New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-16
THE rRIDE SAFE or BOOKS.

ALAEGE ATTENDA~Cf Al THE OPENING AND THE
BIDDING LvILY.
The semi-annual trade sale of books, stationery,
etc. was begun III Clinton Hall 9t a. II yester-
day. The catalogue OF the sale is a pamphlet Of
40 large pages. Ii includes lists of the publlca-
lions OF the leading publishing firms Of the United
States and the numbers OF each book to be sold.
VARYING from twenty-five to 1000 copies. The
sale will continue every day, beginning ut A. m,
and will probably occupy ten DAYS. The attend
ance ut the opening Yesterday was large. Among
the purchasers represented we're the following;
James Miller, Leggat Brothers, y. Tibballs
81 SON. and c. T. Dillingham;, Of this
city; C.. W. Sears. Of B ngham'0n EaSn. Lyon y
CO.. of Grand Rapids. Mich; ". A. Houghton Of
sacramento and Doxy Co. 81 san fT RrIs,S
Brothers of Cleveland. -; Jansen. McClurg n Co..
F. H. Head, the Western News Company. and sea
n Company of Chicago; J. b. Llpplncott y Co or
Phil tde phia.: Robert Clark 4 TO-. and W. y.
Davie x Co., of Cincinnati and Estes AZ Laurial,
of Boston
The sale Yesterday morning and afternoon was
confined 20 the cons gnmcnt OF Houghton, NJ Mn *
Co of Boston and New-lork and comprised tull
list Of their publications. Throughout the day
the bidding spirited and the prices !ood, many
of the lots creating lively competition. Mr.. Leavltt
SAID to "A TRIBUNE reporter after the sale that,
,,,rrred with last wear the prices were from to
10 per cent better. and that the attendance was
much larger. The first lot OF books sold was 100 ot
LongfelloN's Ultima Thule, which sold quickly
nj , ID and % cents "A volume. new COLLECTION OF
the Tales OF a Wagslde Inn' the lot numbering
fifty copies brought go cents and 12l2 cents. lot
OF $50 OF Adrich's " still. water Tragedy brought
- cents and 81 cents. Howellss works sold
nuickly and at good figures lot If 200 of
= The Undiscovered Country which retalls ut
81 so brought 80 cents. - y cents and - cents.
For Odd or Even r. by Mrs. A. ID. !. Whitney
the demand was IN excess oil the supply. Iot Oh
100 copies was quickly disposed OF At - L cents
and 81 cents. with lively competition. Ihis was
also the case regard to the new Globe edition Of
Hawthorne. 4 lot of 100 sets were almost lmme-
dlately exhausted at - 30, - %, and - set
Richard Grant Whites Every Day English and
" Words ami Their Uses met with ready sale at
81 20 and II ID volume. The bidding Tor "a lot
of 100 copies of An Earnest lrliier, was very
lively and there were numerous calls Tor a larger
number If copies than advertised III the cata-
lorue Bret Harte's Twins OF Table Mountain"
caused lively biddlng. and the BUYERS wanted more
than were offered. Oh ienhysOus poems, Lou
copies were quI ky disposed OF nj good prices the
demand for the Shawmut edition exceeding the
supply. OF the " Household Poets IN nine vol
uInrs go sets were sold al = 20 and : OF the
a" Diamond Poets" IN ten volumes. l2V sets at 30
cents and 80 cents OF the Red Like Poets, Hity
sets. at ~ 10 ~ 20 and ~ 90 ana OIL me
| Library Poets" twenty-five sets ut ~ 40 and
| ~ 20 The Globe editions OF Scott. Dickens and
Cooper uf which there were 100 sets each. were IN
good demand and more of ,hem could nave been
| sold The prices were about 80 cents volume.
| For Bryants TRANSACTIONS Of the Had and the
| Odyssey there active bidding. or the Rev.
| Joseph Cooks " Boston Monday Lectures" 800
| COPIES were bought at 80 cents and ~ cents, the
retail price being I'll 30. Henry Jamcss stories. OF
which 100 copies were offered sold ut 50 cents and
| 65 cents The demand for Owen Merediths
| Iucilep was especially marked Over .JOt
copies were offered, and they we're all sold at gooC
| prices and with lively competition. The deinanC