The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

and describes the growth Of the rhymes
and the book. The volume is we'll print
ed and bound and will be sure favor
ite in the nursery. dodge publishing
company. New York. sl.5o.)
Every holiday season brings the
"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" in some
new dress, and no matter in what form
it comes it is always welcome. This
edition is the Fitzgerald translation,
the authors final revision, but contains
also the literal Omar, being a version
of those quatrains of the original upon
which Fitzgerald's poem was based. 1t
Is edited by Arthur Ginterman, who
writes an excellent introduction and
gives the reader chance to learn how
much of the popular Omar was Fitzger-
aid and how much was the Persian poet
himself. The book is printed on Italian
handmade paper and contains some un-
usual illustrations by Gilbert James. 1t
Is 2 most artistic piece of workman
ship. paul Elder & Co., San Francisco.
s1.50.)
'.The Works of Jesus" is the title of
a small book edited by Edna S. Little.
She has made summary of the gos--
pels and teachings of Jesus and ar
ranged them in chronological order. and
then adds the Sermon on the Mount as
the dCCcptcQ summary Ol lllc uOStllACS
of the great teacher. The book Is
artisticauy printed and bound In
Fabriano boards. (Paul Elder & Co.,
San Francisco. Boxed. .sf25)
"You and Some Others appeared
last year in time for the holiday trade.
1t Is a small book of poems for occa-
sions by Agnes Greene Foster, and is
worthy of notice. The poems have
been revised and some new ones added,
and the book is decidedly improved by
the work spent upon 1T. The decora-
tions by VIII Jenkins and the un-
usual beauty of printing and binding
will appeal to the lover of things
artistic. paul Elder & Co., San Fran
cisco. $1.25.)
L. Frank Baum may be tired of
Dorothy" and THE Land of o." but
he must go on writing about them. for
young America will not let him stop.
The latest is The Road to o. and is
just as good. IL not better. than any
of It's predecessors. 1t will be remem-
bered that Dorothy and the Wizard
passed through some strange fairy
lands of different colors on their Jour-
ney. These lands are all described here,
and each on its own colored paper,
making veritable rainbow of the
book A few new characters are in
troduced, the Shaggyman Is sure to be
favorite and Polychrome, the Rain
bows daughter is rare discovery
Beautifully printed and illustrated
tThe Reilley & Britton company,
Chicago. s1.25)
Starving on Bed Of Gold; or The
Worlds Longest Fast" Is the rather
sensational title of the very sensa-
tional experience of James A. Hall OF
Watsonville. Cal. 1t is written by
himself and contains af11davits and cer-
tifcates to prove the truth of his state
ments He was out prospecting with
two friends in Alaska and became sep
arated from them July II. 1900. He had
with him a pound of bacon and a few
ounces of crackers, and these, with
what berries and roots he could find.
kept him alive until September %, 81
days. His experiences I'LL quite book.
and some of them are horrible, but
will be read with interest especially
by all who know Alaska. The book
contains several photographs. (Press
of Sentinel. Santa Cruz. CALI
The Academy of Pacific Coast His
tory has issued it's third number. this
one being devoted to The Diary of
Gaspar de Portola During the Cali
fornia Expedition of 1769-1770." The
manuscript came into the possession
of the University of California with
the Bancroft collection in 1905. and is
now printed for the first time. This is
very valuable pamphlet for the stu
dent of early California history, and
also to all interested in the literature
Donald Eugene Smith. assistant pro-
foc ff a nd ~Cf,er ,r,1,