of a
periodical like this. which never stoops TO en-
tertain but preserves always a high standard
in morals and taste alike. the boys Of the coun-
try receive incalculabe pleasure and benefit In
its complete form for the year. too "Harper's
Round Table Is 50 fascinating in its pictures
that 1t competes with far more important publi-
cations