New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-01

HOLIDAY OFFERINGS AT THE STORE OF THE
MACMII.LAN COMPANY.

HOIIDAT OFFERINGS At THE STORE of iir-
MACMIILAN COMPANY.
Those who have recently had the time to look
through the Christmas catalogues of the publishers
or 20 linger the tempting displays IN the great
book stores must have been struck by the tendency
~ meet the ever-incroasng demand for the od
friends in new illustrated editions The books
which have been kept within easy reach since their
authors first threw their spell over the lovers OF
choice literature are those which are most readily
picked up in the store to he examined with deNght-
full "reminiscences
Jsra Aus,eu,s novels have been published in many
editions and their iniescribabe. healthy, oldtime
charm has slowly won them an enduring pace
among the English classics The last ana "os'
exquisitely made edition to come 70 puohc NOTICE
f.; the set of the demure dainty ana old-iash.o"eu
volumes which the Macmillan Company, OF NO 20
rifth-ave mas lust published. There are ten OF
them and In the first is n reproduction OF the
ZoTany portrait Of Miss Austen. Thoroughly cha'-
acteristic Of the period-the early years Oh inc
centuryare the illustrations. This EDITION mas al
ready attracted attention on account OF us editing
by Reginald Brmley Johnson The coiored Illus
trations are by c. f. and II. NJ Brock whose WORK
as illustrators is we'll known
The Ingoldsby Legends is a book when one
would hardly dare TO hope for IN cosored hlust'a-
tons yet the Macmillan Company has put II out
among its holiday books with t"eFe tuil-pas@
plates in color and colorcd tte-page and fyieaves
twelve fu-page plates in color bit there are also
upward OF a hundred drawings distributed through
the text In black and white by the same artist.
s.Crahford" too has not been forgotten. Mrs.
Gaskelrs everything old masterpiece has been
brought out with an introduction 10y Anne Thack-
.rav Richie and forty coorod Illustrations, ana
some in the text By Hugh Thomson, who has been
as successful with this book As Brock has oeen
with Jane Austcns novels in entering into the spirit
OF the author.
Another notable book that has been recently Is
sued in a new edition with handsome illustrations
IS THE Choir INVISIBLE by James Lane Allen
This novel has into It's one hundred and tenth
thousand and its latest appearance with eight tull
page photographers from drawings by Orson
lowell with about sixty line drawings In the text
ought to make ii favOrlte for the Christmas sea-
SON -,,, ,,, hoe o,so ,oodo holt
dav book Of THE Last Of the Mohicans." II. NJ
Brock is again the illustrator and there is not Il
boy In the land whose spirit will not be aroused by
these beautifully colored pictures. This y saying
nothing OF the older boys whose gray hairs often
None OF his books have retained their hold upon
popularity with the same tenaciiy As the LAST OF
Inc Mohicans" and il says much for the enterprise
Of the publishers that they have conceived the
happy idea of illustratins The book in colors and
n n4ys III" Ike S Il Il Brock ' '' "
\ book which viii maSe 4 strong appeaI To th nose
who love to read OF the life Of their grandmothers
and great grandmothers in America Is Mrs Alice
Morse Eare's Home LIE IN Colonial DAYS II IS
graphs. gathered by the author. Of real things
works ana happenings OF plitn tllitS
II Is difficult to close the Macmillan Company :
long list of publications. without passing word
FOR F. Marion Crawford's ave Roma lmmortalis:
or Studies from the Chronicles ~ Rome II is a
brilliant picture OF the life and history of the
mother Of cities Mr.. Crawford has applied his
method as novelist to the matter ~ history and the
result is a book fully as delightful as any of his
novels.
Two books OF the season which have been of
most timely interest MoritZ Bus his Memoir
OF Bismarck and 1.-THE Phil ppine Islands and
Their People" by Professor Dean {. Worcester.
This latter book Is storehouse OF obserla alton ard
Intelligent comment on these newly acquired pos
sessions. The Illustrations number upward Of sixty.
and there are two maps. The author prose-
cutting his investigations I'm the islands for three
years in company with Or. bourns. II whose cam
era the book Is indebted for the startling native
scenes. Just at this time such book Is OF the
greatest interest TO every American who Is inter
ested IN his country's welfare This particular
book IL verablc book Of reference the isla nds.
BRINGING BACK UR. WILLETTS'S BODY.
San Juan dc Porto Rico. Nov. 3c.-The United
States transport OLDHAM which IL due to arrive at
New-York on December y. bears the body OF