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    • juiy 15, 1887 The Publishers' Circular 7...

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      M E T Ropol I Tan Booksel L I N G. Iii ....

      Through the kindness of Mr . Francis H . Rivington , we have been allowed to d look over

      a a . tew few of or tne the old oia documents documents store stored , in in tne the archives of the establishment at Waterloo PlaceTheyin many b . bb b- show the streng bi th

      of m ^ fc ^ the Ttf ^ r ^^^ . union ^^^ ^^ m ^^ ^^ T , ^ which B —^ ¦ V ¦ # ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ existed — ¦ . w m . ways » * —b * bbi w po— between « , ^ b —* b ^ ^ b * bbb ^—^ w —/ —*»—»—» the _ — a ^^ v ^^ —w literati bb bbb > a —*^ _ ^» Jf ^ k ^^ ^^ ^^ m of J the \ s J » , bbi —I j- time —bp — — ¦ ' " —bf' and — " — — the " —b > " ^—bb - —b > old "bbb- —bb "bb-b » house ¦ ¦¦ » ¦ ^ b ^ ^ i ^^»^^ ^ mr . Bp bbb Documents *^ ' ——* » ^ fc ^ —**¦» « b > b —bbb » -b ^ b" bb>— ¦ » —ib- —— " ^ ^^

      of this nature have more than a trade interest ; ^ and reat , assistance doubtless , to man activ y e of students them of would our literary be of

      history . Perhaps it may interest our readers ¦ if we TT note --bb- a 1 ¦ —¦ few of bb the ohBBB documents possessed \ - ^ x b

      I ^ - ^ m ^ ^ - ^ ^^ — --- *^ * * ^ b' »> - *» ^^^ ^^ ' --b— . ^ - ^^ «« a —^ f « fe —¦> ^^ t > r m ^ ^^ p ^^ p ^^ ^^^ *^ b * m ^ ^ b * -. by ^ Messrs . Rivington . On b the bb 9 th bb —¦• of b ¦ May bbbt 1720 bb Charlotte

      ^ _ ^ ^ v . -- ^ . — bbi ** - b ^^ bb ^ b . - * 9 ^ - w > bi »*~ Bk *—^ tf ^ « ~ *»* m-M — bbi ^ w , a b ^_^ bb «^ . ^ ^^^ ^^ , a bb . ^^^ t ^ ^ k »^^ f j ^ ^* ^^^ k ^ ^^ ^^ , w Countess of Warwick ^* ^ ( ' Cha ^* . Warwick ^_ — ' ) , assigns to tn Thomas Thomas Tickle ± ickle , his his executors eirftmitora . administra aHminiatrfl . --

      , , tors , and assigns , for valuable considerations , ' all Mr . Addisori ' s works .

      Here is a receipt from that most erudite controversialist h the 1 great h Bentley 1 : — ' May tobW 23 T

      ^ 1732 _* ' ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ . ^^ Received ™^ ^ ^ ^ —^ ^— ™ ^^ , ' ^ - ™^ of ^ ™ ^ V ^ Mr . ^ ^*^ ' ^ » . ^^ ^^^ Jacob ^^ ^^ ^^^» ^^ ^^ ^«^ H Tonson ^ ^^* «^^ ^ , >^ One ^^ m , « Hundred TTiinrlrerl ( Criiiri Jruineas Raa and and twelve twftlvft copies pnnifta of r » f r » -iv

      my Edition of Milton ' s Paradise Lost , which is in full for the first Impression h ¦ of it publish ah 'd Christ Afe

      -^ b ^^^> ^^ ^^^ « iw ^^^ ^^— ~^ r ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^—^—^^^ ^^^^ v ~^^ p ^^ ^ v ^^^^ ™ ^^ v ^ p ^^ r ^^ - ^ ^ . ^ r ~^^^ ^ . ^ ^^^ ^^^ p ^^ b ^^ b ^^^ r ^ ^ p ^^ ^ b ^ ^^ bb ^^ p ^^« i . ^^^ p ^^^ v ^^ p ^^^ a » ^ to ^ VMT m ^ tf ^ f ^ S ^ i ^^ P ^^ V ^ b * mas last . I say received by me Ri . Bentley . ' Among ¦ receipts to Tonson B are JVbW also to be

      «¦*• •**> *>¦ •** ^^ >*•* "HK ^ . ^ B' ^^ ^ B * - V > B ^ «^^ a ^ B * " ^ ^ B' B * ' ^ - ^ ^^" . V ^ bT ^^^ ^ .. « ^^^ ~ b ^ Vb * B V ^^ V * ^ B ^ ^ Ih ^ <^ . ^ ^ b ' found several of Gay ' s . One for £ 105 , for the remainder of the impression of his works in

      on on 2 vols JNovem No . vember ' The ber Fan 17 IT ' - was ly 1 * assi 713 lo . . gned Ttern Bernard by fl / * rfl Mr TLmtot . ^ ' in Gay tnt

      , is a partner of Jacob Tonson ' s in agreeing with ' ^ Mr ' ~^— ~* . V ' Gay ^»^ - « - ^ W for BB _ ^^ T Bb an B ^ . BJf ^ ^ B . edition ^^ f ^>^ " * B »^ B ^^ ^ - ^^ ^ ^^ of ^^ _^ "all L >^ Bk ^ ¦ ^ his —B > Bt ^ bP books >^^ ^ B ^ V ^ & a ^ BT ' upon " ^*^ W" ^ ^"^ ^^

      Royal Paper in one volume in quarto . ' We see , also , Prior's assignment to Tonson , and Steele w -w- - ^< -. 's - > assi »« WM ta gnment k -W to k' X / the fc same bookseller ¦ Vj AJhRi / L 4 k of

      • - ~ ' , v _> ^_¦* - » -- »¦» - » . ^«* - *^ •¦ --fc- ' P- _ f «> V » -- ¦ - ¦ . * - ' ~ K _^ ^• rf' ^ . . J' ^_ ,. __ - _ . X _^^_^ •¦ - tlie 'Fine Gentleman , ' the sum paid being forty pounds , the date October 20 , 1722 .

      Perhaps the most interesting document in all all the the collection collection is is T Lmtot ^ intot ' s s r » nnv of r > f the the

      original agreement for the publication copy of Pope — J 7 ^^ '* s " - * translation Wl . ^ V » . * -JAV « WI . V * -i ¦ of V- ' * . the VAJkVy ' Iliad JLAACW . « , « ' and LV 1 JIVI . JLjIXXA Lintot VV U '*** s

      copy of the original agreement for Pope ' s ' Odyssey . ' There are also two agreements with Pope for the h ¦" edition / & of

      Shakespeareconcorning - — -. — -m- -V- * |_ which ^ 'V * ' A . ^ - ^ - "L . V-S .-L there .-, *• V-X , * - * . VAV was A V- ^ A . a S ^ JLAl wide « AIh X */ •* - » |™ and ^ ^ - /« -- ** -l . V- * , % warm ^** A _^ A * difference of opinion .

      A ' Bargaine and Sale of £ of Tillotson - from — -.- m . . m . Mr - » . »_¦ . * . . Rogers JLVVC j V / JL PsJ » to W- ' Mr .-LT _ -L . JL . Tonson _¦» VJ . 1 UV / 1 A , 20 -M V- ^ Jul ^ - ^ VAX yJ

      of 1711 view , ' is . onl Very y interesting different is from the a * Assi trade gnment point [ Nov v . 31736 ] of a i from viaa Mrs lx Bulkeley x / uiivvA \;

      L— * ^^ J , - ^^ I v- ^ a -v copy ^^ K ^ T ax x * » . y , of Mrs " . Matthew •*• * Henry - « - ¦ - « Vfc / -1 .-1 . V- * , and Henry JLJLVA 1 others X V ' fcj s Commentaries VVftllll , to Mr VlAVCV . Richard l . JLV < IJ . « '" Hett Fol - ¦ -. ' \_/ -L

      -lowing this we must mention Mrs . Ford ' s ass Watts ignment ' s Hymns ( Dec . ' 20 for , 1738 ^ 70 ) . of This one- parchment third of ' Dr is .

      signed ' -f- the mark of Catherine Ford . ' For the sum of x ! 5 . 15 s . Henry Lintot

      the transfers transters works to to of J James the ames Earl Hodges TTod of Rochester . s a a . fourth fourth and share shar a half in in share in the J * lete Gamester' While

      referring *¦ - * j to > ~_^ A games _> ^ / . Comp ^ b , ** \/ AAA we also ^ - * W / notice V _ - ^ IAA _ l __ L ^^ kJ a ^> stamped --w . • • Jk Jl JL docu JL V- * JL V ^ - ment ^ mm . xj which vv JlliVXl . inform XlULUJL lll s O us UO that U 11 « . U Thomas JL XUJHkCbn Osborne V / OUUIIIO _>¦¦ . •¦

      * hath purchased Hoyle ' s books on Whist . ' Edmund Hoyle si & this on Nov 201745

      in these There —— — - * < w * . old --- _ is ,. » .- <_ * always w parchments jl- ^ T MA gns JIAM an VAAJv irresistible M which V-T »* ^ -U ^ , althoug V . *¦ fascination * X- ' , JL h - > they -- «^ . dril

      times y tell are the hard precious and fast to bargains the book of remote lover "

      ^ e W , ^^ 9 Pe very & k of a few more presently , - but in . >

      the meantime must return to our account of the firm which preserves them .

      ^¦^ ——¦—— ^^ —————b——B ——»^^———¦ W V . A . —f d ^ 4—'^^ —«—^—k B ^ B * ^ Bl ^^ V—— ' ^ h ^ B > —J —J * —^ —4 T B—S ^ B > ^^ V b > B > ^» V John ——^ —i and James Rivington ^ . - succeeded ——t ——1 their _ ^ h —k father B —» -- ^^ BJg F ta b ) A ^^ 4 ^ ^ in BB ^^^ BB — 1742 B ^ ^ ^ B—b ^> W . 0 A B ^^ bVW sp F "| T B ^^ lit bILh b " - ~ B * Bb b in I B ^ ^ fc the «^ B > JM ^^^ firm «« -Wb » »* fc » —BJ occurring ^ B ^ Bl ^| B ^ ^^ -W-B Bb » BB- BB » ^ MB- BgB . , —¦ B —> ^ _ _ 1 ^

      John continued the ^^ old ^^ business — , whilJam ^* es established himself elsewhere , and had ^ the

      credit of producing Smollett ' s * History of England . ' James seems to have been an adventurous genius . Relinquishing his London

      business , he started for America , and there began lBl Wb the BbBB publication of his BBh f famous loyal

      | r ^^ —Bi ^ k — ' ^ B . *> ^ Br > . ^ b * W" ^ " ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ —B ^ —^—f ——* —W— ^ b ^ —— . — —— ^ B ^ bBBl ^ B > B—» ^ W B—^ —V ^ BB ^^ «* - ^ b * ^¦ ^ ~ — . T *^*~ V ^^ w Gazette , the tone of which incensed the sons of the awakening republic , who burst in military

      force into his printing house and destroyed all ^ his ^ ^^ —1 T ^— ' ¦ p ! I ^ lant ^* —t ^ m Bfe —¦¦ ^ B . B ^ During ^^^ fa ^^ ^^^ B ^ bWb B—B bI ^ fcp ^^ the —4 ^ W—t —^ W ^^ F eventful ^^ V ^ WB ' * fc ^ B * —— ' ^ i— ^** B * Bb » drama ^^—¦ BB ^ ^ B' ^ P B— BBb Bb > —W ^ T of W > ^ B . that —> Bt ^ B ^ ^^ " — ' ^ " —

      exciting epoch , the quondam London publisher , as the conductor of Rivington ' s Gazette , seems to have tf layed lBf H BbT B an V / BVJIb important VbVVb # part Tf thoroug Bb hl BB BB

      British -B * ^*~^ A- —B * -V ^ b * p W and ^^ B » , — loyal ^^ - to ——— Ab , * H the ^^ ^ B ^ . ^ V- ^ Crown * W * - ^ ^ B . . ——* , Vf - ^ A ^» ^ B » ^^^ portrait — . ^^ ^^ -MB ^ —— — y - of 1 *^ B ^ this —V ——B —^ BI ** m * loyalist BBb ***^ W Wb « —¦ . B _ T B ^ f , « ¦ b I— lr y — Stewart F ^ . B ^ ¦ ™ J—^ ^—* W —^ ^ V B —&¦ —« B ~ , H the —b" ¦ B—BB . ^ Bb * celebrated «^ " —» B- BB . Bl " — ^— ^—^ ^ B - ^

      American artist , is now in the possession of Mr . William Apple ton , of JN " ew York .

      The Thft original oriorinn . l London London Vmaitipsa business was was still still moving quietly on under the care of John Rivington Bif k % S ¦ Jk . He — — was ¥ WN ^ succeeded P « - h V ^ b 'his ¦ son ^ s r-

      Francis -- ¦— -Mr V --V--- - ^_ ^_ r » and . Charles -a . ^ V . » V >^ Another ^^ ^^ - ^ - ^ ^ - ^ ^ - ' - ^— ' .- ¦ -- ' son y V - " » " ¦ , - - * . » John - > -r - - » - »> - ' , , -p becam hfif > n . TTiA e a printer nrintfir in in St St . . John . Tonn ' s { SiSquare onarfi . thus tHua

      , , founding the business which is now known as Gilbert ~ - — " P ^ flb —^^ ^ BB * Bk ——r & —^—/ > Rivington IBV ^^ BBb — ^^ ^^ B —> hA 4 ^ ^ V —¦> — ( V B Limited ——MP * - — Bk « Bfe —T ^ B *~ ^ M Bl ) V B . ^

      The archives of the house in Waterloo Place contain , as is natural , many interesting documents relating ¥ to their own publishing opera BBB

      bL AL B-. ^ B ^ B— . bV —^^ 1 ^^ ^^ —^^ B . —^ V WB * —¦» -B— . . ¦^^^ k ' ^ ^^^^ *— ' ^ B > B *¦ ^ ir bV- ^^ ^^ H ^ V V A B * " » , F —M——I B ^ . b «» —¦ A B—T — BB ^ ^ . ¦ B > b »» igHk ' ^ - ^ N- ~—^ — B . . tions conducted under the family name . These papers K / -L * V U — ^^ Ihk ^ , K or ^^ bV-. ¦ parchments »_ ^ -L * V B > - - ^^ bV . ^ J ^ AA ^ B ^ B « . bV * —B ^ -k' , relate - ^ ^ B ^ -Wl <^ f ^ B * -bb' chiefl —^^ - > ' B-4 bW ^^ ^ -- > y T to ^* ^ - ^ eccl ^ BB * ^* ^^ B ^ -Bi esi ^ BT ¦ B . V « -

      astical literature . Such documents as Beilby and M \ 1 Porteus il f ' assi Bii 0 VbV gnment kK & of BB Archbishop BbB | b abfc Seeker « ~^ r Bi I ' s

      -t _)^ Mm " . irfc ^_^ bW-. V ^ B ^ ~> I * W T- < - * W ^^ B-B BB-. B--B-BB- * ^ - ^ *> - ^ *^ ^ U ^ ««> -- « ^^ B-. B- * ^^^ ^ —» " -- ^ V- ^ »^ - » ^« ^ B * B >^ - — works , are very interesting , and few could j hel ± _ - _ -4 _^ M . p m ^ r looking ajk ^» j » * v- >^ - >>« hjk . _ -. >_ k teb with v v -m- - _• -k - > . something vur ^—i" _ -.-m . jk . x ^ - ^ - » - »• * _> ..-- b & more - » - » . --. -- ~ r < -. - »*¦ than — — — .

      curiosity upon the words in which James Rivington Hervey assi all gns ' to ri John ht and Rivin title gton in and and James to- a

      copy of C > a book written g by me , entitled Meditations tations and and Contemplat ConteniDlations ions . . In In two two Volumes Volumes ..

      Vol . I . containing Meditations among the Tombs a Descant , Reflections on Creation on a . ' Flower In 1753 Garden Samuel , and

      Richardson sold to John and James Rivington for £ 252 . 10 s ., shares in 'An Universal History from the Earliest -I ^ b « W & Account 11 ¦ of Time BbVbbW ¦ Mu . ' ¦ The BBBI A old b

      bL bL , \ ' ^ M " i ^^ 4 & bL *^^ ^ B » X ^ B * P ^^ -L ^ f bIbb ^^ T ^ m ^ \ y 1 , B-i M . " . # ^ B ^ M ± - . bI , B * a ^ B ^ - ^^ ' ^ ' —** ^^ — share system has passed away now , and the Conger has # with it taken B—i Bl Bl a ¦ lace BBB -BB ^ as a bone of

      " ^^^ B - ^^ ^ B ^ , ^ ¦ ^^ ^ t ^ b— ^ b——BJ « V —>—* " » ^* —*^ ***• ^** rf ^ —B » —B- —^ jf—^ A —B ^^—T—^ p —» B . BJ B «^ — ' ^— - — — — - ~ F- —— contention for antiquaries . Messrs . Rivington continued in the

      booksellers' historic shelter under the shade of St . Paul ' s until the year 1819 , when their present house in Waterloo Place B ( then BBI BH newl BM bT y-erected )

      ^ \ was J ^ ^ h _^ B ^—fr . —¦ . opened B ^^ B JB ^ J ^ ^^ B B ^ f as ^ B ^ B ^^ bW a —— branch ^ ^ ^ Bl ^ B , —Wh -,, r ^^ f , F and \ -rf ——h * fe I ^ continued « B « , « W - ——> J ~ -B ^ —^ as -BB' — ' such ¦ - ^ g , unti B £ JB ^ l 1853 ¦ when the bb whole bB Bb business was

      concentrated B ^ J ( ^^ b—< B % BB—B . » * ^^ ~ under , H ^ V —¦* ^ K ^ k ^ ^ BB one —* BB > —B ~—> roof B B ( B ^ . - ^ b' PB ~>~ P ^ bB ^ ^— - ¦ ^ . I ^^ ^— B ^ — ' — - " ¦^ -r ^ " ^ ~ From ¦ I 1 ~ -if A -- what » J . AVW tS we V V --h / - have » *• -J- *» V " ta written ¦•» - ¦ - »• " ---r *» --. i it k -L < will - - * - » - »» - ¦• be » -- ^ v seen - — - -mr- — - — _ , * . * * " ' ' "^ ^*

      that this house has from the first kept up IW almost A M ^ M ^ M V ^ ILF */ an tV-A exclusive "W _*» ^ . Jk . "k ** Jk * « R « mV a . » ^ - * connection ^** ^* r - « . A j . Jk . -4 « # ^* » - _/ u-. -v-r * .- -. with » » —_ -cf fjw . *» clerical --v- < - > »— — * - ¦ ¦ - « - ¦ -- ¦ --

      —literature , and it forms a curious fact in trade historythat such P ^ bT should be the case for a

      B % JL ^ Bl V ^^ " ^ ^ BB * JL V , M ^ B * Jl B & ^^ ^^ *^^ i " ^^ B ^ bV ^ B * BbW B « X- ^ -- /^ <^^ "^ " 1 ^^^ ^ BB * * B ^ A A ^^ ^* *'» *^^ - »^ *^ ^ - ' """ "" " * period so long as over two hundred years . For _ M . - " t-r 4 B . some Pk # -t-. ' 41 A Jk -ta ^ time -V * ¦ A M ^ MV -fc . * ' past ' . b «^ Wff ^ " ^ the -- *»^ fcl » ¦"**¦ firm - » - * « - > Mm - »<¦• has - » «» - »* - » - **• ¦ - also ^ -V- -. -- . r - *¦ rf- become - ¦»¦ - —¦ - —¦ -- *¦ ! - ¦ - —¦'

      known for the character of its educational publications , which are generally written by well 4 -known hands fc but fcr it is b as ch tr urch ¦>¦¦ ¦ i pub ¦¦

      -lishers » v - ^^ *> • T—" p ** ¦ ^ that - ' * * m % Mm > ^ they ^ - * -w a * --. - _> - «• »¦¦* hold ; -f *^ - > - ** - - a - permanent w - » rv - •* - » - ** -- ^ ^ ^ -w-- p - •»• lace - -- j— ---- in » ---trade annals . ' * ** ' ¦¦ " " ' " ¦ " . . i VJMl

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1887, page 767, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071887/page/9/