Letter from Alexis de Tocqueville to Louis Antoine Pagnerre relating to Charles Lyell, 31 December 1850
Item — Box: CLX-A-387
Identifier: Coll-1848/22-0048
Scope and Contents
Letter in French from Alexis de Tocqueville to Louis Antoine Pagnerre (Paris publisher of Tocqueville's Democracy in America), relating to the publication of Charles Lyell's book about the USA in French. Tocqueville is asking Pagnerre to publish Lyell's book, saying that Lyell doesn't want any money for it and will provide the engravings plates. Sorrento, Italy, 31 December 1850.
Dates
- Creation: 31 December 1850
Creator
- Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, de, Comte, 1805-1859 (French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
French
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 letter
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in August 2020. Accession no. SC-Acc-2022-0048.
Processing Information
Catalogued in February 2024 by Aline Brodin, using information provided by the seller.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk