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Dustin, Gilman & Co. : subscription papers, manuscript, 1877.

Independent Publishing in America from the Eighteenth to the 20th Century Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
American Antiquarian Society, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Book industries and trade--Connecticut--Hartford.
Book industries and trade.
Latter Day Saints.
Publishers and publishing--Connecticut--Hartford.
Publishers and publishing.
Genre:
Correspondence
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1877
Summary:
This letter, accompanied by a printed pamphlet, promoted the release of the new work, "Wife Number Nineteen", an expose of Mormonism written by Eliza Young. The letter, written to a book agent in Chicago, states that "This is by all odds, the best-selling and most popular book we have ever published." The accompanying pamphlet features excerpts, a plate, and titillating descriptions. The pamphlet also cautions against imposters, as apparently the story was popular enough to inspire copycat volume.
Notes:
Collection: Book Trade Manuscripts
Reference: 494713
Description based on online resource (viewed November 3, 2025).

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