Autograph Letter Signed
DANA, Charles Anderson (1819-97)
Verkäufer Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 11. März 1998
Verkäufer Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 11. März 1998
Beschreibung
American newspaper editor who took part in the famed Brook Farm utopian experiment (1841-46), managed Horace Greeley's "New York Tribune" (1847-62) and owned and edited the "New York Sun" (1868-97). ALS, 2pp, 5" X 8", New York, NY, 1868 September 1. Addressed to Mr. Hall. Very good. On "Office of the New-York Sun" letterhead, Dana recommends various French dictionaries at length: "The prince of all dictionaries is Littres. I would almost rather have it for general philology, than Grimm's German dictionary. It is a little more than half published, & will take 18 months to finish. It is to be in four parts to be bound either in 2 or 4 vols. The two anterior parts cost unbound $22.50 & the others will cost as much or $45 for the whole. I get 10 per cent disct on this price. But it is a great book. No other Fr. Dict. approaches it in value. The Dict. de l'academie 3 vols. costs bound $40. The Dict. of Langlais 2 vols small 4to costs $27. The Dict. of Bescherelle 2 vols bound, costs $30. These are all first class works. If you want a simple French dictionary of a common sort, all in French, I can buy you a good enough secondhand one, I suppose for $5. But every such scholar as you ought to have Littre." Most interesting -- Dana was clearly quite the lingual connoisseur. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 15089
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Autograph Letter Signed
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers
Anbieterinformationen
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts VISA, MasterCard and Discover cards. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Shipping is additional and will be quoted at the time an order is placed. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned pursuant to ABEBooks' policy. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned.
Attention dealers: w...
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Zahlungsarten
akzeptiert von diesem Verkäufer