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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... matter , and found that it was new to everybody , and no trace of it could be found , either in any book of reference , in any Library Catalogue , or in the knowledge of any man who is conversant with these matters ! My copy had , at ...
... matter , and found that it was new to everybody , and no trace of it could be found , either in any book of reference , in any Library Catalogue , or in the knowledge of any man who is conversant with these matters ! My copy had , at ...
Page 286
... matter . I have tried very hard to get Denham to come to reason in the matter of the two pamphlets 25 for you . But I have failed in doing so . He says that he calculates that they cost him more than the sum at which I value them . Well ...
... matter . I have tried very hard to get Denham to come to reason in the matter of the two pamphlets 25 for you . But I have failed in doing so . He says that he calculates that they cost him more than the sum at which I value them . Well ...
Page 339
... matter is at an end . In a matter of this amount I would prefer to leave the question to be decided by yourself rather than act for you . I will only add that I consider the book " safe " at £ 600 . Please do not mention the matter to ...
... matter is at an end . In a matter of this amount I would prefer to leave the question to be decided by yourself rather than act for you . I will only add that I consider the book " safe " at £ 600 . Please do not mention the matter to ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé 37 595 | 41 |
Copyright | |
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