ALPHABETICAL REFERENCE LIST OF BOOKS RECORDED IN AUGUST. The figures in () refer to the (whole) number of the "PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY" in which the full title has been recorded under the word preceding the figure. The more prominent works appear in this list, both under author and title or subject, with reference from the latter to the former. Williams. Bancroft, H. H. (189), Native Races, v. 3 and 4, ea., $5.50 $6.50; $8; $12.... ...Appleton. Barrows, A. B. (186), Roland of Algernon, §1. Williams. Bartley, J. D. (188), Hymn and Tune Book, 75 c. Barnes. Bastian, C. (188), Paralysis from Brain Disease, $1.75. Beecher (188), Review of Evidence, pap., 25 C.. Appleton. Times Office. Beecher (186) Trial, Verbatim Rep., parts 12 to 18, pap., ea., 50 c. ;-Same, vol. 3 (parts 12-18), $3.50 and $4. McDivitt, C. & Co. Benedict, F. L. (189) St. Simon's Niece, pap., $1.Harper. Black, W. (187), Marriage of Moira Fergus, pap., 25 c. Gill. Griggs. Boone T. B. (188), Manual of the Blessed Sacrament, $1. Cath. Pub. Soc. Am. Bap. Pub. Soc. Bradley, Mrs. (187), Charlotte's Friend, $1. Brown, J. (186), Rab and his Friends, 10 c. and $2. Tompkins. Brutus. See Payne, J. H. Buchheim, C. A. (186), Deutsche Lyrik, $1.50. Macmillan. Buckingham, E. M. (189), Self-Made Woman, 4th ed., $1.50.. Wells. Buckland, F. (186), Log-Book of a Fisherman, $3. Lippincott. Building (187) Construction, Notes on, $3.50. Lippincott. Bush, G. (188), Swedenborgianism, pap., 25 c... Chamberlin, E. M. (186), Sovereigns of Industry, $1.25. Charles Auchester (186), pap., 75 c.......... Clark, J. G. (189), Infinitesimal Calculus, $2.50. Wilson, H. & Co. Counterparts (188), pap., 75 c.. Dana, R. H. (186), Oration at Lexington, pap., 25 c. Darwin, C. (188), Insectivorous Plants, $2..... Appleton. Deutsche Lyrik. See Buchheim, C. A. Earth to Earth. See Haden, F. S. Enault, L. (189), Woman of Honor, pap., 75 c..Peterson. Ensenore. See Myers, P. H. Faxon, C. A. (188), Illustrated Handbook of Travel for New-England and New-York, new ed., $1... Estes & L. File No. 113. See Gaboriau, E. Frankland, E. (187), How to Teach Chemistry, $1.25. Lindsay & B. Fresenius, C. R. (187), Qualitative Chemical Analysis, new ed., $4.50.. Wiley. Gaboriau, E. (188), File No. 113, $1.25; pap., 75 c. Osgood. Geike, Prof. (187), Ice Age in Great Britain, pap., 25 c. Estes & L. German (187) Four-part Songs, $1.50..... .Ditson. Great Britain (186), Moak's Reports, vol. 9, $6....Gould. Great (The) Game (186), pap., 30 c........Willing & W. Guernsey, R. S. See Mechanics. Guhl, E. and Koner, W. (187), Life of the Greeks and Habermeister. See Schmid, H. Harvey, T. W. (189), First Lessons in English Language, ..Harper. Hopkins, E. (187), An English Woman's Work among Hudson (The) River (187), Guide to, pap., 50 c.Appleton. Insectivorous Plants. See Darwin, C. Landon, M. D. (189), Eli Perkins (at Large), $1.25. Ford. Langl, J. (187), Modern Art Education, pap., 75 c.Prang. Leute, F. D. (186), Neurolic Origin of Disease, pap., 25 c. McDivitt, C. & Co. Life in Paris. See Houssaye, A. Life of the Greeks and Romans. See Guhl, E. and W. Koner. Little (189) Classics, ed. by R. Johnson, vol. 15, Minor Poems, $1..... Osgood. Nelson & P. Little Princess (186), 65 c....... Log-Book of a Fisherman. See Buckland, J. Lossing, B. (186), Our Country, parts 1-4, ea., pap.. 25 c.. Lost and Found. See Urmy, W. S. Love. See Michelet, M. Johnson, W. & Co. Maine Reports (187), vol. 63, $2.50..Dresser, McL. & Co. Marriage of Moira Fergus. See Black, W. Estes&L. Melville, G. J. W. (188), Maud or Nina, pap., 75 c. McDivitt, C. & Co. Estes & L. Carleton. Morgan, J. A. See Addison. Hitchcock & W. Ogden, W. A. (189), Crown of Life, bds., 35 c.. Whitney. Oliphant, Mrs. (187), Whiteladies, $1.25...........Holt. Open! Sesame! See Marryatt, F. Packard, A. S. (187), Insects of the Forest, pap., 25 c. Estes & L. Paget, J. (188), Clinical Lectures, $5...........Appleton. Parker, F. J. (189), Col. William Prescott, pap., 25 c. Williams. Payne, J. H. (186), Tragedy of Brutus, $1.50... Munsell. See also Harrison, G. Peck, W. G. (188), Manual of Algebra, $1.60.....Barnes. Phelps, W. F. (186), Teacher's Handbook, $1.50.Barnes. Pike, J. W. (187), Fallacies of the Free Love Theory, pap., .....Denton. 20 C Pilgrim's Melodies. See Sweetser, J. E. Poets and Poetry of Printerdom. See Harpel, O. H. Pooler, C. T. (188), Test Speller, bds., 30 c.......Barnes. Porter, L. B. (186), Caring for no Man, $1.50; pap., 75 C. Potter, P. See Willard, J. Prescott, Col. W. See Parker, F. J. Queen Mary. See Tennyson, A. Question of Honor. See Reid, C. Rab and his Friends. See Brown, J. Gill. Reid, C. (187), A Question of Honor, $1.75.....Appleton. Richardson. B. W. (186), On Alcohol, pap., 50 c. Robinson, C. See Virginia. Macmillan. Robinson, F. W. (186), A Woman's Ransom, pap., 75 C. Estes&L. Jean. See Newman, Mrs. Roland of Algernon, etc. See Barrows, A. B. Satchel Series (186), vol. 1, by Miss Braddon, W. Collins, etc., etc., pap., 50 c...... Gill. Schiller (186), Die Piccolomini, ed. by J. M. Hart (German Classics, vol. 2), $1.25.. .....Putnam. Schmid, H. (187), Habermeister, new ed., $1.25.... Holt. Schuyler, A. (189), Plane and Spherical Mensuration, $1.50. Wilson, H. & Co. Scott, Sir W. (188), Waverley Novels:-Rob Roy ;-Old Mortality-The Heart of Midlothian, ea., 2 vols., per vol., $1.50 and $2.25 Hale. Seguin, E. C. (186), Clinical Lectures, vol. 1, No. 6, Otitis, by Prof. C. R. Agnew, pap., 30 c. :-(187) No. 7, Capillary Bronchitis, by Prof. C. Ellis, pap., 40 C. Putnam. Selected Poems (189):-Schiller's Lay of the Bell - (186) Eve of St. Agnes, by John Keats ;-(186) The Bishop of Rum-ti-Foo, by W. S. Gilbert; Ellen McJones Aberdeen, by W. S. Gilbert; The Newcastle Apothecary, by George Colman ;-(186) The Deserted Village, by Oliver Goldsmith, pap., ea., 10 c Tompkins. Self-Made Woman. See Buckingham, E. M. Treasure (186) Trove Series, ed. by R. H. Stoddard, vol. 1, Burlesque, $1. Gill. Trollope, A. (186), The Way we Live Now, $2; pap., $1.50... ..Harper. Three Months in the Orient. See Bliss, O. J. Hitchcock & W. Van Nostrand's Science Series :-(186) No. 16, Sewerage and Sewage Utilization, by Prof. W. H. Corfield ;No. 17, Strength of Beams, by Prof. W. Allen;No. 18, Water and Water Supply, by Prof. W. H. Corfield; No. 19, Solution of Algebraic Equations, by George L. Vose, bds., ea., 50 c..........Van Nostrand. Virginia (186), Robinson's Reports. v. 2, 2d ed., net $5. Randolph & English. Virginia (189), Grattan's Reports, vol. 25, $6. Randolph & English. Vose, G. L. See Van Nostrand's Science Series. Wallace, E. R. (186), Guide to the Adirondacks, Saratoga Springs, etc., $2... ......Am. News Co. Walsh, W. S. See Treasure Trove. Waterman, T. W. (186), Law of Trespass, vol. 2, $7.50. Baker, V. & Co. Way (The) We Live Now. See Trollope, A. Weniger, F. X. (187), Lives of the Saints, part 3, $1... O'Shea. Whiteladies. See Oliphant, Mrs. Whitmore, W. H. (186), The American Genealogist, $3. Munsell. .9s. ...75. 6d. Brookfield, Rev. W. H.-Sermons: Biogr. Notice by Lewes, G. H.-On Actors and the Art of Acting, Post 8°. Smith & Elder..... 7s. 6d. Liverseege, H., Engravings from the Works of. Folio. Routledge £2 25. Loth, J. T.-The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. 4°. Simpkin.. ..... 158. . £2 25. 5s. Reresby, Sir J.. Memoirs of, 1634-89, edit. by J. J. Cartwright. 8°. Longmans... £1 IS. Rogers, S.-Poetical Works. 4°, hlf. bd. Mitchell. £2 12s. 6d. Secret War of Freemasonry against Church and State. Transl. Post 8°. Burns & Oates... Shakespeare: Booth's Reprint of Original Edition, 1623. La. paper, 4°, hlf. bd. Bickers.. £2 12s. 6d. Spiritualistic Philosophy: the Spirit's Book, Anna Blackwell's transl. Cr. 8°. Trübner.... .......75. 6d. Stair, Earls of.-Annals and Correspondence of, by J. M. Graham. 2 vols., 8°. Blackwood.... £1 8s. Vaughan, Archb.-Life and Labors of St. Thomas Aquinas. 16°. Burns & Oates.... ......8s. 6d. Wood, C. F.-A Yachting Cruise in South Seas. 6 illustrations. Demy 8°. Henry S. King... .......7s. 6d. Young, J. C., Last Leaves from the Journal of. Post 8°. Hamilton... ..6s. Zoological Record for 1873, edited by Edward C. Rye. Van Voorst.. ......£1 10S. Holyoake, G. J.-History of Coöperation in England, vol. 1, 1812-1844. 8°. Trübner... The Failure. not mend matters, and under the prevalent condition of things in the book, and especially the jobbing trade, the house was not able to surmount its difficulties. There are many now who regret that the Boston firm did not suspend im THE announcement, on August 28th, of the failure of Lee & Shepard, of Boston, and the consequent assignment, on August 30th, of the New-York house, Lee, Shepard & Dilling-mediately after the first fire, but it seems to us ham, to Mr. James Miller, have of course been the trade talk of the week. The sympathy with the houses in difficulty has been very general and hearty, notably from the losers themselves, and every disposition has been shown to help them to resume business as soon as possible. Indeed, the expressions called forth by the announcement were phenomenal, and must have been highly gratifying to the gentlemen concerned. As we go to press, the clerks of both houses are working to their utmost in preparing statements, accounts of stock having already been taken, and as soon as these are completely ready, meetings of the creditors will be called that these critics do not look far enough into the possible results. A suspension then would have saved the partners the tough struggle they have since fought, and might have been to their immediate interest, while the amount saved to the creditors might have been more on the dollar than it will be now. But in the period of depression that succeeded the great fire, the failure of a leading firm like this might have precipitated any number of others, and the loss of the trade been vastly greater than any they suffer from the present failure. We have authority for the statement that there is now little danger of its affecting other leading houses. both in Boston and New-York. The chief creditors are of course the paper-makers, binders, Indeed, it seems to us that the real reason for and publishers in Boston, and publishers in doing all that can be done to set this popuNew-York. The former expressed their will-lar house on its feet again, is the pluck with ingness, on Saturday and Monday, to co-operate which its partners have fought off failure as in any settlement that should be suggested, and long as they could. They felt, what the whole Mr. Shepard was in New-York Tuesday and business community ought to feel more practiWednesday, visited the larger creditors here, cally than it does, that failure, however fashionand received the same word from them. Several able in some quarters, is something more than publishers volunteered to fill further orders, and unlucky misfortune, which a business man can some goods were voluntarily sent off after the easily get over and find himself indeed betfailure to the Boston house, offered protection ter off in credit than before. It is not bebeing declined. The Boston firm is still concause they have failed, but because they tried tinuing the jobbing business, to help things as long as they honestly could not to fail, that along, on goods ordered for cash, and the orLee & Shepard are entitled to the renewed ders to the New-York house are being filled by confidence which is being offered them, and Mr. Miller, or by other jobbers. There is as the two things must not be confounded. Oth yet no definite statement of assets, but the New-erwise character and ability are at once put at a York house is said to be able to pay dollar for dollar, if an independent settlement is made. In that case the outside creditors of the NewYork house must first be satisfied, before Lee & Shepard-who are partners to the extent of two-thirds or their creditors, can claim any part of the New-York assets. The nature of the relations between the two houses makes it uncertain whether the final settlement will be joint or independent. How bad a failure the main house will make is as yet matter of conjecture. Although it was everywhere hoped that this enterprising house would be enabled to pull through its difficulties, the failure was scarcely a surprise, for it has suffered from repeated and peculiar misfortune, and the sympathy extended to it is simply a recognition that the partners have made a hard and manly fight. The great Boston fire was a severe blow, and on top of that came the second fire, in which the house again suffered. The panic of course did discount by the business community, and the reckless salesman who fails oftenest is the best business man. It should be plainly said, that the failure of this house is due to the ruinous methods of doing business which the demoralization of the business community at large, and of the book trade in particular, force upon men who know better. The individual misfortunes of the two fires were simply the last straws that broke the camel's back. There was not enough margin in the business to give any elasticity when such misfortunes came upon them, and that is the long and short of it. The two firms together did a jobbing business which was not far from the largest in the country, and which, apart from the publishing and retailing business of the Boston firm, ought even in dull times to have easily retrieved such losses as those by the fires, and tided the house over to better times. The London book jobbers are among the strongest houses in England, simply be cause the trade there is not afflicted with this reckless American spirit, and knows that it can't sell books except at a profit. In this country, the cut-throat competition which has afflicted every branch of the trade, has brought the jobbing business down to a margin that often does not clear expenses, and compels mixed houses to pay virtual losses on that side out of the too small profits of their publishing departments. The system of doing business on an insufficient margin; selling with reckless disregard of what should really make or mar a buyers' credit; forcing books on a market which does not need and can not pay for them, without the abundant capital to cover such speculations; large expenditures with small returns-this is a system under which no trade can prosper, and but for which this house might have been saved from failure. All honor to its partners that they saw this, and were not afraid to be pioneers in the movement toward sounder business principles. It is their misfortune that they suffered some of the sacrifice that must come temporarily in righting such a general wrong, and could not hold out long enough to reap the compensating reward of living profits-a business with margin enough to meet fires-that will follow if the reform is persevered in. This is a chief claim of Lee & Shepard to the active sympathy of the trade. We do not believe, as a rule, in making bankruptcy easy, but it will be well for the trade to set this house upon its feet again with the least possible delay. Were it not for the promise of the reform, we should certainly feel it wiser for men of such ability as William Lee and his partners to go out of our own trade into some other, in which they would have a reasonable sale, and they then be allowed to go on with a fresh stock and better credit than before. Such a sale would give the undersellers another chance, and have the vicious effect of a fall trade sale, besides realizing little for the creditors. If, however, any fair settlement the house may offer, to do the best they can for their creditors by managing their present stock, shall be accepted, it seems to us the failure may not be a bad thing for the trade, by opening their eyes a little wider to the necessity of doing business in a sound way. Accordingly, we voice the sentiment of the whole trade in offering to Messrs. Lee, Shepard and Dillingham the hearty sympathy of all, and the hope that it may be long before their names and influence be lost to the book trade. THE anti-book-trade of Boston is going into the lottery business. The daily papers have flaming column-advertisements of the gift en. terprise of a widely-known underseller, whose credit is good with the publishers, and who sells their books at prices below those at which they can afford to sell them to the largest jobbers. Besides this, he offers prizes in greenbacks, from $1000 down, on the lottery principle, to all buyers of his dollar books. The store, we learn, is crowded, and of course no customers are seen in the other stores, which prefer to sell goods at not less than cost. How long a merchant can pay his debts, doing business on the principle of this lottery manager, we leave to any publisher who may have happened to study arithmetic. Mr. Piper, who often paid cash and whose credit was excellent, gave away only his books and not greenbacks as chance to earn what they are worth. Indeed well, but we believe he did not pay many cents we may say frankly that there is no use in the trade setting Lee & Shepard right again, if it means to continue encouraging reckless men, undersellers, enemies of sound trade, a block or two off, to bankrupt a good part of the trade, themselves first, by selling at prices which every publisher knows means loss-whether they do it by lotteries or not. But we believe the end of this sort of thing is coming, and therefore the trade can not afford to let Lee & Shepard stop; and if they are to go on, they should go on with as little delay and derangement as possible. They are honest men, their statements will be honest, and our advice to creditors is to accept at once such offer as they may first make. At the same time, in justice to the general trade, we must say that the failure must not be allowed to put other houses, which have not failed, at a disadvantage. That would be the position of things if their present stock should be thrown on the market at forced to the dollar. Doubtless, our lottery friend will have considerable tempting cash in hand after his enterprise, whatever debts there may afford to let his books go into such slaughbe also, but if any publisher thinks he can ters again, he deserves to lose every cent he has allowed the undersellers to get out of him, and then to fail himself. If there is no lottery law in the Puritan State to stop this sort of thing, there should certainly be enough common sense among business men to prevent its repetition. Meanwhile the trade must suffer and the reform wait. WE give elsewhere a full report of the Bos. ton meeting, delayed from last week, and we trust its first effect will be to shut up the lottery shop. The rule of the A. B. T. A. was printed in Philadelphia, with a local definition of large buyers, on a sheet for signatures, under the leadership of the Lippincotts, the Claxton |