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duction the rights of of printing property , soon necess after itated , put leg a new islation face upon on the the matter subject , , ; and so the the ri manifest ght of reproduci age abuses that ng printed arose ; against matter is thus dependent on this legislation .
nation ^ ^ M ^ ^^ ft Parliaments ^^ ^^ acting ^ — J ¦ for and ~ itself — _ . _ Governments ; and if our _^_ in _ Government their ______ wisdom _ _ permitted J— may abrogate — - the — —— unrestricted this — — -- - ^ form —F' ^ - ^ — — - ^ — - ^_ f- of —P ^ reproduction ^ --p - copyri ^ HV ^ - » ~^ ~^^ ^ - ^ g -F ht ^^ «¦ ~ i ^^ __ altoge - ^» of —_ P ^^ all ^ V ^ ther ^_ V ^ -V printed H >^ ^| , ^ v ^ each ^^ B ^^^^ —^^ m ^ I K !
matter , there would still be an abstract copyright in existence for tcnprinted matter , which , till its production A in uaust the printed 4 , 1882 form . , might be the subject of negotiation—a return to the dark ages of literature A . . H .
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^ mM gp ^ w" ^ g' ^^ sgpj ^?;^ I August 15 , 1882 The Publishers' Circular 7 O 3 \
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Books Received : — From t Mr . B . O . Alden . — ' Alden ' s Oxford i i Guide 1
^^^^ ^^^^ f ^ ^ kJ ^ . ^———^^^^^*~ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ % . v ^ — ^ ^ ~ ^ ^~ " ^ ^^^ - - ^ - - — ' ^——¦ —— - ^ ~ — - _ F ^ V ^^^ , ^ B wi numerous _ th key -p engravings lan v of the , ei university ghth * edition _ and , revised city _ , and and enlarged ^^^ ^^ J ^ ^^— ^ i ^—k ^^^ K ^^ ^^^^^ . ^* ' With an appendix K ^^— ¦ — — — , ' Old ^^^ ™^ ^~ ^^ Oxford ^^ ~ —i ^^ p 1 — — , » ' and ¦ - ^— ' ^ - ^——'
a new coloured map . —A special merit in this little tions book are g is iven the brevi and ty the with consequent "which the saving descrip of
time to the visitor . Many guide books seem to be compiled under the impression that they will be studied at homeand that - any - r - attempt i- - - at
compressing ^ r ^ T —^ ~^~ the information , would — ——_ — g be a —— —— mistake —— ^^_ — — , but Mr . Alden has realised that the great majority O * f of peop i * - Ale who consult such works are
tourists anxious to do the maximum of sight-seeing in the minimum of time , and to this large class of visitors to Oxford his work will be
invaluable . At the same time it must not be supposed that he omits any particulars as to the colleges and other buildings which are really
essential to a due appreciation of their history , to architectural lasthe touches and upon other every features point , for of , interest from first in
this most , interesting of all our English cities . As book ¦ an , we addition — - have — —_ — - —^_> a ^^_^_ to - coloured - —_ r —_ - the ¦ —^ r ——~—^ - ^^^ bound —• ~— —— i » sketch ——» ' — ¦¦ — copies —_ V ^_^ ^^*^^_ map ^_—r ^^——HP ^^ P ^ P of H ^ F of the ^^ V ^^™ the ^—^ ^^ ^_ hand " —i city ^__ - ^—» —¦ ^ -
and university , and an antiquarian chapter entitled Gibbea — ' Old Ri — — gaud ^^_ h Oxford - — — ¦« ™—¦ . - - _ " ^ In ^ , ' - ^ - »^™ contributed the ~^ r ^ - ^^ ^^_» iutroduction — - ^^^ m - ^ - _^_> ^^ r ^ " ^™ ^ b ^^ - " ^ y _ F ^^ ^^ Hajor ^^^ ^__ m ^ attention " ¦ i ^ ^_ - ^^ General - - _^ ^—^ - ~ ^ - ^ -- ^^^_ " is ^_ p _ - ^
is very best wisel worth y called seeing to in the Oxford fact that can nearl be seen y all with that - out — any — payment h and 'BiV visitors are reminded that
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model p or hindrance ket guide size , . . and The may book be is justl published y described in a hand as y a
From College Mr f ^ ~— . Bristol - — " Arrowsmitli ^ ™ > k _ r «_> v __ r > ab Calendar —¦ hj— ViT ~ ^ - f *» - ^ - ^<«>» - ^ *> ( Bristol / ^ 1 __ x 882 ^ V _ ) . — -3 ^^ . * — University Plenti n 4 A ^_ r ~ n ^ ' Ji fu k V * l ^
pleteness evideoce is of given the cours in this e of littl instruction e volume of which the com the - new ih lyl / -formod — — — - — -v % _» college - ^ v-r ___ . - » ^ - » ^ c f- *_^ p * -r laces __ k « JW ^_^^ l < . ^ withi W 9 M «^___~ J _ kJk n » . _» reach Jk ^^ »«>__ 'A Jh ' of V- __ b the » . »» ^ .
t hat evening itants of classes Bristol and , and instruction we are g for lad femal to see e stu ute literature dents find a place ia owlftv the scheme . English
fessor rature , and has has Mr TVTr the _ . JJ ^ . handbook , Bowl T _ , ey _ , M TVTA he . A __ ., recommends for for iits ts pro r > rn--to students «—^»~ v »__ - is * fcj - Mr * . ! - ¦ -. . *• Thomas -JL AXVr I-JLBCAVJ Arnold JJLA AAUlVi 's 17 manual J _ L _ LJLC * Jl * V 1 C * A . - The mi « _____
1 subject of his lectures this year is , we see , excellent to English the death plan Literature of of reading Shakspeare ' from in class the , and birth with he the of adopts students Chaucer the
during lectures the more O the --- — rem period J ^ v -L arkable « vyv & which ITUtVU litera forms AV ^ A AJULfil ry the lyAJIO work subject pUk s UC produced U of V / X the V & JIU
. From the Authorlso SimpkinMashall &
- — The S portsman VUVJ , ) a nXKJKJ ' s Handbook ^_ L-LL __ J ^ A JLU . , JILai to Practical r OUOXJl , , Of / Col Co \ y «/ - . . J i ^ cting , Presen ing , and Artistic Setting-up of
^ -ropnies and Specimen a ; to which is added a
Synoptical Guide to the Hunting-grounds of the World / By Rowland WardF . Z . S . Second
edition ^ A __ __ l . — _________ Thi __ ah s is __ a comprehensive ___ __ , work teaching I the sportsman how to shoot or kill the victims which »¦ " ^ - ~^ - —^» he ™ ^ - ^ ^ intend ^ ^ "W ^» ^^ " ^— - - — s ¦» to ¦ use ™ ^ ' ^^ ^ in ¦¦ fc--- ^^ - his HV " B ^ p ^ mu »^_ V ^_ B ^ p ^ » s ^ eum - ^ ~^ V ^ ^ k «__^ V how ^_*^_>^|^ to T fe ^^ ^^^ , p ^ ^ ^^^ ^ B « _ . _ ___ ^ a ___
deal with them ^ when ^ they ^ fall , how to preserve when them they or their reach skins the , trop and h hy how -room to . ' Beasts set ^^ them birds up '
fishes — - — — — , and — ^^ m insects — — — —— — — — - ^— — receive — — — — - ^— ^^ m due ^^^™ —i —»~ ^ " ^^^ " ^ attention _^ —V ^—^ - ^__ - —_^ ^^ p ^ p __ ^^ v ^^ , — at p v ^^ v ^^ H ^^^ v the ~^>^_ r ^^_^ , ^ H author ' s hands , and the numerous illustrations scattered — — — — throughout — — ~— ^ - - ^ p ^— his — ¦ pages — ^ r ^^ v ^^ ^ enable ^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ him ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ to ^^ ™ ' ^ make _^ " ^_¦ " ^_^^_^^_ * ^_^^^^ ^_^^
his directions perfectly clear . In the latter part of the work we have a copious guide to the sport which lies before the huntsman in every part of
the the world world , , the the animals animals , , bird birdss , , and and other oth « r creature creaturess being classified under the countries to which they belong . An index , which might perhaps have
been extended with advantage , completes the book . From Messrs . A . S . Barnes & Co . New York and
, Chicago . — 'MoNally ' s Geography of the World / This is a royal quarto , of about three-quarters of an inch thickin picture boards . It contains
what may be called , the usual geographical information , which is , however , practically applied . There are about thirty-five coloured mapsso
nicely executed as to be attractive features , , and then there are a great many engravings of cities , scenes , & c , which make of what would ordinarily bo
a mere school-book , a pleasant series of pictures to be turned over by the young . The arrangement 1 double of action the letterpress ' inasmuch gives as the this matter geograp which hy is a
below a certain , line is intended for advanced students , while that which is more prominently printed is adapted to more general requirements .
From 1 M ' Messrs dern G . eograp Cassell hical , Petter Readers , Q-alp , ' in ' , Historical & Co . —
Readers . ' Book I . is calculated for the Second Standard . It consists of introductory lessons , illustrated by agreeable pictures . Standard
«/ CD Jt III . is devoted to England and Wales , with engravings of some of the most beautiful spots , and striking scenes such as iron works , cotton
mills , < fcc . Scotland , Ireland , and the Colonies are prepared for Standard IV * . with coloured maps . Learning is here made agreeable by a
series of well-engraved views of Ben Venue , Loch Katrine , Edinburgh Castle , Melbourne , Lake Taupoa cocoanut grovean Australian forest
Killarney , , Heligoland , & c , . JEurope , for Standard , V ., depicts manners and customs of the various countries , besides presenting views of a great many
cities , portraits of celebrated persons , & c . The b World efore , for he Standard scholar VI man ., give of s occasion its i most for setting ikin ^^^ p ^^^ ^^ rm ~^^ r *^ h ^^^ ^^ ^^~ " ¦ ^ b ^ h ^^^ ^^ ^ ^^ m ^^^ ^""" ^^ r ^ r- ^^^ m ^^^ m ~ - ^^ —* ^^ ^^—^ y v ^^ - ^^ mr w— ^— - ~— ^ - ^ - ~ — ^ ~ - - — - - ^ ^^ g h ^^ h
street objects in , both Pekin natural and the and Canons artificial of California , of which aro a very fair examples . These books are not merely
informing and agreeable-looking . They give
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1882, page 703, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081882/page/11/
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