The New York herald., 1878-03-29
THE BOOK TRADE SALE.

With tho balmy winds Of spring comes the book
trade sale, au evcut to which buyers and sellers look
forward with various feelings Tho publishers. who
arc tho sellers, before them grand clearing out
Of stock accumulated during rather dull winter,
and tho buyers anticipate n pleasant release from
their daily round OF shop lilo In trip to
Now York. These booksellers have a very good
time together at Clinton all. For twenty-five years
some of them havo been in the habit OF meeting In
this way, aud they manage to have considerable iuu
out OF the dry business of book auction Tho rcgu-
lar spring trade sale will open on Thursday, April T.
at tho Messrs Lcavius salcsrooms, and continue for
week IRON that day. Sho catalogue Is OF largo pro-
portions, covering 3S4 pages aud opens with Houeb
ton, Osgood Co.'s publications. Osgood has been Ia
the habit OF opening tDc salcs and the new nrm occu
pies The place oi tho old the catalogue Joseph
Cooks essays and scrmons open their list, and Bret
Haries GOry OF MiDcr among the first things Tho
holiday books of tho old Grm make a strong dttrao.
tion, those illustrated by M,ry IaIlock Footc being
well represented Another attraction oil this hrin IL
It's Libraries OF pocs-Lopgicllow Lowell. Tennyson,
Whittier and Homcs--in various cd,iionk Tue little
classic series, wbicn had such run at the last
sale Is well represented The second day Is
offer Worcestcrs dictionaries 10 variety Of
forms; Suliivan's new ''lreiand,' AIbonc's works,
"Cbambers' Encyclopedias" " tue American edition IN
ten volumes; Ouidas novels and variety of school
books Little, Brown GO. offer John Adams Lilo
and Works" '.B"cons Essays" Bancroirs History
anu number Of volumes o classic literature. Casse,
Potter GalpiD, OF London aud New YORK, contribute
inDumerablc Bibles aud tho "LeorOld Shakespeare" "
besides numerous works Of q religious nature ".
j. Widdieton sends Dsracrs 'Curiositics OF Ltcra-
turc," "Poe's Works. Byron aud HaIlan. James
Miller Is strongest In Mira Brown,ng's poetry
and prose DonnelIy, Lloyd 4 Co., y. Way
land smith, Derby Bro,hors, Estes L,u-
riai, Virtue q Yorsiop, the estate OF samuel
Walker Co., Jones Bros a. CO.. j. II. Bunord's
Sons, Graves, Locke a. Go. and Henry a. Young n
Co ~ the second days safe. The thrd day opens
with Roberts Bros list, including the "N0 Namo"
series and other attractive books George Rouucdgc
aud q. j. PutDans Sons are IN tho third uay. The APP
peions list opens the fourth day. and occupies over
thirty pages OF the catalogue aud embraces standard
and popular works IN every department Of
literature Harper Bros invoice
twenty 'Iour PAGES and Is particularly stroug
In novels, biography. travel. Scribncr Wexford
Armstrong; list contains u largo limo of imported
WORKS, mostly OF an expensive class aud only few
IN each lot. Scribner, Armstrong Go. open their
list with tho thirteenth edition OF Mrs. Burnstts
"Ihat Lass o. Lowries," ana offer long list which
embraocs moro oi Dr. Hollands works than OF any
ono author. Every well known arm ~ embraced IN
this catalogue. On Wednesday April o. there will be
a clearance saIe OF stereotype anu cicctrotype plates
aud rcmainders Of editions belonging 10 Hougnton,
Osgood Co.