Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-28
NOTES ON BOOKS AND
Authors

The class Of 1921 Of Princeton
University has recently conferred
on the late Richard Halliburton an
Award OF Merit. Mr.. Wesley Ialli-
burton. father of the author who
died while sailing Chinese junk
across the Pacific. accepted the
award. Work is going forward II
the BabbS- Merrill Company ON Il
ne" edition O: Richard Halliburton'S
work. To be called The Royal Adj
ventures u! Richard Halliburton"
the book Will be published in the
spring.
Viking Press reports that rights To
Theodore Strauss recently publish
ed moved MOONRlSE have been
sold iu.' British. Danish and Swedish
editions.
THE STORK CLUB BAR BOOK.
Uy LuCIuS BCcoC. Is IL cocktail books
what the Sturk Cab is to life after
dark. Hundreds of exciting. new
drink discoveries are included be-
tween The covers O: this book. re-
ports Rinchdrt & Company.
ONE HUNDRED TRUE CRIME
STORIES is a collie. ION ol behind
the story details e: crimes given a
'IcuoNa. flavor ana these ranking
on the iron, page q! newspapers.
The author. Sam Cohen. has given
the story Behind the daring theft
IF the Mona Lisa. hc tells aoOu. Il
criminal whose Brutality shocked
:hc entire world: he gives u factual
account q. the murder that inspired
Dresser - writ" AN AMERICAN
TRAGEDY. and otlcrS equally rs
fascinating. The " rid Publishing
Company Will publish il on Novcn-
Der IS.
Be y Better Horcsman" which
until now has been available only
III ;Cn-dollar limited edition has
row been published in i new lover
priced edition by Essential Books .!
Duel. Sloan and Pearcc. Written
by Captain vladimir s. Littauer and
illustrated with Over go photo
graphs bv Bert Clark Tnayer. BE
y Better HCrSeman" IS manual o:
Craftsmanship designed tor The ac-
comp!!Shcd rider a. we'll as the be-
ginncr.
Robert Molloy's new novel IN
EASY SPRING is book which
every husband and wife in the
country will wan: 10 rcad-iur what
wife has no; wondered what her
husband would do If she died and
moment. unused about what he'd
do !: III we're free 10 choose new
hclpmatc2 Alv. Noilpy'S novel deals
with ;hl. p!qu"u: situation. its hero
being a wlduWcr with two children.
VII" finds a G.Hmn.T %EI on one
horn of hi, drlimma and = ne
r' shci'". comfortable woman on the
other. UNEASY SPRING was re-
ccnl'" published ry Macmillan Com
pIny.
The background for Vera Cas-
paris ucW murder novel. STRAIN
GER THAN TRUTH. Random
House publication. includes both the
mai. order advertising business and
The inside of 4 publishing house that
Spccia!IZrS IN pulp confession"
magazines. rUmanccS and huoey
Hoou, motion picture stars The first
printing will be larger than the to,a!
sale o: either OF her last ;wo books.
LAURA and BEDFLIA.
Il all revolves about that fact that
Phyllis Crawford not only wrote a
book about small cat but loves
thcm and owns them as well The
cndpapcrS for THE BLOT: LITTLE
CITY CAT we're done by ne: own
cat, ChinuuaDin. who was so at
traCtcd by Barbara Cooncy's pic
lures of the little black cat o! the
story that she walked around and
around on large sheet Cf paper lust
10 make sure her boss book had
that feline touch. \ Henry Holt &;
Company publi' alton.
--JCANITA STAINBACK.
China is aiding the establishment,