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      Clarendon Pressto the value of £ 25 to the public libraries of each of the following towns — Worcester corporate , bodies Burslem , are , Stoke rece - iving upon-Trent a searching ^ , Warringtoii investi , gation Brighton at , the In hands days like of reformers these , when who : ^ I i

      although hypercritical in their inspection of the financial arrangements of established . ^ institutions k *« M # ^^ v »• **¦• ^ it ^ ^•^ is , « are W «* ^ r nothing ^ Mfc ^^ ^^ A ^»**^ Mfe to loth fc *^ wr find ^^ to ^^ ¦>* - that lay ^ m- ^ r ^ m the their ^^ v ^ r <^ authorities mh ¦ ¦ hands ¦ m wiw on »* - ^— of endowments ¦^ r ™ the ™— ™ " - - old - ¦ " ~ - seats — " ¦ " and — — of to — — app fl ~ f 7 l — y w them w — ™ - ^^ — - j ¦ to ^ ^» otW fmtu I Off

      their objects generation , satisfactory / and that they are showing a ready disposition * to fall learning in with ' the are spirit < wise in of wie iar couscieii

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      tales The b controversy the Society commenced for Promoting V ^*^ in Church Christian <»*^ < dfr * w Bells Knowled as to the k "w can leg vv » " itimac scarcel »» ¦ ¦ ¦ y of fail the — - — - to publication have —¦ an interest of fairy

      ' V m % V * VV many *^ y T V ** of ^^ a Hu our ^ ^^ ^*»^^ readers J " ¦ ^^* ""^ outside •» ¦ ^^ •** ^^ ^ the ¦* » ^^ circle n w ^^ of iw * j » «» iv the ^ M ** vr subscribers V w 1 w » ge * •¦* to lit ^ the - ^ — - — y - society ^ — i — > ' s funds l ^ » ^ r l »^ . »^ r ^^ The r «« * XA VwX first - CjNlt note 4 ^^ m ^^ ^» ^^ of ^^ ^^ the ^ r ^«» ^ i * correspondence ^^ ^^ *¦¦• ^ ^ i ^^ i ^ »*^ ^^ ^»^» ^*^ ^ i ^ ^^ fc ^^ ^^ was v 1 ^^^ i ^ w struck ^ r ^^ ^^^ - « r «^ k ^ K by t ^^ w mr a ^ « review ^ ^^ t «» ^ ir w w in «»^^^ v our - ^^ ¦ ^ w contemporary ^ ^^ - — ¦ ^ - - ^ — ^ — ¦ - » - ^ — _» ' s — pages «^ M * T \ f ^^ , y ^ in ^^ w v v hich - »¦ ¦» , ^^^ M a the BJI 11 ^ I I writer d the of the ies of the officers of the

      producing 4 questione works of fairy propriety lore , which emp , he loy argued of ing which , could energ involved not in any unfair uniair sense be said to societ with convey y t \ in I I

      publishing unnstian Christian knowledge Knowledge trade . ThV ,. ' ' and ana reviewer the tne provisi provisi wrote : on on —r * ot So wnicn far as mvoivea a profit an an is made out competition competition of their sale with , that the n I r sum <& w ^^ m ^^ B will * v «« h ^ be n ^ ^^ withdrawn T v . ak ^ ^>^ ^¦ p ^¦ «»^^ ^ v ^^^ k h from ^*^ ^^ ^ m m ** m those ^ r ^ m ^ m ^^ v ^^ ^^ who v V ^ h ^ v ^^ r have i *»^ fe ^^^ t ^ Nr to ^ r ^»^ live ^^^ m w ^ t ^ and mr ^^*^^ ^*^* ^ maintain v «»^»^« ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -v v ™ n their v — ' —^ — - ^ families — — ' — — - — - ^ ¦ b"v y the - ^ ^^^ ¦¦ ^^ book p ^^ ^^ JjJ ^ - ,

      seller on pro ' s viding trade . needless If there books is a loss for , chil then dren subscri . The ptions fact that given the for pro a fits reli of gious the purpose sales of such are wasted books I are iifc lied to ious uses « . ^> k ^ does not seem k ¦ to justifinterfering with the fair trader — - — — -w - ™ - in that i

      « w ^ ^^ app ^> W * ^ f ^< ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ p > a ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ f ^ ^^ w ^ «^» v ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ - ^ *^ «*^ *^ ^^ ^ . ^^ »» ^ . ^^ **^ rt * * 0 ^^ y w A « w ^^ ^ wo ^ - ^ ^ ^ — ^^^» » » ^ — - ^ - — S — — — ^ mm WAAV ^ V whereb ^ A I ' ^ y he gets ^ his ^ k A li ^ B A ving A . The ^^^^^ ^ Reli ^ hM ^ K ^ B ^ gious ^ Tract Mrf ^ Bl ^ Society | | > has ^ A set a very bad ^ B ^ example ^ B in A this . l L I founders matter , and ' In the S l . P . to HKJ C . K this ., in the following RevW the H same Grove , has the departed society ' s from general / llVl the secretary princi \ fCVi ples wrote of its

      IUUUUUIDi . XU . rep IC ^/ IJ y LfXllO , , UX 1 C / XVC V . . TT . . J . X . \ JJ . \ JVG , y V ± M . V OU \ sl . * s VJ O gVOU OVW ^ jr , rVXUbO a a letter our subscribers to Church Bells and of of the December general reading 4 , in which public he sai ask d for : — ' the A very society considerable ' s guarantee proportion of bhe sound of [

      Christian ^^ _ ^ K ^ Ai 'A tone _ of , books ^ ^ b in . ^ all ^_ the ^ i * different ^^ ^ . ^ classes ^ , which ^ ^ ^^ they . ^ m desire ^ B A to b -purchase ^ M for ^ h parish A M or I ¦ ^ famil » ¦ ' m ¦ m ^ m ^ m y w use w » n ^ ^ r . Fairy «^ to v ^««^» V w tales ^ «¦ * m ^ ir nr are « f w . ^ ^^ ' a * p V fav ^ b V V » ourite ^^ ^^^» i ^ qr ^ i ^ ^ and M ^»^^ ^^^ healthy ^^ ^ ¦ ^ ^ m ^ ^ r ^^ •' kind ^ ^ i ^~^~^ m ^^ of ^ . ' ^ v ^ household ^— ^^ - ^ - ^ r ^ ^^ ^^ - » - —^ ^ literature — — — — — — — — , -w and I — believe »^ ^ — ^ » ^

      that there are many parents who are glad to be able to procure fairy tales which have passed the society inspection ' s officials of would the S be . P taxed . C . K ., almost and have to an come al out extent with in its jud mark ing . of The the merits energies of of works the

      equg put regards forth the . by indictment other publishers that the , as society in preparing was injuring works the for publishing the societ trade y ' s , publication Mr . Grove . , ' after As , admitting a . / Iw ^ ivvi ¦* - * . i-vi that j ^ T- » * k A xx profit ^\» tJt \ 4 ^ i # w «* j- » « m made vfcs-t ^ v > J /\ ^ -s . *» -k the J > l-k ^ v society « v j-v a « aX « v ' publications <*^ . « - « T-I h * ^ -h « % ••*• • -k ^ -k n said rt tf-h ^ * * l — c ' This I n ^ Cf profit "WX **/ - * fl ~ l "r "trrkTl o CfCtiYWlA ' I

      a was on s , : you assume ' . " to our publications be -books an injury are are sold to a the source bbooksellers bookselling of profit , who trade and buy . not So them of far loss and as , to sell the the th bookselling trade em . and By get trade far gain the is greater concerned them part , just our of 1 j

      . you as they mean do not with booksellers the books y but of other publishers publishing , it is of houses course . pure If , however theory , , to by say the that bookselling upon any one of , trade the j books which we have published hasin the slihtest degree J . interfered 14 * V * VV * with » l «¦ ! » the vakx ^ demand for -. —— the t

      books tUBXB assisted M \/ VU . bUU U IT of . the L 1 othe IU VAA publishing pul If r / llOlAUl publishers ill « » V ^ trade U ttUO J . & ; OAA V b M Uy V y y AXlAO creating UX impression COi , a JLAA tXll ^ Ui a deman UtJllJcUlU OUg g is , that d for 1 UX % V in > C ^ ia * some V particular p , » A UUUlrtl VV instances * . class ^ JLCW 33 * we of UJ . have books IL > WJa ^» > . O *^ considerabl - »* which nr > v * iuv — - ^» » they w » v y

      publishing ha vie been very and bookselling glad to suppl trade y . If would we were both to have sell our leg books itimate without cause of profit complaint , I can •/ see against that the us .

      fJ \ Jt . KfM . XK 3 ± t . X ± l ^ CAAAVfc Kf V ^ V / JXOV > J-JLAiAK \ JM-t *\ A . VJ HVU 1 U KTKSUXM . UCtVO CV a ICiglVlUlWUV VUIUOU \ JA . \ JVf i » iJ ^» il « iJlx M . gj v- *» . ~ - They connection would > to say undersell , justly enoug , " h They , " You cannot are taking afford advantage to sell without of your a profit resources and and we therefore of your large put

      such a price on our books us . as not to undersell other publishing houses . , ' Last Saturday 'A I Publisher' struck in with the following lto the secretary — 'I cannot i of coursesay «

      repy : , experience exDerience all 'the committee in in such such matters matters read the . 1 I book can nan saiely saffil s of assert asafirt other that that houses the the submitted trouble trouble ot of producing uroduciner to them , trom from but having nrst first to to last i » some a— ^ 7 J iI

      involved j dealing . 11 v vivcu with in 11 * a at book Kiyrvjn artist , alread a > XM engraver . Kja \ xy y , in xix , type vy printer y \ j passing utwjoxng , stationer the i / iixy j committee \ , \ jxMJHii binder . mv \ JKj , . . and The xiic others advantages clk * . v — cunx is ucirgvjo far greater offered \/ ai . vxvv » to ~ than - retail - sub w - ¦ I I

      booksellers scribers on . this The class secretary of publication says the are society no more could than not offe can r be even obtained these w throug ere they h many dependent | I the publishing tradeI onlthat publishers IX quite willing ** to ive liberal terms

      to sale BSMX on t / X & the ? houses JULU S IUTOB llU . P . . UOlllllg . C . K Any JCV ., but IIX one * JUX OUD > the . w W . ill 1 society U take UUU can tJOklA . U IFAAXJT for 1 may UI y granted J ^ say DCbjr , XDIIILOU perhaps UXXCbli . that LUttL JJ , require UXXOHC the bUU books UUUJV 10 a are « large XO B of UX UlTO r the l share / XXO S K UXlllg ) . of JL P . C V profit . . I K / U . g . are O than y » X O a « the ua ww source »» « wnowj -- of

      profi a a . wiiMiuw connection t to those nJiM . among nuivAig booksellers the uxxo clergy uivxgy who sell . them Their xxicxx , besides oxxuyu effect upon uljuxx offering the txxc a publishing jj secondary imjuvoiwivy advantage trad uxavio e , , however uv »» in the »> , way »» ¦• $ or ,

      8 ^ ecr inipression 6 tary truly ^ on says the , is subject * ' pure . ' theory There , " the and matter I do not stands think at many present publishers and it woul obviousl d share y w * m

      , "Very-considerable interest for London publishers . ¦¦

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      : & If Td Easrs '' . Delarue I < D Fc Cp...

      : & if td easrs ' ' . Delarue i < d Cp , send 1 some iniciwde of their seasonable in the Christmas novelties number for notice of which the we regflL |

      1 ; ' j $ Sfjf $ v' l ^ ( Hr ' My ; f , ¦ e T 6 ^ beg ^^ ih ^ w ^ itfo ^ t ^ ^ ie P useful ^^ ^ — ° we find ; an octavo red-lined desk Aiary with ^^ ^ ^ jfvjij : /^ l iMm j y ^ m ^ ^ i ^^ 10 : ^ . - l l ^^ M . ' . 'fegPg appa -TOi ratus ; ^ gftntl , blank y designed leaves , , F ^ d bound " " > ^ tg and , reUeved yet ^^ 1 g |

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 15, 1880, page 1306, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15121880/page/2/