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    47o The Publishers 1 Circular j^ h m2 I

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    While the historic libraries of some of ...

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    the The opinion London of the School rat...

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    involved to the caretakers of the great book-house , and it is needless to say that Mr . Grant but and the his barrier friends which would is be at the present first to held secure to be from insuperabl Parliament e is an involved increased in vo the fce li for hting the purpose question

    I with which of late we have become generally familiar . Gas , the Trustees hold g , is unsafe and injurious to the national property on the bookshelves , and the electric light , although it has been acceptably used in ¦ the Reading ¦¦^ — - » «& Room - ¦ for about three yearscannotthey ¦ be

    depended P ^^ ^^ ^^ A Jt ^\ y ^/ x »» i upon _/ m «; ikj ^ A w with ^* •¦* » ' ^ - ^ absolute » ^* " w — ^— -w certainty ^ — - — - » — - - — . It - — — is — — , of — — course — — — — — , easy — — — to j imag , ine the , scene — % J of argue -v—^ 7 *^ doubt ^ " * ^^ , 4 if " Trustees difficulty , are and undoubtedly danger which doing would nothing ensue more if than the electric they are lig bound ht suddenl to do y in * the went interests out , ' and of the the

    nation ^ course ^\ J * ^ M . fr-J ^ / , A in open V » i' - refusing W ** - to V ^— ' question X- « » to ^ - ^ " ^ W put ^ V ^ A Jfc whether the ¥ » » . *¦ . ^* library ** . a . A . «^ ^ in A & A within their v A k w —^— . anxiety ^ . ^ measurable r j . « . . _« . ^^ » they v — — -w ^ » distance have — . »¦ .- » ... -w not — ^ . - of ^ - _ such somewhat n . — - — — mischief - - — exaggerated — ; but ^^ ^ " * " ^^ ^ it ^* *» fc is , the ^ of

    difficulty . Several writers , referring to the memorial and the reply , urge that , with the the improvements other hand which , Mp . S hav ugg e , been who introduced proclaims himself of late , to the be electric one of lig the ht can sufferin be trusted g taxpayers ; while whose , on engagements l ^ jfi XJt in i the ¦ daytime jfc fc rf entirel -- ¦ prevent ¦»••¦ i ¦ them » - ¦ from using ^^ the Librarycites a formidable - «—

    array ^ , -J ^ f ^ j ^ ' ^ of _ y - ^ instances ^^ A A V r * -J ^^ » ** ** ^ * in *^ ^ - ^ which ^^ y ^^ i ^ ^*^ even ^ , ^ a »^ * f - ^ - ^ ^ gas ^ — y w , j- ^ with — w - ~ - —— . an »• *« - » ^ improved — . ^ ^ ^— ^ — .. — — - — —— . . system — . — _ — of lig hting m , -m — , is — used —— — ^ ^ without ^^^ . ^^^^ Ik ^ f . ^^ y either heating or vitiating the air of rooms . Few persons , we imagine , will refuse to agree to MrSugg Yf 's assertion 9 f that fe 4 rf it is not ¦ complimentary to science and its votaries or to the British

    ^^^ v ^^^^^ . ^^ ^ . tm ^^ k ^ p ^ k r i r ^ tt ^ pi _ f ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ b ' hw ^ 4 ^^^ ^ v ^^ ^^ ^* ' ^^ ^* ^ fc **^ r ^^ ^ ' —^ ^^^ ^^ ^¦ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ - ^^—^ ^ av- ^» ^ ' ^ ^— ¦ ^ ^ ' . ^ ™ ^ - ^ - ^ ^^ - — - ^ - — - ^ — - ^^ ^— ' -w — —^ ^— ' ^ ' — — — — — — - — — — — -w ¦ ¦ ^ b ^» ^ F ^ faO ^^^ Jt nation , that in these days of progress the use of the library at night should be declared a thing impossible , ' and although he is perhaps inclined to under-estimate the risk which would be

    incu The rred Trustees , we entirel by basing y coincide their . *¦ with refusal < fc - ^»* naiw his view -vjf . w such - » that ¦ a ¦ -- ¦ the ground M & —¦ - ¦ difficul - ~ have — - ty oug practicall ht to be y conceded surmounted ¦ ¦— the —»» ir .

    position look TnrV ^ ^ k « s % lr forwar fnr - * - ^ -wrn ^«» # if - ^ ^ ' . rrl ^ d ^^ it to f , « . n can K ^ an nn W be earl i ^ ji ^^ p tW *^ shown ^ . ^ J *^ demonstration r ! p ^^ » rnnnsfrati * ^^ that . the on w « . Li upon either ftit «^ g »« hting . Vi pr from from ^ - » can - ** ^ » — the + be hft provided advocates afJ vnr ^ . ^»^— . , — a . t " , f » a safel » oi of — ' j electric electric y ' —— , and — — — — we lig lierht ^ shall ht or or — — — therefore — iro from m — the the \

    promoters of a purified y gas , that the work , can be accomplished . !

    47o The Publishers 1 Circular J^ H M2 I

    47 The Publishers Circular j ^ h m 2 I

    While The Historic Libraries Of Some Of ...

    While the historic libraries of some of our great English families are being scattered over the ihf \ p earth » n . rf , "h hv by the +, Via inexorable inft" 5 rora , hlR fate fatfi of of the th « auctioneer anntionper ' s a hammer hammer , the the same same power Dower is is beinsr Demg set set in in i \

    motion London to booksellers disperse what a race tVVV may now be regarded fast becoming A as one extinct of V * - » the *^^ unrivalled In these , day ¦^ collections ^•¦ f s bookselling - ¦ of the is historic in the

    XJV »¦ - * V * VAJ . Ryv \/ iX > JVXXVX , ^^ A A . V- ^ » » J . VVU W l ^ - ' % V ^ V . * A . * - A * C ^ - % * S U- * . ^» . _•_** % ^*« ^* •> - *¦ ^ % ^ v— p . * » w —— —^ -w — - — — - ^^ , metropolis akm akin to to the thft at least trade tradft , such of of the the a gigantic manufacturing -marmfactrmnor business farms firms that it and and is becoming its its principals ¦ nrinchoals a branch are are of directors directors commerce of oi near vast vast

    enterprises rather than genuine bibliophilesbut , , in by-gone days the bookseller loved his books with genuine passion , and spent nights , and days in poring over their in pages . Such a ii

    his man man house is is Mr Mr . . in U CX . King J . T . . ( Stewart Ste William wart , , , who who Street for for many manv , Stran years vfiars d , and has has the been been first actively activelv portion engaged en ^ of aered whose m superintendin suT extensive > erintending and g valuable TrQl-naKl /* stock « afr * r » V is ia to 4-. r » Vip be . sold onirl b "Vv \ r Messrs TVTAcisira Soth Sr ^ fli eb p \\ - \ t Wilkinson WilVinRnn & Sr . Hod TTodcrft on on the the lt 1 3 > th mst itist . .. ana and

    numbers nine following 3941 items weekdays the . most The y importan catalogue . t part , which of y , the is in collection itsel , f a being work ge the of considerable choice editions value , of ,

    the MrStewart Bible , and In the this rare , department theological in works addition which to the have always formed editions a of special the ori study inal wit text h

    tical ti of cal . the and and Scri monastic Tn p . onn tures . qf . ip , . will histories VnstrvriPH be found work wnrts , choice s on on church r liturg . hnrr . h ies architecture ar , ^ breviaries hit numerous . ft ^ t . n rft . , missals councils councils , , and canon canon rituals ana and ; g civu civil ecclesias ilaw * w - ,,

    dogmatic P Power owftr and n , -n mystical rl rare rarA books hooka and moral relatin rftlaiinor ; theology to to the t . hft , Re " historical Refo formation rm at ion work . the thft s on religious ralicnous , the Papacy orders orders , and , the the the inquisitiy Inquisition Temporal « »

    books literary and the ; ; the societies Puritans publications . . Those The of who catalogue the know g Bannat the also yne care includes , Maitland with which man , , a y nd biograp S palding Stewart hical Clubs annotate and , , and topograp d his of other cata hical - logues , and investigated the claims of all rare volumes included in them , will not need to be

    reminded that exceptional interest will be felt in the approaching sale .

    The The Opinion London Of The School Rat...

    the The opinion London of the School ratepayers Board and has , has not refused for the to first listen time to in the its representations history , shown of its the contemp forty-tnr t for publishers who recentlprotested , against its system of compelling the schools to use the ^ °°

    y of 30 Committee th certain of March favoured broug and ht up firms after their . two report At months last on week the consideration publishers ' s meeting ' letter of recommended the , which Board was , the that referred School to ly Managemen them shoui on ^ ^

    forwarded to the , secretary of the publishers ' , stating that after an interview a with rep the repre j tatives of of the firmsthe Board had considered the matterand saw no reason

    altering their some present practice , . Mr . Sydney fully Buxton moved as an amendment , that the ma should nlioiiirl be Hft referred rfifftrrPifl back bn . nlr to fo the + V > o . committee f » oTnmi +.+. oo in in order nrri ^ r that flm . f . an nn answer an awer might miefht bo be drawn drawn v * l

    to agreed be opened to by the to Board all books . Mrs published . Westlak . e stated An enormous that she amount thought of the touting requisition went on list . ° " un & y * firm m I

    in had rk »»/ the ^ l sent a *\ T % name l- teachers 4- / -l n e of \ l-i rk ¦»» the oi theatre 4- ft teachers nn 4- r * r ^ tickets 4-n f * of \ m 4-a London , while tmr \\ » 1 / - « , another n repudiated » -k /\ +-1- « / . m gavo » m > A the them -4-Vv ^ - aspersions wvi -w champagne r * V » r \ v-w ¦ - \ tr \ n cast svrt O > suppers all upon j | l r kT ^ ftT them * fl . mi JL some . . VX . l * ' jL * ' Vidical , r < j ^ v ^ , I 1 Ghthought that if such things had M- been KJ referred to were vipossible ¦ j

    change VJI firm . . Murp AIXU had 1 was LT 11 y g iven necessary UllVrUKllll a supper . l / Ai . t * Mr « J . . Mark The firm UlIlll Wilks ^ O was as < said * D not tt ** it one had KJUll doing mere . ICl ^ l IiCiU y the been largest reported liv amount that of * n ^ e . jne 9 B .. in in ^ I I

    I connection with the Board . He accepted the amendment of MrSy dn ^^^ ^

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1882, page 470, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061882/page/2/