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    OOISTTINEHSTTAL LITERARY NOTES.

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    ^ " ^ bbp——— " ^ "Wb ^^ ' . ^^^^^ A CENTURY OF PUBLISHING . attracted . Tl > e celebration not a little of attention the centenary from members of two great of the American trade on publishing the other side houses of , the has At recent lanti ] f *

    Both firms—Messrs . Lea Brothers and Co . and Messrs . Henry Carey Baird < fe Co . —trace their < orig Like in to many the same of his founder compatriots —Mathew of the Carey present , who day was born Mr . in Carey 1759 took in Dublin too fiery . an interest in

    the ( politics of the time to allow him to lead a comfortabl , e life in the old country . After found found placing his his himself way wav to to within Jrhiladelphia Philadelnhia arm ' s . length where where of he he outraged arrived arrived in in law November November , he managed J 1784 784 .. to escape in disguise and

    Only two months later he bega , n his publishing career by issuing a daily paper entitled the Marquis JPennsy r lva de nian la Fayette Evening . Herald To f ¦ this ; t monetary nterprise Mr aid . having Carey shortl been » y generousl added a y monthl advanced publication by the

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    Bibles the — — ™ — - Douay —¦ - — published — ~ — — — t ransla . _ __ — — t in __ ion — America - , . _ . — and — — — —¦ - the — — ; and Authorised — — — - ^ had v ^ pr ^^» r ^ p ^ ^ w ^ to ^ ~^ be ^^ Version ^ B » ¦ ^ BP" kept «* ^^^ . ^^» standing ^^^ ^» ^^ At ^ ' ^^ . ^ B ^^^ i that ^ M ^ h jh ^^ in ^^ period ^ ^^ type p ¦ / ^^ Mfc ^ ^^ «^ - ^^^ they ' - stereotyp ^^^""^» w were ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ m the ing ^^^ ^ onl being ^ p |^ ^^ ^^ y ^^^ q ^ j quarto ^^» then H pr M ^ p a . ^

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    Constable ¦ When wry & the a m Co Waverley ttt . for advance m Novels - ^ - ^ sheets were . As - _ h appearing soon as , the Mr — _> sheets . Carey — ^ came ¦¦ had to an han agreement drelays 1 of with compositors * . Messrs ^ — . .

    were coaches ^^ — - ^ - » - ^^ — - — - ¦ — —— — set - ^ - —— — - — were - — " to — — — work —— chartere — - - " — — - ni -- — ____ g ht d to __ — and — __ convey - _ - ___ - ^ - ^ ¦ ^— day _ — ___ - ^ __ , , ¦ ___ supp - ^ and . _ . v « l W ^ ^ B ^ lies ^ ^^ ^ when ^ _^ ^ " ^ ^^ v ^ ,,- -v to . ^^ - ^ ^^ . ^ Ba ( ^ New ^^ the ^ . " ^ pN ^^ -r «_ # books ^ — York b ^^** ^*_^ ^^ "_ ^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ » _» * W ^^ 9 . came ~ h _^ «^ v _ Mr __ r >« "ipr ^^^ rf » «^ w ¦ ^ b . out V ^ ^ W ^_^ * ^^ . V of ^ - ^ A ^*_ ^ . » the _ N » y A B Blanchard *^ -ip > _ ^ ^_ ^ _ > >» , *| j ^ "y binders _? « *» ^ ^ " " ^ ^ ^ ^_— fc ^ « ^ _^ r ^ w » r ^_ ~ ta v _» , «¦ ^ ' ^» a 'B hands _ . By —pr ¦«¦ - subseque ¦ ^ - ^ vp _ *^ *^ ^ ^ _ r B m ^ ^ ^ pr ¦ ^_^ stage ^ p — ^ 4 » « ^ A \^ ^ flh ^^ nt ^ pj -

    member Under his of charge the firm , to , travel remembere ' perche d being d upo sent n th off e bund in his les youth of boo with ks , a stage ght - and load day of , a t ' Waverley be ferried ' across the North River - and - deliver i his packages b to 4 # the various b booksellers of New ¦¦? York . '

    — - — —— —— — Mr In Bjk b __ * . 1829 — Care ^ _ ^ ¦¦ — y the — died - m co -- « -. b _ in - partnershi __ . 1839 _^ ___ __ ^ ^ . . ^ — , fifteen — _»« ^ — - — ^ p __^_ v was —_ , __ years ^ v ^^ p divided *^ ^ ^ 'm , w after —P' ^ w « Mr « ^ . ""^ ^^ his ^** - The _ ^^ retirement ^ # ^ branch _ fe ~ l . f ^ ^^ BjV ^^ b ~ ^^ V " which % from V ^ p «_^ ^^» " ^_» business _¦ . b traces B *^ ^_ T dte —» ^ b ^ ^_ 9 ^ T its ^ . ^^ m descent * ^ " ^ w w B _ ^^ ¦ BjBkV directly

    from from connected the the originator orisrinator with many . , and and of the is is now now greatest known known authors as as Lea Tigs * of . Brothers Tfcrnfh the New p . rs _ & & Wo ; Co Hn rl ., d has , such n ot as . onl oniv Washington y been l-if » fm intimatel intimat Irving <» lv y , Fenimore Cooperand Edgar Allan ai Poe tttr but ¦ has jf also Bill been »¦ f the first medium ¦» for bring b aiBB ing

    before ^ A — - - the b ^ pA American j p — A , public _ _ Mbbm ^ ^ some ^_ _ _ of ^^^ ___ _ . the — ¦ -w s , bj tan « i _ r d »>« . _ ard r ^ ^ c B , Wjl B work ^ ¦ I I ^^ s of ^_ _ ^^ — _ lead h ^ * br ^^ i ^ ng ^ _ k ^ ¦ _ b British _ _• « . ^ . a »^ a ^ ^ B ^ ^* m writers " «^ «&_• ^ _¦ ^— - **¦ a . Among v— ,-ng these — _^_ - — — may _ - ^ _ be — — reckoned _ _ — — — — - Scott _ - -w- - _^ _ - _¦ . ' s w * Life ^^_»^»_» _ B » - of vp' ^^ Bonaparte M _ r ^^ ^ ^ _ iBg B ^ r ^*; dh Wj * ^^ , « J ' Lockhart m ^^ V ^^ ^^ flUbBt _ b «^_ r _ W W ^ ' s r _ f ' ^ Life ^^^_ ^^ W ^ p * of ^^^ 4 r Scott ^_^ ^ P * ^^ ¦ ' J ^* , "I ' Camp ^ " ^ *^^ ^ p ^^ v ^ bell ^» - - ^ ^— 's - —

    the * Lives ' Pickwick of the Chancellors Papers / & ' c . and More ' Lives recentl of the Chief however Justices the , firm ' Strickland has confined 's Queens its efforts of Eng to land the / issue — of works relating _ --- j—j to — ^— m — edical — — ^ - v science ^^ ^^ y in , all v ^^^ b its b aspect % »/ , ¦ sa branch lf b # bbi /—» b of publishing h rf in w - - hic — h

    Lea ' ^ Messrs Brothers . Henry & Co . Carey have - taken Baird a & _ leading _ r Co ^^ - ^ _ ^^ . , ^ _ - likewise p lace ^ ^» vp . , »^* have _ r . ^ _ r ^^ broug »^ ^^ ^• p' , m ^ ij _ r ht «__> b ^ out b _^ v ^^ the ^_^* >* B" ^ writings ^ ^^^ ry b ^ _ J" ^ of ^^^ several prominent w . ~ " >» ™ ^ " " ^ —— r — — - ^— - ^ r- Bm - »»—— " - lV American ¦ ¦ —¦ - ^ - ¦ — - ¦ w ^ _ ™— ^ men ___ ¦_ - _ . _ . of - « f _ b . letters __ <¦ ^ pr _ r w ^'_• •_»¦ . & Thi _ _¦_ . _ b _ * , *» s . *» firm ftikfc _ hA _• was »» _ Wf ^ the V-Av ___ / first JLJL JL * J ^ to (^ \ __ _ r publish fc ^ v % * _ ir _ LXI- ' -L JL C an 4 / JLA A illustrated -IbI . ** % * + * % JJU urvwv _ % . edition ^ . » »»— « ¦ — — — in * —

    America of Longfellow it first ; reprod but it uced demands Bulwer especial 's ' Rienzi interest ' and fro Marryat m the ' British s novels trade . Its from enterprise the fact was that shown further in its being the first to collect Macaulay ¦ ¦ Bt % 's Essays in volume form bb > fro pbV m the ¦¦ Edinburgh

    £ 3 — — — V ^ w »» -r «^ b > w » c ^ v pMbI ri JriJTV w P > Jh A A T V 4 aA > A pbbbVpW * »¦¦ " •••¦ ^¦— - Review . ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ —¦* * y ^ ^¦^^ p ^ pW ^^ " ^^^ ¦»^* . ^ ^ Both firms are accorded heartconsjratulations the attainment of their hundredth

    y upon mented mented anniversary in in veara ; and to to we come comft cordiall .. y hope that their past efforts and rewards may be amply augyears

    been We issued may b state y Messrs that . a Lea very Brothers interesting < fc Co memori . From al that volume source bearing much of upon the foregoing the centenary informa has

    lion nas been aerivea .

    Ooisttinehsttal Literary Notes.

    OOISTTINEHSTTAL LITERARY NOTES .

    * Booksellers , ' said Dr . Johnson , the centenary of wliose death was commemorated the even of other one * day floored who , ' are had 9 a generous bibliopole * difficulties and in ' liberal ( his to own borrow -minded shop a transatlantic men The . ' testimony Such expression was of the the calm great ) with and lexicograp the deliberate trade her , an ° P to d "V had the ° J |

    liberality of the publishers of his day might . be easily corroborated with regard to present-day publishers in ¦ 1 1 1 1 —¦ our -r T ¦ last ¦ in is a this cas country e in point , and . ¦¦ A ¦ ¦ ¦ the well interesting il -authenticated PB | pB ' ^ B ^ 1 reminiscence incident *¦> 1 / of in the the B / plp lamented career of the Colonel ¦ late Buraa Edmona *> y

    About ^ a a * ^^— . ' I testifies ' ^ » ' -T ™^ . a T ^ Vi to m ^ the . <¦ ^^ ^ liberalit ^ bT M « ^ ^^ ^^ Mia . y of » our ^ ^« V «^ MT ^ V French _ ^ B _ ^ B ^ P" PV W __ ^ PT PRJ BT confreres V ^ T ^ F V ^ ^ ^ ^ Vf _ V * ¦ ^* P ^ . ^ I ^ Bl ^ BBHBV B | Bjfli ^^ « ^^ ^ V ^*^ W « P ^ ^ W » ^^^ •¦* ^^*^ •¦¦ ^ F •^^^ ^^^ ^^ . . » day Edmond 1828 but About at was a Lorrainer earl b he y birth , sent having to iParis been born where at he Dieuze entere on d St the . V celebrawa ale J tl ^ o l

    JPJiilospphy Ecole , Nonwale ; In , distinguishing 1851 a very lie was y sent age himself to complete was very highly his studies and carrying , at Athens off * the During Frix d his 'honneur stay ed tnGte iw

    . .. not he published much pecuniary an interesting profit account In 1853 of he the returned island of to JEg Paris infe , which with ^ , the brought manuscrip hiiri sbme t of ^ ^ ^ K "

    lie important T *!* ' * ' broucrht IUMIV 1 A j work ^ VVl excellent «*** , ' £ a Grece , letters w ^** v . contemporain , . 4 of . AA ^ introduction -. \ H # «« v « rir AAV e JLVVUA , ' which , ' in 4 AV he \ A virtue KV submitted A ( M of AO Vf which A UJlIr tb iRetytB M ^ W the ft' ******** book , HaioHette **«^ /* * Jf was * ' , accejpW to ifSfflJ rtil j , . ' .

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 16, 1885, page 142, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16021885/page/6/