New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-23

pesss all other American establishments Of tbs kind out Of
New York Mesrs Long cfths late George Long
for many years one Of the most respectable Publishers IN
the City They commenced business~wth knitted ms.as
and expectations at No - Ann but by sssaciOus inar
probation oftbe popular tastes Displayed in selections for the
press and by unfsilipg energy and prompness sr-
chants they soon became largely and successfully engaged
10 the publication Of h literature with which they have
recently been combining fair proportion Of works Of
weightisr character
BUsoT e. BROTHER commenced publishing ony abo1
rec years ago since which tine they have Issued about
forty volumes, principally Of fiction. among which were
works By Jsmes Douglas Jerrolj Dumas Sue Mrs Grey
Mrs. Norton. Mrs Marsh. Mrs Burney etc. Mrs Mere
oihs My Home in tasmania" work on the Ronsacs
of the Revelation and Miss Burneys Cecilia books pub
hshed by them rank standard productions They have
evrs books by American authors now in preparation
ROBERT St.Rs Villains. publishes principally f'r
book sgers compilations adapted to their business suoh
Scripture BiogrGpAhes, DtseriptLon Of CisHa- &c
Mr Sears came this City from S, John New Branswick
He has displayed some ingenuity in advertising s'me
years ago he sent snowy copy Of Sears History OF the
Bible 10 the Queen Of England and his agents have sn %
been supplied with impressions Of large engraving re-
presenting her Majesty surrounded by her ministers and
the great dgnitares Of the realm giving special audience
to the American ambassador who charged with the
delivery Of the precious gift If we remember nsh,y-for
il Is some time since a copy OF this chf daErre-
yors declared In the mArg to have given Instructions
TO her Minister fer Foreign Affair." she did not seem to
know that the celebrated author and publisher was New
Brunswicker TO render the sublmeE expression OF hsr
gratitude TO Mr. Robert Sears
In l7q2 Z BLUsT commenced business publisher
He vss practical printer In 1886 he first Published the
American Coast Pilot in 1929 the Practical Navigator in
Newburyport Mass and in 1910 he printed The Naudcl
Almanac in 1922 bis sons E & G W. BLCsI succeeded
him and have CONDUCTED the publication OF the above and
works Of similar chsracer and also Of charts up 70 the
prest date From 1910 to The present time the business
has been carried in Water st. between the corner OF
FutoDtt and Maidenlsne. The Messrs Blunt have con
fined their publishing TO works Of nautical and hydro
graphical character prepared either by themselves or un
der III Dir personal supernten5eDce.
WILLIAM TAILOR, No le Ann ct, commenced business
in 1915 atNo 2Astor House He sold out to Beriod Co,
who in turn succeeded by Ajrance, Sherman Co.
His chief publications comprised in the series entitled
The Mo9ern and Minor Drama consisting up 10 this date
Of leo Of the most popular plays now acted The earlier
VOLUMES Of the series edited by Mr Epe Sargent and
tie later ones BY + c. Wemyss
SAMUEL RAYSoR, No &c Bowery publishes various ed-
lions of TIE Book Of Common Prayer with some excel
lent popular school ard chldrens books
LEAvITr & ALLEN succeed to the business which was
founded by jonathan Lesvtt who to New York from
Andover Massachusetts, about twenty five years ago The
STYLES Of the house have been Jonathan Levitt Leavi-
Lord & Co Leavitt & Trow, and Leavitt & Alen-the
head of the present firm being Of the Jonathan Lea
Wifi just mentioned
The ample list of NewYork publishers, Of whom some
account given in this ard preceding article on the
subject does not embrace and not intended embrace
many who ere honoraby distinguished as booksellers and
some of whom have occasionally published volume with
out entering decidedly upon the publishing business
~ v-bia o-a
now actively engaged in the manufacture Of books in
tome degree incomplete but have not Intentionally
omitted any which properly to be classified as publish
ING houses