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 165
... offer £ 40. , 10 as I thought that sum would get the book . Further I advised you to purchase . At four o'clock came your mes- sage : " Offer forty . " I will see Mr. Harrison tomorrow , and try and con- clude the transaction . I will ...
... offer £ 40. , 10 as I thought that sum would get the book . Further I advised you to purchase . At four o'clock came your mes- sage : " Offer forty . " I will see Mr. Harrison tomorrow , and try and con- clude the transaction . I will ...
Page 166
... offer of £ 40.0.0 . But I have caused him in the mean- time to leave the book in my hands , taking my receipt for it . This I have done to the end that he may not avail himself of the delay to offer it elsewhere . I told him plainly ...
... offer of £ 40.0.0 . But I have caused him in the mean- time to leave the book in my hands , taking my receipt for it . This I have done to the end that he may not avail himself of the delay to offer it elsewhere . I told him plainly ...
Page 482
... offer of 100 guineas , but only on the condition that I paid the commission . Thus I have today paid £ 115.10.0 ... offer of everything now - a - days : at one time I could get good old plays , but now , every time I go after a good book ...
... offer of 100 guineas , but only on the condition that I paid the commission . Thus I have today paid £ 115.10.0 ... offer of everything now - a - days : at one time I could get good old plays , but now , every time I go after a good book ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas 3 | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé | 37 |
Copyright | |
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