The Literary News. THE HE LITERARY NEWS is intended to help sell books, each bookseller being his own publisher for his edition. Its 32 pages monthly include the brightest reviews of the most salable books, specimen illustrations, the popular prize questions, the useful purchase-list and survey of current literature, reading lists on timely topics, etc. It gives just the bright hour's reading which the average bookbuyer wants to post him as to new books and literary affairs. THE LITERARY NEWS is supplied to dealers in editions of 100 and upward with cover. Exclusive locality given on large orders. The price of LITERARY NEWs with im- The price of LITERARY NEWS, Christprint cover, is, per month (including Christ- mas number only, with imprint cover, mas Nnmber): is: $3 50 For 100, 8 00 66 250, No order taken for less than 100. Copy for imprint and shipping directions should accompany all orders. Subscriptions and sales over the counter may also be reckoned on as a source of income. Dealers who hesitate to take an imprint edition should solicit subscriptions ($1.00 per year) for the edition published from this office, and order a few copies for sale over the counter. Our price to dealers is 60 cents per year if mailed singly to subscribers; 50 cents if mailed in bulk to the dealer. The main purpose of THE LITERARY News is, however, to provide the dealer with the best possible advertising circular at the cheapest possible rate. IT PAYS TO CIRCULATE IT. Address THE LITERARY NEWS, FRANKLIN SQUARE (330 PEARL ST.), (P. O. Box 943), NEW YORK. TO BE READY IN 1888. Caspar's General Directory OF THE American Book, News, and Stationery COMPILED BY C. N. CASPAR. The work will include the Publishing; Subscription; Retail Book; Antiquarian; News; Maps; Art; MusicManufacturing; Jobbing and Retail Stationery Blank-Books and Paper Manufacturing Business, and General Job; bers in the above lines in the United States and Canada. The work will be divided into six parts, as follows: Part I. will comprise a list of the firms in a General Alphabet; with full information in regard to their nature, their specialties, etc.; firm changes of Publishers, Manufacturing Stationers, Jobbers, etc.; the approximate commertial standing and the present Post-Office Address of all firms, etc., arranged on the plan of the samples given below: *Armstrong & Son, A. C., Bk. Pub., Job. in Bks., Imp. of Bks. (Formerly of Scribner, Armstrong & Co.) Est. 1879. 714 Broadway, New York, N. Y. BI Control a part of the publications of W. J. Widdleton and Albert Mason.-T. L. Annual Albert Mason, 1874-78. A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1879-86.-Pub. Spec.: Historical, Juveniles, School-Books, Standard Works, Theology. *Baker & Taylor Co., The. W., Bk. Pub., Job. in Bks., Imp. of Bks. (Succeeded Baker & Part II. will present a Digest of the various Book Publishers on this plan: Those names marked with a ↑ are Jobbers or Importers, the others are Publishers. I Part III., Digest of the Trade Lists of the Manufacturing and Jobbing Stationers, and the Blank-Book and Paper Makers, arranged same as Part II. above. Part IV. gives the list of Publishers and Manufacturers arranged Geographically, by States and Territories, as follows: The sign § indicates the buyer of the house and the figure after the County the number of inhabitants of the place, according to the last census. Part V. gives the special nature of the various houses, enabling one to reach all firms with only such catalogues, circulars, etc., as may, by the character of their business, be of special interest to them. In this division all Publishers, Book Jobbers, Booksellers, Antiquarian Booksellers, News Companies, Newsdealers, Art Emporiums, Music Dealers, Manufacturing, Jobbing, and Retail Stationers, Blank-Book and Paper Makers, etc., will be separately classified and arranged in alphabetical order, Part VI. embraces the Theory and Practice of the Book, News, and Stationery Trade, a list of Trade-Bibliographies and Trade-Journals, etc., etc. This section will prove of value to younger Booksellers, Newsdealers, or Stationers, and especially to inexperienced Dealers. It is estimated that the Directory, when completed, will contain the addresses of nearly 20,000 FIRMS ACTUALLY IN BUSINESS. Price to Subscribers $8.00 net-to Non-Subscribers, $12.00, net. Orders for the above work will be received by THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY, FRANKLIN SQUARE (330 PEARL ST.), N. Y. The above works are for sale by all booksellers, or will be sent by HARPER & Brothers, postpaid, to any part of the United States and Canada, on receipt of the price. HARPER'S CATALOGUE mailed, postage prepaid, on receipt of Ten Cents. Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. TRADE WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED The American Literary Gazette and Publishers' Circular. [ESTABLISHED 1852] PUBLICATION OFFICE, FRANKLIN SQUARE (330 PEARL STREET), NEW YORK. Entered at the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., as second-class matter. 1 VOL. XXXIII., No. 12. NEW YORK, March 24, 1888. WHOLE NO. 843. D. APPLETON & CO.'S NEW FICTION PUBLISHED SINCE JANUARY 1: AND OTHER TALES. BY JULIAN HAW- The Story of Antony Grace. THORNE. 12mo, paper, 50 cents. A collection of some of Mr. Hawthorne's most notable short stories. The Story of Colette. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, paper, An admirable story of the struggles, adventures, From the original, "La Neuvaine de Co- The Nun's Curse. lette." 12mo, paper, 25 cents. "The Story of Colette" is a singularly fresh and piquant story, as pure as it is charming. It is the latest success in Paris. By MRS. J. H. RIDDELL. 12mo, paper, 50 cents. "A tale of absorbing interest."-London Post. I, 3, and 5 Bond Street, New York. Annual Catalogue. 1887. The Annual American Catalogue for 1887 is now in preparation. It will contain: (1) Directory of American Publishers issuing books in 1887. (2) Full-title Record, with descriptive notes, in authoralphabet, of all books recorded in the PUBLISHERs' Weekly 1887. (3) Author-, title-, and subject-index to same, in one alphabet. (4) Publishers' annual lists for 1887. The The edition will be limited, and to secure copies orders should be sent at once, IN ADVANCE OF PUBLICATION. price to subscribers paying in advance is $2.50 in sheets, $3.00 half leather; after publication day the price will be $3.00 sheets, $3.50 half leather. Of the Annual Catalogue for 1886 but 7 copies remain unsold. The price is now raised to $5.00 half leather. THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY, FRANKLIN SQUARE (330 PEARL ST.), P. O. Box 943, NEW YORK. |