The New York herald., 1862-04-23
THE BOOKSELLERS, SPRING TRADE SALE.

General Review Ofthe Sale from the Conn
mencement-POets, Religious Works,
Dickens, and Photographic Albums the
Great Kage-The Best Sale for Two
Years, SC. Sc.
The booksellers spring trade sale having been con
cluded, general review Of the Same may not bo
uninteresting. at the opening Of the sale an un.
usually large number Of buyers for the first day were
assembled in the salerooms and from tho very com.
mencensnt the bids high and duplicating free.
Some fow jobbers attended the sale throughout the
whole time but the regular trade bought at such high
prices that they could not obtain any bargains ALL
The great advantage Of such sale fully understoda
by book publishers, their works become fairly
scattered among the legitimate trade, and book
psdlars and gift enterprise men, gaining bargains
not able to undese the fair trader outside his
door.
The sale commenced with Ward & Parry's list, and
the bidding was very spirted-ths very first book
(Hoods Works, retailing at sl5l selling over five
hundred volumes Their historical works and historical
novels largely duplicated. The classics did not run
quite we'll as usual
Brakeman Masons invoice fetched very good prices
but some OF the books wore " held stiG," especially
Trenchs works. Mrs. Brownings poems (blue aud
g,ld) very fairly at about five cents under the s
duplicating price, On the whole the invoice sold we'll
but few books hanging Gre The rost Of the first days
sale individually unimportant although collectively
very good.
On Wednesday morning the list opened with Shedons
invoice OF New York books The publications of the
Riverside press went of remarkably we'll at full dupli.
eating prices and the religious works ranged higher
sold in greater numbers than is usual at the sale. His
Photographic Albums sold in large numbers at fair
prices and he had 10 refuse orders the ground Of
being abe to supply in time Carleon's list sold WE'LL
and the lines we're freely Observation-Disclosures works
selling by the side of DR.. Cummings Prophecies" and
in equal numbers Charles Rsads side by side with
lola Montez, and Docscks," in four volumes hslpoi
along the National Hymns" Beardscys list sold well
and freely. Childs' invoice took remarkably well,
Kane's works. Arctic Explorations, selling five times
many as were put in the list. Kidder's " Brazil
was alike successful; Backstone's commentaries" s8
duplicating seven hundred per cent Albone's "Dic.
tionary of Authors" two Volumes ten dollar book
exciting high competition and running at tho full dupli
eating price The other portions OF his list we're equally
successful The whole OF Gould h Lincoln's invoice
went wel-such books as Crudens "Concordance.r
Kito's "Bibllcal Cycopeda," Roget's "Thcssurrs.'
Chambers 'Cycopada,' Phelps 'sti Hour" Ein.
colts ''Iile OF Chis," Eawlins' Scripture Records.
&c, freely duplicating. Scribner's list began with a
ndnber OF religious works-such as Alexander "Com.
msntaries, in six volumes (of which seventy volumes
were sod. and his works, four volumes selling nearly
two hundred copies. Busbnell's works, in TO IT
volumes, sold about one hundred and thirty volumes
and Dr. french the Epistc to the Seven Churches
was largely tripcated Timothy Titcombs works
in five volumes, sold live hundred copies and the
sale OF the rest OF the invoice also good. Lindsay
and Blskson invoice was very succe. sfu; Sisouneys
Poems ossphus' Works and Cookies United states ra
COON service with others, largely duplicating Leayt
AID Aliens Poets sold WELL or these sets OF twenty.
two volumes at s7 80, abont two hundred vol mes were
sold; OF their blue and gold sets (si very nearly six
hundred VOLUMES were sold, and their hue editions were
equally fort nate. Their albums met with their usual
and their illustrated poets sold beier
Mason and Brothers. sale was also good, Abbotts
works being largely duplicated, and lartons works
i,0 volumes, seltg over one hundred ard TWEEN.
~ copies. Omsscl's "Cotton King lom' three
volumes, and sSlayo States two volum e. sold
about hree h1ndred volumes Tho music books ranged
high, sad went Off by he score and hundred. Web
ster's school diet onaries sold thousand copies
and lossng's books went freely. Pe'ersons Ph.laIs
rha ist sold rcina ksbly we'll His twenty-five volms
sei of Dcke1s, cheap edition had sale OF nearly thou
sand Volumes tho library edition (sla) over hundred
volumes, the Illustrated edition seventeen volumes
SO 5Ol, about two hnndred volumes the duodecmo eli
on (hTty volumes SJ7 500 about one hundred ami y
volumes and nearly twohundrsd volumes OF the $50 ed
ton OF Scots novels about two hundred volumes were
sold Nearly three hundred volumes OF Mrs sontnworths
works also sold, and about Eve hlndred copies Of
Jones "Wlld southern Scenes" The rest OF the invoice
went on splenddly; but II Is too lengthy 10 be more
specially noticed Crosby Nichols nvcf came on lae
at night; but even with that d ADVANTAGE Il was still
succc sg sale. Little, Brown Co Of Boston dLI worry
we'll they selling about three hunrod volumes OF Ban.
crofts"Hstory Of the United stae' (oSh, vol mes
$40 25); the "Brtsh Easayst" thirty eight volum q
S2S 50), III about one hundred and iity volumes an
hs"kritish Poets (bne and gold in 10 voumcs) had
voice I'd well and duplicated freely. Fullers 81. Ton |
edition of Dickens "Greit Expectations sold abot
three thousand copies, and Blwers "Strangc story
about four thousand copies. Applcton's list was also
success Tie works of craze Agiar 10 seven volumes
had sale OF nearly two hundred volumes and Bryans
Poems about three hundred copies Buckles "C, y,.
tionn duplicated la' gey, did also Johns n Chems
ry,n layard's "Ninevch,'l Miss Yonge's works &C. \
The list OF scientific WORKS also sold high and
freely duplicated over two hundred volumes wero sold
oi the dollar poets And about ndtod copies Of In.
eck military Art and Scercc.N lhe reigious and !
mi tua1of
Compost DID," &c, having sale OF nearly four hundred
comics. Appietons photographic albums won, Ell we'll
aud duplicated frccyabout two hundred COZ ias varv
ing from 80 20 $lJ, being sold wileys invoice also
went successfully. lcknor Eoston list was fayorab,y
received, especially the blue and gold poets OF h
sold abOu, three hundred volumes and other works
we're equally successful
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS.
The whole Of LppncotLis PhiladelIh hia lis, went |
well, especially the better class Of morocco bound
Photographic albums, OF which nearly two han
dfed copies, varying from 81 Is 10 S23. were |
sold 1iton, OF Boston, has also gone into The aiLrr
business aud sold over two hundre copies Roberts OF
Boston, sold about 100 slbums varying from SO cents IN
50 each. Mcknight Ruttcr's lists sold AZ hcb pri,es
and was duplicated several hundred per cent The lst
of ~ Bowling, O Nassau street, followed next The al
bans Manufactured BY this house very richly made
and vary in price from 20 conts 20 $40 The nunbo,s
sold were very fair, and tho prices which they brought
wero satisfactory T,ber's ambroypss OF enerayiSgs
also sold vol IN many cases dupiict no th &c hundrsd
rcr cent The above In addition the lists of abn,ps
embraced IN the invoices Of Appleton sheldon and others
spoken nof IN their respective places.
On tho whole the sale complete success and tho
bes Tor prices realized that has been hold Tor two ,ears
III Sc houses, such rs Harpers' Routedges and NM
o h6is who did not contribute Al doubtless ras,a, -,