New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-25
THE FALL BOOK TRADE.
A REyIyAL OF BUSINESS.

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THE sEAsoN-NEw EDITIONS or THE POETS
WORKS OF TRAVEL, FICTION. POETRY, BELLEs
LETTERS, HISTORY, SCIENCE, ART AND RELIGION
THE BOOK FAIR NEXT WEEK.
| During the past Summer the call for boOks
"DanIe Deronda excepted, has been little that IL
seemed almost as though soloinon's somewhat stale
proverb, OF the making OF books there ia no end"
might at last be contradcted But better times have at
last come with the Fall and there is the usual food OF
announcements, preceding the usual food into and
from the booksellers shops not however, quite
large usual, for most business men have learned
caution by experience-and the publishers have not
been without their share OF experience Nor has there
been the temptation Of great books TO drag them away
from safe moorngs. Tie magazines make such drain
upon leading authors that most volumes from them
nowadays republcations from the nlonthlies, and
ere old stories before they Nevertheless there
is goodly number Of books Of interest announced,
which will be found noted below under classification
that will give the reader more "realizing sense"
than mere Lists give him Of what he has before him to
read.
Aside from really new books there has been marked
dspostop this year 10 make the most OF old ones 10
present standard fayortes from existing paes in such
attractive shape and at such prices a. viii give them
new welcome. On such lines prices have been consider
ably reduced either directly by giving more for the
money Though there has been no sweeping reduction o
prices such as was thought might be the indirect ont
come OF the Philadelphia Convention the new books have
of late published at lower and lower prices so has
on most Of them the purchaser sure to get his moneys
worth of paper and printnot to speak OF the brains
The new Household Lowell" at two dollars Is fair
ustraton-as this Is where the publisher has no
competition except that OF the other editions he himself
issues There IL aaid 20 be manifest disposition 10 buy
largely of such standard books which, with the cautious
of booksellers in buying gives healtfm tone and
bright outlook the book trade The sales for the last
month better than for two three years. and
fCA Ia ala ~
scoobooks said TO be per cant above that OF last
year and the larger dealers have been at work day and
night The miscellaneous book trade is usually month
later in starting up the indications here are scarcely
less favorable.
The Book Fair opens to-day, with more than thirty
of the leading publishing houses Of this city, Boston,
Philadelphia and other centers Offering their stocks on
special terms The trade at Clinton Han present
the appearance Of great beehive. On Friday, sale o.
stereotype plates at auction follows including the plates
of several important books and to this succeed clearance
sales by Messrs. Lee Il Shepard and w. +. GIL Co.,
of most of their stock to meet their settlements in bank
ruptcy and auction Of number OF invoices Of sta
tOnery.
The Centennial Exhibition has not been Of direct help
uness 10 the book trade but it has been provocative Of
many suggestive comparisons The foreigners who visit
this book display express immediate surprise at the pre-
portion OF reprinted works to those written In this
sountry This brings up at the question OF copy
right which Is likely be the subject of much discus
sion after election, early next year, since report
from the English Commission may then be expected.
No Uttle pride is taken In the excellent comparative
showing OF this country in regard TO school and chill
drenS books, and to bindings, In the hrst OF whehits
clearly superior, while in the last IL holds its own MUCH
interest is manifested in the coming reports OF the
Judges in the two groups r'Paper" and Education0
| between which books are divided.
The review below covers OF the books to appear
this FALL although several enterprises which may take
shape during the not yet sufficiently deter
| mined 10 be mentioned.
| BELLIES LBTTREs
In the field Of literary history, essays and miscellany
the most important announcement is OF three volume
History OF French Literature" Putnams), by Henri Van
Laun translator OF Tame and Moliere, intended to par
ael Taines great work, of which the first volume, go
ing - the Renaissance will be ready In October John
weisys brilliant lectures "Wit, Humor, and Shake
speare and Miss W. Prestons study with trans
latons by herself OF "Troubadors and Trouyeres
aud old" both on Roberts Brothers list the salient
American announcements; Anew book by Mrs. stos9s
IL not YET known. DR.. Hollands briefs on Everyday
nnS s e cs ~ BOOKS T. one orhccSRi
from Brick Pomeroy" called " Home Harmones"
Wright of Cambridge Io edited by Charles Eliot Nor
ton; by r. H. Hutton Of The Spectator lCoatesl andby
PnTnams are on the list There may be noted also Prot
Morley's Library Of English Literature" Cassenl OF
TboTrht Of England . Carlyle Anthology" (HolJi
Mr. John HabDertOns series OF Select British Essays"
Putnams OF which the second win group the Sir Roger
dsCoyerlcy essays from The Spectator; the completion
OF the Little Classic" edition Of Emerson; the Wis
dom Series tiny books with excerpts from the medt2
tive writer's, such Marcus Antoninus and Thomas
Kemps from Roberts Brothers. and their new edition Of
Landor's Imaginary Conversations
FICTION.
There "a surety OF q sufficient number Of novels this
Fall TO keep busy the ardent patrons Of circulating
libraries OF these the magazines give us foreaste Of
the list but without preventing the wide sale OF tbs
came books in volume form, for here is Daniel Do
ronda" selling by editions OF 10000 and the widely
because it has already reached nearly half million read
ers through Harpes Monthly Thesale 10 thiscounry viii
probably run above $4,000 copies, which Mrs Leygs
received above 81 900 advance Dr. Hollands new
story "NichOes Mnturn," aud Miss Trafton's His In
heritance," for Sei6Hersj Macdonalds 90 The Lord Of
Losse" for LippiHeotfs, and Dir. Jamess The Amed-
can IN The Atlantic, will not be ready for volume bse
till next year but one may expect tae complexion "a tn
shape of Mr. Hale's Philip NOlan's Friends SerbneIsb
RG sgt5Sr1 @S aGsTthS Mrs. MaIoeSs Iaufeas
| lIarpers) and Vim. Blacks "Madcap YiOet" aud Nj;
for an early date-certainy sufficient variety TIE two
| most popular American books viii be the Rev. = /.
Se S s59y o. SeST to Satae Heart Odd Mes
Col with Washington and Benedict Arnold as enaae-
Roth these novests are among the bali score American
writers whom IL Is safe to start OF with 10000 edition.
and Mr.. Roe presents the unique instance OF new gu
thor whose one book year for Ave years has con-
manded a steadily increasing success.
Other American n0velsts for the Fan are Mrs Ffel,
tiss, with Tho Home at GreyOok" (RsndOphh astep
OF nome trainings Miss A. NJ Douglas with Nelly km'
n nan MIsa. WOner With "Tsa Cold 81 Cbes%res i
nams); Miss V. W. Johnston, with Miss NanoysFft
"'Twixt Hammer and Anvil" by Frank Lee BsaedleSs
(Careton); "Lady Ernestine,' story OF the Frenea
Womans Tiies" By Celia Gardner (Carletonl The iss
offoregn novels e healed by anew work BY AuerSasa
stories Of that time ago, sent to America for Enss
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