The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-03
THE BOOK TRADE SALE.

The spring trade sale Of books begun at Clinton
Hall by the Mcssrs Leavit yesterday morning, and,
Notwithstanding the bad weather and hard times,
well attended. The sale began at nine the morning.
and was interrupted by nne luncheon, spread
in the the salesroom, which pleasant
affair these luncheons always are. The bidding
at trade sale has not been lively in nve or SIX
years II was yesterday. More books have been
sold in other years, but better prices seldom
been fetched. The following out-oi-town houses
wero represented :-lngham, Clarke Co, OF Cleve.
land. ONO, by W. A. lngham; Judd, White Il Co.,
Now Haven, by Mr. Judd; I. J. Brown, Eager Il Co.,
of Toledo, Ohio, by Mr.. Brown; Jansen. McClurg &
Co., Of Chicago T. II. Hail. ST. John, NJ b.; Maxwell,
4 Co., Bloomington, ILL.,. D. Bugbce Co, Bangor,
Nc. John Shaw. Bath, Me-. l. II. lie Roy, Poughkeep-
sic, N. u; II. II. Kimbali, from J. u. Lippin-
colt & Co, Philadelphia; J. J. O'Connor New
ark, N. j.; q. W. Bardecn a. Co., Syracuse, y. ";
Claxton. Rcmscn 4 Hanc!1pger, Philadelphia Estes
a Lauriat Boston; Alfred Warren, Cincinnati,
Onto; Charles Keen, kingston; n. smith, William
Baker 4 Co, ST. LOUIS; Robert Clarke ~ Co, Cincin-
natl, OHIO; W. .. DAVE Co., CINCINNATI on
Brothers Co.., Chicago. Inc sale opened with IN.
from ). H. Osgood Co. OF Boston, which
ped the entire day and evening. feature OF Mr.
Osgood's invoices was u great clearance sao
OF surplus stock, remandcrs OF editions,
balances OF imported lots ana books oil
which the styles oil binding have boon changed
Harriet Martinoaus Autobiography was tho nrst book
in the sale VI 100 copies in cloth binding we're
sold IN half CALI or Bret Hartc's Thankful
Blossom 200 were sold $50 OF Tennyson's new poem,
harold an illustrated eaition OF th same, 100; 20 OF
Boyesen's Taies Of Two Hemispncrcs 20 OF Loneicl.
lows Skeleton IN Armor illustrated by Miss Hallock.
so sets OF Longcilow's Poems OF Places, 100 OF the
Housenoid Edition OF Lowei's Poems; only 10 copies
al Brownng's last poem, Puccn arutto, wcrc
offered; 10 OF Lathrops Study OF hawthorne
800 Heliotype Books were sold, 10 sets OF the
Little CLASSIC Hawthorne, 30 sets OF the Little CLASSIC
Emerson. In the Household Edition OF tho Poets 500
Of Longellow and 400 Of Tcnnyson were soil An oncr
made 900 OF assorted poets two and halt
cents below the regular price, but Dir. Osgood would
accept It. Three thousand OF the Diamond Editions
OF the poets sold, so sets OF the Imperial Classic
Transations 80 OF Winters Mabel Martin Illustrated
by Thomas Moran, Hiss Haliock and others; 35 Of
Longfeiiow's Hanging Of tho Crane, 100 sets OF
the Vest Pocket Series, % Boycscn's Gunnar,
Maria 7. CUMMING ooce . popular ghier. 325
OF Brot Hafe's Works. 90 sets tho illustrated Library
Edition oil Hawthorne, 30 John hays Works, l6J
o. w. Holmes Works; 100 sets Little Classics, edited
by Kossiter johnson; 500 LonRfcicws Works, 2+5 OF
Lowoli's WORKS, 3l9 owen Merdcthis Works, $50
Miss Phelps Works. % sets OF Mrs stoves Novels,
80 Uncc Toms Caba. 1S5 Of her Juveniles; 500
side, FarrinRiord Globe aud Biuo and Cola:
500 single Poems; 1Gj sets OF different
editions vf Whittier, and 440 single Poems
In the clearance sale the books just
they would bring, and we arc glad, Tor the sake OF
sensitive authors that these prices published.
In this lot tnore sold 200 Of tho brown cloth Haw
tnorne, 500 Lannon's Iiic OF Lincoln, 600 Lucy Lar
CONS Childhood Songs, 200 oil Longfcows Three
Books OF song 500 The Mosque OF Pan1ora and largo
line OF his miscellaneous works; 90 Pnrton's Lite of
Greeley. There were Ia, 0O0 volumes In this lot
Tho sale Will DO continued Throughout the week.