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    necting amongst link publishers between , them , and a was con the _ - W of ^^ literary ¦ F * gossifrom _ one _ _ . __ to _ _

    another purveyor — ^ ^ , ^ J . T ^^ . _ ^^ He __ was _—* ¦ V ^_ -- > ^ shrewd »_ - » £ M "V W- "" -- at p MT a b -- argain _ - , and couldon occasionbe tw- ¦—¦ pretty stiff _____ in

    maintaining ^^»_» «_• ^^^« i , ^_ r his A _ fa 'V ^ own - ^^^^^ rf ^*"—*^ ^ _^ ground ^~» , j , [—• ^ but — — — ^ he was _ a man with ¦ k whom k it was ^ quite ™ ¦ impossible — — — for — — anyone _ _

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    love him . His business head-quarters in London ^^_^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^_^ _ b ^^ ¦ were v ^^^ __ ~ fc ^ at ~»—— ^ the ^» —_ ~_< ^^ house — — —~ — ^ — ~~ — __ of — ~— Sampson - — m ~ __ Low & — — _ __ __ _ . ¦ ^ ^ ^

    Co ., where Ms cheerful pleasant face will be long At missed one period . in Mr ¦ I . Welford ¦ 's career his

    ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^—^ ^^^ ^^^^^ _^^ p ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ B ^ ^^ V ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ v ^^^ - ^ — ^ — - — — — _ — " _ — — - — great knowledge of books led to his being requested h by ¦ the _»_^ v ¦¦ Messrs . App ¦ leton to read ___ - _ . the _¦

    -^ p _ ^^^ ^_^^ ^^ p ^^ «* ^^ - ^^^ w ^ r w ^^ __ ^* - _ -- - — - - ^ - —^ - — — —— - ^— w— — — — — — — — — — - _ proof-sheets of * Appleton ' s Cyclopaedia / and this occupation i «» ir - ~~ was not only an ¦ additional

    but means ^ ^^ _ i ~ ^__ ^^^ » ^^ ^ m ^ * 0 was ^ ^ —_ ^_ r i- _ ^ rr >_ f ^^ o certainl ^^ ^ ^ ^ f ^_ w r _ _ r b storing — _ _^ ^ iiiy ^ i" ^ ^^ ¦ ^ n ' ^ — y a _ ¦ » _ lso his _ " - ^ ¦ " ^ ¦_ " - ^ ^<^ a w own _ great 7 *^ — *— ^ " ^ v - « ~~ _ retentive ^^ ~ advantag _> ^ _ f . * ™ ' w — — — ¦ _ —»^— _* " — - ' > ' _ - ' ^ pk — memory e - ^— ~ ^ to ^— — —^» ^^ the ^— ^— ^ — —i ^

    work itself . Mr . Welford r was fond of boasting that he

    _^_ v _^ pv ^^ " ^ ^ " ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ¦ - ^~^ ' ¦— — w - _» - _ ° —_^ ^^^ - ^— — ~ — — _ — — — ' ^^^^ m — — - ——had never had an illness in his life , and when , last Jul r after his return - _• - from a six - weeks - ' ¦

    jo _^^ v _* r ^ u ^^ rney " ^^"_—_ ^^ . y v to , ^ p ^ ^^ America ^ " ^^ ' ^^ _—^ ^^— - ^^^^^^ - ^^ , ^^^ ^^ v p ^ ^^ ery alarming — — — — symptoms — —— — began to show themselveshe was the last to

    k __ dA _ h , _¦ > ¦ b but ij ^ ^^ e ^^—_ l ^^ ieve ^ when T ^^ " _^ ^ t ^^ fl h ^ ^^» at at W ¦ ^ H " ^— th _ ^ last ^™ ^ . ^¦ ^ ey » ^— were ^ he ^ b ^ bv ^^^ was ^ ' ^ any ^ r ^ r ^^^ compelled ~^^ thi — MB ' —^ ^ ng H aa bu a t t to emporary —* be con - _» - _ . __ _ ^ ^ _

    fined ^ to his room and ^^ his ^^ ^ bed he became quite ^ m resi ^ v ^^^_ ^^ bf ^^^^^ gned B *^ fc ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^~ , ^ B retaining ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^¦ ^^^^ ^^ ¦ ^^^^ ™ ^^™ ^^^^^^^^ V his ^^^^^ " ^ - ^^^ ^ ^^ love ^^^— h ^ - ^^— of ^— ' books - _ - ^— _ _ w - ^— and - ^— ^ - ¦ — - — keep ' ¦ - ^^^ - ^^^ ^ n ^ r -

    ing to the his acquain last . tance with everything new up Finally very let - us say that he was -- a great - ^

    walke M _¦ ____ r , ll _ and ^ _ aM __ _ in ^ i this . nte ^^ ^ d _ way w — _ ith he ^ b _ made ' ^ b _ _ himself ^ lace ^ ^ of ^ k _ ^ b . persona historical y or acqua antiquarian interest every for p many

    of niiles rambling around London amongst ; he the was picturesque especially fond old churchyards of Surrey .

    Charles Welford's was a character which must ___ - _ _ not . _ - _ and __ .- will _____ not _¦ _ be . __ easily _ h A _¦ ^ forgotten ^___ _¦ A b . _ y ^ ^ y ^ - ^_

    anyone acquainted who ^ with had ^ ^ him the . privilege Simple-minded of , being uprightgenialwarm-heartedone cannot speak

    host too highl , of . friends y of , one and who for had whom , won it for was himself scarcel a , y

    possible to have made an enemy . age Although of 71 his Mr death . We _ will f * orcl be had regarde attained d as pre the

    robust mature frame by , all his who handsome were acquainted ruddcountenance with his y

    and his M M temperate a " , * and active A M mode «* of living SB M M . , idl He e will will be be missed missed bv by few few more more than than bv by the the

    . wr communication iter of these lines with , who him had for been nearl in thirt daily y y

    years . Alphonse « ' —» - - ~ ¦ —> ^ _ , _ -- - de - Neuvi --, __ .. i . _ b . —We . _ - ^^ regret ^ _ ^ T V ^^ Vi ^^^ ^^ to ^^^

    have to announce the death of this celebrated as French a book painter illustrator . De in Neuville which he commenced was for life years

    quite that most unrivalled of the . Our beautiful , readers woodcuts will remember which

    'l i ^ appear ^^^^ in the ^^ W ^ Eng 50 * * pwWiaj lish edi hed tion by Sampson of Guizot Low ' s . a . y ^^ . '' ^ wi ^ 7 " """" ' "'"'''' ¦* ' ' •"• ¦¦' •' ¦ , ¦ ¦

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    & Co ., are from the pencil of , this artist KiJ - _ . f ! : l ^ ft ° . S S ^ land ^ f ^ fP NeuiriUe ?^^ . * Guiaot ^ f !¦

    quite and ' History when unapproachable one Eng of his , ' he smallest De had taken paintings to had paintine S W ! 6 S f

    of command _ _ __ » _ -V ^ - _ - his iixo _ * V % __ " -T drawings uiawiugo . _ -l the J » T- _ _ price VW _* _ uu on ^ __ ^ _ he 1-V wood _ w - _ ' _ used « » ¦__ _ » m _ -k . -J , he - to _ it ? charge gave gave "I- _ ' up ud for J _ ¦ fifhr that tw ¦ _ _¦ ¦ '

    he painting celebrated branch was , far of and more art painters soon and fortunate he betook in became Paris than himself . one In his of this great wholly the respect most rival t

    Gustave Dore ' . It is not easy for an artist in Paris Dore ' s to wonderful create for genius himself as a painter two —— — — reputations ^^ a was

    simp unders JL ly tood because __ or appreciated his t ? countrymen ___ —__ in _ ____ X his ^ -r -, — — , own v had __ _ __ , «_ v TV ^^ country « JUO looked AVl never ¦ U . \ / j l » ^^ VCJ l l 7 ¦ I ^ __ ___ him B ^^ ^_ . ^ _ the J _ ¦ ^_^ ^ . __ . _ . ^ J _ __ __^ ^ . of book ^ B ^ k a ^ ^ fl

    t upon ion , but " as De Neuville great genius stood first in the illustra fore- - I hiostraii 01 doih 01

    > K : Drancnes art .

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    Dbama ¦— - ' s . — ' A — Sir New Giles Way — Overreach to ^ v Pay Old appears bifc Debts # in ' Massin He is

    ger ^^ _ — ____ — , . v - . -.- . _ . . _>_ *~ J -V- * - -- __» -r *• «_ r V __ * . ^ M ^ ^ Q a ^ J rogue—unscrupulous , selfish , cruel , and proud . J . E . T . has seen in some book ( a reference work , he

    thinks thinks ) ") a a list list of or common common but but curious curious misnomers misnomers and would be glad to be reminded of the title of , the i work ¦¦ . Perhaps Kf h some __»_ i reader of the Publishers '

    v ^_> —^^ * - *_* ^_ ^ . ^ ^ H __ p ^ v' ^ —^ ^ _^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ __< ^^ » n _> ^ V ^^^^ fe ^^ ^_ ^^___» ^^ ^^ VF V V IV / C'V'f ^^ Circular ^ A ^ will a _ b _ i obli _ ii _* ge him _ tA . Export — ¦ ¦¦ _—¦__*_ ^ _ r ^ - _ - •_• Boxes . 1 i ^ v — ¦¦ M _ i __ f . — _ In — _ - No ^ _ v f _ r . 1143 _| b . ^ 4 . ^ _ ^ of ^^ - _ , the _/_>_ L ^* _¦ Publishers . IVVV Wf VW # V 9

    Circulary J . B . inquires about bands of iron and wood reasons . : The ( 1 ) they former are are , stronger preferable ; ( 2 ) for they three are li k ghter m . m ; and ^ w ¦ ( 3 - ^^ ) they do not take « M > so much

    room _ - y ^ v ^ v : _ y therefore _ —^ __ p » they « r - ^ ^^ -J lessen ^^* ^^^ ~ * * the ~ *^ ^^ W _ cost k—b ^^ up a of _ r 1 ^« freig _ r **» wV ht ^ B * , which is charged by measurement in such cases .

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1885, page 494, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061885/page/10/