. Review of reviews and world's work. Illustration to The Man With the Hoe. From a pen-drawing by Howard Pyle(Doubleday, Page & Co.) ART IN THE HOLIDAY BOOKS. BY ERNEST KNAUFFT. (Editor of the Art Student.). IT is the custom of the publisher to issue some of hisfinest books at the holiday season ; and, to the endthat they may be made as attractive as possible, heplans to have them embellished, inside and out, w^ith illustrations, head-bands, end-papers, and decorative covers. Much thought, originality,and technical skill are requiredin the production of these illus-trations and covers, and the
. Review of reviews and world's work. Illustration to The Man With the Hoe. From a pen-drawing by Howard Pyle(Doubleday, Page & Co.) ART IN THE HOLIDAY BOOKS. BY ERNEST KNAUFFT. (Editor of the Art Student.). IT is the custom of the publisher to issue some of hisfinest books at the holiday season ; and, to the endthat they may be made as attractive as possible, heplans to have them embellished, inside and out, w^ith illustrations, head-bands, end-papers, and decorative covers. Much thought, originality,and technical skill are requiredin the production of these illus-trations and covers, and theproblems which confront theartist, and the mechanical proc-esses employed to render his de-signs are worthy of a little con-sideration. Books which have recently become popular are frequently selected by the publishers for special holiday editions de luxe; such books, this year, are David Harum and Eleanor. Other books frequently chosen are the classics ; this season we have As You Like It, Knick- erhockers History of New York, The Cricket on the Hearth, Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales, and The Psalms of David. Volumes in which the subject-matter is mainly pic-torial make admirable Christmas boo
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