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    performance still continued of . I the may ¦ ^ * Colleen remark that Bawn during ' , at the the 'Delphi Theatre 30000 ies were sold of the

    sold ,,, -vel of . wmrf More * ¦ mmum than , 100 , cop of 000 -War copies / 'j by have - the been late

    hi » ii ' In 1852 j ^«; We ipi . removed s | Mflsfi ? to .. 1 Farringdon - '' - - . - *¦ ' : ¦ . Street ¦ . .

    Tom At this ' s Cabin J femei *' ' * to 4 t ^ sefl nSfet W * ihe ^ Mgfck trade in us town " TJiiete and

    first fi country rst--elaJss elass ; it passengers rjassenizers was a eommon . m in one one thing compartment comDartment to see six .

    reading a moriiJEn this | fc book *» * ^ ^ coming , up from Bri sent ghton out in , 10000 ies in a day * .+ % m The stereotype & lates

    got X \/* , V worn / vf w cop w % ^^ puir ^* ww -t ^ e printer w . amv , liqi wvv being wv _» £ * able ^ p £ r + % mv to **** ~ supply j the Qujb aeg " ^ dpt ^— # under i ^^ th £ necessity of

    getting coming a n ^ , w we ae * £ were o £ ste ) reoit ^ pe plates prepared , with a long introduction it distinctive by the late character Earl of

    Carlisle , ^? tuch ( gaye a , his authoress lordshi . p T being his book a personal in ^ the various friend editions of the reached we publish a sale , from by iis sixpence alone , of stul to upwards six shillings of 500 , 000 has

    is copies lively ' up ^ to Tliiere this ^ % me as ^ " And a companion the ** TJnoU volume Tom , to "

    of u Uncle the question Tom ' s Cafeiix , called ^ ta & « ih The ^ ^ White opposite Slave side . '

    published would This reached be now sold a sale I do Two of not 100 other , QOO think V copies American that ; 50 if it cop books were ies

    were published . about i ^ his lime . " The Wide , Wide World , " by Miss Wetherell , has reached

    with editions us a published sale of 80 by , 000 other cop firms ies , , and * ' Queech there y are , "

    N by isbet the same & 0 c > author We , made was ^ an upilished arrangement by Messrs with .

    amounting a them royalt to y publish 'of to 2 c . £ ? . 550 a per 2 s . . edition A copy decision on . We 66 , in 0 O paid & the cop the Law ies m ,

    pay Courts ing soon tnis royalty after , this and enabled we have us , sold to dispense 114 , 000 copies coDies ..

    an * engagement On December with 27 , 1853 Sir , Edward we entered Bulwer into Lytton to him i ^^^^ pw ^ " ¦ ^ a sum of ^ 20000 for a term ¦ ¦

    of ten ^ r W ^^ ^ k « years P W |« r pay B ^ v , to V republish mnr w ^ " »™^ nineteen - ^ w ^^ - — - ^ w -w- , « ^^ -, - ^ ^ of " ^ his -W ^ " ^ novels r ^» —•— -r- » •"' — — column in the , Railway edition , Library already , in and circulation in a double by

    Chapman Ohn . rkmA . ri & Jtn Mall "FTalL . We Wa xvpivg were to tn pay mv do do wn wn the ^ 5 , 000 balance on the in si half gning ^ -yearly of the instalments agreement . ; The and

    agreement bound down was as most to prices stringent , and . at ( the We end were of the lease to give all copies above a certain

    number , t r If the up payments were not regularly paid , stereotype plates and stock were to be

    te given out to of up the ; letter however at , ^; i ti - , ^ Q this e 0 thexi O agreement iag reecl ibi i for , was a f carried urtlier

    aetermination rm years Lord ^ Lyt ^ & on year med ,. * ., $ ^ We forexjlts . Jj ) . an purchased > tii 1 * e tipie #

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    ^ KSSpiiS ^ B ^ SSSSi ^ lation the trade said at the time rash

    was and publishersand has been successful in every

    , but ' at In ^ this l ^ G date ^ p ^ the tbo uuuiMUX number <> k } only was exceeds published , ,

    ^ 000 ¦ jr j i au * ¦ % r uiup so ¦ . - * \ tKa u . av ¦ •¦¦ % f i . ^ for vuo — ¦ * 50 -.. _ years • now - * I m can * X r 3 J ± say \ s ^\ 3 \ xo thtot _ yvui over &¦* I _^ have published 100 books each or two

    remarks " a PAiriflLrka week . 1 to to iSTow it a close tilciaa ^ gentlemen ^ and tvnn htutrfk have , to hc I have thanfc -UruinXp year brought -u , -ciir frw f or the fli my

    attention with which , you have listene you d to me . to to When be be somewhat somewhat a man talks discursive dinfiiirftiVA about his . and An own rl to tr > life exhaust AirVi , he aiiaf is the + apt , h «

    patience of those whom he , addresses . Your ¦ kindness object in to entertaining me utuiux touches me Was deep to vu ly ; give if your

    VMJyJ leasure "« v I ouvoi can assure me was you have givo ' - more 111 me * 3 p than than succeeded succeeded , . . 1 T give oiv « you - eon ^ mv most mont . p earnest « A . TTif > ftf

    thanks for the courtesy , kindness you my , and support decessors which 1 have during received the last from fifty you and years your . That pre- , gentlemen ^^^ fc ean never be fV forgotten either by

    let y sperity me ^ « w or me ^^*^ ^ by ^ that ^^ wish »— those , y www you who * yourselves ^^* all w ^*« follow b the ^^ « happ ^^ can A me ^^^^ . iness V desire W ^^ Gentlemen A * V and * ^ mjfc and ^^ fc pro ** J I - ,

    add from the you bottom of my heartGod , bless you all . * ,

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    EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE ., The interest aroused b ^ recent remarks

    mercial m and erc prop ial education education osals regarding is ia reflected reflftfitftfl the' questi m ifi man on v of of of com the + > ia

    lists now issued by scholastic publishers many . We commend these to the attention of our readers

    . tor for Nearl ail all y descriptions deserinti all the most of of successful schools Hfehooia . are n . rA school advertised » . dvArf -books . iapo ,

    in the followijagpages , and teachers , will have of reference little the difficult present to ^ he y number in ^ pages finding indexed . what at they the want beginning by a

    Sc Schrtols v hools The ' ' ' also a International lso * ' Model Mortal Books "Roolra Readi of of ng Foreign T - books Y » T » ftiorn and ano for

    Commercial works in , Messrs Correspondence . Asher & Co . , ' ' s list are . standard

    George The Bell ii » classical ^ ¦^^¦¦ fc ^ w < fc Sons + text are + mi -books sufficientl wn > issued well by Messrs known MkA / .

    to ^»^ l -y ^ educationists ^ - — F ^ ^^ ^¦ n ' rm . - ** r m ^ - *<* The - ^ ^^ revised * MV * ya » list W y ¥ of VI ^^ the »» firm ^^ ft AJL , Ti however owAVAr . contains fiontAina i items f . Aiiha ' which - nrhi ^ h cannot nftn-nnh be thA nrpr over-

    looked by , tutors and masters . Every effort seems to have been made to answer the

    requirements of the highest modern modes of tuition . The ' * Cambridge Greek and Latin

    and Texts Texts various ' are are almost almost other indispensable indispensable works will be for for found the the * ' equall locals locals y , ' valuable as aids to study in private or with a

    master . . i Messrs . Blaqkie & Son have a varied list .

    graduated in Their illustration Reading by experiencedThands book and s are typography noted for . , and excellence Tfrey supply are

    ybsters entertaining Copy . an 7 b 6 4 oks ; elevating , and ., Ogilvie lessons ' s renowned . Vere / Tlt Pictionanes :,, ^ ,. ,,, ^ . !^^ . ; ... ^^ .. ,. -. . ^ . appear . .. M . * ,- ¦ . in ¦ ¦¦ Messrs .,.. . ; Blackie ¦ . . , ^' s c ^ list , . . , .. . J ! ! , ;

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 16, 1888, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16011888/page/9/