YALE. The Yale Shakespeare. In preparation. The Tercentenary of the First Folio The year 1923 marks the 300 anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Shakespeare's collected works. This edition, known as the First Folio, was the work of John Hemminge and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeare's friends and fellow-actors. The enthusiastic observance of this tercentenary of the First Folio has made the names of these first editors of Shakespeare widely known. A monument has been erected to them in London with the inscription, "To Hemminge and Condell, as editors of the First Folio, the world owes all that it calls Shakespeare." The facsimile edition of the First Folio, published by Funk & Wagnalls, should be of special interest at this time. Bibliography of Shakespeare An excellent guide to the bibliography of Shakespeare was published by the American Library Association in 1916, in honor of the tercentenary of Shakespeare's death, 1616. This pamphlet, A brief Guide to the Literature of Shakespeare by H. H. B. Meyer, Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress, is the most comprehensive and condensed work we have on the subject. It is indispensable to the librarian and bookseller. There are three other brilliantly condensed books on Shakespeare which are the greatest aid to a knowledge of his works. These are: A Shakespeare Primer by Edward Dowden. American Book Co. Facts About Shakespeare by William Allan William Shakespeare by John Masefield. The "Life of Shakespeare" by Sir Sidney. Lee, published in 1898 and revised in 1916 furnishes an important study of both the poet's life and of his plays. Questions on Shakespeare 1. What is meant by a Variorum edition? 2. Who edited the Third Variorum of Shakespeare? the Fourth Variorum? 3. What are the best two editions of Shakespeare for schools? 4. Who publishes the old Hudson edition? the new Hudson edition? 5. What biography of Shakespeare gives the bare facts of his life minus conjectures? 6. What two women have written books of reference on Shakespeare? 7. Who edited the Cambridge Shakespeare? 8. Why is it the greatest edition after Furness's? 9. What is the best illustrated one-volume Shakespeare? 10. What edition gives the plays in chronological order? II. What are the best two one-volume editions of Shakespeare? 12. Who publishes a facsimile of the First Folio? 13. Who publishes a First Folio and Quarto in parallel pages? 14. What text is the text always referred to in concordances and books of quotations? 15. What are the best two pocket editions of Shakespeare? 16. What is the Baconian edition of Shakespeare? 17. Who edited Shakespeare in the original spelling? 18. What two publishers issue the Temple edition? 19. Who publishes the old Grant White edition? the new? 20. Who edited the First Folio edition? 21. What is meant by to bowdlerize? 22. Name a guide to the bibliography of Shakespeare? Record of American Book Production, June, 1923 * 25 4 27 I I 29 Year-Round Bookselling August Announcements From HE Take Along A Book ERB ROTH'S drawing on a pale green background makes a most sprightly and persuasive window card, one of the best of the Committee's helps for dealers. The more convinced one is of the seriousness of a cause, the more important it is to take it in the Herb Roth spirit every once in a while, especially in the warm weather. Herb Roth's enthusiasm made visible and humorous ought to be more productive of results from the dealer's point of view than a more serious sermon on the same topic. Another window card using the drawing and Helen Harper's poem, printed in orange and green is also being mailed to dealers. EXHIBIT OF GRADUATION BOOKS DIVES, POMEROY AND STEWART, HARRISBURG, PA., WON HONORABLE MENTION IN THE Campaign Bulletins Committee Headquarters PART OF THE PRIZE EXHIBIT ARRANGED BY MACAULEY BROTHERS, DISPLAYING BOOKS Prize Exhibit of Graduation Books longer lists for boys and for girls. The lists were admirably chosen, the prices of the books varying from $1.25 to $10. MACAULEY BROTHERS awarded the prize of ten dollars for the best photograph of a book table display using the seasonal suggestions of the Year Round Bookselling Campaign. One of the very practical suggestions of the Committee has been that some special table in the store should be systematically used for these seasonal displays, thus giving customers an idea of the variety of interest that the bookstores offer and connecting up thru the poster with displays in other stores, to the benefit of all. The prize photograph is a picture of two tables used in connection with gifts for graduates. In connection with this exhibit, Alfred J. LaBelle, for Macauley Brothers, printed a list of recommendations of books for graduates, putting on this list special books suggested for music students, art students, law students, students of journalism and At the same time the window was trimmed to reiterate the same message of books for the graduate and across from the tables was a long case in which were displayed the memory books, in which boys and girls keep the records of their graduation days. Fifth Annual Children's Book Week November 11th to 17th DEALERS are urged to write to the Com mittee now any special suggestions they have for the work this year, which will make the national campaign more profitable to them locally. Copies of the report of last year's work will be available and will furnish some of the best ideas for this year's plans. The new Jessie Willcox Smith poster has been finished and has gone to press. Changes in Price Charles H. Sergel, 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. Francesca Da Rimini, by George H. Boker, which has been on the list of The Charles H. Sergel Company for about a quarter of a century, will be issued in a new edition immediately, but the price will be advanced from $1.00 to $1.25. Obituary Notes WILLIAM PATON KER WILLIAM PATON KER, Professor of Poetry at Oxford since 1920, died suddenly of heart failure while mountain climbing in the Italian Alps on July 17th. He was born in 1855, and for a period of thirty-three years was Professor of English Literature in the University College, London. His published works are: "Epic and Romance," 1897; "The Dark Ages," 1904; "Essays on Medieval Literature," 1905; "Sturla, the Historian," 1906; "The Art of Poetry," 1920. Communications CARPENTER'S WORLD TRAVELS 1816 H Street Washington, July 3, 1923. Editor, PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY: Miss Elsie Parrett, speaking as "the customer" in your "Good Bookmaking" number, scored a direct hit on a common practice in book and magazine illustration. The one rule that Frank G. Carpenter imposed upon both his editor and publisher, in connection with the illustration of his new series, "Carpenter's World Travels," is to the effect that no picture placed in these books shall have its horizontal running the length of the page. At first this seemed a severe limitation, but a little experience soon convinced us that the rule is in the interests of the reader, and one that might well be adopted more widely. Those who persist in making the reader turn his book or magazine in order to look at an illustration say that not every picture can be put in the same frame. There is some truth in this, but we have proved to our satisfaction that most pictures can be so treated as to fit well into the up and down position, while for those not susceptible to such treatment there remains the half-page size, which at least has the merit of being readily available to the reader's eye. To date, there is not a single "turned" illustration in any volume of "Carpenter's World Travels," and none will be found in any of the forthcoming volumes of the series. Very truly yours, DUDLEY HARMON, Editor, "Carpenter's World Travels." A Lunch Time Rambles NOVEL series of dainty guide books at sixpence each is being issued by the Homeland Association of London. The se ries, of which six are now ready, has the general title of "Lunch Time Rambles in Old London." The booklets are addressed more particularly to the young people of London with the desire to awaken interest in the literary and historical associations possessed by so many of the ancient houses in the old city. While, as an American publication it would interest but few here, the objective is an attractive one and might suggest similar publications in the interest of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and possibly a few other towns that have places of historical interest better known to many of their citizens. Personal Notes ETHEL CUGELL is assisting in the Chautauqua Book Store for the summer, in charge of the children's department. AT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE of the Free Methodist Church, held at Corunna, Michigan, in June, W. B. Rose was re-elected as General Publishing Agent of the denomination for the coming four years. Mr. Rose has been connected with the House for nearly 27 years, and has just completed his fourth quadrennium as Manager of the Free Methodist Publishing House at Chicago. Business Notes DANVERS, MASS.-The Danvers' Square Bookshop has just been completed and is very attractive. The best children's books are to be a specialty. There will be a lending library for adults, and the regular stock will consist of the best fiction and non-fiction. The store carries an unusually large assortment of magazines. CLEVELAND, O.-F. A. Bauns has opened the Church School Book Shop at 8628 Euclid Avenue, N. E. ERIE, PA.-The Book Shop, F. A. 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Bernhardt, Joshua The Division of Conciliation; its history, activities and organization. 47p. O (Service monographs of U. S. Govt., no. 20) c. Balt., Johns Hopkins Press $1 Bindloss, Harold Lister's great adventure. 304p. il. D (Copyright fiction) '23 N. Y., A. L. Burt 75 C. Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente The temptress (La tierra de todos); authorized tr. by Leo Ongley. 405p. D [c. '23] N. Y., Dutton $2 A study of the "eternal feminine" which comes into the world to torment and destroy man, with a background ranging from the circles of the idle rich in Paris to a frontier engineering settlement in Patagonia. Barton, William Eleazer The greatness of Abraham Lincoln. 20p. O 22 Chic., Munsell Pub. Co. apply |