Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-19

summons was Miltons publisher. and
paid him 60 for "Paradise Lost and CO more
when LOGO copies were sold. He purchased
the right from the heirs OF Milton to con-
tnue the publication after his death for IS.
He also published some Of Shakespeare plays
An early publisher named Curl was twice
Rilloried and fined for obscene publications.
Thomas Guy, publisher and bookseller, after
years OF saving became wealthy from dealing
IN the South Sea bonds and founded Guys
Hospital
yAMlLiAk NAMES
Richardson, novelist and publisher, whose
''ClariSsa" some Of your old readers have
wept over. and Edward Cave, from the very
humblest beginning, became the editor and
publisher Of the Gentleman's Magazine and
was the frat publisher of the Debates in Parlia-
ment He and his helper hid themselves In
the gallery and made the reports clandestinely.
Thomas Cadell and Andrew Donaldson were
the pioneers of choap editions in the latter
part OF the eighteenth century. The Long
mans are names familiar 20 all lovers Of books,
and Tor years they We're the publishers Of
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Scott and
Moore lnpoetry, and of Lindley Murray's gram
mar. The names OF Constable and Walter
Scott are almost inseparable, and connected
with them is the name Of James Bsllantyne,
VINO printed :he carly works of Scott.
SCOTT AS 4 PUBLISHER.
When Scott wrote "Waverly" and the sue
ceeding novels ''by the author of Waverly'' his
incognito was most rgidly kept, the entire work
being rewritten and the proofs copied in du-
pheate. The success OF these works was won
derful, and Scott became a very wealthy man
and rebuilt Abbottsford, but in the end by the
failure Of the publishing house in which be was
partner, became deeply involved, from which
y ysn OF intense labor hardly released him.
The name OF John Murray is as inseparably
connected with that of Lord Byron az Constable
and Scott John Murray succeeded his father
and became the publisher OF Byron's poems.
and in Byron's letters the relationship exist
, ing between oI~ss them hem I" exhibited as
some instances an antagonistic feeling repre-
sented as existing between these mutually de-
pendent forces, and some one of the neglected
writers said the publishers drank their wine
from the skulls OF authors, and at dinner
campbell the poet. proposed the health of
Napoleon Bonapsrte, who had just hung book
seller OF Nuremberg. Amos Cottle was a pub
Usher and poet and for some disagreement
with him Byron lampooned him in verse
oh Amos Cottle! Phebus what namo
10 MI the speaking trump OF fame"
LIBERAL PUBLISHER.
Cottle is spoken of as very LIBERAL for when
Coleridge had been offered f6 for his lyrics.
including The Ancient Mariner" Mr.. Cottle
gave him EDO and an additional sum when q
certain number OF copies had been sold He
was the liberal friend and publisher of Southey
and Wordsworth. Blackwood's Magazine,
which at first was dead failure and suspended
publication when the tenth number had been
issued, rose like the Phoenix and became one
OF the most important and valued and valuable
publications OF the age. Bulwer's and Levers
novels appeared as serials in it and the noctes
ambrosia OF Jock Wilson, christopher North"
and other distinguished contributors made it
the leading magazine of the world. 1t was
there the Hymns to the Gods" by Gen. Pike,
hrst appeared In 1880, think and he was hailed
as the coming poet The portraits OF Prof.
Wilson and Gen. Pike are very much alike in
the size and style Of men.
THE FAMOUS NUDE Library.
An institution connected with books and a
remarkable one is the Nude Circulating Lii
brary. Its subscribers are furnished with the
earliest editions of all publications and the
popularity OF an author may be judged by the
number OF volumes subscribed for by this great
library. OF Macauiays History and other
works 400 copies; Livingstone's Tra$els 1900
copies; Enoch Arden, (, $40 copies; /, 500 copies
or Lothalr were first ordered and increased to
5000 copies. Chambers, knight Il CasselI pub
llshed the literature for the people at such
prices as to reach the most moderate means
EARLY WASHINGTON BOOK sroREs.
AL this account of the great publishing
houses and book stores on the other aide of the
Atlantic brings us to our own city, for we can
the statesmen Of the past and present who con-
gregate in our city. The first memory OF book
stores have were Of Davis q Force Pishey
Thompson, John Kennedy and James Riordan,
and succeeding Pishey thompson was Franck
Taylor, whose store for years was the resort of
the most distinguished men of the day Thosewho
remember Mr.. Fox, the British minister whose
eccentricitles made him object Of interest
will recall him as daily visitor to Franck Tay-
lor's book store. Mr.. Psckenhari, Sir John
(trap mt WI led NJ
Mr. Clay, Robert Toombs, Gen. Jes-
sup, Mr. Corcoran, Admiral Morris, Com Mat
thew p Maury and his cousin, John W. Maury.
Senator Benjamin, Albert Pike, Gen. Scott,
Jefferson Davis, Charles Sumner, Rob't c.
Winthrop, Senators Badger and Mangum of
North Carolina Thomas Ewing, Reverdy John
son, George W. Riggs, Col. Benton and Hum
phrey Marshall were among the many who
almost daily visited the store. or our own
citizens James NJ Carlisle: Joseph H. and VIM.
Blair will be remembered. Mr.. Rob't Beall,
who may be regarded as tho successor Of Frank
Taylor, whose hearts in his VOCATION" was
brought up in that well-remembercd store, and
Is now
THE OLDEST BOOK SELLER
In the city. Mr. Bealrs memory 10 stored with
incidents Of those magnates of past when
giants abounded in public life. Mr. Beail re-
lates an incident Of Col. Benton coming in the
that day "Bu!lions" wa5 the grammar, and it
was Landed him. The nams struck the Sem
ator, who laughed and said: "Why, they call
me old bullion and they'll gay wrote this
grammar. Col Benton was daily visitor at
Isyiors, 40 he subsequently became Of the
NEwsPArKR STORE OF JOSEPH sHIILIxorox.
1t was at Shiuington's be one day met Mr..
Corbia, who became subsequently, brother-in-
Law OF General Grant Coybin vas at that time
clerk to the committee VI Ways aud means and
. correspondent OF some papers which we're
antagonistic TO Col Benton, and he had there
fore, in his ietters followed the tone of tho
paper and had written somewhat abusively Of
Col Benton. Seeing Col. Benton in the rear
Of tbs store he advanced toward him. bowinQ
very low, and, holding ont his hand, wished the
colonel good morning. Col Benton locke up
from the paper he was reading and seeing Cor
bin put his hand behind him and ssid: '.No
sir No. sir --d-you, sir Spare me your
| bows sI! lean stand your abuse, but snare
| me Your bows. sir. spare MO your bows, sir"
Joe Shillington said no never could remember
how Corbin got out Of the store, but when he
| recovered from the surprise he vss gone.
PAoNrxKNT vlsrroAa
Blu. to return toMY. Bsall aAd Franck Tsylor.
Mr.. Bean says Webster vas . great buyer of
books, but payment for thsm was always de-
| laysd. Gen. SCOTT ives beck buyer and great
| reader, and Gen. Jessup vas another. He has
heard Gen. yessup tell Of Lundy's Lane and The
Il hat ill., Of hat ov vuh~~ fkov h~xa~ "a