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    Oct. i5» * 88 3 The Publishers^ Circular...

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    Greene supplies the descriptive letterpress . Magazines —for

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    with the - tic popularity / + f , ?« which — in — have ^ this of country late attained and in paper a considerabl 7 illustra- e

    tion » V * and -- »— — ^ j mode of production - V , it meets -f . _ V , them on their , own ground . As regards existing English ¦ magazines 1 J . M . % jmbm «—w ** ~ ~ " , — it — may J be - - — said — _ — to — — occupy — — — y . » ground f- ^ — - —

    hitherto unfilled , for , while introducing someengraving thing W «_ tH-- ' - > - ' of the ——| as - art that serial of Alma pure and Tadema simp ' s le ' in Shy % such J , ' it an is

    in other respects a budget of readable fiction , essay HV hic , and illustrations poem , with . the We p can leasan therefore t addition con of - —»^— ' H

    grap ^ gratulate ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^ — — - —— the proprietors — - — - on - — having , — - hit — — upon , — a comparatively novel plan of operation , and if they ___—^ can — w for the - modest - sixpence 9 which mwith all

    the deductions , of modern times ^ leaves , but , little margin for art work , maintain , the magazine at the standard — -- — — of - — its first — — number - _ _ . _ , they _ will _ - __ — add _ ^

    another to the list of literary marvels of the age . A descriptive and historical sketch of the old and new Law Courts affords an opportunity -L _ LT % Jfor both

    pen and pencil in scenes and portraits which will not go without a hearty recognition of their fidelity from court habitues . ' Rossetti's Influence

    in Art' is the title of an article by Mr . Cornyns Carr , illustrated by sketches from the beautiful works nui of wi the poetpainter / i uc i ^ in which the

    writer -ao quotes u __ » Buskin young jr _ ui _ i g ' s jjoou verdict — - ^ rx __ upon J . , , xix him ivuil as c one _» uo of - the — first — - — —— - —— on v — - ——» the Mo » list ^—> —k —|— of ——» men v ^ w ^ B iv—¦— who —¦—¦ hav —•**—» v e ¦—— ' raised —i— »^— ' —— —*— ' ^— - - — - —i —* ^— —^ **^ ^^ —^ " V ^*^ —*_

    and changed the spirit of modern art : raised in absolute temper . ' Mr attainment . Oarr amp , changed ly endorses in the direction opinion of of

    in the interesting author of p ' hrase The Seven the influence Lamps / of and the he painter traces ' s poetic ^ natu —— — — --- » re —• -v on - * r - his i «_~ t ^ vmt art ~ M ^*» ^ ¦ . " ¦¦ A * —» poem Vmt ^^ ^^ j ¦» by - « . ^ w Swinburne ri r w w m ¦ ¦¦» ~ ta » ~"~»^ » - ^ ,

    a characteristic bit of fiction , by Wiilia . ni Black , a instalment paper on . oysters of a tale by by Professor Miss Yonge Huxley all with , and their the

    graceful head-pieces , and many , of them with number tasteful woodcuts , complete a successful ' first

    candidate . '— for CasselVs public Saturday favour , carries Journal us , another back in new its burdened termed appearance cheap by to literature the advertisements earlier . d Without ays and of what a consisting wrapper was , once un of

    day three Journal -columned consists pages of of tales solid , anecdotes matter , the hints Satur for - history housewives paper , gossi and p a with girls , sty , led a * brief Every , natural bod ' s

    Reading r \ tin / -I . T - ~ >__ , ' consisting , •¦• of ' ^ page brief ¦ % r % notes _ and -i extracts > y ° * uicn the commonplace book-type . One article ,

    attached ^ Which w ith l the has nas nom to the the it place nlacfi de , and plume of of ' Putting honour honour of * Simeon in in Salt thp the on centre rentrfi Sobersides a Bird page Daffe ' s ' .,

    jnaking -e' as , and its cautions title , g mothers ives eomo to hints * keep touch on love ' of - hort J ^ * A eir iiuo children ; but the journal is free from the

    not to atory preach ry , / and and to its its its evident evident readers . aim aim Prize is is to to competition amus amusee , , and and s a a page of marvellous answers to

    correfpondents _ t _! t % _ FV bvneo * - _ J _ . I ^ complete iiy accepted _ . the __ sixteen wholesome pages , which ___ will __

    as a and attrac-^^

    Longman tive ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ — ¦ — - —¦ budget ^ ^ ' — ' » — ' ' ^ s ^— Magazine —^ - ^^ — ' ^^ ^ for « y ^^*^ ——^ — ' the —^ ¦— brings v *^ ^^ homes » ^^ & flh ~^ to ^^ ^^ of a "L ^ B' conclusion ^ the ^ ^^^^^^^^ peop a , ^ p ^ jr ^ ^^ r 4 ^ le _ b /— Dr fr ~^^ ^ r . ^ p

    Freeman ' s discursive papers on ' Titles ' and gives an us art Dr . which B . W . he Richardson reckons as ' s the views bestowal on « Cycling of a new , ' I

    faculty fk tains culfcv some on on valuabl the tile human human e practical family familv suggestions . The Tin * paper -nanpn for * con « the ryn - - \ - unification of the Tari « ous societies and for the !

    election _* _ of a central council to manage the affairs < of the professors and amateurs of the art . The \ •_"_ "_ " ¦* "IT * ~ WY •_ _« . _ _•_ A

    Hev ' Richard . H . Wagner R . Haweis ' s GHrave wri , tes ' or en rather thusi of asticall his death y o-f j and — - ———— — — - burial P —¦ —^—» — ^— — ' »—^ — . ^ Mr ^ - i H ^—¦ . W Greorge —^ — —|— - - * m ^ ^—> H . K ^— ' Milner ^ p ^— " ^^^^— ^— ' ^^^ ^^ ^^ describes ^—— - " ^ M ' —^ ^—¦ —• *^ pF ¦—^ »^ p BV leas ^—T " ^—^ ——W »™

    -and antly ' Toad * Green s Past App and in and Present the Island ' are of discussed Lismore by '; Mr . E . Kay JRobinsonwho says that patience is

    the only virtue of these , creatures , unless , as he sap " of ~> r ^ " ientl a " - " " good fcK y ^» adds ^^ ~«~ a moral _ ¦ T , _ r Jfc want ~_* r ^ » tendency v ^ of AA W beau ^ *^ A ^ ^ r ¦ W ty , " , can ~ as W ~^ W — in ^ be p ^ those ^ ^^ magnified I 111 T |_ novels jm _ |— ^ ^ a-priMr (

    into a cardinal virtue . ' The number is on the I first whole volume very pleasant to a satisfactory and readable close , and . bri Longmans ngs the '¦ i

    Magazine has distinctly made good its cLaim to > a foremost place in our serial literature . — The Bibliographer ( Elliot Stock ) . Mr . W . E . A . Axon

    gives a sketch , which will be interesting to all bibliop of the Leicester hiles , of Hera Sir Richard ld ^ and the Philli Monthl ps , y the Magazine founder

    , and subsequently a publisher whose name gained fame in London , where , in 1807 , he was elected Sheriff . According ——¦ - —^—^ ¦ —^^—^ to Mr . Axonthe most

    sin-— ^ ^^— - ——^ ~—^ mm ^ ^^^^— v—^ L ——^ ^* ' ——^ -- ———» ^^ ^ —¦ - ^ ^^ , j —— —» —— — — - ~ — — gular incident in his career as publisher -was his refusal of the MS . of ' Waverley , ' and even if ' the author ' s demands were in excess of the value

    placed upon the novel by the publisher / it was- a one singu who lar was proof undoubtedl of shortsig a htednes clever s and on the acute part man of . y

    Mr . Axon closes this section of his paper with an ¦ illustrati and ~ - ~* —i ^^ mm of ^** r Jb on the ^^ m ^ ¦ — »^ > of celerity - ^ v ^ Philli » V - ~ " V ps in ^ _ ' capacity typograp «« w w ^ ^^ ^_ ^ b «^ ar b in ^ hy ^ m ¦ ^ w his which business .-- — — ¦»*¦ — he - — ^ ,

    effected in the case of Dr . Amberger ' s * Travels through Africa . ' He received the German volume of the original on

    a thirty Wednesday -six sheets morning were divided at eleven among o ' clock six . active Before and twelve able translators . Before one , the map , or finish , and the three C

    engravings a regular supply were in was the kept printer up ' s hands to above , and twenty from that pairs time of I s cases heets were pica wor type k . ed On at Thursday ressand evening proofs 1 , revised 500 of several of the

    p , engravings of colourera , . "which On Friday on Friday , at morning two , the were thirty in -fourth the hands and last last sheet sheet was was in in chase chase , and and at at eight eicrht the the whole whole was was rapidly rapidly

    drying critical . preface On Friday of morning twelve , pages was . written At two a translator o'clock on ' s Saturday MtWUUJLUCAJr morning JJLAV ^ X AJLUL _| l ^ the UilV ^ binders UlliUUA O brought * - » A \ J Ug * - * V in ** - * perfec j ^ -r ¦* - * *^ . ¦»_ -w t volumes w vt « m *^*< w >^ . -

    through At half-past the - trade two , the , and clerks on Saturday were subscribing evening at the half volume -past six , not one copy remained on hand . The 1 , 500 were all sold .

    The Bibliographer contains several other capital articles ^ Exhibition ^ ta ^^ ^ V ^ B 0 W 41 ^^ *~ l ^ ^* ^~ , *^ ^~^ among ^^^^ V / * The ^^^— ^^^^ - ^^ which ^ Conj ^^^ ¦—¦— - ^ p *^ b ¦ those uror ^ v ^~ nb —^~ ^^ v » '^ s ^** on Magazine ^ ¦¦ — — ^^ The _ L ^— ^^ ^—^ ^^ Luther M / and

    « Sham Book Titles / deserve mention , and there is a succinct account of the recent meeting of the Library —»¦ — - —— Association at Liverpool . ¦ —The Fireside

    ^*^_ mv ^— ^^— ' ^—¦ w ^ rm " ¦ ^— T ~^ ~— " ~ ~ —^ ^— " ¦ ~~^ ^ " ^^^ ^ i ^^ —™ ^^^^^^^^ ^ ' ^^ ——¦ ^ m ^ - ^— ^^— —— — -- - — » — ( series Home of Words papers Publishing ou * Heroic Women Office ) ' commence with a sketch s a of Lady Rachel ZRussellthe onlfault of which

    is its excessive brevity , and the y absence of biographical James — . ^ hi — »——^¦ —*— vw , V gives _ r ^ l detail ^^ ^^ an — . •^^¦ ' ^ . excuse ^ — ' ^ m ^^ ^ r ' Blackb p —» p ^* —^ for —^ —^ " ^» e a " ^^— rry protty ^—— —~ —— Time ^ ^^ _ j p »^ / ™ icture ^ " ^ — b y S , . and B .

    there The Anti are quarian many other Magazine effective and illustiatioas Bibliograp . her — Crossl ( Bogue ) supp President lies a of sketch the Chetharn of the Society lute Jaimes which

    will bo ey , read with interest by many who , knew I that genuine amateur of books . The notes of the proceedings of learned societies in this

    magazine are carefully done , and on all its minor m

    Oct. I5» * 88 3 The Publishers^ Circular...

    Oct . i 5 » * 3 The Publishers ^ Circular 995 ; ~~~ " .. I . . .. __________ . . ———— " ' t ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 15, 1883, page 995, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15101883/page/11/