The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
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London NeIus.
BY one Of the most wonderful evoluso,s -
tne puohshing world in recent years /, IL a.
nouneed that the firm OF Newnes rb;,b 81.
founded to supply cheap literature 10 the nit,;or
ana mas since had 50 many successful imita,o-. .
now presents Tor subscription a new Quarterly
magazine at the trifle Of 10 euneas ,,,,ba
to be called the Ideal. Yet il is no narsdoS =,
say that this periodical in its way is as chc,n a,
the price as the half-peany evening neNsoa9srs
Tor IN the main 1t consists OF about TWENTY rIstee
reproduced for the most part in color. taken fro,,
pictures which are at once famous and ipaccAs.
siole since they are jealousy guarded in privats
ooleeuons. a half guinea for such print is
not nigh figure. Many a dealer will detect i,
the Ideal sure and certain prospect Of barv,in
especially in consideration Of the fact That the
issue is limited and numbered
Looking at the pictures which are to be in
euded in the first number Of the Ideal one can not
help wondering at the exquisite depth and finish
OF the impressions, but inquire as 10 how it is
all done and you will discover that the effect has
been obtained by subordinating mechanical IA
personal skill Of trained and talented craftsmen
The duplication is only adequate because il is the
work OF a man and not Of a machine The pro-
cess OF reproduction is one which has never vet
been used in England and which will have TO be
carried out in Berlin Vienna and Paris. l,
necessitates the coors being painted 10 the biocL
By the artists for each impression the reproduc.
tons being effected by one printing Rv This
means absolute identity in coloring with the orig
nal is obtained.
On account OF the difficulty Of producing
greater number in the space Of three months il
is expected that each issue will be limited to
/ 500 copies There is not the least doubt that
in these days OF many publications Of all sorts
there still remains at least one clear vacancy in
London.
A book that has cost sao,ooo to produce ought
to be worthy of its subject II that subject be the
British empire. This expense would seem 10 have
been laid out on an album Of King Edwards
realms, which will sortly be published. It aims
by pictures to describe them as they are at the
beginning OF the twentieth century Photographs
are given of all the PRINCIPAL men who have helped
to make the empire There are to be 500 il
Illustrations OF its capital cities.
In the ordinary way of publishing the last
week has seen little almost nothing, done OF
course books which sell best at the present time
are those OF the presentation order but though
nothing is being issued in the present lull pub
fishers tell me they are very busy
1t is a long time since a stirring, refreshing
sea tale from the pen Of Nv Clark Russell has
been given to the world but ! learn from him
that one will be out very shortly from the press
of Messrs. Chatto Mr.. Clark Russell who is q
martyr to rheumatism, is in the present cold
weather closely confined 10 his house in Bath
which is to be called Overdue" that word which
is familiar to the peruser of shipping lists and
OF course suggests the sea and something that
comes under the head Of casualties. Indeed it
also touches upon fresh phase Of sea life which
Nh Clark Russell has never dealt with before
namely, diving and the diver.
Mrs Rose Standish Nichols, American lady,
has been making study Of English pleasure
gardens and is producing a book on them.
Messrs Macmillan have it in hand. She goes
as far back as the Roman British age then passes
to the monastic grounds and the medieval
"pleasuaunee," and so to the ample field Of the
Elizabethan mansion and Its surroundings.
. She notes the changes introduced under the
Stuarts, the effect Of French fashions and the
Italian villa models and then comes to the great
period of the eighteenth century. She finally
treats of modern English gardens giving PIC
lures Of some Of the most noteworthy
Not content with his tilt against the 'Un-
! sneakable Scot" Mr.. T W. H. Crosland is ad-
venturing on even more daring task, and has
- persuaded Mr.. Grant Richards, not Mr. Murray
s who published the "unspeakable' affair, to pub
5 lish for him book which will be called Lovely
Woman" 80,
/ This book. I am informed claims to deal with
= woman in all her aspects and especially WIN
5 English women Of the present day
Mr.. Richard Bagot's novel OF Roman me
Donna Diana" recently published, is to be trans
: lated into French and Italian. Mr.. bagot is rec
oanized abroad as one Of the few writer's N
i English who possess an intimate knowledge OF
h italian life Mr.. Marion Crawford 49, OF course
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