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With Acknowledgments to “News of the World™ THE FULL, EXCLUSIVE STORY OF

... World™ THE FULL, EXCLUSIVE STORY OF THE Fun {ucwsm SToRY by the last wsor o Mo - &7 IR he condemned cell STAFFORD SOMERFIELD Speaking of this book to the author, Stafford Somerfield, on the evening before his execution, Haigh said : “What a pity that 1 shan’t ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 95 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

The right kind of school book

... (Cambridge University Press). The chairman was Miss Ethel Strudwick, C.8.E., M.A. ‘“ Pandering to the Mass” Mr. Mallinson, in speaking in support of the motion, was severely critical of the work of educational publishers. He asked whether they were really ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 420 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

REVISED EDITIONS

... Creek, F. N. S. Association Football. Mod. Sport S. At 10s. 6d. on Jan. 16th. Returns by Jan. 30th. (Dent.) Fenneburg, P. Speak Danish. At6s. Returns 3e. by Jan. 21st. (Oxf.U.P.) Smith, G. Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft. At 21s. on Feb. ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

What makes ¢‘a smashing book’’?

... on the “‘grading’ of children’s reading, Miss Eileen Colwell, Children’s Librarian for the Hendon Public Library, who was speaking at a meeting of the Publishers Publicity Circle this week, urged publishers to believe that children had no objection to ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 445 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The printer isn’t always wrong

... that is wrong in the customer’s approach to printing,” the British Federation of Master Printers has invited its members to speak up on the subject of their customers’ ** seven deadliest sins.” The first member approached, Mr. E. Symes Bond (Vase Press ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 522 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LETTERS

... an exhibition is a specialist’s job, but such specialists can be found. The policy of the exhibition—the *“ editing ’ so to speak—this should be the concern of a body representing every aspect of the book. Yours faithfully, NOEL CARRINGTON. 29 Percy Street ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 598 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

The printer learns not to give advice to such a customer—even when he is doing something specially silly.” Mr. ..

... is to know the pitfalls to be avoided. So here goes for a catalogue of a print- buyer’s virtues ! “1. The firm of which I speak knows that the world of print is composed of specialists. *2 It trusts its chosen printer to refuse work outside his manufacturing ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 452 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHATTO & WINDUS anDp THE HOGARTH PRESS Wish you NEW SUBSCRIPTION COUNTER

... adopt a standpoint somewhat different from that of Mr. Justice Harman, who ignored the Nazi transaction. Lord Justice Cohen speaks of the transaction rather as ‘‘voidable’ on the ground of duress or pressure. Apart from the rights in issue, these decisions ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Address Labels

... more if the publishers would print, in the form of economy labels, such addresses. The cost would not be prohibitive, and speaking for ourselves, we would have no objection to paying a nominal sum for such labels, which in the long run would speed up orders ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 697 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

THE BOOKSELLER

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Published: Saturday 28 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1596 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

LETTERS

... this because the fee is charged by the bookseller’s agent (i.e. the bookseller’s carrier), and therefore the fee is strictly speaking the bookseller’s responsibility. (3) It follows from the above that there is no question of a publisher rendering a service ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE BOOKSELLER

... next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7th, when Mr. Henry E. Brown, manager of the University of London Press, will speak on ‘“Educational Publishing.” * * His Own Work AFTER many years of editing other people’s writings and of producing works which ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1739 | Page: 4 | Tags: none