The New York herald., 1863-09-26
The Bookselis<s' Trade sals-Tourth

The sale opened yesterday morning with Kenys Phis
dephla Inst followed BY that Of Prans Co., u ~ton W
the picture albums twenty five thousand were sold %
price per cent below regular rates-which price
was considered very high for the trade sale The 70
nandsr of tie invoice at full rates. The ext I'm
portan list that Of James Somervil ilIe Of this city
II cDssfed Of nilety varieties OF photograph al
buns, 10 all styles OF binding and all prices. Nearly
thousand Of these albums sold at high rates.
In Mason Brothers' invoice the music books sold very
well, several thousand volumes being disposed Of The
OF websters small dictionaries also very large
Merriams st o websters large dictionary, 100 pages
quarto, duplicated extensively. Blanchard l@as
Philsdelph, lst OF medical books always sells WELL but
yesterday they went oG better than usual did Brewer
Il Tiestona invoice.
about the conclusion OF the last mentioned item Of
the sale Mr. H. O. Foster Joe entered the auction room
and be had been the life OF srme sales ns ONO OF the
auetoneers, he VAS Immediately greeted with cheers.
The buyers called upon mount the rostrun
AT rst he decned at earnest request OF botn the
proprietors ana contributors wen the buyers he
took the hammer and spoech In which he said
che did not wish to interfere the able gentlemen
who we're conducting the sale, but, they were 80
anxious 10 hear him make q noise he would sell few
lines; but they must bid quickly buy largely and make
then took Crocker Brewsters invoice. introducing
each article with some witty remark and tne resul;
owed that he had put little lie into the buyers.
He next sold Barnes Il BuIr's and Hammcrsy's lists
after which supper announced.
after supper ohn Whey's lis; OF New York and ngsh
books brought up aud Lee resumed his pace a. the
deek. The lines OF freely, Mahans Military Works,
Downngs Fruits and Fruit trees OF America" and Rus
kins' works being largely dupiicated This was followed
by Townsend New York list, which wes well received
W Hardng's phladolt tbia lst OF Bibcs aud pno.o-
graph albums next introduced. and occupied the
latter part OF the evening Inc invoice embraced some
OF the ncst Bibles made In this country IN sizes vary
from tho large quarto tothe pocket edition. ln the
better class OF bnd.g they perhaps canuot he exceed
and especially In that edition wherein u attached ew
leaves In the album s,ylc Tor the preservation OF family
portraits Mr. Harding has secured the copyright Tor this
idea This house has recently gone largely ato the album
business, and presented excellent samples sone-o
which realized high s2o Judging from the
III which the llnes duplc,ted, should suppose
| the safes amounted 10 n, least SO 900.
The sale opens TO day with J. H. Lirrincott Il Co &
Philadelphia list Of books. The principal items OF In
terest their misce books, embracing Cham
bers' Works .Gazeteer II the World = Wavery Moves
&c their school books ucudng wcbs,crs dictionaries
in various styles ho!r historical SERIES embracing Pres
cotts valuable works; thcr large liss oi medical works
army medical books, military works. scientific books, in
cudng sloans architectural WORKS. Bibles and last
though not least, their finely made photograph abuns
ahs invoice 10 second only 10 onc house in Tho trade
which is d. APPLETON Co.'S Of this city. other important
invoices are to follow in due succession.