The Clifton Chronicle and Directory, Wednesday 24 October 1888:
"We have received from the publishers, Messrs. D. Taylor & Co, Times and Mirror Office, a capital compilation for chess players, students, and problem composers. It is entitled the 'Bristol and Clifton Chess Recorder' and consists of 100 blank diagrams for the record of problems, end-games and positions, or adjourned games, with the addition of blank pages properly lined and figured for recording 100 short games, this accommodation being so arranged, however, that the player can continue to record moves on subsequent pages if the exigencies of the game he is playing should require it. We can cordially recommend the 'Recorder' to players and composers. The whole is in a neat cover, and can be obtained at the office of the Times and Mirror for the modest price of one shilling."