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      A Somewhat Notable Gathering Took Place ...

      treated with a quiet contempt that speedily induces them to seek *^^ fresh quarters ¦ . In thi 3

      — t ¦*• respect the Savage Club is worthy .. of all praise ; its members play when they f > lay and work

      when they work , and dilettantism ought to be an unknown quantity in their midst . ***

      April 16, 1888 The Publishers' Circular ...

      April 16 , 1888 The Publishers' Circular 399

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      >• c Continuous ' Note Paper . —One of the novelties which the busy firm of Messrs . Marion & Coof Soho Shave brought out is

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      so that ^— the ^ letter may be written with neatnesS new rtPt \ xr j note - comfort nnhf * . naner , and to to rap those th idit ose y . who who We look look commend to to tnese these the

      paper advantages . ¦ m Messrs ^ W ^^^ — ~~ ¦» - V 1 . 9 Taylor ^ mrnrn ^ - -m Mm ** -M ^ mm ^ m ** ¦ ^ m V Brothers wMmmtM . * Mm . w ^*^ r Mmm * Mm *^ Mm ± , d ^^ Tf f ' New ¦> ^ » ^ ' - Calen ~^ " ~— * -

      dabs . —A fine collection of samples of new lithograp designs has hic come printing to hand works V ¦«¦ from in the Leeds celebrated . A set

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      popular decorative effect . The harmony of could colour produce is tasteful better , and work few . forei The gn subjects competit suit ors

      British taste . ¦ 1 In Search of a Business . —A

      correspondent writes as follows : ' Will you pardon my troubling V / A , ^^ ^ Jm WS ^ ^ h ^ ^^ b M ^ you V ^ - ^ ¦*^™ ' with t v ^>* v «»^ b an m « v mmt ^ m * inquiry mm ^ ^ m , ^ mt ^^ m ^^ a ^^ « suggested r »* ^^^ M ¦¦ ^ h MK ^^ *^^ ^^ ^ i ^ « ¦ b ^ - ^ y w

      your leader in the Circular of the 2 nd inst . ? The stimulating lines are these : " . . . it has

      beea freely stated that many booksellers are not ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ aliv % ^^ fjb ^ fe V e ^«^ to ^ 1 ^ ^ m * ' the ^ mr ^— »^ ^ i ^ necessities ^^ ^— ^ B ^ ^^ V ¦ la ¦ htf ^^ ^^ *™ ^ . ^ g * g of ^»^ *^» tJi ^^ ^^^^ e ^»^ time ^ i ^ ^ " ^ " ^ " ^^ ^ ; and -mr- ^ ^ m ^^ - ^^ - ^»

      certainly , experience among some booksellers the in London notion to suburbs that d ^^^ r ^ V i the , for rank i ex and k am bb p file mt le , s of treng to retailers to i thens MT b ¦¦

      ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ fe ^ tf ^^^ T V ^^ " ^_ ~ ^ K ^^ ^^ ^ K ^^ ^ fe ^ ^ ^^ " ^^ r ^^^ ^ h' ^ T ^^ *^ b ^^^^^ ^^ V ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ m ^ ^ ^^^^^*^ ^ ' V ^^^ ^* ^^* ^^^^ V ^^ know very little about their business . " For nearl ^ ^ j * ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ y w ^ four B . ^ , a ^ ^ ^ ^ Km ^ mon m » ** ^** —^ ^* th ^^ ¦¦* ^^ — s ib ^ ¦¦ - I ^ Phw ^ h ^ * a * ave m 1 V ^^^ b V ^« r een ^^^ ^ p' ^ K ^^ seek yi f ^^^ ^ m ^ k ^ K <« i k « n ^ ^^ g fefl ^ k an ^ V ^ ' ^^

      that openin period g for advertised a book-business , "written , and to many have during ends making inquiries i and »* -w b corresponded i ¦¦ with and

      in J , M , * ik 1 t erriewe ^ kJA ^ fe Jfc ^^ tek *• ^ rf * d ^^ 1 ^^^ some ^^ ^** ^™ ^^ ^ ' ^ , owners - ^ ^» 1 ^ ^^ ^* r of ^~ <* mw ^ mr r ^^ o *^ tt ^ r ^ en ^ am ' ** ™ ^^ bu ' ^ sinesses ^— ^ ^ ^» ' * " » ^ ^— ^^ ^ the net result having been expenditure of ,

      time and money and a necessity to set one ' s wil V y » ^ b 4 l ^ t ^^ o ^^ f g ^^^ h o ^^ on ^* - * ^ ^^ p see —^ ^ p ^ ^ i ^ - k i ^»«^ ^ in ^ ^» ^ i g jpik ^ in ^ ^^ ^^ these ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ r- r ^^^ ^ and ^ v ^^ ^» ^ a ^^ other ^ ' i _ ^^ ¦ ^» ^ k - ^ a ^ ^^ way « w ^ w s r * ^

      till the object be attained . In the course of inquiries and journeys I have often been

      my •^ A . «* •/ told ^ 'the book-trade is of no good now , " and ye w ^^ f t ^^ i 4 b n ^^ J ± my 4 at * m >^ w peregrina w ** r ^^ * m * ^ m ^ ^ l ^ k ^** ^ ^ i ^^^^ r t v ^ ^ ions « - ^**~ ^ ^ p ^^ amongs ' ^ m ****** * m * ^^ ^ ^ ^*^ ^^ t ^^ the ^^ * ' trade ^^ ^^ •«» 'fc- ^ ^^"

      for I have 12 ^ p . icked spotl up ess a Dibdin in boar ' s d " Northern a Keats Tour first "

      ed ., for , 7 s . 6 d . ; and , I know of " Poems , , by . JT . K TL . havin havinffg " bftftti been turned turned out onh ot of an a . n obscure obar . nre

      corner and bought for 5 s . Another class of adviser will rf ¦ fc h " try amM , fancy K MM V goods" another !

      ^_ " ^* m emi ¥ **^ mW ^ gra ^ - " ^ W W t e ^^ " say W ** T ; and , mr in this ^ . ^ ^ - ^^ st y *^ le ^ " ^ ^"^ comes >^^ ^^ ; a ^ ^^ f comfor J * d » ^ - ^ ^^ ^ ^ - ^^ ^* t , mm — m sorry ^^ — — am * ^ mt m comfort ^ mr ^>^ m ^ ^^^ mf ^^ - ^^ b - ~ indeed ¦ —v ^^ w ^ v ^ h ¦ ^^ i ^ - ^^ - ^^ —to ^^ ^*^ a ^ ^^ v ^ man ^ ^ . v ^^ v ^^^ w ^ b ^ who V V ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ would ¦* w ^ bb ^ ^ vmv w v ^ qp ^^^^

      rather buy a Pickering than a new pair of g easi this loves l is , multi or all an by l Aldine above the way than instances , a new I could hat / . , However however , , y py om ¦

      Dictionary Of National Biography.*

      DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY . *

      This instalment of Mr . Stephen ' s monucourt mental . work Both extends these names from , Damon by the way to , D g 'E ive yn sfc - *

      Leslie Dictionary Stephen . of London National : Smith Biography , Elder , Vol & Co . XIV . ., edited by

      Dictionary Of National Biography.*

      very fair sample of the ordinary journeyman shep work herd of the of pastoral book ¦¦« . Damon poetry , is thoug one h of not Queen the

      wmmr Elizabeth ^ M ^^^ M ^ tt ^ A " ^ f — ^ ^ B - ^ ~— . — ^ B ^ ' s ^ musicians ¦ " J- * - . ¦ ¦ ** a ^^ m ~** % r « W ^ , and ^^ Vt ^ mm « * ^^ k probabl W , A JkPk ^ ^_ ^^ _* 4 k y ^^^ the ^ ^* - ** "M earliest Xlfj X . * ^ ^^^ ^^^ ab composer who set the Psalms in the vernacular

      to part music . Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt ( 1784-1861 )

      — — ^ — — — —— ~ mmr rw ^_ -w ^^ b ^«» W Pki ^ ^^ - ^^ ^^~ mW- mmWrnmrnrnW W ^^ ^^ ^^ m * S ^ mW . ^ » » ^ . ^^ ^ B _ ^ B ^ ^^* T * ± * W » » son son was , a ot of politician JtJa Bavons yons Manor Manor , second . lTjinnolnshirfi ^ son mcolnshire of Georg e M M Tenny . P "P . for for

      -Bletching , ley , who died , on July 4 , , 1835 , by Mar ± He le was was y , daug bar baptised > tised hter at at of Market Market John Turn Jxasen Tfcasfm er . , on of . Tnl Castor xr 20 9 O . .

      brid 1784 M . A ge , . in and , ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ where 1818 educated . he Such proceeded at is Trinity the B conscientious . A College . , in 1805 , Cam y and and - ,

      ^^^^ ' ™ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^* ^^ i ^^ ^ . ^^^^ ^ m 0 B ^ ^^^ ^^ m ^ mmi mwwr mt ^^ w ^** r mm * Mm * ^^ m ^* ^^^^ ^ m 1 ^ m— j * ^ 0 mr ^^^ L m ^ J ^^ L w » mj mwm * ™ wmJ ^ mi w *^ m' V ^^^^ p mwm- mwm , ^* J ^ mm laborious w S - ~* r quire - ^ - ™ ^ — ^—^— ^» - and ^ — ¦¦ ^^ " fashion mm Mr m ¦ *~ - ^ m ^ ^« . mm ¦ G ^*^ in . C - ^ which ^^ ¦ Boase ^ M ^ ^ . ^ WVP 4 Mr ^ ^^^ ^^ write . ¥ ^ W A- fmt ^ m . the m Barclay m ^ ^^^ ^ Jk ^* m * r two * ** * W V ^ t M

      biographic notices referred to . It has been said the world knows nothing of its greatest

      thing men men . . of It its seems seems smallest that that men now now ! it it is is to +, o Ir know -now every fivfirv- - Turning "' " - ~ ' — — — ~~ ^^ to ' ^ ~— ' the » —¦ ^ ' m larger — »*^> mm . > lfc ^ - ^ * articles «^ W Mm , W A ^ m * M ** *** P >^» we W » ^^ find * J * ^ - ^ % >• . ^ Mr k * - « - Jk 9 .

      Stephen himself the author of Erasmus Darwin , Defoe , and De Quincey . Mr . F .

      Darwin Darwin ' s s sketch sketch , or of nis his lather fathpr ' s s life ] if « is is perhaps nftrhans the most valuable article in the book . These ¦ with one excep ¦ tion Mmtmmm form Mm » b the rf most important \\

      — ^ ^^— ^^ ^— ^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ J ^* ' ^ - ^^ ^^ - *^ r ^^ ^« . ^^ J ^ ^^ ^^^ Jb ^^ ^ - * K ^ W ^ ^ m . Am * m ^_ ^ -mrJ Jm- ^ m * m-rm m . ¦¦ - ^^ names . Mr . Stephen's treatment of his subjects is all that could be desired . Still it is

      a vari varifitv pity ety that or of contributors contributors great names are wprp were . i if t t , assi onl nnlv gned to f . o avoid « . t o » irJ a

      sameness . Space preven , ts on this y occasion more minute criticism . We may mention the

      articles articl A . H . Bullen on on Dekker Dftklrftr , and Thomas . , t th he drama r ? Dempster rp . mn . t fisf ist . , , b hv b y y Mr TVTr Mr . . Henry Bradley . Among b the jmt ' - \^ of Jb

      tleme n — ^— ^— who * / wri * - ^ - ^^ ^— ^ t * e / W mw wi t . ^ mm h ^ ^ ^ Mm . ease ^^ mm Mm * i ^ L * mm 9 * Mm , and ^* M * Y mm ^ ^ ^ fi t w ^* S ith gen * ^^ W ^ j \ ^*^ car M ^ JL *** Mm * e ^ mMT accuracy , and intelligence , for the ye Dictionary , ,

      Mr the the . names names Joseph o of r Kni Dr Dr . . g Uarnett Garnett ht , Mr . , Mr IVTr S . L . T . . Lee Jr IT . Henderson TTftn Mr . ftrson G . P . , ,

      s Macdonell MacdonelL pecially to , and and be noted Mr TVTr . for Cosmo Cosm the excellence Monkhouse TVT <» nkhonsf » of , the are 5 rrp >

      work they do in their several departments .

      \* The Editor Will Be Obliged If Publish...

      \* The Editor will be obliged if Publishers will please remember the b necessi df i tfor k sendin k mWt

      at W V ^^ ^ once ^^ W" ^ ^ ^ " ^ m * rmw B *^ - ooks m ^ ~* - ^^ - m ~ ^^ - ^^ & ^ ^ mm c r ** r - *^ ^ in t ^ ended ^«^ ^ c ^^ ^^ ^^^ for *«^ « t ^ , ^ ^ y w ^ k , t ^^^ ice ^> ^*^ ^ ' v in A J ^ ^^^ t «^ he g ^^^ Publishers' Ci , rcular , Export Number ,

      particulars of which are to be found on title-page of this issue . l Ol ¦

      Tlole% And Hews

      Tlole % and Hews

      On the 5 th current the first number of the Nursing Record was published . Now that the

      fu sis mm , " * -i l ^ t l er y V h organised ~«» w ood ^ + > 9 " * % ^^ " * ^* i s ^^ ^^^ being ^^^^ , H we V V ^^^ so th % ^ ^ ^ ink ^ t * m \ * m horoug \ m ^ t ^^ ha Mm , mWs % ** V t ^ hl ^ a . 'W y j and ournal X- ^^ ^^ ^ h . 4 ** , ^ fe ho l >^ f ^ pe ^ w ^ - ^^

      wi this del k y successful should 9 9 , . if Hi properl gh praise y managed \ mus 4 t , be be WST

      V w ~ - ^^ - ^^ " - ^ w *—• - * mr ^ -mM * -m ^ -m ^ w ** w * mr mm * ^ mrm ^ « ¦ ^* - ^ K « ** J ^ M ^ ^ »—^ ** m- * mm , m ^ % ^ ^ » ^ ^^«^ p ^ ^^ ^ ^^ T accorded to the artist who has supplied the e ^* B * m mm — n blema ~^ v n - ^^ ^ v ^ ' » " ^ t ^ v * ic « - ^^ por v . ^ ' --rir ^^ t ^^ ^ rai h , ^^ j ^ f « h t v so r *^ ' ^ ta * charac ^^ . « ^^ ^^^ mm * m . i ^ f ^^^ t ^^ eris —i r ^ B > ^^ P ^^ t ^ ic fh ^ ir of ^^ r ^ m * , t m ^ f he Mm t ^ ^^^ w

      purposes 4 The of Great the publication Cryptogram . ' is now nearly ready for publication . Readers mmm , may expect to

      mMw " ^^ » - ^ ^—^ m ~~ ^* r «^ W ^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ *^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ « ^^ ***** . * ¦ mm m ^ m ^* mw j ^ mr ™ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^^^ see it in about ten or twelve days . Mr . Donnelly is to lecture on the subject at a

      meeting of the Bacon Society on Tuesday , the 17 th instant .

      is announced A treatise upon bMessrs modern . Oassell printing & machinery Co . The y Trg

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1888, page 399, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041888/page/5/