Our Exchanges

No. 2 of vol. ii of the American Art Printer makes us conscious of a gap in our file —No. 1 never having come to hand. The wrapper, in three colors, is exceedingly beautiful—a great advance on that of vol. i. The sub-head, with the title brought out in red, is also a work of art. It is as usual filled with valuable practical matter, specimens of plain and colored work, and criticisms of job specimens. It is a magnificent number.

Paper and Press for September is an extra large number. One firm of typefounders occupy twenty-four pages with their specimens of new faces and calendar blocks! Here is a lesson for the English firms. The Boston house doubtless finds the advertisement pay well. It is said to be the most extensive advertisement yet published in any single number of a trade paper. Paper and Press gives prominence as usual to new inventions and new processes, which are described in minute detail. The number before us contains some fine full-page plates.

The Effective Advertiser for September overflows as usual with advertisements, and contains much interesting matter. It is one of the most successful of trade papers.

The Inland Printer contains excellent original articles on various technical subjects, by the best authorities in the trade.

Stationery and Bookselling for September is a very large number, and is very well supported by the leading advertisers. It is well edited, and many of its original articles are of permanent interest.

We are glad to see that Mr Algie's Musical Monthly is meeting with good advertising support. One more number will complete its first volume. An improvement which might be introduced in vol. ii would be to number the pages consecutively though the volume. The system of paging each number independently is only suitable for ephemeral productions which are not intended for preservation.