The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-10
The Philadelphia Book Trade Sale.
nI,R puII nkIpuIA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

sad Saers-ehdrdetef Ged h9teat 81 the Ocers'ssstS-
Hon he Tede Dinner Baalksd IN N.o Yoyie--P,o-
gres Of TIE Capitalization Movement Dec,iae IF ne
Aucon sysem-Grsat Success Of the Discuss fas-Iae
Belgian Delegate, &c
The supplementary trade sale, which began IN this city
OF Tuesday last at the conclusion Of the rea. sale acid
~ New York, has drawn 10 a close. As tbs s.o marked
ap@Eicaiary notable epoch ia the history .! book pup
hshng--f not If the whole coantry certainly Of rh.a
dlpas results are looked for with much curiosity py
the entire trade.
The particular pon or interest which the sale pres nted
has already been discussed in the IIEsALB 1t geacray
proposed 10y the publishers TO abrosae aho Phl phl
session Of tt trade sales being longer expc!eat
or otherwise than material Inconvenience and damage
in any bearing which they have upon the o. the
trade at large. Your expesitons Of this natter,
sure you have excited abundant attention and created
little feeling, especially among the Phadelpals They,
OF course strenuousy object 10 the movement ami
although the rest OF the trade y Of ta truth
ana neytabeuess Of your statements, the publishers
here aud thei organs, have forth great wrath,
ms wea the natural laws and tenderness o t.ade
in U growth against th kcenest and reacs poleut
in thcpre7s tho NEW YoHy Herald In the uoosssa al-
mi OF the Luie OF putting newspapers here,
yoa failed, OF course, perceive vlor wtA
wl i.,y have been poae forth TO ne rescue by
keepers oil the Philadelphia literary hukoG, their mi
annual trade eae. Thc abgs OF the lIE.AID iB sbesc
sheets IS lively enough and you should hcai I'll ,mpea,-
ions 81 toe booksellers themselves but yp4 would be-
equally indifferent to the one az 10 tho o:her.
fwsn merely 10 seao you few facts touching the sao
and IL results, whc6 VIII still more riiy present lie
truth ia regard TO the question trade ii tbs city
and 'her bearing upon the welfare Of tic general pub
hshing ana po"Ssellng interests OF thu counfy
II the conclusion OF tie SAT- held here last snrne To
results proved disastrous thai tie several houses without
any formal meeting or understanding tsy = niuirI -
scrd nc more contributions any tile kind
when shea la be he'd tins CIT Tho purpose appeared
50 r'l'n'rous, that vas formally given q tho raclc
news
Movement followed VI ~ III exhibition a The grow and
conclidn OF tho tade, showing ~ Natural tendency
wards metropolitan cont aviation IL Sew Yo,S n
y WAS that TIC ih!adephaLs took the alarm aLd hc.cs
Tie vrulert Efforts o, their news -pcs,
saiies aud members Of the trade who forth the
purpose from mere have strained every effort TO counter
act III. movement.
First, the Boston houses were bcsct Int very much ~
Ter credit, they nearly al stood r.inCvahia upon tho
Platform 0 tLeir hahua Independence. 1aey reused IL
recsenzc The absuEdty II local eciag IL important
poh' interest, ano anxious ons for htI charactei.>t:
am the leadership as 10 iasc acd eag tened enei prise
u he trade they rairsed az alliance VIA any sectional
movement o. slcc.i combination
HE Cp>sfg8 1ots, NON cCS1IrIg TIg coSrarr
Tire next and Inaia eaot VS. TO soas so.ao occasion
among Tie NM lcrk houses winch would etncr prt,are
revival oi ed dn some new issue 10 C uleigct
,he prevailing purrcse But a.ilousn yarit, al rea-,s
were put - 0i+gaIion-so;nc houses beng caayce amt
c,hcfs coefceG-you vii see tie 1t d tho iopw.ng
s ~ those vtich and not represented III tho oal- gu
NV YoEN Hors1s.-harrcr Brothers, krpeton.s.
Mason Efou'e.S', Robert Garter Brothers, snei
~ ~
lhnney, Wiley d Hssteaa, stanford. < Icleser,
Pfatt, uasey \ e., iudncy Russell Rudd Z. Carlton
4 a. BRADY, W y bsty, = l'e,more, i. II Fletcher,
johnson, Try Co, lissot, kn-, 0ASsin \ H.. Roe
Lockwood. Grower Randolph sea- T. NIL Al gh,r f,oS
H. icN ho'sf~.-la,tlc. Brown Co. ncsnoT \ slclis,
hosb. Si,lols x Co, Croc>er 4 brewster. lcsl.ny
swan bre"c,i " Veazc J. noatcs 4 Co., Il. Mar
yin, T. I" ibby T. \. Elliott, Bdrnhsm Bro,ncrs
l1Htanr'ifUt ANb LHtvHfaE Moss, Bo,he- \ Co.;
Nlii ko,' (he,esl:s. Habcock; Hopkins iafClln /
Co. Charles tlardsi; W. r. B4Dt)rs; l.. T. Hart, "
latth; ionr iia,sa x Co.. ir.}am X Bra & T. H. iatt,
+ A T. Z. .icrc ihibics); rccs, White recs; W. r.
s.raguc. Jr -p.att X l.. sle; q. N. West
fNesi>H ANp luglICx -Fsre a s.at.w.-a8; ,n,teire
Co.; irabncr & 90. i1.cKic sor r N,sor 4 sons,
SmlAu,s. 'iarsLsi' . Co. alnsn 4 son X. ,ir., &C.,,
!amrs .iase scaS: Thu. Hoiss1 Partridge = Co. H.
Thn j. a list II tie "irace's-no. contributions Who.
" wiai "t.oss. vcu wl ara en- thry have ,l, making
lLv pr,,oat ~, ht.Y 1l~ shcv. list c,,l - n bc *
coded, O. l.e names VIA cw proalueat p.,oas,
axe TIE liariN.s AZ pixie. OF ~ the INIT u topa
n TO Nv York and Philadelphia caslc gus. lit
comprising 4 tll list. Ia fact lc ese hc. Ia ,fi ~
loeal aar. os q? 10 SHOW wh@i hi felnh could O. for
from the other cities con,Tbuias are ia. OF trao rae
a,si' n'.ts q Boston, Philips. sampson Co. tile
new llade sale house u NV York Lcay'ri a.ien, tay-
Thor WIN IL s3p na;urcd Lrm Of Doruy sacSsoa. 9l.o
are hou'i 2" sell IA ever. market ny fcw Others.
caE sl-.li} q Ntl.elw ~ t.oF'rssed ~ fas la.
forced g. scrd samples their books here w;h tn
aErs7moHt 'ic favorable 80. could % al They nol1
n t'I tc9. IT. Cl.pgGe . tnay. r1.e ! al, 1T, MN.
te '-am,'c r-n Contributor bcin- cb.leoc t. ac
nnrc "" ~ rsa-- 4, ,ee regular vsy YORK -slcs
contributors crrd otr les tlan twenty i've dollar Its
- lures ff makes ". gsaa'ty h,'ks "A here
ne'nial cay ~ .! the Philadelphia houses.
leofn 49,. nate .ratLfeG II esr u e 4. i7va.rrs
ite Ip38 - ssle have quite = inform ap
praraFee. aud are REGARDED - n .l,,lne rst.r
- .'e ~ dc tc.de .alo jul a. ,...t Las
been t.Ias U.tV tt,.tw V.t9re 49, '.. 4at FIJI
srd a1riatc hooN work. wiih h cur hi'y -sr.i
w y" to.tsH ~. Il, ia FL y ~ vn. Ioi firits
sH8 tt1fs. os t.e isItr. APPS. lras a.# lell-so -.
tssae M s. lo,S henp e~t3rAW-i. ts.. ct-4i ~ IL.
seen haEr tu d,o ola .ucs.llb' al,eNa ta tao# tns
fossil cUs ie., u "ih.i4@cl l sheer. ..N4si1-s % IA
xt'Gu cr.a ~ Nalt .tur slsfa ,y, KS t .a /. t,.a.
az HNtr ~ Ncw gland .l 'oi bcoss g = SY,t'i ~
ross ~Dtrutu on 4a, a n.tfet. .ta.aa III n, ibr,
AKA otYul i.tEaaI tft ts,s ftsro yi., \, ~, Ma ,.
GRAFTON aH4 tncfet over tT TIC mkt maese, Il pa1ti
tafalr ralt .,. a. IT, rhiiassl.}a 81. y. ia ,,4,e
'mltit a.. he pfa. e ~ iIgsh its-a.,.tt ara III,
Ncrtur# irtr ,r piracy I'll IT, s4tn ne 4 tlfps II
r a ...' tsi, g. A.. r-rt,.,.i, .t,f go. y ,,.,
ft siiys. wv %. Tie .o,l 81 hrotr . t,,. -. =
.haos py the ton ae also q. tae yfsat ard tatl III
ctmatf - ;tt trade ef-s.he f,e n -, ,t.,ty