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    162 The Publishers 1 Circular March 1,18...

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    A question of very considerable importan...

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    Sir »-JXJL U John VJlill Lubbock JJVIUMV...

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    » m ~^—m - --- ^ -- ~* ... . — - ——— — — - ——^ . ^ tions New York no certainty publishers can in be their felt as anxiety to the to issue retain of profits the present which they contro find versy their . The own action brethren of the in

    the arrangement ^ V ^ Jb W Eastern 1 A G ^ ^^* " " " ' - ' ™ * ^ States ; ^ but "V _ - / * " * ** in — are ^ ** any V ^» " » beg ^ T case ^* »•»¦ inning - _* ^__ r it " ¦ is - __» " —¦ to to — -w- share be — hoped — ¦— with — - — that them . _ _ sufficient -. may possibl pressure ^ y lead will be to broug some _ _ _ . _ ht equitable — to v _ , _ , bear ps __/ ^__ r VVJL

    recentl upon our y been own proposed Government , whi to ch prevent could onl it y have from been lending conceived its sanction in the to interests such a of scheme the American aa has trade frWl /* As An far far as sin English Kiio-liah authors authors are are concerned concernedit it may mav be he . ana and indeed indeed unfortunately uniortunatel is ia

    only too . true that as regards American dealings with , , their book , s they can scarcely be y in a , worse would position be very than easy to that "out in matters which they in a are far now less situated satisfactory , but with state , the and English the idea publishers of allowing it

    American books to be imported here while the export of English books is prohibited is obviously designed to compass this end . That it will be resisted the action c > f the heads of king the lead dom ing mu ¦ London st operate firm upon s is enoug its provincial h to prove branches , and as - - - it what - - will affe be ct well s the for trade all of country ___ the hear publishers -- t of the

    4 ^^^ . ^^ ^ JU ^ booksellers ^^^ ^^ M * ^ ^ - ^ » ™* ^^ to 1 ^ ^^ ^ keep ^ ^ t * ^^^ ^ - ^ themselves V ^ ^*^ ^ ¦ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ w posted ^^ ^— ^^ — — up — ^^ — in the ~ , j progress of the negotiations , so ^ . that - *— —» - ^— ^ - ^ they ^^ ^ i ^

    may if necessary use their influence with their representatives m rarliament .

    162 The Publishers 1 Circular March 1,18...

    162 The Publishers Circular March 1 , 1881 ¦¦¦ 11

    A Question Of Very Considerable Importan...

    A question of very considerable importance to publishers has been recently determined in

    the Queen ' s Bench Division before Lord Coleridge and a special jury . The facts outside the issue are rather amusing , but it is not necessary to comment on them . It appears that Mr . Snrowl © prowl . the the author author of ot a a w worK ork entitled entitled ' Jj Dreams reams of ox niy niv fcontuaes Solitudes on on the tne Mechanism lviecnanism of ot the the

    Heavens , / employed Messrs . Waterlow and Sons to print , publish , and in fact pass the work In for proof performing _ press sheets , on were vk terms the from latter wluch ¦ time operation were to time mutuall Mr sent . y Sprawl agreed to the is upon author said . to for In have the revision dealt usual unmercifull and course necessary of y with business alteration Ms own the . j !

    «^ ^ p ^ _ , - ^^ ^^ . ^ -mu ^ —* —^—— ^ — — — — - — - - — - — — — - — — - — — - - - - g - m — - — , the offspring costs , of and printing to have . so On vi remonstrance gorously cut up nia his , de own by the composition publishers as , the to increase author most refused ^ materiall to pay y j

    anything for the alterations and press corrections he had made , and consequently Messrs . Waterlow declined to bring out the book . The real point at issue between the parties was

    whether the verbal agreement entered into provided that the publishers should bear the costs of - ^^ r ^^^ f the ^ b . 4 k ^^ ^^^ author ^ h- *^^ ^»~™ ^^ ^"» ^^ r »^~ a ^ b ' ^ s " ^^ corrections ^^* ^*^^ ^^™ ¦ ~^" p ~~ — ¦ ¦ ¦ ™ ¦ *¦ - of » - ~ - * his ¦ — own ^ ° ~ - proofs h — — — ¦ , no ______ matter what __ the cost — mig ^______^ ht _ — be _ , or — otherwise ___ . _ . _ _ — . ;

    In the course of a very spirited argument , Lord Coleridge observed that as far as he under- j ^ stood ^ - ^ ^^ ^_^ - - * ¦ - - ^ f ^^^ the ~ y ¦ _ . ¦__ - ^ -V case V ^ ^ ' ^ V the ^^ r — ^^ ' ^¦ F' question " ¦ W ^~ " — " ~^ ¦¦ ¦ " ¦ - ^^ ^^^ " ^"" ^^ was " " ""^ ^ " in substance ~ - — — ~ — — this : "" — The _ . _ — author _ __ __ _ desired _ __ _ _ — immense _ , — _ _ — alterations __ , __ , !

    to be made in his work , and when they were made did not like them , and made many alterations - ^^ ^^ - — d __» ^_ v ~~^ in ( bm ^_» ^__ i the - ^ - ^ ^ " ^ - ^ ^^ proofs v - ^ -- __¦ - ___ ' ~*^ ^"" ^_ - , sin ^ ' - " — —^ d ^~ - ^ when » " ^ " — _ i — "' they ^^ — —¦— ¦ were - — — —¦ - made — — ^ - declined ~ — —^ — ~ - to — pay Bit for - __ _— them — — - _ / \ ,

    The verdict was entered for the defendants on the claim . | are This ourselves is , no aware doubt , of a case one of case vast in importance which a well , more -known so than author would and appear a well at first -known sight firm . We of }\ | ¦ publishers ikl signed an agreement similar b to that above mentioned t + but with ___ i the differen J _ b Jk ce that - - j

    ^ ^^^ V ^ -F ^__ _^^ _¦_ -k ^ . ^ ^ -- *^_ F »^ J ^ b ^ . m ^ ^ y ^^ . ^ ^ ^ -- _ . 4 ^ V ^ k ^ ^^ ¦¦ ^>^ » ^^ ^ ' ^ ^ ^^ -- * ^ * ^ * ^ k rf ^ Vtsw .-- ^^ ^^ w -- ^ « - » ^^« r ^ -r ^^^ r ^^ ^^ r V ^>^ ^ ~ ^ a _ r ^ ^ ^ - ^> ^^^ ~ J ^ ^* " ^^ - » , V r ^^ ^^ ^^ t t w ^_ p «^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ v « ~ ~ ^^ - ^^ a --. « r ^ - _ i it ing contained proofs during a special the clause course whereb of x > ublication y the author , with bound the excep himsel tion f to of pay 10 the s . per expenses sheet , for wh correct ich the - >

    publishers to \_ five \ S times undertook the costs f to of pay the . orU As jhutl a matter composition of fact . , the The costs / author i # of ___ _¦ . the paid iwa author the ' entire s corrections amount _¦¦ amounted without j

    demur ^/ ^ g \ f \ J * , but , _» -- _ ** V ^ ' ^ as _» A A all ^¦ * ^— % _« V authors ^ - * v + * - * ^— ' __ t v / *» are ^ -- ' ¦ V-A not * s * alike * r '• ' * ' ** __ * . ' T—*~ s , it v fi ^ j v would r ««* v * u v -v ^ r * v certainl ¦_¦& - - » a . s « -- « y ^_ - ^ « be m _ >_/ - ^ prudent fc , mj . ^_ v _^ «^ - <»« . to v _ r - «_ r insert __ _» l ^ v a ^ ^^^ _ W in J _ h * - _ -. v ^ every ^ . * . * *¦ »* w , agree ^ — — - I . ] ,

    ment a clause simil ; ir to that above mentioned .

    Sir »-Jxjl U John Vjlill Lubbock Jjviumv...

    Sir John Lubbock ' s Bill for the consolidation of the Free Libraries k Acts was »» down v » ¦ foi * | i

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    in the small hours of Wednesday lxiorning , and , the clock pointing to 2 . 10 , Sir Richard . Cross naturall Sir John y- Lubb suggeste ock d however that it was n able most to inopport V lain (*/ 11 ane the HHJ hour object l / for / of the his discussion Iilland of said the that measure it w : is . | I

    proposed K _ 7 * jL fj \ JXXXV - to Ull raiso yjKJ \ J \ jl \~ ilio , y 11 U number Y * V / V V / l , . was > of V ( IO requisitionists <* i Pk _» lVJ U \/ exp V ^ _ J ^ 'A necessary Jl U JUV to obtain V _/ JL J 11 O a > ^ preliminary flLl , . ( Hill » 3 C * 1 U meeting n »» t « - " « - froiu I ten tl _ . IJ . to IU 111 fiftuj , y , because ILHJ < J « ll .-. OU it 11 / was VVttS not 11 UU l reasonable UilSUIldlMU that tIUl (< < a l > smal Olilitll l numbor 11 II 111 UU 1 UJL of ratepay 1 U / MJIJi **^ ers C 31 O oiJ should -L" ** -be

    permitted fair amount to raise of support so largo , they a question certainly . If could thos © not who carry wish their to adopt resolution the Act . could Secondly ijyj not secure , it w : a . pi'oposed that aftlibrary had been opened five it should bo possible i ^ ic . to \ disestablish ^

    II yri . VMJUauu . fiido tvitcu -er * . a m . . j . iiy iii _ jr jkiu uuuii iu niiwmu uu ^ j ^ noL . * . i >~ " - > " ~—it of . a If free it library were unsuccessful doubtless arguud it had bette with r some bo closed force . when At , present they said those that who . such oppose a library the , opoin even " ^ i useless - _ .- _ . .... _¦ ^ . _^_ _ - » __ - _ i when i ^_ 1 -- ^^^ ^ - ^_ r ^ - ^*« . /" V opened _ r ~~ v a _^~ v _ . I could _ # *~ k _ r ^«^ l _ il ^ " ^_ I ~ v * -r ^_« ^ km be _ l * v v ^¦ v closed _^ _ - ^« __ i _ " \ _ r jf again _ r ^ _¦ \_ b _ - ~ v 4 ¦^ . •^ It JP ^ v ^ v v _ , « _ proposed ____^ h . — _* r- « _^ -v - \ , I moreover ^^^^ /\ M / W \\ rj *| . tiw L II ''

    boroug actuall hs , touch ^ shoul ^ ^ . 1 once _^ d ch bo other allowed ^ ^ * ^ ^ , Then JU to combine it J . never ' for proposed \ ri \ j the purpos ^ that e the of . a voting free was library in ^^ these —^ , even ^^ ^ , if should they 7 l - > did bo , n ° >)

    ( voting liUbU real Mli y V papers feelincc ^/ CU . OI . , ea V wliich / t of «/ l- » lX the VFUUVI would ratepayers . . . be much . U In was > V less (* the . | J troublesome case » IJVJO of * _ iV . I . museums UlKllU to UllU everyone , it . UHIU was proposed 111 and \ J IM . g ivo >\ J causes V to moro / lliOVl > legalise ] » satisfactori *_ . ^ - lectures ,. )

    raiso which the woul present d certainl limit y render of a penny them . much As an more illustration useful and of instructive the extent . to It which was not these propose lent " 1 n ^ A

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 1, 1881, page 162, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01031881/page/2/