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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st September 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 776, — OBITUARY.

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      M ^> R —^^——\ —R-?Ga ' 776 " " The - Pub...

      m ^> r —^^——\ —r- ? ga ' " " The - Publishers ' Circular 1 . - . , Sept ___ - . 1 , * $ J .

      — Obituary.

      — OBITUARY .

      We have to record the death of Mr . Edis , senior acting partner of the firm of Messrs Partridge & Co . which — occurre — — — — d — on August — —16 after a very short illness . Coming so

      after the * ,, _ , * death of , Mr . Smithies , with whom jj . Mr , . Edis was associated ^ , the announcement C 3 •> - 'v ^ soon " 3 V . f of \ III his death has been received with , much surprise and regret .

      We regret to have to announce the death , of M . Louis Bre'ton , senior partner in the house of Messrs . Hachette & Co . of Pariswho died on the 19 th ult . after a short illness . I

      1839 m * j- * i rf-k < - * ¦ M )» yf . Breton ¦» - ^ * , entere d the ^ i , house founded /* , ITT by the I T late T I M *» >* ¦ . Louis TP * Hachette "Tl—V , 111 , in * 1841 " 4 < ~ t J •* he ^ became •¦ n a partnerand in 1844 he married the step-daughter of M . Hachette . M » Breton devoted

      himself and indefat speciall , igabl y e to energy the educational which he department displayed that of the the house extraordinary , and it is success chiefly of to the the intelli educational gence

      works published by Messrs . Hachette & Co . is to be attributed . This department of the business will , we understand , be continued under the superintendence of his son , M . Guillaume

      Brdton , who has recently distinguished himself in obtaining the diploma of Doctewr-ks-lettres in the Ecole Nofmale superieure . M . Breton was President of the Cercle de la Librairie in

      greatl A 1865 a & -1867 K y to his , and perseverance under his ta- th presidency at I funds were its functions subscribed were for the greatl erection . a . y extended k of the , and very it was handsome owing ¦ . ^ ^ ^| — . ^^ . ^ ... _ . .

      building *^ belonging ^ to the Cercle , which _^ is —^ distinguishable ^ ^^ for the classic ^^ beauty ^^ of its architecture even in the midst of the splendid mansions with which it is surrounded in the

      Boulevard St . Germain—and the first stone of which was laid by his brother-in-law M . Georges Hachettein 1878 . In 1866 M . Bre'ton was created a Knight of the Legion of Honour .

      -J , € J U " ( In 1871 he was elected a municipal councillor for the Quartier de la Monnaie . M . Breton will long be remembered by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance , for his genial

      kindness and courtesy ; he was beloved by his confreres and his employes , and highly respected by all . He was in his 66 th year .

      _ t On August 22 , at his residence , Liverpool Hoad , Richard Gordon Daniel , aged 48 , for nearly twenty years in the employ of Messrs . Frederick Warne & Co . Much respected .

      ' British The . . death Goblin is s announced ' 1879 < Rambles of Mr . Wirt and Studies Sikes , United in Old States South Consul Wales for 5 1881 Wales and , and ' Studies author of of Assassination J 1881 , . ; ,,

      Ooeebspondbnob.

      OOEEBSPONDBNOB .

      To the Editor of The Publishers' Circular . AN OLD PRINTER'S ESTIMATE .

      Sir , —The new number of the Bibliographer contains some interesting matter , to which I beg to call your Mr J-fJU attention J- . JL Furnivall UX XIX » . C 4 / JLJL , ) the m \_ ^ authority C * 1 * 1 \ j LA \ S JL X L / V on UH earl VUX J . y T Eng JkJJ AJ . £ L lish JL l kJ H , j has IJLCtO unearthed ILUVXtl OJLX V > V ^ 1 . a « M / genuine £± V ^ XI U * JLJ V ? printer k / X J . XJH- / V > JL ' s 7 estimate ^ DLXAllUi IV of V A 1519 j . r . * * v . It

      appears that a certain head-master of Eton College , wishing to introduce a new Vocabulary of his crvvn , contracted It was with to form Pinso a n 4 , to the . i and black be -letter printed printer in 28 of meet single Street and , 27 for double its production sheets , . at 5 s . per sheet for 800

      purchasing copies Mr . ; Blades perhaps power brings he of had money this two out presses is as fifteenfold £ 32 disengaged . 15 since s . for the the of different day job . s of This sizes Henry is ; too but VIII hi I g . h , don , so for ' t £ , 32 press indeed . 15 this s . , woul the point i d ncrease equal . in about the £ 500 of \ present Ai ij hiA ^ ju I to cut this estimate down twothirdsWe that the iuo number ito bo

      • uuvv jx . ^/ o . \ io ^ currency ^ . ^ jf . . j . propos £ ii . yjfj \ jo r e > vyj \ . u . u ijuio coiiuiatc uu \ v xx l <\\ v »— - iiiiJ . vj . o . . f » o doo see tiiai , u « "wu » --printed , viz ., 800 , indicates a , consumption of 2 roams : say , 20 quires of 20 sheets = 400 sheets per ream . A sheet of 4 to . is only a half-sheet of foolscap or demyas the case

      bethen—27 double sheets ( 8 pages each = , 1 sheet of paper may ) , < = 27 28 single sheets ( 4 pages each = £ sheet of paper ) = 14

      That is 41 real sheets at 5 s . £ 10 . 5 s . a rational outlay fur those daysleaving 41 800 ies at 3 t / ., sell

      , = ; , cop 6 c £ . —a good price for an elementary school book .

      August 27 , 1883 . A . n .

      Trade Changes. Messrs Jlviessrs. . R Xv....

      TRADE CHANGES . & of Bread Street Hillhave urcimat ' The

      Pictorial Messrs jLviessrs World . . R xv . . . ' Clay vjiay , , Son ^ onss , , ac Taylor xayior , , oi Jtsreaa street Jtliil . Hi E . C . u .., , nave p purchased ; ^ — MrMeno Haaswho has been intimatelconnected with the business of MrDavid Nut

      has since , JLTJLX since 1849 . . J . TJLCllXV , August and - » JLA had <* U , i 3 1 , , the , entered J 1 U entire 1 X 0 , 0 UOC the management 11 firm XJlltlLU as fclteiJ equal y of CUXlIltJ partner it from ^ UtJU . with Wlbll 1866 Mrs tilU to within . Nutt » 1 H «»» four ( now Ul or JLTAA Mrs live . . . -A Logio -i years *»* — ) » an g ° »

      Mr . Alfred Nutt . The title of the firm remains unaltered . The forty old-established s bthe library late Mr , bookselling h Church , printing Brasier , and at 37 stationery Hih Street business Margate carried has been ° ^

      purchased in over his uncle by year ' s firm Mr . — y William Messrs . Joha Clark . Josep Clarke e , Son , , who & Platt , for , the Graceclntrch last fourteen Street g years , London has , been . Thejransier an , assistan

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1883, page 776, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091883/page/8/