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    MESSRS. A. & W. GALIGNANI AJSfD

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    by Mr . Reeves , who readily replied to any questions ^ m < v ^ ^ vpar ^^^ m ^^ •¦>•¦»¦¦»» - put M ^ bb »» ^ b- to ^ b- ^ b ^ him ^»^^^— - . w In •¦¦»^™ ' ^™ evident ^^ » bw - ^ b ^ ^^ ^» i— < v enj - ^^ ™ ™ ^ » j oyment -w- ^ y ^^ ^» ¦! — ' of - ^ - ^—

    the ' recital I was born of his on reminiscences the £ 5 th of , March he said , 1825 : — —

    that was new Lady Day . Mr . Turner was born on the 6 th of April of the same yearold Lady Day . We have been with one

    another ever since we were two years old , and we commenced business together in 1848 , at

    the back of 99 Chancery Lane , in Carey Street . It was almost on the same spot as our present branch in Chancery Lane . '

    4 By-the-by , were you born in London , Mr . Beeves ?'

    and ' Mr I was . Turner bom at was Tuf born ton Street at Cecil , Westminster ' s Court , St . ,

    Martin ' s Lane . Our families came to reside in Bridge Court , Westminster , and we knew

    one another ever after . ' ' You moved about in Chancery Lane considerably , did you «/ not .. . ?'

    ' We moved from the back of 99 to number 98 , that was in 1849 . Then when that house was pulled downin the June of 1856

    we moved to 114 Chancery , Lane . When , number 114 was pulled down we went to 109 Chancery Lane . My late partner's son is in

    business to-day at 100 Chancery Lane . Upon removing — ~ ^^^ PB out — — of ^^ the ^ p ~ ^—^— H ^ Lane ^^^^— H V ^ V ^^ ^^ V we ™ » " ^^ went P" » ^^ T ^^^^ ^^ ^ next —^ w ^ w ~ — door W ™ — — to

    Temple Bar , but the Law Courts came there and — - we were — once — ^^—^^— ~^^ ^^ v ag ™ ^^ pjB ^ fc ain ^^ r ^— ^^^^^^ - ^^ m pulled hq ^ p ^ r ^^^ ^^^ - ^^^ ^^^ ~™~ - ^^ down ^^^_ ~»^ - — - ^— ^^ . ^ We ~ — —*— then — ¦ —

    removed over here , to our present address . ' ' How long have you been in business ? ' ' Ever since i we first •¦ jB *& f started ¦¦ WBB ¦¦•* - ^^^» forty-two

    years , during —~ " ~ " ~ "p ^™ " ^» ^^ which V » " * ^ "B" perio ^^^^ W ^^ flP ^ V d " ^ B * ^^^ we ^^ V hav , v ¦ ^^ e - ^^ w ^ issued v - ^ » " ~™~ nearly 400 catalogues h . Our present

    num-¦ ber — is 398 — . ^^ ^^^^ " M ^^ ^^ f ^ b ^ y ^™ ^^^ ^ B ^ partner ^^ B ^^» ^^^ w ^^ ^ B ^ , ^>^^ f ^^^ fc you vjvi B *^^ ^^™ know ^^ " ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^™ ^ " ^ , ^^"" ^^ died ^ " ^^ ^^ ^ - about three ¦ years — —~ ¦ — ¦ ago ~» - . — ^ HB ^ h ^^ " ^ . ^^'

    * Which members of your family are with you , Mr . Reeves ?' ' My eldest —~ son ( Mr « Bta » . William Reeves ) is in

    business I have J another for r ¦ himself ^ - " ^ " ^» " *^ son " ¦» " - ^^ ^ , with " ^ at * ^ B , bj 185 * w « me ^>^« hflt Fleet «> w ***¦* in <«»¦ ^ bp ^ ^» the Street ^ B » ' ^ p ^ w ¦ ^^ ** Strand pj ^ , and ««^ ^ ^™« p ^

    business shall . I have have been also five married daughters 40 , and next and year years

    in never Brid had a Court loss . . He My went father there was a the bookseller , I ge year

    business was born and , 1825 used . I to was out broug to h sales t up when in the I go

    was only , about fourteen . ' * Were you ever connected with any other

    establishment ?' * Well , I have always been at work .

    Holborn When — — ^ . about Then ¦^¦^¦^ HtH i ^ pS 18 ^^ , I ¦ tk I went V V / mmm was V to # » ff at Robinson lkB ^ V Rowsell ^ ^*^^ # t ^ aiv jv ^ i ^ tir ^>^ ii ^ tVtk ' ' s s kr *^* v in tfVb in *^ i * tM " ^^^ ^ p ^ ^^^(*

    shop Holborn for , Lumley and —> -wvi- afterwards at 82 HiH Chancery took ~ Lane charge . That of i a

    was ^¦ ^ about 1844 ^ ' _ ^^ - ^^ . ' , p— ^ p ^^ pr ^ p ^ . —| — p ^—hi— p ^ Be ^^ r ^ r 4 . 4 * v ¦ ~ pj i ^^ . VK ^ p ^^^ p ^ «¦ p * ^ m ^ m - ^ v * v 1 ^^^ p ^ v ^ wpr ^ v ^ pr 4 ' Have — you ^ m — ¦ ppj » made ^ pp ^^ p »^ p » B I — " - ^^ any M v p"p »^ pjpj w speciality p w n ^ ' ^^ ^ 1 ^ ^^ p » i V ¦ ¦ * p ^ K ^* p in . ™»^»« ¦ stock ^ ^^ - ^^ - ^ p ^ - - " ^ ? «¦'

    miscellaneous My stock character has always , but I been have of turned quite out a

    lection some publications of Old Plays . There , " edited was " b Dodsley y Hazlitt 's , Col 15 - vols . ; Shelley ' s Works 8 vols . edited by

    r rb hlh « ~ m , ^_ , k k _ b H ^^^^ y ^^^ . H B ^^^ . . Forman ^ " ^ B . Forman ; Keats ^^^^^ p ^ . . Also ^ ' Works * . " Keeves , 4 vols ^ ' . English , edite ^ d ^^

    , volumes Law , " 3 / volfl ., and about thirty or forty other

    VJI Did you eirer own any periodical 1 ' # .

    ^ M MBi which 'Yes my , I son published ¦ - William ¦ ¦ i i ¦ the ¦ has i i Musical ¦ now >¦ got vh Standard also the ,

    Naturalist - . — — mM 's Note —— - ^— Book — but ^—p— - that —^ - - - ^ died - ^ ; w wvm . The y ^ Hr ^ pamp j ¦ hlets of the Positivists , _ .. _ T-T ' Society _ _ we ^ still

    publish — ^ . ' ~ — — — — — — ^^ - ^ .. ^^ v m ^ . ^^ ^ F ^ fc ^^^ fc 'But you have made law books a speciality ?'

    which ' Yes my , we partner had a separate conducted law establishment otherwise we ,

    have gone in for general literature , . The stock I should thinknumbers about 100000 books ,

    , , altogether . ' * Have you any very valuable works by

    you * ? I ' don't go in for that , I confine myself to looking after books which ¦¦ are every ¦— body ' s

    money - ^ T ~*^ M ~^* ~*^ ^^ . P . ^^ ^^^^^ .. P ^^ p ^ But K ¦ I . ^» ^^ - ^^ the p ^^ W ^^ " ^^ middle ~~ ^^^^^ P ~ " " »^ — class ^ ~^ - ^— ""^ " ^ of secondhand —^^ P » — ¦ ~^ ~*^ ' ^^^ BP ^ books are i going k iVIVA down in value on account ¦— of

    so w ^* - ^^ ^^ ^^^ many ^ w ^^ v ^^^^^ ^^ r ^ p ^ cheap ^^ ^» ^^^ B ^^»^» ^ p » " publications » » ^^ p ^^ ^^^^^^ w — — —~ - ~ - — — coming — ~ — — — —— — - out — - ^^ ^ . People buy a new book now instead of a

    secondhand one . ' 'Is the more valuable class of books keeping up —?'

    j I think o ± r so . Good standard books fetch ^ more ^ . ^^^^ H ^^^ ^^ . ^^ F money ^ V ^^ k ^^ V ^ N ^ ' ^^^^ B ^ K ^ V ^ now ^* 4 ^ ^^^ V * T than ^ F ^^*^ . V W ^ V ^¦ ^^^ H they ^^* ^^^^ ^^^ ever ^^^ V ^^^ ^^^ did ^^^^ — — , ^ H but — the ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^

    ordinary class of literature does not sell half so well . The labelled books sold outside do not

    secondhand go v ^^ ^^ v ^^ r off ^^ v ^^ v ^^ v ^^ r ^ as ^ ^ p ^>^^ ^ v ^ v they ^^ v ^^ v ^^ p ^^ tradesmen ^^ ^^^ used ^^ v ^ p ^^^^ w ^^^ w ^^ ^^ to ^^ v ^^ v ^^ r ^^^^^ do ^ ^ has ^^ . ^ , ^^ ^ v ^^ and ' ^^^ greatl ^ pj ^ K ^^^ ^^^ the ^ ' ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ y W number decreased — — — of .

    In V secondhand F my earl bV y booksellers days kii there were with v h twice decent » as stocks many

    as ^^ F ^^^ F ^^^ there ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ 'W ^^ ^^ ^^ ' ^ V ^^ are < . ^^ P ^ B r ^^ V at ^^ ^^^ ^ the ^^^ B V ^ F ^^^ ^^^^^^ present ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ , ^ p ^ ^^^^ p ^^ time ^^ a ^^ ^^ . ^^ ^^ ^^ The — — other — — , day I counted up twice the number there are

    now . ' * ' No Do , you I do do not any make thing with a shilling new books a year * r ?' by

    them . ' ' Has the Theosophical craze created any special h demand 1 '

    Theosop pi ^ p ^^ - ^^ m ^^ 4 ^^ We ^~ —~ —^^ ^^^^^ h ^^ y published ^^^^ v ^ — p ^ ^^ r ^^ ^^ . ^^^ " ^^ - ^^ Li ^ ght two on the or Path three " books 4 t Idyll on of

    the & c . White I sold Lotos out , all " " of Five these Years , and of we Theosop , printed hy , " a

    second edition of one of them . ' Reeves Concerning said the the cost supp of sending ly to the the colonies books Mr out .

    for auction sale swallowed up all profit . Mr . Reeves then showed our representative over the establishmentwhich consisted of

    little else than a number , of cleanly-kept rooms h MBA k , the am ¦» walls HaA of which h were entirel 4 ft y ^ . * . ^ ^ "

    hidden behind row upon row of ^ books .

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    Messrs. A. & W. Galignani Ajsfd

    MESSRS . A . & W . GALIGNANI AJSfD

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 16, 1890, page 750, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16061890/page/10/