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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th September 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1006, 188 Fleet Street, Sept. 15,- 1886.

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      I0o6 The Publishers' Circular Sept. I 5 ...

      I 0 O 6 The Publishers' Circular Sept . i 5 , l 8 g

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      - The < PUBLISHERS' CIRCULAR' for OCTOBER 1 WILIi CONTAIN AS FULL v AND v COMPLETE * LISTS * OF ¦> FORTHCOMING * BOOKS . A . S < DJ ± 35 T IBIS OBT-A-IIIsriKIID . i Publishers "will greatly oblige and assist us by sending in their Advert isements and Lists of Aifinotincements as early as possible 9 so that they may be duly mentioned in the Literary Intelligence *

      188 Fleet Street, Sept. 15,- 1886.

      188 Fleet Street , Sept . 15 ,- 1886 .

      Tj Lverything, Except, Perhaps, The Book...

      Tj lVERYTHING , except , perhaps , the book - liveliest L ^ trade c dead , indicates season' that which the we present has ^ e had is the for

      some years . Political agitation still compels the greater part of our busy legislators not to

      wander far from the precincts of historic Westminster . The metropolis is , therefore ,

      stirring ; and for the first time in our memory there is actually somebody in London during

      the second half of September . In the country , the most notable event

      of the past fortnight has been the meeting of the British Association at Birmingham . This

      gigantic picnic of the learned is at length becoming too formidable in its programme , so

      that men of ordinary capacity can no longer hope to keep themselves acquainted with its

      professions ; its achievements may not be so difficult to remember . No surprise can be

      felt when we hear the prophecy that the affairs of the association are likely to become

      unmanageable . When it is remembered that in a week ' s time not less than four hundred papers ^ b 4 ^

      were brought before the various sections , the only surprise that can exist is that the

      Committees should get through with the work at all . Some reform , will certainly be necessary

      in future years . The most obvious relief would be the rejection 4 / of all papers JL . A . of trivial

      or local interest , which the general run of the members cannot be expected to discuss .

      The difficulty we refer to was strongly exemplified in the geographical section , in

      which some promising papers were suppressed throug h want of time . We quote jt . the

      following remarks upon the subject printed by a contemporary : The geographical

      section had thirty papers ' on its list , and several of the most important were virtually burked .

      Much time was spent in telling old stories , for the twentieth time and reading V- * what were

      really mere gazetteer articles . As a matter of fact , the sections could scarcely have

      done justice to one-half the papers mr on the list , thoug "— ' h no president . M . could have

      performed his trying functions more efficiently than Sir Frederic Goldsmid . This

      section had a paper from M . de Lesseps on . the WTL . ^ w » w ^—wanm ^ M ^^ n ^ wa

      Panama Canal , which had not a single novel feature ieature in m it it . . On un the tne other otner hand nana . Dr jJr . . Felldn t elkin '' s o

      , paper on the acclimatisation of Europeans in Tropical Africa was a really valuable

      contribution , his conclusion being , in essence , that acclimatisation is impossible . Mr . Joseph

      Thomson's paper on his — recent journey on the x Niger held a crowded and attentive audience

      enchained for an hour . ' As the meetings of the British Association

      and kindred organisations supply the intellectual food of many of the learned in

      summer , as books do in winter , it would oe only right that quality and not quantity

      should be the leading object of the various

      committees in years to come .

      It May Interest Our Readers To Learn Tha...

      It may interest our readers to learn that the scheme of the Copyright Convention ,

      signed by the plenipotentiaries of twelve nationalities at Berne on the 9 th current , will

      not become law until three months after it has been ratified by the various powers Jk . . This is

      in accordance with Article XX . of the draft scheme printed in the ' Correspondence

      respecting the Formation of an International Copyright Union . ' As some of the signatories

      are those of South American States , some little time nlust elapse before all the

      ratifications can be exchanged . In the meantime , we understandthe terms of the Convention

      will soon be printed , for presentation to the

      Parliament of the United Kingdom . --. " ¦ I

      V^Yv We Give Publicity In This Number To...

      v ^ yv We give publicity in this number to two i significarit letters upon a subject which *

      recollect fortunatel , called y , has for never remark before in our , so pages far . The we

      disclosures *~ M <¦ iu . rt . I s- ^ . j- » w < m / - * *~» regarding •« j—k >~ k « j-k « i j-M -m - »^ k j ~> + dishonest s--l m f ~» l- » V ~* . •• - » j-k . *~* "W- y which ^ -mr W ^ "V S \ W ^ are O 1 * f set iiC forth i \ JX VJkM . - in M . M . M . these VAI . V /» JVr VV communications / JUUiAAlUkAl . AVMIVJ- \/ AAitJ are UIJL V ^ painf £ - *• - — - 11 ^

      startling . To some employers in . the trade they XJKJLXjy may X lit * V prove I- * - ^ - * ^ a mJV revelation X V / V V > 1-1 « VAV 1 JI which WW A . A . JLV / JLJL must **¦* - ^ - leaI

      ation a to KXUll increased of KJA . booksellers UVV vi ^ AODU gilance ^ IO . they U * iV To > Jf present UA the UOfllU rising ¦ exain * , — -- g ^ ]) » leS '

      which cannot possibly be read with inil »» ' ence .

      Mr . Westerton ' s letter refers to juvcmH

      oflfenders whose petty peculations , altho ^ J

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1886, page 1006, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091886/page/4/