The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-27
THE AMERICAN BOOK TRADE.

Literature, well every other commodity Of
commerce. has succumbed TO the general depression in
business, which was amply proved by the book fair
held during last wock Leayi Co. 5 salesrooms in
Clinton Hall Usually at this season OF the year
dealers from all parts Of the country congregate In
this city, and lay liberal stock; but this time the
purchases were very light although the prees-thanks
10 the rules OF the American Book Trade Association
in regulating the discounts-werc firm and remunera-
tive
whilo considerable interest was manifested in the
display OF goods from the prominent houses rep
resented the fair there was nevertheless dcarth
OF purchases the dealers dreading 10 overstock
themselves during the dull season OF sum
mer and harvest There is, however, con-
siderabe excitement among the trade, accustomed by
!. X. osgood a CO.'S sale OF plates, announced ior
Tuesday and following days by Messrs George A.
Leavtt Co This sale Is Of sufficient magn tude TO
excite spccid attention the book trade IL Is the
largest and best Assortment OF stereotype plates ever
offered Tor sale by any house IN this country though
list II numbers over AGO volumes and includes. OF
European authors, the works OF Scott, Dickens,
Thackcray and Miss ThacGeray, Jane Austen, Do
W. Greg, Charles and Henry Kingsley.
Charles Reade and Jules Verne. or American
writers II embraces Gail Hamilton, Grace Green
wood, Rev. W. II. Ii. Murray, the Adirondack
hippologist; Theodore winthrop, Carleton" Julia
Ward Howe, Alice Carey Harriet Prescott sponord and
Trowbridgcs prose works. These are only small
part OF the list but enough TO Indicate the large variety
and value OF the plates offered by Osgood Co Many
q famous publishing house has done a large business
with catalogue far shorter than this aud far less con-
spIcuous in notable Ii Is safe to assume that
there will be spirited bidding to gain possession
OF many OF these plates In connection with the sale
OF the plates will be sold tho editions already manu-
iacturod comprising about 70,000 volumes, OF which
10, 900 include Osguod Library of Novels
Good names were very numerous on Osgood II Co q
catalogue, Tor alter the OF those above men
toned there remain host OF such names
as publishers wont to conjure with.
Eminent among these Longlelow, Whit
tier. Emerson, Hawthorne, Holmes. Lowell,
Tennyson, Fields, Howells, Bret Harte, Mrs stowe,
MISS Phelps Mrs. Whitney whose latest story sights
and Insights everybody Is readng), Adrch Warner,
Whippe, SAKE, Adelaide Proctor, Mrs. Daz and hum
dreds besides. Some Of these names comparatively
new TO lame, but many OF them have grown with the
growth and strengthened with the strength OF their
publishers whether known as W. d. rcknor Co., or
Ticknor, Reed Fields Ticknor Fields, or Fields,
Osgood Co., or James X. Osgood 4 Co The great
fame OF Longfeow, Whittier and Tennyson seems, in
this country at least very Intimately associated with
the reputation Of the house which has sent forth their
books by hundreds Of thousands with its imprint
The helotype process. OF which Osgood N Co. hold
the patent for this country has grown to very large
proportions, employing upward OF 100 men and multi
plying Its applications continually IL has proved adj
mrably successful certain literary and artistic COM
bnations and ar from operating TO the detriment
OF Osgood Co 5 book publishing, II has brought fresh
facilities and appliances Tor materially improving H.