New-York tribune., 1879-09-24
SECOND H4LF or THE BOOK SALE.

The down-hill side Of the book sale was
reached yesterday morning. All day long bidding went
on with the and spirit appropriate to the change
II f. no pasme under the hammer ten hours day
for nine consecutive days. however ready the man IN
the pulpit may be with his jokes and sallies OF wit
Prices Yesterday whole were hIm and in some IL
stances quite extraordinary for a trade sale.
The feature OF the days sale the publ
cations Of the Scribner house. which consumed
rhreeQuarters Of the time. scrbner Wc!iords fine
English books were put up first. Among the earliest
offers were those sumptuOus volumes, Italy, spain"
aud Switzerland" which have made fame for thom-
selves in holiday times. Then came Wilkiuson's
.Epyptians aud Dcuns's Euria." two Of the hnest
works ON archaeology that England has ever sent 10
these shores. Tie Illustrated biographies of the
artists followed and went oil in hurry at whoieaale
rates magnificent edition OF MOiieic III six vol
un,es weut low, hut lovely Montagnc" which came
dd better. complete set OF " PUneh" from the
beginning 10 $50 and hound In morocco, went at a
price which would btng scowls to the fac of any man
who loves books but j. poor. The English editions Of
Taues Literature went shOchiasiy low. and Ma
saust dealer seeing his chance cried balance in IA
jihy.
The afternoon brought TO the stand the publications Of
Charles scrioners Sons. Troufe's d" Caesar" went up
inst and WAS knocked down IN two minutes FOR forty
of and the thirty copies al taken In lots OF
nifty the book duplicated at few cents better.
Roxy" followed at forty OIL then Tie Circuit Rider"
AZ the me- Hardly break from forty OF was made
until three pages Of the catalogue had been sold, and
even then the old prices were soon recovered. When
the Brca Brac Series prices dropped but with
TX Marvel's books they restored again. that
it was only in lots these books could be had for
more than forty on. DR.. Hollands books sold
as well as In good times. Forty or a
trine under that, the best price obtain
able "Sevenoaks " and "Nlcholas Nnturn Il" were
duplicated AZ rs,-cass figures. Marion Harlands cook
book sale by storm. After bringing close to
forty of thousand volumes 10 New York dealer and
another thousand to Philadelphia house were Knocked
down one after another amld applause This was the
England came on IN turn and fetched a good sum.
handsome large paper Deing sold.
Mommseus Rome" crowded close TO the Wholesale
price and Mr.. Cooks House Beautiful" did the same
Near the end OF the evening Mrs Bunetfs HawOrth'"
was put up one hundred copies for Just forty OF
600 brought little less. and after some urging
900 ccpes allowed 10 at another figure to New
York doG'or feature OF the ScriDner sale was hand
some dinner iu the middle Of the day AT The Sinclair
House with Mr.. Charles Scrbner at the head OF the
table.
The invoice from Roberts Brothers also sold
Yesterday, and did well. The " No Name books led
on, and then came, among others, " II. IFS works
Arthur Holps's Joan lngeOWs and Joaquin Miuers IN
MoTrs's Epic Of Hades" went low, and william
Morrss Earthly Paradise" brought less than IT should
drought, Mr. Hamerton works sold hetter, Tor Ia
sets they brought forty of. Among other books
this house Margaret Fulcrs works. heeleys
Life OF -ein" and Ecce HOmo," Leigh Hunts works.
Edward Everett Bales, Miss AlcOtts Susan Coohdges
and Louise Chandler Moulton's.
The sale goes Oh this morning with Lee shepards
bOoks A. {. Armstrong x sons and q. * .. Merrial1s
involce OF Web-ters " Dictionaries"