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 27
... means to the dominant end of his life : to gather a great library for the nation . Not only loving his books , but revering them , he found book - collecting as speculation be- yond his comprehension . Speculation of any kind was bad ...
... means to the dominant end of his life : to gather a great library for the nation . Not only loving his books , but revering them , he found book - collecting as speculation be- yond his comprehension . Speculation of any kind was bad ...
Page 239
... means keep the " Ship of Fools . " But you must remember that this £ 500 . represent some 200 pieces of good class 18th Century literature , and if you are not rich enough to buy the 200 pieces in addition to all the rest , why sell the ...
... means keep the " Ship of Fools . " But you must remember that this £ 500 . represent some 200 pieces of good class 18th Century literature , and if you are not rich enough to buy the 200 pieces in addition to all the rest , why sell the ...
Page 332
... means to lose the tract . I have therefore just written a note to Tregaskis ordering it . My wife says she will go there in the morning , taking my copy with her . If this copy differs from mine she is to refuse it : if it agrees with ...
... means to lose the tract . I have therefore just written a note to Tregaskis ordering it . My wife says she will go there in the morning , taking my copy with her . If this copy differs from mine she is to refuse it : if it agrees with ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas 3 | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé | 37 |
Copyright | |
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