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Mr. Johnson, being compelled to waste his valuable time in giving 

 form to downright nonsense. 



Bedott Papers. /. C. Derby, iV. Y. 



This is a humorous work of considerable merit, betraying an 

 admirable conception on the part of the author, regarding the in- 

 door provincialisms of New England domestic life. Price, $1 25. 

 It will well repay the time used reading it. 



Spaldings Japan. /. Redfidd, N. Y. 



The late treaty with Japan suggested this publication. It con- 

 tains much interesting history of that comparatively unknown 

 land — the peculiar traits exhibited by its people, its resources, its 

 commercial value to the U. S., &c. It is profusely embellished 

 by tinted lithographs. Price, $1 25. 



Crotchets and Quavers. S. French, N. Y. 



Max Maretzek, the great leader of operatic orchestral music, 

 has recently attempted a role in a sphere in which he seems to 

 have legitimatized himself. He has produced a really clever 

 book — witty, gossiping, instructive and charming. Price, $1 25. 



A Basket of Chips. Buna Sf Bro. 



A series of stories, humorous, pathetic, sentimental, and serious, 

 written at sundry intervals, during the peregrinations of that er- 

 ratic gentleman and actor, John Brougham. Price, $1 25. 



Harpers Magazine for December, is filled with papers unusually 

 interesting, and illustrated in the usual masterly style peculiar to 

 the work. We perceive that " McLellan," is attached to the Mag- 

 azine ; his reputation as an artist is without a rival in New York. 

 The price of the Magazine is $3 per annum ; but it will be sup- 

 plied with the Horticultural Review. The two for $4,00. 



Putnam's Magazine for December, is as usual freighted with arti- 

 cles especially written by the most talented authors in America. 

 This Magazine enjoys a reputation in Europe as a work of great 

 excellence, and has received many encomiums from the English 

 and French presses. Price $3,00 per year ; with the Review, 

 $4,00. 



