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    Messrs. Kegax Paul & Co. And The I Pall ...

    raged Plantagenets for some , alleged years in tha the t preparation he had been of the en-£ _______ ork in f ques !_¦ *¦ tionand had spent _ abou __ — t _ £ _ 2 _ 000 _ _ _

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    Edinburgh Castle . —The citizens of Edinburgh have good reason to trade trade be thankful nd t the for

    the tW ir vig vigorous orous puDiismng publishing , , a ana a at tne same time exceptionally grateful to their publisheTS The first of their _ __ ¦ printers ¦ - f Walter ¦

    IfllH ;! % J . « " - — ~~ — — — — ——— — — - — — , -- ——— — — — Chepman vptv early early , enriched times times 1 . . In in St _ T ¦ " « . more more Giles . f " * 1 ' modern modern C _ f- * athedral i -i -t days days -i in .

    Donaldson very the booksellerbuilt and endowed , the magnificent £ , edifice which , bears his name —

    VAAW _ v--------j ; - - , j and is one of the greatest of the city ' s ornaments " —as well as one of the most beneficent M * - » - , ffl S A _ _ ^_ f _ K _& B H B - ^_ 1 - K ^ ^ ^

    of her charities ^ * . At the time of his death the late Dr . William Chambers , of Messrs . W . & R . Chambers » - — , had just % f comp j ^ leted his noble

    national work of restoring at great expense the ancient cathedral church of St . Giles . And now we hear that Mr . William Nelsonthe

    senior partner in the firm of Thomas Nelson , & Sons , has generously offered to defray the cost of restoring externally the little Norman

    church within the walls of Edinburgh Castle , known as Queen Margaret ' s Chapel , to as near as possible its oriinal condition ¦ _ IV h . This JV ^ in W ¦ -

    teresting fabric — ^^ r ™ " ^ , at ^ ^^^ ~ " g ^^^^ K one " ™ "" ¦ " ^^ ^™ " time ^ " ^ r "" ¦ " ™ " ™ __ ¦ degraded _ __^ ___ ^^ ___^ __» M _ into V _^ H ___» ^_____ a , powder ' M magazine ^_ m — - ^— ' —— —¦ -- ¦ ^ —_ -- , - ¦ is --- » - _ - one ^—^ _» ^ — ^— of ^«^ " ^ the —^ ^_> " ^ —«^ oldest —*^ 4 k - —* ¥ _ ~ c f ^ **^ ^^ ecclesi ~ ^^ ™__» ~_ i ^ __¦ ™^^ ^^ ^ -

    built astical by structures Queen ( or Sa Scotlan int ) Marg d , a having ret , wife been of

    Malcolm Canmore , towards the end of the restored rest elev ored enth many manv century years veara . Internall ago aco nndpr under y the the tha bui auspices ansni lding ^ fis was of of

    ji Professor storic Annals Daniel of Wilson Scotland ( author 9 and other of ' cele Pre- - Mated

    tho recommends archaeological the works fine Romanesque ) , now of Toronto church , « Dalmeny "vi . j as u , ^ a model 1 UWUOJ . in XJ . J . proceeding | JJLU ^ CDUlIlg llll with W the UJLJLC

    present work . flWe 6 Dor him £ as a Wood-engraver . —As I say , I

    JKtle j nangement - » o mm sketches occasional occasional with which my things thiner the own latter publisher to to do do . , did and and not for made made other want an an Ta i _ . 1 i . __

    ? wo ™ happy » bu to t with guarantee respect him to which from loss I was out only of jjy ustav own ewho royalties never . for This money t was imagined paid he to

    , a momen ° "W 7 l (} l earned talent . it I b noted y any th other at each means time than he his

    jane tj ¦ P ^ al even d way electricall «* cwtncauy the smallest v to inspired in spired me with witn for new new any ambition am work bition was he ..

    ^^ s came directly , and would l Yoi J » M - Lacroixfor all the fuss they

    iuS mr , ? v . fc nofc wantin S ifc * and such like irnA \? h P aid that » and P work aid well wel » for 1 m if

    fto mi n ? n tllan means > anyone I else . There as can as » ^ tlon abut thatartistit is

    dea » « . I am an , but iT P leased * o see that he was ambitious ¦ u ( UWflLVa "k ^ 5 l J i . . 1 . - 1 nard -l ,

    =::::== v-v ^_ j ^ cB : ' - " * " * xo study , study , ;;; ^ Stfttei . ^;! . ';^ .. , v :

    ar and tist some . day he would really become an

    would ' I don ly 't , striking need to his stud forehead y much prop now he , ' tic he - ally ; ' I have it all here . '

    to him But of to them return I to had ray sent books them . After to him speaking . He came to see me , a week or two later .

    Have ' 'Oh Now you ' / he read I sai it d lied , , or 'le even cheerfull t us begun talk of it 'I ? my ' story tered . repy

    , -ft . V ' , that What in no time blocks , and ? ' the I shouted blocks , are rising all read hastil y ! y ' from my chair in astonishment ; ' ready with

    what ?' ' Your woodcuts , ' he answered , calmly . ' They make just three hundred . Here are

    some of them '— and he commenced extracting numberless pieces of wood from pocket after pocket— ' and the rest are in a basket at the

    door -Iw . ' All the while he was carelessly piling up pieces of wood on my table . I was so amazed

    that I could not , and , in fact , dared riot , show my feelings , for lie was in such tremendous earnest . I think I can see him now as he

    stood before me , fire flashing from his beautiful eyes , his colour coming and going , while his face shone with the light of genius and

    enthusiasin ; his slim hands diving swiftly into his pockets , each time bringing forth a block of wood enriched by a perfect marvel of design

    and skilful draughtsmanship . I picked up one or two ' Take without them commenting to Du Tacq , on the their editor value . 3 I said __< __ i ^__ i . __ . _ mt ^_ t _^_ i __

    brusquely , ' and let us see what he decides . ' 'Very well , ' he replied ; and forthwith he turned a somersault over my best sofaf capered

    t ~ M _ V _ t s , A-. B and d anced ab ^_ out the room l ike a practised acrobat for a few seconds , then , with a heavy sigh of relief and a cheerful an revoir ,

    suddenly vanished through the door . I went to Du Tacq earlier than I should have otherwise done , because I was anxious to know what he

    thought of the drawings . He said : ' I have not words to express myself adequatel — y in speaking of such marvels . They

    X •/ JL ^ J v are all admirable , and some are such beautiful specimens of work that I have appropriated them and taken them home to Madame Du

    Tacq . I have had some experience with wood-designers , but never have I seen anything in any way to compare with the amazing

    <__? % l % M JL V- * talent and precocity of this lad . He has a great future before him . '—Life and Reminiscences of Oustave Dove " : Compiled from materials

    supplied by l ^ or & s relatives and friends and from

    personal recollection . By Blanche Roosevelt .

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    ig * is . ' ' » 5 ' - The Publishers * Circular ^ 37

    Current Educational

    Current educational

    £ fteraturx * Following our usual custom in connection with the

    issue of educational numbers , wo have pleasure in submitting to oui * readers an epito 7 ne of publisher **' announcements _¦ i M which have w been 11 sent to us . These _>»*_^ _) w __* . v ™ t _ ¦_* ™^ " __™ _ ^^ ^^ ^^ " ™ m ^ ™_^ , ^_ * *^ *^ m ^ ^™^ ^ m ^^ _* __ ^^ ^^^ ^*~ ¦ _^_ ^^ " _ - ^ ¦¦ r—^ r ^ ¦ ^ " ^~ ^^ ™_^ _ — w - ^^ v ^ ^ r ^^ ^ ^^

    announcements represent the leading books and appliances which arc at present in favour in educational circles . Should further information than

    that given in our advertising columns be required ,

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1885, page 737, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081885/page/5/