"Bishop, the little spotted beetle, commonly called the lady-cow or lady-bird. I have heard this insect in other places called golden-knop, and doubtless in other countries it hath other names. (_E. W._ p. 70) Golden-bugs the common Suffolk name." J.G. Southwold, Nov. 16. 1849. * * * * * TRADE EDITIONS--COTTLE'S LIFE OF COLERIDGE. Sir,--In the 2nd vol. of Mr. Collier's valuable and interesting _Extracts from the Registers of the Stationers' Company_, p. 28, is the following entry:-- "Thos. Dason. Licensed unto him the praise of follie; to print not above xv° of any impression, with this condition, that any of the Company may laie on with him, reasonablie at every impression, as they think good, and that he shall gyve reasonable knowledge before to them as often as he shall print it." This is both curious and important information as being, in all probability, the earliest recorded instance of a custom still kept up amongst booksellers, and which now passes under the designation of a "Trade edition;" the meaning of which being, that the copyright, instead of being the exclusive property of one person, is divided into shares and held by several. There are Trade editions of such voluminous authors as Shakspeare, Gibbon, Hume, and Robertson, for instance; and Alison's _Europe_, if published half a century back, might in all probability have been added to the list. The difference between the ancient and the modern usage appears to be this, that formerly when the type was set up for an edition "any of the company may laie on, (these two last words are still technically used by printers for supplying type with paper,) reasonablie at every impression," &c.; in other words, may print as many copies from the type "as they think good;" whereas now, the edition is first printed, and then the allotment of the copies, and the actual cost of them is made, according to the number of shares. If this is a "Note" worth registering, it is much at your service, whilst for a "Query," I should be very glad to be informed, when a very able review, the date of which I neglected {56} to make at the time, appeared in the _Times_ newspaper, of the 2nd edition of Cottle's _Life of Coleridge_. With many good wishes for the success of your register, I remain, &c. JOHN MILAND. * * * * * DIBDIN'S TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES.