New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
OUTLOOK FOR PUBLISHERS
ACTIVE BIDDING All THE BOOK SALE YESTERDAY
A rRnspERouS sEAsON ANIICIPAIED.

.e-rvR prnpfyG Ar THE BOOK SALE YESTERDAY
PROSPEROUS SEASON ANTICIPATED.
Uarper e. Brothers contribution made an in
teesng feature OF the book trade sale yesterday The
bidding was spirited throughout the day t0e prices 0D
tned averaging 30 per cent below the usual wholesale
rates Among the works in good demand were Harper
& Brothers editions Of John s. C. Abb0tts Napoleon
Bonapare" retailing nj SIO and Frederick the Great"
at g. both being duplicated Abbots Illustrated His
tories" retailing at ~, sold up TO 1000 YoumeS An
drewss Latin English Lexicon" at 81; Anthons "Clas-
sical Dictionary" Mt ~ %, and Anhon's Smiths Die
tonary Of Antiquities" at 81 25, sold In duplicate lots
The Rev Albert Barness Notes the New Testament
at II So and "Notes the Psalms" met with a
fair demand Biarts Adventures OF Young
Naturalist" at 81 rs, and william Bake's "Maicap
Violet" at 81 30, were duplicated. For Cartoons
Farm Ballads" at 81 so, Farm Legends," and
Young Folks Centennial Rhymes" az 81 So there was
a brisk demand. Coffns Boys Of '76," So aud Cole
ridges" Ancient Mariner" illustrated by Dore, retail
ing at S1O were sold in large lots "Prue and l." by
George William Curtis at 81 80; Crobbe's a" English
Synonyms" 81 so Charles Dickenss works, handsome
edition. sixteen volumes retailing at $22 70 and $40
per set " Intellectual Development or Europe by
John W. Draper, two volumes, SO; " Country OF the
Dwarfs" and Others Of Pal Du Chalus novels IN sets
OF five volumes at 81 50 a set eagerly purchased
George Elofs" novels, at 81 30 and - Green's
"short History OF the English People," at 81 30 Prac
teal COOKING aud Dinner Giving" by Mary T. Henfe
son, retailing at Sl 5O Tom Browns" books.
and Charles Kingseys works were duplicated.
Histories ny Macauy, Hume, and Gihbon ranging from
90 cents to - 75 per volume; MOteys dutch Ecpub
hc" at SO JO and United Netherlands" at S23
duplicated Charles NOrdhOfs works, at 80 30 per vol
ume, brought good price, Charles Reades works
were largely duplicated. Tenny pOetcal works,
az ~ 80, and Tnackery's works, eleven vol
umes at Sl3 IS set, withiarge sales OF
Wilson's school aud family readers, closed the
invoice. j. H. Ford & Co. offered the Library OF
Famous Fiction" volume, at -; The Circuit
Rider" 10y Edward EggestOn ~ 70; and the works Of
Mr.. Beecher During the evening the contributions OF
the National Publishing Company, Mr SUI, and Charles
Des liver q sons, OF Phllade phIa were sold.
The book dealers and publishers in this city have been
very hopeful the opening OF the seinannua trade
sale. oI profitable season. The prices obtained nave
been much larger than we're expected. At Scrbner
Armstrong * Co.'s publishing house IL l. stated that the
season has opened with unusual activity. The retail
trade. yet has not been ycy BRISK, The majority 0l
feeling among publishers is tat the sales Of the present
season VIII exceed the most saugunr predictions.
sdcrtbc reduction IN prices has been mlde during
tine past year; l. miscellaneous books especially, the
prices nave been quietly dropping Ohc Of the nrm OF
scriDucr 60. states that thc publication Of cheap lD-
Iics, under the titles OF Riverside" and Lanes de-
etc. Id 20 each number. has nad less niu-
cncc regular trade than 1t first expected.
james Miller of broadway and EIghh-st, states that
he has been much pleas BY the Op ninB sales ana pre-
diets active Fail trade. The publishers 10 IL stated
annoyed by the delay IN procuring tner WORKS from
the binders; the guod for tins the small num-
Der of men enpOyod by the BINDERS who prefer 10 OBJ
the Of children ana women, who can be had
for smIh pay. Mr. Miller states that THIS Is one " tie
t1s Fa he says have gone - per cent above ast fas
urlccs."