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    77o The Publishers' Circular Jtfiyis, rs...

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    B0OKSELLERS" CATALOGUES. We have receive...

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    THE « BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION...

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    Sal^ Jo Ttings

    * * Lit Para erary dise History Regained and , ' Anecdote £ 6 . 10 s . ' ; 17 Nichol vols . ' a s

    lovely copy , bound by Bedford , , . £ 18 . 10 s , Pascal , « Les Provinciales , ' 1657 , £ 26 . A fine

    copy of the , first edition of ' Gulliver ' s Travels ' brought the remarkably high price of £ 21 . 15 s . The sale of the late Mr . Gibson Crai ' s

    books resulted in a total of nearl £ 7000 g . y , Amo — ng ^ p ^^^ f » the ^~ — - ^^ c ™ ¦ hief — - —— *^ p >~ - ^ it ^™— ^^ e *^^" m ^^— i — ' s ™ were » w ~^ p— ^^^ v *^^»~ ^ A w ^ v ^^^^ puleiu ^ v ^* r - ^ vr ^ v ^^^ ^^ " ^ ^^^ ^^ p *^^ ^ s ^^^ , ^ M

    ' L'Amour de Cupido , ' 1546 , Madame de Pomp f" a ~—~ v dour —~^ - ^^ h i i ' s v * v copy - ^ ^ ¦ »^ r - ^ w , b ^^^ ea ^^ ****** utif ^^ ^* ^ b ^ k u ^ s ^ b ^ ll h ^ y w b r ^^ o ^^ und ^¦^ ' ^^ k ^^^ , H " £ W ^^ 34 ^^^ ^^ v ( & ^ Molini ^ W *^^ ^^ A * fllA ^ f c ) * ; «

    Bartsch , 'Lie Peintre-Graveur , ' 21 vols . in 18 , large paper £ ¦ 18 ¦ . 10 r s . ( Rimell ) ; a Scotch

    Bible ^^ v ^^ m — of m ^~ ~« " * = 1676 m ^~ ~^ ~ * , ^ f . , most — ^^ —^« r ^ r luxuriousl ^ b ^^ . ^ ^^^^ p- v ^ t ^^ " ^ " ^ ™ ¦ —^™ — y ^ . ^ . ^ *^ b ^ b ^^» ^^ o und ¦ ^ m ^ p * r ^ , fetched ^^^ p ^^ v ^^ P" ^ ^ b ^ f ^^^ ^ . » ^ . ^ . £ 63 { Molini ) . We append the late owner ' s

    description from his ' Facsimiles of Old Bookbindings ' : — < inlaid with colours

    ratel Morocco y tooled , , the edges are gaufre , and most above elabo and - below — - — - — - ¦ +- ¦ r ¦ , m and wv -v- / w on •***/¦ . m .. » . front ^ l . ^ l . ^_ r - « . J . v painted m *^ * . *« S , » k . a . A »_» »_ - -v ^** , with »» A W . A . A . floral . A . A > V ^ -A , 1 »* V ^ devices x - ^ ^ , j t -fc ^^ V ** ¦« - ' ,

    with the inscription , 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband , ' and the signature , 'A . Ogstoun , fecit 1680 . ' This probably means that

    the the inscription insorintion & & rc . c . on on thp the ed ftrl ge crft was wax executed ^ -x- ^ nnt ^ rl by "hv Ogstoun , as it is difficult to believe that such an elaborate and tasteful binding could have been executed in Edinburgh at that time . This volume

    was 1680 , presented by A . Ogstoun to Martha , on t Stevenson he occasi , on 16 th of A t pril heir , ma niece rria of ge . Dr . A Hug descenda h Blair nt of this it to me on in , and 1826

    This Bibleunlike most , gave Scotch Biblesis in . perfect condition , , having been kept in a cas , e and transmitted on as an heirloom .

    A copy of the ' Facsimiles of Old Bookbindings £ 14 ( Quaritch , ' of ) which ; Hesiod only 1667 25 were Elzevir printed charm — -

    ingly bound , £ 25 ( Quaritch , ) . , A MS , . Horiae , circa 1270 , an extremely valuable example of

    early Scottish art , and of historical importance £ 325 ( Harvey ) ; La Fontaine * Contes

    , , et ISTouvelles , ' 1762 ( imperfect ) , £ 34 10 s . ( Wharton * — j ^ fc _ ) ; Longus , ' Daphnis _ et Chloe , ' . ^ ^ ^ ^^

    1718 , with ^ th . e unfinished plate of the Petits Pieds , £ 20 . 5 s . ( Richardson ) ; ' Marguerites de Royne de Navarre , ' 1547 , good copy , £ 22

    ( Pickering ) . Many other equally high prices were realised . On the 26 th inst . and two following days

    I _ p q / , the valuable library of the late W . Brice , of Bristol , is to be sold . Among the items in

    the catalogue are a series of first editions of Browning ' s Poems , Autograph MSS . of D . S . Rossetti , Burton ' s * Arabian Nights , ' & c . — - **>¦ —

    77o The Publishers' Circular Jtfiyis, Rs...

    77 The Publishers' Circular Jtfiyis , rs $ 7

    B0oksellers" Catalogues. We Have Receive...

    B 0 OKSELLERS" CATALOGUES . We have received the following booksellers '

    catalogues Bull & c : — Auvache , 35 and 3 (> Hart Street , Bloomsbury , Catalogue 80 , of ancient and modern

    books , nqw purchases , 44 pp . logue Bum 1 () pns , of miscellaneous ( John ) , 350 Oxford and scarce Street books , W . , , 24 Cata pp - . Cornish ( J . E . ) 33 PiccadillManchester

    3 fi pp ., chiefly old books , . y , , Fawn & Son , Bristol , N . S . 118 , miscellaneous and scarce books , 24 pp .

    Douglas & c Foulis' clearance list of surplus books , 48 pp ., contains plenty of cheap books . Gray ( Henry ) , 47 Leicester Square , W . C ., Special / Catalogue ^ i ^^ vi ^/« ^ ( 20 i f + )» ° f recent purchases ^— - » r—

    fxonx 9 ^ JM * r ¦ ^ , /^« AK .. the -WA Hartley m ^»* - » m P *^ " ™ . ^^ library . * ^^ ^ ¦ . , pp ... f— & ' . c , ^"^ ^^ ^^ i ^ = - ™ - ~ < g » r - . - ., ...

    laneous Higham and theol ( Charles ogical ) , N catalogues os . 160 . to 161 ,

    miscel-Murray ' s Biblionist's Directory ( Derby ) , No . 43 , Scott valuable ( Walter books ) , , 7 Bristo p . Place , Edinburgh ,

    No "NV » . 23 23 . , valuable va . lnahlf * , choice rvhoinf * , and and rrare are book books s , . 16 1 fi pp r » r » . laneou innAnn Sothera ^ « thnnVfi vbooks n's Price in in nice nic * Current . * condition condition , No .- . as 467 usual usual , good 32 32 rniscel t » t > - j

    Stibbs ( E . W . ) , 25 New Oxford Street , , pp W . . Catalogue No . 52 , rare and curious books , 44 pp . , Catalogue Sutton No ( E . . H 28 . ) , , natural 25 Princess history Street , local , Manchester and mis- ,

    cellaneous books , 16 pp . Catalogue Wilson 137 ( James , miscellaneous ) , 35 Bull Street books , , 12 Birming pp . ham ,

    The « Booksellers' Provident Institution...

    THE « BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION . '

    To the Editor of the Publishers' Circular . Dear Sir , —I desire through the medium of

    your columns to record an expression of ray appreciation of the very liberal provision made for all those who were fortunate enough to be

    present at the Jubilee Gathering of the members and others in connection with the Booksellers ' Provident Institution , in the grounds of their excellent * Retreat' at Abbots Langley , on the 9 th

    inst . I do so the more especially because of my non-membership of that Society , the claims of which upon the support of ' the trade ' should be , after such a demonstration as that referred to

    more generally acknowledged . It is , in my , humble opinion , greatly to the credit of all who in contributed to the enjoyment of that

    memorable any way occasion , and it is to be hoped that the result of so much liberal expenditure and general kindness on the part of those concerned

    in the event may be of the most satisfactory nature ; in other words , that the advantages of the sideration Institution for , the and welfare the evidence of those of eli such ible con to

    g become members , and especially those who are alread make a y start such , at should once in induce attaching a great themselves number to to

    it . Sir , the surprise to not a few may be , Why has the Society such a small constituency ? How is it that out of the vast multitude of persons engaged in the tradesuch a small minority have

    availed themselves of , the opportunity of becoming members of it ? For , considering the years of its existence CAlotl / iOv iCA and > ki \* - its itn smallness niuaiiii ^ oo of v / j . membershi ixxv ^ iij . »^\^ i . oi 1 ^ p Mj , there ua * - ^* - ^

    appears a j ) ossibility of the ' nightmare ' of C . J . Longman excellent , speech Esq . ( ) referred becoming to most illVJOLl by him painfully i in ClJL his real very

    tJ A- may L / Ci-JLUlJl as a O ^ JC non ^ V ^ - member , , UCV / WlillU ask myself the « ,.. question * . J x ^»«" . , Why I never joined it ? and must answerthat 1

    Y W - *>¦* Y - * - ^* ^^ " *¦ I ^ - ' * * ^^ " ^ ^ - - < * * - * J * A . ^_^ . JL . M . JL K . * . KJ \ J V-- */ A A t ^ ' V Y \_^ A . , •^ * - »» ' ^ ' — — never knew very much about it—in my younger day \^ i . CAt J s iJ , y < at JLKJ any CJhl I J rate X C 4 / UV , « and - ** AV- « . possessed I ^ V / k ) OVOOV ^\ A onl KJXM . X y y very 1 / \^ A . y vague » t-A / C * .

    notions respecting it in later times—and so years have drifted on until eliibility for membership

    has practically ( having regar g d to my position ) passed l _ J < XO * D *_ - 'V > t . away * ' *> IT * - * 'J > . This JiliisT k should » A * V ^ * I iVl M no ± \_ ^ ~ J be KJ \ J possible J / V ^ OO A H _/* . ^_/ with w , - - -

    the inion younger that members if more publicit of the y trade were , for given it to is the my op M matter . A . 11 * \ J \ J ^^/ M . , m if A A . means * M . JL V ^« - *< » * fc » could V » " * - ** «« A ^ « . be IV ^ ¦»— ' « ad ^« l ^ ^ | opted X-C ^^ fc ^ X »» 1 ^« i by ^^ ¦ W ¦ which •¦ — of

    fuller information was afforded , and the scale payments made such as would fit with the opportunities of assistants in their early days ,

    result result would would be be that that membership memborshiD would would materially materiaiiv sibly increase the and collective a stead wisdom y growth of the be directors assured . mig Pos nt - devise nisuiiiti inexpensive / 3 scheme which ¥

    easily easily ucvi ; some aijic- & . jjdiiojlvcbojioijuc v * - »»^ --bushel would , at and least so bring dispel out to some the li extent ght from the under darkness tin - ^ r-y l

    __^___^ i ^ ¦ + ¦ - ¦ - * '

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1887, page 770, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071887/page/12/