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    TEE DA WK OF MNGLISH BOOKSELLING .

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    I Edinburg ; With h regard , we print to - the the following recent appointment : in

    I gentleman Sib , —The as the appointment fir ^ t librarian of of an the inexperienced Edinburg that h

    Public Libraries has excited so much interest * I again crave space-to allude to the unusual f iSSSfiiinittee : feethod of ^ met -elec on * ioa Saturday adopted , . June The 26 , to Libraries confer

    11 f H - it- ^ * ,- yi . ! ¦! * r redla » . i fe -Tr-. . . a ai ¦ . . | a short J . , Iffaitochester ^ _ . . i ., — leet 1 >» .- . X of a 4 , $ ^ & Sntlemen nltlAMn . Yates nw , : Leeds Messrs TL ^ r '^ oa'WKS ; , W TXT W . . R J . . | ! ^ Bafegetston Mofrisbn ^ Newcastle Brechin ; J . Ingram whol , G lasgow cono ( iDittee ; and

    It was present except , four— . Mr . Findlay ( oneiof the ifut II pr Sir oprietors James Gowans of the Scotsma and Treasurer n ) * ) Professor Boyd Ma Cpub ^ son - ,

    ! m | f ] lisher Dr . W )— . C ^ . while Smith before ' ( a , distinguished a vote was taken literary the man RevT )

    l I El \ were had il ¦ ¦ l 6 known -j ft fi . ¦ The mt _ to be maj ^ s ori upporters -. : ty x __ of these 1 . 1- of _ _ Mr five xs . .. Haggerston . gentl ~ . uxv emen _« L ^ . . _

    | c i ^ - ; } t four fnnr and V ^ ^^^ ^¦ ^ . ^^ th r who who ^^^ ere ^^^ ^^^ V is were were ^^^^ no ^^ ^^^ T out out ^^ evidence ^(^ ¦ ™ ^ 01 of - " H ^ H town town V I ^^ ^^ - to ^ r —^ , »^ were were show ^^ — aware aware that — -: —« tnat that the W M ^ ^ ^^^ ^ fi tne the *^^ ,

    election , was to be proceeded , with on that day . !> ' I * It was to decid take ed , ' says the Edinburg when h only Evening three

    j . were News , at ' first voted an informaryot on , each member e , being allowed I ; Morrison two votes 9 . '» and The Credland result was 8 : Haggerston Gredland 11 ^

    I i I •! j : ' ; ¦ ' ' ¦ selection set aside 1 of , of ' Couirse , and Mr . the Morrison then finar ] by ly vote . 9 to Mr vote resulted 6 . ; each / member in " the was * '

    i ft " | j I | supporters having In the , second of Mr , . voti Morris ng on , it on ' will one succeeded be seen , that . tferotig the h ! - ; \ - the abstention or departure of a' number of Mr .

    majori Haggerston ty at 's the friends connnencemen , who were t undoubtedly of the meeting in a . . ( I of With MrJ tfhe Morrison view of the securing rneetin the ^ was unanimous adjourned selection until

    , attended Monday Clark ( publisher . , . when Only eleven ) , thre Bailie e members gentlemen Walcot of , and the , Sir Com Mr Thomas . mittee Grant

    ( bookseller ) , voted for Mr . Haggerston , as a I seconding protest Thomas against Clark the said nomination the 'he action voted of of for Mr the . Mr Haggerston maj Haggerston ority . , Sir In

    f because niuincto he \ sj . a , LXL was . azxiLU persuaded . iac vuicuaui he was jltxx far . . j . jLc above »^ gcA any » i ; vii ef the other candidates , even abpve Mr . Credland , for * whom- he had great respect . He had been

    among books all his life , and he had seen a jsrood deal of dilettanti librariahship , and the risk of taking a man—though' he was a scholarly inari ,

    such as undoubtedly Mr . Morrison was . . . was , i tent very great to have indeed accepted . ' He would Mr . Morrison have been — quite he woul con d ^

    1 i accept him in any : case if elected—if this library I I had been in operation for sometime ; but it was j j he an experiment felt the importance , and he could of a good not ' tell choice 'how at much this

    tiine . » If they made a mistake , the "library was I 1 to ruined get . it because up again 1 it would than to make much a more good difficult start at the letter from Professor Miasson

    j ; to Professor beginning Calderwood . ' A , the'nominator of ' Mr . ! l ; l Morrison changed , the which result if seems read to would have been have kept possibly back

    ; , , II n | until Masson the said election that if was the concluded library had . K Iti been it Professor in good

    I \ in working electing order Mr . there Morrison would , have but as been the little library danger had

    I I J pro necessary to be fessional nurtured that applicaats into they maturity . should V , ¦• appoi * < it was nt one absolutely of the } j

    I I think it will be evident from the above that 1 I chief the . election librarian of of a the non- Edinburgh experienced Public gentleman Libraries as < ]

    I was a discreditable job . It will also be seen that 1

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    your Publish correspondent ers Circular in erred the in last say number ing * that of Mr the . I I Yat ' had retiredarid tftat of

    Ingram es were removed , as Ms from name the short leet by Mr the ! I I and Committee national . It prejudices is not difficult are hot to yet see that dead religious in

    lightened Edinburgh . Yo ¦ ars , # c ., en- |

    * ¦ KANDOLPH . ¦ ¦¦ io « ¦ '

    Tee Da Wk Of Mnglish Bookselling .

    TEE DA WK OF MNGLISH BOOKSELLING .

    { A Contribution towards a Trade JEListory . ) ' * ' ( Concluded from page 816 . ) ; , ' 1 . ' ' < 1

    By W . BOBEBTS . We can luardly realise the times when there were

    no indicating literaj ? y b ipapers critical for review the I twofold the best objects books to of

    read and of y 4 advertising books of all classes . Under Jmi ^^ r ¦ ^ r a *^ . " ^~~ . ^ such K ^ ^ kr ' ^^~ - ^ K conditions _— ^ ^ K ¦ ^ — — » - l — f ^ H ^ _ ' ^ ¦ ¦ the — L —™ ¦ ' 1 ^ b public ™ - - " ^^» - ^» - ^^™^^ - ^^ had ^^ v ^ w ^^^ v ^ - ^ v to ^^ ^ . l ^ find ^»^» a ^ N . ^^ ^ nb out ^ ^ ^ w % ^^

    reobinmendation for itself the Jbest ? of literary < friends food . ^^ Biii , or to he trust would to the not '

    be a score a successful , methods bbokseller of gettiiig who rid had of fewer books ; than : An of half old advertising dodto handbills i the

    to titles tlbe arid play genera -bills ^ ge ^ posted scope was on of ^ the rfe ace % outside ^)^ lic ^ of tions taeatres ' close , arid in such positions t Uix ^ 0 anndurfeetoent JLllJ ^ uld

    O >* Jl \ A , J .+ X : OUVU JJVOIVAUIIO , p «< . MUJJLV ! p * XJ , CJLlfc ^ : , wx V > 'UIU . be ( 1650 sure ) , refers toi be read to this . Kobertr custom Heath in th . y e in address fEjiigrams , r

    . ; i To mf Book-seller ; Bub I have -I'd commo not haVe | i made thee ^ my prostitnfce JbooK ; 'tis it too very ; . true _ ;

    * That To Nor Nor ** And . **>* tempt show show vvn corner must uv the it it be pciast j barefaced barefaced ^ ywv bnyet act , d Vivov close ¦ at '; . oft ; ior on Biack und U " the the poagb \ I « erneath A UWC Frfcr one ope it VU n n an rtall Rtall the UMw eaph Play •*• *** wall J ' ¦ .

    Kor sea some Herring ^ -qryer for - . ' a groat * fco-day ; ' To * v voice i bid v | . vv it * w up mj / wiiu and down uyn read u wri * T ' it tvu th and tearing vcoi admire iiig throat uuivay a ;

    Nor That all thy i' the ' prentic shop e ma 7 what he reads inquire , ,: No : profer * d wiores do smel : I'd have tbeeicnbw

    Pride Pride scorns scorns to to beg be $ r : : modeatie modeatie ffeara ears to £ owooe wnnA .. But sellingbooks was not the onlsource of

    revenue to the , booksellers . The circle y of bookb t— - uye w — rs ^ has - — — - — always - _ - _— -- ¦ ¦ - ^ been r- ^ - ^ ^^ _^¦ ^ much h ™» ¦ ^^ ^^ m m smaller ^ ^ 1 ^^^^ ^ bp ^^^ b than ^^^ AMrJ ^^ fc that ~

    category of book readers simply , paid and those a smal who l subscri came in ption the which latter entitled' them to read at the booksellers' shops

    the was most insufficient recent for book the or perusal pamp the hlet . reader If one marked day

    next the page day to at take which up he the left ' trail off / and so to returned speak , and the

    practice two so on centuries , until , which the was had work much its was ori in finished yog in in ; ue . Ancient during This the curious Rome last .

    We M . Lad are yocat told that , always , the celebrated kept five g or French six cop publisher ies of his ,

    so ; Poets that ' any upon respectable his counter person , and several could chairs come in ready and ,

    read 1 \ Yet - *• OU without ^ another «/ JJU ^ B » l » iXC - / Jl being ^ K . method XUCVUUli A L at all of UJL ^ m ^_ disposing « obli . * 1 C 1 | J ged \ JOH 1 J to ^ of KJJL buy . ¦ books KfVJVJSO . needs HCCVAO

    recording 1711 Swift . In speaks his « Journal of having to Stella lost , £ ' L April ' 7 s 27 at ,

    books play , with . Raffles a bookseller for books and were got but common half a at dozen . this |

    tisement time , says from Sir Walter the ' Scott Tatler , w 1 ho to quotes substantiate an adver his

    stateme 1 ' The xne n ' ueaicatory Dedicatory . ' r ' trick trick or or plan t > lan was was . without without

    name loubfc , of the a useful most work successful . It held one its to own spread , fpr f some it the

    fatal sentunes senturies blow . , unti until in l , , bis in in fact fact famous . , Dr "Dr . . Johnson . Tnhnsnn l witH dealt rl ^ sii , Lord it aa quarre

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1887, page 954, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091887/page/12/