The New York herald., 1876-10-01
THE BOOK TRADE SALE.
SEVERAL FINE INVOICES OF EXCELLENT WORKS
DISPOSED OF YEsrERDAy

SENEhAL FINE INVOICES OF EACELLENI NOkhS
DISPOSED or YESTERDAY.
The invoice OF Messrs. Lee 4 Shepard so large
tha, the aucioneer could finish il Friday even
ng and tho buyers having become tired. the sale
closed ten o'clock, and was continued until about
noon yesterday, when every line offered was sold
Messrs Lee 4 Shepard express their entire sa,isac-
son at the prices realized from their stock
Next tho catalogue following the last named firm
was contribution from Aessrs William 7. Gill Co..
oil Boston, which comprised special clearance sale Of
new holiday books. recently published rhis invoice
comprises several fresh lines OF fine holiday
books by the most eminent authors Circumstances
detained the publication OF them last season. and
the exception OF small sample lots q few
Jobbcrs. the books have never bcen offered
TO the trade None Of the books this IN
offered IN the book fair. Three
hundred and nty copies OF Alfred Tennysons compete
works including 'Queen Mary" popular holiday edit
ton, printed tinted paper, volume, ge2 pages;
$50 copies of "rhe Horn Of Plenty, OF Home Poems
and Home Pictures, with original Introductory poem
by Miss Louisa 81 Alcot preface by sophie May. and
poems by Miss Muoch, joan lnsclow Amelia B. Ed
other authors, l0C illustrations, including
fifty iu! page pctures 400 copies OF 'Goldcn Treas
OF Romance, Poetry and Art" by eminent novel
and artists including poetry and prose ny William
Cullen Bryant James Russell Lowell. John @. Whittier
Holmes wikie Collins, with numerous illustrations by
D.rket Foster. I. Daizcl. j. H. Dell Sol Eytnss,
Jr; 800 copies "The Dickcns-collins Christmas
siores," comprising The written conjointly by
Charles Dickens and Wike Collins, viz .--"Thc Two
Idle Apprentices and ''No Thoroughfare," pub
shed the drst time in permanent form, limo,
clcth; 25 volumes Historical and Legendary Ballads
and songs" BY Walter rhornbury, with Is full page
illustrations by the most eminen. English artists.
quarto CLOTH .u,l git, 81 so book; 30 cories
Laurel Leaves, OF Poems, stories. Essays" by
Henry ". Longiellow, oiver Wendell Holmes. james
Russell Lowell, John e. Whittier William Cullen Bry-
ant, J. I. Trowbrldgc, Louisa NJ Acott and other emf
nent authors. with 10 illustrations, uniform with
..I.otos Leaves" price So rs copies "Lotos
Leaves entirely edition this gift book by
Alfred Tcnnyson. John Hay Mark Twain,
wk,e Collins, John Brougham. whitcaw Reid
and others, with SO illustrations, price SO; fifty
copies Of "Tne White Hills their Legends, Land
scapcs and Poetry" by Thomas Starr King new
holiday edition. with sixty Illustrations, price s3 $50
i5es o cores Of ped b latest work o
Amanda NJ, Douglas; 100 copies Of The Romance OF
an Honest womaS BY ycto. CbsrSuiez ia copies
1.-THE Rainbow Creed Story OF the Times, satirzlng
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. I. Dc Witt Taimage
ncr " d. 400 copies OF ''Thc Treasure Trove Series"
vols VoL soresque; ,v Vol H., Travesiy;
so copies of srhc Frozen Deep. BY wilkie colils;
90 copies Of Alicia Warock,." by wiikio Colhns;
90 copies OF "fhc Silent Witness" by Edmund
Yates; 50 copies q ''Tho Babes in tho Wood
by James DO Millc so copies of '.ont OF tho
Deep by Mrs. Henry Wood; loo copies OF "The New
Mcssis. q. r. Putnam Sons OF New York. offered
and sold tho following invoice;-F.ity copies Of
copies OF ..Eldorado;'' SO copies OF Home and
Abroad, Peoples Edition 100 copies OF "John God
nj Of sHurrv
Delaware or an American In Germany" % copies OF
Miles, FIVE Hundred Majority Political Romance"
lsh Papers, " sunnysdc edition, two volumes price
s. 90; so copies OF Byyanps among tho Trees"
tory Of English Poetry from the Eleventh to the
soscnsee1'h ,s.s Century, 1,os7 pp, price 81 2';
ns pca s Sc so 9S S
copies OF Greatoux. Summer Etchings in Colorado -
% copies OF rhs Bryant Homestead Book" forty-six
illustrations price Sc; II copies oi same, forty
SIX Illustrations morocco, price Sl0
Mr. James Mller's stock, offered and disposed OF.
consisted IN part Of so copies OF ARABIAN Nights
Enterianmcnts,' Is copies OF "Festus," poem, by
Philip James Bailey; 20 copies Of The Century Of
Queens 25 copies OF Tupper's Martin Farquhar)
''proverbia Philosophy 20 copies OF "Grays foeti-
cal Works 100 copies OF "The Ch,drcn's Week." by
r. W Raymond; 100 copies OF Book About Boys" BY
beng selection OF fairy tales from many authorsoi all
countries; socopes of Thc Butterfly Hunters, by II.
s. Conant 1S copies OF Chambers lWiiiam and Robert)
"Home Books and Miscellany" vols EVERY Day
Book, y Leisure Hour Book, .'Parlor Hook" 'sum-
Folks Compan,on; 20 copies OF Edseworth's Popular
LiOrary"Mora Tales. Popular Tales, ""Ail ior the
Best and Otner Stories" 'Chiids own Book - "Chd's
Treasury o. FAIRY Tales sEdgeworth's PARENTS AS
sstant; 20 copies Of "Home Twilight stories, !" vols.
...Br'ery Wood and Other stories" "Mu.h Aao Aboui
Nothing" "rhe Hero Without Courage 'The Young
Fortune Seekers" 73 copies OF BOXERS Complete
Works, Plays. Poems and Poems OF the War;. Is
Rookh," Lady OF tho Lake." '.Cowper." .'rupper"
''M,.on,',' Pollok" "Hemans" .'sco.t," 's,gour-
Tho Invoice Messrs Thomas Nelson & Sons offered
contained some heavy lines, among them being the
annexed :2s6 copies OF The Dog Liie after SIR Ed.
win Landscer; 100 copies '.History OF the Robins
BY the editor 0, kind Words" 70 copies Of .ssory
Adventures in the Desert and Sketches OF Life and
Character in Tent and Town. 30 copies 'Stories Of
copies OF Picture rrmer;n 1000 copies Of Ian
gunge OF Eowers;' 1000 copies OF ''Irospasscrs." "
By Rev. J. G. Wood, NJ. A. /; 81 copies OF Christian
Lilo IN England" 800 copies OF "Mcrry Elves" by
r. O. Murray; $40 copies Of ''lropical Nature !" an
account oil the most remarkable phenomena OF life in
the Western tropics compiled from the narratives Of
distngu travellers observers; price s5 Also
1886 copies OF Peep show book Of 700 usra-
ons u copies of Bcau,lful Birds IN Far-on Lands,
by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby.
Charles raber 4 Co., OF New Bedford, sold a large
10. OF their cnromos card photographs, ideal heads,
broDzcs, &c. and Aessrs ScribBer, Wexford 4 Arm.
iong, OF London invoice oil English publications.
In the main, the prices realized were astonishingly
good and satisfactory TO the seller.
On Monday Messrs. George A. Loavitt & Co. will bo-
gin tho sale Of stationery belonging 70 tho catalogue OF
Messrs Francis x Lou,rel New York; John Giaddiug
son, Philadelphia; the American Lead Pencil Com
pany, OF this city A Mcller 4 Co., New York; the
silicate Book Slate Company New York; Koch, sons
4 Co, Now York; George l. Kraft 4 Co.. New York;
Hecht Brothers New York; John l. Mcdonald. New
York s. A. Tower, New York. &c Mr William
Kelly well known TO the stationery tradc. has charge
OF tins department IN arranging the stock for the SALE
WIFE'S FLIGHT AND CAPTURE.
Several weeks since a lager bee. saloon kcepor OF