Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-17
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You VIII be regarded with h,rro- vc-
th you 90 succeed In otherwise swim.
yourself. said her friend. .sIb, yn-s
pook-oGyer r. even better. Tor thar h.
what You really do. isn't mr. ~ -
fes, and the name iies quite veil w.
see. my business IL this, have an of-,c.
anu men, or women. for that matter. com.
,n'ssion . me 10 Guy special books for them.
keep q catalogae from ever, s'a'.,' s'
shop In the city. so can put nv anre.s.
once on the volume they want
seen each bookseller ami made srr.ns"
mcu;s With him for a ccmmfssi-, -,
every purchase. The client gives me ,,sn
the same percentage. ami that's wscra
get my revenue" "'e
why can't these people ge, ,,, 49,.
themselyesT' was the query. .s1-s.,, -
usually business aud professior, n -. ~
Every minute means money to them 49,,
they would probably lose h,urs go.
ttom one shop TO another In searca -
some special volume. You might a. well
question me money-making chances -
legal theatrc-speculatlon. yet on, -,.. oS
nizcd firm in tbis city has made h,I,
million at the business
Il have opened my Office ia ~. 49,.
heart OF the busy district OF tow
nave personally solicited the patrona..
or business plen. maSng lawyers n -
ctaity, for | find nly best rcvenr. '...I..'
from that quarter. Books on den,i.,-,
medicine, politics. naval AMI ar,s,, - S'
ceeGings, congressional reports eis. ".
old newspapers. French. German a.,
English scientific works. are au ,r 80.
hhe volumes u would take busy man
weeks 10 look up | know whore ~ -
ana pace Ia MS olilcc inside Of an hour
suppose he doesn't care 10 b.,y a..
book. then I purchase Il ana char. -,
much for the reading. Probably dove,
men would have recourse n ia r,~..
In two weeks. and l would be the nn.,'
cial gamer. True they could 60 "a =
library, but these institutions a.. rn..
up town, and my Once is within to,,cs
Another phase or the business CONE.
In looking up references. 4 man a.,
send note over by a me- sonc,y 80
planning the nature of tho point "a =,
investigated. WIN sead hl.o .he ~
swer by noonr know Just where te ~,
and take down full notes en- the spbiss,'
SD comply and levy tar.I for nv
time"
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businessmen asked me "a take ~ ,n
~ tfNN t'1fE tfNAi AEOlEAt um IN n
atmosphere ot law and nosticS ana a.,
therefore, conversant with many of i,s
terms and requirements. These frierl.
promised me their patronage. each savin,
they had long list OF cdd books wai,.o,,
70 be purchased. So | Commenced yo-,,
very pleasantly. Many agents come N
me and place books for ssle az nay osl,a
Whoever wishes 20 purchase Does So. bu,
advocate nothing"
go you hnd IL successful ani sa,lsfac.
tory3'
80 much so that my Office Is nicely ,pr.
nished, and situated In one OF the hest
buildings in the city. I am now thlnki~o
OF taking an assistant, FOR ang many
out-of-'own orders coming In. | have
advertised my profession IN the press of
other cities. and purchase by letter for
men who have rot the facilities for get
ting the books or informatlol they want.
orders have also come for the furnishing
OF Libraries. for, you know. there are
many rich people Incapable OF selecting
their own literature. Ia s3ma cases they
leave the whole choice 10 me. simply meg
uonlng the number OF volumes desired"
"Yes. ! think shall titl, myself thu
'Book-Buyer. >" JOCELYN DAVIES.