New York Publishers Preview Holiday Books 1882
The Boston Post correspondence notes a busy season for New York publishers with a shift away from expensive holiday volumes toward standard works. Harper’s Christmas will lead holiday editions with renowned writers and artists, while other firms announce illustrated items and art driven titles, signaling a trend toward higher artistic quality across major houses.
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Harper’s
Harper’s Weekly
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W. D. Howells
T. B. Aldrich
Mrs. Spofford
George P. Lathrop
Frank D. Miller
J.C. Harris
Remus
Thomas Hardy
Frederick Dielman
R. Swain Gifford
C. S. Reinhart
George H. Broughton
E. A. Abbey
Arthur Quartley
Alfred Parsons
Elihu Vedder
Harpers
W. Hamilton Gibson
New England
Cassell, Potter & Galpin
Dodd, Mead & Co
Walter Satterlee
E. P. Dutton
L. Clarkson
Frances Ridley Havergal
Garrett, Sandham, Taylor
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Linton and
McEntee
A. D. F. Randolph & Cats
Northland
Josephine Pollard
Walter Sutterlee
George Routledge & Son
Frederick Walker
G. J. Penwell
Theo. Marzisis
Walter Crane
White & Stokes
David Johnson
J. M. Hart
Thomas Moran
G. H. Smillie
F. Bellows
Whittier
Longfellow
Stedman
Gilder
Trowbridge
Julia Ward Lowe
T. Y. Crowell & Co
Charlotte F. Bates
Church
Dielman
Fredericks
Schell
Murphy
Gifford
Smillie
Holliday
Harper & Bros
Century Company
Century Monthly
Orange Judd Company
George R. Holm
American Agriculturist
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Pope Mfg Co
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Huntington Avenue
Great Southern Railroad
Sp Richmond
Frederick W. Innes
Bowen R. Church
Norway
Greenland
Polar Sea
Tremont Temple
Harry W. French
Bergen
Trondhjem
Arctics
Baitin’s Bay
Labrador
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Globe Theat
John Stetson
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Turailay
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Camille
Mm. Roberts Lyceum
Fanny Kellogg
Brignoli
J. Dickerson
Sig. Brignoli
L. G. Gottschalk
Timothie Adamowski
S. Liebling
Adolf Glose
Music Hall
Allen & Ginter
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Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Charmine
Annie Clarke
J. R. Vincent
Norah Bartlett
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Chas. Barron
Win. Warren
Geo. R. Parks
Alfred Hudson
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Abby & Scicepfel
Mitchell
the Univer
Maggie
Pearl OF Savoy
Fanchon
Boston Theatre
Werelee
Watts
Royal Menagerie
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Providence
Bostons
Wotiatos Museum
G. E. Lothrop
Boston School
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Westminster St
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Liverpool
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Cork Harbor
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Great Britain and Ireland
State Street
P. H. DU Vernet
Allan Royal Mail Line
Glasgow
Waldensian
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Quebec
Parisian
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Portland
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Lewiston
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Astine
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Jonesport
Machinsport
Henry Morrison
Blue Hill
Surry
Ellsworth
Lincoln’s Wharf
James Littlefield
T. Calvin Austin
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Augusta
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Union Wharf
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Knox & Lincoln
William Weeks
Insurance
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J.D. Jones
Charles Dennis
W. HH. H. Moore
4. A. Raven
J. H. Chapman
Winthrop Coffin
Merchants’ Exchange
Life Insurance
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Jos. M. Gibbens
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Y. Maas
Israel W. Munroe
Pres, and Treas
Chas A. Howland
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Marine & Inland Risks
Kilby Street
J. W. Balch
W. Glover
American Insurance Co
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George Croshaw & CO
Francis Prabody
J. W. Field
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George F. Osborne
Eugene B. Hinkley
Joseph Church & CO
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Seaboard Air Line
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Piedmont Air Line
Providence R. R
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Norfolk
Washington Steamship Line
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Mississippi
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Long Wharf
Norman
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North River
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Taroven Bris
Lapino
H. M. Whitney
Centra Wharf
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Co
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Lone Star
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New Orleans
Mobile
Mississippi River
Southern Pacific R. R
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J. N. Magna
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C. H. Kerner
Summer St
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Mansfield
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Sharon
Canton Junction
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Machias
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Clinton
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Groton
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Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad
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Ayer Junction
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