. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . Hft <: HI 3 H H- w GO H d w r»—i GOM W. JOEL M UN SELL. 307 Mr. Munsell, pleased with his appearance and ingenu-ousness, hinted at the purchase of the manuscript, butthe proposal being respectfully declined, inquired, if thewriter undertook to sell the book himself, would he stick to it. Yes! was the emphatic answer, until everything is fully paid for. The reply of Munsell was equally prompt anddecisive: I have never in all the years I have beenin business published a work under such circumstances,b
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature ... . Hft <: HI 3 H H- w GO H d w r»—i GOM W. JOEL M UN SELL. 307 Mr. Munsell, pleased with his appearance and ingenu-ousness, hinted at the purchase of the manuscript, butthe proposal being respectfully declined, inquired, if thewriter undertook to sell the book himself, would he stick to it. Yes! was the emphatic answer, until everything is fully paid for. The reply of Munsell was equally prompt anddecisive: I have never in all the years I have beenin business published a work under such circumstances,but I will get that book out for you. Glazier thankedthe worthy man, and expressed a hope that he wouldnever have occasion to regret his generous deed ; hewould place the manuscript in his hands forthwith. He then set out to solicit subscriptions for hiswork, and without prospectus, circular, or any of theusual paraphernalia of a solicitor—with nothing buthis own unsupported representations of the quality ofhis projected book, succeeded in obtaining a veryconsiderable number of orders. These he hastenedto hand over to Joel Munse
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