Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).
Scope and Contents
Estimate, 1852, supplied by R and R Clark, printers, for production costs for a half-crown illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 1).
Copy of a memorandum, 1852, between A and C Black and Co and Matthew Urlwin Sears concerning the production of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 2).
Letters, 1852-1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 4).
Letter, [?1853], of Robert Clark to 'Dear James' confirming the receipt of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 27).
Letters, 1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 28).
Letter, 1853, of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, thanking A and C Black and Co for a copy of their illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 36).
Account, 1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co for the costs of producing woodcuts for the illustrated editon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 37).
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1853
Creator
- Sears, Matthew Urlwin (wood engraver) (Person)
- A and C Black Ltd, Edinburgh, publishers and booksellers (Recipient, Organization)
- Clark, Robert (printer, Edinburgh) (Person)
- Beecher, Charles (minister, composer and author) (Person)
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher (author and humanitarian) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
37 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Originally Acc.6823.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MS.50256
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard For Archival Description General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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