Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-16
''TWO MORE Volumes
Some Nashville Subscribers to GuizOt's
History Of France on the
Rampage.
An Eleventh Hour Demand for SIS
More than They Bargained For.

The translation of Guizot's History of
France, now in course of publication bv
Estes & Lauriat, OF Boston, has been liber-
ally subscribed for in Nashville. The
celebrity Of the author guaranteed the sub
scribers a most admirable literary work.
while the reputation of the publishers also
seemed TO guarantee a fair execution
Of the contract entered into between their
agents and subscribers in this city and
elsewhere-the name of the publishers be-
ing linked with a good many standard
works.
But a number of gentlemen doing bust
ness on Market street, who subscribed for
GuizOt's History, in calf binding, have re-
Gently found cause to complain, and they
are very much disposed TO denOunce the
whole transaction as regular "DoWn-East
swindle." Why they are aggrieved, will
appear from the details Of proceeding which
has reached a magistrates court.
The original contract between our Mar
ket street friends and the agent who first
came around was, that NJ. GuizOt's work
should be furnished in four volumes for
S30-S7.50 to be paid upon the delivery of
each volume and the volumes to be de-
liyered successfully as they came from
press. The contract was made probably
two months ago, and the books were de-
liYered regularly thereafter, the money was
paid for them, and their contents eagerly
read, until the fourth came, when the jar
occurred.
The fourth volume was brought around
by a new agent. He walked into the house
Of Rhea, Smith & Co., where Mr.. Isaac
-Rhea was a subscriber, and handed the vol
ume to Mr.. Rhea, who paid over ST.5O-
making total of $50.
Laying the book aside, Mr.. Rhea re-
marked, swell, reckon this is the last"
He was very much astOnished when an-
swered, "NO." There were two more vol
umes to come, at $3.50 each making the
work, completed, cost $45. The following
card from Messrs. Estes & Lauriat, pro-
duced by the agent, explained it:
OFFICE OF ESTES & LAURIAT, 143
WASHINGTON STREET, Boston, MASS
The manuscript left by n. Guizot has
proved so vOluminOus that we find it i'm
possible to complete the publication Of his
History of France in four volumes, as orig
inally intended; we therefore respectfully
announce to the subscribers that we shall
issue two more volumes, making the work
complete in six volumes. We shall place
IL TIC SAINT al G4unl uullOcI u SLccl yidlcc
and wood cuts, making the work uniform
throughout.
For the great and universal approval
with which this announcement has been
met, We return our sincere thanks.
ESTES q LAURIAT.
The agent was convinced in a very few
minutes that the part about the "great and
universal approval" was a mistake, and the
interview proved rather stormy. After
ward Mr.. Rhea went down the street in
advance Of the agent to Lanier & Co.'S,
where he knew four of his friends were
subscribers, and posted them about what
was transporting. Meanwhile the agent was
engaged in ''explaining" 10 Mr.. Henry
SperTy, Of another house, en- route. q.
When the agent reached Lanier 81 Co.'S
he turned over four copies of the fourth
volume and waited for the ''change" They
received the books but told him that they
would postpone paying for them for the |
present. They said they had stuck up to |
their paIt Of the contract and proposed to |
force the publishers TO do the same. They |
would retain the four volumes, just deliver |
ed, as pledge that the agreement would |
be carried out. Their satisfaction at the |
advantage gained was equalled only By the |
annoyance and chargin Of the agent, who |
had to accept the situation.
Mr. Rhea procured a writ of attachment |
before Justice Everett and had the agents |
books levied pom. The trial was, how |
ever, postponed till the Dist inst, when the |
delicate little complication will be inyesti
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