Notes and Queries, Number 49, October 5, 1850 by Various
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4. Who was the _lady_ the Prior wished to seduce to the Roman party? 5. Is there any other account of the controversy? J. SANSOM. * * * * * ENGELMAN'S BIBILIOTHECA SCRIPTORUM CLASSICORUM. A little while ago, I ordered Engelman's _Bibliotheca Scriptoram Classicorum_, purporting to contain all such works published from 1700 to 1846. It was furnished to my bookseller by a foreign bookseller in _London_ with an English title, having _his own_ name on it as publisher, and an invitation to purchase the books described in it _from him_. As the paper and type were German, I objected and received in consequence a new English title, with the same name upon it, and a _shorter_ invitation to purchase from him. I was captious enough to object even to this; and I then received a Leipzig title in German. But there still remains a difficulty: for this German title has also the name of a _Parisian_ bookseller upon it, _a la maison duquel on peut s'adresser, &c._ Now, as Engelman is a bookseller, and would probably not object to an order out of his own catalogue, of which he is both author and publisher, the preceding, circumstances naturally raise the following Queries: 1. What is the real title-page of Engelman's _Catalogue_ 2. Is the Parisian house accredited by Engelman; or has the former served the |
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