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    Ii Of ' Messrs Recommended . F. Y. White...

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    fund , & c . We have spoken of the floral surroundings of the pages as wreaths , the be the more album work nearl of is speciall special y true artists d to say t " on d that t the o fl some owers premises of the . We in pages JU H must 1 V ollan LVAfAAV are not d imbedde forget iav which d to in mention the flowers tuli that . is All consp ^ one — these page — icuous are of . t

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    of its kind which this country has turned out . connexion superintend A report with the by working M the . Dar subject denne of the of , which Paris free libraries Munici has just pal . been The Libraries laid Paris , before offers Munici the some pal commission Libraries points o were f charged int founded erest to in '

    can onl / vnl y read a few fcktrr in years - » the r ^ OT » o libraries ago o ^ i-v in ?•»> the 4- themselves Vin . several aairn'nnl Mairies "TVTo or borrow T » i a . a of e \ f Paris "Pr out « T * ia books . They HTTl . The are 5 » . T » A open riTkPkT increasing * free fTPft to +. favour < " » the til A public mi which nllC , - the who "WJ 1 O y I lent find is that shown count by was the following not kept figures of the of numbers M . Dardenne . After ' s . that Previous date , to 18 T ever 8 so it , the few books number \\ 5 were in of , i

    progression volumes VftTnmAa 1859 , 57 , lent 7 840 *» ri is +. ; b Tv seen y in r these fKooo 1880 to be , libraries li ! 1 47 constant » 'i , 567 * KS ; rose -rr , in \ a and (* 1881 rapidl r * a a , very 242 } y from frr , 733 much » m ; year Vfi and ar larger to f . in O year VfiaT 1882 devel . . , 363 opment In In , 322 1 Jo 878 7 . o of . , it Thus these WaS was the 20 z } establish . , « oo 3 rate o 9 ; ! Ul of - j r ments which f _ —~ ¦¦ ^ * ^^ _ 1 _ " ^ has "is % mm I looked m ^ *^ often ^ m ^ rf ^» »» ^» ^ mW * - mm mt heen * for B » X . ^^ ^ in ^^^^ made k the ^ m * i ^^ T with future mm mt ^ * » * * ^^^ reference ^^ 0- . m 9 rf » In mmmmm ^ m > mm ^ ^ his ^ H ^» v % to ^ ¦ report - ^— ~~ m ~^ - ^ __ ^ M . - ^ fre £ Dardenne libraries 1 * 1 _ ___ « - ^ . corroborates M * It is % r *» well wm /\ 1 an I known I ^ -w-fc assertion /\ tirr » •* he rt \ A

    taste history serious observes , from reading , and ' , that fiction popular , when proceeding of scientific a once superior , the with works habit order the of with gradual to reading the narratives result our opening is own gained of of constantl of travel , e the the borrowers intelli and raising . adventure geace the pass and level , from to elevation biograp of trivial culti , h ya y to of - ,

    and tion American in , the reader free . ' libraries M . Dardenne . The latter contrasts , , he the says Paris , have Munici larger pal sums y Libraries devoted with to the their Eng main lish - of technical and

    tenance and improvementhave a larger supply of books , especially profesbooks sional both doors the works th number t , Ti are and open vi capacit IVTiiTnVi during , y tWI a of much TiihrariAa the assistants greater TVL number , and Dardenne suffer of hours lav fewer , much are losses better stress tress in the served way wie the as of function iuhu missing regards huii

    of miegr integral popular , , al than character eharanter an libraries the . A Pari T ^ than th ; an s a such Mutiici schools sch institution ools pal , and and Lib one one raries s , he which which . . insists M . penetrates nenetrates , Dardenne ' diffuse all a education lays n strata strata s mucn of 01 of s society society a more upon upon aim and permanent benefits uuueuto and all <** i ,, .

    but from which the workman has , the most to gain . ' ¦ ¦ suggest s uggestion Upon ion the made made invitation m in the the of rublishers Publish the ? Court . ™ ' Circular Circular of the . Stationers Mr Mr . . J J . . » S . . ' -Hodson tioason Company repeated repeated , and in his ms accordance interesting mututj » tAiig with < and * ixk a

    instructive lecture u ' Pictorial Illustrations , to Literature' in Stationers' Hall on the important 18 th ult . London The audience printing pon , num offices berin unde g near whic ly 400 h , desi consisted t / ion princi are , pally w included of employ eng es ra of vers the litho most

    g Charles o -J th C phe — - "UUJ rs Talbot , U and X-1 \ JXXKA cop , Mr . \ J 1 p er . I- » X Di - AlJUJXllil pla ggens te p UlUVJUiS rin , Mr ters . , i Joy , U . AAV as , w 31 r Mr . el l . AJULV as George / At t ypograp « . voigJii gna W . hers * w Dixon »* . ""¦ " Among , Mr w »» . J . those M . Wilkins Miles T present - c ? , Mr were . , Henry Mr .

    So eran , members of the livery , as well as Mr . Wilson , Mr . Marr , Mr . , Mr . Tigg , a occasion nd other dwel departmental t more managers ticularl of large the printing technical establishments details of his . The bject lecture the walls r upon of this the aii with pary upon iV £ T ^ lfia French Encrlish German , i American

    Canadian Hall J ^ b being eincy wood hung huno- engraving wifh some ^ ma , as very voru well choice ^ Vi as of t examp > h e recen les t of of photograp French , . hic Jknglish processes , . Germa of book n , vmencan illustration ana and . Among the exhibits the engraved headings of the Stationers ^ ot « ' Almanack ^^^^^ i— -- ^ - s for 1779 — . and

    e 187 mbraced "uraced 0 , which | wjl -v bv 7 by CAIU further thna those Ulla ^ dates Hnf were WCJltJ elucidated ^ Q . Lilt Mr Mr ? tJIlglct . . Hodson TTnrl the srm progress ll concluded ^ onnhided CmVLLlM made . ga UX his nis in KAJLV / lectu lectu the art re re iy * v ** with witn during v *« . an an the . urgent urgent intervenin ^ , appeal appeal g to to ~ time his iua

    and hearers ^ to - ~ contribute v ^ v to ^ jljl ox enrol X Kf U VK 3 themselves towards I / O WcWLLliJ the Llia members Printers X UllCtJiO ' of Pens VXIOIV the ion / Stationers H ^ C S orporation \ JM . V \ J XCbVJL ' Company KSXM . a c * K s » t h u . u e v on by ** . l * y . taking j trade ^*^»^^ - charity up v -. ^ listened ^ their » -. ~ j depending - « freedom jf to " with ,

    great w support attention upon throug the voluntary hout , and contributions , by the heart of y app the lause trade called . The forth lecture , seem was ed to have excited co nsiderabl ¦*¦» i l e interest in the auditoryAvote of \ thanks to the % jjlm \ lecturerproposed |^ -. ^ j ^ « by Mr . C . R .

    labi ^ « ** vington , uu ^ lity uy » " to to »_ , c attend attttn l uiuc erk rl f was wn T * t h « read ™ compan bl * lt rl - > aU from from UJilUl y , Mr Mr was Va . . . J u T . . . . J VUbo TohnRan ohnson imous JX uxx ly Miles Miles *» xxMx pass . n , e d the the . master master . A » v letter « v «^ -. of ot ~— expressing , , the tne - company Company ~ regre ^ .. t at his .

    immense An alarming block of fire buildings broke out about ied b midni Messrs ght K JL on A ¦¦ A % W pri , P l 1 l «¦ Trench in Paternoster & Co — _ . and Square other _ , in pub an - *

    IMk —¦• w *» . v / i , KS * . * XAV * . XJLA £ fcJ i occup VVVt * L / AV > V * . Kr y y JUTJkV ^ MMJI »« J « . . egaa v- » ^ ^ - v * ^ - * , j - — — ¦* " — , ^ ^ . 49-

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    May 1 , 1883 The Publishers' Circular 57 I :

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 1, 1883, page 371, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01051883/page/7/