AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed, to John Pinkerton

by Thomas Norton Longman, John Pinkerton

A$350 · Offered by Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller

undated, on paper watermarked 1809, with a lightly pencilled note 'about 1816' at head of first page, declining Pinkerton's offer of several manuscripts, 'including the Maitland Poem', and touching briefly on other publishing matters. Single sheet 22 cm. x 37.4 cm. , folded to form four pages, written on two sides, with name and address on last page. *Thomas Norton Longman 1771 endash 1842 , English publisher, who succeeded to the Longman's publishing business in 1793 . John

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