Corrected Proofs (Classic Reprint)
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Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Corrected Proofs It is a trite saying that the Preface is a book-wright´s horror - but its very triteness is proof of its truth - and that truth is excuse for its iteration here. In the body of the work, the Author addresses the world generally - the Preface is particularly inscribed to the reader; - writing it is like going through a set form, in accordance with rules of etiquette - or through a difficult concerted piece, where, to be excellent, is only to be tolerable. Any thing below that is a lamentable failure; any thing above it is seldom attained. People look to the Preface for an expose of the views of the Author in publishing - but it is not one in a hundred cases that they find it there. Self-esteem gene rally prompts the perpetration of a book, and the very organ of the mind which induces the act, leads also to a concealment of the motive. But the world all see it - particularly where, as in this case, there is no apparent moral end to be gained - no establishment of a new theory, or refutation of an old one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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