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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th June 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 704

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      I Book Clubs. When »F Ilcli Was W Cio Th...

      was that portion which in olden days constituted the kingdom of Northumberland—that is to say ,

      the country included in the east between the Humber and the Firth of Forth , and in the west between the Mersey and the Clyde . Indeed most

      of the book clubs have of necessity limited their scope , and the extent of their investigations have been confined to a certain locality or to a given

      portion of literature . Thus the Maitland , though not exclusive , was principally concerned with the west of Scotland , the Spalding confines itself to Aberdeenthe Hakluyt treats of old and

      , voyages travels , the Rae Society of zoology and botany , the Irish Archaeological of Celtic lore , the ParkerSpottiswoodeand Woodrow of various L 4

      -JL C 4 fJL I \ . l ^/ , KJ £ J ** S \ J U I -J VV V /^ y *_* . *_• , CAt ± . A \ jg . T T VVVA X V _ f * V V- / -L V «* A JLV ^ . iJ types of religious thought , while the JElfric , ' the Camden , the Sydenham , and others too numerous

      to mention , are occupied with other forms of literary investigation . It is pleasant to dip into the chronicles of

      these old , well-known clubs , and to acquire , even at second hand , a little of the veneration they inspire for book worship . Many have gone the

      w ^ ay of all institutions , Cithers still remain to perform good work and cultivate genial friendship . But perhaps we may be forgiven for suggesting that in the present day the here of their

      usefulsp ness might be much and advantageously extended . No doubt to print a large number of copies of rare rare and and old old books books so so as a . s to to nlnc lace . ^ them thfim within within

      , p the reach of the world generally , might destroy the interest that holds such institutions together .

      But there are many valuable works held in bondage by book clubs , with their sjstems of subscri * ¦ - ~ - ptions ¦» > - ^ « r which jl in fc these k ^ days ¥ t of >> free A \ literary & l 1 «>•/ Jt

      — ¦ ' - ^ r- r **~* ^ - ^ ^ r— ' ^ ^—* ¦ - p , » w * J V- * " - >¦ - * . - ^ -1 . V- ' ^ kJL ^ - > > V ^ ^ - ^ » - ' >_ r ^ - ^ . .. ^ ^ - ^* y . A . . _ V ^^ . f intercourse might advantageously be placed

      within easier reach of the people . ¦¦ Ipt

      704 The Publishers' Circular June 15, 18...

      704 The Publishers' Circular June 15 , 1888

      Guide Books. This Year The Number Of New...

      GUIDE BOOKS . This year the number of new guide books ft

      shows a falling o " , but many of those old popular favourites with which we have been familiar for years have "been revised and brought up to date . Travellers — ——— will be f / especiall / k lad to hear of

      -- » -w " -w . . -w -. aw « w . » . * . . m . *_^ v- ^ . * |^ ^^ . Vrf * M . % JU X . X . y T g CL J C _*\_ l _ I V-f XIOCvl . \ y A . Mr . Murray ' s * Handbook of England and Wales , ' which certainly and fortunately still holds the

      first place among books r > f its kind . New official guides to the routes of different railways are most usefulMessrsCassell & Co

      . . . publish these . They are written with skill and car —•¦— " —— e - —¦ and *«> - —¦ -v ^» cannot -w w ^ - < . ** - * ^ r w tail « «^ ja a to % v _ ^ make 1 XJU 1 V V ^ C a * journey I W UliiV / ¥ i interesting 11 IjV ^ JL \^ OU J . M-ACL

      even though the passenger be . in a sixty-mile-anhour express . We have before us the guides to

      the the London London and and South South Wnstprn Western . the tli p > ( Great iro . a . t Northern , the Midland , and the Great , Western . Glasgow v * -. « . ^ j-j - ^ . » attracts t ^ L . uA « v \> fkj more x-uv- fx ^ y than i xi ( 4 'ii usual uouax attention ati ^ iitujii

      just now on account of its exhibition . For the time being it is something more than a great mercantile — — and ^^ industrial * «^ j Aiti centreand such books /

      as 4 The — Cl - ^ yde - »» » , -. from * v , v . *^ a its Source V >*^ Jl . | . XV ^ j , CAJLJL to the OUV ^ Sea ll IC , \ yVJiVO ' by W . J . Millarand * Old Glasgow the Place and

      , : the People , 'by Andrew MacGregor , both published bv by Messrs Messrs . . BJackie JBJackie vfc & . Son Son o- ive ivv a more rnor ^ than than ordi /^^ rrli -

      nary interest to the story , ot g the old city . * Dickens ——— ' Dictionary — f ^ of London JL 1 V / ' and

      4 Dickens' - Dictionary - - __— . i ^» a-v of ^ * »*^ the a y Thames V- ^ * - , ' the VAV 7 11 editions CA / A . 1 VA . of — which for — - v — 1888 — ¦ . *¦ - ^ ** r (^ Messrs ^ . t ^ k . ^> k /»^ » j . KJ . . Macmillan J . f JLC * V- / AJL 1 A JL iC 4 / ll * & J ^ Co >—/\_/ ¦ . ) f are C 4 X V >

      now published , respectively maintain their high standard as high-class works of information and interesting intelliThe value of these little

      books to a metropolitan gence . household and to occasional visitors is simplincalculableand their

      — presence ¦* " - ~— - ~ r- will .- ^ v ^ - «^ - be ^ found * .- » a m ~ m- * j £ 01 y s * j ji the iiviiiv ; utmost v . 1 Jict'lO'X V- < assistance , aiJU UIJIj . AJ Chromo vnxuuiu views w * G » vvr > oic are excellent c ; ji . v ; c ; iit ; iiLi auuvyiiub souvenirs < of JJL the LlltJ

      places we visit . Messrs . T . Nelson < fc Sons publish

      Guide Books. This Year The Number Of New...

      a series of gem 3 in this department which deserve more than passing * notice . Visitors to picturesque spots 0 ^ 7 B ^^ \^ ^/ m * J will T W ^ ^ L ^ b rind ft M ^^^ ¦> *^ them t / AJi ^ ta ^ ^ . ^ i * delig » * " ^^ rf »«^ vn htful — - ^^ ^ — *¦ — ^— reminders - ^ — of — — p r-r lea " ^ - ^^ ^ r * r * ¦ IT _ d

      sant scenery and happy ays . From Mr . William Patterson , of Edinburgh , we have received copies of his , excellent Tourist Hand JL ^ % \ JLJfc ^ L -Guide ^_ jg ¦ ¦ ¦ ^^ ¦ j » ¦ to ^^ ^^ j Scotland ^ j ^^ j ^ j ^^ JW ^^ V A ^ L t ^ ' for ^ . tM ^^ 1888 it ^^^ ^ . ^ ^ s * ' . w This . ^^* . *^ h ^» 4 Hht —»^ is ^ 9 ^_ i an « i ^^ J ^^ L _>

      admirable work , bristling with valuable information , well sifted out so as to avoid being unnecessary and cumbersome . The letterpress is accompanied by numerous excellently-designed

      maps mans and and illustrations illustrations set set into into the the bodv body of or the the text . The intelligent tourist who carries this work through a tour of the land o' cakes and ale should iJ liV / 1 return JL a veritable jl . */ * -r ¦*_^ mine ¦ " -- ¦ * of travelling — - ——

      Oj X . X ^ s ILV . 4 , JL V ^ * - / * - * JLJ- « - * ' » V ^ J- v « -jl »¦ - ¦¦ - " ^^ - ^^ — - ^ * - ~ > ^^ .- »— .- knowledge . ' Patterson ' s Tourist Handbook to K Scotland _ J \^/ KJ UAIA 11 VA ' is JL »^ 7 issued JL > JkJ UV V »» both W < J \ S U ¦* - - * - in * ¦• - »¦ paper JK- ' » - * J ^ -r ^^— ¦ and —w—— - —— cloth -v — - ^ r * . — — . covers - ^^ - ^^ - -w — -v ,

      according to the desires of the purchaser , and the maps in the more expensive edition are coloured

      and the book otherwise improved .

      School Prize-Books. It Is But Natural Th...

      SCHOOL PRIZE-BOOKS . It is but natural that with the prevalence of

      bright summer weather the mind should turn with something like instinctive bias to books with gay cheerful bindings that promise recreative reading rather than solid instruction within .

      With the approach of midsummer , too , children are eagerly looking forward to their prizes , and

      all who have any acquaintance with the merry youngsters know to what extent their appreciation of enlivening j attractivel l bound ¦ literature ^^ ^

      extends \ J M \^ j ± j ^ \ j jl . \^ ^ j It ^ l ^ L T is ^ , JL ^ . A therefore M G ^ A , ^** ^ - ^ a- ' J- **** ^ v , with ^ w ^^ ^ k y _ y peculiar ^^ ^^ ^^*^ ^ ^ ^ » ^ p * ^ leasure ^^ . »^^ ^^ ^ ' ^ » . - *—^ we notice the , appearance of some parcels of books which seem to carry out several of the

      best features of such a demand . An important recommendation in favour of these books is that they are all moderate in price , and that care has been taken in ¦ the »/ Jk fc stories ¦ fcrf- — not — — onl — —— — to —¦

      V / UU JL \^/ JL JICAtKJ *— ' ^—* ^ - * JL JL 1 / LA . XA . V ^ * .. * . , * . * - . ^ ^^^ - « * - * . ^ - ^'" - ' -- »» . y v- ^ exclude anything which might be of a pernicious or sensational tendency , but if possible to interweave with the narrative a wholesome if carefully

      unobtruded moral . Messrs . Griffith , Farran , Okeden & Welsh have prepared JL k ^ a catal « - * > - » « - ^ of their — — — — — books — — —— for — — —

      schoo JL _&« L 4 / V V > l prizes ^_> LA Jk ^ - _»\_« , g ift ^^« V . books V - ogue ^ W « - * . and ^ - ^ --. rewards -v " -- - ^ , ' ^ school libraries , & c , which , so far as we know , is as novel and unias it is likelto * -i be ¦ % practicall — ^ useful " ^— - «¦ ^ — - —

      not IA JLJl V- * . onl X-+. J . J JL y que V J * - * . to \ S \ Jk , KJ school A . « - * J . KJ JL JL managers JL » . ^^ A y J V _ * r * - ' , _• teachers I « - - * -- « - « - , y superin -- « - , tendents , & c , who have the selection of books for

      this tins purpo nnrnn . . 'se ;^ , . but hut to those tho . sn booksellers booksellers who who are are so SO often called upon to fulfil this task for them . The books have all been examined by men of

      experience in the selection of books for this purpose , and have been classified according to their suitability *_* 1 . I A . »» * . « J K _/ JL A . * . \ , J for JL " f A . the KJJL ^ V- » reading JL V J % . - ** V ¦* - A * -Jl ta . of V _^ - * . children V > ¦» - » JL ¦» ^ - * ¦* - ^> " ¦ - » of '— ' * - different ^ - ™ * .- »» - ^ - « » - ^* - — —

      age and sex and varying intelligence . The result of this is a carefully printed Catalogue , containing the titles of eighteen books for young women , one hundred and ten books for dots and irls

      g ill higher forms or standards ( twelve to fifteen 3 'ears of age ) , ninety-six books for girls and boyrf in middle forms standardten to twelve

      or s ( years of age ) , thirty-seven books for girls and boys in lower forms or standards ( seven to nine of

      years age ) , and sixty books for babies and children up to seven years of age , by the most popular authorsillustrated bthe best artistsand well

      , y , and attractively bound . Messrs . Cassell & c Company ' s works suitable

      for school prizes comprise several hundred volumes ranging from 1 * . to £ 3 . 3 * . Amongst the various classes of books adapted for prizes are

      the rollowing : —

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1888, page 704, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061888/page/10/