Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1884, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1027

Times , September 17 , 1884 . Daily News , August 23 , 1884 , ' With the vast multiplication of books that is con- ' The reader who , with a sympathy for bibliography , stantl to simp y lif £ oing y catalogues forward , it of becomes reference increasing and the ly catalogues necessary C dips . F . casual Blackburn ly into ( Sampson " Hints on Low Catalogue ) , i 3 likel Titles y to , " read by of in the publishers preparation and booksellers of catalogues . All should persons consult concerned this of further the than class he who ori , ginall as Pope y intended somewhere . The says author , know is not as on book a , perp which lexing is apparentl subject . ' y the result of years of thought of that much their is , of who aristocratic books just as know some acquaintances their coffee titles -house . , know He wits brings of , " the who peers to boast bear — not ' a Hints very Saturday enticing on Catalogue name KeVW Titles for a , book and June . In , 7 1884 the Entries less Mr is . io coursing g ^ SSSU . of How index much entries 1 S there & SK is the to lUnT be best said modes on & this of lt S and a " volume read Blackbur , but on n it has the is a contrived subject book . to It to dip is tur into not n . out exactl The a very author y a amusing book shows to atl considere kindre gu d ing d subjects d hlets before fro — the m what the right a humbl number way e of of dealing things of view with have of books to the be how trates to both catalogue by amusing , and also examp how les not . to do it , and lilus- gUeSs librari pamp who an is had finall not y looked determined into these , point perhaps pages few . A would little Fall "Pall Mall IVTall gazette dnrn + ta , August Aunittf 2 < 1 b (\ , 1 1 «« S 84 4 . . of but more praetical the method volume hints would nevertheless an doubtless d inforniat contains have ion been and a an large is ad obviousl vantag amount e ; of sometimes ( his Mr . labour Blackburn epigram will 's m pages atic b . abl . are . . be alw The the ay most s interesting various useful tables part and ' abbreviations observation based in a great . The chiefl degre " roug e from upon h vocabulary personal , experience " is of terms new and and and y of names which he pro has compiled y for the benefit noticeable feature , . ' y catalogues , * Any of his one less vvho erudite has had acquaintances much experience in the book of second -world - Oentralblatt fur Bibliothekwesen . I Klance " hand hash " cat at which alogues a dozen is — generally a and week m — any made will a be in London acquainte such produetions student d with will the of g ^ clnckter lischen , , \ \ ; exemp sowohl und Fu lified , oft , wie . le . drastisch , . fre . . m . de durch , gewahlter , eine . . groase Citate Auzahl . aus ., I i the titles utility in fore of ign the aSd lists dead in the languages five principal , and will languages recognise of eng un * ^ h ^ erne cl grosse uar ^ erthvoUer fdr den Notazen praktischen a Catalogen und Alittheil Buchh ^ ndier das ; the world of the names of the various books in the Old eruualc * . l ungen with and New short Testaments titles of , their or of princi the chief pal works classical . In wri t te hese rs , - Ath . en 8 Blim , August 2 , 1884 . | rough tabular vocabulary statements of , and terms in at such the aids end to of learning the volume as , the we lead ' Is the more reader attractive to suppose reading . The than object the of the title book woul ia d lunts appreciate warml in y as abbreviating the he value could desire of or Mr in . cataloguing . Blackburn When we ' we s come services are to some his as - ! , j pages way "to to show of write books those concise , who or to and are prepare telling young them titles in cataloguing fro fro m m the already title the - times inclined to doubt and even to differ . * j printed matter with clearness and precision . " A ¦ I left favourite -hand column method of of the the author ' s a is number to print of in titles the JN nx Ot , eS ana , Quenea -. . , J une 7 , 1884 . selected from catalogues of page librarians or booksellers , to all 'Mr lovers . Blackburn of books ' s . volume There is are likel few y of to these commend who i have tself { i and in a briefer in the ri or ght clearer -hand form column , notes to g being ive the added same to titles exof not their dreamed shelves of some shall ti be me catalogued of leisure , , when and . the . . contents hunting p m lain ade . on Such what practical princip illustmtion le the severa is l far alterations more help are ful out ° f its a volume difficulties not . in A daily perusal use of shal " Hints l be robbed on Catalogue of some than Sensible a ad set vice of is stereotyped given to bookse rules llers for on cataloguing the subject . of litles performing " will probab the l task y induce themselves them to and abandon lead them the idea to notes of making and * five catalogues or six readable are filled by the with addition annotated of , , pages see preparation k duly qualified , what industry assistance and . what How care much , are stud necessary y and titles the author selected ) 4 < of fro one m of periodical the best catalogues and largest ( prepare houses d b in y to the arrangement and cataloguing of books , Mr . Londou . " . . . The tedium inseparable from a techthe "lackburn task of shows reading . , Ve and ry even far from of studying arduous , is his , however volume , , nicul by some exposi bri tion ghtl of y bi writte bliograp n hy noteleta ia pleasantl *> n books y relieved and j Library n the and portion the in Society . which of he Book describes * , " giving 4 t in A so Private doing reading England . " Mr ( p . . 91 Blackburn ) and "Mohalah ' s remarks " ( p on . 94 ** ) Emilia show that in ftre cortnneml j \ ie author * doyue the raUonne is volume positivel of to y the general entertaining contents circulation of . a We few . heartil shelves There y , j of besides will considerable do being well to an read ttiste excellent . these Librarians bibliograp 4 < Hints * ' and her attentivel , he booksellers is y a , man and few bibliophiles who will not be # lad to possess it . * the general reader will find them entertaining . 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