The Publishers' Weekly.

JULY 7, 1877.

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." Notes from librarians will also be 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.

present esprit du corps of the trade, meetings would indeed be of little use, simply because few would come. There is little hope of doing any thing in co-operation until better times give the basis for improvement.

When fall comes,-and with it, let us hope, the improvement so long looked for,-we trust there will be a gene ral disposition to build up the new trade on a better basis. For that, let all hands work together. Let us not begin with demoralization, and thence keep going on from bad to worse. Foresight and fair dealing must then be the word, if the trade is to be saved. Ad interim, there is some animation in

set an example to the trade.

DULL TIMES.

IT is a sad symptom of dull times in the trade when even the publisher of "Helen's Babies" does not hesitate to declare that he "don't care any more about books-the coffeeroom is worth the whole of 'em," an opinion backed up by a leading bookseller from the West recently in town, who stated his belief that a purely book business of a million dollars a year would not pay a living profit to a retailer under present conditions of trade, "net rates" on school-books and trade-sale prices on miscellaneous. Mr. Loring's book business, in the coffee and lunch line, is said to be the best retail book business in Boston, and we commend his example to the trade. There's no use whining, especially in these hot days,-all you have to do is to publish some other "Helen's Babies" and set up a coffee-room. No net rates or discounts on coffee! Mr. Loring also combines "our old-fashioned country DierDrink, compounded by Dr. Swett, from roots and herbs"—a great bookselling success. It is only five cents a copy, and "its medicinal properties invigorate the system and correct all derangements caused by excessive heat." The book trade has recently been considerably deranged, and there has been a good deal of excessive heat-more over the school-book business than from severe work-and we cordially recommend the application of this specific for invigorating the system, packages for home making, twenty-five cents," trade-list price, postage extra.

Meanwhile a correspondent asks, "Are the Book Fairs dead?" and one man has been heard to query mildly what will be the date of the convention. To these questions, even Echo does not reply. She gives it up. In the

BOOK NOTICES.

WAYSIDE SERIES. :-NIMPORT. (Lockwood, Brooks & Co.) The anonymous author of "Nimport" bids fair to rival the unknown talent of the "No Name Series." His or her book (we should say her book) is as bright and witty an effort in the line of fiction as we have read for some time. It never hangs fire for a page; description and dialogue and incidents follow each other in rapid succession, all embued with the writer's freshness and originality. The story is told alternately by Paul Fonde (who speaks in the first person), a young artist, and the head of a small family of orphans, and by his sister" Peg," in a series of letters. Peg has gone out governessing, and of course, being a distinguished-looking girl, has her history. The characters are touched off with a happy felicity of expression and a keen sense of humor, "Aunt Bangs" and "Miss Phoebe Bligh" being quite new in fiction. The book deserves to become a very popular one, as it has many of the elements which the regular novel-reader fancies -viz., plenty of details, some love-making, and characters taken from every-day life. 16m0, cloth, $1.50.

SEA AIR AND SEA-BATHING, by Charles Parsons. (Lindsay & B.) This is a practical and timely little guide for those who design spending their summer holiday beside the sea. It tells all about sea-bathing, the condition the body must be in to indulge in it profitably, the best time of day for indulging, the various good or bad effects it may have upon a person, and its power as a remedial agent in special diseases. As the book is for general readers, the author has aimed to render it as free as possible from technical terms; there is, however, a little elementary physiology and chemistry introduced, which adds both to its interest and value. 16m0, cloth, 60 cents.

LOLA, A TALE OF GIBRALTAR, by Arthur Griffiths. (Holt.) "The Rock," with its English garrison, its gossip, flirtations, bull-fights, and strange medley of inhabitants is the scene of this story. Lola, the heroine, is a saucy, vivacious Spanish girl, whose heart is won by Frank Wriottesley, one of the officers of the garrison. Her old grandfather, a Spanish Don, who lends money and sells all kinds of odds and ends, who appears as if in the depth of poverty, but is the possessor of quite a fortune, opposes the

match, through a deep-seated hatred he nurses against the English, on account of a former wrong done his daughter, Lola's mother. The lovers in consequence go through many trials and misadventures before they are united. The story is noticeable for the wonderful care with which the details are worked up, and the very charming and picturesque portrait presented of the heroine. "Leisure Hour Series." 16mo, cloth, $1.25.

COLTON'S COMMON SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY (Sheldon.) The progress in excellence and beauty of American text-books is nowhere more strikingly shown than in school geographies. How such atlases as the higher geographies, with many and beautifully-colored maps and costly illustrations, can be put on the market at their price must be a problem to those who do not stop to remember that in this country every child goes to school. The two books forming Colton's new series are reissued this year with all the study maps re-engraved, and with many other notable improvements. On these maps every place referred to in the text is now in heavy-faced type, a plan which enables minor places to be added in unobtrusive type without disturbing the saliency of the important points. The railroad maps introduced in these geographies, with questions, give the child a practical idea of the country, while at the end are reference maps of all the States, colored by counties, and containing every town and county seat, the tabular and other statistical information being also placed at the end, so as not to interfere with more simple lessons. The illustrations, remarkable for beauty, are mostly new, and they have the merit that each teaches as well as amuses.

THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION; OR, THE CHILD'S FIRST BOOK IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE, by Samuel S. Greene. (Cowperthwait.) This method is designed to teach "the child to write as well as read, to combine elements with expressions of thought in writing as in speaking, and with as little regard to the elements themselves; to receive thought from combined elements in

reading as in hearing, and with a like freedom from any distracting analyis or hinderance from spelling; in short, to make reading and writing what they really are, correlative and auxiliary processes-the one to draw thought from written language, the other to put thought into it." The little work is simple, easy, attractive, and practical, and adapted to the understanding of the very youngest child. 16mo, bds.

GRAMMATICAL PRAXIS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, by Robert K. Buehrle. (Cowperthwait.) In the preparation of this book, the author aimed to aid pupils having some knowledge of the grammar of the English language to pursue its further study by carefully analyzing selections from the writings of standard authors. The selections embrace both poetry and prose, and are all by American writers. The questions cover the whole field of English grammar, as treated in our ordinary text-books. 16mo, bds.

THE COAL MINES OF THE WESTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, by W. A. Goodyear. (A. L. Bancroft & Co.) Mr. Goodyear in writing this book had in view not so much a discussion of the geological character of the coal fields of the Pacific coast, as a full and intelligible description of the mines themselves

as they exist to-day, a history which has never yet been published. The volume embraces facts, gathered by travel and observation, extending over a period of nine or ten years, during which period Mr. Goodyear remarks "It is safe to say I have done more work, and have been personally more familiar with the actual condition and workings of the various coal mines of the Pacific coast, than any other engineer has done." 8vo, cloth, $2.50 gold.

PLEASURE EXCURSIONS AND SEA-BATHING RESORTS IN THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK, compiled by J. Disturnell. (Wiley.) A very complete and reliable guide to the cities, villages, summer resorts, and watering places within fifty miles of the city of New York, including part of the States of New York and New Jersey. 16mo, paper, 25 cents.

ELEMENTS OF ARITHMETIC, by Edward Olney. A PRIMARY ARITHMETIC, by Edward Olney. (Sheldon.) These well-known books are both considerably enlarged and improved. They have both been submitted recently for examination to practical educators, their suggestions and revisions being in every case adopted. The "Elements" contains at least one hundred new pages, comprising a very full business arithmetic, a great quantity of the most practical kind of examples, and a very copious list of drill and test exercises in Fractions, Denominate Numbers, and Discount. The " Primary" has been thoroughly revised, and presents, together with the first volume, a full and complete course for schools.

BUSINESS NOTES.

DANVILLE, IND.-Gregg & Downard, booksellers and stationers, have sold out to C. F. Hall.

FORT SCOTT, KAN.-John B. Campbell, bookseller, has gone out of business.

GREENFIELD, MASS.-E. D. Merriam, bookseller and stationer, has sold out his business.

IRONTON, O.-The creditors of A. T. Dempsey & Co., dealers in books and stationery, have accepted a compromise of 75 cents on the dollar.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y.-H. C. Lay, dealer in books, etc., has failed.

PLYMOUTH, IND.-Mrs. A. L. Brown, books, stationery, etc., has sold out.

PUEBLO, COL.-Jno. Snyder, books and stationery, has sold out.

VICKSBURG, MISS.-We hear that W. H. Woodruff, bookseller and stationer, has been sold out by the sheriff.

Hastings, Minn., has purchased the book and WINONA, MINN.-Mr. W. P. Stanley, of continue the business in connection with H. E. stationery stock of Alexander McNie, and will Eyre.

LITERARY AND TRADE NOTES.

MESSRS. GEBBIE & BARRIE have just published parts 25 and 26 of the "Illustrated Catalogue" of the Masterpieces of the Centennial Exhibition. When completed, it will make three quarto volumes, devoted respectively to the fine arts, industrial art, and mechanics and science, as displayed at the Exhibition.

MESSRS. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & Co. have issued

a new edition of " Five Weeks in a Balloon; or Journey and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen." This is one of Jules Verne's most popular works, and is now published in a very attractive cloth binding, with many illustrations. 12mo cloth, $1.25.

WE have received from Mr. Geo. P. Philes, the well-known bibliographer, specimen sheets of a descriptive catalogue of a remarkable private collection of rare and curious books, amounting to nearly 12,000 volumes, upon which he is now at work. The catalogue is a model one, in typographical beauty and bibliographical fulness; and will be one of the most noteworthy ever issued in this country. Bangs & Co. will conduct the sale in the fall.

MR. WM. TEGG is preparing a collection of the marriage ceremonies of all nations, under the title of The Knot Tied." Scribner, Armstrong & Co. will import it.

MR. W. A. TOWNSEND, of 177 Broadway, the publisher of Braithwaite's Retrospect, has nearly ready his " 'Physician's Monitor," a thirty-two page pamphlet of which he will circulate 50,000 copies gratuitously among physicians and druggists.

VAN ANTWERP, BRAGG & Co., successors to Wilson, Hinkle & Co., are preparing a number of important school-books for the opening of the new season. Foremost among these is a new General History, by Miss Thalheimer, formerly of the Packer Institute, Brooklyn, whose previous historical text-books have been widely successful. The new edition of Cæsar, edited by G. K. Bartholemew, with several maps and other useful features, follows his previous Latin books. There is also an improved edition of Superintendent Kiddle's valuable "How to Teach," lately transferred to this list. If any one knows how to teach, it should be Mr. Kiddle.

Wide Awake for August will contain, as the eleventh number of the series about Poets'

Homes, an interesting article by R. H. Stoddard on R. H. Dana, Senior, now the Nestor of American poets.

D. LOTHROP & Co. have in press "Discourses at Eventide," sermons preached by Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Adams in Boston and Charlestown, and published at the urgent request of the Charlestown clergymen. The book will contain a portrait of Dr. Adams, and will be highly valued by the large circle in which he is admired for his talents and revered for his eminent purity and simplicity of character.

E. P. WHIPPLE, ESQ., is conducting through the press a selection from the sermons of Thomas Starr King, which will be published in the fall by James R. Osgood & Co.

THE publishers of Mr. Habberton's "Jericho Road" announce the twentieth thousand now ready. This number of copies of a book which

has been out but a short time, in addition to the large sales of the English and Canadian editions' goes to show that the author has a popularity which does not diminish as the public has more from him.

MR. AUG. BERTH. AUERBACH, of Stuttgart, is displaying both enterprise and good judgment in his Transatlantische Roman-Bibliothek, in Jr.'s, story of "The American," in authorized which he has promptly issued Mr. Henry James, translation by Hirchen-Abenheim, forming two volumes of the neat, tasteful, and reasonablypriced series. Mr. Howells' "Foregone Conclusion," Bret Harte's "Gabriel Conroy," and Max Adeler's "Elbow-room" (under the title of Münchhausen in Amerika") are the other books so far included in it.

Harper's Weekly, recalling the payment of £20,000 by the Longmans to Macaulay in one check,-26,500 copies of his history had been sold in ten weeks,-adds: This payment, large as it is, has been exceeded in this country. Harper & Brothers have paid as copyright to Mr. Marcius Willson, the author of their series of school readers, about $200,coo; to the late Professor Charles Anthon, about $100,000; to Mr. Motley, about $60,000; to Jacob Abbott, about $50,000; to the late Albert Barnes, $75,000; and to English authors, over $300,000.

MESSRS. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & Co. have now ready a sumptuous edition of Alger's "Life of Edwin Forrest," in two volumes quarto, large paper, uncut edges, and bound in cloth. Only fifty are for sale. The engravings in this edione hundred copies of these are printed, and but tion are proofs before letter, and are exceptionally fine. Each copy is numbered. Price $20.

THE American Metric Bureau, Boston, will issue before fall "The Teachers' Metric Man

ual," a complete guide to the most effective teaching of the metric weights and measures, with full illustrations and examples. price will not exceed 20 cents.

PERSONAL NOTES.

The

MR. R. WORTHINGTON, 750 Broadway, sailed for Europe by the "Bothnia," of the Cunard line, Wednesday, the 4th inst. Mr. W. expects to make a personal selection from the best English and foreign publications. He intends to return before September 1st.

MR. JOHN CHURCH, JR., of Cincinnati, has been in town this week and reports large sales of their new Sunday-school music book, "Welcome Tidings," and a fair demand for their other publications in the West. Mr. C. has gone to Rhode Island to spend the summer.

clip are attached to a stout wood-pulp board, and so arranged that a number of letter headings can be placed under the clip, and when written upon can be blotted easily by raising the handle of the blotter and pulling the blotter over the face of letter written the blotter will then spring back into its place, as shown in the cut. Used blottingpaper can be easily replaced. They are made in cap size in nickel and bronze. The bronze retails at 75 cents, the nickel at $1. Liberal terms made to the trade. James G. Kent, 145 Nassau street, New York, agent for New York and New England.

THE AMERICAN LEAD PENCIL COMPANY, 485 Broadway, New York, are manufacturing a new "Improved Ink and Pencil Eraser," with

adjustable metal centre. It was patented in July, 1874, and is made in two sizes, of which the larger is shown in the cut. In one end is placed an ink

eraser, while the other has a pencil eraser, and the gum is warranted to be the very best manufactured. The adjustable centre is easily worked by a screw which enables the gum to be replaced when used up. They are handsomely made in nickel and japanned finish; the small size in nickel are sold for $18, and the large for $27, list. The japanned will be much cheaper. Extra rubbers will be put up

for sale in boxes of one dozen each.

VICTOR E. MAUGER, 106, 108 and 110 Reade street, New York, has just issued a new pricelist of playing-cards, with many new additions, among which is his Quadrantal Steamboats, rounded corners, calico backs, which are listed at $27.50 per gross, being thus the cheapest round cornered card in the market. They will no doubt have a large sale. He has also a better grade of card called Quadrantal Highlanders, rounded corners, plaid backs, assorted, which sell at $33 per gross. He is also making several of his best grades with round corners, which are becoming preferred to the square.

LÉON FARGUE, Paris, France, has patented in the United States a fountain pen, having a plain open concavity provided with a solidified ink, prepared with an adhesive substance, adapted to render the pen self-supplying by dipping in water.

ALEXANDER AGAR, wholesale stationer, 110

William street, New York, has a new "Self-Indexing Scrap-Book," as shown in cut herewith:

It is a book of ready reference, and whenever the cover is opened all the titles of the scraps will be fully displayed, and any one can be

easily found without turning a leaf. These books are made for newspaper clippings, in one. two, and three column sizes, full cloth stamped, also stamped in gold, and black and gold. There are seven styles and sizes, running in price from 75 cents to $2.25 each. Samples sent by mail or express on receipt of price.

FREDERICK SHOLES, New York, assignor to D. M. Sommers, New York, has patented a combination pencil which consists of a series

BOOKS WANTED.

F. L., P. O. Box 4295, NEW YORK.

Publishers' Weekly, Vol. XI., Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, and Vol. X.,

No. 21, which we will exchange for others desired. Must be in good condition.

JANSEN, MCCLURG & Co., CHICAGO.

Evans, W. J., Sugar Planter's Manual. Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1848.

Ivanhoe. Osgood's Library edition, green clo.

CHARLES L. WOODWARD, BOOK PEDDLER, 78 NASSAU STREET, N. Y.

Odd Volumes of Hamilton's Works. 7 volume edition.

Holbrook's Herpetology.

Burr's Trial.

TO LET, a splendid Store, 25 by 60, opposite the Mercantile Library. Immediate possession. Low rent. Inquire on premises, 137 Eighth street, New York.

TO PUBLISHERS AND OTHERS.

F. S. BOGUE, 678 Broadway, New York, invites the

attention of authors and publishers to his superior facilities for handling standard publications by subscription. Address F. S. Bogue, Box 5428, New York.

BOOKS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. S. CLARK, 66 Nassau St. (up-stairs), N. Y., buys, School-books. Back numbers leading magazines, in suitable condition for binding, at very low rates to the trade.

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FERDINANDO SMITH, Washington, D. C., has patented a new design for rubber erasers.

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