The New York herald., 1875-07-20
A BOOK FAIR.

HOUSE, NEW DEPARTURE IN THE BOOK
TRApE-cLn;ToN HALL VAST MART OF LIT
ERATURE.
Trade sales among publishers and dealers in
books are things Of the past, and their place has
been filed ty huge bazaar, which is now and
Will hereafter be held in this city twice year.
where the tratic in literature Will be conducted
on the same plan as the Cotton Exchange or Corn
Exchange, ana where those concerned in the
business are to meet face 10 face and sell md pur
chase according to fixed rules. year ago con-
vention Of book men was held at Putin Bay, Ohio
presided over by Mr. A. ID. f. Randolph, when it
was resolved that after the usual spring sales no
more trade sales OF books were to DO held,
at which goods were Slaughtered to a
ruinous extent, but In lieu thereof
lair and clearing house was 10 be
opened IN New York, where each house might ex-
pose It's stock and trade directly with joDbers and
retailers Messrs. George A. LeavItt & Co. were
selected to superlntend the entire business and
guarantee for a certain consideration al the pay
ments Tor goods purchased. Yesterday morning
the immense fair was opened. The portion Of
Clinton Hall used as the reading room OF the Mer-
camille Library Association has been turned over
to Messrs. Leavtt, and by them fitted up with
platfor ms and shelves, on which rest the puDica-
lions OF 100 firms Tile most eminent publishers
Ol NEW 1OTk, DO5JOu, IHilauelpuld, DuIJlWOTO ana
even London are represented here, and make
gorgeous display OF their products. 1t is esti-
mated that there are over 100, 900 volumes in this
collection Of choice books.
The following fins are represented at the
air:-
BOOK PUBLISHERS.
Boston American Tract SOCIETY; Brewer b
Teston; Davis, Robert ). & Co. Dtson, Oliver Il
Co.; Estes Laurat; Graves, A. f.. Gill. William
+. Il Co.; Lee Shepard; Little, Brown q Co.;
Nichels Il Hail; Osgood, J. Il. & Co. Prang, L. Il
Co., and Roberts Bros.
New York-Amercsn News Company; Anthony,
L. a. f. I. & Co.; Appleton, d. IL co. Barnes, A. s.
4 CO.; Carleton, G. W. 4 Go; ; Casseii, Potter &
Galpin; Clark u Maynard; Collins & Brother; DICK
Ford, j. b. & Co Hale, Z. J. &/Son; Happy Hours
Com pany; Harper Brothers; Holt, Henry & Co.;
Co; Kehoe, Lawrence e. p Society,"; Kenedy.
F. j.. Lee, shepard 4 Dillingham; McLOughlln
& Philips; Baker. Pratt Co; +. B. Patterson:
6sSea % 2; Potter Aims WORTH -;f Co. Patns@s ans
SSofsS sSos g. sjds E97saGR sssRS sdbS & ssds sGuBqsS
& Co.; Schmidt, L. w; somerby, Olarles r.
Armstrong; Sheldon & Co.; steger r. !; strong
7. W., late e. DUNCAN & Brother; University Pub.
pany; VII tue u Iorston; Van NostrSnd, D.;
!onn & Son Wood, william 3 co. Wortnington,,
Adams, Victor & Co. ; Haverty, p NJ.
PhiIadelphia-Baird, Henry carey \ Co; Bur-
n, o. " I y. "
Desilyer Charles; Harding William WI; Holman,
A. J. 4 Co.; LtppiRcott, j. 3. Co.; Mckinney, II.
\. Co.; Peterson, T. =; 4 Brss: Porter Coates
Springfield Msss.-G. 4 G. Merriam.
Balumore-Kely, PIet & Co.
BuGalo-Martin Taylor.
1foy-H, B MINIS & Co.
New Bed ford Mass.- Taber Charles 4 Co.
MANUFACTURERS or WRITING PAPER.
Holyoke-MassasOit Paper Company; Whiting
Paper Company; Union Paper Company, =
ENVELOPES, BLANK BOOKS, PAPEfERiEs, sc.
nor, Samuel & Co. Edward Z. Brown Liebenroth,
Van Auw IL Co.. Eagle Pencil Company; Kenny,
1l Envelope Company American LEAD i' Pencil Com COM
pany; Garter, Dinsmors Co., inks; Porter Il
ban6Tiage yApns'1n Mania BOOK Company AnasrsOn
velopes ana papers; Charles d. Pratt, Writing
de sEs, leather goods, &C.; Robert Sneder papete.
Spring gfeld-Powers Paper Company, writing
papers, envelopes. papeteries, &c; Union INK
ana Paper Company; Springfield Envelope Com
The first desk on entering Clinton Hall is occu-
pied by dessrs George Routledge & sons, OF Loa-
don and New York, represented by Mr. ii. NJ.
Reed. Among the prominent publications on sale
are:-Knights shakespeare" with 200 lllustra-
bindings Woods ILLUSTRATED Natural History,u
vols. svo, and Woods ILLUSTRATED Natural HIS
tory OF Man." 2 VOLS Svo, containing ABOUT 1000
inustratons. "The Old Dramatists ana the Old
Poets" l3 vols. royal Svo. Howard Staunton's
with ZOO illustrations by John Gilbert; also the
stanton Library edition. Various editions Of
Bulwer's novels. A new edition OF Marryats
novels. AlexsnGer Dumas novels. Frolssart's
chronicles" vols. svo, hall Roxberghe; also
few copies with the illumnauons. Monstre-
let's "Cnronieles,n vols. Pets Albumn vita
Illustrations opposite every page. Little Wide
Awake the new volume for 1876, with 400 Illus
tratons Juveniles by tue best English writers.
printed Dy Kronheim & Co., the best color print
ers IN Great Britain. The works OF the best Eng
lsh n0Vellsts IN Uniform sets, and large selec.
tion OF standard works.
Immediately adjoining is the opening OF Messrs,
Inn nfIn hon ~
Mr. Walter 5. Appleton. Their catalogue EN-
braces samples Of all their promlnen pubcl-
books, the handsome new edition OF Dana's
"househod Poets" at SO 90, formerly $40.
Msys snsrSans Komem new edition General
orders are received; Christian Reld's
new novel Question OF Honor" TO be published
this week. The Interuationa scientific series,
Herbert Spencer, Strati0rd's ''Shakespeare,o
Oooper's novels complete, popular editions OF
works, Mafryatrs popular novels, an extensive
list OF medical and religious books &C., &c.
colt Co., Of Philadelphia, who are represented
by Mr.. Henry II. Klmbdll. This house has ON sale
between 1000 and 1000 samples including 1000
sets OF Chambers new "Cyclopedia.U edItIOns OF
Inackoray, Dickens, Irving, Prescott, Macaulsy
Hume Giboon, standard poets, Bibles, Juveniles,
&c. Tue stock OF this firm arrived at midnight
and 1T tue OUeniDg IN the morning MI. Ktm5all
sod the drst bill OF the day.
Messrs. Harper Brothers, represented by Mr.. j.
Abner Harper, Messrs. Demorest ana Mast, occupy
very large space, fitted up IN tasteful style Here
Is 0nered for SAFE their very extensive catalogue
OF pubncs tions, among them The writings OF
Hume, GibD0n, Macaulay, Allison, Motley, Hill
dretn. Rolln, RaWnson, Charles Rea1e, Thack-
cray George Eliot Dickens. MISS Muiock, James,
Olipnant, Gaskei, Bal wer, MISS braddon, Anthony
TrOlOpe, Wikie Conns. Among their Juvennes
are Du gnaiu, EdgowOrth. Sherwood Edgar,
Manew, &c. School boOks-Wils0n's "kea1ers,"
SwtntOn's 'Grammarn Hooper's books on SCI
ence, "Llbrarles OF Classics,n original aud IN
translation, students' series OF histories, au-
thors' edition OF classics scientific WORKS Of Re-
clus, Flammarian, Draper, LOOMS. BOoks OF
trAvel-Nlneent's 'oam,' Tysoh'a "Arctlcs."