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    3 ' . . . a 702 The Publishers' Circular...

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    a different style was his admirable description of the race for the St . Leger . ' The Spanish

    IVToth Mother er ' is is another anothfvr wel Wfill l- known lcnnwn poem r > ofim of r » f his Tiih . Sir F . Doyle , in 1869 , also published some of his lectures deliv && ered . m . -w » from the professdr Jfc ' s

    ~ " — •»—¦ ^ r - ^^ v < w » a < w * w -v » - ^^ .. v ^^ ^* r ^ « . «„ r A A A ^* «• ^^ » ^ ^^ « . ' ^/ P ^ ' Pa *^^ »* # chair at Oxford . As recently as 1886 he gave to to the the worl world d his his '' Ifceminisefincps . Reminiscencesan a , n d d O Oniniona pinions '

    , which were full of the records of the interesting people he had known during his life . He

    was also a frequent contributor of letters to the Times signed either with his name or his initials . Sir Francis Doyle will be much

    missed by a large circle of friends . John Snodgrass . — Many «/ of our readers

    will remember with pleasure the perusal of th "" ~™ ^ at - " ™ ™ " exquisite ^^ ¦^¦ m - * - " » -w **^* . a . •* - ^^ collection ^^ v ^ ^ . A . ^¦^ ^^ V A ^^ AA » of v _ 7- , ^ translations «/ . & «^ V A ^ k ^ J-t ^ l \* IJL V ^ A . Afc ^ J from . ^> V ^ . * A A

    Heine ' s works published under the title 'Heine ' s Wit , Wisdom , and Pathos . ' The gifted translator , Mr . John Snodgrass , jun .,

    died died , , we we regret reoret to to say sa . v , . on on the the * . 24 24-th fli of nf May IVTav , at « . f . the earty age of 38 . He was a student of Edinburgh , Heidelberg , and Leipsic , and his translations have done 4 ft much A «^ m . to bring German

    — — — w — _ rww v- > . -v ** w aa vw » ^ . ^ ^_^ . v . A . ^^ . *« . **• A . A . V V ^ W _^ M . M . A 1 C 1 ^ _ ^ V ^^ lAAtVlX literature to the knowledge of English readers . T . Harrington Tuke . —Mr . T . Harrington

    Tu Tuk ke e . , M M .. UD > . ., . died diftd on nn the the * Q 9 + th . h inst insf . Dr F > r . Tuke Tulra contributed an important series of papers on ' General Paralysis of the Insane ' to the

    Journal of Mental Science , and a second series on ' Criminal Responsibility of the Insane ' to the StAndrews Medical ReportsAn

    4 Address on . Psychology' by the deceased . was published in 1873 in the Lancet and the Journal

    of Mental Science . Sir Axfred Power—The death of Sir

    . Alfred Power , K . C . B ., occurred on June 7 . Born i 5 orn at at Market JVlarket Bosworth liosworth . m in 1805 1805 . he Vm was was the th &

    youngest son of Dr . John , Power , , by Mary , ciaugn daughter ter ot of IVlr Mr . . John John Knowles Knowlea . of of Nailstone Ttfailstrmfi

    in the same county . For nearl , y 50 years he was employed in the public service , first as a FactCommissioner ¦¦ + \ a ( 1833 ) and in in the

    fol — ~ - l owing ~ ory v — j year ^~* ' - ' *•• •* as •* - * amux an s aav assistant ^ . yxu » 'V Poor y , . u > iJM Law . Com % j ± m . kj - missioner . In 1849 he was appointed Chief

    Commi commissioner ssioner of ot the the Irish Irish Poor Poor JLaw T . aw . , a n / nd nrl from from 1872 to 1879 he was Vice-President of the Local Government Board for IrelandIn

    . 1853 and in he 187 publi 1 ' Sa shed nitary m . \ tM a ' Rh xvii Pol iitv itical Catechism Sir Alfred /

    — — — — — --- " *~ ' - » . v >^* jvm . a j ** . y ymes y » . < K-7 J . X XVlllCtl Power was in his 84 th year .

    3 ' . . . A 702 The Publishers' Circular...

    3 ' . . . a 702 The Publishers' Circular June 15 , i 88 £

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    Mr . Agas H . Goose , of the firm of A . H . Goose & Co ., Norwich , antiquarian printers and ana puoiisners publishers , , and and Mr Mr . . Walter Walter A A . . JNudd Nudd . who who

    has been with Messrs . Jarroldbook merchants < fcc , for thirty-four years , , have purchased the **¦¦ business ¦ ¦ p ^* * long / aj t carried by Mr

    ^ ^^ " ** * - ' ^• « vmm ax fc v / cka jt xvy \ A on \ J AX KJ y JJfJLM . . Henry W . Stacy , bookseller . The firm will tr trade ade under under the the style stvle of of ( Uoose xoos « & fr . Nudd T ^ nrlrl

    . Some good copyrights are to be disposed of by the trustees of the late MrTCJack

    4 Globe Encyclopaedia , ' Gouid . ' a . ' History . . of Freemasonry — — — ¦— — - — — , ' and »¦« # -.-. - «» Fairbairn —fc . «^ wa A . IVTMAX M . M , ' s K 3 * Cre ^ _ y X V > KJtO sts ' are CvJl t ? included * _ t _ i i f *\ ^ i . • _ _

    information . . Our advertising pages give full ¦ « o »

    I Book Clubs. When »F Ilcli Was W Cio Th...

    I BOOK CLUBS . When » f ilCli was W CIO the lliU firs 111 OU t book UUUJi \ club SJL »*» - » fo J . ^» unded uuuuvi . ? . Thi aiuu s

    would indeed be a difficult matter to decide : According to a writer in Temple JSary the Eighty Club at Athens is entitled to \/ the proud distinc /»

    -\^ / llXKJ th \ J -TV L / 1-ICLJ . O 1 O Cliiiux ^ u u _ U"V ^^ xv ^ i * . ^^ - ^» - ^^ •» j . ^^ tiou . But the Eighty Club was rather a peculiar institution HJSLlUUtlUll j ; XU it possessed JJUaoCOpCU \ onl JXJ . JLJ y v one / iiv / book il ^ v ^ v ^ jv . . This j . «_«^ i ^ was "mu

    the volume in which the secretaiy immediately icuUliUcu recorded any * - j particularl jjaiiiv / uianj y witty Hiui / j- speech o ^/ wuu or vj- clever v *^ » v ^> .

    remark of the members . As may readily be supthe posed society , the said of that secretary period was . The rather knowled in reques ge that t in he to be present was quite \ l * l sufficient ia . 3 . * -m . jl to

    iiC was V \ ChO UVJ KJKs UlCj 3 t / lll / V » C 4 . O _^ -. U ^ > J \^ - ^ s * . * . u v * -r render any reception a success , and could he be but UUL ) pre UlCVailCU vailed upon IA £ J VJ 1 . L to \ J \ J bring Ullli g the DLlt / v club -. * . v * »_» 's ^ 3 book uuvfiv with , »* . v-ij .

    him an exceptionally entertaining evening was assured CA >» 3 ^ 5 Lil . v ^ % --l .

    We must , liowever , come to later days before we can find anything really deserving of the of book clubThe select circle jj / Richard

    name llrt'liJC ; KJA . kt \ JKJJ \ . V / l U U . JLll ^ OVAWU v > .. v _ o . ^^ ^ -v * - * s ~ . ^ . ~~ m . ^ Augerville de Bury , Dean of Wells , at the commencement of the fourteenth century , admitted

    to the precincts of his library is perhaps better worthy of the title . This celebrated man , wit .- ^» ^ pi ^ fc ^ r ^ fc ^ J ^ 1

    and scholar , who was afterwards ( 1333 ^^ ^ ) appointed " Bishop of Durham , was a well-known book collector of his time . In those days the principal libraries possessed by the abbeys and

    were monasteries ; for the Church , in addition to having the most learning , had exceptional means of purchasing books but Richard Augerville f ji av ^ de Bury *~

    -in l ^ Ll the & Dlll f profuseness ^ HS \ JKJI **& ; j IL / Ll of l / i his l / ll / Uail expenditure ^ J . * . « - * gi v ^ jl - , and "v in j— the m -J t , zeal ZiCtll with WlllJ which W 1 J 1 UU he liC went WCIIl long XKJXX ^ distances ulotMUVyUn to i ~\ j make i"i «»^

    new purchases , surpassed them all . He seems , indeed inuccU , ) to \ -iyj have iia vc had uau c a * perfect j ^ jk ^ s j . ^\ j u mania u itumu for ± . ^ ja . acquiring wn .-. j > . i » i » » Ajj

    books . His collection at Bishop ' s Auckland soon came to have a wide reputation , and is said to have nave uuu contained Lauicu . more ± xi \ jx \^ books uuurvo than iikhi all c * ix the niv bishops »^ au « .. »¦«_» j-r ^>'

    libraries puf : together . However this may be , he was not selfish in regard to his treasures , but willingladmitted the \ ecclesiastical UVlVlt \ world \ to a

    participation > V J . JLJL J . IJ fii ± JF y C 1 / X- * 1 X 11 in \ J Ks the V * . I- *~ ± benefi _ ^ V ^ ts of « u J A . \ hi * t *~* 3 * » collection » s - * A ^ - * . " ^ w « - « . Truth to say , of laymen he had but a poor opinion , holding LlWlVXillC . that tllUff they tllV ^ J JLV knew * . iV- ' nothing JIJV LlllLJC ^ of \_ ^ - « - books *_ * V- * V / -i ^ . kj what »» * - ^ * - */ v -

    ever . Over his admitted readers he exercised a sort of fatherly or tutorial supervision , directing them in their studies with all the pride of a man who fully appreciated the 11 value of his AHU intellectual 111 / ** .

    » ¥ UU AVAil > C 4 * ft ** h JX V- »\ - » lC * U V--V- * WV V'CI > 1 HO V ^ J 1 > V-J-X V ^ V ^ « - « . » . * store ; and as his visitors formed a species of club it M . « . may JLJLJIOV f be PC /*—^ said k »« . */ JL \ 1 that I- /* J t- * V in JL 1 A this i / l . llk 7 way IT IV T the tlJ ^_> first AJ . X kJ f society UN- ' V ^ - ^ - ' * _ 7 of ^ - ^ *¦

    the kind was inaugurated . No doubt , also , in the gradual growth of these institutions the dinners and receptions given by the publishers / ia i auj Kw / of a still ujij more recent - *¦ period ¦« have *¦¦ + ^

    « - >* . * . \_> . _ ivy v ^ v ^ a . k ^ a . ^ . u v ^ a v > V ^ V- * V > » J » * - !> - / V- « *¦ A ^_^ ^ . » >> * ^ - * had considerable influence . After a fashion these might almost be considered book clubs themselves : « at - ** « - * A least V- * «^ V U V they » - > A » V > ^ powerfull »— ' V- ^ v V ^_> A , JL * j * A . * y » aided LAI A ¦ V * . ^ s V ^ L A in * A stimulating fcsj «_/ X A A . A KJL X % At \ . M . * A Ci . that * J A A fc ^ j «_ r

    love of literature which has been the motive power in the establishment of such societies . These dinners and social gatherings were

    generally held ' over the shop , 'the guests were mainly literary men , and their conversation naturally turned ** * - » A A A V- > V ft . V on ^ * . » the « - A A ^_ y subject i ^ -T * & W < J I V- * \ - / V of V ^ * . books R- ^ V- / \ - ^ * k k » . One V— ' A A V > V can - ' ((/ ll well » * - * * - * ¦

    imagine the keen interest with which the company would discuss the doings of the publishing world , the merits of the latest volume , or the value of that old and edition handed for their inspection

    > ' 1 V 4 < H _ IV 4 . rare 1 O 1 U CU 4 LilKJll JjaiJUUU XU 1 IUU 11 1 JUOJL » CULli * JI 1 by the triumphant host . Boswell has recorded one of these dinners , which took place at Dilly ' s

    in ill 1784 1784 . Dr Dr . Jo . Tnhnsnn hnson of of co r . o u urRp rse was was there t . hprp and anrl amongst others dapel Lofft , the Rev . Dr . Gibbons , , Colonel \^> v ^ iu « . j vjx Yallary i iniuij , Mr i » j ± . . JLf Braithwaite Jl ctl l < l _ l VV Ctl I / O V of - » JL the LUC Post J . UOl

    Office , and Boswell himself . From such gatherings many a book-loving- society took its rise . The first book r . lnh of whioh wo hn . v-p , nnv

    definitely recorded knowledge is the Roxburghe

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1888, page 702, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061888/page/8/