The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05

fs 6r trade sale Of books thu season closes today
~ - ssesreem Of hessrr o. A. Leavitt Co., Broad-
way, md although the catalogue has been large aud
srsos< varied and extensive collection Of popular era
surs rou many Of the large publishers the country tho
abundance has been much smaller than upon similar
oa0ss In previous years and the prices brough, less
atsfscsory than rscal
1he aitcc saucc although large last
the srasca before that has pevetheless been good and
TIE adding spirited Is noticeable and Il the sans
time sranyng fAci that there been little demand
& se~soa for anti slavery books and every work which
~s In any tainted with abolition anonations fell
dad and Was pared almost untouched.
We gtvc below few Items from tho sales OF some OF
he principal Contributors 70 the trade sale taken from
Inc reccsd The opposios sales at Boston aad Phiiade
phiA have dcabuess affected the New York sale some.
what but learn mai tho amount already sold ceeds
ahs aSs'ciastsoas of the oouGibuiors
0 Mason Brcsbe iSs 300 copies "Pston's Life OF Aaron
Barr" $40 copics "Pukers Life Of ChoAtc" and 100
wsessSrs Quarto Dictionary" we're sold. This no
also offered large lot Of their music books. Sheldon
a. sold go copies Of spursecns works ~ ono item Of
beir MT % Derby Jsckscns hst 500 copies "Pui.
10 Rosraphy,r . 900 "Travels and Adventures 800
"iecsares Young Men" 1000 volumes standard Fc.
too, i&o CLASSIC Novels, $50 copies OF MMs Evans
BcuIAh, and 400 h,u,ssers woons." The Minister'S
q Marian Hsriands works by Dr. W. Evans, but Dc.
ciined OF scrbper list 500 volumes OF the works Of
moshy noomee sere sold. Charles Dessitner OF Phil.
kdephs, sold $50 copes OF Penocks school books and
'FrcSts American speaker" + Peterson, Of PhilA-
ephs sold lees Than II s2s copies Of Dickens works,
ID ~hsch ~ere 10 the finest style OF binding. The
house sold $50 copies OF Cook books and % 900
copies of the works " Mrs Caroline Le Heuts and Mrs
Saushworsh. 10000 copies OF these works sold 70
he house 81 u W. Evans Co. Mr.. Petersons sales
reached 1900 and upwards, q larger amount
than before realized at one sale. Mr.. Harding,
cf Philadelphia, sold $4,000 worth OF Bibles
ans prayer books William Lce OF the late firm OF Phil
hrys sampson. effected q large sale OF Macsulsy,
tune ana tslbhon histories aud the English poets Two
~ John Wfleys hist 450 copies Of 'iDownng's
Ffut Trees, i25 copies Of the BEAUTIES OF Renkn"
W. A. To~nsend sold 2,sso volumes or Cooper's novels.
Sorysn sclf largely o bis Masonic works ~ high prices
bkk faxeefa~d sold their whole catalogue at full
Prices snd refused VIVA, considered good offer for
600 coIss Of their Reason Why series. Eyre &
Sfoters~ooo sold $40 copies Of Bibles and prayer
looks NJ s~xson Co sold from four lines OF their
csAogae 325 copies "ierecrts Hints 10 Housekeepsrs
200 "Lnsleys horwsn Horse $50 popular biogra-
pnks. 2,s.S Mrs Holmes novels William Lloyd sold
steseoscopss and views 10 the amocut Of 81 600 Rudd
Carlton sofa sc0 copies Of " Micnees's Amour and
la fsnmc George Pu'nsm sold 5 400 copies Of the
works Of frvng, and $50 % Rsy ard Ray ors o Mcesrs
Appleioe si large amount sold, but they refused
~ duplicate
me sales hsve sivva, ID must be remembered, are
ony fee nes taken from the catalogues Of Of the
Ia lnclyAl contributors.