New-York tribune., 1913-05-18
SCR|BNERS' NEW HOME
Publishing House Now EStab-
lished at 9Th Ave. and 48th St.
DAYLIGHT FLOODS ROOMS
Bookstore, with It's Exhibition
Gallery, Has Appearance of
Small Public Library.

charles Scribner's Sons, booksellers and
publishers are now established in their
new building, Fifth avenue and 4Sth
street The house was founded in 1916 by
charles Scribner, sr., graduate of
Princeton. His publishing offices were a
mart of the chapel Of the old Brick Church,
on the corner Of Nassau street and Park
Row. which became the site OF the old
Times Building. In 1856 he moved to Nos.
s77 ana 379 Broadway, in 1853 to No. i2i
Grand street and later TO No. 654 Broad
way.
Charles Scribner. ST, died in lS1l, and
fnree years afterward the house moved
IN No 743 Broadway. where 1t remained
until nineteen years ago, when II was es-
'tablished at No. 163 TO 157 Fifth avenue
IN a five story building. designed by Err
nest Flagg. This structure has now been
abandoned for the new ten story building
In Fifth avenue also designed, and on
similar lines by Ernest Flagg.
The new structure is Of steel. brick and
concrete, without any woodwork whatever.
except I'm the furnishings and fittings.
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of the architect. Windows. therefore.
form practically the entire front and back
of every floor, SO that the rooms in which
the various departments are placed are
flooded with daylight, the effect being still
further heightened by the white plaster
ceilings and walls and the concrete floor.
The book store occupies the ground floor,
and the financial, editorial and business
offices OF the book business and the maSa-
zine occupy the next four floors. The
actual manufacturing OF both books and
magazine is conducted as hitherto in the
scribner Press, in West 4Sd street.
The new book store is a large slightly
oblong room, lighted from both the front
and the rear. Its arched ceiling of whit
ish stone is supported by pillars Of the
..r,A substance. Its walls. broken by a
GALLERY. are hidden by rows Of hand
sonelv bound books upon glass shelves
The entire front Of the store-that Is the
first story OF the building-is in reality one
great window, set in metal fremework
NJ graceful design and faced with brass.
over the glass door. which forms Sec
,ion Of this window Ia the name Charles
SCrihner sons III tOiu 4S''N-S' 80"
lower down the familiar embem of the
house-the lighted lamp and the open
book. surrounded by a wreath
As one enters the store and looks dl-
rsctlv through It past the counters and
tables Of auartered oak. a low handsome
.tairwav. which leads up TO wide gal
lcrv slightly below the level Of the narrow
gallery that runs along the side walls
r,o,,s M prominently This is new feat
.re fl, n book store-an exhibition gallery
fo,. tho displav Of groups OF books TO which
.one particular event or occasion may
aive an especial interest, and also for the
oieplav Of original photographs drawings
and naintings used IN book and magazine
tiuetrations i'm the course Of the year.
This gallery is so arranged that its cor
ners. extended beyond the line OF ,ne
.,rl6ine and rooted with glass, ADMIT a
food OF daylight which helps TO illuminate
,5o store but makes perfect the situat'on
Of the gallery for the examination OF pi0'
rres. books or manuscripts
The floor directly below this gallery Is
or lower level than the main hoor Va "a
the store. and here are the various reta"
oeices Book buyers frequently com
psred the old Scribner book store III
i,u.sr FIFTH avenue to a private library
aud the effect Of the new store gives t'IS
ir,n-ession stll more strongly or perhaps
the cornparison 10 an extremely haiIuSo'''e
small public library would De more 'P''