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This document includes the original letter from Playfair to his publishers, Cadell & Davies; the publishers have then replied to Playfair in the space on the second recto sheet. The letter is date stamped. See also a letter from Banks in the collection.
Playfair states that the second part of the fifth volume of _Transactions of the Royal Society_ has been printed and will be shipped to London; he will send the recipients 200 copies and asks them to advise about the advertising schedule. Playfair also requests that a copy be sent to the Royal Society and another copy to Sir Joseph Banks. As for his own book ( _Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth_ , 1802), Playfair would like to learn about the progress of its sales, especially in Dublin; he asks that copies be sent to Robert Berry, Major William Rennel, and Dr. Thomson. His booksellers, Cadell & Davies have included their reply on the second recto sheet, stating that they received the copies, have forwarded the requested volumes, and are awaiting instructions about price.
Full Title
[Letter and reply] 1802 October 11 [to] Cadell & Davies, London / John Playfair.
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Contributor(s)
Attributed name: Cadell & Davies; Playfair, John, 1748-1819.
Language
English
Type
Subject (Geographic)
Identifier
typle; abyes; 19cty; Science; Working Writer; Writing through the Centuries
i-remain_670
Note
typle; abyes; 19cty; Science; Working Writer; Writing through the Centuries
Extent
[2] leaves.
23 X 37 cm. folded to 23 X 18 cm.
Subject (LCSH)
Date Season
Record Origin
Converted from Dublin Core to MODS during migration from CONTENTdm to Islandora
Date Other
1802 October 11; 1802 November 1.
Citation
@misc{playfairnd,
title = {[Letter and reply] 1802 October 11 [to] Cadell \& Davies, London / John Playfair.},
author = {Playfair, John,},
abstract = {This document includes the original letter from Playfair to his publishers, Cadell \& Davies; the publishers have then replied to Playfair in the space on the second recto sheet. The letter is date stamped. See also a letter from Banks in the collection.},
note = {typle; abyes; 19cty; Science; Working Writer; Writing through the Centuries},
language = {English},
}
