Show A SENSATION National Publishers Association Throws Books Away Hundreds Crowding the Auction Stile Sale SaleA S A sale that is more of a donation party than a genuine soiling selling Be liin affair is puzzling Salt Lakers There is an aue auctioneer auctioneer in town who is selling books I at unheard of prices and when no buyer can be found is giving them theman an away ay with money on the side as an inducement to the lucky receiver to not be backward in accepting the gift C A Thomas representing rep the Na National National donal Publishers association is eon con conducting CO ducting the sale saJe The sale began last night at 11 East First South A crowd gathered quickly but fought shy of ot the tempting bargains offered They soon saw that the sale was bona fide and anti the stock however and started in to make up for lost time The latest popular novels in the copyrighted 10 editions sold old like hot cakes for prices which did not pay for tor forth forthe th the composition work of one page The Gentleman from Indiana Indian Dri and I Janice Meridith To HaVe Haie Ha e and to Hold Richard Carvel Carrel When Knighthood Was in Flower The Master Christian and others of the same dana class were sold ld for S 5 cents 10 cents 15 cents anything the buyer desired to offer Magnificent copies of Paradise Lost and ant Dantes Inferno illustrated by Done Dare were bought for 55 50 cents and 1 1 When the bidding slackened Mr Thomas reversed his system and from froma a dollar bid would run the price down downto to 75 cents 19 it 5 cents 25 coats cents and then placing the amount of the last bid bM on top to p of the book would give it to I someone in the crowd for nothing Be Between Between Between tween bids he h would throw books book out aut into the crowd causing wild scrambles for their session possession po Complete sets of ot the Encyclopedia Britannica sold for 9 9 3 Websters We rs un unabridged unabrIdged Unabridged abridged went as low as a 2 e sets of 0 f pick pickens ck ens works br brought t I sets St Ot MI ard anI works sold for foo from II It ce cent to tc while single books ob tJ bh in proportion The crowds which attended ed the aim auctions auctions did not understand how bow the books could be sold so cheaply but took advantage of the good thing and more mote books were yesterday sold BOld In the city than under ordinary are purchased in three months Monday books will still go goat at the ridiculously low prices and the pro promoters promoters promoters expect to leave a carload of choice literature in Salt SaU Lake The stock includes hundreds of ot volumes suitable for Christmas presents and any number n that would be useful ac ao acquisitions qu to any library Its a real book hook sensation Good bound books will b bt given to all ladies ladles attending the sale Manday afternoon I v vs 3 s 7 x c i o |