New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02
TIE SPRING BOOK TRADE.
OPENING OF THE SALE TO-DAY AT CLINTON HALL
INTERESTING FEATURES OF IT.

OPENING OF THE SALE TO-DAY AT CLINTON HALL
INTERESTING FEATURES OF 1T.
The book trade, so far this Spring, have
made no complaints Of too lively business and indeed Tor
the past three years successive seasons seem 10
have been worse and This is attributed chiefly
10 continuing depression which at last caused even
wealthy book buyers to curtal their orders Notable
books nevertheless continue to sell WELL as strong DOCK
always does especially IL brought attracvcy before
the public by the ingenuity of publishers book OF
the brightness Of Hcens Babies" Of the interest OF
Trevelyan's Macaulay. or Of tho value OF "aliaceS
Russia charms the ducats out of very tightly cios'd
pockets and commands sale in the most depressed
times The booksellers however, hope 10 hold their own
this sprinc and they look forward TO the Fall trade
wholesale and RETAIL really promising since by tha
time the revival in general trade and the more
satisfactory political situation likely to open the
purses Of the many who, in ordinary times, consid
books necessity and when worst comes to worst are
ioath enough TO them at last forbidden luXur1es
Except for light literature and salient books the
Spring good FOR the book trade az Is Inc ran
The important books frequently held over I'll the
Autumn and there really Spring programme snch
as each publisher prepares at the opening of the FAN
campaign. January. succeeding the holiday rush, Is inc
publishers Blue Monday" in February. new books
begin to appear again. March shows few more, and by
April the maximum of Spring publishing, such as II is
is reached. Tie formal opening of Spring trade Ia
usually associated with the Spring trade sale for
year that the auction system had been suspended by the
book fair but the lack Of OF that experiment in
duh times has caused the trade sale to reappear
This year IL opens with the opening OF APRIL to-day ana
the catalogue quite up TO- if not beyond the average
Several houses which seldom contribute represented
In the catalogue tins among them Harper Broi
ers and Henry Holt Co., the motive being desire to
break up the present sagnatiOn, even at the rsk OF
auction uncertainties OF prices. Some houses as c. L.
Putnams Sons, still stick to the opinion that it is not
force sales, especially in dun times, and thty
content themselves with competing with the trade sales
by Offering special discounts during their continuance
To-day and probably part of tomorrow will be occu-
pied at Clinton Hall with the opening invoice OF Me5srs
James r. OseoOd Co, who offer their new books, stand
ord poets and other publications in large lines reaching
500 copies each in the Of the dollar Diamond
Poets. After their regular invoice they make clear
ance sale OF surplus stock "remandcrs etc. the cata
logue Of which makes interesting showing OF the and
downs Of publishing. Mr.. LongelOws recent hooks do
not t0 have sold well as his previous sales gave
expect for there 5000 copies OF ms " ib!ee
Books Of Song left over and 300 copies OF " le Msg4o
OF Pandora" Whittier fares no better for there are 500
cOres of mabel Martin" in various STYLES 10 be dis
posed OF There were oQ2 expected Du!ors lor ~.
Samucl BOwlcS's "Pac!d" Railroad Open, VIII" never
applied Tor their copies. Mr. PartGns lives OF two
great printers Benjamin Franklin and hr. Greece
talc by several hundred copies each That pretty b"oE
"Cameos." from Lander. in which three poets were 'o
cerncd fen almost dead from the press Tor there are @
copies sl the shelves Lannon's Lie Of Lincoln
which uutmeiy end with the first vo!nM" ~
stl in stock in the round number OF 800 copies There
s. chance for blue glass sprcuat0rs to buy 22J copies
Of Mr. Shores Life Under Glass" "a more timely BOOK
lust than its first appearance. MI shore IKE
believes that sunlight Is
whether blue white, and whether the anes are alter
mated with white luugltuinaliy. horzlntHiy, or daGU-
nally SucI "mstts" these sad clearance cata-
lpgucs" b.t-av common misfortune or the DOOk pun
Fishers and suggest why other BOOKS cannot
De sold for the cost 81 paper and print Publishers are
quite as human il not always $50 authors think as
humane as other people and His iDialibiy thc Pope
would DC welcomed silent partner IN any publishing
house.
ne Sprnc sale presents few other interesting features
and there notable absence of forthcoming hooks
those OF j. b. Ford Co., III which no less than I'VE
OF BtocinT family sentcd OF C1Nton, Rem
sen & II .hrlhi.cT, whence the Blue Glass Book
.OuslcOus and Respondent. but 10 the eN-
thousand mere than tney expected to- and 0f Ha-
Gngs Bibles and albums. HurI * NOuchtOn open the
third day. SALE and the afternoon Will be oCcuncd hi
The large invoice Of D. Appleton Co. The fourth d1j
opens with 200 copies OF Ir. HahbertOn's Jericho
Road from jansen. mcclure Co.. ana eXtcslNe con-
"a the ~cTbnCr houses. Lee shepard
Routcd-c. AMI Woinn2ton follow. The battle Of thc |
octiura NuT'ScI's and NchstoT's. opens the hth
DAY 900 c0prs Che Webster Primary being entered
Broth - list and the COHSIgDncE,s
Holt Estes & LauriIi, Lockwood, Brooks d Co, and
Nirtuc lUrson take most If t1c rest OF the day
tae last day being devoted number Of smaller III
ices. In ar, GG firms are represented.
lie announcement lists iur the spring MAKE fair
EluTIns ANALYSIS Of the titles shows tia; thCy
are very largely editions Of minor publications.
Most OF the forthcoming hooks Of Importance nave
already bccn mentioned la THE TRIBUNE, and there is
suhcCn; promise 81 new writings 20 JUSTIFY CLASH
ICatlu. publishers usually DdsJ al tis Tune, pup
lisa virtually nothing this SY!n-. IL the Fan, AuW"Nc
very plumber ~ important 1oONs may he CN!eceo
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