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    fj Feb. h j884 go . The Publishers' Circ...

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    published Heath ' s by Fern Messrs Portfolio . Sampson is the Low name , M of arston a new , & serial , Co . of Each which , number the first consists number of has a just plate been , 16 inches by 12 incheson which is a life-sized _ - reproduc _ - ___ tion of a particular fernwith descriptive

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    devoted to the Royal Fern , regalis . The practice of introducing advertisement pages among the literary pages of magazi cj nes has

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    | I a If greater he thinks nuisance the magazine —the practice worth binding of printing he the say contents s he ^^ is compelled on the back to of put an up advertising with it six sheet or .

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    the Here ' , Contents again , the 9 fe adver tches t isemen extra t con price trac , so tor that would in e probab ffect the ly exp whole lain question that a page is reduced on the to back purel y ;

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    present age . " ;' Meade ineaa A new will will serial shortlv story , entitled in the * Honor Christian England Million : a Story of White and Blue , ' by L . T . i ;

    Mr e . , , James shortly Greenwood commence commence , so well m the known Chris for tian his Million writing . . in the columns of the Daily Telegraph , \ as rime * The for Amateur Casual , ' One of the Crowd , ' & c , is writing a series of papers on * London

    C' the Christian Million . ' \ and addresses understan which d that will the shortl Bishop of published Sydney is b prepar Messrs ing . for Cassell publica & Company tion a volume . of sermons |

    Samuel Booksellers Ives , has , ' retired Provident from Institution the y secretaryshi . —We p y of are the pleased above to institution note that our after many friend years , Mr of . \ very * viy intelligent intelligent and and valua valuable ble services services , and and it it is ia satisia satisfactorv ctory to to add add tnat that Mr Mr . . Ives Ives does does not not

    retire empty handedthe committee having , recognised his worth by granting him a handsome annuit 48 to Paternoster raternos y for ter the Row Rnw remainder , of his days . Mr . Ivea is succeeded by Mr . George Larner , of

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 1, 1884, page 103, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01021884/page/7/