New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-17
SELLING BOOKS TO THE tribe.

THE SECOND DAY MARKED BY SHARP COMPETITION
AND VERY FAIR PRICES.
The second day of the semi-annual trade sale OF
books AT Clinton Hall was marked by spirited bid
ding and good prices. The sale opened with James
Miller's invoice. The remaining books In Mr.
Mler- invoice were for the most part OF luveniie
character. Mother Goose" 4EsoD's d" Fables " and
other chidren's books were sold at good prices
Camp Fires of the Revolution" by Henry e.
Watson sold for 50 cents with demand for more
copies This book retails for 81 90 Youths His
tory Of the Rebellion also sold quickly at u cents
The sale of books off red By Porter & Coates. Of
PHILADELPHIA was started with the works of Dick
ems in fourteen Volumes which sold at prices rang
inc from SO to so cents. Macauay's " History Of
England was sold for 50 cents and the de-
mapd was not met. The works of Burns.
Shakespeare. Byron. Milton Moore. Scott
WORDS WORTH Josephus and others sold at prices
satisfactory to the publishers. hoD,ns"n CTn79r,
the e Arabian Nights tie SWISS Family ROBIN
son - and the Scottish Chiefs each sold for 40
cents the retail price being ST. twenty-five SETS
of ! r. Trowbrdgc's books were readily disposed
of The standard biographies, which retail at 81 %
sold at 80 cents. with scarcely any DELAY ne DOCKS
offered under the lead OF Standard faVortfs.
winch are retaed n II 25.were sold at prices rang
ing from 81 to 10 cents The popular movers uad very
ready sale at good prices. The miscellaneous DOCKS
also sold well. Mr.. Porter informed TRIBUNE re-
porter that he was well SATISFIED with MS SAFE lie
also said: "Our biuderes ~ Phliadelphla are run
niTc night and day and still W. are behind in
6llinr orders 1 would hardly dare sell more books
than have sold to-day for fear could not MI The
orders time. Our business is Detei no" luah 4oi
many years , =.
Peter q. Thomson of Cincinnati, had small IN
voice OF books. and occupied the attention OF the
BUYERS only few mnutes
When H. WorthingtOn. of New-Y0rk, stepped to
the aucfionecr's side. he was greeted win ap-
Dlause HIS invoice was begun by Bancgoirs " Hls-
torv of the United states" winch retails for Sl3 30
and was sold for 81 20 and 81 80. Pompell, n
new book by Sir William Cell and Garady: sold tor
-. Tne American Portrait Gallery" winch
contains portraits of eminent American sta
men and generals, Including those OF 6e'-
eraI Garfield and General Hancock, was SOLD
m pr.ces ranging from - 80 10 III The book
which sold Tor S14 reails for SO. -ludia proof
Steel engravlngs IF General Winh.l Scott sold
rapidly. INDIA proofs of George Peabody
fond ready sale. Gld aso y
number Of picture-ham Fifty copies or
Mr. Iiltpu's new book. " Thou and ]"
which recalls for 81 10. quickly disposed OF at
80 cents with Il large demand tor more. lennysOhs
works brought good prices.
In the evening the bidding was less active
than mt the morning and afternoon sessions. Prices
in the evening were lower than AT any previous
time during the sale. George Leavltt SAID TO IA
TrIBIrNE reporter: " The sales to-day have been
be,trr than we had anticipated and the Prices were
as good as we could reasonably expect"