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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th August 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 743

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      o Congo f Mr , . ' H comp . M leting . Stanley the ' s work great . He is ' also publishing a periodical issue in parts , of which

      two * interest « r ^ are arA p r in > ublished nblished Africa every everv created week week by . Mr The The . Stanley renewed rfvriAWfid 's ¦ ¦ African -b lorations bi bb < bw ^^ has v . ^« iwn # led bb to a demand for

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      33 parts . The great physiologist and zoologist , Henri

      Milne family child of Edwards settled his parents in , d Jamaica escen was born ded , and at from Bruges the an En 27 in th g Bel lish (!)

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      of ^ an ^ ^^ elder the - ^ ^¦ v - ^— Institute brother — - — — — , , William and — — — -m also — — - Edwards h a h ^— distinguished ^^ ^^ ^—^ ¦ — - ^^ , ^^^ ^^ h ^ Member ^ ^^ B ^ BV H ^^ ¦ ^^» ^ " ^^^ ™ ^^ ^^^^ ^~ ^^ — A — ^ B k ^ Bi Bi BB ^ K Bt ^ ^^ ^^ ^ b

      scientisthe studied medicineand took his _ degree in , 1823 . He speedily turned , his attention to the study of comparative anatomy and

      ( p able hysiology works , and the published result of his a number investi of tions valu- . Although he , did not practise as a medical ga man

      he offered his services to the French Govern- , ment during the terrible cholera visitation of 1832 ~ ; -m and - - - ~ - -r during bk the - siege ¦ of Paris l in 1871 ~ | B

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      organised tion f J - ^— valuabl ¦— ^ v ^ the ^ ^« v - e officials ^^ scientific »¦ ¦» »^ - ^» - ^ S ^ B ^ V ^ W ^^ of *^ 4 hl the ^^ ^ B specimens ^ B ^^ V * Jardin ^^^ ^¦»^ B » ^^ B ^ ^ W ^ Bb des ^ , >^ b ^ B ^ and P ^* " Plantes trffc d ^ VV « also B % By ^ b * ' FlJ

      and rendered the Sorbonne valuable into service a corp in s throwing of sappers up , who

      entrenchments round Paris to resist the attacks of whom the he enemy was . always He was read adored to assist by his by pup word ils ,

      and deed . He was a kind y husband and father idle and friendly to all , and hated nothing but ,

      idlenes Alphonse nesss . . Milne Me He is is worthily worthil Edwards v succeeded suecfiftflftci who inherits hv by his hia all son son his , father's talents and good , qualities .

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      romance what is . termed M . Armand a * roman Dubarry - has ' entitled written

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      « booksellers " A several great — — » -w « . well »» deal UJll . m -known of . tl . v abuse » T X * . journals J VU has 1 . J 11 U been 1 O upon lAkSV showered ^ AJk those UAlutSD

      « nown as the who ' combine knock-out in / what Of is course technical , the ly PUDli PUDllC c - as fl . B . represented T »< a rk »» £ » ci £ ki- » 4- /!» # -l b T-vir the + 1- » i-v before l-v * -vP > - »*»/ -x wi mentioned '/\ n 4- >/ M-. / -.. i-3

      complaints Newspapers , against , are there very ' the is loud y famil and y , ' bitter but to - be we in said cannot their

      J ^ lp thinking something on _ sumce « jwh ffi " *•** , ° two tWO ther to show or CW side thre 'f . Tl that ' * nOOk e men m it moment is who Tiwrl too -iz-v have Vi much 's * r ^ thoug k acquired n r to \/ - ht * expect iii-nnA will

      a jaowled " another ge way of the , of what values mi of ght books be called , or , to * trade put | iT ^ ts , should go into a public sale-room and I'M ____

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      g benefit ive every of that idler knowled ¦ who chooses ge . No to one listen ¦ would the - . 1 i

      think for making of asking his , say famous Mr . Pears soap , ; for wh the y , reci then pe , [

      should ive the his bookseller bread ? alone be expected to [ gaway The sale season seems to have collapsed

      entirely during the past few days . Several auctioneers have good libraries in their

      posuntil session the , but beginning are wisel of a y fresh holding season them , when over it

      may reasonably be expected that much better prices dull season may . be obtained than at the present

      The following country auctioneers announce sales by auction of various libraries : — On the 18 th and 19 th inst . Mr . W . Collins

      Parade , Leamington ; on the , 18 th , Rebbeck , Bros ., Bournemouth ; on the same date , Mr .

      on Rig the hton following , of Evesham day , Mr is . selling D . Grey books , of Hails ; and - ham , will also sell . i

      Smith Brothers & Co ., of Old Bond | Street , Bath , will sell a library in a few days . On the 7 th and two following days of this I

      month Thomas Messrs Hayes . ' pri Sotheb vate y library sold . the The late attend Mr - . | | ance at the sale was large , and some very

      good prices were obtained . There were some very largely extra-illustrated books in the salewhich brought long prices . Among the

      books , sold were : Fouquet , ' CEuvres , ' edited by — , / M . l'Abbe h — * h Delauney BbiM ml , 18 G 7 w , T MB 1 £ 7-. 10 s . _ ^ *^ v ^~ ^ * ^^^^* _ ^^^*^

      ( 2 Sutton vols . ) extended ; Bryan . ' s to ' Painters 9 vols . b and extra Engravers lates , ' & c £ 100 , ( Robson ) ; Bagster ' s y ' Walton p and ,

      Cotton , , ' largest paper , extra plates , : £ 31 . 105 . A very large collection of costumes , in seven large folio volumes , was bought by Messrs .

      Sotheran for £ 160—it cost Mr . Hayes £ 251 , inl unbound aid to . folio Cunnin sizeand ¦>• gham finel ' s ' extra ¦¦ Nell ¦ Wrffc j -illustrated Gwynne -bbb /

      £ M , ^ M 28 , 4 ± » .. rW _ Bl ^^ "b 10 _ . « a / _^ v s . "' —«¦• ( ^ . Jackson ' ^ m — ^^ H wt + ^ ^ m m -m ^^ , m ¦*» ) « h >> ; ^ . Hamerton ^ ¦ B > ^* " « . BI ^ ^^ ^ y « - ^^ ^ a > . " ^ W ^ ' s ^^ " ¦ * Etchin ^ BB ""^ ^ i ^ Bl « r * > > ^ v B w Bl - ^^ « g , « and Etchers , ' 1868 , extended to 5 vols . by

      illustrating obtained for , £ 59 the ( Sotheran three ) . days The ' total sale sum was £ 1 , 664 . 18 s . 6 d .

      Messrs . Christie , in their sale of the late Louis ^ Wv ^ BV ^* T ^^^ B > Bi ^*^ Hag ^ . ^^^ MM ^ ^^ BB > he ^^ ^^ ^^^ ' T s ^^ engravings ^ ' ^ ^^ ^ " ^ H ^ Bj ^^ " ¦ " " ^ ^ ' ^~ ~ " — ^^^^ g , included ^^ ^^ -. —— -w ~ r ~~ —~ — -. ^ a — very — — — ^^ g fine - ¦ - —

      library were imt : ' of Virg ¦ books ilius . »^« - Aldus Among —¦ ' 1541 the most ( the firs noticeable t of the

      two v v - ^^ *^ B ^ editions B * BI A _ m C ^^ ft ^ ^ of — J * that « < B ) - . date BK — , j . — ) , -- £ ^ V 14 - ^ A —^ . — 10 — " A ^* h s . ; Frois " V ^*^ - % - sart ' s ' Chronicles < h , ' 1523-25 , £ 49 > kj ; Purchas BB , _ ^_ ^ , ^ - _^ _

      his Gould ' Pil ' s grimes ' Birds ^ , ' of 5 Europ vols ., e' £ 51 5 vols ( Sotheran . £ 104 ) ; ;

      ' Birds _ __ . - ^ of 7 Asia M > . ^ , ' _ a Parts «*^» ^ ^^ ^ b . ^ a ^^ k ^ ^ 1 ^ * « ^ c f-29 ^^ _^_^ - ~ , , ^^ £ 51 - — ^^ k ; Chapman . ^^^ J BI ^^ , A ' s

      ' Homer ^ » ^ ( circa ^ 1616 ) , £ 7 . IDs ., <» c ., < Kc .

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      the B ^ Ticknor business Wl ^ kP ^/ AbW PP & circular I B ^^ Co BB ^ IV 'B > rfB . BB — ) BIIB 1 *«« The ^ issued « V W »^ ¦ ^^ ^ following B » - I — in ^ — " » »•¦ connection ^— - ^ " —^ —— is " <—— a c -- opy with of J ^ B ^ f p ^^ J ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^

      the recent change of the designation : — Dissolution m ^— _ JL UU ^ _ J ^ Vm 4 « ILp « k ^ . ^^ Jv rfBv of ^^ r f'v Partnershi b 4 Vb > WVf H ^ ^ *¦ v 9 * ^ r bbi w *^ aqfB 4 « p m ^ . bb — * 1 The w ^ vb w the t ^ co —^ - « - partner ^ .,---- — of ~ - -

      James ship heretofore B . Osgood existing & Co . is under hereby dissolved name . ( Signed ) James It . OsgoodEdward - L - . Osgood

      Benjamin I B oston / ACi kAAVMk , Jul ^^ ¦ H VWJfc y . **** 18 - ^ Ticknor ^ - ** ' , . na-w 1885 ai '" ^ ^ bt ^ , . w Thomas Co — —— - partn - - B ership . Ticknor Notice - iB ** . — * . . I 1 i - ' ' ¦ ' 1 < m __

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1885, page 743, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081885/page/11/