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    of prl vatfc collections : of books wMeh hanre » often come as inestimable boons to titi & people

    at large . ! Collections such as these ctf tilcl not be brought together " except by the zeal and

    taste of . true bibliographers , and their transference to public institutions not only insures intact preseirvation , but also -goe & far towards

    advancing the nation * s well-being . Our remarks in the present — / instance mildly protest

    against the reducing . of public libraries - , supported from levied rates which ought to be

    sufficient for their maintenance , to the level of

    voluntary charities .

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    The ^^^^* usual monthl ^ y meeting ^ of the Board _ of Directors of this institution was held at

    56 ob Charles Old uia uailey Bailev James , . on on Longman Xnursaay Thursdav . , , Esq tne the . loth 16 , th presiding instant instant . . , The amount J b «^ 4 b ^ # of : £ bb 123 bbbbm . 16 bbbb ^ s . 6 d . was ¦ \ granted ¦¦ mj ^ j to

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    July 9 . There has been a great demand for . tickets , and should the weather prove favourable , the success of the meeting is assured .

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    day Surrey on in Saturday commemoration , June 18 of , at the Ashtead Queen's ,

    Jubilee , . Special saloon carriages were attached to v ^ - ^ the V ^ fcA ^^ train V * W 4 **« , which V ¦ * ¦ 1 ~> r ~ ~» left rffc ^^* - ^* London . fc ^ X ^ JLA ^^ V ^ AA . Brid JU ^ liXvftQaV ge at « JU V

    10 . 50 a . m ., the party reaching Ashtead at about 12 o ' clock . Cricket and other sports

    afforded while carriages occupation had been for the provided male members for ladies , and others wishing to see the beauties of the

    surrounding country , without the fatigue of walking . An excellent dinner was served

    . b tea y Mr at . half Felto -past n five at . half At -past the latter one o' the clock th , anks and

    of those assembled were accorded to Mr . IF . T . Gammon i for generousl ¦ ¦ ¦ »¦ ¦ ¦ y affording ¦ i % the oppor hf

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    very connecte hig d h with place i the in the firm m w ¦ esteem of S . W of . Partri everyone dge

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    posed when , the bore thanks evidence of , if the evidence meeting were were needed pro- , to this fact . The interval between tea and

    in the by sack the arrival gentlemen s < fec of the prizes train in racing being for , London j awarded umping was , to running spent those

    who excelled , , ; also a cricket-bat to one who had made the highest score that day . The

    retuni surable . journe manner y waa as the made , dow , in n the one , same the p train leareacl ^^ rig London Bridge about 10 pm . thus

    bringing thij ^ uly hajppy d ^ y to a cloae , . , The Aptors' JuBiiiBB Gift . —This work ¦¦

    which has been a- long time in -progress ' ' , and i ^~ ¦ _ ' ' * - —r—

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    pamstaking _ perseverance , is ing *** - ^^ Gxt that w *« & ^* of ««* r ¦¦¦¦ pur Eng *¦^? ^^ lish ^ g ^ w ^ , ** odiexaBap . t- workmanshi ti -i - "fyjgTa iri . iyvmi LBS . f ^ ' xxf ji * p | / fit in < a ^ ^^ e bookbindin iur ^ t yle ^ JL >> t » Y , . *** show ^** . * 'M ^ g - I !'

    has continued vitality . - The various illuminated sheets , which were forwarded , we understand from the Daily Telegraphy to pvery theatre in

    the kingdom to receive signatures , have been filled with leading names andTeturnedto the

    Committee , and the whole collection has been arranged and bound together in sumptuous fashion by Mr . Joseph Zaehnsdprfof " Yqrk

    street . The binding is of Royal red , morocco blazoned with the Royal Anns and musical and dramatic emblemswreathed with the

    rose , thistle , and shamrock , , the designs being inlaid with various coloured moroccos ,

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    inlaid red , white , and blue morocco . The flyleaf harmonises with the inside boardand its - , £ ¦ ,

    panel of pale blue is powdered with a pattern of inlaid work representing the Tudor Rose surmounted with the Imperial Crown .

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    silk , and bearing the Royal arms and the device 'V . H . I . ' at eacti corner . The book

    itself contains upwards of 200 designs , painted in water-colour on vellum , and not only are the tiny pictures and quaint compositions

    executed with artistic delicacy and grace , but , in their infinite variety , show a highly imaginative ¦ ¦ range SBBBBh of fancy . The title-page ¦ ¦ contains

    little among ^^^ ^^ H ^ H ^^^ ^ B ^ ^^™ ^^^ sketch ¦ " its ^ ^ p ^^ ¦ curious of ^ - — ¦ Windsor ^^^ ~^ ^^ scroll ^» ~ Castl ^ work V e ^^ in , BB ¦ ^^ a the L ^^^ H charming grey ~— ^^ ^ — ~ ~ of —^^— , ^ B ^ ~

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    bay quarterings B leaves ¦ , happ and il the y indicate shield ~— ~— the with sp the irit of Royal the

    loyalty -v ^^ w ^ BF ^ BP ^ BP ^ BF ^^^™ ^^^ ^ Br ^^^^ ™ of ' ™ H BT ^^^ B the ^^^^ ^^^ ' ^ ^^ Stage ^ B ^^^ Bj ^ F " - ^» to the ¦ w Sovereign ^ - ^ —~ ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^~ ^ ^ ^ . - ^ —^ A ^^ ~ ^ half —— — ^ — - title opposite shows a fanciful flight of little

    Cup and ids the up Imperial holding . , the and ^ two fro cro m wns these , the fall Royal in a

    shower of roses the dates , in gold letters , 1837 and 1887 - A loyal address is followed by the I 1 si of the » chief 1 — bC actors i and actresses 1

    gnatures ^ of as it all were the Lond , marshalled on houses Bfe in BBfe . - alphabetical A The theatres flflBVkBBBBft order are ABL Bl ^ , ^ ^ . ^^ ^ ^

    and and range the si from gnatures ^ the ^^ Adel include phi not to the cjnl -Vaudeville y those of , the players , but of all the leading officials . After the London houses come the autographs

    the of the alphabetical heroes and list heroines of the of provincial the provinces play ^ ,

    houses running from Aberdeen to York . The wandering W ^^ Br ^^^^ " ^ f — " ^^ " » ' ¦ ¦—»¦ ^^^^ JBPWBh ones of ^^ ^ the ^^ dramatic ^ # T tribe ^ are —^ ^^ not —

    the forgotten signatures , for " half of - well a-doz -know ; en pages n player are ^ c ^ who evoted ^ are to

    either out of town or * resting . Onf the whole in the _^ 155 -. full pages ^ Bi BBK there are over 1 ^^ 0 : theatres ^ Bfei ^

    and tl ^ eir C 9 mpanies represenjbe 4 , an # in iiSfe this " J of > eauti those ^ ul vp " who lunie now nQ popular aa in pam plden p is day mies s -

    dii ^"" tifull ^ ¦* im * b « M y call •¦¦ at themselves . ** ' «¦ V , Her "W ^ l ' M •*]¦ W ajesty !• . ' s S J « J er- , vants . ' \ . ' , . ,.. ; : ;; , . ; ; , ; . „ , mi ¦»¦¦ i ¦ _ ¦¦¦! iWi . " »»<»«^» l » ' »»> W »» Wi » J ^ W »» i ^ W »»« WiW . »^ : - WW >» WWN . — ^^ i . ( .. . i , . , , , ~— , i ' ^ . ^ m MiMMplpimMiWPWWl ., i-, ia

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 1, 1887, page 711, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01071887/page/5/