The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Two very dainty little books issued by
E, K. Herrick & Company are entitled
Treasure Bits, and consist of brief
selections by Rose Porter from the writ
tngs of Carlyle. Thaokeray, Hugo and
Balzac the English authors in one vol
ume, and the French in another. The
books are artistically gotten up, being
printed on heavy paper, with red initials
portraits of each of the authors represent
ed. The bindings are especially dainty
and appropriate for the holidays, both
little books being covered in white and
stamped artistically; the English in gold
and with the red rose of England, the
French in gold and purple tieur de lis.
Side by side, boxed, Treasure Bits make
boz ed, S1.0o, or singly, 81 cents
The Jingle Rhyme Book by Henry
Bradford Simmons. (New York: Freder-
ick A. Stokes Company; Portland: Lor-
ing, Short & Harmony is filled with
funny rhymes and funny colorad pictures
waich will delight the little folks.
Sambo Book By Isaac Cole, Jr. Illus
trated sby Katharine Gasaway contains
the adventures of Sambo told in five
stories ntitled Paradise Manor, How
Sambo Saw Santa Claus, Sam bo's Dream
i'll Church, Sambo and the Robber,
Sambo and the Custard The book is for
the children and it's pictures are very
funny. Published by Williams & Wilkins
Company, Baltimore.)
Cartoons of Our War with Spain by
c. q. Nelan, with the New York Herald.
(New York: Frederick a. Stokes Com
pany; Portland: Loring. Short & Har.
mon. Dir. Nelan has told the story of
the Spanish war in cartoons and a very
bright and interesting story he has made
of it, too. All the cartoons are good and
many OF them are exceedingly bright and
suggestive. A glance at this, book viii l.
convince anyone that there was de
cidedly humorous side to our Spanish war
and that Mr.. Nelan saw it and is able to
make others see it.
From Day to Day. BY Theodore W.
Woolsey. Boston: Little, brown &
Company; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon This beautiful little book is
made up of texts Of scripture for every
day in the year, each text being in
+ rench German and Italian, as .yell as
English The book is handsomely print
ed and bound and will make an attractive
holiday gift.
E. r. HeIrick Company issle a
collection of humorous sketches and
short stories by Tom Hall, entitled
The Little Lady, Some Other People ami
Myself Most Of the matter contained in
the book has been published in Truth and
much appreciated by the admirers of this
popular humorist. The co lection of some
of his best work makes pretty and en-
tertaining little volume, and the book is
attractive1y gotten up, with frontispiece,
ornam entail fabricated title page, numer.
GUS illustrations, deckle edges yellow
the book is bound. The cover design is
unique, and is stamped both sides in
black and red. Price S1.25.
When Cupid Calls is the pretty title of
a new book of verse by Tom Hall, whose
When Love Laughs was such success
last year. Mr.. Halls society verse is
smooth, agreeable and decidedly pleas
ing, and the book is put together in very
pretty style; published by e. r. Herrick
Il CO. 1t is printed in unique type, on
deckle edge paper, and each page has a
border design, two eolors alternating
the book When Cupid Calls
is one of the daintIest and prettiest holi.
day books this year. Price 81 90.
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