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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th April 1884, Edition 1 of 1, Page 370, library Messrs of . the Puttick Right & ...

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      to amounts boys . to In 390 the volumes Cheetham . At Boys the ' Room Hulme , which Branch was the opened average in is December about 2 ^ 0 last ; at , the Ancoats daily issue 2 ^ h I I I at Chorlton 220 and at Deansgate 202 From Manchester also proposal whicl , l

      . comes a -well worthy , of consideration ; , in favour , of extending the hours during which the libraries , . ; I I open earl . Mr hour . Mackay for Young The , writing readi in the local he Guardian points out , comp most lains frequented that nine b o ' clock ia too are I

      mechanics o ' clock y an at , nig and ht . closing clerks There . , most are others of whom ng again -rooms cannot and , these reach not the a few , library are , who until do not after find seven themselves y workmen or eight at I I

      liberty early closing until . nine Mr o . ' clock Young and argues later very , when justl , they y that are the debarred object from of public the use free of libraries the library is not by its I I I

      attraction to supply and to the promote many low a taste and for immoral reading p and laces mental of amusement culture , which but also abound to act in as great a counter cities onJy - I I

      I that Tending Mlctu they tuey as should biio libraries iuu . ] pc _ > e ui closed do < - » js to _ u two twu the mental ui or three uiice education iiuurtj hours earli ectiAici of er the . than iiiaix ¦ peop the itue le p px , laces < it wje » is of ui hardl resort l . sui y wise which wnici or only onlv judicious lower lOWet . I I

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      practical of resort experience where pass the entertainment evening he says it cannot is not always but be of noticed frequent an elevating that when public character - the ; bell and or rings , as a piece at places nine of I I I

      the o ' clock J 1 moment ¦» to ¦ clear 1 of out closing i , the ti , . peop If V ^ V * the le 1 _ leav 1 rule e which the IT . reading seems _¦ M - _ - .. room to obtain . very at reluctantl 1 Manchester i L a" ! y , and i holds 1 many good linger >«? in other until ^ I I

      tne places VpV ^» m ^^ pT libraries ^ B «^^ ^ , _ iB > it «_^ ¦ would «^^^ ^ T ^* P 11 " < _ . ^ ^^ be ^ ^^ later ^ BP' """^ a ^^^^^^ decided ^ B 1 | pk B ^ *^ - ™ 1 ^ gain ^_^ ^^ ^^ ^^ - _«^ to _ f __ couia - - the - ll ^^ — - public - _ 11 ' - —— * - , and ior . would — _ - - ^ - ^ ine _ __ 111 —— — - _ i ^ largely ¦ ^ - ^ - - ^— - 1 ^ - _ -- ^^^^ extend - _ . — - I ^^ « _^ 111 ^ - le ^ _ the ^ ^^^ fevr ^^ M ^ h usefulness ^ | ^^^ ^^ BK _• _ ^» 4 * # UJ & Vjfl of I ________ ^^^^^^ 1

      hour still in , force a for the closing reference nour sections . aaoptea reaamg-rooms ¦ , aving tne earlier

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      given Local his bibliop fourth hiles annual at instalment Manchester of seem the to bibliograp be full h of y of energy the , cit and y to Mr the . C members . W . Sutton of the has I I

      Literary *»¦* • Club V *^^ •__ . He TT includes 9 m n in * his 1 list ^ i books ^ 1 and pamphlets 111 written ¦¦ ¦ b y Manchester __ . __! <_ i . men _______! wherever » w ^ w ^ ^^ r _^» ^^ ¦ " *^^ * b ^ they ^ p' ^» ^ ^ B ^ w ¦ may ^» b ^^¦ _ - " . * w ^ have p » ^™ ^^^ - w " ^^ ¦ been ¦• ^ p ^»~ - ^^ " ^ b *^™ published w ^»^ ' bp ^™ - ~ " ^» »™ _^ ^ v - — ¦¦ - , w - and _ i b * ™— ^^ w ¦ books ¦» - - ^ - ^— b - — ¦ printed »¦ included - ^ ^—_»^™ . w - ^ - ^ w ^ in ^^»^ v ¦ Manchester ¦ - - — » v ^— ^» ^^ ^™^ ^^ new ^ r " ^» ^ h . whether V FJ *¦ - ^» ^^ "W ^ p »—fc < B ^*^ fe written V bv Jk bV bw ^^ IpmB I ^^^^^^ 1

      are by 1882 local onl , 441 y authors approximative ; and in or 1883 not . no and In less the that than year in addition 533 1880 . Mr there to . Sutton the were pamp is hlets careful & 393 to c point which titles ¦ ¦ out may ; in that 1881 have his , 365 escaped figures ; in I

      his science research and , archaeology outside his , which limitations appear there in the are proceedings many important of the , Royal contribution , Society s of and local the men various to I I

      proud other learned of the success associations of the of institution the country , and . at The their members annual of meeting the Literary just held Club it may was be reporte justly d I I

      that twenty during -seven the short year communications there had been had twenty been -one read meetings . Of , these at which five twent dealt y with -three art papers nine wi and th I I

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      the use niade" of it by the members has considerably increased .

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      library Messrs of . the Puttick Right & Simpson Honourable will the commence Earl of on Grosford Monday , K next . P ., , removed the 21 st from inst ., Gosford the sale Castle of the , ¦ Armag *¦*¦ »¦ ¦»¦¦ ***' g ) h ** ' , y JLJbV Irel * and W * A \ A « . The -JL- JLJL . ^/ catalogue VIVULiAVgU- presents k /_ L VU VA 1 Uk 7 a « JV fine JLJLAi ^* specimen M J * of V- ^ JL a C « private I 71 . A TUlUV libra AJL MX tVJ ry > T , 1 num * U 1 "WV bering " --Q

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      volume * Commercial of \ the Re Mazarin straints ol Ireland of ' . the ' The Yinegar list Bible of Bibles and includes of the , in addition to large the

      e dition 1 U 1 UV s of * Longman n . \ j _ . tjlcai __« 4 > - _ ' . s *_ Illustrated , , a <* vvjpjr copy V / l . New 1 / 11 . O Testament T JLXJLCgO / i J . _» ' . Uid In UilU the books one KJllU VJM of . _ illt engravings 7 now UlFW scarc O ___ I . there ^ e f _ «* - are ¦ £ - paper f some " f fine sets of proofs , among them being Lodge ' s portraits . There are also the largest- and pap er

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      comp of of Dickens - ^ and iw , and Vbi Hawkins _ of » V books __ . ___ 100 » . . illustrated VUJ vols . lV « UULWt of by . the Cruikshank JLA . * Annual / A 1 V 7 O U « Ul IX KJLCMiX Register and . \ M . Rowlandson TT ViXVO ' and VI 111 !_ 189 »« , _» the 1 VUX volumes * Musical U . * _»_ . - » gf ^ » of **_ " HistoneB Cobbett v f ^ ,

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      works Latin , and Defoe Greek ' s * Robinson i classics on Crusoe large / and several of of KJM D the yce 1 \ ' books s editions have . the There autograp UU is also hs a and noble ft" ?* o

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 15, 1884, page 370, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15041884/page/2/