New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-22
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Ike The Nueican CyclOpicdia, " Inc Dcio"'
OF Mechanics" The Cyc.op 'cda u Biography. "fo'-
tiers Medical Dictionary" etc. than that OF D. Apple
ton d Co. In addition 10 these speciat"s tins great
house has b!anched out into every line OF the puo
fishing business. and has become power III 'hc
trade. Daniel Appleton the founder OF the hFH
came tbs city about 1922 and began the business
OF importing books. In 1881 he brought out III"
first Of the long list OF publications. which were 10
make the firm name known wherever the English
language + read. 1t was little "humbnalI vol
unie entitled Daily Crumbs from the Masters Table.
its contents being a religions Character Tine pres
ent firm is composed OF William II. Appleton, william
W. Appleton. Colonel Daniel Appleton Edward Daic
Applet III and d. Sidney Appleton. 1t; Offices ami
salesrooms occapy large bloch Of buildings IN
Bond-st
Among the standard works which bear the Apple
ton Imprint beside the American tycbpaedi1
are various encyclopedias Of technical and scenuh
knowledge TIE international ScicGtiGc Library and
their various guide books. Recent addition has been
made 10 the latter IL the shape OF set OF guiIc
bopls for Canada. written by two weilknown au'hos
and travellers The guide book Of the United Sl''cN
Issued b. this house has just been revised by us
editor has travelled from end of the country
to the other TO be that ms Information was oil
the latest and TO gather 1t a; first hama
In scientific publications the AppletonN have been
well % the front as before said. The WORKS ol hun
lev Darwin Herbert spencer and other leading lights
OF the advanced schools Of thought have issued from
thor presses. me tOpuaT S't"Ve -hNh''"S' ''N
New-York Medical Joirna-7 - The Journal OF specu-
latve Philosophy" and other medical and scientific
pei 1dcals of high rank published By the firm
The medical list /, paitclarly long and Foster
Medical Dictionary which is included therein is In
its sphere as large undertaking, ard in it, scope l.
ss exhaustive as The Century Dictionary
In history the Appleton press has given the world
Bancrofts great m,try OF the American colonies and
of the Republic built that foundation ana also e
more recent works OF Professor McMastef. In con
ncction with tie latter ii may be said that flOieHsor
McMagtcr Is well advanced upon hiS fourth Nouhle'
and that Il will soon he In type. The list OF euuc"
tional works includes series by Dr. W. l. i"irl.'
United states Commissioners OF Education. I"ere -
also large department of the business devoted 10 e
publication Of works BY subscription AMONG Ie
works recently brought out, o. now III prepaiauoH |"
tLis department. are "Appeion'S Atlas Of Modern
C;eocrapbyn Roclu's The Earth and Its INHABITANTS
md Father Didon's Life OF Christ, when mao III
Introduction by Cardinal Gibbons and was eoi'eo "
Monslgnor O'Rclly III tho line of ART oooh'' nc
cent Ideals in French Art and woman !" ->'
might be mentioned .,,
In Juvenile books the Arpletcns list is particularly
rood the publications conveying much lrOIm"ioh "
tho Youthful mind IN m interesting forms. III
fiction and general literature the list of this firm pion
cations is almost endless. one OF tAe srFa''S' -"
cesscs OF the year has been that acheVco OE "'
Fool, Q Koop>tad story, " M'ag'e" ''"' VIZ
.pthor OF Joost Avcngh.T Another important
novel is Prom Dusk 10 Dawn by ha'ha'io -
woods outhor OF MczcrGtt. shoemaker. y pleas
ing novelty brought by this firm Is the Appiety"s
Summer Serles" 1hi, years list lncIudcl y A
Norsk or, OF Taps FlaX"n.' by H"'n"n VA
lard a Tale Of Twcnty-hv Hours ny h''Du, :,
Matthews and George II. JessOp. People nj fSs'n'
nv Edwin W. sanbOrn. Creamery iaik S'o'S VI
Naryork by John seymour VOID Mr.. For'horS
Marital Claims and other Stories" by hoh"i"
Malcolm Johnston. These volume III easily i''o u
nocket and afford pleasant reading at an! "ic VI u"
Va, , volume which has attained popAL'f'S vi
account Of It's ouiet quaint philosophy Is " An A'u0
ph,,o.onher IN Paris; or, Peep AT the NoTn rom
carrot. beinc the Journal of a Happy Man. "
Emile Souvcstre. The necessary oohV'iou''O''
columbus literature is supplied by inc ''o's VI
Co,umbusn by Elizabeth Eegleton sceye' cui''a
nv Dr. Edward Eggeston with lVo ihuSu" ', ~
Auocra Ecclestoa. The lovers OF Crichuuish anI Va
,ho ,,iet sIcrt Of angling Wed IL ol ha'uie J."
n.rol viii find much to please them In "e"'E"
Fuvangcrs n,tie book - In G'lc ana SiNci' |
songs OF English Poets" with notes ny lApn o"n''
n pretty little specimen OF the "aiuq"o III '''''
maHins. =, ,,t ,no
um,,ed edition de luxe' II The Life Of an Artist
by Jules Breton. and this was sp eaiiy e""'"
This year the rest of the edition i offered IN re-
10 many ingures. The second en'u'h Oh "" -"
Plantation" by joel Chandler Harris with lhuS""'
lions by f. W. kcmbe, has also fJuni reauS S"i''
These and many other equally attractive BOOKS h""c
mn the firm; list q recent nd itON' 10 ITS 'ioc" Vi
general literature, Whle tie firm has always V''"
pied a prominent place among publishers OIL ho"o" "
general literature, it has gone still further 10 '"c
f,o,t I'm the last three years by the pnbhcauoh ol
,uch works as D.. gle IONS Faith Doctor Joe
Chandler Ilorrls's books and fiction by Hal! 'alhc'
Thoua, A. Janvlcr Malcolm Johnston. liamiin Gar
land and Others. The Great tonm'hoer 9c'Io'
Is also new ard important. Mahan'a "fa1aehi anu
General IIowards "Tay ior' have recently "ppcffed
IN IT, The fine Typography and tasteful dress OF the
farm, ms
the trade as well BY the pubic.
Among the books soon to appear arc RndyaIn Mp
,,rrs now work and n new story by Miss sara jean
nftte Duncan whose " Ame lean Girl in London" ana
81 Z. A SooiaI Departufc have made sach Il st'F
Many publishing firms Of the widest reputation have
bcen evolved out Of establishments in Kindred lines
Of business one great firm traces It's pedigree o"'"
IN n book bindery another has blahchCd Out ron
rrintjng Office; third grew up from modest h'te
hook stall 1t is rare that finds large and
loncc stqbu sled house which started out to cOndnct
4. purI shing business pure and simple. and has con-
tinrrd I, devote Its growing erergcs 10 tlat Spccai
line Perhaps the most striking exception to TINS
general rule is the widely known firm OF 'hafIeS
scribner's sons. The founder OF the business the
frs, Charles Scrbner went into the business OF pub
fishing I'm IS46 with malice pTcpcnSe, to use lfgll
formula with college education ard broad culture,
and with the necessary capital TO max" the venture
a success from the start. Til, firm has never o"l'd
large printing plant which must be kept busy g'lhd
inc ont books whether there is a supply OF raw
material o, the proper quality or not 1t does moi
rcyamp cd books in dresses. 1t has consistently
followed for nearly half century the policy Of deal
Ing directly with the leading living authors, and
publishing their copyrighted WORKS. II does not con
duet a book manuacory, but rather species OF
literary brokerage bure,s. giving the author, on the
one hand the benefit OF its knowledge Of the methods
necessary TO introduce la work TO the public, anu u
the reader, on the other hand, the guarantee OF us
trained perception rs 20 what is wanted to please the
taste OF the day.
A large importing business, originally conducted
under the OF Scribner q Wcliord but hoW'
through the death Mr.. Wexford. consolidated under
the one firm name. keeps its great sales department
st No 7a3 Broadway filed with the chOi est books