New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-17

Cd by IL rgymcr and Ia men Of the p4ss dsno nasson
in Que Of ooncurese the Of tn
American Bible Society rspesing the Transitions in .ev
sral languages sanctioned by them Of the word baDxo
On the removal Of the Amer Society from their old
quaro In Nassau It this prop r,y was puch 4s-d for the
Ameroan and Fo egn lite Socty which now erecting
and ample edifce the site Of the old one DO
fnhhed before The frs Of May The operations o. the So
cey have amounted 10 about 100000 year aud il has
add 10 tnlstDg and publishing the Scriptures 10 not
bss thon thirty five languages
The METHODIST Book CoSoyRv under the dir -c,ion Of
CARLTON & PHILLIPS. n, 900 Muberya Ths first
movement toward the Book Concern early 1874
IL 1870 person, stationed in Philadelphia a, the
time local preacher and tbs sole editor aud agent foi
The publ, sODs authorized by the Conf Ia 1904
the Boob Concern removed New York An interest.
ing account Of its progress thea may bs found in Dr.
Bsngss able History Of tie Mt4oiia Episcopal Church
The property in posse Of the Book Concern the
3lst OF December estimated $7lo7e5 aud is actual
cepa at s5CsI46 The publications OF the Book Concern
have been numerous reigh,y and ud cious No insta-
ton Of the Mehods Church has had grea.er or happier
eject upon III character and de'tnes The present mana
gers Of its ass have been ernneny fortunate in their
agents. who have endeavored to nuse spirit Of liberal
cultivation into the church by every possible Improvement
Of its literature The Ml.od,st Quarterly Rer,eT, ed ted
by Or McCirtocb is de.eving Of place with the best
reviews
tone and pu poses The National Mag0zir edited by the
Rev Abel Stevens is monthly rivalny in literary chsrac
actsr as well mechanical execution, the best pubca
tons Of its class in the country
The great bookstore Of Mr. GowASs No l75 Fulton st.
one Of the institutions Of NewYork 1t occupies position
here similar to that held by Burnhans Antique Bookstore
in Boston Hi stock consists OF than 10000 volumes
and embraces larger variety OF works than any o1sr in
The United States Mr. Gowens has not confined himself TO
the business OF buying and ceiling la 1888 no commenced
publishing by issuing an edition Of Plato On The In@0r
iyofhe So and he has since brought out in unique aud
generally handsome editions considerable number of
works including curious historical monographs rare old
cacs end such eibr productions az are best loved by
quiet soholsrs
CBARIIs y NoRros publisher and agent for libraries,
No II Chambers st. has passed his life in bookstores
sI he years Of age. He occupies peculiar
position and for which be swel fitted By his oxennve
knowledge Of books and editions. being agent for the
principal Libraries of the country purchase their foreign
ard American books. 1t of his suggestion that the
recent Convention of LbTarians held in this City. He
has published expensive volumes Navs! Docks and
Steamers; Pooles Inder 10 Periodical Literature and
several other works aud edits and publishes N0rtoHs Ls
rory Goz'He.
j c. DERBY No Park place, has recently come to New
York from Auburn where he had acquired great reputa
ton oi wse and successful activity in the business The
house of Derby Miller in that city, was founded by Mr.
Derby in 1870 be published his first book in 1885, and in
Is4s Mr. N Muller became his partner. and the acting
manager of the business of Derby, Miller & Muigan.
which became by Mr. Muigans accession the style OF the
house at Auburn The Buffalo house established by the
aie G II Derby in 1896 the death OF that gentleman
was united with the house at Auburn. Mr. Eugene Null
gan and Mr. William Orion bscom ng partners and they
have continued TO manage the at BufaIo-both
hon bus Iue q ORION
& MuligaD Auburn and Buffalo to whom Mr. Derby sod
his entire interests with the view Of larger field for him
ftlf in this City reference to our advertising columns
will chow extensive business connections of Mr. Derby
and HE previous displays of tact enterprise and industry
are that he will become of the heaviest and
most successful Of operators in books MI Derby
brings City most envable reputation for personal
worth and is entitled to cordial welcome among our
working public spirited citizens
IiMoRT, BLaKEMAS 81 Law, No. & Park place, succeed
Cornish Ianpoit& and for the most part oecu
lied with an extensive manufacture school books in which
class of publications they hold many profitable copyrights
This 10 the heaviest and most respectable houses en-
Gagged school boob publishing Their list in general liter
aure comprsts works which have had very extern
give sac
Mr. Clark of the firm Of CLARK, AUSTIN & SMITH, No
Psrk row. began his in New York with Mr. WIN g.
Webster the only son of the late Noah Webster at No $50
Fulon 81 in le42 The chief busisess of the firm was in
tended to BE- the publication of the world renowned Die
narv ard the Spelling Boo. OF MIR Websters fa.her
Mr. Webster however, retired from the house, ana
the new company Clark Austin 4 Smith removed TO No
cO5 Broadway where they remained five and hall years
when they took posse sson Of their present store All the
members Of the frm-L. Clark j. u Austin, and Cor
peus Suih-are natives Of Connecticut and commenced
,b;r educeton in tie book trade New Haven. They
de al in school books and the extent OF their opera
lions may be inferred from the fact that in 1883 they issued
$4,000 vcumes on which they paid to auhors for copy
rights in the same period Sl350O Their trade list com
prizes 100 different works
The frm Of IvIsoS PHSNEY M l79 Fulton st formed
At the of the present year unites the active
partners Of two well known publishing houses that OF New
man & Ivisop, formerly Mark II Newman & Co of New
York. and that Of Phnney & CO. formerly ii 4 L Phn
n,v Of Coop.ntoyn The late Mr. Newman well known
a. al intelligent and liberal phlanthropist and as an unu
sualy ssga ,.ous al hi minded publisher MIR Henry
Ivsop of Auburn became his partner in 1916 Mr. lVson
commenced business with little capital except bis tkl as
bookbn6er Of Auburn about twenty i've years ago and 10
his Efforts il chfy owing that that city became the
great dsirbuing book mart OF Central and western New
York MIR Phiuney is of family of publishers Judge
pbipuey his grandfather published 60 years ago one OF
the s,r ST newspapers established west of Albany and an
Almanac which is sui continued with an annual crcua
ion Of 100000 copies Invited to Cooperso~n by Judge
CooIer he established The OtsgO trah the little oiae
pewspsper mentioned in The Pioneers. Judge Phnney
died in 1873 and his continued his business pau
n.hirg several successful school books and qu4rfo bo
Of With thew sold in 30 years 10000 copies Mr II F Phn-
ney becoming partner in 1882 the house greatly increased
their publishing operations Ten yeas later Mr. IL F
phirnsv removed 10 Buffalo wherV with brother and
obsr mariners be organized publishing house under the
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