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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th July 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 528

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      Rome every Mbw ^ r «««^^ means was v " » ' w ¦ to ^* ^^ be »^ r ^ " ^ obtaining envied ^^*» b »> •¦ ^^ ¦¦ ¦ »¦«¦ ; m ordinary ¦ - »•¦ •¦> ¦ - »¦» - ¦ - ¦ ^ » to peop ^ p- — — . le - - — One used guide ^^ j -books . As to the labour practi j . - was - th cabilit —_ - ^ y _ m seen of ~*^« fc the VbUL hi

      society encouragement ' s objects in , as the they fact expected that one man depend could largely make upon an index co-operative to the French , language ere was , begin great - ning with ¦¦ Ofc the ¦ - earliest ¦«¦ records - ¦¦ ¦»¦• of its existence and bringing it down to the present time — -- . That

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      ¦ to made history indexes and ¦ on -- science ^ •»>¦»¦ the » -. —— fly mi - g leaves ht be of indexed - his - books . Every . He bod himself y who was had in always the habit done of so reading ; indexes , _— __ ¦ much bb-b of

      ^ mrn ^ w ^*^ ~ fc ^ *¦ » ~ i ~ n ^ r *» - »» - •»» ¦ — - — _— .. __ . " ^ V * A top sort ics they , peculiar would words towards , proverbs forming , & c . a ; comp and if lete members index . and It was outsiders proposed contributed ^ to make notes an ^ inde h of x that to

      ^^^ j B ^^^^ J ^ L W ^^ WLJ ^^ L ^^ L ™^_^^ vS bt "V V ^^^ F V ^^^^ b ^ B ™ BP ^ fc go ^ Ma ^ h ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ™ - ^» ^^^^ v ^^ b ^^^ " ^^^^^^ H ^^ h ^ - ^ - ^ ~—~ ~~~ —^^^^^ - ^ — - ^ — — ^ — — ~— ^^ — — ~— - ^^^— - ^ — - ~ m * ~~ - ~ - ^— ™ - ^ ~ - ^^ ™ - ^^ - ^^ — —— - ~— —— ~— — - ^^ — ^^ - ^ —w — — ¦ - ^— - ^» - ^ ¦¦ ¦ ^^^ ^^ M ^^ a ^^^^ ^^^ p ^^^^^ f ^^ J ^ L ^ P the * Travels of Cosmo III . in England . '* An index to the travels of all foreigners in England would WV / VlAV * be W of Vi great CLlvUIV use Vt . * -iVy . » In ^ JLJk some WVSLULW of V / A . the VA 4 V obscurest ^ - ^ P ^ r h * ^^ * - * , * . % Prf W there W &^^^» ^ # were T * X ^& -W curious ^ V ^^*^^ «^ l ^ facts « MVVM l * y » ing * n hid ¦»*•* % . *• In ^ ||^

      land Pinkerton and wrote ' s Travels an account ' there which was a narrative all present of who a German had not student read mi who ght walked be recommended through Eng to

      read ^ O . ^ 0 V ^»^» ^ V ^ B . ^ V ^^ K ^ b The ^*^ r » ^^ princi ^ ' ^ ^ ^^ " — " pal — - — — object - — , of that — meetin ^_ g was to obtain new members ^^^ p and more funds - . - ^ . ^ He v ^^^ p should ^^^^ v ^ ' ^^ ^*^^ k ^*^ hope ^ pfc ^^ ^^^ ¦«¦ - ^^ — for ^ - ^^ ^^ some - — — - - ^ assistance — — — — — from America . There was no community <^ on the face of — — the ^*^»^» ^^

      earth among whom the hat for contributions was so systematically passed round . Their libraries and their colleges were supported by individual contributions ; they had nothing from HlVMb Government ¦ . Thereforethere might be some other collection for the moment which

      would a ^^ ^^ ^^^^» obstruct ^^ ^ ' ^^ — " ^ " ^ their ^~ ^ own ^ — , but , M eventually they J could look for help from America , both in work ^— ^^^^ and -- —— — ¦ in money . It was a CJ great p JL leasure for him to be requested 1 . to preside A . at that meetingC ?/ , asI

      a recognition of the cosmopolitanism of the republic of letters , and it was a still further pleasure that it expressed the good feeling between two countries which he always loved to

      ancestry ¦ cherish ——— — — - —— ^ , between and — — in competition - two - A j ^ countries K in which all good r M should B works A have . Resolutions no rivalry were except A OVbpassed ^ in common advocating AM pride H c ^ i the of ~^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ — ^ ^

      reference to a committee of a plan for indexing Roman . remains in Britai . n , and another . for providing an office for the society . Lord Alfred Churchill proposed a vote of thanks to the

      to chairman the society , and , which trusted had that been the doin presence g valuabl of the e work American in the Minister dark . would The earl give y the history desired of E hel ng p -

      land was so replete with incidents that were common to both nations that they might fairly ask for the help of the American nation . Mr . Lowell was elected President of the society , and

      a list of the council and officers was adopted . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Hyde Clarke BSIABv B Mr BVBB > B | f . W C BF . Walford hb Mr ^^¦^ . Ernest ^^^¦^^^^^ Thomas B ¦ Mr . H i . T . Wood 1 Mr 1 . 7 H . W B 1-- . Wheatley ¦ ¦ ¦

      ( ^^^ director ^ g ^^^^* V ^ V ^ b ^^^ F , ^^ and BB >^ e BBsecretary ^^ V W & ^ w ^ B > V ^^^^^^ ^^ of ^*^ v ^^ " ^^ the , ^ H * ^ " ^^ society ^ v ^^ BJ Bl ^^ B ] ^^^^ ) ^^ , ^^ ^^^^ Mr ^^ ^ . ^^^^ W ^ Solly ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ - ^ ^^^ r , , ^ F . ^^^^^ R - ^^ ^ r . S ^^ . <^ ( treasurer ^^^^^ BT * * ^ r ) ^^ , B ^ BV , BB Mr ^^^ . ^^^^ ^^^ Ashb B ^^^^^ ^ ' ^ v y , ^^^^^^ Mr BT . Gomme * ^^ v ^^^ ^ ^ v ~^^ ^ B ^ , h J _ _

      Professor ^^^^ m ~ ^ Hales . , Mr . Uoote ^^ , and other ^ gentlemen .

      S A8 The Publishers 1 Circular July L$T ...

      S The Publishers Circular july l $ t l 88 (>

      Mansion Mansion Messrs Mouse House . Let...

      Messrs . Letts , Son , & Co ., printers and stationers , were fined 20 s . and costs , at the

      neg Mansion Mansion lecting Mouse House to report , , on on an Tueadav Tuesday accident , . tor for to having havinsr a boy in contravened contravened their employment the the pro Dro . visions visions 01 of the the Factorv U actory Act Act bv by Early in the present year the editor of Little Folks made a special appeal on behalf of the

      « f AT v X X X permanent establishment ^ A ^_ of ' Little BBB * > . . Bk Folks BBMH BB . Bk ¦ bV Cots J > i in Bl the * BB Hosp IB > ^ B ^ H ital ^ — ^ at Shad ^ « w * B . BB well ^ B . ^ . The B ^<^ . ^ b __ subscri BB k ptions B - ¦ — ' ^^ alread — ¦ - ^ ^ - — — y ^^ m ™ received - ^^ — - _ i — — K BBBj have T __ reached fcb — - ^ - ^ B — & . _ _ a total ~ ta -- _ of £ 1 . , _ 350 , _ Bi and M £ 1 , — 000 - A of .. _ . this _ B amount _ _^ A ^ .- __ has , - ^ . T - ^ recently _ _ ^^ ^* ^ m . ^ m- ^^ ^^ . ^^ ^ ^ . . ^ ^ m . ^ ^ ^

      been forwarded by Messrs . Cassell to the treasurer of the hospital for the endowment in perpetuitof a cotto be called ' the Bi Little 4 h i Folks i i h t' Cot . '

      B ^ ^ BV ^^ The bVbMHBBB ~ v—^^>^ h ^ ^^ y b biograp BB ^^^ . F BI ^ m B W ^ BT ^ B . ^ ^^^^ BT hy ^ , BB ^ B" ^ B of *^ ^ *^ B ^^ the ^^ ^ ^ B ^ ^ B" ^ " ^^^^ late B *^ * ^ B ^ ^^ ^ B Henry ^ B 4 B » ^ B ^ B ^ ^ BBV ¦¦ VPBBW ¦¦ v ^ Smart ^^ ^^ hB ^^«^ v w «^ v - , ^ pv ¦ ¦ b y ^ bbp Dr B ^ H ^ ^^ . - ^^ ~~ S S ~\ w M park , is Bl , we hear ^ , approaching ^ A completion BB . # , and is likely to be published in the autumn .

      The legal and theological library of Dr . Archibald Stephens is now in process of sale by Messrs The . Choir Sotheb for y , Jul Wilkinson y contains , & an Hod article ge . on the Handel Festival by Sir Herbert Oakeleyand

      a biography of Dr . William Spark , of Leeds . , The third portion _ -. .. of _ — the __ library — _ . _ __ — of Dr . Laing ..-- _ . — ^— of _ .. Edinburg __ , _ _ .. „ __ h __ is to _ _ be — — sold . _ — „_ : on _ ____ Thursday —

      next ^¦ fcbi The m and dramatic following A % * al i r j ^ Bl » library days BBl m by Bt bb of Messrs I ^ M the fll % a late m / . Sotheb ^^^ M Mr ~ BB . a y J , . «¦ bl Wilkinson BW ^ R p ¦¦>> b . a , y Planch BB , ^ & is Hod IBWWKB > b to ge be , . sold by ^^ Messrs . Puttick . & v . ^^^ *_ ^ _ *¦

      Simpson Mr . Reginald on Wednesday Hanson the , whose 21 . ^ st inst literary . and tastes following are well days known . , has been elected Alderman for

      the Ward of Billingsgate . ' English Studies' by Professor Breweris shortly to be published by Mr . Murray .

      Mr M BB" * . " Horace ^^• ¦ " Voules "VT ^^ * , Sb is managing 1 Bl the ^ lV business ^ B , arrangements of the . * Pall IB fc ^ ^ Mall BB— ^ B . A _ Gazette >« .. . Mr * ^ BPBBBB . . H . J . Matthews * S ^ B ^ B ¦ ! ^ B A , M . A Bk ., has been BBl . ^ Bl appointed B ^ _ BVBB . ^ BBi by BMBM the Bodleian bbH ^ B * « BBBlB . . BB ^_ Librarian ^ A as his ^_ locum ^ Bh BBB tenens * B ^ BBT .

      W " » ' 4 B . p The C ^ »^ ¦ . ¦ ¦ * Hazlitt «~ Q ^ ¦ " « »~~ remarkable »• ¦ ¦¦ ¦ " ¦ A """ ¦ ¦ " and """ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ " — — Mr - ' library ¦ B - ¦ " » . ~ F " ~¦ . " » S r formed ^« - . v BA Ellis MHM ** iB «> rw by , a and ¦¦> ~* the » k " ^»» 130 - ¦ late ^«» - "» r IM cop -b ^ b- -b Mr ^ - b «^ ies a . . w- Henry _^ of ^^ ^ Bh ^ ¦ . Bk the ¦¦ wami ^ Huth catalogue ^^ **¦ < 'W has » K . i ¦>¦ % " bV » ^^ been BB MB have aavv ¥ ^ b catalogued ^ BBl been f ** Bl ^^ ^^ BlBfl **• " , ^ printed »^ * ¦ - *»>*»^ by ¦»» B — — — Mr for M . ^ ^*

      sale . It extends to five handsome " quarto volumes—1 , 830 pages in all—and is illustrated by taining a BBi portrait I IB ¦!¦ ¦ not I I I I B of T onl ¦¦¦ Mr •¦ y . incunabula Huth , and and by wi facsimiles early " ^ B- B-BBr < BPBi B ^— H Eng BVBIBBBi BBBBBHBm . lish P Bl ¦ B | IBI P « The PBB | poetry library » - *• ¦ BB but BB 1 VB is BHBBB one ) Bl BJ rich rare in S bW panish VW many / B « % bB « B directions | books IV . , There

      conare ~ -- also V *"* many - » ^ ' books ^ M — — on — " -- — - - ~ — America — - — ' - ^ -- ^^ B ^ tobacco , and *^ ^^ other -BT ^ B , " * B subjects ^ ^| P >* many * B . B . . B ; « B « B These . I » BB . "BJ ^ P ^* B have V | B > , B | T * been V * " ~* B » ^ BB » ¦ H I described ^ with a fulness that makes the Huth , Catalogue , an important addition to bibliograp hical

      literature . m . . - i , , ' . . . . . . , ¦ . : ¦— ^

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1880, page 528, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071880/page/4/