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      338 The Publishers * Circular April 2, 1...

      338 The Publishers * Circular April 2 , 1888 . . - " " V ¦ - •¦ - .. ,

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      Litebary Intelligence 338—349 The New Am...

      LITEBARY INTELLIGENCE 338—349 THE NEW AMERICAN COPYRIGHT BILL 339 , 840 THE LATE MR . ROBERT CHAMBERS & 40

      BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 340 NOTES AND NEWS 340-342 CONTINENTAL NOTES 342 , 343

      AMERICAN NEWS AND NOTES 343 , 344 SALE JOTTINGS 344 , 345 A CORRECTION 345

      OBITUARY 345 TRADE CHANGES . . 345 , 346

      REVIEWS , & c 346—349

      IND BRITAIN EX TO B BETWE OOKS EN PTJBX MARCH ISHBD IN AND GREAT 31 .. 349— _ 351 BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN

      FROM MARCH 16 TO 31 351-33 G ~ RECENT FOREIGN WORKS .. 357 NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY

      PUBLISHED 358—375 , 396 MISCELLANEOUS 376—388 BUSINESS CARDS 383—385

      BUSINESSES FOR SALE 386 WANT SITUATIONS 387 BOOKS FOR SALE 387 , 338

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 389—395

      St. Dunstan's House, E.C. April 2, 1888.

      St . Dunstan ' s House , E . C . April 2 , 1888 .

      Rtihere Is No Trade Trouble More General...

      rTiHERE is no trade trouble more generally - * - spoken of than that of inconsiderable profits . People who are interested in book

      traffic are naturally tired of hearing the oftrepeated cry of ' underselling , ' which ,

      however much it is to be deplored , cannot be looked upon as anything else than one of the

      signs of the competitive spirit of the age in which we live . Moreover , it has been freely

      stated that many booksellers are not alive to the necessities of the time ; and certainly

      I experience among some booksellers in London i suburbs , for example , strengthens the notion

      that the rank and file of retailers know very little about their business .

      Booksellers have not progressed in the same way as other traders . Underselling

      cannot be wholly accountable for this . We miist not be oblivious of the fact that assistants

      in retail houses do not give evidences of study , in their businessespecially of that study

      , which should encourage prosperity . From several quarters we have received inquiries

      lately respecting the value of certain books whichas a matter of businessought to be ,

      , , known by every diligent and painstaking bookseller . Our 'Sale Jottings f ' columns were

      t- _ started for the purpose of supplying notes of the prices which rare books command at the

      centres of auction sales ; but of course this matter interests dealers in second-hand "books

      more than those who trade in new books . The latter , however , should apply themselves

      diligently to the study of price lists . Many valuable volumes are reposing in dust-covered

      obscurity on the shelves of apathetic "booksellers , who „ ceaselessly i grumble rj — — — at — the — _ ^ r state r*— w ^ "V ^* ^^ of ^_^ Ik

      trade . At present , there are several books published only a year or two ago at a few

      shillings , that are worth five times their orig ^* inal selling V- * price A —first editions onl — y _ J , of v

      course . There is a great deal to be done for , the revival of the book tradebut the liht

      and life must come from within , . g > o «

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      With Reference To The American Copyri ^B...

      With reference to the American copyri ^ bj mf g >^ ht

      difficulty , we advise our readers to peruse the letter from the pen of Mr . E . Marston , which

      JL , * appears in the present number .

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      I The Creed Of Sir Walter Scott.— Whethe...

      i The Creed of Sir Walter Scott . — Whether Sir ¦ W . Scott was an Eiscopalian ms * f b 4 %

      or V V ^ b A not ^^ ^ rf ^ ^^ S is ^ k rSh a ^ ^ b ^ b question * « r ~***^ ^^ ^—r ^* which »* v v ^*** r *^ has ^ - "m ^^ b ^^^^ been p g ^ ^^ r - ^^ ^^ m venti *^ ^^ v ^ - lated lately in the Scotsman newspaper . A vp venerabl > n « rsi . Klp e member Tnftm ln & r of of the the book book trade trad ft . Mr TVTr .

      James Stillie , Edinburgh , has written , the following interesting letter to the editor of that

      paper : ' It is very gratifying to see the great interest that is taken even in matters

      relating to this great man . But vague I question very V ^_ X J ^ Y ^ much »^ ^>^ V ^ ¦*¦ ^ the * S ^ - -M , ^^ propriet »_*¦ - ^ ¦ « - ' V >^ ^ •» ¦»— ' ** y » of ¦ «—r ~ - these mr ^ ^ ¦»*¦ nu > - ^^ ^ letters b - ^^ *^ «^ - ^ rf- - * i - »

      from your Episcopalian correspondents , who do not seem to have had any personal

      knowledge of Sir Walter Scott . I feel diffident in coming forward ; but having had the great honour and leasure fyri of knowing Sir Walter

      ¦ nearl A ^ ^* r ^^ L v *^ y ^ twenty ^ L ^ V »^ b ^^^ p m *^ J ^ ^^ r ^ years r ^ ^ ^ ^^ , ^ both ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ v sociall T ^ fc ^^ mk v ^ y ^^^^ and v v ^ v *^ « r in ^^ ^ m business Vmsinfiss matters Tna . ti . fira . and anri also also or of havinc having been hfifin

      often at Abbotsford , T can affirm that he always 1 spoke and acted , as a member of the

      ' Kirk TCirk of of Scotland Scotland , ' whil "whilee , , at at the the same same time time ., he had a strong regard for the ' old Episcopalians' as he used to call them . ISTo doubt

      Lady , Scott was an Episcopalian , and hence , the the use use of of the the Church Church or of Jiinglan England d service service at at

      the funeral . It was conducted by the esteemed and warm-hearted Dean Ramsay , who was a

      great friend of Sir Walter . But the funeral was under the sole control of Liockhart , who was 0 a zealous ¦ Eiscopalian v ^ rw ^ h iAW as is evident

      throug V V ^^ Wm ^ ^^* hout ^ - ^ ^^ ^^^ Jfc the ^_ ^ ^*« P ^^ whole . ^ 1 ^ . ^ p «/ ^ P ^« ^^ of ^^ » w ^ his life * 4 * , H ^ N of ^^ n ^ Sir ^^ n ^ Walter ^^ V ^ ^ . ^^ ^^ ^ ^ . If Sir Walter had been an Eiscopalian there

      would have been a great demonstration p of l di - |_ i ^ ^^ gnitaries ^ 0 ^ j ^ jk ^^ B 'w ^ b > ^ ^^^ p <^ of ^ ttt ^ n < that <^^ 4 l ^ b ^ r ^ f ^^ denomination ^ . ^ . ^ bv ^^ ^ h ^ . i ^ ^ ^ b ^ h rf ^ ^ h ^ b ^ r ^ f v ^ k ^ h' ^ b ^ b . w But ^ r ^ ^^^ ^^ the ^^ >^ ^» ^ m ^

      services at Dryburgh were conducted by Archdeacon Williams , who was only rector of the Edinburgh Academy . If Sir Walter

      is to be regarded as an Episcopalian , on the same grounds it may be alleged that our

      beloved Queen is a member , of the Kirk of Scotland , as she with royal and enlightened

      mind minfl can o . n . n approve annrnvfi of nf both Vinth Churches OhinvYhflH . I T tak +. » . lr e this opportunity of stating that , when Lockhart resided ^ b ^^ vw ^ « ^^^ ^ to' ^^^ ^ in ^ ^ jl Edinburg ^ m ^^ m ^ mi * ^ ** Jfc v ^^ ^^^ * >**\ h ^^ , the ^^«* ^ ^^ literary ^^ ** ^^ ^«^ «¦¦ w « ^ v v ** men • ¦ ^*^ ^^ * b of ^^ ^ th ^^ j » m © m ^^

      time feared him for his prejudice and satire , and , from my connection with them , I hope soon to publish some incidents relative to his attack

      on two bosom friends of Sir Walter . '

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 2, 1888, page 338, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_02041888/page/4/