New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-24
THE FALL TRADE IN BOOKS.
WHAT NETWORK HOUSES ARE DOING

TENDENCIES OF The ihhph"
=. :. ot this season of the year that the
..n,,s NJ previous months OF preparation ny au'hor'
,st cnarayer printer and bookbinder are hrst mace
si'os .. ths nul,c by the publisher. Among the lead
- ,ot ,ub sbing houses which are established II Tue
stropolis there great activity at tho present '''
and nearly oil Of them have made their iah announce
although some Of these are tr1ne atef Ihan nei
,ofore While those who are enutea 10 speak VIZ VIZ
.ntbority in the matter unanimously agree tn"' 'no
ossnt wear has been generally satisfactory 10 tio
trade and that outlook for the holidays Is ehco
aging IL IA asserted that fewer books have oeeh au
an 1889 than In 1882. This is attributed 10 soihe's
of an oyerproduction in certain departments uue wy
preceding twelve months, succeeded by
reaction and the development OF CONSERVATIVE 'o"uon
~ an tle mart Of retail dealers throughout the country
Tn the matter OF costly holiday books In particular, pun
fishers are not reckless as last year. anu io 49,
of exclusively holiday works is much snlai'er ~,
there is much that is new and interesting "'o"s w
better sort Of books for children, tDere IN al '"
Sr+h ~ new works In that class of juveniles when
aprrg the Loaf two or three seasons has TAKEN 'ne W
If eolored illustrations. The amount u ''0 Ian "D
winter trade promises TO be large out tie 'on"oS -
the demand appears to DO In the dlfec''on Vi ANY,,
and .nh.tantlal editions OF standard authors III 'io
natt.r of illus trations marked Improvement 10 ho
able
sovr HANDSOME BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
awe are busy as we be" said gentleman conneS
al with Harper Brothers, when asked ID Ies'uu ~ w
condition OF the book trade Inc HIuu0 u -
,emher ia the aood-tide of our book business anu M
that begins the regular fall and holiday ira"o'
.paxep, ia tbe principal new work for the hohuayS'
,,, Colonial Knox, Central Africa and Margaret
Ev,inge,s Ball of the Vegetables for the JuVehi'o ~
ers Some OF our old books are q great uei n"nuOuO
tina, apy OF the new ones; for example, William i
Con Cibsou,s Highways and Byways or saunternss III
rrrlond, and selections from the Poetry OF hoO-
.,sroriek, With drawings by Z. \. Abbey. me Illus
,rations in both these books are OF the hghest cs ~
no 10 show what has been accomplished ny 'no inpI
given to line engraving by Sc'16neF's ana h"P., ..
These two magazines have raised tho s'"nuao " OA"
degree that we now far better work In thiS county
go, acvu,haro in Europe OF Dore illustrations vi
the Raven tho engraving OF which was ali doho Ia
America we send sets of electrotypes to England frno
und Germany"
pooxs OF PERMANENT VALUE PREFERRED.
The principal holiday book published by ChhIles oco
ner,s Sons is -The Merry Adventures OF ROBIN hoo' o
Great Repown in Nottinghamshire. IL Is orgiha' III
,sx, original IN Illustrations, original as to cover ana Is
ousin: and attractive inside ana out hoW"r" ~
tbe author artist and designers and III us ho'cl oi
ary and aesthetic features, this book Is conSuere III W
whit behind the best work OF Waiter crane WIN ~"
execution of this book Charles scribners sons nave '
dane much in distinc,ively holiday literature. repre-
tentative Of the firm said: "Our Western trade Is
excellent this year, ourDr. Hollands WORKS are e
loving genuine boom out there In pace iiAe nan
aas CITY for instance, have had orders LOT 0VO VI lis
hnoks Besides DIR. Hoilanu, our cdmpSiSH S"''NS
been selling enormously and these two have been the
~ ,iront features of this seasons trade Our object
Is to mt books on list OF permanent value AS 10
the general fall trade Indications so far as We are
concerned, are entirely satisfactory.
MEDIUM PRICE AND SOLID VALUE.
~rhere is less activity than usual perhaps, In ne"
hooks in England" said representative OF scrbner
wexford & Co so far :hs English publishers arc
the special characteristics OF this year are
hooks of medium price and OF solid value Inere less
lasy display than usual; there are also tewer poor
books the average being higher. Just now us Veed
ton time in London and Impossible to speak with
certainty of what the London publishers will do Oct
oner ia the month for the fresh stock Of imported books
A REMARKABLE LITERARY SUCCESS.
Mr. Van Wagenen of Dodd, Mead Co.. said that
their orders fully ms large as at the CORRESPONDING
period last year. which is an agreeable disappointment
as they had anticipated faldng-oh. The ediuoh Oh
Score of Etchings" folio of examples OF the most
.elanratea English artists which is expensive work,
and Of which moderate edition has been prepared has
au been ordered in advance of Publication HISTORY
of Sculpture" by Lucy NJ Mitchell, royal octave with
over $50 illustrations which has been long tnhe IN
prepsraton is now ready for the holiday trade one
Of the most remarkable literary successes Of the day.
ssid Mr. Van Wagenen, SIS tie enormous demand Tor
+ p Roe's novels OF His Sombre Rivals Roes new
as being issued we print Tst eaHon Of oc
Barriers Burned Away is now In IS IoTty-Io1rLn
thousand bound in cloth while OF the same book we
airesdy sold upward OF 100000 OF Roe's books"
EFFECT OF CHEAP EDITIONS.
H. worthington in speaking Of the condition OF the
book market said: We a long way ahead OF last
years sales people complain, but We have found
mo reason for it, The standard book trade however,
seriously interfered with by the cheap edltions with
witch the market is Hooded. Formerly publisher qua
,at 6esitsie 10 issue an edition 1900 5000 OF
nonniar author with reasonable assurance OF tair
roft now the in favor loss rather than
profit what the interests Of the trade demand is an
SnfelD \
houses wanted the privilege OF reproduction tner own
pleasure; they find that this - 40 longer PRIV,
iloge; the cheap editions are bought ana read ana
thrown aside. Twenty years from nov te au.nors o.
the form which tier books are given 20 the pubic ID
fatal to their permsneney As TO the present se yea
HOLIDAYS. Our most elaborate WORK Is types from
Spanish Stories, ley James New, with biry-s1 proof
eichiIgs. with Uni ed edition of $50 copies Our
Northern and Eas ern Birds by L. A. s;imnes Win
preparation aud is the most complete WORK on tae sun
feet which has been published -
AZ O. g. Dillingham; & Co. IL vas stated that retail
dealers generally the opinion that the alis trade
will be good. While some Of the months Of s3 have
business making the aver 60 abont the same
Western ana Southern buyers who are about the only ones
VINO have appeared in the city so Iar bring eucourag
ing reports from their several sections
The travelling representatives OF Macmillan Co are
sendng large orders and the demand Tor the standard
works published by this house was neyor better just
at the present time the American branch IS giving much
attention herading the advent Of The English Illus
trated Mdga.ne of which No l, volume l, bears date
October, 1855
HANDSOME EDITIONS OF EMERSON AND LONG
FELLOW.
Iouchtop MnIin Co. Is bulletin OF new books is
usually fnii and During the year there has
been argcr demand than ever before for their editions Of
Hawthorne and Emerson. and third volume has been
added 10 their subscription edition of Longfelow in
time for the holidays. representative Of tho firm,
speaking their fall trade. said: Our sales have been
large and so far concerned VIC have nothing
but good to report in tact we have never mad such an
last year. and last year showed an extraordinary M
crease over the preceding year. Among our notable
new works Is an edition de lure OF Emerson in eleven
volumes al So a volume limited to 800 sets Ali OF them
were taken before we had printed page to show. A
hnrn anII Il ~ had