New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-21
THE BOOK SEASON.
OF THE FALL TRADE


DOING.
The fail season in the book trade opens late
,hi- year but under circumstances more encouraging
than Cor some years before Few books are sched'ueo
for ,,s month but nom the lst OF October there VIII DC
s,eAy succession OF new and important books mp to
the HOLIDAYS Tho trade felt the depression of gen
era business the misfotuuCs of the past few years
with oevecl and that il had not alioGctor COW
erred FROM ncsc difficulties Is shown 10y ho recent failure
Of the Lee Shepard houses. Eut there have also been
obstacle peculiar 10 The. Trade IN the way OF
recovery. Tie duh spdns rendered duler
to the bookdoalers by the TltonBecCher tlial
which diverted TO The newspapers much OF the
reading time OF tie average hooE-hycr The prevalence
OF underscng reduced profits 70 50 small margu tna'
there was 10 elasticity in the business 20 reco er from
rusfortupcs and perhaps this rather than the mSioi
tunes themselves The real key 70 recent failures me
trade state that the booselng reform is now IN general
SEPARATION end working effectively aud without 'to""ie
except in "a few carcs which the Arbitration Conneco
the American Book Trade Association have III id ~
eral OF The nG ng houses have seen thattoy cannon
soTd 70 sell the old prOftess prices and ere IN accoi"
with the Association The prospect of earning reason
ac living and the enthusiasm Tor the trade engehueu
by the conventions. expected to give heathul hp
tins booSso Ds t Fall III abolition OF the trade a
tons has e,sencd the chances OF dead sock peins
thrown upon the market, that dealers capital ana
shelves arc less cy he embarrassed by books Wl'n
will not sell The general sentiment Oh Ne r"'c' nv
that Of hu at large secins TO be ponnh8 '"""'
Cnufl gus 50
dealers 10 buy carefully rather than laT2oy 80 rs 90 i'H
over ,hr rft a more frequently. The puc,shers lcN
upon the better ceiling of the trade TO o'erbaaee an"
continuance Of ;he recent depression IN cenefa o1s
shouid tbore be SUCH and several are printing large
editions cf INV books. especially N hcuon' on me
strength or this Nj Carrie ION proposes "a
atari az With 30 600 copies of Miss tyauss luNice
aud iho first edition Of Miss Acots aud the ''5' -A'
Roe's nrw stories viii be in each ease 10000 In '"e
sase OF Miss Alcott great part % TINS number Is ordered
tn advance, and ~ general deders ac OI'eu 80 *
respoua ne ell il theIr orders
y. Was av.ocd 20 the tine or the first fooN f'ir ~
July that tie date selected Is an experiment was
altogether too oaTy for any hut tie schoorOooN uaoe
The managers, George a. beavitt q Co., 'ccoidihey
propos a supplementary Bool Fair 10Y October hut"
censcrle pgoportion felt that at short notice sales
would not large unless forced and thai II was nor "e
to force much just row. There would also we
some ajus toward iobhers who bought at ne nrev
Gus Far not expecting another 4 formal n'e' ls O.
The Rool Fair Commit tee was icd Friday lest, and
tho mater Ny lett to be decided By Ire dispose
ton OF publishers 90 contribute Mes,.s i"'viti having
satisfied themselves that contributions would n general
have dcterin.u. opening tAe Far or OFT l@ or j.
Messrs James r Oscood o. III accordance with Their
announcement OF special sale, will not De represented
The most important photographed work az present IN
der way lnJcN short tito finding h,y - PFC
face che Uniform Trade List Annual" This IL now
beng prcp,ci in The TtjiisherS Eeeiy oico, by SIR
Leypoldt AMI Lila assistants. TAe volume OF t5e Annual
Tor thu ycrr vii hind tog Their about 40 cao.oSies'
Of as many publishers. many Of wlicI have Dscn
put this year, Tor the first time, into uc
-reguation" shape of Uniform octave plates The
chief hooks contained IN those catalogues VIII he
riyen IN short c- In The Index. under authors name,
or the word which is most datinctivc in the ttie.
the Index viii contain about 5000 dee OF II the "-
eaAon4i List which also contained ia the Annual be
counted in abOu - o0). WhtakcI's similar English
annual founded Pc mode OF this, nclrd's only II Geo
utes Although this Index IS presented Simply as
inakcsilt. bblosapAcaiiy. urtA thc appearance o.
thorough Finding Li,t American Catac guo j; VIII
supply q want and n very useful 10 the h0ofselc',
student aud general reader. The Annual including u,
priced he nominal rate OF 81. II win b. ready IN
October TIE Ike English work is expected soon, and
costs 81 % The preparation o. his J: 'eX lbs cei1J e.
work upon the american Catalogue, Int if that as Is
hoped. IL undertaken immediately it may be posSl-
bic to have tho main volume ready the cen
tcnnal year. The volume on h5f2res 9nd
library economy be issued By the Governmental Blu
of EdGcaiiOn during ,he coming year. viii he 'he
most npOrtani work that subject ever issued IN tn
country and cdtors have been very busy in MS prep
araton Mr.. James Appleton Morgan has nearly CON
pirvd No concluding volume. The Law OF Ltera-
ture" and two other works on copyright are prom
sed.
Leadins publishers are this year engaged IN several ell
t-rprises winch demand immense Outay ana which
.how therefore practical faith il The Immediate future
But enterprise tells in duh times. for il has been
during the cry period o. depression that Iessls Apple
ton ha!e made - srel. sucses, OF Y costly "r!Gt.
II AueIca" which has reached Oh inc early nuNptfs
the enomors Sale OF nearly $4,000 cODes. Picturesque
Europe" has already called FOR IN expenditure by the
tens of thousands and will ultimately c6st above 30
per cent NOR, than its prototype. Others are
taking advantage OF the hOpedfor centennial onthu
siasIn ana the crop centennial literature, issued or
IN preparation i. very large. The most notable Of
these is Of course he Bryant Hstorythe mos. import
ant and costly enterprise und takcn by the Scbner
house II wiz be ssuel like Picturesque America, by
subscription parts MI LOSING represented by two
OF three volumes. of them quite new, others, like
much Of the centennial" promise, old wine in new
bottles Every enterprise that will bear the name is
hkey this year oho,t centennial nag The Hon. t.
UeaAleys Revolutionary volumes VIII be among the
prints tscrbners) and the American Patriots and Pho
neers OF the Rev j. ;. C. Abbott CDoid Mead
has the timely stamp OF ancient patriotism.
Biography viii be represented by George 6 HlaIds
IAfe Of George Tcknor, which Mr. Osgood promises for
ths Fan Prof. Taylcr LeNss Life OF Pr dent Mott.
the Memoir OF Dr. John Todd the Memoirs OF Gen. Bur
eoyne his pondenoe. and the volumes Of
brief Biographi cs" and the Bric-Drac" books o.
which tie tenth viii present "reminiscences OF Constable
There viii he several volumes Of travel by the Ameri
can Abroad besides Pioturcsqu Europe" Julian IIaw
thornes Studies. Nj. Na1as Re ninscences of SO
rsa Life iuLCndVD. Prof Kneeauds boob 0 cand. and
Gait Halls 'AdIlg Among the lcebcr1s." ,ir. sidney
IAnier finds home field in promised description Of
fIorida and The Rev. Daniel Wise. uorary ne Uud
con To It's win have sUii closer interest. The
holiday books viii bc largely in ts department MeSrs
seribBer Armstrong x Co. announcing translation Of
So%ss fIauz Kecrs AhHHon ana Mad ira Rivcr,
III. Ridgaways ard Other oooAs on tie Holy Land ANA
foreign books Portugal, tie II nayas etc. are also
scheduled.
Emerson's name lends ire cssayists who VIII publish
will make brilliant display with Mr. siedmans Vie
toraD Poets" ald the second series OF Nh; LOwels
"AuOng Ny Books" Among literary miscellany may
b. noted Dir. AllbOne's promised Dictionary OF Prose
2ao,sons and re- ta G It If Sr9peTTs C
Mr.. Macbeth, which Harper d Brothers are TO publish