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    [Iggjssss ' a g - j^eh^i s^ The Publishe...

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    libraries The book of the auction Sunder...

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    iSf norfc do competition vith duty . the and transaction he frei dreads ght expenses . . Fifthl Fourthl , equal y , y , Mr Mr to . . Lea 30 Lea per is does cent simp not , ly in tak throwing itself e into , a full account dust protection in the the American eyes against of

    American crht ) * for leg houses competition islators would when , and work he the tell absolute revol s them tion that control ' The of substitution not the business of l thereb monopol y g y iven 3 ( with as to he the the calls Eng copy lish

    j $ ublishing likely to realise , in advance / a English u publishers no one , according practical to y Mr acquainted . Lea , would not subject merely tax the American public with the price they pay to authors , but would compel them to pay

    TJ 4 Ai WAV - * •*• ^^ w a j , v unheard , -of prices for books produced in a style quite unsuited to their market ! If that were literature i go , foTfl surely . ture ; : there ior for what wiia would i p patriotic airiu be a iujHuiieriuau American glorious opportunity would wuuiu buy uuy afforded English xniigiisn books dooks for the prouuceu produced cultivation at at xnes these of American © ioonsn foolish

    at prices when moderate his own rates authors ? but are Mr . th Lea ere is on not the quite spot so ready careful to give about him the any interests quantity of of good American food authors very as he — is of American publishers . Lastlyy we are willing f _ j to say - " with — — — — the — Publishers —— — —— -- —'

    fj II lillv ^ X tr W ++ •^ ^^ J ^ ^ j - - ___ . convictions Weekly , * It ' would as —— those be useless of Mr . to H try . C . argument Lea . Doubtless or persuasion this leng against thy the eloquent fierce ^ — strength and — one of -sided such

    materially jl ' \\ open l ^ x vv * > ** J * ^ letter ^^ ^ - J **¦¦• hel ' a i — ' ped has 1 to had its * I quash Jk author the I ^ the fullest has 1 Bill . onl effect " 1 To ^ these intended 1 honourable ¦ upon rf * » members ' honourable < j I ^ , such JL members i a ^ letter , y ___ ¦ — , ' will - and — — m ^ carry . has * ^^

    the conviction that y the interests of his countrymen at heart ; whilst to those who ^ - —¦ can — — read between the lines it will be clear that Mr . Lea cares very little for the

    in UUvUV terests »» » of great American consumers or great American authors , whilst he does W care a good \ deal , IVM * for * ta *^*» what - » he deems to be the interests of that partic j ^ ular class of which he is an honoured ___ I _

    an and ech resp o from ected the member far-off . times His letter of the , however philosop , hic has economist a flavour Henry of days Carey gone ; b but y , and whilst sounds Mr . lik Lea e

    remains faithful to the traditions of the past , it is pleasant to know that the more practical publishers of the eastern cities subscribe heartily to Mr . Dorsheimer ' s Authors' Bill now before

    the H . C leg . Lea islature ' sit , still and a has lingering sufficient hope vitalit still y to remains survive that improved , in spite as of to such some an of onslau its clauses ght as Mr but .

    untrammelled , by those trade interests which have invariabl , y worked the destruction of every ,

    attempt to protect the rights of English authors in America . E . M .

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    [Iggjssss ' a g - j ^ eh ^ i s ^ The Publishers' Circular ^

    Libraries The Book Of The Auction Sunder...

    libraries The book of the auction Sunderl season and promises scale announced to be a busy for sale one . , Messrs althoug . h Pottick there are & at Simpson present no will famous sell a

    and large among collection other of libraries early editions shortly of to the be dispersed Bible and at som their e rooms curious in MSS Leicester . on A Square pril 7 , are 8 , and those 9 ,

    a edition of copy the Bev of of Dibdin . the Charles nrst ' s works Stovel folio , ; Shakspear the and eminent Mr . e John , the Bap Duerdiu tist first minister vol . whose of the ; the books Mazarin Earl have of Bible Gosforcl been , and broug , K a . P ht large ., over including paper from

    Welling Melbourne ^ fe ^^* IV ton , Street Australia A m , an * A K . important Messrs VIM ^ H ^ B . collection Sotheby ^^ a , of Wilkinson ^^^* H ^ ^ autograp ^ B , h , letters & _~ Hodge « . H *« MM * and papers will ^ ^ h ^ K sell by ^ K ^ b next Cowper Thursday ^ H ^ ta ^ B A ( including ^ K , at

    —Dickens some lines , Lord written Beaconsfield as a substitute , Lord Tennyson for others , in and his Robert Homer Southey translation . The ) , same Tom well Hood -known , Charles firm ™ Will commence COTTI TTlftTiflft on rm the +. Via 21 ^ 1 st inst jnaf . the \\\ o- sale q » 1 a of r » f the +. Ti « library liV » i » ai » Tr of r » f Mr Afy * Francis Ww / v / nvrQ Bedford Tt 0 rl-fn < rr 7 the +. Vi « PTninpnf eminent book V » rkr » lr - -

    binder library , of a collection Mr . G . L rich . Way in , rich specimens . in early of Eng beautiful lish books binding , and . especial ; on the ly in 27 th poetry , they ; will and in sell April the their sales ** will f ? include the libraries XJLk / X V / P of MrStJohn XJ Dent Uf (/ / MrRobert JL % /\ \ S Bell JSKSt / V > tain 1 / 1 / ¦ Hoare

    and other - ^< w . w ** bibliop aaa- AJL ^ hiles VX V * VC \ . UAAVS Messrs . JL Hodgson V / k . U-TJL . i ' . « s ^ announcements J V m . * J I V 9 V ^* r Ia , JLrJL include f . S * a '* */ trade , m sale Cap W *^ of V a portion . * V * V # V ^ , » of the stock — of ^^ jk Mr rjt JGemmell \ f / tf vrvkvi / i / of ^ jt Norwich jl . rf iviit with rr j . i / 11 a miscellaneous jljlkj uki assortment kjv ^ uiaaviji of books ¦^^ juk in- ¦ }

    library eluding ^ . 20 Messrs v-w sets ---. - of . o- the Christie « . . - edition ^ r . ^ v , de Manson luxe , * v . of , & \_/ Staunton a . Woods , will ' s Shakspeare sell ^ . a on vvjlauiaiw the , and 31 st a inst caikj sale . and of following a valuable v ^ j * . v ^ x ^ days ajtt , law a ^ a ,

    Liber a modern Studiorum library . of a private gentleman , and a hue set of Turners engravings , including

    Adel . -P Phi 1 E . Annual Terrace, Meet...

    Adel . -p phi 1 e . annual Terrace , meeting Lord Derb of y the presiding Royal . Literary The Reg Fund istrar was ' s report held showed on Wednesday the number at the of offices grants " , awarded **" t » rClGll m TTt l 1883 HJ *~* classification ^ lnnni £ /> n 4-i <\ T > of rxt authors «¦» ¦¦ -l 4-T- » S-VM < 1 relieved Mrtl i s-L-r-r s \ r \ . — Class ^ l n n r * I History Tlia ^/\ W 1 T and «» » - » f \

    jjJMl biograph lo Pograph Art , y , 7 7 and grants grants , Travels , , £ £ 435 505 4 ; ; Class grants Class II IY ., £ 135 Biblical ., Periodical Class Literature VI Literature Classical , 3 grants , Literature 5 , grants £ 100 : ; , Class £ and 395 ., Education III ; . Class , Science V . 4 ,

    1 J ^ w ; ) Class £ 115 —* y •** ; IX . ^ cla . Jk . . , , as Miscellaneous JLTJLJKSOCAXCU TII . , , Essay JldJUO , , s 2 X and 4 , grants ^ JL ^ lXLn Tales , , ; £ I , -Oy 85 5 grants ; , total CCIvdil ., , , , £ 40 * 210 * V / grants L : ; Xalll Class / D , A £ VIII ^ 2 i ^ , 125 JL ^ . Cf , . . Poetry Thanks JL Xit « . l . XXV , 3 grants having AJ . C * V « . , J . A £ ,

    saWactory R r n ?^ returned t ^ * to tne the re P auditors ^ rts presented , on the showed motion that of Mr the . Beresford condition -Hope of the , M institution . P ., the chairman was as

    * Ivar u ? i ° us ag its a permanent friends Having could income wish observed . of The £ 1 , that 800 propert , the the y , other funded part committee and of landed the income had , was not under being refused £ derived 50 , 000 ,

    £ ^ j l lcant ^ ° n the sources ground . that not sufficient funds were general possessed to mak e a grant , he said any the II tec ^ STk ^ ***™ y ^ therefore ^ wnicn , a ri tt ght in to P look depended for a continuance . Sir Theodore of the Martin public then support moved it had that hitherto thank s ii ^ Wit ? % Jll % Jl 2 VlUJlllt 3 i aa jf OVJLtUl WJL

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1884, page 259, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031884/page/3/