The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07

possession Of several authors and
DOCKS OF widely recognized literary
worth. for many of which there have
been phenomenal sales, and few OF
Wnlcn have been epoch-maa1ing.
Among the latter may be reckoned
the names of Louisa M. Alcott, Ed
ward Everett Hale, B. C. Burnand. Of
HAPPY Thought" renown; Edward
unknown author of ..Miss Toosey's
Mission" "Laddie." Tip Cat" and
other Stories now famous In every Ian
guage; and Mrs. .JuHana Horatia Ew-
lnSs unique little gems Of romance.
Also epoch-making were the famous
women series of biographies. all writ
ten by famous women about famous
women; the No Name series Of novels;
series, all of Which, are valuable prop
erty. The Roberts books were always
selected with. rare literary taste, sup
ported by counageV and minded
sympath1es Woman's work was ever
well treated by the firm, and among
the books that have now become STAN
dards, the firm OF Little, Brown & Co..
Will have thel-worlAs of Helen Hunt
Jackson Lacks. 1, L; ho9se Chandler Moulton'
Helen Campbell, May Alden Ward,
Lillian Whiting and Mary w. Tileston,
author of Daily Strength for Daily
Needs" ETC., also Mrs. Mary J. Lin
coins Cook BoblSs:s
The Roberts also made familiar to
Americans JEAN Irgelow. Vernon Lee.
A, Mary F. Robinson Now Nine. Mar
mesteter), Christina Gabrielle Rossettf,
Olive. Sehreiner, Gertrude Egerton and
Gertrude Hall, and furnished neat edt-
t1ons of Miss Austen and Miss Fer
rier. all Of which will take the new
imprint. Their juveniles have long
been among the paying books, and
among the best sellers to date are
those of A. G.. P1ympton, Susan Cool
idge, Prof. John 'Trowbridge, Mary P.
Wells Smith, Evelyn Raymond, and
Lily r. Wesselhoeft. The house Of Lit
tie, Brown G. Co. may also with pride
change the imprint on the Roberts edi-
tions Of William Morris, Dente Gabriel
Rossetti. Philip Gilbert Hamerton,
Philip Bourke Marston and John Calls
novels. 4 Of recent years several trans
lations Of religious standard works
were undertaken. by the Roberts at
great expense, and these are strong
books to add to the new publishers
list. Among such may be, specially
and Remains History Of the People
of Israel" in five volumes; Life Of
Jesus THE Future of Science" and
my Sister Henrietta" The wonder
full translation Of .Balzac, by Miss
Wormeley, is also to be supplied to the
trade by Little. Brown & Co. 1t is
pleasant to think chat such an array
Of books will find themselves among
their peers in taking their places
among the publications Of Little,
Brown & Co.
The firms as already noted. has oc-
cupied it's store at 245 Washington
street from the beglnning-the present
building, erected by Harvard college,
being. according. to- Edwin M. Bacon's
sketch Of Little, Brown & co. in The
Book1nan for judy, 1897, the second on
the site. For a. few years in the early
forties, according to the same author
ity, Phillips & Sampson, then young
in the trade as, a firm, occupied the
second floor ofsthe first building. Early
In the century, on or near this slte
was the little fPamphlet Shop Of Nat
Coverly, the walls Of which were near
ly covered with ballads on broadsides.'
Coverly had graduated from the print
er's shop to publishing, and his Inn
print has beenfouHd as early as 17F4."