This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...which I could have expected at forty.' To Mr Constable, to whom the project of the Traditions had been confided, he writes, July 15, 1824: A VISIT TO CONSTABLE. 'In fulfilment of your sanguine predictions, the work has taken in a most astonishing manner.' Elated by this remarkable success, and with overwrought ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...which I could have expected at forty.' To Mr Constable, to whom the project of the Traditions had been confided, he writes, July 15, 1824: A VISIT TO CONSTABLE. 'In fulfilment of your sanguine predictions, the work has taken in a most astonishing manner.' Elated by this remarkable success, and with overwrought expectations as to further sales, a new and inconsiderately large edition was executed, which led to some inconvenience. Perceiving when it was too late that the thing was overdone, my brother in a dejected mood wrote to Mr Constable, who had been most friendly throughout, asking for his counsel on the subject. His letter is dated April 6, 1825. 'I want, ' says he, 'your advice: the vastness of the edition is too much for my slender and ill-formed capital, and I begin to feel the distresses of premature and ill-judged speculation. No doubt, the thing will ultimately pay, and well, but then, how am I to keep afloat till I reach the shore? Come weal, come woe, I have therefore made up my mind to extricate myself from the miseries of publication, so that I can only get anything like a fair remuneration for the literary part of the property. I shall try to see you to-morrow, and hope your goodness will unite with your sense and experience in pointing out the path I should choose.' Arising out of these perplexities, and as wished by my brother, I waited on Mr Constable at his place of business in Princes Street. It was the only time I had the honour of conversing with this distinguished bookseller; the interview taking place at the period of an impending crisis in his affairs, of which, however, I was ignorant. I was received with the urbanity for which Mr Constable was noted. On my giving explanations regarding the work, he advised the transmission of a la...
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Good Plus. 8vo. viii, 402pp, 2pp ads, index, 2 frontis portraits, tp engraving, aeg. Or decorative green cloth with gilt title and vignette to front and title to spine. Lacks ffep, first and last few pages foxed, remains of contemp bookplate on fep, front hinge starting. Corners bumped, spine darkened and insect damaged. Biography of 2 important figures in 19th century publishing.
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