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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1914 



"To business that we love we rise betime 

 And go to 't with delight." — Antony and Cleopatra. 



CONRAD DEEP SEA EDITION 



We are so much impressed ourselves with 

 the beauty of the little leather edition of the 

 works of Joseph Conrad which we are publish- 

 ing that we are eager to have any booklovers 

 and admirers of Conrad see the books. They 

 are bound in blue limp leather, of which the 

 accompanying picture gives a very imperfect 

 impression, and the price is $1.50 per volume 

 — practically the price of an ordinary cloth 

 bound book. 



For those who are interested in Conrad as a 

 literary artist we are reprinting in pamphlet 

 form the original preface to "The Nigger of 

 the Narcissus" in which he gives his views on 

 the art of writing. This will be sent to any one 

 on request. 



Friends of Conrad will be glad to know 

 that his sales go on increasing, and the number 

 of Conrad admirers becomes larger every day. 



BOOKS BY PARCEL POST 



It is a great satisfaction to know that a large 

 number of booklovers have availed themselves 

 of our offer to send our books on approval 

 by parcel post. During the last month the 

 number of our customers and the amount of 

 purchases has about doubled last year's record. 

 We feel quite sure that if we were able to get 

 the ear of booklovers generally, we should 

 do a vast business in this field, for the benefit 



of all concerned. If you want a book, send 

 us a postal card, cut out the advertisement, 

 or do whatever is most convenient to let 

 us know that you want it; we will do the 

 rest, and you can settle on monthly account. 



Some of our bookselling friends have felt 

 that this plan of ours might be detrimental 

 to their interests. We are glad to explain to 

 them and to our customers that we are not 

 seeking to take business away from the book- 

 sellers: as a matter' of fact, we shall not be 

 satisfied until all our books are on sale in all 

 the places, great and small, in this country 

 where good books should be sold. But as 

 matters are now regulated, there are tre- 

 mendous areas where there are no booksellers. 

 This has been proved by the correspondence 

 which we are daily receiving, and we are eager 

 to give these people the same facilities as 

 readers who are in close touch with the city 

 bookstore. 



The Wisconsin Library Bulletin has just 

 published a number devoted to the pleasure 

 of book-buying. It calls attention to the 

 legend over the Library at Thebes, "Medi- 

 cine eor the Soul," and we quote from the 

 introduction to this Bulletin: 



"We as librarians believe that it is well for one to 

 take a book from the library and in one or two weeks' 

 perusal appropriate as well as may be its contents. 

 But it is better — far better — for one to make the 

 book his own, not only by mastery of contents but by 

 actual purchase. It is for us as book lovers to en- 

 courage wise book buying. To an extent the character 

 of the books bought and sold in a city reflects the 

 character of the librarianship employed as well as 

 does the nature of the books that circulate from the 

 library." 



"FEWER AND BETTER BOOKS " AGAIN 



It is interesting to note how the slogan 

 "Fewer and Better Books," which we have 

 been industriously preaching for some time, is 

 becoming a popular catchword among book- 

 men. The talented gentleman so widely 

 known as "F. P. A.," who conducts the 

 "Conning Tower" column in the New York 

 Tribune, has been collecting another volume 

 of his sprightly verses; and in his column has 

 called upon contributors to suggest appro- 

 priate titles. It was amusing to find one 

 Tribune reader suggesting "Fewer and Better 

 Poems!" 



Another outgrowth of the "Fewer and 

 Better Books" movement is the Fabb Bulle- 

 tins, which we are now issuing monthly to 

 send to the trade. Any one interested in the 

 book business will be glad to receive these 

 bulletins. Shall we put your name on this 

 mailing list? 



COUNTRY LIFE GARDENS 



About the time that this magazine appears, 

 our peonies will be in full bloom. We pur- 

 chased more than a year ago the Peony 

 Society's collection of about 300 named 

 varieties, and the last of June we shall have 

 about 10,000 blooms in the garden. 



THE NEW NATURE LIBRARY 



We have just received the new edition of 

 "The Nature Library" on thin paper. The 

 manufacture of this book has been a long, 

 hard job. In the first place, we had to send 

 to Germany for the 'paper, because we could 

 not get just what we wanted anywhere else. 

 This took some months, and to print all these 

 420 color plates and thousands of black and 

 white illustrations took all of the winter. 

 We are glad to say that the set is now finished 

 and at the disposal of our customers at about 

 half the former price. The seventeen volumes 

 have been put in eight, and this time of the 

 year is eminently the fitting time for the use 

 of "The Nature Library." Use the attached 

 coupon for particulars. 



Date 



Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Co. 

 Garden City, New York. 



Please send me, all charges prepaid, for examination, 

 the new edition of the New Nature Library in 8 volumes 

 bound in fine cloth, stamped in gold, and enter my 

 name to receive Country Life in America for a year. If 

 books are not up to my expectations I will return them 

 at your expense, otherwise I will send you the present 

 reduced price at the rate of $3.00 per month until 

 $31.50 for the cloth has been paid. 



($41.50 for the f leather, at the rate of $4.00 a 

 month. $51.50 for the full morocco, at the rate of 

 $5.00 a month.) 



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