The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-22
THE AMERICAN BOOK FAIR.
GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRISE.

GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ENTERPRIsE.
Every day the great hook lair continues the
wisdom OF its institution is forcioy demonstrated,
and publishers JoUoers and retailers acknowledge
that the new method Is vastly up arior 10 the old
trade sales. The very TACT OF sucn leading houses
as Harper & Brothers. d. Appleton & Co., Scribner,
Armstrong Co., OF New YORK; James II. osgood
g. Co., Little. Brown Il Co. and Lee & Shepard, OF
Boston; T. B. Peterson & Bro. and ]. b.
Lippincott d Co., OF Philadelphia being rep
resented s guarantee sufficient that the
confidence OF these gentlemen Is largely
with the enterprise. which cannot turn out otner-
wise than successful. Here is a monster
book emporium, the shelves OF which
sustain the weight or choice and costly literature.
Tne hundreds OF dealers present rom abroad can
at once inspect the stock OF thirty or iorty book
stores, whereas If they attended the trade sale
and one OF the party desired to obtain a special
line OF some particular publisher he would be CON-
PEELED to walt sometimes several days, until the
specified goods came up Tor public sale. Al the
book lar. without scarcely leaving the floor, and
certainly not the building, the purchaser may OBJ
tain the entirs stock ne may want Tor Western.
Southern or Eastern trade In few hours. and
from all the publishers represented here. This
one TACT alone speaAs volumes Ia iaVol Of the book
fair. II 1t mad no otner'merit
Business at the bazaar Tor the past two days
has been very FAIR. IL Is expected that during the
coming three days trade wll 90 very lively.
Inc well known house OF L. b. Peterson g. Bro,
OF Philadelphia, represented by Mr.. Peterson, DR.,
has a very extensive selection OF their own puJli-
cations In the Ialr, among wnicn may be men,
toned Mrs. +. ID. n. Southworths works, In
tnirGy-eignJ volumes Mrs. ann y. stephens
works, twenty-five Volumes; Caroline Lee HantZ's
worGs; Frederlka Bremer's, Charles Levers, Miss
Eliza A. Dupu,'s aud Mrs. Henry WOODS books;
Alexander Dumas ami q. w. Reynolds works;
the new, handy edition OF Dickens worRs, In
twenty-five volumes, Tor $44; ano ner edition OF
the same autnor, Illustrated with cuts selected by
Charles Dickens IN person, ana hundreds or
otners OF tneIr extensive publications.
Arson ID. +. Randolph co., President Of the
American Book Trade Association, has space in
the laIr, where he eXntbts good line OF religious
ana mlscell ineous works.
Messrs. john Wiley IL Son, or this city, show on
q very large collection OF the finest bound prayer
books AMI Bibles; also scientific works. among
Others TnUmas Durlap's "a nerlcan Iron Trade
Manual aud Iron Ores,"a number OF editions OF
Jonn Rusktn'S Modern Palnters," ana DINERS as
various prices.
A. q. Barnes 4 Co. exhibit large stock OF their
school publications..
me American Lead Pencil Company, by the
pencils they manufacture from American lead
American wood aud native labor are as good II
not better than the imported.
Messrs Kocn, sons IL Co., represented BY Mr.
ment OF music paper, fohos, albums OF all sorts,
cness and Backgammon boards and foreign
stationery.
Messrs. Porter Coates, OF Philadelphia, repre.
sented by Messrs. Robert Porter, Gerard Buck.
man and John II. May, exhibit the Wilson and
Bonparteis American ornitnolOyy large line OF
octave ShakespeAre5 and or historical, agrlcul-
tural and spOrtsmon's books sucn as Castle
mons works" as also long line oil autograph
and other albums.
Io-morrow evening grand dinner is to be given
by the Book rraie, which will probably be hello at
Que OF the large hotels In the city.