The Literary News Illustrated Christmas Number 1898 is the best Christmas advertiser for those booksellers who want to reach a wider circle than more expensive publications permit. It is a 32-page issue, fully illustrated, attractively printed, with a colored-paper cover, and gives a bird's-eye view of the new books, priced lists, etc., etc. The prices for this publication, with booksellers' own imprints, are: per 100, $5; per 250, $10; per 500, $17 50; and per 1000, $33; payable in advance, postage or freight extra. Copy for imprint, together with full directions for forwarding, must accompany the order. All packages for which no other shipping directions are given will be sent by express. THE LITERARY NEWS, P. O. Box 943. 59 Duane Street, New York. WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON, 3 and 5 West 18th St., NEW YORK. School-Books, College-Books, of All Publishers-of All Kinds. FOREIGN DEPARTMENT (EDWARD ACKERMANN, Mgr.) Remainders Bought Import Orders a Specialty. MAPS, CHARTS, GLOBES, APPARATUS. ONE-PIECE ADJUSTABLE BOOK - COVERS. Gems of KIPLING and BARRIE. A SERIES of 16mo volumes, printed and bound in a dainty manner, of the best short stories of these writers. Each volume complete in itself. Price in cloth, gilt top, each, 50 cents; or full leather, each, $1.00. RUDYARD KIPLING. J. M. BARRIE. A Lady's Shoe. The Man Who Would Be King. VICTORIEN SARDOU. The Black Pearl. ALFRED DE MUSSET. The Beauty Spot. ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER, BRENTANO'S, 31 Union Square, New York. OR THE PUBLISHERS, NEARLY READY: American Book-Prices Current For 1898. This compilation records all important books sold at auction in America during the year, arranged alphabetically by author and title. The name of the sale (where important), the name of the auctioneer, the date and the number in the original sale catalogue are given, as well as the prices realized. The descriptions of the books are taken from the original auctioneers' catalogues. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Have purchased the business, good will, and entire stock of MR. JOHN IRELAND, 1192 Broadway, New York. Under this arrangement, Messrs. Putnam's Sons will take over the books hitherto published by Mr. Ireland. Among these is the popular "WHAT ONE CAN DO While auction prices are not always infalli- WITH A CHAFING DISH," ble, this compilation forms the most accessible, useful, and accurate guide to the market value of out-of-print books in America. Each annual volume should find a place on the shelves of every librarian, bookseller, and bookbuyer. Oftentimes the knowledge gained from it will enable the owner to save in one transaction much more than the cost of the book. By MISS H. L. SAWTELLE, of which 20,000 copies have been sold. 8vo, 530 pages, bound in buckram, gilt top. Retail Department. Price, $6.00 net. DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 149-151 Fifth Ave., New York New York and London. CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited, LONDON, PARIS, MELBOURNE, 7 and 9 West 18th Street, New York, BEG to inform the trade in general that they are prepared to supply their publications to the American market through their own BRANCH HOUSE. The Magazine of Art, Cassell's Little Folks, and their other publica tions are issued from this office. Catalogues sent on application. CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited, 7 and 9 West 18th Street, New York. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly Vol. XLVII.---No. I. NOVEMBER. Price 10 Cents. 10C. COPY, IS TO BE CUT TO $1.00 WHEN IN DOUBT BEGINNING WITH THE PER November Number. PUBLISHED OCTOBER 20. To the Trade Everywhere, 7% cents per copy; 80 cents per year, mailed to subscribers. The Best 10-Cent Magazine. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly will be immensely improved in all respects, and will be made one of the brightest and best illustrated 10-cent magazines in the worldnone better. The best-known authors and artists will contribute to its pages, and the highest standard of printing will be apparent. New Contributors: William Dean Howells, Edgar Place your order for November EDITION LIMITED. as to who publishes a book in this country, refer to the volumes of THE AMERICAN CATALOGUE. Unfortunately, we cannot supply the earlier volumes, but that is no reason why you should not have the volumes still in print. We have 44 copies left of the 1884-90 volume. The price now is $17.50 in half leather and $15 in sheets. It will shortly be raised to $20 in half leather and $17.50 in sheets. Of the 1890-95 volumes 192 copies are in stock, the price being $15 a copy in half leather and $2.50 in sheets. Then, we have 69 copies left of the Subject part of the 1876 volume- an exceedingly useful work of reference for the bookseller, librarian, and scholar. Price, $15 bound and $12.50 in sheets. The last 50 copies will be sold at an advanced price. Write for Descriptive List of the Bibliographical Publications issued by The Office of THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY, 59 Duane Street (P. O. Box 943,) New York. BANGS & CO., 91 and 93 Fifth Avenue, New York. REGULAR FALI. PARCEL SALE WILL Commence Tuesday, October 25th, at 10 Catalogues Mailed Upon Application. |