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    Dec. 6, 1889 The Publishers' Circular I5...

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    — - , ¦ _ . ' — \ The BXag-azlne of Art , for 1889 , forms a superb volume alike from a literary and artistic

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    readers cannot fail to value . The second volume of

    Cassell ' s New Popular Educator has just reached

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    previous volume . The book aims at being a ' lete

    encyclopaedia of elementary comp and advanced education' and

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    numerous illustrations , especially of the historical portraits , show a high degree of excellence from the pen . Our of Mr illustration . Wemyss is Heid taken . from an article on the ' Portraits of Mr . Gladstone , '

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    The new volume of Kittle Folks is certain to charm all the children who are fortunate

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    fci ' t't' is uncommonl y well kept , 'in . ! 'Freda ' s

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    t ( 'M Tales of the Past , ' 'Peeps at Some Out-of-the-way People , besides quite a budget of ^ t t > ! h f ( * W lll < iless > ; stories . The TVi . illustrations Jllna The T * Editor + i / vnci ' s especiall uanoAiail Pocketbook vr those + > ir ^ a ' is . whicit ^ xr like > iir » l ^ a dep r ? conjurer or » i ict r » t . child / Vh i ' s hat - life ll f ft ; its are » rfl hidden altogether altOP-ftthfiT treasures admira admirallle seem ble ; :

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1889, page 1555, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121889/page/21/