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    — Russian Literature in the Nineteenth Century , ' by M . Ernest Dupuytranslated from the

    French by Nathan Haskell , Dole . In an appendix will be given extracts , critical and

    biographical notes , and portraits of the authors mentioned . The novel by Nikolas V . Gogol ,

    ' Taras Bulba ., ' which this firm have just issued , will be followed , they state , by an English

    translation of the remainder of the great realist's workswhich is in preparationand

    partly in press , . Gogol was the predecessor , , and in large measure the master and teacher

    of TurgenieiF , Tolstoi , and other Russian ,

    writers .

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    • * !• " - ' • ¦ ' ' ' - - <~ •• ¦\ • ¦ - " i ( , . ^ T - ^^ 9 6 o The Publishers' Circular Sept . i , t g

    £>Ale "Patting*.

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    The following are to hold book salesjduring the early part of the present month : —Mr .

    Yillar , of Taunton , 500 volumes ; Mr . Hilliar , of Chelmsford , at Ongar ; Messrs . Edwards ,

    of On Newcastle the 8 th - Brackett under-J ^ yne & , at Son Bradwell of Tunbrid Lodge . ge

    Wells ; 9 th , , Mr . Jackson , of Hitchin , ; Messrs . Simmons , of Basingstoke , 300 vols .

    On the 16 th of September , Mr . Rainey , of Bathwill sell a library of books .

    , During a . seven days' sale , Messrs . Moore & Son , of Tewkesbury , will sell the library of

    Puckrup Hall . A topographical library is to be sold by

    Mr . Spelman , of . Norwich , on the 28 th inst .

    Some Sales Of The Season. In Our ( Sale ...

    SOME SALES OF THE SEASON . In our Sale Jottings' column during the last

    season we have chronicled every sale of general we interest made that in the has last occurred number . The of the remark Publishers which ;

    Circular for 1885—that issued on the 31 st of December—* There has been in the first

    portion of the season but little of interest , and the i prospects A JL for the future are not encourag ing ^ 3 .

    .... We are inclined to believe that , while i great O book sales will not be so frequent JL , yet «/

    prices will be higher , ' was well timed . Without laying claim to prophetic powers , we are almost

    tempted to exclaim , with a triumphant air , ' What did we . _ tell _ _ _ you . ? ' Seriouslyour

    prediction has been ^ carried , out to the , letter t — . The prices , without touching in instances those

    given last year by Mr . Quaritch for one or two rarities ¦ - ¦ havespeaking b Mflh generall Hh ~^ mr »* P been f

    hi g *^ her -v ; there — - ^ v r ~^ , _ ^ ^ m have ^^ -v v ~»^ , V . been ^ M ^^ ^^^ - ^^^ ^ ^» fewer ^ a ^— ^^ ' great ^^ - ^^ ^^ " ^* ^» ^^ y W ' , ^ K sa ^» l ^^ pT es T . H ^ e ^& while sales of smaller collections have been ,

    many . This , of course , points to briskness of trade h — - — ~— — h and - ^^^ — —— ^* r ^ b ^ increased ^ ^ v ^ - ^^^ ^^ - ^^ - ^ v p ^^ ^ p ^ «^^ v competition ^ v - ^^ ^^ ^» ^ k m ^ ' - *^ - | — ^^ ^ p ^^ - ^^ ^ p « f ^ ; m ^ and b' ^ r ^ riK ^*^ m there ^& ^^ ^ fe ^^^ ^^ b ^^^ ^ are _^ T ^ k ^^^

    many signs that , on the whole , the secondhand book trade is in a very good way . And

    yet everybody grumbles ! Of course they do ; they always did , and always will . But let us

    briefly review some of the sales . The Wodhull Collection was sold at Messrs . Sotheb ' sin

    Jannuar ^ ¦ ^ " ^^^ y ^^^ last ^~^ ^^ ^^ " ^^ ^^ , rea ^ h- ^^* p _ r ^ lising . ^ r *_^ ^^ ^ h ^ v ^ K' ^ V ^^ a ^^^ ^^ sum ^^ ^^^ ^ v ^^ ^ . ^ ' h of ^ v ^^^^ £ i— ' ^^ 1 ^^ . 1 ^ 1 , 97 ^ , ^ y W -3 ^^ . , ^ K J 4 ^& ^ pfc s . ^^^^^ ^ i ) >^ v ¦* d . At ~ - ¦ the — conclusion - ^* ^—^ —™ ^™ - ¦ i ^ - ^_* ^ ^« of » * ^^— this ^ ' ^— »^ ^^ r *^ sale — - ^ ' ^ ^ ^ m ^ r the ^ . ^ ^^ *^ | —— auctioneer tF ¦ ' ^^ " ^^^ B ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ . ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ - ^ ^^

    himself remarked his satisfaction at the prices fetched . In this sale a fine copybound

    bDerome , of the first Homer brought , £ 200 . y The next sale of interest was the first portion of the

    Fuller-Hussell books , which , however , brought

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    Some Sales Of The Season. In Our ( Sale ...

    B » / — but a small total . After this came several sales all togethereach of great interest . The most

    important was , the Mackenzie collection ( first portion ) , sold at Edinburgh ; the remarkable

    * Burnsiana' will be remembered in connection library with this was sale sold . About at t Putticks thistime ' which Mr . - Th ¦ " will ynne 141 be ' g

    , _ fresh ~ <« ^— ^ in many — — of , *• our readers _ i , ' minds • __ * ; and » ^ 1 at J \ ~ Chtfstie ' s Hal there was the We small must but not omit choice

    M ^ xhull l library . to mention ¦ W-k Ii .-I , too which I , the 1 !/* for H the IT artl interest ey » l collection I excited " i , sold . . ati

    Putticks topograp ' hical , books has been unsurpassed by it & . '

    jyxr Mr Towards m . . Aamngton Addineton ill the end ' s s of books dooks May ^ « r , , Messrs "mjr a a sale saie . Satheb rN wnicn which i ^ 'i y onl onlv sold _

    occupied two days but , realised a total of y £ 3522 . 85 . ; while -w h h on the 8 th of MayMr

    ^^ Hod p ^^^ p - ^^^^ - , ^ p ^^^ p gson . ^^^^ ^ v ^^ v ^ p - ^^^ - ^*~ ^ p sold ^ p — a — ^—^~ choice - ^— — ' - ^—— - ^ - collection — - ^^— — - ^— — — - ^— — of ^^^^ w ^^^^^ ^^ p ^^ count y , m ^^ ih ™ ^^^^ ^ L y . . histories . About this time it was announced

    that the Earl of Crawford ' s books were coming to tjie hammer , but so pressed have Messrs .

    Sotheby been that the books are still ' standing ¦ over / On the 9 th of June a copy h of Burton r ' s

    ^ - ^ r ^^^ ^ ^ - ^ — —~ - ^ - — — — - — — - ¦— — — m — — - — ^ - **^ b ^ k p ^^ ' Arabian ^ Nights , ' issued shortly before at £ 10 . of 10 s the ., was knocked down for £ 22 ! The

    sa ^ e eminent Liverpool collector ' s books —Mr . Walkers—was another instance of a .

    small but recherche collection , occupying , as in the case of Mr . Addington ' s bookstwo days '

    sale , while an even higher total was , reached . The beautiful MSS . were the chief attraction . ^^^^^ ^^* w ^^^ p p ^^ r ^^^ r ^ B ^^ v ^ v ^ v ^^ p ^^^ ^^^ r ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ' ^^^^ ^ - ^^^ u ^^^ ^ p p * ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ i ^ ¦ ^^^ ™ ^^^ *^ p ^^^ ^^^ ^^* - ^^ ^^ p ^— ^^^ - ^^ - ^ ~^ r —~ ^ - ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^

    During the Cheney sale ( at Messrs . Sotheby ' s ) a copy—the first for years—was sold of

    Mr . feuskin ' s book on the Architecture of Venice for £ 50 . Also have been said—so

    recently as not to call for more than bare ^ mention & 4 b ^ V ^ f 0 * ^ B ^ 0 *^ ^ ta ^ ^ fe ¦ ^» — V the ^^ ^ H *^ r ^ late i ^ « ¦ ^ V ^ k ^ ¦ Henry ^^^ v ^ ff ^ b ^ k ^ ^^ ^» ¦ ^^ Stevens ^ k ^ ^* - ^ fe ^ V 1 ^ i ^ w * v p <«^ ' s v ^ r . ^ historica ^¦ ' ^^— p-v ^ ^ — - — ' )

    T collection ytheridge , ' s the library Earl of Mr . Clare Simes ¦ ' s ' s books Viscount ¦ 1 , Mr .

    Ranelag ^^ W W ^^^ B ^ k ^^ ^ k ^ b ^ p h V ^ 's ^^ p" ( r ^ irf" at ^ k ^ b Christies p ^^ ^^ Viy * w , K m ^^ w ' ^^ ) , the r ^^^ ^ b ** fi ^ ^ ta ^ rs p ^ t ^ fe' , « four ^ ^ r folio - ^ — - Shakespeares ( on the 28 1 th of Jul ) ¦ and ~ v th &

    Middle T ^^ pT ^ 1 ^ ^_ rlf ^ L ^^ ^^^ r F » i . f ^^^ Hill ^* v ^^ " ^^ y , r % books ^ p' ^ t ^ m ^ ^ v ^ h ^ . b ^^^ ^^^ Beyond ^ Mtf ' ^ pr < B ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ i ^ ^ the m ^ ^ y « » , w Hartley " ^^ ^ v — sale and that of Mr . Mackenzie's books , the

    season just passed has had little to be remembered for .

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    James G . Wakiey . —Dr . Wakley , the editor the of the youngest Lancet son , died of VfA on the VUVl August late IUiUU Thomas llVlllUlk 30 . Wakley He was *¦— 7

    \ J 1 M- \ J V VUlltjVOt OV-A . J- ] **»»• , ; , the founder of the Lancet . At his fathers death \ Jk . \ StAt \ JA . JL in XXX - 1 1- 862 ^/ V < W iji lie v > became K ^\> V / C 4 fl Jt-I . V > V editor »/ VIA l / V ^ X . of V- / X the ( JIAV Laucet jl ^ vv * " *** - ' ,

    near the ll ^ Ul duties l l y ¥ 25 i- («^ of years y | \ j ( which H O , continuing \_/ V position / iiV-lAi » J AAlti he , , des VI discharged V > OUJIVV pite much •»» " ¦ for to

    recent suffering , activ e in his work up ters last Wakley Easter affecting played - medicine In an his important editorial both in part capacity its relations in mat Dr - .

    COAO UUUVI / lllg lllljUJUlJlV ^ , UVM 1 JIA * AVO M . yj ¦* . **/ " one to the of p the ublic founders and to the of the profession Hospital . He Sunday was

    one chan nhari o ty tv f in in its . Lonrlnn London warmest , and n . ndl and remained rftmainftd inost througnoui throughout siuv porters . generous

    Afr Mr . John John John Small Small Small . — MA M On . A . Friday TJ L . L . . T D ) . , Librarian librarian August 20 iy t <« r

    residence the University in that , of cit Edinburg y . , Mr . Small h , , died graduated at his

    appointed in Edinburg librarian h University in 1854 in . 1847 Literary , and worka was -r = = ^ %

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1886, page 960, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091886/page/10/