New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
rRRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME


.ro-ean, will be published in a limited edition
e.-lv in January by Dodd, Mead Co. The
.u+bor was an Iroquois by adoption and init
ore with the race from boyhood. and perhaps
"a me knew more about the institutions of the
-sst tribe. He was aided in his work by
t5asanoanda (Ely S. Parker. an educated and
Intelligent Iroqucis of the Seneca nation The
-iefnal edition was published in Rochester in
1s5l and has long been out of print. The new
-rork has been edited by Herbert NJ. Lloyd, and
,,cluces much new matter from various sources.
There viii be printed three hundred copies
hand made paper, and thirty copies on Japan
paper.
III Were King" the novel by Justin Huntiy
Mccarthy, on which the play by the same name
reoeutly produced in this city is founded, will
he published by R. II. Russell on December 2S.
II was to be issued for the holiday trade, but
unforeseen delays prevented Mr.. Mccarthy de-
psrted from the usual custom by dramatizing
MS story before publishing Il It is romantic
novel founded on the career OF FRANCOIS Villon
and King Louis XI Of France The novel will
be Illustrated with drawings in color and pict-
ures Of Mr.. z II. Sothern and his company in
the principal roles.
The third and last volume of Russell Sturgis's
"a Dictionary Of Architecture and Building
vas published this week by the Macmillan
Company. The work is biographical, historical
and descriptive, and has found much favor in
the eyes Of architects and engineers
One Of Mr.. Richard Harding Daviss popular
Van Bibber stories, Her First Appearance" is
published in separate form for the holidays by
Harper Brothers. 1t makes pretty booklet
Of fifty pages. with decorative borders and illus
trations by c. D. Gibson and Z NJ Ashe.
Little, Brown & Co, OF Boston, have compiet-
ed the series OF thirty miniature volumes. which
they publish under the title OF The Pocket
Balzac," with four volumes respectively devoted
10 The Magic Skin, and The Hidden Master
piece" Louis Lambert and Other Stories"
"seraphita and The Alkahest." and "Juana.
and Other Stories" This is the convenient edi-
ton enbodying Miss wormeley's sterling trans
lation, TO which have previously referred in
cordial terms. 1t is well printed and tastefully
bound and is issued at moderate price The
publishers announce that any one Of the thirty
volumes may be procured separately
Little, Brown & Co. also publish for the holi-
days new editions Of the late Philip Gilbert
Hanerton's two interesting essays, Painting in
France After the Decline OF Classicism" and
Contemporary French Painters" The books
are inezpensively made, but they are well illus
trated with photogravure reproductions.
To say that publishers are more than pleased
with the way in which their offerings have been
taken is putting it mildly Several are mourn
ing the fact that they did not anticipate the de-
mand with sufficient exactness and are now un-
able to supply urgent orders. One firm which
imports a great many English books has been
forced TO have several hundred volumes for
warded by mail in order to fill an unexpected
demand. The Scribners have prepared statistics
Of one weeks sales Of some Of their leading
books, and from these idea Of the great de-
nand can be obtained. Take the week ended
December IA, for instance: There were sold
1900 copies of Henry van Dykes The Ruling
Passion 1900 copies of Cables Cavalier,
1000 copies Of Ernest Seton -Thompson's Lives
of the Hunted" $50 sets of Balfour's Life Of
Robert Louis Stevenson and 2,240 copies Of
Dr. Maltbie D Babcock's Thoughts for Every
day Living
A collection of essays the Oxford Of the
last century is published this week by the Mac
milan Company, under the title Of oxford
Studies" The name of John Richard Green ap-
pears on the title page. and the book is edited
by his wife and Miss K. Norgate- 1t was Mr..
Green's intention TO write an extended history
Of Oxford, but his death prevented it. He had
filed many notebooks with details collected
with great labor, and many Of the chapters had
been written Some Of the essays included in
publications A most interesting chapter is
oxford as Il Is To-day
4 revised edition of Colonel A. K McClure's
sOur Presidents" will be one Of the first pubh-
cations Of the new year by Harper Bros.
The book was withdrawn some time ago that the
author might add chapters dealing with the ad-
1ninistration Of President Mckinley The new
edition will end with the inauguration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt Colonel Mcclure was delegate
10 the national convention which nominated Lin
coin and has attended every convention since
that time Many Of the Presidents he has known
personally. He was Editor Of The Philadelphia
Times" until he resigned a year ago to devote
himself 10 literary work.
TIE publishers of Kim" Rudyard Kipling's
latest novel announce that the American sales
10 date have gone considerably beyond the hun
dred thousand mark This news was sent to
Mr. KipIing, who has elected to spend Christ
mas on a liner bound for South Africa
Alexander e Baillie, author Of "A Paraguayan
Treasure has written the history of the ORR
entail Club and Hanover Square. in London The
hook is dedicated TO Baron Rothschild, and pub
ished this week by Longmans. Green & Co. 1t
is Illustrated with many halftone reproductions
from photographs
Ancient Royal Palaces in and near London"
is the title OF an art work by Thomas R. way.
which was brought out this week by John Lane
II contains twenty-four full page Autographs,
with descriptive notes by Frederic Chapman,
which Indicate the leading points OF architectu-
raj historical and archaeological interest. The
edition is limited to one hundred copies