The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-18

other COPY of %Rubatyat OF Omsi
KhAyyaIn, Etlt top, pocket Size. bound
In half morocco and half crusheo
o range peel
We have become so tired OF the
Ruby Yacht. as the girl called 1t, tha'
We can't stand anything Persian. not
even cats and Tugs. And we have
sunk to that pitch OF disbursement
where our only hope-and a faint one
at that's that some n will give u
the book this Christmas In a req
! plush binding. like the old family
| album. Not that We admire the TAM
! liz album, or any OF the portraits IN
II but red plush would be a change
The receipt of a red plush RudaiyA;
would brighten our whole day Tor US
OF course. 1t is possible we shall
not receive the book this Christmas
It Is also possible that George '
! King will take office az president OF
England on January /.
We have never understood WHY
people give the hooks they do except
on tho very reasonable ground that
| some books arc only fit to give away
! The Collected Poem OF o. X. Is one
: of these. And all books CONSISTING
chiefly Of giit tops, gilt backs, mar
hled oilcloth FINDINGS. pink bindings
deckle (racged) edges. etc. belong
: to this general class Of the Gireaole
and U'nforCiveablc. BY the way
never look Il gift book in the table
Of contents. That way, as the poet
! (not q. NJ said. madness Hes.
Z What is a good gilt book" \ good
gift book Is q good book Of any sort
! carefully chosen with the taste o
: the recipient In mind-so far as one
/ knows or can ascertain that taste.
The real problem in giving books
! and Il Is serious consists only i'll
. finding out. "a we'll as you Can. what
sort OF reading the person you are
8 giving to favorS. The principal ms
take Is In giving a book. and II may
he an excellent book. which you
yourself like. o. course, II youi
friends taste is quite the same a.
! yours. such a gift is all right: but
even so YOU are giving. we hope. hc'
! cause YOUR friends taste is for such
and.such. and not because your own
happens to be identical.
, But Why give BOOKS? Well. lew
things are more giveable. Books, Al
! compared with many other gifts. arc
not expensive. Books arc pu0l!sted
on every conceivable subject, ioi
every IMAGINABLE sort Of reader. ana
they offer more variety than n
other possible gift. They are easy
10 buy: vcu don't have 10 sec the
article TO know what YOU are send
ing. You can order a book as you
cannot order a vase or a dish or a
necktie or a po"ketbook. Books arc
Randy in size, easily carried. easil?
nailed. And there is always a ne"
hook. in whatever class, On what
ever topic,
The difficulty Of suitins an un-
known preference can easily be over
come You can give an order on 4
BOOKSELLER and let your friend take
, his PICK. Or you can ask your
! friends to submit lists OF a few books
they'd like and pick from that. Stll
I the number OF instances In which you
wish to give a book. and do not know
or cannot easily and indirectly find
out what the person likes. isn't many
. There is the risk OF duplication. but
, that is true in the case of all gifts.
: Always give an author a copy OF
: enc of his own books. He Is sure &c
/ he critical OF any II elses WORK
and perhaps will not appreciate 1t
, Then. too. in giving him one OF his
own looks. YOU are making him an
additional present OF twenty cents
or so. the royalty OF n copy sold
! An author is practically certain. 10
such a case. to autograph his boob
and give it back to you. If he Is a
very we'll known author, you can then
sell the autographed copy for more
than it cost you. A profit OF so per
| cent Is not unusual on such a trans
! action. and on what other gifts that
YOU make can you show any profit
like that There Is one drawback:
the money 50 made is not deductiolc
, on YOUR income tax blank. Still VIC
can't set away with everything.
II takes an Anna Katharine Green
or J. 5. Fletcher or ONE n Ike
that TO get away with murder" Or
US, To get away
With this.
PENHOLUsIR.