The Publishers' Weekly. JUNE 30, 1883.. PUBLISHERS are requested to furnish title-page proofs and advance information of books forthcoming, both for entry in the lists and for descriptive mention. An early copy of each book published should be forwarded, to insure correctness in the final entry. The trade are invited to send "Communications to the editor on any topic of interest to the trade, and as to which an interchange of opinion is desirable. Also, matter for "Notes and Queries " gratefully received. In case of business changes, notification or card should be immediately sent to this office for entry under "Business Notes." New catalogues issued will also be mentioned when forwarded. "Every man is a debtor to his profession, from the which, as men do of course seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves by way of amends to be a help thereunto."-LORD BACON. VALLÉE'S BIBLIOGRAPHIE. From the Library Journal, June. SEVENTEEN years ago Herr Petzholdt, the indefatigable editor of the Neuer Anzeiger für Bibliographie, compiled a classified list of the bibliografies then existing which probably came as near being complete and accurate as any bibliografy ever came. Since that time the world has been living very fast. Bibliografies have increased like inventions and the prices of pictures and books and the number of people in the world, like everything, in fact, except the rate of interest. Wherefore M. Vallée ject, given with the greatest possible brevity, and is referred to as many different pages as there are titles to get the imprint, and number of volumes, and full title. Practically therefore the difference is not very great, but as M. Vallée alleges the novelty of his method as his sole raison d'être it is necessary to point out that the reason is insufficient. For the world it would have been as well if he had prepared a complete supplement to Petzholdt in Petzholdt's style instead of republishing part of Petzholdt in a new style with incomplete additions. For unfortunately the additions are incomplete to an almost inexplicable degree. In the " Bibliografy" of a single volume of this journal (1881) we find sixteen works overlooked by M. Vallée; and some of them, as will be seen, of considerable importance. They are: Hunnewell's Bibliography of Charlestown, Lacroix's Recherches bibliographiques sur les livres rares et curieux, J: M. W. Lee's Handlist of laws, journals, and documents of Maryland, 1878, Putnam's library companion, Sutton's G: Eliot, a bibliography, Tredwell's Monograph on privately illustrated books, Lambert's Angling literature in England, Boelle van Hensbroek's Beoefening der Oostersche talen in Nederland, 1875, Winsor's Halliwell bibliography, Foster's Literature of civil service reform in the United States, Fourtier's Provins lettré, Freund's Hodegetik, Trübner's Books on Egypt, Cohn's Shakespeare Bibliographie, Cossa's Guide to the study of political economy, and the Bibliography of political economy published by the Society for Political Education, besides a number of such lists as that in Magnin's Bacteria. If these could not be found by the author's own industry they might have at least have been copied out of our columns. And what is to be thought of a work coming after Petzholdt and with his example to follow, which does not mention such books as "The American catalogue," and Kobus and Rivecourt's Beknopt biographisches handwoordenboek and Van der Aa's Biographisch woordenboek, both of great use in regard to Dutch bibliography, and the South Kensington Museum catalogue of art-books? * has undertaken to do Herr Petzholdt's work over again with the necessary additions.* In accuracy, so far as we have observed, he has succeeded in equalling his predecessor; in completeness, perhaps because the field is so much larger, possibly because he was too much in a hurry to publish, he has fallen behind him; in method he has hardly improved upon him. A subject bibliografy ought to be arranged either alfabetically by subjects in dictionary fashion, or systematically by subjects, as Petzholdt's is. M. Vallée arranges his alfabeti- In fact M. Vallée's ideas of the amount of recally by authors-that is, he has made not a search necessary to a bibliografer are inadebibliografy of bibliografies, as he calls his quate. He says that he has marked with a star book, but a bibliografy of bibliografers. It the titles which he has compared with the works was not wisely done. One seldom goes to such themselves at the Bibliothèque Nationale, but a work to find out what books Peignot or that the absence of the sign does not show that Brunet have written; there are plenty of other the book is not there, because many volumes sources of that information. One goes there to were not in their place when he looked for them, ascertain what bibliografies there are of chess being lent to the public or in use by the officials. or angling, or of theology or the fine arts, or of The National Library is not one of circulation Molière or Shakespeare. It is true that one can but of reference; the books therefore could not do this in Vallée's work, since he has an index be out of place long, and yet apparently when a of subjects, as Petzholdt has an index of authors work was not on the shelf the first time he and subjects In fact, there is practically little sought it he did not look again! to choose between the two methods. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. In the one the larger subjects and their branches are treated of in juxtaposition, in the other the works of one author are in juxtaposition. In the German work one who is in search of a special subject looks in the index and is referred to a page where all the titles appertaining to this subject are given in full; in the French work one finds in the index all the titles of that particular sub *Bibliographie des bibliographies; par Léon Vallée, de la Bibliothèque Nationale Paris, Em. Terquem, 1883. 6+773+ [1] p. 1. O. This want of research is manifest in the treatment of continuations. From this bibliografy, one would not know that the Index medicus survived its first volume or that the Library journal outlasted 1881. Schwab and Klüpfel's 6th and 7th supplements to the 3d edition, their 4th edition in 1870, and the three supplements. to that published from 1870 to 1879 are not mentioned. M. Vallée had met with the title of I could easily have enlarged the list of omissions, but content myself with referring to a notice in the Nation for June 21, where enough are enumerated to fully sustain what I have said of the strange incompleteness of the book. the 5th supplement in 1862, but he plainly made no effort to see if anything more had appeared. In fact, there could hardly be a better example of the character popularly attributed to the two nations, than the way in which these indefatigable Germans labored on to make their work perfect, and the way in which the Frenchman did not find it out. The treatment of the German library journal is not satisfactory. The new series may be found under Neuer Anzeiger, but the old series (said to be in 5 volumes instead of in 16, by the way) is put under Petzholdt, the editor, and there is no reference in either place. But it is pleasant to see that, in the index of subjects there are cross-references, which show that right methods of work are extending into France; there are not enough, to be sure, as is natural where the practice is new. While we are on matters of form a protest may be made against the objectionable fashion of cataloging reports or proceedings of societies under the first word, whatever it happens to be, as Annuaire, Annual, Annuario, Report, etc. Thus for the issues of the Smithsonian Institution, one must look under Annual and Smithsonian miscellaneous collections, the Royal Society's catalogue of scientific papers appears under Catalogue. There is a little clumsiness in the treatment of the Bibliotheca Latina of Fabricius, which is repeated in full five times (and counts as so many numbers), because the titles of the different volumes have some slight differences, which could just as well have been described in a note. Dibdin's Herbert's Ames is entered twice in full, once under Ames and once under Dibdin, which as the title is fifteen lines long is a little wasteful. (Maitland's index to this work, called List of early English printers, is not mentioned.) The 42 editions of the Index librorum prohibitorum are entered separately in full (alfabetically and not chronologically, which is of doubtful expediency); so that the total number of titles, 6894, must not be understood as showing the number of separate works recorded. So much for objections. Per contra it must be said that the printing is admirable, that the work of the copyist and the proof-reader has been very carefully done, that with all its omissions the book contains a collection of titles of the bibliografies of the last twenty years such as is to be found nowhere else, that when it is completed by the supplement which M. Vallée half promises it will be extremely useful; and that all libraries which pay any attention to bibliografy will buy it as they formerly bought Petzholdt or Brunet, or as they are now buying Halkett and Laing. C: A. C. L. PRANG & CO.'S CHRISTMAS CARDS. It is a great pleasure to examine once again the Christmas and New Year cards and novelties of the firm of L. Prang & Co., and to find in them renewed evidences of the taste, skill, and enterprise of this publishing house. The line for 1883-84 is in many respects superior to bygone productions, and is characterized by attempts in new directions. Its artistic merit may be gauged when we mention that it comprises the work of Elihu Vedder, Thomas Moran, H. Giacomelli, Jean Robie, Harry Beard, Walter Satterlee, E. B. Bensell, G. Coleman, D. E. Wigand, F. W. Dewing, R. Rumpf, Miss Dora Wheeler, Miss Bridges, Miss Humphrey, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Fisher, Miss Townsend, Miss Comins, Mrs. Shepard, Alois Lunzer, and others whose names are widely known; its literary/ merit is enhanced by the appearance of original verses by Joaquin Miller, on several of the cards and specialties. " In every way the leading novelty of the line is that entitled "Aladdin's Lamp.' The card is a large folder, heavily fringed in crimson and gold, and enclosed in a rich leatherette protector. On the front outside cover is a design of peacock feathers upon satin. The second page has, within a border giving glimpses of an Oriental city, a poem by Joaquin Miller, also printed upon satin in black and white. The third page has a striking original design by Elihu Vedder, presenting Aladdin, underground, bearing on his head a tray with the lamp and jewels. Surrounding the figure are peacock's feathers, and the framework of all is an intricate pattern of golden pebbles. On the back, or last page, is another design showing the lamp alight. This exquisite gift will be one of the sensations of the season. It is packed in a neat box, and is priced at $5. Two other special novelties are 'The Christmas Sheaf," and The Christmas Book," the former being a shape stamped out exactly like a sheaf of wheat and containing choice poetry, and the latter a representation of an open book bound in red leather. On taking the book up, we find in it beautiful floral designs by Mrs. Fisher, and verses by Joaquin Miller. These are numbered 1142 and 1143. Coming to the regular line, we may state that there are about forty new numbers in it, all so good that it is extremely difficult to pick out any for special description. Giacomelli has an amusing study of birds in 1131, showing two feathered choristers posed before a big musicbook lying open in the grass; and Miss Bridges has also some very fine pictures of bird-life. Specially pleasing cards by this talented lady are "The Porch" and The Orchard," No. 1133, and the seagulls, wild ducks, etc., in 1119. Mrs. Whitney's designs are admirable as usual, giving a new beauty to the commonest flowers, suggesting charms and graces that have before escaped notice. Jean Robie's floral designs in 1140, are magnificent, sustaining the high repu tation of the artist. Miss Dora Wheeler's "Christmas Angels" will be very popular. The card is large and shows in a delicate frame two half-length figures of angels, in whose hands are lighted tapers. The idea is very poetic and is matched by some of Joaquin Miller's quaintest and best lines, on "the wings of faith." Miss L. B. Humphrey contributes a card called the " Longfellow," which will find a permanent place in thousands of homes. The old poet has gathered at his call some young children, and is telling them the stories connected with certain characters from his poems, shown on tiles in an open fireplace. Great praise is likewise due to the figurepieces by Miss Comins, Miss Emmet, and Harry Beard. An interesting experiment is made by Miss Townsend, who has produced some cards of distinctively Egyptian design. In the line of landscapes we find some pretty views. On Land and Sea," by G. M. White; and Miss Bridges excels in butterflies, No. 1128; G. Coleman in humming-birds, No. 1122; and E. B. Bensell in owls, No. 1126. Thomas Moran gives a grand bit of Alpine scenery, after his. own familiar style, in No. 1129. The fringing of the cards throughout has been done with great care and taste, and we observe the use of a new and beautiful fringe called the "Rainbow." Several of the numbers are printed on satin, with heavy double silk fringe, cords and tassels, and in some instances with rich plush mounts, provided with easel backs. The line also includes " A Calendar from John Ruskin for 1884," published at the solicitation of many business friends of the firm. It consists of a very artistic and appropriate mount, with a block calendar, having selections from Ruskin's works for each day in the year. The design has been specially made by a wellknown Boston artist, and the quotations have been culled by a lady of cultivated taste and judgment. OBITUARY. that Col. Nicholson edited the volume and saw to it that the translation conformed to the original and made clear its meaning. 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