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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1110

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    • St. Duns tan's House, E.G., October 2, 1388.
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      f ; ino The Publishers' Circular Oct . i , 1888

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      Xitebary Intelligence F 1110—1161 Dictio...

      XITEBARY INTELLIGENCE f 1110—1161 DICTIONAEY OF NATIONAL BIOGBA-fcHY . „• .... 1111 I NOTES AND NEWS 1111- ^ 1113

      ANNOUNCEMENTS 1113—1150 CONTINENTAL NOTES 1151 AMERICAN NEWS AND NOTES 1151—1153

      J ^ BEB LIBRAE IES IN SCOTLAND 1153 , 1154 BOOKSELLERS * CATALOGUES 1154 , 1155 SALE JOTTINGS 1155

      OBITUARY 1155 , 1156 i TRADE CHANGES 1156 , 1157

      • REVIEWS , & o 1157—1161

      INDEX TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BBTWBBN SEPTEMBER 17 & 29 . 1161—1163 BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN

      FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO 29 H 64-1169 NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUB * - USHBD 1170—1264 , 1284

      MISCELLANEOUS 1265—1278 BUSINESS CARDS 1272-1274 BUSINESSES FOR SALE 1275

      ASSISTANTS WANTED 1276 WANT SITUATIONS 1276 BOOKS FOR SALE 1277 , 1278

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 1278—1283

      St. Duns Tan's House, E.G., October 2, 1388.

      St . Duns tan ' s House , E . G ., October 2 , 1388 .

      For Some Time Past There Has Been Not A ...

      FOR some time past there has been not a little anticipation as to the probable

      appearance of the first announcements of books for the coming season . Work in the book

      I world is associated with the first of October 1 t ' almost as immutably as beg inning sport is

      ¦ 1 with the 12 th of August and 1 st of September . ; i Anxious authors look forward for the appear-1

      . ance of the works which engaged their . attention , time , and enthusiasm , months ,

      i perhaps years , before , and which , at the last moment , the experienced publisher * held

      over' until the arrival of the momentous 1 st . Now , too , authors begin to scan the

      newsj papers with more avidity , wearying for the I notices which are frequently so long in

      coming , ' Contrary to expectations , the lists of

      announceirients are this season quite equal to ; those of past years , as will be seen from the

      information which has been kindly supplied to us by "the leading publishers . The notices

      indicate a pronounced revival of the book ttfade after a period of pretty general

      depres-! sion , ai ^ d we are glad that this sign has some . « thing -tangible about it . No great book s are as

      I yet in the field ; though , perhaps , Sir Morell j Mackenzie's volume will occupy most special

      attention during the season . , One thing about the business in books

      , whiqh we have remarked upon before is the I early preparation and arrival of Christmas

      I'l j gift * -books ,. During . the month of October . ; I ttyese these come come before peiore us us in m considerabl considerable e nqnibers numbers .

      . , I ! showing how quickly and strongly competition | j in this business is being pushed . We would

      , earnestly desire that competition in literary ! excellence was only half as active , A lack

      I of spirit and originality is sadly evident irx our 1 g —ift-book literature .

      [ i Few can imagine the strength and employ-I merits o £ the vast army which has supplied the

      I materials noted in the following pages . An

      W ^^ r r . ' ¦ - .. I . ¦¦¦ ¦ - ¦¦

      For Some Time Past There Has Been Not A ...

      enumeration of the different occupations , from

      the author to the bookseller , and thence to the public , need not be repeated here , but those

      who are interested must hope that the work of distributing knowledge and mental

      entertainment during the approaching winter will be marked by good results to all .

      . . + O- » ' -

      Expenses Of The Guildhall Library And Mu...

      Expenses of the Guildhall Library and Museum . —The following accounts

      respecting the Guildhall Library , have just been published . The account of the libraryone

      year ' s contribution , £ 500 ; the account of , the library , additional , in consequence of opening

      the library in the evening , ^ 300 ; the committee ¦ ' s expensesfor one year £ 200 ; Mr .

      W . —m- -- H - ^_~ . v - _~ Overall —r _ — —— F , y . S . A . librarian - ^^ — w— — , - ~ — one ^ m ^^^_ _ ' s salary , £ 950 ; , Mr . C . Welch , , assistant , - year

      librarian , one year ' s salary , £ 475 ; Mr . W . H . Overalllibrarianto pay wages to library

      attendants , £ 1607 , . 4 s . Mr . WH . Overall librarian , to , pay for extra ; assistance . , illness of ,

      the librarian , £ 15 . 14 s . ; uniforms for library attendants £ 108 . 8 s . ; Mr . W , U . Overall

      disbursements , , £ 9 . 195 . Id . ; special police , services , £ 119 * 6 s . . 8 $ . ; rates . and taxes ,

      £ 319 . 9 s . 2 d . ; water rent , £ 25 ; fire insurance , £ 90 . 6 s . ; oil for lamps £ 6 . 9 s . ; repairing

      chairs , £ 48 . 3 s . 6 d . ; jobbin , g work , £ 214 . 18 s . lOd . ¦ Messrs ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ —^^ r t ^^* T ^^ r " ^^ " ^ . v Blades ^ " ^^^^^ ^ - ~— ^— ^— ^ f ^ i — ^^ & ^«^^^^ ¦ " ^ Co ^— . — , ¦ for ^^ ¦ printing ¦ h ^^ ^^ — ^» ^^^ ^^¦ — ^ v ^^ h historical i i i" ~—^ ™^^^ ^^ ^^» ^ - ^ - ^— "i

      account of Guildhall ( balance ) , £ 5 " 69 . 6 s . ; MrW . H . Overallto pay for extra assistance

      in . preparing new , [ catalogue , . £ 109 ; total , £ 5 , 668 . 4 s . 3 d .

      National LibbaUt op Sweden . — The tenth volume of the Proceedings of the Royal

      Library at Stockholm contains the report of the Librarian for the . 1887 . It appears

      that the Riks-Bibliotelc year or National Library of nf JSweden Siwftflftn . was was removed rftrri < Wf , in in the the autumn autumn of oi

      1877 from , the Roya . 1 Palace to the most ; naodern fine building library beautiful structure lsituated in Scandinavia in an old , a

      park in Stockholm . It y contained at that time VJLA 4 * ^^> about mjm r ^** v- ' * - ^» * ' 200 m > - ^ ^—^ , m 000 ^ - ^ ^ w v ^ volumes y v ^ . ¦ » - >• , ^^ k ^^ j ^ p . ^ , « besides r >»^ ¦* - * wi * «¦ ^ - ^ - ^^^^ a mw great Im

      gravings many a liV VXAACl pamp > Ja , « and , VJLX hlets ^>« , ' nearl AAVVD , collections A y » » B » T » ; 000 V /^ V /' V manuscripts «« l . Mr of « Jl M maps lk / VA 4 1 / W and « . This —_ en , ———

      -library , which aims at containing , as complete a collection as possible of Swedish -literature

      , supplemented by thernoye important scientific

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1888, page 1110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101888/page/4/