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    r • • ' ' im 4 The Publishers* Circular ...

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    Mr. Humphreys, Of Carnarvon, Is About To...

    Another proof that there is nothing new under the sun has been called forth by the controversy as to the origin of Christmas cards . Mr . Louis Fagan , writing from the Reform Clubthat two impressions bbbbpbbbb b m ^ w ^ - ¦ ¦ b . of -b- bbb- cards b » w ¦ —bb > wishing t bi wk ' A Happy ¦ - ¦— ¦— New Year' are preserved ¦

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    British Museum . The BBH ^^ . o ^ B ^ Ba ^^^ Japanese ^^^ p ^^ bj » ^^ V ^ BJ ^ . ¦»«¦> ^ B' BBb * ^ Bb ^ Embassy bbW ^^ bB * ^ B » ^ B" . h ¦ * Jr ^ k ^^ T B * B * b % b » W ^ in B ^» b ^ b » ^ London b ^^^^ ^ 1 ¦ ^ ^^ ^^ h - »^ ^ ^^ ^ have ^ . ^^ ' ^ ^ ' — — furnished ¦ - ' ^^ — —— ¦ ¦ - ^— - ^ — — - - ¦— w some ^^ ^^_^ — — - ^— ' - ^— — statistics — ^» ^^ - ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ' ^^ - ^ - ^ - ^— of ^— ' the - ^ — - — country — — — — — m , v ¦ ^ from ^ ^^ ^ ^^ 1 J

    which it appears that in 1880 there were 3 , 313 new books published in Japan , and 2 , 952 in ^ 1881 ^^^ ^^ m ^ ^^^^ ^^ K ^ . In ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ 1880 ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ii ^ ^^ , ^ H of ^ i ^ " ^ ^^ " the ^^^ " ^^ ^^ ^^^^ newspapers ^^ ¦ ^^ ^^^^ » ^ *^ ^ T ^^ ¦ ^^ ^^^ ^—^ published — ^^^ —""^^^ ¦ ^ — " ™~ — in — the ~™~ ' ¦ " ^^ country " ^^ — ~* — ¦— m 37 ~ mmmr ^ , ~ m 683 ~** ^ ^ , 033 ~~ - ~^ — were T — sold — . In ^™ 1 ^^^^ 881 ^^^^^^^ L ''

    there were twenty-one public libraries , the number of visitors during the year being 107 , 801 . The Rev . William Lewery BlackleyM . A . vicar of King ' s Sombournand late rector of

    , , , ! N " orth Waltham , Hants , on . whom the Bishop of Winchester has conferred an honorary I canonry ^^^ ^^^ p ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ i ^^^ i ^ W < in ^» ^^ ^ ¦ ^ Winchester " ^ " ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ¦ ^"" ¦ ' ^ " ^ — ' ' ^» Cathedral ™ ^ " ^ — — — " — — — , j is — the ~ ^ " - well w - — -known — — writer - ~ — — on - ~ - - ¦— ' Thri ^^ ^^^^ ~ " — ' ft" ™ / ""

    The late Hev . A . L . Green , minister of the Central Synagogue , had collected a valuable 1 library of books in Hebrew and Germanrelating to the history of the Jews in England . His 1

    widow , Mrs . Phoebe Green , presented it , to the trustees for the use of the public . The Jewish I Chronicle now reports that it has been placed at the Jews' CollegeTavistock-squarewhere

    arrangements for its use will shortly be made by the council of that institution , . , Mr ^^^^ ^ P ^^ ^^ pt . E q ^^^^^^ . ^ R ^^^^ ^ V . V Russell —I- ¦ - ¦— ^——¦ — — ' ¦— " ^^ ' , J editor ^— of - ~ — the -r Liverpool — ¦ _ - - Daily — - — -m — m Post — , V is - - — now ^—r w— — » r mentioned i ^_ - ¦ - —r ^^ - ~ as — a ¦ ~ probable ™ — w- ~^ r I ^^^ V * S ^ ^ ^^ II

    Liberal candidate to be nominated with Mr . Samuel Smith , M . P ., for the representation of I Liverpool .

    As Mr . Barnum's white elephant has , as we are going to press , reached this country , it may ib be of interest to note - that Dr . Carl Bock ' s ' Temples and Elep - hants ' ( published ~ " ~ — " ~ by ""^

    ^^^ p ^^^ ^^^^ _ v ^^ , ^^ - ^ ^^ ^^^^ _^ ^^ . ^^ r _— ^— _ — — — — — — . __ __ . — — _ — — — ^ - — — - ™ — « - ¦— — ^— — — — — — - — » a — ¦¦ Messrs . Samp & on Low & Co . ) gives the fullest account of this sacred animal , and also I furnishes an admirable portrait in colourstaken from life by the author when in Siam . It I

    is satisfactory to note that this interestin , g work is now being translated into Danish and 11 Swedish , and arrangements are also being made for German and French translations . 91

    has A appeared popular . edition Five thousan of Mr . Marriott d copies ' of s pamp the pre hlet vious on ' edition The Lib hav eral e Party been sold and Mr and . Chamberlain the || pamphlet ' ill

    has been reproduced in extenso by several newspapers . , | l The magnificent collection of ancient and modern prints formed by the late Mr . St . John III

    Dent , of Bryanston-square , will be sold by Messrs . Sotheby , Wilkinson , and Hodge , early in H April . The collection , which is very large , includes many of the finest examples known of the I early Italian mastersbesides a brilliant display of German and Dutch printsand rare English I

    , s a . m X' , * - * H portraits . I Following the precedent of the Hospital Sunday and Hospital Saturday , the Printers' I Pension Corporati VP on have ii inaugurated fB ii K an H annual Bi collection Igp ^ VIT 0 4 made i % throughout vl the trade V on IB I

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    year the appeal was responded to by a large number of London and provincial printeru , as I the the well sum sum as authors or of £ £ 14 145 : , 5 . . editors los 18 s . . 9 vd c , ? , type . Althougn Although -founders not not , eng a a ineers larg larere e amount amount , ink makers in in itseli itself , & c , , this this and result result the collection was was || considered considered ¦ reached I

    highly satisfactory as representing the contributions of small sums , from a very large number I of donors . The treasurers to this special fund are Mr . William Clowes and Mr . G . A . I Spottiswoodeand «« AAV « i the *** i ^^ address % j-w-v * fc-v ^ -w irK to which «\/ a communications \ be sent l > . 7 ^^ by those who have ¦*« ' not I

    alread fV | ^ __ . « r * - ^ VVAU I - | y forwarded ^ -r ^^* - * X ^ , * BB Bte their y .- A contributions ^ .. rp ^ r w- * . ^ Bh t t a a is ^ a . ^ at b'x ^ - « m * the j . ^ » a . « . AAAA office VL ^ A . ^^ « VAVA of & U ^^ may , * m the -- . «» -l * W Printers ^ K ^^^ ^ ^^ * J * - * */ ^ ' * J Corporation ^^ K ^ . v J-. J-X ^* s V 7 * » ft JL & V ^ , 20 - ^ «^ v v Hi BJ *^ f - - gh jjl II ^ ^ BBbV h Holborn The executiv , London e , officers W . C . of the London Societof Compositors have issued an || appeal to the HI

    y trade bodv body . w have nave ith a proved proved view to tne the strengthening advantages advantages of oi its unity unitv membershi , , and an < jl we we p . ask ask The those tnose circular who who says are are not not : — ' now now We , with with as an us us organised to to neiy help | m m l

    The to secure , for labour condition its proper of Imndreds recognition of —the in right trade of a fair is due day ' s wage to ¦ for their a fair day want ' s work of . H

    forethoug employers JLiit ? unhappy uiuiappj ht . , There and v / CFjmj of is uiAjii knowled , indeed yjx auuvu ge , no as to reason ui the men liicii advantages wh y every uur our i compositor » of JLnu unionism . t ? i » uuo in , than more lnui the to metropolis tu ¦ ¦ the biieii greed own vwii should of cert o . ii" not ain « - «

    ll receive amounts number all of to the members upwards advantages of on £ the 15 of 000 books the and of London the the claims society scale paid at , which present since unity the is nearl can eatablishment y readil 6 , ¦ 000 ¦ y , accomp the of reserve the lish / society fund ^ jB

    is nearl £ 100000 . ,, re- I y , A poll of ratepayers in South Shields has been taken on the subject of the opening of ^ & M

    1 Free , 022 Library against , in the that majority town on against Sundays thus , with bein the g 483 result . There that are 539 over voted ¦ ¦ 12 for , 000 the electors opening on w the isterand the poll remained i & i jlvjjl for week I h

    i reg jregiBwr ' The , , aim River . tii « Congo jjuii , chiciaijicci from Its open ^ jjo Mouth . « a *> to Bdl . 6 b < 5 . '—Mr . H . H . Johnston ¦ has now nearly completed this work , which he dedicates to Mr . Henry M . Stanley . It will be ready » ° H

    publication Messrs . Hodder early in & February Stoughton . are just issuing a shilling edition ¦ of the popular Life ° j . I President ^^ GBl arfi ^^ eBBL ld , whichAh , under BBBBBBB 1 M the BBfe title BBl A of * Froin Bt IBBBL Log BBb Cabia iBBta to White H House A > ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦ A / has n W fll M ! ^ B ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ *

    such a wonderful success in . England and America . Messrs . Ward , Lock , & Co ., . have wm I brought out a shilling edition . J

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 18, 1884, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_18011884/page/4/