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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th September 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 814, EDITORIAL NOTICE.

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    • 188 Fleet Street : September 15, 1883.
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      Editorial Notice.

      EDITORIAL NOTICE .

      1 Hhhjs Editor Legs To State That He Int...

      1 HHHJS Editor legs to state that he intends in future to devote extended sjpace to reviews and notices of new booksy in order that the ' Circular ' may jpresent a more complete con — spectus of current literature . Me will therefore he g if lad to receive copies of new books

      ' for zin * e review -j s a n - d R as ev soon i ews are after /•_ ff orwa their . ¦» r de issue d to h as im possible , he hopes in ^ ; and to "f he if /» earl able y cop notice ies of _• them the 1 1 M . monthl in the _ •» - » y number ~ Maqa _ " __ V — - VfJ _» W /<> | . _ _^ . A ___ _ L _ ^^_ _ A ^_ l __ _ "V _ > ^_ P ^ M _ 4 _ ^ V ^_ M L ^ b

      for ^ the ^^ 1 st of each month , instead of leaving them over to the number for the 15 thy a course Editor which ¦ ¦ he wishes lias hitherto also to maJce " been the comp fc Circular elled to adop ' answer t owing as to thoroug the late h hly date as possible of their to recei its character pt . TJie

      ^^^^^^^^ *_^ ^~ ^~ "— ^ r ^^ ^^^ ^_^ ^_ _ - ^ ^^_ _ ^_ — ^^ ^^^ — ^ - ^ ¦ ¦ ¦ w — ~™ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ t ^ f ^^^ J WJ 1 Jf ^ B a . s a 7 Z organ for the _ associated _> _ ___ i trades ___ , and h e wil _ i «_ b l ^_ gladl ^_ a ^_ l ^__ y receiv _ e notes on any matters of interest interest to to puotisners publishers , , voows boolcsellers ^ iiers * , pa paper per--maJcers rtiu / iers , , stationers siawurvvrs , , engravers engravers , , and unu , primers printers , wi with th

      a view to their early publication . Changes in the personnel of firms , removals of p , laces of business , the formation of new departments in established houses , forecasts of trading arranaementsannouncements announcement of revorts of trcude and festivals

      arrangements , * oj new new piwixcaiions publications , , repons oj zrcLoue meetinqs meermgs ana jestivals . a chronicle of irade charities—these and any points connected with literature as it , affects authorpublisher , and purchasery come within the scope of the * Circulau . ' All

      % J % f ' , JL * _* . ' i ~ m - ¦ ? books _ for __ review _ . and other _ ^_» communications a relatin ^_ i _ * g to _ the - __ literary _ department *_ _ , should _ he addressed to the Editor of the ' Publishers' Circular , ' and he will be glad to arrange for

      an interview tvith any gentleman who may desire to see Jwm .

      188 Fleet Street : September 15, 1883.

      188 Fleet Street : September 15 , 1883 .

      Hile Congresses Are The Order Of The Day...

      HILE Congresses are the order of the day , the librarians of the United Kingdom have Wbeen _ _ in session . this week at Liverpoolunder the presidency of Sir James _ Picton _

      and r - have , met — ¦ _ w _ ith _ i . « a very cordial •« ^ reception * ^ j ^ from ja , the _ ^ citizens m _ * j ^ . The _ f _ tv ^_ i chairman ^ j _> , in A his ^ m opening _ - , addressat the first session of the conference on Tuesdaydwelt upon the varied sides of the

      association —~— " — , — ' s work ^ . and i its __ ' bearings ^ * upon system * . and ¦ organisation ^ , _ t _ * ^ , and spok ^ e at some leiigth 4 . 4 of - _^ ^ m the VV ^ ^^ responsibility ^_ . - _ r ~ w _ - ^ ^— - — ' — - —— - — ^ m and — - - — - — importance -- — _ . _ of __ the _ __ _ duty ^^ of selecting _ , _ , ^_^^ books _ . _ . _ , which _ . devolves _ _ _ . , _ _ upon _ __ the

      librarian , and requires wide information , literary ability , and sound critical judgment . { Referring to the adjuncts to Free Libraries , Sir James Picton said that newsrooms had

      attracted separate M ^^ 0 ™^^^ H ^^ p ^^^^ V ^^ V ^ rfV ^_* ^^ 0 * from ^™ attention ^* >^^ V ^^^ ^™* ^^ ~^^ the ^^ ^* ^^ ™^~^ , libraries and ^^^ ' v v " ¦ " ^^_ i properl ™^—¦ ^^_* ^^~ ~^— " ^ . " * Birming ^^^ y ~~^ —_———_ managed ^^_ ^ b * _ * ^__¦ i ^^—¦ __» ¦ __^^ k ham ___¦ ' ____ ^^— __» __ they ¦ had ™ __ ___ _ —^ ^ were —¦ ^ set —^ —_— —— very — a v ^ r goo ^^ V ^ k ^~^ useful ™_^ d ™^ —^ examp ~_^ ^™^^~™ , ~* ™^~ but ^ m ^ V —~» V ^^ le ^^—^ ~ they ^^ ^ in _ V ^^ V ^_ V required this ~~ ™_^ ~^~ ~^~ ^¦ ~^~ respect ^~—» ~_^ ~~ |^^ to ^^^ ~ be " r . ~ " kept The

      much establishment extra expense of lectures . The was first another day ' s programme valuable auxiliary included , and a . paper might on be the accomp Rise and lished Progress without of

      Public mittee , Libraries the number in America of such , lib by raries Mr . T . in E . the Step United hens , a States Member being of over the Liverpool 3 , 000 , with Library 12 , 300 Com , 000

      -volumes b . Mr The . Peter Growth Cowell of Local which Libraries showed at that Liverpool ba curious formed coincidence the subject the of first an interesting collection paper of books y for public use in the , great seaport was , the y ift of a retired master , mariner . The

      in Xll Athenaeum the UJUIV kin JXlllLk g ViVll dom Library l . f On VU and Wednesday 1 T njviXlVKJVl Reading UI V , Room the V 1 AV second UVWAAVb , formed day V * C * in y of V 1799 / X . the g U-L 1 U , Conference was V / V / UA V the / l VAJLW first « , papers Uli institution L / VX > J were % TV ^ X ^ - / read -t of -v ^ i ^ -- * its on v kind the

      their old UII . V 11 Church Arr XJLXXU angement llXgVJi and > . lVlIi School U and IV 1 J . U . Fittings JL Libraries . ' XUVUl gUi . of Mr J . T-a Lancashire . 0 . . . John ^ r V / A 1 . XA Lovell JJV , and \^ JLX , , of V on / JL Liverpool JUX the V V / J question . l- ^« - » W X , read i \_/ l _ U \_< of a L 4 I Free paper » J « JJ l _» V-- Library JL on Uil the > J J . i- ^ Buildings — Functions ~~ whereas

      and had TinrJ in 1871 O increased i-n perations r » T « £ there » c * sf > rl to \ : were r \ of 113 11 the / 1 . 36 Free Social Sno communities . in Library . llv lthe 4 " . V »« librarian liVira System which . vin . n , s in had will will the have TiavA established course good ornr » rl of rpnenn reason free which libraries to t . r \ he remember vf > mAT stated , now V » ftr that their t . the Tlftir number VlSlt visii w tO i I I

      ^ Liverpool of the Earl , for of Derb they y were ; and invited in y the on evening Tuesday a to reception Knowsley and Hall soiree , in order were to given inspect by the the Library library . I I imade an " I

      Museum Museum excursion , , and and on the Arts Arts river Uommittee Committee , in the tender or of tne the * Jjiverpool LiverDool Vigilant / Uorporation Corporation and visited . . the Un On ' Indefati Wednesdav Wednesaay gable / taey thev Financially »^ I I the association iJii is flourishingThe xid accounts tibuuiiua show oiiuw that vjlkx the uaic ; cell ' receits including ¦ I

      leaving leaving £ lait 150 ? «< . 10 » ar s . balance ULiifcLiiuo » 7 ( d . broug Ao to to ht uuuiioiuxigi credit uxein forwar u ui of d £ x , . 260 ^ amounted uv / . . Is xs . 8 ouu d . to £ Amongst ^ 357 hliijluii . 18 ^» s . those uiiuse 4 d ., and present u [ jreatJiii the expenditure at ao year y the tiiu s meetings iiitjui ^ ck ^^ - to ixx xp ^ v £ 97 o , have j . 10 * .- s . been ««•» - I I

      Messrs Doncaster . W . Free Archer Library , National ; Y . Library T . Barrett of Irelan , Mitchell d , Dublin Library ; , A Glasgow . Ascon , ; Manchester H . Bradshaw ; ¦ J , . University Ballinger > I stockKr ^

      Chester Alderman Library Free Library , ; C G ambrid . Cannon Bullen Ri ge chmond , , Bri Chairman ; J tish . JBriscoe ; Rev Museum , . Free , J . Notting A ; . Library M C . urling Comerford ham , Bolton ; S . J . Cridland , D Free ; . R Buckland . Library C . Free Christie , , Library Free Dundalk , Councillor Library ¦ ¦ Manchester ; A , . Cotgreav of Man ; J * - , I

      Dickenson Folkard , Free , Fre , e Library Library , , Wi West gan Bromwich ; J . Frowde ; , Miss Free H Library . Eteson , , , Barrow Free Library -in-Furness | , , Blackpool ; R . ; ^ n jjl - ^ ! ' I British Museum DBGrantLeamington WHGreenhoughReading A . Ireland ^ e 8 I

      Chester _____ Runcorn JLVU 11 _____ V . V-T -- ; W ; y kt J . . , # *__ J pvta _ . % J . . Haggerston Kay j ; . » . « jjjr . , Owens v . ti Pi ^__ n _ k vino , -. _¦» Newcastle Wtf , College vviivgu ____ __¦_ _ _ j , . ; Manchester _ tj _ R c 4 jx . ¦__¦« l ; ^\ Harrison _ . x \ - >^> . -VX . ; , ^__ pT ^ . , . . Lo *^__ G v ^ i ndon _ . a ^_ M > Law j __ t * w » ; , , ___ , J Si k _ . xgi lhgnet _ C x * . . V- Hudson » j Library ju ¦ _ - ^_ i ¦ F ; * - **¦ » ¦ " - ; , i T ¦ _< EdinDii . ^ . -P Olasg /_ " ^ ^_ , 1 _ V _ f __ V ____ _ y gj » . ) W > /; m I ____ i

      Public B Overall r \ . Lo max Library London t , .- _ v Bri _ i ^^ ; ghton J . E D » . ; Mullins 0 T . Thomas rrv W _ rt . , Free __ M 'AHster London t Library ~_ , / i ~ , _ Leeds , Birming r C n G ; J Vingo Tr . ham , ' M - ^^ ' lver ; J Bradford to . , H - ¦ _ Dublin . . -i Nodal \ -v «_ - _ . ; C , Manchester T Wa Wnlford . ¦ Mason lford . , f ; -jona n vv ^ . ' I

      ill .: ; H Stevens . B . , Wheatley London . ; London . . ; Sir W , . Wheelhouse ; . , Q . . C ., London , ; Miss ; ¦ Stanys . , Lo , ndon ^ , u , _______ - ^^^^

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1883, page 814, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091883/page/2/