A collection of eleven autograph letters, signed, regarding various of his publications, including the agreement with Germer Baillière for the publication of his Le Positivisme Anglais; étude sur Stuart Mill (1864).

Various places, 1860s to 1880s.

11 letters, 8vo and small 8vo, in total 17 written pages; creases where folded, in good condition.

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A collection of eleven autograph letters, signed, regarding various of his publications, including the agreement with Germer Baillière for the publication of his Le Positivisme Anglais; étude sur Stuart Mill (1864).

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An interesting group of letters by Taine, written following his return to teaching in 1863. Discriminatory treatment from the authorities of the Second Empire led to his withdrawal from teaching from 1852 to 1863, when he was appointed an examiner at Saint-Cyr. The following year he became a lecturer at the École des Beaux Arts.

The letters contain details of Taine’s agreement with the publisher Germer Baillière for his work on Mill, discussions regarding the translation of a work, remarks on his relationship with the publisher Hachette, requests for books (Helmholtz’s Handbuch der physiologischen Optik and Burckhardt’s Die Cultur der Renaissance in Italien), the announcement of his appointment as examiner at the École militaire, and complaints of poor printers and proof readers, amongst other matter.

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