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      author of ' The Story of Margaret Kent ;' and * The Philistines / by Arlo Bates .

      Messrs . D . Appleton & Co ., ! N " ew York , further announce 'Raleigh Westgate ; or

      Epim < enides Sk SH in ^ b Maine S * Sl ^ SMB k . , * by t Helen ^^ m ^^^^^^ ^_ Kendrick _^^ . »^™_ __ - A ^_ -, Johnson , and 'From 3 Tlag to Flag , * a volume

      of experiences and adventures in the South during the war , and in Mexico and Cuba .

      A quarterly publication to be called the Magazine of Poetry willit is saidmake its

      first appearance next month , . In some , of the early numbers will be printed articles on

      Edmund T ™ ™ . "" ™ B — . " Aldrieh ¦ — " ~ C - — - ^ . — - ^^ Stedman - *~ ^ p It —^^_ - _ - . ^ ^ H bhbjsb ^ bp . ^ , Stoddard v - ^ bb ^ ^ Mrs sw - ^ s ^ - ^^ - ^» ^ B- . ^ btbjfsbw L ^ s »»» SB . J -bs ^ . C . It sbbbw ^ s ^ . Moulton sjr ^ Low ^^^^^« ^ b * » w ell bi ^^^^— bb , sm Bh sbjsj ^ bjb » sms . sbl bs > , SB sbbb * sbjbjbj ssi ^^ asbbb . v ^ Bk b » a ^ _ s , . ssh ssa ,

      Oliver ^ ^ Wendell Holmes , Whittier , and others . Mr . John B . Ford has just retired from

      active Fords membershi Howard & p Hulbert in the house New York of Messrs . Mr . .

      Ford was , born in England , in 1816 , and went to America in 1349 . He was for many years

      connected with the subscription department of D . Appleton *^ " ~ & Co . of New Yorkhaving had

      charge — — ~^ - B , ^ K— — of *™^ ™ their ~ — ~ —^^ " ~ ^^» nl ^^" r ' ^™~ American ^ m , sm ¦ ^^^» ^^^^^^ ™ -SBT » » ^ C »^ bw yclopaedia ~^ " ~ ^^^ w - ^ rm ^^^ m , ^ BJ ^ b ^ ^^™ " ^^ " ^^^ » ^ p ^^^» ^^ / ^ 1 ^^^* b 2 ^^^^•^ In BB ^ S »^ ^ B ^ BB * 1867 he went into business on his own account _ _ **

      for the purpose of publishing the late Henry Ward Beecher ' s * Life of Christ . ' There will

      be no change of the firm name as a consequence of Mr . Ford ' s retirement .

      have Messrs in preparation . Little , Brown the following & Co ., of new Boston Law ,

      b Books y W . : — C . 'A Bobinson Treatise in on 2 the vols Law . 8 vo of . ; * Patents Treatise , '

      on Constitutional Law , , ' by Hon . J . I . Clark Hare , in 2 vols . 8 vo . ; ' A Treatise on the

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      Treatise Wade Wade - ' - ¦ ~ -r ^ Kogers Ttoflfera ^ ¦ on — - ^ ¦ ~ Criminal « . in in ^^^ ^^^ v ^ W ^^ 1 1 ^ pr B ^ , ^ vol vol H ^ B ^ Law ^ ^^ V . ^*^ B 8 ftvo ^>^^^ vo , ' . . ^ B ^^ b ^^^ V y ^ B ^ ^ P The Thft 1 Prof ^^^^ V ^~ same flam ^* . ^ H ^^ ^* ^ H ^^ fc ^^^ ^^^ ^ enry ^ nrm firTn ^^^^ ^ BV ^^

      will also issue , a cheaper edition of Shakspeare ' s Plays and BVB Poemsin 6 vols BBBf . edited bthe

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      Dec. 6, 1888 The Publishers * Circular 1...

      Dec . 6 , 1888 The Publishers * Circular 1569

      The Affairs Of The London

      THE AFFAIRS OF THE LONDON

      LITERARY SOCIETY . Bankruptcy of John P : layster Steeds .

      examination At BH the BB adjourned of 4 this BVBBlB hearing bankrupt 1 of before the ¦ ¦¦¦ public —¦ Mr .

      that Reg — ¦ " — ¦• " » ¦¦¦ B ^^^^ . the *¦» VBH * Linklater ^¦¦¦ ' - ^ ^ order BBf — ^ B ^ ^ BBI ~*^ « B made , on ^ P B' " » p » ^ Wednesday * on lBtoBJBl B ^^ ^*^ W the ^^ # ^ " ^^^^ fc P ^ B last " ^ ' ^¦^ " ¦— BJ 1 * , ^^ , ^ J occasion i t ' ^ ^^^ ap ^ - ™ " "' p eare — had ^ - p ^^ - ^ - «^ d

      with with been — - ^ w list lint comp ^ p ^ ^^ ^ b ^ ^ or of *^^ ^™ lied ' ^^^^ c r - ^ Hp » reditors » B ^ rftrlitnr with HP * ^^ " ^ - ^»^^ ^^^ Hi , and - had had ^^ *« a ^^ " ^^ recently rpru ^"" statement - " ^ ^ MW ^^ ^ ^^ ntlv ^ ^^ ^^ w ^™~ been been ^^ ' ^ of * " ¦ " ' - ^^ affairs tiled filed — ' ' — — ..

      The 17 s . 6 accounts d . Bf and ph prefe show rential debts debts unsecured B £ 96 ¦ 10 . 9 £ . 2 , 791 TJbe ¦ ¦ I .

      assets BJ — •¦ * - * - ' •^ « # are , H 'B >» — BBI returned ^ B > 'Bal W ^^ ^^^ " ^^ ^^ " * ^^^ ^^ " at ^ ^^ ^^ ^ B *^ B » ' dB £ 1 , ^« 276 ^ F 1 *^ - - * B >• , ' — cons ^ h ^ 'B ^ - i ^^ s ti ng of

      machinery £ 50 , furniture £ 20 , and other

      The Affairs Of The London

      i property m ^ BB » »^ m ^ T ^ B « b * aBk **« V * * £ ^*^^ 500 ^ P * ^^^ ^ B ^ . V * ¦ The ¦ «¦»¦ B ^ aVfe *^ book P ^ h # ^ B < ^^^ sV * bVbB < debts « B ^ V - ^ r > BJB 1 BftB- BVJBT ¦ are V « BBB - ^ T stated BP ^ B ^ B # BBT ^^ ^ BrBB *

      at £ 863 . 3 s . 7 c ? . and estimated to produce £ 700 . ¦ In ¦ i ¦ the deficiency account appears the following

      item ^^^^^ ^ B" ^^^^^^ s : — ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ B' ^^ " Household ^^^ ^ " ^ B * ^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^ ^ BB * Bf ^ Bf ^ F ^ BfB ^ ^ B ^ ^^^ expenses ^ B ^^^^^^""^^ ^^ B ^ B ^^ B * BI ^ B' B | VV ^ BB »^ ^ B ^^ B 7 ^ " ^ since ^ ^ " ~— ¦ " ^^^ - " ^^^ ' January ^ ^^ ^— — —~^ ^—~ —^ JBB ^ BB , 1887- € 450 ; estimated loss in collecting

      subscri , ptions due j £ 510 , loss on collecting other debts £ 168 . 3 s . 7 c ? . ; accounts appearing

      in the statement of affairs until certain publications are handed over £ 418 . 15 s . 3 c ? .

      and law costs £ 247 . 16 s . 6 d . , , Mr . Howell again appeared on behalf of the

      bankrupt ditors . U , and pon Mr the . A case . Woolf being appeared called on for Mr cre . -

      Howell drew attention to the fact that several , authors appeared in the statement of affairs

      as creditors of the estate , and said that he should like some explanation with regard to

      these for the bankrupt . The bankrupt , being » - ^" r ~^^ ^^ v ^ Bl Bf *> ^ BflBBK sworn B Bf ¦ B" » "BJfB' ^^» ^^ "BjjB ¦ , BJ exp " ^ B ^ ^ BfJB ^» lained ^» " ^^^ B * 1 BBBBfJJB' ^ B ^^ B" ^^ B » " WBfB that ^ ^ " ^ ^ ~^ where ^ r ^^ ^^ - ^^ —^— —^ he — r received ~ - ~ ^ ^ —w- ~^

      book money , for say him £ 50 , he from would an author consider to publish that he a

      owed him that , money until the book was d -Bf » elivered ^ pr Bf « Br * fJJ # V ~^ B * BBJJB ^ BfP ^ BKBf . ) Bf U *»• pon V * V ~* m ^ ^ " Bffff * delivery ^ BfB ^ V ^ B ^ ¦¦• ¦¦» W ^ Bf ^ ¦—BB ¦ " ^ of ^^ the 'B ^ ^^ ^— - ^ book — —^ ' ^ F- the ¦ — — debt — - ^ - — —

      disappeared * He had not yet published all the books for which he had received ¦ payments

      on authors W ^ Bf -V ^^ v BJ ^^ B BJ ^ BfJJ BBJP ^ account « B > - W SBP ^^ » ^ Jf ^ t ^^ « BJJB ^ J B ^ BjfF ' ^^^ B ^^^ B BBjB as BJJ ' ^ Bf p ^ Bl ^^^ , ^ B ^ P arid SIBf creditors «** " - S ^ V ^ -BffJfT V BV BJ ^^ BH B therefo BBB BB BJP ^ Bf ^ * BfjaBBBB # «• ^ BJB VBJ B ^^ ^ BBB BJJ . ^ Bff ^^ re ^ B * W ^ Sev V B ^ ^ BB ^ V ' ^^ " he BB ^^ ^ " ^ B ^^^ eral ™ ^ ^^ " had ^ B' — ^^ — ^^ ' ^ ^ book ^^ inserted - ^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ BJ ^^ ^^ s — were — ' — the — ' " ^^ ^^

      held claimed ^ BB * BBB BJTBJP BBflBf B > BB b y BJBTB ( Messrs « a J ^|« bT BJJB lien « bBJ ^^^ SB * S | BB . Fisher upon BJV Jfcf ~ 1 . ~ ^^ BBf them B > P & BBB ^^ B ^^ p | BJBf Co BBB > W . ., the w Mr — ' i . printers — Woolf - ' —~— , who said ~ — ~— '

      behalf that he of had his clients further and question in the s absence to ask on of

      opposition ' ^ B' -BB- SHI BS ^^^^ 'BBJB . _ . . A ^ BB' ^ B » J > , ^ BSBB - > rBV his _ _ ^ Bf WBSH ^ Honour ^ B BB » > ^ ^ BBf ^ k * > SBJ ^ B ^ IVf , SB ^ B" ^ B » ^ Bf S > JB " ^^^ " ordere , SJH ^^ BB BH ^ i ^ ^^ — d the A aS ^ public - SB ^ A — exam * JSB * SfcSfcSsByS jf ^ SJ ^ sfk SB ination BVsf bV * BVV * ^^ Bjr BBV « ^ B ^ ^ i ^ S »» sWj to ^ SjT ^ | l be f / BfipB' Tsf c tfT 6 ^ tf * SBJf ncluded S « B > Bl ^ r SBJBI « J | # Bs > ^ B ^ 'W ^ BbT ^ 4 ^** . W

      the The lication next stage for disch in the SBJ BK proceedings if the bank will rupt be

      think Ws ** Bl BfsBf * app ^ S /*** l s ^ W ~ fit * " ^^^ B « S > « Bfe to ^ " s * ¦ * * * * f ^ apply * V » bVsJ « BB *^ bV * b- for Bj ^ VJb SBB- * sT B ^ Sf it SJ > arge SJJpPBJB , ¦ * . ¦ when ^ s * ' , «! SB BBJ creditors BJP SBBB « T B BS ^ ^ — ^— ' will H — have an opportunity of appearing either by

      counsel , or in person , to oppose the same . i 6 i .

      The Affairs Of The London

      amount * The the d £ 5 O t 0 ) a » here krupt referre estim d ates to as might ' other be property received ' is of the a Tbalance Literary of Society £ 1 , 010 for outstanding which he subscriptions alleges the to members the London are

      legally reaponsible , , and for the recovery of which he thinks .

      the trustees ouglit to take proceedings . ^

      Author And Publisher.

      AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER .

      To the Editor of the Publishers' Circular . Sir—Last spring I wrote a c Life of Lord

      of Salisbury - ^^ ^ ggg ¦ ^ Fetter pBB ^ ^ B ^ ' * ^ Bi ^ l ^ PP ^ g * ^ » ^^ , BB ^ BT BIBB ^ B ' ^ B ^^ ^ Lan BBB ^^^^^ for « ^ ^» W Br BIBflPr ^^ ^ B B ^ ^ e ^ BT Mr B ^^^ BF *^ iB E ~» P ^ ^ ^ - ^^ . ^ . W B 1 G ^^ ^^ ^ George ~^ ^^^ . ^^ ^ V . ^^ " ^ This w ~^ » ¦¦ ^^ — Potter ^^ - ^— ~ -w ~ book - — - *~ ^ - ~— ^ ^ , Mr — — ¦ publisher . —^ ^^^— Potter - - ^ - ~ ' — ^^ - ^ " - ~— — , ,

      published with his own name on the title-page ¦ as BJ / WP ^ author ^^ BJT ^^ B' ^^ ^^*^ BT , VB and ^^ B * IBf ^ ^^ B ^ B" ^ in V ^™ ^^ " that ^ T ^^^ »^ H ^ - ^ capacity ^^ ' " ^^ ^ B » " » ' — —~ ~ " ^ m received — " ~ ^ ^~ " ~ ^~ ~ " ¦ several " ~ '

      flattering diatelinstructed notices from solicitor the press Mr . . H I . imme Bam - - ford fnWL y of of Gre ( rTftat at , Portland Pnrhlan my d fetreet Street , . AW V ... to to take take

      proceedings , against Mr . Potter , . The , latter then published B ^^ BJBj BB a second ¦ edition ¦ in ¦ which ¦ ¦ the i i

      mistake withdraw B Bf ^^ ^ BJ Bf ^ B JBBf ^ ^^^ B f ^ ^ ^ B K ^ b ^ Va Bj ^ B ^ B Jb , ^ , p ^ . ^ | b F V ^^ BIp V B ^ was ^ / ^ F B / ^ b ^ Bfc the ^ V ^^* ^ BBf BJ * BB B ^ ^ ^ b Bv * - ^ rectified ^ B first ^ ^ ' ^ B »» ) ^» ^^ ^ B ^ WB B « # ' _ ^ B t ^^ ' b ^ ¦ ^ jb ^ issue B ¦ " ^ » " ^ ^» - _ ^ ^ ^ r B ^ - , ^ T » *¦• B ¦ and ^^ ¦» . BB ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ^^^ ' ^ A ¦ ^ " ^ " ^ I ^ also . ff " f — _ " ^^ I T - - — — — find ' , ^ BJ undertook ^^^ — ^ ' ~ W _ h ^ ~ ' owe . - — - ' - - " ~ ^ — - ^ , _ v" ^ ^^ er to — - H , ,

      that in reviews of a new book * by George for Potter the / * credit Life •^^^^¦¦^ B of is Lord still g Salisbury iven i to that / I would gentleman like

      to ^ e v ^^ ^^^ e state r 1 JBk o B ] b > ^^ f mer publicl ^ BBI *^ i ^ Bjb ^ t or ^ ^**^ y d ^^^^^ in m emer - ^^ - ^ " ^^ ^^ your " ^ " w ^^ " *^ it ^^ ^ " — th ^— » ^ columns — ~ ^^ ere ^ ^— ~ g ^ B ^^^ ^ that be in what that ^ ^ - may

      book belongs wholly and solely to Yours truly ,

      W . S . BEADLE .

      3 Vicar ' s Hill , Lady well , S . E .

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1888, page 1569, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121888/page/75/