TRADE MEETINGS.

The Centennial. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25, 1875.-A called meeting of the committee appointed by the

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A. B. T. A. to further the interests of the book trade at the approaching Centennial Exhibition was held in Room 18 of the Presby terian Board of Publication House, Mr. J. B. Lippincott in the chair. Present: Messrs. Lippincott, Black, Wood, Blakiston, and Coates. The appointment of a committee by the Central Booksellers' Association to cooperate with us was announced. An informal discussion ensued as to the authority, rights, and duties of the committee, and it was solved to consult with the officers of the Centennial Commission on the subject. On motion, adjourned to meet at the call of the Chair. HENRY T. COATES, Sec. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 1875.-A special meeting of the committee was held at No. 822, Chestnut street, Mr. J. B. Lippincott in the chair. Present: Messrs. Lippincott, Black, Remsen, Blakiston, and Coates, and Messrs. W. S. Appleton, G. H. Putnam, and B. H. Ticknor, of the committee appointed by the Central Booksellers' Association, and Mr. N. R. Monachesi, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the A. B. T. A. A ground-plan of the Exhibition was shown, and it was resolved to ask for the section marked on the plan with red ink. It was also resolved that this section should be arranged with tables of ten feet in width, running across the section, with avenues of about 4 feet in width between them. On motion of Mr. Remsen, a committee was ap. pointed for the purpose of ascertaining what classes of contributors properly belong to the book department. Messrs. Remsen, Blakiston, and Monachesi were appointed, with instructions to report at the earliest moment. Mr. Putnam moved that all plans of contributors for cases in exhibiting their books should be submitted to this committee for approval, and that the Secretary should notify contributors of the resolution, together with such recommendations as may, in the judgment of this committee, seem advisable. Mr. John A. Black and George Wood were appointed to revise and adjust the space asked for by the contributors. Messrs. James T. Fields, H. O. Houghton, George W. Childs, and T. J. Dreer were requested to act as a committee to collect and arrange autographs, memorials of authors, and such relics and curiosities as will be of interest to the visitor to the Book Department. The Secretary was authorized to publish a synopsis of the proceedings of the meeting in the PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY. Adjourned.

HENRY T. COATES, Sec.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29, 1875.-A special meeting of the committee was held at No. 822 Chestnut street, Mr. J. B. Lippincott in the chair. Present: Messrs. Lippincott, Remsen, Blakiston, and Coates; also, Messrs. W. S. Appleton, Putnam, and Ticknor, of the committee appointed by the Central Booksellers' Association, and Mr. Monachesi, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the American Book Trade Association. The minutes of the two preceding meetings were read and, after some slight correction, approved. Mr. Blakiston, from the committee appointed to ascertain what classes of exhibitors properly belong to our department, and to select such as they deemed best, reported that they had consulted with the Centennial Commission, and ranged that all applications for space in Department III., Education and Science, should be referred to us, and that all applications reback to the Commission; and that, as soon as jected by our committee should be referred

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our committee can estimate the amount of room

required by our department, and report to the they can allot, and inform us. Commission, they will determine what space That floor-room

only will be furnished, and that tables must not and the cases must not be higher than fifteen be over two (2) feet ten (10) inches in height, (15) feet from the floor. All arrangements for the mode of exhibition, cases, etc., to be determined by our committee. They also recommend that the tables and passage-ways should be uniform, and run across the section, on account of the better side-lights. On motion, the time for the receipt of applications was extended to the 15th of November. After some discussion, the width of the tables was reduced to six (6) feet. Adjourned.

HENRY T. COATES, Sec.

BOOKS RECEIVED.

MABEL MARTIN, by J. G. Whittier. (James R. Osgood & Co.) "Mabel Martin" appeared in part some years ago, under the name of "The Witch's Daughter," in Whittier's "Home Ballads." He modestly apologizes for its reappearance, but considers the beauty of the illustrations a sufficient reason for giving it again to the public. We do not think the public will consider excuses in order: the poem is a lovely one, and with the additions that have been made to it, stands forth as a perfect gem. Its claims to consideration are strong enough to stand apart from the illustrations, which are, nevertheless, in the most artistic style, and by the same artists who last year embellished "The Hanging of the Crane." The story of "Mabel Martin" is peculiarly touching and pathetic, and is given with the rare combination of power and tenderness which is the chief characteristic of Whittier's style. In contrast with the present uprising pyschological school of poetry, with its profound analysis and its almost unmasterable problems, this simple love story, with its homely yet picturesque surroundings, appeals strongly to the heart and imagination, and touches a chord which will win for it love and admiration wherever Whittier's name is known. The beauty of the get-up of the volume is really unique. The illustrations, by Mary A. Hallock, A. R. Waut, and T. Moran, are thoroughly in character and fully interpret the text.

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per, the binding, the printing, and the engravings by A. V. S. Anthony, under whose supervision the volume was prepared, are all in exquisite taste, and reflect the greatest credit upon the publishers. It seems superfluous to say that the volume will be one of the most soughtfor holiday books. Sq. 8vo, cloth, fully gilt, $5.

THE CATSKILL FAIRIES, by Virginia W. Johnson. (Harper & Bros.) Within these dainty covers is related the story of a little boy named Job, who, left alone by his grandfather one December evening, up in their little home on the Catskill mountains, is snowed in by a storm which comes up unexpectedly. Little Job is frighten. ed and lonely, but tries at first to bear up bravely, but finally bursts into tears; then the old clock, which has ticked for years in the corner, and his pet Angora cat both find voices to console him, and beg him to wipe his eyes and listen to the stories they have to tell him. Thus one story after another is introduced, all told by familiar objects in the room; then the fairies come trooping in from the enchanted regions around the Hudson, made memorable through the exploits of Rip Van Winkle. They relate the most fantastic stories, and charm little Job so completely that his grandfather returns and is heard making his way through the drift before he has realized at all the lapse of time. The pretty conceits of the stories, the bright way in which they are told, and their odd humor and quaint mingling of fact and fancy, make the volume one of the loveliest specimens of a child's book one could imagine The charming illustrations by Alfred Fredericks must not be overlooked; they embellish every page, and render the stories doubly attractive. The binding and general get-up are very beautiful, and exceedingly dainty. 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, $3.

HOME PASTORALS, BALLADS AND LYRICS, by Bayard Taylor. (James R. Osgood & Co.) Bayard Taylor's reputation has been made more through his prose than his poetry; if, however, he had never written any prose, he would be known as one of our most favored poets. His verses are simple and pathetic, descriptive mostly of his own home life and surroundings, refined in sentiment, and elevated in tone. These are especially marked by their melody, and the grace and tenderness which pervade them; they can not fail to give great pleasure to his many friends. The volume also contains his "Gettysburg Ode," and verses on "Shakespeare's Statue" and "Goethe." 12mo, cloth, $2.

LITTLE CLASSICS, edited by Rossiter Johnson. Vol. 16, AUTHORS. (James R. Osgood & Co.) The addition of this volume to this popular series is a capital idea It contains biographical sketches of all the authors represented in the series, and a general index of all the poems and prose, giving the author, volume, and page. It is an indispensable adjunct to the series, and will prove a most useful little book of refer$1.

ence.

with descriptions No dissertation or argument is entered upon, the author confining himself to an explanation and analysis of ancient sym| bols, and their present use and form in modern Christian worship. The plates are taken from a larger work of the author's, Ancient Faiths embodied in Ancient Names," where the whole subject is fully discussed. 8vo, cloth, $3.

MR. MACKENZIE'S ANSWER, by Faye Huntington. (National Temperance Soc.) A story of fashionable American life, in which the subject of intemperance, of course, plays an important part. One of the most interesting stories of the kind we have read. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE RAPIDS OF NIAGARA, by the author of "The Wide, Wide World." (Robert Carter & Bros.) Mr. and Mrs. Candlish, Maggie, Meredith, and Uncle Eden, all returned from Jamaica, are again the prominent characters of this new volume of The Little Camp on Eagle Hill" series. The "naughty boy" is personified by one Bolivar Dexter, who kills Maggie's dog, and almost loses his own life in the Rapids of Niagara. The illustrations of the Lord's Prayer are continued in it, the portion under examination being, "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those," etc. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE BIG BROTHER, by George Cary Eggleston. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Sam Hardwicke, the brave young hero of this story, lived on the frontier of Alabama, in the time of the Indian war in 1813. He and his brother and sister and a young colored boy are cut off from a party who are endeavoring to take refuge in a stockade fort from some hostile Indians. The subsequent wanderings of Sam and his party, their hiding in the woods from the Indians, and their Robinson Crusoe-like existence for several months, till they are at last enabled to rejoin taining and instructive story. their parents, afford material for a very enterThe book is nicely illustrated, and very well gotten up. Sq. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

A STORY BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN, by Mrs. A. M. Diaz. (James R. Osgood & Co.) A perfect gold-mine of treasure in the shape of deScme of lightfully odd and original stories. them are well worth grown folks' reading, they are so quaint, and point a moral in such a per"Dream of the fectly ludicrous manner. The Little Girl who would not pick up Pins" and the "Dream of the Little Boy who would not Eat his Crusts" are both inimitable, and strike out into quite a new vein in story-telling. Indeed, all the stories show quite a remarkable degree of original talent. No little boy or girl should be without it. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

EVANGELISTS IN THE CHURCH, by Rev. P C. Headley. (Henry Hoyt.) Beginning with Philip of Samaria, who preached Christ's gospel thirtyfive years after his coming, Mr. Headley gives us a succinct history of the laborers in the Church, through every generation down to the present, which has witnessed the wonderful revivals brought about through the efforts of The lives of Messrs. Moody and Sankey. George Whitefield, John Wesley, Rev. C. G. Finney, Henry Varley, Mrs. E. P. Gurney, Ned Wright, and many others too numerous to mention, will be found here. Seventeen portraits also add to the interest of the volume. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

FVERY-DAY RELIGION, by T. De Witt Tal

mage. (Harper & Bros.) The fourth series of Mr. Talmage's sermons. Although the title of the work is the least sensational of any yet published, the sermons individually make up for any apparent lack of eccentricity. They are both in substance and name altogether out of the trodden paths of theology, and savor almost too much of out-door preaching to be the pleasantest reading to a cultivated mind. We have no doubt, however, of the good they have achieved and will achieve, and can therefore commend them to Mr. Talmage's many admirers as being fully up to his usual style of oratory. We offer a few specimen titles, taken at random from the contents: "Snow-water and Alkali Insufficient," "The Religion of Ghosts," Stripping the Slain," "The Crimson Coat," "The Red Cord in the Window," "Pillows Under the Arms," "The Superhuman Jesus," etc., etc. 12mo, cloth, $2.

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SUNSHINE FOR RAINY DAYS. (American Tract Soc.) This is an edition in German of one of the prettiest juveniles the Tract Society publishes. Out of ninety-four pages, forty-seven are full-page pictures, with an opposite page of reading matter (in German, of course). The pictures are copies of very familiar and favorite studies, and just the kind to win a child's heart. We noticed the same book last year, in its English dress, as one of the cheapest and most attractive juveniles in the market. 4to, cloth, $1.

PROUD LITTLE DODY, by Sarah E. Chester. (American Tract Soc.) A pretty story of a quaint, sunny little girl whose besetting sin is pride. Her plays with her brother Tom, and their various discussions on very profound questions, are very cleverly related and are quite amusing. Quite an attractive book for the young people. Prettily bound, and with a number of illustrations. Sq. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

LIFE OF ST. JOHN, by M. L. Baunard. (Catholic Pub. Soc.) A doctrinal history of the life of the apostle St. John, written by a Roman Catholic. A very neatly gotten-up work in every particular. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

WILD HYACINTH, by Mrs. Randolph. (J. B. Lippincott & Co.) Mrs. Randolph's" Gentianella" first introduced her to novel-readers this side of the water. Those who read that, and liked it, will like this ever so much better, as it is a novel of much more power, with a more cleverly worked out plot, and with characters of more marked individuality. The heroines are twin sisters, and Scottish born; Christian is strong-minded and sensible, with what are called advanced views; "Wild Hyacinth" is beautiful and more womanly. Their destiny leads them into fashionable life, and they go through the stereotyped steps of flirting, loving, and marrying. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

ST. GEORGE AND ST. MICHAEL, by George Macdonald. (J. B. Ford & Co.) Charles the First's troubles with his Parliament, and the dissensions between the Protestants and Catholics, form the background to this story. It has a charming heroine, " Dorothy Vaughan," who is as brave as she is beautiful, and who is steadfast to the end to the lover who espouses the opposite side. It is as interesting a novel as Mr. Macdonald has written, well conceived and skilfully worked out, and will no doubt obtain many readers. There is a very good portrait of the

author, and a number of illustrations, which are more than ordinarily fine. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

THE BRIDAL EVE, by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. (T. B. Peterson & Bros.) A vindictive nurse, children changed in the cradle, a death-bed confession, the supposed heiress deserted by her mercenary lover, etc., etc., is an attempted summary of the first few pages. So many complications follow-deaths, poisoning, murders, marriages, and separations-that we give up further description in despair. Mrs. Southworth's name, however, should be sufficient recommendatien for the book to her admirers, as it shows no falling off in her wonder. ful inventive genius, in the way of plot or incident. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

TWO CAMPAIGNS, by A. H. Engelbach. (Pott, "A tale of old Alsace," told by Young & Co.) an old campaigner to a young friend. He begins at the very beginning of his life, and graphically describes the battles he has fought, the disappointments he has met with, and the love that entered into his life. Illustrated, 16mo, cloth, $1.50.

THE YOUNG SURVEYOR, by J. T. Trowbridge. James R. Osgood & Co.), The boys who have followed "Jack Hazard" through his varying fortunes, will be glad to meet him again, though it is far off on the prairies this time, where Jack pursues his profession as a surveyor, and has the usual amount of adventures befal him. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

THE WAGES OF SIN, by Edmund Yates. (William F. Gill & Co) Fashionable London life, with its crimes and follies, plays an important part in this novel. It is not very healthy in tone, though not devoid of interest. per, 50 cents.

8vo, pa

FRED AND JEANIE, by Jennie M. Drinkwater. (Robert Carter & Bros.) The story of two little children, and how they learned all about God. Good reading for children just beginning to get interested in books. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE LITTLE STREET-SWEEPER, by Rev. S. B. Halliday. (J. B. Ford & Co.) The sketches in this book are founded upon Mr. Halliday's own experience as a missionary in the Tombs and in the old Five Points. They give some heartrending views of life among the lowly. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

STATIONERY NOTES.

CHAS. TABER & Co., New-Bedford, Mass., have now ready for the trade their new cata logue of passepartouts, mats, frames, photographs, chromos, etc., all of their own manufacture. Their panel-flowers with black backgrounds are very popular, and make a fine display for a stationer's window. Their new panel-chromos are some of the best upon the market.

MESSRS. E. I. HORSMAN, 100 William street and 72 John street, offer the trade a large stock of games for the holiday trade. Besides their well-known games, they have added a number of novelties to their list, that can not fail to become popular. Their stock consists of all varieties of home amusements, such as table croquet, dominoes, checkers, chess-blocks, magic lanterns, puzzle blocks and pictures; also a full line of West & Lee's games.

per, the binding, the printing, and the engravings by A. V. S. Anthony, under whose supervision the volume was prepared, are all in exquisite taste, and reflect the greatest credit upon the publishers. It seems superfluous to say that the volume will be one of the most soughtfor holiday books. Sq. 8vo, cloth, fully gilt, $5.

THE CATSKILL FAIRIES, by Virginia W. Johnson. (Harper & Bros.) Within these dainty covers is related the story of a little boy named Job, who, left alone by his grandfather one December evening, up in their little home on the Catskill mountains, is snowed in by a storm which comes up unexpectedly. Little Job is frightened and lonely, but tries at first to bear up bravely, but finally bursts into tears; then the old clock, which has ticked for years in the corner, and his pet Angora cat both find voices to console him, and beg him to wipe his eyes and listen to the stories they have to tell him. Thus one story after another is introduced, all told by familiar objects in the room; then the fairies come trooping in from the enchanted regions around the Hudson, made memorable through the exploits of Rip Van Winkle. They relate the most fantastic stories, and charm little Job so completely that his grandfather returns and is heard making his way through the drift before he has realized at all the lapse of time. The pretty conceits of the stories, the bright way in which they are told, and their odd humor and quaint mingling of fact and fancy, make the volume one of the loveliest specimens of a child's book one could imagine The charming illustrations by Alfred Fredericks must not be overlooked; they embellish every page, and render the stories doubly attractive. The binding and general get-up are very beautiful, and exceedingly dainty. 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, $3.

with descriptions No dissertation or argument is entered upon, the author confining himself to an explanation and analysis of ancient symbols, and their present use and form in modern Christian worship. The plates are taken from a larger work of the author's, "Ancient Faiths embodied in Ancient Names," where the whole subject is fully discussed. 8vo, cloth, $3.

MR. MACKENZIE'S ANSWER, by Faye Huntington. (National Temperance Soc.) A story of fashionable American life, in which the subject of intemperance, of course, plays an important part. One of the most interesting stories of the kind we have read. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE RAPIDS OF NIAGARA, by the author of "The Wide, Wide World." (Robert Carter & Bros.) Mr. and Mrs. Candlish, Maggie, Meredith, and Uncle Eden, all returned from Jamaica, are again the prominent characters of this new volume of "The Little Camp on Eagle Hill " series. The "naughty boy" is personified by one Bolivar Dexter, who kills Maggie's dog, and almost loses his own life in the Rapids of Niagara. The illustrations of the Lord's Prayer are continued in it, the portion under examination being, "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those," etc. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE BIG BROTHER, by George Cary Eggleston. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Sam Hardwicke, the brave young hero of this story, lived on the frontier of Alabama, in the time of the Indian war in 1813. He and his brother and sister and a young colored boy are cut off from a party who are endeavoring to take refuge in a stockade fort from some hostile Indians. The subsequent wanderings of Sam and his party, their hiding in the woods from the Indians, and their Robinson Crusoe-like existence for several months, till they are at last enabled to rejoin

yard Taylor's reputation has been made more through his prose than his poetry; if, however, he had never written any prose, he would be known as one of our most favored poets. His verses are simple and pathetic, descriptive mostly of his own home life and surroundings, refined in sentiment, and elevated in tone. These are especially marked by their melody, and the grace and tenderness which pervade them; they can not fail to give great pleasure to his many friends. The volume also contains his "Gettysburg Ode," and verses on " Shakespeare's Statue" and "Goethe." 12mo, cloth, $2.

LITTLE CLASSICS, edited by Rossiter Johnson. Vol. 16, AUTHORS. (James R. Osgood & Co.) The addition of this volume to this popular series is a capital idea It contains biographical sketches of all the authors represented in the series, and a general index of all the poems and prose, giving the author, volume, and page. It is an indispensable adjunct to the series, and will prove a most useful little book of refer$1.

ence.

ANCIENT PAGAN AND MODERN CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM, by Thomas Inman, M.D. (J. W. Bouton.) This is a second edition of a valuable work, considerably enlarged and revised by Mr. John Newton, who also contributes an essay on Baal Worship, on the Assyrian sacred Grove," and other allied symbols. The contents of the volume consist simply of plates

A STORY BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN, by Mrs. A. M. Diaz. (James R. Osgood & Co.) A perfect gold-mine of treasure in the shape of deScme of lightfully odd and original stories. them are well worth grown folks' reading, they are so quaint, and point a moral in such a perThe "Dream of the fectly ludicrous manner. Little Girl who would not pick up Pins" and Dream of the Little Boy who would not Eat his Crusts" are both inimitable, and strike out into quite a new vein in story-telling. Indeed, all the stories show quite a remarkable degree of original talent. No little boy or girl

the

should be without it. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

EVANGELISTS IN THE CHURCH, by Rev. P. C. Headley. (Henry Hoyt.) Beginning with Philip of Samaria, who preached Christ's gospel thirtyfive years after his coming, Mr. Headley gives us a succinct history of the laborers in the Church, through every generation down to the present, which has witnessed the wonderful revivals brought about through the efforts of The lives of Messrs. Moody and Sankey. George Whitefield, John Wesley, Rev. C. G. Finney, Henry Varley, Mrs. E. P. Gurney, Ned Wright, and many others too numerous to mention, will be found here. Seventeen portraits also add to the interest of the volume. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

FVERY-DAY RELIGION, by T. De Witt Tal

mage. (Harper & Bros.) The fourth series of Mr. Talmage's sermons. Although the title of the work is the least sensational of any yet published, the sermons individually make up for any apparent lack of eccentricity. They are both in substance and name altogether out of the trodden paths of theology, and savor almost too much of out-door preaching to be the pleasantest reading to a cultivated mind. We have no doubt, however, of the good they have achieved and will achieve, and can therefore commend them to Mr. Talmage's many admirers as being fully up to his usual style of oratory. We offer a few specimen titles, taken at random from the contents: Snow-water and Alkali Insufficient," The Religion of Ghosts," Stripping the Slain," "The Crimson Coat," 'The Red Cord in the Window," "Pillows Under the Arms," "The Superhuman Jesus," etc., etc. 12mo, cloth, $2.

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SUNSHINE FOR RAINY DAYS. (American Tract Soc.) This is an edition in German of one of the prettiest juveniles the Tract Society publishes. Out of ninety-four pages, forty-seven are full-page pictures, with an opposite page of reading matter (in German, of course). The pictures are copies of very familiar and favorite studies, and just the kind to win a child's heart. We noticed the same book last year, in its English dress, as one of the cheapest and most attractive juveniles in the market. 4to, cloth, $1.

PROUD LITTLE DODY, by Sarah E. Chester. (American Tract Soc.) A pretty story of a quaint, sunny little girl whose besetting sin is pride. Her plays with her brother Tom, and their various discussions on very profound questions, are very cleverly related and are quite amusing. Quite an attractive book for the young people. Prettily bound, and with a number of illustrations. Sq. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

LIFE OF ST. JOHN, by M. L. Baunard. (Catholic Pub. Soc.) A doctrinal history of the life of the apostle St. John, written by a Roman Catholic. A very neatly gotten-up work in every particular. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

WILD HYACINTH, by Mrs. Randolph. (J. B. Lippincott & Co.) Mrs. Randolph's" Gentianella" first introduced her to novel-readers this side of the water. Those who read that, and liked it, will like this ever so much better, as it is a novel of much more power, with a more cleverly worked out plot, and with characters of more marked individuality. The heroines are twin sisters, and Scottish born; Christian is strong-minded and sensible, with what are called advanced views; "Wild Hyacinth" is beautiful and more womanly. Their destiny leads them into fashionable life, and they go through the stereotyped steps of flirting, loving, and marrying. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

ST. GEORGE AND ST. MICHAEL, by George Macdonald. (J. B. Ford & Co.) Charles the First's troubles with his Parliament, and the dissensions between the Protestants and Catholics, form the background to this story. It has a charming heroine, "Dorothy Vaughan," who is as brave as she is beautiful, and who is steadfast to the end to the lover who espouses the opposite side. It is as interesting a novel as Mr. Macdonald has written, well conceived and skilfully worked out, and will no doubt obtain many readers. There is a very good portrait of the

author, and a number of illustrations, which are more than ordinarily fine. 12mo, cloth, $1.75. THE BRIDAL EVE, by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. (T. B. Peterson & Bros.) A vindictive nurse, children changed in the cradle, a death-bed confession, the supposed heiress deserted by her mercenary lover, etc., etc., is an attempted summary of the first few pages. So many complications follow-deaths, poisoning, murders, marriages, and separations-that we give up further description in despair. Mrs. Southworth's name, however, should be sufficient recommendatien for the book to her admirers, as it shows no falling off in her wonder. ful inventive genius, in the way of plot or incident. 12mo, cloth, $1.75.

TWO CAMPAIGNS, by A. H. Engelbach. (Pott, "A tale of old Alsace," told by Young & Co.) an old campaigner to a young friend. He begins at the very beginning of his life, and graphically describes the battles he has fought, the disappointments he has met with, and the love that entered into his life. Illustrated, 16mo, cloth, $1.50.

THE YOUNG SURVEYOR, by J. T. Trowbridge. James R. Osgood & Co.), The boys who have fortunes, will be glad to meet him again, followed "Jack Hazard" through his varying though it is far off on the prairies this time, where Jack pursues his profession as a surveyor, and has the usual amount of adventures befal him. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

THE WAGES OF SIN, by Edmund Yates. (William F. Gill & Co) Fashionable London life, with its crimes and follies, plays an important It is not very healthy in part in this novel. tone, though not devoid of interest. per, 50 cents.

8vo. pa

FRED AND JEANIE, by Jennie M. Drinkwater. (Robert Carter & Bros.) The story of two little children, and how they learned all about God. Good reading for children just beginning to get interested in books. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

THE LITTLE STREET-SWEEPER, by Rev. S. B. Halliday. (J. B. Ford & Co.) The sketches in this book are founded upon Mr. Halliday's own experience as a missionary in the Tombs and in the old Five Points. They give some heartrending views of life among the lowly. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

STATIONERY NOTES.

CHAS. TABER & Co., New-Bedford, Mass., have now ready for the trade their new cata logue of passepartouts, mats, frames, photographs, chromos, etc., all of their own manufacture. Their panel-flowers with black backgrounds are very popular, and make a fine display for a stationer's window. Their new panel-chromos are some of the best upon the market.

MESSRS. E. I. HORSMAN, 100 William street and 72 John street, offer the trade a large stock of games for the holiday trade. Besides their well-known games, they have added a number of novelties to their list, that can not fail to become popular. Their stock consists of all varieties of home amusements, such as table croquet, dominoes, checkers, chess-blocks, magic lanterns, puzzle blocks and pictures; also a full line of West & Lee's games.