Letter to Gen. Starring, Jan. 14, 18801880 - Books - 78 pages |
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... consignments to the United States are supposed to be fraudulent in that the books are invoiced as having been printed over twenty years , while they are known to have been printed within the last five years . IV . THAT a list of books ...
... consignments to the United States are supposed to be fraudulent in that the books are invoiced as having been printed over twenty years , while they are known to have been printed within the last five years . IV . THAT a list of books ...
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... consignments which affects me , but it is a matter of vital importance that I should vin- dicate my injured honour . I trust the United States ' Treasury will find means to withdraw their charge . With regard to the despatch of books ...
... consignments which affects me , but it is a matter of vital importance that I should vin- dicate my injured honour . I trust the United States ' Treasury will find means to withdraw their charge . With regard to the despatch of books ...
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... consigned in the usual way to be sold , it is wholly impossible to foretell the result of the sale , and to make a correct declaration of the value of the books con- signed , their true value being of course so much as they will fetch ...
... consigned in the usual way to be sold , it is wholly impossible to foretell the result of the sale , and to make a correct declaration of the value of the books con- signed , their true value being of course so much as they will fetch ...
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... In reply to Inquiry No. II , I beg to give you an idea of the vast extent of my regular business - that is , the supply of books ordered by actual purchase from my stock ( as distinguished from the occasional consignment 12.
... In reply to Inquiry No. II , I beg to give you an idea of the vast extent of my regular business - that is , the supply of books ordered by actual purchase from my stock ( as distinguished from the occasional consignment 12.
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Bernard Quaritch. from my stock ( as distinguished from the occasional consignment of lots for chance sale by auction ) ; by inserting here a list of my customers and consignees in the United States . To all of them ( with the single ...
Bernard Quaritch. from my stock ( as distinguished from the occasional consignment of lots for chance sale by auction ) ; by inserting here a list of my customers and consignees in the United States . To all of them ( with the single ...
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