Now they attempt to take the wind out of our in compiling it. His references are remarkasails by announcing an "Educational Cata-bly full, and some of the important trials, such as the "Griffith Gaunt" libel suit, he reprints logue," with our exact title, after we have gone to in full from the digests. We take pleasure in considerable expense in having such a work tho- commending this work to its public, and await roughly advertised through the trade. The titles with interest the publication of the concluding are, of course, not distinctive enough to permit volume. Special mention should be made of of copyright; but we should suppose that some 8°, sheep, $7.50. the typographical beauty of the present volume. other title and style might be chosen, if only from trade courtesy. We are perfectly willing | to put our lists and publications in direct competition with any other, at any time; but we do object to mystifications which tend to confuse

the trade as to which is which. Of course, two publications, where only one is needed, tend to divide support where there is not more than enough to make one what it should be; but this is a matter which takes care of itself. All we wish for is fair play!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

To the Editor of the Publishers' Weekly:
DEAR SIR: In your column of business
changes of July 10th, you incorrectly state that
the stationery branch of the late house of
Noyes, Holmes & Co. has been sold to John
B. Holmes & Co., whilst the fact is we merely
made a clearance sale of a large portion of our sta-
tionery stock to the firm named, and at once laid
in an entirely new and fresh line of stationery
in all departments, to which the attention of
dealers is invited. We continue the stationery
business, jobbing and manufacturing, as for-
merly. LOCKWOOD, BROOKS & Co., Boston,

Successors to Noyes, Holmes & Co.

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COAST, by Samuel Adams Drake. (Harper & Brothers.) In this is embraced descriptions, with many illustrations, of every place of past or from Mount Desert Island to Saybrook. While present interest along the New-England coast, the volume is pleasant and chatty, it is also scholarly, showing much patient labor and research, and an indefatigable energy in hunting The memories of other days which cluster up and recording facts, legends, and traditions. around and in all these "nooks and corners" are poetically and appropriately woven in with a mass of historical information, which renders the volume a most valuable contribution to historical literature. The illustrations are four hundred and forty-nine in number, including portraits and views, and are really very fine. Altogether the volume is very handsomely gotten up. 4to, cloth, $3.50.

a new translator. Mr. Stern's work will be

THE GREEN GATE, by Ernst Wichert. Translated from the German by Mrs. N. L. Wister. (J. B. Lippincott & Co.) Mrs. Wister's name sufficient indorsement of its merits-her judgon the title-page of a story may be taken as ment in selecting stories for translation, thus far, having been proved sound and reliable. The present story, "The Green Gate," deals with German home-life in the rich mercantile classes, and presents many graphic delineations of character. There are so many romantic episodes in the story, the old legend of the Green Gate" among them, that it would be impossible to do justice to any one of them in THE LAW OF LITERATURE, by James Apple-lication as one of the best out, in the line of our space; we can only recommend the pubton Morgan, M.A. (James Cockcroft & Co.) summer reading. 12mo, cloth, $1.75. Vol. I. There has been a dearth of legal literature on copyright, and now we are ON THE HEIGHTS, by Berthold Auerbach. to have several at once. Mr. Curtis is revising his work, Holt & Co.) The many imperfections existing Translated by Simon Adler Stern. (Henry published in 1837, and Mr. Eaton S. Drone, who has contributed several valuable papers on the in the previous translation of this work insubject to the Law Review, is preparing an in-duced the publishers to issue a new edition by dependent volume which will be issued by the same publishers. The work of Mr. Morgan, of which the first of the two volumes is before us, seems wider in its plan than either, for it deals comprehensively with the entire question of literary property in MSS., newspapers, plays, and works of art as well as books, the transfer of copyrights, and libel and contempt of court by literary matter. An appendix is to give the American, English, French, and German copyright laws. This first volume contains an introduction on the origin of intellectual property in natural law; Book I., " In what and in whom property in literary composition may exist," with chapters on innocence, libel, contempt of court, IN THE KITCHEN. (Lee & Shepard.) Another and originality; and of Book II., "Of prop-cookery book! It is impossible for us to go erty in literary composition before publication," into the respective merits of these publications, the chapter on manuscripts. The second will the only proof of the excellence of the pudding of course be the copyright volume proper. We being in the eating. We can, however, desigbelieve it is not quite the thing to say that a nate difference of get up, as in this volume, law-book is entertaining, yet Mr. Morgan's is where the type is unusually large, and printed certainly readable as well as excellent for con- on fine, clear, white paper, with plenty of marsultation, and he has performed good service gin. The size, too, has an advantage, being a

found a great improvement upon his predecessor's, the translation being easy and flowing, and free from the crudities which in former editions marred the reader's pleasure. 12mo, cloth, $2.

POPULAR RESORTS AND HOW TO REACH THEM, by John B. Bachelder. (John B. Bachelder.) The third revised edition of one of the handsomest

and most attractive guide-books for summer travel in the market. It will be found very agreeable reading for those who stay at home also, as the text is very clever and graphic, and the illustrations in which it abounds, unusually bold and well executed. 12mo, cloth, $2.

writing-papers, envelopes, papeteries; Union Ink and Paper Company, and the Springfield Envelope Company; and from Holyoke, Mass., there will be the representatives of the Massasoit Paper Company, Writing Paper Company, Union Paper Company, and the Holyoke Paper Company.

With such a great variety of goods, the Fair can not but prove successful.

LITERARY AND TRADE NEWS.

THE fourth volume of Rev. Dr. John G. Palfrey's "History of England" is nearly ready for publication.

MRS. WILSON, née Miss Augusta J. Evans, author of " Beulah" and "St. Elmo," has finished her new novel, " Infelice," and placed the MS. in Mr. Carleton's hands for publication in fall.

bia, $82,222 to Brazil, $23,821 to the Argentin, Republic, $23,779 to Cuba, $16,207 to Mexico $14,268 to Australia, $8758 to China, $4627 to the Sandwich Islands, $32,664 to Japan, and $138,189 to Canada. Other countries, European and Asiatic, purchased books in quantities varying from $8000 to $100. The reader will see at a glance that a most remarkable sale of American books is annually going on, especially in Canada and Japan."

REV. MR. KELLIN, of Belfast, a distinguished professor and clergyman, has compiled and placed in the hands of Messrs. Macmillan, for publication in the autumn, an "Ecclesiastical History of Ireland." from the earliest date up to the present time.

THE Parisian Society of Authors and Dramatic Composers has published its Annual Report. The sums received by the members amounted, last year, to no less than 10,516,068 francs.

POTT, YOUNG & Co. will publish a general summary of Arctic exploration, prepared by THE Athenæum states that the corresponFred. Whymper, under the title of "Heroes of dence of John Stuart Mill will contain many the Arctic." Mr. Whymper is one of the well-letters theological rather than philosophical in known Whymper brothers, and the author of tone, and it hints that the book will contain "Travels in Alaska." passages, especially on religious topics, which are far more uncompromising than the boldest in the "Autobiography," and that they will, in any case, throw considerable light on various developments of the beliefs entertained at successive periods by Mr. Mill.

WE are probably to have Mr. Allibone's "Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay," with indexes, in the autumn.

THE Boston Literary World is now in its sixth year, and takes rank among the leading critical journals of the country. Its value to booksellers can be seen on a glance at its columns; and, as Old and New once said, the Literary World and THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY are indispensable to the intelligent dealer. It supplements our columns by longer and very interesting descriptive and critical notices of books which we can not possibly give. We confidently commend the Literary World to the attention of the trade.

MR. N. L. THIEBLIN, author of "Spain and the Spaniards," has a novel in preparation.

Humors of the Trade.

A PUBLISHING house introducing a hymnbook, recently made inquiry of a little parish at NEW Volumes in the several "Great West- the South as to what hymn-book was used, and ern," " Young America Abroad," " Yacht Club," whether a change was contemplated. The fol. "Forest Glen" and "Maidenhood" series are lowing reply was received: "we kneed hympromised by Lee & Shepard for the fall, as also books, but too poor to buy them, my church another of Jules Verne's stories, and "The Sun-kneeds more of the spirit in order to see more less Land," a book of adventure by De Mille. Sophie May, moreover, is to give us one of her bright romances; Chas. W. Hall will delight the boys with an Arctic tale, "Lost in the IceFields" Frank Albertson will write of "The Four-footed Lovers," and in "The Big Bonanza" will be found a collection of stories of adventure, largely illustrated. These but partially cover their list, however, which by its length and contributors promises the young folks a rich treat next winter.

THE Coming volume of D'Aubigné's great work carries the reader through the Reformation in Scotland up to the death by martyrdom of George Wishart, and in Geneva during the early years of Calvin's residence there. The two volumes needed to complete the work, left nearly prepared by Dr. D'Aubigné, are to appear under the editorship of two of his neighbors and friends, the Pastor Duchemin and Prof. Binder.

"AS OTHERS SEE US."-The Athenæum remarks that "The American book trade (abroad) was remarkably prosperous last year. The total export from the United States is valued at 584,950 dollars. $95,688 worth of American books was exported to England, $26,515 to Germany, $7515 to France, $77,809 to Colum

of Christ to be more like him, this is all we kneed, can you supply us? respectfully yours in hope, The Paster." The local agent forwarded the note to headquarters with the indorsement: "Resp. referred to New-York. Article not kept in stock at this office."

A STYLISH Colored "gemman" of unusual literary proclivities and uncommon blackness walked into one of our bookstores recently, and inquired of the obliging clerk if he had a copy of Shakespeare. The clerk assured him that he had, and produced the desired copy, whereupon the colored "gemman" took it, sat down, and began to leisurely turn over the leaves. After half an hour's inspection of its contents, he suddenly looked up and exclaimed: "I say, don't you got some dime song-books?" Upon being answered in the negative he gently laid down William Shakespeare and silently stole away.

"THE Odd Trump," of E. J. Hale & Sons, was announced by one paper as "The Odd Trunk." "CAN you inform me," said a student this morning, to Monte West, "whether I can find anywhere the biography of Pollok?" "Yes, I dare say you will find it in the Course of Time," was the reply of the urbane and courteous youth.-Richmond Evening Journal.

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