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    May i, 1888 The Publishers' Circular 449

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    Colonel Charles C. Jones, junior, the hi...

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    The New American Copyright Of The Bill.

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    have the manufacture of them . ' This is really not unreasonable , because if they did not so protect themselves there is no doubt that all Eng ¦¦ » lish books would be oduced here and

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    t over he pr , we inting must of no this t for coun get try tha ari t s es go in od the deal sam o e wafrom b Ameri »» taPhh can P ^^ r ^ b ^ p books . We manufacture b Wb ^ b Pi VbV » P > i here ¦

    for V PE" m y » our ^ vv - ^— - ^^ own ^^^^ v ^ p ^ pp ^^ consumption ^ p » ^^ ^^» ^^ p * , p ^^ ^^ r ^^ ^ Ub ^ , ^ V W W ^^ r ^ b ^ PV ^ b ^ * ^ - ^ P » * ^ r ^ p ^ V ^ *^^ — < - IT ^^ P" ^ P » ^ p ^ i There ^^^ ' ^ P * - » - ^ " are ^* w ^ fe - ^^ two ^ p » V > T ^ p * paint w ^ v - ^ p » ^ b-Jb , ^ ^ " » s i * of ^^ i ^ b * danger ~ i _ i"l _ 1 _ fM 1 ^ PPJ ^ b ^ . d » - to ^ P * ^^ us ** " ^*^ p * in ^» Jk .. ^ the ^^ ^ b ^ Pb ~^ pv

    proposed Bill : I . In the case of a popular English author lacing his ¦ works + entirelin the hands t ^ VAJ of an

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    manufacture . But this would be so manifestly unfair that lation it on would our have t . to be promptly met by legispar

    America II " . Eng and lish publishers stereos or having moulds boo sent ks se to t up this in country to be machined . But in these days of

    rapid production this would not work well . Should the practice , however , develop , our comthe the posit sam same ors e would lines lines as as ha the the ve to Americans Americans be protect protect oroteet ed precisel theirs theirs y on in in

    the new Bill . for But immediate , as the matter legislation stands . It , w will e have not no pay grounds to go

    to to the the trouble tronblft and and expenses p rsrnfinsp . s necessary r » Pf » p » ssa . rv to tn obtain obtain classe c ^* o ¦ ¦* pyri ¦ ""^ ^^ ^^^ s ^ ght ^ - ^ 4 b in books p ^^ the ^^ i c ^ a United w *~* whi v r - ^ t - ^ c " \ f h ^ i States ¦! f jl * or ^^ ^^ , years except w ¦ 1 ^ ^ **^ pas m ¦ for *^ W t *^ those t ^* ^ h ^ e ^^

    Americans have regularly reprinted , so that , in our this opini country on , will the printing not be affected and paper . interests of

    We think that if -we meet our American c opposin ou A . J . sins g <_ in 7 their a friendl manufa y sp ct uring t in ^^ «/ for this their matte own r , b , con not

    lead & wmptio to n ( which reducti is on their or o one ssible great abolition point ) , i o t may the present impost on ordinary p books going into the United Stateswhich would be a gain to us and

    also to the general , public in America . At present , at cerned so the far proposed , as we the do not manufacturing Bill think in a there pessimist is in cause terests or antagonistic for are looking

    concautious spirit , but welcome , for the . sake of our authors , to give it a Yours faithfully ,

    Ballantyne , Hanson & Co . Ballantyne Press , London ,

    April 26 , 1888 . 2 \? ^ 7 ^ Editor of the Publishers' Circular .

    in sending Dear Sir copy , — of We circular are obliged in this by your matte courtesy r ; and , al " ¦ *~ though v v >^ ^^ v ^ 'k CJ WHb . Jfc ^ we v v ^^^ think ^ jkjh ii n m *^^^ very v ^^ ^ •/ lit ^ b , ^ b w # t ^ l « pb e ^^ c ¦^_ ir an ~ i if pi r * b ^^ r e ^^ don ^^ ^^ ^ ^ e ^^ in ^ ^ a ¦ t ^^ his ^ ap ^

    i shall country be to quite prevent willing such to a join Bill other becoming publishers law , we in and such recommended a protest as may by publishers be considered more affected necessary b ,

    the Act than we should be . y \ Yours faithfully ,

    Waterlow & Sons , Limited . April 17 , 1888 .

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    May I, 1888 The Publishers' Circular 449

    May i , 1888 The Publishers' Circular 449

    Colonel Charles C. Jones, Junior, The Hi...

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 1, 1888, page 449, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01051888/page/11/