New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-18

The semi annual Sale Of Books to the Trade commenced
in this City at The Rooms Of Bangs, BROTHER 20 GA
Monday last ard on Tuesday morning, the Invoice OF
Messrs HARPER & BROTHERS was offered when JAMES
UARPrR Efq lex Mayor the senior member OF the hfin
staff that in quence of the destruction oil 'h Is
tablishme IT by FIRE in December last their LIST was conpa
ratiyely small but he hoped that at the next F@i Sac
thew would be able to sell their usual full assortment lie
then alluded TO the fact that for number of years he.
nphrc,tiors had been Immediately folio we'd in the ca'a-
iocus nv those of Mr. HART of Philadelphia whose last
co,bu,;cp would shortly be offered and said
Gy.1L,Nrx Il painful r.feetoo I? me- and os ss
the same co Ibator ,.' our oas irsd
AxAHM tT m0' never sno~n one 1s honor.
ssls ana seres0r or d %G'f tP6S G. And h
swing u'eIanee SSs 20 'h1 IND % spare rom
lis brethren Of he tIs,e aIivt, and eHtsIrise The
DSms Of Hart than re'pesei-n '' ese.o,s be l.
esu. us,T tr.,h srd tot ouy As aels. aaa oos
cam " r .harscer reputation 10 the tiaae o1t ta
eei =, tecssss he s hearty in The 9tneyosnt NO
hose sss Fam 20 nav very hss Of do hope and
n he day Of seSghi nay Ss S, ~ To- tss
sad Cone ye be,.sd ny tshs nas re =, Ia.as5 PIE
r1rSd yeu cr the fouHa.t me S1 ss '. gave N,
siirh siranser spa ,e oos NJ NJ - b b1s Of b. Col
70 o1I Godbe God AbrAh,u Isaac sad Jse0o-e'' apn En-
and ee.sl him and his eyeiIo'e -, -, sbo rod
The ayplause which followed these renh-s slo"e1
how fult The compsn, spprccGsod the long and Honorable
,,roftbe rubeher who now re;r,s from business Inc
.,e # the invoice OF Msrs Harpers amounted 10 over
rocco volumes and &; satisfactory prices "hen hf'
u.r1 invoice wa reached be was called upon tar 10
ven,n.ech He remarked that be had already babe 'tFe
well 10 TIE trade at the sale IN fhhaaePliA %,
he would be wanting in gratitude were o. 20 V -,
scknovled doing the tstterirg manner IN "n.-h =
UhpprR had alluded TO him this mormnsI'he
noe so Is coming from one OF the oIt9s'
I'd most extensive publishing houses IN the County,.
Tbev Ike uvsef he said were the architects OF 'Irl
own fortunes They started practical printers lie"
- b.fre | commenced the book business; an ap
ri,te iii remarks me more emanAiine a. they Do sYy
SorsIv aud disiuterestedly Thst hrm was n''el loi
ens,::.tic manner in which their business : con
- erd notwithstanding the des'rucr9n oi ,'eI |"
10 ;'i;or Of dollars Of their property by nre 70 Den
a-i ~, thew have risen PhenG Ike from Inc 49,
"a ~ the short space Of three months sia.e 20 "a
90 Re rrfpared ara sold 1t this enl q, w
~ 81 IN Phiadelrbia last week, upward OF $500
is of their publications At the time they anu NJ
~ rr,d business boOksele noe vas 1y1Ae
& LSnk officers a. worth little more t. an so mn
III sner hut now the book and publishing olsiis's
"a on = firm basis, the conuefclai chsTac. - =
- es.ion has kept pace with th7 progress 81 ~
VIZ A, the last sale there were nO'es gwen - -
.ouh, IS sc7s GOO. all Of which, but single So
bh'o'hs "a =, maturity and that has since o.sI
"ts 20 10 Trade sale in Philadelphia eohlAe.o- -
s'u' ~ NJ. THOMAS & SoSs the go ,s
y smoun,ed 10 100000. every one OF wnIh -
sN - "a. and congratulate the trsde iot ~ - -
~ ms.Iyes to 80 high and honorable In ~ an
,s,si void shall ever remember me I'M .nd
uer N which Ihsve been alluded to oy Ny nA