Evening star., 1949-12-04

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The Bookbinders Art
Those who make q practice of
giving books for Christmas know
there are Q couple Of other cate
gories that can't be overlooked as
general gift sources-notable ex-
amples of the bookbinder's art
and new editions of classic works.
=. Books that are physically at
tractive make suitable presents for
that reason alone; when the con-
tent Is also appealing. the gift Is
very nearly perfect for any one.
Two such offerings are the boxed,
two-volume set Of Goethe, the
Story of . Man." by Ludwig Lew
isohn Farrar, Strauss, one of the
many works on the great German
that appeared during this 2o0th
anniversary year Of his birth. and
Gallery of Ghosts" by James
Reynolds Creative Age). tales Of
the worlds better-known spectres,
with beautiful illustrations by the
author.
Outstanding Photography
OF the World
That perennial favorite among
gift books, ~. s. Camera" ap-
pears this year with its first "in-
ternational edition." Of which
Tom Maloney. editor. writes: "The
international edition is far more
than a celebration of u. s. Cam
era's 18th annual volume. In the
faroff days before World War II
most Of the European countries
produced Photographic ANIMALS Of
varying luster. Photographic in
France and 'Das Lichtbild in Ger
many were not only outstanding,
but superior to anything produced
In America. Actually this superb
ority was responsible for U. S.
Cameras birth. To call those Is
years eventful years Is to verge on
understatement. Mans entire his
tory may be scanned carefully to
find a decade and a half compar-
able to the era 1835-1950. The
coincidence Of U. S. Cameras
birth and growth to leadership is
merely reflection Of a leadership
that America has found to be hers
in almost every field today" This
years edition of "U. 8. Camera"
presents not only the outstanding
photography of America. but of
the entire world.
In the other classiflcation-new
editions or collections of literary
masterpieces copious selection
can be found in the bookstores.
Here are just q few Of them:
Domestic Manners of the Amer
icans," by Mrs. Frances Trollope
(KnopD, with the illustrations
provided by Auguste Hervieu for
the original edition: "The Short
Stories Of Henry James," selected
by Clifton Fadiman for the Mod
ern Library Giant Series (Random
House,: THE Quintessence of
. g. B. s." edited by Stephen VIM
stem Creative Age). who has
lately made it his business to see
that the greatness Of George
Bernard Shaw is not mderesti-
mated by the world, and "The
Medieval Reader" edited by James
Bruce Ross and Mary Martin Nc
Laughlin (viking). one Of the
Portable Series. containing a wide
range Of selections from an era
seldom associated with cultural
development. Also three new vol
umes in the Mermaid Series (Wyn)
on Restoration drama are on the
Ahelves this year-the works Of
Thomas Decker, George Farquhar
and William .Wycherley.
The eve Of Holy Year, 1850, is
most appropriate time for the
publication Of "The Vatican: Be-
hind the Scenes in the Holy City"
by Ann Carnahan. with photo
graphs by David Seymour. The
book is both Informative and at
tractive. The text tells the COM
plete story of the Vatican, and
the picture illustrates it beauti-
fully.
So there you have enough GER
tainly to give you a start. And
you'd better start soon. You'll
discover that the Christmas shop
ping you do between now and De-