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      I contest went on by bids of £ 50 , tlie excitement rising higher and , high . er as £ 3 , 000 ; was called I for Mr . Quaritch ht , followed by £ 3 , 100 from his opponent , while each seemed to get fresher

      I I ! Mr with . Quari the fi tch g ' s up bid to the 57 3 , 70 th 0 round everyone , when expected at £ 3 , 650 the the hammer commission must fall was , bu exhausted t here Mr , . Ellis at , I I j a who last had one hi of therto - € 3850 only leav watched ing it to the Mr contest Quaritch , joined to issue with this two lendid or thre M e az sp arin irit B ed ible bids at , and the

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      I land sale tor £ l , bl ^^* ) 0 ; Mr . Hillis was the purchaser of thirs line vellum-printed Bible now at I £ 1 , 000 .

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      I . Egypwas as a pv ^ ^ neven a ^^ amomensrkingy I I co Scri nfirmat ture o illus ry of tra Bible tions declarati of whichone ons . Palestine be noted was likewise . The touched e from upon , Jerusalem and furnished to J several ericho bH ¦ Bf \ nl * M 1 _ _ p 1 8 miles ** t in * t , t still j «| i found /> may it The m ii passag lecturer i t * in * edulo J i _ ,

      I I occasion oy * went down exen y ( , a was picture in itself ) dangerous and fell among . - thieves , one , being of whom cr he u disarmed s , on one . I At the fair of Nijni NovgorodMr . Macgregor saw an assemblage of 10000 Chinesewho had

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      1 I 1 activit dail bT \ j » h « L * * J from irom _ y of ¦ /* that tnat the T establishment Bible TTbI * t T Diisnment Societ bTN i y . It T * i laid iaia was flatwise naxwise stated ii 1 th at above if the i 1 another volumes T t of the ii would wouia Scri s ~* i p reach t ures to to ¦ w hich the T ^ top go

      I of * uuiy St y . Paul's . A esDa little incident were were was also narrated one one a which oove anoLner led to , , the they ney foundation reacn of the me Bibl xop e

      Society .

      I The Begistration Of Books At The Custo...

      I THE BEGISTRATION OF BOOKS AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE . 1

      I have nav In e received rfir connection » p > ivArl a . VATT with 7 sensible HP > nfliKl this subject letter iftf +. Ar from frnm , to which a Canadian C 2 a . nn . rl we i jit . had official nflfiriia occasion . ! . who wIlO- to na natlirallv refer turally in our enough eilOUfifh last issue does does , not not we

      H I o Atfi desire fficial / -vC „ 1 to 3 be J personall but 1 . _ very . X the II y iden information •_/* tified . __ 1 because he 1 _ ives " he thinks is * _ _ . _ fresh /? he is 1 _ travelling and , « useful - , .. beyond A £ . . 1 and - ~ —^ * the 5 of *^ C boundary such rvm- * ^ v l- » , nnn / vm of t his ' i ia •» l

      _ I fto i nterest - ~~ . « - vJau duty to WW CbJUL all ; publishers LfUU 1101 J . CJ . O , j that UXLCLV , j al Cbl . VlM thoug . KS VAfcXM h g he JLXXJ has J . M . OIO so marked 11 GKJL ** V- « VA llio his communication vu so «»«* u »» . i derived vvi , i /« . v «» private j ^ ~ ww authors ~ , y we » essen . ¦«* mak — from — " --- e ~ -

      I I I from the apology 12 the £ per United for cent quo States , ting duty from has imposed al ways very on been largel the looked y importation . The upon amount as of a Eng standing of re lish venue reprin joke . ted Our books by corre into spondent Canada , .

      I P Who wno ^ rfy writes Wr reg i +. is Pia tere fro fWim m d and behind Whinrl in the f good . Tifi scenes anono time , as na the it if . revenue warp were , very VPirv derived clearly olfiri . rl would v points Tmintft reall out Ollt y amoun that that it if t to books books no mean were Were sum pro DTO-- . I , He says : —

      11 ' As an Englishman , although long a resident in Canada as an officer of customs , I have I I ? still f copyri consideration ghts the for losses the t old hey country are yearl , and y sus am taining anxious for to the point want out of to looking publishers after and their owners own werests wJiere tne

      tJ * ^ * tion of . . printed . I have booka had amp from le the opportunity United Statea in the are Jfrovmce brought or for Ontario payment , of duty thereon larger pro , to -

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 15, 1884, page 1443, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15121884/page/3/