Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
Between New Book Covers

nY one Of those strange condolences
* which sometimes occur in the
~ publishing business, 1.-THE Call or
the city, was the title selected by two
authors for two forthcoming DOCKS;
one book has already been printed ana
the other was on the press neIo1e oi, uu1
Dlication was discovered. DIR. Burreh
of the Marble Collegiate church, New
York, one of the authors. has accord
ingly changed the title of his book 10
"The Lure of the City" 1t VIII pe
published in a few days by Funk &
Wagnalls company.
"Yule Tide Editions are in prepara-
tion bv Paul Elder & Co.-ChriStmaS
books in Christmas boxes. Each BOOK,
selected for it's attractiveness and ap-
propriateness for holiday presentation,
is placed in it's own individual Chrlst-
mas box OF rich material ana qualnt
device-a gift and a surprise py ltseH.
The delicate personal touch that
doubles the significance of a gift IS
added by adorning each book with a
holiday sash of bright ribbon, to Whlch
is attached an original holiday caro-
The series is to include fourteen titles.
Following the great success In
America of "Sir Richard Escompe,
Max Pemberton's romance issued re-
Gently by the Harpers in this country,
it is announced that the novel Is to be
published in England. The English
printing will take place in the autumn.
at about the same time that the play
dramatized from the novel VIII pe
shown by James x. Hackett In
America.
One of the first of the fall novels to
appear is Cousin Cinderella" by Mrs.
Everard Cotes, who is better known
perhaps as Sara Jeanette Duncan.
Mrs. Cotes' new book recalls tnat Willy
story, IAN American Girl in London"
Again she has taken as her principal
character a native Of this continent.
who finds herself on English soil. This
time, however, 1t is Canadian girl
whose experiences are chronicled, and
not g. citizen of the states.
The promise of a new book by Clifton
johnson will be welcomed by all those
who know his delightful work with
| camera and pen. His latest explora-
tions have been In the far west, and the
| record contained in Highways and By
ways of the Pacific Coast" Will prob
ably appeal to a larger public even than
his earlier books.
Among the early fall books are several
that will appeal to those who have to
provide reading matter for children
One of the best of such books will be
"Red Cap Adventures" by s. r,
| Crockett, which will require no recon-
mendation to the many youngsters who
already know the same authors "Red
Cap Tales" Like the earlier book. this
| is a retelling for children of some OF
the best stories in the Waverly Novels
Otto II. Bacher the American artist
| and etcher knew intimately Whistler
| that most fascinating and whimsical oil
geniuses-during his stay in Venice
His memories of those days, made into
an attractive brown cloth volume witt
reproductions of twenty-five Whistler
etchings, three Whistler Autographs
and five Whistler letters, and a number
of etchings and photographs by Mr.
Bacher. will be published this month.
Thomts Y. Crowell & Co. are t.
strengthen their notable line of chill
drens books by the publication of five
new stories by well known authors
"Old Man Coyote" an Indian fairy
book by Clara K. Bayliss; "The Fire.
F'ly's Lovers" Japanese fairy bool
by William e. Griffis; "Stories of Per
sian Heroes" by e. M. w. Buxton
"The Galleon Treasure" tale of ad
venture by Percy K. Fitzhugh. ant
1.-TWO Stowaways," a tale of the fishing
banks, by James Otis.