vance. Short advertisements must invariably be paid in ad Terms of Subscription (payable in advance).-$3.20 per annum, postage prepaid. Single Num bers, 7 cents, or 8 cents post-paid. Advertisements should reach the office of the Publishers' Weekly not later than Wednesday morning, but are desired as much earlier as possible. Address P. O. Box, 4295. Subscriptions and Advertisements from England received by B. F. Stevens, 17 Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London. Subscriptions from the European Continent filled by E. Steiger, 22 and 24 Frankfort street, NewYork, and all German booksellers. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Remittances should be made by draft on New York, Post-office money order, or registered letter, as we can not be responsible for any losses. Address P. O. Box 4295. Subscribers will please remember that 20 cents extra should be remitted for each annual subscription for which postage has not yet been paid. NOTES IN SEASON. WE most strongly urge upon the trade throughout the country the importance of writing at once to their nearest local agent of the Committee on Assemblies to ascertain the rates secured from that point, as at nearly every point special terms have been obtained for members of the Convention going to and from Niagara and New-York. Round tickets by the Erie from New-York to Niagara, or vice versa, can be procured on the Committee's certificate for $10. IN noting the death of Mr. Samuel G. Drake, we inadvertently attributed to him some recent books published by the Osgoods, HENRY HOLT & Co. will shortly add to their uniform edition of Mill, a fifth volume of "Dissertations and Discussions," containing many review essays and other papers of his later years. They have also nearly ready the Student's Austin's Jurisprudence, an abridgment of that important but bulky work into a handy 12mo of 500 pages, by Robert Campbell, of Lincoln's Inn. A valuable introduction prefaces the abridgment. MACMILLAN & Co. have just received sample copies of "The Life of Saint Teresa," a new devotional book, uniform with their handsome editions of Thomas à Kempis, and a bright little manual of 'The Art of Swimming in the Eton Style," by " Sergeant" Leahy, a loquacious old soldier who teaches the young idea how to swim at that famous seat of learning. 66 MR. F. B. PATTERSON is just publishing, in his " Old New-York" series, a second interesting lecture by Mr. James W. Gerard, on "The Old Stadt Huys of New-York." It includes curious accounts of old trials. AMONG notable new books at Scribner, Welford & Armstrong's, are the superb library edition of Molière, as admirably translated by H. Van Laun, translator of Taine's English Litera ture, to be in six elegant volumes, with etchings, for which they are now receiving subscriptions; and the four-volume edition of Shelley's Poetical and Prose Works, reprinted from the original publications in very neat shape, and retailing here at but $1 per volume. and the "Nooks and Corners of the New Publishers' Board of Trade. If an England Coast," soon to be published by the Harpers, and thus dug a too early grave for a promising author of the second generation, Mr. Samuel Adams Drake. apology may be accepted in place of the capital punishment we deserve, it is herewith made. The work mentioned will be issued next week in a handsome volume of 450 pages, uniform in shape with Mr. Nordhoff's California books. It skirts that interesting coast from Mt. Desert, Maine, to Saybrook, Ct., and describes most pleasantly the picturesque features and historical associations of each place of interest. There are three hundred wood-cuts, and for " Preface" there is a map of the coast, with the inscription, "On this line, if it takes all summer." ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BOOKS JUST PUBLISHED. The Prices in this List are for cloth lettered, unless otherwise indicated. Imported books are marked with an asterisk: Authors' and Subscription Books, or Books published at net prices, with two asterisks. Steiger. " Ahn's First French Reader. With Notes and Vocabula- | Kavanagh,-John Dorrien. A Novel. By Julia Kavary. By Dr. P. Henn. 12°, pp. 96. Bds., 60 c... Steiger. nagh, author of "Natalie," "Adele," Bessie," etc. - Key to Ahn's First French Reader. By Dr. P. Henn. 120, pp. 500. $1.25...... .......Appleton. 12°, pp. 56. Bds., 30 c....... Keary, Castle Daly. By Annie Keary, author of “Oldbury,' Janet's Home," etc. 12. $1.50; pap.. $1 Same. International Series of New and Approved Novels. $1.25.. Porter & C. Kingsley; -Stretton. By Henry Kingsley, author of "Ravenshoe,' Hetty," etc. Illustr. 8°. Pap., 75 c. Estes & L. Krasinski.-The Undivine Comedy, and other Poems. By Count Sigismund Krasinski. 12°, pp. 511. $2.25. Lippincott. Larned.-The Home Story Series. Cont. :- Vacation Stories, three illustr. ;-Stories for Little Children, three illustr.-Stories for the Fireside, three illustr. By Augusta Larned. 3 vols. 16°, pp. 272, 309, 278. Per vol, $1.50; per set, $4 Nelson & P. - Key to Ahn's Third German Book. By Dr. P. Henn. Appleton. Carter. All for Christ; or, How the Christian may obtain, by a renewed Consecration of his Heart, the fullness of Joy referred to by the Saviour just previous to his Crucifixion, with Illustrations from the Lives of those who have made this Consecration. By Rev. Thomas Carter, D.D., author of "History of the Great Reformation in England, Scotland, and Ireland." 16°, pp. 192. 75 C... Nelson & P. Dickens.-Bleak House. By Charles Dickens. Two vo (Standard Illustr. ed.) With illustr. by Cruikshank, Browne, and others. 8°. Per vol., $3........Lippincott. Drake.-Gen. Israel Putnam, the Commander at Bunker Hill. By Samuel Adams Drake. 8°, pp. 24. Pap., 25 c. Nichols & H. English Gipsy Songs in Romanny. With Metrical English Translations. By Charles G. Leland, Prof. E. H. Palmer, and Janet Tuckey. 12°. $2........Lippincoti. *Evans. In the Studio. A Decade of Poems. By Sebastian Evans, author of "Brother Fabian's Manuscript," etc. 18°, pp. 221. $2. ..Macmillan. Fabre.-The Abbé Tigrane, Candidate for the Papal Chair. By Ferdinand Fabre. Transl. from the French by Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon. 12°, pp. 272. $1.50. Ford. Goldstein.-Aus Liebe. By Max Goldstein. Dramolet in 1 Act. 16°. Pap., 25 C.. ..Steiger. **Greatorex and Despard.-Old New-York, from the Battery to Bloomingdale. Etchings by Eliza Greatorex. (The Etchings are produced by H. Thatcher from original Pen-drawings by the Artist.) Text by M. Despard. Complete in ten parts. Part 1. Folio, pp. 35. Pap. Per part, $3; on Indía pap., $5; on large India pap., $6.50. Putnam. Guerrazzi.-Manfred; or, The Battle of Benevento. By F. D. Guerrazzi, author of "Beatrice Cenci.' Transl. from the Italian by Luigi Monti, A.M., formerly Instructor in Italian in the Univ. at Cambridge; lately U. S. Consul at Palermo; author of an Italian Grammar and Reader, etc. 12°, PP. 447. $1.75..... ...... Carleton. Guthrie.-Autobiography of Thomas Guthrie, D.D., and Memoir by his Sons, Rev. David K. Guthrie and Charles J. Guthrie, M.A. În 2 vols. Vol. 2. 12°, pp. x, 494. $2. Carter. Henn. See Ahn. *Hill.-What we Saw in Australia. By Rosamond and Iowa and Wisconsin. See Overton. Leland, Palmer, and Tuckey. See English Gipsy Songs. Vol. 13 Little Classics. Pollard.-The Lady Superior. Overton.-Code of Practice in Iowa and Wisconsin. By ... **Virginia.-Acts and joint Resolutions passed by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia at the Session 1874-75. 8°, pp. 499. Hlf. leather, $2.50. [West, Johnston & Co.] **- Reports of Cases decided in the Supreme Court of Ap peals of Virginia. By Peachy R. Grattan. Vol. 24From Nov. 1, 1873, to April 8, 1874. 8, pp. 720. Calf, $6..... . [Randolph & English; West, Johnston & Co.ĺ [Four Ward.-Artemus Ward: His Works Complete. vols. in one.] With fifty illustr, and a biographical sketch by Melville D. Landon ["Eli Perkins". 12°, pp. 347$2... Carleton. Wright.-Principia; or, Basis of Social Science. Being a Survey of the Subject from the Moral and Theological yet Liberal and Progressive, Standpoint. By R. J. Wright. $3.50.. Lippincott Kingsley, Stretton.... .Pap. 75 GALAXY PUB. Co., Phila. Biog. Encyc. of Penn. of 19th Century. Mor. 25 00 Manufactories and Manufacturers of Penn. .. Pap. 25 JAMES R. OSGOOD & Co., Boston. Little Classics, ed. by R. Johnson, vol. 13, Narrative Poems..... PORTER & COATES, Phila. 1.00 Stonehenge, McClure, and Harvey, The 1.25 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, New-York. Greatorex and Despard, Old New-York, Part I..... .. Pap., $3; on India pap., $5; on large India pap. 6.50 A. D. F. RANDOLPH & Co., New-York. of the 19th Century...... ...Mor. 25 00 Moody and Sankey, Labors in Great Britain HARPER & BROS., New-York. Cairnes, Political Economy. Iseulte. and Ireland (verbatim addresses)... Pap. 75 J. W. RANDOLPH & ENGLISH, Richmond, Va. Pap. 50 Virginia, Reports of Cases in Sup. Ct. of Appeals, vol. 24 (Grattan's)... Pollard, The Lady Superior..... . Pap. ..... 1.50 50 ..Calf 6.00 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS. RESOLVED, That this Convention recognize the PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY as the established organ of the entire trade, and recommend it to publishers as the medium through which they should make their “first announcement" of books they propose to publish, and the full title of all books immediately on publication.-AMERICAN BOOK TRADE ASSOCIATION. CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER, Phila. The Golden Tress. Transl. from the French of Fortuné Du Boisgotey, author of "Les Collets Noirs," etc. 12°. $1.50. (July.) DAY, EGBERT & FIDLAR, Davenport, Iowa. Language Lessons. By Miss P. W. Sudlow. 16°. 35 C. J. B. FORD & CO., New-York. Eli Perkins (At Large). His Saying and Doings. With multiform Illustr. by Uncle Consider, after Models by those designing young Men, Nast, Darley, Fredericks, Eytinge, White, Stephens, and others. 12°. (July.) LOCKWOOD, BROOKS & CO., Boston. Lord's Ancient History. A Companion vol. to the D. LOTHROP & CO., Boston. (Nearly ready.) Lilian Grey. By M. H. Holt. Illustr. 16°. $1.25. The Gospel Life of Jesus. By L. A. Davis. Illustr. Lame Bessie. By H. H. L. Illustr. 16°. $1. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, New-York, The Abode of Snow. Observations on a Tour from The Library Atlas. Consisting of One Hundred Maps Ho! for the Convention! EVERY thing is progressing swimmingly, as the boys say, for the Convention, and it prom. ises to far outreach what the most sanguine have anticipated, both in numbers and earnest ness. Arrangements for the Convention. dress by President Randolph. Arrangements have been made to hold the general meetings in the Pavilion, Prospect Park, near the Falls, at a single entrance-fee of twenty-five cents for each member for the whole time. During convention week there will be special meetings of the law, medical, Catholic, and Sunday-school publishers, the representatives of the religious publication societies, jobbers, and any other special interests, places and time to be designated at the Convention. The local agents who have so far reported send word as a rule that eight or ten will be THE Committee on Assemblies give notice present from each of their cities, and the Comthat the Convention will be opened Tuesday mittee have received direct word from individ-afternoon, July 13th, at 3 o'clock, with an adual members of the trade almost from Maine to Mexico. We shall be surprised not to see at least two hundred and fifty, and we should not be surprised to see five hundred present at Niagara, and it is expected that most of these will return in the special train to the Book Fair at New-York. The liberal reductions on fares and hotel rates, and the other arrangements so far made, are stated in full elsewhere, and we trust the trade will not be slow to take advantage of the opportunities presented. Niagara will see a gathering such as the American book trade has not before known, and whoever fails to come will, we assure that unfortunate, be sorry enough. WE give elsewhere, by request, correspondence as to another difficulty at Chicago. We are glad to see the New-York house putting itself on record in protest against this underselling, for it is by the backing of such foremost publishers as these that "backbone" is given to the trade. At the same time, we deprecate unnecessary ventilation of any specific difficulties which the Arbitration Com mittee of the Board of Trade has power to adjust. The writers of one of the letters, however, seem to be in error as to this being a case under Board rules. for we learn, on inquiry, that notice was given to the Committee that competition from outside the Board compelled this price to be made, in which case the Board rules lapse for that particular instance. The present difficulty is not new, for these copy-books have been sold at this rate for several years. But this does not affect the essential injustice of booksellers being obliged to sell for ten cents what costs them nine cents in money, and probably more than the other cent on expense ac Head-quarters at Niagara will be at the International Hotel, which offers the most favorable terms to members of the trade; the Cataract and Spencer Houses also make some reduction in their terms, as does the Tifft House at Buffalo. At New-York, during the Book Fair, which it is hoped will be attended en masse by those present at the Convention, the Grand Central Hotel will be head-quarters, at greatly reduced rates; the Metropolitan will also make some reduction. These reductions cover only the time of the Convention and Fair. The committee does not undertake to make specific arrangements as to rooms, etc., at the hotels, so that those de siring special accommodations should apply to the respective proprietors directly, by letter. A special train for the accommodation of those attending the trade Convention, will leave New-York via the Erie Railway, on Monday evening, July 12th, by the ferry at foot of Twenty-third street, at 6.30 P.M., or foot of Chambers street at 7 P.M. Tickets for the round trip, $10, to be obtained at the ticket-office on presentation of the certificate of the Committee on Assemblies. The tickets are good on any train ; but it is urged that as many as possible will avail themselves of the special train, where superior arrangements will be made for their comfort, and an opportunity for mutual acquaintance and interchange of views will be afforded. Those who expect to take this train will please notify the committee at the earliest possible moment; and members who intend to take their families by this train will please state the accommodations required, that if a sufficient number apply a special sleeping-car may be set apart for families. Any members of the trade who prefer to leave the day before at the same hour will also please notify the Committee, and, if the number warrant, a special car will be dispatched on Sunday night also. The special train for the return will be so arranged as to afford the finest views of the glorious scenery on the Erie Railway. No reductions by Hudson River and Central R.R. have so far been obtained, though the Albany boats issue round-trip tickets between New-York and Albany at $3 (regular rate after July 1st, $2 each way), good on either day or night line. Those coming from the East may obtain excursion tickets to New-York via Narragansett Steamboat Company, at $6 from Fall River or Newport, $7 from Boston or Taunton. Unless arrangements are made later, local fares must be paid to those points. Arrangements for the West so far made are: From Toledo and Detroit, by Canada Southern R.R., to Niagara, round trip at rate one way; from Toledo, $8.25, on application to George B. Brown; Cleveland, via Lake Shore R. R., roundtrip tickets to Niagara at two cents per mile, good from July 12th to August Ist; Indianapolis, excursion tickets via C., C. &C R.R. at two cents per mile; Cincinnati, excursion tickets via A. & G. W. R.R. to Niagara, thence to New-York and back, $25-see also rates via C. C. & C. R.R.; Dubuque, round trip to Chicago via Chicago, Clinton, and Dubuque R.R., $12.30, time rates from Chicago to be announced; St. Louis, excursion tickets to Niagara, via T., W. & W. R.R., on application to Mr. Baker, at $20, good till September 1st. unlimited Visitors from the South will find accommodations as follows: From Washington, excursion tickets to Niagara, via Pa. R.R. & Northern Central, $19.25, good till Nov. 'Ist-but this necessitates breaking the route to get to Book Fair; Richmond, round trip to Baltimore, via Richmond, York River & Chesapeake R.R. (including a delightful steamboat trip on Chesapeake Bay), $5-rates from Baltimore to be announced; New-Orleans, excursion tickets, via Chicago, St. Louis & N. O. R.R., to Niagara, $60, good until Oct. Ist-members may possibly do better by buying only to St. Louis; Galveston, round trip tickets, through J. E. Mason, $67.50. This information, with particulars as to hotel rates, etc., which the Committee is not permitted to advertise publicly, is given in the invitation and circular now being distributed very widely through the trade by post; later arrangements will be announced through the WEEKLY as soon as concluded. As a rule, those coming from smaller places must inake individual arrangements to the centres, having previously applied for the reductions thence to the local agents of the Committee, from whom the method of obtaining these reductions must be learned. The Committee can not assist those coming and going by different routes, except between New-York and Niagara. From any place not covered by the Committee, it would advise the purchase of the general excursion tickets to Niagara offered by most of the roads at low terms. Certificates are now being sent out by the Committee on Assemblies to all members of the trade who desire to attend the Convention and Fair. These entitle the holder to the hotel reductions, will assist him, and are in many cases necessary, to procure the special railroad rates, and give him the benefit of many reductions in the cost of sight-seeing at Niagara, besides admitting him to the Convention. They are sent free of charge to all members of the trade making application (care of THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY), and it is desired that all who can will apply before reaching Niagara. The Committee wishes to state that it is impossible for separate answers to be made to all the detailed letters of inquiry addressed to its members, and begs that these statements may be received in lieu thereof. All members of the trade, whether members of the A. B. T. A. or not, are invited and urged to take part in the Convention, and all who desire to promote reform are asked to impress upon the trade in their vicinity the importance of being present. Extra circulars for distribution will be freely sent, if application is made. Booksellers intending to visit the Eastern trade centres during the year will find it to their interest to come now, when low hotel and railroad rates on the one hand, and the extra inducements of the Book Fair on the other, make it. doubly advantageous. LOCAL AGENTS. Boston: William Lee, Messrs. Lee & Shepard. New-York: A. C. Barnes, Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Co. Albany and Troy: Joseph Knight, Messrs. H. B.. Rochester: Messrs. Steele & Avery. Philadelphia: George Remsen, Messrs. Clax- Washington: William Ballantyne. kle & Co. Columbus: Isaac C. Aston. & Co. |