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    purpose of the various "books . The record is suitably illustrated .

    Again we would direct attention to ' Cassell's National Library bWl . ' One of the latest additions

    • i _^ CpU V'L ^— ' ^^ WJ . a J A . R ^ r Jk V . X _ X J A V ** \_/ JL VllV XtU W- * IO U % JV \^\~^ AUl . V- * * 11 U is Coventry Patmore's * "Victories of Love ' & c ., which -vp ^ p in ppppb this cheap 4 pfc p ^ p > V form fc has been & almost npf

    V * pp ^« p »^ pp » ^ p ^ — . p ^^ pv ^ pP ^""^^ p ^ p . ¦ H ^ p ^ ^ pT ^ pppW —^ p ^^ ppp * p ^ pt ^« ^» ^ pfc ^ fc' % p ^ 1 pp ^*« pp ^ pp * ^^ pp * ^ pT p ^ p" ^ lp *^^ p » plp >^ pbp ^ b ^ pp ^ » pp phenomenally successful . There are now over 120 volumes in this excellent Librarywhich for

    , cheapness and worth surpasses every collection of a similar kind .

    The ' Red Library , ' also published by Messrs ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . Cassellis still receiving additions ¦ P 4 » of

    the ^ P < pp » ^ P ^ pV ^ PP »^ best " ¦ * rW V " of ^^¦¦ r ¦ P ^ PP popular " " *¦ ^ itV WB , H v ^ iV ** B ^ p * . ^ nov «« ' ^>^^ B «>^ els ^^ i ^^ pT . ^^ p ^ P ^ The V ^ Pb «¦» - ^ J" ^ cheapness ^ pn *^ f pp . l ' Tp * > . ^ « T ^ . ' p ^ PPP ^ ^^ r f of « - " PP ^ the books is marvellous .

    A bookcase just shipped by Messrs . Macm « Pb ^ PH M pplk illan «^ k « P * ^¦ p' ^ ' ^ Vpp p ^ pV & ^ P ^ pf ^^ V' * Co ^ ¦¦^ ~ ~ . W to ^ ppr ^^^ r the ^ fT ^ pfe ^ pk ^ . pT ^ Melbourn p ^ pb * ^ p ^^ p . ^ ppp ^ pflfe V ^ pp ^ ^ pp ^ pp ^ B e ^ "pp ^ Exhibition p ^ p > pI ^ pi k k V * «^ L plW « is PH V ^ p ** ^ , ^ Lp ^ VpWp'p * ^ p ^ p ^^"" * p ^ ^^^^ Mp ^ ^ ^^ ^ p ^^

    sure to attract the attention of many visitors . In dimensions it is 14 feet long and 7 feetr high , having four sets of shelves full of bookswith

    cupboards underneath for the storing away , of prospectuses ift ¦ pfc » -- vr ¦—^ —>» and specimen - ^ . r - ies of magazines 4 L . - » V

    & W . r > e c . w—r j »^ - The — case - ^ w ^— - -mr- ~ — ~ is - — - ^ ^ made ^ —^^ ^ . ^ m » a » of ^^ . ^ ^ ebonised cop ^ . ^ -v _^ ¦ k- ^ .. ^ » - ^ P >^ ^_^ ^ Li J ^ ine A . ^ V ^ h ^ - ^*« -pB with ^ k ^ ^ p ^ » W * white white enamelled enamelled tablets tablets screwed screwed on on p the the , edges ede-es

    of the shelves , and door panels of the same materialhaving ppippppp advertisements 1 printed on

    them p ^ ^ p- ^ p * m . ' -w w ^ ppr ^ pfepi ip in »'" ¦ p" ^ pp » , ^ m red ^^ ^^ ^^ ~ ' * and ^^^ tap ^ black ^ pp > -pjr ^ prwr v ^ bp ^^ pb ^ pr ^ b letters r r ^ a ^^ 'p ^^ pb ^ b "a i * ^ p Ppi , ^ p ^ P ^ pT cop K ^^ pp ^ pp ied J | ^ fr ^ ^^ ^ pp * appa ^ pp *^ ^^ ^ pb - p < pb rently from an old-faced Caslon of a century

    ago . It is unnecessary to enumerate all the books r ^ p « r ^~*^ ^^ ^> - ^ p ^ n pt on ^ h ^ p ^ b p ^ p * the ^ p ^« pp > p ^ ^¦ ' ir shelves - " ^^ ^^ p"pj » ppp ^ pp > ¦¦ v ^ bpt nppr but n r ^ ^ gpr ^ there p <^ p * bbb were v w # p ^ kpp about ^ hg ri r 700 h ^ p ^ ^ pp ^ , ^^ j ^ ^^ ^^ n ^^ ^^ ^^ p ^^ p ^ ^ . ^ ppp ^ ^ *^ ^^

    volumes , representing specimens from their c Colonial f » Library ppppp ^ p ^ p ^ ' Globe Series r ^» ta ^ ' 'Golden pp » bp' ^

    ^ ppp ^ ^ ppppp- ^ -p- ^ pp » ^ p * m-p ^ . *^ pp > p . ^* - pp-v pfeN pp ^ p- w , ^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ p- ' r ^ pp ^ ^^ p ^ ^ ppp ^ «^ «^ ^ pp ^ p ^ p ^ , a ^ w ^ " ^^ 1 B ^ pp ^ p « pfcp ^ Treasury Series , ' ' Classical Series / ' Elementary ¦ ^ 0 f m ^ -W - ^ Classics ** mr -p ^ mif ^ g r > P ^ "Pjpp * -p ^ ^ p ^ P ^ p ^ , H ' novels p ^ p ^ ^ .. p- . ^ p , ^ P » - ^ pp- , V poems Bur X- ^ ^ pp ** ^ ^ P . J . pV ^ pV of ^ - ^ ^ p » Tennyson pJ » ^ fcp ' P . * p ^ ^ fc P ^ W ^ p ^ ^ p- ' p » ^ , " «

    Matthew Arnold , and others ; theological textbooks , mathematical works , and , in fact , a lendid ipi pi selection v of general literature ppip .

    Altosp gether w W ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ¦ p *** the ^ pp * ^ v case ^ p » * p ^ ^ p * ^ p . * looked ^^ ^ ^ p . ^ w ^ mp ^ f *^ % ^ " ^ admirabl ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^"^ ^ " ^ e ^^ , ph' and ^ p ^ ^ p * m ^ ^ ppp' whether ^ ^ p ^ ^ pip—^ pk > ^ p * ^ h ^ viewed from a literary or artistic standpoint ,

    was well worthy of the firm it represents . Our colonial friends will , no doubt , be impressed Vfirv favourabl favnnra . bl y v with with this this exhibit i ^ vliiHi f . as n . « it if . is is an sin

    very excellent example of what can be produced , by an English publishing firm .

    A new work announced for early production bMessrs Pk [ P . Field Pt & Tuer promises pk Pib W interest pfpp

    ^ P * ^ PP > ^ - ^ PPV P ^ Pfe ** -m ^ y W VPP ^* PPBPPPB ^ PPPP' ~ ~ P ^ PJPP ^ P ^ ¦ ... ^ ^ pPJP ^< P ^ 1 ~ P ^ Pl i ^ . ^ P ^^ Pt ^ PPApP p 4 ^ ¦ ^ b' ^ ^ pp ^ pplkB ^ ^^ ^ ^ K «^ 1 f " ^ h ^^* F- _^ ^ PV ^ i & ^ PpP ^ p _^ p ^ H ^* - J * F ¦ P ^ p ' of exceptional kind . This is ' Kensington : Picturesque ^—~ Pp » ^ pp > ^ ppV ^^ ^ pp *^ pp ^ ^ pf T ^ p 1 . ^ pp . pPV ^ . ^ pp ^ B 1 ^^^^ j . h . ^^^ pand \ 'pi p . pppp ppp . ~^ pr . v p ^^ p ^ ^ Historical ppp pp ^ p ^ » v ^ ppppi ^ p > —^ ipr ^ pr «^ p . ^ pppp * ^ | " v ^^ p p 4 k , H ' __ b p ^ v ^ y V ^ pi W ' * . V J ^ p ^ p' . W pp , ^ Loftie pl ^ pppp ^ ^ p *^ pflb ^ p- ^ pp * Plk ^^ ppp ppppi , H ^^^ p ^

    B . A ., F . S . A . Upwards of three hundred illustrations by W . Luker , jun ., are included

    in in the the work work " , these tliftRfi being hftino- engraved p > n < rra . vp > c \ in in Pans T * a . ris from original drawings taken on the spot , many being hand coloured .

    ' Slang , Jargon , and Cant' ( the title of ' A Dictionary - — " ¦*«»¦ *• ^ ^ - ^ *» pp »» pp «*<^ w of ¦^^ ^ Unconventional - ^^ dbrfh -fcrf -v ^ . »* ** » ^^ A * V « ¦ v ^ J-V A * -W 4 pW Ph —» - AM raseology A ^^^/ iN-r ^^ - ^^ . » ^^ ^*\ T , T '

    announced by Messrs . Whittaker & Co . ) will apparently afford information of a character th — — — at -rw m is ai-viia somewhat w -v . ^ ¦¦¦ ^^ pr « > v « novel hJBtV » W . The ¦ % « editors fcrifc rib are « rv «> pdki Albert ^ M ^* % -h J » ^* ' *»<»¦» ^ * ip * * ' ^ p ^ ^^* ^^ ^ m ^ ^ p ^ ^^ ^^ * . ^ . ^>^ *^^ ^*

    am Barrere ojp g the and authors CJharles , engage G , Lelan d on d , the M . work A ., < tfc we nd notice the names of Charles Mackay ¦ , Sir

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    - , ; ^ - j -Patrick Colquhoun , P . Beresford Hope , Egerton ^ CastleJohn HollingsheadRevJWHorsley

    Rev . Blomfield , Jackson , Doug , las . B . . W . . Sladen , , ; and others .

    Encouraged by the success of the English edition of their revolving lanisphereMessrs .

    George Philip & Son have p produced , a special edition ^ tpr ^ pp ^^ p . ^ # ^ ph ^ p ^ ^ pft ^ b * for ^ ^ pp' >^ pv ^ lat pv ^ pp ^ r ^ p # v . 35 ^ ppr ^ Npr- ° S «^ pp ^ v ., « which vi p «»^ p ^^ pk vr ^ ipv may pvk ^ b ' pp v y be ^^^ ^ used ¦ p- i ¦• - ^^ ¦ ¦ pp in ^ p ^ pp ^

    nearly all the principal English-speaking countries of the southern hemisphere . Another

    edition for the latitude of New York is in ¦ i preparation _ r p ^ k ^^^ Mi r ^ M ^ P ^ p * ^ pp * VV vr ^ pto ^ ppp * pp ^ ^ p . . V The ppppVph p « pB ^ bk ^ same V ^ ipr ^^ p | P 4 * ppmppb ^^ p * publishers »^ ^ pp ^ r * p * pp * p ^ p ^ vppp * pp ^^ pv ^¦ pr p ^ ppp p p | pir have pp" pp ^ mr ¦ ^ ^| pp ¦ r just ^ v . ^ p ^ php ^ r

    issued a map showing the canals and navigable rivers of England and Wales , with special reference to the Railways Pi lp and Canals Traffic ¦

    ^¦ Ph ^^^ T ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ pp- p ^ btfpfrl ^ pr ^^ fV ^ . ppr ^ ipP ^ ife ^ ik ^^ r ~ pH ^ p ^ ^ PP WpP > pM V V I V VPlpr ^* p V ^ p *^ pB ' ^ P' ^ p * ~^^ p » ' PP ^^ PP ¦ ^ pp" P ~* pr ^ ppppp— pppp * pp * pp ^ ^ Bill now before Parliament . Care has been taken to distinguish the canals under railway

    control . The pp ^ 0 i % Press observes pni that if the story pp ^

    ^ pPp ^ ^ pk ^^ - « ^ -pp' ^ p * ^ p * 4 / ¦ ^ p ^ Lpi ^*^ ^ d ** ^ pP ^ p ^ p r f-i . r ^ pppr pap . V ^ pppp ^ i J ^ ^ ir ^ fe ^^ ^ . ^ ^ v ^~ *^ m ^ p * ^^ «*¦ ^ pw pppp . w ^_^ */ told by Mr . William Blades about the oondition tinn of r » f the +. Vift book "hnoir s m in the +. Via librar liV . rn . rv of of the thft Jt T ^ rench rp . nnh

    Protestant Church be correct y it is certainly time that steps were taken to place , them under more careful guardianship . He says he remembers s seeing a « ppW ¦¦ » fine folio of

    illuminated pV _^ ^ ap * ^ k | ^ many A M . A \ S * t •* V year manuscri J ^ P' *^ V > L * +- * ago % *** ^ BK *— ' t ^^ coverless ^ - ' " *• * " ^ ^ pM . ^ « pfc ** torn " ^— ' ^ •»• w and -P ~ - .. ^ p , , , filthon pit the vestry floor ¦¦ . He also saw one

    ~ - pjb ^ p # ^ ^ y W , A V ^ pb VA p ^ ^ . p ' W ^^ r _ f ^ pp * ppk V pp ^ -s X-pp * V ^ ppik W pp » ^ pp ^ ^ p ^ v ^""> *^^ ^*^ ¦^ p' « -r ^ m v -- «» p » - p ^ w ^ b ^ pVpp second of P ^ k ^ ^^ the ^ ppp * P ^ pB . ~ l ^ edition ^^ rarest ^ " I ^ * ^ PT PpftW \ pT Apfc book of ^ ppP * ^ PP Chaucer ^ PP ^ PP & s * W . 1 from | im ^^ ^^ ^ P . ' ^ s ^ PP * C 6 Canterbury axton ^ P ^ «^ VP * PPP ^ V ^ P ^ ' s PPP- « press P . PPPPP . J Tales II mH , 'WPPPPb the - ^ pT ¦ P ^ PJPP , '

    lying on the ground beside the coal-scuttle , dirtjr fc and tornthe leaves being wrenched from ¦

    the u ^ A * ^ w back 1 ¦ mi m ~ i *¦ « rf whenever V * p ^^ , % ^^* ^^ ^ ^^ the * - ^* » ^^ m ^ charwoman rv »^ ^^ t ^ ^ " ^ — — ' w - — —• anted - ^ ¦—^ - ^ — — - — - — a piece of waste paper to light the fire with .

    We learn that the Congregational Union of England and Wales is establishing a publishing department at the Memorial Hall ,

    Farringdon rlcm Street Strfiftt . , and and that that on on and and atter after the the 25 25 th th inst . all its publications will be on sale there , instead of as heretofore at 27 Paternoster Row .

    Mr . Leland will shortly send to the printer his on work the l on Dictionary * Americanisms of Slang , ' which Hk Jargon will follow and

    V- p- JL A % ^ -M . M * ^ f ¦¦¦ ¦** ^ V ^ . X _»» A *«^ l > lp W ^ - ^ * - » - « — ' p- ^ * - ^ p . »— . ) , " ^ - ^ " ~ J ^ J *^ , ^^ Cant j ^ pp ^ j ' now in a the p ^ press . It ^^ p ^— _ ¦ will pp ^ pi contain ¦ ' much ^ p folk follr- -lore lorp > in in the t . hp > form form of of proverbs rirovftrhs . songs aon ^ s . and and

    popular phrases , and also the etymology , , and history of the words , as far as they could be tracedThe pJLj work will include an account of

    ^^/^^ p . ^^ Q / ^^ pPF ^^ -p ^ ^^ pp ^ k . 0 ^^ p ^ p > ^ L ^^ pp ^ ™ W ^ , J pL pJpV ¦ ^^ PPfc ^ pfc -p" ^ P ^* ¦ " ¦¦* ^*^ ^^ ^ pP ^ " ^^^* ^*^ P ^ L ^ U p ^ p ^ pb ^ . ^ P ' ' ^^ ^ fcp *» ^ P * ppp * ^* P ^^ American dialects , such as Pennsylvanian ber Vi Dutch < 3 > t » of r » f , Chinook American Amprifan , Creole scholars Hr » lir . l , and . r ! = i will will Gumbo supply Hlir . A "V num the the

    special subjects . The first number of ~ the Universal ¦» Review ¦— ¦»

    which f \ Jl H , \_/ ¦ is . ^ edited »* J \ J Jt JL \ -- * m " m b y ^^ . ^ Mr ^ - » ' p « p . . «• . * ^ - Harr *— ' >— " » » y ^ **¦ ^ ' Quilter » ^^ ^ "f » p p--p- "p-w , —¦ and p — , -p published T ~ . nK 1 iaV . pirl b hv Messrs "IVf ashth . Swan S ^ wn . n feonnenschein Snnnftnanllfiin & < fe Co Co . .

    y , contains * 4 The TVip * Stat ftfn + a e of of * Proem Europe "Finror , ' fi b 7 y b v Mr Sir Sir . Charles Dharlea Lewis Morris Dilke JJilke ; : ;

    , y Boulanger * Zola , ' by / b Mrs y Mrs . L . ynn Crawford Linton ; ( ; The ' General House of Lords , ' by the Earl of Pembroke ; '

    L'lmmortel mor tributions +. pjl . / b bv y by AJp Alnhnnnpj Sir honse Edwin Daudet Dandet Arnold ; : and and , Prof other other . A . con con . W -r- . VerralJ , Louis de Fourcaud , the Editor , & c .

    The series of cleverly written stories for the people published by Messrs . W . B . Homer &

    * Son at a penny each has been enlarged . * The Calif ornian Nugget / ¦ * Marion Mandeville , ' and

    ' JN obody s Darling are among tne latest aa ^ ditions . *

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1888, page 507, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051888/page/9/