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K>t The Autograph Craze in France.—A
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Change in the Firm of Harper
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K>T The Autograph Craze In France.—A
K > t The Autograph Craze in France . —A
correspondent of the PaW jfrfa // Gazette furnishes some interesting particulars regarding the
demand in Paris for the autographs of famous Wleand the prices they bring . It appears
J peop I - ' X , » t / m O J X that' among political ^ * _ ^ men Gambetta ^* j - . ' s si gnature and letters rarely pass into the tradeand are
valuable in consequence , a good letter , fetching as much as 400 francs . In literatureAlfred
de Musset and Stendhal fetch 50 francs , to 80 francs apiece ; Baudelairewho wrote few
always — letters «/ , dashing 105 j . francs / ooff ; little Victor notes , Hugo to , his wh friends o was
and enemies , 20 francs to 50 francs . Among our contemporary writers , Zola ' s autograph is
just now the fashion , and fetches in consequence 20 francs to 50 francs . Fifteen pages of one of his MSS . were sold for 140 francs
quite lately . Daudet is rarely asked for in the trade . Among modern paintersa letter
from Meissonier is worth 25 francs x and Millet ' s signa o ture 30 francs . Theatrical , autograp o xhs
generally command good prices ; letters written by the stars ol the Theatre Francais—Lemaitre ,
Mounet Sully , Mdlle . Reiehemberg , & c , are quoted at prices varying from 30 francs to 60 francs . Patti and Nilsson are worth about 20
francs apiece . A note from the charming American ^ " ^ ™^ ^^ ^^ , ^ m ^ M ^^ " ^^^^ m a ^™ ^ ry ^^ B w * Anderson ^^* ^^^ m ^^ ^^^* ^ mwr ^^ m r ^^ ^*^ ^^ Mtm , ^ m was w w v ^ v ^^^ lat mmmt ^ m ^^ m' ^* e ^^^ l . p ^ y w m s ^ m * o ~ i r * ld hh ^ hh ^ fo ^ v ^^^ ^ r ^»
30 francs . ' The autographs of foreign celebrities are also in good demandand sometimes
, large prices are given for them , Oliver Cromwell ' s autograph having been sold for 700
francs . M . Etienne Chavaray , the well-known French autograp i h dealer h informed d « the rfh fc
corre" " - **^ ^* ^^ H ^ k ^ i « ' ^ v V ^~^ ' ^ ^ " ^^ ^ ta ^ ^>^ vr «^ ^ . ^ ^^ , ^ ^» ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ k ^ j ^ ^ . ^ ^ tb v ^ *^ . ^ ^^ ^ - ^ ^^ ' ^ ^ i' ^ spondent that * a letter , from Roger Bacon is worth 150 francsa note from Swift 300 francs
- *• V V AA V ^ VAAX ^ K , ^* »^ l * M . \ S VV-f Jk JL V ' AJLA fV ^ TT Ai , V ^^ V / V JU Jt MIAAV »>/ , a long letter of Pope ' s 200 francs , but his signature nature alone alone is is only onlv worth worth 20 20 francs franns . . The Tho
poet francs irancs Burns . Bvron byron commands 250 250 francs franca 800 . Walter Wal francs ter Scott Ro , Sh . ntt e 30 X lley () franca franna 500
to 75 francs , . Carlyle and , Thackeray are each francs worth . 100 Among francs , Dickens great onl fore y i m 25 n francs oliticia II to 40 ns
Prince — Bismarck ^^ w * JLvk . . ^* Ml JL ^^ m . , who ^^^ Jfe ^^^ writes ^ U ^ v M / JL ^ w rarel JB _ ^ j . g ^^^ & JL y an p & ¦ W d ^ -. J M b r iefl ^ Lj m [ am « y ji ^ , is worth 100 francsMrGladstone Jk WVWV apparentl l ^ MIJL
writes " —— - graciousl » -m . vv JLJV . U ) A y and ; * A-TAA often . ^ - « . *^ , »^« , » his J letters « JV » . / VIA onl VJL y J y fetch tcn
A « 20 zu tfranca rancs ; thp the . late lat , « ( Oa Javour . vonr is is worth wort . h 30 r { 0 francs to 40 francs . Genuine signatures of
a Aamiral lways find Nelson purchasers and the at Duke 100 francs of Welling . ton
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Mansion terary Congress House on , which October will 4 , be have opened now a been t the numbers complete — ^ d attending , and it ia as s well tated as that the sub in jec point ts dis of
a cussed ° y of , pre .. the » Hvvvjiiuiug vious gathering vears , c * ra . will ncu The be * 0 Lord i / u an oumouto Mavor advance will IAA on 5 I - ~ .
. we understand , preside at the preliminary " *~ " — ... — « ¦ * .,. ,... „ _ . „ .., , ,.... .,.... „ ,,..
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them meeting at , a and banquet will . in The the Society evening of entertain Authors
o delegates f France to and take of part Germany — in the proceedings have appointed which
¦ wi Societ ll ^ b w tj extend — of Au over thors x seven are days i ^ X arin . The ^^^ b ^^^ b O Eng ^^ ta ^ , BA tions lish m * m * ^ H ^ — pre ^— — — p — g f j recep — — ^
and other entertainments in honour of their gues for discussion ts . Among are the the more copyri — important ght laws between subjects
England and various European A - 1 , o — — countries and ^ America ^*^^^ ^^»^ h ^ mw ^^ ^^ ^ mw ^ m ^^ , V the ^ tw .. v ^^ ^^ r necessity wn - ^ mmw ^ amr ^ mmw m ^ mr ^* mr ^ mm- mu mr | of ~|~ ^^ ^ an 'V ^ M ^^ « international H ^ v ^* w ^ k ^ ^^ ^ B « v * m ^^ ^ ir ^^ ~ ~ ^^^ B ^ mr ^ m'mmm '
conven t tion of protecting authors in more their comp works letel and y' t the he propery ,
relations between authors and publishers .
Change In The Firm Of Harper
Change in the Firm of Harper
Brothers . — The membership of the firm of Harper Brothers has been reduced by the
been retiremen connec t of ted Phili with p the — J . A house . — Harper for — , fort who -ei had ht ^ y ^ g
years York . Times Mr . was Harper in the ' s financial work , no departm tes the ent New of
the houseand , he retired because he felt that his health , demanded that he should be entirely
recovering free from his business health cares he in . tends In the now hope to tak of e
several a trip t years o California in travel , , . During possibly almost to spend the
he entire was period a residen of h t of connec Hempstead tion wi th L . t I . w house here
he was married when a young J . man , , and , where the family of his wife lived . He is now
sixtywas eight his years habi old t to , and come in nearl to business y thirty dail years y from it .
bershi Hempstead p of the . His firm retirement to six—Josep reduces L h W . the Harper M mem M ' - ,
t H arper son , the Josep son h of Wesley John _ , Harper Harper ; ; J John . V . ^ F ^^ B W Henry 19 m W . ^ a a ^
Harper H ^^^^^^ arper , ; the ^ John grandson Harper of the the ori son ginal of J Fletcher . Abner
James Harper Harper ; James Jl ; Thome and Horatio — , Harper _ _ _ R . , Harper the son , fthe of
son is the of John of J W ames . Harper Harper . Mr one . Phili of the p ori Harper ginal
firm - , and - - now only himself 17 , and J . Abner « - > Harper are living on the retired list of the
house . All of the other members of the house who have passed away were retired by
death while in the harness . Mr . Harper ' s life at •^ tf ^ r ^^ Hempstead ^—^ m ^~^ m ~^^ ^^^^^^^™ ^ rm ^ r- ^ r ^ v -m ^ -mr ^ m - ^ r *^ r has * m v ^ ^^ ^» »^^ been r ^^ ^^^ ^^ r Hl * " ^ quite ^ " *^ B ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ interesting ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ M M . He
always took a lively part in the alfairs of that villageand for manyears he has occupied the
honoured O , position y of Village Trustee * . His purse has ever been open to public needs at his
home , and among the other enterprises which owed their existence there to his endowment
is the hook and ladder company , which bears his jm * % jm i H T *^ * name mt «« anr m * ^ m H ^ hw , m an bj m m * m ^^ d ~^ r * B o ^ v f tfmw whi m < w fm n » c ^ mf h n —^ w h * * v e ^ . ^ —* is ^^ m * . still mr " ^ ^^~>~ ^^ personal h- ^ — <—• ' ~ - — - — — ly m a
member . Through his efforts also a fire-engine was secured for the village , and a fire department
was organised . In return for what he had done in this field , the department and the villagers ¦ present f 0 mh f ** ed him \ with a beautiful silver cup ¦ and
he hosp - immt ^ mmw I reci ^ j ^^ italities ^* procated * v ^ r ^ mt ^ m mm ^ m \ mrnxmrnrnxmtm to v all V mmm *** b y the ^ t ^ ex ir r ** members r tending ^ 1 ^ v ^ ^ FV ^ mr sw ^^^ ^ mr ^ ^ w * most h of ^— r ^ r the - ^ *—¦ generous — depart m , -
ment ^ K ^ v ^ - ^ r ™^ 9 W *^ v * ^^ m and ^ m ^^ m * . ^ B m * ^ mw w ^ ^ the m ^ r w ^^ r ^ m ^ ^^^* leading ^ m ^ ww ih ^ ^ i ^ n v ^ ^^^ mww c ^^^ . v iti ^ muw pv zens h h ^ t ^ i ^ ¦ ^ m ^ ^ " ^ v of ^^ * v the ^ - ^ ^ ' ' ^~ village mt . Although always unostentatiousMr . Harper
pub has lic long -spirited been residents regarded as of one Hempstead , of the mo and st
his private benefactions have been bestowed ,
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1890, page 1123, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091890/page/15/
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