PUTNAO'S LIBRARY A QUARTERLY SUMMARY, GIVING PRICED AND CLASSIFIED LISTS OF THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS OF THE "THE BEST READING" VOLUME I 1877 CNEW YORK G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 182 FIFTH AVENUE 1878 Europe Meteorology, see also Natural Science 37 6, 31, 55, 79 Mining Medical Jurisprudence 58 83 II, 37, 58, 83 Metric System Military Affairs 37 37,58 58 Egypt England Natural History, Physiology 11, 37, 58, 59, 84 Sanitary Science Natural Science, see also Astronomy, Seamanship Physiology, Meteorology, Botany Secret Societies 15, 42, 57, 61, 87 43 12, 38 Sociology; Labor Questions, etc. New Zealand Numismatics Oratory Ornamental Work Periodicals 38 Spain Spiritualism 13, 38 Statistics Physiology, see also Natural Science 59 Sunday-Schools 13, 38, 59, 84 Temperance 60, 85 87 15, 43 15 61 61 61 35, 43, 61 14, 60, 86 Traveling: Guide Books 15, 43, 62, 87 Reference Books, Indexes, etc.. Religion. Devotional Works 14, 40, 60, 86 Weights and Measures 15, 43, 62, 87 62 "When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, books alone retain their steady value."-Irving. PUTNAO'S IBRARY COMPANION+ A QUARTERLY SUMMARY, GIVING PRICED AND CLASSIFIED LISTS OF THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS OF THE PAST THREE MONTHS, WITH THE ADDITION OF BRIEF ANALYSES OR CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE MORE IMPORTANT BOOKS; BEING A QUARTERLY CONTINUATION OF "THE BEST READING." EDITED BY F. B. PERKINS. VOL. I. No. I. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 182 Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK, MARCH 31, 1877. PRICE, 50 CENTS A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. *** The few short notes in this list are not meant to criticise, but to explain titles too concise to show clearly the character of books.. A few titles are inserted which have already appeared in "The Best Reading." These are meant to be restricted to such cases as changes in price, important new editions, etc. INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The object of " Putnam's Library Companion" is to furnish a cheap, clear and convenient record of such current publications in English, as intelligent people are likely to want to know about. The titles of most books show clearly enough what they are. Where it seems necessary, a line or two is added to complete this information. It is attempted in the Companion," as in "The Best Reading," to express roughly the editor's estimate of the relative value or importance of the books mentioned under one subject, by the use of the ratings a and b; a indicating that the work is considered the best on the whole of the less expensive recent publications on the subject, and b that it is the best without reference to its cost. For reading people, and for librarians who have to provide for reading people, such a list may help to choose what books to buy, and we trust it may be found of and Library Committees, as to individual readers and buyers. The arrangement is by subjects or topics, on the general plan already proved useful and popular in "The Best Reading.' In this first number a good many books are admitted which date back of the current quarter; for the list in "The Best Reading," ended about the middle of August, 1876, and it was obviously best to keep the record full in this periodical continuation of that work. If there is sufficient cause, similar arrears may in moderation be hereafter brought up; and a date will always remove any danger of misunderstanding. No other periodical in English, it is supposed, executes the office proposed for this little quarterly; although there are many that do less and many that do a great deal more. It is believed that the object of "Putnam's Library Companion" justifies it in living. If not, it is easy (as most respectable authority has asserted) to die. |