Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06

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What are boo&s worth c>.' -
rod one. you know-steadard
,i,sht mp 30 ths mGrk-f,r ~sssh ?
Pho question was pr&,sycun1ed tv IL
nr.ewhat o~er-,iressed ma.a III i1.4 .s;,-
o~n book SHORE The eni,nrsi; s-ss+@sl
ne paaced upon the phrase fir csss-.
revealed TIE e~c~e1n IN which lie l.eId
that article l.. oxapAreI Wit. tAe cos1f-
modify fuf suicn he intended to Cx-
a.A-- s,e it.
"Do gentlemen often buy books ly
the dozen?" asked the reporter.
"Oh, yes replied the salesman,
when his customer had disappeared.
Il have been sent for several times this
year to measure the shelves of libraries
IN new houses, to End out the number
vi books required to fit them up. Books
ars ,An important item in heuse-furnish
ing. The comfortable, oldtime sitting
room has made way for the formal Il
br:.ry. As O library without books
would hapdly do, house-owners are
bound to have them whether they
possess Literary tastes or not. Besides,
tl4fy add tolAe and co.or to the room. A
cu.s;As2er recently said to me frankly
enough: don't preta2d to read any
.hii4g except the papers, but there's
.,o1ae feeling in having books around;
si.ey kook well, too, and sort of eneour-
age sle children He told me to be
sure ard "chuck" in few big ones to
put ON the tables
The customer who just went out
ordered books for eight four-feet
sAe!ves. He said that he did not care
n.-dl for literature, but that now a.
days Is library vas almost as necessary
rs a tlllaA4l room. All buyers are not
SO f~-,lk in speaking about the mater.
Tie majority Lot only want books for
their decorative qualities, but to give
"a appearance Cd culture.
'AIo&Lee harmless fellow, WHO
Va I'D tie reputation of man Of ,.ult-.
rxa, .iw-y- directed US to put in some
i,o4As that had bean used little.
De .s-ce told me thai he was bound to
h. 10 1. lil.r%iy as big rs his neiglibor's,
AID Nla4eper She latter ordered new
st..ld-up showcase. he was going to do
tt G same.
- me 0, these folks have queer
I.e.s. One Of our customers insisted
% Lt.vE9 hii books bound after the
SAM. p tern and numbered. Some
SINE nfs rv,t-d q friend told him that
peo X. VII, t. k;ng f lie kept c;rcu
hating ll,n;-ry; 50 lie ln morocco labels
stuck On over tie figures. But this
only III lie the matter wor G, for lis
guests we're particular to ask him what
tie l:.bels Mere for! At last, in sheer
dt.si Grafton, he sc; the volumes to en-
auction room, aid We received his order
tie next day for so Ma V feet of books,
each one differently bound. He wouldn't
have eye4 two-Volume edition of any
slilg
A wealthy man once sent in great
haste for neighboring dealer, saying
that he wanted his library closed out
immediately and new one bought.
he was q speculator IL pro.,u, e, but
some one had sold him & law iilr ~.
lie liked the uniform apr a~"c i tie
volumes, and had made as u.c!iase
without reading the t lies u w
books were to be IL IA /
them.
when I first went into che business
L was SUR rised to see at customers
house an extravagantly-bound copy of
Shakspeare's works in the German
language. [ knew the man did not
understand German, and the circum-
stance puzzled ma. found afterward
that bookseller had Il AIDED him up
with very unsuitable article by telling
him that every be-tt--e.,an ought &c
have copy Of Shstspeare's works in
the original The same man once
came to Us 'or book to present to his
wife at their silver wedding. And Whit
do you think he chose? Fountaines
work Oh How the Earth was Peopled.'
There was some excuse for h:m-he had
eleven children"