Letters and papers relative to Dr. Calder's dispute with proprietors of Chambers Cyclopaedia, 1775-1776.

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Calder, John, 1733-1815. Letters and papers relative to Dr. Calder's dispute with proprietors of Chambers Cyclopaedia, 1775-1776.

Letters and papers relative to Dr. Calder's dispute with proprietors of Chambers Cyclopaedia, 1775-1776.

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Manuscript, in multiple hands, of 10 items tipped in which pertain to Calder's work for Chambers' Cyclopedia. The collection includes the agreement, signed by Calder, Thomas Longman, "Bookseller," and William Strahan, "Printer," "to complete the new edition of Chambers' Dictionary begun by the late Dr. Ruffhead." The volume also contains autograph copies of 2 letters from Calder to Longman, one of which declares, "I cannot help harbouring suspicions & jealousy of every proposal to me that originates with Mr. Strahan," an ALS from the printer Archibald Hamilton (1736-1793) to Calder which expresses his regrets for having been "so exceedingly exhausted by the Fatigue...that I am actually incapable of waiting on you tomorrow morning, to examine the work with the accuracy it demands," several letters which criticize Calder's article on the letter "A," and an autograph draft of Calder's reply to his critics. The volume concludes with a portion of Calder's manuscript, heavily annotated, of the article on the letter "A."

1 v. (85 p.); 34 x 25 cm.

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