The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-03-03
Sprrial cUntiers.
The Encyclopaedia britannica War.

EDITOR HAWAIIAN GAzETrE-SIE: The publication Of
cautionary notice in last weeks AdUertiser relative to
the Encyclopedia Britannica, in which desired to
guard people from imposition, has regret say,
tory spirit would have been more in keeping with the
circumstances, and i am asked what have to show
that the edition represent Is not the spurious one
which, if really meant given, evinces spirit of
ightenment not i'll keeping with the age and infers
character to me which am proud TO say my business
and private life will not warrant therefore append
the following notices and testimonials which speak for
themselves:
There are now sold three editions of this work and
to the nature and character of each The original edi
ton is supplied in this country only by Little Brown
Co. of Boston, whose imprint it bears 1t sells for
retail through the trade Shortly after the first volume
of this edition appeared j. NJ stoddart Co. of Phil
adepha took rapid steps TO reprint 1t in smaller type,
making a large octave of the original large qnaro.
This they selling by subscription only, al five dol
lars volume in cloth, Since then the English pub
lishers A a c. Black of Edinburgh have printed for
Englishspeakng countries outside of Great Britain an
edition in small quarto, from the original plates which
differs from the large quarto edition only IN having
margin and thinner paper. 1t is imported by
Charles Scrbners Sons and by them sold in the United
States and Canada by subscription only at five dollars
volume On the titlepage it bears the name of Sam1
L. Hail. who is at the head of the subscription depart
ment Of the Scrbner house. Questions whether this
edition true fac-simile of the English work
having been asked, A. C. Black have certified that it
is printed by from the original stereotype plates of
the English edition further that the plates of both
the English and the subscription editions are the same
AFFIDAVIT OF ALEXANDER FRAZER; SENIOR PARTNER OF
NELL q Co., PRINTERS, EDINBURGH.
United States of America, Southern District of New
York Alexander Frazer being duly sworn, says that
he resides in Edinburgh Scotland, and that hei the
senior partner in the firm of Neill Co. Printers, of
that city. That said firm has printed the Encyclopedia
Britannica for twenty-five years past, and is now en-
gagged IN printing the current Ninth Edition of that
work That said firm has set the type for and has
eoyped cectrotyped the whole of said Ninth Edition
That the English Edition and the American Subcrip
ton Edition of said work have both been and being
printed from the same stereotype or electrotype plates
That the American Subscription Edition only differs
from the English Edition in that the former is printed
upon paper of tess size and thickness and of
quality. ALEX. FRASER
sworn TO before me this a6th day of November 1879
G. A CLEMENT, Notary Public, Kings Co.
Pennsylvania College. Gettysburg. Dec. p, 1sS0-We,
the undersigned members of the Faculty of Pennsylvania
College have hesitanCy in endorsing the edition Of
the Encyclopedia Britannica bearing upon the title
page the name of Samuel L. Hail. and sold by Charles
Scribner's Sons New York a faithful copy of the
edition published in Edinburgh and sold through Little
Brown Co.; printed from the same plates, with the
exception of few minor changes that enhance its value
We also deem il superior in many respects TO the Amer
lean reprint published by j. NJ. Stoddart Co. Phila-
delpha in which satisfied there many
and intentional changes that injUre its accuracy
This decision has been reached after comparison of the
three editions by several members OF the Faculty
NJ. Valentine President; L. ii. Cro Prof. of Maths. /;
|. Louis Baugher Prof. of Creek H. E. Jacobs. Prof.
f Latin; John A Hines, Prof. of Eng. Lit. E. S. Bret
lenbaugh, Prof. OF Chem. and Min.
| take pleasure in endorsing the above testimony.
CHAs. A. HAY,
Prof of Heb. etc. in Theological Sem. Gettysburg, Pa
It is also a known ia I that a suit is now pending in
he United States against j. NJ StOddart Co. by Chas.
cribners Sons for infrngements of their copyrights
certain American aIices in the tenth volume of the
encyclopaedia Britannica which they have carefully pro-
ion of their edition. THOS. g. THRUM.
Agent Encyclopedia Britannica for Hawaiian Islands.