The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14


the White House comes the opportunity
for every scholar and student TO keep
in touch with the newest plays novels
and criticisms of the old world.
There will be agents in the Euro
pean art centers who will forward at
once to the White House in San Fran
cisco the newest verdict or the latest
literary sensation of the hour Cali
fornia will have the new books and
the new plays only week later than
our European cousins, and the service
in New York is quite as perfect and
will keep the west in an equal ad-
vantage with the east.
BEST IN THE WEST
The book department at the White
House is more like Brentano's of New
York than any book display west of
the metropolis, and when one considers
that the book supply is only one part
of the immense equipment of the White
House, the wonder increases that the
whole plan of the splendid new store
is carried out as effectively in detail.
The book department in on the first
floor and occupies large space with
its correctly arranged book cases and
lines of show tables heaped with paper
covered books These cheaper editions of
fine books are an important factor in
the successful selection of books. The
classics can be secured in paper bind
ings with all the modern literature in
the same accepta bic style.
Heretofore it has been almost impos-
sible for the student of literature to
secure such convenient material for
study.
BOOKS IN FIVE LANGUAGES
The remarkable assortment of French.
German, Italian, Spanish. early English
and modern classics will attract the
attention of every book lover who
enters the book department at the
| White House. The line of French books
includes such various and celebrated
names as Honore de Balzac, AAlfred de
Musset Victor Hugo, Maurice AIaeter-
linck and Marcel Provost. Every school
from the romantic to the modern
materialist is we'll represented on the
attractive book shelves. The books on
German philosophy and a complete IL
brary of information upon German
literature with the standard literature
of Germany will be a delight to the
Teutonic student and those interested
in the lore of that country. There will
be an opportunity for the students of
the drama to secure d'AnnunziO in the
original or in excellent translations.
The English classics are represented
in complete assortment and in a varr-
ety of artistic bindings that will be
art appreeiator alike. The editions
shown of Dickens. Thackeray. Eliot.
Shakespeare, Lytton and many other
English novelists and dramatists are
not excelled in any American shop.
MANY TECHNICAL BOOKS
The technical books have come in
for special attention in the equipment
of the White House book department,
and every professional man, whether
his allegiance is given to medicine or
any other science. will find an intellt-
gent agent ready to execute his or
der for any technical journal
The guide books and geographical
books, with maps and other prapher-
MALTA indispensable to the traveller, oe-
cupy a large corner of the shop Ii
brary and are a complete assortment
of the UP to date travel guides.
The books suited. to the popular de-
mand such as little stories of great
artists. notable musicians and well
known literary people. are present in
great variety in popular binding and
in popular prices. The wide range OF
prices. from the inexpensive paper
classics and other books to the rarest
bindings of unique design, will insure
a nopuIarity for the book department
with every class OF book patron
The children are not forgotten in the
selection of books, and the fine gift
books, with engagement, date and note
books. lare all part of the great mis-
celIaneous stock in the book depart
ment of this great store.