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MS 30 - James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, poet, essayist and moral philosopher: papers
2 - Correspondence to James Beattie
Collection
GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref No
MS 30/2/704
Title
Charles Dilly to James Beattie from London
Date
24 January 1794
Extent
1 Item1
Administrative History
Charles Dilly [1739-1807] Bookseller in The Poultry, London, with his brother Edward [see Edward Dilly for more info]
Description
Desire to reprint Minstrel and other poems. Nearly twelve years since he last printed them, but there have been two or three spurious editions. Wants to print a very handsome edition to supplant all others. Will Beattie send corrected copy or direct Dilly? Creech printed a small duodecimo edition a dozen or fifeenth years ago - Dilly presumes whole must be sold.
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