Letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1886 December 16.

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Letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1886 December 16.

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The letter celebrates the success of the Century Magazine comparing it to Harpers and the Atlantic among others. Smith speculates on the future of publishing specifically mentioning paper and printing costs, postal costs, illustrations, circulation and advertising.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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Gilder authored the book, THE NEW DAY, A POEM IN SONGS AND SONNETS... (New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Company, 1876) in which this is tipped in. It contains the bookplate of Brainerd. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Ira Hutchinson Brainerd, [1876?] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398276 Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), American poet and editor, served as editor-in-chief of Scribner's Monthly and its successor The Century Illustrated Monthly...

Smith, Roswell, 1829-1892

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American publisher of Scribner's, Century, and St. Nicholas magazines. From the description of Letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1886 December 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49223817 American publisher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, N.Y., to Joseph W. Harper, Jr., 1878 Mar. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663551 ...