New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-15

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Assn. th.iisa Minstrel IN two ye,i,...... 8 sss
Alexander on he Psolms 'o.s..............- II hso
Duet. Flower G-Iden Directory y.............. . ncs
Scle on p..sss, Of Dom.. C Auisnsis ..... 50 sisS
Downing Flute aud Fruit Trees............. 80 Ma5
Dovuiris Nuial s........-.......,....... Sm
Dovuirgs Landscape Gardening 50 sso
Dowurss Cotege Resderccs 40 ss0
powrlDts Country Homes. 3SJ
ii.l, ii.i,. coserl 'i'' as5 RECENT Bosis ia e,Ss
Gu, OTIS Lectures Earth aud Man Loo
Mood md Bse b. Medical Dspsnsaiory...... 80 ses
Dubesou's Medical whinss N all 10 sos...... 80 1es
Rsss9 sG'' Risoni' srd ,oreau'. sarsie. Works
Oruusetorsl - % 5o
wei.tsrs Works vo' ..................... 2@ Bss
Next to Chancellor Kents work comes Greeules On
Evidence vols Sl6 50 the sale Of which has been ex.
oeodngly great, but what has been its extent, esnnlt
say.
OF Batchfords General Statutes Of New York local
work rICe So the sale has been 1000 equal 10 Snoe
10000 Of similar work forthe United Kingdom.
How great is the sale of Judge Storys books can b.
Judged only from The fact that the copy right yeli
and for years past has yielded, than $1,000 pr
mum. OF The sale Of MIR. Presc0tts works tle ces.
anly known, but it cannot understand have been less
than 10000 volumes. That OF Mr. BaacEofts Histoty
has all eady iseD certainly 10 10000 copies and am tod
II is considerably aud yet even that is a sale ior
such work, entirely Unprecedented.
OF tie works Of Hawthorne Longfellow Bryant WIlls
Curtis, Sedgwck, Sigourney and numerous others th3
sale is exceedingly great but, not spproxma
ton to the true amount be offered, must leave il 20
you Judge of it by comparison with those OF less popuac
authors above enumerated In several Of these cases,
beautifully illustrated editions have been published Of
which large numbers have been sold OF Mr.. Longfel-
lows volume there have been less than ten editions
These various facts will probably suffice TO satisfy yot
that this country presents market Tor oookYoi aos
every description, unparalleled in the world
In regard to the amount received by successful
American authors, Mr.. Carey makes some statements,
which will be new TO most readers.
have now before me a statement from single pub
Usher in which he says that Messrs Willis Longeow,
Bryant and Aston, bis price uniformly $50 for spoe.
ical article long hortand his readers know thai tbey
we're generally very short in one case only olrieea
lines 10 numerous others IL was from s21 10 80 ~
one case he has paid So per page for prose 10 M.
Cooper be paid 81, 500 for novel; and $1,000 for sen
of naval biographies the author retaining the cepyng
for separate publication and In such cases the so
be good lis appearance in the magazine acts the beH
of adyertisements To Mr. James he paid $1,000 fr
novel, leaving him also the copy right For ssese naa
Der Of his journal he has paid authors SLOW ine pa
amount paid for original matter by two msgaziaes-ns
selling price Of which is per annum-in ten years h
exceeded Sl30O0O giving an average OF slJVV' Pa
anDum The Messrs Harper inform me that the expeni'
tuIe forerary and artistic labor required for ther maf
zine $4,000 per month, or s2i,OOO year. -
Passing upward reach tne producers Of o1Ns s.a
here we find rewards not believe, to be paraIeea eiss
yhele Mr Irving stands imagine at the head OF 'iny
authors for the amount received for bis books Inc su
paid 10 the renowned Peter Farley must nave Deeh eH
mOusly great, but what has been their extent nae =.
means OF ascertaning. Dir Mitchell ihe geogI aPne D. -
realized handsome fortune from his seb0oi D0VAs'
fessor Davies is understood 10 have received moIe @
$4,000 from the series published by him Inc ADDo.s
Emerson, and numerous other authors ebkasou ~ E
paration Of books for young persons ana scnoo,',
paid Professor AnthoD We are informed has rgeenya
more than s6OO0O for his series OF CLASSICS ins ,s
series Of Mr. BOlmar has yielded him' upwau hsvs
The school geography Of Mr. More Is s"ea "a A. n.eN
Welded more than $4,000 10 the author. ssge -
cal book of svo volume, is anderssood 70 hs -.
duced it, authors 100000 and seres OF insa1a,
has given TO It's author probably s5OOOV MI y| ~.
receipts from bis books have been very lsis9 - f,u,
works Of Mrs Warner must have already y.as1 he
sl2CO0 TO el5Oo0 and perhaps mu1 msre. h1 80. a
stated have received about 10000, and tne ioS
Ike Marvel have yielded him about s@OOOo y o,
The Rerrtes II Bachelor produced more tnAn ,tr,,
the first six months Mrs Stowe has oeeh ,s'i "a
paid. Mis- Leslies Cookery and Recept Do0ss 0ssa.s;vd
paid ber Si2o0O DIR. Barnes Is saHd 70 nsss ,rk,
than $4,000 for the copy ri ght OF MS AZ "a
FsnDy Fern has probably received not less u" . M
for the l2mo volume published but sx moHhs ,hsa ~
Prescott was stated several yeaTs since 70 nav 80
Ceiyed 100000 from his books, ana nave ne'Vi
contradcted According to the rate Of pea.gDs..
eraily understood 10 be received by MI banef'y rs.
sae OF each volume OF bis yields him ni0re A A.
Oo0 end lie has the long period OF forty two - a. "a,
sale Judge Story died. has been stated ~ ~ IA
ceilt gilmore than $1,000 per annun ana .ns ~crks
Tot il j. understood, diminished. 5ir "eDs 5000
in three years can scarcely have paid less sn'n
Kents Commentaries are understood 20 have yS5. 81 %
their author ard his heirs more than slIoV' hsl
add 10 this for the remainder Of the peod V =. ths
Oi tLE euin, We shail OBTAIN Sl7viv''i W II
eomrensetion for single svo volume, resa9 W "a
erary ebor unexempled iu history wes' i.aos nas Iesn
amount received BY Professor GEeenleai ~, :, tbsr
but his work stands second only in the legal ilpe sTo.
Of Chanelor Kent The price paid tor nso'.o eoov saf
Dictionary is urdentood %. be hfy GEMS psI III
II so with sale of 10000 it must already hsse - 5s.
sl25oCO II nowsto this edd the qnsfo, .. 's ser
lar q ccpy we shall have a approaehin5 ~ - hse1
haps EXCEEDING $4,000 more, probably nan - IN
paid for all the dictionaries Of Europe 70 ine sA sT-
Of time Wha; have been the prices paid 70 ,er,fs
thorne Longfellow, Bryant W Carts s1i 80 bsvs
others cannot say but j. well known ms - sss y,
teon very large Il Il not, however only 'ns .hi,y,
are iibersly paid all are % who nantes, sny sS;r ;r
and here Is ha; find the effect Of the ees-.rIas
system this country as compared with thc go --ylf
one a Great Br'ten There Mr. Iacsaay = sss -.
paid .or hs Esays while men Of almost e IA ss
scarcev obtan tie means of support DcSen' snlv u
arv Cicsus and Tom Hood dies leaving h's ~ nan
horee poverty Such :. not here the sdss ls,. 2 r .hs
-,..Ics,io, ~ Io3h 81 sooner had the Story o. =.
acon appeared in IT, I|.sse @ 'saR s,oe e''iT sss.
sesre were opp pcant % ihe aahos to' -. Of gs.-
pe.i.ion Is he.e ior ise p.rciass Of The gn'Is'