New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-17

Juvenile, Laurel Leaves for Little EoIl ora q.
the popular prices of so cents net and 81 net
although equal In quality to those formerly nut
out at 81 30.
We have one important work of fiction The
Hermit by Charles Clark Mum author NJ
Uncle Terry of which the first sdi+ion vas
oversold before publication. and a hook Of noenns
by Eliza Boyle o'ReiIy. daughter of the
lamented John Boyle O'Reilly We also exnect
a large sale for our neat little handbook rDonts
for Mothers by Gabrielle E. jackson which &c
now in press.
THE number OF books so presses the retailers
for space that they have no room 70 disn1av tho
fiat books. so called. of which this house once
issued so many and as the reading public are
continually becoming better educated in ganeraI
the quality Of books must keep mace or the
demand for them viii be small Instrpction is
perhaps not demanded so much as formerly but
duIness and ugliness in appearance are fatal
/ On the whole. we are much encouraged to go on
with our speciality of books for children"
LAIRD & LEE.
The outlook in Chicago is as encou-aein az II
is in Boston and Philadelphia. Mr.. w. H Lee
! Of Laird & Lee, declared himself well satisfied
/ with the present situation and with the pros
/ poets for the future. "Jobbers and booksellers
/ generally" he said seem to have made up their
minds that things are going well, since they are
/ sending in larger orders than usual-and much
earlier-for miscellaneous and holiday books
So far as our experience goes" Mr. Lee con-
/ tinued, business is in healthy condition, and
it is apparent that since the great depression in
! the book market a few years ago a demand for
/ higher grade literature and standard works of
all kinds has steadily developed It is also re-
! markabe to what extent elaborate. artistic or
| namentation Of books seems to be required in
! order to attract attention when put upon the
market. We are agreeably surprised to note the
/ increasing demand for literature Of all kinds
/ from abroad within he last year or So This in
! novation does not seem to be confined to any
particular locality, but applies to most ali coun-
/ tries where English is spoken. All the depart
ments are running to their full capacity in or
! der to keep up with the business. II our spe
cialties books Of reference, dictionaries and me-
chanical works, both for the vest pocket and
the larger sizes, this increasing demand is espe-
! cially noticeable. Our 'Webster's New Standard
! Dictionary of the English Language just off
/ the press. with many new features of educa-
tional value in illustrations and literary sub
/ stance, has won favor with the public in most
gratifying manner. Opie Reads novels are more
sought after than ever, and should not be
surprised II his latest production, The Hark-
riders proved even more popular than The
Starbucks.' last years favorite. In the line of
I
list, among others a collection of Mother Goose
melodies and stories nursery rhymes and fairy
tales in one volume, under the title Childhood
Classics; also humorous representation Of ami
NAL life in colored plates entitled Jungle
Larks' Among our other new books may
mention The New Tokology,' book for women,
and Modern Electricity now in preparation"
HERBERT s. STONE & CO.
The head of another Chicago firm, Herbert s.
Stone & Co. said:
Since our publications confined almost
exclusively to fiction, our business is not ma
terialIy affected by the holiday demand 1t Is
customary among most publishers to issue from
ten to fifty novels each year and endeavor to
make each Of them simultaneously the best
selling book Of the day. This was also our
policy until few years ago, when we began TO
Issue one book at a time and push it until its
popularity was on the wane. when we followed
1t by u second publication.
1T is obviously impossible to secure large
sales for any one book when one has to spread
his enthusiasm over a large list of novels. BY
means Of our plan have been unusually sue
cessful in running some Of our books to large
sales and as we have several new works Of fc-
ton on the stocks, anticipate a better season
than we have ever had. For the present sea-
son we are printing The Strange Adventures of
Mr.. Middleton humorous work by a new au-
thor Among more serious books which shall
issue this fall is a comprehensive history of the
worlds painters by James W. Pattison. This
book contains more than one hundred Nlustra-
tons We are also publishing two books OF
American humor, one Of prose and the other Of
verse. The book Of prose huuor contains selec-
tons from all the we'll known American hUEnor-
lists from Artemus Ward to Billy Baxter, and
the poems are by many OF the best American
writer's. On our new publications we make
effort to secure advance orders, but depend
rather upon pushing them after they have been
issued
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY.
To MI H H Rowland, Of the literary depart
ment Of the Bobbs-A1erriu Company, in Indian
apoIis it seems no longer accurate to say that
the outlook for fall business is good What
was future prospect" he asserted, has be-
come a present reality. Fail business is good.
Our OF ders are large and come from every sec
ton of the country. The bookseller is buying
literally and with confidence; at the same time
he is buying judiciousIy-he is not being sta1n-
peded. OF our late spring books. The Main
Chance which is having fine sale throughout
the West is just beginning to make itself felt in
New-York. 1t is the kind Of fiction toward
which our young American authors seem TO be
turning-tha story OF contemporaneoUs life in
their own country. The Filigree BAR is sue
ceedirg. It is remarkable thing that
author whose name has been associated for
years with q great success, as has Anna Kath-
crime Green's with The Leavenworth Case
could write another book that would supplant
the old one in the popular mind Mrs. Rohlfs
has done this il The FHgree BAH Another Of
the spring books in constant demand is The