Haller’s correspondence with Anna Vandenhoeck, the bookseller and publisher in Göttingen, stretches from 1753 to 1777. That only 1 letter is available for the years 1755–1766 already suggests than many have been lost. Of the surviving letters, 26 are from Haller and 6 from Vandenhoeck. They deal primarily with her firm’s publication of books – not only Haller’s new, continuing, and revised works but also translations of popular travel accounts, among other publishing projects. They highlight some of the challenges of negotiating and carrying out such ventures from afar. In addition, they contain lists of books and journals that Haller ordered at various times.

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