Books the Editors Like

MEMOIRS

Daughters and Rebels BY JESSICA MITFORD

The spirited, liberal-minded sister of the novelist Nancy Mitford describes her adventures as the wayward child of parents who were, to put it gently, difficult. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, $4.00.

Mr. Citizen BY HARRY S. TRUMAN

Full of gossipy details about his habits in retirement, Mr. Truman’s latest book is chiefly remarkable for his blunt account of the difficulty which he encountered in maintaining civilized relations with Mr. Eisenhower. BERNARD GEIS, $5.00.

The Passionate Sightseer

BY BERNARDBERENSON

Lifted from Bercnson’s diaries of 1947—1956, descriptions of and comments on paintings, sculpture, buildings, scenery, and artifacts have been thickly illustrated with appropriate photographs or drawings, SIMON AND SCHUSTER-HARRY N. ABRAMS, $10.00.

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On the Classical Tradition

BY MATTHEW ARNOLD

Written at various times and for various reasons, these essays on the classical mind, the nature of poetry, and the problems of translation make a coherent, interesting whole when combined by the editor, R. H. Super. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS, $6.50.

Velazquez BY E. LAFUENTE FERRARI

A sound, readable biographical and critical text on Velazquez and his work, illustrated with fine color plates of both whole paintings and relevant details, this little book is a remarkable bargain. Translated by James Emmons, SKIRA-WORLD, $5.75.

The Saragossa Manuscript BY JAN POTOCKI

This is a long-neglected but fascinating collection of weird tales translated by Elisabeth Abbott, jumbled as the Arabian Nights and closer in tone to Poe than to the Gothic revival, to which it belongs by date, ORION, $5.00.

The Best of Bedonte’s Boses

Redoute painted the roses of Malmaison for the Empress Josephine, and they filled volumes; this selection is small, choice, and very handsomely presented. Selected and introduced by Eva Mannering. VIKING, $10.00.

The Infant with the Globe

BY ROBERT GRAVES

Mr. Graves, history’s most energetic translator and adapter, has now made available a nineteenth-century novel, from the Spanish of Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, which proves to be fast, tough, romantic, and exciting. THOMAS YOSELOFF, $3.50.