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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page unpag

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    • 188 Fleet Street : December 6, 1886.
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      Literary Intelligence : 1413—1476 Index!...

      LITERARY INTELLIGENCE : 1413—1476 INDEX ! TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT I THE SEASONS BOOKS 1413—1463 BRITAIN BETWEEN & OVEMBEIL 16 & 30 .. 1477 U J

      MAGAZINE VOLUMES 1413—1421 BOOKS PUBLISHED IK GREAT BRITAIN I GENERAL LITEBATURE 1422—1463 FROM NOVEMBER 16 TO 30 U 79 -14 J

      MISCELLANEA ... . 1463—1466 BECENT FOREIGN WORKS UJ ; CHRISTMAS ANNUALS , & c 1466—1469 ILLU 3 TRATED SUPPLEMENT 1-1 ij

      CHRISTMAS CARDS 1469 FRENCH PUBLICATIONS .. 1512—1518 , 1559—1563 , 159 s | NOTES AND NEWS 1470—1472 BUSINESS CARDS 1622 , 1624-i 627 B

      1 CONTINENTAL NOTES ......... ; .... " . 1472 , 1473 BUSINESSES FOR SALE .......... ........ 1628 , l 62 y | j SALE JOTTINGS 1473 , 1474 CHURCH CALENDARS AND ALMANACKS 1 -J

      OBITUARY ; ....... 1474 , 1475 ASSISTANTS WANTED 1629 1 CORRESPONDENCE . .,., 1475 WANT SITUATIONS 1629 1

      TRADE CHANGES 1475 BOOKS FOR SALE 163 O 1

      REVIEWS , & c 1475 , 1476 BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 1631-1636 ! 1

      188 Fleet Street : December 6, 1886.

      188 Fleet Street : December 6 , 1886 .

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      ' ^ 4 ^ \ SF m vf Wf ^ ^ Sta ^ vmttfi jy -J iHEs ^/ mK ^ ^ ' MORNTNG come admit admit like that that oysters p very aper soon l in atel June aftor arter y remar and thft the ked strawberries longest lonerfist that day soon in signs sion Christmas December of th the books . nnrnanh We would must nf I I

      l t ,-lw . ^ hJ ^ hmAV v ^ JSr verv soon d a . v | s oi « approach a . of I ^^§ L u ^ y 3 Ct wJ ^^< ^ ' ^ tive season' come upon us in rather an unexpected , if not 1

      jq ' jBEr ^ fflf / alarming manner . A peep behind the scenes , however , shows that I ^ j jj ( Wg _ t ^ ' this is by no means surprising . We Kve in an age of enterprise and unyield- I

      ^ r vJx ^ * £ > competition . At no time has the ' early worm * proverb been more I ! applicable to the conditions of human existence . Those wko know little or I

      • 1 ^ ! nothing about the mercantile aspects of the season ' s trade may be surprised to learn that , m already , works are in preparation for Christmas of 1887 . This remark is , of course ,

      particularly applicable to stationery articles , such as cards and other cornpliinentary devices , , ' many of which are already in the manufacturers'hands , so that he can speak of them with

      tolerable certainty . But who knows what books may be in store for us 1 Universal authorship is another

      characteristic of the times we live in ; and doubtless at this moment there are a few thousands of writers busy at ' copy' which may or may not see the light twelve months hence . But it is

      beside the subject to anticipate . What we have to speak of now are the books , of the present season , those which have actually tickled our fancy , either by intrinsic wit or sense , by

      speaking illustrations , or , like the dandies of the day , by gorgeous raiment . After a pretty comprehensive examination , our opinion is that the season ' s books , while hardl y showing the

      variety of former years , can be looked upon as being very satisfactory . Above all other features , the remarkable advance which is being effected in the artistic production of young

      people ' s books is very striking . In this respect no observer of modern books can be in the jj position of the old gentleman who thought the toys of the present time not nearly so amusing I

      as those of his young days . This year the supply of beautiful volumes suitable for young people is very remarkable both in quantity and quality .

      Although works of a more imposing character are not numerous , still some really superb I volumes may be found among thorn . These , through the courtesy of the various publ ishers ,

      are noticed as fully as possible in the following pages . We think that the unusually large number of illustrations which now appear will speak strongly for the development of

      modern art at * associated with the production of books . Again we have the pleasure of w wiaiimg ishing that tuau success success may may attend attend tne the diffusion amusion of or the the season season '' s s books books , and and that that aJJ all classes classes of oi

      the community may derive benefit from their wit and wisdom during the season of good old English blitheness .

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1886, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121886/page/4/