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    9S6 The^ Pab]^^^^^&4S9l«r{'V ii.1887 1 ^...

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    Tee Da Wk Of Mnglish Bookselling .

    p and hlet wilful s which perversion , were char of a news cteristic . No for person inaccuracy

    what-. news soever -letters was or allowed pamphlets to print without or His publish Majesty any ' s authorityJames the Jt Second IMW ^ kAM ^ ¦ had not succeeded

    fc * ^& V "i B ^ _»* . B _ & V . T # ^> % . % ! f 1 t M ^ if ** ^^»^^ * ^^^>?^ m ¦* ^^ ** " * *^ ' >* " *^^^ " ** " " » »^ to the throne more than three months when an llCdnipany , . _ oxcler \ SVJ'JL ± l ! LJ a was / AJ . J issued by HJJf the UXA \ ( May VfCUOUX censor 21 , of VJ 1085 . . the V 11 U ) to press f / A- the V ^ Ok ? , , Stationers Sir fcJAJ . Koge ahu ^ v r '

    I Uli the * Bsi law : range were . This to be enacted licensed that by , book the s Lord concerning Chan-! or cellor by , the someone , Lord Keeper appointed , the by Lord them , Chief : hi Justice ¦ u' torical ,

    • \/ X * y 7 OVAAiV / V & AV Milk / | i »/^ r «« 4 % /^ SV ^ , - ¦ ** J »/* - *^^ *^ 9 **¦ s w ^^^^^^^ v * j I deputy books by ; books His of Majesty heraldry 's Secretary by the Earl of -Marshal Stp , te , or ; divinityphysicsphilosophyartsand sciences ,

    , , , * Bishop either by of London the Archbishop . The Chancellors of Canterbury or Vice or - Chancellors VA to have mf the licensing of 4 book ¦ s + ¦ in

    1 ^ IjAMFAJkWVJl A U yJ \ J A v ^ b / V ^ - »^^ ^ - ^^^ ^^ m ^ Pn ^ ^** j ^^ ^^ »» " ^ ^^ ^ " « ™ —™ — their Cqtnpany respective had ia strict tmliversities muj / injunction uuu vivuo . s to tv The / see owv ^ Stationers that kv this '

    law vy ^ ua was ^ aijLi ^ y ctaly jllo > . enforced puiivu < . , Clarendon , writing uu ' to u u the «>« i Earl "Ra . rl of nf Rochester "Rnr » "h « aa +. p . r from frrvrri Dublin Tliihliri Castle Habile . March March 14 14 .

    1685-6 , speaks of the trashy news-letters , circu- , lating has ordered throug the hout prohibition the kingdom of , all and books that and he

    pamphlets Tbe dawn until of properly English bpoksellirig licensed . ' be sai ^ d

    ¦ ¦ to or of ha tne the "ve sevent sevent given e e place entn enth century cettturv to full . , day The xne at ^ day eia fche may ^ r latter had xi aq . been peen part

    ... \ ; . ; ? r | - ' « SS . very . seemed long very time likel cpming y that , tod it would on to many never ocoasions arrive . ¦ rj 1 ^ Ct : was a correlative printingbut

    . ' i f | f iMiV > layir ¦¦ ywCtl ) g , of necessary UKsi ^ course KZOOai + J / a 1 JLVU subordinafee » U 1 ,. TV : VV ^ UlVlUg part . , ) The K / MV existence of the one presupposed the existence .

    and of the edi other cts . which In sp were ite of greater decrees and , proclamations more exact- ,

    ing tiian those , passed for any other particular community , the two great professions catne

    against triumphantly the contending out of the ordeal influences , after for struggling nearly

    three cetoturies . With the decline of the seventeenth century bookselling becomes distinctly

    lndividuahsed indiviirinAlisfirL , and fl . nrl its its chronicles ohroniftles resolve resolve them them--selves Cnrll rinrll . into Bernard "Rfirna the . rd histories Lmtop Tnnt . nt ,. of and ancl Jacob many Tna , Tonson nV others othfirs , Edmund . . . But "But

    having for the , indicated present a we few must , of the rest more satisfied interesting with facts relative to * The Dawn of English

    Bookselling In . conclusion v - , we cannot refrain from quoting a few -fptTxr vfirsps verses from frnm the thf * anonymous a . nnTivinona work xirnrTr entitled fintitlp . rl

    professes Pecunige to Obediunt show the Omnia power ' ( 1696 and ) , a influence poem Pt ri which of

    the money mnnAT bookseller . The T ] i # > , author nn in f . linr an hits hif amusing . s nfp off the t . hft fashion trade tvsLc ^ devices , ftvi and ^ As no of of fllbiiibt ^^ those foolish at who are be so fond

    j ^ jt . leVelling very abuse publishers persons will glad to ¦ ¦ JilfSftft ; m *^ f % m *** m m'these *** Jk + * WK * excerpts vaawva k ^*/ » - » :

    , i tpb $ To « * as Book . small -soller profit for as ready another cash , will will ; sell JLM But IAV then % * LMX / JiM . you JfVri titl * . - UAUOU must have take VCWES to . U special g ^ UlCVL old care l ^ book Ul t \ J and ni *\ JL look AVfV / JJh , ^ . r

    r ' -- - Un F Tou or to they no a book new new , which title e -pages pnrposely often an la paist plac' , d , Setincr It forth to be th " Second Edition &\/ lAf

    The KJVV & SJI Third H ; All AV , or UU Fourth W ILW WiA , with . . KJWVJIA ' mendments ^* JJJU . AU , and addition . probability But when the will book be fou is examined nd to justif , nothing the , state in all

    -, y ment . ^ Booksellers ¦¦ ¦¦ (( .. ** . . , ' our Are Are author much much goes to to blame blame on to say ,

    ' S K "When 'l uch , (^ JKA tricks UA a good JAO they tl sake ^ A authour ^' , 7 play Jr' * there tT > , ' s and m » ami dead « act * wv , ; t without ww ' would abuse m , */»***¦ a •» hia cont ^ J \^« - name « viu rol their ^ ' « , , ; soul

    For money ' s , ' s some pawn . And once more :

    A Wbe copy u an for author the press doth , alth to the o * the Book thin -sejler g bring IPape He kno r "is ws dea will r , a sell nd , trading yet ne'H doth pretend decay and , ! say ,

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    Tee Da Wk Of Mnglish Bookselling .

    ¦ ¦ Money So if he is bay scarce the and copy Iycerl , he ' 8 in iilg fear is dear ~ ; ' ¦ : .. ; ¦ ¦ ¦ To lose by tb * bargain ; yet ^ , at length be'l com © , - ¦

    ¦ ¦ Yourself In And And Of ¦ part bcHJks conde conde of , be s which scend scend t ating his own to to a parcel Rive orive pricq brain yon vchx you , and s some some -mopt a , thas nd small small taking hare you summe summe slave pains i , ' .

    ¦ And this , same greedy yonr leech sucks , u & your gains , . ¦

    ¦ • ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ; .. ¦ : . . I,,

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    From Its Its Messrs Jji Life Te And Anct...

    From its it Messrs Life . Oeorge JBell & Sonfk— -f ¦ Qarford : I

    Stedman s jji te , and anct Mf 4 scpools Schools .., Wadham ., ' e edited ditea Oolleg hv by -e ^ A A . . In M M . . pre M M - . I I aring this book the editor has ha <^ tJW > assdst- I

    p but The ance work of , various , is in gome members respects of the a reproStioiiba tlkiV ^ Jty . , I I

    erititle the i it alterati to / be qiis cpnsidere and many cL addition a , s subst s ¦ anti now ¦ ally n ^ iJe an ha entirely ^ been new desc boo ^ be ^ ^ . by Ox ^ fprd lir ' s writers v ' Univers f // ' it but y life for I I

    sound Mr —^ " p * -v . Stedman ^^^»^ practical - *^ r ^ - » ^ b' »^^« ta ' s ^^<«> book ^ infojrmatipn i ^ f . ^•^^ ^ is T « 7 unequalled ¦ a r we ; ¦ ¦ j . cogisider f c ^ ^ ^ ujk , be «^ , Tliat k ^ uv that the XVX -. I I information supplied is acxj ^ rate may readily I ^^

    believed ^ heh one I associated of the compilers with ^ the , who variou are , s px collies have been ¦ or , the all I

    general sketch wrk wilch of introduces the University the . reaBei The ^ : toifcal ¦ to tte ¦ ¦ '• I ;¦ ' of

    neverthelessi contentsthe its six volume ^ jai ^ - is t ^ necessaiily brief ; 1 I

    of an the unbiassed greater , Readable events and , a ^ personages histpri- I I

    such cally as associated those on with the the University of . Oxford Gnapters the I I socialintellectual escpenses ,

    profit p other lace , , examinations practical by all who subjects , , and preparation meditate , religious may , be beg for _ life read inning stud in y _ , with and the I I I I

    an academic to to date date , and and career more more . A readable readable book ot than than this the the Mnd Calendar na , . well 1 fthr ¦ ? ar up . I I

    ^ adniinistra is ^ f ^^^ feri ^ always ^ B ^^ HH g ^ p , ^^ Wf tive useful ^^^ p and I ^ WaV ^^ h ^^^ B , other ^^ especially ^ T ^ V ^ k ^ M ^^^ r ^ H connections ^^^ V j ^^ hjk « as ^ « ^ Mt » changes mbbj are VHP now L F in , 1 I H ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ , ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^

    changes school more numerous , seem which necessary , than though they in regretted were th & se in days times by of the past utili old — - I I I

    tanan tarmn progress "nroerfiss . . Mr Mr . . Stedm Stfldman an '' s well ll- - constructed » h-nsf . rn < f » t , ft ^ I I volume wishes to is know just aobiit the book Oxford for Un every iversity one . who I I

    From Messrs . W . Collins , Sons & Co . ( Limited ) . I — of Mrs Cookery . Black ' , Glasgow of the « Wes deserves t-End Training thanks for School her I I

    book ^ K ^ B on , Superior ^ T ^ A ^ h Cookery - ^ ta . , , ' which ^^ has ^ been . . I ^^^ 1 publi friends shed The r at sensibl the solicitation e arrangement of pup of the ils sub and

    -. will jects be is able highl to y see commendable at a glance , the for ingredients housewives

    and The reci their pes proportions are given according for each dish to the describ general ed .

    Sick sequence Room of Cookery menus . will In be a cap found ital some chapter excel on

    lent advice . j ¦ From trial Mr Exhibitions . David Douglas and Kodern ( Edinburg Progress h ) . — « Indus ' by - I '

    Patrick ^ work ^^ " * ¦* - - * j * ^ , ^ giving C ^ ^ Geddes ^* A C 5 "an *^ ^^^ A . account " « V *— 'V «^ This M * - ^ M »** , * */ % of is aft •¦* - the « an - ^* -J ^ V- » interesting rise A ^ J . UV L and « IJLA ' * - *> progress pXV / , little —« CAV ^ . . ^ ^^ || i

    of industrial exhibitions . Candidly speaking , we signs ourselves of satisfactory would have social failed progress to detect , in many bur

    greater modern modern insight exhibitio exhibitions , but ns ; : maybe but hut Mr Mr < reasoning . Geddes f ^ fi ^ rlps jratlier , with with from idealities than strict facts , has ^ shown

    tribution otnerwise otherwise . . to .... the JUis His subject .. little little .. work work ; and As is we . a a have valuable valuable found , con con it --very interesting reading . , ' *'

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1887, page 956, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091887/page/14/