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    ^-^^"^¦¦ ^ BooKj^elle^ of To-Daip.

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    Conlinenlal !Qoje«

    Circumstances having prevented Major von Wissmann from publishing h himself iih b a report of

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    peculiar interest is the account of the training of the native troops . Perhapshoweverthe

    most striking portions of the , work are , the chapters devoted to the encounters with

    Bushiri ' s followers . Judging from the specimen given in the prospectus the illustrations

    are excellent . The same house also published on the 20 th

    ult . a fourth edition of the German authorised translation of Stanley ^ ' In Darkest Africa , ' that ^^ B lfih d ^ ^ iM work ¦ tf ^ HA— ^^ ^ fe ^ I ^ B fl ^ b ^ m ± ^ m ^ m ^ > A # . h ^ kA alread ^^ I ^ b & ^^ ^ m *^ ^»^^ ^ mt ^ ^ ^ m *&^ b > ^^^ ¦ M ^ b ^^ r ^ ^ ri h ^ three ^ p ^_ B M ^ fc __^ - ^—

    having . . y run throug . . large editions . We ¦ have ¦»¦ received from K . F . Koehler ' s

    * * ^ r ^ " ^ * ¦ *^ mr ^» ^ mw - ^^ - ^ m ™» ^ fc » " ^ M mm * " % p ^ ^» ^ ^ k t ^ m ^ ^ K . V v ^^ V - ^ B » * m *^*^ a b ^ ^ k ^ ^» 4 »«* ^ m ^ ^ to V *^ Antiquarium in Leipzig , Catalogue No . 498 , ¦ ^ Medicine w ¦ ^ v ^ mw ^ . ^ r ^^^—^^ - ^^ v , w containing - ^» - ^ p" ^» ^ v ^ m w w ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ h ^ b ^^ k about ^ # ^ v ^ pr ^^* ^^^ ^ r- « 1 M »* , m 000 ^^ ^ p » ^^^ ^ numbers » •» ^^ ^^ ^ h fni f ^ p * ^ v r ^ pr in 4 k 4 >^ b

    English , French , German , Italian , & o . Herr Richard Bertlingin Dresden 7 sends

    us a catalogue of Musical Science , , consisting , of nearly 1 , 200 numbers- , in the history mland

    teaching early printed jl of music music , hymnology , rare books , national , yand songs auto- ,

    graphs of musicians . This catalogue is admirably classified and well printed . Herren Kirchhoff and _ Wigand — of Leipzig

    send us two catalogues , numbered a , 859 and o , 860 the former comprising a selection of

    over , 6 , 000 numbers in literary history and belles-lettres , music , history and technology of

    art , illustrated works , rural and domestic economyforestryphilosophyfreemasonry

    paedagogy ' \ l , , history , , military science , , naviga , - tion , marine architecture , philology ,

    archseology , medicine , and mathematical science . The latter contains nearly 2000 numbers on

    " ml , German History . Both are excellent specimens of typograp 4 / X O X hy and bibliogra O p X hy «/ .

    From Herr F . Doerling , in Hamburg , come six catalogues <_ r » , numbered _____ 38 to 43 , con _ -

    taining some thousands of works on art , sciences architecture / pa , dagogy Hebrew (_ p literature hilosophy , mus and ic , psycho natural

    -, _> >•/ / , X X ml , •/ logy - Herr Gustave Fockof Leipzigsends a

    catalogue of his well-selected , stock X O , of books in all branches of literature , consisting t _» of

    about 6 , 000 works . This catalogue is in all respects B admirable K \ tmx A . A Classification H A , K paper , ^ nm ^ m ^ . ^ < ^

    printing , and binding leave nothing to be desired . From the Librairie Protestanteof MM .

    E . Beroud and Jeheberof Geneva , we receive a catalogue of , second-hand , books in , Theology , both ancient and modern .

    We have received No . 9 of the ' Chronicle of the Graphic Arts' ( Chronik fur Vervielfttltigeiide KunstWienNo . 9 for 1890 )

    contain ing the continuation , , of Stiassny ' s , * The Little i Masters and Italian Art' V . Jacob

    Binck ___^»_^ ^^ mrm ^*^ r mm ; * i «__ Richter - —r T *» ^ r " ^* ^ r— ' -w ' s _^^ supp ^ «¦ ^™» v «« lement a * v — i «* *« ff ^ tfVNM to ^^ , H * Dictionaries » m , V ^ ' ^^^ " ^ r ^ mr r *_ - of Monograms / and otlier articles . A capital

    reproduction of Jan Liven ' s ' Head of an Old Man ' is given with this number . This periodical deserves the patronage of all lovers

    JL JL C ? of art , for it is not only good , but also cheap .

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    i 4 ; i 4 The Publishers Circular Nov . i , 1890

    ^-^^"^¦¦ ^ Bookj^Elle^ Of To-Daip.

    ^ - ^^ " ^¦¦ ^ BooKj ^ elle ^ of To-Daip .

    XII .-MR . T . BURLEIGH . Following h the ¦ successful ¦ - ¦ - —¦— inauguration - ~— ¦— ¦ h of the

    London Booksellers - — ^^^— - — ' ^^ ' — Society , •^ - ^ . it ^ v ^^— Seemed - " - ^ - ^ - ^ v ^^* ' ^^ m ^ m ^ m ^^ r 4 that ^ ^ mW m ^ m ^ Li ^ L ^ W an interview with — the — — Secretary — — — — — — ^ j and — —i ^_ — - ^ chief ^^ ^ B ^ B ^ b ^^ F m ^ my

    promoter this issue . would However find — - — an Mr — — appropriate — . Burlei — — gh p held lace in a

    , mm ^^ ^^ ^ ^ " ~ " *^^ somewhat « a different * M ^ M . opinion • , and with m . unwarrantable modesty — ^ — declined - the honour ' — — ^_ ^_ - ^ ^ V ^^^

    except upon the condition that his name was simp i ly used as the peg whereon to hang —^ a — slight

    sketch of the Society x o and its work . But he was eventually ^ j induced ~ to divulge ^^ his — — - private j- — — - — — - ¦«¦

    record and from this it will be seen that Mr . Burleigh with his several businesses has a busy

    life , and it is difficult to understand how he has found the time and surplus energy to devote

    to the interests of the Society . Our representative was fortunate in finding him at his private residence in Queen ' s

    RoadWimble-X , and a hearty welcome v was followed , by an hour ' s very pX leasant chat . Mr . Burleig CJh is

    above all a pleasant affable man and this in spite of the fact that in the past he has experienced long periods V / lXV ^ fcJ of \/ A bodil MV / VA weakness VUI which 1111 entirel VIA X / JU

    changed XVIJ & l ^/ . his lA career . . y V TV He seems AAVUM ?» anxious AV VU now y V that he is enjoying good health to accomplish

    something tangible for the good of the trade with which he is connected ; and the new-born Booksellers' Society has been with him a pet

    scheme for many months past . He has also some remarkable ideas for its development ,

    but these are impossible of accomplishment in the —— " —* present j ^— — - — embry % / o state of the Society * j . His

    private of — — a thoug business —^^ htful _ . _ energetic enterprise _ __ worker has also f and been he may that

    well take his p , lace among ^^ the most , energetic of the booksellers around London . When

    asked for a brief record of his life , he said : ' I was educated as a private pupil in a

    country Grammar School , and entered the office of a well-known London life assurance company

    with the intention of qualifying as an actuary , at the same time studying up for a degree at

    the London University . But serious illness compelled me to abandon this idea , and I

    turned my attention to trade . Being fond of readingbookselling appeared to me more to

    my taste , than anything else , and so about tw .. enty years ago _ I entered business in

    Wandsworth _ ^ ^ which ^ y was then like an oldfashioned 4 country , town . '

    How long was it before you extended operations 1

    your Well , about fourteen years ago I came to Wimbledon P and carried on a business at the w v ^ h b ^ ^^ ^ n »^ fc ^ ^ " ^ ^^^ ^^ •¦• ^^ r ¦ ¦ ^^ - ^ - »™ ^ " ^— ^ " 1 " ^— ^ ¦ - —— i ^^ - ^ ^— ~— ^^ ' - - ~ -- — — — - — —

    Ridge . way Then , and about I kept eiht that on for I thirteen went to yearsgyears ago

    Putney and took a business in the High Street , which I still carry on . '

    4 4 4 Yp Anywhere x es » h ! a a few few else months monlhB , Mr . a Burlei ^ o I I also also gh took took ? ' a a busi busi--; ago

    ness at Tunbridge Wells . * Then you are carrying on at Wandsworth

    , Putney 4 That , and 's it Tunbrid . For ¦ * twelve ge Wells month . ' s I had wr two Hpa ^ a « m ^ m <» ^^ r * mr ¦¦¦* ^ **¦ * ¦ ^^ *^ » * ^^ ^ * ^^ *^ " ^^ ""^ ^ ^ ^ " — " ^ —^ ^^ '^

    shops at Wimbledon , but that is hardly worth mentioning . '

    * Do you find the London and country trade

    vary much V

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 1, 1890, page 1414, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01111890/page/12/