New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-22
TIE BOOKsELLERS' EXCHANGE.

INCREASED SALES or THE THIRD DAY-LACK or
sCnOOI-BOOKs AT THE FAIR-IIIE TRADE DIN
NER AND MfErING.
The third day of the Book Fair at Clinton
Hall was more animated and encouraging than either
Monday Tuesday. The spacious rooms are crowded
with stalls and the shelves and tables III every part are
filed with books The managers have been almost over
taskcd by the applications for space, hat add
tioal places have been provided during the week and
all those present find themselves in comfortable
quarters The additions to the list of contributors since
the opening OF the fair have principally included dealers
in stationery.
The sales yesterday were larger than either OF the
previous days and the number Of buyers present was
somewhat increased. The amount of sales for the week
it is thought Will be 100000, which is somewhat
less than the sangunc members lad anticipated
This fact however, is not looked upon discOuragng
Mr Lee of the finn Of Lee & Shepard Boston, and MIR
Dcinarest OF Harper Brothers said yesterday that the
Association would consider the fair even il
there sales. There never before like op-
portunity for publishers TO meet face To face
in a business capacity specially to meet Ill the
and do business side by side IL has enlarged
their ideas Of the business in very many ways aud they
will carry away information which could not otherwise
have been obtained in years. On tie other hand, 1t
has taught the purchasers TO know something of the
extent of the book trade in this country Publishers
confident that there very many persons who have
visited the fair vino will purchase hereafter at their
regular places OF business Some objection has been
made To the letter-ocredit system, but IL stated
Yesterday that this is Old system which was
in the days of the trade sales and the objections
come persons who never attended them, and TO
whom tie system therefore seems new. Some Of tine
firms represented been disposed give much
bet Ter than they give at their stores, and gen
orally these who complain Of small sales. Firms
have offered inviting terms have made good sales and
Appear satisfied. This class howe IL Is stated
firms who in their former dealings have been very close
L. leII "A left
which 10 work now.
The Association has found difficulty in inducing
schoO-boOk publishers Ia take part in the fair This has
been serious drawback. The Spring and rall the
for the sale of miscellaneous books while school
books sell best IN Midsummer and mid-NBtcr, when
dealers I'LL their stocks the opening or the schools.
Al Fair hoped that the special
fecd would induce men 10 buy school and miscellaneous
books at one Time The majority of thc books exhibited
the present fair are miscellaneous In character.
The Committee from the American Book Trade Assuct-
ton which has the fair In charge, held meeting ycsicr
day which the question discussed at considerable
length.
committee appointed yesterday to make arrange
mems for "A trade dinner composed of ". = Apple
ton OF the firm of ID. Appleton Co., c. a. Capp the
finn OF H. T. DuitOn Co, H. H. TicknOr OF j. H. Os.COd
CO.. Robert Porter Of Porter X Co. OF Philadelphia, JO-
scph Knight OF III. u. Nimns Il Co. of Troy. IL is pro-
posed Ia the dinner Friday evening. Before the
close Of Fridays sale there will he gathering OF
trade, when address Will he delivered by President
Randolph On Saturday at noon the fair will close. IL
probable that another fair will be opened at
day. but 10 time has been fixed by the Committee.