spooner 1844 (4 Ergebnisse)

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded for postage. Addressed to 'Dear old Lee' and signed 'W A Spooner -'. He explains that he and his colleagues thought Lee's 'testimonials & references very good, as you may gather from our having put you on our list of selected candidates, but you did not quite reach the very highest place in our judgment'. Consequently Lee has not been placed 'with the two between whom we recommend that the final choice of the College should be made.' He concludes: 'I am all the more sorry for your inevitable disappointment, as I am informed that you have been disappointed in an engagement which you had every right to expect that you would receive'. In a postscript he adds that they were 'much impressed by old John Oliverson's letter'.

1p., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. An odd aspect of this document is that its author should still be employing the long s in the twentieth century. Reads: 'To Miss Morrell, | With the best wishes of the Warden of New College and Mrs Spooner for her future happiness.' For more than a century the Morrell family were proprietors of the most extensive brewery in Oxford, and included the Liberal MP Phillip Morrell and his wife Lady Ottoline Morrell.

2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged and creased. Folded twice. In a letter sadly lacking in spoonerisms, Spooner writes that he is sending the unnamed recipient 'a form of Entrance for our Scholarships', advising him 'to come up as early in the day as possible', as the examination is held in term time, and 'I fear you may have some difficulty in finding lodgings'. He continues, regarding lodgings: 'If we can hear of any we can recommend notice of they will be sent to the Porter's Lodge, and you should make enquiries there'.

New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. A Significant Challenge to the U.S. Postal Service Spooner, Lysander [1808-1887]. The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private Mails. New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. 24 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers. Negligible light shelfwear, light toning and foxing. A well-preserved copy. $500. * First edition. Adams describes Spooner as "an American anarchist who had a genius for opposing government. He considered the postal rate of 25 cents from Boston to Washington exorbitant & the result of government monopoly. He founded his own American Letter Mail Company. The government overwhelmed him with injunctions to which he replied in the present pamphlet. He abandoned his scheme but his efforts resulted in an act of Congress reducing rates." A second edition was published in 1851, the year Congress compelled him to close the company through an act that granted a monopoly to the US Postal Service. Adams, Radical Literature 48. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 9358.