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    THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE PUBLISHERS.

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    SOCIETY OF ARTS. j To tlie Editor of the...

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    A SCOTTISH NATIONAL LIBRARY. The - -— —¦...

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    ' Lord Chesterfield's Letters.* Lovers O...

    th that fJm erefore . t everv , in conv the m in least the the degree edition edition surprised was was subscri subscribed to learn bed . every copy

    for on the day of publication , though , we heartily congratulate Loi ^ d Carnarvon , and

    the Clarendon Press on « uch a gratifying evidence of good taste on the part of wealthy

    and cultivated lovers of books . " « c »

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    I 3 - ¦ ' , / . -- -- . ; - . . - . .. ^ . ^ " •' " - :: : ^ tw t 61880 Th xic Publishers uuduci * Circular

    Dec . 16 . 1889 yLe jl us vuumaL lot »«* * II __^^^__^^^ jJ __^_^ . ^_^^_^^^» . » j »__»^^_^^^^_^_^^_^^^_^^_^^____^___^^^_^_^_^_^^_^^^_^ _ . . ' _ . . ' 'T . ^^^^^^^^^^^^

    The Public Libraries And The Publishers.

    THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE PUBLISHERS .

    The following letter has been sent to us , and we liave much pleasure in making its contents

    widely known : — « Messrs ^ h ^ ^^ mm - ^ mr w ^^ r ^ m ^^ " w- ^ m ^ . Sampson w ~^^ ^^»^^^— ^ »^^^ —— —— ~^^ —¦ ' » Low —— - , ^ m Marston - — - — — — — , ^ p Searl - — e & — —

    Rivington , Limited , London , England . arrears i Gentlemen in ¦ readin ¦» ii , — g Having k up the been Publishers considerably ' Cir in

    ' ^¦ m ^ b *^ ^* r **^ r ^* r *& ^^^ m ^ m * ^^ ^ r ' ^ ^~^ m ^ ^^» — r ^ - ^ — - — — ' — — — yesterday cuiiAR for came some across time in past the , I April never 11 until 889

    , , , number Eccles ¦ Rfifilfts . , Kobertson R your ohftrtaon correspondence bmith Smith . & & JN Nicholson with icnolson Messrs , in in .

    regard , to the claims of the , Universities & , c , of ies of all books published in the United

    States cop with English imprints whether alone or associated ______ with those of the American pub ^ -

    lisheTS . Now I propose in the future to circumvent these gentlemen - h so r far as ¦ - ¦ our books are

    concerned V ^_ ^_ - p ^ ^^^ * — pk _ - ^ ^^^ __ books - ¦» ^^_ - > ^_ r ^ _ _»^ ^^^_ v which , _^^^ - -- » — - are —— _— — not — . ^— —— published ' A <_ . A 4 in _¦ the _ _ B AVft United We shall »" h $ _ . King ll shortl « Vir dom . rfcl y v , o offe but ffer r in von the the the United market market States tor for . a a

    you tant new 6 Aluminium books and greatl . , On ' in y enlarged these 8 vo ., as books well edition we as shall other of Richards not impor put - '

    your shal shall l imprint place r > lf .. nft on ot \ , but that that instead pag r > a . ore e a a notice notice of a bastard as as follows lollows title :: we

    * Messrs . Sampson Low , Marston , Searle & for Riving the ton sale , Limited of this fc , are volu our ¦ me authorised in the United agents

    M X _^ J ^ , ^ J ^ & ^_ W » i _ V «^ W- _ . ^ fc # ^_»^ ^ ^ " _^ --i »*_» - ^^ ^_ w *™ - » - »^ ^_ r —• — — — addressed Kingdom , — and Henry to them JU Care all y orders Baird — ----w— should & ^ Co - — - be - ..

    Mll ^ iVll VKJIJVVli . -JL- * . JL-I--. ^ - _ . »* >— ' ---- _ - •» - » -- -- » - ^ _ . _ , __ , --v - _ , Publishers This Thia must Trm , Philadel block " hln ^ _^ k ^~ p the th hia _ k a « , little little U m ^ ^__> . S ^^^ J . A game crame . ' ot of these these

    gentlemen m in fifTpsrit effect , seems RpfiTn , for s to to Mr . Nicholson to to the the seller seller says or : ' imported imported The law say

    you books w -y ^ ^_^ like X-J , ^ - * , * You but 9 ** r _ V * »* may if * - —to _ you y ^—^ import ^ - _• also -.- *¦ - » ^ -- put » and -- - »— <_ l w yourselves 4 » sell — - as — — freel — , as y as it — —

    were , in the place of publishers * , you come I under think my such provisions a law *^»» is capable relating ¦ of being to publishers defended . "

    but - ¦ U VAA in 4-A ¦_> - any i » J > V « ^ » case -- *^» J » there " * ¦** ^* * is ¦ " J *~ * " the » " * " — ' - ' law " *• " — — , and — ^ % if you are , resolved JL . ^• fcJPX _ 7 JL . T % _* X > 1 > on ** S JLJk putting |_ T V . ^ V V--AW your » -v ^ - ¦ _*»_» own - —¦ » » —— imprint — j ^ — , is — — it — J

    quite Now fair for to suggest myself that I we think are unscrupulous they are un 1 -

    I because s ^__ crupulous ^^ J m JgM % jt | f \ J » , ^ thev ^^ JL A , ^^^ for T cannot ^ if H th . iV A Jk J ey » A ^^^ ^^ cl ' aim do ^^^ ^ - ^ without the — ™ " ^^^ «¦ book ^^^ . * " ^ them ^ s — - — as ^ ^^ — ^ much ' and —~ " ^—» — ^

    of their * traditions and the expectations ' themselves formed of them i as nearl , that they as possible should seek comp to lete make in ¦

    y books published in this country' and all others over 4 did which not clai they m these can stretch books' the their law * successors . If they

    would some day or other have to pick them ub second-hand at much trouble and <^ ost . '

    , in And putting they do them not consider " ( their themselves successors ) ' j to ustified that *

    trouble and cost . ' And so they are going to get them for nothing . They shall not have a

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    The Public Libraries And The Publishers.

    - _ single volume more of the publications r 6 i Henry M Carey — ^ ^ M Ba — ird ¦ — ¦ & ¦ ¦ Co ^^ ^ . i ^^ s w ^ r - su ^ w ^^ " ^* e ^ t ^ d ^* r * B a ^ ar ^ r ^^ ft m ^ w e ^ w ^^ r ^» th ^ r ^^^ Bm ^ o mr Wm se 0 ^ k ^

    now in the binder ' s hands . ^ b similar y Were the law Librarian any ¦ as such to imported ¦ , ¦ claim ¦ h of set Congress English up ivh in this under boois i country with any

    American — ^^ — ' ^ - - imprints , -w w - —^ - ^ ^^ - ^ " , we ^^^ ^— . - ^^ ' ^^ should - ^^^» ^^^ VB ^ V ^^^^^^^ MV ^^ simp ^^^^ w ^ r ^^^ l ~_^ y ^ hflkVto ^ la ug 9 ^^ ^ v ^ h him to — scorn - — — — *— ¦ i and — - — —¦—¦ - — - ^ def — y — him - ^— ¦¦—r ^^ i ^^ , ^ g and ^^^^ r ^^*^^ v ^^^^^ allo ^^^^^^^»^^» ^^^ w v » ^ him ^— ^^ a ^^ b ^^ 4 fe ^^ b to ^ f ^^^

    proceed to law and test the legitimacy of hid claim . But in this country justice is easily

    o obtained btained , , ana and at at small small expense exnenae . , while while with -with you libert it y to is print far ¦ ¦ otherwise this im letter . in You whole are b or f quite in part at

    - — - —— — — m — - — - r ^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ r ^—^ m ^^ - ^^ - ^ r - ^ - ^^ ^~ ^ m ^*^ w w i ^^^ k ^ m ^ ^^^ F ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ k ^ m B ^ r ^^ V ^ fc ^ # in the Publishers' Circular to the end that the Libraries may leam that if they want our

    books they may get them by buying them and Eng not li sh publications nothing , or when by claiming they know them full to well be

    i that they are not . I amvery trul

    , Henry y Carey yours , Baird . Philadelohia . November 18 . 1889 .

    Society Of Arts. J To Tlie Editor Of The...

    SOCIETY OF ARTS . j To tlie Editor of the Publishers' Circular .

    : Sir , — The Imperial Russian Technical ! i Society rv ^ - «_» w « . w % IJ propose ^/ i Vy ^^ UV to »/ v ^ publish ^ VlWJlXUU , j in 1 1 X connection VU ll ^ i . \> U 1 / JLU 11 with > T 11 / 11

    a Congress on Technical Education to be held very shortly at St . Petersburga catalogue of

    works in various languages , connected with Technical and Professional ¦ Education ««^ li . They

    — — - — — — — — — — - —« - — -- — —— — - > - ^ - - ^_^— - ^^ ^ ^^^^ v »* ^ ^^ ' ^ H ^* «^ ^^^ ^^» V ^ Btm ^ b ^ k ^^^ W have applied to the Society of Arts for assist- ancs — — in - — obtaining ___ . , , ^^^ the — , ^ , — ^_ names . _ . _ _ , ^ ^^ , of . ^ ^^ Eng ^^^^^ ^ m ^ m ^^ . lish ^^^^ ar ^^^ m works w w ^ m ^ ** ^ m-mm-j ^

    if of this character of . readers I should could be let much me obli have ged a list any of any s your uch works published by themselves .

    The Technical Society would also be glad to receive copies of the works themselves ii ¦ 1 bif Iffi if it

    — thoug — — " ht ¦"" proper — ~ ~~ to ~ ~^ send » " - ^ " ^— ^^ - ^^ I > . them ^^ «^ ^» ^^<^ . ^ . ^ IH ^ B * If ' ^^ any Wmm , M ^^ __ ^^ of ^^ ^^ your ^ _ — — — readers — - — — — — — — are — —— — willing - - — — — h ^ k to ^ r -v accede m * v - ^» - - ^^ ^^ - 'H ^^ to ^^ ^«^ - this «^ ^ ^ ^ . 9 ^

    request I will ascertain the manner in which they — — ^ m should — -- —»— be — — forwarded - - ^ . ^ . ^^ ^^ _ , _ ^ as ^ - ^ . ^^ they ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ _ will w r ^^ ^^ ^^ - have -fc j ^ ^^ mj W ^^^

    to be sent direct . Any lists , however , which publishers may care to send I shall be leased

    to receive here , and as soon as convenient p . I amSir , ,

    Your obedient servant H . T . , Wood —

    , Secretary ,

    John btreet December , Adelphi 11 , 1889 , London . , W . C .,

    A Scottish National Library. The - -— —¦...

    A SCOTTISH NATIONAL LIBRARY . The movement for the establishment of a

    - - — —¦ — - — — — — - - — ^_ - ^ - ^^ ^^ - ^ vv I W ^ " Jfc ^^ <^* « K ^ ^ ^ feP ^* ^ ^^ ^^^ *• ^ 1 ^ Scottish National Library in Edinburgh continues — — — — —— — — , -m wo - ' — — hear — — — , to ~ — arouse ¦— - - ^ - -ww » - ^ - ^^ a < w ™ good h ^ - * ir ^^ ^* m deal ^^^ ^^ vV ^ fc of ^ yj ^

    interest . It is generally admitted that the public ^ ^~ — ' ~ " ~ *—"" ^» mind ¦ of — 1 ~~ V - Scotland ™~ ~ " ~ " ^ ^^ - ¦—¦ ^^^ . ^ is ^» ¦ " A ^ in * ^^> BV . IB ^ favour V ^*^^^ ^ ^ 1 1 » ^ V ^ B ^ W of m _ - ^ ^ L the ^^ F ^ fc ^ H ^^^»

    scheme ^ , but the opinion of the Faculty of that Advocates — - — — of — — - the — — has Government not - - _ - _ . yet , T .. . _ been _ ^ yet ^ _ ascertained . ^ _ known —_^ _^ _ ^^ v v vff 4 . , nor What ^ v 4 « 4 fc ^ yW is

    appears to be wanted is further agitation on the the Government subject people , with that to action the they double have , and a purpose good persuading opportunity of rousing the

    of cpnferrmg a popular benefit upon Scotland . After coming that to terms there with ougnt the to Faculty t > e little of difficult Advocates y in

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 16, 1889, page 1813, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16121889/page/11/