New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-31
ENGLISH LITERATURE.
.,-,.orn,rr,rrNTs OF PuBLIsHERs.

.N0rorrcrrNlTNTS OF PUBLISHERS.
r,o,- r,,ryrryss "CMrQUEs AND ADDREssEs"-RE-
- nv Mr.. PEABSON-A NEW BOOK or ARR
-,,vr1-Nfw EDITION OF THE ENCYCLO-
pED1A BRITANNICA
80, eEerrAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRmUNE.l
ToNDoN. May 9.-Prof Huxley's new volume,
.,-s,,o,es ana Addresses" macmillan q Coz, has a
ristie preface which, beside ITS controversial in
tr.st contains a passage OF some autobiographical
,.pe The papers now repubished dealing chiefly with
Educational scientific. and hiosophca subjects indi-
cate ays the author the high mark Of the various
tides OF occupation by which ne has been carried along
since the beginning Of the yeaI 1870 BY way Of &C
counting for e had almost said apologize fo the exs-
tonce Of the two papers on Administrative Nihilism"
and The School Boards" Prof Huxley writes;
The Criuques and Addresses" gathered together IN
tins volume like the Lay sermons AGdresses ana ne
fews" pubshed three deal chiefly with edu-
caronal scientific, and philosophical su3jeots ana, IN
fsef indicate the high water mark OF the various des
- occupaton by which have been carried along since
me beginning OF ia year 1870
In ne end Of that year confidence in my powers OF
work which. unfortunately has not been Justned by
events led me TO allow myself % De brought forward As
a candidate for a seat ON the London school Board
Thanks to the energy OF my supporters was elected
and took nv share in the work OF that body during the
critical first year It's existence Then my health gave
rav and was ged 10 resign my place among col
leagues whose large practical knowledge OF the business
of primary education, and whose se-sacrncing 5eal IN
the discharge OF the OnerOus and thaness duties thrown
mon them by the Legislature, made II pleasure 70
work with them, even though my pOstlon was usuaIy
that OF q member Of the minority.
The series OF reprints now publishing by Mr.. Pearson
win he continued by the issue Of the dramatic works OF
Thomas Decker II is 10 be hoped that Mr. Pearson viii
think it worth wlIe to provide competent editor.
mpains are made that the edition Of Chapman which
lately appeared altogether accurate in its text,
and that the notes are merely adopted Mr.. Karl Elze,
,Ebom suppose % be the wellknown German student
Of Byrsn writes to Tie Aien0um that extensive Sc
lection has been made from his notes 70 Chapman's
tragedy OF AlphOnsus" without acknowledgment, and
that in fact the entire illustration Of that play with
which the editor has favored ms readers is Mr. Karl
Ezes property and that has not even been taken
70 bring these notes into unison with the And there
are misprnts also fear there is ground for sup
posing thai Mr. Pearson rug motive has not been the
interests OF Old English literature. In these days of en-
srged and exact scholarship. he could have difficulty
IN finding competent editor, and at a very moderate
price too. From tAe photographed point Of view
there is also round for remOnstrance. Mr. Pear
son issues his reprints style which shows some ap
probation Of the merits OF od-fasnioned paper and
PRINT. and publishes some copies on large paper. The
value of copies paper Is nverselY IN proportion
% their number and unless the number be 1t large or
small is fixed they have 10 the amateur, value
az all There IS some ess1n 70 suppose that MI Pear
son does DOT THIS view. He nowhere states, so far
a. know the number Of large paper copies he publishes
What is sn moreeplOrable he appears hold himself
at liberty supply many such copies as there Is
demand for When.the OH Ballads we're published,
the paper copies so much sought after that
they quickly disappeared from the market, and rise in
the price Of them naturally followed But Mr.. Pearson
seeing why he should not profit by this de-
rland coOly struck of q considerable number OF add
hOna copies with tho equally natural result of reduc-
ing the enhanced price below the original price, English
book publishers have not Of late years been distn-
gushed by an exact cOnscient0usness in this matter
They seldom declare the book itself the number OF
the edition Of the copies Of it special paper. and
they fan to recognize their Obligation to purchasers Of
large paper copies at fancy price, not to destroy the
exceptional value Of these copies.
The French much conscientious and business
Ike Contrast with sOyeBy method OF the English
publisher the precision and good faith Of such eminent
French publishers as JOuaust Of Paris. Scheuring OF
Lyons. or Name Of Tours. From copy Of the La
Rochefoncaud printed by JOuaust for the Academic de
BibhOpmles extract the following printed Justhca-
ton du tirOge:"
fapler -4S5 tAouiptdlTess
Paper Qe Nulle.- 10 tAtlnpial
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