The sun., 1912-07-27
THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Although FIRST issued thirteen years ago
Henry Holt 4 Co report that they are
having TO send to press for the ninth time
Lavignac's Music and Musicians" The
book has been revised and enlarged several
times. and has been supplemented with
matter ON contemporary composers BY
Henry f. krehbiel. tho American critic.
The Holts announce that about Novem'
Der they will issue another volume OF
their Leading Americans" series. Lead
ing American Inventors" by George lies.
This series IL edited by Prof. w. P. Trent
VI Columbia University.
"The Human Factor in Works Man
agement" by James Hartness. NJ. K.
president OF the Jones 4 I.amson Ma
chine Company. - announced by the
McGraw- Book Company. publishers
Of engineering books. This book Is the
first one to deal with tho vital side Of
the question. though there have been
more than 900 books published on Scisn-
tifiC management
Harper 4 Bros. announce that they arc
putting to press this week for reprintings
the following books: Keeping Up with
Lixxic.'' by Irving Bachelier ''Home Fairy
Tales" by Jean Mace Man." by Mrs.
Lucy G.. Lille; Games and Songs OF
American Children by William Wells
Newell; Seven Dreamers." by Annie
Tru'nbull SlossOn, and THE Fur Seals
Tooth" by Kirk Munroe.
The Street Called Straight" which has
run through several editions since It's
publication two months ago. has been
put To press for another printing. Al
though II has been persistently said that
the anonymous book Ii the work OF Basil
sS,r a..
report Basil King lives in the same
Boston suburb in which the scene OF
THE street Called Straight" Is set
Andrew Carnegie has endowed the
Mark Twain Memorial Library IN Rcd.
ding Conn, with a fund sufficient for It's
support. The library Was built by the
humor'st presented with several thou
sand volumes from, his own library and
after his death received from one OF
his daughters many thousand additional
volumes. including all Twain's own works.
The Scribners announce the publication
Of new novel by l.. Hopkinson Smith.
II Will be called "Thc Armchair at the
Inn" will be- set In picturesque Nor
mandy and viii display the authors vcr.
satility In tho scope Of It's characters.
Tho Century Company announces as
It's next issue sn up to the minute move.
&C.. - or In the Wireless House." by
Arthur Train. Among the fall books an
nounced by this house are personal
Traits of Abraham Lincoln" II now LIN
coin book. written by Helen Nicolay :
Mrs. I-anceIot" Maurice Hewietts new
novel dealing with London woman and
her three lovers; "Smoke Below Jack
londons new story Of adventure IN the
Klondike,
Tho hrst Of tn. l?i: best sellers. &C
cording TO tho Bookmcn's list, was f.
Phillips Oppenheiin's detective story
Peter Run and the Double -Four" Now
the authors later novel. THE Lighted
Way" is reported among the SIX best
sellers. Mr.. Oppenheim has achieved
new record With two novels among the
SIX best sellers within a six months
period,
For the second time IN month Little.
Brown h 90. report that they have gone
Ia press With Payne Erskine's THE Noun
tain Girl" This makes II total Of thir-
teen prntings.
Louis Joseph vance's THE Bandbox"
is the best selling novel In Canada, ac-
cording to the July issue Of the Book
seller and Stdt'omer.
Among tho fall books announced by
Little. Brown h Co. are Good Indian"
another far Western story. by b. NJ.
Bower. whose spring novel. Lonesome
Land ran through seven editions and
''The Boys Parkman." new book Of
selections from the historical works Of
Francis Parkman. compiled BY Louise s.
Hasbrouck. who also furnishes biography
and notes
A story which might have been told
by tho crew of the Farfadet. who per-
ished when their submarine went down,
or by the men Of the Lutin. who died at
their posts on tho bottom Of the sea. Is
related by Capt Danrit. IA French author.
in THE Sunken Submarine" which Little.
Brown & Co. publish In this country.
First hand materials upon which TO draw
for true to life narrative are unfor-
tunateiy plenty IN France ''The Sunken
Submarine" has been placed on the list
OF books for crews libraries In the United
States Navy.
Dublin ~ . Psblishing Centre.