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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1884, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1280

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      brethren Messrs in . the Spottlswoode trade would be & able Co . to are ' cap able , ' when to mak they e a announce boast which that few they , if are any printers , of their oi upward upwards s of or jluu 100 mag magazines azines . . When wnen we we add aaa that Lnat our our present present number numoer , with witn its its carefully ca-refullv worked wnri ^

      illustrations , its clear letterpress , and its attractively set advertisements , , is one of the presented ' century '— 6 a and card we / for are our , be friends it observe which d , at onl once y giving invites honour the approval where honour of the reader is due . — -we have * [ Vide page 1 , 439 .

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      oFa UK substantial r . Edward character Stanford , such gives as us the a popular list of books scientific suitable works for of Christmas Arabella B presents . Buckley and . prizes [ Vide page 1320 .

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      for ior Mes Christmas unristmas srs . . Suttab . The xne y snape shape 6 u Co this tnis . have editi edition , in on Byron takes taices ' is is s Poeti that tnai of oi cal twejv twelve "Works r e volumes volumes , produced m in a a an box pox elegant . . The The present whole whol <»

      if put upon a book-shelf , takes the room of an ordinary octavo of three and a half inches thick . , volume Notwithstanding fulfils Dr . this Johnson exceeding ' s idea compactness of a book as , something the type li is ht comfortably to be held legible in the , hand whil . e eacli Th «

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      : that this issue of the * Poetical Works' has original and critical notes , nor that , when the boi is enedthe contents of each volume are seen to be printed in gold on the inside of theli 4

      ; with op a distinctness , which the limited area of the tiny books would not permit on their backs .

      , [ Vide page 1304 .

      Xttessrs. W. Swan Sonnenschein 4b Co. Gi...

      Xttessrs . W . Swan Sonnenschein 4 b Co . give the place of honour to Gems from th e Poetswith illustrations from desibA . F . Lydon . The poets drawn in this

      beautiful $£ urns volume , Rogers , include Gray Byron Long , fellow Moore and , gns Scott Camp y , Milton bell with Thom some son , Cowper others , of Wordsworth 'lesse upon r degree , Goldsmith . ' The ,

      illustrations , are , printed , in colours , with genuine , artistic effect , and Mr , Lydon is-to he congratulated on his success in taking up the salient points of the poems . It is , of course , a hook

      for the table , and the use of colour will mark it out among the numerous works of the season which lack this additional element of effect . The same publishers are issuing in a pretty uniform binding new editions of some popular works of fiction , including Marquise and

      Bof 6 tfee by the Baroness Ei Martineau de Ohesney ; A . Baven of Rest , by Richard Rowe ; Modern and Tlie Wonders Story of of a Tnottsand the IWorld Homes , by William , by Mrs Gilbert . Robert ; Dora O'Reill ' s Soy y . , They by Mrs also . Ellen send us Boss two ;

      with and charming r » TiATmi the illustrations "nor letterpress 1 little iff . 1 a coloured nrkl b rkiirAri y is Lil natural y picture Ttinf Chitt . iirA y - and books Hnr . > The ] flowing rst , drawing In In in and n . n verse « l in Out Ois both . and nnrl No books prettier Harlequin Itarl is AniHn -clever books Egrffs V , the a hav »«> A , - colouring e by Knr reached Ismay Tamnv artistic us Thorn Ihorx than , , . these little volumes .

      Choicest Messrs Illustrated . Trubner Vo...

      choicest Messrs illustrated . Trubner volumes A . Co . ever have published produced , for Mr this . Edwin Christmas Arnold a ' s hook fctgbt which of Asia is one , with of t en lie - gravings rr »«« x . TTi-nrra head Tkoorl and o-ti / 1 tail + oil nia ieces <> oa and Q-r » rI even o \ ri » Tl the 4-. Vio desi (^ o aimi of r \ f the + li o binding Vkinrl-inrY derived rtar » m \ Tc * A fro ftTktu m Buddhist KilflfllllSt 1

      I recall sources what without , sort of any a book modern p it is , addition that now or appears variation in gn an . illustrated It may be edition worth , . while * The for Li a g moment ht of Asia to c depictsthrough the medium of an imaginary Buddhist votarythe life and character and

      indicates Buddha MJ U . VI XJ . Lt . Cm , of KJX jih this 1 e / M . lXO philosop poem ^ JKJ ^ jUkl was h y , of born UVX Prince 11 on KJM . k the VI Gautama kXj bord M \/ l VA e V ^ JL rs of £ 3 VJA of India ai ^ epaul CpcVUi , the about founder L KJ \ J \ A % j 020 ~ K , of \ J X B > . Buddhism C . \ J .. , CV and 11 V * died VUV . - » . » . about v ^ v . , r ^ 543 - ie

      B pared immortality . C . at with Kusinagara of this a boundless Tenerable in Oudh . reli love In g , ion point an , indestructible which of age has , therefore in element it the , most eternit of other faith y of creeds in a final universal are good youthful , hope and com , the tJie

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      . of the Buddha Calcutta —the Museum birth . , the The meditation design on on , the the -page cover preaching illustrates , and the the Nirvana four princi . m These pal a events are p taken in the froua ? ? lite

      & a order baK bas--relief relief to ensure fo found und perfect npar near TtenareH JbJenares accuracy , , and and was which whioh photogra is ia now now phed \ in vl on th the © the Calcutta Oalo metal > nf . fca . which Museum IVTusfiiim was . , used This lius to aesig design ^ Pf " ® * « ? - . the gold leaf on the material of the binding , which again has been dyod the true - ^*~ J ?* £

      . colour . The 4 Light of Asia' has an especial appropriateness as a Christmas gift , seeing M * * the approach of a new year is , with the Buddhists , as with us , a sacred season . ^ I . ¦¦¦¦¦¦ [ See Illustration 27 ^

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1884, page 1280, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121884/page/40/