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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1426

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      LITERARY INTELLIGENCE 1427—1511 THE SEASON'S BOOKS 1427—1491 _MAGAZINE VOLUMES . 1427 -1436 GENERAL- LITERATURE . * 1436—1491 MISCELLANEA 1491—3493 OHRISTM 4 S NUMBERS 1493—1497 CHRISTMAS OARBS i 1498—1499 MR . HARE'S NEW BOOKS 1501 , 1502 SOME RECENT NOVELS 1502 } 1503 NOTES AND NEWS .. 1503 _| 1504 CONTINENTAL NOTES ... .. ' 1504 , 1505 AMERICAN NEWS AND NOTES ' ... i .,. I 1506 SALE JOTTINGS ... 1506 , 1507 _aLJN J . _JjuLct v / H A kJJlL .... . _.......... * ...... ....... .... xoUi TRADE CHANGES 1507 ABOUT _CHRISTMAS BOdKS AND NUMBERS 15 O 7 . ~ rl 50 _$ i

      REVIEWS , & c . 1509—1511 _iNDiailra books published , in Great _r Britain _Between _November U & 30 . 1511—1514 BOOKS _PUBlisHED IN GREAT _BRITAIN PROM NOVEMBER 16 TO 30 .... _L _Ji 5 I 4—151 / * RECENT FOREIGN WORKS .... _; _..+.-. 1518 JLLUSTRAJTED SUPPLEMENT ..... 1—112 NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUBLISHED 1519—1767 , 1796 FRETOH AND GERMAN 1674—1679 CHURCH CALENDARS AND ALMANACKS 1758 MISCELLANEOUS ..... ; ....... _^ ...... ; ... _^ ... 1773—1787 . BUSINESS CARDS . v .. 1782—1784 : _BUSINESSESv FOR SALE .......................... 1785 _ASSISTANTS _WANTED \ ; ..... 1787 _WAiNTHsiTlirATiONS ... * .. _* . *¦ 1787 BOOKS FOR SALE 1787—1788 BOOKS . WANTED ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ TO PURCHASE ¦ . V 1788—1794 _* ' * _t——^ ¦ _¦

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      ft , UR annual survey of the literature of Christmas-tide is now ; presented to H 0 L our ; readers . The season , opened most auspiciously for | the trade and , WT remembering that no political Or social excitement is _prevalent _tnrbughp o out the country , there is every reason to think that a prosperous book trade will be in force during the approaching gift festival . The large number of books now brought before the purchasing public , shows much variety of talent and taste . This , of course , goes without saying ; but there are some features observable in , the new books which tell of a very

      remarkable change in general thought . We must now gauge the public taste and hopes by its demand for books . What publishers supply may be at all times considered a safe guide to the wants of general readers . Christmas books , perhaps , can hardly be classed under , the heading Literature , except in cases where they aim at the pictorial or annotating enrichment of classical texts . The ambition in these days seems to be the production of a book for the season , and not for Time . Ideas of Christmas books , however , must be merry : they , must strike at the open . hearts of a free people , ever free to the broadest kindness of humanity . ' ' _. The most remarkable phase of the present Christmas book trade is the introduction of the beautiful monotint brochures which seem to be taking the place of other complimentary presents in the festive season . During the past two years this change has been remarkably evident . With few exceptions English publishers seem to keep clear of enterprise in the way of producing Sditions de luxe , and several of the best books of a high order of elegance in t appearance o- a _^ . feeling which of pleasure are now , while before noting the Eng the lis survival h public , , . of are national of foreign t _^ ste origin in . connection We must with confes the s majority of Christmas books , that even those Which , come from abroad show a desire to attach the sympathies of the English country by appeals to patriotic feelings . Continental illustrations _oi ; . _Shakspeare and American illustrations of other English poets are examples of thisv ¦ Betting aside books haying ' ' amusing * aimsi _^ e must look . upon Christmas-tide literature as , an educative power in _fiie country . Children are growing and reading , and the future of the nation depends upon their reading ; on Christmas reading especially , when kind sympathies are awakened and stimulated . We hope that the books of the year will carry their weight of _influence in the direction , of truth and . kindness . t > !—r— ¦ ¦ : : : _1—t— : — : _—V-.- „ : _*&

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1887, page 1426, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121887/page/4/