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also promises reissues this fall of all the books on his list, at reduced prices, re-edited and much improved.

HOUGHTON, OSGood & Co. will not publish Miss Phelps' new book "Sealed Orders" until about the middle of October. Their next lot will include the "Little Classics," which have had so great popularity, in an edition of eight volumes uniform in size and style with the "Riverside Classics," to be sold only in sets; Scott's Tales of a Grandfather" in three volumes like the Illustrated Library Waverley; and Miss Larcom's very choice book, "Breathings of the Better Life," with additional selections, and in "Little Classic" style. The new "Bodley" book, "The Bodleys Afoot," will come very soon, and there seems to be no reason why it should not have quite as prosperous a run as the last year "Bodley" book. It will be abundantly and attractively illustrated, and its stories are by the same skilled hand which has made the previous "Bodley" books so acceptable to young and old.

ROBERTS BROTHERS are ready to receive orders (however liberal) for a fine October list, beginning with Miss Alcott's new book, "Jim my's Cruise in the Pinafore," which forms the fifth volume of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag," and which, being Miss Alcott's, will sell itself by thousands. Hardly less popular is Susan Coolidge, whose new story, "Eyebright," will be heartily welcomed in hosts of families. Young folks are to be congratulated on having so delightful books written for them by so charming authors. Other books in this list are "Canterbury Chimes," in which Francis Storr and Hawes Turner tell anew the Chaucer Tales for Children: "Moondyne," Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly's thrilling story of convict life, in a third edition, printed from new plates; Mr. Thomas G. Appleton's wise and witty tales and essays, which he calls "Chequer-Work ;" Blanid," a new, long story-poem by Dr. Joyce, who won so instant fame by his "Deirdre" Edwin Arnold's great poem, The Light of Asia," in which the career and character and doctrines of Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, are related in poetry worthy of the noble theme; "The New Testament," forming the third and concluding volume of the very instructive work, "The Bible for Learners" "Selections from Fenelon," a sterling little book of wise and religious thoughts, culled by the skilful editor of "Quiet Hours ;" and a little hand-book on "Studying Art Abroad, and How to do it Cheaply," by May Alcott Nieriker, who writes from very full observation and experience.

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GINN & HEATH have just ready Hudson's revised editions of "Macbeth,' King Lear," "Julius Cæsar," "The Merchant of Venice," and "The Tempest," each in a book by itself, with an introduction which gives the history and analysis of the play, and with foot-notes that explain and comment whenever comment or explanation is necessary. The introductions and notes are the rich fruit of Hudson's long and peculiarly productive study of Shake. speare, and they render these expurgated plays specially desirable, not only for school use, for which they are intended, but also for families and private reading. Other books to be published soon by Ginn & Heath are Peirce's "Smaller Four-Place Tables" of lo

garithmic and trigonometric functions; "Selections from the Greek Lyric Poets," with "a historical introduction and explanatory notes by Prof. Henry M. Tyler, of Smith College; the first two books of "Paradise Lost," prepared for class use, and furnished with diagrams and notes by Homer B. Sprague, Master of the Girls' High School, Boston; and Elementary Lessons in English," for school and home use, by Prof. W. D. Whitney and Mrs. N. L. Knox. It is intended to teach children to speak and write our language readily and accurately.

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D. LOTHROP & Co.'s list of books just issued includes enough to set up a publisher in business; and more (not "worse) remain behind." This week brings "Breakfast for Two," which promises to be a good meal for thousands, by Joanna H. Matthews; "Child World Stories," by Laurie Loring; a little book on "Dogs." the first volume of a Natural History Series, by Ernest Ingersoll; a new edition of "Evenings with the Doctrines," a work by Dr. Nehemiah Adams, which has long been a kind of sacred classic in evangelical households; "Little Lucy's wonderful Globe," by Charlotte M. Yonge; Once upon a Time," story plays with taking pictures, by E. E. Brown; "Water Wonders," and Winged Wonders," full of pictures and information about birds and fishes, by Mrs. A. E. C. Anderson-Maskell. Next week will bring a holiday book containing Dr. S. F. Smith's national hymn, “ America," furnished with illustrations, and with an illustrated sketch of the author; "Child Lore,' containing "Classics of Babyland" and "More Classics," and still more classics, gathered by Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, all profusely illustrated; "Christmas Pie," illustrated by Miss Lathbury; "A Consecrated Life," being the biography of Rev. Edwin D. Kelley, a missionary to Burmah, written by his wife; "Don Quixote, Jr.,' in which John Brownjohn relates additional adventures of Miltiades Peterkin Paul; a new edition of the hymn," Jesus, Lover of my Soul," generously illustrated.

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A PUBLISHING firm has been established at Cettinje, in Montenegro.

AN account of the life and writings of Buckle, edited by A. H. Huth, is in press by Sampson, Low & Co.

CASSELL, PETTER & GALPIN announce a new both as to text and illustration. edition of "Old and New London," revised

MESSRS. BLACKWOOD & SONS will publish early in October Dr. John Hill Burton's work on the reign of Queen Anne, in three volumes.

THE new edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, states the London Bookseller, has been entirely set up by two girls using Fraser's typecomposing and distributing machines.

MR. ALEX. GARDNER, the enterprising publisher of Paisley, Scotland, announces a "Biographical Dictionary of Scotsmen," by Mr. Joseph Irving, author of "Annals of our Time."

A NEW memoir of Lord Beaconsfield, just out in England, bears this motto from Artemus Ward: He asked me what was my prinserpuls. I ain't got enny,' I said, 'not a prinserpul: I'm in the Show Bizness.'

ANOTHER of the superb La Croix books is forthcoming during this year-" Le XVIIe Siècle, Institutions, Usages, et Costumes, France, 1590-1700," with sixteen chromos and 250 wood engravings. This volume of 640 pages is to be followed next year by "Lettres, Sciences, et Arts au XVIIe Siècle," which is to fill, with the above mentioned, the gap between the four volumes of the "Moyen Age et la Renaissance" of the same author, and the two volumes he has already published on the eighteenth century.

THE New Testament Revision Company, meeting at Westminster, The Athenæum states, have made such progress in their work that the New Testament is likely to be published by the University presses early in 1880. It is intended to issue in the first instance two editions-a large, handsome octavo; and a small, cheaper volume, for more general use. The English and American companies are now busy with the final revision of passages in which the same Greek words are found, so as to bring the translation into greater harmony.

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