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    <&Ale Sfotting^

    : 1 ; ( of N . books S . Rail commencing . ) , Messrs . Edwards on the 8 will th hold inst . a The sale

    y library is , a valuable one . As announced in these columns if —^ —¦ — some i time ¦¦ - »¦

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    . library . * At the end of their coin sale on the 18 th

    numismatic inst ., Messrs works . Sotneb . y will sell a library of

    Messrs On the Sotheb 25 th inst wi . ll , and sell mmi four the following library of days the ,

    I late JJT-M . i \ fT \ . Tr W r J vmm . *» . Bates 9 ^* + * ^ m * w « fc *»^^ " ** ( editor y T w w * «* of wmw ^ mrm ^ the w ^« w Maclise ^^ *• n- ^ ^ ^^^« Galle r ^ - ^ ^< ry v »« ) , which mWmm i includes VVM P ¦ " a - collection h - ^^ ¦ ™ - ^^ - ^ r — m ^^— - ^ v of ~^ m- —^ m work — * — - - — s — - ^ on ^ ^ ^ m *^^^ ^^^ . ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^*^* ^ ^^^^

    lating tobacbo to , the boo county ks of topograp of Warwi hical ck , besides interest $ carc re- e

    - dramatic ^ rama / H r * works -wrvrlca- , i 1 < Sr fcc . 0 . . , & & , ( c . . __^ The Sale of Beonte Relics at Saltairb . —

    interesting The JLeeds Mercury sale of Bronte gives an relic account s which of took an

    p ult V *^^ lac b m & . m , H e in fe ^» 4 « at the w * m * + m ^^ Saltaire course ^^ ^^ ^^»^ w ^^ ^^ of ^«^ on ^^ the ^ # \ Wednesday ^ k i . ^ disposal ^^« . ^^^ h ^ a ^^ ^^^ V ^ ' ^ h ^ w ^ v of ^^ , ^^ the ^^^ the « M ^ . ^ ¦ effects ^^^ * 4 B 27 ^ n ^ 1 ^ ^ ir th ^^ ™

    of Saltaire the , lat into e Mr whose . Benj possession amin Binns they , had tailor come , of throu +, Virono gh 'fi his "his wife wiffi . the +, bft sister sist . fvr of nf that +. "h * i .+. Martha TVTarfiTisL

    Brown who was , a faithful domestic of the Brontes , and to whom they had been

    committed Trn of his +. t . firi famous by lrvtr the +, V > daug a Kev R . pv hter . F . . Bronte T They ^ rnn f . A consisted , as n . » ' mementos mftiYi chiefl A-n t . oft y of copies of the novels of the sisters presented

    to by Martha Charlotte "Brown Bronte "by , the with Hev the . P inscri . Bronte ption and of

    pr th i g pally iver ; "b a y number Charlotte of ; and pencil a few drawings other ,

    relics of a miscellaneous character . After the pictorial mementos the most interesting relics

    perhaps , were a number of autograph letters , or of tli the e iBronte 5 ronte ifainilv ainily . . One One trom from Charlotte Charlotte

    Bronte to Martha Brown was sold at ^ 5 : 5 s . , and a brief notefrom W . M . Thackeray to P .

    , Bronte , undated , and referring to arrangements for the delivery in Bradford by the novelist

    of his lecture on Georges III . and IV ., at £ 2 . 4 s . The ' Life of Charlotte Bronte ' ( by

    Mrs . Gaskell ) , two volumes , presentation copy to Martha Brown 1857 with the authoress ' s

    , , autograph , was disposed of at 24 s . ; and ' Jane Eyre , ' presented by Charlotte Bronte to Martha

    Brown , May 1850 , and also with an inscription by the authoress , at 36 * . Copies of * Villette / * Shirley' * The Tenant of Wildfell

    , Hall Grey / ' and and biograp ' Wuthering hy b Hei Currer ghts , Bell ' * Agnes

    sented , to Martha Brown y by the Kev , . pre P . Bronte - » - ' * v- »** . » j \ j on un i various Mnuuu occasions v ^ vvjC 4 iOl . vrjiJLO , 4 were v » V ^ Jl ^ also ftlOf offered UUC 1 CU . .

    " < The Villette Tenant ' was — of sold Wildfell - ^^ at *— — — — - 25 ^— - — ^ s . Hall —— - ; 1 m m mm Shirley ^ > ( » firs rf ^^^ . v . v ^^ , t ^ ' at edition - ^^ ^*^ ^ 26 ^^ tf ^ ^^ s ' . Jfc , K ;

    in 3 volumes ) at 25 s . per volume ; and ' Wutherin ing one Heig volume hts , ' ' Agnes at 19 s Grey . The , ' and sale the was biograp largely hy

    attended , and the bidding was brisk . Among wie the principal principal purcnasers purchasers were were JVxr Mr . . Jas Jas . . miles Miles .

    Gledhill Leeds ; , Mr Kqi . T g . hley T . ; JSmpsal and Mr l , . Bradford Waterhou ; Mr $ e . , Bradford . Blr . Woolier Jennings -was the

    auctioneer . 1

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    From Mr . J . W . Arrswsmitn . — -Stories which are etjple intended in regard to awaken to the the marvels curiosity of nattire of yotuig are I

    chosen p erer wel and come happ , il especially y written . i f A recommendation they are sensibl of y

    -- ' this Buz descri ; or , ption the Life majr and properl Adventures y be bestowed of a Honey upon h' bMaurice NoelThe book whfch b

    B the < , way y . is issued in a . very pretty ( form ) , will y ' interest big children as well aa little ones , for the

    author describes in pleasant language the wonderful habits of bees , and the operations by which th « y are carefully kept . An appropriate

    frontispiece is supplied by Mr . Linl « y Sambourne . From the same . —The story that Mrs . J . Comyhs Carr

    .. has to tell in ' Kate Percival , ' the tenth volume of the now well-known Bristol Libraryis a

    n ^ h ¦ & K M K A \_ , A _ ¦* familiar girl . ^ under ^ ^ one the —the influence story of of a a weak noble ' ^^ and , hi ^ g ga h -spi mbling ^^ rited

    loving father , who uses her as a decoy duck ; but the narrative is admirably related , with . sucB fine touches as can only proceed from the pen of an

    1 experienced an < J clever authoress . It isr certainly a very small world in which the characters live , and the coincidences are odd that cause them to

    where stumble the so result frequentl is so y ' interesti bgainsb one a another considerable , but ng amount amrtiint of r » f latitud mtihiiHA e may ttirtz readuy rftadilv hp be jillrvwfifJ allowed . The Thfi

    attempts at characterisation are greater and far more successful than are found as a xule in worksof

    this description . The portraiture of Mr . Percival ia particular is extremely good , and scarcely less inferior is that of Count Smoienskithe villain of

    the story . The women of the book , , too , are far above the average . "We would warmly advise the perusal of Mrs . Carr ' s little volume to all

    lovers of healthy and interesting fiction , and feel confident that our recommendation \ iill not be disputed .

    From Messrs . Samuel Bagster & 80 ns ( Limited ) . ¦ — ' ¦ Ilow I —» • we v -- - ^ got h ^ m ¦¦ - *^ - ^ our ^^ mm ^ « Bible ^^^^ ^ v ^ r ^ «^ V / ¦ by W ^ r ^ J ^ . ^ Paterson l »» w wr m ^ ^ r mm * r ^ ^ r ^

    Smytli , A . h . LL . B . W " e here have an extremely interesting brochure , forming an answer to questions pretending suggested thouh it b be y the the new book revision is a fine ,. study

    Unof the history ofV g our Bible , , and should be read attentively and with profit both "by Churchmen

    and laymen . The subjects which Mr . Smyth explains in regular order are the sources of our Bibleancient manuscriptsancient versions and

    , , quotations version , Tyndale , early ' s version English , the versions Bible , after Wyeliffe Tyn ' - s dale ' s days , and the Eevised Version .

    Fron Messrs . George Bell & Sons . —Th 6 edition of — — * The " ^ ¦¦ - - -- ¦ — Merry ^^ - ¦—• — - ^ - ^» Wives v w >^ » - ^ ¦ 1 * of ^^ . " ¦ Windsor » ¥ ^ m ^ a ^ ^ . B . 1 ^^ ^^ *** , * edited ^* ^ v ^ -a > ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ , V with V T ^ ^ —"

    notes from the collections of the late John Frederick Wheatloy Stanford F . Sj . A . has , M been ^ A ., F issued . R . S ., in by a Henry form that B .

    will gladden , the , hearts of bibliopoles . It is clearly printed on hand-made paper , gilt top , and

    p Whoatley lainly but ( taste who is full responsible y bound io for . parchment the text . ) thus Mr . explains ¦ w the ¦ ori + in mtm * o £ the ft notes : — 'MrStanford

    was — - — wr- — -m ' — a — — - ^ ** r loving V - " — - ** m , m- student g f ^ - ** r m ) n . r r of ^*~ ^»« V Shakspeare # " *^ ^» ^ rf ¦ ^ . TJl . . 9 , and _ f / m « W ^>^ •¦ ^^ for ^ many years had collected materials in . illustration — —— — — - " » — — of •** — - ^ his m , m m * r works » V ^ mT m ^ m mm *^ , m He mf ^ - ^ k ^ mT took m **^ J HmT * m + ^ an tmtM , ^ especial ^* Wmr J- " ^* ^^ ¦ "

    interest mentioned in , such in the questi dijfFeren ons as t p relate lays , and to the also foods in points connected with the social position of the

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 1, 1886, page 106, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01021886/page/12/