New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
THE BOOK FAIR.
SALES FAIRLY ENCOU RAeiNG-PROMi>ENr Dis
TiuBUTING HOUSES REPRESENTED.

SALES FAIRLY ENCOU BAeiNG-PROMiNE>T Dis
TmBUTING HOUSES REPRESENTED.
The Booksellers Exchange presented an
animated scene ali day yesterday although tie buying
has not yet fairly begun. There said 10 be between
200 and 800 members of the trade present VINO probably
represent at least score OF States Letters of credit
have already sued to dealers from dozen differ
emf states some of them being OF best known houses
of the trade. Among the leading distributing houses
represented are james McClErg q ca. of Chicago;
Robert Clarke & Co. OF Cincinnati. whose representa-
tive, Mr. Barney. has 80 far led the limo Of
buyers; Cobb Andrews Co. Of Cleveland :;
the American News Company OF New-York; Lee &
Shepard OF Boston, and Iec Shepard Dillingham; OF
New-York; Brown Il Eaunce. Toledo. Ohio; II. b.
Minis & CO., Troy. n. " Baker, Pratt n CO. Of New
York Hadicy Bros. OF Chicago Eaton Lyon, Grand
Rapids, Mich; T. Champion, Rock Island, ILL.,; j. C.
Trader & Co., Xena, Ohio; D. H. Carroll Baltimore :;
steele Army Rochester, and many Others besides the
many publishers represented sellers who also buy
rs and among tho largest buyers in the trade Some OF
the Philadelphia houses for instance. who are chiefly
known To the public publishers. still more Import
ant as distributors OF books the Lppncot firm. for In
stance probably leading the country in this respect
Most of the buyers in Attendance have been busy for
the two days looking stocks and making MP their
plans for purchasing ot IL te pFg I'm o ogU"
pies this work requires Thinking ms necessary Is one
Of the OF the Fair system IN rOufldsnc
ton 10 that of he trade sales for buyers much more
likely to buy books which they can sell at once, and
money 10 buy n,ore Even me jobhng houses. who
supposed might oppose this system az interfering
favor Of it, Mr. Dillingham;, OF the representative
iObbrs declares that this country IL lar too big Tor ITS
book business to he done from any place and ne ~
one OF the ardent supporters or the Far III Is UNI
vcrsAliy conceded that, whatever question ther may ne
TO details OF business the idea IL good
and as experiment the Fair Is success There Is
q neral feeling however that, 10 meet tie wants of me
miscellaneous book trade, IL must be held Later III Tie
year. ,
estimate that the will show totals 81 qua ter 10
half q million of dollars. Several OF the leading firms
have sold rge lots. and publisher states that he has
already sold twice much in the two days ~ at any
trade SALE and several times much to-day n yeser
day Many OF the largest buyers are waiting ad' ICES
rom home the arrival Of their buying clerks before
beginning TO purchase. and to-day ana Thursday aIc
likely 10 be- the heavy days N the sale IOmOrIUw ~ y
will be meeting or The Committee on Book
Fair OF the American Book Trade Association, VINO con
frnl e arran ecmcns They wish 10 obtain the f sen
tmeut of the trade TO The plan Of The Fair ana as to
climatic notifications 10 which future falrs VIII
conform. Five of tho seven members are IA
attendance. including VIM. II. Appleton chairman ;
Isaac H. sheldon. Secretary WIN. Lee OF Boston, A -
Hrns of Ecw and Martin Tag lor OF Buffalo The
sales will close Saturday at noon, the Convention ana
Fair have kept the trade long away from nome ana II l.,
thought the business at this season can he finished al mat
Time While the sales not large a. the most sti-
unc hced hey are fairly encouraging for She start.
The sign Of Harper Brothers IS the most conspcaou.
i'm the rO aud the house Is represented ny j. ADncf
Uarpar " H. Demarest, +. A. Mast and q. \. Barnes.
Mr. Dcrarest though well known 10 the trade ~ rarely
when ne of the trade into their coy corner ana
surprise he rctOfted. why. TINS Is part Ol the
ers' establishments" This represents the sediment
az MANY the publishers, WHO that II IA worm q
eof deal OF money to exhibit the stock in this and
ret the trade together to II, even II there We lc no
saies on tie spot OF MI lcaritt prefers sales