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Elementary Education In England And Wale...
HINTS TO ENGLISH PUBLISHERS . To the Editor of the Publisheks' Ciecular .
open ^^^ m p ^^ , # Dear JpV ^ k for aS » ^ mS ^ k correspondence ^^ Sir r ^^ p' J ^ ^ bj , ^^ — i ^ p * *» p ^ Seeing ^^ ^ b ^ b ^ p *» ^ b ^ ^^ ^^ that ^^ ~ I m ^ tak ^* »* your w ^*^~ e ^ r the ^^—^ columns » ^» - liberty ^^*^ * - ^* - - ^ ^~ — - ^ » are of —
making three suggestions to the various publishers 1 PbJ st , and As far they as are possible : — to leave off lettering
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thing for colonial like a country fair profit booksellers on books to so get marked any , - and after paying heavy freights ex m ^ il boats , railway . 1 11 & c . there is little bb or no «• profit left r of
the ^ b q _ ry m < h V ^ discounts w « , ^^ p ^ py ^^ mp *^ b ^ b ^ b allowed » ^ b ^^ ^ b ^^ ^^^* ^^ *• to ^ ^ ^ - ^ ^™ the ^* ^^ »*^ trade ^™ ^^ ^—^ ^ . ^— ^^^— The - ^ ~^~ — public wtt ^ will not ( or when ¦»»¦ they do ¦¦« - very
reluctantl m ^ ^ j ^ ¦ * . A . ^^ w » ^ y b . » ^ ) ^» more - *~ , r w pay h" ^ *^» than T % ^ - ^ «¦• the * ^ i ^ ^^ printed -w — — - ^ pp- ^ » -w ™ price . - — - — w , whereas if no bb prices i r « i ^ are lettered rv on i them h we
( ^ 4 ^ ^ b ^ b ^ ^ b > ^^ p ^ m . ^ p ~ pb ^ ^ brfh ^^^ r ^ m *^ ^» d ^ ^^ ^ m ^ ^ ' ™ ^^ ^ k ^ ^^ ^«^ ^ r ^* ^ k ^ ^^ ^^* ^^^ I ^^ r ^^ w - ^ r ^^ ^^^ v ¦ - - — trouble could possibl and expense y get a incurred reasonable by return the longh for an the d
cost 2 4 P ^ l y ndl ^^ b ^^^ transit b ^^ y V . 9 Many ^^ v > ^^^^ . r ^ f ^ b ^ b w of ^^^ ^ b > the ^^ ^ b ^ b ~ - t— ^ most ^^ b ^^ ^^^ * 4 ^ V popular W ^ ^^ W *"^ » " ^ ¦* ^ ^^ books ¦ V ^^ ^^ ^»¦¦ ^~ ¦ ,
especially cloth bound , are lettered on the the back only of , and the if public a shop throug keeper ¦ h wishes his window to catch he
has ^^^ b , ^ b ^ r to eye ^^^ Y ^ open *^ ^ - *^ ^ * ™* the ^^ ^ ^ " ^ W" ^ book ^^^^ W *— ^~ ^— ^^ and ^^ ^ " ^ " ^^ ^^ show ^^ Mi ^ h ^^ ^™ ^^ ^^ the ^~ ^^^ r w ^ title " ^ ^^^ ^»»^ — -page - - — — — which ^ y ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ f ^^ necessaril ^ b ^ p ^^^ ^ b ^ ^ b ^ v ^^ ¦ ^ ' ^ h ^^ ff ^^ v ^^ ^^^ y V gets ^ B ^ b ^ k ^^ ^>* ^^^ ^ a ¦^^ v little ^^ v ^^ ^ r ^ v ^ . * —1 ~ soiled ^^^ ~^^ ^^ ^^ v ^ t ^ " ^ i ^^ v . If ^^^ b- ^^ v books * - ^^ ^ - ^ - h ^™^^ ¦ 1
were lettered on the side this difficulty would be removed .
3 rdly . Colonial and Indian editions . Many of m ^ , ^ ^ bj these ^^ ^ b ^ b ^ b ^ r ^ f ^^ published » i-h ^ ^^^^ *^*^ ^^ ^ mmm ^^ ^» ^^ ^«^ ^^ » at ^^ - ^ - ^ ^ 2 ^^ ^ s - ^ . v or ^ i ^ ^^ ^ 2 ^^ s ^—^ . v 6 - ^^ ' d ^*^ *^ . ^ ¦ are i m ^«^ bound ¦ - ^* - ^* - ¦< v ^^ ^^ — ' ^
in paper covers ; if issued in stiff boards the cost would not be much ft more , a more a
attractive tm . rvfcivA book V » nr » k would ^ rmild be the t . hrp result . Riilt . and and a better better sale ensue . , Trusting that I have not taken up too
^^^ bk ^ b ^ V ^ v ^^^ ^> v ^ b > ^^ ^^ V % ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ . ¦¦^ v v " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ v V ^^ F ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ ^ h *^ ^ ^^ ^^^ much of your valuable space , and that these suggestions may be considered worthy of
adoption , I v ^ b « ^ am m ^ k ^ b ^ k , M yours -m **^^ ^^^ ^| v W ^ ^ faithfull ¦¦ m ^ I ^ b ^ tf Sfrrfb ^ b ' ^^^ fl ^ ^^ y y , H
W . McLeod . No . 6 The Terrace ,
Newcastle , New South Wales . July ^ 9 , 1889 .
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y 1096 The Publishers' Circular sept . * 6 » 188 9
Ti^Ad^ Ccfjiangef Mr. T. Fisher Unwin Wi...
Ti ^ ad ^ CCfjiangef Mr . T . Fisher Unwin willon the 30 th
more more inst ., remove commodious commodious from premises premises 26 Paternoster a at t 11 11 , Paternoster Paternoster Square , to
Buildings , Paternoster Square , E . C . Messrs . GrosvenorChater & Co .
wholesale and export stationers , , 08 Cannon , Street . E . Chavewe understandjust registered
themselves , as , a limited liability , company . All the shares have been taken up by the late
partners in the firm or by members of their families . Mr . George Chater , jun ., will
occupy the position of managing director . E . G Mr . . the Ernest well-known Nister , publisher 24 St . Bride and fine Street » -art ,
^ colour ^^ . ^^ v V ^«^^ v , V ^^ printer ^^ ^^ ^^^ * ™^ * , ^^ has ^^^^ ^ v «^ - ^ . ^ taken v v ^» ^^ 1 ^^ into *^^ ^ vh ^ m w *^ ^ i . v ^ partn ^ B ^ ^^ w i 4 t * ershi ^^ ik ^ b ^ 4 ^ K ^ p |^ liis Lf ^ V A ^^ manager mfl . na . Cffir . TVTt J \ J . r \ . Theod Theod ore ore TjoefFt Loeiitz , ? : - w who ho has Via . s been V » p » pn
associated , with the business for , a number , of years under . the The name firm proposes of Ernest to Nister trade . , as hitherio ,
Messrs Messrs Mr . . . Holden Jb F . . & < fe , JbL E of . . ± It Liverpool i . . Gibbons ( Jribbons , is w who succeeded ho hav hn . ve « for for by
many years been his assistants , , , and who have f > tirchased the goodwill , the premises being
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• i ¦ - ¦ —~ about Bank to of be Liverpool rebuilt . as Messrs a * branch . Gibbons bank by have the
bourhood commenced , No business . 19 Ranelag in the h immediate Street , opposite
neighthe Central Station , Liverpool . Mr JYLr . . Thomas Tnomas Matthews JMattnews , of ot tne the Albi iUbion on Work Workss
Cow Cross StreetE . Chas , taken his son into , p 1 artnershi b and , the business , will hencefort ¦ ¦ j h
be v ^^ ^^^^ w ^^^ m vr c <^^ & ^^ b ^^^ p rried ^^ w ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ p w ^^ r , H | on ^ . ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ b ^^~^^ under ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ H ^ ' ^^^^ ^^^^^ the ^^^^ ^^^ ^^* ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ sty ^ ^^*^ le v ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ of ^^^ ^^^— ^^^^^ Thomas ^ ^^^ p ^^^ r ^ p ^ ^^^ ^ b ^ ^^ j Matthews & Son .
Mr . F . Feroza has sold the lease of his premises at 122 Camber well Road rb and ¦
removed K ^^ ^^ b ^ br ^* ^ b ^ b ib w ^^ ^ mr to ^^ 25 b ^ . ^ P r Thorncombe ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ v ^^^^ ^ h ^^ v ^ v ^ h *^^ r ^^ i" ^|^ ^^ Road v ^^^ *^^^ ^^ b ^^ b ^^^^ East ^ ' ^ - ^^* ^' i ^ v ^^¦ ' ^ , ^ p Dulwich - ^^^^ ^^ . ^ ^ k ^^ B ^ > j ffrom rom which whioh address address his his monthly monthlv , lis list t will will in in ,
future be issued . The chief office of Industries has just been
removed from Manchester to 358 Strand , W . C . The offices at Manchester and Glasgow will
still be retained to meet the needs of their respective districts . * .
Mr . H . Grube , wholesale bookseller , has quitted Paternoster Avenue for more rooru
and convenient premises at 12 - ¦¦¦ Paternoster y Row .
Miss Allsopp , bookseller , of 3 Q Clarence Street , Penzance , has sold her business to
Miss A . J . George . Messrs ^^^ W ^ 0 ^^ ^ br W ^^ *^^ ^^ b . ^^ V . " Smith ~ — ^^^ P ^^^ ^^ ^ i ^ ^^^^ & ^^¦ " ^¦^ ^ Botwri ^^^¦^ " ^ ^*^ P ^^ v V ^^» ^^ g , fb ht ^^^^ ^ " , advertising ^ . ^^* ^^ P ^^ * ^ PiP" ^^* ^^ ^^ ¦ ^ ¦ . — ^ Hb
agents and contractors , have transferred their business to G Eldon Street , Finsbury , E . C . - ^ - * . —
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Charles Gray . We regret to announce the death of Mr .
Charles Gray , who for many years travelled throug sentative % j % jw h the of United MrH King GBohn dom Jpw as and » - ^ . the Messrs repre * -
» ., j ^ . s ^^ » y ^ v ^ >_>* ¦ . ^ wr ^^ b . jb . ¦ . ^— 'i . - ^ ^ ^— » ^»^ . * jk ^ ^^ b ^ b , * . ^ k . ^^ »_»—^ — - -. u S niversa impkin l , Marshall respected 1 % & and Co . at Mr the . time Gray of was his
retirement V « 4 p > A * A v ikV A- t ^; «^ v- ^ -m _ y w ^ from ^^ pP >™» l _^ ^^ «_^ «^ business ¦ - ^_^ , * - ^ am . ^> V , ^ A *^** »^ was V ^ ¦¦ - ^ - ^ the — ' ^ ^^^ ^ p ^ oldest ^— ' ^ — traveller in the tradeHe , resided during the
W _ . a ^ v t ^ - ^ _ . - « - ^ - ^ ^ k ^ — * - ^ Jk . •¦ ^ s * s a « - ^* ^ - ^ ^^ f . _<»__^ - ^^ « . - *~* »~ r jl . ^ - » ^^ ^^ w ^^^ _¦ * a . « b ^« ta ^ v — closing he died years on August of his 31 life ; he at had Birkenhead almost attained , where
the patriarchal age of ninety . Elias LoomisLL . D .
The science of Natural , Philosophy has just lost IVkJt its J . \ J * J foremost JIV / X \ J 4 . 11 V / LIV exponent V ^_— \ J V ¦ - ^ — V / X _ V X in — ^ America . — _ . ft . — 4 . V ^ X . JL V ^ IAJ by Ik- the v » - —
Yale death Connec University , on ticu A t ugus in . t 1811 1 He 5 , was and Professor born gradua at Willing ted Loomis at Yale toii , or ,
in 'N ^ r ^~ f A 1 830 i » ^ . ^ ^ - ^ . ^ - ^ ^ . ^ Six , 7 years *^ ' ^~^ ""^~ " " ^^ , later « - ^ f Jb ^ . ^^ ^ he " ^ *«^« » was ^» ^*^ *^^ l ^ X ^ appointed V «^ »^» f W' —~ Professor ff jm . ^_ ' * . ^ . p * rw ^ f ^ # >— ' ^ of ^ - ^ jb Mathematics - _• ^ b « « «^ f ^ «» «• ^ . ^^ ^^ «>^ f *^ ^ b ^>^ iVa * ^ at ^ f ^ Western ¦ * ^^ p ««/ ^/ Ik , / a > JpV > College v / ^«^ — ¦* " ^^ r ^ ,
for Ohio University * _/ 111 a , \ JJL sim an k 3 X * d il of VA ar in New b 1844 1 u t . York X more VI he exchanged . . . i In JL mpor . J . X 1854 JUVVTI tan he JLJ t this V > won post * V VU positi , in by * J J the < his m
important contributions to science , at the early age his experiments of forty-three made , the . degree at the , request of LL . D of . the ¦ Ity
111 city Superintendent U VA of I- /\ the Jl . illlVll electric UU , of XllUVAV the current Coast UV U 11 through U Survey XVUUOOU , telegra the velo p -- h - wires for the first time determine
V * XJL V-ltO was nCtO JL \ JX . UJ . JLV 3 JUX . PU IJLUCI UOUOIIXJII" ^" appointed Twenty-three Professor years ago of Natural Professor Philosop Loomis hy was at
Loomis Yale ever , more and was popular no widel teacher y with known at his , that students not only uniyersity ; in Professor America was
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 16, 1889, page 1096, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16091889/page/14/
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