New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-26

nt.h.uorable Coudnet Of the Harperss-The rsbisr-
,ru.d u reluctantly compelled to make public " Aezent
pn,.pipx legitimate business In legitimate he has
fund himself suddenly crossed By firm well hhown TO tho
community which seems to require and which tho
reader will believe acknowledge fully fastaes public ez
,o.ur. The firm .lude Is the HsrpeD The tbs:
sx,,.l year. since Mr. Geo Putnam repubished the
known Household Words conducted BY Charles
Dickens From his hands passed into that of hessa Angel
A. Co and from theirs into the hands OF the undersigned, by
whom IL has been regularly Issued down to the present ns
IL has not been greatly emuneve venture but the unssr
,isped In hope Of founding property In publishing which
ould ultimately make him for his outlay Of time and
kept on the issue About six months since Mr. Dickens
gave he would publish In the Household Wods
new work 6ctisn under the title Of Hard Times" FOR
the sheets this work the undersigned made arrangement
which required the payment Of considerable BY which
the American public hosd have the work a. soout the ne
time as the English
This Investment not productive might have been
expected In increased sale Of the perodes and therefore
h SS1 aSes ., BE- for IN .
boek form Having uuder the terms Of purchase received
poesedsd to sue an edition the moderate cost Of 70 cent?
Der e.py which would have allowed reasonable and rema-
Slssay upcn 81. own us and 'appOssS up
from bis purchased sheets IN snothsr edition
hurried into the price low 70 preclude the
isss Of any profit publisher, The gubsh:c Of this
per OF S,vYcrh The undesned has, therefore, thess ale
as WIS., a .e +. novel, a.S %. vas con-
tbuied BY which be mad constructive priority In IL publies
SseO.4 In receipt " the advance sheet. he had tqy q.
'' asa 'i Il. S.S s ss:s
These conditions which are ordinarily 10 part O. 10 whole
respected by the trade In body, unhoeded by tho
Hpe snd .tbossh they ntimsisa the sndssnsd
intention 20 r.gubsh Hard Tims: and made 20 proy.
ion for sheets advance they proceed ssue edition at
cost which will repay the outlay upon It, Which, Of
com PEELED the undersigned TO reduce his 70 price which
shs erfskf deadlo M
part Of the HTpe wa: ever given 20 ne endsrsnsd that
order. Tor ssse numbers Of the work from most rssss
bic booksellers In different parts Of the United States %
publisher Forty eight hours after this ADVANCE edition vs IA
the market the Hsrpen issued theirs offering 70 the asle
soois.sr. were paying the .udsrssnsd and p.vs S
TO themselves
Now what could have Influenced tho Harper Brothers
In ,hs eoue The underssoed man Just msne-
the business. the Of Who wss an early and hs
tlwsIted Their business .gush, e s:.. them :.
injury Why, then should they throw aside In this sreeln
11Ss 81 nd ':ds ..s lf hey
ehoose to iIns-to be recognized In their ovs Lne
% .ns even anS s's hs Sss .assn.
per Law Ts.. L." rs a.Ur az yss: ss.sssst 70 =.
certain how m.ch further q yin ?. b sossd 70
. 4. ,oS. :oG1 .h ss
see tn. privilege Of S. .Ss hs,a "a hoapsas
ss:ss The Sss %: The,
y and when calamity came ns ns $500 eouS
oi oated or-it supposed would soflsn their
hs.s md inspire them with generous emulation and reeS
P9eJ o. has the satssseon to know that the entire
BooI fss he h bad an Opportunity o. 1s.p ,s
tSeI opinions, srseriy md entirely e'n'emA ~
III. @bjeet vii be REQUIRED to again, and ne essnss son-
A., n he Mesra Hspen particularly ne metnos my
80. r,sosd 70 from tins time 10 besk aoSn sne
sx.I ,stsbishments, viii be commented upon IN Is~s
r.s nee INV usper pubished BY tbs undsndSned,
cT s"""' ~ + l. hcELAAfH,
oaBe. Of The Empire City No. II sprsees, Nsv.Yotk
mo LET in JERSEY CITY-A STORE and
1 TWO ROOMs-socd location for Butcher Or fisne Der
". a Nev,risv the main business street. Abs, 81
OsD FLOOR No Il Mon,sonerys., 10 doen hsm ne "a
yy-6,fed 90 for saloon. Inquire OF ~s.-
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