Letter from Thomas Hardy to John E. Acland, 6 February 1908
[Page 1]Ansd. 7th Feb. Reminder 12th Dec: 1908
Max Gate
Feb 6. 1908
Dear Captain Acland:
I will with much pleasure present the Museum Library with the books you suggest. As the copies you already have are of various editions, & some of them contain errors corrected in more recent & uniform editions, I think I should prefer to give a complete set, all alike in style. I will bear this in mind when I see my publishers.
I shall be quite willing to sign them. There is, however, one reason [Page 2] which may make it advisable that I should not do so, namely that books so signed have a tendency to disappear from libraries, or, at least, to have the title-page torn out, or whatever leaf the name is written on. This point can be considered later on.
Yours very truly
P.S. I am enjoying the book Mrs Acland was kind enough to send, & am taking great care of it. When I return it I mean to write to her about it.
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Summary
Letter from Thomas Hardy to Dorset County Museum's curator John Acland regarding presentation of a collection of his books for the museum library, 6 February 1908
Metadata
From
Person
Thomas HardyPlace
Date
6 February 1908
To
Person
John E. AclandPlace
Dorset County Museum, Dorchester, Dorset
Physical Description
Letter written on cream paper. Pencil library marks on page 2: H.709.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.709
