New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BOOK TRADE SALE.
THE BUUk IKAIE SALE.
r r. OsGoOp's WORKS soLD-IIVELY BIDDING AND
FAIR PRICES OBTAINED. .


FAIR PRICES OBTAINED %
the Spring trade sale, which began yes
tcrday at the Leavtt salesrcoms, James X. Osgoods
publications the first offered and their list was ohy
exhausted late in the afternoon The books brought
much better prices than publishers had expected AS
far as could Le learned the books that were sacced
were mainly those with fine Illustrations heavy paper
and costly binding The cheaper books standard WORKS
IN sunsapta binding brought prices more in accordance
wth their retail values. On the whole the prices were
very satisfactory, aud Mr. Tcknor OF the urn oil os"o
Co. who was present declared them to DC Oet'er 'hn
at the sales for ten years past Inc Diuihs uu'i"s
the dav was brisk aud as both auctioneers ana
h,vers were at home in their business the long cauf
iogue was dispatched with great rapidity Among 'e
dealers present were Jansen, McClurg 20, Chieaso
Il H. Hail. ST. Johns, n. B.; Maxwell Co.. Bloomhgtoh'
III. Judd & White, New-Haven lneham, CLARKE d Oo''
Cleveland; John o. Shaw, Bath, Me; 8 H. Lekoy'
pouebkeepsie j. b. Lippincott & Sons, Philadeiphia
W r. Jenkins Henry Miller, n. TbDsls sons an" 'ic
American News Company of this city; Alfred WARREN
Cincinnati Ohio; Charles Kari. kingston N l.; n f.
Smith, WillamstOwn, Mass Gray Batne ~ CO.. o. ho"'9'
IL O'Connor Co.. Newark, n. j.; C. W. Bardeeh' syria
cuse. " Y; Robert Clarke Co., Cincinnati; Bowl
Epror & Co., and d. Bugbee & Co., Bangor Me other
dealers who chose TO keep their identity unkho"h "eio
represented By variety of fictitious names
The sale began with the recent publications OF James
r. Osgood & Co.. including works by Harriet Maruhe'u'
Tsnnyson, Bret Harte, W. D. Howels James kasseii
Lowell. II. IA. Boyesen, and others. Iennysohs mar
old - brought IS cents and Holiness AutOcrat OF TIE
Rrcakfast Table" 60 cents LOngieiiow's "Skeelon IN
Arrnor" illustrated by Mary a. Haleck sod az rom
81 % to - 40. LOngeliows Complete rooms 10
frated octave edition, brought - -. Inc lciiot! y,
ART works. consisting OF "Gems 81 the DcSden GtoI!,
Cems of The Gray Collection % EngiavuSs ~ atNaI Il
College" the "Tftian Gallery" aud zoe gallery OF
Famous Artists" sold az prices ranging HO" 2 % 70
81 40 Otner superb Hcoiypc bOoas were pace On
sale and brought from 81 so 70 - o. Ihe iA'tlo
Classic edition of Haw thorne in sets oil three
sold at 72l2 ccnts and 20 cents per EoiiHe' iiu
the same edition of the works Oh kaibn Mdu2
Emerson brought 30 cents The bcautluI Hilstrdttt
books which were popular last Christmas brought
small p;iceS. Dckens's WORKS sold Or 80 cents anu
81 20 volume, aud HawthOrnC's at HOOul oht-.a l'
retail price John Hays books brought 80 ccl'?:'
Holiness from % cents 10 81 20. Howcifs new ana en-,
laxed edition brought 81 so, tGo-ilIds ~ IL S5Il
prce Tie same sets bound ia hat call SOFA lol - = =
Tbe other works sold during the aft glnoOn included "t
invoices of the works 81 LOns1cEOw, Lower, owen
Meredith" James Parton, Elizabeth stuart Pcils JOuh
g. SAKE, Harriet Bcecher stowe, ItnhysCD, lIoLc
Mrs whitney and Whittier. The prices averaged apoil,
thn same s those aBoNe. The day ended with grand
clearance sale OF odd volumes, when DiouS"t "a
prices. This morning the sale VIII DtSih WIN - ~ w.
AZ Co.'S publications.