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    BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.

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    Free Libraries In Scotland.

    follows : 'The author of this letter is a person who hath a great zeal for propagating the + / h * k knowled tnnwlorifro of of God and in in the t . hfi H Hicrhlands ighlands . ana and

    is the same who did promote contributions , for the p rinting of Bibles in the Irish to language ,

    -and a . r » rl sent nivn , so an m many a . nv of of them tli ^ m down d own to Scotland © cotlana .. By * Irish language ' of course it is easy to

    see what is meant . ¦ » o »

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    ; II 54 The Publishers' Circular rat . i ; r 888 I

    Booksellers' Catalogues.

    BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES .

    Messrs . J . and J . Leighton " , London . —A catalogu feii Tf e of rare " ¦/ and interesting ¦ booksmany

    ~^ r 'V ^ y ^ ^ - ^ . Mah . * - 'Ml ^^^ ^^ ^ h » ^^ 1 ah ^^ ^^ T ^^ ^_^ t ^^ ^ fe ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ "rf ^^ ^ fc ^ V"h " * ^— ' ^^ ^ ^^^^ , V ^ v ^^ w ^^^^ ^ # in . fine old bindings . A very rich collection , which wlnrVh mig miorTi ht f . be V » e » Tpnrl rendere f'rft d rl more mnrft conspicuous r » onsmirviinnR

    under subject headings . Many first editions i are noted . ( 56 pp . )

    i Mr . James Wilson , Manchester . —In this catalogue will be found an extraordinary

    collection of reprints of extremely curious and Tft rare . vpt old n \ c \ bnolr books a with wit . Ti \ \ original orimna . l p editions . rHt . iona of of the thft

    best authors . It also contains some of the best works on theology and history . ( 20 pp . )

    Mr . Charles Hioham , London . —This wellknown catalogue of theological literature

    maintains its old reputation . It contains numerous works which are indispensable X in a library •/ of

    any pretensions to value in theology . ( 48 pp . ) Mr . Bertram Dobell , London . —This catalogue is exceedinglwell arranged it

    y ; would be a pity were it otherwise , for the valuable vainahlft work work s should alirmld have 1 i » . va that tViat prominence -nrnTiniTiPinr ^

    which Mr . Dobell so well knows how to give . There is a goodlcollection of the Camden

    y Society ' s publications , also a list of some of the Shelley Society ' s . ( 27 pp . )

    Messrs . William George ' s Sons , Bristol . — This is the 21 st issue of the collection of old and curious * literature " 1 l I i 4 *^ 1 "

    , consisting of books and manuscripts . To those forming libraries this ' catalogue is invaluable as indicating works which are needed . Some rare old chap-books

    are included , besides an immense variety in other subjects . ( 26 pp . )

    Mr . James Roche , London . A catalogue i of general literature , but containing a great

    number number or of widely wirlfilv sought somtrlif hnr books » ka hv by the f . Ti « best h ^ of standard authors in history , biography , travel , and fiction . ( 44 pp . )

    h lieaded eacled Mr . ' W JJarwiniana Darwinians . P . Collins ' contains confai , London ins not n . — ot . This onl rmlv issue Dar Dar-- ,

    win ' s works , but the , cognate literature y that preceded and followed itIt is brieflcalled

    4 catalogue of scientific . and philosop y hical work * " ^ " ¦ " ¦• ~ ~• s wt-r "selected * - ' ^ - " * ¦ % » *^ " v ^ - » -v ^* . and « aji A ^ jm . arranged « . m / a . jl . « - ^/^ acl x- * X ^* . to wv / ¦ illustrate JL-A . Ut < J V ^ JL C 4 l W- * the V A A V ^

    evolution of research to the theories in course of solution at the present time , especially in reference to biology and anthropology . ' It is a model of arrangement . ( 17 pp . ) Mr . Collins issues his * catalogues # i of books fVw ^ on microscopy fcJ

    ~~~~ " ~ " — ^ - *** ™~ - * - ¦ ^« --w * - » v ^ . -v _ ^ _ v « ^ ' ^ a . ^ x ^ Ji ** JKA & iVA micro-natural , j history - , and the _ - fcj allied ^ ^ * , sciences V ^ V ^ x # ¦ - ' T , 4 ; many very rare . ( 3 ^ pp . )

    Messr 3 . Ma thews & Brooke , Bradford and Leeds and valuable . This book is a s catalogue including of scare rare © , standard hlets , , pamp

    Booksellers' Catalogues.

    and poems by ¦ Rossetti , Browjning , and Swin- burne burne . and and first nrst ¦ editions editions bv Dy many manv or of the th ^ I

    , f Dicken oremost s , Thackeray writers ¦ of , Cruikshank the century , Lei , g incladi h Hunt ng I ,

    an and d niany manv more more wnose whose ¦ old old editions editions are are dail dail ^ y H growing in value . There ^ is alsa a useful I collectioof Alpineportingnd

    n , S , aTopogra- I jmical works . ( t > 4 pp . ) I

    Messrs . Robsojst ¦ & Kerslake , London . — ! We have here the forty-fifth catalogue of * rare i I

    books in fine condition . ' It contains many of \ I Cruikshank 44 's best works , also some of Doyle ' s . \ I

    ( pp . ) ¦ Mr . C . Herbert , London . —The ninety- I seventh issuecontaining standard works in all

    | iiiso Also branche scarce scarce s ¦ of sets sets literat , of or u important im re , ortant English worts works and , forei and and . im im gn - - . H I I

    ! portant remainders , now in cloth . ( 44 , pp . ) I Messrs . Henry Sotheran & -CoLon- I

    ., don . —No . 476 issue is before us , containing a I list of ancient and modern second-hand books j I

    in all classes of literature including the best I ^ libr ^ ^^~ ' — ^^^ ary ^^ ' ^^ ^^~ w editions ^^^ ^^ ^ " ^^^ ^ " ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^»^^^ of ^^^ ^ Hfe ^ standard ^ i ^ ^^^ v ^^ p ^ K ^^ v ^^ w ^^ p ^ pi ^ h ^^ V authors ^^^ P' ^ h ^^ v ^^ ^¦¦^¦^ ^ m ^ ^ Bi Pv ^ p * . in ¦ v ^ bi ^ i all V ^^ V ^ Bfr 4 HM Ian 4 BbV ^^ F A J ^ - ^ ^ I ^^^^^^^^|

    guages . This is probably the finest collection I of second-hand books in England . ( 32 pp . ) I We have also No . 64 , New Series , Catalogue ; I of books of the same class of the Manchester I

    branch . ( 16 pp . ) I Messrs . B . & J . F . Meehan , Bath . —A . cata- I in

    logue loerue ot of rare raTPi ¦ , valuable va . lna . h 7 ft . , and nnrl napfn useful l books "hrk ^ Va in H all classes of literature , ancient and modern . I autnors authors There are , and and ¦ first a all editions arge arfrfi as aa sortment Rnrtrn of standard pcnt , of nf second KAr and » . rvn popular rl --hand lui . nrl H I

    school books , . ( 28 pp . ) I Mr . J . R . Evans , Oxford . —A catalogue of I books , theological , architectural , heraldic and I miscellaneouscomprising purchases from the I

    , A ylesfo 1 tf * rd collection 11 . . Also * * a few — choice __ auto- I a ^ a ^ al graphs and holographs . ( 19 pp . ) I

    tember temoer Mr . William catalogue catalogue ¦ ¦ ¦ Potter ot of second second , Liverpool --hand hand . bnnka books —The . with wi Sep + li -

    sundry new books offered for the first , time . I the The prices list includes named ¦ a are wide very variety low . ( 32 subject pp . ) , and , I

    Mr . J . E . Cornish , Manchester . —In this I catalogue are found vast quantities of old I

    tnougn thoUfirh and curious . that that works such SlirVh . It ¦ a may nollps collection fairl r » t . inn y be deserves AoawxrcKa suggested a , I

    better , style of indexing ¦ . It shows a curious that old way falls of under — alp ^» habeticall ^« a ^ su * j *^ bject y arrang This jl xaio ing is ia embarrass everything inKfcmx I I

    ing & 4 / I c M ., to ^ 7 ————~ without man y /~ v , k y peop . indent .. v le : , e cornea w . g ¦ . . , 4 A awkwardly practical « j ** under . a . a . - . ^ I h

    M . ' ( 80 p . ) I short Mr . catalogue Thomas contains Simmons , a Leaming number ton of . — books This I I

    deserved which bookworm compliment s would may deli be ght paid in . A to well the - I I comp wiupicio ilers for iur the tuts clever ciever ¦ manner manner in in whic wiiich n it it is is I

    ¦ given . ( 12 pp ^) ! ^ M Mr . H . W . Bau , Barton-on-Humber . —A , I

    manuscri catalogue pts ot , relating books , to pamphlets Lincolnshire , engravings . ( 18 pp . ) , I I

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1888, page 1154, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101888/page/48/