New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-10
DECLARES BOOKS FRAUD.
WOMAN SUES PUBLISHERS.
Says agreement OUer Presidents
Works Has Violated.

terday in the United States Circuit Court.
The action begun by Mrs. Sanderson. a wealthy
resident OF Newark, and a well known bibL-
Ophilst. requires the publishing firm of Gebbie
& Co. and August r. Keller. Of No. 90 Second
ct. TO appear before Judge LacoEbe on next
Friday IN the United States Circuit Court and
show cause why they should not be restrained
from disposi2E OF = number OF notes given by
Mrs sanderson in payment for the books. On
the ground that she was deceived and defrau5ed
IN the purchase Keller. LOOMS & CO. the sell
;ng agents OF the publishing house Of Cebbie &
Co, are made party defendants TO the action.
a-rs. Sanderson having purchased the works
through the selling agents.
According TO the bIl OF complaint, Mrs. San
oerson entered into a contract with the de-
PENDANTS II April last to purchase an Authors
Edition" OF the writings Of Theodore Roosevelt.
limited 10 twenty-siX sets. from a 10 z. IN
twenty-five volumes, al $50 a volume printed
from type especially cast, the books TO be signed
BY the author Mrs. Sanderson paid 5000 in
cash with the order, and gave her notes cover
ing the $1,000 remaining. a portion of these
notes we're paid. Mrs. Sanderson receiving IN all
eighteen volumes OF the work. Mrs. SandersOn
bought from the same defendants q set Of THE
Confessions Of Jean Jaques Rousseau" to be linz
4ted 10 ten sets. 10 cost $4,000
About TWO months ago something occurred
that caused Mrs. Sanderson 10 become suspic-
!ous that the contract concerning the Rousseau
Eet had not been strictly carried out. and she
called IN Edwin c. Hin. book expert, and
had him examine tie works. He informed Mrs
Henderson. according 10 his afi3avits attached TO
the complaint that the books We're not what
they were represented 10 be. She then had Nj.
TIu examine the Authors Edition" Of the
Roosevelt works. He informed her that the
books had not been printed from type, but from
plates, and that the same plates had been used
by the publishers TO print many other editions
The affidavit Of Expert Hill says:
find that the volume Of the authors edition
tes5eFea and se6 ~ e9 s9 ~ 10 @
a r Keller. and Geo:gs Ge6bje, is seeTet1rE;
setz Is .nfs s n 7i 1Ts 2i{ as o h ~ mis-
printed from the same plates used il this au-
thors edition; these otneT editors differ only ~
euthor. have examined three othet edlticns der
eePTn y he coi6r Of the binding and the certeies
bearing ne signatures OF Scribe q %: ana t.s
These three editions are published una y the Ioi-
SotlS T- c c AM ,5(o1 de flxe 81
binding, double; $50 sets three quarters -eVanr
bnding-ths 80 sets being sold at - per volume 71
The Royal Edition 81 9 Per volume. 60 copies
4 fGTTher examination Of the volumes Of the
ri1+e3 from +s ft Tares That an ordinary
Furthermore. that the books ere stamped render
rsrs th IGi s25 5i per Toiia s, '-'' ' s '
Had Ge6gis 3 c. OonPlisd with the terms N Of
works in question ii would have been necessary
t5b+ ai 10, l Iy a65 Rave eso5 COW signed nv
the author, thus givin~ TO the work rari.y winch
would have given il its value, and it would easily
f5weveT fr6r3 my own knoT.edge that the edi
9 eI s b Is MOI 669esnas 9 Of oe ara d rs s
printed from the ssns plates: further Shown 6y
chGnical value TO the book,
The circulars referred 70, issued by the pub
fishers and selling agents, advertise the Az
thor's Edition the Collectors Edition, the Edi-
ton de Luxe and the Royal Edition. and state
that each edition Is printed from type especially
designed for each
In addition TO the order 10 show cause. the
complainant asks that TIE contract for the pur-
chase he rendered null and void, her money re-
funded. her notes returned or destroyed and
that the defendants remove the so-caIIed Az
thor's Edition.
The other action begun by Mrs Sandersor
against Gebbie & Co. ana Keller. Loomis & Co.
concerns what was known as the Grand Edf-
ton dor Of The Confessions OF Jean Jacques
Rousseau" The complaint states that accord
ing TO the contract the works were TO contain
one hundred original etchlngs each book. or
'section" 70 be tnclosed in an elephant skin
portfolio. Il IS alleged by Mrs. Saaderson that
the edition not limited, that It did not
contain the etchings and other special features
called fer, and that it was a fraud and OF little
o. value.
Mr. Hill in ar affidavit accompanying the
complaint. states that he has examined the
grand Edition d Or and that it is limited II name
only, having been printed from plates he says
lie knows have been used for many editions
since lSoS lie further states that he purchased
same Illustrations, etc, IN 1889. for SOL.
Mrs. SanIersOn also states that just prior TO
receiving the last volumes Of the Edition dor
Mr.. Keller OF the firm OF Keller, LOOMS & Co.
called q her home in Newark and persuaded
been pIactised by Gebble & Co. and Keller
LOOMS & Co. in relation TO the Edition d'Or."
THIS peculiar action. Mrs. Sanderson says,
caused her TO send for the expert and have the
Rousseau examined.
i is said that . well known Eew-YoTk pub
fishing house printed the Roosevelt books from
plates which II owned under contract with
Gebbie & Co. and that il knew nothing OF the
Representations made by The sellers. II IS also
raid that the tweuty-six frOntispaGes were sent
10 Theodore Roosevelt for his signature, and
that he had no knowledge OF the alleged fraudu-
lent representations.
Robert Y. Mathews CT Schreiter & Mathews
counsel for Mrs. SaudersoI, made the following
statement yesterday:
Il must be distinctly understood that this coz
troVersy IS between Mrs. Sanderson and Get-
q ne books IN question IS neither directly OF In
directly party IN interes; In the litigation. The
cur client in this case Mr.. Roosevelt prOhted
trom the transaction Of which the action arises
were sold This Is entirely false, and ! am in a
position 10 know and prove that the President did
ION. II Is unfortunate that his should have
sppear n The transaction AZ all which Is simply