A reply to a recent publication against him, purporting to be the "Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary, for Curing Diseases of the Eye."

  • Adams, William, Sir, 1783-1827.
Date:
1818
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Credit: A reply to a recent publication against him, purporting to be the "Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary, for Curing Diseases of the Eye.". Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    Copy of Inquiry made by letter, addressed by Dr. Faxre to Messrs. Lougman and Co., who published Mr. Saun- ders's posthumous work. Mr. Sauuders's posthumous work cousists of eight plates, and Sl6 pages of lelter-press, besides 43 pages of introductory matter. Of this work Mr. Saunders had ■prepared for publication, three figures^^ constituting a part only of one^plate, and 48 pages of letter-press, 1st. What then, Gentlemen, would you have given for that part of the work which the author had prepared? 2dlg. Of that work, as completed by the editor, 750 copies were published, and all the expenses were defrayed by your house. At the end of eighteen months, 631 oul^ of the 750 copies were sold, and a profit of 1S4Z. was paid to Mrs. Colkett, besides 50l. for the copy- right. Copy of the reply. London, 17 th Feb. 1814. Dear Sir, h\ compliance with your request, we herewith transmit the fol- lowing answers to your queries respecting the publication of Mr, Saunders on the Eye. Mr. Saunders's posthumous work. 1st. We should not have purchased, and itis doubtful if we should have taken the expenses on ourselves, of the work, as it was com- pleted, &c. &c. arf/y. The above is doubtless a handsome return, and without the exertions of the Tommittee, we consider it improbable that any profits would have arisen from the speculation. Mrs. Saunders having received 134?. 5s. 2d. profit fiom the work, without consulting the editor, improvidenthj sold her right and interest in 119 remaining copies, on which all the expenses had been paid, txcept on thcplates for 50 copies: together with her right and interest in all future editions of the work, for the sum of fftg pounds. Messrs. Longman and Co., who were the purchasers, have since acted in the most handsome and liberal manticr, and had Mrs. Saun- ders survived, an effort would have been made to direct the liberality of that respectable house to her advantage.