LITERARY AND TRADE GOSSIP. PROF. DANA's work on "Corals and Coral Islands, which has been delayed from one cause and another--the latest, the arrangements made to publish it simultaneously in London, through Messrs. Trübner & Co.--will not suffer by the delay, in fact will be greatly improved. The extension of time has given opportunity for adding considerably to the illustrations, and there are now a hundred woodcuts, five litnogaphed maps, and a fine frontispiece in color, making a superb book, of which Dodd & Mead may be proud. The drawings were prepared under Prof. Dana's own eye, the draughtsman working in his study and the wood-engraver furnishing him proofs daily, so that the accuracy should be entire. Advance orders for the book are now being received. of Mental Physiology," by Dr. Carpenter; "Responsibility in Disease," with special reference to brain difficulties, by Dr. Maudsley, each the one man best qualified to treat of the subject selected; and essays by Walter Bagehot, on "Physics and Politics." lishers of Ruskin's works, and since Mr. Ruskin's MESSRS. JOHN WILEY & SON, the American pubwithdrawal of much of his "Modern Painters," the only publishers of that celebrated work, have nearly ready a second series of his "Fors Clavigera" letters to workingmen, and his new work" Munera handsome edition of his works heretofore published Pulveris." While continuing the uniform and by them they propose also to follow the new edition issuing under his personal supervision, volume for volume, with an American one of the same shape, style and contents, though in handsome brown cloth instead of the purple calf which he has arbitrarily adopted for the English one. "Sesame and Lilies, with additions," (including the "Mystery of Life and its Arts ") will be the first volume of the series, and "Munera Pulveris" will follow. All these are in an advanced stage of preparation here, and will be published within a month or so. WM. J. WIDDLETON-known to all people of culture as the publisher of those works which every owner of books feels that he must have the library editions of the elder Disraeli, Hallam, Lamb, Poe, and other old writers who never grow old- has added to his list a beautiful new edition of the "Ingoldsby Legends." This glorious, rollicking, inimitably fun-provoking collection of "mirth and marvels" which has immortalized the name of Bar- THE English publishers are troubled quite as ham, is now issued by him in a most attractively much as their American brethren by underselling: bound "Globe edition," two volumes in one, on one publisher of popular books has attempted a tinted paper, and with Cruikshank's clever and remedy by "clipping" the trade discount so that spirited illustrations, forming altogether a volume there will be no margin for profitable undersellworthy to stand in any library as well for its dressing. He charges dealers 7d. for a magazine which is as its contents. but 9d. at retail. Is this a case of "a word to the wise?" "IS IT TRUE?" a collection of curious and won derful tales for the fireside, edited by the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," will be the fourth volume of "Books for Girls," published here by the Harpers. THE new book from Bayard Taylor, which G. P, Putnam & Sons have in hand for early publication is a collection of novelettes, including "Beauty and the Beast" and others, which have had considerable success from time to time in Putnam's and other magazines, within ten years, and one which is quite new, the copy for which indeed has not yet reached his publishers. There are seven in all. Some of his best work, it is said, is to be found in these short stories, and since the public taste nowadays is so strong in that direction, the volume is likely to be notably popular. ROBERTS BROS. are to publish here a series of five little English classics, including Burke's Essay on the French Revolution, Hannah More's Life and Letters, Bacon's Essays, and Cowper's "Task," and "Table Talk." They are very tastefully bound and issued in attractive boxes. THE new book, "Bible Music," by Rev. Francis Jacox, whose "Cues from All Quarters" will be remembered as containing very happy essays, is similar in character to that work. His "Cues" are in this scriptural, and the essays are in graver style and more clerical in character. Roberts Bros. will publish the book quite soon. THE "International Scientific Series," planned and arranged for by Professor Youmans, to be published here by the Appletons, and simultaneously in London, Paris, and Leipzig, will be inaugurated the latter part of the month, probably, by the issue of a monograph by Professor Tyndall on "The Forms of Water in Clouds, Rain, Rivers. Ice, and Glaciers." Professor Huxley's contribution on 'Bodily Motion and Consciousness" is to be expected in a few months. Among others of the volumes already definitely in shape, are "The Study of Sociology," by Herbert Spencer; "The Principles A BOOK of poems, "Out-Door Rhymes,” by a new poetess, Eliza Sprout Turner, is to be published by Jos. R. Osgood & Co., on Whittier's introduction. THE artist Hopkin, whose sketch-book of "Ups and Downs by Land and Water" (Osgood) was universally pronounced exceptionally clever, has prepared a second and like volume, "Crossing the Atlantic," in which his free lance of a pen has capital opportunity in delineating the pleasures and pain of the trip to and from Europe. A WORK long since announced by Frank Leslie, "New York, Past and Present," is now stated to be in the year. James Parton furnishes the biographso far advanced in preparation as to be ready withical matter, Evert A. Duyckinck the historical, and Edward S. Gould the statistical; the work will be illustrated with fine photographs and engravings; and the volume is likely to be such a memorial of the metropolis as has not been approached by any previous publication. THE MAINE STATE YEAR-BOOK and Legislative Manual for 1872 contains the usual calendar matter; diary pages; historical summary of the State; vote for President, 1868; for Governor for 1870 and 1871; Senators for 1871; list of past officers of the State; rights and qualifications of voters; conditions of eligibility to office; ratable polls; population and valuation of towns; list of courts, banks, newspapers, postmasters, selectmen, town clerks, clergymen, physicians, dentists, lawyers, etc.; stamp duties, postage rates, etc. The book is especially useful to publishers for its correct 1 sts of school-committees, selectmen, etc. It is published in compact and neat style by Hoyt, Fogg & Breed. "THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE," a new hymn and tune-book preparing under the auspices of the Old Brick Church, by A. B. F. Randolph & Co., promises to be one of the handsomest and best ever made. 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