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Show Queer Part of Book Selling;. One of the beauties of the subscription Bystein of book selling is this; Lf the book is one of a dozen, say, that you don't want at any price, the agent, male and female created, comes after you in your weakest hours, aud, penetrating to your most secret lair, demands your piece of money or your peace of mind. Whereas, if the book be one of real value and interest, in-terest, oue that you, a man or woman, say not less than U'-iM per cent, above the zero of idiocy, would naturalty care to read and own, then what happens? Why, then you have to seek out the publisher yourself, who civilly refers you to some general agent, who casually refers you to some local agimt, who sits in secret BQmowhore smiling while you long for it. Queer, is it nut? New York Tribuue. |