Letters of Thomas J. Wise to John Henry Wrenn: A Further Inquiry Into the Guilt of Certain Nineteenth-century ForgersA. A. Knopf, 1944 - 591 pages |
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Page 112
... Issue , " to distinguish it from a good copy of the genuine book entered in the Wrenn Catalogue as " First Edition and First Issue , " is in reality a mere third edition supplied with a title - page made from the plate used to print the ...
... Issue , " to distinguish it from a good copy of the genuine book entered in the Wrenn Catalogue as " First Edition and First Issue , " is in reality a mere third edition supplied with a title - page made from the plate used to print the ...
Page 207
... issue , and too much for the " wrong " issue . Either it was a poor or damaged or torn or mended copy of the " right " issue , sold cheap : or it was a good copy of the " wrong " issue , which somebody paid a mad price for . I can ...
... issue , and too much for the " wrong " issue . Either it was a poor or damaged or torn or mended copy of the " right " issue , sold cheap : or it was a good copy of the " wrong " issue , which somebody paid a mad price for . I can ...
Page 574
... issues of the book . One has a short imprint : the other has a long imprint , including the names of no less than three publishers . Copies , it appears , of the issue with the short imprint had a half- title ; whilst copies of the issue ...
... issues of the book . One has a short imprint : the other has a long imprint , including the names of no less than three publishers . Copies , it appears , of the issue with the short imprint had a half- title ; whilst copies of the issue ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas 3 | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé | 37 |
Copyright | |
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