New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-28
MIR. GLADSTONE'S TEN PER CENT
AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE GRAND OLD
HOOk-II,NTER

BOOk-HUNTER.
From The London Chronicle
smile comes over the face OF the second hand
bookseller wncn the posInan brings MIN 4 message
such this:
Please send me the accompanying on your catar
ogur II subject 10 ten per cent discount
Ihcn come the initiuls-not often tie full name
and tley are Nv. Il. Ca standing for the MOST
0mnivor,us reader ana bookhunter oil the age. When
pr. 'isdsiohe mas Dealt frequently ana long with
bookseller. his phrase VIII be If subject 10 the
usual discount >ually he writes his order on the
not bookseller IN London would part with one Of
Mo,c catalogue, Tor love og money.
Al tlls applies 10 Mr.. Gladstone and the second
hand bGoksehcrs generally but he Is different In
diNdua T. each individual bookseller. According
~, | dropped In upon MIR. Clement :. Palmer, at
anything fresh OF Tie Grand Old Bookhunter.
IN answer 10 my introduction OF myself. Mr..
Palmer nrsr showed me the collection Of Gladstonians
Which he has set prominently IN his window. In the
centre is photograph OF Nj. Gladstone, aud round IL
letters, postcards. and marked catalogues which hs
mas RECEIVED from me great statesman.
",ne OF liz letters Mr. l.ner explained. lis
a little testimonial which MIR. Gladstone gave me-.
saw MIN ii Doilis lila on one occasion. and asked
MIN II he would mind giving me testimonial. lie
be sure ! esteem 1t ~ 1t ought 10 be- esteemed IL
round, OFF. 50 to speak. my Gladstone list. Other
father and a work on the Development Of Revelation
by my brother, Mr.. Reeves Palmer. The Postcards
and catalogues are. Of cours" orders for books"
Il think Mr.. Gladstone buys most Of his books
from the catalogue sent him, not as result Of
PEI sonal inspection Of the book'hops -
Pcrhap, that i, 50. bat have no doubt that
be Ia, bought very many of hi, books direct from
than at present ~ one time his custom was 10
order by postcard. otng to 1t from The catalogue
recent years. however. his almost mvanabe custom
has been forward the marked cataloga" itplf: l
wi.lch was not In his handwriting
How long have You known the Prime Minister
For nearly twenty ycars-ev.r since ! have been zen
here and he was customer OF my fathers IN , ,ls
I'D place al Iat"rno,ter Row. should not thlnk
Mr. Gladstone bays SO many books now as no did
once. and my only wonder Is how b" has found
time to place. and room TO accommodate al inc ehor
nous number H., mus; already have. You see. IL
not merely hc books old Ard new yy whrh ne
somehow he seems 10 find 'imcc TO At least slanc"
practically ever book Thie1 Ho rHnch% Of b n Sy
my father Ills pfompt ackmow VII, Sr,hcrs work
lr" th ne n%a Of Rsvcaton he took might
say. a distinct interest. Pcrhap, the subject Was Vas
that arpead to r nm .cn nv broiher and myself
copies Of his .Tmpregnablc Rock Of Holy scripture
T Tho" t w," th hin Witch struck most were
his extraordinary charm Of manner am cohy"r', .
and his tremendous hnowieds" OF n,y,' yeas o snrcdd
To r hear hem and bold venture 10 Join in with
MoT d. To S SSk "der M s'iI tho mar
sonality-the spell he seems TO be able 70 '"ro"
'0"' Now. in your experience. what are Mr. Glad
stones tastes rs book buyer ;"
yaTd h na bnv is G HG easy In a s his
tory philosophy there are as you pow kn ond thcn
nv own opinion i, that books dealing in any shape
my torm With hist 1rca matters first favohtes
W ,,, .'' NJ GIodstonc That theology would como
almost side by side and then philosophy. science
mn ~ On II is i'm the variety OF his tastes that
Mr.. Gladstone differs from any hook buyer. great
or small I have eyer come In contact WIN.
" :. Yo, moan that while there are plenty OF book.
hunters they usually seek for particular classes OF
literature ~ 49,, l., . xr.rsorca
Gc,ion-,eems TO come amiss to the Premier; 10
,nat.or what the subject. he i Interested IN H. ne
NV IT, and could write about it with almost the
auth iitv OF a specialist $500 -, . -, A.,
.,ass1one th, om,t omnivC rOus book hunter OF the
day . =, . aorh, ,ho,, 4, a,a
- ~, tbot hut among book sellers his opinion
in literary matters weighy as 1t could possibly
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