One of these stories I had heard in New York, but supposed it to be exaggerated till I had it from the best authority.

It is of one of our leading houses who were publishing on their own account and had stereotyped one of his works from an early edition.

When this work had passed through other editions and he had for years been busy in reforming and amending it, he applied to this house to republish from the later and better edition.

They refused.

In vain he urged that it was not only for his own reputation as an author that he was anxious, but for the good of the great country through which writings on such, important subjects were to be circulated, that they might have the benefit of his labors and best knowledge.