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      f Dec . 17 , i 88 x The Publishers' Circular 1249 IF

      The Following Communique Appeared In Thu...

      The following communique appeared in Thursday ' s Times in reference to the British I \ ! Museum rare afforded books b LibraTy y recommended the sal : — e < The of the b trustees y Mr Sunderland . Bullen of the , the Library Museum superinten , sanctioned , being dent full of the y the purchase alive department to of the many opportunity of printed of the

      | ! ! which boots booKs . . were It it is is generall very VerV satisfactory sa y . tisfact obtained , orv , to t , most o learn lfiarn of th tVinf the at , desirable notwithstan T . nfwi + " . hft book f . ari d fliri s in hav g cr the + / e *> been extraordinaril aY +. vfl added . r . Wlinn . to 'ril y the hig TiiorTi National h prices Tvri <» c . a Libraryand this in several ¦ - »¦— instances at prices much VtV ^ A lower th VlttVAX an was C 4 lk 7 expectedThe iEsop *

      i fortunate ——— and two % J , other bargain tract as s , it printed is considered . » -w .-. b y Bichard « avv > by ^ W V good P ynson " " - ^ V ^ jud - " * - * , *¦* in - * 1502 to be W , . ¦ V for / worth £ 11 about , was ^*/^ in V ten |» f V every ^ X / VVVA times . way that - AJLW a sum most " "TV |^

      Another was one , of the rarest books on Canad ges a' Estat de l'Elise et de la Colonie . ! : Fra rrancaise ncaise dans aans la la xv ^" ouvelle ouveiie t France rance . par T > ar Jean Jean . Jiveque Eveaue , de de Quebec Quebec / * loss 1688 g . for for £ ^ 6 3 . JTive Five more mora

      1 I numbered of the works no of less Giordano than 50 Bruno at prices have , which been thoug , added h hi to h those are alread compensated y in , the b Museum the , which low

      , , g , y very ! : tine prices Milan paid edition for the of other 1478 books , for . £ 10 Of , having the Csesar alread ' s Comment y all the aries other the cop Museum ies now has sold acquire except d the the

      Bouchard Pannartz and ' Grands Sweynheym Croniques , Rome , ' of , 1514 1469 , , has which long broug been ht in the the extravagant Museum library price , and of £ to 195 this . The has now **¦ v ¥ * been *^ ^ - ^ v » »** added i ^ w ^ x- ** % ^ v- *> the u ^ xv edition WAX U-t ^_^ jlx Vy of A . Ant ^ . A .-1 .-1 U . Cons v / vllO teau u ^/ C * 1-4 . , 1531 J . l / C ^ ***** , for " ' ^** £ ***** 50 *¦' V / , * and CvJ A . V 4- the UXlv Fceminei J- vJOXXXX laL \ 7 X Sexua IKJ V ^ -A . \~ L i 9

      j in Apolog Plautum ia / 1522 '—^ , 21 £ 50 ; Champ . Other ier important , ' Les Grans books Croni boug q ht ues for / 1516 the — Museum £ 53 . Nearl are Bocchius y all the ' rare c Apolog tracts ia relating to America —~— " ~ ' ""¦ and ¦ ^¦¦^ Indiawhich i sold for fc such fabulous ¦ prices / were alreadin the

      Museum — — f ^^ — library . ^ ^ r " As - — - » —^ to those ^^ ¦ ^>>^ . ^ % <^ f , lots ¦ v - - | « a- ^^ in ^ ^ ^^ the v _^ ^ ^ . - ^ sal jv ^ A e which ^ " * . ' * ^* r ^ . ^ rfK . ^ V went " ^* ' ^^ Jfb ^ vir » " •¦ " *«^ for K ^ t *• ^^ sums ^^ " ••— ' , « || ^ altogether ^^ k ^^ ViTJ ^_ ^/«^ V ^^ y W beyond ^ k . ^^ b TLf - * Jt X ^ Valdarfer all precedent Boccaccio —such as £ 585 the veUum the Sarum Anacreon Breviary , £ 221 £ ; 231 the and Augustine the vellum vellum Cclsus , £ 1 , 000 £ 133 ; the

      although the Museum , authorities ; were most anxious , to obtain ; these , it was , perhaps , , not to

      be be expected eXDected , tnat that an an unlimited unlimited commission commission would would \\ be € \ given crivp . r \ even < wp / n for for such snr . H , p extreme . xtr . p . mft rarities ra . ritic » a m in a a competition which was certainly quite regardless of cost /

      M. There Duverg Was Ier An De Exciting H...

      M . There Duverg was ier an de exciting Hauranne contest , M . L at ittre the ' , and Academy M . D , ufaure at Pa . ris , There on the was 8 th ori inst ginal ., ly for quite the a seats swarm of

      of candidates , but they were ultimately reduced to nine . There were only four absentees—The viz ., first MM seat . Falloux , by tacit , Laprade consent , , and was Charles reserved Blan for poets c , ill ^ ; and and four M . offered Ollivier themselves , travelling . in M . Ital Sull y y . , Prudhomme ¦ ¦ ¦— took the lead over MM . Manuel BM Coppeeand Bornierbut had to undergo three

      ballots — ^^ " —^ ¦ — " ^^^ . ^ befo - ~ ™— ^^ ' —» - re ^^ obtaining b -w- . ^^^^ ^^ ^^—^^ - ^^ p ^^ - ^^ ^^ . an ^ ^^^ ^ 1 ^^ absolute r ^^ ' ^ i .. ... » " * # ^^ 1 . . B ^ V' ^^ mm V maj . V . B » . ^ B . ^** orit ^ f ^ " * ^ Bfe ^^^ . k ^ y b ^ ^ BHi . , ^^ . ^ He ^^^ IB *^ W ^^ was ^^^ ^^^ , ^ B ^**^^ ^^ at ^ B > " ^^ "B ™ ^ the ^ . ^ . ^ ' ^ p i ^ . V . ^ outset .. h ^ " ^^^ . ^^ , ^ B . ^^ ^ ta * an " ^ ^^ ^^ ^ eng ^» - ^ - ^^ ^ H ineer ^^ ^ . ^ " ^» ^ ^^ ^ " , ^^^¦ ^^ has - ^ " BT ^^ B ^^ t rans ^ ^ ^^ " ' ^^^ ^ - lated lated Liucretiua Liucretius . and and written written a a poem noem entitled entitled c 'Justice . Justice . ' The Thft second second seat seat was was won won eaaiJy easilv bv by

      ¦ requisite M . Pasteur number , a worth , , while y successor 13 in all to were Littre polled . He by obtained MM . Cherbuiiez 20 votes , , Janet being , Mazade three more , and than Bornier the . The third seat was the subj 1 ect of six ballots . M . Maquet Bfc one of the assistants of Alexandre ¦

      ta — t ' ^ - —^ - ^~ BT ^ Blta B ^ ¦ ^^ ' »* H " ^^ ^ B ^ »^^ r Bl ^* AIM » W TfK * h B ^ « B »^ ^^ . ¦ A V ^' 'M ^ A F * m ^ ^^ HA ^ 1 ^ ^^ ^«^ ^» fc »^^ - ^^ B- ^ »^^ ^* V * ^ k h ^^ . B ^ ^^ 0 ^ fe ^ ^» V « W * -. BVBjf ^^« «>^ Bj ^^ ^^ , «¦ X . ^ 44 ^» ^ B ^ ^ - ^ ^^ ^^ **» ^ ^ ' ^ - » ' * - " ^~ ^ » " ^ - ^ ^* ^ ~ ~ ^* W " ^ rf- ^— . ^ " —^ ^ ^ ^ - — — — ^™ ^^ ^ B- " buiiez Dumas ^^^ . the the . ^ clever elder ^ , novelist headed ^ . Bi ^ till the _ recentl first J ^ and a Swiss _^ second citizen ^ n ballots ^^ ^ K ^ but , the but i ^ ta descendant was 1 then . ^ B distanced of ^^ ^ French — r ^ B > ¦ b Huguenots ¦ y M ^ BBk BV * . Cher ^^^^ A ^ - .

      ¦ Beg ^ V " — ^^ W * - ^ ^ v ^^ inning - ^^ Bl i ^ , Bl A ^^ *^ BBfe ^ ' ^ b " ^^ y ^» B »^ having iB » ^ B ^ ^ B * ¦ ** m ^ Bi ^^^ ^ onl «^ ^^ *^ ri ^ m ^ y , H ei ^^ *• M g ^ S > ^ Bh ht BB ^ k ^ j" votes ^^ ^^ JB ^ B ^ ^ B » y , he MB -Bg r steadily V ¦ W . "J M ^ - ^ ^* ^^ i . ^ BB * " *• rf * " increased ^ ^| T ^ Br ^« , BJ r ^^ ^^ B » ^^ B |^ ^ «« B ^» ' ^^ them ^ ^^ ' ^ . Bl ^^ ir »^ ^« P ^ ib > , « b > Bfc and ^ i'B . ^ " ^ ^ Bl ^ ^^ ^^ at ^ i-- a ^^ ' length ^ ¦ B * — " ^^ ^ " ^* & ^ * ^ A — ^» readied . ^ ^ ^ HK * A ™ ^ ^^ ^ V " ~~~ ^ the — * ^ " M ^ r - ~™ r ^ necessary nfinftaan . w 17 1 * 7 . The TVia other n + Jifvr candidates r » rmriir ] p +. ps virftrp were M VT . Jiornier T ^ nrnipr Janet . Tn . np . t . and anrl Mazade TVTfl . 9 : fl . flft . or of the the Jtievue Tle . viL e , des dfift

      Deux Mondes . , , , ' . The ¦ **¦ * JbV ^^ celebration - " ^ ^^ . *¦ » «»/ P ^^ ^ k V * a # \^ A . - ^^ aV « . of -V ^ A . the VaT *^ V ** ¦ Brewster ¦» - ^* ^ - ¦ V ^ » P ^ \/ "U / - * . Centenary > a t ^ *^* * ¦*»¦ " *• ^ f AaV ^ h A T at »» y ** Edinburg i — — T- ' » A . A Jb r ^ J V , » J * . * M h » aV ¦! , on - » - ^ > » the » # * . *» , - *^ ~— 11 ^» - th w — — inst - » - - « — -w . » , « called ^»^ ,--. ^— - » . — — - forth — _ — - — ^

      from literary Lord activity MoncreifF . Brewster , the chairman ^ li terary of powers the festival , Lord , Moncrieff a well-deserved remarked tribute , far to excelled Sir David those ' s ¦ which * j » •— 'A * . scientific K ^ V / 'Jl . V ^ ** . " ^^ *¦ * . "* ¦ men J W , V A . Jk usuall VtNJ " —Tl M ^^ f « .- » y W hav J »* , t . * V » e X ^ * at rf * # V comman ^^ \ X * * -Jb . K A itVAJ , d V >» - , « » and ^ w * A ^ - ^ this « - *« . * . » ** A is . p >_ r doub ^ -fc ^_^ * - »» »^^ tless •» ¦ -m - **¦ t ^ rr ^ r the v ^ — . -b ^ secret » ^ -r - »* ¦ — . - »^ — of - — — the „ — . — ^ r strong ^ * - — — . — - ~_^^ ¦ hold m B ^ — ^ fc — - — ,

      was he zines had enormous at on the the age , minds and of 18 his of or working his 19 . countrymen He life published was . unusually His his life capacity of long New for . ton He work in began , his both 74 to literary th write year l ^ Jli , and in and jLiiuv the scientific / he maga lived ^ - , for 13 after thatin the full possession of his facultiesDuring the \ JXL \^ long intervening

      i Ul JLt » years VCOXa ClllCJ . UlLctli , 111 UX 1 . C 3 AIIJ . A jJ »_» PDC ; O » XV * l \ JX iilO iaVyllll / iCP . . J ^ KAXXXij ^ A rvtiuig 1 [ He period edited his pen numerous had seldom scientific been and idle p . hilosop He edited hical journals the Edinburg . In the h Encyclopaedia course of 20 ' years for 22 he years con- .

      tnbuted triVmf ^ f . no no less 1 as »« than +. Tirm 75 * 7 F . articles nrtinlpia to to the th e * North TVnrth British Vtri . ti & h Jteview TtAVjU'ii ) . . Uot tie also « . lso contri contributed buted extensively extensivelv j j read to the before seventh scientific and ei societies ghth editions numbered _ of the 315 ' Encyclopaedia . __ Brewster was Britannica _ one of the . ' . . Bl founders His occasional a of the British papers . 9 ^ B ^—

      Association . Indeed , the association resulted from suggestions of his ^^ thrown out in an article in the Mr Quarterl Gladstone y Review in acknowledg . ing a of the ' Life of Cardinal Newman' bMr . H . J .

      1 lifetime Jennings . of , has this written great , and as follows fascinating to the writer copy author —the : — most ' In attempting fascinating to writer give , an I thin account , k , y of during his age his — Shave undertaken a most difficult + task wmi ^ ia and waa t mflF to >•¦ me to - «¦ have —— performed —— — — it — with -- — . I

      1 I . marked you person Demon w v ^ T * lldi V should ahniilrl \ j abilit IAJi . M y be Via , impartiality Ui « indire . « Hir > AA « ctly ^ tl M . MM v VUV favourable favourable , and ^»*»* - * Jfc * tact ^/ MJ * v . to to Nor a a sectarian sectarian , j is - it you w v your - * - » interest interest appear ^^ X "^ X fault w * . . if Tne The - »»« such -w same same an - - - exhibition tning thine - ^ j ~ : wouia would . of happen nappen such - a _

      in Bora anoth . The er direction Cardinal if a prudently portrait equall renounr y skilful & d you were and to your be drawn work of b Selwyn y antici , pation Patteson , but , or I Sister judge from much know of him that he will have accepted it ivWU post facto wv i / v in his hretreat ¦¦ II

      AJLVJ 1 U . MO so IUU . UII »» as A I H . 11 UW VI 111 * H Ullllt HKf ill WUOiVO O . V >^ V 3 | fU ^» - « . JLV ex fJXJtfV y *** **** j ijki appy -j ^ j ^ j « w « Vb ^ v "with a favourable and even with a grateful feeling / II

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 17, 1881, page 1249, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_17121881/page/3/