"The editor shows a wide acquaintance with the most precious treasures of English verse, and has gathered the most admirable specimens of their ample wealth. Many pieces which have been passed by in previous collections hold a place of honor in the present volume, and will be heartily welcomed by the lovers of poetry as a delightful addition to their sources of enjoyment. It is a volume rich in solace, in entertainment, in inspiration, of which the possession may well be coveted by every lover of poetry. The pictorial illustrations of the work are in keeping with its poetical contents, and the beauty of the typographical execution entitles it to a place among the choicest ornaments of the library."-New York Tribune. 'Lovers of good poetry will find this one of the richest collections ever made. All the best singers in our language are represented, and the selections are, generally, those which reveal their highest qualities. *** The lights and shades, the finer play of thought and imagination belonging to individual authors, are brought out in this way (by the arrangement of poems under subject-headings) as they could not be under any other system. *** We are deeply impressed with the keen appreciation of poetical worth, and also with the good taste, manifested by the compiler."-Churchman. "No lover of poetry can turn the leaves of this book without being struck by the compiler's sense of the value of true poetical expression and the discrimination which very rarely misleads him.”—Boston Advertiser. "On the whole, though many will claim that the selections strongly mark the personal taste of the editor, it will be conceded that the collection is fairly representative and one of the best and most complete ever made."-Boston Post. "It will be years before any rival to 'THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF POETRY' will make its appearance."-Cincinnati Times. "Cyclopædias of poetry are numerous, but for sterling value of its contents for the library, or as a book of reference, no work of the kind will compare with this admirable volume of Mr. Coates. It takes the gems from many volumes, culling with rare skill and judgment."Chicago Inter-Ocean. "A more popular, more appropriate, or more elegant work could hardly be conceived for the holidays than 'THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POETRY.' It is elegant but not showy, and there is not a poem of note that is not contained between its covers. Works of this kind have previously appeared, but none could compare with it in comprehensiveness and finish."Chicago Times. "THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPÆDIA' is one of the most complete collections of the gems of English poetry that has yet been gotten out. The compiler has shown a fine taste in gathering those lesser poems that one often likes to read over again, and they are here so grouped as to gain, rather than lose, by a new setting."— Baltimore Gazette. THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF POETRY, lately published in Philadelphia, is no careless gathering together of an undigested mass of scraps, but is a comprehensive and carefully arranged body of the best fruit of the best bards volume will be compared with others of a of both of the English-speaking peoples. The much more extensive, from the nature of the similar design, and it will bear the test. It is case, than the collections made by Whittier and Emerson, and it contains more than two hundred pages more than the one which bears the name of Mr. Bryant. It is about the same size as the collection of Fields and Whipple, but the arrangement of that volume is essentially different from that here adopted, and its price is greater. One of the points of this volume is its presenting every poem complete."-Cam bridge Tribune. "Mr. Coates has been a most earnest and painstaking compiler. He has not been con tent to skim the surface of poesy, but has gone down into the depths, has hunted in the nooks and corners, and has brought before the public many quaint gems of old-time lore, many charming pieces of modern production that have escaped, until now, public notice, and has not, so far as our examination has shown us, omitted any of the standard pieces that in such a volume we expect to find."-Philadelphia Times. "THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF POETRY' should be a welcome visitor at any fireside, as it is the most complete work of the kind ever published."—Indianapolis Sentinel. "All lovers of poetry who desire to possess, in a handsome and compact form, the cream of English poetical literature will gladly welcome this superb volume."-New York Graphic. "The selection has been carefully and tastefully made, and represents nearly every popular poetic gem and every longer minor poem that has become classic in the language. It is a handsome book, well printed and generally attractive, and can hardly fail of becoming popular."-Boston Gazette. Special rates for yearly or other contracts. from the German of E. Werner by Mary Stuart Smith, and not likely to lack for readers among those who remember her "Good Luck" and other charming stories. At the same time E. & L. will publish a handsome edition of Miss Yonge's admirable "Young Folks' History of England," illustrated with a large number of pictures far better than the pictures one often finds in books of this class. It is excellently 600 printed on good paper, and in all respects is 400 worthy of praise and should have a large sale. $18 00 10 00 20 A deduction at the rate of $4 per page, throughout these terms, for each re-insertion of standing matter. 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Stoddard, The Cottage Library, etc.; and the wood-cut illustrations by Bellows, for the book on the Central Park, which was printed years ago but never published, will also be offered. PORTER & COATES will publish on the 26th the third volume, called "The Mail Carrier," in Harry Castlemon's widely popular Boy Trapper Series, which boys trap in great quantities; and an illustrated little book by Mrs. Oliphant on "Dress," one of her useful Art at Home series. GINN & HEATH will publish, next week, "Hamlet," with new notes by Rev. H. N. Hudson, the eminent Shakespeare scholar. It embodies the results of long research and study, and will be an admirable book for use in schools. HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & Co. will publish, next week, "Artists of the Nineteenth Century," by Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement and Mr. Lawrence Hutton. The work comprises biographical sketches of 2050 artists, with an account of their style and what they have done, and frequently with critical estimates of their achievements, selected from the best authorities. It is in two crown 8vo volumes, and is a cyclopædia of art and artists of this century. At the same time will appear "The Southern States," the 28th volume in Mr. Longfellow's excellent and all-comprehending library of Poems of Places. 'Bonne HENRY GREVILLE'S coming story, Marie," nearly ready by T. B. Peterson & Bros., is a story of Normandy and Paris, said to be remarkable for its freshness and delicacy. "It is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a smuggler in Normandy, on the coast of France. Having been educated in a convent at Cherbourg, she returns from school, where her father had placed her, and struggles, in spite of her discontent, to do her duty in her humble home. She turns a deaf ear to a lover's pleading, and when her father is killed in a fray with the coast-guard, she leaves her home and goes to Paris to seek her fortune. The tale of her struggles with poverty, of her début as a singer in one of the celebrated cafés, where, after a great success, she loses her heart to an artist, is simply, powerfully, and most pathetically told." Mary Neal Sherwood is the translator, under authority from Mme. Greville. CASSELL, PETTER & GALPIN expect at once, Secret Correspondence of Louis XV.," recently the Duc de Broglie's promised book, "The brought out in Paris by him, and which created so great a sensation there. It has long been known that the king held a voluminouscorrespondence with his secret agents; indeed, his ministers suspected it, and more than one writer of the time alludes to it. In 1866, M. Boutrarie unearthed a large number of letters from the State archives, and published two volumes. These letters served to prove to a curious public that there were many more hidden somewhere that would throw much light upon the history of the time. The Duc de Broglie was stimulated in his search for them by the fact that in those that were published his granduncle figured extensively. The result of his search is the present work, The King's Secret," alike interesting to the public and valuable to the historian. The book is likely to have a wide run here as well as abroad. 44 AUCTION SALES. Thursday, March 20, 10.30 A. M.:-Stereotype plates, books, bound and unbound, woodcuts, etc.. belonging' to the estate of the late F. J. Huntington.-bangs. April 3:-Spring Trade Sale.-Leavitt. WEEKLY RECORD OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. In this list, the titles in brevier are direct transcriptions from books actually received, according to the rules of the American Library Association; those in nonpareil are from the best information available, and will be repeated in brevier when the book is received for registry. The notes followed by a number are those which are sent out on printed title-slips, as revised by the Library Association authorities; unless bracketed, which means that they have not yet been so revised. Those not followed by a number are on the sole authority of the WEEKLY, and are not included in the title-slip registry. The abbreviations are usually self-explanatory. A colon after initial designates the most usual given name, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles; D: Daniel; E: Edward; F: Frederic; G: George; H: Henry; [: Isaac; 7: John; L: Louis; N: Nicholas; P: Peter; R: Richard; S: Samuel: T: Thomas; W: William. Sizes are designated as follows: F. folio: over 30 centimeters high): Q. (4to: under 30 cm.); O. (8vo: 25 cm.); D. (12mo: 20 cm.); S. (16mo: 17%1⁄2 cm.): T. (24m0: 15 cm.); Tt. (32mo: 121⁄2 cm.); Fe. (48mo: 10 cm.). Sq., obl., mar., designate square, oblong, narrow books of these heights. Where figure instead of letter symbols are used, the record is from publisher's designation, and not measurement. imported books are marked with an asterisk; authors' and subscription books, or books published at net prices, with two asterisks: educational books published at “wholesale" prices, with a dagger. Bain, Alex., LL.D. Education as a science. Crofutt, G: A. The Overland tourist. Chic., Overland N. Y., Appleton, 1879. 27+ 453 p. D. (in- Deems, C: F., and Perkins, Theodore E. Coronation hymns and songs; for prayer and praise meetings. N. Y., Barnes, 1879. 128 p. 12°. bds., 35 c. Bible. The New Testament; or, the book of the holy gospel of our Lord and God Jesus the Messiah: literal tr. from Syriac Peshita version, by Ja. Murdock, D.D. New ed. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1879. 518 p. por. 8°. cl., $2.50. Brown, Marshall. Wit and humor: a choice Defoe, Dan. Journal of the plague in London. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 44 p. Q. (Franklin sq. lib., no. 46.) pap., 10 c. By the author of Robinson Crusoe;" first issued in 1722, under the title "A journal of the plague year: being observations or memorials of the most remarkable occur rences, as well public as private, which happened in London during the last great visitation in 1665. Written by a citizen who continued all the while in London." Characterized by Sir Walter Scott as "one of that peculiar class of compositions which hovers between romance and history," Dickens, C: The mystery of Edwin Drood, reprinted pieces, and other stories. Household ed. N. Y., Appleton, 1879. 348 p. il. 4°. cl., $1.75; pap., $1.25. collection. Chicago, S. C. Griggs & Co., Driver, J. Merritte. Bible temperance hymns; adapted to 1879. 340 p. il. D. cl., $1.50. Short stories, anecdotes, conundrums, and witticisms of various sorts, classified under 17 subjects, as: Legal profession; Political, congressional and legislative; Bulls and blunders; Irish wit; Ministers and the church; Negro humor; Matrimony and love; Dutch humor; Medical profession; Army and navy, etc. Browning, Elizabeth B. A Poetical works, complete. Florence ed. N. Y., Jas. Miller, 1879. 534 p. il. 12o. cl., $1.75.-Same. 2°. cl., $1.25. Bunce, J: Thackray. Fairy tales: their origin and meaning; with some account of dwellers in fairyland. N. Y., Appleton, 1879. 3 + 172 p. S. (Appleton's new handy-v. ser., no. 25.) pap., 25 c. Aims to show the origin of popular fairy-tales in the traditions and legends of the early periods of the race, and to furnish an inducement to a further study of folk-lore; the substance of volume was delivered as a course of Christmas holiday lectures, in England, 1877, at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, of which the author was then the senior vice-president; will interest young people as well as old. Burrage, H: S. The act of baptism in the history of the Christian church. Phil., Am. Baptist Pub. Soc. 252 p. 16°. cl., $1. Busch, Dr. Moritz. Bismarck in the FrancoGerman war, 1870-1871; authorized trans. from the German. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, [1879]. 2 v., 11+ 364 p.; 2 + 347 p. D. cl., $4. [Account of the battles and events of the campaign from Saarbrücken to Versailles; Gravelotte, Sedan, siege of Paris, and conclusion of peace preliminaries; Bismarck's sayings and doings, personal habits, table-talk, remarks upon events transpiring, etc., taken down from personal observation, the author having been for eight months constantly near the Chancellor in an official capacity.] 39 Craighead, Rev. J. G., D.D. Scotch and Irish seeds in American soil: the early history of the Scotch and Irish churches, and their relations to the Presbyterian church of Am. Phila., Presb. Bd. of Pub., [1879]. 348 p. S. cl., $1. Chiefly aims to show the indebtedness of the American church to the Scotch and Irish for the elements which entered into its original constitution, and also for its subsequent rapid growth and influence; brings into prominence the principles of religious and civil freedom for which the later churches so long battled. the present phase of temperance work, S. S. prayer meetings, etc. Cinc., J. Church & Co., 1879. 70 p. 12°. bds., 30 C. Edwards, Jonathan. Works; with add. and general index and complete index of Scripture texts. New ed. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1879. 4 v. 8°. cl., $6. Goldsmith, Oliver. She stoops to conquer; [also] The good-natured man comedies. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 8-212 p. Tt. (Harper's half-hour ser., no. 93.) pap., 25 c. Griffiths, Maj. Arthur. The English army: its past history, present condition and future prospects. N. Y., Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1879. 12°. cl., *$5. Guernsey, Alfred H. Thomas Carlyle his life-his books-his theories. N. Y., Appleton, 1879. 3-201 p. S. (Appleton's new handy-v. ser., no. 26.) pap., 30 c. Compact sketch of Carlyle's career; examination of the purpose and scope of his books, with numerous extracts that illustrate the peculiarities of his style, and the theories with which his name is identified. Hale, Mrs. Sarah Josepha. New cook book: a complete cookery book for all classes; with rules and illustrations for household management, and full directions for carving, arr. the table for parties, etc., with preparations of food for invalids and children. [New issue.] Phila., Peterson, [1879]. 18-526 p. il. D. cl., $1.75. 1385 receipts; an unusual variety for preparing fish, vegetables and soup; a special feature is the receipts for food for children and invalids. Index. Handel, G: F: The Messiah: sacred oratorio, comp. On the subject of future punishment; enters into the question of its duration, and its nature; author considers it to be reformatory, its length depending upon the sinner's reformation. 4 appendices: 1, Modern orthodox representations of future punishment. 2, Mediæval opinion. 3, Recent Roman Catholic representations. 4, Alexander Ewing, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. Herodotus. Stories from Herodotus and the seventh book of the history; with Eng. notes by Rob. P. Keep. N. Y., Harper, 1879. Minto, W: Daniel Defoe. 8338 p. maps; S. cl., $1.50. Greek text; contains the stories of Cræsus; Cyrus ; Rhampsinitos and the robber; Polykrates, tyrant of Samos; interview between Aristagoras and Kleomenes; Kypselos of Conrith; Arcadian deserters; seventh book of the history from plates of the Harper's-Text edition of Herodotus; Blakesley's punctuation followed in the history and stories, Copious English notes, occupying half the volume, and written with special reference to beginners. Hoey, Mrs. F. Cashel. All or nothing: a novel. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 67 p. Q. (Franklin sq. lib., no. 45.) pap., 15 c. An English society novel, about love and marriage and other kindred topics. Hutchinson, E: Girder making and the practice of bridge building in wrought iron; illustrated by examples of bridges, pfers, etc., constructed at the Skerne iron works, Darlington. N. Y., E. & F. N.Spon, 1879. 12°. 35 pl. cl., $4.25. Kinzie, R. A., and Gabriel, C: H. Gospel and temperance songs for temperance societies, gospel meetings and S. S. Cinc., J: Church & Co., 1879. 112 p. 12°. bds., 30 c. Knox, T: W. John; or, our Chinese relations: a study of our emigration and commercial intercourse with the Celestial Empire. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 8-121 p. Tt. (Harper's halfhour ser., no. 98.) pap., 20 c. Divided into 12 chapters, on early intercourse with China; treaty-making; Anglo-Chinese language; the comprador; Chinese progress in commercial knowledge; establishment of Chinese merchants in foreign countries; statistics of Chinese trade, etc. Lawrence, Eugene. English literature primers: modern period. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 6-133 p. Tt. (Harper's half-hour ser., no. 59.) рар., 25 с. Relating to the modern period of English literature: brief facts about the works of writers; under "New poets" Cowper, Burns, Crabbe, Darwin, etc., are noticed; ' Lake poets" includes Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, Scott, Landor, Campbell, Byron, Moore, etc.; Novelists," Scott, Bulwer, Disraeli, Dickens, Thackeray, etc.; "Lectures, Carlyle; "Historians," Carlyle, Buckle, Macaulay, Dickens. Index. Lemon, M: ed. The jest book. Bost., New England News Co., [1879]. 6+ 389 p. S. pap., 50 c. New issue in attractive shape of a well-known favorite; containing over 1700 brief stories and witticisms. Index. Lie, Jonas. The barque Future; or, life in the far north; tr. by Mrs. Ole Bull. Chicago, S. C. Griggs & Co., 1879. 253 p. D. cl., $1. Quiet family story of Finland; relates the fortunes of a little girl who is rescued from a wreck and kept for years in ignorance of her true parentage; interesting details of manners, customs, dress, etc., of the Finns; story opens 1807. Loomis, Geo. B., ed. The progressive glee and chorus book; sel. from German, Eng. and Italian authors; designed to follow Loomis' Progressive music lesson ser. N. Y., Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1879. 256 p. 4°. bds.. +84 c. Macdonald, G: LL.D. Sir Gibbie : a novel. Phila., Lippincott, 1879. 210 p. O. cl., $1.25; pap., 75 c. Hero a mute of eight years when introduced; well born, but in abject poverty; minutely traces his career upwards to wealth and prominence, showing the influence his beautiful character has for good upon all he comes in contact with; Scotch in scenes and characters; dialogues in unusually broad dialect. M'Ghee, Rev. Rob. J. Expository lectures on the Epistle to the Ephesians. New ed. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1879. 640 p. 8°, $3. Meyer, Bertha. Aids to family government; or, from the cradle to the school, according to Froebel; tr. from 2d German ed. by M. L. Holbrook, M.D.; [also] The rights of children and the true principles of family government, by Herbert Spencer. N. Y., M. L. Holbrook & Co., 1879. 2-208 p. D. por. cl., $1.; pap., 50 c. Presenting Froebel's theories, and those of the kindergarten movement; aids for mothers in the physical and mental training of children. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 8 + 167 p. D. (Eng. men of letters, ed. by J: Morley) cl., 75 c. Sketch of life and writings, based on biographies of Chalmers, Wilson, Lee; his religious and political opinions and conduct; also a review of the historical events of his time, especially those which biassed his opinions; his later journalistic labors; the place of his fictions in his life; his mysterious end. Moliere, Jean Baptiste Pouqelin de. Dramatic works; tr. by H: Van Laun. New ed., with prefatory memoir, introd. notices and notes. N. Y., R. Worthington, 1879. 3 v. 37+ 499 p. ; 567 p.; 611 p. 19 steel eng. 8°. cl., $6.75. Newton, W: Wilberforce. The wicket-gate; or, sermons to children. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1879. 346 p. il. S. cl., $1.25. 12 sermons for children on Bible texts, in simple language, and full of apt illustrations and interesting anecdotes; the title is taken from the first; the others are, The evil magician; Lamps, pitchers, and trumpets; Running disciples; Learning to think; Samson's riddle; Running aground Carriages to Jerusalem; and four on, The four-faced cherubim. Roscoe, H. E., and Schorlemmer, C: Treatise on chemistry. V. 2: Metals, pt. 1. N. Y., Appleton, 1879. 504 p. 8°. cl., $3. Rush, Ja. The philosophy of the human voice; embracing its physiological history, together with a system of principles by which criticism on the art of elocution may be rendered intelligible, and instruction definite and comprehensive; with brief analysis of song and recitation. 7th ed., rev. Phila., Lippincott, 1879. 8°. cl., $3.65. Saphir, Rev. Adolph, D. D. Our life-day : thoughts on John ix., 4. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., [1879]. 5 + 168 p. D. cl., $1. 5 addresses by the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Notting Hill, England, viz., The earthly life-day of the eternal son; Five characteristics of Christ's life; The example of Christ in the light and life of the spirit; the unity of our life, and its relation to eternity; From morn to eve: the six ages of man. Towle, G: M. Modern France; with a brief history of events from the coup d'état of 1851 to the present time; and an account of the present social, military, financial, industrial, religious and educational condition of the French people. N. Y., Harper, 1879. 5-146 p. Tt. (Harper's half-hour ser., no. 95.) pap., 25 c. Verdi, Giuseppe. Requiem composed in memory of Ware, W: Archian; or, home in the third century; in Ware, W: Zenobia; or, the fall of Palmyra; in letters of L. Manlius Piso, from Palmyra, to his friend Marcus Curtius at Rome. 9th ed. N. Y., Ja. Miller, 1879. 559 p. 12. cl., $2. Wilson, Jos., M.D. Naval hygiene: human health and the means of preventing disease; with illustrative incidents principally derived from naval experience. 2d ed.; with colored lithographs, etc. Phila., Lindsay & Blakiston, 1879. 2+ 274 p. O. cl., $3. Plan and object of work not materially changed from first edition; important new matter added, while reforms previously insisted upon and now accomplished are briefly discussed; size of volume consequently not very much increased four illustrations, botanical specimens, added. Work principally designed for captains of ships on long voyages. Index. Wood, De Volson. Elements of coördinate geometry, in three parts: I, Cartesian geometry; 2, Quaternions; 3, Modern geometry; and an appendix. N. Y, J: Wiley & Sons, 1879. 11 + 329 p. O. cl., $3. Contains matter not heretofore found in works upon analytical geometry; designed as a text-book; great care taken in separating the subjects, so that they can be studied advantageously; each part treated in the most elementary manner, the examples being of the simplest kind. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS. RESOLVED, That this Convention recognize the Publishers' WEEKLY as the established organ of the entire trade, and recommend it to publishers as the medium through which they should make their “first announcement" of books they propose to publish, and the full title of all books immediately on publication.-AMERICAN BOOK-TRADE ASSOCIATION. |