New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-26
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Gueeial Notices.
-,,.-sooornble Conduct Of the Harper-.

-,,s-sooornblc Conduct Of the Harpers.-rhe VndeT
- l. reluctantly compelled to make public statement
sn,rs legitimate business In leEsmAte way. he has
"a himself suddenly crossed By firm, well known to the
usnity IN which require, and which the
Ier win believe acknowledge fully justices public en-
ure The firm sude to Is the Hsrpers The case this
s,ersI years since Mr. Geo Putnam repuoisbed the re-
sl known Household Words" conducted by Charles
nekena From HE hands passed into that Of Messa Angel
Co. and from theirs into the hands Of the Undersigned BY
,Aom has been regularly issued down TO the present time
hbs been greatly remuneve venture but the under
sfped in hope Of founding property IN Publishing which
would ultimately make him return for his outlay Of time and
means kept the About six months since Mr. Dickens
ye notice be would publish in the Household Words
new work Of 6ctiea under the title Of Hard Times" For
the sheets Of this work the uudergned made arrangement
which required the payment Of considerable sum by which
the American public should have the about the
time the English.
This investment was not productive might have been
expected an increased sale Of the periodicals. and therefore
the only hope Of being rewarded for the expenditure on the
Hard Times" be looked for in lie re publication In
lok form Having under the terms OF purchase received
the concluding chapters Of the worn in advance the subscriber
proceeded 70 'Ss 20 hsTs Slowed reasonable and
nsrsiing margin Of profit To the surprise OF the undermined
from his own purchased sheets 10 advance another edition
buried into the market price so low s to preclude the
ses G soy o0S and eh cost are he BrotherS HaI
Per NtwYok The undersigned has therefore, these ale
Fst He the egur and only repubsher Of House.
hold WORDS TO which the novel of Hard Times was con-
uted by which he had constructive priority In its pubcs
Sn In receipt Of the advance sheets he had or could
have duly announced Its publication before other publisher
could have been in possession of copy Of the work
Third, He had purchased these advance sheets.
These conditions which ordinarily in part in whole
respected BY the Isde were in body UNDECIDED by the
Intention publish Hard Times" and made proyis-
bon for sheets IN they proceed 70 sue an AZ
which will not reIay the out ay upon It, whish OF course
makes the whole undertaking dead loss No notice on the
& s ss s wo Gsen be on
orders numbers the work from most OF the espect
price ssseiory 70 the tIsde and allowing profit the
publisher Forty eight hours after this advance eal3n was IN
Inc the Hsrpers issued heis Offering I TO the trade
nding without orders at price less than nall what
paying the undersigned and Of POSITIVE loss
Now what motive could Influenced the Harper Brothers
" hi course The undersigned young man just commence
ing the business the OF one Who was an early and has
teady friend Of the Harpe lie has never 10 case
ruIy Why then should they throw aside in this special in
all courtesy OF trade and all the principles recognized
ehooe 10 ins-to be recognized in their beboofl The
work mine by every considerations: by purchase by prior
y and under the most stringent construction OF Hsr-
"per" Law. That Law know has been in former times
severely administered We make this public statement to as
certain how much further will be scquiesced nand whe-
fher becomes institution tits to be applied to
all young Il not on what terms
and the privilege Of earning living 10 be
chased The world has dealt kindly by them and kindness
should bsget lnSo They have bad long rise Of po:Pe
OF yna,hy rom many some whence ~ c9ud
hearts ard inspire them with generous emulation and recl
undersigned has the satisfaction know that the entire
Book Trade far be has had opportunity of obtaining
their opinions utterly and entirely condemn the course OF the
This subject win be required to ssn and the business CON
have resorted from time time to break dows weaker and
rval establishments will be commented upon in The Empire
CITY weekly pepper published BY IL; unde,gnfd .ru
Office Of The City, No. II sprucest, New York.