The herald., 1895-11-10
An Establishment Owned by a
Litterateur of Note
IDEA OF THE PROPRIETOR
All Fields Of Literary Inquiry Arc Pro
vided For
Complete Departments OF Stationery and
News-Ths Finest Selection Of Holiday
Goods In the State

The advent Of Mr.. C. G. Parker, the
well-known I.tterateur OF this city, as a
book dealer, is an event of more import
ance to the community than its mere
com mercal value comprehends. For mary
years the gentleman has enjoyed an en-
viable reputation as an instructor in lit.
erary fields and has contributed much
valuable criticism and literary matter to
the columns of eastern magazines and
newspapers. At this tins be essays the
avocation OF the merchant, launching in
the field with all the courage aud origin
ality which characterized him as a
writer. Mr.. Psrker is a business man as
we'll as literary worker. The idea with
which Mr.. Parker essays his new line of
activity is that many minds demand
many lines of study and research, and
that all, within the limits circumscribed
by the requirements of the highest NOR.
ality, should be supplied. Before select
ing the $1,000 volumes, or therea bouts,
which cover his shelves, he spent three
NOR tbs III the eastern market, among
literary critics. book makers and book
writer's. Accordingly his stock will be
thought in lines of sociology. philoso-
ply, science, history. travel, biography
and autOgraphy or pure literature.
Fiction has teen provided from the stand
point OF conscientious dealer, having in
nina the names, purposes and merits of
modern authors. tn this line everything
wholesome and desirable wall be found
Offered upon his shelves.
special and very valuable proviSiop
which Mr.. Parker mas made for the use
ana benefit OF the public is that of puIs
chasing the American catalogue of all
books published in this country from the
foundation TO the present time. This
work IS entirely authoritative and con-
iains the name Of every American pub
lication in every field. 10 supplement
this provision Mr.. Parker also mas the
British catalogue, published in London,
and the Kelley and Roorebach cata.
iogues. These works are usually only to
Parker is the only dealer in books IN
southern California to go to this expense
Tor the benefit OF his patrons.
1t IS frequent exclamation of patrons
OF this house, We'll. this a bookstore!''
as they look about them upon the end.
less tiers OF closely packed shelves. The
remark is expressed, not by the careless
observer, who sees only Quantity before
him. but 10 made by the itterateur, after
carefully looking over the stock. Tho
comment IS deserved. Mr.. Parker kDows
books from intimate acquaintance. He
KNOWS tDem from having studied them
and their authors. 1t is Just this fact
that constitutes the value of his esta blish.
ment from literary point uf view. He
il able to advise. direc: and in many ways
aid the buyer in making selections.
Associated With Mr.. Parker is Mr.. H.
NJ. Reynolds, q book man of twenty
years experience. 1t is not too much to
say that Mr.. Reynolds has not a peer
upon the Pacific coast in his line of in.
vestigation. The artistic and mecha a ical
sides of the question are ell familiar to
him. while, in the field of writers, au .
thors and their works are known to him
as parent knows the names of bis chill
dren. Hr -aro-e (,
In connection with the stock will be
maintained at all times a tirst-class lire
OF stationery, in Difference to the fact that
the popular notion of book store is that
1t should contain this department..
Another department OF particular inter-
est is that OF eastern news and journals
and magazines. Every publication upon
every subject which is Of recognized value
is offered for sale. All eastern nswspa-
pers are constantly supplied.
MIR. Parker has made his selections for
the holiday trads, and the spaciaIties
offered constitute the finest array of
Christmas volumes ever shown in South
EN- California.
Q But the important fact in this connec-