The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-07
AMERICAN BOOK TRADE SALE.

SECOND DAYS PRocREDINGs-HEAvY PURCHASES
AND HIGH PRICES THE RULING FEATURES
New arrivals from abroad swened the atten-
dance at the trade sales yesterday TO a consider
able extent, and the interest In the proceedings
was Kept up during It's continuance ON the close
OF she invoice OF Messrs g. p. Putnams Sons,
whose great specially was Cooper's works, the
contributions OF Messrs. Hurd and Houghton, OF
this city, was taken up. considerable OF a run
was made on Clara Erskine Clements "Hand
BOOK OF Legendary ana Astrological Art,n and
"Hand Book Of Painters, Sculptors, Engrayers
Macauley's History or Bnglan0n ana essays. OF
Dickens works aud the renowned Riverside ed-
ton or COoper's novels tue lines were largely du-
plIcated. new l2mo volume, entltied ellis Two
WIves,W by Mary Ciemmer Ames, met with
an enthusiastic sale win duplication OF lines.
Prayer books and scientific works from THIS nrm
cold beyond tue lnyoiced lines and at frst rate
prices. The next important invoice sold was that
contribution may be mentioned "Francis BacOn's
Essays.u "Bancroits United States Hlstory,n
Burke's complete Works" thomas spencer
Baynes' Encyclopedias Britannica" "hume's liis-
tory OF England FRANCIS Parkmans M9rks,,
t'Plutarch's Liyes,N "Lile ana WORKS OF DANIEL
Websterv and many others, an vi wnicn sold az
satisfactory prices aud IN quantities over the lines
Messrs. Estes Laurlat, OF Boston, followed next,
with valuable invoice OF choice and standard
publications, prominent among them being the
works OF Lord Campbell Sir George stephen,
England,n says American Entomology Mar
Gus Wards Scrap BooKs,n &c.
large contribution by Messrs. Claxton, REM
sen 4 Haffelnnger was SOLD next, consisting or
aDictonsry OF ShaKespearlan Quotations,
"Hume's History OF England" Professor Robert u.
Labberton's "Outline OF HISTORY" ana "ilist ORR
cal Ouestlons,u "Macaulay's History OF England,n
law, Juvenile medical and reilgIous books, as also
a large sell action OF scientific and miscellaneous
WORKS A very heavy invoice Of Lee shepard, OF
Bosson, closed this, the second days, sale. Inc
leading feature In Messrs. Lee n Shepards contrl-
button consisted OF large lines Of the popular
"Onver Optic series, embracing the yacht CluD,
"Dorcas Club" young American Abroad"
Soldier Boy" starry Fiag,p Wc9 sll,,
ana coward and Upward series,n Robert
Collyer's works. Miss Douglass DOCKS,
ILLUSTRATED Poe.s,n 'Ldttle Purdy Series, sun,
nybank Storles,n "H0useh0d series OF standard
W0rks,n coates \ Woodwards Encyclop8dia OF
Datesin elijah Kelogg's Works." ana number
Of new works, some Ol them not yet puoHshed 70
the trade. The prices realized we're IN every case
highly satisfactory aud the sales large.
To.days business viii be mainly devoted 20 tne
invoices OF Messrs. ScriDner, Armstrong Co., OF
New Ycrk, ana scrIbner, Wexford Armstrong, OF
England, the catalogue OF which covers over 100
pages. This 1Fm has just removed ana occupies
the finest bookstore IN the country. Yesterdays
sale was conducted by Messrs. h. Z. Foster, VII
liam X, Leavltt and j. X. Pratt.
The leading topic OF conversation among tne
book trade Is the establishment oil the "Exchange"
instead VI trade sales winch IL TO 90 into enect
during tina coming summer.