Unidad documental simple 14 - Letter from Michael Sadleir to R. B. McKerrow

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Woodlands, Addlestone, Surrey.—Thanks him for his kind remarks about the Observer review (Sadleir’s review of An Introduction to Bibliography), and discusses early title-page attributions.

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Woodlands, Addlestone, Surrey
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Dear Mr McKerrow

It was kind of you to write about the Observer review {1}—especially as I was so spacebound I couldn’t say half the things I wanted to. Its a very find book and should become the standard authority.

I am much interested about the amazingly early titlepage attribution. {2} It must be a very isolated case. I have recently acquired a large collection of old novels of late XVIII and early XIX century which belonged to a friend of mine. They need a lot of arranging; but I had deter-mined—when I read your pleasant reference to my search for examples—to go through them in time and note several comparatively early examples. I think I can beat the “The School for Widows”. Even though a XVII century one has turned up, a few dates from the period when the habit became general would be an interesting record.

Michael Sadleir

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{1} Sadleir’s review of An Introduction to Bibliography, which appeared on 18 December.

{2} Presumably one of those added to the footnote on p. 93 in the second impression.