ALS to 'Sir' (M. Galibert). From 215 Regent Street London. Oct. 17 1836. 'I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 24th.'

FRASER, James.

Verlag: 1836, 1836

Beschreibung

39 lines on first 2pp of a folded 4to sheet, integral address leaf; sl. browned, a little rippled & sl. torn at outer margin. Typed slug identifying the author laid down at upper corner of first page. Addressed to M. Galibert (probably the journalist Leon Galibert) at the Revue de Paris, the letter from the proprietor of Fraser's Magazine concerns an exchange of advertisements between the two publications, as well as the sale of some literary portraits, for which Fraser asks three sous apiece. The tone is one of straightforward professionalism, a trait for which Fraser was widely known and for which he suffered greatly when, on 3rd August 1836, Grantley Berkeley appeared at 215 Regent Street demanding to know the identity of the reviewer who had savaged his novel Berkeley Castle and, when Fraser refused, knocked him to the ground and dealt him a brutal beating with the butt of a weighted gold hunting whip. This letter shows Fraser was back to business as usual a mere six weeks after the assault which blighted the remainder of his short life (he died in 1841 after a long illness that resulted from the attack) and displays the clarity, fairness, and aptitude for publishing for which he is still remembered today. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 92071

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Titel: ALS to 'Sir' (M. Galibert). From 215 Regent ...

Verlag: 1836

Erscheinungsdatum: 1836

Einband: Softcover