New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-18
AUTUMN BOOKS.


OPENING TIE TRADE SALE TO-MoRRow-NEW
WORKS IN POETRY, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY
TRAVEL, FICTION AND BELLIES, LETTREs.
In the early Autumn publishers Of books, IN
common with other business men, look for an I'M
provement in their trade For several years the DOCK
business has experienced q persistent dulness "mon
now and then promised revival Of prosperity, but rear
lied only temporary Improvement This year the
same restrained hopefuness has prevailed as formerly
among publishers. No failures have occurred ana mod
Grafton begun long ago. has been continued with new
care aud watchfuness The tone altogether calm ana
stad and expectaut has been aud still IT, follows
wise and conservative rules with faith In the future
The depression has not been without marked ehects
on certain features the business large variety OF
cheap editions Of standard works and reduction OF
price IN many old editions are notable Inc hauoIen
series with the recurring word hour have had re-
marRable popularity. The Leisure Hour series OF
Henry Holt & Co. has already reached Its Tooth
volume aud two three books in addition are promised
for early publication. The series Of histories ana
biographies In small volumes, which CnarleS
scrlbners Sons and HOughtOn, osgOod Co. have
issued are also among the important successes
OF the year. Indeed many Of the leading features
OF bookstores have been OF this class OF miscela-
neous volumes published in neat and attractive FORM
and sold at low prices The trivial literature Whch was
represented by That Husband of Mine and when
spread far and wide last year in the course OF few
months to have had is day great deal OF gooa
IN the way OF eevatng the popular taste has undouo
edy been done by cheap editions Of good books Mat
thew Arnod's poems for instance, although not OF a
popular nature in themselves. nevertheless placed
beyond the reach OF many people Of limited MEANS but
OF intellectual pursuits, from the expensive two
volume London edition in which they were offered
One volume comprising all his poems has now
been prepared by Macmillan Co., and VIII
be out in a week, while Harper & Brothers
have already added their Franklin Square Library
collection Of his selected poems. The Riverside Classics
have been reduced 10 81 per volume, and the ARTISTS
Biographies by Mr. sweetzer, following upon the best
Pocket Series have continued to satisfy the demand for
wholesome books in cheap form.
School books, compared with miscellaneous ones
have had large sale. Prices have fallen and the efforts
made in some quarters Of the country to in
trOduce them have been unusual Publishers have
always been slow heretofore TO offer school books
at the trade sale and those houses who deal exclusively
Ia them have not generally been represented at all
the apparent reason being that whore book has once
been introduced market already exists which cannot
be improved by any efforts publisher may make at the
sales The publisher improves his trade through boards
OF education and not the in Clinton Hall This
year IvisOn, Brakeman, Taylor Co. will be repre-
sented at the trade sale by only line Of books
Webster's dictionaries. A, s. Barnes Co., who have
never offered books before will have about 800 books
there, ana Harper Brothers series Of school
readers.
The semiannual trade sale begins at Clinton Hall
tomorrow. In point Of books offered 1t will be one of
the largest held Seventy houses Will be repre-
sented including nearly all the well-known publishers
IN the country. The catalogue volume Of AIS pages
Other important sales Of books may be expected to fol
low former years The sale of the library OF Andrew
JOde Of this city, which IL announced might take
place last Winter has been delayed until November 49,
when It will then begin at the rooms OF Bangs Co., in
Broadway The catalogue has just been issued, aud Is
OF the most notable catalogues that has ever ap
peared in this country Mr.. George p. Phies, the
eminent photographer, has been engaged upon IL for
more than year. The library comprises about 10000
volumes, among which are many rare, curious end
standard books in every department Of litera-
ture There are many old English black letter
books. original editions, fifteenth century books, mis-
Gals illuminated in gold and colors, books printed
vellum and many choice editions Of the classics Of var
Gus tongues IL contains excellent copy OF Cotton
Mather's "Magnalia," the FIRST American edition Of
Homer in the gna Greek printed by the father Ofthe
late T. A. Duycknck the first edition in Latin Of Sir
John Mandevles Travels" the Haliwe folio edition
OF Shakespeare In volumes and the first edition
Of Dante after the foos printed by Adus at Venice in
1902.
Below is given a summary OF the i'm
portant books OF the year. including not only those
which are already out, but such as are now in prep
aratiOn and may 10 expected soon. While there
are many volumes from England among the
number proportion Of foreign books in this market
Il smaller than t usually has been. There has been IN
particular noticeable decline in the quantity Of stump
tuOusly printed books. The depression which has come
upon the American book trade later in It's arrival
among English houses and the period which has been
passing here not 70 have been long the pub
fishers the other side. The disastrous failures which
took place a month ago London
mnder Of the effects the dull trade there and in
significant contrast with the record which American
publishers have made under similar circumstances
LITERATURE AND BELLEs-LETrREs.
The first volume Of Professor Moses Colt Tyers history
of American literature utnam), which was looked for
year ago. been delayed until this season. aud
comes out almost In company with the history Of RO
man literature by r. /. Cruttwel Cscribnersl II
braces only the Colonial epoch, however, while Mr.
CruttwePs work extends from early times until the
death Of Marcus Aureus. NJ. Van Laun whose history
OF French literature was a prominent book last year.
ispreparng history Of literary refugees IN England,
and Grenvie Murray, author Of The Russians OF To
day." has collected bis Daily Eeps papers on Round
About France" in handsome volume by
Macmillan & Co. Henry James, IT,. has pub
ished in London, IN book form, his magazine
essays on eminent French novelists and Philip
Gilbert HamertOn has book at Roberts Brothers,
called Modern Frenchmen." volume Of selec-
tions Ruskin be called Pearls OF WISDOM" is
in press CWey) and Mr. Ruskin's notes the Turner
drawings (ROberts) are among the announcements for
the gift-bOok trade. Mr.. Emersons Fortune OF the
Republic (HOughtOn, OsgOod Coz has just followed,
IN n small volume. his Perpetual Forces" and 1t
Is hoped that Emerson volume, uniform with his
other works may not be among the very remote abors
(scnbuer), with the recent New Paul and Vir-
gnig are reeko1ed among the eesS features 81 tne
Studies t5crbner dates from this season and new
black and gold from entirely plates is beautiful
Co.'S
POETRY.
volume Of selections from American poetry hos APP
peared in London collection Of British poetry
forthcoming from the press Of HOughton Osgood Co.,
by +. ?. whipple and James T. Fields There is