Title:
Letter from A.B. Lassan to John Muir, 1908 Apr 1.
Creator:
A.B. Lassan
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1908 Apr 1
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_0384-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
New York
Rights:
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Transcription:
GEORGE J. BRYAN DAVID S. BEASLEY, JR. PRESIDENT SECRETARY AND TREASURER The University Society Inc. SEVENTY-EIGHT
FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY April 1/08. Mr. J. Muir, Martinez, Cal. Dear Sir:- The Natural Science Association from
which you purchased a copy of The Birds of North America , is now affiliated with the University Society, publishers of the
STANDARD LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY, in five volumes. We feel assured that you cannot but admire the STANDARD LIBRARY OF
natural history, if you are at all interested in nature and outdoor life. You will note by looking over the specimen pages
which?we are sending you under separate cover, that the work is written in a pleasing and direct style. It is not only scientific
and accurate, but graphic and entertaining. Descriptions of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and various animals, as well
as narratives of the almost human intelligence of animals in protecting themselves and caring for their young are given in
such a way as to interest every reader, young or old. The Library is illustrated almost entirely from actual photographs.
Many of the pictures are large chromatic plates showing the animals, and birds in their natural colors. The cost of securing
these photographs was enormmous and required years of patient labor. In some cases special expeditions armed with cameras
and dry plates had to be sent to foreign lands. The paper used is a fine white coated, the type is large and clear, and both
bindings are of choice design. The regular prices of the STANDARD LIBRARY OF NATURALN HISTORY are 33.00 and 39.00, for cloth
and half-leather respectively, but to those who have purchased a copy of the birds of North America, we are offering a discount
of 50 , making the prices 16.50 for cloth and 19.50 for half-leather, payable either cash or in instalments of 2.00 a month.
IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW VALUABLE THE WORK IS, WE WILL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU A COMPLETE SET FOR ONE WEEK'S
EXAMINATION, DELIVERY CHARGES PREPAID. NO ADVANCE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED, AND IF AFTER EXAMINING IT YOU DO NOT WISH To SUBSCRIBE,
SIMPLY RETURN IT AT OUR EXPENSE. Knowing that you would be interested in this rather unusual work, we have placed our proposition
before you in this confidential manner' You cannot obtain the Library through the retail trade. The enclosed approval form
will receive prompt attention. If by any chance you cannot accept our offer, you will confer a favor by informing us of your
decision. Yours very truly, THE UNIVERSITY SOCITY INC illegible Mgr. Corres. Dept. ABL/HK. 04129