Autograph Letter Signed from George A. Bacon to William Cullen Bryant, with Bryant's additional note forwarding the letter to Parker Pillsbury
- Signed
- Used
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
AbeBooks seller since July 25, 1997
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 1,538.49
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Single leaf folded to make four pages, sent from Boston and dated November 12, 1879. Folded as mailed. Modest soiling at the folds, else near fine. The first three pages consist of a letter from Bacon (later the co-founder of publishing company Allyn and Bacon) responding to a letter from William Cullen Bryant, and concerning an article in the Spiritualist newspaper *Banner of Light* that was about to appear, detailing the Spiritualist practices of William Lloyd Garrison: "Mr. Garrison was a pronounced Spiritualist - always consistently and intelligently so, at least for the past twenty years. His frequent conversations with me, his attendance at my home where he met Mrs. Richmond (then Tappan), Hudson-Tuttle, and others of like character; his visits to Mrs. Hardy, his attendance at circles, spiritualist meetings &c., &c., evidence the fact beyond all cavil. Your few lines in connection with the pertinent extract from Pillsbury, will be in this weeks *Banner*. To-morrow eve Phillips lectures for the first time on Garrison. I wrote him to-day not to fail to emphasize G.'s Spiritualism." The final leaf of the letter is an Autograph Note Signed by William Cullen Bryant ("Bryant") and dated four days later, forwarding Bacon's letter to Parker Pillsbury: "The current no. of *The Banner* you will see contains your testimony to Mr. G's Spiritualism." He goes on to promote "Mr. Chadwick's new book 'The Faith of Reason' is almost ready (Roberts Bros. of Boston). Help its sales if you can. It will have 254 pages & be sold for $1 & will be a book after my own heart - having read it in proof, I speak advisedly." A nice interconnection of 19th Century progressive literary figures, clearly not above displaying their curiosity about Spiritualism.…
Seller Inventory # 563531
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Autograph Letter Signed from George A. Bacon to William Cullen Bryant, with Bryant's additional note forwarding the letter to Parker Pillsbury
- Author
- BACON, George A., William Cullen Bryant
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Unbound
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 30 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.11 | £ 8.96 |
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
Between the Covers is located in a converted 1915 brick school building. You can find us at bookfairs, or subscribe to our catalog mailing list. Samples available upon request. We also provide an elist, please subscribe on our website www.betweenthecovers.com.
Specialty
Books into Film, Modern First Editions, Mystery / Detective Fiction, African-Americana, Baseball / Golf / Misc. Sports, Drama / Plays, Signed/Inscribed/Autographs, Science-Fiction/Horror/Fantasy, Archives & Manuscripts, Gay/LesbianAssociation member
Seller's business information
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
112 Nicholson Road
Gloucester City, NJ U.S.A. 08030
Terms of sale
All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. New Jersey residents will be asked for 7% sales tax. All items guaranteed, all items subject to prior sale. Members ABAA, ILAB.
112 Nicholson Road, Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030
books@betweenthecovers.com
Telephone 856-456-8008
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, New Jersey, U.S.A., +1 856-456-8008, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Our $8.00 rate is for UPS or Priority Mail. Our $4.50 rate is media mail which can take a week or two, or a month or two (rarely, but has happened). We email tracking information for all domestic shipments. 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.