New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-27
The Boox.TRApr S.LE-THE GREAT Aucrio,

Cambridge THEOPHiLUS PARSONS.
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The Boox-TRADI SALE-THE GREAT Auction
OF SrrRroTYPE PLATEs.-Twslve or fifteen years
ago the stereotype Plates Of the firm Of Carey &
Hart were sold at auction in Philadelphia realizing
some $40 900. With this single exception the sao
at the rooms of Geo. A. Leavtt g. Co., on Friday,
was we believe, the largest ever held in this
try. The amount Of money represented in the
plates was abou, $3.50 600; they brought under tie
hammer something more than $50, COO, about fir
teen per cent Oh the cost. Three years ago, when
taxes were light, and trade uninterrupted, they
would have sold for double the money, but in view
the times the kale must be considered q satisfactory
one. IL moreover shows that our publishing houses
have money to spare for permanent investment
with view to profits long ~av ahead. With
PAPER stock advanced from 10 cents the pound to
cents from 20 cents TO % cents and promise Of
fail until the way is oIened TO the rsg-bags and COZ.
ton mills Of the South il s lot in that Lip
pncoi, Crosby, Mason, aud other large buyers ss
Frdass sale are going to publish to any eIteEi.
The plates which have changed owners are to he
aid away in vaults until the troublous times are
past, and commercial skies brighten.
Mason Brother catalogue came Grs, in order
On Thursday afternoon, bills posted in the
sslesroom announcing that the plates and bound and
sheet stock Of the music-books Of tic house were
Withdrawn, having been purchased Of the receiver
ct private sale. Tue first lire offered, therefore, was
the fret Of the sehoolbook class, kanes Elements Of
Criticism, which was knocked down 10 Macon Bros.
at 500. They also bough! the next lc, krusis
Pers peeiys Drawing and when they bid earn.sil,
for Lostings Pictorial AUnited States, it was Gear
hat they intended buy in y cir whole stock, and
the audience good-naiuredy gave way. Lossins was
bought bythcm forSl 100 but after that they walked
over tie course, until Jewetts Spiers French Die
tionary was reached, for which they bad 10 pay
g, 900. Mr. Lncoln's Boianies bfou.h, 81 C25, and
Mattisou AID Bunei,s As,nonomies, IN foar vols
$500 Tie volume; while Abbots Empire of Augrla
sod for beggarly go. George Canning Hils
American Biographical Series came TO 600; he
Battle Roll Of tie World $25o; Lo-sng's Family
History OF the United States, 1900; Pertons Lives Of
Jackson, Greeley and Burr, in vols. 800 the vol
une, and bis Humorous Poo;ry, goo. On The other
hand Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall, OF which seventy
,hourand copies were sold in the year Of 10
publication, went for 80, sud heI Ffesh
Leaves for the money. Pilney's series Of
French readers, in 10 vols which there "a lieu
Of $3.50, brought 50 the volume additional. VIII
hsrass En- lish Into French wss thought worth 900
for the night 10 publish only, Wells's Physical Ge-
ograpby 400 for The Same privilege but the Avoid
able Causes OF Insanity went begging at $Jl-snd
dat cosed Masons list Of plates. hIs catalogue OF
books comprised the whole bound and sheet stock
on hand, amounting 70 several thousand volumes.
II brought an aggregate Of $4,000, and was well
dstIib tied among tus buyers present. The looks
that had any real valae realized good prices Rs a
general thing, and many that were worthless TOO,
we fear; tb. remainder sold for more than they
were " orth 10 the trunk makers. There were some
siynlesnt features u tie sale; a dollar music
book called The Harp of the South sod for cents,
another, Soatben Harmony. for only IL cents, III
spite Il is having patent notes," while Temple
Melodies by virtue Of i.s not having sectional
title brought 40 cents, although the regular pr.ce
WIS Only G3 cents Publishers wbO have full stocks
OF books got up expressly for the Southern market
would perhaps 10 well " have them rebound aud
cAristeued over again.
Amer tbe. invoice wss disposed Of, Mr.. Lowell
Mason, IT,. IN behalf Of tho house announced that
their sale was made only TO close the partnership,
aud thai all claims would be liquidsted ~ maturity
a. bcreto fore at the Cd stand.
TIE invoice Of Derby l. Jnckson's plates, which
came IoAt opened With An edition Of Addison Ia
yol.. l2no., which cost iu all about $1,000. bd
Of SO wac put in, but competition wis languid, and
tie book was knocked down at 50 tie volume.
Goldsmith in vols. limo. brought $l32 30 the vol
ume; Smollett In vos., III 30; Sterne ia vols.,
$50: .Johnsons Liycs Of tho Posts, vols, $50;
Boswell, 4 vols., 500; Lamb. vols, SC2 80; Haz-
Lt. 5vols., SO; Leigh Hunt tsOls., ~ 5O Defoe,
| vol. 40; aud Load CseoterGeid, | vol, si5J.
.Jare Austen, Hannah More, and Ann Radcliffe
,e,ljled about so tie volume, but Jane PoRer's
seou;sh Cbies aud Tbaddsus Of Warsaw were run
I'm 10 slCJ oach the Children Of the Abbey came
,,o 10 slC5, Madame &c 8taePi COrnne 10 $50, and
A l2no. Pilgrims Progress tl5 80. The STANDARD
ancient classics in Syo brought only ;fi and pretty
!Smo. series of modem clasrcs Sl2, both u which
were dog cheap At twice lie msney. IL IA curious
10 king down tbs catalogue 70 tee how BOOKS "heh
made Il noise il their day ara consigned to the tomb
Of the Capaleui Female Life Among the Mormons,
which has sold to tie extent OF CO. 600 copes went
Tor So; Bgelcws ieof Fremont which cicu'
lated 40 PFC and post-cecusn document, brought
go; and Tie Henry Ward Beecler series OF essays
sermons, hymns aud views, which ones went oil W
the thousand, was knocked of al $lj; 30 Milburhs
book ax, saddle-bage and all, was bought IN Tor
him at SIS, and Mrs. WsrGeld's Household VI Bou.