The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
THE FALL BOOK TRADE SALE.

The cool nights OF the early fall ian now lite int
tho book trade, which languishcs during the summer
mouths, and this year is exception to the rule.
The prospects for the coming season are excellent
the publishers offer collection of books at their
trade sale the catalogue OF which makes imposing
volume OF 40 pages Previous to the regular trade
sale will be one commencing Tuesday tho 18th. IN.
GLIDING largo stock OF stereotype and olcctrotype
plates belonging 10 tho World pob fishing House. The
books represented by these plates comprise four
hundred SETS nearly Thousand steel engrav nss of
the World Publishing House, also tho stereotype
plates and copyrights of tho books published by Lock-
wood, Brooks L. Co., OF Boston Standard Bibles and
editions OF the poets, besides chiidrcns books,
oatalogusd BY both firms In very neatly gotten up
volume. a.t
The regular sale, conducted by George A. Lsavitt
Co., opens on Thursday, the 10th. at Clinton Hail.
with the publications Of d. Appleton & Co.. who offer
urge and varied list in lots that from one volume
10 400. II. wortniugton follows with a Ane lis. ana
Holman's Bibles aud albums close tho DAY. J. b. Lip
pncost Co. open the second day with Worcester
Dictionaries, and followed by James Miller and
Caxlon Remscn Il HaIeinngcr G.p. Putnam's Sons
open the third day and mako a strong point of Bry-
ants 'Thanat0psisr and 'sTne Flood OF Years. j.
W. Bouton sends u small invoice including but two
WORKS. John Wiioy L. Sons appear In TINS sule for
tho first time IN some years, and nre followed by Wild
dleton, Lockwood. Brooks Co. In clearance lois and
Gladdng's DIARIES close the day rhe fourth day is
opened by shedon u Co, and continued by Porter g.
Coates and A. s. Barnes & Co. Roberts Brothers will
come to the front on the morning OF tho nth day
large Tot Of choice poetry and prose- Scr,bncr Il
welIord Will follow with a choice collection OF works
on art exploration, literature and theology Charles
Scribner's Sons come next having foe collection of
standard works, cid and new, including the latest
writings OF Froude, Dean Stanley Professor Biacke,
Eugene Schuyler, President Woolsey and others.
Harper Brothers will offer 100 OF each OF the FIRST
three volumes In the series English OF letters
besides most OF their newest publications and new
editions Of some OF thor many standard works.
Houghton, Osgooi Il Co. VIII olcr large invoices OF
several oil thor books, such Whttcr's latest
poems, "Fied Il Whippe's Family Library OF Eng
lish Poetry" "Lile OF Nine do Ia Rocneioucauld, pa
pew primer OF American literature ana complete
vised edition OF Mother Goosc.n largo lowing is
also made OF the Rev. Joseph Cooks works apd tho
standard poetical Literature oil the country. Lee
Shepard have innumerabo books Tor boys and girls
and novels and poetry Tor their elders. besidcs the
Danbury NeWs mans Wow OF England from a back
window.
Among other publishers represented In this sale
Ivlsor Brakeman, Taylor & Co., with hundreds of
Wcbser's dictionaries; y. b. Peterson Il Co., Ameri.
can Nows Company, Dick Il Fitzgerald II. Hoyt Co,
q. G. Merriam, James Miller, John +. Potter Co,
American Publishing Company ana others