New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

pearance in holiday guise. The Rubeiyat Of
Omar khayyam" C. ?. Dutton & Coz,
with twelve illustrations by Gilbert James, is
a capital edition of Fitz Gerald's incornpara BILE
translation. The book lie printed on vellum
paper and the plates all in photogravure.
Mr.. James is original draughtsman, who
takes the inspiration supplied by the art Of the
East and turns it to new uses His designs are
the most notable made for the quatrains since
Vedder published his remarkable SERIES They
are daring almost TO the point of eccentricity.
but they really show sympathy for the old
Persian. and have a very charming atTnos-
phere. Croweu { Co. print IN their handy
.'Chiswick" series. The New Life of Dante. in
Rossettis translation The thin volume is IL
Illustrated with half tones from some of the
Dantesque ORA awnings OF the noted pre-Raphael-
tie. In the same series we have Andrew Lang's
beautiful version OF "Aucassin and Nicoette'
with the illustrations Of Bida. The Croweus
also make prettily illustrated booklets Of The
Deserted Village" by Goldsmith. and Gray's
"Elegy." and they print in similar form "a
Browning Calendar edited by Constance NJ.
spender in which quotation from the poet
is given for every day of the year. Two other
Browning publications are to be noted. The H
NJ Caldwell Company, Of Boston, has reprinted
the "Sonnets from the Portuguese" in a hand
some little quarto with decorative borders daint-
ilyHdrawn by Adrian J. Torfo. The frontispiece
is in photogravure. The binding is attract
i've affair of white and gold. with fasteners of
broad silk ribbon. Under the title of Florence
in the Poetry of the Brownings'' Chicago: a.
c. McClurg & Co.. Miss Anne Benneson
McMahan brings forward a judicious selection
from the works Of Robert and Eliza beth Barrett
Browning, combining herself to those lines which
deal with the history. scenery and art Of the
civ Ft,JI-
Illustrations from photographs, excellent half
tones printed in a delicate green tint. The
Brownings both did much OF their best work
when treating Italian themes In this book we
have an admirable scheme admirably executed.
The Poems of William Morris" Thpnas
7. Croweu & Coz is publication similar in
form to the Greek anthology mentioned above
The compiler and editor is Mr.. Percy Robert
Colwel who has shown sound taste in the
execution Of his task. He prints the early ro-
mantle poems, the "Poerns by the Way, and Ju-
dlcious selections from The Life and Death OF
Jason" The Earthly Paradise" and 'sigurd" His
introduction is to the point and we appreciate
the photography which he has also supplied;
1t includes a number Of the more important
essays on Morris which have been published in
books and periodicals portrait Of the poet
serves frontispiece. From Norris we pass
TO divers American poets. Lowell is represented
by q reprint of The Vision of Sir Launfar' III.
NJ Caldwell Company. with picturesque decor
atoms in line printed in an olive tint This
booklet is bound in a luxurious flexible cover.
1t belonge to The Renaissance Series
The most brilliantly got up book OF poetry TO
hand is the edition of Poems OF Childhood"
(Charles Scribner's Sons) in which the things in
Loves Songs Of Childhood" and with Trumpet
and Drum" are brought together the whole
being illustrated in ooors by Mr. Maxheld
Parrish. OF the verses there is nothing new to
be said. We need only point out to the reader
who is not. perhaps familiar with them that
they are by all odds the best work Eugene
Field ever put to his credit, They stand for the
finer side Of his nature, and for all that was
most spontaneous and charming IN MS art Mr.
Parrish, likewise is never more eHeeuVe IMAM
when he is making pictures OF saiioren OF OF tns