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sept, 15,1888 * The Publishers' Circular...
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CHAMBEB&S ENCYCLOPEDIA/ The new volume (...
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September 15,1888. I^\ Lasgo W Should Be...
The Centenniai * Exhibition at Melboukne . —It appears that not a little
dissatismm ^ r ^ , * ^ Bk >^ V B ^ " " ^ ~ — — ""¦ " B |— B ^^ ™^ — ~^ ¦ ^^ —¦ ^ ^ " ^ ~~~ " ^» ~™~^ - ^^^^™ ^^ " » ^^ " ~^* -W * ^^* ' ^ mW ^^ mW ^^^ Bf ™^ ^^ ^^ P ' faction has been expressed regarding the treatment / JV ^ B * m ^ f ^ " ^ F' — BBBHBbM of « h British mmmt — exhibitors - — —¦ - ™ I B at " ^— ' — this ^—¦ " ^— —— ¦ » great ^^ HH - ^ mm - ^^»~ ^^~^ ^ m * ^^ B » . . . ^^ n ^ m . >^_ ^^*^
display . Exhibitors of books had ^^ special — cause ¦ to grumble 0 b ¦ ~ on account ¦ as - ¦ a ¦ correspondent F iSBBJ BB BBBB SBB
^ J ^ J *|^ m ^ m - » — ft ^ " ~ —— — ™ " ™~ - A , ^""" r ^^~^ F ^^» ^^ " » ^^ " ^^^ B ^^ bF MI ^^^ *^^ " ^^ ^> * BA Vp * informs A us , of A ^ rn the ^ B exhibits V A * A * , being •¦ A scattered - ^ Bh all BBft over ^ j » -mj & - - ^^^ the —~ building ^^—^^ m and ^ — ™~ not — — ™~ ~~ in ~~ one ~^™~ ¦ v ^ v —^ p- department — — ¦ ™ ¦ -b *'' - ^ ^^^ b *^^ r —^ b ™^— ^^^ r ^^^ ^^™ ^^^ . ^ p
We understand that Mr . M . L . Hutchinson , the B ^ f ^ mU ~ I" agent ^ " ^ Bh ^^ " ^ fc ^™ BBh m \ for ^ ^ several Bt ^^ w ^^ » ^ mm BBh publishers ^^^ ^^ " ^» BBh " ^^™ ""^ P " ^^» A ^^ ^^ V ^ B I ^ BPP , ^ H managed W ^ W ^ V ta ^ r ^ my BbB >« JBj ^¦^^ i ^ ^ K ^¦¦^ k ^ " ^ ^¦ b * " to ¦* PT ^"" - « P " ¦ ^ . ^ ^ _
remedy this , and now the books are fai rly well together . The colonial speaks hihlof
Mr . Hutchinson ' s efforts press in connection g with y the Exhibition .
Rare Bibles and Books . —Among the most important h ~~ acquisitions made mml b f y the Trustees atf ^ i * F ¦( of
^^ | ^ - ^ — — H ~ ^^ ^^^ - »^^» ^^^ - ^ ^^ ^^^^^ - ^^ ¦ ^^ ^^^ v ^^^^ ^^^ ^^™ ^^^ ^^ i ^ " ^ ^^ V ^ V V ^^>^^ P > ^^^ ^^ F ^^"" ^^^ ^^ . ^ the British Museum during the year are the following ^ b — ' ^^^ ™ ^~ ~ ' ^^~ ~ ~ ^ BV ^^^ work ~ ^^ ^^^ - " s ~ ^—^ : ^ ¦ A ^^^^> Bible ^ v ^^^^^— ^^^ b B- ^^ p ^^^ ^ p ^ - MBB in ¦¦¦ ^ ^ PSf ^ BBV the ^^ p * ^ PB > ^¦^ P' Georg ^^^^ P * V ^^ p ^ ^ fe ^^ P' ^ pb P ^ p ^ p ^ L ian ^ P ^ B ^^^^ PT HV ^^ B )
language , in folio , printed at Moscow in 1743 at the expense of Prince Bakar ¦¦ the son ¦ of
King m . ' — — — — — V & ¦ ehtang , who ~™ ^ ^^ made ^^ ' ^ P- ^ ' ^ ¦ B »^^— " ¦ use ** . « ^ P *^^ 1 "" ^ " » , of ^ "J » « B >^ Bk materi ^ SP » ¦¦*¦? Np ^ ¦^ . P ¦¦ al ^ w * ' s collected ¦ by his uncle ¦ i King i Artch Bi Pb l . This flBto ff
book ^^ — — is excessivel — ^ ^ y ^^^ rare ^ . B' - ^^ r , ^^^^^^^^^^^ as ^^^ ^^^< P ^ VM nearl . B ^^ ^^ PV WP ^ . V y ^ PP ^ B ¦¦ ^ ^ the > y V ^ PBV * whole ^ BBB ^ V ^ PB > ^ pB | V ^ impression — a ~* — — ^ was w - ¦ ' — destroyed ^ "r - ™ ^^ " ^ " ^ ^^ ^^™ ^^^ v - ^ p ^ ^^»^« ¦ * in h ^^» ^ pa the ^ pp . ¦¦> ^ p > - ^ pp * burning p ^ 0 r ^ ^ p ^ bbpb ^ pbi ^ pbh ^ pi « B ^ vBtk of i ^ p ^
Moscow in 1812 . Only ten copies are known to — exist - ~ T and no other ^^ ^ ¦ B edition ^ ppr ^ v ^ ^ pr ^^ ^ pp ) bb ^ p > ^ ppj of - ^^ w BB * the feT 4 B > i B > P 1 entire T fe Bb B « VJ , ^ " ^™ ^^ ^^ ' ^^ ' ^¦*^ Pp ^^^ tp ^ ^^ * ^ p ^
Bible has ever been printed in the Georgian language k bb . Anoth 1 ¦¦ ¦¦ er i rar i e BkB Bible ta is PPT the BBi one in BBh Bfc
— — — ^^^— ^^^— " —— ' mr ^ ^^_ - ^^ ^ p ^^^^ ^^ ^ ' BB ^^ " - ^^ W \^ ^^ " > ^ PjpP ^ ^ PB > ^^^ . « V ^ ^ Bp »^ —| | " pB * ^ PK ^ pF ^^ Bta 4 4 Armenian to to . . illustrated illustrated , printed witn with at numerous rmmarons Amsterdam woodpiifs woodcuts , in 1666 . as as ,
also a Psalter in Armenian , printed at Venice , in 15658 vo . This book BbBJB was PfcBB the ¦¦ first fcfB
duction — ~ - ~ , of T —~ the " — ' — ¦¦ Armenian —*^ ^— ^— ^ v V >« r ¦ ^ B * ' ^< BW ^ press « «« V «* V ^ established ^ T . » . ^ ^& M # " *^ .- ^^ "rf pro * - ^^ ^ BB b ^¦^ y Abcrar Abgar at a , fc Venice Venice , and and is is "believed bfilip . vftd to f , n Vbe > ft the t . h «
first portion of the , Bible printed in Armenian . To these — — ' — ¦ ^ " - ™ should » — — - *— ^*» - »• " — be r *^ r ¦* . !>¦ added v > w ^ - ^» - ^ p »» ^ pp « ^^» P Archbishop ^ k ^ B ¦¦¦ .. K . ^ ppr rfk r »«^ Bt &* tB ^ ^^ ^ *^ r "' Parker *^ l * AtV >^ A . ' s Pk _ f
rare work entitled ' De Antiquitate Ecclesise Britannicse , ' printed in Lambeth Palace by
John J private oiin JJ Dav distribution ay in in 1572 1572 J among . , loli folio o , the and and friends intended int . p . nflpfl of the tor for Archbishop ¦ . ¦ It is bb believed nrf & jp that no more A than t
— — "" - ~ ™ " ^— -w- r —~ — — - »» , w ^~ r ^^ . - ^ . ^ » - \^ ^ - ^» » p » ^> i . m ^>< w « s ^ A V- ^ ^^ JpV ^ _^ . ^^ Tk ^ -A * " - ^* .. V two two twent copies Coni y-live ftS agree acrrftP copies pn entirel +. of irfilvin this in their + work Vimrf contents » on exist +. « n , +. and a . Four TTonr no
copies are now in the British y , Museum . Finally the Missal of the use of the Diocese of Seville , | printed 1 - ¦» - » v v ^* . at + sv v Seville r \^ V > V XAJ . V b ILf y J Jacob T- # CV \ J \_ 7 Pl ^ Cromberger V ^ JU VJ » Xl . J . IL ^\_/ J . £ i V ^ -I- in -J . XJL
507 , folio ; a Service-book of the greatest itna nificent rarity , and examp printed le of earl on y vellum Spanish . It typograp is a mag hy - ,
Jind famil Seville issued issued y of until German trom from the the t , h middle p > printers press -nrpsa of or of who the tli the R worked nrst fi sixteenth rst , ot of at a
ito exist century , and . Onl that y is one in other the Casanati copy is Library known at to
rae . Do Library Books Spread Infection ?—A _
A good deal of discussion having taken place Hict lectious ious on diseases diseases the subject hv bmea m of ^ an ns s the o f spread thp the * honlr books of in m in
circulating authorities , libraries according y , the to Dresden the Lancet munici , have pal nad Had . a Jl thoroug ~ t . II r ^ T »/ Ml nr h experimental av navinionf < il investi i -r » - « r /^ ci 4-inro gation 4-i / - ^ t- «
() f this question conducted . A number of taken Hiuch-used for the volumes from . the The town dust library from were the leaves ^ and t ^ covers \>\ purpose VV li in nutrient media
and n cultures mx . ^ ; VV reared ; JLO was < XO , the sown DU W result XXI . XX U being *> A JIC / 11 V that R IXK 3 VA no X € k ^ iound ncrobes belonging to infectious diseases were
ordinary . —the dust dust of a being harmless , in character fact , nothing . Again but ,
the dirtiest leaves in the books were rubbed first with the dry finger and then with the wet
finger . In the first case scarcely any microbes were - - — m ¦ found ^^^ " " ^^ r- ¦ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ^^^^^ B on ^^^ ^^ " ^^^ the ^^^ S ^ B SIV ^^^^ P finge ^^^ "B" . ^ B ^ V ^ B ^^ B ^¦ P' ^ r B ^ B ; BB W in ^ BBHV ^^^ the ^^ ^^^ 1 ^^ ^^^ ^ second ^^ " ^^» i ^ - ^ ¦ i ¦ ^— ^^ case ~^^ ~^ ¦ ~— ' "*
plenty were found , but all appeared to be of a non h -infectious ¦ ¦ - ib character b f . Especiall ¦ y is it
— — - - — — —^— ^^ - ^— —^^ —^^ - ^ ^^™ - ^^ «^ ' ^™ - ^^^^ ^^ v ^^^ - ^ m - ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ~^^ r ^^ r ^^^ F ^^™ p ^^ ^^^ " ^^^^^ ™^^^ | P ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ j - ^ - - ~ — noted that there were no tubercle bacilli . Lastly , books were soaked for two days in
spirit containing 10 per cent , of carbolic acid . This treatment destroyed all the bacilliand
proved harmless to the volumes . The , conclusion arrived at was that the danger of
circulating libraries spreading infection is very slightbut a recommendation is given to dust
books , well before reading them , and never to wet the finger in the mouth for the purpose
of turning over the leaves . ;
Sept, 15,1888 * The Publishers' Circular...
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Chambeb&S Encyclopedia/ The New Volume (...
CHAMBEB & S ENCYCLOPEDIA / The new volume ( II . ) of the new edition of
this 4 Cataract work / continues The latter from refers ' to Beaugency the disease ' to of
the eye only . A . s we observed with regard to the first volumethere is every evidence of
Bi ^ Bl OK A _ ¦¦ , Bk Ok .. A . ¦ BBI careful . ^ editorial ^ supervision ^ , which is ^ almost surprising when the scope of the work and the
rapidity of publication are borne in mind . Mr . Patrick has in the present volume brought
together a host of contributors who conspicuously excel in their special observations and
modes of thought . For the book world the volume is more
interesting than any of the ten which we presume will form the complete set . ' Biblio-
graphy' comes from the pen of Mr . H . A . [ Websterthe librarian of the University of
Edinburg , h ; the same gentleman also writes the ^ pi ^ ^ Bb " » B ^ article ^^ ^ ^^ Bi - ^* ^^» ~^ ^^» " ^^ ' Boo ™ — k ¦ . —~ ' As — ' ™ " we " - ~~ mi — g ^^ BBB ht —~ ' expect B ^ ^~ ^ " ^ from ~ '
the writer , both of these articles are characterised bthat scholarly universality of
informay A ^_ ~ % J BBS % rPh 4 IBB « Bk tion which ought ^ . to he ^ found ^* in ^ all works of this p ^ j descri < BBP ption i our insular f views of the great ¦
world . ^ ^ B ^ ^ V _ " ^^^ T ^^^ " ^ B > ^ B « being ^ W ^^^ ^^ " ^^ B ^ g —^ ^^ ^^ sadl B ~ - ^ ^ B ^ ^^ , ^ m y ^^^ pronounced ~**~ ~~ m ' ' ' ~~ ¦¦ ' " " ^ ~ ^— ^ ^ - ^ — . — < B ^^— ™ — Mr ¦ ^ - ^ . Webster ^—^ — ^ - ^ ^ BB ^—^— ^» ^^ , however U . UWCVO 1 , , mi ixiA g ^ xi ht u have ixa >\ id inserted iiioci lou a w vr ord ufjL v * or ui . two i / nu
under the heading c catalogue , ' a subject sufficientl Bfc Bb interesting 1 for special noticeor at
least B ^ pT B ^^ f ^ B ^ JH . Ak ~ - | " 4 ^ ^ a BJB * ¦ *^ T cross |— y ^^ ^^ Bl ^ - ^^ reference " ^ B ^^ ' ^^ ""— —— ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^^ k ^^ . ^^ ' ~ The ¦ » - ^ - — — B contribution ' ^ — — ' - — — - , -m on - — — 4 Bookbinding flfl PBta hrf ? comes from the experienced
^^^_^^ T X ^ B * ^^ rf ^ Ph B ^ B ^ . ^ ^^ K ^ ^ ' . BJ B ^ B ^ ^ M HgiBb ^^^ ^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ — ¦ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ pen of Mr . Joseph Cundall , than whom no writer ^ y J ^^ BVk ^^ ~ — ^ . 1 ^ ia B ^ ^ BBBB 1 this ^*¦ ^ ^ ' ^^ ¦ country - ^ - ^ —~ ^ ¦ f is ' ^^ better ' — — ' fitted —» — to — ¦ sp - eak
on this most interesting subject . The article on ^^ _^ j ^ the ^^ ^ Bh ^ BP' ' Book ' ¦ B » — - - * rf - *— ^— Trade ' _ _ _ J has - . „ , been . _ v _ ^ thoroug _ _ - _ - — - ^^_ - hl ¦ - - y
overhauled by Mr . Robert Cochrane . ' British Museum ¦ ' by ¦ Mr - W ~ ¦ . A . W . Pollardlikewise
possesses AT m ^ rf ^» f ^^ ^ B ** ^ B *» Jp ^ ~ * B * , "I attractions ¦ r ^^ " *> ¦ ' - " ' for JBl w ¦ the ta ¦ " — bibliopole ' Bm " . i - — ^ Bl ^ " " " — ^ ' BH , . One > " ^ , ^ of the most important literary articles in the
volume is ' Biograp -. , ^ ^^ h y , ' b y Mr PB ^ Bl BBI ^ . Thomas —iBI ^ SB 1 David ^ lBT ^^ k BB BBB - p son ^ j ^ g ^^ j ^ ; » ^ it b ^ «^ ^ is Bh riif *•¦» noteworth ^ " » ^—^ ^** — ~ p ^ ¦ ~^^ ¦ ¦ ' ¦^ " - ~ ¦— ¦ y » particularl ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ — — ^^ ^ y f on — ^— account ^^ — — — — — —
of its allowing how the greater subjects receive » more C ^ B attention ¦ ¦ - in ¦¦ ¦ - the new ¦ edition than
^^^^^^ bH ^ » ^^^^ H ^ Bi ^ Bk ^^ ^ fc ^ ^ P ^^ " ^ BB" »* ^^^ " ~ ¦ »^ - —i —^ — - — ' —~ - ~— - - - -w — r ~ - — — -- —^ - — - — - --- * --they received formerly . To those who are outside of the book world
these may appear subjects that do not call for special volume mention will be . found But on rich examination in modern the details new
respecting all __ . ^^ branches „ ^_ of ^_ knowled B > ^ B ^ Bl ge described VNBJ ^ vBh fl ^ by the most apt pens in this and other
counw Chambers ' * Encyclopaedia , a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge & . R . 3 STew Chambers Edition . . Vol . II . XiOudon and Edinburgh : ^ ____ . _____ / a
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1888, page 1063, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091888/page/5/
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