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


So severe trial l, the energies Of the HOUSE. anmpsred
Their stereotype plates were nearly s preserved and a
week had hardly elapsed before the best pr romo|
to Cincinnati in motion to renew their vast socs
of books As the will permit they viii oon
meuce the rebuilding of their establishment 10 Cid End
Pearl SITS and meanwhile prosecuting their bunessn
No. e2 Betkmsnst.
JoHs Willy, No l67 Broadway, is the OF one dhs
eminent New York publishers Of the early piu n
century, through whom Cooper and half dozen ohe" o.
our literary notabitiee made their first appearance {"
auhors Mr Wiley for many years the head Of the
partnership Of Wiley s. Putnam, which dissolved IN
l-4s Mr. Wiley now publishes comparatively little, bai
devos bis abilities to the wholesale trade in Foreign Books
the ssues Of ten twelve of tho leading houses OF sOe
country and considerable retail business
Mr. GEORGE p PUTNAM is man Of much and well %
served perons popularity, and his knowledge and tsfe
literature have made him IN unusual degree is'o'
with sutlors He Is native of Maine, and we first hs1i
of him in connection with the book business the resd'n
London partner of the hou,e Of Wiley & Patnsm "nD'
in London he published vndieston Of ths county
against various foreign preudices ignoTarcss and MISTY
reseEtstions under the title of AmertcGH Faof'-i r"N
which eyirced extensive acquaintance with the h'V'
statistics, &c OF the United States, and an inshgen'sS
probation Of our institutions and character Ontheos
tion of bis connection with Mr. Wiley be continued VOC
publishing business for tine alone but in 1883 hs's
removed from Bresdesy to Park place, received
parr er Mr. Leslie ard the firm took the style OF Ge'
Punsm & Co Mr.. Putnam hes ssued from 40 ~
volumes during The last FIVE years oar ifhs Of "acs
least original He has been the pab rhT o. y.
Cooper, Mr. Irving, Mr. Bryant DR. Hawks, DIR may" Dy
ard Taylor K Lowell, Mrs Kirkland Mr. Robinson We
Warner ard many other emnen, writers. HIS wen
Nonfkly has eDgrossed much Of his attention sun -
mencemeni in January 1883 In The short psro' I'M
become Mr. Iryina's publisher he has psih tna' ae'n
eubed ,ulo, over s9s 900 for copyrghts enbea
into an obligation which we understand "H enHe!
s.isc,or, TO Mr. irving pay him for this rod e ."
IN, Ihyt,o,od R,oorf OF the Crystal Palace Eihohoh
80, pr,n.,o 4 Co over $4,000 With an intention 70
11o,e himself more exclusively to the management Of h
u,oo,< Mr. Putnam has advertised 10 our coumns 'oA.
b will dispose Of his large collection of stereotype 81.
,.eI nstes copyrights contracts and prned book" ~
sn.top . the z3d OF this month. The snnouneene"' %
hi. discrimination has caused general feeling Of sege
ard ou,of the trade
BAKER & scRIBSER, Brick Church ChaPel eonosn''-
bu.nes. in February 1876 and Mr Charles seroner So
ceeded to it, entire propre,orshp on the dean "
Baker, in 1850 The publications OF this hoa" s'.
amount to more than 200 and the large proportion %
them ere original, by American authors VI nf ns"1''
various books il has sold more than 100000 Yoiu~
the books OF Mr. Mitchell {" TX. Marvel toe s4S nv,
,uourt,d 10 $4,000 volumes p Wills Ne AHAsA~
Y II Dana Alston Herbert' Drs. Spring AvIseu',
Cbeeyet and Other. Tor whom Mr. scIner has 9ao
/ have al Lesi.e ttep I'm Ierdy 'nccessini 'A'uS'