Breen’s Corrections & Additions for the Garrett History

Bowers, Q. David. THE HISTORY OF UNITED STATES COINAGE AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GARRETT COLLECTION. Corrections and additions made by Walter Breen, 1979–1980, for the referenced title. As follows: 1) Breen’s retained carbon-copy of a three-page typewritten letter to Bowers, dated December 31, 1979, providing corrections to the first printing of the book as published. 2) an undated typewritten draft cover letter to the following. 3) a 7-page typewritten document of substantive rewritings by Breen of different paragraphs of the published History. All document are on 8.5 by 11 inch paper. Generally fine. Notable contributions to the Garrett history written by Q. David Bowers and published in conjunction with the sale by Bowers & Ruddy of the collection on behalf of Johns Hopkins University. The book was first published by October 1979, so the December 1979 letter is written to correct errors in the first printing in time for incorporation in the second printing (which was printed by March 1980). The rewritten paragraphs are mentioned in the December 1979 letter and would appear to have been written soon after.