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    • PAUL PAREY, President of the Exchange Un...

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      . be field said but that no one he before has strictly him entered has endeavo rf on a ured new

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      women same time of it the woul nineteenth d be a total century misre . presenta At the - tion of these volumes to that ^ they are

      suppose a Church mere popular history . exposition Archdeacon of this Farrar ^ period states of

      authorities that he has and carefull all y the studied important both the writers original on

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      peculiarity is that the even flow o £ the narrative inform is ation never is for communicated a moment interrupted in so pleasant , and

      and agreeable a manner that it is difficult to as as recognise well well as as the art art amount and and skill skill of learning , that that were wmv and * ' nfir research » p «« flf ' Tnr ,

      • to the construct lives and thoug the clear hts and and , doings vivid o pictures | necessary j the suc of - cessors ¦¦ of ¦ " Christ ¦ 's »¦ - Apostles . ' Archdeacon

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      of His povert under- y garments and the were ostentation of linen of , his disp outer lay - . garments of wooland over all he sometimes

      wore a sort of coat , worn also by laymen , and called — ~ "V ^*^ v ^^ i ^ ^ T ^ byrrhus ^¦ ' ^ ^ 7 m ^^ . If »^ B * ^^ anyone B ^^ 4 »«« W ^*^ ^ BH ^ k ^ ' gave * BBi BrfB Br ^^ him « i ^ A flh A « B B a ^ BT garment « km ^ 4 B Jb Jh ^ BI ^^ AA «^

      splendid it was re g he arded ¦ sold as it common and ¦« Bl !¦¦ BBfc property the proceeds ; if it was to

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      not He never fulfil wore what a he ring strangely on his fingers regard . ed He as could the

      Gospel rule , of wearing no shoes . His health was too weak for thishe a *^ was ibim intensel VH IB

      sensitive *^^ *^ v a — ^^ a i ^ ^^^ to - * v v ^^^ cold ^^^^ da ' ^ aa , ^^^ ^ and ^ ^ " ^ V ¦ * ^^^ ^ VB he ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^^ r ^^ ; BF regarded ... " ^ t ^ ^_ ^ ^ ^ i ^_ the ^^ «^^ ^* rule ^^ ^ H ^ BB - V ^^ ^¦¦ r as . y B ^ not - ~ - ^ obl Tr- »^^ ^ i ^ gatory P ^ % ""¦ " ^ ^ ' " ~ — W , becaus ' ^^ ^ w ^^ ^ - ^ ¦ «« v P e - ^^ ^ he ^^* ^ k' found «« fc " ^^ " **¦» . Bi tfB *^ i ^ fro •¦• *^ ' ^^ m v «** Bk the ^» *» «¦> - ^^

      Gospel ordinary ~ " ^ *~ " ^^ BJ ^^ W ^^ , W that ^ food - » rf- - ™ -1 ¦**» h Ohrist of - * mr < B > MB his , « BIB » Ba himself « table « W B > V *^ Bk - *^ ¦ « consisted S wore ^ - > rOW ^ I" . P ¦ ^^ »/ shoes ^^ ^ . ^^ of ^ - ^ ^ . vege ^ The l" ^ ^^

      -or tables to , the thoug weak , meat . TS , otie was of furnished his clergy to guests might

      drink more than a certain number of cups of wine , one of which waa forfeited if ^ they fell

      into were the of silver bad habit * the rest of swearing of the . table The furnituref spoons . ; j j

      was was of of earthen ear +. heiTi ware israT'e- , wood wood , , or or marble Inarble . , He ile , > known known kept open ! ; and and hous it it e was was for one nne guests ~ most trioafc known admirable admirable and rule rhlia uh- 1 f ! i

      sp of ite his were hospitality absolutel that y forbidden all calumny / , gossi A p - , and A Ij J ^ _

      grap Altogether * hy equal ^ , in no fascination work in ^ ecclesiastical and sustained * bio ^ - I interest to that of Archdeacon Farrar ' s ' Lives

      of the _ « - Fathers ¦¦»—¦ . » y » has B > I appeared since *' the - « publi ««•

      -cation of Montalembert ' s * Monks of the W 0 st . - It ¦ . ;

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      ieb . 15 , 1889 \ Tlte FiiMsberS' Gitcular & i- \\

      Paul Parey, President Of The Exchange Un...

      PAUL PAREY , President of the Exchange Union of German

      Booksellers . i A CONTRTBUTIoW TO THE HlSTORY OF THE

      SUPPBE ^ SION OF UNDEESELIiING IN OERMANY . ; The Grerman . book trade , which occupies a !

      present peculiar position in a critical among state cultured . The peop Exchange les , is at Union of German ^ Booksellers had already

      | l Ad under ** Vk olf ^^ Jfc ¦> Kroener tke dfcdk ^ ^^ *^ skilful »• - ^^^ , BB talfen BTWBABi and ^ V ^^ energetic steps P « V « - ^» Jw ^ •**¦ against V «| Aw « A * guidance ' an" the W ^«^^ de «^— of " ^* - - , . ! j ,

      preciation usual for retail of retail booksellers prices . , in It the had strugg become le ' | ; lfor or existence existence and ana m ia their tneir desire aesire to to draw araw cus cus- - \ i

      tomers ma-ke deductions ' from their from nei ., g the hbours catalogue , not price only to of j ; book without .. even bemg requested to do 1

      any ^^_ - M Bk - Bl » BB a - A - m t - to bo b such y the an buyer extreme B , but , al as h $ o made to carry the this ^ retail practic price Bfe e j > ' . ^> * B 1 - Bi - ta A 1

      I , appear with ruin ridiculous ^ . The forming aiicl threatened . of what the is called retailer ^ a j 4 Ring' to counteract this may appear to an

      vieinrof dom unprej of udiced private the case person business 7 may as be an transactions justified attack in on , respect - the and free this of

      ho other wever branches the case Bl of trade is ^ iri . all In material the book respects trad ^ y—^ K ^^^ L ^^ h > , Bi . * " A ^ B da ¦ ^ M ^ B J

      of different 41 ^ which . A book bookseller ¦ is hot ¦ a can commodity at once ' ^ p' ¦¦ the appraise ¦ h h value i ¦'

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      be fB ita » ^ V ^*^ wei ' value BrfBF ^ B * g ^ . ' ^ hed ^ BiV . BF — . But ^^^^^ much ™*^ " , ^ p as ^^^ ^ less the " ^^ ^™ ^^ ^^^ can publisher « - » " ™ a ^ " ~^ lay ¦¦ —w - ^ — ¦ m - ^^ ^^» an alone ^^ ' ^ ¦— ' estimate -. — - ^^ h can i ' ^» r ^» ^^^^»

      decide the suitable disbursements for authorship and get-up of the book and the number

      o cour f cop se ies it likel is the y to publisher he sold , so alone , as a who matter can fix of the price , which shall reimburse- him for all his

      trouble . From and outlay this price pro after rcittii adding -J & x : each the single profit

      which copy _ ^* ^^ A . the m . retail bookseller < BI *• , < Bi < Bh must of ^^^ K necessity A receive ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ h B ^^^ for iBb ^^^ fBI all % > Bfl > ^ " * ^ his ^ h ^~ a vm + r ^ p- ¦ business a ¦ ¦ ^ ""*^^ ¦»» - ^^ - - k ' ^ ¦ ^ expenses " -- ' - «^ IBI ^^ ¦ "" ~ ¦¦ ^ '" ^^ ¦ - ¦• and ™ " - ¦ — ^^^» work ^ » ' ^^ fB * . ^ .. * , ^ m ^^_ ^ ^^

      results by ^^^^ p V German ^^^^ v * ^ B ^^ aB . j the ^ bv ^ K ^^^ . ^^ retai ^ literature . ^^ !^^ ^ . v ^^^ v ^ " ^ l ^ . ^ ' ^ price ^ ^^ v ^^» ¦ ^ ^^ ^^^^ . over - ^^ r ^ One —^ i that ^^ ^ " advan ¦ ¦ ^^ ^^^ of ^ - ^ w ^ tage ¦ man i ¦ ¦ ¦ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ — - * ¦ enjoyed ^ y h other ^ ^^^ ^^ v ^^ b ^> w ^ . ^ p h ^ ^ ^ ^ .

      cultured c together omplete peop with catalogues les the is the exact which possession titles give , sizes of the , excellent & priees c ., of ,

      even every pivp > rv when book Virtnlr . a book Xhe TTifi is retail retail much bookseller bookseller in request , , therefore therefor , can very a . , ' seldom ¦ raise his prices ¦ ¦ - . .. ;

      Bb * ^ # -, * fe - ^^ k « 1 . * - »¦¦ iiBWi B > B ^ PtaT ¦ **¦ - »^ 1 . — »^ J— - ^— ——T- - » - BT r prices Consequentl is all d 4 . v the y the more depreciation dangerous k —¦ ¦ ¦ . , of If ii —~ - selling under «¦¦ -

      ' B 0 m ^ B > ^^ ^& r W ^^ < p * F ^ w ^^^ ** ^^^ ^™ ^*^ ^— —^™» v ^^^ ' ^ . ^ ' ^^^¦^^ - ^ ~— ^^^^—^ — - » - ^^ ^ 1 ^^^« ^— " ^^ - ^^» - ^ - ^^ r . selling se ^ fifers would prevailed remain i here in , soon business 91 only ¦ who those being book in - j

      B possession ha ^ p ^ ' ^ ^ p- r ^ m * « ^^ r ell * w P ^ ' at ^^^ the ^ H * of " " ** ^^ bh smallest enormous a ¦ ^*^ ^« ^^« . ^"'^ ^ v - ** ¦ . ^ ^ v > ^ bi tjrotit h « . * cap ¦ r ^^ m * ¦ ^ ital . . ¦•—^ ^ but - ^ - ^^ , ^^ ^ could on v — ^^ p ^^ ^ the ^ , v continue - w ~ ^ arrand ^^ ^^ ^» . ^ Bh w « — bibi - I " '

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1889, page 163, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021889/page/5/