The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-06
FOGARTIHS BOOK DEPOSITORY.
Tho Addition Complote-A Wsll-Ar.
ranged Establishment.

Addition Complote-A Wsll-Ar.
ranged Establishment.
The extensive addition to Fogartie's Book
Store, 10 King street, Is at length completed.
The store Ia low one hundred and twenty feet
long by twenty-five wide, With fourteen feet
height of ceiling. The ceiling for about fifty
feet from the entrance Is fiat, with q smooth
white surface, ornamented with rosettes. The
remainder is arched, with q white roughcast
~surface, broken at regular intervals BY large
square skylights. On the north wall nearest
the door, and extending for about twenty
feet to the rear, is the theological department,
containing q large and we'll selected stock OF
standard theological works from English
and American publishers. Beginning where
the theological department ends, and
extending backward sixty feet, is the de.
partment OF Juvenile books, comprising fairy
tales, tales Of adventure, and all other works
OF the same class, by the mcst popular an.
thors of the day. Beyond this again are the
educational and Sunday school departments,
each OF which is well supplied. On the south
wall, next to the entrances, is the department
of m%iscellaneous literature, comprising q rich
aud varied collection Of poems, biographies,
histories, essays, novels, &c. 10 . series Of
drawers, below the. shelving Of this depart
ment, Is q magnificent collection OF POCKET
Bibles, prayer books and hymn books, suit
able to the various denominations. Beyond
the literary department iss collection OF the
best periodicals Of tina day, both English and
American. Where the periodical department
ends lie q stairway leading to the second door,
and beyond the stairway is the bookkeeper's
cfsce, a square platform enclosed by
a mahogany baluatrade. To The rear
OF the office Ia the circulating library,
which Is stocked In O. manner quite IN keep
Ing With the rest CT the establishment. Upon
q series of counters placed transversely to the
length of the store, and situated to the rear OF
the office, Ia q large assortment OF family
Bibles, principally Oxford editions. BEHIND
the Bibles is the stationery department, con-
tanning writing materials, desks, writing,
autograph and photograph albuma. Along the
walls OF the entire store, above the shelving,
ia a splendid array of chromos. The snow
cases contain all the miscellaneous articles
usually to be found In book stores. One OF
latest and most striking novelties Ia the musi.
cal photograph album. A portion Of the
album c~onceals q small music box, which
surprises the opener Of the book by commenc-
ing to play an air as he unhooks tho clasp.
Upon the second and third floors are four
rooms. One of these contains the library of
the Protestant Episcopal Society, another Is
used as a sittlng.room for the clergy Of tho
various denominations, and the two others
will BIZ appropriated to the use OF the aides as
situng.rooms or places OF meeting for tneif
various societies.
Mr.. Fogartle has made arrangements win
all the leading publishing houses OF Phllaaei-
phls, New York and Boston, and through
these, with prominent English concerns
which will enable him to furnish all tne ne"
works published at home or abroad az inc
shortest notice. Mr.. A. R. Stllman, late OF
the dry goods h-m Of Fogartle q stillmaD'
will become associated with Mr.. Fogarte IN
the book business on the first OF January
next. but the establishment will still retain
lis familiar name of Fogartle's Book Deposl
tory. -